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THINK WILL. If Ben sends you a fully edited podcast, why would you NOT just upload it straight away!? COME ON WILL. Sorry it's late.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/EachToTheirOwn)

It all started when Ben Mizes took on a sales job with a startup selling a platform for real estate investors in the single family business. And because he had to know at least some things about real estate, he was told to learn about investing. So being the obsessive guy that he is, he consumed all things real estate for a few weeks and hasn’t looked back since. At the time, Ben was in the market for a new place to live in anyway, and he had just heard about this great idea called House Hacking, so he figured if he needs a place to live, that he might as well live for free. Shortly thereafter, he went from owning zero assets to being a landlord of a four unit property. Within a couple of years, Ben had built up a portfolio of 22 units. Up to date, Ben is the CEO of Clever, a real estate tech company and on his way to financial freedom. Along with growing his own portfolio of units, he has the goal of being the largest integrated real estate company in St. Louis in his mission to transform his community. Takeaways from our conversation with Ben: 1) Understand the agreement, use your own contract, abide by the terms. Ben studied at the school of hard knocks during his first experience working with a contractor. He hired the only guy within his budget willing to do a major HVAC job and upon discovery of unsafe working conditions, did the right thing and fired that contractor immediately. However, the drama would continue as the contractor would then file a lien on the property, falsely advertise the property for sale (might we add multiple times), and (suspectedly) even rob the HVAC unit he was hired to install! Had Ben used his own contract and had someone tell him how to better protect himself legally, he could’ve saved thousands of dollars. But with all things, it was a great lesson learned, and an equally great story at that. 2) Homebuyers are buying a product, investors are buying a problem (and this is where the opportunities are). Such problems can be physically the property itself, the tenants living at the property, and sometimes, even the owner and managers of that property. When in the business of purchasing value-add real estate, you’re adding value where others feel it is not worth to them. If you can get creative enough to find solutions to these folks, you’ll never be short of great deals. 3) Build trust. Reality check: Not all homeowners are the most knowledgeable about real estate. In a similar token, not all real estate businesspeople are the easiest to trust in the business! Seek to understand who and what kind of person you’re working with and use that so you both can mutually benefit from that relationship. When seeking his second deal, Ben found the largest fourplex in the area, but the seller would not budge due to her mistrust of Realtors and other investors looking to prey off of her ncompetence. So instead of shoving profits down her throat, they took the time to educate her on their plans and were fully transparent throughout the entire buying/selling process. In doing so, they were able to build enough trust with one another and secure a great deal! 4) “The goal [for your first deal] is to not lose money and learn.” Just jump in. You don’t have to be ultra risk-averse or some adrenaline junky to get started quickly. If you happen to have a low tolerance to risk, that’s okay! What you can do is find a way to insulate yourself financially, learn the basics, and just roll with the punches. In doing so, you’ll actually learn faster and more than you would not doing anything at all. Take Ben, for example. Even with just a month of consuming real estate knowledge, he was able to get his first property under contract because he knew that even if the deal fell apart completely, the worst that could happen was that he’d have to cover the mortgage out of pocket (which he could) or sell. And while he made mistakes, there was none that he couldn’t handle and correct along the way. If Ben could go back and talk to his 16 year old self, he’d tell him, “Smoke less weed, and focus more on reading.” An unexpected benefit of real estate investing, Ben said, is the control he has over his asset. While he hasn’t yet met his ultimate goal of financial freedom at the time of our conversation, he dividends knowing that his investments will get him rich slowly as opposed to other more insecure alleys. A piece of advice Ben would tell his friends looking to get started in real estate would be to “Start modeling properties.” Get good at looking at properties, running numbers, and calculating what the potential net could look like in the end. Oh, and ”Expect to get your teeth kicked in a bit.” Ben recommends using Google Sheets as a simple method to learning how to run numbers on deals. Honorable mentions: Asana to help you manage your team. Clever to help you get connected with top agents in your market at a fraction of the cost. Ben recommends reading The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner to help you learn the overall basics of real estate investing and fastrack you to your first property. If you’d like to get in touch with Ben, visit: benmizes.com or email him at: ben@movewithclever.com

Welcome to the latest PRmoment Podcast. This week we’re turning the tables and PRmoment founder Ben Smith is interviewed by Third City’s Chris Blackwood.Just a reminder that PRmoment Podcast listeners can get 20% off the first month off Propel Software here.Here’s a summary of what Chris and I discussed:3.30 mins How Ben’s career has been split over two phases8.30 mins Why empathy is a crucial skill in publishing9.30 mins How PRmoment was started in the midst of the financial crisis in 2008.10.40 mins Chris and I reminisce about Hacked Off Flack16.30 mins How the lockdown has been a tough period for B2B publishers24 mins PR buzzwords that should be banned26 mins Does the public relations sector waste too much time critiquing itself?26.45 mins “Other than Bell Pottinger is there much evidence that there are a huge number of unethical PR people around?... Compare it (PR) to the accountancy scandals or the banking scandals.”27.30 mins Why the "Is PR a profession debate” frustrates Ben29 mins What’s the most annoying thing PR agency CEOs do?33 mins “If you’ve lost your job recently, in the near or medium-term, you’ve got a much better chance of getting a new one if you work in PR than in a lot of other sectors.”33.15 mins Why Ben never wants to set up his own PR agency!34 mins Ben identifies his interview with Lord Bell, post the Bell Pottinger, OakBay Capital Scandal as the most difficult interview he’s done.36 mins Ben’s attempts to identify his top 3 PR dinner party guests38 mins If Ben could choose one job in PR - what would it be?41 mins Why Ben doesn’t see PRmoment as a challenger brand44 mins Ben and Chris have a chat about the number of PR awards53 mins “Lockdown is one word but it’s a journey...all of us will have different periods of crisis. It’s up and down, pretty relentless and the vast majority of it has to be done in isolation”56 mins Why Ben is Zoomed out: “You can have a far more engaging telephone call than a Zoom Call, all this stuff about video (calls being) brilliant, I don’t get it...you can even make yourself a cup of coffee on a phone call. The technology works, it’s been around a long time!”

Jacob forces Ben to watch the newest installment in the Terminator franchise! If Ben is able to travel back to reach the 12 year old him inside his subconsciuos he might have a systematic memory that will cause a nexus in the time continuum triggering a nostalgic response. Theoretically. Its TERMINATOR GENISYS!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/refund-theater/support

For today's Q&A session, we’re switching it up. Ben is chatting with health and fitness expert, Dr. Chris Spearman but Chris will be the one asking the questions today. From a Ph.D. in Cancer Research to a global cover model, Chris is now one of the world’s leading online fitness coaches and the CEO of Fitness Coach Freedom. Ben being an IFBB Bodybuilder himself and having trained Chris, he is well versed in the area of fitness and training. Chris is here today to pick Ben’s brain about his training. During this episode, they discuss what training looked like during Ben’s peak, during the ascension and now during the new mountain, he’s transcending. They’re each a very different point in life and it can be very helpful to other people going through their journey. They also talk about the psychological aspect linked to training and the benefits to breathing awareness and meditation.   Timestamps Ben’s training right now and how it fits into his life with family and business. [2:44] Advice Ben has for others - making a constant effort on intelligent muscle building. [6:40] In order to optimize growth it has to be perfect practice not just repetitive practice. [08:38] Putting force through a muscle without changing anything except for internal stimulus. [11:10] Meditation and why training is your best time to be present. [16:35] Would Ben still have trained this way if he had to go back in time. [19:58] Understanding progressive overload. [24:03] Distance: moment arm - from the line of force to the axis of rotation. [25:30] Advice to people who are hesitant about doing group training. [27:15] Building muscle by going through the different stages of mobility, stability and skill. [29:50] Where to go to learnt he fundamentals of muscle building . [32:39] Smaller, simple exercises people can do to be more aware of their breathing. [36:03] Anxiety is not a character trait, it's a state and you can fix it. [39:39] If Ben applied the knowledge he knows now, 10 years ago, what would the outcome be. [43:29] The significance of breathing in waist control. [45:22] The ability of someone to reach the heights that they’re physically and mentally capable of. [46:50] Values in discipline to be developed without having to experience the pain of failure. [50:19] Getting out of that victim mentality and acknowledging it in your life. [52:06] Rapid, immediate, drastic action toward fixing it. [55:55] Hear more about the Muscle Camps, what it’s all about it and the finalized dates. [58:05]

