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2. The Birth of The Tramp and Professional Confidence Scott Eyman Charlie Chaplin versus America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided Chaplin arrived in America with the Carno group between 1910 and 1913. Stan Laurel noted his prodigious talent and absolute professional self-confidence. In 1914, Chaplin joined Max Sennett's Keystone studio, where he quickly created the iconic Tramp costume from wardrobe pieces, deliberately seeking visual contradiction. He soon demanded and received control to direct his own highly successful pictures. Despite his fame and early unsuccessful marriages, he remained extraordinarily shy in private life. 1917

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From North City & North County to the NFL and back home to lead, Brandon Williams' journey has always been about team—and today that team is the 6–18-year-olds served by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis.On this week's episode of The STL Bucket List Show, host Lucas Farrell sits down with Brandon (Hazelwood East alum, Wisconsin Badger, former 49er/Ram/Steeler) to talk about why out-of-school time matters and how BGCSTL is helping kids feel safe, seen, and supported across the region.We cover:Growing up in STL: Ascension → Hazelwood/Parkway (DSEG) → Normandy → Hazelwood East (Hall of Fame)Wisconsin football, the NFL, and lessons carried into leadershipEarly athlete-tech efforts (Venture Draft) and a pivot into business (wealth management, AB, MBA, Battlehawks)Why 3–7pm is critical—and how Clubs meet needs with Power Hour homework help, mentorship, sports, arts, and STEM/STEAMEntry points: summer camp, after-school, and teen leadership (Keystone) that keep kids engaged through graduationHow local businesses and neighbors can plug in: partnerships, volunteering, and support 

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The country was founded on the principle that it's a confederation where both federal and provincial levels of government have powers and responsibilities. It's worked for 158 years, but does it still work? Another fascinating Moore-Butts Conversation, especially relevant to the times Canada is living in today. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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WhoAlan Henceroth, President and Chief Operating Officer of Arapahoe Basin, Colorado – Al runs the best ski area-specific executive blog in America – check it out:Recorded onMay 19, 2025About Arapahoe BasinClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Alterra Mountain Company, which also owns:Pass access* Ikon Pass: unlimited* Ikon Base Pass: unlimited access from opening day to Friday, Dec. 19, then five total days with no blackouts from Dec. 20 until closing day 2026Base elevation* 10,520 feet at bottom of Steep Gullies* 10,780 feet at main baseSummit elevation* 13,204 feet at top of Lenawee Mountain on East Wall* 12,478 feet at top of Lazy J Tow (connector between Lenawee Express six-pack and Zuma quad)Vertical drop* 1,695 feet lift-served – top of Lazy J Tow to main base* 1,955 feet lift-served, with hike back up to lifts – top of Lazy J Tow to bottom of Steep Gullies* 2,424 feet hike-to – top of Lenawee Mountain to Main BaseSkiable Acres: 1,428Average annual snowfall:* Claimed: 350 inches* Bestsnow.net: 308 inchesTrail count: 147 – approximate terrain breakdown: 24% double-black, 49% black, 20% intermediate, 7% beginnerLift count: 9 (1 six-pack, 1 high-speed quad, 3 fixed-grip quads, 1 double, 2 carpets, 1 ropetow)Why I interviewed himWe can generally splice U.S. ski centers into two categories: ski resort and ski area. I'll often use these terms interchangeably to avoid repetition, but they describe two very different things. The main distinction: ski areas rise directly from parking lots edged by a handful of bunched utilitarian structures, while ski resorts push parking lots into the next zipcode to accommodate slopeside lodging and commerce.There are a lot more ski areas than ski resorts, and a handful of the latter present like the former, with accommodations slightly off-hill (Sun Valley) or anchored in a near-enough town (Bachelor). But mostly the distinction is clear, with the defining question being this: is this a mountain that people will travel around the world to ski, or one they won't travel more than an hour to ski?Arapahoe Basin occupies a strange middle. Nothing in the mountain's statistical profile suggests that it should be anything other than a Summit County locals hang. It is the 16th-largest ski area in Colorado by skiable acres, the 18th-tallest by lift-served vertical drop, and the eighth-snowiest by average annual snowfall. The mountain runs just six chairlifts and only two detachables. Beginner terrain is limited. A-Basin has no base area lodging, and in fact not much of a base area at all. Altitude, already an issue for the Colorado ski tourist, is amplified here, where the lifts spin from nearly 11,000 feet. A-Basin should, like Bridger Bowl in Montana (upstream from Big Sky) or Red River in New Mexico (across the mountain from Taos) or Sunlight in Colorado (parked between Aspen and I-70), be mostly unknown beside its heralded big-name neighbors (Keystone, Breck, Copper).And it sort of is, but also sort of isn't. Like tiny (826-acre) Aspen Mountain, A-Basin transcends its statistical profile. Skiers know it, seek it, travel for it, cross it off their lists like a snowy Eiffel Tower. Unlike Aspen, A-Basin has no posse of support mountains, no grided downtown spilling off the lifts, no Kleenex-level brand that stands in for skiing among non-skiers. And yet Vail tried buying the bump in 1997, and Alterra finally did in 2024. Meanwhile, nearby Loveland, bigger, taller, snowier, higher, easier to access with its trip-off-the-interstate parking lots, is still ignored by tourists and conglomerates alike.Weird. What explains A-Basin's pull? Onetime and future Storm guest Jackson Hogen offers, in his Snowbird Secrets book, an anthropomorphic explanation for that Utah powder dump's aura: As it turns out, everyone has a story for how they came to discover Snowbird, but no one knows the reason. Some have the vanity to think they picked the place, but the wisest know the place picked them.That is the secret that Snowbird has slipped into our subconscious; deep down, we know we were summoned here. We just have to be reminded of it to remember, an echo of the Platonic notion that all knowledge is remembrance. In the modern world we are so divorced from our natural selves that you would think we'd have lost the power to hear a mountain call us. And indeed we have, but such is the enormous reach of this place that it can still stir the last seed within us that connects us to the energy that surrounds us every day yet we do not see. The resonance of that tiny, vibrating seed is what brings us here, to this extraordinary place, to stand in the heart of the energy flow.Yeah I don't know, Man. We're drifting into horoscope territory here. But I also can't explain why we all like to do This Dumb Thing so much that we'll wrap our whole lives around it. So if there is some universe force, what Hogen calls “vibrations” from Hidden Peak's quartz, drawing skiers to Snowbird, could there also be some proton-kryptonite-laserbeam s**t sucking us all toward A-Basin? If there's a better explanation, I haven't found it.What we talked aboutThe Beach; keeping A-Basin's whole ski footprint open into May; Alterra buys the bump – “we really liked the way Alterra was doing things… and letting the resorts retain their identity”; the legacy of former owner Dream; how hardcore, no-frills ski area A-Basin fits into an Alterra portfolio that includes high-end resorts such as Deer Valley and Steamboat; “you'd be surprised how many people from out of state ski here too”; Ikon as Colorado sampler pack (or not); local reaction to Alterra's purchase – “I think it's fair that there was anxiety”; balancing the wild ski cycle of over-the-top peak days and soft periods; parking reservations; going unlimited on the full Ikon Pass and how parking reservations play in – “we spent a ridiculous amount of time talking about it”; the huge price difference between Epic and Ikon and how that factors into the access calculus; why A-Basin still sells a single-mountain season pass; whether reciprocal partnerships with Monarch and Silverton will remain in place; “I've been amazed at how few things I've been told to do” by Alterra; A-Basin's dirt-cheap early-season pass; why early season is “a more competitive time” than it used to be; why A-Basin left Mountain Collective; Justice Department anti-trust concerns around Alterra's A-Basin purchase – “it never was clear to me what the concerns were”; breaking down A-Basin's latest U.S. Forest Service masterplan – “everything in there, we hope to do”; a parking lot pulse gondola and why that makes sense over shuttles; why A-Basin plans a two-lift system of beginner machines; why should A-Basin care about beginner terrain?; is beginner development is related to Ikon Pass membership?; what it means that the MDP designs for 700 more skiers per day; assessing the Lenawee Express sixer three seasons in; why A-Basin sold the old Lenawee lift to independent Sunlight, Colorado; A-Basin's patrol unionizing; and 100 percent renewable energy.What I got wrong* I said that A-Basin was the only mountain that had been caught up in antitrust issues, but that's inaccurate: when S-K-I and LBO Enterprises merged into American Skiing Company in 1996, the U.S. Justice Department compelled the combined company to sell Cranmore and Waterville Valley, both in New Hampshire. Waterville Valley remains independent. Cranmore stayed independent for a while, and has since 2010 been owned by Fairbank Group, which also owns Jiminy Peak in Massachusetts and operates Bromley, Vermont.* I said that A-Basin's $259 early-season pass, good for unlimited access from opening day through Dec. 25, “was like one day at Vail,” which is sort of true and sort of not. Vail Mountain's day-of lift ticket will hit $230 from Nov. 14 to Dec. 11, then increase to $307 or $335 every day through Christmas. All Resorts Epic Day passes, which would get skiers on the hill for any of those dates, currently sell for between $106 and $128 per day. Unlimited access to Vail Mountain for that full early-season period would require a full Epic Pass, currently priced at $1,121.* This doesn't contradict anything we discussed, but it's worth noting some parking reservations changes that A-Basin implemented following our conversation. Reservations will now be required on weekends only, and from Jan. 3 to May 3, a reduction from 48 dates last winter to 36 for this season. The mountain will also allow skiers to hold four reservations at once, doubling last year's limit of two.Why now was a good time for this interviewOne of the most striking attributes of modern lift-served skiing is how radically different each ski area is. Panic over corporate hegemony power-stamping each child mountain into snowy McDonald's clones rarely survives past the parking lot. Underscoring the point is neighboring ski areas, all over America, that despite the mutually intelligible languages of trail ratings and patrol uniforms and lift and snowgun furniture, and despite sharing weather patterns and geologic origins and local skier pools, feel whole-cut from different eras, cultures, and imaginations. The gates between Alta and Snowbird present like connector doors between adjoining hotel rooms but actualize as cross-dimensional Mario warpzones. The 2.4-mile gondola strung between the Alpine Meadows and Olympic sides of Palisades Tahoe may as well connect a baseball stadium with an opera house. Crossing the half mile or so between the summits of Sterling at Smugglers' Notch and Spruce Peak at Stowe is a journey of 15 minutes and five decades. And Arapahoe Basin, elder brother of next-door Keystone, resembles its larger neighbor like a bat resembles a giraffe: both mammals, but of entirely different sorts. Same with Sugarbush and Mad River Glen, Vermont; Sugar Bowl, Donner Ski Ranch, and Boreal, California; Park City and Deer Valley, Utah; Killington and Pico, Vermont; Highlands and Nub's Nob, Michigan; Canaan Valley and Timberline and Nordic-hybrid White Grass, West Virginia; Aspen's four Colorado ski areas; the three ski areas sprawling across Mt. Hood's south flank; and Alpental and its clump of Snoqualmie sisters across the Washington interstate. Proximity does not equal sameness.One of The Storm's preoccupations is with why this is so. For all their call-to-nature appeal, ski areas are profoundly human creations, more city park than wildlife preserve. They are sculpted, managed, manicured. Even the wildest-feeling among them – Mount Bohemia, Silverton, Mad River Glen – are obsessively tended to, ragged by design.A-Basin pulls an even neater trick: a brand curated for rugged appeal, scaffolded by brand-new high-speed lifts and a self-described “luxurious European-style bistro.” That the Alterra Mountain Company-owned, megapass pioneer floating in the busiest ski county in the busiest ski state in America managed to retain its rowdy rap even as the onetime fleet of bar-free double chairs toppled into the recycling bin is a triumph of branding.But also a triumph of heart. A-Basin as Colorado's Alta or Taos or Palisades is a title easily ceded to Telluride or Aspen Highlands, similarly tilted high-alpiners. But here it is, right beside buffed-out Keystone, a misunderstood mountain with its own wild side but a fair-enough rap as an approachable landing zone for first-time Rocky Mountain explorers westbound out of New York or Ohio. Why are A-Basin and Keystone so different? The blunt drama of A-Basin's hike-in terrain helps, but it's more enforcer than explainer. The real difference, I believe, is grounded in the conductor orchestrating this mad dance.Since Henceroth sat down in the COO chair 20 years ago, Keystone has had nine president-general manager equivalents. A-Basin was already 61 years old in 2005, giving it a nice branding headstart on younger Keystone, born in 1970. But both had spent nearly two decades, from 1978 to 1997, co-owned by a dogfood conglomerate that often marketed them as one resort, and the pair stayed glued together on a multimountain pass for a couple of decades afterward.Henceroth, with support and guidance from the real-estate giant that owned A-Basin in the Ralston-Purina-to-Alterra interim, had a series of choices to make. A-Basin had only recently installed snowmaking. There was no lift access to Zuma Bowl, no Beavers. The lift system consisted of three double chairs and two triples. Did this aesthetic minimalism and pseudo-independence define A-Basin? Or did the mountain, shaped by the generations of leaders before Henceroth, hold some intangible energy and pull, that thing we recognize as atmosphere, culture, vibe? Would The Legend lose its duct-taped edge if it:* Expanded 400 mostly low-angle acres into Zuma Bowl (2007)* Joined Vail Resorts' Epic Pass (2009)* Installed the mountain's first high-speed lift (Black Mountain Express in 2010)* Expand 339 additional acres into the Beavers (2018), and service that terrain with an atypical-for-Colorado 1,501-vertical-foot fixed-grip lift* Exit the Epic Pass following the 2018-19 ski season* Immediately join Mountain Collective and Ikon as a multimountain replacement (2019)* Ditch a 21-year-old triple chair for the mountain's first high-speed six-pack (2022)* Sell to Alterra Mountain Company (2024)* Require paid parking reservations on high-volume days (2024)* Go unlimited on the Ikon Pass and exit Mountain Collective (2025)* Release an updated USFS masterplan that focuses largely on the novice ski experience (2025)That's a lot of change. A skier booted through time from Y2K to October 2025 would examine that list and conclude that Rad Basin had been tamed. But ski a dozen laps and they'd say well not really. Those multimillion upgrades were leashed by something priceless, something human, something that kept them from defining what the mountain is. There's some indecipherable alchemy here, a thing maybe not quite as durable as the mountain itself, but rooted deeper than the lift towers strung along it. It takes a skilled chemist to cook this recipe, and while they'll never reveal every secret, you can visit the restaurant as many times as you'd like.Why you should ski Arapahoe BasinWe could do a million but here are nine:1) $: Two months of early-season skiing costs roughly the same as A-Basin's neighbors charge for a single day. A-Basin's $259 fall pass is unlimited from opening day through Dec. 25, cheaper than a Dec. 20 day-of lift ticket at Breck ($281), Vail ($335), Beaver Creek ($335), or Copper ($274), and not much more than Keystone ($243). 2) Pali: When A-Basin tore down the 1,329-vertical-foot, 3,520-foot-long Pallavicini double chair, a 1978 Yan, in 2020, they replaced it with a 1,325-vertical-foot, 3,512-foot-long Leitner-Poma double chair. It's one of just a handful of new doubles installed in America over the past decade, underscoring a rare-in-modern-skiing commitment to atmosphere, experience, and snow preservation over uphill capacity. 3) The newest lift fleet in the West: The oldest of A-Basin's six chairlifts, Zuma, arrived brand-new in 2007.4) Wall-to-wall: when I flew into Colorado for a May 2025 wind-down, five ski areas remained open. Despite solid snowpack, Copper, Breck, and Winter Park all spun a handful of lifts on a constrained footprint. But A-Basin and Loveland still ran every lift, even over the Monday-to-Thursday timeframe of my visit.5) The East Wall: It's like this whole extra ski area. Not my deal as even skiing downhill at 12,500 feet hurts, but some of you like this s**t:6) May pow: I mean yeah I did kinda just get lucky but damn these were some of the best turns I found all year (skiing with A-Basin Communications Manager Shayna Silverman):7) The Beach: the best ski area tailgate in North America (sorry, no pet dragons allowed - don't shoot the messenger):8) The Beavers: Just glades and glades and glades (a little crunchy on this run, but better higher up and the following day):9) It's a ski area first: In a county of ski resorts, A-Basin is a parking-lots-at-the-bottom-and-not-much-else ski area. It's spare, sparse, high, steep, and largely exposed. Skiers are better at self-selecting than we suppose, meaning the ability level of the average A-Basin skier is more Cottonwoods than Connecticut. That impacts your day in everything from how the liftlines flow to how the bumps form to how many zigzaggers you have to dodge on the down.Podcast NotesOn the dates of my visit We reference my last A-Basin visit quite a bit – for context, I skied there May 6 and 7, 2025. Both nice late-season pow days.On A-Basin's long seasonsIt's surprisingly difficult to find accurate open and close date information for most ski areas, especially before 2010 or so, but here's what I could cobble together for A-Basin - please let me know if you have a more extensive list, or if any of this is wrong:On A-Basin's ownership timelineArapahoe Basin probably gets too much credit for being some rugged indie. Ralston-Purina, then-owners of Keystone, purchased A-Basin in 1978, then added Breckenridge to the group in 1993 before selling the whole picnic basket to Vail in 1997. The U.S. Justice Department wouldn't let the Eagle County operator have all three, so Vail flipped Arapahoe to a Canadian real estate empire, then called Dundee, some months later. That company, which at some point re-named itself Dream, pumped a zillion dollars into the mountain before handing it off to Alterra last year.On A-Basin leaving Epic PassA-Basin self-ejected from Epic Pass in 2019, just after Vail maxed out Colorado by purchasing Crested Butte and before they fully invaded the East with the Peak Resorts purchase. Arapahoe Basin promptly joined Mountain Collective and Ikon, swapping unlimited-access on four varieties of Epic Pass for limited-days products. Henceroth and I talked this one out during our 2022 pod, and it's a fascinating case study in building a better business by decreasing volume.On the price difference between Ikon and Epic with A-Basin accessConcerns about A-Basin hurdling back toward the overcrowded Epic days by switching to Ikon's unlimited tier tend to overlook this crucial distinction: Vail sold a 2018-19 version of the Epic Pass that included unlimited access to Keystone and A-Basin for an early-bird rate of $349. The full 2025-26 Ikon Pass debuted at nearly four times that, retailing for $1,329, and just ramped up to $1,519.On Alterra mountains with their own season passesWhile all Alterra-owned ski areas (with the exception of Deer Valley), are unlimited on the full Ikon Pass and nine are unlimited with no blackouts on Ikon Base, seven of those sell their own unlimited season pass that costs less than Base. The sole unlimited season pass for Crystal, Mammoth, Palisades Tahoe, Steamboat, Stratton, and Sugarbush is a full Ikon Pass, and the least-expensive unlimited season pass for Solitude is the Ikon Base. Deer Valley leads the nation with its $4,100 unlimited season pass. See the Alterra chart at the top of this article for current season pass prices to all of the company's mountains.On A-Basin and Schweitzer pass partnershipsAlterra has been pretty good about permitting its owned ski areas to retain historic reciprocal partners on their single-mountain season passes. For A-Basin, this means three no-blackout days at Monarch and two unguided days at Silverton. Up at Schweitzer, passholders get three midweek days each at Whitewater, Mt. Hood Meadows, Castle Mountain, Loveland, and Whitefish. None of these ski areas are on Ikon Pass, and the benefit is only stapled to A-Basin- or Schweitzer-specific season passes.On the Mountain Collective eventI talk about Mountain Collective as skiing's most exclusive country club. Nothing better demonstrates that characterization than this podcast I recorded at the event last fall, when in around 90 minutes I had conversations with the top leaders of Boyne Resorts, Snowbird, Aspen, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Snowbasin, Grand Targhee, and many more.On Mountain Collective and Ikon overlapThe Mountain Collective-Ikon overlap is kinda nutso:On Pennsylvania skiingIn regards to the U.S. Justice Department grilling Alterra on its A-Basin acquisition, it's still pretty stupid that the agency allowed Vail Resorts to purchase eight of the 19 public chairlift-served ski areas in Pennsylvania without a whisper of protest. These eight ski areas almost certainly account for more than half of all skier visits in a state that typically ranks sixth nationally for attendance. Last winter, the state's 2.6 million skier visits accounted for more days than vaunted ski states New Hampshire (2.4 million), Washington (2.3), Montana (2.2), Idaho (2.1). or Oregon (2.0). Only New York (3.4), Vermont (4.2), Utah (6.5), California (6.6), and Colorado (13.9) racked up more.On A-Basin's USFS masterplanNothing on the scale of Zuma or Beavers inbound, but the proposed changes would tap novice terrain that has always existed but never offered a good access point for beginners:On pulse gondolasA-Basin's proposed pulse gondola, should it be built, would be just the sixth such lift in America, joining machines at Taos, Northstar, Steamboat, Park City, and Snowmass. Loon plans to build a pulse gondola in 2026.On mid-mountain beginner centersBig bad ski resorts have attempted to amp up family appeal in recent years with gondola-serviced mid-mountain beginner centers, which open gentle, previously hard-to-access terrain to beginners. This was the purpose of mid-stations off Jackson Hole's Sweetwater Gondola and Big Sky's new-for-this-year Explorer Gondola. A-Basin's gondy (not the parking lot pulse gondola, but the one terminating at Sawmill Flats in the masterplan image above), would provide up and down lift access allowing greenies to lap the new detach quad above it.The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

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THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! Join the Book Club Bois as secrets are revealed and friendships are tested in the latest chapter of Wally West as THE FLASH! With his memory returned to him, Wally West continues his superheroic career as The Flash! But something is brewing in Keystone… two fractured factions of Rogues seem to be on a collision course that could shake the foundation of the Twin Cities! And when a beloved member of the superhero community is murdered, a secret is revealed from beyond the grave that could forever change the legacy of Barry Allen and The Flash! Covers The Flash (1987) #210-218 by Geoff Johns, Howard Porter, Steven Cummings and Peter Snejbjerg Time Stamps: 00:00:22 Intro & Whatcha Doin'? 00:31:50 Book Club Begins 02:56:48 Break 02:58:40 Speed Force Mailbag 03:17:24 Patreon Shout-Outs & Wrap-Up Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Check out COMIC BOOK COUPLES COUNSELING and their brand new show THE STACKS, now streaming on YouTube! https://www.comicbookcouplescounseling.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@comicbookcouplescounseling8538/videos Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

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Join Dave on The Hennessy Report as he interviews Liz Vieira, VP of Human Resources at Reebok, about navigating major organizational transformation and rebuilding HR infrastructure from the ground up. In this episode, Liz shares practical insights on: - HR Transformation: How she rebuilt Reebok's entire HR infrastructure in seven months following a major ownership transition - Change Management: Strategies for supporting employees through multiple organizational changes and ownership transitions - Leadership Development: Building career development and learning programs that drive employee engagement - Collaboration-Driven HR: Creating a culture where HR partners closely with business leaders and employees at all levels - Career Growth: Lessons from her time at MFS Investment Management and what shaped her as an HR leader Liz also discusses her "boomerang" experience returning to Reebok, the importance of being present in your current role, and how her father's influence shaped her commitment to being a voice for those who feel unheard. The episode concludes with our new segment, Keystone's Coach's Corner featuring Mary Cavanaugh, SVP of Career Management, offering networking advice for HR professionals.

Episode Overview This special episode originally aired on The Leverage Lounge Podcast with Mike Collier, where John Kitchens joined as a guest to unpack what it really takes to transition from agent to CEO. If you've ever felt stuck in the production grind—drowning in deals, chasing status instead of freedom, or struggling to scale without burning out—this conversation is your roadmap to clarity. John shares how to shift from chaos to clarity, why systems equal freedom, and the keystone habits every leader must build to escape production and create a business that serves their life. From alignment and accountability to talent attraction and the four levers of scalability, this episode is packed with practical insights and timeless leadership lessons. What You'll Learn in This Episode Chaos to Clarity Why most agents mistake “being busy” for being productive How radical honesty creates true clarity about your current reality The two-part formula for moving from point A to point B without circling endlessly Habits & Reflection The power of weekly strategic thinking time Why half-built bridges kill momentum and how to finally finish what you start Keystone habits for staying in CEO mode Systems = Freedom The four levers of growth every business must master: traffic, conversion, fulfillment, and profit Why retention matters more than acquisition for long-term scalability The #1 most valuable system in your business (hint: it's about talent) Leadership & Alignment Hiring A-player talent—and why it changes as your business grows How to ensure your team is aligned with your vision, values, and purpose Why tens don't stick around eights (and how to level up your leadership) Exiting Production The real signs a team leader is ready to step out of production How to evaluate opportunities and passions outside the day-to-day grind Why chasing freedom beats chasing status every time Resources & Mentions The Leverage Lounge Podcast with Mike Collier →  SmartHireVA.com – VA talent placement for real estate teams The Miracle Morning for Real Estate Agents by Hal Elrod Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman & Mark Winters John Kitchens Executive Coaching →  Final Takeaway Escaping production and becoming the CEO of your business isn't about working less—it's about working with clarity, systems, and purpose. The agents and leaders who win in today's market will be the ones who chase freedom over status and build teams aligned with their vision and values. “The size of your business is in direct proportion to the size of your leadership capabilities.” – John Kitchens Connect with Us: Instagram:  LinkedIn:  Facebook:    If you enjoyed this episode, be sure to subscribe and leave a review. Stay tuned for more insights and strategies from the top minds. See you next time!

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Episode 155: Bruce Mayhew & How to Work with Almost Anyone by Michael Bungay StanierABOUT BRUCEBruce is a corporate trainer, keynote speaker, executive coach, and now author. For over twenty years, he's helped leaders grow and organizations thrive by helping turn good intentions into everyday behaviours that build trust, engagement, and results. As president and founder of Toronto-based Bruce Mayhew Consulting, his leadership approach is both human-centered and forward-thinking, blending emotional intelligence, strategic vision, and actionable frameworks. Much of his work involves customizing his business etiquette and soft skills programs to meet the specific needs of his clients and match their culture, strategy, and goals. He delivers practical, research-informed programs on leadership and new-leader development, difficult conversations and/or constructive feedback, generational differences, time management, and email etiquette. Bruce's goal is to help organizations and employees build trust, transparency and respect, hereby sharing their unique values and behaviours, to consistently and confidently improve employee engagement, employee loyalty, productivity and customer satisfaction.CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS• Coaching as a personal investment.• Being an introvert.• Being an introvert & being curious.• Why kids should work at McDonald's.• Experiencing emotions that aren't necessarily yours.• Arguing with yourself.• Going from the best boss immediately to the worst boss.• Transitioning from corporate to one's own business.• Being a good boomer.• Email etiquette: "if we thought about every email as a relationship, it would be very different, right?"• Trust, managing expectations, transparency.• Keystone conversations.• The five questions that serves as catalysts for working with (almost) anyone.• Appreciative inquiry.The MAIN QUESTION underlying my conversation with Bruce is, How intentional are you about addressing what's happened and what you're going to do about it going forward?FIND BRUCE• Website: brucemayhewconsulting.com• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/brucemayhewconsulting/• Instagram: bruce.mayhew• Twitter / X: @BMCtrainercoach• Email: bruce@brucemayhewconsulting.comLinkedIn – Full Podcast Article: CHAPTERS00:00 - The Book Leads Podcast – Bruce Mayhew00:39 - Introduction & Bio02:43 - Who are you today? Can you provide more information about your work?06:51- How did your path into your career look like, and what did it look like up until now?08:33 - Bruce speaks about his introversion.28:26 - Getting empower to strike out on his own as an Entrepreneur46:09 - How does the work you're doing today reconcile to who you were as a child?51:20 - What do you consider your super power?55:09 - What does leadership mean to you?58:02 - Can you introduce us to the book we're discussing?01:04:51- Can you provide a general overview of the book?01:21:32 - Bruce speaks about his upcoming book.This series has become my Masterclass In Humanity. I'd love for you to join me and see what you take away from these conversations.Learn more about The Book Leads and listen to past episodes:Watch on YouTubeListen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsRead About The Book Leads – Blog PostFor more great content, subscribe to my newsletter Last Week's Leadership Lessons, if you haven't already!

The Bogong's Song blends storytelling, shadow puppetry, dance and song to tell the story of the Bogong moth, inviting young audiences to experience connection to Country, and to listen, reflect, and wonder.

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Empathy is often described as a “soft skill” — something nice to have, but not essential for business. But what if we've been thinking about it all wrong? In this episode of Sticky From The Inside, I'm joined by Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller — TEDx speaker, executive coach, host of The Empathic Leader podcast, and author of The Empathic Leader: How EQ via Empathy Transforms Leadership for Better Profit, Productivity, and Innovation. Melissa introduces the idea of practical empathy — empathy as a skill you can develop, measure, and apply every day. We explore why empathy starts at home with self-empathy, the leadership keystone. She explains how reflection and awareness drive better leadership decisions, and why empathy and judgment cannot exist in the same space. Along the way, Melissa shares personal stories, research insights, and practical steps leaders can use to build cultures that are more innovative, more productive, and more human. ----more---- Key Takeaways Self-empathy is the keystone. Leaders can't show empathy for others if they don't first understand and connect with themselves. Reflection builds awareness. Daily self-reflection and awareness of impact create the foundation for better decisions and relationships. Empathy is a skill, not fluff. Practical empathy is skills-based, data-driven, and outcomes-oriented — not just “being nice.” Empathy and judgment can't coexist. Removing judgement opens the door for leaders to grow, connect, and build trust. ----more---- Key Moments The key moments in this episode are: 0:01:10 – Why empathy matters more than ever in leadership 0:02:45 – Meet Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller: researcher, coach, author 0:05:26 – A career unravelled: when organisations show no empathy 0:07:05 – What Melissa means by “practical empathy” 0:09:43 – Can empathy be learned, or is it innate? 0:12:30 – Defining self-empathy: the leadership keystone 0:16:27 – The role of judgment and why it blocks empathy 0:22:09 – The path to building self-empathy: reflection, awareness, empathy 0:30:28 – How self-empathy leads to corrective action and growth 0:36:38 – Performative empathy: why saying it isn't enough 0:41:56 – The business case: empathy's impact on profit, productivity, and innovation 0:45:51 – Melissa's three Sticky Notes of advice ----more---- Join The Conversation Find Andy Goram on LinkedIn here Listen to the Podcast on YouTube here Follow the Podcast on Instagram here Follow the Podcast on Twitter here Follow the Podcast on Facebook here Check out the Bizjuicer website here Get a free consultation with Andy here Check out the Bizjuicer blog here Download the podcast here ----more---- Useful Links Follow Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller on LinkedIn here Find the EQ via Empathy website here Listen to The Empathic Leader Podcast here Get "The Empathic Leader" book here ----more---- Full Episode Transcript Get the full transcript of the episode here

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Send us a text Keystone's education work isn't just about facilitation, it's also about providing trusted data that helps communities act. This episode takes a closer look at the research and reports Keystone has produced on a range of issues, with a special focus on the crisis of unaffordable housing for teachers. Through data, interactive maps, and community insights, we explore how this challenge impacts schools across Colorado and what solutions might make a difference. Please help us continue this podcast by making a financial donation to Keystone Policy Center.Listen to previous episodes of this podcast at Keystone's website or by subscribing to it through any podcast provider.

 In this special takeover episode, Jeremy and Jen step in to host the podcast and shine a spotlight on Keystone's commitment to giving back. They highlight several community-minded organizations in Northern Colorado that are making a real difference for both businesses and individuals. If you're inspired to get involved, you'll find the contact information for these organizations in the episode transcript. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keystonefin/Twitter: https://twitter.com/Keystone_Fin?advisorid=33004651Contact Josh Nelson: https://www.keystonefinancial.comContact Jeremy Busch: https//www.keystonefinancial.comPodcast Editor: Tim Leaman/info.primegen@gmail.com

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Decode the symbols hiding in plain sight with Mario Garza (Symbolic Studies). We go deep on color magic and music/synesthesia, the rainbow's “rule of seven,” Tarot (Temperance & the Chariot/Cancer link), Sagittarius/Chiron & the wounded-healer, the world axis (North Star, Ursa Major/Minor), Masonic pillars & keystone, labyrinth vs. maze, Jacob's Ladder & dreams, Saturn/Golden Age, the Black Cube/Kaaba and the return of the center. If you've ever pointed at an image and yelled “Illuminati!”—this is the episode that teaches you to read it instead. Symbolic Studies (Mario) — full link hub at SymbolicStudies.com.NEPHILIM DEATH SQUADPatreon (early access + Telegram): https://www.patreon.com/NephilimDeathSquadWebsite & Merch: https://nephilimdeathsquad.comSupport Joe Gilberti: GiveSendGoListen/Watch:Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nephilim-death-squad--6389018YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NephilimDeathSquadRumble: https://rumble.com/user/NephilimDeathSquadX: https://twitter.com/NephilimDSquadInstagram: https://instagram.com/nephilimdeathsquadContact: chroniclesnds@gmail.comX Community – Nephilim Watch: https://twitter.com/i/communities/1725510634966560797TopLobsta:X: https://twitter.com/TopLobstaInstagram: https://instagram.com/TopLobstaMerch: https://TopLobsta.comRaven:X: https://twitter.com/DavidLCorboInstagram: https://instagram.com/ravenofndsSponsors:Rife Tech – https://realsrifetechnology.com/ (Code: NEPHILIM for 10% off)Purge Store – https://purgestore.com/ (Code: NEPHILIM for 10% off)Credits:Intro Animation: @jslashr on XMusic: End of Days by Vinnie PazBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nephilim-death-squad--6389018/support.☠️ Nephilim Death Squad — New episodes 5x/week.Join our Patreon for early access, bonus shows & the private Telegram hive.Subscribe on YouTube & Rumble, follow @NephilimDSquad on X/Instagram, grab merch at toplobsta.com. Questions/bookings: chroniclesnds@gmail.com — Stay dangerous.

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This week on Pushing the Limits, Lisa sits down with performance coach Ben Brown (BodySystems) to unpack the mindset and behavioral design that turn health intentions into daily execution. If you've ever felt that motivation is fickle and life is too busy to train, this conversation reframes the problem: it's not you, it's your systems. What you'll learn Systems > willpower: How to engineer your environment so healthy choices become default. Keystone habits: The 20% that drives 80% of results - sleep anchors, protein targets, steps, and strength. Behaviour loops & identity: Using cue → routine → reward and identity statements to cement new patterns. Time-efficient training: Minimum effective dose programming for busy professionals. Nutrition, simplified: Protein forward meals, satiety, meal structure, and weekend-proof planning. Stress & recovery: Why sleep outranks supplements; practical ways to down-shift sympathetic overdrive. Relapse planning: How to bounce back fast after travel, illness, or deadlines. From goals to calendars: Turning outcomes into calendarised actions and micro-commitments. Share this episode with someone who's “too busy” to be healthy and help them build a system that works in real life. Resources & links Ben Brown: Body Systems Follow Lisa at: lisatamati.com | YouTube: @Lisa_Tamati  Ben Brown Bio: Ben Brown is the founder of Body Systems, a global health and nutrition coaching company behind the revolutionary PrimeFit OS™, a system that has helped clients lose over 15,000 pounds and reclaim their lives. With more than two decades of experience, he has coached Fortune 500 executives, professional athletes, and organizations like the Golden State Warriors, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Arizona Cardinals, along with thousands of driven men and women seeking sustainable health solutions. Holding dual master's degrees in Exercise & Wellness and Clinical Nutrition, Ben also serves as adjunct faculty in the Health Sciences Department at Arizona State University. His coaching programs integrate the science of real-world data, the psychology of behavior change, and the art of coaching to deliver lasting results. A husband and father of three, Ben blends his personal and professional experience to help clients unlock the energy, confidence, and health freedom they need to lead powerfully—without restrictive diets or unsustainable habits.

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This week at Keystone, we step away from our Ten Commandments series to address the challenges we're facing in our culture today. Pastor Brandon shares how, even when it feels like the enemy is winning, God calls us to stand firm in faith, seek Him in prayer, and walk in humility. Together, we're reminded of our role as light bringers in a world desperate for hope. This message is both a call to action and an invitation to lean into God's presence—for our families, our communities, and the next generation.

THE BEST BOOK CLUB IN THE MULTIVERSE! The Book Club Bois reunite just in time for a Crisis in Two Cities! Wally West is the Fastest Man Alive… but is he the smartest? With allies being taken off the board around him, The Flash finds himself standing alone against attacks on all sides! With the Rogues running amok in Central City and the Thinker assimilating Keystone, which way will Wally West run? Find out here! Covers The Flash (1987) #182-188 by Geoff Johns & Scott Kolins Time Stamps: 00:00:23 Intro & Whatcha Doin'? 00:26:17 Book Club Begins 02:28:16 Break 02:29:47 Speed Force Mailbag 02:54:25 Patreon Shout-Outs & Wrap-Up Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/geeksplained Geeksplained Merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/geeksplained Follow us! Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/geeksplained.bsky.social Instagram: www.instagram.com/geeksplainedpod/?hl=en Send us your questions for the Geeksplained Mailbag! Email: Geeksplained@gmail.com Check out THE COMICS COLLECTIVE, a comic book discussion podcast hosted by our friends Dallas, Anne and Lexi! Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2LyaMedHGXQ4oOyvXIOP8J?si=4c706a3d3969400d Music Sampled: “Alive” by Warbly Jets

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We have another chill-inducing installment for you tonight, filled with stories of winged creatures, stringy-haired hags, strange lights in the woods, and shadow men on the freeways. Season 19 Episode 36 of Monsters Among Us Podcast, true paranormal stories of ghosts, cryptids, UFOs and more, told by the witnesses themselves. SHOW NOTES:  Support the show! Get ad-free, extended & bonus episodes (and more) on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/monstersamonguspodcast Tonight's Sponsor -  Greenlight debit card for kids & teens - Teach your kids real-world money skills, start your risk-free Greenlight trial today at Greenlight.com/MAU MAU Merch Shop - https://www.monstersamonguspodcast.com/shop MAU Discord - https://discord.gg/2EaBq7f9JQ Watch FREE - Shadows in the Desert: High Strangeness in the Borrego Triangle  - https://www.borregotriangle.com/ Monsters Among Us Junior on Apple Podcasts  - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monsters-among-us-junior/id1764989478 Monsters Among Us Junior on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/1bh5mWa4lDSqeMMX1mYxDZ?si=9ec6f4f74d61498b Plasmoids - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmoid Signs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUw26F0WfLg "Signs" Scene I'm reminded of - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MlLbApiJ6M Mare - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mare_(folklore)  Hag - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hag   Predator Light - https://www.amazon.com/Predator-Flashlight-Pressure-Varmints-Batteries/dp/B07M8HT8LM Bird migratory routes - https://www.fws.gov/media/migratory-bird-flyways-north-america The Butler County Gargoyle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgkTrumMs54 Music from tonight's episode: Music by Iron Cthulhu Apocalypse - https://www.youtube.com/c/IronCthulhuApocalypse CO.AG Music - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcavSftXHgxLBWwLDm_bNvA Music By Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio - https://www.youtube.com/@WhiteBatAudio White Bat Audio Songs: The Resistance Pitch Black Zeitgeist Monolith Unsolved Mystery