Podcasts about Gimbel

Can marketing actually calm people down—especially in high-stress fields like law? Britt Frank, Marketing Director at Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP, shares how empathy and storytelling aren't just buzzwords—they're essential in legal marketing.In this episode of Business Ninjas, Britt shares into the unique challenges of marketing for a law firm, how GRGB builds deep trust with clients, and why authenticity is the most powerful marketing tool, and how she bridges emotional intelligence with data-driven strategy to make a real impact.Britt also opens up about what it means to market legal services that often come with emotional weight—like criminal defense, personal injury, or family law. She discusses how crafting compassionate messaging, prioritizing human connection, and understanding the emotional journey of a client can transform how a law firm communicates its value. Whether you're in legal marketing or simply want to understand how trust and transparency convert to real business growth, this conversation delivers powerful takeaways.

From a chance lunch that changed his life to prosecuting Milwaukee's most notorious mob boss, Frank Gimbel takes us behind the scenes of his remarkable career. Hear how a young lawyer's political savvy caught Bobby Kennedy's attention, leading to a dramatic showdown with Frank Balistrieri in a tax evasion case that involved hidden microphones and courtroom theatrics. Beyond the mob trials, Gimbel offers a candid look at Milwaukee's transformation from a city of ethnic enclaves to a modern metropolis, sprinkling in tales of psychic FBI impersonators, puzzling closing arguments, and Southern courtroom culture clashes that shaped his legendary six-decade legal career.https://hansenreynolds.com/

Have you ever considered how strategic use of points and miles can be a powerful tool for building wealth? In this episode, host DeAndre interviews Devon Gimbel, a former physician who has successfully transitioned into a points and miles expert. Devon discusses her journey from medicine to mastering travel rewards and details her ambitious family … Read More Read More

Feeling overwhelmed by points and miles? You're not alone! In this inspiring episode, we sit down with Devon Gimbel of Point Me to First Class to discuss the psychology of learning points and miles—and why you're probably doing better than you think. Whether you're new to the game or feeling stuck, Devon shares her expertise and encouragement to keep going. Devon's Journey: From Skeptic to Expert Devon begins by sharing her personal journey into points and miles. Growing up in a single-parent household, travel was often limited to road trips and camping.  And Devon didn't dive in immediately—she was skeptical of credit cards and their potential for debt. Slowly but surely, she learned how to responsibly leverage points and miles, and her first intentional redemption? Flying Lufthansa First Class to Paris! The Four Phases of Learning Points and Miles Devon introduces the “four phases of learning” and how they apply to mastering points and miles: Ignorance is Bliss: At the start, you don't know what you don't know, and every little win feels huge. The Valley of Despair: Confidence takes a hit as you realize how much more there is to learn, but this phase is key to growth. Conscious Competence: Skills and knowledge improve, though it still requires effort to apply them. Unconscious Competence: With time and practice, navigating points and miles becomes second nature. The takeaway? Feeling frustrated doesn't mean you're failing—it's a natural part of the learning curve! Mistakes Are Part of the Process Devon, Alex, and Jess share their own cringe-worthy redemption stories to remind listeners that no one starts as an expert. From redeeming points for DVDs on Amazon to cashing in for economy flights when premium options were available, everyone has made choices they'd change now. But as Devon points out, mistakes are how you learn—and each one gets you closer to becoming a points pro. Practical Tips for Staying Motivated Devon also offers practical advice for listeners feeling stuck. Her key tips: Focus on progress, not perfection. Use tools like Travel Freely and Seats.Aero to streamline the process. Set realistic goals based on your travel priorities. And most importantly, don't compare your journey to someone else's. Whether you're road-tripping with kids or planning a dream solo trip, success looks different for everyone. Keep Going—You're Doing Better Than You Think If you're feeling overwhelmed, tune in for a dose of encouragement and actionable steps to move forward. Devon's insights will leave you inspired to keep learning, keep trying, and keep traveling.   Links: Links For All Things Travel Mom Squad: stan.store/travelmomsquad Where You Can Find Devon: Website: https://pointmetofirstclass.com Podcast: https://pointmetofirstclass.com/podcast   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pointmeto_firstclass   Episode Minute By Minute: 00:30 – Meet Devon and learn about her inspiring travel journey 07:00 – Breaking down the four phases of learning points and miles 16:00 – Personal stories: Mistakes, lessons, and growth 30:00 – Tools and strategies to simplify the learning process 42:00 – Final thoughts: Why you're better at points than you think

In this episode of the Wonderland on Points Podcast, we're joined by one of our favorite fellow podcasters, Devon Gimbel from Point Me To First Class. Devon is a master at helping business owners turn everyday expenses into thousands of dollars worth of free travel. Whether you have a high-spending business or are just getting started with a side hustle, Devon shares his expert tips for making your business spend work harder for you.We dive into the best credit card options for every type of business, including those with smaller budgets. Devon also helps us navigate the ins and outs of using credit cards for tax payments, and shares his advice for maximizing rewards no matter the size of your business. She also tells us all about her most aspirational redemptions, and we discuss sweet spots flights out of Chicago.Even if you don't own a business, this episode is full of valuable insights that anyone can apply to their personal travel goals. We talk about how “first class” isn't just about the seat—it's about making your dream travel experiences a reality.Tune in to learn how to maximize your spending, earn more rewards, and turn your dream vacation into a reality!Facebook Group | Support the Show: Buy Us A CoffeeFind Us On InstagramMary Ellen | Jo | DevonMentioned In This EpisodePoint Me To First Class WebsitePoint Me To First Class PodcastOur Family PassportHassans On HolidayAffiliate LinksCredit Card Referral LinksThe above link includes referrals for almost all travel cards (AMEX, CapitalOne, co-branded cards)If you need Chase links please reach out! We would be happy to send you our personal referral links.Using our links is an amazing way to show your support for the show at no cost to you ❤️

It's the Five Li'l Fishes as the sisters parents are in California with Nancy for the Thanksgiving holiday. Everything is on the table this week, strawberry pretzel jello salads, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole…all the casseroles. We discuss how to best accommodate your vegan guests and talk a little bit about the history of the holiday and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.Did you know the older Thanksgiving Day Parade in the country is Gimbel's first held in Philadelphia in 1920? It's now known as the 6ABC Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade.The sisters discuss the trends for this year, going vegan, going stress-free and going sober. Bold Twists on Traditionhttps://search.app/MTzjZLr8A45G4gQ59Strawberry Pretzel Saladhttps://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/strawberry-pretzel-salad/376aa27c-19a2-4114-9c80-20a431fc269bLynne's Thanksgiving Bookhttps://a.co/d/82NCMzMWHAT'S FOR DINNER:Poppyseed Bread3 beaten eggs2 1/3 C. sugar1 1/2 C. milk (Substitute your milk preference)1 1/8 C. oil1 1/2 tsp. salt1 1/2 tsp baking powder2 Tbs vanilla extract2 Tbs almond extract2 Tbs butter extract ( I do not use this, but the rest of my family does)2 Tbs poppy seeds3 C. flourMix and divide into 2 loaf pans. Bake 350For the glaze: OJ and sugar. Mix the two to make a light glaze. I just eyeball it.We want to hear your comments and questions! Send an email to 3lfpod@gmail.com or leave a comment on our Instagram @3lfpod and be sure to follow us on our YouTube page www.youtube.com/@threelilfishes

What is Thanksgiving without the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade? The annual march through Manhattan -- terminating at Macy's Department Store -- has delighted New Yorkers for a century and been a part of the American tradition of Thanksgiving since it was first broadcast nationally on television in the 1950s.Macy's began the parade in 1924 as a way to promote the new Seventh Avenue extension of their Herald Square location -- and to overshadow its department store rival Gimbel's. That first parade had many of the hallmarks of our modern parade -- from floats to Santa Claus - however it was much longer. Six miles!One major tradition is thankfully gone -- releasing the parade balloons into the air and encouraging New Yorkers to chase after them. After one near disaster in 1932 (airplane, meet balloon zebra) this curious contest was discontinued.By the late 1930s, the real world began seeping into the fairy-tale parade route, and during World War II, the parade was cancelled entirely -- a prohibition kicked off in a rather violent balloon deflation ceremony led by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.Television would change the parade -- and the holiday -- forever. With NBC broadcasting starting in the 1950s, people could tune in from across the country, creating more opportunities to promote .... everything!By the 1970s, the parade was a festival of commercialism, a beloved kitsch-fest featuring lip-syncing vocalists, ever larger balloons, morning show hosts and product placements embedded within other product placements.But harsh winds and cold could be detrimental to the balloons and, sometimes, to the bystanders. Why will you never see a Cat In The Hat balloon in the parade again?FEATURING: A cast of B and C list celebrities, thousands of out-of-town marching bands and a few favorite balloons (Snoopy, Underdog, the Tin Man and more)Visit the website for pictures and other information about the paradeRead Greg's extensive article on the New York City connections of the film Miracle on 34th Street

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In this episode, Jay interviews Michael Gimbel, founder and CEO of Gimbal Automation. Michael's entrepreneurial journey is truly remarkable. At 19, he decided to leave Johns Hopkins and start a 3D printing company. Today, he leads a rapidly growing automation business.  Listen as Michael discusses the challenges of building his company, key lessons in management and delegation, and the innovative automation solutions his company offers to manufacturers. This episode is essential listening for anyone in the manufacturing industry looking to explore smart, cost-effective automation strategies. Learn more at www.gimbelautomation.com.

Dr. Devon Gimbel was skeptical at first. The idea of using credit card points to fly business class instead of economy seemed too good to be true. But she was willing to give it a try.Fast forward 10 years, and Dr. Gimbel has turned her passion for points into a full-time business, helping physicians and entrepreneurs unlock a world of luxury travel they never thought possible.Through strategic credit card usage, she's earned millions of points, booking nearly half a million dollars worth of travel for her family. First-class flights, 5-star hotels, unforgettable experiences—all for less than the cost of flying economy.Now, she's on a mission to empower more women to travel the way they truly want to. Join Dr. Vikram Raya as he picks Devon's brain for top tips on how to turn everyday expenses into extraordinary adventures."I just started slowly learning, slowly opening up credit cards, using them, learning how to do this responsibly, and it changed my entire life."In This Episode:- Why travel? Devon's childhood fascination with the world- Using credit card points to fly first class - Devon's light bulb moment- Top 3 most unforgettable travel experiences- Transitioning from medicine to full-time travel expert- Identity shifts and following childhood passions- Creating a women's physician group for points travel- Rookie mistakes to avoid with credit card points- How to learn travel hacking - Devon's podcast and course- Devon's go-to resources and role models in travel- Where is Devon going on her next big trip?Resources:➡️ Free community of high-performing physicians: the Physician Wealth Accelerator - https://limitless-md.mn.co/ ➡️ Check out my programs - https://vikramraya.com/coaching-tab-revamp/ ➡️ Join our Mastermind - www.i8mastermind.com ➡️ Learn Small Multifamily Real Estate - www.MDTycoon.com Mentioned In the Episode:➡️The Points Guy: https://thepointsguy.com/ ➡️Frequent Miler: https://frequentmiler.com/ Connect with Dr. Devon Gimbel

Most of us don't have a knack for pivoting.  We follow the standard curriculum, and we keep going forward when we get in a lane, whether we believe it's the right direction or not. But for Michael Gimbel, my guest on today's show, seeing setbacks as serendipity and then pivoting is a natural gift. Michael [...] The post Pivoting to Manufacture a Product, with Michael Gimbel – EP 224 first appeared on Today's Machining World.

