Podcasts about greater phoenix

The wine industry is experiencing a lot of change. From climate change and water issues to demographic spending shifts, wineries must navigate these changes to stay relevant and successful. This episode of Big Blend Radio's "Wine Time with Peggy" podcast focuses on Wine & Food Trends in Arizona, as well as the growing wine and culinary scene in Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale.  ON THIS EPISODE: - PEGGY FIANDACA, along with her winemaker husband Curt Lawrence Dunham, owns and operates LDV Winery. More: https://ldvwinery.com/  *** Plus, check out Peggy's Southwestern Pesto Shrimp Recipe: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/southwestern-pesto-shrimp/  - SUSIE TIMM - President & CEO of Knife & Fork Media Group. More: https://knifeandforkmedia.com/  - SHANNAN METCALF-PERCIBALLI - Editor and Publisher of Edible Phoenix. More: https://ediblephoenix.ediblecommunities.com/  Big Blend Radio's "Wine Time with Peggy" Podcast airs every 1st Wednesday at 4pm Arizona time. Follow the podcast here: http://tinyurl.com/42j5zucj  This episode is also being shared and featured on other Big Blend Radio Network Channels including "Eat, Drink & Be Merry," "Success Express, and "Women Making History." Check out our network of podcasts: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-network/bigblendradionetwork 

Will putting more requirements, such as registering with the federal government, on Canadian tourists and snowbirds cut down on our tourism numbers and revenue? We ask Greater Phoenix Chamber Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Mike Huckins. 

Family Promise is a community solution to family homelessness. They provide bedrooms for families in transition from homelessness to sustainable housing.  Funded by donors like you, Family Promise has a 70% success rate of returning families to sustainable housing within 60 days of arrival. In their 25 year history, they have provided housing to over 3,000 families. In 2025, they expect to shelter nearly 300 families and assist another 100 families with prevention services. This week I have Ted Taylor, Ted CEO of Family Promise of Greater Phoenix. Ted's been with Family Promise for 15 years, growing the organization from one site to five, with a new container housing development in the works.  Family Promises WebsiteWines Around the World Event     Calendar of Events Wines Around the World for Family PromiseHappening April 3  at The Scottsdale Resort, McCormick Ranch, it's sure to be a night filled with great company and good wine. Remember that all proceeds help those in the Valley.    Spring Training GamesWe're in full swing with spring training. The city is bustling with people and baseball fans from around the nation. So batter up, get ready and let's go!    ISA A Toast to TomorrowHappening March 29th from 530-11pm at Dolce Events. Dress to impress for the Old Hollywood theme.   

Family Promise is a community solution to family homelessness. They provide bedrooms for families in transition from homelessness to sustainable housing.  Funded by donors like you, Family Promise has a 70% success rate of returning families to sustainable housing within 60 days of arrival. In their 25 year history, they have provided housing to over 3,000 families. In 2025, they expect to shelter nearly 300 families and assist another 100 families with prevention services. This week I have Ted Taylor, Ted CEO of Family Promise of Greater Phoenix. Ted's been with Family Promise for 15 years, growing the organization from one site to five, with a new container housing development in the works.  Family Promises WebsiteWines Around the World Event     Calendar of Events Wines Around the World for Family PromiseHappening April 3  at The Scottsdale Resort, McCormick Ranch, it's sure to be a night filled with great company and good wine. Remember that all proceeds help those in the Valley.    Spring Training GamesWe're in full swing with spring training. The city is bustling with people and baseball fans from around the nation. So batter up, get ready and let's go!    ISA A Toast to TomorrowHappening March 29th from 530-11pm at Dolce Events. Dress to impress for the Old Hollywood theme.   

A new solution for families experiencing homelessmess is opening in Phoenix. Ted Taylor with the Family Promise of Greater Phoenix explains how ocean container apartments work.

Phoenix's inflation numbers are looking better, and Todd Sanders with the Greatest Phoenix Chamber explains what we should see from the economy in response.

The latest Phoenix Chamber Economic report is out, and Todd Sanders with the chamber explains what the numbers mean for Arizona's current and future economy. 

Debbie Steinhauer is passionate about giving to the community. An expert in starting Non-Profit Foundations, she is the Founder of Fox River Grove Recreation Counsel (1984), Co-Founder/Chair VOICES (1992), Seattle Fire Foundation (2019), and the Scottsdale Police Foundation (2023). As Founder and CEO of the Scottdale Police Foundation, she volunteers her time to the organization and is responsible for the management of the organization, the Board and integration of the various programs into the community. Outside of Debbie's volunteer work, Debbie spent her career in Health Care Executive Leadership as Director of Physician Services, then moved to owning two successful restaurants. She lives in North Scottsdale with her husband and three dogs.Originally from New York, Jon grew up in Scottsdale and is a graduate of University of Arizona in Tucson. With a background in both commercial brokerage and property management, Jon co-founded LevRose Commercial Real Estate in 1992 with Robert Levine. Under his leadership, LevRose is a six time honoree as one of the Inc 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S. LevRose has consistently been named one of the Business Journal's "Top 25 Commercial Brokerage Firms", is a multi-year recipient of Costar Groups "Power Broker" Award and in 2020 was names "#1 Commercial Brokerage Firm" by Ranking Arizona Magazine. Jon served for several years on the board and is an active member of the Arizona Chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO). Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of TCN Worldwide, an International alliance of commercial real estate firms of which LevRose is the Arizona affiliate and is also serving on the Board of Directors of the recently formed Scottsdale Police Foundation. He recently served on the Board of the Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA) and gives time to serve on committees for the City of Scottsdale, the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and the University of Arizona Mentorship Society, where he helps mentor numerous up and coming leaders in Arizona. Jon was recently recognized by AZRE Magazine as One of the "Top People to Know in Commercial Real Estate". He has been a featured guest on PBS television show "Arizona Horizons" as well as interviews on numerous podcasts, GlobeStreet.com, the Arizona Republic and the Phoenix Business Journal.

Todd Sanders shares the two programs from the Phoenix Chamber's application for Chamber of the Year. Full show notes are at: chamberchatpodcast.com/episode293 Please support this podcast by supporting our sponsors. Bringing Local Back bringinglocalback.com Community Matters, Inc. chamberchatpodcast.com/podcast App My Community appmycommunity.com/chamberchat Chamber Nation chambernation.com Swypit chamberchatpodcast.com/cc Izzy West, LLC theizzywest.com  

Even with elevated mortgage rates, nationwide home prices hit a record high in June with the S&P Case-Shiller 20-City Home Price Index showing that prices were up 5.4% from a year earlier. New York saw the biggest gain by going up 9%. The Phoenix Metro Area saw an annual home prices increase of only 3.7%, the sixth smallest out of the 20-city index. Joining us on the show is Tina Tamboer, Senior Housing Analyst with the Cromford Report, who tracks the Greater Phoenix residential resale market. 

Send us a Text Message.On the latest episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Marie Burns, financial planner and women's financial advocate about changing the way we think about mind, money and motion. In this episode we discussed:Why balance is key. How women can gain confidence with their money. Taking the emotion out and get started. Recognizing that money is a tool, not a reflection of our worth. We are all unique. What works for one person, may not work for another. The importance of putting your money on auto-pilot, when possible. Marie Burns, a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), has been advocating for women's financial health for over 20 years. Originally from Wisconsin, married 40 years with nine grandchildren, she has helped clients with their financial lives in a fiduciary capacity in a bank setting, accounting firm, at Vanguard, at a financial planning firm and now writes, speaks, and educates women in her Mind, Money, Motion financial education business. She also has an independent advisory and investment management practice called Focus Point Planning. She is on the board of The Financial Awareness Foundation, a member of the Financial Planning Association of Greater Phoenix, author of a financial checklist book/e-bundle series, and podcast host of Mind, Money, Motion.Connect with Marie Burns:Website: (here) https://mindmoneymotion.com/LinkedIn: (here) https://www.linkedin.com/in/burnsmarie/Facebook: (here) https://www.facebook.com/MindMoneyMotion/Podcast:The Mind, Money, Motion Podcast (here)  https://mindmoneymotion.com/mmm-podcast/Books: Itty Bitty® Getting Financially Organized Book: 15 Key Steps to Organizing your Financial Life (Amazon) (https://amzn.to/3wnArfT)Your Amazing Itty Bitty® “Before” Financial Checklist: 15 Important Actions to Complete Before the Loss of a Loved One (Amazon)  (https://amzn.to/3oxedp6)Your Amazing Itty Bitty AFTER Financial Checklist: 15 Important Actions to Complete After the Loss of a Loved One (Amazon)  (https://amzn.to/3f48jIJ)Your Amazing Itty Bitty® Getting Financially Organized Trilogy: Three Itty Bitty Books Combined to Organize Your Financial Life (Amazon) (https://amzn.to/3bHMj4w)

Chris Camacho and Joe Lynch discuss the Phoenix factor: how Arizona became a logistics hub. Chris is President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), an organization working to attract and grow quality businesses in the Greater Phoenix area. Summary: The Phoenix Factor: How Arizona Became a Logistics Hub In this podcast, Chris Camacho, President and CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, discusses how Phoenix has become a thriving logistics hub and a prime location for businesses. He explores the factors contributing to the region's growth, including its strategic location, infrastructure investments, and business-friendly environment. Camacho also delves into the importance of a skilled workforce in supporting advanced manufacturing and the hyper-regionalization of supply chains driven by consumer demand for fast delivery. The podcast highlights the Southwest region's investments in infrastructure, such as the planned I-11 corridor, and how these developments have enabled Phoenix to attract major companies and develop thriving industrial corridors. Lastly, Camacho emphasizes the significance of understanding demographic shifts, population changes, and state policies when corporations evaluate markets and make strategic business decisions. #PhoenixLogisticsHub #EconomicDevelopmentAZ #I11Corridor About Chris Camacho Chris Camacho serves as president & CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), one of the longest-standing public-private partnerships for economic development across the country. As chief executive, Chris leads the development and execution of the region's strategic economic strategy, oversees domestic and international business development, and ensures the market position remains competitive through coordination with partner organizations, private sector leaders, and municipal and state leadership. GPEC has attracted more than 540 companies during his tenure, creating more than 100,000 jobs and $56.8 billion in capital investment. Some notable projects include TSMC, Apple, LG Energy Solutions, Microsoft, GoDaddy, Amazon, Garmin, General Motors, HelloFresh, KORE Power, Williams-Sonoma and headquarters including Benchmark Electronics, Carlisle Companies, Rogers Corporation and EMD Electronics. In October 2021, Chris led GPEC to being recognized as the top economic development organization globally by the International Economic Development Council a year after being named the top EDO in the U.S. in 2020. About GPEC The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), globally recognized as a top economic development organization (EDO), works to attract and grow quality businesses and advocate for the competitiveness of Greater Phoenix. A data-driven regional EDO, GPEC works with 22 member communities, Maricopa and Pinal counties, and more than 200 private investors to accomplish its mission and serve as a strategic partner to companies across the world as they expand or relocate to Greater Phoenix. Over the past 34 years, GPEC has fueled the regional economy by helping over 980 companies, creating nearly 182,000 jobs and more than $65 billion in capital investment. Greater Phoenix is in a relentless pursuit of innovative and entrepreneurial-focused companies looking to thrive and scale in a vibrant, dynamic region. There is an undeniable spirit about Greater Phoenix; one rooted in strength, collaboration and resilience. Greater Phoenix is Greater Together. Key Takeaways: The Phoenix Factor: How Arizona Became a Logistics Hub Learn about the hyper-regionalization of supply chains and how Phoenix attracts new business by offering a favorable business environment. Discover the role of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council in driving economic development for the Phoenix metropolitan area. Understand the importance of states competing for manufacturing jobs and the need for a skilled workforce in advanced manufacturing. Explore the reasons behind Phoenix and Arizona becoming major logistics hubs, including consumer demand and supply chain redundancy. Learn about the hyper-regionalization of supply chains and how Phoenix attracts new business by offering a favorable environment. Discover the impact of infrastructure investments in the Southwest region, particularly Phoenix, on attracting major companies and developing industrial corridors. Understand the significance of the planned I-11 corridor in connecting Mexico, the United States, and Canada, and its potential to induce job creation and fortify supply chains. Learn More About The Phoenix Factor: How Arizona Became a Logistics Hub Chris Camacho | Linkedin Chris Camacho | X/Twitter GPEC | Linkedin GPEC | X/Twitter GPEC Why Amazon, UPS and Others Are Filling Warehouses Along This Arizona Highway | WSJ Episode Sponsor: Revenova Contact Us | Revenova The CRM-Powered TMS with Michael Horvath | The Logistics of Logistics The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube

Our guests today are two huge difference makers in housing for Greater Phoenix, Arizona residents: Jason Barlow, CEO & President of Central AZ's Habitat for Humanity and KTAR's Rosie on the House Arizona's most trusted source of home-improvement advice and know-how. I have known Rosie Romero for nearly 40 years now and his show has been a weekly fixture on KTAR radio since the 1988. Rosie doles out easy-to-understand, common-sense advice to do-it-yourselfers about all kinds of projects around the home. I have had the pleasure of working with and cooking with Jason Barlow as a Habitat for Humanity Board member for a number of years. Habitat for Humanity has built over 1,200 homes, completed more than 3,800 repairs, and improved living conditions for more than 5,000 Arizona families since 1985. Today's episode covers all things building and housing related. Rosie tells us about the huge KBIS industry show in Las Vegas  he just returned from and we discuss new products, processes and industry and housing trends he learned about at the show. We talk about some Habitat past projects we have each been involved with, such as the first ever 3D printed house we designed for a family and a new project with Habitat called the Rosie Habitat Build Challenge. Jason shares with us their new Construction Training Program for people wanting to learn those valuable skills and invites listeners to attend their  semi-annual event March 23 Blueprints and Blue Jeans.  We will be auctioning off an authentic Cajun dinner prepared and hosted by Rosie & Mark! For photos and more information about this episode and all of our past 100+ podcast episodes, visit candelariadesign.com/inspiring-living-podcast 

HR Excellence: Insights from The Black HR Society In this episode of Phoenix Business Radio, host Karen Nowicki engages with TJ Lowery, Britney Sudana, and Shatema Gresham from The Black HR Society, exploring their mission to create a supportive space for black HR professionals in Greater Phoenix. They emphasize the significance of community, professional development, […] The post HR Excellence: Insights from The Black HR Society appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Arizona Monthly Market Housing Update Ready to dive into the current state of the Phoenix housing market? Join us in this insightful episode as we explore the dynamic landscape of real estate in the Greater Phoenix area. From mortgage rates to market myths, we've got you covered!

In what ways are conspiracy beliefs psychologically addictive?  Can a person get a "good feeling" from a turn down the rabbit hole that they would want to experience a second time?Linkshttps://news.uchicago.edu/story/scientists-studied-brains-more-800-prisoners-heres-what-they-foundhttps://www.jta.org/2020/04/07/ny/memory-plays-tricks-about-mengelehttps://www.dailydot.com/debug/amanda-moore-undercover-far-right/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Buffalo_shootinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pizzagate_conspiracy_theory#Frazzledriphttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wachowskishttps://culteducation.com/group/1289-general-information/35734-anti-trump-cult-expert-mistakes-porn-for-highly-sophisticated-mind-control.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_CampbellStephanie Kemmerer's List of LinksDOUBTIsTheWayOut@proton.meAmerican Information Integrity AlliancePodcasts: Escaping the Rabbit Hole podcast: “How a Former Conspiracy Theorist Escaped the Rabbit Hole.” Conspirituality podcast: “Recovering from Conspiracy Theories”The Q Dropped podcast: “I Escaped the Rabbit Hole”Pursuing Truth podcast: Ep 29 “Conspiracy Theories” Recovering from Religion: Ep 146: “Exiting the Rabbit Hole: From Red Pill to Recovery” True Crimespiracy podcastThe Doug Stanhope podcast Ep. 440: “Tim Dillon's Underpants and Other Conspiracy Theories” Point of Inquiry: “Behind The Mind of a Conspiracy Theorist” Adventures In HellWQrld Ep 43: “Cuba, Tuck, France and Audits with Existential Dread Locks” "Found Money" Poker & Politics and Steph's series debunking, "Loose Change." D.O.U.B.T. - Discussing Our Unusual Beliefs Together - video podcast with former QAnon follower, Jitarth Jadeja and former conspiracy theorist Brent Lee Articles: Chatting "Even the Podcast Is Afraid" with Jared Ordis - Rue MorgueThe Unexplained Files - WikipediaSteph's Patreon articlesSteph's AIPT Comics author page and articlesSteph's Free Inquiry author page and article Steph's Skeptical Inquirer author page, articles and presentation “I'm a Former Sandy Hook Truther, Believe Me When I Say Alex Jones is Dangerous”IMDBPresentations and Panels: Presentation for the Humanist Society of Greater Phoenix: "What Conspiracy Theories Steal from Us." Panel: Secular AZ - Secular Summit 2022: “When Reason Prevails” Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science A Very QAnon Christmas - New York City Skeptics

Jennifer Mellor, Chief Innovation at the Greater Phoenix Chamber, joins the show to talk about how much money Arizona is predicted to make from the World Series games. 

Greater Phoenix is on a growth spurt that is welcoming new industries into the Valley of the Sun, with a robust tech sector in particular leading the way. Deborah Lahti, director of resort and hotel sales for Visit Phoenix, shares how the fifth-largest city in the U.S. is continuing to expand, with spectacular new hotels and resorts and improvements to traditional favorites transforming its meetings and events offering. Meetings Today's Tyler Davidson sat down with Lahti to discover more about the impressive new resorts coming online and also learn about some of the top offsite event venue options in Greater Phoenix.

In this informative video, we explore the amazing programs and incentives offered by utility companies and city initiatives that can help you conserve resources, save on utility costs and put money back in your pocket. From rebates and special programs for lower electricity bills to tips for reducing water consumption, we've got you covered. Don't miss out on these valuable opportunities to make your home more eco-friendly and budget-friendly!

One of the less-discussed obstacles in the Phoenix real estate market is the substantial number of potential homebuyers grappling with poor credit scores. This issue is preventing many individuals and families from seizing the incredible opportunities that the Phoenix real estate market has to offer.

How does a first-time entrepreneur bootstrap a treatment program starting with outpatient and then gradually building a full continuum of care? In Arizona, many treatment programs were started, and almost as many failed within short order, Tyler Tisdale, CEO of Pinnacle Peak Recovery, shares his story of success and what it took to get there, how he succeeded where so many others did not. He takes us through the pivots, systems, processes, and strategies that have made Pinnacle Peak one of the leading providers in the Greater Phoenix area.

Arizona officials announced this month that all the groundwater in the Phoenix metro area is spoken for, potentially affecting its fast-growing suburbs. Despite the initial shock, the news hasn't exactly slowed development — or home prices. On today's show, we ask whether Greater Phoenix, and the west overall, is inching closer to a reckoning over water.

In this episode, we are thrilled to welcome Samantha Pinkal and Casey Gilchrist from the Greater Phoenix Economic Council to share their expertise in the realm of location marketing and business recruitment. As seasoned professionals, they will be revealing valuable tips and tricks for marketing a location, attracting businesses, and becoming the best business recruitment specialist. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from Samantha Pinkal and Casey Gilchrist, as they share their wealth of knowledge and experience in helping the Greater Phoenix area thrive. Tune in now!

