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Growing up, many of us were taught to just stay calm and carry on - as if stress was all in the mind, with no real effect on the body. But chronic stress can change your brain, raise your risk of heart disease, and even shorten your life.  In this episode, we ask: what happens when a stress response built to last minutes never switches off? Today, Professor Carmine Pariante, one of the world's leading researchers on stress, helps us understand what's happening in your body during a stressful moment and why chronic stress disrupts sleep, appetite, and energy levels. Carmine also explains how worried you should be about cortisol, and whether "cortisol face" and "cortisol belly" are backed by evidence. By the end, you'll understand why stress can be so powerful, when it becomes harmful, and have some evidence-based ways to manage it. Next time you reach for wine, your phone, or something sweet after a hard day, ask yourself: is this helping you cope, or helping you avoid how you feel?

“I've been, so one of my writer friends who I published, a guy called Ian Kerner, he was one of the producers behind “Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley and “Stay Another Day” by Seventeen and Kylie. He was a big producer, and I took him to Eurovision. He was the first person I went with, and he turned to me and said, ‘This is the biggest thing I've ever done.' And I'm sitting there thinking, ‘But you were number one in America with Rick Astley.' Yet he's saying that he meant the show. The show was, ‘I've never been, it's like the Olympics. It's that big.' And then you want to go back every year. Every time I take someone new, they're like, ‘I'll come back next year. I'm trying to get in next year.'” – Greig WattsThis episode's guest is one half of the UK-based writing, production and publishing team DWB, and in recent years, he's successfully hosted several songwriting camps, catering to Asia and Eurovision. The triumph of these camps and the songs they produced has established him as an expert in the fields of songwriting for the Eurovision Song Contest. Since 2016, he's supervised eighteen Eurovision entries across eleven consecutive years, along with approximately 80 national finalists within that time frame. His expertise has also led to him becoming a sought-after conference speaker, panelist, and moderator; he was the Music Consultant for Eurovision for the BBC for 2019, and he's just released his first book, Keeping the Dream Alive, which has already become an Amazon bestseller.In this conversation, we explore the moments when he nearly walked away from music, the power of reconnecting with the sounds that first moved him, and why he believes creativity is less about ego and more about connection. His name is Greig Watts, and we talk about using Eurovision as a strategic launchpad and how understanding the business of music can protect the soul of it. If you've wondered how sound becomes strategy, or how resilience turns into resonance, this episode is for you.And if you like what you hear and you want to support this podcast, there are a bunch of ways to do that at audiobrandingpodcast.com, including subscribing to the YouTube channel, the newsletter, writing a review, or buying me a coffee. Because this takes a lot of coffee. Thanks so much.(00:00) – Greig's Transition to SongwritingOur conversation starts off with Greig's early memories of sound, particularly how, as a toddler, Manfred Mann's “Do Wah Diddy Diddy” became part of the soundtrack of his life. “Whenever I hear that song,” he explains, “my great-grandmother Goodman pops back into my head, and I can only have been three at the time, but it's a real, definite memory, and I think I've got lots of those memories.” Greig tells us how his career in sound began, including how he turned down a record deal as the lead singer to follow his true passion. “What I really wanted was the songwriting,” he tells us. “It wasn't to be a front person… I was kind of getting engaged to my first wife, and I was like, I don't really want to go to Japan and be a front person in a band. I want to be a songwriter.”(14:05) – Eurovision and the Global MarketGreig tells us about his work with Eurovision and what it's taught him about bringing new musical acts to the world. “We organized our own songwriting camp,” he recalls, “and asked people to come. Probably had thirty people out there, and that's how we got our first entry for Norway. And since then, we've had an entry every year, and actually we've had 18 entries in 11 years.” We discuss his work with boy bands, J-pop, and K-pop artists, and how the international pop scene's shifted in recent years. “Japanese [artists] don't tend to come out of Japan so much,” he explains. “It's a big market, they're not so bothered about that. But Korean culture, the government is funding Korean culture coming out. That's why we're getting, you know, Squid Game. That's why we get lots of Korean films.”(28:41) – Greig's Reflections on CreativityWe discuss how Greig's career almost took a turn away from sound, and what it took to bring him back into the industry. “Eventually, I kind of felt I needed to take a year off,” he tells us, “but I wasn't going to say that. I kind of knew it, and eventually, about two years later, my wife said, ‘You need to finish now. You need to go and take a year off.'" He talks about his foray into banking, and the breakthrough that cemented his career as a songwriter. “We did say, give me a year and if I'm not making money by the end of the year, then I go back to the bank… On month twelve, I got offered a job to set up a publishing department of a record label, which meant as a songwriter, I suddenly had income.”Episode SummaryGrieg's shift from band member to songwriter and music consultant.His insights into the Asian music market and its dynamics.Our discussion on how sound influences our feelings and memories.Tune in for next week's episode as we discuss the valuable lessons his grandfather shared with him and others in his life, how neurodiversity can almost be an advantage when it comes to certain industries, and why being the best songwriter doesn't necessarily lead to the most success.Connect with the Audio Branding Podcast:Book your project with Voice Overs and Vocals by visiting https://voiceoversandvocals.comConnect with me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jodikrangle/Watch the Audio Branding Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JodiKrangleVOConnect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodikrangle/Leave the Audio Branding Podcast a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/audiobranding (Thank you!)Share your passion effectively with these Tips for Sounding Your Best as a Podcast Guest!https://voiceoversandvocals.com/tips-for-sounding-your-best-as-a-podcast-guest/Get my Top Five Tips for Implementing an Intentional Audio Strategyhttps://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/Editing/Production by Humberto Franco - https://humbertofranco.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

One Big Idea 4 - Driving Operational Excellence: From Algorithm-Free Organic Scale to Transformational Self-LeadershipIn this episode of One Big Idea, host Josh Elledge connects with Nikolas Hake, Scott Doggett, Carol Schultz, Andrew Lafuente, and Jane Monroe to break down the operational frameworks needed to scale modern businesses, refine organizational culture, and master executive self-leadership. Nikolas Hake, Founder and CEO of JUS Official Services, kicks off the conversation by detailing how emerging creators and brands can build compounding momentum without falling into short-term social media trends. Scott Doggett, Founder and Chief Servant Leader at the National Academy of Leadership Development, then shifts the focus toward corporate culture, exposing how executive perception directly impacts workforce engagement. Next, Vertical Elevation Founder and CEO Carol Schultz introduces the strategic deployment of a Chief of Staff to eliminate CEO burnout. Andrew Lafuente, Founder and Principal of Lafuente Sign and Awning, reveals how modernizing legacy B2B industries creates sustainable market differentiation. Finally, Entrepreneur and Keynote Speaker Jane Monroe closes the episode by mapping out the four dimensions of the self to help corporate executives lead with radical self-awareness.The One Big Idea That Helps You Win Online Without Following Algorithms with JUS Official Services' Nikolas HakeIn a digital landscape obsessed with immediate viral spikes, emerging creators and growing brands frequently dilute their positioning by frantically chasing fleeting algorithmic trends. Talent management expert Nikolas Hake explains that his "one big idea" directly targets this strategic error: long-term brand equity relies on building a structured, repeatable content engine that compounds over time. Many talent agencies focus exclusively on established names, leaving emerging professionals without structured guidance. By stepping in to provide early-stage support, transparent management, and flexible operational alignment, businesses can transition away from scattered, sporadic activity and anchor their brand around a single, highly cohesive value proposition.To build sustainable digital momentum, founders must shift from surface-level vanity metrics toward deep audience understanding and multi-channel alignment. Nikolas emphasizes that attempting to appeal to everyone ultimately erodes consumer trust. Instead, brands should prioritize message clarity, audit their communications across platforms, and focus on human-centric storytelling that creates real emotional resonance. By establishing structured content workflows and viewing digital visibility as a long-term marathon rather than a sprint, businesses can protect their core identity, navigate evolving software algorithms, and cultivate deeply loyal communities.Why Leadership Success Depends on Seeing People Beyond Their Job Titles with National Academy of Leadership Development's Scott DoggettMany executive teams attempt to resolve underlying corporate challenges like high employee turnover, low productivity, and team disengagement by rolling out new software tools or rigid corporate policies. However, leadership development expert Scott Doggett demonstrates that his core framework addresses a much deeper root cause: executive perception. When leaders subconsciously view their workforce through clinical or transactional labels—referring to employees merely as "resources," "leads," or "headcount to manage"—that underlying mindset inevitably seeps into daily operations. This dynamic erodes psychological safety, suppresses frontline initiative, and causes high-performing talent to disengage.To build an adaptable, human-centered corporate culture, Scott challenges executives to radically shift how they perceive their team members. When leaders intentionally view every individual as priceless—acknowledging their unique strengths, personal aspirations, and professional struggles—they unlock unprecedented levels of ownership, creative problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. Transforming corporate culture does not happen through static mission statements; it is forged through micro-interactions, such as practicing intentional presence in meetings, offering constructive feedback after errors, and replacing dehumanizing corporate jargon with empathetic language. By auditing their daily interactions, leaders can create an environment where talent genuinely thrives.Moving Beyond Micromanagement Through Strategic Delegation and Leadership with Vertical Elevation's Carol SchultzSmall and medium-sized business (SMB) CEOs frequently find themselves trapped in "operational overload," spending their valuable bandwidth managing daily meeting logistics, handling routine team communication, and putting out operational fires. Executive consultant Carol Schultz shares her foundational "one big idea" that solves this bottleneck: every CEO needs a Chief of Staff to serve as an operational force multiplier. Unlike a Director of Operations, who manages company-wide systems and department heads, a Chief of Staff focuses exclusively on managing the operations of the CEO's office. This crucial distinction allows visionary founders to reclaim up to 90% of their time, redirecting their focus toward high-level strategy, investor relations, and enterprise growth.Implementing a Chief of Staff requires a structured, multi-step transition process to ensure operational gaps are thoroughly documented before backfilling the position. Carol's proven framework involves auditing executive time, mapping critical operational tasks, and establishing clear delegation boundaries. Once implemented, this structure eliminates CEO burnout and prevents the executive from becoming an operational bottleneck. Paired with strategic authority-building tactics—such as establishing a streamlined press kit and securing targeted media guesting spots—CEOs can successfully step away from daily management minutiae and lead their organizations with clarity and vision.How Bold Thinking and Creativity Helped One Entrepreneur Beat the Competition with Lafuente Sign and Awning's Andrew LafuenteDisrupting a legacy industry does not require reinventing the underlying service; rather, it demands modernizing how that service is packaged, marketed, and delivered. B2B entrepreneur Andrew Lafuente outlines his "one big idea" on how he transformed a traditional manufacturing business into an agile brand serving major clients like Chase Bank, Trader Joe's, and Ralph Lauren. While traditional competitors in legacy sectors rely heavily on outdated word-of-mouth networks, Andrew embraced digital marketing, active social proof, and continuous competitive analysis to differentiate his brand, build trust, and capture market share.To convert industry analysis into scalable growth, leaders must view their competitors as a valuable source of market intelligence rather than a zero-sum threat. By regularly auditing market offerings, maintaining a polished and user-friendly digital footprint, and balancing local B2B accounts with high-profile national clients, legacy businesses can protect themselves against market downturns. Andrew highlights that maintaining strict attention to detail on digital channels—supported by proactive public relations, clear media kits, and strategic podcast appearances—allows modern founders to elevate their industry reputation, establish authoritative positioning, and drive predictable B2B revenue growth.Exploring the Four Selves Through a Journey of Self-Awareness and Leadership Growth with Jane MonroeTrue organizational transformation cannot occur until an executive learns the art of radical self-leadership. Keynote speaker and entrepreneur Jane Monroe introduces her core thesis on the road to leadership cohesion, which requires leaders to systematically explore and integrate four distinct dimensions of the self: the Known Self (public persona), the Hidden Self (private thoughts and boundaries), the Blind Self (unconscious behavioral blind spots), and the Mystery Self (untapped potential). Because executive ego often blocks self-awareness, leaders must actively build feedback loops to surface hidden blind spots before those unaddressed behaviors disrupt team dynamics.Unlocking the Mystery Self requires stepping far outside traditional comfort zones to dismantle limiting self-perceptions, much like Jane's own experience undertaking a 340-mile endurance kayak journey down the Missouri River. To cultivate leadership cohesion, executives must build a trusted advisory network—comprising coaches, mentors, or candid colleagues—who provide unvarnished, objective feedback. By prioritizing vulnerability over ego, normalizing continuous feedback within their corporate culture, and leading by example, business leaders can build resilient organizations rooted in mutual trust, psychological safety, and transformational growth.Links Mentioned in the EpisodeNikolas Hake on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nikolashake/JUS Official Services Website: https://www.jusofficialservices.info/Scott Doggett on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdoggett/National Academy of Leadership Development Website:

When you make a mistake, falling into a shame spiral ruins your progress and destroys your confidence. Host April Shprintz shares an effective mindset reset strategy to break free from self-blame in under half a minute. Guilt and shame only exist as quick signals to show when an action misses your personal values. Once you receive that message, holding onto negative self-talk only causes you to repeat the exact habits you want to change. Instead of punishing yourself, you can learn to treat yourself with the same compassion you offer to the people you love most. Implementing this quick boundary protects your energy and keeps you focused on achieving your biggest goals.Join April as she brings her infectious energy, passion and expertise in helping people around the world master their mindset and create massive success and happiness. Master Your Mindset, Master Your Life!Have a question or an idea for an upcoming episode? Email April at: april@drivenoutcomes.com.

