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Executive Summary In this Prosperity Podcast episode, Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw dig into a question every ambitious person eventually faces: why do smart, capable people still miss great opportunities? Kim doesn't exempt herself, sharing a live example of an opportunity sitting on her own desk that she's already two weeks late on, simply because time got eaten by other priorities. Kim breaks the problem into two forces: time and money. Time is always a function of priorities, and money is rarely about having enough, it's about having it liquid and ready to move. She revisits the idea of an opportunity fund, citing Nelson Nash's famous line that if you're in a position of cash, opportunities will seek you out, and challenges listeners to ask whether their own opportunity fund is actually liquid and leverageable. The conversation then turns to relationships and presence. Kim shares what she learned from recent time spent with tax expert Tom Wheelwright and a room full of entrepreneurs, including the power of proximity, a give first mantra, and why learning to say no quickly is just as valuable as saying yes. She closes with her go-to tool for evaluating whether an opportunity is actually right for a given person: the Kolbe profile. Links & Resources Mentioned Kolbe assessment: https://www.kolbe.com Prosperity Thinkers website: https://prosperitythinkers.com/podcasts/ Contact Kim directly: hello@prosperitythinkers.com Keywords financial freedom, Prosperity Thinkers, opportunity fund, cash flow, wealth preservation, confidence, whole life insurance, financial education, mindset, Nelson Nash, power of proximity, Kolbe profile, give first mantra, liquidity, missed opportunities, recommendation, business networking, traditional financial advice, decision making, franchise opportunities Episode Highlights [00:00:34 - 00:01:00] Kim admits she has personally missed opportunities, including one currently sitting on her own desk. [00:01:00 - 00:02:00] Kim explains missing an opportunity because of time, which she says is always a function of priorities. [00:02:00 - 00:02:40] Kim shares Nelson Nash's line: "If you're in a position of cash, opportunities will seek you out." [00:02:40 - 00:03:00] Kim asks listeners whether their own opportunity fund is truly liquid and leverageable. [00:03:00 - 00:04:00] Spencer references Kim's recent time with Tom Wheelwright and a room of 50 entrepreneurs. [00:04:00 - 00:05:00] Kim describes the power of proximity and the importance of being fully present in the room. [00:05:00 - 00:06:00] Kim explains her give first mantra and why going into a room to get rarely works. [00:06:00 - 00:07:00] Spencer and Kim discuss how yeses need to happen fast while no analysis paralysis is allowed. [00:07:00 - 00:08:00] Kim calls "no" a complete sentence and describes using a parking lot for undecided opportunities. [00:08:00 - 00:09:00] Kim shares her habit of taking selfies with new contacts to remember who they are and why. [00:09:00 - 00:10:00] Spencer highlights how selfies help memory and make people feel seen, even in a friendly no. [00:10:00 - 00:12:00] Kim names the Kolbe profile as her go-to tool for helping people determine if an opportunity fits them. [00:12:00 - 00:13:00] Spencer closes the episode and invites listeners to follow the podcast and check out the socials.
What if the clothes touching your skin every day are quietly exposing you to chemicals you never agreed to wear? In this eye-opening conversation, Chris Kolbe pulls back the curtain on the plastic-heavy clothing industry, revealing the hidden chemicals, questionable dyes, PFAS, and “recycled” materials that can turn your closet into a potential source of exposure. We dive into the most important swaps to make, how to identify truly cleaner fabrics and underwear, why European standards often differ from those in the U.S., and whether you really have to sacrifice performance to choose healthier clothing. Plus, Chris explains the science behind HyperNatural's innovative Hyper-Cool Jade™ technology and shares his vision for transforming the apparel industry from the inside out.Chris Kolbe is the cognizant founder of HyperNatural, which he launched in 2022 after recognizing the overlooked health potential of bio-based materials in an apparel industry dominated by plastic-heavy synthetics. He saw what consumers were up against: the “Perfect Problem” of opaque systems pushing chemical-loaded performance fabrics into closets and onto skin with little awareness. Through HyperNatural, he is building a premium wellness apparel brand and bio-based materials platform powered by patented nano fiber technology called Hyper-Cool Jade™ to create a cleaner, higher-performing alternative to the synthetic / chemical status quo.With more than 30 years of experience across apparel, retail, merchandising, design, and brand building, Chris has held senior executive leadership roles at some of the industry's most recognized brands and retailers, including Polo Ralph Lauren, Urban Outfitters, J.Crew, and Kohl's, as well as serving as President of Lands' End.SHOW NOTES:0:38 Welcome to the podcast!4:23 About Chris Kolbe5:32 Welcome him to the show!6:30 The state of our clothing supply chain8:42 The real problem with plastic12:38 Beware of the $20 t-shirt15:16 The most important swaps to make17:15 Can you avoid PFAS?19:06 European vs American standards23:50 Natural “biomaterials” to look for26:24 Hypercool Jade27:44 Toxic vs safe dyes30:11 Hypernatural philosophy & health benefits32:05 Safe standards to look for when shopping37:45 Clean underwear40:10 Golf + feedback from our husbands!42:15 Why you can have both performance and clean45:29 What we want in clean athleisure48:25 How to create change in the industry49:25 Is “recycled clothing” clean?54:34 More about Hypernatural55:43 His final advice58:05 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES: https://hypernaturalstyle.com/IG: @hypernaturalstyleTikTok: @hypernaturalstyleSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands
On August 14th. 2026 ; Fr. Daniel Klimek's homily presents St. Maximilian Kolbe as a fearless missionary of the Immaculate, whose deep love for the Blessed Virgin Mary gave him the courage to defend the Catholic faith, evangelize those opposed to the Church, and remain faithful even through persecution, brutality, and death at Auschwitz. From his encounters with atheists, Freemasons, and unbelievers to his work with magazines, radio, and new technology, Kolbe understood that Christians are called not to retreat from the world, but to enter it with truth, charity, and a desire for conversion.His life is a call to reject fear and compromise. St. Maximilian fought spiritual and cultural opposition through prayer, mobilization, evangelization, sacrifice, and media, always seeking the salvation of souls rather than hatred of his enemies. He showed that true freedom belongs to the person who knows he belongs to Christ through the Immaculate.The homily also challenges Catholics today to sanctify the media. When the culture pressures Christians to remain silent or abandon the faith, St. Maximilian's example says NO. He used the newest means of communication available to proclaim the ancient and unchanging Gospel. His witness calls us to enter today's media courageously, defend the truth without compromise, honor Our Lady, evangelize the culture, and use modern technology for the greater glory of God and the salvation of souls.Readings for August 14th 2026: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081426.cfm© 2026 Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. All rights reserved. ★ Support this podcast ★
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Friends of the Rosary,Today, we celebrate the memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe, "a martyr of love," as St. Pope Paul VI described him, whooffered his life in exchange for the life of a husband and father of two sons, on August 14, at the German Nazi concentration and death camp of Auschwitz in Poland. The Polish 47-year-old Franciscan Conventual priest was killed by the Nazis with a lethal injection on August 14, 80 years ago.St. Kolbe, the founder of the worldwide evangelization movement, Militia Immaculatae, and a missionary in Japan in the 1930s, faithfully followed the path of Christ's sacrifice and His words in John's Gospel: “No one has a greater love than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends” –that we read today.The priest was arrested in February 1941 on charges of aiding Jews and the Polish underground and was imprisoned in Warsaw. He was deported to the death camp of Auschwitz, Poland, where he was stripped of his Franciscan habit and assigned prisoner number 16670. He was forced to do the most humiliating jobs, such as carrying dead bodies to the crematorium. Nevertheless, he continued his charity and priestly ministry, for which he was subjected to violent beatings by the guards.At the end of July 1941, when a prisoner escaped from Auschwitz, in retaliation, the deputy camp commander picked up 10 men to be starved to death in an underground bunker to deter further escape attempts. When one of the selected men, Franciszek Gajowniczek, cried out, "My wife! My children!", Kolbe volunteered to die in his place, arguing he was a Catholic priest and older than Gajowniczek, 41. The deputy commander accepted the offer.The Polish priest and others were thus locked up in the "starvation bunker" without food and water. There, Kolbe led the prisoners in prayer. Prison guards found him standing or kneeling in the cell and looking calmly at those who entered. After they had been starved and deprived of water for two weeks, only Kolbe remained alive.The prison authorities administered him a lethal injection of carbolic acid. Kolbe is said to have raised his left arm and calmly waited for the injection. Before dying, he pronounced the two words, “Ave Maria”, the final pledge of a life entrusted to the Immaculate Conception. His remains were cremated on 15 August, the feast of the Assumption of Mary.During his visit to Poland in 2016, Pope Francis visited the " starvation bunker " on July 29, where Kolbe breathed his last in Auschwitz. After a moment of silence and reflection, he left, signing the visitors' book with a brief prayer: “Lord, have mercy on your people, Lord, forgive us for so much cruelty”.Ave Maria!Come, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• August 14, 2026, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET
Celebramos hoy con ornamentos rojos porque es la memoria de san Maximiliano Kolbe, un santo muy mariano. Su oración de consagración a María puede ayudarnos a la Solemnidad de mañana, en que renovaremos nuestra consagración a la Virgen. Consagrarse supone convertir lo profano en sagrado y, en este caso, hacer cambios de nuestro espíritu por el de María. Nos convertiremos en personas-vitamina.