Hey there everybody, welcome to Hack That Funnel Radio! We have a very special episode today. I want to give you a peek into what impact actually looks like. I had a friend who recommended that I do this on my podcast and so this is not something that I would normally do, and I’m not trying to do this as a “Ben is awesome” moment, but what I am trying to do is to share what it looks like when you start to make a difference. There’s this idea out there called the “ripple effect” and we all kind of have an understanding of that in our heads. But listen to this for a minute, when you drop a pebble into water, it starts to make ripples, right? They all start to go out and then that ripple will touch something else and that will move. And because that moves, it changes the direction. Any little thing that you do changes the way that everything else works. It’s like the universe is waves. You want to get really deep into quantum physics and all that stuff and how everything is made up of waves. So in truth, everything you do creates an impact and you have the ability to make an impact. And some of the times we don’t really get to see what that impact looks like. But I’ve been blessed, I’ve asked a lot of people for testimonials and so far I’ve been able to see it and they’re like, oh, Ben is amazing. After putting together so many testimonials, I have come to the conclusion that we have a much bigger impact on others than we give ourselves credit for. -------- Oh my gosh, this is all about Ben. So my name is Dee Williams. This is Nancy. Hey, what's up? My name is Dave Ray. I’m Andy Curry. Hey, this is Jeanie Schulman. Hey, my name's Jim - I've been an internet marketing business probably over 15 years. My name is Shanda. My business is Inner Chi Wellness. And I am a professional business coach and trainer and I just wanted to do a little shout out about how awesome Ben Moote is. Ben Is just one of those people who is the salt of the earth. Massive integrity. You can feel his passion and working with people. I was a Newbie. I wasn't really sure, and I don't even think I had a lot of standards around what I was even putting up. If Ben was like, nope, we're not going to do it this way, you're gonna make sure you look great, vanishes so easy to work with. He was able to meet me where I am and he was able to take what I had and take it to the next level. I'll tell you right now, my business would not be where it is today without Ben. I was on Ben’s masterclass, because I just wanted to learn how to figure out what the topic editors are doing, any niche. He did such an amazing job. He gave me, you know, everything that I needed, all the pathways that I needed in order to be able to replicate it for my business. He walked me through the process of how to take my message and really construct a powerful offer that resonates with my audience. The stuff that took him like 15 minutes to do and it would've taken me days to do. But overall business standpoint, Ben knows his stuff. He's really good at talking about strategy. In fact, there have been many cases within Ben would say, okay, hold on one, what's the overall goal? What's the strategy? We would talk about that. We'd figure out exactly what the end game was like motivating his iron. Yeah. I was like, okay. And I made lots of money. Like that was the biggest hurdle. It's impossible. I thought to find somebody who has technical wizardry and design smarts and the ability to just be a master copywriter all in one person. It's just a, I didn't think that person existed. I made 30 40 times moment. Really good information. Thank you. So, so much Ben. It was an incredible help. Thank you for just a, yeah, just taking me from from zero to 60 and in no time and he's just such a sweetheart. So easy to work with. And, and a real source of comfort, feeling like having a partners. I didn't feel like I'm totally alone in this anymore. Thank you Ben, for everything you've done for my business. Thank you for being a connection and joy in my life. If you have the opportunity to wear it within, you should definitely go for it. I can't recommend this guy enough, so listen right now, this is a serious note. If you are even thinking about or wondering or questioning, should I work with them? The answer is without a shadow of a doubt. Yes, yes, yes. If you're looking for someone to build a funnel for you or to do business consulting or just to be a friend, then is your main, and for anybody looking to work with Ben, just know that you are hiring a Rockstar, so congratulations and again, April the bed like you. I love him as an individual. All the things that he has done. What impact your business. You want to work with Ben? He's a nice guy too. Love you, Ben. ------------- Sweet, awesome sauce. I hope you found something in this episode. The major mind explode. Now would you like to take it to the next level? What if I give you the keys to the funnel hacking kingdom? What I want to give you is my master pack five day training for Free I'll have to do is go to www.hackthatfunnelradio.com put in your email, submit, and you'll get my funnel hacking master pack right now, 100% free. It will teach you what to hack, where to hack, how to hack and when to hack. All you have to do is go to www.hackthatfunnelradio.com and get it now at www.hackthatfunnelradio.com