When life throws you a curveball, what's your first instinct?Defend yourself?Shut down?Get angry?According to leadership expert Lois Barth (www.loisbarth.com), there's a better option: Get curious.WATCH THIS EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/4kUmYfmi5goIn this episode, Lois shares how curiosity, compassion, connection, and courage can completely transform the way we live, work and interact with others.From overcoming a life-changing eating disorder to helping organizations build healthier workplace cultures, Lois offers practical tools for replacing judgment with curiosity and "being nice" with something far more powerful: genuine kindness.If you've ever struggled with difficult conversations, imposter syndrome, change, conflict, or your own relentless inner critic, this conversation is packed with practical ideas you can start using immediately.In this episode:• The difference between being nice and being kind• How to have difficult conversations without damaging relationships• Why disruption can become your greatest teacher• Replacing your inner critic with curiosity and compassion• How healthy workplace cultures are actually builtChapters00:00  Introduction to Disruption as a Mindset01:45 Lois Barth's Journey and Philosophy07:17 The Four C's: Curiosity, Compassion, Connection, and Courage11:26 Curiosity's Role in Disruption14:30 Implementing the Four C's in the Workplace20:34 Creating a Culture of Beautiful Honesty27:59 The Structure Behind Honest ConversationsWant more from Lois?www.loisbarth.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/loisbarth/ Lois works with heart-centered go-getters who crave greater meaning, fulfillment, and impact in their lives by helping them clarify their goals, foster well-being, and be more effective leaders. A term she refers to as Behavioral Wellness Meets professional development. She has been the makeover life coach for SELF Magazine; Fitness Magazine and Fit Blog (Sears) which to date 3 million people registered for. Lois has been quoted and published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and SELF Magazine. Her speaking clients include Capital One Bank, L'Oreal, Women in Banking & Invesco to name a few.Anne Bonney is a keynote speaker and emcee who helps organizations lead through change by building resilience, emotional intelligence, and courageous communication.

Are you tired of waiting for the phone to ring or sending out quotes into the email abyss? In this episode, we are ditching the passive methods and diving into 10 Strategies to Skyrocket Your Insurance Sales This Quarter!

“And I did get to do a session with Count Basie and his orchestra. You know, it's a lot easier to record people that play well than people who can't play well. Because, I mean, it almost records itself. I mean, yeah, you got to set up the microphones, you got to use the right techniques and so forth, and don't overload the microphones. But these great players are much easier to record than mediocre players with the same equipment.” – Robin GulcherThis episode is the second half of my conversation with sound designer Robin Gulcher as we discuss how room tone can make or break recording quality, Robin's advice to film students on making the best use of sound, and his memorable recording session with a bagpipe-and-jazz band.As always, if you have questions for my guest, you're welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes. If you have questions for me, visit audiobrandingpodcast.com, where you'll find a lot of ways to get in touch. Plus, subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available, along with other interesting bits of audio-related news. And if you're getting some value from listening, the best ways to show your support are to share this podcast with a friend and leave an honest review. Both those things really help, and I'd love to feature your review on future podcasts. You can leave one either in written or in voice format from the podcast's main page. I would so appreciate that.(00:00) – The Importance of Dynamic RangeAs the second half of our discussion begins, Robin reveals when and how commercials became so much louder than the shows we're watching. “That was sort of intentional,” he explains, “because back when radio and television were broadcast through the air, the way they could increase their advertising rates was getting to more people. And since the [signal] of a compressed commercial is denser, it could travel through air farther.” He tells us about his work with film directors, and the dangers of overlooking the importance of room tone in a recording session. “The director that I was working with said, ‘You know, in this digital age, we don't need to stop and take the time to do the room tone because you can just do your digital stuff.' I said, ‘Yeah, but the problem with that is, what do the actors do between sentences? They breathe. So that's not room tone – that's breathing.'”(12:39) – Robin's Most Memorable SessionsRobin tells us about some of the artists he's recorded over the years, such as Count Basie and the Orchestra, and what he learned from setting up the microphones for a bagpipe-and-jazz jam session. “I've recorded a lot of, you know, great instrumentalists,” he tells us. “And it's just, when you're recording great players, and the Count Basie Orchestra was full of great players, it's just an easier job.” He shares the lessons he gives his students about the power of sound in marketing, and why jingles aren't necessarily his go-to branding approach. “It really cramps creativity,” he explains. “Clients say, ‘Well, I spent all that money on that jingle, and I want to hear it. I want to hear my name sung.' And so it sort of limits the agency's creativity options by selling them things like jingles.”(24:26) – Cinematic Soundscapes and Sonic LogosAs our discussion comes to a close, Robin tells us about what his work in cinematography has taught him about the power of sound. “In films, whether it's animation or drama or comedy, I think it's more environment branding,” he explains, “putting them in a space. And you know, if this particular space is seen in other areas of the movie, it sounds the same because it's the same space.” We discuss how brands can take the same approach to sonic logos, and talk about the art of creating impossible sounds. “They were in that big castle,” he recalls a climactic scene from Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, “and the dragon was in there, and no one had ever been in that space before. And the sound design team had to create something that nobody had ever heard before for that environment.”Episode SummaryWe discuss Robin's sound design approach at Columbus College.The importance of dynamic range in sound design and commercials.Exploring the untapped potential of sound in film and advertising.Connect with the Audio Branding Podcast:Book your project with Voice Overs and Vocals by visiting https://voiceoversandvocals.comConnect with me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jodikrangle/Watch the Audio Branding Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JodiKrangleVOConnect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodikrangle/Leave the Audio Branding Podcast a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/audiobranding (Thank you!)Share your passion effectively with these Tips for Sounding Your Best as a Podcast Guest!https://voiceoversandvocals.com/tips-for-sounding-your-best-as-a-podcast-guest/Get my Top Five Tips for Implementing an Intentional Audio Strategyhttps://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/Editing/Production by Humberto Franco - https://humbertofranco.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Register for my FREE debt class for entrepreneurs: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ginaknox.co/free-training⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Small Business Money School: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ginaknox.co/school⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Episode SynopsisIn this episode Gina Knox shares a detailed, step-by-step approach to managing business debt intentionally. She emphasizes testing solutions before borrowing, prioritizing problems, and actively overseeing implementation to improve profitability and reduce unnecessary debt.Chapters:00:00 - Introduction to the importance of intentional debt01:27 - Debt as capital, not starting point02:26 - Spending money to solve current problems03:52 - Five categories of business problems06:13 - Prioritizing problems to solve first07:09 - Creating solutions and testing ideas10:02 - Implementing tested solutions without debt13:12 - Funding solutions with micro-testing and testing before debt14:38 - Active oversight during implementation17:25 - The effort required for successful debt management19:24 - The life-changing potential of a disciplined processKeywords: business debt, financial management, testing solutions, debt avoidance, business growth, profit strategies, small business finance, debt formula, testing and implementation, financial security

Holistic, biological, functional — is there actually a difference, or is it all just marketing?Are root canals really dangerous — or is that just what the algorithm keeps showing your patients?When a patient wants their sound fillings out, do you test, reassure, or drill?And how do you bring sleep, diet and blood tests into a dental appointment without it stopping being dentistry?This episode sits down with Dr James Goolnik (https://uk.linkedin.com/in/james-goolnik)— clinical dentist, founder of the London holistic practice Optimal Dental Health, past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and one of Jaz's earliest mentors. James openly calls himself a holistic and biological dentist, which makes him the ideal person to separate the thoughtful, evidence-aware end of this world from the online extremism that gives it a bad name. Expect a balanced, honest conversation: some of it you'll adopt tomorrow, some of it you'll want to pressure-test — which is exactly the point.Protrusive Dental Pearl: Dentistry Isn't Just About Fixing TeethThis one isn't a clinical tip — it's a sentiment that frames the whole episode. Dentistry isn't just about fixing teeth; it's about improving health. You don't have to agree with every claim made in biological dentistry — but you will struggle to disagree that a patient's diet, sleep, breathing, stress and inflammation all influence oral health.So the pearl is simple: stay curious, stay open-minded — but stay critical, and never stop asking better questions.What You'll Take From This EpisodeThe holistic–biological spectrum — what each word actually means, and where thoughtful practice tips into online extremism.Test or reassure? — the three-question filter for deciding whether any test earns its place before you order it.Safe amalgam removal — the SMART protocol, and when a worried patient's sound filling should be left well alone.The mouth-body connection — how sleep, glucose control and systemic inflammation affect the mouth, and where to refer.The balanced take on root canals and implants — whether root canals are dangerous, and titanium versus ceramic with metal-allergy testing.Highlights of This Episode00:00     Teaser00:59     Holistic vs Biological Dentistry: What's the Difference?05:49    Why Listening Beats Perfect Margins in Dentistry10:29     Why Patients Started to Doubt Root Canal Treatment12:09     Mercury Fillings: Should You Remove Amalgam?14:09     The SMART Protocol for Safe Amalgam Removal19:59     The Mouth-Body Connection: Sleep, Diabetes & Alzheimer's24:59    How to Build Nutrition Into a Dental Practice26:25     Midroll34:01     Sleep Tests, Glucose Monitors and Blood Tests in Practice38:21     Is Biological Dentistry Dangerous? The Extremist Problem39:21     Are Root Canals Dangerous? A Balanced Take41:51     Titanium vs Zirconia Implants and Metal Allergy Testing46:51     When Removing a Healthy Tooth Becomes Negligent50:56    What Diet Should Dentists Actually Follow?53:41     How to Get Started in Holistic Dentistry56:30    OutroFrom the GuestDr James Goolnik is a clinical dentist and founder of Optimal Dental Health, a holistic practice in London built around integrating nutrition, sleep and whole-health screening into everyday dentistry. He is a past President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, a member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, and the author of “Brush” (profits to Dentaid) and the “Kick Sugar” cookbook (profits to his Rewards Project charity).

Send us Fan MailHaving someone who is accountable is essential for AI governance. In this episode, Captain Integrity Bob Wade discusses implementing & monitoring AI responsibly as it relates to the Stark Law with Arvita Tripati, Founder & Principal at Vahana Labs. Hear why buying technology does not outsource the accountability, why you need to ask every vendor when the tool was last validated, why the goal is not zero AI risk, a Netflix analogy around AI governance, and “The Compliance Bot” poem from Captain Integrity. Learn more at WadeHealthLaw.com 

In "The Collision of Capital, Technology & Logistics", Joe Lynch speaks with Founder & Managing Partner of Gamma Point Advisory, Joey Milstein, about how the intersection of private equity, artificial intelligence, and operational execution is reshaping the future of supply chain M&A. About Joey Milstein Joey Milstein has spent more than 35 years inside the machinery of global trade, leading commercial organizations for ocean carriers, freight forwarders, and venture-backed logistics technology companies before moving to the advisory side. Having built businesses, sold technology, raised capital, and led growth from inside the industry, he brings an operator's perspective to every transaction. As Founder & Managing Partner of Gamma Point Advisory, Joseph advises founders on sell-side M&A and guides private equity firms, institutional investors, and strategic acquirers on buy-side strategy, growth, and logistics technology. He is known for connecting the worlds of operations, innovation, and capital, helping clients identify opportunities others miss and navigate one of the world's most complex industries with clarity and conviction. Joseph holds both Bachelor's and Master's degrees from New York University and serves as a strategic advisor to multiple logistics technology companies. About Gamma Point Advisory Gamma Point Advisory is a boutique M&A and strategic advisory firm focused exclusively on transportation, supply chain, and logistics technology. Unlike generalist investment banks or consultants, Gamma Point combines deep operating experience with transaction expertise, giving clients advice grounded in how the industry actually works. The firm advises founder-led businesses on sell-side M&A, capital formation, and strategic growth, while providing buy-side advisory to private equity firms, institutional investors, and strategic acquirers sourcing, evaluating, and executing investments across the logistics ecosystem. Gamma Point also works closely with emerging logistics technology companies to accelerate commercialization and market adoption. Gamma Point sits at the intersection of three worlds that rarely speak the same language: operators who move freight, innovators building the future, and the capital that funds it. Key Takeaways: The Collision of Capital, Technology & Logistics In "The Collision of Capital, Technology & Logistics", Joe Lynch speaks with Founder & Managing Partner of Gamma Point Advisory, Joey Milstein, about how the intersection of private equity, artificial intelligence, and operational execution is reshaping the future of supply chain M&A. The Intersection of Three Disconnected Worlds: Capital markets, technology providers, and logistics operators routinely "talk past each other" at industry conferences. Sustainable progress requires a "translator" who understands the nuances of operational realities, deal structures, and true software utility. The "Silver Tsunami" Driving Consolidation: Hundreds of healthy, lower mid-market logistics companies (drayage, family-owned forwarders, customs brokers) are reaching an inflection point. Owners in their 60s and 70s without generational succession plans are seeking capital infusions, mergers, or buyouts to exit. Prep Work Directly Impacts Valuations: Founders often lose millions in prospective sale value by going to market unprepared. Spending 3–6 months to audit operations, clean up balance sheets, remove unutilized assets ("dead wood"), and document institutional knowledge transforms potential multiples from 4x to 6x EBITDA. Private Equity's "Buy-and-Build" Playbook: Private equity interest in logistics—especially freight brokerage—is accelerating. PE firms look for established "platform" companies to serve as a base, then execute a "buy-and-build" strategy by acquiring smaller complementary add-ons to build scale rapidly over a 3-to-5-year horizon. Adopting Technology to Boost Valuations: Tech adoption is no longer optional for legacy operators. Implementing scalable, transferable software or modern AI tools directly increases a firm's exit valuation multiple, whereas sticking to outdated manual processes or disconnected legacy tech depresses market interest. Evaluating "Real AI" vs. Expensive Demos: With capital drying up for speculative "digital brokers" that subsidized freight rates without long-term profitability, investors and buyers now focus on technology that delivers measurable operational productivity, security, and lower overhead rather than slick, superficial software demos. Culture and Team Depth Outweigh Simple Financials: Successful acquisitions require balancing human dynamics and cultural fit alongside pure financial metrics. Founders must build institutional depth rather than centralizing all sales, financial, and operational expertise within a single leader. Learn More About The Collision of Capital, Technology & Logistics Joey Milstein | Linkedin Gamma Pint Advisory | Linkedin Gamma Point Advisory Gamma Point Podcast AI In Logistics | What works and what doesnt The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube

In this episode, Jo Peterson, of Cleartech Research, discusses AI security challenges with Maribel Lopez. Her commentary explores how traditional security tools fall short for AI agents and what strategies enterprises can adopt to manage AI risks effectively. Topics coveredAI security challenges and solutionsMulti-layered approach to AI agent securityToken cryptographic delegation and OBO tokensExternalized policy as code and micro-segmentationContextual and data-aware guardrailsContinuous auditing and behavioral baselinesRole of Chief AI Officer in security governanceAI risk management and operational strategies Key takeawaysTraditional security tools are not designed for AI agents and their non-deterministic behavior.Implementing least privilege for AI agents involves multi-layered strategies including token delegation and policy enforcement.Externalizing authorization to decoupled policy decision points enhances security for AI workflows.Real-time observability and kill switches are critical for managing AI agent behavior.Many organizations claim to have AI governance but lack technical implementation and operational ownership.Chapters00:00 Introduction to AI security challenges02:04 Non-deterministic nature of AI and security implications04:32 Externalized policy as code and micro-segmentation07:12 Real-time observability and kill switches09:11 Effectiveness of AI governance in organizations12:13 Immediate actions for AI security in 30 days13:45 Centralized AI traffic interception and inventory14:29 Role of Chief AI Officer in security and risk16:19 The evolving role of AI leadership in organizations17:19 Talent acquisition and upskilling for AI security STAY CONNECTEDSubscribe to the AI with Maribel Lopez audio podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1947446Subscribe to my LinkedIn newsletter — AI Decoded with Maribel Lopez: https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/ai-decoded-with-maribel-lopez-7312533413582827520/Lopez Research blog: https://www.lopezresearch.com/research/Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maribellopez/Follow me on X: https://x.com/MaribelLopez

Dr. Claire Smith, a regional medical officer at SCP Health and a practicing hospitalist in Missouri, highlights how virtual hospitalists are transforming healthcare by providing 24/7 physician collaboration to support onsite teams, particularly in rural hospitals and during patient surges. Implementing telehospitalists can play a critical role in reducing clinician burnout, improving access to physician expertise, and enhancing emergency department efficiency. Integrating telehospitalists into a care model shows potential to reshape workforce demographics and improve the ability to meet unpredictable demands. Claire explains, "So a hospitalist is typically an internal medicine or family medicine-trained physician who focuses the entirety of their career on hospital medicine. So, taking care of hospitalized patients. They are focused on the end-to-end experience of a patient who is hospitalized. So they are integral in the admission from the emergency department, from the time it is determined the patient needs care within the hospital to the time that they are discharged to their next site of care, whether that be home, a skilled nursing facility, etc. So hospitalists do not focus on outpatient medicine. They collaborate with primary care physicians and care for hospitalized patients."   "And what we are seeing is that we are now integrating virtual hospitalists or telehospitalists into workflows to support teams in a variety of situations, including resource shortages or temporary surges in the patient population, so that we can best support the onsite teams and patients."   "What we see is that telehospitalists are being utilized when demands exceed onsite capacities, as well as in those rural situations where resources are more scarce. So a telehospitalist changes the dynamic from really an occasional ad hoc contact with advanced practitioners who may be supporting rural practice hospital medicine to reliable collaboration."  #SCPHealth #Telehospitalist #RuralHealth #HospitalMedicine #Telemedicine #HealthcareInnovation #ClinicianWellbeing #VirtualCare #24x7Coverage #PatientCare scphealth.com Listen to the podcast here  

Dr. Claire Smith, a regional medical officer at SCP Health and a practicing hospitalist in Missouri, highlights how virtual hospitalists are transforming healthcare by providing 24/7 physician collaboration to support onsite teams, particularly in rural hospitals and during patient surges. Implementing telehospitalists can play a critical role in reducing clinician burnout, improving access to physician expertise, and enhancing emergency department efficiency. Integrating telehospitalists into a care model shows potential to reshape workforce demographics and improve the ability to meet unpredictable demands. Claire explains, "So a hospitalist is typically an internal medicine or family medicine-trained physician who focuses the entirety of their career on hospital medicine. So, taking care of hospitalized patients. They are focused on the end-to-end experience of a patient who is hospitalized. So they are integral in the admission from the emergency department, from the time it is determined the patient needs care within the hospital to the time that they are discharged to their next site of care, whether that be home, a skilled nursing facility, etc. So hospitalists do not focus on outpatient medicine. They collaborate with primary care physicians and care for hospitalized patients."   "And what we are seeing is that we are now integrating virtual hospitalists or telehospitalists into workflows to support teams in a variety of situations, including resource shortages or temporary surges in the patient population, so that we can best support the onsite teams and patients."   "What we see is that telehospitalists are being utilized when demands exceed onsite capacities, as well as in those rural situations where resources are more scarce. So a telehospitalist changes the dynamic from really an occasional ad hoc contact with advanced practitioners who may be supporting rural practice hospital medicine to reliable collaboration."  #SCPHealth #Telehospitalist #RuralHealth #HospitalMedicine #Telemedicine #HealthcareInnovation #ClinicianWellbeing #VirtualCare #24x7Coverage #PatientCare scphealth.com Download the transcript here  

James, owner of Chain Construction in Auckland, was trapped hitting a severe growth ceiling. After taking over the business and doubling revenue from $1.6 million, he found himself working 60 hours a week, pricing jobs late at night, and constantly acting as the primary problem solver for his crew. Growing the company any further felt like a guaranteed path to extreme stress because he had become the bottleneck for every operational decision.To solve this, James partnered with The Professional Builder to buy back his capacity. He contracted an external Quantity Surveyor who works directly inside his cloud software, immediately removing night-time pricing from his plate. He then promoted an experienced foreman to Project Manager and introduced the Problem Solution Resolution framework, forcing the site team to bring answers instead of just complaints. With his wife transitioning to a Business Development role and a Virtual Assistant handling admin, James is now successfully targeting $4 million to $7 million in revenue without sacrificing his personal time.Links & Resources Chain Construction Website: https://www.chainconstruction.co.nz/

What happens when a high school struggling with smartphone distractions takes a bold step and starts locking away all devices, midway through the school year? Even more unusual: the phones aren't just put away; they're locked up in classrooms for the entire day, except during lunch. Dr. Delaney interviews Principal Deanna Albert to explore how implementing 'Away for the Day' policies transformed both learning and social interactions at Hardin High School. Deanna shares the challenges and successes of making this shift, including how it improved student engagement, reduced distractions, and curbed social media-related issues.   Featured Expert Principal Deanna Albert   Additional Resources: Screenagers Website Bring Screenagers to Your Community   Additional Links Awayfortheday.org   Time Code 00:00 Introduction 00:15 About Screenagers & Away For The Day 01:04 Campaign Success and Challenges 01:38 Issues with Phone Policies in Schools 02:29 Interview with Principal Deanna Albert 04:42 Implementing the New Phone Policy 08:43 Positive Outcomes and Challenges 11:23 Community and Legal Implications 15:14 Final Thoughts and Resources

A great AI based discussion of the post.  They even had the nerve to call me arrogant!  Enjoy! Here is the link to the original post:  https://davebrock.substack.com/p/the-answers-are-easy-the-best-answers

"They're really worried that radiation is going to be painful. So they come in for that first day of treatment very anxious. With our patients with brain cancer, we're using the masks on the table, and those masks are very tight and hold their heads very, very still. So they'll be very worried about being claustrophobic. We may start out the first day or two with a little bit of [lorazepam]. And they'll come to me and they'll say, 'This really hasn't been as bad as I thought it was going to be,'" ONS member Catherine McCluskey, BSN, RN, OCN®, ROCN™, radiation oncology staff nurse at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem, NC, told Jaime Weimer, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BS, AOCNS®, who was the manager of oncology nursing practice at ONS at the time of the recording, during a conversation about radiation side effects in central nervous system (CNS) cancers. Music Credit: "Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons by Attribution 3.0  Earn 0.5 contact hours of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) by listening to the full recording and completing an evaluation at courses.ons.org by August 21, 2027. The planners and faculty for this episode have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose. ONS is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Learning outcome: Learners will report an increase in knowledge related to the side effects of radiation to treat CNS cancer. Episode Notes  Complete this evaluation for free NCPD.  ONS Podcast™ episodes: Radiation Site-Specific Side Effects series Episode 306: Cancer Symptom Management Basics: CNS Toxicities ONS Voice articles: Augmented Reality Simulations Reduce Patient Anxiety by Teaching Them About Radiation Therapy CNS Survivorship Needs More Research, Funding, and Training, Expert Panel Says Here's What the Updated CTCAE Version 6.0 Means for Oncology Nurses Highly Localized, Precision Radiation Therapies Require Nurses to Drive Care Coordination, Patient Education Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Shows Promise for Certain Radiation Side Effects ONS book: Manual for Radiation Oncology Nursing Practice and Education (fifth edition) ONS courses: Indications of Targeted Radiotherapy to the Brain and Spine: 2025 ONS Congress® Session ONS ROCN™ Certification Review™ ONS/ONCC® Radiation Therapy Certificate™ Supporting Radiation Side Effect Management Through ONS Evidence-Based Resources: 2025 ONS Congress® Session Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing articles: Implementing a Standardized Educational Tool for Patients With Brain Tumors Undergoing Concurrent Temozolomide and Radiation Therapy Radiation Necrosis: A Differential Diagnosis Dilemma The Neurocognitive Late Effects of Cranial Radiation Therapy: The Often-Unrecognized Outcomes Oncology Nursing Forum article: Symptom Clusters in Patients With Brain Tumors Undergoing Proton Beam Therapy ONS Huddle Cards: External Beam Radiation Proton Therapy Proton Therapy Radiation ONS Guidelines™ and Symptom Management Resources Cognitive impairment Fatigue Mucositis Radiodermatitis ONCC resources: Big List of CE Radiation Oncology Certified Nurse (ROCN™) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v6.0) Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 and PHQ-2) To discuss the information in this episode with other oncology nurses, visit the ONS Communities. To find resources for creating an ONS Podcast club in your chapter or nursing community, visit the ONS Podcast Library. To provide feedback or otherwise reach ONS about the podcast, email pubONSVoice@ons.org. Highlights From This Episode "With primary tumors—glioblastomas, astrocytoma, all of those types of cancerous primary CNS tumors, the tumors are not very well-defined. They have little tentacles that kind of go out, so doing something like Gamma Knife, which is very precise, is not as effective as an external beam because the external beam will deliver radiation to all those little tentacles that are out there in the brain. And with Gamma Knife, you really can't effectively do that." TS 2:34 "When we're doing radiation to the brain, fortunately there aren't that many acute toxicities involved. Sometimes they'll have some mild dermatitis. Usually, it's not very significant. They, like everyone else who gets radiation, will have fatigue. Usually once we get to the end of the second week of radiation, into the third week for our patients with primary CNS tumors—the hair loss—they'll start to notice hair loss just in the treatment area. But those are typical, the things that we've seen most. Sometimes we'll have patients who will experience some nausea, maybe a few headaches, but really the acute toxicities are not severe typically with our patients with brain tumors." TS 8:30 "[For] the fatigue, I tell patients to just listen to their bodies. We don't want them to be sedentary, and we want them to go out and continue living their lives. But I do warn them that the fatigue is pretty much common to all patients receiving radiation at various degrees, depending on the patient. I just tell them to do what they feel like doing, and then when they're tired to rest, and if they find themselves having a nap in the afternoon, that's okay." TS 13:51 "What I find with these patients in particular is that a lot of times, their first symptoms related to any type of cancer are CNS symptoms from brain metastasis. Our patients with lung cancer or melanoma—they come in through the emergency room for altered mental status or seizures or something like that. They find a mass in their brain, and then they find a mass on their lung, or they find masses everywhere. Typically, they want to treat the brain masses first before they start them on any kind of systemic treatment. And so, they'll come to us, and they're in shock. Everything's happened very quickly. They haven't had a chance to really catch their breath. They're overwhelmed. And so I try to make sure they understand that everyone that they see here is part of their team and is with them through this journey and they're not alone." TS 25:36 "A couple of years ago, ONS put out an email asking for people to volunteer to do a delineation study about the feasibility of doing a radiation oncology certified nursing exam. And I, just on a whim, responded to that email. It's not something I've ever done before, and thinking that I would not be put on the team. … And I thought, 'I don't have enough experience, I don't know what I'm doing, and they won't choose me.' And lo and behold, they put me on this role delineation study. … I have met so many incredible nurses with all kinds of experience. I've learned so much. It has opened up a lot of things for me and it's been really exciting, so all I can do is say take advantage of those opportunities when they come. Don't think that you don't know enough, because you know more than you think you do." TS 32:38 

