Podcasts about grinding

FFXIV is a game where one character can do it all, where you can quest along side friends and build a community to join you in your journey: Rath Games took that personally. Garrett and Kyle sit down with the man who has set out on the wild adventure to defeat Endwalker by himself. No damage is too great, no check to impossible for Solo Only. From his favorite MMOs to his background in Game Development, to the video production process, Rath gives us a behind the scene look at what it has taken to make his journey come to life. Supportourbromance.com or we'll pursue fishing achievements.

In 2018, I wrote a book called G Code.    The premise is it's the Code to Greatness.    G Code is the solution to the Force of Average, something that attacks and affects all of us.     The G Code is about being the best in our gratitude, our genetics, our grind, and group.    Being grateful for 5 things or people every single day.    Working out and eating healthily to keep our bodies strong.    Grinding and working to the best of our ability so we can provide for our families.    Being surrounded by only the best people in our group.    When I get fucked over, I am grateful for the lessons.    When I lose, I am grateful to have the experience to do better next time.    When I win, I am grateful for all of the struggles that allowed me to get there.    You should take this to heart and start charting your GCode.  Download the free software at:    https://dailygcode.com/   It takes 21 days to solidify a habit.     If you're going to have a habit, make sure it's one that fills you with gratitude.   About the ReWire Podcast The ReWire Podcast with Ryan Stewman – Dive into powerful insights as Ryan Stewman, the HardCore Closer, breaks down mental barriers and shares actionable steps to rewire your thoughts. Each episode is a fast-paced journey designed to reshape your mindset, align your actions, and guide you toward becoming the best version of yourself. Join in for a daily dose of real talk that empowers you to embrace change and unlock your full potential.    Learn how you can become a member of a powerful community consistently rewiring itself for success at https://www.jointheapex.com/   Rise Above

RedMator – https://www.marketingsharks.com/redmator-ai-powered-reddit-marketing-platform/Redmator is the world's first AI-powered Reddit marketing platform that helps users discover buyer-ready Reddit conversations already ranking on Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other AI answer engines… then turn those conversations into leads and customers automatically.tap into FREE buyer traffic from Reddit without:❌ Running expensive ads❌ Cold DMing strangers❌ Grinding content daily❌ Waiting months for SEOInstead, Redmator helps them:✅Find high-intent Reddit threads✅Generate natural AI-assisted replies✅Capture leads with built-in opt-in pages✅Track prospects inside a CRM✅Launch Reddit campaigns from one dashboard✅Even offer Reddit marketing services to clients

We gathered up two Final Fantasy 6 Super Fans and sat em down for a chat about their favorite FF game of all time. Yunalescka and Jesse Cox bring there love of all things Final Fantasy, and a massive list of recommendations for the GG boys. From the Opera House, to the World of Ruin, to the beautiful music, this is the FF6 Roundtable you've been waiting for. Supportourbromance.com or we'll pick the wrong dress for the Market.

Welcome back to the WhitetailDNA Podcast! On today's episode, Kaleb Comstock heads north for his first-ever out-of-state turkey hunt, and the guys quickly learn there may be no tougher challenge than chasing late-season birds in the big woods of northern Minnesota. Alex and Kaleb break down the entire hunt, from tough conditions and hard-gobbling birds to the mental highs and lows that make turkey hunting so addicting. The guys dive into how birds were acting this late in the season, what adjustments they had to make on the fly, and the lessons learned from hunting unfamiliar country. They also shift gears into summer prep for deer season, discussing scouting, trail cameras, and getting ready for fall bucks. Plus, stick around to the end of the episode for a surprise you won't want to miss. Enjoy the show! *New Episodes Drop Every Wednesday* Connect with WhitetailDNA: Subscribe to the YouTube Channel Follow us on Instagram & Facebook Visit the WhitetailDNA Website Shop  WhitetailDNA Merch The WhitetailDNA Podcast is Presented By: Pnuma Outdoors - Save 20% (code: WDNA20) Woodhaven Calls - Save 10% (code: WNDA10) Tactacam Reveal Cameras  Custom Archery & Outdoors Hoyt Archery OnX Hunt Plot Blaster Domain Outdoor Vortex Optics HHA Kifaru

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The Roundtable gathers to discuss the key story moments of Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 Trail to the Heavens. From the Alliance Raid to Evercold Trailer, to the big story reveals, nothing is save, so Spoiler Warning. Jesse Cox and Preach are summoned and give their hopes, dreams and expectations for the upcoming journey based on all the juicy details. Did we get a peak at Evolved Combat? What nuggets were hidden in old Dawntrail Interviews? Online stories help us gleam the future? Supportourbromance.com so we can make MORE ROUNDTABLES! EACH ROUNDER THAN THE LAST!

Stop Grinding: Build a Real Estate Business That Runs Itself breaks down how Austin Glanzer scaled his real estate operation into a system-driven business that can run without him being involved in every detail. This episode covers how to transition from hustle to systems, why culture and leadership matter more than most investors think, and how modern marketing—especially through platforms like ChatGPT and Google Gemini—is reshaping how deals are generated and closed. _______________________________ If you want to learn how to run your business in 5 hours or less.... Go to https://www.5HourBusiness.com Subscribe to my YouTube channel:    / @tonyjavierbiz And if you're into flying and want to follow my Aviation journey, check out my other YouTube channel at    / @tonyjaviertv _______________________________ Follow me on Social Media: Tiktok -   / tonyjavier.tv Instagram -   / tonyjavier.tv Facebook Personal -   / tonyejavier Facebook Business -   / realtonyjavier ________________________________________ If you want to dominate your Real Estate Market with TV commercials, go here: https://www.ClaimMyMarket.com If you want to connect with me and my network, go to https://tonyjavier.com/connect If you want to check out Tony's Real Estate Resources and Vendors go to https://www.TonyJavier.com/resources ________________________________________ Tony is the owner of an INC 5000-rated Real Estate Investment Company. He has been featured in Bigger Pockets, Wholesaling INC, Steve Trang's Real Estate Disruptors, Joe Fairless' Best Ever Podcast, and many other top podcasts and platforms. When Tony is not working on his business, he enjoys flying his plane. You can see videos on that and how he uses airplanes to save money on taxes. Don't forget to like the video, comment, subscribe to my channel, and share this with a friend if I'm doing my job and providing value to you and your network. If I'm not doing my job please let me know in the comments how I can be better, your feedback is greatly appreciated. See you in the next video!

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Grinding through 16-hour shifts, standing behind inmates (never in front), and trying to stay human in an inhuman environment with Bill Farrell, a correctional officer in Massachusetts. What happens when an officer gets "frozen"? And why does the sound of scuffling sneakers stop him in his tracks?LINKS & REFERENCESBill was the co-creator of a short documentary about the physical and mental toll of being a correctional officer. It's called "Behind The Wall".WANT MORE EPISODE SUGGESTIONS? Grab our What It's Like To Be... "starter pack". It's a curated Spotify playlist with some essential episodes from our back catalogue.GOT A COMMENT OR SUGGESTION? Email us at jobs@whatitslike.comFOR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: Email us at partnerships@whatitslike.comWANT TO BE ON THE SHOW? Leave us a voicemail at (919) 213-0456. We'll ask you to answer two questions:1. What's a word or phrase that only someone from your profession would be likely to know and what does it mean?2. What's a specific story you tell your friends that happened on the job? It could be funny, sad, anxiety-making, pride-inducing or otherwise.We can't respond to every message, but we do listen to all of them! We'll follow up if it's a good fit.

Grinding harder does not always move you closer to your goals. In this episode, Arash and Mykie unpack why so many people confuse activity with real progress and how staying busy can often become a distraction from the work that actually creates results. They explore the difference between grit and grinding, why hustle culture leads to exhaustion instead of growth, and how many people end up filling their days with comfortable tasks that never truly move the needle. The conversation breaks down how to identify goal-achieving activities, apply the 80/20 principle, and eliminate distractions that drain time and energy. Arash also explains why awareness is the foundation for change, how mentorship can expose blind spots, and why real progress comes from consistent action on a few high-impact activities. If you've been working hard without seeing the results you want, this episode offers a practical perspective on creating meaningful progress.Key Points From This Episode:Why most people confuse activity with real progress.The difference between grit, grinding, and busy work.Why progress can come from doing far less.How to identify the activities that actually move the needle.Using the 80/20 principle to focus on top-performing actions.Tracking your time to expose non-productive habits.Why awareness is the first step toward meaningful progress.How comfort-zone activities keep people stuck.Why mentorship helps uncover blind spots and accelerate growth.The power of doing three goal-achieving activities every day.Dopamine hits from completing tasks and how this can trap you.How your future self can guide better daily decisions.Final takeaway: commit to repeating the actions that move the needle.Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:Grit: The Power of Passion and PerseveranceGood to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don'tVoss Coaching CoVoss Coaching Co on LinkedIn Voss Coaching Co on InstagramVoss Coaching Co on FacebookEmail Voss Coaching CoMykie Stiller on LinkedInMykie Stiller on Instagram Arash Vossoughi on LinkedInArash Vossoughi on YouTube

