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Exit to Excellence: How Founders Can Transition with Purpose and Power What if the biggest barrier to a successful business exit isn't market conditions or company valuation, but the founder's inability to imagine life without their business? In this episode, Dr. James Bryant reunites with Jerome Myers, exit strategist and business partner, to explore why 80% of businesses listed for sale never complete their transaction—and why 75% of those who do exit regret their decision. Whether you're an engineering leader building a consultancy, planning your eventual exit, or simply interested in leadership development, this conversation reveals why identity work is just as important as financial planning. Key Moments in the Episode 02:52 – The Sobering Statistics: Only 20% of listed businesses successfully sell, and 75% regret it 05:00 – The Founder's Exit Paradox: How founders become so intertwined with their business that separation feels impossible 15:10 – The Six Centers of Doubt: Where uncertainty hits hardest for exiting business owners 23:00 – Four Post-Exit Archetypes: Victim, hero, villain, or guide—who will you become? 27:14 – The NEXT Framework: Nourish, Evaluate, eXplore, Transcend 39:19 – Dr. Bryant's Story: How his son's near-death experience crystallized his values Jerome's Philosophy: Love vs. Fear Decision Making Core Principle: "Love is the only law. Fear is the opposite of love. When making decisions, we get to pick which emotion drives that decision." The Six Centers of Doubt Framework: Self-Image – Redefining who you are without your business role Relationships – 60%+ of daily relationships will change post-exit Work – What to do with 30-100 hours previously spent on business Health – Reprioritizing wellness in an older body Prosperity – Optimizing time, talent, energy, and treasure (not just money) Significance – Finding meaning through service to others Key Takeaways for Technical Leaders • Identity separation is crucial – Whether transitioning from engineer to leader or founder to post-exit life • Proactive planning beats reactive – Develop your next identity before you need it • Systems thinking applies – Treat major transitions like complex engineering projects • From hero to guide – The most fulfilling path leads to developing others rather than being the main character

As I give out MollyB awards and receive an award of my own, I reflect on what I'm doing in my life, how I'm working towards my goals, what my priorities are, and how I am adjusting to my life which is changing rapidly.    Key Takeaways:   [1:09] Life still carries on even if Molly is dead  [3:04] The story of Fanny Minot the person who I received the award in honor of  [8:36] Matt Bonner: a famous basketball player who also received the award  [9:43] Adversity in life, finding someone to blame, and looking at yourself  [11:52] Not fixating on the result as a measure of success [12:36] You have to work hard all the time, you can't just wish for it [13:48] Comparing yourself to others makes no sense  [15:47] You are as sick as the secrets you keep and self sabotage  [19:02] I want to go deeper into stories and not shy away from them  [22:02] Having to adjust to my life changing  Resources:   Matt and I's speeches  Connect with Barb:   Website   Facebook    Instagram   Be a guest on the podcast    YouTube   The Molly B Foundation  

How does a landscape maintenance expert become an indispensable ally in the cemetery care industry? Don Winsett, a strategy consultant and executive coach, discussed his journey from working with Davey Tree Expert Company to supporting the death care industry. His focus on enhancing cemetery maintenance practices reflects his passion for aiding communities in maintaining serene memorial spaces. By leveraging his extensive experience, he helps businesses navigate the complexities of perpetual care. Key Takeaways 1. Cemetery care involves much more than just mowing the lawn. It requires a team of professionals managing plant health, tree health, erosion, and infestations to ensure safety and aesthetic beauty. 2. Trees are central to cemetery landscapes but require careful monitoring to prevent hazards such as falling branches. Proper tree care is crucial for safety and maintaining the tranquility of the cemetery. 3. Continuous maintenance of cemeteries is essential to prevent overgrowth and deterioration. This involves regularly reinvesting earnings from plot sales into maintaining the grounds indefinitely. 4. The serene and well-maintained environment of cemeteries plays a vital role in the healing process for visitors, ensuring they have a peaceful place for reflection. 5. Hiring a single company to handle all aspects of landscape maintenance in cemeteries avoids confusion, reduces complications, and ensures consistency in care. This comprehensive approach is more efficient and cost-effective in the long term. Timestamped Overview 00:00 Cemetery Maintenance: A Team Effort 03:56 Impact of Trees in Cemeteries 07:07 Houston's Neglected Cemeteries Struggle 11:50 Cemetery Tree Maintenance Challenges 14:00 Peaceful Cemetery Experience 18:19 Effective Grave Decoration Tips 21:46 Cemetery Landscaping Trends 23:40 Graveliners Prevent Casket Implosion 25:47 "Retirement Consulting: Death Care & Landscaping" 29:14 Streamlining Museum Grounds Management Learn more about Don here, or call 954-303-3333. Plan your visit to the museum today at nmfh.org and take a journey through over 30,000 square feet of fascinating history. Subscribe to The Final Curtain Never Closes on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin interviews RIMS General Counsel and VP of External Affairs Mark Prysock about the RIMS Legislative Summit in March 2025, how it went, and what to expect next. Mark mentions the registrant participation records they set and the connections they made as they lobbied.   As Mark exits, Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle of RIMS Risk Management magazine enter the studio to talk with Justin about the mid-year in risk and four Q2 articles in RIMS Risk Management magazine on tariffs, the 2025 hurricane season, the USDA budget cuts and food safety, and minimizing risk while using AI for innovation. After lessons from the articles, Hilary invites listeners to submit risk management articles to RIMS Risk Management magazine. If you publish in the magazine, what opportunities will that open for you?    Listen to learn more about the highlights of the first two quarters of 2025 and what to prepare for the rest of the year.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:17] About this episode of RIMScast. We've got three guests today. We'll get a RIMS legislative update from Mark Prysock, and we will look back at major risk management news from the first half of 2025 with Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle of RIMS Risk Management magazine. [:48] RIMS-CRMP Workshops! The next Virtual RIMS-CRMP exam prep, co-hosted by Parima, will be held on September 2nd and 3rd. [:58] The next RIMS-CRMP-FED virtual workshop will be led by Joseph Mayo on July 17th and 18th. Register by July 16th. Links to these courses can be found on the Certification Page of RIMS.org and through this episode's show notes. [1:16] RIMS Virtual Workshops! We have a day-long course on July 24th, “Risk Taxonomy for Effective Risk Management.” On August 5th, we have a day-long course about “Emerging Risks.” RIMS members enjoy deep discounts! [1:31] The full schedule of virtual workshops can be found on the RIMS.org/education and RIMS.org/education/online-learning pages. A link is also in this episode's notes. [1:42] If you tuned in to the recent episode featuring James Lam, you will know that he is hosting a new six-module workshop for us, the “RIMS-CRO Certificate in Advanced Enterprise Risk Management”. [1:56] The inaugural summer course is completely sold out! We are filled to the virtual capacity! Don't worry, in the Fall, the bi-weekly course will begin on October 9th. Registration closes on October 2nd. A link is in this episode's notes. Check it out and register today! [2:15] Mark your calendars for November 17th and 18th for the RIMS ERM Conference 2025 in Seattle, Washington. The agenda is being built. Soon, we will distribute a Call for Nominations for the ERM Award of Distinction. I'll update this episode's show notes when that link is ready. [2:38] Think about your organization's ERM program or one that you know of, and how it has generated value. We will have more on that in the coming weeks. [2:47] RISKWORLD 2026 will be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from May 3rd through May 6th. RIMS members can now lock in the 2025 rate for a full conference pass to RISKWORLD 2026 when registering by September 30th. [3:01] This also lets you enjoy earlier access to the RISKWORLD hotel block. Register by September 30th, and you will also be entered to win a $500 raffle. Don't miss out on this chance to plan and score some extra perks. [3:14] The members-only registration link is in this episode's show notes. If you are not yet a member, this is the time to register at RIMS.org/membership. [3:24] On with the show! Mark Prysock is the RIMS General Counsel and VP of External Affairs. It's always wonderful to have him on the show. [3:32] He is here to remind us of the RIMS legislative priorities, how they were addressed during the RIMS Legislative Summit in March, and what else we can expect in the way of public policies that RIMS would like to prevent and those we'd like to support. [3:46] There are lots of links in this episode's notes, as well, including ones to RISK PAC and an upcoming fundraiser. Let's get to it! [3:54] Interview! Mark Prysock, welcome back to RIMScast! [4:14] RIMS's top legislative or advocacy priorities for 2025 include opposing legislation on taxing non-profit associations. RIMS is working with other associations on this. The tax would have a significant impact on RIMS. [5:26] Another issue is the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow's Workforce Act, which would allow individuals to use college savings 529 plans to pay for certifications like the RIMS-CRMP. It's a very popular issue in the association community. [5:55] Third-party litigation funding has become a very big issue, followed by nuclear verdicts. What can we do to stop that? That's an issue that's been growing in both the House and the Senate. RIMS is working within a broad coalition to address that issue. [6:14] RIMS believes, at a bare minimum, there needs to be disclosures when third-party litigation funding agreements are in place so that everyone understands who stands to benefit from a nuclear verdict. It's not the plaintiff. [6:37] The last issue is the National Flood Insurance Program. [7:01] Mark and his team spent Day 1 of the RIMS Legislative Summit in March prepping the registrants so they understood the ins and outs of the issues. They all received one-page leave-behind documents to take to the Congressional offices. [7:18] Panellists had talked to them about the issues. The registrants were prepped to be lobbyists on these issues. [7:30] On Day 2, the registrants went to the Hill and lobbied on behalf of RIMS. [7:39] There were over 60 registrants this year. That was a RIMS Legislative Summit record. They had around 100 Congressional meetings, also a RIMS Legislative Summit record. [8:15] Mark says holding the event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce building is fantastic. It's a classic D.C. building that everyone knows. It's fairly close to Capitol Hill. You can get all the speakers you want to come and meet with your group there. It's perfect for the Summit. [8:49] A couple of years ago was the first time the Summit met at the Chamber building. Going back this year confirmed that it's going to be the new location for the Summit. Mark says it was an enriching experience for the attendees. [9:33] The Summit lobbyists focus on committees in both the House and Senate with jurisdiction over insurance. [9:47] The House Financial Services Committee has a Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance. Most of the legislation the Summit is concerned about comes from the House. [10:04] That Subcommittee has a new Chair, Congressman Mike Flood from Nebraska. The Summit has made inroads with his office and with other offices, too. [10:28] The Summit's focus is on establishing relationships with newer Congressional offices that are in a position to impact RIMS's legislative priorities. [10:52] Mark says, typically when we meet with a Member of Congress, it might be that we're talking to them because they're well-situated to talk to us about NFIP. [11:02] On other issues, we don't know that they necessarily align with us, but we know that with what we're trying to accomplish with the NFIP, they are going to be a great ally. That's our foot in the door to discuss other legislative issues. [11:24] Marks says the Summit is looking to establish long-term relationships with Members of Congress and educate them on the importance of different issues. [11:58] The RIMS Public Policy Committee will continue hammering on these issues for the remainder of 2025 and into 2026. The tax issues are likely to be resolved in RIMS's favor in the Omnibus tax bill Congress is wrestling with now. [12:18] The One Big Beautiful Bill does not include language for imposing new taxes on non-profits, but it does include the language about liberalizing the use of College 529 plans, which RIMS supports. Mark thinks that it will be wrapped up soon. [12:39] NFIP has been reauthorized through September 30th, the end of the Federal Government's Fiscal Year. There is legislation out there to reauthorize it for a longer period. The RIMS Public Policy Committee is talking with Members of Congress about that. [12:57] Third-party litigation funding is an issue to keep working on for the next couple of years. [13:04] The RIMS Public Policy Committee will be working closely with the RISK PAC Trustees to figure out how they can help to raise more money for the PAC. They have some ideas for things to do at RISKWORLD 2026 in Philadelphia. [13:22] They have a fundraising event in Philadelphia in the middle of July. They'll be sending out Calendar invites to the RIMS membership. 2026 will be an election year, so they want to raise as much money as they can for RISK PAC and the right re-election campaigns. [14:02] At RIMS.org/advocacy, you can see that the RIMS Legislative Summit 2026 will be held from March 16th through 18th. Mark is more excited than ever for next year's Summit! It's an election year. They've got the details nailed down. They'll be at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. [14:53] They will have a hotel block nailed down soon. They'll start promoting this event far in advance. Mark your calendars, please! As you build your chapters next year, please include some money to send your Advocacy Ambassador to the Legislative Summit 2026 in March. [15:20] We've got the link in this episode's show notes and at RIMS.org/advocacy. You can reach out to Mark Prysock directly through his email address on the RIMS Advocacy page. Write to him if you have questions about what it takes to get there or how you can contribute. [15:43] As Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle walk into the studio, Justin thanks Mark Prysock for being on the show. [16:04] Plugs! The very first RIMS Texas Regional Conference will be held from August 4th through the 6th in San Antonio at the Henry B. González Convention Center. Public Registration is open. [16:17] Hotel cut-off for the discounted rate is available through July 7th. The full Conference Agenda is now live, so you can start planning your experience. Don't miss the post-conference workshop, the RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep Course, available onsite. [16:33] This event is open to any RIMS Chapter member. If you are local to the area, you might consider becoming a RIMS member today, so that you can get all the benefits and begin networking with your new RIMS Texas peers. Links are in this episode's show notes. [16:48] You can also visit the Events Page of RIMS.org for more information. We look forward to seeing you in Texas! [16:56] Just a month later, we will be up North for the RIMS Canada Conference 2025, from September 14th through 17th in Calgary. Registration is open. Visit RIMSCanadaConference.CA and lock in those favorable rates. We look forward to seeing you in Calgary! [17:15] On October 1st through the 3rd, the RIMS Western Regional Conference will be held in North San Jose at the Santa Clara Marriott. The agenda is live. It looks fantastic! Visit RIMSWesternRegional.com and register today. [17:31] Let's Get on with the Show! It is July 1st. We have reached the midpoint of 2025. On RIMScast, we like to take stock of the year in risk, so far. Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle are going to break it all down for us. [17:54] Morgan O'Rourke is the RIMS Senior Director of Content and Publications. Hilary Tuttle is the Managing Editor of RIMS Risk Management magazine. That's our flagship, at RMmagazine.com. [18:07] We will look back on the Q2 digital issue of RIMS Risk Management magazine and discuss some of the news and trends that have been driving the risk profession. We'll talk about tariffs, AI, and more. Let's get to it! [18:23] Interview! Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle, welcome back to RIMScast! [18:50] We are here to talk about the mid-point of 2025 in risk and what it has meant for the profession and the reporting on the profession. The Q2 digital issue of RIMS Risk Management magazine is now available. The link is on this page. [19:26] A big story from this quarter was tariff volatility. In April, Neil Hodge wrote a great article “How to Navigate the Volatile Tariff Landscape.” Many companies underestimate their exposure to tariffs through lower-tier suppliers. [20:06] Hilary says the number one tip is to map your exposure to tariffs via suppliers. Also, think about finished goods as well as what hypothetical future scenarios would mean. We've seen that tariffs are consistently volatile. Map different scenarios to see how they will play out. [20:43] In the article, Neil also mentions alternatives such as near-shoring, alternative suppliers, and technicalities about working within the system. Morgan mentions contract management. Another tip was tariff engineering by modifying your product design or where it's assembled. [21:35] Morgan shares an example. Converse All Stars have a layer of felt on the bottom, which classifies them as slippers, which have a lower tariff. They tweaked the product so it could be classified differently. Morgan just bought a new pair and saw the felt he had never noticed. [23:24] Morgan says certain auto imports may leave out features that would classify them as commercial vehicles, so they don't have a commercial vehicle duty. [24:08] Equipment that was bought before steel tariffs will be more expensive to repair after steel tariffs, and insurance that was in place before the tariffs may not cover the drastically more expensive repairs. This will affect heavy machinery. Revisit your insurance coverage. [25:06] Considering what major assets may be changing with tariff changes would be a helpful next step for people. Morgan refers to finding alternate suppliers or diversifying. If you're starting a new relationship with a supplier, tariffs need to be part of the contract conversation. [25:42] If tariffs are a risk you have not been accounting for in your supplier agreements, you may want to build more flexibility into future agreements.  [26:03] Justin mentions the 2025 hurricane season and accurate weather reporting. That relates to supply chain. Hilary includes replacement values, as materials cost more.  [26:33] Hilary wrote an article, “The 2025 Hurricane Season Outlook.” Hilary says it's interesting to tell similar stories every year in different ways. She looked at the outlook for this season and compared it to the results from last year. [27:35] She looked for the key trends that drove the results last year and that will impact this year. It's an outlook and also a strategic input. How does your organization need to adapt to this outlook? It's about seeing the overarching trends and figuring out how to act on them. [28:20] Hurricane Beryl came in the summer of 2024. It was one of the earliest major hurricanes to form. It reached Category 5 in 42 hours. What strategies should organizations take to address fast-developing storms? [28:43] Rapid intensification is a major trend with hurricanes. This is fueled by above-average ocean temperatures and other impacts of climate change. Storms are getting worse faster. The energy at the surface level contributes to faster-building hurricanes. Then there are trade winds. [29:09] It is a very big challenge for governments and private industry because you need to prepare much faster. You might only have a day of notice between a tropical storm and a Category 3 hurricane. [29:29] Preparedness is a state of being, not something you deal with if and when a storm arises. It needs to be a constant state of readiness. This year there have been significant budget cuts to NOAA and FEMA. This affects weather forecasting and the number of emergency staff. [30:22] Organizations need to understand that they need an increased amount of self-reliance. You cannot count on the cavalry coming. Preparedness means more than ever this year. [30:38] Morgan says it's less about coordinating with Federal agencies and more about making sure you have your ducks in a row. You may not have access to outside resources. You might be able to coordinate with other companies and organizations. Cooperation helps. [31:43] Hilary says, after last year, we saw with Hurricane Helene that some of these disasters are increasing and hitting in unpredictable areas that don't have the preparedness or the infrastructure because there is not a legacy sense of being at risk for hurricanes. [32:05] Preparedness is different in different regions. Taking an assessment, thinking about some of those scenarios is a strategic risk management issue that may need to shift in new ways. In some of those areas, you might not have local disaster resources because it has not been a risk. [32:38] Prepare by taking a realistic assessment of emergency resources on the ground, what has the historical risk been, and how that is shifting? [32:51] A Small Break! The Spencer Educational Foundation's goal to help build a talent pipeline of risk management and insurance professionals is achieved, in part, by its collaboration with risk management and insurance educators across the U.S. and Canada. [33:10] Since 2010, Spencer has awarded over $3.3 million in General Grants to support over 130 student-centred experiential learning initiatives at universities and RMI non-profits. Spencer's 2026 application process is now open through July 30th, 2025. [33:30] General Grant awardees are typically notified at the end of October. The link is in this interview's show notes. Be sure to visit the programs page of SpencerEd.org. [33:40] The Spencer 2025 Funding their Future Gala will be held Thursday, September 18th at the Cipriani 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York. This year's honoree is Tim Ryan, the U.S. President of Lockton, and we hope to have him here on RIMScast this summer. A link is in the show notes. [34:03] Let's Return to the Conclusion of My Interview with Morgan O'Rourke and Hilary Tuttle of RIMS Risk Management magazine! [34:55] Jennifer Post, one of the editors, wrote an article, “USDA Budget Cuts Present Food Safety Risks.” Budget cuts may increase the likelihood of an outbreak of foodborne diseases and compromise the USDA's ability to respond and notify consumers of an outbreak. [36:28] Hilary notes recent outbreaks with cucumbers and tomatoes, which have been deadlier than one might expect. The cucumber recall was for cucumbers that had been sold six weeks before. Hilary has never had a cucumber for more than two weeks. [37:11] Shifting responsibility to under-resourced states creates uneven safety standards. Private companies will have to incur some of the costs of testing and monitoring their food. Who is responsible for coordinating food safety between states or countries is a question mark.  [37:50] This is not a great solution. It's an area of uncertainty for now. It is likely to increase costs for individual companies. It also increases the risk exposure for companies that are distributing food that makes people sick, but they don't know it. [38:09] The number of people getting sick and the amount of money a company will lose balloon as a function of time and notice. There are a lot of components to this issue. [38:30] Hilary says we are also seeing some concern around whether some of the shifting standards are going to create different levels of safety in different types of products or from different regions. This shifts a lot of the burden onto the consumer and private companies. [38:42] Morgan adds that beyond the cuts to NOAA, FEMA, and the USDA, there are cuts to cybersecurity infrastructure with CISA. These cuts remove a level of oversight that people have come to rely on. The cuts push responsibility for risks further onto states and private industry. [39:26] Morgan says they were worried about the appetite for change in the government from the Trump administration. The administration is making changes. Some of the fallout is that it has changed the risk landscape regarding storm damage, food safety, cybersecurity, and more. [39:46] You may have to reassess your risks in the light of these cuts to Federal agencies. Hilary points out that the cuts are not fluff when you realize the functions these agencies have. [40:21] Hilary quotes a food safety professor from the article. “Oversight is not a bureaucratic formality; it's the invisible line between routine production and preventable tragedy.” Hilary thinks that quote applies across a number of the cuts that have been made. [40:39] The magazine has an article on AI called “Balancing Innovation and Compliance When Implementing AI.” Morgan reports that AI is all over the place now. The conversation has to involve implementation issues and liability risks. AI hallucinations and data security are issues. [42:03] You need to have a level of human intervention and involvement to be looking for things that you might have taken for granted are true, but that are problematic or make you liable for something. [42:17] Hilary says another big issue is that the technology is drastically outpacing regulation, safety measures, and best practices. You need to be asking, “What do we have a defensible business reason to do, and what are we putting in place to safeguard those?” [42:44] Some of the AI applications around hiring incur very real consequences in terms of human impact and regulatory impact. You may be dealing with serious employment fines or other things of that nature that regulators will catch up on. [43:06] AI systems are designed to please you. They are not designed to do the right thing or to make intelligent choices. They guide a user, and the user needs to guide them. Hilary compares using AI to riding an elephant. The elephant can go where it wants to go; you need to control it. [43:55] Hilary says that a lot of these AI engines perpetuate bias that the people who developed them may or may not have or may not realize that they have. A large company for a while only hired white men because those were the people who had been successfully hired in the past. [44:20] The content online that trains these models is the content that is published online. It requires a certain amount of privilege, experience, education, and life perspective. It doesn't draw on the body of human experience and knowledge for representative bodies. [44:49] You have to bring a certain diversity of experience, and also check those inputs with either people or other sources. Morgan talks about the feeling you might get that something like an email was written by an AI. The homogeneity starts to erode the quality of things. [45:27] Morgan has read that one of ChatGPT's quirks is that a lot of responses will have a “not this but that” structure. For instance, “It's not just soup, it's a meal!” Once you see it, you start to see it everywhere. Hilary says a giveaway is the use of inserted emojis. [46:32] Morgan and Hilary have been editing for quite a while. Morgan can identify who wrote a piece of writing by its style. If you get an email from someone with turns of phrase they would never use, you know it's AI. Losing track of what's going on is not to your advantage. [47:26] Having AI write an email is an example of something that just because you can do it, doesn't mean you should do it. Should you be working in an environment in which you don't know how to interact functionally with your coworkers, the length of an email? [48:13] Engineering prompts are one of the biggest skills people need to learn in working with AI. Prompt engineering is the most important component that Hilary had to struggle to learn in an AI course she took. It makes the biggest difference to AI being usable. Take a prompt class. [49:05] Justin shares an experience he had using AI to make an email response he had written much shorter and less defensive. It wasn't perfect, but it helped him to revise his message. [49:47] Hilary said that Justin gave a great example of prompt engineering. You want to tell it who the recipient is, who you are, and what your specific concern is to address. You can also ask it to explain the changes that it makes, so you learn how to write better emails next time. [50:43] Hilary urges caution on choosing the platform. ChatGPT is decent for writing because you can prime it. You can't prime Copilot, and she says a lot of the results are garbage.  [51:46] The Q2 edition of RIMS Risk Management magazine is online. All the articles are on the site as links and as part of the digital edition. [51:56] A reminder to the audience: RIMS Risk Management magazine is always seeking contributors and contributions, primarily from the risk profession. The topics that are important to you are the topics that are important to your colleagues. Get your voices out there! [52:37] A good submission answers two questions: Why this? And why now? Why should other people care about this issue? New regulations? New fines? A recent court case? Is there a nuance you are highlighting? Another question is, so what? What do you do about it? [53:28] Justin offers, How will the audience be able to do their job better based on the information you're telling them? Morgan comments that the idea is risk management. You want to get to the management part of it so your organization can do something about it. [53:58] Go to RMMagazine.com and see the Contribute button at the top. That's where you'll find the editorial submission guidelines and the contact information for Morgan, Hilary, and Jennifer. They are open to your ideas, so by all means, reach out. You never know what it could lead to! [54:58] Hilary says they also welcome feedback on their existing coverage and the challenges you are seeing in the field. [55:27] Hilary and Morgan are going to rejoin us at the end of the year. We always close the year with an episode when they look back on the year and forward to the next. [56:01] Special thanks to my RIMS colleagues Mark Prysock, Morgan O'Rourke, and Hilary Tuttle for joining us here on RIMScast! Visit RIMS.org/advocacy to connect with Mark, and RMMagazine.com to connect with Morgan and Hilary, and get the latest risk news and insight. [56:23] Links are in this episode's show notes, including a link to the Contribute page on RMMagazine.com. [56:29] Plug Time! You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in the show notes. [56:57] RIMScast has a global audience of risk and insurance professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate and help you reach them! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [57:15] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [57:33] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [57:49] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com. It is written and published by the best minds in risk management. [68:04] Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [58:11] Thank you all for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Links: RIMS Texas Regional 2025 — August 3‒5 | Registration now open. RIMS-CRMP In-Person Workshop in Texas Aug. 6 & 7 RIMS Canada 2025 — Sept. 14‒17 | Registration now open! RIMS Western Regional — Oct 1‒3 | Bay Area, California | Registration now open! RISKWORLD 2026 — Members-only early registration! Register through Sept 30! 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We're officially at the halfway point of 2025, and no, it's not too late to make this year your most productive year yet! In this episode, Danielle is joined by one of our numbers experts from our amazing Kickstart Accounting team, Account Manager Becky Teves, to talk through the biggest obstacles she sees small business owners experiencing right now, and how you can finish this year strong and strategic. Key Takeaways:  It's Not Too Late to Pivot Your 2025 Goals: You still have time to course-correct and make strategic decisions based on what's working, even if it means setting fresh goals for the second half of the year. Big Changes Take Time to Show Results: Don't be discouraged if you're not seeing immediate profits from decisions made months ago. Practicing patience is a key part of financial growth. Connect with Your Money Team: Email is great, but nothing beats a face-to-face call to dig into your numbers, goals, and strategies. And if you're a Kickstart client, these calls are included in your package—use them! There are No Dumb Questions: Even if you're not sure what to ask your money team, speaking up opens the door to helpful conversations and solutions you didn't even know were available. Prep Now to Avoid the Year-End Scramble: From making sure all accounts and expenses are accounted for to collecting W9s from contractors, taking small steps now will save you major stress come tax season as well as give you more time to focus on your business and its growth. Topics Discussed: (00:11 – 00:38) Why Midyear is Not the Time to Write Off the Rest of the Year (00:39 – 01:56) How to Rework Your Goals and Practice Financial Patience (02:07 – 05:49) The Real Value of Calls with Your Money Team and What Happens on Them (05:49 – 07:09) Midyear Action Steps: What to Send Your Accountant Now for the Future   Resources:  Kickstart Accounting's CFO Services | kickstartaccountinginc.com/cfo   Book a Call with Kickstart Accounting, Inc.: https://www.kickstartaccountinginc.com/book    Connect with Kickstart Accounting, Inc.: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/Kickstartaccounting YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@businessbythebooks  Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/kickstartaccountinginc

What if you could buy a storage facility, or a business, or even a beat-up truck,  without using your own cash or credit? In this episode, Alex Pardo breaks down exactly how he's used seller financing to acquire and sell self-storage deals with zero bank involvement. You'll learn how to negotiate like a pro, craft win-win terms, and position yourself as the solution to the seller's real problem — even if they want top dollar.   KEY TAKEAWAYS 4 core elements of every creative finance deal 12 seller benefits of creative financing The simple phrase that generated an avalanche of offers for a $5K truck and how it applies to real estate How to introduce seller finance without scaring the seller off The #1 mindset shift needed to negotiate without being pushy   RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED Subto Craigslist Kelley Blue Book    TWEETABLES “So you want to attract, not chase, right? You want to be the magnet.” “Seller financing is all about creating value.” “Most sellers are focused on price, and that's perfectly fine.” “Seller financing is one of the things that I love to leverage, because you don't have to use any banks. "When you're the bank, you just sit back and collect money every single month."

What if everything you've been told about aging and muscle growth is wrong?   In this powerhouse episode, Coach Frank sits down with Stan Efferding—world record-holding powerlifter, IFBB pro bodybuilder, and creator of the Vertical Diet—to dismantle the lies about fitness after 40 and reveal what it actually takes to build a strong, high-performing body for life.   They dive deep into recovery, hormones, diet, and the brutal truth behind why most men fall off track. Whether you've been out of the gym for a decade or are grinding through plateaus, this episode is your wake-up call to get serious about your health span, not just your lifespan.   Forget gimmicks. Stan brings real science, real experience, and a relentless focus on what works.  

Best known as a successful entertainment journalist seen on CNN and the Today Show, Chloe Melas doesn't back down from life's obstacles and uncertainties. She's been through the ringer and reported on some of entertainment's biggest moments... from being a prominent figure reporting the #MeToo movement, reporting on Hollywood scions like Kevin Spacey… to covering every moment of the Britney Spears #FreeBritney story… to facing her own struggles with fertility… Chloe's learned to hold her head up, pop on her high heels, and stay focused. But it was the night that she smelled smoke in her house and almost ignored it… only to come to the terrifying realization that her house was on fire from the inside… that things really got put into perspective, and she was shocked into remembering what really matters.IN THIS EPISODE:[00:51] Jamie introduces Chloe Melas.[04:50] Chloe begins to talk about her upbringing: being a “slacker” growing up, moving constantly, and academic struggles. [08:38] Chloe describes getting into her dream college, attending Auburn University instead, and how she landed her Stephen Colbert internship.  [12:17] Chloe speaks about building her career in NYC as a young woman in her twenties.[14:53] Chloe describes being hired by Bonnie Fuller and the lessons and experiences she gained. [19:44] Chloe talks about outgrowing the celebrity gossip genre in journalism and seeking a change. [22:02] Chloe speaks about her involvement reporting the #MeToo movement and the Kevin Spacey allegations.  [24:44] Chloe describes Britney Spears' “fall from grace” and reporting the toxic conservatorship Britney was bound to.[27:30] Chloe begins to share her fertility journey and her gratitude for science. [30:47] Chloe starts to explain the moment that she and her husband realized their home was on fire.[34:10] Chloe talks about how the pandemic was a major obstacle for reconstruction. [36:41] Chloe's career shifts and she lands her dream job at NBC in Rockefeller Center.KEY TAKEAWAYS:[29:46] Chloe expresses her gratitude for being a part of a community that she didn't ever expect to be a part of. [35:52] Chloe recounts talking with the fire department chief and him telling her that if they had waited any longer, their children's lives, and potentially their own, could have been taken. [38:41] Chloe credits her success to hard work, explaining that there's no way around it. ************Make sure to follow Jamie @jamiehess on Instagram for news & updates, and visit our companion Instagram account @gratitudeology for a sneak peek into the personal moments discussed on the show.************Thank you to Chloe Melas for sharing your truth with us today. Follow Chloe on Instagram @chloemelas.Check out more about Chloe at: https://www.nbcnews.com/author/chloe-melas-ncpn1307052************The Gratitudeology Podcast theme music is by HYLLS, performed by Nadia Ali @thenadiaali ************Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Welcome back to the number one podcast in AEC, KP Unpacked, where AI, innovation, and the built world collide.In this episode of the AI in AEC series, Jeff Echols (Executive Director, Catalyst) is joined by Frank Lazaro (Head of Advisory, KP Reddy Co.) for a strategic deep dive into how AEC firms can assess and improve their innovation readiness before adopting AI or any new tech.They break down the DIAL Framework, a free assessment designed to benchmark your firm's innovation posture across six critical pillars:Internal InnovationExternal InnovationCultureEcosystemTech AdoptionBlue Sky ThinkingYou'll hear real-world insights from working with dozens of AEC firms, stories of siloed departments unknowingly duplicating efforts, and practical advice for creating sustainable innovation systems across your organization.Whether you're a disruptor, adopter, or laggard, this episode gives you the tools to find out where you stand, what to fix, and how to move forward.

Welcome and thank you for listening! In this insightful episode, Dr. Margreet sits down with Dr. Howard Manyonga, a distinguished Ob-Gyn and the visionary founder of Network One Health (Pty) Ltd. Join us as Dr. Manyonga shares his rich background and diverse experiences in the healthcare sector, from his extensive practice as an independent Ob-Gyn to his senior management roles in both non-profit and commercial organisations. He'll discuss his journey, including leading a large-scale demonstration of team-based maternity care across four sites before establishing Network One Health in 2021. Discover how Network One Health is transforming maternity services in Gauteng for women with low-risk pregnancies. Dr. Manyonga passionately believes in value-based care and collaborative relationships to achieve universal access to maternity care. Key Takeaways from Network One Health's Approach: Pregnancy is a Natural Process: Emphasizing natural births and reserving interventions for complications. Women-Centered Care: Prioritizing your choices and fostering shared decision-making for a positive birthing experience. Team Effort in Birth: Highlighting the integrated team of midwives, doulas, sonographers, general practitioners, and obstetricians working together. Digital Solutions for Enhanced Experience: Utilizing intelligent health technology for timely and efficient care. Predictable and Affordable Medical Bills: Offering an end-to-end maternity program from booking to six weeks post-delivery. Network One Health's Comprehensive Services Include: Pregnancy Ultrasound Scans Antenatal Care Antenatal Classes Midwife-Led Births Home Visits Virtual Consultations Postnatal Care Tune in to learn more about Dr. Howard Manyonga's inspiring mission to provide holistic, supportive, and accessible maternity care through Network One Health. For more information:  https://www.networkonehealth.co.za/ If you found this episode helpful please leave us a review or give us a rating as that helps us get the show out to more people. And don't forget to subscribe! We'd love to stay in touch and keep you updated with all our latest content & resources to equip & empower you.  So if you're a midwife or any type of birth and baby worker go to sensitivemidwifery.co.za/freegift  If you're a mom, visit sisterlilian.co.za/freegift for more training and resources. That way we can keep you up to date when we release new episodes like this plus a few other bonuses. Remember you're making a big difference because you're shaping the future of humankind. Thanks for listening and I look forward to journeying with you.  

“Yes, the world feels like a hot mess right now. But what if the real power lies not in fixing the chaos ‘out there,' but in finding our footing ‘in here'?” That was the heart of my recent conversation on More Than a Few Words with the always wise and wonderfully grounded Deborah Sunderland. We didn't talk strategy or spreadsheets this time—we talked soul. How we, as women business owners, can navigate the storms of our external world by coming back to the steady center within ourselves. Because let's be honest: things are weird out there. Between the economy, politics, and everything in between, it's easy to feel like we're being tossed around in a storm we didn't sign up for. But as Deborah gently reminded me—and now, I'll remind you—we've been through a lot, and we're still standing. That resilience? It's no small thing. Key Takeaways for Women Business Owners: You've already weathered storms. Recognize your resilience. The past few years have tested everyone, and you've made it through. That alone deserves a moment of appreciation. Your mindset is your power tool. Our brains are sneaky little things—they'll default to fear and scarcity unless we redirect them. When you catch yourself spiraling, pause and ask: “What thought is driving this feeling?” and then: “How might this actually be for me?” Emotions aren't the enemy—resistance is. Don't stuff it down. Feel it fully. Most emotions pass in 90 seconds if we stop wrestling with them. Anger, fear, frustration—they're signals, not stop signs. Shift the conversation with yourself. The most important conversations aren't in the boardroom—they're in your own mind. Be kinder, more curious, and less judgmental toward yourself. And hey, extend that grace to others too (yes, even the annoying customer service rep). Your breath is free medicine. Use it. Three deep breaths can shift your entire nervous system. It's not woo—it's biology. Take those moments of calm and reclaim your focus. Try This Today: Grab a notebook and write down: “How am I OK right now?” List at least 5 things. (Yes, “I'm breathing” counts!) Close your eyes and take 3 slow, deep breaths. Let your body know: “I am safe right now.” Before reacting to someone, ask: “How might they be doing their best?” It'll change the tone—and the outcome—of your conversation. About Debra Debra's genius is creating a clear vision for CEO's and their teams – making that vision a reality. With decades of C-level executive and team coaching, Debra challenges leaders by inviting them to create a collaborative, vibrant, responsible, and joy-filled culture, which fosters highly desirable results. Her practice is shared in a diverse range of industries: hi-tech, wealth management, engineering, healthcare, marketing and more. Debra specializes in awakening leaders to transformatively solve their upper limiting beliefs, sabotaging behaviors, and unconscious biases, moving them into sustainable excellence and self-awareness. She coaches through the tough and uncomfortable work of removing the blockages preventing leaders from fully living their genius, equipping them with the thoughts and skills to bring their goals to fruition. She challenges leaders to own their results in all areas of life, to be present in the here and now, stepping out of leading with reactivity and into conscious leadership. The CEO's chief purpose is to raise up their teams to practice radical responsibility and curiosity. Organizations achieve their optimal outcomes when they shift out of drama and create win-for-all solutions. Debra graduated from Miami University, holds a degree in Psychology and is certified in The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership, the Integrative9 Enneagram, Corporate Goal Coaching, and CTI Co-Active training. Debra's work has been featured on Fox National/Local News, Crain's Chicago Business, the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun- Times, and 190 N Television. As a continual learner, Debra is a graduate of the Inner MBA – Mindful NYU program. Her base is Nashville and Chicago.    

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Attorney Diane Clair. A Georgia-based legal expert specializing in: Real Estate Law Estate Planning & Probate Business & Contract Law She also teaches real estate law at Kennesaw State University and offers a Real Estate Investing Masterclass.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Attorney Diane Clair. A Georgia-based legal expert specializing in: Real Estate Law Estate Planning & Probate Business & Contract Law She also teaches real estate law at Kennesaw State University and offers a Real Estate Investing Masterclass.

Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Attorney Diane Clair. A Georgia-based legal expert specializing in: Real Estate Law Estate Planning & Probate Business & Contract Law She also teaches real estate law at Kennesaw State University and offers a Real Estate Investing Masterclass.

Get your free training from First In Nutrition: https://www.firstinnutrition.com/jppod More from JP Dinnell: https://www.jpdinnell.com/ Join the conversation on instagram JP Dinnell: http://instagram.com/jpdinnell/ Lucas Pinckard: https://www.instagram.com/lucaspinckard Bruiser Arms: https://www.instagram.com/bruiserarms Echelon Front: https://echelonfront.com/ Little Cattle Co: http://littlecattle.co On The Path Printing: https://www.instagram.com/onthepathprinting In Episode 092 of the JP Dinnell Podcast, JP dives deep into the mental and emotional battlefield where true warriors are forged—not just in combat, but in everyday life. Drawing from his time as a combat-proven Navy SEAL, JP unpacks powerful stories, lessons, and principles around one of the most critical traits in leadership and life: resilience. Whether it was getting blown out of a sniper hide site by mortars, battling through internal doubt, or choosing to embrace pain during intense jiu-jitsu training, JP reveals what it takes to develop an elite mindset when the pressure is real and failure isn't an option. This episode is for anyone fighting through adversity—whether you're in business, leadership, relationships, or just trying to win the war in your own head.

Think the billable hour is just the way things are in law? Think again. In this eye-opening conversation, guest host Bridgit Norris sits down with The Subscription Attorney Mathew Kerbis, who shares how shifting to a subscription-based legal model can transform your practice—financially, operationally, and ethically. Mathew, founder of Subscription Attorney LLC and host of the Law Subscribed podcast, offers affordable, automation-powered legal services starting at just $20 a month. You'll discover why traditional firm structures are failing both lawyers and clients—and how a modern, recurring-revenue model can help you build a scalable practice without burnout. If you're tired of chasing hours, confused about AI's role in your firm, or ready to design a legal business that supports your life—not consumes it—this episode is your permission slip to evolve. Your law firm deserves better, and so do you.Key Takeaways from Bridgit and Mathew:1. The Billable Hour Is a Broken Business ModelMany lawyers operate within a system that punishes efficiency and incentivizes burnout.Once you stop tracking time and start delivering outcome-based value, a better way of practicing becomes not just possible, but inevitable.2. Recurring Revenue Brings Predictability and ImpactSubscription-based legal services make it easier to serve clients proactively while generating stable, recurring income.Instead of chasing invoices and hours, lawyers can focus on meaningful client work that builds long-term relationships.3. Subscription Models Are Flexible Enough for Any PracticeFrom family law to immigration and even litigation, flat-fee and tiered subscription structures can be designed to accommodate complexity and shifting case dynamics.What matters is communicating the scope and pricing thresholds upfront.4. AI + Alternative Fees = Scalable, Leaner FirmsLaw firms can now scale without scaling staff by leveraging AI tools to enhance—not replace—human expertise.Firms that embrace AI see higher-quality work done faster and cheaper, making traditional staffing models less necessary.5. There's a Massive Market the Legal Industry Is IgnoringWith over 75% of legal needs going unmet, the industry is leaving behind a $1.3 trillion opportunity.Firms that rethink how they serve and price legal help can tap into this underserved market while making law more accessible to everyone. "The only people who are going to lose their jobs in this AI-powered world are employees who refuse to leverage AI." — Mathew KerbisGet in touch with Mathew Kerbis:Website: https://mathewkerbis.com/ & https://subscriptionattorney.com/Show: Law Subscribed: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/law-subscribed/id1586707101LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerbisverse/Are you a high-achieving woman in law ready to become a powerhouse CEO?Then HER Law was built for you.

Feeling the weight of change?In “To Everything There Is a Season,” Michelle Lazurek reflects on the bittersweet beauty of life’s transitions—whether you're letting go of childhood moments, entering a new stage of parenting, or simply learning to navigate life’s ever-changing rhythms. Based on Ecclesiastes 3:1, this devotional reminds us that God doesn’t waste a single season—even the hard ones. Key Takeaways: How to grieve and grow through life’s transitions Why every season (even the painful ones) has divine purpose What farmers, parents, and the Bible can teach us about spiritual seasons How to embrace where you are and trust God for what’s ahead

Send us a textMastering Pinterest Post Algorithm Change: The Ultimate Traffic PlaybookGrab a Copy of the Build Your Audience Book: https://platformgrowthbooks.comIn this episode of the Market Your Message Show, host Jonathan Milligan takes a deep dive into the chaos that ensued in early 2020, known as Rein Gate, when Pinterest's algorithm change drastically affected traffic for many users. Drawing from Chapter 14 of his book 'Build Your Audience,' Milligan explains how savvy content creators turned the upheaval into a growth opportunity. Listeners will learn the secrets behind the new Pinterest algorithm, discover common pitfalls to avoid, and get a step-by-step guide to mastering Pinterest SEO and other advanced strategies. Whether you're a Pinterest newbie or a seasoned pro, this post-Rein Gate roadmap will help you transform Pinterest into a powerful, reliable traffic source for your website or blog.00:00 The Great Pinterest Panic of 202001:02 Introduction to the Pinterest Traffic Playbook01:52 Understanding Pinterest's Algorithm Shift03:46 Why Pinterest is a Powerful Traffic Source04:58 Common Pinterest Mistakes to Avoid06:10 New Rules for Pinterest Success07:47 Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering Pinterest12:34 Pinterest Quick Win Exercise14:47 Key Takeaways and Final Thoughts

Ep. 204 Ever wonder if tarot could actually read you—before you say a single word? In this deeply personal episode of Healing Her Within, host Maryann Rivera-Dannert receives a live 3-card tarot reading from psychic life coach Lady Shiya… and what unfolds is nothing short of divine alignment. No prompts, no cues—just pure energetic truth that cuts through the noise and lands exactly where Maryann needs it. Lady Shiya pulls three powerful cards—

In this episode, Dr. Jardin Webb discusses the principles and practices of Upper Cervical Chiropractic, focusing on the significance of the C1 and C2 vertebrae, known as the Atlas and Axis. The conversation explores how misalignments in these areas can lead to various health issues, including migraines, TMJ, and other neurological problems. Dr. Webb shares insights on the gentle techniques used in upper cervical adjustments, the importance of imaging in diagnosis, and personal experiences with patients suffering from conditions like trigeminal neuralgia. The episode emphasizes the holistic approach to health and the body's innate ability to heal when properly aligned. Want to see more of The Holistic Dentistry Show? Watch our episodes on YouTube! Do you have a mouth- or body-related question for Dr. Sanda? Send her a message on Instagram! Remember, you're not healthy until your mouth is healthy. So take care of it in the most natural way.  Key Takeaways: (00:00) Introduction to Upper Cervical Chiropractic (01:29) Understanding C1 and C2: The Atlas and Axis (03:56) The Impact of Misalignment on the Body (06:30) Different Techniques in Upper Cervical Chiropractic (09:11) The Importance of Imaging in Diagnosis (12:18) Neurological Significance of Upper Cervical Alignment (14:38) Personal Experiences with Trigeminal Neuralgia (16:41) Gentle Adjustments: A Different Approach (18:59) Signs of Misalignment and Its Effects (21:07) Treatment Protocols and Expectations (23:15) The Importance of Early Treatment in Infants (24:12) Final Thoughts and Recommendations Guest Info Dr. Jardin Webb Instagram: @dr.jardinwebb Special Offer: the first visit which includes a consultation, exam, and CBCT will be $250 for listeners who mention the podcast. Call (213) 399-7772 for more information   Connect With Us:  AskDrSanda | YouTube BeverlyHillsDentalHealth.com | Instagram  DrSandaMoldovan.com | Instagram  Orasana.com | Instagram

In this insightful episode, Dr Daniel Tadmor hosts two leading voices in sports medicine—Prof Jon Patricios and Dr Leigh Gordon—for a debrief on the Concussion in Sports Group (CISG) conference. The trio unpacks major updates to concussion management, emerging research themes, and the clinical implications following the Amsterdam Consensus Statement. Whether you're a clinician, researcher, or simply passionate about athlete brain health, this episode offers a sharp and accessible overview of where the field is headed.

✣ Free Neville Goddard PDF: manifestwithneville.com✣ God Mode 2025 Retreat: https://godmoderetreats.com✣ God Mode Course: https://unlockgodmode.org----------------------In this lecture, The Pure in Heart, Neville explores the true meaning of the sixth Beatitude: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” He clarifies that purity of heart is not about moral or sexual purity but about being free from deceit, particularly deception for personal gain. The pure in heart are those who are incapable of guile, who never manipulate, lie, or exploit others to serve their own interests.Neville explains that life is a process of refining the soul, symbolized as gold, through the furnaces of experience. These trials are meant to burn away all deception until what remains is pure gold—represented by David, the biblical symbol of a heart perfectly aligned with God. When a person reaches this state, they are spiritually prepared to ascend and stand in God's presence. At that moment, they receive the divine imprint and awaken to their true identity as God.He emphasizes that this process is inevitable for everyone. No one escapes the trials, and all will eventually be purified. The ultimate test is whether, even in moments of extreme hardship, one remains honest and guileless rather than seeking advantage at another's expense. When this purity is achieved, the individual is revealed as Jesse—the "I AM"—and recognizes their divine nature.Key Takeaways for Application:Purity of Heart Means Freedom from Deception – Being pure in heart does not mean moral perfection but a total absence of guile. Never deceive others for personal gain.Life's Trials Are Refining You – Every hardship is a furnace designed to burn away deceit and refine your soul into pure gold, preparing you for divine awakening.The Key to Seeing God Is Guilelessness – Only those who are completely honest in their intentions and incapable of manipulation can stand in God's presence and receive divine revelation.David Represents the Purified Soul – The biblical David is symbolic of the perfected heart, and once this purity is achieved, the divine imprint is made upon you.God's Presence Is Within You – The moment you become pure in heart, you will experience the presence of God and awaken to the realization that you are one with Him.No One Fails This Journey – Regardless of where you are in life, you are being shaped and tested until you reach purity. Everyone will ultimately pass through this process and awaken.Your “I AM” is Jesse, the Source of Your Being – The realization of your divine nature comes when you understand that Jesse (I AM) is the father of David (your purified soul), completing your transformation into God.Remain Honest Even in Hardship – No matter how difficult life becomes, resist the temptation to deceive others for survival or gain. Holding to integrity is the final test before awakening.By applying these principles, you align yourself with the spiritual process that leads to divine realization and the fulfillment of the Beatitude: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” ***Download the free Neville Goddard PDF Guide at manifestwithneville.com - Discover the transformative power of Neville Goddard's wisdom with this FREE 60-page guide on his 12 timeless principles of manifestation and reality creation.★ Follow the podcast for daily lectures from the mystic Neville Goddard ★FREE RESOURCES:• Join the FREE Neville Goddard newsletter• Join the FREE Telegram Channel• Feeling is the Secret • Full Audiobook* * *The James Xander Trip Podcast:• Listen on Spotify• Listen on Apple Podcasts• Listen on YouTubeDIVE DEEPER:• The Unlock God Mode Course• The Infinite Wealth Guided Meditation* * *ABOUT NEVILLE GODDARD:Neville Goddard (1905-1972), was an English writer, speaker and mystic. He grew up in Barbados and moved to the United States of America as a young adult. Neville Goddard was perhaps the last century's most intellectually substantive and charismatic purveyor of the philosophy generally called New Thought. He wrote more than ten books under the solitary pen name Neville, and was a popular speaker on metaphysical themes from the late 1930s until his death in 1972.Possessed of a self-educated and uncommonly sharp intellect, Neville espoused a spiritual vision that was bold and total: Everything you see and experience, including other people, is the result of your own thoughts and emotional states. Each of us dreams into existence an infinitude of realities and outcomes. When you realize this, Neville taught, you will discover yourself to be a slumbering branch of the Creator clothed in human form, and at the helm of limitless possibilities.Neville's thought system influenced a wide range of spiritual thinkers and writers, from bestselling author Dr. Joseph Murphy to Rhonda Byrne and Wayne Dyer.He has inspired and continues to inspire millions of readers around the world.* * *SOCIALS:• Neville Goddard Newsletter• Neville Goddard Telegram• Neville Goddard Instagram• Neville Goddard Threads• Neville Goddard Twitter• Neville Goddard YouTube* * *ABOUT THE COURSEUnlock God Mode is a transformative 30-day course designed to accelerate your journey towards greater wealth, love, and success through a deeper understanding and manipulatio...

If you're navigating the complexities of staff dynamics, practice transitions, or rapid DSO growth—this episode is for you. Because here's the truth: hope is not a strategy. And when it comes to managing workplace conflict, ignoring the problem won't make it go away—it just costs you more. To break this down, I've invited Dina Lynch Eisenberg, Esq., a nationally recognized ombuds and conflict resolution consultant, to the show. Dina brings decades of cross-industry experience—from Coca-Cola and Twitter to DSOs and private practices. She specializes in resolving internal conflict, protecting team culture, and preventing silent turnover. In this episode, Dina and I discuss: What an ombuds actually is—and why every growing practice should consider working with one The hidden costs of unresolved team tension, from failed associate retention to lost productivity How DSOs can better support both legacy staff and new acquisitions during transitions Why HR alone isn't enough—and how the neutrality of an ombuds creates psychological safety Practical strategies for conflict prevention, including conflict style assessments and mediation training The powerful shift from "culture" to "community"—and how that reframes your leadership Whether you're managing five locations or fifty, this episode will help you take a hard look at your organizational health—and give you tools to proactively strengthen it. — Key Takeaways 00:42 Introduction and Event Announcement 03:30 Understanding the Role of an Ombuds 05:43 Dina's Journey into Dentistry 10:00 Common Conflicts in Dental Practices 15:14 The Impact of Ignoring Conflicts 18:40 Ombuds vs. HR: Understanding the Differences 21:18 Ombuds Engagement: Temporary vs. Long-term 24:33 The Cost of Unresolved Conflict 27:10 Organizational Health in Dental Practices 28:31 Lightning Round Q&A 32:40 Conclusion and Contact Information   — Connect with Dina LinkedIn: Dina Lynch Eisenberg Email: hello@happypracticeconsulting.com Resource: Self-Assessment for DSO Leaders    — Learn proven dental marketing strategies and online reputation management techniques at DrLenTau.com. This podcast is sponsored by Dental Intelligence. Learn more here. This podcast is sponsored by The Doc Sites, the leading provider of websites and online marketing for dentists. Find out more here. Raving Patients Podcast is your go-to place for the latest and best dental marketing strategies that will help you skyrocket your practice. Follow us for more!

In this episode of Texas County Voice, host Jody Seaborn sits down with Caroline Love, Director of Legislative Services at the Texas Association of Counties, to break down the regular session of the 89th Texas Legislature. What passed? What didn't? And what should counties prepare for next? Don't miss this update as we head into a special session in July and look forward to the 2025 TAC Legislative Conference in August.

Time doesn't just pass—it devours. In this raw and thought-provoking episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha unpack a powerful moment from the Śrīmad Bhāgavatam, where the tyrant Kaṁsa wakes in dread, realizing that Time itself—the force that ends all things—has come for him. With lyrical insights from Pink Floyd, unexpected depth from the Insane Clown Posse, and timeless wisdom from ancient India, they explore what it means to live with urgency, die with clarity, and access the eternal—right now. Key Takeaways: •⁠  ⁠“The sun is the same in a relative way—but you're older” •⁠  ⁠Kaṁsa's existential crisis and the arrival of death personified •⁠  ⁠Insane Clown Pundits? — finding truth in unexpected places •⁠  ⁠One good round: the mantra practice that changes everything •⁠  ⁠How Vedic wisdom teaches us to step out of time—and into eternity Time is chasing you. But you can stop running.

In this powerful episode of Walk In Victory, host NaRon Tillman welcomes Kamran Loghman—founder of Rise of Giants, philosopher, inventor of pepper spray, and advocate for inner mastery—for a rich conversation on resilience, purpose, and the warrior spirit.Kamran shares his remarkable journey: from academic pursuits in philosophy to creating one of the most widely used inventions in modern defense. This episode explores how ancient warrior traditions can inform today's leadership, mindset, and self-development. Together, they reflect on values, ethics, neuroscience, failure, and balance as foundational pillars of a purpose-driven life.If you're navigating personal challenges, building a business, or simply seeking deeper meaning in your path, this conversation will equip you to rise as a giant. 

In this episode of the AZREIA Show, hosts Marcus Maloney and Mike Del Prete introduce Ximing Feng, who shares his inspiring journey from being an international student to becoming a successful real estate investor in Tucson, Arizona. Ximing discusses how he began his venture with his first home purchase, transitioned to real estate investing after reading Robert Kiyosaki's 'Rich Dad Poor Dad,' and successfully executed house hacking strategies, including purchasing a triplex and converting single-family homes into multi-unit rentals. Additionally, Ximing recounts his challenges with tenants and contractors, highlighting the importance of having a supportive community and learning from mistakes. He also talks about his involvement as a subgroup leader in AZREIA and his projects aimed at helping other real estate investors, including developing an AI property manager to streamline maintenance requests. This episode is packed with valuable insights for anyone looking to dive into real estate investing or take their current strategies to the next level. Key Takeaways: 00:35 Meet Ximing Feng: From Student to Real Estate Investor 01:13 The Journey Begins: First Steps in Real Estate 03:21 Overcoming Challenges and Achieving Success 05:04 The Importance of Spousal Support 08:16 Scaling Up: Expanding the Real Estate Portfolio 10:23 Financing Strategies for Real Estate Investments 16:48 The Role of AZREIA in Real Estate Success 18:01 Introducing the Tucson Subgroup 19:19 Tenant Troubles and Emergency Repairs 20:03 Confrontation Over Rent During COVID 21:18 Learning Property Management the Hard Way 22:21 Starting a Self-Help Community 23:02 The Importance of Property Management Playbooks 23:40 Becoming a Subgroup Leader at AZREIA 24:37 Renovation Nightmares and Family Contractors 30:19 Building an AI Property Manager 34:50 Balancing a Job and Real Estate Investments     ------     The Arizona Real Estate Investors Association provides its members the education, market information, support, and networking opportunities that will further the member's ability to successfully invest in #realestate  Join AZREIA here: https://azreia.org/join Is a Career in Real Estate Right For You? Take AZREIA's Real Estate Investing Entrepreneurial Self-Assessment at

Fréderic Tshidimba is the Chief Inspiration Officer at Empleyo, an Employer of Record (EOR) which helps businesses navigate international employment, remote staffing, and HR services. Fred shares his experiences growing teams in emerging economies. He discusses global talent flow and the need to make labor markets more liquid. Fred shares EORs' role in helping companies grow, accessing skilled workers and staying compliant. He describes how outsourcing international HR services opens up markets. Fred explains the value of fair employment contracts in supporting workers' financial security and mobility, while enabling employers to scale flexibly.      KEY TAKEAWAYS    [00:23] Fred studies business engineering with a focus on marketing and consumer psychology.    [01:40] Fred joins Coca-Cola in a digital marketing traineeship having no digital experience.    [02:25] Three key lessons at Coke: think big, prioritize execution, and focus on consumer insights.    [03:32] Transitioning to Nestlé, Fred focuses on the product portfolio and bottom-line.    [04:50] Fred declines a transfer to Italy and moves for his wife's new job in the Philippines.    [06:20] Discovering the Philippines' strengths in digital and outsourcing industries.    [07:16] Fred enjoys agency work in young, fast-paced, endorsement-driven S.E. Asian markets.    [08:50] A friend suggests co-founding a business to bridge digital expertise and outsourcing.    [09:45] Fred scales the business supporting global e-commerce and software clients.    [10:56] The venture grows by focusing on clients' needs as they scale.    [12:00] Riding two waves: the e-commerce boom and early globalization of talent.    [12:58] Fred gets bought out and launches Empleyo to enable global employment opportunities.    [14:10] Empleyo helps companies hire talent in countries where they don't have local presence.    [15:05] Startups often use Employer Of Record services after hiring remote workers independently.    [15:42] Pre-sales roles, software engineers, and mission-driven or tech specialists are key EOR hires.    [17:20] Startups use Employers of Record services for flexibility and growth.    [18:10] Fred sees labor becoming more liquid like capital, removing structural employment barriers.    [19:25] The workforce becomes a “work net” with collaboration transcending borders and time zones.    [20:40] Workers still want financial stability even as their multiple career paths become more fluid.    [21:35] Empleyo focuses on long-term contracts to give workers job security and legal protections.    [22:38] Companies need formal employment frameworks to scale responsibly and remain compliant.    [23:50] EORs take care of compliance needs, e.g. GDPR and NDAs, managing across client contexts.    [24:55] Empleyo focuses on emerging markets in S.E. Asia and Africa, also expanding in Europe, the US.    [26:05] HR becomes more strategic as companies seek talent aligned with purpose and growth goals.    [27:28] Fred emphasizes hiring local experts to navigate regional contexts and gain customer relevance.    [28:30] Internal mobility offers employees growth and engagement, especially in large organizations.    [29:35] Will future employment models continue to have fixed salaries and leave policies.    [30:50] Empleyo shares best practices learned from innovative clients.    [32:02] Personal cases, such as relocation during unrest or family planning, underscore Empleyo's human impact.    [33:15] Companies are prompted to think beyond borders—hiring a country CEO without a local office.    [34:20] Fred sees cross-border employment as a way to support families and keep communities intact.    [35:12] Fred is committed to keep expanding their horizons and connecting people through work.    IMMEDIATE ACTION TIP: Using an Employer of Record helps companies scale quickly and legally by hiring skilled remote workers globally.     RESOURCES    Frederic Tshidimba on LinkedIn  Empleyo.com    QUOTES    “Labor is pretty cranky… it's a factor that's not so liquid.”    “We believe more and more in the concept of a work net, not just a workforce.”    “The workforce is getting more and more flexible, but people still need to be bankable.”    “If you want talent with purpose, you often have to go further than your local market.”    “Scaling with purpose means balancing speed with intentionality in your recruitment.”    “Sometimes people just want to live in their community and work for a global employer—that's a beautiful thing.”    “Our mission is to help labor become more liquid by making employment simpler, fairer, and more accessible.”    “It's exciting because in the end, it's about people, their lives, and helping them grow wherever they are.”   

Lauren Tetenbaum has taken on many roles throughout her career - but they all share a common mission: to empower, support, and connect women.  Early in her journey, Lauren earned both her Master of Social Work (MSW) and Juris Doctor (JD) degrees simultaneously in her hometown of New York City after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania. As an immigration lawyer, she provided compassionate support to clients escaping persecution, abuse, and trauma. She later shifted her focus to maternal mental health and now offers career and life coaching specifically for millennial women navigating life's transitions.  In this episode, Lauren shares her transformative journey from law to social work, her focus on women's health, particularly around menopause, and the challenges she faced while writing her book, 'Millennial Menopause: Preparing for Perimenopause, Menopause, and Life's Next Period'. This conversation emphasizes the need for open discussions about women's health issues, the value of community support and finding purpose in one's career! More about Lauren below: https://thecounselaur.com/ Takeaways Lauren Tetenbaum has always been passionate about helping women. Her career journey includes law and social work, focusing on women's issues. Navigating motherhood and career can be challenging, especially during the pandemic. The importance of mental health support for women in the workplace. Menopause is a topic that needs more attention and discussion. Writing a book is a significant commitment, especially for busy women. It's essential to prioritize sleep and self-care during busy times. Imposter syndrome is a common challenge for women in their careers. Finding purpose in work can be a journey, and it's okay to pivot. Aging should be viewed as a privilege, not a stigma. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Lauren Tetenbaum 01:03 Career Journey and Early Ambitions 02:51 Navigating Life Transitions and the Pandemic 05:50 The Concept of Millennial Menopause 08:47 Writing the Book: Challenges and Insights 11:37 Key Takeaways and Advice for Listeners  

Welcome back to Truth, Lies & Work, the award-winning psychology podcast from the HubSpot Podcast Network — hosted by Chartered Occupational Psychologist Leanne Elliott and business owner Al Elliott. This week, we're stepping off the corporate stage and into the orchestra pit — to explore what business leaders can learn from the world of classical music. Our guest is Roit Feldenkreis, international orchestra conductor and CEO of BHZ Group, who's spent years translating the unspoken power of presence, body language and tempo into boardroom leadership. In this episode, Roit shares how conducting teams — musical or managerial — starts with how you show up. This is a conversation about non-verbal leadership, team dynamics, and what it really means to trust the people around you — especially when you're not the one holding the mic.

Dr. Diana Hill, PhD is a clinical psychologist and internationally recognized expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion-based approaches to well-being. She is the host of the Wise Effort podcast and author of The Self-Compassion Daily Journal, ACT Daily Journal, and the forthcoming Wise Effort. Diana teaches individuals and organizations how to build psychological flexibility so they can live more aligned, courageous, and meaningful lives. I first discovered Diana and the transformative power of ACT through her course on using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for eating and body image concerns. Her work opened a new doorway in my own recovery and professional practice, helping me integrate compassion, values, and embodiment into the healing process. Blending over twenty years of yoga and meditation practice with cutting-edge psychology, Diana brings a unique and deeply personal approach to well-being that is both science-based and spiritually grounded. Her insights have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, NPR, Woman's Day, Real Simple, and Mindful.org, and she's a regular contributor to Insight Timer and Psychology Today. When she's not walking and talking with therapy clients, Diana is likely tending to her garden, caring for her bees, or swimming in the ocean at sunrise with her two boys. Key Takeaways: 1. Movement ≠ Punishment • Diana shares how our relationship with movement is often shaped by shame, rules, and diet culture. • ACT invites us to reconnect with intrinsic values—like joy, connection, or vitality—rather than "shoulds."   2. From Motivation to Meaning • Dr. Hill outlines the three types of motivation: • Pleasure-seeking • Pain-avoidance • Values-based • Relying only on feeling “motivated” often backfires. Lasting behavior change is values-driven, not vibe-dependent.   3. Urge Surfing 101 • Urges feel like waves—we think they'll pull us under, but they always pass. • Practicing presence, noticing without acting, and riding the wave can build powerful inner trust over time.   4. Body Shame Needs Light + Air • Shame tells us to hide. ACT helps us bring curiosity and compassion to the parts we feel we “can't show.” • The antidote to shame is not “fixing” the body—it's learning to see it differently.   5. Phones, Dopamine & Distraction • Screen scrolling can become both a dopamine hit and an escape from discomfort. • Awareness + micro-boundaries with tech can gently shift us back toward the life we actually want to live.   6. Values Are Felt, Not Just Picked • Instead of just selecting values off a worksheet, ask: • When did I feel most alive yesterday? • When did I feel regret? These moments hold the clues to your deepest values.   7. Recovery is a Process of Discovery • Movement and food freedom are journeys of returning to self—not performance. • Progress is nonlinear and personalized. Flexibility, not perfection, is the goal.  

In this episode of The Soaring Child, host Dana Kay welcomes back child and parent therapist Ashley Gobeil to dive into a game-changing conversation for families navigating ADHD. Have you ever found yourself snapping at your child and then immediately feeling guilty? You're not alone, and it may be more about your nervous system than your parenting skills. Dana and Ashley explore what's really happening inside your body when you're triggered and how understanding your own regulation is the foundation for becoming the calmest person in the room, even when your child is not. Ashley brings over 15 years of experience in child and adolescent mental health, developmental trauma, and family dynamics. Together, she and Dana break down the difference between being reactive and responsive, the role of the nervous system in parenting, and practical regulation tools that can be integrated into even the busiest days. Whether you're deep in the trenches of ADHD parenting or simply looking to parent with more intention and connection, this episode offers hope, actionable strategies, and heartfelt encouragement. Links Mentioned in the Show:  Free guide: Soothing Your Parental Nervous System (created by Ashley) ADD LINK ONCE WE HAVE IT The ADHD Thrive Parenting 4 Jumpstart Program - http://adhdthriveinstitute.com/parenting  Other podcast episodes with Ashley - https://adhdthriveinstitute.com/?s=ashley+gobeil    Key Takeaways: [3:27] Intro: What Happens When We're Triggered[3:56] Understanding Reactivity and Regulation[5:01] The Role of the Nervous System[8:24] Awareness and Emotional Identification[26:13] Feeling Emotions Without Fear[32:35] Tools to Reset Your Nervous System[39:14] Daily Practices That Work[41:36] Permission to Heal[41:54] Repair and Modeling for Children[48:14] Final Encouragement and Takeaways Memorable Moments: "Triggered is when our whole nervous system almost hijacks our body." "Our nervous system doesn't realize we're actually not in danger because my child told me they're not getting dressed." "Being regulated is different than just being calm." "You can be frustrated, mad, annoyed, angry, and still in your zone." "If we can be the most regulated person in the family, our children will then start to orbit to us." "We often expect our children to show up in ways that manage our stress." "When we model this and we do our own healing work, we are going to heal our children and the generations to come." "Repair is a tool that every parent needs in their back pocket." "You just need to be willing to notice, to reflect, to repair." "Make a decision that you will eventually create a new reality for your family." How to Connect to Ashley Gobeil: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashleychildtherapies/?hl=en Ashley's ADHD Thrive Jumpstart 4 Parenting Program: http://adhdthriveinstitute.com/parenting Dana Kay Resources:

What if the real problem with your ads isn't the platform, but the offer you're trying to sell? Today's guest, Rohan Sheth, founder of GrowRev, is here to break down why so many businesses are wasting money on ads in 2025—and it's not because of bad targeting or the wrong platform. The problem is much deeper than that. Rohan explains why your offer needs to be dialed in before you even think about running ads, and how the landscape has shifted so much that what worked just a few years ago won't cut it anymore. He also shares how a major platform sued him over an automation tool, wiping out his entire business. Instead of giving up, he fought back using smart PR tactics, rebuilding stronger than ever. If you're frustrated with your ad performance or still stuck in old-school marketing methods, this episode will give you a fresh perspective on what actually works today. Tune in to hear how to stop wasting money on ads and start seeing real, scalable results.   — This episode is part of the 8FE (8-figure entrepreneur) series, where we talk to entrepreneurs who have already passed the million-dollar mark.  — Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro 01:54 Where are people wasting money on ads in 2025 05:38 Marketing before and after the pandemic   07:12 Marketing platforms and ad spend optimization  11:30 Testing offers  13:51 What funnels are working right now? 17:09 Getting sued by a major platform  25:44 Building social influence in 2025 33:17 Who should be on social and who should not? 36:10 Marketing agencies and AI in the next 5 years 38:51 Converting social influence into business  45:11 Troll content on TikTok  48:52 Advice for brand new entrepreneurs  52:27 Outro — Additional Resources:

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John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at West Point, joins guest host Casey Kustin, AJC's Chief Impact and Operations Officer, to break down Israel's high-stakes strike on Iran's nuclear infrastructure and the U.S. decision to enter the fight. With Iran's terror proxy network reportedly dismantled and its nuclear program set back by years, Spencer explains how Israel achieved total air superiority, why a wider regional war never materialized, and whether the fragile ceasefire will hold. He also critiques the international media's coverage and warns of the global consequences if Iran's ambitions are left unchecked. Take Action: Take 15 seconds and urge your elected leaders to send a clear, united message: We stand with Israel. Take action now. Resources and Analysis: Israel, Iran, and a Reshaped Middle East: AJC Global Experts on What Comes Next AJC Advocacy Anywhere - U.S. Strikes in Iran and What Comes Next  Iranian Regime's War on America: Four Decades of Targeting U.S. Forces and Citizens AJC Global Forum 2025: John Spencer Breaks Down Israel's War and Media Misinformation Listen – AJC Podcasts: The Forgotten Exodus: Untold stories of Jews who left or were driven from Arab nations and Iran People of the Pod:  Latest Episodes:  Iran's Secret Nuclear Program and What Comes Next in the Iranian Regime vs. Israel War Why Israel Had No Choice: Inside the Defensive Strike That Shook Iran's Nuclear Program Follow People of the Pod on your favorite podcast app, and learn more at AJC.org/PeopleofthePod You can reach us at: peopleofthepod@ajc.org If you've appreciated this episode, please be sure to tell your friends, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Transcript of the Interview: Casey Kustin:   Hi, I'm Casey Kustin, AJC's Chief Impact and Operations Officer, and I have the pleasure of guest hosting this week's episode. As of the start of this recording on Wednesday, June 25, it's been 13 days since Israel launched precision airstrikes aimed at dismantling the Iranian regime's nuclear infrastructure and degrading its ballistic missile capabilities to help us understand what transpired and where we are now, I'm here with John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, co-director of the Urban Warfare Project and Executive Director of the Urban Warfare Institute.  John, welcome to People of the Pod. John Spencer:   Hey, Casey, it's good to see you again.  Casey Kustin:   Thanks so much for joining us. John, you described Israel's campaign as one of the most sophisticated preemptive strike campaigns in modern history, and certainly the scope and precision was impressive. What specific operational capabilities enabled Israel to dominate the Iranian airspace so completely? John Spencer:   Yeah, that's a great question, and I do believe it basically rewrote the book, much like after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where Israel did the unthinkable, the United States military conducted 27 different studies, and it fundamentally changed the way we fight warfare. It's called Air-Land Battle. I think similarly with Operation Rising Lion, just the opening campaign rewrote what we would call, you know, Shock and Awe, Joint Forcible Entry, things like that. And the capabilities that enabled it, of course, were years of planning and preparation. Just the deep intelligence infiltration that Israel did before the first round was dropped. The Mossad agents texting the high command of the IRGC to have a meeting, all of them believing the texts. And it was a meeting about Israel. They all coming together. And then Israel blew up that meeting and killed, you know, in the opening 72 hours, killed over 25 senior commanders, nine nuclear scientists, all of that before the first bomb was dropped.  But even in the opening campaign, Israel put up over 200 aircrafts, almost the entire Israeli air force in the sky over Iran, dominating and immediately achieving what we call air supremacy. Again, through years of work, almost like a science fiction story, infiltrating drone parts and short range missiles into Iran, then having agents put those next to air defense radars and ballistic air defense missile systems. So that as soon as this was about to begin, those drones lost low cost drones and short range missiles attacked Iranian air defense capabilities to give the window for all of the Israeli F-35 Eyes that they've improved for the US military since October 7 and other aircraft.  Doing one of the longest operations, seconded only to one other mission that Israel has done in their history, to do this just paralyzing operation in the opening moment, and then they didn't stop. So it was a combination of the infiltration intelligence, the low-tech, like the drones, high-tech, advanced radar, missiles, things like that. And it was all put together and synchronized, right? So this is the really important thing that people kind of miss in military operations, is how hard it is to synchronize every bit of that, right? So the attack on the generals, the attack on the air defenses, all of that synchronized. Hundreds of assets in a matter of minutes, all working together. There's so much chance for error, but this was perfection. Casey Kustin:   So this wasn't just an operational success, it was really strategic dominance, and given that Iran failed to down a single Israeli Aircraft or cause any significant damage to any of Israel's assets. What does that tell us about the effectiveness of Iran's military capabilities, their Russian built air defenses that they have touted for so long? John Spencer:   Absolutely. And some people say, I over emphasize tactics. But of course, there's some famous sayings about this. At the strategic level, Israel, one, demonstrated their military superiority. A small nation going against a Goliath, a David against a Goliath. It penetrated the Iranian myth of invincibility. And I also failed to mention about how Israel, during this opening of the campaign, weakened Iran's ability to respond. So they targeted ballistic missile launchers and ballistic missile storages, so Iran was really weakened Iran's ability to respond. But you're right, this sent a signal around the Middle East that this paper tiger could be, not just hit, it could be dominated. And from the opening moments of the operation until the ceasefire was agreed to, Israel eventually achieved air supremacy and could dominate the skies, like you said, without losing a single aircraft, with his really historic as well. And hit what they wanted with what they wanted, all the military infrastructure, all the senior leaders. I mean, eventually they assigned a new commander of the IRGC, and Israel found that guy, despite him running around in caves and things.  It definitely had a strategic impact on the signal to the world on Israel's capabilities. And this isn't just about aircraft and airstrikes. Israel's complete dominance of Iran and the weakness, like you said. Although Israel also taught the world back when they responded to Iran's attack in April of last year, and in October of last year, is that you probably shouldn't be buying Russian air defense systems like S-300s. But Iran still, that was the backbone of their air defense capabilities, and Israel showed that that's a really bad idea. Casey Kustin:   You mentioned the component of this that was not just about going after infrastructure sites, but targeting Iranian military leadership and over 20 senior military and nuclear figures, according to public reporting. This was really a central part of this campaign as well. How does this kind of decapitation strategy alter the regime's military capability now, both in this immediate short term, but also in the long term, when you take out that kind of leadership? John Spencer:   Yeah, absolutely. I mean, much like when the United States took out Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force, who had been decades of leadership of the Quds Force, the terror proxies, which I'm sure we'll talk about, overseeing those to include the ones in Iraq, killing my soldiers. It had a ripple effect that was, it's hard to measure, but that's decades of relationships and leadership, and people following them. So there is that aspect of all of these. Now we know over 25 senior IRGC and Iranian basically leadership, because they killed a police chief in Tehran and others. Yet that, of course, will ripple across.  It paralyzed the leadership in many ways during the operation, which is the psychological element of this, right? The psychological warfare, to do that on the opening day and then keep it up. That no general could trust, much like Hezbollah, like nobody's volunteering to be the next guy, because Israel finds him and kills him. On the nuclear though, right, which all wars the pursuit of political goals. We can never forget what Israel said the political goals were – to roll back Iran's imminent breakout of a nuclear weapon, which would not only serve to destroy Israel, because that's what they said they wanted to do with it, but it also gives a nuclear umbrella, which is what they want, to their exporting of terrorism, and the Ring of Fire, the proxy networks that have all been defanged thanks to Israel. That's the reason they wanted. So in taking out these scientists.So now it's up to 15 named nuclear scientists. On top of the nuclear infrastructure and all the weaponization components. So it's not just about the three nuclear enrichment sites that we all talked about in the news, you know, Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan. It's about that complete, decades-long architecture of the scientists, the senior scientists at each of the factories and things like that, that does send about, and I know we're in right now, as we're talking, they're debating about how far the program was set back. It holistically sets back that definitely the timeline.  Just like they destroyed the Tehran clock. I'm sure you've heard this, which was the doomsday clock that Iran had in Tehran, which is the countdown to the destruction of Israel. Israel stopped that clock, both literally and figuratively. Could they find another clock and restart it? Absolutely. But for now, that damage to all those personnel sets everything back. Of course, they'll find new commanders. I argue that you can't find those same level of you know, an Oppenheimer or the Kahn guy in Pakistan. Like some of those guys are irreplaceable. Casey Kustin:   So a hallmark of Israeli defense policy has always been that Israel will take care of itself by itself. It never asks the United States to get involved on its behalf. And before President Trump decided to undertake US strikes, there was considerable public discussion, debate as to whether the US should transfer B2s or 30,000 pound bunker busters to Israel. From purely a military perspective, can you help us understand the calculus that would go into why the US would decide to take the action itself, rather than, say, transfer these assets to Israel to take the action? John Spencer:   Sure. It's a complex political question, but actually, from the military perspective, it's very straightforward. The B2 stealth fire fighter, one of our most advanced, only long range bomber that can do this mission right, safely under radar, all this stuff. Nobody else has it. Nobody else has a pilot that could do it. So you couldn't just loan this to Israel, our strongest ally in the Middle East, and let them do the operation. As well as the bomb. This is the only aircraft with the fuselage capable of carrying this side. Even the B-52 stratomaster doesn't have the ability to carry this one, although it can push big things out the back of it. So just from a logistics perspective, it wouldn't work.  And then there's the classification. And there's many issues with, like, the somebody thinking that would have been the easiest, and even if it was possible, there's no way to train an Israeli pilot, all the logistics to it, to do it. The Israel Begin Doctrine about, you know, taking into their own hands like they did in Iraq in 1981 and Syria in 2007, is still in full effect, and was shown to be literally, a part of Israel's survival is this ability to, look, I understand that allies are important. And I argue strongly that Israel can never go at it alone, and we should never want it to. The strength of any nation is its allies.  And the fact that even during this operation, you saw immense amounts of American military resources pushed into the Middle East to help defend Israel and US bases but Patriot systems on the ground before this operation, THAAD systems on the ground before the system. These are the advanced US army air defense systems that can take down ballistic missiles. You had Jordan knocking down drones. You had the new Assad replacement guy, it's complex, agreeing to shoot things down over their airspace. That is part of Israel's strength, is its allies.  I mean, the fact that you have, you know, all the Arab nations that have been helping and defending Israel is, I think, can't be underscored under Israel doesn't, shouldn't need to go it alone, and it will act. And that's the Begin Doctrine like this case. And I do believe that the United States had the only weapon, the only capability to deliver something that the entire world can get behind, which is nuclear proliferation, not, you know, stopping it.  So we don't want a terror regime like the Islamic regime, for so many different reasons, to have a nuclear weapon close to breakout. So United States, even the G7, the United Nations, all agree, like, you can't have a nuclear weapon. So the United States doing that limited strike and midnight hammer, I think, was more than just about capabilities. It was about leadership in saying, look, Iran's double play that the economic sanctions, or whatever, the JCPOA agreement, like all these things, have failed. Conclusively, not just the IAEA statement that they're 20 years that now they're in violation of enrichment to all the different intelligence sources. It was not working. So this operation was vital to Israel's survival, but also vital for the world and that too, really won in this operation. Casey Kustin:   Vital both in this operation, in the defense of Israel, back in April 2024 when Iran was firing missiles and we saw other countries in the region assist in shooting them down. How vital is Israel's integration into CENTCOM to making that all work? John Spencer:   Oh, I mean, it's life saving. And General Carrillo, the CENTCOM Commander, has visited Israel so much in. The last 20 months, you might as well have an apartment in Tel Aviv. It's vital, because, again, Israel is a small nation that does spend exponential amounts of its GDP in its defense. But Iran, you know this, 90 million much greater resources, just with the ballistic missile program. Why that, and why that was so critical to set that back, could overwhelm Israel's air defense systems. Could. There's so much to this, but that coordination. And from a military to military perspective, and this is where I come and get involved, like I know, it's decades long, it's very strong. It's apolitical on purpose. It's hidden. Most people don't know it, but it's vital to the survival of our greatest ally in the Middle East. So it meets American interest, and, of course, meets Israel's interest. Casey Kustin:   Can you help us understand the Iranian response targeting Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, because this seemed like a very deliberate way for the regime to save face and then de-escalate. But if the ceasefire falls apart, what are the vulnerabilities for us, troops and assets in the region. How well positioned are our bases in Qatar, Al Dhafra in the UAE, our naval assets in Bahrain, our bases in Iraq? How well positioned are we to absorb and deter a real retaliatory response? John Spencer:   Yeah, it's a great question. I mean, first and foremost, you know, there is a bit of active defense. So, of course, all of our US bases are heavily defended. A lot of times, you can see things are about to happen, and you can, just like they did, they moved to naval aircraft that would have been even vulnerable in some of these locations, out to sea, so they can't be touched. Heavily defended. But really, active defense is absolutely important, but really deterrence is the greatest protection. So that has to be demonstrated by the capability, right? So the capability to defend, but also the capability to attack and the willingness to use it.  This is why I think that supposedly symbolic to the 14 bunker busters that the United States dropped during Operation Midnight Hammer. Iran sent 14 missiles. President Trump says, thanks for the heads up. You know, all of it was evacuated, very symbolic, clearly, to save face and they had a parade, I guess, to say they won something. It's ludicrous, but sometimes you can't get inside the heads of irrational actors who are just doing things for their own population.  Our bases, the force protection is heavy. I mean, there's never 100% just like we saw with all the air defenses of Israel, still about 5% or if not less, of the ballistic missiles got through one one drone out of 1000 got through. You can never be 100% but it is the deterrence, and I think that's what people miss in this operation. It set a new doctrine for everyone, for the United States, that we will use force with limited objectives, to send an immense amount of strength.  And when somebody says there's a red line now that you should believe that, like if you would have injured a single American in the Middle East, Iran would have felt immense amount of American power against that, and they were very careful not to so clearly, they're deterred. This also sent a new red line for Israel, like Israel will act just like it did in other cases against even Iran, if they start to rebuild the program. War is the pursuit of political objectives, but you always have to look at the strategic on down. Casey Kustin:   On that last point, do you think we have entered a new phase in Israeli military doctrine, where, instead of sort of a more covert shadow war with Iran, we will now see open confrontation going forward, if necessary? John Spencer:   Well, you always hope that it will not be necessary, but absolutely this event will create, creates a new doctrine. You can see, see almost everything since October 7, and really there were just things that were unconceivable. Having studied and talked to Israeil senior leaders from the beginning of this. Everybody thought, if you attacked Hezbollah, Iran, was going to attack and cause immense amounts of destruction in Israel. Even when Israel started this operation, their estimates of what the damage they would incur was immense. And that it didn't is a miracle, but it's a miracle built in alliances and friendships with the United States and capabilities built in Israel.  Of course, Israel has learned a lot since October 7 that will fundamentally change everything about not just the military doctrine, but also intelligence services and many aspects that are still happening as they're fighting, still to this day in Gaza to achieve the realistic, measurable goal there. Yes, it absolutely has set forth that the old ways of doing things are gone, the you know, having these terror armies, the ring of fire that Israel has defanged, if not for Hamas dismantled and destroyed.  It sets a new complete peace in the Middle East. But also a doctrine of, Israel is adapting. I mean, there's still some elements about the reserve forces, the reigning doctrine, that are evolving based on the magnitude of the war since October 7. But absolutely you're right about they will, which has been the doctrine, but now they've demonstrated the capability to do it to any threat, to include the great, you know, myth of Iran. Casey Kustin:   So when you talk about this defanging of the Iranian proxy network obviously, Israel undertook significant operations against Hezbollah. Over the last year, they've been in active conflict with the Houthis. How does this operation now alter the way that Iran interacts with those proxies and its capacity to wage war against Israel through these proxies? John Spencer:   Yeah, cripples it, right? So Iran's nuclear ambition and its terror campaign are literally in ruins right now, both literally and figuratively. Hezbollah was defanged, the leadership, even taking out Nasrallah was believed to have caused catastrophic consequences, and it didn't. So, absolutely for Iran, also during this operation, is sniffing because all of his proxies were silent. I think the Houthis launched two missiles because thanks to Israel and the United States, the Houthi capabilities that should never have been allowed to amass, you know, this pirate terror empire. They didn't make those greatest shore to sea arsenal out of falafels. It got it straight from Iran, and that pipeline has already been cut off, let alone the capabilities.  Same thing with Hezbollah, which relied heavily on pipelines and infrastructure of missiles and everything being fed to it by Iran. That's been cut. The Assad regime being the drug empire, support of Hezbollah to rule basically, in Lebanon, has been cut. Hezbollah couldn't come to the aid of Assad. All of these variables. And of course, Hamas will never be able to do anything again, period. It all causes Iran to have to rethink everything. From, you know, not only their own national defense, right air defense capabilities and all this, but their terror campaign, it isn't just in ruins. There's a new doctrine, like it's not acceptable.  Now, of course, that's going to be hard to fully reign in. You have Shia backed groups in Iraq, you have a lot of bad things going on, but the Quds Force, which is its job, it's all shattered. Of course, they'll try to rebuild it. But the fact that these terror proxies were already so weakened by Israel that they couldn't do anything and remain silent. Hezbollah just was silent basically during this, is very significant to the peace going forward. I mean, there, there's still a lot of war here, but Israel and the United States have rewritten the map of the Middle East. Casey Kustin:   in the hours days that followed the US deciding to engage here. A lot of the conversation focused on the possibility of triggering now broader regional escalation, but we didn't see that, and it sort of shattered that myth that if Israel or the US were to go after Iran, that it would spiral into a broader Middle East conflict. Why did we not see that happen? Why did this remain so controlled? John Spencer:   So many reasons that really go back a few months, if not years? Mean going back to the first the Abraham Accords, President Trump's recent tour of the Gulf states and his story. Turic financial deals Israel's like we talked about with the Arab nations that were part of protecting it, the fact that the so on, that very geopolitical aspect. And we saw Iran turn to Russia, because there's always geopolitical considerations. Iran turned to Russia. Said, you're going to help us out. We signed this security agreement last year. We've been helping you in Ukraine do the awful things you're doing there.  And Russia said, No, that's not what we said. And it called called President Trump. President Trump says, how about you worry about mediating a ceasefire in Ukraine? And well, so they turned to China and the fact that there was nobody again, and that all the work that had been done with all the people that also disagree, nation states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar, all those others. Those are many of the contributing factors.  But war also, I wrote this piece about, this isn't Iraq, this isn't Afghanistan, this isn't Libya. I really hate the lazy comparisons. This was contained and not able to spill out by constant communication from day one of what the goals were. Limited objective to roll back a threat to the world nuclear program and the ballistic program as well. That prevents the ability for even the Islamic regime to say, you know, my survival is at risk, I need to escalate this, right? So, being clear, having strategic clarity from Israel, and when the United States assisted, from the United States. You know, war is a contest of wills, not just between the military is fighting it, but the political element and the population element. So, you know, being able to communicate to the population in Israel and like, what's the goal here? Like, how long are we gonna have to do this? And to the United States. Like, what are our interests? Keeping it the goal limited, which all parties did.  And even, in fact, you had the G7 meeting during this and they signed an agreement, we agree Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. That is a big part of how you permit the spill out. But it does have many contextual elements of the broader, this isn't black and white between Israel and Iran. It's much bigger than that. And that, and we saw all that work that has been done to show strength through peace, or peace through strength, in all the forms of national power that have been rallied against what is chaos that the Islamic regime wants in the Middle East. Casey Kustin:   So now that we've had a few days to begin to assess the impact of both the US and the Israeli strikes based on what's publicly available. I think you wrote that the nuclear timeline has been pushed back years. We saw some reporting in the New York Times yesterday saying it's only set back months. It seems this morning, the US is concurring with the Israeli assessment that it's been set back years. A lot of talk about where certain Where did certain stockpiles of enriched uranium, and how confident can we be at this point in any of these assessments? John Spencer:   So yes, as we're talking, people are trying to make it political. This should be a non partisan, non political issue. I'm an objective analyst of war. If you just write down all the things that Israel destroyed, validated by satellite imagery. then the fact that somebody And even the spinning of words where like we saw with that leaked report, which was the preliminary thoughts about something, it isn't comprehensive, right?  So one, BDA has never come that fast. Two, we do know, and Iran has validated, like all these scientists dead, all these generals dead, all these components of the nuclear program, damaged or destroyed. The idea that somebody would say, well, you only set it back a couple months to me, it's just anti-intellectual. Look, Natanz, Esfahan, Fordo, we can debate about how much stuff is inside of that mountain that was destroyed, although 14 of the world's best bunker buster munitions, 30,000 pounds punching through.  I just think, it's not a silly argument, because this is very serious. And yes, there could be, you know, hundreds of pounds of enriched uranium up there, a certain percentage that got floated around. That's not the, the things that set the timeline of breakout. Breakout included all the components of the knowledge and capability to reach breakout and then weaponization of a nuclear bomb. There's nobody, I think, who can comprehensively, without nuancing the words say that Israel wasn't very effective, and the United States assistance in only what the United States could do, at setting this program back and actually stopping the immediate danger. Of course, Iran is still a danger. The program is still a danger, but I just think it's so political that they're trying to say that, well, you only said it back a couple months. That's like, that's ridiculous. Casey Kustin:   So as an objective analyst of war, but also as someone who's really been a voice of moral clarity and has called out the international media over the last 18 months for a lot of this disinformation, misinformation, bias reporting. Before we go, John, what is one consequence of this operation that the international media is just missing? John Spencer:   One is that, I think the international media who are debating whether Iran was literally using an opposing opinion against global thought that Iran was close to a nuclear bomb, they missed that completely and tried to politicize it to where, just giving disinformation agents that tidbit of a headline that they need. I do believe in journalistic standards, fact checking, those elements and holding those people accountable. I live in the world of experts. People on the platform X who think they're experts.  But when you have national media running headlines for sensationalism, for clicks, for you know, struggling for opposition to just political administration, we should learn to really question a single report as valid when there's overwhelming opposition. I don't know how to put that succinctly, but you think we would learn over the last, you know, 20 months of this lies, disinformation, statistical warfare, the things like that that, yeah, it's just crazy that that somebody would think in any way this wasn't an overwhelming success for the world, that this program was set back and a new doctrine for treating the program was established. Casey Kustin:   Finally, John, before we wrap up here, the question on everyone's mind: can the ceasefire really hold? John Spencer:   So, you know, I don't do predictions, because I understand wars uncertainty. It's human. It's political. It looks by all signs, because of how Iran was dominated, and how the United States showed that if it isn't contained, then immense amounts of force and of course, Israel's superiority, I believe that the ceasefire will hold. It was normal. And I made some some posts about the historical examples of wars coming to an end, from the Korean War, to the Yom Kippur war, Bosnia War, where you had this transition period where you're rolling back forces and everything. But the by the fact that Iran has said, Yeah, we agreed. We have stopped our operation. All signs for me are saying that this ceasefire will hold, and now the world's in a better place. Casey Kustin:   John, thank you so much for the insight, for, as I said, your moral clarity that you bring to this conversation. We appreciate you joining us today on People of the Pod. John Spencer:   Thank you so much.   

What if you could build a business that does not drain your energy, aligns with who you are as a person, and removes the need for endless hustling?In this episode of The Prosperity Approach, I'm joined by Raeanne Lacatena, a holistic business and mindset coach. Raeanne is also the author of The Integrated Entrepreneur, a book that empowers you to break self-imposed barriers by rewriting limiting beliefs about worth and success, to then fuel both personal and business success by aligning every aspect of your life.Raeanne explains what it means to be an Integrated Entrepreneur, how to harmonize your masculine and feminine energies, and how this harmony can help you avoid burnout while achieving success.If you've been feeling stuck or overwhelmed in your business, this episode is for you.Tune in!Connect with Raeanne and learn more:

In this episode, I  sit down with Dr. Alison Fragale, organizational behavior expert at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School and author of Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve.  We dive deep into why status isn't just about ego—it's actually a fundamental human need that directly impacts your mental health and professional success. Alison breaks down her formula for being both assertive and warm, explaining how resources follow respect in the workplace and why most of us are playing "introduction dodgeball" instead of building meaningful connections. 00:00 Introduction to the Likable Badass 03:06 The Impact of Writing a Book 05:55 Navigating Social Dynamics in School 09:11 The Introduction Dodgeball Experience 11:50 Experiencing Disrespect and Mid-Career Invisibility 15:06 Sharing and Building Status 17:45 The Influence of McKinsey on Career Choices 20:59 Gender Dynamics and Professional Identity 24:02 Finding and Using Your Voice 26:52 Key Takeaways and Conclusion We explore how her time at McKinsey shaped her understanding of power dynamics, the difference between having power (controlling resources) and having status (earning respect), and why those throwaway moments like "How are you?" are actually goldmines for relationship building. Alison shares personal stories about her need to always be "correct," her unexpected expertise in cheese boards, and how Golden Girls wisdom applies to leadership.  As coffee-loving introverts who appreciate both Christmas music and strategic thinking, we discuss the art of making "small deposits" into professional relationships without burning yourself out through excessive kindness. This conversation is perfect for anyone who wants to command respect while staying approachable, understands that professional success requires both competence and connection, and believes you don't have to choose between being respected and being relatable. Website: alisonfragale.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alisonfragale Book: Likeable Badass: How Women Get the Success They Deserve If you enjoy the show, please leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating on Apple or a

In this raw, bold, and empowering episode, April welcomes Dr. Maureen Gibbons—known online as Dr. Moe—for a no-holds-barred conversation on the power of pivoting. From burned-out ER doctor to multi-million-dollar CEO, Dr. Moe shares her unfiltered journey of reinvention, facing fear, public vulnerability, food addiction, and reclaiming her health and voice. Whether you're standing at a pivot point in your career or simply ready to stop playing small, this episode is a wake-up call. It's not just about changing careers—it's about reclaiming your story, your health, and your power. Key Takeaways:

Welcome to this special episode of the BOLD Business Podcast, where we'll walk you through the highlights of the Finance Innovation and Excellence Summit - AmeriEuro 2025 (FInEx AmeriEuro 2025). This groundbreaking event has become a pivotal moment for the global finance community, hosted by Steve Rosvold, the innovative founder of CFO.University, alongside strategic growth consultant Jess Dewell. Steve has dedicated his career to transforming financial data into actionable insights, with a strong passion for empowering finance professionals to lead with confidence, think boldly, and make a lasting impact. If you're passionate about creating meaningful change as a CFO or finance leader, tune in to this summary to gain insights from global finance experts. They shared their thoughts on leading with agility, leveraging data, managing risks, and embracing innovation. An impressive lineup of speakers delved into the dynamic landscape of finance, exploring key themes such as Talent, Agile Finance, AI, Data & Analytics, Risk Management, and the Evolving Role of the CFO. Additional resources:  FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 1 - AI and the CFO's Role in Driving Organizational Success FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 2 - Guardians of the Bottom Line - Risk Strategies for CFOs FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 3 - The Innovation Imperative: Transforming Data into Value FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 4 - From Talent to Triumph – Driving Success Through People FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 5 Finance on the Fly - Agility as a Competitive Edge FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 6 The CFO's Vision Shaping the Financial Landscape of Tomorrow CFOs of Tomorrow: Lessons from the FInEx AmeriEuro Summit with Jess Dewell & Steve Rosvold -------------------- If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the “Growth Framework Reset” approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business. -------------------- You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website. 

QFF: Quick Fire Friday – Your 20-Minute Growth Powerhouse! Welcome to Quick Fire Friday, the Grow A Small Business podcast series that is designed to deliver simple, focused and actionable insights and key takeaways in less than 20 minutes a week. Every Friday, we bring you business owners and experts who share their top strategies for growing yourself, your team and your small business. Get ready for a dose of inspiration, one action you can implement and quotable quotes that will stick with you long after the episode ends! In this episode of Quick Fire Friday, host Rob Cameron interviews transformational executive coach Will Samson of WillSamson.com. Will shares his approach to helping IT executives and small business owners manage chaos by focusing on internal transformation and “radical self-ownership.” He emphasizes the power of identifying what can and cannot be controlled, using personal narratives to reshape outcomes. Through compelling case studies—including a CFO overcoming trauma and a successful post-merger integration—Will illustrates how shifting mindset leads to measurable business success. Listeners are encouraged to clarify their own controllable factors to gain focus and resilience. Key Takeaways for Small Business Owners: Practice Radical Self-Ownership: Take complete responsibility for your internal state and actions. Lasting business success starts with personal transformation. Control What You Can, Release What You Can't: Create a simple list of what's within your control versus what isn't. This clarity helps reduce overwhelm and sharpen focus.   Your Internal Narrative Shapes Your Reality: The stories you tell yourself influence how you respond to challenges. Rewriting those stories can lead to better decisions and outcomes. Our hero crafts outstanding reviews following the experience of listening to our special guests. Are you the one we've been waiting for? Success Brings New Challenges: Growth isn't the end of struggle—it introduces new layers of complexity. Be prepared to adapt your mindset and systems as you scale.   Interdependence Beats Independence: You can't do it all alone. Building systems and relationships around shared support fosters sustainable success. Business Chaos is Often Personal Chaos: Many external challenges reflect unresolved internal conflicts. Addressing the personal side of leadership often unlocks the solutions to business problems. One action small business owners can take: According to Will Samson, one action a small business owner should take is to make a list dividing what they can control and what they can't—this simple exercise brings clarity, reduces overwhelm, and empowers focused, intentional decision-making. Do you have 2 minutes every Friday? Sign up to the Weekly Leadership Email. It's free and we can help you to maximize your time. Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.

Quarter 2 Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation Policy Update – Federal Legislation, Fisheries Management & Public Lands   Narrative: In this Q2 federal policy roundup for hunters, anglers, and conservation advocates, we dive deep into the latest developments shaping the future of hunting, fishing, public lands, and forest management.   Hunting and Public Lands Policy with Taylor Schmitz First up, Director of Federal Relations Taylor Schmitz breaks down key federal policy shifts impacting sportsmen and women. From new Department of the Interior appointments to controversial proposals around public land sales, Taylor explains what these developments mean for hunting access, land conservation, and the broader outdoor community. Learn why Kate McGregor's return and Brian Nesvik's nomination matter to hunters and anglers, and why the upcoming congressional schedule is critical to follow.   Fishing and Fisheries Management with Chris Horton Next, Senior Director of Fisheries Policy Chris Horton joins to discuss top federal priorities affecting fishing and recreational anglers. He covers major legislation like the reauthorization of the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund and the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act, along with the impact of shifting ocean conditions and the growing need for smarter fisheries management. Chris emphasizes collaboration between federal and state agencies and encourages all anglers to stay informed and active in fishing policy debates.   Forest Management and Timber Policy with John Culclasure To close out the episode, Senior Director of Forestry Policy John Culclasure provides an update on the Fix Our Forests Act and its implications for wildlife habitat, forest access, and timber production. He highlights how responsible forest management supports both conservation and hunting opportunities, while also touching on national security concerns tied to domestic timber supply. In addition, he discusses how state-level policies are affecting access to public lands for the hunting and fishing community.   Key Takeaways for Hunters and Anglers: Federal hunting and fishing policy is being shaped by new leadership at the Department of the Interior. Congress is tackling big-ticket items like public land sales that could impact millions of acres used for hunting and fishing. Reauthorization of the Sport Fish Restoration Fund is a major win for recreational fishing and boating access. Fisheries legislation aims to protect marine habitats and support sustainable sportfishing. Forest policy reform through the Fix Our Forests Act is crucial for maintaining habitat, access, and wildlife conservation. Misinformation around forest management could threaten future access for sportsmen. Domestic timber markets face challenges that could impact long-term forest health and hunting grounds. Active engagement by the hunting and fishing community is essential to protect our outdoor heritage and public lands.   Get the FREE Sportsmen's Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter                Sign up for FREE legislative tracking through CSF's Tracking the Capitols tool: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/tracking-the-capitols/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Part 2 of our series, "Switch Hats, Not Values - Leading with Clarity and Sanity!" In this candid episode of the Leadership Sandbox, Tammy J. Bond and Kendall Peterson dive deep into the diverse 'hats' leaders juggle daily. They unpack the inherent challenges of balancing these different leadership roles and underscore the paramount importance of clarity in communication. Tammy and Kendall explore the often tricky 'Freeder' role—where the lines between friendship and leadership can blur—and why leaders absolutely must own their roles to maintain respect and foster effective team dynamics. This conversation is a masterclass in personal growth, emphasizing that authentic leadership requires continuous self-awareness and the courage to set boundaries. Discover the profound impact of mentoring on leadership development and learn how adapting your leadership style with clarity and confidence can transform your team and your impact. Key Takeaways for Leaders: Role Recognition: It's crucial to recognize and consciously "name" the different leadership roles you play to bring clarity to yourself and your team. The "Freeder" Trap: Understand how blending friendship and leadership (the 'Freeder' role) can create confusion, erode trust, and hinder effective communication. Clarity is King: Clarity in expectations and directives is fundamental for healthy team dynamics, reducing stress and fostering efficiency. Own Your Authority: Leaders must own their roles with confidence and intention to earn genuine respect and guide their teams effectively. Mentorship Matters: Mentoring is a non-negotiable component of leadership development, offering invaluable guidance for personal growth. Values as a Guide: Your core values should always guide your leadership style, especially when navigating difficult conversations. Embrace Feedback & Growth: Strong leaders are open to feedback and continuously adapt their leadership style to better serve their team and the situation. In This Episode, You'll Learn: How to identify and define the various leadership hats you wear. Strategies for avoiding the pitfalls of the 'Freeder' role in your team dynamics. Techniques for enhancing communication clarity within your team. The significance of establishing clear boundaries to maintain professionalism and reduce friction. Why mentoring is an essential accelerator for personal growth in leadership. How to approach difficult conversations with confidence and a focus on resolution. Chapters: 00:00 Understanding the Hats We Wear: Exploring the different leadership roles leaders take on daily. 04:57 The Challenge of Blending Roles: Diving into the complexities of balancing various hats and the 'Freeder' role. 11:01 Communicating with Clarity: Practical insights on achieving clear and effective communication in leadership. 15:54 Navigating Leadership Changes: Strategies for adapting your leadership style and maintaining stability during transitions. 20:17 Leading with Clarity and Mentorship: The vital connection between intentional leadership and the power of mentoring for professional development. Ready to gain clarity, own your leadership roles, and lead with unwavering sanity? Learn More: bondgroupenterprises.com

Have a creative spark you'd love to turn into a business — but no idea where to start (or how to do it without selling out)? This episode is your permission slip.I'm sitting down with one of my Legacy Mastermind students and a total creative force, Maude MacDonald — aka The Retro Quilter — to talk about what it really looks like to build a business around your art, your voice, and your joy.Over the past two years, I've had the privilege of watching Maude grow her creative brand from the inside out — launching a membership, writing a book, and building a business that's wildly original, deeply aligned, and seriously profitable.Whether you're a maker, artist, or entrepreneur who wants to grow a purpose-driven business without burning out, this episode is packed with real talk, strategy, and inspiration you won't want to miss.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE:✅ What it really takes to turn your creative passion into a profitable brand✅ How Maude launched her book Retro Quilts and built a thriving community ✅ The mindset shifts that helped her move from creative to CEO ✅ What changed when she joined Legacy—and how it helped her grow with clarity and heart3 KEY TAKEAWAYS:1️⃣ Your creative voice is your biggest business asset. You don't need to change who you are—you just need to build from it.2️⃣ Profit and play can coexist. A creative business can be sustainable and joyful when it's rooted in purpose.3️⃣ Growth doesn't happen by accident. Surrounding yourself with the right support (like Maude did in Legacy) can change everything.LINKS & RESOURCES:

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Church live streaming is one of the most misunderstood parts of modern ministry. Some see it as a threat, others as a lifeline—but most hold at least a few misconceptions. So in this episode, we're unpacking the truth, challenging assumptions, and exploring what's next for digital church.   ============================= Table of Contents: ============================= 0:00 - Intro 8:00 - In-Person vs. Online: What the Data Says 8:53 - Does In-Person Attendance Reduce Online Participation? 10:43 - Is Online Church "Replacing" In-Person Worship? 12:38 - Do People Prefer Online Church? 13:13 - Who Watches Online Church the Most? 14:52 - Key Takeaways 19:50 - Application   IMPORTANT LINKS - How AI & Social Media Are Changing You — Rich Wilkerson Jr. & Sean Cannell — Ep 55: https://youtu.be/SKT24eT9svE?feature=shared   THE 167 NEWSLETTER

Meet Liza — she's in her 50s, recently retired, and finally pouring into Project Liza. In just 8 weeks of coaching, she's noticing major shifts… in her mindset, her body (hello, peachy booty

What do you do when you're overwhelmed, exhausted, and on the verge of a mommy meltdown—but the world keeps spinning anyway? In this honest and relatable episode, Rebecca Green opens up about the emotional rollercoaster of June: from the chaos of end-of-school activities to the pressure of parenting milestones and the ever-present mental load of motherhood. Joined by her husband, Seth, they talk candidly about what leads to “mommy meltdowns,” how to cope with them in real-time, and—most importantly—how to recover with grace. If you're a mom who's ever cried in your car or yelled out of sheer exhaustion, this one's for you.

Discover how a veteran mortgage broker trades Wall Street for real estate syndications—and builds a $4M capital raising business in just 12 months. In this episode, David Priest reveals his remarkable journey from surviving cancer to launching one of the most investor-friendly programs in the market: the Principal Protection Program. David unpacks the hard lessons learned from losing money on his first deal, the mindset that made him walk away, and how that decision positioned him to raise millions and co-GP over $65M in real estate. Plus, he shares how his unique capital protection structure could change the game for passive investors. 5 Key Takeaways from David Priest's Episode:From Adversity to Action: A leukemia diagnosis pushed David to stop coasting and go all-in on building his real estate syndication business.Learning the Hard Way: Losing money on his first attempted deal taught David the importance of knowing your lane—and the power of capital raising over operating.Why He Chose the Fund Model: David realized raising capital through a fund creates better economics, compliance, and alignment with top operators.The Birth of the Principal Protection Program: Inspired by his wife's concerns, David designed an innovative structure to help protect investor capital on deals he participates in.Capital Raising is the Most Leverageable Skill: David explains why building strong investor relationships is the most scalable, repeatable way to grow wealth, without owning operations.About Tim MaiTim Mai is a real estate investor, fund manager, mentor, and founder of HERO Mastermind for REI coaches.He has helped many real estate investors and coaches become millionaires. Tim continues to help busy professionals earn income and build wealth through passive investing.He is also a creative marketer and promoter with incredible knowledge and experience, which he freely shares. He has lifted himself from the aftermath of war, achieving technical expertise in computers, followed by investment success in real estate, management skills, and a lofty position among real estate educators and internet marketers.Tim is an industry leader who has acquired and exited well over $50 million worth of real estate and is currently an investor in over 2700 units of multifamily apartments.Connect with TimWebsite: Capital Raising PartyFacebook: Tim Mai | Capital Raising Nation Instagram: @timmaicomTwitter: @timmaiLinkedIn: Tim MaiYouTube: Tim Mai

The truth is, real wellness doesn't come from food, programs, or pills. It begins with... If you want to know the answer, tune in, because our special guest reveals what that is, and dives into the fluoride controversy and brain health, explaining what you NEED to know when it comes to oral health. Dr. Michelle Jorgensen is an author, speaker, teacher, biologic/holistic dentist, and health and wellness provider, and author of Living Well with Dr. Michelle: A Comprehensive Handbook for Optimal Health and Unlimited Energy. After practicing traditional dentistry for 10 years, Michelle became very sick. Through her path to return to health, she discovered she had mercury poisoning from drilling out mercury fillings for her patients.   KEY TAKEAWAYS 1.    Why most people feel exhausted and run down, even when they try to be healthy 2.    Dr. Michelle's journey of mercury toxicity and hidden dangers in dentistry 3.    The fluoride controversy and how it affects brain health 4.    Fears, misconceptions, and the truth about fluoride 5.    How to protect your teeth if fluoride is removed from the water 6.    What Hydroxyapatite toothpaste is, and if Dr. Michelle recommends it 7.    Why medicine is just a band-aid 8.    Why our symptoms are not the enemy 9.    The oxygen connection to inflammation is, and what can our mouth tell us about our health 10.    One thing someone can do TODAY to start getting their energy back 11.    What the Cell Well Model is àFriends, to learn more about Living Well with Dr. Michelle, head over to https://livingwellwithdrmichelle.com/ àTo grab a copy of Dr. Michelle's new book, visit https://livingwellwithdrmichelle.com/op/book-preorder-page/  àAs always, be sure to head to https://ronandlisa.com/podcast/ for all of the links and show notes. As always, we appreciate you subscribing to the Healthy Home Hacks podcast and leaving a review. Five stars are always appreciated if you find our show useful or just plain entertaining. Until next time – stay healthy!