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Leading AFL journalist Sam McClure spoke with Mark Levy to discuss the latest on an alleged incident involving several players that occurred on Monday morning in Melbourne.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Age senior sports affairs reporter Sam McClure joined Tom Elliott for the latest updates on the alleged Sydney Swans incident on Tuesday morning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Age senior sports affairs reporter Sam McClure joined Tom Elliott for the latest updates on the alleged Sydney Swans incident on Tuesday morning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“Anthropic will be a $3 trillion company, SpaceX $2 trillion, and OpenAI $1 to $1.5 trillion by Q2 of next year.” — Dave McClure Yesterday, Keith Teare and I debated the circularity of the AI economy. Today, two of Silicon Valley's most experienced investors, Dave McClure and Aman Verjee, not only straighten out this supposed “circularity” but also burst the pessimism bubble that envelops so many conversations about AI. Verjee is not only McClure's partner at Practical Venture Capital, but also the author of the newly published A Brief History of Financial Bubbles. According to him, today's AI-stoked economy is not an unusually large bubble. It may not even be a bubble, given that AI revenue — from Anthropic's $70 billion to OpenAI's $50 billion — is real. The irrational exuberance lives elsewhere — in companies “draping themselves in AI magic sauce” and in the “SaaSpocalypse” that is decimating software-as-a-service companies. They are both bullish about our AI future. McClure predicts that by the first half of next year, Anthropic and OpenAI will have joined SpaceX as public companies. Together, these three AI darlings will be worth $7 trillion. That's seven thousand billion reasons to be optimistic about 2027. Five Takeaways •       Not a Bubble — a Repricing. Both partners reject the bubble call, on the numbers: Anthropic at roughly $70 billion in revenue on under two gigawatts of compute, OpenAI at $40–50 billion, SpaceX guiding to $100 billion with more than half from AI — real revenue, increasingly real profits. The froth is specific: companies “draping themselves in AI magic sauce” without the substance, and the SaaSpocalypse — cloud-software companies whose cash flows are suddenly perceived as far less durable as AI encroaches on design, legal, and medical verticals. Michael Burry's warning gets Aman's definitive treatment (“he's called nine of the last two bubbles”), and the Aschenbrenner blowup was leverage — running four-x in volatile chip stocks — not AI: he kept his Anthropic position, is married to Dario's chief of staff, and “will be just fine.”•       The $2 Trillion Filing. The week's news, baked into the episode: Anthropic has filed to go public, with a very intentionally leaked $2 trillion valuation hinging on a $190–200 billion 2028 revenue forecast — which Dave suspects is conservative. Eight months ago, when these two last visited, the show was about Elon and Sam and Dario was the bit player; then came the weeks when decades happen: Anthropic's bet on coding agents — reportedly inspired by watching Cursor — captured the revenue engine of the entire application layer. Aman's sequencing: SpaceX is absorbing $75–85 billion of IPO capital, Anthropic goes next, and if both trade well, 2026 breaks every record for money raised — leaving 2027 for OpenAI at a $100 billion revenue guide. Google, he reminds us, went fourth after Yahoo, Lycos, and Excite: better to do it right than to do it first.