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What if the key to a thriving workplace lies in just three words? Join us on Build Better Work our host, Greg Stivers, as he introduces Mike Edmonds, Senior Director at ProfitOptics. On this episode, Mike shares the transformative catalyst methodology, which emphasizes strategy, design, delivery, and scale. Listen as he showcases how ProfitOptics swiftly responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by developing a health management app for universities and organizations, and the power of their two-week sprint process. Mike also shares his take on how transparent communication and agility can strengthen client relationships, even in the face of shifting corporate priorities and budget constraints.Connect with us:Mike: michael.edmonds@profitoptics.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-edmonds-a915041a/ Show Email: pod@profit.optics.com
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports SAIDI and SAIFI values in its Electric Power Annual report, which is regularly released in October each year. In the most recent report, the U.S. distribution system's average SAIDI value including all events was 335.5 minutes per customer in 2022. If major event days were excluded, which is often a worthwhile exercise to get accurate long-term trends because hurricanes and severe winter storms, for example, can skew the numbers quite dramatically in a given year, the figure dropped to 125.7 minutes per customer. Notably, this the highest SAIDI value tallied in the past decade and it continued what has effectively been a steady year-over-year decline in performance from 2013 through 2022. (2017 saw a brief improvement over 2016, but every year before and since has been worse than the previous year during the timespan covered by the report.) For comparison, in 2013, the SAIDI value was 106.1 minutes per customer. SAIFI values do not vary as noticeably as SAIDI, but still have been worsening. In 2022, the U.S. distribution system's average SAIFI value including all events was 1.4 power interruptions per customer. With major events excluded, SAIFI was 1.1 interruptions per customer in the U.S. While this was not substantially worse than values reported in other years over the past decade (every year from 2013 onward has been 1.0, except for 2016 when the value was also 1.1), it seems to confirm that the system hasn't been improving. Yet, Mike Edmonds, Chief Operating Officer for S&C Electric Company, said several things can be done to improve the reliability and resiliency of the power distribution system. “The grid looks different depending on what state you're in,” Edmonds said as a guest on The POWER Podcast. “We've got great experience with Florida Power & Light [FPL],” he said. “We've helped them create a resilient grid. So, that's not only a grid that is reliable, but a grid that can actually weather the storms and all the challenges thrown at the grid.” Notably, FPL reported in March that it had provided “the most reliable electric service in company history in 2023.” Over the past two decades, FPL said its customers have realized a remarkable 45% improvement in reliability. In NextEra Energy's (the parent company of FPL) Sustainability Report 2023, the company reported FPL's SAIDI was 47.1 and SAIFI was 0.85, confirming markedly better results than the U.S. averages noted earlier. Furthermore, FPL said this is the ninth time in the past 10 years that it achieved “its best-ever reliability rating.” To better understand some of the innovative new equipment S&C Electric Company offers, Edmonds provided an example. “We have some technology that does something called ‘pulse finding,' and what Florida Power & Light does, it just lets our equipment do what it does best. If there's a problem, it'll pulse to see if the problem is there or not on the grid, if it's not, it reenergizes,” he said. “This technology is available to really change how the grid operates.” Edmonds said S&C Electric Company invented the fuse 115 years ago, and he noted fuses have served the industry well since that time. However, today there is better technology available that doesn't require a lineworker to respond to an outage to replace a fuse. “Let's take fuses off the grid and have a fuseless grid, and have much more intelligent devices that can actually re-energize,” Edmonds decreed.
Diane and Sean discuss the first film of Terry Gilliam's "Trilogy of Imagination", Time Bandits. Episode music is, "Dream Away", by George Harrison from the OST. - Our theme song is by Brushy One String- Artwork by Marlaine LePage- Why Do We Own This DVD? Merch available at Teepublic- Follow the show on social media:- IG: @whydoweownthisdvd- Tumblr: WhyDoWeOwnThisDVD- Follow Sean's Plants on IG: @lookitmahplants- Watch Sean be bad at video games on TwitchSupport the show
Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they take a look back at Terry Gilliam's 1981 Fantasy/Adventure Comedy Time Bandits!Starring: Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Mike Edmonds, Malcolm Dixon, and Jack PurvisAs well as:Sean Connery, Shelly Duvall, John Cleese, Katherine Helmond, David Warner, Ian Hom, Ralph Richardson, Michael Palin
Join Disney's Ike Eisenmann, and author, Jonathan Rosen, as they take a look back at Terry Gilliam's 1981 Fantasy/Adventure Comedy Time Bandits!Starring: Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Mike Edmonds, Malcolm Dixon, and Jack PurvisAs well as:Sean Connery, Shelly Duvall, John Cleese, Katherine Helmond, David Warner, Ian Hom, Ralph Richardson, Michael Palin
Pixels and Biometrics are a hot topic. They've been referred to by some as the next asbestos when it comes to their potential health impacts and claims potential. Today, Scott and Amanda are joined by Mike Edmonds, an Assistant Vice President with CRC Group's Seattle office where he specializes in Cyber & Technology, E&O, Healthcare, and Management Liability as part of the Seattle ExecPro Team. We've also got Mark Smith, Senior Vice President and Professional Liability Broker also with CRC Group's Seattle office. He is an active member of the ExecPro Practice Group and a member of the Cyber Specialty Team. They're going to talk with us about the privacy risks related to the use of pixels and biometrics. Visit REDYIndex.com for critical pricing analysis and a snapshot of the marketplace. Do you want to take your career to the next level? Join #TeamCRC to get access to best-in-class tools, data, exclusive programs, and more! Send your resume to resumes@crcgroup.com today!
Fantha Tracks returned to the Star Wars Zone at London Film and Comic Con for the fourth time and on the LFCC Main Stage on Friday Mark Newbold sat down with two original trilogy stars; Mike Edmonds (Ugnaught in The Empire Strikes Back, Jabba's tail and Logray in Return of the Jedi) and Brian Wheeler (Snipp Nkik the Ewok and Jabba's Palace Jawa in Return of the Jedi). It's a jam-packed half hour of conversation on this very special episode of Making Tracks. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday and Thursday evenings at 9.00pm UK, 4.00pm Eastern and 1.00pm Pacific on Facebook, YouTube and Twitch and check out our Fantha Tracks Radio Friday Night Rotation every Friday at 7.00pm UK for new episodes of The Fantha From Down Under, Planet Leia, Desert Planet Discs, Start Your Engines, Collecting Tracks, Canon Fodder and special episodes of Making Tracks, and every Tuesday at 7.00pm UK time for your weekly episode of Making Tracks. You can contact any of our shows and send in your listeners questions by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social media feeds: https://www.youtube.com/@FanthaTracksTV/ www.instagram.com/fanthatracks www.facebook.com/FanthaTracks www.twitter.com/FanthaTracks www.pinterest.co.uk/fanthatracks/ www.fanthatracks.tumblr.com/ www.tiktok.com/@fanthatracks
Mike has been a mentor to me since we first met around 5 years ago - when I first started my purpose journey. He is an international lecturer, Author, and the founder of In Better Company which helps individuals, organisation and industry groups surface their true purpose and align their business behaviour to it. Mike worked for over 40 years in Advertising, quickly rising through the ranks to become Executive Creative Director at Marketforce, before he and his business partner Ronnie Duncan created their own award-winning purpose-based agency Meerkats in 2004. He has lectured in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Dubai, Bangkok and Jakarta. In 2018 Mike authored a book titled “Truth. Growth. Repeat. – A business manual for Generation Why.” With his business partner Ronnie Duncan, he recently opened The Perth School of Purpose. Mike is SUCH a wealth of passion and wisdom, and I LOVED our chat. We barely skimmed the surface so there will definitely have to be a part 2! Tune in to discover: Mike's story, journey and how his childhood impacted what he does today How to get started in finding your purpose in business How to know if you've actually found your TRUE purpose The commercial value of purpose What to 'DO' with it once you've found it Links: Mike's book 'Truth. Growth. Repeat' Perth School of Purpose >> Join Waitlist for FREE Live Training Masterclass
Join our Patreon at patreon.com/andalmoststarring On this week's listener request episode, we're looking at everyone who almost starred in the delightful Terry Gilliam adventure/fantasy Time Bandits! Which future Gilliam star turned down Evil Genius? Which Oscar-winner was cast as Mrs. Ogre but had to drop out when she broke her leg? What would the proposed 90s sequel have looked like? And how gloriously bananas is that ending?? Also – we debate whether Sean Connery is recognizable by his gams alone, and Jeff goes on a furious rant against Garfield! Time Bandits stars Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Jack Purvis, Tiny Ross, Ian Holm, Sean Connery, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Shelly Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Peter Vaughan, and David Warner as Evil Genius; directed by Terry Gilliam Follow the Podcast: On Instagram: @andalmoststarring Have a film you'd love for us to cover? E-mail us at andalmoststarring@gmail.com www.andalmoststarring.com
M&M Insurance Podcast - Australian Insurance industry topics & issues affecting Brokers
Well do we have a treat for you. Mike Edmonds, Executive General Manager Commercial, NTI. In this episode, Millsy & I deep dive on everything People, HR & Culture with a genuine leader in the industry, as Mike opens up on his own journey that helped him become a leader in managing people. NTI are the leader in the Transport and logistics insurance industry, especially from a Claims perspective, and it seems they are also leading the way in people engagement, with a ridiculous Employee Engagement score of over 90, putting NTI at one of the highest percentiles in the country across any industry. Not bad considering they have 434 team members (and counting) across the country. If you're thinking “I'm a small business, what can a large company teach me about people & culture?”, take a listen. Mike gives us some thoughts that are relevant for every business owner and employee. We somehow get on to the topics of blunt saws and Mike's time under Wayne Bennett. This episode is not an insurance podcast, it's all about listening to the best in the field talk about HR, people, culture, career progression and work life balance. Speakers: Mick O'Bree - General Manger of Operations, Ausure; John Mills - Broking Manager, Mike Edmonds, Executive General Manager Commercial, NTI. About Ausure - Ausure is one of Australia's largest insurance groups, offering flexible solutions to brokerages nationally. Estimated 80,000 clients, $400m Gross Written Premium, with more than $10 billion of clients assets protected.
Welcome to another episode of 'Stories From...' where I share anecdotes, stories and interesting tidbits from my journey across the country on The Great Rugger Run. This week there are stories from Ivybridge RFC where Mike Hart and Alan Knight tell me all about the club's history (and pre-history) along with their fantastic ambitions to keep building their club within the Ivybridge community. I then journey to Totnes RFC where Mike Edmonds shows me around their terrific family-centred club. Lastly, join me at Paignton where Richard Hunt talks about famous fixtures, famous guests and the Misty Maid! https://amateurrugbypodcast.com #rugbypodcast #amateurrugby PODCAST KIT Everything I use to create, edit and produce this podcast can be found on my Creating a Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/creating-a-podcast/) page. SUPPORT If you would like to support the podcast in some way then there are plenty of options for you on my Support the Podcast (https://www.amateurrugbypodcast.com/support/) page.
Time Bandits (1981) Directed by: Terry Gilliam Starring: John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelley Duvall, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Ralph Richardson, Peter Vaughan, David Warner, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Jack Purvis, Mike Edmonds, Tiny Ross, and Craig Warnock Genre: Fantasy/Adventure
Today we talk to two amazing fathers! From the get down with J Brown (J Brown) and Grind Athlete Mike Edmonds! We talk about life as fathers and being black fathers who teach our children the values that we where raised on. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
As news of the Ash Wednesday fires was spreading on Feb 16, 1983, 3AW dropped scheduled segments and began rolling coverage.In this clip, we hear the closing moments of the Derryn Hinch morning program followed by the midday news read by Jane Holmes with crosses from Rex Haw, Helen Jackson, Amanda Keller, and Mike Edmonds as it went to air.In Ep 026 we will feature a memorial package put together by 3AW's production team some time later.Photo Credit. Australian Disaster Resilience Knowledge HubSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike Edmonds has been in the advertising game for 40 years, including co-founding his own agency, Meerkats. He’s just published a book called Truth. Growth. Repeat: A Business Manual for Generation Why. It’s all about authenticity and it’s a practical guide to help brands embrace their own truth. Show Notes Here are some key take-outs: The consumer is now far more sophisticated and they will call you out when you’re inauthentic – what’s more, they have a platform to do it on, thanks to social media You need to understand your true purpose (or motive) for being in business. That can become your compass, to keep you on the right path People won’t buy from you just because you’re authentic, they will buy from you because of what happens when you run an authentically-driven company True purpose opens markets. On My Desk Mike recommended the Naked Brand video Sarah recommended an article called Post-Authenticity and the Ironic Truths of Meme Culture Nic recommended a courier app called Zoom2U James suggested an article called What kind of person does Netflix Favourites think I am? Brand Newsroom is a marketing podcast for anyone who has a say in how companies are communicating — covering marketing, content marketing, public relations, media, branding and advertising.
Thirty percent of new businesses don’t survive their first two years. But 70 percent of mentored businesses survive longer than five years. So, business mentoring can really make a huge difference. Lanna Hill, director of One Small Step Business Coaching, joins BNR to explain why it works. On My Desk Here’s Lanna’s recommendation, the Forest app Sarah’s suggestion was this article in the Atlantic Nic’s recommendation was Mike Edmonds’ book Truth, Growth, Repeat James suggested the book The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing. Links you might need Here’s where you’ll find Lanna at One Small Step And here’s the article from Entrepreneur magazine where that 30% stat comes from. Brand Newsroom is a marketing podcast for anyone who has a say in the way companies are communicating — covering marketing, content marketing, public relations, media, branding and advertising. Full Show Notes: www.brandnewsroom.net.
Capitalism is on the brink of significant change and a new new horizon coming into view. That's the view of Mike Edmonds who joins me this week to discuss this powerful concept. Mike is the chairman of Meerkats, an advertising company based in Perth. As a veteran of the marketing world he’s seen capitalism up close. He says change is coming and it is now possible to see what the new economy will look like. In his new book Truth. Growth. Repeat. Mike details how a company based on authenticity and honesty is the best way to ensure long term profitability.
TransmitVOX Episode 2 is an interview of special guest Michael Tallman, VP Experience Design at Abercrombie & Fitch Company. The interview is hosted by Saul Delage, Moonshot’s VP Growth, along with fellow team member Mike Edmonds, Moonshot’s VP Digital Products. The TransmitVOX podcast is a production of Moonshot by Pactera Digital. The intent of these periodic podcasts is to share information pertinent to professionals focused on intelligent digital technology and facilitate connections between Moonshot, 1871, and the broader global community.
TransmitVOX Episode 1 is an interview of special guest Dave Krawczyk, CEO & co-founder of Glance Displays, Inc. The interview is hosted by Saul Delage, Moonshot’s VP Growth, along with team members Jeff Kirk, VP Innovation, and Mike Edmonds, VP Digital Products. The TransmitVOX podcast is a production of Moonshot by Pactera Digital. The intent of these periodic podcasts is to share information pertinent to professionals focused on intelligent digital technology and facilitate connections between Moonshot, 1871, and the broader global community.
Yet another Listerner Request, this time from Derek (also in Cincinnati), and we watched the British Adventure/Fantasy film, Time Bandits (1981). Directed by Terry Gilliam Starring: Craig Warnock, David Rappaport, Kenny Baker, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Jack Purvis, Tiny Ross, and David Warner. If you're an iTunes listener, do us a solid by taking a couple of minues to hit the 5 Star button and write a short review about the show. And keep spreading the word about the show, so we can keep getting more of your requests on the show! Episode is available via iTunes (goo.gl/2J7Asb) or direct download via Soundcloud (goo.gl/1NUgDO).