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Debra Taylor, the interim president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas, joined KRLD Business Analyst David Johnson in the CEO Spotlight.

I like full circle, and my next guest has the same journey. As a child, Frank Hallum attended the Boys and Girls Clubs, and now he is the director of one of the most vibrant chapters, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Dallas.

From insolvency to a $40M endowment. That's what a passionate leader can do. And that's Charles English's legacy from serving decades as the CEO of Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas. Charles left a successful career in investment banking and finance to right the ship for this organization when it was just 3 months away from meeting their last payroll. That would have resulted in underserved kids left on the streets without having a place to go after school and in the summer. He changed the course! And ensured that kids with a journey of challenges could reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Our interview uncovered funny moments when kids discovered new experiences along with inspiring stories of those who have risen to successful futures.Top Takeaways:1 – Leadership relies on your ability & willingness to develop other leaders2 – Don't make friends only when you need them. Relationships are continually essential to your success3 – Build your legacy on faith in God, family and community. These will serve as steppingstones for others to benefit.4 – Create a mission-driven lifestyle so that your passion fuels your commitment to succeedFREE: VALERIE'S VOICE MONTHLY TIPS: FREE: ASSESSING YOUR PROFESSIONAL PRESENCE QUIZ www.valerieandcompany.comCall Valerie to learn more about her leadership keynote speaking & workshops.Email Valerie to learn more about MONDAY MORNING LEADERSHIP FOR WOMEN COURSE CURRICULUM - valerie@valerieandcompany.comFollow Valerie Sokolosky Online: ⦁ Listen and watch Doing it Right the Stories that Make Us - ⦁ https://bit.ly/3EtAGMU⦁ Subscribe, rate, and write a review on Apple Podcast - ⦁ https://apple.co/2SHDDmo⦁ Subscribe on Google Podcast - www.youtube.com/valerie and company Social Media:⦁ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ValerieAndCompany⦁ Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriesokolosky/⦁ Twitter: https://twitter.com/valsokolosky?lang=enGet in touch:⦁ Visit our website: ⦁ https://www.valerieandcompany.com⦁ Email Valerie: ⦁ valerie@valerieandcompany.com⦁ Make an appointment: https://valerieandcompany.isonline.page/page/bookme ⦁ PICK UP THE PHONE 214-502-3334

In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Stephen discuss: Stephen's colorful professional history and his journey to building Grand Homes.Climbing the steep mountains of life. Giving with purpose versus toxic giving. Inspiring generosity in others.   Key Takeaways: In life, when given choices, always make the right choice, even if it looks difficult or insurmountable. When you hire Godly people, they start attracting others of similar values, and that is how you build a culture with good people. Generosity can be found even in the worst of times. People are often most giving and caring when they are in the worst of times. Get involved however looks right for your life. Pick something that calls to you and be hands on in your generosity.   "Whatever somebody asks you to do, do it. Get involved in anything and it will touch your heart and snowball." —  Stephen Brooks Episode Reference: Halftime: Moving from Success to Significance by Bob Buford: https://www.amazon.com/Halftime-Significance-Bob-P-Buford/dp/0310344441 About Stephen Brooks:  Stephen Brooks, CEO of Grand Homes, is a third-generation builder with over 42 years of experience in the homebuilding industry. After seeing the need in the Dallas housing market for a company comprised of hardworking people dedicated to building quality homes, he founded Grand Homes in 1986.Grand Homes and their trade partners have built 12 homes for Homes for Hope that donate the proceeds from selling these homes to Hope International towards microloans to entrepreneurs in the poorest of countries.  In 2022 Mr. Brooks was honored with the Perry Bigelow award for his contribution and commitment to Homes for Hope and Hope International.Mr. Brooks has also been honored with the Hugh Prather award in 2013 by the Dallas Builders Association. This award is the highest honor presented annually for a builder who has done the most for the betterment of his community through local, state, national, and international philanthropy.Mr. Brooks, along with Grand Homes employees, has built 11 homes in Tijuana, Mexico, with Baja Christian Ministries. Teams build 2 houses a year in the spring for families in need.Mr. Brooks has contributed and assisted in building three churches, two schools, a library, and a farm to feed the students at Imbirikani School for girls in Kenya. His family has traveled in the summer to Kenya to help renovate and build the buildings.  The school hosts the southern Kenyan Presbyterian Christian Ministry Leadership Conference and vacation bible school for the children from the Masai Mara tribe.Mr. Brooks supports Catholic Charities and donated money towards the food bank and purchased two mobile food trucks to feed impoverished people in the rural areas of North Texas.Mr. Brooks has earned the prestigious Lee Evans Award for Excellence in Business Management from the National Association of Home Builders and was named by Builder magazine as “America's Best Builder” in 1996 and 2011.Mr. Brooks has been a key force in setting architectural trends and has sculpted some of the most popular features in the Dallas market.  As a result, Grand Homes has become known for its innovative designs, and has won over 200 design and marketing awards. Grand Homes was named by its peers in D Home's “2006 Best Builders in Dallas”, and “Builder of the Year” by the HBA of Greater Dallas for 2009 and 2010, as well as a ten-time Consumers' Choice Award Winner.Grand Homes continue to thrive in the Dallas market with innovative, award-winning architectural designs. Grand builds over 400 semi-custom homes a year in over 30 communities throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth MetroplexMr. Brooks is a graduate of the University of Texas and holds an MBA from the University of Miami.  Mr. Brooks has three sons, the oldest of whom is President of Grand Homes.  List of Charities:American Red CrossSky RanchBuckner Baptist Children's HomeCASA of Collin CountyDallas CASAFamily PlaceGenesis Women's ShelterImbirikani School / Neema Huruma FoundationIncarnation HouseJonathan's PlaceMomentous InstituteNorth Texas Food BankRonald McDonald House of DallasShared Housing CenterBishop's GalaSt. Joseph's ChurchSt. Jude's Children's Research HospitalSuicide & Crisis Center of North TexasTexas Scottish Rite Hospital for ChildrenUS Fund for UNICEFAllen Community OutreachAlliance for ChildrenBoys & Girls Club of Greater DallasCamp John MarcGrand BeginningsHeart HouseMeals on Wheels Dallas CountyNetwork of Community MinistriesCatholic CharitiesChrist the King Catholic ChurchCovenant HouseHighland Park PresbyterianHomes for HOPESt. Dunstan's EpiscopalBonton FarmsDoctors without BordersSmile TrainBaja Christian MinistriesCorner Stone CrossroadsFamily GatewayJohn L WagnerOur CallingParenting For the PresentParker's Women's ClubPastoral Reflections InstituteTriumph over Alzheimer'sWomen's Auxiliary for Children's Medical Center  Connect with Stephen Brooks:Website: https://www.grandhomes.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-brooks-6a058412/  Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdv Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/

An email surfaced from what could be a fellow DPD officer supporting the coin. Corporal Terrence Hopkins, President of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, joined the show to give us the latest info on the fallout over this challenge coin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A young white Dallas police officer is on administrative leave for designing a coin with black stereotypes on the back. Terrence Hopkins - president of the Black Police Officer Assn. of Greater Dallas - gives the Association's view on the controversial challenge coin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Dallas police officer posted an image of a challenge coin that many, especially in the Black community, took as racist. Dallas police leadership wasted no time taking action! At a press conference, Cpl. Terrence Hopkins, President of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, explains the meaning of the disturbing imagery on the coin. Hopkins joins Rick exclusively on NewsTalk 820 WBAP ... (Photo Courtesy of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Subscribe NOW to The Help Show:https://youtu.be/s0TvJ32VsGg​ Get MORE of The Help Show: ► LISTEN:https://thehelpshow.podbean.com/​ ► LISTEN:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ► CATCH UP on What You Missed: https://www.youtube.com/watch? ► FOLLOW us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thehelpshow/​ ► FOLLOW us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thehelpshow​ ► LIKE us on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/thehelpshowc... Executive Producer: NJI Holdings Associate Producer: Amy King - @thechiefeternaloptimist Producer: NiEtta Reynolds - @niettareynolds Editor: Kemesha Perkins, Kirhstyn Lien and Julia Smith Video Shooter/Editor: Dr. James Johnson @tailoredpenguin According to the USDA, over 38 million Americans do not know where their next meal will come from. At least one in six people in North Texas is food insecure, and the food insecurity rate in Dallas County is 47 percent higher than the national average. With food insecurity such an invisible but prominent factor, the question is, 'How does food insecurity affect one's mental health?' We are happy for you to join us for Episode 106 part 1 “Who's Really Suffering: Food Security & Mental Health”. March is Women's History Month, and we hope you are honoring your grandmother, mother, sisters, cousins, aunts, and daughters by providing resources to women's mental health so that we may educate, empower, and assist you or a loved one. For this month's podcast episode, we will be discussing food insecurity's impact on mental health, how the pandemic is driving food insecurity amongst ethnic minorities in low-income communities, and how to find resources to alleviate food insecurity in your community.   Knowing the signs and symptoms of someone suffering from mental health issues such as bipolar, depression, and suicidal ideation can save a life and build a community. For an in-depth discussion with experts in the field, don't miss our upcoming podcast. NiEtta will host our podcast to help us understand the effect that food scarcity has on mental health in demoralize communities. This podcast aims to spread awareness with regards to mental health, community, and how marginalized communities can get the help they need. NiEtta is passionate about educating the community on mental health issues, so she uses her platform to engage people from all walks of life in spreading mental health awareness. This month's special guest is PhD India Stewart. Dr. India Stewart is a full-time professor of sociology at Dallas College. Before joining the Dallas College faculty, she taught at the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of North Texas. Prior to entering academia, she enjoyed a career in nonprofit management and research consulting with leadership roles including Associate Executive Director of Programs at YWCA of Ft. Worth, Director of Planning for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, and Community Health Promotion Director at Resource Center (Dallas). Her work focuses on reducing inequities and exploring strategies to increase access to economic, educational, and housing opportunities. Dr. Stewart is a proud graduate of Dallas Blueprint for Leadership and the inaugural cohort of the North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce LGBT Leadership Institute. As an advocate for marginalized and underserved communities, she has served on the Boards of Directors of AIDS Interfaith Network, Mental Health America of Greater Dallas, and LifeNet Community Behavioral Healthcare. She currently volunteers with Dallas Dinner Table and with United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' Community Impact Grants. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Affairs, Master of Science in Applied Sociology, and Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from the University of Texas at Dallas, along with a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Affairs from Augustana College. Don't' forget: Please follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram!

Elizabeth Francisco sits down with rental housing veteran Anne Sadovsky in honor of Women's History Month to discuss what being a woman in the industry has looked like over the past 50 years, as well as the general evolution of property management. Anne Sadovsky is a Dallas based professional speaker, providing training, keynotes and counsel to a variety of industries, businesses and associations. She is a former Vice President of Marketing and Education of Lincoln Property Company. Her expertise makes her a sought- after speaker, consultant and trainer and her training via Zoom, webinars and seminars have educated thousands. She has officially flown almost four million miles sharing her experience, expertise, wisdom and wit. MIRABELLA Magazine listed her as one of the One Thousand Women of the 90's, along with Mother Teresa and Oprah Winfrey. Anne's book "Mission Possible" with Stephen Covey and Brian Tracy was a best seller. Multi Family Pro and the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas have honored her with Legends Awards. She is affiliated with numerous business and professional organizations. To book Anne Sadovsky or learn more about her training, check out her website at https://annesadovsky.com/About ResMan: About ResMan: ResMan delivers the property management industry's most innovative technology platform, making property investments and operations more profitable and easier to manage. ResMan's platform unlocks a new path to growth for property management companies that deliver consistent NOI improvement and brilliant resident experiences easier than ever before. To learn more about our platform, visit https://learn.myresman.com/proptalk/.

