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In this conversation, Mike Lisi shares his journey into the cybersecurity field, detailing his early interest in computers, the challenges he faced while obtaining his OSCP certification, and his transition into consulting. He discusses the importance of understanding client needs incybersecurity assessments and his leadership role in the Red Team Village. Mike also elaborates on the NCAE Cyber Games and the design of Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges, providing insights into effective content development for cybersecurity education. The conversation concludes with Mike sharing unique experiences from cybersecurity events and his thoughts on future engagements.TIMESTAMPS:00:00 - Introduction to Cybersecurity Journey03:23 - The Path to OSCP Certification06:13 - Transitioning to Consulting in Cybersecurity09:14 - Understanding Client Needs in Cybersecurity11:56 - Leadership in Red Team Village14:32 - NCAE Cyber Games and CTF Design17:26 - Creating Effective CTF Challenges20:04 Resources for Aspiring CTF Participants22:57 Content Development for Cybersecurity Education25:49 Unique Experiences in Cybersecurity Events28:25 Closing Thoughts and Future Engagements SYMLINKS:[Maltek Solutions Website] - https://malteksolutions.com/A cybersecurity consulting firm specializing in offensive security services, penetration testing, and risk assessments, founded by Mike Lisi.[Mike Lisi LinkedIn] - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikelisi/Mike Lisi's official LinkedIn profile, where he shares insights on cybersecurity, offensive security consulting, and industry trends.[Red Team Village (RTV) Website] - https://redteamvillage.ioA nonprofit organization dedicated to providing educational experiences in offensive security. RTV organizes workshops, talks, and training opportunities, primarily at DEF CON and other cybersecurity conferences.[Red Team Village Discord] - https://discord.com/invite/redteamvillageThe official Red Team Village Discord server where members can connect, discuss offensive security topics, and stay updated on upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.[Red Team Village X (Twitter)]- https://twitter.com/redteamvillage_RTV's official social media account for announcements, event updates, and cybersecurity-related discussions.[MetaCTF Website] - https://metactf.comA platform offering cybersecurity competitions and Capture The Flag (CTF) events designed to help participants develop their cybersecurity skills through hands-on challenges.[CTF Time Website] - https://ctftime.orgA website that tracks cybersecurity Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions worldwide, providing schedules, rankings, and resources for both beginners and experienced competitors.[Hack The Box Website] - https://www.hackthebox.comA cybersecurity training platform offering hands-on, gamified hacking labs and challenges to develop penetration testing skills.[TryHackMe Website] - https://tryhackme.comAn interactive cybersecurity learning platform that provides guided tutorials and virtual labs for security professionals and beginners.CONNECT WITH US ⁠www.barcodesecurity.com⁠ Become a Sponsor Follow us on LinkedIn Tweet us at @BarCodeSecurity Email us at info@barcodesecurity.com

The Inflatable Operators Association (IOA) Conference is THE event for inflatable business owners looking to level up in 2025! In this episode, I sit down with Kevin from the IOA to break down why this conference in Nashville is a game-changer for operators, what to expect, and how you can take your business to the next level with the right education, networking, and insights.IOA Conference is April 1-3, 2025

Hey y'all!This week I'm so delighted to have been joined by the amazing Chelsea from Chelsea's Adventureland! We discuss Chelsea's first trips, most recent trip and lots more! This was such a fun episode to record!Enjoy!

¿Qué hay detrás de las luces, la fama y los desafíos de ser creador de contenido? ¿Qué se necesita para construir una comunidad auténtica y leal? En este episodio, IOA, nos abre las puertas a su vida, compartiendo aprendizajes tras enfrentar grandes retos como el Miji Show de Rosalía y su estrategia con los “sugar mijirritos”. Hablamos de autenticidad, meditación y cómo mantener los pies en la tierra mientras construye su propósito. Además, revela cómo enfrenta el hate, el éxito efímero y su visión de llevar su esencia al mundo.¿Listo para descubrir al IOA más humano y real? ____Distribuido por Genuina Media

Hey y'all!This week we go back into dangerous territory, but we go and discuss the worst things about Universal Studios! From inevitably Fast And Furious to Food... I cover it all with my usual positive spin!Enjoy!

Hey y'all!This week I take us for a trip through my mind we I discuss all things on my 'Orlando Bucket List' there's probably loads to add but here's a good start of all the things id love to do in future trips in Orlando!Enjoy!

Hey y'all!This week we take a walk around Universal's CityWalk! I take us on a trip around to find out what restaurants and shops there are in this amazing area!Enjoy!

S3 EP#21Want to be a guest on the podcast? Send Andrew a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/member/anonymousandrewpodcast"Please buy me a cup of coffee!JT Trans Infoabsofattraction.com (use promo anonymousandrew at checkout for $500 off)SummaryThe conversation revolves around the topics of ignoring red flags in relationships, setting boundaries, and the concept of cock blocking. The speakers share personal experiences and insights on these subjects. In this conversation, Will and Andrew discuss various topics, including mistakes men make when going down on women, keeping a clean apartment, and dating preferences. They also tease upcoming reaction videos on the topic of younger women dating older men. The conversation is light-hearted and filled with humor.People on Dating/Will morales infohttps://www.peopleondating.com/YouTubepeopleondating@gmail.comAnonymous Andrew Podcast StudiosAnonymous Andrew Podcast-Life & The Choices We Make.Cultimatum Podcast-The Culture of CultsWebsite: https://www.anonymousandrewpodcast.comInstagram: @anonymousandrewpodcastTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastThreads: @anonymousandrewpodcastFacebook: facebook.com/anonymousandrewpodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1910498486077283YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-peters-a8a012285/X: @AAndrewpodcastGraphics design & promotions: Melody PostMusic by: freebeats.ioA production of the Anonymous Andrew Podcast StudiosAll Right Reserved 2024 ©

Hey y'all!So in recent weeks I've been a little mean... the choices I've been giving people for Keep Update Or Close have been challenging to say the least... so I've decided to flip it back on me! With some of the hardest choices I could have made!Enjoy!

Hey y'all!It's finally here! Epic Universe is opening next year!I've wanted to do this episode for months at this point and now its time... everything you need to know about Epic Universe, here in one place!Enjoy!

La webradio de l'Infectio épisode 20: dernière partie de l'item Infections Ostéo-Articulaires, grâce au Pr Florent Valour, tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur les IOA sur matériel pour les EDN. Bonne écoute

This is the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 10th of October and here are the headlines.The mortal remains of Ratan Tata – philanthropist and Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons arrived at the Worli crematorium today where his last rites are slated to be carried out. Tata, 86, breathed his last on Wednesday night at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital. Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has proposed that a Bharat Ratna be awarded to Tata, posthumously. The proposal, which has been approved at the state level, will be sent to the Central government. The Maharashtra and Gujarat governments have declared a day of mourning to pay tributes to the iconic industrialist. India and global icons mourn the titan of India Inc.As the labour strike at Samsung's plant on the outskirts of Chennai enters its second month, threatening Tamil Nadu's business-friendly reputation and exposing cracks in the ruling DMK's political alliance, there appears to be no immediate resolution to the stalemate. Early Wednesday morning, Tamil Nadu police detained 11 key union leaders and allegedly dismantled protest tents. Since September 9, more than a thousand workers affiliated to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) have been pressing for recognition of their newly formed union and improved working conditions.37 years after they were accused of glorifying the death of Roop Kanwar, India's last known case of sati, a Jaipur special court today acquitted eight persons giving them the benefit of doubt. Along with several others, the eight had allegedly held an event glorifying Roop Kanwar around the first anniversary of her alleged sati act. Sati Niwaran court special judge Akshi Kansal acquitted Mahendra Singh, Shrawan Singh, Nihal Singh, Jitendra Singh, Uday Singh, Dasrath Singh, Laxman Singh and Bhanwar Singh. All eight were out on bail.Spain's tennis legend Rafael Nadal retirement: Rafael Nadal on Thursday has announced his retirement from professional tennis. The 38-year-old will make his final appearance for Spain at November's Davis Cup Finals in Malaga. In a video message released on Thursday, Nadal said: “I am here to let you know I am retiring from professional tennis. The reality is that it has been some difficult years, the last two especially.”Less than two years after she became the first woman president of the Indian Olympic Association, legendary athlete PT Usha could face a vote of no-confidence during its Special General Meeting on October 25. According to point number 26 of the meeting's agenda issues by the Executive Council, the IOA will ‘discuss and consider a motion of No Confidence against the President in light of alleged constitutional violations and actions potentially detrimental to Indian sports.' Usha has been involved in a prolonged tussle with the IOA's Executive Council members, with allegations flying from both sides. The legendary athlete, the first woman to head the IOA, has issued show cause notice to multiple Executive Council members for allegedly violating eligibility norms.This was the Catch Up on 3 Things by The Indian Express.

