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On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, Escape Fitness wraps up its exclusive podcast partnership with the FitExpo in LA to bring to you Podcast Nation. One of our guests today competed as a bodybuilder, and trained many people in the Hollywood film industry, corporate executives, and Royal Family Members. Brad Bose has worked with the Nike Corporation training their employees and doing seminars for “The Nike Connection”.   Furthermore, we are joined by a fitness panel filled with experts from the industry. Today, we discuss: ·       - The crucial aspect of mind muscle connecting during weightlifting ·       - How to break the psyche of the younger demographic to enter fitness in a safe manner ·       - And why most fitness influencers are damaging their bodies when training To learn more about Brad Bose, click here! https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradbose/

Like the bat signal on the blackened skies of Gotham, feral hogs have descended upon the San Francisco Bay Area to herald the return of Hog Planet. On our triumphant return, we poured one out for the fallen hog lawyer Michael Avenatti, whose string of heinous crimes, including extorting Stormy Daniels and the Nike Corporation, among others, could land him in jail for decades. Next, Dan and Sam rampaged through the discursive streets of the Joe Rogan vaccine and n-word controversies. Our hosts' credibility may never recover. Lastly, we handed the mic over to 4 AM fruit stand enjoyer and New York Mayor Eric Adams, who called us a certain wafery slur in return. There you have it, folks, this episode is a bona fide feral swine bomb. Stick around for an eyewitness Mayor Pete report before the hog credits roll. It's a Hog Planet. Please contribute to Ward 2 Mutual Aid: https://opencollective.com/ward-2-mutual-aid --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hog-planet/message

“It doesn't matter why someone doesn't have shoes, if they need shoes, they need shoes.” Brad Jackson Simple things aren't that simple. They bring comfort and meaning to our lives and without them, life would be unbearable. Our guest today, Brad Jackson, dedicates his time to make the lives of people around his community easier by providing shoes to those who need them the most. Brad was born in Dayton, Ohio, and grew up in Muncie, Indiana, where Ball State University is located, and from which he received his teaching degrees. Him and his wife are residents of Fishers, Indiana. Brad taught junior high biology and U.S. history for 43 years, and retired 4 years ago. Before that final school year, he had been looking for a volunteer opportunity that had the positive aspects of teaching and more. It needed to be a service-type non-profit in which he could see results of his efforts. Brad got introduced to Changing Footprints by his long-time friend whom they worked together in one of the facilities of that organization. The mission of the organization is to put shoes of the feet of those who need them. In his spare time, Brad leads nature walks, especially for special-needs students, help rehabilitate old cemeteries, raise funds for Camp Tecumseh and Right Sharing of World Resources which helps women in Sierra Leone, Kenya, and India establish small businesses. Brad also guest speaks in Spanish classes about his trips to Guatemala, and, with his wife Naomi, and Tom, his friend and excellent pianist, and sometimes special guests, perform music programs at retirement homes, featuring songs from the early 1900s through the 1950s. Brad's retirement has turned out to be busier than he had envisioned, but truly exciting to him. In today's episode, Brad will talk about the work he and his colleagues are doing at Changing Footprints that touches their community in a positive way. Listen in! Contact www.changingfootprints.org A few years before I retired I talked to a person at church who worked for Changing Footprints and a month after retirement I went to work as a volunteer. [3:15] Our statement that we use is that we are changing the world two feet at a time and our logo is a bare foot print with a shoe print on top. [4:18] The theme in how we're using shoes is that it doesn't matter why somebody doesn't have shoes, the idea is they need them to carry on life functions. [4:36] It started in 2005 after a reporter did a story about children in Afghanistan escaping the war and injuring their feet because most had no shoes on. [4:56] A couple of people that worked at Emerson industries in Indianapolis watched the report and decided to start collecting some shoes to send there. [5:34] They collected a few 100 shoes and sent them to Afghanistan and later realized that there were people locally who needed shoes and so they kept on collecting [5:49] The number of pairs collected grew over the years and now we're feeling pretty good about the numbers. [6:26] It's not a contest about numbers but they indicate how we're doing and how we're growing. [7:32] We just passed the 400,000 pair Mark from when they started in 2005 and the goal is by the end of 2022 to do half a million pairs. [7:42] We concentrate on agencies coming to us to request shoes for their clients and we are currently working with about 90 different agencies. [9:07] We get shoes through shoe drives and so part of my job is to go out to the schools in my county and initiate the drive [9:45] I work with schools that have community service requirements for their students make use of this opportunity and now we have 21 schools in my school district which makes the numbers incredible. [10:20] The really cool thing about kids coming to our facility to sort shoes, is that they get to see the second step in the process. [13:49] The process entails collection, sorting and pairing, inspection, labelling, grouping, boxing and stacking awaiting orders. [14:07] Commercial break. [17:24] Sometimes we give shoes to men and women who are being released from prison and are going into the construction industry. [20:04] When some shoes come in and they're not in very good shape, we take the reusable parts such as laces and inner soles and give the remaining shoe parts to Nike Corporation for recycling. [20:28] We also have resource officers from the Metropolitan Police Department of Indianapolis who get some shoes to give out to homeless people that they come across. [23:10] We have trouble sometimes placing our dress shoes both men's and women's but we were given an idea by some teachers, and we started giving them out for free to schools to use them for their concert [23:42] We do look for financial contributions because we have two places that pay rent and also buy items that we use in in our processes. [27:41] We would love to see some other locations start their own organizations like ours because it is not that hard to get started. [29:02] …………………..….. TopDog Learning Group, LLC is a leadership, change management, and diversity and inclusion consulting firm based in Orlando, FL, USA but with “TopDoggers” (aka consultants) throughout North America and beyond. They focus on training programs (both virtual and face-to-face), keynotes and “lunch and learns,” group and 1:1 coaching, and off-the-shelf solutions. One such solution is their Masterclass on The Top 3 Strategies to be Resilient in Times of Change. 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Special guest Jennifer Zelik stops by to talk with your favorite simpletons. Jenn is a technical designer at the Nike Corporation.  Chill out with The It List as Jenn tells stories about her career history over drinks while the guys simultaneously concoct a Top 5 List of the Dead Historical People They would most like to have a drink with.  They'll talk about Hemingway's love of mojitos, Japanese vinyl record bars, Marc's Old-Man Fashion sense, and Joel harassing emo-concert stagehands. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theitlistpodcast/support

Earlier this year, before the Corona Virus shutdown happened, the economy in the USA was booming. But behind the walls of Nike Corporation, there is looming panic. Their sales are plummeting. They reported at the end of June 2020 that they lost $790million while their sales dropped like a stone from $10.18Billion to $6.31Billion. How is this happening? What did they do wrong? What they did wrong was to violate the first law of sales and marketing. That law is: "Who is the customer?" They didn't know who they were selling to. And just as importantly, they didn't know what their customers valued. Because they didn't know what their customers valued, they unknowingly attacked those values. And when you attack anyone's values, it always triggers the emotion of anger. And the anger was directed at the attacker - Nike Corporation. In this episode, we're going to discuss the emotion of "shame" and how it is triggered. If it is wrongly triggered, as what Nike was attempting to do, it leads to anger. That is why I try to stay away from sales techniques that could accidentally trigger shame. I stay away from values solicitation questions, because it is too tempting to throw the values back into the face of the customer, which is what the shame trigger is all about. If you want to learn more information, see the book: Selling by Personality Type from Amazon. Or come to our website at: CustomerSecrets.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode we answer questions sent in by Academy members about finding time for strength training, when to stretch, how to avoid cramping at the end of a marathon, and more, as we bring you part two of our Ask the Coach Q & A. In the quick tip segment Angie shares the top book picks from her summer reading. Ask the Coach Episode | Part 2 On this episode we were joined by Coach Kristen Williamson the newest member of the MTA coaching team. Kristen is a Registered Dietitian and Road Runners Club of America certified running coach. She is a 3:29:00 Marathoner, Boston Qualifier, and has a Master of Science in Dietetics as well as a MBA. To learn more about our coaching team see this page. Questions Featured: Strength training. I hear so much about the benefits of getting into the gym, but struggling with how to fit that in with 5 days of weekly running and appropriate recovery. If I go to the gym on a rest day does that compromise recovery? If it does, how can it be fit in? if you add up all the advise out there it’s like run 5 days a week, but also make sure you are taking full days off for recovery. But also make sure you are getting into the gym twice a week for strength training, but not before or after a long run or quality run. And also add in a day for cross training. Would be great if there were 11 days in the week. -Eli How do you stretch appropriately before/after a long run or race? Especially when there is a lot of standing around before you actually start running? What about stretching in cold weather vs warmer weather? What are some of the ways you stretch before and after? -Yali How to avoid muscle cramps at the end of marathons? -Hanna-Leena What’s the funniest thing that has ever happened to you on a run? -Pat Book Picks from My Summer ReadingNon-Fiction: Running and Mindset Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins This book was my top pick for this summer. I read it at a time when I was gearing up for big physical challenges and I could directly see how the motivation gleaned from this book helped me perform my best. David’s narrative of his life, the things he’s overcome, and the challenges he took on are intertwined with great motivational lessons. This book will change your mindset forever. FYI- Book contains strong language. You (Only Faster) by Greg McMillan If you’re the type of person who really likes to dive into the individual variations of running and training plans this is the book for you. He talks about how you can maximize your running potential, be a healthy runner for life, and the differences between more endurance based and speed based energy systems. Running Outside the Comfort Zone by Susan Lacke This is a fun and relatable book that really makes you want to get outside your comfort zone and not let fear hold you back. Check out our interview with author Susan Lacke on episode #291 for more information. The Long Run by Matt Long This is one of those running books that sat on my shelf for nearly a decade before I got around to reading it. I’m glad that I finally took the time to read it because it was very inspirational. Matt tells the story of how he went from a NYC firefighter, triathlete, and marathoner gunning for a BQ to being hit by a bus while cycling. He survived despite overwhelming odds, had multiple surgeries, and had to relearn all aspects of mobility again as well as deal with serious depression. This is one of those books where you end up feeling like any excuses you have are weak-sauce. Run or Die by Kilian Jornet This is another book that I’ve had for a long time but finally read. It was fascinating to hear the story of how Kilian grew up and his mindset and determination to take on some of the world’s top running challenges. Impossible and give up are not in his vocabulary. 14 Minutes by Alberto Salazar This memoir by Alberto Salazar was very interesting and provided a behind the scenes look at the way he was raised, how to turned to running, his long-time battle with career ending injury, his coaching, and the near fatal heart attack that he had at age 49. The only thing I knew about him previously was that he was head coach of the Oregon Project and what I’d read from Dick Beardsley’s book Duel in the Sun. Shoe Dog by Phil Knight An interesting book about the humble and often tenuous beginnings of the Nike Corporation. Reading about the struggles that Phil Knight went through to bring his company to success gave me a new appreciation for the tenacity it takes to succeed in the business world. It’s truly amazing that the global phenomenon we know today almost didn’t get off the ground. Presence by Amy Cuddy This book explores the power that being present has over our emotional, mental and physical state. She talks about how the posture of our body can influence our thought process and help us take on challenges. Even two minutes of doing a power pose can increase your testosterone and decrease your cortisol levels. You feel more confident, passionate, authentic, and enthusiastic. She encourages readers to, “Fake it until you become it and that tiny tweaks can lead to big changes.”Other Books I Enjoyed This Summer Nonfiction Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin Make Your Bed by William H. Mcraven Fearless-The Undaunted Courage and Ultimate Sacrifice of Navy Seal Team Six Operator Adam Brown by Eric Blehm Girl, Stop Apologizing by Rachel Hollis The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee Maid by Stephanie Land Them by Ben Sasse Running the Books by Avi Steinberg Inheritance by Dani Shapiro Running- A Love Story by Jen A. Miller Fiction: The Circle by Dave Eggers The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman The Bonesetter’s Daughter by Amy Tan The Inkeeper Series by Ilona Andrews Also Mentioned in This Episode The MTA Virtual Half Marathon. Registration now open! Check out this year’s awesome medal and hat. The Runner’s Toolbox -8 inexpensive items to keep at home to prevent and self-treat running injuries. Generation Ucan -the revolutionary new way for runners to fuel. UCAN keeps your blood sugar stable, is gentle on your stomach, and allows your body to burn fat. Use the promo code “MTACOACH” to save 15% off your order. Or if you’re new to UCAN, save 25% on your first order with code MTA25”. On-Running Shoes -Try a pair of On’s for yourself for 30 days and put them to the test. That means actually running in them before you decide to keep them. DripDrop O.R.S. An electrolyte powder developed by a doctor to treat dehydration. Go to www.dripdrop.com/mta to get 20% off any purchase. The post Ask the Coach Episode (Part 2) + Books! appeared first on Marathon Training Academy.

3-25-19 The Program goes around the country two minutes at a time with another edition of the Two Minute Drill as they make stops in Nashville, Boston, Louisville, and Houston. The Program then reacts to the news that Michael Avenatti has been arrested after trying to extort millions of dollars from the Nike Corporation in the college basketball show scandalSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Listen to the re-broadcast of this powerful motivational and empowering message to get your New Year started off right, delivered by Eld. Michael Nimmons at Greater Grace Temple during Nike Sunday. This Sunday was dedicated to the sacrifices that Colin Kaepernick and others have made to get us as a people to where we are today. Colin Kaepernick recently teamed up with the Nike Corporation as they celebrate the 30 Anniversary of the "Just Do It" ad campaign. Eld. Nimmons uses the title to admonish and encourage you to do things that will not just make our community better but to also do what is necessary to have a better relationship with God.  Join for this week's edition of the Thinking Out Loud Radio Show as we talk Kaepernick, King and MORE!!! 

Listen to the re-broadcast of this powerful motivational and empowering message to get your New Year started off right, delivered by Eld. MIchael Nimmons at Greater Grace Temple during Nike Sunday. This Sunday was dedicated to the sacrifices that Colim Kaepernick and others have made to get us as a people to where we are today. Colin Kaepernick recently teamed up with the Nike Corporation as they celebrate the 30 Anniversary of the "Just Do It" ad campaign. Eld. Nimmons uses the title to admonish and encourage you to do things that will not just make our community better, but to also do what is necessary to have a better relatioship with God.  Join for this week's edition of the Thinking Out Loud Radio Show as we talk Kapernick, King and MORE!!! 

 Listen to this powerful motivational and empowering message delivered by Eld. Michael Nimmons at Greater Grace Temple during Nike Sunday. This Sunday was dedicated to the sacrifices that Colin Kaepernick and others have made sacrifices to get us as a people where we are today. Colin Kaepernick recently teamed up with the Nike Corporation as they celebrate the 30 Anniversary of the "Just Do It" ad campaign. Eld. Nimmons uses the title to admonish and encourage to do things that will not just make our community better but to also do what is necessary to have a better relationship with God.  ?Join for this week's edition of the Thinking Out Loud Radio Show as we talk Kaepernick, King and MORE!!! 

LIsten to this powerful motivational and empowering message delivered by Eld. MIchael Nimmons at Greater Grace Temple durinng Nike Sunday. This Sunday was dedicated to the sacrifices that Colim Kaepernick and others have made sacrifices to get us as a people where we are today. Colin Kaepernick recently teamed up with the Nike Corporation as they celebrate the 30 Anniversary of the "Just Do It" ad campaign. Eld. Nimmons uses the title to admonish and encourage to do things that will not just make our community better, but to also do what is necessary to have a better relatioship with God.  Join for this week's edition of the Thinking Out Loud Radio Show as we talk Kapernick, King and MORE!!! 

BAM! You found it! Your perfect business idea, along with the best name, logo, and tagline to go with it! You're pumped! You're ready to get out there and make some sales! But despite your best efforts, you end up with one unhappy customer among the thousands you've served. They're convinced you've ruined their life... and they're going for broke! On top of that, you've noticed a similar business in your niche that has the same company name and tagline. What's a small business owner to do?! No worries. Nellie Akalp has you covered. While registering as an LLC or Trademarking aspects of your business may not be first on your to-do list, Nellie shares why they're important issues to consider as soon as you know you have a viable business on your hands. On the Podcast 01:15 - Nellie's Second Start-Up03:13 - Do you have a Fictitious Business Name (We hope not!)07:23 - What are the Benefits of an LLC or S-Corp?13:21 - What Good is a Trademark if there are Two Companies Called "Nike"?19:56 - The Benefits of Registering a Trademark23:10 - Is Obtaining a Trademark Complicated and Expensive?27:55 - The $100 Investment that Turned into Millions30:42 - Back to the Future34:07 - More than a Million Reasons to be Proud34:50 - Nellie's Hilarious Mom Moment Press Play on the Podcast Player Below to hear from Nellie Nellie's Second Start-Up CorpNet is actually Nellie Akalp's second start-up! Her first business began in 1997 with her husband, Philip. They were in law school together and saw a need for an online business that provided entrepreneurs with legal filing help so they could get their businesses off the ground. Intuit acquired the Akalp's company in 2005, and after their three-year non-compete clause was up, the Akalps were still so passionate about helping entrepreneurs in this way that they started from scratch once again and founded CorpNet. Nellie and Philip have helped over half a million corporations and LLCs to get started by assisting with their document filing and streamlining the process of business formation for them.In addition to being a brilliant start-up founder, Nellie is a mother of four. She has teenage twins, and 11 year-old, and a 4 year-old. Do you have a Fictitious Business Name (We hope not!) If you've never taken steps to become an LLC (Limited Liability Company) or S-Corp, and you're not in a partnership, then you have a fictitious business name. The default business structure for a solopreneur is called a Sole Propietorship. Many businesses start out this way, but it's not wise to continue with this structure for very long. Essentially, a Sole Proprietorship allows you to do business under you own name, or a "fictitious business name". Filing this business type is called a "Doing Business As Filing" or "Fictitious Business Name Filing."Although it's easy to get started as a Sole Proprietorship, this business structure offers you zero legal protection. If your business wrongs a third party, and that third party decides to sue, they can go after your personal assets such as your house, car, or personal savings accounts. So get rid of that fictitious business name, and structure your business as an LLC or S-Corp. (Note: You should always talk with an accountant and legal advisors. This article does not constitute either accounting or legal advice, but simply recommendations based on experience.) What are the Benefits of an LLC or S-Corp? The S-Corp or LLC are the best types of business entities for a small business owner to consider. Since laws vary from state-to-state, be sure to check with your accountant to determine which structure makes the most sense for you. The Benefits of an S-Corp The corporation gets treated as an individual entity. An S-Corp is treated as a pass-through tax entity, so this means, for example, that when a company pays out dividends to its stockholders, you no longer get taxed twice - once at the individual level and once at the corporate level for the small business owner. You are only taxed at the individual level when you receive your dividend, and in this way, an S-Corp avoids double taxation. May be entitled to more tax savings. There may be other additional tax benefits and savings related to being an S-Corp, but these vary on a case-by-case basis. Corporate shield between you and your business. You have far more protection for your personal assets when you are the owner of an S-Corp. Now, a wronged third party may go after the corporation's assets, but not your personal assets as the business owner. Added layer of privacy. Becoming an S-Corp means that the corporation is its own entity. You no longer have forms with your name all over it stating that you're simply "doing business as .......X Company" Higher credibility in the eyes of the consumer. Becoming a corporation means that you've taken steps to legitimize your business. You're official. What are the Benefits of an LLC? Here's the best news of all! An LLC provides all the benefits of an S-Corp without all of the formalities required to file as an S-Corp. With an LLC, you have have your cake and eat it too. You get added tax benefits, additional legal protection, more privacy, and appear more legitimate in the eyes of the consumer. The only formality required for an LLC is to have an operating agreement that's executed by all of the members of the LLC and to file a yearly compliance document. What Good is a Trademark if there are Two Companies Called "Nike"? What is a trademark and why does it matter to you as a small business owner? A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, or design or a combination of any of these that identifies the source of a product or service and distinguishes it from its competitors. Trademarks can be given for product names, company names, logos, and taglines.However, trademarks apply only to a particular category of goods and services. For example, Nike Inc. owns the swoosh mark on shoes, clothing, andsporting goods along with the name Nike and the phrase "Just do it" within the sporting goods category. However, there is also a Nike Corporation (a completely different company) who sells hydraulic lifting jacks and machinery. These two companies, both called Nike, can both exist because each is clearly distinguished within a particular category of goods and services - one in sporting goods and the other in hydraulic machinery. So what's the point of a Trademark if there can be two Nikes? A trademark keeps your brand ID safe so that no one else in the marketplace can use your name, logo, tag line, or combination of those for a similar product. Trademarks are still powerful, even though they only apply to a specific category or just a few categories. When should you Trademark? If you have a viable business name and you're planning on using it in more than one state, then trademarking your brand name and possibly logo and tag line should be done during your start of business checklist. You don't want others to dilute your brand name or logo by using it on similar products that didn't come from you. The Benefits of Registering a Trademark You're eligible for damages if someone in your category infringes on your name, logo, or branding. You obtain the right to use the R symbol instead of just the TM symbol behind your company name and logo. You have a streamlined process for securing your domain and usernames on social sites if, for example, someone else is already using your brand name there. It's much easier for you to dispute this use and win the right to be the only person using that brand name. You receive stronger legal protection than that of "Common Law Rights of First Use" so it's easier to recover your property and dispute infringements on your brand. (Common Law Rights of First Use does say that if you've registered your business with your state with a given brand name and have done business with that brand name, then you have rights of first use, but this is not nearly as official as having a registered trademark.) Is Obtaining a Trademark Complicated and Expensive? Acquiring a Trademark can be a complicated process, but you don't have to have a lawyer to do it. However, a document filing service like CorpNet can help you along without all of the crazy expense that comes with hiring a lawyer. Below are the steps you'll go through to obtain a Trademark for your business. Make sure the name is available for you to register it as a trademark. You can do this by conducting a free Trademark search. Be really certain! Conduct a comprehensive nationwide search to make sure no other businesses have any common law rights to the name. File your Trademark with the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office.) You can file your Trademark directly online. The cost for a Trademark application is $325 per class. You will register your Trademark under 1-3 classes. Filing classes can take 6-12 months, and you will be assigned a document examiner from the USPTO who will review your filing. This document examiner may submit an office action to request more information from the small business owner. This is where things may fall apart for the entrepreneur. If they're too busy and don't respond to requests for more information, the trademark application will expire and they will have wasted their application fees.Companies like Corpnet ease the stress and ensure the Trademark is processed by taking care of office actions and all correspondence with the USPTO. Grab more information and answers to commonly asked questions about Trademarks. The $100 Investment that Turned into Millions After snagging tons of technical advice from Nellie, we wanted to take things back a few years and find out what it was like to grow a start-up in 1997. Nellie was more than happy to share her story!She and her husband Philip were both attending law school in 1997. There were in a corporation class at the time, and in the real world, the internet era had begun. One of the hottest trends at the time was starting a business online because the internet was booming. However, these bright-eyed, enthusiastic internet entrepreneurs often had no clue about the tedious work of filing as an LLC or S-Corp or getting Trademarks for their business. Nellie and Philip came up with the idea to help all of these start-ups with the legal filing they would need to bring their businesses to fruition. With a $100 investment, the Akalps acquired a domain name and started their business out of their 2- bedroom apartment. They worked day and night until they reached a substantial amount of sales. They were able to purchase their first home with their business, and then they acquired their own office space.In 2005, they were approached the opportunity to be acquired by Intuit, and they said yes! At the time, they had 5 year-old twins and a two year old toddler. Selling made sense so they could spend more time with their family. The Akalps signed a non-compete clause that lasted for three years. But rather than get used to their (very!) early retirement, they decided to get right back into the business when their non-compete was up.Nellie and Philip realized that they were too young, too motivated, and too passionate to take on such an early retirement. They love small business so much and couldn't see themselves doing anything else. Back to the Future Clearly, starting a business in 1997 is much different than starting a business in 2009. We were curious about the challenges of starting again. Nellie was very open about several challenges that confronted CorpNet in 2009. But clearly, she's pushed past all of them! The Recession. 2009 was the height of the recession in the U.S. so this alone made growing a small business challenging.  Saturated marketplace. In the 12 years that had past between the two businesses, many companies very similar to the Akalps had sprung up. Fierce Competition. Not only were the Akalps competing with their old company, but with thousands of competitors offering similar services as them in the much busier online business space. The Benefits of Starting in 2009 No barrier to entry. With Google, social networks, and a plethora of online business tools, there's no barrier to entry to getting started with an online business. The landscape was much different in 1997 when just getting a website up was much more challenging and expensive. Clear Vision. Having already grown a similar business, the Akalps had a clear vision for where they wanted to go. They weren't distracted by shiny objects but stayed the course. Social Media. 2009 was around the birth of the social media era. The Akalps didn't have nearly as many tools to reach and connect with their audience online in 1997. Now, they can market their business in a variety of ways, and they've chosen to be very savvy with social media. Content Marketing. Nellie markets CorpNet primarily by putting out a ton of content around their niche. She's branded herself as a small business expert, and she continuously puts out extremely helpful content for her audience of potential customers. People being to know, like, and trust Nellie before they ever pick up the phone. Stand Out. Nellie believes that there's plenty of business to go around for everybody. Just because you're entering a saturated market doesn't mean you have a barrier to entry. Look at the market and figure out how you can differentiate yourself to stand out from everybody else. More than a Million Reasons to be Proud We love to get inside the heads of the mamapreneurs we interview to find out what makes them tick. Out of everything they've accomplished, what are they most proud of? Nellie found it difficult to pinpoint just one thing considering everything she's done over the past 18 years, but she cited more than a million great reasons to be proud. Her company was acquired at an early age - Nellie was just 31 years old at the time, and she and her husband had built that company to be so successful that they became multi-millionaires when they sold it. (Yep, I'd say building a company to that level - along with helping many entrepreneurs along the way is certainly something to be proud of!) Nellie's Hilarious Mom Moment Nellie's 4 year-old had us cracking up with one of her funny misunderstandings about how the world works. Seriously, this story is just too good! Tune in to hear it! Find Nellie's Business Online Corpnet.comCorpNet has live chat experts or you can email them: info@corpnet.com

Cathleen McCandless, is a nationally known and highly respected Feng Shui consultant, teacher and speaker with over twenty years experience. Known for her practical, common-sense style, warm personality, vast knowledge and expertise, Cathleen’s clientele includes Intel Corporation, Nike Corporation, Eli Lily, John Laing Homes, Alaska Airlines, Barratt Homes, D.R. Horton, Honeywell, Loews Luxury Hotels, and many others. She joins Life Mastery Radio with Todd Alan to discuss how to master one’s environment. Currently, her expertise is featured in a thirteen episode nation-wide television series called “Feng Shui Living”. Her book, Feng Shui That Makes Sense, can be purchased from her website: www.sandiegofengshui.com.

Marilyn Tam, author of "How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want", will be the guest. Ms. Tam began her life in China and, at an early age, was given away by her very traditional and poor Chinese parents who already had a daughter.Fast forward to more recent times, Ms. Tam's long, distinguished background includes executive roles at numerous of world renowned brands, including CEO of Aveda Corporation; President of Reebok, Inc.'s Apparel & Retail Group; and Vice President of the Nike Corporation. She is also a successful entrepreneur, having developed and built three companies in diverse fields: corporate consulting & training, a web portal company and a web-based supply chain software company. Ms. Tam consults and speaks globally with Fortune 500 companies, governments and non-profit organizations on Leadership, Diversity, Change Management and how to Integrate Social & Environmental concerns into Businesses profitably.Ms. Tam is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Us Foundation whose mission is to facilitate global action and dialogue on social, economic and environmental issues. Us Foundation is one of the partners for United Nations Habitat-II, and was nominated as a candidate for the “Best Practice Award” from the United Nations’ Habitat II. www.usfoundation.orgShe served for five years on the international board of The Reebok Human Rights Awards, along with former President Jimmy Carter; renowned musicians Peter Gabriel, and Sting, Rafer Johnson, Chairman of the Special Olympics; and Kerry Kennedy Cuomo of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center, and Paul Fireman, Chairman of Reebok International Ltd. She was awarded The Reebok Human Rights Award for her humanitarian work. Marilyn was recognized as one of the Top 30 Female Entrepreneurs in the USA by Fempreneur magazine. Jack Canfield detailed her work in his book on the strategies for success, “The Success Principles”.

Marilyn Tam, author of "How to Use What You've Got to Get What You Want", will be the guest. Ms. Tam began her life in China and, at an early age, was given away by her very traditional and poor Chinese parents who already had a daughter.Fast forward to more recent times, Ms. Tam's long, distinguished background includes executive roles at numerous of world renowned brands, including CEO of Aveda Corporation; President of Reebok, Inc.'s Apparel & Retail Group; and Vice President of the Nike Corporation. She is also a successful entrepreneur, having developed and built three companies in diverse fields: corporate consulting & training, a web portal company and a web-based supply chain software company. Ms. Tam consults and speaks globally with Fortune 500 companies, governments and non-profit organizations on Leadership, Diversity, Change Management and how to Integrate Social & Environmental concerns into Businesses profitably.Ms. Tam is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Us Foundation whose mission is to facilitate global action and dialogue on social, economic and environmental issues. Us Foundation is one of the partners for United Nations Habitat-II, and was nominated as a candidate for the “Best Practice Award” from the United Nations’ Habitat II. www.usfoundation.orgShe served for five years on the international board of The Reebok Human Rights Awards, along with former President Jimmy Carter; renowned musicians Peter Gabriel, and Sting, Rafer Johnson, Chairman of the Special Olympics; and Kerry Kennedy Cuomo of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Center, and Paul Fireman, Chairman of Reebok International Ltd. She was awarded The Reebok Human Rights Award for her humanitarian work. Marilyn was recognized as one of the Top 30 Female Entrepreneurs in the USA by Fempreneur magazine. Jack Canfield detailed her work in his book on the strategies for success, “The Success Principles”.

In a Universe that is thirteen point seven billion years old, on a planet that has only existed for four and a half billion years; our species: homo sapiens sapien, has only been around for two hundred thousand years, in fact modern day homo sapiens with our language, culture, use of tools, barter between groups, art, game playing, music, and reliance on symbolic thought only began to arise 50,000 years ago.  Civilization, as we know the word, started to arise around 10,000 years ago in the middle east, near where Iraq is today…you and I fellow runners are a part of an infant species with respect to the age of all that there is.   Think about that for a moment. Everything you know….everyone you know, everything that has ever happened in the ten thousand year history of civilization of fellow human beings has occurred only on this four and a half billion year old planet three orbits out from a four and a half billion year old star in a single, typical spiral galaxy out of a hundred fifty billion in the entire universe?   Our galaxy is moving through an expanding universe that will one day distance itself from all other existing galaxies such that the very atoms which comprise our long past living bodies will no longer exist in motion, and all that ever was will stop within an impossibly long distance between every other point of definable matter.   Why then, do we live in a world where hatred, anger; and distrust seems to prevail?  What is it about our human condition that causes us to experience such animosity and distrust?  Ignoring that question, if we take the premise as fact: then what are we to do about it?   Well, here’s one thing we can do: and maybe this won’t change the course of the mighty river of war, or hold back the tide of hurt, pain and hate…but if we as a community of fellow runners can demonstrate to those around us that we can be friends despite our many differences: if we can, by example, explain to anyone we interact, socialize or come in contact with that we have friends all over the world, who run together every day…and if we can take a global event like the World Wide Festival of Races and use it as an example where good people of different nationalities, different religious backgrounds, different ethnic origins, different social or sexual lifestyles and different political interests can overcome all those differences and extend respect and dignity across a little blue bubble that we share together in space: then we’ll have done our part.    Thank you for being a part of this fifth annual world wide festival of races.  Thank you for being a friend and helping to celebrate this community of fellow runners, who today ran all over the world: in Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the Channel Islands, China, the Congo, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South America, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, Vietnam and the Virgin Islands.   It is an honor to run with you.  Think Global, Run Local.   Show Links:   Please support in the fight to stop the Nike Corporation from forcing Indonesian workers into slavery.   THANK YOU BLACK LAB! The Song “Start a Fire” was an exclusive release by the Official Band of the World Wide Festival of Races: BLACK LAB, from their new album “Two Strangers”.  Go to to download TWO FREE SONGS as a Virtual Goody Bag Gift from Paul and Andy. Follow Black Lab on Twitter: @paulblacklab and Facebook: and be sure to THANK THEM for the gift of music!   Special thanks to Neil Bearse from for all your iPad wisdom and hooking us up with the ear candy!   Special thanks also to Kevin Gwin from for letting me borrow his HOTLINE (Now that you’ve used the number you can leave him submissions on a regular basis!)   And THANK YOU to everyone who submitted a SHOUT of ENCOURAGEMENT for the entrants of this year event!  Be sure to check out all their great blogs and podcasts as mentioned in the show!  These are the friends and fellow runners who CHEERED for you!   Cover Art: Mark A, Garlik http://space.art.co.uk