Sales success rarely comes from one brilliant play, one miracle client, or one giant deal. It comes from doing the basics repeatedly: prospecting, following up, meeting buyers, tracking activity, and grinding through the boring work other salespeople avoid. Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach, talked about the importance of blocking and tackling in American football. The same idea applies in sales. The flashy strategy matters, but if the fundamentals are weak, everything collapses. Why do salespeople need to master the basics? Salespeople need to master the basics because revenue is built on consistent, repeatable activity, not hope. Big deals are wonderful when they land, but they rarely arrive without disciplined prospecting, follow-up, and pipeline management. In sales, the equivalent of blocking and tackling includes cold calling, referral requests, client research, CRM updates, proposal follow-up, and face-to-face buyer contact. These tasks are not glamorous. They are often boring, irritating, and repetitive. Yet in Japan, the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, the salespeople who survive downturns are usually those who keep doing the fundamentals while others chase bright shiny objects. Landing the whale client sounds exciting, but years can pass while the promised revenue never appears. Do now: Measure the activity that creates revenue, not just the revenue you hope will appear. Why do talented salespeople sometimes fail? Talented salespeople sometimes fail because intelligence can tempt them to skip the grind. They believe the basics are for lesser mortals and that one clever strategy or major client will rescue the numbers. This is a dangerous mindset in B2B sales, professional services, corporate training, SaaS, consulting, and recruitment. Smart people can talk persuasively about future revenue, strategic accounts, and game-changing opportunities. The problem is simple: until the deal is signed and the money is banked, it is not revenue. Many capable salespeople have left organisations because they preferred impressive possibilities to daily execution. Talent matters, but discipline converts talent into income. Do now: Treat your sales pipeline as evidence, not imagination. If it is not moving, it is not real. How did the pandemic change sales prospecting? The pandemic made sales prospecting harder by pushing buyers out of offices and behind new barriers. Cold calling became more frustrating because receptionists, assistants, and internal gatekeepers often had less access—or less willingness—to connect sellers with decision-makers. Since COVID-19, many clients in Japan and other markets have shifted to hybrid work, remote meetings, and stricter communication filters. Calling the office may produce vague responses, blocked contact details, or a polite refusal to share an email address or phone number. This makes the traditional sales routine more difficult, especially for SMEs and service businesses that depend on new conversations. Yet the need for sales has not disappeared. Business still depends on buyers discovering better solutions, services, and ideas. Do now: Assume the old route to the buyer may be blocked. Build several routes instead. Should tobikomi eigyo make a comeback in Japan? Tobikomi eigyo, or unannounced in-person sales visits, may deserve a careful comeback when phone and email access are blocked. It is not always efficient, but it can create a buyer contact when every digital channel is failing. In Japan, 飛び込み営業 has a long history in sales culture, even though many modern sales teams consider it outdated or inefficient. Post-pandemic, that assumption may need rethinking. If the buyer is back in the office two or three days a week and competitors are not visiting, a professional drop-in can stand out. Not every building allows easy access, especially newer offices with QR codes, reception systems, and security gates. Still, where access is possible, a short visit may create enough human contact to secure a proper appointment later. Do now: Use in-person visits selectively, respectfully, and with a clear reason the buyer should care. How can salespeople respond when gatekeepers block access? Salespeople should respond to gatekeepers with calm persistence, not frustration or arrogance. The aim is to protect the brand while still showing the resilience expected of a serious sales professional. Gatekeepers often believe they are helping the boss by blocking unknown callers, visitors, and sellers. Sometimes they are. But companies also need new suppliers, better services, and fresh ideas, especially during difficult business conditions. A useful response is to acknowledge their viewpoint while reframing the behaviour as the same determined mindset they would want from their own sales team. This approach is particularly important in Japan, where professionalism, politeness, and face-saving matter. Being pushy damages trust; being resilient can earn respect. Do now: Stay polite, firm, and commercially relevant. Never let irritation become the message. What alternatives work when cold calling fails? When cold calling fails, salespeople should create buyer attention through physical mail, referrals, targeted content, and carefully designed outreach. The key is to make the buyer curious within seconds. A mailed package can bypass the phone gatekeeper because assistants may block calls but still deliver physical mail to the executive's desk. The package should not look like ordinary paperwork. A slightly lumpy, relevant, useful item can earn a brief moment of attention. However, the contents must immediately answer the buyer's pressing need. In today's overloaded business environment, attention is narrow. Whether selling training, consulting, software, financial services, or recruitment solutions, the offer must quickly show relevance, urgency, and value. Do now: Design outreach around the buyer's problem, not your product brochure. Final summary Sales is full of boring work, and that is exactly why many people avoid it. Prospecting, tracking, follow-up, gatekeeper navigation, office visits, mailed outreach, and daily discipline are not glamorous. They are the commercial basics that keep businesses alive. The salesperson waiting for the whale client may sound strategic, but the salesperson doing the blocking, tackling, tracking, and grinding is usually the one who survives. In difficult markets, especially post-pandemic Japan, the winners will be those who harden up, return to fundamentals, and keep creating real buyer conversations. Author Bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie "One Carnegie Award" in 2018 and 2021 and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award in 2012. As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, Greg is certified to deliver globally across leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programmes, including Leadership Training for Results. He has written several books, including three best-sellers: Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, and Japan Presentations Mastery, along with Japan Leadership Mastery and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training. His works have been translated into Japanese, including Za Eigyō（ザ営業）, Purezen no Tatsujin（プレゼンの達人）, Torēningu de Okane o Muda ni Suru no wa Yamemashō（トレーニングでお金を無駄にするのはやめましょう）, and Gendaiban "Hito o Ugokasu" Rīdā（現代版「人を動かす」リーダー）. Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, which are widely followed by executives seeking success strategies in Japan.

Dave makes the supposedly ideal lean-to-fat ratio burger, a 70/30 blend...and it proves to be true!The ratio serves as a route for deliciousness, but it isn't found in that many grocery stores, which more commonly have 90/10 or 80/20. Dave delves into the history behind this and predicts that the 70/30 blend may be coming back. He grinds his own blend and makes a delicious cheeseburger for himself and Chris Ying, with lots of knowledge shared and lots of delicious meat consumed. Watch our past episode on tteokgalbi: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2I5Nnpxp2j7NYVv0r1uiP0?si=HHynvWJnQOuvT6_DXBoCBwWatch our past episode on the rise of burgers: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pfnJxYHg1zhK39J10B4UH?si=RTBaRncqR06L0iDoQLiOjQWith Vrbo, what you book is what you get. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 years I put everything on the line to buy two auto repair franchises Today my company does over $50M/year across 36 shops I'm relaunching this podcast for one person: Me 10 years ago. I remember driving into work every morning at 6:30am wanting a podcast that'd give me tactics, strategies and stories to get 1% better that dayExpect new episodes daily Monday to Friday.  Send me a textDownload my FREE 8-Figure PlaybookThis playbook walks through the exact process I used to build from $0 in 2016 to $50M+/year today across multiple franchise brandsGrab it here: https://brianbeers.kit.com/b79cf77012Let's connect:Find me on X InstagramLinkedInYouTube

Greatness is not found in wanting more, but in becoming so obsessed with the grind that pain, pressure, and exhaustion become the price you gladly pay to live above the standard everyone else accepts. Spoken by: Eric Thomas instagram.com/etthehiphoppreacher Robin Sharma instagram.com/robinsharma Ed Mylett instagram.com/edmylett Andy Elliot instagram.com/officialandyelliott Andy Frisella instagram.com/andyfrisella Music: Zack Hemsey - I Can Get It Back (Ben Lionel Scott Remix 2) Zack Hemsey facebook.com/zackhemseymusic

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NuLiv Science ingredients are everywhere in the modern supplement stack. AstraGin® shows up in pre-workouts, protein powders, energy drinks, and gut health supplements. Senactiv® anchors some of the most performance-focused formulas in sports nutrition. Yet for all that visibility, the brand hasn’t sat down for an in-depth podcast with Team PricePlow for quite some time. Episode #217 brings in Luis Gonzalez, VP of Sales at NuLiv Science, for a 70-minute walkthrough of the NuLiv story and its full ingredient portfolio. Mike hosts solo and the two cover Luis’s path from financial services into supplement sales, the full NuLiv Science ingredient lineup, the evolution of the brand’s research, and every ingredient in the portfolio: AstraGin®, Senactiv®, Zylaria®, InnoSlim®, JointIQ®, Astrion®, and CordycepsPrimeâ„¢. The centerpiece is NuLiv’s most ambitious AstraGin® clinical to date: a 2026 whey protein absorption study documenting 12% to 14% amino acid uptake improvements and a meaningful zonulin reduction across three age demographics. A lot has changed since Episode #059 in 2021. This episode gets you fully caught up, and Luis has a pretty cool story getting into the industry as well. https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/nuliv-science-luis-gonzalez-217 Video: Luis Gonzalez of NuLiv Science: AstraGin, Senactiv Senolytics, and the Full 2026 Portfolio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et_ErGPaP2I Detailed Show Notes: NuLiv Science’s Full Ingredient Portfolio with Luis Gonzalez (0:00) – Introduction (1:30) – Luis’s Path from Financial Services to NuLiv Science (5:00) – Getting NuLiv Science Into Sports Nutrition (7:15) – NuLiv’s Content-First Strategy (9:30) – The Ghost Connection: How Senactiv Found Its Audience (13:30) – Senactiv: Ten Papers and a Research Arc Unlike Any Other (21:00) – Senactiv Doses: 50mg vs. 100mg (23:30) – Zylaria®: Deep Sleep, GABA Support, and No Next-Day Grogginess (26:00) – AstraGin as Flagship (And the CordycepsPrimeâ„¢ Volume Surprise) (27:30) – The 2026 AstraGin Study: Whey Protein, Amino Acid Absorption, and Zonulin (33:45) – AstraGin for Gut Health and Healthy Aging (38:45) – NuLiv’s Origins: Founded as a Mushroom Company in 1997 (40:45) – MLM Clients, Quality Standards, and Vitafoods Europe (46:45) – JointIQ® and the “Same Plant, Different Compounds” Explanation (50:45) – InnoSlim and the GLP-1 Market Shift (53:45) – NuLiv Ingredients as GLP-1 Adjuncts (57:45) – Grinding the 1099 Hustle: Luis’s Path to VP of Sales (1:01:45) – Formulator’s Corner: The GLP-1 Support Stack (1:05:30) – New Senactiv Research, Astrion Skin Health, and Closing Thoughts Where to Follow and Learn More Connect with Luis Gonzalez LinkedIn: Luis Gonzalez Instagram: @luisjr_fit … Read more on the PricePlow Blog

