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In this episode of Gangland Wire, Host retired Intelligence Detective Gary Jenkins dives into the shadowy intersection of organized gambling and college athletics through the story of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal.  During the early 1960s, Rosenthal built his reputation by identifying weaknesses in sports systems, particularly among vulnerable college athletes. He met one who could not be bought, Mickey Bruce of Oregon. At the center of this story is a little-known but pivotal attempt at a fix involving the Oregon Ducks. Rosenthal and his associate, David Budin, believed they had found an opening, but they ran headlong into the integrity of Oregon halfback Mickey Bruce. Bruce flatly refused the bribe, setting off a chain reaction that would help expose a much wider pattern of corruption in college sports.   I break down how this wasn't an isolated incident but part of a nationwide effort by gamblers to influence outcomes and exploit young athletes. The episode explores the mechanics of organized gambling, attempts to fix games, and why college sports became such an attractive target for mob-connected bookmakers. The story reaches a dramatic turning point during U.S. Senate hearings on gambling in college athletics, where Mickey Bruce publicly identified Lefty Rosenthal as one of the men who tried to corrupt him. It's a rare moment in mob history—one where a gambler is named in open testimony by a player who refused to bend.   From there, I trace Rosenthal's continued rise in the gambling world, from Miami to Las Vegas, where he would help shape modern sports betting while repeatedly managing to stay one step ahead of serious legal consequences. Rosenthal’s story raises enduring questions about accountability, the limits of law enforcement, and why some figures seem untouchable. I close the episode by reflecting on Rosenthal's legacy—and on Mickey Bruce's quiet heroism.   Hit me up on Venmo for a cup of coffee or a shot and a beer @ganglandwire Click here to “buy me a cup of coffee” Subscribe to the website for weekly notifications about updates and other Mob information. To go to the store or make a donation or rent Ballot Theft: Burglary, Murder, Coverup, click here To rent ‘Brothers against Brothers’ or ‘Gangland Wire,’ the documentaries click here.  To purchase one of my books, click here. 0:03 The Story Begins 4:14 The Bribe Attempt 7:58 The Aftermath of Scandal 12:26 The Rise of Lefty 14:34 College Sports and Corruption 18:58 The Online Gambling Boom 22:26 The Fall of Adrian McPherson 24:24 Mickey Bruce’s Legacy [0:00] Hey, hey, all you wiretappers, back here in the studio of Gangland Wire. This is Gary Jenkins, a retired Kansas City Police Intelligence Unit detective. I worked a mob for about 14 years, and now I tell some mob stories, as many as I can find. And we all know Lefty Rosenthal. We all know Robert De Niro played him as Ace Rothstein in the film movie Casino. And that movie, part of the reason it was so good that Nicholas Pelleggi, the screenwriter, and wrote the book, was able to spend hours and hours interviewing Lefty Rosenthal in real life. He had gone to Florida by then and it seemed like the mob wasn’t after him anymore. They had one attempted bombing of him, if you remember. [0:41] So it was a really good movie. There’s really good depiction of that era and that system that they had going out there. Let’s go back on Lefty Rosenthal’s history to a guy that he couldn’t corrupt. Lefty Rosenthal thought he could corrupt anybody, but he found a guy that he couldn’t corrupt. It was really one of his early cases where law enforcement, the FBI, and other state law enforcement agencies figured out Lefty Rosenthal was somebody, and he was a pretty big gambler. He was a nationwide gambler. In 1960, the Oregon Ducks had a pretty good team. What a name, the Oregon Ducks. They had a man named Dave Grayson and the quarterback with Dave Gross in the backfield. They had a 5’3 All-American receiver named Cleveland Jones. What a name, Cleveland Jones. They went 7-2-1. They lost to Michigan, and they also lost to eventual Rose Bowl champ Washington. But this was good enough to gain a Liberty Bowl invite to play Penn State. Oregon lost the bowl and played in two feet of snow and freezing temperatures in Philadelphia that year. [1:50] But the biggest news of the season was made during their trip to Ann Arbor to play Michigan. They had this potential All-American player named Mickey Bruce, who really was obscure compared to especially this Dave Gross or this Cleveland Jones, who was an unusual player. He was a president of his fraternity. He was a former Little League World Series star. He was the son of an attorney. He was a team captain. He played halfback and defensive back. And there was two professional gamblers came to Ann Arbor that year and they didn’t know much about this guy, but they did know, one of them’s name was Budin, David Budin, and the other one was Frank Lefty Rosenthal. They didn’t know much about Mickey Bruce, but they had a connection to him. A guy who played for the Oregon State basketball team named Jimmy Granada and knew Boudin from when they were little kids growing up on the basketball courts in New York City. Now, Granada told Mickey that he had two friends staying at the team hotel and they needed tickets. This time, players could then were given tickets and they could turn around and sell them to people. Boudin ended up finding him and introduced himself and said he was Jimmy Granada’s friend and invited Mickey up to the room and said, I’m the guy that needs a couple of tickets. [3:15] Mickey was a little bit hesitant, but didn’t know this guy. He’s probably got a New York accent, probably slick, more than likely. He hesitated at first and booted and said, just take a few minutes. I just want to get you to go and get those tickets. And so he goes him, so he follows him into the room and he finds Lefty Rosenthal waiting there, who he doesn’t know and won’t even have any idea who he is till much later. So they chatted a little bit about the game as people will and ask him questions about the team. And Rosenthal mentioned that Oregon was a six-point underdog. He said, do you don’t think a player could be bribed? Mickey said, I suppose they could. Buden then cut in. He said, Mickey, he said, what do you think it would cost to ensure that Michigan won by at least eight points? Mickey plays along. He says, you’re the big-time gamblers. You should know. So Buden said, about $5,000. And Mickey said, that’s probably fine. [4:14] Mickey said, let me check into this. And he said, I’m late for a team meeting and I got to get going. So they made plans to meet later on about 9 p.m. Mickey was no fool or small town rube. His father had been a Chicago attorney and he now practice in El Cajon, California. [4:31] He raced to catch up with his teammates and told an assistant coach about the bribe who told the athletic director, who then called in the Michigan State Police, who called in the FBI. And they told Mickey to go ahead and show up at 9 p.m. at the meeting in the hotel room. They don’t want to apprehend Buden and Rosenthal right now. They want to get some more information and really get a real solid bribery attempt out of them. So acting on the advice of these cops, Mickey goes back to the hotel room that evening. [5:00] Buden and Rosenthal start talking to him. And so they gave him tips about how to carry out this scheme without attracting any attention. Buden and Rosenthal say, we’ll give you an extra $5,000 and you can get the quarterback, Dave Gross, to go along with this scheme. He said, Mickey, you just need to let some pass receivers get behind you once in a while and let them run up the score a little bit. And you’re not going to win anyhow, more than likely. Get the quarterback to call a few wrong plays nobody really ever noticed. And he said, I’ll give you each $5,000 after the game if you’ll do that. He also offered Mickey $100 a week just to call him at his house down in Florida and update him about the health of Oregon’s team before weekly betting lines were released makes you wonder how many guys did Rosenthal have calling him to update him on injuries and everything on different college teams and professional too. Because I know from doing a story before that Ocardo and a lot of the Chicago gangsters really valued Rosenthal’s tips on making their football bets. He seemed to have some kind of an inside track. [6:08] As he got ready to leave, Mickey said, oh, wait a minute. I gave you those tickets. You got to pay me, which were only worth about three bucks each. And so Lefty gave him 50 bucks for the two tickets. Mickey would remember later that he had to roll $100 bills in his pocket, which is typical for a high-flyer, high-rolling kind of a dude like that, have a big roll of cash in your pocket. And then you reach down in, peel some off so everybody can see how much money you got in your pocket. Rosenthal said, hey, I got to leave tonight, but see my friend Buden in the morning, David Buden, and he’ll give you the money. Mickey agreed, went back to his room. The next morning, while eating breakfast with his teammates, he sees a state trooper leading Buden out of the hotel in handcuffs, and then missed Lefty Rosenthal, who, as he had told them the night before, the Lefty was going to be leaving, and they had made a good bribery attempt. I don’t know what the police were waiting on. They were trying to make an even better case or something. I guess they probably They wanted him to go back in and catch them all together with the money. But then lefty left, and they went ahead and pulled the trigger early. You never know how these things work out exactly and what was at play. During the game, Mickey, I tell you what, Mickey played his heart out. He got an interception for a touchdown. It didn’t make any difference. Michigan won easily, 21 to nothing, and easily covered the six-point spread. [7:28] A player will later be asked about this, and part of the reason was he said the coach had called a late-night team meeting and told them about this bribery attempt and asked them if any of them had been approached. Of course, everybody said no. Whether they had or not, they’re going to say no. But this player said it really shook us. We just had no rhythm. We just couldn’t get together for that game. [7:50] Buden, when he was arrested, it turns out he was arrested for registering at a hotel under a fake name. He ends up paying some little fine and leaving town. [7:58] Lefty was long gone the next day. It’s possible that Rosenthal and Buden knew that just attempting this bribe might have the negative impact on Oregon’s chances against the spread anyhow. All we know for sure is they got off scot-free in the end, and Buden paid a $100 fine or whatever. Lefty, but he did get exposed because Mickey Bruce, he didn’t have any idea of what he was getting drawn into, but it became a nationwide scandal. Basketball and football games, college games were being influenced on a wide scale by these gambling interests and Lefty Rosenthal was right in the middle of it all. Part of the McClellan committee, Senator McClellan of Arkansas convened his select committee just to investigate gambling and college athletics later that year. Because of this Michigan interaction with Lefty and college players and attempted bribery, they brought Mickey Bruce in. September the 8th, 1961, there’s a Senate hearing witness table. And sitting at that table is Mickey Bruce at one side and Frank Lefty Rosenthal at the other. And this was the same Frank he’d met at this hotel room. And he literally fingered Rosenthal as one of the men who attempted to bribe him. That photo that I’ve got in there, if you’re on YouTube, Rosenthal fled the fifth, of course. [9:27] Committee here, meetings like that, really what they’re good for is to stir law enforcement and bring people out and bring out and get the public riled up against organized crime. That’s what McClellan’s committee was really good for. They had several of those committees that finally got local authorities and the FBI to start looking at organized crime. And in particular, this is the mother’s milk of organized crime by now is gambling. And college sports gambling was the thing at the time. There was some pro teams going on, but it didn’t have near the action going down on it that the college teams had. There was a lot more interest in college and a lot more college games every week. Later on the next year, Wayne County, Michigan District Attorney’s Office wanted Mickey Bruce to come back to Detroit and swear out a complaint against the people that tried to bribe him and name him and give statements and everything. Bruce, by then, he didn’t really want to mess with it. He was playing football. He had his fraternity work. He had to keep his grades up because he was going to law school. [10:32] But they had a game against Ohio State that November. Michigan authorities thought, just come in and see us when you’re here. But he was out for the season by then. He had separated his shoulder, and he never really played again when they were playing Stanford earlier that year. He wasn’t going to go back to Michigan. His coaches tried to get him to cooperate, but he said, I’m done with the whole matter. In an interview, he said, as far as I’m concerned, this whole thing should have been dead a month ago after it happened. He conferred with his father, and they both said they can’t really make him do that. [11:05] He said, I didn’t have time to go. I’ve got all these school activities that I’m doing, and I just don’t want to go. And he said, the Michigan police botched this thing from the start. They should have stuck around, and they should have got Rosenthal before they left town. There were several things they should have done, and it was a poorly run investigation that probably wasn’t going to succeed anyhow. And he said it had been over a year, and he said, I don’t really remember exactly what happened. I understand all that, and he could have helped him make a case, but there’s an obscure a paragraph in Lefty Rosenthal’s FBI file. And it might explain a little more about why Mickey Bruce didn’t testify in a criminal trial against Lefty. It already testified and pointed him out in the McClellan hearing. But right after that, his mother received a telephone call in her home in El Cajon, California. Now, there’s some, it says name redacted, but you can easily fill in the name. 1961, September 1961, name redacted, El Cajon, received a phone call from an unidentified male asking if, name redacted, can you fill in, Mickey Bruce, name redacted, answered in the negative, at which time this person uttered an oath and added, you’re going to get it, and so is he. I think it’s pretty easy to fill in the names of Mickey Bruce and his mother easily. [12:26] Bruce stayed home Oregon went to Columbus Lost to the Buckeyes again Wayne County DA Dropped any cases Against Buden and Rosenthal For lack of evidence Lefty will continue During these years To run his sports book Out of Florida He’ll continue Traveling around the country And making contact With people in the College sports world Trying to bribe players And coaches And gather information And. [12:50] Cops in Miami were watching Lefty by then, 1960, New Year’s Eve. Police Chief Martin Dardis of Miami knocked on Rosenthal’s door with a group of guys and found him in his bedroom in his pajamas. He had a telephone in one hand and a small black book in the other. Dardis took the phone away from him and started answering the calls, and they were from bettors all around the country. He remembered that there was one guy named Amos who wanted to place a bet on a football game on New Year’s Day. And Dardis handed the phone to Rosenthal who told the guy that was calling in says you’re talking to a cop you stupid SOB. [13:28] During that raid, Rosenthal complained he’d paid $500 to keep local police from harassing his bookmaking operations. He said, you guys must be kidding. [13:37] Evidently, you didn’t get your piece. About a year later, February 1962, after the Senate hearings, detective knocked on his door again in Miami. He came to the door sporting dapper attire, which he was a really dapper dresser, and he had painted fingernails, according to a newspaper account. He said, I’ve been expecting you. [13:58] The detectives arrested Rosenthal, not for bribing Mickey Bruce, but he and his friend Buden faced charges in North Carolina for offering $500 to Ray Paprocki, a basketball player at NYU, and wanted to shave points in a 1960 NCAA tournament against West Virginia. During this time, authorities had uncovered a nationwide network of fixtures who conspired to influence hundreds of college basketball games over a five-year period. In the end, 37 players from 22 schools were arrested on charges relating to [14:31] port shaving. Man, that’s, boy, that was huge. We’ve got these guys going down now periodically that are getting involved because of the apps. And we’re going to get a little more into that. This gambling thing and college athletics especially, but even pro athletics. It’s a corrupting force, guys. I know a lot of you like to bet on games, but it really, there’s a real potential for corrupting the game. And in the end, if they keep it up and people keep corrupting these games, it’s just going to be like wrestling. You’ll just, somebody will control who’s going to win and who’s going to lose in every contest. That’s what these gamblers would like to get, and they’d make all the money. [15:08] Rosenthal pleaded no contest. He got a $6,000 fine for trying to fix this NYU-West Virginia game. He claimed that David Buden gave up his name and that he said later on, trying to clear himself of that, that that wasn’t really me. David Buden did it, and he would have given up his mother’s stay away from what he had to face. That was when the Nevada Gaming Control Board was after him. [15:33] In 1967, Rosenthal, under the watch of the Chicago Outfit, started acting like his outfit bosses and bring outfit tactics down to Miami. He started intimidating rival bookies and others in Miami who incurred his wrath. He ordered bombings of the territory. I interviewed the son of a CIA operative named, his father’s name was Ricardo Monkey Morales. Look back and see if you can find that interview of the son of Monkey Morales. I think Monkey Morales was probably in the title. And he told us about his father’s relationship with Rosenthal. He told him that Lefty had told his dad that he represented organized crime out of Chicago. And he said that Morales said that Rosenthal paid him. He said that Rosenthal paid Monkey Morales to blow up Alfie’s newsstand with a bookie joint in the back. He also had him, they had him blow up a car and a boat owned by a well-known jewelry thief that the mob was pressuring to do some burglaries for them. He also had him explode a bomb. I remember this, explode a bomb in the front yard of a Miami police officer trying to show his power. I guess this guy was messing with him or something, trying to tell everybody he was connected to the outfit and don’t mess with me. [16:50] Morales would also claim that he’d witnessed Rosenthal meeting with Tony Splatron in Miami in 1967. [16:58] 1970s, he goes to Las Vegas at the request of the outfit, which we all know. We’ll go back over it a little bit. Even legitimate gambling people will say he invented the sportsbook industry in Las Vegas. They didn’t really do that before. And Sports Illustrated once called him the greatest living expert on sports gambling. He’ll die in 2008 of natural causes down in Florida after all the skimming investigation went down and people started going to grand juries and being indicted and going to trials and everything. All the mobsters did. Several people in Las Vegas did. A guy out of the Tropicanda who was Kansas City’s man, Joe Augusto, and a guy named Carl Thomas who worked at both casinos and helping in skimming and several other guys that worked in the casino business. But guess who never was indicted? And guess who never even was called in for an interview? And guess who just hid out? Lefty Rosenthal. Makes you wonder, doesn’t it? Jane Ann Morrison of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Finally, they get an FBI agent to confirm to her that he was a top echelon informant during all this time. They try to blow him up in his Cadillac, another famous attempted mob hit. A lot of people speculate on that. They’ll always say it was Kansas City because they thought he was an informant all along. and never liked him and never trust him because he really, he brought all the heat down out in Las Vegas. Now, the heat was coming anyhow, but he maybe brought it a little bit quicker. [18:24] There’s a former federal prosecutor out of Las Vegas that once said, it’s been said you should never speak ill of the dead, but there are exceptions to the rule, and Frank Rosenthal is one of those exceptions. He is an awful human being. [18:38] Dave Budin, the guy who first approached Mickey Bruce, Yes. Continues in the sportsbook game and draws his son Steve into it. And by the 1990s, the online betting industry has taken over from your neighborhood bookie and a mob just running everything. It’s a multi-billion dollar thorn in the side of the U.S. authorities. [18:59] 1998, federal prosecutors indicted Miami gambler David Buden, same man that tried to bribe Mickey Bruce, and indicted Buden’s son for running something called SDB Global. [19:13] Which later became SBG. Federal authorities prosecuted Boudin under a federal anti-gambling statute because SDB Global was incorporated in Costa Rica, but it was based in Miami. Pleaded guilty and got a $750,000 fine. In Kansas City, during those same years, the son of the feared mafia capo, if you will, Willie the Rat Comisano, Willie Comisano Jr., They headed up a group of bookies that contained the names and sons and other extended relatives of many Kansas City Mafia members out of the 50s and 60s. And they were using the internet and dealing with either SDB Global or one of the other sports betting sites that sprung up in Costa Rica because they were all over the place. Budins were high flyers in this doing business out of Costa Rica. And they were making a lot of money, a lot of money. In 2004, SBG comes to the attention of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. They sent an undercover in, and they asked an SBG operator why the company required customers to call before wiring each new deposit. And he got him on tape to say, because we change the names in the countries of the middlemen all the time. The agent suggested that the process made it uneasy, and the employee of SBG said, you don’t have to worry about it. Lots of people do it. [20:35] Well, during this investigation, they also found there was a Florida State star quarterback named Adrian McPherson was placing bets on games that he was playing in and ends up getting dismissed from the Florida State Seminoles football team. He was a rising star, a rising young star quarterback. In the investigation, they learned he’d already lost $8,000 to a local bookie who’d cut him off. He was giving him, extending him credit. Guy owed him $8,000 and he cut him off. So that’s when he turned to online SBG sites. Now, you have to pay up front. So he was getting some money to gamble somehow, and he tried to hide this activity by using a roommate, but a review of his phone records showed several calls to STB, and one time was, like, just before, there were, like, two in a row. And that’s how they were, like, trying to hide it and then pass it off to make it look like there was somebody else making the bet. He eventually gets arrested. He pleads to lesser charges. But one of those charges was check forgery. And when a gambler starts losing, many times they’ll turn to those white-collar crimes like check forgery, embezzlement. They’ll start stealing from their work, shoplifting, drug dealing. They can do anything like a junkie, man. They’ll do anything to keep gambling. [21:52] I once knew a guy said he couldn’t even walk into a casino because he just starts getting a rush. He just can’t stay away from the machines once he walks in. So he totally has to stay out. Adrian McPherson, he was also an all-star baseball player. Even though he is kicked out of college ball for betting on his own team, he then gets drafted. The New Orleans Saints in 2005 draft him. They want him as their starting quarterback. But they also drafted a guy named Drew Brees, who ended up leading him to the Super Bowl in 2006. [22:27] Now, later in that season or during that season, the Tennessee Titan mascot will accidentally hit McPherson with a golf cart. He sues him for several million dollars. The following year, he does this. He’s been injured by this golf cart. I don’t know if it wasn’t a career injury, obviously, but they also the gambling thing. And the following year, he appears with the Grand Rapid Rampage AFL team. Then he goes to a Canadian team. Then he plays on a variety of arena football teams, a different one every year almost. And finally, in 2018, the Jacksonville Sharks, which is an arena team, releases him. His gambling led him to a free fall into obscurity. He was on his way up to life-changing generational wealth, and the gambling just got him. [23:17] Let’s go back a minute, you know, all these, I’ll be telling all these stories about these low rents and degenerate gamblers. Let’s go back to the incorruptible Mickey Bruce. He was injured during 1961 during his senior year. His last game was in 1961 against Stanford. His three seasons of Oregon, he rushed 29 times for 128 yards. At one touchdown, he caught 10 passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns. Defensively, he intercepted six passes in the last season, returned six punts for an 11-yard average. He ends up being drafted in the 24th round of the 1962 AFL draft by the Oakland Raiders, but he never pursued a professional football career. Instead, he followed his father’s footsteps. He went to law school and became a lawyer out in California. [24:08] Michael J. Bruce, his story goes really beyond the gridiron. He’s on that very short list of individuals who have implicated gangsters, pointed them out in court, and survived. And he prospered from then on under [24:20] his own name. He didn’t go in witness protection or anything like that. He might not have agreed to prosecute Lefty going back to Michigan for that other case, but he did stand up and point at Lefty Rosenthal and say, he’s the one that tried to bribe me. 1981, Mickey Bruce will get the Leo Harris Award. Presented to alumni, alumnus Letterman, who have been out of college for 20 years and have demonstrated continuous service and leadership to the university. Some of the other, Alberto Salazar went to Oregon. He got it. A guy named Dan Fouts, I know that name, Johnny Robinson, Bill Dellinger. [25:02] So guys, it’s much better to get a Lifetime Achievement Award for doing good than to get a car bomb or to die in obscurity. So thanks, guys. That’s the story of Lefty Rosenthal and his earlier years before the skimming and really the story of a tribute to Mickey Bruce, a guy that stood up and did the right thing when it needed to be done. Thanks, guys. 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I sat down with Johnny Robinson, who built a successful window washing business in Orange County that's still ranked #1 in the map pack. Now, Johnny helps others start home cleaning businesses with little to no upfront investment. In this episode, he gets into the tough realities of the industry, like vetting cleaners, but also explains why it's a solid business to be in. We also talked about other opportunities, like the growing epoxy flooring industry, for those looking at tangential markets. Follow Johnny on Twitter for more: https://x.com/SqueegeeGod Timestamps below. Enjoy!---Watch this on YouTube instead here: tkopod.co/p-ytAsk me a question on or off the show here: http://tkopod.co/p-askLearn more about me: http://tkopod.co/p-cjkLearn about my company: http://tkopod.co/p-cofFollow me on Twitter here: http://tkopod.co/p-xFree weekly business ideas newsletter: http://tkopod.co/p-nlShare this podcast: http://tkopod.co/p-allScrape small business data: http://tkopod.co/p-os---00:00 Introduction to the Episode00:22 Meet Johnny Robinson01:55 Johnny's Journey in Window Cleaning02:15 Transition to Home Cleaning Business09:38 Challenges in the Cleaning Business11:15 The Importance of Hiring and Screening19:41 Client Perks and Test Cleans20:15 Nightmare Stories in the Cleaning Business21:51 Effective Job Acquisition Strategies24:23 Scaling Your Business with Multiple Channels27:20 The Importance of Customer Service29:29 Innovative Business Ideas and Tools31:04 High-Ticket Programs and Backend Strategies36:08 Opportunities in Home Services38:17 Conclusion and Where to Find More

Join me, Nik ( https://x.com/CoFoundersNik ), as I talk with Johnny Robinson ( https://x.com/SqueegeeGod ), the founder of Home Service Academy. We discuss how Johnny successfully built and scaled a house cleaning business from scratch to $2.8 million in top-line revenue and $1.5 million in profit within the first nine months. Johnny shares insights into his journey from window cleaning in Orange County to launching Home Service Academy, which trains and supports entrepreneurs in starting their own cleaning businesses. He also talks about the financial strategies and operational decisions that have helped his students generate significant revenue. The conversation explores the challenges and rewards of running a course-based business and Johnny's future plans for potentially acquiring students' businesses to form a larger enterprise.Questions this Episode Answers:How did Johnny Robinson grow his cleaning business to $20K monthly revenue quickly?What are the key steps to launching a successful home service business?How important is social media for generating leads in a new business?What challenges do entrepreneurs face in the home service industry?How can a business transition from employees to contractors for better profitability?___________________________Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and you could WIN $100!!Screenshot it, send it to us, and you will be automatically entered to  WIN $100!Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/5avyu98yApple: https://tinyurl.com/bdxbr284Every week I will pick a random listener who left a review to GET PAID!___________________________YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/nikonomicsYT___________________________This week we covered:00:17 Introducing02:20 Johnny's Business Journey03:19 From Window Cleaning to Home Service Academy05:01 Launching the Cleaning Business11:38 Building the Home Service Academy14:15 Scaling and Marketing Strategies19:38 Introduction to Hitting Strategies19:59 Entrepreneurial Journey and Strategies21:00 First Year Revenue and Profit21:43 Market Changes and Business Challenges23:09 Crypto Business Experience25:20 Course Business Insights27:29 Franchising vs. Corporate Ownership30:15 Expansion and Acquisition Strategies34:18 Rapid Fire Questions39:15 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

Buckle up for a wild ride with Johnny Robinson as he delivers laughs straight from the Bronx. From street-performer mishaps to intimate relationship revelations, Johnny's latest comedy special ‘Odds Are Even' has it all. Ever been kicked by a subway dancer or debated sharing a Reese's cup? Then this is for you! Dive into a night of unfiltered stand-up comedy that's both heartwarming and side-splitting. Catch the full gag on https://foqnfunny.com! Love what you're hearing on FOQN Funny? Go a step further and become a member of FOQN Funny+. Enjoy exclusive perks and never-ending laughter. Join now at: https://plus.acast.com/s/foqn-funny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sherri L. Smith, author of the critically acclaimed story Flygirl, and Elizabeth Wein, author of the award-winning book Code Name Verity, join forces in AMERICAN WINGS (G.P. Putnam's Sons) to shed light on an important and lesser-known chapter in Black aviation history and Black contributions to aviation during the Golden Age of Flight.   In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did a Black person have of learning to fly in a country constricted by prejudice and Jim Crow laws, where some previous Black aviators like Bessie Coleman had to move to France to earn their wings?   AMERICAN WINGS follows a group of determined Black Americans:  Cornelius Coffey and Johnny Robinson, skilled auto mechanics; Janet Harmon Bragg, a nurse; and Willa Brown, a teacher and social worker. Together, they created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago's South Side. As the U.S. hurtled toward World War II, they established a school to train new pilots, teaching both Black and white students together and proving, in a time when the U.S. military was still segregated, that successful integration was possible.   Complete with black-and-white photographs throughout, AMERICAN WINGS brings to light a hidden history of pioneering Black men and women who, with grit and resilience, battled powerful odds for an equal share of the sky. ABOUT THE ELIZABETH WEIN: Elizabeth Wein (LEFT) is a recreational pilot and the owner of about a thousand maps. She is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Code Name Verity, as well as the novels Rose Under Fire; Black Dove, White Raven; The Pearl Thief; and The Enigma Game; as well as the nonfiction book A Thousand Sisters: The Heroic Airwomen of the Soviet Union in World War II. Visit her online at elizabethwein.com.   ABOUT THE SHERRI L SMITH: Sherri L. Smith (RIGHT) is the author of several novels for young adults, including the critically acclaimed The Blossom and the Firefly, Flygirl, Orleans, and Pasadena, as well as the middle-grade novel The Toymaker's Apprentice. Visit her online at sherrilsmith.com For more info on the book click HERE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-richards/support

Our discussion with Johnny Robinson aka SqueegeeGod continues in this episode as he talks about his experiences launching a new business, selling his previous venture, and switching to an information-based enterprise. We learn the difficulties of running a program-style company, addressing problems such as growing advertising expenses and putting in place an accelerator program to increase customer lifetime value.Johnny also shares a remarkable success story on how he played a key role in kick starting over 1500 cleaning companies!Get the full scope of Johnny's journey here:  Listen to the first episode with Johnny, tune in to the flashback, and be sure to watch the first part of this episode for the complete experience.Episode Hosts:John Wilson: @WilsonCompaniesJack Carr: @thehvacjack Episode Guest:Johnny Robinson: @SqueegeeGodSpecial thanks to our sponsor: Service Scalers: Looking to scale your home service business? Service Scalers is a digital marketing agency that drives success in PPC and LSA. Discover more growth strategies by visiting Service Scalers.Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.John Wilson is hosting a workshop in March! Join us March 19th-21st for the Breaking $5 Million Workshop! It's specifically crafted to help you take your home service business to the next level. Seats are limited and tickets are selling fast. You can check out the agenda and get all the details right here!Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.com

In this episode of Owned and Operated, we bring back Johnny Robinson aka SqueegeeGod as a guest, who shares updates detailing his start-up journey from window cleaning to launching several businesses and generating impressive revenue. Johnny also shares insights into hiring, marketing, and sales within the cleaning business, painting a vivid picture of the industry's challenges and opportunities. They also do a run-through on how they measure business performance and deal with competition and market changes, particularly in the wake of greater online visibility.To get the full picture of Johnny's journey, check out his previous episode before diving into this one. Episode Hosts:John Wilson: @WilsonCompaniesJack Carr: @thehvacjack Episode Guest:Johnny Robinson: @SqueegeeGodSpecial thanks to our sponsor: Service Scalers: Looking to scale your home service business? Service Scalers is a digital marketing agency that drives success in PPC and LSA. Discover more growth strategies by visiting Service Scalers.Check out Owned and Operated Weekly Insights: a newsletter where John discusses topics ranging from recruiting and marketing to the growth of your home service business.  Subscribe to the newsletter here.John Wilson is hosting a workshop in March! Join us March 19th-21st for the Breaking $5 Million Workshop! It's specifically crafted to help you take your home service business to the next level. Seats are limited and tickets are selling fast. You can check out the agenda and get all the details right here!Contact us:Youtube: @OwnedandOperatedPodcastX: @ownedoperatedcowww.ownedandoperated.cominfo@ownedandoperated.com

Demetra Kaye reports on the story of two Black boys Johnny Robinson and Virgil Ware who's lives were taken by the 1963 bombing of an Alabama church being forgotten as Four Black girls Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins, and Carol Denise McNair were remembered. Connect with Demetra:  @demetrakaye ​ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africandiasporanews/support

In this episode Neel and sits down with Johnny Robinson and Sergio Silesky for a quarterly roundup of what they are seeing in the Remote Local space. Topics covered include: - the effectiveness of Google LSA, both now and in the long term, along with some strategies that can help lift your performance if you're lagging - the "Grand Opening Method" which is about continuing to build a solid lead funnel over time using community marketing - Neel and Sergio's thoughts on keeping your hiring funnel as full as possible. If you want to start your own MaidThis Franchise in your market & skip years of trial-and-error, go to ⁠www.maidthisfranchise.com⁠ If you want a foundations do-it-yourself course on how to start your own remote local business model, check out ⁠blueprint.beremotelocal.com⁠

In this episode Neel and sits down with Johnny Robinson and Sergio Silesky for a quarterly roundup of what they are seeing in the Remote Local space. Topics covered include: - the effectiveness of Google LSA, both now and in the long term, along with some strategies that can help lift your performance if you're lagging - the "Grand Opening Method" which is about continuing to build a solid lead funnel over time using community marketing - Neel and Sergio's thoughts on keeping your hiring funnel as full as possible. If you want to start your own MaidThis Franchise in your market & skip years of trial-and-error, go to ⁠www.maidthisfranchise.com⁠ If you want a foundations do-it-yourself course on how to start your own remote local business model, check out ⁠blueprint.beremotelocal.com⁠

In the next episode of our podcast, we're sitting down with Johnny Robinson, one of the Co-Founders of Home Service Academy. He's a 24-year-old entrepreneur who has built a $1.3 million online service company while still being a full-time student in college. He's now on the mission of teaching other entrepreneurs looking to ditch their 9-5 and build their own remote cleaning business and has seen success by teaching more than 600 individuals to do the same! Check Out Johnny Robinson here: https://twitter.com/SqueegeeGod https://www.tiktok.com/@johnnyandsergio?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnny-robinson-a2b632120/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/home-service-academy/ Want help scaling your coaching, consulting, course or agency business to 100k/m+? Book a call here: https://bit.ly/STAColePod

In this episode of Sports the NEMO Way we bring the Kansas City Chiefs to the table for discussion.

What began as a window cleaning service he started at college has now spun into a multi-million business for today's guest Johnny Robinson. In January 2022 he co-founded Home Services Academy, a 90 day program and ongoing community which coaches others to reach five figures MRR by either starting their own cleaning business, or making an existing one more profitable. Johnny talks to Dan about their sales process, the pros and cons of implementing the ‘Scaling Up' operating system, and why he feels he held on to his former business model for too long: “If you've been plugging away, and you're not seeing the growth, maybe it's time to take the skill set and what you've learned somewhere else … What I've realised, after building a few different businesses, is when you're in the weeds of things you start to find problems within that industry that are very, very niche. But you're like, ‘Well, that would probably be a better business than the one I'm running'”.

Great entrepreneurs often recreate themselves many times over. In this episode of ITH, Johnny Robinson (aka Squeegee God) from Remote Home Service Academy and I discuss his journey from washing windows to running a rapidly growing e-learning company. You can follow him on Twitter @SqueegeeGod to learn more. Ignore The Headlines, a podcast hosted by Stephen Olmon, offers candid 1-on-1 conversations with fellow entrepreneurs about recent conflicts, crossroads, and big opportunities. For more information on Stephen, visit www.severalventures.com and follow Stephen on Twitter.

In this episode Neel and new co-host Johnny Robinson offer a blueprint for earning your first $10k from scratch without reference to cleaning companies, a sector both of them have had a lot of success in. Neel and Johnny outline: where to find subcontractors and how to pay them the importance of the "money milestone," earning that first dollar on the Internet why there really is no such thing as "market saturation" They both also recommend $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi to give you outlines and ideas for making compelling offers to subcontractors and companies. Enjoy the episode!

In this episode Neel and new co-host Johnny Robinson offer a blueprint for earning your first $10k from scratch without reference to cleaning companies, a sector both of them have had a lot of success in. Neel and Johnny outline: where to find subcontractors and how to pay them the importance of the "money milestone," earning that first dollar on the Internet why there really is no such thing as "market saturation" They both also recommend $100M Offers by Alex Hormozi to give you outlines and ideas for making compelling offers to subcontractors and companies. Enjoy the episode!

In this episode we go back and forth on big potential niche business ideas with good friend of the podcast, Johnny Robinson AKA @SqueegeeGod. Johnny has made over $1.2M in the last 3 years while still in college and is currently scaling his window cleaning business to $10 Million in revenue and has a depth of knowledge on home service businesses. Connect With Johnny: Twitter Want to hear about new episodes? Subscribe via email and check us out on Twitter: @TheNextGenPod

In this episode Neel is joined by Johnny Robinson to whiteboard some Remote Local business ideas. Johnny has been on the pod before but we kick off the episode with a brief bio to catch up listeners who may not have heard him before. Neel and Johnny then go back and forth, trading possible ideas with their pros and cons, including: mobile car detailing (both Neel and Johnny love this idea, but the low average ticket amount is a concern painting (there are some challenges in making this remote, particularly around in-person biddings, but this can be developed) smart home setup (Johnny points out that this is a niche subset of A/V contractors and since it's so new, you can "make" the market) the role of "nice to have" vs "need to have" in the services/products you're offering Enjoy the episode, including Neel and Johnny's "disagreement" on the future of drone window washing. :-)

In this episode Neel is joined by Johnny Robinson to whiteboard some Remote Local business ideas. Johnny has been on the pod before but we kick off the episode with a brief bio to catch up listeners who may not have heard him before. Neel and Johnny then go back and forth, trading possible ideas with their pros and cons, including: mobile car detailing (both Neel and Johnny love this idea, but the low average ticket amount is a concern painting (there are some challenges in making this remote, particularly around in-person biddings, but this can be developed) smart home setup (Johnny points out that this is a niche subset of A/V contractors and since it's so new, you can "make" the market) the role of "nice to have" vs "need to have" in the services/products you're offering Enjoy the episode, including Neel and Johnny's "disagreement" on the future of drone window washing. :-)

Bill D'Alessandro (@BillDA) is joined by Mehtab Bhogal (LinkedIn link) DTC eCommerce specialist to talk about distressed acquisitions & turnarounds, operations, capital structures, downsizing for quality, finding a business partner on Reddit, why makeup brands suck, and much more.We discuss a Bankruptcy deal, BH Cosmetics, linked below.-----Thanks to our sponsors! CloudBookkeeping offers adaptable solutions to businesses that want to focus on growth with a “client service first” approach. They offer a full suite of accounting services, including sophisticated reporting, QuickBooks software solutions, and full-service payroll options.-----* Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 89Show Notes:(0:00) Intro(1:00) Cloudbookkeeping.com(2:09) Mehtab's introduction(4:23) Why do you buy a business to downsize it? [Episode clip for wednesday](6:14) What is your general path after acquiring a business?(7:21) What does the cap structure look like pre vs. post-close?(10:23) How do you handle the Equity?(15:39) Let's jump to the Deal: BH Cosmetics.(18:14) Revenue trajectory(21:19) What is a 363 auction?(23:16) What does the process look like?(24:17) What do you think about this deal from a diligence and structure perspective?(26:52) How well do you know the business at the bidding stage?(28:26) Let's say you give it a go, how do you decide what the proposal is going to be for lenders and equity holders?32:00 DIP loan: Debtor in possession financing [Clip](32:43) What is the downside risk here? How does Karta add a layer of coverage?(34:46) Let's take about the operation side: How do you start a turnaround?(40:02) What are specifics about diligence for your company? Why are product teams so important?(44:05) BH got purchased at $4Mio. Was it expensive?(48:35) Tell us about the Return Profile, & how does it relate to equity value?-----Links:* BH Cosmetics Deal Link-----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#87 Yelp is not evil! Building a business using digital CAC | with Johnny Robinson#82 How Great Operators Win! How PE does it like pros | with Mark Brooks#88 Sellers Lie about the numbers?! | with Elliot Holland

Bill D'Alessandro (@BillDA) is joined by Mehtab Bhogal (LinkedIn link) DTC eCommerce specialist to talk about distressed acquisitions & turnarounds, operations, capital structures, downsizing for quality, finding a business partner on Reddit, why makeup brands suck, and much more.We discuss a Bankruptcy deal, BH Cosmetics, linked below.-----Thanks to our sponsors! CloudBookkeeping offers adaptable solutions to businesses that want to focus on growth with a “client service first” approach. They offer a full suite of accounting services, including sophisticated reporting, QuickBooks software solutions, and full-service payroll options.-----* Do you love Acquanon and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @acquanon Learnings about small business acquisitions and operations.-----Acquisitions Anonymous Episode 89Show Notes:(0:00) Intro(1:00) Cloudbookkeeping.com(2:09) Mehtab's introduction(4:23) Why do you buy a business to downsize it? [Episode clip for wednesday](6:14) What is your general path after acquiring a business?(7:21) What does the cap structure look like pre vs. post-close?(10:23) How do you handle the Equity?(15:39) Let's jump to the Deal: BH Cosmetics.(18:14) Revenue trajectory(21:19) What is a 363 auction?(23:16) What does the process look like?(24:17) What do you think about this deal from a diligence and structure perspective?(26:52) How well do you know the business at the bidding stage?(28:26) Let's say you give it a go, how do you decide what the proposal is going to be for lenders and equity holders?32:00 DIP loan: Debtor in possession financing [Clip](32:43) What is the downside risk here? How does Karta add a layer of coverage?(34:46) Let's take about the operation side: How do you start a turnaround?(40:02) What are specifics about diligence for your company? Why are product teams so important?(44:05) BH got purchased at $4Mio. Was it expensive?(48:35) Tell us about the Return Profile, & how does it relate to equity value?-----Links:* BH Cosmetics Deal Link-----Past guests on Acquanon include Nick Huber, Brent Beshore, Aaron Rubin, Mike Botkin, Ari Ozick, Mitchell Baldridge, Xavier Helgelsen, Mike Loftus, Steve Divitkos, Dzmitry Miranovich, Morgan Tate and more.-----Additional episodes you might enjoy:#87 Yelp is not evil! Building a business using digital CAC | with Johnny Robinson#82 How Great Operators Win! How PE does it like pros | with Mark Brooks#88 Sellers Lie about the numbers?! | with Elliot Holland

Today I'd like to start with a question: What if you could 15x your company in 24 months? We all understand that this is virtually impossible as a solopreneur. As delegation creates the space for growth.  It is very possible for you to 15x your business by dedicating yourself to becoming really good at hiring. This starts with changing your attitude. “I hate hiring”, or “I'm not good at hiring” or “I'll delegate this to someone else” will not get you where you want to go. It also sets you and your team up for failure. Today is your wake-up call to embrace getting really good at hiring. Because the lifeblood of Your business is WHO you hire. Guest:  Johnny Robinson is owner of Orange Window Cleaning & Mary & A Mop (Maid Service). During his freshman year of college, Johnny and his best friend Sergio started a window cleaning company by going door to door to small mom and pop businesses. As they continued to pound the pavement, the business started to grow through word of mouth. They started to see the potential for an actual business by building a great reputation, and doubling down on digital marketing.  Fast forward to today, Orange Window Cleaning has AT LEAST doubled every year since starting the business. One key component to this rapid growth has been hiring for performance. Today we discuss: Why it is important change your relationship with hiring Hiring Story Johnny's Story - employee doing cocaine at the customer's house. Left residue in the bathroom. 2 months of problems ignored. Operated out to the scarcity mindset and kept them.  Confronted and they wouldn't own up to it. The customer sent pictures. Fired them on the spot. Shifted mindset- take hiring process more seriously Challenges today? Running off emotion over kpi's Hate hiring! Hiring whoever/ too fastDesperate for people  Hiring family or friends Keeping people too long Why is this important to the company? Hiring is hard Hard to see the problems when you are in the trenches Treat hiring like marketing-Keep the funnel full when you run into problems Rick's Nuggets: Don't hate hiring if you are good at it Tell yourself- I'm Awesome at hiring  The lifeblood of your business is who you hire How do we solve the problem?  Listen to podcasts related to industryHome Service Expert   Stop taking referrals from the wrong people (c- players)Hired 2 people from one underperformer  Vetting with pre-qualification questions tied to core valuesSituational questions Hired one of their best people this way Always be hiringFunnel full of applicants Run ads - like sales Appointment setter (vetting) and Interviewer -closer  Performance based pay structureIncentive based- review bonus, upsell bonus,  Commission - selling a neighbor Hourly was killing morale  rewarded for hard work Rick's Nuggets: Hire power radio??  Document & Practice Treat like your pitch deck Internalize and teach Discovery call Key Takeaways that the Audience can plug into their business today! (Value): Performance based pay structure - making sure our employees were aligned with the companies goals - growth ABH - Always be hiring Join a peer group - EO Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnny-robinson-a2b632120/ Company: https://orangewindowcleaning.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orange-window-cleaning/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orange_windowcleaning/ Host Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-girard-07722/ Company: https://www.stridesearch.com/ Podcast: https://www.hirepowerradio.com Authored:  "Healing Career Wounds"  https://amzn.to/3tGbtre HireOS inquiry: rick@stridesearch.com Show Sponsor: Criteria Corp: https://www.criteriacorp.com/

While he was a full-time student, Johnny Robinson built OrangeWindowCleaning.com into a $700k a year operation. If you want to start your own business, it doesn't necessarily take a never-before-seen business idea to have a never-before-seen impact on your life. Johnny's a long-time Side Hustle Show listener, and we actually recorded this on his last day of college. Tune in to The Side Hustle Show interview to hear: How Johnny got his first customers The marketing engine you can borrow for your own business How he fulfills the work and the tech and tools he uses to manage the whole operation Full show notes

In this episode Neel interviews Johnny Robinson and Sergio Silesky, co-founders and owners of Orange Window Cleaning. Johnny and Sergio didn't grow up as entrepreneurs...in fact it wasn't until college when they found out that "anyone" could start a business and started a side hustle in residential and commercial window cleaning. That side hustle became a real-deal business when they found out that they hated jobs that they had been trained to get after going to college. And now they are on their way to amazing things. Some knowledge they drop includes: How a good partnership can really accelerate a business Why they decided to bring in a full-time content person to storytell about building a remote local business The importance of automated systems How to pick up subcontractors (hang out where they hang out and stalk them!) Enjoy the episode and find Sergio and Johnny on Twitter and let them know we sent you :-)

In this episode Neel interviews Johnny Robinson and Sergio Silesky, co-founders and owners of Orange Window Cleaning. Johnny and Sergio didn't grow up as entrepreneurs...in fact it wasn't until college when they found out that "anyone" could start a business and started a side hustle in residential and commercial window cleaning. That side hustle became a real-deal business when they found out that they hated jobs that they had been trained to get after going to college. And now they are on their way to amazing things. Some knowledge they drop includes: How a good partnership can really accelerate a business Why they decided to bring in a full-time content person to storytell about building a remote local business The importance of automated systems How to pick up subcontractors (hang out where they hang out and stalk them!) Enjoy the episode and find Sergio and Johnny on Twitter and let them know we sent you :-)

This week we make a deep dive into the window washing business. Johnny Robinson is co-founder of Orange Window Cleaning in Orange County, CA. We go deep into how they acquire customers, transitioning to a 1099 independent contractor model and how he has expanded his business interests beyond windows to helping small businesses win with digital marketing. Enjoy! Michael

Johnny Robinson has done just about everything.  But he does everything very well.  He's a kind and restless soul enjoying every second of life.  As a very recent cancer survivor, his active lifestyle has returned.  He recently retired from his dentistry practice and is living his best life in the Roanoke Valley.  Some call him "The Legend" while others are just happy to be in "The Johnny-verse"!  

On today's episode we sit down with Johnny Robinson. Unlike some of our past episodes where we've brought on Software CEO's or professional race car drivers, Johnny has had a lot of success at only 22 years old doing something that isn't exactly what you would call glamorous. Johnny spent $150 his freshman year of college to buy a bucket, a squeegee and some gear, and now he and his partner are running window cleaning business on track to do $700,000 this year.

Join host Becky Parker Geist and get to know our Audiobook Marketing Program Concierge, Johnny Robinson. Hear about the ways authors and the marketing team come together to learn and move past challenges as well as sharing victories in marketing. Learn more about the community aspect of marketing and audiobooks. Johnny also hosts the The Audio Book Club—an online, interactive club for audiobook enthusiasts—that was launched in January 2021. Discover what's available for you whether as an audiobook author and/or listening enthusiast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From pandemic to protest. 2020 has been a difficult year. We seek spiritual leadership. During this time, Tony and I look to the healing words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This eulogy was given in 1963 following a bombing at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. "They were discussing the eternal meaning of love", he says, reflecting on the girls last moments within the walls of the church. A timeline of the events leading up the event was summarized in a 2019 in a CNN article: September 15, 1963 - A bomb blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, kills four African-American girls during church services. At least 14 others are injured in the explosion, including Sarah Collins, the 12-year-old sister of victim Addie Mae Collins, who loses an eye.Three former Ku Klux Klan members are eventually convicted of murder for the bombing. Victims:Addie Mae Collins, 14Denise McNair, 11Carole Robertson, 14Cynthia Wesley, 14 September 15, 1963 - - Riots break out, and two African-American boys, Virgil Ware, 13, and Johnny Robinson, 16, are also killed. In all, at least 20 people are injured from the initial bombing and the ensuing riots.- Alabama Governor George Wallace sends 500 National Guardsmen and 300 state troopers to the city. The next day, they are joined by 500 police officers and 150 sheriffs' deputies. September 16, 1963 - President John F. Kennedy responds by saying, "If these cruel and tragic events can only awaken that city and state - if they can only awaken this entire nation to a realization of the folly of racial injustice and hatred and violence, then it is not too late for all concerned to unite in steps toward peaceful progress before more lives are lost." -- The hope embodied in this eulogy must remain in our national aspirations. We pray that we are striving to become a more just and equitable society - a core part of King's dream. It pains us that George Floyd's death is not an outlier, but only another death of people of color at the hands of the police. A BBC article lists a timeline of deaths since Eric Garner's death by choke hold in 2014. Say their names in your thoughts and prayers, but more importantly, proactively work on behalf of those most oppressed who live in a nation desperately needing healing.

From pandemic to protest. 2020 has been a difficult year. We seek spiritual leadership. During this time, Tony and I look to the healing words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This eulogy was given in 1963 following a bombing at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. "They were discussing the eternal meaning of love", he says, reflecting on the girls last moments within the walls of the church. A timeline of the events leading up the event was summarized in a 2019 in a CNN article: September 15, 1963 - A bomb blast at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, kills four African-American girls during church services. At least 14 others are injured in the explosion, including Sarah Collins, the 12-year-old sister of victim Addie Mae Collins, who loses an eye.Three former Ku Klux Klan members are eventually convicted of murder for the bombing. Victims:Addie Mae Collins, 14Denise McNair, 11Carole Robertson, 14Cynthia Wesley, 14 September 15, 1963 - - Riots break out, and two African-American boys, Virgil Ware, 13, and Johnny Robinson, 16, are also killed. In all, at least 20 people are injured from the initial bombing and the ensuing riots.- Alabama Governor George Wallace sends 500 National Guardsmen and 300 state troopers to the city. The next day, they are joined by 500 police officers and 150 sheriffs' deputies. September 16, 1963 - President John F. Kennedy responds by saying, "If these cruel and tragic events can only awaken that city and state - if they can only awaken this entire nation to a realization of the folly of racial injustice and hatred and violence, then it is not too late for all concerned to unite in steps toward peaceful progress before more lives are lost." -- The hope embodied in this eulogy must remain in our national aspirations. We pray that we are striving to become a more just and equitable society - a core part of King's dream. It pains us that George Floyd's death is not an outlier, but only another death of people of color at the hands of the police. A BBC article lists a timeline of deaths since Eric Garner's death by choke hold in 2014. Say their names in your thoughts and prayers, but more importantly, proactively work on behalf of those most oppressed who live in a nation desperately needing healing.

Real talk Southeastern Sports is a live podcast originated and created by me, John M Robinson (Johnny). I’m from Kingsport, TN & a die hard fan of sports. Not affiliated with the SEC. I wanted to put a stamp on Sports via pod cast from the high school perspective, college perspective and professional sports perspective in the southeastern states. College Football will be the primary focus, with added coverage on other sports throughout discussions. We will be discussing the odds on all discuses games for College & Pro. When this takes off, we (myself & other partners at the time) will look forward to being invited to discuss interviews with other Sports affiliates in the southeast. Real Talk Southeastern Sports with Johnny Robinson Created: 12/5/19 John M Robinson (Johnny) Kingsport, TN --- 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/john-m-robinson/message

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The Chiefs were well represented at the Pro Football Hall of Fame ceremony last weekend in Canton, Ohio, with the induction of tight end Tony Gonzalez and safety Johnny Robinson. Star columnist Vahe Gregorian was there and shares his impressions of the event with host Blair Kerkhoff. Columnist Sam Mellinger remembers Gonzalez as the best player on some poor Chiefs teams. And it sounded like there was good showing of Chiefs fans in the audience. Read our related stories:Here’s to Mr. Johnny: Hall of Fame brethren punctuate induction with own tributes: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article233520547.html Former Chiefs great Tony G: From bullied kid to Hall of Famer who speaks his mind: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article233127101.html At long last, Johnny Robinson gets his due in Canton to match a Hall of Fame life: https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article233498257.html And here's a special subscription offer for SportsBeat KC listeners! Follow the kansascity.com/sportsbeatkcoffer link for a 40% discount on a digital subscription to all sports stories from The Kansas City Star. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We kicked off a new week with an LSU football practice report updating absences and notable position battles.  With plenty of expectations, ESPN's FPI thinks a lot of the 2019 Tigers.  We also hear from newly enshrined Pro Football Hall of Famers Kevin Mawae and Johnny Robinson.  As always, we wrap up with your Q&A addressing Dee Anderson, linebacker depth and the sixth offensive lineman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We kicked off a new week with an LSU football practice report updating absences and notable position battles.  With plenty of expectations, ESPN's FPI thinks a lot of the 2019 Tigers.  We also hear from newly enshrined Pro Football Hall of Famers Kevin Mawae and Johnny Robinson.  As always, we wrap up with your Q&A addressing Dee Anderson, linebacker depth and the sixth offensive lineman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first hour of Sports Sunday, Brad reacts to the NFL Hall of Fame induction ceremony from last night which included former Chiefs Tony Gonzalez and Johnny Robinson. We also get a live update from Chiefs Training Camp with Aly Trost. Max Rieper joins us to talk some Royals baseball. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NFL Hall of Fame 2019 Class (Part 2) This Saturday we get to see 8 more gridiron giants inducted as part of the NFL Hall of Fame 2019 inductees celebration.  Last week we covered the first four members in the episode titled NFL Hall of Fame 2019 Class - Part 1.  I recommend you listen to this episode first if you have not done so.  This week we cover a brief overview of the rest of the members being inducted on August 3rd.  The episode covers the players in alphabetic order.  Here are the rest of the 4 members: Ty Law (modern) - cornerback for New England Patriots (1995-2005) New York Jets (2005, 2008) Kansas City Chiefs (2006-2007) Denver Broncos (2009) Kevin Mawae (modern) - center and guard for Seattle Seahawks (1994-1997) New York Jets (1998-2005) Tennessee Titans (2006-2009) Ed Reed (modern) - safety for Baltimore Ravens (2002-2012) Houston Texans (2013) New York Jets (2013) Johnny Robinson (senior) - safety and running back for Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs (1960-1971) A couple weeks ago I covered the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2018 Recap.  In this episode, I also gave a quick overview of how players are voted into the Hall.  I recommend checking this episode out before listening to this week's episode, as well. Connect With The Show Visit the show notes for this episode Visit me on the web - my about page Contact the show Follow me on Twitter Subscribe for free to the podcast Subscribe for free on YouTube Are you interested in sharing your favorite football moment on the show?  This is your chance to share your story with all my listeners. http://www.myfootballmoment.com (Click here to share your favorite football moment) Top Related Episodes Pro Football Hall of Fame 2018 Recap On-Location Interviews (Pro Football Hall of Fame 2018) Pro Football Hall of Fame (Brief History) Tweet Note - The article below covers the topic of this week's episode in detail.  There are many links throughout the article to enhance your learning of the history of the NFL.  A few of these may be Amazon links.  As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.  Keep scrolling to get to the article. Please enter your name. Please enter a valid email address. Thanks for subscribing! Please check your email for further instructions. " /> Mash This Button For More NFL History Content!!! Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again. ARTICLE GOES HERE Please enter your name. Please enter a valid email address. Thanks for subscribing! Please check your email for further instructions. " /> Mash This Button For More NFL History Content!!! Something went wrong. Please check your entries and try again. Support this podcast

The first day in pads brought an added layer of intensity to Chiefs practice on Monday in St. Joseph, Missouri. No player seemed more energized than new defensive end Frank Clark. He said he was happy not to play “that touch football, that flag football” without pads. Clark will line up next to tackle Chris Jones to give the Chiefs a formidable line. Wide receiver Sammy Watkins discusses becoming a team leader, and Vahe Gregorian previews his trip to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, where a pair of former Chiefs, Johnny Robinson and Tony Gonzalez, will be inducted this weekend. Read our related coverage:Frank Clark claims first day of padded practice for the defense — https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article233261517.html Former Chiefs great Tony G: From bullied kid to Hall of Famer who speaks his mind — https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article233127101.html And we now have a special subscription offer for SportsBeatKC listeners! Follow the kansascity.com/sportsbeatkcoffer link for a 40% discount on a digital subscription to all sports stories from The Kansas City Star.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Tigers Kevin Mawae and Johnny Robinson were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend while three former Tigers were part of the Patriots Super Bowl 53 roster.  We also recap the LSU-Arkansas game which saw the Tigers 10-game winning streak end.  As always, we wrap up with a Facebook LIVE Q&A where we discussed the latest LSU football commit and Chris Reid's return to the baseball team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Tigers Kevin Mawae and Johnny Robinson were elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend while three former Tigers were part of the Patriots Super Bowl 53 roster.  We also recap the LSU-Arkansas game which saw the Tigers 10-game winning streak end.  As always, we wrap up with a Facebook LIVE Q&A where we discussed the latest LSU football commit and Chris Reid's return to the baseball team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to discuss former New York Jets Center Kevin Mawae getting selected to go into the Pro Football Hall of Fame! We talk about Mawae's career, his impact on the league, his place in Jets history, and more!  Plus, we discuss the rest of the 2019 class including Ty Law, Ed Reed, Champ Bailey, Tony Gonzalez, Gil Brandt, Pat Bowlen, and Johnny Robinson! Play Like A Jet is part of the Turn On The Jets Digital Podcast network......  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Kansas City Chiefs pick up a 28-14 win on the road against the Atlanta Falcons. Farzin recaps Kansas City's second preseason game, going over the positives and negatives, plus the biggest story of the game as Pat Mahomes threw a high and deep touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill. Also, Farzin discusses three different fights that took place in the past week.

A Girl in the Night - PROBED? - An Alien Podcast by Johnny Robinson

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Announcing the new weekly audio newspaper - The Weekend Edition. The show will include satirical gubbins from the world of news, politics and pop culture hosted by the remaining half of Prick Up your Ears, Johnny Robinson. #satire #comedy #podcast #audionewspaper #news #paper #brexit #uselections

Aired on the first Johnny Robinson show on Swindon 105.5 in 2008, the what's not on guide was a regular feature which advertises events not happening across the Swindon area

Bad radio dramas incorporated bring you Space Hospital 2525 - a little radio drama my daughter Ruby and I put together for my fiance Aphre for entertainment while she's climbing Kilimanjaro. Starring Ruby and Johnny Robinson, Devised by Aphre Powell and Johnny Robinson, Written by Johnny Robinson. Not the best work I've ever produced but hope you enjoy is as much as we did making it.

Early sketch from the Johnny Robinson Show, written by Johnny Robinson and Richard Grace #nurseryrhymes #healthandsafety #gonemad #comedy #missmuffet #bees

What's in the TV Times Magazine? Frankie Howard, Toyah Wilcox and Johnny Robinson #comedy #tvtimes #spoof #silly #fakead

From the radio show devised by Johnny Robinson and Jelmer Lelieveld. Presented by Jelmer Lelieveld, Johnny Robinson, Robin Smith, Fred Hart. Executive Producer: Matt Belt, Producer: Ben Deacon, Social media: Nichole Burnette, Tech: Dan Ayshford, Content producer: Emma Teear. Find out what happened when we got the band back together and covered The Arctic Monkeys song "Why'd you only call me when your high" #band #arcticmonkeys #whydyouonlycallmewhenyourhigh #badcover

The perfume you've been waiting for: Farage no. 5 Sketch made for It's Not Rocket Science about the rise of UKIP and Nigel Farage Written by: Robin Smith, Jelmer Lelieveld & Johnny Robinson Produced by: Jelmer Lelieveld #nigelfarage #farage #UKIP #politics #farageno5 #comedy

The best viewed TV series in Russia during the Crimean crisis! Sketch originally broadcast on It's Not Rocket Science. #comedy #satire #Putin #Russia #funny #sketch Written by: Robin Smith, Jelmer Lelieveld & Johnny Robinson Voiced by: Robin Smith, Jelmer Lelieveld & Johnny Robinson Produced by: Jelmer Lelieveld