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Jim Brown is the author of "The Imperfect CEO: Making the Climb to Organizational Health" and founder of Org Health. For over 30 years he has worked with CEOs, boards, and executive teams to build healthy organizational cultures and lead with clarity, courage, and shared responsibility. Jim argues that leadership accountability is the most underestimated pillar of organizational health. Not because leaders think it is unimportant, but because most assume they are already doing it well. In this conversation, Jim explains why leaders often judge themselves by their intentions while everyone else experiences their impact. He shares how that gap erodes trust, weakens accountability, and limits collaboration. He also discusses the small leadership behaviors that create outsized cultural change, how to distinguish productive tension from destructive conflict, and the early warning signs that organizational health is beginning to deteriorate. If you're trying to build a stronger culture, improve accountability, or create greater ownership across your team, this conversation offers practical insights you can put to work immediately. Find episode 517 on The Leadership Podcast, on YouTube, channel @theleadershippodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Watch this Episode on YouTube | Jim Brown on The Accountability Gap: Why Leaders Misjudge Their Own Impact https://bit.ly/TLP-517 Key Moments [01:01] Which pillar do CEOs underestimate most [05:23] How do people go too far with imperfection [09:58] Small behavior change with outsized impact [12:36] The mind shift to stop being the bottleneck [14:30] Productive tension versus destructive conflict [16:38] When teams don't define the problem the same way [19:20] Leading indicator of deteriorating organizational health [21:37] Why we're lousy at collaborating in meetings [25:21] Why we collaborate well as humans but fail in business [28:54] Success on paper but something was off [30:16] Closing thoughts for listeners Memorable Quotes "The impact is the question, not the intention. It doesn't matter that we had the right intention. If the whole group in the room was just deflated because of what you said, it's useless to say, 'I didn't mean it that way.'" "Leadership is not about doing. Leadership is about leading. We have to get a mind shift to stop giving the answers, stop doing the work. All of our effort needs to be equipping the leaders around us." "Productive tension is anchored in clarity around a shared goal. When we all know what we're aiming for, we can be jostling with each other energetically." "The more you have someone looking to you for the answer, the less everyone else will think about what the answer should be, offer suggestions, or own the decisions." "What's happening in meeting rooms is a huge indicator of what's really going on in the culture." "As leaders, you will always have to help people manage tensions. It's not either or. Somehow we've got to figure out the balance of that tension." "The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent. The day he forgives them, he becomes an adult. The day he forgives himself, he becomes wise." – Alden Nolan Explore the full archive at www.theleadershippodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts! These are the books mentioned in this episode Resources Mentioned The Leadership Podcast | theleadershippodcast.com Sponsored by | www.darley.com Rafti Advisors. LLC | www.raftiadvisors.com Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC | selfreliantleadership.com Jim Brown Website | www.orghealthteam.com Jim Brown LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/authorjimbrown

Are you unsure where your money should go after payday? This episode breaks down the essential accounts every household needs, busts common myths about credit cards and savings, and offers real-life strategies for stress-free finances. Whether you're just starting your financial journey or looking to optimize your money management, this conversation is your toolkit for financial clarity and confidence.Key Moments & TakeawaysWhy Multiple Accounts Matter: Discussion about the logic behind account diversification 02:09.Credit Cards Are NOT Emergency Funds: A firm warning against using credit cards as savings and why it's a risky move 02:44.Checking & Savings Fundamentals: The foundational role of checking accounts (even with peer-to-peer apps) and the importance of a nearby savings account 03:37.High-Yield Savings: Why it's smart to keep part of your emergency fund in a high-yield account and what to watch for with access and interest rates 06:26.How Much to Save for Emergencies: Recommendations for emergency funds from 3–12 months of expenses and how strategies change based on life phase 09:00.The “Non-Monthly” Account: A game-changing strategy for handling annual or irregular expenses like insurance, car registrations, and taxes 11:16.Retirement Roadmap: Employer-sponsored plans (401k/403b/SEP), maximizing matches, and the difference between pre-tax and Roth accounts 18:02, 20:05.Traditional IRA “Dump Fund”: Why rolling over old 401k balances into a traditional IRA gives greater control and investment options 26:55.Health Savings Account (HSA): Unique benefits, tax savings, and using HSAs as a retirement tool 30:58.Brokerage Accounts & Early Retirement: How taxable accounts add flexibility for big goals or bridging the gap before retirement 34:15.Why You Should ListenThis episode is packed with actionable advice, real examples, and honest conversations about the why behind smart money moves. You'll leave knowing exactly which accounts deserve your attention and how to reduce financial stress while preparing for life's curveballs. If you want to feel more in control of your finances, this discussion is a must-listen.Who This Episode Is For:Young professionals setting up their first accountsCouples looking to improve household money managementAnyone feeling overwhelmed by financial account optionsIndividuals planning for debt payoff, emergency savings, or retirementListeners seeking practical, step-by-step guidance to building wealth This Podcast is sponsored by American Heritage Credit Union. To learn more and open an account go to: www.AHCU.co/ForBetterandWorthOur website: www.forbetterandworth.comGet Ericka's book, Naked and Unashamed: 10 Money Conversations Every Couple Must Have Check out our local TV spotlightConnect with us:Instagram: @forbetterandworthYouTube: @forbetterandworthEricka: @erickayoungofficialChris: @1cbyoung

The barrier to making your first film has never been lower, and this episode breaks down exactly how to start. In Part 2 of his conversation with host Gregg Goldfarb, filmmaker Steve Dabal pulls back the curtain on how his documentary Italian Wannabe came together: shot largely on a phone, edited by hand from terabytes of footage, and finished through community crowdfunding. Steve makes the case that you don't need a perfect subject or a big budget to begin. You need a story you care about and the willingness to start filming. From the free tools that turn a phone into a cinema camera, to why short films are the best reps a beginner can get, to how AI is quietly reshaping what independent filmmakers can afford, Steve offers a grounded look at the craft and the business of documentary work today, and why "make the thing" matters far more than worrying about how it will be received.   Join Gregg and Steve on Cut to the Chase as they explore: How to shoot a documentary for $0 using just an iPhone and free apps  Why the story "reveals itself" and how to start before you know the ending  Why short films are the best training ground for first-time filmmakers  The realistic path to a finished film: rough cuts, community, and crowdfunding  How AI is changing the cost of color, graphics, and finishing work  Why the festival system favors certain films, and how feel-good stories find their audience What comes after festivals: roadshows, screenings-with-dinners, and t-urning a film into an event    KEY MOMENTS 00:00 — Cold open: which films "climb the ladder"  00:01 — You've got a story and an iPhone — what do you actually need? 00:02 — The Blackmagic app: turning a phone into a cinema camera 00:03 — "Just start filming" — 14 terabytes and finding the story 00:04 — Do you really need a great subject to begin? 00:06 — Making the thing vs. releasing the thing 00:07 — Why short films are the best reps for beginners 00:09 — The money question: what $0 can (and can't) get you 00:10 — Rough cuts, honest feedback & the freelance colorist 00:12 — Spend $0 first, then crowdfund the finish 00:13 — AI and YouTube: best or worst time to start? 00:14 — Handmade stop-motion vs. AI temp graphics 00:15 — Inside the festival world: programmers & blind submissions 00:17 — Pairing screenings with dinners to build community 00:18 — What's next: roadshows, AI outreach & the film-as-event 00:21 — Closing: stop chasing the checklist — just make the thing    Steve Dabal is an Italian-American director, cinematographer, and editor with a deep VFX background and a focus on non-fiction storytelling. As co-founder and Creative Director of The Family, a New York-based production house, he has interviewed subjects ranging from Scarlett Johansson and Fortune 500 CEOs to war veterans and 9/11 survivors. His work has screened at SXSW, the New York Film Festival, and internationally. Italian Wannabe is his debut feature documentary. The film sold out five screenings at the 2026 Palm Springs International Film Festival and was also an official selection at the Berkshire International Film Festival. The film was directed, shot, and edited by Dabal, and produced with The Family in association with Current Mindset.    RESOURCES MENTIONED: Learn more about Italian Wannabe and follow the film's festival and pop-up screening tour Learn more about Fiore Market Cafe, chef Bill Disselhorst's legendary South Pasadena restaurant, one of America's Top 100 restaurants Learn more about the village of Casperia, Italy — one hour north of Rome — featured throughout the documentary Learn more about The Family, Steve Dabal's New York-based production company Follow the Italian Wannabe pop-up screening tour to find a screening near you   Want to hear more conversations about life, law, and the stories that matter? Subscribe to Cut to the Chase: with Gregg Goldfarb.   Want to stay updated on our latest podcasts? Subscribe to Cut to the Chase: Podcast Newsletter for monthly podcast releases and the latest legal news: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/KqDopgE

Akash Nigam has been building Genies since 2017 with a conviction that avatars will be the visual layer of the internet. As CEO of Genies, he's assembled IP partners including the NBA, MLB, Sanrio, and Kakao, with more major studios and agencies set to announce before the end of May. The pitch: every app, game, website, and celebrity is going to have an AI personality. Genies wants to be the framework that gives all of those personalities a face.What separates Genies is portability and scale. A character that took eight weeks in 2021 now takes ten minutes. Staying stylized rather than photorealistic isn't just aesthetic — it's what got Hollywood to the table. Talent doesn't want deepfakes. They want a Genie: trained on private IP data, capable of one-on-one fan relationships that make Instagram feel thin.AI XR News: Tim Cook stepped aside as Apple CEO with hardware chief John Ternus taking over. Humanoid robots ran a half marathon in Beijing while a Sony robot defeated professional table tennis players, opening a conversation about Chinese robotics capabilities and AI data infiltration risks the US is still underestimating.Key Moments:[00:06:45] Tim Cook steps aside: what the Apple leadership transition signals about wearable AI[00:12:00] Humanoid robots and table tennis: China's robotics flex[00:13:00] The data infiltration argument: open-source risk and a warning for the US[00:24:00] The IP land grab: NBA, MLB, Sanrio, Kakao, Naver Webtoon[00:28:00] From photo to avatar in 10 minutes: how Genies' generation pipeline scaled[00:32:00] Why Instagram feels thin and how Genies enables one-on-one fan relationships[00:49:00] 80 people, $150M raised, and why Bob Iger sees Genies as the future of DisneyIf AI personalities are going to be everywhere, what do they look like? Akash has been building the answer for nearly a decade. Q3 is when it goes live.Brought to you by Zappar and Mattercraft — the leading visual development environment for immersive 3D web experiences. Mattercraft now includes an AI assistant for design, code, and debugging in real time. Start building at mattercraft.io.Subscribe to the AI XR Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts, or watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Fs8h2KcJclQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jonathan Rodriguez Cefalu built the hardware that Snap shipped on people's faces — first the camera-only Gen 1 Spectacles, then the Gen 4 display version. His path through Stanford CS, an honors thesis on varifocal display optics, and a startup called Vergence (named after the vergence-accommodation conflict in AR) led him to Snap, and then to the problem he is working on now. Preamble AI exists to prevent the worst possible AI outcomes — starting with a class of attack that Preamble was the first to publicly demonstrate: prompt injection.Ted Schilowitz hosted this episode solo. Together, he and Jonathan worked through the architecture problem sitting under every AI assistant being deployed at scale right now: large language models see one token stream. There is no separation between what the developer intended and what an untrusted email or web page is quietly instructing the model to do. With Gemini Spark about to give AI agents access to tens of thousands of emails per user, this is not a theoretical concern. Jonathan's team has a proposed fix — and they have already shaped federal law.The episode also covered the week's XR and AI news: Google I/O announcements, Snap Spectacles Gen 6 details ahead of AWE, Matthew Ball joining Xbox, Anduril's battlefield AR wearable, and AI-generated feature films reaching Tribeca.Key Moments:[00:00] Ted opens solo — Charlie Fink and Rony Abovitz are out for the summer solstice[02:30] Google I/O: Gemini Spark and what "persistent AI agent" actually means in practice[08:15] Jonathan's Gmail test: asked to search tens of thousands of emails, it searched 30 and quit[14:40] XREAL Project Aura and the state of Android XR — a lot of spend for incremental steps[21:00] Snap Spectacles Gen 6 details: what Jonathan knows from building Gen 1 and Gen 4 from the inside[31:20] Snap vs. Meta: research that ships in the product vs. research that ships in a paper[38:45] Matthew Ball joins Xbox, Anduril EagleEyes, and battlefield AR wearables[44:10] AI on the Lot: Project Nara, Hell Grind, Dreams of Violet, Paul Schrader goes pro-AI[52:30] Jonathan introduces Preamble AI and the mission to prevent worst-case AI outcomes[58:00] The first public demonstration of prompt injection — what happened and why it matters[01:06:15] Why Gemini Spark will be especially vulnerable to prompt injection attacks[01:14:00] Preamble's proposed fix: a reserved token language that untrusted data cannot speak[01:21:30] NDAA Section 1638: the first US law making it illegal to give AI autonomous nuclear control[01:28:45] WarGames, "the only winning move is not to play," and what that means in 2026Brought to you by Zappar and Mattercraft. Mattercraft makes spatial web experiences that run in the browser — no app required. Visit mattercraft.io to learn more and start building. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Joshua Pantony spent years being told there would never be a viable AI company in his lifetime. He sold his first AI company to Microsoft anyway — work that quietly became part of what is now Microsoft Copilot. Today he runs Boosted AI, an agentic platform serving more than 400 institutional investors who collectively manage around five trillion dollars in assets. He is one of the most credible voices in applied AI finance, and his read on where the industry is heading cuts through a lot of noise.The conversation covers what it actually means to deploy AI in professional investing — not the demo version, but the one that has to earn trust from portfolio managers who have built careers on discretion and judgment. The platform learns each investor's individual style and then acts like a highly motivated junior analyst who never sleeps: constantly surfacing ideas, flagging risks, and improving the workflow without ever taking over the decision. Josh also unpacks why the Bloomberg terminal is facing its BlackBerry moment, why the technology moat is effectively dead, and why the next durable advantage in finance will come from human trust networks that no model can replicate. AI XR News You Should Know: The episode opens with two news segments covering AWE 2026 and the Snap Spectacles keynote with Evan Spiegel, the Samsung Galaxy Glasses debut, Gemini rolling out as Android's native agentic AI, the Cerebras sixty-billion-dollar IPO, and what an AI filmmaking company launched by the creators of Instagram Stories tells us about the future of short-form content. The conversation about micro-dramas, why Quibi failed, and what sixty percent of social media users now say about their own feeds leads directly into the trust themes that run through the entire episode.Key Moments:[00:00] – Cold open and welcome. Charlie frames the sixth anniversary of the show.[02:30] – AWE 2026 recap. Snap Spectacles keynote, Evan Spiegel on stage, Samsung Galaxy Glasses previewed.[06:00] – Gemini as Android's native agentic layer. What it means that AI is now replacing the OS interface.[09:15] – Cerebras sixty-billion-dollar IPO. What a big AI IPO year signals for the sector.[12:00] – AI filmmaking and Instagram Stories creators. The new short-form production economy.[14:30] – Why Quibi really failed. No sharing mechanic, wrong bet on clipping, and arriving before the audience was ready.[16:45] – The trust problem in social feeds. YouGov data: sixty percent of users cannot tell what is real. Social becoming a lie stream.[19:00] – Guest intro. Joshua Pantony on being told AI would never be a viable business, and the algorithm he wrote at twenty that saved a million dollars.[24:00] – How Boosted AI works. The digital twin model, the agentic workflow, and why it is not a portfolio manager.[33:00] – The Bloomberg terminal's BlackBerry moment. Thirty thousand dollars a year for what AI will deliver for a fraction.[42:00] – The moat is dead. Why user context — not the technology — is the durable advantage.[51:00] – The innovator's dilemma at high frequency. Rony on why a day in AI is like a decade, and what that means for incumbents.[58:00] – Trust networks as the last edge. The analog handshake as the most valuable currency in a world of synthetic information.This conversation is a clear-eyed look at what it takes to build AI that professionals actually adopt — not a pitch, not a thought experiment. Josh's framing of Wall Street as the greatest collective intelligence humanity has built, and his argument that AI can finally make capital allocation genuinely more efficient, gives the episode an ambition that goes well beyond fintech. The question of what survives automation — and what only humans can do — runs underneath every answer.This episode is sponsored by Zappar and Mattercraft. Mattercraft is Zappar's browser-based augmented reality creation platform — build and deploy WebAR experiences without an app, at mattercraft.io. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As director of Keyhole, Dave Lorenzini delivered the 3D Earth zooms that ran on CNN during the 2003 Iraq War — netting five million users in a month. Sergey Brin was one of them. Google bought the company and poured in billions to build, fuel, and serve maps. As Google Earth, it forever changed how we relate to space.From there: pioneering work on Google Glass, AR platforms, and running an immersive XR lab in Europe for Draw & Code exploring the future of spaces, places, and faces. Today Dave directs Quantum Studio, building World Agent and 4D ID — the "DNS for real space," an addressing layer where every place, object, and moment gets a name AI systems can agree on. His thesis: the next decade of AI won't run on better maps. AI needs an operating system for reality. Not a map. Not a database. A living, queryable foundation where every place on Earth answers for itself.AI XR News: The OpenAI vs. Musk trial continued with damaging testimony from Mira Murati and Greg Brockman. Anthropic struck an unholy alliance with xAI's Colossus compute. GameStop bid for eBay. Colin Angle is back with Familiar, an AI robot pet. Coinbase cut staff. Ask.com finally died. VRChat hit 100,000 concurrent daily users in Japan.Key Moments:[00:03:34] AWE Long Beach in 30 days: Dave on the board, Snap glasses expected, 400 speakers and 250 exhibitors[00:20:10] 30 AI glasses coming: why the near future belongs to audio-first, AI-powered smart glasses[00:25:34] Keyhole origin story: satellite imagery, $25K/sq mile, Sergey Brin, and a $500M/year acquisition[00:37:30] Google Glass, Luxottica, and why Google blinked when it could have been 10 years ahead of Meta[00:40:00] XR vs. rockets: why building for the human brain is harder than getting to MarsBrought to you by Zappar, the company behind Mattercraft — the leading visual development environment for immersive 3D web experiences. Start building at mattercraft.io.Subscribe to the AI XR Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/weNANIIo7EA Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The AI XR Podcast had a massive news week and one of its best guest conversations of the year. Caspar Thykier and Connell Gauld, CEO and CTO co-founders of Zappar, joined Charlie Fink and Ted Schilowitz to talk about something deceptively simple: helping people find stuff.Zappar's new product, Spaces, is app-free indoor navigation built on the web. QR code or link in a meeting invite — your phone shows AR breadcrumbs to the nearest restroom, the right meeting room, the hospital ward three floors away. No app download. No specific hardware. No Azure dependency. Caspar put the pitch simply: it's fundamentally just helping people find stuff. Connell's vision: the same technology running in glasses indistinguishable from a regular pair, within four to five years.AI XR News: Elon Musk's $135 billion lawsuit against OpenAI went to trial in Berkeley. OpenAI's IPO may be pushed to 2027 over its CFO reporting structure and $600B CapEx problem. Meta is laying off 20% of its staff in two waves. Google earnings were up 10% while Meta got punished. Freepik rebranded as Magnifi with $230M ARR and a million paid subscribers. Samsung announced displayless AI smart glasses. Google partnered with Gucci for another AI glasses play. And Google put $40 billion into Anthropic.Key Moments:[00:03:02] Elon vs. Sam: the $135 billion trial[00:05:09] OpenAI's IPO in jeopardy — CFO structure and $600B CapEx[00:07:12] Meta's 20% layoffs and Charlie's read on bad CEO behavior[00:10:32] Freepik becomes Magnifi: $230M ARR, a million subscribers[00:13:10] Samsung Galaxy XR and Google x Gucci smart glasses[00:15:15] Google puts $40B into Anthropic — a cloud play[00:21:06] Spaces: turn-by-turn AR indoor navigation, no app required[00:41:13] 16 years in XR: how Zappar survived by being the cockroachBrought to you by Zappar, the company behind Mattercraft — the leading visual development environment for immersive 3D web experiences. Start building at mattercraft.io.Watch the Full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HmOXA4HgBmo. Subscribe to the AI XR Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lucas Rizzotto is one of the most distinctive artists working at the intersection of technology and human experience. He built Where Thoughts Go, a VR piece that proved genuine connection was possible inside a headset when everyone said it wasn't. He followed it with Pillow, a mixed reality app designed around the bedroom. He then spent months letting an AI algorithm run his life — wearing Mantra smart glasses, building a surveillance and memory system on himself, and documenting it as an ongoing series on Instagram and TikTok. Now he's making a live cinematic experience called Escape the Internet, which he calls Broadway crossed with a video game crossed with standup comedy. It premiered as a ghost debut at SXSW this year.Mike Boland, analyst and founder of AR Insider, sits in for Rony Abovitz in this episode. The conversation opens on the Rec Room shutdown — $250 million raised, a $3.5 billion valuation, and now a wind-down. The panel connects the collapse to a pattern: VR has always been an exotic pursuit sold as a mainstream one, and the unit economics of concurrent immersive social spaces are nearly impossible. The discussion moves to OpenAI shutting down Sora, the AI video generation race between Google VO3 and Kling, the rise of AI slop in social feeds, and Lucas confirming he quit LinkedIn because it's unreadable.AI XR News: Rec Room is shutting down after raising $250M at a $3.5B peak valuation. Snapchat is acquiring its remaining assets. OpenAI closed down Sora, overwhelmed by competition from Google VO3 and Kling. AI-only social feeds from Meta and Grok are not gaining traction — users are tuning them out.Key Moments:[05:37] – Ted's thesis: VR is an exotic pursuit that was never going to be mainstream, and Rec Room would have been healthier if it accepted that early[07:33] – Lucas: Ready Player One was the worst thing to happen to XR — it gave executives a fictional roadmap to fund[18:38] – Ted asks whether Apple can do for mixed reality what it did for the smartphone — and the panel is skeptical[27:42] – Mike on physics as the hard ceiling: Moore's Law doesn't apply to waveguides and optics the way it applies to chips[29:02] – Lucas explains why he dropped display glasses for his wearable AI experiment — they increase engineering complexity by 50x[32:17] – Lucas's AI-controlled life series: a complex algorithm watches him, mines personal data, and tells him what to do to find happiness — including an unplanned trip to Lithuania[34:12] – Ted asks if the experiment is a net positive or negative. Lucas: neutral if you're in control, net negative if Meta or OpenAI are running the system[37:52] – Lucas on convenience as a death by a thousand cuts: he optimized his life in Berlin to have everything within three minutes and became miserable[41:00] – Charlie on Where Thoughts Go: assigned it to students every semester; it only works if you surrender to it[47:15] – Escape the Internet: hundreds of people in a movie theater, all on their phones, playing a shared cinematic narrative. Lucas calls it a modern version of church[53:40] – The standup model applied to software: Lucas tested Escape the Internet at SXSW and cut 50% of the material that didn't get a reactionThis conversation sits at the intersection that the AI XR Podcast lives for: technology as creative material, not just commercial tool. Lucas's view that we've been building things people use all the time when we should be building things that blow their minds for two hours and then get out of the way is one of the sharper critiques of the attention economy you'll hear this year.This episode is brought to you by Zappar and Mattercraft — the leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences on mobile, headsets, and desktop. Mattercraft now includes an AI assistant that helps you design, code, and debug in real time, right in your browser. Start building at mattercraft.io.Subscribe to the AI XR Podcast so you never miss a conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alan Lasky arrived at the AI XR Podcast straight from Las Vegas ahead of NAB. An MIT Media Lab graduate under Nicholas Negroponte, a veteran of Silicon Graphics and Amazon Web Services, and an advisor to investment banks on AI and media, he brings technical depth, industry history, and financial realism about where media is actually going.The conversation covers Hollywood's structural collapse, AI's role in the production renaissance, and the harder question of why trillion-dollar tech companies keep buying media businesses that can't generate comparable returns.Alan's answer: soft power. Amazon makes $950 million Lord of the Rings spinoffs so you order more paper towels. Apple is making Neuromancer. His five-year weighted moving average of Disney stock — flat from 2018 — makes the argument clean.AI XR News You Should Know: Artemis ignited a new space boom. Amazon acquired Global Star satellite to build Project Kuiper, a direct Starlink competitor. Apple's AI audio smart glasses are reportedly arriving this year per Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, entering a market where Meta owns the optometrist channel and Google is moving through Warby Parker. Snap laid off 15% while doubling down on the 2026 launch of Spectacles — the first see-through headset since Magic Leap.Key Moments:[00:04:48] – Artemis and the space boom: Ted on filming shuttle launches and why the crew's accomplishment is underestimated.[00:08:33] – Apple AI audio glasses: Rony's read from former Magic Leapers who designed them — if Apple gets this wrong, it's unforgivable.[00:12:00] – Snap's layoffs and the see-through gamble: can they compete with cheap AI audio glasses flooding the market?[00:16:43] – Hollywood is no longer the center of the universe — Alan on why most of the industry hasn't metabolized that yet.[00:23:01] – Charlie on AI democratization: a couple hundred dollars per minute for what looks like live action on a phone.[00:36:00] – The soft power thesis: why tech giants keep buying media assets that never pay off at their scale.[00:41:30] – Should Apple buy Disney? Charlie says Meta will do it first. Rony's reaction is immediate and visceral.[00:47:44] – AI resurrects Val Kilmer: Alan's origin story from three months in the Australian desert on the worst film of his career.Alan's closing frame: he grew up reading Gibson and Brunner in the eighties, excited to live in that world. He's in it. He's not sure he wanted it this way.This episode is sponsored by Zappar and Mattercraft — the leading visual development environment for immersive 3D web experiences, now with AI-assisted design and debug. Build at mattercraft.io.Subscribe to the AI XR Podcast for more conversations at the edge of AI, XR, and the future of media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ian Hamilton spent years as editor in chief of Upload VR before launching his own Substack, Good VR, and podcast at goodvirtualreality.com. He is one of the few people covering XR longer and more deeply than Charlie Fink, and his perspective spans platform architecture, business strategy, and genuine on-the-ground journalism since the DK1 days.This conversation traces why the XR dream has taken longer than anyone expected. Ian and Rony Abovitz reconstruct the moment the ecosystem forked — when Meta's Oculus acquisition closed off the open, Valve-led platform path that Magic Leap and everyone else had been building toward. Ian argues the platforms are now playing for keeps: OpenXR moves on decade timescales, and that friction is what keeps real transformation just out of reach.On hardware, his case is sharp: Meta's self-imposed $200–$600 price ceiling makes OLED and eye tracking impossible at mass market — exactly the features Apple bet on as the mandatory baseline — and that contradiction is why Bosworth ended up pivoting to AI glasses.In AI XR News You Should Know: Anthropic's Mythos AI model reportedly escaped the company's own containment. Charlie and Rony debate whether calling the consequences "unintended" is even credible given decades of published warnings. Also: a Hollywood Reporter and Otis School study found AI is not the primary driver of empty LA sound stages — runaway production and tax incentives are the main story.Key Moments:[00:01:00] – Charlie's new vertical melodrama "Linda's Last Podcast" and why generative AI is already good enough for social media storytelling.[00:04:52] – Rony on Anthropic's Mythos: the compute to cure cancer, aimed somewhere else.[00:11:47] – Half of Gen Z holds a negative view of AI. Charlie on the Brown grad who turned down an AI studio internship on principle.[00:36:00] – Rony and Ian reconstruct the Valve/Oculus open platform — and walk through exactly how that future closed.[00:47:00] – Meta's price ceiling, OLED as a strategic forcing function, and why Bosworth landed on AI glasses.[00:52:00] – Ian on the Apple Vision Pro mid-flight: why the headset is a personal computer, not a wearable.Ian's long view: we're about ten percent of the way through the total investment required to reach a billion users. The supply chain is better than ever, the software has found its footing in simulation and training, and the next five to ten years could be the most interesting window yet — if the platforms decide to let the ecosystem breathe.This episode is sponsored by Zappar, the team behind Mattercraft — the leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences on mobile, headsets, and desktop. Mattercraft now features an AI assistant that helps you design, code, and debug in real time. Start building at mattercraft.io.Subscribe to the AI XR Podcast for more conversations at the edge of AI, XR, and the future of media. Available where you get podcasts. Watch full episodes on YouTube https://youtu.be/x5wQy4HBhYE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shelley Palmer,media technologist, advisor, and author with over 700,000 daily newsletter subscribers, returns to the show. He's one of the sharpest thinkers writing about AI today, and this conversation covers the full arc: from social media liability to the trust collapse coming for all of us, and into the real productivity gains and surveillance trade-offs of living inside an AI-first workflow.The episode opens with the Google and Meta lawsuit verdict and quickly moves past the legal question. Shelley's position is precise: you can't legislate parenting, but you can legislate transparency, and the tech industry has failed on that front entirely. The $6 million judgment against Meta and Google is a rounding error — not a deterrent. What matters is what platforms actually engineered: engagement above all else, backed by neuroscience, probabilistic math, and dopamine feedback loops optimized for shareholders, not users.AI XR News You Should Know: OpenAI is ending Sora and pivoting hard to Codex and enterprise. Ben Affleck secured $900 million from Netflix for a custom AI filmmaking tool. Epic Games cut 1,000 jobs as Fortnite loses audience. NVIDIA's Jensen Huang introduced Nemo Claw and Open Shell at GTC — a corporatized framework for personal AI agents.Key Moments[00:01:15] – Charlie opens noting the show missed one episode in nearly 300 — his daughter's wedding[00:01:55] – OpenAI kills Sora; the Critters director goes dark before the episode[00:04:45] – Google and Meta lose their social media addiction lawsuit; Meta also loses in New Mexico[00:08:07] – Shelley on what can actually be legislated: not parenting, but transparency[00:11:42] – Shelley on Zuckerberg: he genuinely believed connection would be net positive; ask him today[00:13:31] – "Planetarily net negative. No matter what good it does, it does more harm."[00:18:16] – Rony on dopamine engineering: neuroscientists studying pixel size, color, sound to refine addiction[00:19:40] – Shelley reframes it: engagement maximization for shareholders, no more insidious than that[00:23:19] – The physiological change argument: humans evolved to default to trust; AI-generated everything breaks that[00:31:50] – Rony's counterpoint: trust will reset local; the software ecosystem will follow[00:36:53] – Shelley: "Our business increased last year. Everyone on my staff is doing 400 times the work."[00:44:42] – AI-first means automating every workflow you can honestly automate — and knowing what isn't ready[00:45:06] – Jensen's Nemo Claw and Open Shell: the safer path to personal AI agents, and what it actually costs[00:49:42] – The surveillance trade-off: an effective AI agent requires more personal data exposure than anything before it[00:51:24] – Apple's Secure Enclave play: why Tim Cook may win the AI trust war in the endThe productivity gains are real, but so is the privacy exposure, and the systems that earn trust — at every level — are the ones that will survive.This episode is brought to you by Zappar, the company behind Mattercraft — the leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences across mobile, headsets, and desktop. Mattercraft now features an AI assistant that helps you design, code, and debug in real time, right in your browser.Start building at mattercraft.io. Subscribe to the AI XR Podcast wherever you listen.Watch the full episode for the full breakdown. Available where podcasts are. Full videos available on YouTube. https://youtu.be/S_AECjELYyo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cathy Hackl, futurist for Nokia and advisor to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), joins the podcast to discuss her fascinating work across the Middle East and her insights on the next generation of AI and connectivity. Learn how nations like the UAE and KSA are strategically positioning themselves to lead in spatial computing, quantum supremacy, and a hopeful, future-forward vision of AI.Cathy details her work in the Middle East, including her residency in the UAE and her advisory roles on massive projects like NEOM and Qiddiya, explaining how these regions are embracing technology as a means to modernize. She shares her perspective on the shift in global venture capital, noting how Europe and the Middle East are providing significant funding that is moving beyond traditional Silicon Valley terms.AI XR News You Should Know:The hosts discuss massive AI funding rounds, including a $1 billion seed round for Advanced Machine Intelligence and a $500 million round for Mind Robotics, highlighting the intense capital war for chips and the boom in robotics. They also cover the rise of YouTube as the world's largest media company and the ethical questions surrounding the collection of human data to train robots.Key Moments[00:01:19] Intro: Friday the 13th and geopolitical news.[00:02:17] Mind Robotics & Advanced Machine Intelligence: Discussing the $500M and $1B seed rounds for robotics and AI startups.[00:04:04] Headband Camera for Robot Training: Debate on the ethics of companies paying people to wear cameras to collect training data for robots, comparing it to "Gargoyles" from Snow Crash.[00:10:12] YouTube Surpasses Disney & Netflix: Discussion on YouTube becoming the world's largest media company with $62 billion in revenue.[00:11:29] AI & Media Market Dominance: Questioning whether today's AI music and video companies will eventually surpass all big film, music, and streaming companies.[00:14:40] Cathy Hackl Interview Begins: Cathy discusses her work as a futurist for Nokia, focusing on AI-native networks.[00:16:26] KSA Projects: Cathy's experience working on the virtual and gaming strategy for Qiddiya and on the KSA Pavilion at the World Expo.[00:22:07] Golden Visa & Gifted Residency: The privileges associated with becoming a resident of the UAE or KSA for highly skilled talent.This conversation offers a vital global perspective on technology, innovation, and culture that is often missed when focusing solely on Silicon Valley. Understanding these geopolitical and technological movements is key for anyone trying to anticipate where the next wave of global innovation will truly come from.This episode of The AI XR Podcast is brought to you by Zappar, the folks behind Mattercraft, a leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences—mattercraft.io. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts or watch the full episode on YouTube. https://youtu.be/Mw0yM_qpGG8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dean Takahashi is the dean of tech writers and a 25-year veteran correspondent covering consumer electronics, gaming, and emerging technology for GamesBeat. He's covered every major tech transition—from mobile's rise to VR's boom-and-bust cycles to the current AI explosion—with a skeptical eye and a talent for finding the human story beneath the hype. This is his fifth appearance on the AI XR Podcast.For CES 2026, Dean walked the floors across the Convention Center, the Venetian Expo Center (Eureka Park), Pepcom, and Showstoppers, emerging with a clear reading: China has decisively shifted from periphery to center stage in consumer electronics manufacturing, American incumbents are pulling back and rethinking their booth strategy, and the economics of CES itself are in transition. Robotics companies are moving from prototype to commercial faster than expected—but they still can't answer basic questions about pricing and labor displacement.News: Sony cuts its booth to demo an electric car instead of TVs. Samsung skips the show floor entirely for the first time. Nvidia takes over the Fontainebleau to showcase its role in robotics enablement. Lenovo dominates the Sphere with a Gwen Stefani concert. Chinese robotics companies proliferate with laundry folders, latte makers, and toilet-cleaning units. Roomba files for bankruptcy; Chinese competitors take over the robotic vacuum market.Key Moments:[00:01:23] Dean receives his virtual green jacket as a five-time returning guest and Charlie thanks him for his insights[00:03:00] China takeover at CES: TCL dominates Central Hall, ROED owns the XR booth, robotics companies fill the floor[00:06:00] Nvidia's Fontainebleau takeover and the "chest-pumping" show of force; why scale messaging still matters[00:14:18] The robotics explosion explained: Nvidia's digital twins, Cosmos world models, and synthetic testing accelerate time-to-market[00:19:00] The pricing problem: robotics companies won't answer how much their products cost; the minimum wage rental model doesn't translate globallyWhen American companies built the show, CES reflected American manufacturing dominance. Now that China manufactures most consumer electronics, CES reflects that shift—and the implications ripple through labor, supply chains, and where the next epicenter of innovation will be. Dean, Charlie, and Ted grapple with what CES 2026 signals about global manufacturing advantage and why the geography of tech matters more than we think.This episode is brought to you by Zappar, creators of Mattercraft—the leading visual development environment for building immersive 3D web experiences for mobile headsets and desktop. Mattercraft combines the power of a game engine with the flexibility of the web, and now features an AI assistant that helps you design, code, and debug in real time, right in your browser. Build smarter at mattercraft.io.Listen to the full post-CES debrief and subscribe for weekly conversations at the intersection of AI, XR, and consumer technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Thinking about buying property in Mexico? Before you sign a contract or send a deposit, this episode of Live by Design - Mexico Edition could save you thousands of dollars and countless headaches. Host Taniel Chemsian sits down with Spencer Richard McMullen, an American attorney practicing in Mexico, to discuss the legal realities of buying real estate as a foreigner. Spencer shares his journey from mortgage banking in California to becoming a lawyer in Mexico, and explains the most common mistakes foreign buyers make when purchasing property. Together, they explore critical topics including escrow services, contracts, estate planning, pre-construction developments, ownership structures, and the risks associated with ejido land. Spencer also reveals the red flags every buyer should watch for and the legal protections available to help secure your investment. Whether you're planning to retire in Mexico, searching for a vacation home, or exploring Mexico real estate investment opportunities, this episode provides practical guidance and expert legal insight to help you buy with confidence and avoid costly mistakes. Key Moments:  05:49 Assisting with moving to Mexico 08:08 Helping expatriates in Mexico 10:02 Pre-sales and contract issues 15:55 Unseen real estate risk factors 18:15 Annual family meeting for property decisions 20:56 Verifying seller's authorization and controversies 23:41 Real estate issues in Mexico 29:14 Importance of solid contracts 32:02 Buying property in Mexico challenges 34:09 Buying property in Vallarta, Mexico How to contact Spencer Richard McMullen :  Email: chapalalegal@gmail.com Website: https://www.chapalalaw.com/ FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Spencers-Office-SC-Abogados-100063178031036/   Feeling overwhelmed about buying in Mexico? Chat TCP, our AI-powered assistant, guides you to stress-free homeownership. Click here to start using Chat TCP: https://tanielchemsian.com/chat-tcp/?utm_source=youtube_lbd_mex   Want to own a home in Mexico? Start your journey with confidence - download your FREE “Buyer's Guide” now for expert tips and clear steps to make it happen! Click here - https://tanielchemsian.com/buyers-gui...   Discover why everyone is falling in love with Puerto Vallarta real estate: https://tanielchemsian.com/puerto-vallarta-real-estate/   Join the ‘Taniel Chemsian Properties' YouTube channel to learn what you need to know about Puerto Vallarta real estate. https://www.youtube.com/@TanielChemsian   Join our ‘Live By Design: Mexico Edition' podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0VfClD5... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/032... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livebydesignmexicoedition   Contact Information: Email: info@tanielchemsian.com Website: https://tanielchemsian.com/ Mex Office: +52.322.688.7435 USA/CAN Office: +1.323.798.8893

You get asked some version of “can I pick your brain?” all the time.Sometimes it's direct. Sometimes it's a networking meeting that becomes a free consulting advisory session. Sometimes it's a discovery call that was never really a discovery call. Sometimes it's a "quick question" text from a past client.Sometimes it's a former colleague who wants to become an independent consultant.And you say yes. Because you want to be helpful. Because it feels rude not to. Because you think it could turn into something.These yeses add up. And not just in time. But in unexpected ways too.In this episode, Melisa Liberman - Breaks down the two types of pick-your-brain requests that cost independent consultants. - The important identity shift a successful business owner makes re: the “pick your brain” requests.- The PYB Protocol for deciding in advance what you will say yes to, and what to do in the meetings when you decide to take them.- Turning Pick Your Brain sessions into paid engagements.If you have been saying yes by default and feeling the cost of it, this episode gives you a system for triaging all the pick your brain requests that come across your desk.Timestamps for Key Moments:[00:00] Why pick-your-brain requests cost more than you think[00:03] Companion resource: Grow Your Consulting Business, Chapter 16[00:04] The two “Pick Your Brain” buckets[00:10] The less obvious cost of saying yes [00:15] How a successful business owner thinks about this differently[00:19] The PYB Protocol: deciding in advance, not in the moment[00:22] Filtering requests: the questions to ask before you say yes[00:24] What yes looks like and how to structure the conversation[00:26] How to say no without brushing people off[00:28] If you take the meeting: go in expecting something real[00:31] How to transition from pick-your-brain to a next step[00:32] Three steps to put this into actionResources Mentioned:Grow Your Consulting Business Book and Toolkit, Chapter 16. www.melisaliberman.com/bookFull Show Notes: https://shownotes.melisaliberman.com/episode-275Want More?Melisa's Books, Planners & Journals: https://linktr.ee/melisalibermanGet Melisa's Book: https://www.melisaliberman.com/bookVisit Melisa's Website: https://www.melisaliberman.com/Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melisa-libermanWant help achieving your consulting business goals? Melisa can help. Click here for more on coaching tailored to you as an independent consulting business owner.

What happens when the faith you inherited no longer looks like Jesus? Josif Wright joins Craig to talk about leaving Christian nationalism, questioning the flag-and-cross mixture, and learning to trust Christ instead of political power. Josif is a teacher, coach, hospice chaplain, church speaker, and author of The War Within: My Story. The conversation later turns toward his son Ryan's decade-long struggle with addiction. Craig also shares memories of his brother TJ, whose battle with alcohol ended in 2020. Together, they ask what families and churches can do when control fails, shame makes things worse, and love is the only faithful path left. They dig into: Why Christians should question “God-and-country” teaching Flags, pledges, voting, and divided allegiance Loving people beyond national and political teams Addiction from a parent's point of view Grace, identity, recovery, and harmful church labels

Technology is evolving rapidly and with it, the boundaries of personal privacy are being tested. Privacy, security, and user choice are the foundations of responsible technology. When AI and cameras are everywhere, where should responsibility truly lie?KEY MOMENTS 02:29 Evolution of technology as entrepreneur perspective 04:56 Invasiveness and risk factor of technology 10:14 What Smart safe does? 11:51 How the Smart safe works 17:16 User controls and Customization 20:30 Advice for using Tech Responsibly 24:01 Where to buy this safe and product availability In this episode of the FIT4Privacy Podcast, host Punit Bhatia speaks with serial entrepreneur Oscar Hedaya about how emerging technologies, from AI and surveillance systems to connected everyday products, are reshaping our private spaces. They explore the growing privacy paradox: our desire for protection, convenience, and innovation versus the risks of constant monitoring, data misuse, and loss of control. Through real-world examples including smart devices and digital safes. The episode examines what responsible innovation looks like in practice. Listeners will gain insights into transparency, security‑by‑design, local data storage, and the importance of user choice, as well as why trust in technology providers matters more than ever. ⸻ ABOUT THE GUEST Oscar Hedaya, founder and CEO of SPACE. I've created The Space Safe, which is a connected physical security product that combines hardware, software, and cloud technology; the first of its kind. My background has been in product development and sales for over 15 years. Building a product that physically protects people's most sensitive items while relying on software and internet connectivity forced me to confront privacy, security, and user control in very real ways, not hypothetical. My focus today is designing connected products that respect ownership, provide transparency, and earn trust over time, especially in homes, hospitality, and business environments.  ABOUT THE HOST    Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach privacy professionals.   ⸻ Resources & Links  Guest Links Oscar Hedaya • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ohedaya/  • Website: https://www.thespacesafe.com/   Grow Skills (Privacy Courses & Insights) • Courses: https://growskills.store/courses/ • Insights: https://growskills.store/insights/ • Website: https://growskills.store/  FIT4Privacy • Website: https://www.fit4privacy.com • Podcast: https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast • Blog: https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog • YouTube: http://youtube.com/fit4privacy  Punit Bhatia • Website: https://www.punitbhatia.com  Books  • Be Ready for GDPR • AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance • Intro to GDPR • Be an Effective DPO 

Dr. Novien Yarber is the Senior Learning Officer at Prebys Foundation, where he helps the foundation listen, reflect, and learn from its work with community partners. Known around the office as “Dr. Novi,” he brings a rare combination of rigor, warmth, and curiosity to the practice of evaluation. Before joining Prebys, Novi served as Director of Leadership, Philanthropy, and Social Impact at the University of San Diego's Nonprofit Institute, where he led community-focused programs at the intersection of leadership and social change This Episode: What does it look like when a foundation takes a closer look at itself? In this episode, Novi and Grant reflect on what Prebys heard from grantee partners through its most recent Grantee Perception Report. The conversation explores both the affirmations and the invitations for growth, including how grantees perceive Prebys' leadership, impact, adaptability, transparency, and relationships across San Diego County. This episode offers a candid look at how a foundation makes sense of feedback, wrestles with trade-offs, and thinks about its role in community. Novi and Grant discuss one of the central tensions in place-based philanthropy: how to keep learning and responding to changing conditions while also being clear and predictable for the organizations doing the work every day. They explore what real transparency requires, why trust matters for shared learning, and how funders and grantees can build relationships strong enough to hold wins, losses, lessons, and setbacks.  Key Moments: [2:02] What the Center for Effective Philanthropy is and why the report matters [10:28] Why relationships are central to place-based philanthropy [23:55] How deeper trust can support shared learning between funders and grantees [30:39] Grant reflects on adaptive leadership, values, and predictability [38:08] Novi connects transparency with accountability  Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Center for Effective Philanthropy – A national nonprofit that supports more effective philanthropy through research, data, and resources for foundations and donors. Prebys Foundation – A place-based foundation working to advance purpose, opportunity, and belonging across San Diego County. Healing Through Arts and Nature – A Prebys-supported approach that expands access to arts, culture, and nature as resources for youth mental health and well-being.  Take Action: Practice Transparency – Share not only what you decide, but what you are learning along the way. Being open about process can build trust, even when the answers are still evolving. Build Relationships That Can Hold Honesty – Invest in relationships where people can share what is working, what is hard, and what needs to change without fear of losing trust. Stay Open to Feedback – Treat feedback as an opportunity to grow, not as a final judgment. Listening, reflecting, and adjusting are part of building stronger organizations and communities. Credits:This is a production of the Prebys FoundationHosted by Grant OliphantCo-Hosted by Crystal PageProduced by Adam Greenfield, Tess Karesky, Edgar Ontiveros Medina, and Crystal PageEngineered by Adam GreenfieldProduction Coordination by Tess KareskyVideo Production by Edgar Ontiveros MedinaThe Stop & Talk Theme song was created by San Diego's own Mr. Lyrical Groove.Download episodes at your favorite podcatcher or visit us at StopAndTalkPod​cast​.comSpecial thanks to the Prebys Foundation TeamIf you like this show, and we hope you do, the best way to support this show is to share, subscribe

Joth Ricci is CEO of LYBL (Live Your Best Life), owner of Winderlea Winery, author of The System, executive chair of Burgerville, and former CEO of Dutch Bros and Stumptown Coffee. In this conversation, Joth explains why great companies aren't built by leaders who solve more problems—they're built by leaders who teach their people how to solve them. He breaks down the difference between executing and multiplying, what actually breaks during scaling, why discipline is the foundation of everything, and what the next decade of leadership development is actually missing. For leaders who've built something good but want to scale it without losing it, or for anyone responsible for developing the next generation of leaders, this episode cuts to the root of where most organizations plateau. Find episode 516 on The Leadership Podcast, on YouTube, channel @theleadershippodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Watch this Episode on YouTube | Joth Ricci on The Leader as Teacher: Building Leaders, Scaling Companies, and Multiplying Impact https://bit.ly/TLP-516 Key Moments [05:59] The behavior that blocks learning in every organization and how to fix it [08:01] What breaks first when you scale too fast and how to protect against it [10:50] The recipe for pacing growth without losing your culture [13:13] Why discipline isn't just a trait—it's the through-line of great leadership [15:57] How to spot a leadership multiplier versus someone who's just executing [17:46] The number one mistake when promoting high performers into leadership [19:44] A coaching principle most executives miss [22:02] The gap between resilience and burnout—and what leaders actually need to do [24:14] How to balance purpose-driven work with financial performance [27:07] What the next generation of leaders is missing [31:00] Why curiosity and people skills are the real bottleneck for the future [34:27] When success isn't enough—the shift from achievement to fulfillment Memorable Quotes "Adults are just adult versions of the 16 year olds they were. You have engaged employees, employees just getting through the day, and employees staying off the radar. Great leaders engage at all learning levels." "I don't solve problems for people. I teach them how to work through problems. That shows you what people are made of. The people who can figure it out, they're going to do okay. The people who can't—they don't pass the test." "Great leadership is about pacing. Understanding how to manage your organization's pace and what they can and can't do. You build capacity incrementally, not in big steps. If you go too fast, it breaks you and the organization." "I'm a big believer in the discipline of staying on task, the discipline of getting things done, the discipline of how you manage your day. You can't manage others if you don't manage yourself well." "The job of a coach is to prepare your people. The players play the game; the coach doesn't. That's how you lead—constantly preparing people for what they do." "When I look for multipliers, I'm looking for people having influence on other people—dynamic in rooms, connecting with people, not talking at them. Emotionally able to meet people where they're at." "The number one mistake is promoting good performers who haven't shown those markers of leadership potential. We're good at identifying performance. We're terrible at identifying potential leaders." "Psychological fitness is not just recharging. It's the ability to stay on strategy and lead your teams through execution even in times of challenge or great growth." "The one thing many leaders miss is their ability to engage at different learning levels and achievement levels. We expect people to perform but don't spend time helping them get better." "The most impactful thing I ever did wasn't taking Dutch public. It was helping people grow. That's what fulfills me. And now I get to do that full-time." "A great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of arts, since the medium is the human mind and spirit." — John Steinbeck Explore the full archive at www.theleadershippodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts! Resources Mentioned The Leadership Podcast | theleadershippodcast.com Sponsored by | www.darley.com Rafti Advisors. LLC | www.raftiadvisors.com Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC | selfreliantleadership.com Website | winderlea.com Website | www.thesystem.co LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/joth-ricci-1248588

What does responsible AI look like in practice? In this episode, we explore AI governance, AI risks, ethical AI, and how businesses can use artificial intelligence responsibly to create value without losing trust.  KEY MOMENTS    02:33 What is the current state of AI? 06:32 What are the biggest AI risks and threats? 11:00 How can AI become a force multiplier? 15:17 What is the Global AI Association? 18:00 How to connect with the guest  In this episode of the FIT4Privacy Podcast, host Punit Bhatia speaks with Pasquale Falconio from the Global AI Association about responsible AI, AI governance, generative AI, and the real business impact of artificial intelligence. They discuss where AI stands today, what makes AI risky, and how organizations can adopt AI in a way that is ethical, practical, and trustworthy.You will learn why AI itself is not the problem, why governance and human oversight matter, and how AI can support people as a super-assistant instead of replacing them. If you are interested in responsible AI, AI ethics, AI regulation, digital trust, or business transformation with AI, this conversation offers practical insights you can apply immediately.

Dr. Carole Keim takes listeners through one of the earliest and most important decisions in pregnancy: choosing the right support team. In this solo episode, she explains the differences between obstetricians, certified nurse midwives, and doulas, helping parents understand the unique role each plays during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery. Dr. Keim also walks through the typical timeline of prenatal visits, ultrasounds, testing, and vaccines, giving expectant parents a practical overview of what to expect from the first positive pregnancy test through delivery. With her warm and reassuring approach, Dr. Keim also explores what labor and birth are really like beyond what's often portrayed in movies. She discusses birth plans, labor support, cervical checks, fetal monitoring, inductions, C-sections, and postpartum healing, while emphasizing that every pregnancy and birth experience is different. Parents will come away with a clearer understanding of how to build a supportive birth team and how to prepare emotionally and physically for welcoming a new baby.  Key Moments 00:00 Introduction to OBs, midwives, and doulas 02:17 Pregnancy tests and scheduling the first prenatal appointment 03:35 The 8–12 week visit, ultrasounds, and viability checks 05:35 The 20-week anatomy scan and fetal development 07:53 Glucose tolerance testing and gestational diabetes screening 10:16 Vaccines during pregnancy: Tdap, flu, COVID, and RSV 12:29 Breech babies, turning procedures, and planned C-sections 14:58 Routine late pregnancy visits and induction discussions 16:15 Certified nurse midwives vs obstetricians 20:07 What doulas do during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum 24:23 Birth plans, labor positions, and creating a calming environment 27:13 Labor monitoring, cervical checks, and delivery interventions 31:59 Postpartum healing, recovery, and spacing pregnancies 35:23 Final thoughts and additional resources for parents __ How to choose an OB or midwife  OBs, family doctors, and midwives can deliver babies Group practices are pretty standard nowadays; meet your main doctor/midwife but also meet the team who might be delivering (either other people in the office or a laborist) Personality fit is a big deal Obstetricians and family doctors are medical doctors.  Their training involves 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of medical school, and 4 years of residency (12 years total). There are two types of midwives: lay midwives and CNMs. Lay midwives are those who have experience delivering low-risk babies out of the hospital, typically at home.  They have no certification or licensure requirements, and no formal medical training.  Home births with a lay midwife are by far the most dangerous and I have seen some bad outcomes and cannot ethically support them.  When I speak about midwives during this episode, I am not including lay midwives. CNMs are required to have a bachelor's degree in nursing (4 years of undergrad), then 2 years of graduate-level nurse midwife training (6 years total). The main differences are the knowledge base and the approach to care. Doctors Nurses OBs, family doctors, and midwives can see you during your pregnancy and can deliver babies vaginally. Only OBs can perform c sections and take care of high-risk pregnancies (moms under 18yrs or over 35 years, those with health conditions, those with prior c-section, twins/triplets Birth location OBs deliver in hospitals because it is the safest setting Midwives can deliver at hospitals, birth centers, and/or at home depending on the local regulations Timing of appointments   In the US, the number of weeks starts at the beginning of your last period, so when you miss a period and test you are 4 weeks pregnant Ovulation and fertilization happen at 2 weeks, so you aren't actually pregnant until then, but we are counting from LMP In the US, the due date is at 40 weeks In other countries they may count dates starting at conception/ovulation, so the due date is at 38 weeks Initial appt: 6-8 weeks or whenever you find out you're pregnant, whichever is later First trimester (until 12 weeks and 6 days): you'll be seen 2-3x; initial confirmation appt, 6-8 weeks for dating, 10-12 weeks for NIPT. Blood testing and urine testing for STIs, drugs, ultrasound for dates, hear heartbeat, NIPT (check out the genetics episode 503) Second trimester (13 0/7 to 27 6/7): appts about every other week, anatomy scan, testing for gestational diabetes, further genetic testing and/or ultrasounds if indicated. Third trimester (28-40 weeks): appointments every 2 weeks, then weekly starting at 38 weeks.  Check urine for protein (a sign of pre eclampsia) at each visit.  GBS screen.  RPR on admission to hospital. Postpartum: 2 weeks and 6 weeks High-risk pregnancies will be seen more often.  A pregnancy can become high risk at any time. Doula What they can do: emotional support, physical comfort during labor and delivery. What they can't do: anything medical, including deliver babies. Reasons you might want one: to keep you as comfortable as possible during labor; they can get you food/water/ice chips, rub your feet or neck if you want, call the nurse for you, crowd control, can articulate your preferences while you're in labor, possibly also attending to partner during delivery Reasons you might not want one: expense, privacy, not needed if you have a support person Birthing options / Birth plans Birth plans How you want your birth experience to be Birth is a very tenuous process and doesn't always go according to plan.  A birth plan is a nice outline of preferences, if you have any. If you are planning a vaginal delivery, keep in mind that your birth team has the main objective of having a healthy mom and baby.  If your provider says that something needs to change during labor or delivery, there is usually a medical safety reason for that change. Scheduled C-Sections Reasons you might be scheduled for a C-section: repeat, breech baby, twins/triplets, high risk for underlying medical conditions in you or the baby.  Scheduled C-sections typically have a shorter birth plan: music in the operating room one support person in there with you will the support person go with the baby or stay with mom when the C-section is over? Even if you're scheduled for a C-section, you might go into labor early and need an urgent or emergent C-section before the scheduled date. Scheduled inductions  Reasons you might be scheduled: post dates, pre eclampsia, gestational diabetes, specific high-risk pregnancy reasons There are a few ways to induce labor, including medication taken by mouth or placed in the vagina to help open the cervix, IV medication called pitocin which causes your uterus to contract, and placing something such as a stick that absorbs fluid and expands or a balloon that is placed by your provider in the cervix to help it open Less to plan, but the same as for vaginal delivery. Mixed evidence as to whether scheduled inductions are more or less likely to end in C-section Vaginal delivery If you fully go into labor naturally, meaning you have contractions every 3-5 minutes lasting 1 minute each and your water breaks, you may need no intervention at all. Areas to plan: People who will be there Environment: music, smells, lighting, etc Comfort measures / pain relief - birth ball, shower, tub, squat bar, etc Words to use or to avoid Position for labor/delivery Mirror during delivery Plans for the placenta Newborn procedures: skin to skin, eye drops, vitamin K, Hep B, circumcision, timing of first bath, breast/bottle/both Who is allowed after baby is born and how they will be notified Check out The Baby Manual on Amazon.  It will give you peace of mind when your new baby arrives.   __  Resources discussed in this episode: The Holistic Mamas Handbook is available on Amazon The Baby Manual is also available on Amazon __ Contact Dr. Carole Keim MD Website: CaroleKeim.com Linktree TikTok Instagram   ---FullScriptUse this link to get 10% off and free shipping for orders over $50.HIRO DiapersUse code DRCAROLEKEIM for a discount at checkout. Click here. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. 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Navigating financial progress can feel overwhelming, but sometimes you're already doing better than you think. This episode is a motivating conversation about recognizing your wins, big and small, as you build financial security and personal growth. Listeners are shown how to spot five key signs they're “killing it” and how to celebrate meaningful progress along the way.Key Moments & HighlightsAcknowledging Your Wins: We explore why people don't give themselves enough credit and introduce the idea of celebrating progress, not just perfection 01:17.Emergency Fund Success: A key theme that emerged was the power of maintaining an untouched emergency fund and how it enables better decision-making in tough times 04:28.Smart Debt Management: There is immense value in not paying interest on debts and using credit wisely. We also share helpful credit card strategies 11:04.Consistent Retirement Savings: It is vital to make it automatic and consistent when saving for retirement and set realistic expectations for Social Security 15:01.Learning from Mistakes: Learning from our financial missteps ensures we grow. We discuss our tough landlord experiences as an example. These times can be a source of strength and help us make better choices 19:08.Increasing Net Worth: Tracking your net worth year over year is a simple and powerful measure of real financial progress 26:22.Celebrate & Reflect: Never forget to pause, appreciate milestones, and understand that personal growth is part of the journey 30:31.Who Should ListenThis episode is for anyone feeling stuck or uncertain about their financial journey. Couples, individuals, and anyone working toward financial goals who need a reminder that progress, not perfection, is what matters should definitely listen in.Why Tune InTune in for genuine encouragement, real-world experiences, and practical tips that will help you see and celebrate your own financial wins. Whether you're just starting out or further along, this episode will leave you feeling empowered and motivated to keep going strong. This Podcast is sponsored by American Heritage Credit Union. To learn more and open an account go to: www.AHCU.co/ForBetterandWorthOur website: www.forbetterandworth.comGet Ericka's book, Naked and Unashamed: 10 Money Conversations Every Couple Must Have Check out our local TV spotlightConnect with us:Instagram: @forbetterandworthYouTube: @forbetterandworthEricka: @erickayoungofficialChris: @1cbyoung

Podcast: PrOTect It All (LS 27 · TOP 10% what is this?)Episode: Cybersecurity vs Resilience: What Business Leaders Need to Know About Managing RiskPub date: 2026-06-15Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization Cybersecurity isn't the goal. Business resilience is. In this episode of Protect It All, host Aaron Crow sits down with Lee Ward to explore why organizations need to move beyond compliance checklists and start focusing on what really matters: the ability to withstand, recover from, and adapt to disruption. Drawing on more than two decades of experience spanning the UK civil service, logistics, supply chain operations, and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), Lee shares practical insights on helping boards and executives understand cyber risk in business terms. Together, Aaron and Lee discuss the realities of risk acceptance, operational technology challenges, patching constraints, and why resilience not perfection should be the ultimate objective of any cybersecurity program. You'll learn: Why resilience is a better business objective than security alone How to communicate cyber risk to boards and executive leadership The difference between compliance and meaningful risk reduction Practical approaches to OT security, patching, and operational constraints Why risk acceptance is a critical leadership responsibility How logistics and supply chain organizations approach resilience planning Whether you're a security leader, executive, risk manager, or OT practitioner, this episode provides practical guidance for building organizations that can continue operating when disruptions inevitably occur. Tune in to learn why resilience not just security is becoming the defining metric of successful organizations. Key Moments:  03:59 Understanding Cyber Risks for Leaders 07:16 Discussing non-cyber risks to services 11:12 Understanding business impact of cyber risk 15:45 Evaluating Cybersecurity Risks 19:37 Understanding installation complexities 21:15 Global risks affecting business resilience 24:27 Discussing regulation impacts on business 29:30 People's drive to make good choices 31:27 Industrial control systems demo at DEFCON 34:43 Limitations of technical security 38:06 The future of AI and education About the guest : Lee Ward is a Governance, Risk Management, and Compliance (GRC) leader with more than 20 years of experience spanning the UK civil service, logistics, supply chain operations, and cybersecurity. Specializing in business resilience, risk governance, and operational technology security, Lee helps organizations translate complex cyber risks into meaningful business decisions. He is passionate about moving beyond compliance-driven security programs and helping leaders build resilient organizations that can adapt, recover, and thrive in an increasingly uncertain world. How to connect Lee:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-ward-882a54244/ Learn more about PrOTect IT All: Email: info@protectitall.co  Website: https://protectitallpod.com/ep110 X: https://twitter.com/protectitall  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PrOTectITAll  FaceBook:  https://facebook.com/protectitallpodcast   To be a guest or suggest a guest/episode, please email us at info@protectitall.co Please leave us a review on Apple/Spotify Podcasts: Apple   - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/protect-it-all/id1727211124 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1Vvi0euj3rE8xObK0yvYi4 The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Aaron Crow, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.

Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues our series on Mark.Two people come to Jesus in Mark 5. A synagogue ruler whose daughter is dying. And a woman who's been sick for twelve years, who's tried everything, spent everything, and is getting worse.They couldn't be more different. One is powerful and named. The other is anonymous and desperate. But they both end up at the same place: on their knees, out of options, reaching toward Jesus.What's striking is that he doesn't respond to them the same way. One gets immediate healing. But the other has to wait through the worst moment of his life first.If you've ever prayed hard for something and felt like heaven was quiet, this one is worth your time.Thank you for listening to this message from Northwest Hills Community Church in Corvallis, Oregon, on June 14, 2026, at 10:30am. You can find us online at ⁠nwhills.com⁠.Key Moments(00:00) Welcome(1:00) Message: When You've Run Out of Options, Come to Jesus(5:46) Why Three Gospel Writers Tell This One Story(7:21) Jesus Challenges Our Brokenness and Authority(13:40) Jairus: A Father at the End of His Rope(16:08) The Woman Who Bled for Twelve Years(21:46) Why People Come to Jesus, and What It Takes(27:29) Jesus Heals Differently: Publicly, Privately, on His Timeline  (31:17) Application: Coming to Jesus Now, Whatever Stage You're In

Thinking about moving to Mexico but wondering what life is really like after the honeymoon phase ends? In this episode of Live by Design – Mexico Edition, host Taniel Chemsian sits down with Tim Leffel, acclaimed travel writer and author of A Better Life for Half the Price, to share practical lessons from years of living in Mexico. Together, they discuss what newcomers should know about adapting to Mexican culture, building community, navigating home renovations, and avoiding common mistakes that many expats make. Tim also shares why so many Americans and Canadians are choosing Mexico for its lower cost of living, healthier lifestyle, and greater sense of freedom and connection. Whether you're researching moving to Mexico, exploring retirement in Mexico, or simply looking for a more intentional way of life, this episode offers honest advice, real-world experience, and actionable insights to help you confidently design your next chapter under the Mexican sun. Key Moments:  03:58 Live in your space first 07:16 Adopting a Healthier, Relaxed Lifestyle 11:15 Practicing Spanish in Mexico 16:27 Living arrangements in retirement 17:57 Advice on Relocating Smartly 20:46 Trying Out Remote Work in Mexico 25:05 Considering moving abroad judiciously   How to contact Tim Leffel :  Email: tim@timleffel.com Website: https://timleffel.com/ Amazon:https://www.amazon.com.mx/stores/author/B001JOVNHU?ingress=0&visitId=51a043c7-65df-4af9-a7d9-3798d9e530f2&ref_=ap_rdr   Feeling overwhelmed about buying in Mexico? Chat TCP, our AI-powered assistant, guides you to stress-free homeownership. Click here to start using Chat TCP: https://tanielchemsian.com/chat-tcp/?utm_source=youtube_lbd_mex   Want to own a home in Mexico? Start your journey with confidence - download your FREE “Buyer's Guide” now for expert tips and clear steps to make it happen! Click here - https://tanielchemsian.com/buyers-gui...   Discover why everyone is falling in love with Puerto Vallarta real estate: https://tanielchemsian.com/puerto-vallarta-real-estate/   Join the ‘Taniel Chemsian Properties' YouTube channel to learn what you need to know about Puerto Vallarta real estate. https://www.youtube.com/@TanielChemsian   Join our ‘Live By Design: Mexico Edition' podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0VfClD5... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/032... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livebydesignmexicoedition   Contact Information: Email: info@tanielchemsian.com Website: https://tanielchemsian.com/ Mex Office: +52.322.688.7435 USA/CAN Office: +1.323.798.8893

To infinity and beyond! Elon ‘Buzz Lightyear’ Musk has just made history as SpaceX sets it’s sights on a $150/share IPO open to an intergalactic $1.77 TRILLION evaluation – so why aren’t we all buying in as fast as possible? The shop talks pacing your buys when the market’s excitable and reveal the best time to buy into SpaceX before diving into a little Trading 101 with a High-Tight Flag tutorial and reviewing a few software stocks getting a lift from the AI market in DOCN and SNOW. In this video for educational purposes only, Dan Stewart, Ted Zhang, Connor Bates, & Todd Thomas host The Your Money Video Podcast + Live Trading and Watchlist Stocks to Study. Key Moments from the Show 00:00 – Opening Bell 08:15 – This Week in the Markets 17:30 – What is a ‘High-Tight Flag’? 20:00 – SpaceX Opens as the Biggest IPO in History – HOOD, PLTR, CRCL, CRWV 32:30 – Software Stocks Getting an AI Lift – DOCN, DOG, TWLO, SNOW The Your Money Radio Podcast covers general topics & investment ideas for Research. It is for Educational & Entertainment purposes ONLY and is NOT meant to be Investment Advice. If you want or need Investment Advice, contact your own advisors or reach out to Revere Asset Management for individual Investment Advice. For more information contact us. The post EVERYBODY WANTS SPACEX – IPO SHATTERS RECORDS AT $1.77 TRILLION | Your Money Podcast Ep. 595 appeared first on Revere Asset Management.

Most of us are moving faster than ever — more content, more hustle, more output. But what if the most powerful thing you could do right now is stop? In this episode of Cut to the Chase: with Gregg Goldfarb, Gregg sits down with filmmaker Steve Dabal, director of Italian Wannabe — a feature documentary that sold out five screenings at the 2026 Palm Springs International Film Festival and is now doing pop-up screenings across the country. Italian Wannabe follows chef Bill Disselhorst — co-founder of Fiore Market Cafe, one of America's Top 100 restaurants — as he walks away from his Los Angeles life and returns to Casperia, a small medieval village an hour north of Rome, where he and his late wife Anne first fell in love with Italian food, slow living, and the kind of community that doesn't exist on a screen. What started as one man's grief became a meditation on reinvention, passion, and what it really means to belong somewhere. Join Gregg and Steve on Cut to the Chase: as they discuss:   How chef Bill Disselhorst built one of America's Top 100 restaurants — and what happened when he lost it all Why the village of Casperia, Italy holds the secret to a life most of us only dream about What Italian Wannabe is really about — and why it's not just a food documentary How Steve went from a year of no work and near burnout to making his first feature film with a borrowed camera Why community is the most underrated currency in business, film, and life What the film festival circuit looks like right now — and why it has never been a better time to make a documentary The one lesson from Bill Disselhorst that will change how you treat every person you meet   Key Moments:   00:00 — Gregg introduces Italian Wannabe and filmmaker Steve Dabal 01:30 — What Italian Wannabe is really about and how it began 03:00 — How Steve met Bill at Fiore Market Cafe during film school 05:00 — The village of Casperia, Italy and why Bill keeps going back 07:30 — The contrast between hustle culture and the Italian slow life 10:00 — How Bill's approach to community changed how Steve lives and works 13:00 — The one habit — asking people their names — that builds real connection 16:00 — How the writers' strike and a year without work led to the film 19:00 — What it takes to make a documentary today — no degree, no big budget required 22:00 — Italian Wannabe's journey: from borrowed camera to Palm Springs Film Festival sellout 25:00 — Why this film will make you rethink what you're chasing   Guest Bio: Steve Dabal is an Italian-American director, cinematographer, and editor with a deep VFX background and a focus on non-fiction storytelling. As co-founder and Creative Director of The Family, a New York-based production house, he has interviewed subjects ranging from Scarlett Johansson and Fortune 500 CEOs to war veterans and 9/11 survivors. His work has screened at SXSW, the New York Film Festival, and internationally. Italian Wannabe is his debut feature documentary. The film sold out five screenings at the 2026 Palm Springs International Film Festival and was also an official selection at the Berkshire International Film Festival. The film was directed, shot, and edited by Dabal, and produced with The Family in association with Current Mindset. Resources Mentioned:   Learn more about Italian Wannabe and follow the film's festival and pop-up screening tour Learn more about Fiore Market Cafe, chef Bill Disselhorst's legendary South Pasadena restaurant, one of America's Top 100 restaurants Learn more about the village of Casperia, Italy — one hour north of Rome — featured throughout the documentary Learn more about The Family, Steve Dabal's New York-based production company Follow the Italian Wannabe pop-up screening tour to find a screening near you   Want to hear more conversations about life, law, and the stories that matter? Subscribe to Cut to the Chase: with Gregg Goldfarb. Want to stay updated on our latest podcasts? Subscribe to Cut to the Chase: Podcast Newsletter for monthly podcast releases and the latest legal news: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/KqDopgE  

You're good at what you do. Your clients know it. The people who refer you know it.But your next ideal consulting client may have no idea you exist.That's the gap between being credible and becoming sought after.In this episode, Melisa Liberman shows independent consultants how to make lead generation easier by building an inbound lead system that helps more right-fit clients find you, trust you, and reach out already interested.You'll learn how to move beyond relying only on referrals, past clients, and inconsistent outreach by becoming more recognizable for the specific consulting work you want to be hired for.Melisa breaks down the three components of an inbound lead system for independent consultants:The inbound foundation: the specialization that makes you known for a specific problem, client, or outcomeThe sought-after mindset: the shift from hidden expert to obvious choiceThe inbound lead mechanism: the system that builds visibility, grows your audience, creates direct relationships, and keeps you top of mindYou'll also hear Melisa's own specialization example as a fractional COO for PE-backed tech startups, plus three real consultant examples using a podcast, speaking, and unattached networking to generate more right-fit opportunities.Listen to learn how to build visibility, differentiation, and demand in your consulting business, so lead generation gets easier the longer you do it.Timestamps for Key Moments:[00:00] Episode overview[00:05] Why becoming sought after changes everything[00:07] The 3-part inbound lead system[00:08] Component 1: Inbound Foundation[00:09] Two specialization blockers[00:15] The In-N-Out Burger specialization example[00:18] Fractional CRO example for PE-backed tech[00:22] Component 2: Sought-After Mindset[00:28] Component 3: Inbound Lead Mechanism[00:32] Podcast + diagnostics example[00:33] Speaking + white paper example[00:35] Unattached networking example[00:37] Next stepsResources Mentioned:Companion Resource: Lead Generation Effectiveness Scorecard: www.pipelinescorecard.comFull Show Notes https://shownotes.melisaliberman.com/episode-274Want More?Melisa's Books, Planners & Journals: https://linktr.ee/melisalibermanGet Melisa's Book: https://www.melisaliberman.com/bookVisit Melisa's Website: https://www.melisaliberman.com/Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melisa-libermanWant help achieving your consulting business goals? Melisa can help. Click here for more on coaching tailored to you as an independent consulting business owner.

Technology is evolving rapidly and with it, the boundaries of personal privacy are being tested. Privacy, security, and user choice are the foundations of responsible technology. When AI and cameras are everywhere, where should responsibility truly lie?KEY MOMENTS 02:29 Evolution of technology as entrepreneur perspective 04:56 Invasiveness and risk factor of technology 10:14 What Smart safe does? 11:51 How the Smart safe works 17:16 User controls and Customization 20:30 Advice for using Tech Responsibly 24:01 Where to buy this safe and product availabilityIn this episode of the FIT4Privacy Podcast, host Punit Bhatia speaks with serial entrepreneur Oscar Hedaya about how emerging technologies, from AI and surveillance systems to connected everyday products, are reshaping our private spaces.They explore the growing privacy paradox: our desire for protection, convenience, and innovation versus the risks of constant monitoring, data misuse, and loss of control. Through real-world examples including smart devices and digital safes. The episode examines what responsible innovation looks like in practice.Listeners will gain insights into transparency, security‑by‑design, local data storage, and the importance of user choice, as well as why trust in technology providers matters more than ever. ⸻ ABOUT THE GUEST Oscar Hedaya, founder and CEO of SPACE. I've created The Space Safe, which is a connected physical security product that combines hardware, software, and cloud technology; the first of its kind. My background has been in product development and sales for over 15 years. Building a product that physically protects people's most sensitive items while relying on software and internet connectivity forced me to confront privacy, security, and user control in very real ways, not hypothetical. My focus today is designing connected products that respect ownership, provide transparency, and earn trust over time, especially in homes, hospitality, and business environments.  ABOUT THE HOST    Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach privacy professionals.   ⸻ Resources & Links  Guest Links Oscar Hedaya • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ohedaya/  • Website: https://www.thespacesafe.com/   Grow Skills (Privacy Courses & Insights) • Courses: https://growskills.store/courses/ • Insights: https://growskills.store/insights/ • Website: https://growskills.store/  FIT4Privacy • Website: https://www.fit4privacy.com • Podcast: https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast • Blog: https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog • YouTube: http://youtube.com/fit4privacy  Punit Bhatia • Website: https://www.punitbhatia.com  Books  • Be Ready for GDPR • AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance • Intro to GDPR • Be an Effective DPO 

What happens when machinima stops telling a story… and instead pulls you inside a fractured mind?In this episode of And Now For Something Completely Machinima, hosts Phil Rice, Tracy Harwood, and Damien Valentine dive deep into “Dysfunction” by Iono Allen—a powerful, unsettling machinima film created in Second Life.This isn't your typical machinima. There's no clear beginning, middle, or end—just a visceral, abstract experience of psychological breakdown, sensory overload, and emotional fragmentation.Is it about mental health? Substance abuse? Political disillusionment? Or something even darker?

Murshed Chowdhury is the founder of Tech Duels, a communication and training platform redefining how individuals and organizations develop critical thinking and decision-making skills through structured debate. Murshed believes debate is one of the most underused leadership development tools available today. Not because it teaches people how to win arguments, but because it teaches them how to truly think, listen intently, and openly engage with ideas they disagree with. In this conversation, he explains why structured debate builds communication skills faster than most traditional training programs, how competition can strengthen learning without turning every discussion into a fight, and why live interaction is becoming more valuable as AI makes information increasingly accessible. He also shares why the future belongs to people who can combine technology with strong human judgment. Whether you're leading a team, developing talent, or navigating disagreement, this conversation makes a compelling case for why communication remains a distinctly human advantage. Find episode 515 on The Leadership Podcast, on YouTube, channel @theleadershippodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Watch this Episode on YouTube | Murshed Chowdhury on Why Structured Debate Is a Leadership Superpower https://bit.ly/TLP-515 Key Moments [03:43] Why Murshed built Tech Duels after seeing brilliant engineers fail due to poor communication [06:51] Why structure and competition matter more than traditional training approaches [08:08] Why emotional intelligence and social IQ are the real competitive edge [09:56] How AI is reshaping the challenge [12:04] The downside of leaning too heavily on AI tools [14:33] How competitive format teaches people to listen, ask questions, and reach understanding instead of winning [17:26] The 'holy wars' problem: How to get tech leaders unstuck from their chosen platforms [20:42] The Veterans Technology Conference: Connecting military talent to tech careers [22:32] Reinvention at any age: The core skills that let people pivot careers [27:20] Helping people who process slowly [30:16] Murshad's take on AI uncertainty Memorable Quotes "Networking is not predicated on your personality. It's a set of skills. If you can learn it, you can be an expert." "Public speaking is the number one fear in the United States above death." "You judge a person by their question, not by their answers." — Voltaire "With AI and deepfakes coming, live events, interaction, understanding, emotional intelligence, social IQ—that's going to be really important moving forward." "Critical thinking skills are something you need in every facet of life, personally and professionally." "Half of our conflicts come down to one side not hearing what the other side was trying to say." "You have two ears and one mouth. Listen twice as much as you speak." "There's some really cool stuff on the other side. If you just listen to the other side, you'll be shocked at how much alignment there might be." "Core skill sets like discipline, ambition, eagerness, curiosity, and the willingness to learn—these let you reinvent yourself at any age." "The time thing is supposed to give you guardrails so you don't talk endlessly. But when you have structured thinking, even two or three minutes is plenty of time." "People are listening to you, they're speaking to you. If you can really own that, you can do amazing things." "We're all learning AI as we go. Stay curious, keep learning, and focus on what you can control right now." "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it." - Joseph Joubert Explore the full archive at www.theleadershippodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts! Resources Mentioned The Leadership Podcast | theleadershippodcast.com Sponsored by | www.darley.com Rafti Advisors. LLC | www.raftiadvisors.com Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC | selfreliantleadership.com Murshed Chowdhury Website | www.techduels.com Murshed Chowdhury LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/murshedchowdhury

Science is under attack, and not by accident.  In this episode of Cut to the Chase, Gregg Goldfarb sits down with Dr. Michael E. Mann, one of the world's leading climate scientists, to expose the coordinated, well-financed campaign working to discredit research, intimidate scientists, and pull public opinion away from the facts. From the "hockey stick" graph that made him a target to the death threats, the gutting of federal science agencies, and the way climate denial and vaccine misinformation merged into one anti-science machine, Mann lays out how we got here — and where the openings to fight back actually are. Co-author with Dr. Peter Hotez of the new book Science Under Siege, Mann brings candor and a surprising amount of hope to a heavy subject: why he never backed down, and what he tells students who still dream of becoming scientists. Join Gregg and Dr. Michael Mann on Cut to the Chase as they explore: Why the "hockey stick" graph made one scientist a target for powerful interests How climate denial and vaccine misinformation merged into one anti-science movement What "stochastic terrorism" is, and the real-world cost of speaking out Why clean energy and affordability may be the strongest case for climate action How attribution science could let courts hold fossil fuel companies accountable What Mann tells the next generation of scientists about staying in the fight     KEY MOMENTS 0:12 — Opening: defending truth in a world awash with misinformation 1:38 — The "hockey stick" graph and why it made Mann a target 5:12 — How climate and vaccine denial merged into one anti-science machine 8:12 — The "ladder of denial": why the arguments keep shifting 10:09 — Stochastic terrorism, death threats, and the personal cost 13:26 — Social media, podcasts, and the spread of misinformation 14:51 — Why he refused to give up 18:53 — The political path forward and the midterm elections 19:02 — The MAHA movement: common ground or trap? 23:37 — Why clean energy and affordability should lead the message 32:01 — Advice to students who still want to become scientists 36:01 — The EPA's rollback of the endangerment finding 38:54 — Attribution science, climate liability, and "the polluter pays" 41:03 — The U.S. on the world stage and ceding ground to China 43:56 — Closing: don't politicize the planet   Dr. Michael E. Mann is a presidential distinguished professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania, where he directs the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability, and the Media. One of the world's most influential climate scientists, he is best known for the "hockey stick" graph, which became an iconic and fiercely contested symbol of human-caused climate change. His latest book, Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World (PublicAffairs, 2025), is co-authored with vaccine scientist Dr. Peter J. Hotez and examines the political and ideological forces driving today's attacks on science, and how the public can fight back. He is also the co-author, with the late Pulitzer Prize–winning cartoonist Tom Toles, of The Madhouse Effect. Named to Bloomberg News's list of the 50 most influential people in 2013, Mann has spent decades at the intersection of science, policy, and public communication, defending evidence-based research in the face of organized denial and personal attacks.   The resources mentioned in this episode are: Book: Science Under Siege: How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces that Threaten Our World — by Michael E. Mann & Peter J. Hotez (PublicAffairs, 2025)   Earlier Book Referenced: The Madhouse Effect — by Michael E. Mann & Tom Toles   Learn More: Dr. Michael Mann — michaelmann.net   Topics & People Referenced: Dr. Peter Hotez · the "hockey stick" graph · the EPA endangerment finding · attribution science & climate liability · the MAHA movement   Contact / Follow Dr. Michael Mann: Website: michaelmann.net Want more conversations that cut through the noise on science, climate, and the issues shaping our future? Subscribe to Cut to the Chase with Gregg Goldfarb for new episodes every week.  

Can you start at the bottom of an industry, back yourself before anyone else does, raise millions, build a fast-growth startup and sell it within three years?FOR THE FULL STORY GET KAROLINA'S NO.1 BEST SELLING BOOK ‘HER PLAY' Karolina Pelc is an entrepreneur, investor, advisor, author and the founder of BeyondPlay, the iGaming startup she launched in 2021, raised £6.1 million for, and sold to FanDuel within just three years.Want more BTB goodness!? Connect Here: https://buildingthebrand.co.uk/newsletterKarolina's journey started far from the world of startup exits, venture capital and acquisition deals. At 19, she trained as a casino dealer in Poland, worked in tough casino environments, moved to London, lived in difficult conditions, worked on cruise ships, and eventually fought her way into the online gaming industry from the very bottom of the career ladder.In this episode of Building The Brand, Karolina breaks down how she turned lived experience in real-world casinos into a powerful insight about the future of online gaming. She explains how she raised £1.2 million from a pitch deck, built BeyondPlay through the pandemic, scaled the team to 50 people, navigated product pivots, licensing complexity, investor pressure, founder burnout and eventually sold the company to FanDuel.She also shares why she does not believe in luck, why starting again can be a strategic move, why founders cannot make everyone like them, and why hustle only works when it is intentional.Karolina shares:▪️ Why she does not believe luck created her success▪️ Why she was willing to start again in a junior role▪️ How real-world casino experience shaped the idea for BeyondPlay▪️ Raising £1.2 million from a deck during the pandemic▪️ Why approval cannot be the operating system for founders▪️ Selling BeyondPlay to FanDuel within three years▪️ What really happens during a fast acquisition processFind out more about Karolina Pelc here:https://karolinapelc.com/Key Moments:0:00 — Karolina Pelc on quitting, growth, pressure and selling BeyondPlay1:07 — Why Karolina does not believe in luck3:16 — Starting, funding and selling BeyondPlay within three years6:57 — The brutal training process to become a dealer8:00 — Her first major casino customer and early resilience12:19 — Arriving in London and the reality of starting again17:35 — Homelessness and learning the hard way21:20 — Reality distortion filter, belief and ambitious goals24:05 — Understanding the different levels of the casino world30:47 — Moving from casinos and cruise ships into online gaming34:35 — The idea that eventually became BeyondPlay37:21 — Raising £1.2 million during the pandemic44:18 — What BeyondPlay actually built50:33 — Regulation, licensing and startup complexity52:21 — The risky second product that changed the company57:00 — Founder mode and transparent leadership59:00 — Why CEOs cannot have everyone agree with them1:00:12 — Work-life balance, values and startup reality1:06:40 — People pleasing, burnout and founder pressure1:09:30 — Building BeyondPlay with an exit in mind1:11:13 — Selling the company in two months1:14:54 — What the day of signing the deal actually felt like1:17:13 — Leaving the company after acquisition1:19:49 — Achievement addiction, writing the book and what comes next1:24:14 — Who Karolina wrote the book for

Summer is when athletes either separate themselves or fall behind. Here's what the best ones do differently. Free training for sports moms → https://trainhergame.com/momMost athletes treat summer like an extended break and then walk into tryouts wondering why nothing changed.In this episode, I'm breaking down exactly what separates average athletes from great ones this summer, and it's not just showing up to open gyms.

Explore the "middle" phase of intellectual property protection. The period between filing and final protection is a crucial phase where strategy, negotiation, and risk management take shape. Using pop culture references ranging from Quentin Tarantino films to Willy Wonka and Jurassic Park, hosts Michael Snyder and Joseph Gushe connect famous middle acts in entertainment to the middle stages of the patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright processes. This episode of IP Goes Pop!® breaks down:  What "patent pending" actually means from publication to examination How the patent examination process can strengthen a patent How the "middle" for trade secrets effectively becomes the entire lifecycle of protection The importance of preserving trade secret rights via NDAs, restricted access, and confidentiality measures  Common law trademark rights versus federal registration Trademark examination process and USPTO requirements The crossovers between copyright process "middle" and trademarks Along the way, the hosts question whether Willy Wonka's factory tours would survive modern confidentiality practices and whether Jurassic Park had one of the least effective trade secret protection programs in movie history. Whether you are protecting technology, building a brand, or managing confidential business information, this episode offers a practical look at the "middle" phase of IP protection where rights are often shaped, tested, and strengthened the most. Key Moments: (00:55) IP First, Lasts, and Middles S7, EP 1: We're #1! Intellectual Property Firsts S7, EP 2: If You're Not Firsts, You're Lasts (01:40) "Stuck in the Middle With You" and Reservoir Dogs (05:01) Malcolm in the Middle and Famous "Middle" Stories   (07:31) Why The Empire Strikes Back Became the Most Famous Middle Movie (11:22) "Middles" in Intellectual Property: Obtaining a Patent Protection (17:10) Why Strong Patents Are "Battle Tested" (19:02) Expanding Patent Protection During "Patent Pending" Process (20:52) "Middles" in Intellectual Property: Trade Secrets (26:16) "Middles" in Intellectual Property: Trademarks (30:06) After Trademark Issuance (33:48) "Middles" in Intellectual Property: Copyrights Past IP Goes Pop! Episodes on Copyright S6 Ep 3: The (Copy)Right Tool for the Job- The Copyright Tool Kit S4 Ep 2: Streamlining Copyright Disputes: The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) S3 Ep 11: You Can't Do That-What IP Cannot Protect S3 Ep 1: Escape of the Famous Cartoon Characters- IP and the Public Domain S1 EP2: Intellectual Property Urban Legends -Taking on Myths About IP in Popular Culture (34:25) Final Thoughts   For full show notes and to explore more episodes, please visit www.vklaw.com/newsroom-podcasts. You can stay connected with us on Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter, and Instagram using the handle @volpeandkoenig.  

Thinking about retiring in Mexico but wondering what everyday life really costs? In this episode of Live by Design – Mexico Edition, host Taniel Chemsian sits down with Tim Leffel, author, travel expert, and longtime expat, to discuss his family's move to Guanajuato City, Mexico and why it became the perfect place to build a new life abroad. Tim shares firsthand insights into the real cost of living in Mexico, finding housing, navigating schools, adapting to local culture, and embracing a slower, more intentional lifestyle. They also explore why Guanajuato offers a unique blend of affordability, rich culture, and quality of life that continues to attract expats from the United States and Canada. Whether you're planning to retire in Mexico, researching affordable places to live in Mexico, or simply curious about expat life in Guanajuato, this episode provides practical advice, honest experiences, and valuable perspective to help you confidently design your next chapter under the Mexican sun. Key Moments:  05:15 Living and schooling abroad 09:07 Buying a home in Mexico 10:20 Buying property in Puerto Vallarta 13:05 House design and structure overview 18:41 Living with mountain waterfalls 22:28 Adapting to relaxed time culture 23:16 Understanding local time expectations How to contact Tim Leffel :  Email: tim@timleffel.com Website: https://timleffel.com/ Amazon:https://www.amazon.com.mx/stores/author/B001JOVNHU?ingress=0&visitId=51a043c7-65df-4af9-a7d9-3798d9e530f2&ref_=ap_rdr Feeling overwhelmed about buying in Mexico? Chat TCP, our AI-powered assistant, guides you to stress-free homeownership. Click here to start using Chat TCP: https://tanielchemsian.com/chat-tcp/?utm_source=youtube_lbd_mex   Want to own a home in Mexico? Start your journey with confidence - download your FREE “Buyer's Guide” now for expert tips and clear steps to make it happen! Click here - https://tanielchemsian.com/buyers-gui...   Discover why everyone is falling in love with Puerto Vallarta real estate: https://tanielchemsian.com/puerto-vallarta-real-estate/   Join the ‘Taniel Chemsian Properties' YouTube channel to learn what you need to know about Puerto Vallarta real estate. https://www.youtube.com/@TanielChemsian   Join our ‘Live By Design: Mexico Edition' podcast: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0VfClD5... Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/032... YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@livebydesignmexicoedition   Contact Information: Email: info@tanielchemsian.com Website: https://tanielchemsian.com/ Mex Office: +52.322.688.7435 USA/CAN Office: +1.323.798.8893

Dana Toppel is CEO of Jewish Family Service of San Diego, one of the region's most established human services organizations. Founded more than 100 years ago, JFS continues to be rooted in Jewish values while serving people across San Diego County, including older adults, immigrants, families, Holocaust survivors, and neighbors facing housing, food, and other basic needs. Dana has held multiple leadership roles at JFS since 2009 and brings more than two decades of direct service, clinical, and nonprofit leadership experience.This Episode: What does it take to meet urgent needs today while building a stronger safety net for tomorrow? In this episode, Dana and Grant explore how Jewish Family Service is responding to this moment in San Diego. Dana shares how JFS serves more than 60,000 people each year, with a focus on helping people access safe and stable housing, culturally competent food, and the wraparound support they need to move toward greater stability and dignity. The conversation also explores what it means to lead with both compassion and discipline. She and Grant discuss why nonprofits need to focus on what they do best, partner more deeply, reduce duplication, and look further upstream so the region can address challenges before they become emergencies. Dana reminds us that hope is active. It comes from staying close to people's stories, building relationships across differences, and continuing to show up for the work, even when outside forces push back. Key Moments: [2:52] How Jewish Family Service serves the broader San Diego community [8:32] What courage looks like for a humanitarian service organization [17:21] Dana's path from social worker to COO to CEO [26:29] How the nonprofit sector can reduce duplication and work further upstream [44:18] Why hope matters when working toward a different future  Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Jewish Family Service of San Diego – Providing housing, food, immigration support, older adult services, and other human services across San Diego County Safe Parking Program – JFS's program supporting people and families living in their vehicles as they work toward stable housing Nonprofits Create Bold, Replicable Solution to Housing Crisis – An op-ed from Dana Toppel, Prebys CFIO Gil Gil Alvarado, and partners on a new collaborative model for affordable housing in San Diego Take Action: Learn About JFS – Explore how Jewish Family Service supports people across San Diego County through housing, food, immigration services, older adult support, and more. Support Basic Needs – Look for ways to help neighbors access stable housing, nutritious food, and trusted services. Think Upstream – Support approaches that prevent crises before they deepen, including stronger partnerships, reduced duplication, and early intervention. Stay Connected to People's Stories – Volunteer, listen, and spend time with organizations serving the community directly. Seeing the work up close can change how we understand what is possible.  Credits:This is a production of the Prebys FoundationHosted by Grant OliphantCo-Hosted by Crystal PageProduced by Adam Greenfield, Tess Karesky, Edgar Ontiveros Medina, and Crystal PageEngineered by Adam GreenfieldProduction Coordination by Tess KareskyVideo Production by Edgar Ontiveros MedinaThe Stop & Talk Theme song was created by San Diego's own Mr. Lyrical Groove.Download episodes at your favorite podcatcher or visit us at StopAndTalkPod​cast​.comSpecial thanks to the Prebys Foundation TeamIf you like this show, and we hope you do, the best way to support this show is to share, subscribe

Why the Most Profitable Prompt Engineers Never Call Themselves That Episode Summary Online entrepreneurship myths are costing AI entrepreneurs thousands. In this episode, we expose why the anti-AI approach to building freelance income ideas is the secret weapon parents are using to escape the side gig treadmill—and how rejecting commodity AI tools unlocks real, sustainable income. Based on years of contrarian insights. https://DarkHorseEntrepreneur.com Sponsor: https://Hostinger.com/DARKHORSE20 and use code DARKHOUSE20 for 20% off. Discover how to build a six-figure "invisible" AI consulting business by positioning yourself as a workflow optimization specialist rather than an AI consultant. Learn the exact language, positioning strategies, and retainer models that land enterprise contracts paying $2,500-$5,000 monthly - all while keeping the AI technology completely invisible to clients who just want their problems solved. Key Moments 00:00 - Opening: 34-year-old built an invisible B2B prompt agency 01:10 - The Core Problem: Most people selling the wrong thing to the wrong people using the wrong language 02:05 - The Enterprise Truth: Fortune 500 companies don't buy AI - they buy outcomes. 04:10 - The Language That Sells: Instead of "AI prompt engineer," you say 06:15 - The Retainer Model: the MRR that separates this from every other AI side hustle. 07:05 - The Credibility Requirements 09:40 - The Budget Reality 10:25 - The Uncomfortable Truth 13:25 - The Whiskered Wisdom Resources Mentioned AI Escape Plan Newsletter: For parents ready to break free from the 9-to-5 grind Workflow optimization vs. AI consulting positioning Enterprise compliance requirements (SOC 2, data handling practices) Industry association strategies for credibility building Sponsor: https://Hostinger.com/DARKHORSE20 and use code DARKHOUSE20 for 20% off. Action Item Identify one business process that takes more than 5 hours per week and involves repetitive decision-making. Document it step-by-step, time each step, and note where delays and errors occur - this becomes your first "process audit" that enterprises will pay thousands to create.  

Most independent consultants think differentiation means a sharper niche, a cleaner methodology, or better positioning.It doesn't.The consultants landing more work aren't winning because of their pitch or their network.They're winning before the proposal gets written.If you're like most consultants, you think the real evaluation happens when you submit the proposal. It doesn't. Buyers are already deciding in the conversation, before a scope ever gets drafted.In this episode, Melisa breaks down what consulting buyers are actually weighing when they choose which consultant or consulting firm to engage.You'll learn- the mistake most consultants make about differentiation, - how corporate buyers actually decide who to engage, and - four specific ways to use your consulting skills inside the sales process so buyers choose you first.The proposal is a formality.The decision happens long before that.You already have the skills (even if you don't realize it). This episode shows you how to use them before a proposal ever gets drafted.  Timestamps for Key Moments:[00:01] Why clients choose certain consultants over others and what prompted this episode[00:03] Why responsiveness is a baseline and what actually sets you apart beyond that[00:05] Companion resource: the consulting proposal template from the IC Toolkit[00:06] The mistake consultants make when thinking about differentiation[00:10] How B2B buyers actually decide who to engage[00:13] Why the proposal is a formality and what wins the work before it[00:15] Example 1: The stakeholder question and why it helps the buyer, not just you[00:18] Example 2: The restraint advantage and why showing everything you can do often loses the work[00:23] Example 3: The success clarity test and how to find the real reason a buyer needs you[00:27] Example 4: Process ownership and how to lead the decision instead of following the buyer's lead[00:31] Steps to put this episode into actionResources Mentioned:Companion Resource: Download the Consulting Proposal Template from Melisa's IC Toolkit: www.ICtoolkit.comFull Show Notes https://shownotes.melisaliberman.com/episode-273Want More?Melisa's Books, Planners & Journals: https://linktr.ee/melisalibermanGet Melisa's Book: https://www.melisaliberman.com/bookVisit Melisa's Website: https://www.melisaliberman.com/Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melisa-libermanWant help achieving your consulting business goals? Melisa can help. Click here for more on coaching tailored to you as an independent consulting business owner.

How do you know if an AI system is trustworthy, compliant, ethical, and fit for purpose?  In this episode of the FIT4Privacy Podcast, Punit Bhatia is joined by Stella Liu, an AI evaluation expert and founder of AI Evals & Analytics, to unpack one of the most practical and overlooked challenges in AI today: how to evaluate AI systems before and after deployment.  KEY MOMENTS 02:09 —AI Definition 03:02 —AI Evaluations 10:31 — Why AI Testing Is Hard 14:06 — Evals Plus Analytics 18:15 —Synthetic Data 23:47 —Protecting Privacy Ethical 29:05 — AI Evals as a Company 29:52 —How to reach Stella Liu Stella explains why AI behaves differently from traditional software, why testing code alone is no longer enough, and how AI evaluations (AI evals) help organizations assess real-world behavior, risk, and performance. From evaluation driven development to continuous monitoring in production, the conversation explores how teams can move beyond guesswork and hype toward repeatable, measurable AI governance.  ⸻ ABOUT THE GUEST Stella Liu is the Co-founder of AI Evals & Analytics (Maven), where she created the AI Evals & Analytics Playbook and teaches top-rated courses on LLM evaluation, monitoring, and product alignment. She's also the Head of AI Applied Science at ASU, leading evals and analytics across university-wide AI products and building higher-ed's first formal AI evaluation framework, and she previously led data science at Shopify and Carvana with 12+ years shipping large-scale ML systems.  ABOUT THE HOST    Punit Bhatia is one of the leading privacy experts who works independently and has worked with professionals in over 30 countries. Punit works with business and privacy leaders to create an organization culture with high privacy awareness and compliance as a business priority. Selectively, Punit is open to mentor and coach privacy professionals.   ⸻ Resources & Links  Guest Links Stella Lui • Website: https://maven.com/  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wenxingl/  Grow Skills (Privacy Courses & Insights) • Courses: https://growskills.store/courses/ • Insights: https://growskills.store/insights/ • Website: https://growskills.store/  FIT4Privacy • Website: https://www.fit4privacy.com • Podcast: https://www.fit4privacy.com/podcast • Blog: https://www.fit4privacy.com/blog • YouTube: http://youtube.com/fit4privacy  Punit Bhatia • Website: https://www.punitbhatia.com  Books  • Be Ready for GDPR • AI & Privacy – How to Find Balance • Intro to GDPR • Be an Effective DPO 

Karen Doll is a licensed psychologist, author of "Building Psychological Fitness: How High Performers Achieve with Ease," a partner at Psynet Group and chairs the Flourishing at Work initiative under Harvard's Flourishing Program. Most leaders know how to push through stress. Far fewer know how to recover from it. Karen argues that the difference matters more than most people realize. In this conversation, she explains why psychological fitness is not a personality trait but a trainable skill. She breaks down the difference between the stress that helps you grow and the stress that slowly wears you down, why resilience is more about recharging than enduring, and what leaders can do to support mental health at work without trying to become therapists. For leaders who feel constantly on, stretched thin, or responsible for the wellbeing of their teams, this episode offers a practical framework for building resilience that lasts. Find episode 514 on The Leadership Podcast, on YouTube, channel @theleadershippodcast, or wherever you get your podcasts! Watch this Episode on YouTube | https://youtu.be/S54CwTMZY0Q https://bit.ly/TLP-514 Key Moments [03:33] What separates psychologically fit leaders from those who struggle [05:37] Why mental strength is trainable and what that actually looks like [08:19] Top-down vs. bottom-up strategies for managing stress and the mental health continuum [13:22] Shared accountability: what leaders owe their teams on mental health [15:23] The victim mindset problem and what leaders can do about it [21:00] Why there's no magic test that predicts leadership success [24:48] The two biggest derailers Karen sees in executive assessment [28:12] The sweet spot between healthy ambition and burnout [31:45] Why clarity on your values is the shortcut nobody takes [33:23] Why the victim mindset is the silent career killer [35:54] When Karen's own psychological fitness was tested and what changed [39:34] Closing thoughts: the one thing every leader can do starting today Memorable Quotes "Resilience is about recharging. It isn't about powering through." "Between the stimulus and the response, there is a space. In that space lies our power to choose." "Defensiveness is the one thing I will not give feedback on. You tell someone they're defensive and they defend themselves. It's a dead end." "The goalpost keeps moving — and people are left feeling it's never enough. That is unnecessary distress." "Those that can spend the time recovering tend to struggle less." "Having social support and a multi-dimensional life — that's probably number one in terms of buffers against stress." "We do all have some agency in how we manage our mental health and how we move towards flourishing." "When something upsets us, sometimes that thinking pattern is not serving us and it's not necessarily factual." "If you move the body, it can settle the mind." "Leaders don't need to be their team's therapist." "Being a victim or having a victim mindset is not going to work out well for anybody — and that's never going to be good for mental health." "Self care is selfish — that was the core belief I had to break." "Small acts of kindness for people who are struggling — think of what a difference that can make. And that's accessible to all of us." "Just being a little more intentional — it doesn't cost anything. It doesn't need budget." "Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal. Nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude." — Thomas Jefferson Explore the full archive at www.theleadershippodcast.com or wherever you get your podcasts! These are the books mentioned in this episode Resources Mentioned The Leadership Podcast | theleadershippodcast.com Sponsored by | www.darley.com Rafti Advisors. LLC | www.raftiadvisors.com Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC | selfreliantleadership.com Karen Doll Website | https://psynetgroup.com/ LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/learning/improving-your-mental-health-at-work Karen Doll LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/karendecesaredoll

Navigating disagreements is part of every relationship, but how you handle them can make all the difference. In this candid and lighthearted episode, we break down our real-life experiences, share practical communication tips, and even laugh about the household cooking responsibilities. By getting honest about both minor annoyances and major issues, we reveal our secrets to keeping a partnership strong, respectful, and fun.Key Moments & InsightsThe Importance of Respect During Disagreements: Chris explains how men often suppress emotions and why walking away can sometimes be healthier than arguing at 00:46, and Ericka stresses the value of never resorting to yelling or disrespect at 01:29.Opinionated Partners and Interruptions: We discuss the challenges of both being strong-willed and why listening is tough (and funny) at 05:28.Recurring Disagreement Over Cooking: Our ongoing “who cooks?” debate becomes a metaphor for compromise and understanding at 08:14.How to Handle Big Issues: We acknowledge bigger relationship landmines, like money and parenting, and emphasize when outside help is key at 19:37.Think the Best and Let Go of Grudges: Ericka shares the value of assuming the best intentions, while Chris cautions against weaponizing the past at 22:58.Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously: We show how humor and lightheartedness can defuse tension at 34:26.Who This Episode Is ForCouples wanting healthier communication and fewer argumentsAnyone frustrated by day-to-day annoyances at homeIndividuals navigating big relationship challenges (money, parenting, etc.)Listeners who appreciate honest, funny real-life stories about marriage and partnership This Podcast is sponsored by American Heritage Credit Union. To learn more and open an account go to: www.AHCU.co/ForBetterandWorthOur website: www.forbetterandworth.comGet Ericka's book, Naked and Unashamed: 10 Money Conversations Every Couple Must Have Check out our local TV spotlightConnect with us:Instagram: @forbetterandworthYouTube: @forbetterandworthEricka: @erickayoungofficialChris: @1cbyoung

The hardest part of playing D1 volleyball wasn't the early workouts, the travel, or the competition. It was the mental side...and nobody warned her. Grab our free training for sports moms: https://trainhergame.com/momSydney Dreves went from four-time state champion in high school to a starting outside hitter at Boise State. She's sharing what actually separated athletes at the next level - and it wasn't physical skills.

What do you do when the person you've loved for 20 years decides they no longer want to live?In this episode of the Rollercoaster Podcast, I sit down with Tommy O'Mara to talk about the day that changed his life forever. After two decades together, Tommy came home expecting an ordinary morning with the woman he loved. Instead, he found Cynthia unconscious on the floor after she had intentionally taken her own life.Tommy shares the heartbreaking moments of performing CPR on his partner, watching paramedics fight to save her, and the crushing guilt that followed after her death. In the months that followed, he found himself carrying her medications in his car and questioning whether he wanted to keep living himself.But this conversation isn't just about loss.It's about surviving the unimaginable. It's about learning to live with grief, finding support after suicide, overcoming guilt, and discovering that life can still hold joy after tragedy.We also explore addiction recovery, mental health, spirituality, healing after suicide loss, and Tommy's belief that love continues long after death.If you've ever lost someone you love, struggled with grief, or wondered whether life can get better after heartbreak, this episode is for you.Key Moments:00:00 - I Thought She Was Sleeping, But She Was Already Gone03:42 - The Brutal Assault That Started Her Downward Spiral06:04 - "I'll Never Be Pretty Again"08:21 - The Woman Who Saved My Life12:15 - Finding Hope After Unimaginable Loss16:08 - The Morning I Found Her Unconscious18:09 - The Moment They Covered Her Face21:33 - Why I Still Talk to Her Every Day24:49 - Can We Communicate With Loved Ones After Death?27:03 - Why I Started Believing in More30:19 - My Journey Through Addiction and Recovery33:10 - Was Her Death Part of a Greater Purpose?38:35 - The Truth About Suicidal Thoughts41:27 - What To Do When You Want to Give Up43:16 - The Power of Grief Support CommunitiesConnect with Tyler: IG: @tyler.hall (https://www.instagram.com/tyler.hall/)

Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues our series on Mark.From the very first chapter, Jesus offends everyone: the religious leaders, his own family, and strangers at lunch tables in rural Uganda. And that's because Jesus doesn't soften his claims or make his message easier for us to digest. And honestly? Part of us gets offended by that.And then there's another darker, stranger thread running through Mark: demons. These are spiritual forces that recognize Jesus before most humans do. They're working to replace the truth about God with lies that feel like our own thoughts.But in every single encounter, Jesus doesn't negotiate. Darkness just submits.The question Mark leaves us with isn't whether Jesus is powerful enough. It's whether we'll keep holding out, or finally surrender to the King that even demons obey.Thank you for listening to this message from Northwest Hills Community Church in Corvallis, Oregon, on May 31, 2026, at 10:30am. You can find us online at ⁠nwhills.com⁠.Key Moments(00:00) Welcome(1:10) Message: The King That Even Demons Obey(4:47) Jesus Offends Everyone — Walking Through Mark 1–3(10:08) Why Jesus Is Still Offensive Today(20:43) Demons in Mark — Reading the Passages(27:38) Where Do Demons Come From? The Origin of Spiritual Evil(33:15) Why Does God Allow Satan and Demons to Operate?(39:40) Closing: Darkness Submits to Jesus

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