Dr. Jennifer Wimbish, President Emeritus for Cedar Valley College (CVC) of the Dallas College System, was the first African American President of the College.  She is the CEO of BW Success Strategies, Incorporated, a consulting firm focused on strategic planning, success coaching, and solutions connected to problem-solving.  Her leadership journey has included her serving as Provost and Chief Academic Officer at Lansing Community College in Michigan; Dean of Students and Faculty Counselor at Brookhaven College in the Dallas, Texas area; and teacher and counselor within the public school system of Corpus Christi, Texas.  She is a member of the steering committee for the Texas Poor People's Campaign, and a Co-Chair for the Dallas Affiliate Group.  Dr. Jennifer Wimbish is also a member of the Dallas Alumnae Chapter of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Dr. Wimbish has designed and taught leadership courses, presented at leadership conferences across the nation, and published a guide to student leadership.  Her recent book, Leadership Wisdom for All Generations, is being used for professional development across the nation with a variety of populations.    Recently, she has engaged in professional development for students, and college professionals relative to the topics of Multigenerational, Collaborative Learning, Equity in the Classroom, and   Pathways to Career Success. She is a member of the Presidents' Roundtable, a national organization committed to training and mentoring individuals aspiring to become college presidents.  Dr. Wimbish is also active with her Church's Outreach and Economic/Workforce Programs.    Dr. Wimbish's legacy includes a number of key accomplishments.  She is the founder of the Corpus Christi, Texas Black History Cultural Committee, an organization that more than forty years later continues to engage the community in historical, cultural, and equity related activities.    While in Michigan, as Provost of Lansing Community College, she was instrumental in uniting organizations to develop both transitional housing for homeless families and increase access to technology for underserved populations.   At CVC, she led the college to recognition as a military friendly campus, established several Early College High Schools, and initiated a Minority Male program to influence positively college youth.  The college's Phi Theta Kappa Chapter won the title of Most Distinguished Chapter in the world, contributing to Wimbish receiving its prestigious Michael Bennett Lifetime Achievement Award.  Moreover, the college enrollment, completion and graduation rates increased significantly.  Dr. Wimbish's dynamic leadership has been acknowledged through such awards as the National Role Model Award from Minority Access, Incorporated, and the Woman of the Year Award from the Dallas Women's Council.   Her involvement in the Dallas community includes service with the Best Southwest Partnership and Oak Cliff Chamber of Commerce Boards, Methodist Hospital Citizens Advisory Group, and Head Start of Greater Dallas.  Dr. Wimbish holds a Doctorate in Higher Adult and Lifelong Learning Education from Michigan State University, a Master's Degree in Guidance and Counseling from Texas A & M University in Kingsville, Texas, and a Bachelor's Degree in History Education from Hampton University.  She is proudest of being a daughter, wife, mother, and grandmother.

In this short episode, career coach Jason Hopper hosts financial coach Kristin Lobenstein and returning guest Allison Harding, senior director of Career and Financial Services at Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas, to answer the question: "What should you do if you get ghosted by an employer?"

Slow periods are a part of being in business or investing in real estate. How can you grow during those times? Today's guest, Carl Suverkrop, talks about that in this episode. Carl is a co-founder of Trident Multifamily. He was born in South Africa and is now a resident in Dallas, Texas. A successful entrepreneur and investor, Carl is active within the multifamily industry as a member of the NextGen Committee of the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas, and he holds an IROP Certification from the National Apartment Association, which designates him as an Independent Rental Owner Professional. Carl hosts a monthly multifamily meetup group in the DFW metroplex. Currently, Carl is the asset manager of 5 assets in Tulsa, Oklahoma.In this episode, Carl talks about how he excels during slow periods in his business. He shares how he manages to stay the course and stay patient when the going gets tough. Carl also talks about how helping others has kept him motivated throughout the course of his journey as an entrepreneur and real estate investor. Join us and listen in![00:01 - 09:12] Opening SegmentWelcoming Carl to the showCarl's significance to our real estate journeyCarl shares his backgroundHis entrepreneurial backgroundHow he got into real estate[09:13 - 16:03] Scale Your Business by Networking ExtensivelyStarting from scratchHow Carl put himself in a position to scaleAttending seminarsThe importance of surrounding yourself with the right peopleCarl on networking and attending conferences[16:04 - 25:19] Excelling During Slow Periods In Your BusinessThe most difficult part of Carl's real estate journeyStaying the course and being patientWhy real estate is not all roses and butterfliesGrowing during dry spellsWhy helping people is motivation in itself[25:20 - 33:29] Closing SegmentAsking Carl the Adventurous FourHow you can connect with CarlClosing wordsTweetable Quotes:“A word we worked on last year is being measured and making sure you're not reactionary. Obviously, you need to react when the time calls for it, but make sure that you remove the motion and be as measured as possible.” - Carl Suverkrop“It's very easy to get demoralized, but sometimes, just looking behind you and seeing the people that you can help is motivation in itself.” - Carl SuverkropConnect with Carl on LinkedIn!Check out Trident Multifamily on their website!--Until next time...Explore more. Adventure awaits. Please subscribe and leave an honest review  - how do you want to create an impact in your world?Check out Adventurous REI and our social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.Michael on LinkedInSuzy on LinkedIn   Invest with us! Start here. GRAB A FREE copy of The Complete Guide to Generating Passive Income for Avid Travelers & Adventure Seekers 

Ed Harrison is our guest today.  Ed is the founder and president of a custom home building company, Harrison Homes, in DeSoto, TX.  Throughout the years of owning his own business Ed was the President of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas.  Ed also dabbled in politics where he became the Republican nominee for the US House of Representatives for TX District 24.  Yet his greatest passion is teaching God's word.  He was an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, TX for many years and his greatest passion is teaching Sunday school which he has been doing for over 40 years.  During our conversation with Ed we asked about his God story - one that he struggled to tell because he kept saying that he was ashamed of the things he did.  But it is what has made Ed who he is today.  Ed also shares about a time he started a church for truckers.  He shares so many nuggets of truth that will bless our listeners in their journey of sharing their hope with others.   Ed also ends with some great questions that we can use when we want to pop the question and start the conversation about Jesus with others. 

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Louis Avallone and Stephen Parr provide a massive list of all the things the Biden Administration has done to the United States and to American citizens in the past three months! And as if that is not enough, the stock market did not like Biden’s determination to double the Capital Gains Rate in our taxing system. But if you don’t like what they are doing, be prepared to be accused of “causing people to die”….yeah, right!Our American Mamas, Denise Arthur and Teri Netterville, are very sympathetic for the difficult situations all of our small businesses have been in during the government imposed restrictions and shutdowns. If those businesses have any chance of surviving, they need as many customers as possible right now. One restaurant in New Jersey needed to turn over the tables at least every 90 minutes, but ran into one very rude customer not interested in cooperating.The Supreme Court has already ruled that workers cannot be forced to join labor unions in order to work, nor can “dues” be collected from the pay of non-union members. However, because Labor Unions have been in great decline in recent years, especially in states with Right-to-Work Laws, they have been pushing their liberal friends in Congress to make Right-to-Work laws illegal. The PRO Act (Protecting the Right to Organize Act) is dangerously close to passing in the Senate, even though 14 State Attorney Generals are opposed to it. It would enable labor unions to collect dues from all workers, whether those workers were members of the union or not. One of the Democrat Senators who is "protecting" the filibuster, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) is unfortunately a co-sponsor on this bad bill.CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) is the league’s governing board for the North American/Central American/Carribean global region for FIFA (soccer). The two biggest teams in this league are Mexico and the USA. For non-soccer people, the announcement of where their 2022 World Cup qualifying games will be played is always a “big deal”; but this year, it takes on even greater significance.With 6 stadium locations, Texas clearly will be dominating. The Greater Dallas area will have three sites, Houston will have two sites, and Austin will have one. The remaining three locations will be Kansas City, KS, Orlando, FL, and Glendale, AZ. The Prelims will be in Ft. Lauderdale, and the Final will be in Las Vegas. Note that Texas and Florida are OPEN! It is also significant to remember that no games are going to be held in the highly “locked down” locations of California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts, Washington, Michigan, Pennsylvania, or Washington, DC.Under the heading of “Making Stuff Up”, the Biden Administration is wanting to give asylum to “Climate Change Migrants”! Meteorologist Stephen Parr explains why “Climate Change Migrants” actually do not exist. People should wait to express their opinions until they know all the facts. The Media has an extreme, anti-cop agenda, and they do edit video to serve their own agenda, rather than providing information for the public to consume and decide for themselves. After all, law enforcement’s job is to “protect and serve”. Let them do their job.

Eric Johnson was elected as Mayor of Dallas in June 2019. He was born in Dallas, Texas in 1975 to working-class parents and raised in West Dallas and Oak Cliff. He attended Dallas Independent School District schools through the first grade before earning a scholarship to Greenhill School through the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas.After graduating high school, Mayor Johnson earned his undergraduate degree with honors from Harvard University before earning a graduate degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.Mayor Johnson and his wife, Nikki, have two sons, William and George. He is a member of the Mountain View Church of Christ. Mayor Johnson has been a practicing lawyer in Dallas for over fifteen years. He is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives, where he represented Dallas from 2010 to 2019. During his tenure in the Texas House of Representatives, Mayor Johnson served on twenty prominent legislative committees and as the Chairman of the Dallas Area Legislative Delegation.

Music Mondays featuring the Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas and Artistic Director Cynthia Nott. “Peace” (composed by Ruth Watson Henderson) and "Patapan" (arr. Roger Stratton, translation by Janine Cortell) were performed by the Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas and Mary Anna Salo, piano on December 1, 2019 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas.

