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In this episode of the Loan Officer Podcast, host Dustin Owen is joined by Marketing Mike and producer Karina Mojica as they unveil an exciting new SaaS product specifically designed to empower mortgage loan originators in tracking and managing their daily, weekly, and monthly activities with greater efficiency and clarity. The trio dives deep into the "The Loan Officer's Playbook" with its robust suite of features, which include innovative Theme Days to help structure workweeks, a system for tracking meaningful conversations with clients and prospects, a referral account pyramid to strategically grow business relationships, integrated CRM tools for seamless client management, and comprehensive team performance dashboards that provide valuable insights into productivity and goal attainment. Beyond business operations, the Playbook also incorporates elements that encourage personal and professional growth, such as prompts for daily reading, exercise routines, networking opportunities, and content creation strategies to help loan officers build their personal brands and expand their reach. Currently in its beta testing phase, this powerful tool is being offered free of charge to coaching members, while non-members will have the option to access it through a subscription model. Throughout the episode, Dustin, Mike, and Karina share insights into the development process, discuss the feedback received from early adopters, and outline the future vision for the platform, making this a must-listen for anyone looking to elevate their mortgage business. TLOP's Originator Coaching:

Next 10 Vision Sunday | The Future of Northeast Christian Church What does the next decade look like for Northeast Christian Church? In this special Vision Sunday service, we celebrate life change through baptism and share the bold vision God has placed before us for the next 10 years. Hear from our pastors and ministry leaders as they unpack the three major initiatives of the Next 10 vision: - Launching the Grinstead Campus in central Louisville - Partnering with Bashford Manor to serve and support immigrant communities - Building a new Community Center and Playground at our Brownsboro campus Together, we're committed to unleashing the love of Jesus throughout Louisville by investing in communities, supporting families, creating spaces for connection, and reaching people with the hope of Christ. In this message you'll hear: Inspiring baptism stories and testimonies Updates on the Next 10 vision and progress Details about new ministry opportunities and community outreach The heart behind Love the Ville A challenge to join God's mission in Louisville As we look ahead, our mission remains the same: to seek and save the lost, love our neighbors, and make Jesus known. "Same mission. Same why. New opportunities."

In today's Episode: Ben was forced to have “The Chat” 610 Quiz: Bang five for five Recap of our SA Weekend away Launching operation drop the knee We dominated the comm games Speaking to an Oldyroo ahead of the over 70’s World Cup What are your grandparents still doing? Giving Charlotte a birthday call Gossip Factory: The golden ticket Secret stain: A new clue See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this message, Chad Veach declares that freedom is God's will for every believer. Launching the Rent Free series from Isaiah 61, he reminds the church that Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom for the captives, and replace shame, despair, and mourning with joy and purpose. While the enemy's strategy is to bind and blind, God's desire is to set people free and restore their vision so they can experience the life He intended. Pastor Chad explains that freedom isn't a one-time event—it's a lifelong journey. We first receive freedom through Jesus, then learn freedom by renewing our minds with God's Word, and finally fight for freedom every day. Like the Israelites who wanted to return to Egypt because it felt familiar, believers can be tempted to return to old habits, mindsets, and addictions. True freedom requires leaving behind what once held us captive and choosing God's way, even when it's uncomfortable. Ultimately, this message reminds us that God didn't save us just to be free—He saved us for a purpose. He rescues us from bondage so we can worship Him, grow in holiness, and live on mission for His Kingdom. God saves us, sanctifies us, and sends us into the world to reflect His goodness. Freedom isn't just about what you've been delivered from—it's about discovering what you've been delivered for.

#1018 Ready for a masterclass in grit, customer service, and unconventional scaling — all from a founder who built a booming merch company from scratch? In this episode, host Brien Gearin chats with Ethan Dowie, founder of Indigo Promotions, who went from making 400+ cold calls with zero traction to landing Zappos as one of his very first clients. Ethan breaks down how he bootstrapped his business, navigated fulfillment before he had any systems, built a powerhouse customer-first team, and eventually brought manufacturing in-house to compete with massive players like 4imprint and VistaPrint. If you want to understand what it really takes to build a product-based business that stands out, this conversation delivers! (Original Air Date - 11/26/25) What we discuss with Ethan: + Bootstrapping Indigo Promotions + Landing Zappos after 496 cold calls + Early fulfillment challenges + Finding reliable factories and partners + Bringing production in-house + Building a customer-service-first culture + Leveraging big clients to win bigger clients + Organic marketing and behind-the-scenes content + Handling complex custom projects + Scaling the team and future growth vision Thank you, Ethan! Check out Indigo Promotions at ⁠IndigoPromos.com⁠. Follow Ethan on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠LinkedIn⁠. Watch the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠video podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ of this episode! To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MillionaireUniversity.com/training⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ep #119 — From Loss to Home Care Business with Que Maxwell of Two Caring HeartsPart of noseyAF's 31 Days of Black Business series

#1017 Ever wondered how a simple lifelong skill can evolve into a thriving, multi-stream business? In this episode, host Kirsten Tyrell sits down with professional organizer and entrepreneur Laurie Palau, founder of Simply B Organized, to unpack her journey from corporate America to building a successful organizing brand long before Instagram or the creator economy existed. Laurie shares how she grew her business through grassroots marketing, built trust within her local community, and later expanded into workshops, speaking, podcasting, and mentoring. She also dives into the importance of authenticity, knowing your bandwidth, and designing a business that fits each season of life. Whether you're exploring the organizing space or looking to grow a service-based business with intention, this episode offers practical and inspiring insight into sustainable entrepreneurship! (Original Air Date - 11/25/25) What we discuss with Laurie: + Transition from corporate to entrepreneurship + Early days of professional organizing + Finding first clients through grassroots outreach + Testing services before scaling + Evolving into workshops and speaking + Launching a podcast in 2017 + Building multiple revenue streams + Authenticity as a business advantage + Time blocking for productivity + Designing a business for each life season Thank you, Laurie! Check out Simply B Organized at ⁠SimplyBOrganized.com⁠. To get access to our FREE Business Training course go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MillionaireUniversity.com/training⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To get exclusive offers mentioned in this episode and to support the show, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠millionaireuniversity.com/sponsors⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Employee advocacy looks simple from the outside. Building it inside a global organisation is another story.Jen Roth, Senior Manager of Global Social Media at JLL, joins Michelle J Raymond to share the reality of launching a global LinkedIn employee advocacy program. They discuss leadership buy-in, internal partnerships, employee adoption, Company Page strategy and how to decide whether content should come from the brand, an employee or both.Key moments in this episode - 00:00 Meet Jen Roth from JLL01:40 Where to start with global social media strategy03:24 What employee advocacy needs before launch04:00 Why leadership buy-in matters05:42 Building a connected social media ecosystem07:12 Why you shouldn't force employee participation08:12 Using technology to reduce barriers12:20 Supporting the employees in the middle14:18 Why people follow employees over Company Pages17:24 Company Page content versus employee content19:16 Bringing offline expertise into the LinkedIn feed20:34 Using data to manage content requests23:24 Setting boundaries and prioritising at scale27:20 The LinkedIn Company Page analytics Jen wantsCONNECT WITH MICHELLE J RAYMONDMichelle J Raymond on LinkedInBook a free intro callB2B Growth Co newsletterCONNECT WITH JEN ROTHJen Roth on LinkedIn#EmployeeAdvocacy #LinkedInStrategy #B2BMarketing

Kicking off a new musical venture has a lot of steps, and in this episode, we talk with Seattle/Tacoma artists Jody Ellen and Tara Chugh of the band The Sirens about some of the key first parts in the process. We also go into the different ways to grow this into a career, and how you balance the various aspects that can make it up. Jody and Tara share the story behind the band's recent single, “Reverberations” and the themes found within the notes. They talk about how they first met and what happened to kick off this collaboration. We also get a sneak peek at a soon-to-be-released single later this summer. “Reverberations” wraps up this interview, and we hope you check out their other releases. Want to know more? Check out http://thesirensband.com/. Photo Credit: Skye Warden

Universal Studios is launching two Ozzy Osbourne-inspired haunted houses designed to take guests on a 'Crazy Train' trip through his life and career. The two new developments are coming to Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, and will cover the decades of his life and his creative output. Entertainment correspondent Steve Newall explained further. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Scott Becker reflects on the biggest lessons from launching Building Great Businesses.

In this episode, Scott Becker reflects on the biggest lessons from launching Building Great Businesses.

Nebraska Medicaid Director Drew Gonshorowski says the state's data capabilities put it in a strong position to quickly implement the historic changes. Advocates and researchers warn that eligible people may still fall through the cracks.Guest(s):Drew Gonshorowski, Director of Medicaid and Long Term Care, Nebraska Department of Health and Human ServicesBenjamin Sommers, Huntley Quelch Professor of Health Care Economics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Amy Behnke, CEO, Health Center Association of NebraskaLearn more: Read the full reporting and explore additional resources on our website.This episode was produced by Julie Wernau, edited by Dan Gorenstein and Ryan Levi, and mixed by Andrew Parrella.The Tradeoffs theme song was composed by Ty Citerman. Additional music this episode from Blue Dot Sessions and Epidemic Sound.Special thanks to Adrianna McIntyre, Rebecca Myerson, Kinda Serafi and Andrea Skolkin.Tradeoffs reporting for this story was supported, in part, by Arnold Ventures.Want more Tradeoffs? Join more than 5,500 readers who trust Tradeoffs for clear, deeply reported health policy insights. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter.Tradeoffs helps you cut through the noise with clear, deeply reported journalism on the forces driving health care's toughest choices — reporting you won't find anywhere else. If our work helps you stay informed, support it with a donation today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Adam Mangana, President and CEO of OptimaEd, returns to The Anchored Podcast to speak with Jeremy about the role of technology in education, the future of AI, and how to navigate tech decisions in schools.References:– "Adam Mangana on Launching the World's First Virtual Reality Charter School"– www.optimaacademy.online

