Podcast appearances and mentions of Mark Hubbard

Will Doctor gives you the sharpest card for the Farmers Insurance Open and TGL Match 3. -AMEX review -Masters Tournament Futures housekeeping -2 matchups -1 p2p -2 outrights (11/1 & 70/1) -Sleeper, FRP, 2 lineups, scoring -Best bet & TGL Match 3 pick Analysis of Key Quotes and Sections 1. Tournament Overview (0:16 - 0:28)Will Doctor introduces the event, expressing enthusiasm about analyzing the Farmers Insurance Open, set at Torrey Pines North and South courses. He highlights the uniqueness of the venue compared to previous PGA events. 2. Course History and Challenges (0:38 - 40:18)Doctor explains Torrey Pines' toughness: The last winning score under 15 under par was Justin Rose's 21 under in 2019. The course's challenge lies in its fairways and rough. The South Course features POA greens, while the North underwent a redesign in 2017 with bentgrass greens replacing POA. He elaborates on the field's strength, mentioning players like Justin Rose, Adam Scott, and Jon Rahm in prior editions. Significant insights include: POA greens heavily influence outcomes. Recent results favor players excelling in short games and approach shots. 3. Player Statistics and Outcomes (Throughout)Key players analyzed include: Justin Rose: With a strong history at Torrey Pines, Rose's driver and approach consistency make him a potential winner. Ludwig Oberg: Boasting consistent top-10 finishes, he is a top contender this week. Hideki Matsuyama: Despite struggles on POA greens, his putting has improved. Sung Jae Im: Recent form is concerning, particularly around the greens. Will Zalatoris: Solid course history with multiple top finishes at Torrey Pines makes him a top-10 candidate. 4. Injury Updates (Timestamp Noted)Doctor notes critical injuries affecting participation: Xander Schauffele withdrew due to a rib injury. Jordan Spieth, recovering from a wrist injury, will return for Pebble Beach. 5. Betting Picks and Analysis (Throughout)Doctor provides betting insights: Outright Picks: Ludwig Oberg (11-1) and Justin Rose (70-1). Matchups: Ludwig Oberg over Sung Jae Im and Austin Eckrote over Mark Hubbard. Sleeper: Daniel Berger for a top-20 finish at +280. 6. TGL Match 3 Predictions (Final Sections)Doctor discusses the virtual golf league's third match between New York Golf Club (Fitzpatrick, Fowler, Cam Young) and Atlanta Drive Golf Club (Cantlay, Horschel, Thomas). He favors Atlanta due to superior recent form. Key Points Summary

In this episode, Jeff sits down with Mark Hubbard, the visionary leader behind Renew Venture Capital. Mark shares his deep commitment to social impact investing, aligning venture capital with sustainable growth and measurable positive impact. Together, they dive into his unique approach, blending finance expertise with a passion for empowering underrepresented founders and communities. Curious about how Mark is redefining capital to build a more inclusive and resilient future? Tune in to find out! Follow: instagram.com/socialimpactleader socialimpactleader.com Follow: instagram.com/plywoodpeople plywoodpeople.com Learn More: renewvc.com/ This Podcast is brought to you by WABE, part of the NPR Network. wabe.org/podcasts Edited By: DJ OP Diggy Produced By: LaTasha Brown Music By: DJ OP DiggySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Description:  In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, we enter into the world of copper roofing with guests Mark Hubbard, president of Turner Morris Commercial Services, and Josh Yandle, co-owner of Umbrella Roofing. Josh discusses the warmth, beauty and durability of copper, highlighting its versatility in roofing styles and how it gracefully patinas over time. He also shares details on an award-winning copper roof project in Vail, Colorado, featuring an impressive snow retention system. Mark adds insight into the growing demand for copper in commercial projects, including their Grand Prize-winning project in Beaver Creek, Colorado. Tune in for expert insights into copper roofing's appeal on high-end homes and commercial properties.      Learn more at RoofersCoffeeShop.com!  https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/     Are you a contractor looking for resources? Become an R-Club Member today! https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rcs-club-sign-up     Sign up for the Week in Roofing!  https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/sign-up     Follow Us!   https://www.facebook.com/rooferscoffeeshop/   https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooferscoffeeshop-com   https://x.com/RoofCoffeeShop   https://www.instagram.com/rooferscoffeeshop/   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAQTC5U3FL9M-_wcRiEEyvw   https://www.pinterest.com/rcscom/   https://www.tiktok.com/@rooferscoffeeshop   https://www.rooferscoffeeshop.com/rss     #RockyMountainSnowGuards #RoofersCoffeeShop #MetalCoffeeShop #AskARoofer #CoatingsCoffeeShop #RoofingProfessionals #RoofingContractors #RoofingIndustry 

It's easy to get caught up in whatever you're involved in right now. It feels like it's everything—your whole life and career wrapped up in it, which is great. But remember, at some point, it will come to an end. That could be in two years, ten years, or even twenty, but most likely it'll be somewhere between two and ten. When it's over, you might realize that the most valuable takeaway from the experience isn't the money you made or the accolades you received, but the relationships you built along the way. You could leave feeling like you failed while being wealthy, or feel like you failed and be broke. We often try to measure success or failure by tangible outcomes, but the true worth often lies in the connections we form.

House and Hubbard start the pod by discussing Mark Hubbard qualifying for the Procore Championship after missing the registration deadline (01:49). Then, in Tour de Farce, they get into the latest news around golf, including Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy facing Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau, Tiger Woods and PGA officials meeting with LIV, and more (08:28). Then, they preview both the Solheim Cup (22:26) and Fortinet Championship (27:02). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Solheim Cup less than two days away, Damon and Eamon discuss what we can expect. Team Europe admitted to being the underdogs considering that they are playing on American soil. The biggest question is, will they rise to the occasion and retain the cup for the fourth straight year? Who doesn't love a good roundtable discussion? Senior Writers, Rex Hoggard and Ryan Lavner stop by for in depth conversation ranging from Presidents Cup expectations to the Irish Open. After a little phone mishap Damon and Eamon are joined by Mark Hubbard. You don't want to miss this episode of Golf Today. Mark Hubbard 29:14 Johnny Keefer 38:14 Rhett Evans & Spencer Roberts 42:38 Matt McCarty 51:15

Mark Hubbard checks in to and talks about his new book "ARA: The Life and legacy of a Norte Dame Legend; The Authorized Biography of Coach Ara Pasrseghian" on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Football Is Family is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sports' Yesteryear.EPISODE SUMMARYWe talk to author and Notre Dame alumnus Mark Hubbard about his love for Notre Dame, Notre Dame football, and his new book Ara: The Life and Legacy of a Notre Dame Legendwww.amazon.com/Ara-Legend_The-Authorized-Biography-Parseghian/dp/0268208514/ref=sr_1_1?crid=YS8AHB8U3ZGR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Il0rkqa4inRFoI_LAfeqjn3_PtMtmuPL00EmAKpn81qgsGUDpKIgOtmjuM5XgQCS_uyJS8j5Yigh_-FBWWxD4sNWwPop1zpPEn596mWPsJQsNq615ZQGpJsRLqaWIY9hVKtkbdzuGx__3orPz5-VkmJwEJQn2-Lju-5rhuajzivMpjKA1qXpP05hveGXkgZDQbJMgD3JDjXf11_3kBL5Lo5v42hzvTrU-jL0meJAn9E.XETTUnfPB8GYtR18vEvpj0Ob9oR0_DA6iH2tiILFKQk&dib_tag=se&keywords=ara+parseghian+book&qid=1723687616&sprefix=ara+pa%2Caps%2C96&sABOUT FOOTBALL IS FAMILYDo you bleed your favorite football team's colors each weekend? Does the difference of a W or L in the box score dictate how you respond for the rest of the week? Or do most of your conversations with your family and friends revolve around your favorite football team?If you answered yes to any (or maybe all) of these questions, then you are in the right place. The host of this podcast truly believes that “Football Is Family” and he is on a mission to share the stories of other fans out there sharing how they have been touched by the greatest sport on Earth. Listen below to the trailer and learn more about the host and show.HOST - JEREMY MCFARLINGrowing up in Middle Tennessee, I didn't have a pro football team that was close enough to me to feel a part of. My first memory of pro football was Super Bowl 22. I picked the Broncos to win, and, even though they didn't win, I followed them from that point on.John Elway was (and is) my favorite player. I have played as the Broncos on Tecmo Bowl, Tecmo Bowl Super Bowl, Madden, and 2K Sports. I fondly remember the moments when the Broncos won Super Bowls 32 and 33.Around this time, the Oilers came to Tennessee. I was hooked. I finally had a team just down the road from my hometown of Bon Aqua. Oiler (and later Titans) mania hit this area. Jerseys, hats, footballs, merchandise, and several autographs later, I'm a Titans fan through and through. It's the dedication, the love, and the passion for football that helps me realize that football is family. Each fan base has a story, a history, and a love for their team. That's what I want to talk about each and every podcast.You can follow me @jeremy_mcfarlin. Message me if you want to share your reasons why your football team is family.

In this episode of Grow a Small Business, host Troy Trewin interviews Mark Hubbard, the successful founder of Blizzard Brewery. Hubbard shares his journey of growing the brewery from its inception to a successful exit, discussing the challenges he overcame and the strategies that drove his success. He emphasises the importance of strategic planning, effective communication, and achieving work-life balance. Hubbard's insights offer valuable lessons for entrepreneurs aiming for long-term business success. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let's get into it by clicking here. Troy delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, being a learner again when moving into a new industry, and the pivotal stress point during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. And a snapshot of the final five Grow A Small Business Questions:   What do you think is the hardest thing in growing a small business? According to Mark Hubbard, the hardest thing in growing a small business is sustaining growth. He points out that while growth is rewarding and necessary for business success, it requires continuous innovation and idea generation. Keeping up with growth can feel like a relentless treadmill, where you must consistently find ways to achieve and sustain progress. What's your favourite business book that has helped you the most? Mark Hubbard's favorite business book that has helped him the most is The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter by Michael Watkins. He found it particularly useful for establishing discipline and meeting deadlines when opening his business. Are there any great podcasts or online learning resources you'd recommend to help grow a small business? Mark Hubbard suggests listening to industry-specific podcasts such as Brews News and those from Crafty Point Media. These podcasts help him stay plugged into the brewing community and feel part of the industry. For broader learning, he also finds value in online learning tools that keep business owners informed and engaged. What tool or resource would you recommend to grow a small business? Mark Hubbard recommends using planning and forecasting as a key tool for growing a small business. He emphasizes the importance of creating realistic forecasts and plans that genuinely reflect what you can achieve. Accurate forecasting serves as a practical roadmap for business growth and helps avoid unrealistic expectations. What advice would you give yourself on day one of starting out in business? Mark Hubbard advises that on day one of starting a business, you should focus on the concept of "how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time." This means breaking down your grand vision into manageable steps and making steady progress toward your goals. Having a clear plan and taking it step by step will help you navigate the overwhelming aspects of starting and growing a business. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights! Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.     Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest:   Growth can be a master, rewarding yet demanding continuous innovation and ideas – Mark Hubbard Balance is key; without it, you may find yourself held hostage by your own business – Mark Hubbard Success in business starts with a clear vision and tackling it one step at a time – Mark Hubbard      

In less than 20 minutes a week, we'll introduce you to an expert or business owner with deep experience in what they do. Grow you, grow your team, grow a small business. In this episode of "Grow a Small Business," host Rob Cameron engages Mark Hubbard, from Blizzard Brewing Co., in a deep dive into craft beverage entrepreneurship. Hubbard shares his expertise in crowdfunding strategies, highlighting how his leadership contributed to record revenue generation. Leading a team of over 20 members, Hubbard's insights provide invaluable lessons for small business growth in the competitive craft beverage industry. Key Takeaways for Small Business Owners: Crowdsource Funding Advantage: Explore crowdsource funding as a flexible capital-raising option, especially beneficial for growth-oriented businesses like craft breweries. Strategic Preparation: Prioritize thorough preparation, including compliance checks and strategic marketing plans, to maximize success in crowdfunding campaigns. Client Success Stories: Draw inspiration from successful case studies like the Tasmanian whiskey company, demonstrating how crowdfunding can exceed funding goals and expand market reach. Our hero crafts outstanding reviews following the experience of listening to our special guests. Are you the one we've been waiting for? Engaging Investors: Leverage crowdfunding to not only raise funds but also build a loyal investor base, enhancing brand advocacy and customer engagement. Operational Maturity: Ensure operational maturity and a clear business vision to instill investor confidence and effectively communicate business goals during fundraising. Long-Term Commitment: Commit to ongoing investor relations and transparency post-funding to maintain trust and foster continued support for business growth initiatives.   One action small business owners can take: One action small business owners can take, according to Mark Hubbard, is to explore crowdsource funding as a strategic option for raising capital. This involves assessing the feasibility of crowdfunding platforms to support growth initiatives, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, and crafting compelling campaigns to engage potential investors effectively. By embracing crowdsource funding, businesses can diversify their funding sources and leverage community support to fuel expansion and innovation. Do you have 2 minutes every Friday? Sign up to the Weekly Leadership Email. It's free and we can help you to maximise your time. Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.

The U.S. Open is right around the corner, and House and Hubbard are here to give their final thoughts ahead of the tournament. They start off with the news that Jon Rahm has dropped out due to an injury (02:22) before discussing which players they're high on after the interviews (05:24). They also offer their final betting cards (20:11). After, Mark Hubbard joins the show to share his view of the course, his strategy for the tournament, and his outlook on his PGA Championship performance (26:49). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Guest: Mark Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colin Prater is a science teacher at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, but he's apparently really good at math as well, because recently he solved one of the most difficult equations in athletics…advancing from a field of 10,000 golfers around the world to one of just 156 spots in this week's U.S. Open. Prater is one of Colorado's most accomplished amateur golfers, a two-time winner of the Colorado Golf Association's Player of the Year award, but he had to overcome long odds in making the field at venerated Pinehurst, North Carolina. In the final round of qualifying, Prater won one of two available spots for the Open -- in doing so he became one of just 15 non-professionals to make the field. Colorado will be represented in the event; besides Prater, PGA Tour player Mark Hubbard, a graduate of Colorado Academy high school and Wyndham Clark, a Valor Christian High grad, are playing. Clark is the Open's defending champion after winning last year.

Colin Prater is a science teacher at Cheyenne Mountain High School in Colorado Springs, but he's apparently really good at math as well, because recently he solved one of the most difficult equations in athletics…advancing from a field of 10,000 golfers around the world to one of just 156 spots in this week's U.S. Open. Prater is one of Colorado's most accomplished amateur golfers, a two-time winner of the Colorado Golf Association's Player of the Year award, but he had to overcome long odds in making the field at venerated Pinehurst, North Carolina. In the final round of qualifying, Prater won one of two available spots for the Open -- in doing so he became one of just 15 non-professionals to make the field. Colorado will be represented in the event; besides Prater, PGA Tour player Mark Hubbard, a graduate of Colorado Academy high school and Wyndham Clark, a Valor Christian High grad, are playing. Clark is the Open's defending champion after winning last year.

It's MAJOR WEEK and the Big Drive Bros have a special guest. Joining them this episode is 10 year PGA Tour vet and recent medalist in qualifying for the US Open at Pinehurst: Mark Hubbard. The discuss life deciding between basketball and golf, what the PGA Tour is like from the inside and changing up his entire schedule to play in the US Open Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

New course record 62 at Valhalla for Mr. Alexander Schauffele as he sits 3 clear after round 1. Tony Finau, Sahith Theegala, and Mark Hubbard sit 3 back at -6. We run down the leaderboard, talk about The Block Party, sell some takes and start a monitoring list just incase things get out of control in Kentucky. Presented by High Noon. If you enjoyed this episode, consider joining The Nest: No Laying Up's community of avid golfers. Nest members help us maintain our light commercial interruptions (3 minutes of ads per 90 minutes of content) and receive access to exclusive content, discounts in the pro shop, and an annual member gift. It's a $90 annual membership, and you can sign up or learn more at nolayingup.com/join Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Look alive, ladies and gentlemen! It is PGA Championship week, the 2nd major of the year, and we have one of the most electric players on tour for a special interview! On the show, we dive into his beloved Denver sports teams (Nuggets & Avalanche) as they are in the heat of playoff runs. Following that, we cruise into some golf talk and our version of PGA Championship advice with some preparation strategies. It's major or bust SZN!! Hubbs is an absolute gem, an easy dude to talk to, and easily our favorite player on tour. Buckle up and give this a listen and you'll see why he should be yours as well.  #pga #pgatour #pgachampionship #golf #podcast #interview #funny #trending #jokes #nfl #nhl #nba  Follow us on: HOF Bets: https://hof-bets.app.link/millygoats (Promo Code: MILLYGOATS) Twitter - @MillyGoats Instagram - @TheMillyGoats Apple Pod - https://rb.gy/0meu1 Spotify Pod - https://t.ly/ZUfOb Web - https://themillygoats.godaddysites.com/

House and Hubbard are joined by Mark Hubbard to provide a first-hand look from the PGA Championship, his view of the course, how he's approaching the course, and more (02:36). Then, the guys discuss what they've heard about players at Valhalla such as Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm (29:10). Finally, they go over their final bets they're rolling with ahead of the tournament (44:19). The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Guest: Mark Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to another enthralling episode of the Pull Hook Golf podcast, where golf meets unfiltered conversation and insightful commentary. Join us as we dive into the lush greens and fairways of the latest golf happenings with the charismatic Buttsy and the knowledgeable Matt Cook steering the discussion. This episode takes a swing at the biggest event in LIV Golf's history—the Adelaide tournament—capturing its vibrant atmosphere and the milestones it sets for the brand. The dialogue then progresses to cover the Zurich Classic, discussing the unique dynamics of team golf and its impact on players like Ryan Brehm and Mark Hubbard. Moreover, the show delves into the controversial The Q Myrtle Beach Qualifier, questioning its selection process and production quality. Finally, our hosts swing into engaging predictions for the upcoming CJ Cup and LIV Golf Singapore, with Buttsy placing his confidence in the 4Aces and Cook gravitating towards his newfound appreciation for Torque GC. Key Takeaways: LIV Golf's Adelaide event drew a staggering 90,000 fans, showcasing the sport's growing popularity and the potential for regional support of team golf. Discussions around the Zurich Classic highlight how team events foster camaraderie and a break from traditional individual play, yet also question its current format. The Q Myrtle Beach Qualifier is criticized for its production and participant selection, sparking debate on opportunities for emerging golfers. Anticipation for THE CJ CUP centers around whether the defending champion, Jason Day, can repeat his previous year's success. Projections for LIV Golf Singapore shine a spotlight on past winners like Taylor Gooch and speculate on the outcome of team performances.

The Model Maniac gets into the analytical weeds of the golfers he thinks stand a chance to win this week at the Cognizant (Honda) Classic.Golfer Time Stamps:07:00 Eric Cole 17:00 Tom Hoge 21:00 Joohyung Kim 28:00 Taylor Pendrith 33:00 J.T. Poston 45:00 Chris Kirk 50:00 Greyson Sigg 58:00 Cameron Young 01:10:00 Stephan Jaeger 01:16:00 Russell Henley 01:23:00 Rory McIlroy 01:26:00 Austin Eckroat 01:34:00 Akshay Bhatia 01:38:00 Brendon Todd 01:42:00 Matthieu Pavon 01:46:00 Keith Mitchell 01:50:00 Lucas Glover 01:53:00 Ryan Moore 01:56:00 Mark Hubbard 02:01:00 Denny McCarthy 02:02:00 Justin Rose 02:03:00 Byeong Hun An 02:04:00 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 02:10:00 Chesson Hadley 02:22:00 Luke List 02:25:00 Troy Merritt 02:32:00 Daniel Berger 02:38:00 C.T. Pan 02:38:00 Min Woo Lee 02:41:00 Ryo Hisatsune 02:50:00 Matthew Fitzpatrick 02:52:00 Sungjae Im 02:55:00 Doug Ghim 02:58:00 Billy Horschel 03:00:00 Rapid Fire

Tiger Woods W/D | In-N-Out Burger Backlash | Hideki Matsuyama Wins Genesis | Jordan Spieth DQ | Mexico Open at Vidanta Preview | PGA Tour News  | Sleeper Picks | DFS Golf | PGA Tour Best Bets | Fantasy National | True Detective Finale Birdies & Bourbon first chat Tiger Woods W/D, Hideki Matsuyama win, Jordan Spieth DQ and more from the Genesis. We chat through the crowds and storylines from the Genesis Invitational. We're heading to Vallarta, Mexico to chat Mexico Open at Vidanta fantasy picks at Vidanta Vallarta. We chat through the best bets, sleeper picks and more. We chat through the PGA DFS strategies for the event using Fantasy National stats. We first chat Mexico Open conditions, history, weather and everything you need to know about the strategy for the tournament. We chat strategy for DraftKings, FanDuel and Sportsbook picks. The field is full of great players on the PGA Tour including Tony Finau, Emiliano Grillo, Keith Mitchell, Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard, Charley Hoffman, Chesson Hadley, Scott Stallings and more. Can Tony Finau continue on his hot play a victory? Will Keith Mitchell gain another victory? We break down the field and predictions on the show. Apparel for the show provided by turtleson. Be sure to check them out online for the new season lineup at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://turtleson.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks to Fantasy National Golf Club for providing the stat engine for the show. They can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.fantasynational.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Neat Glass. Be sure to check out The Neat Glass online at ⁠⁠⁠⁠theneatglass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on Instagram @theneatglass for an improved experience and use discount code: bb10 to receive your Birdies & Bourbon discount. Thank you for taking the time listen to the Birdies & Bourbon Show for all things PGA Tour, golf, gear, bourbon and mixology. Dan & Cal aim to bring you entertaining and informative episodes weekly. Please help spread the word on the podcast and tell a friend about the show. You can also help by leaving an 5-Star iTunes review. We love to hear the feedback and support! Cheers. Follow on Twitter & Instagram (@birdies_bourbon) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdies-bourbon/support

Happy National Gum Drop Day! Welcome to a special bonus episode, an interview special where we have the privilege, NAY, the honor of welcoming on to the show.... Mark Hubbard! He is THE PGA Tour Champion of the People, the best personality on TOUR, and apparently has a cannon for an arm. On this special episode the topics will incldue: the origin of #ClubHubbs (and more), The DADditude Era, setting the rules for golf trips with the boys, and our version of hard hitting professional golf questions. Of course it would not be a show without the "Water Cooler Debate" (GOAT type of Club) where a champion will be crowned. This is going to be an electric time, so buckle up and look alive, folks! Follow us on: HOF Bets: https://hof-bets.app.link/millygoats (Promo Code: MILLYGOATS) Twitter - @MillyGoats Instagram - @TheMillyGoats Apple Pod - https://rb.gy/0meu1 Spotify Pod - https://t.ly/ZUfOb Web - https://themillygoats.godaddysites.com/

The Model Maniac deep dives into all the golfers he thinks have a chance to win the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Just a relaxing Sunday night chill and nerd out over some golfers' stats and course history. We landed up placing two live bets on two golfers 50-1 and 150-1 who we think will see their odds shorten once DK refreshes their WMPO futures odds board Monday morning. Time Stamps For Each Golfer's Deep Dive00:00 Intro19:00 Scottie Scheffler 25:00 Xander Schauffele 31:00 Viktor Hovland 37:00 Justin Thomas 43:00 Eric Cole 47:00 Corey Conners 49:00 Wyndham Clark 54:00 Sungjae Im 59:00 Sahith Theegala 01:08:00 Max Homa 01:12:00 Jordan Spieth 01:15:00 Adam Scott 01:18:00 Byeong Hun An 01:21:00 Rickie Fowler 01:25:00 Jake Knapp 01:29:00 Brendon Todd 01:30:00 Tom Kim 01:34:00 Brian Harman 01:39:00 Cameron Young 01:41:00 Matthew Fitzpatrick 01:44:00 Aaron Rai 01:45:00 Beau Hossler 01:49:00 J.T. Poston 01:55:00 Sam Burns 01:59:00 Min Woo Lee 02:02:00 Tom Hoge 02:07:00 Adam Schenk 02:10:00 Michael Kim 02:12:00 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 02:14:00 Kevin Yu 02:18:00 Hideki Matsuyama 02:20:00 Billy Horschel 02:21:00 Matt Kuchar 02:23:00 Austin Eckroat 02:23:00 Denny McCarthy 02:24:00 Nick Taylor 02:39:00 Erik Van Rooyen 02:40:00 Keith Mitchell 02:41:00 Mark Hubbard 02:45:00 Emiliano Grillo

The Model Maniac is bringing his pre-tournament Sunday night research session to YouTube. A relaxing look into every golfer playing in The Sony Open to get you ready for the week ahead. We totally get it if you don't want to listen to 4 hours of this, so we have time stamps for golfers that you may be looking to get more info on. Golfer Time Stamps:00:00:00 Intro00:28:00 Ludvig Aberg 00:37:00 Eric Cole 00:40:00 J.T. Poston 00:44:00 Russell Henley 00:48:00 Keegan Bradley 00:57:00 Taylor Montgomery 01:01:00 Tyrrell Hatton 01:05:00 Justin Rose 01:10:00 Adam Hadwin 01:14:00 Matt Kuchar 01:18:00 Matthew Fitzpatrick 01:22:00 Andrew Putnam 01:26:00 Brendon Todd 01:31:00 Stephan Jaeger 01:34:00 Ben Griffin 01:36:00 Maverick McNealy 01:38:00 Denny McCarthy 01:42:00 Adam Svensson 01:45:00 Tom Hoge 01:48:00 Sahith Theegala 01:51:00 Brian Harman 01:56:00 Aaron Rai 01:58:00 Cameron Davis 02:01:00 Justin Suh 02:04:00 J.J. Spaun 02:11:00 Mark Hubbard 02:13:00 Hideki Matsuyama 02:14:00 Kevin Yu 02:17:00 Alex Smalley 02:19:00 Nick Hardy 02:21:00 Greyson Sigg 02:23:00 Troy Merritt 02:25:00 Dylan Wu 02:27:00 Billy Horschel 02:29:00 Corey Conners 02:35:00 Erik Van Rooyen 02:40:00 Davis Thompson 02:41:00 Lucas Glover 02:43:00 Ryan Moore 02:45:00 Harry Hall 02:47:00 Kyoung-Hoon Lee 02:50:00 Byeong Hun An 02:57:00 Chad Ramey 02:59:00 Keith Mitchell 03:01:00 Tyler Duncan 03:05:00 Nick Taylor 03:07:00 Taylor Pendrith 03:09:00 Chris Kirk 03:11:00 Kurt Kitayama 03:13:00 Brandon Wu 03:15:00 Patton Kizzire 03:17:00 Matthias Schmid 03:18:00 Aaron Baddeley 03:20:00 Ryan Palmer 03:22:00 Carson Young 03:25:00 Michael Kim 03:27:00 C.T. Pan 03:30:00 Luke List 03:34:00 Austin Eckroat 03:38:00 Alex Noren 03:39:00 Nicholas Lindheim 03:39:00 Doug Ghim 03:39:00 Joel Dahmen 03:40:00 Si Woo Kim 03:44:00 Vincent Whaley 03:47:00 Justin Lower 03:52:00 Emiliano Grillo 03:57:00 Will Zalatoris

Matt Adams talks to Mark Hubbard, a PGA Tour player who is on the cusp of the Next 10 who can compete his way into the 2024 Signature Events with huge purses and lots of points.

Butterfield Bermuda Championship Preview | Port Royal Golf Course | Sleeper Picks | DFS Golf | PGA Tour Best Bets | Fantasy National Birdies & Bourbon chat Butterfield Bermuda Championship Preview. We heading to Port Royal Golf Course to chat World Wide Technology Championship fantasy picks in Los Cabos, MX. We chat through the best bets, sleeper picks and more. We chat through the PGA DFS strategies for the event using Fantasy National stats. We first chat Butterfield Bermuda Championship conditions, history, weather and everything you need to know about the strategy for the tournament. We chat strategy for DraftKings, FanDuel and Sportsbook picks. The field is full of great players on the PGA Tour including Adam Scott, Thomas Derry, Brendon Todd, Mark Hubbard, A/lex Noren, Lucas Glover, Akshay Bhatia and more. Can Lucas Glover continue on his hot play and gain another victory? Will Akshay Bhatia gain another victory? We break down the field and predictions on the show.  Apparel for the show provided by turtleson. Be sure to check them out online for the new season lineup at ⁠https://turtleson.com/⁠  Thanks to Fantasy National Golf Club for providing the stat engine for the show. They can be found at ⁠https://www.fantasynational.com⁠  The Neat Glass. Be sure to check out The Neat Glass online at ⁠theneatglass.com⁠ or on Instagram @theneatglass for an improved experience and use discount code: bb10 to receive your Birdies & Bourbon discount.  Thank you for taking the time listen to the Birdies & Bourbon Show for all things PGA Tour, golf, gear, bourbon and mixology. Dan & Cal aim to bring you entertaining and informative episodes weekly. Please help spread the word on the podcast and tell a friend about the show. You can also help by leaving an 5-Star iTunes review. We love to hear the feedback and support! Cheers. Follow on Twitter & Instagram (@birdies_bourbon) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdies-bourbon/support

This week I speak with Mark Hubbard, Campaign Manager with equity crowd funding firm OnMarket. Long time listeners may recall I spoke with Mark way back in 2016, not long after he founded Blizzard Brewery in Victoria's High Country. Blizzard has since closed but Mark is still of the industry, now working with OnMarket as a brewery crowdfunding specialist. Mark is also a podcast listener and has heard my thoughts about equity crowdfunding, and has reached out a number of times to discuss them, very frankly.  On this occasion, Mark very generously agreed to have a chat on mic for the podcast. I say generously, because as a listener you will know that I have expressed some thoughts about how the wonderful potential of equity crowdfunding hasn't always delivered on its promise and its promises, and especially my concerns about the powerlessness that many investors have felt about the lack of recourse when the reality hasn't met that promise.  Well, in this episode I get to discuss all of that, and more, and address some of my frustrations about the process. When I say address my frustrations, I'll leave it to you to decide whether vent may be more appropriate. But my frustrations and doubts were certainly aired…and I hope fairly expressed And I have to thank Mark for engaging with those questions and doubts with patience and good humour…even for the considerable time after we finished recording. As he said, having heard me on previous podcasts, he was certainly not ambushed by the questions. But also as Mark said, the conversation was important to foster understanding.  And there was quite a bit of that, on both sides, even if our views of how well regulated the system is may still differ. It was a great chat….and I hope that whichever side of the discussion you come down on, you agree it was robust but in good spirit.  FEEDBACK: If you'd like to post a question or a voicemail for us to play on an upcoming podcast, you can leave a 90 second message for us here. If you like what we do at Radio Brews News you can help us out by: Sponsoring the show Reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcasting service Emailing us at producer@brewsnews.com.au to share your thoughts

Birdies & Bourbon chat Fortinet Championship. We heading to Napa, CA to chat Fortinet Championship fantasy picks at Silverado Resort. We chat through the best bets, sleeper picks and more. We chat through the PGA DFS strategies for the event using Fantasy National stats. We first chat Fortinet Championship conditions, history, weather and everything you need to know about the strategy for the tournament. We chat strategy for DraftKings, FanDuel and Sportsbook picks. The field is full of great players on the PGA Tour including Max Homa, Eric Cole, Chez Reavie, Kevin Streelman, Mark Hubbard, Stephan Jaeger, Doug Ghim, Dylan Wu, Cameron Davis and more. Can Max Homa continue on his hot play and gain another victory? Will Eric Cole gain another victory? We break down the field and predictions on the show. Apparel for the show provided by turtleson. Be sure to check them out online for the new season lineup at https://turtleson.com/ Thanks to Fantasy National Golf Club for providing the stat engine for the show. They can be found at https://www.fantasynational.com The Neat Glass. Be sure to check out The Neat Glass online at theneatglass.com or on Instagram @theneatglass for an improved experience and use discount code: bb10 to receive your Birdies & Bourbon discount. Thank you for taking the time listen to the Birdies & Bourbon Show for all things PGA Tour, golf, gear, bourbon and mixology. Dan & Cal aim to bring you entertaining and informative episodes weekly. Please help spread the word on the podcast and tell a friend about the show. You can also help by leaving an 5-Star iTunes review. We love to hear the feedback and support! Cheers. Follow on Twitter & Instagram (@birdies_bourbon) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/birdies-bourbon/support