In this talk, Radovan Bacovic, Principal Data Engineer and Snowflake/dbt Ambassador, shares his two-decade journey, from traditional database administration to leading modern data platform engineering. We explore the essential building blocks of scalable data architectures, the trade-offs of no-code solutions, and how to effectively integrate AI into your data pipelines while maintaining strict security and governance.You'll learn about:- The evolution of the full-stack data engineer over the past two decades.- Building scalable, business-driven data platforms without premature optimization.- Efficient data modeling and transformation using DuckDB and dbt.- Leveraging AI to accelerate pipeline development and launch data products.- Implementing enterprise data governance and robust pipeline security.- Balancing no-code integration tools with strict DataOps methodologies.LINKS:https://gitlab.com/radovan.bacovic/wsc26_dataops/-/blob/main/README.md?ref_type=headsTIMECODES:0:00 Data Engineering Career Trajectory and Industry Experience6:37 Full Stack Data Engineer Role Evolution and Responsibilities14:45 Scalable Data Platform Architecture and Business Alignment21:59 DuckDB Integration and Premature Database Optimization Avoidance30:04 Data Pipeline Transformation and Data Modeling with dbt35:31 Modern Data Platform Ecosystem and Infrastructure Orchestration42:13 AI Powered Data Products and LLM Pipeline Automation49:42 Enterprise Data Governance and Pipeline Security Best Practices55:06 No Code Data Integration Tools and DataOps MethodologyThis talk is ideal for data engineers, analytics engineers, and data platform leads looking to modernize their tech stacks and future-proof their infrastructure. It provides highly actionable insights for anyone aiming to build resilient, AI-ready data platforms that prioritize real business value and strict security constraints.Connect with Radovan- Twitter - https://twitter.com/Al_Grigor - Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/agrigorev/ Connect with DataTalks.Club:- Join the community - https://datatalks.club/slack.html- Subscribe to our Google calendar to have all our events in your calendar - https://calendar.google.com/calendar/r?cid=ZjhxaWRqbnEwamhzY3A4ODA5azFlZ2hzNjBAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ- Check other upcoming events - https://lu.ma/dtc-events- GitHub: https://github.com/DataTalksClub- LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/datatalks-club/ - Twitter - https://twitter.com/DataTalksClub - Website - https://datatalks.club/

The Secret to Scaling: Why You Must Take a Day Off! Rest Day? Supersize Your Business Annual Challenge Day 232! Do You Have One...Ever? Pop in here every day for a dose of different business building perspective! https://facebook.com/supersizebusiness Supersize Your Business (free) Skool link: https://www.skool.com/supersize-your-business-1654/about #supersizeyourbusiness #supersizeyourbusinessannualchallenge Learn the importance of sabbath rest to sustain your business growth. Discover how ancient principles improve your daily well being. This video explores day 232 of the Supersize Your Business Challenge. We focus on integrating spiritual practice into your professional life to maintain long term health and focus. If you struggle to switch off, this discussion on the sabbath provides a framework for finding necessary downtime. We examine the historical context of taking a day of rest and why it remains a vital tool for entrepreneurs today. By prioritizing your spiritual business health, you create a more sustainable path forward. Implementing these habits helps prevent burnout and keeps your vision clear as you continue your daily business challenge. Subscribe for daily business mindset breakdowns and let me know in the comments how you incorporate rest into your weekly routine. #vision #scareyou #dreambig #notbigenough #domore #bemore #supersize #supersizeyourbusinessannualchallenge #scale #grow #build #community #spirit #communityspirit #businessspirit #spiritofyourbusiness #serve #spiritualpractice #howcanIhelp #selflessaction #restday #sabbath #timeoff #tuneout

The economy may be masking a silent recession beneath a booming stock market. In this episode, we explore the stark contrast between Wall Street highs and everyday inflation, analyzing what rising food prices and business pullbacks mean for your financial future. We also break down a new tax proposal that aims to index capital gains to inflation and increase the home sale exemption to $2 million, potentially unlocking massive real estate inventory.To navigate these uncertain times, we share core real estate investing laws every investor must master, from prioritizing cash flow to avoiding over-leverage. Whether you are looking to raise capital safely or instill core values of accountability and respect in your children, this episode provides actionable strategies to protect your wealth, build your legacy, and thrive in any market environment.KEY TOPICS DISCUSSEDA proposed tax policy indexing capital gains to inflation.Raising the home sale tax exemption to $2 million.S&P 500 performance versus the reality of a silent recession.The impact of a 33% grocery price increase over seven years.Essential real estate investing and wealth-building laws.The five non-negotiables for safely raising private capital.Strategies for raising humble and hardworking children.Implementing core family values for generational success.KEY TAKEAWAYSIndexing capital gains to inflation could alleviate tax pressure and unlock desperately needed housing inventory.Cash flow buys freedom while equity buys options, making it crucial to prioritize cash-producing assets first.Investors must avoid over-leveraging debt to survive market downturns and protect their long-term portfolios.When raising capital, always lead with the downside and stress-test your deals to protect investor funds at all costs.True generational wealth requires teaching children core values like integrity, accountability, and gratitude early on.CONNECT & TAKE ACTIONText "INCOME" to 844-447-1555 to learn more about the Imagos Income Fund and generate consistent passive income.Text "LIST" to 844-447-1555 to get the full PDF list of the 20 real estate investing laws.Visit skylineocresidences.com to discover luxury homeownership and exceptional value at Skyline OC.Leave a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify if you found value in this episode.

“I think that making images come to life with sound helps the audience with the story and with the emotion of the story. It puts them in the right place. They know what it is they're supposed to pay attention to. We talked earlier in our first meeting about this line-of-sight editing, that is, a video editing thing that they do to get the audience's eyes to move to what's important on screen. And we can do the same thing with audio. We can tell them, ‘OK, this is important over here.' And whether or not they saw it, now they know it, if that makes sense.” – Robin GulcherThis week's guest provides sound design, mixing, and recording services for Advertising Agencies, Film/Video production companies, Publishing Companies, Independent Filmmakers, and Corporate clients, and he's been the production sound mixer for countless commercial and film shoots over the years. Through his work at audibleRicochet, he's rescued imperfect recordings, crafted immersive soundscapes, and helped brands and filmmakers bring clarity and emotion to their projects. And as an adjunct instructor in the Cinematic Arts Department at the Columbus College of Art and Design, he continues to further his craft, as well as the future of the filmmakers and animators he teaches.His name is Robin Gulcher, and in this episode, he shares how sound can transform the ordinary into something memorable – and why what we hear often matters more than what we see.As always, if you have questions for my guest, you're welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes. If you have questions for me, visit audiobrandingpodcast.com, where you'll find a lot of ways to get in touch. Plus, subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available, along with other interesting bits of audio-related news. And if you're getting some value from listening, the best ways to show your support are to share this podcast with a friend and leave an honest review. Both those things really help, and I'd love to feature your review on future podcasts. You can leave one either in written or in voice format from the podcast's main page. I would so appreciate that.(00:00) – Navigating the AI LandscapeOur conversation starts as Robin shares his experiences with AI sound and voices, including the surprising impact it made after one recent session. “It was a long, educational VO thing,” he tells us, “The client asked for this particular voice,… they directed it, and the voice talent sent the invoice and an AI disclaimer after the fact, and so they fired us all.” He recalls his own use of AI in a very different situation, and how it helped avoid a recording crisis. “She picked up the phone, and she was in labor,” he says about a voiceover artist scheduled to record that day. “But she picked up the phone, you know, and so what I did was, we sampled her voice, and the sentence that had this person who was coming up on stage with [a] mispronunciation, we put that in phonetically and did it a couple of times.”(13:50) – How Robin's Audio Journey BeganWe circle back to Robin's early memories of sound, and what inspired him to begin his career in audio. “Music was always in my house,” he says, “whether it was, you know, on the RCA phonograph or whether it was a couple of live players that stopped by the house and jammed and stuff. And I just grew up around it.” He tells us more about how he formed his remote studio, audibleRicochet, and how its timing coincided with the COVID pandemic. “Things had changed so much,” he explains, “and I had actually had facilities here at the house. And so, you know, if there was a snow day, I'd stay home and work and stuff. And it just became more obvious to me that we didn't need that facility.”(24:32) – The Emotional Impact of SoundAs the first half of our conversation wraps up, Robin shares his thoughts on how the power of sound shapes our cinematic experience in ways we don't fully realize. “Sometimes with sound design, you can do things that are unexpected that also help the story,” he says, “but they have to believe it, and you have to do it in a way that they'll believe it.” He gives us an example of a memorable use of sound in filmmaking from the 2014 film A Most Wanted Man: “The talking and stuff, that faded away, and the only thing you heard was his footsteps… As he got to the door to the elevator, the footsteps stopped, and then the crowd and the background went back to normal as if we went back to reality.”Episode SummaryOur conversation about the voiceover challenges and opportunities posed by AI.An exploration of the audio techniques that help guide audience focus.Robin and I discuss how sound enhances storytelling and audience engagement.Tune in for next week's episode as we discuss the surprising history behind why commercials are so much louder than television, why Robin advises his students against writing jingles, and what sonic logos can learn from the techniques used to create consistent cinematic soundscapes.Connect with the Audio Branding Podcast:Book your project with Voice Overs and Vocals by visiting https://voiceoversandvocals.comConnect with me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jodikrangle/Watch the Audio Branding Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JodiKrangleVOConnect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodikrangle/Leave the Audio Branding Podcast a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/audiobranding (Thank you!)Share your passion effectively with these Tips for Sounding Your Best as a Podcast Guest!https://voiceoversandvocals.com/tips-for-sounding-your-best-as-a-podcast-guest/Get my Top Five Tips for Implementing an Intentional Audio Strategyhttps://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/Editing/Production by Humberto Franco - https://humbertofranco.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

“We have agency in this. AI is a mirror to humanity. And I think that becomes a moral imperative to push our way to the front of that mirror.” – Nathan ChappellHave you been avoiding addressing AI in your nonprofit out of fear, uncertainty, or lack of expertise?Nathan Chappell would say you're not alone. But he does have good news:Nathan is the Chief AI Officer at Virtuous, and he studies how we can use AI to advance mission-driven organizations. Recently, he determined that nonprofits hold a unique advantage in shaping the future of AI, and can uniquely benefit from it.(No AI experience required.)After this episode, you'll walk away with a new perspective on the opportunities available to your organization in this moment.Find links to resources mentioned and key takeaways in the show notes for this episode: https://www.futurenonprofit.com/nathan-chappell

Ministry leader David Kim discusses the profound question of what is spiritual formation and its impact on our daily lives. He shares insights from his work at Goldenwood and Redeemer Presbyterian, focusing on the intersection of faith and work.David explores the concept of calling in work, emphasizing that our professional lives are not just about achieving titles but understanding God's intention for work. He challenges the notion that work is merely a punishment, instead presenting it as a joyful collaboration with God.The discussion also touches on the idea of business as mission, where work becomes a platform for living out one's faith. David highlights how churches can support this by creating ministries that validate the significance of work in God's eyes.Practically, David suggests slowing down to discern God's presence in our work. This spiritual practice is crucial for understanding what is spiritual formation and how it relates to faith and work.SummaryUnderstanding what is spiritual formation in the context of work.Integrating faith and work to transform professional environments.Recognizing calling in work as a divine purpose.Implementing business as mission strategies in daily tasks.

