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EP311 - Video Commerce with Qurate's Brian Beitler

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EP311 - Video Commerce with Qurate's Brian Beitler Brian Beitler is the Founder and General Manager of Live Shop Ventures, a video commerce initiative within the Qurate Retail Group, which is the parent company of HSN and QVC. Brian has also served as the CMO of Qurate Retail Group, in addition to many other interesting marketing roles in the retail world. We met Brian at Etail Boston and arranged this interview. We cover video commerce, differences in adoption between Western and Eastern Markets. The role of livestreaming, and the benefits of being a "commerce platform with video" vs. "a video platform with commerce." We also explore the origin on Live ShopVentures, it's first video marketplace on a mobile app, Sune, and the benefits on incubating a start-up within an established company. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 311 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, August 31th. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:23] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 311 being recorded on Thursday August 31st 2023 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:39] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason and Scot show listeners Jason as you know one of the most common questions we get from our huge listing audience is about live streaming with e-commerce is it a big deal why is it seem to be growing faster in the East versus the west and how important is it to live live streaming so we thought we'd get a expert on the show as a guest that could help unpack that for us all and you better than someone who's LED marketing for numerous historic Brands and served as the CMO for the mother of all video shopping sites QVC / HSN and so that's exactly who we found, we're excited to welcome to the show Brian beitler he is the founder of mobile V Commerce app called soon and the general manager of live shop venters both part of the Keurig group. And I'm not sure Jason but that's a lot of words in the title but I think it's maybe half of the words in your title but welcome to the show Brian we're excited to have you. Brian: [1:36] Grateful to be here and I'll work on trying to lengthen the title so I can keep up with Jason. Jason: [1:41] Set your set your goals higher Brian. Brian: [1:43] Thank you for having me. Jason: [1:48] Brian we are thrilled to have you and as our listeners will quickly figure out and we are eager to jump into all this video Commerce stuff but before we do we always like to give the listeners a little bit of perspective about our guests background and where they're coming from and in your case it's a super impressive retail / consumer background so can you can you give us the version that your mom would share with her friends in the elevator. Brian: [2:15] Happy to do so so I'll back up a decade or two but I started well where I consider I started my career was at Mattel that huge toy conglomerate in fact they're very popular right now coming off of a I think a major hit movie. It's doing very well. Yes I think so has the rest of the world at this point but I started my career there and fell in love with the toy industry and thought that's where I would really spend. My entire career when I left Mattel. In the early 2000s I at the time was leading the core part of the Hot Wheels brand a dream job as a father and a former young boy. [2:56] But I thought I would give myself a taste of retail in the toy industry so I actually left metallic thought I would spend a couple of years on the retail side working with it. A brand I knew we all knew and loved at some point in our childhood called Toys R Us and truthfully I the reason I'm here today is I fell in love with retail there, and what was different for me about retail versus consumer packaged Goods was just the speed of retail it felt like it moved at light speed compared to kind of course EPG brand management, and you know I often tell the story you know working in those days to change you know the package on a five car pack took a couple of years to get it to Market and. I joined Toys R Us and we had this idea to launch a birthday club and. At the time I went to the CEO of the company John I learned and it was how quickly could you get it in Market could you do it in a couple of months. And that and I was often running and in love with retail and so spent a couple of years there and then just continued to be given these remarkable opportunities to work with, really amazing Brands and helping them reshape their narratives with their consumers or and or finding new Pathways new emerging ways, I could grow I was you know there at Bath and Body Works when we launched e-commerce we redesigned the site as a marketing site decided oh we might be able to sell something. Through here and that's been my journey so from from Bath and Body Works to Kohl's department store. [4:24] Then my hand in the bridal industry and private Equity with David's Bridal and then women's apparel and you know fast forward. A few few years and here I am at curate Retail Group. Working in what I think is an exciting future for digital Commerce. [4:42] All of those roles you know usually leading the marketing you know the marketing or e-commerce function for those various Brands and learning a lot making a lot of mistakes a lot of mistakes I'm getting a few things right every now and then, and you know kind of Landing in a pretty exciting place here at grea where we think we're going to do something you know again interesting a new in the digital space. Jason: [5:04] Yeah and a couple of fun facts brand you've LED marketing for for a bunch of those Brands you just mentioned and while you were doing that I was nominally helpful in building a bunch of the the backend e-commerce functionality for those same Brands and so I think without knowing it you've hated me your entire life for all the the features you wanted and didn't get or the the the pace of evolution so I just wanted to apologize publicly for all of that. Brian: [5:34] I appreciate that. Jason: [5:35] But one of the things I particularly love about your career is is I have this theory that, you know though all of retailers has been profoundly disrupted by digital but not all at the same time and so there were there are industries that are disrupted a long time ago and there's you know if you're a grocer or a car dealer you're probably getting disrupted you know right now and I feel like you serendipitously or maybe intentionally have have been in a bunch of Industries. Right at the peak of their disruption so your Toys R Us when when shopping online became a thing and then urine Beauty when that became a thing and then you are you are in the the the heat of the the apparel Wars online and now you're you're squarely in the v Commerce space and it's you know one of the things we talked about the most on the show so whether you did that on purpose or not congratulations on on surfing that digital disruption wave. Brian: [6:32] No I appreciate that I think much much of it was serendipitous I would say that the pieces that probably weren't was my desire to always work for, brands that were leaders in their respective category or industry and as I look back and reflect that's probably one of the things that has been the most rewarding and probably given me the best. Growth is being able to work with you know brands that were at the Forefront Mattel at the time was the leader in in toy manufacturing still still are. Toys R Us at the time was the leader in toy retail Bath & Body Works was the largest kind of. Bath & Body brand at the time Cole's was it was a chaser of you know kind of the discount Department space and ran past JCPenney's and Sears and its competitors and so that for me has been exciting because you know I think being with those who build powerful platforms, let you learn from the best and you know here I said today with curate retailgeek which owns QVC and HSN. You know the largest livestream platform on the globe by far the industry, leader having changed the landscape of how you could use television to shop you know some 35 years ago and continued it for nearly four decades now so that part of trying to work with brands that, I felt were really leaders in their space because I thought it would be a great place for me to learn has certainly been intentional and then this digital Crossroad just happened to kind of line up and almost all of those places at the time I was there. Jason: [7:56] That is awesome and today I sort of perceive you you are on the Leading Edge of the curate retailgeek Roop with your current responsibilities and I definitely want to talk about those but if I have the story right before you took on your current role you also had broader marketing responsibilities for the core QVC HSN Brands is that. Brian: [8:19] I did I did that's that's right I joined you know curate retailgeek rupe. And 20/20 is the chief marketing officer for QVC and HSN are two largest video Commerce businesses, at the time and you know fast forward we obviously are in the midst of those businesses are in their own form of transformation and disruption right for. In some ways you know you talk about a Crossroads, ask for businesses you know having come through retail when e-commerce was exploding and and Retail foot traffic was being affected as people. Spent more time online and less time in stores if you look at where accurate retailgeek Roop you know is today right streaming has remade the way we View television and so we've had to remake our business, there as well primary our audience used to be almost entirely on. [9:07] You know on cable or we reach over 100 million households in the US we used to reach all of those almost on cable and over the last several years is as people have migrated from cable to streaming services we've migrated our business we still reach 100 million households, but today we reach many of those through streaming services because they don't have cable subscriptions any longer and so, you know joining another business who was in the midst of transformation again was was somewhat serendipitous I was excited about the future video and video Commerce had use that, extensively at kind of my two preceding roles and so part of the excitement of joining curate was joining someone who is at The Cutting Edge of this but to your point that's been migrating, and then as we look at the future we said Gee what places do we really own, from an e-commerce perspective and we own the 10 foot screen the screen that you see in front of you from a living room perspective. [9:58] We do really well on the laptop you know the desktop for for e-commerce shopping like most traditional e-commerce retailers but as we thought about the small screen that wasn't a place where we had really built, for the future yet we thought were really well positioned we could certainly see what was happening in in Asia and the explosion of Live And mobile driven Commerce. And realize that that was going to happen here in the west as well. And felt like we were in a position to innovate around that but we needed to put some real Focus around that so you know about a year ago I stepped out of my role as Chief marketing officer of QVC nhsn, to build live shop Ventures and ultimately to launch the soon platform that we're going to talk about today. Jason: [10:42] Amazing and and I for sure I'm going to get into that but I did think you could help us clear up a few just basic questions about the industry first a I now have some some Envy because your TV is 10 feet at home I'm kind of jealous but the. You you call that V Commerce and I'm just curious like I hear all these different phrases all the time I hear people kind of talk about live streaming when they they don't necessarily mean live and video like is there a preferred label that you guys like to kind of describe this, this industry. Brian: [11:18] For sure we love the V e-commerce label in fact we think V Commerce will be the new e-commerce and what we mean by that largely is that, more and more consumers shopping experiences will be driven by video in fact if you look at today's youngest consumer right gen Z or the Next Generation Rising almost all of their Discovery happens in a video experience. If you think about it and it could come from one of the well-known video players right who's in this space Instagram which has become largely video Tick-Tock who obviously has led the way there YouTube. All of these places if I think about and I have so fun fact I have six kids, the youngest is squarely gen Z 12 years old the oldest is Millennial 29 years old and I watched their journey and most of their Discovery right the new trip they're going to take. The next meal they're going to make the next product they're going to buy the next television show they're going to watch is all coming through their video feed. Yet in the e-commerce space we're still largely dependent upon static images and or in the physical space on boxes and shelf talkers and that's just not the way that the rising generation discovers. Anything new. Scot: [12:34] Yep ingredient it's interesting you have a built-in test bed is that was that part of your strategy. Brian: [12:40] I think that that if. Scot: [12:42] We need more kids I need to get another generation. Brian: [12:44] If you went back in math my career I did a pretty good job landing at the right Brands and price basis for my for my kids ages the only one they might say I got wrong was the bridal industry I was a bit premature on the bridal industry, but but you know as I look back so we do we talk a lot about be Commerce and that for us means live it also means pre-recorded, right it can mean you know things that are that are behind the scenes it's anything that really leverages video to help tell the product and Brand Story to a consumer in a way that helps them make better decisions and get to yes faster. That's where we see the Innovation going that's where we see all brands needing to play we think it will look different in the west than it looks in the east. And that's because different consumers and different markets and different level of kind of retail development but we think it'll be globally relevant over the course of the next you know five to ten years. Scot: [13:37] Brickell as the entrepreneur host on the program Jason's a big company guy he's a you can tell by his title. He's corporate drone and he doesn't know who he works for half the time over there there's like he's like I think I have a boss but I don't know I don't know who approves my expense report Seymour, that's how big is a company and you know one of my favorite books is the innovators dilemma where and I'm sure you're familiar with it where you know most companies like tear you they were super Innovative and really did a ton in the category and you know a lot of them don't make it it's interesting to me that you're now working for a company that you know obviously. Is working to not get caught in that in most companies don't kind of sounds like and I may be reading too much in this you you either put your hand up and said I want to do this or they said we need someone to incubate this and you volunteered I'd love to hear the story of how your kind of like starting this company inside of a bigger company that that's interact to excuse you know the extent you can share our what you want to do that that's always interesting to hear because a lot of a lot of big companies don't do that. Brian: [14:39] No I appreciate that you know we feel, you know we I feel honored to kind of be in an organization and part of a company that's trying to lead that way Forbes just named, secure it retail one of the you know the country's top three hundred Innovative companies right so we're recognized for having thought about this space and we've innovated over the course of the last, 35 plus years if you were to look at what QVC nhsn looked like 30 years ago they look very different than what you see today both in the way that we reach interact with customers and so you know the story here you know I'll keep it relatively 34 for time sake but we were looking at you know the future of curate and looking for where we think, you know girls could come from I was obviously looking at that in my core role as Chief marketing officer I let our you know our insights and analytics team and we were looking at the consumer and we're looking at the businesses and the ages of and cohorts of consumers where we did really well and where we felt like, there was opportunity for us and one of those that was clear was we had an opportunity with the younger consumer and unlike many many brands that will often make the decision to go how do we stretch our brand younger it's one of the hardest things to do our view was to say. [15:49] We have a core customer we love our QVC and HSN customers 50-plus their affluent they have disposable income they love to engage with us and Us in this way as we think there is, potential for growth with still the 50-plus customer we have plenty of, consumers who can discover our experience who aren't you a shopping there and we think can fall in love with it but we did recognize hey there's a there's a rising generation that's that's embedded and videos embedded in the way that they operate, why aren't we doing anything there so I did raise my hand and talked a lot about you know that consumer and about the power of video and our expertise and, you know that with. David Robinson who was a new CEO Who had who had joined us in you know late 21 had a knife or for growth and an eye for the digital landscape and. You know started he started to think about where our future would would would lead and he knocked on my door. [16:45] Early and 22 and and we started to talk about what the future could be and how we might do that and decided he decided to establish the e-commerce Ventures is a new unit inside the organization and I join that team to help, you know lead a component of our Innovative future and so it does take having. A CEO that's got a mind for Innovation and you know the ability to say we're going to make the investment necessary to do that so. You know this isn't one of those I feel you know grateful for the fact that I get to work in this call it an intrapreneur setting. We're not chasing you no seed series a series B series C where we're going as a company we believe that we need to invest in the future and this is one of the ways that we can do that. Scot: [17:29] Yeah that's neat that you still sounds like you get the flavor of kind of a start-up within a big company but you can use infinite resources you guys have. Brian: [17:37] Yeah and that we think gives us an advantage and that that's true I we operate we don't have an operation in New York I soon is based in New York right are. QVC is based in West Chester Pennsylvania HSN is based in st. Petersburg Florida. Right so you know we set this up in a new location so that we could operate as an independent and entrepreneurial company but knowing that you know. Just an hour train ride away I've got hands and resources and folks that can kind of help us get through some of the tougher things of getting something off the ground. Scot: [18:09] Yeah exactly now do you have a pretty wide aperture what you could do so you could you say hey we want to just try something real fast on Tick-Tock or is your mandate it kind of needs to run through one of the mother ships or tap into. Brian: [18:24] No not at all. Scot: [18:25] The mothership or something. Brian: [18:26] No we have a very a very wide mandate most of the team comes from Industries outside of kind of are. Our CORE family fact most of the town I've hired has not been former or current QVC or HSN employees they have been, you know team and talent here based in New York City most of them which is where we found the talent pool that, looking forward to kind of build this future and we have a pretty wide aperture to test and try and that's we say we've been up for for several months now we're still we largely consider this the beta version because we are, finding the things that we think will be the best fit for the market and create the best experience for both consumers for Brands and ultimately for creators because we do the reason we refer to this as a platform is, we don't see this as just a one-dimensional or two-dimensional relationship you know brand to Consumer retailer to consumer, but we're also trying to build a place where creators can build a livelihood as well where Brands can create their own content to connect with consumers and where we've built kind of a new way for consumers, the kind of interact and discover new brands. Jason: [19:32] That is awesome and so it sounds like the soon mobile app is kind of the first public release from live shot Ventures am I thinking about that right. Brian: [19:42] Yeah it's the soonest kind of our first public facing you know component of the platform we have components that are that will face Brands and that will face creators to help round out this ecosystem that we think. We'll create a new way for you know these different constituencies to meet one another in a pretty exciting and interesting. Interesting way and they'll be more to share I'm not going to share a ton about those back-end Solutions at this point but there will be more to share in the future as we as we continue to round out the experience, we think it takes to really make this kind of new be Commerce mobile experience. Jason: [20:22] Awesome so maybe you can help it like paint us a picture like what is the unique value prop of soon like is it live is if e-commerce like is there a particular category focuses on or what's the. Brian: [20:35] Yeah to know it's appreciate you asking so look at the core of what we're trying to do is take the the style of video that is loved by a young consumer set column you know. Gen Z too early young Millennials we can't digitally native consumers what we mean by that that's a buzzword everybody said but we simply mean people that seem to have been born with an iPhone implanted in their hand, or some sort of device and if you go back up to 2007 when the iPhone and these devices launched we're looking at people to kind of get there. Hit their teens or younger in that view I look at you know the way that they navigate and that's kind of our core audience because they've grown up with this fat. Device being their primary form of discovering the world so that's our Target so our goal was to build. [21:23] An experience that would make sense to that to that audience so would be short would be fast could would be personalized. I would include the kinds of voices that they're used to hearing from that they trust and that they find credible. Would give Brands a place that are searching to find a pathway that are working so hard to build there. Their products but are can get caught in the jungle that are the very very large marketplaces would give these younger Brands these Innovative brands of place to meet the consumer and to be discovered and to be seen and to have their whole story told. You know it's one thing to just become a product listing on a. On a massive platform like Amazon or Walmart it's another to be able to have someone who understands the consumer tell your brand story so the value prop is to really build what we think is this entertaining. [22:13] Joyful serendipitous shopping moments where you can just discover Brands when you're when you're on the go we think. In some ways part of what. So wonderful about the e-commerce experience is also what's so difficult about the shopping experience and what I mean by that is e-commerce made it easier than ever to buy something. It also made it very difficult to just go shopping and if you think about the experience we used to love as teenagers by the way that gen Z teenager still allowed which is the notion of wandering a physical location a mall or a Target or pick your brand or. You know any of those physical experiences where you can just wander and things just inspire you and you you may have gone into by something you may have had an idea in mind you may have not had an idea in mind. But it was fun and it was a Pastime and it was, enjoyable just to go shopping digital Works differently digital is great if you know I need I need luggage for my trip to Europe I'm getting a backpack I'm going to take a three months and traveling through Europe. [23:18] You can go to the internet and I'll help you find the best backpack in the most array of choices at the price but if you just. Want to sit back and shop and so our goal was to build a platform where the Serendipity of shopping could come up again you could just thumb if you're standing in line at the. At the Starbucks or if you're standing in line at the store you're standing on the platform in the subway station, or you're sitting in class and you're done listening to the professor and you just want to see what might be in your feed that's relevant to you this could be as fun as opening Tick-Tock or opening Instagram. This would be opening shopping for the joy of. Jason: [23:52] I love that there's a this entrepreneur Julie rain Wainwright who founded real real and I don't know if she actually said this but she's always attributed with his quote the internet solve buying but broke shopping it's I. Brian: [24:06] It's a great quote I've heard I've heard that quote I'm not sure if it's hers or not either but I fully subscribe to and that's and that's the reality and so this is a way to bring it back in a way that we think is relevant to you know this. Young emerging audience who's up who's about to have a lot of spending power. Jason: [24:26] Yeah now I'm curious you've talked about this as a platform and it sounds like it's what I would think of as a sort of two-sided market place that you both have to you know recruit and keep happy a bunch of world-class creators that are creating content and you've got to recruit and keep happy in audience that consumes that content and buys stuff that shows up in the content and my am I thinking about it right in terms of it being a two-sided marketing challenge. Brian: [24:54] Yeah I think I think we've called three-sided because we think he have to keep the consumer happy you have to keep the brands and their Founders happy and then you have to, you know create something unique and special for creators who may or may not work directly for the brand that they're going to create content for, and so our thought process is thinking about all three of those audiences as we build and it's why you know we don't see this as a, you know as a Sprint but is building something that we think will be lasting because we're trying to build something that's going to be relevant and meaningful to all three of those participants in the platform. Will you operate as a marketplace right so we're not buying retail we're not buying inventory in the traditional sense right we're building the destination we're working to drive consumers to the destination we're working to source and find great creative talent that we think can build the right kind of content and then we're looking, and reaching out into the. You know into the Reit into the brand landscape to find Brands and products that we think would do well with this with this audience and so we got all three of those things kind of. You know working at once if that's not easy but sometimes the most rewarding things are difficult. Scot: [26:04] Yeah absolutely the marketplaces are hard because you're kind of building to businesses at once you get kind of the consumer and thus the demand and the supply side it can be. But once the network effects it going it's a great business but sometimes it's hard to kind of kick start them do you feel like you guys are at kind of like that product Market fit or you're still kind of. Experimenting and figuring out or like. Brian: [26:25] Yeah we think you know what we're excited about today is the engagement from the number of brands that have come on our platform has gone much faster than we expected. The consumer You Know download and engagement we're in that that nice stair-step each month each week of downloads, increasing on the platform so we feel that we're moving very strongly towards that you know that market fit place but that's why we say we're in beta right well when we're, one more there will declare that were there and we'll change the even the way that we go to market even more aggressively but we're excited about the early signs both the excitement from creators excitement from from Brands who come on board, and again the excitement from the early consumers who have engaged with us the early adopters and starting to experience the platform and so all of those things right now are very positive and. Giving us a lot of optimism as we think about the future. Scot: [27:25] There's wear it sometimes, great to be in a big organization when you're ready you can say hey we need a little distribution and suddenly you know you can you can turn that funnel on you got to be going to make sure you're ready for it and it sounds like you probably haven't you know you should definitely get out of beta for you do that but then even you know even you know how do you do the shoots the right way and you know, inside the work there's tons of just knowledge around streaming and video quality and I'm sure there's some interesting craters that overlap that would be fun to tap into it even brands that you know I'm sure if you were looking for a brand it's much easier being part of the larger or more brands are going to take your call versus you know Joe's startup LLC. Brian: [28:11] Yeah yeah I would say one of our I think that's well that's well well said one of our advantages right is the reality that for you know, for decades we've been helping small Brands become household names become very large businesses because we understand the power of live we understand the power of video and using it to help. [28:30] You know a Founder commercialize their their story and help it reach and reach an audience and so. For sure that is valuable as we talked to Brands who go hey this isn't you know this isn't just somebody out of there, out of the corner of their garage going hey we've got an idea for the future of video shopping this is you know the the leader in video and live shopping who said hey we're going to build a new platform a new experience for a new audience and, we're going to bring our expertise to video shopping to that to that platform and we're going to help you learn how to do it as a brand we're going to help you learn how to do it as a Creator both of those things have been very important, add helping us you know get to yes as we don't get a lot of NOS as we have conversations with Brands right now we get a lot of people excited, even in this early Journey even recognizing that we're in the beta phase because they believe in the business where you know we're over 300 Brands already interested in on the platform, at this stage and you know we're early on we launched in March. And so it's not been hard to get people excited about the potential here and I think part of that is because they can look to the parent of who's building this, and who's making the investment. Scot: [29:46] Yeah very cool would you say so that made me I'm a huge shark tank junkie and I always love when Laurie's on there because she always has that trump card of like, I can probably get you on HSN and everyone's like who so she could tend to get a good deal so then it made me think are you dealing with Challenger Brands kind of like you know things we people maybe haven't heard of or is this kind of like you know Kate Spade or whoever I don't want to go into details but like more long-term brands that are just kind of looking for a fresh new channel is there. Resonating. Brian: [30:22] Yeah so we have a lot of what we call emerging Brands and we can define those in a couple of ways right so there you know I'm an emerging, might have been around for 10 years or 15 years but they're just very tightly, geographically located maybe they just had a couple of stores and a little direct consumer website but they weren't really propagating their brand through there, back in the emerging and we have several brands that look like that we also have Brands there. Relatively young this could be year 1 year 2 year 3 right and they started as a direct consumer brand and they're looking for other points of distribution and other places to be able to tell their story. [30:58] But we've not preclude ourselves from from other brands that are better known and more, National in nature because again at the end of the day you know where our Focus has been, I'm in the early days is and it's because this is this is an area that works really well and video right or proper products that are problem solution oriented products and, Kelly's are great Brands who innovate and develop some new products that solve a consumer problem those do really well in video right now and if you think about, all the you know Tik Tok made me buy it friends you know so many of those products are built around the idea of hey we've got a new solution, a problem that you have or we've got a new take on solving a problem that has been solved a bunch of other ways but never quite solved this way those are the kinds of products and brands that do really well and we find those both in this emerging space and we also find. You'll also find it in some more established brands. But the focus has really been can we bring consumers content that's interesting to watch because what the product does for a consumer is. Have itself useful and highly valuable and that's if you spend some time on the app you'll see a lot of products, better focused in that in that regard and so you know we've not been exclusionary and by any stretch of the imagination but we do have a lot of young and fun emerging brands with some amazing Founders and some amazing founder stories behind them on plan. Jason: [32:23] That is awesome and Brian a fun fact about Scott like most people watch CNBC for Shark Tank and then they accidentally stay on for for Jim Cramer Scott's the one guy that watches CNBC for Jim Cramer and then accidentally. Brian: [32:37] Technics days I'm free. Scot: [32:38] I watched a shark fresh shark tanks on ABC come on. Jason: [32:41] Yeah. Fair enough Earth but inside not I keep telling Scott Scott keep saying hey we need to get on On Cue be on Shark Tank to get into QVC and I keep telling him that curate retailgeek has great merchants and if you have awesome product you can get in regardless of what whether you know a shark or not. Brian: [33:00] And that you know what that's so true Jason that in the reality is is that again if you have a great product curate wants to hear from you and that's and that's the truth and you know we understand what works well for our audience and we understand what works really well. For the video platform and if you bring it you can find your way there I will tell you we get a lot of submissions and for obvious reasons. But yeah you absolutely could find your way there without getting on Shark Tank although a little bit of notoriety never hurts. Jason: [33:30] Know for sure so I'm curious about a tactical element of soon it seems like you made a conscious decision to natively be a nap and and on the one hand. Like man you look at all the data and mobile apps are where it's at like that the overwhelming majority of all minutes spent on mobile devices are an app's you know the top apps have the best engagement and all this stuff but the flip side is, it's a brutally competitive space and it's like really hard to get people to download the app and then it's really hard to get them to to reuse it like I'm curious did you guys. Like debate about a mobile web experience versus an app and and decide that that's where you needed to be or how is that played out for you. Brian: [34:15] Yeah so we absolutely did they say it was probably one of the one of the bigger conversations right as we thought about our future and our Direction working with my team and and. Our partners to think about hey what's the best way to go forward and build a new shopping you know destination and we certainly researched all the hurdles. As well but we saw all the things that you highlighted in the beginning right the notion that, more time is spent on apps particularly from from the target audience we were going after the engagement is much higher the commitment once you have it as much stronger all of those elements that. This is going to be a heavier lift but it's going to be the right lift for us and. And we have to be committed we know it's going to take time but this is going to be the right lift because inside that app also it just gives you the flexibility to do and create some experiential things that just aren't as as. [35:12] They're just not as intuitive or as functional as they are in a mobile web app. Right so you know I'll give you I'll give you one of the features that we love that's just really hard to do in mobile web but amazing an app so you know part of our vision was to be able to create this window, shopping experience again right to bring the joy back to shopping we're literally as you thumb through things consider each one of those swipes the window, write as if you were walking down your favorite shopping destination and you know there's an amazing product with an amazing Storyteller so instead of being on a mannequin in a fixed window it's by a voice that, you know has some credibility and authority and as they tell you about that but what if you want to see more from that brand well you just swipe left. And you're into that brand store. Or what if you want to love what if you love this soon said what if you love this Creator we call them soon satyrs that's telling you the product and you want to do you want to see more will you just you know tap the screen and up comes all the video content that that person is created, doing that in a mobile app mobile apps just don't have the same kind of tactical functionality that you can build inside of an app I'll be realized, part of this if we were going to build a new experience we needed. [36:22] The flexibility in the capabilities to be able to use everything the mobile device gives to you you know ultimately we don't have haptics in our experience yet we will you know they're all those things that are that are native to the app experience that you know. Is opened up an iPhone and ultimately Android which are not on yet but will be in the future. That we wanted to be able to have access to to give it the richest experience even knowing we'd have some hurdles and getting apps downloaded keeping them on the device and getting people back to him. Jason: [36:52] I got it that totally makes sense another one that comes up a lot in a specially you mentioned it seems like adoptions a little earlier in China so I watched the Chinese Behavior a lot to sort of see a bit it predicts how things will evolve here and it's interesting there are amazing social platforms that had huge engagement that are all pivoting to become shopping platforms right so that's by dance that's we and then there are amazing Commerce platforms like Ali Baba and Team all that are kind of pivoting to become engagement platforms and so that's why you know ding dong live and Ali Baba live and all of these these things like I'm kind of curious do you have a position like in the long run what wins right being a a platform that has a lot of video engagement and adding Commerce to it which in the u.s. I guess that could be. Tick tock on Instagram or is it a platform that really is good at Commerce and adds adds the video engagement and so you know maybe that's that's obviously but Amazon or Walmart and then I assume like The Perfect combo of both of those is of course you guys. Brian: [38:00] Yeah so I'm not trying to sidestep but here's what I'll say, video wins video ends and I'll come back to it and here's a here's why I say that so do I think you know Tick-Tock and Instagram and all those who are building you know shopping experiences into their platform, have an opportunity to win and do conversate for sure do in fact I'll give you an example I often share. With you know Brands and others as I'm eating and it's a very simple question for both you Jason and Scott have you ever bought anything while you were in an airport. From a retailer awesome have you ever gone to the airport have you ever gone to the airport to go shopping. [38:36] Right so the reality is that airports have a purpose right which is they help you get from one place to another and it's a very valuable part of your life experience. But what airports learned is have had a lot of people in my space I'll bet if I put some stores in here for you those people will buy something that is for sure going to be true with these social platforms they have a lot of people in their space. [38:59] If they create opportunities for people to buy people will buy but the purpose for opening Tik-Tok is not to go shopping, and people are finding Pathways there because that's like that's a place where I'm at and I'm learning their shopping there so now I can do this so I know if I'm Atlanta I like Ferragamo I know in the Atlanta airport there's a Ferragamo so I can find my way there. As a as a consumer and make it a point to go there when I'm in airports where I know the brands that I like are at, but that's very different than then going to your favorite neighborhood street or going to your favorite you know mall to go to go shopping and so we think those places exist on the other side you have right you have what's happened in the physical space that's taking place in the digital space right so malls have tried to figure out hey shopping isn't enough to get people here I need restaurants and entertain I need other things that are engaging, and team on everybody else is going to go down that pathway as well and go hey, if I want to keep people here I need I need things that are engaging because consumers are expecting more well-rounded experiences from all the places that they go and so our viewers to say listen if you know let's just build something, that recognizes that that's what the consumer needs and wants and create a place we're going shopping and being engaged and being entertained is, in and of itself the point the experience and we believe there will be space for that for an experience like that but I think I think Commerce is going to happen. [40:25] In all of these spaces if you bring video to them I think it's going to happen on on you know brand own websites as they bring video that's the that's the core of it, and again if you step back and go well gee how much space is there you know retail such a fixed base well that's what we all said. You know 20 years ago when e-commerce showed up like e-commerce can't grow the retail space there's a fixed space it's going to be you know give some take some. At the end of the day retail is just larger as as the platforms and places, have continued to evolve and to explode if you think about the difference between where we are and you know where Asia is and where we see the Western markets I think part of this is understanding that I think Asia is unique in that there. Retail ecosystem you know take China it's just very different. From Mars when you consider the scale their population and how much of that is urbanized versus still you know in more agrarian spaces and so it's not exactly the bear to make the comparison between. [41:25] Those two spaces and you know they have different tastes and different preferences and so I think for us in the u.s. I think part of the difficulty has been we've been trying to apply. A formula from Asia to Western markets versus saying hey what's the formula that's right for Western markets and video. And let's let's take stock of understanding what the Retail Landscape looks like here what the consumer behavior and preference for shopping looks like here and then how do you build something that's around that I think brands are starting to figure that out I think we're, you know we're just at the corner we're probably today where e-commerce was in 2001-2002, right so we're on the verge of exploding but if you remember back in those days there were a lot of brands that we're saying yeah we're not going to need any Commerce site. And and then five years later everybody in the country headed e-commerce site. Scot: [42:17] Yeah that first of all you should have qualified your question I'm pretty sure Jason is gone to airports just to go to the Starbucks. That much of a Starbucks not or are you just like is muscle memory for him he's like I want to Starbucks he just ends up at O'Hare and he's like oh oh I don't have a flight but man this this latte is delicious. The so I started a company Channel advisor andqvc was an early customer of ours and I got to go on that behind the scenes tour where you can watch the production room and it blew my mind as an e-commerce person because it was like this pure intersection of data meet Stevie because you know the talent on are would have a may be mic'd up, and the producers say when you talked about you know how the vest feels they watch this I think it was like orders per second some velocity. And they would tell him to talk more about that and if a product didn't make a certain velocity there like next so it's really so I'm kind of thinking you know can you guys because you're you've got both sides of the marketplace are you giving your creators some really interesting kind of youqvc any HSN informed data on on you know. How how to make a better video and sell more product and that kind of thing or you may be too early in your journey but it seems like you guys Doug be like right in your strike zone. Brian: [43:40] No that's the you know that's part of the secret sauce that's why we're so excited about this space it's taking that learning and absolutely the analytics right that we're putting in place and ultimately the. That algorithms that will drive right the personalization feed and the coaching that's given not just to creators but then ultimately to Brands is all built around enabling their ability to be as effective as possible at producing a video and what works depending on the category so. That's core to what we are doing at Stone is using data to drive decisions around content to drive decisions around. The speeds that ultimately will be will be you know shared with consumers right to create as much likelihood or much potential for success as possible and you know you you hit on the head Scott right part of this and part of what's made. You know curate successful for so long is that what seems very soft. Is very data-intensive and using data to make those decisions and we see that as being one of our core attributes in our core advantages is a boat as we build. Jason: [44:51] That certainly makes sense Brian I'm sad because I know we're running up on time and I have one more topic I want to make sure I get in which is this whole debate of video versus live video and I know you do you think about QVC and there's a lot of scarcity built-in which makes the the live model make a lot of sense and in China a lot of it has scarcity of deals and things in the u.s. I hear a lot of people calling things live that aren't even live and so I'm just curious like what you know do you think it needs to be live or is it a place for both like what how do you guys feel think about the live versus store and play video Commerce. Brian: [45:32] Yeah so we use both at soon so we think live live has a role in the sense of creating excitement creating a bit of scarcity also creating the the Serendipity the moment and the authenticity and organic and credibility of the content most of the content. In our mind is shot or created live meaning we're not trying to do a bunch of takes and a bunch of edits of the work in fact I tell people all the time I said it's part of the magic of one of the longest running show Saturday Night Live it's one of my favorite shows maybe maybe part of your audience loves that show as well as right it's taped in front of a live studio audience and part of what makes that show so engaging. Right is that reality and the fact that there's room for errors or groom for mistakes you know you may see one or two but it just feels so, in the moment we think that matters a lot in the experience but today. I don't know I don't know the facts but I suspect a lot of SNL is watched after the fact. [46:29] But the fact that it was shot in front of a live studio audience is what makes it so engaging so what we think about video we talk about it live here we often mean look what we want this to feel is live like meaning it should feel like you're having a fantastic conversation sometimes it will actually be live. But the vast majority of the content is going to be consumed post life because let's be honest gen Z doesn't really meet anybody for an appointment anymore from a from a watch perspective right they watch things on their own time when it makes sense for them, and it fits into their their life that doesn't take away from the fact that if the offer is big enough, for the products right right they'll show up in force for a live moment and so we believe that you need both in order to. [47:15] To create something that's compelling but for us you know largely what we think matters is creating content that is done by people who really know how to speak, can do it in one take right because you know they're good at what they what they do and can bring that level of Candor to the. To the content and that's that's what we think really will resonate candidly with people of all ages we don't think this is that's just specific to young people that's specific to everybody, we love candidness, we love I think you open the podcast here saying Hey listen if you make a mistake or two we're not going to stop and rerecord and all those things right and you're going to listen part of what makes this so natural is when it's. Captured in the moment we think that's true for video Commerce as well. Jason: [48:00] That I love that that that's a perfect way to sort of describe that the approach it makes perfect sense to me side note the reason we do that on the podcast is because Scott makes so many mistakes that we couldn't possibly go back and fix them all. Scot: [48:15] Hey I think Brian was saying we're influent we're popular influencers that's how I. Jason: [48:19] I feel like he's like as an l and the Jason and Scot show are the two. The two top top tier entertainment vehicles I think that's very fair but Brian I'm super sad to report that we've used up our allotted time this has been a great conversation and we sure appreciate you taking time to talk with us. Brian: [48:39] I appreciate you having me on the show thank you so much guys. Scot: [48:42] Brian if folks want to learn more about your online thoughts or you are you an influencer yourself do you publish somewhere or you just want to encourage them to check out that. Brian: [48:54] No you so you can absolutely follow me on LinkedIn for sure I do Post. On occasion I'm not an avid poster right now because my head has been down here but please do that and then again I would encourage you to download soon if you have an iPhone you can visit us at soon dot live too. Hear more about this if you're a brand and you want to be a part of it part of what we're doing here please go to soon dot live you can fill out a form and and someone from our our merchandising team will reach back out to you for fairly quickly and get you connected but. Yeah thank you again for the time. Jason: [49:30] Brian we will put all those links in the show notes for anyone that wants to follow up with soon and until next time happy Commercing!

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"On Cue: Laughter Unscripted"

Jamestown Episode #1

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 3:35

Welcome to "On Cue: Laughter Unscripted", the podcast where spontaneity takes the spotlight. In each episode, our host, seasoned improviser, and special guests from the world of improv theatre throw the scripts out of the window and dive headfirst into a realm of unscripted comedy. Expect a whirlwind of unexpected characters, hilarious plot twists, and thought-provoking conversation about the world of improv and its influence on our daily lives. From the art and craft of improv acting to how it fosters communication, creativity, and empathy, "On Cue" is your backstage pass to the unrehearsed hilarity that happens when we let life unfold in the moment. New episodes every Wednesday. Come join the improv revolution! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jamestownpodcasts/message

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281. Episode #141: Believing in your brand with Jennifer Cue of onCue Ventures

The Entrepreneur Evolution

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 18:36

On today's episode of the Entrepreneur Evolution Podcast, we are joined by Jennifer Cue, Founder & CEO of onCue Ventures. Jennifer most recently was a board member, CEO and shareholder of Jones Soda Co., a craft beverage company founded in Vancouver BC, now headquartered in Seattle, WA. Currently, and through her own business, onCue Ventures, Jennifer is an active investor and advisor with a focus on minority and female -led businesses. Jennifer's background also includes banking, investment banking and venture capital. In 1994 Jennifer was appointed to portfolio company, Jones Soda Co., as a board member and then joined the company full time in 1995 to launch the company's flagship brand, Jones Soda. From 1995 to the end of 2005, when it was listed on NASDAQ, Jennifer played a key role in the launch and building of the Jones Soda brand and company, acting as CFO, COO, and a board member. She ultimately returned to the Company as CEO and board member in 2012 until 2021 to turn the company around, invest in the company and build its portfolio of beverages.Jennifer received her BCom (Finance) from UBC (Vancouver Canada) and completed an MBA (International Business) from McGill University (Montreal Canada). Jennifer is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Jennifer has lived and worked in Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal, Paris, Rome, San Francisco, and Seattle and speaks fluent French and Italian. Jennifer's passions include bilingual education, and she currently is on the Board of Trustees, as well as Treasurer, of the French American School of Puget Sound. We would love to hear from you, and it would be awesome if you left us a 5-star review. Your feedback means the world to us, and we will be sure to send you a special thank you for your kind words. Don't forget to hit “subscribe” to automatically be notified when guest interviews and Express Tips drop every Tuesday and Friday. Interested in joining our monthly entrepreneur membership? Email Annette directly at yourock@ievolveconsulting.com to learn more. Ready to invest in yourself? Book your free session with Annette HERE. Keep evolving, entrepreneur. We are SO proud of you! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/annette-walter/support

Episode 1,629- Jets 2023 Offseason Roundtable #13 w/On Cue

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 26:35

Scott Mason talks with music producer and renown rap artist On Cue to discuss the New York Jets' 2023 offseason! OC shares his thoughts on the end of the 2022 season, Joe Douglas/Robert Saleh regime, what should be done at QB, how the team can improve in 2023, a look ahead to what the Jets could do in free agency, possible strategy for the draft, and more! Check out the Play Like A Jet YouTube channel featuring Luke Grant's full film reviews of the Jets draft picks Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, Garrett Wilson, Jermaine Johnson, Max Mitchell, Breece Hall, Jeremy Ruckert, and Micheal Clemons - and subscribe to the channel if you haven't already! https://youtu.be/HfPG7KcHeBc https://youtu.be/Hf8cqCLU0a8 https://youtu.be/_KG0YtM4reE https://youtu.be/UInHP3EG2F0 https://youtu.be/c51fp0YS96g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGq7LI082Nk&t=30s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AeNwCJGOe4&t=17s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wyUy8MCGYw&t=18s Check out the Play Like A Jet store and get your "Play Like A Jet" logo shirt RIGHT NOW! Hoodies, hats, mugs, etc.....also available! https://www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/19770068-play-like-a-jet-logo-shirt?store_id=717242 To advertise on Play Like A Jet, please contact: Justin@Brokencontrollermedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

13 - How to Turn a Meeting into a Learning Journey

ProCast: A Podcast by Proscenium Events

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 36:03

In this episode, we're talking with the Director of Learning and Development for On-Cue, Matt Elwell. We invited Matt on to teach us about training, but we ended up learning so much more. This episode is full of actionable advice to help your attendees retain the messaging of your event. So hit the download button, screw your headphones on tight, and get ready to take notes.Matt Elwell, CPTD has been using the principles of improvisation to improve professional performance for 15 years. He has created learning experiences used by 100s of organizations including AT&T, McDonald's, Astellas Pharma U.S., SRR, the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Navy. Matt is a Certified Professional in Talent Development, and has shared his insights on interactive learning and improvisation at both professional and academic conferences. He has been active in the Applied Improvisation and Learning & Development communities, including as President of the Association for Talent Development, Chicagoland Chapter.CREDITSHosted and Written by Jeremy DobrishProduced by Bethany PotterTheme Music by Mike ManciniLogo design by Shraddha MaharjanSpecial thanks to Dossie McCraw WHERE TO FIND USProscenium WebsiteLinkedInInstagramTwitterFacebook

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Boyd Martin by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services

The Plaidcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 46:05

Piper speaks with renowned Olympic Three-Day Event rider Boyd Martin about his illustrious career and how he approaches this sport. Brought to you by Taylor, Harris Insurance Services.Hosts: Piper Klemm, publisher of The Plaid HorseGuest: Boyd Martin began riding at a young age in his native Australia. Boyd won his first CCI4* (now known as CCI5*) at the 2003 Australian International Three-Day Event riding True Blue Toozac. Boyd moved to the United States in 2007 to further his career as an eventing professional, serving as the assistant trainer to Olympian Phillip Dutton for two years before starting his own business and also began riding for the United States in 2009. Boyd is a three-time Olympian, representing the U.S. in London in 2012, in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, and in Tokyo in 2020. Boyd is a four-time U.S. Eventing Team member for the FEI World Equestrian Games/FEI World Eventing Championships, most recently capturing team silver at the FEI Eventing World Championships in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy in September. With Pancho Villa, he was a member of the U.S. team that won gold at the 2015 Pan American Games and in 2019, he won team and individual gold at the Pan American Games with Tsetserleg TSF. In 2021, Boyd won the inaugural Maryland 5 Star with Christine, Thomas, and Tommie Turner's Anglo European mare, On Cue, becoming the first American to win a CCI5* since 2008. Martin has twice been the USEF CCI5*-L Eventing National Champion at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, in 2019 with Tsetserleg TSF and in 2021 with On Cue. He was named USEA Rider of the Year in 2021 and On Cue was named USEA Horse of the Year the same year. Boyd finished fourth overall at the Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event in 2022, becoming the USEF CCI5* Eventing Reserve National Champion with Tsetserleg TSF. In May, he won the CCI4*-L at the Tryon International Equestrian Center with the Annie Goodwin Syndicate's Federman B. Boyd and his wife, Grand Prix dressage rider Silva Martin, own and operate their farm, Windurra USA, which is a world-class training facility sitting on more than 75+ acres in the heart of Pennsylvania hunt country. Title Sponsor: Taylor, Harris Insurance ServicesSubscribe To: The Plaid Horse MagazineSponsors: Purina Animal Nutrition, America Cryo, Lauracea, American Stalls, BoneKare, Show Strides Book Series, Online Equestrian College Courses, With Purpose: The Balmoral Standard, and American Equestrian School

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Episode 194: #193: Adam Jay of Oncue — Busting the “I Can't Tell You What it is, But I Know it When I See it" myth, and building an Elite Culture

Sales Leadership Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2022 58:23

Adam Jay is the Vice President of Revenue for Oncue. His team is growing fast and there is no accidental success. Adam's teams have booked well over $100MM in ARR, hired over 350 sales professionals, and had Dozens of reps earn Internal promotions over the course of his leadership career. Today he shares how culture is the catalyst for rapid growth and massive success…regardless of the external circumstances in an insightful conversation loaded with tactics you can use today. For video snippets of this and other episodes, head to Sales Leadership United at www.patreon.com/salesleadershipunited.

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Mariann Thomassen (DJ Mariann Rosa)

Platekusk

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 99:32

Hadde ordboka kommet i illustrert utgave kunne det helt fint vært bilde av Mariann ved siden av ordet legende. Som vokalist i bandet Surferosa har hun ved hjelp av sin unike stil og rå stemme gjort seg bemerket på konsertscener over hele verden. Nå er hun to barns mor, event-DJ og daglig leder i landets eneste bookingbyrå bestående av utelukkende jente-DJs; Popjoy booking! I over halvannen time deler Mariann villig av sin kunnskap om alt fra marketing og branding til hva vi gutta kan lære av jentene og det blir selvsagt historier om hvordan det er å turnere i Japan, det hører med. Du kan lese mer om Popjoy booking på deres Facebook-side, den finner du her: https://www.facebook.com/popjoybooking PS! Mariann er også med i panelet under livepodden som spilles inn på OnCue 2022 http://djsoncue.no

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Founders With Long-term Vision Are Not Distracted by Public Market Volatility

The Sure Shot Entrepreneur

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 28:37

Michael Cardamone, CEO and managing partner at Forum Ventures (formerly Acceleprise), demystifies the effects of public market volatility on startups. Michael gives his perspectives on the recent market downturn, and his advice for founders building B2B SaaS companies on how to manage market volatility. He also gives more details about how he looks at opportunities when he invests in startups.In this episode, you'll learn:4:15 What benefits does a founder gain from working with a sector-dedicated accelerator over a generalist accelerator?11:50 Key things for startup founders to do to weather market downturn21:48 How can innovative startups harness the power of community?Non-profit organization that Michael is passionate about: Big Brothers Big SistersAbout Guest SpeakerMichael Cardamone is the CEO and managing partner at Forum Ventures (formerly Acceleprise). In addition, he is an angel investor in the pre-seed or seed rounds of Flexport, Naturebox, and Station; among others. Michael hustles hard for his portfolio companies, providing hands-on support and mentorship every day in person or on Slack while making key connections to dozens of customers, investors, and key partners.About Forum VenturesForum Ventures (formerly Acceleprise) is a B2B SaaS-focused seed fund, pre-seed accelerator program, and community with offices in San Francisco, NYC and Toronto. Forum for Founders, the accelerator program, is a flagship 15-week pre-seed program designed to give founders personalized guidance, support from a growing SaaS community, plus the capital to get their companies to the next level. Companies in Forum's portfolio include: FirstBase, Fireflies.ai, Indio, Oncue, Courier, People Data Labs, Roots Automation, Inscribe, Sote, Silq, VendorPM and CoProcure.Subscribe to our podcast and stay tuned for our next episode that will drop next Tuesday. Follow Us: Twitter | Linkedin | Instagram | Facebook

THE GREAT GAS STATION DEBATE

Nick & Co Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2022 60:54

Brought to you by HockeyWolf.com and The Home of Adult Athletes - The BLPA More than just hockey this week. We talk bidets, NFTs, Winter Classic and of course have the great gas station debate. WAWA, Sheetz, QT, OnCue, or BUCCEES?

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#ERHOTY21: On Cue

EquiRatings Eventing Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2021 18:34

The first horse in EquiRatings Horse of the Year competition is the US Advanced Champion and the first US 5* winner since 2008, it's the fabulous On Cue. She has had the most remarkable year and Boyd Martin is here to tell us about her season and why you should vote for her in ERHOTY. Listen for free across all podcast platforms.

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Biz Boot Up Ep 22: Being Open to Opportunities to Learn with Liz Barfield and Connor Davis

Dreamers & Doers Podcast: Biz Boot Up Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2021 23:28

Liz, a native of Albany, Georgia, moved to Norman in May 2012 with her husband's job. She acclimated quickly into Norman community life by joining Norman Next and graduating from the Norman Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Norman Class of 2015, as well as serving on Norman Arts Council, and Sooner Rotary in both members and board leadership positions. She also helped start Moore Involved, patterned after Norman Next. She was raised in a cooking and entertaining family and those southern hospitality roots run deep through Liz's favorite family recipes today. Liz has spent over 15 years in the hospitality and catering industry. She brings a love of food and connecting food with people to social butterfly catering. Whether it's a fun theme or helping to nourish and comfort, Liz is passionate about connecting people and having fun with food! Wristworld began as an experiential learning project in collaboration with Loveworks Leadership, a non-profit youth leadership organization that teaches leadership, character development and entrepreneurial skills to middle school students and Trifecta Communications, a tech and ad agency based in Oklahoma City. By using augmented reality technology, for months the students worked hard to develop the interactive game world, plot and characters and introduced Wrist World, an AR video game on 4 slap band bracelets in 2018. In 2020, they struck a licensing deal with Hatsune Miku, a popular Japanese vocaloid which opened up international sales. Their product is now available in 100 stores in Oklahoma at Oncue and Love's Country Stores and also online on Amazon, Walmart.com, Newegg.com, Ebay, and their own website. Connor, now in 10th grade, joined the team as an 8th grade student and is now the CPO of Wrist World.

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Expert Schmexpert: Embracing A Beginners Mindset!

Cue To Cue: The Performers' Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 7:52

Follow Cue to Cue! I: @thisischelseajohnson F: @thisischelseajohnson T: @thisischelseaj We are going for a solo round today! If you are new here, welcome! Solo rounds are just that! They are a departure for the long form interviews that happen on a regular basis here, On Cue to Cue. I pop in from time to time and talk about experience and things artists, including myself, run into along our path to honing our craft and deepening our artistry. I share challenges, break throughs, and themes/ideas that are coming up for me in the present moment and how they relate to my work and development as an artist and I hope by sharing them, it can help you connect deeper to yourself and empower you along your journey. Today, I am talking about the need we can sometimes feel in our craft to be an expert at your craft and have it all figured out. Whether that be in scene work, auditions, writing, jam sessions, coaching, movement, choreography etc... looking like an expert can put us in a tight space as far as having access to our creativity and connecting to our humanity. Let's talk about the value of having a beginner's mindset and the value it can have to your creativity and work as an artist! SHARE THIS EPISODE >>> https://thisischelseajohnson.com/201/

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Biz Boot Up Ep 22: Being Open to Opportunities to Learn with Liz Barfield and Connor Davis

Dreamers & Doers Podcast by Loveworks Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 23:28

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Bitchin' Baby Boomers w/ Guest Chris Costello

The Big Bad Broadcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2021 60:01

This week the Bitchin' Baby Boomer welcome Baby Boomer royalty as Chris Costello stops by. The daughter of comedy legend Lou Costello talks about her fathers amazing career, the origin of Abbott and Costello and their movies. Also, Chris talks about her amazing book and audio book "Lou's On First" as well as her terrific podcast "On Cue with Chris Costello." Meanwhile the Long Island Clown College remembers places and things that aren't around anymore.... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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New! OnCuE Energy Drink

CoachVitta

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 0:47

Get On- Point with On CuE Energy Drink.. Created in 2021 by CEO and founder of OnCuE Dance Co. / OnCuE Fitness. Low Calories, 0% Fat, Vitamins and Caffeine. Music created by Crowd Control ENT- Jamez Anthony Distributor Based in Brandon, Fla

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#81 - TOOT ONCUE

Cross Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 27:48

Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (7/1/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle

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810: Amy Mills Owner of 17th Street BBQ, The Warehouse, and OnCue Consulting

Restaurant Unstoppable with Eric Cacciatore

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2021 118:26

With Excitement allow me to introduce to you today's guest, Owner of two 17st BBQ locations, The Warehouse event Center, OnCue Consulting and Co-author of Peace, Love and Barbecue and Praise the Lard, Amy Mills. Barbecue heiress Amy Mills, daughter of barbecue legend Mike Mills, is considered the industry's go-to girl for all things barbecue. She is the James Beard Award-nominated author of Peace, Love and Barbecue, a television personality, and a branding, marketing and PR pro. Her company, OnCue Consulting, offers premiere barbecue industry education and she consults with restaurants and barbecuers world-wide. Amy divides her time between Boston, Southern Illinois and barbecue destinations across the country. She always wanted to be a glamorous heiress. Little did she dream her fortune would lie in barbecue. Check out Start With Why by Simon Sinek as mentioned in today's episode! Check out Shopify and Goldbelly as mentioned in today's episode. Show notes… Calls to ACTION!!! Join Restaurant Unstoppable Network and connect with my past guest and a community of superfans. Subscribe to the Restaurant Unstoppable YouTube Channel Join the private Unstoppable Facebook Group Join the email list! (Scroll Down to get the Vendor List!) Favorite success quote or mantra: "Generosity is a recipe for success." In today's episode with Amy Mills we will discuss: BBQ in Missouri BBQ competitions Food competitions in your town will boost the entire community's economy Good marketing Hiring best practice Advice on writing and publishing a book Retail and merchandise Multiple channels of revenue Visual branding Today's sponsor: Restaurant365 is a cloud-based, all-in-one, restaurant-specific accounting and back-office platform that seamlessly integrates with POS systems, payroll providers, food and beverage vendors. It generates accurate real-time reporting and analysis in user-friendly dashboards, facilitating immediate, data-driven decision making. Restaurant365 eliminates manual, error-prone processes and is designed to help restaurant businesses grow with functionality that helps optimize labor costs, reduce food costs and increase revenue. Ecolab: Streamline your clean with Ecolab's new EPA-registered 2-in-1 solution, Sink & Surface Cleaner Sanitizer. It will help reduce risk, simplify your procedures and help ensure compliance. This solution cleans and sanitizes hard non-porous surfaces with a single product, eliminates the rinse step and equips your staff to clean more efficiently. Clean simplified, confidence delivered. Ovation: Recently voted the #1 guest feedback platform in a nationwide RestaurantOwner.com survey, Ovation uses a SMS-based survey as a “digital table touch” that has redefined guest feedback. Through frictionless integrations with online ordering platforms and other tools, Ovation allows you to easily collect guest feedback, resolve concerns in real-time, get more 5-star reviews, and uncover insights to improve brand-wide. As a listener of Restaurant Unstoppable, you'll receive 2,000 FREE text messages - contact our team! Knowledge bombs Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success? Cheerfully flexible What is your biggest weakness? Holding grudges What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview? The servant heart; the giver, not the taker.. How will you recover when dealing with a difficult guest What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it? Recovering from the pandemic, findingnstaif and keeping team members happy through staff shortages Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team. All for the team What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff? The greeting and the goodbye. Make people feel seen and thanked. What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? This Is Marketing by Seth Godin Atomic Habits by James Clear GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM What's one thing you feel restaurateurs don't know well enough or do often enough? Pay attention to food cost Name one service you've hired. Robin Insley - Communication and Branding Meridith Paulhus - Graphic Design and Food Styling Arthur Agency in Carbondale, Illinois - Graphic Design What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your restaurant walls and how has it influence operations? Toast 7Shifts If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be? BBQ is a culture not a concept Shine a light on your region Create a legacy and loyalty in a community Contact info: Instagram: 17thstreetbbq Email: amy@17bbq.com Website: 17bbq.com Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Huge thanks to Amy Mills for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time! Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!

6. Diana Hu (Director of Engineering @Niantic, Inc.): Building relationships in the Augmented Reality field

Dear First-Time Founders

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2021 42:22

Diana is starting a new (stealth) company. Previously she was the founder and CTO of Escher Reality, a YC startup acquired by Niantic. At Niantic, she was the head of the AR platform and led all AR initiatives in engineering and product. In the past, she built and led data science teams to bring research projects into production for "OnCue", a cloud television platform spun off from Intel and acquired by Verizon Labs. -------------------------- >>TIME FRAME

How to Cultivate Relationships to Build a Strong Pipeline of Talent with Kate Dewald

Hire Power Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 20:26

You don't need to see 50 or even 10 candidates to make a hire. You only need to see 1. Why do we feel like we need to see a lot of people to “compare & contrast” before making a decision? Because we have been conditioned to window shop to ensure we are getting the best “deal”. But this is a transactional mindset which causes us to hire too fast with zero evidence to support the decision. Resulting in bad hires! Let's change your perspective... Start by flipping your funnel. Focus on the channels that produce the strongest hiring results. Referral Network, Warm Recruits, and then supplement with applicants. Relationships, not money, are what drive people in today's hiring landscape. Our guest today: Kate DeWald, Founder & CEO of OnCue. Kate DeWald is CEO and founder of Oncue, the leading software and booking service for the moving industry. Launched in 2018, Oncue helps moving companies increase their revenue by as much as 400%, year over year, by automating many of their manual processes and enabling them to devote more time towards business growth and longevity. Prior to leading Oncue, Kate served in go-to-market roles to drive growth at industry-leading SaaS companies, including SuccessFactors and ServiceMax. Today we discuss: Why hiring is a long term play How to gain access to high quality people Challenge today? Filling the top of the funnel with high quality people Leadership roles Funnel: either too many (unqualified) or too few Making sure the candidate experience is stellar Why is this important to the company? Time wasting Want to find the people that are going to be best in the business Find the people that are aligned on mission, vision and values Rick's Nuggets Reactive hiring results in “oh shit” hires How do we solve the problem? Funnel: linkedin recruiting, cold outreach, recruiter Hire expert/subject matter expertise recruiting Write content: be authentic and write about what it's truly like to work at your company Unbias interview process- doesn't matter where the candidate comes from Training leaders Reviewing questions prior to the interview Play the long game - interview and connect with people before you have the roles available, help out others where you can, it's about creating long lasting relationships with people Rick's Nuggets Referrals first: “Who have you worked with that was a strong performer in the organization?” Recruits: cross industry performers, competitors- Key Takeaways -Value: Spend more time than you think you need on recruiting Be authentic in your hiring process- if you're a startup, own it- being transparent with the candidate about what the role is really will set them up for success Think about Key ways you can add value - how can you add value to your candidates in the process? Make sure they have a great experience regardless of the outcome Guest Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katedewald/ Websites: https://www.oncue.co/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OnCue.co/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oncueco This show is proudly sponsored by Criteria Crop: https://www.criteriacorp.com/

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Striking a Balance between Innovation and Client Nurturing | Interview with Kate DeWald from Oncue

Pathmonk Presents Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2021 15:32

An American is expected to move, on average, 11 times in their lifetime. Moving house is a pretty common expedition for all of us during our lives. Leaving the comfort of our parents, moving in with our partner, or buying our first home, we will likely all experience moving at some point. It is a stressful and equally exciting process that often requires great assistance, assistance from moving companies to move our years of life to another location. Oncue’s software helps moving businesses run a stress-free, remote, and lead-generating company. The CEO, Kate DeWald became fascinated with this desk-less workforce and the obvious need for these businesses. She was on the hunt to solve their niche pain points. As their software takes these businesses to the next level Oncue continues to grow exponentially. However, Kate is always looking towards innovation and pushing the company to grow further. She is working to strike the balance between innovation and continuing to nurture those loyal customers. We have considerable leverage to learn from current clients, absorb their feedback, and improve. How do we do that while maintaining innovation and expanding our businesses? This is Kate’s focus as the team analyzes audience data and marketing funnel insights to improve that balance. Listen in to hear Kate's story and learn from her experience.

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SZN2EP2 - ONCUE

Just Hold On

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 57:14

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Episode 954 - Breaking News: Jets Franchise Tag Marcus Maye & 2021 Offseason Roundtable #7 w/OnCue

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 30:44

Scott Mason discusses the breaking news of Gang Green using the franchise tag on S Marcus Maye and then talks with Rapper, Songwriter, and Producer OnCue about the New York Jets 2021 offseason…….. First, Scott goes over the news about Maye, and then OnCue shares his thoughts on the Adam Gase era, the hiring of Robert Saleh, where Sam Darnold stands right now and what the Jets should do at QB, confidence level in ownership and the front office, how the team can improve in 2021, internal free agents, external free agents, the draft, and more! To advertise on Play Like A Jet, please visit https://www.advertisecast.com/PlayLikeAJet or email Overtime@AdvertiseCast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Interview: Chris Costello

Pamme's Chitchat

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 28:35

I had the pleasure of interviewing Chris Costello -- daughter of Lou Costello of the legendary comedy team, Abbott and Costello -- a few years ago Since then, she has added podcasting to her repertoire of many interests. Her award-winning podcast, ON CUE, can be found on all the major podcast platforms. Join us as we talk fascinating people, her famous father, cruising and much more.

EP253 - Amazon Q4 2020 Earnings

The Jason & Scot Show - E-Commerce And Retail News

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 37:30

EP253 - Amazon Q4 2020 Earnings Amazon Earnings Amazon reported in Q4 2020 earnings on Tuesday Feb 2. Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO and moving into an executive chairman role. Read his letter to employees here. We deep dive into the Q4 and full year 2020 results. Sales, profit, and free cash flow were all above expectations. US product sales had a robust 44% YoY increase. 3P continues to grow as a share of sales (now 55% of sales mix). AWS continued to grow. Other income (which is largely ad sales) was up 66% representing $21.477B of revenue in 2020, well above expectations. In other news: Walmart is accelerating it’s automated picking for store fulfillment. Uber has purchased Drizly for $1.1B. We spoke with the VP of Partnerships at Drizly on Episode 163. Episode 253 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded live on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, Chief Commerce Strategy Officer at Publicis, and Scot Wingo, CEO of GetSpiffy and Co-Founder of ChannelAdvisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode 253 being recorded on Tuesday February 2nd 2021 I’m your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I’m here with your co-host Scott Wingo. Scot: [0:41] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott show listeners, Jason get him any more bummed out today I was all excited to get the Amazon news Q4 we’re going to see finally how holiday 2020 went this is like one of the first companies reporting this cycle so I was all excited for that and then I got my legs taken out Jeff Bezos is announced that he is going to move from CEO he’s no longer be CEO of Amazon he’s moving to executive director so I’m a little sad about that we’ve seen, a 27-year run he’s one of our biggest fans of the podcast so he’s probably listening right now so Jeff great 27 years is good run and sorry to see you go so I’m going to do I’m going to miss hearing him. Talk about, day one and all is management principles and all that stuff so but I’m sure he’ll go do some cool new stuff how are you feeling about it Jason. Jason: [1:39] Yeah well at first I was excited because I was hoping I wouldn’t get all those like detailed notes that he sends after each episode about what he agreed and disagreed with but then I was informed that he’s mostly stepping out of the the CEO Row in order to have more time to focus on our podcast so. So I’m not sure how that’s going to play out but in all seriousness. Scot: [1:59] Maybe we could co-host the Jason Scott and Jeff show. Jason: [2:03] He keeps asking to come on we’re eventually going to have to relent and let him. In all seriousness though I actually didn’t view this as very big news. In my mind I feel like he had largely already stepped out of the operational CEO role. Late last year early this year and then my understanding is he kind of became much more active and got re-engaged specifically because of covid and so I feel like. He you know kind of sucked him back in and now that he feels like he’s worked through the at least the. The big first wave he’s looking to take a step back again so I kind of view it as him kind of following in your footsteps and building a good company and then you know turning turning over the keys to other operators and. I I think I mean he’s still going to own a bunch of stock he’s still gonna be involved in their strategic decisions I sort of don’t think he was getting. The customer feedback the same way he was earlier in his career even before this so I’m not sure it’s a huge difference. Scot: [3:17] Yeah cool well couple highlights from the letter he sent out I won’t read the whole thing although it’s it’s a good read I definitely recommend everyone look at it so we’re just pick out a couple things here first paragraph I’m excited to announce that this Q3 all transition so he’s so this will happen in third quarter to Executive chair of the Amazon board and Andy Jesse will become CEO that’s interesting because Jeff will key was for long long thought to be The Heir Apparent and then he left recently so there’s seems like there may have been some kind of a. Bit of a struggle secession battle behind the scenes I don’t know what drama there was there but Andy runs the AWS part which has been. Wildly successful but he has he didn’t just come up through cloud computing he has done a little bit of everything at Amazon. [4:06] It continues in the exact chair roll I intend to focus my energies intention on new products and early initiatives that’s interesting because it does leave the door you know we’ve had a lot of these articles about I’m thinking a lot about Shopify so that kind of like leaves the door open there a little bit Andy is well known inside the company and has been an Amazon almost as long as I have he will be an outstanding leader blah blah and then kind of skipping to the end he kind of talks about. Yeah the last 27 years for the first five of the biggest question you got was what’s the internet that was kind of funny and then in conclusion he says as exact chair I will stay engaged and important Amazon dishes but also have the time energy I need to focus on the day One Fund that’s his largely I think it’s focus on homelessness the Bezos Earth fund that’s ones obviously for, climate change kind of stuff and blue origin that’s obviously going to space and the Washington Post which is his little news letter that he has there and my other passions I’ve never had more energy and this isn’t about retiring I’m super passionate about the impact I think these organizations can have so you know I guess the the the bittersweet Part of this is is sad to see believe Amazon but maybe he’ll kick into kind of like an eel on second gear here you know and. Do some other really cool stuff so we’ll see blue origin is moderately interesting I feel like it’s so far behind SpaceX at this point that I don’t know it’s not I don’t follow it as closely as SpaceX. So if anyone wants to read the letter will put a link to it in the show notes. Jason: [5:35] Awesome yeah and it is a really well-written letter he’s a good communicator so I enjoyed the wetter and there were some funny parts but Scott I think we should put our emotions back under the desk and we should jump into the Q4 results. Scot: [5:53] Yep we don’t get to 253 episodes without being consummate professionals so I’m okay let’s go let’s do this thing. Jason: [6:02] Good deal so let’s set the stage a little bit first of all if we think about the shape of the last year you know of course we get the the. Data from the Department of Commerce on on e-commerce growth and so if we look at the last quarters of growth for the entire industry q1 e-commerce was growing at almost 15% 14.8%. Amazon in q1 was growing much faster than that like 27% Q2 which was the main covid impacted quarter where a lot of retail was forced to close e-commerce jump from 14.8% to 44.5% so you know one of the hugest growth in recent history and Amazon almost exactly mirrored that they jump from 27 percent growth. To 41 percent growth Q3 the growth settled down a little bit still twice its historical run rate but Q3 e-commerce industry grew at 37.7% Amazon grew exactly the same at 37% so we don’t have the industry data from Q4 yet that actually, um will get the raw version of that the monthly version on the 17th and then we’ll get the quarterly e-commerce roll up on the 19th so look for a show in the middle of the month from us to kind of recap what happened to the whole industry. [7:31] Part of the reason I’ve been excited for Amazon’s earnings is they do mirror the industry so much that that it’s going to give us a pretty good hint of where. Where the whole industry should come in at their guidance so what they told the Mark had to expect was around 38% so you know that would be similar to their Q3 growth. And so that’s that’s kind of. Where we were going in and then once the markets closed today they made their announcement and Q4 net sales growth was drumroll 44 percent so. An acceleration above that guidance so I assume that makes, the investors happy and interesting after the slight deceleration and Q3 that we saw tree accelerating Q4. There would have been an argument that because Q4 is normally a heavy e-commerce quarter it’s harder to hit these really big growth numbers so that was impressive, the number by the way was a hundred twenty five point six billion in sales which versus 87 billion last year but what’s cool about that that is I believe that’s Amazon’s first hundred billion dollar quarter so that’s that’s pretty exciting. Scot: [8:50] Yeah for the longest time, we you and I would co-present this yeah Walmart was a quote unquote 400 billion dollar company and it really hasn’t I don’t know if it’s changed that much is it still kind of that 400 billion right it hasn’t cracked. So a hundred billion quarter is kind of like how big you have to be to get to Walmart now you and I would make the argument that with third-party gmv they passed a hundred billion a long time ago from a GMB perspective so it’s this is like just pure Revenue which is, pretty amazing so by gmv I have to do the numbers they’re pretty pretty honking big. Jason: [9:25] Yeah I’m going to I’m looking forward to that and now I says it’s also interesting to me because of these rq-4 numbers you can now get like the snapshot for the whole year and so from from Amazon’s perspective for the year net sales grew 38% um so you know again we care more about gmv but but net sales were 386 billion for the year vs. 280 billion last year so that’s thirty-eight percent growth or 37 percent growth under constant currency so not not a bad year. Scot: [10:02] Yeah and then that’s the top line so that’s what I would call a beat and then on the top line and then operating profit was expected to be 4.4 billion by Wall Street and came in at 6.8 billion so that’s you know. A paltry 2.2 billion more than Wall Street, I was expecting but remember Jason Amazon is not a profitable company so so in Wall Street parlance that was a top and bottom line Beat which is always good free cash flow increased to 30 1 billion for the trailing 12 months compared to 25 for the previous period so that’s 20 percent increase in free cash flow this is all after you know they spent I didn’t see them call this out but they had forecasted that they would spend like four billion on covid, stuff you know various like testing and then also social distancing and partitions and I’m sure mask and all this kind of stuff so. If they had done this without covid there would be another four billion dollars down here on the bottom line I I imagine which would have just been. Jason: [11:09] Yeah although they also got a lot of extra demand from covid so it may be may be harder to. Scot: [11:13] It was a fair trade yes fair trade. And then if we look at that for the year net income increased to 21 billion compared to 11 from last year so in 83 percent, your increase of net income and you know when just kind of your basic math is if you know revenues increasing 30 or 40 percent or whatever it is and and your net income is increasing faster you’re getting more profitable so that’s pretty impressive to see an acceleration in your business and you’re increasing the. Profitability of the business so lots of lots of, the thesis for this for literally 27 years is at some point those things can get so big they just can’t spend enough money and the scale will kick in, with things like hundreds of fulfillment centers and all this stuff and that’s turns out a hundred billion dollars is a quarter is really a big scale that you get a lot of efficiencies in a business like this. Jason: [12:09] Yeah. Scot: [12:12] And then looking at the consolidated you know what this means is looking at the segments inside so North America grew 40 percent and all this is without the impact of constant currency so it’s X FX as they say and then International grew 50% and I have to go we have to the intern interns are off tonight but I am pretty sure we haven’t seen International growth since like maybe 2017 when they started to really juice India, so International usually is lagging the North America by. Five percentage are some points or so so this is really interesting and will dig into a little bit more I need to kind of parse through the the K in the queue when they come out they do have a little bit more country data inside of those than they have at this point but I’ll save that for a future show I’m intellectually curious like what’s going on in international cause that you know was it, the covid bump was delayed internationally compared to the US or you know I don’t know why I’m really curious to dig into that international number. [13:23] And then sets the quarterly View and then we look at the annual view Consolidated as you mentioned your your Amazon grew 38% North America was at 38% and that surge at the end made International 40% just a hair more than then North America. Jason: [13:45] Yeah and it’s interesting because you know North America is quite a bit larger than International still so you you’d almost expect International to be growing. Faster so it’s going to be interesting to see if they provide any more detail like did covid have a bigger impact. On Cue for internationally for some reason or or is it just you know that they open up more markets I don’t know. But one of the interesting things is to kind of look how the revenue breaks down so if if you look at that net sales growth by segment forty-six percent growth in online retail so that’s. For them that’s one piece sales they do break down physical stores separately which only I’m interested in and continuing a trend physical stores is the only thing in history to ever go down for Amazon, and it went down 8% which is pretty material right it’s mostly Whole Foods and 8% is a pretty big drop especially in grocery which. You like on average went up 20% thanks to covid but what I think is happening here is for any other grocer. Their sales went way up but it disproportionately skewed to e-commerce and Amazon when you order something online and it’s delivered from a whole food sale it. [15:12] Shifts from being a store a physical store sale to a digital sale so I think. Um that that that is kind of gumming up the works when you look at this negative eight number. Third party sales you know we’re growing even faster which has been the trend lately so they’re growing at 57% subscriptions which is like Amazon Prime, grew at 35 percent AWS is maybe the first business at Amazon that seems like it might. Start to have some impact of large numbers because while it’s still growing very healthily it’s its rate of growth is slowing so it was at 28 percent and then to me, the most surprising number and we’ll unpack this a little bit later but the. The the biggest surprise in all this was what Amazon calls other which which we believe is mostly advertising revenue and it was the biggest growth of all it was 66 percent so that’s pretty remarkable and, we’ll talk about that a little bit more later when you look at that mix it’s about 61 percent to North America 27% International and 12% AWS is kind of hot, the revenue breaks down but don’t spend too much time thinking about that because if you if you refactor did it Jim via it would look a little different. Scot: [16:38] Yeah and then speaking my favorite topic third-party marketplaces that that growth of 57% made the unit mix of marketplace has hit a new high Watermark of 55% that’s the first time we’ve seen it hit 55% it does typically tick up into the you know high level in the fourth quarter because Amazon leans on its Army of entrepreneurs to help satisfy all that holiday demand so that’s as a third-party Marketplace guy. I can remember when we were at like 33 percent and it’s pretty amazing to see it gets 55 I always felt like Amazon would balance it more at 50 so it’s interesting to see it kind of cross over there I wonder you know. My bet is they have some data that makes them more comfortable increasing their sales from a customer experience standpoint like maybe the early days, third-party sellers weren’t quite there as you know obviously have FBA but even then like maybe self-fulfilled Prime and that kind of stuff is is helping nudge that number because Amazon feels good about the customer experience. Jason: [17:45] Yeah I think you know one of the the trends themes in Jeff’s letter was this thing that like when you invent something crazy new it seems. Completely implausible at first and then if it’s a wild success it one day it seems routine and that’s the biggest compliment you can never get and I feel like third-party Marketplace is the perfect example of that that it was like hugely controversial and somewhat unlikely when it was launched and now it’s just like oh ho hum it’s 55 percent of our sales. Scot: [18:16] Yeah absolutely so that’s kind of some of the highlights of the quarter will kind of from the marketplace retail side and then we’ll cover some of the other categories but it’s also interesting to look at the guidance so this is where Amazon tells Wall Street here’s kind of what we’re expecting for q1 of 2021 so I was this is always interesting because. Yet factors in it at this point they’ve obviously seen most of January’s results internally so they have a third of the quarter kind of like under their belt and they can make some predictions there so they said net sales are expected to be between a hundred and 106 billion which is booked in growth of 33 to 40 percent so 36 at the midpoint so definitely a step down from that kind of 44 percent that they saw but they always they always kind of do this route this would be called quote conservative guidance. Jason: [19:06] Or sandbagging. Scot: [19:07] May possibly one of the things that is challenging I can speak from experience has you know everyone’s feels like, we’re going to get a break in this whole covid thing but no one knows when it’s going to come you know you read some things that say maybe this summer and then you see other things this a we’re not going to return to normal ever so that makes it very hard to forecast. [19:31] What to do a whole show on where you and I follow that so before this announcement Wall Street was thinking q1 would be more like ninety to a hundred billion so they kind of have this is called raised beat so they beat the current quarter and then they raise the future quarter so this nudges the future quarter which is q1 2021, to well beyond that, previous Wall Street range so it’s going to be interesting there’s a lot of focus on the stock market with all the craziness going on with read it. People in GameStop and all so you know the aside from that, Amazon you’ve got you know this really smashing beat and raise kind of thing going on but then Jeff kind of quote unquote leaving so it’ll be interesting to see what the stock does I looked after market in there wasn’t really it was kind of flat which, it’s interesting because I would have expected they beat expectations so I would have expected kind of like, 5% bump but so I think the headwind of of Jeff moving is put a wet blanket on that looking at the forecast for the bottom line operating income is expected to be between three and six point five billion huge range there again kind of probably that covid uncertainty. Um and then Wall Street had that at 5.4 so that one I would say is in line if does feel this one feels pretty thin baggy so I. [20:54] Pretty easily beat that one and then they said approximately they’re forecasting about 2 billion of cost related to covid which is which is down and I think. The part of that is some of these things you know are have to be replenished like testing where you’re constantly doing it but other things like any. Changes they’ve made to the workstations at fulfillment centers or the driver schedules or any of those things are largely in the rearview and already Investments they have made. [21:22] One other Tibbett I thought interesting is because sometimes we struggle you know at my various companies to hire like five or ten people Amazon hired a hundred and seventy-five people in the quarter a hundred seventy five thousand people in the quarter. So you know they have well over a million people right now and then that hundred and seventy-five thousand people that hired in Q4 is three times what they hired in the same period of 2019 so. Just like just like imagine the infrastructure you’d have to have to hire a hundred and seventy-five thousand I can’t even. Look how many recruiters do you have to have and you know HR sign up people. They just must have these wildly it must be the recruiters must just be robots or something because I just don’t know how you scale something like that that’s just mind-boggling to me. They do not break out how many of those are kind of more kind of corporate type folks versus Warehouse folks I do imagine a big chunk is warehouse but you know they are hiring corporate, people at just a crazy clip as well so there’s there’s there’s nothing a mix of that in there also. How about I know one of your favorite categories to look at is the ads / other business would you see there. Jason: [22:38] Yeah so we talked about that it was up unexpectedly 66 I mean we all expected to grow but 66% certainly exceeded my expectations that means if you add up, the ads tend to be sort of seasonal people spend more money on advertising and Q4 than other other quarters but if you add up the last four quarters of Amazon’s other it was 21 and a half billion dollars and I can tell you that that is, wildly above anyone’s aggressive estimates for Amazon’s advertising business in 2020 so it’s, it’s really impressive you know we’ve already talked about the fact that they were the, the third largest digital advertising Network behind Facebook and Google they are. [23:30] Facebook also had a pretty good quarter but Amazon is doing remarkable to put it in perspective that’s about seven times like Twitter’s advertising Revenue. And one of the things that’s interesting to me here is, that there are actually some good Tailwinds for this business to grow even more for Amazon in the advertising industry one of the biggest news things and it’s getting a lot of ink right now is. Apple is changing the way that that third parties can track mobile app a mobile user IDs in the apps, they have to be more overt about it and a lot of a lot of apps are choosing not to do that a lot of the browsers are turning off this tracking mechanism that’s called third-party cookies, in the cumulative effect of those two changes third party cookies and app mobile app IDs, are that a lot of the advertising vehicles that that brands use to Target their ads and particularly those like retargeting ads are going away. So if you were Procter & Gamble and you are used to being it being able to buy a highly targeted audience. You have less tools to do that and one of the best workarounds is to have someone else run the ad for you. Does have a bunch of first-party customer data and knows a lot of consumers and it turns out. Scot: [24:56] Who would who would that be. Jason: [24:57] That would be Amazon and so. So increasingly that and I’ll bet you a big chunk of that 21 billion is not ads that show up on Amazon I’ll bet you a bunch of that is, ads the Amazon places on places I Google using its first party data to Target on behalf of people that have bought ads from them. And you know that that trend is not lost on other retailers one of the most common things we see in the world right now is retailers are launching their own media networks and so I mean Ulta, has launched one CBS has launched one and the probably the biggest one besides Amazon is Walmart they rebranded there’s this week they it’s now called Walmart. [25:43] They had already kind of brought it in house and put a lot of effort behind it. The big thing they added this week is they did a partnership with a company called trading desk that. Buys a lot of off-site media so now Walmart is trying to leverage that same Trend that I just mentioned with Amazon where. You can buy you can pay amp Walmart to use their first party data which they have even more customers than Amazon. And they’ll run those ads for you and in Walmart’s case in addition to off-site ads and ads on Walmart.com there now also selling through the same network ads, on all the TVs in the Walmart store and all the self-checkout terminals so. So the retail media Space is really heating up and Amazon is certainly. The leader and poised to continue to be so. Scot: [26:37] Sue AWS did you want to go there. Jason: [26:42] Yeah oh and one other side note you know if you remember way back to episode 251 when we did our predictions one of my predictions was that that ad space would totally heat up so I’m feeling good about that prediction so in the first two weeks. Scot: [26:56] Still too early to call. Jason: [26:57] Yeah absolutely. Scot: [26:58] It could totally slow down for the next 11 months. Jason: [27:01] Exactly yeah it could turn out digital ads are a fad. AWS Wall Street was expecting just under 13 billion twelve point eight billion and it came in I think right right at twelve point eight billion we talked about that that 28 percent top-line growth the. Annualize that means AWS is growing at about thirty percent which you know again it’s a very profitable business and that’s growing really quickly I do believe that there big competitors Google Cloud platform and Microsoft are probably um at or better than that growth rate although there they’re both considerably smaller than AWS so so maybe they’re starting to make up a little bit of ground. Scot: [27:52] Cool and then so before we we wanted to spend a little bit of time on some other news that came out but before we do, I felt like so this is gonna be interesting so we have this first data point kind of in the mid-40s you know historically you have this, chart you have been publishing the kind of shows Amazon’s actually the middle of the pack right so we’re seeing like. Historically Shopify has printed higher and even like BJ’s and Costco and so a lot of the omni-channel guys are seeing just this disorder to magnitude higher digital growth and Amazon because a lot of it is, movement of analog to digital we’re what was your kind of gut reaction to the quarter that Amazon put up here. Jason: [28:38] Yeah so it’s interesting like they’ve made impressive performance start to feel somewhat boring to me so they’re a little north of where I expected I was I guess I was expecting high 30s and so like for you know 44 seems pretty impressive but, I don’t know in some ways I always expect there to be some some extra Easter eggs or some fun surprises and in, Amazon earnings and they just they just made it look too easy. Scot: [29:11] Let’s I’ll put elastics on there this International my spidey sense is tingling International I want to figure out what’s going on in there something’s up. Jason: [29:18] One one thing I will say that just interesting to me Amazon has always been this company that defied the law of large numbers that despite the fact that they’re by far the largest e-commerce player. They generally content we’re continuing to grow faster than most everyone else. And that was certainly true even in q1 of this year like you know e-commerce group 15% and they grew at like twenty seven percent but covid seems to have. Helped everyone else’s e-commerce you know. Mildly catch up with Amazon right so Amazon still has had impressive growth but they’ve kind of Fallen to the industry average and a lot of these other big players are growing way faster than the industry average so you know Walmart which is the second biggest e-commerce site in the US, drew it like a hundred percent and targeted at 170 to 200 percent and you mentioned like BJ’s at three hundred percent. It’s going to be interesting to me is that a. A spike because of covid and you know the fact that these guys are growing from much smaller numbers than Amazon and. You know as the health concerns around covid abates do we, do we see Amazon kind of move back to the front of the pack in terms of growth rates or is this the new normal that that you know they’re going to be the biggest but their Challengers are going to be growing a little faster than them it’s going to be interesting to watch. Scot: [30:47] Yeah I agree there’s a case to be made that maybe their gains are going to be stickier because the omni-channel guys will just shift back to the store at some point or will that maybe they’ll stick to like you know there’s a lot of talk about Walmart’s Grocery and all that all that just so. Jason: [31:02] One thing that I will say is all these other retailers that are now selling a bunch of stuff e-commerce are having the same profitability problems that earlier Amazon had right so one thing that these other retailers are not getting is the, the unit economics of scale that Amazon has. Scot: [31:18] Yes they’re they’re kind of on the other side of the mountain and kind of on the down slope of profitability in everyone else is like holy cow this is hard and there’s a there’s a big mountain in front of us to make this work. Jason: [31:30] Exactly any other closing thoughts on Amazon anything that jumped surprised you or that you were particular excited to read. Scot: [31:38] Not I know we’ve had some news out of one of the companies that was on the show so I want to hear your take on that. Jason: [31:46] So two other kind of news tidbits I just wanted to mention first of all just because we were just talking about me dominating the predictions and retailers are struggling for e-commerce profitability one interesting bit of news last week was that Walmart announced that they were going all in on these what are called micro fulfillment centers or what Walmart calls lfccs local fulfillment centers so this is kind of putting. Automated picking in a store, to make that that online grocery pickup or that curbside pickup more cost-effective for the retailer and Grocers have all been piloting these things but Walmart’s announced that they now have plans to deploy dozens of them this year and they actually said they’re partnering with three different technology providers so, alert Innovations is who’s been doing Walmart Micro fulfillment up to now and then you know two other good industry competitors de Mantic and fabric, are both apparently getting some of the Walmart business as well so that, that is like one of the things you would do to improve the unit economics of digital Grocery and so it’s interesting to see Walmart being a leader there and it’s especially interesting because that was yet another of my annual prediction so I’m feeling good about two of my, my prediction so far. Scot: [33:12] Pin here CEST with the predictions this year how about is fabric is that fossils new company so the same fabric rather two Fabrics. Jason: [33:20] No so I think you’re thinking of fabric as an Israeli Fulfillment company in fassl’s is an e-commerce platform. Scot: [33:34] There are both called fabric rent. Jason: [33:37] And then the other bit of news that you you referenced is previous guest on the show drizzly just got acquired by Uber so that was a 1.1 billion dollar acquisition for four folks that haven’t heard every episode of the show drizzly is the market leader in alcohol home delivery Last Mile for alcohol. And that has been a. A little micro segment that has totally exploded thanks to covid before covid the overwhelming majority of all alcohol was sold at. Bars now of course we’re all buying booze to drink it home and a lot of us want that delivered so so drizzly has been kind of a Marketplace that delivered alcohol orders on behalf of clients. And now they’re getting rolled up to be part of buber, you’ll remember Uber bought Postmates for like 2.6 billion last year so they seem to be taking some of the. [34:38] That good Uber equity and trying to convert it into other interesting businesses. And the alcohol one is interesting to me because it’s. It grew at unlike 80 percent this year home delivery of alcohol grew like 80% it’s Fork it was literally only one percent of alcohol sales before covid it’s forecasted to be like eight percent of alcohol sales on there’s a couple of years so it. It seems like it’s on a great trajectory in and would be a good investment, the challenges that there’s a bunch of Regulation around alcohol distribution and a lot of the regulation got kind of loosened during covid and it’s an open question whether. It’s going to take him back up at some point or whether it won’t and there’s also some speculation that some of these small start-up companies weren’t perfectly compliant with all the alcohol distribution laws but as they get bigger. The the risk and cost of not being compliant is going to get higher so so I would say there’s some, there’s some Regulatory and compliance risk about these businesses scaling so it’s going to be super interesting to watch. Scot: [35:49] So will there be a day when you get an Uber and they offer you beer and wine is that what’s going to happen here. Jason: [35:55] I think this is more of the ubereats division than the Uber but who knows. Scot: [36:01] Uber select Uber mobile bar. Jason: [36:07] Exactly when they merge with Airbnb it’ll they’ll be restocking all those mini bars that they put in people’s houses. Scot: [36:14] Perfect I like where you’re going with this vertical integration around alcohol. Jason: [36:20] Yeah, well look I know we wanted to get this show out quick because people are eager to hear our thoughts about that big Amazon earnings and shout out to Jeff that was that 27 years was a good run and we’re excited to see now that you’re up to speed what you can really accomplish. Scot: [36:40] Yeah thanks everyone and if you enjoyed. This episode or any episode of our 253 we would love a five star review you do have to kind of go into your favorite podcast app if you’re using iTunes that’s probably the most helpful for us but if you’re on Spotify or any of those other awesome recording our podcast listening Technologies we really appreciate a review you could be one of our first reviews of 2021 how about that. Jason: [37:09] That is super exciting and until next time happy commercing!

Investing in Relationships with Kim Cuellar of OnCue and Eric Mathe of Inertia Fitness | Brewed with Hustle Episode 15

Brewed with Hustle

Play Episode Play 53 sec Highlight Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 82:17

This week we saved our first brother/sister interview for a Christmas release. Kim Cuellar and Eric Mathe join us to discuss business, entrepreneurship, leadership, fitness and retail. Plus we have a little bit of a sibling rivalry showing up in this episode. Kim Cuellar is responsible for all the great local craft beer you see in OnCue stores now days. Her history and education has led to her becoming a true leader and pioneer in the retail industry. What she has done with local craft beer is unmatched in the Oklahoma c-store scene. She has been a great supporter of Skydance Brewing Co. and we see her as a true business partner. We can't wait to see what the future holds for Skydance in the growing OnCue landscape. Kim's brother, Eric Mathe, is the president of Mathe Fitness Inc. Eric is also a co-owner and director of personal training at Inertia Fitness in Oklahoma City. I was very interested in hearing what Eric has dealt with as a business owner during the pandemic. For some time now, I've been very interested in how some companies have survived when the bulk of their business depends on close physical contact. I love to hear how Eric has pivoted and changed the way he does business. Please subscribe to this podcast and watch our full video version of the podcast on our YouTube channel: You can follow OnCue on Facebook to see all of the great things they are doing to change the convenience store industry: https://www.facebook.com/OnCueExpressCheck out Inertia Fitness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fitnessinertiaFollow me on Instagram for more information about future episodes: https://www.instagram.com/its.jake.keyes/You can follow Brewed with Hustle on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/BrewedWithHustle

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Episode 33: Finding Opportunities in the Little Things with Laura Aufleger

Dreamers & Doers Podcast by Loveworks Leadership

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 22:33

Hi Dreamers and Doers! We believe you are NEVER too young to be a dreamer and NEVER too young to do your dream. This week's episode is with Laura Aufleger. Let's meet our Dreamer and Doer! Although she is currently the President of OnCue, Laura Griffith Aufleger started by working at one of the stores at age 15. Laura received the Top Women in Convenience Award, was named 40 under 40 Leaders to Watch by Convenience Stores Decisions and was named a 2020 Achiever's Under 40 by the Journal Record. Key Points: - Don't dismiss regular life tasks. Take the opportunity in front of you to learn new skill sets! - You can still be generous in the business world. - You can make a difference no matter your career. For more, visit our show notes at https://loveworksleadership.blog/2020/11/13/episode-33-finding-opportunities-in-the-little-things-with-laura-aufleger/.

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Get That Body Moving! Feat. Coach Vitta

Making The Black Entrepreneur Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 74:56

Eighth Anderson is back with episode two of our Health & Wellness series with Coach Vitta of On Cue Dance Company. Coach Vitta is a Health Coach, Certified Personal Trainer, Group Fitness Coach, Pole Instructor, Choreographer, Podcaster, & Published Author. Such a multifaceted guest with great health & entrepreneurial tips. Success comes in lots of forms and good health is imperative. Wanna learn more about our guest? Website: http://www.oncuedance.net Instagram: @CoachVita Phone: (813) 528-3893 Coach Vitta’s book “Slaying Your Health After 25” is available on Amazon - https://a.co/11gFNCF

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Episode 574 - 2020 Offseason Roundtable #7 w/OnCue

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 38:42

Scott Mason talks to Rapper, Songwriter, and Producer OnCue about the New York Jets 2020 offseason........ OnCue shares his thoughts on Adam Gase's first year as head coach, where Sam Darnold stands right now and reasonable expectations for him in the future, confidence level in ownership and the front office, how the team can improve in 2020, internal free agents, external free agents, the draft, his preference for team building, and more! Play Like A Jet is a presentation of the Turn on the Jets Digital podcast network...…. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Interim Dean Keith Molenaar

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2020 26:44

On this edition of On CUE, Interim Dean Keith Molenaar talks about his priorities for the future of the college and how he feels about stepping into the new role. Although this job is new, Moleenar is far from being new to CU Boulder. He completed all three of his degrees here and has held several faculty and administrative roles. In this episode he outlines his priorities for the future of our college, including maintaining consistency with the goals, vision and culture that Bobby Braun put in place during his tenure here over the last three years. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit www.colorado.edu/engineeering For a full profile on Dean Molenaar visit https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/2020/01/07/interim-dean-molenaar-outlines-community-diversity-and-transparency-priorities For a full transcript of the podcast visit: https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/2020/01/09/cue-podcast-new-interim-dean-keith-molenaar

I talk to Chris Costello and she discusses her father Lou Costello's life

True Stories Of Tinseltown

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 65:02

Chris was great. I loved her book. I loved Chris. She was the baby of the Costello family. She talks about the death by drowning of Lou Costello JR. Who was only 1 year old. Lou had asked Anne to keep the baby up so he could hear his dad on the radio. When he was told he raced home because he could not believe it. Lou went back to the studio to record the show so Lou Jr could hear him in heaven.Lou was never the same after that. She talks how her mother in law and others blamed Sue's mom Anne for the death, She retreated into alcohol as she and Lou could never talk about the death of her child. Anne felt guilty as well but it was not her fault. She talks about the partnership of Abbott and Costello. Why they really broke up, and did Lou REALLY pay for Dean Martin's nose job. Chris was the person her father waved help to before his collapse. Sue also found her mother dead on the kitchen floor. She died of an apparent heart attack, nine months after Lou's death also of a heart attack. Chris was only 8 years old. Chris is now doing her own podcast and we were going to cross promote but Sue is crazy busy. I wanted to ask about Lou wanting to change the teams name to Costello and Abbott and the studio wisely refused. Lou was a very complex man. Generous to a fault. He added so much laughter to the world. Thanks so much to Chris 1. "Lou's On First" is now an e-book and can be purchased through Amazon and Barnes & Noble. 3. Join our growing number of subscribers with the monthly Abbott and Costello e-newsletter (email us at: ACCollectibles@aol.com 4. For our Abbott and Costello product web site: www.abbottandcostellocollectibles.com Thanks so much, Grace, Chris Costello www.facebook.com/SueCostello oin our growing number of subscribers with the monthly Abbott and Costello e-newsletter (email us at: ACCollectibles@aol.com 4. For our Abbott and Costello product web site: www.abbottandcostellocollectibles.com Thanks so much to Chris She was great.. Mostly thanks to you, the listeners. You are the best. Grace xoxo Chris Costello www.facebook.com/Chriscostello Join her growing number of subscribers with the monthly Abbott and Costello e-newsletter (email us at: ACCollectibles@aol.com For Abbott and Costello product web site: www.abbottandcostellocollectibles.com Chris's podcast "On Cue with Chris Costello." Me www.truestoriesoftinseltown.podbean.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-stories-of-tinseltown/id1363744889 I'm on Spotify. you tube, Spreaker, player Fm and anywhere podcasts are posted. Please come and follow my Facebook page www.facebook.com/truestoriesoftinseltown I post new content basically daily My website should be up soon. I'm also on tumblr, Pinterest, twitter and instagram

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Big E Showcase: OnCue

This Is It

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 14:44

Rapper, OnCue, sits down with the guys and talks about early life in Newington, Connecticut, the transition he made to move to New York City when he was younger, and how one opportunity can really open many doors to success.

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A look into the ProReady initiative - Ben Weihrauch - Episode 18

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 11:04

This episode of On CUE spotlights one of the college's brand new initiatives for student professional development; ProReady. Senior Director of Student Professional Development Ben Weihrauch walks us through how the idea came about, why it will be pivotal for students and how to get involved. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit www.colorado.edu/engineeering For a full transcript of the podcast visit https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/podcast-the-proready-initiative

Talking with Nashville's Favorite Weather Lady, Danielle Breezy | How she became Chief Meteorologist at WKRN

#OnCue: Shooting the Shit in the Back of the Shop

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 17:20

Lindsay is back and this time she's in Nashville for another episode of #OnCue! She's talking with another inspirational woman about how she got to be Chief Meteorologist at WKRN. Danielle Breezy is a fun-spirited, weather-loving woman who has quite the aspirational career and doesn't plan to stop conquering the weather world anytime soon!

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Holiday Eats - Let's Stop With The Word Diet and Start With The Word Living

On Cue Chris Costello

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 19:03

Adrienne Everakes , life coach, returns to On Cue to talk with Chris Costello on tips and guidelines for the holiday season. Adrienne and Chris talk about not just shedding pounds, but also shedding old habits to bring in a new year ahead!

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Innovators In The College - Jacob Segil & Lucy Pao - Episode 17

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 11:17

On this edition of On CUE, we are looking at two research projects at the college that could be transformational at both the individual and global levels. Their work touches on personalized medicine, quantum engineering, clean energy, national security and so, so much more. First up, Jacob Segil - an instructor for the Engineering Plus and Mechanical Engineering degree programs who's work focuses on creating advanced prosthetics capable of "feeling." Our second guest is Lucy Pao, a professor in the Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, her research focuses on control systems, multisensor fusion, and haptic and multimodal visual/haptic/audio interfaces. In this interview Lucy speaks to us about one of her projects focused on bringing down the cost of wind energy via innovating the traditional designs of wind turbines. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit www.colorado.edu/engineeering For a full transcript of the podcast visit https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/podcast-jacob-segil-and-lucy-pao Lucy Pao's website: https://www.colorado.edu/faculty/pao/ Jacob Segil's website: https://www.colorado.edu/eplus/jacob-segil

"Colorado is the greatest state." - Brodie Hoyer - Episode 16

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 17:39

Brodie Hoyer steps out of the lab and into the recording booth in this episode of On CUE. We cover everything from military activity on campus, his experiences both studying and teaching engineering at West Point and the research he is currently conducting in the Advanced Medical Technologies Laboratory under the guidance of Dr. Mark Rentschler. Subscribe and never miss a CUE! For more information visit www.colorado.edu/engineeering For a full transcript of the podcast visit https://www.colorado.edu/engineering/brodie-hoyer-podcast

Started From the Bottom Now She Here

#OnCue: Shooting the Shit in the Back of the Shop

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 36:21

Welcome back for another episode of #OnCue! This week Hayley and Lindsay celebrate the Cue's 2nd birthday by taking it all the way back to where it first started and how Lindsay even came to forge this path. While they discuss Lindsay's trials, troubles, successes, and hustles they also talk about the highs and lows of owning your own business and what people need to understand about being a business owner and entrepreneur.

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The Great Amusement Park Journey with Stephen Silverman

On Cue Chris Costello

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2019 33:11

Love the thrill of a fast roller coaster? On Cue talks with author Stephen Silverman on the origin of the amusement parks, roller coasters, ferris wheels, carousels, Coney Island and Disneyland. Fasten your seat for this interview!

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Episode 22 (Darryl Chambers)

Inside New Zealand Pool

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 24:42

In the first of two special episodes previewing the upcoming Superleague and Clubs New Zealand Nationals, Alex Stones speaks with Darryl Chambers, Managing Director of On Cue. During the interview Darryl explains the history and challenges of his business as well as who his picks are for the Superleague crown and some possible changes to the future tournament structure.

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Spy Pilot-Francis Gary Powers Jr.

On Cue Chris Costello

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 17:14

Part 1 On Cue with Francis Gary Powers, Jr. his book Spy Pilot, whose father wasU2 Pilot Francis Gary Powers was shot down over Russia in 1960 during the Cold War,His capture, trail. and incarceration reveals riveting facts.

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OnCuE Dance Co. Commercial

CoachVitta

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2019 1:26

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On Cue: Plaid

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 66:05

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. Next up is legendary UK duo and Warp affiliates, Plaid, who deliver an hour of cinematic, experimental techno and jolting electronics to celebrate the release of their epic tenth album, Polymer... Read the full feature on djmag.com

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On Cue: Louisahhh

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 60:07

On Cue is our newly relaunched flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. Next up is New York-born, Paris-based DJ and producer Louisahhh, who dishes up a ferocious hour of cathartic, punk-laced techno... Read the full feature on djmag.com

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On Cue: Ethiopian Records

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 81:07

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. Next up is Addis Ababa artist Ethiopian Records, with an 80 minute mix demonstrating his forward-thinking productions, collaborative spirit and spellbinding live sets. Read the full feature on djmag.com

On Cue: Sync 24

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 69:04

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On Cue: Marlon Hoffstadt

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 64:12

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped and adapted the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. Next up is Savour The Moment party-starter, DJ and producer, Marlon Hoffstadt, with an electrified mix of house, proto-trance and disco tailor-made for festival season… Read the full feature on djmag.com

On Cue: Om Unit

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 82:37

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. This month, DJ Mag deputy editor Ben Hindle chats to Bristol-based Cosmic Bridge boss, Om Unit, who leads an 80-minute excursion through warped, dusty drum & bass and hype 160 sonics... Read the full feature on djmag.com

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On Cue: Bézier

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2019 80:45

On Cue is our flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped and adapted the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. Next up is Dark Entries affiliate and OG Honey Soundsystem member, Bézier, with 80 minutes of dexterous, driving house, techno and dancefloor heat... Read the full feature on djmag.com

All you need is a foot in the door - Career Navigation story with Kate DeWald

Offr

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2019 28:34

On this episode - Kate DeWald, CEO of ONCUE, joins us to discuss how she went from a SDR of a SaaS company to the CEO of a Technology company solving a big problem in the B2C space. Listen in!

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Night School Ep. 4 (Guest Speaker: B Leafs)

The Turntable Teachers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2019 67:52

On our first ever Guest Speaker episode, hip-hop/rap producer B Leafs from Danvers, MA joins the show to talk with Mike about his brand new album The Horizon, which includes features from Styles P, Raekwon, Large Professor, Cormega, Skyzoo, Millyz, OnCue, Planet Asia and more! Mike sits down with B Leafs for an engaging discussion about the beat making process, what it was like for him to work with some of his idols in the rap game on his album, his inspirations for making music, having the courage to chase your dreams and passions regardless of what people say, the Boston rap scene, the legacies and inspirations of Nipsey Hussle and Mac Miller, his dream song scenario, and what’s next for his future projects. They also break down The Horizon, sharing their favorite tracks and moments from the album. Be sure to check out B Leafs’ new album The Horizon on Apple Music, Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, etc. and follow him on Instagram @b_leafs

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Episode 11 - On Cue

Songwriter Sanctuary

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 33:39

A group of Ohio based theater kids and their parents join us to share how they formed "On Cue" to provide learning experiences for individuals passionate about creative arts. We also get to hear some great "Worst Gig" stories from the stage. To support this podcast shop www.amazon.com/shop/ohiorecordingcompany

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The Best Moments of The BBQ Central Show in 10 Minutes or Less

The BBQ Central Show

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 18:27

Episode 74 What’s on tap: This episode brings you back to June 2011. In the first segment we revisit one of the best or worst BBQ products to ever hit the market. Have you ever heard of "Que Cologne"? Yes, a smokey scent that was put out by Pork Barrel BBQ years ago. I was the first person to snatch up a bottle, and in my opinion, it was the WORST thing ever created on earth. In the 2nd segment, Amy Mills from Oncue stopped by for the very first time. She happens to be the daughter of legendary BBQ'er Mike Mills of 17th Street BBQ. We talk about her background and what it's like working with her Dad. ENJOY!! Don’t forget to RATE AND REVIEW THE SHOW ON YOU PODCAST APP!!! Want to hear more from this episode??? Click the link below to hear the full show Original Air Date: 6/7/2011 Original Full Show Link: CLICK HERE

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On Cue: Mr. Mitch

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 53:12

Next up in our On Cue mix series is Boxed founder and Gobstopper label don, Mr.Mitch. Ahead of the release of his 'Need More Fashion Friends/Shirley Temple' EP, the London underground stalwart dishes up a superb hour of techno dancehall... Read the full feature on djmag.com

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On Cue: Kedr Livanskiy

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 45:04

On Cue is our newly relaunched flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. Next up is Moscow’s Kedr Livanskiy who, in writing her new album, ‘Your Need’, found inspiration and creative rejuvenation in DJing and in focussing her art on the joy of the dancefloor... Read the full feature on djmag.com

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On Cue: Logos

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 64:19

On Cue is our newly relaunched flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. Next up is Different Circles co-founder and the brains behind the weightless aesthetic, Logos. DJ Mag called him to discuss ominous new long-player ‘Imperial Flood’ as he delivers a swirling and thunderous mix... Read the full feature on djmag.com

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On Cue: Jubilee

Trial Technology & Litigation Support Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 59:16

On Cue is our newly relaunched flagship mix series, celebrating the pivotal DJs and producers whose influence has shaped the world of electronic music, both in their local scenes and beyond. For its debut edition, Miami-born, NY-based DJ/producer Jubilee delivers a special Magic City mix. Read the full feature on djmag.com

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Eric Pubentz talks about OnCue 4 and The Electronic Gentleman

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 37:14

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"I'm A Better Engineer As A Woman" - Connie Childs - Ep. 12

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2018 38:59

On CUE sits down with Connie Childs. Connie is a fourth-year aerospace engineer studying at CU Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science. After years of contemplating life as a woman Connie began to transition from her assigned at birth male identity to the woman she is today. Today we'll talk about the transition, why she chose aerospace engineering, how being a woman makes her a better engineer, and about life beyond CU engineering after graduation.

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ZoeDuneCorp

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2018 141:52

1. 'The Dark' - @towersandtrees 2. 'Seaweed' - @ratrios 3. 'Under a Bridge' - @yateswho 4. 'Not Build To Break' - @brianlambert 5. 'Out of Love' - @plumsounds 6. 'Wild Weed' - K Michelle Dubios (@user-540918002) 7. 'Ultimate Weapon' - @themarlasinger 8. 'Night Rider' - @runcoyotemusic 9. 'Get Along' - Fade Awaays (@user-522931004-83065023) 10. 'Distant Wells' - @historiantheband 11. 'Bulled Rose' - Nicholas Merz (via @aagoo) 12. 'Storm' featuring @ashtonnyte - Beauty in Chaos (via @33-3-music-collective) 13. 'Human Race' - @OntheWane 14. '8.50' - @weareDeadSea 15. 'Vitesse' - @thevenusflytrap 16. 'Heart's Eyes' - @tjdoylemusic 17. 'Wild Fire' - @lindaem 18. 'Ready to Go' - @viva-death 19. 'Brotherhood' - DARTO (@aagoo) 20. 'Friends' featuring OnCue - @alphacubmusic 21. 'Brainwashed' - @trevorsomething 22. 'Shadow Voices' - @sellorekt / LA DREAMS 23. 'Pink Grout' - @evanjewett 24. 'Baby' - @electra-diamond 25. 'Full Moon' - @luckyandlove 26. 'It's Not Real' - @pleasurecraftmusic 27. 'Orpheus' - @lostinjapanofficial 28. 'To The Half Moon' - @rudeaudio 29. 'Drones and Piles' - PILES (@revlab)

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"Colorado isn't playing around." - Jack Fischer - Ep. 11

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 43:20

NASA Astronaut Jack Fischer joins ON CUE podcast. Jack (Colonel, U.S. Air Force) was selected by NASA in July 2009. The Colorado native served as a Flight Engineer aboard the International Space Station of the Expedition 51/52. During his 2017 mission, he logged 136 days in space with two spacewalks.

"I'm an artist who found a canvas in engineering" - Dana Stamo - Ep. 10

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 34:18

On CUE sits down with Dana Stamo. Dana is a fifth year chemical biological engineering student who is currently taking graduate classes and doing research with Professor Chatterjee. Dana is a recipient of the Chancellor's scholarship and a BOLD scholarship from the College of Engineering and Applied Science. Host: Maria Kuntz Guest: Dana Stamo

"Sooner or later, someone will go to Mars" - Norm Augustine - Ep. 4

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2017 30:37

On CUE sat down with Norm Augustine, former President and CEO of Lockheed Martin, and presidential commission namesake. For more info on Norm: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_R._Augustine. He's also on the Chancellor's Strategic Advisory Council: http://www.colorado.edu/chancellor/norman-augustine. Host: Phil Larson Guest: Norm Augustine

"This will just make everything better" - Shelly Miller - Ep. 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2017 22:22

On CUE sat down with Dr. Shelly Miller to talk about her research and background, as well efforts to reach gender equity within our college. For more information, follow Dr. Miller on Twitter at www.twitter.com/shellymboulder or visit her website https://shellym80304.com/ Producer: Matt Goodman Host: Phil Larson Guest: Shelly Miller

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The OnCue Interview

Back2BackHipHop

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2017 31:26

Connecticut artist OnCue talks of his newest EP in “Perfectly, Tragically, Flawed,” finding his identity as an artist, and being nominated for the 2017 XXL Freshman Class. Follow OnCue on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OnCue OnCue’s Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/oncue Link to “Cry Wolf” (Outro Song): https://soundcloud.com/oncue/cry-wolf Follow us on Soundcloud, Twitter, and Instagram: Back2BackHipHop

OnCue, Braxton Cook & Jordan Greer Interviews: Anything Goes w/ Jackson Neill EP. 3

Jackson Neill Podcasts

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2017 36:09

Jackson talks with hip-hop artist OnCue (00:24), musician Braxton Cook (9:45), and Sporting News basketball writer Jordan Greer (20:42).

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Episode 1 - Jeremy Koegel: Putting Everything On The Line

Purpose in the Youth

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 52:15

Episode 1: I sit down with Jeremy Koegel, a music guru from Astoria, New York. Jeremy has his foot in the door in every aspect of the music industry. He is a consultant, music maker, DJ, songwriter, manager for singer & songwriter Jared Evan, and has help manage tours for artists Hoodie Allen, OCD: Moosh & Twist, & OnCue. You could say Jeremy does just about all of it. Check out the very first episode of Purpose in the Youth! — Subscribe to our YouTube Channel for new interviews (and more) weekly: http://bit.ly/2zprpon Follow us on Soundcloud: http://bit.ly/2hcSBws Subscribe to iTunes: http://apple.co/2yE0u9l Follow us on social media: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2j82AHF Follow Bobbbaaaay on social media: Instagram: http://bit.ly/2Ap24ce Twitter: http://bit.ly/2hj6Ljm

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The First Episode (On Cue)

Trial Technology & Litigation Support Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2015 65:28

We talk with Eric Pubentz about On Cue. This was the very first show that I did. This is also my favorite show.

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Dec. 27, 2010 Alan Watt "Cutting Through The Matrix" LIVE on RBN: "For as Long as We Can Spread the Word, The Pen is Mightier than the Sword" *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Dec. 27, 2010 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers

Cutting Through the Matrix with Alan Watt Podcast (.xml Format)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2010 46:50

--{ For as Long as We Can Spread the Word, The Pen is Mightier than the Sword: "So Much Wrong with World, Some of it Rattles On Your Nerves or Spirit, So Pick Your Battles, Government Panics are On Cue, On Time, Don't Follow the Rabble, the Nasty Sign, They Go the Way Their Masters Expect And Riot on Command by Those Who Direct, Stay Calm, Avoiding Those Who Lead, For Many are Paid to Start the Stampede, So in Times to Come Don't Be Easily Led, Be Guided by Instinct and Use Your Head" © Alan Watt }-- Cold Harsh Winters for Britain, Chronically Wrong Met Office "Warm" Weather Forecasts - Social Agenda of Climate Change/Global Warming Con - European Commission (later EU) Set up under "Free Trade" (Economic Law) - Denmark, Carbon Trading/Value Added Tax Fraud. Vaccination Exemptions and Forms, Canada and U.S., Exemptions on Medical/Religious/Conscience etc. Grounds. Inaugurations and Ceremonies of Royalty, Lords' Ermine Cloak (going back to Nimrod) - Prince Charles and Prince Philip. Process of Bringing People up into Understanding a Higher Level of Reality - Coming Food Shortages - Selective Breeding and Genetic Enhancement - China Owning U.S. Debt, Offers to Bail Out European Nations. (See http://www.cuttingthroughthematrix.com for article links.) *Title/Poem and Dialogue Copyrighted Alan Watt - Dec. 27, 2010 (Exempting Music, Literary Quotes, and Callers' Comments)

Weirdoes and Warriors S2EP32 - The Well Fed Cannibal

American Greed Factory Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2010 121:24

“This Week” Nathan and Conlan discuss North Carolina exorcism, Christine O'Donnell, Blockbuster declares war on profit, movie rentals, Hollywood Video, Sam Goody’s, On Cue, Kevin Smith, Medi-buddy, Tony Blair’s a Journey, The Anti-Bucket list: Burning Man, gathering of the Juggalos, Homebag, Stephen Colbert goes to Washington. Email: wierdoesandwarriors@gmail.com

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New Canadians and the Social Economy

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2009

Speakers:*Farhia Warsame, Manager, Haween Enterprises and the Somali Network*Maryam Alefi Kurmally, Coordinator, Afghan Women's Catering Group*Jamila Aman, Executive Director, Northwood Neighbourhood ServicesFarhia Warsame discusses “Developing A Social Purpose Enterprise.” She will speak about her experiences in developing and growing, or supporting, Social Purpose Enterprises and will highlight what she has learned in the area of operations.Maryam Alefi Kurmally talks about the creation of the Afghan Women’s Catering Group. Afghan Women’s Catering is a collective of immigrant Afghan women who are either unemployed or underemployed.Jamila Aman talks about Northwood Neighbourhood Services and the two social enterprises they have started. 021809http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/soc_ent_021809.mp3

Youth And Social Enterprise

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2009

Speakers:Andrew Macdonald discusses how Toronto’s Phoenix Print Shop offers practical, cost-effective and entrepreneurial ways to help youth sustain their gains for the long-term.Jennifer LaTrobe talks about “Boldness and Blunders,” a look inside a social enterprise and the genius of managing unreasonable goals.Tina Sorbara considers the co-operative model as a vehicle for student self-sufficiency and empowerment. She gives an overview of the Guelph Campus Co-op operations and governance structure to illustrate the potential of co-ops to provide valuable co-curricular educational opportunities to students.Moderated by Cathy Lang 012109http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/youth_se_012109.mp3

"If only researchers would talk to each other!" Four Traditions of Self-Help Group Research

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2009

Speaker:Professor Emerita Thomasina Borkman, Sociology, George Mason UniversityThis presentation discusses four differing self-help traditions, three of which are international and have been ignored by researchers in North America. Dr. Borkman discusses the extensive benefits to individuals and community of these four self-help traditions.Dr. Borkman specializes in the sociology of health, illness, and disability. She is internationally renowned for her research and publications on self-help/mutual aid groups. A holder of a Fulbright Fellowship in 1995, she is also a past president of the Association for Research in Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Associations. 12/01/08http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/borkman120108.mp3

Participatory Local Development and Grassroots Planning: From Kerala to Leh

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2008

Speaker:Dr. Manjula Bharati, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay, IndiaYou are invited to listen to a presentation on the micro level planning process in Leh, India, an innovative participatory process influenced by the highly acclaimed People's Plan of Kerala. Dr. Manjula Bharati, an internationally renowned researcher who participated in both processes of democratic decentralization, will discuss key issues faced by local communities in understanding and articulating their own development problems, and how these can be resolved.Moderated by Dr. Daniel Schugurensky, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto 10/15/08http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/mb_101508.mp3

Social Purchasing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2008

Speakers:Dave Robinson… is the Sustainability and Community Involvement Coordinator at Mountain Equipment Co-operative (MEC) in Toronto. David speaks about how its ethical sourcing policy enables MEC to operate in a socially responsible manner. Peter Frampton… As Executive Director of the Learning Enrichment Foundation, Peter was instrumental in the establishment of the Social Purchasing Portal. Peter explains how the Portal allows corporations to leverage existing purchasing power to expand business opportunities for suppliers who provide added social value to their community. Don Wells… teaches in the Labour Studies Programme and Political Science Department at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Don played a key role in the process leading up to the decision by McMaster to adopt a “no sweat” and fair trade purchasing policy, and speaks about the issues involved in establishing and implementing purchasing polices at universities.Moderated by Darryl Reed, York University. 12/03/08http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/sp_120308.mp3

K-Net: An Amazing First Nations Initiative in Telehealth and Online Education

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2008

Speakers:Darlene Panacheese is the telehealth coordinator at the Mishkeegogamang Telemedicine Work Station, and gives us a video tour of the telehealth station.Linda Johnson is a high school teacher in Weagamow Lake, and talks about the Keewaytinook Internet High School.Brian Beaton is the coordinator of K-Net Services, the telecommunications department of Keewaytinook Okimakanak; a tribal council serving First Nations in Ontario's far north. He will discuss the migration of broadband and the development of applications such as telehealth and digital education through the expansion of the Kuhkenah Network, the largest First Nations-owned and managed broadband network in Canada.Brian Walmar is the Director of Research at Keewaytinook Okimakanak, a tribal council serving First Nations in Ontario's far north. The KO Research Institute (KORI) was created by the Chiefs with a twin mandate, to build research capacity at the community level and to build bridges with like-minded academics who are willing to put the research priorities of the communities first over the institutional imperatives of traditional academic research. Brian will be speaking about several of the research projects that KORI has undertaken as well as the partnerships with academics and graduate students.The session is moderated by Fernando Oliveira, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. 11/15/08http://socialeconomy.utoronto.ca/podcasts/KNet111208.mp3

The Conversion of Alexandra Park Public Housing into Atkinson Housing Co-operative