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Want a free poker course from CPG? Just scroll down below to get it!When deciding what area of poker study you should focus on, it's never a bad idea to prioritize the situations in which all of the money is at risk. And so poker pro Jon Chai has brought a measly 2 hands for the evaluation and hopefully... approval? of poker coach Brad Wilson.Do we just flip a coin? Go with our gut? See which side of the Oreo the cream sticks to? There's a lot of factors that determine whether or not you should call an all-in in poker. Let's find out which poker data points Jon identifies in Tactical Tuesday 143!***LIVE CASH PREFLOP BOOTCAMP IS OUT NOW!*** We're thrilled to announce our first live cash poker course:https://chasingpokergreatness.com/live-cash-preflop-bootcamp-poker-course/***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrle***...AND SCROLL DOWN TO GET THE NUFFLE COURSE FOR FREE!***00:00 Tactical Tuesday Poker Training YouTube show Intro00:28 Poker Pro Jon Chai & Poker Coach Brad Wilson take it to the absolute limit in the show intro00:55 Today's theme is... Spades?? Ok, Jon, cool story.02:16 Poker Hands in part 1: As 5s16:22 Join the CPG Wolves! (application info below)17:18 Poker Hands in part 2: Qs 9s30:15 Outro: go to chasingpokergreatness.com to learn more about Live Cash Preflop Bootcamp!These hands and a sick hype voiceover for the CPG Wolves can be found on today's episode of Tactical Tuesday! For more free poker training videos, visit our archive of now over 100 Tactical Tuesday videos on our website at https://chasingpokergreatness.com/free-poker-training/#tactical-tuesdayFor the most groundbreaking, solutions-based online poker courses you will ever find, you need to get yourself to the Chasing Poker Greatness website and start clicking around: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/Preflop Bootcamp 2.0: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#preflop-bootcamp-poker-courseFish In A Barrel: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#fish-in-a-barrel-and-feeding-frenzy-poker-coursesNUFFLE (Neutralizing Flop Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuffle-neutralize-flop-leads-poker-courseWant NUFFLE for free? Click here: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nuffleNUTTLE (Neutralizing Turn Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nuttle-neutralize-turn-leads-poker-courseNURRLE (Neutralizing River Leads): https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#nurrle-neutralize-river-leads-poker-course -- ***FREE POKER COURSE*** Click here to get the NURRLE poker course completely for free: https://chasingpokergreatness.com/poker-courses/#free-nurrleJoin the CPG Wolves! The CPG Wolf Program is a close-knit brotherhood, hell bent on one thing only: Chasing Poker Greatness. Powered by bleeding edge Wolf strats and led by Coach Brad and his lieutenants, CPG Wolves are systematically prepared for almost any spot they'll encounter on the green felt. If you want to plug into an elite team and have a step-by-step game plan to help you realize your full poker potential, you can apply now. Space is limited and the pack is only as strong as its weakest member. So only the hungriest, grittiest, and most driven will be accepted into the program. Applications are open at cpgwolves.com!Follow Chasing Poker Greatness on social media!Chasing Poker Greatness on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CPGPodcastChasing Poker Greatness on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasingpokergreatness/Chasing Poker Greatness on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqgThDa8bRtDuO1mBoGatrwChasing Poker Greatness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChasingPokerGreatness/More Tactical Tuesday:Bluffcatching on the River: https://youtu.be/kE7cnHOt-CYSizing Your Value Bets: https://youtu.be/8JGDoyFnwfIBluffing on 4-Flush Runouts: https://youtu.be/C7QwMKdDi6cInducing Raises with Small Bet Sizes: https://youtu.be/RV3nZduteYAHow to Play Pocket Jacks: https://youtu.be/NnP2KweAbywHow Much Should You Bet on the River?: https://youtu.be/70aA38myqcUShould You Call or Raise?: https://youtu.be/SDgFR37-ssoCheck-Raising The Flop: https://youtu.be/IMc65jfoLbAPlaying 4-Straight Runouts: https://youtu.be/gNjGclNQLBsBig Pots with Suited Aces: https://youtu.be/4whYCkzuIqEBluffing it All in 4-Bet Pots: https://youtu.be/u-iCLdtarxMReading Into Turn Sizing: https://youtu.be/RHEVLUlWihoPoker Lessons in Hand Reading & Recognizing Opponents' Range: https://youtu.be/Je4Z_8x54MYPlaying 4-Bet Pots as the Preflop Raiser: https://youtu.be/Te4L4Bc0pLw

In today's bonus episode, Gastor and Shalewa talk about the return of a popular Oreo flavor, a river of wine flowing through a town, and a yoga class that was confused for a tragedy. Follow The Team: Instagram @SilkyJumbo @GastorAlmonte Twitter: @SilkyJumbo @GastorAlmonte Theme music "Guns Go Cold" provided by Kno of Knomercyproductions Twitter: @Kno Instagram: @KnoMercyProductions --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/warreportpod/support

Pauline used to join her Uncle Dave when he would play skittles at the local pub, she would wait for the right moment and slip out to see her friend for a chat. Except one night, she came into contact with something otherworldly - she returned back to the pub, barging through claiming she had seen a ghost - but would the locals believe her? #She also shares her experience with her late kitten Oreo, who seemed to return to say one last goodbye. Send us your experiences to contact@paranormalpod.co.uk---A Create Podcast Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/paranormal-activity-with-yvette-fielding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I lied about my music selection. I really enjoyed Elvis with "Love Me Tender." I have suffered from a lack of adult supervision for a long time. But the "Suffering" has been good. Most of all, this podcast says warm cookies and cold milk ''are good for us. And so are Oreos.

GDP Script/ Top Stories for Sept 17th Publish Date:  Sept 17th From the Henssler Financial Studio Welcome to the Gwinnett Daily Post Podcast Today is Sunday, September 17th, and happy heavenly birthday to Hank Williams. ***HANK WILLIAMS***** I'm Bruce Jenkins and here are your top stories presented by Mall of Georgia Chrysler Dodge Jeep. Six people claiming to be members of a religious group charged in death of woman found in car trunk Braves postseason tickets on sale next week Police investigating possible homicide near Gwinnett Place Mall   All of this and more is coming up on the Gwinnett Daily Post podcast, and if you are looking for community news, we encourage you to listen daily and subscribe!    Break 1 : M.O.G.          Story 1. Six people claiming to be members of a religious group charged in death of woman found in car trunk   Six individuals claiming to be members of a religious group have been charged in the death of a woman found in a car trunk. The victim, whose identity is not yet disclosed, was discovered weighing approximately 70 pounds. Eric Hyun and five others face charges including felony murder, false imprisonment, tampering with evidence, and concealing the death. Hyun allegedly drove the vehicle containing the body and left it in a spa parking lot before seeking medical attention for unrelated injuries. Investigators suspect the crime took place in a Lawrenceville home's basement. The cause of death remains undetermined, possibly related to malnourishment. The victim's family in South Korea has not been notified, and authorities cannot release her name yet. Anyone with information is urged to contact authorities for potential rewards......…….. read more at gwinnettdailypost.com STORY 2: Braves Post Season Tickets Presale   Single-game tickets for potential National League Division Series and National League Championship Series games at Truist Park will be available to the general public on September 22 at 10 a.m. Premium Club Members and A-List Members get early access starting on September 21 at 10 a.m. Fans can also sign up for the Braves Insider Newsletter by September 20 to receive a presale code for September 21 at noon. Tickets are limited, and the presale is open to residents of the seven states in Braves Country. Additionally, single-game postseason tickets will be offered on SeatGeek, the official fan-to-fan ticket marketplace of the Braves   Story 3: Police investigating possible homicide near Gwinnett Place Mall Gwinnett County police are investigating two deaths in the vicinity of Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth. In the most recent incident, officers responded to a shooting report, finding a deceased individual in a blue Chevrolet pickup truck. A person of interest was detained, and the victim's identity will be disclosed after notifying next-of-kin. The motive for this incident is still under investigation, with no apparent connection to a previous "Person Dead" case near Jeju Sauna, just minutes away. In the prior case, a body was discovered in a vehicle's trunk after a report of suspicious activity at the sauna location. Homicide detectives are involved in both investigations. We have opportunities for sponsors to get great engagement on these shows. Call 770.874.3200 for more info. We'll be right back   Break 2:   Slappey- Tom Wages - Obits – Cumming Fair   Story 4: Gwinnett County Fair returns for an 11-day run   The Gwinnett County Fair has commenced with a new fair manager and traditional attractions, including rides, livestock, and deep-fried Oreos. The fair runs until September 24th at the county fairgrounds in Lawrenceville. It operates from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on weekdays, 11 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays, and 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $10 for ages 12 to 64, $5 for seniors 65 and over, and $5 for youth ages 6 to 11. Children under 5 are free with a paid adult, and there is free admission for active and retired military, law enforcement, and fire department personnel with proper ID.       Story 5: Gas South District Speaker Series will highlight 'Metro Matters' on Sept. 27   The Gas South District Speaker Series, sponsored by Northside Hospital, aims to educate local residents about various topics presented by experts in local, national, and global events. The upcoming session on September 27th at the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth, titled "Metro Matters," will explore collaboration among metro municipalities and its positive impact on communities. Moderated by Monica Kaufman Pearson, the panel includes Nicole Love Hendrickson, Chairwoman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, Anna Roach, CEO of the Atlanta Regional Commission, and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. The event offers individual and group tickets with lunch provided, starting at 11 a.m. and encouraging networking until 11:30 a.m. Ticket information is available at www.gassouth.com.   We'll be back in a moment   Break 3:  ESOG – Ingles 6 – Disney on Ice   Story 6: Georgia Gwinnett College economist discusses thoughts for upcoming Federal Reserve meeting   The Federal Reserve Board faces a challenging decision at its upcoming meeting regarding interest rates and inflation. Dr. Philip Vinson, an economist at Georgia Gwinnett College, believes that raising interest rates is effective in addressing inflation, even if it doesn't immediately lower prices. Instead, it aims to reduce the rate of price increases. While inflation has dropped from its peak of 9% to around 3.2%, it remains above the Fed's 2% target. Further rate hikes could risk pushing the economy into a recession, impacting business growth, employment, housing, and the stock market. The Fed's choice between hitting the inflation target and avoiding a recession will be a critical one.   Story 7: Gwinnett police looking for suspect in theft at Peachtree Corners Target   Gwinnett County police are searching for a woman accused of stealing three Epson computer printers and children's clothing from a Target store in Peachtree Corners on August 31. The suspect allegedly placed the stolen items in a cart and left the store without paying. She is described as a slim-built Black woman wearing a white hooded jacket, white pants, and white shoes. Police have released a surveillance image and are seeking assistance in identifying her. 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A lot of y'all couldn't wait for your kids to go back to school to get back into a routine. Get "back on track." Stop the overeating. Now that they're in school... has your overeating magically disappeared? Or do you stress eat over what they're doing at school, if they're making friends, if they'll ever graduate, etc. “Corinne, that's just being a mother.” Is it? Is mothering worrying yourself right into a sleeve of Oreos so you can finally feel some relief from your guilt and stress? I get real about the stories we tell ourselves about mothering in my recent interview with Certified Life Coach Chelsea Winterholler on her Embrace Relief podcast. I share the horror stories I told myself about what kind of mother I was to Logan. They'd make Stephen King shit his pants. And were any of those stories true? No! Of course mothering can be hard. But there are so many other stories to tell. Ones you don't have to eat over. I wish I had the tips I talk about on this podcast YEARS ago. I wasted so much time on fear, guilt, and stress. I can't get that time back, but I can help you stop beating yourself up and start making progress on your weightloss, even as a busy mom. For those of you who aren't mothers, these tips can apply to any reason you're overeating. We drop some gems during the episode. Take a listen Listen to Episode 337: Stress Eating Tips for Moms.   Get the Free Course here: http://NoBSFreeCourse.com

In this exhilarating episode, we delve into the wildly popular TikTok sensation—Oreo Rolling Roulette! Picture this: a lineup of six cups at the end of a table, each harboring a mystery liquid ranging from the delightful, such as milk or beer, to the downright devious—think tequila or hot sauce. Witness our unfiltered reactions as we dive into this unpredictable game; a cocktail of anticipation, excitement, and a hint of fear, making it a must-try for your next house gathering!But that's not all! Stay tuned for the much-anticipated segment, "The Jordy Files," where we bring you the freshest scoop from the entertainment world, keeping you abreast with all the buzz you need to know. We're also revving up for an interactive session of "Name That Tune," inviting you to match wits with us as we test our knowledge of popular hits. To top it off, we've lined up a mid-week motivational segment guaranteed to infuse a dose of inspiration into your week.Join us for a roller-coaster of emotions, a feast of news, and a burst of energy to keep you going. You won't want to miss this dynamite episode—packed with fun, laughs, and a sprinkle of courage!LinksJNC Officialhttps://www.jnclive.tvSupport the showThanks for listening...Watch our show on YouTube & Subscribe!https://www.youtube.com/jamsncocktailspodcast

Samtember continues with Sphere, a movie that dares to ask: what if we did Event Horizon again, but underwater, and also worse? We discuss bad CGI, how this movie is like an Oreo cookie, but in reverse, and how the treatment of Sharon Stone in this movie sux.  This episode brought to you in part by HelloFresh. With HelloFresh, you get farm-fresh, pre-portioned ingredients and seasonal recipes delivered right to your doorstep. Go to www.hellofresh.com/50loveit and use code 50loveit for 50% off plus 15% off the next 2 months! Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network   Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comics, and more.

A man istraveling to Turkey to get a deeper voice and everybody's favorite Oreo is returning!

"Three Things You Need to Know"...how did 9/11 affect our lives...things don't taste like they used to...an Oreo taste test...Richard has textsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Top Pumpkin Spice Food Each State Is Googling - Highlights include pumpkin spice Red Vines in California . . . Oreos in Oregon, Nevada, Kentucky, and Rhode Island . . . and pumpkin spice Rice Krispie Treats in Idaho. Pumpkin spice Spam in Arizona . . . cream cheese in North Dakota and Indiana. But who is googling "pumpkin spice butt wipes" LOL!

When it comes to improving company culture, there are a tremendous amount of resources out there to help companies. Finding which resources are the right fit for your company is the tricky part.   Lucky for you, we brought together two amazing ladies that offer support that can improve all companies! These resources help to bring creativity and clarity to your teams!   This conversation talked about the support and structure that both Sarah's company and Anca's company can help provide to others.   There is a fear of failure and these ladies are here to help build the teams so that the fear can be concurred and supported.   Investing in outside support and facilitation is one of the best things a company can do to help improve their teams and company culture. Facilitators use techniques that stimulate creative thinking and innovation- and these ladies are the pinnacle of creativity!   You should listen to this podcast if you…. are having trouble communicating with your team and trying to find the right resources to help. would like to find a unique way to improve your meetings and sharing top highlights with the company. need a little support defining the goals of the meetings and the communication taking place. are ready to invest in your company to improve the culture of the people and the company as a whole. if you need a little help capturing and synthesizing the details from your meetings.   Culture Crush is here to support and it starts with these two amazing women led companies! Design Convo is a female-owned Human Centered Strategy and Consulting firm dedicated to empowering organizations with transformative solutions. They specialize in helping organizations navigate complex challenges and achieve sustainable growth by placing humans at the heart of their strategies.   Their team of seasoned consultants brings together expertise in strategy, design thinking, organizational change, capacity building, leadership development, and digital innovation.   By combining these diverse perspectives, they create holistic solutions that blend human insights with cutting-edge technologies, unlocking new possibilities for teams and organizations.   With a deep understanding of human communication and behavior, they guide organizations in crafting strategies that resonate with their target audiences and foster meaningful connections. They believe that successful businesses are built upon strong relationships, and they work closely with teams to cultivate cultures that drive collaboration.   In addition to strategy and consulting services, they also focus on capacity building and leadership development. Through tailored training programs, coaching, and skill-building initiatives, they equip leaders and teams with the tools and knowledge they need to drive sustainable change from within. Anca M. Castillo, MS is a master facilitator in multiple techniques and approaches, including Strategic Storytelling, Human-Centered Design, and Visual Facilitation, to name a few.   Originally from Romania, Anca grew up in Alaska before moving to Arizona to pursue an education in business. She spent the past 6+ years in different leadership roles at ASU before taking the leap into entrepreneurship.   Anca loves to help organizations and leaders solve wicked problems using a variety of proven tools and techniques. She is passionate about helping leaders develop the skills and capabilities they need to do their best work and helping organizations to push the boundaries of the status quo. She describes herself as a “rule breaker” and “big picture thinker”.   When not working, you can find Anca performing improv with her team, doing DIY projects, and dancing around her kitchen with her family. Follow Design Convo on LinkedIn.   26 Letters Studio's creativity is a crucial piece to the culture work organizations do in order to grow a sustainable business.   Their graphic facilitation visually guides and captures the conversations and activities that emerge during culture meetings.   This work inspires participants in the moment and the results (called artifacts) are used to further the conversation and quickly bring new hires into the fold. Sarah Spencer is a professional visual storyteller. With experience across multiple disciplines, Sarah is valued for her ability to listen, synthesize and draw what is emerging as people meet to discuss important subjects.   The outcome is a visual representation of the meeting used for future discussions and planning and acts as an artifact of what emerged from the group.   Sarah is a published illustrator, writer, award-winning designer, inventor, and culture expert.   Follow 26 Letters on LinkedIn and Instagram. About Culture Crush At Culture Crush, culture isn't just a corporate buzzword. It's a key factor that can either boost your company or lead to its failure.    We're culture consultants, with a focus on leadership, appreciation, communication, processes, accessibility, mental health, diversity, inclusion, and creating a dynamic workplace. As a growing company: Culture Crush Business is your hub for company culture resources. With deep cultural insights and years of expertise, we evaluate your company's needs and connect you with the precise resources to cultivate a thriving culture.   We work with CEOs, founders, HR Directors, or Culture Leaders of companies or teams, who value company culture and understand its impact on their business success. With Culture Crush you'll learn how to transform your workplace into a place of unity, efficiency, and growth. Don't just fix your company culture – transform it with Culture Crush Business.   On this podcast: We focus on everything surrounding businesses with good company culture. We will talk with company leaders to learn about real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment where employees are finding joy and satisfaction in their work while also striving and growing within the company. We share the resources to help improve company culture and showcase them on the podcast with their tips and tricks for growing culture. Thank you for our Sponsor! There has been tremendous growth of the Culture Crush Business and the Podcast. This growth is thanks to the support from the community and now the support through our current podcast sponsor.    Thank you Gateway Bank for supporting us as our Cultivator Podcast Sponsor!   If you would like to be part of the Culture Crush team or would like to support sponsoring the show- please reach out: info@culturecrushbusiness.com About the Host Kindra Maples is spartan racer, past animal trainer, previous magician's assistant, and has a weakness for Oreo cookie shakes. Her journey working with people actually started working with animals as a teenager (don't worry we won't go that far back for her bio).   She worked for over 15 years in the zoo industry working with animals and the public. Her passion of working with animals shifted into working with people in education, operations and leadership roles. From there her passion of leadership and helping people develop has continued to grow.   Then came the opportunity for leading the Culture Crush Business Podcast and she jumped on it. Leadership, growth, and strong company cultures are all areas that Kindra is interested in diving into further.

On The Show:Tracey Gold became an actress at the age of four, first appearing in a Pepsi print ad. She appeared in two canceled series, Shirley with Shirley Jones in 1979, and Goodnight Beantown, starring Bill Bixby in 1983. Gold was originally cast as the youngest daughter in the original pilot series of the sitcom Gimme A Break!starring Nell Carter, but was replaced by actress Lara Jill Miller when the show went to series. She played one of Albert Finney and Diane Keaton's four daughters in the feature film Shoot the Moon (1982). Gold also guest starred on her sister Missy Gold's series Benson in 1985, playing the cousin of Missy's character, Katie Gatling.In 1985, Gold auditioned for the role of Carol Seaver on Growing Pains, but was not initially cast. The actress chosen for the pilot was Elizabeth Ward, who had starred alongside Gold in The Hand-Me-Down Kid, a 1983 ABC Afterschool Special. However, test audiences did not favor Ward in the role of Carol, and she was replaced by Gold. Growing Pains ran from 1985 until 1992. During this time, Gold became a famous teen star and battled anorexia. In 1988, Gold also starred as Angela Strull in the teen film Dance 'til Dawn.On August 9, 1988, Gold and her two sisters were the only celebrities at the funeral of murdered child-actor Judith Barsi. Gold read A Child Of Mine (from the poet Edgar Albert Guest) as a eulogyVariety magazine says a new Barbie animated series, named "Barbie: A Touch of Magic", will premiere on Netflix on Sept. 14th. The show is about two Barbie characters who find a baby Pegasus and then go on an adventure. The Guardian says Lego will start selling braille-coded bricks to help visually- impaired children learn how to read. The braille bricks will be available starting in September. Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa are teaming up for a new action movie called ‘'The Wrecking Crew''. The film is described as a ‘buddy action comedy'. The plot is being kept a secretChris Pratt May Replace Super Mario Voice Actor: The Daily Mail says Chris Pratt may replace Charles Martinet as the voice of Super Mario. Martinet has announced his retirement and has voiced the character since 1991. Fans are wondering if Pratt, who faced controversy for being cast as Mario in the 2023 movie, will replace Martinet in future games. Nintendo has not confirmed who will take on the role.Nintendo And Oreo Make Princess Peach Cookies: Gamerant says Nintendo and Oreo are creating special Princess Peach-themed cookies. The limited-edition cookies are for Super Mario fans. Five thousand lucky fans will have the chance to win the Princess Peach x OREOiD Pack. Oreo decided to do Princess Peach cookies because of the success of their Pokemon Oreos. The Princess Peach cookies are dipped in white fudge before being covered in sprinkles. Entertainment Tonight says "Barbie" recently became Warner Bros' highest-grossing film in North America beating "The Dark Knight". ‘'Barbie'' has earned $537.5 million while ‘'The Dark Knight'' earned $533 million. ‘'Barbie'' has earned over $1.19 billion worldwide. Giant Freakin Robot says a new snake species, found in Peru, was recently named after Harrison Ford. The snake, Tachymenoides harrisonfordi, is slender, 16 inches long, and has a pale yellowish-brown tint with black blotches. Researchers named it after Ford because of his dedication to environmental causes. Ford also has ants and a spider named after him Harrison says, “These scientists keep naming critters after me, but it's always the ones that terrify children. I don't understand. I spend my free time cross-stitching. I sing lullabies to my basil plants, so they won't fear the night.”Cinema Blend says the "Barbie" movie has been banned in Algeria for "damaging morals." The film had been showing for several weeks before the ban. An insider says the ban was due to the movie not complying with Algeria's religious beliefs. The film has previously been banned in Lebanon, Kuwait, and Vietnam. Inside the Magic says Taylor Swift may join the cast of 'Deadpool 3' as a character named Dazzler. Dazzler is a mutant with light and sound-based powers. Dazzler is tall, wears a blue outfit, a blue mask and has long blonde hair. Taylor's casting may be due to her close friendship with Deadpool actor Ryan Reynolds and his wife, Blake Lively. The Daily Mail says a sequel to the Barbie movie is in the works because the film has made $1 billion. The same crew is being contracted for the sequel. A source tells the newspaper, "It is very early days, but it's become apparent that bosses want the same crew for the sequel as they did for the first."The Miami Herald says a famous scientist recently found out where the fictional world of Barbieland, from the "Barbie" movie, is located. Neil deGrasse Tyson used clues from the movie to conclude that Barbieland is in the Florida Keys. Key West Mayor Teri Johnston is happy about his theory and says it brings something positive to the area.

For those of you who spend waaaay too much time in front of a computer screen, you should have a leg up as you solve this crossword (especially if you're doing so in a hammock

 Say Aloha to Dani Stolfi of 808 Viral, a leading figure who is revolutionizing the social media landscape of Hawaii. This episode is not just about a personal journey, but also an exploration of the impact of viral content, the importance of collaboration, and the complexities of audience curation. Dani candidly opens up about her battle with addiction and how she harnessed her passion for discovering talent online. She shares her experiences of working for a famous promoter and how an Oreo meme led to the creation of 808 Viral. We get into the thick of social media's role in community engagement, and how comedy can be a powerful tool in disseminating messages, managing negativity, and fostering trust. As we wind up, Dani shares her insights on the future of 808 Viral and her views on social media as a catalyst for change. We tap into her entrepreneurial spirit, discussing the challenges and rewards of operating an online business. Plus, we get a peek into Dani's personal life, her family, and her love for cats.  If you're seeking insights on the power of social media, the art of content creation, and the human stories behind it all, this episode is a must-listen.

REMINDER:  Don't miss the FREE LIVE TRAINING designed to teach you how to Lose Weight Permanently Using Psychology, NOT Willpower. Register HERE.    This week, I'm excited to share the interview of Masterfull graduate, Emily Howe, on her unique experience in the group coaching program.   As you know, no two dieters are the same and we all have different challenges, backgrounds, habits, lifestyles, and emotional eating struggles. Emily shares her story as a former clean eater who was gaining weight, to a person who dropped 30 pounds eating all the foods she loves.    Topics discussed:   Why Emily joined group coaching in the first place and why she returned for more support months after the program ended. Emily shares her biggest challenges before the program and the obstacles she overcame once she joined Masterfull. How being a perfectionist will stand in the way of success and what she did instead. The difference in doing the habits vs. going all the way in on the emotional and psychological work. And possibly our favorite client story yet on how Emily signed up for the program, but for her Dad. It definitely brought a smile to our faces!   Thanks again to Emily for being an incredible guest and sharing her valuable experience. Be sure to give this episode a listen and let us know what topics you'd like us to cover in the future.   Connect with Leslie:   • Website • Instagram • Facebook   If you're struggling with emotional, binge, or compulsive eating and you're interested in personalized coaching, apply here.   If you want to learn how to not only lose weight, but lose the struggle alongside it, you can get started by taking the Weight Loss Psychology Quiz: Discover Your Diet Personality Type   Go to lesliehooper.com for more information about our different coaching packages.

The You Tried Dat?? crew once again travels outside the US, this time tasting some snacks from the Dominican Republic: Dil-Con Oreos, Dulces Criollos Pilones, and Chokamil Milk Chocolate with Coconut bars.  They also discuss steel drums, monkeys, and a woman who really, really wants to watch Beverly Hills Cop before taking a quiz that is absolutely definitely about the Dominican Republic. Follow us on Instagram to see pictures of the snacks @youtrieddat.

Dave Skena remembers having his first Krispy Kreme doughnut at age 13, and even back then, he knew this company wasn't like the others. In college, he thought he was going to be an economist, but through his first job at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture), he realized marketing was where he really wanted to be. After going back to school, he began his new career at Kraft Foods, then went to PepsiCo for over eight years, where he led brands such as Lay's, Ruffles, SunChips, Tostitos, and Lay's Dips. He left CPG when he became Chief Marketing Officer at Ruby Tuesdays, where he helped them transition from public to private. Then moved on to his current role as Global Chief Brand Officer at Krispy Kreme. As a 20-year "performance-driven" innovator and marketer, Dave has flipped the script regarding traditional marketing in the category for an underdog brand by putting a premium on insights and creative-driven earned media strategies.In this episode, Alan and Dave discuss the uniqueness of the Krispy Kreme brand being both accessible and premium with the omnichannel hybrid model, where their brand promise of freshness is a top priority. Dave is a performance marketer, meaning his goal is to get the most out of every marketing dollar spent. Rather than focusing on the top of the funnel, he is constantly monitoring the performance of each move his team makes through A/B testing. Earned media, collaborations, and participation in culture are the top ways Krispy Kreme increases traffic and awareness. Power partnerships with big brands such as Oreo, Chips Ahoy, Herseys, and Good Humor are a win-win for all involved and compound the joy for consumers. Dave says "happiness is not a fixed pie", meaning there is plenty to go around. When it comes to capturing cultural moments, the Pandemic gave Krispy Kreme the perfect backdrop to counter with their extremely popular Acts of Joy, such as free donuts for all healthcare workers, graduates, and people who were vaccinated. By capitalizing on unity, Dave and his team are making news, reinforcing a culture of generosity, and driving sales at the same time.In this episode, you'll learn:How Dave's career prepared him perfectly for Krispy Kreme's omnichannel hybrid modelThe keys to authentically capturing cultural momentsWhat performance marketing is and how Dave maximizes his marketing budgetKey Highlights: [02:14] Dave's first Krispy Kreme Doughnut[05:30] From Economics to Doughnuts[09:35] What's unique about Krispy Kreme?[13:10] The key to capturing cultural moments[19:40] Partnerships and collaborations to increase joy (and sales)[24:00] Delivered Fresh Daily: getting into retail[25:45] Maximizing marketing and investments[30:45] Using credibility to multiply happiness[33:00] Being thrown into the deep end and learning you can swim[36:20] Marketing is the best thing you can do with a dollar.[37:50] Capitalize on unity[39:45] It's all about AI, but not in the way you thinkLooking for more?Visit our website for links to resources mentioned in this episode and ways to connect with the guest! Become a member today and listen ad-free, visit https://plus.acast.com/s/marketingtoday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Peanut Butter and Oreos, Confusion about books, Strawberry Allergies and Old German Impressions? It must be the second instalment of the Quaidathon! Bill from Bill Reads Bad Reviews joins a lovely host to discuss: The Parent Trap (1998). Discussion Points: -Beverages of choice. Bill goes for normal cola; Sean goes for Northern English Botanically Brewed Cola from Fentimans. -Come on man. -The risk of drowning in this film. -Bill and Sean discuss favourite characters, favourite moments, best lines and best expression in the films. -Bill didn't remember anything of this film, except that 'dad-gum lizard scene. -Sean decides not to dive into when Disney stopped making good films because they only have an hour to collab. -OPINION WARNING Bill shocks the world by announcing he is anti-Friends. -Martin is the best character in it, played fantastically by Simon Kunz. -Sean brings some decent trivia for once. -Lindsay Lohan's brilliant dual performance. -The issue of separating identical twins. -Bill appreciated the practical effects in the film. -When Bill says 'tack', he means a 'drawing pin'. *sighs* Americans! -Sean and Bill announce "The Twelve Awful Days of Christmas". -The lax attitude to allergies in the 1990's. -Apologies for the awful German accents Lasse. -William Reads Woeful Write-Ups. -Bill's Southern Drawl. -The Grandfather's teleportation skills. -Bill says 'spuds', Sean's mission is complete. Raised Questions: -Why does this film completely ignore jet-lag? -Are Sean's introductions getting better or do they give you a fright? -Did you know Dennis Quaid had a podcast? -Has Sean bought flat Cola? -Which accent is worse: Bill's English or Sean's American? -What the hell is a duffel? -What's the point with The Isolation Cabin? -How many things did the girls learn at camp? -Is this film too long? -Did you know The Royal Mint mints all the UK's coins? -How rich are the parents? -Was Dennis Quaid hiding in the hallway? -Is it a candy or boiled sweet? -When will Bill cook Sean some steaks? Random Recommendations: -The Great Escape (1963). Disclaimer: Fag is a colloquial term for cigarettes in England. Thanks for Listening! Trailer: FilmFloggers FilmFloggers Review It Yourself now has a Patreon! Choose from TWO memberships: -'Nowt Special' Side Series: This 'Nowt Special' tier gives you Exclusive Access to a (ANOTHER) side-series in which Sean watches older, classic films.... + other benefits. -Rewatch It Yourself: +All the benefits of the 'Nowt Special' tier PLUS -An even-more exclusive series, where Sean takes you through every Zombie film he owns (there's quite a few). Find us here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/review_it_yourself21 Twitter: @YourselfReview Instagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021

Many women let themselves stay sick and stuck with type 2 diabetes because they hear mixed information about which diet is the “right” diet. They feel confused and frustrated about all of the different information. This confusion and frustration leads them to a bag of Oreos and an afternoon of Netflix. This is NEVER going to get the job done! This week's episode provides clarity on which diet is right for YOU! Check it out. Give yourself permission to commit to changes and collect the data and see if it works!

