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“While we might all be in the same storm, we haven't all been in the same boat” has been oft quoted in the past eighteen months. This could certainly be applied to women who have felt a disproportional effect in many ways. For some, it's been the opportunity to have real flexibility to work from anywhere, attend high-level meetings without the jetlag and the eradication of the commute. For others, it's been an overwhelming mixture of homeschooling, “living at work” and anxiety. According to McKinsey “Women makeup 39 percent of global employment but account for 54 percent of overall job losses” caused by the pandemic.So, what now? As the economy reopens, our relationship transforms and pent-up demand finds its release valve, where are women positioned in our economic, social, and technological transformation? What are the investment opportunities that can follow these trends?How Has the Pandemic Changed Life for Women? - Fantastic Female Fridays | VectorVest LiveUse this link for a FREE Stock Analysis Report ➥➥➥ http://bit.ly/2KsZlqz

Welcome to another episode of the Conversations for Financial Professionals podcast where we are shaping the next generation of financial advice.   Today we have Annalee Kruger.  Annalee you have devoted your entire career to seniors and their families. It all started by helping care for your grandparents when you were young. Then you were an Activities Assistant in an assisted living community while she earned her degree in Social Work. Then as a Social Worker and Executive Director in (CCRC's) Continuing Care Retirement Communities. During your 25+ year career, you've grown to understand the impact medical crisis has on family relationships which led you to start your own company, Care Right Inc., in 2011 which provides concierge services to families with aging loved ones and where you help families across the globe develop their Aging Plan. You're also putting the finishing touches on your first book, The Invisible Patient: the Family Caregiver. Welcome to the podcast!   Show Highlights: 0:00 Meet Analee Kruger 1:58 How Has the Pandemic Affected Seniors 4:54 What is a Caregiver? 6:57 How Can Financial Advisors Support Caregivers? 9:30 Psychology of Financial Planning 15:22 What Does “In Crisis” Mean? 21:16 Isn't This What Long Term Care is For? 25:49 Financial Plan vs. Aging Plan 35:07 Annalee's Book 47:00 Words of Wisdom Resources: Interested in connecting with Annalee to check out her programs?  Click here. Are you a current or aspiring financial professional?  Click here to receive my 10 Tips for jumpstarting your career. Listen to previous podcast episodes, clicking here. To receive a newsletter digest of Jumpstart community happenings, click here. Subscribe to the podcast by clicking here.   Want to connect with me? Join my exclusive “tribe” by clicking here.   Want to collaborate? Click here.   Thanks again for listening, reading, and watching!

John Fish Kurmann manages a Community Recycling Center, Green Events and Litter Abatement Programs for Bridging the Gap.  Involved in recycling for 25+ years, he will follow up on Neil Seldman’s Forum (May 6, 2021) with a local perspective on the recycling crisis and how to help fix it. The post How Has the Recycling Crisis Impacted Kansas City appeared first on KKFI.

Welcome to episode four of the APAHM series. In today's episode, we will be covering this case in the true crime fashion. Vincent Chin was a Chinese-American man that was murdered, in cold blood, by Ronald Ebens and Michael Nitz. Chin was "mistaken" as Japanese by both Ebens and Nitz. The two blamed Chin and the rest of the Japanese for having their jobs taken away. During the first trial, Ebens and Nitz were only charged with probation and a small fine. It wasn't until this case blew that the country demanded justice for Chin. Resources used in this episode: Bates, K. (2021, March 27). How Vincent Chin's death gave others a voice. Retrieved May 16, 2021, from https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/03/27/981718272/how-vincent-chins-death-gave-others-a-voice Fish, E. (2017, June 16). 35 years After Vincent chin's murder, How Has america Changed? Retrieved May 16, 2021, from https://asiasociety.org/blog/asia/35-years-after-vincent-chins-murder-how-has-america-changed Little, B. (2020, May 05). How the 1982 murder of Vincent Chin ignited a push for Asian American rights. Retrieved May 16, 2021, from https://www.history.com/news/vincent-chin-murder-asian-american-rights Sanyal, P. (2021, March 26). 'All Asians LOOK same': Japan's success and murder of Chinese Man Vincent Chin make a chilling tale of xenophobia. Retrieved May 16, 2021, from https://meaww.com/anti-asian-hatred-us-japan-auto-industry-success-1980-s-violent-murder-of-vincent-chin-chinese-man