SHOCK COLLAR TRIVIA: We bought a shock collar for a BIG dog and crank it up to 100. If Ben gets these questions wrong about The Beatles, we'll zap him! $1000 MINUTE: Lesley from Richfield played today and could've won the grand prize staycation at Radisson Red, free stuff from the OUI Bar and The Black Keys tickets when they play Target Center! PLUS, we're throwing in $400 in massages from Elements Massage in Eden Prairie! GET TO KNOW: The average Minnesotan spends 26 minutes in the car going to and from work. That seems like a lot but it's actually lower than the national average. Where do you live and how long does it take you to get to work? Thanks for listening to Ben and Dana Make Mornings Suck Less on Go 96.3/Twin Cities!

Well, we kept a clean sheet… but that’s about the only good thing that happened over the weekend in Pittsburgh. If Ben and Alex sound like broken records during this episode, it’s because so far this season has been a broken record of disappointing performances. Hopefully we entertain you with our sadness. Thank you for listening! Come on you Jacks! Instagram: @talkinjacks Twitter: @talkinjacks Facebook.com/talkinjacks talkinjacks@gmail.com youtube.com/channel/UCU9jg5TvrUmHTkmjHgDCM7w? Music: "Good to Be Alone" by The Bomb Busters, used under Creative Commons --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/talkinjacks/support

Episode 11 of Key Frames: Inbetweens, a mini-podcast about anime. What is the relationship between words and reality? Do words describe a reality that exists independently of their use and meaning, or are words actually the medium through which reality is perceived and understood? For instance, if Aniplex decides to brand Hanamonogatari as a finale movie for Monogatari Series Second Season instead of an OVA epilogue for the entire franchise, does that make it so? If Ben and Jeff discuss it alongside Koyomimonogatari and Tsukimonogatari, does that make the podcast a work of media criticism? Listen to find out! The post Inbetween 11 - No Vegetables, Only Meat (Hanamonogatari, Koyomimonogatari, & Tsukimonogatari) first appeared on Key Frames.

Episode 11 of Key Frames: Inbetweens, a mini-podcast about anime. What is the relationship between words and reality? Do words describe a reality that exists independently of their use and meaning, or are words actually the medium through which reality is perceived and understood? For instance, if Aniplex decides to brand Hanamonogatari as a finale movie for Monogatari Series Second Season instead of an OVA epilogue for the entire franchise, does that make it so? If Ben and Jeff discuss it alongside Koyomimonogatari and Tsukimonogatari, does that make the podcast a work of media criticism? Listen to find out!

This week we go us against Dirty Pirate Hookers! The beloved husband of our dear friend Emily. It's starting out beautifully for us as at this very moment, he has 49 points in his bench and we're projected to win. If Ben loses this week and we win... guys, we'll be in 1st place! BSFTW!

Ben was interviewed by Erwin Szeto of The Truth about Real Estate Investing... for Canadians. By all definitions, Ben shared that he was killing it, but he wasn’t always successful. Ben shares his childhood story being a preacher’s son, why he ran away from home at 12, abused drugs and alcohol until the age of 20, crawled home to his parents, checked into a 12-month rehabilitation program and turned his life around. Ben talks about learning lessons on raising a challenging child such as himself, owning investments with other people’s money during the crash, being bullied by an investment partner, and what he would do differently with his investments if he could do it all over again. This is the first time Ben has publicly shared his challenges as a business owner. Link:  Businessfromwithinpodcast.com  The Truth About Real Estate Investing... for Canadians   Quotes:    “It is hard not to look at relationships from a survival mentality.”-@TBFWPodcast  “There is always a prize to pay for always being number one.”- @TBFWPodcast “When your personal relationships are sucking business doesn’t feel so good.” -@TBFWPodcast “Self-awareness is one of the biggest competitive edges you can have in business. Because you walk in and you see what they need.”-@TBFWPodcast   Timestamps: 00:55 – How Ben and Erwin met 04:35 – Ben’s sales career at his 20’s in an office furniture store 05:54 – Ben shares his relationship with his dad that triggered him to run away and end up in rehab 11:20 – His turning point in entering and working in the rehabilitation program facility for 365 days 13:06 – His inner work dealing with his 12-year old son 16:11 – What drove and motivated him to acquire 41 properties in 14 months 18:13 – Ben shares his investment portfolio 19:30 – His craziest winning deals…and its sudden crash, the learning curve for his real estate investing business 28:31 – Getting over self-doubt 32:02 – His team’s world-class client experience model for real estate selling 34:32 – The prize of his success…his marriage rattled 38:42 – Self-awareness being the biggest competitive edge in business 42:20 – Business, emotions, and love psychology to blow the customer’s mind 56:30 – If Ben has to rebuild his real estate company vs how he did before 01:06:00 – Dealing with burn-out and overcoming it 01:10:30 – How Erwin’s stress affects his health  

Ben Coomber is a UK leading performance nutritionist, coach, educator, speaker, writer and multiple business owner. Through his videos, blogs, social media channels, books and seminars, he inspires people to take charge of their health and nutrition, and empowers them with information to make that change.  He’s the host of the UK’s number one rated health and fitness podcast, which is also top 10 in the world, and has interviewed the likes of Ben Greenfield, CT Fletcher, Elliott Hulse, Rhonda Patrick, Mike Dolce and James Haskell to name but a few. He teaches personal trainers and coaches how to be the best coach possible via his online nutrition education program, Body Type Nutrition Academy, and he’s also the founder of Awesome Supplements, an innovative supplement brand that brings clarity to the confusing world of supplements.  He’s written for major industry publications such as Men's Fitness, Men's Health, Train, MMA Uncaged and TSN, he speaks at major UK events such as Body Power, iFit, Fit Living UK, Be:Fit, SFN, BP Trade Show and MeFitPro, and has consulted and spoken for Sky TV, Twinings Tea, O2, multiple universities, independent and national gyms and numerous health brands.   00.00 Trailer 00.18 Introduction 01.30 Ben’s early life and background 05.40 How did Ben maintain changes in his life? 08.00 What were Ben’s original ambitions and where is he now relative to this? 10.00 Juggling priorities 14.00 Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within experience 19.50 How does Ben feel about himself 20.40 Compared to his absolute best self, where is Ben at at the moment? 22.50 What does Ben do to manage or be aware of his ego? 26.10 Why is obesity such problem and what should be done to tackle it? 30.10 Where does the responsibility lie in terms of improving the situation? 32.30 What are some of the habits that have helped Ben get to where he is? 34.10 The hardest year of Ben’s life 38.20 Why did Ben choose to share this? 41.20 What does Ben do on bad days to lift himself up? 44.50 What does Ben’s training and diet look like? 48.00 Ben on his life purpose 49.10 What would Ben want his legacy to be? 49.40 What does Ben see himself doing in five years? 52.40 Best piece of advice 53.20 How does Ben define success? 55.00 If Ben could master any skill or habit, what would it be? 56.30 What would Ben say to his 20 year old self? 58.50 If Ben could have anyone’s physique, who’s would it be? 59.50 What would Ben change about the world?   You can find Ben at: https://bencoomber.com/ https://www.facebook.com/theofficialbencoomberpage https://twitter.com/bencoomber https://www.youtube.com/user/BenCoomberTV https://www.instagram.com/bencoomber/   Find Inspired Edinburgh here: http://www.inspiredinburgh.com https://www.facebook.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.twitter.com/INSPIREDINBURGH https://www.instagram.com/INSPIREDINBURGH

Phoebe Mroczek is a Mindset & Marketing Mentor, speaker, and host of The Unbecoming Podcast. Her passion is to help entrepreneurs master their mindset around execution, and create more ease, impact, and adventure in their life. Her specialties include marketing, launch strategies, community building, list building, and event planning. During the show, Phoebe talks about her clients, what problem she solves for them, her transformational work that gives permission for her clients to release perfectionism, judgment, and expectations to redefine their metrics of success and scale their business with intention. Ben Oosterveld shares his first encounter with Phoebe in an event and how he felt his “queen-like” energy when he saw her enter the room. This conversation is a fun one, unscripted, unrefined and unapologetic and talks a lot about Pheobe’s fondness for ice-cream. Enjoy this episode. Links: Phoebemroczek.com The  Flock  Mastermind   Unbecomingpodcast.com Quotes:   “You build a business as an extension of yourself.” - @PhoebeMroczek  “We can get lost in this online world where it really feels detached and really disconnected from the reality.” - @PhoebeMroczek  “I think I am at my best when I am on the spot.”- @PhoebeMroczek  “The stories, the beliefs, the patterns, the habits the conversation. All of those things are impacting us. It is the background music that we don’t even notice.”- @PhoebeMroczek  Time Stamps: 00:27 – all about Phoebe, her podcast, and its purpose 04:27 – her fondness for ice cream 10:03 – struggles her target market experience 16:37 – goals and big whys for her clients/ talking goals to gratify other people 19:40 – she talks about mentoring and mastermind, her clever and different, 3 points of a good facilitator 25:50 – she defines talent vs gift 31:40 – how she handles her business now 36:04 – she talks about spirituality, God, and the universe 40:25 – the importance of quality and speed in business 43:55 – scalability of a business and dangers of it 49:33 – Lightning Round 1:01:00 – If Ben has all the money in the world how will he spend it 1:05:51 – What is one issue in the world that Ben reacts to

Some significant changes are going on in our professional lives and today is full of updates. Ben shares some of the details of his new job at Mackey Research Management Software. It’s providing him with structure, people, team interaction, and new problems, as well as a distance from some other problems. Mackey is a company that makes a note-taking app for hedge funds and features a connection to databases of public companies. Derrick is moving on and away from Drip. While he knows the time is right to move on, there is emotional attachment especially since he was there from the start. Derrick wants to go from leading to doing, again. He’s leaving his “baby” that he co-founded in the best state possible. Derrick is putting together a manifesto about possible upcoming plans. Today’s Topics Include: Reasons for moving away from Rails Ride the wave of different languages Projects based on learning vs. productive; never stop learning to be relevant Change in pace and work environment is positive for Ben Flexibility is a benefit, but it is not for everyone Stress level difference between working at a job or running your own company If Ben likes Haskell, he’ll want to talk and teach about it Haskell has some brain-bender, mind-expander aspects With Haskell, it feels more like play than work for Ben - and you get paid for it Derrick has learned to delegate over the years; no longer a bottleneck New chief technology officer with top-level experience being hired to continue to grow Drip Derrick will post a manifesto on his website about his upcoming plans Derrick has been going through administrative tasks required as he transitions away from Drip Derrick says, even during the dead of winter, that he plans to stay in Minnesota A logo is being created for Art of Product; and Derrick is working on establishing a brand identity related to his new ventures If you’re enjoying the show please give us your ratings and reviews in iTunes. Links and resources: Mackey (https://mackeyrms.com/) Haskell (http://haskellformac.com/) Sherry Walling Mental Health for Startup Founders - Art of Product episode (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-art-of-product/id1243627144?mt=2#) The 30-Day Code Quality Challenge (https://www.codequalitychallenge.com/) RefactoringRails.io (http://refactoringrails.io/) Drip Derrick Reimer Website (http://www.derrickreimer.com/) Ben Orenstein Website (http://www.benorenstein.com/)

Terri talks to Ben Costantini about how Startup Sesame events are designed to help founders identify the best events to build their businesses and ultimately strengthen the European startup/investing ecosystem through community, knowledge sharing and connections.      Who is Ben Costantini? Ben Costantini runs Startup Sesame, the largest alliance of Tech events in Europe and Connectors, an innovation studio specialized in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Ben is also the curator of Symposium Stockholm, the festival of ideas founded by Daniel Ek and Ash Pournouri. Ben has more than ten years of experience in conference organization, and has one of the most extensive and trusted networks of event founders in the world. He is an expert in the creative industries and advises entrepreneurs and investors in early and growth stages.  He was a Global Entertainment and Music Business instructor at the Valencia Campus of Berklee College of Music and the co-founder of the school’s student-run label, Disrupción Records.   Show Highlights Ben talks about Startup Sesame; there are 30 partner events and right now they are accepting applications for the 2018 cohort of startups with applications due by 3/1 to participate in the one-year program. Startup Sesame curate events to help startup founders identify the best events to attend to help build their businesses and to strengthen the European startup/investing ecosystem. Terri’s favorite startup event is Slush in Helsinki because of the content and the events that encourage connecting. What is Startup Sesame’s criteria for adding new event partners?    Is it a startup event?   Does it provide a strong startup offering?   Is it happening at the same time as an existing partner event? Is it happening in the same city where there is an existing partner event?   Ben sees positive activity in startups, investing, and regulations in Europe to make innovation easier. There are now entrepreneurial and technical classes in school for kids.   Innovation doesn’t only happen in Silicon Valley. One of the challenges in Europe is around funding.  There’s early stage money and later stage money but there’s a gap in the middle.    Another challenge is around regulation and politics.  The European startup cities are competing rather than focusing on a pan-European market or a digital single market.    Terri asked about whether GDPR is going to be helpful for European startups or a barrier to entry.  Per Ben, bigger companies are going to have an advantage because they can hire more people to comply with GDPR.  This will be harder for smaller companies and will have a negative impact on innovation.  This will provide opportunities for innovation in helping companies comply with GDPR.  There’s a great opportunity in copywriting in Europe for innovation.    Terri talks about hoping to see a right-sizing of the need to meet the GDPR regulations.   Anyone who wants to meet up with Startup Sesame or Ben at 4YFN in Barcelona, they will be there Feb 26th through March 1st 2018.    Startup Sesame will be reviewing applications and narrowing down to 30 candidates to identify the final startups for the 2018 program. The winners will be attending a retreat in Valencia, Spain at the end of March to meet each other and the Startup Sesame community.    Valencia, Spain has a robust startup scene with over 100 startups, there are 30 investment funds and 40 co-working spaces.    If Ben could wave a magic wand, he would make information and knowledge available to everyone, everywhere because a lot of struggles and wars occur because information is not readily available.      Terri’s Key Takeaway Innovation happens at the fringe; not at the center   References in the Podcast Startup Sesame: https://www.startupsesame.com/ GDPR:  https://www.eugdpr.org/ 4YFN: https://www.4yfn.com/ Slush: http://www.slush.org/ Mobile World Congress: https://www.mobileworldcongress.com/ Station F: https://stationf.co/ theCamp:  https://thecamp.fr/   Contact Ben can be reached at ben@startupsesame.com. You can follow Terri on Twitter at @terrihansonmead or go to her website at www.terrihansonmead.com or on Medium:  https://medium.com/@terrihansonmead.  Feel free to email Terri at PilotingYourLife@gmail.com. To continue the conversation, go to Twitter at @PilotingLife and use hashtag #PilotingYourLife.

D23 is speaking to me on a personal level. Game of Thrones excitement is growing.. oh my! AVENGERS INFINITY WAR...description... I need 4 tickets to STAR WARS LAND. World of Warcraft is relevant again. If Ben's script is out, what about Deathstroke? more, much more.

In this episode, Ben Greenfield and Hunter McIntyre interview plant-based, vegan obstacle course racer Alec Blenis. You'll discover: -If Ben really sleeps with bacon in his shorts... -Why Alec is vegan... -How low-fat veganism can damage your body... -Why Hunter McIntyre quit eating meat... -Ben's explanation of why some people called "overmethylators" do much, much better on a vegan/vegetarian diet than normal methylators or undermethylators. Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now...  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)