Podcasts about house manager

Community Kevin Brannon talks with Brandi Brown, House Manager of Tenderlife Maternity Home, about their journeys to where they are today and the grand opening of Tenderlife Maternity Home in Fillmore. For more information, check out tenderlifematenrity.org.

In this episode, Victoria Gordon, Front-of-House Manager at Timber Cove Resort, shares her journey from front desk agent to manager and offers her unique perspective on the role of technology in hospitality.Listen now to learn about:Victoria's career path from a front desk agent to a manager at Timber Cove Resort.The importance of community and collaboration in a remote hospitality setting.The value of training and development in hospitality careers.The transition from retail to hospitality and the skills that transfer.The role of AI and technology in enhancing guest experiences without losing the human touch.The responsibilities and daily tasks of a front-of-house manager.How Timber Cove Resort maintains a balance between technology and personalized guest service.Insights into the unique aspects of working in a remote, nature-based resort.Send Josiah a text If you enjoy the Hospitality Daily Podcast, you'll love the Hotel Tech Insider podcast - where you'll find interviews with hotel industry leaders pushing the boundaries of technology to grow their businesses with actionable tools and strategies.Take my State of Hotel Industry Survey now to get insights on challenges, priorities, and opportunities in hospitality today.A few more resources: If you're new to Hospitality Daily, start here. You can send me a message here with questions, comments, or guest suggestions If you want to get my summary and actionable insights from each episode delivered to your inbox each day, subscribe here for free. Follow Hospitality Daily and join the conversation on YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram. If you want to advertise on Hospitality Daily, here are the ways we can work together. If you found this episode interesting or helpful, send it to someone on your team so you can turn the ideas into action and benefit your business and the people you serve! Music for this show is produced by Clay Bassford of Bespoke Sound: Music Identity Design for Hospitality Brands

We're back!  After a short break whilst we made some fairly significant changes internally here at Silver Swan, we are delighted to be back. Today, Philippa opens up about Silver Swan and the challenges we faced earlier in the year and the changes that were made and why.  We also welcome Lloyd to the show today, an experienced House Manager in Melbourne, Australia. It's always interesting to see if the private industry any looks different on the other side of the world. He talks about his entry into the industry, how his career progressed over time and his recent stint in the Middle East. 

In this episode we speak to Hannah Squire who is Collections and House Manager at Sissinghurst Castle, Lamb House and Small Hyth in Kent, the home of Vita Sackville-West, the aristocratic novelist, who was the lover of Virginia Woolf. Hannah talks about her career path, her passion for Vita, the importance of representation in History and her voluntary work with the Pre-Raphaelite Society. This first episode introduces Mok's new co-host, Louisa Scott.To connect with us email lovehistorypodcast@gmail.comYou can find Hanna on Instagram @hannah_squire and her book page @squireshelfLouisa can be found @louisascottsewing and Mok is @mokokeeffeCheck out The Pre-Raphaelite Society https://www.pre-raphaelitesociety.orgYou can find Sissinghurst Castlehttps://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/kent/sissinghurst-castle-garden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Diaka Kaba Hill is the best "people person" you'll ever come across, which is why it makes sense that she is a cherished House Manager in the Capital Region. Diaka joins us to talk about the job of a house manager and how an audience's experience with a show starts from the moment they enter the theater lobby. This episode is sponsored by Harbinger Theatre's production of "Into the Breeches."

Kay suggests you dive deep into what defines you. Break that habit of seeking validation from your job, your stuff, your car. Focus on the real, and if that real is chickens, well, that's cool, get chickens. 

From Siberia to St. Kitts: A Teacher's Journey, A Biography by Ira Sumner SimmondsFollowing the tumultuous and unexpected life of Zenaida Katzen, Simmonds' biography weaves disparate threads from Russia, China, Chile, France, and St. Kitts-Nevis into a vibrant tapestry revealing a surprising and exceptional woman. Stepping outside of the spinster-teacher archetype, Katzen's story is one of a complicated, fiercely independent woman whose decades of unwavering dedication and commitment to the education of children across the globe belie an intriguing, unpredictable and, at times, inexplicable personal life.Ira Sumner Simmonds received a BA in French from St. Francis College, Brooklyn, New York, and M.A. and M.Ed. degrees from Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY. After a ten-year stint as House Manager at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, he spent the next twenty-five years in New York City Public Schools as a teacher, Assistant Principal and Acting Principal. He currently works as an educational consultant in the NYC Metropolitan area. His hobbies include biking, birding, practicing the guitar, writing short stories and family genealogy.https://www.amazon.com/Siberia-St-Kitts-Teachers-Journey/dp/0999872400/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KFQGCXXACVC9&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.N4_fgiXZ946zjJUljzV8T3SUu3OlR9YO2eybu4B8WHet9KwgyDhcAqvsR_im2boxdphUbm140sDxAvkql-ZGU856oXNi6J2FDDpUqgGwHfA.FJNfFhBGO9D73v0BB8jZRf1y-1RZbttSxCzfV9x-aos&dib_tag=se&keywords=From+Siberia+to+St.+Kitts&qid=1723951855&sprefix=from+siberia+to+st.+kitts%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1https://irasimmonds.com/https://irasimmondsreviews.com/http://www.BookTranceMedia.com   http://www.bluefunkbroadcasting.com/root/twia/9524issbtr.mp3 

A Front of House Manager reveals what working in a hotel for the super-rich is really like. From hiring out the whole hotel for a ‘themed' orgy to covering the tracks of staff sleeping with customers, the Informer details how the job can be demanding physically and emotionally. Blood and gore are all part of the job.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/lets-talk-sex--5052038/support.

How do you support a principal who's aging in place, or navigating a terminal illness at home? Bay Area House Manager and Personal Assistant Laurie Reese has supported a number of principals through the most challenging moments of their lives, and in this heartfelt work, she's found her calling. In this episode of the Easemakers Podcast, we talk with Laurie about her experience supporting families dealing with terminal illness, and how she navigates everything from listening to her principal's needs to the logistics of closing down a life.Subscribe to the Easemakers Podcast to hear from more experts in the private service industry, and join the Easemakers community to talk to other estate managers and PSPs on a regular basis.  Enjoying the Easemakers Podcast? Leave us a rating and a review telling us about your favorite episodes and what you want to learn next!The Easemakers Podcast is presented by Nines, modern household management software and services built for private service professionals and the households the support.

Listen to at least the first five minutes before you decide whether or not this episode is for you. And I'd love to hear your feedback.  Resources mentioned: Episode 29 of the Bright Method podcast regarding Outsourcing, including our complicated emotions around the topic Here's where to find more about Kelly Hubbell of Sage Haus: Website - https://www.mysagehaus.com/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mysagehaus/ Store - https://stan.store/mysagehaus  A full transcript of this episode is available on my website about two weeks after the episode is published. To find it, click here and then select the episode.

Welcome to this week's edition of the Torbay Hospitality Podcast, where we bring you the latest from hotels, restaurants, attractions, and events in Torbay, along with exclusive job listings. This week, we feature interviews with Lydia Wolfenden and Russell Goodman from the Waddling Duck at Hamilton's in Babbacombe, as well as 9-time SUP world record holder, Brendon Prince, discussing the launch of the SUP HUB initiative. Episode Highlights: Easter offers and new spring menus across our beloved venues. A bonus job listing for those seeking opportunities in the hospitality sector. Interviews with Lydia Wolfenden and Russell Goodman, sharing their unique hospitality journeys and insights into one of Torbay's most exciting dining spots. A conversation with Brendon Prince about sports tourism through paddleboarding and the SUP HUB initiative, offering unmatched ROI for supporters. Timestamp 18:24 - Interview Feature: The Waddling Duck Spotlight Join us as we speak with Lydia Wolfenden, Front of House Manager, and Russell Goodman, Head Chef, at the Waddling Duck. Learn about their transitions from Living Coasts and a deer farm to creating a vibrant bistro and bar at Hamilton's in Babbacombe. Time Stamp 51:30 The Sup Hub Buzz: This segment introduces Brendon Prince, shedding light on the power of supporting paddleboarding in Torbay. Brendon details the upcoming SUP HUB working group meeting on the 28th March at Hampton by Hilton, 6PM – 7.30PM, discussing the future of sports tourism in our area. Highlights from Torbay: Hotel News The Osbourne's spring offer: From £80 Per Person Per Night, including breakfast, dinner allowance, chocolate truffles, late check-out, and leisure facilities access. Book here. Restaurant News The Prince William: Launches a new spring menu and refurbished outdoor areas. Soho: Garden refurbishment underway, set to complete by Easter. Venus Group: Opens in Teignmouth with a Mediterranean vibe. Easter News Headland Hotel: Hosting an Easter Lunch on 31st March, featuring a special menu and a complimentary Cadbury's Crème Egg. The Grand Hotel: Offers including Good Friday Fish & Chips, Easter Sunday Lunch, and Afternoon Tea. Bar News The Mermaid in Brixham: Launches new Quiz Nights every Wednesday at 8pm. Free to play with chances to win prizes. Supplier News Urban Artist Szabotage announces a brand collaboration with Torbay Gin for a limited edition label, available at the English Riviera Airshow. Attractions News Kents Cavern: Returns with Cave Cinema for three nights of underground murder mystery films in association with the Agatha Christie Festival Events News English Riviera Walking Festival 2024: Reveals Torquay's secret stories on 8 & 16 May. Join Us Next Week Don't miss next week's episode, featuring interviews with Sereny Damon and Lyn Kimble about the launch of the Western Lady Ferry Service and more insights into Torbay's hospitality scene. Stay tuned, and thanks for listening to the Torbay Hospitality Podcast! Show Links: Churchill Private Finance: https://form.jotform.com/240695298275369 Sign up to support the SUP HUB: https://torbayhospitality.co.uk/sup-hub Join our Patreon: http://patreon.com/TorbayHospitality --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/torbay-hospitality/message

Started the morning talking about how nice the weather is & how warm it's going to get next week, which got Brian excited about starting on his yard projects for the spring. We had an update on the shooting in Burnsville, the new maps in WI, and talked about the MN Wild score from last night's game. Had some good news for people who struggle with food allergies, and there's a new conspiracy theory out there about the Walgreens fridges. A couple of great stories from the world of baseball: one about a guy who made it back to the game after having his leg amputated a few years ago, and another guy who got hit EIGHT times during a double-header! We talked about how much the average American thinks they'd earn if they got paid for all the chores they do every day, which led Shaw to tell us about a friend who's daughter is a "house manager". During the "Friggin' Sports", we talked about the Australian jockey who almost missed the Olympics because he wore a Borat "mankini" during a costume contest. And during today's "Bad News with Happy Music" segment, we had stories about a severed leg that was found in a NY subway, a Serbian plane that hit a bunch of landing lights, a cop in Georgia that was arresting people for DUI who weren't drunk, the World's tallest man met the World's shortest woman, a girl in a car wash who got a drink thrown at her, a doctor who ordered radiation on the wrong breast, a guy who flashed a gun at the grocery clerk in the 10 items or less lane, and a guy in a kilt that was going around an antique store & sticking random items up his ass &then putting them back on the shelves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jo Litson has been one of the Nation's treasured Arts Journalists for some 37 years. She is the Print Editor of Limelight; the magazine that celebrates music, arts and culture. Jo originally joined Limelight magazine as Deputy Editor in August 2016 after more than 25 years working as a freelance arts writer for publications including The Australian, Limelight magazine, The Bulletin, the Qantas magazine, POL Oxygen, the Sydney Theatre Company's Backstage magazine, and the Sunday Telegraph where she had been the arts writer/theatre reviewer since 2006. Fascinated by the magic of theatre from a young age, she sought and navigated a career in the performing arts in a range of roles. In tertiary study, Jo completed a BA (Hons) in English/Drama from Birmingham University in the UK. And so the adventure begun. After working front of house in several West End theatres, and as an Assistant Organiser in the Theatre Department at British Actors' Equity, she moved to Australia in 1982. Initially based in Melbourne, she worked as an Assistant Publicist and Front of House Manager for Melbourne's Playbox Theatre Company, and as an usher and then Box Office Manager at Her Majesty's Theatre. She was also a dresser on several musicals including La Cage Aux Folles and Guys and Dolls. In 1986, she moved to Sydney and managed the Halftix Booth before embarking on a career in arts journalism. Jo was Arts Editor of Vogue Australia in the late 1980s and an on-screen reporter for the ABC-TV arts magazine programme Review. From 1998 – 2000, she edited the Australia Council magazine Artforce. Jo has written the extended labels for the Archibald Prize for the Art Gallery of NSW for over 20 years and wrote the programmes and media kits for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 15th Asian Games in Doha in 2006.Her appreciation of all arts is extensive, informed by a life-time working in and around stages. How fortunate we are to have Jo celebrating performance, investigating craft and shining the light.The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages).www.stagespodcast.com.au

Embarking on an 18-year real estate journey, Jim dabbled in fix-and-flip projects and aspired to build lasting wealth as a landlord. When COVID-19 disrupted his rental properties, he sought a resolution without offloading his assets. Turning to the GOLD COURSE, Jim reshaped his strategy. Within a year, he had established 10 properties, marking a successful shift in his approach. Like his thriving peers in the Group Home arena, Jim partnered with non-profits, acknowledging the escalating demand for this housing format. Overseeing construction on 8 additional houses using the Group Home Riches model, Jim leads property construction. By renting on a per-bed basis, he efficiently aids more individuals while managing construction. With an expanding property portfolio aligned with Group Home Riches' community impact vision, Jim, despite owning 10 properties, spends just about an hour checking on them. His tenant-centered approach has fostered a lengthy waiting list, spurred by commendations from non-profit referrals. This housing model's allure lies in its simplicity: providing suitable living spaces without certification requirements or service provisions. Networking, integral to Jim's success in prior real estate endeavors, facilitated smoother negotiations with landlords, even at higher rents. Implementing GOLD COURSE strategies, he appointed a House Manager to streamline property inspections, tenant concerns, and maintenance. Initially eyeing 100 traditional rental properties, Jim's discovery of Group Home Riches altered his trajectory. Recognizing its palpable benefits, he now aims for 100 Group Homes, striving not only for wealth accumulation but also enduring community impact. His dedication extends further; Jim's fundraising initiatives support individuals at treatment centers, ensuring their stay in his homes. Find out more about how this business helped Jim by visiting www.grouphomeriches.com Explore Jim's inspirational journey on his social media channels: https://www.facebook.com/james.boad.18

Y'all, I have promised to do this for so long and I just decided I was like, you know what? There's never going to be a perfect time. I have talked about having a house manager on multiple posts and I have gotten so many DMS and messages from you all asking me how I was able to do it.As black women, we take on so much and we shoulder so much of the burden of childcare, working around the home, etc.There was a moment where I was just like, if I want to achieve the goals that I have in my career and my business, I can not continue doing everything. It's not sustainable So I want to walk you through the process that I used to hire a house manager.Where I did it.Some of the expectations you should have in the processAnd the exact steps that I used to hire her.Hiring a house manager has completely changed my life. Let's Connect: On Instagram On Facebook On LinkedIn On TikTok On my website

