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Mauricio Dubón's Underdog Journey to the Big Leagues They said he was too small. Too quiet. From a country that "doesn't play baseball." Mauricio Dubón was never supposed to make it. But he did — and he didn't just make it. He became a World Series champion. In this episode of Most Valuable Agent, MLB agent Matt Hannaford sits down with Houston Astros utility star Mauricio Dubón to uncover the real story behind one of the most unlikely journeys in baseball. From shagging balls in Honduras to stepping in for José Altuve and going on a 20-game hit streak, Dubón's story is about more than baseball — it's about identity, grit, adaptability, and never waiting for permission. What You'll Learn: How to flip rejection into motivation Why being a “utility guy” is a mindset — and an edge What separates players who rise from the ones who fade The mental shift that changed Dubón's entire career How to lead with hunger, not ego — and why that matters If this story hits home, subscribe and drop us a 5⭐️review on Apple or Spotify. Your support fuels conversations like this one.  Guest Bio: Mauricio Dubón is a professional MLB utility player for the Houston Astros and 2022 World Series champion. Born in Honduras, he became the first MLB player from his country and has played for the Red Sox, Brewers, Giants, and Astros.

The dream isn't just to be seen—it's to be ready. In this can't-miss episode, agent Matt Hannaford sits down with Kris Gross, Scouting Director for the New York Mets, to reveal what really goes on behind the scenes of the MLB Draft. You'll get an unfiltered look at how scouts evaluate talent, why some prospects never make it, and what separates the good from the great. From coachability and curiosity to signability and character, this episode uncovers the critical traits that matter most—and why they're often overlooked. Whether you're a travel baseball parent, college athlete, or high school hopeful, this conversation will change how you think about exposure, development, and what it truly takes to make it in pro ball.

Unlock pro-level baseball insights with Zack Scott—ex-Red Sox GM—on draft prep, development, and mastering the mental game. Subscribe now! What really goes on inside the mind of an MLB GM? Former Red Sox and Mets executive Zack Scott takes us deep into the front office to reveal how data, mindset, and real-world player development decisions shape big-league rosters. From how prospects are evaluated to what separates the guys who make it, Zack explains what most coaches, players, and parents get wrong—and what GMs are actually looking for.

Ever wondered what it really takes to catch the eye of a Major League Baseball scout? In this powerhouse episode of the Most Valuable Agent podcast, host Matt sits down with Gus Quattlebaum, VP of Scouting Development & Integration for the Boston Red Sox, and Johan Martinez-Khalilian, elite coach to athletes and artists. Together, they reveal how pro teams evaluate talent—from advanced data and video review to the critical role of mindset, failure, and intangibles that can't be measured. Whether you're a player, parent, or baseball fanatic, this episode offers an insider view into modern scouting and the path to the pros.

What if the most important part of the game... can't be measured? In this powerful episode of Most Valuable Agent, Matt Hannaford sits down with elite mindset coach Johan Martinez-Khalilian to explore the spiritual side of sports—the “invisible game” that every athlete must confront. From flow state and fear-based thinking to identity, surrender, and purpose, Johan reveals the deeper truths behind performance, burnout, and growth. This episode isn't about stats or medals—it's about becoming the kind of person who can thrive on and off the field.

What makes a high school baseball program truly elite? In this episode of Most Valuable Agent, we sit down with Brandon Oliver—former Yankees coach and co-founder of FUTURES—to unpack what separates good from great in today's ultra-competitive baseball world. From his experience at Corona High School to building FUTURES into a national model, Brandon reveals how data, mindset, physicality, and aligned coaching shape the modern elite player.

What does it really take to go from high school standout to pro baseball? In this episode of the Most Valuable Agent Podcast, former MLB player and Align Sports advisor Dylan Manwaring joins us to share the raw truths of navigating the path from youth baseball to the big leagues. Dylan opens up about growing up with a major leaguer father (Matt Manwaring), standing out in a small town, and how showcases like Area Code Games and East Coast Pro shaped his journey to becoming an MLB draft pick. Whether you're a parent, coach, or player trying to understand the pros and cons of going pro vs. going to college—this episode delivers rare insight and real talk from someone who's been there. What You'll Learn in This Episode: What MLB scouts actually look for at top showcases How Dylan got recruited out of a small town The role of Prospect Link and digital scouting today What families should consider when weighing college vs. draft How to parent (and coach) through pressure without control The mental grind of proving yourself in pro ball If you're a parent, player, or coach looking to better understand how to navigate the path to college or pro baseball, this is the episode for you. Subscribe to Most Valuable Agent Youtube Channel for more content https://www.youtube.com/@mostvaluableagent/ ___ RESOURCES + LINKS ALIGND Sports: Elite Representation. Strategic Growth. Maximum Impact. From contract negotiations to career development, we put athletes first—helping you secure your future on and off the field. Ready to take your career to the next level? Book a 1:1 consultation with Matt HERE. FOLLOW Dylan Manwaring: @d_manwaring  Matt Hannaford: @mfhannaford

In this premiere Travel Team Spotlight episode of The Most Valuable Agent podcast, we sit down with Andy Burress—former Reds draft pick and founder of Five Star National, one of the most successful and expansive travel baseball programs in the country. From his playing days to building a 50+ location organization (spanning the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Australia), Andy opens up about the realities of youth baseball—the wins, the mistakes, and the deeper mission behind it all. You'll hear how his son Drew Burress (a Georgia Tech standout) developed as a player, and why Five Star's model focuses on accountability, structure, and long-term growth—not just exposure or trophies. What You'll Learn in This Episode: How Five Star National became a standout in the world of travel baseball The biggest misconceptions about “development vs. showcasing” What really helps players succeed in college recruiting Why failure, structure, and accountability matter more than early wins How Andy approached his own son's development—and what you can learn from it Key advice for parents navigating the travel ball journey   ⚾️ Know a baseball parent or coach who needs to hear this?

Welcome back to The Most Valuable Agent podcast! In this power-packed episode, Matt and Brian Hannaford unpack one of the most critical—but often misunderstood—aspects of a player's career: how to actually maximize your relationship with your agent. Whether you're navigating college recruiting, exploring NIL deals, entering the MLB Draft, or managing life in pro ball—having an agent isn't enough. You need to know how to be a strategic partner in your own success. From walking on at Arizona State to negotiating multimillion-dollar contracts, Matt and Brian share lessons learned on both sides of the player-agent relationship—along with hard truths every athlete and family should hear. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why college baseball is now a business—and how to approach it like one How NIL and the transfer portal have changed the game forever The “freedom point” every player should define to stay grounded How your honesty, interest, and communication affect your agent's ability to advocate for you The #1 mistake players make when choosing an agent What a great agent-client relationship really looks like (spoiler: it's not hand-holding) A behind-the-scenes look at the Austin Riley extension and what it reveals about long-term planning The 7 essential questions every player should ask before signing with any agent This episode isn't just about representation—it's a masterclass in agency, alignment, and personal ownership. If you're a player, parent, or coach looking to navigate the complex world of college recruiting, NIL, and pro baseball with clarity and confidence—this one's for you.

What role does the MLB Players Association really play—and why should even high school athletes and their families care? In this episode of The Most Valuable Agent, Matt Hannaford sits down with Tony Clark, former All-Star and current Executive Director of the MLBPA, for an unfiltered conversation about the past, present, and future of baseball. From being a first-round draft pick to now representing thousands of professional athletes, Tony shares a rare, insider look at how labor rights, player empowerment, and education off the field are just as crucial as what happens between the lines. Together, they explore: ⚾️ The formation and purpose of the MLBPA ⚾️ The legacy of Curt Flood, Marvin Miller, and the '94 strike ⚾️ The union's role in youth baseball, NIL, and mental health support ⚾️ Why young players must understand the business of the game ⚾️ How to become the CEO of your own career This episode is a must-listen for prospects, parents, coaches, and fans who care about the soul of the sport—and the people in it.