Here is a very lightly edited transcript of the SuperCrowdHour for July, The Power of a Purpose Round with Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew Venture Capital's Mark Hubbard.Devin: I have just the most extraordinary panel discussion organized today, and I just couldn't be more excited about it. Rebecca Kasaba is the CEO of DealMaker, which is one of the fastest-growing companies in North America. I mean, Rebecca, you're just killing it. You're absolutely crushing it. We're thrilled to have you here to take a minute to be on the show. Ian Bentley is the CEO of Parker Clay, and he's working with help from Rebecca. He's in the middle of a $15 million goal of a crowdfunding campaign. We're excited to talk to him about that. He's got an incredible social mission. I just love what he's doing. And Mark Hubbard, who is the managing director of Renew Venture Capital, he's playing a vital role in putting that together. And so they've created, and they are sort of walking their talk, eating the dog food, as folks in Silicon Valley like to say, they are actually modeling the use of what they've started to call a purpose round. And I'm excited to talk to them about that because their crowdfunding campaign is really centered on fulfilling their mission.Devin: So with that, Ian, let me invite you to just take a minute and tell us about the mission, the social purpose behind and the motivation and purpose for Parker Clay.Ian: Thanks, Devin. Yeah, and doing it in a minute would be a little bit tricky, but I can try. I just got home, back to California, where our headquarters are here in the US. But I just got back from our factory in Ethiopia; I was there for actually about a month. A little bit longer than I'm normally there. But we so as you can imagine, we've got both an Ethiopian headquarters and a US headquarters. And it started back in 2012 when my family and I bought one-way tickets, left California, left our careers, moved to Ethiopia; and we moved there primarily to help women who had been caught in trafficking and really looking for more dignified employment opportunities. That was not that line of work. And we were doing skills training, and job training, discovered the leather industry while we were living there, and saw it as primarily being exported to the world, like Europe. And we thought we could create jobs for women. And really, that was the purpose of why we were there to create opportunities for women to thrive. And we are doing that through business. So really kind of changing the model around even aid that has been poured into the country for many, many years and shifting that to a trade model and doing business at scale. And we'll talk more about the manufacturing opportunities and all that we're doing there. But we've got a team now of about 200 people, 80% of whom are women. And we are proud of the impact and the work we get to do every day through that.Devin: Yeah, it is just really inspiring what you're doing. And I was shocked by the story when I heard it and thrilled and really admire the work that you've been doing. You've been at this for a while now. It's been a decade or so since you, the roots of this effort, began. Is that right?Ian: Yeah, Yeah. We officially started in 2014. That's when we set up the entity. So it's been almost ten years. I have lost all my hair and gotten a few more gray hairs, and working alongside my wife is the creative director of Parker Clay, and we've got five kids, so a very full life as well. But it's been it's an exciting time at the moment really for what we're doing because a lot of the hard work we've put into the foundation over these past few years is now really ripe to scale. So that's why we're doing what we're doing.Devin: Yeah. Well, Rebecca, as you have, you know, worked with Ian, one of the things that I've observed from our past conversations about this, and we've had an opportunity to talk about it a few times, I think you have a real passion for this. I wonder if you tell us a little bit about how you feel about this and how you're working to DealMaker to support Parker Clay.Rebecca: Devin, I'm happy to. Yeah, we're really excited about what Parker Clay is doing. Remember when my team first met Ian, we were so excited about the company and the mission and the way they're having such a transformative impact on Ethiopia that we were like, Okay, this is one deal we've got to get for the system. We've got to win this one. So what DealMaker does is essentially give companies the technology infrastructure they need to raise capital digitally online. And so traditionally, in my background as a capital markets attorney, I saw a lot of paperwork being exchanged in order to get capital raising done. And when the Jobs Act came out, I saw the opportunity for all of this capital raising to move online. And, you know, like Ian, it's been a short ten-year journey where we've watched the legislation transform, and we've really seen digital marketing take a huge foothold now in this industry and give entrepreneurs a way to communicate their message to all the four corners of the Internet, to people who their message might appeal to and build up a community behind them and don't want to get too into it because I know we'll continue to chat about it for the next hour, but it's something I'm really passionate about, the impact that people today want to have with their investments, especially when they see companies like Parker play, and they want to do things, you know, they see what Mark and Renew are doing. And this whole trend of impact investing is something that we're all fortunate to be a part of and get to propel forward, which really just makes the world a better place and gets better businesses funded.Devin: Yeah. Well, Mark, I want to turn to you now for a second. We've it's my sense, and I may be wrong, forgive me if I am, but it's my sense that you played a really vital role in pulling this together for both your capital and your concept. So what I'd like to do is to invite you to talk a little bit about your role in all of this and why it is that what Ian does resonates with you.Mark: Sure. I guess it goes back to sort of the genesis of the term purpose around for us, you know, what we were trying to accomplish. And then Ian became sort of part of the first use case for that, not the total piece, but certainly the proof case for, for why we want to do it. As Rebecca said, everything we do is impact. We have a venture studio and a venture capital firm, and it's all either social impact companies or it's women and historically excluded founders. And those don't have to be impact companies. And we want to, I mean, look, we're part of, as Rebecca mentioned, this sort of global shift and what I sort of call a movement. It's kind of a paradigm shift where more and more people want to align what they say they believe about the world with what their money does in it. Right. Or what their effort does in it. A lot of people will shift professionally in those ways. I mean, I guess I am in some ways, it's taken me 20 years, but in some ways, I'm part of that shift as well. And so, you know, we looked at the look, any time you do investing, you're a two-sided marketplace. Right. So I have investors that I invest on behalf of, and I have companies and founders that we invest in. And so the thing we saw was really twofold, both sides of that marketplace. One, that it was really frustrating that only rich people, you know, only accredited investors, could... I mean, they still, to this day, right in the fund, I can't take anybody who's not accredited. I have to see your tax statements.Mark: So I really can't take anybody who's not accredited. And so that's frustrating, like in and of itself, just sort of from an investing standpoint that you can't invest in early-stage companies; you can't really do VC. When you couple that with the idea that this is an effort to align your values with what your money does, like, that's a justice issue that a non-accredited investor is not allowed to do. We're only going to let rich people do that. You know what? What is the what's the power that we leave on the table and in that dynamic? So that's one issue, right? Then the other was, what do we do about--and Ian will probably be okay with me saying this--there's a whole lot of companies that could be big, huge, successful companies that the founders are dynamic, that people want to support, that people align with aspirationally, that it's not just a product that they buy and that it's really something they want to be a part of themselves. But it's hard to figure out how you put those companies into a venture fund. And because they're too capital intensive, or the timeline is too long, or they're just not in vogue, or they're systemic issues, you know, as it comes down to like a lot of women and historically excluded founders. And so, how do we open pathways? How do we support these kinds of purpose-focused companies to allow them to go raise expansion capital, real, real money? Like ten, 20, $70 million. By being able to tell their story of their purpose and what they're trying to accomplish more broadly and involve a much bigger community in that discussion.Devin: And. I want to just pause here for a moment to say a couple of things. First off, if you are here in the Zoom room with us, please, we invite you to begin thinking about thoughtful questions you have for these extraordinary individuals who are on the panel today. We're going to welcome your questions. You can use the Q&A function in Zoom to ask those questions most readily. And I also want to reiterate the invitation. If you're watching on YouTube and would like to ask a question, just hit on.s4g.biz to register and hop into the call. We'd love to have you join us here in the Zoom room, where you can ask a question. So now, continuing on the discussion, I hate to interrupt the flow, but you know,Devin: It really is, I think, exciting to think about what this means. You know, Rebecca, you've got this technology that you're deploying, and you hinted at this already, that allows people like Ian to begin to connect with people who are not yet part of the community. That's a pretty exciting thing. Tell us about your technology.Rebecca: Yeah. So the way we set up an offering, if you've got a brand like Parker Clay, a really nice high-value brand, you want to allow them to control the buying experience so that an investor coming in has the same high-end experience to buy shares as they would to buy a purse or some similar product from Parker Clay. And so, we allow them to set up a standalone website with an Invest Now button. And our goal is to really make it as easy for investors to buy shares online as it is to buy a pair of shoes. So get them through the securities law exemption, get their payments, their investments funded, get contracts signed, get the securities law exemptions and background checks, run all very streamlined purchasing experience at the click of a button and then allow the companies to have access to their funnel and really to treat their capital raise the same they way they would if they were digitally marketing a product so they can see who their buyers are, where their interest level stems from, and they can really then start to identify the community that is interested in their capital, raise and build a community around that profile and then reach more people. And our goal is to really expand this, to make capital raising global so that we can right now allow people to raise across North America as well as into different other regions so that they can find all the different folks that might be interested in what they're doing and really leverage the power of the Internet to its fullest capacity.Devin: It is exciting to think about this. And Mark, you know, it's I kind of credit you again, I apologize if I'm getting this wrong, but I kind of credit you with thinking of this and identifying the possibility that purpose can be a connector that Rebecca can kind of leverage with her technology to benefit someone like Ian, an entrepreneur like Ian to attract capital. I wonder. How did you develop this idea? Because it got I got to say, the traditional view of crowdfunding is you leverage your community to raise capital. And what you're doing is you've changed the thesis and say, we're going to leverage our purpose to build a community from which we can build raise capital. What where did that idea come from, Mark?Mark: Yes, like, like all my great ideas. I assume it came from somewhere else. Yeah. Look, the history of the crowdfunding world started with a lot of crowd talk, right? That. That, in general, just you want to get to the people, whatever that means. And it's not a particularly strategic idea necessarily, but you just go out to the crowd. And then there became this idea of community. Right. That really, when you look at what happens in a crowdfunding scenario, what happens is really your community for the most part, right? You may broaden it some, but a lot of it is leveraging people that were already in the community or are sort of on the edges and will come in and feel an affinity. And that's all like that's really useful stuff. It's exciting to take a community. I mean, even before you get to any purpose discussion, right? They have this community that is just deeply identified with what they do. And, you know, thousands and thousands of people who would do who would drive anywhere or go anywhere or just, you know, to be associated with their business. And so that kind of crowd or community thing is useful and helpful and can help one of these campaigns be successful. My thought was just as great as that is. If you can take a community and you can activate that community around a purpose, that's a different thing. Like that is maybe it feels like a nuanced difference, but that's there's a power in that's different than the whole rest of the activities. And so, therefore, yes, there ought to be an opportunity to have all kinds of people who would who do want to make an investment.Mark: That's why you know, this is this bespoke landing page thing. Right. That's an interesting animal because, although functionally, it should be as easy as buying a product, right? It's not quite like buying a product. And so but you do want to tell a story about the business and the product, but you do want to tell the impact story. Like, that's a lot of stuff to balance and a lot of needles to thread. But if people can get into that, if people can who do want to invest in something that will be successful, who want this to be part of what they're, you know, money makes possible in the world, can also then connect with this story of transformation. You know, that's really, really powerful. And I do believe that that could be broadened far beyond sort of just your normal customer base. And look, then, the flip side of a crowdfund, right? What's so great about that idea is that if you that every person that you can align with you that wasn't a customer before. Not only do they probably become a customer, but they become the whole process is taking customers and the community and turning them into owners and advocates. And so when they became owners, they become advocates in a way that could really drive sort of the underlying fundamentals of the business going forward. And so it seemed to be for me like the, you know, sort of the perfect storm of possibility there.Devin: Well, it is exciting to think about how this has the potential to work. And of course, now, Ian, you're living in the middle of it, right? You're in the middle of this campaign. You've been you launched this. I'm trying to recall, was it early this year that you launched the campaign or late last year?Ian: It was late last year. Yeah, November of last year.Devin: So you've had enough of a run now, I guess, to see how it's working. Are you seeing actually some people who were outside your community that have been drawn in by purpose to invest? And then the parallel question, and I'm curious about, is, are we also seeing are you also seeing those folks who come in as fresh members of the community, as investors? Are they also becoming customers?Ian: Yeah, we are the, and I think the way Mark was describing it is, is true. The power of community is is is a big deal. And I mean, I'm even reminded in coming back from Ethiopia how important community is for all of us. The word that I kept hearing over and over in Ethiopia was resilient, resilient, resilient. And sometimes, you know, you've got some people that are strong, some people that are weak. How do we help each other? How do we help each other through those challenges and the good and the bad? And it's a beautiful thing that I get to see, perhaps sometimes more when I'm in Ethiopia, but reminded that even here in the US and other parts of the world where we have even adopted this proverb that it's an African proverb that says If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. And we're constantly saying that. It's become such an ingrained part of our DNA at Parker Clay, where we look through decisions with the business with regards to whether we go together; what does that look like? And I can tell endless stories of even just these last few weeks in Ethiopia of doing just that. And you know, what we get to do, and I think even just what Mark was saying with regards to how we thread all these stories together, that we are a business, we're a for-profit, purpose-driven business, right? We're a legal public benefit corporation that has the idea baked into it that we are benefiting the public in some way.Ian: And so driving that purpose every day at Parker Clay is essential. But we're also building, you know, an exciting business. And so the question I think that comes up as we approach the community, you know, and it's a little bit more of a newer idea, is can you be kind of can you focus on both profit and purpose? And I think, historically, we have separated these things very distinctly, right? Where we have kind of charitable giving, charitable donations, aid, things that we're doing which are not bad and are needed. But then we have for-profit, right? And then we have businesses that are just purely about profit. And I think that that has been the model for many, many years. And only really, and I would say the last ten or so years, have businesses been looking at more of a purpose-driven structure. And, you know, we've seen that because we've been doing it from the beginning. And so I think that's where as we approach the community, we get to certainly bring that out of more of our existing customers. And we've seen a significant amount of people interested in this round. For many, it might be their first type of investment like this, right? Because this is still a new space. And I think opportunities like this webinar and the education around it are important because, for a lot of people, they just haven't had the opportunity unless they've been, like Mark said in the beginning, more of institutional investors who have that experience. And so for customers who have been buying our bags, this might be the first type of investment.Ian: And one practical way to share that. We had a warehouse sale here in Santa Barbara at our warehouse, and the community came out. They were excited to buy bags and drove from kind of all over California to come. And this one woman came up to me and said, Hey, I'm one of your shareholders. And she said, I'm with a big smile with a ton of excitement, and that just would never be possible before, right? Where she was saying it with pride as an owner, I'm a shareholder in the company. I'm excited not just about your bags, which I love, but also being part of this in a deeper way with you. And so, you know, we have seen both the existing community base, which I think has been a big part of our strength, and that's also brought in some new faces who have then converted to customers, some people who maybe own businesses now kind of come in and go, hey, one of my gifts for my employees or my clients. And so it really has allowed us to stretch that out and the opportunities out with our offering, not only from the investment side but from the product side. And that is a benefit, I would say for sure, with this type of route is if you are a consumer brand, you get to bring in this customer base, and if you have a product, it's also fun to share because you kind of get both investment and customers who are buying your product.Devin: Yeah, it's really exciting to think about the synergy between the investment and the product sales. Of course, I've dated myself just by using the 90s word synergy, but that's where, you know, it was ingrained. It was beaten, I think. You know, many of us in business school back in the day got a tattoo on an arm. Um, so anyway, sorry. I apologize for using the word synergy. But there is some exciting interplay between the investors and the customers. Rebecca, I want to talk to you a little bit more broadly about investing in these kinds of deals. I know you're a broker-dealer, and you have to be careful. You're an attorney. You're smarter than I am. Help us understand. How sort of anyone now can invest as easily almost in a deal like Parker Clay Let's be a little bit nonspecific so you can stay a little bit out of some of the regulatory scrutiny for a minute. So you're not recommending a deal, but tell us a little bit about how people can get comfortable that it's okay to invest. It's a new thing. Ian made it very clear. Right? It's new to people. How do people get comfortable with that as investors?Rebecca: Yeah. Thanks, Devin. And I will disclaim that because I'm not licensed in the broker-dealer. Our broker-dealer helps the issuers' side rather than being the type of broker-dealer that works for the investors. But I think what we're seeing is investors are getting comfortable with the purpose and the mission of the business. And, of course, the regulations are very well designed to make sure that investors have access to all the information they need. So they have fully standardized offering documents that tell them prescriptively about the business and the business plan and who the founders are. And there are bad actor checks run on all the founders before the offerings get set up. And then there are caps on the amount of money that investors can invest in these deals because it is supposed to be for investors to build a portfolio of investments and not, you know, bet the farm on one investment that they're making. And so what we are doing is bringing that awareness to folks so that they can participate in these kinds of offerings and build that kind of portfolio. If you look at it according to Global Impact Investor Network, the impact investing global portfolio stands at 1.2 trillion assets under management. And so there's a lot of capital out there that's looking for deals like Parker Play where people want to be making an impact, as Mark described, with their money and the key trends that we're seeing as part of that impact investing. Ian really described the most important one to me, which is as millennials and the younger generation view the world, they don't view it the same way some of the older generations do with charity and business, and business is out to make a profit, and charity does good in the world.Rebecca: They really see business as a better change agent than charity, and charitable charities need to be able to have a more sustainable business model. And so the two are really blending together in a really interesting way, with Parker Clay being the perfect example of that. We've also seen, you know, statistics like six out of every ten millennials have actually done impact investing, so they know what it is. The people who do it feel good about it. They do it repeatedly. And so we see it really as this snowball that's rolling down the hill where you've now had, you know, ten years ago, the online buying ecosystem was not what it is today. It was almost at zero. People went into bricks and mortar stores to buy everything they needed. Fast forward ten years. That's grown into a $16 trillion industry. And so as we see investing, moving online in the same way, moving out of the boardrooms and the, you know, physical handshakes and online, we've also seen a really nice change in the types of founders that are getting funded with increased female and minority founders because of the way the messaging is being presented. So all of that to say, I think investors are this is resonating with investors. They want to do this. We're seeing the upward trend, and the legislation's been around for over ten years now and has gone through a number of iterations to make sure that it's safe for investors.Devin: Yeah, it's it is exciting to see, you know, in the last, I think, seven or eight quarters, we've seen venture capital decline every quarter. You know, there was some buzz around AI and notwithstanding the buzz around AI, venture capital investment still declined. And uh, but we're seeing Crowdfunding and Reg A plus kinds of deals are pretty solid. We haven't seen the same declines in that space. There's real resilience, and it is exciting to see. And I'm hopeful that as we get a little more confident in markets recovering, we'll see real growth in investment Crowdfunding going on. Mark, I wonder if you would just take a minute and talk a little bit about it. You're thinking about investing as well. I want to make sure that--I know there are entrepreneurs, and we'll come back to that. There are entrepreneurs listening who desperately want to figure out how they, too, can raise $15 million. But all of them are also investors, and others are here primarily because they're interested in investing in Parker Clay or another deal. And your vision, right for this, was driven in no small part by the idea that ordinary investors should have the same opportunity that wealthy investors have. Talk to us a little bit about that.Mark: Sure. Well, I mean, I can do my philosophy of investing, but the two of them just did it. So I'm surprised. I'm surprised they didn't share my deck to make the point. Yeah, there has been historically this two, you know, classically called the two-pocket idea, that in one pocket, I put all the money in the world, and in the other pocket, I give it away to make good things happen. Right? And so that purpose and the context of profit is bad and distracting, and profit in the context of purpose is bad and distracting. Right. And that's just not the world anymore. I mean, it's fine. That was the world for a long time. Friedman messed a bunch of people up. But it's not. I mean, the world now is a bunch of founders who don't see trade-offs, who don't come out of the nonprofit world. We want to build big, giant companies that do really well, that have purpose at the center of what they do, and that the purpose is not a distraction from the profit.Mark: It's that I make my profit via, like, “What are you talking about?” Like, “The purpose drives my profit.” Those aren't competing ideas, and I won't like to give up all my profit because that's business, and that's what makes the purpose possible. Like, what are you even talking about, right? Like, they don't even know how how to put it in that context. And that's how younger investors are, too, right? Like, that's the way they want to think about things. And so so yeah, that's just sort of a new-ish idea. But it's now the water everybody swims in, and everybody better adjust. You know, I always attribute to this, I've always heard it attributed to Marc Andreessen, you know, fellow, fellow purpose warrior who said that impact companies were were like houseboats, right? They're not a good boat and not a good house. And my response was always, that seems kind of weird coming from somebody who spends a bunch of time on a yacht.Devin: So, you know what? There are companies like Parker Clay that are both good houses and good boats, and I don't even know what you're talking about, man. And so, um, so yeah, so that is the future. And I think we're just going to see sort of a massive shift. And although this is new, you know, you know, it's my job generally to, to, to break up assumptions, although this is new and it's hard like I don't you watch any of the meme stock stuff that happened in the last couple of years. I mean, nobody had heard of Robinhood before. And everybody's got mutual funds, and everybody knows what the stock market is, and everybody owns private shares and companies, and people want to go to Berkshire Hathaway's, you know, annual like, no, this isn't new. This is a highly, highly regulated marketplace for people to do what they constantly do all the time. Otherwise, in other places, it just opens up a little slice of the market. Right? It opens up this early stage, mid-stage growth, stage investment in private companies that you didn't have access to before, and now you do so. So take all that comfort you have from all the rest of it, right? And apply it to this new asset class that you just were cut out of before.Devin: Yeah, it's an interesting point. You know, a meaningful part of diversification is to add some private assets to the the mix of things that you're holding. So that's a great, great point. Now, Ian, as you think about your offering, I wonder if you would just take a minute with, you know, we've been kind of talking about the focus on investors, and you, more than anyone, are authorized to speak about your deal. Tell us why you would like why you think it's a good idea for an investor to participate.Ian: Yeah. No. Thanks for that opportunity to share that. Look, one of the wealthiest individuals on the planet right now is in the fashion space. Actually, he is the wealthiest individual on the planet. And it's only been, I would say, in the last 20 or so years that, you know, or 20 plus that that's really kind of launched into the stratosphere with what he's done. The fashion space is really exciting. Africa is really exciting. And when we look at it through this lens when we were living in Ethiopia. It was really an aha moment where everything we were talking about profit, purpose, all those things really aligned when I'm there, and my family and I are working really towards this effort of saying hearing over and over from women saying we don't want handouts, we want jobs, we want opportunities. And when we discovered this raw material, which source--think about ten years ago, we didn't know where things were made or how they were made. We weren't looking at tags. This whole awakening of the conscious consumer was born about ten years ago. And it wasn't just a moment in time. It's a movement. And the movement has been picking up a lot of energy over these last ten years to the point where even, as Rebecca said, with millennials and younger generations. They are investing and spending where their values are. And I think that that is seen today more than ever before in history. And so when we created Parker Clay, we both looked at it and said in order and just to build on what Mark was saying, in order to have the impact we want to see in the world, which we believe women should not have to compromise and choose these really terrible, you know, routes to provide for themselves and their families.Ian: And if we can change that through economic empowerment, then watch out because these women are reinvesting 90% of their incomes back into their communities, into their families, and their kids' lives are going to change. Schools are going to change. These are the next leaders of the world. It's a good investment. And if we can make really beautiful products that, frankly, the world wants, then the combination of those things is so powerful. We're in a space that is approaching $300 billion in terms of the market. So the leather space for fashion brands, both in bags and shoes, kind of become the cornerstone of and building blocks of these fashion brands. And when it comes to Africa. It's an exciting, exciting time. I really cannot stress this enough, for me, spending weeks and months of my year in Ethiopia and in East Africa, the manufacturing world is changing dramatically. If you think about the Industrial Revolution at the peak, it was about 20 million jobs. And right now, there is a shift happening of about 100 million manufacturing jobs that are leaving China and looking for a new home. And when you think about Africa, by 2050, a quarter of the population is going to live on the continent of Africa.Ian: These are incredibly resourced, capable, young, vibrant workers that are looking for opportunities. And so when we look at Africa, we're also, and that's what is exciting about Parker Clay is that it's not just the brand that is selling into a market that is approaching 300 billion. We're also a brand that has taken on the manufacturing opportunity to become vertically integrated. And so we have the opportunity as a manufacturer and as a brand to really press into this market. And we've got the track record. We're 20 plus million in historical sales where we have, again, we've been selling and creating opportunity primarily here in the US and starting to tiptoe into international markets as well. And so there are a lot of very exciting pieces that this raise and why we're doing it. One is to bring the community into it. This would be our typical series A round, and to say, rather than going that traditional institutional round, we want to bring the community to be part of this with us because we see where we're going. We see the potential of building this company into a multinational, really significant brand that can compete on the global level with the other well-known fashion brands in the world who, by the way, might be buying leather from Ethiopia but stamping "made in" somewhere else with it. And that's where we're excited to bring people into that story with us to be part of this with us and truly, again, live up to that value of we go together where you get to be part of it, not just from a financial side with the investment, but also the impact side.Ian: And we are absolutely, and I can tell you that, just literally coming back days from Ethiopia. The way that we are transforming lives is humbling. It's just humbling from my position to be part of that and to see. I'll give you an example. We had a celebration that we've created this called we call it our Center of Excellence, where women can come in with no experience in the leather industry. We can give them job training, skills training along with it. We've partnered with a local bank called Anat, which means mother, and they do financial literacy training. We have a subsidized lunch program. We have a food pantry where we subsidize meals. We have a huge bus that we transport people to be back and forth from home to work because transport is a problem challenge. And we also consistently look at livable wages in the country and are constantly leveling up with regard to that because inflation is a challenge for them. So we take all these impact pieces, and we set that as a priority. We've also become one of the highest-ranked certified B Corps, and we're the top in the world in terms of the leather space. And that also allows us to be third-party accredited with regard to this impact. So it's not just us saying it, it's saying, hey, we're putting our proof through this accreditation as well.Ian: And we're really proud of that. And the vision really for us is to create millions of opportunities, not only through Parker Clay but through the network and showing people that the opportunities here are endless with regards to these women and what can happen in a place like Ethiopia and Africa. Um, so that's, you know, that's where we're at, and we're excited to be able to offer this to the community, to those people that are listening in. Um, and also, you know, I just want to add in with Mark, Rebecca and even Devin, you as well. You guys are part of that community, and really grateful for the contributions that you guys make in lending your voice and the efforts because what we're doing and the power of this whole thing is really we go together. And I think that it is an exciting time where we get to prove that we can do this and put really meaningful opportunities in front of people, not just from the investment side but from the impact side. And I can tell you because I've been in both a nonprofit and a for-profit siloed space, that this space that I'm in now, I've never been more motivated and on fire to work towards the success of this mission and purpose. And I think that we're going to see more people who are aligned with those things motivated and doing similar things as well.Devin: That's great. And we've got.Devin: A great question that came in from Gretchen. She said, Um, do you foresee institutional investors making this mind shift toward purpose investing? Or will it take continuous reg CF and reg growth to lead this new investment world? And Mark, maybe we can start with you, and then Rebecca and Ian, maybe you can close us out on this, but I think it's a great question.Mark: Yeah, I mean, they have–really, if you're old like me, you remember a 2010 research report from JP Morgan back when. Sort of, you know, that long ago, right? So it was sort of a social entrepreneurship, social enterprise. We didn't quite know what the thing was yet. And the argument was that whatever this thing was, this impact thing could potentially be a $1 trillion asset class. That was their argument someday. And you know how asset classes work. Asset classes are like defined verticals of kinds of companies. So small companies, big companies, other kinds of assets, real estate. Right. That's an asset class. And so they said there could be one of those. That's impact, depending on how you define impact. Now, it's something like a 20 to $50 trillion market. And so they were wrong, but they were wrong because what we found out is that it's not the institutional world did not respond to it as an asset class. How we responded to it is as a lens, right? And so it didn't it wasn't like, Oh, I'm going to invest in small-cap stocks and impact stocks. It was, How do I look at small-cap stocks through the lens of impact investing? Because in the institutional world, all impact framework is a risk-adjusted return framework. So they're trying to say, what are the risks associated with this? If I don't look at the impact pieces of it. And so it's become this lens.Mark: Now, what I think is so interesting about CF and Reg A and what I do right early stage investing is that you can do that, you know, on a big global scale. It's just really hard. Like it's hard to figure out how you run a giant multinational corporation in a way that's ethical, and it's just hard, especially if you're trying to turn those around and you have things like ESG and then the backlash to ESG and. Right. And so that's it's incredibly important. Everybody needs there need to be brilliant people working in that world. I just sort of punt on that and say, you know, where it's not all that complicated is in relatively early-stage investing. Look at the kind of control and focus that Ian's able to have right because of this company is what it is. And because it's at the size and stage that it is. And then we can help them build companies that look different in the end than the ones that maybe we have now, even when they're big and giant. And so that's just a meme more satisfying, a more interesting sort of place to play to sort of one-to-one almost what I believe with what I'm making happen. And so, yeah, institutions do do it. It's just a more complicated sort of world in the big high-end, global, national.Devin: Great, great thoughts. Rebecca, do you want to add anything to that?Rebecca: I think Mark covered it well. So the only thing I would add is what we see is typically people really connecting to the specific purpose of the company, and think Reg A gives an investor the ability to connect on a very personal level. And so when you see impact investing in a fund, it's going to be certain high-level defined parameters. Whereas an individual can say, I love what Ian's doing in Ethiopia, and that mission speaks to me. So I want to invest in that company versus like a bucket of companies that have a certain mission. One other thing that I want to add that Ian jogged in my mind that I want to call out. I think it's really interesting how he said it's our series A, but we're about community, and so we're going to choose to do this. There are a lot of companies historically that have similarly made that choice, who think the way Ian thinks. A lot of people don't know that Peloton--huge company today--started out as a crowdfunding campaign. And you've got companies like Substack, you know, going out around a Series B saying we're a community-driven company, and so we want to do this everything down to, you know, the Green Bay Packers, an NFL team who says we're all about our community, we're fan owned, and they're the number one brand in the NFL because they've been doing this for over 60 years. So it is out there. It is a trend that's happening. A lot of those stories we need to just bring to light so people understand that people do think this way and feel this way.Devin: Yeah, great. I think if.Ian: Devin, if I could add to, I think, you know, what's interesting too, is. It's more touchable like it's more connected in that sense. Like I'm available. If anyone has questions, reach out. Right. Like, and I think with these bigger investments and you typically, it feels more unreachable or untouchable. And like the woman coming up to me and saying, Hey, I'm one of your shareholders, that's so exciting. Or I get emails from people saying, I just invested, I respond, and we communicate. I love that. And I think that's another piece that's really powerful because, again, we were just believing also, as a philosophy, we were designed to be in community together. And this is just one more extension of doing just that.Devin: Yeah, that's a great point.Devin: Carl Deacon is asked a great question. And, you know, I'll ask you to tackle this first and then Rebecca and Mark, you may want to jump in and add something. But the question is, how are you attracting people to become investors? Messaging, and communication channels targeting investor candidates. Describe some of the real tactics at the practical level.Ian: Yeah, it's a good question. We've been learning a lot since we started. Having a community is a huge opportunity to start with, right? So we've sold to, like Mark said, thousands of customers. We've been doing this for about ten years. So we've got a really strong customer base that's highly engaged. These are reoccurring customers, people who are coming back, and sharing with friends and family. So that's a huge piece. But what we recognize, too, is that buying a bag and investing in a company, those are a bit different. And so we've had to cater some of that communication that's a little bit different. Right. And I think we've grown one of the one of the most powerful things that you can have is to bring in, I think, a community into that. Think outside of that. One thing that we've been experiencing and expert at is just the way that we do paid advertising and outreach and things like that. And, you know, sometimes we try things, and it works; sometimes we try things, and it doesn't work. And so it's a constant iteration around the types of things we're doing. I think what's most important is setting up a, and if you're a kind of a digital marketer, you have this mindset, but there's also this idea of, you know, broader outreach campaigns, and then you have multiple touchpoints that you continue to follow up with someone. And that's one thing that DealMaker is helpful with, too, is that it's easier to kind of automate some of that communication. But I think email, phone calls, if you have a product, being able to send the product out to people has been really helpful, I think, at its core. And then, on top of that, you can experiment with paid advertising and certain things like that. You just, I think as you mature in any of the campaigns, and that's one of the things that we've seen is as we've brought in more from the campaigns, then we can kind of continue to invest into it and try some more of those things out. So. Those have probably been the core pieces.Devin: Fantastic.Devin: Rebecca, do you want to add anything in terms of those tactics or Mark?Rebecca: I think that that's all through--primarily, it's the website as the main communication vehicle, and then the email really is the primary form of communication to a certain extent or other different, you know, voice mail. I think direct voice-on-voice contact, um, presentation info sessions where people can understand and really get a deep dive on the company and really connect with the founder and understand the founder's mission, all like a Zoom conference. All those are communication methods that folks are experimenting with and trying.Devin: Excellent.Devin: Mark, anything you want to add?Mark: No. I mean, the DealMaker is a good example of believing that that kind of stuff's important. I mean, they bought, you know, what they would argue what a lot of people would argue was sort of the premier marketing firm. Right. To go out and tell stories, to make it part of a vertically integrated approach. I mean, so, you know, for us, the purpose rounds isn't a company; it's just a category we're trying to help define, right? It's if you're a historically excluded founder or a woman founder or you're doing, you know, an impact thing, and you're doing one of these Reg A. We would define that sort of as trying to raise a round of funding with purpose. That's a purpose round. And so, so we chose to engage by saying, look, we have resources, and so why don't we come alongside founders who want to do this column alongside company operators who want to do this? Because one thing about it is that it can be sort of semi-complicated. There's a bunch of vendors. I mean, what DealMaker has done so well, say, well, we'll in-house some of those, right? So it's a much more seamless kind of approach. So they have a transfer agent and but you still have a lawyer, and you still have an auditor, and you still...Mark: So, it still can be kind of complex. And number two, it can be expensive. I mean, you write a check to all those people, and, you know, Ian can attest to you can be a hugely successful company doing really, really well for a long time. And you don't just pull sort of free money out of your ear to make things happen. That's, you know, that can be a real challenge. So we just said, why don't we help try to take those two things off the table? Number one, why don't we try to come alongside and sort of help do some top-level management so it's a little bit easier to manage the vendors? And then number two, why don't we use some of our capital and just fund the whole thing in a model that gets us that money back at some point so we can help somebody out too. But how do we take all the all that, you know, how do I come up with the money off the table and just provide the money? And that then opens up the ability to do things like marketing and focusing on storytelling in a way that you maybe would have a hard time swallowing otherwise.Devin: Yeah, well.Devin: Our time is, is up. And this has just been a fascinating discussion for me, and I'm grateful for all of your insights and for you making the time. I'm grateful to those who joined us today to hear what you're saying. Before we wrap up, let me invite each of you to just take a minute and share a closing thought, a brief closing thought. We just have a minute or two, but why don't we go to Rebecca, Mark and then Ian?Rebecca: Why you're here is to talk about impact investing, and I think the snowball's rolling down the hill.Devin: It's a great message. Great message.Devin: Mark, any closing thoughts?Mark: Closing thoughts? Uh. Um. Invest.ParkerClay.com.Ian: That was my thought, Mark.Mark: Oh, now you got to come up with something. You're the...Rebecca: You're mine too, but I can't say it.Ian: I know it would feel weird about it.Mark: I'm like, I'm the one person who could just come out and say it.Ian: I love that. You'll see if you go on LinkedIn, Mark often will do that on my post in case I miss it. Look, I'm, I'm honored for anyone who is listening or part of this that you would consider investing. We're in kind of the tail end of our last few months of this round. And so we're going to be making a big push to bring in the hopefully the final amounts of what we're hoping to raise. So would love to have you check out the site. Invest.ParkerClay.com, and email me you can email me directly at Ian@ParkerClay.com. If you have any questions, I'm happy to chat more about what we're doing or questions about these types of rounds.Devin: Fantastic.Devin: Well, again, thank you, all three of you. I'm extremely grateful for your time. You know, the insights that you're providing are profoundly important, and it is exciting to think it truly is exciting to think for social entrepreneurs and diverse founders to think about the possibility that the very purpose that motivates and drives them is enabling their success and is not a friction, but it is a tool for accomplishing success and raising capital. To those of you who attended today, I want to thank you very much. Whether you're watching on YouTube or elsewhere or whether you're here with us in Zoom, we thank you very much for being here. I invite you to visit thesupercrowd.com to check out our upcoming future events. We will be holding three in-person events this fall and early winter. Um, we're at the earliest stages of planning, but it looks like we'll be in Salt Lake City in Baltimore and perhaps Northern California later this year, and we will continue doing the super crowd once a month. And so our next super crowd hour will be on August 19th, I think. Let's let me just double-check. August 16th, excuse me, August 16th. So four weeks from today, we'll see you here again. So thanks, everybody. I hope to see you again soon. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Devin: What do you see as your superpower?Julie: I have this incredible commitment to something that I started and that I saw the value in. I stayed with it for my entire life. I read a beautiful quote the other day. The irony of commitment is how liberating it can be. And that's really true. I've been liberated by the fact that there's never been a plan B; I'm going to get these products used by as many people as possible for the betterment of mankind.“We're one of the few American manufacturers of high-end laboratory instruments,” says Julie Anne DeSa Lorenz, CEO of On-Line Instrument Systems, Inc. “We got our start back in the 70s when my father, a research biochemist, had learned to program computers.”Years before the invention of the PC, Dr. Richard DeSa recognized the market opportunity to connect computers to lab equipment. The company gained traction by helping companies retrofit high-quality laboratory technology purchased before computers became commonplace.“It's always been my love of this company was that we were upcycling equipment, so we were therefore reducing the wasted instrumentation, extending its lifespan,” Julie says. Under her leadership, the company is focusing more broadly on reducing waste.The company's technology allows for lab work to be done with dramatically improved efficiency, eliminating waste.But a product that my father developed around 2000 or so dramatically simplifies the preparation of a sample for measurement. This goes beyond simple product waste. “We are reducing the number of animals being sacrificed in the name of better eyedrops or whatever,” Julie says.Julie's long career has benefitted from her commitment to the company and its work, something she now sees as her superpower.Tomorrow, we'll hold the first-ever SuperCrowdHour with an extraordinary panel I'll moderate, discussing “The Power of the Purpose Round.” The panel will include Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew VC founder Mark Hubbard. You're entitled to a 50 percent discount as a Superpowers for Good reader! Join us for just $5 when you use the discount code SUPERCROWD. Register here.AI Podcast Summary* Today's guest is Julie Ann DeSa Lorenz, the CEO of Online Instrument Systems Inc. * The company is a manufacturer of high-end laboratory instruments and was founded by Julie's father, a research biochemist, in the 1970s. * They initially focused on upcycling existing equipment and later started producing their own instruments designed for upgradability. * Their instruments, like spectrophotometers, are used in scientific research and analysis, including in fields like pharmaceuticals, vaccine development, and water management. * Julianne's company is dedicated to reducing waste in the lab by developing technology that simplifies sample preparation and reduces the need for consumables and excess materials. * She believes that providing scientists with better tools can lead to more efficient work and cost savings. * Julianne's superpower is her unwavering commitment to her work and continuous growth and learning. * She emphasizes the importance of staying focused and dedicated, even during challenging times. * Julianne encourages others to find something they are passionate about and commit to it wholeheartedly. * To learn more about Julie and her company, visit her LinkedIn profile and the Online Instrument Systems website.How to Develop Commitment As a SuperpowerJulie's career has not been all smooth sailing. “No matter where the winds have taken us. And over the decades, we've been through a lot of ups and downs. I just got on my knees or whatever it took to ride through it. But even in the worst of times, I would literally say there is no plan B; this has to work.”“And that assurance that it was going to work made it possible for me to get up off the floor and come back into the office and do what needed to be done,” she says. “Once you ride through that deepest of valleys, then you're back up on another upswing again.”She hopes everyone can develop this sense of commitment. “I wish everyone could find something that they're that passionate about where they just feel like ‘this is what my purpose is. This is what I was made to do. This feels right.'”She invites you to doubt the doubts that may come. “Go back and remember why it felt so good and tap into that when you're feeling low because, again, the valleys are going to happen. The self-doubt is going to come along. The other opportunities will present themselves well.”When the challenges come, she suggests you ask yourself, “Do any of those things have that resonance, that heft that your early commitment felt?”By deflecting your doubts as she suggests, following her example, you can work at making commitment your superpower, enabling you to do more good in the world.Guest-Provided ProfileJulie Ann DeSa Lorenz (she/her):Owner/ CEO, On-Line Instrument Systems, Inc. (OLIS)About On-Line Instrument Systems, Inc. (OLIS): OLIS was founded in the 1970s by a research biochemist who was the first to computerize data acquisition from a laboratory instrument. His 1969 paper attracted the attention of others, and for 15 years, the company successfully modernized an ever-expanding range of best-in-class, pre-PC spectrophotometers by computerizing them. The original incentive was to reduce time and effort by the researcher. The consequence was better science and reduced waste in science. In addition to keeping hundreds of still best-in-class spectrophotometers in labs and out of the landfill, the company started pioneering products of its own in 1992. Every OLIS product is endlessly upgradable; they all have designed-in upgradability instead of the tragically ubiquitous designed-in obsolescence common in the modern era. Among our inventions of the 2000s is a technology that eliminates a hugely consumable-intensive step, furthering our commitment and success in achieving better results with reduced waste. In the 2020s, the company is focusing on expanding the use of this technology beyond research laboratories and into the quality control and quality assurance labs of pharma, beer, wine, and paints.  Website: www.olisclarity.comLinkedin: linkedin.com/company/on-line-instrument-systems-inc./mycompany/Biographical Information: The daughter of a genius scientist/ inventor, I have spent my life learning about and using technologies long before they reach the average consumer. I was a year old while my father was developing electronics and stereo amplifiers. I was six when he started coding. I was 16 when the University of Michigan purchased the first OLIS Data Acquisition/ Instrument Control System. In college, I was the first student to submit assignments written on a PC and printed on a dot-matrix printer. And, I was in my 30s when Dad and I wrote his first patent for the Subtractive Double Grating rapid-scanning monochromator with moving intermediate slit. I am comfortable with the sales and marketing, and product development; and in 2015, when the company needed me to take over as CEO, I became comfortable with leadership. I am highly motivated to be as green as possible. I found a family in the teachers and classmates of the Inner MBA, which I completed in May 2023. The company is poised to become B Corp certified in 2023.Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/julieanndesalorenzSuperpowers for Good is a reader-supported publication. To receive early access, top-secret rewards and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Devin: What do you see as your superpower?Peter: It's grit—grit and values. Grit comes from values. Grit comes from having an aim, a mission.Peter Rostovsky's fintech startup, Raiseway, grew out of his personal experience helping a friend raise money for his startup. Exploring the possibility of investment crowdfunding, he was flummoxed by the sheer number of portals to choose from. At the time, there were over 40, a count that has now topped 70.“That kind of started this very long exploration into the execution problem with investment crowdfunding for founders of startups and small businesses,” he says, having learned that crowdfunding can be difficult.Last year, Peter asked me to serve as an advisor to Raiseway, and I was honored to accept. He is an advisor to The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation.Raiseway is potentially game-changing because the vast majority of businesses in the country that can benefit from crowdfunding are small and can't afford expensive consultants but can afford to use an app that will guide them through and, using AI, help them execute their crowdfunding campaigns.Peter has two critical tips for folks looking to crowdfund:* Assess your community. Before you launch, assess your community to determine how large, accessible and warm it is. * Don't bet on “if you build it, they will come.” To get people to invest, you need to drive people to the investment opportunity thoughtfully and strategically. They won't find it on their own.In building Raiseway, Peter leverages his superpower: grit.AI Podcast Summary* Devin Thorpe interviews Peter Rostovsky, the founder and CEO of Raiseway, a crowdfunding app for entrepreneurs.* Raiseway is designed to streamline the crowdfunding process and help entrepreneurs accelerate their fundraising journey.* The alpha version of Raiseway is currently available for free use.* Peter's work with Raiseway could completely alter the investment crowdfunding landscape.* Raiseway aims to make crowdfunding more accessible and affordable for small businesses and startups.* Peter's key tip for entrepreneurs considering crowdfunding is to thoroughly prepare and evaluate their community and connections before starting.* Peter's superpower is his grit and determination, which he developed through his experiences as an immigrant and in running his own business.* Peter believes that being okay with failure and having a few wins under your belt can help develop grit.* Raiseway can be accessed through the app; contact Peter directly.How to Develop Grit As a SuperpowerPeter developed grit as he grew up. Born in St. Peterburg, his family moved first to Moscow and later to Bryansk, a city he describes as a “hellhole.” Later, still a teenager, he immigrated to the United States, facing a fresh set of cultural challenges.The difficulties adapting to new situations, cultures and individuals helped him develop the grit he deploys to build his business.Peter faced a challenge recently. After publicly announcing the launch of the alpha version of the software would happen on April 15, the startup missed the deadline. He admits feeling ashamed due to missing the self-imposed but now public due date.After worrying that he couldn't possibly recover, he took responsibility for getting the process back on track and, within weeks, got the product launched. It is now available as a free download for a limited time for those interested in help with their crowdfunding campaigns, willing to provide feedback.Peter offers some advice for developing grit. “I am a former F-student through and through,” he says. He acknowledges that the learned helplessness phenomenon applied to him. The key to overcoming it is to “get a couple wins under your belt.” “You can point to them in your life and say, ‘Well, no, I'm not a failure. I did this, this and that.' It's not only professional, it's personal as well,” he says.By following Peter's example and advice, you can make grit a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Guest-Provided ProfilePeter Rostovsky (he/him):Founder & CEO, RaisewayAbout Raiseway: Raising money with crowdfunding is prohibitively hard for businesses that need it the most - small businesses and startups. Raiseway is a software service to make investment crowdfunding easy and affordable to execute. From the moment of learning about crowdfunding through campaign preparation, execution, and reporting to investors, Raiseway provides businesses with digital tools to increase their chances of successfully raising capital with crowdfunding for a monthly subscription fee. Website: raiseway.appBiographical Information: Born and raised in St. Petersburg and Moscow, I moved to New York in 2011 to finish high school. After graduating with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from CUNY Hunter College with a focus on geopolitical risk analysis and the work of the UN, I sold and serviced capital markets intelligence services. After working at Panjiva, Roubini Global Economics, Debtwire, and Preqin, I decided to apply the learnings to serve small businesses that need access to capital the most. Twitter Handle: @peter_raisewayPersonal Facebook Profile: fb.com/peter.rostovsky.7Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/peter-raisewayInstagram and Threads Handle: @pool_bread Superpowers for Good is a reader-supported publication. To receive early access, top-secret rewards and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.On July 19, 2023, we'll hold the first-ever SuperCrowdHour with an extraordinary panel I'll moderate, discussing “The Power of the Purpose Round.” The panel will include Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew VC founder Mark Hubbard. You're entitled to a 50 percent discount as a Superpowers for Good reader! Join us for just $5 when you use the discount code SUPERCROWD. Register here. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Devin: What is your superpower?Marcus: I have a few of them, but the one that sticks out most with me and I realized that I have optimism is such a superpower that I possess. I'm not a negative person. The cup is half full, not half empty to me.Marcus McAllister consults with governments and NGOs around the world on one singular topic: ending violence.He doesn't work on any other aspect of crime than that. Seeing it for the public health challenge it is, he works to help communities stop the spread of violence.He's become one of the most respected leaders in the country on this topic. You can see him in this photo with President Biden below.Marcus helped me see violence in a whole new way.I will ask an audience of people from all walks of life, do they believe that—people in communities across this country, specifically black and brown, disproportionately affected communities—do they believe that disrespect can get you killed? I tell you, unanimously, almost everyone raises their hand because they can all think of a situation—whether we agree with it or not—they can think of a situation where just a little disrespect turned into somebody being shot, especially with young people across this country.His follow-up is powerful:So my next question is, I ask them how many people in the room raise their hand if disrespect is against the law. Almost 99 percent of them—no one raises their hand.So we just established that everyone believes that something as simple as disrespect gets shootings that get escalated into more homicides in the inner city, and yet it's not against the law.Ponder that for a moment. Let that soak in.People are dying because of triggers that weren't crimes. Imagine the challenge for those seeking to interrupt the cycle. It's not about locking people up who are committing pre-murder crimes.If it's not against the law, but we know it can get people killed, you have to have a specialized type of work—which we do—to handle disrespect before it gets to the point of multiple homicides.So we kind of police the disrespect; we get in front of things before they happen. Be sure to watch or listen to the full episode to pull all the insights Marcus uses to prevent violence.In his remarkable work, Marcus leverages optimism and love for others as a superpower.AI Podcast Summary* Marcus McAllister is the guest on the podcast discussing his work in community violence interruption.* He has been involved in violence prevention and intervention for over 20 years.* Marcus started his career in Chicagoland working for an organization called Ceasefire, which later changed its name to Cure Violence.* His work involves diffusing conflicts in communities and using personal experience and credibility to intervene in violence.* The work aims to prevent disrespect and conflicts from escalating into homicides or multiple shootings.* Marcus emphasizes the need for specialized work in community violence intervention, separate from traditional law enforcement, due to the unique nature of diffusing conflicts.* He trains individuals in mediation, conflict resolution, risk reduction plans, and identifying high-risk individuals.* Marcus highlights the importance of optimism and love in his work, which he considers to be his superpowers.* He shares a specific example of using optimism and love to successfully resolve a conflict between two individuals who had engaged in violence.* Marcus can be reached through his website, McAllisterConsult.com, or on Instagram @marcusmcall. He is available for consultation and training on community violence intervention.How to Develop Optimism As a Superpower“I don't have anybody's major degree, but I've been to the White House,” Marcus says. “I've been a keynote speaker at Yale Law School.” He credits his optimism and love for his fellow man for helping him achieve such success.He shared an anecdote about preventing a violent response to a violent act that likely saved at least one life.I had a situation years ago where a guy had beat a guy upside the head with a pistol real bad, and he reached out to me. At this point, he was trying to see if I would—if I call myself a violence interrupter, a peacemaker, “Here's your opportunity.” He explained to me what happened. The individual that he had beat upside the head with a pistol, he didn't want that guy to come back to kill him, or he didn't want to have to kill him if he did. But yet, he was the one that was the aggressor. So I knew both parties involved. That was the work we do. That's the work we train on. That's why I said native to the community. I remember going and talkinh to the guy that had been hit upside the head bad with this pistol. I thought to myself, what am I to tell somebody who had just been hit upside the head? Most people want to get back. But all I could think about was trying to pull the positive out to him and let him see how things won, how they could have been worse, how they can get worse. I mean, not that I was condoning him getting hit, but he could have been dead. We know of other situations. They both were intoxicated with alcohol. We know a situation like that don't always just have to wind end up with someone… Hey, and thank God that I'm even here to talk to you.So, I found myself in a positive situation, just talking to both sides, letting them know that they were friends, letting them know that things could have been much worse. We have the opportunity now. No one's shot. No one's, you know... Yes, you're bruised up. It's more so your pride. Your pride is more bruised than anything. It wasn't something life-threatening where he lost an arm or couldn't hear anymore. As hard as it is, you have to believe in your superpower. So you have to be able to still find positive things and tell them. Most people say they don't want to hear that. I don't want to hear that. If you have the right superpower and you're able to do it, they will hear it. For now, your superpower will break down their power of thinking that there's nothing nobody can tell me. So all I did was take the time to point out all the positives. These two individuals are friends today. But it wasn't like an overnight thing. That's one story.Marcus offers some tips for developing positivity and love as superpowers:* He believes that training your mind and brain to seek the positive, even when you don't feel like it, is beneficial in the long run.* Finding the good can be practiced and strengthened over time, just like any skill.* Marcus gives an example of missing a flight and finding the silver linings in it rather than dwelling on the negative.* He advises practicing finding the good in all situations, no matter how small until it becomes second nature.* By doing so, one can respond positively even in more serious situations, such as losing a job, because they have built resilience through practicing on smaller issues.By following Marcus's example and advice, you can develop optimism as a superpower that will enable you to do more good in the world.Guest-Provided ProfileMarcus McAllister (he/him):CEO/ Founder, McAllister Consultancy & Training LLC. (MC&T))About McAllister Consultancy & Training LLC. (MC&T)): McAllister Consultancy and Training LLC.(MC&T) specializing but not limited to all things Community Violence Intervention & Prevention (CVIP). With over 20 years of community work and working in the violence intervention & prevention space, Marcus McAllister launched MC&T to help groups/cities interested in learning about doing violence Intervention & prevention work.MC&T has provided an array of training and technical assistance (TTA) to over 100 communities in over four countries. The services are adapted to each community based on the needs and capacity of the local partners. MC&T's goal is to provide quality TTA services for community, city, state, and federal partners to assist in ending the violence epidemic.  Even within a single locality, the crisis of violence is constantly evolving, with new groups involved, new technologies and different methods used, a” d “hot spot” locations changing regularly. Additionally, the scientific understanding of effective methods for identifying and treating people at highest risk for involvement in violence is rapidly advancing. Interventions that remain static lose their effectiveness. Programming must continually explore new, more effective methods. Few jurisdictions can do this without help from expert advisors. Training and technical assistance (TTA) providers, like MC&T, who are continually learning and evaluating the effectiveness of their services, can provide access to advancements in violence prevention and intervention work and respond to a diverse set of issues. Website: www.mcallisterconsult.comBiographical Information: Marcus McAllister of McAllister Consultancy and Training (MC&T) is a nationally known speaker, consultant, and expert in the field of community violence interruption. From 2005 until 2020, his work as a former National Training Director & Implementation Specialist for Cure Violence Global has helped the organization achieve its worldwide accolades, which include it being one of the top 9 global NGOs and the number 1 NGO focused primarily on violence prevention.Marcus was selected to receive the WARRIOR award from the King of Kings Foundation in New York City in June 2015. He was also awarded a New York State Assembly proclamation in recognition of his dedication and commitment to stopping violence in New York City, across the US and globally.Marcus is a board member for the Black & Brown Peace Coalition as well an advisory board member for EverytSafety'sGun Safety's Support Fund.Today, Marcus runs McAllister Consultancy & Training. Building off a legacy of relationships and expertise in the field of CVI Programs, and his expertise being a part of multiple evaluations with positive outcomes in the United States and abroad. (NY, Phil, Trinidad, Baltimore, Chi)MC&T has recently consulted and led the “Fund Peace” movement in 19 cities across the USA, spearheading the push for ARPA Dollars and convening with community and government to invest in ‘CVI” Community Violence Intervention” efforts being done across the country. Also consulting and being chosen as an SME (Subject Matter Expert) for the White House 16-jurisdiction Community Violence Intervention Collaborative (CVIC).Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/marcus-mcallister-b2b75537/Instagram Handle: @marcusmcall Superpowers for Good is a reader-supported publication. To receive early access, top-secret rewards and support my work, consider becoming a paid subscriber.On July 19, 2023, we'll hold the first-ever SuperCrowdHour with an extraordinary panel I'll moderate, discussing “The Power of the Purpose Round.” The panel will include Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew VC founder Mark Hubbard. 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 This week Sonja recaps her weekend at the Whitefish 4th of July Tournament. From her Pit Vipers, to her 13 on hole 13, to dipping mugs in a BFP at the Bulldog, she leaves no detail uncovered. Blakely went to Bull Bustin, acted as a mechanic, took her kid to nerd camp, and recapped their ladies night last week with their big horse and buggy win.  Allisen Corpuz won the U.S. Women's Open at Pebble Beach, and Blakely spit some amazing fun facts about Michelle Wie, Nasa Hataoka, In Gee Chun, Jiyai Shin and Charley Hull. Sepp Straka won the John Deere Classic, Mark Hubbard gave the finger to either his caddy or someone else (we will be doing a full investigation and keep you posted), and the big names in the PGA skipped out on the John Deere to head over to Europe to watch the Wimbledon and get ready for the Scottish Open! They also touched on the LIV drama between Brooks and Matt Wolffe, and Jay Monahan's health scare. The girls are preparing for ladies night this week, and playing in the RBC Open Scramble at GlenEagles in Cochrane. Don't forget to tag us in your twirls if you're out playing this week! Be sure to follow us on Instagram! http://www.instagram.com/clubtwirlswiththegirlsHosts: Sonja and Blakely Muse:Adam Scott

Devin: What do you see as your superpower?Heather: One of my unique talents, I would say, is my ability to connect disparate ideas together. I've always said that my work operates at the intersection of my—my curiosity is really at the intersection of people, ideas and places.“About three years ago, all of us were sheltering in place due to the global pandemic. During that time, we were shocked at what was a public lynching of an African-American man [George Floyd] in Minnesota at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer whose name is Derek Chauvin,” says Giving Gap CEO Heather Infantry of the context for the nonprofit's founding.Despite the extraordinary challenges of 2020, Giving Gap was born. “The human spirit is eternally hopeful and optimistic and with intention to do good in the most dire of situations,” Heather says. “It was that feeling that prompted so many of us to want to do something. We saw philanthropic dollars going to organizations. We saw a call to support black businesses. We saw community members reaching out to neighbors and volunteering—all these different kinds of ways. It is out of that energy and urgency that Giving Gap was born.Co-Founder Christina Lewis was sheltering in place in New York, watching 2020 unfold.Heather recounts:As a serial entrepreneur, she sprung into action and thought, okay, “I've always been in this nonprofit philanthropic space. What can I do from where I sit in this community?” So she rallied her colleagues, her peers, her friends, her coworkers–anyone that she knew–and implored them to support Black nonprofit organizations very much in the same way that folks were asking to support Black businesses.Today, Heather says that of the $450 billion that Americans give to charity each year, only a tiny fraction ends up in Black organizations. Giving Gap works to change that.“We're finding that a lot of Black organizations are founded by folks who, at some point, grappled with the same issues that their organization was created to address,” she says. “So when you think about that kind of expertise, that lived experience brings to solutions that you're creating and think as an extension of that, we're seeing a very human-centered way in which black founders, black leaders, black organizations approach community work.”In this work, Heather deploys her superpower, a finely honed ability to connect people, ideas and places. AI Podcast Summary* Devin Thorpe interviews Heather, the CEO of The Giving Gap, a nonprofit that profiles Black-founded nonprofits to help them close the funding gap.* Black-founded nonprofits receive less funding than white-founded nonprofits, and The Giving Gap aims to address this disparity.* The Giving Gap was inspired by the public lynching of a Black man in Minnesota and the larger social and economic disparities revealed by the pandemic.* The organization has created a website where donors can discover and support Black organizations doing good work in their communities.* The goal of The Giving Gap is to mobilize dollars to close the gap in giving and provide resources to Black nonprofits.* One strength of Black-led nonprofits is their ability to do more with less and their tendency to collaborate and innovate.* Black founders and leaders bring unique lived experiences and a human-centered approach to community work.* The Giving Gap aims to challenge the traditional definition of a high-performing nonprofit and highlight the attributes and characteristics unique to Black organizations.* Heather's superpower is her ability to connect disparate ideas, people, and places, which she uses to facilitate conversations, foster relationships, and generate new ideas.* Some advice for making connections is to be curious, open, and ask questions, share parts of yourself, listen authentically, and connect the dots between what you hear and your own experiences and interests.How to Develop Connecting People, Ideas and Places As a SuperpowerHeather sees relationship building as a central part of her superpower. She cited a longitudinal Harvard study on well-being that began in 1939 and continues today.After following these people and their partners and their coworkers and their offspring, reflecting on what it means to have a good quality of life, the single greatest factor is our relationships. It doesn't matter what you rank socially, economically, your title, or how much money is in your bank. At the end of the day, the marker of a good life is defined by the quality of those relationships.Working at this intersection of people, ideas and places, Heather collaborated with a local leader to reenvision a local highway in Atlanta. In doing that work, we would bring folks to reimagine different things. We did an ideas competition in reimagining our 285 highway, which is a highway system that circles the city. The point of that was just to get people to look at and notice their environment and to demand other ways in which it could be used. We see a highway there, and we think, well, that's it, it's permanent. Nothing else can be done. But that's not actually the case. The same way that the Beltline was this abandoned rail line that now has become this massive transit corridor that's connecting cities with trails. As a result, commercial development has sprung all through it.I think that's one of the greatest lessons that I've learned that further deepens my superpower of connecting people, because it's all about just noticing things, being curious and wondering what are other ways in which this could be better, be more enjoyable, give us more time with each other.Heather has some advice to help you develop this superpower:* Be curious* Be open* Ask questions* Share parts of yourselfShe suggests remembering in the context of a formal meeting with an agenda that there are things we can “peel away” that you just can't plan. They reveal themselves in the moment—if you're open to them.The last step, she says, is to connect the dots. “Connect what you Hear to something about yourself. Offer to help. Make an introduction. Pick up a book because of something that you heard that you want to know more information,” she says.By following her example and advice, you can make connecting people, ideas and places a skill that enables you to be more effective. With practice, it could become a superpower that empowers you to do more good in the world.Guest-Provided ProfileHeather Infantry (she/her):CEO, Giving GapAbout Giving Gap: Giving Gap is an online platform of Black-founded nonprofits in the US whose mission is to advance racial equity in giving and mobilize positive action for Black lives by connecting people to causes they care about.Website: givinggap.orgTwitter Handle: @givinggapCompany Facebook Page: fb.com/closethegivinggapBiographical Information: In addition to serving as CEO for Giving Gap, Heather Infantry is also the Founder of the Atlanta Taskforce for Philanthropic Reparations, created in response to her public call out of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta's exclusion of Black arts organizations in COVID relief funding. She successfully advocated for an unprecedented contribution of $1.4M to 33 Black organizations. Prior to this position, Heather served as the Managing Director for the TransFormation Alliance, a collective advancing equitable transit-oriented development as a pathway to Black prosperity. She was also the founding Executive Director of Generator, “a retro-futurist-social-house” on Atlanta's Beltline whose mission is to bring people together to generate ideas that shape the future of cities. Throughout her career, Heather has fostered an ongoing curiosity for people, places and ideas at the intersection of culture and equity. Heather holds a BA in theater from Georgia State University and an MBA in Nonprofit Management from Trinity University. Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/heatherinfantryInstagram Handle: @closethegivinggap On July 19, 2023, we'll hold the first-ever SuperCrowdHour with an extraordinary panel I'll moderate, discussing “The Power of the Purpose Round.” The panel will include Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew VC founder Mark Hubbard. 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When you purchase an item after clicking a link from this post, we may earn a commission.Thank You! Have a Happy 4th!I really can thank you enough. The Super Crowd community stepped up big time to help us close the crowdfunding raise with a bang last week! You helped us exceed our core goal by 16%! While we celebrate America's independence today, I'm celebrating your generosity! Thank you so much!Devin: What do you see as your superpower?Karen: My superpower is being able to dissect a business concept or an idea—or an entrepreneur and help them figure out a better way to get to market.Author Karen Rands leads the compassionate capitalism movement, which she describes as investors genuinely sharing the passions of the founders they back. Her goal is to dramatically grow the number of people investing as angels, including those investing via crowdfunding.She points out that fewer than 10 percent of accredited investors, those traditionally eligible to invest in private securities transactions, do so. A comparable number of people invest via crowdfunding, suggesting that even in its early days, crowdfunding is attracting a new audience of angel investors.Still, she notes, vast numbers of both ordinary and accredited investors don't realize they have an opportunity for impact and profit via private transactions that exceed those of the public markets.Karen deploys her superpower to help entrepreneurs raise more capital and help investors see red flags to avoid.AI Podcast Summary* Karen Rands is the founder of Kugarand Capital Holdings, focusing on compassionate capitalism and helping people become angel investors through crowdfunding.* She discovered angel investing after leaving IBM and realized the lack of awareness and understanding about it due to legal restrictions on soliciting capital.* Karen wrote a book called “Inside Secrets to Angel Investing” to educate and guide potential investors, particularly those in corporate America with high incomes.* Her goal is to make angel investing as popular as real estate or stock market investing, as it offers the opportunity for impact and fulfillment.* Karen's superpower is analyzing business concepts and helping entrepreneurs improve their strategies to achieve market success and funding.* She has seen success in mentoring entrepreneurs, helping them refine their business plans and secure funding.* Karen breaks down business concepts and identifies red flags to address, then helps entrepreneurs develop their investor avatar to attract the right investors.* Entrepreneurs should start by raising funds from friends and family, gaining confidence in their product and business before approaching external investors.* Karen offers coaching programs for entrepreneurs and investors, focusing on filling gaps, building confidence, and effectively raising capital.* To learn more about Karen and her work, visit her website KarenRands.co and access her free e-book “The 12 Secrets of Innovation and Wealth.”How to Develop the Ability to Dissect a Business Concept As a Superpower“My superpower is loving entrepreneurs and being able to clear the window so they can see the future that's going to work for them to fulfill their dream and build the company that they want to build,” Karen says.Karen has experience mentoring entrepreneurs in various business plan competitions and advising companies seeking capital. She has the ability to influence these entrepreneurs and encourage them to make necessary shifts, such as improving their language and articulation of their business. She has witnessed those entrepreneurs become successful in raising capital, scaling their businesses, and pivoting their approach to their marketplace and customers.Karen shares a metaphor she uses to help entrepreneurs see the importance of raising money from friends and family. As you contemplate the lesson she's making about friends and family, think about how she has dissected the funding process in a fresh way to help entrepreneurs be more successful.This is one of the little analogies that I use: If you knew, there's gold over there in that field, and you can get one other person, and you have to dig it up within an hour in order to get it. You can get one other person with a shovel, and the two of you can go and dig up that gold, and then it's yours.Well, are you going to go to a stranger on the street and say, “Come help me dig up this gold”? No, you're going to go to the person that you know and that you would want to share that success with.By following Karen's example, you can learn to better dissect a business concept to help you invest better, support entrepreneurs more compassionately and potentially make it a superpower that helps you do more good in the world.Guest-Provided ProfileKaren Rands: (she/her):Managing Director, Kugarand Capital Holdings, LLCAbout Kugarand Capital Holdings, LLC: Kugarand Capital Holdings offers capital strategy, coaching, and investor relations services for entrepreneurs raising capital using methods for direct public offering, commonly known as crowdfunding. We also offer educational products, coaching and due diligence for investors seeking to gain confidence and competence in investing in entrepreneurs as angel / crowdfunding investors. Website: kugarand.comCompany Facebook Page: fb.com/KugarandCapitalHoldingsOther URL: bit.ly/linkCCS for podcast players for my showBiographical Information: Karen Rands is the founder of Kugarand Capital Holdings. Her combined experience of many years at IBM as an innovation leader and ‘deal maker' for startups, and her years managing the Network of Business Angels & Investors, have given her unique insights to help entrepreneurs navigate and capitalize the road from start to growth and exit; and investors to learn the art & science of investing in private companies.  Karen started the “Compassionate Capitalist” movement in 2009 as the economy faltered, and it was clear that only capitalism and entrepreneurism would provide the foundation for long-term economic growth. Her weekly podcast, The Compassionate Capitalist Show™, is listened to from around the world and has been downloaded over 154,000 times. Available on all major podcast platforms, it frequently hits top 100 business shows on Apple Podcasts, is ranked in the top 10% of business podcasts in the world by ListenNotes, and #7 on Feedspot's list of top finance shows. Karen is the author of the best-selling finance education book:  Inside Secrets to Angel Investing. It is the foundational “how to” and resource tool for investors to learn how to add the very rewarding and profitable asset class of private stock to their investment portfolio. Her goal is for people to strive to learn how and commit to investing in entrepreneurs as a wealth-building strategy the same way they strive to invest in real estate. To that end, she has launched the Compassionate Capitalist Wealth Maximizing System to bring more investors to angel/crowdfunding investing that can invest with confidence and build a portfolio of multiple companies using what she calls the Angel Profitability Blueprint. She considers herself a ‘near' native of Georgia as she has lived here more than half of her adult life, beginning with graduation from Emory University with her Bachelor of Arts in Economics and English, only leaving for a short time to receive her MBA from the University of Florida and meet her husband of over 30 years. Their only daughter is a recent grad of Georgia State University's Honors College in Media Entertainment Entrepreneurship and now resides in Savannah,  GA. Twitter Handle: @karen_randsPersonal Facebook Profile: fb.com/TheKarenRandsLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/karenrandsInstagram Handle: On July 19, 2023, we'll hold the first-ever SuperCrowdHour with an extraordinary panel I'll moderate, discussing “The Power of the Purpose Round.” The panel will include Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew VC founder Mark Hubbard. You're entitled to a 50 percent discount as a Superpowers for Good reader! Join us for just $5 when you use the discount code SUPERCROWD. Register here. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Devin: As you think about your accomplishments, what do you see as your superpower?Rachael: My superpower–I truly believe–is being an advocate and driving equity in all forms.Thinking of women and nonbinary founders, Rachael Kim, founder and CEO of Femtech Salon powered by My Comma, asks rhetorically, “Why is it so hard to fund and support these startup founders?”She answers, “We're working off of old systems that didn't include them, consider them, nor were made for them.”The convenings that she organizes are activating a movement. “The Femtech Salon really started through the events series to catalyze everybody from funders, government, media, universities, consumers—especially in a post-COVID world—because everybody needs to understand what's happening regionally now.”In her work, Rachael uses her advocacy superpower.AI Podcast Summary* Rachael Kim is the CEO and founder of Femtech Salon, a pre-accelerator and events community that supports women and non-binary entrepreneurs in the femtech industry.* Femtech Salon aims to amplify femtech founders and create an ecosystem for their success in a male-dominated industry.* Rachael believes that the difficulty in funding and supporting femtech startups is due to outdated systems that were not designed with them in mind.* The Femtech Salon started as a subscription platform called My Comma, which was focused on amplifying femtech founders and has now been folded into the pre-accelerator.* The My Comma subscription box includes three months of period care products and self-care items for a more accessible and convenient experience.* The femtech marketplace is a $1 trillion industry with great potential for unicorns and success.* The pre-accelerator program provided by Femtech Salon helps entrepreneurs at different stages, from ideation to scaling up.* Rachael's superpower is being an advocate for equity in all forms, driven by her own experiences of discrimination and underestimation.* She has used her advocacy skills to help her team members secure tech jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.* Rachael's advice for becoming a better advocate is to first know yourself, find your voice, and then test it out.How to Develop Advocacy As a SuperpowerFemtech Salon is all about leveraging Rachael's advocacy for her community. That said, she is proud of another time earlier in her career when she used that skill to support her employees.At an earlier company, Untaboo, that she shuttered during the pandemic, she had 16 employees looking for work at a time with unemployment was higher than it had been in nearly a century.She advocated for them, helping them get their resumes polished, prepping them for interviews and then even negotiating on their behalf for new employment contracts. “They all settled in big tech jobs,” Rachael says.Of this experience, she says:Covid proved to me the fact that I wasn't out for the money. I started this with a mission, and I stayed true to myself as the leader that I had always wanted to be—and actually am. The advocacy work taking care of my people, I would say, is one of the things that has always carried me through Covid and, if anything, is one of the proudest things I've ever done in my life.Rachel highlights three keys for effective advocacy.* Know yourself first.* Find what is natural to your voice.* Test your message.By following Rachael's advice and example, you can make advocacy a skill that enhances your career. With time, you could develop a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Guest-Provided ProfileRachael Kim (she/her):CEO Founder, Femtech Salon powered by My CommaAbout Femtech Salon powered by My Comma: A pre-accelerator and event community amplifying diverse femtech founders by creating a more connected and intentional ecosystem to thrive.Instagram: @mycommalifeWebsite: www.femtechsalon.comOther URL: hypepotamus.com/startup-news/first-femtech-atlanta-salonBiographical Information: Rachael Kim, CEO of My Comma—an organic period care subscription platform amplifying women/BIPOC-led brands to menstruators, powering new routines. My Comma represents the pause to take care of oneself, acknowledge the different facets of you and the fact that it takes more than yourself to change the social conversation around menstrual health. This work gave rise to the Femtech Salon event series taking place in LA, ATL, MIA AUS with other high-growth cities—support and amplify diverse femtech founders by creating more connected ecosystems in their respective local cities, which has led to partners like Techstars, It All Media, Wefunder, LA Times, Crunchbase, BioscienceLA, Atlanta Tech Village to get involved. The Femtech Salon is launching its first pre-accelerator cohort at the end of this year!A Forbes Trailblazer, she is a Northwestern and London School of Economics alum who spent ten years working for Strategy, Risk, and Analytics in Accenture. As an ex-corporate intrapreneur turned social impact entrepreneur after experiencing health issues, she uses her superpowers for gender equity, particularly period equity, while supporting overlooked businesses. My Comma (previously known as Lady Box) was recently named best personalization period box by Women's Health Magazine 2022.Instagram: @the_alpha_xxTwitter Handle: @rmh_kimLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/rachael-m-kimOn July 19, 2023, we'll hold the first-ever SuperCrowdHour with an extraordinary panel I'll moderate, discussing “The Power of the Purpose Round.” The panel will include Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew VC founder Mark Hubbard. You're entitled to a 50 percent discount as a Superpowers for Good reader! Join us for just $5 when you use the discount code SUPERCROWD. Register here. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

Devin: What is your superpower?Eric: My real superpower is that I can spot patterns.“Tragically beautiful” is how one person described Eric Hatch's “Glaciers in Retreat” artistic photography show now touring the country.The images above are a sample of the beautiful but tragic images that document shrinking glaciers.Eric is also the author of an entertaining new memoir, You Wouldn't Believe It Anyhow.AI Podcast Summary* The guest on the show is Eric Hatch, a photographer and environmental activist.* Eric has documented glaciers in retreat through his photography and is currently on a nationwide tour with his show.* He hopes to inspire action on climate change through his artistic photos that evoke an emotional response.* Eric discusses his process of accessing glaciers, either by hiking or flying over them.* The next showing of his photography show will be in Hanover, New Hampshire, followed by the Evendale Ohio Cultural Center.* Eric also has a memoir titled You Wouldn't Believe It Anyhow, which shares stories from his rich and complicated life.* He talks about a story in the book where his mother shared a secret with him about his birth, which he didn't find particularly profound.* Eric's superpower is his ability to spot patterns quickly, which allows him to anticipate trends and make predictions.* He offers tips for improving composition in photography, such as looking for angles and curves and considering the entire frame.* Eric's glacier photos can be found on glaciersinretreat.com, and his memoir can be purchased on Amazon.com.How to Develop Seeing Patterns As a SuperpowerEric sees his ability to shoot a photo as both literal and metaphorical evidence of his ability to see patterns as a superpower.“As a photographer, I'm not restricted to doing glaciers and glacial melt,” he says. “What I try to do with my pictures is recreate the feeling that I had when I saw the scene. And my eyesight is absolutely terrible. Look at these things,” he says, holding his glasses. “You can tell they're goggles. Which means that I see patterns and shapes much better than I see detail.”Eric offers some advice for seeing patterns in photography.“What you look for is angles and curves,” he says. “What you don't want is straight lines. You don't want stuff that's bullseye composition, dead center in the frame. There are some old-fashioned rules, like the rule of thirds, that are helpful. Not everything has to be composed that way. But it's a good starting point.”Of course, the rule of thirds is to divide your frame like a tic-tac-toe square so you can put the subject at one of the four intersections.“The other advice I would give would be to look at the entire frame and look at the background because what you don't want is to have a tree growing out of Aunt Millie's forehead,” Eric says. “Because we are trained, we look at what's important to us. The camera doesn't; the camera sees what's there, period. Full stop. So what you have to do is try as a photographer to see the way the camera sees. Look at the whole frame.”Take a moment to consider the advice metaphorically, too. Consider seeing the patterns in your life that aren't straight lines and the full context in which we live. If you do so, you may be able to make seeing patterns a skill that could become a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Guest-Provided ProfileEric K. Hatch, Ph.D. (he/him):Owner, Hatch Photo Artistry LLCAbout Hatch Photo Artistry LLC: Fine art photography with an emphasis on socially relevant subject matter. The goal is beautiful, moving, and relevant.Website: glaciersinretreat.comCompany Facebook Page: Facebook.com/hatchphotoartistryBiographical Information: I have pursued six careers. I have been a writer, a teacher, a corporate communication sky, a consultant and organizational change in development, and finally, a photographer merging into an artist.Twitter Handle: @erichatchLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/hatchphotoartistry/On July 19, 2023, we'll hold the first-ever SuperCrowdHour with an extraordinary panel I'll moderate, discussing “The Power of the Purpose Round.” The panel will include Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew VC founder Mark Hubbard. You're entitled to a 50 percent discount as a Superpowers for Good reader! Join us for just $5 when you use the discount code SUPERCROWD. Register here.Let's talk. As you likely know, I'm raising money for The Super Crowd, Inc., a public benefit corporation (TSCI). This is a for-profit capital raise where you share in the upside. If you're interested, you can grab time on my calendar here. I'd love to tell you more about the offering. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

When you purchase an item after clicking a link from this post, we may earn a commission.Devin: What do you see as your superpower?Sean: I would say opening a path that hasn't been opened is my superpower.“I've had conversations with several very, very large entrepreneurs, wealthy individuals, billionaires,” says Sean Davis, founder of Merton Capital Partners. “They tell me sometimes it's harder to give away the money than it is to make it.”Sean says he anticipated the difficulty and has a plan to help billionaires invest their philanthropic capital at scale.He argues for having billionaires provide the equity for affordable housing—trillions of dollars of which is required to address America's housing shortage—on terms similar to Kiva's investor terms.If you've ever lent $25 on Kiva, you know that you can never get more than your original investment back. Any interest borrowers pay is used to cover the operating costs of the microlenders that support them. Investors do sometimes incur losses, however.By asking billionaires who have joined the Giving Pledge (the Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett-inspired promise to give at least half their wealth away in their lifetimes) to invest on philanthropic terms could allow the money to be deployed at scale and recycled repeatedly.On that basis, the money can do infinite amounts of good.Sean wrote the book Solving the Giving Pledge Bottleneck to develop some of these ideas. He's since continued to hone the concept.Sean sees his ability to open new paths as his superpower; he's using it now to facilitate moving massive amounts of capital toward social impact.AI Podcast Summary* Devin Thorpe interviews Sean Davis, founder of Merton Capital Partners.* Merton Capital Partners advises on investing philanthropic capital to solve social and environmental issues, including affordable housing.* Sean is concerned that the money pledged by billionaires through the Giving Pledge is not being effectively deployed.* He proposes a model for capital to be invested in affordable housing with the goal of sustainable, low-cost rents.* The model involves partnering with large real estate developers to build thousands of units of affordable housing.* The philanthropic capital acts as equity in the projects, ensuring low rents in perpetuity.* Merton Capital Partners plays the role of advocate and investment firm in this model.* Sean believes that this model aligns well with the goals of the Giving Pledge and allows philanthropists to ease into giving by providing the profits on their capital rather than the capital itself.* Sean identifies his superpower as trailblazing and finding new paths in the social impact space.* Interested individuals can connect with Merton Capital Partners through LinkedIn and learn more about the model in Sean's book Solving the Giving Pledge Bottleneck.How to Develop Opening Paths As a SuperpowerSean likens his superpower to childhood experiences. “I grew up in Colombia. It's like I have a machete, and I'm opening up a trail in the jungle, and now it's like a road.”He shared some thinking about how to develop or strengthen your ability to find frontiers you can explore to find opportunities for trailblazing.When I sit next to somebody in an airplane, maybe they're a neurosurgeon, and they have a particular angle, I'll keep asking questions until I get to that frontier where he doesn't or she doesn't know. Then I start asking questions at that frontier. And it's super interesting to me. So I think that could be a technique that's practiced. What happens is that the person also leaves delighted because you are—and this is maybe something I'm like a curator of people's enthusiasm—by getting to that point, people are super enthusiastic, and it's so wonderful to see. I almost get to dance in that fire of enthusiasm that they have. And I know nothing of the subject. But I come away just happy because you were kind of—the two lights were ignited, and they were brighter together.By following Sean's example and counsel, you can develop the ability to explore frontiers and blaze new trails, perhaps developing a superpower that enables you to do more good in the world.Guest-Provided ProfileSean Davis (he/him):Founder and Managing Partner, Merton Capital PartnersAbout Merton Capital Partners: Merton develops ways to invest philanthropy in partnership with Fortune 500 companies, such as real estate developers, allowing philanthropists to deploy more funds with greater impact.Website: www.mertoncp.comBiographical Information:Mr. Davis is the Founder and Managing Partner of Merton Capital Partners. Merton advises on investing philanthropy alongside Fortune 500 companies to solve significant social and environmental issues. He started his career with J.P. Morgan in New York and then joined Advent International, a leader in international private equity, helping to develop its office in Brazil. Mr. Davis then joined Saratoga Partners in New York and was dedicated to leverage buyout opportunities and restructurings. Mr. Davis was recently the Development Director for The Salvation Army of Palm Beach County, where he was focused on creating a bold growth plan to solve the problem that almost half the children in the County fail to read a third-grade level. Mr. Davis was raised in Colombia and Argentina and graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and from The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He also has an MBA from the London Business School. Mr. Davis is an advisor to various nonprofits and the author of Solving the Giving Pledge Bottleneck, a Top 12 Forbes Must Have Books And Podcasts For Leaders In 2023. Mr. Davis is also an Adjunct Professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University in their Masters in International Development. On July 19, 2023, we'll be holding the first-ever SuperCrowdHour with an extraordinary panel I'll moderate, discussing “The Power of the Purpose Round.” The panel will include Parker Clay CEO Ian Bentley, DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba and Renew VC founder Mark Hubbard. As a Superpowers for Good reader, you're entitled to a 50 percent discount! Join us for just $5 when you use the discount code SUPERCROWD. Register here. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