On this Wednesday topical show, Crystal chats with Alex Hudson about her campaign for Seattle City Council District 3. Listen and learn more about Alex and her thoughts on: [01:08] - Why she is running [01:58] - Lightning round! [08:43] - City budget shortfall: Raise revenue or cut services? [10:53] - What is an accomplishment of hers that impacts District 3 [13:21] - Climate change [15:03] - Transit reliability [17:32] - Bike and pedestrian safety [19:44] - Housing and homelessness: Frontline worker wages [22:16] - Childcare: Affordability and accessibility [24:41] - Public Safety: Alternative response [30:55] - Small business support [34:52] - Difference between her and opponent As always, a full text transcript of the show is available below and at officialhacksandwonks.com. Follow us on Twitter at @HacksWonks. Find the host, Crystal Fincher, on Twitter at @finchfrii and find Alex Hudson at @AlexforSeattle.   Alex Hudson Alex Hudson's journey began in Redmond and flourished on a family farm nestled in Unincorporated East King County. With familial roots spanning over 70 years, Alex's commitment to her community runs deep. Today, Alex resides in First Hill alongside her partner and serves as the legal guardian of a freshman at Grafiel High School. Embracing a car-free lifestyle thanks to the neighborhood's walkability and robust public transit options, Alex and her family thrive in their bustling urban environment. Graduating from Redmond High School in 2002, Alex's determination fueled her journey to becoming a first-generation college graduate. Earning a BA in Political Science from Western Washington University, complemented by minors in Sociology and Economics, Alex's academic endeavors were marked by her active involvement within both the college and Bellingham communities. As an empowered advocate, Alex founded the ACLU-WA student club, directed the Associated Students Drug Information Center, and penned a weekly column for the student newspaper. These accomplishments earned her recognition as the '2008 Associated Student Employee of the Year' and the '2008 ACLU-WA Youth Activist of the Year'. Life threw a curveball with Alex's diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma, but access to vital government programs, coupled with gratitude for social institutions, enabled her recovery. In 2009, Alex's relocation to First Hill aligned with her role as House Manager at Town Hall Seattle. Infatuated with the neighborhood's historical charm, architectural splendor, and vibrant diversity, she made First Hill her home. After contributing to economic and community development consulting, Alex embarked on a pivotal journey as the inaugural employee of the First Hill Improvement Association (FHIA) in 2014. Over her 4.5-year tenure, Alex spearheaded transformative initiatives, including embedding community priorities within numerous development projects,, reimagining First Hill Park, citing two shelters for homeless people in the neighborhood, and leading negotiations for the 'Community Package Coalition', yielding an extraordinary $63 million investment in affordable housing, parks, and public spaces. Alex's impact reverberated further with the revitalization of the Public Realm Action Plan, the creation of Seattle's first 'pavement-to-parks' project, and the facilitation of over 20 artworks on street signal boxes. Named one of 'Seattle's Most Influential People of 2015' by Seattle Magazine for co-creating Seattlish.com, Alex's prowess extended to Transportation Choices Coalition (TCC) as its Executive Director in 2018. Under her leadership, TCC orchestrated monumental victories, securing over $5billion in funding for better transportation, making transit free for every young person in Washington, reforming fare enforcement policies at Sound Transit, championing wage reform for ride-share drivers, and advocating for mobility justice in a post-COVID world. Balancing her responsibilities, Alex contributes as a board member for Bellwether Housing Group and the Freeway Park Association. With a legacy of empowerment and transformative change, Alex Hudson remains a dedicated advocate, shaping the landscape of Seattle's communities and transportation systems.   Resources Campaign Website - Alex Hudson   Transcript [00:00:00] Crystal Fincher: Welcome to Hacks & Wonks. I'm Crystal Fincher, and I'm a political consultant and your host. On this show, we talk with policy wonks and political hacks to gather insight into local politics and policy in Washington state through the lens of those doing the work with behind-the-scenes perspectives on what's happening, why it's happening, and what you can do about it. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast to get the full versions of our Friday week-in-review show and our Tuesday topical show delivered to your podcast feed. If you like us, the most helpful thing you can do is leave a review wherever you listen to Hacks & Wonks. Full transcripts and resources referenced in the show are always available at officialhacksandwonks.com and in our episode notes. Well, I am very excited to be welcoming Seattle City Council District 3 candidate, Alex Hudson, to the show today. Welcome. [00:01:03] Alex Hudson: It's great to be here - thanks for having me. [00:01:06] Crystal Fincher: Great to have you here. So I guess starting off, just wondering why you decided to run? [00:01:15] Alex Hudson: Yeah, I love the city of Seattle, and I want this to be a great place for the people who live here and people like my kiddo to be able to make a future. I have spent my career working on the issues that affect people in our city the most and pushing towards a city that loves people back. And so I'm excited about the opportunity to take my progressive values, my over a decade of experience taking good ideas and turning those into positive results for people to City Hall, where we can make a really huge impact on the things that matter most to people. [00:01:58] Crystal Fincher: Well, you know, as we were putting together these interviews, we thought, especially for people like you who have just a ton of policy and advocacy experience - how we could have wide-ranging conversations, especially just getting into all the details, we could wonk out forever - but we decided we would try for the first time in interviews, lightning rounds, just to try and help level set a little bit. The eyes got a little wide there, but hopefully this isn't too painful and pretty normal. So we'll do this for a bit and then we'll get back to our regularly scheduled programming of questions, but just to help give a little context beyond the questions that we get to. Wondering - starting out - This year, did you vote yes on the King County Crisis Care Centers levy? [00:02:45] Alex Hudson: Of course. [00:02:46] Crystal Fincher: Did you vote yes on the Veterans, Seniors and Human Services levy? [00:02:49] Alex Hudson: Of course. [00:02:50] Crystal Fincher: Did you vote in favor of Seattle's Social Housing Initiative 135? [00:02:54] Alex Hudson: Absolutely. [00:02:56] Crystal Fincher: Did you vote for Bruce Harrell or Lorena González for Mayor? [00:03:00] Alex Hudson: I voted for Lorena González. [00:03:02] Crystal Fincher: And did you vote for Nicole Thomas Kennedy or Ann Davison for Seattle City Attorney? [00:03:06] Alex Hudson: I voted for Nicole Thomas Kennedy. [00:03:09] Crystal Fincher: And did you vote for Leesa Manion or Jim Ferrell for King County Prosecutor? [00:03:14] Alex Hudson: I voted for Leesa Manion. [00:03:17] Crystal Fincher: Do you rent your residence? [00:03:19] Alex Hudson: I do. Yeah, I'm a lifelong renter. [00:03:21] Crystal Fincher: Okay. Would you vote to require landlords to report metrics, including how much rent they're charging, to help better plan housing and development needs in the district? [00:03:31] Alex Hudson: Yes, absolutely. [00:03:32] Crystal Fincher: Are there any instances where you would support sweeps of homeless encampments? [00:03:39] Alex Hudson: The word sweeps is like always one where I'm like - what does that mean to folks, right? But in general, I think that people deserve to be able to live in a place, to exist peacefully before they are just moved along without any connection to resources or support. So I'm not sure if that's a yes or no, but I definitely support people's basic human right to exist and the City's obligation to take care of people. [00:04:08] Crystal Fincher: Will you vote to provide additional funding for Seattle's Social Housing Public Development Authority? [00:04:13] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:04:14] Crystal Fincher: Do you agree with King County Executive Constantine's statement that the King County Jail should be closed? [00:04:22] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:04:23] Crystal Fincher: Should parking enforcement be housed within SPD? [00:04:27] Alex Hudson: No. [00:04:29] Crystal Fincher: Would you vote to allow police in schools? [00:04:35] Alex Hudson: No. [00:04:37] Crystal Fincher: Do you support allocation in the City budget for a civilian-led mental health crisis response? [00:04:44] Alex Hudson: Absolutely, yes. [00:04:45] Crystal Fincher: Do you support allocation in the City budget to increase the pay of human service workers? [00:04:51] Alex Hudson: Definitely, yes. [00:04:53] Crystal Fincher: Do you support removing funds in the City budget for forced encampment removals and instead allocating funds towards a Housing First approach? [00:05:01] Alex Hudson: Definitely, yes. [00:05:03] Crystal Fincher: Do you support abrogating or removing the funds from unfilled SPD positions and putting them towards meaningful public safety measures? [00:05:12] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:05:12] Crystal Fincher: Do you support allocating money in the budget for supervised consumption sites? [00:05:18] Alex Hudson: 100%, yes. [00:05:19] Crystal Fincher: Do you support increasing funding in the City budget for violence intervention programs? [00:05:24] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:05:25] Crystal Fincher: Do you oppose a SPOG contract that doesn't give the Office of Police Accountability, OPA, or the Office of Inspector General, OIG, subpoena power? [00:05:38] Alex Hudson: Let me make sure I understand the question 'cause there's a double negative in there. It's - oppose it-- [00:05:44] Crystal Fincher: Would you vote to approve a contract that does not have subpoena power? Would you vote to approve or deny a contract? [00:05:52] Alex Hudson: No. They should have subpoena power. [00:05:56] Crystal Fincher: Gotcha. Do you oppose a SPOG contract that doesn't remove limitations as to how many of OPA's investigators must be sworn versus civilian? [00:06:09] Alex Hudson: There should be no limit - like again, I just wanna make sure I'm understanding the question right - sorry... [00:06:15] Crystal Fincher: Makes - totally fair, totally fair. [00:06:19] Alex Hudson: There should be - the oversight of our police department should not be set by the Police Officers Guild. [00:06:26] Crystal Fincher: Do you oppose a SPOG contract that impedes the ability of the City to move police funding to public safety alternatives? [00:06:34] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:06:35] Crystal Fincher: Do you support eliminating in-uniform off-duty work by SPD officers? [00:06:40] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:06:42] Crystal Fincher: Will you vote to ensure that trans and non-binary students are allowed to play on the sports teams that fit with their gender identities? [00:06:49] Alex Hudson: Of course. [00:06:50] Crystal Fincher: Will you vote to ensure that trans people can use bathrooms or public facilities that match their gender? [00:06:55] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:06:57] Crystal Fincher: Do you agree with the Seattle City Council's decision to implement the JumpStart Tax? [00:07:02] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:07:03] Crystal Fincher: Will you vote to reduce or divert the JumpStart Tax in any way? [00:07:08] Alex Hudson: No. [00:07:09] Crystal Fincher: Are you happy with Seattle's newly built waterfront? [00:07:12] Alex Hudson: No. [00:07:13] Crystal Fincher: Do you believe return to work mandates like the one issued by Amazon are necessary to boost Seattle's economy? [00:07:25] Alex Hudson: No. [00:07:26] Crystal Fincher: Have you taken transit in the past week? [00:07:28] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:07:29] Crystal Fincher: Have you ridden a bike in the past week? [00:07:32] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:07:33] Crystal Fincher: Go ahead, Alex Hudson. Should Pike Place Market allow non-commercial car traffic? [00:07:41] Alex Hudson: No. [00:07:42] Crystal Fincher: Should significant investments be made to speed up the opening of scheduled Sound Transit light rail lines? [00:07:49] Alex Hudson: Oh my God, yes. [00:07:51] Crystal Fincher: Should we accelerate the elimination of the ability to turn right on red lights to improve pedestrian safety? [00:07:57] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:07:59] Crystal Fincher: Have you ever been a member of a union? [00:08:01] Alex Hudson: No. [00:08:02] Crystal Fincher: Will you vote to increase funding and staffing for investigations into labor violations like wage theft and illegal union busting? [00:08:10] Alex Hudson: Yes. [00:08:11] Crystal Fincher: Have you ever walked on a picket line? [00:08:16] Alex Hudson: Like participated in support of? Or crossed? [00:08:19] Crystal Fincher: Participated in support of a picket. [00:08:21] Alex Hudson: Oh, yes. [00:08:22] Crystal Fincher: Have you ever crossed a picket line? [00:08:24] Alex Hudson: No. [00:08:25] Crystal Fincher: Is your campaign unionized? [00:08:28] Alex Hudson: No. [00:08:29] Crystal Fincher: If your campaign staff wants to unionize, will you voluntarily recognize their efforts? [00:08:34] Alex Hudson: Of course. [00:08:36] Crystal Fincher: Well, thank you for that. That was, I think, a pretty painless lightning round, but pretty illuminating, so appreciate that. Now, the City is projected to have a revenue shortfall of $224 million beginning in 2025. Because the City's mandated by the state to pass a balanced budget, the options to address this upcoming deficit are either raise revenue or cuts. How will you approach the issue of how the City collects and spends money on behalf of its constituents? [00:09:08] Alex Hudson: Yeah, this is super important, right? This is like - the basic function of our city council is to pass legislation, pass a budget, and speak on behalf of the priorities, values, and vision of the people of the City of Seattle. I think, you know, I was an executive director of nonprofit organizations for over a decade, and so I've spent a lot of time making and overseeing budgets - not nearly as large or complicated as the City of Seattle, but the basic tenets are the same, right? And so we gotta do a couple of things. We gotta make sure that the money that we're spending still meets our priorities, and that we may need to shift some stuff around so that we can meet the biggest priorities that are in front of us right now. I think we need to be able to take a look and make sure that our spending is matching the ability to do that. I said, you know, when I ran a nonprofit organization, we opted into having audits every year, and I'm very proud that we had five years of clean audits with no managerial notes - and I think that that should be a pretty common practice because the relationship of taking public dollars and spending them - it's really important to get that right. But the reality is is that we know that we do not have the resources that we need in order to address the urgent issues in front of us, and we are going to need to bring more resources into the City budget to be able to do that. And so that's why I've been a very big proponent of things like the municipal capital gains tax, which is a way to start to begin to move our deeply upside-down tax system and the ability to take from the people who have the most and put it into services for the people who have the least. [00:10:53] Crystal Fincher: Now, a lot of people, as they're trying to make the decision between you and your opponent - especially after trying to get their hands around everyone in the primary - now we're looking in the general and are really honing in on issues. Now, you've been involved in a lot of work - as you have said, you've been the executive director of nonprofit organizations, have a long history of advocacy and policy experience. What would you say that you've accomplished that's tangible in the lives of District 3 residents that helps them understand who you are as a person and a candidate? [00:11:27] Alex Hudson: Yeah, quite a number of things. I've helped to bring hundreds of millions of dollars of resources into the things that matter most to folks. I was the lead negotiator and spokesperson for a 10-organization coalition that fought for a fair public deal from the redevelopment of the Convention Center. And through that work - almost two years of organizing - we brought $63 million of revenue into affordable housing, parks and public open space, and multimodal transportation. So if you are riding, for example, on the bike lanes that connect 8th Avenue to Broadway on Pike and Pine, that's because of community coalition work. If you are experiencing betterment in Freeway Park, that's because of that work. If you are a renter or a formerly homeless person living in The Rise and Blake House, which is the largest affordable housing building ever built in the City of Seattle in the last 60 years, that's because of work that I've done. If your child is riding on public transit for free, that's because of work that I've done. If you are enjoying the beautiful First Hill Park, which was redeveloped at no cost to the public, that's because of work that I did to help create that community-led vision and to bring private dollars into that. There are safer streets, better bike lanes, more and better public transit service, more and better affordable housing that I have helped to bring to bear through my work in running the neighborhood organization or running Transportation Choices Coalition. [00:13:11] Crystal Fincher: Thank you very much for that - really comprehensive and impressive body of work that is visible to people in the district and the city to see what can be built and accomplished there. Now, I wanna talk about climate change because on almost every measure, we're behind on our 2030 climate goals, which is a critical milestone in order to make sure that we do reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate and prevent even worsening climate change - although we already are absolutely feeling the impacts, whether it's extreme heat or cold, wildfires, floods. What are your highest priority plans to get us on track to meet 2030 goals? [00:13:52] Alex Hudson: Yeah, thanks for this question. This is the existential crisis of our time - there is nothing that is possible on a dead planet. And we know that cities are the forefront of this issue because the solution to our accelerating climate crisis is - or one of them is, certainly - is dense, walkable neighborhoods. I talk about, like, you shouldn't need to have a gallon of gas to get a gallon of milk. And the New York Times produced a map recently that talked about average carbon emissions by person and what it shows is that beautiful District 3 - because so much of it is 15-minute walkable neighborhoods - has some of the lowest greenhouse gas emissions anywhere in the country. And so we need to keep making it possible to live a low-carbon life. That means that we need to have more multifamily housing. We need to have a comprehensive plan that puts the things that you need in walking, biking, or transit distance of where you wanna go. We need to have a transit system, frankly, that isn't collapsing around us. And we need to be able to lean very deeply into that clean energy transition. [00:15:03] Crystal Fincher: So, I mean, you mentioned our collapsing transit system. And unfortunately it is, whether it's staff shortages, other challenges that are really just cratering the reliability of the system. Obviously, Metro - King County Metro - is handled by King County, but what role can the City of Seattle play to stabilize transit service in the city? [00:15:24] Alex Hudson: Yeah, folks may know that I have a long history working in transit advocacy. My family lives car-free by choice. And so we rely on public transit to get everywhere we need to go. ATU drivers take my kid to school every day - they make it possible for my whole family to live our lives, and I'm deeply grateful for the people who make that system possible. The City can do a lot to make our transit system possible. One is we need to continue our investment in the Transit Benefit District. I was happy and honored to run that campaign in 2020, November of 2020, and I always like to remind folks that that campaign passed by 82% at a time when - November of 2020, many people were still staying at home. And so that is not only some of the highest that anything has ever been approved in the City of Seattle, that sets an all-time historic national record for the highest approved a transit ballot measure has ever been in this entire country. So when we say that Seattle is a transit town, what we really should be saying that Seattle is the transit town. We need to make buses more reliable - that means we need to get serious about using our very limited public space, our roadway to prioritize the most number of people, which means bus lanes, bus queue jumps. We need to make it so that riding transit is a dignified and wonderful experience. We need to be investing in better bus stops. We need to be investing in the things that make it so that public transit system doesn't have to be a catch-all for social services. And we need to be making it so that fare isn't a barrier to people. So I think that there is a lot to do in terms of like allocating our roadway - that's the piece where the service and the reliability come to bear. We need to continue those investments through STBD [Seattle Transportation Benefit District] and others. And we need to make the experience of riding public transit be irresistibly good. [00:17:32] Crystal Fincher: How would you improve pedestrian and bicycle safety amid the safety crisis that we're experiencing now? [00:17:40] Alex Hudson: Yeah, this is not that complicated. And there are advocates who have been asking for some very basic things for years. We need to have - you talked about this at the top - we need to eliminate right turn on red everywhere in the city of Seattle. We need to signalize a whole lot more places to have left-hand turn lanes so that we're controlling the most dangerous driver movements that we have, which is those turning movements. We need to increase the number of bike lanes all over the place, right? Arterials should have bike lanes on them. I think a lot about 12th Avenue and obviously Eastlake has been much for discussion. We've done a really good job - I'm gonna get wonky, Crystal - we've done a really good job of tying housing density and transit service together in this beautiful virtuous cycle. But what we're missing is that third piece, which is the multimodal transportation. So I would like to see how we can make it - automatic thresholds get crossed in terms of density or transit that then induce and compel the City of Seattle to do these improvements. We have a Complete Streets mandate right now, but mandate's not really the right word - it's checklist. And so how can we make that go from discretionary or I-thought-about-it into like, this-is-what-is-required so that no one has to lose their life in the city of Seattle. We need more curb ramps. We need to make sure, you know, one thing that peeves me is how much of our lighting is for the road and how little of it is for the sidewalk. And so I would like to see more human scale lighting, especially since it's, you know, the big dark is coming and it can be pretty grim here for several months of the year. These are some of the really kind of basic things - we need to be doing a whole lot more narrowing, right - the real way that we have safer streets is through better design. [00:19:44] Crystal Fincher: Now I wanna talk about housing and homelessness. And one thing repeatedly called out by experts as a barrier to the homelessness response is that frontline worker wages don't cover the cost of living and it sets up just a lot of instability - in the work and the workers who are doing the work. Do you believe our local nonprofits have a responsibility to pay living wages for our area? And how can we work with them to make that more likely with how we bid and contract for services? [00:20:17] Alex Hudson: Yeah, I'm on the board of the largest affordable housing provider in King County. And so I have a direct role in helping to make sure that we're living that value with our own workers. So I totally agree that the people who are on the frontlines of this issue should be able to have a comfortable life. I think the City can do a couple of things, right - like we can, in our contracting, like prioritize, we can be investing more deeply in these wages for folks. But I also wanna acknowledge the government's own responsibility in creating the housing affordability crisis in the first place. And so one of the most important ways that we can address this in the mid- and long-term is by bringing down the cost of housing. The City of Minneapolis released some great data a couple of weeks ago that I think should be front page news everywhere, which is by getting rid of exclusionary zoning and investing in affordability - they have created their, they have bucked macroeconomic trends and brought inflation down hugely compared to literally every other city in the country. So long-term, right now we need to pay people so that they can afford their rent today and next month and next year. But what we really need to do is recognize the government's own responsibility in creating this housing and affordability crisis in the first place, and then do everything we can to bring those costs down. It's also true of childcare, right? Like the biggest expenses that people have is their housing, their childcare, and their transportation. There is a lot that we can be doing to be bringing the costs down and making it so that more people can afford to live in the city of Seattle - and that we really think about the role of the government in terms of reducing and eliminating poverty. [00:22:16] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely, and thank you so much for bringing up childcare, because that is - for many people, like you said, the second largest expense behind housing. For some people, it's coming ahead of housing, depending on how many children they have. Recently reported that the cost of childcare is greater than the cost of college here in Washington and in many states. It's just absolutely expensive and a crisis in its own making for people trying to participate in the labor market, so much appreciated with that. What can we do to help address our childcare crisis in the city? [00:22:52] Alex Hudson: We can make it a whole lot easier to place childcare centers. There's a lot of pretty onerous restrictions about where those facilities can go. In 2015, we're gonna renew our Families and Education and Early Learning Promise levy, and we can be thinking about how to be - like that's the investment tool of how we do early learning and childcare. We can be thinking about things like universal pre-K and expanding all of these things beyond, and even investing in the earliest kinds of daycare. We can be thinking about how we can be incentivizing some of the vacant commercial space that exists all over the place, and how we can be subsidizing the childcare there. We can definitely be thinking more about how we do TOD-based, or transit-oriented development-based childcare. I was just talking to somebody recently about how we don't have childcare on top of the Capitol Hill light rail station - and one of the reasons is, is that the childcare providers there really feel like what they need is a vehicle pickup and drop-off zone. I, for one, recognize that vehicles actually put children in danger, but we can figure out creatively how to be partnering with those providers so that they can feel that transit-oriented development is a great place for their childcare to go. I'm really - you know, I think there's a lot of promise in the state capital gains tax, which is meant to be investing very deeply in early learning and creating free opportunities across the state. And so it's really those two things always, right - you got a problem - it's bringing down the cost of whatever that problem is, and investing more deeply in the subsidy for it. [00:24:41] Crystal Fincher: Absolutely. I wanna talk about public safety too, and starting off on the issue of alternative response. And while a lot of other jurisdictions around the country, and especially in our own region - in King County - have rolled out alternative response programs to better support people having behavioral health crises, Seattle is stalled in implementing what is such a widely-supported idea. Poll after poll, one of the things most widely agreed upon - you know, north of 70, 80, in some instances, 90% - has been that of alternative response, having specialized responders for things that don't quite fit the armed police response, or where that has shown to not be as effective. Where do you stand on non-police solutions to public safety issues? And what are your thoughts on civilian-led versus co-response models? [00:25:37] Alex Hudson: Yeah, I agree with the vast and overwhelming majority of Seattleites that we need more and better systems for making a safer Seattle for all of us - and that that includes civilian response, specialized teams, and others. I, like people in Seattle, are frustrated at why we're getting lapped by places like Kirkland, and I think that we can be doing a whole lot better here. I'm encouraged by the reality that we have some good solutions already in the city of Seattle that, frankly, other people have been copying for a very long time - like Health One. Health One is basically exactly what we're talking about, but Health One has barely seen its budget be increased since that program was implemented, you know, five or six years ago. Like, we don't need to sit around - this is such a Seattle thing, right, to like think that what we need to do is like create some brand new idea when it's like we already created the brand new idea. So we need to be investing in things like Health One. We need to be investing in LEAD and CoLEAD - these systems that really work - like We Deliver Care, part of the Third Avenue Project, is a really promising program that is working, that's connecting directly with people who are miserable and in need, and getting them those first and second steps towards the better life that they deserve, and a community that better reflects our desire to care for people. So I think it's pretty clear and obvious that what we need is this alternative response model. We need for that to include the ability for the people who are doing that first response to have a police officer back them up or be part of that if they want to, but not required to do that. And that's that difference between alternative responses and mandated co-responses. But this is really, really, really urgent. You and I were talking at the top of this - I have a 14-year-old and my 14-year-old and her friends wanna be able to go and enjoy the city. I want to be able to send her to the grocery store when I need eggs. I want her and her friends to be able to go hang out in the local parks and do things without a second thought. And the reality is that that's just not really possible right now and that there are far too many people who are not getting the care and support that they need. [00:28:12] Crystal Fincher: What is on the top of your list? And this alternative response may be it - I think it is for several people, certainly is on the minds of Seattleites, especially those responding to polls seeming to implore the City to implement more alternative and co-response, alternative response models. What do you think will make the biggest difference in terms of public safety in the city and in your district? [00:28:40] Alex Hudson: I really think that we can meet a lot of really important goals if we provide people with more resources to address mental and behavior - mental health crises - and to get people connected to drug treatment and services. Right now, I think when people are thinking about public safety, a lot of what that means for people - I hear this on the thousands and thousands and thousands of doors that I've knocked - people are really concerned about the prevalence of untreated drug addiction and suffering in our streets. So I deeply think that the first thing that we need are harm reduction centers or behavioral health centers - right now - that connect people who are struggling with drug addiction in our streets, connected to those services that they need in order to start living that better life. And that means, you know, things like medically assisted treatment - we need to be able to make that a whole lot easier to access. There's programs like the mobile clinics, which are good and promising - we need to scale that up. We need to also like get real about the housing that folks need in order to be stabilized. We have so few long-term residential care facility beds for folks who, you know, are gonna be the most successful with more support than even permanent supportive housing can provide people. And we've basically decimated that important resource in our city through a lack of investment. Seattle struggles to fund things at scale - like we talk about, we have these great ideas and they work, and then we give it like a tenth of the resources that it actually needs. And then we're like - Well, gee whiz, why didn't this work? And it's like - Well, 'cause we didn't actually give it the investment. So I think that it's really, really, really important that we stop people from dying in our streets. We get people connected to the medical care that they need, that they deserve. And then if we can address those issues with a real sense of urgency and in the framework of our progressive values, it's gonna feel like our city is more the place that we want it to be. [00:30:55] Crystal Fincher: Now, our economy gets talked about a lot - the people who make up the economy - and especially in terms of Seattle's economy, which is very diverse, having the largest corporations in the world - Amazon headquartered here, Microsoft headquartered nearby, but also a lot of vibrant small businesses who really help to give the city character and certainly play a massive role in our local economy and just how healthy we are as a community. What do you think are the biggest issues facing, particularly small businesses, in your district and what would help them the most? [00:31:34] Alex Hudson: Yeah, I love this question. District 3 is such a special place - there's a reason why people wanna live here, why it's so desirable to live here, and why people feel so sad when they have to leave. One of the things I learned is that District 3 in Capitol Hill is home to the densest concentration of small businesses anywhere in the state of Washington. It's this really beautiful ecosystem of uniqueness and flavor. But right now it's really hard to kind of sustain your business. Some of that is the cost of commercial rent. There's a great article in the New York Times just this morning about this, right - that there are tax loopholes that make it so that commercial rents that are vacant can be written off as losses by commercial landholders. And that incentivizes vacancy, which is super destructive to a sense of community and contributes to a lack of feeling of public safety. So we need to address the escalation in commercial rent. In the future, we need to make sure that we're building small business retail on the ground floor that's the right size, right? Like there's - downtown there's a whole lot of 5,000 and 10,000 square foot spaces that no small business can afford the lease on. And so that means that we've basically built a city that can only be successful with mega, mega global or national businesses. And that's not really kind of, I think the Seattle that we want. We need to recognize that it's gotten really expensive and in some places impossible to get insurance for small businesses, so the City can be helping to figure out ways that we can be either an underwriter or a supporter of the insurance that small businesses need. We need to make it faster, easier, and more seamless to open a business - we have some pretty onerous permitting and regulations that make it very difficult to start and operate a new business. And we need to figure out how we can be really intentional around getting around the restrictions around gift of public funds - this comes into play a lot with vandalism, either graffiti or broken windows, right - that becomes the financial responsibility of the individual business owner and those can be thousands of dollars that these businesses just don't have, and the city can be helpful there. So in addition to that, I think we need a whole lot more resources in our Office of Economic Development to be providing material and technical support to folks. It's a lot of paperwork and government bureaucracy stuff. And like people who start bakeries or boutiques are not - should not be expected to be experts in paperwork as well. So I think we can have a lot more kind of culturally relevant and in-language support at OED to be helping that. So there's a lot that we can be doing and this is super, super important. [00:34:52] Crystal Fincher: So as voters are trying to make the decision between you and your opponent, what do you tell them about why they should make the choice to vote for you? [00:35:02] Alex Hudson: I have over a decade of experience in translating good ideas into meaningful and impactful policy and investments that do and have made people's lives better. We are going to see - for the second time in a row - a majority brand-new city council, and there is a possibility that our most senior city councilperson will have been there for two years. And so it's really important that we have folks with a lot of experience because the crises that are surrounding our city don't stop - and we don't necessarily, nor does the ongoing work of the City of Seattle. I would also say I'm the very progressive candidate in this race and I think that I reflect the values of our district very strongly. People in this district want to see more housing. They want to see better transit and transportation options. They want to see a public sector that makes it so that our libraries and our community centers are open late and filled with programming. This is the strength of the public sector that I really believe in and know that we can have. So I think I am a strong representative of the progressive values of our district, and I have a very long proven track record of delivering on that and I'm ready to go Day One. [00:36:39] Crystal Fincher: Well, thank you so much, Alex Hudson, candidate for Seattle City Council District 3, for taking the time to chat with us today. Appreciate it and wish you the best. [00:36:49] Alex Hudson: Thank you very much. It was an honor to be here. [00:36:52] Crystal Fincher: Thank you for listening to Hacks & Wonks, which is produced by Shannon Cheng. You can follow Hacks & Wonks on Twitter @HacksWonks. 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Hillary kicks off a new season of You and Me Both in conversation with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries–a man after her own heart when it comes to getting things done.    Leader Jeffries, the United States Representative for New York's 8th Congressional District, was a litigator and New York State Assemblyman before moving up the ladder in Congress, from chair of the House Democratic Caucus to his current role as Democratic Leader. He also served as a House Manager overseeing the first impeachment of former President Trump.   Throughout his meteoric rise, though, he's never forgotten his Brooklyn roots – the Baptist Church, hip hop music, and the values of his civil servant parents. And he loves a good sports metaphor, as you'll hear in this wide-reaching conversation spanning his childhood, his bipartisan work on criminal justice reform, and his strategy for unifying his boisterous House caucus and refining the Democratic Party's message to the American people.   Read a full transcript HERE.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: Anticipation that Ken Paxton's alleged mistress might testify in the ongoing impeachment trial is for naught: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article279286904.html ...As former Paxton aide Drew Wicker is grilled over that infamous kitchen remodel: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/13/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-drew-wicker/ ...And House managers commit an unforced (and almost catastrophic) error: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/13/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-laura-olson-drew-wicker/ Republicans maneuver to block the Biden administration's plans for immigrants to "remain in Texas": https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-09-13/republicans-biden-families-remain-in-texas ...While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services re-opens a troubled housing facility for migrant teens at Pecos: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/migrant-children-housing-facility-reopens-pecos-texas-spike-border-arrivals/ The new Texas law designed to criminalize drag performances is blocked for another two weeks: https://www.kxan.com/lgbtq/texas-drag-performance-law-blocked-from-taking-effect-again/ Ted Cruz gets crosswise with the U.S. Secretary of Education over a masking plan for a kindergarten class in Maryland fighting a COVID outbreak: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/09/13/education-sec-cardona-ted-cruz-wrong-to-oppose-masking-in-classroom-with-covid-outbreak/ San Antonio's local energy boss says ERCOT has not prepared the Texas grid for the oncoming winter: https://www.expressnews.com/business/article/ercot-grid-gas-supply-ready-winter-cps-energy-18362209.php ...While battery storage is hailed as a possible solution to Texas' power grid woes: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/ercot-grid-battery-solar-enel-texas-18350609.php ...And a Chinese solar panel company moves forward with a $200 million new production plant near Dallas: https://www.dallasnews.com/business/real-estate/2023/09/11/chinese-company-plans-200-million-solar-panel-manufacturing-plant-in-wilmer/ Continued population growth remains a the core of continued economic growth in Texas: https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-population-state-economic-growth-housing-2023-9 And for the second day in a row, a female police officer in Texas is recognized: https://www.12newsnow.com/article/news/local/vidor-officer-named-officer-of-the-year-by-texas-law-enforcement-association/502-584740d8-6ffa-4d12-8420-7d69ad75d565 Thanks for listening! If you're a regular, please consider joining forces with Progess Texas during our ongoing membership drive - learn more at https://progresstexas.org/.

On this episode of the Work From Home Forever podcast, Katie B., a dedicated communications strategist at a prominent defense contractor, exemplifies the power of remote work for military spouses and working moms. Returning to full-time employment after a hiatus as a stay-at-home mom, Katie's story underscores the importance of work-from-home opportunities. Her commitment to her young children, combined with her husband's military service, compelled Katie to seek a flexible career path. As her husband's retirement approached, remote work enabled her to rejoin the workforce while maintaining her vital role as a parent. Katie finds immense satisfaction in balancing motherhood with a fulfilling career, emphasizing the unique skills military spouses bring to the table, including time and financial management, travel planning, and project management. Furthermore, she highlights the profound impact of flexible work policies on military families and the importance of companies offering remote work options. Katie's journey includes networking through a Vets to Industry virtual mixer, proving that persistence and resourcefulness pay off. She advises job seekers to focus on showcasing their skills effectively rather than labeling themselves as "unicorns" in the job market. Katie's resume includes her role as a "House Manager," quantifying her accomplishments during her time as a full-time mom and military spouse. Katie's personal experience with social anxiety and PTSD post-deployment emphasizes the benefits of remote work. She thrives in a distraction-free environment, and the COVID-19 pandemic has normalized family presence during virtual meetings, promoting a more supportive work culture. As she prepares for a move, Katie plans to design an ideal home workspace with a dedicated office area, emphasizing the need to prioritize her mental well-being and work-life balance. In essence, Katie's inspiring journey highlights the significance of remote work for military spouses and working mothers, demonstrating the value of flexibility, adaptability, and self-care in today's evolving work landscape. Connect with Katie on LinkedIn. Be a guest on the podcast: Tell Your Story. _______________________________________________ This episode's sponsor: Mompreneur's Sweet Spot Download the free guide, How To Easily Avoid: The Top Three Mistakes Mompreneur's Make now! Listen to Darlene after the episode wraps as she shares the top mistake mompreneurs make. _______________________________________________ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workfromhomeforever/message

Today we head back over the pond to the US to chat with Betsy who only entered this world a few years ago. During her previous career as a music teacher, she often taught in the homes of UHNW clients and would notice the domestic staff running the property. This soon became a regular observation, so much so that she looked into the world of private service as a career for herself. Her friend already worked in the industry which was a huge help when it came to educating her as to how to transition and what role to play. even introduced her to her first employer.    She started at the bottom as a household assistant doing literally anything that needed doing and then moved up to her current House Manager role. Whilst still reasonably new to the industry, she absolutely loves being there and is a big supporter of our communities and this podcast!

Tim was one of our original members of our House Manager UK community and so am glad we managed to talk him into coming onto the podcast to tell his story. Yet again, I found another new route into the industry which I have not seen before as Tim was a game keeper for a long time before he transitioned across to the domestic side of things. He was always impressed with the staff who ran the interior of the estate and so decided to embark on a formal Butler course with The British Butler Institute which helped him secure his first role as a Butler/House Manager. Over the last few years he has slowly but surely worked his way up through a couple of different positions to his current role of House Manager based in Ireland.    His experience is mainly in formal households, which we haven't had on the show for a while which was interesting to discuss – especially the fact that his household has an in-house dry cleaner, not something you see every day!

Today's conversation with Joanie was fascinating as she is (one of the only!) proud advocates of a hybrid role, providing it's the right type of hybrid and with the right family. Having had a long career working in the music industry, working backstage with A-listers managing all their catering she came into the private sector already well versed in working with UHNW demanding clients. She openly admits it took her along time and a lot of patience to actually break into the industry, but she finally did and hasn't looked back. All of her roles have been a hybrid involving cooking, house management and service – which has always worked very well for her.    Coincidentally she has also recently been to The International Butler Academy in the Netherlands (just like some of our previous guests) and absolutely loved her time there and would highly recommend to others.

It is a happy coincidence that Charlotte's story is a similar one to that of Melanie, our guest last week. She also secured her first role as a House Manager fairly recently having worked a variety of different roles over her career to date. Her role involves a lot of cooking, which is fairly unusual for a house manager but when working on the beautiful but small island of the Isle of Wight, these more all rounded roles are more popular as the homes are generally much more relaxed.   Her role is definitely different to a typical London based house manager role but it's good for people to know that roles of this nature exist as this may be a more suitable working environment for you.

Melanie is a valued member of our UK House Manager community and joins us today to talk about her fairly recent transition into the private industry. It's just as inspiring chatting to guests who have entered this world more recently as can actually be more relevant to those listeners looking to secure their first role themselves also. Mel discusses how all her previous experiences have come together and made her a competent house manager and what she has learned since starting her role.   Her story just goes to show that it's never too late to find a job you love!

https://www.GoodMorningGwinnett.com Listen to the show Monday-Thursday at 10am. Learn all about people and places around Gwinnett County. Hey if you're enjoying the show, horoscope & morning inspiration, help me keep up the good feelings by buying me a cup of coffee. Just click the link below. https://www.buymeacoffee.com/AudreyBK_____________________________________________Family Promise of Gwinnett is looking for a live-in House Manager for Promise Haven! This person would live in our efficiency apartment at Promise Haven and would receive free rent and utilities. Their responsibility is to provide overnight oversight for our families from 8pm to 8am on Sunday night through Friday morning. The person in the apartment has Friday and Saturday nights off from having to be at the house at 8pm. Click the link below for more information, and If you or anyone you know is interested in this position, please contact us!

We head back out to the UAE in today's episode and have a fabulous chat with Cat, whose life has been so fascinating with a completely different route into the private sector. From being born in Africa and studying in the US, she then spends 10+ years living in China and being fully immersed in the Chinese culture setting up her own business supporting many individuals with a huge range of different things. This PA support she realised she did very well and decided to invest in an MBA Butler Academy in the Netherlands where she learnt the true art of service.  This shaped not only her career but her as an individual and was one of the best things she has ever done. Her training took her career over to the Seychelles and now onto UAE where she works as a House Manager and absolutely adores what she does. It is so refreshing to speak to someone so positive and grateful for what she does – and is a good reminder to us all the appreciate what we have and where we work! 

Jeff's lesbian House Manager gave notice and he's anxious to fill the roll. Plus, Jeff witnesses an employee's odd bathroom habit and the chumps learn about the dramatic effects of gluten.• • • Want more Jeff Lewis? Click here to sign up for 3 free months of SiriusXM and listen weekdays to "Jeff Lewis Live" at 12pE/9aP on Radio Andy Channel 102. Plus, tune into The Jeff Lewis Channel for even more Jeff content streaming exclusively on the SiriusXM app channel 789.• • • Host - Jeff LewisGuests - Amanda McCants, Joey Zauzig, & Shane DouglasExecutive Producer - Alyssa HeimrichProducer & Editor - Jamison ScalaPhone Screener – Oscar Beltran

Edward finds himself ready for the return of his House Manager. Edward talks about looking forward to time off, then returning to doing only his job. Edward explains to Jason where he is at using Spoon Theory. Spoon Theory is often used to describe the amount of energy or the ability to do a specific task when one has an autoimmune disorder. In this case Edward uses it to describe his brain activity and the processes that don't seem to be working for him currently. Jason asks Edward if he thinks it will be difficult to transition from problem solving mode and having a sense of responsibility. Edward feels that he may have a hard time transitioning but talks about giving himself the time to do so and then using his vacation time to reset. Edward and Jason talk about setting hard boundaries so that Edward can fully detach from that side of things. In this week's Deep Dive, we talk about burnout, and compassion fatigue. We discuss the differences between these two states of being. We also talk about the signs that we are suffering from burn out and compassion fatigue. These signs can include inefficiency at work, feeling of uselessness, not being able to feel compassion for other's circumstances, and more. Lastly we discuss some ways to recover from these spaces.

Today we talk to someone I have known for years, ever since my ski industry days! Coming from the luxury chalet industry also, Monika discusses the incredibly eclectic career she has had since embarking on her very first ski season – from a remote Norwegian ski lodge to a crazy summer on the F1 circuit, to a private villa which led to her house manager role here in the UK. I love people who have ended up where they have by complete accident, but who have acquired in a great combination of skills along the way making them fantastic private service professionals!    Monika was made for storytelling so this was such a fun chat. Tune in if you want to hear something about everything! 

Rachel Hurdley climbs up into the attic to discover the hidden meanings behind this shadowy and mysterious part of the home. The attic can be a strange part of the house – somewhere which is rarely visited and often forgotten. But it can also be a place to preserve precious memories, a refuge, or even somewhere a bit sinister. Rachel reveals the many uses to which attics have been put over the centuries and what this tells us about our history and changes in society. Attics are a relatively recent development and Rachel starts at the 16th-century King's House within the walls of the Tower of London. The building has some of the earliest attics in the country and she finds out about the social changes which led to this innovation in domestic architecture. But it wasn't long before people realised that, as well as being handy for storage, attics could be the perfect hiding place. At Harvington Hall, Rachel uncovers the role that the Hall's attics played in the religious turmoil of Elizabethan England. As well as being used for storage or living, attics have often provided working space. Rachel travels to Newtown in mid-Wales to see the attics of an unusual early factory and hears about the arduous working lives of the weavers who toiled there. The 19th century saw something of a heyday for the attic. The Victorians were all too aware of social class and this meant that servants (and sometimes children) could be banished to attic bedrooms and nurseries. But this was also the height of the Industrial Revolution, with factories mass producing all manner of goods. People suddenly had far more ‘stuff' – and of course they needed somewhere to put it all. At Scotney Castle in Kent, Rachel explores the attics of a grand country house whose owners spent more than a hundred years cramming them with thousands of objects. And what of the attic today? In an age of smaller houses, loft conversions and flats, how do we cope without an attic? Rachel enters the world of self-storage where you can store as much as you like for as long as you like. As she picks through the attic's contents, Rachel also considers how writers have used attics as a sometimes sinister setting for their characters, and the psychology of what we choose to keep in our attics. Interviewees: Sonia Solicari, Director of The Museum of the Home Jonathan Glancey, Architectural Writer and Historian James Wright of Triskele Heritage, spoke at the King's House, Tower of London Phil Downing, Hall and Programmes Manager, Harvington Hall Lola Jaye, Author of The Attic Child John Evans, Curator, Newtown Textile Museum Helen Davis, Collections and House Manager, Scotney Castle Sophie Bagnall, Marketing Director, Attic Self Storage Presenter: Rachel Hurdley Producer: Louise Adamson Executive Producer: Samir Shah A Juniper Connect production for BBC Radio 4

Today we have a lovely conversation with Rachel who is a British citizen but who hasn't lived in the UK for more than 15 years! She spent more than 10 years working onboard yachts, travelling the world and being fortunate enough to work in some beautiful locations. We discuss her yachting career where she quickly progressed up to Chief Stew working on very large boats, mainly working on private vessels directly for the family. She has loved these roles and only moved into a land-based role when the owner of her last boat asked for her to go to his home in Dubai to troubleshoot a few issues…..for just a couple of weeks, where she has stayed for the last couple of years!     She is a big believer in taking your life into your own hands and if you don't know something, you go away and find out. She has self-funded and self-organised a huge number of courses over the years which played a pivotal role in the pace at which her career has escalated. She proves that the more you put into life, the more you get out!   

In this episode, Mark speaks with Jim Joseph. His theater career spans over three decades, on and off Broadway. Jim is currently the Director of Operations for the Second Stage Theater company where he oversees the operations, the Helen Hayes Theater, and the Tony Kaiser Theater. 1:46         Highschool beginnings: Performing Westside Story & Playing Football 3:08         Studied radio, broadcasting. Called back to Theater 6:27         Used Theater background became an Actor 6:00         Internship with Off Broadway producer & House Manager 7:52         1st House Manager at Victory Theater 9:40         42nd Street 11:10      Broadway & Off-Broadway classification 14:02      Developmental and incubator process of Broadway 17:19       Preview Process & Performances 20:20       Preventative problem solving 30:56       How Broadway works 32:42       Magic Elixir: Hard work, Talent & Luck 36:19       Youth Corps Program 37:38        Advice & Valuable Skillset 44:03        Follow Jim Joseph Jim Joseph https://2st.com/ https://www.ted.com/talks/jim_joseph_a_rooney_rule_for_broadway  https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/gallery-person/Jim-Joseph/ Mark Testa https://www.markstephenagency.com info@markstephenagency.com https://www.linkedin.com/company/mark-stephen-design-&-production/ Instagram @markstephenea https://www.youtube.com/@CreatingThePerfectExperience Thanks for tuning in. Check us out at on https://www.instagram.com/markstephenea/

Today we head out to the UAE to chat with Hannah, a House Manager who has been in the industry for the last 10 years. I love talking to candidates who have made the decision to relocate and work somewhere which has such a different culture and temperature (!) to see why they decided to move and what the benefits of taking such a big step have been. We discuss the highs of working in the private sector and why she has stayed in the industry for so long. We also chat through the challenges she faces in her role, especially in a UAE household which brings numerous challenges of its own.    Supported by our sponsor Kelly Dixon, Estate Management Systems and her fabulous new podcast called Dear Billionaire. Use discount code LIFE25 for any of her products or services on her website.

On the podcast this week we're opening the door to the culinary world to find out how successful restaurant operators deliver consistent and high-quality customer service experiences for their guests. We first speak with Alex Susskind, Professor of Food and Beverage Management at Cornell University's Nolan School to understand the conceptual framework behind creating exceptional customer service. We also speak with two standout restaurant operators, Laura Harper-Hinton, CEO and Co-Founder, Caravan, and Cameron Maher, Group Front of House Manager, Trader House Group, to see how these strategies work in practice and explore the policies and processes that blend technology with people management systems.Credits music: 'Bad Girl' by Satin Beige in collaboration with The Coffee Music Project and SEB CollectiveSign up for our newsletter to receive the latest coffee news at worldcoffeeportal.comSubscribe to 5THWAVE on Instagram @5thWaveCoffee and tell us what topics you'd like to hear

You may have never heard the name Fr. Clarence Rivers before today. Fr. Rivers was a renown composer and liturgist, among other things, and he was helping people better understand—better see themselves—in the liturgy long before the Second Vatican Council made such actions the norm. Fr. Rivers was also the first Black priest ordained in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati, and his own heritage and lived experience greatly informed his approach to the liturgy and to his own priestly ministry. But Fr. Rivers is slowly being lost to the relentless march of time. His legacy is interwoven in so much of how we understand Catholic liturgy today, and yet his name is far from our lips. Fortunately, our guests today—Emily Strand and Eric Styles—host their own podcast, and it's called Meet Father Rivers. Emily has taught religion at the collegiate level for more than 15 years, and currently does so at Mt. Carmel College in Ohio. She is the author of two books on Catholicism and has published several essays on religious and literary themes in popular culture in peer-reviewed publications. Emily is also a life-long Church musician, serving her parish as a cantor, accompanist and ensemble director, and serving the National Association of Pastoral Musicians as Chair of the Forum on Communication. Eric Styles has served as the Rector of Carroll Hall, an intentional undergraduate residential community at the University of Notre Dame, since 2016. He holds degrees from the University of Cincinnati and Loyola University Chicago. Eric worked as a Parish Liturgy Coordinator at Saint Benedict the African Catholic Church in Chicago and as a House Manager for the Theatre School of DePaul University. He spent time discerning the call to religious life with the Society of Jesus, though eventually discovered that was not where God was inviting him to be. Eric remains active in the performing arts as a collaborator with Afro House, a Baltimore based music driven performance art ensemble. Eric writes about theology, liturgy, and contemporary culture. Both of our guests are passionate about the liturgy, deeply inspired by the legacy of Fr. Rivers and determined to help form the imagination of people of faith today. Listen to the podcast, "Meet Father Rivers:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/meet-father-rivers/id1590237311 Learn more about Emily: https://emilystrand.liturgyandlife.com/ Photo courtesy of "Catholic Telegraph" (Cincinnati)

Today, we invite a long-time friend of Silver Swans to the show. Phoebe has been involved with our UK House Manager community since the start and has attended almost all of our events. She is a seasoned House Manager having started are career working onboard superyachts. She was able to transition reasonably smoothly into a land-based PA and House Manager position in Australia and has been working back in the UK ever since. She shares her experiences and offers great tips to others looking to start their career in this industry. Phoebe is about to embark on her own exciting venture, offering a consultancy service to UHNW families who may not need a full-time House Manager or maybe who have a full team but who are stretched and who need to outsource project work or tasks to support their House Manager. Having done it all before, with her creative flair, she is well-positioned to be that extra pair of hands. Supported by our sponsor Kelly Dixon, Estate Management Systems and her fabulous new podcast called Dear Billionaire. Use discount code LIFE 25 for any of her products or services on her website.

Silver Swan returns for our 4th season! This season we plan to invite a number of different guests to share their stories of working in the private sector and alongside these episodes we will be releasing Silver Swan episodes where I will be talking to different members of my team about the market in general and discussing different dilemmas which are sent in by our fabulous listeners. If you have an issue at work or a situation which you don't know how best to handle, then email it in to us and I will discuss it with my team. Today, I chat with our UK private household specialist Laura and we discuss how to get into the private sector, what the difference is here in the UK between a House Manager and an Estate Manager. We also discuss recruitment as a career and what her highs and lows are of recruiting for UHNW individuals. Supported by our sponsor Kelly Dixon, Estate Management Systems and her fabulous new podcast called Dear Billionaire. Use discount code LIFE 25 for any of her products or services on her website.

#98: Serial entrepreneur and best-selling author Dan Martell joins Chris to talk about buying back time. They discuss the value of adopting the right mindset, techniques for scheduling your time, tools to streamline processes, and changes you can make to reclaim your time and lead a more fulfilling life.Dan Martell (@danmartell) is a successful entrepreneur, investor, and best-selling author. He is also the managing partner of High Speed Ventures and the founder and CEO of SaaS Academy, the world's largest coaching program for high-performing founders of Software as a Service businesses. His new book is Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire.Full show notes at: https://allthehacks.com/buy-time-dan-martell Partner Deals DeleteMe: 20% off removing your personal info from the webKubera: 14 day trial of the world's most modern wealth tracker for $1Shopify: $1/month trial for the easiest ecommerce platformVuori: 20% off the most comfortable performance apparel I've ever worn Selected Links From The EpisodeDan Martell: Website | TikTok | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter Resources Mentioned:Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your EmpireAll the Hacks Podcast::Managing Your Time to Get More Done with Laura VanderkamTranquility by Tuesday: 9 Ways to Calm the Chaos and Make Time for What MattersCoaching: SaaS Academy | EMyth Business CoachTask Manager/Operations: Superhuman | Motion | Notion | Trustworthy | 1PasswordDelivery Services: Instacart | Towne.ioService Platform: TaskrabbitSleep/Activity Tracker: OuraChris's Recommendations: Pape Meat | ButcherBox Full Show NotesIntroduction to Dan Martell (00:00)Saving time, freeing it up, and buying it back (02:16)Time and energy audit (05:55)Understanding how you work, honoring your calendar, and learning when to schedule energy-depleting tasks (09:27)Maximizing efficiency by breaking down calendar tasks into several mini-tasks (14:04)Google Docs, calendars, and to-do lists (17:42)Life vision & RPM (20:31)Color-coding calendar hacks (22:55)Mindset: Common objections people have about the idea of buying back time (23:25)Leveling up in business: Trading time for money, money for time, and eventually money for money (27:29)Reducing expectations (30:00)Helping people value their time (34:02)Practical examples of how to buy back time (39:34)Administrative Assistant/House Manager/Virtual Assistant (56:02)Creating a family playbook (1:01:52)Trustworthy: Family operating system (1:05:34)Creating a frustration list (1:08:55)Designing your perfect week (1:11:19)Seven pillars of life (1:15:03)Relationships: Lessons learned from hiring a family coach (1:18:23)Buy Back Your Time: Get Unstuck, Reclaim Your Freedom, and Build Your Empire (1:24:30)Where to find Dan Martell (1:25:59) PartnersDeleteMeDeleteMe is a simple subscription, privacy service for reducing unwanted personal information exposed on the public Web. They'll remove your cell phone #, address, email, family members and more from hundreds of data broker websites and then continuously scan for new data that shows up and get that removed as well. On average DeleteMe finds and removes over 2,000 pieces of data for a customer in their first two years.Get 20% off a plan for you or your entire family at allthehacks.com/deleteme KuberaKubera is most modern wealth tracker that can completely replace you net worth tracking spreadsheet. It can track your bank accounts, stocks, investments, crypto, real estate, physical assets and liabilities all in one place. It's so simple and easy to use, and because they partner with multiple account linking partners that even work for international accounts, you get the best connectivity possibleTry it out for 14 days for just $1 at allthehacks.com/kubera ShopifyShopify is a commerce platform that simplifies selling online and in-person so you can focus on successfully growing your business. And they even let you sell across social media marketplaces like TikTok, Facebook and Instagram. Packed with industry-leading tools ready to ignite your growth, Shopify gives you complete control over your business and your brand without having to learn any new skills in design or code.Sign up for a $1/month trial period at shopify.com/allthehacks VuoriVuori is a new and fresh perspective on performance apparel. Perfect if you are sick and tired of traditional, old workout gear. Everything is designed to work out in, but doesn't look or feel like it. The product is incredibly versatile and can be used for just about any activity like running, training, swimming, yoga; but also great for lounging or weekend errands.To get the most comfortable and versatile clothing on the planet with 20% off your first purchase (plus free shipping on any US order over $75 and free returns) visit allthehacks.com/vuori Connect with All the HacksAll the Hacks: Newsletter | Website | Facebook | EmailChris Hutchins: Twitter | Instagram | Website | LinkedIn

This week I am talking to Peter Robbins about the UFO phenemenon.Robbins UFO CV/BioPeter Robbins is an investigative writer, author, and lecturer whose writing and research are focused on the subject of truly anomalous UFOs and their implications for humanity. He has appeared as a guest on and been consultant to numerous radio shows, television programs and documentaries. His also host of the live weekly two-hour radio talk show, “Meanwhile, Here On Earth” on KGRA Digital Broadcasting. (Monday nights, 7-9 PM EST. Go to kgradb.com, click on “Livestream,” and you're there).Lecture topics include:Media, Ridicule and UFOs: The Origins of UFO RidiculePolitics, History and Human Nature: Roadblocks on the Path to DisclosureComets, Cults and Fundamentalist Thinking: A UFO Related Cautionary TaleLittle Green Men and the New York Times: How America's Greatest Newspaper Helped Perpetrate Our Government's Greatest DeceptionThe Remarkable Life and Suspicious Death of America's first Secretary of Defense, Early Casualty of the UFO Cover-upCritical Thinking, Deductive Reasoning and UfologyUFO and Alien Imagery in Advertising: Innocent Sales Device or Calculated Social Engineering?The Life and Scientific Discoveries of Dr. Wilhelm Reich: An Introductory TalkWilhelm Reich and UFOsThe UFO Abduction PhenomenonBudd Hopkins, Pioneer Abduction Researcher: An AppreciationBudd Hopkins, Children and UFO Abduction: A Personal RemembranceThe 1989 Voronezh Incident: Russia's Best Known CE3Controversial Deaths and UFO Investigation: Murder, Conspiracy or Happenstance? Excerpts and Outtakes: True Stories from Forty-plus Years in Ufology, illustrated.The Graphics and the Classics: Illustration and the Golden Age of UFO LiteratureWorkshops. Each designed to focus on the specifics of the area of study requested. Other workshops specifically for students. educators, mental health professionals, people of faith, members of the business, community, UFO investigators and researchers and whomever else.Appearances in the UK have included a British national book tour and talks at the Royal College of Science and Technology, London, the Universities of Hallam, Sheffield, Leeds, Yorkshire, Glasgow, and Cardiff. For the faculty and students of the Summerhill School, Suffolk East Anglia; Quest International Conferences, and East Midlands UFO Research (EMPHORA) Conference, Nottingham. ‘Conference of The Centre for Fortean Zoology,' Devon; the ‘Beyond Knowledge Conference,' Liverpool; BUFORA (British UFO Research Association) conferences and Woodbridge Suffolk UFO conferences. Most recently, Peter presented at the Edinburg UFO Festival and Conference, Edinburg TX (April), was the featured speaker at the Outer Limits Magazine UFO Conference in Hull England (May 2022), and the annual International MUFON Symposium in Denver Colorado. Robbins has spoken at X-Conferences in Washington, D.C. and Virginia; at the UFO Reykjavik Summit in Lawrence Kansas, and at International UFO Congresses in Phoenix Arizona and Laughlin Nevada. He has emceed and spoken at Annual MUFON International UFO Symposiums and for numerous MUFON state and regional affiliates. He's presented for Michigan MUFON's 2016 Swamp Gas UFO Conference; the Scientific Bureau of Investigation UFO Symposium in Albany NY; Experiencers Speak Conferences, Portland Maine; keynote speaker, National Conference of the UFO Organization of Japan, Tokyo; the 6th World UFO Forum in Brazil, and the Exobiology International Meeting in Segrate Italy; Travis Walton's Skyfire UFO Summits, Heber Arizona; Exeter New Hampshire UFO Festival and Conference; Greater New England UFO Conference, Leominster MA; Pine Bush NY UFO conferences; Budd Hopkins' Intruders Foundation conferences and seminars in New York City. He has spoken at the Omega UFO Conferences, North Haven CT; McMinnville Oregon UFO Festival/conferences; Crash/Retrieval UFO Conferences, Las Vegas NV; Gulf Coast UFO Conference, Gulf Breeze Florida; Biloxi UFO Conference, Biloxi Mississippi; Metaphysical Center of New Jersey; and the Fortean Research Center, Lincoln, Nebraska. Peter was made a member of the French Académie d'Ufologie in 2012 and has given talks in Paris, Nice, Bordeaux and Toulouse France.Robbins' longtime interest in the life and scientific discoveries of Dr. Wilhelm Reich led to the publication of a series of published papers and conference talks in the US, England, at the International Conference on the Scientific Discoveries of Wilhelm Reich, Nice France; the American College of Orgonomy's conferences in New York City and Princeton New Jersey, and at the Orgone Biophysical Research Laboratory in Ashland Oregon. In 2012 Robbins presented two papers at the Academy of Orgonomy conference in Karavomilos, Central Greece, and in 2013 at the Italian Association of Orgonomy's annual conference in Rome. In 2016 and 2017 he returned to Greece to speak at the “Contact With Space Conference” in Athens. Professional credits include editorial assistant on United Nations' Secretary General's (requested) report “for the establishment of a UN-UFO Department,” and editorial assistant for Member of Parliament, the Honourable Brinsley Le Pour Trench, Earl of Clancarty's (requested) paper for The House of Lords Debate on UFOs. Robbins was a founding member of Budd Hopkins' Intruders Foundation, a member of its Advisory Board, and was Executive Assistant to Mr. Hopkins. He was Event Coordinator for the SCI FI Channel's ‘Alien Abduction Phenomenon: A Symposium, organized to promote the release of the Steven Spielberg miniseries ‘Taken,' and writer, planner and commentator for the "Ultimate UFO" and “Ultimate Crop Circle” DVD sets. He has written for Open Minds magazine, FATE, Phenomena (UK) Outer Limits Magazine, (UK), UFO Data Magazine (UK), UFO Matrix (UK), UFO Magazine (both the UK & US publications), OUR-J Journal of UFO Studies (Japan), Phenomena Magazine (UK), and numerous other publications and websites. He has been a consultant to the McMinnville Oregon UFO Festival and Conference and Experiencers Speak Conference in Portland Maine, From 2007 until 2010 Peter served as consultant to the City of Roswell New Mexico and was their liaison to Gov. Richardson's office on UFO-related matters. He was coordinator of Roswell's annual UFO Symposium, and testified before the Senate/Congressional (retired) committee at the Disclosure Hearings held at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C. in 2013. He is proud to be an Associate Producer of the award-winning documentary “Travis: The True Story of Travis Walton,” and writer, director and producer of the documentary, “The Extraordinary Life and Suspicious Death of James Forrestal.” TV appearances include “Ancient Aliens,” the History Channel's “Britain's Roswell;” "Unsolved Mysteries;" "Good Day New York;" “The O'Reilly Factor,” FOX-NY; “The Real Roswell,” Nat Geo Channel; The SCI FI Channel documentary “UFO Invasion At Rendlesham;” “The Early Show,” CBS; CBS NEWS, Denver; “Cultural Odyssey:” Voice of America TV Chinese Branch; “The Geraldo Show,” NYC; "L'Odyssee De L'Etrange" (France); “The Nina Hagen Show” (Germany); "Network First: UFO" (UK); Lifetime Network and “Conspiracy”(Film One Production) Canada; "EXOCILIZATIONS," La Locale Television, Paris, as well as numerous BBC TV affiliates. Radio interviews include “Coast To Coast” with hosts George Noory and George Knapp; "The Art Bell Show;” “21st Century Radio” (Baltimore); “Midnight In the Desert,” “The Richard Dolan Show;” “Wake Up U.S.A;” “UFO Undercover” (New Orleans); "Sightings On the Radio with Jeff Rense” (LA); “The James Whale Show” (London); “The Alan Colmes Show” (NYC); “The Paracast;” “”Where Did the Road Go?,” WBAI-NY's "UFO Desk;" NYC; “The Jerry Pippin Show;” “Cold Cases, Hot Leads;” “Encounters” on KGRA; “Beyond the Paranormal;” BBC World Service "UFO's - Fact, Fiction or Fantasy?" (Iran), and numerous podcasts and BBC Radio affiliates. Peter Robbins was born in Queens New York and studied art, design, and theater at the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut. He received his BFA (painting, film history) from New York City's School of Visual Arts (SVA) and taught painting there for a dozen years. He was also a member of the art faculties of St. Anns School in Brooklyn Heights, and the Oklahoma Council on the Arts summer program, Arts Encounters. Following his graduation from SVA, he worked as a deckhand aboard a Norwegian freighter, then traveled the world for a year. Peter was studio assistant to Abstract Expressionist painter Adolph Gotlieb, studio assistant to American naïve painter William Cply (correct spelling), and assistant to pioneer kinetic light sculptor Stanley Landsman. Robbins has worked as a carpenter, art gallery assistant, band manager, copywriter, ghostwriter, editor, website director (ufocity.com, 1998-2004), and throughout most of the Eighties was House Manager for New York City's celebrated Mirror Repertory Company. And was a crisis intervention volunteer and shift supervisor for Samaritans International New York City office. He is an experienced New York City walking touring guide and an accomplished photographer. Robbins is coauthor of the British bestseller, Left At East Gate and author of Deliberate Deception, and Halt in Woodbridge. All three books have been taken out of print, this the result of the many now proven intentional falsehoods, confabulations and exaggerations of his former coauthor that said books contain or refers to. https://kgradb.com/meanwhile-here-on-earth/https://twitter.com/peterrobbinsufohttps://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/alienufopodcast

Live from the beautiful Wightwick Manor! Our special guest Helen Bratt-Wyton is the Senior Collections and House Manager at  Wightwick. Helen chats to Hannah Squire about the history of this fantastic Aesthetic home and the role of the Manders family in collecting and conserving Pre-Raphaelite artworks.    For more information and to subscribe to the Pre-Raphaelite Society, please visit www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org

This week, Kellie and Jarett talk with Socorro Crabbe a Registered Nurse, House Manager at Victoria's Lighthouse, and one hell of a survivor!Check out Jakob Nowellhttps://www.facebook.com/JakobNowellhttps://www.instagram.com/jakobnowellNOW AVAILABLE:Bradley's House Blend Coffee from https://www.northcountyroastery.com/Contact the show► bradleyshousepodcast@gmail.comLinkTree ►►https://linktr.ee/nowellfoundationCopyright: "Last Ska Song" (c) Perro Bravo 2015"Work That We Do" (c) LAW Records 2019

On this episode, Chris chats with Twitter's Anonymous @StudentRentPro on every trick in the book for how to strategically manage student rental properties. They deep dive into the economics of how to put together a profitable student housing deal, what matters in a student lease, and funny stories from the trenches of managing students. Enjoy!  Learn more about Chris Powers and Fort Capital: www.FortCapitalLP.com Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/ Follow Chris on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/FortWorthChris  Follow Chris on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/chrispowersjr/  Subscribe to The Fort on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJ32shRt8Od3MxMY-keTSQ Follow The Fort on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/TheFortPodcast Follow Student Rental Pro on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StudentRentPro Support our Sponsors: Juniper Square: https://www.junipersquare.com/ Lex Markets Corp: https://www.lex-markets.com/fort (03:15) - Student Rental Pro's background and RE portfolio (05:12) - How did you get into student rentals? (07:50) - What makes a great location for a student rental? (10:58) - What's your process for leasing a house for the upcoming school year? (13:31) - What are the big things that matter in a student housing lease? (15:54) - Why do you not include parental guarantors in the lease? (18:59) - Do you do any kind of due diligence or application on the students who want to lease? (20:13) - How do you handle parent complaints & work orders? (26:05) - What's the process of turning the house over from previous tenants to new tenants? (30:40) - What amenities do you provide? (32:48) - What are the tenants allowed to do in terms of drilling into the walls, painting, etc? (34:35) - Pets or no pets? (35:21) - Do you provide appliances? (36:26) - How do you think about deposits? (50:44) - How do you deal with police being called over a party? (53:23) - How do tenants communicate with you and what is your manager's job during the year? Appfolio (58:47) - What's the process of selecting a tenant to be “House Manager”? (59:43) - What stands out to you when looking at properties that will maximize rent? (1:05:55) - Who does the yard work? (1:07:35) - What are the most common maintenance issues you see and are there any preventative measures you take? (1:11:10) - What's the % increase you're getting on rent with students as opposed to traditional tenants? (1:13:28) - What's the direction of your portfolio? Twitter Questions: (1:15:05) - Do you compete against institutional capital? (1:16:20) - What would you prefer if you were to extend into a new market: A college-town or a town with a college in it? (1:20:23) - SRP's MF acquisition was based on listening to the podcast (1:24:35) - Storytime w/ Student Rental Pro

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Click here to access the full episode! We cover days 8-10 including:  - Explosive audio of Amber seemingly admitting to concocting the domestic violence allegations - Ben King, JD's House Manager, testifies to Amber's wine habits, finding Johnny's fingertip in a puddle of napkins, and the bratty teenager antics Amber would use to start a fight. - Amber's attorney objecting to his own question. - Tara Roberts, JD's island manager, testifying to witnessing a horrible fight between A and J, and the high maintenance requests that started coming in from Amber.  - Dr. Shannon Curry, a licensed psychologist, testifies to diagnosing Amber with Borderline Personality Disorder and Histrionic Personality Disorder. - Alejandro Ramirez, a building security guard, becomes the real star of the trial as he testifies while vaping and driving in his car. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Vita freestyles about the illuminati (at the request of an audience member). Veronica Garza shares a little about dating (also at the request of an audience member). Stoner Morning Show is live every Monday night at The Tiny Cupboard in Bushwick, Brooklyn NYC. Tickets available at stonermorningshow.com and through eventbrite Special thanks to Dream Treats NYC. House Manager and Fact Checker, Anya Jones House Band: Zarif Hosted by Ralf Jean-Pierre & Shawn Wickens Photo: Veronica Garza --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetravelingstoned/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetravelingstoned/support

We dissect Jared Wilder's perfect haircut, Eli shares some of her philosophy on ethical street photography and Rob Cantrell takes us to some metaphysical places. Stoner Morning Show is live every Monday night at The Tiny Cupboard in Bushwick, Brooklyn NYC. Tickets available at stonermorningshow.com and through eventbrite Special thanks to Dream Treats NYC. House Manager and Fact Checker, Anya Jones Hosted by Ralf Jean-Pierre & Shawn Wickens Photo: Eli S --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetravelingstoned/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetravelingstoned/support

This is still a test recording. Moving forward, the sound will either get better or it'll be the same. Guests: - Jon Moskowitz - Adiel Kay Stoner Morning Show is live every Monday night at The Tiny Cupboard in Bushwick, Brooklyn NYC. Special thanks to Dream Treats NYC. House Manager and Fact Checker, Anya Jones Hosted by Ralf Jean-Pierre & Shawn Wickens One-Person House Band: Zarif Photo: Eli S --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetravelingstoned/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/timetravelingstoned/support