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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 8, 2025 is: gregarious • grih-GAIR-ee-us • adjective Gregarious is used to describe someone who enjoys the company of other people. // Justin's gregarious personality made it easy for him to get to know people at the networking event. See the entry > Examples: “How can we reap the benefits of deep connection if we are not naturally gregarious and extroverted? But as I have delved into the evidence, I have discovered that our social skills are like our muscles—the more we use them, the stronger they become. Even self-declared introverts can learn to be more sociable, if they wish.” — David Robson, BBC, 23 July 2024 Did you know? Everyone knows that birds of a feather flock together, so it comes as no surprise that gregarious was applied mainly to animals when it first began appearing in English texts in the 17th century. After all, gregarious comes from the Latin noun grex, meaning “flock” or “herd,” and it's tough to avoid being social when you're part of a flock, flying and roosting cheek by jowl (or beak) with your fellow feathered friends. Take starlings, for example, which congregate in massive numbers—we define the word starling as “any of a family of usually dark gregarious birds,” meaning that starlings are inclined to associate with others of their kind. By the 18th century gregarious was being used to describe social human beings as well, be they chatty Cathys or convivial Connors who relish being in the company of others.

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Improving life through better listening.Bio:Stanford is a wealth management advisor. For over 30 years, Stanford Slovin has worked in the securities industry with individuals, families, and business owners as a financial professional with major national brokerage firms.He is the author of Better Listening: The Secret to Improving Your Professional and Personal Life, and as a speaker showcases how listening improves communication and conflict resolution. Stanford is actively involved in charitable organizations focusing on mental health and children with disabilities. He loves traveling and plays in a rock and roll band.Links:Website: https://www.betterlisteningbook.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanfordslovin/Episode Highlights:In this episode, our guest, Stanford Slovin, educates us on the importance of empathetic and reflective listening. According to Stan, the world would be a better place if we all listened better. Stan shares his childhood and professional experiences, and we also get to hear about his involvement in the Side Hustle band.Childhood Incidents:Growing up, Stanford and his family traveled frequently. He vividly recalls his father engaging with waitstaff and bellhops, asking about their days. This inspired Stanford to write his book, believing that today's distractions prevent us from truly listening. He also remembers his father encouraging everyone, including family and employees, to express themselves.Leadership and Cultural Influence:According to Stanford, the best leaders are the best listeners. As a young adult, people often vented to him, and he always made them feel heard. Now, he asks if people want to be listened to or need his input after venting. Sometimes, people just want to be heard without receiving advice. Growing up in a Midwestern city, Stanford realized how isolated cultural, religious, social, and economic settings can be. Summers spent on his family's farm in Galena, Illinois, exposed him to diverse people with different beliefs and economic backgrounds, highlighting the world's diversityInfluential Groups:From a cultural and personal standpoint, Stanford chose a career focused on relationships, social interactions, sales, and service. He preferred a profession that involves communication and interaction in both social and professional settings, rather than a career confined to a lab, isolated from people, or dominated by data analysis and paperworkPersonality and Temperament:Stanford has always been gregarious, spontaneous, and enthusiastic. Over the years, he has become more positive, patient, and listens better. His daughter describes him as passively aggressive in a positive way. He has also learned how to understand his audience so that he can communicate better.Cultural Dissonance:Stanford went to school to study law, and he was committed to practicing law when he graduated, but along the way, he realized he had a passion for wealth management. He had to get into cold calling, asking strangers to send him money to invest. The professional shock lasted for 18 to 24 months.What Brings Out the Best in Stanford?Stanford thrives in an environment where he understands what's important to the person or people that he is working with. He is always looking for what else is important to them.Soapbox Moment:Stanford encourages us to get and read his book. The three key takeaways he would want us to have from the book include impactful conversations, empathy, and more reflective and active listening.Support the Show.

This week we are joined once again by Kevin Wiener of All Bugs Go To Kevin. Kevin has a deep love for brown recluses and hopes to dispel some of the fear around this significant arachnid. Tangents include grief, voice notes, and cats. And a special life update from Kevin at the end of the episode. Kevin's spider heartbeat video: https://youtu.be/BomIw3TjCRA JAMA paper about the NOT RECLUSE mnemonic: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2603498 NPR article about it: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/02/16/515576450/is-that-a-brown-recluse-spider-bite-or-skin-cancer   The millipede lab at Virginia Tech mentioned at the end of the episode where Kevin forgot Dr Paul Marek's name: https://millipedes.ento.vt.edu/   Send us questions and suggestions! BugsNeedHeroes@gmail.com Join us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bugsneedheroes/ Join us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bugsneedheroes Join us on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BugsNeedHeroes Hosted by Amanda Niday and Kelly Zimmerman with editing by Derek Conrad with assistance from Chelsey Bawden Created by Derek Conrad and Kelly Zimmerman. Character artwork by Amanda Niday. Music is Ladybug Castle by Rolemusic. Special thanks to Kevin Weiner for sharing his photography.

