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Episode 184: Multiple Myeloma BasicsSub-Interns and future Drs. Di Tran and Jessica Avila explain the symptoms, work up and treatment of multiple myeloma. Written by Di Tran, MSIV, Ross University School of Medicine; Xiyuan Yang, MSIV, American University of the Caribbean. Comments by Jessica Avila, MSIV, American University of the Caribbean. Edits by Hector Arreaza, MD.You are listening to Rio Bravo qWeek Podcast, your weekly dose of knowledge brought to you by the Rio Bravo Family Medicine Residency Program from Bakersfield, California, a UCLA-affiliated program sponsored by Clinica Sierra Vista, Let Us Be Your Healthcare Home. This podcast was created for educational purposes only. Visit your primary care provider for additional medical advice.Di: Hi everyone, this is Di Tran, 4th year medical student from Ross university.  It's a pleasure to be back.  To be honest, this project is a part of teamwork of two medical students, myself and another 4th year, her name is XiYuan.  She came from the AUC. Unfortunately, due to personal matters she was unable to make it to the recording today which makes me feel really sad. Jessica: My name is Jessica Avila, MSIV, American University of the Caribbean.Di: The topic we will present today is Multiple Myeloma. Multiple myeloma is typically a rare disease and it's actually a type of blood cancer that affects plasma cells in the bone marrow.Jessica: Let's start with a case: A 66-year-old male comes to his family doctor for an annual health checkup. He is not in any acute distress but he reports that he has been feeling tired and weaker than usual for the last 3 months. He also noticed that he tends to bruise easily. He has a history of arthritis and chronic joint pain, but he thinks his back pain has gotten worse in the last couple of months. Upon checking his lab values, his family doctor found that he has a calcium level of 10.8 and a creatinine level of 1.2, which has increased from his baseline. Given all that information, what do you think his family doctor is suspecting? And what kind of tests she can order for further evaluation?Di: Those symptoms sound awfully familiar – are we talking about the CRAB? You know, the diagnostic criteria for Multiple Myeloma.Jessica: Exactly! Those are called “myeloma-defining events.” Do you remember what those are?Di: CRAB criteria comes in 4 flavors.  It's HYPERCALCEMIA with >1mg/dL, RENAL INSUFFICIENCY with serum creatinine >2mg/dL, ANEMIA with hemoglobin value 10% plasma cells, PLUS any one or more of the CRAB features, we can make the official diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Di:  Before we go deeper, let's back up a little bit and do a little background.  So, what do we know about the immunoglobulins, also known as antibodies? Back from years of studying from medical school, we know that the plasma cells are the ones that producing the antibodies that help fight infections.  There  are various kinds that come with various functions.  Each antibody is made up of 2 heavy chains and 2 light chains.  For heavy chains, we have A, D, E, G, M and for light chains we have Kappa and Lambda.Jessica: Usually, the 5 possible types of immunoglobulins for heavy chains would be written as IgG, IgA, IgD, IgE, and IgM.  And the most common type in the bloodstream is nonetheless the IgG. Di: What is multiple myeloma? In myeloma, all the abnormal plasma cells make the same type of antibody, the monoclonal antibody.  The cause of myeloma is unknown, but there are lots of studies and evidence that show a number of potential etiologies, including viral, genetic, and exposure to toxic chemicals, especially the Agent Orange, which is a chemical used as herbicide and defoliant. It was used as a chemical warfare by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971.Jessica: We need to order some specific blood tests to see if there is elevated monoclonal proteins in the blood or urine. So, to begin with we'll need to take a very thorough history and physical exam. Next, we'll do labs, such as CBC, basic metabolic panel, calcium, serum beta-2 microglobulin, LDH, total protein, and some not so common tests: serum protein electrophoresis (SPEP), immunofixation of blood or urine (IFE), quantitative immunoglobulins (QIg), serum free light chain assay, and serum heavy/light chain ratio assay.If any of the results is abnormal, we should consider referring our patient to an oncologist.Di: Interesting! I read that Multiple Myeloma symptoms vary in different patients.  In fact, about 10-20% of patients with newly diagnosed myeloma do not have any symptoms at all.   Otherwise, classic symptomatic presentations are weakness, fatigue, increased bruising under the skin, reduced urine output, weakened bones that is likely prone to fractures, etc. And if multiple myeloma is highly suspected, a Bone Marrow biopsy should be done with testing for flow cytometry and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Actually, if any of the “Biomarkers of malignancy (SLIM)” is met we can also diagnose multiple myeloma even without the CRAB criteria. Jessica: The diagnosis is made if one or more of the following is found: >= 60% of clonal plasma cells on bone marrow biopsy, > 1 lytic bone lesion on MRI that is at least 5mm in size, or a biopsy confirmed plasmacytoma. Di: Imaging comes in at the final step especially if we able to find one or more sites of osteolytic bone destruction > 5mm on an MRI scan.Jessica: What if the bone marrow biopsy returns > 10% of monoclonal plasma cells, but our patient doesn't have either the CRAB or the Biomarker criteria? Di: That's actually a very good question, since Multiple Myeloma is part of a spectrum of plasma cell disorders. That's when smoldering myeloma comes into play. It is a precursor of active multiple myeloma. Smoldering myeloma is further categorized as high-risk or low-risk based on specific criteria.A less severe form is called Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance, or simply MGUS, with < 10% bone marrow involvement. Those are diagnoses we give once we rule out actual multiple myeloma, which are defined by the amount of M-protein in the serum.Jessica:  When to get started on treatment? Multiple Myeloma is on a spectrum of plasma cells proliferative disorders, starting from MGUS to Smoldering Myeloma, to Multiple Myeloma and to  Plasma Cell Leukemia.  Close supervision/active watching is enough for MGUS and low risk Smoldering Myeloma. But once it has progressed to high-risk smoldering myeloma or to active Multiple Myeloma, chemotherapy is usually required. Some situations may require emergent treatment to improve renal function, reduce hypercalcemia, and to prevent potential infections.Di: As of 2024, treatment of Multiple Myeloma comprises the Standard-of-Care approved by the FDA. In fact, the quadruple therapy is a combination of 4 different class of drugs that include a monoclonal antibody, a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory drug, and a steroid. Jessica: They are Darzalex (daratumumab), Velcade (bortezomib), Revlimid (lenalidomide) and dexamethasone.  Other treatment plans for Multiple Myeloma include chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy (for plasmacytomas) and stem cell transplants. The patient will also be on prophylaxis acyclovir and Bactrim while on chemotherapy. Sometimes anticoagulants are also considered because the chemo increases the risk of venous thromboembolic events.Di: Although the disease is incurable, but with the advancing of novel therapies and clinical trials patients with multiple myeloma are able to live longer.  Problem is the majority of patients diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma are older adults (>65), the risk of falling is adding to multiple complications of the disease itself, such as bone density loss, pain, neurological compromises, distress and weakness.  Palliative care may come in help at any point in time throughout the course of treatment but is most often needed at the very end of the course. Jessica, can you give us a conclusion for this episode?Jessica: Multiple Myeloma may not be the most common cancer, but we have to be aware of the symptoms and keep it in our differential diagnosis for patients with bone pain, easy bruising, persistent severe headaches, unexplained renal dysfunction, and remember the CRAB: HyperCalcemia, Renal impairment, Anemia and Bone lesions.Even without trying, every night you go to bed a little wiser. Thanks for listening to Rio Bravo qWeek Podcast. We want to hear from you, send us an email at RioBravoqWeek@clinicasierravista.org, or visit our website riobravofmrp.org/qweek. See you next week! _____________________References:International Myeloma Foundation. (n.d.). International Myeloma Working Group (IMWG) criteria for the diagnosis of multiple myeloma. https://www.myeloma.org/international-myeloma-working-group-imwg-criteria-diagnosis-multiple-myeloma Laubach, J. P. (2024, August 28). Patient education: Multiple myeloma symptoms, diagnosis, and staging (Beyond the Basics). UpToDate. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/multiple-myeloma-symptoms-diagnosis-and-staging-beyond-the-basics.University of California San Francisco. (n.d.). About multiple myeloma. UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. https://cancer.ucsf.edu/research/multiple-myeloma/about Theme song, Works All The Time by Dominik Schwarzer, YouTube ID: CUBDNERZU8HXUHBS, purchased from https://www.premiumbeat.com/.

We sat down with Daniel Christian Wahl to talk about the nature of regenerative cultures and what the world might look like if that were the dominant model for our societies. Daniel Christian Wahl originally trained as a biologist before going on to study holistic science and completing his PhD in Design for Human and Planetary Health. He is an educator, consultant and author committed to shaping a world that harmonizes human and planetary health and wellbeing. His book 'Designing Regenerative Cultures,' is regarded as a seminal work in the field.Born in Germany, he now lives in Mallorca, where he is custodian of a Mediterranean regenerative food forest that serves as a sanctuary and model for sustainable living. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.  In the four years since it has been running, the Inner Green Deal podcast has been entirely self-funded and we are committed to keeping it that way, which means commercials-free. To live up to this ambition, we are inviting you to support us. Every contribution, however small, makes a difference and allows us to continue sharing inspiring stories that highlight how understanding what is going inside can help in tackling the climate crisis. If you would like to donate, click here for more details.   https://app.regen.network/https://www.danielchristianwahl.com/About the Inner Green Deal  The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

探索大腦的會談地圖Podcast：網路成癮研究十年回顧 2013年，美國精神醫學會於《精神疾病診斷與統計手冊》第五版中首次將「網路遊戲成癮」（Internet Gaming Disorder, IGD）列為待研究的疾病。此後，2018年世界衛生組織亦將「遊戲成癮」納入國際疾病分類之中。 我們的團隊是全球網路成癮與手機遊戲成癮研究的先驅，從博士班期間，林煜軒醫師即投入這個領域展開耕耘，並已於多個國際頂尖期刊發表多篇具權威性的研究。 網路成癮研究的里程碑之一是我們的團隊於2020年發表的綜合分析研究，該篇論文已被引用超過100次。我們的研究涵蓋了網路成癮與智慧型手機遊戲成癮，並開發了智慧型手機成癮量表（SPAI），該量表已被引用超過500次，翻譯成多國語言供相關醫學研究領域使用。 此外，我們也開發出第一款能夠「量化」手機使用行為的應用程式——Know Addiction APP。在這個手機與人類生活融為一體的這個時代，「上網時間多久？」這個過去難以回答的問題，便得以透過 Know Addiction APP自動監測、以量化方式呈現出來。透過此程式，我們能記錄使用者的行為數據，並以此評估成癮情況，為精神科醫師診斷手機成癮診斷提供客觀的依據。 在臨床上，儘管因手機遊戲成癮求助的個案其實遠少於網路成癮，手機遊戲成癮的現象仍有助於深入探索人與機器之間的互動及心理狀態，因為由手機所呈現出的行為模式同樣能夠解釋人類行為，具有「生物轉譯」的意義。就像果蠅對基因研究的重要性，以及圍棋之於人工智慧研究一般，共同的特性就是Feature很複雜但Label很簡單。 此外，我們的研究還深入探討了網路行為與自我傷害的關聯，例如網路霸凌、性私密影像散佈等，這些行為與青少年的自我傷害風險密切相關。我們也觀察了手機成癮對睡眠的影響，特別是大學生的網路成癮與其作息模式，以及性別和家庭教養風格的調節作用。 對於也想投入這個領域的年輕後進的建議是：手機成癮是人機互動研究的理想起點，值得投入。特別是隨著性私密影像散步散佈與網路霸凌等不健康的網路行為日益增加，這些行為背後的成因、相關的研究便更具有重要意義與影響力。 #手機成癮 #網路遊戲成癮 #手機使用行為 #量化 #BiomarkersLab Powered by Firstory Hosting

If marketing is a key driver of behaviour that leads to ecological overshoot, can it be used to reverse it?Each year, we collectively use up more resources than the planet can regenerate. A new paper names the human behaviour crisis as the driver for this ecological overshoot and analyses the role of marketing. Tamsin Walker sat down with Phoebe Barnard who co-authored the paper to discuss the history of our collective consumer behaviour, what role marketing could have in slowing overshoot and what it takes to reach a social tipping point. Phoebe is a biodiversity and climate scientist, systems and policy strategist, societal futurist, writer and film producer. She is campaign advisor at the Global Evergreening Alliance, convenor of the Global Restoration Collaborative, Affiliate Professor at the University of Washington, and Researcher at the University of Cape Town. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.  In the four years since it has been running, the Inner Green Deal podcast has been entirely self-funded and we are committed to keeping it that way, which means commercials-free. To live up to this ambition, we are inviting you to support us. Every contribution, however small, makes a difference and allows us to continue sharing inspiring stories that highlight how understanding what is going inside can help in tackling the climate crisis. If you would like to donate, click here for more details.   Linkshttps://www.phoebebarnard.com/Paper: the behavioural crisis driving ecological overshoothttps://www.evergreening.org/https://www.stableplanetalliance.org/restoration About the Inner Green Deal  The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Amie Burke of IGD introduces us to the " Mmmake Your Mark" campaign, an innovative effort aiming to bridge gaps in the food and drink industries labour force by encouraging professionals to share their career experiences. She highlights the toolkit available on the IGD website, offering practical resources for sharing stories online, particularly on LinkedIn and TikTok. Amie emphasises the importance of engaging younger audiences and showcases the campaign's collaborative success, notably through a viral "thunderclap" event, unifying industry players to tackle workforce challenges.Our second guest, Amie Brown, shares her multifaceted career path at Coca-Cola Euro Pacific Partners, illustrating how viewing challenges as opportunities can lead to significant growth and progression. She recounts her determination to excel in field sales despite initial rejections and highlights how her tenacity and ambition have fuelled her success across various roles. Amie Brown's journey underscores the importance of transferable skills and exploring diverse opportunities within a single company.We reinforce the episode's central themes of inclusivity and diversity. We discuss the need for more flexible hiring criteria that value passion and transferable skills over rigid requirements and we also elaborate on the importance of visible role models, particularly women in senior positions, to inspire and empower others within the industry.Together we discuss the significance of demystifying the food industry's wide range of career paths and the value of reverse mentoring and representation. Our conversation also touches on broader industry challenges, including sustainability and the need for collaborative efforts. This episode aims to motivate listeners to reflect on their own careers and consider participating in the "Mmmake Your Mark" campaign to contribute to a more inclusive and dynamic food industry.Timestamps:[00:00] Introduction[02:15] Amie Burke on the "Mmmake Your Mark" campaign[08:40] Toolkit resources for sharing career stories[12:30] Engaging with younger audiences on TikTok[16:45] Amie Brown's career journey at CCEP[24:50] The value of transferable skills and diverse experiences[30:00] Lucy and Amy on inclusivity and industry challenges[36:20] Success stories and the viral "thunderclap" event[42:10] Future goals for the "Mmmake Your Mark" campaign[48:15] Closing remarks and community call to actionLinks and Resources:Link to Mmmake Your Mark Campaign: https://www.igd.com/Social-Impact/Articles/Mmmake-Your-Mark-campaign-toolkit/50316Website Link: https://ohforfoodssake.co.uk/FB Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ohforfoodsakeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/oh-for-food-s-sake/You can follow us here on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oh_forfoodssake/For industry consulting from Lucy, connect with her on Instagram or LinkedIn.Find her on Instagram or LinkedIn for further support with industry coaching and facilitation from Amy.See you next time!

We are welcoming Nipun Mehta, founder of ServiceSpace, a global movement that touches millions of people through the merging of volunteerism, technology and the gift-economy.Tamsin spoke to Nipun about the potential and far-reaching impacts of an unexpected act of kindness. Not only for the recipient, but for oneself, society and the world at large. Nipun set up ServiceSpace after quitting his first and only job as a software engineer to become a full-time volunteer. Fast forward more than two decades and ServiceSpace has evolved to become a global ecosystem of over 1.5 million members, delivering millions of dollars in service for free. He has also been honoured by the Dalai Lama as an "Unsung Hero of Compassion".Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   In the four years since it has been running, the Inner Green Deal podcast has been entirely self-funded and we are committed to keeping it that way, which means commercials-free. To live up to this ambition, we are inviting you to support us. Every contribution, however small, makes a difference and allows us to continue sharing inspiring stories that highlight how understanding what is going inside can help in tackling the climate crisis. If you would like to donate, click here for more details.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

The language we use to talk about things shapes our perception of the world. The more we use certain terms, the more entrenched our perspectives become. What if we started describing things in a new way?Tamsin Walker sat down with Inez Aponte to talk about how different ways of measuring success can lead to a more connected and ultimately healthy experience of life. Both for people and planet.Inez is an educator, storyteller and consultant in Barefoot Economics, which using a fundamental needs framework to assess economic wellbeing, can serve as a tool to change the narrative around economic success.With a background in performance storytelling and improvisation, she focuses on the interplay between language, narrative and behaviour change, working with groups to cultivate what she calls a ‘radical collective imagination', as the basis for addressing our shared complex challenges. In 2021, she founded a social enterprise called Crazy Beautiful World with her then 16-year-old son. Their mission is to connect young people with the adults who care about their future to explore compassionate and wise ways to navigate the challenges of the 21st Century.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.  Linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/inezaponte/?originalSubdomain=ukhttps://crazybeautiful.world/our-story/ About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com. In the four years since it has been running, the Inner Green Deal podcast has been entirely self-funded and we are committed to keeping it that way, which means commercials-free. To live up to this ambition, we are inviting you to support us. Every contribution, however small, makes a difference and allows us to continue sharing inspiring stories that highlight how understanding what is going inside can help in tackling the climate crisis. If you would like to donate, click here.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, IGD contributor Scott Campbell speaks with Flor, a compa in so-called Mexico actively involved in supporting anarchist political prisoner Jorge “Yorch” Esquivel. They speak about Okupa Che, an autonomous, self-managed space on the campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), a project where Yorch... Read Full Article

In this episode, originally recorded during the 2020 elections, Inner Green Deal co-founder Jeroen Janss spoke to Bryan Welch, leading publisher on sustainability, former CEO of mindful.org and committed rancher from Kansas.He asked Bryan how he felt about the prospect of a second-term Donald Trump presidency and what a contested election means for America.Knowing the system from the inside, he points to the divisions that he has seen deepening over the years and the media and vested interests that have played a role in that. Yet despite the challenging outlook, Bryan also sees many positive developments and talks about the millions of people that discover the power of compassion – a quality that he sees not only as distinctively human - and grounding - but also as critical at a time of societal division, environmental mass extinction and climate change. So take a deep breath and listen to Bryan's wisdom while the US election season gets underway in earnest. More about Bryan Welch at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-welch-3383311/.About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com. In the four years since it has been running, the Inner Green Deal podcast has been entirely self-funded and we are committed to keeping it that way, which means commercials-free. To live up to this ambition, we are inviting you to support us. Every contribution, however small, makes a difference and allows us to continue sharing inspiring stories that highlight how understanding what is going inside can help in tackling the climate crisis. If you would like to donate, click here. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Despite the importance of resilience, many myths continue to exist. In this episode we take a deeper dive and explore the nature of resilience and how to cultivate it collectively.Our guest is Chris Tamdjidi, co-author of The Resilient Culture and co-founder of Awaris, a global consulting and training company.Tamsin Walker spoke to Chris about where resilience comes from, the benefits of being curious and how engaging with the natural world can open us up to a deeper understanding of ourselves.With a focus on mindfulness, enlightened leadership and understanding cause and effect, Chris has notched up more than 25 years working in business consulting, leadership development, mindfulness practices and change management. Drawing on that experience and knowledge, he has now co-authored a book out in July together with our Inner Green Deal co-founder Liane Stephan: The Resilient Culture – How collective resilience leads to business success. It explores, amongst others the linkage between resilience and natural world and how it can become woven into the fabric of an organisation. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   In the four years since it has been running, the Inner Green Deal podcast has been entirely self-funded and we are committed to keeping it that way, which means commercials-free. To live up to this ambition, we are inviting you to support us. Every contribution, however small, makes a difference and allows us to continue sharing inspiring stories that highlight how understanding what is going inside can help in tackling the climate crisis. If you would like to donate, click here. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.  Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In our June broadcast we were delighted to be joined by Amie Burke, Inclusivity Programme Manager at IGD. With a vast experience in the agriculture and food sector Amie will share with us why diversity is so important and provide some insights and learnings she is seeing through the IGD membership which demonstrates best practice and enhances the bottom line.Amie has spent 15 years working in the agriculture sector, from banking to business improvement across the whole supply chain. After 4 years travelling internationally helping clients with their sustainability goals, auditing and providing solutions for supplying farmers in places like Brazil, Guatemala, China, Madagascar and Vietnam, Amie took a role with AHDB to focus on people sustainability in UK farming. Supporting the development of new apprenticeships, hands on workshops developing leadership skills and delivering accredited training for upcoming managers provided insight and experience for Amie's current role with IGD as Inclusivity Programme Manager.As a passionate LGBTQ+ member, Amie takes her knowledge and emotional intelligence to deliver insight, best practice and a reverse mentoring programme for FMCG industry; helping to inspire change and support businesses to create inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive. She was recently named in The Grocer's Power List as a top 10 activist making grocery a better industry for the LGBTQ+ community.

In this very short episode following the European elections, we offer a pause to reflect on the divisions revealed by the elections and invite you to join us for a short exercise. While the knee-jerk reaction might be to seek distance from 'the other side', could that ultimately lead to deeper polarisation? In this special episode, we introduce a brief exercise based on the work of Emma Stenström that offers a way to reach out and consider 'other' opinions with a view to building bridges and fostering understanding. For more information on this exercise: https://www.hhs.se/en/research/sweden-through-the-crisis/bubble-hopping/We hope you find this exercise useful and appreciate the moment to pause amidst the frantic news coverage. Please share with us your reflections on our Inner Green Deal linkedin or Instagram page. Or write to us on info@innergreendeal.com.About the Inner Green DealThe Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on innergreendeal.com.Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

We only need to walk down a street, open a browser or turn on the TV to understand that we are being addressed as consumers. But what if behind that narrative, there were another waiting to step into the limelight and reshape the communities and countries in which we live?Jon Alexander, author or Citizens, Why the Key to Fixing Everything Is All of Us, argues that there is. He calls it the citizen story. Tamsin Walker sat down with Jon Alexander to talk about exactly what that is, what can happen when even a small group of people decide to take matters into their own hands, and how some leaders are also daring to dabble with more participatory forms of co-existence. Jon started his professional life in an advertising agency in London, but a decade in, had come to see that treating citizens as eternal consumers was undermining their inherent power as individuals. He returned to university and co-founded the New Citizenship Project, a strategy and innovation consultancy operating on the belief that given the right opportunity, people can and will shape the things that matter to them for the better. To date, NCP as it is known for short, has worked with the European Central Bank, the Guardian and many others to shift the story of the individual in society away from that of consumer to that of participatory citizen.Since publishing his book Citizens in 2022, he has met with and heard from people all across the world, who he says are finding one another, organising together, and stepping into whatever power they have to shape the future for the better.About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Hai, Sobat Cuan.. Semenjak meninggalkan Karawang tempat kelahiran Dimas dan merantau ke Jakarta. Dimas jarang menengok orang tuanya, dengan pertimbangan uang yang dihasilkannya disimpan untuk nantinya bisa digunakan untuk menikah. Namun, kisah bahagia yang baru saja Dimas hadirkan untuk Rena, langsung dibalut luka ketika ayahnya Dimas dilarikan ke IGD. Seakan rencananya untuk melamar Rena ditentang oleh semesta. Uang yang ia kumpulkan harus digunakan untuk biaya berobat ayahnya. Seperti apa kelanjutan kisah Dimas? Simak cerita lengkapnya hanya di Drakor (drama keuangan on reality).   Jangan lupa dengerin audio series Cuap Cuap Cuan, yang tayang setiap hari Kamis, Jam 17.00 WIB, hanya di Spotify ya.... Sobat Cuan, jangan lupa ya untuk follow IG @cuap_cuan, dan juga subscribe youtube channel Cuap Cuap Cuan, kemudian di like, comment dan share ya. Salam cuan!

iGaming Daily returns from Malta's CasinoBeats Summit to the unexpected news that PM Rishi Sunak has declared a General Election on 4th July. Momentum towards a settlement of the industry's regulatory affairs has been growing, but has the Gambling Review been stalled as government and the Civil Service shut down its engine abiding by the pre-election rules of Purdah. Will a six-week election campaign de-rail the Gambling Review's outstanding settlements, related to the affordability checks pilot programme, RET Levy and changes needed to modernise UK land-based gambling. IGD examines the industry reaction to Rishi's ‘Kamikaze call' at the most sensitive of times for all UK Gambling stakeholders.  Joining SBC's Martyn Elliott on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, are SBC's Content Director, Ted Menmuir, and Payment Expert Editor, Ted Orme-Claye. Host: Martyn ElliottGuests: Ted Menmuir & Ted Orme-ClayeProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service. 

We talk to Li An Phoa, founder of the charity Drinkable Rivers about her work towards a world with waterways so clean that we can sip from their banks. Her mission started in 2005 when she canoed the full length of the Rupert river in Canada, drinking fresh water from it as she went. When she returned there just three years later, she was met with a different picture. The water had been polluted as a result of dams and mining. Fish were dying and local people were falling ill. Seeing the ecosystem thrown out of balance, Li An realised that being able to drink from a river was an indicator of healthy living. She now raises awareness and mobilise people to take action through river walks, citizen science and community building, like Mayors for Drinkable Rivers, a group that emerged from her 2018 walk along the River Meuse. That 1000-kilometer source-to-sea walk took her through France, Belgium and the Netherlands. Most recently, she embarked on 500 kilometre walk along the river Thames, starting at its source in the Cotswolds and ending four weeks later at the mouth of the North Sea. She has also co-authored a book ‘Drinkable Rivers: How the River Became My Teacher'Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker sat down with Li An to talk about how we can learn to use rivers as a marker for a healthy society, how we can reconnect with the water that keeps us alive and with each other to keep it clean. Please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.  Drinkable Rivers: https://drinkablerivers.org/ About the Inner Green Deal The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com. Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Benicio parede una rara enfermedad que se trata de una mutación genética, que es el síndrome de hiper-IgD autosomático recesivo, la cual tiene un tratamiento muy costoso que supera los 30 millones de pesos. En la actualidad a nivel munial existen 200 casos y 4 son de Mendoza.Su mamá, Elizabeth Siri estuvo en #JustoATiempo hablando con Laura sobre el tema. La costosa vacuna debe colocársela una vez al mes o cada 45 días, y produce el bloqueo de los síntomas de la enfermedad. Si bien tienen la obra social OSECAC, aún no está claro si le van a cubrir un tratamiento tan costoso como este.Más allá de eso, lo que desea esta madre es contactar a familias de otros pacientes para saber cómo lograron adquirirla.Quien desee colaborar con esta familia, brindándoles algún tipo de información o recursos, pueden comunicarse con Elizabeth Siri al teléfono 2604550573.

In the inaugural episode of Indigenous Voices by iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, SBC's VP Relationships - North America, Kelli Weaver, makes her iGD hosting debut in a sub-series that explores all the topics surround both the Tribal and First Nation sector. Joining Kelli on today's episode is Jacob Coin, Executive Advisor to Chairman-San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, to explore differences between commercial gaming and tribal government gaming and how times have changed since the inception of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA), plus more. Host: Kelli WeaverGuest: Jacob CoinProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.

Living within us all, imagination has no small role to play in rethinking the world of today and tomorrow. But how do we harness its phenomenal power? That is the question at the heart of this month's episode of the Inner Green Deal podcast.  Phoebe Tickell, founder of Moral Imaginations and former scientist, talks about the importance of imagination to bring us closer in relationship with the world - as opposed to escaping from it. A fresh and stimulating perspective.If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.    Links https://www.phoebetickell.com/ https://www.moralimaginations.com/imaginactivism  About the Inner Green Deal  The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion.   In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.    

Join us for an overview of intergroup dialogue (IGD) in higher education, featuring expert perspectives from scholars and practitioners Drs. Ximena Zúñiga, Bridget Turner Kelly, Mark Kamimura-Jiménez, and Nina Tissi-Gassoway. Panelists explore the philosophy and practice of IGD, discuss a four-stage approach, the relevance amidst campus unrest and polarization, implementation in student affairs graduate programs, and considerations for effective facilitation. Whether you're new to IGD or seeking advanced insights, this episode offers valuable perspectives on fostering inclusive and intentional dialogues on college campuses.

We're getting ready to say bem vindo ao Brasil on today's episode of iGaming Daily, sponsored by Optimove, as we welcome back the SBC Noticias team for the final time before next week's SBC Summit Rio. SBC Noticias Editor Lucía Gando joins host Fernando Noodt, an Argentinian trying his best to pronounce everything correctly in Portuguese and English, and iGD's resident Brasil expert Isadora Marcante of SBC Notícias Brasil to discuss SBC's first foray into the hottest new market in the industry, what attendees can expect from the event, the major talking points going into the inaugural SBC Summit Rio, some of the headline speakers and attendees, and some of the notable events around the Summit. Find out even more about the event here https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-rioHost: Fernando Noodt MolinsGuest: Isadora Marcante, Lucía GandoProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

What is the future without Resilience? In this month's podcast we ask Daria Nashat (she/her) how resilience can be cultivated to benefit not only individuals but also communities, societies and the planet.  Daria, a Resilience and Leadership trainer, talks about how to strengthen our resilience, what the role of stories and community is in cultivating resilience and what she means with the power of "looking beyond the walls".  If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.    Daria Nashat: https://darianashat.com/  About the Inner Green Deal    The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion.   In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   

As he says himself, every ship needs its captain, and our captain on today's episode of the iGaming Daily podcast sponsored by Optimove is SBC Noticias Journalist Fernando Noodt Molins, joined on the good ship iGD by SBC Noticias Editor Lucía Gando, and SBC Notícias Brasil's Isadora Marcante.Fernando first gets Isa's thoughts on a recent shakeup in the regulatory picture in Brazil, as José Francisco Manssur, special advisor to the Ministry of Finance, and the man responsible for handling the regulation of the sports betting sector has left the government. In the second half of the podcast, Lu and Fer chat about some major recent updates in Peru, as the Government seeks a new President to lead the General Directorate of Casino Games and Slot Machines (DGJCMT), following the removal of incumbent Eduardo Sevilla Echevarría, whose tenure was terminated yesterday by MINCETUR, Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism.Some links mentioned on the podcast:https://sbcnoticias.com/br/espaco-juridico-guilherme-sadi-publicidade-das-apostas/https://sbcnoticias.com/peru-proceso-licitacion-inicio-featured/Host: Fernando Noodt MolinsGuest: Isadora Marcante, Lucía GandoProducer: Anaya McDonaldEditor: James RossRemember to check out our partners Optimove at https://hubs.la/Q02gLC5L0 or go to Optimove.com/sbc to get your first month free when buying the industry's leading customer-loyalty service.  

In a world where exploitation of natural resources is commonplace, the idea of granting rights to entities such as rivers is as abstract as essential.   In this month's episode, we explore the rights of nature with Mihnea Tănăsescu, a political ecologist who has spent many years immersed in the issue.   He is a research professor at the University of Mons in Belgium. His current work focuses on the concept of political representation and the politics of ecological restoration and his most recent books are Understanding the Rights of Nature and Ecocene Politics. The latter was included in the 2023 Choice Review's Outstanding Academic Title list.  Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker spoke to Mihnea about the arguments for and against granting rights to nature, where they have already been seen as a success and whether they can foster a new relationship between humans and the natural world around us.  If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.    Mihnea Tănăsescu: linkedin.com/in/mihnea-tanasescu-3b538876 Understanding the Rights of Nature: https://www.transcript-verlag.de/978-3-8376-5431-8/understanding-the-rights-of-nature/. His book Ecocene Politics: https://www.openbookpublishers.com/books/10.11647/obp.0274  About the Inner Green Deal    The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion.   In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   

In this end-of-year edition we talk food with Mick McEvoy. Originally from Ireland, he lives and works at Plum Village, a Zen Buddhist community in France established by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh more than forty years ago.   There, he mindfully manages the Happy Farm, which grows seasonal organic food for its community and the thousands of guests who travel there annually to take part in retreats. Mick also facilitates numerous retreats each year, integrating the practice of mindfulness with agro-ecology, nature connection, deep ecology and rewilding.   Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker spoke to Mick about growing our own food, the benefits in rekindling that skill, the concept of 'interbeing' and the cinematic experience that is "soil in action".   If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.    Plum Village: https://plumvillage.org/about/plum-village  Happy Farm: https://plumvillage.org/community/happy-farm  Wendell Berry Poem: https://onbeing.org/poetry/the-man-born-to-farming/  Mick McEvoy: https://www.parallax.org/authors/mick-mcevoy/    About the Inner Green Deal    The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion.   In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   

If stories shape our reality, how can we all become better storytellers? We ask Astrid Nierhoff, a passionate and seasoned storytelling expert.  Her academic research around the interplay between imagination and reality led her to co-found StoryAtelier, a non-profit that uses the power of stories as the basis for deepening understanding on individual and community levels.  Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker spoke to Astrid to talk about the power of story and narrative, the potential impact of asking ‘what if…',  and why it is that we need to become better listeners.     StoryAtelier: https://www.storyatelier.org (in German) Imaginatives: https://imaginatives.org/ (in German)  If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.   About the Inner Green Deal  The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.  

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, IGD contributor Scott Campbell speaks with a Palestinian comrade based in Ramallah, which is located in the occupied West Bank of Palestine. The West Bank, along with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967. For a deeper dive on... Read Full Article

Ever heard of Internet Gaming Disorder? Real or not real? One Arkansas Woman says "YES" and is suing. Let's listen in with Heather and Poolboy...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hello our little hibernating hedgehogs. We hope you are well and remembered to put the clocks back last Sunday.   We start this week's show off with some exercise, as after the recording our own Jonas Vingegaard A.K.A., Jan was setting off cycling in preparation for his participation in the first ever Tour de Underwater Volcanos. Let's hope he can find Nemo, eh?!   Stuart has news about the new Windows 11 update. Apparently one of the cool new things will be the ability to set audio levels per application and there is also a new feature called Windows co-pilot. It seems this pilot can fly you anywhere it wants to go. Sadly, that might not be the location where you actually want to go, but hey, it's the thought that counts.   Also, there's a new update to Chat GPT which means that it should be capable of integration into Siri, which could mean you can pretty much replace Siri on iPhone if you desire. You can read more about it by clicking on this link: https://bgr.com/tech/you-can-replace-siri-with-chatgpt-on-your-iphone-heres-how/   Will you be upgrading to JAWS 2024? Jan has news on the latest version which includes a new cool feature called "Face in View" which means people will no longer see your bald patch or the dirty laundry behind you during an online meeting. To activate Face in View (only for Jaws 2024 users), press the layered keystroke, INSERT+SPACEBAR, followed by F, and then O.   We continue our series on guide dogs this week and are joined by Cliodhna Ni Laoghaire from Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. Cliodhna (pronounced Cliona) has been a guide dog instructor and trainer in IGD for 17 years so there is very little she doesn't know about training guide dogs. Cliodhna talks us through the process of training these little superheroes from puppies through to adulthood. Sjef & Larry, listen up: Cliodhna might have some tips for you. No TIPS not TREATS silly billies!   ..and don't forget you can make a donation here: https://www.guidedogs.ie/ways-to-help/donate and find out more about guide dogs at : https://www.guidedogs.ie/   In TV corner we are recommending ‘Lessons in Chemistry' on Apple TV, and Clodagh has become rather fond of 'Bodies' on Netflix. And in a change to our scheduled programming, Mr Jan Bloem is recommending 'Beckham'. Can you believe that! Jan actually watched a TV programme! We also have news on the upcoming last series of ‘The Crown', part 1 of season 6 will air on Netflix on November 16 with part 2 publishing on December 14.   Finally, if you are heading to Sight Village South East on November 7, keep a lookout, or should that be an ear out!?! for Blind Guys Chat – the whole cast will be there, and Óran or Clodagh might point a microphone in your general direction for a quick word.   So, finish up your bath and shake yourself off like a wet dog of a Thursday evening. Head down to the fire and get nice and toastie - ready for the number one podcast on Wimbledon Common: Blind Guys Chat. 38 out of 40 chopper bikes prefer it to wheelies. Support Blind Guys Chat by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/blind-guys-chat

We welcome Carlos Alvarez Pereira, Vice President of the Club of Rome, who talks about change, complexity and the human dimension of transformation.     Carlos started out studying aerospace engineering and teaching applied mathematics before founding a research institute specializing in modelling complex systems and big data applications. And it is this interest in and affection for systems thinking that ultimately led him to his current role with the Club of Rome, where he says the mission, simply put, is to ask better questions. Inner Green Deal host Tamsin Walker sat down with Carlos and asked him why reconnecting with ourselves, others and the natural world is important in looking for ways to navigate convergent crises, how we can move beyond deeper polarisation and what lies at the heart of collective transformation. Please consider subscribing to our podcast or leaving a review. In doing so you make it easier for people to discover our podcast. We thank you for your support.      About the Club of Rome:  The Club of Rome describes itself as a platform of diverse thought leaders who identify holistic solutions to complex global issues and promote policy initiatives and action to enable humanity to emerge from multiple planetary emergencies. https://www.clubofrome.org/     About the Inner Green Deal : The Inner Green Deal is a non-profit organisation based in Cologne and Brussels with a growing community around the world. We address the human dimension of sustainability and support leaders, change makers and facilitators to accelerate the green transformation. We offer a range of short and longer programmes cultivating capacities such as collaboration, systems thinking and compassion. In addition to programmes for organisations, we empower facilitators and offer train-the-trainer programmes, access to curricula and digital tools to create cohesive communities of change. Our podcast is hosted and produced by Tamsin Walker. Executive producer is IGD co-founder Jeroen Janss. For more information, visit us on LinkedIn, innergreendeal.com or write to info@innergreendeal.com.   

On this episode of the It’s Going Down podcast, we host a discussion with IGD contributor Scott Campbell, as we cover the current situation on the ground in Palestine, the Netanyahu government in Israel and its links to the global far-Right, the role of the US in the conflict, and what possible avenues social movements... Read Full Article

Our final episode recorded live at GroceryShop in the Vantage podcast studio features two of the world's leading experts on all things retail: Lindsey Mazza, Global Retail Lead at CapGemini and Stewart Samuel, Director of Retail Futures at IGD. In a wide ranging conversation we delve into the important trends affecting the grocery industry--and retail more broadly--including sustainability, the evolving supply chain, automation, collaboration, cyber-security, retail media networks, and the blurring of the lines between digital and physical.  As usual, we kick things off with our hot-takes on the week in retail news, starting with an upside surprise in job creation in both the United States and Canada and what that might mean for the "higher for longer" interest rate outlook. We then move on to do a quick check in on one of Steve's 2023 predictions: the "disruptor reset" and ponder what to make of Toys R Us' reboot. We then unpack a report from JLL on the massive increase in luxury brands opening their open stores and the impact on the luxury department store sector, before closing with earnings reports from Levi's and Tesco.About LindseyLindsey is a retail industry thought leader who specializes in consumer centric omnichannel commerce and innovation. With twenty years of extensive experience in retail supply chain, she leads digital transformation in analytics-enabled integrated planning and execution, serving clients across retail industry sub-segments including grocery, mass merchandise, apparel, footwear, personal care, and mobility. Lindsey has global experience working with a diverse set of tier-one retail and CPG companies. Within these top organizations, Lindsey has transformed operations, reducing cost, unlocking channel growth, and creating sustainable futures. Lindsey is the Global Retail Lead for Capgemini Group.About StewartWith a deep understanding of retailer strategies, digital transformation, cutting-edge innovation, AI, automation, and strategic shifts toward a healthier and more sustainable future, I help companies stay ahead of the curve in the ever-evolving industry.I've helped food retailers and their CPG partners to:- Chart a course through the current economic turbulence, by understanding how to deliver on value beyond price - Discover new, innovative store formats, including experience-driven, digitally-enabled, and highly efficient concepts- Understand the challenges of ecommerce and maximizing profitability in an increasingly online world- Learn about new financial models and alternative revenue streams - Embrace the shift towards contactless checkout and payment technologies- Stay ahead of the curve on health and wellness and sustainability, and understanding the associated costs of decarbonization effortsI have a proven track record of working with C-level business leaders, executives, and senior business teams from a diverse range of countries including Canada, USA, Australia, UK, Ireland, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Brazil, UAE, and New Zealand. My deep expertise in strategy development has helped these clients to reach their business goals and I am proud of the impact I have made. With a commitment to excellence, I bring my wealth of experience and know-how to every client engagement, delivering results that speak for themselves.I'd love to connect with you, so send me an invite or message at stewart.samuel@igd.com.More of our insights can be viewed at https://retailanalysis.igd.com/subscriber-home.About UsSteve Dennis is a strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and bestselling author of focused on growth, innovation, and the impact of digital disruption. He is widely considered one of the foremost and influential voices in the retail industry. You can learn more about Steve on his  website.  His #1 bestselling book Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption is available at  Amazon or just about anywhere else books are sold. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a Forbes senior contributor and on Twitter and LinkedIn. You can also check out his speaker "sizzle" reel here.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global eCommerce Leaders podcast, and The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.    You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!

Live from Groceryshop 2023, join Morgan Petty, Lead Retail Analyst at RETHINK Retail, as sits down with Stewart Samuel, Director of Retail Futures at IGD. Stewart is renowned for seamlessly blending his profound knowledge of the grocery retail industry with an exceptional talent for uncovering unexplored growth opportunities. In each discussion, he expertly sketches the current retail panorama, effortlessly navigating its complexities. Stewart's expertise extends beyond theory; it's a well-honed craft that has made him a sought-after figure in the world of retail. He possesses a deep understanding of the art of divestment strategies, paving the way for prosperous mergers. With the grocery retail market becoming increasingly competitive, retailers are actively exploring fresh and innovative trends. Emerging concepts like alternative revenue models and groundbreaking retail spaces are gaining rapid traction. By staying proactive and responsive, retailers can harness these trends to enhance their visibility and revenue streams, strategically positioning themselves in the ever-evolving retail landscape. Resources: Nominate the next Global Retail Leader: rethink.industries/global-retail-leaders/#nominate Connect with us on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/rethink-industries/ For more retail insights visit www.rethink.industries If you enjoyed this episode, please let us know by subscribing to our channel and giving us a 5 star rating on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Goodpods! - - - - - - This episode of the RETHINK Retail Podcast was recorded live at Groceryshop on Sept 21, 2023.

On iGaming Daily, our main aim is to deliver you the biggest stories of the day and dissect them where we can. However, it's also a platform to raise attention and awareness to other happenings circulating the iGaming sector and today the show will be dipping its toe into the affiliate space on iGaming Daily, sponsored by SBC Summit Barcelona, as Host James Ross welcomes Natalie Lees, SBC's Senior Conference Producer and an iGD debut with Julian Pitts, SBC's Senior Affiliate Relationship Manager. For more information regarding Affiliate Leaders, click on the following link:- https://affiliateleaders.com/Make sure to like and follow the iGaming Daily LinkedIn page to be kept up-to-date with the latest episodes.Join 15,000+ delegates at our biggest ever conference and exhibition this summer in beautiful Barcelona! Game-changing content, as well as 4,500 operators, 1,500 affiliates, 450 speakers and 350+ exhibitors, the biggest name keynote speakers anywhere in the industry, an almost 40,000 square metre exhibition floor and world-class networking events every single night. Get your tickets now at https://sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-barcelona/

This week, we're sharing an interview with Matthew N Lyons of Three Way Fight blog about the political legacy of Lyndon LaRouche, cultic leftist turned fascist US political figure from the 1970's through his death in 2019. For the hour, Matthew and I talk about the network of organizations and publications of the LaRouche movement, some of their approaches toward peeling adherents from the left, antisemitic conspiracy theories he innovated, methods his movement used to control followers and some of the ripples of LaRouche you can find today. We also speak briefly about the Three Way Fight book due out in the spring via Kersplebedeb and PM Press. Our past interview with Matthew on Christian Nationalism(s): https://thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2022/11/20/matthew-lyons-on-christian-nationalisms/ Lyons articles on LaRouche (in addition to the chapter in Insurgence Supremacists on the movement): "The LaRouche Network's Russia Connection" (July 2015) -http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-larouche-networks-russia-connection.html "Meditations on a Dead Fascist" (March 2019) - http://threewayfight.blogspot.com/2019/03/meditations-on-dead-fascist.html Books critiquing LaRouche from an antifascist position: Dennis King's Lydon Larouche and the New American Fascism: https://web.archive.org/web/20160307091850/http://lyndonlarouche.org/newamericanfascism.htm Kevin Coogan's (as Hylozoic Hedgehog) Smiling Man From A Dead Planet: The Mystery of Lyndon LaRouche: https://archive.org/details/smiling-man-from-a-dead-planet-the-mystery-of-lyndon-la-rouche-by-hylozoic-hedge Some current political figures appearing to relate to the legacy of LaRouche's red-brown politics: Jackson Hinkle: https://breadtube.fandom.com/wiki/Jackson_Hinkle showing how he publishes with EIR, a LaRouchite journal: https://twitter.com/MaupinAFA/status/1537791876106952705 Caleb Maupin: https://breadtube.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Patriotic_Socialists Related: A longer study of red-brown politics on LibCom: https://libcom.org/article/investigation-red-brown-alliances-third-positionism-russia-ukraine-syria-and-western-left Sophie From Mars on “left” conspiracy theories: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZyIjBxxpTY Sophie speaking on I Don't Speak German podcast about this topic: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/idontspeakgerman/IDSG_Ep120_Caleb_Maupin_and_the_Conspiracy_Left_with_Sophie_From_Mars.mp3 brief write-up about the Rage Against The War Machine rally from IGD: https://itsgoingdown.org/dungeons-dugin-red-brown-alliance-interview/ The Right Podcast talking about RATWM rally: https://audioboom.com/posts/8249669-rage-against-the-war-machine-explained Vice covering the idea of #MAGACommunism: https://www.vice.com/en/article/88qk4b/what-the-hell-is-magacommunism . … . .. Bursts O'Goodness (co-host, producer) Ian (co-host) The Final Straw Radio Archives, current Audioport  and Podcast. Sampling and remixing with attribution encouraged. twitter: @StrawFinal Mastadon: @thefinalstrawradio@chaos.social  fedbook: @TheFinalStrawRadio Tumblr: The Final Straw Blog IG: @TheFinalStrawRadio youtube: Final Straw Channel The Final Straw Radio P.O. Box 6004 Asheville, NC 28816, USA

Pushing for better diversity and inclusion is important in every industry. A 2018 report from the charity Stonewall found that, due to their sexuality, 18% of the UK's LGBTQ+ workers had been negatively targeted by colleagues. And the agricultural industry is no different. In fact, it can come with a whole lot of its own specific challenges. Farming can be a lonely, high-pressure business. The UK Office for National Statistics says suicide rates in farmers are among the highest in any occupational group. Every year, 50 gay farmers take their own lives, with the fear of coming out as one of the main reasons. This simply cannot continue. And there are great potential benefits to making our agricultural sector more diverse. So, through the lens of LGBTQ+ farmers, in this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we explore diversity in agriculture. Relevant resources: The Samaritans The Gay Farmer Helpline Agrespect - the rural LGBTQ+ network Guest: Amie Burke, Inclusivity Programme Manager, IGD

Retailers all over the world are leaning into creating the next generation of store experiences that will drive increasing revenue. Global insight provider IGD recently published an in-depth study on the Stores of the Future that are happening today, centered on 5 themes of emerging trends in the grocery industry. Stewart Samuel, Director of Retail Futures at IGD, joined us on the podcast to lay out a few of the central themes and how the Future of Stores is coming to life today.

Quote: What makes us the same, what makes us different, and how can we learn from each other to create a better workplace? Cynthia Milani Unemployment among the neurodiverse runs as high as 30-40%. Companies like SAP, Goldman Sachs and Microsoft are finding that many of these workers are highly skilled, out-of-the-box thinkers that can give them their leading edge and best insights - if given a chance. On this episode of Authentic Living with Roxanne, we welcome neuro anthropologist and certified NLI neuro leadership coach Cynthia Milani to help us better understand the various types of neurodiversity, their strengths and challenges, and how to include these valuable human thinking patterns for better results at work and beyond. Cynthia is the director of the IgD center for Neuroleadership & Development in Provence, France, where she blends the latest tips from neuroscience with cutting-edge leadership training +brain tools for peak performance. Cynthia Is a certified NLI Neuroleadership coach, public speaker and author who has worked in over 50 countries with a wide variety of businesses and Fortune 500 companies such as Sap, IBM, Dow, Credit Suisse, BP Amoco,  as well as the European Parliament, United Nations, US Army and Olympic athletes on achieving human excellence through neuroplasticity. A Harvard-certified mediator, she is a specialist in bias and inclusion; Cynthia Milani is the author of NeuroDiversophy, and the upcoming Neuroleadership Business Games & Handbook by diversophy.com.   Authentic Touch Points: Cynthia's path to neurodiversity. 2:00 Growing up neurodiverse. 7:00 Listening in a different way. 10:00 Diversity on the spectrum. 13:30 Finding the brilliance within. 19:30 What companies can do. 25:30 Looking through the cultural diversity lens. 28:30 Cynthia is passionate about helping people understand the brain, so they can understand their choices, take control of their emotions, make decisions with their higher brain, become inclusive leaders and have better lives. Understanding what makes us different has been a core part of her work for over 30 years. As I offer executive coaching, I encourage leaders to reach out for guidance about presenting their authentic selves to develop an improved workplace for everyone with less conflict. I welcome you to book a complimentary discovery call: https://roxannederhodge.com/chat/ and take our online quiz to rate your authenticity as a leader: https://roxannederhodge.com/quiz  Be sure to visit our website for the SCARF Model download: https://roxannederhodge.com/neurodiversity-and-the-ror-with-cynthia-milani/  Stay Authentic, Roxanne Links: Cynthia's email: cmilani@inst-glob-dev.com  Cynthia's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-milani/ Roxanne's LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roxannederhodge/ Roxanne's email: roxanne@roxannederhodge.com 

The conversations around diversity and inclusion are getting ever more complex and employees are starting to expect their employers to treat diversity issues as more than just a tick box exercise. But what are diversity and inclusion and how can we bring them into our workplaces? On today's episode of the Oh For Food's Sake podcast, we talk to special guest Amie Burke, the Inclusivity Programme Manager at IGD, in an honest and open discussion about how we can be diverse and what reverse mentoring can do for our workforce and our bottom line. Amie tells us about how she got her start in the food industry, coped with burnout and then took on a role to promote diversity and inclusion. She walks us through the Reverse Mentoring Programme that she's leading and explains how it's helping companies across the food industry to truly embrace DEI initiatives. Listen out for Amie's incredible jigsaw metaphor that unpacks what diversity and inclusion actually are and for the amazing statistics about how they improve your productivity. Amie also shares tips on how you can get involved and promote real, effective and sustainable diversity and inclusion measures in your workplace. This episode helps to bust some of the popular myths around diversity and inclusion and talks about their role in the food industry as a whole. Please help to spread the word by sharing this episode on your social media accounts and join in the discussion on our Facebook page. And if you learnt something from the episode, drop us a rating or review on your favourite podcast platform. Timestamps[1:22] Welcome to the podcast, Amie![2:35] Amie walks us through her journey from inner city Birmingham to university to her early career[7:17] The job that led to Amie's career burnout[8:11] How do you come back from burnout? [11:20] Amie's dream job in diversity and inclusion[14:27] So Amie, what's reverse mentoring? [17:50] The numbers and process behind the Reverse Mentoring Programme[21:50] The amazing outcomes of the Reverse Mentoring Programme[22:55] “That's the whole point, to create that curiosity”: What you need to know about diversity and inclusion [25:20] Amie explains the difference between diversity and inclusion[27:07] The jigsaw puzzle of fitting diversity and inclusion together [28:40] “It's the big question”: What can we do for diversity and inclusion? [32:21] Awareness, Acknowledgement, Action: The Triple A approach to diversity and inclusion [37:20] An amazing statistic about what embracing diversity and inclusion can do for your business[39:20] What the next generation wants to see from their employers [41:38] How do you tackle resistance to diversity and inclusion measures? [43:52] “It's a win-win situation” [47:35] How to get in touch with AmieLinks and ResourcesAmie Burke on LinkedInIGD's reverse mentoring programmeFind out more about this month's sponsor, Ulrick & Short, here: Ulrick & ShortUlrick & Short on InstagramUlrick & Short on LinkedInUlrick & Short on TwitterEmail: enquiries@ulrickandshort.comYou can follow us here on instagramIf you would like further support with myself, Amy for food industry coaching and facilitation find me here on instagram or LinkedInFor food industry Consulting from Lucy you can find her here on instagram or LinkedInSee you next time!

Welcome to the Humans of Nutrition Podcast brought to you by Registered Nutritionists Anna Wheeler and Dr Danielle McCarthy. In this podcast, Anna and Danielle chat with Cathy Capelin, Head of Health and Sustainable Diets at IGD who shares her insights on what works and doesn't in the area of sustainable and healthy diets. IGD is a registered charity which is working to drive change that makes a tangible difference for society, business and the individual, with commercial insight and social impact at the core of everything they do. Cathy also worked for many years at Kantar Worldpanel UK as Strategic Insight Director for the Nutrition and Public Sector and in this episode, she helps define sustainable and healthy diets from strategic and consumer perspectives. She shares the latest research from IGD's innovative collaboration with Asda, Sainsburys and the University of Leeds which has identified what was successful and just as importantly, what wasn't, in changing shopping behaviours within retail settings. Cathy openly discusses implementation of the new HFSS (high fat, sugar and salt) policy, her insights for the future, examples of great collaborations as well as the greatest challenges of her career. You can read IGD's report here: https://www.igd.com/articles/article-viewer/t/healthy-sustainable-diets-driving-change/i/30157 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - As nutrition professionals working in multiple contexts, we want to use our diverse experience to help organisations achieve their nutrition and health goals by providing them with the expertise they need, when they need it. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Get in touch to find out more about our business, Nutrition Talent, and how we can help you. Web: www.nutritiontalent.com Email: info@nutritiontalent.com LinkedIn: @NutritionTalent Instagram: @Nutrition_talent Twitter: @NutritionTalent Follow Anna LinkedIn: @Anna Wheeler Follow Danielle LinkedIn: @DrDanielleMcCarthy

Kesehatan fisik tidak main main bung. Di era semua serba mahal, sakit bukan jadi pilihan baik buat jadi alasan kalian cabut sekolah/kuliah atau bahkan ngantor. Semoga kita semua sehat selalu biar gak ngerasain kejamnya ngantri IGD di rumah sakit! Selamat berakhir pekan!

In this fourth episode of the series, Matthew and Cindy look at the issue of food distribution.Matthew speaks to Simon Pearson and Steve Brewer of the University of Lincoln, and Seamus Galvin from BSI, about Trusted Bytes – an innovative food distribution project using digital technologies and standards.Matthew also speaks to Toby Pickard from food research organization IGD about the latest technological trends in food distribution and retail.And as well the usual tea, cake and coffee chat, there's also talk of melons from Brazil…Series | Farm to Fork – the relationship between standards and food.Find out moreTrusted BytesGet in touch@StandardsShow@thestandardsshoweducation@bsigroup.com

Missed Groceryshop 2022? Not to worry, we've got you covered! Welcome to our SPECIAL EDITION season 2, episode 3, Part 1, Groceryshop recap!We're bringing you 6 great interviews recorded live and in-person at Groceryshop in Las Vegas, NV, bundled up in 3 episodes with 2 interviews each. First up, we talk with Katie Hotze, CEO and Founder of Grocery Shopii, a grocery tech startup you'll be hearing more about if you haven't already. Katie is helping busy families experience grocery shopping in a fun and healthy new way with endless recipes and maximum convenience. All while saving them money – what could be better? Then we catch up with Stewart Samuel, global insights leader at IGD for the scoop on what's trending during the first half of Groceryshop. Naturally, retail media networks take center stage, but that's not the only trend Stewart highlights. Be sure and catch our season 1, episode 4 Predictions for 2022 episode for Ricardo & Casey's take on retail media networks!We'll be back soon with 2 more Groceryshop themed episodes and 4 amazing interviews with grocers, analysts, and a special guest!News update! We're at #21 on the Feedspot Top 60 Best Retail podcasts list, so please keep those 5-star reviews in Apple Podcasts coming! With your help, we'll move our way deep into the Top 20! Leave us a review and be mentioned in a future episode! https://blog.feedspot.com/retail_podcasts/Meet your hosts, helping you cut through the clutter in retail & retail tech:Ricardo Belmar, a RETHINK Retail Top Retail Influencer for 2022 & 2021, RIS News Top Movers and Shakers in Retail for 2021, a Top 12 ecommerce influencer, advisory council member at George Mason University's Center for Retail Transformation, and director partner marketing advisor for retail & consumer goods at Microsoft.Casey Golden, CEO of Luxlock. Obsessed with the customer relationship between the brand and the consumer. After a career on the fashion and supply chain technology side of the business, now slaying franken-stacks and building retail tech!Includes music provided by imunobeats.com, featuring Swag Tag and Brag, and Overclocked, from the album Beat Hype, written by Hestron Mimms, published by Imuno.The Retail Razor ShowFollow us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/TwRRazorConnect with us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/LI-RRazorSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/RRShowYouTubeSubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/RetailRazorShowRetail Razor Show Episode Page: https://bit.ly/RRShowPodHost → Ricardo Belmar,Follow on Twitter - https://bit.ly/twRBelmarConnect on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/LIRBelmarRead my comments on RetailWire - https://bit.ly/RWRBelmarCo-host → Casey Golden,Follow on Twitter - https://bit.ly/twCaseyConnect on LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/LICaseyRead my comments on RetailWire - https://bit.ly/RWCaseyTRANSCRIPTSPECIAL Edition: Groceryshop 2022, Part 1[00:00:00] Ricardo Belmar:[00:00:20] Introduction to Part 1[00:00:20] Ricardo Belmar: Hello, and welcome to season two, episode three, part one of the Retail Razor Show. I'm your host, Ricardo Belmar.[00:00:26] Casey Golden: And I'm your co-host, Casey Golden. Welcome Retail Razor Show listeners to our unapologetically authentic retail podcast for product junkies, commerce technologists, and everybody else in retail and retail tech alike. Now, Ricardo, did I hear you right? You said part one? [00:00:45] Ricardo Belmar: That's right. This is our special edition episode on grocery shop. I was fortunate enough to attend the show and managed to sit down live and in person with six people to record a few interviews for our listeners.[00:00:58] Casey Golden: I wish I could have been there and that's probably the first time. I will admit that I wanted to go to grocery shop. I hear it was a great show. [00:01:06] Ricardo Belmar: It, it was, it definitely was. Of course it wasn't as big as shop talk. But there were about 4,000 attendees and I'd say a pretty good percentage of retailers and CPG brands there. That was probably the best grocery shop yet. And, you know, we'll hear more about that through some of the interviews too.[00:01:21] Casey Golden: that, explains these special episodes and everything. But why part one? what what's coming up [00:01:26] after that? [00:01:27] Ricardo Belmar: Well, I did mention six interviews, so we're gonna stitch these together two interviews at a time in this episode, and then we'll quickly release part two and part three right behind this one with the other interviews, so you get some bites sized episodes in rapid fire from us.[00:01:41] Casey Golden: Awesome. No one's ever accused us of having episodes that are too short. So who do we, Who do we have lined up for this show? [00:01:51] Ricardo Belmar: We are gonna jump in to highlight a very cool grocery tech startup that I'm sure we're gonna be seeing a lot more of In the months to come, we'll have Katie Hotze, the CEO of Grocery Shopii. She's amazing, wonderful. Can't wait for everyone to learn more about Katie and what she's doing helping busy families shop for groceries in a more experiential way, leveraging a never ending collection of recipe.[00:02:16] All while saving you money doing it. I mean, what could be better?[00:02:18] Casey Golden: Does she cook?[00:02:19] Ricardo Belmar: almost Yeah. I guess you could maybe if they cooked it for but know. [00:02:25] Casey Golden: No. I'm all in for startup spotlights and looking forward to that guest. [00:02:31] Who's our second guest? [00:02:32] Ricardo Belmar: So from there, we are gonna jump to an industry analyst perspective. About halfway through grocery shop, I sat down with good friend, Stewart Samuel, Global Insights Leader at I G D, Now to talk about the trends that we're surfacing halfway through the show. You know, we, we did manage to overcome some kind of annoying technical challenges in the podcast room for this interview with the equipment in the room.[00:02:54] But I think we came out with some really good insights for grocers and brands. So of course we are gonna hear about one of the biggest trends coming outta grocery shop, retail media networks.[00:03:04] Casey Golden: We really nailed that prediction for the year, didn't we?. [00:03:06] Ricardo Belmar: Oh, yeah. A hundred percent. A hundred percent. , and you couldn't walk down a hallway at the show without seeing somebody's branded ad from a retailer promoting their retail media networks. I mean, Walmart Connect was everywhere to the point where I, I'm not even sure anyone from Walmart was there to actually attend the show.[00:03:22] They were there to sell their own retail media services to other retailers.[00:03:26] Casey Golden: wow. Now wait, you said one of the top trends. What else was trending? Was there something bigger than retail media? [00:03:34] Ricardo Belmar: yeah, there were other trends, you know, like convenience, the, the omnipresent omnichannel that you know, shows its head at every show. And an oldy but a goody, personalization. I'm not sure about that one. Maybe grocery industry was just figuring that one out. Cause it's not like we haven't been talking about that one for a while.[00:03:49] But for, for the absolute top trend for that answer, you're just gonna have to listen to the interviews. Believe me, part two and part three will be very illuminating. Let's just say we've saved the best for last while sprinkling a few important nuggets here and there along the way, but there'll definitely be some surprises.[00:04:04] Casey Golden: Wow. With that kind of setup, this must be the most jam packed full of value hitting you every minute series of episodes we've done, and I can't wait to hear it because I will be hearing it for the first time with our listeners as well. So let's dive in and get right to the live recording in person interviews from Grocery Shop 2022. [00:04:25] Katie Hotze Interview[00:04:25] Ricardo Belmar: welcome to the retail razor show. Special edition episode at grocery shop 2022. I'm here at the show in Las Vegas with a series of amazing guests, as part of our retail transformers series to talk all things, grocery and consumer goods, and to kick off the series, I'm here with Katie Hotze and the CEO and founder of Grocery Shopii. [00:04:52] I'm thrilled to have you here, Katie. Welcome to the show. [00:04:54] Katie Hotze: Thank you for having me. It's a lot of fun! [00:04:56] Ricardo Belmar: So to get started. Why don't you tell us about yourself and what led you to create Grocery Shopii? You can give us the background and what Grocery Shopii is all about. [00:05:03] Katie Hotze: Sure, sure. So so myself I am a digital marketer and I spent about 18 years in management technology consulting. [00:05:10] This was an idea that I had off the side of my desk because I was super busy mom. And was trying to figure out how to get the recipe process of finding them and getting them. Getting the ingredients. And having it all in the kitchen. At five 30 on a Tuesday when I roll in hot from work and I've got kids, you know, grabbing my leg, telling me they're starving. [00:05:31] And so yeah. Yeah, there was you know, we, I lived in Chicago at the time and the grocer that you know, could deliver to the house, I'd opened the app and. Or the web browser and would add a couple of random items to cart and I'd never checked out. And so I knew there had to be a better way. And so I ended up creating a prototype myself to do so. [00:05:50] so the company evolved over, gosh, You know, 20, 19, 20 20. We, we just really began this journey of figuring out what types of need really existed was my need unique. It turns out it's not. And yeah, so we've been off to the races really since 2019, but with the Grocery shopii meal planning applications since 2020. And yeah, we are a digital meal planning application for grocery e-commerce. We actually integrate directly with the grocers existing e-commerce platform. And we become a connection point to their front end web site. And so we grab approximately one out of every nine shoppers interest into our platform to do meal planning and online grocery shopping in five minutes flat. [00:06:30] And then yep. So we get them to, and through check out as fast as possible. And when we do, they come back four times as and they spend 18 to 30% more per cart. [00:06:38] Ricardo Belmar: So I'm sure a lot of people hearing those numbers are literally going to say, wow, that's pretty amazing. I have to say, being someone who reluctantly does grocery shopping every week in my household. And particularly I'm one of those people from the pandemic who thoroughly took advantage of online ordering to avoid going to the store. and I have to say you put a really unique spin on that whole process of kind of adding a discovery process in my mind, right? To grocery shopping, which I've personally always kind of viewed as a pretty mundane exercise. [00:07:09] You know, most people probably have a list of things that they think they want. They go to the store and shop, and you've added this layer that I think is pretty interesting because you're almost telling everyone to start with what you want to have. And then kind of work into or at least, allow through the interface, the grocer kind of provide what you need to do that and then get an order done [00:07:27] Katie Hotze: That's the beauty of digital. You just automate it. And so I think that's what annoyed me the most. I truly like funny story. I was that mom on the playground and my friends would bring me recipes printed out. Spent my whole career in digital. And they go here, here are the burritos we make and here's the da ta ta. I'm like, don't tell him. This to me, I don't have [00:07:48] Ricardo Belmar: You can do with that paper [00:07:49] Katie Hotze: and do That piece of paper. And so I think just, just the natural you know, design of a piece of tech that explodes to cart that was not new. You know, a couple of years ago, I was, I was, trying to get this off the ground. And I had a, I was trying to get a speaking opportunity at a big conference and I had the head of content called me. He goes, ah, shoppable recipes, nothing new, [00:08:07] And I was like, no, but we do it differently. Cause we're not B-to-C we're B to B. Right? We're complimentary retail application. And, you know, we're, we're like the Starbucks app on your phone. It's got one job. It does it really, really well. Right?[00:08:18] That's us. We're an incredibly narrow tech platform. We've got one job and and we can work with all the different grocers out there. And it's a very simple process. We can spin it if we're on their e-commerce, if we have the integration written already, it's literally hours to stand them up [00:08:31] If not, it's a couple of weeks, so it's a really interesting model, but it's it's very serving for our end consumer, like per your example,[00:08:39] you know, it exists with reason because there's a 70 to 84% cart abandonment rate with grocery websites. People go there. They're looking at COVID shot links, bakery links, order your flowers for Valentine's day. I mean the front page of a grocer's website is just cluttered. But people are coming with a very specific purpose. [00:08:57] When you're buying ingredients at the grocery store, you're going to mix them together. You're going to make something with[00:09:01] Ricardo Belmar: that's right, y Yeah, [00:09:02] Katie Hotze: right. And I think a lot of times it takes the person who owns that responsibility in the household, which tends to be north of 90%, a woman who also, you know, our data's agnostic. If you work, if you stay at home you need to have a solution. And so when we built it, we built it with that busy parent in mind [00:09:18] Ricardo Belmar: I think that makes so much sense and it really adds this almost experiential layer to grocery shopping. I almost feel like it makes it a lot more interesting now as the shopper, because you've got that end goal already in mind. And the technology is helping hand that to you. [00:09:34] Katie Hotze: Yeah, totally. And you know, the thing about machine learning is when, when you build a content deployment tool of any sort and you fuel it with ML, [00:09:43] You're allowing the code to be written from the moment of first to use and it constantly gets better. And I think that's, what's really cool about the way that we personalize the recipes. Every time you go in and you look at fresh recipe content, that's an imperative. That that is the secret sauce of making sure that you pull people back over and over again. No one wants to see your stagnant recipe content. There's 300 recipes that you've had living on your website since 1995. No one wants to see them. [00:10:11] And people go, oh, Katie, you know, we have recipes, no one clicks on them. Yes. I know because recipe content is deployed every second. On Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, [00:10:20] Ricardo Belmar: it gets old quickly.. [00:10:21] Katie Hotze: Yes. Yes. I mean, you can't compete with that. Grocers can't compete with that. We have large retailers tell us, like, you mean, we can just hand this to you. We don't have to deal with the recipes and you just do it all. Yes. That's what we do. That's all we do. [00:10:34] And so it's it's a, it's an interesting model where it's it's I didn't realize it was a burden. In the industry. I think the grocers, particularly the grocers north of like 70 a hundred stores. They're the ones that are, they're just working through bloggers constantly and they are, tethered to that blogger, if it is July 4th and they've got to get the July 4th recipes out the door, I'm telling you that blogger might pop that content back to them at two o'clock and the newsletter hits out at four o'clock and it's just impossible. Right? [00:10:57] But when you have access to us, you have access to all of our recipe content. You can do a 365 day omni-channel contact calendar and deploy it all out there. So it's just, it's just an interesting convenience that there's a lot of benefits we didn't see, we came in to solve a problem for the shopper. [00:11:14] You know, and it's in the, I truly, I told everyone from day one, like the rest will come. Yeah. Trust. Yeah. Right, right. We'll never charge that shopper. We will always be free. Period. I can't tell you how many times I've been challenged on this.[00:11:26] Ricardo Belmar: Really? [00:11:26] Katie Hotze: Oh, I am the mom. I'm 43.. I've had a 25 year career already almost. And , it's really important that it stays free. You don't put up paywalls. It's really important that you know what is most important to your shopper. our shopper's between 25 and 50 years old and has at least one child in the home. [00:11:44] Speed is her number one. Priority. That blows people's minds and I'm like, oh no, she's looking for healthy, healthy diets. Yes, she is. But that is about rank three or four on the list. Speed is number one. And so you have to figure out what's most important. You have to answer to that. And so, and I think that's where user feedback comes in and just Just just the essence of continuing to evolve through the feedback from our super-users is really, I think how we have gotten to where we are today. And I do think that it's different than grocers who are trying to build in house. And there's a lot behind the curtain. [00:12:15] Ricardo Belmar: Right. And you've seen from what I read in one article about one of your customers it seems that you actually know from the data. You know when that customer is coming back and you can compare versus someone that's not using the recipe tools. How do they, how do their basket size compare? What's their shopping frequency and you can see the difference. [00:12:35] Katie Hotze: We follow everything. Yep. And it's quite simple to follow. But yeah, we, we, isolate a retailer. [00:12:40] Segment the data. Make sure you're looking at just accurate local data, right. And they've either accessed our platform or they haven't and you just map those two fields together. That gives you the chance to realize that our shoppers, when they play with our recipes they returned to the grocery site four times more often than a shopper who does not. [00:12:59] Ricardo Belmar: Wow! Four times more often. [00:13:00] Katie Hotze: They've never visited our platform before. Yep. They our, our shoppers have a four X increase. Compared to them. Yeah. And I mean, think about like today I have six grocery stores I can drive to in any given moment. [00:13:12] Ricardo Belmar: Right. [00:13:12] Katie Hotze: Loyalty is everything Especially in post pandemic world. You mentioned online ordering. I just get a chill down my spine if I have to walk in the grocery store. [00:13:21] Ricardo Belmar: I do too [00:13:23] Katie Hotze: such a brat. [00:13:25] I mean it's, it's. It's really been disturbing lately. I literally pull up in front of the grocery store and go, no, no, no, no, no. I'm going to go home and do this on my sofa. [00:13:32] Ricardo Belmar: Right? [00:13:32] Katie Hotze: And so, and you know, online ordering in the United States year over year in July, increased 17. Percent. [00:13:41] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. [00:13:42] Katie Hotze: I, a year ago, I sat at the table. [00:13:45] I mean, I've been trying to close deals this whole time. And I sat at the table with retailers and I would have someone look across the table at me and say, Online, grocery shopping is going to contract. A lot of these, But the shopper's going right back in the store. Katie they're going right back in the store. [00:13:58] And when you challenge that, it's like, you know, there, there were people smart enough to sign on with us and light it up. And there are people that have waited and we've closed some of those contracts now that, you know, a year ago, they, they, their theory was bust. You know, I mean, online grocery shopping is exploded. [00:14:13] Ricardo Belmar: Right. Yeah, I agree.. [00:14:14] Katie Hotze: People don't want to go to the store anymore. I don't have 45 minutes to go walk the store. [00:14:17] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah,[00:14:17] Katie Hotze: you know. [00:14:17] Ricardo Belmar: And I think for a lot of people, it's not that you may never go back in. It's just that the frequency of what you're going to do that is going to be so much lower than before, because you want to take advantage of the convenience factor, but you still want to get the same outcome. [00:14:29] And I think that's, what's fascinating with what you're doing is you're able to deliver something more than what the customer could get before with that online experience, without having to go into the store. [00:14:37] Katie Hotze: Yes, because you used the word discovery earlier and that's what I always associate that word with Costco, just, you know, [00:14:42] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah, [00:14:43] Katie Hotze: that's the essence of what they want you to do is go in there and find something new. And the cool thing about recipes is that it's a bundle, but it's also an impulse buy, right? So when you hit that button and explode to cart, There, there is a computation taking place and the statistical likelihood that you're going to accept that and check out it's very, very high. And so what, what just landed in your cart? [00:15:05] Some shoppers care, some shoppers don't. [00:15:07] Ricardo Belmar: Right [00:15:07] Katie Hotze: listen, if you, if you fit into our target persona, you do not care what brand those diced tomatoes are. Just put them in the cart. That's why we fill primarily with private label. It's very important as part of our algorithm [00:15:16] Ricardo Belmar: which has a margin impact for the grocer [00:15:18] Katie Hotze: Yes, but it also keeps the recipes nice and inexpensive for the shopper. [00:15:22] Again, we're always shopper first. Everything that we do, we have to reverse. It's guys go behind the curtain figure out how it's going to work. You know, from a revenue standpoint, but it is imperative that the shopper wins and low price wins every time getting. Getting the acceptance of the recipes as they moved to cart. [00:15:39] Ricardo Belmar: Well, this, this is really been fantastic. And just fascinating talking with you, Katie. I know we're going to be seeing and hearing a lot more about Grocery Shopii. W with the kind of trends that I expect to see here this week at grocery shop. For a listeners, if they want to get in touch with you, learn more about Grocery Shopii, what's the best way for them to reach out to you. [00:15:56] Katie Hotze: Sure me personally, my LinkedIn is always open. I check my DMS every day, So Katie H hosts. On LinkedIn. For the company, groceryshopii.com it's grocery shop ii.com. We have a contacts page, when you fill out that contact form. It tends depending on what your category is, comes straight to me. And so we love hearing from people we love being able to follow up whether it's clients, partnerships, etc. [00:16:20] Ricardo Belmar: Perfect. [00:16:21] Well, thanks again for joining me, Katie. It's been a real pleasure. [00:16:24] Katie Hotze: Thank you. I appreciate this I enjoyed this[00:16:26][00:16:26] Stewart Samuel Interview[00:16:26] Ricardo Belmar: Welcome to the retail razor show special edition episode at grocery shop 2022. I'm here at the show in Las Vegas, continuing our series of amazing retail transformers. To talk all things, grocery and consumer goods. And today I'm here with Stuart Samuel global insight leader for IGD. Stewart, we've known each other for a while now. And we seem to often run into each other at these conferences all the time. [00:16:59] So I'm just thrilled to have you on the show today [00:17:00] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, Hi Ricardo, it's great to be here and I'm real excited to share some thoughts with you today. [00:17:05] Ricardo Belmar: Well, let's start by having you give us some about your background and what you do at IGD. [00:17:09] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, so I've been at IGD quite a long time actually, last 17 years. probably the, last 12, 13 years. Tracking develops in the U S market, and more recently. Leading our global insights. Teams are looking at trends innovations. What does the future of commerce look like? What does the store of the future look like, over the next three to five years and then extending that work up maybe over the next five to 10 years as well. [00:17:31] Ricardo Belmar: so you are really in a pretty unique position, I'd say in your role to see firsthand, what the impact is of all the latest trends and across grocery, CPG. W what have you seen? We're about half way through this week's grocery shop. What are you seeing so far? What what are you most excited about? What are you hearing?[00:17:50] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, It's been interesting over the last sort of day and a half the amount of times that retail media has been discussed Definitely. I see you sort of nodding away though. It's been a hot topic and. I think I was in the session with seven 11, earlier this morning. [00:18:03] They talked with their new platform. That's coming out, I love with the fact that they're calling it Gulp Which is kind of. [00:18:07] Ricardo Belmar: That's great. That's great![00:18:09][00:18:09] Stewart Samuel: It's definitely a hot topic and it's one we've been watching. A little bit as well and, ah, I think it's going to be interesting You know, we work with the retailers and manufacturers and. When you're seeing so many of these sort of retail platforms being launched, I think what's going to be interesting from a manufacturer point of view is how do you prioritize? How do you invest. [00:18:29] How do you benchmark these different platforms because suddenly, you know, there's probably, you know, 15 to 20 of these up and running in the us right now. How delicate resources. [00:18:37] Ricardo Belmar: Right, right. [00:18:39] Stewart Samuel: Where to focus in on, so, yeah, that's definitely been up in a hot topic. That I've had a lot of both personalization that the P word has come back![00:18:45] Ricardo Belmar: Of course it's back. Yeah [00:18:46] Stewart Samuel: it had disappeared for a while. Right. And you know, as I think, you know, it's, it's kind of linked a little bit to retail media. Do you have the ability to really deliver that personalization at scale? Within the digital environment. I don't think, I think we're a long way away from maybe get the true personalization, but it's more about contextual and relevant experiences [00:19:05] online. Omnichannel. It's still growing strong and I think sort of what we've seen over the last couple of years is coming to life at this conference that most retailers now accept that Omni channel is the best way forward, it's where the most profitable customers. Kind of set for the retailers saw yeah. A lot of focus [00:19:22] Those three areas. In particular. [00:19:23] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. Lots to cover there. I'm going to go back to the first one on retail media only because we've talked about retail media quite a bit on our show. It was one of our big, big bets or big predictions for the year that it was just going to be one of the great hot topics. And I think one of the things that struck me here at grocery shop. As you know, as soon as you come in, if you judge just by all of the branded advertising, you see all over the hall, you would think that everything about the show is retailers who want to sell retail media to brands just from all the signage that I see everywhere. [00:19:52] Stewart Samuel: Yeah. And there's definitely a strong presence, you know,. [00:19:54] I think that the leaders. Walmart, Amazon, eBay, their in fourth,. They have some great standards. They have a strong presence and a really sort of pushing their, you know, digital platforms. What I think it was also interesting from those organizations just kind of maybe a little off topic, little bit. Actually here to sell their tech. As well I've seen it, in the Walmart Commerce Lounge and its stand. You know, Amazon has just walk out group here as well. So these retailers are really sort of expanding their reach in that sort of digital and technical world into other retail organizations as well. Yeah, but coming back to regional media, yeah. It's going to be you know, for all the retailers, they're seeing it as a, as an answer to the e-commerce profitability. I mean how can we make , money from a, from all this delivery and pick up activity we're doing in our stores, and y ou know, I think suddenly the light bulb was going off with a lot of companies to say, Hey, We know this is a really high margin product here that we can make a lot of money out of. And it can sort of offset some of those additional costs. Actually it can also help ecommerce business as well, because you can drive them scalable volume. [00:20:52] Ricardo Belmar: Right. [00:20:52] Stewart Samuel: through their channel for the retailers, but yeah, it's definitely a interesting topic.[00:20:57] Ricardo Belmar: And it really seems to me to be a natural fit for grocery. [00:21:01] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, I think so. Just because the number of touch points that, you know, people have every day. So, you know, people are typically, you know, interacting with food 20 to 25 times a week. [00:21:10] And we know that people aren't just ordering once a week anymore for grocery deliveries. And even when they are doing a one, one last grocery delivery, they're actually building an order three or four times at different points during the week on their devices. So. There's eyeballs online so many times that I think for the CPG partners, it's just a great opportunity to get their brands. In front of consumers and, I guess [00:21:30] what's made a true test is, how relevant those ads can be, but to your point, for grocery retail specifically. You know, those with the loyalty programs that the leaders have a closed loop, the measurement right. And really sort of, show the ROI to the advertisers is such a strength, but maybe it doesn't exist in other channels yet as well. [00:21:48] Ricardo Belmar: and do you see. With the grocers particular retail media networks. It seems to me there's a better opportunity perhaps than in other retail segments to have that closed loop data capability either because of the loyalty programs. Or just different ways that grocers have to collect data about their customers over the lifetime, because they have such a regular recurring relationship with the customers or maybe other retail segments, it's much more sporadic in their interaction with customers. It seems like the, the opportunity to deliver on that ROI to your point, back to the brand should be better in a, in a grocery retail media network. [00:22:22] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, I think that in terms of vertical grocery is probably better positioned than others yeah, just The frequency of interaction. Just the amount of data that the readers already have on their consumers and then the ability to. Align that with the, ads their serving up so you know, you can sort of show an ad to the consumer. [00:22:37] And provide that consumer is locked in on the system you know, the changes and cookies and things, part of a loyalty program They can then say to the advertiser, Hey, we showed this person this ad and this is what that person then went on to do, either in store or online. That's really powerful. And particularly with the limitations that's going to come with I think that we, that even means recession. In a better position and yeah, they can really make the case that, you know, Advertiser that's better than going to a third party platform. [00:23:04] Ricardo Belmar: Have you seen in, in the discussions here this week on retail media? Connecting the dots, so to speak between the focus on the e-commerce side of the business, but also bringing that retail media network in store. [00:23:15] Stewart Samuel: Not yet. But it's definitely something that we've seen happen in store. So. Amazon's a bit of an example with their Amazon Fresh stores and so in those stores. There's a lot of digital screens. Up in those stores and also so for other retailers like Walmart who might bring TV sort of channels in the stores. For a long time, there's a lot more they can do in store. As well, it doesn't have to be just digital stuff in store. It can be something as as like floor stickers, [00:23:36] Ricardo Belmar: right yeah [00:23:37] Stewart Samuel: could have bigger events. In-store as well. I think over time. I think that will nuance and change and right now the big focus is on selling of those digital But I think there'll be an opportunity to expand that off into the physical store as well [00:23:49] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah, I think it just, it just makes sense. Do you see a tie in with things like electronic shelf labels? [00:23:55] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, you. Kroger's tried that before. They have this stuff where depending, how far away you were from the shelf, right. That the ad would change. The big picture message from far away and the closer you got to the shelf [00:24:06] Ricardo Belmar: More narrow, more specific. [00:24:07] Stewart Samuel: And give you a more contextual message. So I think there is opportunity that there is a, I think a. Yeah, significant costs with that type of setup of as well. [00:24:17] Across the whole store. We have seen some some tests with. With a promotional ends being digitized only in certain categories, having digital boards above, Asda. in the UK has done some of that. So yeah, I think all the time, but until, Digitizing the whole sort of store on shelf strips. [00:24:34] it's just a cost internally [00:24:36] Ricardo Belmar: yeah, that, that can kind of make sense. I think on the cost implication. Especially, if you think about it, we're talking about large physical spaces, a lot, a lot of ground to cover with that. But I think maybe at the same time, this kind of goes to your second trend about the personalization is back. Right. And we're talking more again about how to personalize. I heard at least one, maybe two different brands talk about earlier today. Just how personalization is just table stakes. You have to be doing this now. And it made me think and, I think we've heard that before, too in, in past events like this, but there, there seems to be a different kind of context to it. And maybe it's because of the retail media networks where you want, you obviously want to leverage that personalization, but maybe there's something else happening. [00:25:15] I think that's causing this to be more important than we used to talk about it. [00:25:19] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, I'd agree. It's kind of a sort of you know, pre pandemic has been talked about quite a bit and then the pndemic came, and it was like, Well, let's just sell everything [00:25:26] Ricardo Belmar: I've got other priorities. [00:25:28] Stewart Samuel: kind of sort of just drop off the radar, so I agree. retail media is one aspect, which is enabling more contextual ads to be served up. This is a form of personalization. I think the other thing as well is changing intentions to go in with consumers on mobile devices. As well, I think. Sort of it's much easier to deliver that personalized experience to a mobile device. We also assume this has been more and more time on those mobile devices. [00:25:52] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah, I agree that that makes sense. So, and again, that sort of ties into the third trend that you highlighted, which, you know, for most of us would say, well, it's not a new trend, but it's kind of back again in this space and that's be more omni-channel. [00:26:04] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, it's definitely, not a new trend, right [00:26:07] yeah, it seems to be that Just the, you know, all those other elements coming together, retail media, personalization. [00:26:13] I think Retail is also, you know, the, the cost challenge we've had with e-commerce. The work they put in over the last few years to add more capacity. We've seen a bit of leveling off of growth. In e-commerce this year. All those factors coming together, that leaders are now really sort of. Refining and fine tuning really [00:26:31] For online orders. And returns. I was at a new target store in New York last week. And they have a whole pack of checkups. And registered for selling stuff. And then the whole of You know, and that's just for collecting online orders. So, retailers are thinking about their spaces. I think sort of a pre pandemic and during the pandemic there wasn't like a ton of thought into sort of how much space is needed for this stuff. How are we going to set up? Set up the customer service aspect. There's more capacity in the market. There's more competition. The retailers are really sort of wanting in that service elements so you know, when a customer comes to the store. How quickly can we say to that customer, by having that sort of stage and space set up, be close the store entrance, having a team with them. I think that's where retailers are now focusing on being omni-channel [00:27:14] the systems are set up, the processes are set up right. the tech is there, the infrastructure is there.[00:27:19] Ricardo Belmar: That makes sense. , finding the right ways to optimize, to start making all of these things more profitable And more consistent, I would say probably for that customer experience. [00:27:27] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, I agree. And I think a lot of retailers have scaled up a lot during the pandemic. And whilst, you know, maybe to both slow this year, The penetration for most retailers is significantly above where it was pre pandemic. So that's a big part of that business. It's a big potential, you know, challenging. [00:27:40] For the business that we needed to get it right and fine tuning. Looking at different form of models. As it gets to scale, do we need a dark store or do we [00:27:47] microfulfillment doing it, something away from the store so all the things that sort of. Well, I see it being looked at in a lot of detail. , [00:27:54] Ricardo Belmar: one of the things that I guess strikes me with that is. Maybe I'd describe it as. I'll put it. I know I heard this in a couple of sessions today where there's the ongoing debate of, you know, which of these You know, trends during pandemic are lasting. Today and beyond, you know, we saw that the large increases in online and e-commerce for grocery and then there's been sort of a leveling off, and I've heard a couple of different viewpoints in, in sessions today on people expressing their thoughts as to what's that level going to now level off and stay at that rate. Or are we just going to see a slow down in the increasing. Rate year over year of this, but it's still always going to be a significant enough proportion to the channel mix that, you know, we need to find ways to, to be better at Omni channel. [00:28:36] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, definitely. The data we have at IGD shows that incremental growth. To come. Definitely growth is slowing this year. Probably for a lot of companies, it will be pretty flat. This year compared to last year. [00:28:47] But going forward. I've seen since, you know, good, healthy growth, including here. In the us and a again, A lot of us here have tried e-comm for the first time during the pandemic. [00:28:56] Ricardo Belmar: Right. [00:28:56] Stewart Samuel: A lot of us have converted. To being regular customers. There's also more capacity coming on stream. So more opportunities. [00:29:01] For, you know, Shoppers to order I'm also I was just in the door dash session seeing sort of there's more in a more missions being served. So going more for the convenience.[00:29:11] Ricardo Belmar: mm-hmm, right. [00:29:11] Stewart Samuel: Which, are actually enabling large grocers. To do that. So people like Albertsons in us, Loblaw in Canada. We don't have convenience format stores. But now through that partnership with Dash mart, it's actually served that[00:29:22] Ricardo Belmar: that convenience customer. [00:29:24] Stewart Samuel: Yeah. That's bringing up a different type of offer. Yeah. Some of the stuff we're seeing on experimentation around live streaming. That social commerce, TV commerce, right. This kind of idea of, yeah, always on shopping, right. Yeah. lots of new pilots and tests being announced this week [00:29:39] And we'll just underpin that growth. [00:29:42] Ricardo Belmar: yeah, what do you see happening from your perspective on grocery with livestreaming. I mean you know Walmart made a big announcement this week with firework. Right. And, and teaming up on live streaming. And I find that's an interesting topic. I generally, for retail, I'm a big proponent of live streaming taking off, maybe not in the same way that it did in China and throughout Asia, a little differently here. [00:30:02] But I'm curious what you think that the, the angle is in the grocery segment for live streaming. [00:30:07] Stewart Samuel: Yeah. I'm a big fan actually of Fila. I think they're doing some great stuff from the, some of the pilots with Albertson's and the announcement with Walmart. I think there's a huge opportunity to food retailers to keep people in their own ecosystems, if you like. So rather than going to maybe Tik TOK for a recipe inspiration. Actually can we, can we have that kind of content on our platform, actually, can we set it up in a way that is easily generated content. Right. [00:30:32] Ricardo Belmar: Right. Okay. Yeah. [00:30:34] Stewart Samuel: You know that CPG coming through just, you know,. Some branded content. I think that what I expect to see is that more of an user generated content sitting on retailer's site. [00:30:43] Yeah. I'm with you. I think livestreaming is an opportunity in this market. I think it's a slow burn though. I think it will be different to what happened how it evolved in Asia but I think that there is no to that just because I think the appetite for that kind of. [00:30:59] You know, real time video based content is huge. And it's growing with us in your consumers. So I think over time, there's just an expectation that they can sort of tap into that type of content, and actually experience that on the retailer's platform [00:31:12] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. Then kind of keep, owning that relationship versus giving up that relationship to a social media platform. [00:31:16] Stewart Samuel: Exactly. Yeah. But it is interesting. They, they are making their products available through those different platforms. As well as us. It's kind of like covering all bases. [00:31:25] Ricardo Belmar: I guess it sort of plays into their whole omni-channel plan, right. Is to be everywhere in a sense. [00:31:31] I know there was a session earlier I was in the president of Campbell snacks, gave example of a campaign they did on Tik TOK that generated 10 billion views. On just [00:31:40] Stewart Samuel: they were like three days, [00:31:41] Ricardo Belmar: right. Over three days. And just how many goldfish can you hold in your hand? Yeah, it was amazing [00:31:46] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, it was amazing, but yeah, we know that a particularly on tiktok. There is opportunities to go viral. [00:31:53] Typically, I think when their. Imaginative when their, around some of those. Yeah. I wouldn't say nostalgia brands, but those well-known brands and Cielo the Oreo campaigns right [00:32:04] I think so. I think it's been really interesting actually to see a lot of traditional brands. Tap into those new mediums. Quite a big week for some of you they expected, maybe it would be some of the newer challenges, startup grounds that would be sort of occupying that space for that. We've seen it from people like Kraft-Heinz right from Mondelez. [00:32:21] Ricardo Belmar: All the traditional brands, [00:32:22] Stewart Samuel: all the traditional brands [00:32:24] they'll look the job in that space. [00:32:25] Ricardo Belmar: Yeah. Yeah, definitely. Definitely. So it's the last thing. I want to ask you, , is there anything that strikes you. Is interesting. That's not being talked about so far this week. [00:32:35] Stewart Samuel: Yeah. Tell me what I haven't heard a lot about is two things. We, we're still very much focused on his health and sustainability. [00:32:40] It's interesting because when I was. Before sustainability was the biggest shield and it was on the agenda. Quite a bit. You know, there's a big sort discussion point right now, whether, does the cost of living crisis sort of , pull back on some of the stability, focus that a lot of shoppers have or do they continue to sort of pursue it and support all those things. So I haven't seen a lot In this event. Certainly sort of it's one we're watching to see just, what happens with a lot of those efforts? Cause let's super interesting right now, is that a lot of the milestones, The shorter term. Focused on 2025. [00:33:12] And 2030. So 20 25 is like less than. So less than a thousand days, right? So. There's a lot of packaging initiatives, a lot of proof points retailers have made. that and we know most retailers tell us net-zero over 24. Yeah, a little bit longer up actually between 2025 and 2030. That's cool of deliverables. If you begin to release those ESG reports. [00:33:32] I think we will see more coming through and it will seem like activity. In that space, just haven't heard a lot of it. If you had today and then then health is another one. Sort of. We know. Thinking longer term shift. In the industry. But again, it's not been much on the agenda here [00:33:46] Ricardo Belmar: Right. Yeah, no, I agree up. [00:33:47] I've been kind of surprised that we don't see more agenda items on, on those topics here this week Well, Stuart, this has been a fantastic discussion. I'm so glad you could take the time to join me today. If listeners want to get in touch with you. Follow your work at IGD. Learn more about you know, the great data insights you guys have. What's the best way for them to reach out to you [00:34:08] Stewart Samuel: With me on LinkedIn. Yeah, you'll probably see some store photos now and again. Again, almost every day. Either on LinkedIn or my email just samuel@igd.com and yeah have a talk about the work we do at IGD.[00:34:19] Ricardo Belmar: All right. Great. Well, thanks again Stewart for joining me today. [00:34:22] Stewart Samuel: Yeah, thanks Ricardo! [00:34:23] Show Close[00:34:23] Casey Golden: We hope you enjoyed our show and we can't ask you enough to please give us a five star rating and review on apple podcast to help us grow and bring you more great episodes. If you don't wanna miss a minute of what's next, be sure to smash that subscribe button in your favorite podcast player. And don't forget to check out our show notes for handy links and more deets. I'm your host, Casey Golden. [00:34:57] Ricardo Belmar: And if you'd like to learn more about the two of us, follow us on Twitter at Casey c golden and Ricardo underscore Belmar, or find us on LinkedIn. Be sure to follow the show on LinkedIn and Twitter at retail razor. Plus our YouTube channel for videos of each episode and bonus content. 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Using computational biology to hasten the effort, Omega Therapeutics' plan  is to "coopt nature's universal biological operating system for gene control and cell differentiation."  On this episode of the Business of Biotech, we dig into exactly what that means. We also explore the company's preclinical ambitions, which are diverse, targeting regenerative, multigenic/immunologic, oncologic, and monogenic indications. Omega is leaning heavily into computational biology along the way, having mapped what CEO Mahesh Karande characterizes as 95% of the IGD landscape. Learn how Karande intends to maintain momentum on this episode of the Business of Biotech. 

Episode Notes Akash Dwivedi (@akashdwivedi96) • Instagram photos and videos Akash Dwivedi is a young and bright Kathak Exponent with perfect stage presence and attractive personality. He started his initial grooming training in Kathak from Guru Raksha Singh David and completed his advance training under Pt. Jai Kishan Maharaj and has left no stones un-turned. Bachelor's Degree holder in Science from C. Sh. J. M., Kanpur University has completed his Post Diploma from Kathak Kendra, Alankaar from Gandharv Mahavidyalaya and M. A. in Kathak Dance from Indira Kala Sangeet Vishwavidhalaya. Graded Artist from Doordarshan and Scholarship holder from National Institute of Kathak, New Delhi. Akash has also received "Vishnu Prabhakar Puruskar" in 2021. Not only this but Akash is also known for his heart taking solo and group performances, who have performed at various prestigious festivals like 'Kathak Mahautsav', 'Malhar Utsav', 'Sharad Utsav' performed 'Kumar shambhav ballet' in the presence of President of India Pranab Mukherjee to be name few. Conducted several works Show Highlights (0:03:23) The difference between doing a Master's in Kathav and an Alankar (0:07:36) How does higher education benefit full time performers? (0:10:48) Preferences given to teaching candidates with advanced degrees (0:12:17) The symbiotic relationship between theory and practice (0:13:09) The need for balance (0:15:20) Challenges faced by today's generation of dancers (0:19:55) Painting examination: IGD (0:24:21) Commonalities between painting and Kathak (0:30:02) Performing at Delhi Kathak Mahotsav (0:39:11) What drives Akash to Innovate (0:48:26) Performing in front of the late former President Mr Pranab Mukherjee (0:53:09) Advice on moving to Delhi from a small town

The UK Government is planning to introduce a raft of restrictions on the promotion of foods that are high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) - but will they actually make any difference? The idea behind the proposals is to improve public health.  But will we actually develop new, healthy shopping habits once the regulations come in? In this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, we look at the evidence to see how shopping and eating habits might change. What does the research show? How will impulse purchasing be affected? In short, what happens when our favourite foods are no longer quite so visible? The Government recently announced that it was delaying some of the restrictions. That has caused lots of controversy and no doubt we will revisit the topic in the weeks ahead. But here's how things stand as of June 2022: A ban on buy-one-get-one free deals on food and drink that is high in fat, salt and sugar, as well as free refills for soft drinks, has been postponed by 12 months and won't be introduced before October 2023. Plans to restrict TV advertising of HFSS products before the nine o'clock watershed have also been delayed by a year, until January 2024. But restrictions on where HFSS products can be placed in shops will still go ahead in October 2022. Malcolm Clark, Senior Prevent Policy Manager, Cancer Research UK Malcolm oversees Cancer Research UK's policy work on tobacco, obesity and other cancer prevention risk factors.  He has been at the forefront of obesity policy and advocacy for the past decade – first with Children's Food Campaign (part of Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming) and since 2018 at Cancer Research UK.   He sat on Public Health England's review of the Nutrient Profile Model, and was part of the team which implemented the HFSS ad ban across Transport for London sites.   Malcolm sits on the steering groups of the Obesity Health Alliance and the Alcohol Health Alliance.   Hannah Skeggs, Health and Sustainable Diets Manager, IGD Hannah is a nutritionist (ANutr), passionate about aligning commercial interest with health and sustainability.  Working in industry for Danone and Unilever, she successfully led reformulation projects to reduce sugar, fat, energy and salt whilst maintaining taste and ensuring product growth.  Now as Health and Sustainable Diets Manager at IGD, she works collaboratively with industry to understand how store environments and product formulation can help consumers to eat healthier and more sustainably in the future.

Peter Gelderloos on Counter Insurgency. In this episode we revisit an interview we did with Anarchist author, Peter Gelderloos, in 2017. He talks to us about the constant war being waged by states against their populations and gives an overview of how this played out in Spain during the police operations known as Pandora and Piñata. He also touches on the historical process of militarization which he explores fully in his book Worshipping Power: An Anarchist View of Early State Formation.For an update on some of the history since 2017, check out the interview Peter did with It's Going Down in 2019.You can also hear his take on what to expect from the Biden presidency in his 2021 interview with IGD.subMedia is entirely funded by our listeners and viewers.  If you'd like to support our work, head to sub.media/donate. Also consider filling out your anarchist fashion wardrobe at sub.media/gear.All original music by anarchist composers.

Content Warning: This will contain language, beliefs, references and information that may offend listeners. a note: Instead of utterly terrifying my listeners this episode with the COVID-19 pandemic and global capitalism's failure to cope with its fundamental opposition to the basic rules of biology while imperialist leaders of the world fumble hundreds of thousands-if not millions-of lives for the sake of maintaining their dominion across the globe -deep breath- ...I've decided to focus on a more positive and uplifting view of the situation. If there is one thing music does best, it's inspiring hope.  Tune in... and mask up?

Teen Vogue politics editor Lucy Diavolo joins us to discuss what will hopefully be the story of this crisis: neighbors organizing themselves into mutual aid networks to support each other against the virus and the capitalist system's attempts to profit from the disorder. We talk about the concept of mutual aid historically, how it's emerged in the last 15 years in the front lines of disaster relief, and some of the new ways its emerging in these early days of the pandemic. There's a lot to cover, but we talk about grocery funds and distribution, food pantries, rent strikes, squatting, childcare, self-care, and much more. Then we talk a bit about the philosophy of mutual aid: does it provide an image of a better world, or just help us survive through the collapse of civilization? Find Lucy's work @SatansJacuzzi or on Teen Vogue: https://www.teenvogue.com/contributor/lucy-diavolo Her article we discuss: https://www.teenvogue.com/story/people-fighting-coronavirus-mutual-aid-efforts-help-each-other Also see: https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/ and their Mutual Aid Safety Guide https://gothamist.com/news/neighbors-mobilize-help-each-other-during-coronavirus-pandemic Article in Commune about Rent Strike and disaster relief: https://communemag.com/rent-and-its-discontents/ Vacant homes seized in LA: https://itsgoingdown.org/a-dozen-vacant-homes-reclaimed-by-unhoused-tenants-in-la-as-calls-for-rent-strike-grow-across-us/ IGD round-up of mutual aid initiatives: https://itsgoingdown.org/autonomous-groups-are-mobilizing-mutual-aid-initiatives-to-combat-the-coronavirus/ LA Tenants Union demands: https://medium.com/@LATenantsUnion/declaraci%C3%B3n-sobre-el-covid-19-demands-in-response-to-the-covid-19-crisis-f7353925d298 Sex Worker Organizing Project mutual aid fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/z6w8v5 -Black and Pink penpal signup: https://www.blackandpink.org/penpal-sign-up Anarchist Black Cross guide to letter writing: https://nycabc.wordpress.com/write-a-letter/ DSA grocery fund: bit.ly/covid19aid Unity and Separation from Endnotes 4: https://endnotes.org.uk/issues/4/en/endnotes-preface Closing song: Devendra Banhart and Beck - Life During Wartime

Spring has sprung, and a lot of us are feeling it in our eyes, noses, and throats. Listen in as Christine and Jimmy discuss seasonal allergies and what you can do to ease the transition between seasons!   Welcome to The Nutritional Pearls Podcast! Focusing on topics that include digestion, adrenal fatigue, leaky gut, supplementation, electrolytes, stomach acid, and so much more, “The Nutritional Pearls Podcast” features Christine Moore, NTP and is hosted by Jimmy Moore, host of the longest running nutritional podcast on the Internet.  Sharing nuggets of wisdom from Christine's training as a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Jimmy's years of podcasting and authoring international bestselling health and nutrition books, they will feature a new topic of interest and fascination in the world of nutritional health each Monday. Listen in today as Christine and Jimmy talk all about what to do to ease the  in Episode 17. Here's what Christine and Jimmy talked about in Episode 17: 1. Definition of Allergies- a damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially pollen, fur, a particular food (protein based), or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive. an example of inflammation 2. Definition of Histamine: protein molecule produced thy basophils (a leukocyte or white blood cell) and part of the Innate Immune system. The innate immune system provides a rapid response to a wide range of invaders. They cause the blood vessels to dilate so the white blood cells can quickly find and fight the infection or problem. As it relates to seasonal allergies, symptoms can include sneezing, coughing, itchy or watery eyes, nasal congestion, and skin rashes. A. Histamine intolerances come when your body can't break down these histamines properly B. High histamine levels are caused by: 1. Allergies (Immunoglobulin E or IgE reactions) 2. Bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) 3. Leaky Gut 4. Fermented alcohol like wine, champagne, and beer 5. Histamine rich foods C. Histamine rich foods 1. Fermented alcohol like wine, champagne, and beer 2. Fermented foods like sauerkraut, vinegar, soy sauce, kefir, yogurt, and kombucha 3. Vinegar-containing foods like pickles, mayonnaise, and olives 4. Cured meats like bacon, salami, pepperoni, luncheon meats, and hot dogs 5. Soured foods like sour cream, sour milk, buttermilk, sourdough bread 6. Dried fruit like apricots, prunes, dates, figs, and raisins 7. Most citrus fruits and tomatoes 8. Aged cheeses like goat cheese 9. Nuts like walnuts, cashews, and peanuts (technically a legume) 10. Vegetables like avocados, eggplant, and spinach 11. Smoked fish and certain species of fish like mackerel, mahi-mahi, tuna, anchovies, and sardines. 12. Chocolate D. Histamine buildup causes many symptoms 1. Headache 2. Hypertension (high blood pressure) 3. Arrhythmia or accelerated heart rate 4. Flushing 5. Nasal congestion 6. Sneezing 7. Hives 8. Fatigue 9. Abdominal cramps 3. There can be several different types of allergies A. Allergies to foods-allergies to foods according to the medical definition can only happen to some type of protein based food. A sensitivity is where a person has an “allergic type” reaction to foods that are not protein based. 1. Can be inherited 2. Most develop due to digestive problems and dietary stressors a. Hypochlorhydria-too little stomach acid b. Inability to digest fats which are needed for a healthy immune response c. high blood sugars-deplete nutrients needed for a healthy immune system (zinc, Vitamin C, Vitamin D, iodine—natural antibacterial and anti-viral agent) and reduces white blood cell actibity d. Poor adrenal function-cortisol regulates white blood cell activity 1. Too high of cortisol amounts in the body depresses the immune system 2. Too low of cortisol amounts in the body causes a runaway immune system e. Dehydration-causes the blood and lymph to become viscous and nutrients and others substances can't effectively need to get where they need to go. B. Allergies to Non-Food items 1. Environmental a. Grass b. Pollen c. Perfume d. Cosmetics e. Latex f. Different metals like nickel or gold 2. Animals like dogs, cats, and other animals 3. Medications-antibiotics like penicillin—dad has this 4. Five Classes Of Antibodies A. IgM or Immunoglobulin M 1. 5%-10% of all antibodies 2. Found in blood and lymph B. IgD or Immunoglobulin D 1. 0.2% of all antibodies 2. Found in the blood, lymph, and on the surfaces of B Cells as antigen receptors (antibody protein that is not secreted but is anchored to the B-cell membrane that help fight infection.) C. IgG or Immunoglobulin G 1. 80% of all antibodies 2. Found in blood, lymph, and intestines 3. Develop as a result of lifestyle- sex, age, alcohol consumption, smoking and common metabolic abnormalities (hyperlactemia which is an Increased level of lactate-- A salt or ester of lactic acid in the blood--without evidence of lactic acidosis or shock, hemochromatosis which is an iron metabolism disorder, Acid Lipase Disease—an inability to breakdown fats and as a result fats build up in the cells of the body—is a lipid metabolism disorder D. IgE or Immunoglobulin E 1. 0.1% of all antibodies 2. Involved in allergic or hypersensitivity reactions 3. Attach to Basophils/Mast Cells to induce histamine secretion E. IgA or Immunoglobulin A 1. 10%-15% of all antibodies 2. Found in sweat, tears, saliva, mucus, milk, and gastrointestinal secretions (mucus, acid, proteases like pepsin, trypsin, bromelain—break down proteins into their building blocks) 5. The antibody involved in allergic or hypersensitivity responses is Immunoglobulin E or IgE for short A. These make up 0.1% of all antibodies B. They attach to basophils or mast cells to induce histamine secretion 6. Supplements that can help seasonal allergies A. Freeze Dried Stinging Nettle-a herbaceous plant that has jagged leaves covered with stinging hairs. B. Quercetin- a plant pigment (flavonoid). It is found in many plants and foods, such as red wine, onions, green tea, apples, berries, Ginkgo biloba, St. John's wort, American elder, and others C. Zinc D. Buffered Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)-a vitamin found particularly in citrus fruits and green vegetables. Buffered vitamin C combines calcium ascorbate, magnesium ascorbate, and potassium ascorbate to create a neutral pH vitamin C. 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