On this episode of Game Day Routine, I'm teeing it up with my former high school basketball and golf teammate: Chandler Gadis, who is currently the Director of First Tee - Greater Dallas. First Tee Dallas is a non-profit teaching kids and teens to play golf while instilling valuable life lessons and leadership skills. Before he was a professional golfer and director for First Tee, Chandler was a high school dual-sport athlete, a 2006 TAPPS State Champion golfer, and a man of Morehouse College. So, what skills and routines did he pick up during that time? To slow down, stay prepared, and above all, never quit. To hear even more from Chandler, and his mission, head to his website: https://www.chandlerschoolofgolf.org And for more on what Recreation Dallas (the advertising agency that I manage) is doing to build content and stories for brands and people, head to our website: www.recreationdallas.com Of course, you can always find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robhowe21/

Rex Academy: Let's Talk Computer Science In our 10th episode, we had an insightful conversation with our very own Optimistic Guide and Leader, Ms. Samanda Gronstal, Senior Economic Mobility Director at the Community Council of Greater Dallas.Curriculum Licensing to K12 Schools | Online Private Classes | Self Paced Online Lessons. Visit www.Rex.academy for more information or Call us on : +1 972-215-9962

At a time in our world when the unknown is no prevalent in the midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic, Mental Health America of Greater Dallas (MHA Dallas) is working tirelessly as a non-profit organization, to promote mental wellness through community education and policy advocacy. Put simply, MHA Dallas serves as a catalyst to identify, assess and respond to mental health needs in the community, especially at challenging times like those were all presently a part of. Community Outreach Director, Maddie Worley, joins us in conversation.From the new Murray Media Podcast/Virtual Studios in Dallas, Texas, National Keynote Speakers and Published Authors, Scott Murray and Angel Carlton, moderate the discussion with champions that truly make a difference in our world. Enjoy, share, subscribe and let us know what you think of this episode of Leadership America as we continue to Create Champions of Change through a Culture of Civility.Visit our website: LeadershipAmerica.netConnect with us on Social Media:Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-america-todayTwitter - https://twitter.com/LeadershipAmer1Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/leadership_americaFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/LeadershipAmericaChampions Check out Murray Media Video Production/Podcast/Virtual Studios: MurrayMedia.net