Joey Hart spent 25 years in corporate America as an engineer, product manager, and salesman before going all in on real estate as a HomeVestors "We Buy Houses" franchisee in early 2025. What makes his story different is that he ran Profit First from deal number one, before he ever made a mistake he'd need it to catch.In this episode Joey is refreshingly candid about a first deal that lost him over $50,000, a later flip that netted him around $100,000, and how a purpose bigger than money kept him steady through both. He breaks down his multiple-exit-strategy underwriting, how his CFO pushes him on gross margin targets, and why an engineer's risk-averse mindset made Profit First feel like a system that saves you from yourself. If you're eyeing the jump from corporate to real estate, this one is for you.Timeline Summary[2:04] – Why Joey left a lucrative corporate sales career to buy a real estate franchise[2:43] – His winding path from engineer to product manager to sales to house flipping[3:30] – Discovering franchising as a way to accelerate his rental portfolio goal[4:20] – Going all in because he couldn't build the business alongside a W2[5:09] – Whether he regrets the leap, and the freedom and impact that answer it[6:19] – The expensive first deal bought at a meetup with everything pre-arranged for him[7:23] – Holding that property 13 months with budget overruns and a market shift[8:07] – Reframing a small fortune lost as an accelerated real estate education[10:29] – His current underwriting: evaluating every property with multiple exit strategies[11:49] – How his CFO pushed him from the 70% rule to real gross margin targets[13:28] – The flip where staging and opening a pool netted him around $100,000[14:50] – What working with a CFO who knows real estate actually looks like[15:42] – Being challenged to take a paycheck and stop hoarding the profit account[17:37] – Running Profit First from day one after learning it in HomeVestors training[18:41] – Why the alternative was being out of business or never paying himself[21:03] – Building a cash flow projection to decide whether he can buy a house right now[23:23] – Adjusting to unpredictable income after decades of steady corporate paychecks[24:50] – What he had to unlearn, and the corporate skills that transferred over[27:35] – His advice: know how to run a business, not just do real estate deals[28:39] – Why you need a purpose beyond money to survive the hard times5 Key TakeawaysStart Profit First From Day One — Joey never ran his business any other way. Implementing the system before his first deal meant that when a deal went south, his cash was already where it needed to be.Underwrite Multiple Exit Strategies — Every property gets evaluated as a wholesale, a light cosmetic flip, and a full retail flip. Knowing the value of each exit keeps one bad deal from trapping you.A CFO Sharpens Your Numbers — His CFO moved him off a generic 70% rule to real gross margin targets and floors. Accountability from someone who knows your financials changes how you buy.Keep Losses In Perspective — A $50,000 loss on deal one and a $100,000 win later are both just part of the beast. If Joey had quit after the loss, he'd never have reached the win.Purpose Carries You Through — Chasing money alone won't hold you up when a deal costs you $50,000. A deeper why is what lets you trust the direction and keep going through the hard times.Links & ResourcesHomeVestors (We Buy Houses) — https://www.homevestors.comSimple CFO — https://simplecfo.comProfit First for Real Estate Investing Free Workbooks — https://peiworkbook.comProfit First for Real Estate Investing by David Richter — https://profitfirstrei.comEnjoyed This Episode?If Joey's honesty about losing $50,000 on his first deal and coming back from it gave you the nerve to keep going, that's exactly the point. Share this episode with someone weighing the jump from a corporate job into real estate, and follow the show and leave a rating and review so more investors can hear stories like this one.

Part of "Proverbs: How to Build a Life," Andy Rodgers picks up the second half of a two-part look at wise counsellors. Last week Grant Clark asked why we need trusted voices and who has permission to tell us something we do not want to hear. This week turns to the follow-on question: once we have discerned that someone is qualified to speak into our life, how do we get the most out of what they say. The message covers therapists, pastors, spiritual fathers and mothers, GC members, and friends.Andy opens by distinguishing two things that are often confused. Therapy is a practice: a trained professional with a set of skills, a licensed person helping a specific person with a specific problem, with ethics, accountability, and evidence based practices behind it. Therapy culture is something else. It is when the language of therapy and a therapeutic orientation become the way you engage every relationship in your life, and when organizations, schools, churches, and the political sphere all route their questions back to what feels good therapeutically rather than what is good. "How does that make you feel?" is an excellent question in a counselling room and a poor one for setting the economic direction of a nation or for asking what a passage of Scripture means.He is explicit that this is not an anti therapy message. Restored started a therapy centre, has subsidised thousands of dollars of therapy for people in the church who could not afford it, and runs the Restored Counselling Network. Good therapists using good practices are very helpful. A number of the people writing against therapy culture are themselves therapists.On reading for authorial intent rather than feeling, he points to Mark Twain, who prefaced a later edition of "Huckleberry Finn" by telling readers the book is not an allegory and asking them not to treat it as one. His English class spent fourteen weeks treating it as an allegory anyway. That is survivable with a novel. It is a real problem with Scripture, and a bigger one when the same instinct is used to determine what marriage is, what your identity is, and what is good and true and beautiful.## Four markers of therapy culture1) Concept creep. Precise language meant to help us see something clearly starts to mean more than it meant, and once it means everything it means nothing. Gaslighting comes from a 1938 play and describes a genuinely abusive man deliberately making his wife doubt her sanity. It is real and it is rare. It now gets used for ordinary cognitive dissonance. Andy walks through a recent scheduling mix up with a fellow pastor where he genuinely felt confused, and notes that memory is fallible and two people can remember the same event differently. Choosing the gaslighting reading would have turned a good friend into someone dangerous who had to be removed from his life. Choosing "maybe I forgot that" carried far less pressure and required villainising no one. The same creep has happened to abuse, to trauma, and to narcissism. Genuine narcissistic personality disorder runs around one percent, so it cannot be everyone's dad, just as borderline personality disorder cannot be everyone's mom. Naming everything as abuse diminishes our ability to help the people actually experiencing it.2) Boundaries become walls. Boundaries are a biblical idea: knowing where you stop and another person begins, holding your values, refusing to be manipulated. To be a Christian you have to have firm boundaries. But for many people boundaries have come to mean cutting out anyone who makes them uncomfortable, which is avoidance, and which most good therapists will tell you leaves you less mature because you never learn to handle difficult people or hard conversations. Seventy three percent of millennials have gone no contact with a close friend or family member in the last two years, half of those tied to their parents' politics. Disagreeing with your parents is normal. Cutting them off is new. Where there is genuine danger or a history of abuse the calculation is different, but the usual work is helping people figure out what they can realistically expect from a relationship and how to show up in it.3) Validation becomes authority. Being heard matters, but being heard is a means, not the end. It creates a space safe enough to look at what is hard to look at. If someone has to tell you that what you want is good, that will keep you from wisdom, because sometimes what you want is dumb. Andy is candid that he has plenty of dumb ideas himself and needs godly, loving, wise people alongside him for exactly that reason.4) Diagnosis becomes identity. Restored is not anti diagnosis. The DSM categories are genuinely useful for describing patterns of behaviour, understanding how someone relates to others, and explaining a tendency. They are never an excuse to hurt people or to continue in sin. Andy speaks openly about his own ADHD, the forgotten texts and missed medications, and the systems he has had to build to take responsibility for it. Most diagnoses people receive are not their fault, but to thrive and love people well they still have to do the work. God's standards do not decrease; some people simply need more help in a given area than the average person.The irony he draws out: something you went to in order to see clearly now makes the world look more threatening than before. Something you went to in order to protect your relationships has produced more isolation. Somewhere you went to be heard has made you unreachable.He notes the same dynamic can quietly reshape a GC, where groups drift into venting and status updates rather than asking what Scripture says and what Jesus is calling us to. It is fine to say a thing is hard. The question is whether the group helps you then go and do it.Two tests run underneath the whole message. If we are engaging counsel in a way that makes us more fragile rather than more resilient over the long term, something is wrong. And if we have adopted a worldview that makes us less open to insight we do not want to hear, it is keeping us from becoming wise.## We get the most out of the counsel we receive when we do five things1) Choose the right story2) Are discerning about who we let counsel us3) Engage honestly4) Work towards a goal5) Seek sanctification over validation## Choose the right storyThere are no neutral worldview people. Everyone speaking into your life is answering a set of questions whether or not they say so out loud: What is a person? What is a man, a woman, a mother, a father? What is parenting? What is marriage? What is sexuality and what is it for? What is actually wrong with us? How do people change, by insight, by empathy, by repentance, or by better tools? And what is the goal of a life, which decides the goal of counselling.The Bible says we are image bearers of God, made with inherent dignity, value, and worth, created to be known and loved. That is a different story from being a bag of chemicals and neurons colliding. Andy is careful that these are not simple either / ors. We are image bearers and we do have physical bodies that God chose for us. Scripture names three broad things that can be wrong: a fallen body in a fallen world, with real physiological realities; sin committed against us by others, which covers much of what people bring to therapy as wounding, shame, and pain, and which is not their fault; and our own sin, the lies we tell ourselves and the ways we try to live independently of God.He pushes back on starting the story at Genesis 3. God made us wonderful, beautiful, and glorious, and sin damaged it. One of the worst things about sin is that it diminishes the good person God created you to be. He is now restoring that, like a fine painting, over years and with patience.Repentance and clinical tools are not rivals. A tool can make repentance easier. Andy uses his own example: externalising what he cannot hold in his head helps him forget less and love his wife better. But the decision to get help in the first place is an issue of the will. Someone whose trauma triggers leave them in fight or flight is not at fault for being triggered, and may still need to deal with the thing they have been avoiding, because the people around them are still getting hurt even when the motive is not bad.The question that matters is what wins when two stories are mutually exclusive. When a view of the world conflicts with the Scriptures, the Scriptures need to win. He works this through cognitive behavioural therapy, the most used approach in talk therapy, whose core claim is that emotions and behaviours run downstream of thoughts. He agrees that is broadly true, finds CBT tools genuinely helpful, and notes that CBT ironically has the most in common with biblical counselling. But Scripture carries a category the therapeutic world often does not: we do not only have bad thoughts, we have bad desires upstream of our thoughts. James says our conflicts come from wanting something and not getting it."The tools are great. They're just not everything. There's not one tool that solves life. The only person who solves all of life is Jesus."## Be discerning about who you let counsel youCounsel in a person's heart is deep water, and a person of understanding draws it out. Good counsellors ask good questions and get beneath the surface.Does a therapist need to be a Christian? Andy says it depends on the issue, and that for some things it is close to vital. Marriage is his clearest example, because a counsellor is helping you understand the story you came from and the story you are building, and it helps enormously if they share a Christian understanding of marriage, sexuality, communication, and desire, even if they use plenty of clinical tools alongside it.Better is open reprimand than concealed love, and the wounds of a friend are trustworthy while the kisses of an enemy are excessive. Friends who only ever validate you are not evil, but they will not help you grow. If you talk about your marriage, do it in an honouring way, and be wary if your friends always take your side. You want someone willing to play devil's advocate and ask what you can do, since you are the only person who can do what you can do.Practical advice for choosing, drawing on Eliza Huie's "How to Get the Most Out of Your Counseling," a sixty page book he recommends. Most people do not know they are allowed to interview a counsellor about their modality, their approach, and their worldview. Questions worth asking:How do you integrate your faith and your work?What do you think is wrong with people?Do you ever talk about sin in the work that you do?Will you ever challenge me, even if I do not love it in the moment?What do you specialise in?Licensure tells you what someone is trained in. It tells you nothing about their worldview and nothing about their character. It is a good place to start, not a place to stop. Be wary of anyone who treats everything, the way some restaurants serve cheeseburgers, spaghetti, and sushi off one menu. Andy helped a friend look for OCD treatment and found that of the hundreds of providers listed who said they treated OCD, none listed ERP, the approach both the International OCD Foundation and the American Psychological Association name as the first line treatment. Claiming to treat OCD without it is like claiming to treat bacterial infections without antibiotics.## Engage honestlyThe one who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy. Andy points out what the verse does not say. It does not say concealing is wicked. It says concealing does not work. If you want to lose weight without discussing what you eat, or want your knee treated without describing the pain, you will not get far.Two reasons we are not honest. The first is the fear of man, which Proverbs calls a snare, over against the fear of the Lord, which is the beginning of wisdom. The question is whether you are more aware of what a person thinks of you or what God thinks of you. He notes a related risk: keeping the same therapist for years with no goal, until they function as a friend your insurance covers, at which point you want them to like you and become less honest. The second reason is pride, wanting to be seen a particular way.He also distinguishes being authentic or transparent from being vulnerable. Plenty of people will tell you a great deal, sometimes more than they should about others, without ever being open to having any of it challenged. Vulnerability is being open to someone speaking into it. This cuts the other way too. Not everyone is owed your depths, and dumping ninety minutes of heavy material on a friend who did not ask for it is its own marker of therapy culture.## Work towards a goalThere is profit in all hard work, but endless talk leads only to poverty. A goal means direction rather than a deadline, and it lets a counsellor, pastor, or friend stay within their expertise. Andy cites a clinical psychiatrist who said that having a long term psychologist with no goal is having a bad friend you pay to be your friend.The arithmetic matters. You are awake roughly one hundred and twelve hours a week. A forty five minute session is well under one percent of your life and will not change it on its own. Implementing what you learn during the other ninety nine percent will. It is the personal trainer problem: the workouts do not do themselves.## Seek sanctification over validationA fool does not delight in understanding but only wants to show off his opinions. Wanting to be understood is human and God given. Wanting to change and become like Jesus is a supernatural work of the Spirit. The danger is letting "finding someone who gets me" become the destination of the journey rather than a stage in it, and then asking the church to function as a therapeutic community on those same terms.Andy makes the case that the church has an enormous amount to offer if we engage it rightly. There are people in the room who handle money well and would change your life if you had the humility to open your budget to them. There are people who have worked through hard things in their marriage who could mentor you without being your therapist. He cites Rebecca McLaughlin quoting a Harvard researcher that attending church weekly is "like a miracle drug," with measurable effects on depression, anxiety, self control, addiction, and burnout. Churches are also good places to work through attachment wounds, because good attachment work aims at being able to trust other people rather than depending on one safe person indefinitely, and because Scripture defines how we are allowed to treat one another, which is part of what makes a church safe.He closes on what he calls the most underrated thing, even among Christians: spending time with Jesus. He describes a retreat at a monastery with a group of people mostly in their sixties and seventies, including a retired psychiatric researcher, a doctor and psychiatrist, recently widowed and in real pain, and firmly pro therapy. After several hours of solitude she came back and said she thought she had saved five to ten thousand dollars of therapy in three hours, because it had all been resistance. She knew what she needed to do and did not want to do it."Jesus knows how to lovingly say, I love you, but we got to do this. And he took me by the hand and walked me to where I needed to go. He shepherded me."The flip side he wants to press: when someone says they need help with their marriage, ask whether they have prayed about it, whether they have spent any time asking the Lord how to treat their spouse differently, whether they have looked at what God's word says about parenting or marriage. You may well need tools to obey those commands in a healthy way. The question is whether you started with what God wants.The Spirit is the parakletos, the counsellor, the one who comes alongside, and he loves to give wisdom. James says God gives wisdom generously to those who ask without being double minded, and double minded means you have already made up your mind, so you are not actually open. You want someone to co-sign. You want validation, not revelation."Don't build a life where you protect yourself from hard things that can help you grow."Andy's closing prayer asks that Restored would become a humble people who can receive, and a contemplative people able to sit with an idea or a thought or a passage of Scripture and weigh it in God's presence, rather than running to social media or ChatGPT or a podcast or a friend. Clinical tools can help us do that, but those tools are a sail on a sailboat. We still need God's wind. And it asks that we would believe God's word is better for us than the word of any expert or of ourselves, that his word is not handcuffs but guardrails on a path, keeping us from going off the side of a mountain.Verses referenced:Genesis 3Proverbs 9:8Proverbs 9:10Proverbs 14:23Proverbs 18:2Proverbs 20:5Proverbs 27:5-6Proverbs 28:13Proverbs 29:25Romans 12:2Philippians 4:8James 1:5-8James 4:1-21 Peter 5:7

