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AI-generated love songs. Matching hidden Harry Potter tattoos. A 36-year-old worship team volunteer and a 21-year-old church intern. Those details from the Caleb Flynn murder trial sound like they belong in different stories. Psychotherapist Shavaun Scott says they belong in exactly the same one — and she joins Tony Brueski to explain why.Flynn was a former American Idol contestant volunteering on the worship team at CLC church in Miami County, Ohio. Botner was an intern at the same church, fifteen years younger, single, and navigating her first experience with this kind of power gap. Scott starts with the neurological reality: at 21, Botner's prefrontal cortex was still developing. The part of the brain that evaluates risk, reads manipulation, and weighs long-term consequences wasn't finished yet. Flynn's was.The church setting did something specific. Scott explains how spiritual environments create a cognitive shortcut called the “halo effect” — where a man's role in worship translates directly into personal trust. When Flynn told Botner his wife was “just a roommate,” that line didn't register as a tactic. It registered as vulnerability. Scott says it activated what she calls a fixing instinct — the pull to help a man trapped in a loveless marriage rather than recognizing the narrative as a recruitment tool.The theatrical gestures — the AI songs, the tattoos — sound absurd from a witness stand. Scott says they're a blueprint. Each one constructed a private world shared by only two people. Combined with the secrecy the affair required, Botner was systematically separated from every person who might've intervened. Scott maps the relationship to clinical patterns she's treated in her practice, connecting what looked like romance to what it was.Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292 Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1 Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/ Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspod X Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CalebFlynn #AlleighaBotner #HiddenKillers #AshleyFlynn #CalebFlynnTrial #TrueCrime #ShavaunScott #AmericanIdol #TrueCrimePodcast #ChurchAffair

Most home service companies think they need more leads. But as you approach $5M, the real problems are often attribution, capacity, booking rates, sales, and fulfillment.Jack Carr and Sam Preston break down where home service marketing starts to break as a company grows, why cost per lead can be misleading, and how to track marketing all the way to actual revenue.They also cover Google Ads and Performance Max, AI search, review velocity, and why the next era of home service marketing could extend well beyond Google.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━In This Episode━━━━━━━━━━━━━━• What breaks in marketing around $5M• Tracking leads all the way to revenue• Why cost per lead can be misleading• Using phone numbers and campaigns for attribution• Matching marketing spend to technician capacity• Why booking rate is one of the biggest missed opportunities• When a “lead problem” is actually a sales problem━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Sponsors ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Big ReputationGet more from your Google Business Profile with Big Reputation. Automate reviews, improve local visibility, and turn more Google searches into inbound calls. Learn more: https://www.bigreputation.ai/oao?utm_source=oao&utm_medium=paid Service ScalersGet more high quality leads with marketing built for home service companies. Book a free strategy call with Service Scalers and see what's driving real jobs: https://os.servicescalers.com/go/oao_podcast/referral/podcast AvocaSee how Avoca helps home service companies book more jobs with AI that handles calls, texts, follow ups, and dispatching without adding more chaos. Book a demo: https://www.avoca.ai/partners/oao ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Connect ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Jack Carrhttps://x.com/thehvacjack Sam Prestonhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-preston-a682103b6/ Send Us Mail!More Ways To Connect with OAOStart HereOwned and Operated Newsletter Bonus Videos From JohnLeave a ReviewJohn Wilson, CEO of Wilson CompaniesJack Carr, CEO of Rapid HVAC

More than a hundred and seven thousand text messages. Matching lightning bolt tattoos — his hidden in his armpit. Three hundred messages a day. And a woman who allegedly watched a man describe planning to end his wife's life for months and never told a soul.Alleigha Botner's testimony in the Caleb Flynn murder trial lasted seven hours and covered a relationship that started in a church and ended in a courtroom. Flynn is charged with aggravated murder, murder, felonious assault, and tampering with evidence in the death of his wife Ashley, a mother of two and volleyball coach who was shot twice while sleeping in Tipp City, Ohio, on February 16, 2026. He's pleaded not guilty.Botner was a twenty-two-year-old intern at Christian Life Center in Butler Township when the relationship with Flynn, who ran the music ministry, turned physical in May 2024. Prosecutors allege the messages between them escalated from complaints to explicit talk of wanting Ashley gone by mid-2025. Botner's response to one such message, read aloud in court: "I'm not asking that you take her life."In January 2026, Botner gave Flynn an ultimatum. During a Florida trip that same period, two devices carrying their messages were lost. Botner testified she searched for information about unsolved cases. The night before Ashley was found, she allegedly sent Flynn instructions on deleting a ChatGPT conversation about divorce.After Ashley was found, Botner testified that Flynn pulled her aside and said something that made her heart start pounding. She didn't call police. She deleted messages and lied to the FBI.Botner hasn't been charged. Prosecutors never searched her apartment, vehicle, or DNA. The question her testimony left behind: what did she believe was coming?Listen Anywhere You Get Podcasts: https://pod.link/1655749292Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspod?sub_confirmation=1Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodThis publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.#CalebFlynn #AlleighaBotner #HiddenKillers #AshleyFlynn #MurderTrial #TippCity #TrueCrime #MiamiCountyOhio #AmericanIdol #JusticeForAshley

Knowing your best colors can make shopping so much easier. You can walk into a store, scan a rack, and have a pretty good idea of which colors are going to light you up... and which ones probably aren't worth your time.   But what happens when the color you're most excited about isn't one of your best?   Maybe it's a color you keep seeing everywhere this season. Or you spot something across the store and immediately think, "Ooh, I LOVE that." But then you remember your palette and you start second-guessing whether you should even try it on.   Does knowing your best colors mean you should stick to them all the time? And if you decide to break the rules, how do you know when it's actually worth it?   Because there are plenty of good reasons to wear a color that isn't in your palette. And by the end of this episode, you might even be ready to break a few color rules on purpose.   FREE 5-MIN PERSONAL STYLE QUIZ: https://herstylellc.com/quiz HER STYLE ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heatherriggsstyle/ JOIN THE WAITLIST FOR HER STYLE COLLECTIVE: https://herstylellc.com/collective   Related Episodes: 213 – 5 Ways to Integrate Color Into Your Wardrobe Over Time 82 – How To Confidently Wear ANY Color You Want 49 – 6 Risk-Free Ways To Add More Color Into Your Closet

Government contract estimating is where most small businesses lose money before work even begins. In this episode of the Federal Help Center podcast, Eric Coffie and veteran construction contractor Cecil break down the real process behind accurate cost estimating, why reviewing subcontractor exclusions matters more than inclusions, and how missing a single line item like dumpsters, fuel, or porta potties can destroy your margins on federal projects. Why checking subcontractor exclusions instead of inclusions reveals dangerous scope gaps that cost contractors thousands How to mentally design your project from start to finish on paper so you never miss hidden costs like per diem, fuel, lighting, or temporary facilities Why a simple estimation spreadsheet works for every industry, from construction to IT, and how to customize it for sole source and 8(a) work The real lesson from losing a bid because the price was too high, and why estimating is never "easy" no matter how experienced you are How Cecil's decades of mistakes in his first business taught him the review habits that protect profits today EPISODE CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Why subcontractor exclusions matter more than inclusions 0:52 - Estimating software versus simple spreadsheet tools 1:50 - Matching your estimating detail to project size 2:47 - Why the estimation template works for every industry 3:45 - Knowing your industry before you estimate a project 5:10 - Why government contract estimating is never easy 6:07 - Building your estimate checklist from past mistakes 6:37 - Memorizing the RFP and drawings before you bid 7:33 - How exclusion reviews catch hidden scope gaps 8:32 - Every mistake you can make in your first business 9:57 - Final takeaways and community resources Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

In this SHORT episode of Purposely, Intrepid Travelco-founder Darrell Wade joins us on why he sees everyone from staff to travellers as stakeholders in the business, why climate became impossible to look away from, and why corporate giving works best when it's good for thebusiness too. Darrell traces it back to how Intrepid was built. Whatstarted as two shareholders quickly became a business where travellers, staff, suppliers, hoteliers and transport partners were all treated as stakeholders in the company's success. Once you see the business that way, he says, climatechange stops being someone else's problem – every stakeholder you care about is affected, and the ripple goes further still. That's not just a responsibility, in his view, but an opportunity: to start conversations, find solutions andactually change behaviour, even if no single business can solve it alone. He's wary of framing corporate giving as an obligationcompanies should feel guilty for not meeting. Instead, he argues structured philanthropy can genuinely benefit a business, and points to three reasons it works at Intrepid. It's aligned with the company's mission and values, sogiving back to destinations is simply logical. It deepens the traveller experience – pairing a trip with a local NGO working on an issue like human rights or the environment, matching donations dollar for dollar, and sending travellershome understanding the destination, not just its beaches. And it engages staff, many of whom fundraise, volunteer or give through payroll via the Intrepid Foundation – something Darrell believes makes them more engaged employees whostay longer. Key themes Seeing staff, travellers and suppliers as stakeholders inyour success Climate change as a responsibility that ripples out to everystakeholder Moving past guilt-based framing toward philanthropy thatbenefits the business Matching traveller donations to local NGOs to deepen thetravel experience Staff engagement through the Intrepid Foundation -fundraising, volunteering, payroll giving Corporate giving as a loyalty and retention tool, not justgenerosity This episode of Purposely is brought to you by Benevity and Trust Investment.

In relationship dynamics discussions—popularized by media platforms like the Ladies & Gents Podcast—"matching energy" is a widely debated strategy.The Concept: If they text fast, you text fast. If they pull back, cancel plans, or act cold, you immediately respond by becoming distant or indifferent.The Intent: It is often used as a self-defense mechanism or boundary-setting tool so an individual doesn't end up over-investing in a one-sided dynamic.It Leads to Reactive Games: Instead of acting authentically, your behavior becomes a direct reaction to the other person. You stop operating from your own values and begin letting someone else dictate your mood and actions.It Creates Stagnation and Race-to-the-Bottom Dynamics: If both people decide to "match" whenever the other slacks off, the relationship devolves into a cold war where neither person reaches out, leading to resentment and unnecessary decay.Listen as I give my advice towards this sensitive topic.#matching#energy#dating#friendship#loveones#ladies #gents#podcast

What do high-performance rifles and turbine airplanes have in common? For Adam Weatherby, it's all about choosing the right tool for the mission, and sometimes that mission includes an elk that won't fit in your airplane.In this episode of the Malibu Guru Podcast, Joe welcomes Adam Weatherby, third-generation leader of Weatherby, Inc., for a conversation about aviation, hunting, faith, and the pursuit of performance. Adam shares the story behind his family's firearms legacy, the company's move to Wyoming, and how innovation continues to shape its rifles and cartridges. They also explore Adam's progression from a Cessna 206 to a Piper JetPROP—and why a Twin Commander became the right fit for his next chapter. From remote hunting trips to business travel, Adam explains how his changing mission shaped his aircraft choices.Whether you're a pilot, aircraft owner, hunter, or Weatherby fan, this conversation brings together two worlds built around precision, performance, and purpose.Explore Weatherby rifles, shotguns, and gear at: https://weatherby.comRegister for M-Class! https://flycasey.com/m-class/

Cooptation, IA et recrutement : pourquoi le sourcing tel qu'on le connaît est en train de finirRecrutement, cooptation, sourcing, marque employeur, IA appliquée aux RH : cet épisode part du plafond de verre que tout recruteur finit par rencontrer sur LinkedIn et sur les jobboards. Les taux de réponse s'effondrent, les canaux saturent, l'intelligence artificielle fait exploser le volume de candidatures non qualifiées. Et pendant ce temps, la ressource la plus précieuse pour recruter dort dans l'entreprise : le réseau des salariés. Un épisode pour les DRH, recruteurs et dirigeants qui cherchent des leviers concrets sur la cooptation, la mobilité interne, l'expérience candidat et l'usage de l'IA en recrutement.L'INVITÉAntoine Barré est le fondateur de Bambboo, une solution qui analyse le réseau des collaborateurs pour identifier les profils correspondant aux offres d'emploi de l'entreprise. Il ne vient pas des RH : entrepreneur dans le sport puis dans le transport. Avec son équipe, il a échangé avec des centaines de DRH et recruteurs, et étudié les pratiques de cooptation de plus de 200 entreprises.CE QUE L'ON APPREND

Hour 1: Bob's Movie Club Presents: Steel Magnolias (1989). Between Julia Roberts, Sally Field, and Shirley MacLaine, this star-studded, hilarious and heartbreaking movie hits differently at every phase of life. Here's what stood out to the gang this time around. Vinnie is circling back on a Playboy survey about young people not doing it. Is it because GenZ still live with their parents? Maybe it's not just the younger generation still getting help from their mom and dad. Pepper spray collateral damage? Judge Sarah is on the case. Hour 2: ‘A Different World' has a reboot on Netflix! In the least shocking news ever: Hulu and Disney+ raised their prices. The 4th increase in 4 years. Hayden Panettiere's parents are fighting over her jewelry. Is nitrous oxide addictive? Jonathan Taylor Thomas was detained for acting a fool during a traffic stop. Matching mother/son tattoos for Chet Hanks and Rita Wilson! Feeling like yourself in your clothes is more important than any fashion sense. Bob will remind herself of that when she sees Susan's outfit for Harry Styles. Elizabeth Holmes is going to a halfway house. Matty and Bob are excited for Nathan Fielder's documentary on the fraudster. Plus, things that are wildly overrated! Hour 3: Vinnie's life strategy is to tell his wife she looks great no matter what. Is this supportive or just lying? ‘The Family Stone' reboot is on the way, and Jean Smart is joining the original cast. Taylor Lautner and Taylor Lautner have welcomed a daughter. Can you guess her name? Plus, Taylor Swift is facing a photoshop mishap. This stuff sounds amazing in theory, but in real life work is always work. Oh stop complaining, Hugh Grant! Plus, this mealtime habit is causing friction between couples. Hour 4: It's a big weekend for music in the Bay! Dolly Parton's family is disputing that there's any real drama with her nephew. A small pea soup tangent, and one of Dolly Parton's houses is for sale! She hasn't lived there in a while, but that doesn't make a good headline. Vinnie's telling us what not to try when facing a DUI. Sarah is on board for grilled cheese filled with nerds gummy clusters. Snapchat's founders tried 34 other projects before finding success. Don't give up! While you're at it, have a pina colada with your spouse.

‘A Different World' has a reboot on Netflix! In the least shocking news ever: Hulu and Disney+ raised their prices. The 4th increase in 4 years. Hayden Panettiere's parents are fighting over her jewelry. Is nitrous oxide addictive? Jonathan Taylor Thomas was detained for acting a fool during a traffic stop. Matching mother/son tattoos for Chet Hanks and Rita Wilson! Feeling like yourself in your clothes is more important than any fashion sense. Bob will remind herself of that when she sees Susan's outfit for Harry Styles. Elizabeth Holmes is going to a halfway house. Matty and Bob are excited for Nathan Fielder's documentary on the fraudster. Plus, things that are wildly overrated!

This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! We open with the question every woman has wondered: do men ACTUALLY notice makeup? Harrison's honest answer confirmed what we suspected (the answer being "no") hahaha. We get into the levels of makeup (1, 2 and 3.. and how "you're so beautiful without makeup" is usually said to a level 1), what the "right" age is for kids to start wearing it, and the getting-ready gap: his entire routine is teeth and deodorant, hers is a production with a budget. Next up, a weaning update from Alex: the fog is lifting!! Things that felt really big are starting to feel manageable again, and for anyone in it right now: they say the hormone transition can affect you for 1 to 3 weeks. The only way out is through, and it DOES get better. (Oh and Harrison's excited he can not eat my food) We also have a debate we need your help settling: what causes a kid to be left-handed?! Harrison is going full speculator mode (his smudge theory involves ink, school desks, and a prediction that computers will create MORE lefties), and we need every left-handed listener to sound off in the comments. Plus a quick pause for panel outfit planning.. (come see us at Dear Media by Day THIS Saturday!!) Over in the internet section: a PSA that the algorithm cannot tell your hate comments from your love comments (if you don't care, don't engage!!), Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is back for Season 5, and Jules' DWTS corner: the pregnant pro, a prediction we're putting on the record, and her rec for making any reality show better: a "watch party" group chat. Plus the iced coffee at an interview saga continues.. the recruiters found Alex's TikTok and they are MAD. And Harrison's corner: the best performing stock in the S&P 500 over the last 45 years will genuinely surprise you (hint: "something with jugs" lol), and the New York Times covered a trend we can't stop thinking about: parents are hiring "concierge moms" to check on their college kids?! Errands, energy drinks, X-ray rides.. we get into whether this is genius or a step too far. And a giveback to close: comment your favorite LOCAL coffee shop (on YouTube or Spotify) and we're randomly giving one of you a $100 gift card to that exact spot (HOT COFFEE ONLY lol)!! Finally, the sweetest thing we learned this week: matching with your toddler isn't just cute, it's a visual cue that you're on a TEAM. Hope everyone is having a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps:  00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:00:38 Do men ACTUALLY notice if a woman is wearing make up?! 00:01:58 What's the “right” age for kids to start wearing make up?! 00:03:39 How men get ready vs. how women get ready 00:06:30 Update on weaning from breastfeeding 00:09:46 This is NOT an ad for Kevin's Natural Foods 00:12:41 What causes some people to be left-handed?! 00:18:07 Quick pause for panel outfit planning (come see us at Dear Media by Day Saturday!!) 00:20:38 PSA: the algorithm can't tell hate comments from love comments 00:21:40 What we're watching: Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season 5  00:23:48 Jules' DWTS corner: Pregnant ‘Dancing With the Stars' Pro Witney Carson + Reality TV group chats  00:32:52 Iced coffee at an interview cont… 00:47:01 The best performing stock in the S&P 500 will surprise you 00:51:16 $100 COFFEE SHOP GIVEBACK: comment your favorite LOCAL spot!! 00:52:42 Parents are hiring "concierge moms" for their college kids?! 00:55:47 Matching with your toddler is more than just cute  00:58:29 LOVE YOU GUYS! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: *The Highest-Returning Stock of the Last 45 Years Is Home Depot - WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/home-depot-acquired-podcast-stock-returns-cbdf037f *Worried About Your College Kid? Now You Can Hire a Local Mom - NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/well/college-concierge-mom.html *Unemployment Rates - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/  -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Honest: Shop Honest on Amazon, Walmart and Target. *Zenni: Use code PODCAST15 for fifteen percent off your first order at https://www.bit.ly/41onx2O #Zennipartner *SKIMS: Shop SKIMS Cotton, and all of my favorite pieces at http://www.skims.com/twoparents -------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to the pod on YouTube/Spotify/Apple: https://www.youtube.com/@twoparentsandapod https://open.spotify.com/show/7BxuZnHmNzOX9MdnzyU4bD?si=5e715ebaf9014fac https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-parents-a-podcast/id1737442386 -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/alexfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexfugman Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman Learn more about your ad choices. 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Feel like your progress has stalled? The scale isn't moving, your clothes fit the same, and you're not seeing the changes you want in the mirror.Naturally, your first thought is “Should I lower my calories?” Before you start cutting food again though, I need you to think about this instead: Are you actually training hard enough to give your body a reason to change?In today's episode, I'm talking about why eating less has become our default answer anytime we don't like what we see (and why that's not always the solution). If you're building muscle or recomping, the scale might barely move (or it might *gasp* go UP), while your strength, measurements, photos, and body composition are changing.Also, you've GOT to get super honest about your training (and if it's really effective). You don't need your workouts to entertain you. You need them to make you stronger!Before you drop your macros, look at the evidence. Audit your training, and assess your consistency, steps, recovery, and effort. Give your body enough time to respond BEFORE you change your macros!Episode recap:Thinking about whether your progress is actually stalled (or you're measuring the wrong thing)Matching your progress markers to your goalHow to stop automatically blaming food when your body isn't changing the way you wantTrain to build muscle instead of just burning caloriesPrioritizing progressive overload, challenging weights, adequate rest & tracking liftsRepeating exercises long enough to get strongerGetting honest about whether you're *really* training hard enoughWhen too much lifting, cardio & HIIT is hurting your recovery and progressLetting strength training be the foundation for body recompositionAssessing your consistency, training, steps, recovery, and time to your planLinks/Resources:Register for my 3-Day Nutrition & Training Workshop Get your free Fitness AuditSHOP UFYF merchandiseGrab your FREE Body Recomp Meal Prep and get the UFYF NewsletterSHOP Kion - my favorite Protein, EAA's and Creatine!Join FIT CLUB, my monthly fitness membershipConnect with me on Instagram @kristycastillofit and @unfuckyourfitnesspodcastJoin my FREE Facebook group, Unf*ck Your FitnessClick HERE for my favorite fitness & life things!Send me a text with episode ideas or just to say hi! Support the show

Cooptation, IA et recrutement : pourquoi le sourcing tel qu'on le connaît est en train de finirRecrutement, cooptation, sourcing, marque employeur, IA appliquée aux RH : cet épisode part du plafond de verre que tout recruteur finit par rencontrer sur LinkedIn et sur les jobboards. Les taux de réponse s'effondrent, les canaux saturent, l'intelligence artificielle fait exploser le volume de candidatures non qualifiées. Et pendant ce temps, la ressource la plus précieuse pour recruter dort dans l'entreprise : le réseau des salariés. Un épisode pour les DRH, recruteurs et dirigeants qui cherchent des leviers concrets sur la cooptation, la mobilité interne, l'expérience candidat et l'usage de l'IA en recrutement.L'INVITÉAntoine Barré est le fondateur de Bambboo, une solution qui analyse le réseau des collaborateurs pour identifier les profils correspondant aux offres d'emploi de l'entreprise. Il ne vient pas des RH : entrepreneur dans le sport puis dans le transport. Avec son équipe, il a échangé avec des centaines de DRH et recruteurs, et étudié les pratiques de cooptation de plus de 200 entreprises.CE QUE L'ON APPREND

G Herbo had social media buzzing after gifting his four-year-old daughter Emmy a custom diamond ring to match the engagement ring he gave fiancée Taina Williams, continuing the adorable family storyline that fans have followed online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The show also celebrated Deion Sanders’ latest health milestone after he revealed custom prosthetic toes on social media, allowing him to proudly declare he’s “10 toes down again” following years of recovery from life-threatening blood clots and multiple surgeries. G Herbo had social media buzzing after gifting his four-year-old daughter Emmy a custom diamond ring to match the engagement ring he gave fiancée Taina Williams, continuing the adorable family storyline that fans have followed online. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rickey Smiley Morning Show delivered a packed mix of politics, sports, celebrity news, and relationship talk as the crew unpacked former President Barack Obama’s criticism of President Trump’s decision to ban several news outlets from White House press briefings, sparking a broader conversation about press freedom and the First Amendment. The show also celebrated Deion Sanders’ latest health milestone after he revealed custom prosthetic toes on social media, allowing him to proudly declare he’s “10 toes down again” following years of recovery from life-threatening blood clots and multiple surgeries. Meanwhile, listeners weighed in on relationship responsibilities, debating the one task they refuse to let their partner handle, while Rickey and the team shared funny and relatable examples from their own lives. In entertainment and sports, G Herbo had social media buzzing after gifting his four-year-old daughter Emmy a custom diamond ring to match the engagement ring he gave fiancée Taina Williams, continuing the adorable family storyline that fans have followed online. The show also highlighted a historic moment for women’s basketball as the Los Angeles Sparks unveiled an 11-foot bronze statue honoring WNBA legend Lisa Leslie, commemorating her groundbreaking career that included multiple championships, MVP awards, Olympic gold medals, and the league’s first in-game dunk. Plus, Gary With the Tea broke down the latest celebrity headlines, the crew reflected on friendship and loyalty, and sports fans got updates from the NFL and college football world. Website: https://www.urban1podcasts.com/rickey-smiley-morning-show See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When I pray "Our Father," I'm claiming a relationship. When I pray "Jehovah Jireh," I'm declaring that God sees and provides. The names of God aren't just titles or poetic language. They're invitations to experience different aspects of who He is and what He's capable of doing. Learning to pray through His names changes everything about what you ask for and what you actually believe He can do. In This Episode: The name you call God determines what you're claiming about Him in that moment, so "Father" brings intimacy, "Jehovah Jireh" brings provision, "El Shaddai" brings sufficiency, and each one opens a different door to His character When you're anxious, you need a different name than when you're grieving. Matching the name to the need is how you move from generic prayers to prayers rooted in what's actually true about God's nature The disciples asked Jesus to teach them to pray, and the first thing He said was "Our Father." He started with relationship because that's the foundation for everything else Praying through God's names takes you from asking with doubt to asking with confidence, because you're asking the God who is specifically able to handle exactly what you need in this moment Connect with us! Website: ⁠⁠https://www.pzazzonline.com/⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠www.facebook.com/pzazzartstudio⁠⁠ Instagram- ⁠⁠www.instagram.com/pzazzartstudio⁠⁠  Text us: 1-334-249-1818

Hosted by Peter Volandhttps://www.instagram.com/peterlikesphotography/https://www.peterlikesphotography.com Special GuestsDianahttps://www.instagram.com/the_d1anasaur/Wolfhttps://www.instagram.com/wolfgang_24o/In this episode of the Cosplayer and Photographer Podcast, Peter sits down with a cosplay couple to discuss how they each discovered cosplay, developed their own creative identities, and eventually began sharing the experience together.They talk about conventions, creating content, navigating social media, supporting each other's ideas, and balancing collaboration with maintaining their individuality. It's a relaxed and honest conversation about creativity, community, relationships, and the connections that can form through cosplay.

Most real estate agents lose listing appointments because they pitch services the homeowner never asked for. When homeowners think about selling, they don't want a standard 87-point listing presentation, they want an offer and a buyer with real funds.In Day 3 of the September One Deal a Week Challenge, we unpack the capstone of the entire blueprint: Offers, Contracts, and the Reverse Offer Strategy.Learn how to lead with legitimate preliminary cash and institutional offers as the ultimate conversation starter, lean directly into seller objections around price or fees, and smoothly pivot homeowners into our proven 7-Day Stress-Free Home Sale—creating multiple offers, price bracketing leverage, and sales over asking price in a single weekend.In this session, you'll learn:The Infinite Game of Real Estate "Go Fish": Matching buyer cards to off-market inventoryThe Reverse Offer Strategy: Converting visible, invisible, and private pond leadsPhase 1 Qualification: Dissecting wholesale, mid-tail, and full retail price expectationsHandling wild seller numbers with childlike curiosity (the Hormozi framework)Instant Institutional Offers: How to pull preliminary options in seconds inside Lead DeckDecoy Cash Offers: Why seller fee objections are your biggest leverage point to pivot to a listingThe 7-Day Stress-Free Home Sale: Live case studies (9 offers in 3 days, $0 post-settlement leasebacks, waived appraisals)Bringing the 3 pillars together: Shepherds, Farmers, and Fishermen working as an integrated systemInterested in the 1 Deal A Week Accelerator Program? Go to:https://leaddeck.ai/blueprint-----------------------------

Thann Bennett of The Equipped Newsletter and radio show talks about his wife's recent bout with the giggles and got Thann thinking about what God thinks of giggles.  He also addresses more of the stories of AI agents going rouge, and what would meaningful guardrails for AI development might include.  Apologist Daniel DeWitt of Scholar Leaders talks about one of the main reasons many won't believe in Jesus:  because of the way we live out (or, really, how we don't live out) our faith in Jesus in real life.  Your life is greatest apologetic.   The Reconnect with Carmen and all Faith Radio podcasts are made possible by your support. Give now: Click here!

Hello everyone. Welcome to the latest episode of The Matchbox Podcast powered by Ignition Coach Co. I'm your host, Adam Saban, and on this week's episode we're talking about drive train efficiency, how to convert those quality indoor workouts into superior outdoor workouts, and whether we should be increasing muscle mass for more power output.   As always, if you like what you hear, share this with your friends and leave us a five star review and if you have any questions for the show drop us an email at matchboxpod@gmail.com or head over to ignitioncoachco.com and fill out The Matchbox Podcast listener question form.    Alight let's get into it!   For more social media content, follow along @ignitioncoachco @adamsaban6 @dizzle_dillman @dylanjawnson @kait.maddox       https://www.youtube.com/c/DylanJohnsonCycling https://www.ignitioncoachco.com  https://www.youtube.com/@DrewDillmanChannel   Intro/ Outro music by AlexGrohl - song "King Around Here" - https://pixabay.com/music/id-15045/    The following was generated using Riverside.fm AI technologies     Summary This episode tackles two practical cycling questions: how to choose the most efficient and reliable chain for a SRAM 13-speed setup, and how to translate indoor workout discipline to outdoor riding. Adam and the Host also dig into whether adding muscle mass helps power output, how strength training should be periodized, and how much muscle is actually useful for cyclists. Key topics Jim from Albany, New York, asks about chain selection for a SRAM 13-speed Eagle/Explorer groupset. Waxing a chain, including using Silca drip wax, can improve drivetrain efficiency and narrow the gap between a great chain and a mediocre one. Matching the chain brand to the drivetrain brand can support better shifting, fewer dropped chains, and fewer compatibility issues. SRAM 12-speed and 13-speed chains are effectively the same category; there is not a separate 13-speed chain standard. Higher-end chains may offer meaningful durability benefits, even when their efficiency advantage is relatively small. 11-speed Shimano Dura-Ace is discussed as a historical efficiency benchmark, but the practical gap between modern drivetrain options is small. Outdoor workout execution is a skill that must be practiced rather than avoided. Shifting, route selection, and terrain awareness can help riders keep power within the target range. Lap average, time in zone, and power distribution are more informative than occasional power spikes alone. Strength training can improve force application, neuromuscular coordination, and cycling economy without requiring dramatic muscle gain. Strength training should generally be emphasized during lower-intensity cycling periods and maintained during harder training blocks and race season. Body type and racing goals should influence whether an athlete prioritizes climbing or sprinting performance. Timestamps 00:00 - Jim asks about the most efficient chain for SRAM 13-speed and whether wax changes the answer 00:33 - Why Silca wax boosts efficiency and reduces the difference between good and bad chains 01:32 - Shimano Dura-Ace 11-speed as a historical efficiency benchmark 02:41 - Best practice: use the chain made for your drivetrain 04:03 - Durability, breakage concerns, and why higher-end chains can last much longer 05:35 - Force versus Red on SRAM flat-top and Explorer setups 07:28 - 12-speed and 13-speed chains are the same category 08:28 - Why off-road riders may choose SRAM for reliability over small watt savings 09:10 - Why waxing saves money by extending chain and cassette life 10:08 - Drip wax versus hot melt and how often to reapply 11:31 - Convenience, training time, and why not to overthink chain choice 13:13 - Blair's question: indoor erg mode works, but outdoor workouts feel harder to hold 14:00 - Why outdoor execution matters more than perfect trainer compliance 15:20 - Use shifting and pacing skills to hold power across rolling terrain 16:56 - Why pedaling easier is not the same as making the workout harder 18:20 - Terrain choice matters for staying in Zone 2 19:39 - How to simplify outdoor intervals and narrow power ranges over time 20:36 - Using a 10-second average and a more stable power display outside 22:29 - Lap average can help, but only if the workout structure stays intact 23:31 - Why a 30/30-style effort is not the same as a steady tempo interval 24:33 - What to do when terrain interrupts a planned interval 26:24 - TrainingPeaks time-in-zone and workout distribution as coaching checks 27:34 - Reviewing workouts through color-coded power distribution 28:49 - Zone discipline is about lactate control, not just external power numbers 30:15 - Mixed feelings on erg mode and why it may not translate well outdoors 31:51 - Erg mode can help indoors, but it can also hide the skill of self-pacing 33:53 - Ryan asks whether more muscle mass means more power and how to periodize lifting 34:26 - Strength work, hypertrophy, and muscular endurance explained 36:25 - Why beginners often move from higher reps to lower reps for safety and progression 37:22 - How strength training and cycling blocks should align through the season 38:35 - Strength gains in new lifters are often neuromuscular, not just muscle growth 39:32 - Why strength training can improve cycling economy and muscle-firing efficiency 41:43 - Endurance athletes usually do not need huge muscle gains to benefit from lifting 44:06 - Goals matter: crit racers and climbers may optimize differently 46:10 - FTP is mostly cardiovascular, with strength training as a supporting tool  

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:29:00 GMT http://relay.fm/penaddict/734 http://relay.fm/penaddict/734 It's a NEW Proprietary Refill System! 734 Brad Dowdy and Myke Hurley Listen up LAMY! You can just drop neonorange in some mid-level ballpoint pen and not in the Safari lineup. We expected this to be corrected, with haste. Brad and Myke also discuss what they are using, and some journaling conundrums each are having. Listen up LAMY! You can just drop neonorange in some mid-level ballpoint pen and not in the Safari lineup. We expected this to be corrected, with haste. Brad and Myke also discuss what they are using, and some journaling conundrums each are having. clean 3542 Listen up LAMY! You can just drop neonorange in some mid-level ballpoint pen and not in the Safari lineup. We expected this to be corrected, with haste. Brad and Myke also discuss what they are using, and some journaling conundrums each are having. This episode of The Pen Addict is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Use code penaddict50off Enigma Stationery: Unique items, top brands and hard-to-find imports. Get $10 off. Links and Show Notes: Support The Pen Addict with a Relay Membership Submit Feedback

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Click here to send Lisa a message.I've been sitting on this episode for a while now, it's one of those topics that keeps circling around in my head until I finally have to sit down and get it out. Today it's the master bedroom, and I'm walking you through five feng shui rules: which ones I'm genuinely willing to bend for a client's real life, and the one I hold firm on no matter what.Before we get into the rules themselves, I share a little bit about my own history with perfectionism… from struggling to get ready for school as a teenager, all the way to a very expensive hand-tufted carpet lesson during my private aircraft design days. It's the reason I don't believe in "good feng shui" versus "bad feng shui." I believe in a sliding scale and in releasing the pressure to get it exactly right.Here's what we cover in the master bedroom:The bed in the command position — bendable, sort of. New construction is making this harder than ever, and I'll tell you what to do if your bed can't avoid lining up with the door.Headboard against a solid wall — bendable. What to do when your only option is putting the bed in front of a window (including a real fix from a very oddly shaped bedroom of mine in Willoughby, Ohio).Matching nightstands and lamps — bendable, with one important caveat about proportion. Plus a client story about mismatched nightstands mirroring a mismatched relationship.Mirrors facing the bed — holding firm. This is one of the most consistent disruptors of restful sleep I see, and I'll give you a few real options if you can't remove it.No exercise equipment, desks, or screens in the primary bedroom — mostly holding firm, with a practical workaround for smaller homes, condos, and RVs.None of this is about getting your bedroom "right." It's about noticing your specific space and working with how you actually live in it.If this resonates, I'd love to have you join me in the Aligned at Home Collective — my monthly membership group, meeting the first Wednesday of every month from 7–8pm ET. Reach out for a free first month. Prefer to go deeper one-on-one? You can also book a free 15-minute discovery call — link in the show notes.Support the showThanks so much for listening to Feng Shui Living!Make sure you subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts. Follow the podcast here:www.purelivingwithlisamorton.com

In this special National Chicken Month episode of The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Brian Oakley, Professor at Western University of Health Sciences, explains the importance of the cecal microbiome in poultry nutrition. He discusses how microbial communities, fiber fermentation, and cecal activity influence feed efficiency, bird performance, and gut health. Explore how microbiome research is shaping future poultry nutrition strategies. Listen now on all major platforms!Click here to read the full research article!"Microbiome research now allows scientists to understand which microorganisms are present, their functions, and how communities influence poultry health."Meet the guest: Dr. Brian Oakley is a Professor of Microbial Ecology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Western University of Health Sciences. His research applies microbial ecology, qPCR, high-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing, metagenomics, and bioinformatics to poultry nutrition, food safety, infectious disease, and animal health. Before joining WesternU, he worked as a research microbiologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service. He earned a Ph.D. in Plant and Microbial Ecology from the University of Washington. Learn more from Dr. Brian Oakley on The Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.Liked this one? Don't stop now — Here's what we think you'll love!What you'll learn:(00:00) Highlight(01:30) Introduction(02:40) Microbiome transplant(05:00) Performance effects(05:43) Metagenomics and cecal fermentation(10:49) Early microbial colonization(12:44) Matching microbes to feed(15:16) Closing thoughtsThe Poultry Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast is trusted and supported by innovative companies like:* Kemin* Fortiva- Poultry Science Association- Anitox- DietForge

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Get the free Core Drives in the Wild guide, behavioral design applied to real products: professorgame.com/WildCD Episode Summary Rob breaks down why a product can feel stitched together even when every team involved did excellent work, using Conway's Law as the lens: organizations that design systems are constrained to produce designs that copy their own communication structures. He walks through three real cases, a regional sales dashboard at Procter & Gamble where each region had picked a defensible and incompatible way to count sales, a client engagement where technology decision rights sat with a team that carried none of the consequences, and a project where several functions held contradicting views on what the design should optimize for. The argument is that functionality degrades gracefully under that fragmentation while motivational design does not, because the effect lives in the loop between Core Drives rather than in any single mechanic. Listeners learn where organizational seams show up inside the product and how to test for alignment before any design work starts. About the Host Rob Alvarez is Head of Engagement Strategy, Europe at The Octalysis Group (TOG), a leading gamification and behavioral design consultancy. A globally recognized gamification strategist and TEDx speaker, he founded and hosts Professor Game, the #1 gamification podcast, and has interviewed hundreds of global experts. He designs evidence-based engagement systems that drive motivation, loyalty, and results, and teaches LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® and gamification at top institutions including IE Business School, EFMD, and EBS University across Europe, the Americas, and Asia. Key Takeaways Melvin E. Conway argued in Datamation that organizations which design systems are constrained to produce designs that copy their own communication structures, which is why a product built across four departments reaches the user as four products. At Procter & Gamble, every region had chosen a defensible way to count sales, with its own aggregation rules and its own view of the target, so a single regional dashboard failed on reconciliation rather than on SKU volume or technical complexity. When the team that picks the technology carries none of the consequences of that choice, the decision optimizes for minimizing spend rather than for the problem the product owner is accountable for delivering. Functionality degrades gracefully under organizational fragmentation, because a fragmented dashboard is still a working dashboard. Motivational design does not degrade gracefully, because the effect lives in the loop, so reordering or removing pieces collapses it. Contradicting business metrics across functions is the failure that stops a project rather than slowing it. Business metrics are the first input to the design, so changing them after delivery means redesigning a significant part of the experience. Before any design starts, ask four people from four different departments what this product should optimize for. Matching answers mean design can begin. Different answers mean the alignment work comes first. Topics Covered 0:00 - Opening hook, everybody did great work 0:30 - The single sales dashboard problem 1:35 - Where Conway's Law comes from 2:18 - First case, every region counted sales differently 5:06 - Second case, decision rights sat elsewhere 8:34 - Why functionality degrades gracefully 9:05 - Why motivational design does not 11:29 - Third case, contradicting business metrics 14:53 - Comparing the three failures 16:30 - Specialization and owning the whole result Mentioned in This Episode Conway's Law, from "How Do Committees Invent?" by Melvin E. Conway, Datamation, 1968 The Octalysis Framework and the 8 Core Drives Core Drives in the Wild, the free Professor Game guide Free Resources and Get in Touch Core Drives in the Wild: Professor Game Free Guide Get Daily Value on Your Email Let's chat about your gamification project YouTube LinkedIn Instagram Facebook Start Your Community on Skool for Free Ask a question

Text your thoughts and questions!Have you ever assumed that someone up at 5 a.m., already through their workout and answering emails, is more disciplined than you—somehow better than you? Lisa used to believe that too. She bought into the early-riser-equals-better mentality for years, tried every 5 a.m. morning routine book and habit stack she could find, and still couldn't become that person. It wasn't a lack of effort. It was biology.In this episode, Lisa builds on episode 215's conversation about ultradian rhythm to introduce chronotype: your individual circadian pattern, wired into you at a biological level the same way your height or eye color is. She unpacks the genetics behind it (including the Per3 gene linked to morning versus evening functioning) and challenges the idea that early risers are inherently more productive—research actually shows they're just more likely to align with a typical nine-to-five schedule, not more capable of getting things done. Lisa breaks down the three general chronotype patterns—early, intermediate, and late types—and references sleep doctor Michael Breus's more colorful framework of lions, bears, wolves, and dolphins from The Power of When. She shares how this plays out across her own family, then offers concrete steps for identifying your real pattern and working with it: tracking your natural energy for a week, protecting your peak window like any important commitment, and splitting your day into low-effort and high-effort parts based on when you're actually sharp. Lisa also gets honest about what to do when your chronotype doesn't match your obligations—the difference between overriding your rhythm (forcing yourself into someone else's pattern) and adjusting around it (building structure that works with your real pattern as much as circumstances allow). She shares her own strategy of splitting her mornings into two parts, plus a favorite client story about a true night owl who flipped her entire routine to the evening and finally stopped feeling like she was failing.Chronotype, Lisa reminds us, isn't a flaw to fix—it's information about how you're built. You don't have to become a different kind of person to be productive. You have to understand the person you already are, and then build something that actually fits.Key Takeaways:Discover what chronotype is and why it's a genetic trait, not a preference or a discipline problem.Learn why early risers aren't inherently more productive—they're just aligned with a schedule built around their clock.Understand the three general chronotype patterns (early, intermediate, late) and Michael Breus's lion/bear/wolf/dolphin framework.Explore how to track your real energy pattern over a week to identify your natural rhythm.Learn the difference between overriding your chronotype and adjusting around it.Discover how to protect your peak window and split your day into low-effort and high-effort tasks.Hear how one client flipped her entire routine to the evening after discovering she was a true night owl.Understand why the goal isn't becoming a morning person—it's knowing your own clock well enough to stop apologizing for it.Thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, take a screenshot of the episode to post in your stories and tag me!  And don't forget to follow, rate, and review the podcast and tell me your key takeaways!Learn more about Positively LivingⓇ and Lisa at https://positivelyproductive.com/podcast/Stop trying to fit into someone else's productivity rules! Grab my free Productivity Toolkit, a collection of workbooks designed to help you explore how you work, uncover what truly matters to you, and create your very own energy-friendly systems. Get it here: www.positivelyproductive.com/plpkitCONNECT WITH LISA ZAWROTNY:FacebookInstagramResourcesWork with Lisa! LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Episode 215: Why You Need to Know Your Internal Productivity RhythmThe Power of When by Michael BreusPositively Productive Resources LibraryBook a Clarity CallAsync CoachingProductivity Toolkit(Find links to books/gear on the Positively Productive Resources Page.)Dance Song Playlist V1, V2, V3Music by Ian and Jeff ZawrotnyStart your own podcast with Buzzsprout!Request this Toolkit and other free resources at the Resources Page.

SEND US A QUESTION OR TOPIC FOR A FUTURE SHOW...SEND US A QUESTION OR TOPIC FOR A FUTURE SHOW...If you enjoy the K.I.S.S. Dog Training Podcast and want to help support what we do, you can become a monthly supporter for as little as $3 a month. K.I.S.S. Dog Training is my full-time job, and producing the podcast, blogs, videos, and other educational content takes time away from that work. Your support helps me continue putting out solid, science-based, positive-reinforcement dog training information.Support the podcast here:https://www.buzzsprout.com/1353841/supporters/newIn this episode, I talk about another one of my books: Forever Home: Dog Training 101 & How to Be a Better Shelter Volunteer.I wrote this book after spending a lot of time volunteering in shelters and seeing people with really good intentions sometimes accidentally make things harder for the dogs they were trying to help. The goal was to take basic dog-training principles and apply them in a simple, practical way that could help shelter volunteers, fosters, and ultimately the dogs themselves.We talk about rewarding the behaviors we want, redirecting the ones we do not, helping dogs decompress instead of overwhelming them, and why taking every shelter dog straight out for a walk may not always be the best first step.A few of the biggest takeaways:Consistency and frequency matter more than trying to cram everything into long training sessions.Good management can reduce overstimulation and give dogs a better chance to succeed.The Readers, Groomers, and Walkers progression gives dogs time to become comfortable with people before asking more from them.Matching dogs and volunteers by experience level can help keep both the dogs and the people working with them safer.Fostering and shelter work should help prepare dogs for life in a real home.The goal is not simply getting dogs adopted. It is helping them stay in their forever homes.If you want to take a deeper look at the ideas in the episode, Forever Home: Dog Training 101 & How to Be a Better Shelter Volunteer is available here:Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/Forever-Home-Training-Shelter-Volunteer-ebook/dp/B00CSVQGGQK.I.S.S. Dog Training:https://kissdogtraining.com/product/forever-home-e-book/K.I.S.S. Dog TrainingDog Training Ain't Cheap... Experience Counts.https://kissdogtraining.com/If you found this episode helpful, please take a minute to leave a review. Reviews are one of the best ways to help other dog owners find the podcast. Follow the show so you do not miss future episodes, and share this episode with someone involved in shelter work, rescue, fostering, or dog training.Support the showMike Deathe owns Keep it Simple Stupid (K.I.S.S.) Dog Training. We can be reached through comments here, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kissdogtraining. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedeathe/, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikedeathekissdogtraining/. And of course at our website https://kissdogtraining.com/.Support the showMike Deathe owns Keep it Simple Stupid (K.I.S.S.) Dog training. We can be reached through comments here, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kissdogtraining. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikedeathe/, Instagram https://www.instagram.com/mikedeathekissdogtraining/.  And of course at our website https://kissdogtraining.com/ 

Today, I am delighted to speak with Donald Cunningham, Head of Family Office and Chief of Staff to a senior member of the Qatari royal family. Donald is a family office executive, advisory board member, and trusted confidant with more than 20 years of professional experience spanning single-family offices and investment banking. Over the last twelve years, he has advised ultra-high-net-worth principals and their families, leading operations and multidisciplinary teams, overseen both portfolio and option-value assets, and managing complex projects across multiple global jurisdictions. Donald has held senior leadership roles in prominent family offices in London and New York, where he advised principals on strategic operations and helped build and lead high-performing teams. He began his career in capital markets and special situations M&A, and his experience combines a strong foundation in banking, hands-on operating experience within family offices and portfolio companies, and a proven ability to cultivate trusted relationships. Donald shares his insights into the unique psychology of wealth owners and family principals, drawing on years of experience working closely with some of the world's most prominent and influential families. He discusses the cultures these principals create the opportunities and challenges that arise within those environments, and the qualities that distinguish successful family office professionals. A central theme of our conversation is the importance of matching talent to the principal's culture. Donald explains why technical expertise alone is often insufficient in a family office setting and outlines the characteristics, competencies, and personal attributes that contribute to a successful fit between principals and key employees. Donald also offers practical guidance for both principals and candidates navigating the hiring process. He highlights the importance of asking the right questions to assess cultural fit and shares his recommendations for evaluating whether a working relationship is likely to succeed. In addition, he discusses the role of face time and personal interaction in building trust, developing strong instincts, and fostering long-term professional success. Enjoy this insightful conversation with a seasoned family office executive on the art of aligning talent, culture, and leadership within the unique world of enterprise families and family offices.

If walking is taking more out of you than it used to… this episode is for you. In this solo episode, I'm walking you through how to choose the right mobility aid when you have multiple sclerosis (MS). Canes, trekking poles, walkers, rollators, and wheelchairs. This isn't a ranked list of products. It's my top strategy for figuring out what your body actually needs, so you're not spending money on something that sits in the closet. Here's what we cover

“Don't trust your dog. Trust your training.”Our hosts, Robin Greubel and Stacy Barnett, sit down with Paul Bunker of Chiron K9. His path from an English farm to British military explosives work eventually led him into conservation detection projects around the globe.Deemed too short for the London police, Paul joined the British military in 1982 and was later tasked, after a fatal minefield accident, with training dogs to clear a safe path to stranded casualties.It was thanks to that project that he coined the “donut effect”, where buried mines leak odor sideways through rainwater rather than straight up. This means dogs must be taught to fringe-sit at the edge of that ring rather than push toward the source.Decades later, that same science shaped his work locating buried Anegada rock iguana nests. Reconnaissance showed the eggs sit in a chamber up to a meter underground, meaning the dog could never be trained on the eggs themselves. Instead, they can learn to detect the filtered headspace odor that actually reaches the surface, built using island sand that Paul smuggled home in Ziploc bags (which nearly got him detained at customs!).Paul illustrates the physics behind the donut effect. Using the example of a coffee filter, he shows that crude oil, once diluted into water, still smells like oil even though it looks crystal clear.That principle underlies nearly everything he trains for, from truffles to human remains, and demands dogs that hunt with intense, ground-level sniffing rather than casual air-scenting.Trusting a dog, Paul argues, starts with trusting the training built behind it. Key Topics:From English Farm Boy to British Army Dog Handler (02:55)A Fatal Minefield Accident and the Birth of a Rescue-Dog Program (11:14)The "Donut Effect": How Buried Mines Leak Odor (15:08)Beyond Landmines: Truffles, Oil, Tobacco, and Water Leaks (22:09)Training Pena for Anegada's Iguana Nests (23:56)The Coffee-Filter Trick: Understanding Diluted Molecules (38:19)Ground Sniffing vs. Air Scenting for Historical Remains (44:31)Liberal vs. Conservative Dogs and Clicker Training (51:12) Resources:Chiron K9: https://chiron-k9.com/The Detection Dog Lab Skool: https://www.skool.com/the-detection-dog-lab-7184/aboutThe Detection of Buried Targets by Canines (book): https://books.by/chiron-k9s-bookstore/the-detection-of-buried-targPublications: https://chiron-k9.com/publications/Texas Tech Canine Olfaction Lab: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/afs/people/nathan-hall/CanineOlfactionLab/index.phpJoint Symposium for Working K9s: https://www.jswk9.com/ We want to hear from you:Check out the K9 Detection Collaborative FB page and comment on the episode post!K9Sensus Detection Dog Trainer AcademyK9Sensus Foundation can be found on Facebook and Instagram. We have a Trainer's Group on Facebook!Scentsabilities Nosework is also on Facebook. Here is a Facebook group you should join!You can follow us for notifications of upcoming episodes, find us at k9detectioncollaborative.com to enjoy the freebies, and tell your friends so you can keep the conversations going.And don't forget to check out the YouTube Channel!Audio editing & other podcast services by: www.thepodcastman.com Instagram: @the_podcast_man

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Genetic genealogy is a field that combines traditional genealogy research with modern DNA testing techniques to trace familial relationships and ancestry through genetic information. It involves analyzing an individual's DNA to uncover their genetic heritage, connect with distant relatives, and map out family trees. This approach has gained significant popularity due to advancements in DNA sequencing technology, particularly in the form of direct-to-consumer DNA testing kits.Here's how genetic genealogy works and how it's used by investigators:DNA Testing: Individuals interested in exploring their genetic heritage and family history can submit their DNA samples through services provided by companies like AncestryDNA, 23andMe, and MyHeritageDNA. These companies analyze specific segments of the submitted DNA to identify genetic markers that are common among different populations and individuals.Genetic Markers: Certain sections of the DNA, particularly those found in the Y chromosome (passed from father to son) and the mitochondrial DNA (passed from mother to all offspring), contain genetic markers that can be used to identify ancestral lineages. Autosomal DNA, which is inherited from both parents, is also examined to find matches with other individuals in the testing company's database.Matching and Comparison: Testing companies compare an individual's genetic markers with those of other users in their databases. If two individuals share a significant amount of genetic material, they are considered genetic matches. The more segments of DNA they share, the closer their relationship is likely to be.Building Family Trees: Genetic genealogy involves constructing family trees using a combination of traditional genealogical research and the information gained from DNA matches. By connecting with other users who share segments of DNA, individuals can extend their family trees and discover new branches of their lineage.Identifying Common Ancestors: As more people participate in DNA testing, the chances of finding common ancestors increase. Overlapping segments of shared DNA can help identify specific ancestors or ancestral groups that are shared among related individuals.Forensic and Investigative Applications: Genetic genealogy has also found applications in criminal investigations. Law enforcement agencies have used DNA databases to identify unknown perpetrators of crimes like murder and sexual assault. In cases where traditional investigative methods have been unsuccessful, investigators can upload DNA profiles from crime scenes to genealogy databases and identify potential relatives of the suspect based on shared genetic markers.Building Family Trees for Identification: Once potential relatives of the suspect are identified, investigators work to build family trees using genealogical records, such as birth certificates, marriage records, and obituaries. By tracing the shared ancestry of these relatives, law enforcement can narrow down the list of potential suspects to a smaller pool.Narrowing Down Suspects: Investigative genetic genealogy can help law enforcement focus on specific individuals who fit the profile of the unknown suspect based on age, location, and other relevant factors. This process has led to the successful identification and capture of suspects in several high-profile cases.Bryan Kohberger's defense team has brought on Leah Larkin, a well respected genealogist to challenge the findings made by the prosecution during the DNA portion of the investigation. She will look to punch holes in the DNA evidence provided by the FBI and Moscow police and hopefully, from the defenses standpoint, provide a narrative that differs from the one presented by the prosecution. to contact me:bobbycapucci@protonmail.comsource:Bryan Kohberger update - genealogist hired by defense casts doubt on the reliability of genetic genealogy in Idaho murders investigation | Daily Mail OnlineBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-moscow-murders-and-more--5852883/support.

A matching set does more work than most people give it credit for. Image consultant and stylist Mikara Reid of MIIEN Consultancy defines the matching set and breaks down why the smartest way to wear one is not always together. From travel to workwear to lounging at home, this is one piece of your wardrobe that earns its place across more areas of your life than you think.#WhatIsAMatchingSet #MatchingSet #MatchingSetOutfit #CoordinatedOutfit #TravelOutfit #WorkwearStyle #LoungeWear #PersonalStyle #ImageConsultant #PersonalStylist #GlossaryAtMIIEN #FashionBasics #DressWithIntention #StyleTips #FashionIdentity

Tom Cochrane is founder of Eleviam, a brand accelerator running more than forty CPG brands across Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop. Before building the agency, he put nearly five million dollars of his own capital into Amazon inventory to prove the model himself.This episode tackles a problem every CPG brand now faces: platforms are getting more expensive, more competitive, and harder to attribute, even as consumer attention keeps fragmenting.Tom and Eitan dig into the halo effect between TikTok Shop and Amazon, why a third of TikTok-driven purchases convert somewhere else entirely, and how Amazon's new AI shopping layer is changing what actually belongs in a listing.Listeners walk away with a clearer view of how to sequence platform investment as a brand matures, and why profitability discipline matters more than chasing growth at any cost.Website: https://expanio.com/Podcast website: https://expanio.com/commerce-untold-podcast/Eitan Koter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eitankoter/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CommerceUntoldGuest: Tom Cochrane, Founder, EleviamTom Cochrane's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasgcochrane/Eleviam: https://eleviam.io/Key Takeaways: • Ninety percent of US consumers still validate a purchase on Amazon even when they discovered the product somewhere else. • Thirty-seven percent of TikTok Shop transactions convert off of TikTok, most often on Amazon. • Creator partnerships should be judged on proven GMV track record, not follower count. • Amazon's AI shopping layer now reads full PDP and A+ content, so listings need to answer real buyer objections instead of just stuffing keywords. • Brands should launch omnichannel from day one, but stay narrow with a hero SKU before expanding the catalog. • Agencies scale by building repeatable systems and pod structures before they scale revenue.Chapters:[00:19] Introduction to Tom Cochrane and background[02:35] Running Amazon and TikTok Shop together: the halo effect[05:36] Rising platform costs and the shift toward creator partnerships[08:08] Competition, agentic shopping, and Amazon's AI-driven listings (Cosmos, Rufus)[11:53] Matching platform strategy to a brand's lifecycle stage[19:41] CPG challenges today: LTV, margins, and building a moat[26:11] Inside Eleviam: ICP, delivery, and where e-commerce is headed

Jeff Holden was once a kid watching his father get laid off during a department cut, realizing early on that he never wanted to be at the mercy of unpredictable market shifts, he wanted full control over his own destiny. Today, as the Head of Trader Development at SMB Capital, Jeff has transformed that drive into a career of identifying, recruiting, and mentoring prop traders into multi-million dollar, seven- and eight-figure performers.
After starting as an independent trader working to find his own way, Jeff built his philosophy around structure, baseline consistency, and rigorous risk allocation. Rather than relying on guesswork or emotional "gut feelings," Jeff developed actionable frameworks like the "ASET" protocol to help traders systematically identify edge, manage risk, and scale capital.
 In this conversation, Jeff pulls back the curtain on how top-tier prop traders are actually built from the ground up. He breaks down the mechanics of price action and tape reading, why scalping serves as the ultimate baseline foundation, and how traders can bridge the gap between steady baseline income and aggressively swinging the bat on high-conviction A+ setups. In this episode, we explore:• How Jeff Holden develops high-performing 7- and 8-figure prop traders at SMB Capital• Jeff's personal backstory and how a childhood lesson in market volatility shaped his trading philosophy• Why beginner and developing traders must focus on building a consistent baseline strategy first• The "ASET" Protocol: Allocation, Stop, Entry, and Target framework explained• Matching your individual personality and trading psychology to the right archetype and strategy• Jeff's perspective on trading discipline, daily report cards, and long-term risk management About Jeff Holden:Jeff Holden is the Head of Trader Development at SMB Capital, one of the world's premier proprietary trading firms. Having started his career as an independent trader working to find his own way in the markets, Jeff now specializes in identifying talent, building desk playbooks, and guiding developing traders along the path to consistent, seven- and eight-figure profitability. He is known for his structured, data-driven approach to risk allocation, tape reading, and team trading dynamics. Links + Resources:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-holden-357a1b31a/SMB Capital Website: https://www.smbtraining.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smbcapitalX (Twitter): https://x.com/smbcapital Sponsor of Chat With Traders Podcast:Trade The Pool: http://www.tradethepool.com Time Stamps:Please note: Exact times will vary depending on current ads.00:00 How Top Prop Traders Find and Scale Their Edge04:05 A Bunch of Nerds Excited About Trading08:42 The Formula for a Trading Career: Baseline Strategies + A+ Setups
14:11 How Not to Approach Trading17:02 Consistency First: The 4-Month Consistency Rule19:55 How Jeff Started Trading & Why SMB Starts Traders with Scalping25:15 Deconstructing the “Bella Scalp”30:33 Price Action Scalping vs. Tape Scalping36:48 Is There a Point in Time a Trade Can Be Adjusted? 40:08 The ASET Protocol: Allocation, Stop, Entry, and Target Breakdown54:00 At What Point Do You Shut Your Computer Down?59:22 Do the Work and Analyze What's Happening in the Market01:11:21 The 3 Archetypes of Traders and Their Internal Self-Talk01:16:01 Commonalities of Traders' Personalities?01:18:38 Traits Jeff is Looking for in Traders01:21:53 Passion is Overrated in Trading01:24:18 Community Trading vs. Team Trading 01:28:56 The Single Greatest Thing That Developing Traders Need to Get Right01:32:04 Where to Follow Jeff Holden & SMB Capital Trading Disclaimer: Trading in the financial markets involves a risk of loss. Podcast episodes and other content produced by Chat With Traders are for informational or educational purposes only and do not constitute trading or investment recommendations or advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shannon Lombardo is the Director of Business Development at Saul Ewing LLP, a national law firm with more than 400 attorneys. She leads strategic growth initiatives focused on attorney business development coaching, client relationship development, and revenue generation. With extensive experience in legal marketing and business development, Shannon partners with attorneys and law firms to build stronger relationships, identify growth opportunities, and achieve their business objectives. WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE ABOUT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOLLOW-THROUGH Lawyers may understand that business development matters and genuinely intend to make it a priority, but that intention often gets pushed aside by client work, billable-hour demands, and the discomfort of doing something that does not feel as familiar as practicing law. Even lawyers who want to build business can struggle with where to start, how to stay consistent, and how to keep going when the results take time. That means firms have to look beyond simply teaching lawyers what to do. More training will not solve a problem rooted in discomfort, lack of confidence, competing priorities, or a lawyer who is not ready to engage. The real opportunity is understanding what is actually getting in the way, then creating the right level of support and accountability to help lawyers take action in a way that fits them. In this episode of The Lawyer's Edge podcast, Elise Holtzman talks with Shannon Lombardo of Saul Ewing LLP about why lawyers struggle to follow through on business development, what makes business development training more effective, how accountability supports consistency, and where responsibility lies between the firm and the individual lawyer. 2:12 - Why lawyers struggle to prioritize business development 5:34 - How unrealistic rainmaker examples can discourage lawyers 8:35 - How to assess whether a lawyer is ready for business development support 11:01 - Building a business development plan around the individual lawyer 14:58 - Why Saul Ewing moved away from one-off training programs 18:14 - Why one-time business development training rarely changes behavior 22:21 - Matching business development support to the individual lawyer 24:51 - The psychology behind business development resistance 27:28 - What internal business development teams can and cannot own 29:32 - Using accountability to help lawyers stay consistent 31:48 - Why small, consistent business development actions matter 32:56 - What disengagement from coaching may actually signal Mentioned In The Gap Between Wanting to Do Business Development and Actually Doing It Saul Ewing LLP | LinkedIn Shannon Lombardo on LinkedIn Get connected with the coaching team: hello@thelawyersedge.com The Lawyer's Edge SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE This episode is brought to you by the coaching team at The Lawyer's Edge, a training and coaching firm that has been focused exclusively on lawyers and law firms since 2008. Each member of the team is a trained, certified, and experienced professional coach—and either a former practicing attorney or a former law firm marketing and business development professional. Whatever your professional objectives, our coaches can help you achieve your goals more quickly, more easily, and with significantly less stress. To get connected with your coach, fill out our contact form.

Eric Partaker built Skype's early business team into a multi-billion-dollar exit — then had a heart attack at 35,000 feet from years of 80-100 hour weeks. He rebuilt his entire approach to work around one method, and now coaches CEOs on it worldwide.In this episode, Jessica Neal talks to Eric about his new book Ultra Productive and the science behind doing more by doing less.In this episode:1. The heart attack at 35,000 feet and the days leading up to it2. Building Skype's business team from the ground up3. The 90-minute method behind 2-10x productivity gains4. Why the average leader only focuses 23 minutes a day5. The sleep science behind deep work and recovery6. Digital sunset and shutdown rituals for better sleep7. Using the 80/20 rule to filter signal from noise as a CEO8. Why "what to stop doing" matters more than what to start9. Growing a LinkedIn following past a million by simplifying complex ideasChapters:1. Introduction2. Eric's path: McKenzie to Skype to founding a restaurant chain3. The heart attack story4. Matching energy to your most important work5. Becoming a CEO coach6. The 90-minute method: focus, sleep, stress7. Sleep science and the digital sunset8. Eating close to bedtime and sleep quality9. Helping CEOs cut noise and find leverage10. Ultra Productive book and preorder bonuses11. Closing adviceEric Partaker's book Ultra Productive is available for preorder now at ultraproductive.com — preorder bonuses include a free 5-week Ultra Productive Accelerator with Eric and co-author Christian Poensgen.This episode is sponsored by Manifest Law — the AI-native immigration law firm handling filings across 40+ countries.Subscribe to Truth Works for more conversations with founders, CEOs, and leaders on building without burning out.

How much can you learn about a young skier before the lesson even begins? In this episode of First Chair, host George Thomas sits down with longtime instructor and trainer Paul Geoghegan to explore the ideas behind his 32 Degrees article, “Matching Students w/ Instructors Through the Rapid Assessment Protocol for Young Skiers.” Paul introduces RAPYS, a framework designed to help supervisors and instructors make more thoughtful student-instructor matches by considering five key areas: emotional, equipment, cultural, physical, and experience. The framework grew out of observing experienced supervisors who could seemingly look at a young skier and instinctively determine which instructor might be the best fit. George and Paul explore what those observations look like in practice—from noticing an apprehensive child holding onto a parent's leg to recognizing how experience in hockey, ice skating, dance, or gymnastics might translate to learning on snow. Paul also explains why online booking, while convenient, can't always capture the human factors that can determine whether a lesson succeeds. Most importantly, Paul argues that RAPYS isn't necessarily about following a rigid scoring system. It's a framework for thinking more intentionally about the person standing in front of you—and creating an environment where they feel safe, supported, and ready to learn.

Are you matching internet prices just to keep clients from questioning your product costs?In this episode of the Interior Design Business Podcast, I explain why matching internet pricing can quietly undermine your profitability, and why the products and services you provide aren't an apples-to-apples comparison with what clients find online.When designers promise to match internet prices, they're often trying to prevent uncomfortable conversations or keep clients from shopping every item in their design. But that reassurance comes at a cost: you're giving away profit before the project even begins.I break down how to handle internet pricing conversations with different types of clients, from your ideal client who wants everything handled to the enthusiastic online shopper who wants to purchase everything themselves. You'll learn how to explain the value behind white-glove purchasing, including sourcing from trusted vendors, arranging freight, tracking orders, receiving, installation, and managing damage claims.We also discuss what to do when a client truly wants to purchase their own products, why hybrid purchasing creates unnecessary problems, and when a design-only service may be the more profitable solution.If you've ever felt pressured to justify your prices or compete with what clients find online, this episode will help you confidently communicate your value, protect your profit, and choose a purchasing model that works for both you and your client.In this episode, we cover:Why matching internet pricing hurts your profitabilityHow to discuss online shopping before a project beginsWhy your pricing isn't comparable to internet pricingCommunicating the value of white-glove purchasingIdentifying ideal clients versus dedicated internet shoppersHandling clients who want to purchase products themselvesCreating profitable design-only servicesWhy hybrid purchasing creates problemsSetting boundaries around custom products and millworkProtecting your time, service, and profitShow notes are available at interiordesignbusinessacademy.comFollow us on Facebook: facebook.com/InteriorDesignBusinessAcademyFollow us on Instagram: instagram.com/interiordesignbusinessacademy

Today our guest is Torrin Johnson, Executive Director of MTSS at Merced Union High School District in California. Torrin shares how his district built a Tier 2 support system from the ground up, what they got wrong at first, and how pairing trained intervention coordinators with explicit skill-based curriculum helped bring their suspension rate to below 1% across 11,000 students. He also explains why matching the right intervention to the right student need is the most important and most commonly skipped step in Tier 2 implementation, and why the difference between a skill gap and a motivation gap changes everything about how a school should respond. In this conversation, Torrin offers important reminders for educators and leaders: A strong Tier 2 system does not replace Tier 1. It runs alongside it, and students receiving Tier 2 supports still need a solid Tier 1 foundation underneath them. Applying the same intervention to every student regardless of need is not neutral. Matching the right intervention to the right gap is what makes Tier 2 actually work. Students who have never been explicitly taught self-regulation and interpersonal skills will tell you so. When schools teach those skills directly, students notice and respond. Principals are central to Tier 2 success. Investing in their understanding of the why behind the system is just as important as implementing the interventions themselves. Learn More About CharacterStrong:  Sign up for the CharacterStrong Weekly Access FREE MTSS Curriculum Samples Request a Quote Today! Visit the CharacterStrong Website   About Torrin Johnson:  Torrin Johnson is an educational leader who serves as the Executive Director of MTSS for the Merced Union High School District. Driven by a strong commitment to educational equity and student advocacy, he oversees district-wide Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), alternative education sites, and key academic interventions such as the Read 180 program. Prior to his current district role, he served as Principal of Atwater High School from 2015 to 2019, where he significantly reduced truancies and suspensions. He also served as Principal of Yosemite Continuation High School from 2010 to 2015. Johnson holds a Master's degree in English and Bachelor's degrees in English and Interdisciplinary Studies from National University, an Associate of Arts from Merced College, and clear California administrative and teaching credentials.

The 8(a) program lets the government award sole source contracts, and a business without its own 8(a) certification can still reach that work by teaming with a certified firm that brings the bonding and past performance. Eric Coffie breaks down how to find 8(a) companies on SAM.gov, call them directly to propose teaming, and structure the arrangement around real awards, including a $4.5 million sole source IDIQ run over five years and an $800,000 annual maintenance contract. What you'll learn in this episode: How a non-8(a) business partners with a certified 8(a) firm to reach sole source contracts Why you can qualify using the larger partner's past performance and bonding instead of your own The exact way to find 8(a) firms without contracts and call them to propose teaming How 8(a) sole source IDIQs work, including a real $4.5M five-year award and its task orders The work-share rule an 8(a) firm has to meet on any contract it is awarded Chapters: 0:00 - How teaming into 8(a) sole source contracts works 1:00 - Why past performance comes from your partner, not you 1:40 - Finding 8(a) firms without contracts to call directly 3:30 - What the 8(a) partner has to actually do on the work 6:00 - Task orders, recompetes, and December spend on 8(a) IDIQs 7:50 - A real $4.5M sole source IDIQ and an $800K maintenance award 8:50 - Matching partners on bonding, FTEs, and certifications Mindy gives you the federal opportunities, agency signals, recompete intel, and pursuit briefs that tell you not just what contracts exist, but which ones to chase and how to win them. Sign up for free Daily Alerts and get opportunities delivered to your inbox before the day starts.

If your practice has been using the same retirement plan for years simply because "it works," you may be leaving valuable planning opportunities on the table.   On this episode of 20/20 Money: The Business of Optometry, I'm joined by Jared Porter, co-founder of 401GO, for a practical conversation about how much the qualified retirement plan landscape has changed—and why optometric practice owners should periodically reevaluate whether their current plan still fits their business. We discuss why SIMPLE IRAs may no longer be as "simple" or advantageous as many owners assume, how technology has reduced much of the administrative burden historically associated with 401(k) plans, and why payroll integration should be one of the most important considerations when evaluating a provider. We also unpack some of the planning opportunities created by recent retirement-plan legislation, including startup and auto-enrollment tax credits, increased contribution opportunities, plan-design flexibility, and the ability to use profit-sharing contributions as part of a broader tax and cash-flow strategy. Jared and I also dig into an increasingly popular strategy: the mega backdoor Roth. While it can be valuable in the right circumstances, we explain why after-tax contributions aren't automatically available—or advantageous—for every practice owner and how required nondiscrimination testing can quickly change the math. This episode isn't about convincing every practice owner that they need a 401(k). It's about understanding the options available today so you can make an educated and informed decision about whether your current retirement plan is still the right tool for your practice, your employees, and your own financial independence.   Some of the topics we cover include: Why SIMPLE IRAs can become limiting as a practice grows How modern 401(k)s differ from the plans many owners remember from years ago Payroll integration and what "360-degree integration" actually means Auto-enrollment requirements and recent retirement-plan legislation Tax credits that may offset the cost of establishing and operating a plan Matching versus safe-harbor non-elective contributions Using profit sharing as part of a practice owner's tax strategy Why plan design should begin with the end in mind Roth 401(k)s, after-tax contributions, and the mega backdoor Roth The testing requirements that can derail an after-tax contribution strategy   NBS (Next Best Step): Pull out the details of your current retirement plan and ask your advisor to evaluate it based on today's rules—not the assumptions that were true when the plan was originally established. Specifically, review your contribution limits, employer contribution structure, payroll integration, investment flexibility, administrative costs, available tax credits, and whether profit sharing could improve your overall tax and retirement strategy.   Have a podcast-related question? Contact our team here!   Resources: 401GO Link: 5 reasons why I hate the SIMPLE IRA Book a Triage call with Adam Download the Practice Owner's Financial Toolkit 20/20 Money Ultimate Financial Success Masterclass OD Mastermind Interest Form Check out Adam's book: How to Buy an Optometry Practice   ————————————————————————————— Please rate and subscribe to 20/20 Money on these platforms Apple Podcasts Spotify ————————————————————————————— For past episodes of 20/20 Money with full companion show notes, please check out our episode archive here!

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