What does it really take to go from overlooked to overachiever in professional baseball? In this episode of Most Valuable Agent, Matt Hannaford sits down with Tyler Zombro—a former undrafted pitcher who battled his way to Triple-A and now serves as Special Assistant of Pitching for the Chicago Cubs. Tyler's story is one of resilience, reinvention, and relentless improvement. From setbacks and injuries to shaping how MLB teams develop arms today, his journey is packed with lessons for players, coaches, and anyone navigating the evolving world of baseball. Whether you're chasing a roster spot, building a development system, or guiding a young athlete, this episode dives deep into the data, biomechanics, and mindset reshaping pitching at every level. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✅ How Tyler's journey from undrafted free agent to AAA pitcher and front office exec unfolded ✅ Why command, pitch design, and self-awareness often trump velocity ✅ The real role of data in modern pitching development and talent evaluation ✅ How to build a plan for adding velo, refining pitch shapes, and avoiding injury ✅ What makes Tread Athletics different—and how it helped top arms like Cole Ragans ✅ Why transparent communication is the missing ingredient in many MLB organizations ✅ What amateur and pro players should consider when choosing a team, coach, or plan ✅ The importance of player development systems, biomechanics, and long-term strategy ✅ How teams like the Cubs and Dodgers build winning culture by maximizing undervalued arms ✅ Why mental models, adaptability, and understanding your identity matter more than ever

In the second part, of this episode of the Most Valuable Agent Podcast, former MLB catcher and World Series champion Kurt Suzuki joins host Matt Hannaford to share his journey from overlooked Hawaii high school athlete to 16-year Major League veteran. Kurt dives into the ups and downs of walking on at Cal State Fullerton, grinding through the minors, and eventually becoming one of the most respected catchers in the game—with an All-Star nod and a World Series ring to show for it. Whether you're a baseball parent, aspiring player, or travel ball coach, this episode delivers real talk, mindset shifts, and hard-earned wisdom you won't hear in typical recruiting conversations. What You'll Learn from This Episode: ✅ Growing up in Hawaii: Challenges and cultural uniqueness in pursuing baseball ✅ Choosing a walk-on opportunity over a full scholarship ✅ The mental edge: How Kurt built confidence and caught the eye of scouts ✅What college baseball really teaches you ✅ The game-changing mindset shift that transformed Kurt's career ✅ Fullerton's legendary run to the College World Series ✅ The truth about travel ball, exposure, and scholarships for young athletes ✅ The problem with ego in youth baseball and how to develop winning players ✅ The role of parents: What every sports parent should (and shouldn't) do ✅The value of choosing the right agent and building long-term trust Whether you're navigating youth baseball politics, making a college decision, or working your way through the minors, Kurt offers grounded wisdom, real stories, and actionable insight. Subscribe for weekly interviews with athletes, coaches, and pros sharing lessons you won't learn on the field.

Think making it to the MLB is all about raw talent? Think again.  Kurt Suzuki's journey from an overlooked Hawaiian athlete to a 16-year MLB career proves that mindset, adaptability, and persistence matter more than anything else. In this episode of Most Valuable Agent, World Series champion Kurt Suzuki sits down with host Matt to share his unfiltered story—from walking on at Cal State Fullerton to winning a College World Series and ultimately thriving in the big leagues. Whether you're a youth baseball player, parent navigating travel ball politics, or just a fan of underdog success stories, this episode is packed with must-know lessons on perseverance, mental toughness, and making the most of every opportunity. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ⚾️ The challenges of being a baseball prospect from Hawaii ⚾️ Why exposure and opportunity outweigh raw talent in recruiting ⚾️ How Kurt turned down a full-ride to walk on at Fullerton… and why ⚾️ The mindset shift that changed everything, thanks to Ken Ravizza ⚾️ The story behind becoming a national champion and Johnny Bench Award winner ⚾️ How humility, adaptability, and being a “winning player” matter more than stats ⚾️ Advice for parents navigating youth baseball and travel ball politics

What if everything you thought about youth baseball, travel ball, and scholarships was upside down? In this emotional and eye-opening episode of Most Valuable Agent, host Matt sits down with former pro pitcher, travel ball coach, and baseball dad Craig Holman—father of LSU standout and MLB Draft pick Luke Holman. This isn't just about rankings, exposure, or getting a D1 scholarship. This is about what really matters—the relationship between parent and child, the power of presence, and how chasing the wrong things can rob families of the joy that sports are supposed to bring. What You'll Learn in This Episode: ✅ “Be a Dad First” – Why your relationship matters more than your kid's batting average ✅ Development > Exposure – The dangerous lie most travel baseball families believe ✅ The College Decision – What every parent should know before their child commits ✅ Coaching Without Regret – How to pour into your kids without expecting a return ✅ Visualizing Success – The mental strategies Craig used as a pro and taught his kids ✅ Lessons from the Draft Process – What Craig learned representing his own son ✅ The Wolf at the Door – Why staying uncomfortable can be the greatest gift ✅ The Most Important Investment – Why time spent with your child is the ultimate ROI Whether you're a baseball parent, aspiring athlete, or coach, this episode is a masterclass in humility, leadership, and legacy.

Want to play college baseball or go pro? This episode is a must-hear! Auburn University assistant head coach Karl Nonemaker joins the podcast to discuss the college baseball recruiting process, the impact of the transfer portal, and how players can make the best decision between playing at the collegiate level and going pro. Karl shares valuable insights from his experience as both a player and a D1 coach, offering real-world advice for high school athletes, parents, and aspiring college baseball players. If you're wondering how to stand out in the recruiting process, what SEC baseball is really like, or how to navigate the draft vs. college decision, this episode has the answers. The decisions you make NOW will shape your future. Don't get left behind - learn what it takes to play at the next level. Key Takeaways from This Episode: ✅ The reality of SEC baseball – Why it's one of the most competitive conferences in the country. ✅ Should you go pro or play in college? – Breaking down the factors that influence this critical decision. ✅ How to stand out in recruiting – What coaches actually look for in players. ✅ The impact of the transfer portal & NIL – How college baseball has evolved in the last few years. ✅ Social media & recruiting – How players can use video and social platforms to get noticed. ✅ Roster size changes & player development – What it means for incoming freshmen and two-way players. If you're serious about baseball and want to learn from a top-level coach, hit play now! Subscribe to Most Valuable Agent Youtube Channel for more content https://www.youtube.com/@mostvaluableagent/ ___ RESOURCES + LINKS ALIGND Sports: Elite Representation. Strategic Growth. Maximum Impact. From contract negotiations to career development, we put athletes first—helping you secure your future on and off the field. Ready to take your career to the next level? Book a 1:1 consultation with Matt HERE. FOLLOW Karl Nonemaker: @knonemak Matt Hannaford: @mfhannaford

What separates good athletes from elite performers? It's not just talent—it's mental discipline. In this episode of Most Valuable Agent, Sean Casey, former MLB All-Star and performance coach, breaks down the mental game of baseball and how mastering your mindset can transform your performance on and off the field. Sean shares how Harvey Dorfman's book, The Mental Game of Baseball, completely changed his approach to the game, giving him a sixth tool—the ability to stay calm, focused, and confident under pressure. He reveals how mental toughness helped him go from being overlooked in high school to becoming one of the best hitters in the country. ___  What You'll Learn from This Episode: ✔️ Why 80-90% of baseball is mental—but few players train their mindset ✔️ How Sean Casey used visualization & breathing techniques to stay locked in at the plate ✔️ Lessons from Ken Griffey Sr. & the legends of the game that shaped his career ✔️ Why players fail at showcases—and how to dominate at game time ✔️ The power of self-belief & outworking the competition Unlock the Mental Edge to Dominate in Baseball & Life! Sean Casey isn't just talking theory—he lived it. If you're an athlete, coach, or competitor looking for an edge, this is the episode to watch.

What if fear wasn't a barrier but an invitation to step into something greater? In this powerful episode of the Most Valuable Agent Podcast, Matt welcomes Johan Martinez-Khalilian—an award-winning speaker, mentor, and life coach to professional athletes—to dive deep into personal growth, resilience, and redefining success. Johan shares his profound insights on breaking free from limiting beliefs, stepping outside your comfort zone, and embracing transformation—whether you're an athlete, entrepreneur, or simply someone striving to create a meaningful impact. This episode will challenge the way you think about fear, leadership, and success, offering actionable strategies to push past self-doubt and level up in your life and career. ___  What You'll Learn from This Episode: ✅ Why redefining success is crucial for long-term fulfillment ✅ How fear can actually guide you toward your true calling ✅ The power of adaptability in personal and professional growth ✅ Why transactional relationships hold people back  ✅ What it means to be irreplaceable in your field and in life Subscribe to Most Valuable Agent Youtube Channel for more content https://www.youtube.com/@mostvaluableagent/ ___ RESOURCES + LINKS ALIGND Sports: Elite Representation. Strategic Growth. Maximum Impact. From contract negotiations to career development, we put athletes first—helping you secure your future on and off the field. Ready to take your career to the next level? Book a 1:1 consultation with Matt HERE. FOLLOW Johan Martinez-Khalilian: @johanspeaks Matt Hannaford: @mfhannaford    

Matt Johnson is an ultra runner, veteran and literal comedy show in human form. We sit down 5 weeks after his "Run Across Texas" which was 841 miles of running -- completed in 17 days, 9 hours and 3 minutes. This idea came to Matt 13 months prior to the run. We unpack the details of preparation as well as get a glimpse of the experiences on the road. Matt chose to complete this to raise funds for Valorfit, a nonprofit organization for veteran aid (link below). He approaches each topic with a level of vulnerability and honesty that is nothing short of inspiring... as if the feat in itself wasn't enough. Stay tuned with Matt's social media (link below) to get updates for the documentary film releasing in 2025.   Thank you Matt. It was an honor to host this conversation. ValorFit Website: https://www.valorfit.org/   Connect with Matt HERE: https://www.instagram.com/mattjohnson__/ Connect with Claire HERE: https://www.instagram.com/clairebays/   Apply for Coaching with Claire HERE: https://www.clairebayscoach.com/1-1-coaching 

I sat down with Matt from Vincere to discuss what the future of Vincere looks like and more.Check out our partners Vincere & clam your podcast discount here: https://bit.ly/3C8uHfvConnect with Matt Here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattdonnellyy/

This week the team talk to artist Anna Tronson about the work of co-host Keith Edwards.As we know Keith is a landscape consultant. Check hime out at https://keithedwards.com.au/  and https://www.instagram.com/ke_landscape_consultant/. From the initial interview, site inspections and research through to creating a detailed plan on paper; we learn in this episode about the process from start to finish. Anna Tronson talks about how Keith works to bring a client's vision to life, her experience with landscaper Matt Phillips (you can listen to an earlier Muddy Boots episode with Matt HERE) and how Keith continues to support Anna to maintain the finished garden.You can check out Anna's art at https://www.instagram.com/annatronson.artist/Learn more one of Keith's great inspirations - Edna Walling.A great episode to get to know more about co-host Keith Edwards.Where you can find all things Muddy Boots!Website: https://www.muddyboots.net.au/Instagram: www.instagram.com/muddybootspodcast/ Facebook: Muddy Boots Podcast | Facebook

I only wish that more real estate agents understood the power of note investing. That's why when I find one who understands the power of paper, I'm excited to get them on the show. Today's episode is one of those examples. Matt Teifke has been a Texas real estate agent and investor for years with a focus in Austin and Corpus Christi (Scott's home area). They discuss Matt's new-found love of notes, where the market is headed, and what makes Matt's mindset and approach different from other agents.Connect with Matt HERE!Matt Teifke, with his partner Alex Coffman, are the dynamic duo behind TRE, an innovative and enTREpreneurial brokerage that took root in 2020. Fueled by their passion for real estate, Matt and Alex have embarked on a remarkable journey, becoming formidable players in the Central Texas area.Pooling their expertise and vision, Matt and Alex have amassed an impressive portfolio, with over 100 units encompassing an eclectic mix of single-family properties, small multifamily dwellings, mobile home parks, and various other asset types. Their dedication to creating lasting financial freedom through real estate has been the driving force behind their success.In addition to their brokerage, these visionary entrepreneurs established The enTREpreneur™ Community, an exclusive community for real estate enthusiasts and enTREpreneurs seeking to secure their financial future. This elite group shares a common mission: to unlock the boundless potential of real estate and pave the way to true independence.With a focus on empowerment, Matt and Alex aspire to spread the liberating essence of being a real enTREpreneur™. Their commitment to the community is evident through the wealth of valuable content they curate across various social media platforms. They tirelessly disseminate knowledge, making real estate opportunities accessible to anyone with the desire to learn and grow.Watch the VIDEO HERE!Book a call with Scott HERE!Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here's How »Join the Note Closers Show community today:WeCloseNotes.comThe Note Closers Show FacebookThe Note Closers Show TwitterScott Carson LinkedInThe Note Closers Show YouTubeThe Note Closers Show VimeoThe Note Closers Show InstagramWe Close Notes Pinterest

Matt (Bad Athlete) and I talk about the Beatles, T-Rex and Nirvana. When I decided I wanted to interview people he was my person that popped into my head so I was amped when he agreed to talk. Unlike most people I talk to he is surprisingly honest and self aware. Tune in and you will bring your loved ones many blessing for many generations to come. 1. Nirvana - "The Man Who Sold The World" 2. The Beatles - "Paperback Writer" 3. T- Rex - "Ballrooms of Mars" You can find Matt Here: https://badathlete.bandcamp.com https://www.instagram.com/bad_athlete/ Spotify Playlist for all the Songs on the Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2kaMRkRaCliwBeTCEY4zsA?si=3e300f3b234b468c --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/5songspodcast/message

Matt Katsolis was the Director of Switchfoot's "Fading West" movie, and he joins us for an inside look at that epic project. Watch Fading West on Amazon! Check out other projects from Matt HERE! Check out Tyler's book "Searching for Seven- The Journey of seeking God seven days a week." --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dailyjonforeman/support

Matt Van Der Laar is a passionate fitness coach and No BS influencer who has dedicated his career to stripping away the nonsense portions of the fitness business to get down to the nitty gritty, practical realities of daily nutrition, fitness, health, and lifestyle. In this discussion, Matt documents his journey as an out of shape binge-restrict eater, progressing into a fit and healthy coach. He also talks about hating running, a particularly favorite theme of mine. Check out Matt HERE. The FreedomCast Podcast was started by a guy buying and selling fitness equipment in his backyard. In less than a year, I quit my full-time job, and started a fitness empire. I now interview unique and interesting entrepreneurs in the health and fitness industry who have built businesses around helping others become more active. It's fun, it's entertaining, it's informative, it's what fitness should be. FreedomCast is supported by Freedom Fitness Equipment, based in Charlotte, North Carolina! Check out FreedomCast Podcast with new episodes every Saturday, 12PM EST at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freedomcast-by-freedom-fitness-equipment/id1553629857?uo=4 Check out Freedom Fitness Equipment in Charlotte, NC at https://freedomfitnessequipment.com/ Follow us on Social! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freedomfitnessequipment Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freedomfitnessequipment1/ Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXgkvIR-5ishTlFGJgNK9tw/?sub_confirmation=1 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/freedomfitnessequipment/message

Now that the WordPress acquisition market has cooled a bit, it's time to stoke the fire on all things Gatsby and JAMStack-y-ness….again. Don't let Full Site Editing steal all of the thunder, there's still so much happening around headless WordPress and the ability to integrate 3rd party APIs to take the place of plugins. Look, I know it's a polarizing thought process to some of us, but if we want WordPress to continue to grow — we need to give it some room for new use cases. I'm joined by Alexandra Spolato to talk about her company GatsbyWPThemes and how this hotness comes with some red hot opportunity. If you're wondering how to make money in the WordPress theme space headed into 2022, look no further than this conversation. Get schooled on the technology and learn how the heck she found her co-founder along with their recipe to success splitting the responsibilities. Episode Transcript [00:00:00] Alexandra: JAMstack is really the new hotness. Now it brings speed, which is an essential law with ACO, with the new Google measures about about some core vetoes for us that now are really essential. So we've we've Gatsby and JAMstack. Really really super fast website. [00:00:20] You check. Pages instant, it's static. brings all sorts of security because your database is not exposed, but have more flexibility great developer experience because now most developer. Learning react, not PHP. So people want to learn. We react. So it brings a lot of advantages. [00:00:42] Matt: This episode of the Matt report is brought to you by foo plug-ins or specifically foo plugins, foo gallery. You can find it@foo.gallery. There's a new pro commerce plan, and it gives you two way integration into WooCommerce. So if you want to sell photos, you can sell photos with foo.gallery and woo commerce. [00:01:04] It makes your job. Super easy, especially if you're a photographer. 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There's still so much happening around headless WordPress and the ability to integrate third party API APIs to take the place of plugins and look.  [00:02:02] I know it's a polarizing thought process to some of us. But if we want WordPress to continue to grow, we need to give it some room for new use cases.  [00:02:11] I'm joined by Alexandra Salado to talk about her company Gatsby WP themes over at Gaspe WP themes. Dot com and how this hotness comes with some red hot opportunity. If you're wondering how to make money in WordPress theme space headed into 2022. Look, no further than this conversation. Get schooled on the technology and learn how the heck she found her co-founder along with the recipe to success, splitting the responsibilities.  [00:02:36] This is the Matt report a podcast for the resilient and business builder i've launched something new you might have heard called the wp minute and you can join us as a member to get into our private discord server and take part in crafting the weekly wordpress news check out buy me a coffee.com/matt report join and thanks to food plugins fu gallery for sponsoring my work here on the mat report and the wp minute okay here's [00:03:00] alexandra's blotto on jamstack and Gasby wordpress themes [00:03:04] Alexandra: JAMstack is really the new hotness. Now it brings speed, which is an essential law with ACO, with the new Google measures about about some core vetoes for us that now are really essential. So we've we've Gatsby and JAMstack. Really really super fast website. [00:03:24] You check. Pages instant, it's static. brings all sorts of security because your database is not exposed, but have more flexibility great developer experience because now most developer. Learning react, not PHP. So people want to learn. We react. So it brings a lot of advantages. [00:03:46] . Then in my dream, Always been to, to make a product in some development, to be honest, I really wanted them to create the way I went into development because I'm a creative person. And when I was in what brands I wanted to do themes, but the market was crowded. [00:04:01] And then I discover, I begin working with react NSC. It was, this is my bad, this is what I want to do. [00:04:07] We need premium themes with nice designs with options. So people. Especially developers or agency can have some things. They can, they, they can reuse pre-made designs, but not only that, because myself, I use my own themes for projects to not reinvent the wheel. I have a developer team that I can modify everything, but it contains another themes that get all the data and all the options and And I work really faster with that. [00:04:39] Matt: Here's what I see. I'm not a developer and the WordPress world is still heavy on the, the development talk, right? [00:04:47] The interest of WordPress is still largely for developers. First and foremost, and I see a lot of people. Hey, this whole like learn JavaScript, deeply thing. Gutenberg, Gatsby. I feel like some people there's a camp of people who are like, oh, that's that's too technical. Like I can't even enter in WordPress anymore. [00:05:08] Because it's no longer just modify some HTML and CSS and know a little bit of PHP lightly. Like that's how I got into the WordPress world. So I could kind of relate with that, but I'm not a developer. So I haven't been practicing this skill for like the last decade. What's your thoughts on somebody from the outside, just getting into WordPress development? [00:05:27] Is it that much of a challenge or if they're starting fresh, you kind of just learn this language and your. [00:05:33] Alexandra: So is that? [00:05:33] different type of developers and What you want to do myself? I'm self-taught then I, when I begin with WordPress, I did have not shaman and CSS. I just began taking themes and playing with them. And. Yeah, the design sense. So deep things begin to work and I begin to learn as GMs, CSS, and begin to, to my themes and, and I love, and I discovered I'm a developer and I love that.[00:06:00]  [00:06:00] So I wanted to go deeper and I wanted more. So I did a JavaScript bootcamp and I react and I, that was that's me. Okay. Now there is a, of a type of developers and there is WordPress implementers. Doesn't that blob, but they do great things to Wednesday address to work different type of clients. I think. So I think there is place and things for really different type of person. [00:06:26] Like there is different type of developers we're in front then backend there's dev ops people [00:06:32] and now we have this possibility of the wing doing jump stack. So no people is a great thing we've worked with.  [00:06:39] It depends on who you are and why you want to go. For me, it has been an opening. Yeah. And now I'm very creating a product in reacting, never expected that 10 years ago. So [00:06:49] Matt: What was the job? You mentioned you, you took a JavaScript course. What was that course for folks who might be interested in it? [00:06:55] Alexandra: it was in Barcelona and it was in Spanish. So it was a bootcamp in russula the Skylab I'm, I'm a, I have to that language one, French one is Spanish. So I speak English as you see, but taking one in Spanish, it was a burden less for me, for my brain learning that, but it was a great one. It was freelance full time, full stack. [00:07:16] So it was react. No, they, everything. And zip center. It was more to find a job. So all of them find a job at the end. So bootcamps are a really great, I think in my case, it was more to have to learn new things, to have more fun, developing and doing new things and flex to that. I'm there. So yeah, some bootcamps are nice. [00:07:38] I think my opinion, it was in person. It was not online.  [00:07:42] Matt: Sure when we had our pre-interview, we talked about this being your very first product, that's not your first foray into a business because you've been running a business. But talk, talk to me about this whole first product thing, any fear around that, and how did you prepare yourself to launch your first. [00:08:00] Alexandra: Oh not fear. No. And I just been. The path it's interesting. It happened what happened, even if it doesn't the work or whatever, I have learned so much at a great time, as I say them are creative. So creating a product is, is great. I am. I had a lot of fun enjoy doing it. I saw I'm very lucky because I didn't want it to do it alone. [00:08:26] When we begin with with Zach, but then I really needed a partner to develop with and I found he spent harm on Twitter. I knew where before from word gap in various she's polished. And she lived in various I contacted her and she was immediately okay. She already had a thin business in forest, but she wanted to do new things. [00:08:47] And especially in JavaScript, she was more with view and she, she learned react with me and she's super talented in design and in coding, in everything. We met at Gatsby days in London when I was doing a talk [00:09:00] and we begin the next day immediately. And it was, yes, a lot of fun. Enjoy Zen. We are not marketers. [00:09:09] So for the lounge to clot off more times than we thought, and when we decide, okay, we are going to launch, then you realize all the little things that you have not done in coding, in documentation, I was taking care of the commercial part, so, okay. For sales first. [00:09:27] we choose a Stripe, but then, oh, okay. [00:09:30] As a reason, all these data protection things and taxis and all, or no, I don't want to deal with legal things.  [00:09:37] So you have all these things to think. And, and before I think before you decide, okay, now we are going to launch you don't think about them. And they said go, oh, there is that. That's not the fun  [00:09:54] Matt: Yeah. Yeah. Like, oh, worry about to sell this thing. And now we have to do support. I forgot about.  [00:10:00] Alexandra: Yes. I also allowed the support, a website with bathroom circles that I think it's also Ballina was responsible of the documentation. And she did an amazing work on that. It was really to document well things. And is there any, so they, we pushed the button, to, to, to, to say. Okay. [00:10:21] Now it's slides a burden. [00:10:23] It was really, really something. And we had no idea our sales going to what was going to happen. But the first day I happened to have the five minutes. So it was really a nicer and I sign  [00:10:36] Matt: talk to me about just picking these tools really quick. I know that I think a lot of WordPress people immediately go to , oh, I'm going to, I'm going to launch a theme or a plug-in business. I'm gonna. Well, what's been in the news recently, easy digital downloads. Maybe they pick woo commerce, the deliver the product. [00:10:53] And then some folks who are like, Hey, I'm going to do support. They might be picking, BB press or they might be doing slack or something like that. You chose two fairly different tools. I love circle. I think it's a fantastic tool. I've never used your merchant before. Why not something that was attached directly to WordPress. [00:11:11] Was there some overhead there that you were like, yeah, I don't even want to deal with that side of it on. [00:11:14] Alexandra: But first I wanted to, to do the sales website. We have the project, with gets you WordPress. So it's not your WordPress where we don't have each other downloads, et cetera. And all the thing that even, I don't know if it's digital downloads take care of the taxis and, and data protection. For me as you think as really a nightmare [00:11:39] is there an about, about the support? I know a lot of people now are on discord or slack and. Slack is nice, but what do you want to make part? If people ask questions, then if you want to retrieve the message for other people, that will be, that can be useful unless the kids have been version. [00:11:58] It doesn't work for me. [00:12:00] Slack works better. For example, I am a team from my agency and then I ask the people on slack. That's different. This is nice on so far for community. But not for support, and when you want to, to have something well done with people can reach into the message, et cetera. [00:12:15] So I searched, there is discourse. That was great. And it's very sort of use that. And I discovered circle because I am, I'm also at both the courses. I hate tomatoes and I love this this courses with Peter. And I think it's really nice. [00:12:32] So I just search for what they need, and so,  [00:12:37] Matt: It's nice to see people in the WordPress space. So I've been talking to a lot more, no code, low code people on this podcast and, circle. Third party merchants, web flow. Like this is what everyone else is using. It's it's only really in the WordPress world where you just find everyone saying, I will not use anything unless it's GPL and I can find it from wordpress.org. [00:12:58] So it's nice to see, tools working really well. And you voting with your dollars because it's common sense. It doesn't have to glue into word press. If it's solving your need it's, it's good. And I just want to highlight that because I think it's, it's sort of understated with a lot of folks these days, or maybe even some folks in the WordPress world are afraid to admit it. [00:13:18] I'm running a discord server for my membership at the WP minute and I'm just like, I love it. It's fantastic. Of course, there's the fear that they get bought up by Microsoft, but you know, I'll deal with that when I get there. How has the marketing gone since it's been, what roughly, well, how many months has it been? [00:13:34] Like five, six  [00:13:35] Alexandra: three months, three months. [00:13:36] we launched every bottle that we launched on the 3rd of June at the beginning of the summer. So we didn't choose this day. We were just ready then, but there'll be less bucket is that's not the best moment for lunch, but whatever.  [00:13:54] Matt: And, and how, and what, what are your plans? Now you, so summertime is famously very low in sales. I mean, just speaking from experience, it's very low in sales. Everyone's out. COVID, I don't know what's happening in your part of the world in America. A lot of people went outside cause it was the summertime and they were ready to ready to go. [00:14:12] And now I, already seeing, even podcast listens are starting to go back up because everyone's like, Hey, summer's done. We're back to work, starting to become a fall, et cetera, et cetera. So anyway, getting to that famously a low season in the summertime. What's your plans now going into sort of October and the holiday season. [00:14:29] Alexandra: Okay though, for us, it was not only is a seminar, but what happens it's and one thing, when you launch a product and you begin, of course, you don't really make enough money to live only on that. So for me, this summer has been super active because I had tons of. Freelance work, and really, really there's been some more heavy peer relationship. [00:14:52] My carrier, it was terrible. So I didn't take holidays or nothing, but we could not really work more on the things, but that's good [00:15:00] because I realized that, okay, that's really. I crave and want to work on, and realize that, okay, it's, that's my baby. I really want to work on that. So now I'm going to really put my, my, my, all my time on that and Paulina too. [00:15:15] So we realized.  [00:15:17] Matt: up the role? How do you split up the responsibilities before you continue? How do you split the responsibilities? Who does, what on the. [00:15:22] Alexandra: Okay. We are both developers and designers . Paulina is is better than me at something sad, debugging and tracking documentation. She's really great developer. And. 100% the proper, and she's designed design to me, I'm a developer, but I also, as a business side I'm more extrovert ones that like yes, to talk to here in podcast she will do blog posts and they will do videos too, to show you the, but the great thing is we agree on most of the things and and we. [00:15:54] It has been a flow since the. [00:15:55] beginning. And I think that's very rare and very precious to to have, so we didn't think it, it just thing has been flowing between us. So now we talk, okay. I do that, that then Yeah. So marketing. Market neither her or neither me. So we have the Bridgette we are, which is, she is great. [00:16:15] And we really love her feeders that somebody was part of the team. She's taking care of Twitter. And I have my life partner, Darko is taking care now of SEO, of main marketing of all that. We are preparing that now, because we realize it's not enough to have a good product. You have to promote, you have to market because. [00:16:41] This is baby doesn't work alone. [00:16:43] Matt: Yeah. [00:16:43] Alexandra: So we, we had a really lot of sales of first month Zan. Yes. [00:16:47] July, August. And as you say, yes, summer is really calm, even in the tweaking, the matching subscription it began to get accepted. At first is really dead. So yes, we have already things to do, do a, we are planning to do also webinars making these team and make some tutorials to meet. [00:17:08] Matt: W I think one of the hot trends now besides getting acquired from, from like hosting companies. Cause it seems like all these plugging companies here now are just getting acquired by bigger players is as knocking on the door of like, a hosting company maybe like a strata WP who focuses on like headless WordPress or static WordPress, stuff like that. [00:17:31] What about that route? Have you been thinking about, maybe I can do. Even like this free theme as a framework. I know some people don't like that word, but bring it in as a framework to a hosting company, be like, Hey, partner up with us, include this as part of your suite of services for your hosting company or for your hosting customers. [00:17:50] And then, oh, by the way, just let them know that we have a pro version if they, if they want something else. Is that, is that something that is maybe too far off or like not on the radar yet? Or is that  [00:17:59] Alexandra: [00:18:00] Oh, [00:18:00] Matt: want to. [00:18:02] Alexandra: I have not think about it, but it can be an idea. you you'll give me ideas. I'm very close from WP and gene because of course , that was at Gatsby. Karen Mason I'm, I'm, I'm really close to them towards the folks that work there. I was thinking, I was thinking. I was very inspired by by Genesis and studio press, but the way of doing things. [00:18:27] And I think the people that can use it, it's, people's that want quality. We want things that don't do, it's not a multi popper films. I can Tim forest, not as I do one things they do well. And we have themes for everything and also. This is the type of people that use it. They're like even if they don't 3d codes, they like to. [00:18:52] enter in code and, and modify things themselves. [00:18:56] So, for me, it's a, it's a great great model. And I was working with Genesis when I was in WordPress. I was I was a Genesis developer too. So, and so and WP engine as all noses to your breasts themes that Brian Gardner now is that WP engine two. So I don't know if say I, if there is ideas that come, why not now we are beginning. [00:19:18] So we will see. Yes, everything is open. [00:19:22] Matt: So we've talked a lot about like how to develop these themes or like how you thought about the development of it and like Gatsby and JavaScript and all the stuff in the WordPress world when it comes to marketing, understanding who your customer is, is one of the most critical pieces. You've mentioned like Genesis and studio. [00:19:41] That crowd of users, they were all fairly technical. Cause you're doing like hooks and actions, filters, like all these things. And you're always like modifying the functions, PHP file. They w you know, people who were born from those days and that. We're not the people who like guts started using Elementor where all it was, was like a drag and drop interface. [00:19:59] Have you started to really think critically about who your customer is? Is it more technical? Is it more of like an agency that would be purchasing your product and not, sort of somebody who wants to launch a pizza shop website and they're just like, give me Gatsby. Like, they wouldn't even know how to do this yet. [00:20:17] Have you. [00:20:17] Alexandra: Yes, yes, no, I really think it's. More for professionals. I don't say that the professional can advise you to know that they've of people that we wanted. We'd be more an agency, a developer that want to, to enjoys a mix of WordPress where we've we've to It's not, yes. The person, I think who launches pizza, burbs even on know about Gatsby. [00:20:45] So, so yes, and Zay they'll have to be super technical because if you follow our recommendation, you don't need to know coding, but you need to use a console. You need to install, know the [00:21:00] gaps between style, get two of your score to settle, get, and everything is explained. [00:21:06] Every beat of things you Have Right into Consolo into editorial. You it's to be based. So that's why they think of what people of Genesis that and a about three Dar website with all these tutorial or you. [00:21:20] notice recipes. I think this type of people will love to work this way. And it's not code because you don't need to call, but you need to do the things that can afraid some other type of things.  [00:21:34] And then more technical people of course will do much more things than what they have no dice into support of the client. We have. There is people that are already technical and that technical questions at that come here.  [00:21:50] Matt: One of the, I can't remember because time is so elusive these days. I don't know where times time span was, but famously I think like a year ago Matt Mullenweg. Sort of had like a little open dialogue with one of  [00:22:07] Alexandra: bill, man, from from from Netlify.  [00:22:10] Matt: right and about like this whole, like JAMstack versus WordPress, people like people still struggle to get the average person still struggles to get WordPress up and running. Even if they have like a one-click button in their hosting panel, they still are challenged with that. JAMstack is still going through. [00:22:28] A hundred times more challenging. Like if you ask the normal person to do the console stuff and even maybe some power users, they might struggle with that. Do you see the JAMstack world getting a, getting easier from your point of view? Like, are they making it a little bit easier for folks or look, these are just the things we have to put up with to, to boot up against. [00:22:50] Alexandra: I remember I was talking for people from the Gatsby team and they say, yeah, Is there is a lot of things, that are seemed out there. He seems very struggling, but they I've been observing WordPress. [00:23:03] So it's a good thing. So I think it will take time, but yes, I think it will become JAMstack it's really takings a web, so it would become easier, but it's into their proper things. So. And I think people like me, we develop the themes and that will grow and it will be other people's that will develop morphemes and weave ideas to make it simpler. [00:23:31] And Gatsby will also make things to integrate better with a CMS like WordPress. I think that will come. Yes, honestly, but.  [00:23:41] Matt: When you say JAMstack is, is sort of, winning the web or taking over the web, is there a particular, is it because developers are liking that sort of approach better? Or is there something really powerful for the end user? That like the visitor of the website, the buyer of the product who is in an [00:24:00] e-commerce site or something like that. [00:24:01] Is there something consumer facing that is a real advantage in that? [00:24:07] Alexandra: Yes, it's both. I think, yes. Developers love it, but user, just for example, now I have a. A client. Now we are building a huge website about traveling to know a sort of travel advisor. We are featuring five custom post type featuring that? [00:24:21] People will make a search and they get fitter. We, for many, many criteria's Yeah. For a lot of images. And he didn't know about WordPress. He didn't know about about JAMstack and. I explained him how it goes. He said, oh my God said, solve all my problems. Speed security. Although then, and even if somebody is not technical, show them a Gatsby, your next website and shows the speed and change page is just instantaneous. [00:24:51] And then explain them. The security's improved because we were static website, a hacker jet, and just the face, your website. He will not touch it at the base. And even if your WordPress is down, your city is up, you will not be down if it's static. Then yes. And the speed for SEO. It's crazy. that's super important now and to flexibility. [00:25:14] So you can you can have your content also marketing page, the blog from WordPress, but perhaps you prefer having a Shopify. Oh, big commerce. Even if we have a will covers, so you can have your shop on Shopify you can have some data in a, in a Google sheets and things that come from other API and all that in a consistent theme, in one website. [00:25:43] Matt: Yeah. That's, that's the exciting part. That's what like the whole, the whole like WordPress crashing, but my website still being up, like, that's all you need to tell  [00:25:52] Alexandra: Yes. Okay.  [00:25:54] Matt: I like perfect. That's exactly what a. [00:25:57] Alexandra: Yes. You can crush a WordPress. You can destroy your WordPress and in your files, you're sitting there.  [00:26:04] Matt: All right. So for the listener today, if, if they want to get started with, with Gatsby or with your theme, it's Gatsby, WP themes.com, Gatsby, WP themes.com, go and visit that site. Anything else they should prepare before they had purchased? Like what should they have? Should they have a special hosting account before? [00:26:22] Alexandra: Yes, we have interns on the dock. There is a link, I think, I think, yes. What you should do prepare your computer because he has one of our fears, but it didn't happen. It's they need to [00:26:40] they need to prepare their computer. And nobody has a problem with that and different on mark and on windows. Everything is under the Gatsby, the commendation. So we explain it on our documentation and we link it to get me. So is that. They can do that before buying, because somebody was [00:27:00] suddenly is going to have, oh, is that too complicated for me? [00:27:02] It will not be good. So after that, yes, I can. And then just, they can read the documentation and we are going to Vince is three themes, so they can play with that. It will have nods options, nods comments not also fancy things, but it would be totally, totally usable where they want it to say.  [00:27:28] Matt: Bye. Bye bye. Go buy the theme  [00:27:30] Alexandra: Yes. Exactly. Exactly.  [00:27:33] Matt: WP themes. Calm Alexandra, where else can folks say thanks on the web,  [00:27:40] Alexandra: to say thanks? Oh my yes, we have a Twitter. It's art. WP [00:27:53] Matt: we will link it up in the show notes. We'll have a link. [00:27:58] Alexandra: that's, that's better ESN visits. We have the support website we've circle, which is nice as I can say, can subscribe that and subscribed as a website because this is where we are going to send a free team and also goodies, and also in our newsletter. Now we are going to begin also to inform people about things about JAMstack. [00:28:21] For example, now we have the. Just get to be camp just happen and say announced gods before, which will have SSL, server-side rendering and many things. And of course, as soon as it's stable, we will implement it in, in our themes. [00:28:40] Matt: I love me some server side rendering. Tell ya. I don't know what it does, but it sounds powerful and it sounds fast. And that's what I like. Gatsby WP themes.com. Alexandra. Thanks for doing the show today. Everyone else has report.com. Matt report.com/subscribe. Join the mailing list. 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How to Scale an Amazon Business from $400K to $1.5M per Month with Matt “Here's the goal, earn six figures per month on Amazon.” Nah, scratch that, make it seven figures and up! We'll help you. In this episode, we have Automate to Sell's Matthew Fraser to talk about his journey towards achieving that $1.5 million profit per month. Also, we will discuss the ways to derisk a business and the importance of having people to work with you and for you. Remember, if you work hard and work smart, massively improving your online business is within reach.    Listen to this episode now to start scaling up your Amazon business! Episode Highlights: Growing your business via acquisition [3:51] Why Matt joined coaching plus Mastermind [5:13] The risks of selling products from a manufacturer [7:51] Advantages of investing in coaching and programs [9:38] Hiring people for business growth [11:43] How hiring more people gives you more time [13:44] Changes in Matt's life as his business continues to scale up [18:06] Resource Links: Buying Online Businesses Website (https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com)  Download the Due Diligence Framework (https://buyingonlinebusinesses.com/freeresources/) Visit Niche Website Builders and get EXCLUSIVE OFFERS as a BOB listener (https://www.nichewebsite.builders/bob/) Check out Odys' great deals (http://odys.link/bobpodcast) Connect with Matthew Fraser on LinkedIn (https://au.linkedin.com/in/matthew-fraser-32525718b)    About Our Guest: In 2020, Matthew Fraser co-founded Automate to Sell to partner with Amazon sellers and help them scale their e-commerce business worldwide. Now, Matt is an online business owner who sells across Amazon FBA and D2C channels in Australia, America, and Europe. If you liked this episode, please don't forget to subscribe, tune in, and share this podcast. You may also leave us a review anywhere you listen to and share your feedback!  Connect with Jaryd Krause of Buying Online Businesses: Follow on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JarydKrause1 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ3g6G2USlnq7EgnUsajTBw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Join "The Student Leadership Podcast" hosts Eran Holt & Gilbert Ackerman as we talk leadership with students.Special thanks to our guest for this episode - Matt Boudwin, Youth Pastor - Fountain of Life Center.Connect with Matt HERE.Connect with Eran HERE.Connect with Gilbert HERE.Connect with LTG HERE.Get more info on Lead the Generation at www.leadthegeneration.comWanna go deeper into leadership?  Check our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EranHoltEran's LinktreeBe a part of changing the world by providing clean drinking water to over 790 million people in Africa who walk for hours every day to find water.  We can each do our part through our partnership with World Serve International.  Get more info HERE.

Join "The Student Leadership Podcast" hosts Eran Holt & Gilbert Ackerman as we talk leadership with students.Special thanks to our guest for this episode - Matt Boudwin, Youth Pastor - Fountain of Life Center.Connect with Matt HERE.Connect with Eran HERE.Connect with Gilbert HERE.Connect with LTG HERE.Get more info on Lead the Generation at www.leadthegeneration.comWanna go deeper into leadership?  Check our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EranHoltEran's LinktreeBe a part of changing the world by providing clean drinking water to over 790 million people in Africa who walk for hours every day to find water.  We can each do our part through our partnership with World Serve International.  Get more info HERE.

Join "The Student Leadership Podcast" hosts Eran Holt & Gilbert Ackerman as we talk leadership with students.Special thanks to our guest for this episode - Matt Boudwin, Youth Pastor - Fountain of Life Center. Connect with Matt HERE.The Situational Leader by Paul HerseyConnect with Eran HERE.Connect with Gilbert HERE.Connect with LTG HERE.Get more info on Lead the Generation at www.leadthegeneration.comWanna go deeper into leadership?  Check our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EranHoltEran's LinktreeBe a part of changing the world by providing clean drinking water to over 790 million people in Africa who walk for hours every day to find water.  We can each do our part through our partnership with World Serve International.  Get more info HERE.

Join "The Student Leadership Podcast" hosts Eran Holt & Gilbert Ackerman as we talk leadership with students.Special thanks to our guest for this episode - Matt Taylor, DYD - Mississippi Ministry NetworkConnect with Matt HERE.Connect with Eran HERE.Connect with Gilbert HERE.Connect with LTG HERE.Get more info on Lead the Generation at www.leadthegeneration.comWanna go deeper into leadership?  Check our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EranHoltEran's LinktreeBe a part of changing the world by providing clean drinking water to over 790 million people in Africa who walk for hours every day to find water.  We can each do our part through our partnership with World Serve International.  Get more info HERE.

Join "The Student Leadership Podcast" hosts Eran Holt & Gilbert Ackerman as we talk leadership with students.Special thanks to our guest for this episode - Matt Taylor, DYD - Mississippi Ministry NetworkConnect with Matt HERE.Connect with Eran HERE.Connect with Gilbert HERE.Connect with LTG HERE.Get more info on Lead the Generation at www.leadthegeneration.comWanna go deeper into leadership?  Check our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EranHoltEran's LinktreeBe a part of changing the world by providing clean drinking water to over 790 million people in Africa who walk for hours every day to find water.  We can each do our part through our partnership with World Serve International.  Get more info HERE.

Join "The Student Leadership Podcast" hosts Eran Holt & Gilbert Ackerman as we talk leadership with students.Special thanks to our guest for this episode - Matt Taylor, DYD - Mississippi Ministry NetworkConnect with Matt HERE.Connect with Eran HERE.Connect with Gilbert HERE.Connect with LTG HERE.Get more info on Lead the Generation at www.leadthegeneration.comWanna go deeper into leadership?  Check our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EranHoltEran's LinktreeBe a part of changing the world by providing clean drinking water to over 790 million people in Africa who walk for hours every day to find water.  We can each do our part through our partnership with World Serve International.  Get more info HERE.

Stuart talks with returning guest Matt Mizell, lead pastor of Pinon Hills Community Church, to talk about leading a church in a politically charged season. . . . This episode covers a wide range of topics. From Mortal Kombat, to the history of the American Revolution, this conversation will make 50 min seem like 10 min. . . . Listen to episode 007 with Matt HERE

This is part 7 of our 7 part mini-series on COVID-19 asking people about their coronavirus experience. In this episode we spoke with Jordan who is a journalist and someone who got a more intimate look at what COVID-19 was like when I broke in Italy. Jordan brings together his years around text and helps us contextualize the global COVID-19 crisis. This conversation was recorded on April 21st, 2020. Follow Jordan on TWITTER HERE. Listen to part 6 with Matt HERE. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/qualityunderpressure/message

This is part 7 of our 7 part mini-series on COVID-19 asking people about their coronavirus experience.In this episode we spoke with Jordan who is a journalist and someone who got a more intimate look at what COVID-19 was like when I broke in Italy. Jordan brings together his years around text and helps us contextualize the global COVID-19 crisis. This conversation was recorded on April 21st, 2020.Follow Jordan on TWITTER HERE. Listen to part 6 with Matt HERE.

This is part 5 of our 7 part mini-series on COVID-19 asking people about their coronavirus experience.In this episode we spoke with Lindsay where we get a look at COVID-19 from someone who has degrees in both public policy & social work. We talked about community, culture, and the long standing societal structures in place that we are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with. Lindsay also lives in New York so we get a unique perspective there. Find Lindsay on INSTAGRAM HERE. Listen to part 4 with Laine & Matt HERE.

This is part 3 of our 7 part mini-series on COVID-19 asking people about their coronavirus experience.In this episode we spoke with Leah who has helped our show on numerous occasions. Leah talks about how the current COVID-19 situation has highlighted parts of her life such as how she interacts with her family; how people approach their jobs; and how to be grateful.You can find Leah on Instagram HERE.Listen to part 2 with Jinhee HERE.Listen to part 4 with Laine & Matt HERE.

#70 Matt Thraxton   Matt is the Head Trainer of Les Mills China. Originally from Devon in England Matt chats us through his fitness industry experiences and what has lead him to become a multi time Masterclass presenter for Les Mills UK and now leading his team in the market in China.  This episode goes quite deep into just WHY Les Mills instructors do what we do.   You can follow Matt HERE https://www.instagram.com/thraxtonius/ You can find the Ricky Long Daily Emails HERE http://eepurl.com/dnZVpP You can find our about Jump 4.2 HERE https://www.rickylong.com/jump4-2info  You can find out about Jump LIVE HERE https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jump-42-live-training-nutrition-mindset-tickets-85223974201 ---------- ----------   Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RickyLong042 Twitter - https://twitter.com/rickylong42 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rickylong42/ Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/add/ricky.long42 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricky-long-31ab5790 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/rikiis/ TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@rickylong42 FREEE FACEBOOK GROUP - https://www.facebook.com/groups/243767835762478/?ref=share PODCAST - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-ricky-long-podcast/id1347627841

Brandy and I chat about her extra marital affair and the work God has done in her life during the past 10 years since the affair ended. We chat about the unrealistic expectations we often put on our spouse, destructive behavior we use to numb ourselves, the Christlike invitation from her husband, and pressing in to recovery work. 6:08 Brandy shares how her faith journey with Jesus began 10:07 Brandy shares how she and Matt met.  She talks about the early years of their marriage Youth With a Mission (YWAM) Discipleship Training Course Year of Biblical Studies "When God is pursuing you, you can not outrun Him...but I sure tried." "We got married in 1995 and I expected that everything from that point on was going to be exactly as I had planned...We're going to have 2 kids. We're going to have a cat and a dog. a white picket fence and he's going to be the spiritual leader and I'm going to be the Donna Reid type of wife....and that is 100% not what happened." 16:45 Brandy shares some of the warning signs in her personal life and in marriage that she can now see were precursors to her extramarital affair  It boils down to unrealistic expectations..."I had the notion somehow that Matt would be able to meet all my needs." Brandy is an enneagram 4- "I need a ton of validation."  Matt is anenneagram 5.  "He is very much a thinker." "I don't fault myself for having those needs, but I fault myself very much for where I was looking for those needs to be filled." 20:09 Brandy shares about how the affair began.  We chat a little about the danger of thinking, "It will never happen to me." Every Young Woman's Battle Every Young Man's Battle "One day a door opened and we both just decided to walk through it.  And it wasn't anything either of us had planned. It wasn't anything we had set out to do, but it was definitely something...we had both imagined or fancied or fantasized about for years."  23:55 Brandy shares her thought process and ideas about God while involved in the affair "I was running so far from God....Our marriage looked like it was doing fine. Anybody on the outside would have said our marriage was good. And the whole time I am thinking, 'I am living a complete double life, but if God didn't want this to be happening, then why would He allow all of these opportunities for us to keep getting together. He wouldn't allow it, if He didn't want it to be happening. 'So it was the most bizarre justification you can possibly imagine, because I knew God wasn't approving of this relationship, but it didn't seem like He was closing the doors to it either and for some reason that seemed logical to me." 27:30 Brandy shares about when the affair was exposed  SHOW NOTES continued ------------------------------------------- Listen to The Road Home To You Podcast with Brandy and Matt HERE. ------------------------------------------- Follow Grace Enough Podcast on IG and FB --------------------------------------------------------- The Root Collective Affiliate of the Month  Ethically made Shoes and Bags.  A free compliment every time you wear them.  

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We welcome Matt Johnson to the Influencer Networking Secrets Podcast Show.   Matt Johnson is a marketer, entrepreneur, podcast expert and musician. As founder of Pursuing Results, a podcast PR & production agency based in San Diego, Matt runs a worldwide virtual team helping business coaches and agencies break in and dominate their niche through podcasting.   Matt currently hosts niche business podcasts such as YouX and Real Estate Uncensored, and recently launched the Podcast Pitch Assistanttraining to help experts get pitched to podcasts consistently by their internal staff. He is a frequent podcast guest and event speaker to audiences around the US, Canada, and Australia.   Matt approached me over LinkedIn, which is one of the best ways to find opportunities to become a guest. Like any Radically Generous Entrepreneur, Matt draws near with a giving hand, never asking for anything but to get acquainted and add value.       Schedule Your Complimentary 30-Minute Podcast Consultation with Matt HERE:

Matt Mitchell is the founder of Futures Research LLC, a strategic visioning research start-up in Spokane, WA. Since 2000, Matt has used visioning research as an approach to capacity building, policy development, and planning for nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and state and local governments. Currently, Matt is focused on building low-cost, high-quality, rapid research services for organizations seeking stakeholder views of the future. Watch Matt's TEDx talk HERE.  Connect with Matt HERE. BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !

Matt Mitchell is the founder of Futures Research LLC, a strategic visioning research start-up in Spokane, WA. Since 2000, Matt has used visioning research as an approach to capacity building, policy development, and planning for nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and state and local governments. Currently, Matt is focused on building low-cost, high-quality, rapid research services for organizations seeking stakeholder views of the future. Watch Matt's TEDx talk HERE.  Connect with Matt HERE. BeTheTalk is a 7 day a week podcast where Nathan Eckel chats with talkers from TEDx & branded events. Tips tools and techniques that can help you give the talk to change the world at BeTheTalk.com !

Nasir and Matt discuss the class action suit against Jessica Alba's Honest Company for allegedlyselling products that contained harmful chemicals. Full Podcast Transcript NASIR: Welcome to our podcast where we cover business in the news and add our legal twist. My name is Nasir Pasha. MATT: And I’m Matt Staub. NASIR: And we get to cover your favorite actress today, right? She is an actress, right? MATT: Yeah, and I have something to bring up. She has like a bio on their company site. It’s Jessica Alba and it says, “Golden Globe-nominated actress whose career includes roles in films such as Fantastic Four, blah blah blah… and television shows like Dark Angel, The Office, and Entourage.” When was she on The Office? That’s what I trying to remember. Was that a typo? NASIR: Yeah, it’s a typo. MATT: She’s prone to typos or making mistakes. NASIR: Making mistakes, yeah. MATT: We’ll get down to the bottom of this before the end of the episode. You know, how do you choose the name of your company if you’re starting a new company? You know, there’s a lot of thought that’s put into the name, probably – or at least I would hope. Her company is called Honest – The Honest Company Inc. Started in California in 2011 – maybe a little bit later, 2014? Somewhere in that range. NASIR: Sorry to interrupt. I had to look it up, of course, on The Office. I couldn’t get over it. Apparently, remember there was a movie within the show where Jim and Pam would watch? MATT: That doesn’t count. Yeah. NASIR: She was in that with Jack Black. I guess she was on The Office. MATT: All right. Well, that’s fine. She’s not lying about it but why would that be…? NASIR: How she’s known for? I know. It was like one episode, right? MATT: And that one was tricky, if you remember, because it was I think someone right after the Superb Bowl and they kept billing it as “oh, we have all these big names in this episode with Jack Black, Jessica Alba and all these people” and then we got into the actual episode which was funny. The episode was funny, I’ll give them that. But it was tricky because these actors just being in a separate show. NASIR: It was a little deceiving or dishonest, I would say, no? MATT: Perfect, there you go – dishonest – and that’s what we’re getting to and it is deceiving. It was misrepresentation. Whether it’s intentional or negligent, it was something. NASIR: That is the question. MATT: Here is the problem. So, she has this company that has all these I guess we’ll call them beauty products and products for babies and kids. NASIR: I think they’re trying to expand in different vertical. I mean, they do baby wipes, too. MATT: Oh, I that was the reason it started – because she’s a mom of two and she wanted to have these “safe products” that are not full of all these chemicals like most things out there and that’s fine and that’s why she named it The Honest Company because our products are honestly made without all these things and there’s a whole list of them on the website. And so, one of the them is SLS – this is listing it as sodium lauryl? Do I have the right thing? NASIR: Yeah, it’s a sodium lauryl sulfate. MATT: Okay. Yeah, sodium lauryl sulfate – SLS. NASIR: They’re not selling that. That’s what’s in it. MATT: Just bottles of that. NASIR: They’re selling a laundry detergent that is apparently SLS is a common known chemical. It’s used a lot in soaps and different things like that. It’s a common active ingredient but apparently – for whatever reason – some people say it’s not good so they were basically selling this laundry detergent. If you look at the product, it will list out all the chemicals that it doesn’t have. As we commonly see, we see a list of ingredients. Part of their transparency is they list all the ingredients that it doesn’t have and that’s one of them. MATT: Right, and that’s the whole Honest aspect of it, you know? It’s trying to be honest about things. “We honestly don’t have these chemicals,

Happy Leap Day! We got another great episode to match this special calendar day. Despite their ongoing trials and tribulations, the Salani tribe finally managed to get their act together and put an end to their losing streak. They exited this episode triumphant at both challenges which forced the Manono tribe to confront their own dysfunctions, albeit somewhat less dramatically. With the exit of their first member we see a confirmation of who is actually in control of the men's tribe. Were you disappointed to see a potential, major villain leave so early in the season? Who did you side with on the matter of sharing fire and shelter for access to the boat and fishing gear? Do you think the misfit alliance can hold together to control the destiny of Manono? When is the right time to try to flush out the HII? Do you think they made the right decision in targeting Matt? Here are the tribes after episode 3. Salani:Alicia, Chelsea, Christina, Kat, Kimberly, Monica and Sabrina Manono:Bill, Colton, Greg, Jay, Jonas, Leif, Michael and Troy The women have the momentum now and we both think Colton will get his way and vote of Bill when they lose the next immunity challenge. Who is your pick for the next one to be voted out? We've got several ways you can reach us. You can call and leave a voicemail at 206-350-1547. You can record an audio comment and attach it or just type up a quick text message and send it to us via email at joannandstacyshow@gmail.com. Listener Feedback is due by Sunday noon PST. 00:00 Date 00:04 Ancient Voices Season 24 Survivor One World by Russ Landau 00:25 Introductions 28:49 NToS 32:26 JSFL Update 39:11 Ancient Voices Season 24 Survivor One World by Russ Landau Links for Today's Show Paul's Visual Roster for One World Survivor Fans Podcast Fans group on Facebook JSFL Contact Info: Voicemail: 206-350-1547 Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com Survivor Fans Podcast P.O. Box 2811 Orangevale, CA 95662 Enjoy, Jo Ann and Stacy