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The KC Crew visit with an extraordinary group of people who have taken their kindness to the Malawi, Africa. Our guests started their incredible journey into philanthropy as young Girl Scouts and created an organization, GRO (Girls Reaching Out), that provides fresh water wells for villages throughout Malawi. The program has evolved into a powerhouse organization, engaging volunteers from companies like Salesforce. Their 501c3 organization is called “WASH for Life.” Check it out. To donate to this worthy organization, please check out washforlifeinc.org  

Douglas talks about trying his hand at theater and seeing how technology and society were changing so he became an expert in navigating the future instead. We talk about tech, social media, surviving the collapse of the old economy, how to fight the tech giants, and helping each other in smaller societies that use less crap will save us.  We also talk to Mamie, Douglas's daughter about what it's like to have a dad who knows stuff. Bio:Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity.  Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He serves as a  research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Douglas talks about trying his hand at theater and seeing how technology and society were changing so he became an expert in navigating the future instead. We talk about tech, social media, surviving the collapse of the old economy, how to fight the tech giants, and helping each other in smaller societies that use less crap will save us.  We also talk to Mamie, Douglas's daughter about what it's like to have a dad who knows stuff.Bio:Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity.  Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He serves as a  research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen.

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast!Episode Summary: As your practice grows and profits increase, one of the most powerful tax and retirement planning tools available to optometry practice owners is profit sharing within your 401(k) plan. But what exactly is profit sharing, and how can you optimize it for both you and your employees?In this episode, Evon welcomes back Matt Ruttenberg of Life Inc. Retirement Services to break down everything optometrists need to know about profit sharing contributions. They discuss how profit sharing works, the different methods of calculating contributions, and how practice owners can use this strategy to maximize retirement savings while managing taxes.Whether you're new to 401(k) plans or you're ready to level up your retirement savings strategy, this conversation will give you clarity on how to align your plan design with your goals.What You'll Learn in This Episode:What profit sharing in a 401(k) plan actually is and why it matters for practice ownersThe “three-tier wedding cake” framework of retirement plan contributionsDifferent methods of profit sharing:Pro Rata (the simple but costly method)New Comparability (targeted, strategic contributions that benefit owners most)How factors like employee demographics, age, and owner wages impact profit sharing efficiencyWhy your Safe Harbor match choice (match vs. non-elective) matters when layering on profit sharingHow profit sharing integrates with cash balance plans to supercharge retirement savingsKey deadlines practice owners need to keep in mind before year-endResources & Links:Learn more about Matt Ruttenberg and his team: 401k.expertThe Optometry Money Podcast Ep 111: 2024 Mid-Year Retirement Plan Updates and Deadlines Practice Owners Need to Know with Matt RuttenbergThe Optometry Money Podcast Ep 64: How to Invest Six Digits A Year Into Your Practice Retirement Plans with Matt RuttenbergThe Optometry Money Podcast Ep 63: Choosing A Retirement Plan for Your Optometry Practice with Matt RuttenbergWork With Us: Thinking about working with a financial planning firm that specializes in optometry? At Optometry Wealth Advisors, we help ODs nationwide align their practice and personal finances for growth, tax efficiency, and long-term wealth.

Musician Ella Grace Francis, and Billy Dorsey, Producer at The Bridge Life, Inc., join Scoot to talk about the Remembering Katrina: 20th Anniversary Benefit Concert this Friday, August 29, at the Orpheum in New Orleans.

Amanda Bubb is on the show to talk with us about all things Interactive Vaulting! One of the things she loves is that vaulting is that it is a great way to diversify programming for EAS centers while being incredibly resource friendly!  Expect to hear all of the nuts and bolts about interactive vaulting including:What is vaulting - what does a session look like?What are the benefits or risks?How do you evaluate participants for vaulting programs.Managing Equine Welfare and selecting equines for vaultingGetting certified, and much more!Amanda has worked in the EAS industry for over 20 years and holds many certifications. She is a PATH Intl. CTRI, ESMHL, Interactive Vaulting Instructor, and Therapeutic Driving Instructor Level 1 at Reins of Life Inc, a PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center.  She is also an Equestrian Vaulting USA Coach, a PATH Intl. Mentor, PATH Intl. Interactive Vaulting Certification Faculty, and Associate Site Visitor. Additionally, she is a CHA Level 4 Equine Facility Manager and Assistant Certifier and serves as an Adjunct Instructor in the Equine Department at a College.Connect with Amanda and learn more about Reins of Life at www.reinsoflife.orgAttend the vaulting workshop June 16-20, 2025  at Reins of Life! https://www.reinsoflife.org/path-intl-vaulting-workshopThis episode is proudly sponsored by Jonathan Killian of Killian Insurance:  www.farmequineinsurance.comFollow us on social and plug in here:  https://hetrauniversity.mykajabi.com/HETRAUniversityLinks

Have you ever wondered what it takes to make the leap from a conventional career to a fulfilling entrepreneurial journey? Glenn Harper and Julie Smith sit down with Matt Ruttenberg, co-owner of Business Development of Life Inc. Retirement Services, to unravel his path from Ohio to Hawaii. You'll hear about his transition from the traditional financial services industry to creating meaningful retirement solutions for clients. Discover how Matt managed to blend his passion for helping others with his entrepreneurial spirit to build a flourishing business. This is an inspiring conversation filled with actionable insights and dynamic twists that could alter the way you think about your entrepreneurial journey. The end might just stop you in your tracks.Top Empowering TakeawaysEntrepreneurial Journey: Matt's entrepreneurial journey shows the importance of discovering what truly interests you and pivoting when necessary. He shifted from traditional financial services to providing more specialized retirement plan services.Mentorship and Family Influence: Matt's background in a finance-savvy family and mentorship from his father played a significant role in molding his career path. His father's work ethic and approach influenced Matt's decision to become an entrepreneur.Adaptability and Patience: Matt emphasizes the importance of patience and adaptability. Entrepreneurs need to be prepared to take a long journey, understanding that initial steps might lead to unexpected but valuable opportunities.Collaboration and Team Building: To scale and excel in business, especially in providing specialized services like 401(k) plans, building a knowledgeable and strong team is essential. Matt moved from working independently to partnering with a team to leverage their collective expertise.Client-Centered Approach: The focus on understanding the client's specific needs, whether for tax saving or providing value to employees, is essential in the retirement plan services business. Tailoring plans to meet these specific needs makes a big difference.Geographical Flexibility: Matt transitioned from different locations like Ohio, Florida, and eventually Hawaii, showing that geographical flexibility can play a role in pursuing entrepreneurial dreams and exploring new opportunities.Real Estate Investment: Matt's real estate ventures with his brother and cousin during college highlight the potential of real estate as a secondary business avenue for entrepreneurs.Importance of Networking: Matt's involvement in financial media networks and conferences underscores the importance of networking in fostering professional growth and staying updated with industry trends.Family Support: Having a supportive spouse who understands and encourages the entrepreneurial journey can significantly impact an entrepreneur's success. Matt credits his wife's support as pivotal in his journey.Continuous Learning and Evolution: The concept of continuous improvement and evolution in career and business decisions is vital. Matt's path shows the need to keep learning, adapting, and re-strategizing to find the most fulfilling and successful role.This episode is brought to you by PureTax, LLC. Tax preparation services without the pressure. When all you need is to get your tax return done, take the stress out of tax season by working with a firm that has simplified the process and the pricing.

If there's a Marshall McLuhan for our digital age, then it might be the much published media theorist Douglas Rushoff. One of the founding evangelists of the digital revolution, Rushkoff then became one of the earliest critics of its increasingly market-driven and monopolistic forces. But now, as the zeitgeist has sharply shifted against the digital revolution, Rushkoff has become cautiously optimistic about the potential of AI to improve the world. As he told me when we talked recently in New York City, AI might be what he called “the first native app for the internet”. I'm not exactly sure what this McLuhanesque message means, but it does suggest that today's AI media revolution might not be quite as dismal as most of us fear.Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He serves as a research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

Questions? Thoughts? Send a Text to The Optometry Money Podcast!Matt Ruttenberg of Life Inc., Retirement Services joins the podcast for a mid-year review of 2024 updates for 401(k) plans and late-year deadlines optometry practice owners need to know. They dive into soon-to-be required auto-enrollment, deadlines to open a safe harbor 401(k) plan for 2024, profit sharing deadlines, submitting 5500 for solo 401(k) plans, and more!Have questions on anything discussed or want to have topics or questions featured on the show? Send Evon an email at podcast@optometrywealth.com.Check out www.optometrywealth.com to get to know more about Evon, his financial planning firm Optometry Wealth Advisors, and how he helps optometrists nationwide. From there, you can schedule a short Intro call to share what's on your mind and learn how Evon helps ODs master their cash flow and debt, build their net worth, and plan purposefully around their money and their practices. Resources mentioned on this episode:The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 40: The Optometrist's Guide to The SECURE Act 2.0The Optometry Money Podcast Ep 89: 2024 Financial Updates Optometrists Need to KnowThe Optometry Money Podcast Ep 63: Choosing A Retirement Plan for Your Optometry PracticeThe Optometry Money Podcast Ep 64: How to Invest Six Digits A Year Into Your Practice Retirement Plans with Matt RuttenbergLife, Inc. Learning CenterThe Optometry Money Podcast is dedicated to helping optometrists make better decisions around their money, careers, and practices. The show is hosted by Evon Mendrin, CFP®, CSLP®, owner of Optometry Wealth Advisors, a financial planning firm just for optometrists nationwide.

*This episode discusses farming, suicide prevention and Ski for Life. Hayden McFarlane has had a few different career changes in his time. He is now working on his family farm but has the best of both worlds by living 'in town'. Hayden's love for water skiing, teamed with his own challenges with his mental health, has seen him take part in Ski for Life. Ski for Life events have been held over the long weekend in March for over a decade. Starting at Murray Bridge and finishing at Renmark, Ski For Life is a water-skiing relay held over 3 days. Ski for Life Inc is an incorporated body whose members are committed to raising awareness and promoting mental health, wellbeing and suicide prevention. Their fundraising is enabling us to provide grants to groups undertaking projects which align with our mission. This episode drop is perfect timing as Ski for Life are thrilled to announce the registration details for their 2025 event! After their biggest event yet in 2024, they've made some changes to keep things smooth, accessible, and safe. They're capping the total number of boats at 40, including the chase boat. For more details check out their Facebook or head to their website, https://www.skiforlife.com.au/ If you are concerned about someone who is struggling and finding it difficult to see their way out of grief or mental challenges, then we highly recommend Question. Persuade. Refer. QPR training, which Emma and Lain talked about in the first episode of Season 1. You can access the training ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Type in the code CSA to take the training free of cost. This training is funded by Country SA PHN. We thank them for their support in the Suicide Prevention space- an area we believe is important to put energy towards. We hope you enjoy this episode. Remember to subscribe so you don't miss any of the future MFEP+ME episodes! *MFEP+ME is a project created within the program Mentally Fit EP (MFEP). MFEP aims to empower people to take charge of their lives and to build mentally fit, connected communities. We believe mental health is everyone's business! Thank you to our NFP organisation, West Coast Youth and Community Support, for making MFEP a possibility! A rock star organisation with rock star staff! Thank you to our Season 3 Sponsor, Lincoln Rural, for supporting Mentally Fit EP for many years through fundraising. Their efforts and dedication have supported the EP community in a variety of ways and for that we are grateful! A big thank you to the Cummins and Port Lincoln Community Banks for supporting Mentally Fit EP through their grant programs. Helpline Numbers and EP Counselling services are pinned to the top of the Mentally Fit EP Facebook page Lifeline 131 114 Regional Access 1300 032 186 Suicide Call Back 1300 659 467

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Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about the ideas in his podcast monologue/Substack post "Why I'm Finally Leaving X and Probably All Social Media." They discuss Douglas's history with social media, the early social internet, Facebook's parasitism of legacy news, the decontextualization of content, The WELL, owning your own words, leaving Facebook in 2013, Jim's social media sabbaticals, the opportunity to create an info agent, the number of daily interruptions, attention-deficit disorder as an adaptive strategy, books versus articles, effects of long-term social media use, the quest for nominal identity, how careful curation improves X, using social media as a professional writer, the organic in-between, strong vs weak social links, the ability of strong links to hold & metabolize, how the internet spawns billionaires, airline subsidies, Girardian mimesis, liberal universal humanism, rebuilding embodied life at the Dunbar number, John Vervaeke's "religion that is not a religion," starting where you are, and much more. Episode Transcript "Why I'm Finally Leaving X and Probably All Social Media," by Douglas Rushkoff Team Human, by Douglas Rushkoff Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity, by Douglas Rushkoff The WELL JRS EP30 - Nora Bateson on Complexity & the Transcontextual JRS EP 184 - Dave Snowden on Managing Complexity in Times of Crisis JRS EP 190 - Peter Turchin on Cliodynamics and End Times JRS EP 170 - John Vervaeke and Jordan Hall on The Religion That Is Not a Religion Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He is a research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen.

Susan Boyea is the Vice President of Group Insurance at Sagicor Life Inc. She oversees the strategic and operational aspects of the company's Group Insurance business, focusing on innovation, business value, and customer experience. With over 25 years of experience in Insurance and Financial Services, Susan modernized the Information Technology division into a world-class Shared Services IT Unit that serves 16 Caribbean territories. Later, she led the strategic relationship between Technology and Business Operations at Sagicor, leveraging her IT expertise to drive technology adoption for competitive advantage. She is actively involved in various professional associations, serving on the Technology Council at LOMA- one of the largest trade associations in the US Insurance industry, and chairing the Digital Society at the #Barbados Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Susan is a passionate advocate for women in #STEM fields and mentors women to enhance their #leadershipskills. Join me on Getting to the Top! to inspire your journey with this extraordinary transformational leader story. Getting to the Top is available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Audible, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and my YouTube Channel. Please Subscribe! YouTube: https://youtube.com/@RacquelMoses Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/e1c3182a-65f5-4089-b7fe-f69d85d416b9/getting-to-the-top Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-to-the-top/id1612120883 Audible : https://www.audible.com/pd/B0BL1S6C2Q?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=podcast_show_detail Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84NWVkN2FkMC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1V2yrvFaDmTzlLXmS50DNR?si=sw6P4IdcQ4ax7Y2cpMjeXQ Racquel Moses, Strategic Transformation. www.racquelmoses.com Instagram @RacMoses twitter @RacMoses Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RacqMoses/ TikTok @rmmoses01

Michaele Turnage Young, Senior Counsel at NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF), joins orthopedic surgeon Tamara Huff, MD, MBA, to discuss the recent SCOTUS ruling on the Fourteenth  Amendment which has impacted affirmative action. According to the Legal Defense Fund, "the Supreme Court has bowed to pressure from anti-civil rights activists, finding that Harvard and the University of North Carolina's affirmative action programs violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This radical decision comes at a time when efforts to advance opportunity in education have been under attack across the country, and the need for such programs remains acute." Although the ruling is widely considered as a barrier to DEI efforts, Michaele Turnage Young shares an optimistic analysis of the ruling with Dr Huff. She outlines the many areas of DEI activity that the ruling does not affect, and discusses strategies which admissions officers can adopt. Central to this approach is supporting the mission of the many institutions aiming to address health disparities in underserved communities, where lived experience is a key qualification.  For further information on LDF please visit: www.naacpldf.org & www.defenddiversity.org © Movement is Life Inc., 2023 Excerpts:  “It's really important to understand what this ruling does and does not cover.” “It seems to be a coordinated effort to cause a chilling effect, to lead people to retreat from efforts to further equal opportunity. These efforts have not been successful thus far.” “Black students were 13% of US high school graduates, but only 6 % of students enrolled in large selective public colleges, while white students were 50% of US high school graduates and 56% of students enrolled in large selective public colleges.” (2020-2021 academic year). “If you are charged with looking for talent, you want to do so in an objective way that serves your mission, and it might be that the mission of your school has something to do with serving communities that have long gone underserved.”    

EPISODE 1639: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the prolific futurist and tech critic, Douglas Rushkoff, about the false promises of social media and our need to engage with what he calls "reality reality" Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He serves as a  research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen. Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EPISODE 1639: In this KEEN ON episode, Andrew talks to the prolific futurist and tech critic, Douglas Rushkoff, about the false promises of social media and our need to engage with what he calls "reality reality"Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He serves as a  research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.

The song you just heard at the top of the show was 'Last Gasp of the Dinosaurs' by Arthur Loves Plastic. You can find more of Arthur Loves Plastic's music on Soundcloud at soundcloud.com/arthurlovesplastic This is Part II of our discussion with Douglas Rushkoff author of the must-read Team Human and Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. Rushkoff is an author and documentarian on the frontlines of understanding how technology and tech billionaires are impacting our lives and the world. His twenty books also include the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks and the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. His films include the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. He won the Marshall McLuhan Award for his book Coercion, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. For more on his indispensable work visit his website.  In our bonus episode, Rushkoff takes the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A. To submit your own answers and give inspiration for ways to recharge as we run our marathon together to protect our democracy, leave your answers in the comments section or send an email to GaslitNation@gmail.com. We'll read some of the responses on the show!  And don't forget that Andrea will join comedian Kevin Allison of the RISK! Storytelling podcast for a special live event at Caveat in New York City on Saturday August 5th at 4pm to celebrate the launch of the new Gaslit Nation book Dictatorship: It's Easier Than You Think! To get a ticket to that event in person or to watch the livestream, visit this website. Signed copies of the book can be ordered at the event!  Gaslit Nation Self-Care Questionnaire  What's a book you think everyone should read and why? What's a documentary everyone should watch and why? What's a dramatic film everyone should watch and why?  Who are some historical mentors who inspire you? What's the best concert you've ever been to? What are some songs on your playlist for battling the dark forces?  Who or what inspires you to stay engaged and stay in the fight? What's the best advice you've ever gotten? What's your favorite place you've ever visited? What's your favorite work of art and why?

Billionaire Bunkers are a stunning exercise in self-delusion, as the books of our next guest show. In this inspiring conversation with Douglas Rushkoff, author of the must-read Team Human and Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, the topics range from how to be a respectable prepper to how to raise good humans and whether A.I. is coming for our jobs and our minds.   Rushkoff is an author and documentarian on the frontlines of understanding how technology and tech billionaires are impacting our lives and the world. His twenty books also include the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks and the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. His films include the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. He won the Marshall McLuhan Award for his book Coercion, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. For more on his indispensable work visit his website.  In our bonus episode, Rushkoff takes the Gaslit Nation Self-Care Q&A. To submit your own answers and give inspiration for ways to recharge as we run our marathon together to protect our democracy, leave your answers in the comments section or send an email to GaslitNation@gmail.com. We'll read some of the responses on the show!  And don't forget that Andrea will join comedian Kevin Allison of the RISK! Storytelling podcast for a special live event at Caveat in New York City on Saturday August 5th at 4pm to celebrate the launch of the new Gaslit Nation book Dictatorship: It's Easier Than You Think! To get a ticket to that event in person or to watch the livestream, visit this website. Signed copies of the book can be ordered at the event!  Gaslit Nation Self-Care Questionnaire  What's a book you think everyone should read and why? What's a documentary everyone should watch and why? What's a dramatic film everyone should watch and why?  Who are some historical mentors who inspire you? What's the best concert you've ever been to? What are some songs on your playlist for battling the dark forces?  Who or what inspires you to stay engaged and stay in the fight? What's the best advice you've ever gotten? What's your favorite place you've ever visited? What's your favorite work of art and why?

In a recent white paper, “Normalize DEI in Your Organization,” professors at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business discuss common barriers to real progress in DEI, and offer evidence-based steps that can help transform DEI efforts from siloed side-projects to core systems embraced throughout an organization's culture and practices. For this episode of the podcast, one of the authors, a UVA Professor, explores the findings of the white paper with two surgeons, one of whom is her father. Together they discuss the importance of inter-generational change, "positive weirdness" and some unique aspects of DEI in healthcare. The white paper references the following framework: Five barriers and pathways to DEI    1) The Identity Regulation Barrier, 2) The Authority Barrier, 3) The Things Are Working Well for Me Barrier, 4) The Inertia Barrier, 5) The Motivation Barrier. Five pathways to DEI    1) Build a More Inclusive Hiring Process, 2) Design for Intelligent Inclusion, 3) Enable Mindful Conversations, 4) Empower Mentorship and Sponsorship, 5) Leverage Identity.  Featuring Professor Laura Morgan Roberts, Associate Professor of Business Administration, Darden Business School, & CEO and Founder, The Alignment Quest Enterprise, LLC; Randall C. Morgan, Jr., M.D., M.B.A., Clinical Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Florida State School of Medicine, President & CEO, Cobb Institute; and episode host Mary O'Connor, MD, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Vori Health, & Chair, Movement is Life.  “Normalize DEI in Your Organization” (link to article & White Paper): https://news.darden.virginia.edu/2022/09/02/new-white-paper-normalize-dei/  "Positive Organizing in a Global Society" https://www.amazon.com/Positive-Organizing-Global-Society-Roberts/dp/1848725760     Excerpts  “Practice expressing your positive weirdness. It gives others permission to bring out their weird. Differences are assets and resources for organizations, not problems to be solved.” “Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the corporate world remain a vortex of passion, malaise, hope and cynicism, despite overwhelming evidence that diverse and inclusive workplaces simply perform better.”   “DEI does not often generate the short-term benefits that people would like to see. It requires a long-term, sustained, and often inter-generational investment for us to see those returns.”   “A perpetual learning environment should be a goal of any organization that really wants to make an advance with regard to diversity, equity and inclusion.” “We need diversity in thought, and diversity in culture and background, because people bring their life experiences into that filtering process. That all matters if we are going to make good decisions, especially in healthcare, with how we take care of people.” © Copyright 2023 Movement is Life Inc. Host: Mary O'Connor, MD Research & Production: Rolf Taylor 