In this episode I am joined by my good friend, Dr. Devon Gimbel, to discuss the fascinating world of leveraging personal spending. Dr. Gimbel, a former physician turned points expert, shares her journey from diagnosing skin diseases to mastering the art of earning and using credit card points for remarkable travel experiences. This episode has valuable insights for professional women and working moms on how to make the most of their everyday expenses. Devon is a double-board certified physician and founder and owner of Point Me To First Class, a business that helps employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners with high personal and/or business expenses earn tons of credit card points to travel the world in luxury. She believes that your expenses are your greatest asset - if you know how to leverage them. Devon is on a mission to change the face of first class travel and help thousands of women travel more, travel better, and travel often using credit card points. Resources:  Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/120 Be sure to check out my new private podcast and discover the steps to burn stress + fat for lasting weight loss here: https://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/bodyreset Dr. Devon Gimbel's Links: Website: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/  Points Made Easy Course: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasy  Point Me to First Class Podcast: https://pointmetofirstclass.com/podcast

Join us for an insightful and inspiring episode of The #FetalAlcoholSyndrome(FASD) Success Show. I'm your host, Jeff Noble, and in Episode #156, we welcome Dr. Jeffrey Wozniak and Dr. Blake Gimbel to discuss the latest in FASD research, focusing on choline and brain imaging studies.In this episode, Dr. Wozniak and Dr. Gimbel provide updates on their groundbreaking follow-up study on the effects of choline in children with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE). They delve into how choline can help optimize brain development and share the promising results from their initial studies.Tune in to learn about:Choline's Role in Brain Development: Discover how choline supplementation can aid in memory and cognitive development in children with PAE and why early intervention is key.  -Long-Term Study Findings  Dr. Wozniak discusses the lasting impacts observed in children years after the initial choline study, highlighting improvements in nonverbal intelligence and memory.  - Brain Imaging Insights: Dr. Gimbel explains their innovative brain imaging study, revealing how differences in brain structure correlate with cognitive and executive function challenges in youth with FASD.  - New Research Opportunities: Learn about their latest study using a novel web-based brain assessment tool, BRAIN-online, aimed at making diagnostic assessments more accessible and efficient.Whether you're a seasoned caregiver or new to the journey, this episode offers practical advice, cutting-edge research, and hopeful insights into managing and understanding FASD.Show Notes-Participate in the Brain-Online Study If you have a child aged 8 to 16 with a history of prenatal alcohol exposure or a diagnosis of FASD, you can help advance this crucial research. Learn more and sign up here https://fasd.umn.edu- Explore the role of choline in brain development and the implications of early intervention.- Understand how brain imaging can reveal structural differences that impact cognitive functions in children with FASD.- Discover the benefits of the BRAIN-online assessment tool and how it aims to improve diagnostic accessibility.Don't forget to subscribe to The FASD Success Show for more episodes that inspire, inform, and empower the FASD community. Join us in fostering a more supportive, empathetic, and resilient future for everyone impacted by Fetal Alcohol SyndromeSupport the Show.

Send us a Text Message.Scott and Jeff chat with Martha Gimbel, executive director of The Budget Lab at Yale University.  We discuss the functions of the lab, including its efforts on budget scoring. 

Physician coach Michelle Chestovich MD discusses with Dr Devon Gimbel how to leverage expenses into travel points. She has done all the research on how to use your expenses to expand your travel opportunities and shares how this can benefit you too.Her podcast: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/podcastLearn more on her website: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com

Dr. Devon Gimbel and Dr. Disha discuss credit card points hacking and kick off the discussion starting with sign-up bonuses, moving on to optimizing spending, and leveraging travel partnerships for maximum value. Dr. Gimbel's approach emphasizes strategic card selection, maximizing every purchase, and using points efficiently for travel, including first-class experiences. This episode is a treasure trove for anyone looking to elevate their travel hacking game and enjoy luxury travel through smart financial strategies.Dr. Devon Gimbel and Dr. Disha discuss credit card points hacking and kick off the discussion starting with sign-up bonuses, moving on to optimizing spending, and leveraging travel partnerships for maximum value. Dr. Gimbel's approach emphasizes strategic card selection, maximizing every purchase, and using points efficiently for travel, including first-class experiences. This episode is a treasure trove for anyone looking to elevate their travel hacking game and enjoy luxury travel through smart financial strategies. More on Dr. Devon Gimbel: Dr. Devon Gimbel, a retired physician turned credit card points aficionado, is renowned for her ability to turn everyday spending into free travel. After years in medicine, Devon redirected her analytical skills towards mastering the complex world of credit card rewards, becoming a sought-after expert. She runs a popular online course and Facebook group where she shares her advanced strategies, helping others unlock the secrets to luxurious travel without the hefty price tag. Looking for something specific? Here you go: 00:00:11 - Introducing Dr. Devon Gimbel 00:00:34 - Greetings and Excitement for Advanced Credit Card Hacking 00:01:16 - Levels of Learning Credit Card Points 00:02:52 - Advanced Techniques for Earning Points 00:05:49 - Redeeming Points: Basic vs. Advanced Techniques 00:07:48 - The Value of Transfer Partners 00:09:25 - Example of Points Redemption Value 00:15:09 - Calculating Redemption Value 00:17:16 - Simplifying Points Redemption for Friends 00:21:43 - Earning Points More Efficiently 00:27:57 - Educating Your Partner on Credit Card Points 00:38:00 - Earning Points on Educational Expenses This episode is sponsored by  PearsonRavitz– helping physicians safeguard their most valuable assets.  Also sponsored by Contract Diagnostics - A nationwide physician contract consulting company, not a law firm that specializes 100% in physician contract review. If you enjoyed the show, find and follow Dr. Disha everywhere else: Twitter Website Facebook The Frugal Physicians Facebook Group YouTube  ----------- Please note: The content shared on the podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered individualized financial advice. It is essential to consult with professionals such as accountants, financial advisors, or attorneys to receive personalized guidance based on your specific needs.

Eric Schanowski is an Associate with Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown, LLP in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Prior to joining the firm, Eric worked as a prosecutor at the Cook County State's Attorney's Office and as an employment litigator. Eric is admitted to practice in Wisconsin. Eric graduated from the University of Michigan in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies and a minor in Spanish. He received his JD from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in 2018. While in law school, Eric was the Online Managing Editor for the Northwestern University Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Society. He also participated in the Juvenile Justice and Civil Rights Litigation clinics, where he focused on juvenile delinquency cases and prisoners' appellate rights. He also did more than 100 hours of volunteer work, primarily through mentoring underprivileged youth in Chicago. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-schanowski-55416450/ Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown: https://www.grgblaw.com/

This episode I have a conversation with Michael Gimbel of Gimbel Automation. Michael shares the journey of his company and how they transitioned from contract manufacturing to engineering consulting and eventually to adding Gimbel Automation. We talk about spindle gripping best practices, solutions for programming them, the product offerings from Gimbel Automation and more! Check out Gimbel's IG @gimbelautomation ----------------------------------------- Help support the podcast www.patreon.com/withintolerancepodcast

Welcome back to Analyze Scripts, where a psychiatrist and a therapist analyze what Hollywood gets right and wrong about mental health. Today, we are joined by Dr. Devon Gimbel, a retired physician turned points travel consultant who guides us though the journey to India (hopefully in first class seats). As many of us travel this holiday week we hope to offer you some tips on better travel while we analyze these rich characters who find themselves in India at a "new and spectacular" retirement home. Aging, openness versus rigidity and grief are themes in this episode. We hope you enjoy! For more information on our guest: Point Me To First Class Website TikTok Instagram Youtube Channel Katrina Furey MD: Hi, I'm Dr. Katrina Fieri, a psychiatrist. Portia Pendleton LCSW: And I'm Portia Pendleton, a licensed clinical social worker. Katrina Furey MD: And this is Analyze Scripts, a podcast. Devon Gimbel MD: Where two shrinks analyze the depiction of. Katrina Furey MD: Mental health in movies and TV shows. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Our hope is that you learn some legit info about mental health while feeling like you're chatting with your girlfriends. Katrina Furey MD: There is so much misinformation out there, and it drives us nuts. Portia Pendleton LCSW: And if someday we pay off our student loans or land a sponsorship, like. Katrina Furey MD: With a lay flat airline or a major beauty brand, even better. Portia Pendleton LCSW: So sit back, relax, grab some popcorn. Katrina Furey MD: And your DSM five, and enjoy. Welcome back to another super exciting episode of Analyze scripts because we have Devin Gimbal joining us. She is a double board certified physician and founder and owner of Point Me to First Class, a business that helps employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners with high personal and or business expenses earn tons of credit card points to travel the world in luxury. And if you're listening to this episode, you might be traveling because it is the week of know, the busiest travel week of the, you know, if you're not in luxury, maybe you'll learn some tips for next time. Devin believes that your expenses are your greatest asset if you know how to leverage them. And she's on a mission to change the face of first class travel and help thousands of women travel more, travel better, and travel often using credit card points. So super cool. Thank you, Devin, so much for joining us. Devon Gimbel MD: Thank you so much for having me. I'm really excited to be here. Katrina Furey MD: I first learned about Devin by joining her Facebook group, the point me to first class group, and I have started my points accumulation and journey. I haven't redeemed anything yet, but do you want to just give Portia a little update? I guess because, Portia, I don't think you're quite in the credit card points game the same way I'm trying to. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Enter a I'm a baby. Katrina Furey MD: You're a baby. Okay. You're in your infancy. Devon Gimbel MD: Yes, well, it's fine. Everybody starts started. I tell this story in my own communities where I for many years was terrified of credit cards. I didn't have a single credit card in my teens, my 20s, even into my late twenty s, I was very scared of credit cards. I'd always been told that they're dangerous, you can get into debt. And the whole situation around that really frightened me. And I had no money growing up, so I was like, well, I have no money to spend anyway. Get a credit card. I don't know. I'm going to pay it off. So I avoided credit cards for a really long time. And it was only after I had actually completely finished all my medical training, finished my residency, finished my fellowship, that I started to just educate myself about personal finance in general. Just how can I be responsible financially? How do I make that transition from being a forever student, a forever trainee, into having a grown up job and being able to make really responsible financial decisions around retirement and savings and all of these things that they don't teach you, right? That they don't teach us, at least not when I went through school. No one talks about any of that stuff. And I didn't have a personal, familial kind of background in education in that. So it was all personal education. And in learning just about basic personal finance, as one does, you go on the internet, you end up going down all these different rabbit holes, following all these different links. I started falling into these travel blogs and points blogs where people were talking about how you can responsibly and really strategically use credit cards to earn points and then redeem those points, or use them to fly domestically or internationally, use them for hotel stays, and that you could actually save a significant amount of money, not just $100 every few years, but a lot more than that. And I have had a lifelong love of travel, but not the first class travel budget to send myself to all of these places. And so it seemed like this perfect match between. Here's an opportunity, again, very strategically and responsibly to leverage the spend that I was doing anyway, to run my life and to run a business and all of these things, to turn that into an opportunity to travel without having to spend cash on it, so that I could actually use my disposable income towards other things, like paying down my student loans and saving for a house down payment and all of those things. And so that is really kind of the short story about what credit card points are and how they can actually really be used to enhance your travel and your life experience without compromising you financially. Portia Pendleton LCSW: I love that I'm like in my baby phase, but I will say I am very pro, of course, responsibly. But I'm always telling my mother in law and other people, like, stop using your debit card, the grocery store, use your credit card. You're going to get 3% cash back on that card. Difference of points. But I just think it's so funny, too, if you have the means, right to pay off the credit card, if you're using it almost as cash, it's such an unknown, I think. Wonderful resource to be able to use 100%. Devon Gimbel MD: And you really hit the nail on the head that it really is a hobby to get into once you're already in a place in your life and in your finances where you are comfortable and able to pay off your credit card statements in full every month. Otherwise, it doesn't make sense. The math doesn't math in terms of getting value out of doing this. But I think it's something that anyone can learn about. And then you can take baby steps into this hobby based on what your comfort level is, again, where you are financially. But to not even know about this as an option is one of the things that I'm trying to get rid of. I think in the personal finance world, there are a couple of things that I think people just really accept to be true nowadays. Like, most people would not just leave a lot of cash in a bag in their house, right. Maybe for safety reasons, but also because it's going to lose value over time. Right. You move up a step from that. Most people also wouldn't leave all of their liquid assets in a savings account in a bank, right. Because again, over time, with inflation, you're going to lose value on that money. That's why we have these different vehicles to allow our money to grow over time. Right. There's the stock market, there's real estate investing. There's traditional retirement accounts. There's all these options. And I think in the world of personal finance, it's now very accepted that we would want to take our money, our saved money, and allow it to do some heavy lifting and grow for us. Right. And I don't think yet the same conversation is being had around our expenses that, like you said, to pay things just with a debit card or just with cash. Of course, that's a very responsible thing to do. And if you can also leverage something like a cashback credit card or a points earning credit card responsibly, to me, that's the same thing as really leveraging your money to grow for you on your investment side. Katrina Furey MD: Yeah, 100%. Portia Pendleton LCSW: And you might be able to go to India with your points exactly right. Devon Gimbel MD: Places you can go to. But I think today we are going to talk about India in particular. Katrina Furey MD: Right? Portia Pendleton LCSW: So, have you been, Devin? Devon Gimbel MD: Yes, I have. And actually, I have been to India twice, and I've never actually been to India using points, because the two times that I went to India, the very first time was when I was in medical school. And we had not a long break, but we had sort of a traditional winter break in medical school around at the end of December. And I remember, I think it was my second year of medical school, they had given us this offer where whatever module we were learning, I think it was like female reproduction or something like that, where if we studied ahead or we took the test early, we could actually have an extra week of winter break. I can't remember exactly what it was. I just remember thinking like, yes, it. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Probably was female reproduction. Katrina Furey MD: They're like, come on, let's hurry up. Let's get through this. Devon Gimbel MD: We don't need to know that much about it, right? Let's take a subject that's vitally important that most medical schools ignore or don't pay very much attention to. Let's just cut that one short. Right? But I remember thinking like, well, yes, because if I can have an expanded break, this is going to be a great time for me to travel. And I had always loved travel and international travel. I had just done it on the most shoestring of shoestring budgets possible. And that was absolutely true in med school as well. I was on complete student loan support when I went to medical school, so I had a ton of disposable income, but I could make it work. And so I ended up having a three week winter break in my second year of medical school. And I knew I wanted to go to India. I'd never been before. And so I went to India by myself for three weeks, and it was absolutely amazing. But I flew the economy of economy classes and took trains and buses around, and it was amazing and incredible, but I didn't know anything about points in medical school. And actually, the second time I went was years later. I actually went in early 2016. So I had my first child, my son, at the end of 2015. And when he was around three months old, I was like, I need a break. I need a solo vacation. I need to be somewhere that's just not kind of the routine of having an infant at home because it's very, very challenging and stressful. And like I said, travel has always been a really important part of my life, and I didn't do a lot of travel. The whole know that I was pregnant with. Katrina Furey MD: Sure. Devon Gimbel MD: And so I went back to India. Actually, I took my mom because she had wanted to go and didn't really feel comfortable doing a lot of solo travel. So I was like, this is know, let's go to India together. I've been there before. We'll go to some places. I've been some new places. And I knew about credit card points at that time, but I had not yet really developed my redemption abilities, my ability to find really great flights using points. And so I remember this too because I had been out of training for a couple of years. And for me this was a huge splurge because we bought the tickets using cash. And it was the first time in my life I bought an international flight in premium economy, which was like such a huge upgrade to me compared to flying in economy for twelve or 15 hours. And it was way better than being in economy. And I still remember though, on the flight home there was still the traditional three seats together. And I always pick a window seat. I'm a window seat person and my mom had an aisle seat. And this really polite, nice Italian gentleman was in between us like the whole flight home. My mom and I are flying in premium economy. This is very nice Italian gentleman in between us. And I just remember distinctly remember thinking one day, like one day I will be able to take this type of flight in business class. And that is actually exactly what points have done for me. So that actually may have been the last time I flew a long haul international class in economy or premium economy because since then I have only used points to fly internationally. And being able to do that and like I said, really kind of developing my redemption skills, learning how to leverage those points to book business class internationally has changed my entire travel experience. Oh my God. The flight for me always used to be like the thing that you tolerate to get where you're going, right? The destination is the point. And ever since I learned how to use points now, actually the flight itself is part of the journey. It's actually an enjoyable part of the journey, which it never was for me for many, many years. Katrina Furey MD: That's such a good, oh, nice, nice word choice, Portia. As we were starting this know, we started thinking about, okay, so what are our delusional goals for ourselves? And mine is that one day maybe we won't even need this if we get so good at using our credit card points. But mine is one day we'll get like one of those sponsors that's a lay flat airline. That's my dream is to lay in the lay flat airline. And I always say, like, I don't even have to go anywhere, just take me up, circle around and come on down. Devon Gimbel MD: But I bet, I bet that just. Katrina Furey MD: Makes that long haul so much better. And then you start your vacation feeling excited and good and not in back pain. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Absolutely. Devon Gimbel MD: That has been a big thing for me. I'm not that old. I'm in my early 40s, but I have noticed even from when I used to do, I mean, these ridiculous long haul flights. When I was in my. Remember when I was in residency, there were two years in a row where I was joining projects that were happening in Vietnam. And I remember distinctly flying from Boston, where I was doing my residency, of course, in economy, to Vietnam, where between the time changes and stuff, it ends up being like two days later from the time you left to the time you land, being in Vietnam for three days, getting on the airplane, coming home and then coming, know for residency, like your rotation Monday morning. And I remember at that point in my life flying literally, like around the world in a week. It was a little tiring, but the jet lag didn't really hit me physically. It was a little uncomfortable. It wasn't that bad. But as I've gotten older, and I think especially just the physical toll of the work that I was doing, which was not as laborious as being like a surgeon, which I think is a very physically challenging medical profession to be in. I'm a pathologist, but literally sitting at a desk in the same stature for 8910 hours a day for years and years and years, my body now, especially if I'm sitting in a really cramped space for a prolonged period of time, my whole body just starts hurting. And I think a lot of people can probably relate to that experience. Certainly people who might have chronic medical conditions or other physical conditions with their bodies, it can be very hard to sit, especially in those shrinking airline seats that we have now that are smaller than I remember them being when I was in my do again, like a 1012, 14 hours flight, it can be really prohibitive to people physically. And so, yeah, being able to be in a business class seat where you actually have space, you can actually put your feet up, your legs up. It makes a world of difference. And I think one of the things that continues to shock me, even though I've been doing this now for so many years and really being able to leverage points and flying so many places myself, that what you end up paying out of pocket when you book a business class flight using points because you still have to pay some taxes or fees for the airline, that amount of money ends up still being so much less than the cost of an economy ticket. So the fact that using points you can fly, especially international business class, for significantly less than what I use, the deals I used to search for in economy, it still kind of boggles my mind. This is real and it's legal and it actually works. Katrina Furey MD: Yeah. And again, you're accruing the points by just using the card smartly for your everyday expenses, which is just cool. It's like, why not get a benefit for living, I guess. Yeah. Devon Gimbel MD: And to me, it's like solving a puzzle, which I think some of us really like that. Whether you really like word puzzles or number puzles or whatever the case may be, to me, the whole points game is how can I figure out how I can earn the highest number of points again for this money I'm spending already? I'm not talking about spending extra money, but we're all spending money to run our lives. And those of us who also happen to run businesses spend money to run our businesses. So it's the puzzle of how can I figure out how to earn as many points as I can for this money I'm already spending? And then I get to trade that in for something that's really amazing. It's just a fun puzzle to solve. And then the prizes, you save money and you get to travel and have these amazing travel experiences that, again, are things that I otherwise probably would not choose to know cash for the equivalent type of travel. Portia Pendleton LCSW: I'm just thinking of Sonny, our hotel manager in the best exotic Marigold hotel. If he maybe had used points, riGht? So he has this business, the he, because he paid for their airfare, right, to come down. It could have been paid with points. I'm sure it wasn't because he seems a little scattered. Katrina, do you want to intro? Katrina Furey MD: Yeah. Great segue, Portia. So today we're going to be talking about the film the Best Exotic Mary Gold Hotel, which came out in 2011. It's a British comedy drama directed by John Madden with a screenplay written by Old Parker. And it was actually based on a book, the 2004 novel these Foolish Things by the novelist Deborah Magic. I'm probably not saying her name correctly, but it's a really fun movie. I hadn't seen it before, but I thought it was really fun. You see a great cast of British actors and actresses, like, every single wedd. I was like, oh, my God. Judy Dench, Maggie Smith, just all star cast of retirement age folks who seems like are kind of in a financial pinch for all their different reasons. One's daughters sort of like, invested all their retirement savings in a startup that didn't take off the ground. Another one's know died, leaving all this debt she had to pay. Know. Everyone has their different story, and so they all find themselves going to India to stay at the best exotic Marigold hotel. And then in, like, teeny tiny letters, it says, for the elderly and beautiful. And then of know, the whole point of the film, I think, is that they find themselves at this hotel, which isn't how it looks online. I think a lot of people traveling in Airbnbs these days kind of find themselves in that situation, and then they're totally in this culture shock, and you see how each of them copes with that and you see their stories play out. And it's a really interesting take on traveling, I think, internationally, and seeing how different personality types cope with the hiccups and the speed bumps and the unexpectedness that comes with traveling like that. Portia Pendleton LCSW: I'm just thinking of Jean. So that's the wife of Douglas, who's just really pessimistic the whole time. Katrina Furey MD: Yes. Portia Pendleton LCSW: So probably not someone you'd want to travel with. Probably is choosing, I'm assuming, not to travel typically. But I thought when you're talking about first Class, right. She's so excited that she can afford a first know. I think she says turning right, she's. Katrina Furey MD: Going to turn left, which is just. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Know she paid full price because she just came into some money, it sounds like. But I just was laughing kind of thinking about music points for this. But, ooh, she was rough to kind of watch. Just so negative. Devon Gimbel MD: Yeah. I think this is a movie. I was telling Katrina earlier that I'm the type of person where if I find a movie that I like, I will very easily watch it. I mean, literally, like ten times, 100 times. Don't even ask my husband how many times I've seen this movie. Have it on in the background every other week. It's one of my favorite movies to travel with, to just load up onto my iPad and just watch little bits and pieces of. Because I know the story so well. And I think one of the things that, to me, I think there's so many interesting and compelling points of this movie and the different characters. But speaking specifically about that, one character that you're talking about is, I think that she is such sort of an archetype of what I consider to be the type of person who travel could really benefit, but they don't have any sort of ability to receive that, to be able to go into a place that is very different from what they're used to and to also use that experience to say what is for me here. Right. And I think about all of the different options that are available to us when we travel. And people, of course, have so many different types of preferences, like the places they like to go, the type of travel they really enjoy. And I think one of the things that resonates with me about this movie is that even though I had no background as a child growing up of traveling the world or people really educating me about the differences that the world holds and all of the different people that populate this world. Right. And all the amazing and rich cultures and histories that come from around the world. I think one of the things I've always loved the most about travel is going to places that don't seem familiar to me, that don't seem like a replica of where I grew up. And I actually grew up in Southern California. So that was kind of the center of my universe for the first 20 years of my life. That was what was my frame of reference. And so when I travel now, and even when I started traveling as a late teen and early in my. Never really drawn towards places that I think are sort of American peripheral. Exactly. And I think, I mean, is London amazing? I'm sure it is. I've never been there. Not more than for a. Again, you know, do Western countries know rich cultural histories? Yes, absolutely. And I was never that drawn to going to places that were going to be very similar to the States I was always really drawn to. There's so much more out there. And so I think that's one of the reasons that I love this movie, is because it shows so much about what some of those differences are. And I have such an affinity for that. Like the scene where they finally land. They take this long international flight, they finally land. And the ride that was supposed to pick them up from the airport to take them to their sort of retirement hotel community isn't there. So they all have to get on a local bus and take a local bus to this city. And the scene where there's just so much about that, honestly, that I love and can relate to where it's like, as I remember the very first time this happened to me, the very first country that I traveled in, lived in for a short period of know, way far outside of North America was actually Kenya. I lived there for a summer when I was in Undergrad. And they have these minibuses there, and I can't remember the name of them off the top of my head. I should have looked it up before we did this episode. But I can just so remember, like, literally this picture of me standing on the road waiting for one of these minibuses to come, and it pulls up. And I think this is such a North American way of looking at something where you look at a minibus and you can count the number of rows that are in it, and your head kind of does the calculation of, oh, okay, well, there are nine seats in this minibus. So you look at the line of people and you think, oh, the first nine people are going to get on. We're all going to sit in our little designated seat, and we're going to go on our way. And I remember the very first time the minibus came, and 32 of us get into the minibus, where it's like, you get in and the nine seats are full, and then it's like, yeah, well, there's more people, right? So let's make some room, let's squish. And then there's like a couple of little kids. They fit on our laps. That's great. Some people, the door of the little minivan isn't going to close all the way. And there's places where people can hang on. And it's the same thing with that scene where everybody piles on and there's all the stuff that's tied to it and then the driving. Right. I think this is one of the things that cracks me up so much about seeing, especially seeing North Americans when they travel outside of sort of North American or Western countries for the first time. And some of the things that work very differently. And seeing their reactions and driving is one of those things that in North America, we have a way that we drive, right. We love our lines, we love our rules, we love the stoplights, and everyone kind of knows what to expect. And that's not the way that driving is done in a lot of other countries. And it still works and it's very efficient. Right. So when they're in the bus and the buses are in the quote, unquote, wrong side of traffic to go around other buses. And there's two lanes that you see that are drawn on the road, but maybe there's five lanes worth of cars, and they all know how to navigate around each other. So it works, right? So this is efficient and it works. But you can see the reactions of very kind of traditionally North American or European people who are like, what the hell is going on? We're all going to die. This makes no sense. But it does make sense, right? And I think that's one of my favorite things about travel in general, is getting so far out of your comfort zone the way that you think things are supposed to work. Yeah. Maybe in one place that is how they work. Doesn't mean that's the best way for them to work. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Right. I think we see an interesting comparison between Jean and Muriel. Comes in hot, like. And then she is able to really, you know, she's racist at quite the one you don't like to like at all. And I was like, no, right. I was like, no, Professor McConaughey, no. Katrina Furey MD: What are you doing being so racist? And that was so interesting to me. And I think this film does such a good job. Exploring that through these different characters is like, I wouldn't have thought she'd be the one, given what we saw from her, to really open up her mind by the end and actually come to work at this hotel and work with the team and be really open even to the woman who was delivering her food. And I did not see that coming, that she would be the one to really open her mind based on those early depictions of her. Devon Gimbel MD: Yeah. And I think that that's something that is a really good reminder for some of us. I think that when we travel, we're always going to be confronted with some challenges. At least that's been my experience. Right. Not everything always goes according to plan. Or sometimes you end up in a place where some things just don't make sense to you. Right. Or they really make you question, like, wait a minute, why are things done so differently here than what I was expecting? And why am I having a problem with that, if I am right? And to be able to have an example, and these are all obviously fictitious characters, but I think that example of seeing. Okay, so maybe you have an experience where you are not interested, right, in kind of opening up your mind to a different place or a different way of doing things. And at the same time, when you are willing to do that, I think that is one of the biggest impacts that travel can have on us. I think that for better or for worse, all of us, to a certain extent, we are a product of our environment, right? Like, we were all born somewhere, we were all raised somewhere. We were all sort of exposed to certain messages, whether they were implicit or explicit, coming from our families of origin, our communities of origin, our schools, as we. I don't know. This is a personal opinion of know. If you are educated in the public school system in North America, you're not exactly given a completely unbiased view of the world and of, you know, a lot of us carry around these things that we don't even realize that we were know about just how places are and how the world works. And when you travel, I think it's such an amazing opportunity to really confront those things sometimes for the first time, like what was I taught? Or what have I been told to believe about different places in the world or my place in the world, and to be able to confront that and then actually look around you and look at what you're seeing about, wait a minute, I'm in this place that, on the surface, doesn't make sense to me because it doesn't resemble where I came from. But what is actually true about this place, what is true about the way that people relate to one another, about the way that people love one another or take care of one another? And I think at a very basic level, to me, travel is really about experiencing that level of humanity wherever you are. Because I have never been to a place where people were not just genuinely humane. Do you know what I mean? I don't speak languages other than English, so that's my inability sometimes to communicate with people. But I think even when you go to somewhere where you have not educated yourself about how to speak the language of that area, you still have that opportunity to observe just how do people treat one another. And I think that there's just this conserved, again, humanity, no matter where you go in the world. And I think that when you're able to kind of see that and latch onto that, it can really help you to begin to understand that. Like, oh, wait a minute, maybe some ideas I had about this type of place or I had about this area of the world aren't actually that true or that relevant. The invitation to be able to kind of drop some of those preconceived notions, I think is one of the really powerful impacts that travel can have. Katrina Furey MD: Right? If you're open to it, if you're like one of these characters who wants their boiled chicken and rice and their little cookies, and you're not open to trying the new food or the new drinks or sort of being open to the culture, then it's going to be really hard for you, like we see with Jean. But I think you are so right, Devin. And this film does such a great job of also depicting just such common experiences in humanity and how we all experience it, no matter what culture we're in or where we find ourselves, like grief, aging, love, loss, like all of that that we see depicted in this movie in such a beautiful way. And how even the crop of British characters, they don't know each other, so they're also getting to know each other, like making friends know at that stage of your life and how do you deal with it? And then we know, especially with Graham, who I just loved his seeing the way his sexuality affected his life in both of these cultures and how it was dealt with or not dealt with, and how he's coming to terms with that at this phase of his life and reuniting with his old partner and just how beautiful that was. Portia Pendleton LCSW: I think about travel and intent with travel. Right. I think even thinking about moving or traveling for a shorter time period, I like to remind clients that wherever you go, you take yourself with you. So keeping that in mind, just thinking of travel tips. Devon Gimbel MD: Right. Portia Pendleton LCSW: So if you are someone who's more anxious, it's like, okay, how can you do things in preparation for this trip to make you have a better experience? So maybe you have to plan more and you have some backup plans, or if this goes wrong, this is how I'll handle this. Or making sure you take your medications with you, extra if you're there for longer. So I think it's just like even trying to know yourself as a traveler can help prepare you. So it's like, Jean, I think maybe I'm leaping here, but seems like she doesn't have super great self awareness, and she also just doesn't want to be there. And it's not, like, a fun experience for her. It's like, oh, this is what we're left then. You know, if we see Evelyn, who is grieving, she had some significant negative stuff to deal with, with learning that there was all this debt, and it's like she is going there, taking herself and her grief and establish kind of a home, and it's like she feels more secure despite grief and other challenges versus just to handle travel, I guess I'm trying to say, yeah, she really. Katrina Furey MD: Gets her feet on the ground. She gets her first job. Both her and Jean are dealing with financial catastrophe that led them into this situation, but they handle it so differently. Devon Gimbel MD: Yeah. And I think one of the really fascinating things about travel, I think back on just different trips, I've taken, different types of experiences I've had, and especially when I was younger, so sort of the first couple of times, I really had an experience again to leave the United States and to visit places with very different histories and very different current situations than the United States. I think one of the things that I really noticed for myself was sort of this opportunity, like, the opportunity to hang on to what you know and the way that you're used to things being and whether or not you were going to let other places being different than what you were used to. Is that going to be an opportunity for me? To get really anxious for me to get really frustrated or for me to try to impose what I'm used to on a place that has no interest or no need to be what I want it to be? Or can I really kind of walk into this scenario and say, wait a minute, this place works very differently than what I am used to, and what can I do with that? What opportunity is here for me? And I really remember when I was in, I took an extended period of time off, I guess, at least for a traditional sort of educational pathway. I took about two years off in between being an undergrad and going to medical school. And even though I knew the whole time I was an undergrad, I wanted to go to medical school. I also knew that once I started, I probably wasn't going to have the opportunity to take a lot of breaks, right, to go around and travel around the world for an extended period of time until probably traditional retirement age. And so I deliberately took a couple of years off so that I could go and really kind of wander around the world. And I spent a couple of months living and traveling around Southeast Asia. And I just remember kind of the way of traveling then. It was, for me, a very nostalgic time. It was still kind of pre digital era, like the Internet existed, but everything was still dial up. There were Internet cafes, no one know, cell phones, where you could basically just walk around with Google translating Google Maps and all of these things. And it was very much more of a nomadic kind of time for travel. And I remember that we would just sort of make plans on the fly. You'd hear about a place that someone had just come back from that you hadn't planned on visiting. And it sounded amazing. It's like, maybe we should take a bus there overnight and go and stay in this place for two or three days and never kind of really knowing what to expect again. I consider myself very typically North American in my love of schedules. And if someone says that a flight is leaving at a certain time or a bus is leaving at a certain time, I'm standing there at that time thinking, okay, where's the bus? Where's the train? And just kind of learning how to be very flexible around concepts of things like time, that not everybody has this same worship of time and schedules as we do here in North America. And really kind of seeing, liKe, wait a. Like, I can come in here and get super frustrated that the way I thought something was going to unfold isn't the way that it's going to unfold. And sometimes I did right. I mean, I'm a human being. There were a lot of times I was frustrated or like, I don't know what's happening here. And at the same time, I remember coming home from that specific trip where I spent a couple of months traveling and living in different places in Southeast Asia. And I remember just thinking to myself, like, I have such a greater capacity to be flexible now. And that is one of the things that that trip really taught me, was just the benefit of letting go of that. And my experience was so much better when I finally was kind of able to embrace that invitation to just be more flexible, be a little bit less uptight about every single thing. And honestly, I don't know if I would have learned that in the same way, if I never had taken that trip, if I had stayed at home and worked a summer job like I normally did or something like that. I don't know that I would have gotten that same lesson. Katrina Furey MD: Oh, that's such a good point. And I think a beautiful way of experiencing something we talk probably, Portia, you do too. A lot about in therapy with patients is knowing yourself and knowing what are your personality traits or quirks that are a positive and a know that rigidity, that planning, on the one hand, probably made you such a good pathologist and doctor and probably makes you so good at this credit card point stuff. But on the other hand, could be an impediment when you're traveling and you need to be more flexible. But what a great way to learn how to do that without also losing that other part of yourself that helps you in these other areas. And how can you marry those two elements of your personality and learn how to foster that skill, that cognitive flexibility? Devon Gimbel MD: I think that's also reflected in the movie. You had kind of touched on the character Evelyn, where it wasn't actually her plan initially to go and live in this retirement hotel in India. And she did it, like you said, because her husband passes away, she's left with a lot of debt. And so it's not like she jumped in with both feet thinking, oh, this is going to be just an incredible experience. Yeah. And you see her and how adaptable she is. And I think especially for someone, again, I feel like one of the things that was kind of like, more a common message when I was growing up than it is now is just sort of like, you are the way you are. And especially the older you get, the less likely you are to be able to change and adapt. And I love seeing examples of people in their sixty s or seventy s whatever, doing these brand new things and adapting and then getting to a place where they're actually thriving even more right after that adaptation. And I think that's one of the reasons that I really love her character, is that at the end, when she's on the motorbike with Bill Nye's character, and they're just, like, driving through the streets of Jaipur, and she has really kind of undergone that adaptation. And I think that that's a really nice example for us to see. And I think, especially, again, to see that not in someone who's Five, I expect kids to be really adaptable and flexible, but to see that in an adult who can really kind of take on that unexpected challenge and then become. Yeah, exactly. Katrina Furey MD: It's such a great depiction of that human capacity for resilience if you're open to it and you have those tools in you to be able to do right. And I'm sure her and Douglas kind of drew from each other's strengths. Right. Whereas Jean, Douglas's wife, just wasn't interested. She just wasn't. She wanted to go home, and that's her prerogative. But it was really interesting to see that. And I think as we're thinking about travel, I think some of what we're talking about can translate from international travel to getting in the car and going to see your in laws for Thanksgiving. Right. I think even something like that small can be stressful for a lot of people. Right? Yeah. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Picking up your stuff. I mean, family dynamics, just getting everything in the car, forgetting things. I think what's nice now, just to keep in mind, too, is that if you are going, know, I guess, like a couple days and you're not going into the middle of the forest, I guess, like we have Amazon or there's stores we can get, things know, we forget. But I think, you know, Katrina and I had talked about, and it's coming out later in more of our holiday season, just like setting boundaries for yourself, knowing your limits, having outs. And I think that can be applied, right. To travel for pleasure and just traveling maybe an hour away to see family or friends during this crazy busy time. Katrina Furey MD: Yeah, it's normal to feel stressed, even if you're super excited. And if you're someone like me who gets such a dopamine hit and such a thrill from planning a trip, I feel like part of the fun for me with vacations is planning it and fantasizing about it and thinking about all the different options. I love to do that. Even if once we get there we don't follow the itinerary. We just do whatever we want. But I still love it. I don't know, I just love that part of it. I think because I am such a planner that it just does something for me. But, yeah, even traveling more closer to home, you can use some of those tips. Portia Pendleton LCSW: So I think we were kind of laughing about even just our own travel experiences. So I, for the first time ever, I'm a very anxious traveler. I'm very interested in going places. I'd like to be open to them, but I had never gone to Europe or anything. Like, I went to Hawaii, but nothing else. Like off the continental us. Only last summer I went to Italy and Greece and ended up at a wedding. So that's kind of why we went. And I was laughing when you were talking about the driving because especially in Greece, we're going like 90 miles an hour. Our luggage is like tied to the top and we couldn't figure out how to get a cab. It was just like chaos, and we were all grinning. I had a great time, but even just noticing where my anxiety would kind of peak or where I was very surprised and proud of myself for managing. Well, I will say that I did walk away with more confidence. So I do feel like I can do it again, but I think it's just like taking that first step and doing it and maybe starting with a more similar place, at least if you're like me, is really helpful in building confidence to now go to Europe, to now know that I can manage my way through. So, but something that I was laughing also about in the movie and I wanted to just bring up, is there a little quick depiction of them all going to the bathroom, like many times after starting just like, to eating the food, I think that's something that is, I guess I'd say common, right. With traveling. Like, we get used to where we are, our guts, and so when we introduce something new, it doesn't mean it's bad or unsafe. It's just like different and different. Our bellies are a little slower to adapt. Devon Gimbel MD: Yeah, I think, again, especially if you're going to be traveling internationally to a lot of different places, something is oftentimes bound to happen. I'm pretty careful in terms of drinking water. I think when you're traveling internationally, I think it's always a good idea to drink bottled water just because that's usually kind of like the most reliable source. But with food, I've seen so many things happen. I've seen people get sick eating at, quote, unquote really high end restaurants, I've seen people get upset stomachs from eating things that they can pick up at street markets and street carts, which is, like, amazing food oftentimes. And so I think, yes, if you go in there, I think one of the things for me, again, just having had the experience of traveling to a lot of different places and doing a lot of it solo, but then sometimes also traveling with other people, so having that ability to kind of just see their experience, and when it's very different from mine being like, oh, I wonder what's happening here? Why are we having such a different, either physical or emotional experience to the same thing that's happening here? And I think, again, a lot of it comes down to expectation, right? Like, if you have an expectation that things are going to work for you exactly the same way that they do when you're home, then maybe you are going to be disappointed, or maybe you're going to be in a situation where when that doesn't happen, you have a little bit less capacity to kind of manage that and deal with it, because ultimately, like I said, things are going to come up. And I think when you walk into an international travel situation, or like you guys were saying, even a domestic travel situation, and you're at least open to the possibility, like, oh, something may not go exactly the way that I thought it would, knowing that almost all the time, there is a solution to that, right. Even if it's uncomfortable for a couple of hours over a couple of days, oftentimes there is a solution, and it's really not going to be something that has just horrible impact on your life. Katrina Furey MD: Right? Portia Pendleton LCSW: Yeah, that's a good point. And I think another flight, there's another car service, there's another time you can. Katrina Furey MD: Talk 100% and just preparing for that. Like you said, framing your expectations appropriately and knowing if you're someone who runs on the more anxious side or more rigid or controlled side, maybe work on that ahead of time and just say, like, okay, so what are my expectations for this trip? Or I talk about this a lot in therapy. Even with planning a birthday party for your child, if you're someone who's more perfectionistic, like, okay, so these are my expectations. Let's drop it down by half and see what does that feel like to settle in with? Or how will I sort of cope with the bumps in the road that come along and to just normalize, like, that's totally normal. To feel stressed or anxious in a new place or by unexpected events or things going wrong, that's normal for you to have those feelings. So how can you cope with it in the moment? And talking about that. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Yeah, that's a good idea to our listeners. If any of you need some extra support during this time, maybe you should talk about it. Katrina Furey MD: Right. Portia Pendleton LCSW: With a friend, know, a professional. But traveling, I think it's like, it can be the best and the most is, like, those often come together and can be both. And I do really love and wanted to point out Devin's use of and frequently. Devon Gimbel MD: Right. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Like, we're holding two things at the same time. So this could be very and different, very dialectical. Katrina Furey MD: It's very good. Yeah. Devon Gimbel MD: Well, I had mentioned this to Katrina, but I do happen to be married to a psychiatrist, so while I do not profess to have any psychiatric skills whatsoever, I do think by osmosis, the fact that I've been around him now for 20 years, throughout all of his psychiatric medical training, and just the benefit of hearing somebody who is very skilled and very educated and very wise in terms of language and how we approach situations, I think some of that has probably rubbed off on me just, like, a tiny, tiny little bit. Katrina Furey MD: That's great. Devon Gimbel MD: Yeah, I love that. Katrina Furey MD: So great. I mean, I think a theme that I'm hearing as I'm analyzing our conversation in real time is the importance. Knowing yourself, your strengths, maybe your weaknesses, how they bump up against each other, knowing what kind of boundaries you might have for yourself. Like Portia, you were saying? Maybe you want to be someone who is a really adventurous traveler. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Great. Katrina Furey MD: But maybe let's start a little smaller. Maybe go with a partner you trust to sort of have that almost, like exposure to international travel to boost your confidence and then go somewhere more adventurous the next time and kind of build on it and just learning how to use positive coping skills in these moments when things happen that are unexpected, everything from deep breathing, grounding techniques, meditative techniques, to. If you're someone who needs medication to fly, like propranolol or something like that, to manage your anxiety. Great. Make sure you bring it with you. Yeah. Portia Pendleton LCSW: I think just, like, touching back to the movie a little bit, we see the capacity in all the characters to change, and I think, right, like most people, everyone, maybe that's a little too generous, but does have the capacity. But it's like, are you seeking that out? Do you want it? Do you know that you can't have it? And I think that's where it's know, I think that Jean can have the capacity to travel and do things, but it sounds like at that, like she didn't want to, but I'm sure she can. And now she's going to have a lovely time flying home in first class and it'll be a magical experience for her. So we got to figure out, I guess, what works for us. But I loved the movie I had never seen. Katrina Furey MD: I did, too. Portia Pendleton LCSW: It was and beautiful and touched on loss and grief and aging and being told you can't do something and doing it anyway. The message is just wonderful. So if you haven't watched it, please do. Katrina Furey MD: Yeah, highly recommend it. Devon Gimbel MD: Agree. And I think it just really also beautifully highlights India and the specific city in India, Jaipur, which is just such an amazing and vibrant and incredible place. And I love that you actually get to see little bits and pieces of that in the movie as well. So even if maybe you aren't thinking of actually taking a trip anywhere in the near future, but you kind of want to live vicariously through a movie, I think this is a really wonderful movie to be able to get a glimpse of just really how rich and gorgeous another place, another culture is. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Oh, definitely. I love reading and watching things about India. I've read the perfumist. Devon Gimbel MD: It's a good book. Portia Pendleton LCSW: It's about like a woman in the early 19 hundreds who lives in England, but goes back to become this wonderful perfumist that all these major beauty brands want at the time. And she spends a lot of time back in her roots in India. And of the flavors and colors and scents is so like, I could feel it reading movie. I'm actually getting right the visual of all the colors and scents. Katrina Furey MD: Food. Portia Pendleton LCSW: I was like, oh, I really want. Can we get takeout this week? I'm really in the mood, so. Oh, it was just wonderful. Yeah, it was great. It's good to have you, too. Katrina Furey MD: Yeah. And I think as we wrap up, one thing I did also love about this film is sometimes I think maybe even with traveling, I haven't done a lot of international travel, but I think this concept of cultural tourism is interesting. And I feel like in this film it could have gone that way. They could have gotten all these elderly folks on a van and gone to all the major sites and stuff, but they didn't. It's like they really, whether they wanted to or not, kind of got immersed in the culture they were in. And you saw how some of them, like Evelyn, wanted to immerse and really live in it. Sometimes they would drive and she'd be like, no, I'm going to walk or I'm going to do this. And I just think that's an interesting way to think about it, rather than just like, plopping in and taking everything from the culture, really trying to make it more of like a two way dynamic. I would imagine it just makes it all the richer all across the board. Devon Gimbel MD: Yeah, I agree. And I mean, that's a topic, honestly, there could be hours and hours of conversation about that. But I agree, especially in countries that have a history, a very strong history, right. Of colonialism, of very imbalanced power structures. And when you are someone who maybe is North American by descent or European by descent, being very mindful of those histories and thinking about, yes, I think it is important to go out and experience the world, and also how can we do it in a way that is less extractive, that is less about our going to place and what do we get out of it? Because I think that is honestly something that those of us who are North American, we are just implicitly raised with that kind of behavior. And I think that we have an opportunity to really be mindful and deliberate about when we want to go out and we want to expand our own experiences in this world. How can we do that in a way that is incredibly respectful of the places that we're going, that also gives back right to those communities that isn't just completely extractive by nature. And I think that that is a topic that deserves, again, I mean, so, but starting from that place of really saying, like you said, what is it like to actually be immersed in a place versus just kind of landing there and then just kind of like picking and choosing what is it that's going to be useful for me. And I think, especially now, one of the things that I really appreciate about travel, when I think about it now, compared to travel that I experienced ten years ago, 20 years ago, is I do think there are more conversations about how can we be responsible in the ways that we travel. Right. How can we be more respectful in the ways that we travel. And I think that those are important conversations to continue to develop and to have with ourselves when we are going to go somewhere, before we make our plans, before we decide what are we going to do when we get to this place is kind of incorporating some of those questions into our travel planning. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Yeah, I'm really happy we are touching on that and kind of landing there. Just kind of thinking of your future travels and where you might be going, and how can you protect everyone as you travel yourself? Of course. But how can you, even if we think about making sure you're cleaning up after yourself, you're you're not leaving yourself. Katrina Furey MD: You're. Portia Pendleton LCSW: You're going as a right and being respectful. And I like that tone with where we're kind of leaving it. Katrina Furey MD: Yeah. Yeah. Well, again, Devin, thank you so much for joining us. This was so fun. I feel like a little starstruck because, like, trying to get into the points game. So this is so cool to talk to an expert and I think like another woman who's used her skill set and now translated it into something totally different and fun. I just so admire it. So I'm so thrilled you were able to join us. I so appreciate it. I hope you had as much fun as we did. And why don't you just let everyone know where they can find you if they want to learn more about the points game and learn more about you? Devon Gimbel MD: Yeah, absolutely. First, thank you so much for having me. I love the way that you all do your show, the idea for it. It's so fun for me to have the invitation to come here and to talk about travel in a little bit of a different way than I normally do. So I really appreciate the invitation. I've loved our conversation today. And yeah, for anybody who kind of wants to find out more about the points world, the work I do, you can find me at my website. It's just pointmetofirstclass.com. I also have a podcast of the exact same name. Point me to first class. That's where I talk about all sorts of different topics and issues around earning points and using points and just the point of points travel. So you can find me in either one of those places. And just thank you so much again for having me here today. Katrina Furey MD: Well, thank you all so much. And you can find us at Analyze Scripts podcast on Instagram and TikTok. We are starting to release video podcasts, so if you're listening to this, please check out our YouTube channel for the video version and we will see you next Monday and hope that your travels this week and in the future go well, as well as they can and that you sort of coast along with the road. Portia Pendleton LCSW: Thanks, guys. Take care. Bye. Katrina Furey MD: This podcast and its contents are a copyright of analyzed scripts. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited. Unless you want to share it with your friends and rate, review, and subscribe, that's fine. All stories and characters discussed are fictional in nature. No identification with actual persons, living or deceased places, buildings, or products is intended or should be inferred. This podcast is for enter attainment purposes only. The podcast and its contents do not constitute professional mental health or medical advice. Listeners might consider consulting a mental health provider if they need assistance with any mental health problems or concerns. As always, please call 911 or go directly to your nearest emergency room for any psychiatric emergencies. Thanks for listening and see you next time.

In this enriching episode, Dr. Morgan Micheletti delves into the professional journey of Dr. Howard Gimbel, a luminary in the field of ophthalmology. Dr. Gimbel shares his evolutionary path from adopting the continuous curvilinear capsulorhexis (CCC) technique, which became a cornerstone for further innovations in cataract surgery. His narrative brings to light the necessity-driven genesis of techniques like optic capture and divide and conquer, each building upon the foundational stability provided by a well-executed CCC. His recount of how posterior haptic tuck and other methods came about, particularly under challenging surgical scenarios, is a testament to his problem-solving ethos. Dr. Gimbel's humility shines through as he attributes his innovative strides to the quest for enhancing surgical outcomes rather than personal acclaim. This conversation not only provides a historical perspective but also underscores the iterative nature of surgical advancements, where each innovation opens the avenue for the next. Through Dr. Gimbel's lens, listeners are offered a rare glimpse into the meld of necessity, contemplation, and innovative action that has shaped modern ophthalmic practice.

Sam Gimbel is the co-owner of Honest and formerly the Co-Founder of Clark and VP of Product at Clover. In this conversation we explored the intricacies of product strategy, the importance of low-tech experimentation, and the double diamond framework. We touch on topics such as AI investments, CRISPR technology, and the shift in business priorities in the current economic paradigm. EPISODE LINKS: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SamGimbel LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samgimbel/ Honest's Website: https://honestprod.com/ Other mentioned links:Honest Newsletter: https://honestprod.substack.com/ Double Diamond Framework: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Diamond_(design_process_model) CRISPR Overview: https://www.broadinstitute.org/what-broad/areas-focus/project-spotlight/questions-and-answers-about-crispr TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:43 Intro and Background 00:02:09 Defining product 00:03:56 Good product strategy 00:06:11 Null hypothesis 00:10:39 Validating idea 00:13:45 Product Managers 00:17:14 Double Diamond Framework 00:19:28 Product managers in startups 00:23:03 New economy 00:27:40 AI investment 00:31:14 CRISPR 00:36:08 Servant leadership 00:39:34 Find 'champions' 00:44:13 Closing CONNECT: Website: https://hoo.be/elijahmurray YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elijahmurray Twitter: https://twitter.com/elijahmurray Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elijahmurray LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elijahmurray/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-long-game-w-elijah-murray/ Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elijahmurray RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/3e31c0c/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elijahmurray/message

Travel is one of those things that makes me feel so alive and connected to my fellow humans that I feel it in my soul. If that sounds like you, this is a MUST LISTEN episode! Join me this week as we unlock the world of meaningful travel with physician and credit card rewards expert Dr. Devon Gimbel. She reveals the secret to leveraging points for life-changing experiences, all while breaking boundaries, challenging longstanding societal beliefs, and transforming financial goals into unforgettable adventures.  On the surface, this episode is about credit card points but in reality, it is SO much more nuanced and complex than that. Tune in to find out how! In this episode, you will be able to:Learn how to leverage credit card points for unforgettable travel experiencesDiscover the impact of childhood experiences on your financial attitudes and how to create a positive relationship with moneyChallenge societal beliefs about money and credit cards, and learn how to use them to your advantageTurn your everyday expenses into assets that generate additional value for your financial goalsUnlock the secrets to maximizing credit card rewards and optimize your points and miles for amazing travel adventuresHear exactly which credit card(s) yield the highest points for common categories of household spending--without needing to research a thing! Devon's course Points Made Easy is open for enrollment Oct 14-21, 2023 Sign up at the link below: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com/pointsmadeeasyConnect with me:Instagram: purposefilterLinkedIn: luyikathyzhangWebsite: https://luyikathyzhang.com/If you love listening to this podcast, please consider rating and reviewing my show! This helps me support more people — just like you — to enjoy the life they want most while they're here.  Click here, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with five stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let me know what you loved most about the episode!Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. That way you'll be the first to know whenever a new episode drops and you'll never miss out! Click here to follow the show

In this episode, Dr. Disha interviews Dr. Devon Gimbel, a retired physician turned credit card points travel consultant. Dr. Gimbel shares her personal journey of discovering the world of credit card points hacking and how it has positively impacted her travel experiences. She explains how she learned about using credit card points to unlock first-class travel without spending a lot of money and why she is passionate about teaching others to do the same. Learn more about Dr. Devon Gimbel: Dr. Devon Gimbel is a distinguished retired physician who has seamlessly transitioned into the world of points travel consulting. With a passion for helping high-income professionals, visionary entrepreneurs, and astute business owners, she's here to empower you on a journey that transforms the way you experience travel.

Our Excellence Spotlight series celebrates and showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of RQM+ employees.

Hey there, points people! Today, I'm talking with Devon Gimbel from Point Me To First Class. Devon is the founder of Point Me To First Class, which assists employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners to earn credit card points and travel luxuriously. She focuses on how you can use your expenses to your advantage. Devon's aim is to transform first-class travel and help women travel more, travel better, and travel often using credit card points. In this episode, we talk about how high-income earners can effectively leverage points and miles to travel, discuss the barriers that prevent people from getting into the points game, strategies for earning points sustainably, and how to prioritize time and resources. Devon and I discuss how to maximize your credit card rewards beyond sign-up bonuses by taking advantage of category bonuses and non-bonus spend categories. If you want to maximize your credit card rewards, consider the Chase Ink Business Cash card, which gets 5x points on internet, cable, phone, and office supply store purchases. Remember, if you decide to apply for the Chase Ink Business Cash or any other card, never apply directly through Google – always use a friend or creator's referral link. If you are interested in supporting this show when you apply for your next card, check out geobreezetravel.com/cards and if you're not sure what card is right for you, I offer free credit card consultations at geobreezetravel.com/consultations ! And we have the links to the Chase Ink Business Cash and the free consultation form for you in the show notes as well. And now, on with the show! ➤ Chase Ink Business Cash: https://milevalue.com/creditcards/chase-ink-business-cash/?aff=gbt ➤ Want to learn how to earn more points without needing to open up more credit cards? Check out my free webinar ““You Don't Need 20 Cards” at https://www.geobreezetravel.com/webinar == ➤ You can find Devon through her Website | Podcast ➤ You can find Julia through her Free Course (includes hotel upgrade email template) | Instagram | Credit Card Links | Patreon | YouTube ➤ Sign up for the newsletter and get exclusive access to sign up for free coaching calls! ➤ Ask me a question or request a free award search tutorial HERE! Geobreeze Travel is part of an affiliate sales network and receives compensation for sending traffic to partner sites, such as milevalue .com. This compensation may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers. Terms apply to American Express benefits and offers. Enrollment may be required for select American Express benefits and offers. Visit americanexpress .com to learn more.

Our Excellence Spotlight series celebrates and showcases the remarkable journeys and achievements of RQM+ employees. Thanks for all the warm messages and feedback in response to our first Excellence Spotlight two weeks ago with Eila Pattee, MS, MLS(ASCP), RAC. Now it's time for round two!

Join us for this beautiful and important conversation with Meeg Pincus, Meridth McKean Gimbel, and Kelly Delaney, about Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator.***Find out more about Meeg here:  Website: https://www.meegpincus.com/***Find out more about Meridth here:  Website:  https://www.meridthsayshello.com/ Twitter: @HelloMeridth Instagram: @HelloMeridth  ***Follow us here:Twitter: @pb_look Instagram: @picturebook_look Facebook: Picture Book Look Podcast  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Rev. Dr. James Gimbel, President of Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how we understand “vocation” from a Biblical perspective, the difference between vocation and career, how Martin Luther understood and taught about vocation, what it means to be a "mask of God," and how we see vocation playing out in different areas of our lives. Read Dr. Gimbel's insightful article from The Canadian Lutheran at canadianlutheran.ca/on-vocatio. This is a rebroadcast from August 24, 2022.

Every melanoma case is unique, and surgical management embraces this fact. Surgical techniques are revolutionizing the early detection of melanoma, enabling physicians to identify and remove cancerous cells with unmatched precision. Surgeons are now customizing treatment plans to cater to individual needs by combining minimally invasive procedures with other therapies like immunotherapy or targeted therapy that promote faster recovery times, minimal scarring, and reduced discomfort for patients.  During episode two of our Making the Rounds series on melanoma, Dr. Mark Gimbel discusses the surgical management of patients with melanoma. He shares why earlier detection is key in avoiding disfiguring surgeries and when there might be a need for reconstruction. Dr. Gimbel is a surgical oncologist specializing in cutaneous oncology and the medical director at the T.W. Lewis Melanoma Center of Excellence at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Learn more about dermatology services and the melanoma specialists available at Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center at bannerhealth.com/cancer.

What happens when a Milwaukee native with a rich for-profit background shifts gears to the non-profit sector? Join us as we unpack this  journey with our guest, Ken Robertson, the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. From growing up under a desegregation order to embracing the city's unique pull, Ken's story is one you won't want to miss.We delve into the inspiring work of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and its innovative ThriveOn Collaboration, which aims to drive a sense of urgency and create a lasting impact.  We discuss the foundation's recent move to a historic neighborhood and how racial equity and inclusion are at the heart of this move. Ken emphasizes the importance of listening to the community and the partnerships formed with allies, such as the Medical College of Wisconsin and Royal Capital Group.  This  ambitious project  dedicates a portion of the former Gimbel's department store to community services as requested by the community itself. Tune in to learn more about this groundbreaking work and the future goals for transforming Milwaukee.Mentions Include:Kenneth (Ken) RobertsonGreater Milwaukee FoundationThriveOn CollaborationMedical College of WisconsinRoyal Capital GroupBooks, Podcast and Music recommendationsClassic R&B - Howard Hewitt, Say AmenEvents/Learning OpportunitiesList of All upcoming conferencesMusicThanks to Andy Eppler for our intro MusicThanks to David Cutter Music for "Float Away

Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  My name is Jon Birdsong and I'm with Atlanta Ventures. Companies Worth Applying To: We have two companies worth applying to right now that are worth taking a serious look.  First is ViewFi, the telemedicine company out of Atlanta led by CEO, Michael Williamson. ViewFi connects you with the world's top medical experts to get your pain or injury diagnosed, without the wait. They are hiring for a Sports Medicine Physician. The process for ViewFi helps you connect, diagnose, plan, and recover all through a simple application alongside a trusted and premier medical professional.  Next up, this past week, A.T. Gimbel and team hosted another fantastic Atlanta Healthcare Meetup with Ryan Jones, the CEO of Florence Healthcare. Florence frees clinical trials from bottlenecks, so they can accelerate and scale. Sites are drowning under the demands of today's clinical research trials, slowing clinical trials, increasing costs, and delaying cures. Florence's Site Enablement Platform helps sites streamline operations, enable remote monitoring, and integrate study workflows. They are hiring for several roles including a Senior Sales Executive, Salesforce Admin, and several others. We put the link in the show notes and if you didn't watch the live interview with Ryan, I highly recommend listening to our events page. Podcast of the Week: I have not listened to the entire episode because it is 3 and half hours in length and my bike ride is a crisp 30 minutes, but I'm well into it and it comes highly recommended from a trusted source. This podcast comes from the show Acquired and it is the full history of LVMH, and how Bernard Arnault turned a $15m investment in a bankrupt French textile company into the world's largest individual fortune. This story is equal parts Berkshire Hathaway, Barbarians at the Gate, Steve Jobs / Ted Turner etc and worth any entrepreneur's time. We put the link in the show notes. Quiet Giant: One of the Top 10 Most Innovative companies that piqued my interest last week from the TAG Summit was DataSeers. They have over 80 employees.  This is an enterprise solution for fintech and banking operations that helps with onboarding, ACH processing, anti-fraud, compliance, reconciliation, and Analytics. FinanSeer® converts raw transaction data to meaningful information that financial institutions can use to optimize their processes and protect their customers. It cleans data and automates workflows to increase operational efficiency across several aspects of the business. . Feature Release of the Week: Major major release and put I “release” in air quotes as this is a release of physical space, but Intown Golf Club in Charlotte opened their doors this week to the initial Founding 100 members and it was a spectacular event. If you are in Charlotte and love to play golf, socialize, and like good food and spirits, Intown Golf Club is the place for you. The outdoor patio, putting green, and firepit is just the beginning before you head indoors to 8 simulators, private dining, a massive bar and much more. Shout out to the team on creating another special location.   Raise a Glass: You know was I putting together this week's Five and Thrive and was a little surprised there had not been a funding announcement this week of any sort, and then all of sudden, right before I hit send on this bad boy, I see an update that Jason Rubbotom's Clovery just raised a very impressive $19M let by GroTech Ventures. Cloverly built the first API in the world for carbon credits and the company has grown to become the leading digital infrastructure powering the voluntary carbon market. Their software is helping any company scale their impact by providing the infrastructure to supply or buy carbon credits with the click of a few buttons.   Congratulations to Cloverly and team on the next phase of growt!  Annnnnd that's five minutes! Companies Worth Applying To: ViewFi, Florence Healthcare  Podcast of the Week: Acquired: LVMH Feature Release of the Week: Intown Golf Club Raise a Glass: Cloverly  

Dr. Devon Gimbel is a double-board certified physician and founder and owner of Point Me To First Class, a business that helps employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners with high personal and/or business expenses earn tons of credit card points to travel the world in luxury. She believes that your expenses are your greatest asset - if you know how to leverage them. Devon is on a mission to change the face of first class travel and help thousands of women travel more, travel better, and travel often using credit card points.Some of the topics we discussed were:Dr. Gimbel's journeyHow to get started earning and using credit card pointsWhich personal and business cards she likes and whyUsing points for travelHow to strategize and plan your credit card spendingHow to book flights with credit card pointsPaying taxes by credit cardContributing to 529 using credit card via Paypal billpayWhat mistakes to avoidTravel with points success storiesAnd more!Learn more about me or schedule a FREE coaching call:https://www.joyfulsuccessliving.com/Join the Voices of Women Physicians Facebook Group:https://www.facebook.com/groups/190596326343825/Connect with Dr. Gimbel:Website: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.comPoint Me To First Class Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/point-me-to-first-class/id1676984700

My guest this week is Devon Gimbel, a physician and a coach who teaches other high-income earners how to maximize and redeem credit card points. We're talking more about the mindset side of maximizing your credit card points, and identifying what stops people from even getting started. Discover what's possible through credit card points and how to take advantage of the potentially enormous value of your rewards credit card points.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://wealthymommd.com/160