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On today’s show, Fr. Ryan Brady joins to share about St. Maximillian Kolbe: A Martyr of Charity Jim - My wife and I were on a tour in Poland. I didn't know a lot about the complete history, but being in Auschwitz where that took place moved us so much. When you come out, you're in tears. Touched us a lot. We prayed for his intercession. Break 1 Carol - I went to the shrine a little over a year ago. Had an experience with him to give my all to Mary. Matt - I'm part of a group called the Kolbe prison ministry. One of my Kolbe brothers' dad was in Auschwitz and saw the whole thing. The details are pretty incredible. We're doing a fundraiser for our ministry and we're going to display some pictures of Kolbe. Notes: https://marytown.com/ https://militiaoftheimmaculata.com/ Break 2 You can’t talk about St. Maximillian Kolbe without talking about Mary and her Immaculate Heart.
Jack Williams joins for the Inside Word as EWTN celebrates it's 45th anniversary. Fact Check Friday looks into the secular media failing to give legitimacy to the fight for life. Myrna Maloney Flynn joins to discuss the Massachusetts' late term abortion bill. T's Two Sense celebrates the life of St Maximillian Kolbe on his feast day. Plus, Steven White share about the new Saint John Paul II Retreat Center in Washington DC, and Peggy Stanton shares about her book "United Saints of America".
Private interpretation of the Bible, ensouled embryos, the nature of worship and more on Open Line Friday with Colin Donovan.
Pray Lauds, Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office, for Memorial of St. Maximillian Mary Kolbe, Priest and MartyrPsalm 63Canticle: Daniel 3Psalm 149Reading: 2 Corinthians 1Intercessions: You redeemed us by your blood.St. Helena Ministries is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. Your donations may be tax-deductibleSupport us at: sthelenaministries.com/supportPresentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) © 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975
Full Text of Readings Memorial of Saint Maximilian Kolbe, Priest and Martyr Lectionary: 417 The Saint of the day is Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe's Story “I don't know what's going to become of you!” How many parents have said that? Maximilian Mary Kolbe's reaction was, “I prayed very hard to Our Lady to tell me what would happen to me. She appeared, holding in her hands two crowns, one white, one red. She asked if I would like to have them—one was for purity, the other for martyrdom. I said, ‘I choose both.' She smiled and disappeared.” After that he was not the same. He entered the minor seminary of the Conventual Franciscans in Lvív–then Poland, now Ukraine—near his birthplace, and at 16 became a novice. Though Maximilian later achieved doctorates in philosophy and theology, he was deeply interested in science, even drawing plans for rocket ships. Ordained at 24, Maximilian Mary Kolbe saw religious indifference as the deadliest poison of the day. His mission was to combat it. He had already founded the Militia of the Immaculata, whose aim was to fight evil with the witness of the good life, prayer, work, and suffering. He dreamed of and then founded Knight of the Immaculata, a religious magazine under Mary's protection to preach the Good News to all nations. For the work of publication he established a “City of the Immaculata”—Niepokalanow—which housed 700 of his Franciscan brothers. He later founded another one in Nagasaki, Japan. Both the Militia and the magazine ultimately reached the one-million mark in members and subscribers. His love of God was daily filtered through devotion to Mary. In 1939, the Nazi panzers overran Poland with deadly speed. Niepokalanow was severely bombed. Kolbe and his friars were arrested, then released in less than three months, on the feast of the Immaculate Conception. In 1941, Maximilian Mary Kolbe was arrested again. The Nazis' purpose was to liquidate the select ones, the leaders. The end came quickly, three months later in Auschwitz, after terrible beatings and humiliations. A prisoner had escaped. The commandant announced that 10 men would die. He relished walking along the ranks. “This one. That one.” As they were being marched away to the starvation bunkers, Number 16670 dared to step from the line. “I would like to take that man's place. He has a wife and children.”“Who are you?”“A priest.” No name, no mention of fame. Silence. The commandant, dumbfounded, perhaps with a fleeting thought of history, kicked Sergeant Francis Gajowniczek out of line and ordered Fr. Kolbe to go with the nine. In the “block of death” they were ordered to strip naked, and their slow starvation began in darkness. But there was no screaming—the prisoners sang. By the eve of the Assumption, four were left alive. The jailer came to finish Kolbe off as he sat in a corner praying. He lifted his fleshless arm to receive the bite of the hypodermic needle. It was filled with carbolic acid. They burned his body with all the others. Maximilian Mary Kolbe was beatified in 1971 and canonized in 1982. Reflection Maximilian Mary Kolbe's death was not a sudden, last-minute act of heroism. His whole life had been a preparation. His holiness was a limitless, passionate desire to convert the whole world to God. And his beloved Immaculata was his inspiration. May we mirror his bravery and his unblemished love for God as we navigate our own faith journeys.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media
Pray the Office of Readings from the Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office, for Memorial of St. Maximillian Mary Kolbe, Priest and MartyrPsalm 2Psalm 11Psalm 17Reading 1: 1 Peter 5Reading 2: From the Letters of Maximilian Mary KolbeSt. Helena Ministries is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit. Your donations may be tax-deductibleSupport us at: sthelenaministries.com/supportPresentation of the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) from The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) © 1975, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. The texts of Biblical readings are reproduced from the New American Bible © 1975
AMDG. Today we're joined by three experienced homeschooling mothers and Kolbe Academy academic advisors. Rylan Buchanan, Diana Hayes, and Sarah Turley take up the topic of common pitfalls and stumbling blocks that can come up when homeschooling. From planning to balancing multiple children, avoiding burnout and surviving times of illness and disruption, our guests provide us with a great deal of practical wisdom along with a reminder to be kind and patient with ourselves. Links mentioned & relevant: Kolbe Academy's Family Advising Services Kolbe Academy's Partnership Meetings Related Kolbecast episodes: Advisor series: 313 Preparing for a Stellar School Year 319 Tapestry in the Making 320 College Considerations 321 Building a Strong Extracurricular Profile 323 Ordinary Days 232 Part of the Family Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Smilla Kolbe erreicht mit einer neuen PB das 800m Finale der Frauen. Auch Jana Becker läuft ein starkes Rennen, scheidet aber dennoch aus. Die Frauen sind über die 800m einfach extrem kompetitiv. Majtie Kolberg muss leider verletzungsbedingt aussteigen.5000m Finale Frauen Leichtathletik EM 2026. Für Deutschland: Vanessa Mikitenko. Sie wird im ersten Einsatz für die Erwachsenen-Natio 14. Sehr solide!
