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Word up people, we are 3 Is The Magic Number, the podcast that asks its guests for their Top 3 favourite things in any subject of their choosing. It's a whole lot of fun, with no prizes to be won but please do make sure you subscribe as we return each Monday.This is Episode 6, Season 3 and the guest this week is Mr Laurent Bernard, Lags to those who know him. Musician (Gallows, Krokodil, Gold Key), label boss at Venn records and keen gardener, and he has chosen his Top 3 Albums from 1994. What a year! What's that? Louder? Ok…WHAT A YEAR! So many amazing albums, so many amazing artists, 90's nostalgia from 3 grown men, here we come!We hope you enjoy this episode and this podcast, if you want to support it and us, please do follow us on social media (all 3magicnumberpod), from Instagram to Tik Tok, Youtube to Bluesky and X, (even though it's awful). If you also have a spare moment, please do give us a rating, like, subscribe, heck maybe even leave us a nice comment here if you see fit.We also have a shiny newsletter (that goes out Monday, along with the podcast). In it we throw in all manner of info relating to each weeks podcast, as well as exclusive playlists, Tuesday top 3, a subscriber exclusive matt vs Remfry podcast (at the end of the season) and loads more. Totally free! IMAGINE THAT!

Tim, Jess and Scott finish their discussion of the 1921 novel.email us (and send the answer to the trivia question to) edgarsmailbag@gmail.comhttps://erbpodcast.blogspot.com/Please visit Tim's blog at: http://comicsradio.blogspot.com/Visit our store at: https://www.cafepress.com/shop/ERBPodcastHere's a link to the comic book adaptation by Gold Key (issues 166 & 167): https://www.erbzine.com/mag25/2596.html

Jon Gilligan, President and COO of Liberty Gold (TSX:LGD; OTCQX:LGDTF), joins me for a comprehensive update of the exploration, development, and future value drivers at both the Black Pine and Goldstrike oxide gold, open-pit, heap leach Projects in the Great Basin.   We start off reviewing the key metrics from the Pre-Feasibility Study announced on October 10, 2024: Open pit, run-of-mine (no crushing) heap leach operation with a one-year construction period and initial capital expenditure of $327 million Average annual production of 183 thousand ounces of gold in years 1 to 5 with Life-of-Mine average annual production of 135 thousand ounces of gold All-In Sustaining Cost for years 1 to 5 of $1,205 per ounce of gold and LOM AISC of $1,380 per ounce of gold $552 million After-Tax Net Present Value (5%) with a 32% After-Tax Internal Rate of Return and a 3.3 year payback at a base case gold price of $2,000 per ounce $1.296 billion After-Tax Net Present Value (5%) with a 62% After-Tax Internal Rate of Return and a 1.5 year payback at spot gold prices of $2,600 per ounce   Additionally there is still a lot of room for exploration expansion at Black Pine, where the ongoing 20,000 ounce exploration program is exploring 7 key target areas for expanding near-surface mineralization and looking for more potential satellite pits.  Jon also provides a detailed roadmap of the timeline of permitting milestones and derisking initiatives in front of the Company over the next 2.5-3 years through targeted construction and first gold pour.   Next we got an overview of the Goldstrike Project in southwestern Utah, key derisking work on water rights, optimization studies, and the growing importance of antimony mineralization value as a co-credit to the gold in this Project.   We wrap up reviewing the financial health of the company, after the news announced October 7th of the sale of the non-core TV Tower copper gold project, located in Biga Province, northwest Türkiye, where the Company has received US$3.7 million representing the Company's share of the payment due upon closing; with the remainder of the gross proceeds will be paid in two stages as follows: US$2.2 million on October 4, 2025. US$2.6 million on October 4, 2026.   This gives Liberty Gold a solid treasury of near $11million at present, and plenty of capital to advance the ongoing exploration and derisking work programs at both Black Pine and Goldstrike moving into 2025.   If you have any questions for Jon regarding Liberty Gold, the please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   Click here to follow the latest news from Liberty Gold

Today, Dan finally gets to sit down and talk with Malcolm Berg, who is not only a designer, but an entrepreneur who founded Edge of Architecture. He is all about pushing the boundaries and innovating to the next degree. Malcolm provides his insights on hospitality and how important it is to bring empathy and human connection to the forefront of design and architecture. The conversation also delves into the significance of gratitude, the role of mentorship at EOA, and the enduring philosophy of reflecting values and unity in their projects. Listen along to hear Malcolm and Dan's conversation!Takeaways: Cultivate empathy within your team and client relationships. Understanding and responding to people's needs and emotions is crucial for creating meaningful work and strong bonds.Strive beyond good enough. Aim for spectacular and aim to create experiences and designs that evoke strong, positive reactions.Hire people for their enthusiasm, work ethic, and potential rather than just their current skills or experience. Develop a culture of mentorship to nurture growth from within.Work with stakeholders, including clients and team members, who share similar values and vision. Avoid relationships that are purely transactional or financially driven.Emphasize continuous learning and innovation. Do not settle into a routine; constantly push the boundaries to stay ahead in a world that is rapidly changing.Develop a strong, cohesive concept as the foundation for all your design elements. This helps maintain a consistent narrative and creates a more immersive experience.Quote of the Show:“It's how you behave in the trenches that kind of makes you who you are. Things are going to go sideways, shit happens. It's how you fix it that counts.” - Malcolm BergLinks:Twitter: https://twitter.com/eoagroup?lang=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-berg-75b46910/ Website: https://eoagroup.com/ Shout Outs:IIDA https://iida.org/Gold Key https://www.goldkeyphr.com/ Curio by Hilton https://www.hilton.com/en/brands/curio-collection/ Andaz Miami https://www.hyatt.com/andaz/miaob-andaz-miami-beachMario Andretti https://www.instagram.com/andrettimario/?hl=en Travel by Design by Marriott https://traveler.marriott.com/travel-by-design/ Ways to Tune In: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A2XOJvb6mGqEPYJ5bilPXApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defining-hospitality-podcast/id1573596386Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVmaW5pbmdob3NwaXRhbGl0eS5saXZlL2ZlZWQueG1sAmazon Music: ​​https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8c904932-90fa-41c3-813e-1cb8f3c42419

Sometimes, I think mamas hold the whole world together. Their work is that important. Much of our lives as a family has been a battle through raging storms. But, there are some amazing graces on this side of motherhood, when my four children have reached adulthood

Want to see a video version of this podcast? Please visit YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvXbC2Chj0 Donald F. Glut has been active in both the entertainment and publishing industries since 1966. Don has had a long and varied career. He has been a professional musician, actor, film director, executive producer, photographer, magazine editor, proofreader and (very briefly, for an advertising agency) copywriter, but is mostly known for his long career as a freelance writer. He has written and directed feature-length motion pictures, documentaries and music videos, authored approximately 80 fiction and non-fiction published books, myriad TV scripts (live action and animation shows, network and syndicated), comic-book scripts, short stories, magazine articles, even music and theatre. He has been involved with numerous popular franchises such as Star Wars, The Monkees, Tarzan, Spider-Man, Transformers, G.I. Joe, Vampirella, Masters of the Universe, The Flintstones, Jonny Quest and many others, and created original comic-book characters for Gold Key, Marvel and DC. Arguably Don is best known for his novelization of the second "Star Wars" movie The Empire Strikes Back (#1 Best Seller). Don currently executive-produces, writes and directs "traditional-style" horror for his company Pecosborn Productions, and writes scripts for The Creeps horror comics magazine. Also, he is a Southern California representative of Las Vegas Talent Agency. Note: Any motion picture titles that may be listed prior to Dinosaur Valley Girls (1997) are of amateur movies, the first of 41 of which Don Glut made when he was nine years old. CONNECT WITH DONALD F. GLUT https://donaldfglut.com https://pecosborn.com https://dinosaurtrackscd.com https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0323304 https://www.facebook.com/donaldfglut RELATED VIDEOS A Writer's Time: Making The Time To Write - https://youtu.be/Y6nshRTjSFw Quit Your Day Job and Live Out Your Dreams - https://youtu.be/y7yr-za_Meo When Is It Time To Quit A Day Job To Be An Artist? - https://youtu.be/_wnqQxXTxis I Made 5 Movies While Working A Minimum Wage Job - https://youtu.be/1KnhZ1oAkRU 98% Of An Artist's Job Is Finding The Work - https://youtu.be/g4DqERYKwIg If You Want To Quit Your Day Job You Have To Be Able To Create Your Own Work - https://youtu.be/0wEOPSrkljg CONNECT WITH FILM COURAGE http://www.FilmCourage.com SUBSCRIBE TO THE FILM COURAGE YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://bit.ly/18DPN37 PERSONALLY SPONSOR FILM COURAGE https://ko-fi.com/filmcourage SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A MEMBER https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs8o1mdWAfefJkdBg632_tg/join SUPPORT FILM COURAGE BY BECOMING A PATRON https://www.patreon.com/filmcourage (Affiliates) SCRIVENER FREE TRIAL https://tinyurl.com/43uuumc6 ►WE USE THIS CAMERA (B&H) – https://buff.ly/3rWqrra ►WE USE THIS SOUND RECORDER (AMAZON) – http://amzn.to/2tbFlM9 Stuff we use: LENS - Most people ask us what camera we use, no one ever asks about the lens which filmmakers always tell us is more important. This lens was a big investment for us and one we wish we could have made sooner. Started using this lens at the end of 2013 - http://amzn.to/2tbtmOq AUDIO Rode VideoMic Pro - The Rode mic helps us capture our backup audio. It also helps us sync up our audio in post https://amzn.to/425k5rG Audio Recorder - If we had to do it all over again, this is probably the first item we would have bought - https://amzn.to/3WEuz0k LIGHTS - Although we like to use as much natural light as we can, we often enhance the lighting with this small portable light. We have two of them and they have saved us a number of times - http://amzn.to/2u5UnHv *Disclaimer: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, we'll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows us to continue to make videos like this. Thank you for your support!