Join us for an insightful episode where we sit down with Christi Michelle, an expert in scaling Amazon businesses and the founder of The COO Integrator. Christi shares her fascinating journey from running an Amazon brand management agency to becoming a fractional Chief Operating Officer. Discover how she blends visionary ideas with tactical strategies, and hear about her comprehensive competitive analysis of 25 brand management agencies, revealing the importance of understanding unique value propositions. Christi's wealth of experience provides valuable lessons for e-commerce entrepreneurs looking to scale their businesses effectively. In another segment, we explore key strategies for measuring business health and scaling effectively. Learn how to assess your business's performance through crucial data metrics like PPC statistics and P&L statements. Understand the significance of evaluating employee performance and fitting within your organization. We also discuss Tony Robbins' 10 life cycle stages and their relevance in identifying your business's current strengths and weaknesses. Practical tools such as the EOS organizational checkup and core values exercises are highlighted to help you align your company's direction and goals for balanced growth. Finally, we tackle the challenges of managing remote teams and maintaining productivity in the e-commerce world. Discover strategies for fostering a strong company culture and maintaining relationships. Learn the importance of holding productive meetings that drive progress without creating unnecessary busy work. Additionally, Christi shares her transformative experience at a two-week water fasting retreat in Costa Rica, offering insights into personal growth through struggle and simplicity. Whether you're looking to scale your business or find balance in your entrepreneurial journey, this episode is packed with actionable advice and inspiration. In episode 569 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Christi discuss: 00:00 - Scaling Amazon Businesses With Expert Guidance 04:34 - Brand Management for Major Brands 08:03 - Business Evolution and Maturity Stages 09:32 - Measuring Business Health and Scaling 14:27 - Navigating Amazon's Rising Costs and Fees 20:11 - Key Role of HR in Business 21:03 - Effective Remote Business Operation 23:52 - Creating Constructive Meetings for Company Culture 25:33 - Costa Rica Spiritual Retreat Experience 29:20 - Business Growth and Simplification ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension ► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup  (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life) ► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft ► Watch The Podcasts On YouTube: youtube.com/@Helium10/videos Transcript Bradley Sutton: So many Amazon sellers don't treat their Amazon businesses like a real business. So, we brought on somebody today who's an expert in this and she's helped countless number of businesses really scale up, and there's going to be great points that you're going to be able to glean from this as well. How cool is that? Pretty cool, I think. What was your gross sales yesterday, last week, last year? More importantly, what are your profits after all your cost of selling on Amazon? Did you pay any storage charges to Amazon? How much did you spend on PPC? Find out these key metrics and more by using the Helium 10 tool Profits. For more information, go to h10.me/profits. Hello everybody, welcome to another episode of the Serious Sellers Podcast by Helium 10. I'm your host, Bradley Sutton, and this is the show. That's a completely BS-free, unscripted and unrehearsed organic conversation about serious strategies for serious sellers of any level in the e-commerce world. And I'm still here recording in Spain, Madrid, Spain. I'm here at the Avosk office and we are here with somebody who has not been on the podcast in like two, maybe even three years, over three years Christy in the house. How's it going? Christi Michelle: Hi, doing well. How are you? Bradley Sutton: I'm doing just ducky. I recorded Leo earlier today, but he did his presentation already, so I was able to ask him some stuff on it. But I don't know what you're going to talk about yet, so I'll ask you that in a little bit. But since it's been so long since you've been on the podcast, what in the world have you been up to? Christi Michelle: I think the last time I was on I was running an Amazon brand management agency, and so that was the first one that I was running at the time. And after that we merged, slash, sold to a larger agency where I was the head of operations as well. We had about 100 clients, about 90-ish employees, so really kind of scaled up, which turns out that's kind of my forte, and I was there for a little while and then I left and apparently, I just can't get enough of the agency world. So, for the last about two and a half years I've been running what's my new agency? The COO Integrator, and so I am a fractional chief operating officer. So, it's that second in command. It's the one that says, OK, here's the big vision of what the visionary wants, the CEO wants, and OK, now how do we turn that into tactical strategies that we can, implement and get everybody rowing in the same direction? For so I do that. Bradley Sutton: Hold on. So, you're the CEO of this company or you're, like, a CEO of many companies. Christi Michelle: I'm the CEO of my company, my agency, but I play the role of the COO, which actually quite works for me because I'm a good blend of both the visionary and also the integrator. I like taking the really big concepts. That's a lot of fun for me, but I need to distill it down and make it very practical, set some goals around it, and I use a lot of my business strategies to make sure everything gets executed. So, it's both. Bradley Sutton: Went out to dinner last night and I remember you Vincenzo was there and you found out he worked at a PPC agency and you're like, oh man, a couple of years ago I did I looked into like 25 PPC agencies was it? Christi Michelle: It was a brand management agency. So, I was trying to do a competitive analysis. I wanted to understand. So, one of the things that I think a lot of companies, especially when they're getting started or they're so kind of single focused you don't realize that they don't understand their unique value proposition. And so, what makes you different? Why, if I were looking at two different agencies, why would I choose yours over someone else? And most folks, unfortunately, they're oh, it's you know, we've got great customer support or we're so good with our clients, and it's very generic and they all kind of say the same thing. And so, I really wanted to understand okay, well, who are my competitors in the space? And I find it to be a very non-competitive space in the sense that we're all very friendly, it's very open. What I love about the e-commerce space is that it has kind of that good feel to it as an industry personality. But theoretically, these are my competitors and I wanted to see, well, okay, what are they offering? What do they charge, what are their contract terms? So, I really, I called dozens of them and I just said, hey, this is what I'm doing. I'm just I called dozens of them and I just said, hey, this is what I'm doing, I'm just what's unique about you? I just want to know these different things. So, it was a competitive analysis. It was just sort of a landscape. Bradley Sutton: And you know, obviously you don't have to mention any names, but what was just some things that stuck out to you about, I don't know, maybe price point or something that you saw was a hole in the industry or something that everybody had, or what were some of your big takeaways, I guess, like I'm asking. Christi Michelle: You know that most companies actually did have something that was quite unique. I would say more than half the companies. They would tell me something and I'm like I haven't heard that before. That's really unique, like that is. Do you know that as unique to you? So, in a way I was kind of helping them with their marketing like go ahead and highlight that. So, some folks you know they would specialize in major brands like big Fortune 100 company kind of brands. That's not typically what an Amazon brand management agency, but if you think about it those are. Most of those companies are kind of dinosaurs so they don't know how to kind of pivot and get online. So that was a unique one. A lot of companies had different contract terms but most of them were a flat fee plus once you had a certain point. Then we take a percentage. Unique ones were maybe it was a contract they just go month to month, and other ones they said we just went two years because we're going to invest with you. So really, I think knowing what those are, what your differentiators are and what's important to you, can help you, I guess, decide what type of clients, your ideal client, who you want to go after. Some clients are just like I just want to test this out, is this going to be good? So, they would probably want to go with an agency that has a lower fee and month to month contracts. But other ones who want to deep dive, they know they're going to invest in this, they know where they want to go build that partnership. So, it helps, you kind of weed out the clients that you do want and get rid of the ones that you don't. So, I don't know what really stood out. There was a lot. Bradley Sutton: Okay, now let's just flip the script a little bit. I'm an Amazon seller, I'm new or I'm big, I'm a seven-figure seller, eight-figure seller? Who is the persona or what type of person should be looking for a brand management agency as opposed to you know what? You probably should just try and handle things on your own at your stage. Christi Michelle: That's a loaded question. I would say that it actually depends on your personality type. So, there are people who want to understand there's a level of control that says I want to bring all of this in house, I want to bring in an expert who is a good PPC expert, someone who does graphic design. I want it to be so customized because it's my business. If that is your personality type, you probably want to build in house. But if it's not and you really just want kind of the simple life, you can find a partner partnering with an agency that has all of that already in-house. I would go that route. But it really depends on how you want to run your business in general. So, it's more of a personal decision on your lifestyle. With that there is an influx point, especially because, like I said, a lot of agencies will have sort of a flat fee to start with for the first 90 days or whatever, and they get to a point and they say, okay, wait, we expect to build traction at this point. Christi Michelle: So, from that we want to, once we hit this threshold, we want to flip and we want to take a percentage of sales. Well, that's fantastic, especially if they're doing a really good job. But if you go from doing, 50,000 in sales and then a hundred thousand in sales and then 500,000 in sales, and suddenly you're doing millions in sales that you know taking 5% or whatever that is, at some point you're going to be paying the agency hundreds of thousands of dollars that it makes more sense than to just bring it in house. So, there is a scaling point that I would say unless you're super comfortable and you just love working with them and you don't care to give away that percentage as long as you don't have to think about it, because clearly, they've done a good job, then at some point you would probably want to bring it in house. Bradley Sutton: Okay, all right. Now I think, looking now I remember looking at the title of your talk today like wasn't one thing about helping people scale, all right, so we have listeners of this podcast, from newer sellers all the way to maybe seven, eight figure sellers. What are some? I know a lot of the stuff you talk about is targeted, you know, depending on their exact persona, but maybe there's some general things that you could, some tips that you can give out about, because I think everybody wants to scale, unless they're just like trying to do this in their hobby. That hey, I'm very happy at my level of the rest of my life. My, my day job is this. That's probably like 3% of people. I think 97% wants to scale. So, what are some tips you can give? Christi Michelle: It's very customized because it depends on where your maturity of your company is. And so, I use the word maturity and the evolution of your business because most people say, well, I'm a million-dollar company or I'm a $5 million company or I'm a $40 million company, that really doesn't matter, because I've had clients that are 40 million, I've had clients that are 2 million and they're at the same stage. They experienced the same influx of issues. So, I like to identify them. So, Tony Robbins has a really good. He has a really good model that's called the evolutionary 10 stages of your business and it starts literally from like a child. It's like birth. You have infancy, you have toddler, teenager, young adult, and then you're in your prime and then eventually, at some point things always kind of deteriorate and you kind of go down that path. So, I like for people to be able to identify where they are. That helps them understand what their bottlenecks are. Able to identify where they are. That helps them understand what their bottlenecks are. So, one tip would be figure out where do you stand like, where is your evolution of your company and what is it going to take for you to go from a teenager to a young adult, or a young adult to get to you when you're in your prime. So, understanding that about yourself. Another thing that I would say is most companies, you're just very focused. Most people don't understand this. If you didn't get an MBA, you don't understand all the facets of business, right? They think, well, I've got a product and I've got a or a service. This is what I'm doing. Understand that if you want to scale, you kind of need to do it. The best way to do it is very, is as balanced as possible, and so another exercise that I do is based off of EOS, which is the Entrepreneur Operating System. They have a model. So, this is that's a business blueprint. Christi Michelle: Every company should be working from a business blueprint, and so, if you can do that, there's a several questions that kind of prompt you well, how well are you in each of these categories of your business? So, you can say, okay, well, how is my data measurables Like? Do I know what I'm measuring? Do I know what my PPC statistics are? Do I know what my P&L looks like? Do I know what my turn rate is? Do I know? There's lots of things to know. So, understanding that category, understanding your people. Do I have the right people? Have I hired you know? Are they doing the best that they can? So, there's lots of different ways that you can measure the health of your business. You can take it as a 20-point questionnaire. You can go to EOS I think it's called; I don't know. You can download it for free. In five minutes, you can kind of figure out sort of like a general health of your business. That will also tell you OKAY, here are the areas that I'm unbalanced. These are my strengths and these are my weaknesses. But as you want to scale, you want to scale as balanced as possible. Also, understanding different personality types. You start off as the visionary of your company and different visionaries and I kind of have had several different buckets that I would put them in. But there's different visionaries, create different problems, create different solutions and problems in their companies. So, you get the ones that are. Christi Michelle: They're just very what is it Gregarious? Like, very like outgoing and big and let's try all the things, and they don't have a big sense of risk. They don't have a correct sense of risk. They go above and beyond and that's really fun. They're usually very grateful. They're a lot of fun to work with, but there's very little. The opposite side of that is they don't come with a lot of accountabilities they just trust you. Yeah, go do the thing. I like you. You seem smart, let's go. And they won't've that type of leader. Understand what your strengths are and also understand what your weaknesses are. Right, because that can create a lot of uncertainty in your employees, and a lot of employees love you, but they just feel like they're constantly concerned about what's happening with their job. So, I could go down a whole rabbit hole on different personality types, but those are the things is understood who you are, what you bring to the company and kind of the health of the business overall. I mean there's tons of tools out there that in five minutes. I love doing workshops because I want people to learn about themselves, where they stand relative to who they are, what they bring to the table and you know what they're going to need to balance them, because everybody has strengths and weaknesses. Bradley Sutton: Now I'm looking here. I'm guessing this is part of, like, your workshops that you're going to be doing, Christi Michelle: Yes. Bradley Sutton: Or is this a handout that people are going to have? Christi Michelle: Yes. Okay, very tactical hands-on. Bradley Sutton: Maybe you can describe some of this so that people can maybe do this at home even without you. At least get started on this framework here. Christi Michelle: Sure, well, I mean, I kind of did mention a little bit, so I would look up Tony Robbins. So, business mastery he has the 10 life cycle stages of your evolution of your business. So, if you can look that up, he kind of gives a definition, as I said earlier. So, you have birth, you have infancy, you have the toddler, you have the teenager, you have the young adult. What are those? What are the pros and cons of each one of those? So go look that up and if you could do that, read there, help yourself identify. Once you identify, let's say, you figure out that you're in a teenage stage. That's a very exciting stage. It's also one of the most dangerous stages and a lot of people get stuck there, a lot of visionaries get stuck there, and so I won't have time to go into detail about it. But if you are able to identify yeah, that kind of sounds like where I am going ahead and look at what the next stage is after that. What is it going to take for me? So, the teenager stage I think it's usually fun and reckless, right? Teenagers? I think of them as driving 100 miles an hour down the highway that they've got their sports car because cash flow at that point is less of an issue. But they say yes to everything and they don't know how to say no. Everything looks like an opportunity, so they pull resources from everywhere. It's very unfocused. So, I think about that teenager driving 100 miles an hour down the highway. If they take one wrong turn, they could seriously wound the business. They don't really recognize that. There's a sense of overconfidence with that. So, if you look that some of those are usually the signature problems that you have as a teenager, then look and see okay, well, what is it going to take to get to be a young adult? And I kind of like quote that as a young adult would be a rebirth. You grow up right. You're like okay, we have to have some responsibility. We're going to bring in some professional staff at this point. We're going to so anyway. So really good way. Christi Michelle: Another thing that I have here, as I said, sort of this grading. I turn it into sort of a wheel exercise so you can kind of self-grade. And it's the EOS, I think it's organizational checkup. Go there, it's 20 questions, it's Likert scale one through 10. Grade yourself. You can share that with all the other people in your company, so that you get a collective grading for everyone. And it comes back and it says okay, well, your score is a 57 out of a hundred. Okay, well, what areas do we need to work on? So, it will quickly highlight for you some of those pieces. But I core values exercise, creating your one page, your business blueprint. Who are we? Where are we going? Why are we doing what we do? What makes us unique? What's our ideal client? Really, building on a business blueprint? Because when you look at going back to the stages, if you look at the when you're in your prime, this is like, this is like Apple. I mean, there's just, there's a. You just know that they come out with excellence at all times. Right, and you can be in your prime for decades. You can be in a prime for a long time. When you understand what that looks like, you want to strive to get to those levels of like. What's the pros of each one of those? So, self-education. Bradley Sutton: Taking it back to, I think, something that is at the top of mind of a lot of Amazon sellers nowadays. You know you started selling on Amazon and kind of like the glory days where you could just like fall into making tons of money by accident, not even knowing anything. You're doing right Nowadays I'm sure you talked about this with Amazon sellers. I think I see so much more fear and anxiety over all the new fees that Amazon has. You know rising PPC costs, rising logistics, this and that and now many people are stressing about how I mean not only just how to scale, but just how to stay afloat. And so, some of your successful people you talk to what are their characteristics or what are they doing to? Because it's still very viable to make money on Amazon. So, what are the successful people? How are they navigating all of these fees and increased costs? Christi Michelle: Well, first of all, they're treating it the successful ones are treating it like a holistic business. It's not just I'm going to throw up a product, make some money and then maybe I figure out a little bit of PPC with that right. There is an evolution to actually truly building something like a business, and so I say that in tandem. When I think of truly building a business, it's you have to look at all aspects, so it's not just the single focus of what are my resources within the Amazon or e-commerce space. So, for example, so when we talk about fees, one of my clients you know is has nothing to do with this, but it overlaps he gets the best rates on UPS and FedEx that you can imagine. Okay, well, maybe we can't. If you're doing FBA, then you can't necessarily use those right, because you're not going to get better fees. But if you are diversifying and if you are going, if you want to do FBM or if you want to do Shopify and you want to go to other places, those fees you can offset them by getting unbelievable discounts for those and you can kind of offset the cost of what Amazon is rising by decreasing the costs of other platforms in your Shopify store, let's say. So, that requires that you step out that you would not know that this person, this type of service exists, because it's not really talked about here, because most people go FBA if they're going to be selling on Amazon. But being resourceful and looking at just look at the problem plainly Okay, amazon fees are going up. Christi Michelle: What is my? If you look at your balance sheet, if you look at your P&L and you say these are all the costs that are associated with my business, what are ways that I can offset each one of these? Like I look at it, I like put my little MacGyver hat on and I'm like, okay, what else can I do? What else can I bring to the table? What else is working in completely different industries? What are they doing that I can kind of take and then bring that over into my space? So, I say two things. They treat it like a business, like it's holistic, it's not. I'm not just selling a product. They know that they're building a brand, they know that they're trying to. And if they try, if they know in two years they've got their vision, two or three years we want to sell for X amount, okay, well, you start working with folks, that will help you kind of get you set up for a sale. We'll do that a year and a half in advance. There's some brilliant tactics for how you can set for decisions you need to make today that 18 months from now will greatly pay off so that you can find the right buyer. So, these are all different ways that are just it's not just looking at selling a company or your business, it's what are all the resources that you're going to need in the future. So, thinking in advance, treating it like a business and looking for resources outside of space. Bradley Sutton: I think what you said is important, because there's a lot of Amazon sellers, I would say that this is probably the first business they've run. Maybe they came from the corporate world or they came from working a nine to five and so they don't have that experience. And there's a tendency, it's because it's such a different beast, on one hand, where it's like, oh no, it's not a real business, but then all of a sudden, they're like wait, this is a business doing seven figures a year. In your experience, when you first talk to people like that, what are they doing wrong? As far as not treating it like a business, like what's the most common things that you're like, okay, we got to get this fixed right away, okay. Christi Michelle: Okay, I'm going to answer this in sort of an evolutionary piece. So, most people, when they start a business, it's just you in your basement or wherever, and you're selling either your product or service, but probably your product, right, if you're not going to do an agency style and you figure that out. So, you go through that and it's just you, it's you're trying to do everything, and then you kind of get that going and then maybe you hire a customer service person or maybe you hire someone to help you out with the day-to-day operations. Okay, let's bump up the sales, let's do the marketing, let's get in some PPC how else can I get a lot more sales? So, then you switch your focus next to the department I'm going to put that in air quotes the department of marketing and sales, and you try to figure out let's pour some gas on this. We've got your product and service. Then you have your marketing and sales, okay. So finally, then we've got that flowing, we've got that going, we know what we're doing there. Oh crap, I'm making a lot of money. Now, what's my P&L look like? What's my balance sheet look like? What does my profit look like? What is margins? What is this about? So, then you start taking okay, do I have the right people? Okay, am I like doing the best that I can, and do I have a high turnover? So, then it gets to HR. So, my answer is actually HR. Christi Michelle: People ignore HR because in the evolution, it's the last, it's, we call it like crisis by management by crisis. Most, every one of those stages you're saying what's the biggest crisis that I need to focus on? So, HR doesn't feel like it's crisis, but it actually is like the underpinning of everything. So, most people ignore HR. So, one of the very first things that I do when I come in is I say what do our people? What does it look like? Do we have the right staff? Do you trust your people? Because a lot of times they'll hire someone but they don't trust them and so then they micromanage them and they never let them flourish. And then you have it keeps growing and growing and growing. And then you have this owner who now has like 15 employees. They've technically become successful, but they've got golden handcuffs because they can't leave, because they haven't figured out how to actually delegate and trust. That is one example. So, when I come in, the first thing I do is. I say what does HR look like? Because usually and, by the way, the whole time, whether you're doing the you're, you're doing your product surface, your operations, your marketing sales, your finance, you're still hiring people along the way. But that always tends to fall on the visionary, which most people didn't go to HR school. They don't know how to interview, they don't know how to hire the right people, they don't know how to manage and make sure that they're setting those expectations. Christi Michelle: So, I tend to think of that as I will come in first. I'll look at HR, because I know that that's one of the number one thing that's going to make or break a company. But it feels like it's the underpinning. It doesn't feel like it because it's not so much a big crisis loud thing usually, but that's the underpinning and it always falls on the visionary and that's not necessarily going to be their forte. So, if I can teach them how to do that and we can kind of clean house and get the right people in the right place and get the systems and all of that, that's typically what I see. Bradley Sutton: All right Now. You and I were just talking to elevator about. How Helium 10 are remote company. I would say nowadays most Amazon businesses as they scale and become a real business, it's almost all remote. Either they're hiring people within the United States remotely or in most cases hiring people from other countries, be it Philippines, Pakistan, et cetera. What are some things that Amazon, business owners can do to. In a remote lifestyle where they can just make sure, hey, everybody's on task. Like Helium 10, we started as an in-office company so it was easy for us to know like oh wait, this person is slipping when we run remote or like we know what. But, Amazon sellers from day one. They're kind of a remote company. So, how do they structure it to make sure that it's still operating as a well-oiled machine, even though maybe they've never even met some of their employees in person? Christi Michelle: Sure. I mean, I think it's a really good question. I think there's a lot of challenges the people have because it's not a natural state if you think about humans and how it all interactive with each other coming from villages that living, but this is very new thing. Covid did not help but it really exacerbated the fact that we so I would say the same way that you would handle a social situation if you moved away from your friends and family you, it takes effort. You actually have to put in conscious effort to reach out and create a relationship with. You can't like, if you moved away and you have all of your best friends and your family that lives back in your hometown, you no longer it's not. You have to actually put in the energy and effort to ask them how they're doing, see what they're up to, have constructive conversations. When you're in person, you just don't really think about it. You kind of take it for granted. You're like, oh, I'll just go bump into you at the water cooler. Hey, just pop in my office. That kind of thing. It's so much, it happens kind of effortlessly. It takes effort to actually maintain relationships and you have to build. You kind of have to rebuild your social skills. So, I would say that, from a culture perspective, is that you need to figure out what that looks like. So, I have a lot of clients where we'll implement. Just, you know, we do like happy hour Fridays where everybody, at three o'clock or four o'clock, we're like hey, let's all get on here, we'll share, we'll do trivia, they'll do things. So, there's lots of things you can do from a culture perspective. Christi Michelle: But in terms of just operations, of business, cadence of meetings and I say that carefully because I think a lot of people roll their eyes, I have a lot of meetings, lot of meetings. A lot of people roll their eyes at me because they hate meetings. Most people hate meetings because they're not productive meetings. I, like I said, I am a hands-on, tactical person. I don't want homework after a meeting. Don't make me do anything. As soon as we're over the phone, I'm done, I did my job. So, the moment that I get on meetings, I know what we're working at, I know what we're trying to solve and if it's, we don't know the answer. I'm building a matrix. I'm building, we're typing it out, we're having a constructive conversation and leading it. I'm constantly monitoring people to say okay, what are we trying to solve? You have this question how can you get our audience to solve? What do you need to move forward? So being you just have to be more cognizant about having constructive meetings. So, it's a lot more communication in that sense. But that more communication does not need to be waste of time. Christi Michelle: I think a lot of people have that sort of this equals that? Not true at all. Just have productive. So, learn how to have. So, I had to summarize one. Decide how you want the culture of the company to be and put an effort to make sure that that happens, that you are making building relationships again, whether that's a happy hour, you guys do like a weekly, like shout outs or something like that. And then the second one is learn how to have productive meetings. Learn how to have constructive meetings where you actually get work done during the meeting while everyone's together. They can put in their input if that is needed. Learn how to have constructive meetings that you don't have to have a lot of busy work on the other side and then you guys are learning and building and growing together, which just creates more camaraderie. Bradley Sutton: Awesome, awesome, all right, any last words of wisdom like a message you want to get out to Amazon sellers around the world here, what can you help them with? Like I sometimes call this like a 60 second strategy, but I'm not going to tie you down to a certain time, but just anything you want to close this out with. Christi Michelle: Oh goodness, I mean I think I've harped on the fact that treat it like it's a business. Truly, if you're not working on a business blueprint, you know EOS is a good one, it's. It's a limited. It's very, very good, but it's limited. There's, you have system and soul. There's lots of different ones. Get like, find, a business blueprint to work from, because most people don't understand strategic frameworks and it's not anybody's fault If you didn't go get an MBA, if you didn't know this, but you have the entrepreneurial spirit. You do have to educate yourself on how to run a business. So, treat it like it's a business, that there are all different components and aspects to it and I think that you will find that scaling and growing and educating you will be more balanced and less stress and you'll have less of those true deep pitfalls that I see a lot of people having. Bradley Sutton: All right, one more thing. At dinner last night I kind of got a little bit of this. But Boyan was telling me you went to Costa Rica and you didn't eat food for like two weeks or something. So, tell me a little bit about what prompt cause? You never. there are some people out there who are I'm not trying to throw anybody under the bus, but like the whole very spiritual and touchy, feely and yoga every morning, and let me go find my, my inner priestess, or whatever.  You never struck me as that kind of person, but so I'm wondering what prompted you to do this retreat, what did it involve and what did you get out of it? Christi Michelle: So, funny that you said that, and I don't think that I used to be, but I'm happy to openly admit I'm actually quite a spiritual person. I'm not a religious person, but I am a very spiritual person. And so, what prompted it? Two things I could say. We grow by the most through our struggles, and I've read this in a lot of different places and people talk about I wanted to go do something that was challenging. I wanted to do something that pushes you, because in this particular retreat I was in Costa Rica, definitely out with the bugs. Every night I had to look for spiders and scorpions and snakes. In my bed, on top of not eating at all, you had a one job and that was to drink as much water as humanly possible. Bradley Sutton: So, I was doing you ever have those things in your bed? Christi Michelle: Not in my bed but, I definitely have a situation a very large spider that was a. Bradley Sutton: Crossing Costa Rica off my bucket list. Christi Michelle: But it's so beautiful there, but you're there and it's. You know, I meditate a lot, I mean. So, I thought I was. Oh, I'm just going to go there, I'm going to meditate for a couple of hours every day. I'll take some naps. No, you had one job to do and that was to drink as much water as possible. So, I was drinking up to 1.75 gallons a day. But the thing is, when you're not eating, when you're not eating, you're not replenishing the electrolytes, so you have to drink 16. You can't drink any more than 16 so that you don't flush it, so it's little sips. So, from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to bed, so from 7 am to about 10, 10.30 at night, all you have to do is drink, and you're not supposed to. There's no internet, there's no WIFI, there's, I mean, you can have your phone, but there's nothing that you can't, like you know, download anything. No one tells you physically purging. Most people that went there I was very different. Most people who went there had very much had cancer, had different things. Cleansing of your body is. It's fantastic. I recommend anybody research what fasting like water fasting can do. It's one of the best things I think you can do for your body, but so there was a combination of wanting to kind of do a good cleanse, but it challenges you mentally, emotionally and physically to be uncomfortable, to be in a space you don't have any. Christi Michelle: Most people use food for comfort or to repress I mean, we all do it right or to repress some feeling, or to kind of just enhance. I mean we use food almost like it. I mean it truly is kind of like a drug where you don't have that to rely on. So, then you're sitting there by yourself, no one really to talk to, nothing to entertain you in traditional ways. You're stuck with your thoughts and you go through a lot through that. So, I like to do pretty strong challenges and so that was one of my big challenges for this year. Can I do it? And I would probably not ever do it again, I mean, unless I got very, very sick, and I thought this would. If I did, I thought that would be the best thing that it could do. But, it's just to, to challenge myself, to grow to do something different. Bradley Sutton: All right, cool. All right, man, we'll see. I've tried a lot of different things. Maybe, maybe I can try that, just minus the scorpions and snakes and spiders. Yeah, all right. Well, how can people find your company, or are you out there on the interwebs these days? Christi Michelle: I am in fact on the interwebs. I think that we have so I am right now. So, my main is I'm the coo integrator that is my agency, so that's just coo for chief operating officer, the coo integrator, that is my website. And right now, I mean, the truth is I I'm extremely fortunate that I do have a backlog of clients. And, funny enough, I don't really scale my company of all the things. Who don't she helps people scale, but she doesn't when you've had so many companies and you're responsible for hundreds, you know dozens, if not a hundred, plus people there comes a point in your life where you're like I think I'm just good with keeping things simple, but you kind of have to go through that to appreciate this. It's kind of like water fasting you have to go without food before you can appreciate the food there. but yeah, so I'd love to. I usually do free analysis with people, thank you, thank you, just to kind of help them and I can point them in the right direction. So, I'm always just kind of happy to help guide people, and anymore now I spend some time on boards of companies and I do other investments and things. So, I love the game of business. I'm always happy to talk about it. So please reach out to me, Christy, at the CEO integrator, and I'm happy to chat. Bradley Sutton: Awesome. Well, hope to see you sooner than later and I don't have to travel around the world just to be able to see you. Like Karen Spade, Christi Michelle: Yeah, going to Europe, right All right, we'll see you guys in the next episode.

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Get ready for the riveting continuation in Part 2 of Loren Wernette's Real Estate Saga! The journey seamlessly flows from Part 1 into this episode, where Loren unveils even more gems from his incredible experiences.In this installment, Loren dives into his role as a transactional lender for wholesalers, giving you an insider's perspective on the dynamic world of real estate transactions. But that's just the tip of the iceberg – Loren opens up about the delicate dance of balancing work life and family life, sharing personal anecdotes like his vasectomy story (which, believe it or not, Ted has a tale to match!).The transparency continues as Loren reflects on the mistakes he's made along the way, providing a humbling glimpse into the growth journey of a real estate maven who's figured out the art and science of the industry. Loren's systematic approach is a common thread among successful investors, and he showcases the perfect blend of creativity and structured processes. It's in the title of this Podcast, which is Join us as we unravel the captivating Part 2 of REIA Radio's 105th installment, where Loren Wernette's real estate wisdom takes center stage. It's time to tune in and glean insights from an exceptional journey – let's dive in and soak it all up! Leggo!You can Join the Omaha REIA at https://omahareia.com/ Omaha REIA on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/OmahaREIA Check out the National REIA https://nationalreia.org/ Find Ted Kaasch at www.tedkaasch.com Owen Dashner on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/owen.dashner Instagram https://www.instagram.com/odawg2424/ Red Ladder Property Solutions www.sellmyhouseinomahafast.com Liquid Lending Solutions www.liquidlendingsolutions.com Owen's Blogs www.otowninvestor.com  www.reiquicktips.com Loren Wernette on IG https://www.instagram.com/investwithloren/?hl=en REI Double close https://www.reidoubleclose.com/ If you like the content on Omaha REIA Radio, Be sure to give us a review on your favorite podcast platform to help others find us and leverage the knowledge and experience our hosts and guests have to offer. We greatly appreciate you for tuning in and see you in the next episode!! 

As broadcast September 22, 2023 with phriendly phantoms abouding!  Tonight a little preview of a playlist to be released next week prior to our extra long Chuseok Holiday.  Giju's Gregarious Ghosts and Glowed Up Gangbangers is available via Spotify and YouTube if you'd like to get the full spectrum of this almost 8 hour behemoth.  Just a preview taste on this broadcast, obviously...and safe for work along with the mores of radioland.#feelthegravityGiju's Gregarious Ghosts & Glowed Up GangbangersPart 1 (00:00)Ghost Funk Orchestra - IntroductionJ Dilla - Welcome to the ShowNu Yorican Orchestra - Nu Yorican Soul IntroKAYTRANADA & Anderson.Paak - Glowed UpMadgibbs - Crime PaysMadvillain - Rhinestone CowboyJames Brown - The BossTyler, The Creator - MASSABlack Pumas - More than a Love SongPart 2 (30:03)Kendra Morris - Still SpinningMagic in Threes feat DeRobert Adams - The SnagThe Budos Band - TIBWFRoots Manuva - Witness (1 Hope)WAR - Galaxy79.5 - Terrorize My Heat (Disco Dub)Leon Bridges - Bad Bad NewsPart 3 (61:04)Say She She - Astral PlaneIsley Brothers - Work to DoMarijata - No Condition Is PermanentEbo Taylor - Love & DeathFela Kuti & Afrika 70 - My Lady FrustrationPart 4 (93:43)David McCallum - The EdgeGene Harris - LosalamitoslatinfunklovesongCautious Clay - OhioOwusu & Hannibal - MonsterL'Imperatrice feat Cuco - HeartquakeSBTRKT - Ready Set LoopStereolab - ParsecLittle Dragon - Never Never

This week Madalyn and Suze talk about repurposing social audio recordings using Zealous.app. After a few weeks of trying out the new updates we speak with Zealous creator Gregarious about creating transcripts, customised clips and even full podcasts using the tool. Plus more thoughts around audio and Threads, voice being added to Instagram notes and is social audio just one massive global phone call?If X removes the ability to block what will it mean for Spaces?https://twitter.com/MadalynSklar/status/1692592049533354461Just a global phone call?https://twitter.com/KettlebellLife/status/1692330309386477593or more than that?https://twitter.com/audiomentor/status/1692598216523465153The top 10 features Zealous users lovehttps://twitter.com/MadalynSklar/status/1694408130908594366Zealous customisable audiogramhttps://twitter.com/MadalynSklar/status/1694408132640813371$10 plan only available until September 1https://twitter.com/zealous_app/status/1693656514425438601Threads still working on voice postshttps://twitter.com/alex193a/status/1692138078146551946Instagram to add voice to Noteshttps://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1692451680762139001Replies to Notes could also be on the roadmaphttps://twitter.com/alex193a/status/1694315659490996542New Apple Podcast Connect dashboard for subscription creators announcedhttps://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1693931175637585940Spotify announces new creator toolshttps://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1694391175111995430All Things Audio with Madalyn and Suze is recorded LIVE on Twitter Spaces. Madalyn Sklar and Suze Cooper host All Things Audio on Twitter Spaces every Wednesday at 3pm EST / 8pm BST. After the podcast is recorded we open the mic and speak to people in the Space about the week's hot topics. Join us Wednesdays on Twitter Spaces to be part of the conversation. Follow @BigTentSocial and @MadalynSklar and follow the hashtag #AllThingsAudio.

This podcast hit paid subscribers' inboxes on August 7. It dropped for free subscribers on August 10. To receive future pods as soon as they're live, and to support independent ski journalism, please consider an upgrade to a paid subscription. You can also subscribe for free below:WhoDanielle and Laszlo Vajtay, Owners of Plattekill Mountain, New YorkRecorded onJuly 14, 2023About Plattekill MountainClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Danielle and Laszlo VajtayLocated in: Roxbury, New YorkYear founded: 1958Pass affiliations: NoneReciprocal partners:* 3 days each at Snow Ridge, Swain, Mont du Lac, Ski Cooper* 2 days at HomewoodClosest neighboring ski areas: Belleayre (28 minutes), Windham (41 minutes), Hunter (46 minutes)Base elevation: 2,400 feetSummit elevation: 3,500 feetVertical drop: 1,100 feetSkiable Acres: 75 acresAverage annual snowfall: 175 inchesTrail count: 40 (20% expert, 20% most difficult, 40% more difficult, 20% easiest)Lift count: 3 (1 triple, 1 double, 1 carpet)Why I interviewed themThink about every ski area in the country that almost everyone knows. Almost every one of them has a smaller, less-well-known, slightly badass neighbor lurking nearby. In LA, it's Baldy, forgotten in the shadow of Big Bear and Mountain High. In Tahoe, it's Homewood, lost in the Palisades Tahoe circus. We can just keep going: Hoodoo/Bachelor; White Pass/Crystal; Mt. Spokane/Schweitzer; Soldier/Sun Valley; Snow King/Jackson; Sunlight/Aspen; Red River/Taos.In New York, we have a few versions of this: West and (currently closed) Hickory, adjacent to Gore Mountain; Titus, intercepted by Whiteface as cars wind north. But the most dramatic contrast lies in the Catskills. There, you find four ski areas: Hunter, recently expanded, owned by Vail Resorts and flying two six-packs; Windham, two new investors on its masthead, an Ikon Pass partner that runs three high-speed lifts out of its base; Belleayre, owned by the state and run by the Olympic Regional Development Authority, or ORDA, with a shimmering gondola that no other ski area of its size could afford; and Plattekill.Plattekill is owned by Laszlo and Danielle Vajtay, former ski instructors who purchased the bump in 1993. They have added snowmaking to one of their 40 trails each year that they could afford to. Their lift fleet is a 1974 Hall triple and a 1977 Hall double, moved from Belleayre in 1999. It took the Vajtays three years to install the lift. The parking lots cling layer-cake-style to the mountainside. Plattekill is open Friday through Sunday, plus Christmas and Presidents' Weeks and MLK Day. Access is down poorly marked backroads, half an hour past Belleayre, which sits directly off state route 28.It's fair to ask how such a place endures. New York is filled with family-owned ski areas running vintage lifts. But only Plattekill must compete directly with so many monsters. How?There is no one answer. There's the scrap and hustle, the constant scouring of the countryside for the new-to-Platty machines to rebuild to glory. There's the deliberate, no-debt, steady-steady better-better philosophy that keeps the banks away. There's the 1,100 feet of pure fall-line skiing. The vast kingdom of glades. The special geography that seems to squeeze just a bit extra out of every storm. There's the lodge, rustic but clean, cozy, and spacious. And there's the liftlines, or miraculous lack of them, for such a ski area just three hours from the nation's largest city. And there are the midweek private-mountain rentals – Platty's secret weapon, a $8,500 guarantee on even the feistiest weather days.That algorithm, or some version of it, has equaled survival for Plattekill. When the Vajtays bought “Ski Plattekill” in 1993, the Catskills were crowded. But Bobcat, Scotch Valley, Cortina, Highmount, and Sawkill all vanished over the decades. Plattekill could have died too. Instead, it is beloved. Enough so that it can charge more for its season pass - $779 early-bird, $799 right now – than Vail charges for the Epic Local Pass ($676 early-bird, $689 today), which includes unlimited access to Hunter and most of the company's 40 other resorts. When a harder-to-reach, smaller mountain running 50-year-old lifts can charge more for a single-mountain season pass than its larger, more up-to-date, easier-to-access neighbor whose season pass also gets skiers in the front door at Whistler and Breckenridge, it's doing something mighty right.What we talked aboutPlattekill's “surprisingly good” 2022-23 ski season; building a snowmaking system gun-by-gun; 2023 offseason improvements; how the Vajtays have grown Plattekill without taking on traditional debt; what killed independent skiing in the Catskills; private mid-week mountain rentals; a growing wedding business; why Plattekill was an early adopter of lift-served mountain-biking, why the mountain abandoned the project, and whether they would ever bring it back; assessing Platty's newest trail; potential terrain expansion within the existing footprint; plans to moderate the steep section at the end of the Overlook trail; the potential lift and terrain expansion that could make Plattekill “a big, big player in the world of ski areas”; considering outside investment to turbocharge growth - “the possibilities for the mountain are that it could be a lot more”; “I don't have an interest in selling Plattekill”; Snow Operating; assessing Plattekill's Hall chairlifts; “anybody taking out a lift, please don't cut it up and throw it in the Dumpster before contacting” small ski areas; the lightning strike that changed Plattekill's summer; helping save Holiday Mountain; competing against the Epic and Ikon passes; competing against state-owned and taxpayer-funded ski areas; how New York State could help independent ski areas compete against its owned ski areas; Liftopia's collapse; the Ski Cooper season pass; and reconsidering the Indy Pass.Why I thought that now was a good time for this interviewThe Vajtays have appeared on The Storm Skiing Podcast before, in episode two, which I released on Oct. 25, 2019. They'd agreed to do the interview without knowing who I was, and before I'd published a single episode. I will always be grateful to them (and the other seven folks* who recorded an episode when The Storm was still gathering in my brain), for that. The conversation turned out great, I thought, and fused the podcast to the world of scrappy independents from its earliest days.But in the intervening years, I've gotten to know the Vajtays much better. Laz and I, especially, communicate a lot. Mostly via text, but occasionally email, or when I'm up there skiing. In May, he joined a panel I hosted at the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) convention in Savannah, Georgia. Alongside the general managers of Mt. Rose, Mt. Baker, and Cascade, Wisconsin, Laz articulated why the Vajtays had so far elected to keep Plattekill off of any multi-mountain pass.The NSAA's convention rules forbade me from recording that panel, but the conversation so closely aligned with my daily pass-world coverage that I knew I had to bring some version of it to you. This is installment one. Cascade GM Matt Vohs is scheduled to join me on the pod in October, followed by Mt. Rose GM Greg Gavrilets in November (you can always view the upcoming podcast schedule here). I've yet to schedule Mt. Baker CEO Gwyn Howat, but I'm hopeful that we can lock in a future date.So that is part of it: why has Plattekill held firm against the pass craze as all of its better-capitalized competitors have joined one coalition or the other? But that is only part of the larger Platty story. Vail was supposed to ruin everything. Then Alterra was supposed to ruin it more. Family-owned ski areas would be crushed beneath these nukes launched from a Colorado silo. But this narrative has been disproven across the country. Because of a lot of things – the Covid-driven outdoor boom, the indie cool factor, the big boys overselling their passes – small ski areas are having a moment. No one, arguably, has a tougher hill to defend than Platty, and no one's proven themselves more.*Those six people were: New England Lost Ski Areas Project founder Jeremy Davis, Lift Blog founder Peter Landsman, Boyne Resorts CEO Stephen Kircher, Magic Mountain President Geoff Hatheway, Killington President Mike Solimano, and Burke GM Kevin Mack.What I got wrongI said that The New York Times profile on Plattekill's private-rentals business ran in 2018. It actually ran Jan. 4, 2019.Why you should ski PlattekillI can endorse all four large Catskills ski areas. Hunter holds a crazy, possessed energy. Impenetrable on weekends, you can roll 1,600-vertical-foot fastlaps off the sixer on spring weekdays. Belleayre throws past-era vibes with its funky-weird trail network while delivering rides on a top-to-bottom gondola that is the nicest lift in New York State. Windham's high-speed lift fleet hides a narrow and fantastically interesting trail network that, when wide open with new snow in the woods, feels enormous.So Plattekill is not, for me, a family-diner-versus-McDonald's kind of fight. I probably ski all four of those mountains about the same amount. But I will make an appeal here to those New York-based Epic and Ikon passholders who are scanning their mountain menus and deciding where to ski this winter: take one day and go to Plattekill. Make it a day that you know will be miserable at Hunter or Windham. A day when the lift queues can be seen from space. A holiday, a Saturday, a powder day. I know you already invested in your pass. But suck up one more lift ticket, and check out Plattekill.Here's what you will find: no liftlines, ever. The parking lots simply aren't large enough to accommodate enough skiers to form them. A double chair with this view:At the top, three choices: loop green-circle Overlook all the way around, thread your way down through the tight and narrow blues, or ride one of four double-blacks all the way back to the valley. I prefer the blues because they lead to the glades, unmarked but maintained, funky, interesting, tap-shoes required.The triple side is more traditional, more wide runs, especially Upper Face. Powder Puff is fabulous for kids. The snow doesn't stick to the triple side like it does to the double side, but when it's deep enough, wild lines through the trees lie everywhere.Plattekill is littered with curiosities. A rock quarry. An old T-bar terminal. An overgrown halfpipe in the trees. Abandoned MTB trails still signed and useable for skiing. More than any ski area in New York, Plattekill rewards exploration and creativity, enables and encourages it with a permissive Patrol and line-less lifts. Twenty or 25 runs are possible here, even on a big day. Just keep ripping.In some ways, Plattekill is a time machine, a snapshot of a Catskills otherwise lost. In others, it is exactly of this moment, stripped of the pretense and the crowds that can seem like skiing's inevitable trajectory. The bozos who can't stand a fixed-grip lift ride longer than three minutes don't come here. They would rather stand in a long line for a fast lift. But you don't have to. You can come to Plattekill.Podcast NotesOn Platty's singular atmosphereNo one has written more on Plattekill than Harvey Road, founder of the fantastic New York Ski Blog. I asked him to share links to his five favorite Platty write-ups:Return to Plattekill Mountain – Jan. 8, 2013“Those intangible forces pull me inexorably to Plattekill. Don't get me wrong, Plattekill has some solid tangibles too: lake effect powder and steeps and trees and beautiful views are important to people who love to ski.  But there's also something more. A simplicity of purpose that fills my soul with an exuberance I have a hard time capturing in my nine-to-five life.”Plattekill: The Life of Riley – March 5, 2018“Later in the morning the snow and the wind really picked up. It must have snowed two or three inches an hour well into the afternoon. By noon all traces of the bottom were gone and Plattekill was 100% open for business. Twist and Ridge were deserted and any tracks you left on that side of the mountain were gone by the time you returned.”I'm Done Skiing Alone – March 20, 2018“When I was a little kid living on a farm, I'd play by myself in a big tractor tire that served as a sandbox. I developed a reputation for playing alone. ‘Harvey doesn't need playmates, he's happy all by himself!' It wasn't true, down inside I didn't like it, but I didn't know myself well enough to push back.”Chasing Plake – Feb. 4, 2019“Around 10:00 am we headed into the lodge to give our legs a break, hydrate and warm up a little (it was maybe -1 F at this point). As we got to the door, we saw the man himself. ‘I was wondering when you'd show up.'“'Hi, my name is Glen!' he said, offering his hand. I introduced myself and my son and asked if he'd been skiing yet.“'No, we kind of take our time on Saturdays. I love to watch a mountain wake up and come alive.'  We chatted about Tahoe and the weather for a couple minutes. I asked if we could take some pics. Of course we could.”Plattekill: Five Days Later – March 11, 2019“We skied down to the double and Sam the Smiling Liftie let us step around the rope and head up early with Patrol. At the top, a new character was introduced. Maybe he'd seen my custom skis, as he said ‘Road? I'm Soule. Jeff Soule.'“I use the word character in it's broadest sense. Gregarious and engaging, with homemade poles he'd carved from tree branches, Jeff had switched to tele this season and was absolutely ripping, hucking everything in sight.”On the lost ski areas of the CatskillsWhen the Vajtays purchased Plattekill in 1993, the mountain was one of six family-owned ski areas in the Catskills. One by one, the other five failed. Here's an overview of each:Highmount, circa 1985Bobcat circa 1996Cortina, circa 1995Scotch Valley, circa 2004I don't think a trailmap exists of Sawkill, which was basically one or two runs and a ropetow on 70 vertical feet.On that ominous New York Times article from the ‘90sLaszlo referred to a New York Times article covering the Vajtays' disastrous second season as owners – that article ran on Jan. 21, 1995. An excerpt:A sign posted at the Ski Plattekill resort here warns against packing the cozy, wood-paneled cafeteria beyond its capacity of 242 people. That has hardly been a problem this winter.With a third of the ski season already over, this resort in the central Catskills has yet to open a single one of its 27 trails. The reason is plain: it has barely snowed this winter, and whatever snow has fallen has been washed away by driving rains and unseasonably warm temperatures. When Laszlo Vajtay, the owner of Ski Plattekill, looks out at his mountain, all he sees is brown grass."It is depressing," he said, as he trudged through the mud blanketing his steepest trail, Blockbuster, on this 52-degree afternoon. "Look at how warm it is. It's like summer. Winter's just not here yet."Mr. Vajtay's experience is the starkest example of what has been a disastrous season for skiers and ski areas across the Northeast. Of the 50 ski areas in New York State, all but nine closed down late this week, hoping to preserve their remaining snow cover for the weekend, according to Ski Areas of New York, a trade group. Things were not much better in New England, where nearly 60 percent of ski resorts reported being closed.On The New York Times article on private mountain rentalsPlattekill has offered private mountain rentals for 15 years. That part of the business really took off, however, after The New York Times profiled the ski area in 2019:Plattekill, in turn, has branded itself as an intimate, old-fashioned resort for expert skiers and families alike. Most important, however, it has been able to guarantee income on the slower weekdays, by becoming a private mountain of sorts. Four days a week, it puts itself up for rent. Any group can have exclusive access to it for just a few thousand dollars a day.In their early years as owners, the Vajtays were obsessed with two things that were not always compatible: making snow and avoiding debt. In the summer, they opened up the mountain for camping, music festivals and mountain biking. They took what they earned and invested it into snow-making equipment.Eventually, a new business idea came from Plattekill's regular skiers, who visited the mountain every time it snowed, even when it wasn't open. (The mountain was and is only open to the public Fridays through Sundays.) This became so common that the Vajtays decided to open the mountain, regardless of the day, following a major snowfall. Typically, about 500 paying customers would show up for the event, called Powderdaize.Powderdaize led to another idea: renting out the entire mountain to groups. Some Plattekill regulars so enjoyed the quiet setting of the last-minute weekday openings that they intimated to Ms. Vajtay how great it would be to have a “power day” to themselves, she recalled. The couple knew of a few members-only mountains in the United States but these were fancy, expensive resorts like the Yellowstone Club in Montana and the Hermitage Club in Vermont. Why not rent out their humble little mountain?In 2008, they started to do just that, charging $2,500 a day for exclusive use of Plattekill Monday through Thursday. (The price has since increased to $4,500.) Clients have ranged from corporations, like Citigroup, to religious organizations. Every year since 2010, Jehovah's Witnesses congregations from New Jersey and New York have met there once a year.On being “The Alta of The Catskills”Laz referred to an old Powder article that glossed Plattekill “the Alta of the Catskills.” The author, Porter Fox, also visited Hunter and Belleayre, but here's the Platty section:Two lifts rose 1,100 vertical feet from the base of Plattekill Ski Resort to the 3,500-foot summit. Between them were a few lift enclosures—designed to mimic gambrel barn roofs in the valley—an oversized base lodge, dirt parking lots, a dirt driveway, and about 200 skiers lapping trails as fast as they could.Plattekill is the Alta of the Catskills. The Little Ski Area That Could has fewer trails but gets more snow than most resorts in the range, averaging 150 inches annually. It is easy to forget that New York State borders two Great Lakes (Ontario and Erie), and that lake-effect storms often carry all the way to the Catskills. Sitting on the northwestern fringe of the range, Plattekill rings out most of the moisture before storms warm up and dry out.The mountain's 38 trails are only open Friday through Sunday. (You can rent the whole place for $3,500/day midweek.) If it snows 12 inches or more, the staff will get the chairs spinning midweek as well. Last year, “Platty” opened on a Monday after receiving four feet of snow in one dump. It wasn't a fluke, resort owner Laszlo Vajtay told me as he pulled up National Weather Service radar images of the storm. Precipitation spanned all the way from Manhattan to Albany in the image. The red dot in the center of the maelstrom was positioned precisely over his mountain.Vajtay, 56, started skiing at Plattekill when he was 7 and never left. He taught skiing, met his wife, Danielle (also an instructor), proposed and got married there. In 1993, he bought the place. The Vajtays didn't have deep pockets, so when their ancient DMC 3700 groomer broke down, they hired a nearby mechanic, named “Macker,” who learned how to fix it. He fixed all of the groomers on the hill, then refurbished an older model that Vajtay bought for a song. In 2014, Plattekill became the only authorized Bombardier service center in New York and Pennsylvania.Meanwhile, one of their snowcat clients asked them to work on their snow guns as well. There was no snowmaking at Plattekill when Vajtay bought it; the Platty crew cobbled one together from used guns and pumps they salvaged from old fire trucks. They took the job on and now part of Plattekill's business is also repairing snow-making equipment and lifts throughout the Northeast. “We run this place like they run farms in the valley—no debt,” Vajtay said. “The one time we had to borrow, we asked our skiers to chip in for a new lift. We paid them back on time, with interest.”Vajtay's standard look is one of excitement, or shock. His clear blue eyes are penetrating, and his gray hair is usually messed up by a ski hat or helmet. The “shock” part is real. He is genuinely amazed at how well he and his crew have done with a small ski area in an era when many others have gone belly up. Sixty-five resorts in New York have closed in the last 40 years, according to the New England Lost Ski Areas Project.In the new world of mega resorts, Plattekill is a time capsule of the way things used to be—steep runs, wild-eyed locals, friendly staff, boot cubbies, $2 frozen pizza slices, and an oversized base lodge bar, where auburn alpenglow settles on the last skiers of the day cruising down. The hand-hewn rafters, deer antler chandeliers, stained pine paneling, antique snowshoes and skis hanging on the wall reel the clock back to the 1980s, '70s, '60s —when televisions received three channels, every car had 300 horsepower under the hood, politicians were accountable for their actions, and all anyone in the Northeast wanted to do in the winter was sleep and ski.Laszlo Vajtay is not just the owner of Plattekill, he grew up skiing there. He and his wife, Danielle, run the ski area like a farm--debt free. They also run it as a family. Above,It's easy to fall into that world at Platty. The day we arrived was the Friday before the annual “Beach Party.” The ticket-seller-bartender-receptionist-office-manager-landscaper gal took a break from blowing up balloons and unfolding last year's tiki decorations to give us tickets before Vajtay took us on a tour of the grounds. Here was the PR-mountain-ops-ticket-sales-manager's office; there were the ski lockers; there was the cafe and the cabinet-sized ski shop run by George Quinn—who wrote two books about ski history in the Catskills and knows the range better than anyone since Rip Van Winkle. Lastly, Vajtay showed us the main eating hall, where a circular fireplace flickered in the middle of the room, itself an actual invention of the 1960s that now absolutely vibes the place with a '60s aura.Out the double picture windows at the northern end of the Blockbuster Lounge was a quiver of double-diamond runs Platty is known for: Blockbuster, Freefall, Plunge, Northface, all of which are pitched straight down. At the top, a long, wooded ridge hems in the resort.Vajtay had rounded up a scrappy crew of locals who were anxious to go, including Scott Ketchum, a longtime local who moved to Phoenicia the same week that Jimmy Hendrix played at Woodstock a few miles away and grew up skiing Simpson's rope tow. After a quick introduction, Ketchum offered to show Reddick some leftover powder in the trees while Vajtay and I talked.Turned out that, at Platty, “leftover powder in the trees” was code for: traverse 45 minutes east across the ridge; find a foot of fresh a week after the last storm; plenty steep and plenty of vertical; bad route-finding at the top; a thicket of trees so dense it became impossible to simply get down; multiple over-the-handlebar moments; broken pole; run-in with an ornery neighbor who had fired a shotgun over someone's head the week before; a few laughs; and, finally, a smelly pig-pile ride in a pickup truck back to the resort.On Snow OperatingLaszlo referenced a podcast episode that I recorded with Snow Operating CEO Joe Hession. Listen here.Laz also talks about Hugh Reynolds, who joined me on a different podcast episode. Listen here. On the Olympic Regional Development AuthorityWe talked extensively about the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA), which manages three ski areas owned by New York State: Belleayre (which is right down the road from Plattekill), Gore, and Whiteface. Recent NPR reports detailed the stunning level of taxpayer funding channeled into ORDA's coffers over the past six years:Standing in the boardroom of New York's state-run Olympic Regional Development Authority in Lake Placid, CEO Mike Pratt spread out photographs of Olympic sports venues in Beijing, Berlin and Sarajevo that lie abandoned and in ruins.His message was plain: This almost happened here.Pratt convinced New York state to bet on a different future, investing huge amounts of taxpayer cash rebuilding and modernizing the sports authority's venues, most dating back to the 1980 Winter Olympics."The last six years, the total capital investment in the Olympic authority was $552 million," Pratt said. "These are unprecedented investments in our facilities, no question about it. But the return on investment is immediate."NPR found New York state has actually pumped far more dollars into the organization since Pratt took the helm, with government documents showing the total outlay closer to $620 million.You can read more here. It's an incredible story.On Ski Cooper's controversial season passI asked Laz and Danielle about Plattekill's longtime reciprocal partnership with Ski Cooper and where they stand on the controversy around it. I've covered that extensively here, here, and here.On Mount Bohemia's $99 season passI've covered this extensively in the past, but my podcast with Boho owner Lonie Glieberman goes into the whole backstory and strategy behind the mega-bargain pass at this ungroomed glade kingdom in Michigan's remote Upper Peninsula. This year's season pass sale is set for Nov. 22 to Dec. 2. The $99 pass no longer includes Saturdays – skiers have to level up to the $109 version for that. Bohemia also sells a $172 two-year pass and a $1,299 lifetime pass.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us.The Storm publishes year-round, and guarantees 100 articles per year. This is article 67/100 in 2023, and number 453 since launching on Oct. 13, 2019. Want to send feedback? Reply to this email and I will answer (unless you sound insane, or, more likely, I just get busy). You can also email skiing@substack.com. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

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Today I have with me one of my dream podcast guests - Greg Edwards.  Greg Edwards is a fearless comedian from Virginia. Greg moved to San Francisco in 2001 and became a fixture on the Bay Area comedy scene. Greg is known for his distinctive voice, awkward views and social commentary. He's performed at Jamie Foxx's Laffapollozza, SF SketchFest, SF Burrito & Comedy Fest, Riot LA, and clubs and colleges all over California. Greg was awarded the prestigious Dan Crawford Award from the San Francisco Punchline in 2009 and moved to Los Angeles in 2010.  Greg has performed at the Laugh Factory, The Comedy Store, The Hollywood Improv, The IceHouse, & all the popular independent shows in LA. Greg has worked with Dave Chappelle, Paul Mooney, Patrice O'Neal, Damon Wayans, Bill Burr, Charlie Murphy, Maria Bamford, Jim Jeffries, Harland Williams, Bill Bellamy, Deon Cole, W. Kamau Bell and many more outstanding comedians. Most recently, Greg stars as "Sparky Sweets PhD" of the critically-acclaimed web series THUG NOTES, Greg was also in season 1 of Comedy Central's Corporate and also was in Comedy Central's Black Depression video "Demetrinox". Greg has been in Entertainment Weekly, Forbes, The International New York Times and has been on BET, Comedy Central, interviewed on the Tavis Smiley show on PBS & has recently released 3 independent comedy albums Gregarious, Fuck you Greg & Dopamine. Greg and I talked about: The importance of relationships  The space that writing creates How conversations can boost your creativity  The evolution of a creative process - particularly with a live audience What we gain and lose with time and age Getting inspiration for your creative projects I even got to give Greg some encouragement on his current creative project - that you might find useful if you are working on anything! And we spoke about my blog post about the 6 Thinking Hats for writing. Greg also mentioned Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey and you can learn more about it here. And you can learn more about me at https://www.safiyarobinson.com/

In a stunning turn of events, we actually have some new figure announcements and preorders to talk about! But before we get into it, we spend over an hour talking to Gregory Titus. He was responsible for almost all the artwork for the line for almost 10 years of its run. We talk about what that was like, what figures he drew for but never got made, and what his relationship with Hasbro was like. If you want to join future podcasts and listen as we record live and interact with us as it's recording, consider joining us on Patreon. We also host give aways. Or if you just want to support the podcast and see a video version, you can do that there too. The video version is already up! https://www.patreon.com/blackseriescantina Check out our Merch! https://black-series-cantina-podcast.creator-spring.com Follow us on twitter: @tbscantina Email us with any questions or comments blackseriescantina@gmail.com Check out Zach on Instagram and TikTok @thestarwarsblackseries Check out Mike on YouTube www.youtube.com/c/mikekaess And on IG @Trustysidekick And on Twitter @mikekaess

“And today we are talking about sea critters with their own clear, plastic-looking straw. But more on that later.” Humans are social creatures, but we aren't the only ones. Gregarious animals hang out together, especially during mating seasons. But what if you are both sedentary and gregarious, which is another way to say a friendly […]

Our hearts are broken to just learn of the tragic passing of Dennis W. Mallen, Jr. in a car accident on June 10th, 2023, only six days after this interview was recorded. He was such a kind and decent man, and we lost our new friend before we really got to know him. He was in such a good place in his life, and you can really hear it in his voice. It makes this interview all the more heartbreaking. But please listen - In honor of his life and out of respect for his memory. Our hearts go out to his family and his many friends. R.I.P. Dennis. We are leaving everything as it should have been... ____________________________________ Welcome to Scatterbrain Podcast Episode 163. Actor/Producer Dennis Mallen is a busy man. He first appeared in "Devil's Advocate" ( 1997 ), and has continued to remain in demand with roles in a wide array of commercials, shorts, and feature films ever since. Most recently with starring roles in "The Mad Hatter" ( 2021 ), "Gray People" ( 2022 ), "Tales From The Old West" ( 2023 ), "Mass State Lottery" ( 2023 ), and "Losing To Win" ( 2023 ). 2021 Winner Best Actor: Gold Award for "Killer Miller", and 2022 Winner Best Actor: November and December Award for "Dahlia". Mr. Mallen has chops! But, more importantly he is a genuinely nice man and an interviewer's dream! Gregarious, outgoing, charming, intelligent, and very talented. It's no mystery why he is so sought after within the entertainment industry. We wish him nothing but the best, and we will be keeping track of his movies and ever-rising star. And you should, too! We feel fortunate ( and a little stunned, to be honest ) that he agreed to be interviewed. We have nothing but gratitude and respect for him allowing us an hour of his time. This is an engrossing interview, and we hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed talking with Mr. Mallen. Thank you for listening, Scatterbrains! We truly appreciate you all! Available on all major platforms that support podcasts. You can also find us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. "Scatterbrain Podcast with Ian and Dan" (c) 2023 Scatterbrain Productions. Always. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scatterbrain-podcast/message

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#TwitterSpaces #Clubhouse #SocialAudioThis week we talk to Zealous.app creator Gregarious to get an update on the AI audiogram features that have been added to the app to help social audio creators promote their shows. Plus, we hear how two major platforms have ditched social audio while there's mixed feeling about the SPaces tab being moved from the nav bar on Twitter.Links mentioned during the show...Audiogram update on Zealous.app [Thread] https://twitter.com/zealous_app/status/1634222633775693827Spaces tab on the move from the nav bar on Twitter https://twitter.com/BigTentSocial/status/1634313089016295425 https://twitter.com/ehikian/status/1633979098853941248How could account notifications improve Spaces discoverability? https://twitter.com/ehikian/status/1634707880623636480The Android bug that stopped speakers from speaking in Spaces https://twitter.com/morqon/status/1635620040375431170 https://twitter.com/morqon/status/1638595728439226368Spaces Dashboard adds 160 language categories https://twitter.com/spacesdashboard/status/1634129560626135041Clubbing on Clubhouse https://twitter.com/morqon/status/1633969651452456963Leak - are scheduled events coming to Clubhouse? h/t @alex193a https://twitter.com/alex193a/status/1635443785025945605Leak - is location being added to Clubhouse? h/t @alex193a https://twitter.com/alex193a/status/1635437094154665984Meta says goodbye to audio channels https://twitter.com/BigTentSocial/status/1636293672462327808Spotify going large on video podcasts h/t @MattNavarra https://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1633769322869866496Partnership means Patreon podcasts will appear in Spotify app https://twitter.com/Patreon/status/1633551674500599808Farewell Reddit Talkshttps://twitter.com/morqon/status/1633630831917842436 https://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1633842481929543684YouTube rolls out creator studio features for podcasters https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1636516022344613889Check out Suze's Substack Stop. Rewind. Play for all the latest audio news. A new edition every Friday covering podcasting, sound design and social audio stoprewindplay.substack.comLast time we spoke about Twitter's announcement that ‘previously recorded broadcasts' would be deleted. Check out that episode here https://www.spreaker.com/episode/53150987All Things Audio with Madalyn and Suze is recorded LIVE on Twitter Spaces. Madalyn Sklar and Suze Cooper host All Things Audio on Twitter Spaces every Wednesday at 3pm EST / 8pm BST. After the podcast is recorded we open the mic and speak to people in the Space about the week's hot topics. Join us Wednesdays on Twitter Spaces to be part of the conversation. Follow @BigTentSocial and @MadalynSklar and follow the hashtag #AllThingsAudio.

We have a guest! Mr. Greg Fernandez! International flight attendant, Purser,  actor, emcee, model, and arena beer

In this Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast, Matt and Mark spend some time hanging out with Kristopher Hart, Host of ESPN's Whiskey Neat, and Co-Founder/Owner of Gregarious Grump Spirits and The Prideful Goat. The guys talk with Kristopher about how his love for a girl and his desire to impress her father led him into the world of whiskey and eventually into a career centered around it; his show, Whiskey Neat, on ESPN Radio and all of the amazing guests he's had on the show with him; and the creation and growth of his brands, Gregarious Grump Spirits and The Prideful Goat, and what the future looks like for both. They also taste and review the 2022 Release of Woodford Reserve Double Double Oaked, the 2022 Bomberger's Declaration, and Elijah Craig Barrel Proof Batch A123. This Episode of The Bourbon Life Podcast is sponsored by Liquor Barn, Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, The Stave Restaurant, Three Chord Bourbon, and District 7 Social. Check out all of our amazing sponsors online at:  www.liquorbarn.com     www.unclenearest.com www.thestavekentucky.com  www.threechordbourbon.com

With all the recent news around creator royalties and NFT marketplaces Opensea and Blur battling it was about time we sounded off on our thoughts inregards to these changes and the impact on the future of Web 3.0 Fanzo is joined by co-hosts Travie and Gregarious with each having a slightly different take on this latest shift in NFts and how this will impact projects of all shapes and sizes. We discuss: Opensea vs Blur battling is good or bad for the NFT space What does a web 3.0 business model look like without zero secondary royalties  Why does Opensea believe all NFT projects are the same  What other marketplaces are doing? What does this mean for NFT art marketplaces such as Known Origin, Foundation, SuperRare and Nifty Gateway. Are we moving towards a need for every NFT founder to be a master entrepreneur Why are we even in web 3.0 if we aren't using the blockchain technology? Will Web 3.0 and NFTs survive if the culture stays the same? ______________________________________________________________ Learn more about the NFT365 Podcast

Listen to this Gregarious episode where we talk about Gru stealing from Panera Bread, Jeff's shiny teeth, the final meal and what is a game show? IG: @Howimetmybrotherpod TikTok: @Howimetmybrotherpod Email: Howimetmybrotherpod@gmail.com Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG0N_uYChpFRJqAgsR0ZpcA --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howimetmybrotherpod/support

In today's episode of #NFT365, Fanzo welcomes back Gregarious Narain, co-founder of Zealous, a conversation platform.  He's an entrepreneur, podcast co-host of the Created Economy, and a passionate advocate for community building in Web3. https://twitter.com/gregarious Book recommended by Purpose: Design a Community and Change Your Life By Gina Bianchini https://a.co/d/7urWgPU ______________________________________________________________ Learn more about the NFT365 Podcast

The Climactic Conclusion to the mystery of the cursed disc.  Is there a dark deity being summoned by transforming people into silver screen slashers or is it just the machinations of a reality tv star trying to become more famous?  Does Deandra have a "dark past" with DJ Pauly D and will Gregarious alongside our Hunters be able to overcome the curse that is turning Brown Community College Students into ravenous killers...  

Take 2!  James is back for more conversations with me on No More Mister Nice Guy (authored by Dr. Glover) and books he loves, podcasts he listens to... and more gossip between two ex-lovers and friends.  James is a father, mortgage broker, former car salesman, former manager of a large car leasing portfolio in Edmonton, Alberta and a part time musician (guitar slinger for his brother, David Jukebox Leigh). He is a regular athlete studying Kung fu under Phil Woo of Alberta Shaolin Kung fu Academy, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at Frontline Carlson Gracie Jiu Jitsu in Sherwood Park, Alberta, lover of all things food related and an avid reader.  Connect with James Leigh:   https://www.instagram.com/jrolleigh/ https://www.instagram.com/leighmortgages/ https://www.facebook.com/james.leigh.754 https://www.facebook.com/jleighfirstfoundation https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesleigh1/ https://www.leighmortgages.com/ Resources:   Create the Ripple Podcast - James Leigh (Part 1) https://createtheripplepodcast.libsyn.com/a-chat-with-my-ex-boyfriend-do-we-have-free-will-people-reinvent-themselves-why-and-how-can-this-happen-and-other-random-questions-with-james-leigh-part-1 No More Mr. Nice Guy by Dr. Robert Glover  https://www.amazon.com/No-More-Mr-Nice-Guy/dp/0762415339/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670136757&sr=8-1   The Four Agreements By Don Miguel Ruiz  https://www.amazon.com/Four-Agreements-Practical-Personal-Freedom/dp/1878424319/ref=sr_1_1?crid=E3ISYX2G2YT2&keywords=four+agreements&qid=1670137137&sprefix=four+agreements%2Caps%2C187&sr=8-1   Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell  https://www.amazon.com/Basic-Economics-Thomas-Sowell/dp/0465060730/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670137503&sr=8-1   The Shining by Stephen King  https://www.amazon.com/Shining-Stephen-King/dp/0345806786/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1670137560&sr=8-2 Order of Man Podcast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/order-of-man/id979752171   The Joe Rogan Podcast  https://open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk   The Jordan B. 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Travie talks with Gregarious, CEO of Zealous, about how Zealous.One is already changing the way content creators use their social audio and video. Greg gives us a sneak peek at what Zealous has planned in 2023, how it will integrate into social media, and even allow for various language trabslations. Travie and Greg also discuss the value of IRL events and activations in the Web3 space. Follow Travie: https://twitter.com/MrTravisTho Travie's Links: https://linktr.ee/travie.eth Follow Gregarious: https://twitter.com/gregarious Zealous: https://zealous.one/ Partners: Get your OWN UNSTOPPABLE DOMAIN here: https://unstoppabledomains.com/?ref=travie The Journey Attire - https://deg3n.com/collections/the-journey NFT365 Podcast: https://nft365podcast.com/ Zealous: https://twitter.com/zealous_app Mint your DiamondDawgsNFT here https://www.diamonddawgsnft.com/

#Twitter #TwitterSpaces #SocialAudioThis week Madalyn and Suze speak with [Zealous.app](http://Zealous.app) creator Gregarious about the new updates to the app. The transcript to audiogram feature now has captions and straight-to-social sharing is on the horizon. There's also talk about the newly launched Spaces for Communities, the Spaces soundboard roll out to iOS and Android and the launch of a stereo soundboard for Clubhouse.Links mentioned during the show...Zealous launches captioned audiograms from Twitter Spaces transcriptshttps://twitter.com/zealous_app/status/1579832060235370496https://twitter.com/zealous_app/status/1579834181596872704Generate the audiogram from the Zealous transcript of a Space you have spoken inhttps://twitter.com/zealous_app/status/1579834241407676417Madalyn tries out the new Zealous.app audiogramshttps://twitter.com/MadalynSklar/status/1580231985993089029Twitter Spaces and Twitter Communities announce Spaces for Communities with a co-tweethttps://twitter.com/HiCommunities/status/1580248034814078976Public Spaces that only Community members can reply tohttps://twitter.com/HiCommunities/status/1580248855157014528Spaces and Communities live Space Q&A replayhttps://twitter.com/HiCommunities/status/1580249934602768386More about Community Spaces h/t Legionhttps://twitter.com/legion_mj/status/1580249010694418432Joselin's screenshot and notes from his first Community Space experiencehttps://twitter.com/JoselinMane/status/1580246171901399040Non-recorded live stats for Spaceshttps://twitter.com/JoselinMane/status/1579858982084431872New emoji reactions rolled out for all iOS and Android usershttps://twitter.com/TwitterSpaces/status/1578101788955226114Soundboard available for all usershttps://twitter.com/TwitterSpaces/status/1578467709670789121Thumbs up and thumbs down feedback for episodes featured on the audio tabhttps://twitter.com/MattNavarra/status/1580250475731255297When is a Twitter feature like a menu? Suze's tweet about the limitations of the audio tabhttps://twitter.com/BigTentSocial/status/1580144837437030400Clubhouse working on a stereo soundboard h/t Michael Sterlinghttps://twitter.com/audiomentor/status/1580000194032287746AllThingsAudio Twitter Moment https://twitter.com/BigTentSocial/status/1580285928005935110---Last week we spoke about recorded Spaces for Twitter Super Follows. Check out that episode here https://www.spreaker.com/episode/51492833---All Things Audio with Madalyn and Suze is recorded LIVE on Twitter Spaces.Madalyn Sklar and Suze Cooper host All Things Audio on Twitter Spaces every Wednesday at 3pm EST / 8pm BST.After the podcast is recorded we open the mic and speak to people in the Space about the week's hot topics.Join us Wednesdays on Twitter Spaces to be part of the conversation. Follow @BigTentSocial and @MadalynSklar and follow the hashtag #AllThingsAudio.

About this Episode Our guest today is Tracee Garner, an award-winning and best-selling author of 18 books. Her writing includes both fiction and non-fiction and center around African Americans triumphing over adversity to create their own success. In addition to writing, and among many other things, Tracee is a speaker, a course-creator, writing coach and a fierce advocate and voice for people with disabilities. Call to Action: Seek out someone with a story entirely different than your own. Acknowledging and valuing people unlike yourself is the first step to inclusion. 5 Words: Clarity, Driven, Gregarious, Empathetic and Thankful Connect with Us: Website: https://diversityonfire.com/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/diversityonfire Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diversityonfire/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/diversityonfire Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Diversityfire Heather: https://www.instagram.com/hponfire/ Guest Links: https://traceegarner.com/ https://www.instagram.com/teegarner/ https://twitter.com/teegarner As a special gift to podcast listeners and in celebration of National Disability Awareness Month, enjoy reading Tracee's book free right now until November 12, 2022. Disability Field Guide, here: https://BookHip.com/SWNTXFH You can also get her fiction book, the first in the Jameson Family Series, Whatever May Come FREE First In Series FREE Via Book Funnel - Until December 23, 2022 https://BookHip.com/WVCVFKW Podcast: Subscribe: https://anchor.fm/diversityonfire - All Platforms Voicenote: https://anchor.fm/diversityonfire/message --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/diversityonfire/message

Gregarious - from Latin gregarius "pertaining to a flock; of the herd, of the common sort, common," Assertive - assertus, meaning “defended” or “claimed.” Assertive can be thought of as the adjective version of the verb assert, which means “to maintain or defend” (as in phrases like assert your rights or assert their dominance), but assertive has actually been in use for longer than assert. Active directly from Latin activus, from actus "a doing" Extraversion - "a turning out," from Medieval Latin extraversionem, from extra "outward"+ versionem Latin versionem (nominative versio) "a turning, a translation," from past-participle stem of Latin vertere "to turn, turn back, be turned; convert, transform, translate; be changed" Introversion - a turning into/inward," from Medieval Latin extraversionem, from extra "outward" Impulsive - Latin impulsivus, from Latin impuls-, past participle stem of impellere "strike against, push against. impellere "to push, strike against; set in motion, drive forward, urge on," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" + pellere "to push, drive" Compulsive - from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere "to drive together, force," from com "with, together" + pellere "to drive" Vulnerable - Latin vulnerare "to wound, hurt, injure, maim," from vulnus (genitive vulneris) "wound," Obsessive - from Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidere "watch closely; besiege, occupy; stay, remain, abide" literally "sit opposite to," from ob "against" + sedere "to sit.” Competent directly from Latin competentem (nominative competens), present participle of competere "coincide, agree" Depressed - from Late Latin depressare, frequentative of Latin deprimere "press down," from de "down" + premere "to press, hold fast, cover, crowd, compress" Altruistic - "unselfishness, devotion to the welfare of others, the opposite of egoism," from Latin alteri, dative of alter "other" Diverse - directly from Latin diversus "turned different ways. Cognitive - "pertaining to cognition," with -ive + Latin cognit-, past participle stem of cognoscere "to get to know, recognize," Narcissistic --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/liam-connerly/support

Gregarious guitar store owner talks about the many relationships he has cultivated over the years.

Suze is joined by co-hosts Jennifer Navarrete and Michael Sterling this week. We talked about a new ‘reconnect' button that's been spotted on Spaces and the stability of Spaces analytics across devices. There was also chat around the new Houses feature on Clubhouse and we heard from Zealous.app creator Gregarious about the new speaker and keyword filters on the platform.Links mentioned during the show...A Reconnect button for when hosts get dropped from Spaces?https://twitter.com/JoselinMane/status/1558084249366024192Testing Twitter Community Spacehttps://twitter.com/JoselinMane/status/1558131434790977544Spaces clips host togglehttps://twitter.com/JoselinMane/status/1557451684548329477Zealous.appGregarious is the CEO of Zealous, a community conversation platform enabling members to listen to the communities they love. For 20+ years, he's been building social and creator tools at companies like Klout, Chute & more. He is an avid NFT collector and owner of $AMA coin.https://twitter.com/JoselinMane/status/1558195435306733575New features Tweethttps://twitter.com/zealous_app/status/1559956770881081344Spaces and Tweetdeck collab?https://twitter.com/c_at_work/status/1557425123510161409Discrepancies spotted between iOS and desktop Spaces analyticshttps://twitter.com/ThoughtWorks_Dr/status/1557244272742629376https://twitter.com/jaaaddd_/status/1557364252209553410Start Space from a retweet feature is shelved before it got startedhttps://twitter.com/c_at_work/status/1558137041220689920AllThingsAudio Twitter Moment https://twitter.com/i/events/1559825178170884097---Last week we hopped over to LinkedIn to try out Audio Events. Check out that episode here https://www.spreaker.com/episode/50889910---All Things Audio with Madalyn and Suze is recorded LIVE on Twitter Spaces.Madalyn Sklar and Suze Cooper host All Things Audio on Twitter Spaces every Wednesday at 3pm EST / 8pm BST.After the podcast is recorded we open the mic and speak to people in the Space about the week's hot topics.Join us Wednesdays on Twitter Spaces to be part of the conversation. Follow @BigTentSocial and @MadalynSklar and follow the hashtag #AllThingsAudio.

Has Clooney pulled his biggest prank yet!? The residents of one Brooklyn neighborhood may be the latest victims of the notorious prankster's latest caper involving a heard of goats, a desperate farmer, and deceased Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. But at the end of the day, who is left to pick up the pieces? Not the goats, they go no thumbs. Join Ronald and Matthais every week as they bring you the scoop behind the weirdest headlines from across the globe. Submit your own headlines to butthatsadifferentstory@gmail.com or @butthatsapod on Twitter to have it read on the podcast and expanded upon by Matthias and Ronald! Follow us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/butthatsapod/ Follow us on twitter https://twitter.com/butthatsapod Visit us at https://www.butthatsapodcast.com/ Written, Recorded, and Directed by Andrew Damitio and Dan Cabrera Music by Andrew Damitio

The Bow Tie Guy tackles the issue of unexpected events that change our plans. How do you deal with them? How does he deal with them? Give a listen and find out!

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Today a good friend of mine and holder of a Mint 365 Founders NFT Gregarious, co-founder of Zealous, joined the podcast to talk a wide variety of topics. I decided to go deep picking Greagarious's brain on all things startup, influence and content thanks to his extensive experience in startups and being part of the early days of influencer tracking tool Klout. Who is Greagious: Gregarious “Greg” Narain has been at the forefront of social media marketing, influencer marketing, and product marketing for more than 20 years. In his illustrious career, Greg has helped drive marketing verticals – such as content management, email and customer relationship systems, and marketing research – with a focus on product development and launches. Greg has been the founder of numerous startups in the influencer marketing space, as well as the founder of his own agency that worked with startups and Fortune 500 companies on product development and business strategies. Greg brings his product experience to marketing by leveraging his experience and problem-solving skills to dissect industries, define problems and create innovative product solutions. https://twitter.com/gregarious LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gregarious Instagram: @gregariously Creator Coin: $AMA Zealous Corporate https://zealous.app Zealous App https://zealous.one Featured NFT from the #mint365 collection: Angel Alliance https://angelalliance.co/ @angelallianceth Discover the latest Web3 strategies to improve your business at the upcoming Crypto Business Conference in San Diego, October 9th-11th 2022  https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/nft365 ______________________________________________________________ Learn more about the NFT365 Podcast

You might have seen this week's critter swarming in the summer, painting the seas and beaches red. We're talking about the gregarious squat lobster (Munida gregaria).

We all have different personality traits and tendencies. Introverted, extroverted. Gregarious, reserved. Nomad, homebody. But if you stop and think about it, it's our core values that truly define who we are. Our values help us choose between right and wrong, guide us on which paths we take in life, determine where we focus our energy, and how we find our purpose. This week on the podcast, Grace and Shannon talk us through why determining our core values is so important to our career and our personal life, how they can change over time, and how to check in with ourselves to know when that should happen. Joining us as special guest is influencer and Life Coach, Taina Nixon, MPH. Taina shares with us how she advises her clients to dig deep and identify their core values, and how doing so can provide purpose and direction in establishing and achieving attainable goals within your personal and professional life. You can find Taina on her blog Abundantly Tiny or on Instagram. Read the article that inspired this episode on the blog at BlueSummitSupplies.com. Connect with Blue Summit Supplies for more helpful professional development content on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Listen to all episodes of the Standard Office Procedures podcast and reach out to us to be featured on the podcast or offer feedback by emailing grace@franklincreativesolutions.com

Plants have become the new pets. A perfect way to brighten up a home and they come with the satisfaction of looking after something beautiful and seeing it thrive. Gregarious Inc is your plant care assistant app; making it really easy to grow plants, eliminating plant care guesswork, and connecting you with a community. Head of Growth, Colin Bovet helps us understand the inception of this creative App and dives into the role of their website driving App growth. As their SEO-powered and long-tail content is crucial to driving their App growth Colin works to balance conversions from the website to the app store.

Only on Joseph Jaffe is not Famous are you going to be able to chat about bodybuilding as a metaphor, creators as platforms, the difference between gregarious and gregariousless people, the future of collaboration…and of course alpha. All in less than one hour. Join us today at 1pm EDT, where my guest is my business partners and fellow NFT junkie, Gregarious Narain. Have any questions for Gregarious or just want a shoutout on air? You can potentially ask your questions live or get a shoutout using $JAFFE coins which you can purchase via my creator coin link: rally.io/creator/JAFFE. I'll also be giving away $JAFFE coins every episode to viewers who tune in live. By buying my limited-edition NFT, you'll get an e-book, as well as access to pre-tapings and after shows. Find out at nft.rally.io/jaffejuice Watch full episodes at youtube.com/c/josephjaffeisnotfamous. Subscribe at bit.ly/subscribetotheshow Join the Discord at bit.ly/notfamousdiscord Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 15, 2022 is: gregarious • grih-GAIR-ee-us • adjective Gregarious means "tending to associate with others of one's kind" and "enjoying or tending to enjoy the company of others," which makes it synonymous with social and sociable. //The documentary is filmed inside the burrows of the gregarious prairie dogs. //The new hire is quite outgoing and gregarious. See the entry > Examples: "The gregarious organizer of the Florida Renaissance Festival … is a 40-year Fort Lauderdale resident who turns 75 in April and sounds energized enough to slay any dragon who might drop by when the 30-year-old fair kicks off Saturday." — Ben Crandell, The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2022 Did you know? When you're one of the herd, it's tough to avoid being social. The origin of gregarious is from  the Latin noun grex, meaning "herd" or "flock." When it first began appearing in English texts in the 17th century, gregarious was applied mainly to animals, but by the 18th century it was being used for social human beings as well.

Madalyn and Suze chat about the latest @Zealous_app updates including transcription and easy Tweet share options, with creator Gregarious. Plus - LinkedIn's podcast network announcement and we discuss how social audio has become a lens for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.Links mentioned during the show...Spaces analytics update from Alessandro Paluzzihttps://twitter.com/alex193a/status/1497572695810187270https://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2022/03/twitter-works-to-improve-option-to-post.htmlClubhouse launches room chathttps://techcrunch.com/2022/02/24/clubhouse-in-room-chat/?tpcc=tcplustwitterhttps://twitter.com/audiomentor/status/1496941298456358915https://blog.clubhouse.com/a-new-feature-has-entered-the-chat/LinkedIn announces podcast network...https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/23/linkedin-debuts-its-own-podcast-network/...and Twitter may be looking at podcasting too....https://twitter.com/alex193a/status/1499109649961869318“The world discusses war on social audio” by Michael Sterling @audiomentorhttps://www.sterlingclear.online/eim/the-world-discusses-war-via-social-audioAutomatic captioning for Instagramhttps://9to5mac.com/2022/03/01/automatic-captions-on-videos-are-coming-to-instagram/Zealous apphttps://twitter.com/JoselinMane/status/1499127341867540482Zealous transcript of this week's show! > https://zealous.one/room/E6eJR2bvSdXgqIGm9ngZAllThingsAudio Twitter Moment > https://twitter.com/i/events/1499104573524480002---Last week we spoke about the new emojis on Twitter Spaces. Check out that episode here > https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48871886---All Things Audio with Madalyn and Suze is recorded LIVE on Twitter Spaces.Madalyn Sklar and Suze Cooper AllThings Audio on Twitter Spaces every Wednesday at 3pm EST / 8pm BST.After the podcast is recorded we open the mic and speak to people in the Space about the week's hot topics.Join us Wednesdays on Twitter Spaces to be part of the conversation. Follow @MadalynSklar to join and follow the hashtag #AllThingsAudio.

Monday February 7 2022 Brought to you by The Real Voice - Mel Allen. Providing voice over for commercials, podcasts, explainer videos, and more. Samples and demos at https://therealvoice.com Berkshire Mountain Distillers latest #CraftBrewersWhiskeyProject release is out and ready for tasting! Each addition to the American whiskey collection is the product of a single-sourced craft brew distilled into a unique Berkshire Mountain Distillers whiskey. This time around it's Long Trail's Unearthed Stout, Chatham Brewing's 8 Barrel Ale, and 2RoadsBrewing's Workers Comp Farmhouse Ale. They've been distilled and aged in barrels for 4 - 5 years. If that wasn't cool enough - and to me, it seems pretty damn cool - their Distiller, Michael Sharry, is in a battle. He's a contestant on “Moonshiners: Master Distiller” and you can see him on February 23rd, on the Discovery Channel, as he battles for the title of Master Distiller! For the full details, head to https://craftbrewerswhiskeyproject.com/ and make sure to follow them on social media Are Uneccesary inventions useless? Maybe not! Captain Morgan came up with an invention that honestly seems kind of awesome. It's called the Captain Morgan Super Bowl Punch Bowl and it stirs with the sound waves created by the Bluetooth speaker at the base of the bowl, keeps track of the score during the game, and holds 4 gallons of whatever punch you want to throw in it! Matty Benedetto of Unnecessary Inventions even pops up halfway through the commercial for the bowl - head to https://punchbowl.captainmorgan.com/en/gate and for the full punch bowl of info on this head to Seven Days https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/captain-morgan-and-burlingtons-matty-benedetto-stir-the-super-bowl-party-action/Content?oid=34825383 OK, on to beer - and a fantastic beer at that - I'm lucky enough to live near Queen City Brewery in Burlington, and they make great classic German and European beers. I recently went in for some Schwarzbier aka Black Lager, aka Malta (and also Gregarious, their Scotch Ale) and it's so good it's no wonder it's continuing to trend. It's one of those dark and mysterious beers a lot of people think “I can't drink that!” and yet it is so easy to drink! If you drink more than the cheapest light lagers or hoppiest of hazy bois - then you might really enjoy this. Try it anyway - and let me know what you think. Then you'll understand why interest in beer has grown 400% in the past two years. Find out about Queen City at http://queencitybrewery.com/. Get the full pour.. err.. story at https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/what-is-schwarzbier-black-lager/ Next Time: What about last time - check out “Another Round” That came out on Saturday - talking with Greg Dunkling of the Business of Craft Beer Program at The University of Vermont! The Boozebuddy Update continues on video! On Spotify, watch alongside the podcast, or head to the YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC033VXK28YhXgJAYpHS-C_w Head to BoozebuddyUpdate.com to comment or get in touch with me! Remember - don't drink and drive, stay safe, drive sober and support the booze that supports your local community. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/boozebuddy/support

We're baaaaaaaack!! Did you miss me? I missed you. I'm super excited for what 2022 has in store and we kick it off today at our new time of 1pm EST with Sam Silverstein. Today we're talking accountability. In our lives. In the workplace. I'm hoping some of our corporate and political leaders are watching! Gregarious the Great will then deliver our Monday contribution on all things entrepreneurship. Have any questions for Sam or just want a shoutout on air? You can potentially ask your question live or get a shoutout using $JAFFE coins which you can purchase via my creator coin link: rally.io/creator/JAFFE I've “stealthily” launched my Discord server. I'll be slow burn building it in parallel with you. Join at bit.ly/notfamousdiscord I'll also be giving away $JAFFE coins every episode to viewers who tune in live. Purchase and “access” NFT (while stocks last – lol) and by buying this limited edition art, you'll get an e-book, access to pre-tapings, special shows AND locked channels on my discord server. Find out at nft.rally.io/jaffejuice Watch full episodes at youtube.com/c/josephjaffeisnotfamous. Subscribe at bit.ly/subscribetotheshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Creator monetization is evolving. In this week's episode, we bring you a conversation with someone who is leading the charge to make live streaming pay for creators. Gregarious Narain has seen the evolution of the creator economy first hand. As an early podcaster and blogger, he recognized the opportunity to participate both as a creator (before that was even a thing) and as an entrepreneur - notably as the first employee at Klout (a notable startup launched in 2008 that aimed to rank social influence). From there he launched numerous creator products like Chute and most recently Zealous. As a co-host of The Created Economy (a weekly news show about..you guessed it), Gregarious has his finger on the pulse of creator technology. We recently sat down with Gregarious to talk about the evolution of creator monetization: from ads to subscriptions to live streaming to crypto - and how creators can use Zealous to earn a scalable income. Guest Links: The Created Economy show Zealous Gregarious in on Twitter Gregarious is on Zealous Email: gregarious@zealous.app This is Creator Kit, HiBeam's podcast series on the tools that help creators thrive. If you enjoyed the conversation and don't want to miss future episodes, just hit subscribe on iTunes, stream on Spotify, or plug our RSS feed in your player of choice. You can also read the full transcript of the interview, which has been lightly edited for clarity, below.

Natalie Sherer had the pleasure of speaking with Drs. John Etsell and Daniel McGrew as they discover the genius text painting and storytelling embedded in the art song "Viola" by Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) about a personified violet who blooms too early. Gregarious and thoughtful, John and Daniel chaperone us through Viola's journey and the refrain that takes on a new color and underlying mood each time it returns throughout the drama. John Etsell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-etsell-a20949a2 Daniel McGrew: https://www.danielmcgrewtenor.com/ Natalie Sherer: collabpianist.com Text by Franz von Schober & Translation: https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=91703