Are you a first class person or is it just a one day I will be? In today's episode we discuss the untapped potential of credit card points and the possibilities with travel. Dr. Devon Gimble joins me to share her tips and knowledge about a world I never knew existed. Devon is a double-board certified physician and founder and owner of Point Me To First Class, a business that helps employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and business owners with high personal and/or business expenses earn tons of credit card points to travel the world in luxury. She believes that your expenses are your greatest asset - if you know how to leverage them. Devon is on a mission to help thousands of women travel more, travel better, and travel often using credit card points. We discuss why women, and in particular women of color, don't sit in the front of the plane or even aspire to do so. My 1st first class trip was less than a year ago after the age of 40 and a decade and a half in a high demand career. It's interesting to uncover the obstacles and barriers we create for ourselves and how to overcome them to live our best life now. Here's how you can reach Devon: website: https://www.pointmetofirstclass.com facebook group: Point Me To First Class - for women physicians https://www.facebook.com/groups/208217494796609 instagram: @pointmeto_firstclass podcast: Point Me To First Class https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/point-me-to-first-class/id1676984700

Songwriter Lori Lieberman wrote a poem about the impact Don McClean's song, "Empty Chairs" had on her. That poem became, "Killing Me Softly." Her co-writers were Norman Gimbel (lyricist) and Charles Fox (composer). They helped develop the poem into a full-fledged song. But years later, after their personal and professional relationship with Lori had gone sour, they attempted to re-write history, and claimed that the story of Lori writing the poem that became, "Killing Me Softly" was an "Urban Legend." In this episode of, "I'm All Over the Place" I sit down for an extensive conversation with Lori, whose version of "Killing Me Softly" pre-dates Roberta Flack's. We discuss her upbringing, her career, her relationship with Gimbel and Fox, and how she's doing today. Be sure to join the Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/darastarrtucker. Learn more about my music and how you can support this channel below: https://www.linktr.ee/daratuckerbSupport the show

Devon Gimbel has created a successful business helping professionals and entrepreneurs have amazing travel experiences using rewards credit card points, but to do so, she had to make big decisions around what she actually values, what makes her happy, and finding her purpose. Tune in this week to hear how she navigated this, how perfectionism, judgment, and self-doubt show up for us all, and most importantly, what you can do about them.   Get the full show notes and more information here: https://habitsonpurpose.com/61

Door by Door: How Sarah McBride Became America's First Openly Transgender Senator is available for pre-order now and will celebrate its book birthday on May 9th. On this episode, we talk with the book's incredible illustrator, Meridth McKean Gimbel. To pre-order the book soon and/or let your local library know all about it: https://www.rhcbooks.com/books/700472/door-by-door-by-meeg-pincus-illustrated-by-meridth-mckean-gimbel Here is a script to use to invite your librarian to order it: Hi, have you heard about the upcoming book 'Door By Door' authored by Meeg Pincus and Illustrated by Meridth McKean Gimbel? It is out May 2023 and it would be a wonderful book to add to the collection. It is published by Crown Books for Young Learners ISBN 9780593484654 Learn more about ways to connect with Meridth https://www.meridthsayshello.com/contact https://twitter.com/HelloMeridth Check out their special fundraiser: https://www.meridthsayshello.com/swag Enter to win the giveaway of their book by emailing me Tricia (at) shiftingschools (dot com) Learn more about Mirrors, Windows, Sliding Glass Doors from Dr Rudine Sims Bishop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AAu58SNSyc For a transcript of the show: https://docs.google.com/document/d/140xsXgaxpxSfF7F1_rJN29MwgfOlj6zvQwz4crTounU/edit?usp=sharing

Dr. Tammy welcomes back Dr. Devon Gimbel to talk about leveraging everyday expenses into credit card points that you can use for amazing travel. She talks about the cost-benefit analysis of taking credit cards that charge fees. She also discusses how to determine whether it is worth it to use a credit card for large expenses even when you have to pay a fee to do so. You can follow Dr. Gimbel on Facebook at Point Me to First Class, either for women physicians or for other business professionals.

Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  My name is Jon Birdsong and I'm with Atlanta Ventures.  New Company of the Week: New year, new companies and job changes and roles are sprouting up everywhere. Chris Klaus of ISS fame announced this week that he has started a new company called Fusen World. Fusen is a Campus startup accelerator platform that connects students with other founders, mentors, and investors. Klaus has been on the pulse of CreateX for several years and supported hundreds of students in that time. I love how he is leveraging technology to broaden the reach. If you're a student looking for quality resources, check out Fusen World.   Product of the Week:  The product of the week is called Flowpath.  Founded by Alex and Brandon Cummings, Flowpath is the operating system for the facilities management in your building. They automate work orders, maintenance, events, notifications, projects, and reporting in a simple to use platform so now there is a clear visibility into the work needed to get done, getting done, and has been done. Right now, doing this is mainly performed through pen and paper with little significant manual work. Imagine a 10-20, or 40 floor building and all the continual needs and maintenance required to run an efficient show. Flowpath is the solution. Keep Flowpath and their product on your radar. These are companies that go from sticky product to quiet giant in a span of months.  Concept of the Week: Serial entrepreneur Landon Bennett and I were going back and forth over Vertical CRM's. The tl;dr or fast forward 30 seconds is that there still are several areas of opportunity to build a $50-$100M+ business in vertical CRM's. WelcomeHome software is a great example as a vertical CRM for senior living homes. The journey takes longer and is oftentimes bootstrapped. Learning the in's and outs of an industry and building enough of a product where the customer now either replaces their existing product or trains the team and company to do their work in a new way is difficult and takes time but if you get the right market at the right time they work. Vertical CRM's fit well in the characteristics of the South. We can bootstrap much further than most since the cost of living is lower, comparatively and building a $50-$100+ business with little to no outside capital is a way to create well-paying jobs and produce generational wealth.    Events of the Week: Earlier this week we had John Larriccia of WelcomeHome. We put that link in the show notes so you can see John interviewed by A.T. Gimbel. Another event to put on your calendar is the first Atlanta Startup Village which is back in gear on Feb 13th at 6:30 p.m. Five pitches, 1 winner. Acquisitions of the Week: A few months ago, we highlighted MessageGears raised a smooth 62 million. Well some of that investment has now been used to acquire Swrve (with no first “e”). Swrve is a mobile app marketing platform that helps enterprise brands deliver stunning mobile experiences. That makes sense since MessageGears works with some of the largest companies in the world to send emails after integrating with each company's enormous amount of data. Swrve seems to be an ideal extension of the customization for large brands and businesses, but now through mobile experiences. Congrats to Roger Barnette and team on the acquisition. Article of the Week: SaaStr founder, Jason Lemkin has been producing some very quality content recently and one of them is the metrical journey of SaaS company, Docebo. Over 15 years, Docebo has just passed the $145m ARR milestone after only raising $14m. Docebo is a learning management system for corporations. Their first seven years were bootstrapped until they raised a small amount that included mainly secondary shares. Here is a company that has consistently increased their ACV, nailed the market-product fit, and compounded growth very well. If the unit economics of your business are sound, keep going, next thing you know, you'll be at $145M in ARR.    Talent of the Week: Just recently I heard there is a rockstar People Ops leader out in the market. If you're looking for someone to lead your company's HR and PeopleOps, please send me an email jon dot birdsong at atlanta ventures dot com.  Annnnd that is five minutes! New Company of  the Week: Fusen World Product of the Week: FlowPath Event of the Week: Heathcare Meetup Recap, Atlanta Startup Village Acquisitions of the Week: MessageGears Buys Swrve Article of the Week: Five Interesting Learnings from Docebo Talent of the Week: People Ops - Email Me

Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  My name is Jon Birdsong and I'm with Atlanta Ventures.  Where to Focus in 2023: Over the holidays, I asked each partner Atlanta Ventures, if you had one piece of advice for the entrepreneurs and startup team members listening to the pod what would it be. Their suggestions are below.  First off is Atlanta Ventures' CEO, David Cummings. His suggested area of focus: the distance between you and the customer right now. Staying close to your customers in 2023 is arguably the most important area for one to focus on. Doing so increases product iteration and enhancements, ensures limited churn, and produces optimal chances to upsell.  Second is Atlanta Ventures Partner, Kathryn O'Day. Kathryn's number one area to focus: picking and building in the right market. With the current or eventual recession looming, new companies built today will be forced to solve a real need and the biggest factor to growth potential is market size, not just today, but market size growth in 3-7 years from now.  Third is A.T. Gimbel, who always keeps the most complex as simple as possible — which we all know is very tough to do. His suggestion on one area to focus: assess what you can truly control and focus on that. Whether it be schedule, exercise, learning, diet, market you are building in, regardless of the macro economic uncertainties. My two-cents on where to focus in 2023 is about honing your craft. I've seen so many articles recently about people quietly-quitting now coupled with several companies laying off 10-20% and one starts to wonder, what motivates the entrepreneur or employee of tomorrow. I believe there is an entrepreneurial muscle or even spirit in every motivated individual. I've known several successful founders who didn't like their traditional J-O-B and when they commit to starting something outside of their regular routine, it can be energizing and magical. This starts with scratching your child-like curiosity and building around it.  Product of the Week: This past week I caught up with entrepreneur and Equity Shift co-founder, Will Duckett. Will is building out of Raleigh, NC which we must cover more exciting companies out of Raleigh and North Carolina in general because there are so many, but that is a side tangent. Equity Shift manages all the complex transactions within private companies. Let's say you have a company with 100's of investors. Equity Shift offers a complete digital automation for primary offerings, convertibles, vesting, and a variety of secondary transactions. Track, pause, and approve transfers with ease and simplicity. If you're looking for a company to Keep an eye on them and their product this year.   Events of the Week: On January 11th, A.T. Gimbel is coming out hot in a dynamite interview with John Lariccia of WelcomeHome in the upcoming Atlanta Healthcare Entrepreneurs Meetup. WelcomeHome is a quiet giant and growing fast. John does not do many interviews and this one is guaranteed to be insightful. WelcomeHome is senior living CRM software designed to make senior living operators' lives easier. They are currently bootstrapped with over 30 employees and hiring. John's story is fascinating. Before founding WelcomeHome, John spent 20 years at Bain and Company and took the entrepreneurial leap well into his career. More of the story, next week! Companies Worth Applying To: As the coffee shop hours shifted around the holiday, signaling a time for slowing down, Christy Brown, CEO of Dr. Noze Best, was putting in recruiting cycles in the lobby of the ATV. You may remember we highlighted Christy taking over the CEO role last year on the pod and after learning more about their growth, they have some real hiring needs, number one being a product manager. If you want to be part of a company who is in a massive market with authentic demand, Dr. Noze Best is hiring. The product manager will own the relationship with product design firms, prototyping, and the manufacturing relationships in coordination with leadership. Check them out!  Annnnd that is five minutes! Let's go get this year, y'all!  Product of the Week: Equity Shift Event of the Week: Atlanta Healthcare Entrepreneur Meetup Companies Worth Applying To: Dr. Noze Best

75 years ago, the Macy's Santa Claus got drunk at the Thanksgiving parade, paving the way for the real Kris Kringle to step in and replace him. A single divorced career mother didn't want her little girl to grow up believing in fairy tales and myths and legends. The executives at Macy's and the executives at Gimbel's engaged in a Christmas season retail smackdown. And that's just the tip of the tinsel for this endearing holiday classic with Edmund Gwynn in his Oscar-winning performance as Santa, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne, and child star Natalie Wood. Plus, the usual behind-the-scenes fun facts, poll results, interactive trivia segment, and listener shout-outs!

Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  My name is Jon Birdsong and I'm with Atlanta Ventures. Beta Product of the Week: If you love to learn about products right before they launch, we have one for you. A new dating app called Hatched is on the cusp of launching to the world next week. Their tagline: “You're more than a picture.” The mechanisms put in place for Hatched require personality, core value, and attitude matches that “hatch” the profile picture of the potential match before you fully connect. MItch Alterman is their CEO and few things are more exciting than the days leading up to a company's product launch. For all the single folks listening go to HatchYourMatch.com and sign up for the email updates and product info today.     Event of the Week: On Wednesday, November 16th, Atlanta Ventures Partner, A.T, Gimbel is hosting the Healthcare Entrepreneurship MeetUp. This wildly popular Meetup highlights entrepreneurs in Atlanta who are building in the healthcare industry. There is a substantial database of past MeetUps and the one for next week will showcase 3 companies building their products in the space. These companies include: Happy Talks, InovCares, and Stridelink. If you want to see live demos of the products of today, and tomorrow, sign up in the show notes link.   Product of the Week: There are two products of the week to pay attention to. First is a sales efficiency product called Managr. CEO, Michael Gorodisher is solving the painful problem of updating your Salesforce. Any sales rep who is listening, we know how laborious the process of recording notes, updating stages within the pipeline, and setting automations and reminders for next steps with leads. Managr integrates with Slack and Microsoft Teams to build bridges across platforms so you only have to enter data once – and the big news just this week: there is an individual plan, free, up to three users. For any entrepreneur who's attempted a freemium, bottoms-up model, we all know the strategic commitment required and the confidence in the value prop needed. If you or any of your friends use Salesforce.com try out Managr for free today.   Our next product of the week is PlayerZero out of the ATDC. In a circle of life story, CEO Animesh Koratana is back at the ATDC after growing up watching his dad build his startup in those same hallways. In between time, Animesh studied Comp Sci at Stanford and is now focused on how teams ensure product quality through superior communication with the help of data. 20% of bugs cause 80% of the problems – PlayerZero finds the 20%, shows why they matter, and provides the tools you need to fix them. They just scaled the leaderboard on Product Hunt to #1 last week. Keep an eye out and give PlayerZero a try as the team continues to build data-driven debugging tools for developers. Companies Worth Applying Too: Carpool Logistics is hiring in several areas including sales and engineering. We covered them in episode 9 of Five and Thrive. If you love cars, logistics, and transportation, check out Carpool Logistics as they continue to grow their business in meaningful ways. We linked to their careers page where they are looking for a Director of Sales, Account Executives, and more.   Quiet Giant: This week's quiet giant and true sleeper is called Formulytics. I first heard about them in the SaportaReport. This company is a file management system that helps police and prosecutors coordinate on gang cases. They approach the criminal, not the case, by providing full lifecycle intelligence collaboration of the criminal profile - including the investigation and arrest, to prosecution, incarceration, and release. This company is a decade old and likes to keep a low profile – naturally fitting into this category. Quotes from public officials  We put a link to the SaportaReport article with more details on their origin story and more. Annnnd, that's 5 minutes. Thank you for listening to Five and Thrive. We provide 5 minutes of quality information, so you can thrive in the upcoming week. Please subscribe to the show and spread the good word!  Resources discussed in this episode: Beta Product of the Week: Hatched Event of the Week: Atlanta Healthcare MeetUp Product of the Week:  Managr PlayerZero Companies Worth Applying Too: Carpool Logistics  Quiet Giant: Formultyics in SaportaReport

Would you believe it if someone told you that expenses can be assets? That you can convert your yucky expenses into dollars worth of luxury travel to the destination of your choice?Today, I am joined by Dr. Devon Gimbel, a travel enthusiast points fanatic, and double-certified physician who is now a full-time passionate entrepreneur.  Devon helps women physicians and other high-income professionals and business owners leverage their expenses to earn credit card points that facilitate their luxury travels. Her credit card points have gotten her over $100,000 in high-value travel experience in the last few years. Tune in as she passionately takes you through how to leverage your credit cards and fall in love with your expenses. In a nutshell, we chat about:How Dr. Gimbel is traveling beyond her one bucket list while flying in first class for economy pricesSome of the trips she paid for with her credit card pointsHow you can leverage your expenses as a private practice owner Other opportunities available other than flights and hotel staysHow to get started on this world of points travel… and so much more! Featured in the show:Website: www.pointmetofirstclass.com  To join the Facebook Group: Point Me to First ClassMore from Doctors Changing Medicine:Join the Doctors Changing Medicine Community HEREYouTube Channel

As Colorado continues to grow, one of the key issues the state faces is the reliable availability of water. When investing in our state, developers, businesses, and even the general population all face apprehension with what the future may hold with this key life-giving resource. Water is the lifeblood of any community and how the resource is managed is a subject about which interested entities fight, negotiate, and discuss. On this episode of Common Sense Digest, Host and Chairman Earl Wright welcomes Terry J. Stevinson fellows Jennifer Gimbel and Eric Kuhn to discuss the history, evolution and future of Colorado water. An old saying, incorrectly attributed to Mark Twain, says, "Whiskey's for drinking, water's for fighting." True enough, but the history, reality and path forward for water in Colorado and the West is much more nuanced and fraught than that. Tune in for more detail. Thank you for listening to Common Sense Digest. Please rate, review, and subscribe on your favorite podcatcher. All of our podcasts can be found here.  Jennifer Gimbel is a Senior Water Policy Scholar and former Interim Director and at the Colorado Water Center.  Jennifer has experience in law and policy on national, interstate and state water issues. She was the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water & Science at the Department of the Interior, overseeing the U.S. Geological Survey and Bureau of Reclamation. She also was Deputy Commissioner for the Bureau of Reclamation and Counselor to the Assistant Secretary. Jennifer was the Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the water policy agency for Colorado. As a water lawyer, she worked for the Attorney General's Offices in Wyoming and Colorado. She has over 35 years of experience on water issues Eric Kuhn is the retired General Manager of the Colorado River Water Conservation District and co-author with John Fleck of Science Be Dammed: How Ignoring Inconvenient Science Drained the Colorado River, University of Arizona Press, 2019. The Colorado River District is the largest and oldest of Colorado's four conservation districts. It covers most of the Colorado River Basin within Colorado. Almost two thirds of the flow at Lee Ferry originates in or flows through the district. Eric started employment with the Colorado River District in 1981 as Assistant Secretary-Engineer. In 1996 he was appointed General Manager, a position he held until his retirement in 2018.  

Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  My name is Jon Birdsong and I'm with Atlanta Ventures. Product of the Week: Last week we covered an innovative hardware product to deter car break-ins, this week we're back at it with another hardware company led by Akshita Iyer. This company is called Ome. Ome upgrades your kitchen starting with the most vulnerable and dangerous areas - the stove. More specifically the stove knob. Ome Kitchens smart knobs connect to your mobile app so you have full control of the stove, even when you're not in the kitchen. Akshita turned down $800k from the Shark Tank judges,  a product and name iteration before their current offering today. From the sounds of it, product is being developed and stoves are getting smarter and safer. Give Ome Kitchen a look.   Another product of the week is called BackSpace run by serial entrepreneur, Faiz Imran. After successfully building a marketing agency and working with dozens of influencers and builders of online communities, he saw and felt the acute pain that brand builders and community galvanizers face which is monetizing their community. For example, let's say you're a fitness influencer through Instagram and Tik Tok and want to engage deeper and deliver differentiated product offerings throughout the community experience. Enter BackSpace where communities around people and products can engage through live chat, premium community levels, and simple mechanisms to up sell and cross sell passionate consumers. If you or any of your friends have built substantial communities online, check out BackSpace.  Companies Worth Applying To:  This week the company worth applying to is called Itential as they are looking for a Senior Accountant. This would be a great opportunity to work with a software company from a finance perspective and get great experience a level or two under C-level leadership. Ian Bresenhan, is the CEO of Itential and they make it simple for businesses to navigate a dual network ecosystem into one. What does that mean? Over the past few decades companies have built their businesses on physical or on-premise networks. Then the cloud came along. Now, how does a business who has some networks on prem and some networks in the cloud co-exist, coordinate data, and seamlessly operate. Welcome to Itential. They are hiring for several roles.  Events to Put on the Calendar:  Atlanta Healthcare Entrepreneurs Meetup is on Wednesday, October 5th with Atlanta Ventures Partner A.T. Gimbel who will be interviewing Ascend Medical CEO, Jason Madsen. The topic of conversations will be around the lessons and learnings Jason experienced co-founding WellStreet Medical and now running Ascend Medical which brings the doctor's office to you. Ranging from telemedicine to home visits to mobile testing, Ascend is reimagining the healthcare experience starting with location.  Beta Product of the Week:  This company is truly laying brick by brick and producing a strong foundation and that company is called ToolPath. Andy Powell, co-Founder of Atlanta success story CallRail, is on to his next company which is focused on manufacturing technology. ToolPath is making it easier to create CNC machined parts — from prototyping to mass production, and they are doing this by building cloud-based CAM software to automatically create g-code programs for CNC machines. Let's elaborate on those hieroglyphics.   CNC machining is a procedure used in most manufacturing operations. CNC stands for Computer Numeric Control and deals with the use of a single-setup or more computer to administer actions of different machine tools and in ToolPath's case, specifically mills for now. And CAM stands for computer aided software. So now with ToolPath, the opportunity for CNC just moved from the horse and buggy to a car because the software brings accessibility and convenience to the CNC market. Keep tabs on ToolPath and go to their website for an early look.    Annnnd, that's 5 minutes. Thank you for listening to Five and Thrive. We provide 5 minutes of quality information, so you can thrive in the upcoming week. Please subscribe to the show and spread the good word!  Resources discussed in this episode:   Product of the Week:  Ome Kitchen BackSpace Companies Worth Applying To: Itential Rolls Open Events to Put on your Calendar:  Atlanta Healthcare Entrepreneurship Meetup  Beta Product of the Week: ToolPath

This week Dr. Drew is joined by Mike Gimbel as they explore Mike's unique life culminating in nearly five decades in the substance abuse community. Mike also shares how he got linked up with Robert Downey Jr. & his wife Susan and their road to collaborating on 'The Sunshine Place' - a new podcast about Mike's extraordinary story available now anywhere you get podcasts. Check out The Jordan Harbinger Podcast Visit AirMedCareNetwork.com/drew

Rev. Dr. James Gimbel, President of Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about how we understand “vocation” from a Biblical perspective, the difference between vocation and career, how Martin Luther understood and taught about vocation, what it means to be a "mask of God," and how we see vocation playing out in different areas of our lives. Read Dr. Gimbel's insightful article from The Canadian Lutheran at canadianlutheran.ca/on-vocatio.

Introduction: Welcome to Five & Thrive: a weekly podcast highlighting the Southeast's most interesting news, entrepreneurs, and information of the week, all under 5 minutes.  — Company Coming Up: This company is out of Mobile, Alabama lead by Walt Armentrout is called HeartLegacy. What started out as a video product for Senior Living Communities to help preserve life stories has morphed into a SaaS platform for businesses to leverage video. They have two different mobile apps, even titled differently for each market. The one for Senior LIving is called RemyGo, and the other for sales teams with over 250 five star reviews on the app store is called SalesMail. Like email but salesmail. This is a tell tale sign of an entrepreneur heads down in one market (senior living) but still keeping a pulse to where another market is pulling. There is probably a wonderful blog post or even book to be written about this pivot and evolution but in the meantime Walt and the team are growing fast and scaling. If you're in sales, check them out. Link in the show notes.    Products of Week: AnyDistance: Upcoming this week is the Peachtree Road Race. 50,000 folks brave the heat on the 4th to tackle the city's 10K. Local startup AnyDistance led by Luke Beard is the ideal app to download before the race or your next run. AnyDistance is doing to Strava what Instagram did to your iPhone camera back in 2012. It tracks and records your runs with unparalleled visualization and creative 3D renderings while wrapping the real world rewards ranging from badges to local shop credit. Give it a download today.     Event of the Week: Healthcare Entrepreneurship Meetup - A.T. Gimbel of Atlanta Ventures hosts a healthcare entrepreneurship meetup with over 2000 members in it. They had their event this week but I'm mentioning it because it was recorded and 3 companies presented their products and story and they are so good! The event recap and recording link is up on the events page on Atlanta Ventures Companies Worth Applying To:  Last week we missed this section so we have three companies ready for you.    Fleetio - The darling's darling of Birmingham, Fleetio is hiring for several roles and this is another company worth applying to, lead by Tony Summerville. Fleetio is reshaping fleet management by providing software that manages, tracks, and optimizes all different types of fleets world-wide. The roles open are several, ranging from software development to customer success, ops, and sales. And they just renovated their very slick looking new office.   LoadUp - if you're driving north on 75 through Atlanta and get near the West Paces exit, you'll see a big LoadUp billboard on the right hand side as of this recording. Greg Workmon (great name) and his team have modernized junk removal. They are looking for a CTO, CMO, and Head of Operations.  Intown Golf Club is in the works to open their second location and is looking for a finance controller. The 12,000 sqft private indoor golf club, right in the heart of Buckhead is expanding its footprint to Charlotte with line of site locations in Philadelphia and DC targeted. Join a fun and fast growing company in the golf industry as they grow!  Raise Your Glass: Goodr. Jasmine Crowe of Goodr just raised $8M to feed more and waste less through their technology and logistics solution. Congrats to Jasmine and team on all the great work they are doing!  Annnnd, that's 5 minutes. Thank you for listening to Five and Thrive. We provide 5 minutes of quality information, so you can thrive in the upcoming week. Please subscribe to the show and spread the good word!  Resources discussed in this episode: Company Coming Up: Heart Legacy Product of the Week: Any Distance Event: Atlanta Healthcare Entrepreneurship Meetup   Hiring: Fleetio Loadup intown golf club   Raise Your Glass:  Food waste management startup Goodr raises $8M