From November 1968 to February 1976, Gold Key Comics published 35 issues of the Dark Shadows comic book series, plus a story digest. The comic featured unique stories, adventures, and supernatural creatures not seen in the TV show. Returning to the podcast to discuss the Gold Key DS comics are noted writers, and longtime comics and DS fans, Dr. Jeff Thompson and Nick Caputo. Listen, as we choose our favorites and talk about some of the notable creators behind this memorable comic series.Donate to the podcast at Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/terroratcollinwoodHermes Press Dark Shadows Gold Key Comics Collections available on Hermes Press Website: https://hermes-press.myshopify.com/collections/dark-shadows-collectionHermes Press Art of George Wilson Pre-Order: https://hermes-press.myshopify.com/products/the-art-of-george-wilson-pre-order?variant=45367320215712Nick Caputo's blog: https://nick-caputo.blogspot.comJeff Thompson's Television Horrors of Dan Curtis on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Television-Horrors-Dan-Curtis-Productions/dp/1476675023/ref=sr_1_1?crid=24VYWL0M908D5&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VxQ4ZJmDutUAxDl6y3O22Wjfgulx63FGb4cTLQp9WVPcY-hXjNUELGLnNWUeOjcEdjM04L8nVacsPPCmVOR3113VJ1g0bMSLGAMFFka_UmOOlGjhsyQWSmnF57DHFpycYQ9O9CPjGUV9I9tO557B77C4hJigIb-WjsKT3-jdkombmFbclV8iyqxI7MdFCb33PZ3NdbI-sGgayjZA9Z2C4XI1NJ4U7TEH_WO6YzMWPOM.GLgrWLHV97J3QZBZD-JzKjCClHPX3g-6i3wbCEN4eZ0&dib_tag=se&keywords=Television+Horrors+of+Dan+Curtis&qid=1719633410&sprefix=television+horrors+of+dan+curtis%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-1Article about comics writer Merrie Spaeth: https://booksteveslibrary.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-amazing-merrie-spaeth.html#google_vignetteCollinsport After Dark Episode 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7szDf8ua4oY&list=PLAw38rxqLiknuRK27GTszwbsT3AWC4ZQqDark Shad-Bros Episode 7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwTwNnUXuqMSurfing the Shadows surf rock cover of Bob Cobert's Dark Shadows theme by Johnny D & The Moonlighters: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/johnny-d-the-moonlighters/1187748534TaC Logos by Eric MarshallTaC ending music by Rebecca Paiva

Comics Catch Up.     Comics have been an important medium for Star Trek ever since the release of the first Gold Key comic in 1967 and they have continued over various publishers since that time. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan catch up on all the issues they've missed recently. They discuss being new to Star Trek comics, Picard's Academy, The Scorpius Run, Sons of Star Trek, Star Trek, Star Trek: Defiant, wrapping up and their final thoughts.  In the news they discuss a new release that is imminent and the delay of an upcoming book as well.    News New Releases Coming  (00:02:55)               Feature: Comics Catch Up New to Comics (00:04:27) Picard's Academy (00:06:10) Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run (00:11:20) Sons of Star Trek (00:21:42) Star Trek (00:31:44) Star Trek: Defiant (00:44:48) Wrapping Up (00:51:45) Final Thoughts (00:53:55)         Hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan  Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

Comics Catch Up. Comics have been an important medium for Star Trek ever since the release of the first Gold Key comic in 1967 and they have continued over various publishers since that time. In this episode of Literary Treks hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan catch up on all the issues they've missed recently. They discuss being new to Star Trek comics, Picard's Academy, The Scorpius Run, Sons of Star Trek, Star Trek, Star Trek: Defiant, wrapping up and their final thoughts. In the news they discuss a new release that is imminent and the delay of an upcoming book as well. News New Releases Coming (00:02:55) Feature: Comics Catch Up New to Comics (00:04:27) Picard's Academy (00:06:10) Strange New Worlds: The Scorpius Run (00:11:20) Sons of Star Trek (00:21:42) Star Trek (00:31:44) Star Trek: Defiant (00:44:48) Wrapping Up (00:51:45) Final Thoughts (00:53:55) Hosts Casey Pettitt and Jonathan Koan Production Matthew Rushing (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Greg Rozier (Associate Producer) Casey Pettitt (Associate Producer)

In today's episode of the IC-DISC show, Eric Miller from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EX-IM) provides valuable insights into how this 90-year-old institution supports American exporters through strategic financial services. I also learned that EX-IM is one of just two governmental agencies that is an actual profit center. ​ Before joining EX-IM, Eric worked for a privately-held exporter that was a customer of EX-IM. His expertise both inside and outside of EX-IM sheds light on crucial products like export credit insurance, export financing, and financing for foreign buyers. These solutions can alleviate common hurdles inhibiting international trade growth. ​ We also talk through some real-world examples of these various EXIM solutions. This is a must-listen episode for any company doing substantial direct exports.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Eric Miller from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) discusses the role of the bank in aiding exporting companies with financial services, operating without costing taxpayers. We delve into how Ex-Im Bank and the Small Business Administration (SBA) offer loan guarantees and insurance to boost companies' borrowing capacity. Eric shares insights into export credit insurance and how Ex-Im Bank's products can help resolve common financial challenges in international transactions. The discussion covers Ex-Im Bank's new domestic project finance product, designed to support projects that have a significant export component. We touch on the requirement for a U.S. majority in product content, aiming to foster manufacturing and job growth in the United States. Eric explains the importance of services, like engineering and architectural services for foreign projects, requiring a U.S. majority for cost. We discuss government resources that can aid businesses in exporting, such as tax incentives and the Gold Key service provided by the U.S. Commercial Services. The episode highlights the STEP grant, a federal program managed by states to support companies with export-related expenses. Eric and I settle the Tex-Mex vs. BBQ debate with an appreciation for both, adding a lighthearted twist to the episode. Contact information for Eric Miller is shared for listeners who wish to connect and further explore export financing options. Contact Details Email (eric.miller@xmexim.gov) Phone Number (713-306-7969) LINKSShow Notes Be a Guest About IC-DISC Alliance About Export-Import Bank of the United States GUEST Eric MillerAbout Eric TRANSCRIPT (AI transcript provided as supporting material and may contain errors) Dave: Hi, this is David Spray. Welcome to another episode of the IC Disc Show. My guest today is Eric Miller of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, colloquially known by the acronym of XM. More useful takeaways for privately held exporting companies than any guest I've ever had. We talked about the history of the XM, its purpose and the four service offerings that they have for privately held exporting businesses. We also talked about three other governmental arms that can also be of value. The other interesting thing about Eric is he actually was a customer of XM early in his career when he was a minority owner of an exporting business. So Eric's a really dynamic guy. He's really passionate about serving exporting companies and he really understands what it's like to be in the shoes of their customers. I really recommend you take a listen to this one. It's really valuable hey good morning Eric. Welcome to the podcast. Eric: Thank you, Dave. It's a pleasure to be here. It's an honor. Thank you. Dave: Well, the pleasure is all mine. So where are you connecting from today? What part of the world are you in at the moment? Eric: The great state of Texas. I'm in the Houston area, born and raised in Texas and been all over the world, but this is home. Oh, that's awesome. Dave: In fact, I think you even stayed close for college, right. Eric: I did. I'm a Cougar alumni, so a proud Houston native. Dave: Awesome, so I'm really excited to have you on. You are with the Export Import Bank of the United States, correct? Correct so we also go by XM Bank, sorry. Eric: Yep. Dave: So tell me about XM, tell me about the kind of the history of the organization and why it exists, and then we'll get it. We'll see where the conversation goes. Eric: Yeah, no, it's a good question. I'm biased, of course, working here, but I think it's one of the most fascinating government agencies that exist. We're set up in the executive branch of the federal government. We've been around for 90 years. Most people haven't heard of us. We are small. We've got anywhere between 400 and 500 people as a part of the agency. Most are headquartered in Washington DC, but we do have a dozen regional offices scattered throughout the US and all the major cities. I cover the Houston office and in doing so, I work with exporters in the great state of Texas and help them export more US made products and services. That's really what we're about here at XM Bank is supporting our US companies that are exporting a US made good or service. We're on the finance side of that help. There's other government agencies. Throughout the whole process of a transaction, whether it's finding buyers, whether it's financing a transaction or even getting grant money to help you export. There's other support, but EXIM is specific on the finance piece. Dave: Okay, and so does EXIM. At the end of the day, you know, does this cost taxpayers, you know, billions of dollars to have this thing in place. Eric: Yeah, that's another good question. So you know, we're one of the few agencies historically that have actually built a surplus of money for the taxpayer. In other words, we're using less than we're making and we send money back to Treasury. It changes year to year, but historically, if you look over the past you the past 20, 30 years we're generating a surplus and sending that back to treasury, so costing taxpayers billions of dollars. No, we like to operate a little differently than a government agency. We are an independent government agency, which means we're not inside a cabinet, but we are set up in the executive branch and we like to say we run at the speed of business Internally, we're very efficient, we're very effective and we're very aggressive, trying to reach out to US companies and get them involved in helping them. Dave: Well, that is awesome. I think it sounds like just a win, right. It's a win for the taxpayers. It's actually a profit center, if you will, for the taxpayers. It's good for the exporters, it's good for the country. Am I correct? I think the only other government agency I've ever heard of that's a profit center is like the Patent and Trademark Office. Have you heard that too? Eric: I think you're right. Now, I haven't researched that myself, just in passing and conversations I've heard of the same and there might be one or two others out there. But yeah, it's an unusual feat of a government agency to kind of generate that surplus for a taxpayer and send it back to Treasury. We do charge, you know, fees and that's how the agency itself makes and brings in money. We charge fees for our different products and you know we have products like export credit insurance. To just kind of dive into what we do, yeah, let's do that In export credit insurance to just kind of dive into what we do yeah let's do that In export credit insurance. So let me take a couple steps back. When an exporter engages in international business, when they find a foreign buyer in a country and they say, hey, here's what I sell, whether it's a product or service, there's always a sticking point. If you will product or service, there's always a sticking point if you will in the negotiations, when it comes to money flow. And what I mean by that is the exporter will say, hey, I'll ship my product or I'll do the service, but go ahead and wire me money before I ship it. And then the importer, the buyer there's always a reluctance to say well, I don't want to wire you money, because what if you close your doors? I never hear from you again. So when there's a new relationship and there's a transaction that's trying to occur, money, the movement of money, is always a sticking point. Who sends it first? And exporters lose a lot of deals because of this. I speak to exporters on a daily basis and every week there's at least one that says I wish I would have known about this. It would have helped me with the last negotiation I had with a foreign buyer who said you know, ship me the product on open account and I'll pay you 60 days later. I wasn't comfortable with that as an exporter so I closed the door and lost the deal. So XM gets involved and we say no, go ahead. And you know, if they're asking for credit terms, go ahead and provide that to them and we will back you up on the payment. We will insure that receivable from default. So if something goes wrong and the foreign buyer doesn't pay back the exporter as intended, we will insure it. They put a claim into us. So when I say claim, just like any other insurance policy, right, you're driving a car and you get to an accident, you file a claim. Something goes wrong with the house, you file a claim with the home insurance provider. We're no different. We're an insurance provider on foreign receivables and the government gets involved in this space because you know, david, look at the trade deficit. Last year we're nearing a trillion dollars. Most years, from year to year in the last 10 years, it's getting worse and worse. So what I mean by that is we're bringing in way more than we're sending out, and what we have found through our research as a government agency is the number one reason more US companies are not sending more product abroad is the number one reason is fear. They are fearful of what that process looks like and the government gets involved. Then we say let's take away that fear. We'll put the risk on our shoulders as it relates to credit insurance. Go ahead and give your foreign buyer terms or open account. We'll shoulder the risk and if they don't pay you, we'll pay you. And we want to help the trade deficit. We want to as a government agency. We want to stimulate US manufacturing. We want to create jobs through exports. That's really what the mission is here at Ex-Im Bank. Dave: Okay, yeah, no, that's really good. And do you specifically underwrite each customer? You know each foreign customer, or is there just you guys? Just use some general parameters. Eric: Yeah, no, it's a good question, like what does that process look like? So we have four different credit insurance policies. We can do everything from hey, we'll underwrite every buyer if you're not comfortable with it. Or hey, we'll give you a policy where you can do your own underwriting according to our credit standards but give you that autonomy inside your company to do it without coming to us every time there's a buyer. So there's different approaches. Most exporters like the autonomy because they can approve a credit right then and there, rather than sending us the paperwork and then us process it and then get back to them. So it just depends on timeline. But yeah, we can do either. Dave: And does the policy insure 100% of the invoice or is there a co-insurance piece where your customer is taking some of the risk? Eric: So the coverage will be anywhere from 90 or 95%, depending on which policy. Most of them are in that 95% range, but some of them are in the 90. Okay, they have the option. Dave: Yeah. So it's enough that as long as the company's got decent margins right, if their margin's greater than 5% or 10%, then their risk is just if a deal goes bad. They didn't make any money on that deal. Eric: That's a fair way of looking at it? Dave: Yep, but they have enough skin in the game that they do want to make a profit on that transaction. They want to all that trouble. So they have a motivation to not, you know, sell to people who you know they have serious concerns about their ethics or integrity or ability to pay. Eric: Exactly, and that's really what it's all about. Hey, I've got a new relationship and you know, name a country. They're asking for open account. And open account, you know, most people are comfortable with that in the US. They have a recourse in mind. Hey, if I don't pay, here's the process where I can recoup. But that all goes away when you send it to a foreign country. Like you know, how do I even get my money if I don't? I'm dealing with a different legal environment, political currency, culture, I mean. The list goes on and on. So that's where, wherein lies the fear for the exporter. And there's government agencies, both local, state and federal, all of them. We want to surround the exporter, prop them up, take away the fear, shoulder the risk and get them comfortable in international business. Dave: Okay, so you may mention the one person you were talking to that said they wish they'd known about XM because they kind of lost this deal. Do you have another case study, if you will, or example and obviously you don't have to mention the specific company by name where everything did work out kind of a success story, where maybe they were not exporting much but with this credit insurance it really helped them materially increase their sales? Do you have any examples like that, just to help people further understand? Eric: Oh yeah, we have a whole list of resources on our website. There's a section dedicated to success stories of all the different companies and we like to diversify the industry and the product and we've got you name it and it's probably up there. One that just immediately comes to mind is a company and they've been kind of a strong advocate of Ex-Im Bank. They're called BuzzBalls and it's alcohol manufactured here in Texas in the Dallas area, and they were very successful domestically. I mean, you can find these little alcohol glasses basically in any kind of retail store in the US. But as they looked abroad they wanted to de-risk a lot of their open account with distributors and really I think the last I heard they either doubled or tripled the revenue by focusing on foreign buyers, distributing it to the distributors, the foreign distributors giving them credit to pay and Ex-Im Bank insuring the risk. I mean, it's just one interesting example that you know, if little cups of alcohol can move abroad, mostly anything can. Dave: Oh, that's great, I love that and thank you for that. Thank you for that example. So now let's say that a company is contemplating exporting and let's say they have this large potential order you know large for them, you say it's a $5 million company annual revenues and suddenly they have this pay for the materials from their supplier and they maybe don't have enough working capital to do that and maybe they're in a spot where you know a traditional bank loan or line of credit. They're maybe, just maybe what you'd call not bankable. What happens then? Does the whole process just fall apart? You know they've got the credit insurance but they don't have the cash to buy the goods. What happens then? Eric: Yeah, that's really the second big problem in international trade. So the US banking system in general is challenging to help US companies fill export orders, and what I mean by that is, in your example, a $5 million revenue company. It can even be bigger than that, it could be 20, 30, 40. The problem with a lot of US companies is when their foreign sales start to get significant and they go to the bank and say, hey, I need a line of credit, not just for my domestic business, I need it for my international too. There becomes a problem in the banking system. There's this view that it's high risk and, as bankers tend to be more conservative and shy away from risk, so most times US companies have problems getting the money they need to fill these export purchase orders. So government gets involved, Ex-Im gets involved and SBA also has a product similar to the Ex-Im bank. It varies according to the banker who wants to use the product, but the idea behind it is we become a guarantor of repayment to the lender. So in your example, $5 million a year company, $2 million foreign sale that we're going to insure they walk that over to the bank and they say, hey, I got insurance on the receivable. Great, it's a $2 million deal. Now I need a million bucks or whatever as a line of credit to build all this stuff or go out and buy it. The bank will say, okay, where's it going? Oh, it's leaving the country. I can't help you. But when you come back with a US purchase order, then we can get serious in our talks. The company is stranded and they can't get the money, the capital they need to fill these orders with working capital. So we get involved and we say, hey, if they're presenting financial statements and the financial statements merit the ability to borrow what they're asking for a million, whatever it is and you're only saying no because it's an export, go ahead and give them the money that they need that they're asking for again, as long as it meets the credit standards, and we'll co-sign, we become a repayment guarantor to that line of credit so they can have access to the money that they need to fill these foreign buyer purchase orders. Guarantees and insurance is really kind of what we're about here at Ex-Im Bank to enable this cross-border trade. On the finance piece, Now, with that line of credit that we guarantee, they could also use it to issue bid bonds or performance bonds or standby letters of credit. Because another problem in our banking system is when a exporter bids on a foreign tender, that tender sometimes will say hey, if you want to bid on this, you got to put up a performance bond or a bid bond and that kind of weeds out the non-serious suppliers versus the serious. And when they want to supply that bid bond and they go to the bank, put the equivalent amount of cash in your account, I'll escrow it and then issue the bond. And then the exporter you know has this confused look. And well, I don't want to pay for my own deal and block my own cash. So under the XM line of credit you can actually use borrowed money to issue those bid bonds, performance bonds, standby LCs at a reduced cash collateral, so you're not tying up your cash. Dave: Interesting. Eric: And what's the? Dave: typical I think the term like if you're factoring an invoice, it's called. I think it's called like the advance rate, like what percentage you could borrow, like on the you know the purchase order or the invoice that you create. What's that percentage? You know, through the XM financing. Eric: So we put it into two categories pre-export and post-export. Okay, pre-export is the working capital right, the inventory, work in process, finished goods. So under that you could borrow a 75% advance rate. Then post-export, once it becomes a receivable, you could borrow 90. So it's pretty generous advance rates and typically it helps exporters fill these purchase orders much easier if we weren't involved. Dave: Yeah, Cause I think I was a CFO of a company many years ago and we were growing rapidly and we're using factoring and the. It seems like the advance rate we were able to get on the factoring for domestic sales, let alone international, was only like 70 or 80%. So, and even I think I'm told that even if a company has a line of credit that they're backing with inventory and domestic receivables, that still a typical kind of advance rate is really only like I think, about 80. And so you're talking about an even higher, if I'm using the correct term, than what a traditional bank would provide to a traditional bankable customer for a domestic sale. Is that accurate, based on your knowledge? Eric: Yeah, very accurate. And sometimes you know I go back to the example of US banks don't like export orders, and they don't. Sometimes they will give an advantage. They've got a traditional line of credit set up for domestic. They may say we'll let you borrow 10, 20, 30% advance rate on the export stuff. With our guarantee we can expand that to 75, up to 90. So it could be that we expand the borrowing base or just let alone get them access to it for export orders, with our guarantee. Dave: Okay, yeah, this is really valuable and I can't wait to get the word out to our contacts. So, on the working capital piece so how does that work then? Is the process that they call up their bank and say, hey, do you guys do anything with XM and they just work purely through their banker? Or do they call you up and say, hey, we need some working capital? We don't really have a big banking relationship. Can you recommend somebody? Help me understand the logistics? Eric: of it, Absolutely. Yeah, it's a good question. We recommend starting with us. It's very easy to get lost in the banking system and trying to figure out who to talk to about getting the setup. A lot of time exporters will speak to their local relationship manager and they start talking about XM working capital and they're like you know who's XM? I don't, I don't even know what you're talking about. Slow down, so it's more efficient to start with us and if they're working with a bank that is in our lender network, we can go directly to the right person and connect them with the exporter to have those conversations. If they're working with a lender that is not inside our our network, we can still locate a lender to set up kind of a XM specific line of credit if that's something they want to pursue. Dave: Okay. Eric: Okay. Dave: Now this is really valuable. Does the bank have any other service lines besides the foreign receivables insurance and the working capital? Eric: We've got a couple others. One of them is called foreign buyer finance. Okay, this is a real interesting one. This is when a US company is selling capital equipment to a foreign buyer and when that capital equipment quotation gets to the foreign buyer, what we see often is they'll go to their bank. In some of these emerging markets, developing countries, the buyer will go to the bank and say, ok, you know, I got a quotation for, let's say, you know, john Deere equipment, ag equipment or Caterpillar, construction equipment or mining equipment, whatever. They go to their bank and they say I need to borrow to pay the US company for the equipment. And when they get a term sheet from their local bank, if you're familiar with international business and international finance, the cost can be much higher than what we're used to paying in the US as far as cost of capital Cost of capital I've seen even triple and quadruple in some of these developing markets. And then the buyer the deal falls to the wayside because the buyer can't afford to pay the bank all this cost associated with the capital. So in situations like that and kind of high cost capital markets, we can get involved and find a lender, as long as we've got good audited financial statements and they meet credit standards, we can find a lender to give that foreign buyer a term loan, a three to seven year term loan, of which we guarantee repayment of to the lender, to buy that US made capital equipment. So, in simple terms, we can finance a foreign buyer when the foreign buyer is buying US made equipment, and what we have found is the US companies that really know this product inside and out use that as a competitive advantage. They're saying, hey, sure, on one hand, here's my quotation for the equipment and on the other hand, I can get you finance if you need it. And I can get you finance if you need it. And the companies that do that well, I mean their sales shoot through the roof because now they become this finance facilitator for foreign buyers to access cheaper capital, which we've even seen companies where maybe they're 10% higher on the bid than some of the other countries, but they're saving them 15% on the finance. Dave: Yeah, I can see that. Yeah, I can see that that's really clever. I was familiar with the first two pieces, but I really was not familiar with that. I mean, yeah, that's a real competitive advantage. I mean it makes you wonder how a company in I don't know pick your country, brazil, that you know is trying to compete Like how do they compete when they can't? I'm guessing that they probably don't have the same type of capability to offer you know these, you know more attractive financing rates. Eric: So, yeah, that's a great point XM Bank we're also referred as an export credit agency, eca. So every developed country in the world has the equivalent of us. Out of, let's say, roughly 200 countries, there's 120 of us representing the nation of each country. So what we know is, as it relates to international business, there are, you know, foreign. When there's foreign competition in the tender, sometimes that foreign competition knows about their local ECA also. Right, so they could be offering the same thing. Hey, I can get you, you know, finance through my local ECA. You know name, a country, country. So we want companies in the US to be aware of how we can help them and support them, just like other member countries of partner ECAs do, because it's a competitive advantage and if they're not aware of it, it's a loss really for the exporter. And I mentioned four products. So we went over export credit insurance, the working capital getting the foreign buyer a loan, and then the fourth one. It came out about a year and a half ago. It's a new product that we're super excited about and it's really domestic project finance where there's an export nexus. And what I mean by that, david, is let's take an industry, let's take LNG. When an LNG liquid natural gas. When liquid natural gas projects in wherever let's call it Texas, when they go live and you've got a solid entity set up for the purpose of building an LNG plant maybe there's corporate shareholders, maybe there's individual shareholders, whatever it may be when banks take a look at this and they see that it's a domestic project finance structure meaning the off of any kind of contract will repay the loan Bankers don't like that. Bankers don't like project finance. If we look at a project where there's an export nexus and what we define as an export nexus is 25% of the sales will be exported we could potentially be a lender or a loan guarantor to that domestic project as long as there's going to be 25% foreign sales, and we could go down to 15% if it's a small business, so we can involve oh, that's really cool. Dave: Yeah, because I mentioned the bank is going to say, yeah, it sounds like a great opportunity. Go find some investors to fund this and then, once you start exporting the LNG, give us a call. We'll give you some working capital and you'll work with XM to ensure the receivables, but until then, hey, it's on you. Eric: That's it. That's the problem. That's where a lot of these projects get stuck in the banking system as it relates to traditional banking. They can't get the money they need to lift this project up, and it could be a great project, but yeah, banks like to see history right. I want to see your balance sheet income statement, cash flow last three years. Let me underwrite it Well, there is none. It's a new project and we're building it. Well, we can't help you Go find some investors, and that's typically the conversations. So, instead of these deals disappearing, as long as there is solid offtake agreements, we can look at that, potentially to repay the loan, and we do that on the foreign buyer side too. Dave: Yeah, and to be fair to the bankers I know many bankers and have great relationships If a bank is paying 5% for a deposit and they're lending it out at, say, 8%, by the time they pay their fees and stuff they really don't have a lot of margin left. So you know they have an imputed default rate. You know that they can tolerate of like half a percent, right, maybe 1%, right. I mean, that's just their model. Eric: Margins are thin, you're right. Dave: Yeah, and they're probably even I'm guessing even prohibited from saying okay, yeah, we'll finance this deal for you, but this is high risk. So instead of a 7% loan, it's gonna be 30%. I mean, the banks probably aren't even allowed to do. There's probably usury laws or something. Am I correct in that? Eric: Yeah, yeah. So they would definitely view the risk differently as a domestic project finance. But I would say, even more so, the regulatory issues involving domestic project finance probably prohibit the lenders from doing that. Dave: Even oh yeah, yeah, that's right. I never thought about that. Eric: There's definitely some challenges in that space. I never thought about that. There's definitely some challenges in that space. Dave: Yeah, that makes sense because really, from a holistic perspective, you would say hey, bank, this isn't your sweet spot. This is like venture capital, risk capital. Let them find a lender, like a hard asset lender, that'll charge a much higher rate, or let them raise equity capital to finance this. This isn't what you're designed for, mr First National Bank, Exactly. Eric: Okay. Dave: What are some of the limits, minimum maximums for these different products? Let's start with the credit insurance. Is there a minimum size that you all have insurance? Is there a minimum size like that you all have? I mean, I'm guessing if somebody has a hundred dollar foreign receivable that they want to insure, probably doesn't really make sense for everybody. So is there a minimum size? Is it a hard minimum or kind of a soft minimum? Eric: Yeah, that's a great question. So we don't have a minimum per se, documented minimum, but yeah, it's got to make sense right To go through the process. So I mean, we've insured receivables as low as a couple thousand bucks, so that's for credit insurance. For working capital we also don't have a minimum, but that's set by the lender. So we say hey, as long as the lender will do the loan, we'll take a look at the guarantee and most lenders that we have spoken to we probably would say that the minimum with most lenders is around a half a million for a working capital line of credit. And then on the foreign buyer side, again it's got to make sense to the lender. We don't have a minimum. Most lenders, I would say the minimum I've seen where a US lender would give a loan to a foreign buyer is also around a half a million. Maximum, no maximum, but anything above 25 million has to go to our board. The largest we did in the bank's history was in Mozambique, for an LNG facility was 5 billion. Oh wow. Dave: And then are there limits on the working capital and credit insurance, similar limits that require board approval. Eric: Anything above 25. Yep, it's the same 25 number, correct, which it's. You know it's not prohibitive, it just adds another layer to the process. Yeah. Dave: And even again, even if XM wasn't involved, I know a lot of banks, just you know, when loans get above a certain amount they want to syndicate them with other banks, just for their own risk. And I think a lot of times those syndication amounts for a medium-sized bank will start in that 10 to $25 million, as I understand it. And then what about the domestic projects that have 25% export expectations, any minimum or maximums there that you've seen? Eric: So I would say there's no hard set minimum, but the soft minimum I'm seeing is probably 5 million plus and the reason for that is the SBA, the Small Business Administration, also a federal government agency. They have similar products that go up to five, so this will take it past five and we don't want to compete with another government agency. They have similar products that go up to five, so this will take it past five and we don't want to compete with another government agency, so it's five below. Sba might be a better fit. Five above we're probably the only game in town. Okay, zero to five, taking some notes on this Five plus. Dave: You know, one of the other interesting things is we've had this conversation that if you think people have never heard of XM, they're even, I think, less likely to have heard of the ICDISC program. You know we specialize and what's interesting is how is the number of parallels? I mean, the thing that I can't, you know that blows me away is how logical everything is with XM. Like you know, there's a, you know there's a perhaps a belief that some government programs, agencies that there's no real logic to it. It was just it was some negotiation in Congress and they had just some arbitrary rules. But you know, as I kind of look at these, they just all seems very logical, right? And you know, like you know, above a certain amount you need board approval Again, just like in a bank, right, when they're doing a $25 million loan, it's probably got to go to a loan review committee or something. But the other thing is there's some similarities between XM and the ICDISC and one of them is the 51% US content. Can you explain how that works with XM, because I think it's pretty much the same as ICDISC. Eric: To my knowledge it is also yeah. So it goes back to really the mission right Creating jobs through US exports, and we want to stimulate US manufacturing. So we can't support a trade where you know Houston companies buying from China and sending it down to you know name a country in South America. There's no value add for the country. So Congress basically put a policy to the agency that says anything that we support has to be greater than 50% US content. So another way of saying it's just 51%. Right, majority of the product has to be US content, and the way that we calculate that is we look at the cost. So if they're selling a widget that they sell for $100, but it costs $70, we're going to look at the $70 and say $30 of that, 70 needs to be US content. So that's really we look at the cost and the majority of the cost needs to be US made, whether it's product. Dave: Or another way of saying it is no more than $36 foreign cost Yep, that makes sense. Eric: And if it's a service, by the way, sometimes we get these service questions, by the way, because sometimes we get these service questions where, hey, you know, I'm an engineering company designing, you know, a refinery plant for a foreign buyer. How do I look at that as far as US content? So what we do is we say, okay, start with your invoice. Right, whatever you're billing out, if it says engineering services or CAD drawings or whatever, take that and then look at the cost and greater than 50% needs to be US citizens or green card holders as part of that cost for services. So we basically look at the citizenship of the provider for evaluating US content and the cost. Dave: Yeah, and that's somewhat similar to the ICDISC really only includes two types of services that are eligible engineering services and architectural services for foreign construction projects or services that are an integral part of the sale. You know, like if you sell a product for a million dollars and there's a $200,000 installation service, as long as that's an integral part of the, you know the project that qualifies, you know that service does. But yeah, that's interesting. So let's say somebody says hey, you know, eric, I really like the sound of this and I'd like to talk to you. But you know, I just feel like you know, you're probably a lifelong government employee. You probably want to work right out of college. You don't know what it's like to sit in my shoes. You don't know what it's like to have been on the private side. You know having these foreign customers. What would you say to them? Eric: Yeah, so being a government employee is new to me also, yeah, so after college I started at a company and worked there for a decade, grew into sweat equity. I was a part minority shareholder and I was a customer of Ex-Im Bank for 10 years. Yeah, we were a company that exported capital equipment all over the world, but with a concentration in Sub-Saharan Africa. Okay, and we grew rapidly with the help of Ex-Im Bank. We used all the products of credit insurance, the working capital, getting the foreign buyer a loan and that really became a competitive advantage to the company. Because we looked at ourselves saying, hey, we're an equipment supplier, but so is the other hundreds of companies around, if not thousands of companies. How do we make ourselves different? And the finance became very important to that conversation, because you can Google, search equipment companies in the US and you're going through thousands of pages trying to find an equipment supplier. But not everybody is saying, hey, we have financial solutions too. If you need them, we can get you a loan. We can sell to you an open account with our insurance. We can get the capital we need to fill these export purchase orders. We can get the line of credit that we need to send bid bonds and performance bonds to some of these large tenders. So, going back to your question, I've been at Exxon for seven years, but the majority of my career was in the private sector and being a minority shareholder of a company that used the bank that I work for now to grow a small business. Dave: What a great story, like it would seem like you have the perfect background for your role I mean, you're actually a customer for your role. I mean you're actually a customer. So the private companies that you're trying to help you really do understand what it's like to be in their shoes. Eric: I think most employees that work here at ExxonMobil found we're very service oriented. We like to help. We like to help. It's fun for us to help. It's fun for me to help. The best part of my day is meeting small business exporters, helping them become aware of all the resources that are available to them to become more competitive and grow, like we did when I was with that company. Dave: Yeah, it's just amazing how similar our days are. That's also the favorite part of my job is when I get a phone call from somebody and they say hey, you know, bob said I should call you. You know we're. Our exports have really grown a lot, and there's this thing called ICDISC and you know, tell us about it, are we the right fit? And it's great to be able to help them. Oh, I was just going to ask you something. Oh, what about indirect exports? Do they qualify under an indirect export? Eric: Great question, yeah, so under the working capital it does. So if you have an exporter that's selling to you know name a major company, let's say a major oil and gas company who in turn is exporting that out, we call that an indirect export. That does qualify them to get the capital they need to fill that order. Dave: Yep, Another parallel with the IC disk. The IC disk is the same way. Yeah, Most of our clients are actually indirect exporters. So some of the products would not be as beneficial, you know, like the credit insurance, for example, because they don't have any foreign receivables. But you know, they don't have any foreign receivables, but they still may have use for some of the other products. Okay, so I've got just a couple more questions. Eric: Well, first off, is there anything we didn't cover that you wish I had? I would say there's other government resources that every exporter should know. Dave: Okay, what are those? Eric: Yeah, so one of them is the US Commercial Services. They're a part of the Department of Commerce and they've got an office in every major city in the US. I think there's a hundred, if I remember right, a hundred US Commercial Service offices scattered throughout the US. If you're in Houston, there's one in Houston. Great folks, we work with them closely. They've got some really good products as well for exporters. One of them is called the Gold Key, and the Gold Key it basically connects buyer and seller. So once the agency understands the company, they met with them. They understand the company, they understand what they're selling. They have to be what's called export ready. So an existing business that's already selling, let's say they're successful here domestically and they want to export. You know, let's say that to the, to our closest neighbors, first Canada and Mexico. But they're like hey, I don't, how do I even do that? How do I find a buyer, how do I find a distributor in these countries? That's really the first step in kind of the. The maze of exporting is first you got, you have to have a buyer. We're kind of second to that right. Once you have a buyer, then it's money talks and then we get involved. But even before us. The commercial services can get involved and under the gold key they can find distributors, partners, buyers in foreign markets. Wow, yeah, under the gold key. So they basically, once they understand the business, they work with the embassy in that country and say, hey, I've got, you know, bob, here's his company, been around for 10 years, successful in the U? S, but they want to start with Mexico. And can you find them buyers, can you find them distributors? And they try to play matchmaker. So they generate a list and they recommend going to the country that you want to export to shake hands, stare them in the face, sit down with them physically, because that's another important thing in international business you can't just stay behind the phone or email. You really have to go to these places. Dave: Wow, so that's amazing. Now the bad news, Eric, is you and XM may have just dropped to number two as far as my favorite government agency. I mean, depending on where a company is, that might be even more valuable, right? Because without the customers, they don't even need the other products of XM. That's really cruel. Eric: That's right yeah. I mean they need a buyer before they come to XM. They need a foreign buyer and commercial services can help with that. Dave: So be careful. You're about to list some other agencies and may further knock you down on the priority list, so be careful there. Eric: That's OK, we're here to help. So you know. Another problem with small businesses you know I'm selling domestically. You know successful I'm selling domestically. You know I'm successful. Maybe I'm running on thin margins. I don't have the capital that I need to go into all these countries and spend all this money and cross my fingers that I get business. And I just don't want to spend that kind of money and risk that kind of money because I need to keep my lights on and pay employees first. So there's something called the STEP grant S-T-E-P grant. Dave: STEP grant. Eric: It stands for statewide trade export promotion, so most states participate in it. It's federal money given to the states who in turn give grant money to companies who are looking to export, and they can use that grant money for travel you know, hotel, stay, airfare. They want to do website translation on their website from you know English to Mandarin and Spanish to. You know capture half the world. They want to. You know create design, create print flyers. You know any kind of marketing collateral that will aid them in promoting their company to foreign buyers. This is a reimbursable grant, which means you apply for it. You can say, hey, I want to go to Mexico, my airfare is going to cost this, my hotel is going to cost this, conference in Mexico is going to cost this, and all together it's going to be $10,000. So you apply for it and then, once approved, you can get up to 75% of that back. Dave: So you have to actually spend the money. Eric: First you got to spend. That's the key thing there. You got to spend the money, but you got to get it approved. Once it's approved, then you spend the money and then you come back and give them your receipts. Dave: Wow, that's pretty cool. Does that fall under one of the federal agencies? Is that kind of the ultimate umbrella, or is it really more of a state by state program? Eric: In Texas the Department of Ag is administering the fund and I think it does vary state by state on who holds the money and approves it and disperses the money, and I may be wrong, but I think it goes up to $10,000. It's either $7,500 or $10,000 max amount that can be approved. Okay, you can apply every year. Some companies do that. Okay, and what else? Are there some other? The SBA, small Business Administration Sure, most people know them for domestic business, but they also have an export arm called the OIT, which is Office of International Trade. So they have export finance products just like we do. They're not competitive to one another. They're slightly different in various aspects. They can get you working capital, usually for smaller loans, or they can get you something called an international trade loan and what that is used for is like, hey, I need to buy some capital equipment to go into my factory and it's going to cost a million bucks and it's going to generate export sales, that kind of finance structure. Dave: Is the structure kind of the same, or does the borrower have to put up a bigger percentage? Or do you know? Eric: For the international trade loan. I think it's similar. They guarantee the lender just like we guarantee the lender. The international trade loan I think it's similar. They guarantee the lender just like we guarantee the lender and lenders. You know, we like to say the lender makes the decision because our guarantees are slightly different than one another. So some lenders will say, hey, I'm more comfortable with XM, or hey, I'm more comfortable with the SBA, or hey, this is above $5 million. The only one you could do is XM Bank. So it's really up to the lender to evaluate the guarantee and what fits them best. Dave: Well, that is awesome. Any other government agencies that you tend to work with regularly those are the big ones. Eric: They'll always be in the same circles the SBA, the commercial services, and ourselves in the same circles, promoting as much as we can to our communities. Dave: That's awesome. Well, this has been so informative. I really appreciate the time. I just have two more questions, and they're really kind of fun ones, okay. So the first one is if you could go back in time and give advice to yourself, like right, when you were graduating college, what advice might you give to yourself? You know, with the benefit of hindsight, you know, if you kind of go back in time. Eric: What advice might you? Dave: give to yourself. You know, with the benefit of hindsight, you know if you kind of go back in time what advice might you give to yourself, you know? Things to do instead, or do sooner, or what comes to mind. Eric: That's a really good question, you know, going back in time, I would say, for the company that I worked for and some of the things that I don't like to say did wrong. But if we could repeat it and how we would do it differently. When the business grows and we grew fast our operational costs also grew fast and I think if we were better controlling the operational cost when there was a dip in revenue, there wouldn't be so much growing pains or slowing pains. I think getting a better grasp operationally on a business when it's going through the growth phase is key to its long-term success, because a business is not always going to accelerate up. There's going to be peaks and valleys and as long as you manage the operational cost of the company, it can get through. You know look at COVID right Nobody predicted that how many businesses went through all kinds of painful experiences. So that, going back in time, just from a business standpoint, I think that would have been super helpful in our judgment and assessment of looking towards the future. Dave: Okay, I really like that. Well, we just have one left, and this one's even more fun. Don't think about this, I just want. It's kind of a snap answer. Okay, so you're a native Texan, right Native Houstonian, tex-mex or barbecue. Eric: Oh, I got to go with Tex-Mex. I love barbecue, barbecue. Oh, I gotta go with tex-mex. I love barbecue, but you know the chips and queso and salsa and guacamole. Dave: I don't think everything competes with that. Yeah, I, I asked this question of all my guests and and I had two answers that were interesting. One answer was if it's, if I know that the food is going to be average, I, I absolutely would take the Tex-Mex, because Tex-Mex has more tolerance for averageness. Ok, they said. But if it's going to be world class, then they would take the barbecue. But they don't want mediocre, tough, dried out brisket. Ok, so I'm like, well, that's a good one. And then I had a guest telling me about I forget the name of the place, but it was a place that had like brisket tacos or brisket enchiladas, and they basically said both, they'll take both. Eric: There you go. I like that. Dave: Yeah, I am with you. If people want to get ahold of you, what's the best way to reach out? I know you're on LinkedIn. Are you very active on LinkedIn? Eric: Not super active on LinkedIn, but I'm very accessible Cell phone, email, office phone. You can always get ahold of me. Dave: What's the email address? Eric: So ericmiller M-I-L--LE-R X-M-E-X-I-Mgov gov. Dave: So eric.miller@xmexim.gov and if they want to just call you, what's the best number to reach you? Eric: at 713-306-7969 awesome. Dave: well, thank you so much for taking the time to come on here. This may be the most information dense episode I've ever done for an exporter. Usually it seems like we've got one or two good nuggets, but we may have a dozen takeaways, so thank you so much for making time out of your day and this has really been fun. And don't be surprised when this goes live if you don't have a few folks reaching out to you. Eric: I look forward to it. Thanks for having me. It's been an honor. Special Guest: Eric Miller.

