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We talk about some of the things Rosie On The House has planned for 2024. The digital benefits managing your home with the Rosie On The House Home Maintenance App. Romey goes over the features it provides. A listener got two bids for solar that look suspicious in price. Plus how you can help build a Rosie On The House Habitat For Humanity Home. Original broadcast archive page with expanded content:  https://rosieonthehouse.com/podcast/open-home-hour-live-listener-call-ins-texts-emails-weekly-to-do-rosie-app/ 

This week, the Good Girls are joined by Kendall Bowden! She is an angel of a human as well as an actress and founding member of the sketch team Fun in Moderation. We talked about what kind of animal girls we were, Lindsay Sterling, and how authenticity is SCARY. And then we play "American Good Girl Gone Sad" Follow Kendall here! If you love this podcast, please consider contributing to our Spotify Listener Support page! You can contribute anything you'd like! Special thanks to DJ Skip to my Luke for our fabulous intro! And a HUGE thank you to the designer of our brand new logo and look, Emery Bergmann! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we will mail you a GGGS sticker! Just screenshot the review, send us a DM and an address where you would like the sticker sent! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠BUY SOME MERCH!! Shipping is always free!⁠⁠ Follow the Good Girls on: Instagram @⁠⁠⁠⁠goodgirlsgonesad⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ And TikTok @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠goodgirlsgonesad⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ And Twitter @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠goodgrlsgonesad⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Follow Becca @⁠⁠thebeccastephenson⁠⁠ Follow Syd @⁠⁠⁠s⁠⁠yd.the.king --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/good-girls-gone-sad/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/good-girls-gone-sad/support

Stay up to date on news related to the furniture industry! In this episode, we cover:(00:39): "J.B. Hunt Acquires BNSF Logistics: Expanding Services and Strengthening Partnership"(03:10): Navigating Financial Challenges: Noble House Home Furnishings Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy(05:47): "Elevating Sleep Country's Style: Kingsdown's Eye-Catching Window Displays"(07:52): "Transforming the Supply Chain: The Key to E-commerce Growth and Customer Satisfaction"

Today we're diving into part two of our discussion about decorating vs design and this time its all about the money. In our conversation with returning guests and Designer Besties Jessie Kelly, of Jessica Kelly Design, and Carly Nemtean of Carriage Lane Design + Build and Co-founder of the Collective Workspace we learn about how they approach the financial side of their business. We talk margins, fees, markups, discounts, and the lessons we've learned over the years in the pricing sphere. We also discuss the importance of creating a supportive, adept team and how that can change your business. Be sure to listen to part one before this episode, and then dive right into this episode!   Find Jessie at www.jessicakellydesign.com and on Instagram @jessicakellydesign Find Carly at www.carriagelanedesigns.com, www.thecollectiveto.com, and on Instagram @carriagelanedesign_build   Carly Nemtean Lead Designer + Co-Founder- Carriage Lane Design Build Co-Founder/CEO- The Collective Workspace Entrepreneurial-minded, Carly started her design career and attended and graduated from Sheridan College for Interior Design in 2006. Always knowing that interior design was her calling she pursued it passionately. Carly has been co-owner of Carriage Lane Design Build since 2011. Her focus is on creating spaces that resonate with their clients and have that aha moment the second they walk in. Their work has also been featured in publications such as House & Home, Canadian Interiors, Toronto Life, Style at home, The Globe and Mail, Living Luxe, and Toronto Star. Carly's tenacious nature has made her a force to be reckoned with and has resulted in her being hand-picked for the 30 under 30 NKBA award in 2013. This award was given at the National Kitchen and Bath Show in New Orleans. The award recognizes 30 people under the age of 30 all over North America in the design and construction industry who are forward-thinking CEOs, entrepreneurs and cutting-edge designers.   Jessica Kelly After spending six years in the marketing and advertising industry, Jessica moved on to the career of her dreams. Backed by her study of Interior Design at Sheridan College and her inherent understanding of colours, a keen eye and knowledge of special relationships, in 2008 Jessica Kelly Design was born and an instant success. Recognized and featured in some of Canada's leading design publications, Jessica's spaces are coined as contemporary with character or transitional with a twist. Jessica carefully emphasizes light, scale, and architectural elements in all of the spaces she designs. The result is a comfortable, classic and sophisticated living environment. Jessica is particularity known for innate ability to interpret her client's personality and pair it with the reality of their lifestyle, and thus defines her signature style.   Download our Free Resources ➡️ Pre-qualify your clients with my Discovery Call Script ➡️ Stay confident from beginning to end with my Consultation Checklist    ➡️ Looking for a quick infusion of cash? Grab my 4 easy ways of increasing your revenue   Looking to elevate your business? Learn more about our courses ➡️ Want the complete blueprint to calculate your design fee with confidence and ease? Learn more about my Pricing with Confidence course ➡️ Want to be the first to know when Power of Process is returning? Click to learn more about my systems building course. ➡️Want to be the first to know when the next episode drops? Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the Resilient by Design Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!

Today's episode is part one of two where we discuss the definition and difference between "decorator" and "designer". I chat with returning guests and Designer Besties Jessie Kelly, of Jessica Kelly Design, and Carly Nemtean of Carriage Lane Design + Build and Co-founder of the Collective Workspace to learn about how they structure their processes and services for clients. We shared how each of us approaches design vs decorating and how we tackled some misconceptions and distinctions before diving into how things have changed over the years. Tune in next week for part two where we get into the money talk!   Episode 33: Round Table Talk: No Process is one-size-fits-all with Jessica Kelly & Carly Nemtean Episode 152: What it Means to be a Licensed Interior Designer with Maia Roffey & Sharon Portelli Find Jessie at www.jessicakellydesign.com and on Instagram @jessicakellydesign Find Carly at www.carriagelanedesigns.com, www.thecollectiveto.com, and on Instagram @carriagelanedesign_build   About Our Guests Carly Nemtean Lead Designer + Co-Founder- Carriage Lane Design Build Co-Founder/CEO- The Collective Workspace Entrepreneurial-minded, Carly started her design career and attended and graduated from Sheridan College for Interior Design in 2006. Always knowing that interior design was her calling she pursued it passionately. Carly has been co-owner of Carriage Lane Design Build since 2011. Her focus is on creating spaces that resonate with their clients and have that aha moment the second they walk in. Their work has also been featured in publications such as House & Home, Canadian Interiors, Toronto Life, Style at Home, The Globe and Mail, Living Luxe, and Toronto Star. Carly's tenacious nature has made her a force to be reckoned with and has resulted in her being hand-picked for the 30 under 30 NKBA award in 2013. This award was given at the National Kitchen and Bath Show in New Orleans. The award recognizes 30 people under the age of 30 all over North America in the design and construction industry who are forward-thinking CEOs, entrepreneurs and cutting-edge designers.   Jessica Kelly After spending six years in the marketing and advertising industry, Jessica moved on to the career of her dreams. Backed by her study of Interior Design at Sheridan College and her inherent understanding of colors, a keen eye and knowledge of special relationships, in 2008 Jessica Kelly Design was born and an instant success. Recognized and featured in some of Canada's leading design publications, Jessica's spaces are coined as contemporary with character or transitional with a twist. Jessica carefully emphasizes light, scale, and architectural elements in all of the spaces she designs. The result is a comfortable, classic and sophisticated living environment. Jessica is particularly known for her innate ability to interpret her client's personality and pair it with the reality of their lifestyle and thus defining her signature style.   Download our Free Resources ➡️ Pre-qualify your clients with my Discovery Call Script ➡️ Stay confident from beginning to end with my Consultation Checklist    ➡️ Looking for a quick infusion of cash? Grab my 4 easy ways of increasing your revenue   Looking to elevate your business? Learn more about our courses ➡️ Want the complete blueprint to calculate your design fee with confidence and ease? Learn more about my Pricing with Confidence course ➡️ Want to be the first to know when Power of Process is returning? Click to learn more about my systems building course. ➡️Want to be the first to know when the next episode drops? Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE to the Resilient by Design Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts!

On April 24th, 2018, then 39-year-old Shanti Cooper was found dead in a bathtub at home. Her husband, Dave Tronnes, had called 911 saying he found her floating in the tub when he got home. Dave speculates that Shanti had slipped or fallen in the tub, but detectives believe she was extensively beaten based on the injuries to her body. There was also the issue of their home renovation, which Shanti had fronted all the money for, despite Dave not including her on the property deed. Plus, detectives discover a second life Dave Tronnes had been living. 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty takes you inside the investigation of the death of Shanti Cooper on her podcast, My Life of Crime. Based on the 48 Hours investigation, “Home Renovation Homicide”.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On April 24th, 2018, then 39-year-old Shanti Cooper was found dead in a bathtub at home. Her husband, Dave Tronnes, called 911 saying he found her floating in the tub when he got home. Dave tells police he thinks that Shanti had slipped or fallen in the tub, but detectives believe she was extensively beaten based on the injuries to her body. There was also the issue of their home renovation, which Shanti had fronted all the money for despite Dave not including her on the property deed. Plus, detectives also discover a secret life Dave Tronnes had been living. Erin Moriarty takes you deeper into the 48 Hours episode, “Home Renovation Homicide”.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The "Beth El" chapter - the House/Home of God is described in this week's Torah portion as a place to meet God, get directions and promises FROM God, and make honorable commitments TO God and to His People. Trust and commitment flow FROM God ("we love, because he first loved us") and TO God (based on Him fulfilling His given word ("I trust in Your Word, by which You have made me hope."). It is Rabbi's Bruce's view that too many Believers "let God off the hook" from HIs promises, and Rabbi explores today people in Scripture who did not.

This week, we're throwing it back to the first episode of Money Honeys! Devin, Chantel, and Freddie talk about buying a home, answer common questions, clear up general confusion, and give you, the listeners, the information they with they had when embarking on home buying journeys. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/MoneyHoneys Follow @MoneyHoneysPod  Follow Freddie @Freddie Follow Chantel @chantelhouston Follow Devin @devlytle Subscribe to Freddie's YT: https://bit.ly/3M1MyHi Subscribe to Chantel's YT: https://bit.ly/3xsHR5j Subscribe to Devin's YT: https://bit.ly/3jAsDmN To watch Money Honeys podcast videos on YouTube: https://bit.ly/MonHonPodYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Around the world today, 1.6 billion people live in substandard housing.Through House+Home, Whirlpool Corporation's comprehensive, global approach to corporate social impact, Whirlpool contributes to comfortable and nurturing places to live and supports resilient, thriving and sustainable communities.In today's episode, EFG's Alli Murphy is joined by Whirlpool's Deb O'Connor, Director of Global Corporate Communication and Community Relations, and Rosa Skinner, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager.The trio talk about the brand's 23-year partnership with Habitat for Humanity and broader CSR.Whirlpool has donated over $130 million and over 200,000 ranges and refrigerators to Habitat for Humanity, and the brand's House+Home World Tour will provide over $6 million to Habitat organizations worldwide this year. The company also has a robust employee engagement program where one in three Whirlpool employees volunteer with Habitat for Humanity and support programs in 45 countries.In today's episode, we'll explore:How Whirlpool reenvisioned its global ambassador programWhat support from leadership has looked likeThe BuildBetter with Whirlpool program and how it's doing more than just providing homesHow the brand renewed its partnership with Habitat for HumanityHow they took their volunteering from transactional to transformationalDeb & Rosa's advice for building a robust partnership like theirsLinks & NotesWhirlpool Social Responsibility WebsiteWhirlpool LinkedInWhirlpool TwitterElevate Your Social ImpactSign up for Engage for Good's newsletterCheck out past podcast episodesAccess free resourcesCheck out our monthly webinarsLet Alli know what you think of the show! (00:00) - Welcome to Engage for Good (01:59) - Introducing Deb O'Connor (03:10) - Introducing Rosa Skinner (03:54) - What does "House & Home" Mean? (04:59) - Exploring the Habitat Partnership (08:22) - How has the partnership evolved? (11:40) - Renewing Partnership (13:30) - How do you activate your employees? (16:44) - How do you develop a successful volunteer program? (21:01) - Learn More

We use appliances like refrigerators, dishwashers, and washing machines daily to save time and improve our quality of life – often without recognizing their impact on our lives. Aside from noticing our monthly electric or water bills, we rarely think about the environmental impact of these appliances – but Whirlpool does.Whirlpool and its portfolio of impressive brands like KitchenAid, Maytag, and Consul understand both the environmental and social impact of its products – and have for the past 111 years. From its net zero and energy efficiency targets to a 23-year long partnership with Habitat for Humanity, Whirlpool is committed to bettering the planet while producing quality products that improve life at home. Purpose is deeply embedded in the company's operations, products, and community involvement so everyone – regardless of where they live or what they make – can have an improved life at home.We invited Pam Klyn, Senior Vice President of Corporate Reputation & Sustainability, and Deb O'Connor, Director of Global Corporate Reputation and Community Relations, from Whirlpool to discuss the company's legacy, its House + Home programs, and how Whirlpool balances environmental impact while still delivering a quality product. Listen for more insights on:How to bring environmental sustainability and social commitments under one umbrella.How to communicate CSR accomplishments while maintaining humility and staying true to values.Real challenges and lessons learned from working in and with local communities.How to start and engage in effective internal mentoring. Resources + Links:Pam Klyn on LinkedInDeb O'Connor on LinkedInNet Zero TargetHouse + HomeHouse + Home World TourRacial Equality Pledge (00:00) - Welcome to Purpose 360 (00:13) - Whirlpool (03:35) - Pam's Background (04:49) - Deb's Background (05:48) - Learning from Dreams (09:58) - Getting That First Job with Whirlpool (13:35) - Historic Engagement & Sustainability (16:00) - Corporate & Community Relations (19:11) - Net Zero (24:54) - Partner Relationships (29:45) - Build Better With Whirlpool (32:05) - Embedding (34:44) - Generating Ideas (35:56) - Working in Their Own Community (40:20) - Dealing With Challenges (42:46) - Newsroom (44:45) - Embedding Purpose (47:25) - Innovations in the Underdeveloped World (50:12) - Mentoring (54:05) - Last Words (55:31) - Wrap Up

Nell Diamond is the Founder and CEO of Hill House Home, a digital-first lifestyle brand offering bedding, bath, baby, accessories and apparel, including their widely beloved Nap DressⓇ. Hill House Home is a digital-first lifestyle brand that brings beauty and joy to everyday rituals. With its design-centric approach, Hill House Home offers impeccable quality, and timeless, feminine styles through quality products designed to enhance and celebrate life.

Nell Diamond is the Founder and CEO of Hill House Home, a digital-first lifestyle brand offering bedding, bath, baby, accessories and apparel, including their widely beloved Nap DressⓇ. Hill House Home is a digital-first lifestyle brand that brings beauty and joy to everyday rituals. With its design-centric approach, Hill House Home offers impeccable quality, and timeless, feminine styles through quality products designed to enhance and celebrate life.

Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Welcome to the DTC Podcast, I'm Eric Dyck. Today we're diving deep into the world of back-end fulfillment and warehouse operations for brands attempting the Drop Model. Our expert guests are founders Nell Diamond from Hill House Home and Ricky Choi from Outerspace Work with Outerspace ➝ https://outerspace.com Get a Nap Dress ➝ https://hillhousehome.com Hill House Home has been around since 2016 but really blew up when Nell created "The Nap Dress." Tune in to hear how this product skyrocketed the brand and led Hill House to need a new fulfillment partner. Ricky Choi built Outerspace from the needs of his own apparel brand and offers a much more flexible, valuable, and granular service than a lot of back-end partners. Listen to this cast to hear: The creation of a viral product -- How a dress to nap in caught the world's attention Ins and outs of the drop model and what Nell wishes she knew before starting Outerspace's key differentiators and the new model for back-end fulfillment Work with Outerspace ➝ https://outerspace.com Subscribe to DTC Newsletter - https://dtcnews.link/signup Advertise on DTC - https://dtcnews.link/advertise Work with Pilothouse - https://dtcnews.link/pilothouse Follow us on Instagram & Twitter - @dtcnewsletter Watch this interview on YouTube - https://dtcnews.link/video

This week, Joy chats with Hannah Sunderani, ​​the creator of the popular blog Two Spoons. Since she was last on the podcast she's become a mum and authored The Two Spoons Cookbook: More Than 100 French-Inspired Vegan Recipes. She is an editor at the feedfeed, a contributor to Best of Vegan, and a recipe contributor to THRIVE and One Green Planet. Her recipes have also been featured in numerous magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Simply Gluten-Free, VegNews, House & Home, and Hello! Fashion UK. To say she knows good food is the understatement of the year! In this episode Hannah discusses her journey with infertility and what life is like with a ten month old as she runs her own business. She also dives deep into the creation process behind her new cookbook and shares her passion for simple, delicious food and sharing it with friends and family. After listening to this episode you will feel inspired to get in the kitchen to create meals the whole family will love.   If you've been looking for an honest representation of infertility, balancing motherhood and entrepreneurship, and the pure joy of delicious food then you won't want to miss this episode! So grab your favourite cup of iced tea, settle in with your notebook, and get ready to be inspired to take your plant-based cooking to new culinary heights!   Episode Highlights: Why she and her husband decided to move back to Canada to start their family.  The mental health struggles that accompanied Hannah's fertility journey. The creative, healing process of writing her cookbook… and then finding out she was pregnant! The community connection that comes from sharing your truth.  Her experience with IVF and how her husband supported her journey.  Hannah's suggestions for supporting the body during fertility treatments.  How trying so hard to get pregnant can be counterproductive.  The importance of focusing on mental health so the health of the body can follow. Why she loves nature walks.  How she juggles raising an infant while launching a cookbook. The importance of having a village to help raise your family.  The importance of asking for help when you need it.  Why new moms need time to themselves for their mental health. How Hannah researched her cookbook while living in France. Hannah's experience watching the vegan scene blow up in France during the 4 years she lived there.  How her food memories inspired the recipes in the Two Spoons Cookbook.  How she learned from her local vendors at farmer's markets to diversify her cooking. The weave of traditional and modern French cooking in the recipes Hannah created. Hannah's favourite recipes from her cookbook.  Her 10-month old son, Oliver's, favourite recipes from her cookbook. Her experience with baby led weaning and why it wasn't the best method for her family. The importance of not placing expectations on what your baby's food journey looks like.  Why you don't have to create separate meals for your baby. The power of having mealtime together as a family.  The importance of setting a foundation and then allowing your children their own agency.    Resources: Hannah on Instagram Check out the Two Spoons Blog  Hannah on YouTube Hannah on Facebook Buy The Two Spoons Cookbook! Try the Two Spoons App Two Spoons Recipe Index Hannah's First Joyous Health Podcast Episode Hannah's Chocolate Almond Butter Truffles   More about Joyous Health:   Check out our award-winning blog Joyous Health   Check out Joy's bestselling cookbooks   Sign up for the Joyous Health newsletter   Follow Joyous Health on Instagram   Find Joyous Health on Facebook   Learn more about The Joyous Health Business Program   Check out our full line of Natural & Organic Haircare and Body Care.   Join Joy's Hair Care Challenge at Natural Hair Care Challenge   Explore Joyous Health Kids at Joyous Health Kids

A term you will run into and is one of the cons when you take the chance of being a homeowner. Most of your time and income will be going into maintain the home that your wealth in tied into the home and you may also be locked into the location. Well that would be the case if you never planned for it. But if you did plan for such a situation while it may occur you would be suprise when it does occur and have stragegies to get you out of the situation. So if you didnt know, at least you heard it from here so you know now and can be prepared when it does occur

We're all about that NAP DRESS on Happy Place Living, the radio show, as host Holly Ruth Finigan brings on Nell Diamond, designer, entrepreneur and founder of Hill House Home alongside Jess Newman of Maury People Sotheby's International Realty! Tune in to hear how these two connected with 33 Main Street, how Nell began her beloved Hill House Home first in bedding, what brought her to create the Nap Dress, and tales of her deep Nantucket family roots … an inspiring listen for all the Grey Ladies out there ready to dream big! 

Lynne Bowman describes herself as a a snarky grandma who doesn't own a restaurant, isn't a reality TV star, doesn't have a medical degree, and doesn't particularly like to cook. However.  She is a Glam Grandma, her kitchen looks like it's straight out of House & Home and she is definitely an all-star healthy-eating proponent.  And the recipes in her cookbook Brownies for Breakfast are 5-star. Lynne landed in adulthood with the knowledge that chronic disease can destroy families, it can destroy your wealth, it destroys everything in your life. A Type 2 diabetes diagnosis 30+ years ago made her laser focused on all aspects of good health and a determination to spread the word. Entertaining, informative, and generous about sums up this episode with Lynne. Interesting insider info near the end suggests we may well be hearing from Lynne again!! Lynne can be found at https://lynnebowman.com/  

How to fall in love with daily house caring based on the teachings of an ancient Chinese Sage from 3,000 years ago! Wayne Dyer book is 'Change your thoughts, change your life'. For soul sessions www.numbers4success.com & our community at www.patreon.com/numbers4success

Photography is SO important to a designer's business. It is how you show off what you can do, not only 1 on 1 to clients or on your website but also to the world via magazines and other online publications. It is worth the time and money that you invest to get yourself professional photos of your best projects!  This is why today we're bringing back Episode 83 with interiors photographer Mike Chajecki. He shares so many tips on how you, as a designer, can produce magazine-worthy photos of your projects. Interview Mike Chajecki I had a chance to sit down with my photographer Mike Chajecki and talk all about running successful photoshoots! Mike Chajecki is a leading Interiors Photographer with almost 2 decades of experience covering Interiors and Lifestyle projects. Many of his works have been published in many of Canada's top magazines, such as House & Home, Style at Home, Reno & Decor and countless other publications. He often collaborates with some of Toronto's leading Interior Designers and Publicists to photograph luxurious homes.  He is passionate about highlighting the artistic vision behind the beautiful spaces that he captures with his lens. When he is not busy working with some of the most talented designers in the industry, he's teaching photography workshops. When away from his camera, he loves spending time with his wife and two daughters, and enjoys the outdoors or training for his next cycling race! I've worked with Mike for years to capture many of our spaces and we have been featured in a multitude of national and international publications using his photos. Through the episode, Mike shares his experience as a photographer, starting out doing weddings and then transitioning to interior photography. He openly shares his perspective about photographing interior spaces and provides a variety of tips and tricks to help designers successfully work through their next photoshoot.  In this episode, Mike and I chat about the importance of finding the right photographer for you, both personality and shooting style. It is vital that you and your photographer communicate well and has a similar aesthetic so that you're 100% happy with the end results! Make sure you feel comfortable with your photographer! You'll work so much better together. - Mike Chajecki   You can find mike at mikechajecki.com and on Instagram @mike_chajecki. - Join our Designer Facebook community, here. - Leave a comment below on how you liked this episode and let me know what other topics or guests you'd like on the podcast. Don't forget to rate the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or any other podcast platform!

Welcome back to Sitting In Jams!It's all about change this week on SIJ!Sitting In Jams is having a bit of a carousel moment with Jack away this week and Callum & Rhys back again! This episode was a wee catch-up with where Rhys and Callum are at, with some great advice for changing environments, freelance musician tips, and home studio remedies!With Callum moving house this past month, we talked about how to set up a home studio from scratch, recording and mixing from home and some other tales from the studio!This episode would be a great resource for any musicians looking to establish more work-from-home strategies and advice for recording guitars, vocals and drum kits!If you'd like to ask a question for us to discuss on the podcast, drop us a comment on YouTube, Instagram, Soundcloud, Facebook or Twitter and we'll break it down in a future episode! You can also help us to grow by sharing this, or any of the other episodes with friends who might enjoy it too. We'd appreciate it a lot! Want to buy us a coffee?https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sittinginHelp us grow! Follow us on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SittingInPodcastOfficialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sittinginpodcast/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SittingIn_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sittingin_Merch Store: https://sitting-in-podcast.creator-spring.comListen to the podcast here!Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0h7yr4qrobrW4mVcet5Z1yApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sitting-in/id1498854542Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-901534580YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdii48BLcFgtFqCm-21RtlA

Robin Kovitz is the President & CEO of Baskits Inc., one of Canada's fastest growing companies. Baskits designs, manufactures and delivers unique and luxurious gifts across Canada and the US. With over 50,000 customers from around the world, Baskits makes the art of gifting quick and easy through its online stores, catalog/call center, warehouse, and retail locations. In 2020, and again in 2021, Baskits was recognized as one of the Top Growing Companies in Canada by the Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine. Prior to acquiring Baskits in 2014, Robin worked in private equity on the buyouts of mid-sized companies and as a Summer Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group where she led a part of a large-scale cost reduction project at a Canadian bank. She also played an active role in the sale of her family's western Canadian food manufacturing and distribution businesses. She began her career in Mergers and Acquisitions investment banking at CIBC World Markets and was recognized with the Chairman's Award in 2005. As a sought-after speaker and commentator on "Entrepreneurship through Acquisition", digital retail and the topic of "Mompreneurship" Robin frequently serves as a guest lecturer at both the Yale School of Management and the Harvard Business School. She and/or Baskits have been featured in a number of leading publications, including: Forbes, House & Home, Elle Canada, Canadian Business, Huffington Post, Style at Home and on Global News, Your Morning Show. Robin currently serves as a consultant to the Admissions Marketing team at the Harvard Business School and as a member of Young Presidents' Organization. She holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen's University where she was a Rutherford Scholar. In 2017, and again in 2021, she was recognized as a Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 award winner. In 2021, Robin received the Women of Inspiration Award from the Universal Womens Network. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two children. Entrepreneurs are the backbone of Canada's economy. To support Canada's businesses, subscribe to our YouTube channel and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. Want to stay up-to-date on the latest #entrepreneur podcasts and news? Subscribe to our bi-weekly newsletter

Welcome to the Money Honeys podcast! With this first episode, Devin, Chantel, and Freddie talk about buying a home, answer common questions, clear up general confusion, and give you, the listeners, the information they with they had when embarking on home buying journeys. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: https://bit.ly/MoneyHoneys Follow @MoneyHoneysPod  Follow Freddie @Freddie Follow Chantel @chantelhouston Follow Devin @devlytle Subscribe to Freddie's YT: https://bit.ly/3M1MyHi Subscribe to Chantel's YT: https://bit.ly/3xsHR5j Subscribe to Devin's YT: https://bit.ly/3jAsDmN To watch Money Honeys podcast videos on YouTube: https://bit.ly/MonHonPodYT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Interview Mike Chajecki I had a chance to sit down with my photographer Mike Chajecki and talk all about running successful photoshoots! Mike Chajecki is a leading Interiors Photographer with almost 2 decades of experience covering Interiors and Lifestyle projects. Many of his works have been published in many of Canada's top magazines, such as House & Home, Style at Home, Reno & Decor and countless other publications. He often collaborates with some of Toronto's leading Interior Designers and Publicists to photograph luxurious homes.  He is passionate about highlighting the artistic vision behind the beautiful spaces that he captures with his lens. When he is not busy working with some of the most talented designers in the industry, he's teaching photography workshops.  When away from his camera, he loves spending time with his wife and two daughters, and enjoys the outdoors or training for his next cycling race! I've worked with Mike for years to capture many of our spaces and we have been featured in a multitude of national and international publications using his photos. Through the episode, Mike shares his experience as a photographer, starting out doing weddings and then transitioning to interior photography. He openly shares his perspective about photographing interior spaces and provides a variety of tips and tricks to help designers successfully work through their next photo shoot.  In this episode, Mike and I chat about the importance of finding the right photographer for you, both personality and shooting style. It is vital that you and your photographer communicate well and has a similar aesthetic so that you're 100% happy with the end results! Words of Wisdom: Make sure you feel comfortable with your photographer! You'll work so much better together. You can find mike at mikechajecki.com and on Instagram @mike_chajecki. You can also find Mike at our upcoming Photography & Publishing Workshop on Tuesday, November 9 at 10 AM ET, where he is one of the keynote speakers and will share more of his perspective and knowledge on running smooth photoshoots, as well as other photography insights, such as ownership and all you need to know about it. Learn more about the workshop. -- Join our Designer Facebook community, here. -- Leave a comment below on how you liked this episode and let me know what other topics or guests you'd like on the podcast. Don't forget to rate the podcast on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or any other podcast platform!

We can live in and buy a house, but is the house a HOME? That depends on the people inside. Every house is unfinished without God's blesding; without God's blesding and being the GUEST of HONOR. Every house becomes a HOME a LITTLE CHURCH when dedicated to the Lord. May we have our house be blessed to the Lord. May our house be a HOME, a LITTLE CHURCH, where God dwells. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fr-william-maestri-overfed-and-undernourished/support

We are rebroadcasting a brilliant episode with an amazing guest, Margot Austin! Margot is a former magazine editor and co-owner of AustinSmyth Communications. She has years of experience working with editorial teams and photoshoots! In this episode, Margot shares her thoughts on getting published and where you should invest when it comes to marketing. If you want to hear more from Margot, myself, and Interiors photographer Mike Chajecki join our Live Online Photography & Publishing Workshop on November 9, 2021!  In this workshop, we will cover the importance of photography in branding, how to prepare and run a successful photo shoot, and how to photograph your projects for editorials! What we'll cover: How to capture your brand with photography Why professional photography is a great investment in your business How to talk to your clients about photoshoots Best practices of working with a photographer Budgeting for a photoshoot How to create a shot list Tips on shopping for styling accessories The mistakes to avoid on shoot day What magazines are looking for What are scouting shots and why you need them You will walk away with the knowledge and know-how to truly leverage your photoshoot to get you published and attract dream clients. Learn more at rebeccahay.com/liveworkshop _______________   Interview with Margot Austin I had a total fangirl moment in this episode as I had the opportunity to interview Margot Austin of AustinSmyth Communications! In this episode, Margot and I chat all about getting published, what it means to get published in print, and the value of leveraging multiple touchpoints to attract your ideal client. Margot Austin is a Toronto-based interiors stylist and partner in AustinSmyth Communications, a boutique agency helping interior designers and design brands level up their communications and get noticed. Margot also works with a select few clients per year on residential design projects. Margot's love of design grew during her early career as a magazine journalist, including 15 years in senior roles at Style at Home and House & Home. She's an avid DIYer and divides her time between Toronto, Northumberland County, and a tiny cottage on PEI (when it's safe and permitted!), along with her husband, Kevin, an antique dealer, and French bulldog, Pixie. Through the episode, Margot goes into depth about the things you should focus on to grow your brand and reach especially when you're starting out. She also explains how through her various career opportunities and changes she has come to fully understand the power of telling stories with pictures and words. She has been on all sides of print publishing, from having her home on the front cover to being the editor of multiple magazines to seeing her clients' work featured in print. Being published in a print magazine is not only about showing your work off to the public, it's about telling a special story, making your client the main character with an issue and you as the designer are the hero with the solution. Margot explains that getting an editorial in a magazine is like handing off your work to professional storytellers who understand the magic of a great story and will maximize it to not get a high readership but also to attract your ideal client. Margot further goes onto explain that the avenue in which you choose to focus on regarding PR, is dependent on your goals. You need to reach people where they are going to be. Getting published in a magazine is just one outlet for one goal, but there is a lasting quality to getting on a magazine. Words of wisdom from Margot Austin  People need to believe in themselves and not so much look at their peers. Look within yourself, and think about your best client-designer relations and how you can replicate that in the future. Never stop learning or being inspired by doing something new – you'll rejuvenate yourself, your business, and your creativity.  You can find Margot at margotsmyth.com, margotaustin.ca, on Instagram as @austinsmythcommunications or @margotaustin, and on clubhouse and TikTok at @margotdoironaustin.   -- Join our designer community on Facebook, here.

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This week we're speaking with Nell Diamond, Founder & CEO of Hill House Home, and the brain behind the much-beloved Nap Dress! We talk about her life before founding Hill House, why she thinks the Nap Dress has such a huge fandom, and some exciting Nap Dress developments on the horizon! We also talk about our highs and lows of the week, Grace's trip to NYC, and Becca's questionable candy habits.    What We're Reading: While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison Instagram: @itsmetinx @somewhereiwouldliketolive Obsessions: BonBon The Peach Truck August Book: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Sponsor: Hellofresh - go to hellofresh.com/BOP12 and use the code BOP12 for 12 free meals including free shipping Night: Go to discovernight.com and get 20% off with code BOPNIGHT at checkout. Zocdoc: go to zocdoc.com/bop to sign up for free and find a top-rated doctor Join our Facebook group for amazing book recs & more! Like and subscribe to RomComPods. Available wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit Grace's blog, The Stripe. New posts daily! Follow us on Instagram @badonpaperpodcast. Follow Grace on Instagram @graceatwood and Becca @beccamfreeman.

In this episode, @brookeljames is joined by Liv Buli, founder of @bluehousehome who shares her experience grieving due to the distance between her and her family during the pandemic. Liv shares an experience that is common to those with family all over the world, but this is a story we don't often hear the intricacies of. All grief is grief and I'm grateful to Liv for sharing her story. www.bluehousegoods.com www.thegriefcoach.co Please note that this was recorded in June 2021 prior to the sharp increase in cases due to the delta variant.

Hill House Home has exploded over the past couple of years, especially in the wake of a truly viral product known as the "Nap Dress.” Through it all, founder and CEO Nell Diamond has balanced customer demand and her own personal vision to craft a brand that’s both responsive to its customers and true to its founding aesthetic.So how did Hill House grow from a Yale University incubator into a brand with a truly fanatic fan base? It comes down to Nell’s deeply humanistic approach to business. This episode of Resilient Retail is all about the ways that brands and customers build a story together and the amazing results those connections yield. Check out Hill House Home and follow them on Instagram Connect with Nell on LinkedIn and Instagram Connect with Kristen on Twitter and LinkedIn

Interview with Margot Austin I had a total fangirl moment in this episode as I had the opportunity to interview Margot Austin of AustinSmyth Communications! In this episode, Margot and I chat all about getting published, what it means to get published in print, and the value of leveraging multiple touchpoints to attract your ideal client. Margot Austin is a Toronto-based interiors stylist and partner in AustinSmyth Communications, a boutique agency helping interior designers and design brands level up their communications and get noticed. Margot also works with a select few clients per year on residential design projects. Margot's love of design grew during her early career as a magazine journalist, including 15 years in senior roles at Style at Home and House & Home. She's an avid DIYer and divides her time between Toronto, Northumberland County, and a tiny cottage on PEI (when it's safe and permitted!), along with her husband, Kevin, an antique dealer, and French bulldog, Pixie. Through the episode, Margot goes into depth about the things you should focus on to grow your brand and reach especially when you're starting out. She also explains how through her various career opportunities and changes she has come to fully understand the power of telling stories with pictures and words. She has been on all sides of print publishing, from having her home on the front cover to being the editor of multiple magazines to seeing her clients' work featured in print. Being published in a print magazine is not only about showing your work off to the public, it's about telling a special story, making your client the main character with an issue and you as the designer are the hero with the solution. Margot explains that getting an editorial in a magazine is like handing off your work to professional storytellers who understand the magic of a great story and will maximize it to not get a high readership but also to attract your ideal client. Margot further goes onto explain that the avenue in which you choose to focus on regarding PR, is dependent on your goals. You need to reach people where they are going to be. Getting published in a magazine is just one outlet for one goal, but there is a lasting quality to getting on a magazine. Words of wisdom from Margot Austin  People need to believe in themselves and not so much look at their peers. Look within yourself, and think about your best client-designer relations and how you can replicate that in the future. Never stop learning or being inspired by doing something new - you'll rejuvenate yourself, your business, and your creativity. -- You can find Margot at margotsmyth.com, margotaustin.ca, on Instagram as @austinsmythcommunications or @margotaustin, and on clubhouse and TikTok at @margotdoironaustin. -- Join our Facebook community here.

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Loungewear was the category that shaped pandemic dressing, where EDITED data tracked an 855% increase in searches for loungewear.  When looking for a crossover between that and sleepwear, the Nap Dress hits this sweet spot. Coupled with lockdown measures and remote work, the popularity of the house dress has skyrocketed during the pandemic as a timeless and comfortable home wardrobe staple. With nods to Cottagecore, Hill House Home's Nap Dress has become a viral sensation, where the brand sold $1 mm worth of its dresses in just 12 minutes.Joining us in our latest unEDITED: Inside Retail episode, Nell Diamond, Founder and CEO of Hill House Home, takes us through the success and versatility of the Nap Dress, as well as where she sees the future of loungewear post-pandemic. Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe to unEDITED! Get in touch at unedited@edited.com if there's someone you think would be a great guest for our show too.

A man's home is his castle, is your castle in order? Are you prepared to handle any unexpected situation in and around your home? With fires in California, artic weather in Texas, global pandemics, and civil unrest there are endless reasons for preparedness. In this episode of A Brothers' Creed Podcast we talk with Tobe Gagnon. Tobe is a man of many talents and who takes home preparedness very seriously. First, we talk about tactical readiness and what threats you will most likely encounter in your home. Having a plan ahead of time on how to respond to situations like a house fire, break in, or a first aid emergency can make all the difference. Tobe also talks with us about the top 4 needs to consider when prepping. Water, food, shelter, and heat (in that order) are the most important human needs that must be met for survival. This episode will motivate and inspire you to make your emergency plan and get your family ready for anything. Connect with us on Instagram @a.brothers.creed Subscribe to our YouTube Channel Check out more from Tobe Gagnon on: YouTube here  Website here  Instagram here 

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In this final half of the interview with Kima we discuss the tiny home trend, and what it means to be landless. Next Episode 1/27/2021 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links on BIPOC Housing Disparities NPR: Native Americans Struggle To Find Housing While Facing Discrimination Report from HUD Serving Native Women Experiencing Homelessness Urban Discrimination Report, also HUD Black Women, Migration, and the Delay of Fair Housing Homelessness And Racial Disparity Does Race Matter For Housing? Wave Of Mass Evictions Will Harm Black Women Housing Discrimination and Urban Poverty of African Americans Links On Tiny Houses And Houselessness Operation Tiny Home Menominee Tiny Homes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support the podcast Here On Our Patreon Find out more about the host J.Merica on Twitter, and Instagram Support Kima On Her Patreon Like our theme music? Check them out here: https://humanpettingzoo.bandcamp.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therambler/support

We have the two big moves that still benefits you and i today especially Jesus', which without it, there is no celebration of Christmas, Easter and most importantly, no life eternal....if you're considering a move, ask for His grace....it's enough

Over the next two episodes, Kima and I discuss housing disparities in BIPOC communities. From the perspectives of two people marginalized even within their own communities, we talk about the nitty gritties of housing, single parenthood, poverty, and domestic abuse. These factors shape the way people view How is control over the Land still used against the very people who steward it? Who in our communities are vulnerable? How can we be landless and houseless in the very places that belonged to our peoples before the states were even invented? Next Episode 12/23/2020 ~Holiday Dates TBA~ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links on BIPOC Housing Disparities NPR: Native Americans Struggle To Find Housing While Facing Discrimination Report from HUD Serving Native Women Experiencing Homelessness Urban Discrimination Report, also HUD Black Women, Migration, and the Delay of Fair Housing Homelessness And Racial Disparity Does Race Matter For Housing? Wave Of Mass Evictions Will Harm Black Women Housing Discrimination and Urban Poverty of African Americans -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Support the podcast Here On Our Patreon Find out more about the host J.Merica on Twitter, and Instagram Support Kima On Her Patreon Like our theme music? Check them out here: https://humanpettingzoo.bandcamp.com/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therambler/support

Jesus went on an even bigger journey than Abram and Sarai did....John 1:1-5,14.....He laid aside His glory, splendour, majesty, the worship of Him by the angels....all for love's sake.....that you and i may have life eternal....Abba father, thank you for Jesus!

Although, there is so much stress attached to moving from one house/home, state, country, to another but we do it anyway for great benefits. Genesis 12:1-7 shows Abram and Sarai's big move from Haran to the unknown. Why did they move? What happened? Join us on this special series....God bless you..

This is the second Marketing BS podcast. Alex Norman is an old friend who co-founded TechTO, the leading tech-event company in Canada. He is also a partner with AngelList, co-founder of HomeSav and runs a micro-seed venture fund. In Part 1 we talk about Alex's career. Tomorrow in Part 2 we dive into how he grew the TechTO business. (Note: Originally the interview this week was going to be with Nick White, head of marketing for Osano, but due to some issues with the transcript I am pushing that episode to next week)This episode contains a new experiment using background music. Please let me know what you think of it. Engaging? Distracting? Comment or just hit reply.TRANSCRIPT:Edward Nevraumont: My guest today is Alex Norman. Today's episode covers his career, McGill university, Lehman Brothers, Simply Business, McKinsey, HomeSav. He's now Managing Director of Tech TO and a partner with AngelList and N49P among other things. Alex, the first time you oversaw marketing was when you were running HomeSav and you got that opportunity by starting the company yourself. How did you go about making that company happen?Alex Norman: Yeah, that's an actually really good question. I want to break it down to two things. Why did we start this company? And how I was in a position to start this company? One is I had recently been at McKinsey and I felt giving other people advice is great, but I like building something and I started looking for opportunities. My co-founders and I were spending time looking at money, different opportunities, looking at acquiring companies. Over six months we realized we all had a similar problem, finishing our houses. It sounds silly, but we all realized you buy more furniture and home decor than you think you do over your life and you constantly buy it and it was really no good solution. The brands out there were all retailers. It's a huge category with very few leaders. You had Ikea you have like a couple other like restoration hardware, but the whole process of what you buy and how you buy, it's pretty crummy experienceThen we saw there was an opportunity to change how people buy furniture and home decor and to leverage, we thought people were now becoming comfortable with the internet for purchase like this. So we found this opportunity the problem we had, we saw that there was an interesting way to insert ourselves in the value chain and use a changing environment.Now, Why I was able to set myself up to do this is a couple of things. One is, I was already 10 to 15 years in my career and I'd never, lived at my means. What I mean by that is, when I was working at McKinsey, you make a decent salary, decent bonuses. But I was consciously keeping a lot of dry powder cash there in case I ever needed it. So when it came time to starting a company, investing in a company and living with no salary, I had six figures liquid saved up. So I could deal with that immediate casual pressure. Second of all, my experiences gave me insights on knowing what starting a company looks like, the challenges that I'd face and the skills that we would need and I had found the right co-founders to do it with. So one was finding the right opportunity. The other was positioning myself in a career that I could actually jump in on the opportunity when I saw fit and also knowing what to do or believing. I knew what I needed to do.Edward: When you were there you grew the business to about 350,000 subscribers before you sold it. How did you know what you were doing on the marketing side? Because you didn't have a lot of traditional marketing experience going in.Alex: So I think some of it is intuitive. I've been around marketing functions for a long time. I had previously worked at startups in the States and UK. Where I wasn't responsible for marketing, but I was close to marketing strategy and I was building into my product, so I understood and saw what they did and watched the approach. I did a marketing major in my MBA, whether or not that's practical or not. It gives you a framework and how to think about it. Also did some marketing projects at McKinsey. So I was aware, of let's say the frameworks and strategies to use. But I think it was more just customer development and intuition are saying how the internet works. So my approach was, it was doing customer development and also from marketing channels to build a bunch of experiments in a portfolio approach.Sorry, let's take a step back and say, there was two things we had to build. We have to build a brand and awareness and we had to build, actual get transactions, either people, micro transactions to sign up, to be subscriber or to actually purchase, and I think the, transaction building the list, that was much more natural to me. We figured out who our target customers are or we had hypothesis, we test it with a bunch of different campaigns to refining to figure out a customer. Now we did research and it was 28 year old to 42 year old women living in metropolitan areas who had a white collar job and had limited time and was interested in home decor.So we figured out where we believe this woman was, what our habits were and then we did a bunch of experiments to reach out to her and run a portfolio of, different distribution channels and messaging and figured out which ones are the right ones to double down on. When we had something that was working, we put 70% of our efforts and have a portfolio of other activities that we'd keep on testing. From the branding perspective, we took a bunch of different activities and I would say that was a lot less measured. So you'd probably be disappointed in how I ran that. But it was more of, how do we get awareness and credibility by leveraging off brands that, would resonate. So we had a BizDev approach where we'd go partner with people like House & Home or Styled Home or approach not and try to do BizDev where we'd get our national post even.We'd get opportunities to get our brand in front of people and get distribution. And it was really the ability to consistently show certain type of product, a certain value proposition. We have partnerships that wouldn't necessarily drive people to sign up through email or to do purchases, but we'd give people comfort that when they saw something else and are deepen our channel they'd feel comfortable to interact with us. How do I learn to do this? This is just read a lot. So my past history taught me some of the frameworks and how to think about it and an experimenting a lot and just looking at the data, looking at what's happening and just quickly iterating and talking to a lot of other people. because there's, a lot of people doing startups that you could just reach out to for help.Edward: How did You come out of the HomeSav experience different than when you went in? Like, what did you learn there that set you up for growing free future businesses?Alex: So I think a couple of things, one is trying and understand the high level game you're playing. So this is not applicable necessarily to marketing, but we usually try to bootstrap, bootstrap, his business. People say, don't look, all your competitors are doing, but I think it's understanding the value chain and who you're competing with and what your ultimate goal for that business is in planning a bit more backwards. So, the One Kings Lane existed, they were competitor to us and there's a few others emerged like FAB, pivoted into our space and they had a lot more capital play and act a lot more irrationally. So while you don't really want to worry about your competitors, normally. The actions of people that were much significant, more well-funded to us caused us to go raise money and, change our game at the game we were playing.So I think understanding the value chain, who the competitors are and where you can compete differently. So like, what's your unique accesses and how you can compete and how that lets you either compete completely differently or where do you have to overlap and value proposition and what the implications are? I'd build a much stronger hypothesis at the beginning. I think the second thing is, a team perspective. I think strategically mistakes we did is we kept a few people that were excellent performers, but bad culturally for too long. And so they create some ill will in our culture that hurt the productivity of other people. So we had some people are excellent. They were like, they're 10 times their former at half the cost. But what we didn't realize is by having them in the company too long they infected another five, six people and hurt their, ability to deliver value.I think, the third thing is I think in the marketing channels, we did the right thing by focusing what's winning and keeping portfolio activity, because every channel or message eventually changes. The ultimate vision stays the same, the ultimate positioning stays the same or can be changed over time, much slower than the channels and distribution. So I think we did the right balance of 70% investment on what's working in 30% in experiments. I think for some of the core business, we probably should have done less experiments and double down a bit more while it was working.I think those are high levels from running business. I think it's a lot and as you scale, it's all about the people, because we got to 45 people, 50 people at one point, it became either about recruiting, about setting the culture or about handling people issues. So I think realizing that as a business scales, you want to get the right leadership set that helps. I think as leaders, the CEO or founders, you're always going to be responsible for that, but the level of the, bench strength of the management team faster, would it have been helpful.Edward: That's helpful. So I want to go back on how you got there. So I have a theory that the things people do when they're in junior high school or early in high school affect their entire lives. How did you spend your time in junior high? What were you passionate about Back then?Alex: Comic books, reading, sports. Wasn't a big athlete, but I was a big fan of the Blue Jays and the Maple Leafs.Edward: What drew you to those things? Was it the math behind the baseball? Was it the money behind the comic books? Was it the Superman jumping over buildings? What, what drew you to those things?Alex: That's a good question. So two things which I think drew to most of my activities in my life, and I wouldn't say necessarily for comic books but is, I have an inherent desire and this is something I've realized later in my life is, that I like taking stuff apart, figuring out how they work and putting it together. Not necessarily physical things, but I like understanding how things are interrelatedly work. I just have an innate curiosity to figure things out. I say I'm numerically logically inclined, but it's not necessarily like, I'm not like someone who needs to do deep calculus. I think for comic books and reading I think and just reading. I was an avid reader, comics is just, was a great way to escape. It was fun to read. Just different ways of thinking, I guess, a bit of fantasy.I think just like reading in general, just to see in different perspectives. Reading in general is just a great way to explore a world without leaving and I think comic books as a kid was something that let you do it and it was superheros, but eventually as I got older, it was like stuff like Sandman, which was, it was more mythology. So I think it's a bit of escapism, I think that it's a bit of creativity. It's just a bit of ways to see the world differently and then eventually I started buying and selling comic books and that was, it was almost as much a challenge of as much enjoyment of reading. So originally started off to pay for my comic book collection because it was spending way too much. But then it was also a way to just figure stuff out, figure out, make the business work for lack of a better word.Edward: Those skills carry forward, the stuff you developed back then, how did that affect things later in your career?Alex: So, and this is a nature versus nurture question. Most people today, especially in the tech world, don't believe there's anything as business skills. They just think that, inherently you can learn everything and I, feel that, there's like business common sense, which I think I've naturally had and this helped me, nurture it and help me bring up sooner, faster. So like I understand clearly supply and demand. Like I went there and I had these words, I understand arbitrage. I would understand basic marketing. So it taught me lots of skills. People learn in college. It taught me a lot of just experiential experiences, with a lot of concepts that are important to business. I didn't have any experience with managing team, but like at this time this was before the internet and so I would see arbitrage opportunities by reading local newspapers, for example.So I'd buy stuff in Toronto and put them for sale in the States. Vice versa, I'd see stuff for under price in the States and sell them in Toronto. I had a whole business, so I had to understand profit and loss. I had to understand, I understand supply demand. I can understand, so I think there's a lot of basic business skills that I picked up that I had advanced learning. But I also think if I look at my career, I think I just have an innate understanding of some like common sense when it comes to business.Edward: Now you went to university in Montreal, McGill. How did you come out different from that experience than when you went in?Alex: Much more global view. I think, if you asked me before McGill I'd have probably said, I'm going to be right back in Toronto, probably may, my career mission, maybe being an accountant like my father. McGill had a, it still has a very international student body. It was just eyeopening to see people from all over the world and with all different ambitions and spend time with them.Alex: I had a roommate that just moved from Delhi a few years ago, years before McGill, I spent two years living with him. I like, one of my friends originally from Hong Kong, also people from small town Ontario, which didn't have the perspective I had growing up in Toronto. So I think you go there for the education supposedly. But I think with the education you get is from your peers and they change your perspective and they change how you view the world. I went right to New York after that. If I didn't go to McGill and didn't meet the people I met, I wouldn't have had, lack of a word ambitions our desire to go to New York and I wouldn't have gone into finance. So it, it changed my whole career trajectory.Edward: So let's talk about that. So let's say you went to York, the local university in Toronto, instead of going to McGill, how do you think your life would have been different?Alex: Well, probably lived at home for those four years. So right away. That's a whole different experience because living on your own, you have to do adulting. You have to clean your house. You have to be responsible for rent. Like basic life stuff, but you're not sheltered by living home and second aspect of not living at home is you spend a lot more time doing social stuff. Like my parents really didn't care what time I came home or not but like I had car, I'm sure if I came home a few nights at three o'clock in the morning, it would have been an issue. But when you live by yourself, you are responsible of yourself. You have your own social calendar. So I think, you get a bit more responsible taking care of place and budgeting and everything like that.I think it also gives you more Liberty to do what you want without any oversight and again, I'm the oldest of five so my parents just really didn't care about me because they thought I was responsible but I don't know. But I still think there's self pressure that it opens up. I think also I do think York, two things, it doesn't have an international group of people. It's a bigger university I think student body wise, but more homogeneous and how they think and it doesn't have, also one benefit of McGill's as an international alumni base and reputation, which also has benefited me, which I think York has is a strong school, but its reputation is probably limited to the Southern Ontario region.Edward: Where would you have ended up, like you wouldn't have gone to New York, you think you would have gone and taken a job as an accountant in Toronto?Alex: Like I probably go on accounting. Maybe I'd gone to one in the Bay Street, which is okay, I think. But Bay Street it's probably better destination out on the was 20 years ago at best would have been at Bay street, but probably been an accountant or, some professional service job.Edward: After you left Lehman, you went to San Francisco and then less than a year later, you went to London. How much of that was chasing the good opportunities and jobs and how much, what was the allure of new cities in places?Alex: I'd say it's more cities and places than a good job. To give context. So this was 2000, 2001. So as a Lehman doing Tech M&A, it's funny I didn't believe in the valuations of dot-coms, but what I saw was technology was going to change how business was done. So I wanted to get close to it and at that time, the experience you get as a 22 year old at working for these dot-coms was way beyond what you'd get historically. They come in and say, run a division, run marketing. So start off, I left Lehman to go to the company in New York, which wasn't working out and there was an opportunity that came to me via several contacts to say a couple of people I knew were, moving to San Francisco once said Hey, there's a great startup that I'm going to work at why don't you apply?So I went for that job and I wanted it because it was the ability to be close to where the actual what's happening and then you have to be honest, I was a bit disappointed with San Francisco at that time from, again as going for the experience of the startup, but also experience of being somewhere other than New York and other than East coast. And it's funny, I was, it was more at that time, San Francisco was more middle America and New York is. I think it's now much more like New York than it was in 2000, 2001. So we'll come in. I was working at, I was failing for a couple of reasons. One being the CEO and founder got really sick and so she was going to basically resign and the investors want to take the money back because it was a big bet on her.So when I knew that was going to happen, I said, you know what? I want to go outside of States. I want to see a bit of the world and I actually literally reached out to a colleague of mine, a senior VP of mine that worked with me at Lehman brothers in London. He was about to start a company and one of my friends from McGill was in Hong Kong and I asked them both what opportunities do you know? A week later I was in London interviewing with this ex former senior VP from Lehman brothers, learning about his company, meeting his founders and I left London with an offer and I was there two weeks later. So it was an ability to get out of North America, see a bit of the world, get a different culture. It was also another opportunity to continue working in tech and actually a more senior role and they had an interesting idea, which was worth pursuing.Edward: It sounds like that you were at a few different places that didn't work out. What were the biggest failure points in your career? Where did things not go as expected?Alex: I guess maybe I have a growth mindset. I don't think anything was really a failure, there's companies I worked for that don't exist and didn't work. But they weren't my companies. So I think the activities I did, I think in those companies were successful, but though either a strategy wasn't right. They didn't have enough funding and I learned a lot from them. Like if I look at companies that fail, so I worked one in New York, they were the first B2B marketplace and they raised a ton of money from a bunch of notable investors. I just think the timing was off and they were trying to do too much because they raised like a hundred million dollars, but we were trying to cover 30 markets and you'd have people raise $30 million just to cover excess apparel inventory. So we were trying to do a hundred markets with not having any traction anywhere.We have competitors doing every single market and, I just want some for market, for sub markets and even when I had everything that looked like it was ready to be in place. I had supplied and a man lined up at all those things, ready to create that market. The timing wasn't there.So like I remember they did a deal with Stanley works. Stanley works is going to put $400 million of excess goods on our marketplace, we're going to help them sell it and we're going to clear it, go to implement the steel with the CFO and CTO at Stanley Works. Drive up to I think it was Connecticut. They said, "Yep, we're all for this. We know we have $400 million of excess inventory. We don't know what it is or where it is". Their technology systems were not ready and then the people that like the jobbers or buyers that are brokers are going to buy stuff still will want to do stuff offline. So half the time we even did transactions, we've done offline and recorded online. The timing was not right and we were just too spread thin to actually to make it work. So that company didn't go there.Edward: So if that company had succeeded. What would have happened to your career? You've had a very different experience going forward, what would it happen?Alex: I don't know. Like even if I stayed at Lehman instead of going there, like the good thing is every change has a compounding impact on my career. If that worked out hypothetically, I could be much wealthier than I am that. Think about it, you have a startup in 2001, let's say it works out. The IPO out of had probably enough money to make some money that, and more importantly would have been an early person that has an exit or an IPO you to be in the flow with people and that ecosystem that could have probably invested and had many more opportunities based on that. I don't know what I'd be doing. Like, I don't know if I'd be a market builder because I was responsible for four different markets here and I was getting supplies, getting demands, some partnerships to build awareness and get, I guess I was doing some marketing that I think about there.So maybe it'll start something sooner. I don't know. It's hard to know. That, interesting is also if that company was started in 2008, instead of 2001, there was a hundred employees when I was there. I'd be probably in touch with those people because I think right now, occasionally I hear from one of the people, but there wasn't a social network. You didn't have personal emails. So it would have been completely different, if I say the Lehman Brothers, I could've be there till it went bankrupt and I could have still walked away with a lot of money. I'd have probably been in New York. I'd probably had a complete different perspective on what gets me excited, probably be an investment banker for so long. Your justification life is, how much money you make, which money is important but it's not the end all be all measuring stick for my life right now. So culturally I would have been different and opportunity to be different. So it's just hard to know.Edward: Let's, jump ahead. You went to business school, spent four years at McKinsey, came back to Canada, started HomeSav, you sold it. How did you figure out what to do next after HomeSav?Alex: So I had silver bronze handcuffs. So which means, I had incentives to stay at the choir, but once you get acquired, you have pressure to perform, but it's not the same as being a founder. So that was the time to start figuring it out. I actually thought I'd just start another business by now. That's actually the first thing I started doing, I found new co-founders. I thought I had problems and I tested some ideas. So one of the key learnings also, I guess, going back to the question about HomeSav is, after being a first time founder and selling something, you realize it's a 10 to 20 year journey for a really good outcome and building a real sustainable business. Every day you can get hit in the face or I have a huge celebration within 10 minutes and so I started exploring other ideas.I went through two or three different ideas where I got a team together. We explored it and I was much more critical about what information I have to learn to make a no go or go decision and how much passion I have to have. So try to ideal around providing technology for early education like kindergartens and Montessori schools. I did another idea, can't even remember what the other, second one was? Then as a third one, which is like class pass for hair salons, you can look at my hair, you can see I'm definitely a customer for that, but actually that, that, one's actually funny. I have four sisters, a wife, a daughter, my co-founder. They're also like just, we start off with doing classical blow outs and that one actually looks successful, two months in, we had 5,000 customers paying us a hundred bucks a month.You know the accounts were horrible though and we actually got offered venture funding and I think we did for another month and a half and said, like we're not passionate about this and we don't believe fundamentally you could have a create something that delivers values for all the stakeholders. You always, having leakage at one part of this business model. So we actually put a bullet in it. So I thought was start another company right away over a series of a year, the three companies, they put bullets in all of them. I started advising startups. So it wasn't clear and then, I sort of organically found what, I had the luxury of time to figure out what I wanted to do and I followed what I'm excited aboutEdward: You ended up, Managing director, co-founding Tech TO and then becoming a partner at AngelList and then launching your own VC fund. How many more jobs are you planning to do? Can you consider being the CEO of a social network and a payments platform for them simultaneously?Alex: I'm only goal is to be as talented and connected as Jack Dorsey. It's weird because I think a lot of people believed the only way to be successful is to have a clear end set of where you want to get to and build towards it. I do believe that increase your chances of success significantly. I think the other thing with the path I follow, which makes it more difficult is if I were inherently interested in doing stuff I enjoy and doing stuff where I believe adds value and which will eventually pay for it, pay for itself. So all these things are connected and I think by giving a lot to others without expecting, anything in turn has helped me build this career path. So like Tech TO was started when Jason who we both know, Jason Goldlist came back to Toronto, said had, I'm working remotely.I'd like to get involved with the tech ecosystem, I said, here's some opportunities. There're some things you can do to help improve the culture, the Kane or the Toronto tech ecosystem and we had both experiences, he'd be in Seattle, I've been in three other startup ecosystems. What do we bring the best from organizations we saw there? We just started doing what we thought would be best for the ecosystem that got, for lack of a better word product market fit. It wasn't planning on being an organization. I was planned on me like a three hour per month give back to the ecosystem and it's grown into something much bigger. We can get that later. So I started doing that is actually what happened was the timing was before I started Tech TO I was, actually going through a series of startups that I was seeing if I want to start one up, I advising a bunch of startups.So I started doing this three hours a month and then it start getting traction. So okay let me figure out what we can do to have a bigger impact and bigger impact that continue to grow. And because of that, and we've been advising startups, eventually AngelesList was looking for someone to launch a candidate and reached out to me. I wasn't looking for anything. So if you look at Textron, we're trying to help the ecosystem by helping people get knowledge faster, learn from others, faster, meet people faster and build awareness of what's going on in Toronto. One thing I never explicitly touch was we believed it was more capitalism ecosystem, but we didn't think this organization was well positioned for that. Angels reached out to me, spent like three months talking to them, their mission as an organization, as a company, it was very aligned with what I'm trying to do with Tech TO.They had the ability to bring capital and SQL system. So there was a natural fit there and to sort of live the mission I'm trying to live in and help him with another organization. So that's why I took on the role at AngelList. Then in that draw, I'll take up both of these.I started as an angel investing and I found I had good deal flow, good judgment and I had well positioned myself again. Love say the strategic. Maybe, if I was forced, I'd say this is what I'd like to do with my life. I would have strategically taken both these roles and built these up, but it wasn't. So I said, okay, here's an opportunity for me to further align myself with the companies I'm investing in by bringing more capital, more connections to them. So I've raised the venture fund based upon the leverage, basically all the different networks and all the different skill sets and learnings I've had and have a bigger impact on the ecosystem. So while it looks like three different jobs, they're all very correlated. They have synergies for lack of a better word. Do I want to take on more roles? No. Am I taking on too much right now? Probably will there be a shift in how I allocate my time between all three? Probably there's been shifts over the last few years. It'll probably be more shifts over in the next six months.Edward: Awesome. Thanks Alex. We're going to dive into more into Tech TO when we do part two of this interview, which should be released tomorrow. This is a public episode. 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There are a lot of people in power that can sway the actions of others. But, who would've thought that a mediator for the living and the dead could've convinced a senior to continuously build a house for the spirits of those who've been killed by the Winchester Rifle?

In this Persian / Farsi lesson, we go over vocabulary needed to talk about the home. In Persian, house is called 'khooné' (in written Persian, it's khāné). Different rooms in the house include:

In this Persian / Farsi lesson, we go over vocabulary needed to talk about the home. In Persian, house is called 'khooné' (in written Persian, it's khāné). Different rooms in the house include:room - otāghbedroom - otāgh khābbathroom - dast shoowee or toowāletdining room - āshpaz khoonéliving roo...

Canadian painter Janna Watson uses abstraction as both an escape from and return to the real. As the world we know dematerializes into paint strokes, so too does her paint take stage as its very own character in a multi-act drama of composition. Bundles of colour, made up of discrete yet inseparable instances of pigment—what Watson refers to as “moments”—are teeming and poised as though caught mid-multiplication. Sweeps of paint re-direct sharply and fold over themselves; thin, rigid ink lines cut into the pictorial field as rudimentary elements in an increasingly complex system of painterly language. All the components play out on a surface of slow, chromatic gradation. Like many of Watson’s players, these backdrops tenderly gesture toward the familiar, stopping just short of representation. The result is a conceptual project (and distinct, stylistic signature) that speaks to a contemporary milieu in which abstract painting is not the retreat of meaning into an unrecognizable realm, but rather the emergence of medium as a “figure” in its own self-inscribed world of feeling and being. Watson does more than reveal paint’s potential to emote—she gives it a space to reveal itself, in its own time. Janna Watson holds an honours degree in Drawing and Painting from the Ontario College of Art and Design, and since graduating has exhibited extensively across Canada and internationally in over thirty solo exhibitions. Her work has appeared in notable public collections including those of TD Bank, CIBC, Telus, the Ritz-Carlton, ONi ONE, the Soho Metropolitan Hotel, and Saks Fifth Avenue. In 2013, she was commissioned to create an impressive, 11-foot painting for the lobby of AURA, Canada’s tallest residential building. Watson’s paintings circulate regularly at international fairs, including Art Toronto, CONTEXT Art Miami, and in Seattle, where they were recently featured by Artsy in its list of “10 Works to Collect at the Seattle Art Fair.” Watson’s work has been covered by publications such as The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, NOW Magazine, and House & Home. Janna Watson also runs Studio Watson, a business dedicated to redefining interiors with hand-tufted floor pieces inspired by the artist’s abstract compositions. She lives and works in Toronto. Topics Discussed In This Episode: Janna’s experience as a youth growing up in a small town in northern Ontario with her father being a Pentecostal pastor.  “Living in somewhat of a bubble… “naive atmosphere” as a child.” She was an introvert and spent her growing life in the church, which Janna says added to the naïve atmosphere.  Janna reflects about her experiences coming out at the age of 18, her process of beginning to question the very faith she grew up believing, and how the world might be moving around her.  Janna explains how she came to a particular point of surrender in the wrestling of her faith and personal life. – Critical point within her story; being a major catalyst for who she is today.  Janna realized later on in her life how much she needed to “touch into” the spiritual world and tap into surrender.  The process of covering all of her paintings with resin during a rough period in her life. “Shiny and sexy – glossing over the flaws.”   Janna explains speaking in tongues and how she personally uses it within her prayer life and her thoughts on how speaking in this manner somehow transports her to her subconscious state of mind to be able to translate those feelings in her artwork.  Janna’s grandfather pushing her to draw the “essence of things” in her drawings and how they needed to be wilder. He taught her the art of abstraction.  Janna reflects on the title of her show speaking to the way we are currently living our lives as the coronavirus is occurring.  www.artistdecoded.com

We are joined on this very special bonus episode by Pat Williams, singer & guitarist of the Richmond, VA outfit House & Home. We talk about the band's debut LP, Find Sense. Feel Love. Make Light. available now on Open Your Ears Records! We learned about how the band came together & signed with Open Your Ears, along with the DIY journey that was their first record, the Full Grown EP. Pat shares some hilarious behind the scenes stories from their music video shoots & time in the recording studio. With the current state of the world making a supporting tour impossible, Pat gives us insight on the band's strategy around hyping up the new record. Please support this band; they are amazing. We didn't let Pat get away without putting him through the Rapid Fire segment, where we talk about Nintendo, mint chocolate chip ice cream, riding mechanical bulls & art school. Listen to House & Home on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2ihCoOZsBMPl5KuKLgK9T7 Support House & Home on BandCamp: https://houseandhomeva.bandcamp.com/ Follow House & Home on IG: https://www.instagram.com/houseandhomeva Follow House & Home on Twitter: https://twitter.com/houseandhomerva Like House & Home on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/houseandhomeband/ VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

This week, Sam gives his in-depth impressions of the first five chapters of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. It is completely free of spoilers. Greg does the same for Parasite, the winner of 2019's Best Picture at the Oscars. Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion's Revenge is out now & we have the consensus from reviewers. A Justice League Dark series has been greenlit for HBO Max from Bad Robot & the Mandalorian is getting a documentary series on Disney+. WWE released 20+ members from their roster; was this the right move for the wrestling giant? Sam gives his CGC Spotlight & new music dropped from Dance Gavin Dance, Angels & Airwaves, House & Home, the Used & the Front Bottoms! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

I've maybe clocked up over 2,000 hours of time in ZOOM over several years. I've experienced the good, the bad and ugly of ZOOM. I've seen how ZOOM can enable groups to share, and be intimate over extended periods. Such that strangers become close friends before they ever meet in person. In the end, meetings in virtual are no different from those in the real world, in that they just require etiquette appropriate to the medium. So for smaller groups sharing together here are my top tips for meeting in the virtual.

While theatre doors remain closed, over 150 art-houses across the US have adopted a 'virtual ticket' system that allows patrons to watch new releases at home while also supporting the theatres. This interview features Pam Kohn, Executive Director at Athens Ciné, speaking about making the transition and how it's working out. Visit athenscine.com to get details and watch the movies.

While theatre doors remain closed, over 150 art-houses across the US have adopted a 'virtual ticket' system that allows patrons to watch new releases at home while also supporting the theatres. This interview features Pam Kohn, Executive Director at Athens Ciné, speaking about making the transition and how it's working out. Visit athenscine.com to get details and watch the movies.

This week, Greg gives full, spoiler-free reviews of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch & Twin Breaker: a Sacred Symbols Adventure on PS4 & Vita. On top of that, Nintendo decided to shadow drop a mini Direct! We break down the entire 25 minute presentation. The Mandalorian made some huge castings for season two & we give our impressions of Tom Segura's new stand up special, Ball Hog. Greg reviews an upcoming album from House & Home called Find Sense. Feel Love. Make Light. out April 17. Jake Fine released another new single "Without Your Love" & you should go listen to it now! Sam's CGC Spotlight this week is definitely a grail book for him to own & get to talk about; you won't want to miss this one! VISIT THE WE PODCAST & WE KNOW THINGS MERCH STORE: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings SUPPORT US ON PATREON: www.Patreon.com/WePodSquad FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: www.Instagram.com/Wepodcastandweknowthings LIKE US ON FACEBOOK: www.Facebook.com/WePodcastAndWeKnowThings OUTRO MUSIC PROVIDED BY: Jake Fine FOLLOW JAKE & HIS AMAZING MUSIC ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jfinemusic/ LIKE JAKE ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/JakeFineMusic/

Season 2 Episode 11 of our Take Action Podcast with Monte and Yura features tons of helpful info plus useful tips and tricks from real estate broker Bill Symes from Symes Realty on how to Take Action and purchase your first home! Billy, Monte and Yura talk about the house-buying process, things to know and consider when buying for the first time, how much down payment you should have, how to choose a good realtor and mortgage broker, the importance of having an inspection, and other important things to consider along the way. Really good and helpful info, check it out!

Learn the real life story of Little Women. In this bonus episode of Someone Lived Here, Kendra takes you to Orchard House, the home of Louisa May Alcott in Concord, Massachusetts. This home is where Louisa wrote and set her book, Little Women. This home was recreated for the recent Little Women film, directed by Greta Gerwig and nominated for an Oscar. In this episode, we unravel the real lives of Anna, Louisa, Elizabeth, and May. By walking through the rooms and items they owned, we better understand the real people, in both their happiness and hardships. Thank you to Jan Turnquist and the entire staff at Orchard House. The home is open to visitors almost every day. You can learn more about the home and take a virtual tour on their website. Music credit: Tim Cahill

For years, America has gotten to know Eric Eremita as the no-nonsense builder who made hundreds of families’ dream homes a reality on HGTV’s “Love It Or List It” and “Brother vs. Brother”. But now, we’re sitting down with this proud Staten Islander to get to know a little bit more of his Italian American side. We’ll discuss how this family man ended up as an internationally recognized face, learn about his Italian upbringing, what it was like working outside of Italian America for so many years, what he thinks are the newest trends in the industry, and what he feels makes a house into a home. He’ll share a little insight into what’s next for TV’s favorite contractor, and how a secret symbol meant for his family has evolved into his new venture into the world of fashion. Get to know a different side of this popular builder, and enjoy an afternoon with Eric and the Podcast Gang!

Episode #8 of our Take Action Podcast with Monte and Yura features tons of helpful info plus useful tips and tricks on how to Take Action and purchase your first home! Monte and Yura talk about the house-buying process, things to know and consider when buying for the first time, how much down payment you should have, how to choose a good realtor and mortgage broker, the importance of having an inspection, and other important things to consider along the way. Really good and helpful info, check it out! Music from https://filmmusic.io "District Four" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Podcast was co-hosted and edited by yours truly, Yura Kalmychkov Thank you for listening, everyone!

What is your relationship with your home? Or your mother? Or your family? I'll share how the 4th House of your chart can help you understand these areas in your birth chart and in transits. Want to know your birth chart and what is transiting your chart right now? Schedule a reading at http://www.quietmind.yoga/astrology Everything I share here has a yogic perspective, and if you're interested in learning yoga in depth - from the Vedas to modern practices - join the waiting list for the Quietmind Yoga Online Teacher Training that starts Sept 9th (next class will be in the spring) at http://www.quietmind.yoga --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/astrology/message

We all want a family that’s fun, loving, strong and healthy - but sometimes that’s not as easy as we hope. In the series Home, we’re talking about how we can build up our families to be strong, healthy and enduring. Instagram: @ourcity.church @ourcity.kids @ourcity.youth @chrisharrell Facebook: oucity.church Website: ourcity.church

Friday List of best songs about a house/home/domecile!

A documentary review podcast On this episode, we review following documentaries: LEGO HOUSE: HOME OF THE BRICK ROLLING THUNDER REVUE; BOB DYLAN THE LAST PARTY: ROBERT DOWNEY JR. FIND US ON TWITTER FACEBOOK This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Super delayed episode got lost in the shuffle of our very busy lives!  The ladies discuss the many components of a “ladies weekend”, from the packing essentials to navigating the emotional landscape.  And in the newest segment, House & Home, they discuss where to steal great decorating ideas!  And in TV & Entertainment they get super Jewy with Shtisel on Netflix! Baruch Hashem!

We're back and on track with another episode of you favorite "music" podcast. Andrew Passaro (andrewpassaro) & Joe Brennan (badadadadada) talk about a bunch of new music including Mac Demarco and Logic's new albums and the guys recap Andrew's luck during the Kentucky Derby Follow the pod on IG - @brikhousepod Leave us a voicemail 917-725-0616 Review us on Itunes for a shoutout

How do we lead our homes spiritually? Deuteronomy 6:4-25. The post A Pastor in Every House (Home, part 2) appeared first on Greenhouse Church.

I love a good entrepreneur hero’s journey, and Nell’s is a solid one. She started her business with seemingly every advantage —she studied at Ivy League universities and her father was a Wall Street titan who probably whispered business wisdom to her in utero. She also has impeccable taste, a key component when starting a home style brand. She had it all figured out until, unexpectedly, she found out she was pregnant two weeks after launching her business. And not only was she pregnant, she had hyperemesis and was sick the entire nine months. Here, Nell and I talk about how she’s juggled motherhood and entrepreneurship, how she built a thriving business while simultaneously growing a thriving human, and what she’s sacrificed—both knowingly and unknowingly at the time—along the way. Transcript: https://www.alsomom.com/nell Episode Highlights: 1:57 -Why Nell's style has gotten "even more aggressive and extra" since becoming a mom. 8:18 - Nell's entrepreneur hero's journey, a.k.a. finding out she was pregnant two weeks after launching Hill House Home. (Can you even imagine?) 10:40 - Never one to miss a great trend, Nell had hyperemesis and was throwing up her entire pregnancy just like the one and only Kate Middleton. 15:56 - Henry's birth story. (Surprise to no one: She went into labor at work.) 18:54 - On Nell's short maternity leave and why it made things hard for her. 19:59 - The trauma of being a NICU mom, and how devastating it was to leave the hospital without her baby. 25:24 - Nell talks about her experience with postpartum anxiety, including scheduling and going through with a full blown colonoscopy to assuage her worries. 28:36 - How she and her husband Teddy make parenthood work logistically (God love nannies and grandmas).  makes this work logistically, nanny + camp grandma daytime care vs. nighttime care 32:08 - Why she loves parenting in NYC. 35:57 - Great books and trashy TV are her jam. Linkable Mentions: Hill House Home - The très chic NYC bedding and bath company Nell founded and runs. Doona Car Seat Stroller - Perfect for crowded NYC streets, says Nell. (Alicia's obsessed too.) How Toddlers Thrive by Dr. Tovah Klein - A great read for toddler parents and newborn parents alike! @nelliediamond - Where you can follow Nell and Nell's over-the-top outfits and get a kick out of her general wit and wisdom. (Oh, and Henry's on there a lot too.) @hillhousehome - For dreamy bedtime inspiration.

Thandi Home is a shelter of love those who are lost, abandoned and expecting. It is a safe heaven for all girls who are in need of a home.

AMERICAN HUMORIST ERMA BOMBECK WRITES: “ANY MAN WATCHES THREE FOOTBALL GAMES IN A ROW SHOULD BE DECLARED DEAD.” [SCRIPT Late Nite Last Nite · Bill Maher, Real Time, Samantha Bee, Full Frontal, Colin Jost, Michael Che, Weekend Update, Saturday Night Live, SNL, James Corden, The Late Late Show, Carpool Karaoke • Stephen Colbert, The Late … Continue reading 133 • Trump’s White House: Home Of The Whopper! · Note To Gillibrand: Stop Wasting Our Time →

We're back with the first of the Season Two episodes! Why are all of those HGTV shows so alluring? What do they communicate about the mythology of home buying, the ritual of TV watching, and our deepest desires about fertility and space? Can attractive people be funny? Is anything really real? We're talking about all of this, somehow. And interviewing a home-buyer featured on a real House Hunters episode. And introducing a new segment we're calling "The Kitsch Corner."

Learn how a homeowner can look for problems in their house as part of a homeowner's routine home maintenance plan.

Harpal Kler comes from an accounting background, but during the last four years he's learnt a lot about building and living in a Passive House. Now, he's a big advocate. Their multi-generational family home was completed in December 2015 by ehaus and is one of a growing number of Certified Passive House homes in New Zealand. I asked Harpal how he came across Passive House in the first place, and what he's learnt from building and living in one. 

You're home alone, and hear someone moving around in the dark. You open fire, but the intruder is already dead? Find out what happens when ghosts try to burglarize a home right here on Legally Unfiltered.

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When Nell Diamond was looking for bedding for her first "grown-up" apartment she faced the classic dilemma of being priced out of what she liked while being unimpressed with what she could afford.  So she joined her business school's incubator and turned a life-long passion for design and decorating into Hill House Home which purveys luxury bedlinen at reasonable prices.  In this episode of Beauty Bosses, Nell Diamond talks to Dr. Lara Devgan about the high ups and deep lows of starting a business, the crazy things people monogram on their bedding, and making her girlhood dream of getting a canopy bed come true.  

When Nell Diamond was looking for bedding for her first "grown-up" apartment she faced the classic dilemma of being priced out of what she liked while being unimpressed with what she could afford. So she joined her business school's incubator and turned a life-long passion for design and decorating into Hill House Home which purveys luxury bedlinen at reasonable prices. In this episode of Beauty Bosses, Nell Diamond talks to Dr. Lara Devgan about the high ups and deep lows of starting a business, the crazy things people monogram on their bedding, and making her girlhood dream of getting a canopy bed come true.

Cobi Ladner is one of Canada's leading design authorizes.  During her 15 years as editor in chief at House & Home magazine Cobi helped develop the magazine into Canada's source for design inspiration and information. Under her direction, readership increased from 600 000 to 2.5 million. In 2008 Cobi left the publishing world to create her lifestyle brand Cobistyle, which now includes furniture, fabric, home décor accessories and more. Cobi has also recently jumped back into publishing as the editorial director of Reno & Décor magazine; Canada's Home Idea Book, inspiring readers with the latest decorating and renovating tips and trends. We chat decorating, the return of pretty decor, favourite Instagram accounts and how to create a comfortable and approachable home by infusing personal style and individuality.   

Interview with Canadian House & Home Senior Editor Sally Armstrong. Sally has been with House & Home magazine for over a decade and has overseen some the magazine's most famous and well loved features. We'rechatting about home makeovers, design trends and how to get a perfectly styled kitchen!  

Ken created and edited for 20 years an influential investment newsletter; co-wrote The Real Estate Trusts: America’s Newest Billionaires, first full-length book on REITs; and co-founded a global firm managing $20 billion in assets. Born in the western Pennsylvania steel town of Butler, Ken received his undergraduate degree from Capital University in Bexley (Columbus), OH, and his MBA from the Graduate School of Business Administration (now Stern Business School) of New York University.  After stints as associate and news editor of House & Home magazine, he joined Standard & Poor’s Corp. as a security analyst before forming Audit Investments Inc. in 1969.  His investment advisory and editorial experiences at Audit are recounted in Watch That Rat Hole … and Witness the REIT Revolution. Now eighty-six, Ken lives with Irene, his wife of sixty-five years, outside Philadelphia.

Today's host(s): Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams Today's guest(s): Bonnie Rodgers, Director of Public Relations, Marketing and Programming, and Helen Lee, Manager of Social Media and VoD, of CatholicTV Links from today's show: Today's topics: Christmas at CatholicTV and new programs in the new year Summary of today's show: Every year, CatholicTV becomes ChristmasTV for three days starting Christmas Eve. Bonnie Rodgers and Helen Lee from CatholicTV join Scot Landry and Fr. Matt Williams to talk about all the great programming on tap for the holiday as well as the new shows on tap for the new year, including The Gist, a new talk show for women. They also discuss CatholicTV's ubiquitous presence in new media and how they're using every possible medium to spread the message. Plus all their favorite CatholicTV shows. What's your favorite? 1st segment: Scot explained why The Good Catholic Life did not air live on 1060AM yesterday because of difficulties at the network in Buffalo, but listeners can listen to it online on our site and it will air again next Tuesday, December 27. Fr. Matt said he loves the Christmas season, including driving around and seeing all the lights decorating homes. He will celebrating Masses at St. Joseph in Holbrook, where he lives. For his family, their celebration will center around liturgies. His family gets together on the day after Christmas for a memorial Mass for all the deceased members of his family. His grandmother died many years ago on December 26 and it's become a tradition ever since. Scot mentioned that tonight is the night for , when every church and chapel in the archdiocese will be open 6:30-8pm for confessions. If you're looking for a parish, go to . Fr. Matt talked about why we need to go to confession especially before Christmas as we prepare to welcome Christ. 2nd segment: Scot welcomed Bonnie Rodgers and Helen Lee. He asked Bonnie what brought her to CatholicTV. She's been there for 4 years. She met General Manager Jay Fadden in the Masters of Arts in Ministry program at St. John Seminary. She was working for Verizon at the time, then got early retirement from her job. Jay hired her first as part-time in marketing and now she's been there four years full-time overseeing public relations, marketing and programming. She said those three aspects really connect together. Helen started at CatholicTV about 4 months ago. She oversees all social media: Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, and manages video-on-demand resources. Scot said CatholicTV is trying to reach people in their 20s like her. Helen majored in college in new media communications and theology, so she was looking to do something like this when she graduated. Twenty-somethings are in those media and that's where they are. She's in the Facebook newsfeeds of many of her Catholic friends from Fordham University now. Scot asked Bonnie all the ways people can get CatholicTV, in addition to cable TV. Bonnie said they want to be wherever people are consuming media. They want to be on every platform, but they want to design for the particular platform. They're on Twitter, articulating the faith in 140 characters or less. There is YouTube, where they tailor their work for the format. They include both soundbites and segments as well as full programs. They're on Facebook as well. They are now available throughout the country on cable and Sky Angel IPTV. Scot said you can watch the content at CatholicTV.com. And a small widget can be placed on any website or blog so people can watch the programming on other websites. Bonnie said a diocese in Ohio was using content from CatholicTV for faith formation via DVDs on cable access television. But they adapted it for CatholicTVjr and the whole diocese started using it. They introduced it to the bishops at the US bishops meeting and they're having dioceses ask them to tailor it to their purposes. Scot asked how many people watch the programs on other platforms other than TV. Bonnie said it's hard to quantify how many are there, but she loves the stories. She encountered a man in New Jersey once who stopped her and knew her from the daily Mass. He'd watched every day from Afghanistan on his iPod and remembered seeing her do the readings. They are now in a little more than 11 million homes via cable. They do see a big spike in viewership on Sunday for the Mass from the University of Notre Dame and the Mass from the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Scot said “Going My Way” is a funny program that interviews priests and makes them sing songs and do other bits. Bonnie said the premise is to show priests are normal people and having a good time. When she first started at CatholicTV, she thought the show was pretty hokey, but they get so many calls for the show that love it. One man called who had been in RCIA and was getting discouraged at the “Church of No”, but he saw the priests on Going My Way and how much fun they were having and he decided he wanted to be part of a church like that. It's a sing-a-long show with priests from anywhere in the world they can get them. Fr. Matt said he was on the show in 2008, just before July 4 and just before World Youth Day Sydney. He remembers saying he didn't know what to sing, because he's not much of a singer. He sang patriotic songs and so now it airs every year before July 4. Scot asked if Going My Way is the most popular show. Bonnie said absolutely. The show has a great following from young to old. She said Stephen Colbert's Comedy Central show “The Colbert Report” once featured it and called Fr. Chris Hickey, the host, the modern Merv Griffin. Bonnie said there are just about 30 people now working at CatholicTV, so everybody pitches in to carry off all the programming. Scot said he notices that people spend their whole careers at CatholicTV, there's a lot of loyalty among the employees. Bonnie said there's a great ability to attract people, especially those in technical fields. Part of the attraction is that with such a small crew, people can try their hand at many disciplines. 3rd segment: Scot said Christmas is a big deal at CatholicTV because of all the special programming. Bonnie said they turn into ChristmasTV starting with Christmas with midnight Mass from the Vatican. Many of the shows do special Christmas editions. Fr. Reed and Jay also do special reflections. There are also many programs of music including choirs from the Vatican. They have some movies and cartoons about St. Nicholas. It goes for three days. Scot said people love to watch the homily of the Holy Father on TV. Bonnie said the midnight Mass is so beautiful, as well as Masses from the Basilica of the Saxcred Heart at Notre Dame, and the National Shrine. Scot said there are 61,000 fans of CatholicTV on Facebook. Helen said online they plan to post many different video reflections and soundbites on YouTube and Facebook. They also had a musical group last week. Fr. Matt asked how many follow them on Twitter. She said about 12,000. He said he's amazed how many young people are moving from Facebook to Twitter. Helen said the Twitter users are very active, retweeting their content. He asked how to use Facebook and Twitter to evangelize. Helen said she's lucky at CatholicTV to have the daily Mass to pull from the homilies and other good messages from shows. She also uses her theology background to create messages to reconnect people to the faith as they go through their day. She said when there are big events that CatholicTV covers during the work day, she tries to tweet excerpts for those who are at work and can't watch. Helen noted that many of the followers on Facebook and Twitter aren't even from this country and communicate in other messages. Scot said that Facebook and Twitter users skew young, but aren't only young. Helen said there are many followers on Facebook who are 35-50 who are vocal and a lot of younger followers who are pretty quiet. Bonnie said at the National Catholic Youth Congress they had over 700 kids like them on Facebook and told them that while they don't post much there, they do read it. 4th segment: Scot said it seems like CatholicTV is always launching new programs. He asked about the new program launching in January called The Gist. Bonnie said the hosts are Danielle Bean, editor of Catholic Digest, Rachell Balducci, author of How Do You Tuck in A Superhero, and Carolee McGrath from Springfield. They will talk about anything and everything of their faith. They've recorded their first six episodes already. They drive home that our faith is a lived one. Scot asked if it's a Catholic version of the View. Bonnie said it's like that where talk about current events, issues of life, and anything else through a Catholic lens. They talk about managing their families and raising kids, for example. It launches January 3. It will have five or six air times. One of the toughest things about coming up with a new show is the new show title. They were excited that Helen was able to grab the name on Facebook and other social media. Danielle and Rachel are very into social media while Carolee is just into media. Scot said Rachel was on one of our early shows and it was a very funny episode. Her blog is chronicling raising her six boys and one daughter. Helen said user-generated content will be important for the Gist. They started weeks ago on Facebook and Twitter with polls and questions to get real-world feedback from women to feed the discussion on the show. Scot said on Thanksgiving they launched “Mass Confusion”, the first Catholic sitcom. Bonnie said there's been a lot of great feedback. It was created by Greg and Jennifer Willits from Georgia. She noted that Georgia has the fastest growing Catholic population. She said they've created other great content that CatholicTV has used in the past. Scot said the Willitses co-host a daily radio show on SiriusXM's The Catholic Channel. It was big departure for them to do completely scripted TV. It's also a very expensive show to produce because of the number of people involved. But the appreciation and response was so great that they are looking at how to make it work if they can. Fr. Matt asked about the premise of the show. It features two Catholic families, the other played by Mac and Katherine Barron, and the first show is about a birthday party for Jennifer and some confusion over a pregnancy. Scot said it's about real life and family. He said he saw it at the Catholic New Media Celebration in October and the crowd of 200 people laughed boisterously. He said it's family friendly. There's nothing you'd be unhappy about your kids watching, even though the quality is as good or better than what you see on network TV. Scot said entertainment is part of CatholicTV's mission. We're Catholics that love to laugh, to express joy, to take our faith seriously, but not to take ourselves seriously. Bonnie spoke of another show called House+Home where Fr. Reed goes into a home to meet a family and they take over the house for the day. With Mass Confusion, they took over the Willitses house for several days. Helen said people can watch it on YouTube, on Verizon on Demand, or on the CatholicTV website. 5th segment: Scot asked about programming that comes from other Catholic dioceses. While they are part of the Archdiocese of Boston, they are also America's Catholic TV Network. Diocese of Trenton produces a youth program called , which has won Emmy Awards and Gabriel Awards. Diocese of Springfield, Diocese of Rockville Centre, and Diocese of Brooklyn produce shows too. Diocese of Worcester does a show with Bishop McManus. Scot asked Helen about her favorite program. She said she likes Mysteries of the Church and Seventh Street Theater. It's not a Catholic TV show, but it's a theater troupe that put on faith-inspired shows. Scot said one of his favorites is Catholic Destinations with Kevin Nelson. They have gone to many cathedrals and shrines around the country and in some other nations. He's also enjoyed House+Home, including seeing how families integrate the faith into their lives. Bonnie said Mysteries of the Church is from the Diocese of Brooklyn and it's as good as any Discovery Channel show. Scot asked about Way of Beauty. It was shot on Thomas More College and it has high-production values. It looks at how art expresses our faith. Helen said ClearVoice is a Catholic magazine show that helps people be informed about what's going on in the Church all around the world. Scot said Wow: The CatholicTV Challenge is now going into its 10th or 11th season. It's a game show for kids which quizzes them on their faith. Bonnie said people call from all over about how great it is. Catechists tell them that they use the show to teach their classes. Scot said his kids love the competition aspect, but it also leads to discussion about the faith. We've Got To Talk with Fr. Dan O'Connell has been on the air for over 20 years. Bonnie said he brings energy and love to that show. It's the longest-running program, outside of the Mass. He gets into all kinds of situations with the show and brings the same energy. The Spotlight features Fr. Chip Hines and Fr. Bill Kelly doing movie reviews. Scot said it's a wonderful program that takes movies seriously. It's time to announce this week's winner of the WQOM Benefactor Raffle. Our prizes this week are “Let Us Adore Him”, a music CD of traditional Christmas hymns by the Dady Brothers and Friends; by Fr. Dave Pivonka, and , also by Fr. Pivonka. This week's benefactor card raffle winner is Richard Grande from Concord, MA. Congratulation, Richard! If you would like to be eligible to win in an upcoming week, please visit . For a one-time $30 donation, you'll receive the Station of the Cross benefactor card and key tag, making you eligible for WQOM's weekly raffle of books, DVDs, CDs and religious items. We'll be announcing the winner each Wednesday during “The Good Catholic Life” program.

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**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Mark O'Connell **Today's guest(s):** Joshua Phelps, Associate Director of Pastoral Planning for the Archdiocese of Boston * [Office of Pastoral Planning, Archdiocese of Boston](http://www.bostoncatholic.org/Offices-And-Services/Office-Detail.aspx?id=1448) **Today's topics:** Why Catholics don't attend Mass and why they should **Summary of today's show:** Josh Phelps talks with Scot and Fr. Mark about the work of pastoral planning, part of which is looking at the reasons Catholics give for not attending Sunday Mass every week. Also, our hosts and guest look at this Sunday's Mass readings and how they relate to our need to respond to God's Word by being part of our parish community. **1st segment:** Scot welcomed Fr. Mark back to the show. Today's show will discuss why people make the decision not to attend Mass. Fr. Mark wondered if when people go on vacation they will bother to go to [MassTimes.org](http://www.masstimes.org) to find a local Mass. Scot welcomed Joshua Phelps to the show. He is a graduate of Boston College and worked previously as a Pastoral Associate at St. Patrick, Watertown before coming to work at the Archdiocese in the Pastoral Planning office. He and his wife have been married for five years and they have two children. A couple of years ago, their family was featured in an episode of the CatholicTV program "House+Home". Josh said it's a surreal experience for people come up to them and say they saw them on TV. Josh worked previously in retail forecasting and moved to pastoral planning. Pastoral planning is a catch-all for helping parishes be the best they can be. It's their hope to help parishes work toward the mission of Christ. When an initiative like Catholics Come Home starts, while it's a project mainly of Faith Formation and Evangelization, it's near and dear to Pastoral Planning because they see the statistics regarding the Church in Boston. They see both the downward trends in some parishes and upward trends in others and then they dig down to find out why the differences are there. Josh said leadership, mission, and vision are incredibly important. Parishes that are seeing increases are those that take Sunday Eucharist very seriously and where people see the Eucharist as a very important part of their lives throughout the week. The mission is to live out the Gospel of Christ and build the kingdom of God in that parish. Parishes that take it seriously are the ones that see growth. Josh recently helped two parishes in Wayland to complete a merger. The parishes themselves initiated the merger between St. Ann and St. Zepherin to form one faith community as Good Shepherd Parish. It was a lot of work by a lot of people. As a result of the merge, people now say to their neighbors, "I didn't know you were Catholic," because went to different parishes. Fr. Mark said the merger isn't complete, but goes on for years. While being in the same town, they are very different communities and it needs leadership like that of the pastor, Fr. Laughlin, to facilitate that. Even though they were so different, they were able to come together in a process that both could embrace through proper planning and setting a reasonable timetable. Scot said parishes with very different cultures can come together fully. As the archdiocese continues to look at pastoral planning, this model will have great import for the future. Josh said every parish starts by asking what is in the best interest of the parish to move forward and thrive. In Wayland, they decided it was to come together as one parish and one community. Across the archdiocese, people are realizing the same thing. Fr. Mark said that in some places they maintain two parishes with one pastor, but it's easier like here where it's just one pastor, one parish council, one pool of money for the budget and so on. One of the most important statistics that Josh's office tracks is Mass attendance, which is an important metric for the pastoral needs of the parish. Catholic speaker Matthew Kelly spends time in one of his talks giving an illustration of the problem with the Mass according to people's claims about why they don't like to go to church. (Just 4 minutes in the beginning of the video below) * [Matthew Kelly's 7 Pillars of Catholicism on YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/user/DynamicCatholic#p/u/4/Syj8XHnClGM) Fr. Mark said he's most of those comments at one time or another in his priesthood. Scot said Kelly says the problem with the Mass is "me" and if we approach the Mass each Sunday with asking God to show us one new thing about how to improve ourselves, it would change everything. Josh said that instead people want to change the user experience as if that would make a difference. Scot said our culture is all about seeking entertainment and we're used to being spectators, but if we want to get the most out of Mass, we need to be an engaged participant by preparing: Reading the Sunday readings ahead of time; keeping a journal to Mass to write down one thing to make myself a better version of me and then to meditate on that throughout the week. Scot said he's never been let down when praying for God to help him to deepen his faith. * ["Catholics Who Have Stopped Going to Mass," Australian Catholic Bishops Conference](http://www.catholicaustralia.com.au/page.php?pg=livingfaith-reasons1) Scot said the Australian bishops conference commissioned a detailed study on why Catholics say they have stopped going to Mass: 1. Mass isn't a priority 2. Crisis of faith 3. Family or household related issues make it difficult 4. Changes to parishes or Mass schedule 5. Don't feel welcome because of their state in life, e.g. divorce or they have small kids. But the most important reason, 32% say, they don't feel it's important to go to Mass to be a good Catholic. Fr. Mark said people start by forgiving themselves and stop going to Confession. Then they decide they can pray on their own and don't need to follow rules that tell them where to pray. Scot said his brother, Fr. Roger Landry, that people who say they are spiritual, but not religious, really mean that they want God on their own terms, whereas a faithful Catholic would say that I want to love God on Jesus' terms. Josh said when he prays at home, he's praying by himself or with his wife and children, but when he's at Mass he's praying with the entire 1-billion person Church and even more if you include the saints in heaven. The Mass is an incredibly important part of our spiritual life. It is spiritual food for our souls. Fr. Mark said our community is less without the full community. The person not only needs the community, but the community needs them. The Church needs the full participation of the community, because without it we are less. Much of our culture is focused on individualism. We don't think of ourselves as part of a community. Scot said God created us to be part of a family and that's what each parish strives to be. Eucharist means "thanksgiving" and Scot's been thinking about how that relates to the American holiday. People will travel across the country on the third Thursday of November, even if they know it won't be the most fun or if it's a big hassle, but there's a sense that we're made to be with our family on that day. Our heavenly Father is like our parents who say all that matters is that the whole family is together on that. Scot said Cardinal Seán is writing a pastoral letter on Sunday Mass attendance and he will write about how much of the factors are within our control.  Josh said the Australian study shows that it's no one fact that pushes people out the doors of the Church. In many cases, it just happened over the course of a long period of time. Fr. Mark said he's been impressed by the people who come on the program who see a need in their parishes and participated and made it better rather than just leaving because it wasn't what they wanted at first. Scot said John Paul II described love, not as a feeling, but as a self-gift. Pope Benedict's first encyclical was the God is love. God loved us first and how do we love him back? Not through a feeling, but through an act of the will of a self-gift. Even if we're not active in a ministry, we can give of ourselves on a Sunday morning by witnessing to our community and neighborhood that this is a priority. for one thing, it's a different experience sitting in church that's packed full of people rather than a mostly empty one. Every time we make a choice to go to Mass, it makes a difference to everyone else in that church. Scot said another reason in the study was the Sundays are not distinct any more. Businesses are open, people have to work, people have to do chores, kids' sports are scheduled on Sunday morning. That makes it even more important for the Catholic to show neighbors by our witness that Mass is our priority. Those actions will make someone notice. Archbishop Dolan of New York recently wrote about threats to Sunday Mass. He said in recent years communication technologies have made it easier for us to be distracted and make church just another in a range of options on the weekend. Scot suggested that perhaps as a response it would be fruitful for Catholics to turn off TVs and computers and other distracting devices on Sunday. In his letter, Archbishop Dolan then responded to a lot of the same objections found in the Australian study. * ["Keeping the Lord's Day Holy," Archbishop Timothy Dolan's St. Patrick's Day, 2010, Letter to the Archdiocese of New York](http://blog.archny.org/?p=570) >“Sunday is our only free time together.” (Great, what better way to spend that time than by praying together at Mass). > >“I pray my own way.” (Nice idea.  But, odds are, you don't). > >“The sermon is boring.” (You may have a point). > >“I hate all the changes at Mass.” (see below) > >“I want more changes at Mass.” (see above) > >“Until the church makes some changes in its teaching, I'm staying away.” (But, don't we go to Mass to ask God to change us, not to tell God how we want Him and His Church to change to suit us?) > > “Everybody there is a hypocrite and always judging me.” (Who's judging whom here?) > >... and the list goes on. > >And the simple fact remains: the Eucharist is the most beautiful, powerful prayer that we have.  To miss it is to miss Jesus — His Word, His people, His presence, His Body and Blood. **2nd segment:** Now, as we do every week, we look forward to this coming Sunday's Mass readings to help us prepare to celebrate together. * [First Reading for Sunday, July 10, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Isaiah 55:10-11)](http://www.usccb.org/nab/071011.shtml#reading1) >Thus says the LORD: Just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful, giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; my word shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it. * [Gospel for Sunday, July 10, 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Matthew 13:1-23)](http://www.usccb.org/nab/071011.shtml#gospel) >On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore.  And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.  And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up.  Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil.  It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots.  Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it.  But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.  Whoever has ears ought to hear.” >The disciples approached him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”  He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them it has not been granted.  To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away.  This is why I speak to them in parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do not listen or understand.  Isaiah's prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You shall indeed hear but not understand, you shall indeed look but never see. Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears,  they have closed their eyes,  lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and be converted, and I heal them. >“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.  Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it. >“Hear then the parable of the sower. The seed sown on the path is the one who hears the word of the kingdom without understanding it, and the evil one comes and steals away what was sown in his heart. The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and receives it at once with joy.  But he has no root and lasts only for a time.  When some tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, he immediately falls away.  The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit.  But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.” Josh said he sees two important aspects of the readings: The seed that is sown, which is the Word of God. The Word is perfect. And then the soil. A farmer would say there's only so much you can do with the rocky ground. He thinks of his own life and how he tries to live the Word of God superficially and he then has to uproot himself and change his life and move to more fertile ground in his life. Fr. Mark said the key is the roots. With regard to today's topic, we need an environment that isn't just a quick high, but creates deep spiritual roots. He related the story of Orpheus, whose music could seduce anyone, but when he stopped playing the people were left worse off, pining away for the music. He said the true test of a teen or college ministry is whether the young people can move on from the interesting, high energy Masses aimed at them and go to a regular Mass and remain fully engaged. Scot said the parable speaks directly to today's topic. The culture is hardened against the Word of God. When people don't understand a Church teaching, they just dismiss it rather than wonder if there might be some truth in that. He said that if we're reaching out to people to help plant the seed, but there needs to be reciprocity from that person. Even if they don't respond right away, we don't stop trying and letting the Holy Spirit work. Josh points out that the sower is actively sowing seeds, not sitting back passively. A parish should not sit back and just say that the doors are open if anyone is interested. A parish should be mission-oriented and entrepreneurial.  Fr. Mark said the deep roots he spoke about are built by spending time. We have a responsibility to bear fruit. It's not just about what can I get, but what can I give.

**Today's host(s):** Scot Landry and Fr. Chris O'Connor **Today's guest(s):** Fr. Robert Reed, president of the CatholicTV network * [CatholicTV](http://www.catholictv.com) * [CatholicTVjr](http://www.catholictvjr.com) * [iCatholic](http://icatholic.catholictv.com) * [Catholic TV Everywhere](http://www.catholictveverywhere.com) * [Carry Your Faith: CatholicTV iPhone app](http://www.carryyourfaith.com) * [CatholicTV Magazine](http://www.catholictv.com/catholic-magazine.aspx) * [VisitThePope.com](http://www.VisitThePope.com) **Today's topics:** CatholicTV, America's Catholic Broadband Network, and Fr. Robert Reed **A summary of today's show:** Fr. Robert Reed shares with Scot and Fr. Chris the roots of his call to the priesthood and how he came to be President of the CatholicTV network. Also, the history of CatholicTV, its dynamic and far-reaching present, and the bright future ahead. **1st segment:** Scot welcomes Fr. Chris O'Connor to the show. The Ordination Mass this past weekend was the high point of the year. Six men from St. John Seminary were ordained at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross by Cardinal Sean. Fr. Chris was at a diaconate ordination for one of his seminarians down in the Diocese of Providence. Scot was able to watch the Mass on CatholicTV, because he couldn't be present himself. Scot's 7-year-old daughter commented on how many hugs the new priests receive. All the priests in attendance give a holy embrace to each of the ordinandi during the ceremony and many of the priests in the Archdiocese were in attendance. When Cardinal Seán celebrates an ordination, you know an ordination has taken place after 3 hours! Cardinal Seán charges a "fee" to the new priests by requesting their first priestly blessing at the end of the Mass. Then he kissed their hands to show that these are priestly hands consecrated to the work of Christ. You can watch the ordination at CatholicTV.com. Click on "cathedral events." Fr. Chris said the only thing as special as the ordination Mass are the first Masses celebrated by the priests on Sunday. **2nd segment:** Scot and Fr. Chris welcome Fr. Bob Reed. Fr. Bob notes that Scot is prepared for heading out to coach his kids' baseball and soccer team this afternoon, and Scot said he thinks it's good for kids to see him and his wife outside the house helping them in other activities. Scot asked Fr. Reed how his vocation came about and what his influences led him to respond to the call. He was born in Boston and grew up in Swampscott. His parish was St. John the Evangelist, right there on the ocean. His vocation began in tragedy. He lost his dad in a tragic car accident when he was 7, just months before his First Communion. It caused him to think deeply about his Catholic faith and discover there was a lot there in his faith. His mother re-married a number of years later to a friend of his father. He also has 3 brothers and a sister. He also had marvelous priests in his parish and the Sisters of St. Joseph in the parochial school. It all developed this call that came from God. Scot asked when he knew he wanted to enter the seminary. Fr. Bob said he was always thinking of the priesthood. Even though he was encouraged to look at other options, he remained sure. He was accepted to other colleges, but he decided to go to St. John's and never regretted it. Fr. Chris asked which priests were most role models. Fr. John Carroll and Fr. Dick Little were in his parish and the greatest influences. Fr. Little was once the chancellor for the Archdiocese. Fr. Little brought a crucifix to Fr. Reed's home after his father's funeral and Fr. Bob thought to himself, "Those are the hands of a priest!" In 1985, at his ordination, as he emerged from the cathedral, a man fell to his knees in front of Fr. Bob and kissed his hands too. Fr. Reed studied at St. John's Seminary College and then at the North American College in Rome. Studying at the NAC gives a man a great experience of situating him at the center of the Church to experience the universality of the Church and meet men from the Church throughout the United States. Fr. Chris asked if he had a pivotal moment in Rome. Fr. Bob said the first few months were difficult because he'd never been away from home, realizing he couldn't come home for two years. On Pentecost Sunday in 1985, he was the deacon for Pope Bl. John Paul II and chant the Gospel in Latin at the Mass in St. Peter's Square. After ordination, he served in parishes in Malden, Norwood, Haverhill, and Whitman. At the time, Immaculate Conception, Malden, was the largest parish in the archdiocese and it was an experience of the Church in a bygone era. In Norwood at St. Catherine's was similar. In Boston at St. Matthew's was a different experience. All along the way, there have been great people he's met and he remains in contact with them to this day and they have taught him a wonderful lesson about what the priesthood is. Priests give, but they also receive so much. Scot said that he hears good things about Holy Ghost in Whitman and it all seems to stem from the Perpetual Adoration launched by Fr. Bob there and that continues to this day. Fr. Bob said he'd never been to Whitman before he was named pastor and he said the people there love that it's a small town off the beaten path. When he came to the parish, he wanted to find a way to keep the church open at all times to allow people a place to come and pray, to bring their struggles and fears before Jesus in the Eucharist. And that happened thanks to the generosity of some 200 people.  * [Holy Ghost, Whitman](http://www.holyghostwhitman.org/) Fr. Chris said that many parishes that have Perpetual Adoration are those that are producing vocations and it's both the prayers and the Eucharistic mindset of the parish. **3rd segment:** CatholicTV is the oldest Catholic network in the country founded on January 1, 1955 with a New Year's Day Mass with Cardinal Cushing. From that time, Sunday Mass has been celebrated on television. It started on Granby Street in Boston, right next to Boston University's Catholic center. After a fire, it moved to Newton and then Watertown. The Granby Street studio was on the second floor of a building originally owned by Cardinal O'Connell. While the technology was different, it was remarkably similar to today's setup. The then-Boston Catholic Television moved to a former Raytheon building in Newton. The vision had always been for CatholicTV to have its own home and not be constantly renting. So they purchased a former convent from St. Patrick, Watertown, and built the building out with all the new studios. He gives credit to General Manager Jay Fadden and Chief Engineer Mark Quella for converting a convent to a television studio. They managed to keep the convent chapel and it is now used to celebrate the daily Mass on Boston's channel 68 and on cable. Fr. Bob said it's also great to have a place to pray during the day with the Blessed Sacrament reserved there. Fr. Chris said it's a great place to celebrate Mass even with the cameras on you. Fr. Bob said St. Therese of Lisieux has always been a personal favorite of his and when he came to CatholicTV he promoted her as their patron. She is the patron saint of missionaries and he considers what they do to be missionary. Scot asked him how it's different to be a priest on television rather than in a parish. Fr. Bob said that Msgr. Frank McFarland called it the Parish of the Airwaves. Fr. Bob said he misses the intimacy with people in a community you come to live and come to know people's lives. He still helps out in a couple of parishes on the weekends. But the intimacy he experiences now is unique because when you're in front of a camera it's you and one other person, multiplied by thousands. For the person on the other end of the TV, they are listening to you.  Fr. Chris asked about CatholicTV's reach. Fr. Bob said it reaches beyond the Archdiocese of Boston to most of New England, on Comcast, Verizon, Charter, Sky Angel, RCN and a number of smaller cable outlets. Norwood Light and Braintree Light have cable systems for just those towns, for example. They also have unlimited video on demand on Verizon FIOS. They reach 10 million households. It's a responsibility to be creative and faithful. Scot said there's also lots of content available beyond the television, including CatholicTV.com, an iPhone app, and CatholicTVjr. CatholicTVjr is a widget that anyone can place on their own website or blog so that all of CatholicTV's videos and shows can be watched on those sites. Not only does it help people to learn about their faith, it also drives traffic to their own sites. Fr. Bob said Sean Ward is the guy at CatholicTV responsible for the website and CatholicTV magazine. **4th segment:** Scot said the Daily Mass and the Daily Rosary at the signature programs for CatholicTV because it appeals to many shut-ins and homebound. Fr. Bob said many priests and Eucharistic ministers tell him that the homebound they visit are watching the Daily Mass every day and they leave CatholicTV on all day as a constant companion. Scot asked how it works to schedule priests for every day for the Mass and they bring parishioners with them. Fr. Bob said it's becoming more and more difficult to get priests who are often alone in a parish and have funerals and the like, so he always says how grateful he is for the priests who come in. The Sunday Mass is celebrated at the studios of Channel 7 at 7 am. The more people the priests can bring with them, the more it seems like a real parish experience, which is important to Fr. Bob. Fr. Bob said he likes that the studios are at a parish in a neighborhood and wants to bring that feeling to their broadcast. Fr. Chris said Fr. Reed follows three great priests who led CatholicTV. Msgr. Walter Flaherty started it all after attending a symposium on the new technology of television. From the beginning, CatholicTV has been completely supported by its viewers, which was Msgr. Flaherty's vision. Msgr. Frank McFarland was beloved by staff and viewers alike and gave 27 years of his priesthood to Catholic television. He had a way, a gift to stand in front of a camera and make a connection one-on-one with people, particularly his deep love for the Blessed Mother and the Rosary. The Daily Rosary was the brainchild of Msgr. MacFarland. This summer will mark the 10th anniversary of his death. Msgr. Paul McInerny came in during a difficult time in the history of the Archdiocese and left the network in a good way when Fr. Reed came in six years ago.  Fr. Reed said he's always had a fascination with media in general. They've just completed an incredible upgrade to high definition at CatholicTV, which isn't just new cameras, but every bit of technology, which sets them up to bring their media to every platform and every device available and yet to be built. He hopes to leave the place set for the future so they can continue to bring the Gospel message of Jesus Christ in a difficult time in our society when the Gospel is not always welcome. Scot said other programs on CatholicTV include the Daily Rosary, which is recorded in many different places in the US and the world. Fr. Bob said whenever they go anywhere they take the occasion to record one or two rosaries. This past week they were in Washington DC with the St. Paul's Choir from Cambridge and they prayed the rosary with the boys singing some beautiful motets. Fr. Reed said when he prays the rosary, either personally or for the TV, he thinks of how blessed we are to have the Blessed Mother. He has a beautiful pair of rosary beads that he brought back from Medjugorje in 1990 and gave to his mother. They were used every day by his mother until she went into a surgery from which she didn't recover. Before the surgery she gave him the rosary beads and told him to pray them every day until she got better and as she did not, he is still praying them to this day. **5th segment:** Scot said there are 110 different programs at CatholicTV. Fr. Bob said Catholic Destinations premiered a new episode. Kevin Nelson takes us to various sacred places and shrines and churches all over the US, Canada, and Europe. This latest edition focused on [Bl. John XXIII National Seminary](http://www.blessedjohnxxiii.edu/). He's been to many pilgrimage sites. One of Scot's favorite kinds of episodes is when Kevin visits new cathedrals that are built and he liked the episode on the new cathedral in Los Angeles. Scot asked him about Wow, a Catholic quiz show for kids, mainly 3rd graders. Fr. Bob said our photographer George Martell took some great pictures of the shows recently and they are on our Flickr page. He said the kids are prepared ahead of time with the questions and answers. He tells the kids that they are teaching the audience about whatever the theme of the show is for the day. There is a large audience of 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. There are other programs that highlight archdiocesan priests. Fr. Bill Kelly and Fr. Chip Hines review movies from a Catholic perspective on the show Spotlight. Going My Way with Fr. Chris Hickey and Fr. Paul Rouse sing songs and are interviewed by Fr. Hickey. Fr. Reed hosts House + Home, going into the homes of local Catholic families to see how they make their houses into homes. Fr. Bob said it comes out of his deep respect for families as the domestic church and put the focus on great Catholic families living out the challenge of making a home; to show the beauty and power of family life. They had a special episode about the Pope's home in the Apostolic Palace in Rome. The episode is at [VisitThePope.com](http://www.VisitThePope.com). Scot said people often ask what it's like to work with Cardinal Seán and how he lives and he thinks people are similarly curious about the Pope. Fr. Reed said for the future, CatholicTV is going to all high definition on July 1.

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