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How can you start being a better listener within your home and family? In this episode, Jeff, Jeff, and Bill discuss: Finding independence at the age of 12.Careful listening - the key to success.Attention and listening as a form of generosity.Seek first the Kingdom.  Key Takeaways: True listening is not waiting for your turn to speak. It is trying to see the world through their eyes.The only way you can understand another person's reality is to really, truly listen.The greatest gift you can give anyone is your time. The only way they know you're giving your time is by listening and paying attention.See people as an individual who needs help, not as a dollar sign.  "Being listened to is so much like being loved that I can't tell the difference." —  Dr. Bill Hall Episode References: The Power of a Positive No by William Ury: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Positive-No-Relationship-Still/dp/0553384260 About Dr. Bill Hall: My Priority One objective is to help clients accomplish their key financial goals. Priority Two is to ensure the client has a will, trust, term insurance (if needed), and plans for passing wealth to spouse and children. Priority Three is to develop a custom investment plan. Dr. Bill Hall has been active as a Certified Financial Planner since 1985 and with Securities America, Inc. since 1991. He is now with OSAIC Wealth Inc., which acquired SAI in 2023. He manages money primarily for senior executives and their families. Bill's academic credentials include a Doctor of Business Administration from the University of Southern California as a Ford Foundation Fellow, an MBA from San Diego State University, and a Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech.Bill co-founded The Executive Committee, TEC (now Vistage), on the West Coast in 1969. Vistage is now a worldwide CEO organization with over 46,000 members. He has held positions as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with Vedax Corporation, the former parent of Vistage. Bill was a Registered Professional Engineer who worked offshore for Shell Oil and in marketing operations with Mobil Oil. He served as a first lieutenant in the Seventh Army in Germany and was a Professor at California State University, Fullerton, and Pepperdine University.Bill's past activities with nonprofit organizations include serving as Chairman and Vice Chairman of two Foundations and Chairman of the Board of a University. He frequently advises nonprofit organization CEOs and has served on several Advisory Boards for California Companies. He serves on the Mission Hospital Foundation Board Finance Committee and the Haggai International Board.His company manages $158,000,000 for 94 families.  Connect with Dr. Bill Hall:Website: https://osaicwealth.com/  Connect with Jeff Thomas: Website: https://www.arkosglobal.com/Podcast: https://www.generousbusinessowner.com/Book: https://www.arkosglobal.com/trading-upEmail: jeff.thomas@arkosglobal.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArkosGlobalAdvFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkosglobal/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arkosglobaladvisorsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkosglobaladvisors/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLUYpPwkHH7JrP6PrbHeBxw

On this week's edition of Climate News Weekly, James Lawler and Julio Friedmann discuss Exxon-Mobil's projections of flat oil demand by 2050, closing the last coal-fired power plant in the UK, disproportionate impacts of climate change in Africa, and more.Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.Contact us at contact@climatenow.comVisit our website for all of our content and sources for each episode.

Jason Gilman joins to discuss where La Crosse is at with the 65-acre, $300-million River Point District development, the impact it will have on the community and what giant box store was denied access.  Gilman, who owns JBG Planning LLC, is in year two as project manager of the district he calls “The gateway to downtown.”  Gilman discusses how much of the development is housing versus business, how much of that could be rentals versus owned, plus what some of the undeveloped space will look like. River Point District was the old Mobil Oil site, located just north of downtown La Crosse, that had set idle for decades due to various challenges, including environmental cleanup. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not many can say they grew up in the events industry, but Gregg Talley can. He has been at it for more than four decades. Gregg H. Talley is the chief executive officer of Talley Management Group, an association and event management firm that works with U.S. national global associations. Talley also has an affiliated association and event management firm in Africa. With a degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in International Relations, he utilizes those skills to manage and consult with national and international organizations and boards. Talley has personally managed hundreds of events globally for associations, societies, corporations, and fraternal organizations. One of his largest convention events is the 50,000+ attendee International Convention of Alcoholics Anonymous. All in the Family Talley's father, who had been a 25-year employee of Mobil Oil, was contacted by a high school classmate who was publishing major medical journals. He was also tasked with managing their associations. This led to him starting one of the earliest association management companies, and Talley remembers dinner conversations focused on its inner workings. While attending college in Washington, D.C., Talley helped out whenever the company that had become the largest medical association management company in the country was running an event in town. The Value and Impact of Business Events Meetings and conventions have a huge global impact, both economically and socially. Talley describes the industry's evolution from contracts jotted down on the back of napkins to today when a 25-page contract for a small meeting is not unusual. Global business is one of Talley's focuses. Talley highlights the social impact of associations and events and advocates for transformational change, economic development, and social progress, particularly in underserved communities and regions. One Voice Talley expresses his frustration that the industry hasn't come together to speak with one voice globally. AI The prevalence of AI is forcing companies to define why they exist, he says. People are Attending Less Events Attendees are more discerning about the events they attend. What surprises him is that there is no more focus on event redesign with this fact in mind. Data Mining Talley believes the industry is not mining enough data to understand the audience and their wants. Global Strategy Talley sees one of the defining issues for the industry as being how the Global North and South are integrated. The need for a global pricing strategy to address disparities and promote inclusivity across different regions is discussed, reflecting the importance of equity in event planning. Leadership qualities, including curiosity, accountability, and building human connections and communities, are important to Talley, as is fostering a culture of learning and innovation.

In the 1970s, Mobil Oil had invented the advertorial and was aggressively pursuing an entirely new type of marketing, branding the company as a person with a unique personality and opinions that deserved to be heard. When public backlash threatened to undermine their approach, they launched a campaign that would change the course of U.S. history. Transcript Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the 1970s, Mobil Oil had invented the advertorial and was aggressively pursuing an entirely new type of marketing, branding the company as a person with a unique personality and opinions that deserved to be heard. When public backlash threatened to undermine their approach, they launched a campaign that would change the course of U.S. history. Transcript Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wheels Museum is a non-profit organization that works to preserve the history of transportation and travel, especially as it pertains to Albuquerque and the west. The museum is in its early stages and is located on the site of the Santa Fe Railroad Shops and yards in Albuquerque's historic Barelas neighborhood downtown. The museum has model trains, full-sized vehicles, a gift shop, and more. Built-in 1914 during the railroad boom, the Albuquerque rail yards serviced steam locomotives for the Santa Fe line. The yards were in operation from about 1915 to the 1960s, and during that time, the area around the railroad boomed and created what we now think of as old Albuquerque. The railroad depot created jobs, and businesses sprang up to service the railroad's travelers as well as those who worked at the yards. The Alvarado Hotel was nearby until it was destroyed in the early 1970s. Rail related businesses thrived for the decades that the trains ran. Current plans are underway to restore the yards, with long term and short term goals. One of the first things to open will be a blacksmithing shop where visitors can see the dwindling art and its craftsmen. The Wheels Museum will be part of the area's renaissance. In the meantime, the Wheels Museum is gathering artifacts to house within its large, airy space. The museum has on display wooden wheel carriages, horse buggies, gas pumps, wagons, carts, cars, model railroads, and even a locomotive or two. The museum is home to the central idea of transportation in Albuquerque, and how that evolved over time. So a model of a horse might stand next to a Model T Ford, which are not too far away from a Mobil Oil sign of a red-winged horse, which could be found at gas stations up and down America's roadways. To find out more, please call (505) 243-6269 or e-mail: info@wheelsmuseum.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/loren-alberts/message