Mainstream Media is now the biggest source of misinformation. We have witnessed three years of controlled cooperation by the worlds media to convince and coerce us into accepting a Covid narrative that all seems to of been a lie.  Patrick Henningsen joins Hearts of Oak to share his nearly two decades of experience as a journalist to lift the lid on this media machine of manipulation.  Why has this level of deceit been accepted and tolerated and for what purpose?  How is the BBC now the governments gatekeeper of truth for the UK?  And why are the media determined to escalate the Ukraine conflict into what is dangerously approaching a full on European War?  Join us this episode as Patrick unpacks all of these questions and shows us why the alternative media is needed now more than ever before. Patrick Henningsen has helped to inform and educate audiences internationally on some of the most important geopolitical and cultural issues facing the world today. As an effective independent voice and outspoken media critic, he has consistently challenged the mainstream line on western military adventurism and deep state geopolitics, as well as being an vocal advocate for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Patrick has done extensive on-the-ground reporting and research in the US, Europe and the Middle East including work in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Iran. As an independent analyst he's known for his candid commentary and timely predictions on breaking trends and events in global affairs, and as a public speaker he's been recognized for his dynamic but down-to-earth presentation style and media workshops. He is also the founder and managing editor of the successful independent news and media analysis website 21st Century Wire.com and host of popular weekly SUNDAY WIRE radio show which broadcasts live weekly on the Alternate Current Radio Network (ACR), and host of the Patrick Henningsen Show on TNT Radio International, as well as co-host of the UK Column News. Back in November 2016, he also a weekly show 'Patrick Henningsen LIVE' on terrestrial AM radio with Independent Talk 1100 KFNX broadcasting to one of America's top talk radio markets in Greater Phoenix. He has also appeared in a number of international publications including Consortium News, Ron Paul Institute, The Guardian, Global Research, New Dawn Magazine (Australia), and on a number of major global news networks including RT News International, Al Jazeera, ITN (UK), CGTN (China), Indus News (PK), Edge Media (SKY 200 UK) and US syndicated radio show Coast to Coast AM. Connect with Patrick.... WEBSITES:    https://www.patrickhenningsen.com/                        https://21stcenturywire.com/                        https://www.ukcolumn.org/                        https://tntradio.live/ TWITTER:      https://twitter.com/21WIRE?s=20                        https://twitter.com/21stCenturyWire FACEBOOK:   https://www.facebook.com/pages/21st-Century-Wire/182032255155419 YOUTUBE:     https://www.youtube.com/21stCenturyWireTV Interview recorded 25.5.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20  To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more...  https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Please subscribe, like and share! Transcript (Hearts of Oak) Hello, Hearts of Oak, and welcome to another interview. Come up in a moment with Patrick Henningsen, 21st Century Wire, TNT Radio, UK column. For nearly 20 years, Patrick has brought his journalistic insider analysis into a range of issues. And he joins us to talk about his starting 21st Century Wire back in 2009, and how we are seeing a change in censorship and media. And has that been over the last three years? Have we seen off the edge a cliff edge or has it been over a period of time? So we discussed that. Then we go on to the BBC. The BBC, the arbitrators of truth, they tell us what to think and they've just launched the Verify team. 60 journalists who will tell us what is right and what is not. The BBC obviously being an arm of the state, bringing us state news. Should we be concerned about this and what that means? And then we move on to what's happening in Ukraine and Russia, the war there and the media desiring more and more conflict, more and more aggression, completely different from 2003, the big demonstrations against the war in Iraq where the media were opposed to war. Now they seem to be marching step by step into more war and aggression. Then we end up talking about politics. Robert Kennedy Jr. standing for the presidential candidacy of the Democratic Party in America, very vocal against the war. What does that mean for the whole debate and will that change the narrative? Lots to discuss. I know you love listening and watching and hearing from Patrick from UK Column and more recently on TNT Radio and I know you'll love our conversation. And hello Hearts of Oak. Today is wonderful to have a writer, a credited journalist, Global Affairs Analyst and Co-Founder and Executive Editor of 21st Century Wire, and that is Patrick Henningsen. Patrick, thank you for your time today. (Patrick Henningsen) Great to be with you, Peter. My pleasure. Good to have you. And of course, you can catch Patrick. It's at 21wire, there is his Twitter handle, 21stCenturyWire.com is the website. You can catch him on the Sunday Wire every Sunday, five to eight UK time, which is probably around midday eastern time, and TNT radio every weekday from five o'clock to seven o'clock. And if you want to see him you can see him on UK column where he is regularly. So I think those are the main places to find you, are they Patrick? That's right. I've also started a new Twitter space forum series every Wednesday. We usually do big picture geopolitical debates with special invitees for panel speakers. It would be great to have you on that space at some point as well, Peter. Yeah, definitely. I haven't got into Twitter spaces yet, but that's a whole new area. A lot to discuss and possibly, I know Patrick, you launched 21st Century Wire back 2009. Maybe just want to start with that. What led you to starting that organization? Well, it was really out of necessity, Peter. So like I sort of took the vow of poverty in 2005 and decided I was going to make myself into a useful member of society by becoming a journalist and learning how to write. So I was hustling and doing three or four jobs and then blogging. But I was always blogging on other platforms and that's blogging was sort of coming into its own around 2004, 2005, 2006. So I was kind of jumping on that wave on some other big websites and then submitting articles. I was very lucky to be, you know, invited to a couple of conferences. One on It's the Climate Sceptics Conference in 2007 in New York. Where I met a lot of the top sceptics. I was very interested in that climate change issue and finding out what the real truth was at that time. Plus the anti-war activism, which I was very involved in in 2003, four, five, and six. That was also informing my writing. And I just got tired of having to submit pieces to different editors, and I thought, at some point, I gotta start my own blog. So I just launched a WordPress site, and I had some help with that, obviously, at the time. Because I'm a good tech person, but there's some things I just have a blind spot with. One of them is HTML coding, which now I understand all these years later, and now you don't need it anymore. So there you go. So then when the Copenhagen Climate Summit was coming, I knew this was going to be a major event in Copenhagen, COP 21. And so I booked my ticket. I hired a cameraman to come with me, and then was able to sell some of my reporting to some big alternative media outlets at the time, like InfoWars was one of them, and then be able to actually be there on the ground doing journalism at a big event. And it turned out to be amazing because the whole thing collapsed at the end, because it was exposed to be a complete fraud, and the developing world countries realized they were getting taken to the cleaners by the G7 lords of the galaxy. And then that's when I launched 21st Century Wire. It was for that event. I wanted to make sure I had an outlet to publish in real time because I wouldn't be able to depend on another outlet. So it all kind of converged in late 2009. And I still wrote for other sites and published in other really good websites. I even got published in the Guardian back when they were still allowing some journalism. Amazing actually because they had turned around and did a hit piece on me a couple years ago for our exposing the truth about what was happening in Syria. But they were upset obviously by that as are most of the mainstream media anytime anybody in the alternative media exposes anything or exposes the truth and it undermines the official state narrative. There's this reflexive reaction that they have to go and attack you. And this is what the Huffington Post, UK does routinely. The Times are pretty guilty of this. Local papers do it as well. Owned by Reach, you know, all these sort of conglomerates that own the entire of the local press in the UK. And also NPR, BBC, I don't know, pretty much everybody's had a crack at us and the colleagues that I work with. But the main thing, Peter, is that I just decided that I wanted to own my own website and have my own media and not depend on somebody else. And we've developed it into a good independent media platform, I think, and we've done some great journalism. Our journalists have been recognized with awards and nominations for major awards for the work they've done on our site. We've had stuff republished. We've been linked in mainstream media. Some of our journalists also featured in mainstream media, serious programs as well, a few of them overseas in Europe, in the US. So I think overall, we've done a good job with very little in terms of resources, just a lot of sweat and a lot of hard work and a lot of late nights and reinvesting back into 21st century wire. It's tough with the ad-pocalypse, with being delisted for organic searches on Google, which happened in 2017 after Trump was elected. Us and a few hundred other major alternative websites got basically bumped from Google in terms of organic searches. We were dominating before that. That drove our ad revenue, which was the main business model. That was really tough. It took many years to get back to breaking even after that. And then also kicked off of YouTube periodically, not allowed to monetize anything there. Kicked off of Twitter, let back recently because of the Elon, the merciful, the new monarch in charge in San Francisco. And thank you to Elon Musk, of course, eternal thanks for letting me and others back this past December, but much to the chagrin of the mainstream hatchet people. But that's that. Yeah. And I've been on the ground covering wars in Syria. I've been covering the defeat of ISIS in Iraq in 2017 and also throughout the Middle East as well, doing journalism there for a number of years and working for a number of outlets, just providing live commentary. I did quite a lot of live segments for RT International from the Libyan conflict. I did that remotely. I wasn't on the ground in Libya, but I did commentary and analysis to 200 or 300 live segments for RT, and I wasn't paid for those television segments. So, and I did that because I didn't want to be accused of being a Russian agent, but they accused me anyway, so I should have just done whatever the other journalists did and like, you know, get paid for that. I would have been able to buy a Range Rover if I did, but I didn't, I was too, too, too much of a, um. Trying to retain my independence, even though it wasn't necessary, just because of the anti-Russian rhetoric and all the sort of drive-by attacks in the media that were going on, and politically as well. And it's a serious thing in America, that since Trump got elected, that the whole Russian narrative, Russia-gate, Russian collusion, Russian disinformation, Russian stooge, Russian propaganda, it's just endless in America. It's like the ultimate scapegoat that keeps giving in America. They can blame everything on Russia or some foreign actor rather than the corruption that's actually happening inside the US and Washington. And I dare say probably the same thing is happening in the UK as well and in EU. Now we'll certainly get on to the war side, the Russia side, but actually as someone who's new to media, we find ourselves doing this just as lockdown hit. And I've seen a big change in the last three years, an increase in censorship, accepted new-speak, collaboration between media, big tech and governments, but, For you, as someone who's been a journalist for a decade prior to the chaos of the last three years, has that change been a cliff edge or has it been more gradual and hidden? Oh, it's been an absolute cliff edge, but the conditions that led to that cliff edge and this total collapse in any sort of morals, ethics, anything that was remaining in the mainstream media, or any independence that the media had away from government, that completely was eviscerated with COVID and lockdown. But it's important to understand, this is a good question you've raised, Peter, because the framework for that, for the absolute Orwellian onslaught of COVID, lockdown, and attacking anti-vaxxers and all this stuff. The framework for that was built on the back of the Russian disinformation hoax. Okay, and all of the collusion with big tech and government on both sides of the Atlantic and in Brussels was really built on the back of that idea that Russia interfered in the 2016 elections. Ergo, you know, our social media platforms were then deemed to be a critical infrastructure, critical election infrastructure by the US agencies like the Department of Homeland Security and all these sub departments that they erected on the back of the Mueller report and all these sort of failed investigations the funding was just still flowing and then you had this backdoor into Twitter Google YouTube LinkedIn Facebook where government agencies have direct control can even read your DMs and Twitter Okay, that was exposed in the Twitter files as well as many other incredible violations of the First Amendment. Same thing happening in Britain, probably, although we don't have all the details for it. It would be great if there was a major inquiry or something like that on this, so certainly the public would, I think, benefit from that. In a democracy, in Brussels too. So there's this direct, complete fusion of government, big tech to censor and to de-platform. And then also the mainstream media plays an important role in this as well because they act as the attack dog to offer additional intimidation to the big tech firms. In other words, there's a designated person at every mainstream media outlet that would call the heads of big tech and say, how can you allow this, this far right or rhetoric or these, these accounts, these anti-vaxxer accounts on your platform? Aren't you realizing the harm that's being done here? And are you going, what are you going to do about it? We're going to run a story on Monday. Can we get a comment? Are, you going to allow those, those accounts on your platform? And of course, what does big tech do every time they cave in and they'll go and, you know, delete these accounts, shadow ban them, delete the tweets, delete the posts. And so this was all, again, exposed in the Twitter files. And so the mainstream media is rolling this as a sort of side-line agitator to make sure this process of censorship is efficient. So they act as a kind of incendiary element in this collusion here. So this is completely Orwellian. And again, the framework of this was exposed during the whole, the Russia scare, the initial, the integrity initiative leaks in the UK are a good example of that. You could see the lists of journalists that were being briefed by government agencies in the UK and Europe, and then creating fake stories, and then planting stories, and all of this sort of thing. It's really about narrative control, and it's definitely a top-down system. There's invisible components to this that the public can't see. In the UK, you have D notices as well. These are off limits topics the mainstream media won't touch. Plus you have Ofcom as a sort of speech regulator. They say their media regulator their press regulator, but really they're becoming or they want to become a full speech regulator of the Internet, so I mean this is really historic in that sense people need to kind of really realize the gravity of this, did the digital world with all of its benefits to us the public to get more information to get the truth is also being used by the state and its corporate, adjuncts for systematic censorship, so it's a it's a two-sided coin and which way this this equation leans is gonna really be up to us and I always tell people, you know if you have free speech and you have a voice use it, use it because the minute you start, controlling your own thoughts and things like that. That's when you know, we become a self-policing, non free speech society at that point. Before we get on to BBC, and you mentioned some of those restrictions, and of course we've had the online safety bill coming in in the UK, we've got the EU proposing a very similar one, we've seen what's happened in Ireland with their new restrictions on saying anything which is outside the government narrative. To me, that's the most concerning development of the clampdown, and it's, I guess, progression from YouTube making its own rules now to the government agreeing to those rules. Yeah, so what they've done is they've introduced various new concepts. One of them is harms. Harmful. Offensive. So, no longer what is criminal in terms of, you know, a violation of the law. Elon Musk made this point really well. He said, you know, any speech on Twitter that is in violation of the law or in terms of a court order can be shown to be actually putting someone in danger. We're talking about death threats. Uh, we're talking about, uh, doxing, sensitive, uh, personal material for somebody who's at risk, et cetera. Child grooming and all these sort sort of legal activities going on, that obviously should be prohibited and policed and would be in the terms and conditions of any of these companies, reasonable terms and conditions. What the government wants to do is extend the terms and conditions in order to make the companies liable. And if the government believes that there's harmful speech online, they will fine that company and into oblivion with millions of into percentage of turnover not just like profit but percentage of turnover like ridiculous fines and the reason they're doing that is they want to, they want these social media companies to come back in line with this self-policing like Twitter used to be but maybe even without the government interference but getting them to build up these huge moderation boiler rooms and using AI to regulate speech so it's all based on this online harm. So much of this insidious legislation will use the issue of harm to children. And no one's downplaying the fact that's a serious issue. However, there's many, many laws in the books. Police have whole departments. They have a great investigative pedigree to look into such cases and then enforce the law in all countries. Most developed countries have those legal facilities. And so, you know, it's already there. The checks and balances are already there. What they want to do, obviously, with the vague arbitrary terms like harms and offensive and potentially dangerous, they want to extend this kind of definition to where it's completely flexible where you can just use a word and it can have multiple interpretations, a bit like the way anti-Semitism has been weaponized in the British political system, where they've used it to remove the Labour leader, the former Labour leader, plus former Labour MPs like Jeremy Corbyn, Chris Williamson, and removing Conservative MPs as well as they did with Andrew Bridgen. So then it becomes a meaningless term at that point and it's just bandied about to, you know, as a kind of political weapon and if it's not that word it'll be another word. It'll be, you know, the term far-right. In America they're using white supremacy very loosely. The press and the political machine, the Democrat political machine, the Biden White House using that term, it doesn't mean anything. It's like I was born and raised in America. I've never really met a white supremacist my whole life and I've moved all around the country. And so, yeah, they just want to demonize anything that's basically right of Karl Marx. That's basically where we're heading. And I think it's the, what, Candice Owens and the Hodge twins, they're probably white supremacy now as well, according to their definitions. Oh, you can be black and be a white supremacist now. I mean, Larry Elder, who ran for governor in California, he got called a white supremacist. He's obviously an African-American. So, Candace Owens has been called a white supremacist. So, you got all these African American pundits that are white supremacists. So, it just shows how ridiculous it is, but just because it's ridiculous doesn't mean they're going to give up. This machine is really relentless. You know, they'll retool and they reconfigure. The propaganda that we are marinated in right now, is just so thick and vast, like never before. And people will say things that do not adhere to the truth. The biggest source of quote, disinformation, 110%, and actually throughout history, is two sources, mainstream media and government. The lies, mistruths, propaganda, all these things that the BBC use. They don't use, the BBC doesn't like to use the word propaganda, if you notice. They like disinformation, they like misinformation. The new one's mistruths. This is a new word invented by the BBC. They don't use the word propaganda very much, obviously, because as soon as they start saying that, then the camera gets pointed on them at that point. So it's interesting how these new words are very convenient. They've been invented and introduced in order to, and for the moment, they're fashionable, but they'll eventually become redundant and people will laugh at them. Many already are laughing at these words like misinformation, mal-information. It's either true or it's false. It's either a lie. It's either propaganda or it's accurate. And if you don't like accurate facts and you're calling those Russian propaganda, I got called a Russian... I said, I was talking about the issue in Ukraine, maybe we'll talk about that later, but... And I would say, someone said to me on a panel discussion from another country, I forgot what country he's from, he said, oh, that's the Russian narrative. I'm like, no, it's not. I'm reading off of the UN charter and I'm reading international law and that's not the Russian narrative. But that's the environment we're in right now. It's hyper-politicized on so many different domestic and international levels. And the mainstream media are the worst, the worst, by far the worst offender. And when they get it wrong, wars start. When they get it wrong, accidental fighting breaks out between countries. So what they put out, when they get it wrong, it has actual real-world consequences on all of us. When they don't report on the Nord Stream pipeline being blown up and ask the question of who actually did it and meanwhile our gas and electric bills are skyrocketing. People in Europe are being forced into fuel poverty and the mainstream media have no questions at all. They black out the story. The biggest attack on a European infrastructure since World War II and they're silent, they're shtum on this. So they have, I mean. They have so much to answer for and they're not doing, they're not even remotely trying to fill the role of a fourth estate. In fact they piled on Julian Assange who is a award-winning journalist who's in supermax prison, languishing away award-winning journalist and not a word of protest from the BBC or you know, just recently you'll probably find a few pieces on the Guardian, only recently saying oh maybe this is unfair you know they let him waste away in Belmarsh prison for two or three years before they even raised that issue. Well I want to bring on the BBC because you just had a poll and the BBC is the perfect mix I guess of media and government and it was this poll survey do you consider the BBC to be unbiased objective and a credible media outlet. And there were 5.8% of people said yes, 94% said no, it had over 16,000 votes. It's interesting because we are moving away from that trust in our institutions, across many areas of society, where there's now a growing and growing concern and suspicion and anger, I guess. I think this survey shows us that. There's 16,000 votes on that, Peter, by the way. So some of the people that voted yes actually messaged me afterwards saying they accidentally hit the wrong button, It might be slightly lower. No. Look I didn't ask anyone to retweet that I asked if you, I did ask a few people to retweet it, but. In in general, I think it's an interesting barometer. The BBC obviously have launched their new Verify service. This is only in the last few days those abroad may not know. We've had fact checking for a long time, but it's a verified team consists of 60 journalists, seems to be pulling together their disinformation units, world service monitoring, their reality check team. And these are going to basically tell us the BBC can be trusted and anything which UK column may put out or others, will be there to critique that. I mean it's, they call it transparency in action. It's interesting the BBC need to have a service to fact-check. I mean it just is really confusing but this is, I guess, the government and the BBC putting their stamp of authority on the mainstream media the public can't trust. BBC Verify, I think this is this new program. Marianna Spring is their disinformation expert. She's very young. I'm not sure if she has a lot of experience in the field doing actual journalism. This is the other point, Peter, there's people who are fact checkers who are basically rating people's work online on these sort of internet guides, like completely fraudulent websites like NewsGuard is one of them. Headed by the former head of the CIA. I mean it's kind of ridiculous if you think about it, but they hire these young people and they've created a new tier of journalism because the mainstream media no longer does actual investigative journalism. They still have to sort of employ people and then somehow validate the top-line propaganda and the top-line propaganda which is directly from government, literally copied and pasted, they're then verified and protected by this new lair called the fact checker or the disinformation expert and these are not real journalists. These are people who if they had a substack blog nobody would read it. Okay, let's be honest. So they have no aspirations other than being on staff as a bureaucrat at the Ministry of Truth because isn't that what this is? This is like chapter and verse out of Orwell's 1984. And so they're saying, oh, we're tracking conspiracy theories online, and they have like these fancy heat maps, and we're tracking disinformation. And look at these accounts that retweet this. We have a cluster of potentially far-right-linked or foreign-linked accounts who are amplifying this disinformation. What they're doing is completely bogus. They raise money, and they tell each other this. This is how the funding gets approved. They have academic departments and universities that study the spread of disinformation, how to counter online hate and all this stuff. What they're doing is tracking online dissenting opinion. That's what they're doing. They're tracking any counter narratives that potentially threaten or undermine what the state and the corporate media narrative is. That's all they're doing. Then they're using that to demonize independent journalists, bloggers, to get them censored, de-platformed, demonetized, all of that, to basically create a sort of pariah, a group of pariahs in society. And they don't care the damage which they do. And I've been libelled by these people multiple times. I can't afford to hire an expensive city solicitor firm to defend myself. I'm not someone like Piers Morgan or these people can attack and smear and do whatever they want. They can also afford the best lawyers in the world, but the people that the mainstream media are attacking and smearing, they can't afford to take everybody to court. So it's not a level playing field. And when the state broadcaster mobilizes its resources to attack bloggers, Twitter users, members of the public, they feel that threatened. This is absolute 100% pure fascism. There's no other way to describe it. I mean, honestly, they have billions in their budget. They could easily be outperforming all of the alternative media in terms of content. They could take all of the audience if their content was actually engaging, interesting, non-biased, objective, and fact-based. But it's not. They're a propaganda arm of the government, of the establishment, of the security services. This is what they become, and they don't do real investigative journalism. The best investigative journalism on the BBC is probably Tony Robinson and Time Team, or these programs, and they're breaking news. Four hundred years ago, we just discovered Watt-Tyler's rebellion or whatever. They're good at those sort of investigations, breaking news 400 years later, but in terms of what's happening today and doing it in an unbiased way, no, they're there to protect the state and whatever the agenda is of NATO, uh, whatever the agenda is of the Anglo-American establishment in Syria, for instance, I mean, look at they, the BBC, I mean, they've never come clean on the fact that they reported building seven on nine 11. They said it was, it was building seven collapsed. They did it live on TV while it was still standing behind them on the screen. I mean, so just on that, that's a, that should be a brand killer at that point. Then the cover-up of Jimmy Savile, I mean that's never been fully explained or no one's ever really come clean on that. And then they did a propaganda piece right before the parliamentary vote in August of 2013. You remember? There was a vote to go to war with Syria. David Cameron was prime minister and Ed Miliband, by the grace of God, but somehow, the vote failed by the slightest of margins. And Cameron put his head down in defeat and walked off. And there were temper tantrums on the floor of Commons. I remember very well watching that. The BBC did a propaganda piece called Saving Syria's Children, which was released on that day and clearly was meant to influence the vote in the public. And it was the worst piece of staged propaganda. It's been thoroughly exposed by multiple independent journalists, media outlets, and it is one of the worst things ever. A fake chemical weapon scene at a stage scenes at this hospital, and it was all done in the edit. Some of it was staged live. We find out that their drivers were Al-Qaeda affiliates. Literally they're working alongside terrorists. They've never come clean on that. I mean, that's just one example, two, three, four examples. I mean, how much do people need? When they come clean on their egregious violations and fake news and weapons of mass destruction and all the lies they've told, saying Jeremy Corbyn was a Russian agent and an al-Qaeda sympathizer, they did all that. And by the way, I'm not a labour supporter. It's not a partisan defence of Corbyn. I'll defend anybody who's being unjustly attacked by this egregious state propaganda arm, you know, in the defamation machine, which they run regularly against any potential threats to the establishment order, okay? Whether it's labour, Lib Dem, conservative, whatever. So you know, they need to come clean on this stuff. And the Corbyn anti-Semitism, the Bridgen anti-Semitism, I mean, these are damaging to politics. This is causing people to lose trust in the democratic system because there's all of this sort of, you know, these malicious politicized attacks were being facilitated by the mainstream media. So, they have no credibility. And this war in Ukraine, they have been reporting absolute lies from the beginning. They've been telling us the exact opposite of what's actually happening and there needs to be some kind of an inquiry over the mainstream media's coverage of this and it's provided the backing for the politicians to carry on with this proxy war, which is really dangerous in the sense that, you know, we're poking against another UN Security Council, a nuclear armed country in a proxy war, Ukraine is getting devastated as a result. And it will never come back to its normal shape. They'll be, the longer that they push this, the less, the smaller Ukraine will be in a year's time and more people will be dead. Well, can I jump in because part of your journey started with questioning wars back in that March 2003 and it kind of seemed as though the media were united in concern about what was happening, there was not a rush to marching to war, it did seem to be holding the government to account, a lot of suspicion about the dossier that came out and a lot of questioning. Fast forward 20 years and it seems as though the media are desperate for this war to continue, they're desperate for it to escalate. I mean is that how you're seeing it as well? Oh, I honestly, I don't think, I think there's a level of delusionality that has set in. Right right through the establishment I think the problem with people in the mainstream media and government is and in Britain It's even worse because they banned Russian media outlets here. Literally the RT.com URL is banned so if you're, imagine this you're on a committee here on its National Security Committee, you're an MP, you can't even read the statements of Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister. How can you possibly know how to act diplomatically or geo-strategically if you don't even know what the Russian position is? And you're not reading the data from the Russian Ministry of Defence to compare it against your battlefield reports to actually gauge how the actual combat situation is actually going. So our Our people in the West are marinated in just their own mainstream media propaganda. They cannot make informed policy decisions based on potentially skewed propaganda where by, you know, nobody in the defence industry is going to tell the truth to any politician. There might be a few that know the truth, but the rank and file MPs know, mainstream media is not there to do that. They're there to sell the war to us. They're there to sell the war to the public. So the public are still behind this kind of, you know, let's liberate Ukraine from the evil dictator Vladimir Putin, who woke up one day and decided to rekindle the glory of the Soviet Union on February 26th, 2022. Obviously that's a ridiculous narrative because there's a whole chain of events which happened prior to that, which led to Russia's military intervention in Donbass. But even saying that, Peter, in Germany, as we mentioned before the show, I think someone was arrested recently for defending Russian aggression. Yes, I mean, but that is those three years for supporting or publicly supporting or defending Russian aggression. But actually it says, so the Hamburg court indictment revealed that the defendant had used social media to justify Russia's aggressive action against Ukraine, referring to Ukraine as a terrorist state. I didn't know that was wrong. And moreover, the defendant employed the the Russian symbol of military propaganda known as the Z, which is prohibited under German law. And that just blew me away, because Z is now banned in Germany. It's unbelievable. You know, so if you state the facts, if you state the facts, they'll say, well, Russia has violated the territory integrity of Ukraine. That's an egregious violation of the UN Charter, Article 51. Ukraine can invoke the right to self-defence, OK? So that's the basic narrative. So all of a sudden, the Europeans, Britain, and America are interested in international law when it comes to military interventions, which they've completely ignored for the last 50 years. So now they're interested in it. So if I'd say that no, actually no, according to UN Charter Article 1, the other side to this coin in this argument is the right to self-determination. The republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in eastern Ukraine were basically victims of their own government raising the military, a NATO-backed armed military, against their own people in the east. So they defended their borders, raised a militia. They weren't given representation either in Kiev, in the Rada. So the illustration was the policy of Kiev, backed by Washington, backed by EU, saying don't recognize these people, they get no voice. They cut off utilities, they cut off, They're not paying the civil servant salaries, whatever. At that point, Kiev relinquishes its governance over Eastern Ukraine. So according to the UN Charter of Self-Determination, if you're attacked by your own government on the basis of being discriminated against, for instance, on your language or your ethnicity, or after a coup, and the oblasts in the east of Ukraine don't recognize the US-backed coup putsch, Beer Hall Putsch government, and then they're being attacked by the Ukrainian military, who's being armed and trained by NATO, foreign powers, funded as well, okay, they defend their borders, they raise a militia, they're taking civilian casualties in the Donbass, indiscriminate shelling from the Ukrainian army against civilians, Ukrainian civilians, because you have to remember, the West recognizes Donbass as Ukraine, so that means any civilians being hit by the Ukrainian military indiscriminately, they're killing their own people by definition. So you can't have it both ways, but they want to have it both ways. So they have a right under UN charter article one. Of self-determination, and then you have to declare autonomy, which they did. Then you have to be recognized by one of your neighbours in standing, which they did. And then they were then absorbed, had a referendum, and became part of the Russian Federation. So by international law, I could walk into court as an international lawyer and make a stronger case for the Donbass republics under international law for their independence than can be made for for Kosovo in Yugoslavia, you see. And this is up for argument, and this is what international lawyers do. And I've interviewed many of them, I've taken statements from them, I'm investigating, for instance, the International Criminal Court indictment in The Hague against Vladimir Putin and another Russian official for mass kidnapping Russian children. That's The Hague. And that's partly a British effort to issue that arrest warrant. The first white person ever indicted by the ICC, by the way, normally you just go after African leaders that the U.S. doesn't like. So it turns out this charge of mass kidnapping Ukrainian children and whisk them off to Russia, to camps or whatever, it's a total fraud, total lie. Investigative journalists have exposed this already. We'll probably, I'm going to interview one of them later this week. It's, they took families wanted their kids out of the war zone so they had special facilities almost like summer camps for the children of families who were in sensitive areas of the Donbass I mean, how is that a war crime? But that's how desperate they are so if I argue this in Germany, if I'm a German citizen, I could I could be a prosecuted for what, defending Russian aggression So defending aggression, so not even genocide anymore. It's not war crime. It's not, I don't want to say the H word, but you can't even use genocide. So now it's just aggression. So aggression is like a new, another arbitrary, phony international term for the establishment. You know, so they don't, what they're doing is, and this is what the BBC and everyone do, they frame your reference of any issue or situation, they narrow the framing of it, very, very narrow, and within that they can dominate. As soon as you have an intellectual logical, rational conversation with historical context, and taking cause and effect into account, which the mainstream media do not like doing, then you have a different debate. Then, if things are really open for argument and you can see that actually their case is not very black and white, it's not open and shut. They're using the brute force of media and government to make it an open and shut case, but it's not. And I think the international community in the West are realizing that most of the world's population don't buy it and that's where we're heading into an interesting point in history right now. Can I just end up looking at the political side and as much as I would like to see President Trump back in the Oval Office, I'm intrigued by Robert Kennedy Jr. And he seems to be one of the few, maybe the only presidential candidate who are against this war and want peace. And I guess it's all part to do with the military system. I think the US has spent over 100 billion. No wonder they're hitting their debt ceiling. But it's Robert Kennedy seems to be a voice of reason in this. And I'm kind of wondering what your thoughts are and whether that will actually get out to the people at large. Yes, and look, I wouldn't generally vote Democrat, but I would consider voting for RFK in this election. I would because he is competent and has a grasp of the big issues. And that's really important. And we're at a very critical time in American history and in world history as well. What's happening in Ukraine and what NATO is attempting to do, which is to drop a new Iron Curtain right along the Polish border, right down to Romania, to the Black Sea, and then militarizing that Iron Curtain in a way that we haven't seen since the post-World War II period. This is serious. So any president who doesn't have a grip on this, so RFK is incredibly adept, intelligent, and I like what he's saying. Donald Trump cuts right through everything and basically says, I'm going to end the war in 24 hours, typical Trump style. And do I doubt him? Absolutely not. Can he do that? You bet he can. Donald Trump can do it. Any political leader that has got the balls and doesn't care what the press are going to say or the foreign policy blob. And all the intelligence Machiavellian agents that are working to extend the war, to extend the profits for all these military contractors, and extend the killing, okay? All of these people, Donald Trump will, he's one of the only people as a populist who could achieve that. And I would say, therefore, and I think you brought up a good point, Peter, you know, a left-wing populist or a right-wing populist, you know, when it comes to those big existential issues, you know, I'm willing to sacrifice on some domestic issues for the greater of humanity, knowing that the leader that we have is going to make sure that this does not happen. There's not going to be a nuclear war or a thermonuclear exchange, and that we are not going to be permanently at war with a major UN Security Council member. Like, that means something to me, enough that I would back Robert F. Kennedy or Donald Trump. So, like, I don't see that from any other candidate, not that definitive clarity. This brings us to the other important question, Peter. Is Donald Trump working in the interests of the people of the United States, the national interest, the national security interest, or is he working for the globalists or the other sort of international transnational establishment? Clearly he's acting and speaking in the interests of the people, the national interest. Okay, what about Vladimir Putin? Is he acting in his national interest? Or is he acting in the interest of some amorphous Russian elite? It looks like an existential threat to the Russian Federation. So whatever, you might not like how things are playing out, but he's absolutely acting in his national interest. And Donald Trump would probably do the same if there was a Chinese expeditionary force in Baja, Mexico, that were persecuting and shelling American English speaking citizens in Northern Mexico. And then threatening to position nuclear missiles along the Texas border. The US would act and it would be done. It would be done in 24 hours. They'd bomb Mexico City. I'm telling you, the thing would be over. So Russia is taking it very slowly. Donald Trump recognized this. He knows that he could probably stop it. Jeremy Corbyn or Robert F. Kennedy, they would probably make the same pledge, although they don't have the strength. RFK would have the strength and the fortitude. Corbyn, maybe not. Um, but, uh, but so, so that's, that's my position on that. Yeah. And, uh, what about the British prime minister? I don't know. I don't even know who's in charge. Uh, who does? We do change quite a bit of this musical roundabouts or pass the parcel. Um, but of course, uh, you saw the, the big hug that Rishi Sunak gave to, uh, to Zelensky whenever he landed, best buddies, beautiful bro-mance. So I think it's just more and more money for Zelensky from there. Yeah, I feel bad. He's the bigger they are, the harder they fall and they've built this guy up to be this international saint stroke war hero stroke. And I'm afraid, is it going to be a martyr as well to the cause? I don't know, but it's, um, yeah, uh, clearly a propaganda construct, the whole, the outfit, the green t-shirt showing up at the Arab league, wearing the green outfit, I mean, disrespectful to the leaders there. Uh, that didn't go well again to the G7, again, the green outfit is like constantly at war. It's like Manuel Noriega all over again. You know, it's just, it's, it's, it's ridiculous at this point. And anybody who thinks that Vladimir Zelensky is in charge of anything in Ukraine, there's nobody in Ukraine that's in charge of anything. On the global sovereignty index, they're at the very bottom. We're paying, the United States is subsidizing in Europe, the civil service salaries, they're paying soldiers salaries, they're paying their utilities, they're paying for their army, they're subsidizing their economy, what's left of it. They handpicked their government, the United States did, that's proven. So, they're dictating to them what their foreign policy is going to be, et cetera. Whether they can or can't negotiate a peace settlement, they have zero sovereignty. So whoever's at the moment who's in charge in Kiev, they have no real decision making. The US could end it in a minute. Just one phone call saying, it's over, Monday, get ready for peace negotiations. And it's over. We're not giving you any more weapons, so you're on your own. And if they say they're on their own, they're like, well, this isn't going to work out with Russia. So we better call for, sue for peace at this point. That's not happening. That's very disturbing. And what's more disturbing is the craven attitude of European politicians that believe this is a cost-effective arms length war, that somehow it's economical. We're going to wear the Russians down and you know, we're going to, we're going to break the Russian economy. I think the European economy has suffered more arguably than the Russian economy has as a result of this historic embargo of a major global power. It's backfired badly. And it's leading to all sorts of, it's cascading in all sorts of bad outcomes for the US dollar as a world reserve currency, the energy markets as well, all sorts of negative outcomes. And the worst would be a military exchange between NATO and Russia. I mean, we don't know where that's going to end. But we do know in history, you know, it's, when you look back, you know, when we we studied World War I and World War II, especially World War I, the lesson at the end was always with the teacher, I remember saying, this was just madness and we've never seen anything like this and hopefully we'll never see it again. We've hopefully learned our lessons and warfare isn't done like this anymore, et cetera. And we're all scratching our heads thinking as students, how could the people, leaders of Europe have been that stupid to allow this carnage. That could have been totally avoidable. But there was this idea that it was inevitable, that war was inevitable. And you're hearing this from politicians on both sides of the Atlantic that war is inevitable and war with China as well is inevitable. Okay, so from that I realized now I finally, after all these years, I figured it out that yes, we are stupid enough to do it again. Our leaders are dumb enough and naïve and short-sighted and corrupt. Yes, history can repeat itself, even in the modern technological age. And that's the big realization that we need to start taking home and stop taking for granted that these things can't happen. Yes, they can happen, and they will happen, and they are happening as well. And so people, I think, need to get a lot more engaged in Europe, especially, and in the UK as well, and in America. They really need to get more engaged on this issue because we don't know how, everything, Bilderberg's a good example. At the Bilderberg, the whole agenda predicated on crisis. So one crisis to the next and which companies and which transnational powers intelligence agencies, how they're going to marshal the crisis in order to implement new policies and more control and a new agenda. So if that's the underlying motivation, what could be a bigger crisis than, you know, an escalation of a major war in Europe? So what does that mean? What does the post-war society in order look like? More surveillance, less freedoms, less civil liberties, less travel, closed borders. A lot of the things that we saw during COVID, Peter, and lockdown, that was the war without the war. And we got a taste of it. That's nothing. In some ways, that's nothing compared to what a post-war order will look like in the West. Not in the East, but in the West. So people need to think long and hard about some of these issues. Patrick, I appreciate you coming on and sharing your two decades of journalism and experience and analysing some of those. So thank you so much for your time today. Thank you, Peter. I appreciate it. And just remind people where they can find you on TNT Radio. Oh yeah, yeah. So you can see our work at 21stcenturywire.com, as you mentioned. TNT Radio, five till seven UK time, Monday to Friday, UK column, and we're usually on Fridays, 1pm, ukcolumn.org, amazing media outlet, great news program, of course. And also Twitter, on Twitter live, Twitter spaces Wednesday evenings usually we do a major roundtable discussion, we just did one last night a recent on the on the Bilderberg, G7 and the WEF, like where is the power lie with these globalist institutions, we had a great panel assembled for that including Tony Gosling is a great independent journalist out of Bristol who covers Bilderberg as well so we're getting some of these great guests on to handle these big topics and then we invite, is free to join and you just jump into the room on Twitter and we do audience Q&A's, so that's the other, the new live show that we've added to the mix. Okay, well that's all available for all our viewers and listeners, but thank you Patrick and thank you to our viewers for listening or if you're downloaded on any of the podcasting apps on Podbean or elsewhere, thank you for joining us and thank you for, we just had 200,000 downloads, so thank you for helping us hit that and on to the next milestone, but I wish our viewers and listeners a wonderful rest of your day. I will be back with you very soon. So thank you and goodbye.

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Guest: Ted Taylor | Julian Gibb interviews Ted Taylor, CEO, of Family Promise of Greater Phoenix. Who are the faces of the homeless? 84% of the homeless nationwide and in Maricopa County are single mothers with children. What is a mothers greatest fear? Ted Taylor, shares how Church Families can "stand with homeless families". Learn what 54 congregations are doing. familypromiseaz.orgSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael Mazzocco with Greater Phoenix Equality Chamber of Commerce The Greater Phoenix Equality Chamber of Commerce (GPECC) is one of the oldest LGBTQ+ chambers in the country. Founded in 1980 as the Camelback Business Association, we have grown and flourished in the valley of the sun for over 40 years now. We changed out name […] The post Michael Mazzocco with Greater Phoenix Equality Chamber of Commerce appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Meet Chelsea Dunckley  — the Founder of Digs Co, a hospitality company that specializes in creating elevated vacation rentals in Central Washington and the Greater Phoenix area.  Chelsea and her husband Luke have always loved real estate.  After getting married, you'd often find the couple working on nights and weekends flipping homes while discussing the latest trends in design, real estate, and hospitality.  But it wasn't until Chelsea received some unexpected news from the tech company she worked at that she and her entire unit were to be let go that she decided to try her hand at transforming Digs Co from a fun side hustle into her full time gig.  In this conversation, Chelsea and I discuss the power and importance of brand building, why Chelsea is so discerning about the properties she chooses to manage for clients within the context of the Digs Co. brand, how and why she's structured her portfolio into thematic collections, and much more.  Book a Stay at Digs Co. Follow Digs Co. on Instagram This episode is brought to you by our friends at Minoan.  If you have more than one short-term-rental, chances are you use a system for your property management — something like Guesty or Uplisting.   Well, Minoan is a TOTALLY FREE system that hosts use for furnishing and refreshing their homes.   Minoan provides hosts with a one-stop-shop to get hundreds of discounts on the world's leading brands, and a system where you can manage all of the ordering, tracking, returns, etc. in one place. Saving you time and money!  Create your free account here and be sure to tell the team that Zach from Behind the Stays sent you there way! About the Show Behind the Stays is brought to you twice a week by Sponstayneous — a free, biweekly newsletter that brings subscribers the best last-minute deals and upcoming steals on Airbnb.     You can subscribe, for free, at www.sponstayneous.com.  Behind the Stays is hosted by Zach Busekrus, co-founder of Sponstayneous, you can connect with him on Twitter at @zboozee.