•       The Fastest Pivot in Corporate History. Dave's account of SpaceX's transformation: the $250 billion xAI merger (a largely private transaction Elon approved with himself), the acquisition of Cursor that closed Friday, Colossus data centers scaling from two gigawatts toward ten, and compute deals renting capacity to Anthropic and Google — former competitors — all executed in roughly six months. The S-1, with unprecedented forward projections of $300 billion in annual revenue, mentions artificial intelligence over 1,100 times (“I used AI to count it,” Aman admits). The result is an economy Andrew calls incestuous: SpaceX's valuation now rests on Anthropic's progress. On Elon himself, Dave separates the art from the artist — terrific products, dubious politics — and on OpenAI: more board changes than Spinal Tap had drummers, a team still storming and norming, but Sam is savvy and the IPO lands by Q2 next year at $1–1.5 trillion.•       Circularity as Asset Class. The New York Times sees a vulnerability in tech giants funding their own customers; Aman, a former CFO at eBay and Sonos, sees asset-backed finance. His analogy: buying a Corvette with GMAC financing isn't a conspiracy as long as the terms are commercially reasonable — and NVIDIA's $500 billion backstop, syndicated with Goldman Sachs, Apollo, Brookfield, and KKR, brings third-party money that validates the asset. GPUs, he argues, are cars rather than smartphones: financeable over eight to ten years, not obsolete in three. The red flags to watch are rebates and self-dealing on non-commercial terms; the current evidence looks more like aircraft leasing than Enron. Dave's deeper worry isn't the AI economy at all — it's the national deficit, whose interest payments are now the largest single line item in the federal budget.•       The Luddite Summer Meets the Long Boom. Aman's sharpest historical observation: this may be the first technological revolution whose leaders are the doomers — Sam prophesying idleness, Dario predicting half of entry-level white-collar jobs destroyed within five years (already wrong at eighteen months, with no 10–20 percent unemployment in sight). Against the WSJ's jobless-boom and nation-of-Luddites anxieties, the book offers the long view: of ten historical bubbles, the two positive ones — Britain's 1845 railway mania and America's 1997–2000 internet boom — overbuilt, crashed, and left the world a valuable technology. Buy every stock founded in the boom and hold, and you'd have owned NVIDIA, Amazon, Google, and PayPal. The 1970s wiped out four to six million secretarial jobs in a decade; women's participation rose from 52 to 77 percent. And on China, the free-trader's answer: partners in progress — there's more to gain than lose if we do this right. About the Guests Dave McClure and Aman Verjee are the co-founders and managing partners of Practical Venture Capital, a Silicon Valley firm specializing in venture secondaries. Dave founded 500 Startups, invested at Founders Fund, and ran marketing at PayPal; Aman was COO of 500 Startups, led strategy at PayPal and eBay, served as CFO of Sonos and of eBay's North American marketplace — and wrote the first draft of PayPal's S-1. Aman's new book, A Brief History of Financial Bubbles (out this week), is available at bigbubbletrouble.com. References: •       A Brief History of Financial Bubbles by Aman Verjee — ten manias from the tulips to the subprime crash, out this week at bigbubbletrouble.com.•       Reuters on Anthropic's IPO filing — the $2 trillion valuation and the $190–200 billion 2028 revenue forecast it hinges on.•       “The Summer That America Became a Nation of Luddites” and the “jobless boom” — the Wall Street Journal pieces threading this week's episodes.•       The New York Times on tech giants' circular AI economy — the piece that framed yesterday's TWTW debate and today's rebuttal.•       The SpaceX S-1 — forward projections of $300 billion in ann...

AFL journalist Sam McClure joined 3AW Drive and provided an update on the matter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sam McClure provided the latest trade update on a number of big players across the league.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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What if the most important introduction of your career started with raking a sand bunker? In this episode, Bob Whalen, CEO of HB Global and author of Beyond Your Ownership, shares how a 112-year-old mechanical contracting company in Central Pennsylvania became one of the most powerful examples of employee ownership in America. Today HB Global has 2,500 employee owners, over $215 million in value sitting in Pennsylvania employee accounts, and a mission that Bob describes simply: serve the employees who own the company. None of it would have happened without a caddy job at a golf tournament 40 years ago, a board member named Mark Caldwell who came to Bob unsolicited, and a high school football coach who made a phone call he never had to make.   [00:06:00] What He Does and Who He Serves CEO of HB Global, an employee-owned holding company of mechanical contracting and service businesses Serves HVAC, plumbing, electrical, and construction clients across commercial and residential sectors Primary mission is serving the 2,500 employees who own the company through an ESOP [00:09:00] How He Got Here Came out of his MBA in 2004 wanting to lead a business like a sports team Got an opportunity to join H.B. McClure, a 94-year-old iconic company in Central Pennsylvania Joined in April 2008; didn't know yet that the recession had already started Bought a minority interest and used business cash flows to acquire the rest [00:11:00] The ESOP Discovery Looking for tax efficiency in the ownership transition led him to employee stock ownership plans In October 2010, sold the business to an ESOP trust; it changed his entire professional mission The median ESOP balance for employees who were there in 2010 is now over half a million dollars Over $215 million in value now sits in accounts of people living in Pennsylvania communities [00:12:00] The Book and the Mission Wrote Beyond Your Ownership to create awareness for business owners planning succession Ten million businesses are expected to need a succession plan over the next decade Selling back to employees keeps jobs local, builds community wealth, and preserves legacy Most sellers become disenchanted after selling; an ESOP keeps the legacy and culture intact [00:19:00] The Relationship That Changed Everything: Mark Caldwell Forty years ago, Bob caddied for his father-in-law and his partner at a golf tournament That partner was Mark Caldwell, who 20 years later sat on the board of H.B. McClure Mark came to Bob unsolicited and asked if he would be interested in the succession of the company That one invitation, which started on a golf course, had the biggest professional impact of Bob's life [00:22:00] What That Relationship Taught Him Relationships are built over long periods of time; short-term effort creates long-term results Bob gave more than he received throughout the relationship; Mark gave back far more than Bob ever gave Most things in life come from a disciplined, consistent approach over a long period of time His whole philosophy: give more than you receive [00:23:00] The Second Relationship: Coach Ray Erdy and Coach Bob Craig A local high school football coach reached out unsolicited to William and Mary on Bob's behalf Bob was injured most of his senior year; there wasn't much film on him, but the coach believed in him anyway His wrestling coach Bob Craig lived the same philosophy: helped any athlete who wanted his help His daughter's pole vault coach did the same; it taught Bob that giving freely is both right and rewarding [00:28:00] How to Get Involved with ESOPs Companies can either start their own ESOP or sell to an existing one like HB Global Setting up your own ESOP costs multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars and roughly $75,000 to $100,000 a year to operate There is no size threshold for selling to an existing ESOP; HB Global has acquired companies with as few as two to five employees Website is hb-global.com; Bob makes himself available to any owner interested in employee ownership   KEY QUOTES "Give more than you receive. Mark showed me that. If you figure that out early, it leads to a lot of good things down the road." - Bob Whalen "I've never turned down an introduction from a good friend. In my 56 years, not one time." - Bob Whalen CONNECT WITH BOB WHALEN Website: https://www.hb-global.com Book: https://a.co/d/0i8Xi6Rg LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-whalen-4023a21b   Thanks for tuning in! If you liked my show, please LEAVE A 5-STAR REVIEW, like, and subscribe! Find me on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | iHeart Radio | Stitcher

In the final hour of today's show, Dukes and Bell broadcast live from Hooters as the MLB trade deadline approaches, discussing the Braves' moves for Lane Thomas and the trade of Eli White. They evaluate the Falcons' latest front office addition, Todd McClure, and provide updates on Michael Penix Jr. from training camp. Grant McAuley joins to break down why the Braves are still searching for a playoff-capable starting pitcher. 02:00 - Braves Trade Deadline Pressure 06:12 - Penix Practice Highlights 09:13 - Eli White Trade News 15:15 - McAuley Braves Analysis 26:55 - Pitching Needs Frustration 37:55 - Falcons Camp Update

Scott Wagner is NAED's Director of Digital Transformation. Colleen McClure is a Marketing Professor at Ohio University. 

First Baptist Church Williamstown Elder Rich McClure and his wife Marilyn give this week’s message – the final week of the summer series “If I Had to Choose Just One” from the book of Proverbs.

Sam McClure had a strong take on the booing of Collingwood defender Isaac Quaynor at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday night.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode of the Top Advisor Podcast, Bill Cates sits down with Molly McClure, Executive Director of Marketing at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, to look at how prospects choose a financial advisor today. A trusted introduction may put an advisor at the top of the list, but prospects still do their homework. They check your website. They look at your LinkedIn profile. They search Google, and increasingly, they ask AI.  Yup!  For better or worse, AI is playing a huge role in this dynamic now. Molly shares what advisors can do to strengthen that next step and make sure their marketing supports the tried and true referral process. Here are 3 Key Takeaways: The Referral Gets You Considered: A warm introduction opens the door. Your online presence helps the prospect decide whether to walk through it. The referral comes with borrowed trust. Your online presence can increase that – if done properly. Your Message Has to Be Specific: Does your website clearly show who you help, what makes you different, and why the prospect should call you? Do your new prospects “see themselves” in how you talk about your value? Client Surveys Can Start Better Conversations: Client survey results can lead you to clients who are willing to refer but maybe haven't done so… yet. This creates a natural opportunity to follow up and help them recognize who may be a good fit. Listen in for a smart, practical conversation about blending referrals and marketing, with advice on creating useful content, improving search visibility, simplifying website forms, and making sure your links and follow-up systems work, so you can become the first call clients make when life gets complex. Don't forget to check out the show notes for free resources and get ready to turn great ideas into meaningful action! Episode Sponsors:  Nexruto The Cates Academy for Relationship Marketing Connect with Molly McClure: Website: https://themollymcclure.com/  |  https://www.onepointbfg.com/ LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollysmcclure/ Email:  molly@themollymcclure.com Resources: RapidFire Referrals Get a copy of “The Language of Referrals” Get a copy of “Radical Relevance” Grab your copy of The Hidden Heist today! Connect With Bill Cates: BillCates@referralcoach.com Referral Coach Homepage Hire Bill for Coaching Enroll in The Cates Academy About Our Guest Molly McClure is the Executive Director of Marketing at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, where she leads the firm's marketing strategy and brand growth. With nearly 20 years of experience in technology, financial services, and fintech, Molly is known for making complex ideas clear and building marketing programs that deliver real results. Before joining OnePoint BFG, she led U.S. marketing for a fintech division of Invesco and helped drive significant growth in both revenue and brand awareness. Molly was also named the 2025 Gold Stevie Award winner for Marketing Executive of the Year. A Michigan native, she credits her early years working on her grandparents' cherry farm with shaping her hands-on approach to leadership.

Have you ever wrestled with uncertainty, fear, or questions about where God is in your life? This powerful message through the life of Thomas shows how Jesus responds to our doubts with compassion, brings peace to anxious hearts, and invites us into a stronger, more confident faith. Join us as we explore practical, hope-filled truth from God's Word.

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On Sports Today, Sam McClure has given an update on the search, saying there are two candidates well in front.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Michigan Shakespeare Festival artistic director Janice L. Blixt returns to discuss MSF's new season, their first in several years, and their new home at Wayne State University in Detroit. Blixt reveals how MSF, like so many arts organizations, not only endured but survived “death by a thousand cuts;” the importance of having a supportive board of directors; putting their best foot forward in a new venue; how they embrace being a fully professional company as well as Shakespeare's sheer epic-ness; how MSF likes to mix it up with both its programming and its casting; and now everybody should be eating McClure's Pickles, the Official Pickle of the Michigan Shakespeare Festival™. (Length 20:20) (PICTURED: MSF actor Rico Bruce Wade, courtesy of Michigan Shakespeare Festival.) The post Michigan Shakes Returns appeared first on Reduced Shakespeare Company.

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Melissa McClure didn't find recovery until the weight of shame, defeat, and isolation became unbearable. In this episode of "Recovered: Interviews with Alcoholics," she shares what that internal collapse looked like, and what was waiting on the other side when willingness finally met surrender.The Magdalen House is a 501c3 nonprofit organization helping alcoholics achieve sobriety and sustain recovery from alcoholism at no cost and based on 12-Step spiritual principles. Please note that the curriculum we teach in our programs is based on the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous. However, we are not an A.A. group, and we are not associated with Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, Inc.All donations help us to provide programs and services to alcoholics and their families, at absolutely no cost. If you'd like to donate, text MAGGIES to 44321 or visit ⁠⁠magdalenhouse.org/donate⁠⁠.

Truly Significant Texans honors Shara McClure, Chairwoman of the Texas A&M Former Students Association. Originally from Port Nueces Grove, Texas, her parents were both teachers, fully involved with students, and on a mission to build their own strong family.  Shara majored in Business Analysis at Texas A&M graduating in 1990. She was a part of the co-op program interning at Dow Chemical. There she met her future husband, Craig McClure, a chemical engineer major from Colorado State. Now married for 35 years and with two Aggie offspring, Shara now leads the board that oversees 640,000+ former students from Texas A&M University. It is in service that Shara McClure has found her true significance. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/success-made-to-last-legends--4302039/support.

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Is a weather story developing for the commodity markets? Europe is currently seeing drought and a heat wave while the U.S. has its own weather related items to keep an eye on. Are the grain markets setting up for a weather rally? How do the metals, energies and stocks factor in? Mike Zuzolo with Global Commodity Analytics joins us today to break it all down for the grains and shares some great thoughts on the rebound in cattle midweek and a look at hogs ahead of the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. Find more at https://www.globalcommresearch.com. And, USDA is set to release its June Acreage and Quarterly Grain Stocks reports next Tuesday. Ahead of that release, FBN has unveiled its own 2026 Acreage Report. We talk with Josh McClure, Head of Market Advisory at FBN, who shares details of the report. Find more at https://www.fbn.com/market.

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is writer and villager, Deven McClure! The game she is talking about today is Animal Crossing: Wild World by Nintendo. You can also find her work here! We have a Patreon! Gain access to episode shout outs, bonus content, early downloads of regular episodes, an exclusive rss feed and more! Click here! You can find the show on Bluesky, Instagram and YouTube! Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! Rate us on Pocket Casts! Wanna join the Certain POV Discord? Click here! Episode Art by Case Aiken Episode Music by Gen Moonen

ACT MP Laura McClure joins Dane Giraud to talk about her Deepfake Digital Harm and Exploitation Bill, which passed its first reading unanimously and is now before select committee. The bill amends the Crimes Act 1961 and the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 so that AI-generated sexual images are treated the same in law as non-consensual intimate recordings. McClure explains why she made a deepfake of herself, why she held the blurred image up in Parliament, and the gap in the law the bill is designed to close. She and Dane work through the questions that matter most for free expression: where satire and parody end and abuse begins, how you define what is sexually explicit without capturing comedy or art, and why she targets the behaviour of creating and sharing this content rather than the technology itself. Along the way they get into charter schools, the limits of AI, and why so few people are honest about how much they already use it. Free to Speak is the podcast of the New Zealand Free Speech Union. Hosted by Dane Giraud.Support the showhttps://www.fsu.nz/https://x.com/NZFreeSpeechhttps://www.instagram.com/freespeechnz/https://www.tiktok.com/@freespeechunionnz

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Sam McClure had a strong message for the AFL on Friday night!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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First Baptist Church Williamstown Elder Rich McClure gives this week’s message from Mathew Ch 13 titled “Treasures Discovered”.

Sam McClure has had his right of reply after his heated exchange with reporter Alister Nicholson over the Tasmanian AFL team at a podcast studio during the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sam McClure has had his right of reply after his heated exchange with reporter Alister Nicholson over the Tasmanian AFL team at a podcast studio during the week.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Award-winning AFL journalist and broadcaster, Sam McClure, joined Jacqui Felgate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Organic land represents years of investment in soil health, certification records, and the markets that reward that work. When that land changes hands, protecting that investment requires the right lease language, the right records and conversations that start well before anyone signs. This episode features Glennis McClure, farm and ranch management analyst at the Center for Agricultural Profitability at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Carla McCullough Dittman, a Lancaster County landowner and advisor to the Nebraska Organic Program and the Transition to Organic Partnership Program. They walk through what it takes to keep certified organic acres organic through a land transition, from working with certifiers and documenting production history to writing lease terms that spell out compliance responsibilities and protect both parties. They also discuss what retiring organic farmers should be doing now to find the right successor and keep their land in organic production for the long term.Read more: https://cap.unl.edu/news/lease-considerations-and-communications-when-transitioning-organic-production/

An MP facing Chinese sanctions is refusing to apologise for visiting Taiwan. ACT's Laura McClure has been banned from China for a year, along with NZ First's David Wilson, Labour's Duncan Webb, and National's Maureen Pugh. The four visited the self-governing island territory last month. McClure told Heather du Plessis-Allan it's an intimidation tactic – likely to put people off visiting Taiwan, but she hopes that won't happen. She says Taiwan has long-been an important economic and cultural partner, like China itself. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As someone who was pretty much out of the game for many years, Chandler McClure resurrected his wrestling career in 2025 and now is an integral part of POWW Entertainment. McClure joined Windy City Slam for the first time to discuss his comeback, his role alongside Will Emory, his rivalry with Mason Percs, the quirky POWW Championship match he will be involved in at Summer Xplosion, his friendship with Eric Priest and time with working with him at IWA Mid-South and the early years of AAW Pro, his brief re-emergence at Kaiju Attack Wrestling several years ago and more. Plus, Mike gives opinions on the battle of El Grande Americanos and WWE Clash In Italy, recaps highlights from 2econd Wrestling and previews shows from POWW, Warrior Wrestling and GALLI Lucha Libre. Mike Pankow is a 25-year-plus professional journalist and wrestling superfan who covers local Chicagoland wrestling and national promotions like AEW and WWE. If there is something going on in Chicago, Mike knows about it. Enjoy “Wrestling, Chicago-Style” on The Broadcast Basement On-Demand Radio Network! Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com. Get your local wrestling fix every Tuesday everywhere podcasts can be found and always at WindyCitySlam.com!

Viola Roseboro’ isn’t well-known today, but she played a big behind-the-scenes role in the careers of a lot of American writers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, shaping what’s thought of as the American literary canon. Research: “4 New Features.” Washington D.C. Evening Star. 4/29/2013. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83045462/1913-04-29/ed-1/?sp=10&r=-0.115,-0.055,1.648,0.596,0 Dykeman, Wilma. “Tennessee Women: An Infinite Variety.” Newport. Wakestone Books. 1993. Gorton, Stephanie. “The Strange, Forgotten Life of Viola Roseboro’.” The Paris Review. 2/24/2020. https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/02/24/the-strange-forgotten-life-of-viola-roseboro/ Gregorie, Anne King. “Reviewed Work(s): Viola, The Duchess of New Dorp: A Biography of Viola Roseboro by Jane Kirkland Graham.” The South Carolina Historical Magazine, Vol. 57, No. 2 (Apr., 1956). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27566059 Howell, Isabel. “Reviewed Work(s): Viola, the Duchess of New Dorp, a Biography of Viola Roseboro' by Jane Kirkland Graham.” Tennessee Historical Quarterly, December, 1956. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42621315 McClure, S. S. “My Autobiography.” London: J. Murray. 1914. https://archive.org/details/myautobiography00mcclrich/ New York Times. “VIOLA ROSEBORO', FICTION EDITOR, 87; Former McClure's, Collier's Executive Dies--Helped O. Henry Get Start Bought Tarkington Stories Praised by Will Irwin.” 1/30/1945. https://www.nytimes.com/1945/01/30/archives/viola-roseboro-fiction-editor-87-former-mcclures-colliers-executive.html Osborn, Scott C. “Reviewed Work(s): Viola, The Duchess of New Dorp: A Biography of Viola Roseboro by Jane Kirkland Graham.” The Journal of Southern History, Vol. 22, No. 2 (May, 1956). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2954261 “Person Annotations.” From “#0088: Transcription of Letter from Willa Cather to Viola Roseboro', June 14 [1903].” The Complete Letters of Willa Cather. Center for Digital Research in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. https://cather.unl.edu/writings/letters/let0088#ref001 Robinson, Phyllis C. “Willa: The Life of Willa Cather.” New York. Doubleday. 1983. Roseboro, Viola. “Begging as an Avocation.” New York World. 12/11/1887. Via New York University “Undercover Reporting.” https://undercover.hosting.nyu.edu/s/undercover-reporting/item/13733 A. W.. “Reviewed Work(s): Viola, the Duchess of New Dorp. A Biography of Viola Roseboro' by Jane Kirkland Graham.” Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984), Vol. 49, No. 1 (Spring,1956). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40189490 Schmalhofer, Stephen. “The Making of My Ántonia.” First Things. 12/17/2018. https://firstthings.com/the-making-of-my-ntonia/ Schmalhofer, Stephen. “Viola Roseboro’s literary garden.” The New Criterion. 12/12/2018. https://newcriterion.com/dispatch/viola-roseboros-literary-garden-10164/ Skaggs, Merrill M. “Viola Roseboro': A Prototype for Cather's ‘My Mortal Enemy’.” The Mississippi Quarterly , Winter 2000-01, Vol. 54, No. 1 (Winter 2000-01). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26476820 Skaggs, Merrill Maguire. “Willa Cather's New York: New Essays on Cather in the City.” Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. 2000. Tarbell, Ida M. “All In The Day S Work An Autobiography.” The Macmillan Company. 1939. https://archive.org/details/allinthedayswork010810mbp/ The Georgia Historical Quarterly. “Reviewed Work(s): Viola, The Duchess of Nenx Dorp. A Biography of Viola Roseboro'. Two volumes in one by Jane Kirkland Graham.” Vol. 40, No. 2 (June, 1956). Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40577676 Adkins, Gilbert R. “Two Daughters of Tennessee.” Franklin County Historical Review. 1986: XVII:1, 30-42. Johanningsmeier, Charles. “Unmasking Willa Cather's ‘Mortal Enemy.’” Cather Studies. Vol. 5. https://cather.unl.edu/scholarship/catherstudies/5/cs005.johanningsmeier Williams, Jay. “Author Under Sail: The Imagination of Jack London, 1893-1902.” University of Nebraska Press, 2014. Project MUSE. https://muse.jhu.edu/book/35026. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does it mean to truly live brave?In this episode of SolFul Connections, Amanda connects with Barbara McClure, a physical therapist and founder of the B.R.A.V.E. self-defense program for women. Through her work, Barbara is helping women build not only the skills to protect themselves, but the awareness and confidence to move through the world with greater trust in who they are.Barbara shares her journey of stepping more fully into her passion, one deeply aligned with her purpose. Along the way, she reflects on personal growth, navigating life transitions, and the ongoing process of becoming.This conversation is an invitation to explore what it means to live with courage in everyday moments through awareness, boundaries, and a commitment to continued growth.In the conversation, Barbara shares some insights from the book Connect by David Bradford and Carole Robin.For more about B.R.A.V.E., email Barbara at bravewsd@gmail.com.  All of the seminars are shared on Instagram at @Bravewomenselfdefense and combat_fitness_mma. The next BRAVE Women's Self-Defense Seminar Series will be June 6-7.

In this special collaborative episode between the Building HVAC Science Podcast and HVAC School, host Bryan Orr sits down with his father and co-founder Robert Orr (Kalos) and Bill and Billy Spohn, the father-son duo behind TruTech Tools, for an in-depth conversation about the realities of running, transitioning, and ultimately passing the torch in a family-owned business. What makes this episode particularly compelling is that both pairs are actively living through their own succession journeys in real time, offering listeners an unusually candid and personal look at the emotional, structural, and cultural dimensions of handing off a business you helped build from the ground up. The conversation begins with each participant sharing where they stand today. Bill Spohn Sr. is transitioning into semi-retirement as CEO and co-owner of TruTech Tools, which has tripled in revenue since his son Billy joined the company in 2018. Billy Spohn has stepped into the role of President and co-owner, focusing on working on the business rather than in it. Robert Orr, co-founder of Kalos alongside Bryan, has similarly stepped back after a formalized three-year succession plan, with Bryan now holding majority ownership and day-to-day control. Together, these four men represent two different approaches to the same deeply human challenge: what does it really mean to let go of something you built, and how do you do it in a way that honors both the past and the future? A major theme throughout the episode is the emotional weight of identity and transition that founders and long-time leaders rarely talk about openly. Both Bill Spohn Sr. and Robert Orr reflect candidly on how much of their personal identity has been wrapped up in their respective companies, and how surprising it has been to grapple with the shift from decision-maker to advisor. Robert speaks movingly about health challenges, including having suffered strokes, that accelerated his thinking about succession and mortality. The group explores how no amount of business planning fully prepares you for the emotional reality of stepping back, and yet both men express genuine peace and gratitude for how their transitions have unfolded. The honesty in these reflections is rare and refreshing, especially in business media that often skips the messy human middle. The discussion also digs deeply into the operational and cultural infrastructure that makes a successful handoff possible. TruTech Tools implemented the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) starting in 2022, a framework that Billy says was one of the greatest gifts his father could have given him before assuming leadership. EOS brought role clarity, accountability structures, and regular team rhythms that transformed how the company functions. Bryan and Robert took a more organic approach at Kalos, leaning on trust, a shared value system, and clearly defined responsibilities that evolved over years of working side by side. Both companies emphasize that clarity and accountability are non-negotiable, regardless of company size, and that culture is not a poster on the wall but a reflection of how leaders actually behave when things get hard. The episode closes with practical advice for other family business owners navigating similar journeys. Key takeaways include starting the conversation early, building an advisory board outside the company, making public commitments to accountability, investing in business reading and peer groups, holding regular family meetings so that everyone understands the plan, and above all, prioritizing emotional health and the ability to have hard conversations before they become festering resentments. Bryan offers a memorable point: intelligence gets beaten by emotional regulation and patience every day. The group is unanimous that succession planning is not a single event but a thousand small handoffs, and the best time to start preparing is well before you feel ready. Topics Covered Introductions: Bryan Orr (Kalos), Robert Orr (Kalos co-founder), Bill Spohn Sr. (TruTech Tools CEO), and Billy Spohn (TruTech Tools President) TruTech Tools 3x revenue growth since Billy joined in 2018 The emotional side of letting go: identity shifts, loss of relevance, and the unexpected grief of stepping back from a business you built Moving from decision-maker to advisor: how both Bill Sr. and Robert are navigating this transition Legacy vs. transactional business: building to keep versus building to sell, and the stewardship mindset The baton handoff metaphor: why succession is a thousand small transitions, not one dramatic moment Robert Orr on health challenges (strokes) that accelerated his thinking about succession planning EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) at TruTech Tools: what it is, how it was implemented over two years starting in 2022, and why Billy credits it as the single biggest gift for his leadership journey Role clarity and accountability charts versus traditional org charts Quarterly employee check-ins as an alternative to annual reviews How Kalos grew organically without a formal EOS framework, and the value of building structure around trust and shared values GWC framework from EOS: Gets it, Wants it, Capacity to do it Kalos hitting 400+ employees and the challenges that come with scale Culture preservation through succession: how core values survive a leadership change Faith-based principles in business culture: loving your neighbor, leading with grace, clarity as kindness The concept of stewardship: feeling responsible for a business rather than simply owning it Separate job descriptions for CEO vs. President at TruTech Tools and why it mattered for the whole team Bryan on having five family members working at Kalos and maintaining clear boundaries between family and professional roles Advice for family businesses: start early, overcommunicate, make public commitments, seek outside advisors Building a small advisory board outside the company for outside perspective Recommended resources: business peer groups, books on succession planning, and the EOS/Traction framework by Gino Wickman The importance of family meetings for keeping non-active family members informed and aligned Forgiveness and reconciliation as a foundation for healthy family business relationships Having hard conversations proactively so tension does not carry into family life Bill Spohn Sr.'s closing reflection on what comes after stepping back, and the importance of preparing for your next chapter in life Resources mentioned: Traction by Gino Wickman Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman & Mark Winters Succeeding by Albert Ciuksza Good to Great by Jim Collins Family Business Succession: The Final Test of Greatness by Aronoff, McClure, & Ward Process! by Mike Paton and Lisa Gonzalez The Business Transition Handbook by Laurie R. Barkman Who Comes Next? Leadership Succession Planning Made Easy by Mary C. Kelly & Meredith E. Powell Predictive Index (personality/behavioral assessment tool used at Kalos) University of Pittsburgh business peer group for entrepreneurs (referenced by Billy) Family business advisory boards and outside mentors   Visit TruTech Tools at https://trutechtools.com/.  Have a question that you want us to answer on the podcast? Submit your questions at https://www.speakpipe.com/hvacschool. Purchase your tickets or learn more about the 7th Annual HVACR Training Symposium at https://hvacrschool.com/symposium. Subscribe to our podcast on your iPhone or Android. Subscribe to our YouTube channel. Check out our handy calculators here or on the HVAC School Mobile App for Apple and Android.

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