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"It's all about intention." In this episode of the podcast, Lij Shaw sits down with seasoned artist, songwriter, and producer Ryan Ordway, who shares insights from his two-decade journey through the music industry. They discuss various nuances of music production, covering topics from remote recording challenges to the importance of acoustics and effective studio management. Ryan emphasizes the need for adaptability, personal interaction, and practical tips to ensure high-quality sound and a smooth creative process. Aspiring producers will gain valuable strategies for optimizing their craft and navigating the evolving landscape of music recording. Get access to FREE mixing mini-course: https://MixMasterBundle.com My guest today is Ryan Ordway, a multifaceted artist, songwriter, producer, and audio engineer, proficient in analog and digital recording, mixing, music licensing, session playing, and commercial studio management. With over two decades of experience in the music business, he has recorded and produced nearly 1,000 songs across musical genres. Ordway has designed, built, and operated three commercial recording studios throughout his career. In 2020, he partnered with The Studio Portland in Portland, ME, where he undertook an ambitious remodel completed in 2024. Under Ordway's direction, The Studio became home to 98.9 WCLZ's Studio Z series, through which he has recorded an impressive roster of international recording artists, including: Noah Kahan, Grace Potter, Lake Street Dive, Joy Oladokun, The Heavy Heavy, Gregory Alan Isakov, Josh Ritter, Hiss Golden Messenger, Talk, SMYL, Lucius, Cecilia Castleman, Joseph, and Charlie Crockett, among others. Ordway's songwriting talents earned him an invitation to the renowned Blackbird Studios in Nashville, where he recorded with famed producer Ken Scott (whose client list includes The Beatles, Elton John, and David Bowie). His song "Easy Street," produced by Scott, was featured in Robert Willey's Getting Started with Music Production, published by Hal Leonard in 2015. Recognized for his ability to create transformative experiences for clients throughout New England, Ordway was nominated for Producer of the Year at the New England Music Awards in 2023. His song "Back Again" was nominated for Song of the Year in 2022. Ordway's original music is licensed in over 13 countries and featured on major platforms like Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Hulu. His music has appeared in popular TV shows such as NBC's The Office, ABC's Happy Endings, and FOX's Raising Hope. In 2023, his cover of Rusted Root's “Send Me on My Way” won him a multi-year contract for Nature Valley's Life Happens Out There national TV spot He has worked with other national clients, including Klondike, Polo Ralph Lauren, and John Deere. In addition to his technical expertise and commercial success, Ryan is a passionate educator and mentor. At The Studio Portland, he leads professional audio production training programs and recording camps, sharing his knowledge and inspiring the next generation of audio engineers and producers. Beyond music production, Ryan produces podcasts and provides voiceover (VO) and automated dialogue replacement (ADR) post-production services for elite clients such as Lucas Films, Netflix, HBO Productions, and Penguin Random House Audio Books division. THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! http://UltimateMixingMasterclass.com https://www.adam-audio.com https://www.native-instruments.com Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off! https://www.izotope.com Use code ROCK10 to get 10% off! https://roswellproaudio.com/ https://www.makebelievestudio.com/mbsi Get your MBSI plugin here! https://RecordingStudioRockstars.com/Academy  https://www.thetoyboxstudio.com/ Listen to this guest's discography on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5URoEkxCrLa3ESYMgxyR18?si=f386ffda39b14207 If you love the podcast, then please leave a review: https://RSRockstars.com/Review CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE SHOW NOTES AT: https://RSRockstars.com/492

