Podcasts about Miami

This week, as Art Basel in Miami Beach opens, we discuss a new book, The Art Fair Story: A Rollercoaster Ride, with its author Melanie Gerlis, art market columnist at the Financial Times and editor-at-large at The Art Newspaper. Melanie ponders the past, present and future of art fairs. A huge new show, Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s-Now has just opened at Tate Britain in London, and we talk to its curators, Alex Farquharson, the director of Tate Britain, and David A Bailey, the artistic director of the International Curators Forum and the organiser of numerous seminal exhibitions on diaspora and Black representation in art. And in this episode's Work of the Week, we're back in Miami—our deputy digital editor Aimee Dawson talks to the artist Marco Brambilla about Heaven's Gate, his new virtual reality work at the Pérez Art Museum.The Art Fair Story: A Rollercoaster Ride by Melanie Gerlis is published by Lund Humphries and priced £19.99 in the UK, $34.99 in the US and $46.99 in Canada.Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art, 1950s-Now is at Tate Britain until 3 April 2022. David A Bailey's book with Allison Thompson, Liberation Begins in the Imagination—an anthology of writings on Caribbean-British art and culture—is also published by Tate and priced £30.Marco Brambilla: Heaven's Gate is at the Pérez Art Museum Miami until 1 February next year. An in-depth review of Heaven's Gate by The Art Newspaper's XR Panel can be found at theartnewspaper.com or on our apps for iOS and Android. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The NFT market exploded this spring and has kept on exploding all year long. Artnet News Editor-In-Chief Andrew Goldstein is joined on the show by one of the guys who lit the fuse on NFTs, Noah Davis, the head of digital sales at Christie's, who listeners may know best as the guy who sold the people NFT this spring for $69.3 million, waking up the world to the dizzying potential of crypto art.  It's a busy time for Noah. Right now. Christie's first on-chain NFT sale on the crypto platform OpenSea is taking place with some of the coveted works on offer also being displayed in an immersive art exhibition down in Miami, during Art Basel, Miami Beach, which is turning into a giant coming out party of sorts for crypto art. This is also a very exciting time for Artnet as well, which is about to hold its own first on-chain auction of major NFT works on December 15th in conjunction with the launch of our new Artnet NFT platform. 

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Tom and Amin are joined by Sam Amick to discuss the tampering fines assessed by the league against Miami and Chicago, when Bogdan Bogdanovich was "betraded", the Kangs management situation, and if the Lakers are salvageable. Finally some Tom's Trivia and an Amin rant about Lavar Ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma and Isabel begin with their first reactions to the Real Housewives of Miami trailer with the returning women, and Adriana mentioning Kim Kardashian to Larsa Pippen. Epic. They also get into their overall thoughts on Winter House as a season.  RHUGT ~5:00  Next, they discuss episode 5 of Ultimate Girls Trip and how this was Ramona's lowest. Plus, their thoughts overall on the yacht day, Luann, and Teresa's overall presence on the trip.  RHOC ~21:00 The highly anticipated Orange County premiere lived up to the hype. They break down why Heather Dubrow was so necessary to bring back for so many reasons, their thoughts on the new Housewives, and their opinions on the dynamics of the women so far. RHOP ~33:00  Finally, the 4th part of the Potomac reunion hosted by Nicki Minaj. This is uncharted territory. They give their feelings on a celebrity-hosted reunion, Nicki's unbiased line of questioning, and how different it feels from a “normal” reunion.  Shop our merch: shop.commentsbycelebs.com Codes: Mejuri - Mejuri.com/celebs for 10% off your first order Foria- foriawellness.com/CBC or code CBC at checkout for 20% off your first order Peloton - onepeloton.com/app for free peloton classes for the rest of the year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jake and Josh discuss superstar wide receiver Jaylen Waddle, Miami's loaded injury report, and is this year two part two of the Dolphins' rebuild? (Houtz promises to never record on a laptop with a gamer headset ever again) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a new episode of Locked on Cavs, hosts Chris Manning and Evan Dammerall talk about the Cavs' win in Miami — the team's first since 2010 — before looking at awards from the game (MVP, stat of the night and play of the night) before emptying out their notebook from the game. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. PrizePicks Don't hesitate, check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! TrueBill Don't fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Shopify Go to SHOPIFY.com/lockedonnba for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Neal McCready and Chase Parham for Thursday's Oxford Exxon Podcast. Peach Bowl CEO Gary Stokan joins on the Rafters Music and Food Hotline and we discuss Miami, Oklahoma, recruiting and more.

Hour 2: Daniel Jones practiced on Wednesday and now his status for Sunday's game in Miami is uncertain, a fella named Mike called in and did some sharing, Boomer's recent Rangers experience at MSG sure could have been better, C-Lo's update on the other-hand was about as good as it gets, we hear the audio of Evan Roberts getting himself some redemption after the being the butt of a joke, the Mets elected to introduce Max Scherzer on an outdoor Zoom call from Dallas, ‘Big Zoo' is reaching people and making them money or at least one guy, Marcus Stroman's exit from New York is welcomed by many and despite a lockout being in place there are still odds on the 2022 World Series.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week's Coin Stories features Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky. (Bio Below) *** Coin Stories is brought to you in part by The Bitcoin Conference and Okcoin. BITCOIN 2022 will be the BIGGEST BITCOIN EVENT IN HISTORY held in Miami on April 6-9, 2022. For 10% Off your Bitcoin Conference Ticket head to https://b.tc/conference and use code COINSTORIES *** Okcoin is on a mission to make crypto investing and trading easily accessible to anyone around the world. We are building the next generation of tools to help onboard the investors and traders who have been on the fence about crypto. Okcoin a globally licensed exchange with offices in San Francisco, Miami, Malta, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. We are a collective of global citizens with a common passion to help decentralize finance and level the economic playing field for everyone around the world. Visit https://go.okcoin.com/natalie for $50 in Bitcoin when you sign up. -- Alex Full Biography via Mashinsky.com: Alex Mashinsky was born into communism, reared under socialism, and is currently thriving under capitalism. He is a prominent entrepreneur who has founded several companies over the years, including Celsius Network, GroundLink, Transit Wireless, Elematics and Arbinet. Alex disrupted several industries but he is most known as the inventor of VOIP which today enables over 1B people worldwide to use free voice over the internet for free. His new startup Celsius Network, is disrupting the banks, it is a community-based Proof-of-Stake blockchain protocol allowing members to borrow dollars against their crypto assets and to earn interest when they deposit (and lend) their crypto out. he wants 7.5B people to go From VOIP to MOIP (Money over IP) Alex's success as an entrepreneur stems from his acute ability to identify future trends, assemble world-class teams and raise enough money to fund his projects. Two of his companies, Arbinet and Transit Wireless achieved a monopolistic hold in their respective industries and pioneered new business models and groundbreaking technologies. Alex has a long history with high tech, evidenced by his powerful intellectual property portfolio. He has authored over 50 patents that cover aspects of VOIP, Smart Grid, Ad exchanges, Groupon, Twitter, Skype, App Store, Netflix streaming concept and many other top performing web companies. He is one of the leading evangelists of web-based exchanges. Due to his extensive experience as a prolific inventor and a business strategist, Alex has been a featured speaker at over 250 international conferences. He has also made numerous TV appearances on business networks and talk shows. He has received numerous awards, notably the prestigious Albert Einstein Technology Medal in 2000, the Technology Foresight Award for Innovation (presented in Geneva at Telecom '99) and Crain's Top Entrepreneur Award in 2010. He has also been nominated for E&Y's Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2002 and 2011. He recently was named "Top 100 In Crypto" by CoinTelegraph. After years of entrepreneurship, Alex subsequently gravitated towards investing in startups, founding his early stage venture capital firm, Governing Dynamics. Over the years, Alex has raised over $1 billion in venture and private equity funds to help position his startups as leaders in their fields. Arbinet's fundraising efforts were even documented in an HBS case study in 2001. Currently based in New York, Alex serves as a Managing Partner of Governing Dynamics. The firm has invested in Cryptocurencies and ICO's as well as startups focused on AI/ML, biotech and cybersecurity. Alex has invested in over 60 startups over the years, recording many successes and an equal number of failures. As a prominent figure in the New York entrepreneurial scene, he has previously been a member of the YPO's NYC chamber. He believes that "the secret to success is finding something to do in which your skills can exceed your ambitions." -- Timecodes: 00:00 Introduction and Discount Codes 2:01 Alex young life in Ukraine 3:42 Why Alex's family fled to Israel 5:59 From communism to socialism 7:54 Alex's education 10:52 Bitcoin is the Black Swan 11:45 Why move to the U.S. 12:44 Alex early career in commodities trading 15:29 Alex entrepreneurial path 17:46 VOIP revolution 18:47 Alex's great success and financial security 21:07 Where Alex's spirit comes from 23:16 Learning from failure 25:59 Discovering Bitcoin 29:33 Going down the rabbit hole 33:12 Bitcoin maximalism vs alts 35:55 Earning high yield on coins 38:40 Why Alex wanted to give back 41:54 How does Celsius work 44:18 Stable coins 46:43 Taking from the rich to give to the poor 51:12 The Celsius name 51:37 Bitcoin and mass adoption 54:02 Regulation of yield products 56:41 Bitcoin vs. U.S. Dollar 59:57 Money printing or market crash 1:02:54 Alex reflections 1:04:17 Price prediction

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On a hastily recorded segment to lead off a new episode of the Heat Check podcast, David Wilson and Anthony Chiang, the Miami Herald's Heat beat writer, give their rapid reaction to Bam Adebayo's injury and provide an early assessment of what Miami might do to survive without its star post player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, Kelsey chats with Maria Percoco. Maria is originally from Venezuela but grew up in Miami, FL. She studied Interior Design with a minor in Architecture at Drexel University. Currently she is working at STUDIOS Architecture as a Designer and has been in the industry for 5.5 years. Fun fact: She was ranked by the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) in the state of Florida when I was in high school - woop!   Today on Studio.chats: + Approaching things with an open mind + What to do if you feel like you are struggling to find your niche in design + Power of finding mentors just a few steps ahead of you & identifying them early on   Connect with Kelsey: Instagram: @studio.chats Email: hellostudio.chats@gmail.com   Connect with Maria: Instagram: @mafepercoco   If we've been connected for a bit, you know that I think of us on this podcast as friends in studio chatting late night! Excited for you to join today's chat!   If you connected to something from the chats, help us get these messages out to as many emerging designers as possible and leave us a rating and review on Apple podcasts! It would mean the world!   Thank you for being here! Thank you for committing to your growth as a designer, architect and human

My husband, Tim Feldman, and I share some very exciting news for the yoga community and your weekend plans if you're in the Miami area. This Saturday, December 4th, will be the official grand opening of our brand new space — The Miami Yoga Garage.  We have events planned all day, and everyone is welcome to attend — online and in person. Even if you've never taken a yoga class before, this is your moment to get acquainted. Meet with me and other yoga teachers and take free classes. The event lasts all day, so come and go as you please, and there's plenty of time to take a nap between events: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. Free yoga classes, including a primary session with Kino 11:40 a.m. Inauguration Ceremony (please bring 1 piece of fruit if you plan on attending) 1:30 p.m. Workshops, including a handstand workshop and crystal workshop 4:30 p.m. Raffle 5:00 p.m. Live Music 6:00 p.m. Collapse viewing party 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Live Music Come and celebrate the makeover we gave this building and the work our team put into this space. We knew right when we walked in what The Miami Yoga Garage could be, and it's finally time to celebrate the 18-month long effort.  We started this project over two years ago, but it's been a dream of Tim's for a long time. Tim is inspired by art first and foremost, and he started his career as a dance teacher before ever stepping on the path of yoga. Art taught him about his own spirit, and it's exciting to bring these two parts of his life together. That's why this new space will incorporate art, artifacts, poetry, live music, and more with our yoga classes and workshops. These new creative spaces will inspire spirituality in all of our practices because we all need a little extra boost after these past two years. No one could have prepared any of us for how COVID-19 changed our industry and so many others. It's changed the way we teach yoga, but it also created so many new obstacles that we had no precedent for. Tim and I share the biggest challenges we faced navigating the permit systems amid the pandemic, on top of all of the supply chain issues and online transitions. Not every yoga studio has the luxury of successfully moving online, and fewer still have the resources to get online and reach their students in a post-pandemic world. We are blessed to have made The Miami Yoga Garage possible, and we want to thank everyone who sacrificed their time, money, blood, sweat, and tears to get this place open and ready for new yoga students across the globe.  We have new creative spaces for people to come and practice with us, both online and in person. If you would like to sign up for yoga courses with me, get your free 30-day membership on Omstars.com & use code: PODCAST. Keep up with us online @omstarsofficial. Visit my blog at Kinoyoga.com and don't hesitate to get in touch with me at info@kinoyoga.com. If you want to share what you've learned on your yoga journey, you could be invited to guest spot on The Yoga Inspiration Podcast. 

Travis is back for the 13th preview installment of the Drive Time Podcast this season. We'll take a close look at the Giants, examine the matchups position-by-position, give you three keys to the game and tell you how Miami can make it a fifth-straight victory.

Tim Ringle is Global CEO of Meet the People, an “international family of unified but independent agencies. In the three months since its inception, Meet the People has acquired 3 agency brands. Tim has bigger plans. He intends to bring in a total of up to 15 agencies, reaching from Canada and the US to Europe and Asia. “We have 400 people in North America right now. We want to be 2,000 people in at most 18 to 24 months globally.” Even though he is acquiring agencies at a fast pace, Tim says what he is not building a holding company. He explains that holding companies have been consolidating the industry, the trend a “survival response” to complications from the digitization of processes and channels and, more recently, because covid has changed how work is done. He says small agencies may need to hire one or more people “just to handle the benefits, taxes, payroll, inflation, and salary increases” of those employees who now want to work from “anywhere,” where “anywhere” has different laws, tax rates, and costs of living and working than at an agency's home office. Tim sees holding companies as a powerful trend. Even though there are 14,000 independent agencies in the United States, six major holding company networks “own sixty percent of the entire media industry within the agency space.” However, Tim says, they often don't act in the best interests of their clients because they are driven from the top by financial rather than client interests. He claims that both small, independent agencies and holding companies often fail in communicating when passing clients from one agency or holding-company-entity to the next. “They're only going to talk to each other if there's some money to be made in between . . . there's a lot of lost information . . . .” In Meet the People's “family,” the agency owns its affiliate agencies, but the people within those affiliate agencies also “own a part of Meet the People.” The network structure provides “a fully integrated approach for brands . . . to cross-pollinate across multiple services,” the opportunity for the agency to build multi-brand micro-offices, and scalable support for dealing with “anywhere” variances. Tim says, “Keep the brand, be the best you can, but let us create connective tissue between the different companies to see if we can increase share volume with a client.” Tim has a lot of experience building global agencies. He says he has learned that it is extremely important, “especially in the beginning of the engagement,” to build trust with the client. To do this, his team of disparate agencies will need to work as one. Tim is bringing his people together physically to take time to create “a deep understanding and culture between all the different offices, people, trades, and brands,” building what Tim describes as an “integrated DNA.” They also will be discussing the implementation of individualized OKRs (Objectives, Key Results), a tech tool for tracking accountability. Tim says his agency is very focused on operational excellence, on brand positioning, on bringing really good entrepreneurs . . . and on hyper-goals. He says it is important to make the right decisions now because, “if you build something with small cracks, they become massive gaps when you are at scale.”  As his agency network continues to grow, Tim is excited about finding “really talented entrepreneurs who want to change the industry who can't or are tapping out” with their skills/abilities/finances and being able, through Meet the People, to provide the experience, capital, and structure and small-enough scale “where they can actually still move things.”  Tim can be reached on his agency's website at: https://www.meet-the-people.com/. Transcript Follows: ROB: Welcome to the Marketing Agency Leadership Podcast I'm your host Rob Kischuk and I'm joined today by Tim Ringle, Global CEO at Meet the People based in New York, New York. Welcome to the podcast, Tim. TIM: Hi, Rob. Thank you for having me. ROB: It's great to have you here. Why don't you start off by telling us about Meet the People, what is the business, and what are you all best at. TIM: I think, to understand what we are building with Meet the People, you have to understand a bit of my background. I've been an entrepreneur in the agency space – primarily digital agency space for 24 years. That sounds long but I'm also 45 years old so I can carry that. I started my first agency literally in the basement of my friend's house. We started as a SEO agency digital marketing agency, very much focused on performance marketing. I was blessed to be able to do that in '98, '99 – when this industry was about to develop and therefore was able build that business to 150 people and then sell the business. After that, I did a reverse takeover of the company that bought my business –and that got me to around 400 people in Europe. So, I started my first business in Germany – my native Germany – and we scaled the 400 people agency that was all across Europe into 1,000 people. It was stock market listed in beautiful Paris. I left that to move to the dark side of the ad industry as I call it. Having built multiple agencies as an independent agency entrepreneur, you were always battling the holding companies, right? And I swore to myself many times because they beat me and sometimes I beat them. That's how it works, right? I swore to them I would never work for them. So, I ended up moving to New York City and working for 1 of the holding companies who always wanted to acquire my business. So, I did that for 3 years within IPG. I have to say the experience was amazing. I really learned a ton of stuff that I couldn't learn from being someone who was leading 1,000 people. Now I was part of 65,000 people. I inherited an agency there – once again, a performance marketing agency – around 1,000 people – and then left it after 3 years scaling it to 3,000 people. So, I've done this a couple of times and what we're building with Meet the People is what I would say is version number four of my vision of what an independent agency network should look like. We're building it with my 24 years of experience of what I liked and disliked in the agencies that I've built in the past. What I liked the most was that people in the advertising industry are mainly driven by culture. If you're good in your trade in advertising, you can get a job anywhere on the client side in tech companies. You can build your own company because marketing, just like legal, is a service that you always need everywhere. So, selling a product, branding a product, coming up with a marketing strategy is something you can use pretty much in every business in the world. It's 1 of the integrated parts. Why do people choose to work for an agency? Because they love the culture in agencies, right? What we're doing at Meet the People – when we looked at the industry and I had – I still have the same vision. I'm building a global agency network as an alternative to the large holding companies. I figured that nobody's talking about the people anymore. Everybody's talking about technology, data, automation, and how computers will replace us, how AI will come up with creatives – all this kind of stuff. It's true that the technology has enabled us to be extremely more efficient. But, in the end, the new Coke logo or the new “just do it” from Nike does not come out of AI or a computer, it comes out of the brain of a human being a creative strategist. So, we believe (or I believe) that we have to remember in the ad industry that it's all about the people. We are a service industry. Without the people who are sitting behind the machines and using the machines, tech enabled, we're not going to produce disruptive, new ideas that actually put a brand on the map. That's why we're building Meet the People. I can obviously talk much more about it. But that's kind of it in a nutshell. ROB: When you say an agency network . . . what does that look like when it's an agency network? It's not a holding company. I'm curious about the differentiation of some of the different agencies within the network and how you think about that – because your website is very people-centric. It's more about the people, the partners, than it is about this brand and this specialization and this other thing we just acquired and all that you see in the holding company world. TIM: Correct. So, why am I not calling it a holding company? A holding company has one purpose – and it is a financial orientation. right? So, a holding company is most a holding company because it is actually managed by finance people. I don't necessarily I don't want to diss anyone. But I would say that a finance-led company most probably will be struggling with creating the best strategy, best creative, and best outcome for their clients. They might create the best outcome for themselves, right? That's why we're not calling ourselves a holding company. We are running this network of agencies who, don't misunderstand me, we do own the agencies – and the people within the agencies own a part of Meet the People. That's the concept. We are building this, first of all, to fulfill a fully integrated approach for brands so, instead of just servicing one client within one specialty with one agency, we are allowing the conversation to be elevated and to cross-pollinate across multiple services. For example, when our creative agency, VSA Partners, out of Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. Beautiful, creative design work and strategy. When they come up with a brand refresh or rebranding or brand strategy – I would love to see that through until you actually can see it on TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, LinkedIn – wherever that brand comes to life besides on brochures, in magazines, or the logo or the CI. Many independent agencies, because of their size and their financial scrutiny because they're small, can't invest a lot of capital into innovation or additional services. They can't see that journey through. That means you have a lot of inefficient handshakes in between. That happens in holding companies because they're structured that way, but it happens in independent agencies as well. One independent agency is a hundred people might be excellent in creative. The next one might be excellent in social media. But they're only going to talk to each other if there's some money to be made in between. There's a lot of lost information when a chief creative officer comes up with a brand strategy and somebody implements that on social media in community management. We want to make that a much more seamless flow with less barriers for the client but also more excitement for the people involved because you actually see the product living there and a colleague of you in another agency – but it's part of our structure – has basically put that on the social channel or billboard. ROB: When you come to thinking about – there's, obviously, within a holding company lots of capabilities, you're talking about these more seamless handoffs. How do you think about building that team? Did you go out hunting for best of breed agencies to bring them into the group or did you build some capabilities from scratch? How did you think about this? TIM: We were going to do both. We started Meet the People three months ago and since then we had 3 agency brands join us – so we acquired 3 brands. Three agencies and we're going to bring more than 10 – probably 15 plus – companies into Meet the People as a group. We're going to do that in North America – so we already have US, Canada, some capabilities. We're going to do it in Europe and then we're going to do it in Asia. How we decide what to go for depends on what services we need next in that journey. Right now, we have a very strong creative agency with VSA Partners and we have a very strong experiential agency with Public Labels. We have certain services that sit in a similar bucket where the client sees the service, so that adjacent service is part of the scope. If we don't service that ourselves. then we should basically fill that gap either with another agency joining us or with building these capabilities organically with the acquire or actually hire before revenue. Ultimately, we want to have a seamless handshake between the different trades. ROB: We have 2 former guests who have been acquired into a similar opportunity recently – which is interesting. We had Chantel from Imagine Media and Techwood Digital were both acquired. Jared Belski, who was the CEO of 360i, has rolled up 3 or 4 agencies. That's all I know. Is this a trend or is this just 2 people that happen to have done a similar thing and why now? TIM: No, it is a trend. As much as I don't like the traditional holding company model, we have to respect that the holding companies have created an industry. Because there's 14,000 independent agencies in the United States alone. Fourteen thousand and there are six networks and the six networks own sixty percent of the entire media industry within the agency space, right? So they've created an industry. We all live in that ecosystem and that industry. The trend right now and primarily driven by the extreme success of what whatever intention Martin Sorrell, Sir Martin Sorrell, had to bid as for capital. If it was ego, if it was revenge, I don't know. He only knows. But he has been extremely successful from a financial perspective doing that because there is a gap, a vacuum in the Market. So, there's models like that that are older than the S4 Capital MediaMonks model. MediaMonks is only 3 years old but Stagwell MDC by Mark Penn is 5-6 years old and You & Mr. Jones is also 7 years old, I think. So, there's a couple of these what we call an agency rollup network model. They existed for years. What has changed in the industry is covid has accelerated the fact that independent agencies got scrutinized because of their size. Before, when you were 100 people, you could live a very good life as an independent agency. There's two real trends. One is the digitalization of processes and channels. At the same time covid is putting extraordinary pressure on talent, new work. This is all very complicated for smaller companies to handle because now your people tell you, “I want to work from anywhere.” How are you going to do that from a benefits perspective . . . tax perspective? It creates complications. Clients are the same. “Oh, I don't need you to come into my office anymore, but I want to take T&E out of your expenses.” Economy of scale becomes more and more important. A couple of people have understood that, so these networks are created over the last couple of years. But they're also created all over the planet. So there are networks in Asia, networks in Europe, networks in the US. There's only very few who can bridge multiple continents. This is one thing we're going to do with Meet the People. We're going to bridge multiple continents because we believe (or I believe) that our clients want the same quality of service across multiple jurisdictions that are not only North America. So, I've not invented this model, right? They exist. They're very successful. The main reason why they're successful is that, when you have, as I said, 100 people on your P&L, it's very difficult for you to invest a million dollars into innovation technology. You might only have a million dollars of profit and you want to keep some of that. Usually, it's very difficult for them to hire before revenue, to anticipate bigger jumps. In economy of scale, it's easier for us to say, “Ten, twenty percent of our EBITA goes to a business strategy consultancy layer that most agencies can't afford or a technology IP that you actually own as a company. We can make these investments. And that makes it extremely attractive. ROB: How do the capital markets feel about this sort of arrangement? I know there's a lot of money out there looking for yield. I could also see the case that you just have to self-finance this sort of thing if you want to. Where is the money side of the world? Are they looking to fund this sort of thing because they need something to believe in and something that's going to give them better than inflation? Although inflation is getting pretty good now. TIM: Let's make a relatable example. Let's imagine you have a million dollars excess capital right now. You have it lying around. Where are you going to put it? You can put it into crypto. Very risky. You can put it into NFTs. Even riskier. You can put it into traditional venture capital. So, there's a lot of money in the market. But there's also a lot of options in the market. You know pre-IPO, post-IPO, or FinTech, software as a service, space – there's so many categories. The service business as a sector in general or the advertising industry service side of it – not MarTech AdTech – it's not the most attractive industry to invest money. Why? Because you have no tangible assets. The desks, the computers – they're all at home right now. As people, as a company, you maybe own intellectual property. But mostly you have a lot of walking assets and that's your people. For the longest time, the ad industry was not super attractive for larger investors. That has dramatically changed because of the pressure coming from tech. Tech has gotten so heavy on advertising and so relying on advertising. Same time that there's more capital in the market and that a couple of people, including Sir Martin and others, have proven that you can make real money there. Most of the investment in this space is private equity and I would say large family offices. ROB: It's fascinating just to see this emerge. I think I hear what you're saying that you know there's all these different factors in play, right? You have some firms that are a little bit “walking wounded” due to . . . it does get complicated when people want to be in different states and now you're having to pay taxes on your payroll in different states. There's an economy to having 1,000 people, 10,000 people where you know what there's a department that handles that baked into the margins of the overall business. I totally get it. TIM: Yeah, and you don't go through this alone, right? If you have a 50-people business and 20 people decide they don't want to work from New York anymore or LA, they're going to work from anywhere, you need to hire at least 1 more person just to handle the benefits, taxes, payroll plus inflation increases plus salary increases. So, it's complicated. What's important about Meet the People is we give that layer at scale, but the agency brands stay independent in their DNA. We're not changing their brands. VSA Partners that joined us at the beginning of the year is VSA Partners. They've done that. This work for 40 years . . . successful. They're an incredible, talented shop and great people. Why would we change any of that? Doesn't make any sense. Keep the brand, be the best you can, but let us create connective tissue between the different companies to see if we can increase share volume with a client. You're already sitting on an amazing client. You define the strategy. Why don't we talk about who actually builds the website, who actually manages social media? Why don't we talk about it because we already have that relationship? That is very attractive to companies who don't have that client access. There's a lot of independent agencies who are very specialized, who would die to get into a client like Google or IBM or Ford who just can't because they don't have the gravitas.  ROB: When it comes to new and existing business, it sounds like you have some thoughts about the role of location. But the role of location is different from what it used to be. On the one hand you mentioned having offices and having people in these different geographies. But you also had this dynamic where some of the agencies that are joining the network may have played very much off a home field advantage that may not be the case anymore. So, how are you looking at the strategic role of geography? TIM: I think geography stays extremely important. I'm someone who grew up with in-person meetings and built businesses within in-person meetings. I do believe in-person meetings to create chemistry. Especially in the beginning of the engagement with the client, it's extremely important because you're not only buying a service, you're buying the trust into the person across from you. Because there's so many agencies out there. So many service providers out there. Who are you going to go for if the service is extremely comparable and they sadly so are? In the creative space, not as much, but in the digital execution, who does better search than that person – there is a chemistry factor to that. I think in person will stay extremely relevant. Our strategy here is to say, instead of having large headquarters, we're going to have more micro-offices. When we have 10 agencies, let's say in North America, it's extremely likely that we end up having 20 offices all over the place. Instead of having one person in a WeWork, we're going to have 20 people from maybe 5 different agencies in Austin, Texas. Or we're going to have the same in Dallas, or we're going to have the same in San Francisco. We already have 5 offices in North America and anyone from these companies can really work from anywhere within these proximities. We also hire outside of these proximities because we want to have at some point an office in Miami, maybe in New Orleans, and whatnot. So, I foresee that we have certain client-centric larger footprints in New York, LA, San Francisco. We have Boulder, Colorado, we have Chicago, we have Toronto . . . but we're going to have a lot of micro-offices because we need to have flexibility. That's new work. This is part of that. Maybe one of the things we got from covid . . . besides covid. ROB: Really fascinating. Tim, we quite often ask people what lessons they've learned and what they would do differently, but it strikes me that you are actually in the process of getting to do things differently. You know we say, what would you do if you were starting over? You, you have had a chance to do that in some cases. An interesting thing about this model is you're kind of starting on third base but you have agencies who have made it here on their own journeys and you're having to coalesce something together. What are you doing differently in the structuring of Meet the People that you learned in your past and said, “It's got to be different”? TIM: One thing that we're doing the same is creating a deep understanding and culture between all the different offices, people, trades, and brands. I've done this before. The last business I managed for IPG, I ended up having 72 offices around the globe. The business before had 25 offices around the globe and we made sure that these people met physically. It sounds counterintuitive during covid but, the fact that you spend time together workshopping. For example, let's say we have five companies and all their creatives can come together in one location for three days and talk about the differences of their work approach. That would be such a forming experience for them because they all are going to learn from that. You have some people who have done this for 40 years. You have some people who are doing this for 4 years. It's that culture of respect, of understanding, of bringing the different traits together. I think that is extremely powerful. I learned through this journey that you can have you can have the best product in the world. If your people don't believe in it, you're not going to go anywhere. Creating that belief and creating that culture and creating that integrated DNA is a little bit of magic that's extremely important to build a successful business. That's what I learned. What I go to do different, and I kind of promised my wife I would, is travel less. I don't think that's not happening. What I try to do is travel a little bit less because covid allows for that new model. The second thing that I learned is to run an agency a little bit more like an agile tech company. Not because I want to strip away the creativity or anything – none of none of that. The problem in many agencies is that there's a lack of accountability because of a mutual understanding that the creative process is complicated. You know what I mean. Building a tech product is as complicated and needs as much creativity. But somehow there are better levers or control mechanisms in there that allow you to achieve a target in your planning session a little bit quicker and more agile. We want to apply a little bit of startup thinking to a very traditional industry. ROB: I think anybody in the startup industry would claim the same degree of creativity and the same degree of craftsmanship. I'm very much from a software development background and if you want to talk about something that resists measurement. People always say, “Building software is not the same as building a house. You can stamp out houses, but software is a different thing.” Yet within technology there are certain constraints that you talk about. You don't get to just walk away and say, “Well I'm sorry. It'll take some amount of time and we'll show up and it'll be great. There's process to it. TIM: In the advertising industry, that is not always the case. People walk away and they say, “I'm going to come back in a week or two because I don't know when I'm going to come to a product.” I get that because it's creative and it needs time but in many of these trades you can have OKR's, for example. So you can have certain accountability factors or set certain targets. That's how you can manage a large company. A bit more agile and efficient.  ROB: Yeah, so to talk about OKR's for a moment because they're popularly said, but I think sometimes poorly understood. Where did you come to a good understanding of them and how do you think about deploying them? TIM: I've got to be honest with you. This is why I got my management team together in New York this week. They're all here in the office in New York – came in from Germany, London, Connecticut. Sounds like a long trip but we're all coming together. ROB: Can be. TIM: We are coming together right now, here in New York, to decide “how do we implement OKR's within an agency environment” and we're not done with that journey. We're not done with the discussion, but we do know we want to approach it a little bit different than the last 3 times we did it together. I think in six months' time I can answer that question much better. I do believe that OKR's need to be very individualized. Your overall underlying principles are the same, but you have to individually craft it towards your organization because you don't want to over-engineer it as well, right? You need to give people the freedom. So, I will be able to answer that question in three to six months ROB: Sounds good, sounds good. Tim, as you're thinking about what's next for Meet the People and for this evolved holding company model, what's coming up next? What are you excited about? TIM: For us, it's hyper-goals. We have 400 people in North America right now. We want to be 2,000 people in at most 18 to 24 months globally. So, we are very much focused on making the right decisions now because, once you build something with small cracks, they become massive gaps when you are at scale. So, we're very much focused on operational excellence, on our brand positioning, on bringing really good entrepreneurs. When I look at companies, we have to do the financial background checks and stuff like that needs to be in order. But I'm looking much more for entrepreneurs who see that the industry needs to change. That is where the minds are aligned with the companies we are looking at and acquiring and partnering with. That's what I'm most excited about, finding really talented entrepreneurs who want to change the industry who can't or are tapping out with their skills or their abilities or financially and asking, how do I get from 50 to 100 people? How do I get from 100 to 200 people? We bring the experience. We bring the capital. We bring structure where they can actually still move things – because we're not 10,000 people or 5,000 people like our competitors are. So, that's what gets me most excited. Then, obviously, there's always something new in our industry, there's always something new, right? It never stops. I remember when I built my first agency, I thought, when I master search, I'm going to be done with this. Affiliate marketing comes along. Oh well. Then I master affiliate marketing. Then social came and I mastered social. Programmatic came. It never ends – and that's also, to some extent, very exciting because you keep having to learn and adapt. At some point, I will age out, where people will tell me, “Tim you know what? Just drink your coffee. You know we have got it because you don't, and you don't get it anymore.” ROB: (Laughs) Ah, so it's always a struggle to try and figure out what things you might be aging out of and what things are just a little weird. It's always a little bit of both. TIM: That's right. And what's the little bit of bullshit right now in the industry that you can just face over. You don't need to go deep. ROB: I think there were moments early in social where it felt very experimental. It felt very strange. It felt very frothy. We've been through that on an influencer. You were around. I was around. You look at the crypto world and it seems almost like – I could be dead wrong – I think the thing that's most misunderstood but also well observed now about the dot Com era is everything happened eventually. But it didn't happen then. That's maybe where we're at with crypto. I'm not sure. TIM: Well, like crypto is one thing, but then think about NFTs, right?  ROB: Yeah, I'm lumping that in. Yeah TIM: Okay, if you lump it all into one OKR, fair enough. I can talk for hours about my diverse opinions on NFTs and the NFT world. Nevertheless, we have clients who are extremely excited about and who really want to deploy capital, being part of that industry because there's the strong underlying belief of making something really good at the same time. There is this unnecessary social hype on certain topics where I'm thinking, “Guys, you're destroying something that was meant to be really good. I think blockchain and crypto is falling or has fallen into a similar trap where the underlying idea . . . because technically I'm an engineer, right? I got my first pc when I was eleven. Taught myself coding and all this kind of stuff. So, I love the idea of blockchain and decentralized holding of assets and accountability and ledgers. That's amazing. It could solve so many problems in world. The problem is that when dodgecoin comes along in Shibona or whatever, the next thing is, it drags it in the dirt. The underlying technology is incredible. The sad story is people want to get rich fast and lots of them don't. ROB: That's right. It happened before. People built the worst websites in the world for a couple million bucks back once-upon-a-time early internet. TIM: But you remember when you could buy 1 pixel on a website or something like that for a thousand dollars and there were these crazy businesses out there and it's coming back, just differently now. My hope is that just like the dot com bubble . . . yes, there was a hype. Yes, there was a crash but, after that an actual industry developed. So, I'm hoping that we're going to go through the same thing with NFTs and some of these offsprings of crypto. ROB: That makes complete sense. Well, Tim, Thanks for hopping on. Thanks for illuminating us on what's going on in this holding company opportunity, what you're doing with that. I think it's interesting you started and you kind of knew what it looked like to run a large organization. I can imagine starting with 2 people in a closet might not always be the best use of those skills. It's neat to see the industry lining up in a way that that lets us see so much happen so quickly. So, thanks for coming on. Good to have you, Tim. TIM: Thanks Rob for having me. Thank you so much. Really appreciate it. ROB: Alright, be well, thanks, bye.

Hello Closeteers, and welcome to another episode on Inside the Closet. This week, Emma and Matteo talk about touring with Chelsea Handler, talk show hosting styles, therapy, post-breakup dating, and more. Remember to rate and subscribe, follow us on Instagram, and subscribe to our Patreon for a bunch of bonus content!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cruise News Briefing - December 2, 2021. Carnival cancels two cruises on Carnival Horizon due to a mechanical issue. Virgin Voyages provides free cruises for 250 Miami-area medical professionals. A survey from Expedia reveals that there's a 25 percent increase in cruise demand since the CDC lifted travel restrictions. Cruise line stocks were down on Wednesday for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Running Back Saquon Barkley speaks to reporters Thursday about the Week 12 matchup in Miami.

Wide Receiver Kenny Golladay speaks to the media Thursday to discuss Miami's blitz-heavy defense ahead of Sunday's game.

On today's DolphinsTalk.com Daily Podcast Mike and Ian talk about last week's victory over the Carolina Panthers and break down the game and talk about how the youngsters Jaylen Waddle, Jevon Holland, and Jaelan Phillips carried the day for the Dolphins in this win. We talk about Tua's performance and how he has been improving week over week since his finger injury. Mike and Ian also open the DolphinsTalk Mailbag and answer your questions about a variety of Miami Dolphins topics. To close out the show Mike and Ian preview this week's Dolphins-Giants game, talk about the Giants quarterback situation, what Miami has to do to win, and go over the point spread and the over/under in this game and what are the smart plays for the gamblers out there with this match-up. All of this and more on today's DolphinsTalk.com Daily Podcast.

The Aftermath: Panthers fall to Miami, and the latest speculation on Matt Rhule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

George Mekhail lost a church when he led them to be inclusive to the LGBTQ community. He started Church Clarity but then eventually knew it was time to leave. He allows his curiosity and search for truth lead him towards what's next. This episode is great for people who have or are deconstructing their faith and purpose and are asking the question “What happens when I move on?” Buy George Mekahail's book, Thank God for Bitcoin: The Creation, Corruption and Redemption of Money: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1641991216/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_8M625A8MD9KZRP8CXPWP Get tickets to the Bitcoin conference in Miami: https://b.tc/conference/ Follow George on Twitter: @gmekhail Become a Knuckle Breaker at KnuckleBreakers.co to get 2 extra podcast episodes a week! Rub Some Dirt On It is out NOW on the Knuckle Breakers YouTube! WATCH NOW: https://youtu.be/b4jaqNpjcwM Save 10% on your Marriage Supply order by using the code BCPOD SHOP NOW: https://bit.ly/3xM2rvO Get tickets to the Knuckle Breaker Bash in Kansas City on December 10th! https://bit.ly/3G0fzjA Grab your ticket to Emery's Songs and Stories show in STL on December 9th! https://bit.ly/3phHeGa Be the best gift giver this Christmas by giving a custom Emery song! https://bit.ly/3DqCmnf

Gianni Versace führte der Welt vor, wie wenig Stoff nötig ist, um eine Frau anzukleiden. Bei seinen Entwürfen, so sagten viele, dächte man sowieso eher ans Ausziehen als ans Anziehen. Autorin: Andrea Klasen

Bam Adebayo will undergo surgery on a torn ligament in his right thumb and miss approximately 4-6 weeks while he recovers. David Ramil (@dramil13) and Wes Goldberg (@wcgoldberg) give an instant reaction to the news of Bam's injury and what happens next. Where will they miss Bam the most? Is it time to add someone to the roster? Are the playoffs in jeopardy? Listen and find out. Please take a moment to fill out our survey: https://forms.gle/k6GG7PCz3bBmB6Cg6 Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. PrizePicks Don't hesitate, check out PrizePicks.com and use promo code: “NBA” or go to your app store and download the app today. PrizePicks is daily fantasy made easy! TrueBill Don't fall for subscription scams. Start cancelling today at Truebill.com/LOCKEDONNBA. Shopify Go to SHOPIFY.com/lockedonnba for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify's entire suite of features. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It ain't over ‘til it's over, right? As ‘Kete' – the strange coupling of Kim Kardashian and comedian Pete Davidson – continues, the estranged Kimye isn't quite in the rearview. At least according to Ye. The two were seen together at a Miami fashion show yesterday honoring their late friend Virgil Abloh, sparking rumors of a reconciliation. And Ye's been driving the "I want you back" message home pretty hard these days. He's literally praying for a reunion -- in a 5-minute Insta video, of course. So will the grand gesture bring an answer to Kanye's prayers, or is it over? Like OVER over!Listen ad free with Wondery+. Join Wondery+ for exclusives, binges, early access, and ad free listening. Available in the Wondery App.Support us by supporting our sponsors!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David and Nicondra are joined by Brian McNoldy who is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Miami. We get Brian's thoughts on yet another record breaking hurricane season including of course Hurricane Ida. We also discuss ways of measuring a hurricane season's intensity such as named storms, accumulated cyclone energy and a storm's actual damage.

Neil is back from vacation, and Jorge did a good job of filling in and cleaning the studio. Neil and the callers talk about McGwire and his balls, the 25 Best Cities in the World list comes out, some chronics get past Jorge, and Neil plays a Dick Purtan bit. Who "borrowed" the adult tapes that Jorge was supposed to mail?

College football guru Dave Bartoo joins the show on the Bell's Two Hearted Ale guest line talking coaching changes in college football. Dave discusses Mario Cristobal being mentioned as the favorite to land the head coaching job for Miami if it were to become open. 

Bo and Blake talk college football and the NFL in the second hour of the show live in the BankPlus Studio. The guys have fun talking Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett IV and potential NIL deals the former walk-on would be perfect for now that he's leading the Bulldogs to the SEC Championship. The guys talk a little NFL Draft and where Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral could end up in the Spring. The guys also discuss a weird anomaly at the top of the first round that has three teams each with two picks in the top ten of this year's draft. Bo gives his thoughts on the latest coaching carousel news as Oklahoma is still looking for a replacement for Lincoln Riley, and the hammer has yet to drop on Manny Diaz at Miami. The guys debate whether Lane Kiffin could still leave Ole Miss and what former Oklahoma coach Barry Switzer had to say about Mike Leach coming back home to Norman.

The school shooter in Michigan tried to lure students out of the classroom by acting like law enforcement. Enes Kanter Freedom has now officially become an American citizen. Nancy Mace completely contradicts herself, first promoting natural immunity on Fox, then going on CNN and promoting vaccines and masking. Jim Cramer wants to get the military involved to enforce mandatory COVID vaccines. How many shots will we need, Dr. Fauci? A man arrives in Miami … in the landing gear of a plane from Guatemala. A porta-potty bomber is on the loose in Southlake, Texas. Bees in South America have evolved to rival the murder hornets. Pat has a great experience with a waiter. Are kids these days too intrusive? A group in Oregon is trying to outlaw hunting, breeding livestock, and even pest control? Just in: Apples are grown in all 50 states! Has Pat been hiding the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? A London school wants students to wear yellow badges to show they are not vaccinated. Two individuals have an encounter at Walmart over mask-wearing. Chris Christie's new book didn't sell very well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yooo and Welcome to episode 187! This week we talk about the Wu-Tang Documentary on Hulu, 2021 coming to an end, ways to end it on a positive note. The recent passing of Virgil. Audi talks about her fav novela, La Reina del Flow, the Jamie Foxx show and the genius Jamie is. Art Basel is back in Miami and so much more! Make sure to tune in! Links to where you can listen to us: linktr.ee/ambitionhour Make sure to check us out on socials: @AmbitionHour @ClaudiaRenee__ (Two underscores) Executive produced by: Claudia Engineered by: Claudia

Tis the season babe! In this week's episode Susi and Randall discuss lying to your children, making bath bombs out of cremations, and dropping old ladies! It's beginning to feel like Christmas! Susi is going to Miami and Randall thinks arguing is fun! So grab a cucumber, put it in your gin and tonic and drink with us!! This episode is brought to you by Manscaped. Get 20% off and free shipping with the code BTH20 at http://www.Manscaped.com Help us make a difference! You can donate and help people suffering from mental illness at https://www.mhanational.org Follow our instagram for weekly updates, drink tutorials, and to participate in our Would You Rather poll. Send us your Drunk Stories at: https://www.instagram.com/beforethehangover/ Susi's Social Media: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@susi.vidal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susividal/ Randall's Social Media: Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@freshcutrandall Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freshcutrandall/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beforethehangover/support

On this edition of the @ez.smoke.gm.podcast we discuss the Bulls' losses to Houston and Miami and their wins over Orlando and Charlotte. Matt Nagy is still the coach of the Bears. We recap their Thanksgiving Day win over Detroit and the future of the Head Coach. We also discuss the college football coaching carousel.      0:00 - Bulls Talk   27:20 - Matt Nagy/Bears Talk   59:00 - College Football Talk   #EZSMOKEGM #HP53PRODUCTIONS #SOUTHSIDEDNA #SEERED #CHICAGOBEARS https://linktr.ee/hp53productions

It's been a fun month of winning, but the lingering questions of this team's ability remain. We had 8 weeks of putrid play that has not left our minds. What's changed with the offense and defense that has allowed the team to get back to winning? Today, we look at the changes to see how sustainable they are, and what chances we have of seeing a drop off from the team. Who must we lean on and is whether there really is a shot of finishing out the season just as hot as they are now. We get into all of it, so don't miss a thing and let's dive in!

Bryon Bhagwandin is a 20-year medical device entrepreneur with over a half dozen products in the market. He has won a number of awards, including the Top100 in R&D Magazine. He also has a PhD from the University of Washington in Medical Devices and Hardware. Today Bryon is going to share some valuable knowledge for hardware startups, inventors, and small manufacturers on the difference between a medical device and a wellness device, and if going the medical device route, what are the steps and best practices to get certified. Today you will hear us talk about: The difference between medical devices and a wellness device What are the benefits of a medical device (you can't market into the clinical space without FDA approval) Benefits of a wellness device over a medical device What are the steps to get cleared as a medical device Safety Efficacy processes / user data of the prototypes Manufacturing process If you are already in the market with a wellness device, create a new improved medical version of the device. EPISODE LINKS Bryon Bhagwandin Link: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryonbhagwandin/ The Product Startup Podcast Links: Website: https://www.ProductStartup.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ProductStartup/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ProductStartup/ Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ProductStartup/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProductStartup/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ProductStartup/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ProductStartup YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MakoInvent Mako Design Links: Website: https://www.makodesign.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/MakoInvent Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MakoInvent/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/MakoDesign/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakoInvent/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/MakoInvent/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MakoInvent/ Kevin Mako Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Entrepreneurs/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/KevMako/ Quora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Kevin-Mako Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KevMakoPage/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KevMako/ About: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories. Also, our founder Kevin Mako hosts The Product Startup Podcast, the industry's leading hardware podcast. Check it out for tips, interviews, and best practices for hardware startups, inventors, and product developers. Click HERE to learn more about Mako Design + Invent!

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Quarterback Daniel Jones speaks to the media Wednesday about his neck injury and status for Sunday's game in Miami.

A meltdown near Miami, as Caps see a three-goal lead disappear in third period shot barrage against the Panthers. Chicago in tomorrow at Capital One Arena.

This is the third episode in a 10-part series inspired by the people Allison Langer taught memoir writing, in a men's prison. You will hear new stories by her former students and stories from other incarcerated or formerly incarcerated people around the world.Today's show shares a story by Roderick Richardson, an inmate in a Florida prison. Rod is a master storyteller who grew up in Liberty City, which is a very rough area in Miami. Rod took care of his six brothers and sisters when his mom was incarcerated. At 12 years old, Rod sold drugs to keep food on the table. His story is not unique, unfortunately. Rod is serving a life sentence for robbery.We also share an interview with former prison doctor, Karen Gedney. Dr. Gedney is an internal medicine specialist who spent almost 30 years as a prison physician. She was designated as one of the best in the business by the American Correctional Association and won a Heroes for Humanity Award for her work in HIV in the correctional system. Dr. Gedney ran the only regional prison medical facility in the state of Nevada. She was a naive young physician who survived a world she was ill-prepared for and turned it into a calling. You can read Dr. Gedney's story in her book, 30 Years Behind Bars. Trials of a Prison Doctor. Writing Class Radio is produced by Allison Langer, Andrea Askowitz, Xaire, and by Matt Cundill, Evan Surminski and Courtney Fox at the Sound Off Media Company. Music by Xaire, Koi, Marnino Toussaint, Amadians.There's more writing class on our website, writingclassradio.com, including video classes, essays to study, and editing resources. If you love the lessons you get on each episode, you can get them ALL in one place--our three-part video series--for $50. Click Video Classes on our website.If you want to be a part of the movement that helps people better understand each other through storytelling, follow us on Patreon. For $10/month Andrea will answer all your publishing questions. For $25/month you can join Allison's First Draft weekly writers group, where you can write and share your work every Tuesday 12-1 (ET). www.Patreon.com/writingclassradio.A new episode will drop every other WEDNESDAY. So look for us. There's no better way to understand ourselves and each other, than by writing and sharing our stories. Everyone has a story. What's yours?THIS MUST BE SAID: We don't mean to sensationalize crime or someone who breaks the law. Airing these stories is in no way meant to take anything away from the victims of violent crime. Instead, we want to share stories, because we believe that stories lead to understanding. This series is dedicated to Luis Aracena. You are missed and loved. May you rest in peace.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Malekai and Deveraux are back from another one of their quarterly meet ups. They come bearing stories of a rainy Miami weekend, a quick jaunt to Chicago and a bit on Malekai's hometown trauma...that's it, lol. That's the show. Enjoy!    

PFF analysts Steve Palazzolo and Sam Monson discuss the topic that's splitting a fanbase in two down in Miami: is second-year QB Tua Tagovailoa, the fifth overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the franchise quarterback Miami has been looking for? Or do the Dolphins need to start looking elasewhere?

Carver and Dane Martinez discuss Washington holding against Seattle on MNF, Amari Cooper not quite right, McCarthy doesn't want COVID to be distraction, Bradley Roby keeping Saints defense up, Urban Meyer not interested in college jobs, Rodgers to decide on toe surgery, Matt Rule needs better QB play, McVay thinks Rams will get back on track, Tom Brady trolls Colts, Super Bowl and MVP odds, Tiger Woods not returning to full-time PGA play, NCAAM big games tonight, tonight's NHL slate, Brian Kelly ditching Notre Dame for LSU, Lincoln Riley announced as USC head coach, Bob Stoops rallying Oklahoma, Saturday's college football conference title games, Doc Rivers on Sixers ugly win over Magic, Nuggets snap losing streak against Miami, KAT and the T-wolves comeback against Pacers, Thibodeau takes Kemba out of rotation, tonight's NBA action, and more! Plus, “The Sports Professor” Rick Horrow is on in his weekly spot to provide the latest sports business analysis!

Carver and Dane Martinez discuss Washington holding against Seattle on MNF, Amari Cooper not quite right, McCarthy doesn't want COVID to be distraction, Bradley Roby keeping Saints defense up, Urban Meyer not interested in college jobs, Rodgers to decide on toe surgery, Matt Rule needs better QB play, McVay thinks Rams will get back on track, Tom Brady trolls Colts, Super Bowl and MVP odds, Tiger Woods not returning to full-time PGA play, NCAAM big games tonight, tonight's NHL slate, Brian Kelly ditching Notre Dame for LSU, Lincoln Riley announced as USC head coach, Bob Stoops rallying Oklahoma, Saturday's college football conference title games, Doc Rivers on Sixers ugly win over Magic, Nuggets snap losing streak against Miami, KAT and the T-wolves comeback against Pacers, Thibodeau takes Kemba out of rotation, tonight's NBA action, and more! Plus, Craig Mish drops by to talk the latest moves in MLB free agency

In this Real Estate News Brief for the week ending November 27th, 2021... the winter forecast for home sales, what investors are doing with their money, and who's suing lawmakers over real real estate “love letters.”Hi, I'm Kathy Fettke and this is Real Estate News for Investors. If you like our podcast, please subscribe and leave us a review.Economic NewsWe begin with economic news from this past week, and a Fed that's growing more concerned about inflation. Central bank officials still believe that prices will rise more slowly next year, but they are acknowledging that inflation pressures could last longer than they anticipated because of labor and supply chain shortages. These issues have pushed the yearly inflation rate to a 32-year-high of 6.2%. If you recall, inflation was close to “zero” about a year ago. The situation could prompt the Fed to begin the tapering of its bond-buying program “before” the end of this year. It has been buying $120 billion in Treasurys and mortgage-backed securities as an economic stimulus. (1)High prices are not preventing consumers from spending money. They have extra cash to spend from pandemic savings along with higher wages and bigger paychecks. That pushed consumer spending up 1.3% in October. According to MarketWatch, about half of the increase is due to inflation, so spending is up about .7%. (2)The latest unemployment report shows the number of people applying for state benefits is now “below” pre-pandemic levels. The Labor Department says initial applications dropped to 199,000 the week before Thanksgiving. That's the lowest level since November of 1969. The number of continuing claims also dropped to a pandemic low of about 2.05 million. (3)New home sales continue to rise. They were up .4% in October, according to the Commerce Department. The median price of a home is now $407,700. That's a new record high. The report also shows that builders are pumping new homes into the market. The supply was up 3.3% to a 6.3-month supply. (4)The sale of existing homes also rose in October, because of high demand, but buyers are still dealing with a lack of supply and higher prices. According to the National Association of Realtors, sales were up .8% between September and October, to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 6.34 million. That's also 5.8% lower than the year-ago numbers. (5)Despite the low unemployment figures and the amount of consumer spending, consumer sentiment has now dipped to a 10-year low. The University of MIchigan index dropped from 71.7 in October to 67.4 in November. Consumers are mostly concerned about inflation, and a lower standard of living because of those higher prices. (6)Mortgage RatesMortgage rates held steady last week. Freddie Mac says the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 3.1%. The 15-year is up 3 basis points to 2.52%. (7)In other news making headlines…Cold Winter, Hot Housing MarketThe typical winter slowdown for home sales is probably not going to happen this year. Economists from realtor.com and the National Association of Realtors expect strong demand to continue right through the holidays into next year. (8)Realtor.com's Danielle Hale says the demand continues and that “sellers can expect to see plenty of buyers” while NAR's Lawrence Yun expects “more sales compared to pre-pandemic winters going back all the way to 2006.”In addition to this persistent demand for housing, supply chain issues have delayed some buyers who will continue to search for their dream homes this winter. The limited inventory will also give seller's an incentive to put their homes on the market.Investor Buying SpreeInvestors are also very busy. Redfin reports that investor purchase activity for residential property is up 80% in the third quarter compared to a year ago. It says that investors bought 18% of all the homes sold in Q3, and spent a record $64 billion. If you translate that into the number of homes purchased by investors, the total was a record 90,215 homes. Almost 75% of them were single-family homes. That's also an all-time high. (9)Redfin Senior Economist Sheharyar Bokhari says: “Increasing home prices fueled by an intense housing shortage have created opportunities for investors to reap big profits.” Average monthly rents were up almost 11% year-over-year in September. That's the fastest rent growth in at least two years.Which cities are attracting most of the investor activity? Atlanta; Phoenix; Charlotte, North Carolina; Jacksonville, Florida; and Miami. You can see the full list in the Redfin report. We'll have that link in the show notes.Love Letter LawsuitAn Oregon real estate firm is suing state lawmakers over a ban on homebuyer “love letters.” Those love letters typically offer details about the buyers that could lead to a biased decision by the seller. And that could violate fair housing laws. (10)The plaintiffs at Total Real Estate Group are calling the ban “censorship.” They say the ban is based on mere speculation that sellers might sometimes rely on information in these letters to discriminate based on a protected class.” The Oregon law is the first of its kind, and is set to take effect in January.That's it for today. Check the show notes for links. And please remember to hit the subscribe button, and leave a review!You can also join RealWealth for free at newsforinvestors.com. As a member, you have access to the Investor Portal where you can view sample property pro-formas and connect with our network of resources, including experienced investment counselors, property teams, lenders, 1031 exchange facilitators, attorneys, CPAs and more.Thanks for listening. I'm Kathy Fettke.Links:1 -https://www.marketwatch.com/story/some-on-fed-thought-faster-pace-of-tapering-bond-buys-was-warranted-meeting-minutes-show-11637781873?mod=the-fed2 -https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-consumer-spending-sizzles-in-october-and-its-not-just-all-high-inflation-11637766739?mod=economic-report3 -https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coming-up-u-s-weekly-jobless-claims-11637759464?mod=economic-report4 -https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-home-sales-inch-higher-in-october-116377673515 -https://www.marketwatch.com/story/existing-home-sales-rise-slightly-as-demand-remains-strong-for-housing-11637593477?mod=economic-report6 -https://www.marketwatch.com/story/coming-up-umich-consumer-sentiment-survey-11637765079?mod=economic-report7 -http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/8 -https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/11/24/yun-expect-an-unseasonably-hot-winter-for-home-sales9 -https://www.redfin.com/news/investor-home-purchases-q3-2021/10 -https://magazine.realtor/daily-news/2021/11/22/brokerage-sues-oregon-over-ban-on-buyer-love-letters

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In the final hour, DMac and Tyler reacted to the NUggets win over the Heat. The fellas also discussed Jokic and his brothers taking over Miami. Will Kellen Moore be on George Paton's short list of replacements for Vic Fangio? The guys also discussed how crazy these deals college head coaches are getting. In Mt. Polumbus Speak, Tyler is asked when he thinks Quinn Meinerz will take over as the full-time starter at right guard. Is there a chance we can see a Kubiak back within the Broncos organization? Tyler closed out the show giving out some game balls.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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