EP249 - Holiday shipping data from ShipBob  Casey Armstrong (@CaseyA) is CMO at ShipBob, a third party logistics provider that offers e-commerce fulfillment for thousands of brands. They are able to see the carrier shipping performance for all those clients and provide aggregate data that gives us insight into holiday shipping performance, also known as #shipageddon. Shipageddon Repository ShipBob Carrier Dashboard ShipBob 404 Page w/ Star Wars reference Episode 249 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Monday, December 7th, 2020. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 249 being recorded on Monday December 7th 2020 I’m your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I’m here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:38] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott show listeners. Jason we are officially a week past Cyber Monday and reports of ship Augustine are pouring into the Jason and Scot show virtual mailbox our interns are working full time parsing through everything. So we appreciate everyone feeling this in ship again is also picking up a lot of momentum with the Main Street Press we’ve seen Wall Street Journal Bloomberg New York Times, women’s wear daily your favorite Jason payments and one of my personal favorites supply and demand chain executive magazine. I’m going to put that one on the mantle so so a lot going on there and the Press, sort of capture all these resources we’ve published a little document that kind of highlights all the different hits if you will that ship again is getting you can find that at Jason Scott.com, or Link in the show notes. So today’s show we are going to get a strategic update on ship again and we are excited to have the CMO the chief marketing officer of shipbob Casey Armstrong on the show Welcome Casey. Casey: [1:45] Hey guys thank you for having me. Jason: [1:48] Oh my gosh Casey we are really grateful it’s super early in the morning where you are well we’re recording this so we appreciate that and if I’m not mistaken I think I hear the sounds of data being calculated behind you. Casey: [2:02] It’s crunching in the background you know in the closets. Jason: [2:06] I love it that’s what we call a teaser because we’re not going to get to what that is just yet but as longtime listeners of the show we’ll know we always like to start by getting a little bit of background about our guests and have a kind of came to this awesome Commerce space so could you tell us a little bit about your background and how you came to shipbob. Casey: [2:24] Yeah so I’m the CMOS you said over at shipbob before shipbob I was actually the VP of marketing over at Bigcommerce who I’m sure your listeners are very familiar with and before that I helped run a company called watch master, where we were a luxury watch brand primarily sold over in Europe and I’d say I’d say there is what really cemented, my views of the pain of logistics and inventory management we were really good at we grew very quickly we got the tens of millions within our first year, so we did a lot of things well shipping Logistics. And inventory management were things that we didn’t necessarily do well and when your average order values you know five or six thousand Euros, you need to do that while in so again really shed a light on that the Pains of logistics and was one of the many Catalyst to get me over to shipbob. Scot: [3:21] Speaking of shipbob let’s dig into that so first of all explain to folks I think Jason I have a pretty good handle on what shipbob is but who’s this Bob guy and what is he ship. Casey: [3:32] The bad guys remember when I was checking out ship I’m like who put that’s a pretty funny name over there, um and actually if you hit any of our 404 pages to get really nerdy they it’s a nice play on Bob I should wear my Bob shirt right now so shipbob we bring you know Amazon level shipping and Logistics to, small business you know e-commerce Brands we have 12 fulfillment centers around the world including one in Canada and one in Europe, we can get into later the importance of having this this network of fulfillment centers and distributed inventory of helpful but long story short it’s always nice to be closer to the end consumer because it’s faster for you it’s faster for them and it’s cheaper cheaper for both parties as well, we’ll open up another three to five in q1 of next year as well. We help support about 4,000 customers today and will ship well over 10 million orders this year. Scot: [4:31] Colton the numb tell us what what’s your typical client you know Jason I spend a ton of time talking about digitally native vertical Brands direct to Consumer Brands so I imagine that’s a pretty good slice of what you do but yep maybe there’s retailers maybe there’s other folks I haven’t thought about in there. Casey: [4:46] Our focus is definitely direct-to-consumer and I think that’s that’s put us in a great position as our company has a standalone company today and it’s also what’s really helped put our customers in a great position to you know navigate covid in 2020 and so it’s definitely a direct-to-consumer we are, platform and channel agnostic so we have people selling across you know the shopify’s and Bigcommerce has and wix’s of the world you know even through Amazon and eBay and Facebook shop and everything. Scot: [5:20] Yeah just to make sure everyone kind of is clear here because we’re going to talk about all these different legs of things so let’s say Jason and I there’s this huge demand for our tumblers, we manufacture them somewhere we come up with a manufacturing partner in China then we have them shipped in bulk to you and then you, I’m going to say this you tell me if I get anything wrong then let’s say we send them to I don’t know a California facility then you guys distribute them through your network and then as the consumer in main orders a Tumblr they get the closest fulfillment center the consumer in Seattle orders one they get a closer fulfillment center but you guys do not do the last mile delivery right you’re using carrier so you’re that fulfillment center Network in the middle is that is that the right characterization. Casey: [6:06] Yes that’s a great characterization we don’t we’re not we’re not lost Mile right now for the most part for most of our customers they choose which fulfillment center they would like to utilize or fulfillment centers and so before anybody starts with us you know we analyzed all of their shipping data which of course learns over time as well but they can at the end of the day also just choose which fulfillment center they utilize, you know we give them the data for the for a reason and then even within shipbob everyday can just in our analytics section you can just click a couple of buttons and and start seeing how much time and money you’d save by Distributing it to other select centers. Scot: [6:45] Yeah one another I’ve been poking around your site a lot and I do like I’m gonna give you the unofficial Jason Scott show most awesome 404 page because there’s also a Star Wars tie-in and I don’t. Look for folks but if you can just go to any random page like you can just do Scott or Jason or something shipbob.com and then you’ll find I recommend checking out the for one page. Casey: [7:06] I smell when I have to get a Jason and Scott page on there. Jason: [7:10] I was going to say wait Jason is that 404 are I feel like everyone should have a Json page. Scot: [7:14] When your shipbob you got to stick to the gotta stick to the bottom. Jason: [7:20] Well let’s speaking of the Bob one of the things that is very handy from my perspective about your company is so obviously you guys ship via a lot of the common carriers and you publish data about how those carriers are performing like how did that come about. Casey: [7:41] So our CEO or I should say both of our Founders drips back saying then De Vega Lodi there they’re very open. And just transparent with our new organization and I think that just really trickles down and some of that came with some of the carrier tracking data, and so we were discussing this internally on our side and we get we were getting asked this all the time from different partners of ours and and then one day Drew was like hey why don’t we just publish this, which was honestly all the thumbs up that we needed you know it was a casual ask and it was a Friday I don’t know when this was probably sometime in early Q3, and so a colleague of mine and I were like okay let’s jump all over this we pulled in somebody on the analytics team and later that day the V12 this was published and so we saw the. [8:33] The thumbs up there and decided to get this out there and ever since we published it we knew that people would want to consume it but it’s just been great to see the reception of it how people are are often citing and referring to it, it’s always interesting to see the people that sign up to get access to to our updates as well but in when we published I think it was, like right when covid hit we published our Trends piece that Trends got shipbob.com which showed a breakdown of, all the a lot of the main verticals and that did really well and starting getting shared a lot and so okay how can we continue to open up some of our data which of course we share with, with our customers and with my fellow colleagues but just open this up for the masses. [9:22] And so honestly I had some concern about what how would the carrier’s react and I don’t know maybe there’s some, non-public conversations we can have about how they’ve reacted to some of the data we’ve put out there but you know we wanted to throw it out there and I really wanted to get some geodata live shortly as well it’s really cool to see like. Which states and areas are order spiking especially as different covid news comes in and even, you know which which states are spending the most on e-commerce and maybe the most per capita just just a lot of variation data out there. Scot: [9:59] Cool so the just so for listeners I think you said it but I’ll just re say it in case it’s carriers with a plural does shipbob calm is the page one thing I find distracting about the pages you have this cool truck animation and sometimes I just get stuck watching the track animation I’m just kind of like. I don’t know there’s something about that that I don’t forget to scroll I just watching the little trucks racing each other the so first of all if we so you said 10 million orders and that was annually right. So if we kind of like a million orders a month kind of on average I guess and it you know I imagine you guys are growing pretty rapidly so there’s kind of a tilt to that line up into the right hopefully and you know so. Can you tell us like a pie chart like who are the biggest shippers that you guys have just we can start there. Casey: [10:54] Yeah so it’s a lot of the the major carriers it’s FedEx USPS ups and DHL those are by far our top four we work with you know subsidiaries of those carriers and we also work with local carriers. That’s something that we started in Q2 of this year or I should say accelerated especially with somebody just the carrier demands. But those are by far our topic of strippers. Scot: [11:21] Okay and when your clients come to you like let’s say the Jason and Scott Tumblr store when we come to you do we say hey we have a relationship with FedEx and we’re going to you know go with them or do you guys have, because you skip so much volume you can probably get a better rate than us individually do put put people kind of on their own like a shipbob shipping program that has a certain flavor or is it a hybrid so some have direct relationships some are kind of, where you’re in the middle. Casey: [11:48] We’re always in the middle and so you’ll always use our account. And so like you mentioned not only does that help you from like a pricing standpoint because obviously we’re shipping a lot more than. Most people but also I mean there’s a lot of other benefits as well such as you know our negotiations on our behalf are also on your behalf and so great examples with as you guys keep sharing ship a get in. And some of the carriers. Limiting you know not just small businesses but you know I know there’s a big story in Wall Street Journal em ups limiting Nike Gap Macy’s. Every single customer of ours would have to be negotiating their limits with the carrier or carriers of their choice. And again so we’re doing that on their behalf and we have our Network to distribute and move these Goods around, and so they get to take advantage of that as well and so that’s been that’s been I know another huge win that we don’t necessarily share with our customer base too much but you know that’s one of the things that people have been able to I’d say better navigate ship again over the last couple weeks. Scot: [12:59] Yes it’s so by aggregating all these kind of individual small folks you’re bigger than Nike or somebody so therefore you have a little bit more heft when it comes to carriers by saying you can’t turn us off because if I do the math on your shipping like 30,000 things a day which is pretty material right. Casey: [13:17] Yeah and I mean in over the last couple weeks it’s a lot more than that and. Scot: [13:23] Spikes up double triple. Casey: [13:24] Yeah and you know of course so our leadership is talking to their leadership all the time and like you said with growing mean, will double again next year and so they want to they want to continue to get that business and so that just I’d say put this in a favorable spot. Scot: [13:42] Absolute Okay so the reason we’re recording this Monday morning is you are giving our listeners a little bit of an early Taste of what’s coming out here so so walk us through what you’re going to be revealing here on December 7th with the data. Casey: [13:58] Yeah so and and I appreciate your, you guys want any to share this out there and how you guys love refreshing the carrier’s data like you and also like my six-year-old big fan of the the gift at the top as well, remember he saw that he’s like I want that what are those cool trucks I want that thing. And so yes I’m happy to share with the latest and greatest numbers are that we’re seeing this week I do want to give a caveat though something the three of us briefly discussed before we jump up jumped on which I think is a pretty serious issue that not everybody is familiar with, and that’s that’s on the carrier scans and so at each point within the supply chain, your you know your supply chain vendors whether that’s your 3pl because we scan the orders throughout several points in the process on our end to when we put it let’s say into a gaylord to get picked up. [15:00] And you can go Gaylords is this a know massive bucket if you will get picked up by the carriers. Between the carriers pick it up from our facilities or supposed to scan it and as it goes through different sort facilities or I should say every single officer supposed to scan and then scan once it gets to your house, and so something that a lot of people have seen and I’m sure a lot of everybody listening who were all consumers have seen as well as there’s no tracking on my order or hey my order hasn’t even been shipped yet that’s not necessarily the case, and so again just one of the caveat some that there have been some you know the carrier’s can issues and Willie first scan, the numbers there have dropped significantly since around Black Friday, and so again we’re cleaning up some of the data on our end but it’s just been interesting to see that I know my wife was stressing out because she’s like I ordered your gift a while ago they haven’t even picked it yet and then the next day it was delivered. And so she as well just they’re trying to move orders not necessarily scan all the time so that being said yeah I’m happy to walk through the data and tell you what we’re seeing this week. Scot: [16:13] Yes it feel free to forget the sequence on the page but you know there’s like obviously I think the big for FedEx UPS US Postal Service and detail what where we see in for this last week. Casey: [16:23] Yeah so we can start actually I’ll start start at the bottom and so start with USPS. And we’re actually seeing them at around four point four point one five. Days and that’s from order picked date to delivery date and that’s up from about 3.5 that is a 20% week over week jump, and again this is I mentioned some of the carrier scan information. [16:55] Um and so you know that’s that’s a pretty significant jump It’s a almost 65 percent above what their pre, transit times were and again these are during aggregate like we mentioned you know will do. You know we’re doing well over a million orders or the last you know Black Friday Cyber Monday weeks so this is some pretty strong volume that we’re basing this off of but this is across all different zones so we could of course get more granular there but want to provide the aggregate data and so pretty significant jump, I foresee that holding for at least probably another week just because a lot of these these carriers are are very stressed. And stretched and so on DHL, it actually did not jump as much as expected it actually just jumped from about 1% week over week. [17:55] And which actually is pretty surprising to me which is still about 30 percent above the time in transit DPS data we’re still cleaning up and so I can follow up with you guys shortly after that and I’d say the biggest jump in the most surprising and maybe this is because they’re often rather rather diligent on the scan tracking, would be FedEx, and so they they course-corrected very well after covid there was there about a three-month span where they were shipping well over there their pre covid levels and then it was really about August. [18:30] Before they started getting back to. The pre covid shipping the shipping times and then because they were hiring like crazy just like us just like Amazon just like Walmart, they were actually able to get it. Pretty significantly below their pre covid shipping levels and then this last week it just spiked like crazy and so went from less than the 3 Day average Transit time 23.6. Which is which is a huge jump week over week, and so I’d say FedEx definitely had the biggest jump you know I have a lot of confidence and how they execute and they’ll be able to get things back to normal but they definitely saw the biggest job. Scot: [19:11] What percentage does that. Casey: [19:13] I think that’s like a close to 25% week over week jump. Scot: [19:16] 25% okay yeah yeah and then you know another thing that’s interesting is if you refuse packages that’s one way of. Not that they are doing that for you but overall their Network that’s one way of mitigating this right is and that’s what we’re hearing about in The Press is you know so so that’s. That’s going on somewhere which is interesting to think about as well have they haven’t refused any packages from you guys something. Casey: [19:41] No we’ve been we’ve been pretty clear so far another thing that we have as well is in both the greater Chicago in Greater Dallas region we have multiple fulfillment centers. So not only can we move inventory let’s say between. You know Chicago and Dallas to help with Transit time but we can move them with in Chicago and with in Dallas just to take advantage of you know the different limits that we might have within specific facilities. Scot: [20:12] Yeah so let me just replay that for Wisner so so a carrier makes a to you, man we’re just maxed out in Chicago you say okay we’re going to run our own 18 wheelers between Chicago and Dallas and load balance kind of within your system to react to the externalities of the other systems is that is that what you’re saying. Casey: [20:32] Well I’m saying even more granular they might say that your building is maxed out and then you can move it from one Chicago building to another Chicago building. Scot: [20:43] Wow that’s interesting doesn’t make a ton of sense but I guess in their world it does. And you know yeah and for listeners that haven’t been in a big fulfillment center you know usually there’s just 18 wheelers parked outside so the big carriers will just park those right out there and then when they’re full they’ll drive off is that is that kind of what what’s going on here. Casey: [21:03] Yeah we’ve got in most of our facilities I want to say 20 to 30 plus doctors and they just you know we’ve got dedicated lines on each of the major carriers and we’re just yeah film those things up all day every day. Scot: [21:18] Cool and then within that FedEx 3.6 lot of people not may not know about FedEx is actually several systems that the two that are the probably most relevant are the air and the ground you guys break that out is this like mostly in ground. Casey: [21:32] So this is all growz. Scot: [21:34] That’s all ground okay. Casey: [21:36] And that’s a big thing to love people don’t realize as well as are like well how can I offer to day fast shipping and they’ll often look at are. Anybody can ship from one location, you know two to three days or less via are it’s just exponentially more expensive and that’s why you know you want to get closer to the end consumer and and you offset that with are to the places you can’t get to Via ground and do as much ground as possible. Scot: [22:01] Anything else on FedEx or should we jump to UPS. Casey: [22:04] We can we can jump. Scot: [22:07] Right hit us with UPS how are they doing. Casey: [22:09] So the UPS one is the has lost one that all I can share with you guys after so still waiting on some of UPS data. Scot: [22:17] Well the reason that one’s interesting is if I remember if I go to my and I try not to get stuck on the gift, look at the last data you guys dropped they were feeling the pain right so they were at like four point five days and they had been. Up and to the right on the delays do you need anything directional you think they’re got some relief or. Casey: [22:39] I think they’ve got some relief I think they’ve been doing they’ve been doing a bit better. Scot: [22:44] Yeah and you know my. Again just watching the data here it feels like they’ve been the most aggressive it kind of saying hey we’re kind of maxed out don’t give us any more packages right now which could be that that’s how you get some relief on this as you. You have to increase the number of deliveries and the throughput and stop taking in as much stuff to give the system time to catch up. Casey: [23:06] That’s a great call out I’m glad you mentioned that because I think that’s where we’ve been fortunate and all our customers and our customers been fortunate is if we haven’t been hit by limits, then they’re able to ship out you know more similarly than they did pre you know peak season. Because they are limiting these these major brands are limiting Nike their limiting Gap delimiting Macy’s their lives their limiting small businesses that are shipping on their own. All the time there’s just you know I feel for a lot of these brands are some pretty bad horror stories I know this. Company house has been pretty public with it with their just getting slapped with limits of phenol 500 orders a day at the most and if not you have to go take things too you know the post office yourself and so it’s it’s been tough for a lot of companies. Scot: [24:04] And ultimately it’s a bad customer experience right so the shipper is get to say so let’s use the house example because they’ve been so public the shippers get to say well it wasn’t our fault we didn’t ruin Christmas but house still has upset customers right and the customers expectation is I press the the checkout button and. I don’t really care who’s problem it is your mr. brand it’s your job to get me my product and so it’s gonna be really frustrating these brands. They. They to be DTC part of your DNA has to be super customer centricity and then to not be able to get your product to people is going to be just like you know wildly frustrating subside I feel that pain and. I’m glad companies like you guys are able to have a solution for small Brands to solve this because, sometimes you can use FBA for this kind of thing but Amazon hasn’t really done a ton around off Amazon FBA because they obviously pref. Apply a preferential treatment to their in-network kind of stuff so, I think it’s great that we’re seeing and you know to be clear there’s a lot of you guys have a lot of competitors out there I think it’s great we’re seeing these kind of independent fulfillment center networks that have an FBA kind of a flavor, there is this whole 3pl thing but it’s generally not designed the way you guys are that’s friendly for smaller direct consumer type businesses so, so I think I think it’s it’s going to be a really interesting Trend over time that businesses like yours are able to solve a pretty material problem out there. Casey: [25:34] It’s you know you mentioned Amazon I’ll get back to them and one sack and also just like the customers and their empathy levels. It’ll be interesting to see how that all plays out you know of course 2020 has been an interesting year to say the lease or is not a lot of empathy for, I think different companies at the started covid then things kind of is like all right this is the new normal but just how people, I’d say act around the holidays which is often just a stressful time in general and then you know for many out there Christmas is really the deadline of trying to get gifts or I should say maybe even Christmas Eve to get things under the tree I ordered this was one was this I think this was Thursday or Friday, I ordered the typical silver iPad as a gift for somebody. And this is Apple I don’t know what they’re at right now 1.5 trillion dollar valuation or Mark Gap I should say and, it told me that it wasn’t going to get here until January 5th this was just your run-of-the-mill silver iPad it was probably Scott to be one of their top five top ten most sold items and it was over a month, before we going to get to my house. [26:47] And so you know a lot of other people are feeling this strain and then even Amazon I mean Amazon’s incentivizing people with with slow shipping, and even if you order some rather common goods you know even on Prime it’s still showing 5 6 day delivery speeds. Jason: [27:07] I do want to differentiate a couple of things and I don’t know this to be the case but my suspicion is Apple’s biggest problem which we’ve heard from a number of people that like popular Apple products have. Very long delivery times right now which are Beyond Christmas the likelihood is a significant portion of their their problem is, inventory not just carrier capacity. Casey: [27:32] I don’t doubt that it’s inventory but. And who am I to give any suggestions to Apple and how they run their business but they don’t give you that there’s no there’s no I’d say, transparency or communication back to the the customer that it might be an inventory issue I know some of our merchants. That have I’d say dun dun best and there are obviously a lot smaller than Apple but then I’ve done best you know this year you just been very transparent and what’s going on in their operations and those happening in their business or maybe things are sold out and they’re using that to their benefit, but you know at least to the end consumer this not you know reading the general or I should say like the deeper news on Apple you know they didn’t mention anything like an inventory issue it’s like we’ve got this. Order it now and then you pee and then it tells you. Jason: [28:25] So a it clear best practice that I know you’d agree with is like surprises are absolutely the worst, thing you can do to the customer right so you need you want to communicate this win up when will I get it information early in the shopping process not after they’ve entered a bunch of their payment information and then you go oh by the way when you click confirm this isn’t going to get here in time for Christmas like that’s the absolute worst thing you can do, and a lot of sellers we have a lot of opportunity on the table by not being transparent and not having good communication so pretty your point. If for whatever good or bad reason apple has a bunch of 256 Meg or gig iPads in stock but not 512s in your ordering a 512 and it’s going to miss Christmas. Early in that that shopping funnel you want to tell that customer by the way if you’re willing to accept a different memory configuration. We can make it for Christmas right not just surprised them at the end of their cart. By telling him you can’t I would say there are inventory issues this year like because of covid it disrupted a lot of Supply chains nine months ago that we pay the price for now. [29:41] Brands got conservative about their cell through when they weren’t sure what covid-19 Ado demand and then their categories that Apple plays in a lot for example where. There was just unanticipated demand like nobody forecasted in March that the majority of kids in America would be doing school from home and therefore need more technology at home right. So all of those things play into it. [30:10] And obviously the shipping is a very real problem but Casey I do want to talk for a minute about the. Marker 03 [30:20] The shippers that are denying packages so let me tell you my understanding and see if this jives with yours a I feel like there’s two big buckets there are very big shippers. For which this is not remotely a surprise like they they they had a conversation the carrier’s had a conversation with these very big shippers like Nike. Back in. June and said hey what kind of capacity are you guys looking to allocate for a holiday and they negotiated a capacity. And the only thing that’s different about this year than previous years is in previous years what the carriers would say is and if you end up selling more and ship more than your negotiated capacity you’re going to pay a surcharge, so those incremental shipping. Parcels will be more expensive and this year they’re saying if you ship more than your allocated capacity we might not be able to accept the packages because we’re we’re worried about our overall capacity so so I just want to say for the Nikes and gaps of the world. They knew exactly how many orders they could take and how many shipments they could they could make. Maybe they hope the those those capacities wouldn’t be enforced but they they weren’t surprised at the last minute by UPS going by the way we’re not going to come by your office today. Casey: [31:38] I would say they were probably pretty accurate in their assumptions. How many things how many items were actually sold into they have Smart teams and smart data scientist doing the forecasting I know that we. Pretty far exceeded our Progressive forecasts of shipments, let’s say over the last two weeks and I wouldn’t be surprised to see you know the Nikes of the world you know Nike is continuing to massively accelerate their e-commerce growth but I wouldn’t be surprised if they underestimated. And underestimated from different locations and then also there’s one thing to be told that hey we’re not going to pick things up, and you’ve heard this before and they’ve always picked it up it’s another thing for them to like not actually come and pick it up, and so I think that that’s something that a lot of these big Brands especially these big brands that are not used to being told no. Are actually seeing. Jason: [32:42] Yeah I would totally agree with that and then I wit you also alluded to one other thing which I think is a funny loophole in this whole thing the carriers are not in the business of denying packages, so they don’t actually like that they don’t actually have a great infrastructure. For enforcing these quotas so so for example if you’re a huge shipper and you deliver you know a container full of packages to a carrier Distribution Center. They don’t scan every parcel on that truck before they unload the truck. [33:13] They they unload the truck and then they disposition of those Parcels overtime right and so they actually don’t have my senses they don’t have software, that says like oh deny that box don’t accept it, what they do is they say oh you know what this shipper has exceeded their quota we’re not going to send a truck to that that fulfillment center to pick up their orders today, and so that that’s their mechanism for denying it and so frankly a ton of big and small shippers I have heard of have bypassed this whole thing, by dropping the packages off somewhere else in the in the carrier supply chain so per your point, you get a pickup cancel that one fulfillment center you move the packages to the other fulfillment center or you drive the, the package has two of FedEx distribution center and drop them off or even to a local FedEx office in some cases and drop them off and there’s there’s not someone in that store that like scans your shipper code and goes oh I can’t accept this package, so that I think that is a funny way people are are bypassing some of these quotas for this year for For Better or Worse. Casey: [34:24] And also trying to bypass because another thing that is completely maxed out or trucks like go try to rent a truck in any major city and you’re not going to be able to. Um you know there have been pictures of Amazon employees just delivering stuff from their car but it’s just pretty fascinating the creativity that different brands are employing and again that’s just another part of the supply chain like go try to run a big truck you can’t. Scot: [34:52] Cool yeah we’ve we’ve been reporting on that on the ship again side and as a guy that has 200 trucks right now, it’s a feels good that we have what we have, that’s but that’s a podcast for Another Story Another Day so really appreciate you walking us through kind of the Tactical where we are right now I want to use our last kind of ten minutes here to to kind of go back up to 30,000 square feet and get out of, kind of covid world and what we’re experiencing, let’s talk about this this is probably a quick window so I think you have any perspective coming from Bigcommerce and then now being it shipbob shopify’s doing some things around fulfillment and whatnot. I haven’t have to be honest have attracted a hundred percent my understanding is they may have one or two fulfillment centers and then kind of trying to Overlay something on top of stuff, do you see a day where they’ll get more involved in either the Fulfillment center side or even last mile delivery. Casey: [35:51] I mean they are involved in the Fulfillment center side, Last Mile I’m not the right person to ask there I mean that’s like a whole nother Beast I mean Amazon’s been a logistics company forever and you know they started getting into Last Mile just a couple of years ago. And so you know my guess is they’ll continue to try to understand the Fulfillment center side better and you know as they learn that more you know maybe continue to expand I think that they’re their CEO and, leadership team definitely think a long-term so you know who knows what they’ll eventually roll out. Scot: [36:27] It’s hard to be a you know high-margin software company and then say to Wall Street we’re going to open. 80 fulfillment centers it’s just it’s just a if you started fulfillment centers then that’s one thing and you kind of go from low margin high margin it’s very hard to go from high margin to the merchant, companies have done it but this is a reason you haven’t seen Google or Ebay take that plunge as they’ve, they’ve kind of got their business model pretty baked and it’s hard to mix in a lower margin asset heavy type thing into a asset light model so it’s gonna be interesting to see if they ultimately do that or not. Casey: [37:04] Yeah I mean Google launched the perfect business model with insane margins so it’s tough for them to change that Amazon on the other hand you know going from Shipping books to AWS it’s a nice story to tell. Jason: [37:17] To selling ads exactly. Casey: [37:19] Yes to selling ads. Jason: [37:21] Turns out the Google business model is better for everyone so I’m curious. In the past there are a bunch of sellers that may be primarily relied on Amazon for demand and so they primarily used Amazon for fulfillment and you alluded to you know in our current craziness even Amazon is having to make hard decisions about, fulfillment priorities it seems like more than than there has been in recent times, there’s a smart argument to having a diversification of your supply chain in your shipping options are you seeing a lot of new people come into your echo system and want to add you to their mix because they were, single sourced on FBA and now realize that’s not the best place to. Casey: [38:05] We definitely are and I think it’s also I think that’s going to take honestly several years to fully play out or longer because somebody who makes a you know, who runs their business on Amazon versus somebody who you know runs their business on their own site or on their own site and then a Marketplace like Amazon is complimentary it’s just a very different business and it’s different skills that you have to learn over time and so you know we are a complement to Amazon we are partnered with Amazon. [38:37] Um but I think that some of the things that have happened this year such as Amazon limiting, what you can what they will receive multiple times, Amazon limiting what you can ship out a friend of mine he’s a 10 million dollar plus a year seller on Amazon he’s been selling on Amazon for well over a decade he was getting told. [39:05] Fuse getting told that they can’t ship certain items of his this is like early covid, they could ship like let’s just say widget a the black widget, they could ship that but widget would it be which was just like the white color they couldn’t ship that out and you know it’s just like there was there was no Rhyme or Reason there was nobody to talk to on the other end it was just, this is the law and so we’ve just seen that play out a few times again from the types of inventory that you can receive they’ve been Turning Away product, at their fulfillment centers and then you know brands are just left scrambling with no idea what to do that supply chain experts and even, you know they’ve always increase their warehousing cost during Q4 but just seeing these the surcharges and their rules and because they’re running such a massive supply chain and a massive organization they have to make these changes and I know they’ve been hiring like crazy to not have to make things too difficult. But just when they when they make a change that’s the rule and there’s you know there’s there’s no gray area there’s no wiggle room. Scot: [40:10] Yet it’s a it’s interesting you say Amazon’s a partner I think a lot of people that aren’t as in the weeds as we are the three of us that kind of scratch their heads because. You know they have this mental image of this kind of hierarchy of things and it’s actually more of kind of this overlapping graph right so, so for example what I imagine you’re saying is if I’m a merchant and I have my product at shipbob you guys probably are able to have that marked as prime using the program they’ve changed the name of this like a thousand times I call it Merchant fulfilled Prime sometimes they call it seller fulfilled Prime whichever one you want to call it, is that you guys are you guys is that something that is part of what you do. Casey: [40:51] So we do fulfillment by merchants or fbm. Scot: [40:54] That’s the new name. Casey: [40:56] Yeah how they’re going to. It’s going to be interesting to see how Amazon takes seller fulfilled Prime over time because you know they’ve been somewhat opaque with this but you know reading between the lines I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes considerably in 2021. Scot: [41:15] Yeah because it’s hard for everyone to live up to the prime promise right so what they’re doing is they’re kind of trying to extend the rings of the Prime promise and you guys can live up to that because you’re at a big scale, which is a 12 or 14 fulfillment centers if I’m Joe Schmo and my garage is my fulfillment center, it’s increasingly hard for me to live up to that Prime promise there’s this balance between flexibility out on the edge of the network but then living up to the prime promise. Casey: [41:42] Exactly, enemy and that’s what they’re known for Amazon Amazon Prime and you know they did an amazing job two day shipping is you know they’ve made a thing and then they were really pushing towards one day the beginning of the year. Scot: [41:58] And in this fbm program that’s the one that set up for more like 3pls to offer prime prime eligible products has at Zara. Casey: [42:08] Prime or non Prime but yes. Scot: [42:09] Yeah okay so primer no problem so the user you can then your customer can say all right I want these skus to be marked as Prime within even going down to the Zone kind of thing but these I don’t really want to be prime is that how it works. Casey: [42:24] Yeah that’s that’s a good summary right there. Scot: [42:27] And then last question so so one Theory I have is Amazon’s kind of shown, that you can go build a last mile delivery Network right and you know so what is it like 3 years old two and a half years old, doesn’t feel like it’s that old to me so with their DSP program they’ve really scaled up this this very quickly do see is that something you guys would be interested in or do you see other people building a, DSP like last mile delivery because that. The one thing ship again has taught me is there there’s way more things that want to get to Consumers than there are trucks on the road right now. Casey: [43:04] We currently don’t have plans to get into Last Mile again you know we’re thinking long-term as well and so, things could change over time that’s not on the shipbob roadmap for 2021, I don’t see that on the road map for 2022 but you know who knows for us it’s really like. How do we democratize fulfillment for brands of all sizes and so you know going deeper into what we can ship to new fulfillment centers to kidding to be to be more International our app store. But yeah last Mile and actually running like a carrier service that’s you know it’s quite a bit of a different business. Scot: [43:48] Yeah one One Stop Gap in there is we also over on the side we’ve developed you know all these interesting three-sided Marketplace has largely for delivering food or people but those can also be used for delivering products so we’ve seen instacart for example known for groceries now working with I think it was Jason fact check me was at Sephora or Ulta one of those and a bunch of other. Jason: [44:09] Sephora for sure but actually dozens of retailers they’re doing Last Mile for now. Scot: [44:13] Yeah and you could you can see I’ve heard Uber and Lyft talk about this I was watching the door – IPO thing and they talked about you know they were pretty plainly saying food is just one of many if we can get ice cream to you we can get you anything, do you see a world where maybe those guys slot in and they could be this last mile delivery Network. Casey: [44:32] Hey could I think they need to figure out like the sortation or Distribution Center side of the business because let’s take you know those into the companies you mentioned or like uber. A company like us we want to you know fill up an entire truck. And then send the truck off and then have them you know back in another truck, we don’t want a bunch of sedans coming in and picking up five boxes. So it’s going to be a shame to see how they navigate that because I think that there’s a lot of opportunity there but again they need to figure out how they are sorting these packages and tracking these packages and then also doing it in a cost-effective manner as well because sometimes you know they’ll try to enter the market because on paper looks great, and it works in their Excel models but then when they roll it out there’s just it can be a logistical nightmare at times and then also Blake its it can be cost prohibitive to them because it’s it’s involving people and people are expensive and there’s a lot of room for error and then what they want to charge maybe a company like shipbob is. Much more expensive. Then what we can pay the regular carriers and it’s not necessarily even more effective or faster and so if it’s not faster and cheaper I’m yeah it’s not faster and cheaper than you know why would we evaluate it. Jason: [45:53] That makes total sense Casey and that’s probably going to be a good place to leave it because it has happened again we’ve used up all our allotted time for today’s show I really appreciate you taking time out early in the morning on what I know is a super busy day for you but if you like Scot and I and our listeners benefited greatly from the chat so as usual if folks have any questions or comments feel free to hit us up on Twitter or Facebook page, as always if you enjoyed the show we’d love it if you jump on iTunes and give us that five star review. Scot: [46:26] Thanks Casey if folks want to find obviously we’ve talked about the carrier’s. Shipbob but do you pontificate out on the interwebs and if so where should folks go to read your pontiff occations. Casey: [46:37] If you have any questions for me you can always hit me up see Armstrong at shipbob calm I’m on Twitter as well Casey a and like Jason and Scott mentioned go give them a five-star. Jason: [46:49] Awesome really appreciate that and until next time happy Commerceing!