https://youtu.be/eUqMjIq3r2U Brian Hong, Founder of Infintech Designs, Flowbots.ai, and BigEasyData.ai, is driven to Build AI Revenue Engines that create freedom by helping businesses generate more leads, sales, and revenue while increasing the productivity of their teams. By combining SEO, AI automation, business intelligence, and human expertise, Brian helps companies improve their marketing, systemize their operations, and enhance their people with AI rather than simply replacing them. In this conversation, Brian introduces his Team Building Framework—Attract and Assess A-Players, Productize and Systemize, Hire People Who Can Follow Instructions, and Enhance with AI Capabilities. He explains how placing people in roles where they can thrive creates stronger teams, why clear processes and blueprints make it easier to scale, and how AI can enhance employees by increasing their productivity instead of replacing them. Brian also discusses how SEO is evolving with ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews, why businesses need to build brand authority and entity breadth, and how business intelligence can identify the specific areas where AI can create the greatest revenue impact. — Build AI Revenue Engines with Brian Hong Good day, dear listeners. Steve Preda here with the Management Blueprint Podcast, and today my guest is Brian Hong, the founder of Infintech Designs, Flowbots.ai, and BigEasyData.ai. These are New Orleans-based companies, including a digital marketing agency, focused on building more leads, more sales, and more exposure online with strategic SEO and digital marketing strategies. Brian, welcome to the show. Thanks. Thanks for having me. So you have quite a portfolio. I also read on your LinkedIn page that you invest in other companies, and then you support them as well. So it sounds like you have a lot of irons in the fire. But before we get into all that, my question to you is, what is your personal “Why,” and how are you manifesting it in your business, or businesses? Why do I work so hard? Why do I want to build all these companies? To me, money creates freedom. I’m trying to bank as many freedom points as I can to live life on my own terms, and to do and have experiences with the people I love. That’s my “Why.” Wow. How does that manifest in your businesses? That’s a good question. I'm building AI automation to get my time leverage, to create duplication, so I can 10x the productivity of my employees. Not hire more people, but keep my A-players.Share on X Because if I have an A-team, or can cultivate an A-team, then I think I can bank more freedom points at a more efficient and scalable process. Don’t hire more people. Hire people intentionally, and 10x their productivity. That would be a domino effect to align with gaining more freedom points. So what’s the maximum number of freedom points? Is it like a 100-point scale? What does it look like to have 100 freedom points? It’s working because I want to, not because I have to. Because I love working. It’s living life on my own terms and focusing my time on things that I want to do. For instance, I have a house cleaner. I don’t want to clean the house. My time is better spent doing something else that I passionately want or love to do. Unless I loved cleaning houses. That’s fine. Maybe that’s therapeutic for some people. But it allows me to live life on my own terms. Money is the key that unlocks those opportunities to live life on my terms.Share on X How do you maximize your freedom points? What does it look like when your freedom points are maxed out? Then I’m working because I want to, not because I have to. I still want to work. I still want to build. I love building things. I’m not the type of guy who wants to go to the beach, sit on the beach, and do nothing all day. I might do that for an hour. I’ve got to be doing something. I have to be building. It’s just the way I’m programmed. Maybe I don’t want to work as much as I do now, but I can’t imagine a life doing nothing. To me, that doesn’t serve a purpose. Yeah. I like building. I love contributing. I love being a part of the equation of success. It's just fun to me. I get gratification out of it. I like creating jobs.Share on X I like creating communities. I like meeting people. It’s interesting to me. It fills my bucket. That bucket is filled to then, I mean, try and give me freedom points to then go spend some personal time creating experiences with the people I love, mainly my wife and my child. That’s amazing. Okay, let me take a step back. You have multiple companies. You have Infintech Designs. You have a couple of AI companies as well. How does that portfolio work? I essentially do this. I have a construction company as well, TurnKey Renovators, a GC for residential. I have a couple of e-commerce companies. Really, I’m doing the same thing over and over. Earlier in my life, I used to wait tables. My takeaway from that experience, from working at Applebee’s to fine dining, is: How many different dishes can you make with the same ingredients? With my knowledge, my resources, and my skills, how many different things can I do with them? This is my version of it. All those companies, by the way, I’ve never stroked a check. I pretty much say, “Give me half your company, and I’ll help you grow it.” I’ve never cut a check because I give them what they really want, which is the outcome they want to achieve with that money. They want the money to help grow their company. What if I just help you grow your company? So I ask for an equal seat at the table, and in exchange, I’ll install what I know and go grow it. I’m essentially doing that over and over. My time is spent on high-level decisions, systems, processes, automation, and marketing. Yeah. Love it. You know, I always wondered about marketing agencies. If they really know how to grow sales, why are they not doing it for themselves, and why are they offering it to others? It sounds like you are drinking your own Kool-Aid, and you are using your own product. Yeah. Definitely. We practice what we preach. I see some companies doing that because there’s also an abundance mindset. If I can do it for me, and I can do it for someone else, let me just create another revenue stream and do it for both of us. Okay. That makes sense. This podcast is all about frameworks. I wonder, what is a framework that you have created or discovered that helps you be effective in what you do, and that you could share with the audience so they might also find a way to leverage it in their business? I guess it depends on many things. From team building, it may be doing a DiSC Assessment and Kolbe tests to make sure we place each person in a situation where they thrive. Sometimes when things aren’t working, maybe the owner, the manager, or the person needs to look in the mirror and say, “This is my fault, not the employee’s fault.” “I didn’t set them up for success.” “I’m trying to stick a round peg into a square hole.” “I’m trying to put them in a position that they may not thrive in, and they’re not programmed to naturally do.” So we’ll sometimes do these assessments, whether it’s a personality clash or a personality type, and make sure we place them in a role where they’ll thrive. So that could be a framework. Setting the employee up for success. Once we do have an employee, the better the plan, the better the outcome. So try to productize and systemize everything we do. If we have a blueprint people need to follow, then I can spend more of my time not finding specific talent and skills, but finding people who can follow instructions. Because if we have the blueprint, and this is what you need to do, then I can get a lower-wage worker who doesn’t have a specialized skill. That specialized skill will be developed because I’m handing you the blueprint of what you need to execute. So that’s the three-step framework. Set employees up for success by delegating tasks that fit their personality. Then productize and systemize. Then find people who can implement. To what extent does that work in the AI age? Are these people who just execute tasks according to instructions still solving the problems, or is that no longer working because of the fast pace of change? It depends on what the activity is, but generally, and more often, it’s human enhancement, not human replacement. So instead of saying, “Let’s just say I have a web developer, and I get more business, so I need to hire a second web developer, web designer, programmer, then a third one, then a fourth one.” The new version today is: keep the one you have, and instead of hiring another human, 10x their productivity with an AI-driven solution. Allow them to do more with less. Allow them to duplicate their activities so they focus on their revenue-generating activities, on the decisions and activities that AI cannot do, as of yet. That’s how we turn an A-player into an A-plus player. That’s how we turn a B-player into an A-player. That prevents me from having to hire people I don’t want working for me, which are C-players. Isn’t there a risk that when you have too few players, even if they are A-plus, there’s too much dependence on a single person? Well, I mean, we’ll hire more than one. I have a seven-person leadership team. I have two main managers. I have a department head and then an associate, so there’s always some level of duplication. Then you have an AI layer in between that. So between all of that, yes, if someone gets struck by lightning or someone is sick, the ship needs to keep sailing. We can’t shut down the business. Love it. What is driving growth in your business? Relationships. SEO. Ranking in LLMs. Google AI Overviews. ChatGPT. I’d say those are the main pillars that are creating opportunities. I also own a conference, rockstarsconference.com. We’re entering our 15th year. That’s network value, positioning of expertise, and relationship building. Things that AI cannot replicate. Human connections. Then I also do SEO for myself, right? Our last handful of leads that came in through Flowbot.ai. This one particularly stands out. There was this roofing company that sent me an email. We actually talked on the phone. He really blew up my ego and talked about how great I was. I thought he was a referral. I’m like, “Man, why does this person think I’m so great? It’s really odd.” I said, “Can I ask how you heard about me?” He’s like, “Oh, I spent the last two hours talking to Gemini because I discovered you through Google AI Overviews, and it just told me you’re great.” So I’m like, we’re entering a new world. That is a referral. It’s not from someone I know who spoke highly about me. It’s through a language model. Gemini said I was great, so this person believed I was great. That’s amazing. That’s very cool. So you have these four pillars. I love it. Relationships, SEO, GEO—or whatever AI referrals you want to call it—and the conference. Would you bucket the conference into the same category as relationships, or is that more of a proactive way of creating a community beyond personal relationships? Is it the same thing? It checks a lot of boxes. A few of my business partners were born out of that conference. New opportunities and getting clients were born out of that. Knowledge gain. Knowledge transfer that I gained to go implement. So it checks all the boxes. I’m gaining knowledge. I’m gaining relationships. I’m gaining partners. I’m gaining new systems. New processes. I’m gaining sparks, catalysts, and kind of tracks to go down and explore. So it kind of checks a lot of boxes. Yeah. Love it. So the SEO and GEO piece, is it something that is static, or is it dynamically changing all the time? Dynamically changing. It’s SEO 3.0, right? SEO is dead. It’s dead if you’re doing SEO the old way. Getting ranked in ChatGPT, the LLMs, and Google AI Overviews. Let’s just say it’s everything you do with SEO, plus more now because you have ChatGPT citations. You have sources that these LLMs frequently query. Then, in the world of SEO—the search engine Google—you have broad core updates. Broad core updates. Updates to the algorithm. That’s pretty much what it means. They also occur within LLMs. So it’s pretty much do SEO, plus more. What is the plus more? If I had to distill it, it’s get brand mentions and actually become a brand. Do podcast interviews like this. Get press releases. Get write-ups. Be on SoundCloud. Do social media. Post on LinkedIn. Get write-ups in news and media publications. Appear in Google News. Have a website that has dynamic content. Create your topical map. The list keeps on going. Build your brand. That’s the SEO of today. That will put you in a position to get mentioned in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews. Yeah. That’s fascinating. I’m just thinking about my business. We had a website that actually got some referrals from AI. We even got some clients last year. Then we split the website into two websites, and things dried up. It was kind of an interesting situation. We still had the same amount of content, but we moved it to a different domain, and it did not register the same way. Do you see that often? Yeah. You want Google and LLMs, at the most basic level, to have a better understanding of who you are, what you do, where you do it, and the services you offer through having something called breadth of entities. Entities are the nouns of the internet. Entities are a signal. A language. All Wikipedia pages are entities, but not all entities have Wikipedia pages. They’re the nouns of the internet. It’s a layer of clarity for search engines, algorithms, and LLMs to understand who you are, what you do, and where you do it. It’s not the only signal, but at a foundational layer, that should be implemented. So what we’re talking about is creating content. What does that mean? Create content on your website. Don’t create content for the sake of creating content because anybody can create content with AI. Create intentional content that satisfies the user and aligns with certain algorithmic components, such as Google's E-E-A-T: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trust.Share on X Everything we’re talking about is SEO. You want optimized content. You want pages. The first 150 to 200 words are important. The last 150 to 200 words are important. Add tables. Add bullet points. Make sure your content is clear. Position yourself with authority. Have links pointing to it. Interlink it. These are all SEO kinds of activities. So SEO is alive and well, but there are new layers you need to add on top of that to create optimal positioning in Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT. Yeah. I saw one of your videos on your LinkedIn page where you actually explained what is the wrong way to do SEO and the right way to do it. I think you had your alter ego disputing with you. Yeah. That was pretty funny. So that sounds like a lot of work. Can you delegate that to AI agents to do this kind of stuff? Yes and no. It’s not like I just click a button and step away. It takes a human-in-the-loop system, and that’s what we’ve developed. So yes, I don’t need as many humans, but I still need humans. So you said that in one of these companies you have 100 AI agents working on SEO, creating SEO impact for your clients. What is it that the AI agents can do, and what is it that you still need the human to do? The AIs collect information, rapidly digest it, find patterns, perform pattern analysis, do research, and create content briefs. But there needs to be thought leadership. AI is very directional. It’s, “Go do this,” but we need a human to point it in the right direction. We need to create guardrails. We need to create a source of truth. It needs to know where to look for the right information. It needs direction on what to do with this information. How should I digest it? How should I format it? How should I break up the heading tags? It needs that element where it can go do it, but the human is part of that last-mile conversion. So maybe the AI does zero to 80, and maybe the human does the 80 to 100. Yeah. That’s very interesting. So what’s one thing that you’re actively trying to figure out in your business? How to automate everything. Everything is a complete agentic workflow that is proactive, not reactive. Where I have a board of advisors every day looking at how they can serve me.Share on X Identifying the patterns in my life that I need to stop doing and they can do. Developing skills, if they don’t have them, to go execute that. Having a feedback loop to constantly improve. This has become superintelligence. Agentic work, which is kind of here. That’s what maybe some people have heard about: OpenClaw. Then you have something called a Hermes agent. These things are here, but they need to be trained. They need to be fed the right information and given the right guardrails. But it has begun, and I’m trying to go down that journey. Isn’t that overwhelming to think of all these details, managing these agents, and making sure they’re not going rogue or getting confused by what every one of them is doing? It’s overwhelmingly exciting, but not overwhelmingly bad, because this is the worst it’s going to be, and it’s mind-blowingly good. It’s overwhelming because it’s so amazing and so awesome. It’s garbage in, garbage out. I am the architect trying to create the blueprint on how to control these agents. To me, that’s incredibly exciting and incredibly amazing. To be a part of this time in history, it’s like that feeling when I dropped out of college and this thing called the internet was born in 2000. I knew the world wasn’t going to be the same again. That same feeling came again in 2022 when I heard about ChatGPT. I created my first AI company in 2023. I said the world isn’t going to be the same again. I have the same feeling I had in 2000, but times 100. So to me, it’s overwhelming, but overwhelmingly exciting. Yeah. So what does one do if they want to get, okay, let’s say it’s me. I use ChatGPT actively, but I’m not building AI agents. What would you recommend that I do? How do I even get started? What is your pain point? Is it communication? Is it writing emails? Is it reporting? It kind of depends, right? You can customize it based on your pain points. Where are you spending your time, and where should you be spending your time? Yeah. That’s a good question. I think the first question is, what should I even use it for? I can give you some ideas. A handful of things I use it for, but not limited to. I can give you use cases that we do for other people. So to construction company, inbound and outbound calls. We never miss a phone call. We answer every single one. We qualify the lead. We seamlessly connect to a CRM. We know if it’s a new customer or an existing customer. If it’s an existing customer, we can look at their history. We can now have an intentional conversation through voice. I can clone that. I can qualify them. I can book the appointment. I can put it on the salesperson’s calendar. I can receive a text message. I can read the message. I can set the salesperson up for success. I can then pull their address. I can then pull their demographics. I know their net income. I know their affinities, their interests, their hobbies. I know whether their house has a pool. I know the number of bedrooms and bathrooms. I know their credit score. I know their disposable income. My layer of intention is going to be very different if I have all of this data to interact with that person, either through a voice agent, an AI agent through SMS, through email, through voice, or I can pass that information to the salesperson so they know what they’re walking into. They know the opportunity. So we have lead scoring. We have prioritization. That's one thing we could do: taking over your appointment setting and lead qualification.Share on X Then we can create reporting. Then we can create trend forecasting. We can turn your business into a mathematical equation. We know 10 leads equals 3 appointments, equals 2 shows, equals 1 person who shows up, average ticket $10,000. We know that formula. Then we say, “Well, we need to feed it more.” The math equation is 10 equals $10,000. Whatever that math equation is, that’s the position I want to be in. I want to make data-driven decisions. So AI is an accelerator to achieve that. What’s at the top of the funnel? Is it advertising? Yeah. It could be Facebook Ads. Google Ads. SEO. It kind of depends. Do you want expensive and fast, or do you want cheap and slow? Expensive and fast. When I say expensive, I mean cost per acquisition and cost per visibility. That’s going to be Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn, TikTok—anything where you’re buying media. That’s going to be expensive because you have to pay on a per-click basis or a per-impression basis. The cheap and slow is going to be something like SEO. Do the work now to feel the impact later. It’s signal building. You don’t have to pay on a per-click basis. You don’t have to pay on a per-impression basis. But you have to build signals. Those signals cost money. You have to do the work, but it’s not going to happen overnight. You do the work now to feel it later. It’s an investment. So ideally, you do both. You take a blended cost per acquisition because your SEO channels almost 99% of the time are going to have the lowest cost per acquisition. But speed is going to come from Facebook Ads and Google Ads. So you take the best of both worlds with a blended cost per acquisition. Is the formula the same for business-to-consumer and business-to-business companies, or is it different? Yeah. The algorithm doesn’t change. The algorithm is the algorithm. The messaging is different, but it’s the same across the board. The concepts are the same. There are some things, like in medical. Google specifically has something called YMYL—Your Money or Your Life. That’s going to be finance businesses, payday loans, and medical. Those things have a high impact on your life. So they may have a little more scrutiny, and it might be harder to build trust and validation because of the category you’re in. In that aspect, yeah, the formula is a little bit different. But the activities you engage in are the same. You need to build content. You need to build your brand. You need to build links. You need to optimize your website. You need to create on social media. It’s all the same. Yeah. Fascinating. So who is the ideal client that you would like to respond to this podcast? Man, I get asked that, and I’m having more difficulty because I have a lot of companies in my portfolio, right? I have, as of now, about seven companies. I’d say companies that want to automate. Why do you want to automate? The first step of that is maybe building intelligence—business intelligence. You can’t improve what you can’t measure. What if we build a system where maybe you take two steps back to take 10 steps forward? The two steps back is building business intelligence through AI-driven systems to have segmentation and attribution on exactly what’s happening. How many leads are you getting? Where are they coming from? What is your workflow? Create the math equation. Now we have a measurement. We have a benchmark. Now we can build custom AI agents to say, “This is what we need to focus on first.” So we have our foundational layer, our source of truth. Maybe that’s a good first step, so you’re not doing a spray and pray. You can say, “Now I know what I need to do. Now I know where my problems are.” Let’s remove the emotion of, “I think.” It now becomes, “I know this is a problem.” Now let’s zoom in and say, “Well, how do we solve this problem?” Are leads the problem? Or is it connecting to the leads? Is it showing up to the appointment? Is it closing the deal? Are we closing deals, but the average ticket is low? If we close one deal, is it upselling to a second deal? What is the one-year value? Lifetime value? First transaction value? If we don’t know that, then how do we create a math equation of success? How do we know what bucket we need to feed? How do we know where the problem is or isn’t? If we do know where it is, then we can say, “Let’s build a second AI agent.” How do we augment and enhance maybe lead-to-connection rate? Let’s build an SMS agent. A voice agent. An outbound agent. Let’s build nurture and upsell. Let’s follow up in perpetuity, forever. Let’s tackle that first because we have clear, data-driven insights showing this is a problem. I would say people who want clarity on where their problem is, or maybe they know where their problems are. Then that could be a starting point. So it’s hard for me to answer because I’ve got my hands in so many different buckets. I’m top of funnel. I’m middle of funnel. I’m bottom of the funnel. I’m top of funnel. Introduction. Brand. Product or service. Google Ads. Facebook Ads. SEO. GEO. I’m middle of funnel. Turning visitors into customers. That’s follow-up AI systems. That’s operational efficiencies. That’s touchpoints. That’s nurturing. I’m bottom of funnel. I’m business intelligence. Segmentation. Attribution. I can help with all stages. I just need to talk to businesses. Businesses that want to grow and generate more revenue. That’s my audience. Love it. Love it. So if you have a business that wants to grow and generate more revenue, then make sure you check out Brian Hong on LinkedIn. Where else should people go if they want to learn about your companies? Yeah. I’ve got Brian Hong Digital on Instagram. I’m trying to build my own personal brand. I’m about to relaunch some videos again. I’ve been busy with another acquisition of another marketing agency. I’d say check out the socials or send me an email through Flowbots.ai or InfinTech Design. Okay. Sounds good. So check out Brian. I mean, that’s pretty amazing. The complexity that you’re managing. Not just the number of companies. The number of investee companies you’re in. The products you’re building. The conferences. It’s kind of mind-boggling how you’re managing that complexity. But I guess you have a couple hundred AI agents at your service. If you’d like to learn more and explore Brian’s products, go to his LinkedIn page. Then you can connect to his different companies from there. If you enjoyed this conversation, make sure you stay tuned because every week I bring a couple of amazing entrepreneurs like Brian who will open your eyes to the opportunities ahead of you. So thanks, Brian, for sharing your knowledge and insights. Thanks for listening. Thanks, Steve. Appreciate it. Important Links: Brian's LinkedIn Brian's website
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George spent more than a decade editing for big companies like Meta and the NFL, and every time he landed the dream job it burned him out. So he left Los Angeles, moved to Texas, had a daughter, and started his own podcast agency to build a calmer, more predictable life. So why does someone who is wired to control chaos still experience it every single day?In this Private Session, David Kolbe (CEO of Kolbe Corp) reads George's Kolbe A™ Index result out loud for the first time. He starts with his Natural Advantage™, Chaos Controller, then breaks down the full result one Action Mode® at a time. As he interprets it, the restlessness George keeps trying to fix starts to look less like a problem to solve and more like the exact instinct that makes him good at what he does.George's Natural Advantage: Chaos Controller.George's full Kolbe A™ Index result:6 in Fact Finder7 in Follow Thru2 in Quick Start6 in ImplementorThis session breaks down what each number means, why the constant reach for more control is a strength and not a flaw, and how to work with your instincts instead of against them.Curious about yours? Discover your Natural Advantage, then unlock your full Kolbe A Index result: https://linktr.ee/naturaladvantageCHAPTERS:00:00 Left the Chaos, Still Feels It Every Day01:00 Natural Advantage: Chaos Controller05:35 Follow Thru: The 7 (Builds the System and Sticks to It)17:00 Fact Finder: The 6 (Researches Before He Leaps)21:20 Quick Start: The 2 (Creative, Not Seat of the Pants)28:00 Implementor: The 6 (Needs to Get His Hands on It)34:00 Working With the Way You're WiredWHAT YOU'LL LEARN- What a Natural Advantage is (and how it's just one piece of your full result)- How your full Kolbe A Index result reveals strengths across all four Action Modes® (Fact Finder, Follow Thru, Quick Start, Implementor)- Why a "low" number is a strength, not a weakness- Why planned, structured creativity is just as creative as the seat-of-the-pants kindABOUT KOLBEKolbe measures how you naturally take action, your conative instincts. It's not personality. It's not IQ. Every Private Session follows the same path: the guest's Natural Advantage first, then their full Kolbe A™ Index result, one Action Mode® at a time. You see yourself in someone else's session before you ever take the assessment.Discover your Natural Advantage and unlock your full Kolbe A™ Index result: https://linktr.ee/naturaladvantageLearn more about Kolbe: https://www.kolbe.comSubscribe so you never miss a new Private Session.***Find the freedom to be yourself by taking the Kolbe A™ Index or Kolbe Y™ Index for the youth in your life. Many successful companies work directly with a Kolbe Certified™ Consultant — find one in your area.
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AMDG. Today, Kolbe Advisors Michelle Koechle, Jennifer Thomas and Sarah Turley join the Kolbecast to discuss approaches to homeschooling and what a day of homeschooling might look like. From schedules and spaces to adjusting to moves and when the unexpected comes up, our guests give us some models for what this can look like and some wisdom on how we can adjust. Links mentioned & relevant: Kolbe Academy's Family Advising Services Kolbe Academy's Student Support Services Related Kolbecast episodes: Advisor series: 313 Preparing for a Stellar School Year 319 Tapestry in the Making 320 College Considerations 321 Building a Strong Extracurricular Profile 197 Tools in a Toolbox: Kolbe Student Support Services 232 Part of the Family: Parents & Advisors as Partners 269 Resources and Roadmaps 203 Guided Freedom (Classical Composition) 256 An Education that Reflects God's Beauty with Nicole O'Connor and Maggie Hayden Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Executive Summary In this episode, Kim Butler and Spencer Shaw continue their conversation on taxes, moving past the W2 versus self-employed comparison to cover two categories they hadn't yet addressed: business ownership and real estate investment. Kim walks through the progression from a simple Schedule C sole proprietorship to an LLC and eventually an S corp or C corp, explaining why any amount of 1099 income opens the door to valuable home office deductions. She then turns to real estate, pointing listeners toward bonus depreciation and cost segregation as free, learnable strategies that pay off well before a CPA ever gets involved. Kim and Spencer also get into the more advanced and higher-risk end of the tax strategy spectrum: oil and gas investments for accredited investors, along with lesser-known credits tied to motion pictures, Native American tribes, and solar. They discuss the Augusta Rule, what it actually takes to qualify as a real estate professional, and why Kim remains cautious about deductions built on real estate losses. The episode closes with a practical look at business entry points, including the role of the Kolbe profile in deciding whether a franchise, a purchased business, or staying W2 is the right fit. Throughout, Kim's message stays consistent: these strategies are valuable, legitimate, and worth learning, but they only work inside a foundation of emergency funds, opportunity funds, and guaranteed, boring money that's absolutely going to be there. Links & Resources Mentioned Prosperity Thinkers: https://prosperitythinkers.com/podcasts/ Prosperity Parents: http://prosperityparents.com/ Kim D. H. Butler on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KimDHButler Contact: hello@prosperitythinkers.com Keywords financial freedom, Prosperity Thinkers, tax strategy, whole life insurance, cash flow, wealth preservation, mindset, financial education, business deductions, 1099 income, bonus depreciation, cost segregation, real estate professional status, Augusta Rule, accredited investor, oil and gas investing, Kolbe profile, LLC vs S corp, confidence, recommendation Episode Highlights [00:00:00 - 00:01:00] Spencer reintroduces the tax series and asks Kim to cover the two categories they haven't discussed yet. [00:01:00 - 00:02:00] Kim breaks down business structures, from Schedule C to LLC to S corp and C corp, and why 1099 income matters. [00:02:00 - 00:04:00] Kim points W2 earners toward real estate, starting with a single-family rental or Airbnb and a management company. [00:04:00 - 00:05:00] Kim explains why learning bonus depreciation and cost segregation costs nothing before you bring in a CPA. [00:05:00 - 00:06:00] Kim adds a third category for accredited investors: oil and gas, referencing Tom Wheelwright's book on the subject. [00:06:00 - 00:07:00] Spencer lists lesser-known accredited investor credits: motion picture, Native American tribe, tree carbon offset, and solar. [00:07:00 - 00:08:00] Spencer and Kim discuss why Tom Wheelwright built a casita, and how a real commute strengthens home office deductions. [00:08:00 - 00:09:00] Spencer introduces the Augusta Rule, renting a property to your own corporation for an annual meeting deduction. [00:09:00 - 00:11:00] Kim explains real estate professional status, the 750-hour requirement, and why it usually falls to a non-W2 spouse. [00:11:00 - 00:13:00] Kim cautions against chasing tax losses through real estate and shares the golf pros' limited partnership story from the 1970s. [00:13:00 - 00:15:00] Spencer and Kim weigh simple guaranteed returns against complex real estate deals that don't clear double digits. [00:15:00 - 00:17:00] Kim lays out business entry points: Schedule C to LLC, the Kolbe profile, franchise fit, and following talents over passion.
Life of St. Kolbe, Part II, by Fr. Karl Stehlin. Contact The Fatima Center for a leaflet and prayer card of St. Maximilian Kolbe.Help us spread the Fatima Message, please donate to the Apostolate Today! » https://fatima.org/donate/We encourage you (and desperately need) regular monthly donors.Contact Us:» WEBSITE: https://www.fatima.org» PHONE: 1-800-263-8160» EMAIL: info@thefatimacenter.com» FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Fatima-Center-95998926441» RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-1081881» YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/thefatimacenter» TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheFatimaCenter» INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/the_fatima_center/The Fatima Center's mission is to ensure that the entire Message of Fatima is fully known, accurately understood, and deeply appreciated so that it may be followed by all.The Fatima Center has been faithful to this mission since it was founded by the late Father Nicholas Gruner in 1978. The Message of Fatima is the ONLY solution to the crisis in the Church and the world.
AMDG. Today, we bring to you the speakers from the 2026 Kolbe Commencement. Kolbe Academy's senior enrollment director Jon Bates serves as Master of Ceremonies, introducing Fr. Raymond Pendelton, who gives the invocation, and Kolbe Academy's chief academic officer Megan Lengyel, who gives the welcome address. Then we hear from student speakers Laura Hill and Holden Mora, Kolbe instructor and theology chair Nick Senz, and Dr. Stephen Minis, president of Benedictine College. We hope that you enjoy the words of wisdom from all of these individuals, however, if you'd like to jump to a particular speaker, here are the timestamps for each speaker: Invocation by Fr. Raymond Pendleton: 01:16 Welcome address by Mrs. Megan Lengyel: 02:41 Laura Hill: 04:36 Holden Mora: 12:03 Nicholas Senz: 31:14 Stephen Minnis: 53:41 Relevant links & Kolbecast episodes: Kolbecast episodes with faculty speaker Nick Senz: 300 The Gift of the Sacraments with Brendan Murphy discussing Nick's book on the sacraments 91 Kernels of Truth with Chrissy Almanzar Watch the entire 2026 commencement ceremony here. Benedictine College in Atchison, KS, is one of Kolbe Academy's college partners. Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
AMDG. Today, Kolbe advisors Pam Castor, Abby Ehlers, and Krysten Pizzurrro join the Kolbecast to discuss extra-curricular activities in homeschooling. Homeschooling is certainly about educating the minds of our children, but we're always striving to bring about the well-being of the whole person. Activities outside of schooling can play an important role in this, with activities such as sports, serving in the parish, and groups such as scouting. These advisors give us some examples of how this can be done and provide us with advice on how to find balance. Links mentioned & relevant: Articles from the Academics & Advising section of the Help Center: Scheduling Recommendations Cultivating Friendships and Enriching Social Activities for Homeschool Students Scheduling the Elementary and Middle School Day Extracurricular Activity Tracker High Academics, Non-Academics, and Activities Related Kolbecast episodes: 258 Seeking, Finding, and Building Community - Groups and Extracurriculars 313 Preparing for a Stellar School Year 320 College Considerations 125 Call the Advisor 284 Flexibility and Structure for the Early Years with Pam Castor and Emmanuelle Wilhelm Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Four operators in Western Canadian agriculture spent thirty days building with AI, then sat down to tell Dan Aberhart what actually changed. An independent agronomist carrying sixty-plus harvests of judgment, a six-thousand-acre farmer who calls himself a nine who never finishes anything, an entrepreneur scaling a plasma-activated-water nitrogen business, and a Saskatchewan farmland realtor running a team of thirteen all walked into the same AI cohort a month earlier. What they bring back: a satellite-imagery call that stopped an unnecessary reseed, a combine deal an AI advisor told them to walk away from, an agent built at four in the morning that caught financial red flags nobody assigned it to find, and a hard-conversation coach one of them didn't know he needed. Topics and Timestamps 0:00 -- Cold open: the AI cohort joke 2:51 -- Welcome to Growing the Future Productions Live 4:15 -- How this started: 60 days from signal to launch 7:08 -- Meet the panel: Robert, Joe, Chris, Tim 15:16 -- What business problem each of them was actually trying to solve 20:20 -- What the personal operating diagnostic revealed about each of them 30:00 -- Talking openly about AI skepticism and confidentiality 35:39 -- Robert: the gopher-field call satellite imagery corrected 40:34 -- Joe: the combine deal, the AI advisory board, and slowing down emotional decisions 42:51 -- Chris: building diagnostics and agents for the whole team 43:52 -- Tim: the AI tool built to help him have hard conversations 45:57 -- Tim: strategic blueprints and running land-value scenarios 48:24 -- Where each of them takes this next 55:06 -- Cohort 2 details: dates, seats, price, and the guarantee 56:02 -- The real vision: a course with a room, or a room with a course 57:53 -- Closing words from the panel 59:57 -- Sign-off Resources Mentioned GYFOS (Growing Your Future Operating System) Cohort 2 -- application at growingthefuture.ca Personal Operating Diagnostic (built from Kolbe, CliftonStrengths, and Enneagram assessments) AgriTrend -- the independent agronomy mentorship network Robert Woolf came up through Nitride Corp / Green Lightning -- plasma-activated water, a nitrogen source Pioneer Seed and Covers & Co. -- Joe Larre's seed businesses Hammond Realty -- Saskatchewan farmland brokerage Connect with the Panel Robert Woolf CCA -- Crop Innovations Inc., independent agronomy Joe Larre -- MJM Ranches, St. Walburg SK (Pioneer Seed, Covers & Co.) Chris Nykolaishen -- Nitride Corp Tim Hammond -- Hammond Realty Connect with Growing the Future Website: growingthefuture.ca YouTube: Growing the Future Instagram: @growingthefuturepodcast LinkedIn: Growing the Future Register for the Convergence Conference at convergence.ag and stay updated by subscribing to the Growing the Future Podcast at growingthefuturepodcast.ca.
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Two of John & Jerry’s old friends and agency colleagues swap war stories and tall tales, starting with their training at The Farm and including their time in Moscow. Some of the characters in their anecdotes: Nazi Bob, Steven Seagal and the CIA mermaids. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod
A talk by Fr. Karl Stehlin. Contact The Fatima Center for a leaflet and prayer card of St. Maximilian Kolbe.Help us spread the Fatima Message, please donate to the Apostolate Today! » https://fatima.org/donate/We encourage you (and desperately need) regular monthly donors.Contact Us:» WEBSITE: https://www.fatima.org» PHONE: 1-800-263-8160» EMAIL: info@thefatimacenter.com» FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/Fatima-Center-95998926441» RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/c-1081881» YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/thefatimacenter» TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheFatimaCenter» INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/the_fatima_center/The Fatima Center's mission is to ensure that the entire Message of Fatima is fully known, accurately understood, and deeply appreciated so that it may be followed by all.The Fatima Center has been faithful to this mission since it was founded by the late Father Nicholas Gruner in 1978. The Message of Fatima is the ONLY solution to the crisis in the Church and the world.
AMDG. Kolbe Academy advisors Cecilia Byers and Elyse Williams return to the Kolbecast in a conversation about preparing students for college. From early preparations to discerning what might be the right field and the right college, Cecilia and Elyse provide great advice on how to navigate this journey and also how our Kolbe families can lean on them as advisors to help them along the way. Links mentioned and relevant: Career Guidance and Discernment section of Kolbe's Help Center website Interest & Ability Tools article High School Graduation Plan Progress article College Planning section of Help Center Related Kolbecast episodes: 313 Preparing for a Stellar School Year 230 A Multi-Pronged Approach to College Prep 296 Tips for Testing Success 241 Renew, Resolve, Reengage with Elyse, which discusses various types of career and aptitude testing 84 The Essence of Catholic Education and 157 Renewal, Revival, Variety, and Unity with Patrick Reilly of the Cardinal Newman Society Episodes with the College Partners and Life after Kolbe tags on the Kolbe.org/Podcast page Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Is Will Jordan already rugby's greatest-ever right winger?With 50 tries from his first 56 tests, the All Blacks finisher is producing unprecedented numbers. We compare Jordan with New Zealand greats John Kirwan, Jeff Wilson and Doug Howlett, along with modern stars Cheslin Kolbe and Damian Penaud.We also break down the latest Nations Championship, including the struggles of the All Blacks and Springboks, France's emphatic win over Australia and the major trends emerging across the competition.Finally, we look ahead to the All Blacks against Ireland at Eden Park and discuss what New Zealand must sharpen up on.Catch all our content across @aotearoarugbypodofficial channels Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
AMDG. Today, Kolbe Advisors Rylan Buchanan and Sarah Howard join the Kolbecast to offer some tips and advice on homeschooling. They also remind us of how Kolbe's family advisors can help our parents effectively navigate their homeschooling journey. As Sarah points out, homeschooling can be a bit like making a tapestry. When you're in the thick of it you can see the knots and it can look messy, but when you turn it around, you can see the beautiful work that has been done. Advisors like Rylan and Sarah help our families with that homeschooling work and can also encourage us to see the beautiful progress when we're in the thick of it. Links mentioned & relevant: Kolbe Academy's Family Advising Services HSLDA.org Help Center articles Grade Level Course Selection Guides 6th-12th Grade Math & Science Sequence High School Graduation Plan Progress and Fillable Graduation Planner Scheduling Your Elementary and Middle School Day Scheduling Your High School Day Monitoring & Verifying Store Credit Related Kolbecast episodes: 197 Tools in a Toolbox: Kolbe Student Support Services 232 Part of the Family: Parents & Advisors as Partners 269 Resources and Roadmaps 243 Drawing Distinctions - Classical Education, Liberal Arts, and Liberal Education Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Today's guest is Dr. Kolbe Hancock, a fertility specialist at Spring Fertility in New York City—but before she was delivering babies, she trained to be a professional ballerina. Kolbe's path took a hard left turn at 16, when a hip injury from years of overuse (and an unhealthily low body weight) ended her ballet career overnight. It was in the aftermath, interning at an orthopedic clinic for dancers, that she witnessed something that changed her life: dancers so calorie-deprived that their bones resembled those of women decades older. That was her lightbulb moment into reproductive endocrinology. In this episode, we get into it all: what actually happens in your body when you lose your period from undereating, why she calls your menstrual cycle a "vital sign," the years she spent (like me) not truly understanding her own cycle while on birth control, and what it's like matching intended parents with gestational carriers and egg donors. We also don't shy away from theethics, including where the field is headed as genetic testing on embryos becomes more advanced, and the uncomfortable questions that it raises about what parents should be "allowed" to select for. If you're in the trying-to-conceive world, or just want to understand your own body better, this one is a masterclass. Visit https://www.springfertility.com to book an initial fertility consult to learn more about your reproductive health. Use code REALSTUFF for $150 off the consultation. Watch this episode in video form on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjmevEcbh5h5FEX0pazPEtN86t7eb2OgX To apply to be a guest on the show, visit luciefink.com/apply and send us your story. I also want to extend a special thank you to East Love for the show's theme song, Rolling Stone. Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealstuffpod Find Lucie here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luciebfink/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@luciebfink YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/luciebfink Website: https://luciefink.com/ Subscribe to my free newsletter "The Lucie List" here: https://thelucielist.beehiiv.com/subscribe Executive Producer: Cloud10 Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
AMDG. Kolbe's own Neva Hernandez joins Bonnie and Steven to welcome Dr. Matthew Mehan to the Kolbecast. Dr. Mehan is a best-selling author and the Associate Dean and Professor of Government at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College's Washington D.C. campus. As we come to our country's 250th birthday, we discuss history, poetry and Dr. Mehan's new book The American Book of Fables. This new book explores our country and its history through the eyes of American animals and has materials for “Littles”, “Middles” and “Bigs” and with its beautiful illustrations can be enjoyed by the whole family. Links mentioned and relevant: The American Book of Fables by Dr. Matthew Mehan Trailer for The American Book of Fables Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Book of Mythical Mammals and The Handsome Little Cygnet, also written by Dr. Matthew Mehan and illustrated by artist John Folley Dr. Mehan is @mtmehan on Instagram and X Watch trailers for Dr. Mehan's books on YouTube Dr. Gerard Wegemer of the Thomas More Studies program at the University of Dallas Relevant Kolbecast episodes: 192 Kitchen Doings, Neva's Kolbecast debut 175 A Both-And Approach with Dr. Jonathan Sanford, president of the University of Dallas 312 Educating for Liberty with Dr. Tom Harmon Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
AMDG. We are joined by mother, grandmother, author, speaker, and podcaster Lisa Hendey. Many parents, or at least their children, will be familiar with Lisa's Chime Travelers series of books, which explore children who travel through time to meet saints who help them solve problems in their own time. The books have recently been made into an animated television series. We discuss the origins of the series and the process of bringing these wonderful stories on screen. We also visit about Lisa's wide-ranging writing and speaking for audiences of all ages. Links mentioned and relevant: Chime Travelers website Chime Travelers trailer Lisa's website Lisa's Substack Holy Cross Family Ministries Lisa's books Chime Travelers series The Handbook for Catholic Women The Grace of Yes Jesus Every Day, Jesus Every Way Danielle Bean's Substack Related Kolbecast episodes: 303 Hallow and the Road Home 308 Understand, Live, and Share the Faith with The Augustine Institute 131 It's All about Relationship with Danielle Bean 133 An Audience of One with Kolbe Academi alumni turned students of John Paul the Great Catholic University 73 Through Beauty and Technology with Leila Castillo and Dolores Mihaliak Have questions or suggestions for future episodes or a story of your own experience that you'd like to share? We'd love to hear from you! Send your thoughts to podcast@kolbe.org and be a part of the Kolbecast odyssey. We'd be grateful for your feedback! Please share your thoughts with us via this Kolbecast survey! The Kolbecast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and most podcast apps. By leaving a rating and review in your podcast app of choice, you can help the Kolbecast reach more listeners. The Kolbecast is also on Kolbe's YouTube channel (audio only with subtitles). Using the filters on our website, you can sort through the episodes to find just what you're looking for. However you listen, spread the word about the Kolbecast!
Thomas Ramos est le meilleur buteur de l'histoire de l'équipe de France de rugby et du Stade Toulousain et prendra peut-être un jour ce statut à l'échelle du Top 14.Né à Mazamet dans le Tarn, fils et petit-fils de rugbymen, Thomas tombe amoureux du ballon ovale dès ses 5 ans.Il est très vite repéré par les plus grands clubs et rejoint le Stade Toulousain à 16 ans.Pourtant son éclosion tarde : il s'éternise chez les espoirs et doute de jamais passer pro.À 21 ans, prêté à Colomiers en Pro D2, il s'entoure d'un préparateur mental qui change sa carrière et l'aide à se hisser parmi les meilleurs joueurs au pied du monde.“J'ai appris à faire abstraction de tous les éléments externes pour être dans une bulle au moment de taper. Je fais le vide et ensuite je ne fais que répéter une routine."Chaque saison, Thomas affiche un taux de réussite aux alentours des 85% face aux perches. Une régularité de métronome, le rendant indispensable en club comme en sélection.5 fois champion de France, 2 fois champion d'Europe, 3 fois vainqueur du Tournoi des Six Nations et accessoirement jeune papa, Thomas se livre avec beaucoup de sincérité dans cette discussion :Sa routine millimétrée au moment de buter, et comment isoler le cerveau pour ne pas céder à la pressionLa défaite en quart de finale de la Coupe du monde 2023, qui l'a longtemps hantéPourquoi le Stade Toulousain domine tout : la culture d'un club qui déteste perdreDonnées, vidéo, sommeil : la science derrière la performance moderneGérer l'arrivée d'un enfant quand on est sportif de très haut niveauUn échange rare avec un compétiteur lucide et bien plus attachant qu'on ne le pense, pour comprendre comment on devient, et on reste, décisif dans les moments qui comptent.Vous pouvez suivre Thomas sur Instagram.Un merci tout particulier à Pauline du Stade Toulousain qui a rendu cet épisode possible.TIMELINE:00:00:00 : Le secret pour flirter avec les 90% de taux de transformation00:12:10 : Tomber amoureux du ballon ovale à 5 ans00:17:02 : Comment revenir en forme après la coupure estivale00:21:19 : Jongler entre championnat, coupe d'Europe et périodes internationales00:27:14 : "Un second choix est toujours moins bon qu'un mauvais premier choix"00:33:36 : Enchaîner les saisons, jusqu'à ce que le corps lâche00:39:45 : L'importance de la vidéo dans le rugby moderne00:44:42 : Tout scruter pour optimiser la performance00:52:56 : Gérer l'arrivée d'un nouveau-né quand on est sportif de haut niveau00:58:47 : Son engagement dans la lutte contre l'endométriose01:04:09 : Les nombreux sujets tabous dans le rugby01:07:45 : Pourquoi il est passé de 100 jeux au pied par semaine en espoirs à 8 aujourd'hui01:15:03 : L'importance de la routine01:24:38 : "En 2023, on s'est trop dit qu'on allait gagner"01:31:46 : Comment la presse peut anéantir la carrière d'un joueur en un claquement de doigts01:40:29 : Sa plus grande inspiration rugbystique01:43:49 : "Pour être meilleur il faut que je m'énerve plus souvent"01:49:30 : La place centrale de la préparation mentale dans une carrière01:56:54 : Immobilier, voyages, famille : l'après-carrière rêvée de Thomas02:03:30 : "Ma plus belle victoire c'est la naissance de ma fille"Les anciens épisodes de GDIY mentionnés : #524 - Vincent Clerc - XV de France, McDonald's - L'incroyable destin d'un Grenoblois besogneux#479 - Nikola Karabatic - Champion de Handball - 22 titres sur 23 : la légende du sport français#52 - Stéphanie Gicquel - Traileuse - Visualiser pour ne jamais abandonnerNous avons parlé de :L'article de Midi Olympique qui affirme que les ****joueurs du Top 14 élisent Thomas Ramos comme le plus gros chambreur du championnatWhoop, le bracelet qui recueille des données de santéEndoFrance, l'association de lutte contre l'endométriose que soutient ThomasLa série Heated RivalryLe contre de Kolbe en quart de finale de la coupe du monde 2023Frédéric Michalak, l'inspiration de ThomasOlivier Lepretre, le préparateur mental de ThomasLes recommandations de lecture :L'art de la victoire, autobiographie du fondateur de Nike - Phil KnightUn grand MERCI à nos sponsors : Squarespace : https://squarespace.com/doitQonto: https://qonto.com/r/2i7tk9 Brevo: brevo.com/doit eToro: https://bit.ly/3GTSh0k Payfit: payfit.com Club Med : clubmed.frCuure : https://cuure.com/product-onely (code DOIT)Vous pouvez retrouver la liste de tout le matériel utilisé pour enregistrer nos épisodes sur cette page.Vous souhaitez sponsoriser Génération Do It Yourself ou nous proposer un partenariat ?Contactez mon label Orso Media via ce formulaire.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
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HyperNatural co-founder Chris Kolbe reveals what's hiding in your synthetic clothes, why it matters, and the simple fix that won't break the bank.Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1333What We Discuss with Chris Kolbe:Polyester, nylon, and spandex are all plastic used in modern fashion — and most people don't realize they're wearing petrochemicals against their skin. When asked directly if they wear plastic, people say no, while pointing at their synthetic gym shirt.The danger is twofold: plastic itself requires chemicals like phthalates (hormone disruptors) to become soft and pliable, while topical finishes for "quick dry," "wrinkle-free," and "water-resistant" claims form a layered cake of chemicals that comes off first and leaches into the body when activated by heat and sweat.Marketing has sold consumers a false premise over the last 30 years: that it takes plastic to achieve performance. Chris Kolbe, a 30-year apparel industry veteran, argues the industry solved performance while quietly creating a whole new set of health problems.Real-world proof exists where it's hardest to dispute: airline uniforms. Delta's purple polyester uniforms caused health problems so severe that flight attendants had to quit working, prompting lawsuits — a rare case where constant daily wear made cause and effect visible.You don't need to torch your closet or buy $400 underwear — start where exposure is highest. Focus on high-contact items (underwear, socks, leggings, gym shirts, bedding), read labels, ask brands for actual receipts over vibes, and upgrade one item at a time. The closet is just the next frontier after we've cleaned up our food, water, and skincare.And much more...And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: HyperNatural: 15% off: hypernaturalstyle.com, code 15JORDANLufthansa Allegris: Go to Lufthansa.com and search for "Allegris" to learn moreBetterHelp: 10% off first month: betterhelp.com/jordanAT&T: Get an iPhone 17 Pro for $0: att.com/iphone or visit an AT&T store for detailsButcherBox: Free protein for a year + $20 off first box: butcherbox.com/jordanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.