Janelle Tassart joins Mike to discuss work force diversity in the construction industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Camacho joins Mike to discuss the intentional growth we've seen in the Valley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brittany Holmes joins Mike to discuss Career & Technical Education in Arizona.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jennifer Mellor joins Mike to discuss how a construction worker shortage in Arizona affects building projects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While the economy has struggled, CEO Todd Sanders tells Jim Sharpe the future is looking positive as gas and the housing market begin to cool off. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The hard part of being an agent is to find clients, and the hard part of being an investor is to find a deal. Join Esteban Andrade and Ryan Zolin as they discuss bridging this gap using the MLS system. Ryan shares about his agent investors' brand that helps real estate agents shift the way they do things traditionally. Hence, they can work with real estate investors, wholesalers, and vice versa. He also talks about the advantages of having a license and the importance of having a mentor doing what you want to learn. There's more to unpack in this episode. So tune in, and enjoy! Here's what to look forward to in today's episode: · The power of the MLS system · The significance of a mentor · What is an Agent investor · Why your license matters · Why do you need to have a system to work with agents · What is the difference between a B2B vs. a direct-to-seller approach? ~ About Ryan Zolin: Ryan Zolin started in the real estate industry right after graduating high school. So he forewent college and took a real estate course instead. He is one of the major players in the Greater Phoenix market, and he's certainly right on track to be part of Steve Trang's 100 millionaires in about a year and a half, right along with his three companies – the Zolin Group, 34 Holdings, and a newly acquired staging company. ~ You can find Ryan Zolin on... Website: https://linktr.ee/ryanzolin LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanzolin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.zolin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanzolin/ Connect with Esteban Andrade! Website: https://www.heselmedia.com/ Connect with me: https://estebanandrade.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estenick/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/estenick --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/estebanandrade/message

The Greater Phoenix Chamber was established in 1888 and represents more than 2,400 companies throughout Arizona. Their current CEO, Todd Sanders, joins us to talk about valley businesses, education and the growth we are seeing in our city today. Learn more about the Chamber at the following: WEBSITE: https://phoenixchamber.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/phxchamber/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/phxchamber/ SUPPORT: If you love this episode, please share it with someone you know will also enjoy it! Not for us, but for our guests, leave a review on iTunes. While you are listening, post a screenshot on social media and make sure to tag @FindingArizonaPodcast so we can thank you! Leave us a five star review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-arizona-podcast/id969100902?mt=2 Want to be a guest or a sponsor of the show? Send us a message on the https://www.findingarizonapodcast.com/contact SPONSORS: Join the KNOW Women's Global Membership: all new members receive a bonus gift! https://theknowwomen.com/membership/ Happy Bees Pest Control is offering listeners $25.00 off your initial service- visit to learn more! https://www.happybeespestcontrol.com/findingarizona --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/finding-arizona-podcast/message

With the economy being the top voter issue for the midterms, how is our economy doing? Todd Sanders with the Greater Phoenix Chamber breaks down details of the valley's consumer confidence, economic optimism and job job satisfaction.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This conversion of culture and conscious business was so fluid that you would have thought that Kindra and her two guests, Adam and Thomas, had known each other and talked for years. This was the first time we have done a live stream where the guests could listen and post questions on the Culture Crush Business Podcast- and it was awesome! Thank you to all of the listeners that chimed in and posted questions in the chat. Thank you to Phoenix Business RadioX and Conscious Capitalism Arizona Chapter for sharing it out. They were great questions that we went over toward the end of the show. This conversation dove into many stories and examples of the actions and importance for growing a conscious business- even if it seems a little backwards sometimes. For example, Adam discussed how Goodmans Interior Structures no longer requires their office staff to come into the office to work. This might seem a little backwards for a company that builds and sells office furniture. Instead, they are assessing and redesigning the office into a place where employees want to come into the office. They took into consideration what the employees said and wanted and are putting it into action. This conscious business move will help grow and support the needs of the employees, and therefore the overall culture of the company. This conversation is a great one to listen to if you are a leader trying to improve your company culture and wanting to learn more about conscious capitalism and how it can help influence and support the change you are trying to make in your company. According to Thomas, “Consciousness has no finish line” which means we can always learn and add to our growth and our tool box. When it comes to helping companies grow in conscious ways, Thomas is the man for the job. He has supported the growth of various Conscious Capitalism chapters as well as helped over 800 leaders in his program on developing their conscious journey. He gives away a few of these tips in the podcast conversation with Adam as well. Thank you to our sponsor, the Conscious Capitalism Arizona Chapter, for seeing the value in this conversation of conscious capitalism, culture, and these two amazing gentlemen. Conscious Capitalism Arizona Chapter (CCAZ) is a nonprofit organization whose purpose, in partnership with Conscious Capitalism Inc (CCI), is to build a movement of business leaders improving the practice and perception of capitalism to elevate humanity so that billions of people flourish, leading lives infused with passion, purpose, love and creativity; a world of freedom, harmony, prosperity, and compassion. All in all that means CCAZ is elevating humanity through business. CBJourney is a movement with the purpose to accelerate the upgrade or ofganizations towards a more conscious business ecosystem. We have over 800 certified Conscious Capitalist Consultants in 21 countries, we celebrate our accomplishements though the podcast Capitalista Consciente and the books published, and we grouw our community with our programs for Consultants, leaders and Board of Directors. Thomas Eckschmidt is the father of Gabriela, husband of Ana Maria and an enthusiast of conscious capitalism. This is the journey forward, but we can share from the “obituary” too: Thomas is former farmer, engineer University of Sao Paulo who holds an Executive MBA in finance from Business School São Paulo / University of Toronto, Brazil. His corporate journey included work in twenty different countries before he launched a successful entrepreneurial career that includes 12 business awards, 4 patents filed, and 21 books published, Amazon best Seller and also one published by Harvard: Conscious Capitalism Field Guide – coauthored with Raj Sisodia. A strong believer that business leaders and organizations can do well by doing good, Thomas has been promoting Conscious Capitalism since 2010. He launched a Conscious Capitalism chapter in Brazil and Peru and supported the launch of chapters in other countries. Thomas teaches Conscious Capitalism classes in major business schools and in Corporate Governance programs. He also runs workshops that teaches the fundamentals of Conscious Capitalism and certifies consultants and Bard of Directors. TEDx Speaker with 400k views. Thomas is the cofounder and CEO of CBJ Conscious Business Journey a global network with the purpose to accelerate the upgrade of organizations towards a more conscious business ecosystem. CBJ has certified 800+ Conscious Capitalist Consultants in 21 countries and is an international program based on the Conscious Capitalism Field Guide and Fundamentals of Conscious Capitalism. He also cofounded the first conscious capitalism consultant network (Conscious Business Network) to support organizations interested in upgrading themselves. Thomas also works as a trusted adviser to help organizations implement conscious practices. He cofounded a few conscious businesses along the way, was a B-Corp certified entrepreneur and he also serves on the boards of several different companies. Connect with Thomas on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram. Goodmans is a third-generation office furniture distributor in Arizona and New Mexico. Goodmans was the first benefit corporation in Arizona. Adam Goodman, president and CEO of Goodmans Interior Structures, is the third generation to lead the family business. Under Adam's leadership, Goodmans has developed many innovative programs to give back to the community. These programs include Office Chair Hockey, Goodmans Eye for the Good Guy, AIM to Make a Difference, Rooted in Good, GoodInc, GoodART, GoodTHREADS and more. In 2009, Goodmans won the first-ever ACE Award for Community Impact and in 2011 Goodmans became the third certified B Corp in Arizona. In 2012, Goodmans won the overall Impact Company of the Year Award from the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. In 2013, Goodmans was the Better Business Bureau's Ethics Award winner for Arizona and then Goodmans was honored with the BBB's International Torch Award for Ethics. In 2014 Goodmans was named to the Game Changers 500 list as one of the top 500 companies in the world using business as a force for social change. In 2015 Goodmans became the first Benefit Corporation (B Corp) registered in the State of Arizona and in 2018 Goodmans was recognized as the Top Social Responsibility Company among the Arizona Republic's Top Companies awardees. That same year, Adam was honored with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council's Community Impact Award. Adam has held leadership positions with the Jewish Community Center of Greater Phoenix, Phoenix Country Day School, Young Presidents Organization, Conscious Capitalism, Independent Newsmedia, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, the Jewish Federation, the Jewish Community Relations Council, Greater Phoenix Leadership, the Phoenix Symphony, CEO's Against Cancer, Banner Health Foundation, University of Arizona Cancer Center, the State of Arizona Secretary of State's Commerce Council, First Place AZ, Greater Phoenix Economic Council, ASU Herberger Institute Dean's Creativity Council, WP Carey School of Business Economic Club of Phoenix, the National Dealer Alliance and the Herman Miller Certified Dealer Network. Adam has a bachelor's degree in business administration from University of Texas at Austin. He resides in Paradise Valley with his wife Stephanie and their three children. Follow Goodmans on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. About Culture Crush Culture is not just a tag word to be thrown around. It is not something you throw in job descriptions to draw people to applying for jobs within a company. According to Marcus Buckingham and Ashley Goodall in their book Nine Lies About Work, “Culture is the tenants of how we behave. It's like a family creed. This is how we operate and treat each other in the family.” As a growing company- Culture Crush Business Podcast is THE culture improvement resource that supports companies and leaders.  Our Mission is to improve company cultures so people WANT to go to work. Employees and leaders should like where they work and we think this is possible. Within the company: Culture Crush has Vetted Resources and Partnerships with the right people and resources that can help improve your company culture. On this podcast:  We focus on everything surrounding businesses with good company culture. We will talk with company leaders to learn about real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment where employees are finding joy and satisfaction in their work while also striving and growing within the company.  We also find the companies that offer resources to help improve company culture and showcase them on the show to share their tips and tricks for growing culture. About the Host Kindra Maples  is spartan racer, past animal trainer, previous magician's assistant, and has a weakness for Oreo cookie shakes. Her journey working with people actually started working with animals as a teenager (don't worry we won't go that far back for her bio). She worked for over 15 years in the zoo industry working with animals and the public. Her passion of working with animals shifted into working with people in education, operations and leadership roles. From there her passion of leadership and helping people develop has continued to grow. Then came the opportunity for leading  the Culture Crush Business Podcast and she jumped on it. Leadership, growth, and strong company cultures are all areas that Kindra is interested in diving into further.

Mermaids in the Pool with Samantha Pinkal from GPECSamantha Pinkal from GPEC joined us for an unbelievably informative session on economic development. It was so interesting to listen to her describe how collaborative GPEC is with the various municipalities and agencies to attract and retain businesses and market sectors for the sustained growth of the greater Phoenix area.We encourage you to especially listen towards the end of the episode about “the mermaids in the pool” story; it epitomizes how to “WIN”.The Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), named the top economic development organization (EDO) globally in 2021 by the International Economic Development Council, works to attract and grow quality businesses and advocate for the competitiveness of Greater Phoenix.A data-driven regional EDO, GPEC works with 22 member communities, Maricopa County and more than 190 private investors to accomplish its mission and serve as a strategic partner to companies across the world as they expand or relocate to Greater Phoenix. Over the past 32 years GPEC has fueled the regional economy by helping 895 companies, creating nearly 164,000 jobs and $33.4 billion in capital investment.Greater Phoenix is in a relentless pursuit of innovative and entrepreneurial-focused companies looking to thrive and scale in a vibrant, dynamic region. There is an undeniable spirit about Greater Phoenix; one rooted in strength, collaboration and resilience. Greater Phoenix is Greater Together.Samantha Pinkal joined GPEC as Vice President of Business Development in June 2021. Sam's primary focus is on the growth of the industrial and advanced manufacturing industries in the region.With a diverse background in both the private and public sectors, her specialty is in acting as a liaison between clients and communities with a unique understanding of both side of the deal and how best to navigate to optimal solutions. From site selection to site layout and logistics, she's passionate about helping clients make informed, strategic decisions.Originally from southwest Nebraska, Samantha graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Construction Management from Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kansas. She spent a decade working for The Weitz Company, a national general contractor in Phoenix, managing large commercial projects and in Business Development and Marketing.Most recently she worked for City of Surprise Economic Development Department as a Project Manager for two-and-a-half years, where she led business attraction efforts in the enterprise commercial and industrial sectors.Samantha is a member of Chief, a private networking organization for executive women across the country, and serves in leadership positions for AZCREW, ULI's Women's Leadership IMac and Bleu is the hot new podcast dedicated to all things related to building Arizona. Topics discussed range from construction, economic development, supply chain, and market segments.Mac & Bleu also includes diversity in construction, local politics affecting construction, women in construction, construction technology, and more.The host JJ Levenske of Bleuwave have their finger on the pulse of the people building Arizona.The show brings in the brightest minds in their perspective positions and industries and JJ has the unique ability to touch on the subject matter that you want to hear.If you want to know who's building Arizona, tune in and subscribe to Mac and Bleu today!___________________________________________________________________________________JJ Levenske is a seasoned construction executive with over 30 years of experience in the commercial and industrial sectors.From pre-construction services to complex quality controls and close-outs, he brings a commitment to delivering the highest levels of professionalism and customer service.

Vice President of Development for Wingspan Development Group Chris Coleman says that the privately owned real estate company is more of a “developer with a general contractor in-house,” than a traditional developer. That vertical integration gives Wingspan a differentiator in the market. Currently focused on multifamily and mixed-use developments in Northern Illinois, Southeastern Wisconsin and Central Florida, Wingspan is now seeking to expand into the Greater Phoenix, Greater Denver, and Greater Atlanta markets. On this episode of Real Estate for Breakfast, host Phil Coover and Chris Coleman discuss Wingspan's real estate development strategy, how the company differs from other developers, and some of the group's most successful projects. Additionally, they discuss how Wingspan is navigating the current real estate climate and how Chris and other company leaders chose which new markets to target. Chris explains that the Phoenix, Denver, and Atlanta markets are all areas that he himself or the group's Director of Development, Jason Macklin, are personally familiar with, and that is what gives Wingspan comfort in moving forward in those regions. Chris refers to this concept as the group's way of avoiding “the dumb tax,” or losing money by naively developing in areas that the local operators have passed over due to local knowledge of a development challenge. Chris also discusses the group's formation, and how it grew out of its sister company, Nicholas & Associates. As a family-owned business, Chris points out that Wingspan can be selective about its deals, and that patience can sometimes give it an advantage over traditional development companies. Overall, Chris says, Wingspan's number one priority is to protect the family and execute good projects. As Wingspan's Vice President of Development, Chris is responsible for all of the company's lines of business, including development oversight, fostering new debt and equity relationships, and implementing Wingspan's overall strategic plan. Prior to joining Wingspan, Coleman served as Chicago Division President for William Ryan Homes, Inc. Chris first began his career in real estate in 1988 as a market analyst with The Zale Group. After spending time in Florida and Georgia, Coleman returned to Chicago in 1997 to launch his own firm specializing in in-fill redevelopment. He joined Wingspan Development Group in 2017. Learn more about Wingspan Development Group here: https://www.wingspandev.com/.

Before becoming a full-time commercial investor, Sean Katona worked at Microsoft and EA Sports selling X-Box ads to automotive manufacturers and Hollywood studios. In 2013, he turned his side hustle into a full-time career, and as he says, he's been “failing forward ever since.” Today, Sean spends his time seeking out fixer-upper commercial deals in the Greater Phoenix area. In this episode, Sean discusses the ins and outs of value-add commercial real estate and the toughest lessons he's learned in his career so far. Sean Katona | Real Estate Background Founder of Simplified Properties, which invests in value-add retail/shopping centers in Phoenix, AZ. Portfolio: GP of retail/shopping centers, multifamily, storage, and mobile home parks, having closed 79 deals First episode on the show: JF316: How to Solve A Real Estate Problem On the INTERNET Based in: Huntington Beach, CA Say hi to him at: simplifiedproperties.com Facebook Instagram: @seankatona LinkedIn YouTube Click here to know more about our sponsors:  Cash Flow Portal | Equity Multiple | Cornell Capital Holdings | PassiveInvesting.com 

What's causing the rising inflation numbers?  Chris Camacho, CEO of the Greater Phoenix Economic Council joined us to talk about the Valley's inflation numbers and what to expect from the job market.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Real Estate Update for Greater Phoenix, Supply vs. Demand, and Reverse Mortgages with Sarah Perkins from Clear Title Agency.

Our Culture Crush team has gotten into the groove of making great matches. We used to say that the matching was like great wine and cheese, but this time it was more like great soup and a bread bowl (get it?). Katie Wall from CutlureBiz and Louis Basile from Wildflower Bread Company was a great pairing to discuss the importance of growing company culture in a way that is intentional, consistent, and fun. Whether you are bringing a blow horn to a meeting or starting your meeting off with a facilitated game (from CultureBiz), it is important to bring a level of play into the workplace. This episode is great for all audiences to listen to. If you are in leadership trying to improve meetings and overall participation and morale of your team- you should listen in. If you are determining the various ways to improve company culture- then listen in. If you are wondering how easy it is to improve company culture, it's not- so listen in. If you are looking for another resource to help grow the culture of your team- listen in? If you are looking for another great company in Arizona to support or work for-you should listen in. Wildflower is a local Arizona fast casual restaurant chain that believes success comes down to three things — outstanding food, great service, and clean restaurants. It is easy to say, but it takes a strong commitment to executing consistently. Attention to detail, putting the customers' needs first, and a deep desire to be a great company help make the Wildflower a place where customers want to be. Louis J. Basile Jr. is the Founder & President of Wildflower and has worked in the restaurant industry since his childhood growing up in Union, NJ. His father owned a local luncheonette in East Orange, NJ, where he learned the restaurant business. At the beginning of his career, Mr. Basile served as a Construction Project Manager, renovating existing steak houses into Cisco Café Mexican Restaurants for the Chart House/Cork n' Cleaver Corporation. In 1981 Mr. Basile joined a three-store chain called Au Bon Pain (Boston, MA), an upscale quick service restaurant and bakery. Louis was a key Senior Manager who helped Au Bon Pain grow to over 250 Stores during his tenure. Mr. Basile held numerous Senior Management positions, including Vice President of Operations, Construction, Research & Development, and Domestic & International Franchising. Mr. Basile and his family moved to Arizona in 1994. Before following his dream to create his own fast casual restaurant and bakery concept, Mr. Basile held the position of President/COO of the Coffee Plantation (Tempe, AZ). Mr. Basile founded the Wildflower in Scottsdale, AZ, in 1995. The first Wildflower opened in November 1996. Today, he oversees multiple restaurant locations and a growing, fresh dough Central Production Facility as well as a wholesale bread division operating throughout Greater Phoenix and Northern Arizona. Wildflower Bread Company is part of the fastest growing segment in hospitality called Fast Casual. Wildflower prides itself on delivering the most memorable restaurant bakery experience and impacting its local communities through various charitable outreach programs. In recognition of these efforts, Wildflower was awarded the 2018 Restaurant Neighbor Award by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Mr. Basile started and was Chairman of the Fast-Casual Industry Council, an affiliate of the National Restaurant Association. Louis is a National Restaurant Association Board Member. He is a past Chairman of the Arizona Restaurant Association and Arizona Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Louis serves as a Board Director for Child Crisis Arizona. Mr. Basile served on the Advisory Board for People Report/Black Box Intelligence and PeopleMatter. Louis is a founding member of Changers of Commerce, a movement of leaders who believe there is a better way of practicing Capitalism. Louis is married to Tracy Basile, and they have three children Zachary, Jessie, and Max. Follow Wildflower on Facebook. TheCultureBiz is on a mission to help teams cultivate their unique cultures through play, with pre-packaged crates and interactive workshops that are approachable, affordable, and original. Created in October 2019 by Colorado-based entrepreneurs Katie Wall and Courtney Jacobson, TheCultureBiz inspires connection and culture building at work with play. Cultivating a cohesive, psychologically safe, and productive workplace culture means focusing first and foremost on the specific individuals on your team. Their products and services are perfect for culture building at retreats, team meetings, and conferences. Play is proven to relieve stress, improve brain function, boost creativity, provide energy and bring us closer to others. Make meetings matter with TheCultureBiz. Now…go play! Katie Wall, TheCultureBiz CEO, is a certified and accomplished facilitator with over 14 years of experience creating meaningful engagements for all participants. Her background in experiential learning and expertise in play helps teams connect, ideate, and design more efficiently and effectively, generating participant consensus, leveraging the expertise in the room, and driving toward practical application. Katie has experience working with nonprofit and for-profit teams, with expertise in culture and team development, DE&I, strategic planning, human-centered design, arts integration, trauma informed care, conflict resolution, leadership team development, and innovative design. Katie has a BFA in Theatre Performance from The University of Colorado-Boulder and is certified in facilitation and Design Thinking. She is an advocate for collaboration, inclusivity, and psychological safety in every workshop. Katie lives in Denver, CO, with her husband, her two children, and a very destructive fur baby. Follow TheCultureBiz on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Real Estate is not necessarily only about buying and selling houses. The people we help into homes have families, lives, and jobs that they're taking into consideration as well, and as agents we should be considering what needs a family has beyond living in the right neighborhood. Bringing your client resources that they can use to make and even more informed decision about where to move, that's just all the better, right?   Our guest this week is all about those resources. Colleen Schwab is the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for the Greater Phoenix Economic Council. They are responsible for recruiting businesses to come to 22 cities and towns across greater Phoenix and Maricopa County. How does this fit in to you as the real estate agent?  Here's Colleen in her own words:   “At the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, we're able to provide all this information that is easily downloadable from our website, so that if your client is a cybersecurity professional, and you want to give them information about how they can assimilate into the cybersecurity sector here and elevate their own career by way of a move to the market, we've got all that available for easy download.”   GPEC not only tasks itself with attracting business to the valley, but also of building a type of brand for what kind of businesses Phoenix wants to attract, and what kind of professional future the greater Phoenix area is looking forward to in the future. According to Colleen:   “We do get direct leads that are coming in by way of national site selectors and all of that. But we are also extremely proactive and aggressive about our marketing communications programs that are, you know, everybody wants to go to a place that is cool, that has a brand. Well, we promote that so that people see greater Phoenix as an opportunity.”   We had a great conversation about what GPEC is hoping for Phoenix as we continue to grow, what the future looks like, and how this all relates to the Real Estate market. Come learn a few things with us!   You can see all the things GPEC is up to at their website https://www.gpec.org/   Have a question or topic you'd like us to cover? Send us a message at: Steve's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stevedvalentine/ Bernie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bernzpix/   You can find us on all the major Podcast apps: Apple Podcasts, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to be notified when new episodes are live and leave us a review and 5-star rating to help the show grow!  

Special Guest: Jon Rosenberg, co-founder of LevRose Commercial Real Estate which is based in Scottsdale. Originally from New York,  Jon grew up in Scottsdale and is a graduate of the University of Arizona in Tucson. With a background in both commercial brokerage and property management, Jon co-founded LevRose Commercial Real Estate (http://www.levrose.com (www.levrose.com)) in 1992 with Robert Levine and MODE Real Estate Management Services (http://www.modecommercial.com (www.modecommercial.com)), a commercial property management firm in 2008.   Under his leadership, LevRose is a four time honoree as one of the Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in the U.S.  LevRose has consistently been named one of the Business Journal's “Top 25 Commercial Brokerage Firms”, is a multi-year recipient of Costar Groups “Power Broker” Award and in 2020 was named the “#1 Commercial Brokerage Firm” by Ranking Arizona Magazine. Jon has served on the board and as an active member of Arizona Chapter of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) and is on the Board of Directors of TCN Worldwide, an international alliance of commercial real estate firms of which LevRose is the Arizona affiliate. He recently served on the Board of the Arizona Small Business Associate (ASBA) and gives time to serve on committees for the City of Scottsdale, the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix,  the University of Arizona Mentorship Society and helps mentor numerous up and coming Entrepreneurs' in Arizona. Jon was recently recognized by AZRE Magazine as One of the “Top People to Know in Commercial Real Estate”.  He has been a featured guest on the PBS television show “Arizona Horizons” as well as interviews on numerous podcasts, GlobeStreet.com, the Arizona Republic and the Phoenix Business Journal. He and his wife Debbie have two daughters, Danielle and Jessica, who were born and raised in Scottsdale. Facebook: @LevRoseRE Instagram: @levrosecre

In this episode Ayanna shares how being reactive in business was keeping her from enjoying life on her own terms. Listen to her #bossformation, comprised of listening to her mentors, building a team and focusing on systems.  More about Ayanna: she is a Designer for Reyone International utilizing her engineering career experience in a way that allows her to work with clients to provide 2D & 3D designs tailored to their needs. Using AutoCAD and other software, Ayanna is able to prepare wiring diagrams, layouts, blueprints and more. An advocate for getting the most out of Landscape designs, Ayanna sees an opportunity in the Landscaping industry that integrates peaceful spaces to provide natural environments for relaxation.  She is a native of Atlanta, GA and served in the Air Force Security Forces Police for 8 years. After serving on active duty, she decided to follow her dream of playing college basketball and pursue a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. In 2010 she graduated receiving a B.S. in Electrical Engineering Technology from Southern Polytechnic State University and relocated to Phoenix, Arizona a year later. As a mentor and youth volunteer for Future Stars, Ayanna continues to advocate for women and minorities in STEM throughout the Greater Phoenix, AZ area. If you're listening, you might be feeling a certain kind of way and updating and owning your inside and outside space may help, be sure to follow Reyone International on social media for design tips.  Feeling overwhelmed? Schedule a connection call with La'Vista at lavistajones.com - you have the capacity to fulfil the vision and take care of the visionary and she wants to show you how to do both.

Common sense is increasingly uncommon. And when it comes to the media, there's a lot of common nonsense that circulates all too easily, making it harder and harder for ordinary, well-intentioned folks to find reliable sources of accurate information about the issues we face today. “Media literacy” is more important – and more elusive – than ever. In this episode, https://hmapr.com/team/abbie-s-fink/ (Abbie Fink) and https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmcintyre/ (Dr. Adrian McIntyre) are joined by https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilana-lowery/ (Ilana Lowery) of Common Sense Media, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization committed to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology. Read Abbie Fink's blog post for this episode: https://hmapr.com/is-it-okay-to-be-skeptical-when-consuming-the-news/ ("Is It Okay To Be Skeptical When Consuming The News?") Featured Guest https://www.commonsensemedia.org/offices/arizona#/bio/ilana-lowery (Ilana Lowery) is Arizona Director of https://www.commonsense.org (Common Sense). The former editor-in-chief of the Phoenix Business Journal, she retired from the daily business publication in June 2018 after 23 years as a key leader. The Chicago native also served as managing editor of the paper. She joined as a reporter and projects editor in 1995. As a reporter she covered nonprofits, finance, real estate, retail, travel, aviation, tourism, and sports business. Prior to the Business Journal, she was an editor for Independent Newspapers Inc., a community newspaper chain based in Scottsdale. Before moving to the Valley in 1989, Ilana served as a reporter and editor for Pulitzer Newspapers in Chicago. Ilana is also an associate professor at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications. She recently served on the advisory board for the Jewish News of Greater Phoenix and is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, the Arizona Press Club, and the Arizona Newspaper Association, which in 2015 presented her with the Order of the Silver Key, an honor for journalists who have been in the profession for 25 years or more, contributed to the journalism profession both locally and nationally, and inspired fellow journalists. If you enjoyed this episode, check out the https://www.prgnpodcast.com/ (PRGN Presents) podcast, hosted by Abbie Fink, featuring conversations about PR, marketing, and communications with members of the https://prgn.com/ (Public Relations Global Network), "the world's local public relations agency.” Additional Resources https://hmapr.com/get-smart-news/ ("Get Smart About News") by Scott Hanson https://hmapr.com/social-media-harmful/ ("How harmful is social media?") by Marissa Baker   https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/news-literacy-101 ("News Literacy 101") by Common Sense Media https://www.commonsensemedia.org/news-and-media-literacy ("News & Media Literacy") by Common Sense Media Need to hire a PR firm? We demystify the process and give you some helpful advice in Episode 19: https://copperstateofmind.show/episode/how-to-hire-public-relations-agency-phoenix-arizona ("How to Hire a Public Relations Agency in Arizona: Insider Tips for Executives and Marketing Directors") Copper State of Mind is a project of https://hmapr.com/ (HMA Public Relations), a full-service public relations and marketing communications firm in Phoenix.   The show is recorded and produced in the studio of https://phx.fm/ (PHX.fm), the leading independent B2B podcast network in Arizona.

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On the tenth episode of The Multifamily Investing Show, Michael sits down with Cliff David, Executive Managing Director at Institutional Property Advisors (IPA). Cliff shares his lessons learned over his nearly 2 decades of selling large-scale Apartments Complexes. Cliff & his partner Steve are the Top Multifamily Brokerage Team in all of Phoenix, Arizona, selling more Apartments than anyone else. In 2020, Cliff's Team was the Number 1 Multifamily Investment Sales Team for Marcus & Millichap / IPA selling Thousands of Units and Billions of Dollars' worth of Apartment Communities. Cliff is truly a “Stone Cold Killer” in the Multifamily Brokerage Business. You will not want to miss this episode. Viewers will hear a discussion about the evolution of the Phoenix Multifamily Market over the past two decades. Cliff discusses his early career that was the Boom Market of the mid 2000's, the devastating bust during the Great Recession where it was nearly impossible to sell anything, to today where the Phoenix Market is the Single Hottest Multifamily Market in all of America. Cliff shares the dynamic economic drivers of the Phoenix economy that exist today that did not exist in the run up to the Great Recession. He discusses the current state of CAP rates, the current buyer pool, and real time pricing in Q1 2021 of what Apartment's are selling for today. Finally, you will not want to miss Cliff share what his favorite submarkets are in the Greater Phoenix area and how a new buyer can get a Top Broker who sells Billions of Dollars' worth of Real Estate to pay attention to them and win deals!!!

Unlike listing agents who may or may not have a buyer for a multifamily project Victor Allison, the Founder of Praedium Advisors flips selling multifamily on its head and brings sellers a buyer with a deal before the property is even listed. On this episode of The Real Estate Mastermind Victor talks about how to find and fund Multifamily opportunities in the Greater Phoenix area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices