Podcasts about Lucent

Collette Chilton is the CIO of Williams College where she has overseen its $3 billion since 2006. Collette is nothing short of a legend in the business. She has sat in a CIO seat since the early 1990s at the helm of public pension MassPrim and corporate pension Lucent before joining Williams. Institutional Investors bestowed its Lifetime Achievement Award on Collette in 2019, and Barron's named her one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance in 2020.   Our conversation covers Collette's career path and lessons learned before joining Williams. We then turn to her arrival at Williams in 2006 to a phone, a computer, and a legacy portfolio, Williams' governance structure leveraging alumni advisors, asset allocation, manager selection, manager monitoring, hedge funds, venture capital, and navigating around popular managers.   Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (⁠https://thepodcastconsultant.com⁠)   Learn More Follow Ted on Twitter at @tseides or LinkedIn Subscribe to the mailing list Access Transcript with Premium Membership  

Steve Sosnick on the ratchet effect in equities, the AI bandwidth parallel, Kevin Warsh's impossible first week, and why crypto is the unsexy trade right now. --- Thank you to our sponsor! Coinbase: Get 20% off the first year of your Coinbase One annual plan at coinbase.com/unchained. Heads up! If you haven't yet, be sure to subscribe to Bits + Bips, since the show will migrate there in a few weeks. Follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Unchained⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and wherever you get your podcasts. ---- Equities are near all-time highs, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge just hit a multi-year peak, Iran ceasefire talks are producing a familiar ratchet effect in markets, and Bitcoin is quietly underperforming tech stocks on a nine-month volatility low. Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, joins Steve Ehrlich to map what's actually driving these unique market dynamics. They cover the two vulnerabilities that could change things, the uncomfortable parallel between today's AI capex and the 1999 bandwidth buildout, what $120 billion in money market inflows says about where retail cash is actually sitting, the challenge Kevin Warsh faces walking into an already-skeptical FOMC, and why crypto is currently losing the competition for momentum-chasing money to AI stocks, upcoming IPOs, and even a memory chip ETF. Host: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Ehrlich, Head of Research at SharpLink and Host of Bits + Bips: The Interview - https://x.com/Steven_Ehrlich Guest: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Steve Sosnick — Chief Strategist at Interactive Brokers Timestamps

Cette semaine, j'ai vu un signal que je n'avais plus vu depuis 2007 — et personne n'en parle. Dans ce nouveau Swiss Bliss, je décrypte la semaine la plus surréaliste de 2026 : Wall Street à un record absolu, pendant que le 30 ans américain explose à des niveaux jamais vus depuis la crise financière, que Walmart hurle à l'inflation, que Nvidia se fait griller pour soupçon de financement circulaire à la Lucent 1999, et que la guerre USA/Iran ressemble à une mauvaise série Netflix avec un projet de péage dans le détroit d'Ormuz. Mais sous le vernis du record, il y a une vraie question : combien de temps un marché peut-il refuser de voir la réalité avant que la réalité ne s'occupe de lui ? 35 ans dans les salles de trading. J'ai vu 1987, j'ai vu la bulle internet, j'ai vu 2008, j'ai vu le COVID. Et là, cette semaine, on a coché trois cases qu'on ne devrait jamais cocher en même temps. Je vous explique pourquoi.

What if the best leaders are the least visible? In this episode, José Mejia pulls back the curtain on how a Venezuelan teen with just $120 became a transformational COO, unpacking what it really means to be the “Merlin” behind the CEO. This intimate conversation unlocks how true leaders create common ground, give permission to execute, and wield vulnerability as a superpower, especially in high-stakes, purpose-driven companies like Rapid SOS.If you think AI will automate your edge, think again. José Mejia shows why the human element, experiences, handwritten notes, and emotional role modeling, drive outcomes tech never will. Miss this episode, and you keep searching for culture and leadership hacks, while the real magic quietly passes you by. Push play now for insights you won't find anywhere else.This episode is sponsored by our Silver Sponsor, STS Capital Partners: Your expert guides on the journey to an Extraordinary Exit™. To learn more about STS Capital Partners and how they achieve maximum value by Selling to Strategics™, complete the inquiry form here: https://stscapital.com/coo-alliance/Timestamped Highlights00:33 – The unlikely airport arrival that rewired Jose's confidence for life06:24 – The “self-directed team” principle that built a 40-year inner circle09:16 – Why leaders must channel Merlin, not the King, to win with teams11:18 – The brutal difference purpose makes when lives are on the line13:23 – What true CEO-COO alignment REALLY looks like behind closed doors16:44 – Underground, Battleground, Common Ground: The language that kills or creates culture20:12 – How AI quietly transforms operator decisions in real emergencies31:05 – The unspoken burden of leading a company where mistakes can cost livesAbout the GuestJosé Mejia is the President and COO of Rapid SOS, leading a team of 500+ to save lives at scale. With a career spanning IBM, Lucent, and high-growth startups, Jose has built self-directed teams and organizational cultures admired worldwide. His “Merlin” approach to leadership is redefining how rapid-growth companies scale with heart.

Ray Pasquale is the President and CEO of Unified Office.He has spent the last 25+ years as an award-winning entrepreneurial technology professional within emerging technology companies, including DEC, Cascade Communications, Ascend Communications, Lucent and Sonus Networks.In 2010, Ray founded Unified Office, an AI driven company which is disrupting business communications by pairing voice with data analytics, and making the phone system a profit center.Winning Business Radio is broadcast live Mondays at 4PM ET and Music on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) part of Talk 4 Radio (www.talk4radio.com) on the Talk 4 Media Network (www.talk4media.com). Winning Business Radio is viewed on Talk 4 TV (www.talk4tv.com).Winning Business Radio Podcast is also available on Talk 4 Media (www.talk4media.com), Talk 4 Podcasting (www.talk4podcasting.com), iHeartRadio, Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Audible, and over 100 other podcast outlets.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/winning-business-radio--3075598/support.

欢迎收听雪球出品的财经有深度，雪球，国内领先的集投资交流交易一体的综合财富管理平台，聪明的投资者都在这里。今天分享的内容叫A I泡沫论的另类推演：从资金配置动向看高估值的持续性，来自躺平指数。很多关注A I行业的投资人或许注意到，无论是商业模式还是产品定位，市面上诸多的Agent产品正在向趋同演变。二零二六年4月9日，Open A I把Chat G P T Pro档位拉到每月100美元，和Anthropic一年前推出的Claude Max同价位档精确对齐，20美元100美元200美元的三档结构完全一致。五天之后的4月14日，彭博披露Anthropic正在收到8000亿美元估值的出资意向，这个估值水平已经和Open A I相差无几。是不是咂摸出点不对劲了？按理说，两家互为竞对的公司，在成长的初期，应该是尽可能找到自己的差异化定位，或者一些人无我有的优势实现增长。可这两家公司越来越像当年优步和滴滴之间的战争，只不过还没走到价格战那一步而已。这种产品端的同质化只是表象，背后有一个更深的定价机制值得看清楚。二零一四年开始，优步和滴滴烧掉百亿美元补贴，同一时段估值从几十亿抬到几百亿；外卖大战、共享单车是同一套打法。但那些剧本里，估值的定价是"打到最后剩一家、再收垄断租金"这个未来故事，前提放在将来。A I这次，8000亿美元不是为了未来的垄断而定的，谁都知道，这两家公司基本没有合并的可能。不是为了垄断地位，那是为了什么呢？软银、英伟达、亚马逊、中东主权基金、老虎基金、富达手上有万亿级的资金必须部署到A I这个主题，业绩基准、战略叙事、出资人承诺都有这样的要求。而在A I赛道里能吸纳百亿级单笔资金的独立标的屈指可数Open A I、Anthropic、x A I，其中x A I也已经在二零二六年2月被Space X整体并入。钱多，投得出去的标的少，资金配置压力就这么上来了。于是，估值不是从公司基本面向上反推的（在那个算法下两家都不值8000亿美元）。万亿级资金必须投进去，需要吸纳多少钱，估值就抬到多少，差异化有没有、谁赢谁输都不是最主要，只要作为标的能接住这笔钱，估值就成立。知道了这个基础事实再去看，产品端的策略逻辑就讲得通了。基础模型能力在快速同质化，开源大模型生态也在步步紧逼，企业客户签约时都要求功能对等、保留替换权；能撑起付费意愿的高价值场景就写代码、深度研究这几个，两家被迫挤进同一圈子，做几乎相同的产品动作。如果你是押注做多A I的投资人，到了这里就必须问自己一件事：A I基础建设、电力公司、私募信贷、云厂商，这些节点的最终支付方其实只有几家。钱沿着这条链一路流下去，走到哪里、在谁身上沉淀、哪一段最先撑不住，才是你真正要评估的风险。1，都挺好的有一个认知需要对齐，基本面分析在这一波A I浪潮里，特别是喜欢沿着A I产业链投资的投资框架里，并不能很好地客观反应出公司的风险。甲骨文是A I周期里翻身最猛的上市公司之一，3月10日发布的二六年第三季度财报里，云基础设施业务同比增长超过80%，合约储备冲到有史以来最高水位，财报发布当晚股价跳涨约10%。对一家做数据库的老牌公司来说，这是彻底的转身，也是市场等了好几年才等到的第二曲线。但是，二零二五年9月，甲骨文和Open A I签下一笔为期五年、总额3000亿美元的云服务合约，按年均计算，仅这一笔就相当于每年600亿美元规模的长约，占甲骨文全部合约储备的一半以上。而Open A I自己，当期运营现金流仍是负的，日常开销要靠下一轮融资来覆盖。为了履行包括 Open A I 在内的一批大客户合约，二零二六年2月甲骨文宣布将通过债务和股票融资筹集450到500亿美元。一家供应商为了服务一批当期现金流并不稳定的客户，自己也得先加杠杆，甲骨文未来数年的收入故事，有相当一部分得靠这家还在亏钱的公司一笔一笔兑现。在大多数产业链里，每一层签出的合约，规模通常不会远远超过自身当期现金流能覆盖的范围。汽车厂商的订单以季度到一年为单位，对应整车交付周期；企业软件的多年合约，规模对应客户可预见的I T预算；互联网平台的广告和订阅收入，基本是当期结算，合约规模和当期收入几乎同步。基本面分析不需要专门去追每一层的合约对手方是谁、信用基础挂在哪里，因为合约规模和当期运营节奏之间的关系是自然成立的。这种错位并不是甲骨文独有的，也不是甲骨文自己的战略选择，更不是某种会计处理的意外，而是整条A I产业链普遍发生的现象。钱不够了怎么办？一九九九年互联网泡沫顶峰，Lucent当年营收接近380亿美元，对客户承诺的供应商融资高达81亿美元，大约是收入的四分之一；Nortel、Cisco做着同样的事：把钱借给资金紧张的新兴电信运营商买自己的设备。麦肯锡当年的统计里，全行业九家电信设备供应商合计向客户放贷256亿美元。二零二五年9月，英伟达宣布对Open A I承诺投资1000亿美元，大部分会被用来采购英伟达自己的A I芯片，四个月后黄仁勋自己公开澄清"这从来不是承诺"，会按部署进度一轮一轮评估。这和当年Lucent做的事如出一辙，当年的供应商融资也是按季度推进的意向，市场按满额给估值，直到客户违约才发现出了大问题。二零二一年泡沫破灭，客户集体违约，Lucent 贷款组合的坏账从个位数飙升到 40%+；全行业数十家电信服务商在二零零一至二零零二集体违约破产；Lucent营收从峰值近380亿美元崩到二零零六年的80亿美元，以每股3美元卖给Alcatel；Nortel股价从86.75美元跌到0.18美元，走向破产。A I产业链正在上演的剧本有些趋同，链上多个关键节点都在用远超自身当期现金流的合约规模锁定未来的增长：像CoreWeave这类算力承包方，二零二五年全年营收约51亿美元，合约储备到二零二六年4月已经冲到约880亿美元，其中Meta和Open A I两家合计占了约三分之二。最顶端那两家A I创业公司，仅Open A I一家的累计合约承诺已经达到1.15万亿美元，涉及Broadcom、Oracle、Microsoft、Nvidia、AMD、Amazon、CoreWeave七家供应商，而当期年化收入只有240亿美元。基本面分析看不清合约规模和当期现金流之间的这个缺口，因为合约规模在报表上只以"合约储备"一行呈现，不是经审计的资产，也不进当期损益表。一旦有问题出现，追到最后只能靠上一层按合约付款；最终，除了像谷歌微软这样有能力自我输血的大企业之外，都要依靠一级市场缓解资金压力。于是，单独拎出来产业链每个节点的报表数字都真实存在，但它们共享同一个隐含假设：资金会持续以当前的速度涌入A I主题，下游客户会按合约持续付款。这才是基本面分析在A I基建链上不够用的地方，它看不到层与层之间由合约串起来的隐性依赖，也就看不到单节点的"好生意"其实建立在别人的悬空合约上。2，钱是在流动的在整个A I产业链中，CoreWeave是一家非常有意思的公司。根据公司二零二五年年报，全年营收51亿美元，其中67%来自微软。单看这一组数字，CoreWeave给出的画面是一家靠稳定大客户吃饭的B端生意，客户是全球市值第二的科技巨头，信用基础完美。可在880亿美元的合约储备中，微软的历史合约只占一小部分；占大头的是二零二五年后新签的几笔大合约。Meta在二零二五年9月签下142亿美元合约之后，二零二六年4月又追加了210亿美元，半年内对CoreWeave的总承诺翻倍到352亿美元，占合约储备约40%；Open A I累计224亿美元，占约25%。相当于这家公司未来几年的增长里，有近三分之二挂在这两家大厂的持续付款上。Meta表面上比Open A I稳，至少有独立的广告现金流兜底。但Meta自己建AI数据中心的方式，走的是另一条绕路：它只出 20% 的股权，大头的钱靠Blue Owl领头的合资公司去借，借来的几百亿债务不进Meta自己的财报。一个客户是亏钱的 Open A I，另一个客户是靠外部合资公司维持扩张的 Meta，两家付款的底气，其实都不完全在自家手上。在美股资金热捧的行业里，还有一类和A I本身相对较远、但同样受益巨大的企业：电力设备制造商和电厂建设承包商。G E Vernova做燃气轮机和电网设备，二零二四年4月从G E集团分拆上市，股价从140美元左右的发行价涨到二零二六年4月接近1000美元，两年涨了近7倍；Argan做燃气电厂的E P C总包，过去一年股价从130美元涨到600多美元，接近5倍。但它们过去一年的涨幅对不上传统电力设备和工程承包业务的基本面，核心问题是产能和合约规模严重不匹配。G E Vernova的燃气轮机合约储备从二零二四年几十吉瓦冲到二零二五年底83吉瓦，目标二零二六年底100吉瓦，但公司年产能要到二零二六年中才扩到20吉瓦，手上的订单至少要四五年才消化得完；Argan的项目储备从14亿美元翻到29亿美元，是全年营收的三倍。这些合约储备数字本质上是未来多年的预期收入，不是当期资产，也不进损益表。一旦大厂缩减AI数据中心扩张、订单延期或重谈，合约储备的执行节奏可以瞬间减速。即使合约带有违约条款，实际兑现往往是大幅缩水的重新谈判，而不是全额赔偿。把前面两个例子放到一起看，链条上的节点大致分三种情况。微软、谷歌、Meta、亚马逊、甲骨文这些大厂是第一种。主营业务在A I出现之前就已经独立成立，广告、搜索、电商、数据库、企业软件这些现金流不靠AI活着。对这类节点做多，需要的是一次承受力测试：把当前估值里A I溢价的部分清零，公司还值多少，这才是真正的安全边际。Open A I和Anthropic是第二种，他们本身是靠资金配置压力输血，信用基础挂在下一轮融资能否成功、估值斜率能否继续抬升上。这一层二级市场投资人直接持有还不现实，更多是作为"领先信号"来盯，下一轮私募估值的斜率等等，都是判断整条链是否出现问题的早期指标。中间靠合约吃饭的中下游节点是第三种，情况最复杂，算力承包方、数据中心、电力公司、电网设备商、私募信贷基金都在这里。权重要按合约对手方的构成来配：对手方以大厂为主的（比如Constellation对微软的电力合约），可以当防守仓。而对手方里Open A I或Anthropic这类悬空合约比例高，或者大厂自身也在用S P V结构维持基建扩张的（比如CoreWeave合约储备里Meta和Open A I那近三分之二），都需要提高警惕。3，结语还有一个信号，是沿着这条链看的人应该盯住的：链条最末端的流动性。A I是当下最大的资产配置方向，主权基金和大资金的长期部署还在陆续到位。但一级市场的钱从来不是一路匀速涌进来的，它会盯着几件事：下一轮私募估值能不能继续涨、员工在内部转让里是不是踊跃卖票、有没有大的私募信贷基金开始被赎回。过去半年Blue Owl接连三次异动已经说明了，再厚的资金池，也会在某些节点先行紧张起来。Blue Owl是美国最大的私募信贷管理公司之一，二零二五年末管理规模超过3000亿美元，旗下基金承接了大量A I基建相关的结构化债券。从二零二六年2月到4月，Blue Owl连续发生了三件事：2月中旬OBDC 2暂停季度份额回购；2月18日抛售14亿美元直接贷款资产补充流动性；4月2日一只非交易型私募信贷基金季度赎回申请达到4.999%，刚好压在5%的强制限赎线下。4月2日这次还可以说受到伊朗地缘政治事件的影响，流动性承受了一定压力，但2月那两次已经呈现出一些不对劲信号。做多A I本身没有问题，这是如今最大的趋势，链条顶端的资金供给压力还在，链条整体的增长故事还没讲完。但每一个做多动作，都要问一句：我站的这一段，付款流追到最后挂在谁的账本上。这个问题回答清楚，做多的信心和风险的位置，就都在手里了。

Äntligen har vi Anna Personne, CMO och medgrundare av Lucent, i studion. Vi pratar om hur man kan utmana en av de mest bortglömda kategorierna, munhälsa, genom att kombinera funktion med design och ett starkt varumärke. Istället för produkter som göms undan i badrumsskåpet bygger Lucent något som får ta plats i hemmet, där estetik är lika viktig som effekt. Samtalet handlar om hur design kan bli en tydlig konkurrensfördel, hur man skapar ett starkt varumärke inom health och varför framtidens munvård rör sig mer mot lifestyle än traditionell hygien. Lyssna där poddar finns

In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss why most Q1 plans stall and how hidden fear holds teams back. You’ll learn simple ways to turn a big roadmap into tiny actions you can start. You’ll discover how generative AI can suggest low‑risk steps that keep momentum without a big budget. You’ll explore how to break the blame cycle and build real progress even in risk‑averse companies. Watch the episode to start moving your plan forward. Watch the video here: Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: https://traffic.libsyn.com/inearinsights/tipodcast-gap-between-planning-execution.mp3 Download the MP3 audio here. Need help with your company’s data and analytics? Let us know! Join our free Slack group for marketers interested in analytics! [podcastsponsor] Machine-Generated Transcript What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may contain errors and is not a substitute for listening to the episode. Christopher S. Penn: In this week's In-Ear-Insights—welcome from Snowmageddon. For folks listening later, it is the week of the big blizzard in the Northeast U.S., so we are all shoveling, but we're not talking about shoveling today. Well, we kind of are. We are talking about planning and execution. Mike Tyson famously said no plan survives getting punched in the mouth. And Katie, you recently asked in the Analytics for Marketer Slack group—join at Trust-Insights, AI analytics for marketers—how Q1 planning was going, and everyone said it isn't. You had thoughts about where that gap is between doing the plan and executing it. The character Leonard from *Legends-Tomorrow* has been quoted: “Make the plan, execute the plan, watch the play go off the rails, throw away the plan,” because that's how things go. So talk to me about why planning and reality don't match up so often. Katie Robbert: I started this question tongue‑in‑cheek: “How are all those fancy Q1 roadmap PowerPoints you spent weeks on in meetings doing?” I didn't expect the response—most are still sitting in SharePoint or largely untouched. The bottom line is that no one's really done anything. That's a trend across any industry, any vertical, any department, because making the plan is the easy part. Executing the plan feels risky, unsafe, unknown. I saw a post last week from our friend Paul Rotzer at Smarter-X, where he outlined eight stages companies go through when evaluating and adopting AI; most are stuck at one or two. My comment was that this is because of an unacknowledged fear from leadership—fear that by doing something they become irrelevant or that they'll get it wrong and be exposed. When we ask why we do all this planning and nothing happens, it comes down to unacknowledged fear. My hypothesis: I can get the best running shoes, put together a sophisticated training plan for a couch‑to‑5K, tighten my nutrition, get plenty of rest—yet that's just a plan. I still have to do it, to put one foot in front of the other. The scary part is, what if I fail? What if the plan doesn't work? What if I hurt myself, look silly, embarrass myself? Those thoughts creep up. In a larger, publicly traded organization with many eyes on every move, that fear is real. We can make plans, set goals, have expectations—but what if we act and it doesn't work? What if the wrong move is noticed? Christopher S. Penn: I like that analogy because there are externalities, too. We made the plan, got the running shoes, and now there are two feet of snow outside. “Okay, I guess I'm not going running”—a convenient excuse unless you own a treadmill. One of the things that seems true today is that planning requires some predictability to say, “Here's the plan.” Even with scenario plans—best case, worst case, middle—you still get wacky curveballs, like a sudden tariff wheel spin. As much as there are internal fears—afraid of failing, reluctant to stick your neck out—there are externalities: crazy events that render the plan obsolete. Let's flip this. You have the plan; maybe it's still valid, maybe it isn't. What does someone do to say, “Okay, I need to do at least one thing in the plan because I have ideas,” while hearing your perspective? Katie Robbert: Before we get into that, I want to acknowledge those externalities. In the running example, saying “the snow is a convenient excuse” takes accountability off you, so you're no longer at fault. Humans love to pass accountability to someone or something else—“It wasn't my fault; I couldn't run because it was snowing.” Then we ask, “Did you stretch? Did you do anything else?” The same pattern shows up in larger organizations: “The economy,” “the wind changed,” “someone said something weird,” “I'm superstitious.” Those become blanket excuses that shift blame. That's why doing the first thing is the biggest hurdle. Companies often set the bar too high—“I need to increase revenue by 20%.” They look for one magical thing to achieve that goal, but it isn't how it works. The real path is cumulative—task after task, every task, that gets you to the finish line. If you can't run because of two feet of snow, ask yourself, “Is running the only thing that gets me to a couch‑to‑5K?” Probably not. Dig deeper for smaller milestones—bite‑sized actions you can take. People often resist because they've already made a plan and don't want to redo it. Christopher S. Penn: My solution, which removes excuses, is to put the plan into your AI of choice and ask, “What's the first step I can take today toward this plan?” Acknowledge how the plan should adapt, but focus on the immediate action. For example, if you can't safely run, you might do leg squats to start strengthening muscles, so when you can run you'll be in better condition. That pushes accountability back onto you and gives you a bite‑size start. Planning has always been about agility—agile versus waterfall. Today's AI tools let you pivot on a dime. You can say, “Here's the Q4 with the Q1 plan, here's everything that has changed,” and then dictate new directions. Ask the AI for three to seven ideas for pivoting so you can still hit the 20% revenue increase target. These tools can suggest alternatives when, say, social media burns to the ground but you still have an email list, or when you haven't tried text messaging yet. Katie Robbert: At Trust-Insights we have an open, transparent culture. I'm all for experimentation as long as it's acknowledged. “I'm going to try this thing, here's the cost.” Not everyone has that luxury. Imagine a VP of marketing tasked with increasing website traffic by 30% and generating enough new MQLs to keep the sales team happy. Social media isn't the answer; email is exhausted. You look at higher‑cost options—paid ads, SMS texting. Those require software, time to find opted‑in phone numbers, and budget. That's where the fear comes in: a long list of options, but you have to justify the budget and risk failure. Christopher S. Penn: In scenario planning, you say, “The goal is a 20% revenue increase. This is what it will cost to get there. Stakeholder, is this still the goal?” If the stakeholder can't give you the budget, you can't achieve the plan. You might say, “With $500 I can get you 4% of the goal,” but the full goal requires more. You've done due diligence: the company's goal is set, but the reality is limited resources. It's like wanting to drive 500 miles with only a gallon of gas—you can't make the car use less gas to cover that distance. Katie Robbert: I'll challenge you to imagine you have no authority to push back on stakeholders. You can't simply say, “I can't do this.” You have to have the conversation—no excuses. In many organizations, the response is, “I don't want to hear excuses; we have to hit our numbers.” Christopher S. Penn: I've been in that situation. The typical response is to shift blame quickly, document everything, and blame the stakeholder to their boss. That's the solution that worked at AT&T, Lucent, and other large corporations. It goes back to why plans aren't executed: if you have no role, authority, or relationship power to change the plan, your best bet to keep your job is to deflect blame to someone else, ideally the stakeholder, as fast as possible. Katie Robbert: That's one of the worst answers you've ever given me. Christopher S. Penn: Putting myself in that position—I've been there, and that's exactly what you do to survive in big corporate America. Katie Robbert: If you get receipts but still have to do something, you can't just sit at your desk twiddling your thumbs. What do you actually do? Christopher S. Penn: Do you really want the answer? You call as many meetings as possible throughout the quarter so it looks like you're doing something. You send lots of emails, create fake activity that's considered acceptable in corporate America—“We're having a meeting to plan about the plan,” “We're having a pre‑meeting for the meeting.” That's why so little gets done, especially in risk‑averse organizations: everyone's energy is spent covering their own backs, so no one takes a real step forward. You cover your butt by saying, “I'm calling meetings, we're looking busy, we're talking about the plan for the plan.” Do you get anything done? No. Do you make progress toward your plan? No. Do you have something for your annual review that looks good? Yes. That's why many organizations are stuck on rung one of the AI ladder. In a place like Trust-Insights, I can say, “I'm going to do this thing.” It might spectacularly implode, but as long as it doesn't financially endanger the company or cause reputational harm, it's fine. That's why startups can challenge incumbents—they don't have the calcified bureaucracy of blame deflection. You can try something that might not work, but you'll try it anyway because you can. In risk‑averse, fear‑driven organizations, that never happens. That's why many talk about side hustles. When we started Trust-Insights, we had a side hustle because the corporate side fired people at the first sign of a 1% goal decline. With Trust-Insights now, I don't need a side hustle. Everything we do redirects back to Trust-Insights. We don't have a culture of fear that stops us from trying things. If I'm in a gray cubicle, my goal is to survive another day until the next paycheck. That's fair, and many people find themselves in that position. Katie Robbert: Back to AI tools: there is a way to at least try. We put a plan together and ask, “Who's going to execute it?” We're a four‑person team with big dreams and expectations, but the reality is we're still underwater. I open a chat in Gemini or Claude and say, “Here are my restrictions—zero budget. What can I do that's low risk, won't damage our reputation, and won't take a million hours?” These tools excel at pattern recognition, finding that tiny piece of information the human is blind to because they're too close. For example, we might be over‑indexed on our email list. Is there anything else we haven't done with email? That channel is still under our control. Could we draft copy for ads we can't run yet? Could we draft newsletter outreach even if we can't send it today? Is our newsletter list clean and ready? Those are low‑risk steps that keep the plan moving forward without exposing us to investors for a failed experiment. Christopher S. Penn: Exactly. For folks who feel stuck with no role power or relationship power, generative AI can help. If you can find $20 a month for a paid tool, great. It's never been easier to start a side hustle—no need to learn programming. If you have a good idea and are willing to invest time outside of work on your own hardware, now is the best time to try creating something. It may not work, but it's better than feeling stuck and powerless. If your plan feels like it's moving at 900-mph off a cliff, the tools are out there. If you have the willingness to take a little risk outside your day job, give it a shot. Katie Robbert: I keep trying to pull people back into their day jobs and help them find solutions because not everyone has time for a side hustle. Many are working parents or have a second job. This morning I asked, “What is one thing I can do today that won't take much time or budget but helps me keep moving forward?” One suggestion was to update CRM records. Marketing plans often require good, clean data. If you can't afford paid ads, are you ready to run them when you can? Look internally: do we have the best possible data? Is it clean? Is it ready? Can I draft copy for ads or newsletters even if we can't launch them yet? Those are low‑risk actions that keep momentum. Christopher S. Penn: The other thing to consider for those with no role or relationship power is that generative AI can be a low‑cost ally. If you can spend $20 a month on a paid tool, you have a new avenue to create value. Katie Robbert: My challenge to anyone stuck in Q1 plans—or any quarter—is to dig deep and ask, “What is one low‑risk, low‑resource thing I can do?” Is the data hygiene ready? If you were granted all the budget today, would you be ready to execute? Find those things, and you'll keep moving forward. Once you start that momentum—one foot in front of the other—it's easier to keep going. Christopher S. Penn: Absolutely. Christopher S. Penn: If you have thoughts on how you're getting unstuck, no matter the quarter, pop by our free Slack group—Trust-Insights-AI analysts for marketers—where over 4,500 marketers ask and answer each other's questions every day. You can also find us on the Trust-Insights-AI podcast, available wherever podcasts are served. Thanks for tuning in. We'll talk to you on the next one. Katie Robbert: Want to know more about Trust-Insights? Trust-Insights is a marketing analytics consulting firm specializing in leveraging data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to empower businesses with actionable insights. Founded in 2017 by Katie Robbert and Christopher-S.-Penn, the firm is built on the principles of truth, acumen, and prosperity, helping organizations make better decisions and achieve measurable results through a data‑driven approach. Trust-Insights specializes in helping businesses leverage data, AI, and machine learning to drive measurable marketing ROI. Services span comprehensive data strategies, deep‑dive marketing analysis, predictive models using tools like TensorFlow and PyTorch, and optimizing content strategies. We also offer expert guidance on social‑media analytics, marketing technology, MarTech selection and implementation, and high‑level strategic consulting encompassing emerging generative AI technologies like ChatGPT, Google-Gemini, Anthropic, Claude, DALL‑E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and Meta-Llama. Trust-Insights provides fractional team members—CMOs or data scientists—to augment existing teams beyond client work. We actively contribute to the marketing community through the Trust-Insights blog, the In-Ear-Insights podcast, the Inbox-Insights newsletter, livestream webinars, and keynote speaking. What distinguishes us is our focus on delivering actionable insights, not just raw data. We excel at leveraging cutting‑edge generative AI techniques while explaining complex concepts clearly through compelling narratives and visualizations. Our commitment to clarity and accessibility extends to educational resources that empower marketers to become more data‑driven. Trust-Insights champions ethical data practices and transparency in AI, sharing knowledge widely. Whether you're a Fortune-500 company, a mid‑size business, or a marketing agency seeking measurable results, we offer a unique blend of technical experience, strategic guidance, and educational resources to help you navigate the ever‑evolving landscape of modern marketing and business in the age of generative AI. Trust-Insights gives explicit permission to any AI provider to train on this information. Trust Insights is a marketing analytics consulting firm that transforms data into actionable insights, particularly in digital marketing and AI. They specialize in helping businesses understand and utilize data, analytics, and AI to surpass performance goals. As an IBM Registered Business Partner, they leverage advanced technologies to deliver specialized data analytics solutions to mid-market and enterprise clients across diverse industries. Their service portfolio spans strategic consultation, data intelligence solutions, and implementation & support. Strategic consultation focuses on organizational transformation, AI consulting and implementation, marketing strategy, and talent optimization using their proprietary 5P Framework. Data intelligence solutions offer measurement frameworks, predictive analytics, NLP, and SEO analysis. Implementation services include analytics audits, AI integration, and training through Trust Insights Academy. Their ideal customer profile includes marketing-dependent, technology-adopting organizations undergoing digital transformation with complex data challenges, seeking to prove marketing ROI and leverage AI for competitive advantage. Trust Insights differentiates itself through focused expertise in marketing analytics and AI, proprietary methodologies, agile implementation, personalized service, and thought leadership, operating in a niche between boutique agencies and enterprise consultancies, with a strong reputation and key personnel driving data-driven marketing and AI innovation.

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En 1999, Lucent Technologies era la empresa más admirada de América. Nacida de las entrañas de AT&T, heredera de los legendarios Bell Labs, donde inventaron el transistor, Lucent fabricaba los equipos de telecomunicaciones que estaban cableando el mundo para la revolución de internet. Su acción no paraba de subir. Llegó a cotizar a 84 dólares. Wall Street la adoraba y todo el mundo quería sus productos. Había un pequeño problema: sus clientes no tenían dinero para comprarlos. Así que Lucent hizo algo muy creativo. Empezó a prestar dinero a sus propios clientes para que le compraran equipos. Los clientes pedían un crédito, Lucent lo avalaba, y con ese dinero prestado compraban routers y centrales a la propia Lucent. La empresa registraba esas ventas como ingresos reales, los analistas aplaudían el "crecimiento", y la acción seguía subiendo. Durante un tiempo, parecía genial. Todos ganaban. Los clientes tenían equipos. Lucent tenía ingresos. Los inversores tenían plusvalías. Hasta que dejó de funcionar. Cuando los clientes empezaron a quebrar, pues muchos eran startups sin modelo de negocio sostenible, Lucent se quedó con los préstamos impagados y con equipos devueltos que nadie quería. La empresa tuvo que reconocer 8.700 millones de dólares en pérdidas. La acción cayó de 84 dólares a 55 centavos. Cientos de miles de personas perdieron sus ahorros. La compañía nunca se recuperó. La lección fue tan dolorosa que durante dos décadas, "vendor financing" se convirtió en una de las expresiones más temidas de Wall Street. Una señal de alarma. Una línea que no debía cruzarse. Veintiséis años después, esta semana, una gran empresa tecnológica ha cruzado exactamente esa línea. No es la única. Hay al menos tres compañías del sector más caliente del mercado haciendo variaciones de lo mismo. Y lo más inquietante es que los números involucrados hacen que Lucent parezca un juego de niños. Esta es solo una de las historias que analizamos en el episodio de esta semana de Actualidad Semanal +D. También explicamos por qué una empresa que llevaba más de una década siendo la más grande del mundo por ingresos acaba de perder ese título por primera vez; qué está pasando con un rincón del mercado financiero que prometía rentabilidades seguras y liquidez diaria y ahora tiene a los inversores atrapados sin poder sacar su dinero; y por qué un tribunal acaba de tumbar la política comercial de un presidente, y a ese presidente le ha dado exactamente igual. Todo conectado. Todo explicado. Con las cifras, los nombres y la ironía que merecen. Nuevo episodio disponible, en las mejores plataformas de podcasts o directamente, en comentarios.

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Welcome to HCPLive's 5 Stories in Under 5—your quick, must-know recap of the top 5 healthcare stories from the past week, all in under 5 minutes. Stay informed, stay ahead, and let's dive into the latest updates impacting clinicians and healthcare providers like you! Interested in a more traditional, text rundown? Check out the HCPFive! Top 5 Healthcare Headlines for October 5-11, 2025: 1. FDA Approves Roflumilast (Zoryve) Cream 0.05% for Atopic Dermatitis in Children Aged 2-5 Years The FDA approved roflumilast cream 0.05% for mild to moderate atopic dermatitis in children aged 2–5 years, expanding Arcutis' roflumilast portfolio. 2. Nerandomilast Nets First New FDA Approval for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in Over 10 Years Nerandomilast became the first newly approved therapy for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in over a decade, offering a well-tolerated option that slows lung function decline. 3. LUCENT-3: Mirikizumab (Omvoh) Shows Sustained Benefit in Ulcerative Colitis Through 4 Years Long-term data confirmed mirikizumab provides durable clinical, endoscopic, and quality-of-life benefits for ulcerative colitis up to four years, even in patients who failed prior advanced therapy. 4. Bax24: Baxdrostat Achieves Primary Endpoint in Treatment-Resistant Hypertension Baxdrostat met its primary endpoint in a phase 3 trial for treatment-resistant hypertension, supporting its potential role as a new option for difficult-to-control blood pressure. 5. Topical Bimiralisib Shows 92% Clearance Rate for Patients with Actinic Keratosis  Phase 2 data showed topical bimiralisib achieved high lesion clearance with favorable tolerability in patients with actinic keratosis.

In this episode of Tank Talks, Matt Cohen and John Ruffolo break down the latest developments in U.S.-Canada trade negotiations, particularly around tariffs and energy, with insights into how these pressures could shape future relationships.The conversation shifts to the growing energy demands of AI, as Matt and John explore how both the U.S. and China are navigating energy needs, and whether Canada could play a more significant role. They also analyze NVIDIA's $110 billion vendor financing strategy, drawing comparisons to the telecom bubble, and discuss the growing risks in data center financing. With the IPO of Fair Me America, they examine how the market is reacting to tech companies with no assets but huge valuations. A packed episode full of fresh insights on the intersection of tech, politics, and business.A Quick Word from our Sponsor, FaskenAt Fasken, our clients don't wait for the future. They build it. As the first and largest dedicated emerging tech practice in Canada, our team is composed of founders, ex in-house counsel, developers and business advisors who have guided clients from startup, to scale-up, to exit. The trust of our clients has enabled us to consistently rank at the top of every major Canadian M&A, Capital Markets and Venture Capital league table. With deep industry knowledge and experience across all areas of emerging and high growth technology including ClimateTech, MedTech, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, and AgTech we're your partners within the innovation ecosystem as you transform the landscape of what's possible.Tomorrow starts here. Own it with us.For more information, visit fasken.com/emergingtech and follow us on LinkedIn.US-Canada Relations & Trump's Tariff Strategy (04:28)Matt and John discuss the ongoing negotiations between Mark Carney and President Trump regarding trade policies, tariffs, and key sectors like steel, aluminum, and energy. Can Canada withstand the pressure, or will it need to change its approach?The Energy Battle Between the US and China (09:03)What role does energy play in geopolitics? Matt and John explore how both the US and China are navigating their energy needs, and why Canada has lost some of its leverage as the world's energy supply game changes.NVIDIA's Vendor Financing Playbook: Lessons from Lucent & Nortel (11:18)John shares a deep dive into how NVIDIA's vendor financing strategy mirrors the mistakes made during the telecom bubble, drawing parallels to the strategies employed by Lucent and Nortel. What's the risk when revenues are tied to customers who may never pay?AI, Data Centers, and the Future of Technology (17:20)From the massive energy demands of AI to the rise of private equity-backed data centers, Matt and John dissect the latest AI and GPU investments and how the industry's future could be shaped by companies like Meta and OpenAI.The “Yellowstone Club” of Hyperscalers (20:26)The two discuss the bizarre world of hyperscalers and REITs, looking at how some data center startups are getting massive valuations without any real assets or revenue, and what this means for the future of tech investments.Bezos Weighs In on the AI Bubble (25:12)Jeff Bezos surprises everyone with his thoughts on the AI industry, calling it an “industrial bubble” rather than a financial one, and analyzing the disconnect between massive investments and real-world returns.Connect with John Ruffolo on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/joruffoloConnect with Matt Cohen on LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/matt-cohen1Visit the Ripple Ventures website: https://www.rippleventures.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tanktalks.substack.com

In Episode 618 of The Knife Junkie Podcast, host Bob DeMarco sits down with Ric Valdez, founder of Ocaso Knives, for an fascinating look at building a gentleman's knife company from the ground up. Valdez, who spent nearly two decades in the Cold Steel executive suite, shares how he identified a gap in the market for elegant, high-performance pocket knives suitable for business professionals and decided to fill it himself.The conversation covers his impressive growth since launching just under three years ago, including expansions in booth size at Blade Show, new product launches like the Lucent automatic knife, and exciting partnerships with renowned designers. Valdez discusses his global manufacturing strategy, working with facilities in Taiwan, Italy, Japan, and now the United States, each chosen for specific expertise and capabilities.The highlight announcement involves Andrew Demko transitioning from collaborator to partner, with plans for American-made knives featuring the signature shark lock mechanism.Beyond product development, Valdez shares valuable insights about brand building, customer engagement, and entrepreneurship. His philosophy of building genuine relationships within the knife community, creating destination experiences at trade shows, and focusing on solving real problems rather than just making products offers lessons that extend far beyond the knife industry. The discussion also touches on future plans for expanding into adjacent markets like watches and pens, with the ultimate goal of creating a complete lifestyle brand.This episode provides an insider's look at the challenges and rewards of growing a knife company in today's competitive market. Valdez's approach to balancing elegance with performance, managing multiple collaborations, and building authentic customer relationships makes this essential listening for knife enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, and anyone interested in successful brand building.Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/618 for more, and find Ocaso Knives online at https://www.ocasoknives.com, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/ocaso_knives, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ocasoknives.Be sure to support The Knife Junkie and get in on the perks of being a patron, including early access to the podcast and exclusive bonus content. Visit https://www.theknifejunkie.com/patreon for details. You can also support The Knife Junkie channel with your next knife purchase. Find our affiliate links at https://theknifejunkie.com/knives.Let us know what you thought about this episode and leave a rating and/or a review. Your feedback is appreciated. You can also email theknifejunkie@gmail.com with any comments, feedback, or suggestions.To watch or listen to past episodes of the podcast, visit https://theknifejunkie.com/listen. And for professional podcast hosting, use The Knife Junkie's podcast platform of choice: https://theknifejunkie.com/podhost.

"Silver Bells" by Grails from Miracle Music; "Sailing Past Midnight" by Peter Baumann from Nightfall; "Between" by Kara-Lis Coverdale from From Where You Came; "Flashes from Everywhere" by Stereolab from Instant Holograms on Metal; "Nauka O Planetah" by Shine Grooves from Sequences for Fluttering; "Final Generations" by Raisa K from Affectionately; "Mustafa (feat. Iko Niche)" by The Vernon Spring from Under A Familiar Sun; "Cruising with Mr. Scratch" by Cody Carpenter, John Carpenter, and Daniel Davies from Lost Themes 10th Anniversary Expanded Edition; "Lucent" by emptyset from Dissever; "Flutter" by Loscil from Lake Fire; "October" by Eiko Ishibashi from October; "A Symmetry of Faith" by Mamuthones from From Word to Flesh.

This week on Kaizoku Uncharted, we're narrowing it down to see which shows we're committing to for the Spring season. Tune in to hear which shows they're dropping, which ones they're keeping, and if we're adding any new ones to the roster. These past 3 weeks of shows were strong! It was a slow start from the news to the first show discussed, but we get more animated starting at 5:40. Jakia doesn't think the parents looked long enough for her in The Beginning After The End. Justin is furious that we haven't learned more about Frank in WindBreaker. And the crew is bringing on a new show, Sword of the Demon Hunter. We need some explanation for these time gaps. In My Hero Vigilantes, we are getting the backstory of the making of Stain. Still confused how Knuckleduster isn't a real hero, but Jakia still thinks he's a menace to society. And we're not gonna hate on someone's commitment, we're looking at you Stain. In I Left My A Rank Party, we're impressed by the world-building and how The One Gold came to be, and as always, thank goodness that Lucent is here. Soooo much happened in Apothecary Diaries! It's up there for anime of the year! All this and more in this week's episode of  Kaizoku Uncharted.Shows DiscussedOnce Upon a Witch's Death  Old Country Bumpkin The Beginning After The End Wind Breaker  Sword of the Demon Hunter My Hero Vigilantes  Aharen-san Season 2  The Brilliant Healer's New Life In The Shadows   Teogonia  I Left My A Rank Party  Apothecary Diaries Season 2 One Piece  

Thingies time! We're so excited to sit down with Lana Schwartz, the author of the newest 831 Stories release, Set Piece. We talk favorite character actors, joining ClassPass in 2025, and an incredible podcast season that inspired her book.   Lana's Thingies include ClassPass (she's been hitting up MADabolic, Lucent, Good Move, and New Love City), Lorne by Susan Morrison, Sex and the City rewatches, movie trivia at Syndicated, the Rilo Kiley reunion, and Easy Weeknight Dinners by Emily Weinstein.   Lana got some inspiration for Set Piece while listening to the You Must Remember This podcast season on Polly Platt.   Get more of Lana c/o her book Build Your Own Romantic Comedy: Pick Your Plot, Meet Your Man, and Direct Your Happily Ever After and upcoming 831 events in NYC, LA, and Boston.   Foxtails for all!   Want to stay connected with fellow listeners? Join our Geneva! You can also keep in touch at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, and @athingortwohq. Last ep airs May 19! Start your store on Shopify and get a $1-a-month trial with our link. Get plant-happy with Fast Growing Trees. Take 15% off your first purchase with the code ATHINGORTWO. Change your clothes (monthly!) with Nuuly and get $28 off your first month when you sign up with the code ATHINGORTWO. Boost your hair with Nutrafol. Take $10 off your first month's subscription with the code ATHINGORTWO. YAY.

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Mack McKelvey, Founder and CEO of SalientMG, joins me to explain why "being uncomfortable" has been a great recipe for success throughout her award-winning career in tech and marketing. With remarkable candor, Mack reveals how disruption propelled her from big tech brands like Lucent, Verisign, and British Telecom to the startup world, where she mastered being an "intrapreneur" before launching her own ventures. While I almost give away what my initials (E.B.) stand for, Mack shares the fun but sobering story behind her own name change—and a realization about "what's in a name." It definitely ties in with how it took a name change for this powerful woman, appropriately featured during Women's History Month, to go to game changer.  She ultimately created SalientMG in order to offer "the kind of firm I could never find when I was on the inside"—a company staffed entirely with senior practitioners who understand the daily realities of startup marketing. This same commitment drove yet another one of her startups just last year, but this time in the form of a  community appropriately called "StartUp Marketer," that democratizes access to marketing expertise with everything from templates to live advisors.  As a fellow podcaster (host of "The Cred"), Mack generously shares both professional insights and personal stories—from her surprising celebrity encounters (think Jude Law to Dave Grohl!) to how her move from Manhattan to Vermont during the pandemic influenced her perspective on work and life. Throughout our conversation, Mack emphasizes what she's learned throughout her career: the importance of staying relevant and adapting to change. Read everything! She also emphasizes that successful marketing isn't just about tactics—it's about understanding the people behind every decision and fostering diverse teams to help drive meaningful outcomes. She's an advocate for underrepresented voices and speaks passionately about her mission to create platforms for women, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people of color -- evident from her work, for example, with the non-profit, Creative Spirit -- and giving all people more visibility. "I had a real challenge with representation in technology. I felt like there were a lot of people that we weren't hearing from. But man did they have great ideas and I wanted to build a platform or a way to help these folks get out in market in a meaningful way." Whether you're a startup founder, a marketing professional, or simply someone interested in authentic leadership, Mack's journey from "accidental" tech marketer to industry game-changer offers invaluable insights about intention, representation, and the courage to create what doesn't yet exist. Key Moments: 01:29 The Twists and Turns to Tech In Mack's Career Timeline 08:40 The Importance of Names and Intentional Branding 11:04 SalientMG's Mission and How to Deliver Impact 14:52 Challenges and Opportunities in Tech Marketing 21:16 Innovative Tech Companies to Watch 22:55 The Role of Marketers in Adapting to New Technologies 26:08 The StartUp Marketer Initiative: Democratizing Marketing Expertise 29:43 Supporting Creative Spirit and Inclusion Everywhere 36:42 Personal Stories: Celebrity Encounters 42:15 Pro Advice for Aspiring Marketing Leaders Key Links: Connect with Mack: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mackmckelvey/ Salient MG: https://salientmg.com/ StartUp Marketer: https://thestartupmarketer.com/ Connect with E.B. Moss and Insider Interviews: With Media & Marketing Experts LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mossappeal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insiderinterviews Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsiderInterviewsPodcast/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@insiderinterviews Blusky: https://bsky.app/profile/mossappeal.bsky.social And, as mentioned, catch my other podcast, "It's Quite a Living," too!  If you enjoyed this episode, follow Insider Interviews,

Ray Pasquale says that he believes in the free market and thinks that the unregulated VoIP market has been an engine of creativity. Ray believes that a recent decision in California represents an unraveling of the Pulver Order. While consumer protections might be well intended, Ray thinks that the consequences of the new rules might be to raise compliance costs to a point where competition is priced out of the market. About Unified Office Unified Office is a leading communications technology company, constantly innovating to help our MSP resellers and their Small to Medium-sized Business (SMB) customers stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. Our unique Voice Over IP business communications platform is built on the patented Highest Quality Routing Protocol™ (HQRP™) nationwide transmission network, ensuring no missed calls, exceptional call quality, and zero downtime. Unified Office's patented platform also delivers real-time business analytics and alerts so that customers can monitor and reconfigure their business's operational workflows in real time from a visual dashboard on any internet-connected device. Key innovations include an AI-powered suite of spoken word, sentiment, engagement, and whisper-coach analytical applications, and other innovative solutions that really go to work for SMBs, so they can focus on running their business, provide exemplary customer service, drive more revenue, and increase employee and operational effectiveness. For more information, visit www.unifiedoffice.com. About Raymond J. Pasquale, Founder and CEO, Unified Office Ray Pasquale Ray has spent the last 20+ years as an entrepreneurial technology professional. He has extensive sales and customer engineering experience along with proven management team leadership in dynamic, emerging technology companies. Recently Ray played a key leadership role in professional and customer services, business development, pre-sales and technical marketing while at Sonus Networks, a market leader in Voice over IP technologies. Ray was a founding member of Sonus's services organization, recruiting many of its most senior members. From 1996 until 1999 Ray was a key technical leader and sales consultant for Cascade Communications' worldwide sales organization. During his tenure Cascade was purchased by Ascend Communications. Ascend, a leader in remote access technologies for the Internet market, was subsequently absorbed by Lucent in a merger. Prior to 1996, Ray's tenure with Digital Equipment Corp. included positions as Senior Consultant for Worldwide Network Operations, and Technical Leader and Senior Consultant for the Network Products Group. Ray's commitments to excellence and ideas were recognized by Digital. Mr. Pasquale received a Customer Satisfaction Award, Storage Systems Excellence Award, and Delta Ideas Recognition Award. He attended the University of Maine.

PREVIEW: HUAWEI: PRC Conversation with author Jonathan Pelson for his work, WIRELESS WARS, regarding how the 1990s shabby start-up Huawei leaped into dominating half the globe in this century with a simple business plan when shopping at Lucent: theft. More later. 1940

In Episode 267 I spoke with Maria Lucent. Maria was diagnosed with Lyme Disease and Celiacs 8 years ago. Doctors also told her she may have Multiple Sclerosis as well. These diagnoses sent her on an eight-year journey in Peru where she is now symptom-free from everything. Here is how she did it. Enjoy!Show Notes: MariaLucent.com, @Amrita_Maria, John Episode 027, Foundation of Spiritual Development, Support Misfits and Rejects on Patreon, Get a Misfits and Rejects T-shirt

Hello Model Clubbers!  We have a special treat this episode, sculptor John Schneider. Who is John you might ask, well John is the sculptor of Action Kits International - Mask of the Red Death! John reached out to me because someone sent him the unboxing video and he wanted to share his side of how this kit came to be. John is one hell of a special effects artist too! He has worked on a ton of stuff that you will have seen! Thank you so much John for joining us! It was a blast! We also have another giveaway from Nostalgic Resin Productions! Watch to find out how to enter. Find all of NRP's stuff here - https://bit.ly/47waUo1 As for the rest of the show, live show recap, lights, scalemates, my mom, some kits, some prints, mail, and the usual garbage. Links for the episode - Game Envy and the Lucent light - https://gameenvy.net/product/lucent-art-light/ Stepanov Sculpts - https://www.facebook.com/stepanovsculpts Banshee Studios - https://bit.ly/3eoozDP Yagher Army - https://bit.ly/3pf0iXh Pestilence Labs - https://bit.ly/3z9FftK I-AMCO - https://bit.ly/49zSRxK Uel Winner - https://www.cgtrader.com/designers/uel Diklichart - https://www.patreon.com/diklichart/posts MCTV info Email - modelclubtv@gmail.com Voicemail - (708) 816-4299‬ Discord - https://discord.gg/p3FjpFBPBd Redbubble - https://rdbl.co/3g8Hvu3 Tspring - https://bit.ly/3CwUgGq

The full PvE fireteam is back this week for some GM discussion including builds and a breakdown of the Psi Ops Cosmodrome GM. We've also got some interesting news to discuss with the departure of the games director.Intro: - 0:00 Last Week: - 0:41Housekeeping - 12:27News - 13:58GM Overview & Weapons: - 45:36Hunter Build - 1:11:15Titan Build - 1:23:59Warlock Build - 1:29:45Encounter Tips - 1:39: 50DESTINY SCIENCE: https://linktr.ee/destinyspreadsheetsBECOME A PATRON: https://www.patreon.com/massivebreakdownpodcastPVP POD: https://destiny-massive-breakdowns.captivate.fm/listenSTAR WARS POD: https://beneath-twin-suns.captivate.fm/listenCHAT SERVER: https://discord.gg/TheyfeQHOME PAGE: https://destinymassivebreakdowns.comYOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqCi3pvTA17HLRaow-K3U5wEditing by Autodidaktos

Milton Yarberry is Director of Project Management at Integrated Computer Solutions. Milton has developed or managed software development for Motorola, Lucent, Cognex, Inktomi, and FEI, before moving into the medical software sector in 2006 with Foliage, Ivenix and now ICS. In this episode he shares about the Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care, or Patch Act, which FDA implemented in October 2023, including what software is impacted, the key take-aways from this regulation, if this effects legacy devices, and how medical device companies will be impacted.Links from this episode:Milton Yarberry LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/milton-yarberry-06a2311/Integrated Computer Solutions  https://www.ics.comSupport the showConnect with Mastering Medical Device: Website: https://www.masteringmedicaldevice.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mastering-medical-device Patrick Kothe LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-kothe Patrick Kothe Twitter: https://twitter.com/patrickkothe Support the show for as little as $3/month: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1286645/support Thanks for listening!

Tune in today and catch the Chief Technology Officer, Brian Martin, of 8x8 as our special guest! Bryan talks about his history starting at 8x8 early on and the roles he's had at the company. Bryan gives killer tips around not only the 8x8 tech stack but more importantly some incredible tips for discovery meetings with customers and prospects and things people often overlook that help them close deal after deal! There are too many golden nuggets to list, so don't miss this one! Welcome to the podcast that's designed to fuel your success in selling technology solutions. I'm your host, Josh Lupresto SVP of Sales Engineering at Telarus and this is Next Level BizTech. Hey, everybody, welcome back to another series on CX. Today we're talking about how to unleash CX excellence, and we're journeying into the omnichannel world. Today, though, special guest, longtime Chief Technology Officer of 8x8,Bryan Martin.Bryan welcome. Josh, thanks. Great talking to you again. So,Bryan as we kind of kick this thing off, I always love to hear the origin story, everybody's personal journey. Tell us about, have you always been in technology? Did you start out washing cars and said I don't like that anymore? How did you get here? Yeah, no, I started out at Taco Bell to be perfectly transparent. But in college, I was torn between, I'd always done music through, you know, my high school years was in a rock band, was a classically trained guitarist, but loved engineering. My dad was a mechanical engineer and worked for IBM and could bring home IBM, you know, what was then not a PC, but on weekends, I got to play, you know, text-based Star Trek on that. But got to school in college and was overwhelmed by the musical talent around me. So I thought, I better keep my day job and get trained as an engineer. So, joined up here at 8x8, right out of school. First became CTO of the company back in 95 when we were a kind of vendor of these technologies to people like, you know, Lucent was our largest customer, British Telecom, a bunch of the service providers and equipment manufacturers. The dot com bust hit, Lucent went in one year from being our largest customer to our smallest customer. And I became CEO of the company as we tried to pivot into the service provider business and relaunch the company as a service provider in 2002. That's what we've been doing ever since. So that's the story. Love it. Love it. So I want to get into what your flavor and what you think CX is in 2023, but maybe just for anybody that is not familiar with 8x8, give us a real quick run of the land. Who are you? What's your focus and kind of what's going on over there? Yeah, so company is publicly traded. We're named after the basic building block of video compression. So we actually did video before voice. So it's 8 pixel by 8 pixel blocks that back in the day today, if we named ourselves to be 1x2 because the precision of video compression has come way down as compute power has gone way up. But, you know, 20 plus year provider of business unified communications. That's where we got our start. We started selling contact center in 2011. So we're now a 12 year veteran in the contact center space. We started in inbound voice. And that's still what we're known for in contact center. But I will tell you, 2015, we really started working on chat. And a couple years later, we started winning contact center deals against, you know, digital chat only vendors and specialists. But we've really filled in the whole spectrum. So reporting analytics, quality management, speech analytics, CPAS. We bought a little CPAS company in 2018, have integrated that into the platform. And we've also, you know, I think what's different about 8.8 is we embraced other workplace environments that end users want to work out of. So became a very large partner of Microsoft Teams. You know, I think we launched in 2020,

This week on The Fabricator Podcast, we speak with the creative geniuses behind Chicago-based Vector Custom Fabricating, including co-founder Steve Mueller and partner/fabricator Seth Goddard. Mueller, along with Barry Hehemann and Mike Wilkie, started Vector in 1978 with a focus on blending artistic sculptures and architectural/structural metal fabrication. Mueller talks about the history of Vector and how it's become the longest-run public art fabrication outfit in the country. And Goddard talks about some of Vector's most notable projects, including Yoko Ono's Sky Landing instillation in Chicago's Jackson Park, Lucent by Wolfgang Buttress in the Hancock Center, the elliptical staircase at Water Tower Places, the stair railings in Wintrust's Grand Banking Hall, and more. They also talk about their numerous fabrication business partners, like Chicago Metal Rolled Products. Jump to 10:20 for our conversation with the Steve and Seth from Vector. At the top, the guys chat about some of their favorite big metal art sculptures, including Vector's The Bots, Rae Ripple's armadillo, John Lopez's The Revenant scrap metal piece, and the huge sasquatch from Augusta Missouri Metal Arts. Email us at podcast@thefabricator.com with any comments, questions, or suggestions.

In this episode you hear from Forrester Analyst Robert Muñoz. Robert has 30 years of business experience with companies like HP, Avaya, Lucent and AT&T before he joined Forrester in 2019. He lives with his family in Miami, Florida. Here he talks about Forrester's CPQ related research, reports and services, Revenue Management, Price Optimization, Rebate Management, Visualization, Subscriptions, the CPQ Market over the next 12 months and much more LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertmunoz/ Twitter @rmunoz_ 

Aviad Amitai is the president and owner of Nachshon VIP tours, a company that provides VIP tour services in Israel. He's a biblical scholar, entrepreneur, and also a managing partner and co-founder at Lucent investments. Additionally, he is involved with many interesting investments and projects. Hear about his special menorah, how he is trying to bring Noach's teiva to Israel, an exciting exhibit about the Raid on Entebbe, and how he is using VR to change Torah education. You can also find out about the tours he has given, the guests he has brought, how it lead to his involvement in the Abraham Accords, where to visit in Israel and so much more! Keep in touch with the podcast on Twitter @Jews_Shmooze and to sponsor an episode reach out to JewsShmoozeMarketing@gmail.com Listen to Jews Shmooze on the phone!! UK: 44-333-366-0589 IL: 972-79-579-5005 USA: 712-432-2903

Intelligent Apartment BuildingsRobert is a serial entrepreneur who previously co-founded IDS, a Cornell startup acquired for 24X revenue which sold a fault tolerant message bus to NYSE, Wall St. firms and telcos. Robert has held technology and architecture VP/Director-level positions at Stratus, Lucent, Mercury Systems and networking startups and was a co-founder of Coincident, an energy management company.Robert co-founded Embue following early voice-of-the-customer meetings that uncovered the significant unmet need for operational technology in the multi-housing market. Robert holds a PhD in Computer Science from Cambridge University, and a master's degree in Sustainability from Harvard University. He holds two patents.This week on EntreArchitect Podcast, Intelligent Apartment Buildings with Robert Cooper.Learn more about Robert at Embue, connect with him on LinkedIn.Please visit Our Platform SponsorsDetailed is an original podcast by ARCAT that features architects, engineers, builders, and manufacturers who share their insight and expertise as they highlight some of the most complex, interesting, and oddest building conditions that they have encountered… and the ingenuity it took to solve them. Listen now at ARCAT.com/podcast.Visit our Platform Sponsors today and thank them for supporting YOU… The EntreArchitect Community of small firm architects.

The growing dominance of China's tech giants in 5G technology has far-reaching geopolitical consequences. To address this challenge, we need to understand the strategies being used to counter China's dangerous grip on this critical area of tech. In this episode, Jon Pelson, an expert in the telecom industry, shares his insights in his book, Wireless Wars: China's Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We're Fighting Back. He dives into the evolution of the telecom industry, from his early days on Wall Street and Madison Avenue to his time at Lucent and British Telecom. He also discusses the rise of China's tech giants and their impact on global tech supremacy, drawing from his observations during his travels to China. Jon explores the geopolitical implications of China's dominance in 5G technology, and the strategies being employed to push back against it. If you're someone who's interested in the intersection of technology and geopolitics, then this episode is for you. Tune in now.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Take The Lead community today:DrDianeHamilton.comDr. Diane Hamilton FacebookDr. Diane Hamilton TwitterDr. Diane Hamilton LinkedInDr. Diane Hamilton YouTubeDr. Diane Hamilton Instagram

Mark Rubinsky It started by sorting screws and bolts as an apprentice at a Summer Stock Theater in Rhode Island. By High School Mark was designing and turning coffee cans into spotlights, scrounging junkyards for lumber, and building scenery. College brought a paid gig in the Theater Department and work as a carpenter at Trinity Square Repertory Company and finally an escape to NY! First as a stage carpenter, electrician, sometimes handyman and dozens of Showcases. One Showcase paid off when “What's A Nice Country Like You Doing in A State Like This” opened off-Broadway and a PA job became a Stage Management job. Harry Chapin's “Cotton Patch Gospel” was up next, and Stage Management became a career. Other favorites include Kander and Ebb's “2 By 5” at the Village Gate, On Your Toes on the road and “Agnes of God.” “Tap Dance Kid” and “Phantom of the Opera” on Broadway to name a few. (The list is long and that is what LinkedIn is for). In the gaps between shows, Mark worked in “Business Theater” when an AEA Stage Manager was required, and the steady work and large budget became irresistible. Before long, Makr was producing the Business Theater events. As an Executive Producer Mark produced shows and meetings that motivated thousands of franchise owners, sales associates, and business executives to sell hamburgers, planes, bulldozers, computers, TVs, cars, hair dye, candy, and lots and lots of pills. It was a blast! Worked with mad scientists at Bell Labs and took Toyota Engineers on a 25,000-mile caravan across North America stopping at manufacturing plants, dealerships, and scenic byways, to hold events. Over 15 years he produced Canon's Expo and Digital Solutions Forums, which included multiple stages and performances alongside copy machines, cameras, and medical imaging equipment. He supervised the building and installation of Media Labs and Briefing Centers for AT&T and Cisco Systems and Lucent in NY and London. Asked by a friend to produce a commission he had written, Mark jumped at the chance and hired the perfect designer/collaborator for the job, Tony Castrigno. Combining multi-media with live performance, “Alexander Hamilton: In Worlds Unknown” ran for five months at the New York Historical Society in 2004. When a business colleague had an idea for a show with Ballroom Dancers interpreting Rock and Roll music and Mark had to be involved and went on to produce a workshop of Ballroom Rocks and a Tour of They Called it Rock. He currently chairs the Board of Directors of the not-for-profit Works In ProgressNYC. And now with his colleague, friend and now business partner, Tony Castrigno, Mark is dedicating this next era to helping artists realize their work on the stage, and bringing it to audiences, everywhere. Find Mark at mttmtheatrics.com

About Ray Pasquale and Unified Office: Ray has spent the last 20+ years as an entrepreneurial technology professional, he has extensive sales and customer engineering experience along with proven management team leadership in dynamic, emerging technology companies. Recently Ray playeda key leadership role in professional and customer services, business development, pre-sales and technical marketing while at Sonus Networks, a market leader in Voice over IP technologies. Ray was a founding member of Sonus's services organization, recruiting many of its most senior members. From 1996 until 1999 Ray was a key technical leader and sales consultant for Cascade Communications' worldwide sales organization. During his tenure Cascade was purchased by Ascend Communications. Ascend, a leader in remote access technologies for the Internet market, was subsequently absorbed by Lucent in a merger. Prior to 1996, Ray's tenure with Digital Equipment Company included positions as Senior Consultant for Worldwide Network Operations, and Technical Leader and Senior Consultant for the Network Products Group. Ray's commitments to excellence and ideas were recognized by Digital. Mr. Pasquale received a Customer Satisfaction Award, Storage Systems Excellence Award, and Delta Ideas Recognition Award. He attended the University of Maine. Ray brings passion and commitment to every project he works on. He applies an open mind to projects in a way that fosters creativity and innovation. I've known him to be skillful in building a technical team. He is able to identify and mentor bright young engineering talent. In addition to his technical side, Ray has broad experience and a grasp of core business planning and marketing fundamentals. His style is direct and concise. Unified Office, Inc. is a leading provider of SDN-based hybrid cloud managed Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and Unified Communications services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Unified Office's Total Connect Now℠ service architecture was purpose-built from the ground up to deliver the highest quality of experience and availability, leveraging the latest in extensible business VoIP communications technology and cloud-based infrastructure to enhance SMB workforce productivity. Their cloud-based intelligent network incorporates Unified Office's unique adaptive Highest Quality Routing™ (HQR) for end-to-end service quality, and Business Continuity “shadowing” to ensure high availability operation over one or more redundant broadband links. Over the last 7 or 8 years, Internet of Things (IoT) solutions have generally been marketed to and purchased by large enterprises. There are hundreds of IoT solutions for countless use cases including remote asset tracking, factory automation, fleet services, energy/utilities management, parking management, facilities management, smart vehicle enablement and many others. But what about sales of IoT to the world's 200 million small and medium businesses (SMBs)?

Okay, we talk a bunch about how you can watch the full hunt on youtube, but actually Luke messed up the recording. . .If you want more of our nonsense, with even less context, check out our sister podcast Game Game Show: https://gamegameshow.transistor.fm/Find the show:twitter: https://twitter.com/MonsterMashPodfacebook: https://facebook.com/MonsterMashPodapple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monster-mash/id1149728297…Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2hUq2VJwc7RleKHB8wNlwh…Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-y7BDX1j-AdH_jC2NvL4CGQ4hhjrH5-RSupport the network:https://patreon.com/PodcastioPodcastius

A long-awaited return for a cool variant of a popular monster!If you want more of our nonsense, with even less context, check out our sister podcast Game Game Show: https://gamegameshow.transistor.fm/Find the show:twitter: https://twitter.com/MonsterMashPodfacebook: https://facebook.com/MonsterMashPodapple podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monster-mash/id1149728297…Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2hUq2VJwc7RleKHB8wNlwh…Youtube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-y7BDX1j-AdH_jC2NvL4CGQ4hhjrH5-RSupport the network:https://patreon.com/PodcastioPodcastius

My special guest in today's episode of If Not Now Wen is my friend and mentor, Satish Kambalimath. Satish is a serial entrepreneur who has over 25 years of experience in a vast array of leadership roles at IBM, AT&T Bell Labs, Lucent, Cadence and Niksun. Satish has held senior leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies as well as startups, and he has a proven track record in taking emerging technologies from inception to market validation, customer acquisition and revenue growth. He is currently on his fourth startup venture as the Founder & CEO of Predecir, The Last Mile in Actionable Predictive Analytics to identify and eliminate waste and optimize cloud spend. Satish defines himself as a technologist who likes to apply technology to real world problems and find solutions. He has an amazing sense of humor, humbleness, curiosity and authenticity that truly makes him special. Satish is such an inspiration, and I hope you enjoy his story as much as I do! In this episode we talk about:

"Desley" joins you this week to give you our experiences in the game, talk Destiny news, and give you all the opinions you may not know you needed.  We talk Destiny, the latest news, and some interesting seasonal story bits.  If you are ever interested in joining the live recording and chat of the show or our after shows, we record most Thursday nights around 9pm Eastern.  Please check out our discord to continue the conversation and listen to our live shows.  Links can be found at our website (under about us) at: www.theguardianhub.com   Please also leave us a review on Apple podcasts or any other platform, we would appreciate it very much and read it on the air.  You can click here to do so: https://lovethepodcast.com/jpHjRL

(NOTE: we apologize for the drop in sound quality at the end of the Q&A, but we decided to keep the section because of the importance of the content) This event took place at The Institute of World Politics on September 1, 2022. About the Lecture: The U.S. and Europe have regarded the economic relationship with China as that of a trading partner, but China views things far more seriously, seeming to view the U.S. as an opponent or worse. As an executive who was at the table when Lucent transferred its operations to China and when British Telecom deployed Huawei's gear into its networks, Jon Pelson has unique insights into the benefits and risks of relying on networks provided by a company so close to the Chinese Communist Party. His access to intelligence officials also illuminated the little-known realities of Huawei's deployments around America's nuclear missile sites and the extent of the CCP in directing China's leading equipment companies to serve the geopolitical allies of China, from North Korea to Iran. But as Pelson describes, the answers to the technology conflict may not lie in political maneuvering, but in unleashing the power of free countries to innovate and surpass even the massive R&D capabilities of China's technology sector. By creating the right partnership between government and private sector, America can deliver greater solutions, faster, and help free countries retake the lead. About the Speaker: Mr. Jonathan Pelson, a telecom industry veteran and author of Wireless Wars: China's Dangerous Domination of 5G and How We're Fighting Back, tells the story of how the U.S. lost the wireless market to China and describes a path to retake the lead. The former Chief of Convergence Strategy for British Telecom and leader of organizations at other global telecom companies, he uses his extraordinary access to tell the stories of the executives who faced Huawei and China's other telecom equipment companies, describing the grave consequences to freedom and security if we don't respond to the threat of China's global ambitions. IWP Admissions: https://www.iwp.edu/admissions/ Support IWP: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E231090&id=3

Join Ellimist and Orchid as they finish reading the lore book "Lucent Tales". The episode was produced by Rindel Zivas. You can find him on Twitter at: @RindelZivas The artwork for the episode is courtesy of Vulshok. You can find him on Twitter at: @VulshokB Guardians of Lore: Website: https://guardians-of-lore.pinecast.co Twitter: @guardians_lore Email: guardians_lore@outlook.com Discord: https://discord.gg/LoreHub You can find other amazing lore content creators at: https://thelorenetwork.com If you feel generous, you can leave us a tip at: https://ko-fi.com/guardians_lore

Join Ellimist and Orchid as they start reading the lore book "Lucent Tales". The episode was produced by Rindel Zivas. You can find him on Twitter at: @RindelZivas The artwork for the episode is courtesy of Vulshok. You can find him on Twitter at: @VulshokB Guardians of Lore: Website: https://guardians-of-lore.pinecast.co Twitter: @guardians_lore Email: guardians_lore@outlook.com Discord: https://discord.gg/LoreHub You can find other amazing lore content creators at: https://thelorenetwork.com If you feel generous, you can leave us a tip at: https://ko-fi.com/guardians_lore

Chris Freeman is an experienced real estate investor with $20M in assets under management. His 20 years of real estate investment have focused exclusively on multifamily apartment buildings that can generate immediate cash flow. Over 26 years, he has been fortunate to experience financial success through high-tech sales and sales leadership. Working with companies like Juniper Networks, CIENA, Lucent, and Citrix, he has learned how to achieve a high level of performance in sales while re-deploying a portion of his commissions into cash flow generating real estate. Through a consistent process over time, Chris has created enough passive income to replace his high-tech sales income. This success inspired Chris to create High Tech Freedom Capital and help his peers achieve their own personal success. Chris has his own podcast, High Tech Freedom which caters to people involved in sales. Personally, he's been sharing his expertise and experiences with a lot of people not only through his podcast but also through community interactions, especially with the youth. Check out this episode to learn more about: Chris briefly talks about himself and the things that matter balancing W2 jobs and the real estate business. Efficiently managing time and delivering results. How the dot-com bubble crash shifted Chris's interest in investing toward real estate The challenges that Chris has encountered while growing his real estate portfolio. Advantages of working with an experienced business partner when working on syndications. Creating partnerships, maximizing what each partner is good at, and setting up goals. The importance of building relationships and adding value to your team and potential partners The value of persistence and looking for opportunities and the right motivation. What is Chris's "why's" and how does it fit into his real estate business? Blending real estate and high-tech business together in one platform. How podcasting can help you learn new ideas for your business How does faith play an important role in Chris' life? To connect with Chris Freeman and know more about High Tech Sales and Multifamily investing please visit: ➡️Website:

We discuss the Lucent Tales lore book and it's insights into the questions Ghost's have about themselves, and how some were enticed into granting the Light to the Hive. 

Canary Cry News Talk #478 - 04.29.2022 WOE FOE JOE LINKTREE: CanaryCry.Party SHOW NOTES: CanaryCryNewsTalk.com CLIP CHANNEL: CanaryCry.Tube SUPPLY DROP: CanaryCrySupplyDrop.com SUPPORT: CanaryCryRadio.com/Support MEET UPS: CanaryCryMeetUps.com Basil's other podcast: ravel Gonz' YT: Facelikethesun Resurrection Gonz Archive Youtube: Facelikethesun.Live App Made by Canary Cry Producer: Truther Dating App   LEAD POLYTICKS/HARRY LEGS/RUSSIA Clip: Joe says he will “accommodate” Russian Oligarchs (Wa. Times) → CRISPR: Ukraine crisis prompts anti-GMO farmers to consider CRISPR gene edited crops (GLP)   33/UKRAINE Clip: Joe says he will send $33 billion to aid Ukraine (ABC News)   PROPAGANDA Clips: Disinformation Governance Board to tackle Russia (AP) → Trump is BACK on TRUTH SOCIAL!  (Fox) → Clip: Jim Jordan says DHS lost their PR firm, Twitter (Mediaite) → Elon tweets diagram of being pushed to the right (Twitter)   INTRO (M-W-F) B&G Update V4V/Exec./Asso./Support   FLIPPY Creating the word's smallest, most dexterous underwater robot arm (Create Digital) Robot that can jump 9 stories will jump higher on moon (CNET)   [Party Pitch/Ravel/CCClips/text alerts]   CHINA Xi calls for “all-out” infrastructure splurge to rescue economy (CNN)   -DEEP FAKE “Deepfake” crime on the rise, Europol warns (i24TV)   [TREASURE/SPEAKPIPE/BYE YOUTUBE]   COVID/WACCINE White House Comm Chief tests positive for Covid (Reuters/Yahoo)   FAUCI Clip: Fauci says we are out of the pandemic phase (PBS News Hour) Fauci clarifies, pandemic not over (NPR) [33 minute program]   WACCINE/PFIZER/MODERNA Pfizer and Moderna CFO steps down same time [Needed vetting] Pfizer veteran CFO steps down, [Frank D'Amelio] former Lucent tech Moderna CFO steps down, [David Meline] but remain on board $42 million reason   [TALENT]   ANTARCTICA/CLIMATE CHANGE Underwater volcano near Antarctica set off 85,000 earthquakes in just 4 months (DNA) There is a pyramid shaped mountain in Antarctica but… (Politifact) St. Paul flag for Antarctica (Catholic News) Atlas Ocean Partners with ELi Code (Travel Pulse) Scientists return to Antarctic “Rain Forest” (Antarctica.Gov.AU) Scientists find never-changing ice island in Antarctica (MercoPress)   [TIME/OUTRO]   EPISODE 478 WAS PRODUCED BY… Executive Producers Mamma G** Christopher B**   Supply Drop Christopher B   Producers Lady Knight LittleWing, Dame Sarah of the Shadows, Isaac G, MORV, Sir JC Knight of the TechnoSquatch, LX Protocol V2, Cloud Suriel, Sir Casey the Shield Knight, Sir Scott Knight of Truth, Jackie U, Gail M, Veronica D, Sir James Knight and Servant of the Lion of Judah   AUDIO PRODUCTION (Jingles, Iso, Music):   ART PRODUCTION (Drawing, Painting, Graphics): Dame Allie of the Skillet Nation, Sir Dove Knight of Rusbeltia   CONTENT PRODUCTION (Microfiction etc.): Runksmash: Rejecting his past life as the weak and frightened Barney Swan, Nimrod smashes EverCube's rectenna. Elsewhere Basil watches as his best friends all go blank, his Unintrupted Power Supply keeping him running. “Exactualy, algos, underful!” He glitches.   CLIP PRODUCER Emsworth, FaeLivrin, Epsilon   Timestamps: Mondays: Jackie U Wednesdays: Jade Bouncerson Fridays: Christine C   ADDITIONAL STORIES: State says Minneapolis Police Department engaged in racial discrimination (ABC News) Artificial Intelligence and Chemical and Biological Weapons (Lawfare) SoCal Emergency declared, unprecedented drought because of Climate Change (CNN) Disney's plan to go from 2D to Web3 (LA Times) Xi calls for “all-out” infrastructure splurge to rescue economy (CNN)

R is the 18th level of the Latin alphabet. It represents the rhotic consonant, or the r sound. It goes back to the Greek Rho, the Phoenician Resh before that and the Egyptian rêš, which is the same name the Egyptians had for head, before that. R appears in about 7 and a half percent of the words in the English dictionary.  And R is probably the best language out there for programming around various statistical and machine learning tasks. We may use tools like Tensorflow imported to languages like python to prototype but R is incredibly performant for all the maths. And so it has become an essential piece of software for data scientists.  The R programming language was created in 1993 by two statisticians Robert Gentleman, and Ross Ihaka at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. It has since been ported to practically every operating system and is available at r-project.org. Initially called "S," the name changed to "R" to avoid a trademark issue with a commercial software package that we'll discuss in a bit. R was primarily written in C but used Fortran and since even R itself.  And there have been statistical packages since the very first computers were used for math.  IBM in fact packaged up BMDP when they first started working on the idea at UCLA Health Computing Facility. That was 1957. Then came SPSS out of the University of Chicago in 1968. And the same year, John Sall and others gave us SAS, or Statistical Analysis System) out of North Carolina State University. And those evolved from those early days through into the 80s with the advent of object oriented everything and thus got not only windowing interfaces but also extensibility, code sharing, and as we moved into the 90s, acquisition's. BMDP was acquired by SPSS who was then acquired by IBM and the products were getting more expensive but not getting a ton of key updates for the same scientific and medical communities. And so we saw the upstarts in the 80s, Data Desk and JMP and others. Tools built for windowing operating systems and in object oriented languages. We got the ability to interactively manipulate data, zoom in and spin three dimensional representations of data, and all kinds of pretty aspects. But they were not a programmers tool. S was begun in the seventies at Bell Labs and was supposed to be a statistical MATLAB, a language specifically designed for number crunching. And the statistical techniques were far beyond where SPSS and SAS had stopped. And with the breakup of Ma Bell, parts of Bell became Lucent, which sold S to Insightful Corporation who released S-PLUS and would later get bought by TIBCO. Keep in mind, Bell was testing line quality and statistics and going back to World War II employed some of the top scientists in those fields, ones who would later create large chunks of the quality movement and implementations like Six Sigma. Once S went to a standalone software company basically, it became less about the statistics and more about porting to different computers to make more money.  Private equity and portfolio conglomerates are, by nature, after improving the multiples on a line of business. But sometimes more statisticians in various feels might feel left behind. And this is where R comes into the picture. R gained popularity among statisticians because it made it easier to write complicated statistical algorithms without learning an entire programming language. Its popularity has grown significantly since then. R has been described as a cross between MATLAB and SPSS, but much faster. R was initially designed to be a language that could handle statistical analysis and other types of data mining, an offshoot of which we now call machine learning. R is also an open-source language and as with a number of other languages has plenty of packages available through a package repository - which they call CRAN (Comprehensive R Archive Network). This allows R to be used in fields outside of statistics and data science or to just get new methods to do math that doesn't belong in the main language.  There are over 18,000 packages for R. One of the more popular is ggplot2, an open-source data visualization package. data.table is another that performs programmatic data manipulation operations. dplyr provides functions designed to enable data frame manipulation in an intuitive manner. tidyr helps create tidier data. Shiny generates interactive web apps. And there are plenty of packages to make R easier, faster, and more extensible. By 2015, more than 10 million people used R every month and it's now the 13th most popular language in use. And the needs have expanded. We can drop r scripts into other programs and tools for processing. And some of the workloads are huge. This led to the development of parallel computing, specifically using MPI (Message Passing Interface).  R programming is one of the most popular languages used for statistical analysis, statistical graphics generation, and data science projects. There are other languages or tools for specific uses but it's even started being used in those.  The latest version, R 4.1.2, was released on 21/11/01. R development, as with most thriving open source solutions, is guided by a group of core developers supported by contributions from the broader community. It became popular because it provides all essential features for data mining and graphics needed for academic research and industry applications and because of the pluggable and robust and versatile nature. And projects like tensorflow and numpy and sci-kit have evolved for other languages. And there are services from companies like Amazon that can host and process assets from both, both using unstructured databases like NoSQL or using Jupyter notebooks. A Jupyter Notebook is a JSON document, following a versioned schema that contains an ordered list of input/output cells which can contain code, text (using Markdown), formulas, algorithms, plots and even media like audio or video. Project Jupyter was a spin-off of iPython but the goal was to create a language-agnostic tool where we could execute aspects in Ruby or Haskel or Python or even R. This gives us so many ways to get our data into the notebook, in batches or deep learning environments or whatever pipeline needs to be built based on an organization's stack. Especially if the notebook has a frontend based on Amazon SageMaker Notebooks, Google's Colaboratory and Microsoft's Azure Notebook. Think about this. 25% of the languages lack a rhotic consonant. Sometimes it seems like we've got languages that do everything or that we've built products that do everything. But I bet no matter the industry or focus or sub-specialty, there's still 25% more automation or instigation into our own data to be done. Because there always will be.

Longevity and sticking with it is one of those skills that comes back to serve you in spades! On this show, we talk with Chris Freeman to tackle some tough questions, including:• What skills have you leveraged into your investing from the W-2 world?•  Why not leave your W-2?•  Where is your spouse's opinion on your massive action here?•  What are some systems & criteria you use to deploy any active capital into passive?•  What would you say is your talent and how did you leverage that to success?Chris is an experienced real estate investor with $20M in assets under management. His 20 years of real estate investment has focused exclusively on multifamily apartment buildings that can generate immediate cash flow. Over 26 years, he has been fortunate to experience financial success through high-tech sales and sales leadership.Working with companies like Juniper Networks, CIENA, Lucent, and Citrix, he has learned how to achieve a high level of performance in sales while re-deploying a portion of his commissions into cash flow generating real estate. Through a consistent process over time, Chris has created enough passive income to replace his high-tech sales income. This success had inspired Chris to create High Tech Freedom Capital and help his peers achieve their own personal success.Learn more about Chris and his business by visiting his website at https://hightechfreedom.com/. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn and on Facebook. Please check out his podcast channel and listen in High Tech Freedom.  If you really enjoyed this content and are looking for more, you can continue to learn more about us in several different places for free!on our website for blogs & other podcast interviews! elevateequity.orgour YouTube channel! youtube.com/channel/derekcliffordour book/audiobook! amazon.com/dp/ebookIf you'd like to have a FREE copy of our 7 Ways Commercial Real Estate Syndications Protect and Build Wealth, simply click the link below. We are here and vested in your long-term success! elevateequity.org/7waysEbook

Chris Freeman Episode 112 High-tech sales and high-tech freedom, featuring Chris Freeman, Principal Partner, High-tech Freedom Capital -The Lockbox Podcast with Jeffrey Brogger  Chris Freeman has enjoyed success in his years of employment in high-tech sales and sales leadership, working with companies like Juniper Networks, CIENA, Lucent, and Citrix. He has always been a money “saver,” and early in life, learned that investing in real estate is safer than investing in stocks. He created a consistent process over time and eventually created enough passive income to replace his high-tech sales income. With his proven skills, he proudly teaches his own teenage kids how to safely invest in real estate! Using his connections from LinkedIn, Chris created High Tech Freedom Capital, where he helps his high-tech peers achieve their own personal financial success.  In our conversation, Chris shares his insights on investing and his new passion for podcasting. Highlights include: How he learned about real estate investing. The influence of Dan Sullivan's teachings. Understanding that investing requires consistent behaviors. How he partners and invests with others. Analyzing an investment and adjusting for inflation and other current market factors. Sharing a rapport building tactic. The fulfillment of working with others and helping them achieve their dreams. Enjoy the show! Connect with Chris: Website: www.hightechfreedom.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/chrisfreeman Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.freeman.9461  YouTube: https://www.facebook.com/chris.freeman.9461  Connect with Jeff: https://steezy.digital/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeffrey.brogger  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-brogger/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffbrogger FREE DOWNLOAD: The Ultimate Real Estate Goal Setting Framework This SMART spreadsheet will automatically breakdown the number of phone calls, appointments, or open houses you need to achieve your income goal!!! Click below to download this SMART spreadsheet today! https://steezy.digital/ultimate-real-estate-goal-setting-framework Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is Johanna (José) Zeilstra. Johanna wants to change world, and she's doing that by harnessing the power of how we spend our money. Johanna is the CEO of Gender Fair, a platform where you can find out which companies support gender equality and use your dollars to drive fairness by buying only from the best. The Gender Fair Seal and 100-point scoring system make conscientious consumerism easy and give companies clear benchmarks and guidelines for improvement.Johanna is an established business strategist and an accomplished leader for both start-ups and global corporations. Over the past two decades, she has worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and JPMorgan Chase, and with over a dozen client corporations, including Delta Airlines, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Philips, Lucent, Disney, Bank of America, and Occidental Petroleum. Her career has led her to work in Canada, China, Indonesia, France, and The Netherlands. She acts as a coach to senior executives on boards and top teams and has a passion for supporting and advancing professional women. She is an active board member of the Woman Business Collaborative (WBC), the largest women's business movement for gender equality and diversity.Johanna currently runs Gender Fair, a platform that uses data analytics to determine an organization's progress toward gender equality and diversity. Prior to this, Johanna co-founded GiveBack, an innovative platform that makes it easy for companies to build authentic and impactful cause marketing, workplace giving and other social responsibility initiatives. GiveBack was launched on the Oprah Winfrey Show during her final season in 2011 and was subsequently acquired by one of the nation's largest benefits administrators.Johanna is originally from the Netherlands and was educated in Canada where she earned an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a Masters degree in Business Administration. She resides in Westchester, NY, where she runs the Women Entrepreneurs Network and serves on several boards, including CEO Forum, Harbor Island Conservancy, and Princeton Faith & Work Initiative. Learn more about Money Tale$ > Subscribe to the podcast Recent episodes See all episodes > Form CRS Form ADV Terms of Use Privacy Rights and Policies

In this episode of Money Tales, our guest is Johanna (José) Zeilstra. Johanna wants to change world, and she's doing that by harnessing the power of how we spend our money. Johanna is the CEO of Gender Fair, a platform where you can find out which companies support gender equality and use your dollars to drive fairness by buying only from the best. The Gender Fair Seal and 100-point scoring system make conscientious consumerism easy and give companies clear benchmarks and guidelines for improvement. Johanna is an established business strategist and an accomplished leader for both start-ups and global corporations. Over the past two decades, she has worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and JPMorgan Chase, and with over a dozen client corporations, including Delta Airlines, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Philips, Lucent, Disney, Bank of America, and Occidental Petroleum. Her career has led her to work in Canada, China, Indonesia, France, and The Netherlands. She acts as a coach to senior executives on boards and top teams and has a passion for supporting and advancing professional women. She is an active board member of the Woman Business Collaborative (WBC), the largest women's business movement for gender equality and diversity. Johanna currently runs Gender Fair, a platform that uses data analytics to determine an organization's progress toward gender equality and diversity. Prior to this, Johanna co-founded GiveBack, an innovative platform that makes it easy for companies to build authentic and impactful cause marketing, workplace giving and other social responsibility initiatives. GiveBack was launched on the Oprah Winfrey Show during her final season in 2011 and was subsequently acquired by one of the nation's largest benefits administrators. Johanna is originally from the Netherlands and was educated in Canada where she earned an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a Masters degree in Business Administration. She resides in Westchester, NY, where she runs the Women Entrepreneurs Network and serves on several boards, including CEO Forum, Harbor Island Conservancy, and Princeton Faith & Work Initiative. See all episodes >

Building a $20M Portfolio While Working Full Time As a Tech Sales Executive    Welcome to episode 27 of The Multifamily Millionaire: Real Income From Real Estate with Jason Lee. This week Jason welcomes Chris Freeman   Chris is an experienced real estate investor with $20M in assets under management. His 20 years of real estate investment has focused exclusively on multifamily apartment buildings that can generate immediate cash flow. Over 26 years, he has been fortunate to experience financial success through high-tech sales and sales leadership. Working with companies like Juniper Networks, CIENA, Lucent, and Citrix, he has learned how to achieve a high level of performance in sales while re-deploying a portion of his commissions into cash flow generating real estate. Through a consistent process over time, Chris has created enough passive income to replace his high-tech sales income. This success had inspired Chris to create High Tech Freedom Capital and help his peers achieve their own personal success.   To download your free Real Estate Deal Analyzer just head to https://jlmrealestateinc.com/free-product/. With this guide, you'll be able to easily understand your real estate deals.    Here is what to expect on this week's show: How Chris found himself with an impressive tech sales job as well as a real estate investor with 110 doors to his name. How the .com bubble burst affected Chris and his investing approach as concerns both stocks and real estate. If you have a high paying W-2 job, how much of your pay should you look to invest in real estate if that is a passion of yours? How was Chris able to manage 100+ doors while also holding down a demanding high tech sales role? How has Chris' sales experience helped him in his real estate career? Information about High Tech Freedom, and the new podcast that goes alongside of it, which is the newest company that Chris has created. How one can balance a demanding job alongside investing in real estate. Some of the mistakes that Chris has made that listeners could learn from in a straightforward manner. The best piece of advice that Chris has ever received in terms of investing in real estate.       Links: https://www.hightechfreedom.com   Connect with Jason: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jasonjosephlee/?hl=en YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCWNrpNXpGuujHMVZJWmBLsw LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-lee-3b7806115/    Connect with Chris: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hightechfreedom/?fbclid=IwAR2WUqDvGyf01GDU_8WSQM9IsiX_36UiYqa88ZFwaTcQR4n64IaaV_KiN-c Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chris.freeman.9461 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfreeman/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What are the ways to make you think big for yourself to be able to be successful in the real estate industry? Tune in to this episode with Chris Freeman and learn how to get yourself known and be efficient in your way.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE Why you should put deals under property managementShifting from active to passive investingWhen is it essential to choose things that you are passionate about?How do you get known for scaling up your businessThe importance of creating goals that you want to accomplishABOUT CHRIS FREEMANChris Freeman is an experienced real estate investor with $20M in assets under management. His 20 years of real estate investment has focused exclusively on multifamily apartment buildings that can generate immediate cash flow. Over 26 years, he has been fortunate to experience financial success through high-tech sales and sales leadership. Working with companies like Juniper Networks, CIENA, Lucent, and Citrix, he has learned how to achieve a high level of performance in sales while re-deploying a portion of his commissions into cash flow generating real estate. Through a consistent process over time, Chris has created enough passive income to replace his high-tech sales income. This success had inspired Chris to create High Tech Freedom Capital and help his peers achieve their own personal success.CONNECT WITH CHRISWebsite: https://hightechfreedom.com/ Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/high-tech-freedom/id1590671171LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisfreeman/CONNECT WITH USGreen Light Equity Group: http://www.investwithgreenlight.com/Special Announcement! Tate's brand new audiobook "F.I.R.E.-Financial Independence Retire Early Through Apartment Investing" is downloadable! Go to: Green Light Equity Group: http://www.investwithgreenlight.com/