Alfred Crabtree, founder of Blade Repair Academy, and Sheryl Weinstein of SkySpecs join to discuss standardized technician training and risk reduction in blade repair. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary Barnes’ YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Allen Hall: Alfred and Sheryl, welcome to the program. Sheryl Weinstein: Thanks. Allen Hall: So we’re in Dunlap, Tennessee, not too far from Nashville, uh, and also close to. Chattanooga Chattanooga, and we’re in the Smoky Mountains ish region. We’re Alfred Crabtree: no, we’re, we’re, you could consider it Appalachia for sure. Sure. Okay. Uh, we’re on the, in the valley called the Seche Valley, uh, which splits the Cumberland Plateau. So we’re, we’re in a valley and we have hills a thousand feet above us here. Yeah. Either way. It’s beautiful. Joel Saxum: Yeah. It’s a great drive in here. Alfred Crabtree: Yeah. It’s a unique place. Yeah. Allen Hall: And we’re at Blade Repair Academy, which, uh, if you’re not familiar with Blade Repair Academy, you should be. Uh, because a lot of the good training that happens in the United States actually happens to play repair, repair Care blade, repair academy. Uh, yeah, it’s been a long week at uh, OMS this week and we got the introduction today. This is the first time we’ve been on site. That’s right. And, uh, we wanted to see all the cool things that are happening [00:01:00] here. And it really comes down to technician training competency. Working with blades, working with tools, knowing what you’re doing up tower when you’re on the blade, which is hard to train. It’s really hard to train, and both you and Cheryl have a ton of experience being up on blades and repairing blades and scarfing and doing all the critical features that have to happen to make blades work today. It’s a tough training regimen. There’s a lot to it and a lot of subtleties that don’t always get transferred over from teachers to students unless you have. Done it for a number of years. You wanna kind of just walk through the philosophy of Blade Repair Academy? Alfred Crabtree: Yes. The, uh, you’ve, you’ve outlined quite well some of the issues. The environment where we work is very hard to take a ti the time to put somebody through a training regimen. We’re so constrained by weather windows and then. You know, even if the weather’s nice, lightning can come, wind [00:02:00] speeds can cut off your workday. So production, production, production is what’s important. And Cheryl and I both come from the rope access method. And in the rope access method, 95% of the time you’re up there alone. And if you’re up there and you’re producing, you’ve got your blinders on. Speaker 2: Mm-hmm. Alfred Crabtree: And you’re not ready to share with somebody else what to do. Speaker 2: Mm-hmm. Alfred Crabtree: With the basket or platform, you can have two even three people up on Blade, but it still has all these constraints of get the job done, get the job done. There’s a lot of stress up there. And having the bandwidth to take on new information or to challenge some preconceived notions or try, that’s not the place to do it. So knowing that. Blade Repair Academy is built so that we have an environment that simulates all of the up tower stuff without being up tower. And you’re gonna have the time you need to invest in your learning without consequences. Right. So it’s a very much a [00:03:00] about creating the right environment to uptake the new information. And we have found a lot of help from. Manufacturers and suppliers in the industry to sponsor us because obviously it behooves them to have their materials in the hands of trainees. So we’re also able to help companies come up with, uh, new solutions, try new products. Speaker 2: Mm-hmm. Alfred Crabtree: New, uh, you know, what’s the best practice. For this, if you’re up on Blade and you have a way of top coating and you get a new product and your way of top coating doesn’t suit that product, well chuck it down. I’ll never touch it again. Yeah. Because I did not perform well here we can, we can give you training. We have, of course, been trained by the suppliers about what’s the best product to use, what’s the best way to go about things, and then, and then we can disseminate it. So that’s the fundamental reason why the space is. Is [00:04:00] what it is. Joel Saxum: Yeah. And I think that that’s, that’s a good segue to be honest with you, right here, right behind these doors you have a classroom. That’s right. Right. So in this facility, all composed in one, we have a classroom here we have your additive and subtractive. I liked how you said that to us when you’re giving us the tour. Uh, but we’ve got a, a grinding booth basically over here and we’ve got, um, a layup area here where you can teach. 16 people at a time. Alfred Crabtree: That’s right. Yeah. That would be max Joel Saxum: for sure. Alfred Crabtree: Yeah. Sheryl Weinstein: And in a vertical surface, so, ’cause all the stuff that you’re doing in the field, right, is always in a vertical surface. Mm-hmm. So there’s a, there is a big difference between working where gravity is sort of against you, especially with larger laminations and things like that. So being able to do your training and simulate the same, a similar way that you would work in the field is pretty critical, I would think. Allen Hall: And actually working on. Actual repairs. Simulated repairs, yeah. Mm-hmm. Now, don’t explain how you created them, because I know secret sauce. It’s a secret sauce. Yes. But I did look at the blade [00:05:00] damage. It, it looks exactly like a lightly strike. Yeah. Which a predominant amount of repairs are about, unless there’s, you know, serial defects, as Cheryl has pointed out numerous times, but. Being able to repair something that’s quasi real is critical because we’ve been to other places and the repairs are, well, I’ll take a hammer and I’ll hit this and, okay, sure you got a DA, you gotta repair that. But that’s not real. And getting, getting the people to use the tools in the right way, vertically Speaker 2: mm-hmm. Allen Hall: Is the key. Because although the, the, the article, the test sample isn’t moving around like you are up on a blade, it’s still difficult. And unless you have the proper techniques and the approaches, yeah, it’s gonna be dang near impossible. We explain some of the blade repairs that Joel and I have seen more recently is like. It’s a little rough and it shouldn’t have to be so rough because it is a skill that you have to learn and acquire over time. But you have to know the fundamentals. That’s what Blade Repair Academy is here to teach you those [00:06:00] fundamentals. Like, yes, it’s gonna take time, but if you work it this way, at least you’re gonna be successful. Alfred Crabtree: Yeah. And if you’re managing a team of employees who are doing this, it, it would be great to have the insight of what your teams. Strengths and weaknesses are, yeah, you can figure out how to deploy people, but also how to, you know, maybe fix some of those problems. Mm-hmm. Our panels that you brought up are standardized. Everyone looks exactly the same. It’s the exact same makeup, and we standardize the damage. So when somebody has to repair damage here, the core removal size is the same on everyone. That way when we’re comparing the reports, you can actually have a apples to apples comparison of the, the trainees. Outcome. Speaker 2: Mm-hmm. Alfred Crabtree: And now you, you know, in, in the model that you talked about where people will go to a, you know, their junkyard of blades and they’ll find spots on blades to put their eight guys on. Those eight people are not gonna be doing the same repair. And even if they are collecting data, what are you [00:07:00] comparing? It’s not Joel Saxum: apples to apples. Yeah. It’s not. Alfred Crabtree: So we really tried to start from the beginning, fresh with a whole new idea of how to approach this. Mm-hmm. By not being attached to an ISP, we don’t have to deal with. Oh, here, use all our leftovers. Yeah. Yeah. That’s your training budget. Yeah. Yeah. And oh yeah. We, you know, we’re an, we’re a owner operator, so yeah. Go work on that blade in the grass. Mm-hmm. That those limit what precious time we have available to train. Yeah. So this thing from the ground up is about. Making as much advance in the skillset and understanding that technician in the, in the week that they’re here. Joel Saxum: I think that was a really cool thing we touched on as well. Your, your team here as well, Cheryl. Thanks for traveling up to, to hang out with us. Offer some insights too. But you guys, because you’ve been in the people that have developed a curriculum yourself, Cheryl, your, some of your team sitting over here, uh, and, and people around the industry that have helped out with the place, you have the ability of like, okay, we have. Eight brand new technicians. Let’s make [00:08:00] sure we walk through how to measure from the trailing edge to the blade center up, mark this thing out, these kind of things all the way to some stuff that I didn’t really think about that much. Like I’ve used an angle grinder before, right? But I’ve never looked at five different ones and decided which one would be the best for my hands. Thinking about it up on the blade, how you’d handle it with your fingers, these kind of things like, I was like, man, that’s, those are real insights that you’re not gonna get to learn. Like why put someone up to let them have a whole season or a whole summer, two summers figuring out how to hold a grinder? Well, when they can learn from someone that’s been doing it for years and years and years and can teach them these things. So from advanced or from very beginners learning fundamentals to advanced training, you guys have gotta cover here. Alfred Crabtree: There’s something here to glean for everybody, and even if you are a well experienced technician, maybe what you’re gonna get most is learning how to talk the language of the new techs and the new hires who are getting the. Introductory course training. You know, our, our el our basic course is called support. It’s 40 hours [00:09:00] and it’s really about making, uh, an employee who can support a lead. And then if that person follows up with the lead training in a whatever interval of time of their choice, which is kind of another benefit here, we can train you any week of the year. That is where we start to really get this, we call it the retention vortex. Right where we layer up technician training and somebody who’s had level two now gets a level one with them. Now there’s some synergies. Now they’re getting some really efficiencies. A commonality of language, a commonality of process, you know, eliminating variables. Uh, and that’s how you’re gonna have to build new net capacity and build new teams Allen Hall: and that common language. Is really unique, but that comes from your experience in the field, mostly at rope partner, where you both really got your teeth in this industry. Speaker 2: Mm-hmm. Allen Hall: But communicating to one another correctly so you can pass along to the next crew or even explain what you did to the engineer, the. Properly [00:10:00] there is. There is a culture to it. There is a language to it, and you just don’t pick that up. By going from wind turbine to wind turbine. You pick it up in training from someone who knows how to do it. It’s really critical. Sheryl Weinstein: It’s pretty critical to have baseline training. I think it is also very important to follow it up with field experience and skills building because every blade model is different. Every repair is different. You’re always gonna encounter something that deviates from that like standard approach to your repair. You have to kind of know how to problem solve, and that kind of only comes with the field experience, but having a more standardized training to start with, it’s something that industry doesn’t really have and is really needed. I think across the board it also helps, you know. Owner operators or even OEMs kind of track their ISPs and understand what level of text do you have, what experience do they have and how, how does that differ across their different [00:11:00] levels? If we have one ISP training one way over here and another one training another way over here, and they have different sets of certifications. It’s really hard to keep that all together and evaluate it as an owner operator or an OEM, you know, using a vendor. So I think having a place like Blade Academy that’s agnostic and separate from like, you know, the actual ISP really helps to standardize that a bit more. Allen Hall: Yeah, because the key is we’re getting to, well, we’re gonna cross a hundred thousand turbines in the United States pretty quickly. Yep. Joel Saxum: Before 2030, or probably rated about 2030. Allen Hall: Right. That’s. Soon. Mm-hmm. How are we gonna manage that? And there’s a lot of new people coming into the industry, obviously. How are we gonna train ’em up properly? How are we gonna communicate to one another? And there’s just so much movement in the industry. I. It makes it hard, I think, because weirdly enough, I think ISPs develop their own little culture about how to deal with things, and then they hop to the next company and it’s a different language. Exactly. And that needs to go away. Yeah. There’s a, Alfred Crabtree: there’s a branch of business that’s [00:12:00] OEM centric and there’s a branch of business that’s asset owner. Yeah. Post warranty. And those are really two different things. And, and there’s a veil of secrecy between one and the other. Yeah. And we kind of feel here at Blade Repair Academy that we’re like this polyglot that can talk to everybody because we don’t have, we’re not an ip You’re not competing, we’re not an O You’re not competing. Yeah, we’re not competing. But we, we, you know, we have the, we wanna provide this data as a clearinghouse. You know, we talk about certification in the non standards. Well, the way we deal with it is we’ll give you a certificate. And it’s got our brand on it. But you know, what does that mean? Yeah. What? That And $4 will get you a Starbucks the way we do it, maybe not even then. Right? The way, the way we, not four bucks Sheryl Weinstein: for Starbucks, maybe 10 Alfred Crabtree: and a half hour wait in the line. But the way you know, what we do is we provide you with a deliverable. We knew, we knew that. Okay. Our certification is, you know, ether. Speaker 2: Mm-hmm. Alfred Crabtree: But [00:13:00] this report. That everybody who comes through here generates that you can compare. Now you’re gonna have to go to work and study these reports when you get ’em as a deliverable. Speaker 2: Mm-hmm. Alfred Crabtree: As a, you know, an employer, but we we’re giving you what you need. Mm-hmm. To make some decisions about what do I have to work on, what else do we need to improve upon? Allen Hall: Yeah. Not everybody’s built for this job, but you wanna be able to suss that out. Earlier rather than later. Yeah. Right. I mean, there’s other things to do with wind turbines that don’t evolve blade repair. And if they don’t necessarily have the skillset or the comprehension to do some of these more complex things, maybe blade repair is not it. Right. But rather know that now. Yeah. Right. And the Blade Repair Academy is a place to do that because there’s a standard there, right? Mm-hmm. And I, I, as Joel has pointed out, yeah, there’s a lot of erratic training that goes on. Mm-hmm. You can’t compare student A to student Z. Blade repair academy. You can. Alfred Crabtree: We can. Mm-hmm. Right. Allen Hall: And if, if I’m an ISP, I want that. Sure. I want you to tell me [00:14:00] who’s on top and who’s kind of the middle so I can make decisions about where to deploy ’em and who and who to put ’em with. Joel Saxum: Yeah. ’cause at the end of the day, every ISP, uh, every ISP that’s trying to grow and scale effectively is trying to do that at the end of the year, right? Yeah. They’re looking through, they’re grading their technicians, finding out who’s the next lead, who’s this, who’s that? But this is a great way to do that, sort them through in a controlled setting. I mean, we sat in, in your training facility in the actual classroom here, and you walked us through some of the online, the online training platform that you have built. Some of the things the students have to do before they get here, and then kind of how you walk ’em through things, and it’s impressive. It’s good stuff, right? So when you have that combined with the both sides of blade repair, subtractive, additive, right? You get to get this, this holistic view of what that blade technician can do. Yeah. Right? And that’s, that’s one of the things you guys offer here, which I think is fantastic. Alfred Crabtree: Yeah. And we’re trying to constantly improve, you know, we’re talking with OEMs about dissemination of operating procedures or work instructions, share with us [00:15:00] work instructions. We’ll build analogs. That we can train to. Mm-hmm. And we can test off of it. We can verify skill sets. You know, we have a lot of serial flaw campaigns out there that are critical. And do we wanna unleash anybody on it or do we want to know that those people can do it? I think everybody wants to know that they can do it, whether they’re the. Technician themselves, or the person writing the checks. Speaker 2: Yeah. Mm-hmm. Alfred Crabtree: Everywhere in that loop wants to Now not everybody wants to pay for it. Yeah. But we all need it. Speaker 2: Yeah. Alfred Crabtree: And so somewhere along the line, you’re paying for it in the forms of our favorite acronym, COPQ. That’s Joel Saxum: right. Cost support, quality. You know, speaking about the idea of serial defects or known problems in the industry and how to prepare people for those, how do you prepare people for those? Well, they gotta get the experience by just. Grinding away Top coat and getting into him. I walked in here and I looked at this blade sample we have here, and I was looking at it and I go, it looks like a 48.7 C Oh yeah. Buddy walks over you like our 48.7 C I’m like, [00:16:00] man, you guys did a good job on, you know, like, so, so I made a lot of money on 48.7, you know, so to walk in here and see these different tickets that you guys have built, you know, carbon plank and different things with carbon spars and hey, we’re gonna do a carbon spa repair. We have this boom, now we can work on it. Mm-hmm. You know, and we’ll Alfred Crabtree: work with you to solve your problem in a really quick, efficient manner. Mm-hmm. You know, I think one of the things that we have is operational readiness. Most people who are training in-house flip their hat around for a couple weeks and train composites. Mm-hmm. In a limited capacity in the warehouse or at the dock at the truck during January. During January, whatever. And then they flip their hat back on and they go deal with it. And I think the hiring situation is so tough. Like working at Height, you probably need to make sure somebody can tolerate working at height. Yeah. Before you invest in composite training, I mean. You have so many things you have to juggle in your particular situation. When do I put money in this person? We get that. [00:17:00] And so we’re open all the weeks of the year. So we can do this at any time. Of course, everyone wants it in the end of first quarter. Mm-hmm. You know, right before the season starts. So we have a, you know, you have to, you gotta schedule with us, but we can really do this anytime. And so you don’t have to one and done and live with it. Speaker 2: Mm-hmm. Alfred Crabtree: You know, it. You can fit the training into your hiring schema wherever you feel fit, and you can hire people. And if there are stars, bring them in for their secondary, they’re execute their lead training whenever you want. You know, so you can, we can be very flexible and in the advanced stages we will make what you need, you know, obviously has to make business sense for us, but we’ll make blades to replicate the problems you’re facing. Sheryl Weinstein: And I think in terms of like what you were saying when you’re working on, you knows whether we wanna call them recurring issues or serial defects. A lot of it is awareness, right? It’s awareness [00:18:00] of understanding the blade structure, at least at a basic level. It’s awareness of understanding what you’re looking at. It’s, you know, we’re only gonna better inform the industry and the OEM if our technicians have a level of awareness to sort of bring up things that they see as they’re doing repairs. So if they notice that, for example, the, the fibers are misaligned, right? That could indicate that that was a wrinkle, and them having that level of communication or documentation will only help then inform the OEM. Like, is this the reason behind that problem? And so I think like. You know, with Alfred and, and the curriculum here at Blade Academy, them kind of, you know, setting a standard for how, how you know, the structure of the blade, the different types of blades you may see, whether they have carbon fiber in them, or you know, fiberglass, UD spars. Where those things are located, [00:19:00] what to be aware of as you’re removing damaged material. It’s really critical to the overall quality and just the awareness of the tech on the blade and that feedback loop that we’re lacking so much in this industry. Alfred Crabtree: Yeah, for sure. Yeah, and we have our boilerplate products that come from, you know, like, uh, Cheryl was my mentor at RP and wrote partner, and she taught me a lot and a lot of the. The, the way we do things here comes from the rope, a rope access paradigm, which, you know, actually is backward compatible because if with rope access, you’re doing things alone. Speaker 2: Yeah. Alfred Crabtree: So if we’ve have ways and, and processes that allow that to happen alone, then when you’re on a basket or a platform with an extra person, you can only benefit Yeah. That much easier. Yeah. Um, it’s where we come from, you Joel Saxum: know, and, and that’s a good point, right? Like when we’re sitting here, rip Blade Repair Academy. Alfred, you’re here. Cheryll, you’re joining us today. These are two X blade technicians that have been on all kinds of blades. They have been up and down on ropes. So it’s training by [00:20:00] trainers who have been the technicians that’s important. Who have seen the problems. Yeah, yeah. You know, who have lived, have lived that road life. We talked, you’re joking about living in hotels, right? Mm-hmm. Like that have done, gone through that, right? So you’re learning from people that aren’t just like, oh, I hate the idea of going to a university and learning HR or something, whatever, from someone who’s never done it in the real world. Yeah. You know, uh, the trainers here have done it in the real world, um, and it shows. Alfred Crabtree: Thanks, man. And you know, the other thing too is our tagline is practical and contemporary. And the thing is, I’m no longer contemporary. Like I left the field years ago. I rely on folks like Cheryl, who’s still in the, in the Blade Services game over there at Skys Specs. She’s on, she’s got a full subscription to the cereal floss that are out there. Joel Saxum: Yeah. Probably the best one in the industry, to be honest with you. Alfred Crabtree: Well, you know. Uh, I think so. I don’t know anything about serial flaw, but it’s, it’s input from the rest of the industry that’s gonna allow this to continue. Otherwise, we’re gonna be, you know, [00:21:00] a 10-year-old standard that isn’t relevant anymore and that’s not what we want to do. So, outreach like Cheryl and I are talking about, Hey, what is it in your product line that should be in our product line? And I want to talk to OEMs and, uh. Owner operators, you know, what is it? What are your pain points? What in your fleet is needing attention? And of course, we’re gonna do all this with the business case, right? Mm-hmm. Like we wanna take LEP products and place them head to head and give a two day clinic or seminar to stakeholders, to purchasers. You know, we wanna give our, our two, our five day course condensed into two days. Where people who are stakeholders who are making decisions about where to place technicians, they should get out here and gr and grind a little bit and get a little empathy for their position. Hard work. The hard work of the Sheryl Weinstein: hard work that it is. Yeah. And then kind of understand Alfred Crabtree: from another side where the [00:22:00] communication breakdown is. ’cause it’s, it’s not all the texts, right? Mm-hmm. You know, they have a, you gotta understand how heavily loaded they are, you know, when they’re in the field. Mm-hmm. Um, so we’re, we’re at the place now where we’re really looking to do some outreach and talk to, uh, regulatory bodies that are starting to come up with standards, right? Like the IEC group met and pro produce a draft standard and they’re gonna work on the repair standard. And that’s a, a little bit of a ways away, but I can’t sit around and wait for, for standards to come to me. So we got this thing started. If you build it, they will come. You guys came, you know, Cheryl came and, um. We we’re really proud of where we’re at, but at the same time, it’s like, okay guys, the rest of the industry, now we’re here. Now you need to know, now you need to take advantage of us. Mm-hmm. And help tell us what you need. So I think the Sheryl Weinstein: LEP thing is a really good call out because I do see a lot of customers questioning what do I choose? How do I know [00:23:00] what to choose? Absolutely. Should my vendor be telling me what to choose? And that’s what happens in many cases, is that the ISP just kind of tells the owner operator. This is what you should use. Well, why, and, and what, you know, how have we ever really sized up like one against the other? Like in any true, I don’t know, study? No. And a lot of the, a lot of the like. Those different types of LEP, the, the companies that you know have these, they don’t have a lot of good documentation on showing like how their products stand up. I mean, it’s kind of, it’s more theory based than anything. I mean, they put ’em through rain erosion tests and whatever, but. It’s, I feel like that’s a tough space. It’s also a very, like, um, a very tough scope of work to have high quality at. So more training around it is necessary. You know, repair companies don’t wanna use their high skilled repair techs for the LEP because they need them for the more complex repairs [00:24:00] yet. The LEP is so susceptible to quality issues, and if you’re gonna pay an extreme amount of money to, you know, put the LEP to fix your erosion, put the LEP on blades, hope for a performance improvement, and then it fails in a year. I. That’s no help to anybody. So these different products, they also come with different price points. Like, can we really value the shell over the coating? I, I just find that this is a tough space. And so doing something like that and doing more training around LEPI think is probably pretty important. Yes. You know, unless the robots are gonna take it over and then, well, even then, I think it’s the only app. Allen Hall: The application, that’s the variable there. And not having people trained up for that particular LEP product is a huge problem because it’s super risky. You’re risking all that money and time and having to do it all over again and removing LEP that has been improperly applied. It’s a nightmare. [00:25:00] Nightmare. Total nightmare. You don’t want that to happen. And I’ve seen sites where that’s happened, getting technicians. Trained properly for the right material and doing that here up in Tennessee is, is the right approach. It’s risk reduction, which is what the industry is in right now. Risk reduction. Alfred Crabtree: Yeah. Yeah, we, we’ve beliefs. That’s a great way to put it. You know, if you hire somebody. We were talking earlier how there are like two models. One is like the New York Yankees, where you’re going to be buying all the expensive free agents. You can poaching people from other, you know, trying to get experienced talent. You’re paying a premium for them, but you aren’t gonna know until halfway through that season how that person is performing. Yeah. You know, that is a lot of. That was, that is a lot of variability that you could control. Mm-hmm. And in a seasonal business, those weeks are really multiplied by two or three. Right. In terms of like the impact on your revenue and your opportunity to make money. It’s risk reduction, like Alan was saying. Yeah. It’s Allen Hall: all risk, right? Yeah. And the, [00:26:00] the way that the industry is moving and the pace at which is moving right now, risk reduction starts to move to the top five years ago. We do a lot of risky things because we’re making money. Interest rates are low and, but today we cannot afford to do that. And if you watch the industry change right now, it is gonna be more focused than ever in having proper technicians on site that they complete the job that they were intended to do. Precisely, accurately, and once, not twice. Once. Yeah. And that is gonna be the marker of the, whether this industry grows or not. Mm-hmm. And that’s why Blade Repair Academy is needed so much. Now, Alfred, how do you interface with the ISPs, OEMs, and the operators in terms of getting people out here? How do they, how do they push that button and say, Alfred, I’m gonna send you 40 technicians next week. How does that, how does that go? I don’t quite have that down Alfred Crabtree: yet. But, uh, you know, it, we talked earlier, it’s a small world. You know, blade repair is small. There [00:27:00] we mentioned if you, there’s a hundred people in the industry you need to know and then you’ve covered it. Um, our, I think we’ve been, we’ve been kind of riding this new wave of like, oh, who’s this new kid on the block? And, and we can kind of be quiet and still are mysterious. And I pop up at a conference and host a round table or whatever. Uh, so far. It’s mainly been our personal network, which is large enough in this gig to, to get people in. ISPs are much more likely to do it small is ISPs are much more likely to do it. Owner operators, they’re trying to build their training centers. They have a little different, that’s a different model though. It’s a different model. Um, they’re, they’re tougher to get. So primarily it’s been ISPs. We have definitely a, a, a curriculum for new hires, right? We call it support, but we’re [00:28:00] reluctant to go sell that to the street or to the public. Like, Hey, enter the industry here, because we don’t quite yet have that, you know, guarantee that people will recognize our certificate and. Use it to hire people. I don’t quite have that system in place. However, I have so much interest from the Department of Labor to support us in creating an occupation. They want us to build apprenticeship programs. We need corporate sponsor, we need a big employer or to to buy in, and then we can create an apprenticeship program. Then we can find public money for people to get some support to get into a new, a new industry. So, well, they Allen Hall: need to come out here. They need to come out to Dunlap. And visit the facilities, talk with you, understand what the philosophy is, see it up close. There’s a lot of them have been to other places. Sure. And see what the differences are here. And, and that’s gonna be the decision maker. They’re gonna see what the product walking out the door is and [00:29:00] go into the classroom and, and get the grinder, right? Yes. Get, get your hands dirty a little bit. Yeah. And realize, yes, this is what I was looking for to begin with. I just couldn’t find it. And I found it here in Tennessee. Alfred Crabtree: Yeah, I, I think you’re right. And, and we, we are slowly, you know, bringing people in that we know, like the reason why y’all are here and some other folks have visited us this week is because o and m was in Nashville. And I was like, come on, come on. We’re only two hours away. We’ll buy you lunch. Come on. Pretty place. Yeah. You have to see this place to understand it because we are sort of, you know, outsiders, right? I mean, we’re, we’re from the, the industry, but we’re not. We’re not a spinoff of any company. We’re not a division of an ISP. We’re totally organic and unique in a, in a part of the world that doesn’t have any wind. So, yeah. Uh, but once you get here, you get it. The economics make sense. You know, we couldn’t do what we’ve done anywhere else as cheaply as we’ve done, which means we feel like we’re super value rich for what you’re paying and for the amount of time that you’re spending [00:30:00] here. Allen Hall: Oh, 100%. Uh. Let’s give the ISPs, the OEMs and the operators, uh, where to go. What’s the website? Where can they find you on LinkedIn? Alfred Crabtree: We’re at blade repair academy.com. Uh, we’re located in Dunlap, Tennessee. We’re on Blade Repair Academy at LinkedIn. I’m Alfred Crabtree. You can find me there. Uh. Allen Hall: Yeah, that’s where you need to go because that’s how the process starts. If you want to have high level technicians that really know how to work on composites and are working with real materials on simulated, but. Pretty realistic damage. Yeah. Weirdly realistic. Yeah. Secret sauce. And to get some sort of validation and to kind of get graded. Mm-hmm. And so you have a, a, a sense of how they’re doing. You’re going to have to go to Blade Repair Academy. You need to get out to Tennessee and you better check it out because I, Alfred, I gotta be honest, this place is gonna get crazy busy [00:31:00] and I’m gonna have. ISPs calling me saying, can you get a hold of Alfred and get me inside? Can you get me in? No, I can’t because it’s Alfred’s deal and Alfred’s gonna run this thing. We’re very approachable and, but very approachable. Keep calling, he’ll answer and take care of you, but it’s gonna get busy because the philosophy here is the right one. Thanks. So congratulations for putting this together and thank you for the invite. Uh, it is been a pleasure to see it. It’s uh, it, it’s great to know that you are around and you’re helping the industry. Alfred Crabtree: Thank you. We appreciate it and you guys are a great clarion for the industry. A great voice. So, uh, those words, uh, right in the fields. And I wanna thank Cheryl too for coming out. I haven’t seen her for a while. It’s funny ’cause today I, on my phone, you know, five years ago today, she and I were here before this business existed as rope partner employees working on r and d week doing infusions. So, uh, Sheryl Weinstein: the space has transformed. It’s amazing. Yeah. You guys have done a, a [00:32:00] really great job. Like I, yeah, I think you’re definitely pushing the industry into a, like a new realm. Bringing something that, that it really needs, you know, that we don’t have at the moment or that we didn’t have. Alfred Crabtree: Yeah, well hopefully, uh, it improves everybody’s quality of product and the bottom line. ’cause uh, you know, that’s what we’ll do. We’ll affect your bottom line for sure. Allen Hall: So Sheryl and Alfred, thank you so much for being on the podcast. Thanks guys. Right, Sheryl Weinstein: thank you.

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Jeff Gross sits down with long-time friend Brent "Buffalo" Hanks to discuss his incredible journey from a fifth and sixth-grade school teacher in rural New York to becoming a WSOP bracelet winner and the CEO of PokerGO. Brent shares unbelievable stories from his early days, including moving to Las Vegas and taking down the Sunday Million while sleeping on an air mattress , and the rollercoaster of getting staked for live events by Jason Mercier. The two dive deep into the current landscape of the poker industry, the evolution of High Stakes Poker lineups , the monumental WSOP and ESPN broadcasting deal featuring Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions , and the highly anticipated return of the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Brent's authentic, gamer-at-heart energy shines as he reflects on his passion for the game, invaluable leadership lessons, and why poker desperately needs to re-embrace its gambling roots. Chapters 00:01:24 - The Boom Era: From Fifth-Grade Teacher to Full-Time Poker Pro 00:09:44 - Welcome to Vegas: Winning the Sunday Million on an Air Mattress 00:13:39 - Staking Deals with Jason Mercier & The 2012 WSOP Bracelet 00:27:23 - The "Sport vs. Gamble" Debate & The Importance of Table Talk 00:33:04 - Stepping Up as CEO of PokerGO & Working with Mori Eskandani 00:36:10 - Evolving High Stakes Poker: Live Filming, VIP Lineups, and Alan Keating 00:41:55 - The WSOP's Return to ESPN & Teaming Up with Omaha Productions 00:45:34 - Jeff Gets the Invite: The Return of the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship 00:53:24 - Launching "No Gamble, No Future" & Leadership Lessons from Cary Katz 01:03:20 - Future Predictions: WSOP Main Event Legacy & Regulating Online Bracelets Links and Socials • Brent Hanks X https://x.com/BuffaloHanks Jeff Gross: • https://www.youtube.com/jeffgrosspoker • https://www.youtube.com/jeffgrosspodcast • http://twitch.com/jeffgrosspoker • https://instagram.com/jeffgrosspoker • https://x.com/jeffgrosspoker

While at Fan Fest we made some new friends. Friends who may have not played FF14 in a while, who may have experienced the Fan Fest crowd and energy for the first time. Let's see what they are feeling after the bombastic weekend that was. SupportOurBromance.com or we'll be more angry about Dawntrail.

This segment explores the laws of tochen (grinding) in food preparation on Shabbos. Crushing salt with standard grinding tools (like a pestle and mortar) is prohibited, but doing so with an unusual method (e.g., knife handle or by hand) is permitted. Pre-ground items may be further broken down, as there is no prohibition of grinding after grinding.Cooked meat and similar foods may be cut very finely since they are not subject to tochen, whereas raw meat for animals may not be finely chopped unless needed immediately. Grating cheese with a designated grater is prohibited, but cutting it finely with a knife is allowed.The shiur also discusses distinctions between foods that require preparation to be edible versus those already fit for consumption, and how that impacts permissibility. Finally, it permits moistening detached produce (like vegetables) to prevent drying, but strictly forbids watering anything still attached to the ground due to the prohibition of planting-related activities.

We gather the Round Table to discuss the big news and the future of our beloved MMO. Fan Fest announcements, Evercold Trailer, Evolved Combat and more. The "vacation" expansion Dawntrail seems brighter knowing we head into the darkness again. What was the crowds reaction? What was life like online during the big announcements. Jesse Cox and Preach "the big man" return for the big talk. SupportOurBromance.com or we'll never ask Preach to watch Evangelion again.

This whole time she was dancing when she could've been scamming people. Chicago’s best morning radio show now has a podcast! Don’t forget to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts and remember that the conversation always lives on the Q101 Facebook page. Brian & Kenzie are live every morning from 6a-10a on Q101. Subscribe to our channel HERE: https://www.youtube.com/@Q101 Like Q101 on Facebook HERE: https://www.facebook.com/q101chicago Follow Q101 on Twitter HERE: https://twitter.com/Q101Chicago Follow Q101 on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/q101chicago/?hl=en Follow Q101 on TikTok HERE: https://www.tiktok.com/@q101chicago?lang=enSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richard Thaler, Nobel Laureate and Professor at the University of Chicago, and Benjamin Robinson, Founder and CEO of Grinding the Mocks, join the Wharton Moneyball team to analyze how cognitive biases, flawed valuation frameworks, and emerging data models shape NFL draft strategies and impact team decision-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back to World According to Noah! This episode, we're talking about the games we've been spending the most time with lately and the upcoming releases we're excited to check out next. Noah shares his thoughts on Invincible VS and why the superhero fighter is building hype, while I break down the latest Diablo 4 DLC and talk about the new content, gameplay changes, and whether it's worth jumping back into Sanctuary. From current gaming obsessions to future releases, this episode is packed with gaming talk, opinions, and plenty of fun

Scott Dancy is the founder and CEO of Azuna, a fast-growing challenger brand in at-home odor elimination. Since launching in 2019, Scott has scaled Azuna into a serious category disruptor. Prior to launching Azuna, Scott built, scaled, and sold several companies across cybersecurity, staffing, and energy - with curiosity as his fuel.  During the dot-com boom, Scott was the youngest member of the cybersecurity board, working directly with the Attorney General to navigate the rapidly changing early years of the internet. He is a graduate of the University of Rochester and resides in Buffalo, NY where Azuna is based.  In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:00] Intro [00:47] Tripling revenue by solving everyday problems  [03:00] Reinvesting profits to outlast competitions [05:25] Sponsor: Klaviyo [07:32] Learning from mistakes at every stage  [12:23] Sponsor: Intelligems [14:23] Building LTV when first orders barely profit [17:02] Grinding to millions without ever going viral [20:14] Sponsor: Electric Eye [21:22] Learning when to keep things in-house  [23:27] Calllouts [23:37] Building equity culture across your whole team  [23:05] Creating a team culture people refuse to leave  Resources: Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube Naturally effective odor eliminators azunafresh.com/ Follow Scott Dancy linkedin.com/in/scott-dancy-189542200 Get your free demo klaviyo.com/honest Book a demo today at intelligems.io/ Schedule an intro call with one of our experts electriceye.io/connect If you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!

You started your business to build a better life. Somewhere along the way, though, the business became your whole life. Sound familiar? Trust me, I've been there, and that's exactly why I wanted to have this conversation. Here's the real question I want you to sit with. What if the reason, you're stuck right now isn't because you're not working hard enough, but because you're working too much the wrong way? Most entrepreneurs are convinced that grinding 24/7 is the path to success. But the data and real life say otherwise. Founders who get seven to eight hours of sleep and train consistently outperform sleep deprived grinders every single time. And according to Owl Labs, 67% of people actually work better in energy driven bursts, not rigid nine to five blocks. So let me say this clearly. Balance isn't soft. It's a performance strategy. The big lie most of us bought into is that hustle harder equals results. It doesn't. Grinding more hours does not equal better results. Optimized energy equals exponential output. You don't need more time. You need more aligned energy. So here's where I want you to start. Audit your last seven days. Write down what you did in 15 minute increments and ask yourself two honest questions. When were you most productive? And when were you completely fried? That exercise alone will show you your peak power windows, and once you know them, everything changes. Now let's talk about sleep, because this one is non-negotiable. Sleep isn't just recovery. It's performance enhancement. Seven to eight hours a night leads to better decision making, sharper creativity, and stronger emotional regulation. Skip it and you're showing up slower, making worse deals, and leading poorly without even realizing it. I personally stack magnesium glycinate before bed, wear blue light blockers after sunset, and keep my room cold and dark right around 65 to 68 degrees. I also keep consistent sleep and wake times even on weekends. Simple stuff, but it works. Win the night and you dominate the day. Third, your body is the hardware and your brain is the software. You have to train both. Exercise boosts cognitive function, lifts your mood through dopamine and serotonin, and builds your resilience under stress. The minimum effective dose I recommend is three to four strength sessions a week, 8,000 to 10,000 steps a day, and one to two high intensity sessions to get your heart rate up. And I'll be straight with you, I haven't been nailing this lately with a newborn at home. But the goal isn't perfection. It's treating your workouts like investor calls. Non-negotiable. Locked in. No excuses. Fourth, stop working in time blocks and start working in energy sprints. The world is shifting from time based work to energy based work, and for good reason. Your brain naturally operates in 90 minute cycles. So here's the framework I use. Lock in for 90 minutes of pure deep work with zero distractions, no social media, no notifications, no context switching. Just you and your three most valuable tasks. Then step away for 10 to 20 minutes. Walk outside, do some breathwork, stretch, get some fresh air. Then come back and go again. Work like a lion, not a cow. Sprint, recover, and repeat. That's how I get more done in 20 hours a week than I used to in 50. Fifth, strategic downtime is not laziness. It's actually one of the most powerful business growth tools you have. Your best ideas don't happen at your desk. They happen in nature, in the shower, on a walk, or while you're completely unplugged doing something you love. I block out a minimum of two to four hours each week for a full digital detox. I schedule think time in my calendar like any other important meeting. And I make it a point to get out into nature as much as possible because when you get quiet, the best ideas come. Replace one hour of low quality, distracted work with one hour of intentional recovery and watch what happens to your output. And sixth, balance isn't accidental. It's engineered. That's why I created the Soul Mapping System, what I call S.O.U.L.M.A.P.P.I.N., which covers 10 key areas of life including optimized health, unplugging digitally, loving relationships, passionate hobbies, and nature connection, among others. Every Sunday evening I score myself from one to five in each category. I look at where I'm crushing it and where I'm slacking, and I adjust my priorities for the week ahead. What gets measured gets mastered. If you want to go deeper on this, grab my book for free over at https://thehappyhustle.com/. Now here's how I put it all together in what I call the Anti-Burnout Productivity Stack. Seven to eight hours of sleep every night. Three to five training sessions a week. Two to four focused deep work sprints daily. Daily and weekly recovery blocks built into your schedule. And a flex calendar that's aligned with your energy, not just your obligations. If something on your calendar doesn't bring you expansive energy, it's draining you. And that drain is costing you income and impact. So here's my challenge to you. Try this for just three days. Sleep seven to eight hours each night. Do one workout or long walk each day. Work only in 90 minute sprints. And take one intentional recovery block daily. Then track your productivity, your mood, and your output. I promise you'll be surprised by what you see. If you want to 10x your output, stop trying to 10x your hours. That equation never works. Instead, 10x your energy, your recovery, and your alignment. Because at the end of the day, balance isn't weakness. It's your unfair advantage. If this hit home for you, go listen to the full episode at https://caryjack.com/podcastin/. And if you've got a friend who's grinding themselves into the ground right now, share this with them. It might be exactly the shift they need. Like, comment, subscribe, and as always, get out there and put the happy in your hustle. Connect with Cary!https://www.instagram.com/caryjack/https://www.facebook.com/SirCaryJackhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/cary-jack-kendzior/https://twitter.com/thehappyhustlehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFDNsD59tLxv2JfEuSsNMOQ/featured Get a copy of his new book, https://www.thehappyhustle.com/book Sign up for The Journey: 10 Days To Become a Happy Hustler Online Course @ https://thehappyhustle.com/thejourney/ Apply to the Montana Mastermind Epic Camping Adventure @ https://thehappyhustle.com/mastermind/ “It's time to Happy Hustle, a blissfully balanced life you love, full of passion, purpose, and positive impact!” Episode Sponsors: If you're feeling stressed, not sleeping great, or your energy's been kinda meh lately—let me put you on to something that's been a total game-changer for me: Magnesium Breakthrough by BiOptimizers. This ain't your average magnesium—it's got all 7 essential forms that your body needs to chill out, sleep deeper, and feel more balanced. I take it every night and legit notice the difference the next day. No more waking up groggy or tossing and turning all night If you're ready to sleep like a baby, calm your nervous system, and optimize your recovery, go grab yours now at https://www.bioptimizers.com/happy and use code HAPPY10 for 10% OFF. =================================================================== My Green Mattress If you've been waking up with back pain, feeling stiff, or just not getting that deep, quality sleep. This might be what you're missing: My Green Mattress. It's made with clean, non-toxic, and eco-friendly materials, so you're not just sleeping better, you're sleeping healthier too. The comfort and support are on another level, and you can really feel the difference night after night. 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A slow start doesn't mean the hunt is over. After a tough morning filled with close calls, shifting flocks, and blown opportunities, the decision is made to switch gears and go mobile. With birds disappearing and the heat setting in, it's time to cover ground, glass new areas, and take a shot at public land. What follows is a fast-paced spot-and-stalk play—closing the distance, reading terrain, and making a bold move with a fan setup to pull a fired-up tom into range.

Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier are joined by guest Benjamin Robinson of Grinding the Mocks to break down the first round of the 2026 NFL draft. We've got thoughts on the biggest risers (Ty Simpson!) and the biggest fallers (Arvell Reese!) plus criticism of the Arizona Cardinals. Don't forget to use code SCHATZ for 10% off an FTN NFL Pro subscription including access to Jeff Ratcliffe's Rookie Fantasy Scouting Guide! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Have you ever built an audience… but still felt like you were pushing a boulder uphill every single day just to get a lead? Maybe you have the followers. Maybe you even have something to sell. But it still feels clunky, inconsistent, and exhausting to keep your business moving forward. If that's you, this episode is for you. In today's LIVE coaching session, I'm sitting down with Amanda, who has over 12,000 Instagram followers and hundreds of leads from her freebie… but still felt stuck, unclear, and grinding daily just to get traction. She had the audience. She had the effort. But she didn't have clarity. She wasn't fully sure how to say what she actually does, didn't have a clear offer, and was relying on social media every single day just to spark conversations. And friend… that kind of business model will burn you out. In just 15 minutes, we flipped everything. Together, we uncovered what her audience was already asking for, clarified her positioning, mapped out a brand-new offer, and created a podcast strategy designed to take the pressure off social media and bring in consistent, aligned leads. Because here's the truth: You don't need more content. You don't need more hustle. You need clarity and a platform that works for you. If you've been feeling stuck in the cycle of posting, waiting, hoping, and grinding… this episode will show you a better way. There's a moment in this conversation where everything clicks for Amanda. Where confusion lifts, and clarity finally lands. And that moment? It's available for you too. I pray this blesses you! Ready to Make Consistent Income From a Podcast?  Join my 5-Day Profitable Podcast Bootcamp! I'll show you how to create a podcast that makes steady income on autopilot—without relying on social media.

Benjamin Robinson of Grinding The Mocks joins the show to dissect where all the top picks will go in this week's NFL Draft.

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Happy Wednesday! Peter Shrager calls for all NFL fans to follow a certain etiquette while watching the NFL Draft. Is it in the Browns best interest to trade back? Adam Schefter joins the show. Rothman has a story for us. We talk about the Browns QB room. We play In or Out. Where are the Buckeyes at heading into the summer? David Pollack joins the show. What are some fun betting angles for the draft? Benjamin Robinson of Grinding the Mocks joins the show. And we Tell the Truth.

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Benjamin Robinson sorts through all the good mock drafts so you don't have to. His website is Grinding the Mocks, and it will be a great resource in the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft. He joined us to talk about the Dexter Lawrence trade's impact on the Bengals' draft plans, and more. Podcasts of The Mo Egger Radio Show are a service of Longnecks Sports Grill.Listen to the show live weekday afternoons 3:00 - 6:00 on ESPN1530. Listen Live: ESPN1530.com/listenGet more: https://linktr.ee/MoEggerFollow on X: @MoEggerInstagram too: @MoEggerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Benjamin Robinson sorts through all the good mock drafts so you don't have to. His website is Grinding the Mocks, and it will be a great resource in the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft. He joined us to talk about the Dexter Lawrence trade's impact on the Bengals' draft plans, and more. Podcasts of The Mo Egger Radio Show are a service of Longnecks Sports Grill.Listen to the show live weekday afternoons 3:00 - 6:00 on ESPN1530. Listen Live: ESPN1530.com/listenGet more: https://linktr.ee/MoEggerFollow on X: @MoEggerInstagram too: @MoEggerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aaron Schatz and Mike Tanier are joined by guest Benjamin Robinson of Grinding the Mocks to preview the 2026 NFL draft. We go through Ben's top five risers and fallers of recent weeks plus we discuss certain players Mike likes more or less than the conventional wisdom. Discussions include the Rueben Bain news, what we're looking for in a wide receiver this year, and which teams we want to take Max Iheanachor. Also, mustaches! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Most electricians don't have a work problem… They have a structure problem. They're busy. Booked out. Grinding every day.But still stuck under $1M…Still doing everything themselves. Still pushing nonstop.In this episode, Erik Ellefson breaks down what actually changed.

This week on Tackle and Tacos, we're sitting down with Michigan's own Chad "C.Pip" Pipkens — Former Bassmaster Elite Series pro, Current Opens Pro, 6x Bassmaster Classic qualifier, 2x Northern Open Angler of the Year, one of the sharpest smallmouth minds in the game, and easily the strongest angler on Earth as it relates to hair. Chad opens up about life after the Elite Series, what it's really like stepping back to the qualifier circuit, and how he stays positive through the grind. Whether you're chasing tournament wins or just chasing fish on the weekends, C Pip's mindset and passion for the sport will have you fired up to get on the water.

