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Week in Review - May 24, 2025This Week in Review examines the tightening political climate in Armenia ahead of the June 2026 parliamentary elections. Asbed and Hovik discuss Marco Rubio's sudden Armenia visit, new polling from IRI, MPG, and CAEAC, and what the wide gaps in voter disclosure may reveal about hidden opposition support. The episode also covers TRIPP, "Western Azerbaijan" rhetoric, public trust in the Armenian Apostolic Church, and the growing use of arrests, threats, and state pressure against opposition figures. The discussion centers on Pashinyan's escalating campaign rhetoric, including his "Why are you alive?" outburst, and what it signals about the stakes of the coming election.Topics:Rubio's sudden Armenia visitPolls diverge before electionHidden vote raises questionsTRIPP remains deeply polarizing"Western Azerbaijan" pressure growsOpposition faces arrests, threats"Why are you alive?" campaign rhetoricHosts:Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 550 | Recorded: May 25, 2026SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/550VIDEO: https://youtu.be/WVDpm63f6GA#ArmeniaElections #Armenia #NikolPashinyan #TRIPP #ZangezurCorridor #WesternAzerbaijan #ArmenianOppositionSubscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

About the Guests Sarah Showalter is the director of consumer and business insights for the National Pork Board. She implements consumer-focused, producer-led strategy by leading qualitative and quantitative research to answer business questions and identify opportunities. Prior to her role at NPB, Showalter attended Iowa State University and has experience in developing strategic insights through research at Circana (formerly IRI), Conagra Brands and Hallmark Cards, Inc. Will Brunt is the chief innovation and marketing officer for Villari Food Group, based out of Wilmington, North Carolina. In this role, he develops and implements strategic initiatives that align with business objectives in innovation, sales and marketing. He notably established a robust three-year pipeline of innovative products, delivering 5% annual growth and maintaining a competitive product portfolio. Will has spent more than half of his 32-year marketing and advertising career with animal protein, emphasizing pork, specifically Boar's Head, Smithfield Foods and Villari Food Group, while also building cross-functional teams and creating a growth-oriented culture of accountability and partnership. Other brands throughout his career include Sara Lee, Tabasco, Rolling Rock, Ventura Foods and International Delight. Lastly, Will was active in the National Pork Board's two-year marketing advisory group, which served as a crucial feedback loop for the development of the Taste What Pork Can Do® consumer brand campaign, launched in May 2025. What can you expect to learn from this episode of Popular Pig? Why ground pork is a major growth opportunity and how it fits today's need for quick, easy meals How ground pork's versatility lets it work across global flavors, everyday meals, and different cooking styles Why consumers are stuck in habits and how simple swaps like using pork instead of beef can unlock new meals How education across the entire supply chain is key to driving demand and making ground pork a household staple Sarah & Will’s “Golden Nugget”

Maintenant Vous Savez, c'est aussi ⁠⁠Maintenant Vous Savez - Santé⁠⁠ et ⁠⁠Maintenant Vous Savez - Culture⁠⁠. Lait d'avoine, lait d'amande, lait de noisette, dans les rayons des supermarchés, ils sont en train de supplanter les briques de lait de vache. Les laits végétaux ont le vent en poupe depuis plusieurs années. En 2020, selon une étude de l'entreprise de big data Iri, 78 millions de bouteilles se sont écoulées dans l'hexagone, preuve de l'engouement des Français pour ces boissons. Mais est-ce vraiment du lait ? Pourquoi ces boissons végétales plaisent autant ? Sont-elles vraiment plus intéressantes d'un point de vue nutritionnel ? ⁠Ecoutez la suite de cet épisode de "Maintenant Vous Savez - Santé"⁠. Un podcast Bababam Originals, écrit et réalisé par Olivia Villamy. Première diffusion : avril 2022 A écouter aussi : ⁠Faut-il dormir avec des chaussettes ?⁠ ⁠Pénis de chair, pénis de sang : quelles différences ?⁠ ⁠Comment expliquer la sensation de déjà-vu ?⁠ Retrouvez tous les épisodes de⁠ "Maintenant vous savez - Santé"⁠. Suivez Bababam sur ⁠Instagram⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Groong Week in Review - April 12, 2026In this episode, we examine a fast-moving regional and political landscape, from the collapse of the US-Iran talks in Islamabad and the threat of a new naval blockade, to Viktor Orban's election loss in Hungary and what it may signal for Armenia and the wider region. We also dig into new polling from Armenia, including public views on security, the Iran war, free speech, voter turnout, and party support ahead of the 2026 elections. Along the way, we look at the Abkhaz railway as a possible alternative trade route, questions around TRIPP and Armenia's growing dependence on Azerbaijan and Turkey, and what the latest numbers may reveal about the strength, weakness, and strategy of Armenia's opposition.Topics: US-Iran Talks in PakistanOrban Loses Hungary ElectionsArmenian Parliamentary ElectionsPolls: MPG, IRI, ARAR, EVNGuest: Hrant MikaelianHosts:Hovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 531 | Recorded: April 14, 2026SHOW NOTES: https://podcasts.groong.org/531VIDEO: https://youtu.be/ZzhV5xsXFks#Armenia #IranWar #ArmenianPolitics #HungaryElections #ArmeniaPollsSubscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