Universal.. There's so much empty land, closed areas and tired rides that need replacing at Universal and IOA, so what franchises should Universal invest in to create lands around post Epic?

अगले हफ्ते हो सकती है जम्मू-कश्मीर विधानसभा चुनाव की तारीखों की घोषणा, जगदम्बिका पाल बने वक्फ बिल JPC के अध्यक्ष, कलकत्ता हाईकोर्ट ने ट्रेनी डॉक्टर के रेप और हत्या मामले में सीबीआई जांच का दिया आदेश, जम्मू कश्मीर में महसूस हुआ भूकंप का झटका, आसाराम को कोर्ट से सात दिन की मिली पैरोल और विनेश के मेडल मामले पर रात 9.30 बजे IOA और एडवोकेट हरीश साल्वे करेंगे प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस. सुनिए सिर्फ 5 मिनट में शाम 7 बजे तक की बड़ी खबरें.

This is the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express and I'm Flora Swain.Today is the 7th of august and here are the headlines.In a heartbreaking twist of fate for Vinesh Phogat, the wrestler will be disqualified from the Paris Olympics after she could not make the weight on the morning of her 50 kg gold medal bout. The IOA said in a statement, "It is with regret that the Indian contingent shares news of the disqualification of Vinesh Phogat from the Women's Wrestling 50kg class. Despite the best efforts by the team through the night, she weighed in a few grams over 50kg this morning. No further comments will be made by the contingent at this time. The Indian team requests you respect Vinesh's privacy. I would like to focus on the competitions on hand.”Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has directed Indian Olympic Association President PT Usha to take necessary action regarding wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification from Paris Olympics 2024. Addressing the Lok Sabha, Mandaviya said, “IOA president PT Usha directed by PM Modi to take appropriate action. IOA has registered dissent with United World Wrestling regarding this matter.”NDIA bloc MPs today walked out of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Vinesh Phogat issue. This comes after Union Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya addressed the Lok Sabha regarding the wrestler's disqualification. Mandaviya said that the IOA has registered dissent with United World Wrestling regarding this matter, while adding that the IOA PT Usha has also been directed by the prime minister to take necessary action. In other news, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi urged the Centre to declare the Wayanad landslide, claiming 276 lives, a national disaster. “I appreciate the support from various quarters to alleviate the tragedy in Wayanad,” he said.Stating that it is “pained by the observations” in the July 17, 2024, order of Justice Rajbir Sehrawat of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, the Supreme Court today expunged those observations. “We are of the view that the observations which were made in the order…were totally unnecessary for the ultimate order which was passed. Gratuitous observations in regard to previous orders passed by the Supreme Court…are absolutely unwarranted. Compliance with orders passed by the Supreme Court is not a matter of choice, but a matter of bounden constitutional obligation bearing in mind the structure of the Indian legal system and the authority of the Supreme Court, which heads the process of judicial adjudication in the country,” a five-judge Constitution Bench which took suo motu cognisance of the matter said.Four Chinese tourists were among five people killed in Nepal today when a helicopter crashed in the mountains northwest region of Kathmandu. Police have recovered five dead bodies from the crash site in Ward No 7 of Shivapuri Rural Municipality, Nuwakot, Myrepublica newspaper reported. Nepal-based Air Dynasty helicopter, 9N-AJD, was en route to Rasuwa from Kathmandu when it crashed. The helicopter departed from Kathmandu at 1:54 PM and was en route to Syaphrubensi when it crashed. This crash comes just weeks after the Saurya Airlines plane crash at the Tribhuvan International Airport on July 24.This was the Catchup on 3 Things by The Indian Express.

The rapid advancement of large language models (LLMs) has paved the way for the development of highly capable autonomous agents. However, existing multi-agent frameworks often struggle with integrating diverse capable third-party agents due to reliance on agents defined within their own ecosystems. They also face challenges in simulating distributed environments, as most frameworks are limited to single-device setups. Furthermore, these frameworks often rely on hard-coded communication pipelines, limiting their adaptability to dynamic task requirements. Inspired by the concept of the Internet, we propose the Internet of Agents (IoA), a novel framework that addresses these limitations by providing a flexible and scalable platform for LLM-based multi-agent collaboration. IoA introduces an agent integration protocol, an instant-messaging-like architecture design, and dynamic mechanisms for agent teaming and conversation flow control. Through extensive experiments on general assistant tasks, embodied AI tasks, and retrieval-augmented generation benchmarks, we demonstrate that IoA consistently outperforms state-of-the-art baselines, showcasing its ability to facilitate effective collaboration among heterogeneous agents. IoA represents a step towards linking diverse agents in an Internet-like environment, where agents can seamlessly collaborate to achieve greater intelligence and capabilities. Our codebase has been released at url{https://github.com/OpenBMB/IoA}. 2024: Weize Chen, Ziming You, Ran Li, Yitong Guan, Cheng Qian, Chenyang Zhao, Cheng Yang, Ruobing Xie, Zhiyuan Liu, Maosong Sun https://arxiv.org/pdf/2407.07061v2

The Taste Of Universal Episode 7 MENU Appetizer We delve in to the recent food news at Universal orlando including menu changes at Bread Box and Bigfire. Entree For our entree we all pick 5 food items we love from Islands of Adventure and one attraction and if you're keeping count, that's only 24, you'll have to listen to find out item 25. Dessert For our dessert we offer things we like to eat at home or local restaurants we visit to keep us in that IoA mood.

In honor of Island of Adventure's 25th anniversary, Koby and Hollie share 25 things that they love about IOA including rides, food, lands, and more. Support the Show.Socials, Support the Podcast, and MoreThis podcast is sponsored by Favorite Grampy Travels, a Universal Preferred Travel Agency

On this episode, Frank has Jen rank 6 Sherman Brothers songs, IOA turns 25, Wilderness Lodge turns 30, Typhoon Lagoon turns 35, and a brief discussion about Dua Lipa! Dillo's Diz. 55 Gerard St. #987. Huntington, NY 11743 Affiliate Links Music & Themes produed by Matt Harvey. Feedspot's Top 25 Siblings Podcasts You Must Follow AND Top 100 Disney Podcasts You Must Follow. ONE STOP SHOP ALL THE @DillosDiz LINKS! DIllo's Diz Resort Guests: Theme Park Rob, Schmelty, The Cretin's Guild, Nathaniel Hardy, Dr. Val of #FigmentsInTime, Lee Taylor, Shannon Bohn, Michael Matande, Matt Smith, Ryan Alexander, PixieDustPhD, Tony Orgelfinger, Holly Maddock, Lexi Andrea, Adam Elmers, DCLDuo, Question or Comment? We LOVE interacting with listeners! FOLLOW Dillo's Diz on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dillosdiz FOLLOW Dillo's Diz on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dillosdiz/ SUBSCRIBE to Dillo's Diz on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/dillosdiz LIKE Dillo's Diz on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DillosDiz/

Our little Islands of Adventure is turning 25, and we are here to celebrate! Listen as we reflect on how IOA has changed over the years since it was born on May 28, 1999. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠UFpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to contact us and find us on socials. Please add The Universal Family Podcast to your library wherever you listen to your podcasts. We hope you enjoy our show about all things Universal Orlando! ---------------------- This episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FDVglobal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ who has a team of attentive, knowledgeable and fun-loving agents to make sure your next vacation is the adventure you've been dreaming of. Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FDVglobal.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠to start planning you next adventure.

In today's podcast, join Maddie Duke, M.S., BCBA, and Corey Robertson, M. BCBA, as they discuss interobserver agreement and measurement. Listeners will learn about validity, reliability, accuracy, and the types of IOA.   BOOST U! uploads new episodes twice a month, and each episode is meant to help you study for the BCBA exam! If you have questions you want us to answer, fill out our form here: https://forms.gle/vYT38jTvPBnfLWuK8 For more information about BOOST products: boostexamprep.com If you have feedback or suggestions, please contact us! Maddie: mduke@abatechnologies.com  Corey: crobertson@abatechnologies.com   Join the BOOST Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/boostabaexamprep BOOST ProBuilder is available now! boostexamprep.com

Hey y'all! Time for another BONUS EPISODE!This week I'm delighted to be joined by Jay from Universally Speaking!We had a great chat about all things Universal, IOA and beyond. Enjoy!

In this captivating podcast clip, Cyrus Jaffery welcomes Dave Jackson, an esteemed figure in the insurance industry, to delve into the intricacies of IOA, Access to Unique Carriers, The Exclusive Group, and The Perpetuation Plan. Join them as they uncover the strategies and insights behind accessing unique carriers, navigating exclusive groups, and crafting effective perpetuation plans. With Jackson's wealth of experience and Jaffery's insightful questions, this episode promises to be a treasure trove of knowledge for insurance professionals striving for success in a competitive market.

Dr Clare Walsh is Director of Education at the Institute of Analytics (IoA) and is one of the world's leading academic voices in data analytics and AI, with her mission at the IoA being to help people in any field feel empowered by technology and understand its benefits. Having studied under Professor Tim Berners-Lee and Dame Wendy Hall, she was also an academic tutor at the University of Southampton's Data Science Academy and, during this time, worked for the Government as a researcher within the Office of AI.Clare contributed to the recently published Government White Paper on AI Regulation, has published peer-reviewed research papers and is often called upon as an expert witness to advise governments in complex legal cases.In this episode of the EM360 Podcast, Head of Content Matt Harris speaks to Clare about:AI regulation and legislationBeing empowered by technologyAI in the data analytics and business world

Welcome!  This week Chris is back to help us rank the rides of IOA.  Who will be upset first?  Who will mispronounce your child's favorite dinosaur?  Listen in and you'll see. Thank you for listening and a big thank you to Chris for staying around for another week.  Have a great week.

This episode is a re-run. It was originally published in October 2022. Crack the code of construction tenders! Uncover the secrets to crafting winning proposals and securing your place in the competitive construction market. Tune in! Construction Companies doing $5M+!

Ep# 16:Through her heart-centered coaching practice, Melissa empowers her clients to begin on a personalized journey to transform their love lives. She creates a safe and supportive space for individuals to overcome obstacles, explore their desires, and build fulfilling relationships. I enjoyed speaking with Melissa, she is vibrant and a very happy and filled with positive energy! Melissa info:Website: https://www.mfinleylovecoach.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mfinleylovecoachIG: https://www.instagram.com/mfinleylovecoach/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mfinleylovecoachMy Info:.Andrew PAnonymous Andrew Podcast-Life & The Choices We Make. Website: https://www.anonymousandrewpodcast.comInstagram: @anonymousandrewpodcast TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastThreads: @anonymousandrewpodcastFacebook: facebook.com/anonymousandrewpodcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@anonymousandrewpodcastLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-peters-a8a012285/X: @AAndrewpodcast.music by freebeat.ioA podmatch affilate

FOUNDER, FACTOR ONEA self-proclaimed “fancy pants” business consultant who has worked directly with more than 5,000 entrepreneurs over a 15 year career, Josh Thomas has developed and honed a particular set of skills that have helped many of his clients 2X their business growth in 90 days or less.He is the founder of Factor One, a unique business advisory for service-based entrepreneurs looking for that extra layer of support to level up quickly. He's the host of The Do Zone Podcast and also runs a popular weekly entrepreneur discussion panel called BYOB Lunch Club.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jtliterally/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jtliterally LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtliterally/ Website: factorone.ioA unique business advisory for service-based entrepreneurs looking for that extra layer of support to level up quickly.BYOB: byoblunchclub.comThis is a one hour virtual mastermind for entrepreneurs that meets on Tuesdays at 12 pm CST. We bring on guest speakers and panels to share insights and strategies on what's working right now for successful business owners.Podcast: thedozone.com/podcastIf you're a busy entrepreneur who's looking to get more stuff done in less time, grab something to take notes with and follow along as we discover lessons from some of the world's most productive small business owners. Discover how to overcome your fears and anxieties and take purposeful, impactful action. If you're tired of being stuck where you're at and determined to break through that barrier in front of you, this is the place to be.

Happy 10 Year Anniversary to this stupid little show. Thank you for supporting us, enjoy. Cya on October 1.-----Fantastical Beasts, Universal Decade, Future of IoA, Captain Eo, and more.

Welcome Back to Gratitude Through Hard Times! You'll learn on this episode how one of the nation's insurance leaders is fueled by authenticity and vulnerability, superpowers available to all of us if we're brave enough to go there. In the case of our guest, Heath Ritenour, a bout with cancer proved an opportunity to drop the corporate mask in favor of prioritizing human connection among the 1,500 employees and 72,000 customers affiliated with Insurance of America (IOAUSA), among the nation's largest private agencies. We learn about how Heath came to embrace the family business, founded by his parents, and carve out a leadership style that has supported exponential growth. As he explains to Host Chris Schembra, Heath has reaped profound rewards through the practice of gratitude, personally and in the workplace context. He doesn't bother with the posturing and business armor so many of us reflexively wear, looking instead for those human places where relationships flourish. It's a formula that attracts and retains great talent and cements loyalty among customers in direct proportion. “The transformational side of building deeper relationships and being open, of being connected with your team, is more growth, more profit and a happier, more cohesive team,” says Heath. And that's exactly how things have played out at Orlando-based IOA's 60 locations and counting. Empathy is woven into the corporate fabric and serves as an invitation for growth through hard times. So go ahead! Be brave. Drop the mask and make that shift. When we remember to witness life's blessings, we are generating more of the same. It's all a question staying mindful, says Heath: “It's not what you gotta do but what you get to do!” Want to follow what the thought leaders at IOAUSA are up to? You can find their blog  at this link. You can also learn all about their corporate 1° Difference philosophy by clicking here. If you'd like to learn more about Chris and his 7:47 Virtual Gratitude Experience or subscribe to our newsletter, please visit this link. Click hereto hear more fascinating conversations with Fortune 500 CEOs, professional athletes and entertainerswho have shared their human stories on Gratitude Through Hard Times. KEY TOPICS:If you could give credit or thanks to one person in your life that you don't give enough credit or thanks to – that you've never thought to thank – who would that be and why? Coach Fred, a recently deceased high school football coach who was tough but also helped Heath learn to prioritize his commitments in business – and life!Shifting Mindset: How thoughtful, deep conversations with an early mentor helped Heath reorder his sense of what really mattered in life (well beyond girls, partying and football!).About Authenticity: A look at the sense of trust and honesty Heath's high school football coach cultivated and how it enabled the younger man to embrace enduring values.Leaning Into Vulnerability: Why Heath has come to understand that being transparent, even where we feel weak or challenged, is integral to establishing real trust with teams.Getting Real: About Heath's bout with cancer and how that journey became an opportunity to shed the posturing, discard the corporate mask and lead with empathy.Tip of the Hat to Mom & Dad: What it looks like to develop a business based on advocacy, partnership and consultative advice and how Heath ultimately took the baton.If Not You, Who? How Heath came to a spiritual understanding that he had something to bring to his family business and clientele.Exponential Growth: About the organic way in which Heath (in spite of his fears) has worked with his team to build IOA and its unique corporate culture and values.It's the Setbacks! Heath explains why challenge and adversity are a growth opportunity. It's when we blow it or fall short that we're offered the chance to evolve and deepen.The Impediment to Action Advances Action: Why today's atmosphere of scarcity, anxiety and rapid technological change offers an invitation to turn suffering – and whatever stands in the way – into a path towards promise.Heath's Top Advice:Take stock and recognize that very likely the most challenging times are also the ones that prompt the most growth and spiritual development.Recognize the power in offering vulnerability as a meeting place and valuable intersection for bonding in every arena of life.Be brave. Drop the mask – then watch good things happen!Remember that profit and growth are an outgrowth of nurturing relationships.Closing Thoughts:Navigating the current crisis of disconnection and alienation in the workplace demands an attitude of empathy, service and heart. Do business the right way – by investing in your people – and the community will thrive and demonstrate great returns!When you cultivate gratitude through daily practice, you have it to share!Make the shift! Remember: It's not what you “gotta do,” it's what you get to do!  QUOTABLE“Heath has grown his company by investing in his people, doing business the good way, honoring faith, taking care of families and knowing your business is only as good as your people.” (Chris) “So much in people's lives we forget the importance of the impact we make on people … and there's nothing better than (changing lives). It's better than money or anything I can think of.” (Heath) “Gratitude just feels good to give, even if the recipient isn't here to receive it.” (Chris) “When I'm open with my weaknesses and challenges – when I'm authentic and vulnerable in that way – it opens (others) up to feel comfortable being more open with me. And then you can build a more cohesive relationship from there.” (Heath) “We all know there's no perfect. It's a fool's errand. It's a treadmill to nowhere. We're all flawed and we all have issues!” (Heath) “The greater you can empathize with what your teammates are actually going through, the greater your ability to actually work together to innovate and create outsized business results.” (Chris) “The transformational side of building deeper relationships and being open, of being connected with your team, is more growth, more profit and a happier, more cohesive team. And that's what I think any business leader should want!” (Heath) “It's very simple: Take off your mask. Number two: Invite your team to take off their masks. Number three: Invite your customers to take off their masks.” (Chris) “Having a mindset of being grateful changes the way you feel and how you show up. It changes the way you deal with and overcome difficulties. Take a few minutes to think not about what you want and don't have but the blessings in your life!” (Heath) LINKS/FURTHER RESOURCES:Click here to listen to episode 225, featuring Geoff McDonald's insights into Mental health and well-being.Learn more about “emotional regulation,” why it's important and strategies to help you get there at this link.Click here to find out about Kurt Vonnegut's “Man in the Hole” theory.More thoughts on gratitude from CEO Ron Carson on this episode of Gratitude Through Hard Times.Check out works by Marcus Aurlelius and the Stoics at this website.Listen to Jim Harter of the Gallup Poll correlate customer engagement with employee engagement on this episode of Gratitude Through Hard Times. ABOUT OUR GUEST:Heath has been in the insurance industry for over 20 years, and I currently serve as chairman of Insurance Office of America (IOA). He also holds the property and casualty general lines (2-20) and health and life (including variable annuity contracts, 2-15) insurance licenses. His experience with insurance includes personal, business, risk management, and countless other types of coverage. Since becoming a member of the team in 1996, Heath has worked with his peers and professional network to continue expanding and improving IOA — which is now one of the largest privately held insurance agencies in the country.He also plays an active role as president of the IOA Foundation and is proud to have been acknowledged as an industry leader. FOLLOW OUR GUEST:WEBSITE | LINKEDIN ABOUT OUR HOST:Chris Schembra is a philosopher, question asker and facilitator. He's a columnist at Rolling Stone magazine, USA Today calls him their "Gratitude Guru" and he's spent the last six years traveling around the world helping people connect in meaningful ways. As the offshoot of his #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling book, "Gratitude Through Hard Times: Finding Positive Benefits Through Our Darkest Hours,"he uses this podcast to blend ancient stoic philosophy and modern-day science to teach how the principles of gratitude can be used to help people get through their hard times. FOLLOW CHRIS:WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | LINKEDIN| BOOKS

India Watch #1: Of Protests and Perfect TricksInsights on issues relevant to India— RSJFor nearly a month now, some of India's top wrestlers, who between them have earned over 25 medals in various global competitions, have been protesting against the conduct of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh. This is not an ordinary protest. The allegations in the FIR against Singh are quite serious, including a couple of instances of demanding sexual favours as a quid pro quo for professional assistance, about 15 incidents of sexual harassment and stories of inappropriate touching, and molestation of minor girls. You would imagine this would be some kind of an open-and-shut case. I mean, here are a few women wrestlers who have everything to lose here by taking a stand against their own federation and the government. They aren't superstar cricketers with financial security and access to media. They don't have multi-million and multi-year sponsorship deals or lucrative post-retirement commentary gigs waiting for them. Their sport is everything to them, and they are willing to risk that one thing they have loved doing all their lives. These are girls who have come up the hard way in a society that doesn't prize either women or sports and especially women in sports. They have persevered despite the odds against them because that's what athletes do. So, the least you would have thought is that while the police investigations and the judicial process is going on, or, as we like to say in India, as the law takes its own course, the government should ask the WFI chief to step down temporarily. Surprisingly though, this doesn't seem to be a priority for the government. Instead, it appears they would rather suppress these voices than address their concerns. So, last week while you had saturation coverage on various channels about the inauguration of the new parliament building, these athletes were being roughed up and assaulted at the site of protest. There was barely any TV media there. As they say, there are always two Indias at work. It is tempting to zoom out a bit and say that this story, in many ways, reflects the current state of Indian politics and society. It is not there yet. But there is a pattern in how we are dealing with protests and dissent that merits a deeper look. Before I go there, let me count the number of ways we have got this thing wrong. Firstly, for decades, we have managed sports and their governing bodies in India in the most unprofessional way possible. These positions have often been given to politicians as small consolation prizes to run their minor fiefdoms. Corruption, nepotism and high-handedness of officials have come along with this. Read any autobiography of an athlete in India and you will be struck by the remarkable apathy and neglect they had to overcome from their own sporting federation to succeed. As major sports events like the Olympics or Asian Games approach, there's often a question of why our sporting performance doesn't reflect our population size and recent prosperity. This story never gets old. While we have seen some improvement in the last decade, we remain an underperforming nation in sports. One fundamental issue to address is improving sports administration by involving experts with experience in either playing the sport, managing large organizations, or possessing a proven visionary track record. Indian tennis is a prime example where one family has presided over its administration for over half a century. We have only gotten worse in tennis, with almost no one ranked anywhere in the top 1000 in the world. Similar fiefdoms exist in other sports like boxing, shooting and even cricket. Despite the efforts of some public-spirited lawyers and a few interventions by the Supreme Court to set things right, things have remained the same. There was some hope when this government came to power that there would be much-needed reforms in sports administration, especially in those early days. However, once you have the keys to the power of the state, it is difficult to resist its benefits. The result is a disheartening situation where politicians with limited understanding or passion for sports lead the federations. We are back to the bad old days now. Secondly, we seem to be undoing all the progress we have made in addressing sexual harassment allegations in the workplace. There are POSH committees that are legally mandated in organisations and a framework that allows for a safe and secure environment for women at work. In India, the foundation for this framework was based on the Vishaka guidelines set nearly 25 years ago. In cases like this, the employer (in this case, the sports ministry) should form a committee with an independent chair who investigate these allegations and arrive at their conclusions. And it is usual that during such an investigation, it would be appropriate for the accused to step aside for a free and fair process. However, none of this process has been followed. Neither the WFI nor the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) have even acknowledged taking up these allegations. In fact, P.T. Usha, the current chief of IOA and a track legend initially dismissed them as false and an attempt to tarnish our nation's image. We are back in the territory of ghar ki izzat, and the patriarchal attitudes where raising such concerns are seen as bringing dishonour to one's family or damaging a country's reputation. It is concerning that even government officials are not adhering to their own established guidelines. The response to the protests by both the sporting fraternity and the general public has been surprising. Despite the police manhandling of these athletes, very few voices have come out in support of them, with notable exceptions like Abhinav Bindra and Sania Mirza. Even their anodyne statements hoping that the athletes are given their due and that proper investigations take place seems like an act of courage. The 1983 cricket World Cup winning team, too, came out with a statement expressing anguish at the treatment of the athletes and hoping for a resolution. I'm not sure what resolution they are expecting in a case that should be picked up by the police and investigated with rigour. Quite disconcertingly, although to the surprise of no one, the usual set of partisans and news anchors have questioned the motives behind these protests. The usual whataboutery season is on in the TV debates, and the WhatsApp universities are busy generating content blaming the victims or distracting us with Rahul Gandhi's US visit. It is a textbook case of a society losing its moral compass today while romanticising its glorious past and its superiority as a civilisation. In a society where many underprivileged children pursue sports as a means to improve their lives, the exploitation by administrators and coaches within the system should be a matter of great concern. Despite this reality, political affiliations and a belief that our leader can do no wrong is now trumping reason. We now have a situation where there are people questioning the legal process put in place for sexual harassment complaints that apparently favour the woman victims' rights to fight their case. This mindset risks undoing the progress made towards providing safe working environments for women. We are happy to go down the path of victim blaming and gaslighting than hold men in power accountable. This in a country where crime against women is still among the highest in the world and that has one of the lowest female participation rates in labor worldwide. So, why is the government reluctant to act against Singh? Based on the track record of how it has handled previous protests, there are three possible explanations for this behaviour. One, this administration perceives admitting a mistake as a sign of weakness. They would rather make incorrect decisions than appear weak in any way. We have made this point earlier. This is the basis of its electoral appeal. That it can do no wrong. Accepting that the protesters are right will dent its strong government image. Two, there is the electoral angle to this, given we are less than a year away from the Lok Sabha polls. Brij Bhushan Singh's influence in the Ayodhya-Gonda region cannot be ignored. He or his family members have won elections there for over three decades, regardless of their party affiliation. His ability to switch allegiances while maintaining electoral success suggests a ground network that doesn't depend on a party for success. While the BJP is on a strong wicket for winning 2024, it doesn't want to risk failure, especially in U.P. This calculus might still turn if the recent mobilisation of the local Jat communities and Khap panchayats to support the wrestlers becomes stronger. This shift may transform the protest into something more politically relevant, as it happened with the farmer protests. I don't think I had imagined a day when the Khap panchayats would be seen as advocates of women's rights. But we are there. The third explanation lies in the ruling party's deeper understanding of social undercurrents, which they believe represent the silent majority's views. This covers issues like women's liberation and how India has imitated Western liberal guidelines that aren't compatible with our civilisational values. They would like to believe that a sizable portion of Indian society may support a pause on liberal issues especially relating to women's freedom. I'm not very sure if this is an accurate assessment, but it doesn't hurt to be politically ambiguous on this. At a broader level, this is also about how we see protest or dissent in these times. It is intriguing how easily people trust the state despite the weight of history against it while distrusting the protesters who have a grouse against the powerful. This is an odd inversion that seems to have arisen because our collective sense of self-worth and pride are now closely intertwined with our perception of how well the state performs. So, questioning its actions or motives can be seen as an attack on the collective self-worth. It is an almost perfect trick. India Policy Watch #2: Beyond Isomorphic Mimicry Insights on burning policy issues in India— Pranay Kotasthane“South Korea became a manufacturing and technological superpower riding on industrial policies that backed chaebols (large domestic business conglomerates), so why shouldn't India do this too?”“Technological upgradation of Chinese companies happened because of the Party-state's policies of Forced Technological Transfer, also known as ‘trade-markets-for-tech (TMFT)'. India should adopt this approach as well.”“France has banned short-haul flights to counter climate change. India should follow this lead and impose green taxes on air travel if not a full ban.”“Amsterdam has bicycle tracks and Bogota has Bus Rapid Tranist (BRT); so should Bengaluru.”I'm pretty sure you have come across similar arguments. Not just people outside the government, policymakers and career analysts can also be found making arguments of this nature. Now, it's easy to ridicule these points of view as “isomorphic mimicry”, what Andrews, Pritchett, and Woolcock define as:the tendency of governments to mimic other governments' successes, replicating processes, systems, and even products of the ‘best practice' examples… a key technique of successful failure that perpetuates capability traps in development.My instinctive response to such arguments is similar. However, I now think that we need to go one step beyond and ask, “why are we prone to committing isomorphic mimicry? What makes us seek refuge in it?” This post is an attempt to answer these questions. The fundamental reason behind such arguments is a mental model that imagines public policy as a deterministic process where heroic policies can quick-solution us out of trouble. It is this assumption that we must rethink in order to avoid isomorphic mimicry. Here's why.To begin with, we need dollops of humility. Forget quick-solutions, we don't even know all the variables that impact major public policy processes. Observe, for instance, the question of economic growth. In edition #52, RSJ explained how there's no single answer as to why countries experience a period of rapid economic growth. At best, we can identify clusters of factors such as economic freedom, political freedom or institutions, geography, and investment in human and physical capital. So is the case with innovation. Over the last few months, I tried to understand the reasons behind China's strides in innovation and technology upgradation. The more I read about it, the more it became clear that forced technology transfer, IP theft, or industrial policy alone cannot explain the transformation. At best, I could come up with the explanation that China's innovation is a combination of fundamental factors and proximate factors. The fundamental factors were: a Capable Workforce, Technology Transfers, and State Focus on Innovation. The proximate factors such as Forced Technology Transfer, IP Theft, Specific Government Policies, and Selective Protectionism have, at best, played a cameo role.So is the case with urbanisation. We have some good hypotheses about why certain sectors spatially organise into concentrated clusters, but we don't know for sure what would it take to make a successful new city. We can identify some fundamentals, but it's difficult to create a pathway.These three examples illustrate the need to adopt a different mental model to think about public policy. One such frame is complexity theory. Over the last two decades, there have been several attempts to think about public policy as a complex system. Public Policy scholar Paul Cairney explains the attributes of complex systems in these words:* A complex system is greater than the sum of its parts; those parts are interdependent – elements interact with each other, share information and combine to produce systemic behaviour.* Some attempts to influence complex systems are dampened (negative feedback) while others are amplified (positive feedback). Small actions can have large effects and large actions can have small effects.* Complex systems are particularly sensitive to initial conditions that produce a long-term momentum or ‘path dependence'.* They exhibit ‘emergence', or behaviour that results from the interaction between elements at a local level rather than central direction.* They may contain ‘strange attractors' or demonstrate extended regularities of behaviour which may be interrupted by short bursts of change. [From Paul Cairney's post on his ever-excellent blog]When applied to public policy, this complex system mental model gives us a few axioms. Policy Ingredients, not Policy Recipes The complex system lens shows us that it is futile to obsess about deriving policies using “best practices” from another country or city. It is far more important to think about preparing the initial conditions that could trigger emergent behaviour towards the desired policy goal. A government shouldn't be designing a perfect quick solution to a chronic problem, but creating conditions in which different competing solutions can emerge. In a sense, governments need to put together all the essential ingredients that go into achieving a policy goal rather than create an award-winning policy recipe. This line of thinking explains national innovation. There's no one blueprint to be found for innovation success. Countries have followed different pathways. But we know that ingredients such as reasonably high levels of human capabilities and infrastructure and strong connections with global science and technology ecosystems are common fundamental factors in innovation success.Another example comes from economic policy. Pro-market policies are about putting together key ingredients for growth take-off, while pro-business policies are equivalents of step-by-step recipes handed down to you. I used to think that finance ministers claiming “the fundamentals of our economy are strong” was a cleverly-worded evasion. But the lens of complexity would suggest that fundamentals are exactly what the government should focus on. The Idea of Probabilistic SuccessThe lens of complexity implies that governments are not as effective in achieving our goals. The best case is when governments have prepared all initial conditions for take off. But that's no guarantee for success. In the Indian context, this thinking should give us a pause before we airdrop governments as a troubleshooter for all our problems. The Merits of DecentralisationIn a complex system, it's beneficial to give agency to organisations so that they can learn from their experience and change tack in response to on-ground conditions. In this sense, complexity theory is a reaffirmation of Hayek's insight in The Use of Knowledge in Society. Individuals and, by extension, markets are in a better position to experiment and display different emergent behaviours than centrally engineered solutions from the top.Hope, not Analysis-paralysisComplexity can at once be liberating and shackling. The insight that there are no perfect policy recipes can drive us into an analysis-paralysis mode, leading to dejection and disillusionment. But the knowledge that given the right conditions, emergent behaviour can spring up unexpectedly gives a reason for hope and provides a new meaning to the shloka, “Karmanye Vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadhachana” (perform your duty but do not expect the fruits of your labour). P.S: The complexity theory mental model holds promise in public policy, but at present, there are far more questions than there are answers.India Policy Watch #3: Why this Kolaveri with Assembly?Insights on burning policy issues in India— Pranay KotasthaneI like the richness of the debate on the production-linked incentive scheme (PLI) for electronics manufacturing. Last week, economist and former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan questioned the government's self-congratulatory messages on mobile exports using these words:“.. it turns out that very little apart from assembly is done in India, though manufacturers claim that they intend to do so in the future. So, India imports much of what goes into the mobile phone, and when we correct for that, it is very hard to maintain that net exports have gone up.”Some of you readers might recollect that we have regularly critiqued the electronics PLI since its inception. Our first post about it was written in November 2020. So, it shouldn't surprise you that we agree with this recommendation:The government should undertake a detailed assessment on how many PLI jobs have been created, the cost to the country per job, and why the PLI doesn't appear to have worked so far before extending it to other sectors. That said, I have several questions about the analysis. First, I was surprised that one of the criticisms in the note is that “it is entirely possible that we have become more dependent on imports during the PLI scheme” on account of increased imports of mobile phone components for assembly in India. It is well-known that imports of sub-components will keep increasing as we scale up assembly in India for a few years until local substitutes come up, as they did in China and Vietnam. Moreover, as we wrote in edition #185, China and Viet Nam witnessed a decrease in the domestic value added per unit of demand when they began assembling mobile phones. Companies preferred to import components, assemble, and then export them. Only after their electronics exports had achieved global scale did the two countries target local content addition. And hence, we shouldn't expect quick gains in the Indian case as well. Only after the assembly in India achieves some scale will local suppliers come up. In the Apple ecosystem, for instance, the Final Assembly Testing and Packaging (FATP) units run by the likes of Foxconn are the key nodes. Once they take root, it's in their self-interest to develop a local supplier ecosystem to meet the unsparing demands of their product launch cycle.Curiously, a terrible way for governments to reduce the import of components is to raise import tariffs further, a solution that the authors of the note would vehemently disapprove of. Second, the note proposes that India should make its own chips. Manufacturing chips will help reduce the import bill, and that's where the government's semiconductor strategy comes in. However, the path to making a complicated leading-edge processor chip will perhaps take two decades. And to get there, the government would, in turn, need more PLIs and upfront capital investment in fabs. In fact, we should expect higher chip imports from China over the next decade until we have a semblance of chip manufacturing done here. Importing cheap chips from China is not a vulnerability.In sum, I don't see a rise in imports of components as an indication of the failure of the PLI, just as I don't interpret the rise in mobile phone exports alone as an unqualified success. HomeWorkReading and listening recommendations on public policy matters* [Chapter] Don't miss this chapter on isomorphic mimicry. An old classic.* [Podcast] On Puliyabaazi, MR Madhavan of PRS Legislative Research discusses all things Parliament. The part where we discuss the impending Lok Sabha constituency delimitation threw up a few interesting alternatives. * [Blog] Paul Cairney's long-running blog Politics & Public Policy is a must-subscribe. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit publicpolicy.substack.com

