Podcasts about Northern Star

Interview with Kyle Floyd, CEO, VOX Royalty Our previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/vox-royalty-tsxvoxr-strong-growth-potential-with-near-term-revenue-focus-5599Recording date: 27 May 2025VOX Royalty Corp has established itself as a distinctive player in the mining royalty sector by prioritizing fundamental value over commodity-specific strategies. CEO Kyle Floyd outlined the company's transformation from a single producing asset five years ago to a diversified portfolio of eight producing assets across nine ore bodies, while maintaining industry-leading return on invested capital.The company's acquisition strategy targets assets 2-5 years from production, allowing VOX to secure favorable pricing while taking calculated development risks. Floyd emphasizes that unlike competitors who "buy assets at one-times NAV and hope to benefit from optionality," VOX requires "value on the front end in terms of what we're buying and the ultimate net asset value attached to that asset as it stands today."Recent acquisitions exemplify this approach across different timelines. The Red Hill gold royalty, acquired in September 2023, represents a longer-term opportunity expected to generate "$15 million plus per annum" once Northern Star completes its $1.5 billion mill expansion within 18-24 months. Conversely, the producing Kanmantoo copper royalty acquired for $12 million offers immediate cash flow with significant expansion potential through a planned 60,000-meter drill program.VOX demonstrated strong financial performance in 2024, achieving record positive free cash flow and increasing 2025 revenue guidance from $12-14 million to $13-15 million. The company maintains a healthy balance sheet with $9 million cash against $11.7 million debt, utilizing 6.8% cost debt financing to fund accretive acquisitions.Geographic concentration in Western Australia reflects VOX's risk management philosophy, with Floyd calling it "the best mining jurisdiction you can possibly have exposure to as a royalty company." Current gold prices exceeding $5,000 per ounce in Australian dollars create favorable tailwinds for the portfolio.As Floyd noted regarding the company's enhanced capabilities: "If it rains gold, don't put out the thimble, put out the bucket. I think we're in a position now where the bucket's ready."Learn more: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/vox-royaltySign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

I sit down with Dr. Mitchel Nickols for a powerful conversation on leadership in divided times. In a world wrestling with division and fading trust, Dr. Nickols illuminates leadership traits we need now more than ever to build confidence within our teams and organizations and shares practical advice on how to amplify these characteristics within the next generation of emerging leaders. 00:00  Welcome to Episode 37 01:00  Leaders Need to Be Risk Takers 05:00  Integrity and the impact of Rationalizing Decisions 06:30  What is your Northern Star? 08:30  The importance of Vision and Mission Statements 10:40  Perception Checking and Unconscious Bias 12:25 Patience, Young Grasshopper! 13:40 Dr. Nickols – Reflects upon developing his foundation of Leadership 15:50   The role of Human Centered Leadership 18:50   Dr. Nickols – Pivotal Moment 21:00   Closing Credits

A credit rating downgrade of the US hurt the Australian share market, but how significant is it for investors? MARKET WRAP: ASX200: up 0.58%, 8343 GOLD: $3,229 US/ounce BITCOIN: $163,965 AUD Technology One, which posted a 33% increase in profit to $81.9 million, shares up 11.3% to $36.76. Wistech rising 2.7% and Life360 up 1.6%. Commbank again hitting fresh highs at $172.43. Wesfarmers, Goodman Group and Telstra all finished higher. Regis Resources down 1.1% to $4.55. Utilities stocks were lower again, with Origin, APA Group and AGL all down. Falling by more than 1% were Northern Star, Resmed and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 64.2 AUD/GBP: 48 pence AUD/EUR: 57 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 93 yen AUD/NZD: 1.09 Dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A credit rating downgrade of the US hurt the Australian share market, but how significant is it for investors? MARKET WRAP: ASX200: down 0.58%, 8295 GOLD: $3,187 US/ounce BITCOIN: $160,591 Dominos Pizza down 2.6% as the company announced CEO Kerri Hayman would step down in August. Mineral Resources down 8.8% to $24.08 on the appointment of Malcolm Bundey as Non-Executive Director. BHP down 2.4%, Fortescue losing 4.9% and Bluescope, down 2.6%. Evolution Mining rose 3.2%, Northern Star lifted 1.9% and Capricorn was up 3.4%. Origin Energy up 1.2% to $11.06. Higher by 1% was CBA, REA Group and Pro Medicus. CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 64.2 AUD/GBP: 48 pence AUD/EUR: 57 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 93 yen AUD/NZD: 1.09 Dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Events Producer Lauren Sposetta of Austin Monthly (@austinmonthly) joins Jenn Tully to talk Moms & Music along with Love & Loss in this special Mother's Day Episode!  Check out the music they associate with their mothers and tell us your story @SuperAwesomeMix!  https://open.spotify.com/playlist/44MRehFG4cWQz4y49v6Nk2?si=8c612de8c8b2430d1. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye2. Heaven by Simply Red3. Love Will Keep Us Together by Captian & Tennille4. Northern Star by Lily Meola

In this episode, we chat with Adam Oehlman, CEO of African Gold, an ASX-listed junior explorer who are exploring and developing a multi-million ounce potential at the Didievi Gold project in Côte d’Ivoire. With qualifications in Geology, Mineral and Energy Economics and an MBA, Adam is an experienced mining professional with a strong background in both technical and commercial roles, holding key positions at Northern Star, Hancock Prospecting, and Goldfields. At the helm of African Gold, he gives us an overview of the business, recent activities they have undertaken, and some of the challenges they have faced and overcome. He understands the importance of mentoring, so he will provide some advice to young professionals starting out and the value you should always be looking to give your employees and others you work alongside in the industry. KEY TAKEAWAYS Young professionals should seek guidance from experienced individuals and actively pursue opportunities rather than waiting for them to come. African Gold operates in Cote d'Ivoire, a premier West African mining jurisdiction with strong infrastructure and support from existing mining companies. The company is focused on exploring and developing its Didievi Gold Project, which has a maiden inferred resource of 450,000 ounces. The company is currently executing a 10,000-meter drilling program aimed at expanding its resource base. Adam believes that the current resource is just the beginning, with the potential to exceed one million ounces. Adam highlights the company's commitment to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. African Gold actively supports local communities, including educational programs and training for locals, to foster trust and demonstrate the benefits of mining. With gold prices at record highs, African Gold is well-positioned to capitalise on market conditions. The company plans to release a resource update and continue drilling to unlock additional resource zones, maintaining a steady flow of positive news for investors. BEST MOMENTS "I think you'd be crazy not to have a big focus on community and environment these days. It's a massive focus of us." "Every drill program we do, every hole we put in, there's gold in mind. It's not just drilling to test science; it's drilling to find answers and add shareholder value." "Cote d'Ivoire is just an absolutely lovely place. I've just been so surprised how welcoming the people are, how good the infrastructure is." "I always think people, you can probably live in your head a bit too much. So I think you probably need to think less and do more." VALUABLE RESOURCES Mail: rob@mining-international.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ X: https://twitter.com/MiningRobTyson YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DigDeepTheMiningPodcast Web: http://www.mining-international.org This episode is sponsored by Hawcroft, leaders in property risk management since 1992. They offer: Insurance risk surveys recognised as an industry standard Construction risk reviews Asset criticality assessments and more Working across over 600 sites globally, Hawcroft supports mining, processing, smelting, power, refining, ports, and rail operations. For bespoke property risk management services, visit www.hawcroft.com GUEST SOCIALS Website: https://www.african-gold.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/african-gold/ X: https://x.com/AfricanGold_Ltd Email: info@african-gold.com ABOUT THE HOST Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace. CONTACT METHOD rob@mining-international.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-tyson-3a26a68/ Podcast Description Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Woodside will kick off a huge new project in the US, but will this lead to better earnings in a sector that’s been under pressure? MARKET WRAP: ASX200: up 0.92% to 8,070 GOLD: $3,354 US/oz BITCOIN: $147,858 AUD Mineral Resources shares closed 13.2% higher to $20.57 after saying it would cut its output of iron ore Boss Energy jumped 14.3% higher to $3.20 Fortescue’s shipping of 46.1 million tonnes of iron ore across the three-month period, sent shares up 5.8% to $16.37. Northern Star downgrading its full-year gold output guidance – with shares down 4.7%. Auckland International Airport shares 4% lower Going backwards were Woolworths, Resmed, and James Hardie CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 64.3 US cents AUD/GBP: 47.9 pence AUD/EUR: 56 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 91 Japanese yen AUD/NZD: 1.07 NZ dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes. ASX high for 2025 Rio smelter worries MinRes jump Northern Star tumbles Canada election Support the show: http://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is the Fear and Greed Afternoon Report - everything you need to know about what happened in the markets, economy and world of business today, in just a few minutes. ASX high for 2025 Rio smelter worries MinRes jump Northern Star tumbles Canada election Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deal for De Grey mining looks even certain of getting done, at a time where the gold price is surging to even higher prices. MARKET WRAP: ASX200: up 1.34%, 7,748 GOLD: $3,242 US/oz BITCOIN: $133,593 AUD Neuren Pharmaceuticals rising by 21% to $11.13 as they got FDA approval on a trial to treat childhood disorders. DroneShield stock jumped 16% to $1.03 after securing $32 million in contracts with an Asian military ally. Gold stocks shined following a long term broker upgrade on the gold price. Newmont jumped more than 4% to $87.04. De Grey Mining also got a boost of 1.6% after Gold Road Resources, a minority investor, supported the $5 billion takeover bid from Northern Star. Resmed closed down just under 2% to $33.61 A2 Milk shares fell by 3% to $8.06 Telstra which is still within a few cents of its 52 week high fell just 2 cents to $4.43 CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 63.3 US cents AUD/GBP: 48.0 pence AUD/EUR: 58 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 90 Japanese yen AUD/NZD: 1.07 NZ dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wall Street started the new trading week in the green as investors welcomed the latest tariff exemption from Trump in the form of smartphones and computers in addition to other devices and components like semiconductors. The Dow Jones rose 0.78% on Monday, the S&P500 gained 0.79% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ended the day up 0.64%. While the tariff exemption is welcome right now, Trump teased on Sunday that the exemptions are not permanent, i.e. the Trump tariff rollercoaster continues.In Europe on Monday, markets closed higher as Trump exemptions boosted investor sentiment, temporarily. The STOXX 600 rose 2.7%, Germany's DAX gained 2.6%, the French CAC added 2.4% and, in the UK, the FTSE100 ended the day up 2.4%.Across Asia to start the week, markets in the region rallied as investor appetite for growth and tech stocks rose on Trump's latest exemption announcement. Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 2.4%, China's CSI index added 0.23%, Japan's Nikkei rose 1.18%, and South Korea's Kospi Index ended the day up 0.95%.Locally on Monday, the ASX200 started the new trading week with a significant rise of 1.3% as investors hold high hopes tariff relief after President Trump began scaling back some tariffs in recent days. Mining stocks regained momentum yesterday with the materials sector rising %, while 10 of the 11 sectors ended the day in the green.Neuren Pharmaceuticals soared 21% yesterday after the drug maker announced the US FDA has approved the outcomes of a key trial of the company's second drug candidate for the treatment of Phelan-McDermid Syndrome in Children, which paves the way for the company's final US FDA approval of the drug before it hits the market.Gold miners are again drawing investor attention as the price of the precious commodity rallied to yet another fresh record high on Monday and UBS lifted its gold price forecast for the second time in a week, this time to an average of US$3500/ounce in 2026.On the commodities front this morning, oil is trading 0.18% higher at US$61.61/barrel, gold is down 0.74% at US$3212.46/ounce and iron ore is up just 0.06% at US$99.95/tonne.What to watch today:The Aussie dollar has further strengthened against the greenback overnight to buy 63.24 US cents, 90.50 Japanese Yen, 48.11 British Pence and 1 New Zealand dollar and 8 cents.Ahead of Tuesday's trading session here in Australia, the SPI Futures are anticipating the local market will open the day up 0.23% tracking global market gains overnight.Trading Ideas:Bell Potter has raised the 12-month price target on De Grey Mining (ASX:DEG) from $1.97 to $2.58 and maintain a hold rating on the gold exploration and development company after Gold Road Resources announced its intention to vote in favour of the proposed all-scrip acquisition of DEG by Northern Star, as Gold Road Resources has an approximate 17.3% stake in DEG.Trading Central has identified a bullish signal on SRG Global (ASX:SRG) following the formation of a pattern over a period of 21-days which is roughly the same amount of time the share price may rise from the close of $1.25 to the range of $1.38 to $1.42 according to standard principles of technical analysis.

Our previous episode: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/us-resource-equities-poised-to-rally-on-permitting-changes-and-project-pipelines-6275Recording date: 24th March 2025Compass, Episode 9Gold and copper prices have reached or are approaching all-time highs, creating favorable conditions across the mining industry. This price environment is beginning to positively impact equity valuations, particularly for producers adding cash to their bottom line at these record commodity prices.A significant indicator of market cycle progression is the accelerating pace of mergers and acquisitions. The M&A trend has evolved from producer-to-producer transactions to producer-to-developer deals, representing a natural maturation in the mining cycle. Recent notable transactions include Calibre-Equinox, Gold Fields' offer for Gold Road, Spartan's acquisition by Ramelius, and Northern Star's purchase of De Grey.What's particularly noteworthy is the increasing scale of these deals, with several multi-billion dollar transactions resetting expectations for developer valuations. The Australian market appears to be leading this trend.Several cash-rich producers remain positioned to make acquisitions, including Lundin Gold, Dundee, Iamgold, Barrick, and Centerra. With gold at all-time highs, producers are experiencing improved cash flows, making acquisitions easier to justify.The current market conditions are especially advantageous for single-asset producers looking to diversify and grow into multi-asset, mid-tier companies. Companies like Lundin Gold and Torex can leverage their strong market capitalizations to acquire additional properties, following a path similar to B2 Gold in previous cycles.Jurisdiction has become increasingly important, with a growing emphasis on secure Western locations. Recent policy developments in North America are enhancing project attractiveness, with Trump signing an executive order to streamline US permitting and Canada's federal government reducing its role in the permitting process. Finland and Sweden also represent favorable jurisdictions with straightforward regulatory frameworks.Three companies highlighted as particularly well-positioned in this environment include Troilus (with 13+ million ounces of gold in Quebec), Arizona Sonora (a copper project in the US with Rio Tinto involvement), and Omai (a gold project showing resource growth potential).As the market matures, investors are advised to position themselves in promising developers and explorers ahead of broader capital flows. While some companies have already seen significant share price appreciation, quality projects in favorable jurisdictions with clear paths to production remain available at attractive valuations.The progression from producer-focused to developer-focused M&A signals a maturing bull market that should benefit quality development projects, creating opportunities for investors who can identify valuable assets before they're recognized by the broader market.Sign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com

Northern Illinois is reportedly joining to the Horizon League, returning to the what was named the Midwestern Collegiate Conference during its last stint. And Bob and John welcome Skyler Kisellus, senior sports report to NIU's student paper, the Northern Star, to discuss the move.

Mike Spreadborough, Executive Co-Chairman of Novo Resources (TSX: NVO - OTCQX: NSRPF - ASX:NVO) joins me to outline the Company's exploration plans for the first half of 2025 across its project portfolio in Australia.    Mike discusses the Company's recent exploration farm-ins in New South Wales, including the Albert Gold Fields and John Bull projects, outlining the initial mapping and soil sampling efforts currently underway. Detailed drilling programs are planned for these sites from late March through June.    Additionally, Mike provides an overview of the early-stage exploration activities in the Onslow region and the Pilbara area, emphasizing the strategic importance of these underexplored grounds. In the Pilbara we discuss Novo's joint venture with De Grey and the potential impact of Northern Star's takeover offer.    Financially, Novo remains solid with cash reserves and a large investment portfolio, positioning the Company well to continue with its exploration strategy.   Please email me with any follow up questions for Mike and the team at Novo Resources. My email address is Fleck@kereport.com.     Click here to visit the Novo Resources website to learn more about all the projects and exploration programs.

A better outlook on advertising for Seven West Media helped drive it to gains on the market after its half-year report. MARKET WRAP: ASX200: up 0.01%, 8,484 GOLD: $2,941 US/oz BITCOIN: $156,560 AUD Industrial stocks were up 1% percent, while Health Care was the worst sector, down 2.9%. CSL which blamed falling vaccination sales in the US for its earnings of $2.01 billion being below market expectations. Shares finished almost 5% lower, to $256.96. Seven Group jumped 6.1% Seven West Media also gained 6.1%. Nine Entertainment lifted a huge 14%. Gold miners Northern Star up 4%, Evolution gaining 4.9%, and De Grey lifting 3.9%. Macquarie Group was up 1.6% to $231.54 after its 3rd quarter trading update Breville Group down 2.2% despite a 10% increase in revenue, and a 16% lift in net profit to $97.5 million. Dominos Pizza dropped 3.5% to $34.73, potentially driven by profit taking after Friday’s big share price surge. CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 62.81 US cents AUD/GBP: 50.9 pence AUD/EUR: 61 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 95 Japanese yen AUD/NZD: 1.11 NZ dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With violence and retaliation filling today's headlines, many people struggle to understand the conflicting claims to “Palestine”. Dr. Charles Dyer will join us to trace the Jews' perilous journey through history and continued clash with Islam, offering a valuable historical and biblical perspective on this ancient and complex situation. He will help us understand the headlines of the day regarding Israel and see how they align with prophecies in Scripture.Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With violence and retaliation filling today's headlines, many people struggle to understand the conflicting claims to “Palestine”. Dr. Charles Dyer will join us to trace the Jews' perilous journey through history and continued clash with Islam, offering a valuable historical and biblical perspective on this ancient and complex situation. He will help us understand the headlines of the day regarding Israel and see how they align with prophecies in Scripture.Become a Parshall Partner: http://moodyradio.org/donateto/inthemarket/partnersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wall Street remains closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but futures moved higher. The US dollar moderated following recent tariff developments, while the FTSE 100 hit another record high as investors monitored Trump's policies. In Europe, shares edged up, with Trump's inauguration taking center stage and resource stocks leading the gains. Oil prices dipped as the market awaits Trump's executive orders on energy. Quarterly updates are anticipated from BHP and Northern Star today. Looking ahead, Aussie shares are expected to open higher on reports of a delayed US tariff rollout, and the Australian dollar has strengthened against the US dollar. The content in this podcast is prepared, approved and distributed in Australia by Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFSL 238814. The information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider the appropriateness of the information before acting and if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Where the Nile Meets the Sea: Mystery of the Great Giza Sphinx is a fictional tale about two characters Geb and Luna. Local author, Andreja B. Gunjaric was a guest on The Spark to share more details about her debut book. “Where the Nile Meets the Sea is a fictional adventure tale about GEB and Luna, their prehistoric siblings in the late Stone Age. And they go on a long adventure along the Nile River, where the Nile meets the sea is the point. In the Nile River's meeting with the Mediterranean, where the river separates, and the ancient Egyptian gods once lived as humans in my story. And that is where the primary action takes place. But Gabert Luna follows the Northern Star. Their father has told them stories about the North Star and how he believes that ancestor souls pass through the spiraling stars into the heavens, and they hope to meet their ancestors there.” Gunjaric was inspired to write the book during the Covid lockdowns as she began researching her genealogy. She knew that her ancestors were originally from Switzerland and was traced back to the 1300’s. However, her husband didn’t know much about his genealogy. “My husband knew nothing about his other than they had come from a particular country that once was aligned along the Roman Empire, the Eastern and Western Roman Empire. And so we researched on 23 and me, we submitted DNA samples, and we also consulted cousins that were older than Andrew to learn more about our ancestors and discovered the village from which they came. And after that, I began to trace the migration of people and how they arrived at the country where they eventually ended up living and decided I wanted to write a story about the migrations of people over a series of time. And this is really the first of six books. This discusses a migration from ancient Africa up to Dagger Land, which is a part of the North Sea, submerged between the British Isles and the European continent. Ten percent of Where the Nile Meets the Sea royalties earned will be donated to Tree Aid, a international NGO supporting communities to tackle poverty and the climate crisis through the power of trees. Their project supports the Great Green Wall- an initiative to prevent the Sahara desert’s expansion by planting a wall of trees from Senegal to Sudan. Support WITF: https://www.witf.org/support/give-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ailish Forfar and Justin Cuthbert kick things off with former Canadian Olympian, Brittany MacLean (1:30) to discuss Summer McIntosh winning the Northern Star award. They discuss her record-setting 400M freestyle performance today, where she will be in 5 years, and more. Then, Ailish and Justin break down the Blue Jays acquiring 2B Andrés Giménez from the Cleveland Guardians.The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

Mike Spreadborough, Executive Co-Chairman of Novo Resources (TSX: NVO - OTCQX: NSRPF - ASX:NVO) joins me to discuss the impact of Northern Star's A$5 billion acquisition of De Grey Mining on Novo's joint venture with De Grey, the Egina JV, the sale of securities to generate A$11.5million, and a broad exploration update.    To start Mike explains how the De Grey transaction, expected to close by May next year, could positively influence the JV. I also ask about any changes or potential delays in exploration plans at the Egina JV.    We then discuss the sale of a portion of Novo's holdings in San Cristobal Mining (private company), generating A$11.5 million. This sale increases the company's cash reserves to over A$16 million. Mike outlines how the funds will be allocated.    Looking ahead, Mike outlines exploration strategies for the upcoming year, emphasizing aggressive drilling and data analysis to identify major priorities.   Please email me with any follow up questions for Mike and the team at Novo Resources. My email address is Fleck@kereport.com.     Click here to visit the Novo Resources website to learn more about all the projects and exploration programs.

Northern Star will put a $5 billion bid across the table to acquire De Grey mining, as the gold price continues to sit near the top of its range. MARKET WRAP: ASX200: up 0.14%, 8,447 GOLD: $2,654 US/oz BITCOIN: $147,889 AUD A $5 billion bid for De Grey Mining by gold giant Northern Star Resources saw De Grey shares lift almost 30% to $1.97, while Northern Star went the other way, down 5.3% to $16.59. IGA operator Metcash lifted 2.2% to $3.19, despite underlying profit down by 5.5% to $134.6 million in first half earnings. Mineral Resources and IGO both up 6.2%. And a mixed day for the banks saw NAB up 0.5% & ANZ up 0.6%, while Commbank and Westpac both went backwards. GQG Partners slid by 14% to $2.02 after receiving a broker downgrade from UBS. Clarity Pharmaceuticals down 6.2% and Regis Healthcare down 3.4% While down more than 1% was Dexus, Charter Hall and Lovisa. CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 65.01 US cents AUD/GBP: 51.2 pence AUD/EUR: 61 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 97 Japanese yen AUD/NZD: 1.10 NZ dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ASX 200 made small gains, as the action came in the gold space as De Grey became a $5 billion target for Northern Star.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The government looks to boost productivity by fixing R&D; energy price concerns stop people putting out the Christmas lights; building approvals lift over the month; retail spending stronger; Australia leads the pack on Black Friday shopping; Telstra to takeover Boost; Northern Star lobs $5 billion bid for De Grey; national home prices rise, but Sydney & Melbourne down; and Elio D'Amato joins us for the Market Wrap.   Host: Deb Knight Executive Producer: Tom Storey Technical Producer: Liam Achurch Publisher: Nine Radio  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tuesday 3 December 2024 Good news on both the retail and building fronts.  And more, including: Northern Star bids $5 billion for the country's best undeveloped gold miner  No end in sight for the Woolworths warehouse workers who aren't stocking shelves Plus plenty going on in markets and police thwart the largest ever cocaine importation into Australia Plus don't miss the new episode of The Property Pendulum, brought to you by Domain and Fear & Greed. This week's episode: the hottest trends in homes right now. Get it from APPLE, SPOTIFY, or anywhere you listen to podcasts.Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A deal between Amcor and US group Berry group will see the Aussie packaging giant have 400 factories in its operations. MARKET WRAP: ASX200: down 0.57%, 8,326 GOLD: $2,628 US/oz BITCOIN: $142,306 AUD Utility and Health Care stocks just escaped the losses, with CSL up 1.1% and Pro Medicus rising 1%. Northern Star and Evolution mining both up 1% Small gains for Commonwealth Bank, Infratil and Origin Energy. Amcor's merger announcement saw down 1.2% to $15.51. Energy stocks were down around 1%, with Woodside & Santos both falling around 0.7%. Nick Scali told the market that freight problems had hurt its guidance, shares fell 1.7% to $13.84. Telstra was down 2.3% and James Hardie fell 2%. CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 65.23 US cents AUD/GBP: 51.4 pence AUD/EUR: 61 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 101 Japanese yen AUD/NZD: 1.10 NZ dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Paladin Energy dropped after it overshot forecasts on its uranium. How will the company rebound? MARKET WRAP: ASX200: down 0.13% to 8,255 GOLD: $2,610 US/oz BITCOIN: $136,106 AUD Materials stocks were another 1.4% lower today, while the Tech sector gained more than 1%. The owner of Afterpay – Block – led the way, up 10.7% to $126.40 following a good night of trade for the company's Wall Street listing. Tech gains were led by Wistech Global and Technology One, both up 1.8%. Up by more than 1% were Wesfarmers, ANZ, and Reece. Paladin Energy down almost 29% to $6.88 after it slashed its targets for production, calling previous forecasts “a bit ambitious”. Health insurer NIB said it was on track to post an operating loss for the first half, lowering its guidance and seeing shares drop 0.7% to $5.96. Another day of pain for both the gold & iron ore miners saw BHP down 1.8%, South 32 falling 2.4% and Northern Star off 2.7%. CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 65.51 US cents AUD/GBP: 51.1 pence AUD/EUR: 61 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 100 Japanese yen AUD/NZD: 1.10 NZ dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fred Bell, CEO of Elemental Altus Royalties (TSX.V:ELE) (OTCQX:ELEMF), joins me to review the recent acquisition of an additional 50% ownership of 24 existing royalties from AlphaStream Limited for a consideration of US$28 million in equity.   The Portfolio includes Elemental Altus' existing producing gold royalties on the Bonikro Gold Project, the Ballarat Mine, South Kalgoorlie Operations ("SKO") and 21 additional royalties located in Australia. Upon completion of the Acquisition, Elemental Altus, through a 100% interest in the Portfolio, will hold an effective 4.5% NSR royalty on Bonikro, a 2.5% NSR royalty on Ballarat, and a A$10/oz royalty and A$1 million Discovery Bonus on SKO.   Fred outlines what this will do for growing revenues and immediate cash flow, with approximately US$6 million additional revenue forecast in 2025 by consolidating the Portfolio.  This acquisition should yield an expected pro forma 2025 revenue increase of ~25% to US$31 million, driving a material step up in free cash flow with no increase in management costs. This Portfolio also provides immediate exposure and leverage to gold prices that are significantly above consensus forecasts.   With regards to the other 21 non-producing royalties, we discussed he exploration optionality in partnering with solid operators in Australia including Northern Star Resources Limited, Evolution Mining Limited, Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd, Mineral Resources Limited and Zijin Mining Group Company Limited.  In particular, the Elemental Altus team is animated by the growth potential at the Hampton-Boulder-Jubilee and Hercules deposits at Northern Star's SKO in Western Australia, which they will be working to further expand and develop.   As part of the transaction, AlphaStream joins the share register as another cornerstone shareholder moving forward with the right to nominate a director to the Board, provided that AlphaStream's shareholding remains over 15% of Elemental Altus' outstanding common shares. AlphaStream will maintain pre-emptive and top-up rights in favor of its ability to maintain a shareholding of over 15% of Elemental Altus' outstanding common shares.   Wrapping up we discuss that while this acquisition transaction was done with equity, that the company has a solid cash position, incoming revenues, and a credit facility to go after future accretive transactions. If you have any follow up questions for Fred regarding Elemental Altus Royalties, then please email me at Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Elemental Altus Royalties at the time of this recording.   Click here to view recent news on the Elemental Altus Royalties website

Data centres might be the hottest property on the market right now, so what exposure can you get on the ASX? MARKET WRAP: ASX200: up 0.41%, 8,284 GOLD: $2,691 US/oz BITCOIN: $99,962 AUD Woodside's full-year guidance upgrade saw shares lift 0.6% to $24.93. Gold miners Evolution Mining finished up 6.8% to $5.01, and Northern Star lifted 1.8% to $16.81. Bank of Queensland's shares lifted by more than 6.5%. Qantas lifted 1.8% and Harvey Norman finished up 0.8% Rio Tinto, which dropped 1.1% to $120.78 after saying it had shipped less than expected. A $32 million contract extension for imaging healthcare tech company Pro Medicus couldn't help the share price, down 2.4%. Slides of 1% or greater for Wisetech Global, Woolworths and QBE Insurance. CURRENCY UPDATE: AUD/USD: 66.88 US cents AUD/GBP: 51.5 pence AUD/EUR: 61 Euro cents AUD/JPY: 99 Japanese yen AUD/NZD: 1.10 NZ dollars See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode Mat & Jaxson talk about the small steps you need to do everyday to achieve your purpose. Whether you are moving towards your purpose or not you are moving forward in someway. Now you just have to make the choices that will get you there.Send us a message :)

On your questions & criticisms. [Patreon Exclusive] We respond with comments on episodes 420 to 432 and various other points you wanted to us to discuss. In this episode: Does our politics lack self-critique? When did the breakdown of the UK's political system begin? How hegemonic is "settler" discourse? Will there be a coup in France? Do we need more analysis of the PMC? How did victimhood become a means for the expression of political demands?   Links: The Making of a New Political Subject, George Hoare, Café americain Vulnerability as Ideology, Peter Ramsay, The Northern Star

The ASX surged today, achieving its third record high in four sessions, driven by optimism over a potential interest rate cut in the US. Financials outperformed, hitting fresh highs, and Gold stocks shone, with notable gains for Evolution Mining and Northern Star. In corporate news, Drone Shield and Zip faced challenges, while Core Lithium and one luxury retailer experienced mixed fortunes. Investors are now keenly awaiting key profit results from major US companies and tomorrow's Aussie jobs report. The content in this podcast is prepared, approved and distributed in Australia by Commonwealth Securities Limited ABN 60 067 254 399 AFSL 238814. The information does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Consider the appropriateness of the information before acting and if necessary, seek appropriate professional advice.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Beament grew up in a working class family out of Esperance in Western Australia. He dreamed of being a general manager of a mine one day. Instilled at a young age with a deep work ethic and an acute commercial sense, he achieved much, much more than this as CEO and Executive Chair of Northern Star. Bill reshaped the underground gold mining industry and built from scratch a $16b, ASX 50 behemoth. Not resting on his laurels though, Bill has more recently turned his attention to wrapping up all his learnings about mining, about people and about leadership to his own venture Develop Global (ASX:DVP), which is on the precipice of replicating Northern Star's success in critical minerals with its unique business model of both mining services and mine ownership. This is one of Australia's great stories, largely unknown and untold outside the resource community so heavily centred in Perth, but the scaling lessons, as you'll hear, are applicable to all sectors and leaders of businesses, of all shapes and sizes. This episode takes you underground into a world unfamiliar to most, but applicable to all. I hope you enjoyed this episode of Scaling Up with Bill Beament, CEO and founder of Develop Global.  Show Notes: CHAPTERS:   (00:55): Bill's upbringing in country WA (04:09):  Starting in the underground industry   (06:19): Lessons from Barminco  (09:11): Building Northern Star    (14:03): What makes a world-class underground mine operator (18:48): Operational excellence at Northern Star and starting Develop Global    (24:23): Unearthing critical minerals   (29:14): DVP's business model (32:34): Buying Woodlawn mine (35:59): Best in class hiring and retaining talent (41:47): Remuneration philosophy

Myla McCune, in all of her loveliness, graced me with her presence for Episode No. 126.She's a daughter and a sibling and a sculptor and a gal that's not afraid to take on challenges. You can find her on Instagram or at mylalamar.com, if you're interested in checking out her work or commissioning her to do a piece for you.Myla and I talked about school and art and family and growing up and gender-role expectations that're maybe midwest-rooted. We also talked about a few of her favorite albums. Those were these:Jim Croce's Don't Mess Around With Jim (1972) Back to Black (2006), Amy WinehouseDuffy's Rockferry (2008)The Fame (2008), Lady GagaIt was a privilege and an honor that Myla made time for me amidst her then-busy, end-of-semester schedule. I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for cool stuff to continue to come from her neck of the woods. I understand she's been traveling, a bit off of the grid, and spending time with family back home for the summer, so I'm happy for her that her 2024 seems to have been full of a variety of good stuff.Thank you to Myla and to all of my guests. The e-mail address is badassrecordspodcast over on the Gmails if you're feeling like you'd like to be one or know of someone that would. My appreciation goes out to all who've supported the show in the various ways that that's possible.Cheers.copyright disclaimer: I do not own the rights to the audio samples contained within this episode. They are clips I've poached from a track called, "Dirty Listening," by Groove Armada. It comes from their 1998 release, Northern Star, c/o Tummy Touch Records LLC.

After being pushed back by Anglo American for a request for more time, BHP will now have to wait to get any takeover deal done. ASX200: down 0.49%, 7,628 AUD: 66.08 US cents GOLD: $2,333 US/oz BITCOIN: $101,987 AUD BHP couldn't get a deal for Anglo American over the line, and that sent shares down 1.7% to $44.30 Iron ore price falls saw Fortescue down 3.1% and Rio Tinto down 1.5%. Gold companies down with Chalice Mining dropping a huge 11.7%, Northern Star and Evolution Mining both down 2.8%. And both Woodside and Santos were in the red by more than 1% A lift of further beef sanctions by China saw AACo up 2.8% to $1.45. A note out of Goldman Sachs talking up the prospect of Qantas helped shares to rise 2.7% to $6.07. And it was a strong day for Domain Holdings, up 2.4%, Domino's Pizza up 2.9% and Pro Medicus, lifting 3.6%. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On US campus protest, the brutalisation of Gaza, and whether this is an age of war.   Join us: patreon.com/bungacast   Bunga boys Alex, George and Phil debate the matter of the day. We ask: Is the police repression and associated censorship (the anti-semitism bill) a reflection of the fact the content of the protest unsettles the establishment? Why? Why is the Left breaking with Biden and the Dems over this and not before? How do these student protests compare to BLM? And how do they compare to those of the late 60s and Vietnam? What should those in Western countries do in response to Israel's war? Is the Palestinian struggle dead? What are the risks of regional war? And does Israel's assault on Gaza presage a new era of warfare?   Links: The Triumph of American Idealism, Alex Hochuli, Damage Like it or not, the politics of war is upon us, David Jamieson, Conter Express Train to Nowhere: Class and the Crisis of the Modern Jewish Soul, Samuel Biagetti, American Affairs (pdf attached) Is this How We Can STOP Genocide Joe?, Doug Lain interviews Dr. Elektra Kostopoulos & Dave Fox, Sublation Media The Left Cannot Make Use of the Gaza War, Benjamin Studebaker, Sublation Media Meet the new Left, who think Hamas are good and that Swastikas are woke, Ryan Zickgraf, Telegraph Their Fight, Not Ours, Alex Gourevitch, The Northern Star

Kyle Floyd, CEO and Chairman of Vox Royalty (TSX: VOXR) (NASDAQ: VOXR), joins us to review their growth strategy for 2024, after a record 2023 in operational results, revenues, and cash flows on a per share basis from their portfolio of royalties.  We also outline a few partner project updates that represent deep longer-term value in their royalty portfolio.   We lead off with some of the points that Kyle made in their investor letter, released on April 25 titled “On the Path of Totality.”   In this annual letter to shareholders Kyle summed things up well with this passage:   “…much of North America has been caught up in the Total Solar Eclipse,with many people flocking to the narrow band of geography that lies on the Path of Totality. What caught my mind was a news article that expounded on the high costs of hotels at certain hot spots to watch the eclipse and the late-comers paying very high prices. The thing with solar events is that the right scientists and mathematicians can forecast these events with amazing accuracy decades and sometimes millennia in advance. In the last few months, more and more people have gotten caught up in the mania and paid a higher price for late planning and forecasting. In my personal life, career, and especially at Vox, I have always attempted to forecast and plan ahead. It's something that our executive team also innately embraces and focuses on. Much more time is spent talking about tomorrow versus today because the returns generated today were paved by yesterday's hard work. As a result, sometimes we have been early on our corporate strategy without immediate reward for what, similar to a total eclipse, can be readily calculated and expected well in advance. This is the phenomenon that I believe we are experiencing with our portfolio of royalties in Australia. The value that is readily apparent to us and can be forecasted with high confidence is not being valued appropriately at present, resulting in an opportunity for those willing to do the math in advance and make appropriate preparations.”   Expanding upon this premise, we have Kyle outline one of the assets in the Vox Royalty portfolio that was acquired last year that they see on this pathway to clear value - the royalty on Norther Star's Red Hill mine.  Recent news released by Northern Start highlights a significant exploration and development update for the Red Hill gold project in Western Australia, with a 58% resource upgrade, a maiden reserve declaration, and further disclosure around development assumptions. Vox management estimates that this Red Hill gold royalty has the potential to generate approximately US$10 million in initial annual revenues, over a potential mine life that is still to be determined by Northern Star.   Kyle makes the point that this is a prime example of the kind of royalties the companies has focused on acquiring that provide solid returns on invested capital.   We wrap up discussing the health of the Company balance sheet, the optionality they have to make accretive acquisitions in the year ahead, and some ways of thinking about how to value their current portfolio of royalty assets.   If you have any follow up questions for Kyle and the team at Vox, then please email us at Fleck@kereport.com or  Shad@kereport.com.   In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Vox Royalty at the time of this recording. Click here to visit the Vox Royalty website and read over the recent news releases.

We've got a bit of a different episode today. Metals prices have been ticking up, so we did a broad check-in on a range of metals including gold, silver, manganese, zinc, copper & nickel, before going very deep into the fascinating set-up in PGMs and tin.Next, we spoke about Northern Star's somewhat disappointing quarter, before chatting about a change in the exploration industry, and rounding off with news out of EQ Resources and Berkeley Energia. Sign-up for the Director's SpecialAll Money of Mine episodes are for informational purposes only and may contain forward-looking statements that may not eventuate. The co-hosts are not financial advisers and any views expressed are their opinion only. Please do your own research before making any investment decision or alternatively seek advice from a registered financial professional. Podcast Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3Dgrant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage on your mine siteMatt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au DSI Underground – Ground support gurushttps://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your businesskenny@sstone.com.au Anytime Exploration Services – Exploration workers, equipment, core cutting/storage + much moreseamus@anytimees.com WA Water Bores – WA's premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.au Brooks Airways – Perth's leading charter flight operatorsops@brooksairways.com K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling ryan@k-drill.com.au Join our exclusive Facebook Group for the Money Miners and request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube (0:00:00)Introduction(0:02:05)What's happneing in gold, silver, copper, zinc, nickel & more(0:11:15)Are PGMs a contrarian play right now?(0:20:58)A special deep dive on tin(0:36:08)Northern Star's costs creep higher(0:39:09)An exploration game-changer(0:50:31)Are EQ Resources making money(0:51:37)Berkeley Energia go to court

Today kicked off with a chat about the news that MinRes (MIN) had sold out its 14% stake in Develop (DVP) to a group of investors, before getting into a gold speculation, touching on Westgold, Karora, Ramelius, Northern Star, De Grey, Spartan and Newmont (Telfer). On the gold theme, we picked over Solstice's (SLS) Hobbes sale to Northern Star (NST), pondering whether juniors may start getting some more love, before discussing Manuka's (MKR) hopefully ambitions in the Cobar and lastly, Prospect Resources (PSC) picking up a Zambian copper project. Sign-up for the Director's SpecialAll Money of Mine episodes are for informational purposes only and may contain forward-looking statements that may not eventuate. The co-hosts are not financial advisers and any views expressed are their opinion only. Please do your own research before making any investment decision or alternatively seek advice from a registered financial professional. Thank you to our Podcast Partners: VRIFY – Communicate in 3Dgrant@vrify.com GetWet Solutions – Innovative bladder tanks for mobile water storage on your mine siteMatt.hall@getwetsolutions.com.au DSI Underground – Ground support gurushttps://www.dsiunderground.com/contact Silverstone – Energy solutions for your businesskenny@sstone.com.au Anytime Exploration Services – Exploration workers, equipment, core cutting/storage + much moreseamus@anytimees.com WA Water Bores – WA's premier water well drilling companyJames@wawaterbores.com.au Brooks Airways – Perth's leading charter flight operatorsops@brooksairways.com K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling ryan@k-drill.com.au Join our exclusive Facebook Group for the Money Miners and request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Money of Mine on YouTube (0:00:00)Introduction(0:01:23)Why did MINs trade its DVP stake?(0:05:38)What's the next gold deal?(0:17:23)Solstice cash in Hobbes to Northern Star(0:23:40)Manuka's hopefully ambitions in the Cobar(0:30:25)Prospect Resources get into Zambian copper

We talk about chapters 13 through 16 of Foundation's Edge. We're finally up to the episode where we reveal that Apple TV's Foundation has been renewed for season 3! Not exactly ripped from the headlines. Also, the Great and Glorious Az wants us to know that, like spaceships, other planets have their own distinctive odors. ⁠It's true!⁠ Captain Kirk could have faced the Gorn on the Moon as astronauts tell us that moondust smells like gunpowder. The atmospheres of Venus and Mars contain hydrogen sulfide, which smells of rotten eggs. Ew. Lucky for you if you took off your helmet on either planet you'd be too busy suffocating or bursting into flames to notice the stench. You get the idea. Still, I'm just happy that this olfactory dissertation doesn't overlap with the exhaustive explorations of restrooms. So we talk about "University," "Forward," "Gaia-S," and "Convergence" from Foundations Edge. There's a nice bit about The Five Sisters, a pentagonal constellation as seen from Sayshell, that plays an important part in the plot. It reminded Joseph of "Constant as the Northern Star" one of Asimov's science essays from the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction which was collected in Of Matters Great and Small. And we go on a bit of a lengthy, but fun. digression. Join us!

On our '1914 vibes'. And your questions & comments.    [Patreon Exclusive]   We discuss the parallels between our age (the end of globalisation, the threat of war) with the end of the Belle Epoque in the early 20th century. What might Lenin have to teach us?    We then turn to your questions and comments on: Palestinians as surplus population Peripheral countries as 'imitators' Whether Brexit has led to greater political accountability Why Ridley Scott sucks Why contemporary art sucks Bonapartism and techno-populism Romanticising dead workers - and old social-democrats Esoteric knowledge about how the world *really* works Readings: Lenin's Lesson for Western Liberals, Philip Cunliffe, UnHerd Why the Tories Are Blowing Brexit, George Hoare, The Northern Star    

Pilbara Minerals (PLS) released a hotly anticipated quarterly report with some punchy comments to get us going today before we jumped into another big quarterly from Norther Star (NST).Adriatic Metals (ADT) updated the market on a further delay at the Vares project in Bosnia, disappointing shareholders, while Core Lithium (CXO) came out with more clarity on their next 6 months. It's now been 2 quarters of Gwalia ownership for Genesis Minerals (GMD), so we had to check in on their performance, plus Wildcat (WC8) caught our eye with a 100km drill program.We finished with news of the return of a certain friend of the show to the great mining industry.All Money of Mine episodes are for informational purposes only and may contain forward-looking statements that may not eventuate. The co-hosts are not financial advisers and any views expressed are their opinion only. Please do your own research before making any investment decision or alternatively seek advice from a registered financial professional. Timestamps:(0:00:00)Introduction(0:01:05)Having a can-do attitude (0:04:04)Looking after your people(0:07:15)"I hope the shorters are shaking in their boots"(0:15:35)Is Pogo finally turning for Northern Star?(0:23:58)Another delay hits Adriatic Metals(0:30:15)Core Lithium on the straight & narrow(0:33:24)Raleigh starts to put his print on Gwalia (0:40:27)Wildcat launch bumper 100km drill program(0:42:32)"Friend of the show"Thank you to our Podcast Partners: InvestorHub – The go-to Digital Platform shaking up the Investor Relations industryEmail rhori@investorhub.com for more information DSI Underground - Supplier of Ground Support Products to the Mining and Tunnelling industries Terra Capital – Specialist investment manager in the natural resources sector McMahon Mining Title Services (MMTS) – Australia-wide tenement service experts Futureproof Consulting – Specialist mining-industry sustainability consultants providing ESG solutions for miners of all sizes, stages and commodities Anytime Exploration Services – Exploration workers, equipment, core cutting/storage + much more KCA Site Services – Underground mining machine hire for IT's, normet's, trucks and more Brooks Airways – Perth's leading charter flight operators K-Drill – Safe, reliable, and productive surface RC drilling  Buy your Money of Mine MERCH here Join our exclusive Facebook Group for the Money Miners and request access to the Hooteroo chat group. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter HOOTEROO HERALD Follow Money of Mine on YouTube Follow Money of Mine on Twitter Follow Money of Mine on LinkedIn Follow Money of Mine on Instagram

In a survey conducted by Highspot, we found that 94% of customers report the user experience as a key factor that drove their decision to choose Highspot. So, how can you maximize ease of use with Highspot to deliver a great experience for your teams? Shawnna Sumaoang: Hi and welcome to the Win Win Podcast. I'm your host, Shawnna Sumaoang. Join us as we dive into changing trends in the workplace and how to navigate them successfully. Here to discuss this topic is Lynton Steyn, senior manager of sales systems of engagement at NTT Ltd. Thanks for joining, Lynton! I'd love for you to tell us about yourself, your background, and your role. Lynton Steyn: Thank you very much. A little bit about myself, I come from a hospitality background and worked in the hotel industry for a couple of years, which helped me develop a service-oriented mindset. I’ve been with NTT now for 11 years, first starting as a SharePoint developer within the application development space, and then eventually moving into marketing and supporting our global intranet, working within SharePoint, and then also supporting solutions within marketing and demand generation. I eventually ended up in sales, where I’m currently situated within our sales digital transformation team as a senior manager, working with our sales enablement teams. SS: Wonderful. I’m so glad to have you here. Now, at NTT, as you mentioned, you oversee the technical implementation of Highspot. Can you share a little bit about the implementation process and how did you roll Highspot out with ease to your teams? LS: Well, I have to first say that the success of that rollout was largely due to the engagement with Highspot as a partner. The evaluation of that suitable partner was quite a rigorous process because while we were going through the evaluation stage, we had to go through various gates as an organization within our architectural review committee. This was largely to ensure that our DPIA or data protection impact assessments were completed successfully. There were quite stringent legal requirements that we needed to fulfill from GDPR, et cetera. Partnering with Highspot for that rollout, which we initially did as a pilot with a small audience of our larger user base was very successfully received by the business. Once we had outlined what the future requirements of the platform would be working as a consultative approach with Highspot, we moved into the final release of the production environment, which has been really well received. SS: Well, I always love to hear that. Thank you so much, Lynton, for a fantastic partnership. Since the initial implementation, how have you seamlessly scaled the use of Highspot at NTT? LS: Working with Highspot in a business our size, we work pretty closely with our executive leadership team and then several of our internal stakeholder groups, for example, marketing. We’ve got a number of service portfolios within the organization, so we had to stay closely tied to our service division leads as we built out and crafted what that solution would look like. What we eventually landed on were some key aspects of Highspot as a sales enablement platform. The first is really about putting the control of curation and the management of content into the hands of the people responsible for managing content and the capability of Highspot with the spot features is really simple to address that requirement. We found it very effective in being able to actually build out those areas for our content managers. We also needed to really consider some important aspects of how we onboard our regional services. Within NTT, we have a global portfolio of services, but we also have important regional service offers that need to be incorporated within that. Thanks to the incredible work that we were able to achieve with some of the vendor specialists, we were able to basically define a mechanism using the global lists and the tagging within Highspot to be able to build out the use cases for those regional services and then address that requirement. Now, once we’d actually done that, we started to realize that there was also a need for us to be able to separate our production environments and provide pre-release staging environments. Working with the likes of Highspot, it was really amazing the challenge that was put in front of us and how we were able to work with Highspot in setting up staging environments where we could have our pre-release content go through the approval processes that Highspot supports and then have those assets moved into the production environments in a managed way. That was really wonderful. Thank you. SS: Absolutely. I love that. Now, you focus on the ongoing management of Highspot and one of your areas of focus is partnering with what you guys have established as your governance committee. What does that partnership look like and how can it help you really kind of maintain the ease of use of Highspot? LS: That’s a very interesting question. Within NTT, portfolio governance plays a crucial role within our organization. At the fundamental level, it ensures that we streamline the release of a common information model across all our Tier 1 platforms, which range from SAP to Salesforce, Direct, and our chart of accounts. Supporting the life cycle of the service codes on Highspot is where I come into play and my responsibility is to maintain a regular cadence with our Global Portfolio Governance Committee thereby I complete impact assessments related to those portfolio changes, how they impact Highspot and how they would impact the structure of that taxonomy that we support within the platform. SS: I love that you guys have a governance committee established at NTT because it’s definitely showing in the results. I mean, your team has driven fantastic content governance. I believe you guys have 74 percent of your content well governed, which is amazing, Lynton. Especially given the size and scale of NTT, what are your best practices for maintaining that effective content governance? LS: We really needed to take a proactive approach to how content is utilized within the platform. Now, if you look at the power of the platform it is really an AI, search, and filtering mechanism. That makes it really easy for people and sellers to find the content readily. We needed to be able to build out those areas for content usage to ensure that content was found relatively quickly and that the content was being managed in such a way that it was consistent, accurate, and easy to retrieve. We found that working with the Highspot platform, some of the things that support that, for example, your spot policies go a long way to make sure that the content within the platform is accurate, is properly indexed so that the search can retrieve it accurately. From an administrative point of view, we leverage the Spot List Report. I use it almost daily because the Spot List Reports for me, basically allows me to analyze our content curation areas to see where there are spot violations occurring. You can almost proactively manage those violations on the go. It can happen almost instantly because the retrieval of those violations is done so dynamically in real time. Those reports are really useful. Also, we incorporated all those analytics reports that we get given by the platform into functional operational reports that we share with our service divisions because we’re able to then surface those spot violations up front and we can get them resolved fairly quickly. That has really been useful. Not that it’s the last that I’m mentioning, because it’s certainly equally important, but the content scorecard is just absolutely fantastic. A Wealth of information is in those scorecards. It ranges from the insights into the behavior and the governance that we’re trying to nurture with our sellers and our curators of the content, trying to also surface where content is relatively stable. If the content hasn’t been viewed over a certain period of time, the governance tab within your scorecards can surface that information very readily. The other beauty about it is that all those reports are surfaced within your content list report. You can almost slice and dice that content list reports to your needs. As an organization, you’re able to build out more sophisticated reports for yourself and it gives you the ability to save those reports, which is just as effective. A lot of the time you’ve got something that’s really beneficial to you as a business owner and each time you would have to go and configure this report to do it for you, but within Highspot, you can just save the report and refer back to it at any time, which is fantastic. SS: Because you guys do such a fantastic job at that proactive content governance, you also have a really impressive content findability rate at 90%. What are some of your strategies for ensuring that content is easy to find in Highspot? LS: I think that talks back to when we originally took on Highspot as a partner. The importance of defining metadata and a naming convention standard upfront and early is really important. At the end of the day, it influences how content is retrieved and searched for within the platform. We placed quite a bit of focus on making sure that content is correctly named, that there are descriptions, and that there are feedback owners and authors associated with all the content. That goes a long way just in itself to make sure that the search is supported as the best means to retrieve content. The content list report, as I said, is pretty good for monitoring any potential issues with content, but it also is a very important tool for the administrators of the platform and the sales enablement teams to see where there’s a duplication of content. Now, some of the power of Highspot is with bookmarking of content, which I think is just absolutely wonderful, because there’s a single source of truth and no matter how many times you bookmark that content it’s going to remain consistently refreshed at the source. The duplication mechanisms within the analytics reports give you an added benefit because you can narrow down where there is duplication occurring and correct it very quickly. I personally like to use the search performance reports within the Highspot. Now the search performance reports for me is where I can almost nurture the platform to my particular needs as an administrator. I pay close attention to the search reports because within that I can then start to analyze what my users are searching for. Based on those key phrases, I can start building out those search synonyms, and I can start using the promoted search features within Highspot to make sure that the content that I wish my sellers to get to is being surfaced up front. This is a very powerful tool. All this is configurable within the company settings tab. In other platforms, it’s extremely intensive for the user to try and do this. You’ve got to configure really powerful queries within SharePoint, for example, to be able to do that sort of thing. Whereas within Highspot, it’s almost a given and very easy to configure. I think it’s remarkable from a development point of view. SS: Wonderful. Now shifting gears a little bit, Lynton. Earlier this year, your team made some pretty major updates to the service catalog, which affected how content was organized in Highspot. How did Highspot help you easily navigate this pretty complex transformation? LS: Highspot certainly as an organization was pivotal in supporting that change. When we initially built out what we imagined our Highspot instance would look like, we fell into the trap of essentially re-engineering our intranet into Highspot. We were very quickly course-corrected early on with the help of Highspot in what good looks like. Some really key lessons for us we were able to take away. Because of the way and the nature of Highspots configuration and the ability to change things readily, we were able to build out individual spots for each of our service portfolios. Then using our Global Portfolio Governance Committee as a guide, our Northern Star so to speak, we were then able to orchestrate the changes to our global lists, ensure that there were supporting tags around our bill of materials for sales enablement as a content type, region, country, et cetera. All those added benefits for our filtering of content for our seller, we were able to then incorporate in those spots for the SMEs working within those service divisions. SS: That is fantastic. I know another way that you’re working to really equip your teams for success by providing them with guidance. I know your team, for example, recently implemented a sort of breadcrumbing in sales plays to guide users from central information to more granular details. Can you tell us a little bit more about this effort? LS: Certainly. We maintain a very close relationship with our sellers to constantly garner where the areas of improvement needed from the process and from an implementation perspective. Some of the early feedback that we received was that the sellers were still struggling to find content quickly, and it was largely due to the way that we are trying to basically build out a traditional website approach and not enhance ourselves with the power of the Highspots filtering mechanism. Once we had course corrected that into using the full power of Highspots filtering and the tagging within the Highspot, we then did is we worked on each of our overviews within Highspot and provided that breadcrumb and a high-level sitemap, which is equally important. They’re very simple tools within a front-end developer’s toolbox, but they really do provide the seller a breadcrumb for them to be able to, wherever they are within the content, easily find their way back to where they originally come from, and that was really wonderful. SS: I love that. Tell us a little bit more. How does delivering guidance for your teams, such as through sales plays, help you streamline your team’s workflows so that they can actually enhance their productivity? LS: Part of my work within NTT and within the sales digital transformation team is to pay close attention to the user experience of our service offers, and how the sellers engage with that content. I focus largely on building out the overviews and the sales players in the visual presentation layer with our sales enablement team working with the service divisions to make sure that the seller-centric content to drive behavior is built out inside of those templates. Now, I applied some, I wouldn’t say they’re pretty simple, but UX Gestalt principles of uniformity and conformity to the templates within Highspot. Because of this, it essentially creates a quick mind map for someone who’s on the page. They know what to expect and in which relative areas of the overview to look for content that’s related to that. Then, using the Salesforce recommendation spot, which is basically the targeting of content within other platforms like Salesforce, is a really powerful tool in order to surface that content to the seller, no matter which platform they are on. That’s gone a long way to improve our adoption rates. SS: You guys are also working to streamline sales workflows by leveraging several integrations with Highspot. In fact, I think your team recently implemented Highspots integration with Microsoft Teams. How has that boosted productivity and helped you continue to maintain that ease of use? LS: Most definitely it has by surfacing both buy and deal intelligence in applications where our sellers spend most of their time, such as Teams and Outlook, we drive better outcomes and we have better insights into how people are working within the platform. The one thing about Highspots Teams integration that I find really very useful for our sellers is if you look at the team’s integration in close proximity to the digital sales rooms and the ability for that B2B collaboration and bi-directional communication between sellers and their prospective clients, then to tie it all in together into, the engagement metrics that you can get from Highspot in terms of how that goes, I think the future is really bright and it’s really a wonderful way for us to be able to engage our buyers. SS: I love that. Last question for you, Lynton. As we enter 2024, what are some of the key initiatives your team is focused on and how will you leverage Highspot to help support these? LS: I think that, from where we are currently as an organization and the maturity that we have within Highspot, we would be looking to focus more on important integration, such as the upcoming Microsoft 365 Copilot for sales. I think that’s really on my chart of things to look at. I do see following the Spark conference, the drive that Highspot has towards artificial intelligence, which I think has got tremendous opportunity within Highspot, both to support our sellers and to help our sellers curate the right messaging for the buyer. Something that we got a bit of a bird’s eye view recently in looking at the meeting intelligence, which is basically for us, a wonderful mechanism to improve our coaching with our sellers. I’m looking forward to that a lot. SS: I love hearing that. Thank you so much for tuning in to Spark ‘23. Lynton, thank you so much for joining us today. I really appreciate it. LS: Absolute pleasure. Thank you for inviting me. SS: To our audience, thank you for listening to this episode of the Win Win Podcast. Be sure to tune in next time for more insights on how you can maximize enablement success with Highspot.

TSN Basketball Analyst Leo Rautins joined OverDrive to discuss the Raptors' losing streak continuing after defeat against the Knicks, Darko Rajakovic's schemes with their starting lineup, the team's underwhelming start and spiralling three-point percentages, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the Northern Star Award and the ceiling in his skilled career

Will Lou, Blake Murphy, and Alex Wong recap Toronto's fourth-straight loss. Next up, Coach David Thorpe of TrueHoop explains why the Raptors should consider changing their starting lineup (27:50). In the second hour, Will, Blake, and Alex chat about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning the Northern Star award, Ja Morant's imminent return, and which Western Conference Play-In team could make a move up the standings (49:36). Finally, Ben Golliver of The Washington Post provides a behind-the-scenes recap of the In-Season Tournament Final in Las Vegas (01:19:37). The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

It doesn't matter what you throw at him; Steve Simmons can hit the curveball, and he puts that skill on display today as he joins John and Daren for some general sports talk on today's show. We start things off by discussing Shohei Ohtani's monster deal and the intricacies of the contract before figuring out just how close the Toronto Blue Jays were to getting the Japanese phenom north of the border. We also get into the voting process, of which Steve was a part, for the Northern Star Award for Canada's Athlete of the Year before shifting our focus to media distribution in Canada. We take a look at one of Steve's recent articles regarding Rogers Media and their NHL rights going forward.

Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning kick off hour 2 of the FAN Morning Show re-setting on the Maple Leafs and John Tavares' career night. They look at the play of the team overall heading into another game tonight against the New York Rangers. Next, B&B turn their attention to Hamilton's own Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who was named the winner of The Northern Star Award for Canada's athlete of the year for 2023. Next, the morning duo welcome Damien Cox (26:54) of the Star. The trio discusses yesterday's vote as well as the Leafs and their recent play. The guys end the hour with their daily Wake and RakeThe views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. 

Hour 2 of The FAN Morning Show hosts Ben Ennis and Brent Gunning re-set on the Maple Leafs and how they look at the quarter point of the season. Next, they turn their attention to the Florida Panthers who come to town after a tension filled game with the Senators last night. They welcome on Toronto Star writer and Leafs author, Damien Cox (25:15) to get his talk on this season's team and if they are currently underperforming. The trio also start the discussion on this year's Northern Star Award for Canada's athlete of 2023. The guys end the hour with their daily Wake and Rake!The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate. 

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On Martin Hägglund's This Life. [Patreon Tier II & III Exclusive] We begin the 2023 Reading Club with the theme of FREEDOM. In this episode, we examine Martin Hägglund's arguments for secular faith presented in the first half of his book. Is Hagglund right in arguing that much of religious belief, especially in relation to morality, is actually motivated by secular faith? Hägglund's enemy is not so much religion as the "Stoic" attempt to withdraw and detach from the temporal world. Instead we should be engaged and committed to the persons and projects we care about in this life. But does Hägglund underestimate alienation? Is his approach overly demanding? And what about disenchantment? How would we go about re-enchanting the secular world? For local Reading Clubs, email info@bungacast.com Readings: This Life: Why Mortality Makes Us Free, Martin Hägglund, Profile Books ––Introduction; Chapter 1 (Sections 2, 3, 4); Chapter 2 (Sections 2, 4, 6) From Western Marxism to Western Buddhism, Slavoj Zizek, Cabinet Magazine Vulnerability as Ideology, Peter Ramsay, The Northern Star