In this episode, Lea Anne sits down with Justin Lindblad and Martina Reznick of Willing Foot Travel and they talk about how the travel company started, their failures with their business, their successes, and how you too can start your own travel business. They also provide emphasis on the Internet, or technology in general, as an important tool that gives travel business exposure. If you want to build your own travel business, listen to the full episode. 00:20 Why Willing Foot? 01:43 Social Media Numbers and Social Media Strategy 02:45 What Social Media Platform is the Best for a Travel Business? 03:32 What Started the Travel Business? 05:49 Failures in the Travel Business 6:36 Successes in the Travel Business 8:18 Suggestions in Starting a Travel Business 10:04 How Has the Internet Helped the Travel Business? Check out https://willingfoot.com or DM and follow them on Instagram. We appreciate you tuning into this week’s new podcast episode. Show us some love by heading over to Apple Podcasts, subscribe to the show, and leave us a rating and review. Help us spread the word by sharing your favorite episodes on social media. Get your daily dose of financial inspiration on Twitter: @New_MoneyGang Read more about how to make money online with the internet as the key driver here: https://newmoneygang.com Connect with us on Telegram: http://t.me/NewMoneyGang Hosts: Lea Anne Powell @LeaAnneDriver Justin Custardo @justinc.atx Ben Armstrong @bitboy_crypto

Attorney-CPA Joe Cordell and co-host Jill Enders are joined by Ann Warren and Mark Dwyer of the Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis. Ms. Warren serves as Chief Nursing Officer of the Rehabilitation Institute while Mr. Dwyer is the CEO and they discuss how the services their organization offers have been affected over the last year […] The post How Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacted Health Service Providers [Episode 193] appeared first on Joseph E. Cordell.

How Has 2020 Been For You So Far?Good,Bad,Messy Or Ugly.2020 Has Been A Tough Year For Everyone.And It's Not Over Yet.Our Country Was Fraught With A Pandemic,And We Also Experienced Our Share Of Political And Societal Unrest.Despite These Challenges,There Are Still Many Reasons To Be Thankful For.

Last month marked the ten-year anniversary of the-president Barack Obama signing the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act. The law established a framework for performance data collection, so ten years on, it might be helpful to look back at its effects on performance management and the future of government performance management . Dr. Donald Moynihan is McCourt Chair at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. He also has a post on our site right now headlined “Ten Years On, How Has the Federal Performance System Performed?” He joined the show to talk about the post and reasons for optimism in government performance management. Last month marked the ten-year anniversary of the-president Barack Obama signing the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act. The law established a framework for performance data collection, so ten years on, it might be helpful to look back at its effects on performance management and the future of government performance management . Dr. Donald Moynihan is McCourt Chair at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. He also has a post on our site right now headlined “Ten Years On, How Has the Federal Performance System Performed?” He joined the show to talk about the post and reasons for optimism in government performance management. 

