Podcasts about harley davidson

I met Abe, also known as Crew, from the YouTube channel 2147 Crew at a house party in Sturgis this past year, 2023. We had a great conversation, and I was excited to invite him to our show. Crew is passionate about powerful and dependable Harley-Davidson motorcycles, and we discuss this topic in detail in the episode. Check us out on Instagram. 2147 Crew Instagram www.instagram.com/2147crew/ Youtube www.youtube.com/channel/UCVFRroL1kK08jEBKrNnAjfA The Fast Life Garage www.instagram.com/thefastlifegarage/ www.fastlifegarage.com Support the podcast by joining our Patreon community, where you can gain access to unreleased episodes! https://Www.patreon.com/fastlifegarage  @simpson_motorcycle_helmets Personally, I have logged thousands of miles in Simpson's, and the fit and quality are perfect for me, from how I ride and how I wanna look rolling down the highway!  Head on over to  www.simpsonmotorcyclehelmets.com @Thundermaxefi I have run these computers for years on my bikes; thunder-max is the shit at keeping my motorcycle running its best and keeping my M8 cool with their electric fan! www.thunder-max.com  Use Offer code “fastlife” for 10% off  @arlennessmotorcycles From complete design collections that can take your bike from stock to custom. Or their parts can be the finishing touches to your custom build. Their performance line of parts gives you the custom look we all want while maintaining functionality. Head on over to  www.arlenness.com  to check out all the fantastic products for your build. Drop the FASTLIFE10 offer code to save yourself 10% on your purchases.  @lexinmoto I listen to everything from music and podcasts to audiobooks as I smash miles across the country with Lexin! Also, don't sleep on their Gen 2 air pumps, a must-have for motorcycle travel in case of a tire issue  www.lexin-moto.com  Offer code “fastlife” for 15% off  @lucky_daves Dave has provided us with a modular bar and riser setup that you can customize to your taste and needs! Pair those with the Lucky Daves seat, and you're golden for long open roads or aggressive fun! Check it all out at https://www.luckydaves.com Cowboy Harley has your HD needs covered with the performance upgrades we all want, including service, sales, and a stacked parts department, plus the best gear and clothing. Check out https://www.cowboyharleyAustin.com  and on Instagram @cowboyhdaustin. Make sure to tell them The Fastlife sent you! Custom Dynamics, with over 20 years in business, is here to serve the motorcycle community with High-quality lighting options for your Harley Davidson! With a lifetime warranty and the largest selection of lighting, they have something for your bike! Https://www.customdynamics.com 

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On this episode, Spenser Skates, Co-Founder and CEO of Amplitude Analytics, delves into his journey of building and scaling the company from 0 to billion dollar IPO. Spenser discusses:- The pivotal role of understanding your product's core action and its impact on user experience.- The exhilaration and significance of acquiring the first paying customer for a startup.- Identifying the moment of achieving product-market fit, marked by the first million dollars in revenue, signaling a viable business.- The process of scaling up by hiring key executive roles like CRO, CFO and engineering leaders to prepare the company for next-level growth.- The importance of authentic communication and learning by doing in sales and management roles.- The value of maintaining long-lasting relationships with co-founders and aligning on values for sustainable company growth.Resources Mentioned:Amplitude WebsiteThis episode is brought to you by:Leverage community-led growth to skyrocket your business. From Grassroots to Greatness by author Lloyed Lobo will help you master 13 game-changing rules from some of the most iconic brands in the world — like Apple, Atlassian, CrossFit, Harley-Davidson, HubSpot, Red Bull and many more — to attract superfans of your own that will propel you to new heights. Grab your copy today at FromGrassrootsToGreatness.com.Each year the U.S. and Canadian governments provide more than $20 billion in R&D tax credits and innovation incentives to fund businesses. But the application process is cumbersome, prone to costly audits, and receiving the money can take as long as 16 months. Boast automates this process, enabling companies to get more money faster without the paperwork and audit risk. We don't get paid until you do! Find out if you qualify today at https://Boast.AI.Launch Academy is one of the top global tech hubs for international entrepreneurs and a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa. Since 2012, Launch has worked with more than 6,000 entrepreneurs from over 100 countries, of which 300 have grown their startups to seed and Series A stage and raised over $2 billion in funding. To learn more about Launch's programs or the Canadian Startup Visa, visit https://LaunchAcademy.ca.Content Allies helps B2B companies build revenue-generating podcasts. We recommend them to any B2B company that is looking to launch or streamline its podcast production. Learn more at https://contentallies.com.#product #marketing #innovation #startup #generativeai #AI

Official Website: https://www.lawabidingbiker.com In this episode, we talk about motorcycle safety, more specifically being seen.  A common complaint of street riders is that other motorists fail to observe them. Motorists who violate motorcyclists' right-of-way frequently state, “I didn't see him,” or “He came out of nowhere”.  We talk about rider clothing, equipment, lighting, paint, and more.   Apparel A bright-colored helmet will catch the motorist's attention and enhance motorcycle safety.  Over 70 percent of helmets sold are black.  Most collisions occur in broad daylight. Wear brightly-colored or reflective clothing to increase your chances of being seen.  Bright orange, red, yellow, or green jackets or vests are the best for being seen. Brightly colored helmets can also help others see you.  Reflective material on a vest and the sides of the helmet will help drivers see you from the side. Reflective material can also be a big help for drivers coming toward you or from behind. Remember, your body is half of the visible surface area of the rider/motorcycle unit. Motorcycle Color Your best bet might be to go with a white motorcycle, which is bright, reflects light, and stands out from other colors. While white might not be the first choice for riders, it can appear as a classy option. For instance, a white Harley-Davidson shows off your power and style when you're cruising around town. During the hot summer months, it will reflect light and absorb less heat than a darker motorcycle. However, you'll have to be careful if you're riding a bright white bike against snow. If you're going to be frequently riding in this type of weather condition, ride a bike with a contrasting color.   SUPPORT US AND SHOP IN THE OFFICIAL LAW ABIDING BIKER STORE Other colors to consider are orange and yellow, which can draw more attention to your bike.  In daylight, green is the most visible color from a distance for human eyes. In the darkness, however, yellow is the easiest color to recognize. The rods (small structures in the eye) are responsible for sight in low-light situations. And the cones are responsible for high-light conditions. CHECK OUT OUR HUNDREDS OF FREE HELPFUL VIDEOS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE! Lighting The best way to help others see your motorcycle is to always keep the headlight and, if equipped, running lights on. A motorcycle with its light on is twice as likely to be noticed. Using your high beam during the day and at night increases the chances that oncoming drivers will see you. Use your high beam when it is legal and safe to do so. When it is foggy, use the low beam.  Headlight and brake light modulators create a unique light pattern that grabs attention.  Additional lighting that shows the dimensions of your motorcycle can help you be seen.   NEW FREE VIDEO RELEASED: Biker Review of the Icon Patrol 3 Boots-Progressive Motorcycle Riding Shoes And remember Loud Pipes Save Lives!  Ride Safe & Ride Often! Sponsor-Ciro 3D CLICK HERE! Innovative products for Harley-Davidson & Goldwing Affordable chrome, lighting, and comfort products Ciro 3D has a passion for design and innovation Sponsor-RickRak CLICK HERE The Ultimate Motorcycle Luggage Rack Solution Forget those messy straps and bungee cords Go strapless with a RickRak quick attach luggage system & quality bag Sponsor-Butt Buffer CLICK HERE Want to ride longer? Tired of a sore and achy ass? Then fix it with a high-quality Butt Buffer seat cushion? If you appreciate the content we put out and want to make sure it keeps on coming your way then become a Patron too! There are benefits and there is no risk. Thanks to the following bikers for supporting us via a flat donation: Allen Benson of New Waverly, Texas David Jones of Healdsburg, California Joshua Lyons of Fenton, Missouri ________________________________________________________ FURTHER INFORMATION:   Official Website: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com   Email & Voicemail: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com/Contact   Podcast Hotline Phone: 509-731-3548 HELP SUPPORT US! JOIN THE BIKER REVOLUTION! #BikerRevolution #LawAbidingBiker

Hello Boys and Girls,In this episode I interview Tom Southwood, a motorcyclist and long distance cyclist and he's here to tell us about his recent cross-country Bicycle Ride. I think you'll enjoy this one.Instagram Tobacco Motorwear Go get yourself some riding jeans and other products for men and women from TOBACCO MOTORWEAR and tell them the Motorcycle Men sent you. Use the coupon code "MotoMen". Scorpion Helmets  For the past 15 years, ScorpionExo® has been DEDICATED to offering high quality, innovative motorcycle helmets and technical apparel at an incredible value. So check them out at Scorpion USA and tell them the Motorcycle Men sent you. Wild-Ass Seats:  You can improve your comfort and ability to stay in the saddle longer with a cushion from wild-ass seats. So, if you are tired of those painful pressure points and fatigue, go to wild-ass.com and get your cushion today. The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation Help us help them. David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation and be sure and let them know you heard about it here on the Motorcycle Men Podcast.  Gold Star Ride:  If you would like to be a part of a great cause and get some heartfelt miles in, go to goldstarride.org and learn how you can participate in the next Gold Star Ride Chasing the Cure  Help Long Haul Paul Pelland complete his mission to ride a million miles for MS. He was told years ago that a cure for MS was a million miles away so he decided to ride that million miles to that cure. You can help him by going to LonghaulPaul.com and donate to his quest for that cure for MS.ENTER NOW for your chance to win fantastic prizes in our 4th Annual-ish Fat Ass Santa Christmas Giveaway. Get on over to the Contests page to enter. Contest closes on December 11th at midnight.Don't forget to get over and check out the Ted Shed Video's over on the Motorcycle Men Channel and the RIDE WITH TED Channel Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....   .... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.Support the show

Join us for a compelling episode as we explore the diverse career of Patrick Holly, Upwork's VP of Creative. From shaping brands like Apple and Uber to Harley Davidson, Patrick's expertise in building creative teams has earned acclaim at Cannes and more. Listen in as he shares insights on scaling teams using the Hollywood model, all while enjoying the open roads of Austin, Texas, on two wheels. Don't miss this dynamic conversation with a true visionary in the world of creativity.

Military veteran, Ironman competitor and all around badass Jeremy Richardson is our guest this week. Jeremy is a hard worker, visionary and great leader. Listen in.

During Harley-Davidson's official model launch in January they only unveiled one CVO for the 2023 lineup. Typically we see 3-4 CVOs every year and so there was huge void left. Fast-forward to June and H-D drops a teaser for what will be one of the biggest single-year advancements in CVO history. The touring chassis CVO's, Road Glide and Street Glide, have a completely redesigned body style along with a beefed up 121 CI Milwaukee-Eight engine.Matt and Nick dive into 2023 CVOs and dissect the roll out of these new bikes. They also explore what exactly makes CVOs so special and other ideas that Harley-Davidson could leverage.Like my Videos? Buy a bike at Laidlaw's Harley-Davidson.Never Any Added Dealer Mark-Up! No Dealer Fees!http://www.laidlawsharley.comFollow and Message me on Instagram @matt_laidlaw#2023CVO  #harleydavidson #customvehicleoperation

This week on Electrek's Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes Harley-Davidson's electric bicycle company Serial 1 getting acquired, Lectric Ebikes going above and beyond with philanthropy, E-bike riding as a food courier, Ryvid Anthem motorcycle deliveries, closer look at Kawasaki's electric Ninja, and more. The Wheel-E podcast returns every two weeks on Electrek's YouTube channel, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter. As a reminder, we'll have an accompanying post, like this one, on the site with an embedded link to the live stream. Head to the YouTube channel to get your questions and comments in. After the show ends, the video will be archived on YouTube and the audio on all your favorite podcast apps: Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts Castro RSS We also have a Patreon if you want to help us to avoid more ads and invest more in our content. We have some awesome gifts for our Patreons and more coming. Here are a few of the articles that we will discuss during the Wheel-E podcast today: Harley-Davidson's e-bike company sold off in surprise deal, planning US production Lectric Ebikes rose to the top of sales, and now they are giving it all away I took my e-bike and went undercover as a food delivery rider. Here's what I learned Who needs a truck? Man tows boat with a tiny electric scooter! Review: Vanpowers UrbanGlide-Ultra, going Dutch for Black Friday America's latest lower-cost commuter electric motorcycles expand deliveries Closer look at Kawasaki's new electric motorcycles, the Ninja e-1 and Z e-1 Solar-powered Japanese tiny van ‘PUZZLE' unveiled ahead of North American sales Here's the live stream for today's episode starting at 11:00 a.m. ET (or the video after 12:00 p.m. ET): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb7iYiJsi18

The racing in Valencia was brilliant but not a patch on Borrie's final poem of the year. Or the Captain's final instructions for 2023. Or even Rossi's final letter for the year. All that (plus a brief appearance from special guest Simon Crafar before recording a seperate end of year episode with him) is inside. But before you press play, a reminder that Christmas is coming up and there is no better time than now to buy Borrie's books as a stocking stuffer. Or a paper weight. Or whatever. Frankly, the big man doesn't care what you do with them as long as he gets your money. You can even just send him some money if you prefer. It will make both your festive seasons better. NOW you can press 'play'. IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT None of this would be possible without our magnificent sponsors. They support us, so it's only good manners you should support them. Visit their websites, try and buy their products, sign up for their newsletters, and tell them WE SENT YOU. And we would be really pleased if you bought Borrie's books. They're a great read, they make great gifts, and it helps him to feed his family. If he can feed his family he tends not to rob people. All four of his masterpieces are here (https://www.shocknawe.com.au/)… And our sponsors: TRIUMPH (https://www.triumphmotorcycles.com.au/) APRILIA (https://www.aprilia.com/au_EN/) MOTO GUZZI (https://www.motoguzzi.com/au_EN/models/v85-tt/) SAVIC MOTORCYCLES (https://www.savicmotorcycles.com/) SC-PROJECT OCEANIA (https://sc-project.com.au/) MADE IN GERMANY (https://www.mig.bike/) BMW MOTORRAD (https://www.bmw-motorrad.com.au/en/home.html#/filter-all) HARLEY-DAVIDSON (https://www.harley-davidson.com/au/en/index.html) Indo Insider Tours (https://indoinsidertours.com). NOISEGUARD (https://www.noiseguard.com.au/) MONGREL BOOTS (https://www.mongrelboots.com.au) HONDA (https://motorcycles.honda.com.au/) SUZUKI (https://www.suzukimotorcycles.com.au/) WORLD ON WHEELS (https://www.worldonwheels.tours/) CMB Financial Services (https://cmbfin.com.au) or call 1300 262 346 AGV HELMETS (https://agvhelmets.com.au/) GREY GUMS CAFÉ (https://www.facebook.com/GreyGumCafe/) Simon Crafar's Riders For Dogs (https://www.facebook.com/p/Riders-For-Dogs-100093614162628/?paipv=0&eav=AfaTLpwgAXgkNJn0H4pewS10dMuN4GuDt4_g2hVdTu35PkAACM4hlblVNyQn8lyl-j4&_rdr) Facebook Page

Harley Davidson made it's reputation off the backs of the hard working blue collar workers who supported it for all those years. We ask the question, did Harley Davidson cam us --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/motorcyclemadhouse/message

Renny from Easyrider Cycle and I sit down to talk about the last few weeks of the build process leading up to the tour and some of the experience being on the Fxr Tour.   Support the podcast by joining our Patreon community where you can gain access to unreleased episodes!   https://Www.patreon.com/fastlifegarage   @simpson_motorcycle_helmets For me personally I have logged thousands of miles in Simpson's and the fit and quality is perfect for me from how I ride and how I wanna look rolling down the highway!  Head on over to  https://www.simpsonmotorcyclehelmets.com    @Thundermaxefi I have ran these computers for years on my bikes, thundermax is the shit at keeping my bike running it's best and keeping my M8 cool with their electric fan!  https://www.thunder-max.com Use Offer code “fastlife” for 10% off    @arlennessmotorcycles From complete design collections that can take your bike from stock to custom. Or their parts can be the finishing touches to your custom build.  Their performance line of parts give you the custom look we all want while maintaining functionality head on over to https://www.arlenness.com to check out all the amazing products for your build drop the FASTLIFE10 offer code to save yourself 10% on your purchases    @lexinmoto I listen to everything from music and podcasts to even audio books as I smash miles across the country with lexin! Also don't sleep on their Gen 2 air pumps a must have for motorcycle travel to have incase of a tire issue https://www.lexin-moto.com Offer code “fastlife” for 15% off    @lucky_daves Dave has provided us with a modular bar and riser setup that you can customize to your taste and needs!  Pair those with the Lucky Daves seat and your golden for long open roads or aggressive fun!  Check it all out at https://www.luckydaves.com     Cowboy Harley has your HD needs covered with the performance upgrades we all want including service, sales and a stacked parts department plus the best gear and clothing. Check out   https://www.cowboyharleyAustin.com and on Instagram @cowboyhdaustin Make sure to tell them The Fastlife sent you!   Custom Dynamics with over 20 years in business is here to serve the motorcycle community with High quality lighting options for your Harley Davidson!  With a life time warranty and the largest selection of lighting they have something for your bike!   Https://www.customdynamics.com 

A true biker film here. Starring Bruce Dern, Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton and Cameron Mitchel. How bad could it be? fuck around and find out with us.Support the showSend emails to contact@nocomotopodcast.com, it doesn't have to be important.

Hello boys and Girls,In this show…Christmas Giveaway announcementToys for Tots RideJeopardy with Doodle on a Motorcycle Special Thanks to our Sponsors: Tobacco MotorwearScorpion Helmets Wild-Ass Seats The Motorcycle Men is supporting: David's Dream and Believe Cancer FoundationThe Gold Star Ride Foundation  Chasing the Cure for MSDon't forget to get over to YouTube and check out the Ride with Ted videos. Support the podcast and BUY US  A COFFEERemember boys and girls, we say stupid crap so you don't have to.Support the show

Cody Childress is no stranger to the podcast he has a passion for FXR's and pretty much anything custom! Cody came up to Dallas to crack open some very smooth whisky and catch up on motorcycles and life! Support the podcast by joining our Patreon community where you can gain access to unreleased episodes!   https://Www.patreon.com/fastlifegarage   @simpson_motorcycle_helmets For me personally I have logged thousands of miles in Simpson's and the fit and quality is perfect for me from how I ride and how I wanna look rolling down the highway!  Head on over to  https://www.simpsonmotorcyclehelmets.com    @Thundermaxefi I have ran these computers for years on my bikes, thundermax is the shit at keeping my bike running it's best and keeping my M8 cool with their electric fan!  https://www.thunder-max.com Use Offer code “fastlife” for 10% off    @arlennessmotorcycles From complete design collections that can take your bike from stock to custom. Or their parts can be the finishing touches to your custom build.  Their performance line of parts give you the custom look we all want while maintaining functionality head on over to https://www.arlenness.com to check out all the amazing products for your build drop the FASTLIFE10 offer code to save yourself 10% on your purchases    @lexinmoto I listen to everything from music and podcasts to even audio books as I smash miles across the country with lexin! Also don't sleep on their Gen 2 air pumps a must have for motorcycle travel to have incase of a tire issue https://www.lexin-moto.com Offer code “fastlife” for 15% off    @lucky_daves Dave has provided us with a modular bar and riser setup that you can customize to your taste and needs!  Pair those with the Lucky Daves seat and your golden for long open roads or aggressive fun!  Check it all out at https://www.luckydaves.com     Cowboy Harley has your HD needs covered with the performance upgrades we all want including service, sales and a stacked parts department plus the best gear and clothing. Check out   https://www.cowboyharleyAustin.com and on Instagram @cowboyhdaustin Make sure to tell them The Fastlife sent you!   Custom Dynamics with over 20 years in business is here to serve the motorcycle community with High quality lighting options for your Harley Davidson!  With a life time warranty and the largest selection of lighting they have something for your bike!   Https://www.customdynamics.com 

On this Bob & Tom Extra: We have Greg Warren with the Warren Report on Harley-Davidson! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Special guests Bert and George from Baggers and Brews fill in since we are short three members to talk X-mas gifts for bikers.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Buy some FDB merchandise here.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Go here to join our FREE Discord!Visit Five Dirty Bikers on social media!FacebookInstagramTikTok- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Visit the website: www.fivedirtybikers.comSupport the show

This week, we have Lorna, Tarah, and Lisa who are co-founders and board members of the Medicine Wheel Ride which offers grants to fund culturally based individuals, groups, programs, and organizations working to provide resources and support to Indigenous women and their families.​​The Medicine Wheel Ride also offers grants to provide funds to Indigenous individuals, groups and organizations working on MMIW issues in the areas of search, recovery, prevention, and protection.Website - https://www.medicinewheelride.org/IG - https://www.instagram.com/medicinewheelride/OUR WEBSITE: https://2lanelife.com/  USE CODE: "YOUTUBE" FOR 10% OFF OF PARTS & ACCESSORIES2LANELIFE INSTAGRAMGAYLIN'S INSTAGRAM LANCE'S INSTAGRAM JOSH'S INSTAGRAM Want to SAVE on EagleRider Rentals? - CLICK HEREABOUT 2LANELIFEWe travel the country on our Harley-Davidson motorcycles, exploring some of the best roads the country has to offer. Our goal is to share all of the neat history and attractions across the back roads, a.k.a. the 2Lanes of America using a cinematic approach unique to our experiences. Along this journey, we meet tons of amazing people, and learn something new every time. We are here to inspire travel!Friends:Thrashin' SupplyLegend SuspensionsCustom Dynamics Motorcycle LightingEagleRider Motorcycle Rentals & ToursFeuling PartsKlock WerksCobra USAMaxima Racing OilsBell HelmetsSaddlemenRockford FosgateGET YOUR MOTORCYCLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES AT https://2lanelife.com/

In this episode Randy and I answer a couple of listener questions about extending your riding season thru winter, making a Youtube video of a new chopper build and Randy's opinion on the Harley Davidson 130 hp crate drop-in engine. Also, are choppers making a return? Shockingly he has a thought or two.

In this episode, we expand on the edgy, high-octane aesthetic of the Harley Davidson Harlot. From the checkerboard-and-flames motif of the 2010s to the 2020 revival of Diesel under Glenn Martens to Kylie Jenner's new clothing venture Khy, we chronicle fashion's obsession with all things moto-inspired ... and evaluate the dystopian implications of this petrochemical path. On this journey, we encounter Che Guevera and Julia Fox, uniform fetishism, the BP oil spill, Global South cyberpunk, and much more. Links:Image boardKhy by Kylie JennerBetsy Johnson's Khy callout postsMotorbike culture in the Global South: Vietnam, Brazil, KenyaThe Importance of the African Motorcycle in ArtKim Kardashian in Chrome Hearts How Glenn Martens Saved Diesel from its Midlife CrisisDiesel's Daily African print campaign (2001)An Incomplete History of the Akira Bike SlideApple's Mother Nature report starring Octavia SpencerAzealia Banks' Yeezy Modular Survival KitPrix WorkshopFind exclusive episodes here

Considering how much my Rick Fairless of Strokers Dallas has played a role in my existence in the motorcycle world, you would think this podcast would have happened sooner! Rick is an entrepreneur of many sorts, the creation of Strokers Dallas has been a staple for our motorcycle community for almost 30 years. Rick has been on TV shows such as Biker Build Off and ma's Roadhouse. In this episode, we go over some of the early days in our motorcycle industry and building what we know now as Strokers Dallas!   check out Rick here YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@UCfs3-ELLlmhUGDJ5pYV9SCQ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rickfairless/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RickFairlessFanPage and don't forget to check out our sponsors and support the podcast and channel Support the podcast by joining our Patreon community where you can gain access to unreleased episodes!   https://Www.patreon.com/fastlifegarage   @simpson_motorcycle_helmets For me personally I have logged thousands of miles in Simpson's and the fit and quality is perfect for me from how I ride and how I wanna look rolling down the highway!  Head on over to  https://www.simpsonmotorcyclehelmets.com    @Thundermaxefi I have ran these computers for years on my bikes, thundermax is the shit at keeping my bike running it's best and keeping my M8 cool with their electric fan!  https://www.thunder-max.com Use Offer code “fastlife” for 10% off    @arlennessmotorcycles From complete design collections that can take your bike from stock to custom. Or their parts can be the finishing touches to your custom build.  Their performance line of parts give you the custom look we all want while maintaining functionality head on over to https://www.arlenness.com to check out all the amazing products for your build drop the FASTLIFE10 offer code to save yourself 10% on your purchases    @lexinmoto I listen to everything from music and podcasts to even audio books as I smash miles across the country with lexin! Also don't sleep on their Gen 2 air pumps a must have for motorcycle travel to have incase of a tire issue https://www.lexin-moto.com Offer code “fastlife” for 15% off    @lucky_daves Dave has provided us with a modular bar and riser setup that you can customize to your taste and needs!  Pair those with the Lucky Daves seat and your golden for long open roads or aggressive fun!  Check it all out at https://www.luckydaves.com     Cowboy Harley has your HD needs covered with the performance upgrades we all want including service, sales and a stacked parts department plus the best gear and clothing. Check out   https://www.cowboyharleyAustin.com and on Instagram @cowboyhdaustin Make sure to tell them The Fastlife sent you!   Custom Dynamics with over 20 years in business is here to serve the motorcycle community with High quality lighting options for your Harley Davidson!  With a life time warranty and the largest selection of lighting they have something for your bike!   Https://www.customdynamics.com 

Hello Boys and Girls,In this episode I interview The Traveling Larry. Larry built his own trailer and went on a trip with it and he's here to tell us all about it.Website Tobacco Motorwear Go get yourself some riding jeans and other products for men and women from TOBACCO MOTORWEAR and tell them the Motorcycle Men sent you. Use the coupon code "MotoMen". Scorpion Helmets  For the past 15 years, ScorpionExo® has been DEDICATED to offering high quality, innovative motorcycle helmets and technical apparel at an incredible value. So check them out at Scorpion USA and tell them the Motorcycle Men sent you. Wild-Ass Seats:  You can improve your comfort and ability to stay in the saddle longer with a cushion from wild-ass seats. So, if you are tired of those painful pressure points and fatigue, go to wild-ass.com and get your cushion today. The Motorcycle Men Support David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation Help us help them. David's Dream and Believe Cancer Foundation and be sure and let them know you heard about it here on the Motorcycle Men Podcast.  Gold Star Ride:  If you would like to be a part of a great cause and get some heartfelt miles in, go to goldstarride.org and learn how you can participate in the next Gold Star Ride Chasing the Cure  Help Long Haul Paul Pelland complete his mission to ride a million miles for MS. He was told years ago that a cure for MS was a million miles away so he decided to ride that million miles to that cure. You can help him by going to LonghaulPaul.com and donate to his quest for that cure for MS.Don't forget to get over and check out the Ted Shed Video's over on the Motorcycle Men Channel and the RIDE WITH TED Channel Thanks for listening, we greatly appreciate you support. Ride Safe and remember....   .... We say stupid crap so you don't have to.Support the show

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  How do you turn a lifelong passion for music, radio, and video games into a successful career in voice acting? Join me as I chat with Jim Fronk, a seasoned radio veteran who transitioned into voice acting, entertaining people with his dynamic performances and engaging characters.  But that's not all, Jim's talents extend beyond the microphone. He's also a whizz in website development, skills he's utilized to build successful websites for fellow voice actors. He delves deep into the magic of website creation, including the critical elements of a voiceover website and how you can create a one-page website in record time. Get ready to be inspired, entertained, and better yet, educated by Jim's wealth of knowledge and experience in the voice acting industry. Don't miss out! About Jim Jim has always been creative and secretively a tech geek. While working at radio stations, he gravitated towards graphic arts and webmaster duties. Through the years he created websites, not only for some of his ventures but for other radio friends and their DJ/entertainment side hustles. When Jim entered the VO world, he was amazed at how much it cost to have a basic cookie-cutter website built for a voice actor. So Jim created his 3-Hour Learn-By-Doing Website Creation Class. For a fraction of the cost, he teaches you how to create, update, and expand your own VO website as your business expands. Check out www.WebsitesForVO.com for more details. 00:01 - Intro (Other) It's time to take your business to the next level, the boss level. These are the premier business owner strategies and successes being utilized by the industry's top talent today. Rock your business like a boss, a V-O boss. Now let's welcome your host, Anne Ganguzza.  00:20 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Hey everyone, welcome to the V-O Boss podcast. I'm your host, Anne Ganguzza, and today I am very excited to be here with a very special guest, our 20-plus year radio vet turned voice actor, Jim Fronk. Oh, thanks for having me. Oh, jim, jim, jim, let me just tell the listeners a little bit about you, oh by all means.  00:40 I'm glad that you were so excited. Thank you for being here, jim. Let me tell our listeners a little bit about you. You've been behind the microphone in your happy place since you were 10, the tender age of 10. And since then, jim has been acting and singing his way into our hearts, doing improv, stand-up comedy, live, announcing, djing on air, and now he's in his very own 5x8 padded closet capturing our hearts. So, jim, thank you, thank you, thank you for being here with us today.  01:10 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Well, thank you, I'm glad that I'm padded, because the funny thing is I got out of radio because it got so impersonal. I started voice tracking and I was on nine different stations, six different states, at the same time, and I was just in a 10x10 room recording and I'm sick of that, so I ended up in a 5x8 room.  01:28 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Now a 5x8. Yeah, somehow that's smaller, so okay, but it's padded, so that's better.  01:33 - Jim Fronk (Guest) And this is my happy place. I love being here, I love playing behind the microphone. So I started at 10 years old singing. My dad always said that I would either be a politician or a radio disc jockey. Because of my gift of gab and the way that I like to spin the truth now and then, what would you sing?  01:50 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) That's my question. What genre would you sing? Jazz, you sing in classic rock.  01:54 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Classic rock for the most part.  01:56 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Classic rock yeah.  01:58 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Actually back in 2000,. I was Ed McMahon's nextbigstarcom winner of the rock category. What did you sing? I sang Better Roses by Bon Jovi.  02:07 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh, my God. Of course, at least she sang Bon Jovi. I was just going to say I'm thinking, bob Seeger, I don't know why. I've done some Bob. Yeah, I've done some Bob Seeger, I like the doors, yeah.  02:16 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I like the doors, my go-to when the bands are playing and they're like hey, come on up and sing. My go-to is Roadhouse Blues.  02:22 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh God, if we are lucky bosses, we might get to hear, I don't know, a bar or two.  02:27 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Maybe if you go to Uncle Roy's this year or maybe actually if you went to Uncle. Roy's next year. I'll talk to them.  02:33 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Next year. Oh yeah, hey, I personally have never heard you sing and I would absolutely love to hear you sing.  02:39 - Jim Fronk (Guest) You might be able to YouTube something Just saying there might be some poison out there.  02:44 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Before we talk a little bit more about your journey into voiceover, because you've had such a long history behind the mic, I need to ask you about the 7.36 pounds of shelled blue peanut M&Ms that you requested from me in my little inquiry into hey, you want to be a podcast guest? What do you require? And so you asked me for shelled blue peanut M&Ms, and I could only find the brown ones.  03:08 - Jim Fronk (Guest) And yet they're still not here.  03:10 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Somehow, oh, but they're virtually here.  03:11 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Oh, virtually Okay, great, I don't know. I was just trying to think of something weird to put on there that I need, because I really don't need anything.  03:20 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I'm actually kind of hungry for some M&Ms. But, Jim, it's already been a wonderful five minutes chatting with you. I can't wait to dive deeper into your journey. So share with our listeners how your journey kind of got to be 20 plus years behind the mic doing radio. How did you get there? As a small child you were singing, right. Were you singing classic rock at the age of 10?  03:43 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Well, I was singing what was considered just normal pop music, I guess, yeah, and then classic rock was just music, but I did that. But when I got into school I really got into mixing things and I was making mixtapes before mixtapes were a thing.  03:59 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I made mixtapes. I remember them.  04:01 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I was scratching records so things would skip at a certain point and you put a quarter on top, make a knot skip. No-transcript, Mr Jaws, Dr Demento.  04:11 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh God, yes, I might be dating myself here, but I listen to Dr Demento every Sunday evening. Love Dr.  04:16 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Demento oh my God my favorite show. But they always had Mr Jaws. It was kind of like Mr Jaws, so why are you here? Right now, and then it'd be a song, so I used to try to do those myself.  04:27 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And Delilah. I listened to Delilah too. Delilah yes, yeah, delilah's on the air forever. But then I got into radio.  04:33 - Jim Fronk (Guest) When I was in high school, I was at a party.  04:35 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Okay.  04:36 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I was a senior, it was a junior's party. He was trying to be class president and I was just there being me. I mean, I am your extrovert, you know I talk to everybody, I say hi to everybody. It gets me in trouble sometimes, but whatever. But I was just being me and this guy walked up and said hey, listen, I'm the lawyer of this small little cable radio station downtown Woburn, which is my hometown. He goes do you want to try out? Okay, so I went home the next day. I got my Peter Brady tape recorder. We have to hold down the record and you know what I'm talking about.  05:04 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I know exactly. I used one of those in college when I was recording textbooks on tape. Oh, there you go. I know the realistic. Or it was a Panasonic, I can't remember.  05:13 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I think it was realistic because I did have a radio shack within walking distance and my transistor was in there. Everybody did.  05:19 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Wait, I'm sorry, but we're just going all over the place. So my brothers are very much into Heath Kits, heath Kits, heath Kits. Yeah, building electronics Like we did that from Radio Show. Oh my God, they would just build their own little like transistor radios and stuff.  05:29 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I never got into that but I mean, as I got into radio I did get my engineering junior engineering badge from the engineering people, but whatever. So I went home the next day I had my Peter Brady tape recorder and I had my Precorp eight track player, my stereo system at home, and yes, I'm name dropping here. With Precorp I put in Led Zeppelin and you know I talked out of a Led Zeppelin song and I had to wait because you couldn't rewind eight tracks so you only had one take. Well, you had to wait for the next song. It took me all afternoon to get like three intros and three outros and I ended up getting the gig, which was kind of cool. They made me change my name. They didn't want anybody to know that a high school kid was working at school, but yet they gave me like one of those shiny, flashy 80s type of radio jackets with my name on it and the call letters and I did J at all the high school functions and things. So everybody knew.  06:21 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Can I ask what name they gave you? I was Jumping.  06:23 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Jim Jacobs.  06:25 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) All right, Jumping Jim. This just came to me. Jumping Jim.  06:27 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Jacobs, 935-3378, wlhg. Wow, larry Habar Enterprises. I love it. Larry lives two towns away from me right now. We had lunch about a month ago. The owner of the station.  06:39 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Now explain to me. So you just were fascinated. Did you listen to the radio all the time? I loved radio. And then you were just mimicking all the DJs because the DJs got all the chicks. Apparently that's what it was back in the 80s anyways.  06:51 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yeah, have you heard of Dale Dorman? He's a Boston guy from KISS, but Dale Dorman and one other guy I forget his name, but they invented top 40 radio. They were at a bar one night and they watched people put quarters in to hear the same 15, 20 songs all night long Sure.  07:05 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) That makes sense, so they made that format.  07:07 - Jim Fronk (Guest) And Dale Dorman was also on the local TV station as hey, kiddies, that after school type of thing, and I just loved the guy and I just wanted to be him, I wanted to do what he did and I just set focus on it and I ended up doing it. I met Dale Dorman. The program director of the small station I worked for was the assistant PD of KISS 108 Boston and that's where Dale Dorman was, and she brought us in for a program meeting and God, my mind was just blown at that point and I said this is what I need to do. Got out of high school, I went to college for it, went to school for it, interned, did many, many years, and it was like here.  07:43 I am learning from these people that I think are phenomenal but, they're teaching because they can't make ends meet. So I got out of radio for about 10 years 15 years, and I did stand up comedy and I always talked about getting on the air again, because if I'm doing morning radio, I can't hear them not laughing when. I tell jokes, I just play a soundtrack. So I turned 35 and I said, you know, what Everybody laughs then yeah, exactly.  08:08 I turned 35 and said I have to do this, so I just put everything else aside and I did it.  08:14 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Now let me ask you, because you said most of the people couldn't afford working in radio, so they were teachers. Is that always been the case in radio? Is it always been? Maybe not the best paying gig, but the people in radio love radio. I mean, it's just.  08:27 - Jim Fronk (Guest) It's like being in an abusive relationship. It really is.  08:31 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It slaps you around and I'll tell you. It's like podcasting I'm gonna say because for me, I'm gonna tell you that podcasting is my radio show. In a way it really is.  08:41 - Jim Fronk (Guest) The only difference is I was waking up at 2.30 quarter of 3 every morning to get my butt whipped every day.  08:46 - Intro (Other) But yeah, it's definitely a passion.  08:48 - Jim Fronk (Guest) You hear that word passion with VO. It's the same thing with radio. It was just something that I needed to do. I needed to have that live interaction and as far as the money goes, it's kind of like VO.  08:58 - Intro (Other) It depends what market that you're being planned in.  09:01 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I was doing mornings in Nashua, new Hampshire, which is about 30 miles away from Boston, as the crow flies, about a 40 minute trip. My salary compared to somebody doing the exact same thing on the exact same type of station, they probably were about five or six times more than I was making Just the average guy. Now if you became a star then you're up in the quarter of a million dollars in Boston market but not in Nashua. But I loved it and you got the perks I mean I'd go to concerts, I'd be backstage, at concerts.  09:30 My favorite thing was going on stage and throwing t-shirts out at people and saying, hey, I'm frog from Frank 106 or from 104.9 the Hawk, and people scream and they know me and I just love that. I really love that.  09:43 Just being a part of the community. I was very fortunate that the morning show I did for 106, 3 Frank FM I was part of the community. I would announce football games. My daughter did cheerleading but I would announce the popcorn of football games and I would go and people would know who I was. But I was very active in the community and I'd love that. I love being known.  10:01 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) You were like a local celebrity.  10:03 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yeah, but I was able to take that celebrityism and put it to good work as opposed to evil Like I did back in the 90s. Oh sorry.  10:12 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And that's another podcast.  10:14 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yeah, I don't think the ever straining owners are up yet for that one, so we really can't talk about it.  10:18 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Well, now 20 years in radio, 20 years 20 plus, yeah Now did you say you were doing synonyms, that you were doing radio, and then you went into comedy, or how did that work?  10:28 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I was doing comedy. First I was a wedding DJ, function DJ, when karaoke was all the buzz. I got my own karaoke company. I had like 35 shows.  10:38 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Look at you being a boss entrepreneur at a young age. I mean bosses, and why you to listen to this? All of the people that come on the show, I mean they're entrepreneurs in so many ways, and that was so creative. I mean, jim, first of all, just being in high school right, and going after your dreams and having the bravery to go try out for the radio station and get the gig right At such a young age. And then you've got to be brave. Did you stand up comedy? That's for sure.  11:03 - Jim Fronk (Guest) You know stand up comedy. Five minutes can seem like 20 minutes. Yes, 20 minutes can seem like five minutes. It all depends on the energy of the crowd. But I tell you that first time I got up on stage, the very first time I was hosting a pretty big deal. It was at Berkeley, 5,000 seats. I was hosting it Not really hosting telling jokes, just kind of introducing people.  11:24 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) But I had a couple of jokes. I'm seeing kind of, yeah, I had a couple of jokes.  11:26 - Jim Fronk (Guest) That first joke I told, and when they laughed, that wave that hit me, that became my drug.  11:33 - Intro (Other) That became what I craved.  11:35 - Jim Fronk (Guest) That became what I had to accomplish on a Monday night up in Vermont for a slice of pizza, or a Tuesday doing an open mic night at the KFC in Volrica Mass. I mean, it's just, you did what you had to do, but it was again a passion for it.  11:49 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Now okay. So, passion aside, I'm sure there were some jokes that probably didn't make it, and so did you experience like imposter syndrome. I mean I can only imagine Like I think stand up comedy's got to be one of the hardest skills. I mean it's like improv too. I feel like we all need it and it just really builds our character, because there's just so many things we have to be quick on our feet about. I'm sure that all of this is leading up to a really fabulous career in voiceover, because all of those skills have led up to who you are as an actor today.  12:21 - Jim Fronk (Guest) And as far as jokes bombing, I'm looking for a reaction. You can oh or boo or yeah. Hey, I got a reaction, and if something just didn't work, I really didn't care you laughed at it.  12:31 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh well, that didn't work.  12:32 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Pretty much, yeah, I mean sometimes I'd make a joke about it and take a paper out of my pocket and say our fake paper and say okay, scratch that one off the list.  12:40 Yeah, that didn't work, whatever, yeah, okay, that doesn't work in Poughkeepsie, all right, fine. But yes, everything I've done coming up to this has helped me in VO. You know, the radio, yeah, has contributed the live stuff, the comedy, the improv and all that. I got out of radio back in 2018 because it was just impersonal to me. I wasn't doing mornings, I wasn't doing a talk show. I craved that interaction. I didn't like just talking up 15 seconds of a song coming out, absolutely. I mean, I'm great at trivia, music trivia. You know, you give me 10 seconds of any song from 1960 to 1992 and I can probably tell you what it is, but it just wasn't fulfilling. It wasn't satisfying. I did get into flying drones for a bit believe it or not, a friend of mine, that's random, it really is, but it was a passion, I flew a drone.  13:28 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Radio VO drones.  13:29 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yeah, well, I flew the drones and I loved it. I got a passion for it. I was making some great money doing cell tower inspections and infrared. At one point I had more money invested in drones than I did in Harley-Davidson's.  13:42 Or in your microphone maybe, or in my microphones. I'm even close. I'm completely. You know how many U87s Like. I sold one of my drones in two cameras and I bought my daughter a brand new Jeep. They were up there but it just wasn't what I wanted to do. I wanted to be behind the microphone. Okay, and a buddy of mine, AJ Duquette Actually I think you were on the show, a buddy of mine, aj Duquette, a radio guy. He's doing VO, and he told me about J Michael Collins and I was driving home year ago, april. I was driving home from New York City on Clubhouse and I think you were on it, j Michael, and I want to say Liz Atherton.  14:18 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Oh, we've done yeah, we've done a bunch of yeah. And I asked the question.  14:21 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I just got my demos back and I was like, well, how do I know if I have a good demo? Yeah, and J Michael we talked afterwards and he went over it and gave me the good, the bad and the ugly and that just got me on the path of okay. So I'm going to talk to these people. I'm not going to be afraid to approach anybody. I'm very approachable and I'm going to approach as many people in this business that are where I want to be and it's been great. And that's my advice to everybody Don't be afraid to approach anybody, because if somebody's not approachable to you or if somebody doesn't want you to approach them, you don't want them in your circle. Why would you want them in your circle? You know, I like going to Dallas and seeing Ann Ganguza from down the hall and going Ann, and she's like jam. I mean, that's what it's all about Making connections, having some fun.  15:09 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It's all about the relationships, really Absolutely about the relationships. So let's kind of continue on with the voice acting. So you got into voice acting around. You're saying around 2018?.  15:21 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Oh, no, no, no, I got into drones in 2018. Oh okay, excuse me, I actually celebrated two years in VO from when I started in September this past September. So it's been about two years, a month or two, but I got into it. I got some training. I did about five or six months with the training with a great coach, tim Powers, you've met.  15:38 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Tim, actually I know Tim absolutely.  15:40 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Tim has become a great mentor and even a better friend. But from there I got my demos and, like I said, how do I know they're good? And I just started doing the marketing thing. I've since redone my demos. I'm a different animal now, different everything. I kind of went feet first and I thank my wife so much for that. We talk about not making money in radio.  16:01 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) We all know the struggles that actors have, and we are actors Not making money in voiceover.  16:06 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yeah, I mean just acting alone.  16:08 God bless my wife. She's very successful in the pharmaceutical business. So when the time came, we sat down and talked and she said, when we first met, I was making $5,000 a year less than you and you were in radio. And I'm like I know, but we have flipped the switch. She's gone so far. So she said do what you want to do. Invest what you need to invest. Get the right equipment. You know what you need. You've been in the business. You can build radio stations. Get what you need. So I did. And here I am two years later and I'm getting clients, I'm booking gigs, I'm doing animation, video games, e-learning. It's been great.  16:42 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) What would you say your favorite genre to work in is Because I'm always a big proponent of people bring their experience to behind the mic and I feel like maybe your stand-up comedy, your DJing, your networking I feel like that all works for you in specific genres Well, animation, I love.  17:01 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I love playing in animation. Right now I've got the allergies going on so my voice is kind of right now, but I love being able to just pop into a character and be like my mind is now melted, I'm with 3.0 and I will reveal the world. I mean, just have some fun. Word, of course I will. I am the evil. I am Ludo the evil one. I just love having fun with that. Video games I love the acting.  17:23 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) I love the cinematography and the acting.  17:26 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I trained with Dave.  17:27 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Fornoy yes he's amazing.  17:29 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yes, and once again people say how'd you train with Dave Fornoy? Yeah, I asked, I asked, I went to his website and I booked some sessions. And there we are. Dave's a great friend now, I mean he's become such a great mentor.  17:43 So I love video games. You know what I really love doing and I hate to say it because I have spent, I'm gonna say, $10,000 in training, maybe over the past couple of years, maybe even more. I hate to look at the numbers, but to beat the DJ out of me Every time that I step back into that DJ voice, my coach would say and now up here's the dealbies, just to snap me back. But I love doing tier three automotive.  18:03 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Well, yeah, tier three, automotive, yeah, and tier of DJ, it's radio DJ delivery.  18:07 - Jim Fronk (Guest) It's what I do in my sleep, so I'm really loving doing that. Absolutely. I've been training with Chris Zellman. He's been great.  18:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, tier three, automotive. I do a little bit of that myself, and it's not as easy as we want it to be, because they're really trying to cram a lot of words.  18:22 - Jim Fronk (Guest) But I was also production director of a six station cluster for many years. I was given the commercials away, so you know, so I know, and most of those were that type of delivery, yeah absolutely that sales delivery that hype. You know, no money down and you can. You know it's. Which is so 80s DJ. It's just ingrained in me so I do love that.  18:43 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And so now we all have to be authentic, and maybe not for tier three auto still. However, talk to me about authenticity and how. Maybe your background having a radio show I feel like having a radio show, you know, maybe not by just announcing commercials or announcing what the next song is, but I think if you're doing like talk radio and you're really getting down in personal with your listeners, I feel like that helps you to be authentic and you can kind of call upon that experience to really help you be authentic in your commercial delivery or even narration delivery or e-learning delivery.  19:16 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Before I was doing morning radio it was just that hype. Morning radio was kind of hype but it was a lot more comedy. We did bits. It was always like Frank's place with Jim and so-and-so or you know the Jim and so-and-so morning show. So it was always my animal to drive my vehicle and just to have that interaction was very conversational. And I did talk radio for the last three or four years of my career with radio and that became very conversational. That's just raw me. So when I was able to unlock that again, because we all know talking conversational and just talking like we're talking now is natural.  19:54 You should be able to do that. It's easy. Yeah, it's easy.  19:57 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) But it's not easy when there's a piece of paper.  19:59 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yeah, when it's a piece of paper in front of you and it's somebody else's words. You have to learn how to do that Absolutely. One of the things that helped and hindered me was my ability for live read. I love being the first guy in workshops. I love reading stuff cold. I can't tell you how many times I'd be on the air and somebody would give me a piece of paper and say, read this.  20:18 And I have the ability to read about five or six seconds ahead of what I'm saying, which was good for that, but I was disconnected from my words. I was on autopilot.  20:28 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Any cold read is you're executing from left to right and you don't know what the story is.  20:33 - Jim Fronk (Guest) But even after I read it once or twice, I would still be reading ahead which hindered me to get that connectivity with the listener, with the client, with the audience. So when I learned to put that behind me and I'm gonna say live in the moment but read in the moment, be in the moment, my conversational game went up considerably and I think that I have a very conversational read when it is asked for that.  20:59 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) No sales, no announcers. That's right, no announcers. And that's getting the DJ and getting the radio beaten out of you.  21:05 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yeah, but then I get to go back to tier three and have some fun with it. Yeah, and have your fun. Then, exactly, come on down. The price is really.  21:12 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) And I have roles in telephony that I can be as. Thank you for calling your call's important to us. I can be that fun, smooth, promo-y sound.  21:22 - Jim Fronk (Guest) That's a lot of fun, sometimes absolutely.  21:24 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, for the most part, we're all about the authenticity. Speaking of authenticity, from a few of the things that you've already talked about, you were so into drones, you were into, like, video games I get this feeling, and from talking to you previously, that you are kind of a geek. You are a tech geek, and so that kind of leads you into yet another talent of yours, which is websites, and I wanna make sure that we have time to get into websites for voice actors and talk to us a little bit about your expertise number one and what got you into web development first of all. Then let's talk about what's important in a voice actor website.  22:02 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Well, for the most part with the radio stations. You wear many hats and I was brand manager and web guru and graphic artist. I know enough about Photoshop to get you and I in a lot of trouble, but not enough to really make any money at it. As far as-.  22:16 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Except nobody uses Photoshop anymore. It's all Canva, Both yes. But yeah, no, I get it Photoshop was definitely a skill, I mean for sure, and when I was deciding.  22:26 - Jim Fronk (Guest) When I was getting out of the drones, I was actually going back and forth between VO and maybe going to school for graphic arts.  22:33 I really enjoy that. But I was thinking to myself you know, it's a three-year program, $36,000. I'll be 58 when I graduate. Do I really want to enter that type of field where I'm so far behind technology wise than the kids are these days? I said, you know, my happy place is behind the microphone. So that's what I did. Gotcha, every business that I've had, I've designed my own websites. I've used Wix my whole life. So when I say I'm a website builder, I'm a Wix master, is what I go by. There's just so much that's come along with website development. It's actually very user-friendly, but people need to be taught how to use it.  23:10 - Intro (Other) So when you say I'm a website developer.  23:12 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I'm more of a website instructor.  23:15 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) What.  23:15 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I like to do is I have something. It's a three-hour website. Do it yourself, learn by doing creation class, where we'll sit down together, you'll watch me on the screen and you'll mimic what I'm doing. I'll show you where I'm getting things. I'll teach you how to do things. So by the end of the three hours you should have a one-page voiceover specific website ready to go, ready to be hosted, and I'll go in there afterwards, because I'm always like an admin and I'll go in and I'll tighten things up and I'll put a little couple extra spinny effects and different things to make them happy. But I found that so many people didn't have the crucial items for a website, for a VO website and other people are charging 15, 16, $1,700 to build a website.  24:01 We're in a business. We're not making any money, but you have to have your online you know.  24:05 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) so Sure, absolutely, that's who you're marketing to.  24:07 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Exactly so. I try to help people learn how to do that so that they don't come back to me and say, hey, can you upload my new demos? No, they're gonna know how to upload their own demos. If they have a problem, I'm always here. I will build a website for somebody. It's twice the money, and when I'm done, if you need help, there'll be an hourly stipend to be your web guy.  24:30 I'd rather give you something that's cheaper, that takes me more time, but to teach you something. So that's what I'm doing. You can find that at websitesforvocom. It's very easy. I've designed other sites and gotten really deep, like Dave Fanoy, for instance. Dave has become a great friend, but his website was terrible no downloadable demos granted, he's Dave Fanoy, but still links that went to things that were expired event page that the latest event was 2019, it just wasn't conducive for somebody that's in the business. So I kind of owed him a favor. Dave became a really good friend. He helped me out. We started off by coaching. He helped me out directing my demo. He's helped me out with a lot of coaching. That was unexpected. So instead of sending him a bottle, what's a friend of mine said? Just send him a bottle and say thank you. I decided to a deep dive into his website and I completely revamped it. On Wix all of his scheduling You're a Wix person, I am a Wix person.  25:26 - Intro (Other) I've seen your schedule.  25:28 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I see, don't you love how it's all in the back?  25:30 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) door there. I love my Wix website your scheduling your payments, your tickets your events everything.  25:35 - Jim Fronk (Guest) So, Dave being a techie guy, a web guy, when I went to book my first gig with Dave it took me about 20 minutes to figure out and it was like email me.  25:44 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) There are some coaches out there that like well, email me for pricing or email me to get set up, and that to me is like why would you do that?  25:51 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Go to Venmo and do this here, and then I'll send you my Calendly link.  25:54 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yeah, exactly.  25:56 - Jim Fronk (Guest) So I went in, I took care of Dave's and I taught him how to do it. He's now putting on his own events and he's doing all the ticketing and all the ticket sales and all the marketing, all the social marketing, all in the back door of Wix. So I taught him that. I try to teach everybody that, because there are things you need of your website.  26:12 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yes, what are those things? Let's talk about those critical things.  26:16 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Number one downloadable demos Above the fold. Everything I'm talking about right now is above the fold. I've talked to a lot of agents, casting directors. They don't want to click, they don't want to scroll.  26:29 They don't want to look so right there, front and center, downloadable demos, ready to go. Your name, obviously, something that shows your personality. It's a logo, a picture, something that shows who you are and if we have some fun with it, have some fun with it. Your contact info should always be in the header so when they scroll, if they scroll, your contact info is always there.  26:52 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It stays there it stays there.  26:54 - Jim Fronk (Guest) One of the main things that a lot of people don't have is a call to action button. Okay, I'm on your website, I'm the customer. Look at your website as a customer. I'm a customer, I found your website. I like your demos. What do I do? Now? There's a button there that says request a free audition. What's that all about? I mean, you and I, we all know auditions are free, of course. Well, all audition. You know we're not paying to audition. We're not getting paid to audition, but they don't know that.  27:21 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Well, sometimes we do, sometimes we do, but they don't know that.  27:23 - Jim Fronk (Guest) But they're getting a complimentary free audition. Send me a 30-second snippet of your script and I'll send you back an audio sample of what it will sound like, performed by me, and I can't tell you six. I've gotten six jobs off of that, so far.  27:39 Contact me is not a call to action. Maybe you offer some other service. I think it was Mark Scott said something about. These are six ways to book me. You know, give them something, something that has some information, whether it's directly related to booking you or VO related, but have that call to action button. Those are the basic things. Everything else after that is fluff. You go to my website. I probably have 15, 16 pages.  28:05 - Intro (Other) I have some people actually write the SEO for me.  28:07 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) It's all fluff. It really is. There's nothing there. Let's talk about SEO.  28:12 - Jim Fronk (Guest) It's for SEO. What about SEO lately?  28:14 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Is SEO worth anything at this point? Still, because of, let's say, generative AI, which is generating content in seconds. Now, all of a sudden, it used to mean something with our websites. Right, that we had identifying words and words that could be found, but I feel like that whole SEO pony might be changing a little bit as things start to evolve.  28:35 - Jim Fronk (Guest) It is changing, it's getting simpler for people.  28:38 - Intro (Other) And with a program like Wix.  28:39 - Jim Fronk (Guest) They actually have an SEO and, by the way, I don't get paid by Wix. I'm not endorsed by Wix, it's just what I know. I've tried Squarespace play buttons, a play button, rewinds, rewind, pictures, picture, but I just didn't like how the whole system worked together. Wix was very user friendly. If you can do Canva, you can create a website.  29:00 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Canva changed the game.  29:01 - Jim Fronk (Guest) They really did. They made it.  29:03 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Wix is changing the game and some people might say well, what in VO is changing the game? I mean, we could talk about that if we wanted to.  29:11 - Jim Fronk (Guest) How about that? So much in VO has changed the game.  29:13 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Tell me about a VO actor. How can they change the game to make it successfully in voiceover and what can they do to change their game to make it and not be so afraid of all this technology that people are just, oh my God, the robots are gonna take our jobs away. Let's talk about-.  29:30 - Jim Fronk (Guest) No, they're not. The robots can't act, the robots can't change. What can we do there?  29:34 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) you go. We need to act right. They can't improv, they can't crack a good joke. Well, sometimes they crack dad jokes.  29:40 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Yeah, well.  29:41 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) But yeah.  29:43 - Jim Fronk (Guest) All right, so I got a lot of my dad jokes from chat. No, I'm just kidding.  29:46 What you can do is be authentic. Be human, show your range, show your emotion when you show up for a gig. Be the person that they wanna work with. Don't be the person that they're waiting on. Be fun, be happy. Don't be a nuisance to anybody that is hiring you or that you're working with, because you never know who's going to say, hey, Jim was here two months ago, He'd be great for this spot. You know, it could be the engineer you never know.  30:11 You have to have your online inline, which I try to help people do, because your website may not generate any business for you right off the bat, but you have to have that presence.  30:20 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yes, you absolutely have. It has to be something that's not wixitecom.  30:24 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Backslash, jimfrong55, it has to be Jimfrongcom. Jimfrongvocom, your name vocom. Sure and keep it simple. Keep those domain names simple so you're easily found Exactly.  30:36 I was gonna be Frank the voice. I had all these domain names that I was going to do. Jimfrong was available for the first time in a long time, cause I looked for it back when I was doing standup comedy. Jimfrong was available and I said you know what that's it? That's it. So I'm Jim and Jimfrong, so it's so easy to remember. You're double branding your name Absolutely. And as far as changing the game, talk to people, make friends, go to conferences. A lot of people in this business are introverts, but a lot are extroverts. You know, you get your naked gents, your Anganguza's, you get your Jim Fronks. We're out there saying hi to people. You know, kissing babies, shaking hands, whatever the case is. Get out there and say hi to people and if you're not that type of person, find someone that is, find me, make friends with me. I'm very approachable. You hate me or love me, but hopefully you love me and I'll introduce you to people, I don't care.  31:27 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) There you go, it's absolutely fun. Words of wisdom. Jim, Thank you for that. And actually, Jim, you have offered the bosses a little deal for your website creation class that you have.  31:40 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Oh, I have.  31:40 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yes, you have. Remember you wrote it down.  31:43 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Well, I was kind of upset about the PNNM's not being made.  31:46 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) But you're going to give our bosses 10% off the website creation class.  31:50 - Jim Fronk (Guest) I am absolutely without a doubt. What kind of coupon do you want to get?  31:53 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) We've got that promo called, called VEOBOSS10 at Chicago VEOBOSS10,. Okay, and we'll be putting that on our show notes pages, guys, so when you look up this episode, we will have that code available. Jim, thank you so much. It's been so exciting talking to you. I mean, you have such an amazing history. Yeah, I mean we're actually kind of 10 minutes over. See how time flies when you just have so much fun.  32:15 - Intro (Other) We're going to have to have you come back.  32:17 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) We're going to have to have you come back, jim. It's really been amazing and thank you for sharing your wisdom, your wonderful personality, your fun, amazing, just the fun. Amazing who you are.  32:28 - Intro (Other) Jim Fong with us.  32:30 - Anne Ganguzza (Host) Yes bosses, I want you to take a moment and imagine a world full of passionate, empowered, diverse individuals that are giving collectively and intentionally to create the world that they want to see. You can make a difference. Visit 100voiceswhocareorg to learn more. And a big shout out to our sponsor, ipdtl. You too can network and connect like bosses like Jim and myself, just like Jim has been talking about all episode. Find out more at IPDTLcom. Jim, thanks again. You've been amazing Bosses, have an amazing week and we'll see you next week.  33:05 - Jim Fronk (Guest) Bye, guys, bye, thanks Ann.  33:07 - Intro (Other) Thank you so much Thank you Join us next week for another edition of VO Boss with your host, Ann Gangusa, and take your business to the next level. Sign up for our mailing list at vobosscom and receive exclusive content, industry revolutionizing tips and strategies and new ways to rock your business like a boss. Redistribution with permission. Coast to Coast connectivity via IPDTL.   

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In this episode, I welcome back to the podcast  Sophie Abrahamsson, President of Americas @ Bambuser.  With Sophie is Julian Guevara, Senior Vice President of Direct to Consumer with What Goes Around Comes Around.  I had the opportunity to visit Julian's store in SoHo recently and was super impressed by the business, their live-streaming studio and the team behind this innovative retailer.  One quick note: I had a mic gremlin early in the interview with Shopie's mic, but I resolved it quickly for the majority of our time together. Let's listen in now!Thanks to Stream Commerce for their support in making this episode happen. About SophieEducation: Bachelors Degree in Media & Communications from Università degli Studi di Firenze.Experience:  +10yr of international experience from e-commerce and marketing within retail. Marketing manager for LUISAVIAROMA, Head of Digital for & Other Stories and various business development positions at H&M group. About KentI help innovative digital companies tell their story and build relationships with prospective and established clients and partners. I've spent the last twenty years providing market analysis, research & thought leadership, market development and consulting services within the ecommerce technology and digital marketing community.Current focus: Globalization via cross-border ecommerce, marketplaces and international retail expansion. Co-founded the Global eCommerce Leaders Forum to foster community among and provide education to digital professionals with international growth objectives.My 20+ years of experience in the digital commerce and marketing industry and strong personal connections have provided me with opportunities to stay ahead of the curve and explore "what's next" for my clients and our audiences.My research, content marketing & thought leadership skills coupled with my strong client interface skills allow me to define & execute next-generation marketing and commerce strategies & improve business performance. Specialties/Skills: Market Research, Communications, Strategy, Planning, Best Practices, Trend, Data and Competitive Analysis, Public Speaking, Writing and ExpressionAbout JimJim Okamura is Partner with McMillan Doolittle - The Retail Experts. Jim has more than 25 years of consulting experience focused on the retail industry, including 20+ years in digital transformation strategies for retailers, brands and retail-related companies. Specializations include cross-border & global ecommerce and organization design for digital transformations. Through our global alliance, Ebeltoft Group, we have deep retail expertise in more than 20 countries.Clients include Wahl Clipper, Gap, adidas, Hunter Fan, Bassett Furniture, Giant Eagle, Federated Coop, Harley-Davidson, Baccarat, DSW, Tractor Supply Co., MasterCard, Verizon Wireless, Neiman Marcus, Navy Exchange, Lands' End, Microsoft, The Body Shop International, L Brands, Timberland, Media Markt, Lowe's Companies, Pep Boys, Crate and Barrel, Loyalty One, VISA, and Cadillac Fairview.Jim is a Co-founder of the Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum, a community and conference series focused on global and cross-border ecommerce. Digital Retail Globalization, such as riding China's ecommerce growth wave, is important for brands, retailers and distribution partners of all sizes.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global eCommerce Leaders podcast, and The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.    You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!

Official Website: https://www.lawabidingbiker.com In this episode, I'm joined by Lurch, and we discuss the fact that Harley-Davidson sales dropped by 16% in the 3rd quarter of 2023.  We give you the numbers and break them down.  We provide you with Harley-Davidson's response to the numbers.  We also give our thoughts on the topic.  2023 has been so far so good for Harley-Davidson fanatics. The year started with the reveal of a few new big cruisers, followed by H-D's new breed of sub-500cc offerings in Asia. Then came the headline-making 2023 CVO duo, which started a new chapter of modernity for the company. However, the story seems different behind the scenes, i.e. in terms of the MoCo's financials. As a reminder, Harley-Davidson's reporting format segments the company into three parts: Harley-Davidson Motor Company (all motorcycles except LiveWire), Harley-Davidson Financial Services, and LiveWire. This structure has been the way the Motor Company has handled its financial reporting since it transformed LiveWire into its own company in 2022. SUPPORT US AND SHOP IN THE OFFICIAL LAW ABIDING BIKER STORE Harley-Davidson reported that retail sales of all its motorcycles (excluding LiveWire) declined in all geographic regions in the third quarter of 2023. Overall, worldwide sales were down 16% on the previous year.  In North America, the Motor Company saw a 15% drop in sales in the third quarter of 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. In Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (which count as one region, called EMEA for short), sales fell by 13%. For Asia-Pacific, sales fell by 24%. Finally, in Latin America, sales fell by 11% in the third quarter of 2023. CHECK OUT OUR HUNDREDS OF FREE HELPFUL VIDEOS ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL AND SUBSCRIBE! So what is Harley-Davidson saying?  "Against a challenging macro and consumer backdrop, we have been able to achieve a result that preserves profitability at an industry-leading level. In addition, we successfully launched our pinnacle CVO motorcycles, with CVO retail sales up 25%," said Jochen Zeitz, Chairman, President and CEO of Harley-Davidson. "Harley-Davidson remains committed to its Hardwire strategy with a focus on both desirability and profitability, and we will do everything possible to achieve our goals while being realistic that current market conditions are complex. We are gearing up for '24 and will ensure that we are fully aligned and ready as we close out the year with Q4." NEW FREE VIDEO RELEASED: Harley Can't Void Your Warranty Anymore For This! EFI Tuners? Lawsuits? Sponsor-Ciro 3D CLICK HERE! Innovative products for Harley-Davidson & Goldwing Affordable chrome, lighting, and comfort products Ciro 3D has a passion for design and innovation Sponsor-RickRak CLICK HERE The Ultimate Motorcycle Luggage Rack Solution Forget those messy straps and bungee cords Go strapless with a RickRak quick attach luggage system & quality bag Sponsor-Butt Buffer CLICK HERE Want to ride longer? Tired of a sore and achy ass? Then fix it with a high-quality Butt Buffer seat cushion? If you appreciate the content we put out and want to make sure it keeps on coming your way then become a Patron too! There are benefits and there is no risk. Thanks to the following bikers for supporting us via a flat donation: Sandra Carmelo of Fullerton, California Brian Baker of Richmond, Rhode Island Kris Larsen of Gainesville, Georgia ________________________________________________________ FURTHER INFORMATION:   Official Website: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com   Email & Voicemail: http://www.LawAbidingBiker.com/Contact   Podcast Hotline Phone: 509-731-3548 HELP SUPPORT US! JOIN THE BIKER REVOLUTION! #BikerRevolution #LawAbidingBiker

In this episode, we'll be exploring the fascinating stories behind some of the most legendary bikes in Harley-Davidson's rich history and the Mama Tried show exhibit "Bringing it Together" curated by the expert himself. From vintage classics to cutting-edge innovations, get ready for an exhilarating ride through the evolution of motorcycle culture.   Whether you're a seasoned rider, a history buff, or just love a good conversation, this episode is packed with insights, anecdotes, and a deep dive into the passion that fuels the motorcycle community.   Tune in, rev up your engines, and join us for a thrilling blend of Mama Tried's signature style and the captivating tales curated by David Kreidler. Hit play now, and let the engines roar!

This week, we've got the only and only Frank Kramer in studio sharing some great stories. Frank is an actor and radio personality on the Heidi and Frank show and is known for his role in various movies throughout his career. Frank is a rider and is very active with events and rides in our area and we thought he'd be an awesome guest to have on, so enjoy the show!FRANK'S INFOIG - https://www.instagram.com/frankarmy/WEBSITE - https://www.frankarmy.com/YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/@FrostyHeidiandFrankBLIND BARRELS - https://www.instagram.com/blindbarrels/BLIND BARRELS WEBSITE - https://blindbarrels.com/OUR WEBSITE: https://2lanelife.com/  USE CODE: "YOUTUBE" FOR 10% OFF OF PARTS & ACCESSORIES2LANELIFE INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/2lanelife/GAYLIN'S INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/xerox57/LANCE'S INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/biglancec/JOSH'S INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/imridingplaces/Want to SAVE on EagleRider Rentals? - CLICK HEREABOUT 2LANELIFEWe travel the country on our Harley-Davidson motorcycles, exploring some of the best roads the country has to offer. Our goal is to share all of the neat history and attractions across the back roads, a.k.a. the 2Lanes of America using a cinematic approach unique to our experiences. Along this journey, we meet tons of amazing people, and learn something new every time. We are here to inspire travel!Friends:Thrashin' SupplyLegend SuspensionsCustom Dynamics Motorcycle LightingEagleRider Motorcycle Rentals & ToursFeuling PartsKlock WerksCobra USAMaxima Racing OilsBell HelmetsSaddlemenRockford FosgateGET YOUR MOTORCYCLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES AT https://2lanelife.com/

In this episode, of whisky boys Jake Marcus and I wrap up some of 2023's experiences on motorcycles and dive into some of Born Free Texas and the FXR tour. Today's Whisky is a 21-year Glenfiddich Scotch which was given to me as a gift back at our campout in 2021 From Austrailian Ben! Support the podcast by joining our Patreon community where you can gain access to unreleased episodes!   https://Www.patreon.com/fastlifegarage   @simpson_motorcycle_helmets For me personally I have logged thousands of miles in Simpson's and the fit and quality is perfect for me from how I ride and how I wanna look rolling down the highway!  Head on over to  https://www.simpsonmotorcyclehelmets.com    @Thundermaxefi I have ran these computers for years on my bikes, thundermax is the shit at keeping my bike running it's best and keeping my M8 cool with their electric fan!  https://www.thunder-max.com Use Offer code “fastlife” for 10% off    @arlennessmotorcycles From complete design collections that can take your bike from stock to custom. Or their parts can be the finishing touches to your custom build.  Their performance line of parts give you the custom look we all want while maintaining functionality head on over to https://www.arlenness.com to check out all the amazing products for your build drop the FASTLIFE10 offer code to save yourself 10% on your purchases    @lexinmoto I listen to everything from music and podcasts to even audio books as I smash miles across the country with lexin! Also don't sleep on their Gen 2 air pumps a must have for motorcycle travel to have incase of a tire issue https://www.lexin-moto.com Offer code “fastlife” for 15% off    @lucky_daves Dave has provided us with a modular bar and riser setup that you can customize to your taste and needs!  Pair those with the Lucky Daves seat and your golden for long open roads or aggressive fun!  Check it all out at https://www.luckydaves.com     Cowboy Harley has your HD needs covered with the performance upgrades we all want including service, sales and a stacked parts department plus the best gear and clothing. Check out   https://www.cowboyharleyAustin.com and on Instagram @cowboyhdaustin Make sure to tell them The Fastlife sent you!   Custom Dynamics with over 20 years in business is here to serve the motorcycle community with High quality lighting options for your Harley Davidson!  With a lifetime warranty and the largest selection of lighting, they have something for your bike!   Https://www.customdynamics.com 

Hello boys and Girls,In this show…Audiobook ReviewsChristmas Giveaway announcementBack from the Florida KeysJeopardy with Ken Madden of Ciro3DSpecial Thanks to our Sponsors: Tobacco MotorwearScorpion Helmets Wild-Ass Seats The Motorcycle Men is supporting: David's Dream and Believe Cancer FoundationThe Gold Star Ride Foundation  Chasing the Cure for MSDon't forget to get over to YouTube and check out the Ride with Ted videos. Support the podcast and BUY US  A COFFEERemember boys and girls, we say stupid crap so you don't have to.Support the show

11/15/2023A Revved-Up RomanceSeason 6  - Episode #43SUMMARYBeckett's mornings come with a steamy side of intrigue. With every sip of coffee, he was treated to the sight of the building's enigmatic heartthrob cutting through the courtyard. The man next door had a chiseled physique that was only outdone by the mystery of the face beneath his motorcycle helmet. Who was the magnificent mystery man? One morning, when the rumble of his motorcycle's engine falters, Beckett is given a chance to meet his neighbor and delve deeper into his fiery fantasies. Will the unmasked man next door live up to Beckett's dirty daydreams? The answer is hell yeah! *  Steamy Stories Official Website: https://www.SteamyStoriesPodcast.com  Steamy Stories podcast is a mm romance fiction podcast. Each episode is a sexy, short gay story told playfully. Steamy Stories is the podcast where bromance becomes bromosexual. A new story monthly!  STEAMY STORIES is written by JC Calciano and narrated by Mark Montgomery.#podcast #lgbtq #gaystories #gayshorts #gaykiss #mmromance #mm fiction #gayromance #shortstories #short gay stories Steam Room Confidential is a collection of all the stories you love from your favorite podcast. STEAMY STORIES. Steam Room Confidential comes in several volumes and you can find them on Amazon.com - collect them all. Your support goes to help us make more stories and podcast episodes for you!Happy Holidays! Please visit STEAMYPODCAST.com to see the great gifts we have for you (or a loved one!) This is the holiday of giving, so why not give something steamy?More books & movies from JC Calciano JC Calciano is a writer AND filmmaker! If you enjoy Steamy Stories, visit JCCalciano.comSupport the show

Welcome to another Tech in MKE episode: conversations with business leaders who have a connection to Milwaukee where we chat about the state of technology in their organizations, our community, and how both come together to attract talent and make Milwaukee more “techie”. This episode features Sean Jones and Jeremy Kedziora (Kejora), a couple of computer science professors from Milwaukee School of Engineering. The two of them sat down with Steve to talk about artificial intelligence: AI. What is AI? What's ChatGPT? How are companies like Milwaukee Tool using AI? Will AI take all of our jobs? All of this and more in a fun, informative, and conversational episode. Tech in MKE is brought to you by Harley-Davidson, The Milwaukee Tech Hub Coalition, Expedient, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and Brooksource. Thanks for listening! Love you, Milwaukee!

Tug's away but The Dirty Badger brings the boys up to speed with all the news from the paddock over the weekend at Sepang where the Captain surpassed Cal Crutchlow for the number of falls in Malaysia. Rumours are flying about who'll replace Marc Marquez at HRC and the lads wonder who might be the next alien in the sport? There's Rossi's instructions, the Captain's debrief, Borries's poem and plenty more so press the play button and start living life right. IMPORTANT ANOUNCEMENT None of this would be possible without our magnificent sponsors. They support us, so it's only good manners you should support them. Visit their websites, try and buy their products, sign up for their newsletters, and tell them WE SENT YOU. And we would be really pleased if you bought Borrie's books. They're a great read, they make great gifts, and it helps him to feed his family. If he can feed his family he tends not to rob people. All four of his masterpieces are here (https://www.shocknawe.com.au/)… And our sponsors: HONDA (https://motorcycles.honda.com.au/) SUZUKI (https://www.suzukimotorcycles.com.au/) TRIUMPH (https://www.triumphmotorcycles.com.au/) APRILIA (https://www.aprilia.com/au_EN/) MOTO GUZZI (https://www.motoguzzi.com/au_EN/models/v85-tt/) SAVIC MOTORCYCLES (https://www.savicmotorcycles.com/) SC-PROJECT OCEANIA (https://sc-project.com.au/) MADE IN GERMANY (https://www.mig.bike/) BMW MOTORRAD (https://www.bmw-motorrad.com.au/en/home.html#/filter-all) HARLEY-DAVIDSON (https://www.harley-davidson.com/au/en/index.html) NOISEGUARD (https://www.noiseguard.com.au/) MONGREL BOOTS (https://www.mongrelboots.com.au) WORLD ON WHEELS (https://www.worldonwheels.tours/) CMB Financial Services (https://cmbfin.com.au) or call 1300 262 346 AGV HELMETS (https://agvhelmets.com.au/) GREY GUMS CAFÉ (https://www.facebook.com/GreyGumCafe/) Simon Crafar's Riders For Dogs (https://www.facebook.com/p/Riders-For-Dogs-100093614162628/?paipv=0&eav=AfaTLpwgAXgkNJn0H4pewS10dMuN4GuDt4_g2hVdTu35PkAACM4hlblVNyQn8lyl-j4&_rdr) Facebook Page

Welcome to another episode of In Search of Excellence! My guest today is the incredible Amberly Lago. When Amber was 38 years old, she was hit by an SUV while riding her Harley-Davidson motorcycle.When she woke up from a coma, she learned that she had a 1% chance of saving her leg from being amputated. After the accident, she was diagnosed with an incurable nerve disease, lost her business, fell into a deep depression, and became an alcoholic.Today Amberly is a peak performance coach, TEDx speaker, top 1% podcast host, motivational speaker, and a leading expert in the field of resilience, transformation, and health and wellness. She is also the bestselling author of the book True Grit and Grace, and the founder of Unstoppable Life Mastermind.Time stamps:02:05 Amberly Lago's backgroundA strict Texas mom and dancing classesThe importance of instilling resilience in our childrenIt's OK to ask for help05:00 High school experience and Amberly's kidsParents' divorce and physical and sexual abuseChildren need an outletDancing and drill teamsAmberley's high school jobs09:47 The importance of mentors in our livesAmberly had a mentor for everything she did in lifeThe importance of doing research and finding a counsel, not an opinionNot having a mentor is a waste of moneyPushing you to pass your limitsRandall's mentoring experienceUnstoppable Life Mastermind for womenHaving the right mentor is life-changing16:37 What is a mastermind according to Amberly?A small group of like-minded people who help brainstorm, collaborate, and guide each otherNot expensive events with hundreds of different peopleVery profitable gatherings where hosts over-promise but don't deliverAmberly's Unstoppable Life MastermindThe launch of the mastermind while the world was shutting down25:07 How important is it to be in good shape?Amberly's entire identity was in physicalityA knee injury and self-helpWent to school and became a certified trainerStarted a course to help people become trainers28:55 The horrible motorcycle accidentGot very seriously injuredThe first thought was how to save her business1% chance to save the legOur health is the most important thingHad 34 surgeries in totalYou have a shovel in your hand, you can lean on it, pray for a hole, or you can start digging37:09 The Story of a Good SamaritanAn unknown person saved Amberly's lifeShe doesn't remember him but would like to know who he was39:31 Chronic regional pain syndromeAfter the accident, suffered from chronic painComplex Regional Pain Syndrome – CRPSPredicted to be in pain and paralyzed foreverDecided to work hard to recoverTried every kind of medical treatmentHad to change everything in her lifeOnly when she is teaching, she feels no painWorking on a healthy sleeping pattern and other healthy stuffResources Mentioned:TrueGritAndGrace.comAmberlyLago.comSponsors:Sandee | Bliss: BeachesWant to Connect? Reach out to us online!Website | Instagram | LinkedIn

Greetings and welcome to Season Three of the Global eCommerce Leaders #podcast, picking up from the New York edition of the Global eCommerce Leaders Forum, where I met and chatted with some of the most interesting global commerce leaders in the world live in person in the Stream Commerce podcast studio, gathered as part of the thriving GELF community.This season is brought to you by Stream Commerce, a full-service consultancy that ideates, strategizes, and executes growth marketing solutions for our clients. They partner with people and brands they believe in to create websites that are deeply committed to the user experience and drive omnichannel digital transformation. As the world changes, they listen, and they deliver world-class e-commerce websites on Shopify Plus.In this episode kicking us off for our third season, GELF co-founders Kent Allen and Jim Okamura take us through what they heard on the stage and in the hallways of GELF NYC 2023 and get us ready for GELF LA, February 22, 2024.  About KentI help innovative digital companies tell their story and build relationships with prospective and established clients and partners. I've spent the last twenty years providing market analysis, research & thought leadership, market development and consulting services within the ecommerce technology and digital marketing community.Current focus: Globalization via cross-border ecommerce, marketplaces and international retail expansion. Co-founded the Global eCommerce Leaders Forum to foster community among and provide education to digital professionals with international growth objectives.My 20+ years of experience in the digital commerce and marketing industry and strong personal connections have provided me with opportunities to stay ahead of the curve and explore "what's next" for my clients and our audiences.My research, content marketing & thought leadership skills coupled with my strong client interface skills allow me to define & execute next-generation marketing and commerce strategies & improve business performance. Specialties/Skills: Market Research, Communications, Strategy, Planning, Best Practices, Trend, Data and Competitive Analysis, Public Speaking, Writing and ExpressionAbout JimJim Okamura is Partner with McMillan Doolittle - The Retail Experts. Jim has more than 25 years of consulting experience focused on the retail industry, including 20+ years in digital transformation strategies for retailers, brands and retail-related companies. Specializations include cross-border & global ecommerce and organization design for digital transformations. Through our global alliance, Ebeltoft Group, we have deep retail expertise in more than 20 countries.Clients include Wahl Clipper, Gap, adidas, Hunter Fan, Bassett Furniture, Giant Eagle, Federated Coop, Harley-Davidson, Baccarat, DSW, Tractor Supply Co., MasterCard, Verizon Wireless, Neiman Marcus, Navy Exchange, Lands' End, Microsoft, The Body Shop International, L Brands, Timberland, Media Markt, Lowe's Companies, Pep Boys, Crate and Barrel, Loyalty One, VISA, and Cadillac Fairview.Jim is a Co-founder of the Global E-Commerce Leaders Forum, a community and conference series focused on global and cross-border ecommerce. Digital Retail Globalization, such as riding China's ecommerce growth wave, is important for brands, retailers and distribution partners of all sizes.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global eCommerce Leaders podcast, and The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.    You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!

We have a small amount of Halloween fun and then get into a discussion about introverts vs extroverts and how each have their place in the motorcycle community.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Buy some FDB merchandise here.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Go here to join our FREE Discord!Visit Five Dirty Bikers on social media!FacebookInstagramTikTok- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Visit the website: www.fivedirtybikers.comSupport the show

Shelley Paxton is leading a REBELution to rewrite the script of success. As former Chief  Marketing Officer of Harley-Davidson, Shelley found herself at the top of the  proverbial mountain feeling success-EMPTY instead of success-FULL. That awakening led  her on a profound journey that became her mission, business, and Simon & Schuster published bestselling book, Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding Your Best  Life.  Follow Shelley: @Soulbbatical Shelley's Website: https://www.shelleypaxton.com/Listen to her Ted TalkPurchase Soulbbatical on Amazon Prime

In this episode we step back in time and revisit our episode where Randy and I talk about the idea of walking your own path, and not letting yourself get shoehorned into a mindset that just doesn't fit you.  Also, we talk about our ride of the week, the Fort Leonard Wood loop in Missouri.

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Right now is a pretty good time to be James Rispoli. Rispoli finished second in the 2023 Mission King Of The Baggers Championship after being in the title fight to the bitter end in the season finale at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Although he finished runner-up to his Vance & Hines/Mission/Harley-Davidson teammate Hayden Gillim, Rispoli parlayed his results from the 2023 season into the big prize - a seat on the Screamin' Eagle H-D factory team for 2024. Rispoli will join Kyle Wyman on the factory Harley-Davidson team with both riders fulfilling childhood dreams of racing for the Motor Company. We caught up with Rispoli for this week's episode of Off Track With Carruthers And Bice to chat about the years past and the season ahead.Support the show

Our guest today is Joyce Kim, Chief Marketing Officer of Twilio. With a market cap of more than $10 billion, Twilio is the industry-leading platform that powers customer engagement, from voice and video to SMS and email.Joyce dives into two important trends that will shape the future of marketing — generative AI and first-party data.Specifically, Joyce discusses:- Why do so many CMOs start as engineers?- AI trends that will shape the future of marketing.- The difference between first-party and third-party data.- Effective first-party data strategies you should be doing right now.- Why B2B campaigns can be more challenging than B2C campaigns.- Making sense of generative AI among your marketing tech stack.- Favorite tools and use cases with AI in marketing.- Keeping the human element and authentic voice inside of AI marketing campaigns.Learn more at https://tractionconf.ioLearn more about Twilio at https://www.twilio.com/This episode is brought to you by:Leverage Community-Led Growth to skyrocket your business. From Grassroots To Greatness by author Lloyed Lobo will help you master 13 game-changing rules from some of the most iconic brands in the world, like Apple, Atlassian, CrossFit, Harley-Davidson, HubSpot, Red Bull and many more to attract superfans of your own that will propel you to new heights. Grab your copy today at FromGrassrootsToGreatness.com. Each year the US and Canadian governments provide more than $20 billion in R&D tax credits and innovation incentives to fund businesses. But the application process is cumbersome, prone to costly audits, and receiving the money can take as long as 16 months. Boast automates this process, enabling companies to get more money faster without the paperwork and audit risk. We don't get paid until you do! Find out if you qualify today at https://Boast.AI.Launch Academy is one of the top global tech hubs for international entrepreneurs and a designated organization for Canada's Startup Visa. Since 2012, Launch has worked with more than 6,000 entrepreneurs from over 100 countries, of which 300 have grown their startups to seed and Series A stage and raised over $2 billion in funding. To learn more about Launch's programs or the Canadian Startup Visa, visit https://LaunchAcademy.ca.Content Allies helps B2B companies build revenue-generating podcasts. We recommend them to any B2B company that is looking to launch or streamline its podcast production. Learn more at https://contentallies.com.#product #marketing #innovation #startup #generativeai #AI

“But if it's a narrator, which it is, like, 90% of the time, why would you need to know their gender as long as they're getting the message across? You wouldn't be wondering what color shirt they're wearing, why do you need to know what gender they are? So I'm really pleased that the industry is heading in this direction, and I'm even more pleased that clients have so far been very receptive to it. Yeah, it's great.” -- John Sanfilippo Are you ready to hear the roar of a Ferrari's engine like never before? Get set for an immersive journey into the world of sonic branding with John Sanfilippo, an expert in the field. Together, we explore the concept of audio logos and how industry-specific sounds can create a powerful sonic logo. We discuss the innovative ways Ferrari and Harley Davidson leverage their unique engine sounds within their branding and explore potential criteria for businesses looking to tap into sonic branding.We also touch on the future of sound in branding and delve into thought-provoking scenarios such as reactions to non-binary voices as well as the impact of AI and synthetic voices on the industry. John shares intriguing insights from his experiences, shedding light on how the next generation could play a pivotal role in shaping the future of sound. Whether a small business or a large corporation, our conversation is packed with valuable insights to help you forge a stronger bond with your customers. Stay tuned for a fascinating look at just where audio branding might be heading next.As always, if you have questions for my guest, you're welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes. If you have questions for me, visit audiobrandingpodcast.com where you'll find a lot of ways to get in touch. Plus, subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available and access to a resource called The Studio with lots of interesting sound-related mp3s, videos, educational pdfs, and exclusive discounts from previous guests. And if you're getting some value from listening, the best ways to show your support are to share this podcast with a friend and leave an honest review. Both those things really help – and I'd love to feature your review on future podcasts. You can leave one either in written or in voice format from the podcast's main page. I would so appreciate that. (0:00:00) - Sonic Branding in MarketingI talk with John about using sound from an industry in an audio logo, incorporating product sounds into a sonic logo, and how car companies are shifting from using the outside of the car to get the ambiance to the inside. We also chat about how Ferrari uses the roaring engine sound and Harley Davidson has tried to trademark the sound of their engines. “It's a very distinctive sound,” John tells us, “yeah, because I mean, you can rev like a, you know, a Honda Civic and it's not going to sound all that cool. But if you've got like a Dodge Charger, it's going to have a very distinctive roar.” (0:07:47) - Audio BrandingThe conversation turns to the importance of sound in business, and how audio branding can create an emotional connection with customers. We discuss the varying scales of business and how that can affect the price of audio branding services, and about the resurgence of the full-sing jingle. “It's fun,” he says about Tic Tac's new jingle, “it's you know, it's on point. It fits the brand and it's catchy, and it's not catchy in an annoying way. It's engaging and it's fun, and it doesn't take itself too seriously and I think it works really well. So I'm curious to see where that goes in the coming years.” (0:22:45) - The Future of