Join Anya Chrisanthon as she sits down with Shari Morton and Ingrid Prince from Shared Drive to recap their experiences at IBS 2024 in Las Vegas. They discuss the emerging role of AI in homebuilding, new ideas and innovations in online sales, and key takeaways from educational sessions. Shari and Ingrid also share highlights from the show floor, Sales Central, and their own Whiskey Business networking event. Get an inside look at the biggest homebuilding conference of the year and learn how to apply the latest industry insights to elevate your sales and marketing.International Builder Show Highlights, Mentions and Takeaways: NAHB YP CommitteeShoutout to Jim Tobin for always making time for the YP's Thank you to all who attended Builder Connections Happy Hour co-sponsored by Anewgo.Gold Key and Capitol Club PartiesAnya Chrisanthon shared the stage with Kimberly Mackey of New Homes Solutions and Keith McKinney of New Home Star to present: "You Bought the Tech, Now How Do You Get Your Sales Teams to Use It?"The Nationals: congratulations to all of the Silver and Gold winners and special shoutout to Lisa Parrish and team PMP for putting on another fabulous show!Shoutout to Jen Barkan for paving the way for the rest of OSC'sAnewgo CEO John Lee shared the stage with Kimberly Mackey of New Homes Solutions, Carol Morgan of Denim Marketing, Will Zhang of Open House and Bassam Salem of AtlasRTX to present: "Jam(b) Session: How A.I. is Revolutionizing New Home Sales & Marketing"Sara Williams presented  "Flywheels & Funnels: Top Data & Business Intelligence Tools to Engage Buyers Start to Finish" with Melissa Cervin of Lombardo Homes and Brandon Barelman of Builder DesignsAbout Shared Drive: Being seasoned online sales professionals, Shari and Ingrid had first-hand experience on what it is like to have a successful online sales program and the challenges that also come with it. Being pioneers of their craft, Ingrid and Shari were passionate about helping others and getting results.With their desire for continued improvement and making an impact in the online sales profession, they founded Shared Drive.Shared Drive was founded based on providing turn-key online sales solutions and a seamless customer experience for home builders across the country while also cultivating a working culture with continuous training, support, work/life balance, excellence, and growth.

Acclaimed animator, and comic book creator Jay Stephens (Dwellings) and Gold Key chief creative director Arnold Guerrero join Jake & Jesús for this very special breaking news one-shot episode of Spec Tales. We know we told you we'd be back in late January, but we had to take a break from our break to share this incredible news and a new grail tale with you. Learn more about Gold Key's big news HERESUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to help Spec Tales grow and gain access to bonus content including our Patreon exclusive monthly series FLOPPIES.REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Check out SpecTalesPodcast.com or find us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.comAs always — thank you for listening.Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative Co

In this special episode of Defining Hospitality, we're live from BDNY 2023! Dan chats with some expo attendees, organizers, and Gold Key winners to see what excites them most about BDNY. We'll discuss why guests have come from as far as Hawaii, what is exciting them about the future, and how to incorporate hospitality into expos.Links:Shaleah Soliven LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaleah-soliven-03191726/  Website: https://www.thevanguardtheory.com/  Website: https://www.shaleahsoliven.com/  Michelle Jaime LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-jaime-487a5b4/  Website: https://www.thevanguardtheory.com/  Julie Frank LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliecfrank/  Website: https://aspen.com/  Drew Stuart LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-stuart-22bb286/  Website: https://inc.nyc/  Paul Bienkowski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-bienkowski-0428b57/  Website: https://hospitalitydesign.com/  Shout Outs:02:49 - Gensler: https://www.gensler.com/ 02:53 - Shore Hotel: https://www.shorehotel.com/ 06:10 - Rockefeller Center: https://www.rockefellercenter.com/ Ways to Tune In: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0A2XOJvb6mGqEPYJ5bilPXApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/defining-hospitality-podcast/id1573596386Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZGVmaW5pbmdob3NwaXRhbGl0eS5saXZlL2ZlZWQueG1sAmazon Music: ​​https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/8c904932-90fa-41c3-813e-1cb8f3c42419

The Housewives escape the Mansion only to immediately find themselves in another dangerous situation; Dr. Christina and Christian have their first fight.View maps and ancillary content for this episode here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O8hqelmKedOjiQ2ArnjgXIWwe5aZ52_N?usp=share_linkJoin us on November 14th at 8pm PT for a LIVE LISTEN PARTY of this episode, available to all Silver and Gold Key members on Patreon! https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/9170424RHoDnD is an actual play D&D podcast starring Riley Rose Critchlow, Elizabeth Ho, Liz Jenkins, Kosha Patel, Valen Shore, Nicole Wyland and Alison Zatta. Sound design by W. Alex Reeves at Point of Blue Studios and original music by Valen Shore. Produced by Hags Media and Pacey's Creek. RHoDnD is a parody production and is not affiliated with Bravo or Wizards of the Coast. Send us your thoughts at housewivesofdnd@gmail.com!Full transcript for this episode is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12h9ZEWvXuFRPWC8-6Xokop0CbAuRfejU/view?usp=sharing Visit us on Patreon for bonus RHoD&D content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Try Whakoom free for iOS: https://apps.apple.com/app/id1203325014 or for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.whakoom.app New T-shirts & more are now available! http://tee.pub/lic/BAMG  @StrangeBrainParts on Void Indigo - https://youtu.be/sgGLjKnqeCw?si=lKmbX9wEH12MrMaD John & Richard dive into the Viewer Mailbag to chat more about the changes at CBCS, Gold Key's Star Trek series & more. Our Hot Book of the Week is an early Marvel Comics graphic novel that caused retailer outrage, and the Old Fart Rule features the end of the line for none other than Bugs Bunny! And our Underrated Books of the Week feature an under-the-radar Stan Sakai variant cover and a classic Bronze Age indie! Bronze and Modern Gods is the channel dedicated to the Bronze, Copper and Modern Ages of comics and comic book collecting! Follow us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/BronzeAndModernGods Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/bronzeandmoderngods #comics #comicbooks #comiccollecting --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bronzeandmoderngods/support

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Women make up the majority of the more than 80,000 interior designer positions in the industry today, yet only a fraction occupy positions of leadership. Why is that, and what challenges do female designers face in an industry that's still male dominated, especially in the commercial segment? In this episode, Managing Principal Jill Cole of Cole Martinez Curtis & Associates shares her insights and experiences about coming up in the industry and the challenges we all face today, regardless of who you are or where you are in your career. Don't miss the opener in this important series of conversations.  Meet our guest Jill Cole is the Managing Principal of Cole Martinez Curtis and Associates. She has devoted herself exclusively to hotel, resort, and recreational properties. She has designed a myriad of prestigious projects, from The Arizona Biltmore to the legendary Château de la Crée in Santenay, France. Extraordinary California properties include Canyon Ranch in Woodside, The Bel Air Country Club, The Lodge at Pebble Beach, and LUMA Hotel San Francisco. For her work, Cole has received Gold Key, Designers Circle, and ARDY awards for interior design. Memberships include the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC) and Hospitality Design‘s Platinum Circle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/iandsdesign/support

In the world of yearbooks, Susan Massy is a pretty big deal. Her program at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Overland Park, Kansas, is NSPA's most-winning program of their prestigious Pacemaker awards. Susan herself has received the JEA Lifetime Achievement Award, CSPA's Gold Key, and was the 1999 National Yearbook Adviser of the Year. The Kansas High School Press Association has even dubbed their Student Journalist of the Year award the Susan Massy Award. But Susan doesn't really care about all those awards. As she tells Jim in the interview, “it just feels like you're talking about somebody else. I don't see myself as that person.” What she really cares about is building her program and helping her students live up to their potential. “I don't necessarily care whether we win an award this year. But what I care is that they think they've put out a better book than last year.” And now, after 45 years in the classroom, Susan Massy is retiring. But that doesn't mean she's leaving the yearbook world behind. Her summer is already booked with yearbook workshops and conferences. We haven't seen the last of her. In this episode, Susan chats with host Jim Jordan about her teaching career, scholastic journalism and what it took to build her program. 

Dan and Laec welcome the return of Patrick just in time to greet this week's guest: another Steven! We talk Cadillac, Cimarron, and Cadillac Cimarron in this episode. Steven Teleky, proud owner of a Cinnamon Cimarron, spins yarns of his time working for Corvette (by Chevrolet) in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Patrick reveals some more of his secret Cadillac arts, including the mysterious Gold Key program.Links Featured In This Episode!Second Annual Malaise Invitational Promo Version A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX4EfXsbH-4Second Annual Malaise Invitational Promo Version B https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAzRgpLRzooCadillac Cimarron Salon 1: https://imgur.com/h0sUow9Cadillac Cimarron Salon 2: https://imgur.com/hAr3WDtOne of the Cimarrons Patrick mentions: https://imgur.com/mJz09P1Interview with John Manoogian--the Cimarron's chief developer at Cadillac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQzs-b5nyW4 IG: @corinthian_cowboys https://www.facebook.com/CorinthianCowboys https://www.facebook.com/groups/453295002598271  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpukJy7K1i-mefgYJn_USPg Merch: https://tinyurl.com/CowboysShop  ---------------------------------------------------------Car Show Links (be sure to check out the promo videos!) https://www.eventcreate.com/e/malaise https://www.facebook.com/events/516450207164394 

This is a big one, Banditos! One of our white whales, the elusive but influential Jim Shooter, finds himself in an Oren Only interview of epic proportions! Though he needs no introduction, we'll give him one anyway. Jim is known primarily as the former Editor in Chief of Marvel Comics, Valiant Comics, and Defiant Comics. He started his comics career at the ripe old age of 14, selling stories that appeared in Action Comics, Adventure Comics, and Legion of Super-Heroes for DC. Eventually, he made his way to Marvel and rose through the ranks to top banana, overseeing amazing new content and the expansion of the specialty market. Then, he co-founded Valiant Comics, relaunching Gold Key characters like Magnus and Solar. His mark was made, and now he's here in the DBB hotseat to tell us all about it!_____________________________Check out a video version of this episode on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/dollarbinbandits.If you liked this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And tell your friends!Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at dollarbinbandits@gmail.com. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on Twitter.

The team Jermayn Parker, Dan Fraser and Stephen East are all together as they attempt to go through April's comic reviews and news from around the world under two hours. Even in a quiet month, they still find a lot to talk about. we would love to hear your opinions as well.If your one of the phans who can only listen to some parts of the podcast, below is a timeline of what we discussed.Frew Publications Comics Review22nd Phantoms Saga stories: “In the Claw of the Vultures” (Frew #1941) by Claes Reimerthi and Janusz Ordon 3 Minutes“The Flooded City” (Frew #1942) by Claes Reimerthi and Janusz Ordon 16 Minutes & 30 SecondsFor Those Who Came In Late Video on this series (link)Back up stories: “Crippled Jake” (Frew #1941) by Shane Foley 38 Minutes“Paint it Black” (Frew #1942) by Paul Mason 42 MinutesFantomen Magazine Comics ReviewFantomen 8/2023: 50 Minutes"I skräckens skugga" ("The Shadow of Fear") by Jörgen Karlsson and Carlos PedrazziniZauberstern Comics ReviewZauberstern #6: 54 Minutes"Götterdämmerung, Teil 2" ("Godfall, Part 2") by Mike Bullock and Silvestre Szilagyi"Götterdämmerung, Teil 3" ("Godfall, Part 3") by Mike Bullock and Silvestre Szilagyi"Götterdämmerung, Teil 4" ("Godfall, Part 4") by Mike Bullock and Silvestre Szilagyi"Götterdämmerung, Teil 5" ("Godfall, Part 5") by Mike Bullock and Silvestre SzilagyiDaily / Sunday Newspaper Stories ProgressDaily 263: "Dungeons Undone": 57 MinutesSunday 193: "Return of the Temple of the Gods": 1 Hour & 5 MinutesPhantom News From Around the WorldNew screenshots of the Phantom Video Game (link): 1 Hour 12 MinutesReview of the comparison between the two Perth Mint Coins (link): 1 Hour 18 MinutesSydNova (link): 1 Hour 20 MinutesNew Frew creators: 1 Hour 24 Minutes 30 SecondsHermes re releasing a softcover album of past Gold Key album: 1 Hour 31 Minutes 30 SecondsEDIT: We mentioned it was a softcover album, More details has arrived and it is a Hardcover and priced at a higher price than original.Exclusive Art Auction: 1 Hour 35 MinutesYou can email us at chroniclechamber@gmail.com or chat with us via our social media profiles with your feedback at Facebook, Twitter and or Instagram. We would love some feedback on what we discussed on the podcast and on the following topics:Are you enjoying the 22nd Phantom saga?Are you enjoying the newspaper stories?Would you like to see Hermes release their hardcover editions as softcovers?Are you going to Sydney Supanova in June 2023?Make sure you stay with us and do not forget to subscribe and leave a review on our podcast and or our YouTube Channel. Support the show

Interview with Nick Appleyard, President & CEO of TriStar Gold (TSX-V: TSG)TriStar Gold Inc. is a minerals exploration company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V) under the symbol TSG. The company advances mining projects from exploration to production, with an emphasis on precious metals deposits in the Americas that have potential to become significant producing mines.

June 2023 Solicits Comic Reviews: DC Batman: One Bad Day – Ra's al Ghul by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson DC's Legion of Bloom by Ashley Allen, Isaac Goodhart, Cris Peter, Zac Thompson, Hayden Sherman, Patricio Delpeche, Julio Anta, Jacoby Salcedo, Allen Passalaqua, Cava Scott, Atagun Ilhan, Mark Morales, Hi-Fi, Kenny Porter, Brian Level, Jay Leisten, Jordan Boyd, Calvin Kasulke, Vitor Cafaggi, Travis Moore, Eren Enrica Angiolini, Dave Wielgosz, Riley Rossmo, Ivan Plasencia Milestone 30th Anniversary Special by Chuck Brown, Evan Narcisse, Stephanie Williams, Nikolas Draper-Ivey, ChrisCross, Atagun Ilhan, Yasmin Flores Montanez, Denys Cowan, Norm Rapmund, Dexter Vines, Juan Castro, Chris Sotomayor, Noelle Giddings Marvel Doctor Strange 1 by Jed MacKay, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth Women of Marvel (2023) by Rebecca Roanhorse, Caroa Borelli, Ruth Redmond, Victoria Ying, Jodi Nishijima, Brittany Peer, Melissa Flores, Stacey Lee, Rachelle Rosenberg, Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs, Giulia Gualazzi, Giada Marchisio Infinity Comics Marvel Meow and Pizza Dog by Jason Loo Image Dead Romans 1 by Fred Kennedy, Nick Marinkovich Dark Horse Order and Outrage 1 by Jim Starlin, Rags Morales, Hailey Brown Boom Neighbors 1 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Letizia Cadonici, Alessandro Santoro Valiant X-O Manowar: Unconquered 1 by Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Liam Sharp Archie Chilling Adventures Presents: Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe of Horrors by Ryan Cady, Jordan Morris, Amy Chase, Chris Panda, Liana Kangas, Federico Sabbatini, Matt Herms OGN Bea Wolf by Zach Weinersmith, Boulet Extincts: Flight of the Mammoth by Scott Magoon Belle of the Ball by Mari Costa Travis Daventhorpe for the Win! By Wes Molebach Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, Ray Fawkes, Andrea Sorrentino, Tyler Crook, Ariela Kristantina, Dani, Yuko Shimizu, Nick Robles, Marguerite Sauvage, Shawn Kuruneru, Dave Stewart, Jordie Bellaire Kings of Nowhere Vol 2 by Soroush Barazesh War Birds by Geoffrey Wessel, Steve Parkhouse Ray's OGN Corner: Ephemera: A Memoir by Briana Loewinsohn Additional Reviews: Mandalorian 3.4, Picard 3.6, Luther: The Fallen Sun, God of War: Ragnarok, Death or Glory, ScreaIV, Huntress: Year One News: Omninews, Gold Key comics returns with Michael Conrad and Kelly Williams on board, more wacky WB fun, Jonathan Majors arrested, Aristocats live action remake by Quest Love, final Dug Days short will be theatrical release in front of Elemental, Ike Perlmutter shitcanned, Secret Invasion release date Trailers: Owl House final episode, Power Rangers: Once A Ranger, Big Shark, Black Demon, Elemental Comics Countdown (22 Mar 2023): Batman: One Bad Day – Ra's al Ghul by Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, Brad Anderson Swamp Thing: Green Hell 3 by Jeff Lemire, Shawn Moll, Doug Mahnke, David Baron Punisher 10 by Jason Aaron, Paul Azaceta, Jesus Saiz, Matt Hollingsworth Colonel Weird and Little Andromeda GN by Jeff Lemire, Tate Brombal, Ray Fawkes, Andrea Sorrentino, Tyler Crook, Ariela Kristantina, Dani, Yuko Shimizu, Nick Robles, Marguerite Sauvage, Shawn Kuruneru, Dave Stewart, Jordie Bellaire Superman 2 by Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell Wasp 3 by Al Ewing, Kasia Niemczyk, Kike Diaz Immortal Sergeant 3 by Joe Kelly, J.M. Ken Niimura Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 106 by Melissa Flores, Simona Di Gianfelice, Raul Angulo Grim 9 by Stephanie Phillips, Flaviano, Rico Renzi Belle of the Ball OGN by Mari Costa

Gold Key Comics rises from the proverbial grave to provide all new stories of terror, mystery and so much more. Writer/artist/creator Michael W Conrad (Batgirls, Wonder Woman, X-O Manowar: Unconquered) and Gold Key Comics editor-in-chief Mike Dynes join Lance to explore the legendary career of Boris Karloff, his ties to Gold Key Comics' Tales of Mystery and the resurrection of this iconic comic book publisher. Huge thank you to Michael, Mike and Gold Key Comics for taking the time to share their exciting news about the future of Gold Key. Boris Karloff's Gold Key Mysteries #1 is live on Kickstarter right now! Go support a well deserving creative team and project!  Twitter: @GoldKeyComic Follow Gold Key on social media for updates on more projects Comic Book Keepers is hosted by the Geekly Grind. Check out reviews and discussion on everything Geeky from Anime, Manga, Boardgames, comics, and more. www.thegeeklygrind.com The Geekly Grind @thegeeklygrind Link tree: https://linktr.ee/CBKcast Social media: Twitter @cbkcast Instagram @cbkcast Facebook Chris @dungeonheads Lance @roguesymbiote Chris's draws free D&D art which you can find and support him on Patreon, and see more of his art on Instagram Original Theme by Weston Gardner @ArcaneAnthems on Patreon  

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In the mid-70s, Gold Key was home to a number of licensed comics, which included the Addams Family! Fresh from watching Netflix's Wednesday, Joe and Mike examine this interesting piece of history from a long-gone publisher. But is this spooky and kooky, or should it have stayed in the grave? Join us to find out, as well as hear our thoughts on the various media adaptations of Charles Addams' work!

One of the most epic grail talers from 2022 is back to deliver even more comic excellence. Yes, Lance Linderman the co-owner of Gold Key Comics is back for another round, and this time he's brought a special guest. Writer and epic comic creator Michael Conrad (Wonder Woman, Batgirls) also gets in on the breaking news. Check out the Gold Key Kickstarter Campaign! SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help Spec Tales grow. REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Our website is www.spectalespodcast.com or find us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.comCertified Comic Shop is the official sponsor of the Spec Tales Podcast. Use the code FREECOMIC to receive a free comic book with every purchase. As always — thank you for listening.Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative Co

Wojcicki is a leading American educator, journalist and mother. Leader in Blending Learning and the integration of technology into education, she is the founder of the Media Arts Program at Palo Alto High School, where she built a journalism program from a small group of 20 students in 1984 to one of the largest in the nation including 600 students, five additional journalism teachers, and nine award-winning journalism publications. Wojcicki serves as Vice Chair of Creatice Commons and has previously worked as a professional journalist for multiple publications and blogs regularly for The Huffington Post.Esther has been intimately involved with Google and GoogleEdu since its inception, where she was one of the leaders in setting up the Google Teacher Academy and remains a guiding force. With two Honorary Doctorate Degrees - Palo Alto University (2013) and Rhode Island School of Design (2016). She was California Teacher of the Year in 2002 by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing; a recipient of the Gold Key by Columbia Scholastic Press Association in recognition of her outstanding devotion to the cause of the school press; a board member of Alliance for Excellent Education in Washington, DC and on the Board of Newseum in DC; and a has been consultant for the U.S Department of Education, Hewlett Foundation, Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching, Google, Silicon Valley Education Foundation and Time Magazine Education.  Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Return of the Gold Key Adventurers Society! It's been a long time! We've all been busy traveling for the last couple months, and we've finally found a chance to sit down and talk about it! Stay tuned for a firsthand look at the celebration of the 100th anniversary  of the Disney company which just kicked off in Disneyland. But first, let's talk about where else we've been, including snow covered mountains, intergalactic voyages, maritime voyages, Antarctica Part 2:Penguin Boogaloo, and Universal Orlando Resort mere days after they took Woody Woodpecker out to the woodshed and put him out of his misery.   As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!   Proud to be a Feedspot Top 100 Disney Podcast! https://bit.ly/GKASFeedSpotDisney    Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.   Don't forget to  subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?   Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.   The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com. Make sure you follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldKeyAdventurersSociety, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gkaspodcast, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GKASPodcast.    Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS   Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters' delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS    Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!  

Thomas chooses the gold key and sets out to find the package in the storage unit to bring back to Cain. ABOUT: The Storage Papers is distributed and marketed by Rusty Quill and produced by Grinner Media LLC. It's a fictional horror audio drama with episodes published every two weeks. Some topics may be sensitive for younger viewers. Transcripts and content warnings can be found on our website. For additional details, visit:Website: https://www.thestoragepapers.com/ Transcripts, content warnings, and more: https://www.thestoragepapers.com/episodesPatreon Bonus Content: https://patreon.com/grinnermediaKo-fi: https://ko-fi.com/grinnermedia Merch: https://merch.thestoragepapers.com/ Review Us: https://www.thestoragepapers.com/review Join our community on Discord: https://www.thestoragepapers.com/discord Grinner Media: https://grinnermedia.com/ Rusty Quill: https://rustyquill.com/CREDITS:This episode was written and performed by Jeremy Enfinger Episode Art by Nathan LunsfordSound effects and music by ZapsplatEpisode Music, “Klankbeeld” Recorded edited with paulstretch software (freeware) by klankbeeld. Original sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/133023/ Licensed under the Noncommercial 4.0 License.Episode Music, “Spiritual Ambient by MusicLFiles”, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7121-spiritual-ambient License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Additional Episode Music, "Heaven and Hell" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ SOCIAL: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storagepapers Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/storagepapers Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestoragepapers Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SUMMARY: Thomas chooses the gold key and sets out to find the package in the storage unit to bring back to Cain.  CREDITS: This episode was written and performed by Jeremy Enfinger  Episode Art by Nathan Lunsford Sound effects and music by Zapsplat Episode Music, “Klankbeeld” Recorded edited with paulstretch software (freeware) by klankbeeld. Original sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/133023/ Licensed under the Noncommercial 4.0 License. Episode Music, “Spiritual Ambient by MusicLFiles”, Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7121-spiritual-ambient License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license  Additional Episode Music, "Heaven and Hell" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/    ABOUT: The Storage Papers is produced by Grinner Media LLC. It's a fictional horror audio drama with episodes published every two weeks. Some topics may be sensitive for younger viewers. Transcripts and content warnings can be found on our website. For additional details, visit: Website: https://www.thestoragepapers.com/  Transcripts, content warnings, and more: https://www.thestoragepapers.com/episodes Patreon Bonus Content: https://patreon.com/grinnermedia  Support us on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/grinnermedia Merch: https://merch.thestoragepapers.com/  Review Us: https://www.thestoragepapers.com/review  Grinner Media: https://grinnermedia.com/ SOCIAL: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storagepapers  Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/storagepapers  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thestoragepapers Discord - https://www.thestoragepapers.com/discord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam is hired by a woman to protect her from her recently paroled husband.Original Air Date: January 25, 1948Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.netSupport the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net.Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.netGive us a call 208-991-4783Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectivesFollow us on Twitter@radiodetectives

As travel planners, we spend a lot of time helping guests plan out their perfect way to tour the theme parks of Walt Disney World. This week, we're taking a look at the personal Disney World touring plans of Gold Key Adventurers Society members, to get a feel for how they like to experience the parks as seasoned veterans.    Don't forget, we're trying something new this summer, and releasing our news segment and theme park segment as two individual episodes. This helps spread all the great content we cover out over the week so you don't miss us as much in between episodes, and also makes it easier to listen back to episodes in the future, without dated and irrelevant news stories. We hope. Make sure you're subscribed to the show on Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcatcher app, and that our show is set to automatically download. And let us know what you think about our new format!   As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you!   Proud to be a Feedspot Top 100 Disney Podcast! https://bit.ly/GKASFeedSpotDisney    Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com.   Don't forget to  subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review?   Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way.   The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com. Make sure you follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldKeyAdventurersSociety, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gkaspodcast, and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/GKASPodcast.    Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS   Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters' delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS    Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!  

Could a long time comics company be done? Again? And if so, who will pick up their IP? And is Gold Key part of the Silver Age? Follow ups regarding mask policies at Emerald City Comic Con, the cast of Batgirl getting paid and David Zaslav's 10 year plan. Will it work this time? And […] The post Longbox Heroes Episode 618: Four Staples appeared first on Longbox Heroes.

In this month's episode of the Graceful Confidence Podcast, Lauren has a heartfelt conversation with CEO and Founder of Artist with a Purpose, Semeion Richardson.  Artist with a Purpose is a mobile art business that serves those that deal with mental health issues through expressive art. Semeion was the first woman and African American to win the Gold Key award from Walt Disney for the best media art in Lake County, Florida. As part of the Self-Care Series, Semeion talks about the power of art therapy but also goes deeper and discusses the topics of purpose, pain, fear, coming together as a community, and belief in yourself. You can learn more about Semeion and the work she is doing by visiting https://www.theartistwithapurpose.com/.

Taking a look at Dagar the Invincible #5 from Gold Key. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dhapod/support

Since 2010, Hermes Press has been releasing high-quality collections and reprints of classic 60's and 70's Dark Shadows publications such as the Gold Key comics and story digest, the newspaper comic strips, and the Paperback Library novels. Managing Editor Sabrina Herman stops by the podcast to talk about the origins of DS at Hermes, the work that goes into putting these books together, and she even drops some tantalizing hints about potential future Hermes Press Dark Shadows books!

During the school meeting on Friday April 8, students celebrated the start of National Poetry Month by hearing from four poets. Jasmine Zhu '23, Mercersburg's representative at Poetry Out Loud, recited "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman and "Candles" by Carl Dennis. Carina Cole '22 recited her original poem, "Our World is a Field of Flowers," which was published in the 2021 edition of "Blue Review," the school's literary journal. Mel Cort '23 recited the original poem, "Country Time Lemonade," which will be featured in the 2022 edition of "Blue Review." Isonah Dlodlo '23 shared two of her original poems: "Sorrow" and "The Sky." "Sorrow" won a Gold Key award in the 2022 South Central Pennsylvania Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition.

Holding a Broken Mirror to Star Trek Comics with Scott & David Tipton What happens when you get three comic lovers together in one virtual room? Absolute nerdy pandemonium. On this episode of Trek Untold, brothers Scott & David Tipton visit to discuss their work with IDW on Star Trek comics, including their current series based on the Star Trek TNG mirror universe, "The Mirror War," which looks at the rise of Picard in the Terran empire along with some familiar faces acting in very different ways.  The siblings delve into Star Trek comic history with a look at the Gold Key comics and the DC comics versions, discuss how they got started in the comics profession and their mentors and influences in the industry, with great stories about Harlan Ellison along the way.  Then it's time for some Trek Talk as the Tiptons chat about some of their Trek books for IDW, including "Blood Will Tell," "The Q Conflict, and the entire Mirror Universe saga they are currently writing. Topics include the challenges of building this Mirror universe world and how to write "awful characters," how much Paramount has their hands on what happens in the comics, how they collaborate with each other and with their artists, advice on breaking into comics, and more! Check out some of their comics here: "The Q Conflict" - https://amzn.to/3LM6XA5 DS9 "Too Long A Sacrifice" - https://amzn.to/3NSnXqb "Star Trek TNG: Terra Incognita" - https://amzn.to/3DPA7LH "Star Trek TNG: Broken Mirror" - https://amzn.to/3JaAAJC Digital version - Star Trek: The Next Generation: Mirror Universe Collection - https://amzn.to/373UcSB Visit https://www.drivebydogooders.org/ to donate to the cause, and if you donate $35 or more, Lycia will send you an autographed picture. In the comments section where you donate, include your name and address and what pic you would like, and Lycia will send it on your way! Visit Pancan.org to support the Trek against Pancreatic Cancer Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notifications button to be updated when we go live or upload our next video! Support Trek Untold by checking out our merchandise at https://teespring.com/stores/trekuntold or become a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Trek Untold is sponsored by Triple-Fiction Productions, a US-based company that 3-D prints Trek-inspired prop replicas for fan films and cosplayers, as well as accessories and playsets for all iterations of Trek figures through the years. Visit them at Triple-Fictionproductions.net.   Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave a rating if you like us!       Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter:  Twitter.com/NerdNews2Day Instagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsToday Facebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.   The views expressed on air during Trek Untold do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. 

Season 2 Episode 28 “Masterclass in Comics with McKay Part 4 the Silver Age (1)” Today we return to our acclaimed series in comic collecting education with McKay. This edition he spills his knowledge on the history of the Silver Age as it applies to DC comics, Gold Key and others. He saves Marvel for the next edition. Enjoy Part 1 of our education in the Silver Age of comics. Grab our swag and merch: The Nerdy Old Men Podcast | TeespringSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=F9J8TU7HLW88A)

What happens when you get three comic lovers together in one virtual room? Absolute nerdy pandemonium. On this episode of Trek Untold, brothers Scott & David Tipton visit to discuss their work with IDW on Star Trek comics, including their current series based on the Star Trek TNG mirror universe, "The Mirror War," which looks at the rise of Picard in the Terran empire along with some familiar faces acting in very different ways.  The siblings delve into Star Trek comic history with a look at the Gold Key comics and the DC comics versions, discuss how they got started in the comics profession and their mentors and influences in the industry, with great stories about Harlan Ellison along the way.  Then it's time for some Trek Talk as the Tiptons chat about some of their Trek books for IDW, including "Blood Will Tell," "The Q Conflict, and the entire Mirror Universe saga they are currently writing. Topics include the challenges of building this Mirror universe world and how to write "awful characters," how much Paramount has their hands on what happens in the comics, how they collaborate with each other and with their artists, advice on breaking into comics, and more! Check out some of their comics here: "The Q Conflict" - https://amzn.to/3LM6XA5 DS9 "Too Long A Sacrifice" - https://amzn.to/3NSnXqb "Star Trek TNG: Terra Incognita" - https://amzn.to/3DPA7LH "Star Trek TNG: Broken Mirror" - https://amzn.to/3JaAAJC Digital version - Star Trek: The Next Generation: Mirror Universe Collection - https://amzn.to/373UcSB Visit https://www.drivebydogooders.org/ to donate to the cause, and if you donate $35 or more, Lycia will send you an autographed picture. In the comments section where you donate, include your name and address and what pic you would like, and Lycia will send it on your way! Visit Pancan.org to support the Trek against Pancreatic Cancer Please subscribe to our YouTube channel and hit the notifications button to be updated when we go live or upload our next video! Support Trek Untold by checking out our merchandise at https://teespring.com/stores/trekuntold or become a Patreon at Patreon.com/TrekUntold. Trek Untold is sponsored by Triple-Fiction Productions, a US-based company that 3-D prints Trek-inspired prop replicas for fan films and cosplayers, as well as accessories and playsets for all iterations of Trek figures through the years. Visit them at Triple-Fictionproductions.net.   Don't forget to subscribe to the show and leave a rating if you like us! Follow Trek Untold on Social Media Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trekuntoldTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/trekuntoldFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/trekuntold Follow Nerd News Today on Social Media Twitter:  Twitter.com/NerdNews2Day Instagram: Instagram.com/NerdNewsToday Facebook: Facebook.com/NerdNewsToday Trek Untold is sponsored by Treksphere.com, powered by the RAGE Works Podcast Network, and affiliated with Nerd News Today.

Back on the mic and ready to strike, your hosts, Jack and Artie are back with another killer episode of The Geek Gossip podcast!! Following a review of the new Netflix film 'The Adam Project', some new updates have surfaced regarding filmmaker Shawn Levy taking up the director's chair for the new MCU movie, 'Deadpool 3' which is confirmed to start filming later this year.On top of this, 'Back to the Future' star Christopher Lloyd has also been confirmed to make an appearance as an unknown character in the third season of 'The Mandalorian' plus Samuel L. Jackson himself said he would like to return as Mace Windu in 'The Mandalorian' and showrunner Bryce Dallas Howard has even lit fire to fuel these rumors. How could Mace Windu return? Will he be friend or foe? What kind of role will the Clone Wars Jedi play in the New Republic-era Star Wars universe? We discuss!!We also get into the upcoming 'Riddler: Year One' comic written by Paul Dano set within 'The Batman' universe and the new MCU 'Daredevil' reboot following the release of the Netflix Marvel shows arriving on Disney Plus.In Tales From the Dollar Bin, our dad joins us to review fun adventures from classic Gold Key comics characters such as Dr. Solar, the Man of the Atom and Tono and Kono, the Jungle Twins while Artie reviews the first issue of rock & roll themed comic by Mike Allred, 'Red Rocket 7'.For The Battles, our Uncle Russ joins us to debate on what may be our wackiest most absurd fight yet - Jedi master and Clone Wars general Mace Windu facing off against the Merc with a Mouth himself, Deadpool. What'll it be, healing factor or the Force? The Jedi arts or the shattering of the fourth wall? You decide!! Cast your vote now by clicking this link - https://www.thegeekgossip.com/the-battlesWelcome To The Jungle by Guns N' Roses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1tj2zJ2Wvg

This week, Jake and Jesús are joined by Lance Linderman, one of the proud new owners of Gold Key Comics. Lance weaves multiple grail-tale level stories that are sure to leave your jaw on the floor. Including, the story of how he traded his holy grail to gain ownership of Gold Key Comics.  And don't think for one second we let Lance get away without dropping some exclusive Gold Key speculation information. Don't miss this one. SUPPORT THE SHOW! Subscribe to our Patreon to gain exclusive bonus content, join our private discord conversations and, of course, help Spec Tales grow.REACH OUT TO US! Share a grail tale of your own, give us some feedback, or tell us a topic you want us to discuss. Follow us on Twitter and on Instagram. You can also shoot us a message anytime at spectalespodcast@gmail.comIf you're enjoying what you're listening to, do us a favor and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Positive reviews make the podcast easier to be found by other grail chasers like us. As always — thank you for listening.Spec Tales Artwork Created by Bartels Creative CoSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/spectales)

Join Mark Weaver of Mark Weaver and Associates with Jill I. Cole, Managing Principal and President of Cole Martinez Curtis and Associates(CMCA). Jill has devoted herself exclusively to hotel, resort, and recreational design. For her work, she has received Gold Key, Designers Circle and ARDY awards for interior design and she was the only designer in the U.S. to receive the honor of professional membership by invitation from the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). She was also the recipient of the prestigious Platinum Circle® Award. Jill is a member of the International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC). To learn more about CMCA you can visit their website www.cmcadesign.com or follow them on Instagram @cmcadesign Be sure to keep up to date on 'Designers at Home' by following @markweaverandassociates on Instagram

Crawdads and Taters have an impromptu discussion on the definition of Neoliberalism, a few ways it has played out in the US and global economy, and how it paves the way for modern-day fascism. Episode Notes Border Deaths Operation Gatekeeper and the Birth of Border Militarization From 1994-2014, over 10,000 refugees have died attempting to cross the border. Crossing Over: Enrique Morales, Founder of Border Angels Talks the on Border Crisis and How We Can Stop It, 2014. How U.S. Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into a Graveyard for Migrants, New York Times, 2020. In Juarez, women just disappear, 2011 Death in the Sands: The Horror of the US-Mexico Border Stop Enbridge Line 3 Stop Line 3 Chronicles Line 3- Indigenous Environmental Network Neoliberal Trade Deals fueling the “immigration crisis” NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement), 1994 TPP (Trans Pacific Partnership), (2016, but defeated by global grassroots movements) PPP (Plan Puebla Panama), 2001 CAFTA (Central American Free Trade Agreement), 2005 Reagan and privatization Reagan Plan to Privatize Government Is Gaining Support From Democrats, 1988 The History of Privatization: How an Ideological and Political Attack on Government Became a Corporate Grab for Gold Key word of new budget: 'Privatization' Privatization is at the Core of Fascism Bipartisan Senate Infrastructure Plan Is a Stalking Horse for Privatization Germany and Forced Labor Ford and GM Scrutinized for Alleged Nazi Collaboration, 1998 Ford sued over slave labor Biden and Deportation United We Dream: Stop Deportations Now

And we're back! Back on that theme park news grind that is, with a live report from Walt Disney World's fabulously reopened Polynesian Village Resort! But first travel news, including confusion at the Canadian border, escaping a hotel for fun, and paying our respects at Ben and Jerry's flavor graveyard. Did we mention a cheesy romp through this year's XL edition of the EPCOT International food and wine festival, rich dudes took a ride in space, and creepy Halloween updates from Universal Orlando Resort's Halloween Horror Nights and SeaWorld Florida's brand new Howl-O-Scream event?  Keep your arms and legs inside the ride vehicle at all times, it's time to hit the trail with the Gold Key adventurers society!   Canada to reopen border to vaccinated travelers from the USA in August, but The United States declines to reciprocate https://bit.ly/CanadaReopensToUSTravel  Hilton Escape Hotel https://bit.ly/EscapeHotelGKAS  Atlas Obscura:Two More New England Quick Hits: -Boston Earl of Sandwich: https://bit.ly/AOBostonEoS -Vermont:Ben and Jerry's Flavor Graveyard https://bit.ly/AOBenAndJerryGraveyard  As always, a huge thank you to our sponsor, Key to the World Travel. For all your travel needs, Key to the World's expert travel advisors are standing by. Make sure you tell them the Gold Key Adventurers sent you! Thanks to Outer Vibe for the use of their song Hoka Hey off of the album Hoka Hey as the intro and outro of our show. For tour dates, merch, music and more, check them out at www.outervibe.com. Don't forget to  subscribe to the show to make sure you don't miss a single week of adventure. While you're at it, how about leaving us a rating and review? Word of mouth is the best way for us to grow our society of intrepid adventurers-if you have a friend or two who might enjoy our particular brand of adventure and silliness, send them our way. The Gold Key Adventurers Society is always looking for new members! Find all our episodes, links and info at https://www.goldkeyadventurers.com Show The Gold Key Adventurers some love by buying the hosts a coffee (or two or ten?) at https://bit.ly/KofiDonateToGKAS Better yet, try one of Expedition Roasters' delicious theme park and pop culture inspired flavored coffees! Using our affiliate link will help keep the Gold Key Adventurers caffeinated and making great content for you! https://bit.ly/ExpeditionRoastersGKAS  Remember, life is short and the world is wide. So go have an adventure!