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August 19, 2024 ~ Tonight the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago. Jonathan Kinloch, Wayne County Commissioner and a democratic delegate for Michigan, checks in with Kevin and Tom from the McCormick Center.

Start your engines folks, we're going to the Chicago Auto Show! There's been nothing like it for Chicago- from the people it attracts to the impact is has on a global market, this is the place to be every February! First staged in 1901, the Chicago Auto Show is the largest auto show in North America and has been held more times than any other auto exposition on the continent. If you're into cars, looking to buy a car, or do anything related to cars, then this is the indoor winter fun you need in Chicago. Aaron has been going annually since he was kid (we bet you didn't think he was into cars) and he intends to keep it that way, bringing Ioanna as his date this year! We sit down with Director of Marketing & Sponsorships, Jim Obrill, to talk what's trending at this year's show. Hear what Chicago Auto Show attendees get to see first anywhere in the nation, and find out why this exposition is perfect whether you've been attending for decades or want to try it out for the first time! We also talk Electric Vehicles and the future of tech on display at McCormick Center. And Jim highlights what he is most excited for this year (we trust him since he is referred to as “the car guy”)! We end with Jim discussing how the show has left its mark on Chicago's economy, and Jim tells Ioanna and Aaron what car they are! Get tickets and browse more info on this year's show at: https://www.chicagoautoshow.com Follow them on Instagram: @thechicagoautoshow Follow Jim on Instagram: @jpcars22 Listen to Jim's Show “Drive Chicago”: https://www.wlsam.com/drivechicago/ DATES: FEBRUARY 10-19 at McCormick Place This week's episode features “The Pink Cadillac Cocktail” from Motortrends.com!