Teen boys have become an increasingly important consumer demographic over the past few years thanks, primarily, to their insatiable appetite for fragrance.  This includes the accumulation of "fragrance wardrobes," where users rotate their fragrances daily based on mood and occasion, often selecting from a robust collection of both designer and dupe scents. Teen boys also care about their fragrance atomizers and save for niche fragrances that signal access and knowledge about the category. Much of this stems from TikTok or Reddit, where "fragheads" — short for "fragrance heads" — follow the latest trends and industry news.  “It is very much a collector mentality,” said Glossy senior editor Emily Jensen. “There are actually a lot of parallels with how [teen boys] are discovering and purchasing [fragrances today] with the ‘sneakerhead' community that was big in the 2010s.” But teens are also notoriously fickle, changing their minds with such vigor that it can be considered a curse to attract too much focus from young people. For example, attention from teens and tweens crushed the once skin-care darling Drunk Elephant after young shoppers claimed the brand as their own, then quickly moved on, causing quarterly sales to fall by as much as 65%.  Teen boys today straddle two generations: Gen Alpha boys 16 and younger and Gen Z boys 17 and older. Together, they've been dubbed Gen Zalpha.  So how do brands and retailers reach Gen Zalpha boys hungry for the latest fragrance to add to their wardrobes?  In today's episode of the Glossy Beauty Podcast, we unpack the latest strategy shift from Ulta Beauty reported by Glossy's international fashion reporter Zofia Zwieglinska. Launching this week, the retailer is partnering with fragrance brand Snif to attract young male fragrance enthusiasts with its first dedicated masstige men's fragrance brand, Notewrks. Through this, the brand and retailer hope to target the gap between mass and prestige fragrance.  Host Lexy Lebsack is joined by Jensen and Zwieglinska to unpack the rise of the Gen Zalpha fraghead and how Ulta Beauty is hoping to woo them. 

Les Szabo discusses the Purpose Pledge, a holistic framework for companies aiming to operate with integrity and in alignment with their higher purpose. He discusses why the Purpose Pledge was created, how they decided to focus on companies working in food and agriculture, and how they settled on their 10 commitments. The conversation highlights the need for shared standards, systems of support, and collaboration to drive systemic change in business practices. Tune in to hear how Les and the team plan to scale the pledge in the future, and how your brand can join the movement.Key topicsPurpose Pledge framework and commitmentsImportance of shared standards and transparencyRole of support systems and catalystsFocus on food and agriculture impactBalancing ambition with realism in sustainability goalsCollaborative supply chain transformationMeasuring progress and accountabilityIndustry-specific challenges and opportunitiesSound bites“Well-intentioned companies highlight where they perform well, but at the same time they ignore parts of the system.”“Our idea is that we have to have a common framework that's a true operational definition of purpose across 10 commitments.”“How are you honoring and serving all of your stakeholders? We we use this term ‘right relationship', which originates from spiritual and wisdom traditions, and it means to be in integrity with somebody and where it's a true kind of reciprocal relationship.”"The industrial food system is one of the most powerful forces shaping climate change, public health, and social in inequality, often in in ways we fail to see.”“The goal is to have all commitments achieved within that nine-year period. Anybody can go to the site and and it makes those commitments very visible and easy to track.”Chapters00:00 Introduction to Purpose Pledge and Dr. Bronner's04:55 Defining Purpose and the Need for a Common Framework10:00 Focus on Food and Agriculture: The Rationale14:46 The Ten Commitments of Purpose Pledge20:12 Commitment Achievement and Continuous Improvement25:14 Collaboration and Community in Purpose Pledge32:16 Challenges in Launching the Purpose Pledge35:42 Understanding Living Wage and Its Implications39:20 Navigating the Application Process for Companies46:18 Eligibility and Commitment Areas for Companies50:23 Expanding the Purpose Pledge Beyond Food and Agriculture54:23 Purpose Pledge vs. Giving Pledge: A Comparative Insight01:02:22 Envisioning a Better World Through Right RelationshipsLinksLes Szabo on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/les-szabo-5a214314/Purpose Pledge - https://purposepledge.orgPurpose Pledge on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/purposepledge/Purpose Pledge Commitments PDF - https://www.purposepledge.org/s/Purpose-Pledge-10-Commitments-Full-Details-July-2026.pdf…LinkedIn post on the Giving Pledge article by Inc.- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7470679564374175744-BHM_/LinkedIn post on the Purpose Pledge article by Inc. - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7470131248229810177-WTLs/…Brands for a Better World Episode Archive - http://brandsforabetterworld.com/Brands for a Better World on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/brand-for-a-better-world/Modern Species - https://modernspecies.com/Modern Species on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/modern-species/Gage Mitchell on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gagemitchell/…Print Magazine Design Podcasts - https://www.printmag.com/categories/printcast/…Heritage Radio Network - https://heritageradionetwork.org/Heritage Radio Network on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/heritage-radio-network/posts/Heritage Radio Network on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeritageRadioNetworkHeritage Radio Network on X - https://x.com/Heritage_RadioHeritage Radio Network on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heritage_radio/Heritage Radio Network on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@heritage_radio…The Food Institute - https://foodinstitute.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today my guests are my colleagues Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah. Shreyas is a research scholar and Kadambari is a research associate at the Mercatus Center with the India program. We talked about completing five years of the 1991 Project, how it started, it's scope, the oral histories of the reformers in 1991, papers, essays, fellowships and much more.  Recorded July 10th, 2026. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Prefer to watch this episode, see the full length video here. Connect with Ideas of India Follow us on X Follow Shruti on X Follow Shreyas on X Follow Kadambari on X Click here for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox. Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:44 - The Origin Story 00:11:07 - Launching the Oral Histories Initiative 00:20:47 -Documentation and Memory 00:37:47 - Building the Repository 00:46:18 - The 1991 Project Website 00:58:11 - Walking with Giants 01:06:45 - Where are all the Women? 01:11:27 - Making Economic Reforms 'Sexy' Again 01:22:43 - The Importance of Intergenerational Interaction 01:34:33 - Incubating New Talent 01:41:39 - Gratitude and Acknowledgments 01:53:19 - Outro

Claire has spent nearly a decade writing emails, fixing onboarding flows, and tightening messaging for enterprise AI security, LiDAR tech, and competitive SaaS products — where a bad first impression costs everything. In this conversation, she pulls back the curtain on lifecycle marketing, the micro aha moment, the IKEA effect in onboarding, and why your offboarding experience is either a hidden growth lever or a slow revenue leak.If you're spending money to acquire customers and watching them quietly disappear, this episode will tell you exactly why — and what to fix first.Key Takeaways5:07 — Activation is the real growth lever. Most SaaS companies obsess over acquisition. Claire explains why a 5% lift in retention has more revenue impact than almost any ad spend — and why lifecycle marketing starts the moment someone clicks "sign up."6:23 — What lifecycle marketing actually means. It's not just a drip campaign. Claire breaks down the full journey: onboarding → value realization → feature expansion → offboarding — and why each phase is a marketing opportunity.8:29 — Predatory offboarding vs. strategic offboarding. Using Audible as the ultimate cautionary tale, Claire explains the difference between trapping customers and creating a graceful exit that keeps them in your world — and willing to come back.13:13 — The biggest onboarding mistake: empty states. Launching users into a blank dashboard is the fastest way to lose them. Claire explains what to do instead, and why collecting just 2–3 behavioral data points at signup changes everything downstream.15:02 — The IKEA effect in SaaS. A little friction is a good thing. Claire explains why making signup too easy actually reduces commitment — and how the cake mix that bombed (until they added eggs back in) is the perfect metaphor for onboarding design.16:33 — Stop collecting demographic data. Collect jobs-to-be-done. Knowing someone is a "senior manager at a 10,000-person enterprise" helps no one. Claire's framework: problem → motivation → outcome. That's the only data that moves the needle.19:53 — How to run customer interviews that actually work. The cardinal rule: ask "what" not "why." What was going on in your day? What led you to sign up? Inviting a story gets you gold. Asking for a justification gets you a polite non-answer.24:51 — Micro aha moments: the framework behind great onboarding. Don't make users complete a checklist before they see value. Map the big aha moments first, then reverse-engineer what tiny wins need to happen along the way.27:07 — Your pricing page is a micro aha moment. No pricing on your site? ChatGPT already knows. Claire's story of convincing a CEO to ask AI what their product costs — and the result — is a must-hear reality check.32:03 — Behavior-triggered emails beat time-triggered emails every time. Don't email users based on how many days have passed. Email them based on what they've done (or haven't done) in your product. Claire explains activation vs. adoption — and Slack's famous 1,000-message benchmark.35:54 — Why deals stall at no decision — and how to fight it. It's not usually the competitor. It's spreadsheets, internal politics, and the fear of being burned again. Claire's advice: empower the champion inside the company who's trying to get your tool approved.42:20 — The 30-day activation sprint. Claire's step-by-step playbook: optimize the sign-up page → add social proof → send a high-converting welcome email (60% open rate is achievable) → limit in-app prompts to three → A/B test subject lines before content.Tweetable Quotes"Your acquisition budget can't cover what a broken onboarding experience costs you." — Claire Heginbotham"It's not a churn problem. It's an activation problem." — Jeff Mains"Personality is your brand's moat. The more everything sounds the same, the more being human becomes a competitive advantage." — Claire Heginbotham"Don't discount friction. A little skin in the game increases commitment — that's the IKEA effect." — Claire Heginbotham"Ask 'what led you here' instead of 'why did you sign up.' One invites a story. The other asks for a justification." — Claire Heginbotham"Your real competition isn't another app. It's laziness and spreadsheets." — Claire Heginbotham"The company that empowers the internal champion best is the one they're going to fight for." — Claire Heginbotham"Stop asking 'why did you sign up?' Start asking 'what was going on in your life that made you go looking?' The story is where the real answer lives." — Jeff Mains"Assumptions are the mother of all f-ups." — Claire Heginbotham (quoting her first boss)"People don't leave a bad solution for a better one. They leave when they find someone who finally understands what they were actually dealing with." — Futureproof Founder closing thoughtSaaS Leadership Lessons1. The first 10 minutes determine everything. You can out-market every competitor and still lose the customer in the first session. If users don't reach a moment where your product means something to them quickly, they're gone — and no re-engagement campaign will save you. Treat the first 10 minutes like the most important sales conversation you'll ever have.2. Collect behavioral data at signup, not demographic data. Job titles and company sizes are noise. What matters is why someone showed up. Build 2–3 onboarding questions around jobs-to-be-done: the problem they're fleeing, the outcome they're imagining, and the motivation in between. That data powers every email, feature tour, and win-back you'll ever send.3. Design for micro aha moments, not checklist completion. Checklists train users to feel like they're working for your product instead of with it. Map your biggest value moments backward — what tiny realizations have to click first? Deliver those early and often. Every small "oh, I get it" moment is a deposit in the retention bank.4. Offboarding is a growth lever, not a white flag. How a customer leaves determines whether they come back. A graceful downgrade-to-free path, an honest exit survey, and a well-timed win-back sequence turn churned users into future buyers. Predatory offboarding (à la Audible) may retain users in the short term but destroys trust permanently.5. Your internal champion needs ammunition. In B2B, the person who signs the contract isn't always the person who found you. Someone inside that company is fighting to get your tool approved. Transparent pricing, clear ROI framing, and proof of support quality are weapons you hand them — and the company that arms them best wins the deal.6. Test assumptions with data, not debates. Most internal arguments about pricing, onboarding flows, and messaging are based on fear of edge cases that never happen. Before you sink time into back-and-forths about what might go wrong, ask: has it ever gone wrong? If the answer is never, ship it and measure. Assumptions are the mother of all f-ups.Guest Resourcesclaire@copyisland.comcopyisland.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/claireheginbotham/https://www.instagram.com/p/DE44XkOM6Jm/Episode SponsorThe Futureproof Series - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfkXKUPZ5xuOqMPR7_gzGybncTtavyR1NThe Captain's KeysSmall Fish, Big Pond – https://smallfishbigpond.com/ Use the promo code ‘SaaSFuel'Champion Leadership Group – https://championleadership.com/https://jeffmains.com/books/SaaS Fuel ResourcesWebsite - https://championleadership.com/Jeff Mains on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffkmains/Twitter - https://twitter.com/jeffkmainsFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/thesaasguy/Instagram - https://instagram.com/jeffkmains

In this episode, we sit down with Stefan Sobkowiak, permaculture educator and renowned Youtuber at The Permaculture Orchard, to explore how to design and manage holistic, diverse agricultural ecosystems. We dive deep into his guiding philosophy that “nothing beats easy,” his background in wildlife biology, and the catastrophic tent caterpillar outbreak that transformed his conventional apple orchard into a biodiversity lab. Stefan deconstructs Bill Mollison's three phases of abundance and introduces his innovative “grocery store” design concept, explaining how grouping companion trees by harvest date completely revolutionizes the pick-your-own farm experience. The conversation highlights the powerful ecological synergies of combining perennial fruit trees with nitrogen-fixing species, annual vegetables, and pastured poultry to naturally optimize soil fertility. Finally, we discuss his playful "magic model" for farm planning, his perspective on utilizing AI as a personalized learning tutor, and how his parent's experience during World War II instilled in him the importance of food security, resilience, and human relationships. Timestamps [00:00] Intro [05:16] Reflecting on Diego Footer and the profound early community legacy of Permaculture Voices.[08:52] "Nothing beats easy" - Choosing crops based on what grows like a weed.[15:33] The side quest from wildlife biology to landscape architecture to building functional animal habitats.[20:51] Professor Caterpillar - Surviving a catastrophic monoculture harvest and shifting to permaculture design.[30:22] Simulating a volcano: Unlocking high-yielding soil dynamics through compost and basalt rock dust.[45:31] Bill Mollison's blueprint: Replanting a diverse layout with nitrogen-fixing guilds.[56:07] Launching a low-cost nursery. [01:08:03] Deconstructing Mollison's three phases of abundance and tracking regional seed adaptations.[01:21:25] Seasonal taste cravings and how nutrient density triggers our instinctive diet.[01:42:10] Designing the "grocery store" layout to group crops by seasonal harvest dates.[02:05:1]1 Rapid Fire Q&A: Reading Sir Albert Howard, using AI as a tutor, and generational memory.SponsorsDubois Agrinovation: Get 10% off by choosing the promo code ‘MasterClass – Jean-Martin Fortier' when you create an account. Some exceptions apply. https://duboisag.com/Links/ResourcesStart Your Market Gardener Journey Here : https://themarketgardener.com/starthere/Market Gardener Institute:  https://themarketgardener.com Masterclass:  https://themarketgardener.com/courses/the-market-gardener-masterclass Newsletter:  https://themarketgardener.com/newsletterBlog:  https://themarketgardener.com/blog Books: https://themarketgardener.com/booksGrowers & Co: https://growers.coHeirloom: https://heirloom.ag/The Old Mill: https://www.espaceoldmill.com/en/Follow UsWebsite: http://themarketgardener.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/marketgardenerinstitute Instagram: http://instagram.com/themarketgardeners Guest Social Media LinksStefan:Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/stefansobkowiak Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefansobkowiak/ Website: https://miracle.farm/ Masterclass: https://permaculture.study/ JM:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanmartinfortierFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeanmartinfortier

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Have you ever found yourself putting off the very marketing task that could help your farm grow? Writing the email. Launching the promotion. Recording the video. Raising your prices. Building the sales page. You know it needs to get done... but every time you think about it, you feel that heavy sense of dread. In this episode, I share a personal discovery that is challenging the the way I think about procrastination, marketing, and business growth. After catching myself avoiding two important projects this month, I realized something surprising: I wasn't avoiding the work. I was avoiding the story I was telling myself about the work. In this episode, we'll explore why your brain creates dread in the first place, why we often mistake uncertainty for difficulty, and why many farmers wrongly conclude they're "bad at marketing" when they're really just avoiding uncomfortable marketing tasks. Most importantly, I'll show you how to reinterpret dread -- not as a stop sign, but as a possible indicator that you're standing at the edge of growth. If you've been procrastinating on marketing, struggling to take action, or feeling stuck in your farm business, this episode will give you a completely new way to think about what's really holding you back. Helpful Links & Resources What email provider do I use? I recommend Kit.com -- it is easy to use, powerful, and getting better every year. It also integrates with most e-commerce providers and tools. Use my affiliate link! Thank You to Our Podcast Sponsors: Local Line is my farm's preferred e-commerce platform for farmers. Are you looking for a new solution for your farm? I can't recommend it enough. Easy-to-use inventory management, great customer service, continuous improvement, and a culture dedicated to equipping farmers with marketing expertise. Local Line is offering a free premium feature for free for one year on top of your paid subscription. Claim your discount by signing up for a Local Line account today and using the coupon code: MDF2026. Head to my special affiliate link to get started: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/localline Farm Marketing School is my step-by-step membership program for direct-to-consumer farmers who are ready to treat marketing like a system, not a guessing game. Inside, you'll get plug-and-play projects, templates, monthly coaching, and a repeatable framework to help you grow your email list, run stronger promotions, and increase sales (whether you're a vegetable, meat, CSA, flower, dairy, microgreen, or value-added farm). Your investment is only $69/month. Over 15 marketing projects to choose from. Learn more and enroll at: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/fms Support the Podcast: Love the My Digital Farmer Podcast? Help me reach more farmer earbuds! Subscribe on your favorite podcast app so you never miss an episode. ⭐️  Leave a Review on Apple Podcasts, because it helps other farmers find the show. Share this episode with a fellow farmer or small business owner. Or forward my weekly email about the show to a farmer! (Get on that email list here to get more marketing tips: www.mydigitalfarmer.com/subscribe)  

Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. What happens when the career a person believed would define the rest of his life ends in a single day? For John “Jay” Wiley, that question was not hypothetical. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. #LawEnforcementTalk #Free #Podcast #Radio This is a special episode where John "Jay" Wiley is a guest on The INNER Estate Podcast. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. Wiley was serving as a Baltimore Police Sergeant when line-of-duty injuries, from an act of violence while on duty, forced him into medical retirement. He did not leave policing because he had discovered an exciting new career opportunity or carefully designed a retirement plan. His law enforcement career ended because his injuries made continuing impossible. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. The sudden change affected his health, income, identity, confidence, and sense of direction. Yet that painful ending eventually became the beginning of an entirely new life. Today, Wiley is the host of the nationally syndicated Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast. The program is carried by 148 affiliate AM and FM radio stations across the United States, reaching markets with a combined population of approximately 48 million. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. His story demonstrates how skills learned in police work can transfer to business, broadcasting, sales, leadership, interviewing, and digital media. More importantly, it reveals the realities of starting over when the future looks nothing like the life a person originally planned. The conversation is available on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and most other major podcast platforms, where audiences continue discovering firsthand accounts from those who have lived them. When Line-of-Duty Injuries Ended His Police Career Police work is more than a job for many officers. It becomes part of their identity. The badge represents authority and responsibility, but it also represents membership in a close professional community. Officers develop routines, relationships, and a sense of purpose built around protecting others. When injuries forced Wiley into medical retirement, he gained far more than a reduced paycheck. He lost the career he expected to continue. He lost the familiar structure of police work and the identity he had developed as a Baltimore Police Sergeant. That kind of transition can be difficult for people outside law enforcement to understand. Friends may see retirement as freedom, but forced medical retirement can feel more like something valuable was taken away. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. Wiley confronted a difficult reality: the career that had helped define him was over, but he still had to determine what came next. His experience raises a question faced by many injured police officers, military veterans, first responders, and professionals whose careers end unexpectedly: “Who are you when you can no longer do the job that became part of your identity?” Finding an answer required Wiley to separate his abilities from his former title. He was no longer working as a police sergeant, but he had not lost the experience, judgment, communication skills, discipline, and resilience developed during his years in law enforcement. The Realities of Starting Over Starting over is often presented as an inspiring adventure. The reality is usually far less glamorous. Reinvention can involve financial uncertainty, damaged confidence, unfamiliar technology, rejection, and the uncomfortable experience of becoming a beginner again. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. Available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube and most major Podcast networks. Wiley had already reached a position of leadership within the Baltimore Police Department. After medical retirement, he had to enter new industries where his former rank did not automatically establish his value. He had to learn new systems, expectations, and professional language. He also had to prove that his police experience could benefit employers and audiences outside law enforcement. That required humility. Starting over did not mean abandoning everything he learned as a police officer. It meant discovering how those skills could be applied in a completely different setting. Wiley's journey illustrates a truth that many people eventually confront: “A career can end without a person's value ending with it.” Why He Moved Into Sales After Law Enforcement After leaving police work, Wiley moved into sales. At first glance, law enforcement and sales might appear to have very little in common. One involves enforcing laws and responding to emergencies, while the other involves understanding customers and presenting solutions. But successful police officers and successful sales professionals rely on many of the same abilities. Both must communicate with people from different backgrounds. Both must quickly evaluate personalities and situations. Both must ask effective questions, listen carefully, recognize concerns, and establish trust. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. The Podcast is available for free on the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast website, also on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and most major podcast platforms. Police work taught Wiley to speak with people during some of the most stressful moments of their lives. He learned how tone, timing, body language, and word choice could change the direction of an encounter. Those lessons transferred naturally into business. Sales was not simply about talking. It was about listening closely enough to understand what another person actually needed. Wiley discovered that some of the most valuable skills learned in police work had little to do with arrests or criminal investigations. They involved human behavior. “The ability to listen can be more valuable than the ability to speak.” That principle served him in sales and later became essential to his work as a radio host and podcast interviewer. Communication Skills Police Officers Bring Into Business Police officers regularly interact with victims, suspects, witnesses, attorneys, business owners, medical personnel, families, and members of the public. Each conversation requires a different approach. An officer may need to calm an angry person, comfort a grieving parent, question a reluctant witness, explain a complicated procedure, or persuade someone to make a safer decision. That work develops communication skills that can transfer to nearly every business environment. Former officers may bring strengths such as: Active listening Conflict management Clear verbal communication Emotional control Situational awareness Rapid decision-making Leadership under pressure Team coordination Detailed documentation Public speaking Interviewing and questioning Recognizing nonverbal communication These abilities can be valuable in sales, security consulting, management, customer service, media, training, and entrepreneurship. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast continues bringing listeners real conversations from the front lines of crime, policing, trauma, survival, and healing. Wiley's success demonstrates why former police officers should not limit themselves to jobs that look like traditional law enforcement. The title may change, but the underlying skills remain valuable. Beginning a Broadcasting Career at Age 44 Wiley began working in radio broadcasting at age 44. Many people might assume that entering media at that age would be too difficult. Broadcasting rewards experience, but it also requires technical knowledge, performance skills, and confidence behind a microphone. Wiley had to learn how to communicate with an audience he could not see. Speaking into a microphone is different from having a normal conversation. The host must maintain energy, control pacing, organize thoughts, and make listeners feel included. Confidence did not appear automatically. It developed through repetition. Wiley learned by working, making adjustments, and continuing to show up. He gradually became more comfortable with his voice and his role as a broadcaster. His career challenges the belief that professional reinvention has an expiration date. “Starting later does not mean starting too late.” People often postpone a new goal because they believe everyone else has a head start. Wiley's journey demonstrates that age can also bring valuable advantages: maturity, experience, patience, perspective, and a deeper understanding of people. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. Supporting articles about this and much more from Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in platforms like Medium , Blogspot and Linkedin. Knowing His Role Behind the Microphone Police officers are trained to take control when necessary. Radio hosts and interviewers must develop a different discipline. A powerful interview is not primarily about the host. It is about creating the conditions that allow the guest's story to emerge. Wiley learned the importance of knowing his role whenever he stepped behind the microphone. He needed to guide the conversation, ask thoughtful questions, listen for important details, and recognize when to stop talking. That final skill can be especially difficult. Some interviewers focus so heavily on their next question that they miss what the guest is actually saying. Wiley's police experience helped him listen closely, notice changes in tone, and pursue important details. His goal became making the program about the people he served. That included police officers, first responders, military veterans, crime survivors, family members, and people rebuilding their lives after trauma. “The strongest interviews happen when the guest feels heard.” The host may guide the discussion, but the guest's experience remains at the center. Launching the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast After years of developing his broadcasting skills, Wiley launched the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast in 2017. The program focuses on real stories involving law enforcement, true crime, trauma recovery, first responders, crime survivors, and resilience after violence, loss, and life-changing events. The interviews go beyond headlines and statistics. They explore the human consequences of police work and violent crime. Guests discuss traumatic calls, shootings, injuries, investigations, wrongful accusations, family struggles, recovery, leadership, and life after the badge. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. The show is distributed through Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, iHeartradio and other podcast platforms. Its interviews are also promoted across Facebook, Instagram, and other social media channels. Wiley's work combines the different stages of his career. His police background helps him understand law enforcement culture. His sales experience helps him communicate value and build professional relationships. His broadcasting work helps him transform deeply personal conversations into compelling programs. What initially appeared to be separate careers ultimately became parts of the same journey. Turning a Podcast Into a Nationally Syndicated Radio Program Launching a podcast is relatively easy. Building one that lasts and expanding it into a nationally syndicated radio program is much more difficult. Wiley did not rely on one viral video or a sudden burst of attention. He built the program through consistent work. That meant regularly preparing interviews, recording episodes, editing content, promoting guests, developing relationships, learning social media, and improving the show's distribution. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast eventually grew into a nationally syndicated program heard on 148 affiliate AM and FM radio stations across the United States. Those stations serve markets with a combined population of approximately 48 million. That growth did not happen overnight. It came from treating broadcasting as a profession rather than waiting for a lucky break. “Consistency builds what viral success can only briefly expose.” A viral post can create an impressive spike in attention, but lasting growth requires a library of meaningful content and a reason for audiences to return. Wiley concentrated on producing stories that remained valuable long after their original publication date. An interview about trauma, recovery, courage, or rebuilding a life can continue reaching people for years. Someone may discover an episode months after it was released and hear exactly the message they needed at that moment. Learning Social Media and Technology Later in Life Modern broadcasting requires far more than speaking into a microphone. Hosts must often understand websites, podcast distribution, video, audio editing, search engines, email, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other digital platforms. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. The episode is available across major platforms including their website, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, with highlights shared across their Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn profiles. Wiley had to learn many of these skills later in life. That process did not always come naturally. Technology changes rapidly, and every platform has its own terminology, algorithms, and best practices. The lesson was not that one person must master everything alone. It was that successful reinvention requires a willingness to learn, and the wisdom to recognize when someone else can help. Hiring the right person can shorten the learning curve. An experienced professional may accomplish in hours what a beginner struggles with for weeks. That does not remove the need to understand the business. It allows the business owner to focus more attention on the work that only he or she can do. For Wiley, that meant interviewing guests, telling stories, building relationships, and creating programs that served the audience. “Knowing when to ask for help is a business skill, not a weakness.” The Shared Love of Music, Radio, and Vinyl Wiley's journey also reflects the enduring power of audio. His shared appreciation of music, radio, and vinyl with Bridget connects the traditional world of broadcasting with modern podcasting. Vinyl records require listeners to slow down and experience the program differently. Traditional radio creates a sense of connection between the person behind the microphone and people listening across a wide geographic area. Podcasts extend that connection by allowing audiences to listen on demand. The technology has changed, but the power of the human voice remains. A sincere conversation can reach listeners through an AM or FM radio station, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Facebook, or Instagram. The delivery method may differ, but audiences still respond to authenticity. Excellence in Media Award Wiley's work received national recognition when he was honored with an Excellence in Media Award from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The award represented more than professional achievement. It recognized his commitment to sharing stories connected to law enforcement officers, first responders, survivors, and families affected by crime and trauma. Awards can validate the quality of a person's work, but they rarely show the years of uncertainty, repetition, and quiet effort behind the achievement. Wiley's broadcasting success was built after the unexpected end of his police career. The recognition demonstrated how a person forced to leave one profession can still make a significant contribution through another. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. Everybody Has a Story Worth Telling At the center of Wiley's work is a simple belief: “Everybody has a story worth telling.” Not every guest is famous. Not every story has received national media attention. Some involve moments known only to the people who experienced them. Yet those stories can still change lives. A police officer discussing trauma may help another officer seek treatment. A survivor describing recovery may give hope to someone trapped in a similar situation. A family member discussing loss may help another family feel less alone. Effective storytelling is not about turning people into entertainment. It is about treating their experiences with respect and helping others understand what those experiences cost. That focus has helped the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast create content that continues reaching audiences across radio, podcast platforms, and social media. Career Reinvention Is Possible at Any Age Wiley's story does not suggest that starting over is easy. Forced retirement affected his health, finances, identity, and sense of direction. Entering sales required adaptation. Beginning in radio at age 44 required courage. Building a podcast and turning it into a nationally syndicated program required years of consistent work. His journey shows that an unexpected ending does not have to become the end of a person's useful life. Skills learned in police work transferred to business because the most valuable lessons were not limited to wearing a badge. They included communication, listening, leadership, preparation, resilience, and service. Those skills helped Wiley rebuild. Today, John J. “Jay” Wiley is a retired Baltimore Police Sergeant, nationally syndicated radio host, podcaster, interviewer, and media professional. He has worked in radio for more than 20 years and has hosted the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast since 2017. Skills Learned in Police Work That Transferred to Business: and the Realities of Starting Over. Special Episode. Follow the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast on their website, on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and other social media platforms for more compelling interviews with police officers, investigators, authors, and first responders who reveal the realities behind the badge. His career did not follow the path he originally expected. It became something entirely different, and far larger than he could have imagined on the day his police career ended. Wiley's experience leaves a powerful message for anyone facing an unwanted transition: “Starting over does not erase the life that came before it. It gives those hard-earned lessons somewhere new to go.” Learn and get access to money saving tips and how to increase your net worth at www.LetSavings.com Download the Free Ebook about ways and tips to improve your health. You can get the ebook for free at www.LetHealthy.com Get the Free Clubhouse App, it is Drop In Social Audio. Think of it as your own talk radio show on your phone, and best of all it is free. Be sure to look for me and follow me, that's John J Wiley or @letradioshow you can do all that here. The Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast social media like their Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn , Medium and other social media platforms. 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Anika sat down with Katie Krimitsos to explore one of the most counterintuitive business pivots in podcasting history. The conversation revealed the realities of walking away from a successful coaching business to launch the Women's Meditation Network, the process of recognizing the difference between intuition and fear, and how she scaled one podcast into a massive 24-show network. Katie's journey offers a masterclass in alignment, strategic audience building, and honoring your creative evolution while prioritizing family.In This EpisodeThe origins of Biz Women Rock and the power of being a first-mover in the podcast spaceThe terrifying moment intuition told Katie to walk away from her first six-figure yearWhy the most powerful business strategy is distinguishing between your true "voice" and the "noise"The messy, 18-month transition of running two businesses while raising a toddler and a newbornHow to utilize paid ads, app features, and cross-promotions to guarantee podcast growthThe strategy behind building a 24-show network and why not every podcast has to be a massive moneymakerLicensing content, internal product building, and creating a robust, high-converting funnelWhy creative expression—not just profit—must remain the driving force of your workTimestamps00:00 Introduction: The counterintuitive pivot to a 170-million listen empire 01:14 Discovering the power of podcasting in 2013 and launching Biz Women Rock 05:36 The defining moment of intuition: Walking away from a six-figure business 10:30 Launching the Women's Meditation Network and recognizing the open market gap 14:41 How to separate the true voice of intuition from the noise of ego 22:05 Tactical podcast growth: Using paid ads on smaller podcast apps 26:28 The power of cross-promotions and episode swaps for audience sharing28:39 Expanding from one show to a 24-podcast network 38:08 Internal product building and licensing content to third-party apps 46:28 The mind-body-soul connection and finding new creative fulfillment 51:43 Favorite mantra: Why "It's all a game" is the best mindset for successKey Insights & TakeawaysInsight 1: True Intuition Requires Stillness and Practice The voice of intuition is often drowned out by the "noise" of ego, fear, and external expectations. Katie emphasizes that distinguishing between the two requires daily practice in small things—like listening to what your body actually wants to eat—so you can trust the voice when it asks you to make massive business pivots.Insight 2: Strategic Investment is Necessary for Scale While organic growth is important, Katie actively invested in paid advertisements on smaller podcast apps to acquire listeners at a defined cost-per-subscriber. She also leveraged cross-promotions and episode swaps with complementary shows (like sleep podcasts) to consistently bring in highly targeted new listeners.Insight 3: The Network Model Allows for Niche Experimentation Building a 24-show network means that not every podcast has to carry the financial weight of the business. Massive shows (like Sleep Meditation for Women) generate the primary revenue, which affords Katie the freedom to launch highly-niched shows (like Meditation for Panic Attacks or Meditation for Kids) that serve smaller, specific audiences without financial stress.Insight 4: Your Product Can Be Monetized in Multiple Ways Katie recognized early on that her meditations (the MP3/MP4 files) were the actual products. Instead of relying solely on podcast advertising (CPM), she distributes and licenses her content to third-party apps (like Insight Timer and Aura), creating multiple, passive revenue streams from the exact same content.Insight 5: Creative Expression is the Ultimate Driver of Business A business can be highly profitable, but if the founder feels "gray" or "blah," it's often a sign of suppressed creativity. Katie highlights the importance of continually evolving the business—such as incorporating physical well-being into her mind-soul offerings—to ensure the work remains fulfilling and energetically aligned.Resources & Links MentionedWomen's Meditation NetworkMeditate to Magic CourseAbout Katie KrimitsosKatie Krimitsos is the founder and CEO of the Women's Meditation Network, a massive media empire that has garnered over 170 million listens. A pioneer in the podcasting space, she previously hosted the successful Biz Women Rock podcast before making a radical pivot in 2018 to follow her intuition into the meditation space. Today, she manages a network of 24 distinct meditation podcasts while prioritizing time freedom and raising her two daughters.Connect with Katie KrimitsosWebsite: https://womensmeditationnetwork.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiekrimitsos/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womensmeditationnetworkFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/womensmeditationnetworkSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Launching a podcast starts long before episode one, and this conversation breaks down the one step so many new podcasters skip: the trailer. You'll learn what a podcast trailer actually is, why it matters for building an audience before you're even live, and how it protects you from the frustrating reality that hosting platforms don't let you control exactly when your first upload goes public. From there, the discussion covers how long a trailer should run, whether to add music, and what content needs to be included so listeners know exactly what to expect from your show. You'll also get a real world example of how inconsistent release schedules can hurt a podcast's growth, plus a walkthrough of the technical checklist your hosting platform will require before submission. Categories, rankings, and what they mean for discoverability round out the episode, along with practical next steps for what to do once your trailer is finally live.Key Topics CoveredWhat a podcast trailer is and why it's essential before launchWhy hosting platforms don't guarantee an exact go live time, and how a trailer solves thatIdeal trailer length and whether to include musicWhat to include in your trailer script: who you are, what the show covers, and release scheduleA real world example of how inconsistent posting can hurt a podcast's momentumThe technical requirements to have ready before submitting to your hosting platformHow podcast categories work and why your choice affects your show's rankingWhy video matters for podcasts right from the startNext steps once your trailer goes liveLet's Connect!Book Your Podcast Consultation Today: https://www.pivotballchange.com/servicesLaunch Your Podcast with Pivot Ball Change: https://www.pivotballchange.com/servicesFollow Pivot Ball Change on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pivotballchange/Visit Pivot Ball Change's Website: https://www.pivotballchange.com/Riverside: https://riverside.sjv.io/c/6950782/2183832/28064

Hey, it's Cindy, send me a text, get in touch!Hey, it's Cindy, send me a text, get in touch![MENSTRUAL EQUITY] [SUSTAINABILITY] [SOCIAL IMPACT][#49] In this episode of The Fearless Entrepreneurs Podcast, host Cindy Chang sits down with Linda Biggs, CEO and co-founder of Joni, a Canadian period care brand transforming menstrual products through sustainability, accessibility, innovation, and social impact.Linda shares how her personal experiences, diverse corporate background, and partnership with her co-founder sparked the idea for Joni. What began as a shared vision to create better period care became a mission to challenge stigma, improve access, and address the systemic gaps surrounding menstruation.Launching during the pandemic brought unexpected challenges, but Linda and her team continued building with purpose. From crowdfunding and direct-to-consumer sales to becoming Canada's first disposable period care brand on major retail shelves, Joni's growth reflects the power of persistence, strategic thinking, and a clear social mission.In this episode, Linda opens up about the history of menstrual products, the outdated language and stigma that still shape the industry, and why better products alone are not enough.True menstrual equity also requires better infrastructure, public access, education, advocacy, and policy change.She also shares what she has learned about scaling a product-based company, building a strong leadership team, creating an inclusive workplace culture, and expanding into retailers such as Costco and Walmart without losing sight of Joni's values.From motherhood and community-building to legislative progress and the future of sustainable period care, Linda's journey is a powerful example of how entrepreneurs can use business to challenge industry norms and create meaningful change.This episode is for product founders, social-impact entrepreneurs, advocates, parents, business leaders, and anyone interested in building a company that balances growth with purpose.If you have ever wondered what it takes to transform a deeply traditional industry, Linda's story is a reminder that innovation starts by asking better questions, listening to lived experiences, and refusing to accept outdated systems as permanent.

Brand strategy is changing. The brands creating lasting growth are not just running campaigns; they are building movements that people want to join.In this episode of StrategyCast, Lori Jones sits down with movement marketing pioneer Scott Goodson, founder of StrawberryFrog, to explore why movement thinking is replacing traditional advertising and how organizations of any size can rally customers, employees, and communities around a shared idea. Through real-world examples from IKEA, Pampers, Visa, Smart Car, Northwell Health, Mahindra, and FourLeaf Credit Union, Scott explains how the world's most successful brands create cultural momentum that drives long-term business growth.And don't forget! You can crush your marketing strategy with just a few minutes a week by signing up for the StrategyCast Newsletter. You'll receive weekly bursts of marketing tips, clips, resources, and a whole lot more. Visit https://strategycast.com/ for more details.==Let's Break It Down==03:38 Starting a career in Sweden08:08 Modernizing home decor trends12:09 Debating Purpose-Driven Brand Missions15:04 Working with Scandinavian brands18:51 Post-recession organizational focus21:14 Creating a brand movement23:16 Launching the Rise movement26:15 Identifying market trends and culture30:51 Launching Money Like a Woman35:23 Tapping into public frustrations38:07 Embracing AI for business growth40:01 Expanding Marketing with AI43:11 Laurie expresses gratitude==Where You Can Find Us==Website: https://strategycast.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strategy_cast/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strategycast==Leave a Review==Hey there, StrategyCast fans!If you've found our tips and tricks on marketing strategies helpful in growing your business, we'd be thrilled if you could take a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. Your feedback not only supports us but also helps others discover how they can elevate their business game!

Send us Fan MailSamuel Lopez is a first-generation Mexican American entrepreneur who was raised in Baldwin Park as part of a family of nine. He currently works for Los Angeles County and is the founder of Ninety-One Good Old Days Clothing, an independent apparel brand centered on resilience, discipline, and self-belief. Grounded in the work ethic and core values taught by his parents, he established his career and business while overcoming the socioeconomic obstacles of his environment.This episode explores Samuel's personal journey navigating the pressures of his youth in Baldwin Park and choosing a path defined by hard work and self-accountability. The conversation details how he balances his public sector career with LA County while managing the creative and operational demands of running his clothing brand. Key topics include maintaining daily discipline, developing a positive mindset, honoring family legacy, and motivating others from similar backgrounds to overcome surrounding statistics.For San Gabriel Valley viewers, this conversation provides a firsthand look at a Baldwin Park native using his experiences to build a positive community brand. Samuel's audience will gain clear insight into the core values, family motivation, and personal hustle that drive his apparel line. Furthermore, viewers searching for real-world perspectives on personal growth, local entrepreneurship, and overcoming environmental adversity will find practical examples of accountability and determination.Subscribe to the MySGV Podcast to stay updated on the stories, leaders, and entrepreneurs across the San Gabriel Valley. If you found value in this discussion on mindset, resilience, and personal discipline, please share this episode with a friend or colleague._______________Music CreditsIntroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OGStingerScarlet Fire (Sting), Otis McDonald, YouTube Audio LibraryOutroEuphoria in the San Gabriel Valley, Yone OG__________________My SGV Podcast:Website: www.mysgv.netNewsletter: Beyond the MicPatreon: MySGV Podcastinfo@sgvmasterkey.com

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on a White House meeting between President Trump and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu have met behind privately at the White House, for the first time since launching the joint war against Iran.

Like the show? Show your support by using our sponsorsNeed to update your shop systems and software? Try Tekmetric HERELaunch your tool game to the next level with Launch Tech USA! HEREIn this episode, Jeff sits down with technician-turned-shop-owner Caleb Mac to discuss the challenges of leaving the comfort of employment to build a business from the ground up. Caleb shares his journey from dealership lube technician to opening his own repair shop in rural Minnesota, reflecting on poor mentorship, burnout, ethical repair decisions, and the lessons that shaped his approach to business. The conversation also covers pricing strategies, mobile repair, towing, diagnostics, hiring, and balancing entrepreneurship with family life.Timestamps00:00 Discomfort Drives Growth 00:49 Podcast Introduction and Caleb Returns 02:03 Opening a New Shop in Minnesota 03:51 Mobile Repair During Harsh Winters 05:20 Dealership Lube Bay Challenges 10:43 Learning Without Mentorship 13:08 Why Caleb Chose Automotive Repair 16:27 Fast Learning at a Used Car Dealer 18:27 Safety Standards and Rust Repairs 22:20 Burnout, Pay, and Tool Costs 25:32 Raises, Pay Tracking, and Moving On 34:06 Bad Coworkers and Comebacks 38:06 Road Tests and Accountability 39:53 Coils vs. Spark Plugs Debate 40:48 Looking Beyond the Misfire 41:34 Hemi Lifter Failures 43:47 Ethics of Frame Repairs 49:34 Launching a Solo Business 54:30 Pricing and Parts Matrix Strategies 59:08 The Reality of Mobile Repair 01:02:11 Finding a Permanent Shop 01:17:47 Tour of the New Shop 01:22:23 Adding Towing Services 01:23:25 Insurance and Business Research 01:24:19 Buying a Tow Truck 01:25:19 How Towing Quickly Paid Off 01:25:47 A Challenging Diagnostic Case 01:27:14 Using Brandon Steckler's Resources 01:28:39 Shop Owner vs. Technician Responsibilities 01:31:58 Building a Family Legacy 01:32:53 Farmall Restoration Project 01:35:15 Carburetors vs. EFI Swaps 01:37:42 Hiring During Slow Seasons 01:39:26 The Physical Toll of Mobile Repair 01:42:50 Final Advice and Mindset 01:45:46 ASCA and Industry Networking 01:48:09 Canada Stories and Fishing 01:53:12 Wrap Up and Call to Action Follow/Subscribe to the show on social media! TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffcompton7YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheJadedMechanicFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091347564232

Jennifer Johnson is an author, speaker, and the founder of True Fashionistas, a highly successful designer resale enterprise based in Naples, Florida. In this episode, she opens up about her incredible journey from a small Minnesota dairy farm to the fashion world, navigating a devastating business betrayal, and why she firmly believes that things happen for us, not to us. 

Lara Nuchowicz is the Principal at AR Capital, a next-gen allocator at the family office, where she manages the private markets portfolio. She started attending investment meetings with her father at fifteen, sitting across from Chase Coleman at Tiger, Steve Cohen at Point72, and Jim Simons at Renaissance. In 2017 she deployed her first capital, and today she owns sourcing, diligence, and monitoring across a portfolio of more than 80 venture funds, with the family screening around 500 managers a year. She has also launched her own fund-of-funds platform, now on its second vehicle, and hosts an invite-only family office retreat twice a year in Spain and Switzerland. Almost every manager she backs runs a fund under $100M and is under thirty.⭐ Sponsored by Podcast10x - Podcasting agency for VCs - https://podcast10x.comWe cover:→ Why there was no single moment she knew, and what actually changed in 2017→ The family philosophy: back people, back them early, stay twenty years→ Why venture doesn't scale, and what that forces you to do→ Funds vs directs, and why the two are not a trade-off→ Running 80+ funds with a three-person team→ The invite-only family office retreat, and why there's no membership fee→ Building a fund-of-funds that isn't a blind pool of capital→ How mixing directs into the vehicle answers the double-fee critique→ Why she'd rather back an emerging manager than write a check to Sequoia→ Fund size as the return lever: under $100M, ideally under $50M→ Tracking talent before thesis, and backing managers under thirty→ The consumer fund she passed on that's now at 7x MOIC and 3x DPI→ What emerging managers get wrong when they pitch family offices→ Why a family office is a resource, not a check→ The next gen's real edge, and where most of them go wrongLinks:Connect with Lara: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lara-nuchowicz/Connect with Prashant: https://linkedin.com/in/choubeysahabVC10X newsletter - https://vc10x.beehiiv.comYouTube - https://youtube.com/@VC10XApple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vc10x-investing-venture-capital-asset-management-private/id1632806986Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7F7KEhXNhTx1bKTBFgzv3kVC10X website - https://vc10x.comTimestamps:(00:00) - Why emerging managers are a better fit than brand-name funds like Sequoia.(00:45) - Common mistakes emerging managers make when approaching family offices.(01:02) - Introduction to the episode and guest, Lara Nuchowicz.(02:28) - Lara's gradual journey into the family's investment business.(04:42) - The family's core investment philosophy of backing people early.(06:51) - Balancing fund investments vs. direct investments in companies.(09:33) - Lara's role and autonomy within the family office.(10:45) - The exclusive, invite-only family office retreat Lara hosts.(13:29) - Managing a lean team and internal processes at a family office.(14:55) - Launching a fund of funds platform with a family office mindset.(18:23) - Addressing critiques of the fund of funds model like double fees and liquidity cycles.(21:48) - How family offices handle tax implications in venture investing.(24:10) - The strategic reasons for backing emerging managers over established brand-name funds.(27:14) - Investment Strategy: Prioritizing talent over a specific thesis.(29:49) - The right and wrong ways for emerging managers to approach family offices.(32:43) - The story of a fund she passed on that returned 7X and the lesson learned.(34:41) - The evolving role of the next generation in family office investing.(37:17) - Lara's approach to raising her child in a family of investors.(41:04) - Final advice for emerging managers on building long-term relationships.(42:43) - Start of the Rapid Fire round.(43:02) - Investment focus: Regions and sectors.(43:21) - Typical check size for fund investments.(43:38) - Ideal investment stage for fund managers.(44:06) - How to connect with Lara.

Another packed Business Breakthrough Hotline, with four live callers and two anonymous Confessional questions, each one delivering a lesson that applies far beyond the person who asked it. Kelly coaches a Substack coach through launching a brand-new paid tier (and shares the three-part campaign every launch needs), helps a two-year real estate agent build a follow-up system that actually creates top-of-mind awareness, and talks a recovery coach out of the biggest trap new online founders fall into: trying to build the whole program before selling any of it. Then a working mom gets a real, been-there answer on building a business around a 40-hour job and shared custody, and the show closes with a sharp confessional breakdown on how to connect and convert from stage when you've been told you can't sell. Timestamps: 00:00 — How to launch a new paid tier 07:00 — The three-part launch: anticipation, founding members, community-led growth 10:00 —Reaching beyond your own audience  12:00 — Nurturing leads that never closed (the one question to ask) 15:00 — Follow-up systems for new agents and service providers 19:00 — The core roles every business needs (client services and the four Rs) 23:00 — Recap: building a winning team and monetizing every role 26:00 — Launching without building everything out first 32:00 — Promise, pillars, and support: all you actually need to sell 35:00 —  Building around a full-time job and motherhood 40:00 — Getting clients beyond social media, and "do it dirty" 42:00 —  How to connect and convert when you can't sell from stage Resources & Mentions Read The Miracle Hour book: Kelly's daily sales system; on Amazon and everywhere books are sold: https://a.co/d/04pzSVLl  Bigger Than You: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Building an Unstoppable Team: Get the Audiobook with 7 bonus chapters: https://www.audible.com/pd/Bigger-Than-You-Audiobook/B0DMR2FB2P?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp  Grab a copy of Mistakes That Made Me a Millionaire by Kim Perell: https://a.co/d/0f8gE6Xd  Join the Virtual Business School (VBS), our sales and business growth membership: https://www.virtualbusinessschool.com/virtual-business-school  Grab your ticket for Called to Lead 2026: Happening October 1st in Boca Raton: https://www.sandiglandt.com/called-to-lead  The Business Breakthrough Hotline: Ready for your business breakthrough? Text your question + name to 916-418-9799 with the hashtag #BusinessBreakthroughHotline for a chance to be featured on the show!

Iran War Enters Fragile Diplomatic Pause As Mediators Try To Restore Interim Ceasefire, Tehran-Backed Groups Still Launching Drones Around Region, Hormuz Effectively Closed! Trump Giving Peace Talks A Chance But Ready For “Strong Military Action” If They Fail!

Tune in for this month summer break checking with host, Nichel, so welcome to this special bonus episode as the show is on hiatus for the return season later this year. Today, Nichel is updating on her summer favorites things to do and learn that can benefit your journey forward moving to mental peace and enjoyment of simple things. She shares her wisdom tip motivational insights and recapping on certain highlights of her Season 9 that wrapped up by giving you an exclusive behind-the-scenes of MOLIAE.  

Andrea Faulkner Williams is the head mama and co-founder of Tubby Todd Bath Co., which she launched with her husband, Brian Todd, as a solution to her own family's sensitive skin in 2014. For years her family struggled with dryness and eczema, and smooth skin always seemed impossibly out of reach. It was frustrating spending money on one product after another that wasn't helpful, clean, or safe for their little ones. Out of those discouragements came a drive and passion to create clean bath and skincare staples and they spent years developing products and testing them in their own home. Since then, Tubby Todd has grown into an entire line of body care basics. She lives in San Diego with her husband and four little ones.In This Conversation We Discuss:00:00 Introduction01:58 The entrepreneurial dream that started it all04:06 Launching with zero money and no retail shelf04:39 How her husband got the idea from his job06:42 Skipping retail to build direct on Shopify08:30 Sponsor: IntelliGems10:22 What "community-based brands" really means12:22 Why small goals matter more than big ones12:53 Landing as the #1 baby skincare brand14:49 Sponsor: Klaviyo17:24 Balancing family while building a business18:57 Biggest hiring mistakes and lessons learned19:41 Why you should fire people faster20:55 Sponsor: eFulfillment Service21:45 The hardest part of entrepreneurship: building a team23:26 Staying humble and not letting ego run the team24:34 Callouts24:44 Why employment tenure makes you a better founder27:21 Not needing a radical idea, just a better one28:05 Selling 70% of the company to private equity30:01 Starting something new always feels uncomfortable32:35 Breaking down the best-selling three-step bundle33:17 How to connect and where to find Tubby ToddResources:Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on YoutubeGentle Baby Skincare for Sensitive Skin tubbytodd.com/Follow Andrea Faulkner linkedin.com/in/andreafaulknerwilliams  Book a demo today at intelligems.io/Get your free demo klaviyo.com/honestLower scale costs today eFulfillmentService.com/honest  If you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!

Tune in with host, Nichel providing her annual summer break check in for sharing her favorite things to do as well posing a question to ponder on while we all aim to have a wonderful summer season or just a break depending where you are located.  Check out a wisdom and motivational tip by Nichel how you can transform your days into impactful meaningful of your worth with a simple activity.

Really? Bullets seem remarkably uncomplicated. I got asked recently why dealing with Iran isn't as easy as dealing with Venezuela. Because they're not the same country. That's like asking why climbing Mount Everest isn't as easy as walking up the steps at Walmart. Venezuela is in our hemisphere. We've had strategic interests there since James Monroe was telling Europe, "Stay on your side of the pond." Iran has spent decades preparing for exactly this moment. Their nuclear infrastructure wasn't built in office parks with valet parking. They buried it inside mountains. Granite. Reinforced bunkers. Underground complexes that look like somebody hired a Bond villain as the architect. These people weren't planning for inspections. They were planning for survival. Which makes President Trump's strategy fascinating. Everybody expected fireworks. Instead, he's conducting surgery. One target. Another target. Economic pressure. Military pressure. Psychological pressure. It's less "shock and awe" and more "you'll wake up tomorrow and discover another piece of your government has mysteriously disappeared." Melissa made an interesting point the other day about international law and whether Trump worries about being labeled a war criminal. That's adorable. The same people who spent years calling Trump Hitler now expect him to lose sleep because somebody at the International Criminal Court might wag a finger? Then, almost on cue, Iran demanded Trump and Netanyahu be declared war criminals. You have to admire the timing. It's like getting robbed and having the burglar call the police because your alarm scared him. Meanwhile, Trump escalated anyway. Oil infrastructure. Bridges. Military headquarters. The message wasn't subtle. It was, "We can make your economy disappear one strategic target at a time." And apparently Iran responded by pretending not to hear it. That's generally not a winning strategy. Now things get even more interesting. Most Americans don't even realize Iran has two navies. There's the regular navy. Then there's the Revolutionary Guard Navy. Think of them as the mosquito version of naval warfare. Tiny boats. Fast boats. Hidden in caves. Launching from tunnels. Harassing commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. They're betting that enough little stings become one big headache. Twenty years ago, maybe. Today? Every satellite is watching. Every drone is watching. Artificial intelligence is watching. Some poor analyst in a windowless room probably knows what cave they're using before the captain does. Technology has made hiding much harder. You can hide from your neighbors. You can't hide from an American reconnaissance system that can probably tell what you had for breakfast. Meanwhile, Iran's proxy network is beginning to crack. The Houthis are under pressure. Regional allies are making moves. Kevin Jackson has been called, the "white-collar" Joe Rogan. Given their similar backgrounds in TV, comedy, and martial arts, it's easy to see why people enjoy Kevin's show so much. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Culture Friday with John Stonestreet on surrogacy, marriage, and children's television. Plus, The Bear's final season, Peter Gabriel protégé Joseph Arthur's hard-won faith, and the Friday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.From Equip by Unbound. Launching high schoolers through coaching, skills training, and interest-led projects. More at BeUnbound.us/world.And from Ambassadors Impact Network. Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to find capital sources that respect, and even celebrate, their redemptive mission. Ambassadors Impact Network connects these founders with angel investors seeking both financial outcomes and spiritual fruit. If you're an investor wanting to steward your capital toward gospel-advancing companies, learn about membership at ambassadorsimpact.com

Stage 19 of the 2026 Tour de France delivered one of the greatest spectacles in modern cycling. A 127.9km mountain stage from Gap to Alpe d'Huez, with 3,500 metres of climbing, always promised fireworks, but what unfolded on the Tour's most iconic climb exceeded every expectation. Richard Carapaz, Lenny Martinez and Sepp Kuss looked set to fight for the stage after an elite breakaway survived deep into the final ascent. But behind them, Tadej Pogačar had other ideas. Launching a devastating attack from the GC group, he rode alone up Alpe d'Huez, hunting down the breakaway one rider at a time before attacking again inside the final kilometre to claim one of the most memorable victories of his career. He didn't just win on cycling's most famous climb, he set the fastest ever ascent of Alpe d'Huez. It was a performance that felt almost impossible to comprehend. Was this the greatest ride of Pogačar's career? Is it one of the finest individual performances the Tour de France has ever witnessed? We break down every moment of an unforgettable afternoon in the Alps. We also discuss Carapaz's remarkable back-to-back mountain raids, Lenny Martinez's outstanding ride into second place, Remco Evenepoel strengthening his grip on second overall, and how the battles for the podium and polka-dot jersey have been transformed heading into the final weekend. Carapaz's efforts also moved him into the lead of the King of the Mountains competition, setting up a thrilling fight for the jersey. Ned Boulting and David Millar Breakdown Stage 19 of the Tour de France 2026.