Show Notes for Episode Twenty-Five of seX & whY: Global Health and Pandemic Responsiveness Through a Sex and Gender Lens Host: Jeannette Wolfe Guests:  McKinzie Gales – Fellow at the CDC and co-lead for Phase I of the multi-agency SAGER IOA project aimed at facilities' better collection, analysis, and use of sex-disaggregated data and gendered data for outbreak response.  Emelie Yonally Phillips – Global Health consultant specializing in Integrated Outcome Analysis     Definitions IOA - Integrated Outbreak Analysis SAGER - Sex and Gender Equity in Research  The IOA concept started in earnest in 2018 during the Eboli outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo after it became clear that more real time, comprehensive on the ground data was needed to best manage outbreaks in an efficient and effective manner.  The larger picture concept is that the IOA model sets up a system for increased interagency data sharing that included more comprehensive information about: How infections spread How individuals access health systems and how patterns might evolve over time How local sociocultural norms, behaviors and expectations, impact an outbreak response and community recovery    The IOA - Creates a more holistic response to outbreaks along the entire pipeline from prevention to treatment. It creates a model that puts lots of partners at the table including major players like Unicef, WHO, CDC, Doctors without Borders in addition to local governmental agencies and boots on the ground health care providers. Examples of data that may be exchanged include:  Surveillance data Health information systems data Programs data Community data Timeline event data Goal is to create an accessible stockpile of comprehensive data that is unique to a specific outbreak which can be used to  drive more efficacious and timely interventions.  Including a SAGER framework in an IOA model ensures that sex and gender related information is being collected and considered in outbreak:  Prevention Detection Management/Treatment  Response   Four phase project Phase 1: Literature review - how is sex and gender being considered in outbreak response Phase 2: Participatory engagement in real time projects that are using an IOA model and identifying what is already known about site specific sex and gender differences in tools/programs. Developing survey of response actors looking at their current understanding about sex and gender and how they are or are not collecting needed information and/or analyzing and using it to guide interventions. Create workshops and small groups to address challenges identified in survey, enhance education and brainstorm on how to overcome recognized barriers. Co-create practical recommendations and strategies to more systemically integrate sex and gender into the outbreak analysis process.  Phase 3: Collate Phase 2 responses from several different  outbreaks to develop a larger SAGER IOA model that can then be flexibly applied to future outbreaks.   Phase 4: Pilot testing in different outbreaks  Evaluating responses and further modification   Great resources Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Sheryl WuDunn and Nicholas Kristof  More information about the SAGER Guidelines  Link to previous podcast with Dr Shjrin Heidari who was one of the fundamental drivers of developing the SAGER Guidelines.

In this episode we speak with Shawne Farmer, the Executive Director at Interfaith Outreach Association (IOA). As an organization that serves populations in the city of Lynchburg as well as Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford and Campbell counties, IOA continues to make an impact on the well-being of our community. Together, we explore the services that the IOA actively provides to our community through simple home repairs, emergency assistance to those facing utility cutoffs or evictions, life skills and job readiness classes for formerly detained individuals and more. For more information, please visit:https://www.interfaithoutreach.orgCami: Hi, welcome to Anne, so much more. I am here with Sean Farmer of Interfaith Outreach. She's the executive director and Interfaith Outreach is one of our community partners. And so this year particular, we have been taking the time to talk about how Centra is interacting with community partners, organizations, nonprofits, all around all of the communities where we serve. And it has been incredible. I feel so much more knowledgeable about our communities. And then every time I hear about another organization, I'm like ready to go. I'm like, I want to come and join you. So I'm so excited to hear about Interfaith Outreach. But first, why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself?Shawne Farmer: So, I'm Shawne Farmer. I'm executive director of Interfaith Outreach, and I've lived here in Lynchburg almost 30 years and... Yeah, and I've been the director of Interfaith for 12 years.Cami: So, Lynchburg has been home for quite a while. What's your favorite thing to do at Lynchburg?Shawne Farmer: Go to the restaurants probably.Cami: Yes, we've got some good ones.Shawne Farmer: We do have fabulous restaurants. For sure.Cami: It's become this fun place to go walk around downtown and experience some of the local flair. Lynchburg is coming into its own and I love seeing that happen kind of in each of our communities that we have around us. So you've been with Interfaith Outreach for 12 years. What brought you to Interfaith?Shawne Farmer: Well, I had spent some time in nonprofits before at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest and Interfaith Outreach. And then I had also taught in the school system as well. And I just, after working with a lot of children and in nonprofit, I thought it would be great to work for a nonprofit that could help families, support families that could empower children to be all they can be.Cami: Oh, I love that. So for those who have never heard of Interfaith, tell us what is at the heart and the mission of what you guys do?Shawne Farmer: We have six programs that pull the resources together from the community to keep families together safe at home.Cami: So what do those programs look like?Shawne Farmer: We have an emergency assistance program where we offer assistance with rent and utilities. We have a progressive release program where we go into the jails and teach life skills classes to men and women. We also offer aftercare when they get out so they can be successful. We have a free furniture program for families that are displaced or who have been homeless. We have a vision program where we provide rides to medical appointments for people who are blind. We have a rebuilds program where we do simple home repairs for elderly and disabled people. And then last but not least, our newest program is the HFor more content from Centra Health check us out on the following channels.YouTubeFacebookInstagramTwitter

Last chance for early bird pricing for the Inclusive Product Management Summit. Register today at https://summit.info.foster.uw.edu/   In this episode of the How to Succeed in Product Management Podcast, marketing professor Jeff Shulman and The Product Management Center advisory board members Red Russak and  Soumeya Benghanem welcome Amirtha Raman (Amazon) as they discuss if PMs really do need to innovate. Innovation is the process of creating something new or improving an existing product or service. Innovation is a critical aspect of product management and can help product managers succeed in their roles.   Disclaimer: All opinions of the speakers are their own.   What to Listen For: 00:00 Intro 01:43 Do PMs really innovate? 05:04 What does innovation mean? 07:57 Innovation = huge shifts 10:07 High standard innovation 15:27 Is TikTok innovative? 19:37 Innovation in companies 24:45 Innovation vs. imitation 30:59 Gartner Hype Cycle 33:43 The IOA framework 39:35 Buzzword Blitz 44:23 Final thoughts  

En este nuevo episodio del pódcast hablamos sobre las oportunidades que ofrece el mercado de Estados Unidos para los latinos que deseen para lanzar su propia tienda online. Para ello conversamos con Emilio Di Marco, CEO y fundador de Aument, una plataforma que ayuda a tiendas de e-commerce a crecer a través de acciones de marketing automatizadas.ParticipanObeth Seguinot, ED DigitalEmilio Di Marco, de Aument.ioAñade Aument a tu tienda online suscribiéndote e instalando la aplicación aquíComparte tu opinión.Únete a nuestro grupo de Facebook: eCommerce con Shopify - en Español.No te pierdas ningún episodioSuscríbete en iTunesSíguenos en FacebookAfiliadosShopify -Prueba Shopify gratis por 14 días. Sin riesgos y sin agregar la información de tu tarjeta de crédito.Klaviyo - Prueba Klaviyo gratis hasta 250 contactos.Rewind - Prueba Rewind dando clic aquí. Te ayudamos con la instalación y configuración libre de inversión con una prueba de aplicación extendida a 30 días.Otros enlacesYa está disponible, nuestro curso online de Email Marketing para eCommerce con Klaviyo Si eres de Puerto Rico y te interesa conocer acerca de la Asociación de Comercio Electrónico puedes visitar ecommerce.pr

Well, another year, another Golden Ticket Awards. Yay!* While we aren't exactly the biggest proponents of the award system nonetheless we do discuss the results this week, however fluad they may be. Along with that there's a ton of news as per usual engulfing the theme park industry, so buckle up as we tackle the hot topics of the week. *Said completely sarcastically Show Notes: New Intamin Launched Log Flume > Episode in-depth discussion of San Antonio's Log FLume SeaWorld Surf Coaster Media Invite Leak Toverland is Getting an Expansion Wild Adventures Expansion Coming in 2023 Updates from D23 Parks Panel (Get Mad James) Return of Dark Arts Show to IOA

​ @iOA viene a LA LENGUA y se despacha con toda la sinceridad y transparencia que ya le conocemos. El trabajo con las marcas, sus relaciones de pareja, las depresiones de su vida y la presión que genera subir un video cada vez mejor que el anterior y lo que eso le produce. Una conversa deliciosa para todo aquel que sea consumidor de YouTube y también para el que quiera oír un intercambio honesto de puntos de vista. Únete a la COMUNIDAD PREMIUM de La Lengua y ten todos los beneficios diseñados especialmente para ti. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzGBM2wTEjdapnoCV8N1aA/join

Episode 89: In the first instalment detailing their respectively epic, long-overdue trips to their home countries, the gentlemen recount a slew of tales involving long flights, long layovers, vomiting children, forgotten tweets, weirdos at the airport, weirdos on the bus, delicious cheese, delicious beer, and automobile-related mishaps. And that's just the beginning. There's poetry, areas, and horsey quizzes to boot! By the way, Joe has only just begun to talk about his time in England (and Scotland), so expect plenty more hol-chat next week!Here's Casey's IYA article: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/glendale-show-queues-car-fire-24902860Here's Joe's IOA article: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2022/01/22/books/kanazawa-david-joiner/The Cirque Du Hilarious: https://cirqueduhilarious.co.uk/ 

Anniversary Episode is here. This anniversary episode features a very special guest... my amazing mom. For this episode, we take a trip down my childhood memory lane. " Come with me and you'll be in a world of pure imagination..." Become a member today and support the podcast.   Patreon You can also follow me on Social Media. Check Me Out

In this episode, Tom and Joanna discuss the second part of Tom's recent “stay-cation”, where his two younger children along with his friend Chris and his son came down to visit and they went to Universal Studios (Volcano Bay, USF & IOA), shopping, dining, Disney Springs and finally, Disney's Hollywood Studios. This is part II, listen to part I in episode 155.If you enjoy this episode, please give a “positive” review on iTunes, it would be greatly appreciated.New Vacationeers Tee: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08G18TV2JFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/VacationeerTomTwitter: https://twitter.com/vacationeertomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vacationeerspodcast/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VacationeersPodcastContact the show at vacationeerspodcast@gmail.com.

Dr. Vince Brandys graduated from DePaul University and the Illinois College of Optometry. He began a cold start private practice in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago in 1993. Later he joined the administration of ICO in 2001 and held several adminstrative positions until his retirement in 2021. During his optometric career, he has been a consultant for Alcon, Zeiss, Hoya, and several Ophthalmology practices in the Chicagoland area, as well as an expert witness for eye care litigation. Dr. Brandys has been a long-time volunteer for the Illinois and American Optometric Associations and state and federal lobbyist. He was elected President of the IOA in 2000 being the youngest OD ever to do so. The following year, the AOA recognized him as the national Young Optometrist of the Year. Dr. Brandys is currently an associate in private practice in Lockport, IL and is the Principal Owner of Stingray Strategies, consulting firm for eye care industry clients.

Dr. Vince Brandys graduated from DePaul University and the Illinois College of Optometry. He began a cold start private practice in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago in 1993. Later he joined the administration of ICO in 2001 and held several adminstrative positions until his retirement in 2021. During his optometric career, he has been a consultant for Alcon, Zeiss, Hoya, and several Ophthalmology practices in the Chicagoland area, as well as an expert witness for eye care litigation. Dr. Brandys has been a long-time volunteer for the Illinois and American Optometric Associations and state and federal lobbyist. He was elected President of the IOA in 2000 being the youngest OD ever to do so. The following year, the AOA recognized him as the national Young Optometrist of the Year. Dr. Brandys is currently an associate in private practice in Lockport, IL and is the Principal Owner of Stingray Strategies, consulting firm for eye care industry clients.

As a mediator, are you curious about other fields that use conflict resolution skills? Are you looking for a field that combines a systemic approach with conflict resolution skills? In this episode, Chuck Doran--experienced mediator, ombuds and Executive Director of MWI--provides an introduction to the ombuds role.  Questions answered in this episode include: What is an ombuds? What are the different types of ombuds? What is the difference between a mediator and an ombuds? How can one get into the ombuds field? Links mentioned in the show:   International Ombuds Association FAQ Section Chuck's article: Mediator as Ombuds A Practical Guide to Organizational Ombuds: How They Help People and Organizations by Chuck Howard MWI Website Connect with Chuck Doran on LinkedIn The LinkedIn Group – Outsourced Ombuds Network can be found at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14059472/ The Ombuds Blog   About Chuck: Chuck Doran is an experienced mediator and ombuds specializing in the resolution of employment, franchise and other commercial disputes. A mediator since 1992, he is a member of the CPR Dispute Resolution Panel of Distinguished Neutrals and has provided mediation and other ADR services to a variety of clients including AT&T, Bose, BMW of North America, Coca-Cola, CVS Health, General Motors, Oxfam America, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), and the USPS REDRESS I and REDRESS II Mediation Panels. Chuck is a Certified Organizational Ombuds Practitioner (CO-OP) and a member of the International Ombudsman Association who completed ombuds training with the IOA in 1995. In 1993, Chuck completed a Specialization in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. In 1994, Chuck founded MWI, a nationally recognized dispute resolution service and training organization based in Boston, MA that provides individual and corporate clients with mediation services, negotiation consulting and training, and mediation training. Chuck served as a member of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Standing Committee on Dispute Resolution and was Chair of the Qualifications Subcommittee. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Advisory Group and is a past president of the Association for Conflict Resolution, New England Chapter. He is also a Distinguished Fellow with the International Academy of Mediators (IAM) and a past president of IAM's Board of Governors.

Meet Jennifer Klages, a woman who has been in the insurance industry for 28 years and owns an independent agency in Chandler, Arizona. She started in the industry at 18 years right out of high school with an answering phone job and never left.  In this throwback episode of Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Jennifer describes her journey from answering phone calls to an agency owner. She shares how she juggled being a present mother and running a successful insurance agency. Listen in to learn the methods that Jennifer uses to build lasting relationships with her clients and people in the insurance industry. You will also learn how you can start connecting with close communities on Facebook as a part of growing your business. “If you're being very intentional about the clients you want to write, they will then become your little team of referrals.”- Jennifer Klages  Top Takeaways: Finding a family with the IOA relationships. How to cultivate authentic relationships with the right clients for massive business growth. Building a community within your home area as a way of growing the insurance agency. The power of having Facebook groups communities and their effectiveness.  Finding happiness in balancing being a mother and a career woman at the same time.  Key Moments: [0:57] Jennifer talks about her insurance agency and how she started in the insurance industry.  [2:53] Going independent in 2012 and finding friends in the IOA relationships she has formed.  [6:20] The willingness of members to help within the IOA community that makes it easy to become a family of sorts.  [7:31] Jennifer shares how connecting with the perfect clients she wants to work with is her superpower. [8:23] The power that lies in the cultivation of authentic relationships and friendships with the right clients- and how it helps with business growth through referrals. [10:24] How Jennifer has been able to move towards personal and business growth by relating to the right people. [12:19] She talks about her home town and what it means to be in a community. [13:39] What does it mean to be in a Facebook community for an insurance agency owner? [16:29] Do Facebook groups provide the right target market? [18:18] What community Facebook groups would Jennifer recommend for other people in insurance to connect with? [21:33] Why being a career woman did not stop Jennifer from being a good mother to her daughters. [27:03] Enjoying every moment of being both an entrepreneur and a mother.  [31:37] She shares how she found support in both women groups and the IOA.  [33:32] The power of having the right people by your side. [34:45] What was Jennifer's Shakubuku moment?  Visit the Power Women In Insurance Instagram Page! HERE Connect With Teresa! Sterling Insurance Group's Website: https://www.sterlinginsnow.com Teresa's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teresa.comerkitchens Sterling Insurance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sterlinginsurancegrouptx/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlinginsurancegroup/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sterlinginsurancetx/ Jennifer's Deets: Jennifer's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jennifertoddklages My Choice Insurance Facebook Page: 

Meet Jennifer Klages, a woman who has been in the insurance industry for 28 years and owns an independent agency in Chandler, Arizona. She started in the industry at 18 years right out of high school with an answering phone job and never left.  In this throwback episode of Power Women in Insurance Podcast, Jennifer describes her journey from answering phone calls to an agency owner. She shares how she juggled being a present mother and running a successful insurance agency. Listen in to learn the methods that Jennifer uses to build lasting relationships with her clients and people in the insurance industry. You will also learn how you can start connecting with close communities on Facebook as a part of growing your business. “If you're being very intentional about the clients you want to write, they will then become your little team of referrals.”- Jennifer Klages  Top Takeaways: Finding a family with the IOA relationships. How to cultivate authentic relationships with the right clients for massive business growth. Building a community within your home area as a way of growing the insurance agency. The power of having Facebook groups communities and their effectiveness.  Finding happiness in balancing being a mother and a career woman at the same time.  Key Moments: [0:57] Jennifer talks about her insurance agency and how she started in the insurance industry.  [2:53] Going independent in 2012 and finding friends in the IOA relationships she has formed.  [6:20] The willingness of members to help within the IOA community that makes it easy to become a family of sorts.  [7:31] Jennifer shares how connecting with the perfect clients she wants to work with is her superpower. [8:23] The power that lies in the cultivation of authentic relationships and friendships with the right clients- and how it helps with business growth through referrals. [10:24] How Jennifer has been able to move towards personal and business growth by relating to the right people. [12:19] She talks about her home town and what it means to be in a community. [13:39] What does it mean to be in a Facebook community for an insurance agency owner? [16:29] Do Facebook groups provide the right target market? [18:18] What community Facebook groups would Jennifer recommend for other people in insurance to connect with? [21:33] Why being a career woman did not stop Jennifer from being a good mother to her daughters. [27:03] Enjoying every moment of being both an entrepreneur and a mother.  [31:37] She shares how she found support in both women groups and the IOA.  [33:32] The power of having the right people by your side. [34:45] What was Jennifer's Shakubuku moment?  Visit the Power Women In Insurance Instagram Page! HERE Connect With Teresa! Sterling Insurance Group's Website: https://www.sterlinginsnow.com Teresa's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teresa.comerkitchens Sterling Insurance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sterlinginsurancegrouptx/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sterlinginsurancegroup/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sterlinginsurancetx/ Jennifer's Deets: Jennifer's Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/jennifertoddklages My Choice Insurance Facebook Page: 

Producer Jeff Jones of IOA joins Brent to discuss his clues to success with a multi-million dollar book of business. Listen in as Jeff discusses what he believes in the cholesterol of every agency or producer, and how you can avoid it. From his version of the 80/20 rule, to helping his clients move forward while striving for his own personal best version possible, there's plenty to pick up on from Jeff in this episode of The Agent Leader. To read the transcript of this episode, visit https://www.sitkins.com/blog/agency-cholesterol To order a copy of our book, Best Version Possible, visit www.sitkins.com/bvp To watch our movie explaining the Sitkins Process, visit www.sitkins.com/vip To learn more about our sponsor, visit www.roughnotes.com

The measurement, visual display, analysis, and reliability of data are all hallmarks in a process behavior analysts use to understand the import of data. Yet research has demonstrated stark differences between options for the measurement/analysis process. First, discontinuous observation and continuous observation can lead to different datasets. All instances of discontinuous observation will have measurement error, and the limitations are discussed. The observed data visually displayed on linear or ratio graphs can likewise produce vastly different patterns of data. And ratio graphs provide quantification absent in linear graphs - the differences can lead analysis and subsequent decision making down different paths. And last, the accuracy with which one records data is contrasted in IOA and Accuracy measures. The difference between the two are discussed and all three components of the measurement process are debated. To earn CEUs for listening, click here, log in or sign up, pay the CEU fee, + take the attendance verification to generate your certificate! Don't forget to subscribe and follow and leave us a rating and review Show Notes Resources A Critical Review of Line Graphs in Behavior Analytic Journals https://www.jstor.org/stable/44956391 Standards of Graph Construction in Special Education Research: A Review of their Use and Relevance https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43494-021-00053-3