Today's guest is Michael Schoen.   Michael is a Global Real Estate Brokerage, PropTech Founder and Head of Real Estate for Microshare.io -------------------------------------------------------------- Starting Out and Shifting Focus [00:00:55] Overcoming Adversity [00:03:43] Microshare.io [00:06:57] Building Teams [00:10:30] State of the Market [00:13:27] Using Data to Make Decisions [00:17:46] The importance of talented people and new opportunities [00:19:59] Contact information for Michael Shvo [00:20:58] -------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with Michael Email: mschoen@microshare.io   Connect with Sam: I love helping others place money outside of traditional investments that both diversify a strategy and provide solid predictable returns.     Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HowtoscaleCRE/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samwilsonhowtoscalecre/ Email me → sam@brickeninvestmentgroup.com   SUBSCRIBE and LEAVE A RATING. Listen to How To Scale Commercial Real Estate Investing with Sam Wilson Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-scale-commercial-real-estate/id1539979234 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4m0NWYzSvznEIjRBFtCgEL?si=e10d8e039b99475f -------------------------------------------------------------- Want to read the full show notes of the episode? Check it out below: Michael Schoen (00:00:00) - I love helping people. Um, and I believe in people, and I believe they can learn things. But I think what I'm learning more as I continue to grow and, uh, the more I want to be an entrepreneur, you know, in new successful things that I try to start, is I wanna actually surround myself with people who are way smarter than me, who know a lot more than me. Um, and I'm okay being the person who's a little bit further down the ladder, even if it was my vision. I just wanna continue, are much smarter than myself. Welcome   Intro (00:00:33) - To the how scale commercial real estate show. Whether you are an active or passive investor, we'll teach you how to scale your real estate investing business into something big.   Sam Wilson (00:00:46) - Michaels Shone is a global real estate brokerage, PropTech, founder and head of real estate for microshare.io. Michael, welcome to the show.   Michael Schoen (00:00:55) - Thanks for having me.   Sam Wilson (00:00:56) - Absolutely. The pleasure is mine. Michael, there are three questions I ask every guest who comes on the show in 90 seconds or less. Can you tell me where did you start? Where are you now, and how did you get there?   Michael Schoen (00:01:06) - Started in music, uh, in New York City. Um, at the same time as a broker at a, at a small firm called Hunter Real Estate. Um, family was in real estate. Um, I was in music, but really quickly realized that, uh, my skills were within business. Um, so yeah, family was within the garment center for many years. Um, garment Center shifted very quickly when business went over to China at the end of the nineties. Um, my father got into brokerage as a real estate broker for, uh, commercial offices. Um, and that took me, uh, into my first brokerage job in, uh, in New York City after being in music realizing that I need to be on the business side of things.   Sam Wilson (00:02:02) - Wow. Wow, that's really, really cool. I mean, you, you've taken a lot of steps even from then till now. Where, where do you find yourself today?   Michael Schoen (00:02:12) - So, I find myself today after, um, a really wild ride through Covid. I had just started, um, about five years ago, I started a prop tech company called a retail space.com, uh, which is called a r s Data Now, um, and finished product market fit a r s very quickly. Basically was helping people, retailers find retail spaces based on demographics for footfall, uh, mobile tracking. Uh, our competitor at the time was a company called Placer ai, which just joined the, which joined the Unicorn Club. Uh, we went into deep freezes, COVID hit, um, uh, my real estate commercial office business. The ground fell out beneath that. So my wife is from London. And, um, yeah, we took the opportunity to say, let's try something new. Let's meet a new network of people. Let's see if I can, you know, reshape my tech company. Um, and long story short, my neighbor where we moved to in Knotting Hill, um, was head of sales for Europe, for the company MicroShare.   Sam Wilson (00:03:24) - Okay. Okay. I mean, that sounds like a probably disheartening, I would think, at that point. You're four or five years in, you're building a huge company, you got a lot of time and money invested in it, and it just fell out from underneath you. What, what strategies did you employ to really shift your focus and find the next thing you're gonna work on?   Michael Schoen (00:03:43) - Yeah, well look, I mean, the ego, going back to the beginning part of that, it was painful, but I think the ego part of it, uh, was taken out of that because everyone was hit so hard. I think we realized that we had something for the future. Uh, coming out of the craziness of the first stage of covid when people were getting back to somewhat of a normal life, data was just such an important piece to answering so many questions. So we knew to hold onto it, not just close the company. Um, and coming into London, uh, certainly a similar market, uh, to New York, different in other ways, uh, that might be obvious, not as many skyscrapers to start. Um, I found, uh, coming into this market, uh, you know, learning how to meet new people and speaking a new kind of language that I, that I was used to every day in New York. So I probably didn't answer your question there, so we can go back to that if you want. .   Sam Wilson (00:04:43) - No, it was, it was, it was really just the, the question for a lot of entrepreneurs, I think, you know, we have these great ideas. We, we get the product, but we pour our heart and soul into it, and then something dramatic, a black swan event, covid or otherwise happens, and suddenly it's like crud. It, it can be very demoralizing to watch everything you've been working on, just kind of not taken away, but, you know, um, suffer. How did you overcome that?   Michael Schoen (00:05:07) - Yeah, look, I think, um, I've learned even getting hit by Covid, we, we, I I scaled one of the leading, uh, brokerage firms in New York, boutique brokerage firms, beating out Cushman Wakefield, Newmark. I scaled. We worked over a million square feet in New York and researched globally. Um, and when Covid hit and that part of my business died out for quite a while, and then the tech got hit, I realized there's nothing there. There's certain things outta my control. And I've learned even along the way that these are, these are incredible opportunities to not allow yourself to sink into the ground, but just wait for what's coming. I, I have a business coach named Rusty Bergen, who is really, we meditate together. We've, we've, we speak a lot about listening and just being quiet and waiting for that next thing to happen. Cause it all will, it'll all come together at some point outta our control.   Sam Wilson (00:06:09) - Man, that's great. I love that. I love that. Yeah. That, that, that slowing down that quiet space.   Michael Schoen (00:06:15) - Yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:06:15) - That is something that, uh, in the noise of today's world, I think is really,   Michael Schoen (00:06:19) - I have two notes from him here on my desk. One says, slow down, and the other one says, clean up. And it's really about just cleaning anything out in front of you when you're just feel frustrated or don't know what that next step is. And it just feels all of a sudden it comes to you. You know, it could be an idea, it could be a phone call that comes in. You just, you can't get caught up in that moment.   Sam Wilson (00:06:42) - Right. No, I love that. I love that. This is great. I appreciate this. Let's talk a little bit about Micro share.io. I know you said that company's kind of shifted. What is microshare.io would love to love to hear?   Michael Schoen (00:06:57) - MicroShare is, um, an incredible company, uh, led by a C E O named Ron Rock, uh, serial entrepreneur, uh, someone who's been employee number one multiple times. So just learning from him has been incredible. But MicroShare is an iot company, um, and as Global Head of Real Estate, we talk to multifamily owners. We talk to office building owners, um, about some of our solutions. The two top solutions we talk to landlords about today, or leak detection, smart leak detection, and, um, a product we have called Evers Smart Clean. Um, how, uh, we can create efficiencies for buildings using our iot solutions. Um, our I o T solutions are in the Denver Bronco Stadium through Aramark, gm, general Motors, general Mills, um, uh, McCormick Center in Chicago. And they, they're globally, um, in Europe. We have more sensors in, in mousetraps than any other company we, we in Ireland. Uh, so yeah, we have a ever Smartt is our solution, uh, name, but we have a bunch of solutions that back that.   Sam Wilson (00:08:13) - Got it. Man, that's a lot of, that's a lot of moving parts. Let's, let's dial back to the, I guess maybe going back to your slowdown comment there. I wanna tie that to where you said learning from him, that was a comment you made about the CEO that you have that's working, uh, that the CEO o I guess, of MicroShare. How have you slowed down and learned from the people that you've brought around you?   Michael Schoen (00:08:37) - So I learned where, where I thought I might be really strong in one area. Um, through seasoned entrepreneurs, I realized that, um, especially with sales in commercial real estate and office, I think that there reached a point where referrals were coming in. It was really easy. But then once I hit the iot world, even with my own company, a R Rs, when you're trying to explain data and iot products, and we always say MicroShare, most people can't even spell iot that we're talking to. Right. Um, you know, um, I've learned that I really have to focus and concentrate on making my point and getting, getting things over the line rather than maybe in the past. I, um, I spent too much time moving on to the next one, getting focused onto one client and getting them to, to buy in and building up from there.   Sam Wilson (00:09:40) - Got it. Got it. It sounds like you've been very successful at bringing incredible talent or surrounding yourself with incredible talent.   Michael Schoen (00:09:48) - Mm-hmm. ,   Sam Wilson (00:09:49) - What, what are, what are some keys maybe that you would give to other people who are looking to kind of repeat what you've done?   Michael Schoen (00:09:57) - Sure. Um, look, and I think it comes even from, uh, when I was in the music world and meeting people. Um, there, I think you just have to let yourself be open. I think you have to, uh, talk to as many people as possible. Um, I think someone who invites that type of energy in when, when, uh, people are coming to you and want to be around you. I think, you know, sales in general, but I think overall you just have to open yourself up more,   Sam Wilson (00:10:30) - Open yourself up more. That's great. That's great. Have ha what, what have been maybe some challenges then that you have faced in building companies and building teams? What are, what are some things that you said, Hey, here was, here was a, a difficult situation and here's how we overcame it.   Michael Schoen (00:10:46) - Yeah. Building companies, building teams. Ooh. Um,   Michael Schoen (00:10:53) - I think one of the hardest things is I, I always try to build teams with people that I've, I've I, um, have been friends with for a while. , I, I made that, I don't, I don't even know that it's mistake cuz I would still hire friends, but I almost now learn not to take things personally. There's been times of building teams, whether it was on my real estate brokerage team or a r s Um, I love helping people. Um, and I believe in people and I believe they can learn things. But I think what I'm learning more as I continue to grow and, uh, the more I want to be an entrepreneur, you know, in new successful things that I try to start, is I want to actually surround myself with people who are way smarter than me, who know a lot more than me. Um, and I'm okay being the person who's a little bit further down the ladder, even if it was my vision. I just wanna continue to surround myself with people who are much smarter than myself. ,   Sam Wilson (00:11:52) - Which, which is the smart thing I think there to do. How do you, how do you, when you, when you meet that perfect a player like, man, this is gonna be the perfect person to work inside of our company. They're way smarter than me. They're way more talented than me. How do you convince that person, I'm convince it's probably the wrong word, but what do you do to make the opportunity enticing to them?   Michael Schoen (00:12:16) - You know what, it's interesting, and I, I, I think I've had a few people follow me now through a few different businesses. Um, it's honestly, I think the, I'm an optimist in general. Um, I think that's also a quality that, uh, I feel like I relate to the current CEO of MicroShare, Ron Rock. Um, I do, I think people are attracted to my optimism that I'm, I know we're gonna eventually get to the finish line. I know we're gonna be able to meet this person. And, and I think if you ask the people who have worked for me for many years, um, they see that we do eventually get there.   Sam Wilson (00:12:58) - No, that's, uh, that's very, very cool. Michael, let's chat a little bit if we can. I mean, you guys with micro share, you guys are selling services to those of us in the c r E space. You're not direct. Maybe you are, maybe you aren't, I don't know, but you're not directly involved in it, I don't think at the moment. But what, tell me, state of the market, like where do you, where do you see us right now? Where are risk being taken? Where are there opportunities? I mean, I'm sure you see stuff worldwide, so give us kind of your views.   Michael Schoen (00:13:27) - So it's interesting, I, um, told myself several months ago I was gonna stop watching the news because it's constantly horrible news . Ok. Um, so, and then you start reading about it, it's, it gets even worse. But look, there's a huge shift in the market even before Covid companies like WeWork and other competitors, WeWork, um, were making a change in the way people work. Right? The, the big news that because I'm so focused on New York, cuz that was my market for many years, I still do a lot of business there trying to sell products that we make, um, you know, some of our solutions into owners in, in the US and in New York specifically. Um, the market is, the office market is a mess. Um, you have all of these buildings that, you know, are sitting, you know, with empty vacant office space. But I think there's a bigger issue.   Michael Schoen (00:14:25) - I think, yeah, the bigger issue has been recently that from the top down, the big REITs are also, you know, having issues now. Um, and, and people are really nervous in general in terms of where the market's going. When is the bottom gonna fall out. You have institutional owners in New York who have had buildings that are probably less than half the value they were and don't know when they're coming back. I mean, the, the, the groups of people that are still leaving the northeast to go to places like Tennessee and, and, and Austin, Texas and Florida is, is real new places like New York and cities like New York and San Fran where the prices are so high for living. It's, it's crazy. I mean, when I moved to London a year and a half ago, London's known as an expensive city. Sure. Cost of living here feels way much cheaper because you get more living space. Food is not a fortune. Um, yeah. It's just wild. Some of these big cities really need to have this shift in, in how they wanna approach, you know, the future now because, uh, companies and people are leaving them.   Sam Wilson (00:15:34) - Right, right. Yeah. I had somebody here on the show recently that they specialize in office space in New York, in New York City, if I could speak today. Uh, and they were saying stuff that was trading maybe eight, 900 bucks a square foot four years ago. Yeah. Not trading. They said, look, we're picking up stuff at three and 400 bucks a square foot. Which Oh   Michael Schoen (00:15:52) - Yeah.   Sam Wilson (00:15:53) - I mean, it's astounding. One that's a 50% drop in value. Uh, but then also it's, it's, they felt like that was an opportunity, you know, they said, Hey, this is cyclical. It's gonna be an opportunity. You know, you buy when it's low, you sell when it's high. This is just the way this goes. For   Michael Schoen (00:16:08) - Sure. Look, you've got people like Joe sit who were, you know, legendary buyers, uh, retailers in New York who own a lot of buildings, you know, globally. Um, certainly it's a time to buy. There's a lot of cash out there. It's just the moment of, of, of office. Um, look, I, I grew up in New York. When you walk down the streets and you're bumping shoulders during the day, that's New York. Right? Right. Um, when you go there now, midtown, from 34th to 42nd, the Plaza District, it's quiet, you know, and things get busy on the weekend and at night and that's great, but when you're missing that daytime action, that was always New York for me. And that's what I hope comes back. Look, it's New York. I hope it does. Um, I just think the, from the top leadership of New York, we've gotta figure out how to make it safer. That's the number one thing. Um, and, um, and more affordable.   Sam Wilson (00:17:11) - Yeah. How much, how much of what you see cuz you guys collect, I mean, you guys are, you're a data company, you collect incredible amounts of data. Like is there anything in that data that would, I'm not even sure I can formulate this into an intelligent question, but anything inside of that data that would help you look at the stock and say New York City and say, here's here's an acceptable solution or here, or some potential solutions to do with all to do with all this excess inventory that, that maybe they have right now. Is there anything, is there any tie there that, that comes together? Is it, or am I just dreaming?   Michael Schoen (00:17:46) - No, I mean, look, ars uh, data is, is a tool not just used by retailers to find space, but it's a tool that landlords, developers, um, and the city can use to see how people are moving around, where they're coming from, where they're going. Is this office building really appropriate to be an office building? Should it be a residential building? So certainly that data plays in very, very, very, very important way, uh, to understanding is making those decisions.   Sam Wilson (00:18:21) - Yeah. I guess that the, the way I, the way I would think about that is what does the market want? You can take, sure. You can take that data and say, Hey, what does, what does the market want? Where are people coming from? Why are, you know, oh they, it was, it was kind of crazy. And we may have been using your data on a, um, a research project we were doing down in Miami. I think. So we're looking for Okay. Based down in Miami. And, and it was crazy the amount of, the amount of data that the brokers down there could pull. And of course they were third partying. It, maybe it came from, you know, the stuff that you guys are doing, the back end. Cause it's like, oh, well we see that, you know, 50% of our, uh, people that visit this building just left Publix.   Sam Wilson (00:18:56) - Yeah. And then the Publix, they then got gas over here and we know that they then traveled to just using all that cell phone data map to figure out Yeah. Demographics and the ages and like, oh, then 50% of 'em stop at school on the way home and pick up their kids. You're like, oh, okay. So they have kids, they're from the age 20 to 40, like all of a sudden you could really dial down pretty uniquely into some of those things. And they just wonder, you know, how, how all that data eventually that cities can use this into an intelligent way of saying, you know, what do we do with this enormous amount of office space? Should this be real one,   Michael Schoen (00:19:27) - Should this 100%. Yeah, that's a great way. And, and the way you explained how that is used is, that's why it's so great for a building on owner to understand, do I have the right services at my building? Why is everyone leaving my building to go to this building that they have specific gym or restaurant or, it's a great way of bringing services back. Um, but again, yeah, great way of layering that data to understand like, should this be an office building at all? Should it be a residential building? Should it just be a mall? You know, . Right,   Sam Wilson (00:19:59) - Right. No, I think that's fantastic. Yeah. Like, while the families are leaving. Well why is that? Maybe it's cuz there's no playground or play space for the kids. There's no green space in the yards. There's not, and you can get those, you can pull those data points by polling. But I think having, having just kind of an aggregate data set where you can look at it and, and extract the kind of high level things that people aren't maybe necessarily verbalizing is a pretty cool, pretty cool tool set to have. Michael, this has been a blast having you come on the show today. I feel like I, there's, there's a hundred questions I should have asked you cuz you've, you've got just a wealth of information and growing teams. Oh, thank you. And knowledge. You've, you've built, uh, awesome businesses here worldwide, which I think is absolutely fantastic and across a lot of different, um, lot of different disciplines. Mm-hmm. , I mean, you've gone from brokerage to a tech company to, and it seems, it seems like you've just been able to seamlessly transition from one to the next, which is really, really cool. Learned a lot from you here today. If our listeners wanna get in touch with you, learn more about MicroShare or ARS data or any of those other things, what's the best way to do that?   Michael Schoen (00:20:58) - Uh, best way is my email, which is, uh, m shown@microshare.io.   Sam Wilson (00:21:06) - For those of you who are listening, that's shown. S c h OE n So that's how you spell Michael's last name. Michael, thank you for coming on the show today. I do   Michael Schoen (00:21:13) - Appreciate it. Thanks for having me. Really enjoyed it.   Sam Wilson (00:21:15) - Hey, thanks for listening to the How to Scale Commercial Real Estate podcast. If you can, do me a favor and subscribe and leave us a review on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, whatever platform it is you use to listen. If you can do that for us, that would be a fantastic help to the show. It helps us both attract new listeners as well as rank hire on those directories. So appreciate you listening. Thanks so much and hope to catch you on the next episode.      

In this episode of the PSA BizTech Podcast we are joined by Johanna Lidgren, Marketing Manager at Kawasaki Robotics to discuss the business and technology behind Industrial Trade Shows with a focus on Pack Expo 2022, which will be held at the McCormick Center in Chicago from October 23rd – 26th. Times are changing in the Packaging Industry and now more than ever, top CEO's, GM's and Plant Managers are traveling to these industry specific trade shows looking for solutions to help them solve real world production challenges. That's where PSA and Kawasaki can make a real impact with real world solutions to help boost production efficiencies and throughput! PSA will be exhibiting in collaboration with Kawasaki Robotics as we formerly launch the PSA Sniper High-Speed Packaging Cell! Please stop by Booth N-5946 to see what the buzz is all about! To learn more about Kawasaki Robotics, you can visit their website at www.kawasakirobotics.com or email them at info@kri-us.comTo learn more about Production Systems Automation please visit our website at www.psasystems.com or email us at info@psasystems.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Years before COVID and the whole "Very Dental" thing, the Dental Hacks would show up at the Chicago Midwinter and record at a booth! This was a sound check from some years ago that I think is one of the funnier things we ever did! I hope you enjoy! The original show notes: I promised Jason that I wouldn't put this one out. Promise broken. Jason and Alan decided to do an impromptu sound check podcast at the Premier Booth at the Chicago Midwinter and the result was hilarious. If we have any Russian listeners please let me apologize in advance for our horrible accent. We discuss the stuff we were excited to check out at the Midwinter, the McCormick Center security team, Jason's discomfort with women and endodontics and Alan's inability to fit into black lab coats. Some links from the show: Premier Dental Cosmedent Bioclear Dentsply Sirona Primescan Join the Very Dental Facebook group using the password "Timmerman," Hornbrook" or "McWethy." If you'd like to support the Very Dental Podcast Network then you should support our sponsors!  One of the unsung heroes of my practice is Cosmecore! Cosmedent's dual cured core buildup material is amazingly versatile! It comes in three colors (A2, opaque white and blue!) and it comes in an 8 gram syringe or a 50 gram mixing gun. And speaking of the big cartridge…you can save $50 off of one using coupon code “CORE50” on the website! Go check out the best core material in all of dentistry at verydentalpodcast.com/cosmecore! -- Our friends at Spear Education want Very Dental people to know about a special event they're having this summer! This new opportunity brings the leaders in dental education together to Educate, Elevate, and Empower you! Whether a current member or new to Spear, this event will reignite the spark in your practice. It's a “Whitman's Sampler” of all the amazing educators at Spear Education including Frank Spear, Gregg Kinzer, Jeff Rouse, Darin Dichter, Gary DeWood and Ricardo Mitrani! It's clinical! It's business! But most importantly, it's all Spear! Spear live is happening on the east coast in Boston, MA on August 12th and 13th! Go check it out at verydentalpodcast.com/Spear! -- You know that our friends at Zirc are the organization people. With the Color Method and all the different storage and instrument sterilizations options, they'll keep your processes streamlined and efficient! But they're not JUST the organization people. Every dental office should check out the amazing products that Zirc has to offer for organization, isolation and visualization at verydentalpodcast.com/Zirc! -- Our friends at CAD-Ray want you to know that there has never been a better time to get into intraoral scanning! They sell and support all kinds of digital dentistry products from scanners, to printers and even cloud based software! For instance, the Medit i600 itraoral scanner is priced at just about $13,000! And if you didn't know, CAD-Ray now distributes 3Shape scanners and the amazing Trios 4 wireless just had a $10,000 price cut! It comes in under $25,000. And all these options come with CAD-Ray's unbeatable support! Go check it out at verydentalpodcast.com/cadray! -- If there is one thing that's changed the way I look at teeth the most, it's probably the headlight I use with my loupes. Our friends at Enova make amazing loupes and distribute Zumax dental microscopes, both the best you can buy. But the amazing, weightless and cordless Qubit, Quasar or Quantum headlights (all others are just toys) are the biggest game changer. But be careful…if you try one, you're going to buy one! Why haven't you checked out Enova Illumination yet? You can get a killer deal on all things Enova by using the Very Dental link you'll find at verydentalpodcast.com/Enova! -- Have you been looking at your supply bill lately? Prices are REALLY going up on all the things you use every day in your office. Our friends at Crazy Dental understand and are here to help! Very Dental listeners can get 10% off their orders from Crazy Dental by using coupon code “VERYDENTAL10”! Go check out their amazing catalog and save yourself 10% off of their already amazing prices at verydentalpodcast.com/crazy! -- If you're looking for a one stop dental marketing solution, then look no further than the Wonderist Agency. Wonderist can help you with branding and a killer website. They'll design ad campaigns no matter how you want to get your name out there. But maybe most importantly, they'll show you how your marketing plan is working! They have industry leading analytics that help you understand what works and what doesn't in your area and they'll help you spend your marketing dollar in the wisest way possible! Go check out the Wonderist Agency at verydentalpodcast.com/Wonderist.

Listen to a compilation episode recorded live at the #OpenMic podcast station in the Social/Digital Hub at the Morningstar Investment Conference, September 22-24, 2021 at the McCormick Center in Chicago. Marie and Jonny sat down with a handful of conference attendees to discuss the various ways they overcame the challenges caused by the pandemic, including insights into digital communications. Many also discussed highlights and key takeaways from the conference. Special thanks to everyone who joined us! Guests included: David Mehlhorn, Director of Sales, Redtail Technology Allan Roth, Founder, Wealth Logic Joe Cook, Chief Operating Officer, CoastalOne Jaclyn Marshall, Director of Communications, Regiment, LLC Roger Wohlner, Freelance Writer and Journalist Stefania Di Bartolomeo, Founder & CEO, Physis Investment Marianne Rivera, Publisher, WealthManagement.com Walter K. Booker, Chief Operating Officer, MarketCounsel

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Happy Star Wars Celebration fakers! FSW Radio is live in Chicago bringing you daily mini-episodes from the podcast stage at McCormick Center. Today, Duper and IG-69 review the Episode IX panel and talk to some surprise guests! Be sure to return tomorrow and Sunday for more shenanigans from the boys.

I promised Jason that I wouldn't put this one out. Promise broken. Jason and Alan decided to do an impromptu sound check podcast at the Premier Booth at the Chicago Midwinter and the result was hilarious.  If we have any Russian listeners please let me apologize in advance for our horrible accent. We discuss the stuff we were excited to check out at the Midwinter, the McCormick Center security team, Jason's discomfort with women and endodontics and Alan's inability to fit into black lab coats.  Some links from the show: Premier Dental Cosmedent Bioclear Dentsply Sirona Primescan Microcopy Trimming and Finishing Neodiamonds have a ton of uses. From finishing composites to adjusting ceramics to cutting through zirconia...you'll find a bunch of uses for them! Check them out at dentalhacks.com/trimmingandfinishing.

Kevin Chaja of EQtainment and Jeremy Kenisky of Merge join as guest hosts to talk about ISTE and the buzz around immersion technology at the 2018 conference. Recorded on site at McCormick Center in Chicago. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-virtual-reality-podcast/support

Jason and Alan are joined by Dr. Joe Mehranfar of Brighterway Live implant training in Phoenix, AZ! Dr. Joe Mehranfar is an implant dentist who now spends his time doing hands on programs for other dentists! A few years ago he joined the Brighterway Live program and he tells the Dental Hacks all about it! If you think the Dental Hacks Nation needs to create a hands on implant program be sure to email us about it at info@dentalhacks.com! Links from the show: Brighterway Live The Visible Body app The Dental Hacks Nation closed Facebook group has over 23,000 members! Head over there to interact with other Dental Hacks listeners, guests and Brain Trust members every day, all day! Remember…if you don’t have anything “dental” on your FB page, we might decline your membership request. So IM the group or email us at info@dentalhacks.com. Go check out the Dental Success Network! It’s a couple months old and already it’s changing the lives of dentists everywhere! Jason and Alan are part of this amazing 3 pronged network: social network, CE network and buying network! Sign up and let them know the Dental Hacks sent you by using our code: DHN! Zirc has your isolation needs covered from the Incredible Insti-dam Relaxed fit to the amazing Mr. Thirsty One Step! Go check them out at dentalhacks.com/isolation and dentalhacks.com/thirsty! Bioclear is offering a “Dental Hacks Nation only” posterior course on June 1-2 in Tacoma, WA at the Bioclear Learning Center. The course will be taught by Dr. Jihyon Kim with a little help from Alan of the Dental Hacks! Come take this amazing course with friends from the Dental Hacks nation and learn to love posterior composites! Call 1-855-712-5327, ask for Tanya or email her at tanya@bioclearmatrix.com and she’ll get you signed up. And just to sweeten the deal each participant will leave with a Bioclear HD intro kit (a $437.75 value) for free! Just announced…people that sign up for the Bioclear posterior course on June 1-2 will also receive $500 of 3m products to take home and use the Monday after! Even better...each participant will receive a Premier Dental bur block worth $100! That's over $1000 of free stuff!  We only have a few spots left...so contact us soon! Cosmedent will be at the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry meeting in Chicago this year...and so will the Dental Hacks! Come see the Cosmedent booth on Friday, April 20th at the McCormick Center in Chicago where Al will be podcast all day! Check it out at dentalhacks.com/AACD! Premier Dental “Hack of the Week”: Premier Air instruments Jason: Biohorizons Implant Spacer/Depth Probe Alan: Stephen Fry's Great Leap Years podcast If you have any questions or comments for us please drop us an email at info@dentalhacks.com or find us (and like us!) at www.facebook.com/dentalhacks. Or, if you prefer…give us a call at (866) 223-5257 and leave us a message. You might be played in the show! If you like us, why not leave us a review on iTunes? It helps us get found by like minded people and might even help us get into “What’s Hot” in the iTunes store! Go to this link and let the world know about the DentalHacks! Finally, if you aren’t an Apple person, consider reviewing us on Stitcher at: stitcher.com/podcast/the-dentalhacks-podcast! If you would like to support the podcast you can check out our Patreon page! Although the show will always remain free to download, our Patreon supporters get access to special bonus content including (at least) one extra podcast episode every months! Also be sure to check out the Dental Hacks swag store where you can find t-shirts, stickers coffee mugs and all sorts of other things that let the world know you’re a part of the Hacks Nation!

I am thrilled to bring you Holly Elissa Bruno on today’s episode. She has a huge heart and has seven decades of wisdom to bring to you in times of change. She is an expert in legal issues as a “recovering attorney,” and has great advice on how to run a business with clear policies that protect you. We talk to Holly about persistence through challenges, the curved line of our paths, how knowing the law manages our expectations, trends and innovation within the industry, and being of support to the unique and authentic leaders making a difference in our future.   Key Takeaways: [8:13] Holly began in education and discovered that she would love to work with children while they are still open and forming their attitudes in early childhood. Along the way, she became a professor, attorney, and taught a course called “The Human Side of Management.” She had a great blessing of meeting and networking with early childhood leaders and felt inspired to continue on the path of changing lives. [13:37] Holly feels most passionate and inspired when working with leaders that work with children. Even though the work is so powerful, a lot of times we are seen as glorified babysitters, caregivers, or lucky to get paid to work with children. [18:41] Holly’s intention is to keep learning always and she has a fascination with life, travel and education. [21:49] One of the things she did to change her life immensely was to take her experience with law and travel and bring it into co-writing her book Managing Legal Risks in Early Childhood Programs. [29:07] Holly gives examples of when the law can be facilitative rather than restrictive, and how certain policies can help get an honest reference for a potential employee. [39:51] Children should get outdoors and have a free and fun environment. We don’t recommend eating dirt but there is something fun to making a mud pie or splashing in a puddle. [43:10] Holly defines herself as a recovering work addict. She is much less focused now on her accomplishments and to do list and more on being present. [45:57] It’s about the four L’s: living, loving, learning and laughing. Holly pulls it into one practice each day by asking “How much today was my life touched by love, and how much did I open my heart?” [52:16] If a child doesn’t feel safe the child can’t relax enough to learn. Until a child feels safe he/she can’t feel love and absorb any type of education. [56:03] Holly defines a rockstar as someone that is so true to themselves that they can use all of their unique and authentic self to make a difference.   Mentioned in This Episode: Kris Murray Child Care Marketing Solutions Child Care Success Academy Holly Elissa Bruno ChildCareExchange —  Articles are titled “Hold the Phone” / “Hold Harmless for Babysitting” Julie Bartkus   Quotes: “I saw that if I wanted to make a difference on earth, early childhood was the place to be.” “You change a child’s life — you change the world.” “We are a field of wisdom and a field of building relationships.” “When you are present with a child, there is something beautiful that comes about.”   More About Holly Elissa Bruno: Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD, is an award-winning, best-selling author, international keynote speaker, ground-breaking radio host, and seasoned team builder. She served as Assistant Attorney General for the state of Maine and Assistant Dean at the University of Maine School of Law. While working as Associate Professor and Dean of Faculty at the University of Maine-Augusta, Holly Elissa was selected “Outstanding Professor.” An alumna of Harvard University’s Institute for Educational Management, she taught leadership courses for The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership and Wheelock College. iTunes has ranked Holly Elissa’s radio programs in its top 200 K-12 podcasts. Tune in to Holly Elissa’s online radio program, Heart to Heart Conversations on Leadership: Your guide to making a difference at BAMRadioNetwork.com.

Cultural differences often creates big barriers to conflict resolution. In this segment we explore the insights gleaned from recent research that can help us become more skilled at managing cross- cultural conflict. Follow:@annelitwinphd , @SueOffutt, @hollyelissabrun @hollyelissabrun @bamradionetwork Dr. Anne Litwin has been a consultant to organizations and a coach to senior managers for more than 30 years in the USA and internationally. Author of, New Rules for Women: Revolutionizing the Way Women Work Together. Dr. Brandi Pritchett-Johnson is a Licensed Psychologist working as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Florida and ASPIRE Coordinator. Vonetta T. Rhodes, Ed.M. is the first African-American Director of the Niagara County Community College Child Development Center. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, providing leadership and overseeing the day-to-day operations that relate to the orchestration of tasks and establishment of systems.

We close the year with a look back and a look ahead with three of our most insightful regular guests. Follow: @Bloomfield @principalspage, @SueOffutt, @hollyelisabrun @bamradionetwork Dr. David Bloomfield is Professor of Education Leadership, Law, and Policy at Brooklyn College and the City University of NY Graduate Center. Michael Smith: is Superintendent of Tuscola Community Unit School District #301 in Tuscola, Illinois. He has more than 17 years of education experience as a teacher, coach, K-12 Principal, Assistant Superintendent, and Superintendent. Sue Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership.

Education leaders need to be positive through difficult times, right? Turns out that the answer may be no. In this segment our guests explain why your "can-do" attitude can produce a can't do or won't do response from the people you lead. Elise Foster and Liz Wiseman co-authored The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside our Schools, Elise teaches leadership to business and educational leaders, has served as a faculty adviser and coach to students at Indiana University (Kelley School of Business) and as a management fellow at Harvard University., Liz is the President of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, and was a former executive at Oracle Corporation for 17 years. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. Patrick Larkin: @patrickmlarkin, is the Assistant Superintendent for Learning for Burlington Public Schools in Massachusetts.

There are myriad pros and cons to having and using a cell phone in the classroom. Our guests offer guidance on creating a sound and viable cell phone policy. Ann Ditty is Past President of the National Association for Regulatory Administration which provides education and consultation for licensors and agencies responsible for child care programs. Suzanne Eckes is an associate professor at Indiana University in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Sue Offutt Ph.D. is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership. Lee Kolbert is an educator, and self-proclaimed geek who has been with Palm Beach County Schools for over 27 years.

In this segment we look at what causes so many education leaders to be so kind, compassionate, nurturing and supportive of others, yet so hard on themselves. Our guests say that being kind to yourself is a critical leadership skill. Without this ability its difficult to succeed. Learn how to start being kinder to yourself right now. Britta Larsen graduated from Wellesley College in 2004 with a BA in psychology. She received her MA and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of California, San Diego, where she studied social interactions and cardiovascular health. Her research has explored the physiological effects of stress and recovery from stress, with a focus on social cognitive processes such as social support, rumination, and forgiveness. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, providing leadership and overseeing the day-to-day operations that relate to the orchestration of tasks and establishment of systems.

When should an education leader disrupt and shake up their organization? According to our guests the answer is now and the question is how. Tune in to learn about the value of disruptive leadership and how to skillfully use disruption to take your organization to a new level of performance. Britta Larsen graduated from Wellesley College in 2004 with a BA in psychology. She received her MA and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of California, San Diego, where she studied social interactions and cardiovascular health. Her research has explored the physiological effects of stress and recovery from stress, with a focus on social cognitive processes such as social support, rumination, and forgiveness. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, providing leadership and overseeing the day-to-day operations that relate to the orchestration of tasks and establishment of systems.

Most will agree that forgiving and forgetting is a lot easier said than done. In this segment we look at what happens when petty hurts and offenses create grudges in early childhood settings. Moreover, we look at how education leaders can help create work place where people can more easily and rapidly get over the small stuff. Britta Larsen graduated from Wellesley College in 2004 with a BA in psychology. She received her MA and Ph.D. in experimental psychology from the University of California, San Diego, where she studied social interactions and cardiovascular health. Her research has explored the physiological effects of stress and recovery from stress, with a focus on social cognitive processes such as social support, rumination, and forgiveness. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, providing leadership and overseeing the day-to-day operations that relate to the orchestration of tasks and establishment of systems.

Leadership transitions are inherently complicated and rich with the potential for problems. However, taking over the reigns from a founder of an organization poses a unique set of issues for the new leader. In this segment our guests offer insights on how to step out of the shadow of the founder and lead. Tom McLaughlin formed McLaughlin & Associates after nearly two decades as a nonprofit consulting specialist with two national accounting and consulting firms. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership.

Educating children, preparing them for the future and raising student achievement is a serious responsibility. Our guests today say that we'll all do a much better job off meeting those goals if we approach them with a spirit of play. Learn more... Stuart Brown MD is the founder of the National Institute for Play, where he speaks, consults and educates organizations, corporations, universities, and public policy makers about the importance of play in our lives and the unexpected, serious consequences that occur when play is neglected. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership, providing leadership and overseeing the day-to-day operations that relate to the orchestration of tasks and establishment of systems.

Principals and directors are on all day and often into the night, making decision after decision after decision. We know this is not a healthy practice, but who hasn't gotten into the rut of not taking breaks? Our guest says this practice can have profound consequences, compromising your ability to make sound decisions or even handle yourself in critical management situations. Learn more... Author Roy Baumiester is the Social Psychology Area Director and Francis Eppes Eminent Scholar. Self-control, choice, decision making is part of his ongoing research. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership.

Principals and directors are on all day and often into the night, making decision after decision after decision. We know this is not a healthy practice, but who hasn't gotten into the rut of not taking breaks? Our guest says this practice can have profound consequences, compromising your ability to make sound decisions or even handle yourself in critical management situations. Learn more... Author Roy Baumiester is the Social Psychology Area Director and Francis Eppes Eminent Scholar. Self-control, choice, decision making is part of his ongoing research. Susan Offutt is the Executive Director at the McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership.