Podcast appearances and mentions of jason mcdonald

ITPM Flash provides insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode, Jason McDonald makes a bullish case for platinum, highlighting its recent breakout after years of underperformance. He explores the fundamentals driving the move—including constrained supply, demand from hybrid vehicles, and investor rotation out of gold—and explains why platinum remains significantly undervalued relative to gold. Jason also reviews several ways to gain exposure, from physical ETFs to major producers like Valterra Platinum and Impala Platinum, and walks through a practical options strategy using the PPLT ETF.

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ITPM Flash provides insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode, Jason McDonald breaks down the changing global investment landscape. He explains why US equities are becoming less attractive compared to European and emerging market equities, against a backdrop of rising inflation expectations, surging commodity prices, and worsening US budget deficits. Jason discusses the narrowing valuation gap between US and European equities, the resurgence of commodities, and why selective exposure to emerging markets could offer compelling opportunities. With political shifts ahead and incoming global tariffs, it's time to reassess where the best risk-reward opportunities lie.

ITPM Flash provides insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! Gold is soaring to new highs, while oil remains stuck in a range—so what's driving the divergence? In this episode, Jason McDonald breaks down the factors behind gold's relentless rally, from geopolitical risks to monetary policy shifts, and explores whether the market is overstretched. Meanwhile, oil inventories are tight, and potential geopolitical shifts could spark a move higher. Is the divergence coming to an end? Jason lays out trade structures with compelling risk-reward ratios to navigate this setup. Watch now to see how professional traders generate and structure trade ideas.

In this episode, Australian artist Jason McDonald shares his journey as a Spiritual and Energetic Artist, blending his intuitive practice with years of professional creativity. Jason explores how Creative Intelligence flows through art, shaping it as a resource for personal growth and evolution. Through intentional practices like meditation and stillness, he synthesizes and anchors energy, merging aesthetics, inspiration, and spirit to guide his creative process. Jason reflects on the role of presence and alignment in art and life, offering insights on cultivating a deeper connection with the grand intelligence that informs our every moment. From grounding in stillness to navigating the chaos of modern life, he discusses how our relationship with this universal energy can stabilize and inspire us. Together, CJ and Jason explore practices like meditation, prayer, and intentional creation, emphasizing how they can help us center ourselves and align with the rhythms of life. Through vivid anecdotes and thoughtful discussion, Jason reveals how art, when created with care and authenticity, serves as a bridge to a higher consciousness. From the dance between the left and right brain to the dialogue between artist and viewer, he invites listeners to embrace their innate creativity as a birthright. Whether in stillness or movement, Jason encourages us to reconnect with the joy of creating and to honor the intelligence that flows through all aspects of existence. For more information on Jason McDonald visit his website, jasonwmcdonald.com. He can also be located on Instagram under the handle: @jasonwmcdonald.  Thank you for listening to this episode of The Spiritual Artist Podcast. For more information about CJ Miller, his art, and upcoming Spiritual Art Retreats, visit his website at www.spiritualartistoday.com. You can also find his book, The Spiritual Artist, on Amazon or wherever books are sold. Don't forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with fellow seekers. Until next time, stay inspired and keep creating from your unique Creative DNA! 

ITPM Flash provides insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode, Jason McDonald talks about his view on US interest rates and how it lead him to a trade idea in emerging markets.

ITPM Flash provides insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode, Jason McDonald discusses a new trading idea focused on Alibaba (BABA), a major Chinese e-commerce company. He delves into the company's diverse business segments, including its cloud computing growth and dominance in China's online retail market. Jason also analyzes the broader Chinese economic context, highlighting potential recovery signs and why Alibaba might be the right strategic play particular within the US ADR market. He walks through his bull thesis, the trade structure he's using, and explains why he believes it to be a favorable risk-reward set-up. Enjoy the episode. Happy trading!

7:35 a.m. - Penny Payne - President, Mississippi Federation of Republican Women Topic: Her thoughts on any changes in loyalty to Donald Trump since the guilty verdict and feedback from the general public along with her thoughts on the Hunter Biden guilty verdict on Tuesday. 8:05 a.m. - Jason McDonald - Managing Member, SADUJA, LLC and Managing Member of The Great MS Tea Company & Jordan Cain – Co-Founder/COO of FerrCann Transport Group and Board Member, MICA Topic: The recent lawsuit against Rapid, subsequent ruling and the impact on the Medical Cannabis Industry in Mississippi.

ITPM Flash provides insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode, Jason McDonald dives into the antitrust actions facing major tech companies, with a spotlight on Apple, following the US Justice Department's allegations of monopolistic practices in the iPhone ecosystem. After highlighting the EU's aggressive stance with the Digital Markets Act and the ongoing challenges in the US, Jason discusses a trade idea predicated on Apple's market underperformance due to declining sales in key markets, lack of innovative products, and regulatory pressures.

ITPM Flash provides insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode, Jason McDonald explores the record-breaking surge in US share buybacks, totaling $105 billion in early February. He examines and explains key aspects of buybacks, highlights various successes and failures, and emphasizes their performance as a significant financial factor to consider.

What if your dreams were suddenly ripped away? What if your talents vanished, your passions erased? That's what happened to Jason McDonald when a traumatic brain injury at 16 ravaged his planned destiny of becoming a doctor. Jason painfully rebuilt his ind and body from scratch - relearning to read, write, even speak.   A serendipitous discovery of coding ignited a new passion within Jason. He dove into the world of Python, even writing a popular programming book. His is a story of the incredible resilience of the human spirit when faced with life-altering challenges. One that calls us to embrace our own vulnerabilities as gateways to growth. Episode Page Support The Show Subscribe To The Podcast Join The Newsletter  

ITPM Flash provides insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode Jason McDonald discusses whether we have seen the end of the 60/40 portfolio era, and looks at some thematic differences from the current decade to the previous.

ITPM Flash gives insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode Jason McDonald gives a summary of where financial markets have been and where they are now in order to understand what might come next.

Dave, Ethan, and special guests Alison Parsons, Jeremy Samples, Blair Freeman, Jason McDonald, Dustin Jablonski, Patrick Gaffney, and Wendi Lippert review the February 4, 2023 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at  Sangamon Auditorium in Springfield, Illinois  from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour.

Continuing our series on "Flawed Heroes of the Faith" today we are talking about the father of many nations himself, Abraham. If you missed the sermon this past week you can watch/listen on our Youtube or website (churchontheave.com), to hear our very own Jason McDonald's message on Abraham. Today we're going deeper into not just Abraham's life but some more reasons as to why Jason choice this particular biblical figure for his message. Today's Speakers: Nick, & Jason

ITPM Flash gives insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode Jason McDonald shares his outlook on the Electric Vehicle industry, and which stocks he's avoiding.

ITPM Flash gives insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode Jason McDonald argues for a turn in the Uranium market and sheds light on how he is representing it in his own portfolio.

Imagine attending a party that teaches you the ins and outs of social media marketing. That's exactly what we explore in our conversation with Jason McDonald, best-selling author of digital marketing and internet marketing workbooks. Jason shares his expertise on SEO, social media, and ads, as well as his journey from working in the embedded systems industry to helping small businesses succeed online. Plus, we dive into his fascinating experience creating a coloring book about Donald Trump.We discuss Jason's party analogy and how it can be applied to both B2B and B2C marketing strategies. Learn how to approach social media marketing like attending a party and figure out what kind of party you should be throwing. We also break down the complex world of technical analysis, making it simple and accessible for small business owners. Discover the importance of understanding the big picture, sequencing tasks, and translating tech jargon into terms that make sense to marketers.Finally, we chat about promoting Jason McDonald's books and how businesses can find success in digital marketing. Jason shares some valuable resources for those who may not have the means to purchase his books, and he invites you to join his Digital First group coaching membership community. Don't miss this engaging and insightful conversation with Jason McDonald that will surely spark some new ideas for your marketing strategies. Join us and get ready to party your way to social media marketing success!Guest LinksJason McDonald's Personal Website: https://www.jasonmcdonald.org/Jason's SEO Agency: https://www.jm-seo.org/Connect with Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoneg3/Learn More: Join My Digital First Mastermind: https://nealschaffer.com/membership/ Learn about My Fractional CMO Consulting Services: https://nealschaffer.com/cmo Download My Free Ebooks Here: https://nealschaffer.com/freebies/ Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/nealschaffer All My Podcast Show Notes: https://podcast.nealschaffer.com

ITPM Flash gives insight into what professional traders are thinking about in the markets RIGHT NOW! In this episode Jason McDonald talks about whether the US is sleep-walking into a banking crisis, and if the Fed has any idea.

What advice would you give someone just getting into Python? What did you learn over time through hard work and a few tears that would have really helped you? It's a fun game to play and we have Jason McDonald on the podcast to give us his take. Enjoy! Links from the show Jason C. McDonald: @codemouse92@mastodon.online Dead Simple Python: nostarch.com Coroutines and Tasks: docs.python.org Duck Typing: wikipedia.org Static Duck Typing in Python with Protocols: daan.fyi PEP 709: peps.python.org PEP 289: peps.python.org Python Packaging Strategy Discussion - Part 1: discuss.python.org Branch-detective: github.com Hypothesis: readthedocs.io Pydantic v2 announcement: pydantic.dev Michael's venv alias: digitaloceanspaces.com Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm --- Stay in touch with us --- Subscribe to us on YouTube: youtube.com Follow Talk Python on Mastodon: talkpython Follow Michael on Mastodon: mkennedy Sponsors Sentry Error Monitoring, Code TALKPYTHON Talk Python Training

In this episode Jen is joined by Lisa Heacock who is a Certified and Accredited Life Coach specializing in Personal Development and Grief Coaching. She is a Certified Grief Educator, speaker, and author. In this episode Jen and Lisa discuss-        Lisa's story of losing 12 loved ones in the space of a 22 month period-       Dealing and coping with loss -       What happens in those first few moments of receiving devastating news -       EFT tapping – Emotional Freedom Technique -       The relationship in the western culture that we have with grief -       The do's and don'ts when people around you are grieving -       Living fully and grieving fully -       Having faith and how that supports during grief -       Having a psychic/mediumship reading -       How passed loved ones have communicated after their passing -       Plus so much more!You can connect with Lisa via her website www.holisticlifecoaching.org.uk, her Facebook Business Page - Holistic Life Coaching with Lisa Marie, via Instagram www.instagram.com/holistic_coach_lisa or via LinkedIn - Lisa Heacock APCThe first psychic medium that Jen referred to is Jason McDonald https://jasonspirit.com and the second is Cameron Bayliss (Qld)To know more about the work that Jen does, head to the website: www.jenhamilton.coach Don't forget to follow your host, Jen, on Instagram at www.instagram.com/jenhamiltonofficial and the podcast at www.instagram.com/enlifened_podcast This podcast is for educational and entertainment purposes only. The host and her guests claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.

Can High-Performance Computing (HPC) be containerized effectively?Containerized workflows are attractive to the research community for many reasons, but when it comes to classic HPC environments, there are many hurdles to overcome.In today's episode, Jason Mcdonald, DevOps Team Lead at Harvard Medical School, talks to our host Elias about some of these challenges, his team's approach, and why he believes Security should be an integral part of DevOps. What's in it for you:1. The IT challenges of modern biomedical research2. The pros and cons of containerized workflows for research communities3. Why Jason's team integrates Security with DevOps4. The latest open-source projects tackling the unique challenges of HPC environmentsAbout Jason:Jason is DevOps Team Lead/ Engineer with nearly 20 years administration experience. He's mostly interested in large system development and deployment. The first time Jason ever broke an operating system, was when he tried to use Windows 95 at the age of 15, by thrashing a whole bunch of erroneous files that didn't seem to make sense.Find Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonfmcdonald/_______About Harvard Medical School:Harvard Medical School is a medical education and scientific research institution focused on education, research, clinical care and service. With its vast reservoir of talent, extensive network of affiliates and commitment to problem solving, Harvard Medical School is uniquely positioned to steer education and research in directions that will benefit local, national and global communities.Website: https://hms.harvard.edu/Industry: Education, Health Care, Higher Education, MedicalCompany size: 11,000+Headquarters: Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesFounded: 1782_______ About the host Elias: Elias is responsible for the North American business at tribe29. He comes from a strategy consulting background, but has been an entrepreneur for the better part of the last 10 years. In his spare time, he likes to do triathlons. Get in touch with Elias via LinkedIn or email elias.voelker@tribe29.com__________Podcast MusicMusic by Ströme, used by permission‚Panta Rhei‘ written by Mario Schoenhofer(c)+p 2022, Compost Medien GmbH & Co KGwww.stroeme.comhttps://compost-rec.com/__________This podcast is produced by our friends at the SCL Program by SAWOO 

Dave, Ethan, and special guests Jason McDonald, Madilyn McDonald, Rocky Hooker, and Jared Marker review the May 27, 2022 “Weird Al” Yankovic concert at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee from The Unfortunate Return Of The Ridiculously Self-Indulgent Ill-Advised Vanity Tour.

What do you do when you want to understand how the game of SEO or AdWords or Social Media Marketing is played? You educate yourself. This Episode #7, Spotlight on Small Business with Mosaic Marketing and Advertising, "Who doesn't love FREE. Marketing is made easy, fun and concrete," you will learn some of the behind scenes of marketing, and advertising on social media and the internet and self-publishing.Join Marcel Blanchet and his guest, Dr. Jason McDonald, as they talk about his free downloadable book "The Marketing Almanac" and his other publications on SEO, Social Media Marketing, and AdWords. Including the popular SEO Fitness Workbook and both the SEO Toolbook and Social Media Toolbook. These top-rated books are available on Amazon. Best of all, you can get the Marketing Almanac FREE by visiting Dr. McDonald's website https://www.jm-seo.org. Dr. McDonald also talks about how he published his books and turns them into audio books. Best of all how to get FREE information on marketing.Dr. Jason McDonald, a teacher, corporate trainer, and SEO / AdWords / Social Media Consultant, and is the Senior SEO / Social Media Director for his company, The JM Internet Group. The JM Internet Group publishes books on SEO, social media marketing, Google Ads, and marketing. Considered among the best social media marketing books as well as top books on SEO and best books on marketing.kFM5mJn6prMVW8b3qhOu

HEAR THE HEADLINES – Draft Tea Act Redefines India's Tea Board Mission | A Global Tea Harvest Review, a TEAIN22 Forecast | BOH Malaysia Named Tea Brand of the Year| NEWSMAKER – Jason McDonald, tea farmer and founder/CEO of The Great Mississippi Tea Company| GUEST – Kyle Whittington, founder Tea Book Club| FEATURES – This week, Tea Biz travels to the state of Mississippi, where tea farmer and founder/CEO Jason McDonald of The Great Mississippi Tea Company discusses the economics of mechanical harvesting following a two-year trial of selective harvesting equipment. Then to London, where Tea Book Club founder Kyle Whittington offers a modern take on the century-old classic The Book of Tea, published in 1906 by Okakura Kakuzō with an introduction rich in detail and context by Bruce Richardson. The Economics of Small Scale Mechanization –Inspired by The Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina, Jason McDonald decided to plant a tea garden amid the timber on his 289-acre farm in Lincoln County, Mississippi, where a combination of high heat, humidity, acidic soil, and ample rainfall is ideally suited to tea. In 2012 McDonald planted a test plot, making his first tea in 2015. In 2018 the tea garden produced sufficient quantities to begin selling to the public. McDonald has since diligently researched all aspects of the industry, enlisting horticultural, sustainability, manufacturing, and machine professionals to develop harvesting and automated tea processing equipment at scale. During the past two years, the farm conducted field trials with a selective mechanical harvester to produce 250 to 350 kilos of made tea annually. McDonald shares cost savings, a boost in yield, and leaves suitable for making specialty and mid-grade teas with readers.The Book of Tea, a review by Kyle Whittington –For a book that is well over a century old, The Book of Tea remains a classic and a book that is well worth re-reading from time to time. There are so many editions out there, variously with introductions by tea aficionados, scholars, and masters of the last hundred plus years. Some editions are particularly aesthetically pleasing to add to the tea bookshelf. However, the edition I always recommend is the one with the introduction by Bruce Richardson. Bruce's exceptionally well-researched introduction into the life and times of Okakura is fascinating and helps to contextualize The Book of Tea. Additionally, the fantastic photos and illustrations help bring both the book and Okakura's period of history to life.

With a new director at the helm, God of War II helped end the PS2 on a high note with the promise of an epic conclusion on Sony's brand new PS3. Special guest Grant Huff joins Max and Logan to find the edge of the world and challenge fate itself. You can download a copy of this episode's transcript here. God of War II Developer - Sony Santa Monica Studio Platform - PlayStation 2 (Remaster released on PS3 and PS Vita) Release Date - March 13, 2007 (Nov. 17, 2009 on PS3, May 6, 2014 on Vita) Game Director - Cory Barlog Producer - Steve Caterson Combat Designers - Eric Williams, Derek Daniels, Jason McDonald, Adam Puhl Composers - Gerard Marino, Ron Fish, Mike Reagan, Cris Velasco Metacritic - 93/100 Links God of War II Wikipedia Soundtrack YouTube This episode was originally recorded on October 26, 2021. Max's Twitter Logan's Twitter Grant's Twitter Researcher, Editor, and Producer – Max Roberts Hosted by Logan Moore & Max Roberts Special Guest was Grant Huff Season Art Statue Photo by Simone Pellegrini on Unsplash and designed by Max Roberts Episode Cover Art Soldiers photo by Luigi Boccardo on Unsplash and designed by Max Roberts

Episode 4: "Son of Fletch”This episode the features a fantastic interview with Gregory Mcdonald's son, Jason McDonald (who helps oversee the Fletch IP)!  Lots of stories and wisdom that spawned from growing up with Gregory McDonald as a Dad, Insight into the Fletch Won movie that never was, and the FletchCast crew has him tip-toeing a gray area with tidbits about the new movie, Confess, Fletch...along with lots more! 0:00 - Intro1:40 - Jason McDonald joins FletchCast13:23 - Sponsor Break33:17 - Records Room with Bud and Willy41:51 - Talking Fletch Special Edition with Jason49:12 - A Message From The FMTC49:47 - Literary Fletch with JakeFletchCast is Your Ultimate source for everything Fletch: the books, the movies, & the latest news about our favorite journalistic reporter, Irwin M. Fletcher. Good Host: James "Laker Jim" Kanowitz (@webguy911)Co-Host: Jake Parrish (@jakelparrish)Co-Host: Bob West Guest: Jason McDonald (@tuckwopat)FLETCHCAST VOICEMAIL HOTLINELeave us a voicemail with a comment or question: (267) 714-6799 - the voicemail is open & available 24/7Follow Us on Social Media:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imfletchcast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/imfletchcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/imfletchcastP.S. Have a nice day. Fletch is Copyright 1985, 1989 Universal Studios and distributed by MCA/Universal Pictures. All images and sounds are the intellectual property of Universal Studios. They are used only with the intent of public appreciation of a great film and possible publicity for its place among the great comedies of our time.

  In his current work, glassblower Jason McDonald tells important stories about social inequality through his intentionally made, well-crafted objects. His successful interweaving of those two trajectories continues to evolve through life-changing experiences such as his participation on the popular Netflix competition series Blown Away 2 and his recent week-long Murano, Italy, study with Maestro Davide Fuin as the recipient of the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship.  McDonald states: “My work takes two divergent paths. With one path, I craft objects that examine and critique, through a racial and economic lens, the inequalities that exist between black and white people in the United States. I cast my gaze on the disparities in the US from life expectancy, to the achievement gap, to the too frequent election of racist officials. I seek to spark a dialogue between viewers and their relationship with the ugly reality of a nation built on the backs of my ancestors, my family, and myself, while simultaneously demonizing us. I find personal power by expressing myself this way, as I attempt to understand and explain my lived experience as a person of African descent. By making this work I hope to shed light, for myself and my viewers, on what it means to be a black person in America today and a product of 400 years of racist ideology and policy making.” He continues: “The other path is one where I explore my curiosity about the material of glass itself. My work often begins as a study of a specific technique, tool, or property of glass. I create iteratively, often focusing on a single idea for weeks at a time. More than technical pursuits alone, I might become fascinated with the optical quality of glass, or the weight of the material, or innovating new methods of making. The limitless nature of glass is fertile ground for exploration.” An artist, gardener, and outdoor enthusiast living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McDonald began in glass at age 14 through his participation in the Hilltop Artists program in his hometown of Tacoma, Washington. Though he spent the majority of his glass career dedicated to the development of technical prowess, McDonald grew dissatisfied with being a maker only and finished his undergraduate degree at California College of the Arts in Oakland in 2018. Currently, he is enrolled as a graduate student in pursuit of an MFA degree at Tyler School of Art and Architecture.  Each year, the Windgate-Lamar Fellowship identifies 10 graduating college seniors with exemplary skill in craft. Awardees receive $15,000 — one of the largest and most prestigious awards offered nationally to art students. A 2021 Windgate fellowship recipient, McDonald will exhibit new work at Pittsburgh Glass Center (PGC) in Full Spectrum: Visionaries Elevating Art, Craft, and Design on view February 4 – May 23, 2022. In the summer of 2022, he will teach at Penland School of Craft the first two weeks of July, at PGC from July 25 – 29 and at The Corning Museum of Glass the first week of August. A self-described vessel maker, McDonald uses classic forms to study identity, racism and representation. For one of the challenges on Blown Away 2, he created a container resembling a calabash gourd, a shape he uses as an analog for people of African descent. Other McDonald vessels combine Swedish overlay technique and classic Greek vessel forms, engraved with the artist's disturbing narrative – black men jailed, black men being shot in the back by police. His series of delicately blown glass goblets, Besieged, tells the story of a lack of representation of people of color in the glass community. “I want it to start a conversation, even if it's just within themselves. That's what I hope my art does for audiences.”  

Welcome back to another episode with Jason McDonald. In the first episode, we talked about the benefits of publishing a book on Amazon. In today's episode, we'll discuss five secrets of personal branding.    Personal Brands vs Business Brands    A personal brand is built around our name and personality whereas a business brand is built on a new, independent identity, separate from ourselves.    Becoming personalized in our brands and businesses is becoming more and more crucial to success. A study found that 80% of consumers are more likely to purchase a product or service from a brand that provides a personalized experience (Source: Forbes). As we develop a personal brand, we increasingly resonate with our audience.    “I think personal branding is the most underrated skill that people have today,” Jason said. “Everyone needs a personal brand.” He continued, “People do business with people, not with brands per se, and so personal branding is a recognition of the strength of that.”   Elon Musk is one of the best examples of a personal brand. If we asked a group of people who the CEO of Tesla is, the large majority could tell us it's Elon Musk. But if we asked that same group of people who the CEO of Ford is, the large majority wouldn't know. The same applies to Toyota and Honda. Very few people could name their CEOs. This is what personal branding is—putting a face to our businesses.    Tesla doesn't have a public relations person who controls the company's Twitter account. Elon Musk Twitter account is the primary Twitter account. He's the one talking to people and connecting with them. That movement is highly appealing to people.    5 Secrets to Personal Branding   As we create and develop our personal brand, we strengthen our relationships with our customers and have higher success rates. As a consultant in personal branding, Jason gave five secrets to help us build our personal brands.      Become a Helpful Expert     After we determine our personal brand and find what makes us unique, we need to become a helpful expert in that area.    We should figure out what we want to be helpful in and then do it. The first step to building a personal brand is all about providing value and giving back to our customers and inviting people to follow and trust us. Once we've determined how we can be helpful, then we need to become an expert in that area of expertise.    According to Malcolm Gladwell, anyone can become an expert in nearly any field as long as they devote 10,000 hours to studying and practicing the subject or skill (Source: VeryWellMind.com). To become an expert, we simply need to take the time and resources to learn and grow in that one specific thing. We can take what little knowledge we have and start to build our personal brand, building our expertise on the internet even before we actually feel like an expert.   “We live in this era of personal brands,” Jason said. “It's your brand on the internet. Where you position yourself generally is what I call a helpful expert in a certain topic.”    If we go back to the example of Elon Musk, we see that he takes his personal brand and makes himself the expert on it. He's very good at getting his name in the media and connecting his name with being an entrepreneur.    We can't just assume everyone will figure out what our personal brand is on their own. We need to make what we stand for, what values we have, and our personality obvious on our website, social media channels, and other platforms. As we do this, our audience will slowly come to believe we are an expert in our field. As we become an expert and share our knowledge, we gain credibility.    In a way, we make ourselves an expert by projecting our personal brand consistently and constantly. Musk did just that. He shows and tells the media that he is a great entrepreneur until they believe him. It is a self-fulfilling prophecy.      Learn the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy      Jason said he is an expert at making something out of nothing. “How do you know that I'm an expert on SEO? You go to Amazon and you see my book or you Google ‘SEO expert San Francisco' and you find me. It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy,” he explained.    After we've dedicated ourselves to becoming an expert in our niche area, we have to show it to the world. We need to take action ourselves. We need to develop our online presence and show our audience why they should believe we are an expert. If our personal brand includes social media marketing, we should write a book on it, be active on every social media channel, write a blog, and more. Then, when someone searches for our topic, our name will show up. Eventually, we will become the leading expert in that topic according to our consumers.    “What are the signals that people look for that establish you as an expert in [your] area? You've got to create those signals,” Jason said.    What is going to validate the truth of what we say? For many people, this signal can be something as simple as how many followers we have on our social media channels. Jason describes this as an illusion of being successful since it is grounded in something that doesn't necessarily reveal our expertise. Having a million followers doesn't prove we know what we're talking about, but it does show our audience that we offer value that one million people are willing to trust.    One platform Jason uses to fulfill the self-fulfilling prophecy is LinkedIn. On LinkedIn, he has over 500 connections. He also creates videos and posts about SEO, telling the world he is an expert. With enough content and enough followers, people will eventually start to believe it.    “People are going to go to my LinkedIn, and they're going to see I have over 500 connections, and I have a lot of videos, and I have a lot of content. I create the illusion on LinkedIn that I'm really successful,” Jason said. Eventually, with time, the illusion fades until we actually do become successful and an expert.     Find a Movement      Personal branding is often about finding a movement or tectonic shift and taking advantage of it. Success isn't just based on building a great personal brand; it is also about watching the marketplace and our customers.    Going back to Elon Musk, his company isn't just about Tesla or SpaceX. It's also about the electric car movement, green energy, and space exploration movement. Musk became the face of electric cars and space exploration, appealing to a specific market that already existed. Musk didn't create the desire for green energy, he tapped into the movement already there and substantially increased that movement through his influence. He resonated with the culture and things already happening.    Jason once read that marketing doesn't create demand, it moves the demand forward.   Jason writes books to help build his credibility and establish his expertise. He has found that the books that succeed are the ones that resonate with an already-existing audience. We should think about what demand is already out there that we can directly target.     Become a Detective      If we aren't sure how to build our personal brand on certain platforms, we simply need to do the research. We need to become detectives.    One of the newest social media platforms is TikTok. TikTok launched in 2016 and has exploded in popularity with 689 million active monthly users worldwide (Source: DataReportal, 2021). With so many active users, this platform has the potential to give our company access to millions of people.    Many businesses may wonder how they can take advantage of TikTok to help build their personal brand. A great way to discover how we can use new platforms such as TikTok is by looking at what our competitors are doing. Researching our competitors is a great way to determine how we can effectively share our personal brand.    “One of the things I try to teach people in my class is [to] learn to be a good detective or to go look at other brands and see what they're doing. Take a brand and [do a] simple Google search,” Jason said.      Be Aware of the Permanent Record     The internet never forgets. As we develop our personal brand, we need to be aware of everything we put onto the internet. One silly tweet from 10 years ago can still damage our personal brand today.    “The internet is like an elephant, it never forgets. If I could give one [piece of] advice to people, [it is] before you tweet before you create that TikTok before you create that Instagram post, think about the downstream implications that this could have for your whole life. . . . We clearly live in an era in which you're leaving this massive digital footprint, and it can really come back and get you,” Jason said.    Before we post anything online, we need to consider the future implications of that post, especially as we build our personal brand. Not only should we avoid posting negative things, but we should also seek to post positive, impactful things. Just as something bad can come back to bite us, good things can also leave a lasting impact, and come back to benefit us in the future.    Key Takeaways   Thank you so much Jason for sharing your stories and knowledge with us today. Here are some of my key takeaways from this episode:   Building a personal brand is becoming crucial to success. People connect with people. We need to become helpful experts in our specific field.  We should create signals that tell our audience we are an expert.  Personal branding is often about finding a movement or tectonic shift and taking advantage of it. Before we post anything online, think about the effects it could have on our personal brand now and in the future.   Connect with Jason   If you enjoyed this interview and want to learn more about Jason or connect with him, you can find him on his LinkedIn or his website, jasonmcdonald.org. You can also find his books on Amazon.    Want to be a Better Digital Monetizer?   Did you like today's episode? Then please follow these channels to receive free digital monetization content:   Get a free Monetization Assessment of your business Subscribe to the free Monetization eMagazine. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation YouTube channel. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.  Follow Monetization Nation on Instagram and Twitter.   Share Your Story  How have you built your personal brand? Please join our private Monetization Nation Facebook group and share your insights with other digital monetizers.   Read at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/127-5-secrets-of-building-a-personal-brand/   

Jason McDonald is an author, teacher, and consultant focused on personal branding, SEO, social media marketing, and Google ads. He has an undergraduate degree from Harvard, a master's and a Ph.D. from Berkeley, and he teaches at Stanford. He also has many bestselling books on digital marketing topics available on Amazon.    In today's episode, we're going to discuss why we should create digital products and publish a book on Amazon.    Jason's Journey   Jason studied at Berkeley for six years while working towards his Ph.D. For two of those years, he lived in Europe and wrote his dissertation on economic policy in Eastern Europe. Once he graduated, he began working with a computer reseller start-up to grow international sales, becoming familiar with the internet for the first time.    His first experience with the internet inspired him to start an email newsletter for design engineers which got him into SEO. About 10 years later, he discovered he was good at teaching. He had a friend who encouraged him to teach a class, and that's when Jason began teaching SEO in San Francisco. He enjoyed it so much he eventually started teaching for Stanford and also began publishing.    Building a Skill Set    The ability to publish books on Amazon has been a huge blessing in Jason's career.    While Jason was teaching a class at Stanford, he thought it would be a good idea to try writing a book on SEO. He already had the knowledge and just needed to learn the skills to get it published. He put in the time and research and learned how to publish a book on Amazon and get it set up on Kindle and CreateSpace. He published his book on Amazon which started to generate around $30,000 a year in royalty revenue and established his name in his industry.    “There are people who think you're born with a certain skill, like ‘I'm born and I'm able to do the math.' I really think that's a terrible attitude. A better attitude is, ‘I want to have this skill, and I'm going to learn how to do this skill. I'm going to invest in the skill and get good at this skill.' I didn't know that much about how to publish a book on Amazon at the time, but I really dug into it. . . . I created that skill set by just saying, ‘I'm going to do this,'” Jason said.    Jason didn't have the skill set to publish a book, so he developed it. If we want to be an expert at something, we have to put in the work. It's not a matter of being born with or without a certain skill, it's a matter of drive and determination.     “You have to decide you want the skill set,” Jason said. “That's how you want to think about your skills in life. . . . It really hurts people when they think, ‘Gosh, I could never do that.' That's self-defeating.”    Are we willing to pay the price? Are we willing to put in the time and resources it takes to develop a new skill? We have the ability to pick what we want to be an expert in, we just have to pay the price. It's often said that if we put in 10,000 hours into something, we can become one of the world's leading experts in it.   One of the best skill sets we can learn is creating a digital product. While we may not have the skills naturally to create a digital product, we can put in the time and effort to learn how and develop those skills.    There is an old saying that goes, “It doesn't matter how much milk you spill as long as you don't lose your cow.” As entrepreneurs, there will often be “spillage” and wasteful decisions as we start trying to learn something new. However, our mistakes don't matter as much if we keep trying. What we see as failure may not have a huge impact on the bigger picture or an impact on our revenue.    Publishing a Book on Amazon   When I asked Jason what his best monetization secret is, he said it is to create a digital product. For him, that digital product was his books.    “If you have a special kind of knowledge or if you're an expert in ‘x' . . . you should write a book,” Jason said. “ If you can create a digital product, which is what books are these days, you can create a passive income stream around that product.”   Books not only provide a passive income stream, but they also build our credibility. Writing a book shows our customers our knowledge. As we really become an expert in our specific field, we can write a book to establish our name. However, we need to make sure we write a book with a purpose. We shouldn't publish a digital book just to show off our knowledge; we need to write a book that will provide value to our audience.   For example, college students will look for books on financial aid, budgeting, easy home-cooked meals, relationship advice, and more. We need to write a book that answers a question for someone or solves a problem for them. A new parent may purchase a dozen books on baby names and how to raise a kid. If we can answer a question or solve a problem, a book can really be a great source of revenue. Jason was able to do this with the topic of SEO. He wrote a book on what he was an expert on, answered questions and solved problems for his audience, and then made around $30,000 a year off the royalty revenues of his book.    It is very common for people to turn to a book when they are trying to solve a problem. According to the Pew Research Center, the average American reads about 12 books a year. If we can make our book the #1 in its category, we have a good chance of success.    “One of the things I've learned in business is you want to fish where the fish are,” Jason said. “Certain markets, like the book market, have a defined player (Amazon) where all the action is. And Amazon has made it very easy for people to publish and find books.”   Amazon has a system that allows anyone to self-publish a book relatively easily. All we have to do is write it. Once we do, publishing takes less than five minutes and our book appears on Kindle stores worldwide within 48 hours (Source: Amazon). Amazon also allows us to earn up to 70% in royalty sales to customers and stay in control of our prices. Instead of going through a publisher, we can do it on our own from our homes.    Amazon is a great platform to take advantage of for book publishing. “Amazon dominates the book market. It's where people go for books,” Jason said. “Think about areas where there is a defined marketplace that you can then insert yourself.”   The Association of American Publishers filed a statement in 2019 with the Federal Trade Commission, saying, “A year ago, The New York Times reported that Amazon controlled 50 percent of all book distribution, but for some industry suppliers, the actual figure may be much higher, with Amazon accounting for more than 70 or 80 percent of sales.” (Source: Publishing Perspectives).    We can leverage Amazon to potentially reach millions of people and get our book out there. There are currently 150 million Amazon Prime subscribers, a 50 percent increase from 100 million in April 2018 (Source: VentureBeat) and even more people use Amazon without Prime.    Just because millions of people are on Amazon, that doesn't mean we have millions of people looking at our book. In 2020, there were 48.5 million books on Amazon (Source: JustPublishingAdvice). Becoming an expert in our field and answering a problem our customers are trying to solve gives us a competitive edge in this vast book market on Amazon.    Another digital product that builds our credibility and can create recurring revenue is online courses. Online courses are a great way to provide value to our customers. We can share our knowledge and teach them how to do something they need help with. However, the disadvantage with online courses is that there isn't one platform that dominates that platform as Amazon does with books. Jason believes that publishing a digital book on Amazon is one of the best digital products we can use to our advantage.    Key Takeaways   Thank you so much Jason for sharing your stories and knowledge with us today. Here are some of my key takeaways from this episode:   We have to decide what skill set we want and then put in the time and effort to become an expert in it. One of the best skill sets we can learn as entrepreneurs are how to create digital products. Books provide a passive income stream and build our credibility. Amazon is a great platform to take advantage of because it dominates the book market and makes publishing relatively easy.  We should become an expert in our field and answer a question or solve a problem for our customers. If we can make our book the #1 in its category, we have a high chance of success.    Connect with Jason   If you enjoyed this interview and want to learn more about Jason or connect with him, you can find him on his LinkedIn or his website, jasonmcdonald.org. You can also find his books on Amazon.    Want to be a Better Digital Monetizer?   Did you like today's episode? Then please follow these channels to receive free digital monetization content:   Get a free Monetization Assessment of your business Subscribe to the free Monetization eMagazine. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation YouTube channel. Subscribe to the Monetization Nation podcast on Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.  Follow Monetization Nation on Instagram and Twitter.   Share Your Story    Have you published a book on Amazon? If so, what advice can you share? Please join our private Monetization Nation Facebook group and share your insights with other digital monetizers.    Read at: https://monetizationnation.com/blog/126-why-entrepreneurs-should-publish-a-book-on-amazon/ 

Jason McDonald, PhDAssociate Teaching Professor, Instructional Psychology and Technology, Brigham Young University“There are a lot of problems that we can address through creative habits and creative dispositions, but ultimately, we have a heritage, I think, as children of a very creative God. And there is something that unlocks inside of us when we exercise that creativity.” 

A conversation with college prof Jason McDonald about Thomas Sowell.

A conversation with college prof Jason McDonald about Thomas Sowell.

Today we are interviewing Jason Mcdonald, who has been working in glass since he was 14 years old. He shares with us thoughts on privilege in the glass world, the power of practice, and his experience on Blown Away season two.Find Jason's work on Instagram @jasonmcdonald42 and at www.jasonmcdonaldglass.com, and follow our podcast on Facebook and Instagram @connectedinglassIf you love this podcast, please consider supporting us by becoming a patron at patreon.com/connectedinglass - also check out our Facebook group: Connected in Glass Community to keep up with all of the artists that we have interviewed and join in on conversations about this week's episode.

Each week on "Marketing for Your Future," our hosts talk to experts in the marketing industry. Today, Mike White sat down with Jason McDonald from the JM Internet Group.To learn more check out https://www.jm-seo.org/.

San Francisco's police union fires back after District Attorney Chesa Boudin charges several police officers. And one family impacted by police violence continues to wait for another chance at justice. Today, we bring you the latest in the series, The Progressive Prosecutor. Then, Oakland artist Jason McDonald talks about the lack of diversity in glassblowing.

Sights and Sounds is your weekly guide to the Bay Area arts scene through the eyes and ears of local artists. During the pandemic, we're offering suggestions for ways to experience art and culture from home. On this episode, host Jenee Darden speaks with Jason McDonald, a local glassblower in Oakland and competitor on the second season of the reality show "Blown Away." KRS-One "Between Da Protests" Hip Hop legend KRS-One released his 23rd album Between Da Protests. He explores a range of revolutionary themes across 13 tracks, with banging beats. "One Night In Miami" The film is a fictional account of an amazing night when Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Sam Cooke and Jim Brown came together after Ali’s historic 1964 Miami fight. The film finds the legends talking about their place in the civil rights movement and the culture shifts of the 1960s. Actress Regina King is the director. Stream it on Amazon Prime. "Black Sun" by Rebecca Roanhorse This is the first book in Roanhorse's fantasy series

Blown Away Season 2 Arguably the hottest show on Netflix, the glassblowing competition series Blown Away–once again featuring expert glassmakers from The Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) –returned for a second season on January 22, 2021. The Museum also hosts an exhibit of work made during Season 2, featuring one object from each of the 10 contestants. The exhibit Blown Away: Season 2 opened on the Museum’s West Bridge the day the show launched. CMoG, which houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of glass, the library of record on glass, and one of the top glassmaking schools in the world, has served as a key consulting partner for the series since its conception. When the first season of Blown Away launched in the summer of 2019, CMoG was invited into the spotlight, bringing to the program its expertise in an artform that much of the world was discovering for the first time through the show. “We are so pleased to again partner with marblemedia to put glass in a global spotlight,”said the Museum’s president and executive director, Karol Wight, of CMoG’s relationship with the Canadian production company behind Blown Away. “Watching new audiences around the world embrace glassblowing because of this series has been exciting, and we look forward to seeing that enthusiasm grow with the release of a second season.” This season introduces a new group of 10 talented glassmakers from around the world as they compete for the title of “Best in Glass.” Season 2 is once again hosted by Nick Uhas, with resident evaluator and glass master Katherine Gray. Artist Contestants Andi Kovel, Ben Silver, Brad Turner, Cat Burns, Chris Taylor, Elliot Walker, Jason McDonald, Mike Shelbo, NaoYamamoto, and Tegan Hamilton. Guest Evaluators Episode 1: Alexander Rosenberg – Season One Competitor; Episode 2: Benjamin Write – Pilchuck Glass School; Episode 3: Kathryn Durst – Animator and Illustrator; Episode 4: Heather McElwee – Pittsburgh Glass Center; Episode 5: Bobby Berk – Interior Designer “Queer Eye”; Episode 6: Michel Germain – Perfume Designer; Episode 7: Stepheen Weatherly – Defensive End, Carolina Panthers; Episode 8: Sunny Fong – Fashion Designer, VAWK; Episode 9: Deborah Czeresko – Season One Champion; and Episode 10: Robert Cassetti – Corning Museum of Glass. In the season finale the Museum also provides the two Blown Away finalists with the expert assistance of its Hot Glass Demo Team—Eric Meek, Jeff Mack, Helen Tegeler, Catherine Ayers, George Kennard, and Chris Rochelle. A blockbuster ending to a 20-year career at CMoG, shortly before his retirement from the Museum senior director Rob Cassetti served as the final guest evaluator, helping to select the winner of the competition. “It feels like I’ve come full circle,” said Cassetti, who developed the Museum’s hot glass programming. “When we first launched our demo at the Museum, we called it the Hot Glass Show, and put our makers on a stage. We knew glass was inherently exciting, and we wanted to bring that to our visitors. So now for the Blown Away series to capture that magic, bottle that energy, and to share it with the world through Netflix it’s really unbelievable, and it was a joyful honor for me to be part of it.” As part of the prize package, the winner of the show will receive the coveted Blown Away Residency at CMoG. In 2019 the Museum hosted Season 1 winner, Deborah Czeresko, for three week-long working sessions. The residency takes place in the Museum’s Amphitheater Hot Shop where a live audience can meet the winner and watch the artist make new works. CMoG will host the Season 2 winner as soon as COVID restrictions allow. “We are thrilled that Blown Away returns for a second season, available to Netflix’s global audiences to stream on January 22,” said Matt Hornburg, executive producer and co-CEO of marblemedia. “This show’s success is due in part to our valued partnership with The Corning Museum of Glass, and their unwavering support and guidance. Their contribution to the grand prize, offering a prestigious residency to the winner, raises the stakes that much more. We are thrilled that the Museum is showcasing the exceptional work done by these esteemed glass artists from season two. Seeing these pieces on display, representing the true essence of this show, is very rewarding.” This special episode of TOYG podcast features interviews with Hornburg, Cassetti and artist contestant Mike Shelbo in this behind the scenes look at Blown Away Season 2.

So in an alternate reality, Spider-Man is a literary student. The OG Ant-Man is a literary professor and author. Iron man is a rock star editor. And somehow that's not even the weirdest part of what I'm saying. Author Jason Mcdonald joins us in discussing this insane, though sometimes confusing, movie about....well....who knows. Also check out the Works of Jason McDonald here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-be-a-sh-tty-boss-jason-mcdonald/1137022676?ean=9781983314698 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-be-a-sh-tty-customer-jason-mcdonald/1137015298?ean=9781070535630 https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kill-em-with-kindness-jason-mcdonald/1137031800?ean=9798615791468 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/datenightpod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/datenightpod/support

Sponsored by us! Support our work through: Our courses at Talk Python Training pytest book Patreon Supporters Special guest: Jason McDonald Michael #1: 5 ways I use code as an astrophysicist Video by Dr. Becky (i.e. Dr Becky Smethurst, an astrophysicist at the University of Oxford) She has a great YouTube channel to check out. #1: Image Processing (of galaxies from telescopes) Noise removal #2: Data analysis Image features (brightness, etc) One example: 600k “rows” of galaxy properties #3: Model fitting e.g. linear fit (visually as well through jupyter) e.g. Galaxies and their black holes grow in mass together Color of galaxies & relative star formation #4: Data visualization #5: Simulations Beautiful example of galaxies colliding Star meets black hole Brian #2: A Visual Intro to NumPy and Data Representation Jay Alammar I’ve started using numpy more frequently in my own work. Problem: I think of np.array like a Python list. But that’s not right. This visualization guide helped me think of them differently. Covers: arrays creating arrays (I didn’t know about np.ones(), np.zeros(), or np.random.random(), so cool) array arithmetic indexing and slicing aggregation with min, max, sum, mean, prod, etc. matrices : 2D arrays matrix arithmetic dot product (with visuals, it takes seconds to understand) matrix indexing and slicing matrix aggregation (both all entries and column or row with axis parameter) transposing and reshaping ndarray: n-dimensional arrays transforming mathematical formulas to numpy syntax data representation All with excellent drawings to help visualize the concept. Jason #3: Qt 6 release (including PySide2) Qt 6.0 released on December 8: https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-6.0-released 3D Graphics abstraction layer called RHI (Rendering Hardware Interface), eliminating hard dependency on OpenGL, and adding support for DirectX, Vulkan, and Metal. Uses native 3D graphics on each device by default. Property bindings: https://www.qt.io/blog/property-bindings-in-qt-6 A bunch of refactoring to improve performance. QtQuick styling CAUTION: Many Qt 5 add-ons not yet supported!! They plan to support by 6.2 (end of September 2021). Pay attention to your 5.15 deprecation warnings; those things have now been removed in 6.0. PySide6/Shiboken6 released December 10: https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-for-python-6-released New minimum version is Python 3.6, supported up to 3.9. Uses properties instead of (icky) getters/setters now. (Combine with snake_case support from 5.15.2) from __feature__ import snake_case, true_property PyQt6 also just released, if you prefer Riverbank’s flavor. (I prefer official.) Michael #4: Is your GC hyper active? Tame it! Let’s think about gc.get_threshold(). Returns (700, 10, 10) by default. That’s read roughly as: For every net 700 allocations of a collection type, a gen 0 collection runs For every gen 0 collection run, 1/10 times it’ll be upgraded to gen 1. For every gen 1 collection run, 1/10 times it’ll be upgraded to gen 2. Aka for every 100 gen 0 it’s upgraded to gen 2. Now consider this: query = PageView.objects(created__gte=yesterday).all() data = list(query) # len(data) = 1,500 That’s multiple GC runs. We’ve allocated at least 1,500 custom objects. Yet never ever will any be garbage. But we can adjust this. Observe with gc.set_debug(gc.DEBUG_STATS) and consider this ONCE at startup: # Clean up what might be garbage gc.collect(2) # Exclude current items from future GC. gc.freeze() allocs, gen1, gen2 = gc.get_threshold() allocs = 50_000 # Start the GC sequence every 10K not 700 class allocations. gc.set_threshold(allocs, gen1, gen2) print(f"GC threshold set to: {allocs:,}, {gen1}, {gen2}.") May be better, may be worse. But our pytest integration tests over at Talk Python Training run 10-12% faster and are a decent stand in for overall speed perf. Our sitemap was doing 77 GCs for a single page view (77!), now it’s 1-2. Brian #5: Top 10 Python libraries of 2020 tryolabs criteria They were launched or popularized in 2020. They are well maintained and have been since their launch date. They are outright cool, and you should check them out. General interest: Typer : FastAPI for CLI applications I can’t believe first commit was right before 2020. Just about a year after the introduction of FastAPI, if you can believe it. Sebastián Ramírez is on

What's On Your Mind provides listeners with current and relevant market analysis through the eyes of senior trading mentors at the Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management. This podcast represents an audio extract from an original YouTube series which can be viewed on the "InstituteofTrading" YouTube channel and provides charts and other supplementary material to compliment the conversation. This time on What's On Your Mind, Chris Quill talks to Jason McDonald and Raj Malhotra about growth vs value stocks, COVID themed ideas and the US election. Enjoy the show, and don’t forget to subscribe!

What's On Your Mind provides listeners with current and relevant market analysis through the eyes of senior trading mentors at the Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management. This podcast represents an audio extract from an original YouTube series which can be viewed on the "InstituteofTrading" YouTube channel and provides charts and other supplementary material to compliment the conversation. This time on What's On Your Mind, Chris Quill talks to Edward Shek and Jason McDonald about markets, macro and equity ideas including QDEL, ESTC and OSTK. Enjoy the show, and don’t forget to subscribe!

Mickey and I discuss The Marketing Book by Jason McDonald Some key points- Differences between B2G, B2C, and B2B Marketing Five discovery paths prospects may use to find you The weirdest disclaimer we've ever seen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJe0leazFAw   Mickey Gamonal: That's sweet. All right. We'll open with, we'll do our pitches and then I'll [...]

What's On Your Mind provides listeners with current and relevant market analysis through the eyes of senior trading mentors at the Institute of Trading and Portfolio Management. This podcast represents an audio extract from an original YouTube series which can be viewed on the "InstituteofTrading" YouTube channel and provides charts and other supplementary material to compliment the conversation. This time on What's On Your Mind, Chris Quill talks to Ross Williams and Jason McDonald. Topics include: US and global fiscal spending Flaws in retail-trader thinking Stock analysis on HOG, IWG and CIEN Enjoy the show, and don’t forget to subscribe!

PyChat: Congratulations to new PSF board directors PyCon India - CfP open until the 14th August. Conf on 2nd & 3rd of October PyCon Australia is happening soon - CfP ends on July 12th DjangoCon two full days of talks, free & online Mid Meet - Hall of Fame Interview with Jason McDonald, author, speaker and time-lord. Follow Jason on Twitter and dev.to

Don't miss this opportunity to get an expert opinion of today's top social media platforms with author of the Social Media Marketing Workbook and Senior SEO/Social Media Director at JM Internet Group, Jason McDonald. Jason uses his knowledge of some of the current, most popular social media platforms to discuss their specific strengths and weaknesses and how each can contribute to their future success or failure. Learn how to utilize the best features of each one to maximize your social marketing impact and gain more interaction with your customers for many years to come.   Takeaways: Bad reviews and complaints against your company may come but don't let them get to you. Do some learning and decide how to take steps to resolve any serious issues you may have. It's good practice to get input from experienced people if you are new to the business scene. Immaturity and inexperience can interfere with success and healthy decisions. Twitter is still a very open platform and enables free discussion and opinion. You can use that to your advantage but it's important to be mature enough to understand the results of certain Twitter practices. Twitter is a good platform to reach out to bloggers and journalists for marketing purposes. Many of them use it for information and news often breaks first there. LinkedIn is doing a great job for business owners and marketers. It has incorporated hashtags, native videos and native articles into its profiles which has improved user functionality for business and professional use. Snapchat is more of a messaging app and is really not a social media app. Instagram is more of a simple model that has grown increasingly popular. With a new ecommerce feature for users over 10,000 fans, it is great for consumer marketing. Amazon.com can actually be considered a search engine and is growing to rival Google with its ever increasing platform and consumer offerings.   Links: Website: https://www.jasonmcdonald.org/ Twitter: @jasoneg3 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoneg3/ Book: Social Media Marketing Workbook Other books: https://www.amazon.com/Jason-McDonald/e/B007FTU7WA 

Whatever you do, don't miss this amazing, energy-packed and highly enlightening episode about personalization and social media strategy with author, trainer and all around SEO expert Jason McDonald. Tune in to learn the best ways to use Facebook and Google for your marketing, what the true differences are between those two powerful platforms and what those differences mean for your business' marketing and sales strategy.   Takeaways Remember that you are selling something to a person, not a machine. Technology and metrics are important but they won't substitute for good content and personal relationship. Facebook and Google are very different. Google is a search path. Facebook is a share path. When designing your website or landing page for SEO don't bury your lead. Make it obvious and simple to follow. Testing is very important. Test your site and paths to see what works and what doesn't and be prepared for surprises. Facebook Pixel used in combination with advertising is very powerful. Make sure you use it wisely. Try to sell products and services to people who actually want to buy them. Don't force your stuff down people's throats who don't want it. Content is still key. You need great content that is good quality and compelling. Lead gen will not work without good quality content. The better mousetrap doesn't always win. The good enough mousetrap with really good marketing wins.   Links Website: https://www.jasonmcdonald.org/ Books: https://www.amazon.com/Jason-McDonald/e/B007FTU7WA Twitter: @jasoneg3 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoneg3/        

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Mewkow: The community has been very very busy! Tetsemi: Summer of Love is just around the corner Ghomus: We have fun, and boy, is it mandatory Lanctharus: Get ready for Heaven - on - High Mkallah: And, we're getting the band back together, in more ways than one! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/yZ3YuhKF47E Open Welcome to episode #300 of the the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. 300, that can't be right!! This is Mkallah! To my left is Mewkow: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). And, as you heard in the introduction, this week we are joined by a Duo of very special guests Ghomus and Lanctharus who are here to celebrate this milestone! Welcome! Ok, we'll be interviewing our guests shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community One of our own, Jason McDonald (aka Thraxxis ) has written a book! How to be a Sh*#ty Boss. It is currently available for Kindle download on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/How-Sh-Boss-Alienating-Employees-ebook/dp/B07F2Q7GSH/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1530363524&sr=8-8&keywords=jason+mcdonald Syreyne's Fireside Chats are going strong and a good way to hear from the broad range of guildies we have. The show can be found on Youtube, search for Sy's Fireside Chat or subscribe to her feed, Syreyne the Rogue. Summer of Love and Remembrance Day is coming up! The annual event celebrating our love for the AIE community takes place July 30th to August 5th. Please feel free to contact Sy if you want to run an event in any of the games that AIE plays, and she can get you on the Schedule. Remembrance day is Thursday, August 2nd and will be celebrated in a number of games. Streaming and guild podcast news Available for download on Itunes, Stitcher, and their own website, https://secretsoftalonguard.com , join Evaric, Zephirah, Draven Dresden, Ben the Mage, Quoted Nevermore, and Alludra on their D&D adventure, Secrets of Talonguard! They are only a few episodes in, so join take a listen to what the Heroes of Knightsblood have gotten themselves into. Upcoming Streams Friday July 6th, ESO MFN Featuring whomever is volunteered to stream the scrollsy fun. And tonight, Max has WOW planned for the AIE stream. Stick around for some pre-BfA hype, hang out in discord, show off characters, and more. WoW Summer of Love in WOW schedule- Tuesday July 31: Pub Crawl Micro-Holiday - WoW Saturday August 4: COOP - WoW Sunday August 5: Gusty's Giveaways - WoW A huge thank you to Dankinia for leading the Noob raid during Legion , from her note on AIE's Discord - “Thank you everyone who joined us for the final Noob Raid run of Legion. After some early struggles with the first of 3 bosses, we killed the final two of ToS on our first pulls. It was a awesome final run before our break. Noob Raid will resume the first Saturday of October which is the 6th, and we current plans are for us to take our freshly leveled 120's back to Legion so we can clear the Argus raid. I hope to see you all then.” SWTOR Mandatory Fun Night will be on the Republic Side this week, be sure and join in all the fun as the guild takes on conquest goals, has some story time with Max for folks that haven't run through content yet, and make sure to remind everyone, Fun is Mandatory, as is your armor, don't let your transmog fool you into thinking you're actually wearing your gear. ESO A reminder that Mandatory Fun Night is on Friday's in ESO so be sure to join early and get in the fun. You may even be lead over a cliff by Dankinia, who knows what adventures are planned. EVE Pew Pew SO MANY *explosions* hurt feels, narratives, man babies, and more! Come join your AIE Fleet Commanders with the POWAH of their alliance (fun creators!) and help defend our new home and put the nefarious Test Alliance in their place. The Hobo War is now known as the EvE War ((every...

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