Happy Tuesday! We have a great show in store for you today! Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement. On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, people around the world come together for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage generosity. We are giving away something every day this month until Christmas! Dr. Bradley nelson is on at the half, so stick around. First up, we have Bonnie Cook talking about Mental Health around the holidays, so let's get started! Bonnie Cook Bonnie is the CEO & President of Mental Health America of Greater Dallas. Prior to assuming this role in April, 2018 she was the executive director of Mental Health America of Kentucky. Bonnie has over 17 years experience working in the mental health field. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Mental Health America in Alexandria, Virginia. Mental Health Around The Holidays Learn to say no. Don't over stretch yourself or stretch yourself too thin, because you will get burnt out! Reach out to other people when you are feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious. You don't have to go with the flow this year! If you start to feel burnt out, Bonnie says you need to get good sleep! Good sleep is so important! Try and snack wisely and healthy. Avoid excessive alcohol and tobacco. But most importantly, find something that brings you joy. Whether it's petting your dog, taking a walk, or listening to your favorite music, your feelings are important! Make yourself a priority, because if you aren't well, you can not help other people. There is no health without mental health. The MHA Dallas has three different support groups! The MHA Dallas operates on donations, so even if you can give one dollar, you will get back a feeling that you participated in the betterment of the world. MHA Dallas needs volunteers right now, so click here to apply to be a volunteer! Bonnie can find a place for you! Dr. Bradley Nelson Dr. Bradley Nelson is the developer of the most advanced form of energy medicine on the planet. A holistic Chiropractic Physician and Medical Intuitive, Dr. Nelson is one of the world’s foremost experts in the emerging fields of Bioenergetic Medicine and Energy Psychology. His bestselling book, “The Emotion Code”, is helping people all over the world to improve their lives by ridding themselves of their imbalancing emotional baggage. Dr. Nelson graduated with honors from Life Chiropractic College West, in San Lorenzo, California in 1988. As a practicing holistic physician, Dr. Nelson specialized in helping those suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, and successfully treated patients from across the United States and Canada until his retirement from active practice in 2004. For the past 24 years, Dr. Nelson has lectured internationally on the healing of chronic and incurable diseases through energy work and restoring balance to the 6 key elements of health in the body. Dr. Nelson is married and is the father of seven children. He lives with his family in Southern Utah. Trapped Emotions Trapped emotions can be a result of emotions that are left over from a large traumatic event. Scientists are finding that most physical pain is due to emotional baggage, believe it or not! Dr. Nelson had a patient a few years back that had severe back pain trapped in his back. These bodies of ours are just energy fields. In Dr. Nelson's latest book, "The Emotion Code," Dr. Nelson tackles all things emotion! In The Emotion Code, renowned holistic physician and lecturer Dr. Bradley Nelson skillfully lays bare the inner workings of the subconscious mind. He reveals how emotionally-charged events from your past can still be haunting you in the form of "trapped emotions"; emotional energies that literally inhabit your body. Dr. Nelson explains clearly and concisely how trapped emotions can create pain, malfunction and eventual disease. Thank You! A big thank you to our guests, Bonnie Cook and Dr. Bradley Nelson!

Happy Tuesday! We have a great show in store for you today! Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement. On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, people around the world come together for one common purpose: to celebrate and encourage generosity. We are giving away something every day this month until Christmas! Dr. Bradley nelson is on at the half, so stick around. First up, we have Bonnie Cook talking about Mental Health around the holidays, so let's get started! Bonnie Cook Bonnie is the CEO & President of Mental Health America of Greater Dallas. Prior to assuming this role in April, 2018 she was the executive director of Mental Health America of Kentucky. Bonnie has over 17 years experience working in the mental health field. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Mental Health America in Alexandria, Virginia. Mental Health Around The Holidays Learn to say no. Don't over stretch yourself or stretch yourself too thin, because you will get burnt out! Reach out to other people when you are feeling stressed, depressed, or anxious. You don't have to go with the flow this year! If you start to feel burnt out, Bonnie says you need to get good sleep! Good sleep is so important! Try and snack wisely and healthy. Avoid excessive alcohol and tobacco. But most importantly, find something that brings you joy. Whether it's petting your dog, taking a walk, or listening to your favorite music, your feelings are important! Make yourself a priority, because if you aren't well, you can not help other people. There is no health without mental health. The MHA Dallas has three different support groups! The MHA Dallas operates on donations, so even if you can give one dollar, you will get back a feeling that you participated in the betterment of the world. MHA Dallas needs volunteers right now, so click here to apply to be a volunteer! Bonnie can find a place for you! Dr. Bradley Nelson Dr. Bradley Nelson is the developer of the most advanced form of energy medicine on the planet. A holistic Chiropractic Physician and Medical Intuitive, Dr. Nelson is one of the world’s foremost experts in the emerging fields of Bioenergetic Medicine and Energy Psychology. His bestselling book, “The Emotion Code”, is helping people all over the world to improve their lives by ridding themselves of their imbalancing emotional baggage. Dr. Nelson graduated with honors from Life Chiropractic College West, in San Lorenzo, California in 1988. As a practicing holistic physician, Dr. Nelson specialized in helping those suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia, and successfully treated patients from across the United States and Canada until his retirement from active practice in 2004. For the past 24 years, Dr. Nelson has lectured internationally on the healing of chronic and incurable diseases through energy work and restoring balance to the 6 key elements of health in the body. Dr. Nelson is married and is the father of seven children. He lives with his family in Southern Utah. Trapped Emotions Trapped emotions can be a result of emotions that are left over from a large traumatic event. Scientists are finding that most physical pain is due to emotional baggage, believe it or not! Dr. Nelson had a patient a few years back that had severe back pain trapped in his back. These bodies of ours are just energy fields. In Dr. Nelson's latest book, "The Emotion Code," Dr. Nelson tackles all things emotion! In The Emotion Code, renowned holistic physician and lecturer Dr. Bradley Nelson skillfully lays bare the inner workings of the subconscious mind. He reveals how emotionally-charged events from your past can still be haunting you in the form of "trapped emotions"; emotional energies that literally inhabit your body. Dr. Nelson explains clearly and concisely how trapped emotions can create pain, malfunction and eventual disease. Thank You! A big thank you to our guests, Bonnie Cook and Dr. Bradley Nelson!

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Happy Tuesday! Junior had a bit of stressful morning with having to get gas before work, so he says get gas the night before! Don't put it off! We have a great show in store today with Bonnie Cook talking about mental health, and Del Bigtree on at the half talking abut vaccines and censorship, so stick around! Bonnie Cook Bonnie is the CEO & President of Mental Health America of Greater Dallas. Prior to assuming this role in April, 2018 she was the executive director of Mental Health America of Kentucky. Bonnie has over 17 years experience working in the mental health field. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Mental Health America in Alexandria, Virginia. 988 Mental Health Line Bernadette asks if the 988 number is confidential, Bonnie says absolutely. The 988 number makes it easy to connect with the national suicide hotline number! It is much easier to remember 988 than to remember a whole 10 digit phone number. The police will only be called situationally. Some people just need someone to talk to. A little conversation can make the difference between someone committing suicide, and someone taking a breath and reaching out further. There is a death by suicide about every 11 minutes, how sad. This new 988 number is a game changer! The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has formally designated 988 as a nationwide 3-digit number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention services. 988 is not currently active. If you are experiencing a crisis, text “NAMI” to 741741 or call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Del Bigtree Del Bigtree is one of the preeminent voices for the Vaccine Risk Awareness Movement. His career as an Emmy winning producer of the CBS talk show “The Doctors” changed profoundly when he produced the documentary “VAXXED.” VAXXED is credited with igniting a revolution against Pharmaceutical Tyranny around the world. Now, Del’s internet talk show, “The High Wire,” is the fastest growing program in the Natural Health arena! “The High Wire” has over 40 million views. His non-profit, ICANdecide.org, is leading worldwide investigations into drug and vaccine fraud.  His investigations have already resulted in two winning lawsuits against US Government agencies. Health and Human Services and National Institute of Health. Del is probably best known for his powerful speeches that weave shocking truth, searing wit, and dynamic passion into an experience that is often described as electrifying. Vaccines and Censorship We live in a world where we are not able to have a thought that goes against mainstream media. Mainstream media is owned by big Pharma by up to 70%! Del wants us to know that the coronavirus vaccine may be the most dangerous vaccine every created. Del says that the animal trials with prior SARS and coronavirus viruses have gone completely south. There is not any silver bullet that is going to help us fight the virus overnight. Del advises against a vaccine that will turn our realties upside down more than they already are.  We can't write a lot about this broadcast, but we can tell you to listen. Putting the words “Rush”and “Science” together creates problems. Science can not be rushed. With the COVID-19 Vaccine, we are skipping animal trials and going straight to human trials. We end the show with a quote from one of our founding Father’s. “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Thank You! A big thank you to our guests, Bonnie Cook and Del Bigtree. To watch “VAXXED” click here. The Mental Health Association has provided an assessment because being on top of our mental health is being on top of our whole bodies, not just our mind! Click here to take the self assessment and find free support groups through the MHA! Thank you to all of our One Life Radio listeners. We truly appreciate each and every one of you, so If you’d like to hear more from One Life Radio,

Happy Tuesday! Junior had a bit of stressful morning with having to get gas before work, so he says get gas the night before! Don't put it off! We have a great show in store today with Bonnie Cook talking about mental health, and Del Bigtree on at the half talking abut vaccines and censorship, so stick around! Bonnie Cook Bonnie is the CEO & President of Mental Health America of Greater Dallas. Prior to assuming this role in April, 2018 she was the executive director of Mental Health America of Kentucky. Bonnie has over 17 years experience working in the mental health field. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Mental Health America in Alexandria, Virginia. 988 Mental Health Line Bernadette asks if the 988 number is confidential, Bonnie says absolutely. The 988 number makes it easy to connect with the national suicide hotline number! It is much easier to remember 988 than to remember a whole 10 digit phone number. The police will only be called situationally. Some people just need someone to talk to. A little conversation can make the difference between someone committing suicide, and someone taking a breath and reaching out further. There is a death by suicide about every 11 minutes, how sad. This new 988 number is a game changer! The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has formally designated 988 as a nationwide 3-digit number for mental health crisis and suicide prevention services. 988 is not currently active. If you are experiencing a crisis, text “NAMI” to 741741 or call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. Del Bigtree Del Bigtree is one of the preeminent voices for the Vaccine Risk Awareness Movement. His career as an Emmy winning producer of the CBS talk show “The Doctors” changed profoundly when he produced the documentary “VAXXED.” VAXXED is credited with igniting a revolution against Pharmaceutical Tyranny around the world. Now, Del’s internet talk show, “The High Wire,” is the fastest growing program in the Natural Health arena! “The High Wire” has over 40 million views. His non-profit, ICANdecide.org, is leading worldwide investigations into drug and vaccine fraud.  His investigations have already resulted in two winning lawsuits against US Government agencies. Health and Human Services and National Institute of Health. Del is probably best known for his powerful speeches that weave shocking truth, searing wit, and dynamic passion into an experience that is often described as electrifying. Vaccines and Censorship We live in a world where we are not able to have a thought that goes against mainstream media. Mainstream media is owned by big Pharma by up to 70%! Del wants us to know that the coronavirus vaccine may be the most dangerous vaccine every created. Del says that the animal trials with prior SARS and coronavirus viruses have gone completely south. There is not any silver bullet that is going to help us fight the virus overnight. Del advises against a vaccine that will turn our realties upside down more than they already are.  We can't write a lot about this broadcast, but we can tell you to listen. Putting the words “Rush”and “Science” together creates problems. Science can not be rushed. With the COVID-19 Vaccine, we are skipping animal trials and going straight to human trials. We end the show with a quote from one of our founding Father’s. “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.” Thank You! A big thank you to our guests, Bonnie Cook and Del Bigtree. To watch “VAXXED” click here. The Mental Health Association has provided an assessment because being on top of our mental health is being on top of our whole bodies, not just our mind! Click here to take the self assessment and find free support groups through the MHA! Thank you to all of our One Life Radio listeners. We truly appreciate each and every one of you, so If you’d like to hear more from One Life Radio,

Michelle Lynne is the owner of ML Interiors Group, a successful design firm based in Dallas, Texas. She started her firm in 2008 while still working in Corporate America. It was also the year she got married and purchased her home... AND the year the market crashed. More than a decade later, she is still happily married and her interior design business is thriving.   Michelle is also the owner and founder of Designed for the Creative MindTM, where she teaches interior designers and decorators the proven practices, effective processes, and profitable systems to run their business with purpose and efficiency -- leaving them with more time to design. Through her comprehensive online courses, Michelle inspires interior design business owners to weave intention into their business strategy and identify who they really are so they can refine their processes and attract more of what they want in their interior design business (and life!).   Michelle has been published on Forbes.com, where she inspires other entrepreneurs and business leaders in the Greater Dallas area. Michelle adopted a newborn in 2018, loves Jesus (but swears a little), and believes gratitude is the key ingredient to happiness.     In this episode, Karen and Michelle discuss: Success Story of Michelle Commit to Get Leads You have to get out and network, and network with the right people. Find the sweet spot in your industry that will work for you.  Consult to Sell Follow your internal practices every step of the way (such as Michelle’s 16 Steps of Sanity with the ML Experience). It helps both the clients as well as your team.  Connect to Build and Grow If you keep consistent with your processes and protocols you can focus more on each individual client as you do not need to recreate the wheel every time.  Success Thinking, Activities and Vision Infuse your processes with fun and personality throughout the entire project. Love on your clients. Throw out the mindset of perfection.  Sweet Spot of Success     "You have to add value, you need to give things away, in order to prove that you are the expert in the field."- Michelle Lynne     *5 Minute Success - Listener Giveaway* Go to DesignedForTheCreativeMind.com/5MinuteSuccess to receive your FREE 3 Gifts - An Annual Review and Planning Guide, 10% off E-Design or Virtual Service, and $100 off the Designed for the Creative Mind Masterclass!      Connect with Michelle Lynne: Website: MLInteriorsGroup.com & DesignedForTheCreativeMind.com Facebook: ML Interiors Group, Inc. & Designed for the Creative Mind LinkedIn: Michelle Lynne Pant Instagram: @mlinteriorsgroup & @designedforthecreativemind     About the Podcast   Join host Karen Briscoe each week to learn how you can achieve success at a higher level by investing just 5 minutes a day! Tune in to hear powerful, inspirational success stories and expert insights from entrepreneurs, business owners, industry leaders, and real estate agents that will transform your business and life. Karen shares a-ha moments that have shaped her career and discusses key concepts from her book Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day: Secrets of a Top Agent Revealed.   Here’s to your success in business and in life!     Connect with Karen Briscoe: Twitter: @5MinuteSuccess Facebook: 5MinuteSuccess Website: 5MinuteSuccess.com Email: Karen@5MinuteSuccess.com   5 Minute Success Links   Learn more about Karen’s book, Real Estate Success in 5 Minutes a Day   Karen also recommends Moira Lethbridge's book "Savvy Woman in 5 Minutes a Day"   Subscribe to 5 Minute Success Podcast   Spread the love and share the secrets of 5 Minute Success with your friends and colleagues!     Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.    

Happy Tuesday! It's been a crazy day here at One Life Radio! We had a little bit of board problems, but we have persevered! We have a great show with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz and Bonnie Cook, so let's get started! Dr. Will Bulsiewicz Dr.Will Bulsiewicz is a board-certified, award-winning gastroenterologist with a degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He was the chief medical resident at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the chief gastroenterology fellow at the University at North Carolina Hospital. Dr. Bulsiewicz completed 8 years of formal research training. His extensive research training combined with his award-winning clinical skills has made him an internationally recognized leader in digestive wellness and gut health. Dr. Bulsiewicz is the author of the book "Fiber Fueled," a bold new take on a plant-based approach that challenges popular keto and paleo diets. Fiber and Weight Loss Throw that diet plan out the window! In his book "Fiber Fueled," Dr. B wants to let people know that they can eat without restriction and still accomplish their weight loss goals. You too can eat beautiful, colorful, healthy foods and not have to follow strict diet rules! Dr. B used to be a connoisseur of hot dogs and bad food, and found himself at a crossroads with his own health, but now he has radically transformed himself and his diet! Dr. B says that he doesn't count how many grams of fiber he is getting daily. Count plants instead! Eating plants is not that difficult, so don't be afraid. Take a few vegetables that you really like and add some of your favorite spices to find a fiber fueled dish that you can make your go to. Grains are one of the foundational pieces for a healthy gut microbiome. Grains are probiotics that feed the bacteria in your gut! Don't toss your grains out, they are needed! Throwing out your grains can lead to heart attacks, so Dr. B says leave that brown rice! Bernadette asks Dr. B about the juice trend, and Dr. B says 100% of the time he would prefer a smoothie over a juice because a smoothie has the fiber. Great stuff here today with Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, we always love having him on! Bonnie Cook Bonnie is the CEO & President of Mental Health America of Greater Dallas. Prior to assuming this role in April, 2018 she was the executive director of Mental Health America of Kentucky. Bonnie has over 17 years experience working in the mental health field. She also serves on the Board of Directors of Mental Health America in Alexandria, Virginia. World Mental Health Day Our deepest condolences go out to Bonnie on the loss of her fur baby. Bernadette and Bonnie talk about what kind of dog they would be. Bernadette says she wouldn't want to be a Pomeranian because they talk too much. Bonnie says she would be a mutt. Great answer! World Mental Health Day is October 10th! Awareness for mental health first began in 1992. This recent pandemic has caused us to realize that mental health issues are very prominent world wide. We wouldn't wait till stage four to treat brain cancer, so we should not wait till stage four to treat our brains. We must seek help when we first start feeling affected by our brains chemistry in our day to day lives. The United States are high up on the list of countries with a high prevalence rate of mental health issues. There are some countries that are doing much better with addressing mental health. Germany is a great country for mental health, so let's go to Germany! Bonnie says to start talking about mental health at a much younger age to instill resilience. Bernadette says that children are overmedicated and deprived of enrichment here in the United States. The sooner that we start integrating our physical and mental health, the sooner we will be able to move forward. Thank You! A big thank you to our guests, Dr. Will Bulsiewicz and Bonnie Cook! To purchase Dr. B's book, "Fiber Fueled" click here! The Mental Health Association has provided an as...

Alexander Graham Bell: “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” What a fascinating time to run a business or to work for one anywhere in the world. “Work makes life happens,” according to Laurie Larrea, President of Workforce Solutions for Greater Dallas. Throughout her own career path, she paved the way for millions in her community to access jobs. The jobs helped them acquire skills, connect with other people, and ultimately fulfill their purpose. Highlights: To learn more, visit www.wfsdallas.com Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes in your inbox, subscribe at www.TimeToComeAlive.com. Watch this on YouTube #TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #Workforce #Careers #Jobs #Youth #Women

Alexander Graham Bell: “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus.” What a fascinating time to run a business or to work for one anywhere in the world. “Work makes life happens,” according to Laurie Larrea, President of Workforce Solutions for Greater Dallas. Throughout her own career path, she paved the way for millions in her community to access jobs. The jobs helped them acquire skills, connect with other people, and ultimately fulfill their purpose. Highlights: The promise of youth and jobs Innovating how to build community support The impact of women on the workforce To learn more, visit www.wfsdallas.com Subscribe to my YouTube channel and access new and past episodes! To receive episodes in your inbox, subscribe at www.TimeToComeAlive.com. Watch this on YouTube #TimeToComeAlive #ConnectToJoy #Workforce #Careers #Jobs #Youth #Women

Do you ever think you could make a living doing what you love? Cherri Rowe, Chief Program Officer with Boys & Girls Club of Greater Dallas, joins us to share her college and career journey and how it led to a passion driven career. She'll also talk with us about summer enrichment programs she's creating for Dallas-area families.  Camille Ehlers joins as guest co-host. For questions or additional information, please email rtcc@uplifteducation.org Resources Mentioned: https://www.uplifteducation.org/covid19 https://bgcdallas.org/bgcdathome/ https://bgcdallas.org/summer/

This episode of the podcast is with Michelle Lynn! Michelle is the owner of ML Interiors Group, a successful design firm based in Dallas, Texas. She started her firm in 2008 while still working in Corporate America. It was also the year she got married and purchased her home... AND the year the market crashed. More than a decade later, she is still happily married and her interior design business is thriving. Michelle is also the owner and founder of Designed for the Creative MindTM, where she teaches interior designers and decorators the proven practices, effective processes, and profitable systems to run their business with purpose and efficiency -- leaving them with more time to design. Through her comprehensive online courses,Michelle inspires interior design business owners to weave intention into their business strategy and identify who they really are so they can refine their processes and attract more of what they want in their interior design business (and life!). Michelle has been published on Forbes.com, where she inspires other entrepreneurs and business leaders in the Greater Dallas area. Michelle adopted a newborn in 2018, loves Jesus (but swears a little), and believes gratitude is the key ingredient to happiness.

Senior Corporal Terrance Hopkins (b.k.a. T. Hop the Super Cop) explains the unique challenges of being an African-American law enforcement officer in a polarized world. He shares his journey from an impoverished childhood in Oklahoma to become a 29-year veteran of the Dallas Police Department, President of the Black Police Association of Greater Dallas, and host of the weekly radio show Police Talk 101.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/brianwilliamsmd/message

Carl was born in South Africa and is now a resident in Dallas, Texas. He is a proven success as an entrepreneur having built and sold a commercial security company in South Africa. The skill sets needed to be a successful entrepreneur serve him well in real estate investing. Carl is a numbers guy and especially enjoys the analytical side of the business. He is also active within the multifamily industry, as a member of the NextGen Committee of the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas and he holds an IROP Certification from the National Apartment Association which designates him as an Independent Rental Owner Professional. Carl hosts a monthly multifamily meetup group in the DFW metroplex. We would love to find out more about your investment goals, text “Trident” to 38470 or schedule a call with us https://calendly.com/tridentmultifamily #CarlSuverkrop #RealEstate #TridentMultifamily

Tune in with Michael Molthan - Host Of M2 The Rock - and Terry Bentley Hill as they discuss National Suicide Awareness Month. We can all help prevent suicide. Every year, the Lifeline and other mental health organizations and individuals across the U.S. and around the world raise awareness of suicide prevention during September, National Suicide Prevention Month.We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.1-800-273-8255If you are in crisis or have suicidal thoughts, please call our suicide crisis hotline at 214-828-1000. You can also text "CONNECT" to 741741 anytime to reach trained, caring volunteers at the National Crisis Text Line.Please join the Greater Dallas Suicide Prevention Coalition* on Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 11:00 AM at the Old Red Museum of Dallas County History & Culture located at 100 S Houston St, Dallas, TX 75202 for an important day to raise awareness of the number of lives lost to suicide in North Texas every year. Please help us gather shoes to represent the more than 600 lives lost to suicide in the Greater Dallas area this past year. From now until Noon on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, shoes may be brought to the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas' administrative offices: 2808 Swiss Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75204. All shoes will be donated to the Well Community following the event. Our Master of Ceremonies will be Hondo Robertson from Cumulus Radio Group and Host of "Impact Texas." Dallas County Commissioner Theresa Daniel will also join us. This important, annual event, serves to educate and remind us all of the critical importance of suicide prevention efforts in North Texas. For more information, please contact Margie Wright, Executive Director of the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas at (214) 824-7020.* Coalition partners include: Baylor Scott & White; the Dallas Police; the Dallas VA; NAMI North Texas; Garland Police Dept.; American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; the Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas; The Senior Source and the Dallas County Commissioner's Court.

Meet Jan Murfield, President of Greater Dallas Junior Achievement, talking about this valuable youth program with Seated2Serve Host Jeff Bickerstaff. Founded 65 years ago, Junior Achievement has always been focused on work careers and entrepreneurs. Today the mission to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in the global economy is still core, teaching age appropriate hands-on financial literacy and business concepts as early as first grade. This is a HUGE undertaking, and one that has captured Jan's heart. Business owners need to know they will serve 55,000 students between Tyler and Dallas this year, and JA needs the support of the local business sector to do it well. In order to break the cycle of poverty, students need to understand what careers can do for them. Jan shares that recruiting volunteers this year couldn't be more important. Listen in to learn what it looks like to volunteer on any level. Without you, they'll only have enough volunteers to serve half! Go to JADallas.org to get involved right away. With such a large area to cover, you're sure to find a location that gives you the opportunity to work for an hour a week, to a full day at JA Biztown. Connect with JA on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.Seated2Serve is sponsored by:The Trade Group (800) 343-2005Bacon Roofing (972) 772-1999Jeanie Marten Real Estate (972) 414-0719Confection Perfection by Melissa, (972) 333-5189Bickerstaff Insurance and Financial Services, (972) 771-4992Jeff Bickerstaff has worked with the city councils of Richardson, Murphy, Forney, and Garland, and currently holds place 6 in Sachse, Texas. Jeff knows firsthand the importance of small family business relationships and how communities work. To be a guest or advertise on Seated2Serve, call 972-771-4992.Seated2Serve is produced by OffBeat Business Media for the OBBM Network and affiliates, and is available at OffBeatBusiness.com. Listen to Seated2Serve each Tuesday at 7 AM and 7 PM on 24/7 OBBM Radio, or subscribe to the OBBM Network Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Google Play Music. Download the Offbeat Business app for iOS and Android to get it all in the palm of your hand, and get OBBM Network TV programs on Roku and Fire TV! Call 214-714-0495 to learn more. Contact 972-771-4992 for guest and sponsor information today.For TV, podcast, and radio business media production, programming, and promotional information, contact OffBeat Business Media at 214-714-0495.Support the show (https://offbeatbusiness.com/discountmembership/#join)

For over 30 years, Levi Davis has been active in the North Texas community and economic development landscape as a business leader, nonprofit board member, municipal administrator, and educator. After completing his military service, he began his civilian career at the City of Dallas and was later appointed to the position of Assistant City Manager. At the City of Dallas, his responsibilities included Convention and Event Services, Water Utilities, Housing, Police and Fire, and Emergency Preparedness. During his tenure as Assistant City Manager, he participated in the expansion of the Convention Center, development of the Reunion Arena, and oversaw the City’s housing and community development initiatives.Mr. Davis has held senior level positions in the financial services industry at several investment banking firms, with a focus on public finance. Presently, he is the Senior Vice President of McCarley Backstrom Berry & Co. LLC serving as an investment banker and consultant responsible for overseeing the firm’s client engagements and business development in the Texas market. Mr. Davis was also the founder of the Hamilton Financial Group, one of the first minority-owned municipal financial advisory firms in the State of Texas. While at Hamilton Financial Group, he developed the first comprehensive long-range financial plan for the City of Houston.Previously, he served as the Western Region Public Finance Director for the 12th ranked investment banking firm in the nation. As the Regional Director, Mr. Davis oversaw bankers working in Los Angeles, Oakland, Seattle, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Baton Rouge. The firm specialized in providing bond underwriting services to local governments, hospitals, school districts, and other public agencies. During his tenure, Mr. Davis participated in over $7 billion in financing as a banker and his client list included: DFW Airport, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART), City of Dallas, North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA), financing for the Dallas Omni Hotel, Dallas Cowboys Stadium, and the Dallas Performing Arts Center’s. He also served as the firm’s co-financial advisor to the State of Louisiana Housing Authority.Throughout his career, Mr. Davis has served on numerous boards in leadership positions, including Board Chairman of the Dallas Methodist Health System, Board Chairman of the Texas Hospital Trustee Association, Board Chairman of Community Council of Greater Dallas, and Vice Chair of KERA North Texas Public Broadcasting. Additionally, he has served as a board member for the State Fair of Texas, Dallas Symphony, Trustee for Dallas Boys & Girls Club, and is a member of the Salesmanship Club. Mr. Davis completed his undergraduate degree at Texas Christian University in 1971 and received his Master’s Degree in Urban Affairs from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1973.For more information visit:https://siebertcisnerosshank.com/

Today I'm thrilled to share a wonderful conversation I had recently with Rebecca Walls. Rebecca serves as Executive Director of Unite Greater Dallas, which connects Christian leaders with one another and resources them to address the urgent social challenges facing Dallas. Rebecca partners with churches, organizations, and the government to tackle issues such as education, poverty, hunger, racial reconciliation, and caring for the refugees in our area. I hope that this conversation will bless you, encourage you, and empower you today as we all seek deeper unity as the body of Christ. You will find links for the resources Rebecca mentioned in the podcast below: Find volunteer opportunities - https://vomo.org/ Learn more about Unite - https://www.unitethechurch.org/ Learn more about COPE - https://www.unitethechurch.org/cope Find the kind of help you're looking for - https://helpfinder.org/ First15 is a daily devotional written and recorded by Craig Denison. If you would like to learn more about the First15 app, books, blogs, videos and our other resources, please visit first15.org. You can always reach out to us on our contact page on the website. And, if you feel called to support First15 financially, you may give here.

Who is Cerissa Powdrill? She's a Senior Program Analyst at Community Council of Greater Dallas, a community-based organization focused on providing leadership in determining priority issues solutoins in the human services arena and convening partners to significantly impact service delivery in the Greater Dallas area. Safe to say it's a challenging gig. So how does Cerissa make it all happen? Tune in to today's episode of CEO Money with Michael Yorba to find out! To find out more about Community Council of Greater Dallas, visit their website at www.CCAdvance.org.

Kimberly D. Scott interviews Michelle Blakley, a Pittsburgh native living and working in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Michelle details her love and passion for Marketing and her role as the Director of Communications & Marketing for the Apartment Association of Greater Dallas. An experienced marketer and new working mother, Michelle is sharing it all, including what she would tell her younger self, why everyone is in the customer service business and how media is poorly representing business industry diversity. Hear it all on this episode of Industry Celebrities Podcast. Sign up for Podcast updates: https://widget.smsinfo.io/v2/79c04b40b97f4efd6dee5b7dc00f2595 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatkimberly/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thatkimberly/support

Kin Oldham, Executive Director at Apartment Association of Greater Dallas speaks to Kimberly Scott about 30+ years in the Apartment industry and shares his advice to his younger self. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatkimberly/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thatkimberly/support

Becky Powell-Schwartz is the founder and CEO of The Powell Group, Becky Powell-Schwartz has been a thought partner to the C-suite for more than 25 years. Her depth of experience solving business and communications issues has made her a trusted advisor for executives of Fortune 500 and industry-leading companies across diverse business sectors. She is also Vistage International CEO group leader. Becky is a graduate of the Harvard University Mediation Training program, Leadership America, Leadership Texas and Leadership Dallas. She is also the recipient of the Most Powerful Women in PR Award from the Council of Public Relations. Additionally, she currently serves on the advisory boards of the Texas A&M Mays Business School Center for Retailing Studies; Leadership Women, the oldest women’s leadership program in North America; and Senior Source of Greater Dallas.

President Trump's agenda may be big changes to the Wall Street reform law. Here's how to get ready.Steve discusses possible changes in the Dodd-Frank Law with Ken Goodgames, CEO of the Community Council of Greater Dallas about:What the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was designed to do.Why avoiding knee-jerk reactions to bad financial news can help you succeedAvoiding ‘predatory lending'

In today's episode, I'm talking to Gloria Martin, a Dallas TX based marriage and family therapist in private practice. Gloria's thoughtful approach to seeking joy offers us the opportunity to dive a little deeper into practice of creating space for reflection.  I hope you'll take a moment and reflect on how you can listen to your soul. What questions need to be asked in order to mindfully check in with yourself? More about Gloria: Gloria Martin is in private practice in Dallas, Texas and works with individuals, couples, and families. She is licensed by the Texas Board of Examiners of Licensed Professional Counselors and the Texas Board of Examiners of Marriage & Family Therapists and is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and is Texas Board Supervisor. Based on her belief that systems theory can have a broader appeal than the therapy room, Gloria has provided team-building services for Head Start of Greater Dallas and Region 10 Educational Service Center and also conducts ecumenical process groups for female clergy serving in congregations in Dallas.  Gloria has a particular interest in women's issues, and the mind-body connection. She enjoys traveling, dinner with friends, casual bike riding, and spending time with her family. Gloria has been married to her husband Phill for 43 years. Gloria has two married daughters and a grandson that live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Contact Gloria http://www.discoveringgrowth.com/wp/ gloria@discoveringgrowth.com Resources  Parker Palmer Let Your Life Speak Creating a refuge in your home Journals http://www.gratefulness.org/ http://www.louisehay.com/affirmations/

Brian Johnston, IP Editor in Chief, talks to Gregory Istre and Mary McCoy, Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas, about their latest research into the impact of community-based smoke alarm distribution programmes on the occurrence of house fire-related deaths and injuries. Read the full research: http://goo.gl/mg7JCa

This month’s editor’s choice reports success in using the World Health Organisation safe communities model approach to increase child restraint in motor vehicles. Brian Johnston asks lead author Greg Istre, from the Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas, USA, about what they achieved and the value and difficulties of the approach.See also:A controlled evaluation of the WHO Safe Communities model approach to injury prevention: increasing child restraint use in motor vehicles http://bit.ly/XTLgmb

Guest: Angel Reyes, chairman of The Greater Hispanic Chamber of Dallas.