La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds in studio discussing how how the state could change funding cities, the homeless situation in Houska Park, and some development news both near Pettibone Park, as well as the River Point District — the old Mobil Oil site. But, began the show, for some reason, with the hot topic of shoveling your sidewalks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rich “The Claw” Cyr chats with the legendary actress Adrienne Barbeau on this edition of “The Claw's Corner”. Visit https://abarbeau.com/ to keep up to date on all thing Adrienne! Bio From IMDB: Adrienne Jo Barbeau is an American actress and author best known for her roles on the TV series Maude (1972) and in horror films, especially those directed by John Carpenter, with whom she was once married. She was born on June 11, 1945 in Sacramento, California, the daughter of an executive for Mobil Oil. Early on in her career, she starred in Someone's Watching Me! (1978), The Fog (1980), Escape from New York (1981) and Swamp Thing (1982), all John Carpenter-related projects. She has collaborated with George A. Romero on occasion, such as the Stephen King-scripted Creepshow (1982) and Two Evil Eyes (1990). Her work with other horror directors includes the Wes Craven comic book monster movie Swamp Thing (1982). During the 1990s, she became best known for providing the voice of Catwoman on Batman: The Animated Series (1992). Find Adrienne's books on her Amazon Page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Adrienne-Barbeau/author/B001IU0P0Q?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true And at http://www.booksbnimble.com/non-fiction/ Link up with The Claw's Corner check it out on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/richtheclawcyr/ The Claw's Corner is produced by Rich Cyr Edited by Jon Bristol - http://elmwoodproductions.com/ Enhanced and uploaded by Rob Bull

Orson Welles Almanac - Groundhog Day, Guest-Lionel Barrymore From 1944 Orson Welles Guest hosted the Jack Benny show. Orson Jack came down with pneumonia during a tour of military bases. After Welles had an idea for a comedy and variety show. However he was so difficult to work with, sponsor Mobil Oil dropped the project after just a few episodes.

La Crosse Mayor Mitch Reynolds in studio. We discussed an upcoming lobbying effort to get the federal government to address drought along the Mississippi River. We also talked about how development is going in the River Point District, which is the old Mobil Oil site. The mayor comes on the Monday before the monthly city council meeting, which will be addressing a new contract and responsibilities with the Coulee Region Humane Society, as well as Pearl Street funding. Lastly, we hit on a south side building the city owns, and the lack of an agreement for years with the group that runs a senior center there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest episode of the Maritime Podcast, hear from Chris Aversano on his  25 plus years of experience in the maritime industry both at sea and ashore.   Chris is Product Manager with Q88 and Past President of the Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) and this conversation with Emma Howell, Director of Digital Media for Seatrade Maritime, takes the listener through his career in the maritime industries. Chris starts out with how he got into the shipping industry and his time at sea including his time sailing on the last vessel of what was then Mobil Oil, today part of ExxonMobil. He talks about his life working aboard ship and the transition to coming ashore. The conversation moves onto the importance of work life balance Chris also comments on his role as a Seatrade Maritime Club Ambassador and the importance of industry associations and his time as President of CMA. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-aversano/ (Connect with Chris on LinkedIn) https://corp.q88.com/ (Shipping Industry Software & AIS Marine traffic Software | Q88) If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to ensure you don't miss our latest uploads. Feel free also to recommend the show to a friend or colleague that you think would enjoy it.   For the latest news on the shipping and maritime industries make sure you visit https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/ (www.searade-maritime.com) or https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/newsletter_signup (subscribe to our newsletter).

Mark Willis discusses his upcoming Distinguished Instructor Short Course, "Distributed acoustic sensing for seismic measurements – what geophysicists and engineers need to know." Geoscientists and engineers are very comfortable using seismic data sets acquired with geophones, hydrophones, and accelerometers because they have a long, well-defined set of standards for acquiring, processing, and interpreting them. However, distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) seismic measurements are rapidly augmenting and, in some cases replacing the data from these conventional tools. In this conversation with host Andrew Geary, Mark helps geoscientists and engineers build intuition and understanding of DAS seismic technology's value, limitations, and applications. Mark also discusses the most common objection to DAS, when DAS is better than conventional seismic acquisition, and tips for someone planning their first DAS seismic survey. Mark will be teaching this course for the first time at IMAGE, and this is a great preview of the valuable, insightful, and helpful tools and resources you will gain from this course. RELATED LINKS * Register for Mark's course at IMAGE - 26 August (https://seg.org/shop/products/detail/443222174) * Learn more about Mark's course and see the latest schedule (https://seg.org/Education/Courses/DISC/2022-2023-DISC-Mark-Willis) * SEAFOM (https://seafom.com/) * Discover SEG on Demand (https://seg.org/Education/SEG-on-Demand) * See the entire archive of the SEG podcast (https://seg.org/podcast) BIOGRAPHY Mark E. Willis is the Chief Scientific Advisor of Borehole Seismics at Halliburton. He is responsible for mentoring technologists, developing and promoting geophysical innovations, and fostering long-term client relationships. Previous to joining Halliburton in 2011, he worked in various research technology, supervisory, and management positions at Mobil Oil, Cambridge GeoSciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Earth Resources Laboratory, and ConocoPhillips. In his career, he has performed research and development in distributed acoustic sensing, VSP technology, deep sonic log imaging, fracture identification using seismic data (time-lapse VSP, microseismics, and surface seismic scattering), interferometric imaging, Kirchhoff and reverse time depth migration, full waveform inversion, machine learning, velocity model building, and sonic waveform processing. Willis holds a B.S. in Applied Math and Physics from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and a Ph.D. in Geophysics from MIT. He has written over 100 papers, publications, and presentations and holds multiple patents. He is a member of the SEG, EAGE, SSA, SPWLA, and ASA. CREDITS SEG produces Seismic Soundoff to benefit its members, the scientific community, and inform the public on the value of geophysics. Please leave a 5-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to show your support for the show. It takes less than five seconds to leave a 5-star rating and is the number one action you can take to show your appreciation for this free resource. And follow the podcast while you are on the app to be notified when each new episode releases. Original music created by Zach Bridges. Andrew Geary hosted, edited, and produced this episode for 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Jennifer Cobb, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis.

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Of all the tools and skills you need under your belt for a career in treasury, networking might be the most important. Networking can help you learn and grow in your field, find new opportunities, solve problems, and also improve open communication across teams. Alan Goldblatt, Vice President, Treasurer Farmer Mac, joined this episode of The Treasury Career Corner podcast to talk more about it. Since August 2020, Alan has led the debt capital markets team covering areas of debt funding, liquidity investments, and asset/liability management. Prior to joining Farmer Mac, Alan served as VP of Finance and Treasurer at Blackboard Inc., a leading global education technology firm. While at Blackboard, Alan held leadership roles in Capital Markets, Investor Relations, Payments Processing, Treasury Operations, and Mergers & Acquisitions. In addition, Alan served as Assistant Treasurer at TerraForm Power and Senior Policy Advisor for Capital Markets at the U.S. Department of the Treasury, with a focus on housing finance reform. He also served as VP of Finance at Fannie Mae, Treasurer at American Management Systems (now CGI Corp), and Financial Risk Manager at Mobil Oil (now ExxonMobil). Alan is a licensed CPA and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University and an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia. The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac) is a stockholder-owned, government-sponsored enterprise or "GSE" created by Congress to improve the availability of long-term credit for America's farmers, ranchers, rural homeowners, businesses, and communities. Farmer Mac accomplishes this public policy mission by providing a secondary market for qualified agricultural mortgage loans, rural housing mortgage loans, rural utilities loans, and the guaranteed portions of agricultural and rural development loans guaranteed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. On the podcast we discussed… Alan's background in finance and treasury The differences between working at private firms and government entities How treasurers help a wider business' needs Why treasurers need to be proactive and prepared for the future Why networking is one of the most important parts of a treasury career How open dialogue across teams can help problem-solving You can connect with Alan Goldblatt on https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanpgoldblatt/ (LinkedIn). Are you interested in pursuing a career within Treasury? Whether you've recently graduated, or you want to search for new job opportunities to help develop your treasury career, The Treasury Recruitment Company can help you in your search for the perfect job. https://treasuryrecruitment.com/jobs (Find out more here). Or, send us your CV and let us help you in your next career move! If you're enjoying the show please rate and review us on whatever podcast app you listen to us on, for Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-treasury-career-corner/id1436647162#see-all/reviews (click here)!

SEG President Anna Shaughnessy discusses the major challenges and decisions facing the SEG and the geosciences in the years ahead. In this episode, Anna discusses the recently formed Strategic Options Task Force addressing possible collaboration with other societies. She also highlights the new JEDI Committee (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee), offers words of wisdom to young geoscientists, and showcases the Geophysical Sustainability Atlas and the upcoming Geoscience Sustainability Atlas. Anna also shares what it means to represent SEG in this role and offers what she thinks is the most important question facing SEG. This conversation offers an important look into the meaningful events impacting the SEG and the greater industry. RELATED LINKS * Contact the Strategic Options Task Force at sotaskforce@seg.org * Read Anna Shaughnessy's article in The Leading Edge (https://library.seg.org/doi/10.1190/tle40110790.1) * Listen to the episode on the Geophysical Sustainability Atlas (https://seg.org/podcast/Post/11307/) * Listen to the episode with Hendratta Ali on a geosciences' anti-racism plan (https://seg.org/podcast/Post/9062) BIOGRAPHY Anna Shaughnessy joined in 1980 and has advanced to become a seasoned volunteer leader, driving positive progress within the Society. Previously, she was vice-chair of the SEG Foundation, secretary and treasurer of SEG's Executive Committee, chair of the Finance Committee, founding member of the Women's Network Committee, and member of the Distinguished Lecture, SEG Global Inc., and SEG/SEAM Audit committees. In 2019, Shaughnessy was asked by the SEG Board to step in and serve as an interim executive director while SEG was searching for a new executive director, allowing for continuity and a smooth transition. Shaughnessy received her BS from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and MS from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Her professional career has shaped her into a well-rounded leader by merging managerial and corporate practices with an academic in-depth experience. In summary, Shaughnessy has led complex projects and multicultural teams around the world for Mobil Oil, Saudi Aramco, Texaco, and Kerr-McGee. She has held positions as manager of reservoir characterization, geostatistics, new ventures, and international exploration, to name a few. Her academic insights were developed during her six years as executive director of the Earth Resources Laboratory at her alma mater, MIT. Her combined experience of working in industry and academia has given her a unique perspective regarding key drivers, enablers, and challenges in applied geophysics. SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by CGG. When you've been a part of the geoscience community for over 90 years, you learn a few things - including the importance of sharing ideas and experiences. CGG is proud to support the SEG and our industry as we apply our geoscience and data science expertise to natural resource, energy transition, infrastructure, and environmental challenges. As the world's energy needs continue to evolve and grow, and we face new challenges, CGG will help you see things differently. CREDITS Original music by Zach Bridges. This episode was hosted, edited, and produced by Andrew Geary at 51 features, LLC. Thank you to the SEG podcast team: Ted Bakamjian, Kathy Gamble, and Ally McGinnis. You can follow the podcast to hear the latest episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

The legendary Herb Schmertz, VP of Mobil Oil, worked with PBS and The New York Times to invent sponsored content—sponcon—back in the 1960s.

The new president and CEO of the Greater Haverhill Chamber of Commerce will be “Guest of Honor” at tomorrow's Virtual Leads Lunch hosted by the organization.Irene Haley took over job last month. Speaking recently on WHAV's morning program, Haley praised her predecessor Dougan Sherwood“Dougan did some excellent work with support, of course, of the board and I am very interested in keeping a lot of the programs going and making sure our members and stakeholders—people who have faith in the Chamber—know that I'll continue that work and I'm excited to understand more about how I can influence not only the strategy but some of the program we have going forward,” she said.Haley's career began in accounting, but she decided a change was in order during the 1990s when she returned to school an obtained a master's in Business Administration from Boston University. She went on to answer the call from Mobil Oil about a new program the fuel giant offered, called “Friendly Serve.” The position entailed working with owners of gas stations, greeting people at the pump, checking oil and tire pressure and making sure stations are clean.“From there, I was in a variety of roles. I was a terminal supervisor. I got a chance to—apparently not many of you got a chance to do this—I've been in oil tanks, I've been on a gasoline delivery truck and for a couple of years and really spent 14 great years at Mobil doing a variety of jobs. Mobil decided to change how they operate. That meant my role would be changing and it was another kind of crossroads for me,” she noted.At that point, Haley spent eight years as Starbucks Boston-area regional director before deciding on another change, looking for a position that would let her help others with their own development and professional journey.“And when I saw the work of the Chamber, and understand their why in terms of an inclusive economic development plan, putting together programs that help everybody be successful and also being part of a transition as the City of Haverhill evolves, it just seemed something that really could be a good fit for me, and aligned with what I think is important as well. And that's how I ended up in Haverhill,” Haley explained.The Virtual Leads Lunch takes place tomorrow, Feb. 3, from noon-1 p.m. Registration is available at haverhillchamber.com.Support the show (https://whav.net/become-a-whav-member/)

In this episode, training continues at the Lagos Flying Club, and I fall out with some private members who know better than I do, when it comes to training pilots, even though they have no instructor qualifications. My secondment comes to an end, and I elect to return to Bristow's even though I am offered a permanent job with Mobil Oil and I address the peer pressure which is resulting in stressful situations off duty.  

In this episode, training continues at the Lagos Flying Club, and I fall out with some private members who know better than I do, when it comes to training pilots, even though they have no instructor qualifications. My secondment comes to an end, and I elect to return to Bristow’s even though I am offered a permanent job with Mobil Oil and I address the peer pressure which is resulting in stressful situations off duty.

John McGrath began his restaurant career in 1994 as a Market Manager for Taco Bell. Previously, Mr. McGrath was a Field Advertising Manager for Procter & Gamble in the food division and spent 7 years in downstream operations for Mobil Oil in a variety of positions. Mr. McGrath serves as a member of the Board of Directors of MUSC Children's Hospital. For more info and to listen the entire podcast, visit http://shrimptankpodcast.com/charleston/

Ian’s interest in leadership and teamwork was sparked many years ago, with his involvement in the Scouts, the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and the Rotary Youth Leadership Award programs. His early professional life focused on delivering effective Information Services to consulting clients, as a member of what is now Accenture, then as the leader of Information Services functions in both Mobil Oil and Phillip Morris. During his career with Mobil, Ian served as a member of the international audit team, and led a comprehensive systems update project in Lagos, Nigeria.His work with Phillip Morris led him to support the effective management of information systems projects around the Asia-Pacific region, and his teaching of project management techniques gave him his introduction to the Ken Blanchard SLII® solutions family. He became accredited to deliver the SLII® and Building High Performance Teams® programs within Phillip Morris and then joined Blanchard International Australia in 2006.As Managing Director of Blanchard Australia, Ian serves clients across a broad range of fields from education through heavy manufacturing, from financial services through pharmaceutical manufacturing and from fitness through telecommunications. He is based in Melbourne but serves his clients across Australia and around the world. His passion lies in supporting people to fulfill their dreams.Ian can be contacted through www.blanchardaustralia.com.au or on Linked In at https://www.linkedin.com/company/blanchard-australia/

On Wednesday January 26th, 1944, CBS, Mobil Oil, and Orson Welles launched a variety program, with comedy, jazz, and a weekly guest star. It would be a true radio almanac. On February 9th, Ann Sothern appeared. The Mercury team of veterans like Agnes Moorehead, Hans Conried, and Ray Collins supported. This episode aired at 9:30PM Pacific Time.

Nancy Lin is a former senior advisor at Exxon Mobil and has career experiences across the oil and gas value chains, including supply chain logistics, crude oil trading, strategic technology and business alignment studies, long-term market outlook development, and environmental health and safety legislative affairs. In this interview, Nancy discusses the evolution of cleaner energy sources in the U.S. and abroad and weighs the different policy options necessary to mitigate rising emissions. She also address critical issues surrounding the role of large corporations in combating climate change in the context of government regulation. With her dynamic perspectives on both natural gas technology development and business, Nancy helps us address these questions among others about our global energy transition towards a more sustainable future. With her B.S.E in Chemical Engineering from Princeton ‘77, Nancy started her career researching project opportunities with Mobil Oil. After pursuing an MBA in Finance from NYU Stern, she shifted to the business side with the supply and logistics group that focused on driving those technologies forward as energy and finance were becoming increasingly intertwined in the 1980s. As Senior Advisor at Exxon, Nancy drove innovation and development of the long-term prospects for natural gas/LNG, and her recommendations to senior management provided input for the corporation’s business decisions outlined in the Exxon Mobil Energy Outlook. After retiring, she consulted part-time for PIRA Energy Consulting Group, an S&P Global company. Nancy is also Co-Chair for the Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton (A4P).

In this episode, Jim Oliver and Dr. Tom Smythe discuss: Dr. Smythe’s research on mutual funds and individual financial literacy and planning. The psychology behind the performance of mutual funds. Financial education and the confidence of college students. Building your financial literacy and confidence.      Key Takeaways: A person’s psychological framework can impact their initial levels of financial literacy and their ability to learn the topics. The students that take the seminar, improve their confidence dramatically, well above the control group. When given the chance, those from lower socio-economic statuses are able to close the gap in the knowledge and confidence in financial literacy. It is never too late to start learning financial literacy and planning.     "The more confident that people feel, the greater the likelihood that they are going to take actions to improve their situations." —  Dr. Tom Smythe   About Dr. Tom Smythe: Dr. Tom Smythe is a Professor of Finance in the Department of Economics and Finance.   Tom joined FGCU in 2019 after teaching 18 years at Furman University. After graduating from Furman in 1985, he spent 4 years in the Army as an Engineer Officer, including tours of duty in Honduras and Costa Rica. After leaving the Army in 1989, Tom worked for what was Mobil Oil for almost 7 years as a systems and business analyst. He received his MBA from George Mason University while working for Mobil.   Since finishing his PhD at the University of South Carolina, Tom has published numerous articles in both academic and practitioner journals, has been quoted or his work cited in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today, Consumer Reports, Money Magazine, CNN Money, the Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, NBC News, and the Miami Herald. He teaches Corporate Finance, Money and Capital Markets, and Banking. His research focuses on mutual funds and individual financial literacy and planning.     Book References: Anything by Jack Bogle   Connect with Dr. Tom Smythe:   Website: FGCU.edu   Connect with Jim Oliver:   Facebook: CreateTailwind & Jim Oliver Website: CreateTailwind.com YouTube: createtailwind.com LinkedIn: Jim Oliver     Show notes by Podcastologist: Chelsea Taylor-Sturkie   Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.     

Mobil Oil's longtime PR guy Herb Schmertz really started to aggressively manipulate the media. He introduced so many new bells and whistles to Big Oil's propaganda apparatus, we're going to stay with his story for two episodes. In Part 1: Corporate personhood. First Schmertz worked to humanize oil companies by creating the "corporate persona" then he fought for First Amendment rights to be extended to corporations. Support us: https://www.patreon.com/Drilled More reporting: https://www.drillednews.com Transcripts: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/gxt69wolj570ghu/AACi6NovOxbn5VryZmpCfhM1a?dl=0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I have the honor and absolute treat to welcome my guest Mr. Allie T. Mallad the founder, chairman, and CEO of three national franchise brands; Massage Green Spa, Red Effect Infrared Fitness and Stretch Smart Infrared Therapy Centers. Mr. Mallad is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award winner who has made his mark in franchising as one of the fastest-growing Little Caesars™ franchisees in company history. He personally built and led a team of over 2000 employees and became the world’s largest franchisee with 159 locations in California. His franchising success spanned 10 national brands including Golden Corral, Big O Tires, Arco AM/PM, Applebee’s, Baskin-Robbins, Bruegger’s Bagels, Mobil Oil, Chevron Oil, Ryder Truck and Jiffy Lube. Allie Mallad amassed numerous prestigious industry awards and was named one of the Top 50 Franchisees in the US by Nation’s Restaurant News Magazine. In 2008 he became a national franchisor for Massage Green Spa, which operates 65 locations across the US and has over 175 additional locations in development. In 2017, he launched a second major national franchise, Red Effect Infrared Fitness, a breakthrough boutique fitness brand disrupting the industry with infrared technology enhancing the health benefits of traditional fitness. Red Effect is positioned to be a global brand because of the worldwide popularity of infrared therapy. Red Effect has opened 21 locations in 18 months and has 246 franchise locations under development. In 2018, Mallad also founded and launched a third national franchise brand, Stretch Smart Infrared Therapy Centers. You can reach Mr. Mallad, alliemallad1@gmail.com Apply for coauthor in Cracking the Rich Code, email Merrilee@brittventure.com

“I think an entrepreneurial spirit is within somebody.” — Michele Bolos  Today, Chad is joined by Michele Bolos, founder and CEO of NT Concepts, a leading national security solution provider applying AI and machine learning to help strengthen the operations of government agencies such as the Department of Defense. Michele built the business by staying lean and cultivating an employee culture of innovation. Her company has lived through two recessions, the tech bust of 2000 and the national recession in 2008, as well as several government shutdowns. How did she do it? Michele would give most of the credit to her team but it was also due to the key financial decisions Michele made through the good times, constantly saving and keeping the company's focus on the customer.   “We grew very quickly in a short amount of time, but I could see the bubble was going to burst. I could just feel it,” says Michele. “And so for the first seven years we did 100% private industry and then I decided to diversify into the government sector, which is not an easy nut to crack.” Prior to founding NT Concepts, Michele worked as an independent consultant for companies such as Mobil Oil, Talus Corporation, and API/WANG Global, where she led complex software engineering efforts for commercial and federal marketplaces. Michele was also a system engineer for Alfa-Laval Thermal. On this episode of Mission Daily, Michele talks about the genesis of NT Concepts, how she managed to carry her company through not one but two recessions and the importance of being a servant leader. — Mission Daily and all of our podcasts are created with love by our team at Mission.org. We own and operate a network of podcasts, and brand story studio designed to accelerate learning. Our clients include companies like Salesforce, Twilio, and Katerra who work with us because we produce results. To learn more and get our case studies, check out Mission.org/Studios. If you’re tired of media and news that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt and want an antidote, you’ll want to subscribe to our daily newsletter at Mission.org. When you do, you’ll receive a mission-driven newsletter every morning that will help you start your day off right!

GUEST BIO: David Linthicum is the Chief Cloud Strategy Officer at Deloitte Consulting and was recently named the #1 cloud influencer in a report by Apollo Research.  David is an experienced CTO and CEO as well as an author of multiple books on computing.  He has also presented at more than 500 conferences, has published more than 5,000 articles and has a weekly podcast on cloud computing. EPISODE DESCRIPTION: Today’s guest on the IT Career Energizer podcast is David Linthicum.  In 2016, he was named the #1 cloud influencer. He has been working in the IT industry for more than 30 years. During that time, he has headed up his own business and headed up 4 successful publicly traded companies as CEO. He is a top thought leader in the cloud computing sector, so his services as a speaker are in great demand. David has shared his knowledge widely, writing over 5,000 articles and 13 books. He also continues to host a weekly podcast. KEY TAKEAWAYS: ­­(1.07) – So David, can you expand on that brief introduction and tell us a little bit more about yourself? David explains that he is currently the Chief Cloud Strategy Officer at Deloitte Consulting. During the past 30 years, he has run his own firm and been the CEO of four publicly traded companies. All of which were all sold. He is always looking ahead. Working out what problems we will be solving and identifying how we are going to be doing that. (1.46) – Is there anything in particular that sort of motivates you, that gives you the drive in terms of what you focus on in IT? Helping people is a huge driver for David. He enjoys helping people to leverage computing properly, to grow their businesses change directions when they want and produce great services and products. Seeing people who work with him, read his books, listen to his podcasts and books succeed, is something that David gets a kick out of. (3.00) – David, can you maybe share a career tip, perhaps one that the audience doesn’t know and should. David’s most important piece of advice is to be willing to self learn. In his experience, they are the ones who become truly successful. They are the people who think in terms of where things are going and acquire the skills needed for the future. Often, they become interested in a particular subject and immerse themselves in it and become passionate about the subject. When they do this they automatically become great employees. David also explained that it is important to be passionate about what you do. If you do not enjoy or get excited about your work, it is time to look for a new career. (4.09) – So, you have touched on self-motivation, do you have any particular approaches that you use yourself? Being able to see the benefit of what your doing is a big motivator. Knowing that you are making a difference will push you out of your comfort zone a bit. But, doing so will ensure that you grow and gain recognition for your efforts. Sometimes the reward may be a long way down the road. For example, it took a couple of years for David to see and truly understand the positive impact his first book had on people. You need to figure out what it is that you find rewarding and seek out those projects that are likely to work best for you. Taking this approach will help to keep you motivated. (5.21) – David is asked to share his worst career moment by Phil. Like most people, David made mistakes when he was young and just starting out. He started his career working for MOBIL OIL, as their Computer Services Technical Director. David had a system that he wanted to build. One that he thought would add value, but he was not listening to anyone else. As a result, he ended up building an elaborate system that virtually nobody used. That experience taught David that you have to test the value of your ideas. You need to weigh up the opinions of the target users, your peers and consider the market too. Combined they will provide you with the data points you need to make sure that you are building the right stuff. (6.26) – So how do you do things differently, now? Do you have any particular tips? David’s main tip is to look at the market and what it is going to do in the future. Don’t simply read the analyst reports and use your feelings or opinion to do this. Instead, use all of the data points that you can find. You need to look at the facts to figure out where the market is going. What technology are people using? How are they leveraging the technology? What do they want to do with it next? You need to figure out where the ball is going to be kicked to next, to recognize the upcoming trends. David has been very successful at doing that in the past 20 years, especially when it comes to cloud computing. All he did was to do the research, gather the data, put it in a line and determine what the facts said. It is not magic, you just have to take the time to do that. (7.51) – Phil asks David what his best career moment was. David’s biggest success was AI, specifically enterprise application integration. He saw the need for this in the mid-90s and understood that AI had the potential to integrate legacy data from all of the various systems. David immersed himself in the subject and wrote many articles about it. He also wrote a book called Enterprise Application Integration. But, he could not get it published. Everyone kept on saying no and did not understand the potential of his solution. It wasn’t until people started coming out of client-server and understood middleware that they recognized the value of what David was saying. Once the book was published, things went crazy and David’s ideas were widely adopted and implemented across the world. Today, it is still one of the best selling IT books in the world, having sold 20,000 plus copies and been translated into 21 languages. But, getting there took great perseverance on David’s part. Having to fight so hard for his concept pushed him hard and fast ramping up his level of competence to a level far above his expectations of himself. (10.14) – Phil says people should be able to relate to the approach that David took. Setting themselves a sort of mission is definitely a good way to progress a career. David comments that people typically start out by doing this in an incremental fashion. Even little successes are seen as big successes by your mind. They are something that you automatically build upon. So, something as simple as getting an idea implemented at work gives you the confidence to set bigger missions for yourself. Phil agrees he has also seen what a positive impact relatively small wins have on a person’s confidence levels. That in turn has a significant impact on career progression. David goes on to say that is why you need to learn to get around the failures and move on. Every successful person has failed many times. (11.47) – Can you tell us what excites you about the future of the IT industry and careers? David’s response was the fact that we are going to end up automating a lot more. We are going to be solving the last mile problem. It is finally going to be possible to leverage AI to do many of the mundane tasks we have no chance of completing. This will increase IT’s reach and value to businesses. The work they will be able to do will have far more than monetary value. IoT and the digital economies will start to take off. David thinks that when board directors start to recognize that is happening, he will enter the most exciting phase of his career. (13.08) – Phil shares the fact that a lot of his guests see things the same way David does. They are also noticing that IT is moving towards being the core of what their firms do rather than just being merely a support service. David elaborates on this further. He can see innovative companies leveraging systems and tools to create disruptive technology. To drastically change the markets they are working in. More people are capitalizing on these new markets, creating new products and ways of doing things. Momentum is increasing. If you are innovative and creative you are going to own the market. Those that do not do this will simply fall by the wayside. (14.35) – What drew you to a career in IT, David? From a very age David was building and programming computers. He owned the Timex Sinclair, a Commodore 64 and pet based computers. David loved the fact that they could make our lives better. You could say that he started his career at 12, when he got his first computer. That is when he became a self-learner. (15.44) – What is the best career advice you were given? David was once told to “listen to everyone”. Unless you do that, you are not going to get the 360-degree view. David ensures that he talks to everyone, even people who are low in the organization. They all have something relevant to share. Some of these ideas have changed the business pattern. (17.03) – If you were to begin your IT career again, what would you do? David said he would start by getting directly involved in architecture. The ability to understand the strategic nature of IT is vital. You need to get above the weeds to see the whole picture, so you can produce something that works for everyone. To do this, you need to almost go from the top, down. This is because learning about how everything joins together is far harder to do when you have to go from the bottom to the top. (18.28) – Phil asks David what career objectives he has. David said that he feels he has already achieved everything he wanted to do in his career. In fact, he was planning to retire, write some books, do a little consulting and volunteer after SVP sold. But, that changed when the Deloitte job came along. His current role enables him to continue to do what he loves, which is to help people to solve issues by leveraging technology. Over the years, David has been involved with hundreds of enterprises. So, he is now able to act almost as a doctor would. Now, he has the ability to speak with people and diagnose the issues their organizations have. Then provide them with the solutions, which they then go on and implement. (20.49) – What is the number one non-technical skill that has helped you the most in your IT career? For David, that is communication. When he first started work he struggled greatly with this. He was dyslexic and was also not a good verbal communicator. However, with hard work, he became a successful writer and conference speaker. He has honed his communication skills throughout his career. (21.53) – Phil asks David to share a final piece of career advice. It sounds like a cliché, but the best advice he received to find work that he was passionate about. A great piece of advice that his father gave him. BEST MOMENTS: (2.40) DAVID – “I get a kick out of people who I work for being successful.” (4.36) DAVID – “If you're going to become somebody who's very much self-motivated, you kind of have to get into the work and reward kind of way of doing it.” (6.44) DAVID - “The market doesn't care about your opinion. So, ultimately, we have to look at what the facts are, where the markets going, what technology people are leveraging.” (7.33) DAVID – “The secret is that there's no secret and there's just a lot of hard work that comes into you understanding where things are going.” (11.29) DAVID - “Every successful person out there, I mean, to a person, has failed many times. And the reality is that they learn from the failure, they move on, and they build upon it.” (12.26) DAVID -  “ITs reach within the value of the enterprise is going to be a lot more, you know, than just a simple cost centre.” (13.18) PHIL-  “Some companies are more than now technology companies that have a business, if you see what I mean, rather than a business for the technology supporting function.” CONTACT DAVID: Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidLinthicum LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlinthicum/ Website: https://davidlinthicum.com

Subscribe to Selling With Social Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play | Google Podcasts   Predictive Intelligence is changing the way marketing and sales professionals get results. In short - it allows us to give individual prospects or customers experiences that are unique to them and fit where they are in the sales process. It does so by utilizing data from all web-based channels: email, mobile, social, and even a call center. Best of all, predictive intelligence is proven to drive key business results. To speak with me about this issue I invited my friend Christine Zmuda to be my guest on this episode of #SellingWithSocial. Christine is Senior Director for Emerging Solutions at Microsoft - and in particular, she’s overseeing the Microsoft / LinkedIn relationship now that Microsoft has purchased the platform. That’s one of the first key areas Microsoft is putting predictive intelligence to work, and you’ll hear about it on this episode. Christine has held several leadership and individual contributor positions at Microsoft, Yammer, and Mobil Oil. As a senior member of the Emerging Solutions team, Christine is responsible for landing Microsoft Relationship Sales worldwide. She is a graduate of Michigan State University (B.A. degree) and American University (M.B.A.) and is a member of Women in Technology. She also serves on the board of the Ted Rullo Foundation, a not for profit designed to further education opportunities for student athletes.   Join Vengreso at STAR, February 11-13, 2019 to mix and mingle with forward thinking sales executives and thought leaders. We're extending a $250 savings to all Vengreso subscribers. For full details visit: http://frost.com/vengreso and use discount code MARIO at registration Digital Selling Is About More Than Social Media   We use a host of synonyms to describe the ways we approach marketing and sales these days - direct response, digital marketing, social selling, email marketing, inbound, outbound, etc. - but the day has come when marketing and sales success must figure out how to integrate of all of them. We need to think in a broader sense than just social media engagement with prospects. In this conversation, Christine and I discuss why sales teams need to shift their perspective beyond social media interactions and even beyond initial conversations. There is more that can be done, in exponentially more effective ways using the entire digital spectrum of tools. The predictive intelligence Christine’s team is using to create powerful LinkedIn/CRM integrations is one example of how it’s happening. Be sure to listen so you stay on top of the trends and learn how to use these technological advances to build a better sales machine.   Predictive Intelligence Helps Sales Pros And Organizations Connect With Buyers   Messages that resonate with where we are in life are the ones we notice and take action on - because they mean something to us on a personal level. As marketing and sales professionals we need to think of our buyers in that way - they are unique human beings with unique personal and professional challenges. What can we do to speak to them where they are and in light of their particular challenges? The better we can answer that question, the more effective we’ll be at initiating engagements that lead to sales. Predictive intelligence takes the guesswork out of the equation. It enables us to pull together the actions taken by our ideal buyers, analyze those actions as data points rather than subjective hunches, and predict the most effective ways to engage with them. Surveys of companies using the technology show an impact across the board: Website revenue increases of 10% Email click-through improvements of 35% Email conversion rates increased by 25% Learn about the power of predictive intelligence and how it can help you reach your sales targets, on this episode of Selling With Social.     Sales Leaders Can Now Understand HOW The Customer Journey Is Happening   The reason predictive intelligence is having such an impact on sales is simple: Until now, sales cycle evaluation had to be done subjectively. It looked something like this - Sales leaders would pull together their teams and ask how various deals in the pipeline were going. The responses they received were based on the salesperson’s impressions about the deal. It was the best approach we had. But no more. Now we can rely on real data instead of sales team opinions and inferences, and the difference it makes is staggering. Listen to this episode to learn how this new technology is making relationship building easier, the customer journey of individual buyers more transparent, and the sales process more intentional and effective. New Technologies Turn Relationships Into Revenue   The responsibility for driving leads into the sales funnel is no longer the job of marketing - it’s the job of everyone in the company. With the widespread use of social and other digital tools, everyone from the CEO to the custodians have the ability to project a positive and appealing brand image to those they connect with digitally. Those connections can matter for the bottom line success of the company. What would happen if companies set quotas for every team member - no matter their role in the company - to generate at least one sales lead per calendar year? Listen to this episode to hear how new technologies like predictive analytics are turning relationships into revenue, helping government leaders and influencers make a larger contribution, and enabling hiring teams locate, court, and hire the best candidates for their teams.   Join Vengreso at STAR, February 11-13, 2019 to mix and mingle with forward thinking sales executives and thought leaders. We're extending a $250 savings to all Vengreso subscribers. For full details visit: http://frost.com/vengreso and use discount code MARIO at registration IMAGE WITH LINK - https://www.starmindxchange.com/?utm_source=vengreso&utm_medium=podcast   Outline of This Episode   [1:40] Christine’s role with Microsoft and what she’ll be bringing to this conversation [6:01] What is predictive intelligence and why does it matter for sales? [13:08] How a CRM is able to become a “can’t do without” tool [17:08] LInkedIn has traditionally been a closed platform. Can that change? [19:40] Sales leaders can now understand how the sales process is happening [24:33] Trends in predictive intelligence: client engagement [29:12] Turn relationships into revenue [32:21] Advice for those who are trying to figure out digital sales effectiveness [37:22] Digital prospecting is not just for salespeople [42:10] Company-wide executives can put their relationships to work for the business Resources Mentioned   Christine on LInkedIn:https://LinkedIn/in/Zmuda Christine on Twitter: https://Twitter.com/CZmuda Christine’s team on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MSFTDynamics365 Christine’s team website: https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/sales/relationship-sales/ http://ArtGalleryByZ.com - Christine’s art website Christine’s all-time favorite movie: Rudy: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108002/ The Vengreso Digital Sales Benchmark AssessmentL https://vengreso.com/resources/digital-selling-benchmark-report LinkedIn Sales Navigator Social Business Engine Podcast - Bernie Borges   Connect with Mario! www.vengreso.com On Facebook On Twitter On YouTube On LinkedIn   Subscribe to Selling With Social Apple Podcasts | Stitcher | Google Play | Google Podcasts IMAGE WITH LINK - https://www.starmindxchange.com/?utm_source=vengreso&utm_medium=podcast    

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com

In this interview Ian Paget speaks with Tom Geismar, one of the most highly acclaimed designers in the industry. We discuss logo design, including the process before computers, presenting to the client, working in black and white, mistakes to avoid, pricing big projects, launching a new identity, a beautiful tribute to Ivan Chermayeff and more. Tom is a founding partner of design agency Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv, where he worked on iconic logos from brands including Mobil Oil, Xerox, Close Bank and many more. Show notes for this episode can be found here: https://logogeek.uk/podcast/tom-geismar/  Sponsored by FreshBooks I’d like to thank FreshBooks for sponsoring this episode, and for making this series possible. FreshBooks is a beautifully designed accounting software that makes it easy to create and send invoices, to track time and to manage your incoming and outgoing money. I recommend trying it out for yourself by making use of the free 30 day trial offered to listeners of this podcast – just visit https://freshbooks.com/logogeek – and enter Logo Geek in the ‘how did you hear about us’ section.

In this episode, Marc interviews Stan Siranovich. Stan is closer to 70 than 60. Stan has reinvented himself twice in the last 15 years, this time it was as a big data guy. Stan recently landed full-time employment for the first time in about 15 years. He is just two to three months into the new job, so anything could happen, but his story may be inspiring to all of you who thought you might never go back to work again. He has landed as a Senior Data Analyst, where he typically had to compete against 20-somethings to get the job. Stan is working hard at the new job with a small startup. It’s a new environment for him, but he is learning and adapting. Who says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks? Listen in to learn how to educate yourself online for the position you desire.   Key Takeaways: [3:44] Marc introduces Stan Siranovich, closer to 70 than to 60. Stan is a scientist who has been doing data science since long before “Al Gore invented the internet.” Stan studied data science in undergraduate and graduate work. [4:13] In the first half of life Stan did polymer research and development and technical marketing for large chemical corporations. Most of his career was with Bayer Corporation, but he also worked for some years at Mobil Oil, and also at Cargill, and AkzoNobel. [4:41] Stan started in analytical chemistry, moved into product development, then into polymer synthesis. He began at Mobil, was recruited by Cargill, and then was recruited by Bayer. Soon after arriving at Bayer, they had a massive structural change. [5:27] Stan was given two options: research or technical marketing. He chose technical marketing, from his customer-facing days at Cargill, and he liked it. He also did applications development, and product development for a while. Then he hit the speaking circuit when the company entered the wood coatings market as a supplier. [6:02] There was another downsize. The Pittsburgh campus went from about 2,200 employees to about 800. Stan went off on his own and bought a franchise. He liked running a business but missed the research and development. In 2000 he sold it, after about a year. [6:56] After selling the franchise, Stan worked contract jobs, and was recruited by AkzoNobel. He moved to Louisville, Kentucky, where he was the technical marketing manager for Coatings/Resins in North America. It was a $60 million product line with 170 products in 20 categories. In 2001, profits lagged, and they sold the business. [7:34] Stan worked some temp and contract jobs, then went to Sullivan University to become a Certified Microsoft Network Engineer. While in school he was hired in the IT Security department of Yum! Brands until 2008 when 600 were laid off in Louisville. [8:45] Stan worked some more contract jobs until late 2012, then he formed Crucial Connections, LLC, and did consulting and contract work through the business. Stan says it was a tough business without having a multinational name behind him. [9:44] Stan had to draw down on savings to survive. He decided to look into big data. He had been working with computers since running 'PV = nRT' equations as an undergraduate. At Bayer, he had done statistical experimental design using JMP statistical software from SAS. [10:56] To get himself up-to-date, Stan did a lot of self-education. He already had a BS in Chemistry and an MBA with concentrations in Finance and Management Information Systems. Besides his Microsoft Engineer certification from Sullivan, he took a series of certification tests from Microsoft. and several certification tests from CompTIA. [11:54] Stan took courses from Coursera, Lynda.com, Springboard, Sharp Sight Labs, and Udemy for his online education. Stan spent small amounts on the training. Some courses are $10.00, some are $100 to a few hundred dollars. He prefers shorter skills courses, as he already had studied theory. Stan works now in JMP, Tableau, and R. [13:52] Stan started working with Marc over a year ago. Stan was struggling with recruiters. Marc told him to be more proactive. Stan did presentations anywhere that would have him, and a lot of networking. One of his presentations is on YouTube. These presentations gave Stan exposure to the data science community in a three-state area. [15:10] Stan showed that he knew his stuff. It was the only way to get by recruiters. If the gatekeepers can’t check off enough boxes on their list, you don’t make the first cut. [15:39] Stan was hired in July. A recruiter from V-Soft emailed him. Stan had worked with V-Soft for seven years, but nothing had come of it. From the email to the first day of work at the client was eight days. [17:44] Marc wants everyone to understand this: When you are going through this kind of job search, you have no control over the timing. [18:02] The last time Stan was a full-time employee was years earlier. He has been contracting since that time, until this job. It feels good to have a regular paycheck. [19:09] Stan is one of Marc’s poster children. The big challenge was to keep Stan positive and moving forward. Stan got frustrated dealing with recruiters. It took a long time. If Stan could talk to himself two years ago, he would say, keep putting one foot in front of the other. Do what you need to do. Educate yourself. Get out. Meet people. [21:36] Marc’s final thoughts: Are you inspired by Stan’s story? I hope it would inspire you to be resilient and stick with it. Stan does not give up. Mentioned in This Episode: CareerPivot.com/blog Marc@CareerPivot.com Contact Marc, and ask questions at Careerpivot.com/contact-me. Marc is accepting new clients, so reach out to him. He will supply a link to his calendar to set up a call. Please pick up a copy of Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey. When you complete reading the book, please leave an honest review on Amazon. CareerPivot.com/ryc-resources (Repurpose Your Career Resources) CareerPivot.com/episode-45 Please take a moment — go to iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. Give this podcast a review and subscribe! If you’re not sure how to leave a review, please go to CareerPivot.com/review, and read the detailed instructions there. Watch for news of the membership community of the CareerPivot.com website. Marc has an initial cohort of members helping him develop the content. Email: PittsburghStan@gmail.com Email: Stan@CrucialConnection.com Bayer Corporation Mobil Oil Cargill AkzoNobel Certified Microsoft Network Engineer Sullivan University Yum! Brands SAS CompTIA Certifications Coursera Lynda.com Springboard Sharp Sight Labs Udemy JMP Tableau R V-Soft Dice  

Lawyers often think technology should always work. That's aspirational, says Sharon Nelson, president of the cybersecurity, information technology and digital forensics firm Sensei Enterprises Inc. "People can screw up, but technology fails too," says Nelson. "You really need to recover from what the problem is, as opposed to pointing fingers and being angry." Nelson and John W. Simek, her business partner and husband, formed Sensei Enterprises in 1997. Simek, an engineer, previously worked for Mobil Oil as a chief network designer and troubleshooter. The two met when she hired him to computerize her law practice. "John had the technical genius, and I had the legal, business and marketing experience," she says "We figured that together I could sell his talents, and it ended up that I sold us both. People were happy to have someone they could talk technology with, along with someone who knew legal ethics."

Lawyers often think technology should always work. That's aspirational, says Sharon Nelson, president of the cybersecurity, information technology and digital forensics firm Sensei Enterprises Inc. "People can screw up, but technology fails too," says Nelson. "You really need to recover from what the problem is, as opposed to pointing fingers and being angry." Nelson and John W. Simek, her business partner and husband, formed Sensei Enterprises in 1997. Simek, an engineer, previously worked for Mobil Oil as a chief network designer and troubleshooter. The two met when she hired him to computerize her law practice. "John had the technical genius, and I had the legal, business and marketing experience," she says "We figured that together I could sell his talents, and it ended up that I sold us both. People were happy to have someone they could talk technology with, along with someone who knew legal ethics."

In this interview with Jay Qatado, Director of Internal Audit at Calpine, we discuss how being an adviser, rather than an auditor can help an organization in the context of the new Revenue Recognition standard Jay is the Director of Internal Audit with Calpine Corporation based in Houston, Texas. Jay has an extensive background in Operations, Auditing and Shared Services. Prior to joining Calpine, he worked for Mobil Oil, KPMG, Hewlett Packard and Nabors Industries. He has held positions in Engineering, Procurement, Corporate Audit, Shared Services and as a Consultant.  He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin. He is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified in Control Self-Assessment and a Certified Investment and Derivatives Auditor. Jay is a current member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) recently authored an article for the IIA titled Auditor or Adviser.

Andy Abramson is the founder of Comunicano, Inc., a 20+ person asymmetrical communications consultancy, geared to providing clients with Senior Advising, Marketing Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketer-In-Residence services to start-ups, companies in transition and established brands with regard to influencer relations, marketing, advertising, public relations, social media, promotion, events and reputation management in the technology, consumer products and business to business markets. In the last 10 years 27 of his agency's clients have exited, with three IPOs. Some of the acquiring companies include Google, eBay, Yahoo, Nokia, Cisco, IBM, Citrix Online, Computer Associates, Symantec and Logitech.For 14 years Andy was Ken Rutkowski's co-host on KenRadio's World Technology Roundup and remains an active blogger with both VoIPWatch and Working Anywhere, two blogs that focus on emerging communications and the virtual workplace.Russell P. Reeder is President and COO of (mt) Media Temple, a premium provider of cloud services that powers 1.7 million websites for 130,000 customers in 100 countries worldwide. He's responsible for (mt) Media Temple's brand and overall vision, strategy, and execution. (mt) was recently acquired by GoDaddy and is now a GoDaddy company.A 20-year veteran of the IT field, Reeder continues to be on the leading edge, from entrepreneurial ventures to Fortune 500 powerhouses like Oracle to his first programming job at Mobil Oil. He's managed global high-growth businesses that have sold for billions of dollars and consistently drives performance and innovation at scale. Kronfli Bros. strives to manufacture and distribute unique, high quality food products to both the retail and wholesale markets. We partner with creative chefs and restaurants from around the world to offer our customers a tasteful window into culinary excellence. Regard of sustainability, passion, and a high level of customer service defines the goal of Kronfli Bros.

On This Episode : Ron McElroy and Michael Paul Ron McElroy established himself as a proficient Commercial Real Estate Broker specializing in office properties throughout the greater John Wayne market from 1983 through 1992. During this period Ron represented landlords like The Irvine Company, Prudential Realty, and Koll Company as well as companies like Exxon, AST Research and Mobil Oil.In 1992 Ron launched REMC-Real Estate Management Corporation. Over the next fifteen years Ron's standard for Class A buildings and premier office environments, anchored with uncompromised service, set the industry bar to a new level. Ron successfully sold the fourteen sites encompassing over 1,000 companies to Synergy Workplaces, a Broadway Partners subsidiary based out of New York.Michael works to expand and develop the Swift Chip brand in the Greater Los Angeles and Ventura County areas. As a company, it is Swift Chip's mission to use their extensive expertise and partnerships with quality vendors to create a customized, cost effective IT solutions for the business owners we partner with. By providing the peace of mind that comes with being proactive with our clients' networks and educating our clients on the industry specific technologies that they should be implementing, we are a valuable resource for our clients as they look to grow their businesses.

David Hoffman picked up his first spring-wound Bolex 16mm movie camera in 1963. Over the next five decades he proceeded to make scores of films on a huge range of subjects: profiles of famous and not-so-famous people; music docs (including BB King at Sing-Sing, Earl Scruggs, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez); political, historical and military docs for public television; documentary-style commercials for Mobil Oil and other companies; and one notorious film that challenged the whole documentary form. He's still at it. David and I discussed his prolific career, his adventures behind the camera and his thoughts on truth and fabrication in documentaries.

Running the Rift follows Jean Patrick Nkuba, a gifted Rwandan boy, from the day he knows that running will be his life to the moment he must run to save his life, a ten-year span in which his country is undone by the Hutu-Tutsi tensions. When the killing begins, Jean Patrick is forced to flee, leaving behind the woman, the family, and the country he loves. Finding them again is the race of his life. Winner of the Bellwether Prize for Fiction. Naomi Benaron is a fiction writer and a poet. Her short story collection, Love Letters from a Fat Man, won the 2006 Sharat Chandra Prize for Fiction. She has an MFA in fiction from Antioch University Los Angeles. She teaches through the UCLA Extension Writers' Program and is a mentor Afghan women through AWWP, the Afghan Women's Writing Project—an online group where Afghan women can express themselves in safety and in freedom. Benaron is a marathon runner and an Ironman triathlete. In her first career she worked as a seismologist and geophysicist for companies including Mobil Oil and a consulting company for JPL. Benaron has degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.