According to research by Forrester, when brand experience and customer experience are improved together, companies can achieve up to 3.5x revenue growth. So how do you build a trusted brand all while consistently delivering high quality customer experiences? Riley Rogers: Hi, and welcome to the Win-Win podcast. I’m your host, Riley Rogers. Join us as we dive into changing trends in the workplace and how to navigate them successfully. Here to discuss this topic is Jessica George, Director of Marketing Communications at Avery Dennison. Thank you so much for joining us today, Jessica! I’m super excited to dig into all of the experience you bring to the table. Just for our listeners, can you kick us off by telling us a little bit about yourself, your background, and your role? Jessica George: Just a little about me: I have been working in brand marketing communications for—I almost don’t wanna say because it absolutely dates me—but it’s been 24 years now. This is my first role in B2B or B2B manufacturing. So I’ve been with Avery Dennison for about eight years. Before that, I was doing all direct-to-consumer and brand marketing. So kind of both sides, I would say, of the sort of marketing spectrum there. And there are some really unique challenges in manufacturing, but for the most part, what you find is that marketing challenges are the same in both B2B and B2C. So it’s been a really fun journey and there’s just a lot more to keep learning. RR: Well, just looking at your background, it’s safe to say that you’ve been in some really cool roles, marketing some really interesting products. As someone kind of in the tech world, I’m always so fascinated by—and kind of a little bit jealous of—folks who can point to very tangible things and say “I brought that to life” or “My team did that.” I know you’ve developed a philosophy around brand awareness and performance excellence, both of which are very central to your work. Can you talk us through why brand matters so much, and how a strong brand translates into business impacts, like we heard in that introduction? JG: Yeah, absolutely. I would say this is probably an area where you do see some differences between direct-to-consumer and sort of B2B. In direct-to-consumer from almost a psychology standpoint, you’re going to see faster, more tangible impacts with regards to things like media and marketing psychology, so how people react to ads, how often you need to show someone something. You see, as a consumer yourself, sort of the impacts of all of that. Why do you buy the things that you buy? Why do you gravitate towards the brands you gravitate towards? In B2B manufacturing, it’s definitely different. You are trying to build that same brand presence, that same brand consistency, and that same brand equity, but your audience is often a lot more narrow. It’s focused on a particular segment or industry or trade application, but still your brand integrity remains important no matter who your audience is. And so that’s one of the common things between B2C and B2B. Avery Dennison operates in an industry that we invented by a technology we invented 91 years ago, so our brand has grown somewhat organically from that singular invention and sort of expanded from the center there. We’ve also grown by acquisition. We’ve gone into adjacent categories and technologies, and now we’re massive. So now we’re, you know, $9 billion globally and 35,000+ employees. So, it’s really a completely different ball game. Managing and protecting that brand as you grow from the center and grow out and kind of pull things in and pull in, that equity becomes a real challenge. And so the consistency of what you look like and what you sound like and how you talk about your business is really critical as your name kind of moves farther and farther away from you. So it’s just absolutely critically important that you maintain control of how you show up in front of those audiences. RR: That leads us very well into kind of my next question, which is: When you’re tackling marketing and brand building at large, multi-portfolio organizations like you have, what’s kind of surprising about dealing with brand at this scale and what lessons have you kind of taken away from this time now at Avery Dennison? JG: I think what becomes interesting is that brand in the direct-to-consumer sense or in the B2C sense is really something that the person who’s using your product at the end of the day identifies with. So within manufacturing, Avery Dennison is the brand, but within that brand we have so many different solutions that kind of ladder up to who we are as a company. And they all support our overall strategic vision, but they also mean different things to different people based on how they’re interacting with them. And so I think what my biggest learning was, if you’re marketing brands like JIF and Smuckers, your frame of reference for who your audience is is a little bit different. They have a different understanding because they’re interacting with you. Whereas if you go out into the manufacturing space, they’re likely interacting not necessarily with your brand name or what they consider to be Avery Dennison, but with a specific product subset. So for me, the biggest shift when coming into this space was: Yes, Avery Dennison is critical to maintain as a brand, but equally as important are all of the attributes and value propositions for the products underneath that Avery Dennison makes. And so when you operate in so many different regions and so many different verticals and industries, it’s really your product integrity. And the equity of those products, that becomes really critical. And so that’s a shift for sure, and I think it makes you think about your brand integrity a little bit differently, but also how important it is to make sure that every product has its own concise and clear value proposition. And that’s really the biggest difference: If you go to market as Jif, everybody already understands a whole bunch of things about JIF. They already understand a whole bunch of things about Nike, so a lot of that legwork is done. What we try to do in B2B manufacturing is make sure that the Avery Dennison name stands for quality. It stands for innovation. It stands for solving some of the world’s most complex challenges. We want to make sure that we consistently know we’re standing for that. We then have another added responsibility to make sure that all of our products then stand for what they need to stand for and perform as intended, no matter who’s using them. RR: Thinking about this shift from direct to consumer to where you are now, what was hardest when you were making that transition? What did you really have to learn, and what was most difficult when you were learning those lessons? JG: The hardest thing to grapple with is the lack of data that exists in the B2B space. In direct-to-consumer marketing and brand marketing, you’ve got access to IRI data. You’ve got access to Nielsen data, you’ve got all of your digital media and marketing data, and you can then check sort of your velocities and IRI and say: “Hey, you know, we turned on this campaign, we added this many GRPs to a TV.” You look at the impact of that and you see it five days later. You see it 10 days later represented in your actual business metrics and IRI. The ability to do that was something that I took for granted. And so when I came to manufacturing, you have to think a lot differently about how you’re determining what success looks like for things like your marketing campaigns. First of all, you’ve got a longer purchase lead time, so it takes longer for a customer to make a decision usually on what product from Avery Dennison they’re gonna buy, or if they’re gonna switch from a competitive product to Avery Dennison. That decision, in essence, takes longer, so your sales cycle is longer, your negotiation cycle is longer. When you are kind of doing all of these marketing things that you would’ve done in the direct-to-consumer space—turning on digital campaigns, reaching out in social, doing events and things like that—you don’t see the impact of that marketing right away, and so you don’t have the ability to make as many fast, data-driven marketing decisions. So that’s the hardest for me: the data. What we had as a major outage, I would say we maintain 250 pieces of collateral. Are all of those collateral pieces doing something for us? Are they all being accessed? Are they all being used? Are they all in the right condition? Are they actually being used to influence purchase decisions for our customers? It’s not necessarily a learning curve, but it definitely is something that you have to get used to and you have to learn how to pivot differently and react off different pieces of information and different levels of information, often an incomplete picture to make informed decisions moving forward. RR: It’s really funny. I feel like I talk to a lot of folks that have come up in the B2B space, so they’ve never had this influx of data where it’s like: “I know I can directly attribute.” It’s always just: “Okay, I’m puzzle piecing together what I have. I’m finding tools that can help me do better.” It’s very interesting to hear that kind of directional shift looking back kind of when you’re seeing these gaps and seeing, okay, I’m having a hard time measuring these things. I’m trying to maintain 250 pieces of collateral and make sure that they’re all valuable. Thinking of this, what signals told you it’s time to look for a platform? What problems beyond these—or just these—were you trying to solve? JG: There were really kind of two things that happened and they were two things that happened completely independent of each other, and we were able to kind of marry up a root cause. And so what happened was on the marketing communication side, my team and I were dealing with the challenges of: “I wonder if our collateral’s working, do we need to be maintaining all of these pieces all the time? Can we set a different cadence for updating them?” A lot of that was rooted in. Running the team efficiently. From the MarCom side, what we saw was the time efficiency piece of it. The other thing that we started to see was you get a lot of like: “Hey, I don’t know if this is the most recent version. Hey, can you send me this? Hey, there’s four copies of this on the drive. Which one is the right one?” And so all of this stuff started to look like, yeah, we can field all these questions, of course, and we know the answers to all this stuff, but is this really the best use of our time? The sales team was seeing something a little bit similar to what we were seeing, so we said we need to start looking for a tool that’s gonna help us solve all of these problems. We’re kind of hearing through our relationship with Salesforce and some of these other tools that we have this tool called Highspot, and we were like, all right, let’s take a look at it and see what it does. And lo and behold, it did everything that we were asking for it to do, so we started to explore a little bit more about the platform and we went: “I think it does everything that we needed to do.” We were able to expand that value to the entire sales and marketing organization, and we’ve not looked back. Instead, we just kept expanding. So we found this tool that did the things we needed it to do, and then. We kept going: “Oh wait, it does this,” and “Oh wait, we can add on this.” It just keeps getting better and better. We went in wanting it to do something and then we kept going: Oh, I wonder if it could do this, and then it could do that. And if it couldn’t do that at that moment, it was probably on the innovation horizon with the team. All we had to do was call the team and call our point of contact and say: “Hey, we’re thinking about trying to figure out how our collateral ultimately influences purchase at our customers, is there a way to tie that sort of outbound send from the Highspot platform into what our customers are doing?” And they went: “Yeah, because of our relationship with Salesforce, we can absolutely start to tie those things together and the metrics keep getting better, tighter, and more sophisticated, and our teams keep deepening their use of the platform. We just kept solving problems that kept coming up or that we didn’t know existed, and the platform just kept adapting and growing with us as a company and with our needs, and I think that was really unique. RR: Yeah, and I mean, I think that’s the ideal scenario, right? That the perfect tool falls in your lap and you’re like: “Oh, I just get to run with this.” I don’t think that happens often, so I love that that was an easy decision and has continued to be a great relationship over, you know, the last five, six years. Looking across that period where, you know, you started with one use case and now you’ve expanded out as the need arose: At a high level, can you walk me through how you and the team kind of use Highspot to standardize execution across product lines? And again, like you were talking about earlier, how does it help you ensure that reps show up consistently with the Avery Dennison message wherever it’s appearing in the field? JG: The platform allows us a level of control and access, so right off the bat, we stop answering questions about, is this the most recent version of this? I no longer have people who are pulling down decks from 2010 to 2015, even to 2020 because they know exactly where to go to find the most recent one, and they can trust that that’s the most recent one, and it’s fully up to date and a hundred percent available for their use. Because if they couldn’t find it and couldn’t see it, then it’s not, and that’s the way we kind of control that. It stops that question of: “Am I using outdated visual equity? Am I not talking about the brand correctly or am I not talking about these products correctly?” All of that is controlled because we have what we call the single source of truth for pushing out content to both our internal teams as well as our customer base. And so reps have the option to get right into Gmail and link into the Highspot widget and search and send for things that way. But they also have the ability to see what all their customers have received in the past. So you prevent some duplication too. So, if a customer received something as part of a campaign that was sent out, you can see in the customer record in Salesforce, oh, my customer already got that, but I’m gonna send them the second piece of information that’s kind of tied to the first one that they’ve got, but might help kind of further the conversation there. We can control all of that now, which is something that we couldn’t control in the past. We have visibility to all of the touch points that a customer has. It all lives in our single customer record in Salesforce, which gives us one view. Because we’ve got controls and permissions, it allows the marketing communications team to sort of be the owners of our equity once it leaves our four walls we can control anything that a rep has access to. We’ve moved so far out of the idea of downloading things and into the idea of everything being cloud-based. And so it’s awesome from a performance perspective, and it gives everybody a lot of flexibility in the mobile space. All of our reps actually operate on these cool tablets now, so they don’t even have full-functioning laptops, but they can still access everything through Highspot because it’s all the most recent version, and it can all be sent right from their tablet. So the rep doesn’t even have to say: “Is this in the right equity?” They just pull it from Highspot. They know exactly that it's the most recent, most up-to-date version of that deck. It just eliminates so many of the questions, and it eliminates the outdated versions that exist on hard drives too. RR: So, thinking about what you just shared there of how that has changed the relationship between MarCom and sales, where it’s not: “Hey, where's this thing, can you help me find it, or is this up to date?” Now, you are saving time there and sales are also saving time because they’re not waiting for responses and so on so forth. What has that kind of done to the relationship between these teams, and maybe how has that saved you time? JG: Oh yeah, absolutely. I mean, it saves us time every day from a MarCom perspective. The relationship with sales is interesting because marketing communications is typically a marketing function. Makes sense. And it’s usually some either sitting alongside marketing or maybe a subset of marketing. And that was true at Avery Dennison as well. About, oh gosh, four years ago now, we moved marketing communication into sales under a leader who’s now our VP GM of Labels in North America. But she has historically and continues to have just a real innovative mindset in the digital space, and is just a champion of digital innovation. I think the relationship between marketing communications and sales shifted largely because of the direction of that leader and her endorsement of the things that we wanted to do in the digital space as being helpful to more than just us. But if you can take a look at what your sales team needs. And see where they’ve got outages. So, you know, bringing the perspective of that sales leader and for us to be able to connect those dots because we have that relationship. And then also see moving forward how the reps are interacting with the platform has been really critical. And I think we would not have considered the MarCom team at all equipped or even interested in some cases in sort of the idea of sales enablement and sales enablement platforms. But we became interested because the digital innovation time period was absolutely spot on with what we needed at the time. So we found a tool, the tool did what we needed. It was innovating at the same pace that we are, and it was helping push us forward in areas that we didn’t even know were possible yet. So, we kind of branched into this idea of sales enablement through the platform with Highspot. We got to see firsthand how reps were interacting with the system and the platform. And we got to say like: “Okay, I think if we were doing X amount of pitches per month, we’d see some traction in these areas, or we’re starting to really see this piece of collateral heat up and translate into sales attribution. We should start pushing this piece of collateral out to, you know, the reps and customers that would find it most valuable.” So I think it strengthened our relationship with the reps. We were able to hear and see what they needed and where they needed support in a way that we probably wouldn’t have if we were in the marketing organization or if we were sitting off by ourselves. There were certainly some relationship improvements that came as a result of that, but there was also just a whole eye-opening knowledge that marketing, communications and digital experience can play a huge role, not just in helping market your products, but also in helping your sales teams go out and market products. Maybe they’re not using something that you developed, but if they can show up in front of a customer more consistently, more confidently, more accurately, and you’re enabling that through a platform, to us, that’s a win-win. RR: So you’re asking that question of: “What can we spend our time doing to ensure that our reps are showing up the way we want them to?” You’ve mentioned a couple of things that kind of support this. You know, what reps are doing in the platform, what content they’re looking at, what’s being shared. I would be curious to hear—you know, we talked about the absence of data—so, what sort of metrics and data points are you looking at to tell you that okay, we are reaching reps the way we want to? JG: There’s a couple of different things that we look at. On the MarCom side, we’re particularly interested in attribution metrics. So, are certain pieces of collateral being tied to closed one sales opportunities at certain customers? That really helps us figure out if there is a specific type of content that’s really resonating, or if there is a product line or solution that’s really gaining a lot of traction. And I think that’s helpful for my team that builds that content. On the other side of that, I will say what we look at from a behavior standpoint in the reps are things like: “Are they being appropriately trained on new products and innovations as they hit so that they can go out and sell those to customers?” And we do that training through the Highspot platform. “Are they pitching things to customers? Are they pitching pieces of collateral? Are they using sales plays to go out and talk about hot topics? Are they using customized digital selling rooms to pull bespoke pieces of content and send it to one customer in particular?” All of that now is done within Highspot in a matter of minutes. You know, we measure collateral efficacy on the MarCom side, but then we also look at, if the reps are kind of hitting all these behaviors, if they’re pitching the amount of times we want ’em to pitch, if they’re using digital selling rooms, if they’re completing their training, what’s the effect of that on their actual sales metrics? And so the other thing we line up is: Is this sales rep performing against their sales goals and then also exhibiting these behaviors that we’ve established as the positives for helping drive your customer relationships? We see a 100% overlap with the top performing sales reps from a business perspective and the behaviors that we wanna see within the Highspot system, there is a 100% overlap between those reps that perform at the top, both in Highspot and with their sales metrics. Because we’re able to tie those things together. There’s confidence in the system that it is helpful. There’s confidence from a rep standpoint that if I do these things in Salesforce, if I do these things in Highspot, I have a better chance at hitting my sales goals and hitting my quarterly bonuses. RR: It’s amazing that you’ve built a culture where that is baked in and known by your reps that: “Okay, I have the path to success. I just gotta. do X, Y, and Z, and I know that it’s gonna help me. I invest a little time here and it pays dividends down the line.” You know, it’s been a journey—like you said, five, six years. From all of that work over the last few years, what key wins can you share? Any stories you’re super proud of? JG: I honestly think that the entire implementation is a great story that we’re really proud of, and it’s one that we talk about in every commercial kickoff meeting that we have now. If we would show up at a commercial kickoff and we’re giving a digital presentation and we don’t talk about something new that we’re doing in Highspot, we will get questions from our sales reps on what’s going on with Highspot. Are we adding anything new in Highspot? Can I get that functionality in Highspot to me? That’s a huge win. From an attribution standpoint, I would say what we’ve seen that’s been really nice on the MarCom side is the attribution metrics, so the influenced revenue metrics within the Highspot platform. From our standpoint, we are able to use that metric at least directionally to say our collateral is still proving to be valuable in these ways to our customers, and it’s still helping us influence purchase at our customers. And so I would say that sort of attribution or influenced revenue metric is really another huge success story. And I kind of won’t get into the numbers, but we’re easily tens of millions of dollars of influenced revenue every year, and we just see that number go up. RR: Yeah, and it seems like everything we talked about from the very outset of this journey, you’ve kind of solved those problems, and you’ve found the clarity. I love to hear that as we’re kind of wrapping up. I know for me, I get on the line with you and I’m like, “Ooh, tell me how you did all of this.” So, for anyone else listening, for all of those early career marketers aspiring to lead and to navigate complex organizations like yours, what skills, lessons have been really critical to getting you where you are and successful where you are? JG: I think my advice is relatively simple. Take the opportunities that come to you early in your career and don’t overthink whether or not it’s the right thing, because if it’s even somewhat related to what you do, chances are from a story standpoint, you’re gonna be able to figure out how to connect those dots. So when I went from fashion merchandising into digital marketing. That didn’t seem like a na, like a natural progression. And then when I went from digital marketing into data loyalty marketing, that didn’t seem like a natural progression. But as you get into brand marketing, you start to see those are all pieces of a whole pie. Before you know it, you’ve kind of built a package, and the package is yourself. Now, you have all of these different skills. It’s really hard to find people now on the other side, so moving from agency side to client side and being able to now hire agencies and hire people into my team, what I look for are really well-rounded people. I don’t look for people who have just. Moved up the same, the same linear progression. I look for somebody who is a little bit more of a Swiss Army knife and has a bunch of different skills that we’ll find valuable because you never know what is gonna happen, especially in marketing. And I would say the other piece is leadership skills are the one thing that no one taught me or or more appropriately taught me that I was gonna have to learn. Take courses on public speaking, learn how to build compelling presentations, do all of those things that seem not maybe exactly what your functional discipline is but will ultimately help you be a better leader. Learn how to lead with empathy. Learn how to read people. Learn how to sort of listen to what people are telling you, because more often than not, everyone’s telling you what they need as long as you’re listening, you know. Leadership and learning how to be a good leader is something that I think I’ll never be done learning. RR: At Highspot, one of our guiding principles is learn it all. And I, I love that phrase because it’s very encouraging, to your point, about how opportunity strikes in weird places. The work you do today may not be the work you want to do tomorrow, but it will lead to those roles you’re looking for, and it will lead naturally if you can sell yourself and message that the right way. Well, thank you so much for joining us today. JG: Thank you to you and the Highspot team, honestly, for helping us kind of on this crazy journey. RR: To our audience, thank you for listening to this episode of The Women Podcast. Be sure to tune in next time for more insights on how you can maximize go to market success with.

We discuss with Hrant Mikaelian the expanding war on Iran and what it could mean for the region. We took a close look at the latest IRI poll and its disputed methodology and findings, and the emerging shape of Armenia's parliamentary race. Hrant Mikaelian argued that Iran's leadership transition signals greater resolve rather than collapse, that Azerbaijan is still constrained from direct action against Iran unless the Iranian state seriously weakens, and that the IRI poll raises major methodological and interpretive questions. The discussion then turned to the opposition field in Armenia, where newer forces may have room to grow, but where media imbalance and weak opposition reach remain major structural obstacles.TopicsIran War UpdateIRI Poll ReviewPolitical LandscapeGuestHrant MikaelianHostsHovik ManucharyanAsbed BedrossianEpisode 521 | Recorded: March 8, 2026https://podcasts.groong.org/521Subscribe and follow us everywhere you are: linktr.ee/groong

Kencan Dengan Tuhan - Selasa, 10 Maret 2026Bacaan: "Sebab di mana ada iri hati dan mementingkan diri sendiri di situ ada kekacauan dan segala macam perbuatan jahat." (Yakobus 3:16)Renungan: Ada dua bersaudara dari keluarga yang berkecukupan. Setelah kematian kedua orang tuanya, mereka kini harus membagi harta warisan yang ditinggalkan. Namun setelah harta tersebut dibagikan, kedua bersaudara ini tidak pernah hidup rukun dan damai. Sang kakak menuding bahwa adiknya mewarisi lebih banyak dari yang dimilikinya. Sang adik juga menuding hal yang sama terhadap kakaknya. Mereka sudah melewati berbagai proses hukum, namun tetap saja persoalan mereka tak dapat diatasi secara memuaskan. Semua nasihat tak pernah berhasil. Setelah mencari dan mencari akhirnya mereka menemukan seorang guru yang bijak. Kedua bersaudara tersebut datang ke hadapannya dengan harapan bahwa duri yang selama ini menusuk daging dan menghancurkan hubungan persaudaraan mereka dapat dikeluarkan. Sang bijak bertanya kepada sang kakak, "Anda yakin bahwa harta yang dimiliki adikmu melebihi warisan yang engkau terima?" Sang kakak dengan penuh yakin menjawab, "Sungguh demikian!" Sang bijak lalu berpaling kepada sang adik dan mengulangi pertanyaan yang sama, "Anda yakin bahwa kakakmu mewarisi harta peninggalan orang tua lebih dari pada yang anda peroleh?" Dengan keyakinan yang sama sang adik menjawab, "Ya demikianlah!" Sang bijak lalu memberikan sebuah perintah kepada keduanya, "Kumpulkan semua harta yang telah diterima masing-masing dan serahkan itu kepada yang lain." Sang kakak menyerahkan semua harta warisan yang diperolehnya kepada adiknya, demikian pula sang adik menyerahkan harta warisan yang diperolehnya kepada sang kakak. Sejak itu tak ada lagi pertentangan akibat harta warisan di antara mereka berdua. Iri hati adalah sebuah perasaan tidak puas yang timbul akibat keuntungan atau kesuksesan orang lain. Iri hati membuat orang merasa tidak nyaman ketika ada orang lain yang lebih darinya. Kita cenderung memaklumi perasaan iri hati sebagai sesuatu yang wajar, tapi berhati-hatilah. Iri hati biasanya muncul sedikit demi sedikit, lalu terus membesar dengan tingkat kebencian dan tingkat kejahatan yang semakin besar pula apabila dibiarkan berdiam dalam diri kita. Iri hati mampu mengubah kasih menjadi kebencian, dan akibatnya melumpuhkan iman dalam kehidupan kita. Jadi, stop untuk iri hati, karena jika kita sedikit saja mengijinkannya masuk, maka seluruh kehidupan kita pun perlahan tapi pasti akan menjadi hancur. Tuhan Yesus memberkati. Doa:Tuhan Yesus, ampuni aku karena di hatiku masih ada sifat iri hati karena keberhasilan orang lain lebih dari aku. Hatiku begitu tidak nyaman dengan perasaan ini. Penuhilah aku dengan Roh-Mu agar sifat iri hati ini dapat keluar dari dalam diriku, sehingga damai sejahtera-Mu dapat tinggal di dalam hatiku. Amin. (Dod).

Dibawakan oleh Suster Amaria SSpS dari Komunitas Suster SSpS di Paroki Salib Suci Nanzan, Keuskupan Nagoya, Jepang. Kejadian 37: 3-4.12-13a.17b-28; Mazmur tg 105: 16-17.18-19.20-21; Matius 21: 33-43.45-46.CINTA BERBALASBENCI  Tema renungan kita pada hari ini ialah: Cinta BerbalasBenci. Kalimat dari tema ini bukan merupakan ajaran Tuhan bagi kita. Sebaliknyayang diajarkan Tuhan ialah cinta berbalas cinta atau cinta berbuah kebaikan,atau cinta menghasilkan suka cita. Meski bukan ajaran Tuhan, namun kitab sucidan ajaran Tuhan hendak menggambarkan betapa jahat dan buruknya kehidupan jikadikuasai oleh dosa. Iri hati, benci, marah, sombong, kejam, dan kekerasanmerupakan dosa-dosa yang menghancurkan kehidupan. Bacaan-bacaan pada hari ini berkisah tentang perbuatancinta dari orang yang mempunyai kemurahan hati dan kasih kebapaan. Perbuatanitu dibalas dengan kebencian dan kemarahan yang berujung pada kehancuran dankebinasaan. Sasaran kebencian dan kemarahan itu ialah utusan yang membawa pesankasih yang hendak disampaikan atau dibagikan. Yakob mengutus putra terkasihnyaYusuf, yang berarti ia hadir sendiri menjumpai dan melayani anak-anaknya dipadang. Tetapi Yusuf ditangkap, disiksa, lalu dijual. Utusan-utusan tuan kekebun anggur satu per satu dianiaya dan dihancurkan. Utusan terakhir adalahanaknya sendiri yang disiksa dan dibunuh oleh para pekerja dan pelayannya. Di dalam masa Prapaskah ini peringatan tentang cintaberbalas benci bertujuan memperkuatkan kewajiban kita untuk melakukan beberapatindakan. Pertama ialah ketidakmampuan membedakan cinta berbalas cinta daricinta berbalas benci harus dihindari. Mereka yang menyatakan diri berimankepada Tuhan tetapi tidak bisa membedakan itu, lalu sengaja membalas cintadengan kebencian sebenarnya bukan pengikut Kristus. Kedua, sebagai orang-orang beriman ketaatan kita menuntutsupaya kita berpihak pada pilihan untuk melakukan kehendak Tuhan. Terkaitdengan pembedaan tadi, pilihan kita ialah cinta berbalas cinta. Kebaikanberbalas kebaikan. Suka cita berbalas suka cita. Supaya bisa memilih ini,kedekatan dan keintiman kita dengan Tuhan sangat diperlukan, dan bukan sikapdingin, malu, dan menjauh dari Tuhan. Sering berkomunikasi dengan Tuhanmerupakan cara yang paling umum untuk dilakukan.  Ketiga, cara cinta berbalas benci adalah pengalaman nyataYesus sendiri dalam berhadapan dengan para musuh-Nya, dan ini diwariskan-Nyakepada kita. Yesus tidak takut dan lari dari gempuran kuat kebencian danancaman. Semakin benci dikobarkan, semakin besar pula cinta yang dilakukan.Banyak perlakukan penuh kekerasan diterima-Nya, semakin banyak kesabaran,keteguhan iman, dan pengampunan yang ditunjukkan sebagai balasnya. Cara iniyang Ia ajarkan kepada kita dan kita dituntut untuk melakukannya. Marilahkita berdoa. Dalam nama Bapa... Bapa yang bijaksana, semoga Roh-Mu selalumenerangi budi dan hati kami supaya kami dapat selalu membedakan yang baik dariyang jahat. Kemuliaan kepada Bapa dan Putra dan Roh Kudus ... Dalam nama Bapa ...

What does it really take to run insurance contact centres at scale without losing trust? In this episode, host Olivier Lafontaine speaks with Emily LeMay, Co-Head of Individual Markets at Global Atlantic, about what she has learned leading and supporting contact centre teams across the insurance industry. Emily walks through how early roles shaped her view of service operations, and why strong fundamentals matter when teams are growing, changing, or under pressure. From training to communication, she explains how small decisions often have the biggest impact. Emily shares her perspective on balancing performance expectations with human connection, and why contact centres sit at the centre of the customer experience. She also shares how alignment across leadership, operations, and frontline teams creates stability, even as technology and customer needs continue to change.   Key Takeaways: Contact centre success in insurance depends on culture, clarity, and consistent leadership. Strong people-led practices support better customer outcomes and more resilient teams. Long-term trust is built through communication, accountability, and thoughtful operational design.   Jump Into the Conversation:(00:10) Meet Emily LeMay(02:46) Global Atlantic explained: products, scale, and where she leads(04:15) Starting in a MetLife contact centre changed everything(05:04) Serving customers across 25 screens and fixing friction(09:29) Why people issues beat technology in every change effort(11:51) What comes after digital transformation(15:56) Using policy data to shape sales and product decisions(17:47) IRI data standards and APIs that cut timelines fast(21:03) Leadership rules when projects break and perfection traps you  

Having helped grow Duckhorn from $5M to $500M in revenue and the sales team from 1 to >100 people, Pete Przbylinksi, former Chief Sales Officer of The Duckhorn Portfolio for nearly 30 years, has a deep understanding of managing US wholesale markets. In this two-part episode, Pete dives into every aspect of managing a wholesale sales team, including incentive structures and collaborating with distributors.Detailed Show Notes: Duckhorn went from 50k cases / ~$5M in revenue / 14-15 employees (1995) to ~$500M revenue (2024)The Duckhorn PortfolioDuck themed: Duckhorn Vineyards (1978), Decoy (2nd label originally), Paraduxx (1994), Goldeneye, Migration, CanvasbackAcquisitions: Calera (2017), Kosta Browne (2018), Sonoma Cutrer (2024)Keys to Duckhorn's successBrand equity - focused on Merlot, which was hot in 1980s-1990s and catapulted wineryKey assets - #1 people, #2 brand equityThe French Paradox (1991) created big demand for red wineTable stakes are good scores, showing up in the market, hosting guestsSales team grew from 1 person to >100 (~85 in the field)No perfect way to calculate ROI for sales people1st method: too many cases & distributors to manage, needed more people2nd method: quantified expected incremental sales from more people (data was full of holes)Final method: managed to target of 8-10% sales opex / revenue, because a KPI for SLT and BoardSales team rolesRegional Managers, over a series of states (50-60% of time working w/ distributors, the rest out in the market or internal analysis and reporting)District Managers, geographically concentrated, go into accounts you want to be inNational Accounts, on and off-premise; a challenge to determine which accounts are national vs regional, ended up doing it case by case and assigning accountsDistributor consolidation led to wineries needed to do the work they cannot doE.g. - identifying underrepresented accounts and coming up with action plan by regionIdentifying top salespeopleLook at overall contribution margin for the regionShare of business in market (using IRI, distributor reports, account base)Gross Profit%, identifies amount of trade spend usedHow responsive they are, their handle on the market, their decision making#1 method: do they bring new ideas to the tableIncentivizing salespeopleBonuses must be meaningful (25-35% is meaningful), higher for higher levelsLook at contribution margin relative to budgetUsed a curve (

S5:E35 In this episode of Small Biz Stories, Dr. LL sits down with Iri Greco, co-founder of Brakethrough Media, to talk about why stock photos are killing your brand – and what to do instead. Iri shares how she builds authentic, human-centered photo

S5:E35 In this episode of Small Biz Stories, Dr. LL sits down with Iri Greco, co-founder of Brakethrough Media, to talk about why stock photos are killing your brand – and what to do instead. Iri shares how she builds authentic, human-centered photo

Das hauseigene Musikmagazin im Radio Stadtfilter; von unserer Musikredaktion sorgfältig ausgesuchte Release-Perlen, Künstler:innen-Interviews und Festivalreflexionen. Diese Woche mit einer geballten Ladung Synth- und Wave-Releases, um sich für die diesjährige Tastenwoche einzustimmen. Dabei sind Mouth Ulcers, Irié, Namaka, Ritual Howls, Youth Code, Awa Lion, Noémi Büchi und Loveress. Eine Sendung produziert von Omar Fra, Claude Bühler und Simeon Thompson.

Kencan Dengan Tuhan - Sabtu, 8 November 2025Bacaan: "Marilah kita hidup dengan sopan, seperti pada siang hari, jangan dalam pesta pora dan kemabukan, jangan dalam percabulan dan hawa nafsu, jangan dalam perselisihan dan iri hati." (Roma 13:13)Renungan: Para konselor Florence meminta Leonardo da Vinci untuk menyerahkan skets dekorasi ruang pertemuan besar di Florence. Salah seorang konselor juga meminta Michelangelo seorang pelukis muda, untuk menyerahkan gambar juga. Skets Leonardo begitu baik dan sesuai dengan kejeniusannya. Namun ketika para konselor itu melihat skets Michelangelo, mereka begitu antusias. Berita itu sampai ke telinga Leonardo. Leonardo juga mendengar para konselor berkata, "Leonardo mulai tua." Pada akhirnya Leonardo tidak pernah mampu mengatasi rasa iri hatinya karena ketenarannya terancam oleh Micheangelo. Karena rasa iri hati itulah, sisa hidup Leonardo tidak pernah merasa bahagia. Apakah saat ini kita merasa iri hati dengan keberhasilan seseorang? Iri hati hanya akan membuat sukacita kita hilang, hidup menjadi penuh beban berat. Tuhan menciptakan manusia dengan rancangan yang berbeda satu dengan yang lain. Masing-masing pribadi diberi keunikan yang berbeda untuk menambah indahnya dunia ini. Satu dengan yang lain tidak ada yang sama. Oleh karena itu, terimalah diri apa adanya karena masing-masing dari kita berharga di mata Tuhan. Semakin kita menerima diri dan berserah, maka mutiara yang indah akan muncul dari dalam diri kita. Tuhan Yesus memberkati.Doa:Tuhan Yesus, ajarilah aku untuk menjadi diriku sendiri. Jangan biarkan iri hati menguasaiku. Yakinkan aku bahwa aku berharga di mata-Mu, dan Engkau mempunyai rencana yang indah dengan kehadiranku yang berbeda dari orang lain. Amin. (Dod).

Kencan Dengan Tuhan - Sabtu, 11 Oktober 2025Bacaan: "Sesungguhnya, orang bodoh dibunuh oleh sakit hati, dan orang bebal dimatikan oleh iri hati." (Ayub 5:2)Renungan: Suatu hari seorang nelayan berhasil menangkap ikan dan udang luut yang cukup banyak dan ditaruh di dalam sebuah ember. Udang-udang dalam ember mulai memanjat dan hampir sampai ke bibir ember, namun udang yang lain akan segera menariknya sehingga ia kembali ke posisi awal. Sebenarnya sangat mudah bagi udang-udang itu untuk dapat keluar dari dalam ember, tetapi karena mereka selalu menarik temannya yang akan keluar, akhirnya nasib mereka berakhir di perut manusia. Perbuatan udang-udang tersebut adalah gambaran betapa buruknya sifat iri hati. Iri hati muncul karena seseorang membuka diri untuk perasaan tidak senang melihat keberadaan, kelebihan, pengaruh, kedudukan atau keberhasilan orang lain. Hati manusia memang rentan dengan iri hati, karena iri hati dapat menghinggapi siapa saja, anak-anak, orang muda, orang dewasa bahkan hamba Tuhan sekalipun. Kita harus menyadari bahwa tidak ada keuntungan memelihara iri hati. Iri hati mendorong kita untuk marah, bertengkar, membenci, menggosip, memfitnah, bahkan mencelakai saudara atau sesama, "Sebab di mana ada iri hati dan mementingkan diri sendiri di situ ada kekacauan dan segala macam perbuatan jahat." (Yak 3:16). Betapa mengerikan jika seseorang sudah terjangkit virus iri hati. Orang yang terjangkit virus iri hati akan mencoba untuk mencari simpati dari orang-orang yang mau diajak menjadi sekutunya, kemudian membuat rencana yang jahat di mata Tuhan. Hal ini seperti yang dialami Yusuf, "Karena iri hati, bapa-bapa leluhur kita menjual Yusuf ke tanah Mesir...(Kis 7:9). Akibat yang paling tragis dari iri hati adalah hilangnya kesempatan masuk sorga, seperti pernyataan Paulus, "Perbuatan daging telah nyata yaitu: .....iri hati, amarah, kepentingan diri sendiri..... -bahwa barangsiapa melakukan hal-hal yang demikian, ia tidak akan mendapat bagian dalam Kerajaan Allah." (Gal 5:19-21) Waspadalah dengan iri hati, jangan sampai virus ini menyusup ke dalam hati kita. Sebab jika virus iri hati sudah menyusup masuk, maka ia akan menguasai hidup kita. Tuhan Yesus memberkati. Doa:Tuhan Yesus, lepaskanlah roh iri hati yang saat ini menguasai hatiku, terlebih iri hatiku terhadap... Kuduskan kembali hati ku agar damai sejahtera-Mu dapat tetap tinggal di dalam hatiku. Amin. (Dod).

Repairs and service charges aren't glamorous, but they're essential to successful commercial property ownership. When I manage them well, my buildings stay safe, compliant and profitable. When I don't, things unravel fast.In this episode, I share how I deal with repairs and service charges, and what you should be looking out for in your portfolio.I explain the difference between FRI and IRI leases and why it's a myth that only the top floor pays for the roof or the ground floor pays for pest control — everyone benefits from a safe, dry building, so everyone contributes.I also break down a typical service charge budget:Soft services: cleaning, refuse, pest controlHard services: fabric repairs, emergency lighting, fire alarmsUtilities: communal electricity, water, reserve fundManagement: accounting, risk assessments, management feesI talk through how costs are usually apportioned — pro-rata by floor area or as fixed percentages set out in the lease — and why charging regularly, with reserves for bigger items, avoids nasty surprises.If tenants don't pay, landlords aren't powerless: interest, debt recovery and even forfeiture are options. But the best outcomes come from following RICS best practice — resolving disputes quickly, correcting errors, and using ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) such as mediation or expert determination. The courts expect it under the Civil Procedure Rules, and it's nearly always cheaper and faster than litigation.

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bookstores, bookstores used as fronts, the left and defense leagues, militias, the Magical Childe/Warlock Shoppe, Colonel Michael Aquino, roommates and their possible uses by the intelligence services, how the security services blackmail and coopt the LGBTQ community, the CIA'S history of LGBTQ blackmail, International (National) Republican Institute (IRI), the IRI's transgender sponsorship in Bangladesh, Marco Rubio, DARPA, Arpanet, counterinsurgency, Edward Lansdale, safe spaces and how there leveraged against people there supposed to protect, the housing crisis and how its leverage against the public, Signal, how Signal is actually damaging (and doesn't protect privacy from the security services), how security services encourage poor leadership and bad behavior in progressive organizations, Bay area Rationalist community, lessons that can be learned from Italian fascist trade organizations, depoliticalization, the use of mental illness to silence political debate, the American Communist Party (ACP) and it's purposeMore on the International Republican Institute's sponsorship of transgender rights in Bangladesh:https://thegrayzone.com/2025/02/07/republicans-transgender-dance-bangladesh/https://thegrayzone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/IRI-Bangladesh-Final-Report-1.pdfMusic by: Keith Allen Dennishttps://keithallendennis.bandcamp.com/Additional Music by: Double Veteranhttps://flnoise.bandcamp.com/album/double-veteran Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Embark on an insightful exploration of the hospitality sector, powered by data-driven analysis. Cindi Howson and Hyatt's data trailblazer, Ray Boyle (Vice President, Data and Analytics), are charting a course through Hyatt's data innovation. Witness how Hyatt's four-pillar data strategy is revolutionizing everything from employee empowerment to guest personalization and operational efficiency. Discover how Hyatt is democratizing data with self-service tools and pioneering an AI-powered frontier to redefine the very essence of hospitality!Key Moments: Data as an Asset (08:26): Ray emphasizes the importance of shifting the organizational mindset to view data not as a cost center, but as a critical asset. He discusses how data should be cared for, invested in, and stored like any other valuable asset, with the expectation of generating value for the business.  Hyatt's Data Strategy Pillars (13:00): Ray outlines the four key pillars that form the foundation of Hyatt's data strategy. These pillars include cultivating people and building a data-driven culture, personalizing the guest and customer experience in a high-trust environment, operating with excellence by ensuring operational efficiency and information consistency, and growing with intent by integrating new businesses and data flows.  Key Milestones in Hyatt's Data Transformation (16:42): Ray details the significant milestones in Hyatt's data transformation journey. These include clarifying the data strategy, establishing the data and AI operating model, building data governance capabilities, modernizing the data platform and infrastructure, expanding data assets, and releasing new services like personalization and forecasting.  Data Democratization and Data Fluency (23:00): Ray explains Hyatt's strong emphasis on self-service analytics to empower users across the organization. He discusses the importance of data accessibility, trustworthiness, and usability, as well as the potential of generative AI to further democratize data access and insights.  This includes building a data community to facilitate knowledge sharing and learning, as well as providing tooling and guidance to business organizations to effectively roll out analytics within their domains.  AI's Impact and Collaboration (31:35): Ray explores the transformative impact of AI on businesses and its role in fostering tighter collaboration between business and technology teams. He discusses how AI is driving the need for reimagined workflows and how it's changing the way data is used and delivered across the organization.Key Quotes:“ThoughtSpot has been a key partner of ours on that journey. We just roll the data into the cloud, and we're working to publish our assets, sales, finance, loyalty, revenue, search, and marketing into that infrastructure so that there's just a growing base of information that everybody can use in the self-service context.” - Raymond Boyle"Velocity is something you build over time. It's how I think about the operating model around data, ensuring everyone plays their role and develops the necessary skills. To me, velocity increases as you establish the operating model and you have the business, technology, and data organizations, along with governance and security, all participating effectively. - Raymond Boyle"When you think about the business outcomes and how people are beginning to consider AI's potential in that transformation, I believe AI is becoming a more significant factor every quarter." - Raymond BoyleMentionsThe Four V's of Big Data, Including VelocityDalva, By Jim HarrisonMinnesota Timberwolves' SuccessGuest Bio Ray Boyle (current Vice President, Data and Analytics at Hyatt) has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning several industries and roles across consulting, software, analytics, and data leadership. His notable roles include leading strategic planning, research, and analytics for Walmart's Sam's Club division; serving as Vice President of Walmart Global Customer Insights and Analytics; Vice President of Walmart's Global Data and Analytics Platform; Vice President leading FICO's global retail and CPG practice; and Executive Vice President heading IRI's Global Shopper Analytics and Services team.Since 2019, Ray has served as Vice President, Data and Analytics at Hyatt. Aligned with Hyatt's purpose — to care for people so they can be their best — his ambition is to elevate and scale that care through data-driven decisions and automation that benefit guests, customers, owners, and colleagues.Guest Bio Ray Boyle (current Vice President, Data and Analytics at Hyatt) has enjoyed a distinguished career spanning several industries and roles across consulting, software, analytics, and data leadership. His notable roles include leading strategic planning, research, and analytics for Walmart's Sam's Club division; serving as Vice President of Walmart Global Customer Insights and Analytics; Vice President of Walmart's Global Data and Analytics Platform; Vice President leading FICO's global retail and CPG practice; and Executive Vice President heading IRI's Global Shopper Analytics and Services team.Since 2019, Ray has served as Vice President, Data and Analytics at Hyatt. Aligned with Hyatt's purpose — to care for people so they can be their best — his ambition is to elevate and scale that care through data-driven decisions and automation that benefit guests, customers, owners, and colleagues. Hear more from Cindi Howson here. Sponsored by ThoughtSpot.

On March 26, 2025,⁠ ⁠Collider. hosted⁠ ⁠Building Blocks 2025⁠⁠, as part of ETH TLV. Our host,⁠ ⁠Yitzy Hammer⁠⁠ was invited to come and interview guests and speakers.Live from Building Blocks at Jaffa Port in Tel Aviv, Yitzy sits down with Iri Zohar, CEO and founder of Bring, a crypto cashback platform that allows users to earn cryptocurrency rewards while shopping. They discuss the unique features of Bring, its partnerships with various wallets and retailers, and the challenges the company faces in user acquisition and integration. Iri shares insights into the cashback model, emphasizing its potential to engage users and drive purchases in the Web3 space.

In this episode, we feature a thought-provoking conversation with Michael Frankel, the founder and managing partner of Trajectory Capital. With decades of experience in corporate development, innovation strategy, and corporate ventures, Michael has held C-level roles at prominent companies like Deloitte, Lexis Nexis Group, GE Capital, and VeriSign. Having participated in over 110 deals throughout his career, he brings valuable insights to the table. They dive into the world of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), exploring why it can serve as a strategic "cheat code" for scaling businesses. However, as Frankel emphasizes, M&A isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. The discussion covers how business owners can evaluate whether acquisitions are the right growth strategy and what considerations are essential for success. Michael shares useful tips on: Developing a clear acquisition strategy that aligns with business goals Identifying suitable targets, whether for products, technology, talent, or market expansion Financing acquisitions while effectively managing risks Recognizing the critical role an M&A advisor plays in minimizing risks and maximizing ROI If you're thinking about growing your business through acquisitions or want to know how M&A can build wealth, this episode is packed with practical advice. Michael’s experience offers valuable guidance to help you make smart choices. Tune in and find out how M&A could be the key to your business growth. Episode Highlights 02:50 Michael’s background as “CFO” 11:00 How to grow a business through acquisition? 20:30 How do you get the capital for your business? 29:00 You need M&A to execute the transaction! 38:30 Be better at what you do by repeating it 43:30 Where to find Michael? Key Takeaways ➥ Decisions should be data-driven. Analyze sales, marketing, and operational data to identify what’s working and where improvements can be made. ➥ Before acquiring, compare the benefits of building a solution in-house versus buying an existing business. ➥ A strategic CFO can turn financial data into actionable insights that drive growth and optimize operations. ➥Advisors offer expert insights and reduce risks, ensuring you make informed decisions. About The Guest Michael Frankel is the Founder and Managing Partner of Trajectory Capital. He has held C-level executive roles (corporate development, strategy/innovation, CFO, COO) at large and small growth companies. He is a Corporate Development, Innovation, Strategy, and Corporate Venture leader who has driven aggressive growth/expansion at global technology, information services, and professional services companies including Deloitte, LexisNexis Group, IRI, GE Capita,l and VeriSign. Michael has a track record of executing growth strategies using acquisitions, ecosystems,s and corporate venture investments (over 110 deals across his career). Connect with Michael Frankel ➥ https://michaelfrankel.com/ ➥ https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankelmichael/ Resource Links ➥ Buying Online Businesses Website - https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com ➥ Sell your business to us here - https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com/sell-your-business/ ➥ Download the Due Diligence Framework - https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com/freeresources/➥ Connect with Jaryd here - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarydkrause ➥ Site Ground (Website Hosting) - https://bit.ly/3JBEC1u ➥ Surfer SEO (SEO tool for content writing) - https://bit.ly/3WWMKjM ➥ Convert Kit (Email Software Provider) - https://bit.ly/3o10Xgx

Join us in this insightful episode of the Oncology Brothers podcast as we dive deep into the current treatment landscape of pancreatic cancer. Drs. Rohit and Rahul Gosain are joined by Dr. Emil Lou, a medical and neuro-oncologist from the University of Minnesota, to discuss the challenges and advancements in managing this complex disease. In this episode, we covered: •⁠  ⁠The importance of a multidisciplinary approach in treating early-stage pancreatic cancer. •⁠  ⁠The role of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies, including the latest insights on chemotherapy regimens like FOLFIRINOX, nal-IRI and gemcitabine. •⁠  ⁠The significance of germline and next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing in personalizing treatment plans. •⁠  ⁠The current state of clinical trials and emerging therapies, including PARP inhibitors for BRCA mutations and the implications of ctDNA testing. •⁠  ⁠Prognostic discussions around metastatic pancreatic cancer and the importance of managing side effects to improve patient quality of life. Key takeaways include the necessity of balancing treatment efficacy with adverse events, the critical role of genetic testing, and the need for vigilance regarding venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pancreatic cancer patients. Don't miss this comprehensive discussion that aims to shed light on the ongoing efforts to improve outcomes for patients battling pancreatic cancer.   YouTube: https://youtu.be/HCKQxmOqRTI   Follow us on social media: •⁠  ⁠X/Twitter: https://twitter.com/oncbrothers •⁠  ⁠Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oncbrothers •⁠  Website: https://oncbrothers.com/ Subscribe to our channel for more discussions on oncology and stay updated on the latest in cancer treatment!

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI) is considered a key player in Iran's Axis of Resistance, and its connection to the state security forces in Iraq has raised concerns about its access to power and position. But the IRI isn't a cohesive organisation; it's made up of armed factions which have their own agendas and domestic interests to pursue, and not all of these align with Iran's. In this episode, Dr Craig Larkin, Dr Inna Rudolf, and Dr Renad Mansour discuss the domestic and transnational interests of Iraq's Islamic resistance factions and explore the extent to which the IRI can really be considered an Iranian ‘proxy'. This research is being undertaken as part of a project called XCEPT, which is funded by UK International Development from the UK government; however, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government's official policies. XCEPT aims to understand the drivers of violent and peaceful behaviour in conflict-affected populations – and to find solutions that support peace. Find out more about XCEPT at xcept-research.org.

Vikram Sharma, Operating Partner at S2G Investments on the massive opportunities of new technology for digitization and legacy industries. The former division president of Information Resources, or IRI, and former CEO of Shop Local says that 80% of US GDP comes from low-digitized industries, presenting significant opportunities for innovation.  An extraordinary combination of businessman, strategist and technologist, he argues that technology, while it might be scary, is coming to enable us. He says that in both the real world and the investment world, it's important to marry math and meaning, and that ROI with storytelling can inspire and drive transformation.#Business #Innovation #Technology

The Trump Administration is saying they are going to make America the Crypto Capital of the World. So, whether you are an investor or not, now is the time to invest in Cryptocurrency. Jonathan Rose from Genesis Group, has created a platform where you can safely buy cryptocurrency, and even enroll your 401K or IRI into it.

The Trump Administration is saying they are going to make America the Crypto Capital of the World. So, whether you are an investor or not, now is the time to invest in Cryptocurrency. Jonathan Rose from Genesis Group, has created a platform where you can safely buy cryptocurrency, and even enroll your 401K or IRI into it.

More info: https://prepperverse-2.com/?a=60&c=42&s1=prophecyclub The Trump Administration is saying they are going to make America the Crypto Capital of the World. So, whether you are an investor or not, now is the time to invest in Cryptocurrency. Jonathan Rose from Genesis Group, has created a platform where you can safely buy cryptocurrency, and even enroll your 401K or IRI into it.

In this episode of The Voice of Retail, I sit down with Cheryl Ong Seng, Vice President of Retail at Circana, to explore the latest trends shaping the Canadian retail landscape. From consumer confidence and value-seeking behaviours to the challenges of personalization and pricing strategies, they cover the key insights retailers need to know.Cheryl shares her journey from Mauritius and Australia to leading Circana's retail insights based in Canmore, Alberta, providing a unique perspective on the data and analytics that drive decision-making in the industry. She explains how Circana collects and interprets consumer trends across multiple sectors, helping retailers and brands stay ahead in an evolving market. One of the key themes of the conversation is how consumer behaviour continues to shift in response to economic pressures. Cheryl and Michael discuss how Canadian shoppers seek more value through private-label products, reward programs, or trading down to budget-friendly options. They explore the “little treat culture paradox,” where consumers splurge on premium items like coffee or gourmet groceries rather than traditional dining experiences.The episode also examines the role of AI and technology in retail, particularly in enabling better personalization and targeted marketing. Despite years of discussion around personalization, many retailers still struggle to deliver relevant promotions to their customers. Cheryl shares insights on how AI-driven data analytics can unlock new opportunities for more effective engagement.Pricing strategy is another hot topic, as retailers weigh the benefits of everyday low pricing (EDLP) versus high-low promotional models. Cheryl highlights the importance of understanding consumer psychology—while EDLP offers stability, shoppers often respond more enthusiastically to promotions and perceived discounts.Finally, the discussion touches on key industry trends, including the rise of buy-now-pay-later options, the growing consumer preference for Canadian-made products, and the balance between sustainability and affordability in purchasing decisions.Whether you're a retailer, brand leader, or industry analyst, this episode offers valuable insights into the future of retail in Canada. Tune in for expert perspectives on the data-driven decisions shaping the industry today. About CherylAs Vice President of Retail Canada, Cheryl Ong Seng is responsible for leading retail commercial teams in Canada. This includes retail client engagement, thought leadership and delivery of innovative solutions that enable accelerated decision making along with enhanced retailer-manufacturer joint business collaboration. Cheryl came to Canada from Sydney, Australia and was the first person to serve as Client Service Account Director for Aztec Canada, a startup business in 2010. She joined IRI as part of the IRI- Aztec merger in 2013 and has since held multiple roles as IRI merged with the NPD Group and rebranded to Circana, including Vice President of Client Service, Managing Director and more recently Vice President of Retail Canada. Leveraging her expertise in analytics, shopper marketing solutions and bespoke client services management, Cheryl has led the expansion of the company's leading-edge capabilities in Canada.Originally from Mauritius Island, Cheryl grew up in Australia where she graduated from the University of Sydney, where she earned a Bachelor of Agricultural Economics, majoring in Marketing and Economics. Beyond the world of Circana, she has a passion for the outdoors and resides in Canmore allowing her to take full advantage of the Canadian Rockies. In addition to this, she sites her proudest achievement as conquering Mt. Elbrus, Russia, one of the seven summits of the world and aspires to climb a second summit. Michael LeBlanc is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and now, media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Marketing conference with leaders from Walmart & Google. He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, CanWest Media, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in America, Remarkable Retail with his partner, Dallas-based best-selling author Steve Dennis; Canada's top retail industry podcast The Voice of Retail and Canada's top food industry and one of the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois from Dalhousie University in Halifax.Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail experts for the fifth year in a row, the National Retail Federation has designated Michael as on their Top Retail Voices for 2025, Thinkers 360 has named him on of the Top 50 global thought leaders in retail, RTIH has named him a top 100 global though leader in retail technology and Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer. If you are a BBQ fan, you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Michael is available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state and future of the retail industry in North America and around the world.

In this episode I continue to take Trump 2.0 to task focusing this time on CONservative Inc. Media propagandists, Marco Rubio's membership in the USAID funded IRI and the US government's regime change network, continued censorship on Elon Musk's X, more arms for the Israeli government, bombing of the West Bank, the hypocrisy of the masses, missing Ukraine funding, and a whole lot more! After all, somebody's gotta do it because "The Left Is Wrong, But The Right Isn't Right!"  Cheers and Blessings   Support My Work https://www.patreon.com/theoddmanout   Buy Me A Coffee!

Are you ready to remove your mask and uncover your true self?In this week's episode of The Prosperity Approach, I sit down with the incredible Cheryl Knowlton to debunk the authenticity myth and explore what it really means to be authentic in today's world.Cheryl is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), CEO of Dynamite Productions, author, and expert in real estate with over 25 years of experience. She specializes in activating authenticity in leaders and teams using personality assessments like the Enneagram. She's also a certified Enneagram coach, Fascinate Certified Advisor and ICF certified coach blending personality insights with actionable strategies to inspire her audiences.From personal struggles to embracing her divine identity, Cherly takes us on a journey of self-discovery and self-love. Tune in!—I Am a Child of God:1.I am a child of God,And he has sent me here,Has given me an earthly homeWith parents kind and dear.Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,Help me find the way.Teach me all that I must doTo live with him someday.2.I am a child of God,And so my needs are great;Help me to understand his wordsBefore it grows too late.Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,Help me find the way.Teach me all that I must doTo live with him someday.3.I am a child of God.Rich blessings are in store;If I but learn to do his will,I'll live with him once more.Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,Help me find the way.Teach me all that I must doTo live with him someday.4.I am a child of God.His promises are sure;Celestial glory shall be mineIf I can but endure.Lead me, guide me, walk beside me,Help me find the way.Teach me all that I must doTo live with him someday.Words: Naomi Ward Randall, 1908–2001. © 1957 IRI. Fourth verse © 1978 IRIMusic: Mildred Tanner Pettit, 1895–1977. © 1957 IRI. Arr. by Darwin Wolford, b. 1936. Arr. © 1989 IRI—✨ Effortless success for the ambitious & god-centered woman begins here. Learn more about The Prosperity Approach here: https://allysonchavez.com/—Key Takeaways:00:00 Intro 02:55 The authenticity myth 09:54 Discovering the real you with the Enneagram test 18:35 Recognizing and taking off our masks 25:25 Our relationship with God 31:48 Why we become inauthentic 39:27 Outro—Additional Resources:- Reach out to Cheryl Knowlton: Website: https://www.cherylknowlton.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylknowlton/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cherylknows/Books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B084R97MLM- Reach out to me on social media:InstagramFacebookLinkedInThe Prosperity Approach is a podcast showing ambitious, God-centered women how to master their inner game so they can lay down the struggle, manifest their dreams, and LOVE life as they go.- Follow the podcast on your favorite app, so you never miss an episode! Click HERE.- I'd be so grateful and honored if you took the time to leave a rating and review.

Send us a textBig episode today, sharing some great personal news and the unveiling of BrianBledsoeWeather.com. An important part of a potential pattern shift from Christmas Day through New Years Day, along with the latest IRI seasonal model outlook.

Irián desde pequeño tiene una relación con el Señor muy bonita, pero la muerte de su abuela y una enfermedad grave de su madre harán que se distancie de Dios y acabará por odiar todo lo que tiene que ver con Dios, incluso a su familia, que se convertirá gracias a un viaje a Medjugorje. Irián se refugiará en el ordenador, en los videojuegos y en libros existencialistas. Todo esto le llevará a rechazar a Dios, aunque finalmente acabará defendiendo el catolicismo, pues a pesar de todo, piensa que es la religión más perfecta. Descubre cómo a través de un voluntariado en clases de refuerzo y de un campamento de medios de comunicación, Irián acabará por reconocer que solo Dios puede llenar ese vacío que tiene y acabar con su odio. Descubre toda su historia en «Cambio de Agujas».  

Dave's guest this week is Piyush Chaudhari, Chief Executive Officer at Salsify.  Piyush joined Salsify this past June after an illustrious career in leadership at prestigious firms including SRS & Co, where was CEO, and IRI, where he was President, Americas and Global Strategy.    Piyush shares the three things changing the retail landscape today (8:02), his experience at Salsify so far (10:03), an overview of the Salsify/It'sRapid partnership (14:42), his POV on retail media (19:58), thoughts on how the new administration will impact Saas and Tech, and how AI will impact content creation (26:22). Connect with Piyush: https://www.linkedin.com/in/piyush-chaudhari-62b29a13/ Follow Salsify: https://www.linkedin.com/company/salsify Take advantage of a special offer from It'sRapid and get a free image, video or banner ad by emailing sales@itsrapid.io with code "BEYOND2024"Learn more about ItsRapid: https://itsrapid.ai/ Theme music: "Happy" by Mixaud - https://mixaund.bandcamp.comProducer: Jake Musiker

If you've spent any time on TikTok or Instagram, there is no doubt you've heard about the “dangers of glyphosate”. This message has only increased since the introduction of MAHA and RFK Jr. A group of people who continuously spread misleading and false claims about nutrition, food science, vaccines, COVID-19, climate change, pharmaceutical industry, gun violence, and more. The MAHA group is convinced that glyphosate in our food is one of the leading causes of poor health outcomes in America. Meanwhile, there is a large body of research, including both human and animal subjects, showing no evidence of this risk. This group also forgets to address and acknowledge the social determinants of health and how oppressive systems impact a person's overall health, but that's for another post. Let's talk about the facts. Sources: Williams, G. M.; Kroes, R.; Munro, I. C. Safety evaluation and risk assessment of the herbicide Roundup and its active ingredient, glyphosate, for humans. Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 2000, 31, 117-165. Stout, L.; Ruecker, F. Chronic study of glyphosate administered in feed to albino rats. Unpublished Report no. MSL-10495 R.D. 1014, 1990, submitted to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by Monsanto Agricultural Company. Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) Glyphosate; EPA-738-F-93-011; U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Government Printing Office: Washington, DC, 1993. Atkinson, C.; Strutt, A.V.; Henderson, W.; Finch, J.; Hudson, P. Glyphosate: 104 week combined chronic feeding/oncogenicity study in rats with 52 week interim kill (results after 104 weeks). Unpublished report No. 7867, IRI project no. 438623, 1993, submitted to World Health Organization by Cheminova A/S, Lemvig, Denmark, prepared by Inveresk Research International, Tranent, Scotland. Pesticide Residues in Food - 2004: Toxicological evaluations; International Programme on Chemical Safety, World Health Organization: Geneva, Switzerland, 2004. Roberts, T. R. Metabolic Pathways of Agrochemicals-Part 1: Herbicides and Plant Growth Regulators; The Royal Society of Chemistry: Cambridge, UK, 1998; pp 396-399. Davoren M.J., Schiestl R.H. Glyphosate-based herbicides and cancer risk: A post-IARC decision review of potential mechanisms, policy and avenues of research. Carcinogenesis. 2018;39:1207–1215. Williams G.M., Kroes R., Munro I.C. Safety Evaluation and Risk Assessment of the Herbicide Roundup and Its Active Ingredient, Glyphosate, for Humans. Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 2000;31:117–165. Benbrook C.M. Trends in glyphosate herbicide use in the United States and globally. Environ. Sci. Eur. 2016;28:1–15. Bai S.H., Ogbourne S.M. Glyphosate: Environmental contamination, toxicity and potential risks to human health via food contamination. Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 2016;23:18988–19001.

"We need to stop recycling past strategies. Too often, brands fall back on what worked before instead of innovating. We need a 'test and learn' mentality to drive real growth with retail media." Jack Johnson, Head of Ocado AdsIn this episode of Time For a Reset Marketing Podcast: Insights from Global Brand Marketers, brought to you by CvE Marketing Consultancy, host Paul Frampton connects with Jack Johnson, Head of Ocado Ads at Ocado Retail, UKs popular and preferred online grocer. Jack highlights Ocado's unique position as a leading online-only grocery retailer, emphasizing their innovative use of data and flexible advertising solutions. He stresses the importance of moving away from legacy retail media strategies and advocates for a “test and learn” mentality. He shares insights on their groundbreaking "MPDLab" initiative and how Ocado's comprehensive data approach sets it apart from competitors. Jack also discusses key industry challenges, like a greater need for measurement standardization and the essential skill set for current and future leaders in a dynamic retail media landscape. Here are some key talking points from the episode:Understanding Ocado's Retail Business Innovation in Retail Media to Drive Rapid Product LaunchHow Ocado Ads Sets Itself Apart from Other PlayersThe Need for Flexibility and a Customer-Centric ApproachThe Need for Standardising Measurements in Retail MediaAttributes of a Retail Media LeaderJack started his career at IRI before moving to Dunnhumby in 2015, a global leader in customer data science. After various commercial roles at Dunnhumby, working with P&G, GSK, and L'Oréal, Jack led a programme to develop a new approach for commercializing Clubcard data across a client syndicate. Jack then went on to manage several teams responsible for commercializing Tesco Clubcard data and insight solutions before working directly with the Tesco insight team, managing a group of insight managers and data science teams to advise on the launch of Aldi Price Match and Clubcard prices. Since joining Ocado back in 2021, Jack has led teams responsible for the data monetization of Ocado's wealth of sales and customer data and now leads Ocado Ads, Ocado's retail media network.Support the show

En este episodio de SOS, Rafa le responde preguntas a Iri, Fatima, Jackeline, Y Eriberto. Manda tus preguntas con una nota de voz al +52 55 1016 3087 para que salgan en un próximo episodio de SOS. También puedes usar esta liga: https://wa.me/5215510163087 Síguenos en @sonoropodcast en todas las redes sociales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we're talking with Iri Greco,  a photographer and video producer whose journey into photography began after spending over a decade working as a chef and food stylist. From her time in restaurant kitchens and bartending to styling for TV shows like Martha Stewart and Food Network, Iri brings a deep understanding of food and the people who create it.Now the co-owner of BrakeThrough Media, a photo agency specializing in active lifestyle, sports, and food culture, Iri's work is a unique blend of visual storytelling that captures the essence of both movement and flavor. Tune in as we explore her fascinating career path and how her love for food informs her work behind the camera.You can keep up with Iri and check out her incredible work by visiting her website or checking out her Instagram!If you would like to get involved with Focus On Women, you can review sponsorship and contribution options here, as well as become a member here.Remember to stay safe and keep your creative juices flowing!---Tech/Project Management Tools (*these are affiliate links)Buzzsprout*Airtable*17hats*ZoomPodcast Mic*

Carlos Vicente is the National Coordinator for the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI) in Brazil. Carlos discusses the urgent need to address the environmental crisis by raising awareness among religious leaders and communities. He emphasizes how faith-based organizations can play a crucial role in tackling issues such as deforestation, climate change, and social inequality. Highlighting the interconnection between social and environmental sustainability, Carlos explains how initiatives like IRI help foster empathy for the planet and drive system change. He also shares insights on using Virtual Reality (VR) to immerse people in the Amazon rainforest, offering a powerful way to connect them with the beauty and fragility of nature, motivating action.   Carlos Vicente has over 30 years of experience in environmental advocacy and sustainable development. As the National Coordinator for IRI in Brazil, he leads efforts to engage faith leaders in protecting the Amazon rainforest and addressing climate change. His work focuses on fostering dialogue between religious communities and scientific experts, building empathy for nature, and pushing for systemic political and business reforms to safeguard the planet.   Carlos his personal social media: LinkedIn. Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI): social media handles Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.   Follow Us: Support the Walk Talk Listen podcast by liking and following us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Visit our website at 100mile.org for more episodes and information about our initiatives. Check out the special WTL series "Enough for All" featuring CWS, and the work of the Joint Learning Initiative (JLI).

Laura Vargas, the Executive Secretary of the Peruvian Interreligious Council and Coordinator of the Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI) in Peru is the guest of episode 16 of the special series at the UN. Laura brings a wealth of experience from her long-standing work in social justice, human rights, and faith-based action. We discussed the crucial role of faith communities in addressing environmental and social challenges, particularly in preserving the Amazon rainforest, which she describes as vital for the future of humanity and all living beings.   Laura passionately highlights the interconnectedness of life, emphasizing that humanity's survival is deeply linked to the well-being of the planet and all its ecosystems. In her work with IRI, she mobilizes religious leaders across faiths to advocate for environmental sustainability and social justice, knocking on the doors of governments and organizations to drive meaningful change.   Interfaith Rainforest Initiative (IRI): social media handles Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.   Follow Us: Support the Walk Talk Listen podcast by liking and following us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Visit our website at 100mile.org for more episodes and information about our initiatives. Check out the special WTL series "Enough for All" featuring CWS, and the work of the Joint Learning Initiative (JLI).

A brand new edition of Roqe featuring a rare interview with popular Iranian-German DJ and music producer, Namito. Namito joins Jian in the new Roqe Studio for a comprehensive chat about everything from the evolving status of DJs (from anonymous record-spinners to the new global rock stars) to his remarkable story of fleeing Iran by himself at the age of 13 and joining a commune in Germany. Also, Pegah is in studio at the top of the episode and Jian makes an impassioned case against allowing Pezeshkian and the IRI to “normalize” their image on a trip to New York and the UN. Note: the entire episodes of Roqe are now on video as well as audio at our YouTube channel!

Join America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio co-hosts Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy with Attorney General Jason Miyares, Commonwealth of Virginia. The conversation focuses on his recent visit to the US southern border and the high level briefing received by officials regarding increased security risks. Moreover, recent reports from Latin American governments have raised the alarms of terrorists coming to the region. Transnational organized crime networks have taken advantage of America's porous borders and smuggled dangerous drugs into our nation. According to DEA, "Mexico and China are the primary source countries for fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances trafficked directly into the United States." Fentanyl has taken the lives of 74,702 Americans in 2023 alone. A published report stated: Panamanian authorities have reported that members of Hezbollah, one of the most influential paramilitary groups in the Middle East, have been detected crossing the Darién jungle. Authorities also noted that these individuals are linked to groups involved in migrant smuggling. Costa Rica's Minister of Security, Mario Zamora, explained that the recent rise in migration has heightened alerts for individuals connected to terrorism. Other cases of individuals with links to terrorism, however, have been recorded. “Costa Rica has detained three individuals with international terrorism alerts: two Somalis linked to a little-known group and an Egyptian connected to Al Qaeda. Currently, we have a person from Kazakhstan, linked to ISIS, in custody. This migratory flow has brought individuals with a history of terrorism,” Zamora stated. The conversation on America's Roundtable also focuses on AG Jason Miyares's journey to Israel after the October 7, 2024 terrorist attacks and the plight of Jewish American students on US campuses. AG Miyares raised concerns about American hostages still held captive in Gaza and reflected on the murder of six hostages including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who grew up in Richmond, Virginia. The timely discussion elevates the importance of advancing principled policies based on the rule of law and affirming the significance of peace through strength. americasrt.com (https://americasrt.com/) https://ileaderssummit.org/ | https://jerusalemleaderssummit.com/ America's Roundtable on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/americas-roundtable/id1518878472 Twitter: @JasonMiyaresVA @ileaderssummit @AmericasRT @NatashaSrdoc @JoelAnandUSA @supertalk America's Roundtable is co-hosted by Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy, co-founders of International Leaders Summit and the Jerusalem Leaders Summit. America's Roundtable (https://americasrt.com/) radio program - a strategic initiative of International Leaders Summit, focuses on America's economy, healthcare reform, rule of law, security and trade, and its strategic partnership with rule of law nations around the world. The radio program features high-ranking US administration officials, cabinet members, members of Congress, state government officials, distinguished diplomats, business and media leaders and influential thinkers from around the world. Tune into America's Roundtable Radio program from Washington, DC via live streaming on Saturday mornings via 65 radio stations at 7:30 A.M. (ET) on Lanser Broadcasting Corporation covering the Michigan and the Midwest market, and at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk Mississippi — SuperTalk.FM reaching listeners in every county within the State of Mississippi, and neighboring states in the South including Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee. Listen to America's Roundtable on digital platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, Google and other key online platforms. Listen live, Saturdays at 7:30 A.M. (CT) on SuperTalk | https://www.supertalk.fm

This week's new #LocationWeekly episode features shopify testing integration of checkout tech in Roblox, Tesco beginning to sell its store picking tech to international grocers, IRI launching web-based audience builder and Life360 app getting into the advertising business. Make sure to listen in!

感谢你收听《苏咖啡》。本期节目是本季的最后一期更新。下一季度的更新计划 会在听友群发布。虽然我们要分开一段时间，请你相信 短暂的分别 是为了下一次美好的重逢。新季度启动之前：2024年7月到9月期间不会有新创作的音频"节目"上线，但会有MIXTAPE分享，并针对过往音质欠佳的母带做翻修（苏师傅进入装修老破小施工现场的赶脚。。。）预计2024年10月下旬推出下一季的音频。【特别来宾 & 曲目清单】01:37 坂本真綾 - 鏡の中で [镜子里]05:31 畠山美由紀 - 罌粟09:37 MC: 小排（HEA COFFEE 主理人 | 咖啡馆位于西安天品西岸）11:04 KIRINJI - エイリアンズ[Aliens 外星人]15:10 Tony Gumbo - 青のカナリア [蓝色金丝雀]17:20 MC: 拾壹 (音乐播客 Vibration 主播)17:41 BLU-SWING - In Your Eyes (*中国巡演进行中 快去看现场啦)20:37 IRI - 染 [污渍]23:01 SHE HER HER HERS - Episode 3324:27 MC: 张钊 (西安音乐广播 主持人)25:58 中孝介 - 夏夕空29:24 Yanawaraba[淘气鬼] - 唄の島 [歌之岛]32:20 CERO - 大停電の夜に [全城停电的夜晚]33:34 MC: 勾勾 (音乐播客 音乐进化论 主播)34:40 MC: 宏亮 (山西音乐广播 主持人)35:52 槇原敬之 - どんなときも (10 Y.O. Version) [无论何时 10周年重制版]36:58 槇原紀之 - どんなときも (Concert Tour 2002 Home Sweet Home) [无论何时 2002现场版本]38:36 今井美樹 - Piece of My Wish (1995 现场版, 选自1996年专辑《Thank You》)40:13 今井美樹 - Piece of My Wish (2000 保土田剛 重新混音版, 选自专辑《Blomming Ivory》)45:25 CHEMISTRY, Mabanua - Pieces of A Dream【制作笔记】歌单定稿：2024年6月24日录音工程：2024年6月27日节目编号：苏咖啡 S02 E12【联系susu】听友群助手：onaircafe。网易云私信：djsusu苏酱 2天内没回复可以敲。susu的私信很容易被系统通知淹没。susu的IG/Threads：djsusu查看节目原文：https://music.163.com/m/program?id=3056493988&radio=794760602

You know what they say about humor in sales? It's like playing with fire. You might warm up the room or burn the whole deal down. In this episode of Market Dominance Guys, Richard Rabins, Chris Beall, and Corey Frank get into the weeds about using humor across different cultures. Can you just translate your best one-liners and expect them to land in Japan or Germany? Think again. Richard has some stories about navigating the global sales landscape and is not afraid to admit where he's crashed and burned. But he also has some serious wisdom about how to build trust with prospects, no matter where they're from. Tune in to hear about the importance of noticing the little things, playing the long game, and always, always doing your homework. If you're in B2B or SaaS sales, this episode is no joke - you'll come away with some practical tips and insights that just might help you dominate your market. So what are you waiting for? Let's get into this episode, “Laughter Lost in Translation - Navigating Humor in Global Sales.”   About our Guest: Richard Rabins focuses on strategy, accelerating global growth and scaling the organization. Richard also served as CEO of SoftQuad International from 1997 to 2001, when it owned Alpha. In addition to his 30 years with the company, Richard played a key role as co-founder, and served as president and chairman of the Massachusetts Software Council (now the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council), the largest technology trade organization in Massachusetts. Prior to founding Alpha, Richard was a project leader and consultant with Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), and a management consultant with Management Decision Systems, Inc. Richard holds a master's degree in system dynamics from the Sloan School at MIT, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and master's degree in control engineering from University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has served on the boards of Silent Systems, Legacy Technology and O3B Networks, and is co-founder of Tubifi www.tubifi.com. Links from this episode: The full series with Richard Rabins here. Richard Rabins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-rabins/ Company website: https://www.alphasoftware.com/ Corey Frank on LinkedIn Branch49 Chris Beall on LinkedIn ConnectAndSell

In the second part of our conversation with Richard Rabins, CEO and Co-Founder of Alpha Software, we delve into the delicate balance of using humor effectively in sales. Chris Beall shares insights on guiding prospects through emotional transitions, from fear to trust, using the power of laughter and surprise. However, the discussion also explores the risks of pushing humor too far and the importance of knowing when to rein it in. Richard and Corey examine the idea of teaching humor, drawing parallels between sales and the world of comedy and performance. They emphasize the significance of confidence, vulnerability, and the ability to read your audience to avoid alienating prospects. Join us as we navigate the comedic conundrum of harnessing wit without crossing the line, and discover how to strike the perfect balance for building genuine relationships with prospects. About our Guest: Richard Rabins focuses on strategy, accelerating global growth and scaling the organization. Richard also served as CEO of SoftQuad International from 1997 to 2001, when it owned Alpha. In addition to his 30 years with the company, Richard played a key role as co-founder, and served as president and chairman of the Massachusetts Software Council (now the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council), the largest technology trade organization in Massachusetts. Prior to founding Alpha, Richard was a project leader and consultant with Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), and a management consultant with Management Decision Systems, Inc. Richard holds a master's degree in system dynamics from the Sloan School at MIT, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and master's degree in control engineering from University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has served on the boards of Silent Systems, Legacy Technology and O3B Networks, and is co-founder of Tubifi www.tubifi.com. Links from this episode: Richard Rabins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-rabins/ Company website: https://www.alphasoftware.com/ Corey Frank on LinkedIn Branch49 Chris Beall on LinkedIn ConnectAndSell

In this episode, the guys explore the art of ricocheting your way to sales success. Chris Beall and Corey Frank are joined by Richard Rabins, the CEO of Alpha Software, to discuss the power of humor in disarming prospects and humanizing interactions. As Richard shares his personal anecdotes about leveraging laughter to close deals, the group delves into the age-old question: can humor be taught, or is it an innate skill? While confidence plays a crucial role, the ability to notice and connect seemingly unrelated things emerges as a key aspect of effective humor in sales. So, whether you're a golden retriever enthusiast or just looking to add some lighthearted surprise to your sales arsenal, join us as we explore the art of the ricochet and learn how to turn dead leads into living, laughing, and buying customers. Join us for this episode, “Ricochet Your Way to Sales Success: The Power of Humor.” Richard Rabins focuses on strategy, accelerating global growth and scaling the organization. Richard also served as CEO of SoftQuad International from 1997 to 2001, when it owned Alpha. In addition to his 30 years with the company, Richard played a key role as co-founder, and served as president and chairman of the Massachusetts Software Council (now the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council), the largest technology trade organization in Massachusetts. Prior to founding Alpha, Richard was a project leader and consultant with Information Resources, Inc. (IRI), and a management consultant with Management Decision Systems, Inc. Richard holds a master's degree in system dynamics from the Sloan School at MIT, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and master's degree in control engineering from University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. He has served on the boards of Silent Systems, Legacy Technology and O3B Networks, and is co-founder of Tubifi www.tubifi.com. Links from this episode: Richard Rabins on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-rabins/ Company website: https://www.alphasoftware.com/ Corey Frank on LinkedIn Branch49 Chris Beall on LinkedIn ConnectAndSell

Join us for a landmark episode 110 of the Sales Code Leadership Podcast, as we welcome Hitesh Kapadia to the show!Hitesh is the Chief Revenue Officer and co-founder at Jointflows and is an experienced sales leader - a top performer who has a wealth of knowledge about the industry.Hitesh's experience comes from working in a range of different companies including Yieldify, Profitero, IRI and Procter and Gamble. In his last role at Yieldify he led the new business sales team over a period of five years.Hitesh also has recent insights of working through acquisitions and how to navigate that landscape as an employee. Tune in to learn more about Hitesh, his thoughts on self-awareness for sales leaders and tips for making it in the sales industry! 

In Ep. 127 of Earned, Conor sits down with Larissa Jensen, SVP and Global Beauty Industry Advisor at Circana. With more than two decades of experience in the beauty industry, Larissa shares how beauty standards have evolved in that time, and the pivotal role social media has played. We explore how the landscape is shifting from traditional department store dominance to a personalized digital marketplace for each consumer, before Larissa reveals the rise of “prejuvenation” trends among the youth. We then discuss the challenges brands face in today's ever-changing market, and how social media analytics play a crucial role in brand performance. Switching gears, Larissa unpacks how Circana, born from NPD and IRI, provides insight into the connection between online buzz and sales. Larissa then lends her career advice, emphasizing the importance of curiosity and perseverance. To close the show, Larissa emphasizes the importance of finding joy in work—even the hard work! In this episode, you will learn: 1. How focusing on value-driven purchases and understanding the shift in consumer behavior can redefine your brand's path to success. 2. Why staying agile and keeping an ear to the ground for the next social media innovation is key to capturing emergent markets and demographics. 3. How patience and authentic communication propelled Larissa's career, and how these skills can be transformative in the fast-paced beauty market. In this episode, you will learn: How focusing on value-driven purchases and understanding the shift in consumer behavior can redefine your brand's path to success. Why staying agile and keeping an ear to the ground for the next social media innovation is key to capturing emergent markets and demographics. How patience and authentic communication propelled Larissa's career, and how these skills can be transformative in the fast-paced beauty market.  Resources: Circana - https://www.circana.com/   Connect with the Guest: Larissa's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/larissajensen/   Connect with Conor Begley & CreatorIQ: Conor's LinkedIn - @conormbegley CreatorIQ LinkedIn - @creatoriq   Follow us on social: CreatorIQ YouTube - @TribeDynamics CreatorIQ Instagram - @creatoriq CreatorIQ TikTok - @creator.iq CreatorIQ Twitter - @CreatorIQ  

In Ep. 127 of Earned, Conor sits down with Larissa Jensen, SVP and Global Beauty Industry Advisor at Circana. With more than two decades of experience in the beauty industry, Larissa shares how beauty standards have evolved in that time, and the pivotal role social media has played. We explore how the landscape is shifting from traditional department store dominance to a personalized digital marketplace for each consumer, before Larissa reveals the rise of “prejuvenation” trends among the youth. We then discuss the challenges brands face in today's ever-changing market, and how social media analytics play a crucial role in brand performance. Switching gears, Larissa unpacks how Circana, born from NPD and IRI, provides insight into the connection between online buzz and sales. Larissa then lends her career advice, emphasizing the importance of curiosity and perseverance. To close the show, Larissa emphasizes the importance of finding joy in work—even the hard work!  In this episode, you'll learn:  How focusing on value-driven purchases and understanding the shift in consumer behavior can redefine your brand's path to success. Why staying agile and keeping an ear to the ground for the next social media innovation is key to capturing emergent markets and demographics. How patience and authentic communication propelled Larissa's career, and how these skills can be transformative in the fast-paced beauty market. How patience and authentic communication propelled Larissa's career, and how these skills can be transformative in the fast-paced beauty market.   Resources: Circana - https://www.circana.com/   Connect with the Guest: Larissa's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/larissajensen/   Connect with Conor Begley & CreatorIQ: Conor's LinkedIn - @conormbegley CreatorIQ LinkedIn - @creatoriq   Follow us on social: CreatorIQ YouTube - @TribeDynamics CreatorIQ Instagram - @creatoriq CreatorIQ TikTok - @creator.iq CreatorIQ Twitter - @CreatorIQ  

From the Drake Realty Studio this is your news minute on the Marietta Daily Journal Podcast presented by Gwinnett County Public Schools. Today is Monday, February 12th, and I'm Keith Ippolito. How road conditions in Georgia have deteriorated since 2000 Road conditions in Georgia have seen a significant decline since 2000. Data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics reveals that the share of roads in "acceptable condition" in Georgia has dropped from 99.86% in 2000 to just under 93% in 2020. This decrease has financial implications for Georgia motorists, who spend an average of $410 per year on vehicle maintenance costs and increased fuel consumption due to poorly maintained roads. The condition of roads is measured by the International Roughness Index (IRI), with roads having IRI values below 170 considered in acceptable condition and those above 170 classified as poor. These figures are part of a larger trend across the U.S, where the state of road infrastructure has deteriorated, leading to an estimated $130 billion in extra vehicle repairs and fuel costs annually. For more news about our community, visit mdjonline.com. For the Marrietta Daily Journal Podcast, I'm Keith Ippolito. Produced by The BG Podcast Network cuofga.org #NewsPodcast #CurrentEvents #TopHeadlines #BreakingNews #PodcastDiscussion #PodcastNews #InDepthAnalysis #NewsAnalysis #PodcastTrending #WorldNews #LocalNews #GlobalNews #PodcastInsights #NewsBrief #PodcastUpdate #NewsRoundup #WeeklyNews #DailyNews #PodcastInterviews #HotTopics #PodcastOpinions #InvestigativeJournalism #BehindTheHeadlines #PodcastMedia #NewsStories #PodcastReports #JournalismMatters #PodcastPerspectives #NewsCommentary #PodcastListeners #NewsPodcastCommunity #NewsSource #PodcastCuration #WorldAffairs #PodcastUpdates #AudioNews #PodcastJournalism #EmergingStories #NewsFlash #PodcastConversations #podcast #podcasts #podcaster #podcastlife #podcastshow #podcasting #podcasters #podcastersofinstagram #itunes #applepodcasts #spotifypodcast #soundcloud #youtube #radio #radioshow #comedy #music #hiphop #art #entrepreneur #covid #motivation #interview #repost #loveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.