JJ Watt being inducted to the Houston's Ring of Honor and speaks on where he feels his team is going. Christian Harris and CJ Stroud getting reps in and training with the Texans at camp, hoping to impact the upcoming season. We end it off with an interview with retired pro-golfer Mark Hubbard. 

Rick Gehman and Kyle Porter recap moving day at the Memorial Tournament. Low scores early while the leaders battled a tough golf course and windy conditions. Scorecards, storylines and betting favorites from Muirfield Village.  (0:00) Intro (1:45) Scottie Scheffler cards a 68, but he still didn't make anything (6:10) Other Early Movers - Keegan Bradley's round of the day,  (9:50) Justin Suh and Hideki Matsuyama go two opposite directions out of the gate (13:25) Patrick Cantlay sits just two back despite a triple on the card Saturday (15:00) Mark Hubbard and David Lipsky take it deep but stumble down the stretch (17:00) Viktor Hovland plays his final four holes in 3-under, sits one back (18:40) Rory McIlroy puts together a round of 70 and finds himself in the final group (22:30) Phil Mickelson - All-Time golfer turned Twitter troll (36:45) Betting Favorites --- SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/FirstCutPodcast Get your First Cut merch here: https://paramountshop.com/collections/the-first-cut-golf  AUDIO ‘First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. You can listen to First Cut on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of The First Cut Golf podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of The First Cut Golf podcast."   -LISTEN to First Cut on your preferred podcast platform: https://plnk.to/TheFirstCut -LEAVE a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2VOeKVW -STREAM on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/firstcut -FOLLOW on Stitcher: https://bit.ly/34b073I -SUBSCRIBE on Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3oOvDfD -SUBSCRIBE to CBS Sports variety of other podcasts: https://cbssports.com/podcast VIDEO -WATCH CBS Sports HQ: https://cbssports.com/live -SUBSCRIBE to CBS Sports HQ on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/CBSSportsHQ/ WEBSITE -READ top-notch golf content from CBS Sports: https://cbssports.com/golf/ SOCIAL MEDIA -FOLLOW First Cut on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FirstCutPod -FOLLOW First Cut on Instagram: https://instagram.com/firstcutpod/ -FOLLOW CBS Golf on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GolfonCBS -FOLLOW CBS Sports on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBSSports -FOLLOW CBS Sports on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbssports/ ABOUT THE SHOW: The First Cut brings you everything you need to know in the world of professional golf. Nearly every day Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Mark Immelman, Greg DuCharme, Sia Nejad and Patrick McDonald bring you the best analysis in the game. From DFS to betting previews, interviews and recaps… everything golf is on the table when you listen to The First Cut. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rick Gehman is joined by Patrick McDonald to break down the opening round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. Scorecards, storylines and betting favorites from Muirfield Village. (0:00) Intro (3:00) Early Wave Movers - Wyndham Clark, Adam Hadwin (7:20) Matt Wallace cards an early 68, holds on to the lead (10:00) Jon Rahm cards a 2-under, 70 and is the betting favorite (12:00) Quite an adventurous round for Mark Hubbard (14:50) Scottie Scheffler's putter is really bad right now (17:45) Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth provided the afternoon entertainment, but Davis Riley grabs the solo lead (24:15) Betting Favorites --- SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/FirstCutPodcast Get your First Cut merch here: https://paramountshop.com/collections/the-first-cut-golf  AUDIO ‘First Cut' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. You can listen to First Cut on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of The First Cut Golf podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of The First Cut Golf podcast."   -LISTEN to First Cut on your preferred podcast platform: https://plnk.to/TheFirstCut -LEAVE a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2VOeKVW -STREAM on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/firstcut -FOLLOW on Stitcher: https://bit.ly/34b073I -SUBSCRIBE on Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/3oOvDfD -SUBSCRIBE to CBS Sports variety of other podcasts: https://cbssports.com/podcast VIDEO -WATCH CBS Sports HQ: https://cbssports.com/live -SUBSCRIBE to CBS Sports HQ on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/CBSSportsHQ/ WEBSITE -READ top-notch golf content from CBS Sports: https://cbssports.com/golf/ SOCIAL MEDIA -FOLLOW First Cut on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FirstCutPod -FOLLOW First Cut on Instagram: https://instagram.com/firstcutpod/ -FOLLOW CBS Golf on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GolfonCBS -FOLLOW CBS Sports on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBSSports -FOLLOW CBS Sports on Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbssports/ ABOUT THE SHOW: The First Cut brings you everything you need to know in the world of professional golf. Nearly every day Rick Gehman, Kyle Porter, Mark Immelman, Greg DuCharme, Sia Nejad and Patrick McDonald bring you the best analysis in the game. From DFS to betting previews, interviews and recaps… everything golf is on the table when you listen to The First Cut. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

House and Hubbard are joined by Nathan's brother, Mark Hubbard, to discuss and give his course observations, how the weather will impact performance, and the adjustments that he and other golfers will have to make heading into the PGA Championship (02:21). Then, the two give their last-minute thoughts heading into the tournament (16:46). Hosts: Joe House and Nathan Hubbard Guest: Mark Hubbard Producer: Eduardo Ocampo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

00:00 - Jason Mansfield named new volleyball coach 14:25 - Top 10 New Orleans Dos and Don'ts 29:03 - Asa Newsom's HS coach Mark Hubbard

Devin: Rebecca, what is your superpower?Rebecca: It's an interesting question. If I were to put it in a word, it would be “storm.” So the ability to create the storm and then the ability to have calm once the storm is brewing all around you.Mark, what is your superpower?Mark: My father was a theater professor, so I grew up deeply immersed in the theater. And probably my favorite thing about the theater is that it's one big empathy machine. I mean, that's what it functions as. I would like to say mine would be empathy because, quite frankly, the only way that we're going to have any success and meet any needs is if we have radical empathy with the people that we're caring for.DealMaker, a leading player in the investment crowdfunding arena, and Renew Venture Capital, an impact-focused venture fund, have initiated a strategic collaboration. Rebecca Kacaba, DealMaker's CEO, and Mark Hubbard, Renew VC's managing partner, both joined me for this episode to explain the initiative.“Renew Venture Capital is dedicated to funding, to supporting two kinds of founders,” Mark says. “One founder is an impact company that wants to be a big company. We also fund women and historically excluded founders.”So long as impact-focused companies integrate their impact into the model such that economic success and impact are inextricably linked, Renew VC will consider them eligible, regardless of the race or gender of the founders. Conversely, if the founders are women or “historically excluded” people, the company must merely be “non-destructive,” Mark says.“As the rails of pre-IPO capital raising, a big part of what we see on our system is equity crowdfunding,” Rebecca says. “We're seeing that type of capital raising funding female and minority founders to the tune of a 15 to 30 percent higher rate than more traditional forms of finance.”“This kind of impact on the world has always been a very personal part of the why— why I do what I do, why I get out of bed in the morning,” Rebecca adds.Rebecca's informal mantra is “better, faster, cheaper.” She explains:Part of what we set out to do in building the DealMaker technology was really to create the rails for the pre-IPO world. We saw founders struggling with the costs of capital raising and it being a highly manual process, and we wanted to give them a technology that would help them do it better, faster, cheaper.Mark and Rebecca's collaboration will bring crowdfunded capital, typically under Regulation A, which allows up to $75 million in a single round, to companies where Renew VC invests its money.Mark explains his logic for partnering with DealMaker:The best tech, as it happens, is DealMaker. DealMaker happens to be founded by a brilliant securities attorney woman. It just couldn't be a better fit for us to be able to work together on this particular effort.Our founders are social impact companies, women, and historically excluded founders. They're some of the best community builders in the world. Now they can take those communities and those customers and transform them from their current state right into owners and advocates. So not only do you get the capital you need for expansion, [but] you also have now developed this whole new class of folks that are going to drive sales. So, you affect all levels of finance in the company. There are very few opportunities to do that in a capital stack. And that's incredibly exciting. On top of the fact that you're also choosing to affect the financial lives of people of real people that care about what you're doing. You're choosing to affect their financial lives and perform for them in a way that you weren't ever able to bring people around a mission like that before.Rebecca confirms that crowdfunded investors add value. We have multiple clients who have told me—a robotics company, trucking parts company—who have told me the major contracts that they got through investors they brought in through their crowdfunding Reg A campaigns. That's pivotal change for the company.It's always been a huge benefit for me. My investor base—I did small checks from a wide, large number of people, and they've been phenomenal supporters, the best supporters and champions that I could have. Whatever I need, I can go out to them. I can rely on them, whether it's making an introduction, or bouncing something off them. The benefits of that, having all of those partners invested in your story is—we're trying to really tell that story so that founders can understand this is a viable path to capital. It has a lot of different benefits that you may not see with other types of capital.As the collaborative projects come to market, Mark says they'll promote them as “purpose rounds.”Working together, the two leaders bring their respective superpowers to the effort. Rebecca is the storm, and Mark leverages empathy. First, we'll look at storm and then at empathy.How to Develop “Storm” As a SuperpowerBuilding DealMaker is an excellent example of Rebecca's success from her superpower. “Anything I do when I'm getting a different business unit off the ground or solving a problem is a lot of the time about momentum.”She continues:It's slow at first, and sometimes it feels like you're moving backwards, but you're always trying to push the boulder up the hill. That's harnessing the energy around you and really pushing to create that storm and make a bunch of different things happen at the same time.”I'm always trying to make all those things happen really, really fast. When you're making a lot of things happen, things are inevitably breaking or problems are arising that you have to solve. To me, in that startup life, that's being a founder. You're always putting out fires and you're running and you're trying to create momentum. Being able to have a calm headspace throughout that and actually enjoy that journey is, I think, what gives me the ability to really love what I do and have the desire to create more disruption.To develop that ability yourself, Rebecca suggests “self-awareness and personal growth.”“You have to constantly be challenging yourself,” she says. “That's why we have as one of our company values. Self-learning is a big part of what we do.”She notes that developing Mark-like empathy is also helpful for becoming the storm.By following her example and advice, you can make the storm a superpower for good.How to Develop Empathy As a SuperpowerMark is a living example of empathy. He is embedding it in every aspect of his work and his fund.“Radical empathy with your users is the only way you build a tech platform that people want to use and would be delighted for,” he says.Understanding the marketplace drives the strategy at Renew VC. “It was partly my empathy for investors that made me want to do this effort. Certainly, it's a justice issue to allow non-accredited investors to have access to the asset class. That's great. But we're in the midst of this global paradigm shift where people are finally really, really wanting to align what they say they believe about the world with what their money makes possible.”He notes that some big, public company investment models with ESG and ETFs make investing with your values possible, but he describes these models as “messy.”“There's no better way to do that on a direct 1-to-1 basis than to be able to invest in a company that's doing something aligned with your values,” he says. The collaboration with DealMaker enables this direct investment window for ordinary investors.Mark explains how he and the firm live empathy:This firm is an exercise in empathy. As a firm, we're 80 percent women, and we're white and black and brown and Asian and immigrant. All of that is an exercise in empathizing:* with people who should be in the business and can't, * with people who should find funding and connect to investors, but can't * to investors that want to do amazing things in the world but don't have that opportunity. That's all an exercise in empathy.Mark offers some excellent advice for developing empathy.First, he notes that there are “faith systems” that help people develop empathy, adding that this has been the case for his empathy journey.Second, he suggests you “consume art.”As one who could be accused of watching too much television, I was relieved to hear him suggest that watching “television shows that aren't destructive” could help build empathy. “Movies about people that are different than you” help develop empathy when you see the world from their point of view or try to put yourself into those stories. “That's been hugely affecting for me over the years. I've realized all kinds of things about myself, sort of belief systems or justifications I'd made that, within the course of an hour-and-a-half movie, just completely got torn apart.”I, for one, will watch some movies and television—I'll even work consciously to see the perspectives of people who aren't like me. You, too, can build empathy by following Mark's example and advice, enabling you to build a superpower that helps you do more good. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

It's a quick whiparound Monday episode, which begins with Andy lamenting his double-loss weekend and Brendan disgusted with the latest Browns debacle. Then they get to the main event, the Chuck Cup, and what it says about the Champs Tour that Steven Alker and a couple other select few just live at the top of these leaderboards every week. At the Houston Open, they praise the arrival of Tony Finau to the Swedish Pancake club, and also Mark Hubbard's curious DQ for knowingly putting a 15th club in his bag. On the LPGA, they discuss the return of Nelly Korda to No. 1 with her victory at the Blueberry Farm, and yet another runner-up for Lexi. News hits on a Mon Q report on a very strange “special exemption” for Alex Fitzpatrick into KFT Q School final stage, and what it means for larger Tour battles and visibility. News also discusses Pat Perez's weird podcast appearance where he said he hates Phil Mickelson for an unforgivable mistake.

Get a Grip returns from a bit of a hiatus with news that Shane's new children's golf book, The Golfer's Zoo, is available to order and is shipping out right now. You can order at back9press.com/bacon, so do that right now. As for Mr. Hubbard, the PGA Tour pro hops on from Mexico to discuss his basketball career, a knife incident to the foot that nearly led to a win, his relationship with Hubs Peanuts + a lot more. Mark is one of the good guys on tour, I think you'll really enjoy this chat.  ______ A big thank you to our newest partner, Hubs Peanuts. For more info, check out https://www.hubspeanuts.com/.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off a hilarious ace, Mark Hubbard joins the show (01:27:26). We discuss: his beef with airline pilots, his Homeless Hubbs Twitter account, the dry erase board in place of a sponsor on his bag, and showing pure disgust as he holed an ace on Tour. Before Mark, Riggs relives his week at the Wyndham, Frankie and Trent recount Pup Punk's NYC performance, and Lurch unbelievably winds up at a shockingly coincidental hotel.

On this week's episode of GOLF's Subpar, PGA Tour Pro Mike Hubbard joins former PGA Tour pro Colt Knost and jicky jack legend Drew Stoltz for an exclusive interview. "Homeless Hubbs" explains how exactly he got his nickname, teaming with Joel Dahmen at the Zurich Classic, and what part of his game he needs to elevate to win on Tour.   Subpar Podcast: https://linktr.ee/Golf1271 Birdie Juice Merch: https://proshop.golf.com/collections/birdie-juice-collection -- Thanks to our official sponsor Dewar's. Make sure to check out their Reserve Bar listings today: https://www.reservebar.com/collections/house-of-dewars  For the best speaker with the strongest magnets for use on your cart, go to www.Rokform.com and get 25% off using code SUBPAR This week's episode is presented by FanDuel Sportsbook. If you've never tried FanDuel Sportsbook, what are you waiting for? Go to https://www.fanduel.com/subpar or download the FanDuel Sportsbook app to get started. Be sure to sign up with promo code SUBPAR so they know we sent you. Disclaimer: 21+ and present in AZ, CO, CT, IA, IL, NJ, NY, or WY. 1st online real money wager only. $10 first deposit required. Bonus issued as non-withdrawable site credit that expires 14 days after receipt. Restrictions apply. See full terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), Call 1-800-522-4700 (CO), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (NJ, IA, IL), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY(467369) (NY), or 1-800-522-4700 (WY).

JJ & JP sit down with Mark Hubbard.

Carolina Panthers WR DJ Moore tells Rich how he's improved over his 4-year NFL career and how Panthers legend Steve Smith has mentored him over the years, weighs in on Sam Darnold's improvement, Christian McCaffrey's health and Carolina's goals for the 2022 season. Rich reflects on yet another Angels' loss and laments that two of baseball's best players, Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout, are toiling away on a mediocre team.  Golfer Mark Hubbard tells Rich what life is like for player on the fringe of the PGA Tour, weighs in on golfers defecting to the LIV Golf series with a possible way to epically troll 2-time US Open champion Brooks Koepka, and reacts to his beloved Broncos adding Russell Wilson and the Avalanche winning the Stanley Cup. Rich regales in Aaron Judge's latest longball exploits and makes a bet with Brockman on where the soon-to-be free agent will be playing next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices