Podcast appearances and mentions of Michael Banks

U Guys, current Elder Cunningham standby in Broadway's The Book of Mormon, Noah Marlowe is here! Noah started his professional career at age 10, playing the role of Michael Banks in the Broadway production of Disney's Mary Poppins. Now he is standing by for a principal role in one of Broadway's biggest hits. In this episode, we touch on everything from being a child actor, to swinging on mid-show for one of Broadway's biggest roles. Noah shares about his experience leaving a collegiate program early to make his Broadway debut, and what it means to navigate the current landscape while acting in a long running show. Noah is the sweetest, U don't wanna miss this episode! Follow Noah on Instagram: @noah.marlowe Follow the pod on Instagram: @ohmypoduguys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In an exclusive interview, Chief Jason Owens shares insights after announcing his retirement from the Border Patrol.Today, the Border Sheriffs Coalition sent a letter to Governor Abbott, urging him to name Chief Owens as the new Border Czar. This comes as the current Border Czar, Michael Banks, has been tapped by the Trump administration to lead the Border Patrol.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In today's episode, Watermark members Rebekah and Michael Banks explore the apostle John's initial greeting to the seven churches and doxology as they explain the reign and rule of Jesus Christ in the book of Revelation. May we be reminded of the hope we have in Christ. Additional Scripture referenced in today's episode: Genesis 2:3, "Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done." Exodus 3:14, "God said to Moses, 'I am who I am.'" Daniel 7:13, "...with the clouds of heaven" Zechariah 12:10, "When they look on me, on him whom they have pierced, they shall mourn for him" Order our NEW Join The Journey Jr. Discussion cards to help you and your family study the Bible together: https://my.watermark.org/registration?RegistrationInstanceId=4093 You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898 Check out today's Join The Journey devo: https://www.jointhejourney.com/today 

Danny Bradley joined Summer Stage just before his eleventh birthday. He remembers taking Nancy Sanatmaria's dance class and joining the cast of Nancy's Children's Theatre production of The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore in 1978. He performed in many Children's Theatre shows and took on many roles such as Michael Banks in Mary Poppins (1979), Woodstock in Charlie Brown and Friends (1980), and Charlie Bucket in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1981). Dan was also in the cast of Westside Story (1984). He has recently retired from a career in teaching and resides in Delaware. I hope you enjoy our conversation, so come along and have some fun. . .We all have stories to tell, and they can be heard here. Welcome to Brave and Strong and True, a podcast that engages Summer Stage alumni of all ages. I'm Bob Falkenstein. Our music is composed and performed by Neil McGettigan https://neilmcgettiganandtheeleventhhour.bandcamp.com/releases. Please click on the link to visit Neil's BandCamp website to listen to songs from his album, including cut number 7, “Harry Dietzler.” Please support Neil's work by buying downloads of your favorites.Please follow Brave and Strong and True on Apple Podcasts. While you're there, please rate the show and leave a comment.  If you want to be a guest on Brave and Strong and True, please contact me at braveandstrongandtrue@gmail.com. I can record five guests simultaneously so reach out to your friends for an online mini-reunion.You must have the latest version of the Google Chrome browser on your desktop or laptop computer. I can now record interviews with guests who have iPads or iPhones. It helps if you have an external microphone and headphones, but Apple earbuds work too; however, BlueTooth ones are not 100% reliable, so see if you can borrow wired ones.Upper Darby Summer Stage is now in its 49th season of magic. Please visit their website www.udsummerstage.org for information about performances and ticket sales. If you are able to make a donation, please consider it. Summer Stage is now a not-for-profit organization and relies on contributions from good folks like you. Tell them Bob sent you.Support the showUpper Darby Summer Stage is now part of the non-profit organization known as the Upper Darby Arts and Education Foundation. Harry Dietzler is the Executive Director of the UDAEF. If you are able to support Summer Stage financially, please visit udsummerstage.org to find out more.

Send us a textWelcome back to Beyond the Numbers with McKissock Appraisal!  In this episode, we dive into the unique insights of appraisal firm ownership with Michael Banks, President and CEO of Banks Appraisal Group. Join us as we explore the evolving challenges and opportunities facing today's appraisal businesses, from shifting market demands to advances in valuation technology. Michael shares firsthand experiences and strategies that have helped his firm adapt and thrive, offering valuable perspectives for aspiring and established appraisal professionals alike. Tune in for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to lead in the appraisal industry today! 

"Jesus' action is a righteous reaction concerning a misuse of what is God's." Today, Emma Dotter is joined by faithful Watermark member, Michael Banks to talk about the significance of Jesus overturning the tables during Holy Week.  Additional Scriptures used in this episode:  Jeremiah 7:11, "Has this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes?" Isaiah 56:7, "...for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”  Grab a NEW Join The Journey Journal for 2024: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Feeling-Gods-Way-Journey/dp/B0CPJ7WXN5/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2IEYKICMCV7IF&keywords=join+the+journey+watermark&qid=1702568266&sprefix=join+the+journe%2Caps%2C128&sr=8-1  Got kids? Check out the NEW Join The Journey Jr. Journal for 2024: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Feeling-Gods-Way-Journey/dp/B0CPPBY9BP?ref_=ast_author_dp&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oK2BsXiCNH_NGvOwD1o8SgPAXmtaU8AWjENZhG3fxS2G1SIRzfJZi6XJxbzK7gG1qZKG59nIPhRQNGE455PTjmqzAQksbwNA9OxwHA6ZmXyoV5jSP86DEsIq2qrUiE2jgkhwTAYxmlsL9I4Sc47PyA.VESsjAce9hchoCh2d7EjG_pPEByFNNNXoS05yOAcCHg&dib_tag=AUTHOR  You can also check out the Join The Journey Jr. Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/join-the-journey-junior/id1660089898

This conversation with Pete Stone is the most comprehensive, provocative and stimulating exposition of this topic you're likely to hear. Pete has the passion of a true expert and this half hour interview with Michael Banks of PeopleSmart SAS is jam packed with wise and progressive ideas!  Pete's passion is fuelled by his conviction that D&I has the potential to help humanity be more open and less judgmental. This includes being able to resolve conflicts more easily. Along the way he touches on why diversity policies in corporations are built on ‘discrimination' and too reliant on ‘countable diversity', the role of women in business, innovation, and the need to define what is Inclusion before deciding policy. He explains his 5 Pillars model which includes ensuring a balance between being unique and oneself and  being inclusive. Pete Stone is crystal clear that D&I is not just the concern of HR but everyone in the organization. It is a business imperative that should be everyone's business. When a CEO has this realization it can change everything! Curious? Please enjoy and we'd love for you to respond back to us even if you disagree with some of the content. Bio Pete has French and British nationalities. He worked in education and training for 15 years, and in particular at Neoma. Business School in Rouen. He continued his career in HR and Recruitment Consulting where he was Marketing & Operations Director for Hudson France, whose diversity policy he designed and implemented. He then founded Just Different, a company specialised in Diversity & Inclusion. Pete is co-author of several books and guides on diversity and inclusion and is / has been a board member of four NGOs, ESTIMnumérique, Jolokia, Konstelacio and Pro Intercultura.

What a goldmine of information Pa Sinyan was able to convey in this conversation with Michael Banks. Pa gives us an exciting look at how the Gallup organization 1. Fixes Broken Workplaces 2. Uses the Clifton Strengths Finder to help people discover what makes them unique (there is only a 1/30 million chance of finding another ‘you') 3. Uses ‘soft metrics' to get to reality. Did you know that Gallup tracks ‘wellbeing' and surprisingly shows that the world's population has seen an alarming increase in anger and unhappiness over the past twenty years - a trend that was showing well before the advent of Covid? Pa tells the intriguing story of Tunisia and Egypt by way of demonstrating this downhill slide and goes into the reasons for why this has been happening. By focusing on existing strengths Gallup provides data that indicate what can be done to solve these negative feelings and behaviors. It provides business leaders with the data backed business case for positive culture change and workforce engagement. Pa describes the pillars of positive culture change. These include leadership endorsement, effective internal communication and accountability. He also talks about what does not work about culture change. For example, did you know that emails do NOT work in this context. Pa ends this rich conversation with a final and wise message of positivity and hope for the future. Bio Pa Sinyan is Managing Partner with Gallup and leads Gallup's teams across EMEA. In his role, he supports leading companies to drive organizational and cultural change. He has 13 years experience working with leadership teams on organizational and C-Suite challenges. Pa leverages Gallup's cutting-edge data insights in the science of leadership, behavioural economics, and decision-making to support leaders. As a trusted advisor, he partners with leaders to help the unearth organic growth – more engaged employees, customers and suppliers. Pa has an MSc and a BSc in International Economics and Finance from Universiteit van Tilburg in The Netherlands. Born and raised in The Gambia, Pa has lived in Germany, The Netherlands and Tunisia. Pa speaks English, German and Wolof.

Michael Banks, 42, of Tampa, Florida, unleashed a violent rampage, leaving one woman dead and injuring his mother and 17-year-old daughter. Authorities revealed that the horrifying incident stemmed from Banks' disturbing attempt to pursue a romantic relationship with his own daughter. On Wednesday, chaos erupted at the Banks family home as Michael Banks fatally shot his mother's friend, 52-year-old Josephine Muentes, and wounded both his mother and teenage daughter. The violence escalated when police responded to reports of gunfire, with Banks opening fire on the officers. The unsettling motive behind Banks' rampage became apparent through a pre-trial detention motion filed by prosecutors. The document revealed that Banks turned to violence upon learning that his family intended to kick him out of the house due to his inappropriate pursuit of a romantic relationship with his own daughter. According to the police report, Banks' daughter recounted the harrowing moments during the attack. She was in the shower when the gunshots rang out, and in a desperate attempt to escape, she tried to hold the bathroom door closed. However, Banks fired through the door, injuring her in the leg. Banks admitted to authorities that he had written a letter to his daughter, urging her to be in a relationship with him. Feeling betrayed and upset after overhearing discussions about eviction, he loaded his muzzle-loading gun, a process that involved measuring gunpowder, pressing projectiles, and seating percussion caps. Subsequently, he fatally shot Muentes and his own mother grazed by a bullet, and managed to escape the house with the daughter, both seeking help from law enforcement. When questioned, Banks confirmed his disturbing letter and faces charges including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and possession of a firearm. His prior criminal history includes a conviction for aggravated battery in 2007. Banks is currently held without bond, awaiting a pre-trial detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday. Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Michael Banks, 42, of Tampa, Florida, unleashed a violent rampage, leaving one woman dead and injuring his mother and 17-year-old daughter. Authorities revealed that the horrifying incident stemmed from Banks' disturbing attempt to pursue a romantic relationship with his own daughter. On Wednesday, chaos erupted at the Banks family home as Michael Banks fatally shot his mother's friend, 52-year-old Josephine Muentes, and wounded both his mother and teenage daughter. The violence escalated when police responded to reports of gunfire, with Banks opening fire on the officers. The unsettling motive behind Banks' rampage became apparent through a pre-trial detention motion filed by prosecutors. The document revealed that Banks turned to violence upon learning that his family intended to kick him out of the house due to his inappropriate pursuit of a romantic relationship with his own daughter. According to the police report, Banks' daughter recounted the harrowing moments during the attack. She was in the shower when the gunshots rang out, and in a desperate attempt to escape, she tried to hold the bathroom door closed. However, Banks fired through the door, injuring her in the leg. Banks admitted to authorities that he had written a letter to his daughter, urging her to be in a relationship with him. Feeling betrayed and upset after overhearing discussions about eviction, he loaded his muzzle-loading gun, a process that involved measuring gunpowder, pressing projectiles, and seating percussion caps. Subsequently, he fatally shot Muentes and his own mother grazed by a bullet, and managed to escape the house with the daughter, both seeking help from law enforcement. When questioned, Banks confirmed his disturbing letter and faces charges including first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and possession of a firearm. His prior criminal history includes a conviction for aggravated battery in 2007. Banks is currently held without bond, awaiting a pre-trial detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday.  Want to listen to ALL of our podcasts AD-FREE? Subscribe through APPLE PODCASTS, and try it for three days free: https://tinyurl.com/ycw626tj Follow Our Other Cases: https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com The latest on Catching the Long Island Serial Killer, Awaiting Admission: BTK's Unconfessed Crimes, Delphi Murders: Inside the Crime, Chad & Lori Daybell, The Murder of Ana Walshe, Alex Murdaugh, Bryan Kohberger, Lucy Letby, Kouri Richins, Malevolent Mormon Mommys, Justice for Harmony Montgomery, The Murder of Stephen Smith, The Murder of Madeline Kingsbury, and much more! Listen at https://www.truecrimetodaypod.com

Michael Banks, customer experience manager at Craggy Range Winer, talks with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about the wine, the restaurant and the accommodations at this family owned winery. Banks manages the winery's Cellar Door and visitor hosting program at this winery located in the shadow of Te Mata Peak in the premium wine growing area of Hawke's Bay New Zealand. This video is from a fam trip organized by Down Under Answers. For more information, https://craggyrange.com or www.duatravel.com. If interested, the original video of this podcast can be found on the Insider Travel Report Youtube channel or by searching for the podcast's title on Youtube.

After decades of working successfully with organizational leaders to transform both themselves and their companies, Suzie Lewis (Managing Director at Transform for Value | Podcast host "Let's talk Transformation" | Executive coach | Keynote speaker) sits down with our host, Michael Banks, to share her wisdom around how leaders can create the right conditions to generate real trust both virtually and in person. Suzie is eloquent, clear, and fluent as she moves us seamlessly from key concepts to practical and behavioral advice. In particular, she discusses certain elements that lead to a trusting environment.  The progression from Me —> We —> Us is not a project but a mindset, and requires us to develop not only critical systems lenses but also developmental practices. Understanding self-leadership and our inner system before looking at how we interact and impact the external system. Psychological safety. This is not about being nice… it is not about the absence of threat or challenge, but about the presence of connection. Emotional awareness is particularly important in the digital environment. Culture is so important and multilayered: personal identity / national culture / organizational culture and national culture Inclusion: in a digital environment we need to be even more intentionally inclusive than we are normally. Suzie explains how to develop trust through daily ‘developmental practices', describes being ‘intentionally inclusive' in behavioral terms, and ‘being human' as this is where trust will be built. If you would like to hear more of the detail behind these ideas please listen in as Suze and Michael dive in! Biography Founder and Managing Director of Transform for Value, Suzie is a global business leader and executive coach with extensive experience in driving international transformation projects, and in preparing business leaders and employees for change. Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of everything Suzie does, and indeed the basis of her quest: to help organizations and leaders understand the human side of business and create more inclusive leadership and more collaborative cultures. During 20 years in the aeronautical industry, she has led both flagship projects and teams large and small encompassing leadership, coaching and culture change; digital transformation and innovation; strategy, governance and deployment; HR, recruitment and assessment; diversity and inclusion; talent management; lean and Agile methodologies; change management and operational deployment. Suzie lives in Toulouse, France

It was our pleasure recently to welcome Charlotte Boujassy, Head of Global Talent Development at Morphosys, to our PeopleSmart's ‘Leadership Luminaries' podcast series with host Michael Banks. Charlotte speaks with clarity and authority from ‘the trenches' about the nuts and bolts of connecting strategy with operations. She laments that In the HR and L&D world, this connection is often not made which in turn harms the employee experience. Highlights of this interview include the importance of providing employees with enjoyable development experiences in which they can have fun! They might learn some new content but primarily they should feel good about the company's offerings. In Charlotte's opinion, the oft-used word Agility is really about getting things done fast! And in her role, she shares in fascinating detail how she is able to build positive relationships with internal stakeholders such as Procurement, Corporate Communications, and Accounts Payable to catalyze speedy results. L&D and HR have an impact on the employee experience from onboarding to off boarding and Charlotte is particularly keen on realizing the often neglected benefits of offboarding. People can leave and come back and this generous approach generates goodwill in the wider business community. Biography Charlotte Boujassy – Associate Director Global Talent Development at MorphoSys Charlotte Boujassy is a passionate people development professional who has 10+ years of experience in aeronautical, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical industries in France and Germany. She has run numerous training and leadership programmes, including a successful European Top Talent Programme she designed and rolled out during the COVID-19 pandemic for Daiichi Sankyo (a Japanese cardiovascular and oncology pharmaceutical company). She is currently in charge of Global Talent Development for Morphosys, a biotech specialized in hemato-oncology. She is a continuous learner, who is part, of several Learning & Development professionals' networks. She likes reading and listening to podcasts about history, psychology, and of course, people development. Charlotte graduated in Political Sciences at the University of Strasbourg and completed a Master's degree in Human Resources Management at the University of Paris II Assas. She is also a certified Crucial Conversations trainer and a certified coach in Design Thinking applied to People Development. Charlotte speaks English, French, German, and Spanish fluently. Born in France, she has been living in Munich for almost 10 years with her two daughters.

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Philadelphia is one of the poorest big cities in the country. The Promise is working to getting 100,000 Philadelphians out of poverty by 2025. City Cast Philly host Trenae Nuri talks with Michael Banks, executive director of The Promise, about its first year and what still needs to be done.  Want some more Philly news? Then make sure to sign up for our morning newsletter. We're also on Twitter and Instagram! Follow us @citycastphilly Have a question or just want to share some thoughts with the team? Leave us a voicemail at 215-259-8170.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

词汇提示1.ballet 芭蕾舞2.tap 踢踏舞3.toddler 学步的儿童4.tenor 男高音5.octaves 八度音阶6.half-brothers 同母异父的兄弟7.stardom 明星地位8.nanny 保姆9.governess 家庭女教师10.tragedy 悲剧11.tumor 肿瘤12.Dame 女爵士原文Julie AndrewsJulie Andrews, born Julia Elizabeth Wells, was born on October 1, 1935.She lived in a small town called Walton-on-the-Thames in England, which is south of London.Her father Ted Wells was a teacher, and mother Barbara was a pianist and piano teacher.She also played piano for her sister's dancing school.Julie learned ballet and tap as a toddler from her Aunt Joan Morris.When Julie was four, her parents divorced and Barbara married Ted Andrews (a performer during the war and an excellent tenor).At seven years of age, Julie had an unbelievable range of four octaves.She soon changed her last name to "Andrews," the last name of her stepfather.As she grew older, Julie became one of England's most popular performers.In early childhood, Julie loved to play with her two younger half-brothers, but soon went on to stardom.At age twelve, Julie was cast in a London play and stopped the show with her remarkable talent.She starred in many different BBC productions during the forties.Later, she starred in many Broadway plays such as The Boyfriend, My Fair Lady, and Camelot.It was the latter play that Walt Disney made a special trip to New York to see, and he decided then and there that Julie was perfect for the role of Mary Poppins in the film of the same name.Mary Poppins was the high-spirited, magical nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, two small British children.Julie also starred in many other films, such as The Americanization of Emily, Hawaii, Thoroughly Modern Millie,and my personal favorite, The Sound of MusicIn this production she plays Maria, the lively governess of Austrian Naval Captain Georg von Trapp's seven children:Liesl, Fredric, Louisa, Kurt, Brigitta, Marta and Gretl.Another of Julie's talents is writing.Two of her best-known books are The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles, and Mandy.Julie also has five children.A daughter, Emma Kate Walton, from her marriage to Tony Walton;four children from her second marriage to Blake Edwards, two of whom were from Blake's previous marriage,Jennifer and Geoffrey; and two who were adopted from Vietnam, Amy and Joanna.In 1998, tragedy struck Julie.She lost her extraordinary talent for singing due to surgery on her throat in order to remove a benign tumor.A year later, she made an attempt to sing again; however, her voice will never be the same.Julie has recently been on Britain's Royal Honor List and is now a Dame.翻译朱莉·安德鲁斯朱莉·安德鲁斯出生于1935年10月1日，原名朱莉娅·伊丽莎白·威尔斯。她住在英国泰晤士河畔一个叫沃尔顿的小镇，位于伦敦以南。她的父亲泰德·威尔斯是一名教师，母亲芭芭拉是一名钢琴家和钢琴教师。她还为姐姐的舞蹈学校弹钢琴。朱莉还是个蹒跚学步的孩子，就从她的姑姑琼·莫里斯那里学习芭蕾舞和踢踏舞。朱莉四岁时，她的父母离婚了，芭芭拉嫁给了泰德·安德鲁斯（战争期间的一名演员，也是一名优秀的男高音歌唱家）。朱莉七岁时，就有令人难以置信四个八度音阶的音域。她很快把自己的姓改成了“安德鲁斯”，这是继父的姓。随着年龄的增长，朱莉成为英国最受欢迎的演员之一。小时候，朱莉喜欢和两个同母异父的弟弟一起玩，但很快就成为了明星。12岁时，朱莉出演了伦敦的一部戏剧，并停止了具有非凡天赋的演艺。她在四十年代出演了许多不同的BBC节目。后来，她出演了许多百老汇戏剧，如《男朋友》、《窈窕淑女》和《卡梅洛特》。华特·迪士尼专程去纽约看了后一部戏，他当时就觉得朱莉非常适合在同名电影中扮演玛丽·波平斯。玛丽·波平斯（Mary Poppins）是简和迈克尔·班克斯（Michael Banks）这两个英国小孩的意气风发的神奇保姆。朱莉还出演了许多其他电影，如《艾米莉的美国化》、《夏威夷》、《彻底现代化的米莉》和我个人最爱的《音乐之声》在这部影片中，她饰演玛利亚，奥地利海军上校格奥尔格·冯·特拉普的七个孩子的活泼家庭教师：丽莎、弗雷德里克、路易莎、库尔特、布里吉塔、玛塔和格蕾特。朱莉的另一个天赋是写作。她最著名的两本书是《最后一只神奇的瓦多多》和《曼迪》。朱莉还有五个孩子。与托尼·沃尔顿结婚后的女儿艾玛·凯特·沃尔顿；她与布雷克·爱德华兹第二次婚姻中的四个孩子，其中两个来自布雷克的前一次婚姻，詹妮弗和杰弗里；还有两个是从越南收养的，艾米和乔安娜。1998年，悲剧袭击了朱莉。为了切除良性肿瘤，她做了喉部手术，因此失去了唱歌的天赋。一年后，她再次尝试唱歌；然而，她的声音永远不会一样了。朱莉最近被列入英国皇家荣誉名单，现在是一位女爵士。

Counting down to the AACR Philadelphia Marathon weekend Friday, November 18th - Sunday, November 20th. There's the marathon, half marathon and the 8 k which I'm running with the AACR Runners for Research team on Saturday Nov. 19th. Happy to say that people are still contributing to my race. My goal was a thousand dollars but I'm up to $1225.00 - so thank you! The money is going to the American Association For Cancer Research the oldest and largest cancer research foundation supporting the biggest breakthroughs in cancer cures. You can help by going to the link on my Instagram which is @loraineballard https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGxIZDMqSm/ or to www.aacr.org/runnersforresearch. Are you 65 or older or are you supporting elders in your life who are deciding on Medicare coverage, and you want to help. We'll be talking about Medicare Advantage which may have coverage for things Original Medicare doesn't cover, like fitness programs, vision, hearing, and dental services. I speak with Kortney Cruz – Senior VP of Medicare Sales and Marketing at Independence Blue Cross.https://www.ibx.com/medicarehttps://www.medicare.gov/Philly has the highest poverty rate of our country's big cities. We'll be talking about a campaign called The Promise that seeks to lift over 100 thousand Philadelphians out of poverty. I speak with Michael Banks, Executive Director, The Promise and Will Gonzalez, Executive Director, Ceiba one of the more than 50 community-based organizations in partnership with the campaign sponsored by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, https://thepromisephl.org/https://www.ceibaphiladelphia.org/First - Tuesday is election day - are you ready? I speak with Philadelphia City Commissioner Omar Sabir about what voters need to know to get ready. I also offer excerpts from a webinar sponsored by Common Cause PA highlighting in detail what people need to know about mail in ballots and how to avoid some common mistakes.https://vote.phila.gov/https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/

Counting down to the AACR Philadelphia Marathon weekend Friday, November 18th - Sunday, November 20th. There's the marathon, half marathon and the 8 k which I'm running with the AACR Runners for Research team on Saturday Nov. 19th. Happy to say that people are still contributing to my race. My goal was a thousand dollars but I'm up to $1225.00 - so thank you! The money is going to the American Association For Cancer Research the oldest and largest cancer research foundation supporting the biggest breakthroughs in cancer cures. You can help by going to the link on my Instagram which is @loraineballard https://www.instagram.com/p/CkGxIZDMqSm/ or to www.aacr.org/runnersforresearch. Are you 65 or older or are you supporting elders in your life who are deciding on Medicare coverage, and you want to help. We'll be talking about Medicare Advantage which may have coverage for things Original Medicare doesn't cover, like fitness programs, vision, hearing, and dental services. I speak with Kortney Cruz – Senior VP of Medicare Sales and Marketing at Independence Blue Cross.https://www.ibx.com/medicarehttps://www.medicare.gov/Philly has the highest poverty rate of our country's big cities. We'll be talking about a campaign called The Promise that seeks to lift over 100 thousand Philadelphians out of poverty. I speak with Michael Banks, Executive Director, The Promise and Will Gonzalez, Executive Director, Ceiba one of the more than 50 community-based organizations in partnership with the campaign sponsored by United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, https://thepromisephl.org/https://www.ceibaphiladelphia.org/First - Tuesday is election day - are you ready? I speak with Philadelphia City Commissioner Omar Sabir about what voters need to know to get ready. I also offer excerpts from a webinar sponsored by Common Cause PA highlighting in detail what people need to know about mail in ballots and how to avoid some common mistakes.https://vote.phila.gov/https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 593, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: New Video Games 1: In Microids' "Ben Hur" you race these vehicles. chariots. 2: You can download "Wheel of Fortune" onto the Nokia 3650, one of these devices. a cell phone. 3: X-2 isn't a Marvel super hero game, it's the sequel to the 10th game in this long-running Japanese RPG series. Final Fantasy. 4: In the game based on this TV series you take on the roles of detective and prosecutor. Law and Order. 5: "The Angel of Darkness" takes this Eidos heroine in a new, darker direction and ups her polygons from 500 to 5,000!. Lara Croft. Round 2. Category: Al Gore Rhythms 1: His home state. Tennessee. 2: His job from 1985 to 1993. U.S. Senator. 3: His wife's most famous nickname. Tipper. 4: The East Coast school where he got his B.A. in 1969. Harvard. 5: The foreign country where he worked as a journalist from 1969 to 1971. Vietnam. Round 3. Category: "Pop" Culture 1: Fruit-flavored ice on one or 2 sticks. popsicle. 2: 5,000-year-old remnants of this snack have been found in a cave in the Southwest. popcorn. 3: She's the high-flying nanny of Jane and Michael Banks. Mary Poppins. 4: You'll often find them sprinkled on top of kaiser rolls. poppy seeds. 5: An antiestablishment politician who speaks directly to the people. or an 1890s U.S. political party. Populist. Round 4. Category: Read Your Bible 1: In the New Testament, Zacchaeus climbs a tree to get a better view of this man. Jesus. 2: In Matthew 27, this Roman washes his hands to ritually absolve himself of Jesus' conviction and execution. Pilate. 3: For strength to "resist" this, try James 1:12, "Blessed is the man that endureth" it. temptation. 4: This Old Testament king's name is the first one mentioned after Jesus' in the New Testament. David. 5: In Job 41, God compares Job's abilities with this monster of the sea. Leviathan. Round 5. Category: State Quarters 1: The zia sun symbol over a topographical outline of the state. New Mexico. 2: This state raced into history as the 19th state. Indiana. 3: Kansas' quarter features a buffalo and this plant known for its seeds. a sunflower. 4: A grizzly bear emerging from the water with a salmon in its jaws and the motto "The Great Land". Alaska. 5: There's a keystone and an outline of the state on its quarter. Pennsylvania. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia! Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/

I'm going to guess that you know someone who has type two diabetes. I have a close family member who's currently on dialysis and another dealing with pre-diabetes. It's an epidemic - but you know what? it's doesn't have to be that way. with the right kind of lifestyle changes a person with pre-diabetes and prevent the disease from becoming full blown. Diabetes is serious stuff- not only does it increase your risk of stroke and heart attack - but it could also lead to amputation and listen men - erectile disfunction. That's why we're enthusiastic about a program called “Make a Choice for a Healthier Life” sponsored by Health Promotion Council. I speak with Amadi Essoka-Lasenberry, a program coordinator at Health Promotion Council about the free resources they offer and I also speak with Johnita Medina, a mom who turned her health around and lost the equivalent of a whole person. Resources: www.makeachoice.org or follow us on social media @ MakeAChoicePA and text the word “TODAY” to 600400 to take the risk assessment.A criminal record can seem like an insurmountable obstacle that can keep a person locked in poverty. That's where The Promise comes in whose mission is to reduce poverty in Philadelphia - sponsored by United Way of greater Philadelphia and southern new jersey. They're launching one of the largest citywide record clearing initiative in Philadelphia: I talk with Michael Banks, Executive Director of The Promise.Resource: To find out the location of a record clearing clinic go to www.thepromisephl.org/opportunity.First, I speak with Randy Gordon Recruiter for Center for Male Engagement at Community College of Philadelphia about the program designed to support male students of color...Resource: www.ccp.edu/cme

Can we still be human in the digital age? Dr Thomas Juli says we can. According to Dr Thomas Juli, 'traditional business has reached a dead end' and, from his latest book 'The Spirit of Human Business', he describes how we can move to a transformed business model that focuses on 'generating value for and by people'. Dr Thomas dares us to move away from looking at ‘human resources' (things) to viewing people as adaptive and flexible organisms. We are not machines and cannot be programmed. There is a path from ‘me' to ‘we' that includes trusting ourselves first so we can trust others to self-organize and be autonomous beyond the structures and processes that can straitjacket human beings. One vital element in this transformational process is to ask what Dr Juli calls ‘wicked questions'. He calls for projects that incubate and accelerate solutions to the most difficult problems. Starting small we should ask the question “How do I want to live?” versus “What will the future look like?” The metamorphosis from larvae into a butterfly can be painful and one must be willing to “surrender to complete transformation”. Please join our host, Michael Banks, and our guest, Dr Thomas Juli, and enjoy this provocative and in depth conversation on the exciting possibilities of a more evolved way to do business. Biography Dr. Juli is a Human Business Architect , co-creator and coach for Agile projects and business transformation with more than 25 years of experience in various industries and companies. He is the founder, business leader and trustee of Motivate2B, a collective for leaders, teams and entire organizations with the common goal of making business and their companies more human and sustainable. His motivation and ultimate goal is to help Human business become the new global normal by 2030. In 2020 he joined Allianz as an executive to help its transformation into an Agile organization and onwards into a Human Business. He is a regular speaker at conferences worldwide such as the NASA Project Management Challenge, FQ Lounge at the World Economic Forum, Global Congress of the Project Management Institute, and the Corporate Social Responsibility Forum Germany. He is the author of three books, The Spirit of Human Business being his latest. Thomas holds a doctorate with distinction in International Studies from the University of Miami, USA, and an M.A. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis, USA, where he was a student of Nobel laureate Douglass C. North. In his free time, he loves all kinds of outdoor activities such as running, hiking and free climbing, skiing and snowboarding. He holds a 2 nd Dan (black belt) in Taekwondo, is practicing Vinyasa Yoga and dancing Tango Argentino.

Design Thinking has been helping companies overcome obstacles, improve customer service and get a competitive advantage by focusing on creativity and collaboration. As we navigate through rapid and big changes, the emerging role of the Design Leader is a necessity in bringing together unique perspectives from across the globe to create a powerful collective brain that leads to optimal solutions. Join our host, Michael Banks and Juliana Proserpio, co-Founder and Chief Design Officer of ECHOS (a global innovation lab, as they delve into the emerging role of Design Thinking in creating a desired vision of the future that includes all stakeholders. It is a tool to navigate change and requires 1) Empathy, 2) Creativity and 2) Imagination. A successful Design Leader knows how to facilitate the process of “changing existing conditions into preferred ones”. Design Leaders recognise the importance of diversity and know how to manage healthy and necessary conflict by creating psychological safety. A diverse team spanning the globe and using technology to work together online is able to realize the ‘desired' future far more effectively than having the team working in person in a more localised and homogenised stakeholder group.. Juliana describes the ‘Four Degrees of Naturality' and why humanity is now faced with the challenge of the fourth degree in which machines create the future. Design thinking is transitioning into ‘generative design' where humans provide the input and machines produce the output. By 2030 design will be more and more about “layers upon layers of abstraction” and in this context the role of Design Leaders will become increasingly central to the future of organisations and society as a whole as Human Centered Design evolves into Life Centered Design. If you are business leader and you think design thinking will be important in your organisation's future, you should listen to this episode to understand how the role of a Design Leader will serve both your company and your customers, so that no matter what kind of problems come your way next, you'll be prepared to solve them. Biography Juliana Proserpio is the co-founder and Chief Design Officer of ECHOS, a global innovation lab and over the last 11 years, Juliana has worked to develop an innovation ecosystem in APAC & Latin America to foster the power of design for desirable futures. Today we will be hearing from Juliana about the emerging world of design leadership and how it is rapidly becoming vital to the future success of companies and, indeed, society as a whole Juliana was responsible for creating the first Google News Initiative Design Accelerator in 2019 in the Asia Pacific, and later designed and implemented the GNI Startup Labs in Brazil, and in India. She also led innovation projects with Worksafe in Australia (helping them design their future vision for 2048) and is currently leading a Design Accelerator for the House and Property Department (NSW Government). As an educator, the ECHOS School of Design thinking has already helped to shape 40.000 + innovators, and is currently in the vanguard of design education with a global program on design leadership, bringing the best designers and innovators into the same room. As a thought leader, Juliana is a columnist at the MIT Sloan Management Review, as well as a columnist for Epoca Negocios (business magazine in Brazil). As a speaker, Juliana has participated in events such as the Global Innovation Summit in San Jose - California, TEDxMaua in São Paulo, and the Sydney Design Festival. Juliana is also a content producer in her field of design and innovation, writing e-books such as "The Power of Design", "The role of innovation during a pandemic", The Design Thinking toolkit, and pioneering a podcast called Desired.

We spend a lot of time working, in fact the average full-time employee works around 37 hours every week. We dedicate most of our awake time and energy to work. So why do only 27% of people feel their employer really cares about their overall wellbeing? What are employees doing wrong and how can we fix it? Michael Banks' conversation with Catherine Llewellyn, Master Humanistic Psychologist, Organizational Transformation Strategist and Type ‘A' Wrangler, provides an expanded view of organizational wellbeing and vitality. Going beyond the more formulaic and programmatic approach to this important, and highly relevant topic, she suggests that well-being is more of a ‘state' than a set of ‘one size fits all' best practices. Catherine explains how she applies to organizations the diagnostic model she co-designed with Professor Paul Tosey of Surrey University. It's called the Seven Levels and is based upon the Hindu and Buddhist system of seven chakras or energy centers. In this way she can ‘prescribe' a ‘well being and vitality journey' that is tailored to each unique organization. In a time of almost universal fear and stress around viruses and wars a state of wellbeing for all is more desirable than ever. Please join us and be inspired and encouraged by listening to Catherine Llewellyn's experience and wisdom about how leaders can raise the level of wellness in their organizations by starting with themselves! Bio Catherine is: a Self-Mastery Catalyst | Master Humanistic Psychologist | Type 'A' Wrangler | Writer | Podcaster | Free Thinker | Intuitive Healer | Conscious Dancer | Executive Mentor | Organizational Transformation Strategist | Cat lover. As a Master Humanistic Psychologist, Catherine helps successful entrepreneurs, execs and business owners launch themselves to the Next Level - for their businesses and for themselves personally. Her lifelong passion for human evolution and transformation began at age six, encouraged by her bohemian upbringing and a variety of catalytic encounters with radical thought leaders. For over five decades Catherine has investigated and incorporated the humanistic philosophical approach, along with the arts of physical embodiment, energy healing and strategic creativity. She has a profound lived familiarity with what it is to be a free-thinker, and a non-conformist. For many years Catherine worked on large-scale corporate leadership and transformation programs, aligning fiscal success with values driven leadership and culture. Her clients were top business leaders whose transformations benefited thousands of people. Nowadays Catherine works directly and privately with clients, hosts a weekly podcast Truth & Transcendence, organizes local conscious gatherings for free thinkers, and periodically releases insightful and thought-provoking eBooks published on Amazon.

“You need to break bread with people who think and look different than you.” Today Michael Banks, CEO and Founder of Body By Banks, joins the show. Michael talks about the lessons he learned from his parents, his experience coming to Utah in the early 80s, and the importance of positive self-talk. As Black History Month comes to a close this timely interview will give you a great perspective on race and how to make the most of the hand life deals you. To connect with Michael go to BodybyBanks.com or follow @BodybyBanks on social platforms. Michael Banks is the Founder and CEO of the highly successful Body By Banks Corporation. Under his leadership, the Body By Banks Corporation has grown to become a recognized business leader in the fitness and personal training industries. Just a few highlights from his list of accomplishments. - Chief Designer of the Olympic Village Training Facility for 2002 Olympics • Featured in CEO magazine 2010 - Broadcasted a fitness show on Comcast and appeared on NBC and Fox News • Total transformation DVD Series sold in Walmart Stores - Created highly successful fitness DVD Series including Total Transformation and SWEAT • Successful launch of www.bodybybanks.com and various online training programs

In today's episode, we discuss the topic of showcasing value in the modern environment as a hybrid leader. For this session, our panel included Michael Banks, Principal Consultant at PeopleSmart SAS, Sabine Weishaupt, Chapter Lead, Future Leadership Design at Deutsche Telekom, Monique Choudhuri, Non Executive Director at Brentford FC & Sofia Liasi, Senior L&D Partner, Global Leadership Development at Novartis.

Dave Banks founded Maintenance Solutions after he discovered a revolutionary product that cuts the downtime associated with performing repairs to damaged concrete or asphalt surfaces.  He and his son, Michael join Jared on the show to talk all things concrete.  https://www.flashfloor.net/ https://www.southpointsolutions.com/

Of course HR should have a seat at the top table. Right? But what does HR need to do to get there? Lately, HR has become a very hot topic. And for very good reasons as we shift towards a more people centric approach in this new world. Some research shows that executive leadership wants and needs an HR business partner who adds value to the organisation and the bottom line. The question is: How can HR deliver that? Join our host, Michael Banks, and our guest, an HR expert, Deborah Wilkes FCIPD, as she pulls back the curtain on how HR can secure an equal place at the table. This is a 'must listen' for anyone who wants to see HR stand up to business leaders and be seen as a business leader in their own right. Deborah Wilkes FCIPD eloquently and authoritatively shares the reasons HR historically has never been on the same page as business leaders and how practitioners can leverage the increased credibility and visibility they have gained over the past two years to challenge business leaders by speaking ‘the language of business', being more assertive, being ‘Politically Intelligent' and having the courage to push back and be part of the strategy conversation from the beginning versus being invited to the party down the line as mere implementers. Deborah says ‘HR Maturity' is required so that the CHRO can sit down with the CEO and have a ‘balanced conversation'. And at the end of this interview she shortlists the main obstacles in the way of HR ‘rising up' to build a shared agenda with the business, and the major solutions to these obstacles. This brief overview does not fully do justice to this rich and informative conversation. If you are interested in knowing more about 'HR MATURITY' please join us to find out more. Biography: Deborah Wilkes, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, and is an expert on all matters HR. She has worked with leaders and managers for 25 years running development workshops and as a coach. Clients have included global, national and local organisations, private and public sector. Deborah has worked with many HR leaders and teams, and in HR strategy and OD. Prior to that, she worked her way up in HR and set up and led UK and European HR functions in global organisations. In 2016 Deborah began researching what makes great HR and the company Enable-HR was born. She brings together depth of experience in developing great leaders and managers, and relates this to the particular challenges faced in HR. Their unique framework of 7 HR Enablers facilitates development and also evaluation - self, team and 360. Deborah's book ‘Empowering HR' was published in March 2021.

Detroit Lions ULTIMATE fan, and Ford Hall Of Fans nominee Michael Banks joins the podcast to talk about his surprise nomination from Pro Football Hall Of Fame Detroit Lions great, Calvin Johnson, how the Lions became his favorite team, when he met Barry Sanders, and how everyone can vote for him to get into the FHOF Be prepared for the his energy because he definitely brought it!!

Did you know that the world's population has seen an alarming increase in anger and unhappiness over the past twenty years? This week's podcast guest, Pa Sinyan, gives us an exciting look at Gallup Organisation work in tracking ‘wellbeing' and 1) how they fix broken workplaces, 2) how they use the Clifton Strengths Finder to help people discover what makes them unique and 3) how they use ‘soft metrics' to get to reality. Join our host, Michael Banks, in this conversation to learn how Gallup focus on existing strengths to solve negative feeling and behaviours and how business leaders can cultivate a positive culture change and workforce engagement. Biography: Pa Sinyan is Managing Partner with Gallup and leads Gallup's teams across EMEA. In his role, he supports leading companies to drive organisational and cultural change. He has 13 years experience working with leadership teams on organisational and C-Suite challenges. Pa leverages Gallup's cutting-edge data insights in the science of leadership, behavioural economics, and decision-making to support leaders. As a trusted advisor, he partners with leaders to help them unearth organic growth – more engaged employees, customers and suppliers. Pa has an MSc and a BSc in International Economics and Finance from Universiteit van Tilburg in The Netherlands. Born and raised in The Gambia, Pa has lived in Germany, The Netherlands and Tunisia. Pa speaks English, German and Wolof.

In Chapter Eighteen of The Chronicles of Belteshazzar, Haman plots how to move forward with his plans to destroy Daniel and overthrow King Nebuchadnezzar following the debacle of the Fiery Furnace.  A letter from the Prophet Jeremiah gives him the cover he needs to lay his trap for Daniel by pretending to honor the God of the Hebrews.  In this way, the deceitful practice of saying one thing while plotting something else is explored.  Today, we'll look at the movie, Mary Poppins Returns, and examine how a supposed friend tried to cheat Michael Banks out of his inheritance for our Question for Reflection.  To order the book, go to https://www.amazon.com/Chronicles.../dp/1737611430  

Can business and spirituality actually coexist? Join our host Michael Banks and guest Dr Lynne Sedgmore, a bold and courageous disrupter, as they delve into the intrigue and complexities of integrating spirituality into business and leadership. In her new book ‘Goddess Luminary Leadership Wheel: A Post Patriarchal Paradigm' she explores how the ‘sacred feminine' can inform business leadership. As a former CEO, advisor to the UK government, and board director of over twenty five organisations, Lynne Sedgmore has lived the challenges of integrating spirituality into business and leadership. She tells the story of trying to introduce love as a value into a business school twenty years ago and how that concluded. Lynne also discusses the value of exploring one's ‘shadow', and the ‘intersectionality' of pressures were under, in order to grow as a leader. Spirituality and business are two words you rarely see in the same sentence. On the surface, the two seem at odds with each other. However, this is not some New Age, airy-fairy concept but a journey into the future of leadership described by someone who has had a long career of success and getting things done in the real world. Are you curious as to how you can incorporate spirituality into your business practice? Listen this episode with Dr Lynne Sedgmore where she shares how spirituality can be a powerful management concept for leadership that the planet urgently needs. Biography Lynne is an executive coach, a non-executive board member, leadership advisor and author of ‘Goddess Luminary Leadership Wheel: A Post Patriarchal Paradigm'. She was awarded the CBE in 2004, was named one of Debrett's 500 most influential educators in the UK in 2015. Her organisations have won numerous national and international awards, including the International Spirit at Work Award. Lynne held 3 Chief Executive roles within Further Education in the UK over 17 years. She is an experienced board member - having held 25 non-executive posts. She was a member of the UK Prime Minister's national review of public sector leadership and advisor to the 11 UK Leadership Academies. Lynne has chaired and sat on numerous national, academic and Ministerial public sector committees and advisory groups. Lynne's previous leadership roles include Chief Executive of the157 National Policy Think-tank, Chief Executive of the Centre for Excellence in Leadership (CEL), Principal of Guildford College and Head of Croydon Business School. CEL developed over 40,000 leaders. She is also a published poet, an ordained interfaith Minister and Priestess.

This episode of the Grindstone features Carolyn Michael-Banks, owner of A Tour Of Possibilities LLC, and her journey of gritty pivots to build a unique business that creates moving experiences for its customers.

In this stimulating, fun and eclectic interview Annemie Ress shares with host Michael Banks how creativity can unlock peoples' innovative potential to produce accelerated business growth. Annemie's philosophy is “CONNECT and then see what happens!” We cover the early days at Skype when Annemie was working with the original founders and they were pioneers in the field, her podcast for Afrikaans speakers around the world, how her company, ‘Purple Beach', is willing to just TRY something (like a TV Box set and an on demand radio station) and then listen and learn from the responses coming back. Annemie talks about how she uses a NASA astronaut to teach creative leadership, Yoga nidra sessions for organizations coming out of lockdown, and an innovative approach to attracting young talent to very traditional companies. Finally we discuss how ‘People Innovation' done well leads to product and service innovation, and how the corporates can partner with startups to accelerate their growth in the networked companies of the future. Annemie Ress has wide-ranging experience in designing and implementing significant organisational change and transformation in multi-national businesses. She draws extensively from her experience as Global HR Director at Skype, Global Head of People Innovation at eBay, and Senior HR Director at eBay & PayPal Europe. Annemie is known for approaching organisational, leadership and strategic challenges from a very different and unique perspective and results-driven perspective. She has extensive executive leadership and board-level experience in a wide range of technology businesses at all stages of maturity. Annemie currently co-leads the development of a diversified €350m energy innovation and technology investment portfolio for a large German multinational including sourcing, evaluating and managing investment opportunities in the UK, Israel, Germany and the United States. She has a vast direct network of personal relationships in the technology sector covering C-suite executives, hardware and software experts and thought leaders.

Check out the 2nd Annual 'Powers on Sports' Mock NFL Draft featuring "mock-sters:" Charles Judkins, David Precise, Michael Banks and yours truly!. We make and analyze all 32 picks of the 1st round coming up from Cleveland on Thursday night. Some surprises, reaches and some spot on selections that you will see in the real 2021 NFL Draft. Take a listen, subscribe, rate and review And yes, we are available for hire in an NFL Front office! All hail the NFL Draft with Kiper, Rog and Co. It's the "Powers on Sports Podcast!" And subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, etc.!!

We have a very special friend of the pod on today’s episode and his name is Michael Banks. And yes, he goes by his full name ALWAYS! WE LIVE! Michael Banks will be sharing his story of growing up Black and queer in the south, his life in New York and his journey to live in Thailand. Credits:Hosted by Nabila Valentin and Nanehe McClintock Produced and edited by Justin WyzykowskiBeats by: https://junejissle.com/ Cover art by Dan TurkPlease reach out if you have anything you'd like to share with the ladies of 2POC at 2pocpodcast@gmail.comhttps://www.2pocpodcast.com/

In this episode we talk to Michael Banks, Sr. Search Engineer at LaunchUX about some recent projects.  Michael joins us again to talk about search engine optimization and specifically improving lead capture.  Having a good website and SEO is fantastic, but you might be making some crucial mistakes that are effecting your ability to convert visitors into leads. In this episode we talk about three projects where he has worked to improve lead capture and the almost instant results that can be seen when done properly.   This episode is brought to you by the team at LaunchUX.  If you are looking for the best in website design and search engine optimization, you need to connect with LaunchUX

In this podcast we talk to Michael Banks of LaunchUX about Search Engine Optimization. He hits on the important topics that small business owners should know when it comes to their sites SEO and provides some very useful information.   This episode is brought to you by the team at LaunchUX.  If you are looking for the best in website design and search engine optimization, you need to connect with LaunchUX

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The tourism industry has been rocked by COVID-19, yet one small business owner has found a way to keep pressing forward through these challenging times. In this episode of Wayfind Marketing Live, we're joined by Carolyn Michael-Banks, owner and operator of A Tour of Possibilities. As the only touring company in Memphis offering regularly scheduled African American History tours, Carolyn is navigating opportunities to pivot her business in creative ways. She shares about the adjustments she's made and the unexpected opportunities she's discovered along the way. Wayfind Marketing Live is hosted by Steve Phipps and AnnieLaurie Walters. Steve is the founder and president of Wayfind Marketing and a StoryBrand Certified Guide. He shares his years of experience guiding business owners by sharing simple and practical marketing tips and stories that will help you grow your business. AnnieLaurie brings her communications and PR experience to offer additional insights into how you can communicate more clearly and win more customers. Join us live each Friday at 12 pm, CDT on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, or here on our website at wayfindmarketing.com/live.

Robert Madge went from performing in his living room for his wonderful, supportive parents, to finding to himself cast in the west end show Mary Poppins as the young Michael Banks. From then, he went to star in Les Miserables, Oliver! and even Matilda. He discusses growing up, his queerness, being a young west end performer and his favourite musical.

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Of particular interest to him is the idea that if someone goes through a terrible crisis, they can actually use the experience to transform themselves and grow wiser and stronger. This actually happened to him when he faced kidney failure and his partner donated her kidney to him. This is documented in his book Gotta Kidney - http://gottakidney.com From his bio: "For over thirty years I've been helping leaders and future leaders develop their potential. A life long passion for helping people become better leaders has led me to work with a wide variety of individuals and organizations, spanning a number of countries including the UK, USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, Germany and Spain, in both corporate and non-corporate scenarios." He hosts two podcasts: Leadership Luminaries: https://anchor.fm/peoplesmart Heroic Journeys: From Crisis To Transformation!: https://anchor.fm/michael-banks2 He can be contacted at https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaha7/ Would you like more from me? Then follow these steps: 1) This discussion is also available as a video on my youtube channel. Please subscribe : https://keithgriggs.com/ytsubscribe 2) Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeithGriggsCoach/ 3) Check out my website: https://keithgriggs.com 4) Subscribe to my podcast: https://anchor.fm/keith-griggs 5) Connect with me on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithgriggs/ 6) Tell me in the comments if you liked this, and what other subjects you would like me to cover. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keith-griggs/message

Michael Banks is an educator, a leadership development expert, a writer, a podcaster and public story teller. Born in the UK, after attending university Michael ran a community center in south London working with criminalized Jamaican youth. He then had a transformational experience at age 25 before being part of a controversial but successful business organization whose mission was to transform society. In 1989 Michael moved to the USA where he became a partner in America’s number one Executive Coaching firm in 1996. Eventually he branched out on his own and in 2014 was given a kidney by his beloved partner Karin. He published a book based on that experience “Gotta Kidney: A Journey Through Fear To Hope And Beyond”. Three years ago Michael returned to the UK and now lives in a small village in the rural county of Norfolk with Karin and their two Yorkshire Terriers, Freddie and Rana. These days Michael is busy writing articles and producing his two podcast series “Heroic Journeys From Crisis To Transformation” and a business oriented series “Leadership Luminaries”. His interests among others are football, cricket, music, sharing conspiracy facts and cookery. Contact Michael Banks: Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jhqaEKtpy6Z69hJQPUnvo?si=TKngvvqFRfOz8bxR4GH3Sg , MichaelBanks7@gmail.com Do you want to live an incredible life? Get started now by reading my book: "Visualizing Happiness in Every Area of Your Life" https://amzn.to/2kvAuXU What is your biggest obstacle to creating an incredible life? You can book a free 15-minute mentoring session with Dr. Kimberley Linert. Click on this booking link: https://calendly.com/drkimberley/15min Please subscribe to the podcast and take a few minute to review on iTunes, Thank you If you have an amazing story to tell about your life and how you are sharing your gifts and talents with the world, then I would love to have you as a guest on my podcast. Contact me via email: incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com or private message me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/incrediblelifecreator DrKimberleyLinert.com

On this episode of Grindset, Cynthia and Brack sit down with Carolyn Michael Banks, Founder of A Tour of Possibilities LLC. We dive into her inspirational story and her motivations behind created a Memphis African-American history tour. Make sure to tune into this amazing episode by downloading the Kudzukian App in the App Store or Google Play.  

On this week's episode, Slick and @Relloe1489 sit down and discuss 'Running From Your Truth'! The many ways people run from their trauma, things they've done, and their passion and/or calling. Slick and Relloe dropped a lot of gems on this topic! So make sure you're paying attention! Of course, we got into the latest celebrity news with Slick's Quickies. The AMA's, Meg and Trigga Trey, and one of R. Kelly's girlfriend's deciding to speak out. And a big congrats to this week's Black and Bold, Michael Banks!!! You can keep up with all his amazingness by following him on FB and IG @MikeBanks4Real. Tap In!!!! This is the most transparent episode yet!

Gift podcast host, Tim Wotton, enjoys a compelling, poignant & lively chat with Michael Banks, educator, author, public story-teller & podcaster. This must-listen life story comprises how Michael endured near-death experiences, a kidney transplant, divorce, bankruptcy & a house burning down to find true love and solace in appreciating the smaller things in life... As John Lennon said: 'Life is what happens while you are making other plans.' That sums up this amazing story! Michael can be contacted @michaelbanks7 on Instagram. Find out more about how Tim has cheated death at www.timwotton.com or @timwotton on Twitter.

Meet Michael Banks who went from an Adventure playground for at-risk Jamaican youth in the UK, to becoming one of the top transformational leaders in the corporate world. Using the gifts of consciousness and authenticity, Michael brought heart, soul, and spirit to everyone he met. When his 1st marriage failed and his kidneys gave out, discover what and who gave Michael the ultimate gifts of love, freedom, adventure, and the feeling of “coming home” so that he could have a new lease on life. Find Michael Banks on FB, and his podcast Heroic Journeys: From Crisis to Transformation on iTunes and 8 other platforms. His book, Gotta Kidney?!: A Journey Through Fear to Hope and Beyond on Amazon. For his Transformational Coaching and Development services, contact him at michaelbanks7@gmail.com Contact me on FB/IG at The Awakening With Dawn to work with you to find more Real Love in your relationships. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dawn-richard/support

In this 2nd edition, we will officially introduce the monumental work of (the late) Mr. Tom Harpur and the documentary that fully encompassed his signature work on "The Pagan Christ" from 2007. We will share audio clips of this well-executed and informative film which makes the case for the true Christ figure that has been obscured and concealed until the discovery of Mr. Harpur.Citation Note: Harpur, Tom, Allcock, Michael & Banks, Cynthia (2007). "The Pagan Christ" (Documentary). Canadian Broadcast Company.

Jacaranda FM — Yahto has been on stage since a very young age, as performing is his passion. He is a strong vocalist with a very high tenor range and has a very high belt. At the age of 8, he was awarded Junior World Champion for Acting (ages between 7 and 15) in Los Angeles, America. His first musical theatre experience on stage was in 2010 in the Alberton Civic Theatre as Michael Banks in Mary Poppins. After that, he has done numerous productions and pantomimes, including Virtuoso Showcase, La Dolce Vita, Rock of Ages Production en Rooibekkie Pantomime. Recent performances include, Detention – an original Afrikaans Musical (Lead Role as Sebastian), 2017 Night with the Stars with the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra (soloist) and he was a backing vocalist in The Voice South Africa, for Richard Stirton, the winner of The Voice South Africa season 1. In June 2017, he portrayed Moritz in a workshop of Spring Awakening for Grade 6 Trinity Musical Theatre Group Exams. He performed in BTP in 2016 as a soloist and performed his own original song "Ugly" in BTP Shine last year (2018), as well as designing and sewing some costumes for the show! His most recent performing credit was appearing on season 3 of the hit television reality show, The Voice South Africa, where he placed 6th overall! Yahto is an energetic, passionate artist with a true love for the stage and performing who is writing his own material and Is planning on releasing his original music within the new year. He has also launched his YouTube channel and is staring his own fashion brand, House Of Kraft. Keep your eyes peeled, big things are coming!

Join me in this episode where author and leadership advisor Michael Banks talks about the importance of incorporating spiritual practices within the workplace and business, and how to use your own life experiences as a fuel for transforming your own life. Michael Banks is a lifelong educator and an independent leadership advisor who coaches executives and their teams, by incorporating spiritual values and principles into the business. Michael is also a spoken word live performer and an author of a book called 'Gotta Kidney?!’ which is based on his personal journey of a kidney failure, transplant and recovery. Check out his work below: https://www.gottakidney.com/ Heroic Journeys Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1jhqaEKtpy6Z69hJQPUnvo --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bridging-the-realm/message

Be inspired by Michael Banks and his guests' fascinating stories of moving from fear and crisis to a new understanding of themselves. Discover how to use pain, loss and suffering to become a wiser, better person. Explore how to reinvent your life and find more freedom, love and authenticity by learning from hard times.

The popular Michael Banks the owner of Body By Banks fitness program discusses his amazing parents, how he got in the fitness business. He also shares his family with us, death of his sisters and parents,  moving from Chicago to Ephraim, Utah and why he moved to Utah and stayed. He discusses his thoughts about God. He shares a hilarious story about his first experience in a Mormon Temple! Was he a Mama's boy? And does he enjoy single life? And a whole lot more! His biggest fear, is it love?   #themindsgympodcast

Michael Banks and Tushna Commissariat discuss the scientific implications of our new ability to "see" black holes

Mary Poppins Returns - (2018) In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique ...

Mary Poppins Returns - (2018) In Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique ...

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ! Dans cet épisode de février, Victoire, Pascale et Manon vous emmènent dans une jolie promenade avec Mary (Poppins). Mary Poppins est le premier tome d'une série de 8 livres, écrits par l'australienne P. L. Travers, est paru en 1934 et a été adapté au cinéma pour Walt Disney Pictures en 1964. Il raconte l'histoire de la famille Banks, et notamment des enfants Jane et Michael Banks, dont le quotidien va être bouleversé par leur nouvelle nounou, Mary Poppins, que le vent a apportée à leur porte... Balades dans des dessins, thé au plafond et autres aventures extraordinaires se succèdent dans le livre et dans le film ! Mais l'adaptation de Disney est-elle vraiment fidèle à l'oeuvre de Pamela Travers ? Réponse dans cet épisode ! 2 min 30 : On commence par parler du livre Mary Poppins, écrit par P. L. Travers et paru en 1934, premier tome de la série de 8 livres Mary Poppins. 27 min 12 : On enchaîne sur le film Mary Poppins réalisé par Robert Stevenson pour Walt Disney Pictures et sorti en France en septembre 1965. On retrouve à l'affiche la sublime Julie Andrews dans le rôle principal et l'excellent Dick Van Dyke dans celui de Bert. 50 min : On termine sur nos recommandations autour de Mary Poppins ! Si vous avez lu le roman ou vu Mary Poppins, n'hésitez pas à nous donner votre avis ! Retrouvez Adapte-Moi Si Tu Peux sur : Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/adaptemoisitupeux/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/adaptemoi_pod Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/adaptemoisitupeux/ Podmust : https://podmust.com/podcast/adapte-moi-si-tu-peux/

Welcome to Episode 66 of We Watched A Thing! Join us as we appear out of the sky on a kite, stalk a family we nannied 30 years ago, and take their children on strange adventures all while discussing Disney’s long-awaited sequel to the 60’s classic musical ‘Mary Poppins Returns’. Mary Poppins Returns is a 2018 American musical fantasy film directed by Rob Marshall, with a screenplay written by David Magee and a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. Based on the book series of the same name by P. L. Travers, the film is a sequel to the 1964 film Mary Poppins, and stars Emily Blunt as the eponymous character with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. Set in 1930s London, twenty-five years after the events of the original film, it sees Mary Poppins, the former nanny of Jane and Michael Banks, returning after a family tragedy. If you like this podcast, or hate it and us and want to tell us so - You can reach us at wewatchedathing@gmail.com Or, Twitter - @WeWatchedAThing Facebook - @WeWatchedAThing Instagram - @WeWatchedAThing and on iTunes and Youtube If you really like us and think we’re worth at least a dollar, why not check out our patreon at http://patreon.com/wewatchedathing. Every little bit helps, and you can get access to bonus episodes, early releases, and even tell us what movies to watch.

Mary Poppins returns to help a grown Michael Banks and his sister Jane deal with financial issues, but more importantly life issues. Emily Blunt, as the title character, along with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Whishaw return to 17 Cherry Tree Lane.

Mary Poppins returns to help a grown Michael Banks and his sister Jane deal with financial issues, but more importantly life issues. Emily Blunt, as the title character, along with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ben Whishaw return to 17 Cherry Tree Lane.

In this exclusive conversation we talk with Supervising sound editors and sound designers Renee Tondelli and Eugene Gerty about their recent work on Mary Poppins Returns directed by Rob Marshall. Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His only hope is to find a missing certificate that shows proof of valuable shares that his father left him years earlier. Just as all seems lost, Michael and his sister receive the surprise of a lifetime when Mary Poppins -- the beloved nanny from their childhood -- arrives to save the day and take the Banks family on a magical, fun-filled adventure.

You've already heard what Jamie and Hanna think of Disney's belated sequel to the Julie Andrews classic (If you haven't, it's the episode before this one) but here is a bonus chat Jamie had with Ben Whishaw (who plays Michael Banks) and Rob Marshall, the film's director. They discuss the daunting task of taking on such a revered film and whether this is the start of a new Disney franchise...If you enjoy this, please do subscribe so the new episodes appear straight onto your device.Get in touch with Jamie and Hanna over on twitter @talkfilm, @jamieeast or @hannaflint - we'd love to hear from you! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about the latest releases each week.Free SoloFollow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite's 3,000ft high El Capitan Wall. With no ropes or safety gear, heThe Favourite starring Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz, Nicholas HoultIn early 18th century England, a frail Queen Anne (Colman) occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah (Weisz) governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail (Stone) arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.Ralph Breaks the Internet with John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman and Jack McBrayerSix years after the events of "Wreck-It Ralph," Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure.Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt, Ben Whishaw, Dick Van Dyke, Colin Firth, Meryl Streep, Julie WaltersIn Depression-era London, a now-grown Jane and Michael Banks, along with Michael's three children, are visited by the enigmatic Mary Poppins following a personal loss. Through her unique magical skills, and with the aid of her friendLISTEN ABOVE AS FRANCESCA RUDKIN SPEAKS TO JACK TAME

Director Rob Marshall discusses his film, Mary Poppins Returns, with fellow director Ron Howard. Drawn from the Mary Poppins stories by P.L. Travers, the film takes place in depression-era London during the 1930s, where the adult Jane and Michael Banks find themselves in need of Mary Poppins' magical abilities once again after the family suffers a devastating loss. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/Events/2019/Jan2019/MaryPoppinsReturns_QnA_1218.aspx

Michael Banks, President & CEO of the African-American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ and DE joins the program to discuss how he was able to overcome the odds and find success despite being born into poverty. He reveals how developing a survivor's mindset helped him through a challenging transition of leaving a career on Wall Street to pursue his vision of having a bigger impact in the world. He also shares the wisdom that he would want to impart to his great-grandchildren. 

Listen in as Dr. Michele interviews fellow Yin Yogi Michael Banks, and hear two yin yogis discuss why yin yoga is our favorite. Both Michael and Dr. Michele have been trained as RYT 200 yoga teachers with extensive training in Yin Yoga Levels I and II as well as Restorative Yoga Levels I and II. Michael believes every body is a yoga body, and if you can breathe, you can practice yoga! His focus is more health-based than performance-based, with an emphasis on alignment and anatomy. He uses props to assist with alignment and to help individuals better understand their own bodies. His goal is to create a space where individuals, regardless of mobility or physical challenges, can grow and heal from the inside out. Michael received his teacher training at the TheraYoga Studio in Montrose, CA, with Samantha (Sam) Joseph-Akers and Addie de Hilster. The training was based on Modern Hatha Yoga, which encompasses the physical asana practice and is the umbrella term for most styles of yoga practiced in the West. Sam and Addie developed the TheraYoga Method, whose lineage descends from the practice of T. Krishnamachary, who could be considered the father of modern yoga. Krishnamachary also practiced Ayurvedic medicine and combined this science with yoga in his therapeutic approach. Sam was taught by Kelly Wood, who was taught by Gurmukh Kalsa, who was in the direct lineage with Yogi Bhajan, Judith Lasater, Leeann Carey, Doug Keller and George Haas. Addie was taught by Bernie Clark, Leeann Carey, Paul Grilley (who was key in the development of Yin Yoga) and Sarah Powers, who coined the name “Yin”. Show Notes: 1. Find out how both Michael and Dr. Michele found yoga and, more specifically, yin yoga in their 40's or later after establishing their careers in fields outside of the yoga community. 2. Yoga is for anybody at any age! 3. Could yoga be the anti-aging secret? 4. Props are amazing! Even the wall is a great prop to use in yin yoga and restorative yoga. 5. The difference between yin yoga and restorative yoga. 6. What is the yin "high"? 7. For athletes and strengthening, yin yoga is the way to go. For healing from injuries and trauma (including emotional trauma), restorative yoga is the way to go. 8. What prompted you to create Yin Zone? Michael can be found online at www.yinzone.com, by phone at  708-218-7396, and by email at Michael@yinzone.com. Michael is currently accepting new private yoga clients. Dr. Michele can be found online at www.drmichele.com or by email at dr@drmichele.com. Dr. Michele is currently accepting new 1:1 coaching clients as well as group coaching clients. To schedule a free health assessment with Dr. Michele, use this link drmichele.com/schedule.

Jamie and Jason discuss this week in Southern Miss athletics including the Hattiesburg Regional, 1st base umpire Michael Banks and the Hattiesburg mayoral election. Also, extended coverage from the regional with guests Jarrett Hoffpauir, Todd Maddox, John Carter Sanner, Jake McAllister, Renardo Brass, Jon Smith and Ricky Ryals. Originally aired on WMXI News Radio 98.1 FM and WFOR The Score 1400 AM in Hattiesburg, MS.

Michael Banks provides an overview of Philadelphia’s vibrant minority business communities. Michael discusses the most common challenges faced by minority business owners and how the Chamber addresses them through access to capital and other opportunities.

Less about the details but more about the details. Phil claims he’s a better babysitter than Mary Poppins. Amanda played Mary Poppins in multiple dance recitals. Julie Andrews is the best. Bert has so many jobs around town. Short nod to the book characters. Phil’s NYC street show experience plus Nick and Winston from New Girl. The mother is a trailblazing feminist. Did he change his name to work at a bank of did he work there because of his name. William and Madeline starred as Jane and Michael Banks and crushed it. Wind blows all of the nannies down the street. Almost too many fun facts about this movie. Stephen Colbert interview with Dame Julie Andrews. Never give references and just hire yourself. George Costanza hires himself and GOB’s references. This magic bag is the best. Spoonful of sugar - mix fun with something boring. Game - Song Lyric Questions. The original Mambo Number 5 (Lou Bega). Amanda and Phil are both Spelling Bee champions. Magic tape measure to size people up. It’s better than a finger in your eye. Phil’s tip jar advice. New crazy outfits and the penguin waiters. Amanda’s Poppins Penguins fridge magnet. Contesting Mary’s horse race win. When you don’t have anything to say, just say supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Different colors of medicine. Mrs Banks throwing eggs at the Prime Minister. Stupid smart jokes. Phil and Amanda love a good graph and chart. Cash money. They’re not evil, they’re just responsible. Not enough dancing and no illustrations. Article about investing and saving. Step in time. I never explain anything. Rude firing. Flying good and bad kites. Poppins out. Work life balance. Navckid Keyd. Bert theories. Mary Poppins in EPCOT. Almost a Disneyland Mary Poppins ride. Large Academy Awards presence. The quickest of changes. Julie Andrews was not cast for My Fair Lady. Saving Mr Banks. Mary Poppins Returns. Long gap between original and sequel. I just value a good investment plan okay. Not really the word backwards. Cut the toddlers. Mrs Featherbottom. 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Next episode - Emil and the Detectives

H-Town producer Michael Banks made several hits one of which being the Gold Big Mike classic Somethin' Serious

Adam Grundy, Luke Ibbetson, and Blair Treacy discuss the big film news from this week, such as the newest Rogue One: A Star Wars Joint trailer, and the rumoured new suit for Superman in Justice League. The crew discuss the potential casting of Ben Whishaw as Michael Banks in the upcoming sequel 'Mary Poppins Returns'. Blair divulges the fact that he's never seen Mary Poppins, and tells a strange version of what he thinks is the plot. It's all very superkali-film-alistic, which is a joke that might be lost on one of the crew. We’re showing Rocky IV at the Prince Charles Cinema on September 7th, followed by the September FILMAGEDDON QUIZ! Tickets available on the PCC website and at the box office. Cheaper for members! Amazing prizes (including sweet stuff from Dark Bunny Tees!)! For more information on the rounds we’re doing on the night have a look here.  

We've watched a lot of strange Disney movies here on We Want The D; everything from old dads to dancing leprechauns have defuddled Vicky, Nolan and Jill over past episodes. But this week's film may take the cake. The Three Lives of Thomasina stars a cult television actor and producer, Jane and Michael Banks from Mary Poppins along with a host of other towheaded children, and a blandly beautiful blonde - almost all of whom are (badly) attempting Scottish accents. Oh yeah, and a cat that vanishes for large chunks of time, even though the movie is named after AND about her. That may not sound so strange to you yet, Dear Listeners, but we haven't even gotten to the cat afterlife, gypsy circus, or number of instances of animals being "destroyed." But don't worry, no actual animals were killed in the making of this film...we think. Lots of them were drugged, though.

Michael Banks visits the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source to find out how the lab is looking to attract more users from industry

Theater is all about transformation, and transformation is never easy. But transforming one of the best-loved movies of all time into a stage musical? That’s a huge challenge, because the expectations are always so remarkably high. So it takes guts, creativity, and a whole lot of daring-do, all of which are on vivid display in the splendid new production of "Mary Poppins," presented by Spreckels Theater Company in Rohnert Park. Adapted, in part, from the Walt Disney film with Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke, "Mary Poppins," the play, is a fascinating fusion of the expected and the unexpected. Writer Julian Fellowes, the guy behind Downton Abbey, pulls off the trick by rewriting the lighthearted movie’s plot to make it a bit more faithful to the darker, scarier books by P.L. Travers, while still retaining most of the movie’s songs and several of its best moments. The magic carpet bag? It’s there, as is the smarty-pants tape measure that tells more about you than just your height. Gone, though, are the dancing penguins and the tea party on the ceiling. In their place are dancing statues and a trip to a magical shop where letters and words can be purchased like candy. The big question is, does Mary Poppins still fly? Yes she does, spectacularly. And as played by the delightful Heather Buck, she shows a lot more strength, edge and power than in the film, sweet when she needs to be, but tough too, and even a little bit dangerous. The unruly siblings Jane and Michael Banks are causing friction between their parents, the skittish but blustery Mr. Banks, played by Garet Waterhouse, and the strong-willed Mrs. Banks, played wonderfully by Sandy Riccardi. Right on cue, the mysterious Mary Poppins arrives with her bag of tricks and a plan to put things right with the amiable assistance of her best friend Bert, played with energy and charm by Dominic Williams. There’s a dark-humored subplot involving the terrifying Miss Andrews - a stellar Mary Gannon Graham - who shows up to battle Mary Poppins for the family’s future - and perhaps a bit of its soul. Under the direction of Gene Abravaya, who handles the shifts in tone from light to dark and back with grace and ease, the entire show is packed with wonder and rich with emotion. Give this man the Facing-a-Challenge and exceeding-all-expectations award. The effects are cleverly done, the dancing and music are eye-popping and ear pleasing, and the bittersweet ending is effectively lovely. True to form, when Mary Poppins shows up, she brings out the best in everyone she meets. Meanwhile, at 6th Street Playhouse, the Lemons-into-Lemonade Award of the month goes to director Craig Miller, who has cleverly surmounted a number of imposing challenges in creating a highly entertaining new production of the 1992 musical "Crazy for You." The Tony-winning show by Ken Ludwig is built from old standard songs by George and Ira Gershwin - "I’ve got Rhythm," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Slap that Bass" - inventing a plot about a dusty western town invaded by show-people from New York. It works, due to strong lead performances and some clever invention from Miller, whose written a new opening scene that sets things up and solves an array of issues, including the fact that Miller’s cast has far more women than men. His solution to the problem is not just clever. It makes the show funnier. With spectacular choreography by lead actor Joseph Favalora, and a winning performance by Abbey Lee as a love-struck cowgirl, "Crazy for You" is not exactly deep theater, but its funny, sweet, and driven by an infectious love of the theater. If you like musicals, especially if you love Gershwin, you should check it out. "Crazy for You" runs Thursday–Sunday through March 15 at 6th Street Playhouse. www.6thstreetplayhouse.com. "Mary Poppins" runs Friday–Sunday, through May 23 at Spreckels Performing Arts Center. www.spreckelsonline.com I’m David Templeton, Second Row Center, for KRCB.

Cool lessons learned while watching Mary Poppins with my kids. ---Transcript--- Hey everybody, this is Russell Brunson and I want to welcome you to today's episode of Marketing in Your Car. I want to talk about something kind of fun. Last weekend, my family and I had a chance to go down to St. George, Utah which was fun. We had a great time. While we were down there, there's a place called the Tuacahn Theater where they do plays every single year. This year, they had four or five different plays they were doing. While we were there, the play they were doing was Mary Poppins. I got to admit, I was kind of disappointed. I heard last year, they had Aladdin, and Princess Jasmine flying through the air and all sorts of stuff. The year before was Little Mermaid, and they flooded the stage and water came down. I was like, “What can you do cool with Mary Poppins?” I wasn't really excited to go see it outside of the fact that it was fun to go to an outdoor theater and be with my family, my kids came, and everything. We went to it and it was actually – the production was amazing but just the story of Mary Poppins, I hadn't heard that story for a long, long time since I was a kid. This one was based more off of the book so there were a lot of things that were in that that weren't in the movie. Just a couple of really cool things that popped out to me that I wanted to share with you guys, I think they relate to us. They relate to business. They relate to your personal life. They relate to whatever it is you're dealing with. The first one that was fun was when they sang the song, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” when I was a kid, the only meaning I got from that when I was a kid was if you have medicine and you put some sugar in it, it will taste better going down. As I saw the song and the play and everything like that, I realized that there's so many more meanings to that, just talking about any kind of work you do that if you can add in the element of fun, if you can add in that sugar into it, it changes it from being work to fun. It talked about how a spoonful of sugar changes toast and water to cake and juice or whatever it was. I started thinking about that. How many things in our life, if we look at it and it's miserable but we go back and add in a spoonful of sugar, how do we make that now a fun activity? I think that we've had three or four people that have come and done internships in our office. That's one thing they consistently say. I had a call with one of them the other day. I was talking to him after he left. He just said, “Your office environment is so much fun. It's fun to come to work, it's fun to be there. Just the environment, the atmosphere you've created has been a lot of fun.” I thought that was kind of cool. That's one lesson I learned from Mary Poppins. The next lesson I learned from her, this is actually more from Bert, just talking about the chimney sweeps, when he was doing the whole chim-chimney, chim-chim chiroo song, and them on top of London dancing around made me really think about you look at somebody like a chimney sweep. You're like, “Oh, he's in dirt, he's in mud all day. It's horrible.” Then for him, he's looking at it like, “I have the best view in the world. Chimney sweeps are happy as happy can be.” I just thought about that in our lives. Wherever we're at, you can look at a chimney sweep and it seems like a miserable thing but if you look at the positive parts of it, how cool and how exciting, how fun is that. I thought that was kind of cool too. Then the last big one, this one really had an impact on me in that I don't remember it from the movie. It may have been in the movie but it was part of the play, where the kids, Michael Banks and I can't remember the daughter's name. They went to the bank to go see their dad. The dad was all flustered because he didn't want them to show up. He was there with a client trying to get a loan. The client was there trying to get a loan from the bank or whatever it might be. The client, the guy who was in there, walked over to the kids and said, “Here, I'm going to give you guys sixpence. I want you to have your first money.” Michael said, “I know what that is. That's worth sixpence.” He said, “No, no.” He said, “It may be worth sixpence but the value is what you do with it.” I thought that was really cool, not just money financially but any part of our life. It may be worth this but the value is what you do with it. The value is how you help someone. What are you going to do with that money? Are you going to give it to go feed the birds? Are you going to give it to go start a charity? Are you going to give it to help your dad? We know what it's worth but its value can be completely different. I thought that was a profound thing if you think about it. Just a couple of fun things from Mary Poppins; if you guys haven't watched that movie yet, we went out and bought the movie. I'm going to watch the movie again. It was really a cool thing. Everywhere you look around in life, there's always these cool little lessons you can learn that you can relate back to your business and back into your life. I hope you enjoyed that. I'm at the office now you guys. Have a great day and we'll talk to you all tomorrow.

Cool lessons learned while watching Mary Poppins with my kids. ---Transcript--- Hey everybody, this is Russell Brunson and I want to welcome you to today’s episode of Marketing in Your Car. I want to talk about something kind of fun. Last weekend, my family and I had a chance to go down to St. George, Utah which was fun. We had a great time. While we were down there, there’s a place called the Tuacahn Theater where they do plays every single year. This year, they had four or five different plays they were doing. While we were there, the play they were doing was Mary Poppins. I got to admit, I was kind of disappointed. I heard last year, they had Aladdin, and Princess Jasmine flying through the air and all sorts of stuff. The year before was Little Mermaid, and they flooded the stage and water came down. I was like, “What can you do cool with Mary Poppins?” I wasn’t really excited to go see it outside of the fact that it was fun to go to an outdoor theater and be with my family, my kids came, and everything. We went to it and it was actually – the production was amazing but just the story of Mary Poppins, I hadn’t heard that story for a long, long time since I was a kid. This one was based more off of the book so there were a lot of things that were in that that weren’t in the movie. Just a couple of really cool things that popped out to me that I wanted to share with you guys, I think they relate to us. They relate to business. They relate to your personal life. They relate to whatever it is you’re dealing with. The first one that was fun was when they sang the song, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down,” when I was a kid, the only meaning I got from that when I was a kid was if you have medicine and you put some sugar in it, it will taste better going down. As I saw the song and the play and everything like that, I realized that there’s so many more meanings to that, just talking about any kind of work you do that if you can add in the element of fun, if you can add in that sugar into it, it changes it from being work to fun. It talked about how a spoonful of sugar changes toast and water to cake and juice or whatever it was. I started thinking about that. How many things in our life, if we look at it and it’s miserable but we go back and add in a spoonful of sugar, how do we make that now a fun activity? I think that we’ve had three or four people that have come and done internships in our office. That’s one thing they consistently say. I had a call with one of them the other day. I was talking to him after he left. He just said, “Your office environment is so much fun. It’s fun to come to work, it’s fun to be there. Just the environment, the atmosphere you’ve created has been a lot of fun.” I thought that was kind of cool. That’s one lesson I learned from Mary Poppins. The next lesson I learned from her, this is actually more from Bert, just talking about the chimney sweeps, when he was doing the whole chim-chimney, chim-chim chiroo song, and them on top of London dancing around made me really think about you look at somebody like a chimney sweep. You’re like, “Oh, he’s in dirt, he’s in mud all day. It’s horrible.” Then for him, he’s looking at it like, “I have the best view in the world. Chimney sweeps are happy as happy can be.” I just thought about that in our lives. Wherever we’re at, you can look at a chimney sweep and it seems like a miserable thing but if you look at the positive parts of it, how cool and how exciting, how fun is that. I thought that was kind of cool too. Then the last big one, this one really had an impact on me in that I don’t remember it from the movie. It may have been in the movie but it was part of the play, where the kids, Michael Banks and I can’t remember the daughter’s name. They went to the bank to go see their dad. The dad was all flustered because he didn’t want them to show up. He was there with a client trying to get a loan. The client was there trying to get a loan from the bank or whatever it might be. The client, the guy who was in there, walked over to the kids and said, “Here, I’m going to give you guys sixpence. I want you to have your first money.” Michael said, “I know what that is. That’s worth sixpence.” He said, “No, no.” He said, “It may be worth sixpence but the value is what you do with it.” I thought that was really cool, not just money financially but any part of our life. It may be worth this but the value is what you do with it. The value is how you help someone. What are you going to do with that money? Are you going to give it to go feed the birds? Are you going to give it to go start a charity? Are you going to give it to help your dad? We know what it’s worth but its value can be completely different. I thought that was a profound thing if you think about it. Just a couple of fun things from Mary Poppins; if you guys haven’t watched that movie yet, we went out and bought the movie. I’m going to watch the movie again. It was really a cool thing. Everywhere you look around in life, there’s always these cool little lessons you can learn that you can relate back to your business and back into your life. I hope you enjoyed that. I’m at the office now you guys. Have a great day and we’ll talk to you all tomorrow.

GSC-Radio Live brings you all the action from around the Gulf South Conference. This week,we brig you interviews from Southern Arkansas head football coach Bob Keopple, West Alabama volleyball coach Tabitha Turner, Arkansas Tech men's basketball coach Doug Karleskint and GSC soccer contact Michael Banks, who will break down the this week's GSC soccer tournament.

GSC-Radio Live brings you all the action from around the Gulf South Conference. This week,we brig you interviews from Southern Arkansas head football coach Bob Keopple, West Alabama volleyball coach Tabitha Turner, Arkansas Tech men's basketball coach Doug Karleskint and GSC soccer contact Michael Banks, who will break down the this week's GSC soccer tournament.