Hey friends, Chase here. I want to talk about something that might be uncomfortable — but if you're willing to really look at it, it can change everything. What if you're working incredibly hard… at the wrong thing? This is one of the scariest patterns I've seen — not just in the creators I coach, but in my own life. People are climbing. Grinding. Achieving. But they're climbing a mountain that isn't theirs. What's Really Going On Most people don't realize they're succeeding at the wrong thing. From the outside, it looks like progress: Momentum Validation Money Status But internally? There's a low-grade unease. Something you can't quite name. You tell yourself: "I just need one more win." "One more level." One more external yes." But what if that feeling isn't about not being there yet? What if it's because you're on the wrong mountain entirely? Why This Happens We humans are mimetic creatures. We learn what to want by watching what other people want. In a world optimized for visibility, comparison, and performative success… that instinct goes into overdrive. We chase what's celebrated. We optimize for what's rewarded. We pursue what looks like a "good life" from the outside. And somewhere along the way, we stop asking the most important question: Why am I doing this? Not the polite answer. Not the resume answer. Not the Instagram caption. The honest one. The Core Idea When you're unclear on your why, you default to someone else's. And when that happens, success becomes incredibly easy to misplace. You can chase: 100,000 followers A bigger team More money A certain lifestyle But if you don't know why… You can end up winning a game you never meant to play. What You'll Hear in This Episode Why we unknowingly adopt other people's goals How mimicry shapes our definition of success The danger of chasing external validation without internal clarity Why "one more win" can actually be a trap How to start defining your own version of success Timecodes (So You Can Jump to What You Need) 02:00 – The idea of climbing the wrong mountain 03:02 – The feeling of low-grade unease 03:27 – Mimetic behavior: why we want what others want 04:16 – The most important question: why? 05:21 – Why people succeed at the wrong thing 05:47 – The reframe: you might be pursuing the wrong end 06:13 – That restless feeling is actually alignment 07:06 – Clarity over chaos: small shifts, not big resets 07:33 – Interrupting mimicry 08:06 – Trading achievement for energy 08:29 – Choosing one honest action 09:16 – Stop outsourcing your ambition 09:38 – The danger of succeeding at the wrong thing 09:59 – Finding your mountain If You Feel That Unease, Read This That restless feeling you can't shake? It's not dissatisfaction. It's alignment trying to get your attention. And the fix isn't blowing up your life. It's pausing. Pausing long enough to get honest about what you actually want. Not what looks good. Not what's rewarded. Not what other people expect. What's true for you. Three Ways to Reorient Yourself 1. Interrupt the Mimicry If nobody could see what I'm doing, would I still want this? 2. Trade Achievement for Energy Which of your recent wins actually energized you — not just relieved pressure? 3. Choose One Honest Action Do one small thing aligned with what you actually care about — even if no one sees it. The Truth Most People Learn Too Late The fastest way to feel trapped isn't failure. It's succeeding at something that was never yours. I've lived this. I've climbed the wrong mountains. And when I found the right one? Everything changed. Your Assignment This week, get clear. What would you pursue if no one was watching? What actually energizes you? What's your mountain? You don't need a perfect plan. You just need enough clarity to take one honest step. Until next time: Stop chasing someone else's definition of success. Get clear on your mountain. And start climbing the one that's actually yours.

Welcome back to the Dear Nikky Podcast, where we dive deep into your wildest confessions, hottest fantasies, and the naughty lessons we learn along the way. I'm your host Nikky, and today's episode is packed with risk, punishment, and secret thrills you won't want to miss.Here are three quick teasers of what's coming up:One lucky wife turns a rainy hike into a public blowjob deal that leads to her very first passionate cum-swapping session.A bold young woman finally gives her obsessed perverted neighbor exactly what he's been craving — her dripping pussy, right in his hallway.And a 23-year-old gets brutally punished for teasing her fuck buddy… with a belt straight to her bare pussy. Ouch… and then some.Join us over on Discord. https://discord.gg/uqqxsCSDfwContent Warning: This episode contains explicit sexual content, including graphic descriptions of nudity, public sex, infidelity, and boundary-pushing consensual fantasies.Stories are fictional and depict enthusiastic consent. Listener discretion advised; 18+ only. Submissions involving bestiality, incest, underage role-play, rape, non-consensual content, or racial slurs are not aired. Get Involved:Submit Your Story: Got a secret fantasy or steamy confession? Write to Nikky at Nikky@dearnikky.com or submit anonymously at DearNikky.com/confessions. By submitting, you certify:You're the sole creator of the submission.You're 18+ and legally able to submit erotic material.No prohibited themes (bestiality, incest, underage, rape, non-consensual content, racial slurs).Names/identifiable info may be changed.You release all rights to the submission.Say Hello: Have a burning fantasy or just want to chat? Email Nikky@dearnikky.com or connect on Twitter (@DNikky162), Instagram (@DNikky162) , or Facebook (@DearNikky). Nikky wants to hear your naughtiest thoughts!Support the Show: Love these private peeks into filthy lives? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,  Spreaker or your favorite platform to help new listeners discover the heat. Your support keeps the conversation sizzling!Support Nikky:Patreon: Unlock exclusive confessions, bonus thoughts, and steamy Q&As at Patreon.com/DearNikky. Join the inner circle for extra spice!Nectar.ai: Explore your wildest fantasies with immersive AI experiences at Nectar.ai. Perfect for Frisky Friday fans craving more.Featured Release: Dear Nikky: Sex Confessions From People Just Like You is out now! Dive deeper into the raw, unfiltered stories you love. Contact:Email: Nikky@dearnikky.comWebsite: DearNikky.com/confessionsSocials: Twitter (@DNikky162), Instagram (@DNikky162), Facebook (@DearNikky)Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/dear-nikky-hidden-desires--6316414/support.

What if everything you've built so far — your career, your income, your wins — happened without you even really trying? That's exactly what Jemal King discovered in 2006. Four daycare centers. Real estate. A millionaire — completely by mistake. And the question that hit him harder than the money itself: if I could become a millionaire by mistake, what could I become on purpose? Jemal breaks down his full story — from building without a coach to discovering the value of community, to realizing most people quit the moment they start seeing results. ET closes with his challenge: stay 365 days. Then three years. Then five. Because the levels you haven't seen yet only unlock after the time is paid. Karl brings Kalm Down with Karl and Mal drops the Millionaire Moment — the rebar that holds everything together, and why your degrees and hustle aren't working without it. Most people have no idea what they're actually capable of. This episode is the proof. It's not about talent or luck. It's about going on purpose. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

You're working harder than ever… but your business isn't growing. In this episode, Jay Jones breaks down a hard truth most entrepreneurs don't want to hear: grinding doesn't guarantee growth. In fact, it can be the very thing keeping you stuck. If you've been busy, consistent, and putting in the hours—but your results don't reflect your effort—this episode will help you understand why. Jay unpacks the hidden traps of hustle culture, the difference between activity and real progress, and what it actually takes to build a business that produces results. This isn't about doing more—it's about doing what works. DO YOU NEED BUSINESS FUNDING, SEE IF YOU QUALIFY!  https://getfundingready.com/

Opening Day delivered exactly what Mets fans were craving a win, a fresh identity, and plenty of reasons for optimism. The guys break down how the Mets manufactured runs, battled through tough at-bats, and showed off a new offensive approach that could define their season. They also dive into the full ballpark experience, from traffic headaches and quirky fan challenges to a bizarre on-field moment involving a dead bird. Plus, Evan shares a wild personal story involving a lost wallet that somehow finds its way back, adding another unforgettable layer to an already eventful day at the ballpark.

If you've ever felt like everyone else is having the sex life you're supposed to have — and you're just white-knuckling your way through it, faking it, or coming up empty — you're not broken. You're just not talking about it yet. Whether it's a desire you've been too scared to voice, a fantasy you've kept to yourself for years, or a body that's never quite gotten there with a partner, the shift almost always starts the same way: someone finally said the thing out loud. In this episode, three real listeners share the moments that changed everything for them — and none of it looks the way you'd expect. In this episode, you'll learn: • What finally happened when one husband spent months asking his wife for something she wasn't sure about — and why one unexpected text message changed their relationship and sex life forever • How a 20-year marriage, a night out dancing, and a chance encounter with a stranger led to a first threesome that was hotter, messier, and more human than any fantasy • Why so many vulva owners can't orgasm during penetration — and the exact combination of communication, touch, and mindset that finally got one woman there after years of trying This episode is sponsored by... Get the LELO SURFER 2 at lelo.com/surfer-2 and use code SWE20 for a stackable 20% off More Dr. Emily:  • Shop With Emily! Explore Emily's favorite toys, pleasure accessories, bedroom essentials, and more — designed to support your pleasure and confidence. Free shipping on orders $99+ (some exclusions apply).5 • Interested in 1:1 Coaching with Emily? Go to sexwithemily.com/coaching to apply!  • Sex With Emily Guides: Explore pleasure, deepen connections, and enhance intimacy using these Sex With Emily downloadable guides. • The only sex book you'll ever need: Smart Sex: How to Boost Your Sex IQ and Own Your Pleasure • Want more? Visit the Sex With Emily Website • Let's get social: Instagram | X | Facebook | TikTok | Threads | YouTube • Let's text: Sign up here • Want me to slide into your email inbox? Sign Up Here for sex tips on the regular. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 2:02 - Story #1 : A Husband's Pegging Journey After 12 Years Together 4:40 - Dr. Emily on Why Pegging Is More Common Than You Think 6:00 - The Psychology of Receiving & Breaking Sexual Shame 8:05 - Story #2: 20 Years Married & Their First Threesome 13:52 - Dr. Emily's Takeaways on Fantasies, Communication & Embodiment 14:09 - Story #3: Five Years of Not Orgasming With a Partner 17:00 - Dr. Emily on Sexual Trauma, Repetition & Being Heard 19:26 - How Jasmine Finally Got There (Breathing, Grinding & Letting Go) 21:48 - Dr. Emily on the Clitoral Network, Foreplay & Wandering Minds 23:24 - Closing: Share Your Sexy Story with Dr. Emily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices