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Anthony Schembri is a distinguished former police commissioner with a background in homicide and forensic evidence. He has held several leadership positions in law enforcement. Schembri's dynamic career and accolades include an Innovations in Government award from Harvard. He is a Fulbright scholar and the author of several books on criminal law and leadership. His first novel, In Russia: A Brooklyn Solution, follows Lieutenant Anthony Migali of the NYPD on an international web of deceit and murder as he is tasked with solving Moscow's first-ever serial killer case. The book is full of Schembri's real life adventures. A Few More Interesting Facts Anthony Schembri was a NYC police commissioner for almost 15 years. ABC's 1990s crime drama “The Commish” is based on his life. He wrote several episodes for the series. (The first season of the TV show is available through Amazon.) He took a professorship at the University of Florida to teach courses on serial crime. Governor Bush asked him to take the job of Secretary of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (the juvenile prison system) where at that time they admitted 128,000 juveniles a year. His responsibilities also included 26 detention centers, 1,400 probation officers, and 164 prevention programs.

SERIES 2 EPISODE 198: COUNTDOWN WITH KEITH OLBERMANN A-Block (1:44) SPECIAL COMMENT: The New York Times' sourced story - that a year ago first a senior federal judge in Florida phoned Judge Aileen Cannon and urged her to hand off the Trump Espionage/Stolen Classified Documents case to some other judge, and when Cannon ignored the idea, the CHIEF federal judge in Florida phoned Cannon and warned her that the optics of ruling on the president who appointed her with disastrous - is not just a great bit of reporting. It's a clear shot across the bow of Cannon. It's an indicator that this is her last chance to voluntarily recuse from a case she has so mishandled that even when both Trump and Jack Smith said they were ready to start the trial, SHE refused. I think it's a legitimate inference that if she again ignores it, a real move will be made against her (maybe even against her fitness to continue as a judge). The chief judge who issued the warning was appointed by Governor Bush and then President Bush and to me it's clear this was a planned leak. Let's hope it works. MEANWHILE IT'S TIME FOR RFK JUNIOR TO DROP OUT. The nephew of a martyred President and son of a man who easily could've won the office has now threatened to jail Dana Bash and Jake Tapper of CNN - and the whole network management and production staff - because the network has excluded him from the debate next week. Kennedy's farcical, dangerous, insane Trump stalking horse campaign has to end. He isn't a victim and he isn't being persecuted. He's nuts. AND DONALD SUTHERLAND HAS DIED. This spectacularly talented man was, I am proud to say, my friend. He appointed himself my "acting father" after my Dad died. He was supportive, insightful, hilarious, and I think I can tell you something you may not know about him: he was as good a writer as I've ever read. I will read you one of the dozens of emails he sent me. I will restrain myself and chose one about baseball, not one about...Jane Fonda. B-Block (27:55) THE WORST PERSONS IN THE WORLD: What if a Tucker Carlson fell over in Australia and nobody was there to hear it? His speaking tour? Plenty of good seats available. Jeff Bezos still won't do the obvious: Will Lewis has to be fired before he crashes The Washington Post. And Dylan Byers trots out words like "hero" and "great" for my late friend Howard Fineman. 14 months ago he gratuitously and painfully insulted him in a story that gad nothing to do with Howard just because he felt like taking a shot at somebody. Byers, a management-jock-sniffing jackass, might meet the same fate 30 years from now - except nobody will remember his work. C-Block (40:02) FRIDAYS WITH THURBER: One of the existential premises of his work was: everything in the world could be reduced to a husband and wife arguing over the dumbest of things. This week he has her insisting that he is murdering her wrong in "Mr. Preble Gets Rid Of His Wife."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Governor Bush, Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker gave a venomous interview to Sports Illustrated recently spewing hatred towards gays, blacks, single mothers and foreigners.” That was Suzanne Geha of WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids Michigan teeing up a question for Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush – January 10, 2000 – a debate at Calvin College in Grand Rapids Michigan. What was that citation of Sports Illustrated in a presidential debate all about? Do we hear Sports Illustrated mentioned often in politics? Actually, Sports Illustrated has a lengthy history with politics and political rhetoric. But now, sadly, it looks like it's ending - They recently fired their whole staff … So let's give the magazine -- and its reporters -- a loving send-off – and devote a whole episode of C-SPAN's “The Weekly” in tribute to Sports Illustrated. In this week's podcast, we remember some of the most prominent – and colorful -- times this legendary, iconic magazine has been part of the political scene. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[00:00:00] Lisa Cummins: I think the question I would ask is what is your employee turnover? And because I have found nonprofits come and go, employee turnover helps me understand what your commitment is to, what your ability is to lead, and what your consistency is with your values.  Because if you're not consistent, employees won't stay long. ++++++++++++++++++++= Tommy Thomas: Today, we're continuing the conversation that we began last week with Lisa Trevino Cummins. Lisa spent the first 12 plus years of her career with Bank of America where she expanded the bank's community development initiative to become one of the first national corporations to partner with faith-based organizations in underserved neighborhoods. From Bank of America, Lisa was called to help launch the White House Community and Faith-Based Initiative. In 2003, she started Urban Strategies where she continues her work to make resources more available to underserved communities.  Since founding Urban Strategies, Lisa has been a catalyst of several initiatives that resulted in almost $40 million of new programming focused in low-income communities.  Let's pick up the conversation when I was asking her about the early days of Urban Strategies.  [00:01:23] Tommy Thomas: You're probably not the first founder I've interviewed but you'd be one of the first.  What was the genesis of Urban Strategies?  [00:01:29] Lisa Cummins: Yeah, I mentioned that I worked for 12 years with Bank of America and about the last five years of that, and again, I had this parallel path of working in the bank and being fairly successful in that. And then the second parallel path to that was working in the church. And really that's where my heart was about year seven or eight into this journey of the bank. I started questioning why those two paths were divergent. Why, if I'm talking about if I'm working in the bank to address communities in need and why is that different? Why is my church life not connected there? I read a book called The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey.   And that really helped highlight the passages in the scripture that, even though I've read the Bible three or four times, I really never saw those passages in Matthew about serving those in need, about loving your neighbor, about justice, about God's heart for the poor. When he talks to the Israelites and judges has some judgment on the Israelites because of how they treated the marginalized. So, I had this, what I call a “holy agitation” and where my spirit was struggling with this, and about that time the Lord, it was the Lord. But the bank asked me to move to St. Louis to help start the community development group I had in Texas, to help start that in a bank that we had purchased in the Midwest. So, I had five states reporting to me. Developing from the ground up. It was a hard move because I was really on the fast track in San Antonio politically and socially. So I ended up moving to the Midwest and it was a hard transition. We didn't know anyone there. That community was not familiar with the culture that I came from. Spaghetti sauce substituted for hot sauce at the time, and that's hard for a Texan. And during that time we ended up at a church that was not part of my tradition. I was from a Pentecostal background. This church was a PCA church. And long story short,  We saw, in action, the answer to that question and that holy agitation I was wrestling with because this congregation was very intentional about reconciling people to God and reconciling people to one another. And so, you had a congregation before multiculturalism became popular. They were really living that out and very intentional about it. And that became a pivotal point for me in terms of recognizing the role, the opportunity, the obligation that the faith community had to serving its neighbors, to loving its neighbors. And one thing led to the other. My pastor in Texas, I had brought him to the Midwest, said, you got to see what I'm talking about. And so he said, he came 24 hours. He said, Lisa, my world's been turned upside down and I'm going to meet with the governor next week. Can I tell him about this? I'm like, sure, you can tell whoever you want to. It happened to be Governor George W. Bush. And so, when they met it wasn't long after that I got a call from the governor's office and said, hey, we want to understand what you're doing and what you're working on because that's something we want to do in Texas.  And so, the governor became president and then they asked, we want help.  We want to develop this faith-based initiative nationally. Can you come to the White House and help us do that? I had three kids under three. The twin boys that were six months and my daughter, who was two and a half and my husband.  We moved to DC and ended up working there for a couple years.  [00:05:23] Tommy Thomas: So, when you finally spun off and went out on your own what was that first year like? [00:05:27] Lisa Cummins: The first year was, when you work in the government, it's illegal to set up your business for when you're going to be, for when or relationships or anything, or when you're going to exit.  I exited because I felt that my calling was to work with the church to love its neighbors.  I had come to the end of what I could do with that internal to the government. And I saw the need and opportunities on the outside of the government to still further move along that calling. And so, I left the government, and I remember driving. I was like, I'm going to do this. I don't know how, I don't know where, but this is the work I have to continue. And so, I let folks know that was happening. And I got a couple of small contracts. I remember that first check, I don't know, it was $10,000 or something. And I was so proud of that because I am entrepreneurial and just that sense of being able to build something and then get paid for it was pretty cool. But it was a time of learning. It was a time of flexibility. It was a time of really trying to find my way. I remember there's a fellow named Gordon Loux, I don't know if you know him. He always said, Lisa, the challenge you're going to have is figuring out where you're going to focus. And he's right.  We do all kinds of work, but the common thread has been low income or it's not low income. The common thread has been working with Latino populations. Why? Because that's what I know best. And working with the church. And today we do that in all 50 states. We do that in Puerto Rico, we do that in Central America and do in all kinds of arenas. I'm sorry, I think I diverted from your original question. I remember Tommy, I will say one vivid recollection I have, it was about August, September of that first year of 2002. This is our 20th anniversary at Urban Strategies. And I remember being really frustrated because I saw the need was so significant in communities and I didn't have any resources. I remember a woman saying, Lisa, I don't think we need federal funds because God owns the cattle on a thousand hills. I'm like, I agree that God owns the cattle on a thousand hills, but where those resources are, they're not being released to the communities I work in. So where I do have access is federal funding. And I was wrestling with that idea and wrestling with God about why is it so hard to get resources? And I never got an answer on why, but I got the comfort of understanding that if I'm doing God's work, God's going to provide. And so, I was able to let that go. Let that go. And God has.  [00:08:22] Tommy Thomas: So, what counsel would you give an up-and-coming wannabe founder?  [00:08:29] Lisa Cummins: I go back to what that pastor told me 20 something years ago, to make sure it's what you're called to do. The work that is called to do. Two is not make your ownership the goal but make your goal that calling.   That calling can be pursued in a number of different ways. It can be in partnership, it could be like, I was in banking, I was very much an entrepreneur in banking even though I was part of this structured company of 60,000 employees. But I was running my own thing. So, I think it's really important to not think, not to lead with the form or the structure, but lead with the calling and purpose. And I think the form of structure then will come and will be made known. You'll understand what that is. If in fact that means setting up your own organization, I would say keep your costs low. I'm still at the office where, this call is from my home. So, I was doing remote work 20 years ago, before it became popular. Our headquarters folks asked us today, where is your headquarters? I'm here in Arlington and this has been my office for the last 20 years, but we don't have a headquarters because we're based all over the country. I didn't make those big expenses early on and so it gave me some freedom to not have to worry about how I was going to pay for those things. And it allowed me to focus in on again, what my purpose in calling had been.  ++++++++++++++++++++++=   [00:10:00] Tommy Thomas: Another question first. And you may have answered this all along the way, but can you think of a time when you felt like you had found your professional voice that you know, that you were comfortable in your skin? [00:10:13] Lisa Cummins: Yeah. Tommy, that's an interesting question. I think it depends on who is listening to that voice. I think being raised in a community where you're the first or you're the only one has caused me to be hesitant about my voice. Even among people who are well-meaning and I know are great folks, the differences in our upbringing, in our culture, in our understanding and our experiences would cause me to be comfortable in a second seat. Because for me to be comfortable, behind someone in leadership or behind someone that's front stage. I think there's some real benefit to that. Because I think that comes with having a sense of humility that requires me to really focus on what is it that matters to me. Is it that I'm at the front with a microphone or is it that this gets done right? And so, I think there's been a lot of that. Having said that, over time it's funny when people say wow, you're an expert at this. I'm like, I don't feel like it's just because I've lived longer, it's just because I have a few more gray hairs. That I've been able to speak on things. And so, I think in the last 10 years, I think I actually have become more comfortable in my voice. I have, and in some ways that's a sad reality because I think I had a lot to contribute prior to 10 years ago. And having said that, I think that I am not as concerned anymore about what others think, nor as concerned about what others might think. And there's a term that our culture uses today that's called gaslighting. And as I understand it, gaslighting is causing people to believe that it's their failure. That has resulted in x, y, z consequences rather than the person that's doing the gaslighting. And I think in some ways I've allowed myself to be in that place of being the individual, the part of a community that is at fault or is less than or it comes short and hasn't recognized the value that I bring to the table. I think Malcolm Gladwell wrote a book about David and Goliath that's along those lines about, everyone saw David as the minuscule person who's going to be tossed and defeated, etc. But David's experiences brought him some things that really allow, besides the divine, besides God being part of that story. But it allowed David to bring some understanding of resilience, of working under pressure of working with, few less resources, etc. That's what my community has brought to the table, and I think I've, over the last 10 years, I've owned that more than I had in the past.  [00:13:21] Tommy Thomas: Earlier in the conversation you were talking about transparency and maybe you said you might've got hurt a little bit there. This is a quote from Joyce Meyer that I'd like for you to respond to. She writes about what she calls the Judas Kiss Test - The test of being portrayed by friends that we have loved, respected, and trusted. Most people in positions of leadership for any length of time are likely to experience this.  [00:13:48] Lisa Cummins: Unfortunately, if I've experienced that more times than I'd like to, that I'd like to admit, and hopefully I haven't been the perpetrator of that for anyone else. I think when power and greed come to the picture things change and I think all of us are susceptible to that. And I think that I've had some very difficult situations that have been driven at, in hindsight by those two things. And I think for me, the key is what I need, I am always checking myself to make sure that I'm on the right side of that story. And if I'm not to make amends and to identify what there is that I can, that I need to adjust on my end. But yeah, there's been things, and I think any business owner, any leader,you're susceptible to folks who maybe at one time, they were the best of, they were the trusted confidant, but something changed in their environment. Something changed, and those that influenced them, something changed in their circumstances that caused them then to make this Judas kiss. Ironically, we're talking about it this week. But yeah, those are very hurtful and that's probably been the most difficult part of my career is those circumstances and, if I didn't care about folks it wouldn't matter. But the ones that hurt the most are the ones that were people you care about the most. That's where it's going to hurt the most. And it's just part of where we are, part of humanity. And so I try to learn from that. I try to also appreciate, a friend of mine said, Lisa, don't ever trust me without accountability,and she's my most trusted friend. But she said that to me because she loved me, and she knows that all of us have shortcomings. And I think accountability is key. And another friend told me, a banker that's been my friend now for the last 25 years, she's our CFO. She says check what is it, trust and verify. And so I'm learning to do that better. Trust and verify.  +++++++++++++++++   [00:16:04] Tommy Thomas: Let's switch over to board service. Because obviously you report to a board, you serve on several boards. And I just would appreciate some of your input here. So, when did your first board show up?    [00:16:16] Lisa Cummins: So actually Tommy, I'm an LLC so, technically, I don't have a board. Having said that, we do have a couple of projects that require a board. So, we've set up a board for those projects. And I don't have a board, not primarily, just because when I started the organization that was establishing a 501(c) 3 and all the process that goes with that just wouldn't happen fast enough for the kinds of things I was doing. Having said that, I do have people who I trust. And so I hold myself accountable to our CFO, to our employees. I hold myself accountable to, and then I have some outside friends that have been on the journey with me for decades who I hold myself accountable to. So having said that I do serve, I have served on a number of boards. And so, I think there are different kinds of boards. Some are boards where it's as a good friend said, nose in, hands out, and then other boards where it's like, we need you all in. So, it depends on where the organization is. Their life cycle, the maturity of the board organization, the kind of resources they have, etc, that determine then what kind of board you're going to have and what kind of board members that you need.  [00:17:36] Tommy Thomas: You've served on the World Vision Board. That's a big one, obviously.  Maybe you can highlight some differences about the big board like that versus some of the smaller boards you've served on. [00:17:47] Lisa Cummins: Yeah, so I think World Vision, it was a nine-year term, three, three-year terms. It was a great experience. I think I learned a lot and hopefully I was able to contribute from my experience and knowledge with equal value. I think that World Vision is a very large organization, and so the best way to serve them is by asking those tough strategic questions. And by those questions that really are looking at more systems and strategy policy versus. Another board here in my community that I've been part of where I was signing time cards and helping make calls on fundraising and those sorts of things. So, they're very different. I have served on a public board which is Texas Teacher Retirement System. It was only for about a year and a half because I had to withdraw since I was moving to DC, that board was very interesting. It's politically appointed members of the board. And I remember learning that I was approved to serve on that board. It was, at the time it was a 60 billion fund. I don't know what it is today. Probably double that if not more. But I remember I got a call from a gentleman, again, I hadn't been to a board meeting, just got word. And he says, hello, Lisa. This is Bo in his West Texas accent. Welcome to the board. What side are you on? Oh, I said I don't know, the teacher side. And it was a board where there were some issues that there would be sideline meetings on who's going to, who's going to join with who. And alliances met. That was crazy. And I was appointed by Governor Bush. And so, it's interesting and even serving in the Republican administration, I've never been a partisan person. I try to vote and do what I feel like is best according to my biblical perspective, and so folks assume I go this way on one item and another way on another item, and I don't do that. And so I think that on that, even on that board, whether it was talking about how you're going to invest funds, or you're going to, how much are you going to put in versus how much you're going to put in funds. There was political haggling going on. I've just tried to stay true to what my values are, and that's what I bring. I can't bring anything else. And so if that doesn't work, then that's probably not a good place for me.  ++++++++++++++++++   [00:20:35] Tommy Thomas: I've started asking in the last month or so, my Shark Tank question. If you were on a nonprofit version of a Shark Tank, what questions would you need answered before you opened your checkbook?  [00:20:48] Lisa Cummins: I was ready to tell you what my investment opportunity was. I have that one, I have a few of those ready.  I think the question I would ask is what is your employee turnover? Because I have found nonprofits come and go and employee turnover helps me understand what your commitment is to, what your ability is to lead, what your consistency is with your values. Because if you're not consistent, employees won't stay long. Maybe you can explain them once or twice, but if you have an ongoing record of employees that are leaving, then there's a problem there. The other thing I would ask is a lot of nonprofits talk about partners. Let's say, describe the continuum of partnership with these organizations. When you say your partner is this because you dropped off a leaflet at their door sometimes, that's okay. Depends on what the goal is or is this talking about someone who you know their name, right? You know their name and you know their story and so you're trying to get at it in a deeper way. Those kinds of things. Yeah, I think those are a couple of questions I would ask. I would also ask how well, and this is important, not just for, some people will say, this is a political thing and it's not. How well does your organization reflect the communities you're serving? Because if it doesn't, that means that there's probably a sense of a pejorative type of approach that is not going to be that way. What could be, and it'll result in less results than what could be. Does that make sense?  [00:22:43] Tommy Thomas: Yes. If a nonprofit calls you and they're looking for a little consulting and you're going to put together a dashboard of things that you would be looking at a glance to check on their health what would that dashboard look like. [00:22:56] Lisa Cummins:   Yeah, so I think it's who are you partnering with and what are the depths of those partners? Do you know how to partner, can you partner too? What is your employee retention rate? I think the third would be your 30, 60, 90-day accounts payables and 30, 60, 90-day receivables. What does that look like? And accounts payables are very concerning. Obviously if you're 60 days behind in paying, you're like, what's going on here? And how long has this been the case? And so that relates to some of the financials. I would look at the composition of leadership and experiences that they bring. I think I would also look at if, and I get calls all the time, organizations wanting to start something. What have I asked? In looking for resources, I ask, what have you already done with the resources that you have? And so if you're in organizations, I want to start them. I want to work to serve my neighborhood and work with kids. Kids need something. I said okay, what's the name of the school principal in your neighborhood? And they don't know that then that's a sign to me that they haven't done their homework. They haven't done enough work, they haven't been driven enough to do this even without resources. Because I think if you are driven and called, you're going to figure out a way to do it. It may not be all that you want to do, and it may not be, but it says that you're going to do something with the time and the health that you have.  [00:24:27] Tommy Thomas: What do you wish a younger version of yourself had known and acted upon?  [00:24:33] Lisa Cummins: I think my younger self, it would've been good to know that my voice matters and that difference doesn't mean that one is inferior to the other. And that hard work matters, but it's not the only thing that matters. There's a scripture that talks about you can toil all day, but it'd be off or not. And I think that's important. So hard work matters, but the goal, the purpose, the reason that you're doing things you know that you've got to keep that forefront.  ++++++++++++++++++++++++ In Episode 85, we began a conversation with Jerry White that we will conclude next week. If you didn't hear that episode, Jerry is the President Emeritus of The Navigators International. Prior to that, he enjoyed a distinguished career in the United States Air Force - retiring as a two-star general.  One of the reasons I wanted Jerry to be a guest is because of the depth of his nonprofit board service. Among the boards on which he has served are World Vision, The Navigators, Christian Leadership Alliance, Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization and the Air Force Association.  [00:26:06] Jerry White: In one board that I'm on, we appoint someone every board meeting to be what we call a responsible skeptic. And that person is designated ahead of time. their job in that board meeting is to be a bit skeptical. Now, I think you have to be a little careful about always having a person who's always skeptical. I don't think I want a board member who every time something comes up, they raise their eyebrow, and you wonder what they're thinking. I think everybody ought to be a little skeptical at some time. And the main thing is if they don't understand something they need to ask.   Links and Resources JobfitMatters Website Next Gen Nonprofit Leadership with Tommy Thomas Urban Strategies   Connect Tommy Thomas - tthomas@jobfitmatters.com Tommy's LinkedIn Profile Lisa Trevino Cummin's LinkedIn Profile  

The forces that divide us are big, strong, viral, international in scope and have seemingly infected every system of our body politic. It's the degree of that rot that has led us back this year to where it all began — to people we've come to know over these years — to this place, these people. Through this tumultuous time, we have come to believe that if we're going to care about the American idea — if we're going to truly live it out (and maybe save it) — it will be in hometowns like this one between neighbors like us. And it will ultimately be about who we are to each other, which Washington D.C. doesn't get to decide for us. (And there is a growing body of academic work that supports our contention.) We say if we love our country, democracy is lived out here — as we love our city and we at least try to love our neighbor. Italians call a deep love for the village you call home “campanilismo” — all that lies within view of the local campanile or bell tower, the tallest building in town — but we're calling this idea “local patriotism,” and think it could catch on if we can forge a trail for other hometowns. Ultimately, we think it's possible that the only thing powerful enough to truly conquer the “Goliath” of this deepening national dysfunction is the “David” of local community. “True patriotism serves,” says Stephen Kiernan, our old friend and author of Authentic Patriotism. Since bringing Stephen to town after the publication of his book, he's become so disturbed by our political dysfunction that he's advocating this same bottom-up approach in his project “Vermont to the Tenth Power.” Joining Stephen is Sally Bradshaw, Governor Bush's former Chief of Staff, who got off the presidential campaign trail and jumped right into being a local bookseller when she opened Midtown Reader, in her pursuit of lived democracy in our hometown. Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The Village Square is a proud member of The Democracy Group, a network of podcasts that examines what's broken in our democracy and how we can work together to fix it.

Episode 32 – Ken Connor Interview Welcome to Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. In John 14:6, Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” The goal of Anchored by Truth is to encourage everyone to grow in the Christian faith by anchoring themselves to the secure truth found in the inspired, inerrant, and infallible word of God. Script Notes: (dramatic opening music)(music under voice over) O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens. Out of the mouth of babies and infants, you have established strength because of your foes, to still the enemy and the avenger. When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Yet you have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet, The Book of Psalms, chapter 8, verses 1 through 6. English Standard Version For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. The Book of Romans, chapter 1, verses 16 through 20. English Standard Version ******** VK: Hello! Welcome to another episode of Anchored by Truth brought to you by Crystal Sea Books. I’m Victoria K in the studio today with Ken Connor, noted attorney, author, activist, and former Chairman of the Family Research Council and the Center for a Just Society. Before we begin our interview though we’d like to take a few minutes to meditate on one of God’s most important attributes – His holiness. We’re going to do that by using a devotional extract from RD Fierro’s book on prayer entitled Purposeful Prayers. This happens to be day number 3 from the 30 day devotional study. ----------- Purposeful Prayers Devotion, Day Number 3, Holiness VK: Well, I think meditating on God’s holiness sets the stage pretty well for days discussion. By way of a slightly longer introduction of Ken, listeners should know that Ken has practiced law for over 40 years and has been at the forefront of some of the most important issues confronting our nation and culture pretty much throughout that time. Governor Bush asked Ken to represent Terry Schiavo in her family’s fight to keep Terry alive. Furthermore, as a former president of Florida Right to Life and two national organizations involved in major cultural issues Ken has unique insights on the challenges facing Christians in America and in our day and time. Also, though he’s too modest to tell anyone Ken was good friends with some of the most important Christian leaders in the last half century including Chuck Colson and RC Sproul among others. Ken, Thanks for being here today to share some of your unique insights. Ken: Thanks for inviting me. It’s always a pleasure to be back in Tallahassee. VK: Ken you’ve been at the forefront of many of the social and cultural issues confronting Christianity in America for the last … well, several years? Ken: Decades actually. VK: Well, long enough for you to not only have been prominent in many of issues at the national level but also long enough for you to form some thought about the major issues facing a culture that many think is abandoning its Judeo-Christian origin. Would you mind sharing a few of your thoughts about where we are today as a nation and as the church within the nation. Question List: 1. You were the first person I remember talking about the dangers posed judicial activism. Do you still see that as a problem in America? Has it improved in the 30 years since you first began talking about it? Or gotten worse? 2. You were also one of the first people to talk about the fact that the life issues included more issues than just abortion. Could you expand a little bit on what you meant and where you see those issues standing today? 3. One of the reasons RD founded Crystal Sea Books was to be a part of reclaiming the arts and entertainment parts of culture for the cause of Christ. He admired the influence that great Christian fiction writers like CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien had on the broader culture through their brilliant fiction and allegory. What do you think about that as a vision? Do you share RD’s concerns? 4. What do you think are some of the most important discussions going on within the broader culture as they affect the church? 5. You were asked to represent Terry Schiavo. Tell us about that. What were the issues involved? What did you learn from that? 6. At one point you decided to run for the Governor of Florida. Tell us something about that. Why did you decide to run? How did the race affect your life and family? Would you recommend seeking public office to other Christians? 7. You have said that it was reading the works of Francis Schaeffer that animated you to become involved in public policy and life. What was it that you read and how did it influence you? VK: Today for our closing prayer how about if we pray that everyone would come to a saving knowledge of the God of the Bible who is our one sure anchor to truth. ---- Prayer for the spiritually lost, radio version. VK: We hope you’ll be with us next time when we’ll continue our discussion with Ken. And we hope you’ll take some time to encourage some friends to tune in too, or listen to the podcast version of this show. If you’d like to hear more, try out crystalseabooks.com where “We’re not famous but our Boss is!” (Bible Quotes from the English Standard Version) The Book of Psalms, chapter 8, verses 1 through 6. English Standard Version The Book of Romans, chapter 1, verses 16 through 20. English Standard Version

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? Today I'm talking with Lee Cockerell, the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney resort and currently a consultant, author, and speaker. He's a great leader, and I promised through this "favorite executive series" that I would use my show to offer insight into the hearts and minds of great leaders so that you can be more effective in creating marketing messages and copy that resonate with them. Lee is not just a great leader; he also turned his leadership success into a highly profitable leadership and management training business, so he's got some best practices on how he stands out in the market and wins clients. In this episode, you'll hear: How Lee evolved as a leader by shedding defensiveness and operating in trust Why you need to create a system to be a person of your word How your influence is felt all the time and why you have to be aware of this impact as a leader Why it's always hard before it's easy Lee helped me see through this interview that we consultants and coaches don't need a lot of theory and the latest and greatest methods and tools to make a difference with our clients. Instead, our pragmatic advice is all that is needed because what we offer our clients isn't rocket science; it's the courage to act on what they already know they need to do. So tune in for easy-to-implement ideas on how to grow your consulting and coaching effectiveness! Where to dive in: [1:30] Hear the quick version of Lee's childhood and why Betsy invited Lee on the podcast. [8:10] Lee talks about why he couldn't develop people until he developed himself and how leaders influence the culture around them. [15:42] Betsy sums up how Lee came to leadership and how he overcame his struggles with trust so he could be a less defensive leader. [20:29] Your impact is felt all the time. Lee talks about why you need to be aware of the perceptions you leave behind and your influence on others. [26:00] Lee shares how time management helps you be a person of your word. Intentions are not enough for good leadership. [30:00] Hear Lee's passion for customer service and why it's critical to your business. [38:42] Lee shares why organizations hire him and opens up about his consulting style. We also dive into why it's always hard before it gets easier. [50:18] Lee shares what he would tell with his 30-year-old self, who was defensive and insecure. [52:04] Tune in for what you need to know before taking a speaking engagement or going into an organization as a consultant. Next steps: Check out Lee's website for resources, books, and how to create magic in your organization: https://www.leecockerell.com/ Download the resource you need to start your consulting or coaching business and refine your message: https://www.betsyjordyn.com/downloads Are you ready to nail your messaging and rock your copy to stand out in the market and attract, impress and convert clients? If so, check out my services: https://www.betsyjordyn.com/services About my guest: Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. "As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and the ESPN sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world." One of Lee's major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Lee has held various executive positions in the hospitality and entertainment business with Hilton Hotels for 8 years and the Marriott Corporation for 17 years before joining Disney in 1990 to open the Disneyland Paris project. Lee has served as Chairman of the Board of Heart of Florida United Way, the Board of Trustees for The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the board of the Production and Operations Management Society and the board of Reptilia a Canadian attractions and entertainment company. In 2005 Governor Bush appointed Lee to the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Public Service for the state of Florida where he served as Chairman of the Board. He is now dedicating his time to public speaking, authoring a book on leadership, management and service excellence titled, Creating Magic…10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney. which is now available in 13 languages and his latest book, The Customer Rules…The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service. Lee also performs leadership and service excellence workshops and consulting for organizations around the world as well as for the Disney Institute. About me: Betsy Jordyn is a Brand Positioning Strategist that helps consulting and coaching business owners clarify their brand positioning and messaging, create a website presence that positions them as sought-after experts, land clients with ease and integrity, and take their place as thought leaders and influencers in their niche. Her mission is to help consultants and coaches monetize their best-at strengths and authentic passions to make a bigger difference in the world. Check out her brand strategy, messaging, and design services at https://www.betsyjordyn.com Links: Download my one of my free resources to help you accelerate your success: https://www.betsyjordyn.com/downloads Learn more about my brand messaging and positioning services: https://www.betsyjordyn.com/services Schedule a consult call to talk about what you need to do to nail your messaging and rock your copy so you can stand out in the market and attract clients: https://betsyjordyn.as.me/schedule Related Blog, Video or Podcast Episode: The Balanced Way to Achieve Scale and Sale with CEO Mark Johnson (Ep42) Earn Your Seat in the C - Suite with Darden's Chief People & Diversity Officer Sarah King (Ep41) Front-Line To C-Suite | Inside The Heart and Mind of Former Disney COO and Experience Steward Jim MacPhee (Ep40) Five Things You Need To Know About Your Ideal Client (Ep39) Why You Need An Ideal Client Archetype (Ep38)

词汇提示1.inaugurated 就职2.republicans 共和党人3.democrats 民主党人4.margin 幅度5.polls 民意调查6.swing 摇摆7.fortune 富有8.prestigious 有声望的9.guard 警卫10.wandered 漫游11.considerable 相当大的12.Senate 参议院13.incumbent 现任14.neo-conservative 新保守主义15.ideologist 意识形态专家16.compassionate 有同情心的原文George W Bush JrGeorge W Bush Junior was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States on January 20, 2001.Of course, people knew that he was the son of the 41st President, George H-W Bush.He had also been governor of Texas since 1994.However, aside from this, he was not very well known outside of Texas.Why then, did so many people want him to run for president in 2000?Many Republicans thought that the Democrats could be defeated in 2000, but they themselves lacked a candidate with strong appeal.As the election approached, leading Republicans worried about whom to support. Some of the most powerful Republicans were state governors.They began to look around at each other for a possible candidate.Most eyes turn to George w Bush, the governor of Texas.In November 1998, bush was reelected as governor by an impressive margin.By now, bush was the leading Republican candidate in the polls.Of course, one advantage that Governor Bush had was a familiar name.In fact, when he did well in some early polls, it is likely that some people really voted for his father.They thought that George H-W Bush was running again.The Bush family was able to swing a lot of support to George W.It also helped that his brother Jeb was now governor of Florida.Parents George and Barbara were both born in Eastern United States.But in 1948, George moved to Texas, where he made a big fortune in the oil business.He went into politics in the 1960s and 70s, and served in a number of important positions.He was Ronald Reagan's Vice President from 1981 to 1989, and president from 1989 to 1993.George W was born in 1946, the oldest of the Bush children.Three more brothers and two sisters were also born.The younger sister died of leukemia as a child.George W attended the same prestigious Eastern colleges as his father.Then he came back to Texas and was a fighter pilot with the Texas Air National Guard.During the early 70s, He wandered from place to place, trying different jobs.After attending a Harvard Business school from 1972 to 1975, he came back to Texas and started his own oil exploration company.Although it wasn't as profitable as his father's company, he eventually sold his stock shares for a considerable amount of money.In 1978, he ran for the Senate of the United States, but was defeated.He became closely involved in his father's campaign for president in 1988.Here, he developed a lot of the political skills he was later able to use to run for office himself.In 1989, back in Texas, George W organized a group that bought the Texas Rangers baseball team.He later sold the team in 1998 and made a $14000000 profit in 1994.He surprised the political world by defeating the incumbent governor of Texas.As governor, he pushed ahead with an energetic program which reflected neo conservative values.However, George W did not appear as an ideologist to people.Even his opponents were willing to work with him.When he ran for president in 2000, Bush described himself as a compassionate conservative.Only time will tell how successful Bush will be as US President.翻译小布什2001年1月20日，小布什宣誓就任美国第43任总统。当然，人们知道他是第41任总统乔治·h·w·布什的儿子。自1994年以来，他一直担任德克萨斯州州长。然而，除此之外，他在德克萨斯州以外并不出名。那么，为什么有那么多人希望他参加2000年的总统竞选呢?许多共和党人认为民主党在2000年大选中可能会被击败，但他们自己却缺乏一位具有强大吸引力的候选人。随着选举的临近，共和党领导人开始担心该支持谁，一些最有权势的共和党人是州长。他们开始互相打量，寻找可能的候选人。大多数人的目光都投向了得克萨斯州州长乔治•w•布什。1998年11月，布什以惊人的优势再次当选州长。到目前为止，布什在民意调查中是领先的共和党候选人。当然，布什州长的一个优势是他的名字很熟悉。事实上，当他在一些早期民调中表现良好时，很可能有些人真的把票投给了他父亲。他们以为乔治·h·w·布什又要竞选了。布什家族在很大程度上支持小布什。他的兄弟杰布(Jeb)现在是佛罗里达州州长，这也对他有所帮助。他的父母乔治和芭芭拉都出生在美国东部。但是在1948年，乔治搬到了德克萨斯州，在那里他通过石油生意赚了一大笔钱。他在20世纪60年代和70年代进入政界，担任过许多重要职位。1981年至1989年，他担任罗纳德·里根(Ronald Reagan)的副总统，1989年至1993年担任总统。小布什出生于1946年，是布什家族中年龄最大的一个。另外还有三个兄弟和两个姐妹出生。妹妹小时候死于白血病。小布什和他的父亲就读于同一所著名的东部大学。后来他回到了德克萨斯州，成为了德克萨斯州空军国民警卫队的一名战斗机飞行员。在70年代初，他四处流浪，尝试不同的工作。1972年至1975年，他在哈佛商学院(Harvard Business school)学习，之后回到德克萨斯州，创办了自己的石油勘探公司。虽然没有他父亲的公司那么赚钱，但他最终还是卖掉了自己的股票，赚了一大笔钱。1978年，他竞选美国参议员，但失败了。1988年，他密切参与了父亲的总统竞选活动。在这里，他发展了很多政治技巧，后来他自己也能用来竞选公职。1989年，在德克萨斯州，小布什成立一个集团，买下了德克萨斯州游骑兵棒球队。后来他在1998年卖掉了球队，在1994年赚了1400万美元。他击败了德克萨斯州现任州长，震惊了政界。作为州长，他推行了一项反映新保守主义价值观的充满活力的计划。然而，在人们看来，小布什并不是一个意识形态专家。甚至他的对手也愿意和他合作。2000年竞选总统时，布什称自己是一个富有同情心的保守派。只有时间才能证明布什作为美国总统会有多成功。文稿及音频 关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”

#47: Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. “As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and the ESPN sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world.”One of Lee's major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Lee has held various executive positions in the hospitality and entertainment business with Hilton Hotels for 8 years and the Marriott Corporation for 17 years before joining Disney in 1990 to open the Disneyland Paris project.Lee has served as Chairman of the Board of Heart of Florida United Way, the Board of Trustees for The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the board of the Production and Operations Management Society and the board of Reptilia a Canadian attractions and entertainment company. In 2005 Governor Bush appointed Lee to the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Public Service for the state of Florida where he served as Chairman of the Board.He is now dedicating his time to public speaking, authoring a book on leadership, management and service excellence titled, Creating Magic…10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney. which is now available in 13 languages and his latest book, The Customer Rules…The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service. Lee also performs leadership and service excellence workshops and consulting for organizations around the world as well as for the Disney Institute. So many great takeaways! Enjoy the show!

RUSH: Hey, guess what, we got Senator Dole on the phone, Senator Dole is back on the road. He's. Are you in Houston, Senator Dole?  Dole: Just landed in Houston and I have Governor Bush and President Bush in the car with me here.  RUSH: Well, terrific. We're sorry we missed you on Friday, but you're going all out and I'm telling you, Senator, there's optimism out there. I'm sure you see it and know it, but it doesn't hurt for you to to be told from independent sources.  Dole: No, we really - you know, it feels good. We're not obviously if you believe polls we're still a little bit behind, but there's a lot of enthusiasm. We feel good about it. We think, you know, we've been on the road 75 straight hours. We've got 21 to go. The crowds are big, enthusiastic. They want this guy out of there.  RUSH: That's absolutely that's absolutely right. How are you holding up?  Dole: Holding up very well, we got my - I'm little hoarse, but otherwise in good shape. We get a little catnaps on the airplane and we've got about four or five stops to go and it'll be noon tomorrow and I'll vote in Russell, Kansas, and then we'll head back to Washington, D.C. to watch the victory return.  RUSH: Senator Dole, I got to I've got to run this by you because I know if you haven't heard it, it's just going to amuse you. But in the political hotline today, there's a story running around that after the election, should the president somehow manage to eke this out, that he's going to ask you to head up the Medicare reform bipartisan blue ribbon committee? And you know, there's there's all this. The president's going to hire a bunch of Republicans to replace retiring cabinet officers and write your names out there is setting up the Medicare bipartisan. Would you care to decline or accept that offer now?  Dole: I'm glad I would decline an offer of over the strong feeling as far as senior citizens. But after he has distorted the truth and the facts about Medicare, I wouldn't feel comfortable serving that position. And we're going to win. So maybe he'll chair the commission.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Jeb Bush is the 43rd governor of the State of Florida, serving from 1999 through 2007. He was the third Republican elected to the state's highest office and the first Republican in the state's history to be reelected. He was most recently a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016. Governor Bush offers his views on the current discord in American society and where he sees paths forward. With Baby Boomers aging, younger generations have taken the reins of American culture. There is an erosion of shared identity that has led to more conflict and antagonism among people and their politics. "It's bigger than the current occupant of the White House. I think it is a cultural phenomenon." Gen Z and millennials will likely spark a change akin to other major American movements like the civil rights movement and the 19th century's Second Great Awakening. ————————————————————————— To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit *salt.org/talks* ( http://salt.org/talks ) Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci.

During this episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host, Gregg Garrett, discusses the magic of customer-centricity. Gregg speaks with Lee Cockerell who threaded magic in all customer experiences in the Magic Kingdom, Disney, and who managed some of Disney’s largest resorts and is a student of hospitality. Of course, Lee speaks about his top three from a boss who taught him how to be confident, to a mentor who showed him all the ways of being hospitable, to his grandmother who started him on the journey, and his wife of 52 plus years who kept him on it, and to the former president of Disney who helped him to learn, listen and manage experts. And you have to hear what he has to say about making the schedule of life’s priorities part of your daily routine, all this and more! About Lee Cockerell Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort.  “As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years, Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping and entertainment village, and the ESPN sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world.” One of Lee’s major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7,000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Lee has held various executive positions in the hospitality and entertainment business with Hilton Hotels for 8 years and the Marriott Corporation for 17 years before joining Disney in 1990 to open the Disneyland Paris project. Lee has served as Chairman of the Board of Heart of Florida United Way, the Board of Trustees for The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the board of the Production and Operations Management Society, and the board of Reptilia a Canadian attractions and entertainment company. In 2005 Governor Bush appointed Lee to the Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Public Service for the state of Florida where he served as Chairman of the Board. He is now dedicating his time to public speaking, authoring a book on leadership, management, and service excellence titled, Creating Magic… 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney, which is now available in 13 languages, and his latest book, The Customer Rules… The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service. Lee also performs leadership and service excellence workshops and consulting for organizations around the world as well as for the Disney Institute. Lee has received the following awards: Golden Chain Award for Outstanding leadership and business performance from the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operations Association (MUFSO). Silver Plate Award for Outstanding Operator in the foodservice industry from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA). Excellence in Production Operations Management and Leadership (POMS) from the Productions and Operations. Grandfather of the year from his three grandchildren, Jullian, Margot, and Tristan. Lee and his wife Priscilla live in Orlando, Florida. Show Highlights Segment 1: Overview 1:01      What do customer touchpoints, customer journey, customer experience, customer-centricity mean? 2:07      “The full view of the customer is so easy yet, so complex… what it comes down to is empathy” 3:07      Put the customer in the middle 4:09      Welcome an expert in empathetic thinking: Lee Cockerell 5:43      Lee Cockerell: A boy whose story begins on a farm in Oklahoma Segment 2: The “Top Three” 11:27   Lee’s Top Three begins with his grandmother and a General Manager, Bud Davis, who helped him refocus his attitude 13:46   Diffusing defensiveness by building trust   15:35   Lee’s Top Three continues with Eugene Scanlan from Waldorf Astoria who taught him a lot – “the service itself is what shines, not the individual providing the service” 19:59   Lee’s Top Three expands with his wife of 53 years, who keeps him most in order   22:37   Expanding beyond food and beverage into full park management 23:42   “I didn’t try to be the expert in everything; my philosophy is to hire the experts and let them do their job.”   25:25   Letting go of always being in control and a successful career to thank for it 28:24   “Most people leave leaders, they don’t leave the company.” 29:04   Lee’s Top Three concludes with Judson Green who gave him his shot in Orlando 29:54   “He asked a lot of questions… he knew if you knew what you were talking about or not.” 31:25 “I want to be remembered as a teacher, not a boss because nobody likes a boss, a teacher teaches people.” Segment 3: Transformation & Disruption 32:33   Lessons from Lee: Time Management, Customer Skills and Creating a better culture 37:28   Disney’s take on the customer experience   38:45   “Treat every customer as an individual” Segment 4: Wrapping Up 41:34   One additional lesson from Lee: “Schedule the priorities in your life” 44:24   How to get in touch with Lee Additional Information Contact Lee Cockerell: Lee’s Email Lee’s Twitter Lee’s LinkedIn Lee’s Facebook Contact Gregg Garrett: Gregg’s LinkedIn Gregg’s Twitter Gregg’s Bio Contact CGS Advisors: Website LinkedIn Twitter

In our first episode of the Stay Invested podcast, former Florida Governor Jeb Bush sits down with Halo co-founder Jason Barsema.Governor Bush is the son of late former President George H.W. Bush and brother of former President George W. Bush. He was the 43rd Governor of Florida and is known for his work on the state's education system, his efforts to protect the environment, and his achievements in improving the state's economy.Jason and Governor Bush discuss the recent Presidential election, how young people can approach entrepreneurship, the role of technology in innovation, and creating impact through education.

A public private partnership in Space. What does that look like in Florida, the rest of the country, and the world? Part two of our series on the renaissance in Space Exploration features Tony Gannon, the Vice President for Research and Innovation at Space Florida. Tony reveals how our new space ecosystem pairs NASA, with billionaires, and corporate space mavericks, to yield an extensive infusion of innovation and capital…transforming the future of space travel and dramatically reducing government costs. TRANSCRIPT: Intro : 0:01 Inventors and their inventions. Welcome to Radio Cade the podcast from the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention in Gainesville, Florida. The museum is named after James Robert Cade, who invented Gatorade in 1965. My name is Richard Miles. We’ll introduce you to inventors and the things that motivate them, we’ll learn about their personal stories, how their inventions work and how their ideas get from the laboratory to the marketplace. Richard Miles : 0:38 Astronauts landed on the moon 50 years ago, and we have never stopped looking toward the stars, imagining what the future holds far beyond earth, launching into Radio Cade’s Space Pod, and step inside the future of humanity’s journey into deep space. Meet the innovators and visionaries who are charting a bold new course to the moon. Then to Mars and beyond discover the revolutionary technology that will get us there and see how it’s already transformed life here on earth. Today, I’m speaking with Tony Gannon , vice president of research and innovation at Space Florida. Tony reveals how our new space ecosystem pairs NASA with billionaires and corporate space mavericks to yield an extensive infusion of innovation and capital transforming the future space of travel and dramatically reducing government costs. Welcome to Radio Cade, Tony. Tony Gannon: 1:25 Thank you very much, Richard. It’s an honor to be on your podcast. Richard Miles : 1:28 So Tony, before you tell us about getting to space, tell us about getting to the United States. You were born in the UK, you’re raised in Ireland. You’ve spent some time in Spain and France. How on Earth did you end up in Florida? Tony Gannon: 1:40 That’s a great question. And I’ll try and be very brief for the sake of your audience, Richard. So I have that mixed background, which made me set aside diverse in nature. And so when my wife and I decided we were getting married, of course we couldn’t do that in any logistical fashion. We decided we would go to Florida, have a vacation with some friends and get married while we were here. My wife’s twin brother lives here in Cocoa Beach, Florida. And it seemed like the occasion of marriage, what an ideal situation. So we did that. Got married, and while I was here, my wife often jokes . She said, I think I became a widow overnight, but I was space widow, because I literally spent two weeks every day going up to the space center, absolutely enamored with the space program about what could be achieved, but really having no idea that I could ever be a part of it. But I think a love was born my heart for it. And I said, I , somehow, I’m going to work out a situation whereby I can work in the future in the space industry. Richard Miles : 2:37 It’s a great story. And I know that you wrote that you witnessed the 1969 moon landing, I presume as a child and that made you want to play some sort of a role in the space program. And then of course, as anyone who’s seen the great Apollo 11 documentary or other similar movies back then, of course, getting to space, the moon was something that only governments did. And now that’s a totally different story. If you could give us a little bit of a history lesson, when did private companies , I mean, they’ve always had a role right, as, as contractors and suppliers to the government, but when did they start taking the lead in certain areas? What were some of the early milestones with respect to privatization and what do you expect to see over the next decade? So in other words, past present future, how did we get to now and where do you think we’re going? Tony Gannon: 3:21 Richard, that’s a very comprehensive and that very smart question. I’ll do my best to make my response and the way that I see it personally, the Space Shuttle program, of course, which followed shortly after the Saturn V or the moon program was very, very costly. According to my memory, it was something in the region of $500 million dollars to send a space shuttle into space. And that does not include a payload and one could easily have a payload in the cargo bay that costs three quarters of a million dollars, be a satellite, be it , some observation component are indeed products of the international space station. And so the federal government and close contact with NASA decided we need to introduce commercial industry to this program because we are heading up a federal program that is going to get costlier and costlier, and it doesn’t seem to have any end. And so in the instance is perhaps of recognizing one of diminishing public participation in the program and we’ve been to the moon . And so people felt well, it’s all done now, but no, there was a commercial element and it could turn into very productive industry, the powers that be at the time. And I must say with great reluctance of many people in the industry, they decided they would commercialize the space industry. And so NASA essentially sent out RFPs requests for proposals, from companies that have been developing the thought along the same lines let us build design rockets that meet NASA specifications, but it’d be our rockets . So, SpaceX would own the rocket. They would send eventually astronauts into the space. They would communicate with the space station. They will do all of this kind of work in space, but they were not just the only one. And so that commercial thought, which met with so much resistance at the early stage really was very farsighted. It was the true answer to commercial space that we take to federal element out of it let them provide some funding, but we let the industry be driving the industry. And that was the commercialization of space exploration. Richard Miles : 5:17 And that is really, I think what’s captured the imagination of a lot of people, particularly in the last few years, as we see the fruits of that investment, right? That incredible videos of the SpaceX rockets, landing on platforms over the ocean and stuff like that. I think everyone, all of a sudden realize like, wow, this isn’t just small stuff. This is actually the major components of all the stages, right. Of getting liftoff. And then actually once you’re in space. What’s clear though, is this is probably not going to ever be just a private thing, right? Or is it, is there a potential where let’s say 20 years from now, or even 10 years from now, is there going to be an equivalent of United Airlines, American airlines saying, okay, you want to take a trip up to space. Good. Here, go online, buy your ticket, or is it always going to be something to do with a government mission, government funding? What would you say? Tony Gannon: 6:04 It’s going to be a mixture. It’s funny. You should say that, that the thought has crossed my mind. As you were mentioning about it being massive prior to our federally driven program, then you have the introduction of all of those commercial space companies. And we always mentioned SpaceX first, pretty obvious reasons, but it can be said not as mission itself changed . And now they’re being challenged with, you might say the expiration of distance space. And so the recent launch we had from Cape Canaveral and SpaceX, rocket owned by Elon Musk and company has on board, a NASA Mars Explorer with little helicopter on board , which is a NASA entity. But here we have privately owned spacecraft, launching a mission to Mars on behalf of NASA. I mean that in itself, is amazing. It’s so challenging, but it’s also so exciting. I had the pleasure. I was watching. I won’t mention a local TV station some weeks ago, but I saw the chief scientist who had worked on the helicopter on the Mars mission. And she was discussing how for the first time ever a craft, be it , a drone will be launched from a Lander on planet Mars and explore sections of Mars and take videos and send it back via satellite back to Earth. It’ll probably take about 8 to 10 minutes for that signals to get back to planet Earth. But I mean , that is the ultimate. Here we are. And exploring in a drone planets , Mars gone into all of us caves and caverns the turning data. All the trucks will pick up for the first time, which something I have thought a long time ago, listen to the sound of Mars, the sound of the wind. What is it like? And there are very, very strong winds on planet Mars. So that element is really exciting. I think the commercial elements would have probably overtake what NASA’s mission is able to say. Bernie singularly focused on getting to Mars so we can have the near future. Just like you said, we don’t have SpaceX astronauts. We will have Blue Origin astronauts, Virgin Galactic, or a Virgin astronauts and a whole range of companies. Boeing. Of course, I shouldn’t forget with the Starliner. So we might have 10 different astronaut core for the moment. It appears to training through Houston and the NASA programs to meet those NASA standards. But who can say that in the future in 10 years time, that astronauts might not be trained in New York City and Washington DC , or even in Florida where the lanches take place from. So it is and you drew a great comparison with the airlines. We had the hedge hopping days of the 1910s and 1920s people trying and risky maneuvers in their flying machines. And then we moved on to commercial enterprise driven by that great challenge as guests of Lindbergh flying the Atlantic. And now we have in the future prospect of having a choice of companies who will fly us perhaps to the moon around the moon for a honeymoon, which would be ideal, or taking design for the locations such as Mars. So we live in a very challenging, but it isn’t really exciting to think of such deeds what happens possibly within our lifetime . Richard Miles : 9:07 Tony, you said something earlier that I think you put your finger right on it in terms of NASA has to focus on one goal. And it strikes me that probably one of the best things about privatization, at least of the participation in private companies is they have a lot more room to be creative, right? Where the government and I spent almost all my career in government. So I know this well, you identify your one big goal and that’s where all the resources go. That’s where all the thought and the planning go . And a lot of the smaller stuff, it’s like, well, that’s a distraction, but that’s kind of the whole point of the market, right? Is you have a little company and they say, Hey, wouldn’t it be great to make a drone fly on Mars or some sort of other thing that they know would probably do well in a space environment and is necessary in a space environment . And they devote all their efforts, creating that little thing in a way that the government would probably just say yeah, we don’t have time to do that sort of stuff. Tony Gannon: 9:54 You’re so right Richard I’m not sure what government agency that you worked with. In a different life, I worked for a government agency in Ireland following college, and every document that I saw or read had to be signed about 10 times. And this was in the business development area, this was new technologies. I would like to mention if I may. And I think we play a fairly big role. I’m very honored in Space Florida, to be involved with a section of the community that comes up with this innovation. And I’ll give you the examples Space Florida. When we were initiated 12, 13 years ago by our then Governor Bush, Jeb Bush in a very insightful manner, combining three existing agencies to one. So we’re like to go to point, if you want to go to Florida, if you want to catch us up, involve commercially or federally in the aerospace program. And so what happened was we were dealing with the big guys, the Boeing, the Lockheed Martins, Harris corporation, now L3 Harris, Northrop Grumman, NASA of course, SpaceX, Blue Origin, the entire gambit of major companies. But I often felt in my heart and I spoke to our president Frank DiBello one day. And I said, no, we need to take care of the little guys too. Those young companies, which are formulated by very smart young entrepreneurs who come out of some of the colleges, like University of Florida, UCF, Embry Riddle, and a whole host all our Florida universities and indeed throughout the United States and to have great ideas, but how do they get those ideas to fruition that can assist in this great aerospace adventure that we’re sitting on the threshold of? And so I thought one thing that all need and they all have in common is they need money. They need lots of money and we need to place our thrust in their enthusiasm and their determination to succeed. Many would fail, but let’s give them a chance. And so about six or seven years ago, I met with a group, forgive me for jumping into this too quickly. I apologize on that. I said, how can I do this? I said, I need a team of investors who have the openness to say, we can’t guarantee you anything, Tony, but we listened to these young entrepreneurs and we’ll make our decisions that we, you know, and so we formed this partnership with the Florida venture forum space of Florida. And our capacity while we could do was put up a prize money. And we determined that that prize money will be a hundred thousand dollars per capital accelerator. And that we would undertake two of those accelerators per year. So with an investment of $200,000 over the past six years, we’re at about $1.3 million investment into the companies. In other words, if you Richard had a company called ABC technologies and you won the accelerator today with Space Florida, chances are, you would receive an award of about $40,000 in second place. It’s 30 and 20 and so forth. And so you have this exposure to the investors who are sitting around watching you. I’m not here to forward. It’s been live now where on a webinar. And their listening to you and their thinking this young man or this young company, I was looking for $5 million. That’s an extraordinary amount of money. I want to see their technology and it’s the technology that will attract the investment and the investors. And I can tell you, this is an ROI that I can actually provide full details up to date. Over six years, over $460 million has been invested in those Florida companies during the last six years. With an investment of less than 1.5 million, this is what we can show. And this is fantastic. And yet when it’s judged by California standards, it may seem quite small. I’d love to hear California investors say, you know what, I threw $50 million in here. I took $40 million in there. Hey, Darn-it, I lost it all but I threw $200 million into Amazon. And the sun is shining, the fact that the investors can talk in those terms. I mean, obviously I’m not in the same payroll as them , but is that investing community is really driving commercialization, entrepreneurship. And I think of great assistance to where I use. So I’ll get off my bandwagon now and pass it back to you , Richard. Richard Miles : 13:50 You know, at the Cade Museum, we also have a similar prize Cade Prize that we’re not focused necessarily on a particular sector. Like you are on space, but basically the same stage, very early seed stage companies. And you’re exactly right. I think that’s been a game changer, particularly in a state like Florida, where the number of ideas coming out of universities is huge, but the capital to fund those ideas is relatively tiny. And then the management talent to take on the next level is also somewhat thin . So I think what you’re doing is exactly right. Can you give some examples of maybe some companies that have come out of the Florida venture forum, the space related companies that are working on current technologies related to space. Tony Gannon: 14:27 I should know Richard, I have no notes in front of me. So I’d go from my poor memory. I could say our last aerospace adventure, which was only in May and June this year, we had something in the region of 89 or 90 applications and actually the zero charge to apply. So we had that number 20 were selected to present the one success story that I’m particularly fond of is Censys Technologies who are located at the Microflex in Embry Riddle. And essentially they’re working on drones, drone technology, and they have drones that test at the airport. There it’s a wonderful location for them, but their CEO call me just about three weeks ago and said, Tony, I want to tell you a little story. Do you remember, we appeared in your venture forum collaboration, and we got second place. We’d love to have been first, but we got second. But more importantly, we got an investor interested in our company and within about a month, following their appearance in a webinar, they had investors of over $2 million. And when I read the press release that he sent to me and he copied our president Frank DiBello. I said, well , you’ve just made, not just my day, but my week and my month, because you have done exactly what we wanted to do for you. And I’ve often said, and that might sound like a cliche, but what we’re trying to do in Space Florida is help those companies, those smaller companies in that supply chain that it’s so competitive to be in. But think of the joy, the fact that the company down with maybe 8 to 10 employees, they get this enormous pint of blood in the arm said , you know what? We’d like, what you do. We like your management team. And we believe in your technology. Here’s $2 million to be successful. That to me is phenomenal. I’d also If I meant mention not a company that participated in the Florida venture forum , but with whom Space Florida has had a very strong relationship with. And perhaps, you know, they call them Made in Space. They were the company who first installed 3D printer onboard the International Space Station several years ago. And coincidentally through my Florida Israel Innovation Partnership, I suggested to their management, you know what? You guys have got great industry going on. However, you need to build a manufacturer in space. And perhaps if you were to partner with another innovative 3D company, you might come up with some smart ideas you apply for the grant. And if our judges deemed that you’re worthy, you might pick up 250, $300,000 dollars as an award to explore can you do this in space. They did. And they did successfully twice, which means they have achieved what $500,000. And now they are starting a program of manufacturing in space. So what was initially seen as being a gimmick, that they can build a little plastic container in space. Hey, how cool is that? Manufacture in space, but how about manufacturing for the purposes of generating revenue and building a company, expanding a company portfolio, that’s really something else. And I’m very proud of what they have done, but it’s not just me. It’s been whole team or business development team led by Howard and Frank our two senior executives and I’ve been really happy to be a small part of that success story. Richard Miles : 17:36 So not only am I familiar with Made in Space, but Aaron Kemmer, their founder is going to be also one of the interviews on this space series. Tony Gannon: 17:43 But do please tell Aaron that I said hello. Richard Miles : 17:45 I will, well lets go back to what you said about the partnership with Israel, which I think is Very exciting. We’re chatting a little bit earlier about the book startup nation, which came out probably 10 years ago. So we were chronicling Israel’s rise from being this quasi agrarian, semi social state. And then in the early nineties that creativity and innovation explode and the startup companies and so on. And it gives a whole bunch of different reasons for that. But I’d really like to hear what the Florida Israel Innovation Partnership looks like. What does it consist of and what sort of results have you seen from that so far? Tony Gannon: 18:17 Thank you again Richard for allowing me to speak on this particular program. This is a program that’s extremely close to my heart. I tell you what happened. So about eight years ago, our president Frank DiBello called me into his office and said, Tony, I’d like you to do something it’s kind of unusual. I’d like you to write a speech for me. And I know Frank has a great rec on tear . He also writes extremely well. I’m very experienced. I said, Frank, do you think I can justify I’ll do something for you ? He said, I just think you might come up with a different angle. And that was really probably from my research background , but also because I had taken a personal interest in the flight of Space Shuttle Columbia , on which as you know, amongst others, there was the very first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, and Ilan of course like the other astronauts perished, but I’ve been very interested in this story and success. Frank’s speech was to be presented to about 200 Israeli Jewish congregation in the Orlando area. So very supportive of Israel, but very supportive as you say, the startup nation theme. So I wrote a speech for Frank and I got some words through various interpretations in Hebrew. And essentially I wrote about Ilan Ramon about his success and what he dreamed and how important was to explore space in very simple words, but also the fact that several personal items that Ilan had onboard had survived that dreadful crash back down to where , including parts of his personal notebook and which he wrote in. And I kind of paraphrasing here and now he said today, I feel I’m a real man in space because I working here in space, I’m happy to return. And it was a very moving piece that I included in Frank’s speech to this Israeli congregation. Well, apparently it was very well received. And within two weeks of that, Frank came to me and said, we’re taking this a step four , I want you to go to Israel. I want you to come to Israel with me because I have this program, which has been generated to Israeli support and indeed through our governor, and we want to allocate $2 million per annum for a joint partnership, 1 million from Israel, 1 million from Florida, so that we can collaborate in aerospace, R and D two companies working together and typically award would be expected to be between 200 to $300,000 each. So it was really exciting. So I go to Israel and I’m sitting, looking at young Israeli men and women, and I’m absolutely not dealt with the technology out . And next to me alongside our president was Mr. John Carlos is like the number two guy in Lockheed Martin. So this guy is way above my pay scale, but we on really well. And he too could see something was happening. The very first company that walked in the door was a young man called Dr. Oren Milstein, who had graduated his PhD in California. And he’s the CEO and cofounder of a company called StemRad from Israel. And Steve and his partners had come up with a very, very instinct form of radiation protection, which would be utilized in a military situation. And he wasn’t sure where to go with it. And so we were looking at it and I said to John, I kind of kicked him on the back of his leg. I said, this could be of great interest to Lockheed Martin in the future radiation protection for astronauts. Why not use that as perhaps in a suit, one of the , be instinct to compare that to what the current radiation protect is like and then how it might improve. If you could incorporate the StemRad technology, it was successful. It was enormously successful. Lockheed Martin worked really hard, very closely with NASA in conjunction with this small company in Tel Aviv. Could they also have offices up in Haifa and they now Lockheed Martin are going to use that technology. And it’s been sent into space I’ve tested and proven to be superior to the current radiation detection, kind of protecting the brain human brain human body, the vital organs, the heart, the lungs, the kidneys, the Capitec, those earliest of a human it’s face. There’s no, man. That was my first introduction to Israeli technology. And never, since I continue to be wowed by what I’ve seen and heard and been a part of. So we’ve now had our seven calls for proposals, typically three to four winners per year. And I’m happy to announce that in late October, I believe from memory it’s the 22nd of October, we have the eight rounds for projects and we’ve had winners from all over the state of Florida from Miami to Tampa to Gainesville. I think the winner from Gainesville is called Micro gRx affiliated with the Innovation Center at the University of Florida. And Dr. Siobhan Malany I’m really trying to follow this in the back of my head is the CEO and Co founder . She did a wonderful job of her investigations into actually something that I can take care a great deal about is the aging process amongst us humans. You know , how do we detect, how do we take it up? How do we improve? How do we slow it down and utilizing space as a research vehicle? So they’re just some of those windows from that program, but it has been very successful. And Richard, I apologize for talking so long. Other countries are watching it and they’re saying, Tony, this is great for Israel and wonderful and congratulations. But what about me? And so in this period of time, both my presidents trying to battle, I know we’ve had certain amount of very friendly and jovial pressure from other countries recently, about six months ago at the OneWeb Satellites Facility, we signed an MOU with the Republic of France and a banking institution called BPI France to have a similar style program, which I am looking forward to seeing, being initiated in the spring of 21. Spain is chasing us for an MOU. Brazil has already signed an MOU in March just before we went under that curfew of Covid. Our president had signed down in Miami with the president of Brazil. And as I mentioned, Spain, but also Japan and certainly not least United Kingdom absolutely would love the idea to collaborate with us. And we are open to working with all of them. Richard Miles : 24:11 That’s amazing, Tony, it’s all from one great speech that you wrote. So I got to say, when the Cade Museum gets big enough, we’re going to hire you as a speech writer . That’s this phenomenal results to get that sort of program going. And it’s really a reflection right of again, it’s not only governments and it’s not just US companies now. It’s this diversification of talent, but also risks . So that by pulling in companies from these different countries, whether it’s Israel or Brazil or Spain, or the UK, you really are building this international supply chain of various thing . The market’s doing that. And you’re , it’s not just governments doing that. So I think that’s phenomenal because that’s really what will make a lot of this sustainable. Tony Gannon: 24:48 Yeah and Richard just like to briefly add. You reminded me in our last etcetera event in May, the winner was not from Florida, but it was a UK company that I had met two years ago in London. And I said to him , Archangel Lightworks sounds like communications company. Think about Florida. Don’t forget about it. Sure enough. He applied and they have to indicate yes, if we, win we are considering opening up a facility in Florida, and now I’ve learned in the past few days that they are opening up, but they won the competition from United Kingdom, excellent company, great management team . They’re now in negotiations with investors from fraud, that when they come here, they get a major boost. Can I just mention something? And it’s on a personal nature sometimes when it’s really personal, it drives you even farther . When I was on the Israel on that first visit and I finished the first five days when we were returning home, it happened to be the anniversary of the death of the Ilan Ramon and entire Space Shuttle crew. And I remembered that it was scheduled to come back Columbia, at 9:00 AM in the morning, which would have been 3:00 PM in Israel. And I just totally out of the blue. And it was almost like divine inspiration or something. I walked down to the beach, took off my shoes, socks and put my feet in the water. And I just said a prayer for the crew for particularly thinking about Ilan Ramon that evening, I got a call totally out of the blue from this lady. Her name was Rona Ramon . It was his widow. She called me out of the blue. She said, I heard as a crazy Irish UK guy working on this Israel program. I’d love to meet you. And we met the following day for lunch. It was almost like what’s going on here. Something that sticks, but this program is going to be very successful, I can feel it in my heart. Richard Miles : 26:30 That is a great and very touching story. Although I got to ask Tony, when are the Irish going to get involved? Come on, Tony Gannon: 26:36 You are reading my mind , Uh , in Ireland , uh , as we have enterprise, Florida, here who do a wonderful job and the collaborate with so many around the country and did all the development agencies some weeks ago, I contacted enterprise Ireland. And ironically, when I sent an email to Dublin Capitol City, my email was deflected to Texas, to Austin, Texas. When I discovered enterprise Ireland have several representatives. And in the past three to four weeks, I’ve been in discussions with one of them. Now I mentioned his name, Steven Kell . And today we had a discussion and he’s asked me to present to a group of Irish aerospace companies in October, probably about 11 to 12. I don’t have a calendar in front of me. And he essentially wants me to talk about Florida and the opportunities for our aerospace companies. And they would be early stage, probably looking for investments anywhere from one to five million, it would be very competitive for them. But if there are not in front of investors, then they’ll never gain. So it’s only when to go up front and you say, okay, I’ll give it a shot. I’ll give it everything. And I’m hoping that in the future, yeah , something will come up. That was a nice pun there Richard. Richard Miles : 27:41 I’ve gotta put you on warning here, Tony, we’re going to hold you personally accountable. If the Irish are not in the game and somebody has gotta be blamed here. So, Tony Gannon: 27:48 Hopefully we’ll have Guinness beer and Jameson Irish whiskey, also on board, a future space shuttle mission would probably help us. And that’s better than an aspirin or something of that nature in the long term , but in mild moderation. Richard Miles : 28:01 I’m friends with one of the heirs of the Guinness family. And so we’ll try to make sure that that’s doable. Tony, last question, let’s get visionary for a moment here. Where do you think we’re going to be say 10 years from now in 2030 with regards to space exploration in general. And then as a sub question of that, where do you think we’re going to be in terms of public private partnerships or the commercial part of space? So dream big here and assume that everything goes well in the next 10 years, where do you think that might put us? Tony Gannon: 28:28 That’s like a big hundred thousand dollar question or a hundred million dollar question I tell you what I’d love to see in the more short term is that it amazes me still that thinking back to the sixties, the 1970s, that if one were to fly from New York or Washington DC to London, it’s an overnight trip of seven to eight hours. And here we are in the 2000 and twenties and it’s marginally shorter. It’s still five to six hours of a flight supersonic jets. I would love to see them operate. And I think perhaps Virgin Atlantic leading their efforts in their suborbital flights might be a pathway where we will see a group of airlines who all have these supersonic jets that might fly us from say, New York or Washington, DC to Canberra in Australia in four hours. That to me would be an incredible achievement. It would be under the general mantle of aerospace, but the technology that might be used in communications to enable that to happen, I think would be phenomenally of great benefit to mankind here on earth. Agriculture concerns me deeply. One all was assumes that when you come from a nation like Ireland , where it rains pretty much every day, but not all day, that water is never an issue and so I was saddened over the last couple of years to read that it is the pollution of water and the destruction on our agricultural processes vote in Florida. And also in Europe start accelerating at an alarming rate. I would like to see the space program take a bigger lead. And I think that it’s coming up priority ever so slowly and to use this of drone technology and water purification system in identifying those areas of our planet on our state in particular, where the pollution exists and how do we stop that pollution. And undoubtedly University of Florida play a major lead in our state and indeed the entire country, the reputation of the University of Florida is beyond par. Likewise, when our Everglades Foundation in South Florida, as we’re protecting that very fragile environment, to me, that’s critically important. So I would say agriculture production of food, increasing the yields, watching our atmosphere, our environment, using technology to improve the information we have. And how would you say rectify the bad things that are happening on our planet? I think that’s very, very critical if I could make a crazy wish for the future. Richard, I’d say something that always struck my mind. I think two things in particular, I think the ability to fly, I think there was some crazy guy flying over LA recently. It was about a couple of hundred feet away from United Airlines. That’s not the kind of thing I’m thinking of something responsible whereby one could fly on short trips. I’ve given altitudes from point A to point B, which our own little backpack. I think that would be phenomenal. I’d love to see that. Just think of the doors would open up to you going down for a beer, are you allow it have one. Maybe one? Richard Miles : 31:22 I would love that too, but you made a very interesting and important point. Tony is that a lot of the excitement around space when people read about space exploration and go, great, we’re going to go back to the moon. We’re going to go to Mars. A lot of the utilities actually going to be focused back on here on earth. It will improve our ability to observe the Earth much more accurately and make improvements to technologies here based on what we have in space. Like, as you said, the climate agriculture energy, this sort of thing’s important derivatives of maybe the aspirational goal of making it tomorrow . But nevertheless, we should be producing downstream effects that we can use almost right away here. Tony Gannon: 32:00 And Richard, I would just sort of add, and it might be sounding a little comic to things in the far distant future. We should bear in mind. One of them, I would love the ability to teleport. There is a University of private in Switzerland as working out so far and not getting there. They’re moving objects about one centimeter, but the ability to teleport from point A to point B be at 5,000 or 500,000 miles, 50 million miles. That to me, would be absolutely phenomenal, I would say this is I’m quoting the words of our good friend from Cambridge, Dr. Stephen Hawking, whom I met actually about 14, 15 years ago. We didn’t have a discussion, but a question I raised to his group was tell us about aliens. Would you like to meet aliens? His answer was very surprising he said I don’t think we really want to meet aliens, but it’s probably gone beyond that now, because those signals are going off into space for the past 100 years. Because I think in the long term, the aliens would be so far ahead of us that they would see us simply as protein, which is an alarming thought. Richard Miles : 33:06 So Tony , you may have just caused me to lose a bet with my son. We’ve been arguing for at least 10 years about whether teleporting is possible or not. So I don’t think I’m going to let him listen to this podcast or else you don’t want to collect on his bet. And now I’m going to hold you accountable for three things, Irish astronauts, jet packs, and teleporting. And so when we do our follow up in 2030 podcasts, we’ll see if you were right on any of those. Tony, thank you very much for joining me today on Radio. Cade it’s been a great fun discussion, and I look forward to having you back on the show at some point. Tony Gannon: 33:36 Richard, thank you very much. The honor was all mine. Thank you so much and good luck to the great work that you do . Richard Miles : 33:41 Thank you very much Outro: 33:41 Radio Cade is produced by the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention located in Gainesville, Florida. Richard Miles is the podcast host and Ellie Thom coordinates inventor interviews, podcasts are recorded at Heartwood Soundstage and edited and mixed by Bob McPeak . The radio Cade theme song was produced and performed by Tracy Collins and features violinist Jacob Lawson.

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Jim Horne is a founding Partner of Strategos Group Public Affairs, a private consulting firm specializing in education and healthcare. Jim has spent his career advocating for various education initiatives and companies and has a deep background in the legislative process. • Jim attended Florida State University, where he earned a degree in Accounting. • He was elected into the Florida Senate in 1994 where he led education policy and budget reform, creating national industry models. • He served as the State of Florida's first appointed Commissioner of Education under Governor Bush. • Jim was tapped by Governor Bush in 2001 to implement the most robust education reforms in the inaugural K-20 education system. • He was responsible for overseeing the distribution of the entire PreK-20 budget of nearly $20 billion dollars. Help us grow! Leave us a rating and review through your streaming service and tell your friends to listen in! Have a suggestion, or want to chat with us? Email us at: cosborne@strategosgroup.com

There is a reason we have two ears and only one mouth. Listening is an incredibly important skill to develop and it will get you farther in your personal life and career than speaking too quickly ever will. John Esparza is the President & CEO of the Texas Trucking Association, but before that he worked for Governor Bush’s office in the 90s as the Coalition Director.   During this time, he got to see much of the great state of Texas, but it also gave him valuable experience hosting events.  While hosting these events, he learned about the importance of listening to local individuals at the venues where he was coordinating these events.   This practice of active listening was instrumental in a lot of John’s success later in his career, and he now advocates within the field of public policy.  His job is to ensure that the voice of the trucking industry is part of the vernacular that creates the laws and rules that govern Texas. He must listen to the people he represents to ensure that they have a seat at the legislative table and are engaged in the political process. In this episode of Lead to Grow, I spoke with John about the importance of listening, hearing out different opinions, and being an agent of change in the state of Texas.

A lawmaker, advocate, businessman, and even celebrity (he did a cameo on the Emmy’s in 2016), Governor Jeb Bush has done it all! But what makes him most compelling is his command of the most important issue of our day -- education. Jeb --  as he’s often known -- is also Honorary Chair of the CER Summit on October 26th in Miami, Fla. (For more info, visit www.edreform.com.) In this Episode 42 of Reality Check with Jeanne, Governor Bush discusses what it takes to make all lives better -- and why innovation in all of education is essential.

Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. “As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and the ESPN sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world.” Lee has served as Chairman of the Board of Heart of Florida United Way, the Board of Trustees for The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the board of the Production and Operations Management Society and the board of Reptilia a Canadian attractions and entertainment company. In 2005 Governor Bush appointed Lee to the Governor’s Commission on Volunteerism and Public Service for the state of Florida where he served as Chairman of the Board. He is now dedicating his time to public speaking, authoring a book on leadership, management and service excellence titled, Creating Magic…10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney. which is now available in 13 languages and his latest book, The Customer Rules…The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service. Lee also performs leadership and service excellence workshops and consulting for organizations around the world as well as for the Disney Institute.

The real estate market and the insurance market are intertwined – in fact, “property” is literally the first word in property & casualty insurance.  Both are highly value-based, as higher property values require higher insurance premiums to provide adequate coverage.  But there's a bigger picture: the connection between real estate and promoting investment and job creation, where property sales and insurance will then naturally follow.Host Lisa Miller talks with John Sebree, a Florida real estate leader who is now CEO of the Missouri Realtors®.  While stressing that every state has or should have international business, Sebree shares how Florida's natural connection to Latin American and Caribbean investors and increasingly the Europeans, are netting benefits for our real estate – and insurance markets.Show Notes:Real estate creation and increased sales create more property insurance sales and activity in related lines, such as automobile insurance.   A recent study by the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) shows Florida's commercial real estate sector contributed nearly $190 billion to the state's economy in 2017, the third most of any state in the country.John Sebree of the Missouri Realtors® talked about the connection between real estate and the economy, something he learned while on a trade mission to Germany with former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, a commercial realtor, while John was with the Florida Realtors®.  “He knew real estate wasn't a widget,” said Sebree about Governor Bush, “and that if we're going to bring jobs to our states, we need to be able to talk to them about quality of life, cost living, cost per square foot, so there is a natural connection.”Countries including those in Latin America and the Caribbean are natural markets for Florida, followed by Europe, because it's relatively close by being within a day's airplane trip.  Real estate drives economic development and the insurance sector is one of the beneficiaries.   Sebree said he's applied the same principle to his current work in Missouri, which is in the center of the U.S., has two rivers servicing coastal ports, and more rail lines than any state in the U.S.  The lesson: every state has international interests and potential to develop international markets.Sebree shared with podcast host Lisa Miller his ideas on how to encourage that international investment and overcome challenges.  “Often times, they're looking for a safe place to put their money,” he said.  Rather than focusing on selling property on these overseas missions, he said he focuses instead on promoting jobs and investment, because the property sales and insurance on those properties will naturally follow.   Looking at things as economic development opportunities creates more economic development.He and Miller also discussed the impact of taxes and regulation on attracting economic investment.   Florida's beaches, beautiful weather, navigable waterways for transportation, and no state income tax are all in the state's favor.  Missouri's selling points focus on its advanced manufacturing and agriculture technology, in which the Show-Me state is a leader, as well as in logistics.To make it easier for foreign investors to do business in the U.S., the National Association of Realtors® has created a Certified International Property Specialist designation (CIPS).    A Realtor that has this designation is specially trained in helping foreign investors through a variety of real estate transactions and related needs.  The association's website (www.nar.realtor) has a master database, sortable by foreign languages spoken by the CIPS Realtor.Host Lisa Miller noted that with Florida's economy firmly on the rebound, opportunities abound in the state's thriving real estate market.  That means growing opportunities to supply the many insurance needs related to that real estate growth, too.  Needs not just centered on the actual properties, but also the new jobs and related economic input created by real estate activity that requires the protection that only insurance can provide.  “Food for thought indeed for those of us with our eye on growing our insurance business,” said Miller.Links and Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Commercial Real Estate Packing a Wallop in Florida (from the LMA Newsletter 3/26/18)National Association of Realtors (https://www.nar.realtor)Florida Realtors® (www.floridarealtors.org)Missouri Realtors® (www.missourirealtor.org)** The Listener Call-In Line for your recorded questions and comments to air in future episodes is 850-388-8002 or you may send email to LisaMiller@LisaMillerAssociates.com **The Florida Insurance Roundup from Lisa Miller & Associates, brings you the latest developments in Property & Casualty, Healthcare, Workers' Compensation, and Surplus Lines insurance from around the Sunshine State.  Host Lisa Miller is a former Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner.  Based in the state capital of Tallahassee, Lisa Miller & Associates provides its clients with focused, intelligent, and cost conscious solutions to their business development, government consulting, and public relations needs.  On the web at www.LisaMillerAssociates.com or call 850-222-1041.  Your questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome! Date of Recording 4/13/18. Email info@LisaMillerAssociates.com   Composer: www.TeleDirections.com

Creating Magic in Your Life and Business to Live a Life of Abundance!Creating Magic may sound mystical and bit far fetched. However, if you've ever experienced the magic at Disney World Resort, you know it's real. Well, at least it seems real. Our feature guest today, Lee Cockerell, is one of many who make the magic happen at Disney World and many other organizations around the world. Even the US Military has endured the magic Lee Cockerell brings to leadership. Meet our Feature GuestLee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. "As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and the ESPN sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world." One of Lee's major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Lee has held various executive positions in the hospitality and entertainment business with Hilton Hotels for 8 years and the Marriott Corporation for 17 years before joining Disney in 1990 to open the Disneyland Paris project. Lee has served as Chairman of the Board of Heart of Florida United Way, the Board of Trustees for The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the board of the Production and Operations Management Society and the board of Reptilia a Canadian attractions and entertainment company. In 2005 Governor Bush appointed Lee to the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Public Service for the state of Florida where he served as Chairman of the Board. He is now dedicating his time to public speaking, authoring a book on leadership, management and service excellence titled, Creating Magic…10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney. Which is now available in 13 languages and his latest book, The Customer Rules…The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service. Lee also performs leadership and service excellence workshops and consulting for organizations around the world as well as for the Disney Institute. Connect with our guest http://leecockerell.com/ (LeeCockerell.com) Resources MentionedBook: Creating Magic - Lee Cockerell Career Magic - Lee Cockerell Time Management Magic - Lee Cockerell The Customer Rules - Lee Cockerell Zero to One - Peter Thiel http://apmasterycoach.com/ () I work with small and medium-sized businesses that have little to no money to spend on marketing. I show you how to generate all the leads you can possibly handle by evaluating your existing marketing and showing you how to dramatically reduce or eliminate the money you’re currently spending while significantly increasing both your response and conversion rates. I can typically double or triple your current response rate...but a 50 to 100 times increase isn’t out of the question. And best of all, the strategies I'll teach you will continue to work for you month after month for as long as you're in business. But listen, I know talk is cheap... and I know that you’ve heard these types of claims before, so put me to the test and let me prove that everything I've just said is 100% true. If you will invest just 45 minutes with me, I promise that I will find you at least $10,000 in additional revenue that you can begin to put in your pocket this month... and every month moving forward. We can do this 45 minute session over the phone as an added convenience to you... and I promise during the time we're together that I won't try to sell you a thing. But there is one catch. I'm writing a book detailing the strategies I use to find $10,000 for any small business owner, and my publisher has asked me to include a few additional case studies in my book. I would ask... Support this podcast

The Lone Star State leads the country in wind power, thanks to legislation signed by Governor Bush; clean energy has breathed fresh air into Texas’ economy. Kip Averitt, Former Chair, Texas Clean Energy Coalition Stephanie Smith. COO, Greencastle LLC Pat Wood III, Principal, Wood3 Resources This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on April 25, 2017.

"We all lived through it. But one fun or interesting realizations I came to in reporting the book was... Can we curse on your podcast?"   "Yeah. Anything goes."   "... Is just how much shit happened in the world between 1999 and 2015."   Chris Smith is the author of The New York Times bestseller, "The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests."   He interviewed 144 people, including the host Jon Stewart, Craig Kilborn, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee and so many other people.   "You know, Jon Stewart's a guy who had an upper-middle-ish class upbringing in New Jersey, went to William and Mary, came into comedy sideways. He wasn't sure exactly what he was going to do after college."   I needed to know how Jon Stewart did it. How he redefined Late Night. How he broke out and rose to the top of comedy. And how he used humor to disrupt it all - mainstream media, mainstream politics, the news.   "He would wear the same thing in the office everyday: a pair of work boots, a pair of chinos, the same t-shirt, the same Mets hat. And well, they'd rag on him about being a slob. There was-and not to get cheaply psychological-something Jon was communicating... He was simplifying a lot of the extraneous stuff and getting to work."   Here's what I learned from Chris Smith about comedy, change and the combination that changed the world:   1) Ask the right questions Jon showed up every day and asked, "What was in the news? What's funny about it? What's our point of view?"   Everyday, I ask, "Who can I help today?" It keeps me open to the day. It gives me a fresh perspective. That's part of reinvention.   Always looking. Always starting over. Always asking, "What's missing here?" And then filling that gap.   2)  Change the format Jon did a "Bush vs. Bush" segment.   First you see a clip of Governor Bush talking about Iraq and saying, "We're not here to nation-build." Then you see Bush as president saying the complete opposite. "We're going to nation-build in Iraq."   Jon didn't point out the hypocrisy. He could've. But that wouldn't have been funny.   Instead, he played dumb. He pretended he didn't know it was the same person contradicting himself.   That's what made it funny.   He removed knowledge from the situation. And got the attention of millions. Eventually, making real change. They even had an effect on some big issues.   "They made an eight or nine-minute mock detective movie. They took one veteran and tried to trace his paperwork through the Veterans Administration. They kept running into ridiculous roadblocks, but it was also moving. It gave you a sense of how much this guy was going through to get medical care," Chris said. "That ended up shaming the Veterans Administration and changing a lot of those rules and regulations."   He also transformed media.   "Loosely," Chris says.   But, in old media you couldn't find the truth like you can today. It would take weeks of research. Now with the Internet you can search and find anything. And turn it around in 24 hours.   Chris talked to Anderson Cooper. He said the mainstream media world was always aware of "The Daily Show." They didn't want to get made fun...   "And, inevitably, you did."   3) Ignore the traps "You've got, in many cases, a lot of ambitious, competitive, eccentric people," he said. "You put them in a room and give them a deadline and that can lead to a lot of clashes." But Jon didn't get stuck in the trappings of show business.   Which is easy to do in any career.     But if you use your idea of how things could be to fuel creation, you get a leg up.   You get "The Daily Show."   4) Live in two worlds "What about when you were writing the book? Did you ever wish you were them? Did you ever feel like, 'I'm covering them, but I want to be them'?"   I knew my answer. And Chris's answer was more or less the same....

“We all lived through it. But one fun or interesting realizations I came to in reporting the book was... Can we curse on your podcast?” “Yeah. Anything goes.” “... Is just how much shit happened in the world between 1999 and 2015.” Chris Smith is the author of The New York Times bestseller, “The Daily Show (The Book): An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests.” He interviewed 144 people, including the host Jon Stewart, Craig Kilborn, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee and so many other people. “You know, Jon Stewart’s a guy who had an upper-middle-ish class upbringing in New Jersey, went to William and Mary, came into comedy sideways. He wasn't sure exactly what he was going to do after college.” I needed to know how Jon Stewart did it. How he redefined Late Night. How he broke out and rose to the top of comedy. And how he used humor to disrupt it all — mainstream media, mainstream politics, the news. “He would wear the same thing in the office everyday: a pair of work boots, a pair of chinos, the same t-shirt, the same Mets hat. And well, they’d rag on him about being a slob. There was—and not to get cheaply psychological—something Jon was communicating… He was simplifying a lot of the extraneous stuff and getting to work.” Here’s what I learned from Chris Smith about comedy, change and the combination that changed the world: 1) Ask the right questions Jon showed up every day and asked, “What was in the news? What's funny about it? What's our point of view?” Everyday, I ask, “Who can I help today?” It keeps me open to the day. It gives me a fresh perspective. That’s part of reinvention. Always looking. Always starting over. Always asking, “What’s missing here?” And then filling that gap. 2)  Change the format Jon did a “Bush vs. Bush” segment. First you see a clip of Governor Bush talking about Iraq and saying, “We're not here to nation-build.” Then you see Bush as president saying the complete opposite. "We're going to nation-build in Iraq." Jon didn’t point out the hypocrisy. He could’ve. But that wouldn't have been funny. Instead, he played dumb. He pretended he didn’t know it was the same person contradicting himself. That’s what made it funny. He removed knowledge from the situation. And got the attention of millions. Eventually, making real change. They even had an effect on some big issues. “They made an eight or nine-minute mock detective movie. They took one veteran and tried to trace his paperwork through the Veterans Administration. They kept running into ridiculous roadblocks, but it was also moving. It gave you a sense of how much this guy was going through to get medical care,” Chris said. “That ended up shaming the Veterans Administration and changing a lot of those rules and regulations.” He also transformed media. “Loosely,” Chris says. But, in old media you couldn’t find the truth like you can today. It would take weeks of research. Now with the Internet you can search and find anything. And turn it around in 24 hours. Chris talked to Anderson Cooper. He said the mainstream media world was always aware of “The Daily Show.” They didn’t want to get made fun… “And, inevitably, you did.” 3) Ignore the traps “You've got, in many cases, a lot of ambitious, competitive, eccentric people,” he said. “You put them in a room and give them a deadline and that can lead to a lot of clashes.” But Jon didn’t get stuck in the trappings of show business. Which is easy to do in any career.   But if you use your idea of how things could be to fuel creation, you get a leg up. You get “The Daily Show.” 4) Live in two worlds “What about when you were writing the book? Did you ever wish you were them? Did you ever feel like, ‘I'm covering them, but I want to be them’?” I knew my answer. And Chris’s answer was more or less the same. “No…” “In some fantasy world... sure.” - See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney World from 1996 through 2006! Connect with Lee Cockerell LeeCockerell.com Thrive15.com I am pumped to get to share this episode with all of you today! Not only was Lee Cockerell gratis enough to be on Dreamers Podcast, but he also did an interview for my new show Living the Dream Podcast which I highly recommend you check out! Growing up and going to Walt Disney World many times in my life pushed me into the person I am today. I can't thank Lee Cockerell enough for helping make Walt Disney World a magical, safe, and customer friendly place for my family to take me to growing up. I am glad that I got to thank him in person while down at Podcast Movement 2015 in Texas a few weeks ago. Lee Cockerell is offering a promo code (MAGIC) for Thrive15.com, edutainment 15 minute videos if you want to become a better leader, manager or to create world-class customer service. (use promotion code MAGIC for a FREE trial period. When you join a military veteran or active duty service member receives a free subscription.) Also make sure you check out Lee Cockerell's podcast "Creating Disney Magic" which is produced and co-starring Jody Maberry! Jody was on a previous episode of Dreamers Podcast! More About Lee Cockerell Lee Cockerell is the former Executive Vice President of Operations for the Walt Disney World® Resort. "As the Senior Operating Executive for ten years Lee led a team of 40,000 Cast Members and was responsible for the operations of 20 resort hotels, 4 theme parks, 2 water parks, a shopping & entertainment village and the ESPN sports and recreation complex in addition to the ancillary operations which supported the number one vacation destination in the world." One of Lee's major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World. Lee has held various executive positions in the hospitality and entertainment business with Hilton Hotels for 8 years and the Marriott Corporation for 17 years before joining Disney in 1990 to open the Disneyland Paris project. Lee Cockerell has served as Chairman of the Board of Heart of Florida United Way, the Board of Trustees for The Culinary Institute of America (CIA), the board of the Production and Operations Management Society and the board of Reptilia a Canadian attractions and entertainment company. In 2005 Governor Bush appointed Lee to the Governor's Commission on Volunteerism and Public Service for the state of Florida where he served as Chairman of the Board. He is now dedicating his time to public speaking, authoring a book on leadership, management and service excellence titled, Creating Magic…10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney. which is now available in 13 languages and his latest book, The Customer Rules…The 39 Essential Rules for Delivering Sensational Service. Lee also performs leadership and service excellence workshops and consulting for organizations around the world as well as for the Disney Institute. Lee has received the following awards; Golden Chain Award for Outstanding leadership and business performance from the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operations Association (MUFSO). Silver Plate Award for Outstanding Operator in the foodservice industry from the International Foodservice Manufacturers Association (IFMA). Excellence In Production Operations Management and Leadership (POMS) from the Productions and Operations. Grandfather of the year from his three grandchildren, Jullian, Margot and Tristan. Lee and his wife Priscilla live in Orlando Florida. Episode 194

Guest:  Bill Katz, the editor of Urgent Agenda......Our week in review.......we will discuss perceptions about the US around the world under President Obama.......is the US more respected now or before?.......the "traffic violations" story about Senator Rubio, and his wife......apparently no one was concerned when then Senator Obama had a few traffic violations.......the Iran nuclear deal.....ISIS and Iraq......the rising US-China tensions.....Hillary Clinton plays the race card in Texas and still not talking to the media.......Governor Perry is in.....there is talk that Governor Bush will soon be in......a new poll shows that President Bush is now more popular than President Obama.......a more problems at our schools.....teachers, administrators and sex toys..... Click to support some of our friends.... ...CLICK AUDIBLE.COM, YOUR SOURCE FOR AUDIO BOOKS! CHECK OUT MY BOOK:  CUBANOS IN WISCONSIN..... FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER...... GET MY POSTS BY E-MAIL HERE......    

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In the run up to the presidential election Alistair Cooke considers the affect of the poll ratings, Governor Bush's language gaffs and personality contests.

Alistair Cooke reviews speculation on why the Russians and Chinese have chosen to hold "a friendly summit" and reflects on the non-confession of Governor Bush over cocaine use.