There are dangers lurking in our food that affect your health and the health of our entire society, and you should know about them. In this episode, get the highlights from two recent Congressional events featuring expert testimony about the regulation of our food supply, as well as testimony from the man who is soon likely to be the most powerful person in our national health care system. Please Support Congressional Dish – Quick Links Contribute monthly or a lump sum via Support Congressional Dish via (donations per episode) Send Zelle payments to: Donation@congressionaldish.com Send Venmo payments to: @Jennifer-Briney Send Cash App payments to: $CongressionalDish or Donation@congressionaldish.com Use your bank's online bill pay function to mail contributions to: Please make checks payable to Congressional Dish Thank you for supporting truly independent media! Background Sources Joe Rogan Episodes The Joe Rogan Experience. The Joe Rogan Experience. The Joe Rogan Experience. The Joe Rogan Experience. Ron Johnson Scott Bauer. January 3, 2023. AP News. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Daniel Cusick. October 28, 2024. Politico. Rachel Treisman. August 5, 2024. NPR. Susanne Craig. May 8, 2024. The New York Times. Department of Health and Human Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. FDA “Generally Recognized as Safe” Approach Paulette M. Gaynor et al. April 2006. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Paulette Gaynor and Sebastian Cianci. December 2005/January 2006. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Glyphosate September 20, 2023. Phys.org. Lobbying and Conflicts of Interest OpenSecrets. OpenSecrets. OpenSecrets. LinkedIn. Shift from Democrats to Republicans Will Stone and Allison Aubrey. November 15, 2024. NPR. Helena Bottemiller Evich and Darren Samuelsohn. March 17, 2016. Politico. Audio Sources September 25, 2024 Roundtable discussion held by Senator Ron Johnson Participants: , Author, Good Energy; Tech entrepreneur, Levels , Co-founder, Truemed; Advocate, End Chronic Disease , aka the Food Babe, food activist Jillian Michaels, fitness expert, nutritionist, businesswoman, media personality, and author Dr. Chris Palmer, Founder and Director, Metabolic and Mental Health Program and Director, Department of Postgraduate and Continuing Education, McLean Hospital; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School Brigham Buhler, Founder & CEO, Ways2Well Courtney Swan, nutritionist, real food activist, and founder of the popular platform "Realfoodology" , Founder and CEO, HumanCo; co-founder, Hu Kitchen Dr. Marty Makary, Chief of Islet Transplant Surgery, Professor of Surgery, and Public Policy Researcher, Johns Hopkins University Clips Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: When discussing improvements to US healthcare policy, politicians from both parties often say we have the best healthcare system in the world. That is a lie. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Every major pillar of the US healthcare system, as a statement of economic fact, makes money when Americans get sick. By far the most valuable asset in this country today is a sick child. The pharma industry, hospital industry, and medical school industry make more money when there are more interventions to perform on Americans, and by requiring insurance companies to take no more than 15% of premiums, Obamacare actually incentivized insurance companies to raise premiums to get 15% of a larger pie. This is why premiums have increased 100% since the passage of Obamacare, making health care the largest driver of inflation, while American life expectancy plummets. We spend four times per capita on health care than the Italians, but Italians live 7.5 years longer than us on average. And incidentally, Americans had the highest life expectancies in the world when I was growing up. Today, we've fallen an average of six years behind our European neighbors. Are we lazier and more suicidal than Italians? Or is there a problem with our system? Are there problems with our incentives? Are there problems with our food? 46:15 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: So what's causing all of this suffering? I'll name two culprits, first and worst is ultra processed foods. 47:20 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: The second culprit is toxic chemicals in our food, our medicine and our environment. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: The good news is that we can change all this, and we can change it very, very, very quickly, and it starts with taking a sledgehammer to corruption, the conflicts in our regulatory agencies and in this building. These conflicts have transformed our regulatory agencies into predators against the American people and particularly our children. 80% of NIH grants go to people who have conflicts of interest, and these scientists are allowed to collect royalties of $150,000 a year on the products that they develop at NIH and then farm out to the pharmaceutical industry. The FDA, the USDA and CDC are all controlled by giant for-profit corporations. Their function is no longer to improve and protect the health of Americans. Their function is to advance the mercantile and commercial interests of the pharmaceutical industry that has transformed them and the food industry that has transformed them into sock puppets for the industry they're supposed to regulate. 75% of FDA funding does not come from taxpayers. It comes from pharma. And pharma executives and consultants and lobbyists cycle in and out of these agencies. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: Money from the healthcare industry has compromised our regulatory agencies and this body as well. The reality is that many congressional healthcare staffers are worried about impressing their future bosses at pharmaceutical companies rather than doing the right thing for American children. Today, over 100 members of Congress support a bill to fund Ozempic with Medicare at $1,500 a month. Most of these members have taken money from the manufacturer of that product, a European company called Novo Nordisk. As everyone knows, once a drug is approved for Medicare, it goes to Medicaid, and there is a push to recommend Ozempic for Americans as young as six, over a condition, obesity, that is completely preventable and barely even existed 100 years ago. Since 74% of Americans are obese, the cost of all of them, if they take their Ozempic prescriptions, will be $3 trillion a year. This is a drug that has made Novo Nordisk the biggest company in Europe. It's a Danish company, but the Danish government does not recommend it. It recommends a change in diet to treat obesity and exercise. Virtually Novo Nordisk's entire value is based upon its projections of what Ozempic is going to sell to Americans. For half the price of Ozempic, we could purchase regeneratively raised organic agriculture, organic food for every American, three meals a day and a gym membership for every obese American. Why are members of Congress doing the bidding of this Danish company instead of standing up for American farmers and children? Robert F. Kennedy, Jr: For 19 years, solving the childhood chronic disease crisis has been the central goal of my life, and for 19 years, I have prayed to God every morning to put me in a position to end this calamity. I believe we have the opportunity for transformational, bipartisan change to transform American health, to hyper-charge our human capital, to improve our budget, and I believe, to save our spirits and our country. 1:23:10 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Our next presenter, Dr. Marty Makary also bears a few scars from telling the truth during COVID. Dr. Makary is a surgeon and public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University. He writes for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal, and is the author of two New York Times best selling books, Unaccountable and The Price We Pay. He's been an outspoken opponent of broad vaccine mandates and some COVID restrictions at schools. Dr. Makary holds degrees from Bucknell University, Thomas Jefferson University and Harvard University. Dr. Marty Makary: I'm trained in gastrointestinal surgery. My group at Johns Hopkins does more pancreatic cancer surgery than any hospital in the United States. But at no point in the last 20 years has anyone stopped to ask, why has pancreatic cancer doubled over those 20 years? Who's working on that? Who's looking into it? We are so busy in our health care system, billing and coding and paying each other, and every stakeholder has their gigantic lobby in Washington, DC, and everybody's making a lot of money, except for one stakeholder, the American citizen. They are financing this giant, expensive health care system through their paycheck deduction for health insurance and the Medicare excise tax as we go down this path, billing and coding and medicating. And can we be real for a second? We have poisoned our food supply, engineered highly addictive chemicals that we put into our food, we spray it with pesticides that kill pests. What do you think they do to our gut lining and our microbiome? And then they come in sick. The GI tract is reacting. It's not an acute inflammatory storm, it's a low grade chronic inflammation, and it makes people feel sick, and that inflammation permeates and drives so many of our chronic diseases that we didn't see half a century ago. Who's working on who's looking into this, who's talking about it? Our health care system is playing whack a mole on the back end, and we are not talking about the root causes of our chronic disease epidemic. We can't see the forest from the trees. Sometimes we're so busy in these short visits, billing and coding. We've done a terrible thing to doctors. We've told them, put your head down. Focus on billing and coding. We're going to measure you by your throughput and good job. You did a nice job. We have all these numbers to show for it. Well, the country is getting sicker. We cannot keep going down this path. We have the most over-medicated, sickest population in the world, and no one is talking about the root causes. Dr. Marty Makary: Somebody has got to speak up. Maybe we need to talk about school lunch programs, not just putting every kid on obesity drugs like Ozempic. Maybe we need to talk about treating diabetes with cooking classes, not just throwing insulin at everybody. Maybe we need to talk about environmental exposures that cause cancer, not just the chemo to treat it. We've got to talk about food as medicine. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): So, Dr Makary, I've got a couple questions. First of all, how many years have you been practicing medicine? Dr. Marty Makary: 22 years. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): So we've noticed a shift from decades ago when 80% of doctors are independent to now 80% are working for some hospital association. First of all, what has that meant in terms of doctors' independence and who they are really accountable too? Dr. Marty Makary: The move towards corporate medicine and mass consolidation that we've witnessed in our lifetime has meant more and more doctors are told to put their heads down, do your job: billing and coding short visits. We've not given doctors the time, research, or resources to deal with these chronic diseases. 1:32:45 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Dr. Casey Means is a medical doctor, New York Times Best Selling Author, tech entrepreneur at Levels, an aspiring regenerative gardener and an outdoor enthusiast. While training as a surgeon, she saw how broken and exploitative the health care system is, and led to focus on how to keep people out of the operating room. And again, I would highly recommend everybody read Good Energy. It's a personal story, and you'll be glad you did. Dr. Casey Means: Over the last 50 years in the United States, we have seen rapidly rising rates of chronic illnesses throughout the entire body. The body and the brain, infertility, obesity, type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes, Alzheimer's, dementia, cancer, heart disease, stroke, autoimmune disease, migraines, mental illness, chronic pain, fatigue, congenital abnormalities, chronic liver disease, autism, and infant and maternal mortality all going up. Americans live eight fewer years compared to people in Japan or Switzerland, and life expectancy is going down. I took an oath to do no harm, but listen to these stats. We're not only doing harm, we're flagrantly allowing harm. While it sounds grim, there is very good news. We know why all of these diseases are going up, and we know how to fix it. Every disease I mentioned is caused by or worsened by metabolic dysfunction, a word that it is thrilling to hear being used around this table. Metabolic dysfunction is a fundamental distortion of our cellular biology. It stops our cells from making energy appropriately. According to the American College of Cardiology, metabolic dysfunction now affects 93.2% of American adults. This is quite literally the cellular draining of our life force. This process is the result of three processes happening inside our cells, mitochondrial dysfunction, a process called oxidative stress, which is like a wildfire inside our cells, and chronic inflammation throughout the body and the gut, as we've heard about. Metabolic dysfunction is largely not a genetic issue. It's caused by toxic American ultra processed industrial food, toxic American chemicals, toxic American medications, and our toxic sedentary, indoor lifestyles. You would think that the American healthcare system and our government agencies would be clamoring to fix metabolic health and reduce American suffering and costs, but they're not. They are deafeningly silent about metabolic dysfunction and its known causes. It's not an overstatement to say that I learned virtually nothing at Stanford Medical School about the tens of thousands of scientific papers that elucidate these root causes of why American health is plummeting and how environmental factors are causing it. For instance, in medical school, I did not learn that for each additional serving of ultra processed food we eat, early mortality increases by 18%. This now makes up 67% of the foods our kids are eating. I took zero nutrition courses in medical school. I didn't learn that 82% of independently funded studies show harm from processed food, while 93% of industry sponsored studies reflect no harm. In medical school, I didn't learn that 95% of the people who created the recent USDA Food guidelines for America had significant conflicts of interest with the food industry. I did not learn that 1 billion pounds of synthetic pesticides are being sprayed on our food every single year. 99.99% of the farmland in the United States is sprayed with synthetic pesticides, many from China and Germany. And these invisible, tasteless chemicals are strongly linked to autism, ADHD, sex hormone disruption, thyroid disease, sperm dysfunction, Alzheimer's, dementia, birth defects, cancer, obesity, liver dysfunction, female infertility and more, all by hurting our metabolic health. I did not learn that the 8 billion tons of plastic that have been produced just in the last 100 years, plastic was only invented about 100 years ago, are being broken down into micro plastics that are now filling our food, our water, and we are now even inhaling them in our air. And that very recent research from just the past couple of months tells us that now about 0.5% of our brains by weight are now plastic. I didn't learn that there are more than 80,000 toxins that have entered our food, water, air and homes by industry, many of which are banned in Europe, and they are known to alter our gene expression, alter our microbiome composition and the lining of our gut, and disrupt our hormones. I didn't learn that heavy metals like aluminum and lead are present in our food, our baby formula, personal care products, our soil and many of the mandated medications, like vaccines and that these metals are neurotoxic and inflammatory. I didn't learn that the average American walks a paltry 3500 steps per day, even though we know based on science and top journals that walking, simply walking 7000 steps a day, slashes by 40-60% our risk of Alzheimer's, dementia, type two diabetes, cancer and obesity. I certainly did not learn that medical error and medications are the third leading cause of death in the United States. I didn't learn that just five nights of sleep deprivation can induce full blown pre-diabetes. I learned nothing about sleep, and we're getting about 20% less sleep on average than we were 100 years ago. I didn't learn that American children are getting less time outdoors now than a maximum security prisoner. And on average, adults spend 93% of their time indoors, even though we know from the science that separation from sunlight destroys our circadian biology, and circadian biology dictates our cellular biology. I didn't learn that professional organizations that we get our practice guidelines from, like the American Diabetes Association and American Academy of Pediatrics, have taken 10s of millions of dollars from Coke, Cadbury, processed food companies, and vaccine manufacturers like Moderna. I didn't learn that if we address these root causes that all lead to metabolic dysfunction and help patients change their food and lifestyle patterns with a united strong voice, we could reverse the chronic disease crisis in America, save millions of lives, and trillions of dollars in health care costs per year. Instead, doctors are learning that the body is 100 separate parts, and we learn how to drug, we learn how to cut and we learn how to bill. I'll close by saying that what we are dealing with here is so much more than a physical health crisis. This is a spiritual crisis we are choosing death over life. We are we are choosing death over life. We are choosing darkness over light for people and the planet, which are inextricably linked. We are choosing to erroneously believe that we are separate from nature and that we can continue to poison nature and then outsmart it. Our path out will be a renewed respect for the miracle of life and a renewed respect for nature. We can restore health to Americans rapidly with smart policy and courageous leadership. We need a return to courage. We need a return to common sense and intuition. We need a return to awe for the sheer miraculousness of our lives. We need all hands on deck. Thank you. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): I'm not letting you off that easy. I've got a couple questions. So you outlined some basic facts that doctors should know that truthfully, you could cover in one hour of an introductory class in medical school, yes. So why aren't we teaching doctors these things? Dr. Casey Means: The easy thing to say would be, you know, follow the money. That sounds sort of trite, but frankly, I think that is the truth, but not in the way you might think that, like doctors are out to make money, or even medical schools. The money and the core incentive problem, which is that every institution that touches our health in America, from medical schools to pharmaceutical companies to health insurance companies to hospitals offices, they make more money when we are sick and less when we are healthy. That simple, one incentive problem corrodes every aspect of the way medicine is thought about. The way we think about the body, we talked about interconnectedness. It creates a system in which we silo the body into all these separate parts and create that illusion that we all buy into because it's profitable to send people to separate specialties. So it corrodes even the foundational conception of how we think about the body. So it is about incentives and money, but I would say that's the invisible hand. It's not necessarily affecting each doctor's clinical practice or the decision making. It's corroding every lever of the basics of how we even consider what the human body is and what life is. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): In your book, you do a really good job of describing how, because of the specialization of medicine, you don't see the forest for the trees. The fact is, you do need specialized medicine. I mean, doctors can't know it all. So I think the question is, how do we get back to the reward for general practitioners that do focus on what you're writing about? Dr. Casey Means: I have huge respect for doctors, and I am incredibly grateful for the American health care system, which has produced miracles, and we absolutely need continue to have primary care doctors and specialists, and they should be rewarded highly. However, if we focused on what everyone here is talking about, I think we'd have 90% less throughput through our health care system. We would be able to have these doctors probably have a much better life to be honest. You know, because right now, doctors are working 100 hours a week seeing 50, 60, 70 patients, and could actually have more time with patients who develop these acute issues that need to be treated by a doctor. But so many of the things in the specialist office are chronic conditions that we know are fundamentally rooted in the cellular dysfunction I describe, which is metabolic dysfunction, which is created by our lifestyle. So I think that there's always going to be a place for specialists, but so so many, so much fewer. And I think if we had a different conception for the body is interconnected, they would also interact with each other in a very different way, a much more collaborative way. And then, of course, we need to incentivize doctors in the healthcare system towards outcomes, not throughput. 1:46:25 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Our next presenter is Dr. Chris Palmer. Dr. Palmer is a Harvard trained psychiatrist, researcher and author of Brain Energy, where he explores a groundbreaking connection between metabolic health and mental illness. He is a leader in innovative approaches to treating psychiatric conditions, advocating for the use of diet and metabolic interventions to improve mental health outcomes. Dr. Palmer's work is reshaping how the medical field views and treats mental health disorders. Dr. Chris Palmer: I want to build on what Dr. Means just shared that these chronic diseases we face today. Obesity, diabetes, fatty liver, all share something in common. They are, in fact, metabolic dysfunction. I'm going to go into a little bit of the science, just to make sure we're all on the same page. Although most people think of metabolism as burning calories, it is far more than that. Metabolism is a series of chemical reactions that convert food into energy and building blocks essential for cellular health. When we have metabolic dysfunction, it can drive numerous chronic diseases, which is a paradigm shift in the medical field. Now there is no doubt metabolism is complicated. It really is. It is influenced by biological, psychological, environmental and social factors, and the medical field says this complexity is the reason we can't solve the obesity epidemic because they're still trying to understand every molecular detail of biology. But in fact, we don't need to understand biology in order to understand the cause. The cause is coming from our environment, a toxic environment like poor diet and exposure to harmful chemicals, and these are actually quite easy to study, understand, and address. There is no doubt food plays a key role. It provides the substrate for energy and building blocks. Nutritious foods support metabolism, while ultra processed options can disrupt it. It is shocking that today, in 2024, the FDA allows food manufacturers to introduce brand new chemicals into our food supply without adequate testing. The manufacturer is allowed to determine for themselves whether this substance is safe for you and your family to eat or not. Metabolism's impact goes beyond physical health. I am a psychiatrist. Some of you are probably wondering, why are you here? It also affects mental health. Because guess what? The human brain is an organ too, and when brain metabolism is impaired, it can cause symptoms that we call mental illness. It is no coincidence that as the rates of obesity and diabetes are skyrocketing, so too are the rates of mental illness. In case you didn't know, we have a mental health crisis. We have all time prevalence highs for depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, deaths of despair, drug overdoses, ADHD and autism. What does the mental health field have to say for this? Well, you know, mental illness is just chemical imbalances, or maybe trauma and stress that is wholly insufficient to explain the epidemic that we are seeing. And in fact, there is a better way to integrate the biopsychosocial factors known to play a role in mental illness. Mental Disorders at their core are often metabolic disorders impacting the brain. It's not surprising to most people that obesity and diabetes might play a role in depression or anxiety, but the rates of autism have quadrupled in just 20 years, and the rates of ADHD have tripled over that same period of time. These are neuro developmental disorders, and many people are struggling to understand, how on earth could they rise so rapidly? But it turns out that metabolism plays a profound role in neurodevelopment, and sure enough, parents with metabolic issues like obesity and diabetes are more likely to have children with autism and ADHD. This is not about fat shaming, because what I am arguing is that the same foods and chemicals and other drivers of obesity that are causing obesity in the parents are affecting the brain health of our children. There is compelling evidence that food plays a direct role in mental health. One study of nearly 300,000 people found that those who eat ultra processed foods daily are three times more likely to struggle with their mental health than people who never or rarely consume them. A systematic review found direct associations between ultra processed food exposure and 32 different health parameters, including mental mental health conditions. Now I'm not here to say that food is the only, or even primary driver of mental illness. Let's go back to something familiar. Trauma and stress do drive mental illness, but for those of you who don't know, trauma and stress are also associated with increased rates of obesity and diabetes. Trauma and stress change human metabolism. We need to put the science together. This brings me to a key point. We cannot separate physical and mental health from metabolic health. Addressing metabolic dysfunction has the potential to prevent and treat a wide range of chronic diseases. Dr. Chris Palmer: In my own work, I have seen firsthand how using metabolic therapies like the ketogenic diet and other dietary interventions can improve even severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, sometimes putting them into lasting remission. These reports are published in peer reviewed, prestigious medical journals. However, there is a larger issue at play that many have talked about, medical education and public health recommendations are really captured by industry and politics, and at best, they often rely on weak epidemiological data, resulting in conflicting or even harmful advice. We heard a reference to this, but in case you didn't know, a long time ago, we demonized saturated fat. And what was the consequence of demonizing saturated fat? We replaced it with "healthy vegetable shortening." That was the phrase we used, "healthy vegetable shortening." Guess what was in that healthy vegetable shortening? It was filled with trans fats, which are now recognized to be so harmful that they've been banned in the United States. Let's not repeat mistakes like this. Dr. Chris Palmer: So what's the problem? Number one, nutrition and mental health research are severely underfunded, with each of them getting less than 5% of the NIH budget. This is no accident. This is the concerted effort of lobbying by industry, food manufacturers, the healthcare industry, they do not want root causes discovered. We need to get back to funding research on the root causes of mental and metabolic disorders, including the effects of foods, chemicals, medications, environmental toxins, on the human brain and metabolism. Dr. Chris Palmer: The issue of micro plastics and nano plastics in the human body is actually, sadly, in its infancy. We have two publications out in the last couple of months demonstrating that micro plastics are, in fact, found in the human brain. And as Dr. Means said, and you recited, 0.5% of the body weight, or the brain's weight, appears to be composed of micro plastics. We need more research to better understand whether these micro plastics are, in fact, associated with harmful conditions, because microplastics are now ubiquitous. So some will argue, well, they're everywhere, and everybody's got them, and it's just a benign thing. Some will argue that the most compelling evidence against that is a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine a few months ago now, in which they were doing routine carotid endarterectomies, taking plaque out of people's carotid arteries. Just routinely doing that for clinical care, and then they analyzed those plaques for micro plastics. 58% of the people had detectable micro plastics in the plaques. So they compared this 58% group who had micro plastics to the ones who didn't, followed them for three years, just three years, and the ones who had micro plastics had four times the mortality. There is strong reason to believe, based on animal data and based on cell biology data, that microplastics are in fact, toxic to the human body, to mitochondrial function, to hormone dysregulation and all sorts of things. There are lots of reasons to believe that, but the scientists will say, we need more research. We need to better understand whether these micro plastics really are associated with higher rates of disease. I think people are terrified of the answer. People are terrified of the answer. And if you think about everything that you consume, and how much of it is not wrapped in plastic, all of those industries are going to oppose research. They are going to oppose research funding to figure this out ASAP, because that will be a monumental change to not just the food industry but our entire economy. Imagining just cleaning up the oceans and trying to get this plastic and then, more importantly, trying to figure out, how are we going to detox humans? How are we going to de-plasticize human beings? How are we going to get these things out? It is an enormous problem, but the reality is, putting our heads in the sand is not going to help. And I am really hopeful that by raising issues and letting people know about this health crisis, that maybe we will get answers quickly. Dr. Chris Palmer: Your question is, why are our health agencies not exploring these questions? It's because the health agencies are largely influenced by the industries they are supposed to be regulating and looking out for. The medical education community is largely controlled by pharmaceutical companies. One and a half billion dollars every year goes to support physician education. That's from pharmaceutical companies. One and a half billion from pharmaceutical companies. So physicians are getting educated with some influence, large influence, I would argue, by them, the health organizations. It's a political issue. The NIH, it's politics. Politicians are selecting people to be on the committees or people to oversee these organizations. Politicians rely on donations from companies and supporters to get re-elected, and the reality is this is not going to be easy to tackle. The challenge is that you'll get ethical politicians who say, I'm not going to take any of that money, and I'm going to try to do the right thing and right now, the way the system is set up, there's a good chance those politicians won't get re-elected, and instead, their opponents, who were more than happy to take millions of dollars in campaign contributions, will get re-elected, and then they will return the favor to their noble campaign donors. We are at a crossroads. We have to decide who are the constituents of the American government. Is it industry, or is it the American people? 2:09:35 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Calley Means the co-founder of Truemed, a company that enables tax free spending on food and exercise. He recently started an advocacy coalition with leading health and wellness companies called End Chronic Disease. Early in his career, he was a consultant for food and pharma companies. He is now exposing practices they used to weaponize our institutions of trust, and he's doing a great job doing interviews with his sister, Casey. Calley Means: If you think about a medical miracle, it's almost certainly a solution that was invented before 1960 for an acute condition: emergency surgical procedures to ensure a complicated childbirth wasn't a death sentence, sanitation procedures, antibiotics that insured infection was an inconvenience, not deadly, eradicating polio, regular waste management procedures that helped control outbreaks like the bubonic plague, sewage systems that replaced the cesspools and opened drains, preventing human waste from contaminating the water. The US health system is a miracle in solving acute conditions that will kill us right away. But economically, acute conditions aren't great in our modern system, because the patient is quickly cured and is no longer a customer. Start in the 1960s the medical system took the trust engendered by these acute innovations like antibiotics, which were credited with winning World War Two, and they used that trust to ask patients not to question its authority on chronic diseases, which can last a lifetime and are more profitable. But the medicalization of chronic disease in the past 50 years has been an abject failure. Today, we're in a siloed system where there's a treatment for everything. And let's just look at the stats. Heart disease has gone up as more statins are prescribed. Type 2 diabetes has gone up as more Metformin is prescribed. ADHD has gone up as more Adderall is prescribed. Depression and suicide has gone up as more SSRIs are prescribed. Pain has gone up as more opioids are prescribed. Cancer has gone up as we've spent more on cancer. And now JP Morgan literally at the conference in San Francisco, recently, they put up a graph, and they showed us more Ozempic is projected to be prescribed over the next 10 years, obesity rates are going to go up as more is prescribed. Explain that to me. There was clapping. All the bankers were clapping like seals at this graphic. Our intervention based system is by design. In the early 1900s, John D. Rockefeller using that he could use byproducts from oil production to create pharmaceuticals, heavily funded medical schools throughout the United States to teach a curriculum based on the intervention-first model of Dr. William Stewart Halsted, the founding physician of Johns Hopkins, who created the residency-based model that viewed invasive surgical procedures and medication as the highest echelon of medicine. An employee of Rockefeller's was tasked to create the Flexner Report, which outlined a vision for medical education that prioritized interventions and stigmatized nutritional and holistic remedies. Congress affirmed the Flexner Report in 1910 to establish that any credentialed medical institution in the United States had to follow the Halsted-Rockefeller intervention based model that silos disease and downplay viewing the body as an interconnected system. It later came out that Dr. Halsted's cocaine and morphine addiction fueled his day long surgical residencies and most of the medical logic underlying the Flexner Report was wrong. But that hasn't prevented the report and the Halsted-Rockefeller engine based brand of medicine from being the foundational document that Congress uses to regulate medical education today. Calley Means: Our processed food industry was created by the cigarette industry. In the 1980s, after decades of inaction, the Surgeon General and the US government finally, finally said that smoking might be harmful, and smoking rates plummeted. We listened to doctors in this country. We listened to medical leadership, and as smoking rates plummeted, cigarette companies, with their big balance sheets, strategically bought up food companies, and by 1990 the two largest food companies in the world were Philip Morris and RJ Reynolds, two cigarette companies. These cigarette companies moved two departments over from the cigarette department to the food department. They moved the scientists. Cigarette companies were the highest payers of scientists, one of the biggest employers of scientists to make the cigarettes addictive. They moved these addiction specialists, world leading addiction specialists, to the food department by the thousands. And those scientists weaponized our ultra processed food. That is the problem with ultra processed food. You have the best scientists in the world creating this food to be palatable and to be addictive. They then moved their lobbyists over. They used the same playbook, and their lobbyists co-opted the USDA and created the food pyramid. The Food Pyramid was a document created by the cigarette industry through complete corporate capture, and was an ultra processed food marketing document saying that we needed a bunch of carbs and sugar. And we listened to medical experts in this country, the American people, American parents. Many parents who had kids in the 90s thought it was a good thing to do to give their kids a bunch of ultra processed foods and carb consumption went up 20% in the American diet in the next 10 years. The Devil's bargain comes in in that this ultra processed food consumption has been one of the most profitable dynamics in American history for the health care industry. As we've all just been decimated with chronic conditions, the medical industry hasn't. Not only have they been silent on this issue, they've actually been complicit, working for the food industry. I helped funnel money from Coca Cola to the American Diabetes Association. Yeah. 2:31:40 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Next presenter will be Brigham Buhler. Brigham is the Founder and CEO of Ways2Well, a healthcare company that provides personalized preventive care through telemedicine, with a strong background in the pharmaceutical industry. Brigham is focused on making healthcare more accessible by harnessing the power of technology, delivering effective and tailored treatments. His vision for improving health outcomes has positioned him as a leader in modern patient centered healthcare solutions. Brigham Buhler: We hear people reference President Eisenhower's speech all the time about the military industrial complex, but rarely do we hear the second half of that speech. He also warned us about the rise of the scientific industrial complex. He warned us, if we allow the elite to control the scientific research, it could have dire consequences. 2:36:30 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): I'm going to call an audible here as moderator, I saw that hopefully the future chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Mike Crapo from Idaho, came into the room. I asked Mike to share his story. He used to wear larger suits, let's put it that way. But he went down the path of the ketogenic diet, I believe. But Mike, why don't you tell your story? And by the way, he's somebody you want to influence. Chairman of Senate Finance Committee makes an awful lot of decisions on Medicare, Medicaid, a lot of things we talked about with Ozempic, now the lobbying group try and make that available, and how harmful, I think, most people in this room think that might be so. Senator Crapo, if you could just kind of tell us your story in terms of your diet change and what results you had. Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID): Well, first of all, let me thank you. I didn't come here to say anything. I came here to listen, but I appreciate the opportunity to just have a second to tell you my personal story. I'll say before I do that, thank you for Ron Johnson. Senator Johnson is also a member of the Finance Committee, and it is my hope that we can get that committee, which I think has the most powerful jurisdiction, particularly over these areas, of any in the United States Congress, and so I'm hopeful we can get a focus on addressing the government's part of the role in this to get us back on a better track. 2:54:35 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Vani Hari, known as the Food Babe -- they wrote that for me, that wasn't me, that's my not my nickname -- is a food activist, author and speaker committed to improving food quality and safety. She has built a powerful platform through her blog advocating for transparency in food labeling and the removal of harmful chemicals from processed food. Her activism has spurred significant change in the food industry, encouraging consumers to make healthier, more informed choices, while prompting companies to adopt cleaner practices. Vani Hari: Our government is letting US food companies get away with serving American citizens harmful ingredients that are banned or heavily regulated in other countries. Even worse, American food companies are selling the same exact products overseas without these chemicals, but choose to continue serving us the most toxic version here. It's un-American. One set of ingredients there, and one set of ingredients here. Let me give you some examples. This is McDonald's french fries. I would like to argue that probably nobody in this room has not had a McDonald's french fry, by the way, nobody raised their hand during the staff meeting earlier today. In the US, there's 11 ingredients. In the UK, there's three, and salt is optional. An ingredient called dimethyl polysiloxane is an ingredient preserved with formaldehyde, a neurotoxin, in the US version. This is used as a foaming agent, so they don't have to replace the oil that often, making McDonald's more money here in the United States, but they don't do that across the pond. Here we go, this is Skittles. Notice the long list of ingredient differences, 10 artificial dyes in the US version and titanium dioxide. This ingredient is banned in Europe because it can cause DNA damage. Artificial dyes are made from petroleum, and products containing these dyes require a warning label in Europe that states it may cause adverse effects on activity and attention in children, and they have been linked to cancer and disruptions in the immune system. This on the screen back here, is Gatorade. In the US, they use red 40 and caramel color. In Germany, they don't, they use carrot and sweet potatoes to color their Gatorade. This is Doritos. The US version has three different three different artificial dyes and MSG, the UK version does not and let's look at cereal. General Mills is definitely playing some tricks on us. They launched a new version of Trix just recently in Australia. It has no dyes, they even advertise that, when the US version still does. This is why I became a food activist. My name is Vani Hari, and I only want one thing. I want Americans to be treated the same way as citizens in other countries by our own American companies. Vani Hari: We use over 10,000 food additives here in the United States and in Europe, there's only 400 approved. In 2013, I discovered that Kraft was producing their famous mac and cheese in other countries without artificial dyes. They used Yellow 5 and Yellow 6 here. I was so outraged by this unethical practice that I decided to do something about it. I launched a petition asking Kraft to remove artificial dyes from their products here in the United States, and after 400,000 signatures and a trip to their headquarters, Kraft finally announced they would make the change. I also discovered Subway was selling sandwiches with a chemical called azodicarbonamide in their bread in other countries. This is the same chemical they use in yoga mats and shoe rubber. You know, when you turn a yoga mat sideways and you see the evenly dispersed air bubbles? Well, they wanted to do the same thing in bread, so it would be the same exact product every time you went to a Subway. When the chemical is heated, studies show that it turns into a carcinogen. Not only is this ingredient banned in Europe and Australia, you get fined $450,000 if you get caught using it in Singapore. What's really interesting is when this chemical is heated, studies show that it turns into a carcinogen. Not only is this ingredient banned, but we were able to get Subway to remove azodicarbonamide from their bread in the United States after another successful petition. And as a bonus, there was a ripple effect in almost every bread manufacturer in America followed suit. For years, Starbucks didn't publish their ingredients for their coffee drinks. It was a mystery until I convinced a barista to show me the ingredients on the back of the bottles they were using to make menu items like their famous pumpkin spice lattes. I found out here in the United States, Starbucks was coloring their PSLs with caramel coloring level four, an ingredient made from ammonia and linked to cancer, but using beta carotene from carrots to color their drinks in the UK. After publishing an investigation and widespread media attention, Starbucks removed caramel coloring from all of their drinks in America and started publishing the ingredients for their entire menu. I want to make an important point here. Ordinary people who rallied for safer food shared this information and signed petitions. Were able to make these changes. We did this on our own. But isn't this something that the people in Washington, our elected politicians, should be doing? Vani Hari: Asking companies to remove artificial food dye would make an immediate impact. They don't need to reinvent the wheel. They already have the formulations. As I've shown you, consumption of artificial food dyes has increased by 500% in the last 50 years, and children are the biggest consumers. Yes, those children. Perfect timing. 43% of products marketed towards children in the grocery store contain artificial dyes. Food companies have found in focus groups, children will eat more of their product with an artificial dye because it's more attractive and appealing. And the worst part, American food companies know the harms of these additives because they were forced to remove them overseas due to stricter regulations and to avoid warning labels that would hurt sales. This is one of the most hypocritical policies of food companies, and somebody needs to hold them accountable. Vani Hari: When Michael Taylor was the Deputy Commissioner of the of the FDA, he said, he admitted on NPR, we don't have the resources, we don't have the capabilities to actually regulate food chemicals, because we don't have the staff. There's no one there. We are under this assumption, and I think a lot of Americans are under this assumption, that every single food additive ingredient that you buy at the grocery store has been approved by some regulatory body. It hasn't. It's been approved by the food companies themselves. There's 1000s of chemicals where the food company creates it, submits the safety data, and then the FDA rubber stamps it, because they don't have any other option. 3:09:15 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): So our next presenter is Jason Karp. Jason is the founder and CEO of HumanCo, a mission driven company that invests in and builds brands focused on healthier living and sustainability. In addition to HumanCo, Jason is the co-founder of Hu Kitchen, known for creating the number one premium organic chocolate in the US. My wife will appreciate that. Prior to HumanCo, Jason spent over 21 years in the hedge fund industry, where he was the founder and CEO of an investment fund that managed over $4 billion. Jason graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. 3:11:10 Jason Karp: I've been a professional investor for 26 years, dealing with big food companies, seeing what happens in their boardrooms, and why we now have so much ultra processed food. Jason Karp: Having studied the evolution of corporations, I believe the root cause of how we got here is an unintended consequence of the unchecked and misguided industrialization of agriculture and food. I believe there are two key drivers behind how we got here. First, America has much looser regulatory approach to approving new ingredients and chemicals than comparable developed countries. Europe, for example, uses a guilty until proven innocent standard for the approval of new chemicals, which mandates that if an ingredient might pose a potential health risk, it should be restricted or banned for up to 10 years until it is proven safe. In complete contrast, our FDA uses an innocent until proven guilty approach for new chemicals or ingredients that's known as GRAS, or Generally Recognized as Safe. This recklessly allows new chemicals into our food system until they are proven harmful. Shockingly, US food companies can use their own independent experts to bring forth a new chemical without the approval of the FDA. It is a travesty that the majority of Americans don't even know they are constantly exposed to 1000s of untested ingredients that are actually banned or regulated in other countries. To put it bluntly, for the last 50 years, we have been running the largest uncontrolled science experiment ever done on humanity without their consent. Jason Karp: And the proof is in the pudding. Our health differences compared to those countries who use stricter standards are overwhelmingly conclusive. When looking at millions of people over decades, on average, Europeans live around five years longer, have less than half our obesity rates, have significantly lower chronic disease, have markedly better mental health, and they spend as little as 1/3 on health care per person as we do in this country. While lobbyists and big food companies may say we cannot trust the standards of these other countries because it over regulates, it stifles innovation, and it bans new chemicals prematurely, I would like to point out that we trust many of these other countries enough to have nuclear weapons. These other countries have demonstrated it is indeed possible to not only have thriving companies, but also prioritize the health of its citizens with a clear do no harm approach towards anything that humans put in or on our bodies. Jason Karp: The second driver, how we got here, is all about incentives. US industrial food companies have been myopically incentivized to reward profit growth, yet bear none of the social costs of poisoning our people and our land. Since the 1960s, America has seen the greatest technology and innovation boom in history. As big food created some of the largest companies in the world, so too did their desire for scaled efficiency. Companies had noble goals of making the food safer, more shelf stable, cheaper and more accessible. However, they also figured out how to encourage more consumption by making food more artificially appealing with brighter colors and engineered taste and texture. This is the genesis of ultra processed food. Because of these misguided regulatory standards, American companies have been highly skilled at maximizing profits without bearing the societal costs. They have replaced natural ingredients with chemicals. They have commodified animals into industrial widgets, and they treat our God given planet as an inexhaustible, abusable resource. Sick Americans are learning the hard way that food and agriculture should not be scaled in the same ways as iPhones. 3:16:50 Jason Karp: They use more chemicals in the US version, because it is more profitable and because we allow them to do so. Jason Karp: Artificial food dyes are cheaper and they are brighter. And the reason that I chose to use artificial food dyes in my public activist letter is because there's basically no counter argument. Many of the things discussed today, I think there is a nuanced debate, but with artificial food dyes, they have shown all over the world that they can use colorants that come from fruit. This is the Canadian version. This is the brightness of the Canadian version, just for visibility, and this is the brightness of artificial food dyes. So of course, Kellogg and other food companies will argue children prefer this over this, just as they would prefer cocaine over sugar. That doesn't make it okay. Calley Means: Senator, can I just say one thing? As Jason and Vani were talking, it brought me back to working for the food industry. We used to pay conservative lobbyists to go to every office and say that it was the "nanny state" to regulate food. And I think that's, as a conservative myself, something that's resonated. I just cannot stress enough that, as we're hopefully learned today, the food industry has rigged our systems beyond recognition. And addressing a rigged market is not an attack on the free market. Is a necessity for a free market to take this corruption out. So I just want to say that. 3:21:00 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Our next presenter is Jillian Michaels. Ms. Michaels is a globally recognized fitness expert, entrepreneur, and best selling author. With her no nonsense approach to health, she's inspired millions through her fitness programs, books and digital platforms, best known for her role on The Biggest Loser, Michaels promotes a balanced approach to fitness and nutrition and emphasizing long term health and self improvement. Jillian Michaels: The default human condition in the 21st century is obese by design. Specific, traceable forms of what's referred to as structural violence are created by the catastrophic quartet of big farming, big food, Big Pharma, and big insurance. They systematically corrupt every institution of trust, which has led to the global spread of obesity and disease. Dysfunctional and destructive agricultural legislation like the Farm Bill, which favors high yield, genetically engineered crops like corn and soy, leading to the proliferation of empty calories, saturated with all of these toxins that we've been talking about today for three hours, it seems like we can never say enough about it, and then this glut of cheap calories provides a boon to the food industry giants. They just turn it into a bounty of ultra processed, factory-assembled foods and beverages strategically engineered to undermine your society and foster your dependence, like nicotine and cocaine, so we literally cannot eat just one. And to ensure that you don't, added measures are taken to inundate our physical surroundings. We're literally flooded with food, and we are brainwashed by ubiquitous cues to eat, whether it's the Taco Bell advertisement on the side of a bus as you drive to work with a vending machine at your kids school, there is no place we spend time that's left untouched. They're omnipresent. They commandeer the narrative, with 30 billion worth of advertising dollars, commercials marketed to kids, with mega celebrities eating McDonald's and loving it, sponsored dietitians paid to promote junk food on social media, utilizing anti-diet body positivity messaging like, "derail the shame" in relation to fast food consumption, Time Magazine brazenly issuing a defense of ultra processed foods on their cover with the title, "What if altra processed foods aren't as bad as you think?" And when people like us try to sound the alarm, they ensure that we are swiftly labeled as anti-science, fat shamers, and even racists. They launch aggressive lobbying efforts to influence you. Our politicians to shape policy, secure federal grants, tax credits, subsidy dollars, which proliferates their product and heavily pads their bottom line. They have created a perfect storm in which pharmaceuticals that cost hundreds, if not 1000s per month, like Ozempic, that are linked to stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and thyroid cancer, can actually surge. This reinforces a growing dependence on medical interventions to manage weight in a society where systemic change in food production and consumption is desperately needed and also very possible. These monster corporations have mastered the art of distorting the research, influencing the policy, buying the narrative, engineering the environment, and manipulating consumer behavior. Jillian Michaels: While I have been fortunate enough to pull many back from the edge over the course of my 30 year career, I have lost just as many, if not more, than I have saved. I have watched them slip through my fingers, mothers that orphan their children, husbands that widow their wives. I have even watched parents forced to suffer the unthinkable loss of their adult children. There are not words to express the sadness I have felt and the fury knowing that they were literally sacrificed at the altar of unchecked corporate greed. Most Americans are simply too financially strained, psychologically drained and physically addicted to break free without a systemic intervention. Attempting to combat the status quo and the powers that be is beyond swimming upstream. It is like trying to push a rampaging river that's infested with piranhas. After years of trying to turn the tide, I submit that the powers that be are simply too powerful for us to take on alone. I implore the people here that shape the policy to take a stand. The buck must stop with you, while the American people tend to the business of raising children and participating in the workforce to ensure that the wheels of our country go around. They tapped you to stand watch. They tapped you to stand guard. We must hold these bad actors accountable. And I presume the testimonials you heard today moved you. Digest them, discuss them, and act upon them, because if this current trend is allowed to persist, the stakes will be untenable. We are in the middle of an extinction level event. The American people need help. They need heroes. And people of Washington, your constituents chose you to be their champion. Please be the change. Thank you. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): There was one particular piece of legislation or one thing that we could do here in Washington, what would it be? Jillian Michaels: Get rid of Citizens United and get the money out of politics. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Okay. 3:37:00 Calley Means: To the healthcare staffers slithering behind your bosses, working to impress your future bosses at the pharmaceutical companies, the hospitals, the insurance companies, many of them are in this building, and we are coming for you. 3:37:25 Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Next up is Ms. Courtney Swan. Ms. Swan is a nutritionist, real food activist, and founder of the popular platform, Realfoodology. She advocates for transparency in the food industry, promoting the importance of whole foods and clean eating. Courtney is passionate about educating the public on the benefits of a nutrient dense diet, and she encourages sustainable, chemical-free farming practices to ensure better health for people and the planet. Courtney Swan: Our current agriculture system's origin story involves large chemical companies -- not farmers, chemists. 85% of the food that you are consuming started from a patented seed sold by a chemical corporation that was responsible for creating agent orange in the Vietnam War. Why are chemical companies feeding America? Corn, soy and wheat are not only the most common allergens, but are among the most heavily pesticide sprayed crops today. In 1974 the US started spraying our crops with an herbicide called glyphosate, and in the early 1990s we began to see the release of genetically modified foods into our food supply. It all seems to begin with a chemical company by the name IG Farben, the later parent company of Bayer Farben, provided the chemicals used in Nazi nerve agents and gas chambers. Years later, a second chemical company, Monsanto, joined the war industry with a production of Agent Orange, a toxin used during the Vietnam War. When the wars ended, these companies needed a market for their chemicals, so they pivoted to killing bugs and pests on American farmlands. Monsanto began marketing glyphosate with a catchy name, Roundup. They claimed that these chemicals were harmless and that they safeguarded our crops from pests. So farmers started spraying these supposedly safe chemicals on our farmland. They solved the bug problem, but they also killed the crops. Monsanto offered a solution with the creation of genetically modified, otherwise known as GMO, crops that resisted the glyphosate in the roundup that they were spraying. These Roundup Ready crops allow farmers to spray entire fields of glyphosate to kill off pests without harming the plants, but our food is left covered in toxic chemical residue that doesn't wash, dry, or cook off. Not only is it sprayed to kill pests, but in the final stages of harvest, it is sprayed on the wheat to dry it out. Grains that go into bread and cereals that are in grocery stores and homes of Americans are heavily sprayed with these toxins. It's also being sprayed on oats, chickpeas, almonds, potatoes and more. You can assume that if it's not organic, it is likely contaminated with glyphosate. In America, organic food, by law, cannot contain GMOs and glyphosate, and they are more expensive compared to conventionally grown options, Americans are being forced to pay more for food that isn't poisoned. The Environmental Working Group reported a test of popular wheat-based products and found glyphosate contamination in 80 to 90% of the products on grocery store shelves. Popular foods like Cheerios, Goldfish, chickpea pasta, like Banza, Nature Valley bars, were found have concerning levels of glyphosate. If that is not alarming enough, glyphosate is produced by and distributed from China. In 2018, Bayer bought Monsanto. They currently have patented soybeans, corn, canola and sugar beets, and they are the largest distributor of GMO corn and soybean seeds. Americans deserve a straight answer. Why does an agrochemical company own where our food comes from? Currently, 85 to 100% of corn and soy crops in the US are genetically modified. 80% of GMOs are engineered to withstand glyphosate, and a staggering 280 million pounds of glyphosate are sprayed on American crops annually. We are eating this roundup ready corn, but unlike GMO crops, humans are not Roundup Ready. We are not resistant to these toxins, and it's causing neurological damage, endocrine disruption, it's harming our reproductive health and it's affecting fetal development. Glyphosate is classified as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer. It is also suspected to contribute towards the rise in celiac disease and gluten sensitivities. They're finding glyphosate in human breast milk, placentas, our organs, and even sperm. It's also being found in our rain and our drinking water. Until January of 2022, many companies made efforts to obscure the presence of GMOs and pesticides in food products from American consumers. It was only then that legislation came into effect mandating that these companies disclose such ingredients with a straightforward label stating, made with bio engineered ingredients, but it's very small on the package. Meanwhile, glyphosate still isn't labeled on our food. Parents in America are unknowingly feeding their children these toxic foods. Dr. Don Huber, a glyphosate researcher, warns that glyphosate will make the outlawed 1970s insecticide DDT look harmless in comparison to glyphosate. Why is the US government subsidizing the most pesticide sprayed crops using taxpayer dollars? These are the exact foods that are driving the epidemic of chronic disease. These crops, heavily sprayed with glyphosate, are then processed into high fructose corn syrup and refined vegetable oils, which are key ingredients for the ultra processed foods that line our supermarket shelves and fill our children's lunches in schools across the nation. Children across America are consuming foods such as Goldfish and Cheerios that are loaded with glyphosate. These crops also feed our livestock, which then produce the eggs, dairy and meat products that we consume. They are in everything. Pick up almost any ultra processed food package on the shelf, and you will see the words, contains corn, wheat and soy on the ingredients panel. Meanwhile, Bayer is doing everything it can to keep consumers in the dark, while our government protects these corporate giants. They fund educational programs at major agricultural universities, they lobby in Washington, and they collaborate with lawmakers to protect their profits over public health. Two congressmen are working with Bayer right now on the Farm Bill to protect Bayer from any liability, despite already having to pay out billions to sick Americans who got cancer from their product. They know that their product is harming people. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI): Couple questions. So you really have two issues raised here. Any concern about just GMO seeds and GMO crops, and then you have the contamination, Glycosate, originally is a pre-emergent, but now it's sprayed on the actual crops and getting in the food. Can you differentiate those two problems? I mean, what concerns are the GMO seeds? Maybe other doctors on t

Movie Meltdown - Episode 626 Sam Drog returns… and this time I'm not sure we truly represent both sides of the argument as we discuss Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver.  And as we bust into a large box of Wheat Thins, we also cover… Close Encounters of the Third Kind, bag-head musicians, Maximilian, shoveling coal, let's not forget holes, The Island, badass robot arms, Irish jig dancing, a good laser, a gluten allergy, I still got into it with caveats, this might take some mental gymnastics to get excited about, a Nature Valley commercial, viking amish paradise, the titular scar, she's filled with magic fairy dust, check the haircut, Quaker Oats bland guy, that's not an efficient way to kill, underground laser town, pick a thing,The Black Hole limited series, this is work for all of us, Roger Corman, The Freshmaker, you humans are dumb, it's like a trailer for a movie that you never get to see, you got techno rave Jeff Goldblum fly crystalis snot-covered guy coming up out of the water, Farm Wolverine, Army of the Dead, struck a mean silhouette, flexing his shots, you need oven mitts, a car with no motor in it, physical labor, Micheal Bay, Monk in space, fooled again by holes, commercial director style, they beat in a scene, our little space coup, you gotta have some carbs dude, Silence of the Lambs, the coal room, the planet's the thing, that's the subscription model, Tyler Perry seduced by AI and the valor of the everyman. Spoiler Alert: Full spoilers for “Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver”, so watch the movie before you listen. I mean, if you care?  “Wait a second… this might not have been a good movie!”  

Sanni McCandless Honnold has built a career at the intersection of life design and the outdoors. She started her professional life at an energy efficiency-focused tech startup in Seattle called EnergySavvy. After a few years in the nine-to-five world, Sanni took to the road for a year-long road trip as she rock climbed around the globe and pushed herself on adventures like thru-hiking the John Muir Trail. Along the way, Sanni graduated from IPEC's Life Coach Certification Program and took to the entrepreneurial world as she started her own business as a coach. Since starting her business, Sanni has won coaching awards such as Fresh Chalk's Best Seattle Life Coaches, been featured in over 30 podcasts and articles including the Tony Robbins Podcast, and worked with brands such as Lululemon, Free People, and Nature Valley. ⁣ Sanni was also a subject alongside her husband, professional rock climber, Alex Honnold, in the Oscar winning documentary, Free Solo. Outside of her one-on-one coaching, Sanni runs an online group coaching series called ReSpark, designed to help individuals be happier at work, and is the co-founder of an outdoor-based retreat series called Outwild. Outwild hosts three day experiences where participants learn how to reprioritize their values and push their comfort zone in the outdoors. When she's not living in her van, Sanni can be found in Las Vegas, Nevada where she enjoys year-round rock climbing and endless desert views. ⁣ Sanni McCandless Honnold, CPC, ELI-MP is a transition coach for outdoor-focused individuals who want to create more tailored, intentional lifestyles and find agency in their own lives. In her work, she helps people overcome the doubts and concerns that get in the way of living fearlessly and feeling fulfilled. Sanni challenges clients to communicate more honestly with those around them, stop making fear-based decisions, and achieve goals that have been on the back burner for too long. Coaching with Sanni is not about receiving advice or getting mentored. It's about establishing where you'd like to be and working with someone to tackle whatever it is that's holding you back. She's there to plan with you, encourage you, and hold you accountable.

Nina Bergman is in the newly released feature film titled "Cold Meat" that stars her and Allen Leech (The Imitation Game, Bohemian Rhapsody, Downton Abbey) The movie was available in select theaters and also premiered in February online through KINO and "Cold Meat" is now available on demand at these outlets: https://geni.us/COLDMEAT . Nina Bergman is an actress, singer, songwriter and model. She was born in Denmark and is the granddaughter of Russia's greatest actor, Pavel Kadochnikov. Nina spent her early childhood traveling around Europe with her Russian Gypsy grandparents. At 14, she received a scholarship to the musical theatre school Urdang Academy in London. A year later, she found herself in Moscow attending the world-famous Bolshoi Theatre. From there, she moved to New York City and was accepted at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. At that time, she got her first agent and began booking various jobs in plays, movies, commercials, and modeling. She also started singing in underground bands. Being an adrenaline junkie, she found herself making extra money as an amateur boxer which later on helped her book movies like "The Car," a remake by Universal Pictures, and the franchise "DOOM" movie also with Universal Pictures. Her other work includes the starring role of Marie in "Hell Hath No Fury," a Jesse V Johnson movie, playing a French resistance fighter, and she played the lead role of "GG," who was based on a 90s goth singer in the film "Carpe Noctem," which was directed by Gene Blalock. In addition to film, she also played video game characters like "Battery" from "Call Of Duty." She has two anticipated movies coming out this year; "Chief Of Station," starring Aaron Eckhard, and "Cold Meat," starring Nina and Allen Leech, which screened at Fright Fest in London and will be in theaters later this year. Her performance in "Assassin X" earned her the Honorable Mention Award for Best Actress from the AOF International Film Festival for her role as the notorious Trinidad. She starred as "Wonder Woman," directed by Jesse V Johnson, which stars Timothy V Murphy and Marina Sirtis. She also played a cold-hearted killer in "The Wayshower," with Peter Stormare and Eric Roberts, and she starred in "Know New Art," a Newport Beach Film Festival project by the Freise Brothers and Biscuit Filmworks. Her other work includes playing the lead opposite actors like John Malkovich, David Arquette, Vivica Fox, and Jesse Metcalfe. She's been featured in numerous skits on The Late Late Show with James Corden and Craig Ferguson, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and has hosted various shows like E! Entertainment, Fuse, and The Grammys as a Trophy Presenter. Her reality show credits include Battleground Earth with Tommy Lee and Ludacris and Hollywoodfruer, the Danish acclaimed TV show. A passion for the stage drew her back to her roots as she performed in various plays such as "The Cherry Orchard" with A Noise Within, and her favorite, the portrayal of Marlene Dietrich in "Garbo's Cuban Lover" with the Macha Theatre. Her theatrical agent introduced her to Paul Anka, who shortly after began managing her music career and helped her sign a six-album contract with Warner Bros. Record by their President Rob Cavallo. They called her new solo project "N.I.N.A." which led to her last band, "Letters From The Fire." Nina worked on soundtracks for Lionsgate Films, singing the theme song for "Catacombs," "Repo the Genetic Opera," and "Sharknado". She sang the end title song in "Black Limousine" and was the voice on the soundtrack for "All About Her." Additionally, she performed live for the World Series and the NCAA College Football Season. Her work in music videos includes a starring role in Gnarls Barkley's video "Gone Daddy Gone," Sick Puppies video "All the Same," and Trey Songz "Foreigner". She has been seen in over 50 commercials and hundreds of print campaigns, ranging from La Perla to Apple Computer, Sprite, Nike, and her well-known Nature Valley and Dos Equis with the Most Interesting Man in the World. Her most recent commercial campaign is the Carls Jr. Beyond Meat and her notorious "Balls Commercial" for Saxx Underwear, where she was the spokesperson. Along with her career, Nina is an avid animal rights activist with an active voice for the ethical treatment of our companions. The life-long vegan champion for animals continues to participate in numerous charities. #ColdMeatMovie #NinaBergman #AllenLeech #FeatureFilm #ActressLife #SingerSongwriter #Modeling #DenmarkBorn #RussianHeritage #BolshoiTheatre #NYUTisch #UndergroundBands #AmateurBoxer #TheCarRemake #DOOMMovie #HellHathNoFury #CarpeNoctemFilm #CallOfDutyBattery #ChiefOfStation #FrightFestLondon #AssassinXMovie #WonderWomanFilm #TheWayshower #KnowNewArt #LateLateShow #TonightShow #EEntertainment #FuseTV #GrammysPresenter #BattlegroundEarth #Hollywoodfruer #TheCherryOrchard #MarleneDietrich #NINAMusic #LettersFromTheFire #LionsgateSoundtracks #AnimalRightsActivist

My guest today is Producer/Engineer/Songwriter, Ryan Ordway. Ryan runs The Studio Portland and has worked with 98.9 WCLZ Studio Z Series, The Heavy Heavy, Gregory Alan Isa Kov, Nature Valley, and actor Xander Berkeley. In this episode, we discuss Central New Hampshire Music Learned Via Camping Being Connected Technologically The Rembrandts Fallback Plan LA Kicking his Ass Not Going to Berklee School of Music Starting on Tape Home Studio Struggles Moving to Portland Clear Lines Between Home and Work Studio Portland Facelift for an Old Studio Portland Music Scene Speaker Choice  Ready to Record Client Trends Mark Rubel Focusing on the Client Songwriter Perspective Matt's Rant: Food for Thought Links and Show Notes The Studio Portland Pete Morse on WCA Todd Hutchison on WCA Jason Phelps on WCA Mark Rubel on WCA Kevin Becka on WCA Credits Guest: Ryan Ordway Host: Matt Boudreau Engineer: Matt Boudreau Producer: Matt Boudreau Editing: Anne-Marie Pleau  WCA Theme Music: Cliff Truesdell  Announcer: Chuck Smith      

It's Monday, so that means it's time for another #MotivationMoment! I recently came across a fascinating study by the Kauffman Foundation, and what I found was both surprising and inspiring. It turns out that a significant number of today's Fortune 500 companies share an unexpected commonality – their origins. These companies, now towering giants in the corporate world, started their journey during times that were anything but stable. Imagine launching a business when the economy seems as fragile as a crumbled Nature Valley bar – daunting, right? These innovators didn't just see chaos; they saw a canvas ripe with opportunity. This fact alone reshapes our understanding of success and its relationship with uncertainty. But just how many of these companies emerged during such times? The percentage is as shocking as it is inspiring. These corporate pioneers didn't just survive; they thrived, crafting new paths amidst financial storms. They serve as a powerful reminder: when the market bears loom, and stocks tumble, stagnation isn't the only option. This period of instability could be the hidden gem, the perfect time to sow the seeds of your innovative ideas. So, as I navigate through my daily 9 to 5, I can't help but wonder: could the next economic downturn be the catalyst for my success story? It's a question worth pondering. When the bears prowl Wall Street next, it could be your cue not to hide but to step up and carve your path to greatness. Remember, the most unexpected times could be the start of something extraordinary!   Host: Daymond John   Producers: Beau Dozier & Shanelle Collins; Ted Kingsbery, Chauncey Bell, & Taryn Loftus   For more info on how to take your life and business to the next level, check out DaymondJohn.com     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, the Queens munch on the new Nature Valley's new Savory Nut Crunch Bars. Was a savory granola bar something we were all missing, or should Nature Valley stick to sweet treats and leave snack innovation to someone else?

Ready to unearth some mechanisms behind combating greenhouse gases and climate change? Join me in this enlightening conversation with Jenny Morgan, a passionate environmental justice advocate, and Market Development Manager at Tradewater. We dive straight into Tradewater's remarkable work in managing halocarbons and methane equivalent to a staggering 6.7 million metric tons of CO2, and the profound impact this has on our environment. The episode takes a fascinating turn as we brave the choppy waters of cancel culture, greenwashing, and greenHUSHING. We break down how these controversial topics shape climate discourse and the cascading effects they have on brands like Windex and Nature Valley. Striking an optimistic note, we reveal how you can be a catalyst for change, starting with the power of your dollar. Then, we peel back the layers of the complex task of plugging orphaned oil and gas wells and the environmental hazards posed by leaking methane. No stone is left unturned as we delve into the transformative power of collective action in curbing climate change. We share inspiring stories from Tradewater's impactful initiatives in Ghana and the courageous individuals on the frontlines of environmental conservation. The conversation takes a serious turn as we reflect on the ramifications of the Supreme Court's decision to lift federal protections for the majority of our wetlands. We round up the episode with a detailed discussion on B Corp certification, the insidious influence of greenwashing, and the potential of collective action to make a tangible difference in the fight against climate change.Learn more at https://tradewater.us; Drawdown Solutions Library | Project Drawdown, and Giving Green | High-impact climate giving.Dirigo Collective Website

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It's the last stop on our special month-long Junk Feud! Road Trip, and there's no better way to end the adventure than with a lap full of granola crumbs. Crunch along with us as we try this formerly* 100% natural snack, just remember to read all of the ingredients on the label first. Remember, it's not the destination. It's not even the journey. It's the snacks we ate along the way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/junkfeudpod/support

EP 104. Four video experts share examples of brands doing video storytelling well. A look back at the last 100 episodes, and top video brand mentions including: ToysRus, Ecolab, Nature Valley, Harvard Business School, Milwaukee Tool Company, J.Crew, Marriott, HP and AirBnB. Are you looking for ideas to improve your company's video storytelling content? This is the fifth and final part of the show's 100th episode five part series look back. SLACK: JOIN free Marketing With Empathy® Slack community to connect and network with other brand storytelling pros, like yourself at https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63f2abe2a48787c3c5ff62ab     SHOW NOTES: https://www.podpage.com/marketing-with-empathy/blog/video-experts-share-9-brands-doing-storytelling-well-episode-104/    (FREEBIE) 3 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CONTENT STRATEGY THIS YEAR: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/6161f93cc71e8685f183c63e    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Our guest is entrepreneur, muralist, and designer Jay Byrnes. In 2010, he founded Fourth is King, a Chicago-based streetwear brand. In 2003, he founded his studio Adapt Studio, where he collaborated with companies such as Avondale Type, Chicago Athetlic Hotel, the Museum of Science and Industry, Google, and Nature Valley. Most recently, he's the Director of Brand at MNML, described as a product development and brand incubation agency. In this episode, Byrnes speaks with hosts Christian Solorzano and Jaime Cisneros about starting projects from scratch, building design culture, AI, and more. Music by the band Eighties Slang.

Two and a half days of walking, over 80,000 steps, 1234 beeps, 943 strange looks, 17 Nature Valley bars, 15 ads for local business, 8 pit stops, 2 broken heels, 1 piped band and one very proud team. Our Cathal BOSSED his latest challenge, 'Cathal's Camino' and arrived back to Marconi House in the nick of time.

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Travis is prepping for a trip abroad, so he's brushing up on his English by reading children's classic books like Sticky Ricky Hat Stack, Come Get These Masks, and Strong Shaggy.Suggested talking points: The Juice is Loose on This One, Vacation in the Nature Valley, Arby's Has the Brain Meat, The Mall is International Waters, Emotionally NudeFair Elections Center: https://www.fairelectionscenter.org/

Hey everyone! Welcome to Nicol Park the best podcast to listen to if you love harsh audio and hosts talking all at the same time. We hope you enjoy this episode and learn a little bit about animal behavior or how to trick your kid into eating food they don't like. Thanks to our sponsors this week, Nature Valley and Fall City Brewery. As always please reach out and say hey @Nicol_park_podcast or Nicolparktours@gmail.com. 

Ep 126 08-11-2022 Flying solo today! I found a cool hotel in Traverse City with a PBR theme, some interesting Grills from Miller Lite, and a weird Coors collab that I'm not sure is real or not. Also Nature Valley has a fun TikTok hashtag thing that helps the environment. Join us LIVE on Thursdays at noon eastern time. https://bigpromo.live/youtube https://fb.com/BigPromotions/live #bigpromotions #biggerfish #mybigpromo #bigpromoswag #swag #merch #promotionalproducts #podcast --- Use coupon code SCHOOL for 5% off your order of $300.00 or more during AUGUST 2022! Shop your swag at http://bigpromo.link​ --- This week's topics: Nature Valley Launches First-Of-Its-Kind Rewards Shop on TikTok https://yhoo.it/3JMdJ9h #ReTokforNature Hashtag Videos on TikTok https://bit.ly/3AfbIPv Nature Valley ReTok Shop https://bit.ly/3PmgyPk Coors Banquet supports firefighters with special packaging, capsule collection | Marketing Dive https://bit.ly/3Qk10wZ Protect Our Protectors | Coors Banquet https://bit.ly/3Pjnj4H Coors Banquet Shop https://bit.ly/3vXr34V Grills on demand: Miller Lite launches first-ever grill share https://bit.ly/3JNFQEO Miller Lite Grill Share ensures everyone can light the flame https://bit.ly/3JPeiPp Grill Share | Miller Lite https://bit.ly/3AgSGZc Pabst Blue Ribbon Just Opened an 80's-Themed Motel | VinePair https://bit.ly/3QDY1PD Pabst: The Place | Grand Traverse Motel https://bit.ly/3QxGubG --- Equipment we like: Sony ZV-1 (affiliate link) - https://amzn.to/36LK8e2 Sony ZV-1 Vlogger Accessory Kit (affiliate link) - https://amzn.to/3mSNT72 Shure SM58 Microphone (affiliate link) - https://amzn.to/3axqoeW RODECaster Pro Production Studio - https://amzn.to/3rViinT Switchpod by Pat Flynn (affiliate link) - https://bigpromo.link/switchpod Elgato Stream Deck (affiliate link) - https://amzn.to/2S1CcNJ Software and services we like: Broadcasting with Ecamm Live - get a trial now - https://bigpromo.live/ecamm Re-broadcasting with Restream (affiliate link) - https://bigpromo.live/restream This podcast is hosted on Captivate Dot FM - get a free 7 day trial here (affiliate link) - https://bigpromo.live/captivate Beef up your YouTube presence with Tubebuddy (affiliate link) - https://bigpromo.live/tubebuddy Use Jasper to create marketing copy with AI - https://bigpromo.live/jasper Elementor Wordpress Plugin (affiliate link) - https://bigpromo.link/elementor --- Links to this podcast https://bigpromo.link/podcast Sign up for our monthly newsletter https://bigpromo.link/news Big Promotions!

Mike Churchill and I worked in Kansas City on a few gigs when he was an Agency Producer. His creativity and production prowess shined from prep through post. Now Mike is an Executive Producer at the iconic General Mills. Enjoy Mike's journey and absorb his passion for making great ads. Great chat! Check out this heartfelt Nature Valley spot we…

Have you ever met anyone that created wealth with stocks? I haven't. Why not?  Inflation, emotion, taxes, fees and volatility are the reasons. I break this down. The Rule of 72 is what traditional advisers cite as a wealth-builder. I describe why this does not work. Learn why returns from stock and mutual funds are often less than zero. What really creates wealth? Leverage. Learn trade-offs between long-term rentals and short-term rentals. Zach Lemaster joins us. A licensed optometrist and captain for the US Air Force, he's become financially-free through real estate.  We discuss the pros and cons of owning “Build-To-Rent” new construction income properties. It takes patience during the build process. Find Build-To-Rent income properties by e-mailing GRE's Investment Coach: naresh@getricheducation.com Resources mentioned: Show Notes: www.GetRichEducation.com/399 Get income properties by e-mailing GRE's Investment Coach: naresh@getricheducation.com When I interviewed the 401(k) inventor: https://www.getricheducation.com/episode/197-inventor-of-401k-ted-benna-joins-us/ Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 877-74-RIDGE JWB's available Florida income property: CashFlowAndGrowth.com To learn more about eQRPs: text “GRE” to 307-213-3475 or: eQRP.co By texting “GRE” to 307-213-3475 and opting in, you will receive periodic marketing messages from eQRP Co. Message & data rates may apply. Reply “STOP” to cancel. Make passive income with apartment and other syndications: www.imaccredited.com Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our free, wealth-building “Don't Quit Your Daydream Letter”: www.GetRichEducation.com/Letter Our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/GetRichEducation Top Properties & Providers: GREmarketplace.com Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation Keith's personal Instagram: @keithweinhold Partial transcript:   Welcome to GRE! Why Don't Stocks Create Wealth? After answering that, learn about some tradeoffs between LTRs and STRs, and the pros & cons of getting a construction loan and new-build rental properties. Today, on Get Rich Education. ____________________   Welcome to GRE! From Hialeah, FL to Haleakala, HI and across 188 nations worldwide - that's almost all of them - I'm Keith Weinhold. This is Get Rich Education.   I find it interesting that there are still smart people out there who think that stocks create wealth.   Everyday people could create wealth just by investing in stocks or mutual funds or ETFs?   I'll tell ya. I have never met anyone in my entire life that has become wealthy from investing in these vehicles.   Now, that's something that shouldn't offend stock adherents. That has been my personal experience.    Just asking around here at GRE a bit, I found that our Content Manager, Matthew… he said that he once knew just one person that did get wealthy with stocks… and that is because that person's company IPO'ed.   OK, well that's worth knowing. But as for everyday investors, what one might call a retail investor that buys and owns Apple stock or Amazon stock or bought the S&P 500 Index fund from a big mutual fund company… I mean… do you know anyone that ever created wealth from stocks? Or do you even know anyone that ever knew someone that created wealth with stocks.   I'm talking about creating wealth. For example, someone that started at a level of either "just getting by" or starting at a level of "middle class" and then transitioned to "wealthy", simply through shrewd and savvy stock investing.   I think a lot of people invest in stocks just because that's what the herd does.   But they never ask themselves at all… "Have I actually met anyone that's ever created wealth from stocks?"   And if you run with the herd, you don't get ahead.   So why is this? How come virtually no one gets wealthy with stocks?   Well, look. We all learn and understand the world through different lenses. I'm about to share the thought paradigm that shifted my own personal journey… and why I have not personally - or through an LLC - or in any way, owned any stock, or mutual fund, or ETF since the year 2014.   Right now, major stock indices are flirting with bear market territory. This means a value loss of 20% from a recent peak.    Recently, the Dow Jones posted its eighth straight weekly loss. That's its longest weekly losing streak since 1923.   Could we say that misery loves companies? Big Tech has shrunk to Medium Tech. Even staid reliables like Apple, Target, and Walmart are tanking.     Other than a one-month virus "flash crash" in March of 2020, many Millennials and Gen Zers have zero experience with a sustained bear market.     None have occurred for thirteen years, which is an unusually long time frame.   Perhaps these investors will "sell low"; maybe they'll stay the course.   Now, investing in the stock market is so common - and so herdlike - that if you're talking in a general conversation and say: “the market” - people just assume that you mean the stock market.   Well, shouldn't “the market” be creating wealth for people.    After all, the S&P 500 has averaged a 10% annual return over time. In order to emphasize compounded returns, something that traditional, old school advisers often cite is "The Rule of 72".   You've probably heard of it.   What you do is take the number 72, divide it by your annual percent return (10), and that's how many years it takes your money to double.    Therefore, an S&P 500 investor should double their money every 7.2 years. Well, that sounds pretty good to most people..   Then over the decades, several doublings should ensure a fantastic retirement and perhaps even a taste of wealth.   But why doesn't it?   Why doesn't it provide a fantastic retirement most times? And why doesn't it put people on that wealthy echelon… ever?    This is due to five chief drags—inflation, emotion, taxes, fees, and volatility. I've glossed over that before. But lets see how this all negates what so many investors think is some kind of good return.     Let's subtract each one from this 10% unadjusted stock return.   Inflation Many experts agree that the CPI, currently 8%+, understates the true rate of inflation. It could be 15% now.   But let's just say that long-term, true inflation averages 5%.   Yes, you could make the case that it's more. But let's just use 5% inflation. Well then...   …your long-term 10% stock return minus 5% inflation = 5% inflation-adjusted return.   Emotion Everyone knows you're supposed to "buy low" and "sell high". But many do the opposite.   Why?   One has difficulty buying low because prices have often fallen for a long period of time before the dip. The predominant emotion is discouragement.   When stock prices have gone down, down, down, like they have this year, so many people get emotional and sell low… and they justify that by saying… I'm sick of losing money… and if I sell, I guarantee that I'll stop losing money. So many sell low.   But on the flip side, why isn't everyone selling high? It's because prices have grown. It's hard to sell out of upward momentum. Up, up, up, up, up, friends are making money. You've got FOMO. This emotion is euphoria. This makes people buy - maybe not at the peak - buy they often buy higher that what they sold for.   But despite all this, most people believe that they're above-average investors—despite the statistical impossibility. This effect is called illusory superiority.   It's like how 7 out of 10 people believe that they are above-average drivers.   People often sell lower & buy higher.   We'll just say this takes one's 5% inflation-adjusted stock return down to 4%. That's being kind.   Taxes & Fees Long-term capital gains taxes start at 15%. The highest ordinary income tax rate is 37%, which is the short-term capital gains tax equivalent.   Those percentages are what get taken out of your profit - that's what eats into the entire 10% return that we started out with here.   Even if your funds are sheltered in a 401(k) or many retirement account types, yes, you could get tax-deferred growth. But you must begin paying taxes in retirement.   Fees are something that vary quite widely.   So… an S&P 500 investor's return adjusted for: inflation, emotion, taxes, and fees is often below 2%. Maybe far below 2%.   We're not done.   Volatility So many people miss this.   The Rule of 72 and other projections are based on a fixed annual rate of interest.   It's called the compound annual growth rate (CAGR).   Our example… with this Rule Of 72 assumed a smooth, exact 10% return every single year.   This is irresponsibly quixotic. The real world doesn't work this way.   Let's say that a price falls 20%—which again is a bear market. Now, you must gain 25% to get back to "even". That's just math.   Now, if it falls 40%, it must gain 66.7% just to return to sea level.   Using a smoothed CAGR diminishes the damaging effect of return volatility.   So let's take our 2% return that's already been adjusted for: inflation, emotion, taxes, fees. Now subtract out this volatility.   And now, you can see why real rates of return are often less than 0% for stock, mutual fund, and ETF investors. Maybe they're minus 3%. Maybe they're minus 12%.   Real stock returns often crumble faster than a Nature Valley granola bar. They're not good for you either—full of sugar and canola oil.   Note that I even used what many consider "good times" in my example—where we started with a 10% unadjusted return.   This is an audio format here on GRE Podcast Episode #399 so my analysis wasn't deeply technical nor replete with formulas for pinpoint accuracy.   You might remember when we had Garrett Gunderson here on the show a few times. He really goes deep on how stock & mutual fund investors typically lose prosperity year-after-year and Garrett thinks that I'm being kind when I say that a stock investor's real return is “0”.   It helps you begin to understand why you rarely—if ever—met anyone that acquired wealth with these vehicles.   About ten years ago, while working at the state Department of Transportation in an 8' x 10' blue cubicle, I began to realize some things: Investing in retirement plans makes me safe and normal. I don't want a life that's safe and normal. That's not extraordinary at all. Every dollar invested in stocks and mutual funds is a dollar that cannot leverage other people's money. Retirement plans provide zero income until I'm old. I won't get ahead by following the herd. Later, I interviewed the actual man that invented the 401(k) plan, Ted Benna.   Benna told me directly that the plans don't serve people the way they were intended. This helped complete my catharsis.   And my interview with Ted Benna is recorded. You might remember that episode. That was GRE Podcast Episode 197… if you haven't heard it.    Yeah, the guy that actually invented the 401(k) in the late 1970s. That's here on Episode 197.   So, now you understand much of why I haven't owned any stock, mutual fund, or ETF-based investment at all since 2014.   This show is called “Get Rich Education”. So I could talk about anything related to wealth-building and stay on-point.    But now you understand why I don't discuss stocks.    Real estate has some drags too. For example, investors often underestimate their maintenance and repair costs.   Ultimately, the fact that Real Estate Pays 5 Ways™ is why it's superior. It's how anything less than a 20% to 25% fully-adjusted rate of return is disappointing (learn more).    Because real estate is an illiquid asset, this acts as a healthy barrier against "panic" buying or selling. Illiquidity diminishes the deleterious effects of emotion and volatility.   I do know investors who have created financial freedom through real estate, a lot of them, and I'm one.   If I can distill it down into one word for you, the short story about why I've met countless people that have graduated from middle class to wealthy through real estate is leverage.   Some of this is natural bias because I hang out in real estate circles, so I just tend to meet more of these people.   To stock investors, leverage is only available to more sophisticated types. Even then, it often comes with margin call risk. It's in a more limited measure than its wide availability in real estate.   Bear markets… like we have right now in stocks make people re-evaluate things.   To a younger investor that's potentially experiencing their first sustained stock bear market now, it's important to understand that...   ...generally, stocks are not a game designed to build wealth for everyday people anyway.    Times like these make people revert to fundamentals.   Ultimately, your success as an investor hinges upon your ability to provide others with value. Be a person of value in the world.   There have been few times in modern history when owning real estate demonstrates more intrinsic value than it does today.   You're providing others with what has increased in usefulness and is historically scarce in supply… at the same time.   Wealth comes down to your ability to be valuable.   When it comes to residential real estate, there are so many ways that we can segment it. Later on today, we'll discuss new-build properties vs. existing properties and what's going on in those markets today.   We can also parse the space with LTRs vs. STRs.   When we define that, of course, as the name would allude to, it is based on the duration of resident stay.   Depending on the jurisdiction and more, a rental period of under 30 days could be considered a STR (some people refer to these as AirBNBs or VRBOs)… or even up to lease periods of less than 6 months could be considered STR.   LTRs have more predictable long-term income… because a tenant often signs on for a lease period of one year or more… and LTRs are also more recession-resilient.   STRs have lower occupancy - but because the daily rate is so much higher, they can be more profitable than LTRs.   When you look at any investment, it's so fundamental to understand who you serve. Back to my point about stocks, it helps you understand how you can be a person of value.   In LTRs, you serve families, roommates, and everyday mom & pops.   Until just five years ago, STRs principally served two groups of people -  Vacationers & business travelers.  With what happened in the world starting in 2020 with the virus, the STR community was concerned that the business traveler would go away & not come back.   But it didn't seem to matter, because increasingly, over the last 5+ year, you have more & more digital nomads and WFA-types that rent STRs.   LTRs - Midwest & South, away from city center STR Location - resorts, beach communities, ski resorts   HOA limits are something that you have more of with STRs.     STR lodging or rental tax to the resident, you also get to charge the resident with the cleaning fee   Property Mgmt. costs tend to be 8-10% of each month's for the owner of LTRs. For STRs, you'll often pay 20% or more since there are more resident turns & more advertising & listings to manage.    When it comes to financing, you'll often find LTRs to have more availability than STRs. This is huge… since leverage is what really creates wealth.  Damages: STRs tenants pay upfront and usually place a CC on file to cover any damages. So there is some more protection that way.   One great piece of REI guidance is that the best STRs are the property types where if that market dried up, you could fall back onto them and use that same property as a viable LTRs.   To summarize what you've learned so far today…   The definition of a bear market is when a market has lost 20% or more of its value from a recent high.   Stocks don't create wealth due to inflation, emotion, taxes, fees, and volatility. A lot of people miss that until it's too late and it's nearly retirement time - or when they thought they could retire.   LTRs and STRs have a lot of trade-offs. LTRs are easier to finance and have more recession resistance. STRs can provide more income when its dialed in just right. LTRs have the longer track record.   Coming up, a guest & I are going to discuss today's opportunity on brand new construction rental property.    That's straight ahead. I'm Keith Weinhold. This is Get Rich Education. ______________________   Oh, yeah. Some good content from our guest on the pros and cons of using a construction loan with these new-build rental properties. You sure don't have to go that route if you don't want to.   For this batch of properties, and it is an ongoing batch of constantly refreshing properties, if you want to get to the front of the line, go ahead and e-mail our investment coach Naresh.   You not only get access to available properties - SFHs up to four-plex & sometimes larger, existing build & new-build, some properties conducive to STRs at times - though most are LTRs… some really inexpensive properties, at times less than $150K - they would tend to be existing, renovated properties, not new ones.    For access to all those property types and free coaching, contact Naresh here.   You can do that at: naresh@getricheducation.com   Coming up here on the show… next week, for milestone episode 400 - it is Miracle Morning author Hal Elrod & I, discussing investor mindset and relationship-building in real estate. Yes, it look longer than I expected to get Hal & I together at the same time. That finally happens next week. Our Operations Lead here at GRE, Aundrea, is expected to be here with you & I for that show next week too.   The week after Hal Elrod, the “International Man”, Doug Casey joins us. Last time he was here, we discussed ideals like liberty & freedom. This time, it's going to be about economics & it's usually pretty gloomy commentary with Doug… but he keeps it real.   Then, down the road, Rich Dad Tax Advisor Tom Wheelwright is back on the show with us yet again to help you cut your taxes toward zero.   So with Hal Elrod, Doug Casey, and Tom Wheelwright coming up… I'd say that one inspires you, one depresses you, and one informs you.    Hal being the inspiration Doug being the source of the depression - he knows that I kid, I was joking with Doug Casey about that last time And then, Tom Wheelwright being informative with… seemingly… some new tax plan that he has to tell you about.   Then after that, negotiation expert Chris Voss returns to the show. You might have seen his masterclass course.    So… GRE is so stacked with great shows in the near future here.   In inflationary times, there is no better place to invest than in real estate.   I mean, even if you bought a property with no loan & with no tenant in it, real estate would be an inflation hedge just based on that alone… just based on it's capital price tracking inflation.   But then you get the leverage where you can 4X or 5X inflation… while also having your debt debased… while also having your cash flow OUTPACE inflation since your biggest expense - the mortgage - stays fixed.   This is just one of so many reasons why real estate is what's made more ordinary people wealthy than anything else.    I really encourage you to get started… not only do we have this new coaching service steeped in GRE principles… but it's also free… and we also have available properties.   I encourage you to reach out to our friendly GRE Investment Coach, Naresh at   naresh@getricheducation.com    Until next week for Episode 400, I'm your host, Keith Weinhold. DQYD!

Today on The Crew Shack, We bring you up to speeds on where we have been for 6 months, we talk a little about what we have been doing. Then we jump into ALSE Do's, Dont's, and Nature Valley bars. Holden is our resident ALSE expert and Mike is a ALSE nightmare. Come check it out!

In this episode, Jec visits with Lynn Acton for a Coaches' Corner discussion around treats. I am really pleased that they are taking this topic. Like you, I have an opinion around treating that has been reinforced by experience and experimentation. In general, I don't feed treats. I think it can absolutely create a safety problem and I believe there are much better ways to reward a horse. But. I have found that specific, knowable treats are really handy. For instance, I often head out many miles into the backcountry and hobble all four horses to let them graze while I read or cat nap. Hobbles are great but horses can still go pretty fast in them if they want to. What helps, when I am rounding them up to head home, is the crinkle of the familiar green wrapper of granola bars. (The bars, if you must know, are simple oat and honey Nature Valley granola bars.) They hear the crinkle. They see the bar. They stand contented as I get the hobbles off and lead them to my saddle horse. This was also a handy conditioning when, um, three of them got loose early the other morning. Treating also leads into a conversation about petting and what you do with your horse and what you should do or, more importantly, not do, with other people's horses. But that's another episode, right? Please let us know what you think! Like you, I've been around friends and other horse owners who feel way different that I do when it comes to treating. Lynn and Jec have great insight. So, in our usual podcast style, we're putting forth some reasonable opinions and look forward to hearing from you. As a follow up to my episode about Power, Sex, and Best Horse Practices, I want to say that I was really encouraged by the feedback. In particular, I heard from Art, a rider in Michigan and we're looking forward to getting a little male perspective on an upcoming show. Also, check out the Nicker News page for our Riding Season reviews. There you will not only find reviews of gear from Camelbak, Nomadix, Duckworth, Outdoor Pantry, Patagonia, and others. But also you can get online discounts with special codes for us to Chill Angel, Kate's Real Food Bars and, one of my very favorite guilty pleasure sites, Bronwen Jewelry. Our title sponsor is Lucerne Farms, producers of quality forage feeds. Lucerne is this outstanding little company in northern Maine, founded by his George and Susie James, I have known their son and Lucerne's current owner Rich James and his wife Hannah for years and have sung their praises just as long. We all know that forage, whether it's grass or hay, is what horses evolved eating. Not too much has changed over thousands of years. What has changed is our horses' access to pasture land which, of course, provides them with the forage they need on any given day. This is where Lucerne Farms comes in. Forage is chopped hay, an excellent option when you can't have your horse on pasture or when you need to add calories and nutrients to your horses' diet. We also thank Redmond Equine for being part of our sponsorship family. Redmond rocks and other offerings come straight from their mine in Redmond, Utah. We thank Kate's Real Food and Patagonia WorkWear for their continued support. Did you know? All ya gotta do is comment or suggest a podcast topic or send us a training question here and you'll be automatically qualified for our monthly Patagonia WorkWear giveaway.

In this episode, the guys chat with Robert Kennedy III. Robert is a trainer, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator and coach in leadership communication and presentation confidence. He breaks down the power of telling your story through communication and connection. Later, he give tips on public speaking and leading others. Tune in. More about out guest: Robert Kennedy III has over the past 15+ years, he has executives and business leaders on bringing their communication to life. He specializes in Public Presentation Skills, Speech Preparation & Structure, Team-Building, and Presentation Planning, Development & Delivery. Robert's workshops and training sessions are known for being high energy and interactive, yet thought provoking and insightful. In addition to classroom delivery and training, Robert also brings background as a radio news anchor, podcast host and voiceover talent, working with clients such as Nature Valley and Panda Restaurant Group. Other notable corporate and government clients with whom Robert has worked include Barnes & Noble, Comscore, Johnson & Johnson, US Coast Guard, US Census Bureau, Social Security Administration, Neighborworks America, AARP Defense Acquisition University and World Bank. Connect with Robert at https://robertkennedy3.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robertkennedy3/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/30tolifepod/support

Red Tractor. They are a not-for-profit company that is the UK's biggest farm and food assurance scheme. They develop standards based on science, evidence, best practice and legislation that cover animal welfare, food safety, traceability and environmental protection. Around 50,000 British farmers are accredited to Red Tractor standards, which form the basis of buying and sourcing specifications for major supermarkets, household brands and restaurant chains, ultimately making life simpler for everyone. The Red Tractor logo represents 20 years of driving world leading British food standards. Since 2000, they have worked closely with animal welfare experts, vets, agronomists and the entire supply chain to ensure that whenever you buy a product with the Red Tractor logo, it is traceable, safe and farmed with care. Their assurance covers the entire food supply chain and they work with over 450 independent inspectors to ensure the most robust assessments possible.  These inspectors are all appropriately trained and sufficiently experienced – together, they conduct over 60,000 inspections a year. We go live with Jim Moseley – CEO of Red Tractor to get his opinion and understanding of the whole food sector as we emerge from the post Covid scenario. With potential “erratic” times ahead for both farmers, growers, retailers and consumers alike, we look to gain Jim's view as to how we can all sail to hopefully brighter times ahead. Jim started out at FMC Meat Ltd, then Europe's largest meat group. His next move was to Wander Foods, where he launched sports drink Isostar in the UK.    He later spent 12 years as Tulip's Sales & Marketing Director, before becoming Managing Director of General Mills UK in 1999. There he handled brands like Häagen-Dazs, Old El Paso, Green Giant and Nature Valley.  He then joined Mizkan Euro Ltd before becoming the CEO of Red Tractor in 2017. Jim has chaired the Provision Trade Federation and was a Food Drink Europe board member. He's also been both interim Director General and President of the Food & Drink Federation. 

In this episode, we are joined by Arjoon Bose, International Head of Creative & Growth Ideas at General Mills, who brought his passion for people and creativity to the table to talk about. Arjoon's energy is evident as he shares some mottos that have allowed him to develop such and incredible, international marketing career for himself, when he once thought he was destined to be a Chartered Accountant... Accounting's loss is marketing's gain! Smart creates solutions, stupid creates stories Be a force for joy Share your knowledge Be curious, be courageous and do the brilliant basics Always back yourself and trust your gut Fail fast, bounce back faster Who is Arjoon Bose?

A few notes from my 12 weeks of training for the Tulsa Route 66 marathon. Utilizing a 12-week Strava beginner marathon plan from McMillan Running. In Race nutrition will include Gatorade Endurance and Nature Valley protein bars (190 cals, carbs and small amount of protein). Although, Tailwind Endurance has been my training hydration for the first 9 weeks. #rt66run #marathon #running #tulsa #Strava --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/onechristianman/message

Experience a choice of immersive nature trails from the comfort of your own home with this beautifully motivating/recharging/refocusing skill

This week, there's no formal topic which means any discussion is up for grabs.The girls discuss VERY important (obviously kidding) topics including:Senior promGoing blondeAllll the TV showsAdultingJonas Brother FandomDog ParentsPodcast fan namesThe curse of the Nature Valley crumble

What are the key ingredients that the best future  brands share as they carve their path to success? Are there ways aspiring young brands can tap into their success as they are starting out? This episode of the Table Talk Podcast will ask the industry experts who judged the Future Brands competition at Food Matters Live to get their perspective on the recipe that helps fuel success.Joining our panel are  Emma Williams, head of Future Brands Origination and investing at Sainsbury's, and returning for the third time on the podcast is Andy Wardlaw Chief Ideas Officer at MMR Research. We'll also be hearing from some of the winners of the Future Brands competition to see what advice they have for aspiring young brands. Join us!Be recognised as a brand of the future, enter the Food Matters Live AwardsThe prestigious Food Matters Live Awards is back, celebrating outstanding innovations from across the food, drink and nutrition sectors.Spanning across 12 exciting categories, the shortlisted Food Matters Live Awards 2021 entrants will be announced on 10 June. From there, the shortlisted companies will be invited to discuss their products and innovations with the esteemed judging panel via video conferencing, giving the shortlist an opportunity to explain why they deserve to win. After the judging round, the winning entrants will be announced and celebrated during Food Matters Live, 29-30 June.Enter now: https://bit.ly/3hALdeKAbout our panelAndy Wardlaw, Chief Innovations Officer, MMR ResearchAndrew’s career in food and drink began with selling fish paste to local stores and wholesalers for the Shippam’s brand in the south of England. That was in 1992. Since then he has gone on to develop insight and ideas for Old El Paso, Haagen-Dazs and Nature Valley – all at General Mills, as well as stints at functional dairy brand Benecol and every little person’s favourite Ella’s Kitchen.Now he heads up ideas at the MMR Group, which helps brands develop products that are not just liked, but beautifully aligned across all moments of truth – across brand, pack and product - to create more powerful user experiences. MMR partners with over 2/3 of the world’s leading food and drink manufacturers and has had a very busy 2020 as companies invest in a new consumer landscape.He lives in Great Missenden, world famous for the writer Roald Dahl, which might explain his love to all things chocolate…Emma Williams, Head of Future Brands Origination and investing, Sainsbury'sEmma is Head of Future Brands Origination and Investing at Sainsbury's, Looking for the best challenger brands across food, drink, and non-food grocery to exclusively partner with and grow.

VIDEO is where it's AT- getting comfortable AF on cameraQUOTE JENN LIVES BY“ YOU ARE WORTH IT” Hey, beauties! Thank you so much for tuning in to this episode where I speak with Jenn Senasie, about her story. Being in front of the camera since she was just a little girl and her journey through TV & broadcasting. I knew I wanted to pick her brain to learn some of her hack, tips, tricks about having confidence and sharing our authentic message. Even when the haters' gone hate!Jennifer Sanasie of JenniferSenasie.com is a Producer|Presenter|StrategistAn MBA graduate from Rotman School of Management (U of T), she recently completed her executive education in business and entrepreneurship in 9 cities across the globe. Her love for culture, her passion for storytelling and her presence in front of the camera, has made her a formidable force in the industry. ​Jennifer was part of the inaugural video team at News24, Africa's largest digital publisher. During her 5 year stint in South Africa, she was one of the top lifestyle and entertainment journalists in the country, interviewing highly influential entertainers like Mos Def, Major Lazer and Omari Hardwick.She is the co-creator of a digital series focused on sustainable fashion, coming to one of Canada's largest broadcasters in 2021. As a producer, she loves to bring stories to life and has done so for several brands and media organizations in Canada and South Africa including TD Bank, Nature Valley, Burger King, Global TV, CP24, and 680 News.Today, Jennifer is the CMO for Streambed Media, a blockchain company offering video creators a way to claim ownership of their content and share rich analytics with stakeholders. She loves everything about digital video and ensures that she is continuously evolving with the industry.In this episode we will chat about Jenn's Story: Her world travelsThe Youtube trending video celebrity F-up LIVE that went viral How to overcome fear and anxiety of being on cameraSome of her life Jenn's Zen hacks and so much more. If you loved this episode & want to share it with your community please screenshot, share it on your IG & don't forget to tag @pamelapriceless & @jennsansieIf you would like a FREE copy of my Social Media Planner, leave a positive review on iTunes, Screenshot it, and email us at info@priceless-beauty.com LINKS/RESOURCESJenn's WebsiteJenn on TwitterJenn on the GramCHALLENGEIf you loved the F- UP Challenge idea please share your story about your biggest F-UP and tag us! We think there should be more truth floating around on social media. Let's get real & let's get honest. This is how we build a beautiful community of women who support each other even when we F UP!Use hashtag #PricelessBeautyChallengeFucked Up Nights ( event) https://www.fuckupnights.com/Don't forget to follow our Priceless Beauties community via the hashtag #PricelessBeautyChallenge to connect with other like-minded women! Xo Find Pamela Online Personal @pamelapricelessBusiness @pricelessbeautygramYoutube Pamela PriceWebsite www.priceless-beauty.com

Are you tapping into the the experience economy? Consumers experience brands on a variety of levels, and not all of it is conscious. A great deal of your 'brand effect' will be non-conscious. Specific sensory attributes deployed across your pack and product will be generating deeper, more meaningful levels of engagement. Could creating meaningful consumer experiences help your brand? Host Stefan Gates is joined by a panel of experts including Andy Wardlaw, Chief Innovations Officer, MMR Research, Mike Faers, Founder & Chairman, Cubo Innovation, and Paul Thomas, Director, The Forge to find out how a decision to go beyond 'liking' on your next development project could be the start of your quest to fully realise your brand's sensory power. "We are now entering an era where people's demand for experiences is filtering down to every day it's no longer going to be confined to travel and music concerts. I think there is going to be, first of all, a pent up demand for experiences everywhere and a reevaluation of the role of experiences over stuff." - Andy Wardlaw, Chief Innovations Officer, MMR Research About our panel Andy Wardlaw, Chief Innovations Officer, MMR Research Andrew’s career in food and drink began with selling fish paste to local stores and wholesalers for the Shippam’s brand in the south of England. That was in 1992. Since then he has gone on to develop insight and ideas for Old El Paso, Haagen-Dazs and Nature Valley – all at General Mills, as well as stints at functional dairy brand Benecol and every little person’s favourite Ella’s Kitchen. Now he heads up ideas at the MMR Group, which helps brands develop products that are not just liked, but beautifully aligned across all moments of truth – across brand, pack and product - to create more powerful user experiences. MMR partners with over 2/3 of the world’s leading food and drink manufacturers and has had a very busy 2020 as companies invest in a new consumer landscape. He lives in Great Missenden, world famous for the writer Roald Dahl, which might explain his love to all things chocolate… Mike Faers, Founder & Chairman, Cubo Innovation, CEO and Founder and all round Innovations guru, Mike has a huge amount of experience from the kitchens of Le Gavroche to heading up Product for McDonald’s Europe and then globally. Growing tired of working with agencies who could talk the talk but failed to deliver, mike left his role at McDonalds to start FIS in 2010. Having run and established manufacturing plants, innovation academics and working extensively with many of the UK’s major retailers and brands, Mike offers strategic planning, troubleshooting and innovation best practise to Cubo’s clients, using decades of expertise to ensure that businesses operate efficiently and innovate brilliantly. Paul Thomas, Director, The Forge Paul is a Director at the Forge, a strategic insight consultancy. Prior to that, Paul has spent the majority of his career in Head of Insight & Innovation roles at food & drink clients – Asahi, Diageo and Ferrero. Paul specialises in branding, comms and innovation – and believes deeply that brands must bring experience to consumers, especially as his own personal favourite experience, the pubs, are closed at the moment. About MMR MMR Research Worldwide is part of the MMR Group; privately owned and proudly independent. This allows us the flexibility and freedom to adopt a strategy focused around innovation and employee empowerment. For our clients, that means outstanding service and access to specialist sensory, fieldwork and online expertise.

Help out! https://issuesintheworld.carrd.co/ https://dotherightthing.carrd.co/ Welcome Azra to the podcast! Listen as we talk about secondary school, houses, pen pals, the "UK", driving, bin weevils and so much more! Thank for listening! If you like the pod, share it with your friends! Share it with your internet friends! Share it with people you play online games with! Leave us a review on apple podcasts!! I swear I'm on there. If you do, I'll love you forever. Want to get involved? Contact us! Ask advice, send us topics you want us to cover, or share your own stories! I'll read your stories out if you let me. If you want to hear your own voice on the pod, leave me a voice memo on Anchor! Linked at the bottom of the description! EMAIL: hsuncensored@gmail.com TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | PLAYLIST | MARY Look at Azra's shoutouts! https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ https://free-palestine.carrd.co/ https://www.instagram.com/azramuk/ https://twitter.com/azramuk Nature Valley Bars! Please sponsor me :,) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-zhang/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ashley-zhang/support

Jamie Silvonek was an average American teenager- she frequently posted on social media, enjoyed going to concerts, and was interested in finding a love life. But unlike your typical teen, her story soon turned dark and calculated. How does a story of young love turn into a horrible family tragedy? Listen to find out. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crime-cults-and-coffee/support

We were joined by product marketer Evyn Staley. Prior to working for Square, Evyn started her career in the creative agency world, running integrated campaigns for brands like Smirnoff and Nature Valley. Evyn spoke to us about the importance of having women in key-roles in male-dominated industries, how to better understand your customers, and how to get into product marketing. Our podcast is hosted by Chelsea Masterson. To learn more about Her Product Lab, visit www.herproductlab.com.

In the full throws of fall, Deb & Kev are sipping tea and spilling tea about;- Kev taking advantage of free food - Sending positive vibes to friends in Colorado- Recapping Week 5 of GBBS- What questions to ask to be a humble leader- A 1 Minute Hypothetical- Deb stresses about the internet- Kev has a visual this week for his Thankful- And lastly, they're talking about what's for dinnerAs always, special thanks to Lauren Taylor for the episode art work and Gwyneth Galvin and BenSound www.bensound.com for providing the voiceover and music for the intro and outro!

Arjun, Vishnu, and Varsha see Nature Valley flex their range

In this episode we will explore the causes of the American Revolution and figure out why the relationship between Britain and her American colonies crumbled faster than a Nature Valley granola bar.

How did foundational consumer research transform Nature Valley snack bars into the billion dollar brand it is today? In this episode, we hear from Vivian Martin, a retired VP of Consumer Insights from General Mills who shares her personal stories from her 35-year career. In this episode we cover:1. How personalization and origin stories can grow brands2. Nature Valley's turnaround in the 1990s (inspired by consumer research)3. The danger of creating plans that are too detailed (secret of "stumbling forward")4. How to lead an international team despite cultural differences See the full show notes:https://diggingforinsights.com/18-2/

Ep. 10: Princeton ballet shaped this business icon. As the President of General Mills Natural & Organic, Carla Vernon drove unprecedented growth of a $1.5 billion snack portfolio including Annie’s, Larabar, and Nature Valley. In fact, she restored growth to Nature Valley resulting in the highest level of unit sales in the brand’s history, making it the world’s top-selling granola bar. She has been recognized as one of the Top 25 Women in Retail and Most Influential Women in Corporate America by Savoy Magazine. I am confident you will laugh out loud at least once during our authentic conversation. She is currently a Trustee for Princeton University and in this episode,  you will see how her enthusiasm for dance bleeds into all aspects of her life. You will learn how to facilitate a sense of trust, create a shared experience, and collective direction. Plus, Carla shares her corporate warm-up that is easy to implement and has proven very effective. Visit Episode 10 on corproatecompetitorpodcast.com for free resources and a show outline!

Another show in paradise here on the Cadillac Jack: My Second Act podcast.  Luke Bryan biked a century- aka 100 miles- which makes Donna wants to summit something. She is thinking Machu Pichu or Everest. Caddy wants her to start with Kennesaw Mountain. Donna wants to swim across the English Channel. Caddy wants her to start with swimming across the Wills Park pool. Caddy uses the segment to cover Country music’s hottest new artist with a song that ended up in the Top 10 within 24 hours of release. Then Donna talks about why she thinks Caddy is not as invested and interested as he once was. According to Caddy, he just doesn’t like animal videos. Who has been to more health centers? Caddy went a lot because they have free… candy. Donna has been back when she had… strep. They cover some of the COVID-19 considerations that the University of Georgia’s Health Center may have released to students. Some of the recommendations are inappropriate for the show to broadcast. Just, consider wearing a mask. Little Hyde loved sugar. So much so that reminiscing caused Caddy to pull a U-Turn and head up Post Road. As Donna says, if you’re not from Atlanta, “that’s out in the middle of nowhere.” It causes Dona and Caddy to jump segments and talk about the newly re-discovered Nature Valley and Sunbeam stores. Caddy took so many laps that he had to get a cart. Rolls. Buns. 4 for $5. Turns out his food pyramid is made up of sugar, cinnamon and high fructose corn syrup. The segment caps with a reminder of just how connected memories are to food. Have your kids been all up in your business? Donna thinks yes- and she literally means her business. “Like a whole new gang of coworkers.” Nowadays everyone has to get creative about how they create alone time. At the end of the day, the kids really are the heroes. That’s one reason Charlotte was a red-plater this week. Don’t miss the Caddy Wagon with Ritchey and Raider, the newest podcast from Cadillac Jack. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. When you’re done, text Caddy. 7704646024.

Today's guest is Renee Ernst, Senior Lead Data Scientist at General Mills. Headquartered in Minneapolis, General Mills reshaping the future of food. As one of the world’s leading food companies, General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands, including Cheerios, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Old El Paso and many more. Renee is an experienced Data Science leader with extensive experience using machine learning and predictive analytics to deliver solutions that provide tangible business value. She is highly skilled in the tools needed to create productionalized machine learning models and is a continuous learner with an always-growing proficiency in Data Science technologies and methodologies. In the show, Renee will tell you about: Her journey to joining General Mills, The evolution of data science within the company, Challenges the Data Science team needed to overcome, Plans for further growth & what their future looks like, Why she enjoys working with General Mills, and Driving a collaborative culture in the company

So…we really fight like siblings in this one. It actually takes 9 minutes before we get to the first cereal. Sorry ‘bout that. Eventually, we’ll try a delicious new granola from Nature Valley, then one we could do without from Cascadian Farm, and one we couldn’t even swallow. Maybe we really do need a vacation.

On this Weeks Podcast we receive a reply from Nature valley and what the Calorie count is on 2 Nature Valley Bars. We talk about the 19 year old girl who was dressed as a Storm trooper and had the police called on her. The Oregon Jedi who deflects taser. Police being able to get into a company's testosterone database. and is one of our Followers a Twitter Thot or Bot?

Another great episode. We follow up on the Nature Valley serving size story. Miguel, Chris, and Xavier tackle the mysteries of the unknown like is there a difference between length and width? When is the alien live stream party coming? And what would be weirder? Tiny aliens or aliens that look exactly like humans? Cause out of all the different possible combinations available in the universe, I think if they ended up looking exactly like us would be the most strange. And this week's question of the week: Have you got a hair cut? Tell us about your experience in the comments below. Show us on twitter!

On this week's podcast, we dive down two rabbits holes: 1: Nature valley, what's up with your serving sizes? 2: Is a squirrel farm more responsible than a tiger farm? The answers may shock you on this week's saturday morning podcast! Test your knowledge: How long is a squirrel?

RADIO VERSION - FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Eat Well. Be Well. Our very special guest is Steve Greer - Chief Marketing Officer for Urban Plates Steve is a 20-year marketing veteran with expertise in strategy, brand building, media, and digital marketing. Prior to joining Urban Plates, he was head of marketing for Xperience Restaurant Group/Real Mex Restaurants working on brands like El Torito, Chevys, and Pink Taco. Additionally, he served as marketing leader at Bloomin' Brands for Outback Steakhouse and the Head of Marketing for Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. (Paul Fleming) Steve started his career with General Mills working on billion-dollar brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Nature Valley, and Yoplait. He also held a global leadership position with a joint venture between General Mills and Nestle in Lausanne, Switzerland. Steve is a graduate of Northwestern University. He lives in Newport Beach with his wife, two of their three sons, and a dog, Lola. Urban Plates makes wholesome, clean, craveable food accessible to all. Nutrition is the backbone of your immune system and that system needs to be strong. Now more than ever, how you fuel your body matters. We are: ~ Open for business ~ Have delivery, no-contact curbside, and take-out ~ Offer clean, wholesome food for an honest price urbanplates.com Find us on Instagram @urbanplates

RADIO VERSION - FOR THE FULL INTERVIEW LISTEN TO THE PODCAST Eat Well. Be Well. Our very special guest is Steve Greer - Chief Marketing Officer for Urban Plates Steve is a 20-year marketing veteran with expertise in strategy, brand building, media, and digital marketing. Prior to joining Urban Plates, he was head of marketing for Xperience Restaurant Group/Real Mex Restaurants working on brands like El Torito, Chevys, and Pink Taco. Additionally, he served as marketing leader at Bloomin' Brands for Outback Steakhouse and the Head of Marketing for Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar. (Paul Fleming) Steve started his career with General Mills working on billion-dollar brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Nature Valley, and Yoplait. He also held a global leadership position with a joint venture between General Mills and Nestle in Lausanne, Switzerland. Steve is a graduate of Northwestern University. He lives in Newport Beach with his wife, two of their three sons, and a dog, Lola. Urban Plates makes wholesome, clean, craveable food accessible to all. Nutrition is the backbone of your immune system and that system needs to be strong. Now more than ever, how you fuel your body matters. We are: ~ Open for business ~ Have delivery, no-contact curbside, and take-out ~ Offer clean, wholesome food for an honest price urbanplates.com Find us on Instagram @urbanplates

Natalie and Emily saw a video that sparked this conversation about growing up when we were young, and what it's like for kids growing up now in a technology heavy society. It was fun to reminisce about the good old days, and we realized it is important to take time to be present without our phones/technology. Thanks for listening! Link to Nature Valley video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XDVDyDJ3s0 Find us on Instagram: @wereadultsipromise Send us an email - Let us know your favorite activity as a kid: adultsipromise@gmail.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Tech News and Commentary Dave and the team discuss social media, a Nature Valley ad (video below), smartphone addiction, FDA’s ruling on cellphones and cancer, Nikola’s Badger electric truck, cord-cutters and cord-nevers, and more. Harry in Port Huron, Michigan listens on AM800 CKLW and called in to congratulate us on our 25 years on the […]

October 03, 2019 Keri and Carter discuss the recent Nature Valley advertisement that highlights the increased roll that screens are playing in children's lives, as well as the commensurate deteriorating relationship kids have with nature. Also, here's a link to the Book Club book of the month: https://amzn.to/2mqMc71 YouTube link to video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/8BRZyq73G_ss

October 03, 2019 Keri and Carter discuss the recent Nature Valley advertisement that highlights the increased roll that screens are playing in children's lives, as well as the commensurate deteriorating relationship kids have with nature. Also, here's a link to the Book Club book of the month: https://amzn.to/2mqMc71 YouTube link to video version of this episode: https://youtu.be/8BRZyq73G_ss

They're crispy. They're creamy. They're peanut buttery. They're... Nature Valley-ey?? What to make of these sort of not quite candy bars, not quite granola bars?

It's that time of year again; back to school! If you have little lunches to pack you'll be happy to know we've got you covered. Everything from quick and easy things to make and prepare for packed lunches, to some kid-approved already prepared foods. Tune in and get packin'! General guideline; aim for three food groups, with at least one being a fruit or vegetable. Resources/Show Notes National School Lunch Fact Sheet Gina's favorite bentos (easily stackable so you can pack several lunches at once and then store in fridge. Also very easy to clean) Nicole's Favorite Rubbermaid containers Gina's favorite food thermos Sally's Favorite Lunch Packing Gear (Real Mom Nutrition) Didn't I Just Feed You Podcast (great episode about packing lunches)   Favorite lunch products RX nut butters  (when you have a kid who barely eats, but loves nut butter, you buy the ones with extra protein!) Stonyfield yogurts and tubes Sunbutter (Creamy) Fruit Strips (these are my kid's favorite!) Belvita Biscuits Wheat Thins (kids tend to like these...have you noticed? And they are 100% whole grain) Applesauce (preferably unsweetened.  Add cinnamon for flavor!) Delmonte fruit cups (preferably no sugar added) Chobani Flips (Paige doesn't love yogurt, but she will eat these!) Fruit by the Foot (I know, crazy right?  But these babies are good and only around 10g sugar!  I (Gina) pack these or another sweet snack in Paige's lunch on Fridays) Kacookies (a more nutrient dense cookie!) Mott's Fruit Snacks (again only 10 g sugar. Often times less than even those "healthier organic" brands!) Nutri-Grain Kids Snacks (we would consider this a "dessert with benefits", since it's sweet but comes with whole grains and some fortification!) Nature Valley  (Gina's favorite new products. Seriously yum.  Another "dessert with benefits". Only 8 g of sugar and also 3 g fiber and 5 g protein)   Favorite lunch simple "recipes" or non-product ideas Apples and Caramel or Nut Butter Pepperoni and Crackers Salads; Italian salad (have them add the dressing and shake it at school! Croutons and cheese are fun additions), Grain Salad (cooked quinoa with feta, dill, tomatoes, cucumbers and a little olive oil and salt) Edamame and corn salad with a hint of lime or salt (or both) (Hint: put the edamame and corn into their lunch frozen, it will be thawed by lunch, especially if it stays out of the fridge until they eat!) String Cheese with Cherry Tomatoes Almond Butter and Jelly Sandwiches Thermos food; soup (pack some crackers with it), pasta with sauce and meatballs (or just sauce with ground meat or turkey added), leftovers Leftovers (leftover pizza is Paige's favorite packed lunch. Of course!) Nicole's 10th Annual Chili Contest - Enter by 9/1/19!!

Beryl Stafford was at a crossroads. The founder of Bobo’s, an innovative snack brand known for its oat-based bars, Stafford launched the Boulder-based company in 2003 and gradually built it into a successful business. By 2015, Bobo’s was generating $8 million in sales and attracting interest from several private equity firms and strategic investors. Stafford realized it was time to bring in new funding and an experienced CEO to run the day-to-day operations, but she wasn’t comfortable with ceding control of her company and concerned about trusting an outsider with the future of her brand. Enter T.J. McIntyre. A longtime veteran of the food industry, McIntyre and Stafford had become friends through the Boulder food scene and shared a similar perspective about the mission and potential for Bobo’s. Following McIntyre’s appointment as CEO in January 2016, the company embarked upon an aggressive growth strategy. Supported by $16 million in new funding, Bobo’s sales grew by 70% in 2017, 45% in 2018 and are expected to climb by 40% this year.  In an interview included in this episode, Stafford and McIntyre spoke about their work dynamic, how they assigned responsibilities and guidelines for their respective roles, and why “the one thing that really serves as the foundational element of who we are is the actual bar.” Show notes: 1:33: Good Breakfast, GoodBelly -- BevNET staff writer Brad Avery joined regular hosts Ray Latif and John Craven for a free-wheeling discussion about Instagram, probiotic cereal, CBD waters and meal-replacement drinks. 9:40: Interview: Beryl Stafford, Founder; TJ McIntyre, CEO, Bobo's -- In an interview recorded by phone, Stafford and McIntyre spoke with Taste Radio editor Ray Latif about the genesis of Bobo’s and how their friendship prior to becoming business partners was key to their successful relationship as founder and CEO. They also discussed the decision to bring on McIntyre as CEO in 2016 and why he was hired prior to raising outside investment, the transition in day-to-day leadership and how Stafford became comfortable with giving up control, and why a carefully planned business strategy is key to addressing disagreements. Brands in this episode: GoodBelly, Cheerios, Reese’s, Oreo’s, Day One, Infuzed Thirst, Sweet Reason, Brooklyn Hemp Co., Huel, Soylent, OWYN, Bobo’s, Simply Organic, Smart Balance, Glutino, Udi’s, Evol, Clif Bar, Kind Snacks, Larabar, Annie’s, Nature Valley

Michael Fanuele is a brand strategist who has worked at JWT, Havas, Fallon, and most recently served as chief creative officer at General Mills. There, he tried to inspire a big food company to be a good food company, and in the process, helped Cheerios and Nature Valley grow for the first time in a decade. Currently, he’s the founder and CEO of Talk Like Music, a consultancy that helps people, places, and brands become more inspiring. His new book is called Stop Making Sense: The Art of Inspiring Anybody. Fanuele became interested in the topic of inspiration when he found himself caught up in the theatrics of U2, a band he despised. He wondered what it was about Bono that had the power to move even the most reluctant fan. And he started thinking about how that same feeling could apply to other aspects of life and work. “The inspiration equation is pretty simple: passion minus reason is inspiration,” Fanuele says. "You’ve got to find a way to make things odd enough, strange enough—music-like enough that spirits soar, bodies move.” Fanuele walks us through some of the ways we can bring emotion and inspiration to work. He shares examples of techniques that brands, businesses, and politicians use to move people. “The two ugliest words in the corporate lexicon? Chill out,” Fanuele says. “Why would you tell people who are obviously roused, rallied, passionate to chill out? That’s when you say, go. We need to learn how to express our feelings in places where feeling are not welcome.” After an inspiring conversation with Fanuele, we go Back to the Classroom with the University of St. Thomas Opus College of Business. John McVea, who teaches entrepreneurial strategy, says the key to getting at feelings is empathy. “It’s hard to inspire anyone without truly understanding the person you’re trying to serve. We’re in the business of finding surprises.”

Today's guest is Poom, Design Director at Ultra Creative in Minneapolis MN. Poom was originally born in Thailand and did design work and art direction at an agency there before coming to America to challenge herself and learn more. We talk about the differences between design in Thailand compared to the US, if there are any... Ultra Creative has done some amazing food packaging projects that Poom has had the chance to be a part of. Work for Cheerios, GoGurt, Hersheys, Amazon, Nature Valley, and some really creative self-promotional packaging. But one of them really stands out as the project Poom is the most proud of.

Today's guest is Poom, Design Director at Ultra Creative in Minneapolis MN. Poom was originally born in Thailand and did design work and art direction at an agency there before coming to America to challenge herself and learn more. We talk about the differences between design in Thailand compared to the US, if there are any... Ultra Creative has done some amazing food packaging projects that Poom has had the chance to be a part of. Work for Cheerios, GoGurt, Hersheys, Amazon, Nature Valley, and some really creative self-promotional packaging. But one of them really stands out as the project Poom is the most proud of. 

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Tune in as Nature Valley & I discuss misogyny within the U.S. and its impacts on relationships within the Black community. In this segment we define surrounding terminology, examine it’s HIStory, explore its maintenance, and it’s detriments. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meninges-trois/support

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We move outdoors to sit among the olive trees for our second part of our interview with rock ’n’ roll royalty Jenny Boyd.  We talk music, creativity, and her book It’s Not Only Rock ’n’ Roll. Topics we cover: •  We talk about Jenny’s second husband •  The British invasion •  How Brits saw America a land of opportunity •  What musicians drive was during the creative process, what they experience when writing a son •  What part drugs and alcohol played in the creative process •  If they believed everyone has the potential to be creative and how to express yourself •  How they musicians are just like normal folks •  How the Beatles never knew their music would live on and be so popular for so long •  How they came from very simple lives in Liverpool •  How Jenny’s new book is a memoir of her life growing up in the 60s and 70s with all these musicians •  How George Harrison was most influenced by their experience in India •  Carpool Karaoke with Corbin •  The reason some groups have stayed together or come back together •  How Jenny interviewed Keith Richards for the book •  Keith’s take on creativity •  How all the artists were willing to talk about their muse •  How they all had a sense of destiny and knew they were going to be famous •  Paul’s breakfast with Pete Townsend •  Pete’s take on people feeling he was selling out by using his music in advertising •  How people feel they have ownership over of the music and even the artists •  The most interesting Don Hendly, Joni Mitchel, David Crosby, Graham Nash •  How all of the artists were really encouraged by someone when they were young •  How you have to be you to be creativity •  How Paul hated seeing work that was imitating other work in advertising •  How you need to find your own voice and find the courage to use it. •  A book on the subject:  The Courage to Create •  Paul’s description of showing creative work to clients and how it feels like you are exposing yourself to them •  How Eric Clapton described it as looking into the face of God •  How Ringo described presenting songs to the rest of the group •  One of Paul’s favorite quotes about creativity:  “Big ideas are so hard to find, so fragile, and so easy to kill. Don’t forget that, all of you that don’t have them.” •  How Jenny was inspired by her stay at Villa Cappelli •  How she stayed “in the now” while here and enjoying •  How she was inspired by the food and cooking at Villa Cappelli •  Steven’s take on cooking and how there are no rules •  Jenny’s take on our creative expression at Villa Cappelli •  Steven’s appreciation of Italian’s “living in the now” and definitely enjoying each moment and each day •  Italians don’t just each to nourish, but sit down, relax and each with the family •  Paul really wants to create a sign that says, “Just calm down!” for guests that come to the villa •  How tours have changed here at the villa from guests really interacting with each other to everyone sitting on their phone posting pics to Facebook •  How one of our guests did something amazing while staying here.  She wouldn’t take a camera with her when she went out.  She instead took her sketch pad and would sketch whatever she saw and then watercolor it. •  Jenny said she was inspired to draw while staying here •  The famous picture of everyone “enjoying” the Pope’s visit •  How we hope to do an unplugged tour at some point •  This great Nature Valley commercial [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er5IijMC24A[/embed] •  Again, enjoy Jenny’s book. Check it out here. •  Again, you can follow Jenny here at her website.

One of the most consistent items in today's world. Unquestionably flavorful, questionably structured. Let's not bash on the producer for the poor construction of this bar, but instead, take the blame as the users for choosing to eat these crumb-prone bars on the couch.

We're back to regularly scheduled programming with our Wimbledon preview. First, we go over the grass court news: the seeding question that dominated the news cycle, Kyrgios' water bottle explosion, Petra's excellence, and Boris Becker's heretofore unknown career in diplomacy. Then we break down the gentlemen's and ladies' draws.    3:15 Nick Kyrgios pleasures a water bottle, owes 15,000 Euro; or: why we should stop criminalizing Nick 10:20 Odds and ends - Andy is back, Fed and Rafa trade no. 1, Petra Kvitova wins title no. 5 17:00 The Serena Williams seeding drama: here's how the Wimbledon seeding policy works 25:45 Draw preview - does Federer have any obstacles? 29:15 Nadal's fortunate draw avoids many of his bugaboos 36:50 Women's draw - Simona Halep's very tough quarter w/ Petra, Penko, Pova 45:55 Sloane is #4! A year after being #957 48:45 For some reason we really care about the #25 seed's draw

Eastbourne’s renowned tennis club hosts the popular Nature Valley grass tennis tournament each year. The unique coastal club has transformed its courts and facilities with a £50 million boost from the local borough. For Danny and his team, the redevelopment has served up an array of challenges which they have won over beautifully. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As President of the General Mills Natural & Organic Operating Unit, Carla leads both financial, strategic and environmental stewardship strategy for Natural and Organic brands in General Mills. The portfolio includes Annie’s, Cascadian Farm, Muir Glen, EPIC, and Immaculate Baking. As a member of the North American Leadership team, Carla also provides long-term vision and strategic leadership to drive double-digit growth and environmental sustainability for the entire $1B General Mills portfolio of Natural and Organic foods.Prior to this role, Carla led the business strategy for a $1.5 Billion portfolio of snack brands including Nature Valley and Larabar. While in Snacks, Carla continued her track record of business turnarounds and growth acceleration by driving unprecedented results on Larabar, quadrupling growth from +16% to +70% in six months. She also restored growth to the $1 Billion Nature Valley brand (the world’s top selling granola bar brand) resulting in the highest level of unit sales in the brand’s history. Carla’s General Mills career has also included leadership on the Yogurt and Cereal Businesses, as well a role on the Corporate Strategy and Mergers and Acquisition team. Outside of General Mills, Carla recently served on the national Board of Directors for the Make-a-Wish Foundation and the Advisory Board for the Wisconsin School of Business’s Center for Brand and Product Management. Carla loves to coach people reach their goals on the Whole 30 food program. And she is also an active volunteer at her church and her children’s school. Prior to joining General Mills, Carla worked for U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun and The Nature Conservancy. Carla received her BA in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton University and an MBA from the University of Texas, Austin (as a Consortium Fellow). And she is a member of CAA Amplify Class of 2017 and is a Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute.Carla can be found on social media at: @CarlaInspired on twitter, Instagram, SnapchatCarla’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlainspired/

You Tried Dat?? celebrates double-digit episodes with a discussion of ice cream vs. soft serve and the importance of lactose in milk. They also snarf on Dolcetto Chocolate Wafer Bites, Chef's Cut Original Recipet Beef Jerky, and Nature Valley Crunchy Oats and Honey Bars.

Spark Up sat with a young and fresh aspiring actor Brian Fernandez. You might have seen him in a Nature Valley commercial or in the latest Purge film. He is now starring in a mini-series called Gonzo directed by David Kirkman and how it recently got picked up. We talked about how it all started for him and how The Matrix played a part in that; stories of roles he has tried for gotten and the ones he did not get and how he deals with rejection; also talked about how he doesn't only act he dances too and he talks about when he decided to take acting seriously. We talk about the journey of a career and mental health in the industry, and more ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you for listening to Spark Up PVD! Thank you to all our avid listeners and for the new listeners... DON'T SLEEP! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This podcast is available on Sound Cloud, Google Play, and iTunes You can follow us on Instagram, Twitter & Facebook ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This podcast consists of four young adults who sit down together to have important conversations the old fashioned way. Cristina, Regina, Rob, and Rubanz find value in having discussions on current events and relevant topics to the people in today's society. The four hosts also take pride in shedding light on the heroes of Rhode Island . --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/sparkupod/support

Welcome Back to Nothing Shines Like Dirt episode 33. Elise & Lesley sit down with Casting Director/Acting Coach Mel Mack. They discuss acting tips for auditions, her studio "Mel Mack Acting Studio" and her dance off with Madonna. www.melmackactingstudio.com Melonie “Mel” Mack has been involved in the entertainment industry professionally in both NY and L.A. for over 18 years. She began her teaching experience under Lesly Kahn of Lesly Kahn and Company for many years where she learned to develop her comedic chops as an acting coach and teacher. Melonie has worked with actors on film/tv shows including: Blindspot, Blue Bloods, Legion, 24: The Legacy, Gotham, The Detour, Difficult People, Show Me A Hero, Broad City, Public Morals, House Of Cards, OITNB, Community, Two Broke Girls, The New Girl, House, Bones, Criminal Minds, Weeds, NCIS, Burn Notice, Californication, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Mad Men, Big Love, Ugly Betty, Two and A Half Men, Studio 60, The Defenders, Rules of Engagement, Hangover II, Grey’s Anatomy, Grown Ups, The Kids Are Alright. In addition to teaching, she has continued to cast commercials. Her combined National Commercial Credits include: Ikea, Verizon, Nutella, Toyota, Bud Lite, Pampers, Visa, Tampax, T-Mobile, Verizon, Welch’s, Heineken, Kia, Wal-Mart, Sears, Geico, McDonalds, Clean and Clear, Burger King, ARMY, Swifter, Tide, Nike, Nature Valley,as well as hundreds of others. Melonie has also appeared in numerous network television shows. This first hand knowledge gives her the understanding of the emotions and feelings the actor experiences both on set as well as in the audition room. She has worked with: Mark Harmon, Damian Lewis, Eva Longoria, Madonna, Megan Mullaly, Michael Weatherly, Paget Brewster, Corin Nemic, and Amy Maddigan.

September 12, 2017He saved the best for last and FINALLY announced a Seattle show for his Gemini US Tour and he made the announcement LIVE on the air with us! We also talked about his Christmas plans, spending the Holidays in a tropical place and why the hell he decided to eat a Nature Valley bar in bed.

The first time I met Katie was in the airport before the 2013 North Star Grand Prix (then Nature Valley). We were both collegiate riders chosen to race for the Collegiate All Stars, a pretty rad team comprised of the top collegiate riders, created to give them a chance to race a national level race against some of the best in the country. Katie and I got along well pretty much immediately. From the beginning I was blown away by her physical ability on a bike, but even more so by the fact that all through that race she was super sick and never once complained. She would get back from each stage, heat up a big pot of water, and sit on the floor with her head over the pot covered by a towel to try and get the crap out of her nose. She rode her heart out regardless of her health, and it was incredible. In 2015 we became teammates on UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling. We were teammates at team camp and pretty much inseparable the rest of our time on the team together. Throughout her career Katie has shown consistent improvement every single year. She is strong, but more impressive is her skills in the peloton. I've had the privilege of watching her grow as an athlete, and even of being a guest at her wedding. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed catching up with Katie.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New Podcast with Actor/Writer Tyler Poelle! In this episode of "Kahnversations," we interview Tyler Poelle. Tyler was born and raised in Northern California. He enrolled at Occidental College as a pre-med student, but quickly learned that he wanted to be on the TV show ‘ER,’ not in an ER. Tyler corrected his course and graduated with a BFA in acting from Carnegie Mellon University, where he developed a love for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the art of Andy Warhol. After doing classical, regional and avant-garde-downtown-super-weird theater in New York City, he moved to Los Angeles. He’s told jokes on many network multi and single camera sitcoms, he’s cried and been terrified on many network and cable dramas. He’s even made out with a bunch of folks in indie movies! One of his favorite weeks on set was working with and befriending the incomparable Betty White, a childhood hero and true genius. Having played a ‘doctor’ and getting to ‘be on a spaceship,’ the only thing left in his boyhood acting-trifecta-dream is to play a ‘cowboy.’ Yes, he can ride a horse. And no, nobody has asked... yet. Commercially, Tyler has been seen pitching products for Liberty Mutual, Schwab, Audi, Wendy's, Dunkin' Donuts, Budweiser, AT&T, Progresso, Nature Valley, Amazon, Applebees, Yahoo, and many more. He's keeping his eyes out for a pharmaceutical company that wants someone who can tell jokes and then bring a hint of sadness. Fingers crossed. Tyler’s first feature film script to be produced and theatrically released as a writer was PRICELESS, a dark tale set inside the sex trafficking business in the Southwest. Two other feature scripts, A WOLF AT THE DOOR, a father’s story of recovery and redemption, and BROTHER’S KEEPER, a multi-generational betrayal story, are currently being shopped around. As the proud single father to his daughter, Aurora, Tyler spends an enormous amount of time pretending to be any number of various princesses. An independent panel of scientists has agreed that Aurora is the smartest and most captivating little girl on planet Earth. Tyler writes and records music in the band, "Petrov, the Hero," loves origami, and has a mild obsession with lemon bars. If you spend enough time with Tyler, you'll surely hear him say, "Everything will always be okay, forever." And not for nothing, it's totally true. He'll also be drinking sparkling water out of a rocks glass with a lime during that conversation. You can download or subscribe to the podcast for FREE by clicking below. If you like “Kahnversations,” please leave a rating or review on our iTunes page! There are so many inspiring podcasts with fabulous stars out there. But their careers feel light years away from ours, don’t they? Wouldn’t it be great to hear from the guy who just booked his first pilot? Or the kid finally doing a studio pic after a bunch of low budget indies? Or the woman who’s been a series regular a few times but is only now becoming a name? What about the guy who’s been on a show for years and you know his face but what’shisnameagain? Or that actress who is now a freakin’ showrunner???? How’d THEY do it, right? How did they transition from relative obscurity, bartending and bottle service, to buying that house in Brentwood? We’re producing “Kahnversations,” a podcast that provides access to THOSE people -- your immediate predecessors -- so that you can learn from them while their battle scars are still fresh. In “Kahnversations,” our own Ryan Bailey interviews some of Lesly Kahn & Company’s working actors, directors, and writers in order to learn how they got started in Hollywood, the challenges and hurdles they faced, and how they overcame the odds. (They also dish out some crazy stories!) Listen in and enjoy as these entertainers speak candidly about their paths, processes, and experiences. You might even hear a bit about how Lesly and the Kahnstitute have influenced and shaped their careers.

Jack Avrit, 2015 Nature Valley First Tee Open Junior Champion joins Mike & Billy in the ESPN studio - Part 2Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Vegas Golf, The Game, Slickstix.com, Premier Irish Golf Tours, Adams Golf, Sundale Country Club , McPhees Grill, and Paso Robles Golf Club. Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

Jack Avrit, 2015 Nature Valley First Tee Open Junior Champion joins Mike & Billy in the ESPN studio. Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Vegas Golf, The Game, Slickstix.com, Premier Irish Golf Tours, Adams Golf, Sundale Country Club , McPhees Grill, and Paso Robles Golf Club. Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

Jack Avrit, 2015 Nature Valley First Tee Open Junior Champion joins Mike & Billy in the ESPN studio - Part 3Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Vegas Golf, The Game, Slickstix.com, Premier Irish Golf Tours, Adams Golf, Sundale Country Club , McPhees Grill, and Paso Robles Golf Club. Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

9.19.15 program - Neha Sikand, 2015 Nature Valley First Tee Open participant joins Mike & Billy in studio - Part 2.Special offer: visit www.ineedtheball.com and type in "Golf Talk" when making a purchase to eceive FREE SHIPPING & 10% off your purchase!  Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Ineedtheball, Slickstix.com, Premier Irish Golf Tours, Adams Golf, Sundale Country Club , McPhees Grill, and Paso Robles Golf Club. VisitGolftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

9.19.15 program - Jack Avrit, 2015 Nature Valley First Tee Open participant joins Mike & Billy in studio - Part 1.Special offer: visit www.ineedtheball.com and type in "Golf Talk" when making a purchase to eceive FREE SHIPPING & 10% off your purchase!  Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Ineedtheball, Slickstix.com, Premier Irish Golf Tours, Adams Golf, Sundale Country Club , McPhees Grill, and Paso Robles Golf Club. VisitGolftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

Nathan, Mike, and Mahler talk about secondhand cannabis smoke, the Brazilian drought, El Nino, Osama bin Laden, bulk spying, environmental extremists, drone freedom, bad banks, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, Big Oil, Jeb Bush, Wal-Mart, Father Serra, and Nature Valley cocaine bars.

Chad, Charlie, Dylan, and John try out Soda Shaq and talk about the Star Wars Episode VII cast announcement, Nature Valley twitter happenings, the new Call of Duty announcement, The Slants’ new video premiering on Conan O’Brien’s Team Coco site, and Nidhogg. Links The Slants – “Just One Kiss” @NatureValley Manager’s Specials Chad: Not drinking any […]

Mike and Billy host Golf Talk Radio LIVE from Pebble Beach Golf Resort during The Nature Valley First Tee Open.  Hour 1Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Slickstix.com, Adams Golf, The Links at RiverLakes Ranch Golf Course , Microfiber Greens Towel, True Aim, McPhees Grill, Golf Tournament In A Box, Avila Beach Golf Resort and Paso Robles Golf Club. Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

Mike and Billy host Golf Talk Radio LIVE from Pebble Beach Golf Resort during The Nature Valley First Tee Open.  Hour 2Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Slickstix.com, Adams Golf, The Links at RiverLakes Ranch Golf Course , Microfiber Greens Towel, True Aim, McPhees Grill, Golf Tournament In A Box, Avila Beach Golf Resort and Paso Robles Golf Club. Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

Joining Mike & Billy in studio are First Tee of the Central Coast participants Michael Daigle and Amelia McKee.  They both qualified to play in the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach Golf Resort September 27th through September 29th, 2013.Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Slickstix.com, Adams Golf, The Links at RiverLakes Ranch Golf Course , Microfiber Greens Towel, True Aim, McPhees Grill, Golf Tournament In A Box, Avila Beach Golf Resort and Paso Robles Golf Club. Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

Mike and Billy host Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy from the Pebble Beach Golf Resort in California during the Senior PGA Tour Nature Valley First Tee Open.  Guests include Senior PGA Tour Players, First Tee Founders, Executive Driectors, Coaches & First Tee Participants.  Visit www.thefirsttee.org for more information on The First Tee philosophy and programs.Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Slickstix.com, Mike Bender, PGA Top 5 World Instructor, Avila Beach Golf Resort, Blacklake Golf Resort, Adams Golf, Bronstein Concierge, The Links at RiverLakes Ranch Golf Course and Golf Tournament In A Box. VisitGolftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

Mike and Billy host Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy from the Pebble Beach Golf Resort in California during the Senior PGA Tour Nature Valley First Tee Open.  Guests include Senior PGA Tour Players, First Tee Founders, Executive Driectors, Coaches & First Tee Participants.  Visit www.thefirsttee.org for more information on The First Tee philosophy and programs.Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy is brought to you by Slickstix.com, Mike Bender, PGA Top 5 World Instructor, Avila Beach Golf Resort, Blacklake Golf Resort, Adams Golf, Bronstein Concierge, The Links at RiverLakes Ranch Golf Course and Golf Tournament In A Box. VisitGolftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos, iPhone and Android Apps and more! If you are interested in advertising with Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy email us at info@golftalkradio.com.

No Chris?! Adam and Jackie cover a couple SXSW-related topics, homeless hotspots and Nature Valley’s trail view

show notes - http://thebit.tv/episode50 twitter - http://www.twitter.com/thebittv website - http://www.thebit.tv facebook - http://link.thebit.tv/thebittv Show Notes: It's our half-century episode! Which means we've been doing this for a full year, and change. Very exciting. 1. New iPad: So, as anticipated, the March 7th Apple event was all about the latest generation of the iPad, not aptly named the 'iPad 3'. It's a bit faster and has a retina display, but, generally speaking, it's quite similar...albeit still as beautiful as ever. 2. iOS 5.1: In addition to launching the new iPad, Apple has brought us an updated version of iOS. So, jump up and down with glee and download the software update. 3. Live Streaming of the Olympics: Gone are the days of misisng some of your favorite events at this global extravaganza. NBC has partnered with YouTube in a live streaming effort - starting July 27th! Twitter: @London2012, YouTube, @nbc 4. Scoot Networks: If you like the concept of the ZipCar, you'll love this service specifically for scooters. And, the good news? Since they only go 30mph, you don't even need a special motorcycle license. Twitter: @ScootNetworks 5. Nature Valley Trail View: Combine Nature Valley, of the granola scene, with a bunch of hikers plus a tripod + camera + the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and the Great Smokies, and you get the 'trail view' version of some of America's greatest natural wonders. Twitter: @Nature_Valley 6. Tweet a Beer: Yep, it's just what it sounds like. You can buy someone else a beer via your Twitter account. Quelle service! Twitter: @tweet_a_beer Happy geeking! G + Kyra

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Mike and Billy interview Adam Zakaria, 16 who qualified from The First Tee of the Central Coast to play in the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach July 7th through July 10th, 2011.  Mike and Billy play Caddyshack trivia and PGA Mystery Tour Player.  Mike finds out from Billy why he didn't qualify for the US Open and Mike and Billy draw the winner of the Davis Love III Ryder Cup Bridgestone Staff Golf Bag.Slickstix.com, Avila Beach Golf Resort, Blacklake Golf Resort, Adams Golf, Avila Village Inn , Golfland Warehouse . Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos iPhone and Android Apps and more!

Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy broadcasted LIVE from Pebble Beach for the Nature Valley First Tee Open on Saturday, July 9th. Guests included Ed Murray the oldest brother of Billy Murray, Senior PGA Tour Player Mark McNulty, First Tee Coaches and Players. Mike & Billy had a great time hanging out with over 30 kids and their families who made the trip up from the Central Coast of California and are part of the First Tee of the Central Coast.A select few First Tee kids from all over the world had the chance to play Pebble Beach and Old Del Monte Golf Courses with Senior PGA Tour Players such as Bobby Wadkins, Mark O'Meara, Chip Beck and Hale Irwin just to name a few.Slickstix.com, Avila Beach Golf Resort, Blacklake Golf Resort, Adams Golf, Avila Village Inn , Golfland Warehouse and Dr. Tullius. Sign up for a chance to Win a Bridgestone Davis Love III Staff Golf Bag.  Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos iPhone and Android Apps and more!

Golf Talk Radio with Mike & Billy broadcasted LIVE from Pebble Beach for the Nature Valley First Tee Open on Saturday, July 9th. Guests included Ed Murray the oldest brother of Billy Murray, Senior PGA Tour Player Mark McNulty, First Tee Coaches and Players. Mike & Billy had a great time hanging out with over 30 kids and their families who made the trip up from the Central Coast of California and are part of the First Tee of the Central Coast.A select few First Tee kids from all over the world had the chance to play Pebble Beach and Old Del Monte Golf Courses with Senior PGA Tour Players such as Bobby Wadkins, Mark O'Meara, Chip Beck and Hale Irwin just to name a few.Slickstix.com, Avila Beach Golf Resort, Blacklake Golf Resort, Adams Golf, Avila Village Inn , Golfland Warehouse and Dr. Tullius. Sign up for a chance to Win a Bridgestone Davis Love III Staff Golf Bag.  Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos iPhone and Android Apps and more!

During Mike's Course - Mike shares his experience with a golfer at the Von's Express check out line.LPGA Teaching Professional, Karen Palacios Jansen, 2008 LPGA National And Southeast Section Teacher of the Year, has been voted one of America's "Top 50 Instructors" by Golf for Women magazine. Karen has her own golf events company-Swing Blade Enterprises in Mooresville, North Carolina, and was recently named managing editor for Golf Fitness Magazine. Karen a certified personal trainer, has developed a golf specific fitness system called Cardiogolf which is now available on DVD. A former David Leadbetter trained instructor and Jim McLean Golf School master instructor, Karen has been teaching golf for 17 years and has appeared on The Golf Channel and a is regular contributor writer to golf publications such as Golf Fitness, Golf for Women and Golf Tips. Karen also has a weekly golf radio show that follows the LPGA Tour on Prime Sports Radio Network Karen has a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois and has an undergraduate degree from Stetson University in Deland, Florida. Karen was a member of the women’s golf team at Stetson University, qualifying for five LPGA events as an amateur. Karen played on Future's Golf Tour from 1990-1993 and was named as one of the "Top 40 Business Leaders in the Golf Industry under the Age of 40" by Golfweek Magazine in 1999. Karen speaks fluent Spanish and conducts golf clinics in Latin America.Frequently requested as a public speaker and lecturer at local and national golf shows and conferences, Karen has helped thousands of golfers improve their golf games. For more information-visit www.kpjgolf.com.Mike & Billy have a very special guest in studio, Adam Zakaris, 16 from San Luis Obispo, California and a First Tee member of the Central Coast of California who qualified for the Nature Valley First Tee Open.  The Nature Valley First Tee Open is being held at Pebble Beach July 8th through July 10th and a select group of First Tee students from around the United States get to play Pebble Beach with Senior PGA Tour Players.  Visit the Golf Talk Radio sponsors and tell them GTRadio sent you they help make the show possible!  Slickstix.com, Avila Beach Golf Resort, Blacklake Golf Resort, Adams Golf, Avila Village Inn and Dr. Tullius.  Visit Golftalkradio.com for the latest show information, contests, videos iPhone and Android Apps and more!