In this episode, part one of a three part series on the new Scrum Guide, Professional Scrum Trainer Sam Falco answers the question: "How Has the Product Goal Changed with the New Scrum Guide?" What’s New in the Scrum Guide? The more I think about the new edition of the Scrum Guide, the more excited I am about the changes. Scrum is still Scrum of course. Nothing changed about how Scrum works or the value it brings. But by stripping out prescriptive elements, Ken and Jeff have given us a Scrum Guide that makes its purpose and value clearer. Organizations that truly embrace this iteration of Scrum are going to supercharge their product development efforts. Dan Neumann and I talked about the changes to the Scrum Guide in episode 106 of The Agile Coaches’ Corner podcast, titled “What’s new with Scrum?” That was a few days after the Scrum Guide came out. Now that we’ve had time to absorb the changes, I wanted to revisit them. In this three-part series, I’ll examine three changes that I think organizations using Scrum need to pay close attention to. And the one I’m going to talk about in this episode is the introduction of the Product Goal as the commitment associated with the Product Backlog. The Product Goal and the Product Backlog As I mentioned in episode 106, a criticism that I’ve seen levied at Scrum is that it doesn’t provide a unified vision for the team to work toward. Without that vision, the team lurches from short-term goal to short-term goal and Developers struggle to understand what they’re building and why they’re building it. It’s true that Scrum didn’t tell you to create that goal. Of course, nothing prevented a Product Owner from doing that, either, and the best Product Owners I’ve worked with did just that. With the Scrum Guide making that Product Goal an explicit part of Scrum, it’s going to make a big difference in the way people look at how they’re practicing Scrum. Here’s what the Scrum Guide has to say about the Product Goal: “The Product Goal describes a future state of the product which can serve as a target for the Scrum Team to plan against. The Product Goal is in the Product Backlog. The rest of the Product Backlog emerges to define ‘what’ will fulfill the Product Goal”. So, the Product Goal is the why and the rest of the Product Backlog is the what. I like that statement because it describes a future state of the product to plan against. I think this shows us what the difference is between a Product Goal and a Product Vision. How Does the Product Goal Create a Broader Vision? You’ve probably heard of SMART goals. SMART being an acronym for specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. A product vision may lack some of those characteristics. Let’s imagine we are running a vacation resort and our vision is to become the destination of choice for travelers to our region. That is pretty broad, rather than being specific. It’s not measurable — or at least it’s not easily measurable. We don’t know if it’s achievable until we try. It is relevant to our business, but there’s no time statement in there. So it’s not a SMART goal. It’s inspiring, but by itself, that vision is not enough to give a Scrum Team what they need to know and how to move forward. A Product Goal is a concrete step toward realizing that broader vision. It’s at the very least specific and measurable. We might not know if it’s achievable or realistic until we try. It might be time boxed, but it isn’t always. Sometimes, instead of setting a release date, the release boundary is the features the product must have. The release date is flexible. Often, of course, we have a time constraint. For our imaginary resort, we might want to make a new product available around the time people start planning their vacations for our tourist season. So, our imaginary resort’s vision is to be the destination of choice for travelers to their region. What does a Product Goal look like? It might be something like, “Create a rainforest hike package that will appeal to young couples”. That is specific and measurable: We know what it is we’re trying to achieve; we know who we’re targeting, and we will know when we’ve achieved it. Looking back again at that definition of Product Goal: The Product Goal is in the Product Backlog. The rest of the Product Backlog emerges to define WHAT will fulfill the Product Goal. That has some specific benefits. The Product Goal creates transparency. We know why we’re building the product, and we know whether it makes sense to keep building this product. Is the “why” still a concern? If not, we can end the product development effort. Our imaginary resort can look at whether young couples are responding to our offerings, or whether they even travel to our region at a rate high enough to justify the cost of developing the new product. The Product Goal helps us understand what value we expect to create so we can validate if our efforts are creating the desired outcome. As our resort creates initial increments of the product, it can monitor how often young couples purchase the rainforest hike package, how much they’re willing to pay, and what they say would make it better. The Product Goal helps us understand what should be in the Product Backlog and what should be out of it. Our resort’s goal is targeting young couples, so the team can weed out child-friendly options for the product. How Does the Product Goal Help the Product Owner? I’ve seen a lot of Product Backlogs that are huge lists of unrelated requests. We just shove it in the junk-drawer and don’t think about whether or not we really need it. With a Product Goal being in the Product Backlog and the rest of the Product Backlog emerging around that, we can always validate our PBIs against the Product Goal. Should this be in here? Would this contribute to the Product Goal? When someone wants to ask the team to do something, it gives Scrum Teams a way to avoid non-value-added work or at least work that doesn’t contribute to the Product Goal. Because remember, the Product Owner can delegate Product Backlog Management activities to others. With a Product Goal that provides guidance to those delegates as to what they should be doing, activities like Product Backlog refinement become easier. The Scrum Guide also says that “The Product Goal is the long-term objective for the Scrum Team. They must fulfill (or abandon) one objective before taking on the next”. I love this statement because it will help teams focus. A lot of teams face the problem of being asked to do too much. They are asked to work on multiple products or work on multiple goals within one product. Sometimes there’s not a specific product at all that they have in mind, they’re just working through that requirements junk drawer. That damages morale, it damages performance. It damages the ability to deliver value for the organization. With a Product Goal, and the expectation that the Product Backlog by and large contains items that emerge as a result of that Product Goal, we can make much more meaningful Sprint Goals. Remember that initial criticism that I talked about that teams lurch from Sprint to Sprint without any overall vision. This really helps that Sprint become a step toward the Product Goal which is a step towards a product vision. I’ll talk about the Sprint Goal and Sprint Planning in the next episode. Having a Product Goal means that when the Product Owner isn’t available during a Sprint, Developers can make decisions about Product Backlog Items they’re working on to align what they’re building with the Product Goal. Because sometimes the Product Owner isn’t available. People take vacations, for one thing. But beyond that, a Product Owner isn’t going to be with the Developers 100% of the time. Not if they’re going to be doing the rest of the job well, which is to be talking to stakeholders, understanding what they need. Talking to customers, understanding what they need. Doing market research. What is the competition doing? That all takes away from the Product Owner’s availability to Developers. With a solid Product Goal, Developers can move forward in the absence of the Product Owner, and then they can coordinate with their Product Owner when the Product Owner becomes available again. The Product Goal helps the Product Owner move beyond being a mere order taker. Often, new Product Owners are just receivers of requirements. They’re told, “You just write down what stakeholders tell you. Your contribution is ordering the list, but we’re going to get all the stuff stakeholders ask for”. Those Product Owners are just proxies or scribes. What’s better is when Product Owners can move away from that receiver of requirements stance and instead create a stance where they are initiating requirements. Where they are a true representative of what’s good for the business and what’s good for the product. Here’s how this product will help the business. When someone asks for a new feature, the Product Goal helps a Product Owner take a stand: That aligns with the Product Goal or it doesn’t, and here’s why. This helps Product Owners move toward an entrepreneurial stance which helps in creating good, valuable products. Getting More out of Using Scrum So, if you want to get more value out of using Scrum, make sure you have a strong Product Goal. Empower Product Owners and the Scrum Teams of which they are a critical part, to focus on realizing that goal. Next up, we’ll talk about how the new emphasis on the Sprint Goal as a commitment in the Sprint Backlog changes our approach to Sprint Planning. Meanwhile, I’d love to hear what you think. If you have a question or a comment, please email us at podcast@agilethought.com. Want to Learn More or Get in Touch? Register for our upcoming web meetings See available training courses  