You know there is a gap between how your team trains and how your team performs. You've felt it. Gabe Rivera felt it too, and instead of talking about it, he built a system to close it. Full-time SWAT officer, Lead Faucet Tactical instructor, and founder of Mindset Tactical Solutions, Gabe sits down with Scott at the Texas Tactical Police Officers Association Conference in Round Rock, Texas to walk through eighteen years of hard lessons: how to vet instructors without getting burned by theory masquerading as experience, how competition shooting exposed gaps that thousands of hours of tactical courses never revealed, and how a small group of motivated cops turned a text thread into a sold-out law enforcement shooting match movement spreading from Southern California to Tennessee to TTPOA.This isn't a conversation about chasing classifications or social media clout. Gabe is relentlessly mission-focused: make the people around you better, lead by example, and build a culture where your weakest link is not weak for long. He breaks down how his agency went from a one-time thirty-two-hour active shooter block to annual refreshers, quarterly reps, and academy-level integration, and how the same forward-thinking philosophy is now driving a USPSA club, an intro-to-competition course for cops, and an intra-team quarterly competition with a plaque and serious bragging rights on the line.If you are a SWAT officer, a range sergeant, a team leader, or any cop who has ever wondered whether competition shooting is worth your time, this episode gives you the full picture, from Gabe's first humbling match experience alongside JJ Racaza to the stage-design lessons learned from rain-soaked stages at TTPOA this week. The roadmap is here. The people willing to help are already lined up. The only thing left is for you to start.Scott and Gabe also get into what it actually takes to put on a law enforcement match from scratch: finding a USPSA club willing to partner, building walls out of nothing, managing squad flow so nobody is standing around for eight hours, and leaning on sponsors like Howitzer Clothing to make the economics work. Whether you want to attend one of these matches or host one in your region, you'll leave this episode knowing exactly where to begin.In this episode: • Vetting instructors on tactics means prioritizing people whose techniques have been stress-tested for real, not just proven effective in Sims houses: one-off experiences are worth learning from, but not worth re-engineering your entire SOP around • Gabe's agency moved from a single thirty-two-hour active shooter block to academy-level integration plus annual refresher training plus quarterly reps after a post-incident debrief trip to Dallas surfaced the gap between their readiness and what actually-trained agencies were doing • Competition shooting exposed performance gaps that thousands of hours of tactical classes and certificates never did: the move to 'one match a month' then 'every match I can shoot' followed directly from realizing that class environments reward relative performance, while matches reveal absolute performance • The intra-team competition format Gabe built scores each team's top three shooters PLUS its bottom two, forcing accountability at the weakest link rather than letting high performers mask squad-wide deficiencies • The Southeast law enforcement match in Tennessee was the proof-of-concept Gabe and his crew replicated in the Southwest: copy the model, learn from their stage-flow lessons (including a full-service staff-reset format), and let the virus spread region by region • A USPSA section chair approved Gabe's agency-affiliated club to run official classifiers inside law enforcement courses, meaning cops can get their USPSA member number and classification within a course environment specifically designed around duty gear and relevant skill sets • Intro-to-competition classes for cops specifically address the three barriers Scott hears most: fear of DQ, not understanding stage planning, and not knowing how to sign up, and Gabe's model walks officers through a live match with coaching squad support their first time out • Sponsors like Howitzer Clothing (Eric Foss, Project Blue Lion) are funding JJ Racaza team courses and law enforcement match infrastructure outright, and USPSA clubs with materials and range facilities are the key first partnership to secure when replicating this model anywhere in the countryChapters: 0:39 Iron Sights intro and show mission 1:09 Welcoming Gabe Rivera and Scott's personal history with him 5:56 Gabe's background: 18 years in LEO and full-time SWAT 6:27 Origin of Mindset Tactical Solutions and active shooter training 8:15 Lead Faucet Tactical and the instructor vetting process 9:38 Dallas debrief, annual training evolution, and closing the readiness gap 24:26 What 'vet your instructors' actually means in practice 29:47 First exposure to competition shooting and Ben Stoeger's course 31:37 Training with JJ Racaza and the decision to go all-in on competition 44:03 Building a competition culture inside the agency 51:03 Launching the Southwest LEO match and learning from Tennessee 1:24:13 USPSA classification inside LEO courses and what is nextMentioned: Gabe Rivera — Owner and instructor of Mindset Tactical Solutions, full-time SWAT officer with eighteen years in Southern California law enforcement, and Lead Faucet Tactical instructor; primary guest of this episode. Dan Brokos — Founder of Lead Faucet Tactical; mentioned as someone Gabe assists as an instructor and who was teaching in Southern California during the week of the TTPOA conference. Ben Stoeger — World-class competition shooter whose Los Angeles-area private course required a USPSA B classification for entry, giving Gabe his first serious exposure to high-level practical shooting in 2015. JJ Racaza — World-class competition shooter who invited Gabe to shoot a match after training together, and who later ran private performance shooting courses for Gabe's SWAT team, funded in part by Howitzer Clothing. Cody — Referenced as a helpful contact associated with the Southeast law enforcement shooting match in Tennessee whose team provided guidance and support to the Southwest match organizers. Sean Griffith — Described as a top-ten shooter in the world who helped design stages for the TTPOA match and is cited as an example of elite-level competitors willing to invest time in helping law enforcement get into competition. Eric Foss — Associated with Howitzer Clothing and Project Blue Lion; credited with sponsoring JJ Racaza's private course for Gabe's team at no cost to the agency and with funding law enforcement match infrastructure. Anthony Coley — Mentioned as a recent Iron Sights guest whose attitude of asking for help openly was cited as a model for the law enforcement match-building community. Dustin Mowry — Named as a previous Iron Sights guest and one of the people involved in the TTPOA match effort whom Gabe has known since approximately 2015. Chancey Pogue — Named as a previous Iron Sights guest involved in the TTPOA match collaboration alongside Gabe. Bryan Williams — Named alongside Dustin Mowry and Chancey Pogue as a previous Iron Sights guest involved in the TTPOA match effort.

Mission drift, the wrong measure, the trade-in trap—and a little fresh-squeezed freedom. Plus, Malcolm Guite on writing poetry one walk at a time, Daniel Suhr on election integrity, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network. Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to find capital sources that respect, and even celebrate, their redemptive mission. Ambassadors Impact Network connects these founders with angel investors seeking both financial outcomes and spiritual fruit. If you're an investor wanting to steward your capital toward gospel-advancing companies, learn about membership at ambassadorsimpact.comFrom Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.And from Equip by Unbound. Launching high schoolers through coaching, skills training, and interest-led projects. More at BeUnbound.us/world

We're officially in the final stretch before baby #3! In this end-of-pregnancy Q&A, we're answering your questions about third trimester life --> from shaving while nine months pregnant to nesting, preschool emotions, and how we're preparing for the transition from two kids to three. Our Place: Upgrade your kitchen with Our Place at https://fromourplace.com/UNPLANNED and use code UNPLANNED for 10% off sitewide with a 100-day risk-free trial. Unreal Snacks: Visit https://unrealsnacks.com/UNPLANNED to get $4 off a bag of Unreal. Terms and conditions apply. BetterHelp: Don't let stigma stand in the way of support. Start therapy with BetterHelp and get 10% off at https://betterhelp.com/UNPLANNEDPODCAST. #ad Nutrafol: Get $10 off your first month's subscription and free shipping at https://nutrafol.com with promo code UNPLANNEDPOD. Follow The Unplanned Podcast: https://www.instagram.com/unplanned__podcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@unplanned_podcast Listen to the pod on Spotify/ Apple Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ToDA4ufQuWuEgMq07zN6t https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-unplanned-podcast/id1669604504 Follow Matt & Abby: Abby's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/abbyelizabethoward/ Matt's Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/_matt_howard_/ TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_and_abby Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/mattandabb YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/@MattandAbby 09:00 - Launching my own makeup company 23:09 - Hiring a doula 26:27 - Maternity leave 29:24 - Transition from 2 to 3 35:55 - Mom car 38:46 - Nesting 45:26 - Neighbors calling the cops on us 48:09 - Audience questions 50:49 - Living in Arizona 52:21 - Where have you lived the longest 55:55 - Dad bod 56:51 - Would you move back to Missouri 58:40 - Weekly date nights 01:01:59 - Preparing for baby #3 01:03:18 - Potty training 01:07:19 - Matt's trip to Turkey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Washington Wednesday on the Nixon revival, Britain's political reset, and America's 50 laboratories of democracy; World Tour looks at Cuba's communist system running on empty; and a portrait artist painting character. Plus, Albert Mohler on gender ideology in medical education, dishonor among thieves, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Equip by Unbound. Launching high schoolers through coaching, skills training, and interest-led projects. More at BeUnbound.us/worldFrom Ambassadors Impact Network. Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to find capital sources that respect, and even celebrate, their redemptive mission. Ambassadors Impact Network connects these founders with angel investors seeking both financial outcomes and spiritual fruit. If you're an investor wanting to steward your capital toward gospel-advancing companies, learn about membership at ambassadorsimpact.comAnd from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Alaysia Miller. A certified nurse practitioner, travel nurse practitioner, and founder of NP Luxe CPR, a Florida-based CPR training company. Alaysia discusses her journey from nurse to travel nurse practitioner, how frontline burnout pushed her into entrepreneurship, and why she launched a CPR education business. She explains the financial and lifestyle advantages of travel nursing, the importance of mentorship, the realities of entrepreneurship, and the major CPR survival gap in Black and underserved communities. Rushion and Alaysia also dive into leadership, negotiating contracts, building a lucrative CPR business, and empowering community health through education.

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Diplomatic assumptions meet hard realities as Iran escalates tensions and Secretary of State Marco Rubio redefines the terrorist threat. Plus, Planned Parenthood returns to federal funding, a mother's ministry forged through grief, Cal Thomas on believing what political movements plainly say, an ironic ending to Britain's climate conference, and the Tuesday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.From Equip by Unbound. Launching high schoolers through coaching, skills training, and interest-led projects. More at BeUnbound.us/worldAnd from Ambassadors Impact Network, Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to find capital sources that respect, and even celebrate, their redemptive mission. Ambassadors Impact Network connects these founders with angel investors seeking both financial outcomes and spiritual fruit. If you're an investor wanting to steward your capital toward gospel-advancing companies, learn about membership at ambassadorsimpact.com

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Alaysia Miller. A certified nurse practitioner, travel nurse practitioner, and founder of NP Luxe CPR, a Florida-based CPR training company. Alaysia discusses her journey from nurse to travel nurse practitioner, how frontline burnout pushed her into entrepreneurship, and why she launched a CPR education business. She explains the financial and lifestyle advantages of travel nursing, the importance of mentorship, the realities of entrepreneurship, and the major CPR survival gap in Black and underserved communities. Rushion and Alaysia also dive into leadership, negotiating contracts, building a lucrative CPR business, and empowering community health through education.

Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and three-time NAACP Image Award-winning television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Alaysia Miller. A certified nurse practitioner, travel nurse practitioner, and founder of NP Luxe CPR, a Florida-based CPR training company. Alaysia discusses her journey from nurse to travel nurse practitioner, how frontline burnout pushed her into entrepreneurship, and why she launched a CPR education business. She explains the financial and lifestyle advantages of travel nursing, the importance of mentorship, the realities of entrepreneurship, and the major CPR survival gap in Black and underserved communities. Rushion and Alaysia also dive into leadership, negotiating contracts, building a lucrative CPR business, and empowering community health through education.

In this solo episode, I answer a question from a mom whose oldest is heading off to college across the country. How do you show up for your kid in the months before and after they launch? I talk through letting them practice freedom before they go, keeping routines and contributions in place, holding the both/and of excitement and sadness, and setting up communication that actually works. If you're sending a teen to college soon, this one's for you. For more show notes got to https://www.besproutable.com/podcasts/eps-644-parenting-and-launching-your-teen/ To enroll in the Sexy and Regulated Mama Summit, go to https://bit.ly/sexysummit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Legal Docket features the woman beside Justice Alito, Money Beat discusses why “invested in AI” is the wrong question, and on History Book the debate over America's Christian founding. Plus, the Monday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to find capital sources that respect, and even celebrate, their redemptive mission. Ambassadors Impact Network connects these founders with angel investors seeking both financial outcomes and spiritual fruit. If you're an investor wanting to steward your capital toward gospel-advancing companies, learn about membership at ambassadorsimpact.comFrom Equip by Unbound. Launching high schoolers through coaching, skills training, and interest-led projects. More at BeUnbound.us/worldAnd from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.