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Frank's friend Becca James is filling in for Kathryn Frady, who is directing and covering a production of Tosca at Gulfshore Opera.  Becca asks Frank if he buys clothes online. He mostly uses Kohl's cash. Becca used to shop at New York & Company but they closed their stores. She buys clothes online but often has to return an item that doesn't fit.  Becca went to see Elton John in concert and loved it. She bought the tickets in 2019. Frank's neighbor bought resale tickets for Elton John but never received them. Frank likes that Elton added just enough concerts to finish his career with 2,000 shows in North America.  Becca will be working this weekend at the Dogwood Arts Festival in her job with Knoxville Area Transit. KAT will have a photo booth and information on electric buses. Frank remembers when the Dogwood Arts parade had an Underdog balloon. The following weekend, Kathryn Frady will drive back to Knoxville to perform at the Rossini Festival at 4:00 p.m. on April 30.  Frank has a photo shoot this weekend. He will act in a movie for the Knoxville Film Festival TN10 Best of the Best Filmmaking Challenge, a competition in which filmmakers have 90-days to create a short film. The photos will be used as props when the movie is filmed next month.  Frank was driving along Middlebrook Pike and listening to 104.9 Lake FM. Frank heard rap music bleeding over the signal. The explicit rap music became crystal clear on Frank's car radio. He called the station owner, who is a broadcast engineer. The boss thinks that Frank must have picked up another driver's FM transmitter being used to play mp3s from a phone or iPod.  Frank recalls a staff meeting on the day before his one-year anniversary. He got worried because the next day's music log hadn't been loaded. Nobody got fired. In fact, the company bought another AM station and FM translator.  Frank attended the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday. Everyone is given a candle for the first part of the service. Frank noticed a commotion four pews in front of him. A teenager held his candle too close to his hair and the hair caught fire. Two adults used their hands to quickly put out the fire. The boy didn't seem injured and stayed for the whole ceremony.  This episode is sponsored by The Middleburg Barn at Fox Chase Farm. The Middleburg Barn is a perfect venue with rustic luxury for your wedding or special event. Located 40 miles outside D.C and 25 minutes from Dulles Airport. Visit https://www.themiddleburgbarn.com/ or call (540) 687-5255.  Support the Frank & Friends Show by purchasing some of our high-quality merchandise at https://frank-friends-show.creator-spring.com  Sign up for a 30-day trial of Audible Premium Plus and get a free premium selection that's yours to keep. Go to http://AudibleTrial.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  Find us online https://www.FrankAndFriendsShow.com/  Please subscribe to our YouTube channel at https://YouTube.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  and hit the bell for notifications.  Find the audio of the show on major podcast apps including Spotify, Apple, Google, Audible, and now Facebook.  Find us on social media:  https://www.facebook.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  https://www.instagram.com/FrankAndFriendsShow  https://www.twitter.com/FrankNFriendsSh  Thanks!

As the wine investment business leader with $275M of assets under management, Cult Wines has been a pioneer in the space for over a decade.  Born out of a passion for wine, Tom Gearing, CEO and founder of Cult Wines, tries to balance the head and heart elements of investing in wine with actively managed portfolios by CFAs and experiences with some of the top wineries of the world.  Tom shares all the details and great examples of why people should consider investing in wine, the Cult Wine investment process, and where Cult Wines is heading.  Detailed Show Notes: Tom's backgroundfounded Cult Wines w/ his brother in universityFather was an investment banker with a passion for wine, especially BurgundyTraveled a lot to Burgundy as a childStarted an import company - Burgundy CellarThe early 2000s - started Financial Wines - an online price transparency tool, but ran out of funding after the dot com crash2007-2008 - during Financial Crisis - people looking for alternative investments - Tom realized wine was a safe haven and should be more investableBased in the UKWhere the Wine trading is very well establishedThe UK has tax free status for wine trading for anyone in the world - can keep wine in a tax free warehouse where you don't pay taxes (sales tax, VAT) upfrontAsian collectors used London to build collections before shipping itBrexit impact - mostly operational (shipping is a lot slower) vs. tax,Why invest in wine?Those with a passion for wine - Build a fine wine collection, can drink it, or sell it in the futureThose not passionate about wine - wine prices are more consistent and tend to go up in value because the supply goes down over time (people drink it), tends to be insensitive to financial market fluctuations (went up in value in 2009) - suitable for diversificationVs. art/cars/other alternative investments, wine is more attractive:Accessibility - lower barriers to entry - hundreds or thousands of dollars for wine vs. millions for fine art/carsLiquidity - better than other alternative assetsPrice transparency - more trading publicly and more visibility (though, still not as good as it could be)Wine investment serves as a storage/aging function for the fine wine market with pristine provenance and authenticityCult Wines OverviewNot a retailer - acquires wines on behalf of clientsThree warehouses - London, Paris, BordeauxEU changed storage laws in 2016 to hold wines without paying VAT (similar to the UK)Have own warehouse and staff to ensure provenance and authenticity of wines (e.g., caught heat damage on a shipment of Scarecrow wine and made a claim with freight forwarder immediately)Has own photography studio and processes 250 cases/day, and photos are immediately uploaded for inspectionInvestment processHas a managed portfolio service (min $10k investment)Gather client objectives - risk profile, investment duration (3-5 years, 5-10 years, 10+ years), how wine fits into their entire portfolioBuild a personalized, customized portfolioStore wine in physical warehouses (clients own bottles or cases, the physical asset b/c it's hard to have liquidity for funds where people have fractional ownership of a fund)Get access to investment platformTop-down investment process - actively managed portfoliosCult Wines has a Chief Investment Officer (CIO), and all portfolio managers are Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA)Constantly reviewing the market and making asset allocation decisionsE.g., Trump Tariffs on European wine - team thought Bordeaux would go down in price, proposed reducing allocations from 40% -> 30% and re-allocate to Italy, which looked undervalued already and had no tariffs; in 6 months, AUM of Bordeaux went from 40%->36% and Italy 6%->13% and Bordeaux prices went down 2-3% and Italy up 12%Assets Under Management (AUM) - $275MUK/Europe is the biggestAsia nextAmericas (smallest, but newest)FeesAnnual management fee - starts at 2.95%/year (with $10k investment), 2.75% (with $35k investment), 2.5% ($150k investment), 2.25% ($500k investment)Benefits - portfolio allocation, customization of the portfolio, investment platform access, customer support, storage & insurance, trading on the platform (no feeds on trading to align Cult Wines interests with clients)Higher tiers get more experiential benefits - access to producers, client-only events, educational activities, vineyard visitsWine Buying35% direct from winery/new vintages65% secondary market - from existing investors, trusted suppliers/brokers, and trading platforms (e.g., Liv-Ex)Wine Selling / Delivery~20% of wines have been delivered to people, can ship to 45 states, clients pay delivery feesSome clients use Cult wines as a global cellar - e.g., a Japanese collector sent wines to the US when he was going to be there to visitWine sales channelsCult Wines buys for other clients - for wines they believe will appreciate moreTrade team - sells to other wine merchants, brokers, traders, importersRetail/Direct to Consumer - listed on Wine-Searcher and Cult Wines website for saleTeam - ~100 people totalInfrastructure based in UK (including ~24 tech and product folks)Regional offices - relationship managers, portfolio manager (all CFA level; Hong Kong, Singapore, 2 in London, New York)8 in North America (3 in Canada, 5 in New York)Company's Growth1st 5 years - establishing proof of concept2nd 5 years:2014 - acquired competitor, Premier Cru Fine Wine Investments, doubled AUM and business2016 - opened Hong Kong office2018 - opened Singapore office2014-2019 - $7 -> $50Mm in AUMNext 5-year phase (18 months in) - “reborn, evolution”Fine wine investment is limited by market inefficiencies: accessibility, liquidity, price transparencyFocused on projects that will improve inefficiencies and that will naturally make the wine investment space growTypes of wine for investmentOpportunistic trading - capturing inefficiencies in pricing - there may be opportunities to buy in one region and sell in another at a profitBenchmark wines - based on scores (with critics weighted differently by the impact), vintages, the value of an established baseline of wines (e.g., Bordeaux, Burgundy)Finding new opportunities - wines with high quality that have a good chance of increasing in value, e.g., Pierre Gonon St Joseph - was 30-40 euros 3-4 years ago, now $150/bottleAuction houses - don't work with them muchHard to get certainty of provenanceA lot more mature/older wines which have already gone up a lot in valueCosts are prohibitive (10-20% on a transaction)But the best place to get the highest/best prices (e.g., 1945 DRC from the Drouhin cellar got ~$500k / bottle)Next for Cult WinesLaunching new platform for managed investment serviceBespoke, public blockchain for security, authenticity, and speed of secure transactionsContinue to build North American offices (opened Spring 2021) in Canada and New York

ZACH BENCAL originated the role of “Babkak” on the first National Tour of Disney’s Aladdin and will be reprising his role in the New York Company upon the reopening of Broadway. Off-Broadway credits include The Anthem! & The Civil War. Regional credits include Goodspeed FNA, Hartford Symphony, Forestburgh Playhouse, Monomoy Theatre, NCL, TheatreworksUSA & and various NYC theatre. Zach attended the BMI Writers Workshop in 2016 as an aspiring composer, and obtained his BFA from The Hartt School.  @zbencal SFX by Zapsplat

Welcome to the Mindful Conversation series where we share the stories of most incredible humans.This time we get to know the story of an amazing theater and film company "Little y" and its driving force - the superwomen Mischa Ipp • Executive Producer and Artistic Director and Heloise Wilson • Associate Director at Little y.We talk about their vision for Little y, their passion for theater and film and what keeps them going during the turbulent year 2020. ATTENTION: Little y is looking for producers to join the super team and work on the amazing projects. If you are someone or know of someone who'd like to realize their potential and work with great people, please e-mail to: mischa@littley.coFind more information about Little y on www.littley.co and subscribe to its Instagram @littley.co, Twitter @littley_co and Facebook - Little y.Connect to Mischa @MischaIpp and Heloise @WeezyPea on Instagram.#littley #theatercompany #filmcompanySupport the show (http://www.otv.network/undeniablerealness)

Medical Marijuana coming to Texas Good People. Amazon is building another huge shipping location in southern Dallas. New York & Company filed for bankruptcy on Monday. Nine signs you're trying too hard to make a relationship work... Today's verse!https://www.facebook.com/GeorgiasTalk/https://www.instagram.com/georgiastalk/https://twitter.com/galanders001www.georgiastalk.comhttps://georgiastalk.blogspot.com/https://www.pinterest.com/GeorgiasTalk/georgias-talk/https://georgiastalk.tumblr.com/If you're interested in becoming a supporter just support this podcast with a small monthly donation to help sustain future episodes.Thanks' for listening to Georgia's Talk good people. As always thanks for having Georgia on your mind!www.georgiastalk.com@GeorgiasTalk

It's a million-dollar idea, one an up-state New York company hadn't thought of originally. WBZ NewsRadio's Chris Fama reports.

It's a million-dollar idea, one an up-state New York company hadn't thought of originally. WBZ NewsRadio's Chris Fama reports.

From the Simplr studios in San Francisco, this is your weekly briefing.IntroductionWith your E-Commerce Retail Briefing for today, Tuesday, September 24, 2019, I'm Vincent Phamvan.The clothing rental industry has seen a lot of growth as consumers seek sustainable and affordable options. Traditional retail sales may take a hit as clothing rental services gain steam.First, here are some retail headlines.Sephora Tops Sailthru's Retail Personalization IndexSephora topped Sailthru’s annual Retail Personalization Index for the third consecutive year. According to a survey, Sephora earned high marks for their mobile and email customization. The RPI ranking indicates that Sephora is the brand to emulate when it comes to personalizing the user experience, especially on mobile. Nordstrom ranked second on the list, seeing an improvement in its mobile score versus last year. Urban Outfitters and The Home Depot were also among the top performers.Macy's Piloting Same-Day DeliveryLast week, Macy’s announced they would be piloting free same-day delivery in select markets. They also revealed that free same-day delivery on orders over $75 would be available in 30 markets by October 1st. Macy’s will be partnering with Deliv to fulfill same-day orders. They didn’t say when the pilot would end, but Andrew Lipsman, an e-commerce analyst for eMarketer, sees it as a temporary play to win over holiday shoppers.Trigo Raises $22 million in Series A FundingComputer vision startup, Trigo, has raised $22 million in a Series A funding. The company uses a series a cameras throughout a store to monitor shoppers and their baskets, similar to Amazon Go. The startup wants to connect with grocery retailers that have watched Amazon Go’s development and want to implement AI without getting involved with Amazon. The company also has plans to implement their technology in 280 stores in the next five years.Clothing Rental Takes Aim At Traditional Apparel SalesClothing rental services are a growing trend, which may affect traditional retail sales. Brands like New York & Company, Bloomingdale’s, and Banana Republic are offering to rent their clothing for a monthly rate. Even H&M, with almost 5,000 stores globally, announced in August they were launching their own rental service.While most services are online, some brands are creating physical spaces for people to drop off, pick up, or browse available clothing. Fashion rental service Le Tote bought the operations of Lord + Taylor stores. In the next nine months, it plans to build drop-off lockers and display areas in 38 Lord + Taylor department stores. Rent the Runway has also expanded its physical presence with partnerships with WeWork and Nordstrom.The risk for retailers is that rental services could take spend away from more traditional sales. Changing shopping habits and falling prices have nearly halved the spend on apparel by the average U.S. consumer over the past 30 years. In 2018, In addition, the U.S. apparel rental market was worth $1 billion in 2018, less than 1 percent of total apparel market. But, it grew 24 percent in that year compared to 5 percent for the wider clothing market.Though clothing rental seems to be well liked among consumers, it comes with risks, so it remains to be seen if rentals will chip away at traditional retail sales over the longer term.ClosingThanks for listening to the latest episode of the E-Commerce Retail Briefing. Don't forget, Simplr can help you scale up your customer service with 24/7 support. Find out more at Simplr.ai. Until next time. 

London Fashion Week, Rihanna's Runway Delivery, New York & Co.  Welcome to another episode of Pop Fashion! We do a quick review of London Fashion Week, including shows by Burberry, Victoria Beckham, and Alexa Chung. Back in New York, we review a special surprise that took place after Rihanna's Savage X Fenty show. Fashion website Racked shut down, Henri Bendel is about to shut down, and New York & Company is changing its name and might shut down. Bangladesh raised its minimum wage, and we have a trade war update. Come hang out!  Pop Fashion Links Website: www.popfashionpodcast.com  Instagram: @popfashionpodcast Twitter: @JustPopFashion Lisa's Links Twitter: www.twitter.com/lisatella Website: www.lisarowan.com Kaarin's Links Twitter: www.twitter.com/truetostyle Website: www.truetostyle.com 

Build a website in just 5 days (even if you're not techie) at www.free5daywebsitechallenge.com Already have a website? Take the Free "Jumpstart Your Website Traffic" marketing mini-course at www.jumpstartyourwebsitetraffic.com Leave a Review! So you want to start a freelance web design business, but you’re just getting started so you haven’t had a paying client yet. Which means you don’t have a portfolio… So how are you going to get someone to pay you to build a website for them when you don’t have any client work to back you up? And since you haven’t had any paying clients, how can you even call yourself an actual web designer? You don’t have much experience, what if you mess something up? You shouldn’t charge that much when you’re just getting started. You definitely need to spend more time learning, because what if someone asks you for something you don’t know how to do? You just need more expertise, and the only way to get it is to work for free for friends and family until you have a good enough portfolio. And then you can slowly start charging for your work as you learn more. Eventually, you will know everything there is to know about web design, and then people will be lining up to give you their money! No. No. No and no!!! This is what most new freelance web designers think, and it’s so overwhelming that most of them never get started, or they quickly burn out before they ever start to make any real money. What if there was another way? A way to build your credibility without having a portfolio or having to work for free? I’m here to tell you that there is another way. I found it, quite by accident, and I’m gonna break it all down for you today. So back in 2014, I was working at a nonprofit doing a hybrid job of marketing and IT support. I had been at the company for about 7 years and I was making great money… but I was miserable. Every week sitting in the same rush hour traffic, listening to the same garbage morning radio show, rotating between the same two pairs of Express Editor pants, 5 New York & Company tops, and rotating between the black or brown pair of sensible Franco Sarto booties. Every day, doing the same pointless busy work, listening to the same complaints, navigating the same office politics. Every night, coming home too stressed out and exhausted from the drama of the day to think about what to make for dinner which led to the inevitable conversation with my husband: Me: “Where do you want to go for dinner tonight?” Him: “I don’t care.” Me: “Me neither, I just don’t want to make another decision, my brain is fried.” Him: “Okay, how about Flanagan’s?” Me: “Eh, I’m not feeling it…they don’t have anything healthy…” Him: Annoyed look. Me: “Okay, fine, whatever, that’s fine. I’ll find something I can eat there.” And then I eat a quesadilla washed down with a few Miller Lites for good measure, and now I’m finally feeling relaxed. Go home, go to bed. Sleep like crap. Wake up, start over. Waiting for the weekend. Wash, rinse, repeat. The one thing I loved about my job was WordPress. It’s not something I learned in college, it was a skill that came from me being a natural problem solver (and honestly a little bit of a rebel). I discovered WordPress around 2005. I worked at a law firm, and there was a guy who had scammed thousands of people out of money in a Ponzi scheme. Our firm was tasked with auctioning off all of his assets and distributing whatever they recovered to the victims – and they needed a way to be able to quickly communicate updates on the asset recovery to thousands of victims. Our website was not that nimble and required paying a ton of money to our web developer to update, so I did some research and discovered WordPress. I pitched the idea to my boss, offered to roll up my sleeves and figure it out and that’s when I fell in love with the power of WordPress. And then as I moved forward in my career and listened to people complain about how much time they spend doing ridiculous things that should be easier, I realized… WordPress can do that. There’s a plugin for that. We can automate that. We don’t have to spend tens of thousands on fancy software and hire web developers because I can totally build that. So that’s what I did, and I loved it. What I didn’t love is all the red tape involved. The meetings. The chain of command. The slow pace of progress – or the complete reversal of progress when people felt threatened by change. Then one day, I’m sitting in my beige office and I hear someone say, “Have you ever had 7-Up Salad? It’s got lemon jello, lime jello, marshmallows…” and I started to feel all panicky and I thought, “This cannot be it! There has got to be more to life than this!!! I cannot do this for the rest of my life!” And the panic was quickly replaced by the guilt because I made good money and great benefits and I should be happy with what I have so stop complaining because there are people less fortunate than you in this world, now get back to work! Around the same time my best friend had asked me to read Chalene Johnson’s PUSH with her, where you figure out ten life goals, and then the PUSH goal is the one that when accomplished makes all of the other goals easier. So here’s the conversation I had with myself as I was trying to figure out my PUSH goal: Okay, so I want to eat better, exercise more, lose weight, be less stressed and spend more time with my husband. What’s going to get me there? Being in control of my time and schedule. Okay, how will you do that? By being my own boss. How can you be your own boss? Start my own business. What are you going to do? Build websites with WordPress. Bingo. So I’m at the gym one day trying to exercise my way out of that quesadilla/Miller Lite habit I mentioned earlier, and this girl asks me what I do for a living. “I’m in IT. Oh, and I do web design on the side.” I immediately feel my face get hot. Why did you just lie to her? You’re not a web designer! You’ve never had one client, liar!!! “Ohmigosh, do you know WordPress? We use it at work and our developer ghosted and I’ve got this event coming up and I need major help.” Wait, so I can come to your rescue? She had said the magic words. We set a coffee date up, and I had my first client. A few weeks later, I mention this side hustle to a friend. “You know WordPress? My dad’s site got hacked and he doesn’t know what to do. Can you help?” Um, yep. I’ve cleaned a hack or two in my day. I can help. The following week, I get a phone call from a vendor at my day job. “Hey, who built your website? We have to move all of our clients to WordPress and we need help!” And before I know it, I’m working an extra 40 hours a week outside of my day job. But I’m not the web designer I always imagined – a creative genius who is building gorgeous, innovative websites that I’m proud to show off. I’m a pixel-pusher, taking orders and barely charging for my time because I feel bad that I’m not an expert certified web designer who can code a website from scratch with a degree in computer science – and these people really need my help! I can’t ask them for more money when they ask me for more changes – but I’m super resentful when they do!! Blend all of that with a family emergency and I was perfectly poised for a breakdown – which came in the form of me losing my ish on a coworker, sending a poorly written apology email, and taking the rest of the day off. This is too much. I’m wrapping up these client projects, and then I’m done, I thought. My dream of becoming a freelance web designer had died. Or so I thought. Because if you’re anything like me, once you REALLY want something, you’re not going to stop until you figure it out. I was on my way to work, and instead of listening to garbage morning radio I had started listening to podcasts, and this particular morning Chalene Johnson was interviewing this guy, Pat Flynn, who makes money by giving away everything he knows about creating passive income online, and he earns affiliate commissions on the plugins and themes and hosting and services people bought to implement what he taught. Wait, what??? It’s like I heard a record scratch in my own mind. This is a thing? You mean, I can create videos teaching everything I’ve learned about harnessing the power of WordPress over the past several years and make money from it – AND I won’t have to work with clients? Um, SIGN ME UP!!!! At that moment, everything changed. In my spare time, I started researching affiliate programs and was astounded at how many there were for products and services I already used. I began to outline my tutorial videos and scheduled time to record them. In the evenings worked on building my website and signing up for affiliate programs. On the weekends I recorded my tutorials and added them to my website. In just a couple of months, I had created the 5 Day Website Challenge, a free 5-module video course that teaches how to build an entire WordPress site, the same exact site I built for paying clients with no steps left out. It had a few affiliate recommendations in it for tools that I used myself and were teaching inside of the training, but 90% of it could be done at no cost to the Challenger. Okay, it’s done… now how do I get people to find it? Which led to the bigger question that I had failed to ask myself before diving in a building the thing… Who is this actually for? There have got to be more people out there like me, I thought. Women in their mid-thirties who just looked up one day and thought, is this it? Is this all there is to life? I had a different dream, and now I’m just trapped and I want the freedom of being my own boss, being in control of my time and taking the glass ceiling off of my earning potential. Women who want to start an online business like that B-School thing I kept hearing about or like Chalene teaches in her Marketing Impact Academy. I want to help those women build their websites so that they can have their dream too! The other thing that I knew from listening to Pat Flynn and Chalene Johnson is that I needed to build an email list. And so I set my WordPress training up to be something that I’d give away for free in exchange for an email address so I had that part down, but I wasn’t quite sure how to go about building my email list. So I just Googled “how to build an email list” and I found Nathalie Lussier’s 30 Day List Building Challenge – and the strategies I learned in that training are what led me to my very first subscriber and my very first affiliate commissions, and the realization that I had created something that people really, really need. So I put my head down and focused on list-building. Get as many people as possible to sign up for the 5 Day Website Challenge so I can earn affiliate revenue and not be an order-taking pixel pusher (outside of my day job anyway). What I did not expect is that my dream clients started asking me to build their websites for them. Powerful women building life-changing online businesses wanted me to build their websites. And at first, I told them no, I don’t work one on one with clients. I just teach you how to DIY. And I was also very CONFUSED –  why would you want to pay me when I’m showing you exactly what to do – for free? But then it hit me. I had earned their trust by peeling back the curtain on my process. I had built credibility by freely giving away my knowledge. And people felt like they already knew and liked me because I shared stories like this one about why I was giving it all away for free to them because I didn’t want them to be held back by the tech. I didn’t have to “sell” my services, people were asking me if they could BUY from me. It’s a business owners’ dream! And I said no!!! Can you believe it? And I said no because I was afraid. I didn’t want it to feel like how it felt before when I had no systems, no processes, no boundaries and no help and placed no value on my skillset or my time. Plus I still had a day job and I wanted to have somewhat of a life outside of it! By then, I had released a paid WordPress training course that was not making the millions I had expected it to make, so I set up a consultation with a sales expert who had taken my 5 Day Website Challenge. She had reached out to me for some advice and when I read her website copy I knew she was the person who could help me sell this course! That free twenty-minute conversation changed my life. I walked away realizing that it didn’t matter how I had learned what I knew or whether I knew everything there is to know, my years of knowledge and experience MATTER! The fact that I know how to find the answers quickly MATTERS. The fact that I want to help people get what they want MATTERS, and it all has value. And when I decided to put systems and processes in place and create a web design package together that I knew I could deliver while still working full time at a price that felt good to me, I started to say YES to people that asked to work with me. And every time I worked with a client, I learned something new that would lead to a change in my process or my pricing. Oh, that took WAY longer than I thought it would. I need to charge more for that next time. We got off track here, how can I prevent that from happening with the next client? I need help, I’m going to bring in some subcontractors so that I can get all of this work done on time. And over the next two years, I consistently grew the passive income I was making from courses and affiliate marketing, and the time-for-money income I was making building websites for clients. When I got to the point where I was completely maxed out on time and the amount of money I could make while still having a day job, I put in a 7-month notice at work. I gave them 7 months because I’d also been promoted to an executive role and I wanted to give them plenty of time to find a replacement. I quit my day job on January 2, 2018, and I’ve consistently earned between $8,000 – $10,000 month since becoming self-employed. So here are five things that I want you to take away from my story: You don’t need a portfolio to build credibility. I still don’t have a portfolio on my website! Simply give away everything you know for free by creating tutorials, training, and content. It positions you as trustworthy and as credible to people that need what you have to offer. You can call yourself a web designer whether you’ve had paying clients or not. If you know how to build a website (code or no code), then you can call yourself a web designer. Or if you’re not ready to say that just yet, you can offer web design services. Or say you build websites. It’s not like being called Doctor. No one has to bestow the title upon you. You are definitely going to mess things up, but like Marie Forleo says, everything is figureoutable. Something is not going to go as you expect on every single project, but if you’re a problem-solver, if you’re persistent and you’re willing to dig in and figure it out, you’ll be fine. Yeah, you might lose some time, but you’ll know for the next time you come across that same problem! You are never going to know everything there is to know. You just aren’t. There’s no better way to learn than as you go in real-life situations. Yes, it might take you longer. But are you confident in your ability to find the answers as you go? If you’re not confident, there’s no amount of learning or schooling that can get you there because you will always run into something you don’t know how to do. Please don’t work for free or barter for experience or exposure. You’ll end up working for that client for free (or super cheap) forever. How do you draw the line between what you’ll do for free and what they have to now pay for? And once you get some paying clients, who is going to come last? Yep, the client who doesn’t pay you. And then they get resentful because now they are in a bad spot and you’re not available to help them. When you work for free, you also start getting referrals of clients that also can’t afford to pay you for your services. Your time and knowledge are valuable, even when you’re just starting out, and it gets even more valuable over time. You have got to start right out of the gate setting firm boundaries on your pricing, otherwise, like me, you’ll feel resentful, burnt out and at risk of giving up on your dream! If you’re going to spend any time doing something you aren’t immediately getting paid to do, spend it on creating free content that builds your credibility and putting together packages of services you feel confident you can deliver! So how do you start a web design business without a portfolio or having had a single client? Start by building the best website you’ve ever built for your own business. Pretend you are your own dream client and just knock your own socks off. Then, start creating content that helps other people get what they want and positions you as someone who knows her stuff. And give it all away for free to attract traffic to your website. You’re not giving away your time for free, you’re giving away your knowledge. There’s a difference. Then go create something extra awesome to build your email list, build trust over time through consistency and then let people know when you have open development spots on your schedule and set up free consultations. You’ll be closing sales with confidence in no time, and you’ll look back at the days where you worried about not having a portfolio with fond memories.

Nintendo Fashion, Gucci Controversy, The Ordinary’s Disruptor Welcome to another episode of Pop Fashion! This week Navin joins in while Lisa is out on business. We chat about Bloomingdale’s partnership with Nintendo, La Perla’s possible eviction in Hong Kong, and Gucci’s controversial runway show.  Also, is The Ordinary’s CEO being a disrupter in the beauty industry or just acting odd? Urban Outfitters opened a store in Paris, Nike sold out of the Air Jordan III in 23 minutes, and New York & Company is testing a subscription box service. Come hang out! Pop Fashion Links Website: www.popfashionpodcast.com Instagram: @popfashionpodcast Twitter: @JustPopFashion Lisa’s Links Twitter: www.twitter.com/lisatella Website: www.lisarowan.com Kaarin’s Links Twitter: www.twitter.com/truetostyle Website: www.truetostyle.com

The Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Stargate Pioneer, Agent Haley, and Agent Lauren discuss the Iron Fist premiere episode “Snow Gives Way.”   THIS TIME ON LEGENDS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.:   Iron Fist “Snow Gives Way” Marvel News Since Last Show Listener Feedback   IRON FIST “SNOW GIVES WAY” [03:45]   IRON FIST SERIES OVERVIEW   Netflix made all 13 episodes of Iron Fist available on Friday March 17th, 2017.   MAIN CAST   Finn Jones - as - Danny Rand / Iron Fist (The Sarah Janes Adventures, Game Of Thrones) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3645691/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A billionaire Buddhist monk and martial artist proficient in kung-fu, with the ability to call upon the mystical power of the Iron Fist. Jones described the character as "someone struggling to find his identity", and identified with the character's loneliness being an orphan like Rand. He noted that "Danny gets really stressed and really pissed off sometimes, and I understand that ... [his] optimism and where that comes from."In preparation for the role, Jones studied kung fu, wushu, and tai chi, along with weight training, Buddhist philosophy, and meditation. Toby Nichols portrays a young Danny Rand.   Jessica Henwick - as - Colleen Wing (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Game of Thrones) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3725055/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A martial artist ally of Rand who runs her own martial arts dojo called Chikara Dojo in New York City. Henwick felt the most defining word for Wing was "alone", saying, "She doesn't want to be anyone's love interest and open herself up in that way." Henwick also tried "to pull out that sort of very dry humor that [Wing] has, and that no bullshit New Yorker demeanor" from the comics version in her portrayal.   Tom Pelphrey - as - Ward Meachum (Guiding Light, As the World Turns, Banshee) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670601/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The son of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with his sister Joy is threatened to be undone with Rand's return. Ward is a character from the comics, though Pelphrey noted "we’re not necessarily beholden to representing him [in the series] exactly as he appears in the comic book." Stroup said that Ward would experience some "male angst" on Rand's return, because "Ward would have been the one who picked on [Rand] when he was little so as pure and innocent and great as Iron Fist is, he comes in and he causes some problems" there. Ilan Eskenazi portrays a teenage Ward Meachum.   Jessica Stroup - as - Joy Meachum (90210, The Following, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1888211/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 The daughter of Harold and childhood acquaintance of Rand, whose work building up Rand Enterprises with her brother Ward is threatened to be undone with Rand's return. Stroup said that Joy "absolutely loves" Rand, and his return to New York is "like this rebirth of what she once was, and she gets to ask these questions about herself because he’s posing them to her." Stroup said that Joy would initially be unsure whether Rand is who he says he is. Aimee Laurence portrays a young Joy Meachum.   Ramón Rodríguez - as - Bakuto (The Wire, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Charlie's Angels TV Series, Need for Speed) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1913125/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t9 A leader of a faction of The Hand and Colleen Wing's sensei.   Sacha Dhawan - as - Davos (After Earth, An Adventure in Space and Time, Sherlock) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0223527/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A skilled martial artist who is the son of Lei Kung and Rand's former best friend in K'un-Lun, who grew envious when Rand became the Iron Fist. Although Dhawan first appeared in the ninth episode of the first season, Dhawan noted that the majority of Davos' storyline was intended to be explored in a potential second season.   Rosario Dawson  - as - Claire Temple (Josie and the Pussycats, Men in Black II, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Sin City, Rent, Clerks II, Robot Chicken, Gemini Division, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, The Defenders) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0206257/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A former nurse from Hell's Kitchen who joins Wing's dojo. Dawson reprises her role from previous Marvel Netflix series.   David Wenham  - as - Harold Meachum (Moulin Rouge!, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, After the Deluge, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Van Helsing, 300, 300: Rise of an Empire, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0920992/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A ruthless corporate leader and co-founder of Rand Enterprises who was partners with Rand’s parents at the time of their deaths. Regarding Harold's relationship with his children, Joy and Ward, Wenham said the dynamic between the three of them "is complex, to say the least. It’s multilayered, it’s multidimensional, it’s surprising and it’s forever changing, depending on the circumstances."   RECURRING CAST   David Furr as Wendell Rand (Bit part actor in a ton. Noted for appearances in 13 Hours, TURN: Washington's Spies) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2412970/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Danny's father and co-founder of Rand Enterprises.   Barrett Doss as Megan http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5495383/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A secretary to Danny Rand and the Meachums at Rand Enterprises.   Alex Wyse as Kyle http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2537879/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Harold Meachum's personal assistant.   Marquis Rodriguez as Darryl http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2532658/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A student at Wing's dojo. Rodriguez reprises his role from Luke Cage.   Wai Ching Ho as Gao http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387395/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 An accomplished woman and former ally of Wilson Fisk with her own heroin trade in Hell's Kitchen who has connections with The Hand. Ho reprises her role from Daredevil.   Ramon Fernandez as Kevin Singleton http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1771714/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Harold Meachum's loyal bodyguard.   Clifton Davis as Lawrence Wilkins http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204389/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.   John Sanders as Donald Hooper http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1854252/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1  A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.   Elise Santora as Maria Rodriguez http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5306108/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1  A member of the Rand Enterprises board of directors.   MUSIC COMPOSED BY: Trevor Morris http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0007129/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cr27 65 Composer Credits spanning back to 1997 that include: E-Ring The Bridge Alphas Olympus Has Fallen Ascension London Has Fallen Vikings   SERIES EXECUTIVE PRODUCER / SHOWRUNNER: Scott Buck (Dexter) http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118420/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr1 In December 2015, Buck was hired to serve as showrunner and executive producer for the Marvel and Netflix television series Iron Fist. Following the series' debut online via streaming, reviews for Iron Fist were predominantly overall negative with critics calling it "easily the worst of the Netflix Marvel shows." In December 2016, it was announced that he would return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the showrunner and executive producer for the Marvel, IMAX Corporation, and ABC television series Inhumans.   Directed By: John Dahl http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001093/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#director 46 Directing Credits spanning back to 1989 that include: 1 x Battlestar Galactica 1 x Breaking Bad 4 x True Blood 2 x Caprica 1 x Falling Skies 1 x Arrow 4 x The Vampire Diaries 1 x Person Of Interest 16 x Dexter 2 x The Americans 10 x Californication 2 x Outlander 3 x The Bridge 2 x House Of Cards 6 x Justified 2 x Hannibal 1 x Jessica Jones 2 x Iron Fist   Written By: Scott Buck http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0118420/?ref_=tt_ov_wr#writer 13 credits since 1991 15 x Coach 1 x Everyone Loves Raymond 7 x Six Feet Under 2 x Rome 18 x Dexter 3 x Iron Fist 1 x Inhumans ALSO: He’s the “Showrunner” for both Iron Fist and Inhumans   “SNOW GIVES WAY” Meaning of “Snow Gives Way”   Danny Rand shoelist on the streets of New York - Company ad plays in the lobby - Fights his way into Rand Industries - Sees Ward and Joy on the 45th floor - Harold Meachum is dead. Cancer. 12 years ago - Snaps at Joy - Flashback to private jet   Danny’s Old House - Danny Mom Dad in sidewalk - Hidden key doesn’t work - 2nd floor open window - Guard dog pacified - Flashback to kids; Ward is a liar and a cheat   Danny In The Park with Big Al - Big Al looks up Danny and Harold Meachum - Piss in new shoes you can get at the shelter   Danny Tries To Talk To Joy Outside The House - Danny flips over a taxi in the street   Danny Meditates - Meets Colleen Wiig   Joy Tells Ward about Danny - Chinese Expansion - Danny would own 51% of the company   Danny “Steals” Ward’s Car - Ward pulls the gun - Danny asks for answers - No way to verify his identity - Ward always bullied Danny - Ward denies it - Danny freaks out - Both vow further action   Danny In The Park with Big Al x 2 - Share dinner - Hunter-Gatherer - Buddha “Purpose in life is to find your purpose” -- To protect K’un-Lun for all oppression -- To honor the sacrifice of Shou-Lao The Undying   Dojo - Martial Arts Class - Danny wants to challenge the master - protocol - Colleen gives Danny shows   Rand Security - Jump Danny outside the Dojo - Colleen watches - Danny disarms the man - Danny hides in Chinese street celebration - Ward Meachum sent them   Ward Meets With DAD - Harold has a...slave? - What if this is Danny Rand? - Harold will tell Ward what to do   Big Al dead of overdose - Tattoo   Danny Breaks Into Joy’s Office - Talk - Tea - Joy is open to the possibilities - Joy and Ward drugs Danny - Danny is held captive in the hospital - Flashback  - Danny was hit in the head; mom sucked out the top of the plane   NEWS [43:19]   INHUMANS   First trailer: https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/29/15556880/marvel-inhumans-official-trailer-abc-imax   SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING   Tom Holland confirms Peter Parker in Iron Man 2 http://io9.gizmodo.com/tom-holland-confirms-that-peter-parker-appeared-in-iron-1796423390   Kevin Feige confirms Miles Morales exists SOMEWHERE in MCU http://io9.gizmodo.com/kevin-feige-confirms-that-miles-morales-exists-somewher-1796420962   X-MEN   Hunt for the Wilderpeople’s Julian Dennison joins Deadpool 2 https://twitter.com/TaikaWaititi/status/879957239653580800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com%2Ftag%2Fmarvel   X-Men: Dark Phoenix: Evan Peters to Reprise Quicksilver Role http://www.cbr.com/evan-peters-quicksilver-in-x-men-dark-phoenix/     New Mutants Casts Alice Braga as Rosario Dawson Exits http://www.cbr.com/new-mutants-casts-alice-braga-cecilia-reyes-rosario-dawson-exits/   AWWWWWW/COOL STUFF   Thor: Ragnarok Trailer Gets An Epic 8-Bit Remake - http://www.cbr.com/thor-ragnarok-8-bit-trailer/   FEEDBACK [57:55]   TWITTER   https://twitter.com/MrParacletes/status/879479263887491072  Dr. Gnome to you‏ @MrParacletes @LegendsofSHIELD Happy Summer Sullust to you too @StargatePioneer ! Also, hi @sithwitch mom! How you doin', @AwsmEngrGrl ?   https://twitter.com/thedigitalsoup/status/880220958409326592 digitalSoup‏ @thedigitalsoup digitalSoup Retweeted Legends S.H.I.E.L.D. I need to get caught up on @LegionFX so I can listen! Still working my way through the @CW_Arrow @CW_TheFlash universe!   https://twitter.com/KodiakGWC/status/880426044423065604 Richard‏ @KodiakGWC Richard Retweeted io9 @LegendsofSHIELD Trailer was meh. Hope the series is better.   OUTRO [61:38]   Haley, Lauren and Stargate Pioneer love to hear back from you about your top 5 Marvel character lists, your science of Marvel questions, who would you pick in an all-female Avenger team, or who’s Marvel abs you would like to see. Call the voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871.   Join Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. next time as the hosts discuss the Legion episode 4 titled “Chapter 4” on Sunday July 2nd, 2017. You can listen in live when we record Wednesday nights at 8:00 PM Central time at Geeks.live (Also streamed live on Spreaker.com). Contact Info: Please see http://www.legendsofshield.com for all of our contact information or call our voicemail line at 1-844-THE-BUS1 or 844-843-2871   Don’t forget to go check out our spin-off podcast, Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D..: Longbox Edition for your weekly Marvel comic book release run-down with segments by Black Adam on S.H.I.E.L.D. comics, Lauren on Mutant Comics and Anthony with his Spider-Man web down. Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D.: Longbox Edition is also available on the GonnaGeek.com podcast network.   Legends Of S.H.I.E.L.D. Is a Proud Member Of The GonnaGeek Network (gonnageek.com).   This podcast was recorded on Thursday June 29th, 2017.   Standby for your S.H.I.E.L.D. debriefing ---   Audio and Video Production by Stargate Pioneer of GonnaGeek.com.