Cassandra Ferrara is a Silicon Valley Tech Executive and Intuitive Life Coach. With a background from small startups to large companies like Google, Cassandra brings a unique perspective to the businesses and people she works with. As a survivor of trauma and assault, she makes it her mission to help other people succeed where they want to most while they live a fulfilling and balanced life.  Listen as Cassandra opens up to Lance about her childhood, the loss she and her family have faced in the past year, and the importance of letting kids feel comfortable with voicing how they’re feeling without scolding them. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:  [00:13:33] Cassandra’s Journey [00:26:26] Did Cassandra Face Racial Challenges? [00:38:02] How Has 2020 Impacted Cassandra? [00:58:10] Biggest Challenge As A Parent [01:02:25] Has Telling A New Story Been Challenging?

In part three of this three part video series update, presented in July of 2020, GRACE Faculty and Members of the Board of Directors continue their candid discussions regarding cancer and Covid-19.GRACE Board Members Drs. H. Jack West, Jared Weiss and Ben Levy discuss cancer and Covid-19 and how the ongoing pandemic is effecting in person patient care.Part 1 - How Has the Coronavirus Pandemic Changed Cancer Management in Patient CarePart 2 - Update on the Use of Telemedicine in Patient Care During the PandemicPart 3 - Challenges and the Future Outlook for In Person Patient Care To join the conversation, visit https://cancergrace.org/forum.

In part two of this three part video series update, presented in July of 2020, GRACE Faculty and Members of the Board of Directors continue their candid discussions regarding cancer and Covid-19.GRACE Board Members Drs. H. Jack West, Jared Weiss and Ben Levy have another candid discussion regarding cancer and Covid-19 and how the ongoing pandemic is effecting patient care. In this series update, we discuss an update on the use of telemedicine in patient care during the pandemic.Part 1 - How Has the Coronavirus Pandemic Changed Cancer Management in Patient CarePart 2 - Update on the Use of Telemedicine in Patient Care During the PandemicPart 3 - Challenges and the Future Outlook for In Person Patient Care To join the conversation, visit https://cancergrace.org/forum.

In part one of this three part video series update, presented in July of 2020, GRACE Faculty and Members of the Board of Directors continue their candid discussions regarding cancer and Covid-19.GRACE Board Members Drs. H. Jack West, Jared Weiss and Ben Levy have another candid discussion regarding cancer and Covid-19 and how the ongoing pandemic is effecting patient care. In this series update, we discuss changes to management in patient care, the use of telemedicine and future challenges, as well as other issues relating to a cancer diagnosis in the middle of a pandemic.Part 1 - How Has the Coronavirus Pandemic Changed Cancer Management in Patient CarePart 2 - Update on the Use of Telemedicine in Patient Care During the PandemicPart 3 - Challenges and the Future Outlook for In Person Patient Care To join the conversation, visit https://cancergrace.org/forum.

Episode 6: 2020 has been a challenging year for many Blacks around the world. Dr. Vibe and Kinte Fergerson host the conversation "How Has 2020 Effected The Black Psyche?" to find out how Blacks are handing 2020 so far. #DrVibe #epicconversations #Blacks #SoulSunday 7/12/20 Hosts Dr. Vibe Kinte Guest Andre D Harrison

Episode 6: 2020 has been a challenging year for many Blacks around the world. Dr. Vibe and Kinte Fergerson host the conversation "How Has 2020 Effected The Black Psyche?" to find out how Blacks are handing 2020 so far. #DrVibe #epicconversations #Blacks #SoulSunday 7/12/20 Hosts Dr. Vibe Kinte Guest Andre D Harrison

Episode 6:2020 has been a challenging year for many Blacks around the world. Dr. Vibe and Kinte Fergerson host the conversation "How Has 2020 Effected The Black Psyche?" to find out how Blacks are handing 2020 so far. #DrVibe #epicconversations #Blacks #SoulSunday 7/12/20HostsDr. VibeKinteGuest Andre D Harrison

Episode 6: 2020 has been a challenging year for many Blacks around the world. Dr. Vibe and Kinte Fergerson host the conversation "How Has 2020 Effected The Black Psyche?" to find out how Blacks are handing 2020 so far. #DrVibe #epicconversations #Blacks #SoulSunday 7/12/20 Hosts Dr. Vibe Kinte Guest Andre D Harrison

- MLM Branding Secrets Podcast - Episode 25: The What, The Who and The How Has a person ever asked you, How did you do it? How can you improve so much every single day? Every goal that we want to achieve will always have challenges Deal with the Problems that arise as you take action The problem is they always find the how... and if they don't find the 'Right How' that causes procrastination… Listen To This Episode As I Show You How To Solve Your Challenges Fast In The Right Way Without Getting Lost In The Clutters Of The Online World... Video Version Here: https://youtu.be/-pecNFfkkAA If you enjoy the episode, you can take a screenshot and share it out on Instagram and tag me - @HaroldClaveria and I’d love to share your comments and big takeaways on my Instagram Stories as well. Also, please make sure to give us a review on iTunes or a comment on YouTube. ____________________ ►FREE RESOURCES GET YOUR FREE MLM BRANDING PACK HERE: https://www.mlmbrandingsecrets.com/ Free MLM / Network Marketing PREMIUM Training Course "5 FREE VIDEOS Reveal ...The Secrets of Successful Top Network Marketers.." ____________________ FOLLOW ME ON YOUTUBE FOR MORE TIPS AND UPDATED STRATEGIES: https://bit.ly/HC-Youtube ____________________ JOIN VIRTUAL ENTREPRENEURS SECRETS COMMUNITY : https://bit.ly/VES-FB-Group The Virtual Entrepreneur Secrets Facebook Group is specially created for Online Marketers who want to grow their business online so that they can build their business the right way using the Latest Basic to advance Marketing Strategies. This group is hosted by Harold Claveria. He is a Marketing Strategist, Online Marketer, and Expert in Online Automations. Request to JOIN TODAY: https://bit.ly/VES-FB-Group ____________________ FOLLOW HAROLD IN SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook Profile ► https://www.facebook.com/ClaveriaRoy Facebook Page ► https://facebook.com/haroldclaveriahq Instagram ► https://instagram.com/haroldclaveria Twitter ► https://twitter.com/harold_claveria FOLLOW ME ON YOUTUBE FOR MORE TIPS AND UPDATED STRATEGIES: https://bit.ly/HC-Youtube --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mlm-branding-secrets/message

What Policies Come Next to Fuel Toronto's Real Estate Market? How Has the Pandemic Impacted City Funding? Where Are We in Canada's Reopening?

In this podcast - Thought Provoking Features - ‘Star Wars’: From 1977 to 2020 — In 43 Years of Star Wars Films, How Has the Role of Women Changed? Carrie Fisher, Natalie Portman, Daisy Ridley, Etc. | Writer Kaysheri Ann Haffner and Host Pritan Ambroase bring to you an engaging piece on an important topic. Hollywood Insider focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, so as to utilize media as a tool to unite and better our world, by combining entertainment, education and philanthropy, while being against gossip and scandal. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In season three, episode 1 of Pull Quotes, the team examines the decline of local news journalism following the Canadian federal election. Pull Quotes sits down with local news reporter, Erika Engle and principle investigator from the Local News Initiative, April Lindgren to find out more.

Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, President & Dean of Valley Beit Midrash interviews Dr. Alice Shalvi, a renowned activist and educator, on the topic of "How Has the Status of Women Changed in Israeli Society in 70 years?" DONATE: http://www.bit.ly/1NmpbsP For podcasts of VBM lectures, GO HERE: https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/learning-library https://www.facebook.com/valleybeitmidrash

How Has the Right Wing Takeover of the GOP and the Media Changed America? On Tucker Carlson’s show, David Horowitz said, “The creation of America was probably the greatest gift given to Black people in 3,000 years…” He added that “the people who hate America on the left, and this embraces so much of the Democratic Party these days, have conducted a 50-year, 60-year attack on Christianity in this country.” - Talk Media News correspondent Douglas Christian reports on Trump's rant and Nancy Pelosi's relationship with "The Squad" - Is America the first liberal democracy to move backwards back towards oligarchy? And is Fox News propaganda to blame? How are the right-wingers using racial fear to brainwash and control their viewers? - For the Book Club Thom reads from "Truth in Our Times: Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts" by David E. McCraw. - Thom's caller thinks that an antidote to right wing propaganda would be giving free college education to every citizen to bring our people up. But Kenneth in Seattle sees plenty of educated idiots who support Trump.

This week, our Dean of Biblical Studies, Brother Bobby Killmon answers the question, "How Has the Idea of Social Aid Replaced Salvation in Some People’s Minds Today?" After reading in the article (originally published in the IBC Perspectives magazine), Brother Bobby Killmon sits down with Brother Chris Henderson to discuss the topic further. IBC Perspectives Read the full article here: http://ibcperspectives.com/2018/10/bobby-killmon-has-social-aid-replaced-salvation/ Subscribe to the IBC Perspectives magazine here: http://ibcperspectives.com/subscribe/ Editor's Note Multiculturalism, as used in this interview (as is clear from the context), is not in reference to the acceptance of ethnic groups, but rather cultural values. Implicit within the idea of multiculturalism (for many) is the idea of cultural relativism or the idea that there are no absolute values by which to judge a culture's moral content. This aspect of multiculturalism is what this interview is addressing. Connect with IBC on Social Media Subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ibc-podcast/id417878796?mt=2 Leave us Feedback, suggestions, or questions at podcast@go2ibc.com

#RPGaDay2018 August 9th How Has a Game Surprised You? Again tonight we chat with Kellie, Joclyne, Evie, Sandy and myself   Find Evies stuff at:https://www.zibbet.com/steamsistas Find Madame Askew at: https://www.patreon.com/MadameAskew/ Learn more about RPGaDay here:http://creativeplayandpodcastnetwork.com/its-almost-that-time-again-for-rpgaday/  Check out our #RPGaDay2017 and #RPGaDay2016 episodes here!  Keep an eye out on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cppnFollow along on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork/And Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast

#RPGaDay2018 August 9th How Has a Game Surprised You? Again tonight we chat with Kellie, Joclyne, Evie, Sandy and myself   Find Evies stuff at:https://www.zibbet.com/steamsistas Find Madame Askew at: https://www.patreon.com/MadameAskew/ Learn more about RPGaDay here:http://creativeplayandpodcastnetwork.com/its-almost-that-time-again-for-rpgaday/  Check out our #RPGaDay2017 and #RPGaDay2016 episodes here!  Keep an eye out on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cppnFollow along on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork/And Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast

#RPGaDay2018 August 9th How Has a Game Surprised You? Again tonight we chat with Kellie, Joclyne, Evie, Sandy and myself   Find Evies stuff at:https://www.zibbet.com/steamsistas Find Madame Askew at: https://www.patreon.com/MadameAskew/ Learn more about RPGaDay here:http://creativeplayandpodcastnetwork.com/its-almost-that-time-again-for-rpgaday/  Check out our #RPGaDay2017 and #RPGaDay2016 episodes here!  Keep an eye out on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cppnFollow along on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork/And Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast  

On today’s episode of Brandstorm, we welcome Lisa Buyer, the founder of social PR agency The Buyer Group and the author of Social PR Secrets: How to Optimize, Socialize, and Publicize Your Brand. Lisa discusses how brands can best align their digital presence and how being an early adapter to the internet and social media has made her an industry thought leader in her space. About Lisa Buyer Lisa comes from a traditional PR background, having specialized in corporate communications and branding before the birth of Google. She explains that she had an "A-ha!" moment when several of her fast-moving technology clients, as well as those she had connected with at conferences, expressed their need to go from a six-month PR campaign down to mere weeks. She soon realized that it would benefit her career to begin using the internet and search engine optimization to distribute news items quicker than it would normally take to go through journalists individually. Since the public relations landscape had not changed in about a hundred years prior to the digital age, Lisa sees social PR as a huge opportunity for brands and PR professionals to leverage Google, the internet and search marketing to get their stories publicity. Lisa mentions that early on, she found herself explaining the whole idea of social PR over and over to prospects, clients and even her own employees so that they could catch up. It was through this continual process of education that she came up with the idea for her book, now in its fourth edition. Lisa currently spends much of her time continuing to teach, speak and write for various search and social marketing platforms. She has also shared panels with the likes of Google, Microsoft and Digg. How Has the Role of PR Changed? The advent of social media has allowed small brands to compete with large corporations. This is due to the fact that smaller companies have less red-tape and a quicker approval process than bigger ones, plus smaller companies have more flexibility within social and can change their strategy quicker than large businesses. Lisa explains that while most PR agencies realize they have to say they’re including social in search (aka “digital PR”), most agencies are not actually using it to their full potential. While there is nothing wrong with traditional PR methods, there is room for improvement across the board. While many young PR agents are in their 20’s, Lisa mentions that older generations of workers in the PR realm don’t believe that today’s digital methods are important, so perhaps in a decade, the playing field will be more level. What Does "Optimization" Mean? In a broad sense, optimization can refer to augmenting your playbook and staying on top of trends. This includes having multimedia as a consistent portion of your storytelling, press releases or blog posts. Exactly how you optimize can be different depending on format and audiences. In the example of including multimedia with your stories, doing things like saving files with branded keywords, including meta-descriptions and other methods bringing traffic back to your website are all other ways to optimize. Comparing these methods to standard ad buys, Lisa tells us that optimizing PR content, web content and blog content can keep your original investment paying dividends and building momentum, whereas when the money for ad buys dries up, that’s the end of the road for that campaign. Ensuring People Empathize with Your Story With commercial uses and sales for virtual reality and augmented reality on the rise, Lisa says that brands are using these methods within their marketing in rapid numbers. For instance, a non-profit fundraiser can allow donors to feel or experience an environment or a condition, instead of simply showing them a short video about their mission. Although not every household has the necessary gear for VR or AR just yet, users are becoming more expectant of it, so Lisa thinks marketing professionals need to up their game and dip their toes into this arena before it’s too late. What Channels Are Best for Brands? This answer depends on the brand and where their audience is, explains Lisa. Each social media channel has their own demographics and reasons their users are there. While Snapchat is popular amongst Generation Z, many brands and marketers are finding more results on Instagram (where many brands are debuting their content first these days) and Facebook (where, with a little bit of paid advertising, brands can micro-target exactly who they want to reach, including media). Lisa also mentions that most journalists have a Twitter account, so interacting with them there is key if you’re looking for press. Lisa’s Advice for Brands Lisa recommends that brands jump on any new features that the web or social media launch. Recent examples include IGTV (Instagram’s latest update where you can upload up to one full hour of video per post) and Facebook Live (which offers streaming video directly to your Facebook page in real time). She states that when the least amount of brands and users are engaging, companies like Instagram or Facebook will reward those that participate early. Once everyone else is using a specific method, it becomes harder to gain attention there. Contact Lisa: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/lisabuyer Twitter: twitter.com/lisabuyer Instagram: instagram.com/lisabuyer Website: thebuyergroup.com

May 7, 2017 - How Has the Treasure Changed You? Matthew 13:44–46, Jon Clapp

"Yeoman on the Bridge" With Leslie Hudson. Star Trek has inspired many people in many different ways. It has inspired people to write stories, paint, and write songs. Leslie Hudson, a Canadian singer and song writer, describes herself as a powerhouse at the mic, and a person who can cut through a crowd of sound with a caress. With eight solo albums under her belt her songs span more than 25 years of writing every genre from rock to geek to faerie and demonstrate not only her versatility as a musician but her refusal to be contained. In this episode of Melodic Treks, host Brandon-Shea Mutala is joined by singer/songwriter Leslie Hudson, to discuss her new album of Star Trek inspired songs called "Yeoman on the Bridge." We also discuss her album "The Redhead League," red-headed characters in pop culture, how song writing has changed, and CBC television. Chapters Opening (00:00:00)  Welcome, Leslie! (00:01:00)  Leslie's Story (00:02:05)  How Has the Writing Experience Changed? (00:04:10)  Messages (00:06:12)  Influences (00:07:29)  The Redhead League (00:08:40)  "Underground" (00:13:07)  Star Trek (00:17:05)  Inspired (00:18:45)  "DMZ" (00:24:04)  "Children of Light" (00:30:01)  Talking Trek (00:34:14)  Host Brandon-Shea Mutala Guest Leslie Hudson Production Brandon-Shea Mutala (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Tony Robinson (Show Art) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)

http://FSR.eui.eu Organised by FSR Climate, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Florence in collaboration with DG Climate Action, European Commission Teatro, Badia Fiesolana Via dei Roccettini, 9 – San Domenico di Fiesole 20 - 21 May 2015 more information and programme: http://fsr.eui.eu/Events/ENERGY/Conference/2015/150521ClimateEUETSConference.aspx 11.00-12.45 Session 2: How Has the EU ETS Worked? Chair Xavier Labandeira | Director, FSR Climate, EUI Panelists Denny Ellerman | former Director, Climate Policy Research Unit, EUI Stig Schjolset | Head of Carbon Analysis, Thomson Reuters Point Carbon, Norway Guy Turner | CEO, Trove Research, UK Franzjosef Schafhausen | Director General, Climate Change, European and International Policy, Federal Ministry for Environment, Germany Marco Mensink | Director General, CEPI, Belgium Baroness Bryony Worthington | Shadow Energy and Climate Change Minister, House of Lords, UK