What Retirement Plan Options Are Available For My Business in 2023? In this episode of the Small Business Tax Savings Podcast, Mike interviews Matt Ruttenberg from Life Inc. Retirement Services about retirement plan options available for small businesses in 2023.Matt dives into the different types of retirement plans available for business owners, including traditional IRAs, ROTH IRAs, SEP IRAs, Solo 401Ks, Simple IRAs, and the new Starter 401K coming out in 2014. Tune in now as Matt discusses the importance of saving money on taxes and creating a secure future for themselves and their employees![00:30] Retirement Plan Options For Small Business OwnersToday's episode is all about retirement plan options that are available for your business in 2023Mike interviews Matt Rutenberg, the CMO at Life, Inc. Retirement Services[09:00] Maximize Retirement Savings with SEP IRA, Solo 401K, and Simple IRA OptionsThe goal of a retirement plan is to save money on taxes or recruit/retrain employeesTraditional IRA and ROTH IRA available for personal retirement savingsSEP IRA option for solo business owners with employer contributions up to $66, 000He hints that ROTH contributions may be allowed into SEP IRAs[12:30] Exploring Retirement Options For Business OwnersSEP IRA has a maximum contribution of $25, 000Solo 401K is a better option as it allows for an additional employee contribution of $22, 500 in 2023Traditional IRA and ROTH IRA are the two main retirement options for solo business owners with no outside employeesPayroll-directed IRA is available for business owners with outside employees or non-owner, non-family members      [19: 00] Closing SegmentMatt offers his advice on the importance of saving money on taxes and creating a secure future for themselves and their employees!Final WordsConnect with Matt!Website: Life Inc.LinkedIn: Matt RuttenbergTwitter:  @Matt_RuttenbergInstagram: @Matt_RuttenbergFacebook: Life Inc. RetirementKey Quotes“If you're trying to segment out certain employees or yourself, you might have to go towards a non-qualified plan because if you have a qualified plan like a 401k, Simple, there's rules and fairness… If you are non-qualified, it removes all those fairness rules, and then you can start targeting certain individuals and so on and so forth.” – Matt Ruttenberg--------Podcast Host: Mike Jesowshek, CPA - Founder and Host of Small Business Tax Savings PodcastJoin Our Tax Minimization Program: https://www.taxsavingspodcast.com/taxIncSight Packages: https://incsight.net/pricing/Book an Initial Consultation: https://app.simplymeet.me/o/incsight/sale-------Podcast Website: https://www.TaxSavingsPodcast.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/taxsavings/--------To find out more on this topic and many others visit our website at www.TaxSavingsPodcast.com. You can also give us a call at 844-327-9272 or send your questions to us at: Ask@TaxSavingsPodcast.com

How does the Secure 2.0 Act affect 401Ks? In this episode, Matt Ruttenberg discusses the Secure 2.0 Act and how it can significantly affect tax credits for business owners. The Secure 2.0 Act is a piece of legislation that aims to improve retirement security for Americans.The Secure 2.0 Act offers three main tax credits for businesses that offer retirement plans, including an administration tax credit of $250 per non-highly compensated participant up to 100% of administration fees, and an auto-enroll credit of $500 for the first three years of a plan starting in 2023.The tax credits are only applicable to new plans, and there is still some clarification needed around certain details. Matt highlights various changes and tax credits for retirement plans that will be implemented in 2023. The contribution tax credit is the biggest and most significant tax credit, providing up to $1, 000 per participant who earns $100, 000 or less per year. This credit covers a new tax credit for small businesses that offer retirement plans.Tune in now as Matt explains how The Secure 2.0 Act affects 401Ks and its impact on retirement planning! [00:01] How The Secure 2.0 Act Affect 401KsMike welcomes Matt Rutenberg from Life Inc. Retirement ServicesHow does the Secure 2.0 Act affect 401Ks?Huge tax credits for business owners, up to $250 per participant for administration feesAn auto-enrollment tax credit of $500 for the first three years of new plans starting in 2023[03:37] Tax Credits Available For Small Business Retirement PlansNew releases for retirement plans in 2023, 2024, and 2025Opt-in plans implemented before 2023 are not eligible for tax creditsAdministrative and auto-enroll changes for new plans in 2023Simple IRAs eligible for administration tax creditsRetirement plans can be a selling point to attract and retain employees [10:46] Closing SegmentMatt reminds listeners that the deadline for employee contribution to solo 401Ks is pushed back for the first year of the plan!Final WordsKey Quotes“It's a clear goal here. They need people to save, they want people to save for retirement on their own, and these tax credits are helping to get the ball moving and to get the contributions going.” – Matt Ruttenberg--------Podcast Host: Mike Jesowshek, CPA - Founder and Host of Small Business Tax Savings PodcastJoin Our Tax Minimization Program: https://www.taxsavingspodcast.com/taxIncSight Packages: https://incsight.net/pricing/Book an Initial Consultation: https://app.simplymeet.me/o/incsight/sale-------Podcast Website: https://www.TaxSavingsPodcast.comFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/taxsavings/--------To find out more on this topic and many others visit our website at www.TaxSavingsPodcast.com. You can also give us a call at 844-327-9272 or send your questions to us at: Ask@TaxSavingsPodcast.com

Please extend a warm Morning Fuel Podcast family welcome to CEO Quality of Life Counseling Center, Deuene Hickman   Alright, today's guest… founded a licensed clinical agency that provides both clinical and community-based services to address the holistic needs of individuals physically, mentally, emotionally and socially.    When he was in high school, he wrote a letter stating he would one day own his own business which at the time he thought would be an Information Technology company.   Instead he fell in love with mentoring, mental health, and the idea of helping youth reach their full potential.   His favorite thing about what he does is pouring back into the next generation to help them achieve their desired "quality of life".    The practice of self-reflection, daily exercise , healthy eating, meditation, and a ton of gratitude are methods he uses to keep productive.   Advice he offers others aspiring to succeed in business is… to Learn all aspects of the business yourself so that you can have a measuring stick for others you employ. Quality of Life Inc. (QLI) is a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization established in 2016, that works to inspire, promote, and enhance the “Quality of Life” of youth and their families in our community through personal, educational, and social development and growth. QLI understands the importance of one's well-being and provides various programs, events, and resources to ensure each individual in our community truly understands “Your Well-being Matters.”   EMAIL deuene@qualityoflifecc.com   FaceBook and Instagram @qualityoflifeincVA   Website www.qualitylifematters.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morningfuelpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/morningfuelpodcast/support

Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He serves as a research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen.

Today on the show, we've brought on Douglas Rushkoff to talk about his new book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. Douglas is Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at Queens/CUNY and a research fellow at the Institute for the Future. Named one of the world's ten most influential intellectuals by MIT, he hosts the Team Human podcast and has written many award-winning books including: Team Human, based on his podcast, as well as the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus.  He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice.  In this interview we explore the strange, dark expressions of AI futurism and tech utopianism growing within the billionaire class. Island bunkers, missions to mars, the Metaverse and the impulse to escape in the face of looming climate and social collapse. These are the fantasies of the rich and powerful, but there is an alternative path for humanity, one anchored in mutual aid, disaster collectivism, and human interdependence. We'll explore all of this and more in this episode. Episode credits: Host and exectutive producer: Tom Llewellyn Presenter and editor: Robert Raymond Theme Music: “Meet you on the other side” by Cultivate Beats Make sure to follow The Response on Twitter and Instagram for updates, memes, and more. Our entire catalog of documentaries and interviews can be found at theresponsepodcast.org or wherever you get your podcasts. Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. The Response is a podcast series from Shareable.net exploring how communities are building collective resilience in the wake of disasters  

Jim talks with Douglas Rushkoff about the ideas in his essay series, "What's a Meta For?" They discuss Facebook's renaming to Meta, the semantic web, ChatGPT, a Turing test recalibration period, Rocco's Basilisk, the conversion of the real world into a meta-world, Elon Musk as techno-monarch, the limitations of his understanding of free speech, returning Twitter to the people who use it, Zuckerberg's Caesar obsession, Rushkoff's criticisms of GameB, the dangers of an abstracted "omega point," understanding the complex binding energies of GameA, dominant political isms as a result of industrialism, GameB's schism over personal vs institutional change, the need to actually deliver, coherent pluralism, what being a member of GameB will mean, dangers of a totalizing narrative, not knowing what GameB is, cultivated insecurity, rejecting the metaverse, GameB's resilient response to critiques, and much more. Episode Transcript Douglas Rushkoff (website) "What's a Meta For?" by Douglas Rushkoff (part 1 and 2) Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, by Douglas Rushkoff Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity, by Douglas Rushkoff JRS Currents 051: Douglas Rushkoff on the Once and Future Internet Character.AI "If I Were CEO of Twitter," by Douglas Rushkoff "The Liminal Web: Mapping An Emergent Subculture Of Sensemakers, Meta-Theorists & Systems Poets," by Joe Lightfoot Hierarchy in the Forest: The Evolution of Egalitarian Behavior, by Christopher Boehm The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, by David Graeber & David Wengrow Doomer Optimism JRS Currents 049: Ashley Colby & Jason Snyder on Doomer Optimism Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the just-published Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity. Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. He coined such concepts as “viral media,” “screenagers,” and “social currency,” and has been a leading voice for applying digital media toward social and economic justice. He is a research fellow of the Institute for the Future, and founder of the Laboratory for Digital Humanism at CUNY/Queens, where he is a Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics. He is a columnist for Medium, and his novels and comics, Ecstasy Club, A.D.D, and Aleister & Adolf, are all being developed for the screen.

Douglas Rushkoff makes another appearance on our podcast, sharing his latest thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right?  Listen to his previous interviews in episodes 28, 52, and 83.Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, his twenty books include Team Human, based on his podcast. Others include bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks and the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. As 2022 comes to a close, enjoy this casual chat between Douglas and Vicki.The need to “adopt and invent alternative narratives of success that involve mutuality, rather than singularity; that are collective and communal, rather than alienated and isolated”The importance of tolerating ambiguity, having a tender heart and embracing differenceThe “idea of asking the right questions at the right times… to reduce the cognitive harm imposed by propagandists and media people who don't have our best interests at heart.”Support the showComplete Show Notes

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Quote - “What I like the most about building in Africa and buildingfor Africa is that everything is so greenfield.”The Afropolitan Podcast spotlights Afropolitans who aren't afraid tostep into the unknown and walk in purpose. With this podcast we hopeto empower Africans in the Diaspora to harness their full potentialand contribute to the development of a bold and progressive blackcommunity.Our guests will share their working formulas, the hard facts aboutleaving familiar terrain, embracing the unknown, and staying relevantafterwards.This episode features Nadayar Enegesi, CEO and Co-Founder of Eden LifeInc.; a tech-driven home management platform in Africa providingservices such as food, laundry and cleaning.Nadayar is a graduate from University of Waterloo in Canada and hasprevious experience at Fora Inc. and Andela before transitioning toEden Life Inc..He is passionate about upgrading the home lifestyle and bridging thegap between service providers and service demanders through tech.Listen and enjoy as Nadayar Enegesi talks to us aboutentrepreneurship, Eden Life Inc. and his guiding life principles.Nadayar's Reading ListReinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspiredby the Next Stage in Human Consciousness by Frederic Lalouxhttps://amzn.to/2Jb3qMEBushido: The Way of the Samurai by Tsunetomo Yamamotohttps://amzn.to/3FSr4ggShow Notes1:32 Journey as an entrepreneur4:56 Time at Andela6:49 Transition into the role as CEO and Co-Founder of Eden life Inc.10:35 Process of assembling the founding team15:48 Fundraising process and advice19:03 Founders who have influenced you in the tech space21:42 Reading list25:12 Recruiting and maintaining talent30:27 Title of the book about your life32:49 What does being Afropolitan mean to you34:38 Impact of Covid-19The Afropolitan Podcast is hosted by Eche Emole, co-founder of Afropolitan.Listen and subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Jamit, orwherever you get your podcasts.Want to learn more about Afropolitan?Twitter - https://twitter.com/afropolitanWebsite - https://www.afropolitan.io/

Douglas Rushkoff is a media and tech critic who has been called "one of the world's ten most influential intellectuals" by MIT. He has hosted PBS Frontline documentaries and written many books including Life Inc., Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, and most recently Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires. Today we talk about how Silicon Valley's elite are trying to shield themselves from the consequences of inequality and climate destruction. Douglas' new book builds on an experience he had several years ago, where several billionaires called him out into the desert to ask him how to survive "The Event," an anticipated apocalyptic catastrophe that would send them heading for their bunkers. He shows how the super-rich often don't feel like winners. They feel scared about a coming giant global rupture. Some want to upload their consciousness and merge with machines. They are lost in fantasies about a transcendent future that bear striking similarities to Christian ideas of the Rapture. Our conversation touches on many topics, including right-wing conspiracy theories, Timothy Leary, metaverses, simulated cats, James Brown, plants, bunker jacuzzis, and Mussolini. But we focus on what Douglas calls "The Mindset," the ideology held by the world's "tech bros" that envisions an escape from material reality and the merging of humans and machines: "Climate change is the excuse for them to think about the fantasy they've had since they were little baby tech bros. They've always been wanting to create some kind of digital womb around themselves that could anticipate their every need and make it so they didn't have to deal with real people. [It's] the dream of being the last person alive and getting all the toys." — Douglas Rushkoff Douglas makes the case for viciously mocking tech bros who entertain damaging and delusional beliefs. He shows how what we really need is to care for the planet, care about each other, and not lose ourselves in techno-solutionist fantasies about transcending the material world. The "bunker strategy" for dealing with chaos, he says, won't work, because human survival depends on the survival of society. "What happens when you need a new heater for the jacuzzi?" he asks. You can live alone in a bunker for a few weeks or months, maybe. But the only realistic long-term path forward is to build a resilient society and planet. The Vanity Fair article on neo-reactionary politics is here, and more on neoreaction can be heard in our interview with Elizabeth Sandifer. William Shatner discusses his visit to space here. The clip of Shatner and Bezos is here. Nathan's article "The Bezos Future" is here and his article on the metaverse is here. More on Yuval Harari can be read here and more on “longtermism” is here. For more on “Web3,” see our interview with Molly White.Note: Mike Davis has not in fact died, but it has been reported that he is terminally ill.

Matt is a financial entrepreneur along with the CMO at Shareholder of Life, Inc., and founder of SureLI Insurance. After selling his financial planning company after 15 years, Matt founded a new company and merged with another to help those seeking Financial Independence. Matt is a 401(k) expert who can educate a community of entrepreneurs on navigating the retirement plan world and learning which plan is best for their business. Matt is also very knowledgeable in the Financial Independence (FI/FIRE) movement and would love to educate your community on how to reach FI. Listen to this informative Grow Your Business and Grow Your Wealth podcast episode with Matt Ruttenberg. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: Why should small businesses offer a 401(k)? Common mistakes business owners make, including prototype plans. Staying current on the changes to the 401 (k) retirement plan. Consider not integrating your 401 (k) with a payroll provider. Why you should not miss IRS deadlines.  Connect with Matthew Ruttenberg: Website: https://linktr.ee/mattruttenberg Twitter:  https://twitter.com/matt_ruttenberg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt_ruttenberg/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattruttenberg/ Connect with Gary: Website: sbadvisors.cc/ Facebook: facebook.com/SmallBusinessAdvisors LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gary-d-heldt-jr-388a051/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt is a financial entrepreneur along with the CMO at Shareholder of Life, Inc., and founder of SureLI Insurance. After selling his financial planning company after 15 years, Matt founded a new company and merged with another to help those seeking Financial Independence. Matt is a 401(k) expert who can educate a community of entrepreneurs on navigating the retirement plan world and learning which plan is best for their business. Matt is also very knowledgeable in the Financial Independence (FI/FIRE) movement and would love to educate your community on how to reach FI.Listen to this informative Grow Your Business and Grow Your Wealth podcast episode with Matt Ruttenberg.Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: Why should small businesses offer a 401(k)? Common mistakes business owners make, including prototype plans. Staying current on the changes to the 401 (k) retirement plan. Consider not integrating your 401 (k) with a payroll provider. Why you should not miss IRS deadlines.  Connect with Matthew Ruttenberg:Website: https://linktr.ee/mattruttenbergTwitter:  https://twitter.com/matt_ruttenbergInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/matt_ruttenberg/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattruttenberg/Connect with Gary:Website: sbadvisors.cc/Facebook: facebook.com/SmallBusinessAdvisorsLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/gary-d-heldt-jr-388a051/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Author and Professor Douglas Rushkoff joins Nate to discuss how human behavior interacts with technology and how we have arrived at a place with enormous wealth and income inequality just as society is rapidly approaching biophysical limits.  Rushkoff unpacks parts of his new book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, on the need to collectively break away from a top-down mindset to embrace circularity and resiliency. About Douglas Rushkoff: Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. His twenty books include the upcoming Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, as well as the recent Team Human, based on his podcast, and the bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. His book Coercion won the Marshall McLuhan Award, and the Media Ecology Association honored him with the first Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity.  

Douglas Rushkoff makes a third appearance in our series, sharing his latest thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right? Listen to his previous interviews in episodes 28 and 52.Douglas Rushkoff is an author and documentarian who studies human autonomy in a digital age. Rushkoff's work explores how different technological environments change our relationship to narrative, money, power, and one another. Named one of the “world's ten most influential intellectuals” by MIT, his twenty books include Team Human, based on his podcast. Others include bestsellers Present Shock, Throwing Rocks and the Google Bus, Program or Be Programmed, Life Inc, and Media Virus. He also made the PBS Frontline documentaries Generation Like, The Persuaders, and Merchants of Cool. Before our season break, enjoy this casual chat between Douglas and Vicki which included themes of:Exposing “the false premise of winning at capitalism”Exploring that life often gets better, not worse as we avoid consumerist comfortsRebuilding non-monetary social capital and being careful of the “transactional bias in the way human beings relate to each other”Complete show notes HEREConnect with Douglas RushkoffWebsite: rushkoff.comTwitter: twitter.com/rushkoffFollow WCPGR/ResilienceFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/buildresilience​Twitter: https://twitter.com/buildresilience​Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buildresilienceSupport the show

With a mission to help expectant mothers during their pregnancies, and power stemming directly from an everlasting faith in God, Founder and Executive Director of Breath of Life Inc., Regina Napolitano, joins Rebecca Weber for an episode of prayer, empowerment, and courage. Tune in to learn about the kinds of maternity services Breath of Life provides and how their facilities have touched the lives of many throughout the community by providing homes, care, classes, and loving faith.

Smart for Life, Inc CEO Darron Minton tells Proactive the Miami, Florida-based seller of nutritional and related products expects to reach $100M in top-line growth in next 12 months. Minton explains how the group plans to reach this goal, along with achieving $300 million in revenue in the next 36 months, by way of its acquisition strategy.

This episode features Marz Bishop. He is a empowerment speaker, author, president of Life INC. During this episode he talks about his up coming tour and the base behind it as a person. We talk about purpose and the benefits of living in your purpose. He drops a lot of gems in hopes that it empowers many. Check it out. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/destiny-lockett/support

In this episode, Jeff chats with Matt Ruttenberg of Life Inc. Retirement Services, who shares some eye-opening insights about tax deferred investment plans for self employed individuals, as well as real estate investors who also work a 9 to 5 "day job". Topics:The difference between an IRA and a 401kHow to create a self-directed IRAHow to create a self-directed 401kThe maximum contribution limits of IRAs and 401ksHow to increase your retirement contribution limitsHow to invest in real estate inside a self-directed IRA or 401kLinks:Matt's blog post on 401k Plans for Real Estate InvestorsLife IncorporatedRetirement Plan Evaluator - Learn which retirement plan is best for your business.Contact Info:Matt Ruttenberg Chief Marketing OfficerDirector of Participant EducationLife, Inc. Retirement Services614-396-7652 | 239-989-3808matt.ruttenberg@lifeincrs.com 401k.expert 100 E. Campus View Blvd, Ste # 250Columbus, OH 43235

In "Life Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take It Back," author Douglas Rushkoff writes about how the corporate world has contributed negatively to the relationship people have with each other, and how we can reconnect to our own communities and find value without it being related to a corporation. This discussion took place on a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" originating in San Francisco, California.

Kicking off Women's History month with a NEW series “Transparency Talks” in partnership with the I Am Academy Part 1 I Am Transparent: I express myself openly and honestly. Joining me LIVE is Retha Your Transparency Coach. Seretha M. Sherrod is best known as Retha Your Transparency Coach and the Founder of Art of Life Inc which stands for Authenticity, Resilience and Transparency. She is an International Coach and Consultant, Motivational Speaker. She is "Your Coach's Coach" and helps you give yourself permission to "Be Selfish First." Connect with Retha https://instagram.com/rethayourtransparencycoach?utm_medium=copy_link https://sites.google.com/view/powerintransparency/home

Issues of Life Inc. is presenting a Mental Health Bible Study for three purposes:1. To share knowledge about the psyche (soul) of human beings. Hence, this is where psychology comes from. Psyche which means soul. The seat of our feelings, thoughts, and willpower to choose.2. To share knowledge that is not being taught in the church about mental health which is in the Bible. Yes, mental health is in the Bible.3. To share knowledge that will set God's people free and make them whole, healed, and happy. This episode was taught during the Mental Health Bible Study. Question: Does the spirit need saving? To join us on Monday nights for mental health bible study, sign up at bit.ly/mentalhealthbiblestudySupport the show (https://www.issuesoflife.me/donate)

Spicy Mari is a Matchmaker, Relationship Expert, Founder and CEO of The Spicy Life, Inc. She's been featured on ABC, the Tamron Hall Show, Access Hollywood, E! Daily Pop, NBC Access Live, VH1's Basketball Wives, BuzzFeed, Essence Magazine, Soul Pancake, Tastemade, LATV Network, iHeartRadio and more.https://www.moneymakingconversations.comhttps://www.youtube.com/MoneyMakingConversationshttps://www.facebook.com/MoneyMakingConversations/https://twitter.com/moneymakingconvhttps://www.instagram.com/moneymakingconversations/Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSupport the show: https://www.steveharveyfm.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paul Oneid is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Certified Exercise Physiologist and Certified Olympic Weightlifting Coach who holds Master of Science Degrees in both Exercise Science and Sports Management. With 14 years of experience as a Strength and Conditioning Coach in varying capacities from youth to professional athletics, Paul has an extensive understanding of what it takes to reach the highest levels of performance. He is also the Co-Founder of 1-Life Inc. and the MetriLife app – A mobile app that helps you live healthier, live happier and live stronger. As a competitive powerlifter, his best lifts in competition are an 805lbs Squat, 430lbs Bench Press, a 725lbs Deadlift, and a 1960lbs total. Connect with Paul: https://www.instagram.com/pauloneid/ https://masterathletic.com/ https://www.coachescorneru.com/ https://www.1-lifeinc.com/ Sponsors: https://baconandbarbells.co/ https://subjectzerosupps.com/

Listen in as Dr. Cherese Sullivan-Henry generously shares the details of her family's struggle with infertility on this week's episode. She has recently started a video blog chronicling her journey to IVF (My Black IVF Story) in hopes that other Black women can find comfort in sharing her challenges. I am honored to call this brave woman my friend! Thank you for chatting with me, Cherese!...About Cherese!Cherese Sullivan-Henry, DVM is the creator of MyBlackIVFStory on YouTube and Instagram which is a personal account of her infertility journey.  She is a graduate of Penn State University (Bachelor of Science), Tuskegee University (Master of Science), and Cornell University (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine). She is a member of the board of directors for Sparkles of Life Inc. a a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting families dealing with infertility and delayed parenthood.  Currently, she is a relief veterinarian living in Houston, TX with her husband, one year old twins, and dog.IG: @myblackivfstoryMy Black IVF Story on YouTube...Topics that we cover-Sparkles of Life-CDC article on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pregnancy-Racial bias in pain assessment and treatment recommendations, and false beliefs about biological differences between blacks and whites-My Black Receipt ProjectCherese's favorite recent Black-owned business purchase: Ejona SleepwearStacey's favorite recent Black-owned business purchase: Red Bay Coffee (Carver's Dream is my favorite blend so far!)...Resources for expanding your thought process on anti-racism and White Privilege:-How to Be an Anti-Racist Summary from Aspen Ideas Festival with Ibram X. Kendi-Please see the Other Resources page on my website for some examples of learning material regarding systemic oppression, White privilege and allyship guides....Ways to connect with The Whole Veterinarian!Instagram: @thewholeveterinarianFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewholeveterinarian/Email: thewholeveterinarian@gmail.comwww.thewholeveterinarian.com....Music Credit: Journey of Hope by Alexander Nakarada

In today's world, many things are changing. We are opening ourselves up to new ways of being mindful, being present, and being engaged in our own lives. This is translating in a million different ways in how we act in life and in work. One thing is for sure, we are waking up. This is exactly what has helped our next guest Jeanette Bronee get to where she is today. We're talking mindfulness, self-care, and how technology fits into our lives and experiences. Jeanette is a Performance & Culture Strategist, International Keynote & TEDx Speaker, Author & Founder of Path for Life Inc. She is passionate about creating a Culture of C.A.R.E. that integrates tech and humanity so that we can unlock what truly drives performance, engagement and motivation from the inside out. This episode is amazing, if we do say so ourselves. Jeanette is deeply passionate about her work, and it shines through in this episode. Take a listen below!

It's not ever about the body In this special edition podcast, the roles have reversed and I am the interviewee. Kylie Mcbeath, co-founder of the holistic digital program Zura Health holds the mic this time as we role-reverse - you will recognise the wisdom of her voice from my most recent podcast episode (#23), Empowering Your Needs + Breaking Through. I share loads about my experience in the health and fitness worlds that ultimately led me to the work I do today, and how something like emotional eating goes deeper than our relationship to food. Time and again I've seen the one thing that can crush an otherwise empowered and successful person: lack of emotional awareness, mental empowerment, and overall self-connection. I can't stress these factors enough. If you're not seeing the results that you want from your self love affirmations, endless diets, and strict eating and exercise regimes, this message is for you. By results, I don't just mean physical, I'm talking about achieving a deep sense of emotional fulfilment and love within. If you want to look in the mirror and feel gratitude and freedom, you must learn how to work with your mind and emotions so you are no longer their servant. We discuss (to name a few): The core cause behind our unhealthy relationship to food and our body A question to ask yourself that may radically change your life An easy-peasy meditation practice The core human needs Disconnection = not living an alignment Tools and action steps to cultivate deeper connection to self Identifying our core values Emotional resiliency and why it's so effing important Understanding emotional data Discipline, self connection, and emotional resilience are REQUIRED LIFE SKILLS if you want to let go of control, radiate with confidence, and find the happiness that you deserve. Let me know over on insta (@amber_hawken) what this conversation brought up in you and drop a comment about your biggest takeaway. Connect closer with what Zura Health is all about: zurahealth.com @zurahealth Check out my other resources on body image, emotional eating and emotional resiliency: How To Not Hate Your Body + Use Food To Escape Your EmotionsMy Podcast (episode #15) with nude yoga teacher Rosie Rees

Winner of the Media Ecology Association's first Neil Postman award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity, Dr. Douglas Rushkoff is an author, teacher, and documentarian who focuses on the ways people, cultures, and institutions create, share, and influence each other's values. He is Professor of Media Theory and Digital Economics at CUNY/Queens, technology and media commentator for CNN, digital literacy advocate for Codecademy.com and a lecturer on media, technology, culture and economics around the world. His new book, Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus: How Growth Became the Enemy of Prosperity, argues that we have failed to build the distributed economy that digital networks are capable of fostering, and instead doubled down on the industrial age mandate of growth above all. His previous best-selling books on media and popular culture have been translated to over thirty languages. They include Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now, Program or Be Programmed: Ten Commands for a Digital Age, a followup to his Frontline documentary, Digital Nation, and Life Inc, an analysis of the corporate spectacle, which was also made into a short, award-winning film. His other books include Cyberia, Media Virus, Playing the Future, Nothing Sacred: The Truth about Judaism, Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out and Coercion, winner of the Marshall Mcluhan Award for best media book. Rushkoff also wrote the acclaimed novels Ecstasy Club and Exit Strategy and graphic novel, Club Zero-G. He wrote the graphic novels Testament and A.D.D., for Vertigo. He has written and hosted three award-winning PBS Frontline documentaries – The Merchants of Cool looked at the influence of corporations on youth culture, The Persuaders, about the cluttered landscape of marketing, and new efforts to overcome consumer resistance, and Digital Nation, about life on the virtual frontier. Most recently, he made Generation Like, an exploration of teens, marketers, and social media. He has been awarded a Fullbright Scholarship, and Senior Fellowships by the Markle Foundation, the Center for Global Communications, and the International University of Japan. He served as an Advisor to the United Nations Commission on World Culture and regularly appears on TV shows from NBC Nightly News and Larry King to the Colbert Report and Bill Maher. He developed the Electronic Oracle software series for HarperCollins Interactive. In this episode, we talk about how he sees the purpose of Judaism is to help one transcend Judaism, the psycho-social peril of living in the digital now, and how the new media empires has failed to build the distributed economy that digital networks are capable of fostering, and instead doubled down on the industrial age mandate of growth above all. I got to talk to one of my heroes, and this show made it possible. Thanks, OTBR listeners. You make it all possible. Enjoy!

The office has come a long way: from the executive desk to the cubicle (also known as the "veal-fattening pen"). Today, we explore the changing nature of the American workplace and how corporations rule the world. Life Inc. - Douglas Rushkoff; Cubed - Nikil Saval; Sonic Sidebar: Waitresses; Industrial Musicals - Steve Young; Deep Tracks: Mark Mothersbaugh ; On Our Minds: Kim Gordon.

We explore the world of work -- including cubicles and how corborations rule the world, Life Inc. - Douglas Rushkoff; Cubed - Nikil Saval; Sonic Sidebar: Waitresses; Industrial Musicals - Steve Young; Dangerous Idea: The LitMode 100; On Our Minds: Arundhati Roy.

Welcome to episode #400 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. For the 400th episode of this podcast series, I wanted to have a serious and in-depth conversation with someone who I consider to be one of the brightest minds when it comes to digital, media and technology. That's Douglas Rushkoff. The timing could not have been more perfect, because he is back with a new documentary that recently aired on Frontline titled, Generation Like. You will be doing yourself a huge disservice if you don't take the time to watch it (it's streaming for free online). Rushkoff's latest book is called, Present Shock, and he has ten-plus other best-selling books on new media and pop culture (including: Program Or Be Programmed, Life Inc., Cyberia, Media Virus, Playing the Future, Nothing Sacred: The Truth about Judaism, Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out and Coercion, winner of the Marshall Mcluhan Award for best media book). He does tons of teaching and public speaking, but also makes time to produce and write documentaries like Generation Like (along with The Merchants of Cool,  The Persuaders, Digital_Nation). If that weren't enough, Douglas Rushkoff has written two series of graphic novels for Vertigo called, Testament and A.D.D.. I'm always honored that he takes the time to have these types of conversations with me, and we decided to deep dive into some of the bigger themes of this documentary, and what it means to society, as a whole. Lastly, thank you very much for listening to my podcast. I put out these shows, because having these conversations make me better (and hopefully smarter)> The fact that thousands of people - every week - enjoy them right along with me is a true privilege. I'm not one to celebrate milestones and the like, but thank you for being a part of my journey to discover. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #400 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 56:45. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete is now available too! In conversation with Douglas Rushkoff. Generation Like. Present Shock. Follow Douglas on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #400 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: add advertising podcast blog blogging brand business book business podcast coercion content marketing cyberia david usher dc comics digital marketing digital nation douglas rushkoff facebook frontline generation like get back in the box itunes life inc marketing blogger marketing podcast media virus nothing sacred pbs playing the future podcast podcasting present shock program or be programmed social media testament the merchants of cool the persuaders twitter vertigo video podcast

Welcome to episode #354 of Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast. His latest book is called, Present Shock, and he has ten-plus other best-selling books on new media and pop culture (including: Program Or Be Programmed, Life Inc., Cyberia, Media Virus, Playing the Future, Nothing Sacred: The Truth about Judaism, Get Back in the Box: Innovation from the Inside Out and Coercion, winner of the Marshall Mcluhan Award for best media book). He does tons of teaching and public speaking but also makes time to produce and write documentaries (The Merchants of Cool,  The Persuaders, Digital_Nation). If that weren't enough, Douglas Rushkoff has written two series of graphic novels for Vertigo called, Testament and A.D.D. When it comes to the top thinkers that inspire me, Rushkoff, holds one of the few coveted spots. He's a deep, deep thinker and drops insights on media and marketing that will keep you thinking and spinning for days. Enjoy the conversation... Here it is: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #354 - Host: Mitch Joel. Running time: 45:55. Please send in questions, comments, suggestions - mitch@twistimage.com. Hello from Beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at iTunes. Please visit and leave comments on the Blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on twitter.  Six Pixels of Separation the book is now available. CTRL ALT Delete comes out May 21st, 2013. In conversation with Douglas Rushkoff. Present Shock. Follow Douglas on Twitter. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'. Get David's song for free here: Artists For Amnesty. Download the Podcast here: Six Pixels Of Separation - The Twist Image Podcast - Episode #354 - Host: Mitch Joel. Tags: add advertising podcast blog blogging brand business book coercion cyberia david usher digital marketing digital nation douglas rushkoff facebook get back in the box inside out life inc media virus new media nothing sacred playing the future pop culture present shock program or be programmed testament the merchants of cool the persuaders vertigo