On this encore episode of Science of Reading: The Podcast, host Susan Lambert, Ed.D., is joined by Brittney Bills, Ed.D., educator and senior manager of literacy partnerships at Amplify. Brittney explains what a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) is and how it centers on prevention, rather than intervention. She also talks about the intersection of universal screening data and an MTSS, and provides advice on evidence-based strategies and techniques to make a positive impact in your classroom. Drawing on examples from her former district, Brittney discusses how to prevent burnout, use data effectively, and support ongoing improvement.Show notes: Connect with Brittney Bills on LinkedIn.Listen to Season 3 of the Amplify podcast Beyond My Years.Join our community Facebook group.Connect with Susan Lambert.Quotes:"[An] MTSS is not a thing that lives outside of the Science of Reading. They're two things that complement each other very, very well." —Brittney Bills"We need better processes that we can apply more widely to effectively arrive at our outcomes for our students who need more intensive support." —Brittney Bills"It's the student's needs that should drive the decisions, not a cool presentation that we saw at a conference." —Brittney BillsTimestamps*:0:00 Introduction: Implementing MTSS with Brittney Bills, Ed.D.2:00 Brittney's Science of Reading journey5:00 Pursuing leadership6:00 Bringing literacy and MTSS together7:00 What is an MTSS?9:00 Universal tier as the first intervention11:00 Key MTSS components: screening, fidelity, and progress monitoring17:00 Student need should drive decisions18:00 Class-wide intervention and leveraging data efficiently21:00 Rethinking small-group instruction30:00 Data analysis tools for grade-level PLCs35:00 MTSS as continuous support42:00 Closing thoughts: "MTSS is not another thing, it is the thing."*Timestamps are approximate

“I don't think AI quite has us figured out yet because, as human beings, we'll listen to sad songs to feel better. I don't think it understands that. That's true, it's contrary… Yeah, I mean, I think that AI has its place. I'm not all against it, just as a matter of course, I just think that it shouldn't replace our creativity. That's what makes us human, and I don't want to see a computer replace that. Yeah, I want it to clean my house and cook my meals so that I can create.” – Jodi Krangle & Laney McCormickThis episode is the second half of my conversation with music supervisors Laney and Matt McCormick as we talk about how AI music's changing the way human musicians approach their work, striking the right balance between playing it safe and making a memorable sonic impression, and how COVID and the rise of social media have changed sound editing and our approach to sonic branding.As always, if you have questions for my guest, you're welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes. If you have questions for me, visit audiobrandingpodcast.com, where you'll find a lot of ways to get in touch. Plus, subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available, along with other interesting bits of audio-related news. And if you're getting some value from listening, the best ways to show your support are to share this podcast with a friend and leave an honest review. Both those things really help, and I'd love to feature your review on future podcasts. You can leave one either in written or in voice format from the podcast's main page. I would so appreciate that.(00:00) – AI and CreativityOur conversation continues as Laney and Matt talk about the impact of AI on their industry, such as how fast musicians who find themselves competing with AI feel they have to work. “The speed's definitely an issue,” Matt says. “It's not easy to crank out an authentic song, and it's not even easy to crank out an inauthentic song. In a lot of ways, it's even harder.” Laney notes some of the trends she's seen in music marketing and how positive messaging is making a comeback. “I see more for that whole motivational lyrical content,” she explains, “They want rap and hip hop beat, female vocal, clean lyrics, and we see a lot of requests come in with female vocals. I think that's really cool.”(12:45) – Trends in Music LicensingThe discussion turns to pop culture and how sound is becoming more and more important in making a strong impression. “Stranger Things has a huge budget for music,” Laney tells us, “and they're using huge tunes, and those are, you know, those are the supervisors acting as influencers in many ways. ‘Running Up That Hill' was a B-side, and here it is, huge again.” Matt adds his thoughts on the musical risks brands are willing to take in order to stand out. “Everybody always wants to do something different, but that's a risk, right?” he explains. “I mean your large brands, whether it's Coca-Cola, Amazon, Nike, Taco Bell… Are those brands willing to take, like, a really huge risk with music and with sound? And the answer for me is, I don't know. But I don't see it very often.”(20:00) – The Role of Sound in AdvertisingAs our conversation comes to a close, Laney and Matt tell listeners how they can get in touch, and they both share their thoughts on the power of sound and its importance in our lives. “Music specifically for me is a therapy of sorts,” Laney says. “It doesn't matter what my problem is, what my mood is, or what activity I need to do, want to do, or have to do. There is a genre and a record that will make that easier for me.” Matt talks about sound's ability to connect us to one another, and how it creates a common ground for people from every walk of life. “Sound moves you,” he tells us. “And it can be a common ground for everybody in a way. It's hard to listen to an emotional piece of music and not be emotional and not feel that with the person that's next to you or multiple people next to you.”Episode SummaryOur discussion on how AI affects human creativity in music.Laney and Matt reveal the current trends in music requests and licensing.Matt and Laney discuss why they prioritize authentic music in their work.Connect with the GuestConnect with the Audio Branding Podcast:Book your project with Voice Overs and Vocals by visiting https://voiceoversandvocals.comConnect with me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jodikrangle/Watch the Audio Branding Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JodiKrangleVOConnect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodikrangle/Leave the Audio Branding Podcast a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/audiobranding (Thank you!)Share your passion effectively with these Tips for Sounding Your Best as a Podcast Guest!https://voiceoversandvocals.com/tips-for-sounding-your-best-as-a-podcast-guest/Get my Top Five Tips for Implementing an Intentional Audio Strategyhttps://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/Editing/Production by Humberto Franco - https://humbertofranco.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

In this episode, Insurance Agency Customer Service: Implementing Best Practices in Your Agency, we tackle the massive shift from transactional service to intentional, elite-level client experiences. Because in the independent insurance world, service isn't just about answering questions—it's the engine that drives your recurring residual income!

https://vimeo.com/1216845407?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci https://www.currentfederaltaxdevelopments.com/podcasts/2026/8/9/2026-08-10-irs-guidance-on-qualifed-overtime-for-2026-2028 This week we look at: Transitioning Foreign Tax Allocations and Implementing the Ten Percent Credit Disallowance Under Section 960(d)(4) Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers of Inherited IRAs Through an Estate: Technical Analysis of PLR 202631001 Federal Courts Lack APA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Gift Penalty Disputes: The Adequate Alternative Remedy Barrier Sourcing Executive Termination Payments: Analyzing the Bifurcated Sourcing of Severance and RSUs in the Appeal of Otting The Permanent Section 45S Paid Family and Medical Leave Credit: Analyzing the Statutory Wage Method Mechanics and the New Premium Method Under Notice 2026-28 The Tax Court Open Door: Why the BBA Partnership Petition Deadline Is Not Jurisdictional Commingled Funds, Unsubstantiated Deductions, and the Binding Form of Transactions: A Technical Tax Analysis of Reed v. Commissioner The Safe Harbor That Wasn't: Deconstructing the Anti-Abuse Rule in SIH Partners LLLP v. Commissioner The Evolution of Qualified Overtime Compensation Deductions: Analyzing IRS Fact Sheet FS-2026-13 and Its Practical Implications

This week we look at:Transitioning Foreign Tax Allocations and Implementing the Ten Percent Credit Disallowance Under Section 960(d)(4)Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers of Inherited IRAs Through an Estate: Technical Analysis of PLR 202631001Federal Courts Lack APA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Gift Penalty Disputes: The Adequate Alternative Remedy BarrierSourcing Executive Termination Payments: Analyzing the Bifurcated Sourcing of Severance and RSUs in the Appeal of OttingThe Permanent Section 45S Paid Family and Medical Leave Credit: Analyzing the Statutory Wage Method Mechanics and the New Premium Method Under Notice 2026-28The Tax Court Open Door: Why the BBA Partnership Petition Deadline Is Not JurisdictionalCommingled Funds, Unsubstantiated Deductions, and the Binding Form of Transactions: A Technical Tax Analysis of Reed v. CommissionerThe Safe Harbor That Wasn't: Deconstructing the Anti-Abuse Rule in SIH Partners LLLP v. CommissionerThe Evolution of Qualified Overtime Compensation Deductions: Analyzing IRS Fact Sheet FS-2026-13 and Its Practical ImplicationsAn audio only version of this week's broadcast can be streamed or downloaded below: 2026-08-10 IRS Guidance on Qualified Overtime for 2026-2028 Edward K. Zollars, CPA (Arizona) Download This week's articles can be downloaded below:2026-08-10 Current Federal Tax Developments

This week we look at: Transitioning Foreign Tax Allocations and Implementing the Ten Percent Credit Disallowance Under Section 960(d)(4) Trustee-to-Trustee Transfers of Inherited IRAs Through an Estate: Technical Analysis of PLR 202631001 Federal Courts Lack APA Jurisdiction Over Foreign Gift Penalty Disputes: The Adequate Alternative Remedy Barrier Sourcing Executive Termination Payments: Analyzing the Bifurcated Sourcing of Severance and RSUs in the Appeal of Otting The Permanent Section 45S Paid Family and Medical Leave Credit: Analyzing the Statutory Wage Method Mechanics and the New Premium Method Under Notice 2026-28 The Tax Court Open Door: Why the BBA Partnership Petition Deadline Is Not Jurisdictional Commingled Funds, Unsubstantiated Deductions, and the Binding Form of Transactions: A Technical Tax Analysis of Reed v. Commissioner The Safe Harbor That Wasn't: Deconstructing the Anti-Abuse Rule in SIH Partners LLLP v. Commissioner The Evolution of Qualified Overtime Compensation Deductions: Analyzing IRS Fact Sheet FS-2026-13 and Its Practical Implications

Pastor Travis starts this new series reminding us that growing in Christ is intimately connected to His church.

Pastor Travis starts this new series reminding us that growing in Christ is intimately connected to His church.

How does your environment shape your mental health more than you realize? Why do stronger relationships matter more than a bigger paycheck? Are we treating symptoms while overlooking the bigger picture? In this podcast, Joe Sanok sits down with Dr. Tara Thiagarajan to explore the findings of the Mental State of the World Report and what they mean for therapists and private practice owners. Dr. Thiagarajan explains how the Mental Health Quotient (MHQ) measures wellbeing across populations, why environmental factors such as social connection, smartphone use, and nutrition have a profound impact on mental health, and what the latest global research reveals about the decline in mental wellbeing. Together, they discuss how therapists can look beyond symptoms to better understand the broader societal influences shaping their clients' mental health.

Are you ready to unlock true real estate business leverage and scale your company to new heights? In this episode of the Leverage Podcast, host Mike sits down with Trey Willard, CEO of the W Group, to discuss how he grew an independent real estate brokerage to over 74 agents across multiple markets. They dive deep into the specific organizational models, strategies, and tech tools required to transition from a solo agent to a visionary corporate leader. Trey shares his personal journey of scaling organically through systems like Zillow Flex and building a powerhouse operations team. He highlights the absolute importance of tracking key metrics, using frameworks like the Four Disciplines of Execution, and leveraging cutting-edge tools like artificial intelligence to find gaps in business operations. You will also learn practical advice on how to buy back your time by delegating tasks that drain your energy so you can focus entirely on high-dollar-producing activities. Whether you want to refine your daily habits, sharpen your business model, or master real estate business leverage, this conversation provides a clear roadmap to create a sustainable, highly functional corporate sales business. Ready to leverage a VA who keeps things moving behind the scenes? Throw a time on our schedule: https://bit.ly/3RuUo4R 00:00 - Introduction to Episode 38/39 of the Leverage Podcast 00:22 - Trey Willard's Vision and Market Expansion for The W Group 01:43 - The Importance of Leverage and Buying Back Your Time 03:19 - Comparing Strategies: Territorial Expansion vs. Organic Growth 05:51 - Transitioning to an Independent Brokerage to Lower Cost of Sale 07:33 - The W Group's Organizational Structure and Key Leadership Roles 11:35 - Simplify, Systemize, and Scale: The Core Growth Focus 13:30 - Knowing Your Numbers: Crucial Metrics and KPIs for Business Owners 14:42 - Implementing the Four Disciplines of Execution and AI Data Integration 18:01 - Strategic Shifts: Setting Price Thresholds and Focusing on High-Energy Tasks 20:49 - Etching Core Values into the Organization 21:33 - Lightning Round: Favorite Business Books, AI Tools, and Impactful Habits 24:12 - Trey Willard's Definition of Leverage 25:45 - Closing Remarks and How to Connect with Trey Willard #RealEstateBusinessLeverage #RealEstateScaling #LeveragePodcast #TheWGroup #BusinessSystems #aiinrealestate

Enterprise marketing teams face growing digital fatigue, as screen-based advertising alone struggles to capture deep customer loyalty.Don, Managing Partner at Salt & Pinch, breaks down how leading brands leverage experiential world-building and physical production to turn digital IP into high-converting real estate.Key tactical themes covered:- Scaling flexible production teams up to 240 members during peak production windows.- Translating entertainment and streaming IP into immersive pop-up retail environments.- Shifting B2B corporate keynotes from static product booths to human-centric spaces.- Engineering multi-acre brand installations on raw parking lot footprints.- Implementing circular, sustainable fabrication setups to minimize event waste.Don is the Managing Partner at Salt and its sister agency Pinch, managing experiential strategy, circular fabrication, and large-scale builds for clients including Amazon, Netflix, Lululemon, and Expedia.Connect with our guestFollow Don on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/don-strom/Explore Salt Creative: https://www.pinch-creative.com/Simplify Paid Social with Strike Social: https://strikesocial.com/guaranteed-paid-social-media-ads-outcomes/Connect with Host Dylan Conroy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylanconroy/

“That's one of the biggest things that scares me the most about composing with AI. It's that, whatever AI model you're on, how was it trained, and was that material copyrighted? And was there any kind of permission for that to happen? And you, as the end user, don't know.” – Laney McCormickThis episode features a pair of guests who are passionate about helping creatives elevate their stories through music. As the founders of Scene Support Music, they specialize in pairing authentic music with visual media, ensuring that brands and stories stand out. As former music educators, they prioritize education in every collaboration, guiding filmmakers and musicians through the creative and legal intricacies of music licensing. Based in the Midwest, outside the traditional film and advertising hubs, they bring a fresh perspective to the intersection of music and storytelling. Between them, they hold multiple advanced degrees in conducting, education, percussion, and communications, but they believe their most valuable lessons come from lived experience, along with the occasional failure.Their names are Laney and Matt McCormick, and, beyond their work in music and licensing, Laney serves on the board of Women in Film Cincinnati and Cindependent Film Festival. Together, Laney and Matt continue to perform as musicians on stages across the country and internationally. If you've ever wondered what makes music truly move us, this is a conversation you'll really enjoy!As always, if you have questions for my guest, you're welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes. If you have questions for me, visit audiobrandingpodcast.com, where you'll find a lot of ways to get in touch. Plus, subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available, along with other interesting bits of audio-related news. And if you're getting some value from listening, the best ways to show your support are to share this podcast with a friend and leave an honest review. Both those things really help, and I'd love to feature your review on future podcasts. You can leave one either in written or in voice format from the podcast's main page. I would so appreciate that.(00:00) – From Teaching to Music LicensingOur conversation starts as Laney and Matt recall their earliest memories of sound and how they got into the business of music licensing. “Hearing that band play for the first time,” Laney says, recounting a memory from elementary school, “and seeing her band director, who was… very proper and wearing a black suit, and I thought, ‘I want to make that sound in this environment with those kind of people.' Like, I want to be a band director. And that's what I did for a really long time.” Matt shares his experience as an indie musician and how it segued into commercial music. “I remember this is the exact one where light bulbs started to go off in my head,” he recalls. “A music supervisor had reached out and said, ‘I need thirty seconds of upbeat, positive music for an apparel commercial that's for the holidays, but it doesn't have to be holiday music.' And he was like, ‘money's kind of low for it, $7,000.' And honestly, for me at the time, and even now, $7,000, that doesn't sound too low.”(10:00) – The Challenge of AI in MusicLaney and Matt tell us more about their role as music supervisors and how it ties into the process of music licensing. “A sync agent represents a catalog of music for licensing,” Laney explains. “A music supervisor can contact sync agents to find music and make playlists for a director, and then a clearance specialist, which is what we're doing, like one-offs for ad agencies who will come in and say, ‘I want this specific song.' There's no searching involved. ‘Will you just get me the rights for that?' And a music supervisor will use the skills of both other things at the same time.” Our conversation turns to how AI is impacting their side of the music business and the differences between traditional musicians and AI artists. “Some artists will contact us and be super odd,” Matt adds. “And it's like, ‘Hey, I'm an AI artist,' and I don't want to be like, ‘Hey, AI is a bad thing. We're not going to do it.' And I've only talked to one person, but when that artist contacted me, and he's like, ‘I'm an AI artist,' I was like, I definitely want to have a conversation because I want to know what is going on there.”(25:00) – The Importance of AuthenticityAs we wrap up the first half of our discussion, Laney explains the different processes involved between licensed tracks and licensed covers. “That can drastically affect your bottom line,” she tells us. “Like, my cover of a Beatles song is not as expensive as the original recording. But the publishing is going to be the same whether you use the original or whether you use a cover.” Matt talks about the explosion of the licensed cover market in recent years and how it's helped streamline the process for finding the right song track for the right client. “There are so many covers that are already out there,” he explains, “that chances are, like, if we're working on a film and we need a cover song, my first thought doesn't go, ‘Hey, let's get somebody to record that.' My first thought goes, ‘I'm going to send an email to every catalog holder that we know to see what they already have of that.'"Episode SummaryLaney and Matt share personal stories about how sound influenced their lives.Exploring the implications and challenges posed by AI-generated music.Laney and Matt discuss why they prioritize authentic music in their work.Tune in for next week's episode as we discuss how sometimes even the best composer might not be the right composer, how vintage songs and positivity are making a surprising comeback, and what shows like Stranger Things have taught us about both following and setting musical trends.Connect with the Audio Branding Podcast:Book your project with Voice Overs and Vocals by visiting https://voiceoversandvocals.comConnect with me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jodikrangle/Watch the Audio Branding Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JodiKrangleVOConnect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodikrangle/Leave the Audio Branding Podcast a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/audiobranding (Thank you!)Share your passion effectively with these Tips for Sounding Your Best as a Podcast Guest!https://voiceoversandvocals.com/tips-for-sounding-your-best-as-a-podcast-guest/Get my Top Five Tips for Implementing an Intentional Audio Strategyhttps://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/Editing/Production by Humberto Franco - https://humbertofranco.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

In this Tyler Tech Podcast episode, Morgan Jines, vice president of payments at Tyler Technologies, and Thomas Yarbrough, manager of payment operations, discuss how public sector organizations are modernizing payment experiences to better serve residents while improving operational efficiency. Recorded live at Tyler Connect 2026 in Las Vegas, the conversation explores the evolving landscape of digital payments, and the practical steps agencies can take to increase adoption. Morgan and Thomas discuss common barriers to digital payment adoption, including resident awareness, longstanding habits, and varying levels of comfort with technology. They share strategies for reaching residents through multiple touchpoints, promoting self-service options such as autopay and e-billing, and creating payment experiences that are simple, secure, and convenient. The episode also examines the operational benefits of payment modernization, including reduced manual processing, streamlined reconciliation, lower service shutoff rates, and more predictable revenue collection. The discussion highlights the value of unified payment platforms that provide a consistent experience across departments while strengthening security and simplifying account management. Looking ahead, Morgan and Thomas explore emerging payment trends, evolving compliance requirements, and growing demand for digital wallet and mobile payment options. Throughout the conversation, they emphasize that successful payment modernization is not just about technology — it's about improving the experience for both residents and agency staff through greater accessibility, flexibility, and efficiency. This episode also highlights City Hall Selfie Day, an annual initiative celebrating public service and civic pride. The campaign encourages local governments and community members to showcase the places and people behind public service, helping build awareness, engagement, and appreciation for the work happening across cities, counties, and agencies. Download: AI for Impact: Proven Results for Government Download: How to Create a Unified Digital Payment Experience Download: White Paper: Procuring a Modern Payments Platform Watch: Payment Solutions Built for Government, Trusted by Residents Watch: Unlocking Payment Efficiency Read: Best Practices for Implementing a Unified Payment Solution Read: Increase Community Resilience With Modern Payment Systems Read: What Are the Benefits of an Integrated Payments Solution? Read: Transforming Government Payments Through a Unified Platform Listen to other episodes of the podcast. Let us know what you think about the Tyler Tech Podcast in this survey

PMBOK 8 Governance Explained — Why Governance is the NEW Integration Management!The PMP Exam is changing July 9th, 2026… and one of the BIGGEST shifts is the move from traditional Knowledge Areas into the new PMBOK 8 Performance Domains.In this video, we break down the Governance Performance Domain in plain English and show you how it connects back to classic PMP concepts like:✅ Integration Management✅ Change Control✅ Quality Assurance✅ Project Knowledge✅ Monitoring & Controlling✅ Project ClosureWe also explore:

Successful ERM implementations develop over time through iterative refinement, building organizational buy-in before layering on complex modeling structures. Here is Part 2 of "Implementing ERM".   In part 1, we covered the foundational core: balancing risk exploitation with downside protection, navigating the five phases of the risk control cycle, and applying four primary measurement methodologies to quantify exposure. Now, in Part 2, we're moving from operations to Strategy. We will be diving into setting actionable risk appetites and tolerances, communicating effectively with senior leadership, and positioning the CRO as a strategic business partner rather than 'Doctor No'.

The Wealth Preservation Architecture: Deferring Capital Gains Tax and Maximizing Exit Equity with Brett SwartsIn a recent episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast, host Josh Elledge sat down with Brett Swarts, the Founder and CEO of Capital Gains Tax Solutions, to examine the severe tax liabilities that threaten high-net-worth business exits and real estate transactions. Brett, a leading wealth preservation strategist, commercial real estate expert, and author of Building a Capital Gains Tax Exit Plan, details how traditional tax-deferral mechanisms like the 1031 exchange frequently limit investor flexibility and expose assets to market volatility. This conversation provides a comprehensive, data-backed operational guide for founders, real estate investors, and M&A advisors who want to legally defer 33% to 40% in combined capital gains taxes, retain capital compounding power, and construct flexible, long-term estate planning frameworks using the Deferred Sales Trust (DST).The Asset Preservation Paradigm: Unlocking Compound Growth and Flexible Liquidity Through Deferred Sales TrustsThe primary operational oversight committed by founders and real estate investors during an asset liquidity event is delaying tax-deferral architecture until after a transaction closes. In high-tax jurisdictions where combined federal, state, and depreciation recapture taxes routinely consume 33% to 40% of net profits, selling an appreciated asset without an established exit structure results in an immediate, permanent destruction of capital. While many investors default to a traditional 1031 exchange to defer real estate taxes, this rigid framework forces buyers into strict 45-day identification windows and 180-day closing deadlines, often compelling them to overpay for replacement properties in inflated markets. Implementing an installment sale framework via a Deferred Sales Trust before closing removes these rigid timelines entirely, allowing the full proceeds of a business or real estate sale to be reinvested into diversified stocks, bonds, or new entrepreneurial ventures tax-deferred.Executing a Deferred Sales Trust requires a disciplined structural pivot where the seller transfers ownership of the business or real estate asset to an irrevocable third-party trust in exchange for a customized promissory note. The trust subsequently executes the final transaction with the end buyer, receiving cash proceeds while issuing structured, tax-deferred note payments to the original seller over a multi-year horizon. Because capital gains taxes are triggered only on the principal payments actually received by the seller, the remaining capital inside the trust compounds tax-deferred at its full value. This strategic separation of asset ownership from liquidity streams allows high-net-worth founders to secure predictable passive income, diversify their wealth out of concentrated positions, and maintain strategic influence over investment allocations without incurring immediate tax penalties.Furthermore, leveraging specialized trust structures provides enterprise leaders with critical ancillary benefits, including robust asset protection against future litigation and the systematic reduction of estate tax liabilities. As the global market prepares for unprecedented multi-trillion-dollar wealth transfers driven by retiring business owners, financial advisors, brokers, and CPAs who master advanced capital gains tax-deferral strategies gain a massive competitive advantage. By offering clients viable alternatives to strict 1031 exchanges or immediate tax hits, advisors can unlock trapped equity, preserve multi-generational wealth, and build long-term client retention. When early tax planning, rigorous legal compliance, and flexible trust administration are synthesized into a single exit architecture, business owners eliminate transactional drag, shield their capital, and predictably maximize their enterprise equity.About Brett SwartsBrett Swarts is the Founder and CEO of Capital Gains Tax Solutions, a commercial real estate veteran, an international speaker, and an expert in capital gains tax-deferral frameworks. Drawing from years of hands-on experience facilitating complex real estate transactions and business exits, Brett specializes in helping high-net-worth individuals navigate tax traps and preserve wealth. He is the author of Building a Capital Gains Tax Exit Plan (featuring a foreword by Shark Tank's Kevin Harrington) and host of the Capital Gains Tax Solutions Podcast, dedicated to helping business owners and advisors unlock financial freedom through advanced trust structures.About Capital Gains Tax SolutionsCapital Gains Tax Solutions is an elite corporate tax advisory firm and wealth preservation agency engineered to help real estate investors, business founders, and high-net-worth individuals legally defer capital gains taxes. The company specializes in delivering customized Deferred Sales Trust (DST) frameworks, exit strategy coaching, estate tax planning, and advisor partnership programs. Through structured legal compliance, third-party trust administration, and comprehensive wealth strategy blueprints, Capital Gains Tax Solutions enables sellers across complex asset classes to eliminate tax friction and maximize their net-worth compounding potential.Links Mentioned in This EpisodeCapital Gains Tax Solutions Official Website: capitalgainstaxsolutions.comBrett Swarts on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/brett-swartsKey Episode HighlightsThe Pre-Close Timing Rule: Why exit planning must be executed prior to closing a transaction to legally defer capital gains liabilities and protect wealth.Overcoming the 1031 Exchange Bottleneck: Utilizing the Deferred Sales Trust to bypass strict 45-day identification windows and reinvest in non-real estate asset classes.The Installment Sale Mechanics: Deferring 33% to 40% in combined federal and state taxes by selling assets to a trust in exchange for a structured promissory note.Multi-Generational Estate Tax Protection: Shielding large transaction proceeds from estate taxes and creditors while setting up seamless inheritance structures for heirs.The $124 Trillion Advisory Opportunity: Equipping financial advisors, M&A brokers, and CPAs with advanced tax-deferral strategies to win high-net-worth B2B clients.ConclusionThe conversation with Brett Swarts underscores that maximizing the value of a business exit or real estate sale is an intentional architectural process rather than a post-transaction accounting exercise. By standardizing internal exit governance, replacing rigid exchange models with flexible trust structures, and acting well before the deal closes, business leaders can transform a massive tax burden into a highly structured, self-sustaining wealth preservation engine.More from The Thoughtful Entrepreneur

We close season six by walking through our annual July rebalancings of the first four sample risk parity style portfolios and talking about their raison d'être. We also share a practical reverse glide path strategy that we plan to apply to the sample Golden Butterfly portfolio over the course of the next ten years, starting with this one.And we also thank our listeners for their kind words and generosity.Links:Father McKenna Center Donation Page (please mention Risk Parity Radio in the comment section with your donation):  Donate - Father McKenna CenterMichael Kitces Reverse Glidepath Article (listen to Episode 469 for more info on that):  The Benefits Of A Rising Equity Glidepath In RetirementBreathless Unedited AI-Bot Summary:Rebalancing sounds boring until you realize it's the moment your plan either stays real or turns into wishful thinking. We're ending season six with our annual July rebalance across four sample portfolios, using actual target percentages, real fund lineups, and the same rules we follow every year to keep withdrawals and asset allocation from drifting.We start with the All Seasons Portfolio as a reference case for a very conservative risk parity style mix, then move into the Golden Butterfly where we add a twist: a reverse glide path. Instead of locking in a static stock percentage, we gradually step stock exposure higher over a decade by trimming the lowest-volatility sleeve, aiming to improve retirement resilience without turning the process into constant tinkering. Along the way we hit the practical why behind rebalancing: it quietly forces buy low and sell high when your emotions would rather do the opposite.From there, we lay out the Golden Ratio Portfolio and the simplest “cash bucket” management we know, designed to minimize trades and mental overhead while still keeping a diversified retirement portfolio. We finish with the Risk Parity Ultimate Portfolio, our educational kitchen-sink mix that includes Treasury STRIPS, preferred shares, managed futures, a long-short fund, gold, and a small bitcoin slice so you can see how volatile sleeves behave during a rebalance.If you want a clear, repeatable portfolio rebalancing process for retirement, safe withdrawal rate minded allocations, and a realistic look at diversified assets, hit play. Subscribe, share the episode with a DIY investor friend, and leave a review with the portfolio rule you want us to stress-test next.Support the show

“We did a sort of special launch episode with the King, um, who's so knowledgeable, so passionate, you know. I don't know whether he'd just read up about it, but it doesn't feel like it. It feels like it really tapped into something that he wants to talk about and knows how to talk about. Um, so yeah, a dream guest, frankly, in so many ways. Um, and Kate's a great interviewer, and there are another three episodes of that after it, but yeah, it was. When you talk about sonic branding, you know, there aren't many people in the world whose voice everybody recognizes.” – Neil CowlingThis episode is the second half of my conversation with podcast and audio promotions expert Neil Cowling as we discuss the scams and pitfalls of podcast promotion, why podcasting's evolved a more collaborative culture than traditional radio, and what the King of England has for breakfast.As always, if you have questions for my guest, you're welcome to reach out through the links in the show notes. If you have questions for me, visit audiobrandingpodcast.com, where you'll find a lot of ways to get in touch. Plus, subscribing to the newsletter will let you know when the new podcasts are available, along with other interesting bits of audio-related news. And if you're getting some value from listening, the best ways to show your support are to share this podcast with a friend and leave an honest review. Both those things really help, and I'd love to feature your review on future podcasts. You can leave one either in written or in voice format from the podcast's main page. I would so appreciate that.(12:28) – How Sound Influences Brand IdentityMy conversation with Neil continues as he tells us his process for building an authentic connection between a brand and podcast. “We do try and spend an extended amount of time saying, ‘What is your tone of voice? If you can imagine a celebrity that would be your dream spokesperson, who would that be? What words do you use and not use in your other communication?'” he explains. “And all of that feeds into a general vibe that hopefully when people are listening to a podcast, they'll understand that it's from you.” We discuss podcasting metrics, from clicks and listens to downloads, and the perils of paying for services that promise a quick boost. “Someone goes in and promises they'll have a million downloads or that it will create an instant ROI for your product,” he cautions. “We avoid saying that because we are really talking about it as a long-term brand building exercise.”(00:00) – Podcasting With the KingWe discuss the transition from broadcast radio to podcasting in the 21st century, and why, in Neil's experience, radio's competitive culture hasn't carried over to podcasting. “Radio is a real kind of dog-eat-dog medium,” he says, “partly because there are only so many radio listeners and you're all fighting over the same time slot. Everybody wants to be the biggest breakfast show… whereas in podcasting, there's more of a sense that somebody else's success is not at everybody else's detriment.” He tells us about some of his most memorable podcasting experiences, including his team's surprise interview at Windsor Castle with not only Cate Blanchett but His Majesty, King Charles III. “Hannah had the honor of having asked the King what he had for breakfast,” Neil recalls, “you know, to test the microphone. The answer is nothing, if you're interested. He hasn't eaten breakfast for years.”(27:40) – Building Podcast EngagementAs our conversation comes to a close, Neil shares his thoughts on why radio ads are on the way out and what's replacing them in the podcast market. “Radio ads are rubbish,” he tells us. “Most radio ads are done at the last minute by an ad agency who, again, thinks it's easy. They've spent three months working on the TV, and they'll knock together a radio script and push it out there.” We discuss whether pre-roll or mid-roll ads are most effective at reaching their audience, and the unique outreach that host reads offer podcast sponsors. “Give us your bullet points, give us the things that absolutely have to be in there,” he says. “But also allow a bit of levity and a bit of leeway for those presenters so that they can take what the audience already loves about them and transfer it to your brand.”Episode SummaryBalancing brand consistency with collaborative podcasting.Neil explains the key metrics for measuring podcasting success.Exploring the branding benefits of podcast collaborations.Connect with the Audio Branding Podcast:Book your project with Voice Overs and Vocals by visiting https://voiceoversandvocals.comConnect with me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jodikrangle/Watch the Audio Branding Podcast on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/JodiKrangleVOConnect with me on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodikrangle/Leave the Audio Branding Podcast a review at https://lovethepodcast.com/audiobranding (Thank you!)Share your passion effectively with these Tips for Sounding Your Best as a Podcast Guest!https://voiceoversandvocals.com/tips-for-sounding-your-best-as-a-podcast-guest/Get my Top Five Tips for Implementing an Intentional Audio Strategyhttps://voiceoversandvocals.com/audio-branding-strategy/Editing/Production by Humberto Franco - https://humbertofranco.com/This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Get the 200+ Page Optimal Living Daily Workbook (PDF) — Free. Want to turn today's episode into an actionable plan? Join the Optimal Living Weekly newsletter and I'll send you our 200-page digital workbook immediately. It's packed with the best takeaways from the show, formatted for easy reading and implementation at home. Get your free PDF workbook here: ⁠⁠https://oldpodcast.eo.page/join⁠ Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3645: Bob Lotich explores practical ways to reduce financial complexity by streamlining accounts, eliminating unnecessary debt and expenses, simplifying investing, and focusing on the habits that matter most. His advice shows how fewer financial obligations and distractions can lead to greater control, less stress, and more freedom in everyday life. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.becomingminimalist.com/simplify-finances/ Quotes to ponder: "Debt doesn't just cost you money, it also makes life more complicated." "Confusion is never a sound position from which to simplify your financial life." "Implementing just a few of these changes can go a long way toward simplifying your financial life." Episode references: SeedTime: https://seedtime.com/ Chase Sapphire Preferred: https://creditcards.chase.com/rewards-credit-cards/sapphire/preferred Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is an organization increasing in influence within the Democratic Party. The recent primary election victories by DSA-backed candidates characterize the organization's platform as radical, socialist, or communist in nature.The DSA policy platform includes proposals such as: Expanding the House of Representatives Abolishing the Senate and Electoral College Restructuring the Supreme Court Increasing public ownership of industries Implementing wealth taxes Eliminating ICE and supporting Palestinian causes These ideas represent a threat to traditional American political institutions. 2. Todd Blanche Confirmation Hearing Todd Blanche is President Trump's nominee for Attorney General. Senator Cruz recounts preparations for Blanche's Senate confirmation hearing and highlights exchanges concerning: Alleged politicization of the Department of Justice during the Biden administration Investigations related to Trump and his supporters Immigration enforcement Crime statistics Law enforcement priorities under the Trump administration 3. Biden Administration Corruption The Biden administration approved approximately $93 billion in Department of Energy loans and commitments during the final weeks of the administration: The approvals may have lacked proper oversight Political favoritism may have been involved Investigations should determine whether any laws were broken 4. Chinese Influence and Neville Roy Singham There are allegations involving businessman Neville Roy Singham, his support for progressive organizations such as Code Pink and The People's Forum, and alleged connections to China: A reported federal investigation involving foreign-agent and tax-law questions Concerns about foreign influence operations Debates regarding artificial intelligence, technology policy, and U.S.-China competition Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the 47 Morning Update with Ben Ferguson and The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/verdictwithtedcruz X: https://x.com/tedcruz X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) and its policy platform: Socialist, communist, and Marxist in nature. A proposal to replace elements of the existing American constitutional system. An attempt to eliminate or weaken traditional checks and balances in government. 2. Government Restructuring DSA supports changes such as: Eliminating the Electoral College. Expanding the House of Representatives. Ending the Senate filibuster. Reducing the Supreme Court's power of judicial review. Moving toward a governmental structure centered on a single federal legislature. Abolishing the U.S. Senate. Implementing ranked-choice voting. 3. Economic and Social Vision Reduced work obligations. Universal access to housing. Elimination of debt. No need for private health insurance. Publicly funded retirement. Freedom from mortgages and landlords. 4. Immigration and Border Policies Ending immigration detention and deportation practices. Granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants. Reducing border enforcement measures. 5. Influence on the Democratic Party The DSA has become increasingly influential within Democratic politics. Establishment Democrats enabled the rise of socialist candidates. More Democratic candidates are receiving support from socialist organizations and winning elections. The DSA IS pushing the Democratic Party further left. Please Hit Subscribe to this podcast Right Now. Also Please Subscribe to the The Ben Ferguson Show Podcast and Verdict with Ted Cruz Wherever You get You're Podcasts. And don't forget to follow the show on Social Media so you never miss a moment! Thanks for Listening X: https://x.com/benfergusonshowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VerdictwithTedCruzSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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