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Too often, I see “better for you” or functional CPG brands thinking strategically about customer personas in these clean binary constructs. I get it though…an avid premium kombucha buyer would never have a shopping cart that's also full of Oreos, hot and ready fried chicken, and cans of fake spray cheese, right? Well…CPG entrepreneurs with that kind of limiting mindset about consumer behavior leave A LOT of opportunities on the playing field. Just because a growing number of consumers are avoiding sugary sodas in favor of health halo beverages, it doesn't mean they aren't still indulging in other parts of their diet. In a world that often feels difficult to manage, an indulgent treat provides a moment of pleasure and has grown in acceptance as critically important for emotional well-being. FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS LINKEDIN - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuaschallmba⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TWITTER - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/joshua_schall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ INSTAGRAM - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joshua_schall⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ FACEBOOK - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/jschallconsulting⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joshua-schall/support

The gang talks to Shawn Englemann, one of the creators of the outstanding You Tube series, “Creepy Acres.” Also, the latest Clubb Report details how close we've come to another apocalyptic asteroid hitting the Earth. Plus, Switch reveals what life is really like on a nuclear sub, JJ wishes he could get some real Oreo cookies and a very disturbing story about a ghost haunting a movie theater. Special guest: author Marc Zappulla.   Mack Maloney Online: Website - https://www.mackmaloney.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WingmanMack/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/MilitaryXFiles Twitter - https://twitter.com/WingmanMack Amazon – https://amzn.to/2IlFRkq

The gang talks to Shawn Englemann, one of the creators of the outstanding You Tube series, “Creepy Acres.” Also, the latest Clubb Report details how close we've come to another apocalyptic asteroid hitting the Earth. Plus, Switch reveals what life is really like on a nuclear sub, JJ wishes he could get some real Oreo cookies and a very disturbing story about a ghost haunting a movie theater. Special guest: author Marc Zappulla.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4541473/advertisement

A delicious Wednesday crossword by Michael Lieberman, with a cool theme, clever clues (like 45A, End of a two-player Harlem Globetrotters play, OOP ; and 49D, Source of a scandalous comment, HOTMIC), and the irresistible opportunity to pose the question, if trucks bearing SALTINES and OREOS collided at a high rate of speed, would you end up with SQUAREOS™️? We aren't entirely sure, but one thing we are certain of is that this was a great crossword - 5 squares on the JAMCR scale.Contact Info:We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com.Also, we're on FaceBook, so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!

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It's all-out war in the Atlantic in Marvel's POTA #4! As Juliana Tobon and her human & ape companions engage Exercitus Viri in cruise ship combat, Jack and Geoff revel in the simple pleasures: Oreo-like page composition, death-defying ship-to-ship leaps, and a chimp firing a bazooka. Also, Pug speaks!

The Simpsons need a new place to live just as your humble hosts are also moving into new houses, though with fewer hilarious results. After a hockey game leads to termites that eventually send the family onto a reality show, we flashback to the turn-of-the-century style of reality programming that Simpsons writers loved mocking back in 2002. Plus, we discuss the history of Oreos, Mutt & Jeff, and Squiggy in this week's nowoodnik of a podcast! Support this podcast and get over 150 bonus episodes by visiting Patreon.com/TalkingSimpsons and becoming a patron! And please follow the official Twitter, @TalkSimpsonsPod!

A great double sit-down occurs tonight:    Oreo Brewer & Shawn Wright hint at the sounds, mainstream appearances and twisted backstory of the band Megadeth, its founders connections to Metallica and other music concerts, movie soundtrack appearances and off-color history. Afterwards, I get to also do a mini-interview with Shawn on his indie filmmaking career, love for Horror movies and overall passion!                                 MAIN LINKS:  LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/JURSPodcast Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/JackedUpReviewShow/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2452329545040913 Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackedUpReview  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacked_up_podcast/          SHOW LINKS: YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCIyMawFPgvOpOUhKcQo4eQQ   iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-jacked-up-review-show-59422651/   Podbean: https://jackedupreviewshow.podbean.com   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7Eg8w0DNympD6SQXSj1X3M   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jacked-up-review-show-podcast/id1494236218   RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/the-jacked-up-review-show-We4VjE   Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1494236218/the-jacked-up-review-show-podcast   Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9hNDYyOTdjL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz   Anchor:  https://anchor.fm/s/a46297c/podcast/rss   PocketCasts: https://pca.st/0ncd5qp4   CastBox:  https://castbox.fm/channel/The-Jacked-Up-Review-Show-Podcast-id2591222      

Tesla data leak. Moon landing conspiracy theories. Oreos and queso. Syllabi. How many alarms do you set?

We're back! And burned out already! Amanda Diekman, founder and author of Low-Demand Parenting, joins Biz to discuss parenting PTSD, the trouble with masking, and opening a package of Oreos in the middle of the supermarket. Learn more about Amanda Diekman and her work on Low-Demand Parenting, by visiting her website, www.AmandaDiekman.com. Follow and contact Amanda on her Instagram, @lowdemandamanda.Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of MaximumFun.org. Go to MaximumFun.org/join to become a member! This week, we're sponsored by Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/BADMOTHER and use code BADMOTHER to get 20% off your first purchase.Share a personal or commercial message on the show! Details at MaximumFun.org/Jumbotron.Visit our Linktree for our website, merch, and more! https://linktr.ee/onebadmotherYou can suggest a topic or a guest for an upcoming show by sending an email to onebadmother@maximumfun.org.Show MusicSummon the Rawk, Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)Ones and Zeros, Awesome, Beehive SessionsMom Song, Adira Amram, Hot Jams For TeensTelephone, Awesome, Beehive SessionsMama Blues, Cornbread Ted and the ButterbeansMental Health Resources:Therapy for Black Girls – Therapyforblackgirls.comDr. Jessica Clemmens – https://www.askdrjess.comBLH Foundation – borislhensonfoundation.orgThe Postpartum Support International Warmline - 1-800-944-4773 (1-800-944-4PPD)The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Helpline - 1-800-662-4357 (1-800-662-HELP)Suicide Prevention Hotline: Call or chat. They are here to help anyone in crisis. Dial 988 for https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org and there is a chat option on the website.Crisis Text Line: Text from anywhere in the USA (also Canada and the UK) to text with a trained counselor. A real human being.USA text 741741Canada text 686868UK text 85258Website: https://www.crisistextline.orgNational Sexual Assault: Call 800.656.HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in your area.https://www.rainn.orgNational Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/help/Our advocates are available 24/7 at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) in more than 200 languages. All calls are free and confidential.They suggest that if you are a victim and cannot seek help, ask a friend or family member to call for you.Teletherapy Search: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/therapists/online-counseling

Who's the boss?, Russian lunar race, Starliner delays, Whale tail sailing, Flightless parrots, Meal planner fails, Booby-trapped tomb, Penny assault, Free shoe woes. Jennifer, Angie, Way, and Bradley discuss the curated links for the week of 8/18/2023. Please consider supporting this ad-free content on Patreon.

The HOBI Gang is light on hosts this week as Blake and Jim are missing/suspended but the rest of the crew is having fun talking Roadhouse, listeners are now doing the Oreo taste test, Buc-ee's is building a new store, and we rank the Golden Girls! Plus the gang justify's Shazam's bad reviews, actors missing out on iconic roles, Barbie continues to rule and we list our Top Five Favorite Fictional Bars/Restaurants! This episode is sponsored by the Cincinnati Comic Expo.

Diet Coke and Lilith take a dip on the chocolatey side with OREOS dark chocolate sandwich cookies. Intro voiceover by Jarett Raymond Music & Sounds used during the intro & Outro: Hall of the Mountain King by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Thunder by lennyboy (freesound.org) Door, Front, Opening, A - InspectorJ (freesound.org) Noise - Juandamb (fresound.org) Walking through Mud - Breviceps Strong wind inside house _ Viento fuerte interior casa - SonoRec (freesound.org) Tape Start - unfa (freesound.org) video_recorder_load_cassette_02 - Magedu (freesound.org) creaky door - m_marek (freesound.org) Door, Front, Closing, A - InspectorJ (freesound.org) Door closing, door closed - steinhyrningur (freesound.org) Door_Heavy_Reverb_Open_Close - LamaMakesMusic (freesound.org) video_recorder_eject_cassette - magedu (freesound.org) Music used for snack descriptions: Soft Synth Pad Chord Progression 95 bpm - tyballer92 (freesound.org)

Oreo Jones is an Indianapolis-based artist and founder of Chreece, an Indianapolis hip-hop festival held in Fountain Square. Oreo has embedded himself in the Indianapolis music scene and his local community. In this episode, we touch on when he first moved to Indianapolis, the love-and-hate relationship many local creatives have with the city, and of course, all details pertaining to the upcoming Chreece festival. Make sure to get your tickets!

Jump in with Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta on episode 143 of Jumpers Jump. This episode we discuss: Why do we speak english, The montgomery brawl incident, Hidden message in Oreo's, Women being chased by bear, San Pedro haunting, Influencers acting in movies, Jake Paul vs Nate Diaz was fixed, Talking to animals, Prime drink theory, Social media making people depressed, Drake's impact on Toronto, New Tupac theory, Being delusional about your dreams, Bradley Martyn fighting everyone, Rappers doing humiliation rituals and much more! Follow the podcast: @JumpersPodcast Follow Carlos: @CarlosJuico Follow Gavin: @GavinRutaa Check out the podcast on YouTube: https://bit.ly/JumpersJumpYT Thanks to our Sponsors: Right now, download NetSuite's popular KPI Checklist, designed to give you consistently excellent performance - absolutely free, at https://NetSuite.com/JUMPERS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you love snacks as much as teachers do? Tune into this deliciously entertaining episode of Teachers Off Duty where Lauran, Tell, Bri, and Gabe delve into the delectable world of "teacher snacks". Ever wondered what your teachers stash in their desks? Tell starts off the snack fest confessing his love for candy, while Gabe, mid-conversation with Lauran, reaches over to snag some Cheetos. No one said teachers can't have fun, right? Gabe shares a relatable moment, guiltily munching on Oreos during his students' test. He also reveals his odd fondness for 'grandpa candy', sparking off a trip down memory lane about Lauran's grandma at church. Is project-based learning a ploy to feast on preferred snacks? Hear what Tell has to say on that. But it's not all fun and games - apparently, teachers at Tell's school can only have clear liquids. Discover the hilarious tale of forgotten hidden coffee that followed this rule. In a twist of irony, while Gabe can gulp down coffee, Tell reveals why he avoids it. Hint: It involves an awkward conversation with the principal. The conversation turns serious when Gabe emphasizes the importance of letting kids eat breakfast and ensuring they're well-nourished. But it's soon back to laughs with Tell's amusing story about "Pirate's Booty" snacks and an intriguing discussion on developing allergies later in life. Enjoy a delicious round of 'Good or Garbage with Gabe' that focuses on Chocolate Milk Fridays. Here's the kicker: Apparently, the FDA is considering a chocolate milk ban. Can school life survive this? Bri shares her strict 'no school lunch' policy, while Lauran has a surprising take. This leads to a fiery debate about the quality of school lunches and a nostalgic trip down memory lane involving plate-sized chocolate chip cookies and Otis Spunkmeyer treats. From Gabe's food shoutouts to Lauran's innovative dinner dice for decision-making, there's a feast of food fun. The episode wraps up with Bri's funny tale about a student-run Instagram account that crowned her the 'eating champ'. Join us on Teachers Off Duty for a smorgasbord of snack stories and discover the lighter side of the teaching profession. Bon appétit! -- Check out our MERCH! https://shop.boredteachers.com/collections/teachers-off-duty Listen to the podcast anywhere you stream your favorite shows: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/69pLuB4cKPCP8UG3eCImfP Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/teachers-off-duty/id1602160612   Subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.beacons.ai/teachersoffdutypod   Become a Patreon member to access exclusive bonus content with hilarious games: https://www.patreon.com/teachersoffdutypodcast -- This episode is brought to you by: BLUELAND - Help to eliminate single-use plastic with 15% off your first order at https://blueland.com/teachers ! BETTERHELP - Visit https://betterhelp.com/TOD to get matched with a licensed therapist and get 10% off your first month!

First: The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump's election subversion case warns the former president to watch his words and that the law must come before the campaign.  Plus: Hecklers in Iowa turn up the heat and grill Mike Pence, serving up a side of jeers with their deep-fried Oreos and calling the former VP a "traitor" for doing his job.  And: A powerful Republican says he doesn't need to wait for direct evidence that Joe Biden reaped rewards from his son's business dealings before sending subpoenas to the president's family. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

When it comes to inclusion, it is all about education.   Surrounding yourself around others that are not like yourself is going to push you to learn more about others. This education then leads to the ability to be more inclusive and helping to be more accessible to other groups.   On this show, we had the chance to talk with two amazing gentlemen, both who started their lives out with vision and are now legally blind. The things that these gentlemen are doing to “change the perception of blindness” for others is instrumental!   In this discussion, they talk about the fears that set in when it comes to inclusion and accessibility. There is fear from one side when it comes to asking. Asking if a blind individual needs help. Asking how you can support them. There is fear from the blind community when it comes to applying for jobs, getting support, etc.   We all have fears when it comes to taking steps to change AND change is necessary. Asking the questions is something the simplest place to start.   This episode is a vital episode to listen to if you are wanting to support different communities in being more inclusive and accessible and you don't know where to start. This podcast gives encouragement to just start. It can start with simply asking questions. Ask how to help, how to change, how to improve… and then let's do it! Did you know?   7 out of 10 working age people in Arizona who are blind or visually impaired are not working Estimated to be about 20K 45% of hiring managers believe there are no jobs within their organization that a person who is blind could do Changing the perception of blindness is the biggest barrier to employment and inclusion So, ask the questions to start to make the change.   We are in this together and can make the changes to help others in the blind community. We can help this community and others to feel included and have the tools to allow them the access to resources and jobs.   Arizona Industries for the Blind (AIB) is a solution provider… Solving today's complex business problems by providing quality products and value-added Business Process Outsourcing services that matter to their customers. While providing a viable option for Arizonians who are blind or visually impaired to achieve their version of the “American Dream” through dignified employment.   Their mission is to inspire individuals who are blind or visually impaired to achieve their highest goals and aspirations by creating and sustaining career opportunities while providing quality products and services.   Through collaborative partnerships with Federal, State and private sector companies they are able to provide Third Party Logistics services, Document Conversion services and quality AbilityOne products. David Steinmetz is the Community and Public Relations Manager at Arizona Industries for the Blind in Phoenix. David works to “change the perception of blindness” through his advocacy and public relations efforts.   Mr. Steinmetz serves as the Public Information Committee Chair on the Governor's Council on Blindness & Visual Impairments (GCBVI), and is a Board of Director on the Vision Rehabilitation Assistive Technology Expo and Arizona Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired. David is a graduate of Arizona State University and participated in the National Industries for the Blind Business Management Training program through the Darden School of business.   In 2008, David was the recipient of the National Industries for the Blind Milton J. Samuelson Career Achievement award. This prestigious award recognized Mr. Steinmetz for his career achievements and community service work.   Mr. Steinmetz enjoys spending time with his family, fishing and traveling across the United States. David believes that every person who is blind deserves the right to full participation in work, community and life and with the right training, right technology and right attitude it is possible. Follow AIB on LinkedIn and Facebook.   With a 70% unemployment rate in the blind community, Clusiv is helping remove barriers to employment for the blind community by revolutionizing training and services for the modern workforce.   Their eLearning platform has been built to be accessible with assistive technology that blind or visually impaired people use, and this platform holds employment skills training courses to cover technology, occupational and career skills for the modern-workforce. Clusiv works with state vocational rehabilitation agencies to provide access to its courses to people who are blind or visually impaired. They help simplify the work of vocational rehabilitation counselors through their Assessment Tool, easy enrollment process, and positive outcomes for their clients to achieve measurable skills gained.   Clusiv is here to equip the blind community for employment and impact inclusion in the modern workforce by giving graduates the skills, confidence, and insights needed to find competitive integrated employment and be an advocate for positive change in the workforce for people with disabilities. To learn more and get in touch go to https://clusiv.io/. Blake Steinecke grew up with perfect vision and at the age of 16 a condition called LHON caused him to go through severe central vision loss and become legally blind. This created many new challenges of relearning how to do school, navigating college, employment and more.   Blake has a degree in marketing from Cal State San Marcos and has worked in software sales, marketing in the mountain bike industry, accessibility testing and training, and now leads marketing for Clusiv as the Growth Manager.   Through Blake's work, he is able to connect his educational and professional background, lived experience navigating the challenges of education and employment being blind, and his passion to serve the blind community through the work he does with Clusiv.   Outside of work Blake plays blind hockey for the US Blind Hockey Team, enjoys spending time with his wife, Amanda, and making videos, some of which you can find on his YouTube channel Adapting Sight.   Connect with Blake on LinkedIn and follow Clusiv on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. About Culture Crush Culture is not just a tag word to be thrown around. It is not something you throw in job descriptions to draw people to applying for jobs within a company.   According to Marcus Buckingham and Ashely Goodall in their book Nine Lies About Work, “Culture is the tenants of how we behave. It's like a family creed. This is how we operate and treat each other in the family.” As a growing company:    There are many resources out there for company culture but they are scattered and difficult to find. Culture is not a one size fits all, so it is important for companies to find the resources that are the right fit for growing their own company culture.    We have worked to build a hub that brings all of the resources together in one place and one community. The Culture Crush Business is the one stop shop for everything related to growing company culture.    On this podcast:   We focus on everything surrounding businesses with good company culture. We will talk with company leaders to learn about real-life experiences, tips, and best practices for creating a healthy work environment where employees are finding joy and satisfaction in their work while also striving and growing within the company. We also find the companies that offer resources to help improve company culture and showcase them on the show to share their tips and tricks for growing culture. About the Host Kindra Maples is spartan racer, past animal trainer, previous magician's assistant, and has a weakness for Oreo cookie shakes. Her journey working with people actually started working with animals as a teenager (don't worry we won't go that far back for her bio).   She worked for over 15 years in the zoo industry working with animals and the public. Her passion of working with animals shifted into working with people in education, operations and leadership roles. From there her passion of leadership and helping people develop has continued to grow.   Then came the opportunity for leading the Culture Crush Business Podcast and she jumped on it. Leadership, growth, and strong company cultures are all areas that Kindra is interested in diving into further.

EP308 - Amazon Q2 Earnings http://jasonandscot.com Amazon reported a strong quarter across the board for Q2, soundly exceeding analyst expectations and retail industry averages. In this episode we break down the 1p and 3p retail performance, AWS, and the Ads. We go into depth around Amazon disruption reorganization (to a regional model), Amazon's newest efforts in grocery, and health care. 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. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 308 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, August 4, 2023. Transcript Jason: [0:23] Welcome to the Jason and Scot show this is episode a 308 being recorded on Thursday August 3rd 2023 that's a lot of Threes I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:40] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason and Scott showed listeners well Jason today is one of my four favorite days of the year it is Amazon earnings day. Jason: [0:51] I was going to guess it's the 4th Halloween okay. Scot: [0:54] Nope good guess and today was a real doozy so we have a lot to talk about and of course it wouldn't be a Jason and Scot show without. Jason: [1:05] Amazon news your margin is there opportunity. Scot: [1:18] That's right sometimes I hear from listeners why do you guys spend so much time talking about Amazon well my rationale is a it's one of my favorite subjects did be not only is Amazon the biggest retailer but it represents over half of e-commerce and for our listeners I think their data is pretty much the standard compared to even anything like comscore or adobe, just by definition of them having so much data that it is the basically the best source for what's going on and then given our macro environment we're at the tail end of the last show you were talking about how it's setting up for kind of a bad holiday so we're heading into this it's a critical quarter and for me Q to see what Amazon is done really sets us up for the back half of the year. And especially holiday. So kind of a canary in the coal mine and right now there's all this confusing data coming out about the consumer you see things that sentiment is down travel to starting to tip over housing is slowing so there's some negative but yet credit card spend is going pretty well and so this is probably the best read we're going to get on the consumer heading into holiday. [2:39] So I think of it as Scott foreshadowing the whole industry that's why we like to spend a lot of time on it, so the other thing I'll point out is it's been kind of a rough period for Amazon the last, probably 6/4 a day that things have slowed down post covid they've struggled they've done some layoffs but having watched Amazon if we zoom zoom out having followed them since 97 they're really good at reading the room and if the market and the externalities are saying you're free to invest they will invest like crazy and you know and by saying that I mean they'll focus on Revenue growth implementing infrastructure but then when the macro turns - and they can move to harvest pretty quickly so, a lot of that kind of goes as good as Wall Street so Wall Street will love them and give them a lot of rope and they'll invest invest invest and then while she starts to worry they're like oh my gosh this is scary your spending so much things are doing this and then they will turn very quickly and can then get into Harvest mode and produce results that's a really a big theme for this quarter so that's part of the set of the other part of the setup is we have some eCommerce data coming into this what is that, what are those tea leaves tell us before we jump into Amazon. Jason: [4:00] Yeah so we have data from the US Department of Commerce through June and it is a really complicated story so that the top line is a little bit of a worrisome sign so year-to-date January through June of this year retail sales are 1.9 percent higher than they were during that same period last year so time now to put that in perspective in the 10 years leading up to covid we average retail growth of 4% a year so so far this year the growth is less than half of the industry average and then the last three years of growth the last 3 years of Cook post covid were the biggest three years of retail growth in the history of retail so we had these three monster years and now for the first time we have a six month period That's, well off the average and, Q2 was worse than q1 now you know people always say well what about inflation in these numbers if you adjust all these numbers back to 2019 dollars to sort of take inflation out of it, retail sales this year are actually down 2.8 percent from last year so so. [5:15] All of the Mir growth we have this year is really due to its unusually high inflation now big caveat there, the information news is actually pretty solid in inflation in June is only up three percent year over year which. [5:32] You know before all this inflation stuff started the Fed was always trying to keep inflation between two point two and three percent so. [5:39] Information down and three percent if it if it stays down there is pretty encouraging but from a retail standpoint, you have this weird thing you have the macroeconomics getting better there's a lot more economists saying we're not going into a recession we somehow managed a soft Landing you've got the inflation numbers coming way down all the wages and employment numbers have continued to be robust so you're all these favorable macroeconomics and now the consumer has stopped spending and you hear every retail are talking about how, consumers are trading down a cheaper Goods they're buying more needs and less wants and all of these sorts of things and so. If you if you kind of look at the retail industry average. There are two retailers that have hit consistently been outperforming the industry average and those two retailers are Walmart and Amazon which are the two, largest retailers in the United States of America. Um there's some controversy over who's actually bigger but we'll leave that for another show if the bottom line is if the two biggest retailers in the market are both outperforming the industry average. That's a bad sign for the rest of the retailers. Scot: [6:54] Someone's losing share. Jason: [6:55] Exactly exactly and I would note we don't talk about it a ton on the show but then there's two Chinese companies that are. Dramatically grabbing share really quick so she and and and Tim ooh so you know outside of those four. It's not looking super up to Mystic for, for retail so I was super curious to hear not only how Amazon did but what they're what guidance they gave for Q3 and what they were seeing in terms of consumer spending because we do have this weird paradox. Macroeconomics getting better, but retail spending getting worse so that being said like what what did Amazon report Scott. Scot: [7:40] Well it's an interesting quarter because again for like the last six quarters are 18 months it's been kind of using Wall Street language Wall Street always comes in with expectations and then you either meet those beat them or miss them and or sometimes I'll call it in line if you meet their expectations well this was this was pretty much an unprecedented four-way beat with a raise and that's that last part is what about next quarter so the current quarter is did you how did you do and then did you for future Revenue expectations did you stay in line with those or did you raise them so this was kind of like one of the best quarters you can have using all the Wall Street language and I say a four way beat so number one is earnings per share, while she was expecting 35 cents and they handily beat that at 65 cents so that's the first one the second one is revenue revenue came in at 134 billion versus 131a clear beat. [8:41] AWS Revenue there was a lot of worry around this because Microsoft was really showing their first of all Microsoft had to break out as your separately for the first time and it used to be all clumped in together in this kind of cloud bucket, where they could kind of have office they're hiding what was going on with Azure so now that Microsoft had to call, carve out Azure it has been slowing down very dramatically so everyone was very worried about that a WS beat the expectation was 21.8 and they came in at 22. I will talk a little bit more about the growth things and some other color there third-party exceeded expectation the only thing that was really kind of in line is online store Revenue but the margin improvements if you can't go back to that EPS were so dramatic that everyone was fine with Alan being I think it was like. [9:30] Point two percent miss or something it was like basically in line so that was the only piece that didn't beat and everyone was fine with that because all these other things really swamped the outcome there and then to cap that off the midpoint we'll talk about it but this represents about 11% growth all in for this quarter and the next quarter they guide for growth for 11 to 13 so they're basically saying hey we beat your expectations this quarter and things are accelerating into Q3 so and then they also on the bottom line that guided up for next quarter as well so that went really really well um and that was a pretty amazing so let's peel the onion and see what we can learn you want to take us through the retail business. Jason: [10:18] Yeah for sure so the the retail business globally grew 11% so that last year this in this quarter they grew nine percent so accelerated growth, North America grew 11 per sent an international grew ten percent International really struggle this time last year they actually had a 12% decline last year and so so in general pretty robust growth now, these are the revenue numbers which returned mine everyone Amazons and Marketplace they don't report all of their sales as Revenue they only report, one piece sales and then the fees they earn on 3-piece sales so it's not it's not a perfect. [11:09] Now match to to the sort of Industry retail data I said but it's a close approximation so, on average retail grows four percent a quarter the last two quarters retails grown you know less than half of that and Amazon comes in at 10 or 11 percent growth. So that's you know a pretty healthy outperforming that the industry average is and, you're essentially taking share from the rest of retail now often just a side note. Obviously the vast majority of Amazon sales are online traditionally online grows much faster than. [11:48] Brick and mortar so historically we would see ten to fifteen percent online sales but post pandemic that's actually slowed down quite a bit and so, online sales this year are probably averaging around. Seven and a half our eight percent and so Amazon's growth not only did it beat brick-and-mortar it actually beat the industry average, even for e-commerce so that that is very robust, they spent a lot of time both in their their press release and also in their earnings call talking about their focus on efficiencies, and you know the all the work and efficiencies reorganization of their supply chain you know changing of Labor models, that those others efficiencies are starting to bear fruit because, the profitability was significantly up for. [12:52] For the retail business for this segment so I want to say no for North America they ended up earning like 3.2 billion and earn income. So you know some quarters they don't learn any so 3.2 is a healthy number. [13:10] For their growth and for people that aren't following it. Part of these efficiencies is a super interesting story essentially what Amazon has decided and what they now seem to have successfully executed is that having a national Supply. [13:27] Chain and a national order fulfillment network is not the right way to structure themselves so in the old world they had one order fulfillment system that covered the whole nation you could really want some, delicious Green Tea Oreos you know that are only in the warehouse in California and you order those and Amazon figures out had a, get those Oreos to you in 2 days from the warehouse in California, and increasingly what Amazon said is you know customers really want speed we have to get faster in most cases where promising next day or same day to day is. Is you know a promise from 10 years ago and in order to do that efficiency efficiently and save money, we have to have those Green Tea Oreos really close to Scott to start things off and so we're going to drop a bomb on our own industry-leading fulfillment Network and we're going to redesign it as a set of regional networks so that the vast majority of good Scott orders come from a much shorter distance and so one of the, the impressive results of that effort today is this quarter Amazon said that like despite all this growth and increasing order volumes that they actually drove 20% less miles than they did this quarter last year. [14:42] So they're very successfully getting the goods, closer to the consumer and to put you in put it in perspective how many Goods that is they announced that they now have over 300 million, items that are eligible for Amazon Prime and over fifty percent of those items get delivered same day or next day. Scot: [15:07] Yeah I thought that part was pretty amazing and what they've done is they've split the country into eight regions they actually were pretty and the call to get into some pretty interesting detail on this end and I thought that was interesting because I usually pretty pretty tight-lipped on this so then so they've taken their National optimization you talked about and they're almost running each region has its own country so they're doing more of the load balancing inside of there so in addition to the 20 percent fewer miles there touching the packages 20% less and you now get 76 percent of the units are in the union are in the region and just a while ago it was 66. [15:50] And then what he's what he's basically saying is that's a big efficiency and then within there another efficiency is they're leveraging the same day where houses so things used to go from these really big distribution centers to the smaller ones and now we're going to these much smaller ones and they can now inject things in there and he said those are streamlined and they can get an item from the order coming in to delivery in as little as 11 minutes and those are even closer to the consumer so that it's almost he didn't say this but I kind of envisioned as eight regions are split up into eight more regions almost with these tiny you know within points being some of these other ones they basically said this is working so well we're going to double the number of these small last-mile fulfillment centers so that was I don't think Wall Street heard that because that's you know whenever Amazon says double that's a big number because they have like 200 ish of the big fulfillment centers I don't know how many small ones are but Amazon doubling anything is Nan. [16:55] Trivial number of dollars they're going to invest you didn't say over what time period you want your when ordering covid they said they were double and they went from like 120 fulfillment centers took to actually literally doubled those pretty quickly so it's going to be interesting to watch that build-out I haven't seen one of those I've seen them Beck's I haven't been in one of been on the back end of one to watch the flex drivers that that's kind of what they used to do for Flex drivers so be interesting to see how they scale that and I would like to go got a visit one I don't I don't know if any of the dsps which spend a lot of time with dsps here at spiffy so I've got to see this side of the world a lot more than I did in the software e-commerce world and there at the big fulfillment centers at these delivery stations that are called bolted on the side haven't seen how they pick up from some of these but I'm making it a mission. Learn more about this. Jason: [17:48] Dsps are the third party delivery services that Amazon uses yeah. Scot: [17:52] Delivery service professionals yeah so that was interesting. Jason: [17:57] And a reminder for the big fulfillment centers Amazon actually offers tours you can sign up and get a tour I don't think they haven't seen them ever offer tours on any of the other formats but there are some bootleg videos out on the internet if you know where to look I'll see if I can find some for the show notes that that show like like one of the general contractors that builds these facilities put some videos on their website of, of the finished facilities before they open. Scot: [18:28] Yep so that's kind of the retail business let's mix it up usually I cover third party but let's kick it over you to run through them. Jason: [18:37] Yeah are you okay with me talking about marketplaces I feel like as a Hall of Fame member you you this is like when mess a wet the other guy take the penalty kick. Scot: [18:45] I'm an auto guy now I don't know what this what is a 3 P3 what are the three p's. Jason: [18:51] Yeah so another milestone for Amazon's Marketplace. They hit a new high for the percentage of their total sales that came from third parties so the mix is now 60% third parties 40% first party so that that's continuing along long-standing trend. The third party is continuing to grow and being the most important part of the. The assortment makes at Amazon I don't have the number in front of me but my memory is that the. The growth in 3p Services was actually faster than the retail growth as well so sort of implies that the volume went up but also Amazons. Doing even better at collecting more fees from all those three p providers so that the marketplace continues to be robust and important. You know one that always gets a lot of the energy on these earnings calls is a WS and there's kind of an interesting story going going on so so first of all, the the Wall Street expectation was for AWS to grow eight percent this quarter and they announced that a WS grew 12% so. Massive beat from that perspective. Um and so then you go well is 12% good growth well a year ago they were growing at like 33 percent so twelve percent doesn't sound all that impressive compared to 33 percent. But what you have to remember is. [20:20] The rate of growth has been significantly slowing down quarter after quarter and last quarter q1. [20:27] That growth was 16 percent and when they announced that growth was 16%, they really put dosed a bunch of cold water on investors because they said and we already have a month of data since the end of that quarter and it's slowed down more since then so I think that really is what spooked. The the investor community and that's where that sort of 8% expectation came from so 12 percent growth is kind of an indication that the growth rate although you know swelling down is stabilizing. Um and I think they're they don't give guidance on these individual segments but they. Made a nod to the fact that we're probably not going to see the growth rate slowed down dramatically from this, they do pay a lot of lip service to the fact that, it's a very big number and you can't grow in double digits anymore by just getting organic growth that like in order to, continue to grow double digits you need to acquire a lot of net new customers and you need to acquire a lot of net new workloads, but the good news is you know they have a very robust narrative about why there are a lot of customers and additional workloads to acquire and spoiler alert. You know a huge amount of them are related to generative Ai and a large language models where. [21:54] Amazon is investing a lot in things a lot of the future is going to be in these these three hosted layers of AI services that companies use to build AI Solutions on top. [22:06] So so you know I think their sales focus is going to be is less about getting more money from existing customers and more about getting. New customers and new workloads on a go-forward basis for a WS, um I do want to say you add up the numbers for AWS and it's 88 billion dollar a year business that's the Run rate right now. And they make about 25 percent gross margin on that business so that that 88 billion dollar business is spinning off 21 billion dollars a year in profit. And everyone always talks about how AWS is by far the most profitable business at Amazon so keep that 21 billion dollar number in the back of your head because the next segment that Amazon talked about is ads, and while AWS is growing at 12% they announced that the ad business is growing at 22 percent. Um so that puts, the the ad business at like a 41 42 billion dollar run rate. And that the speculation is that the ad business is about a 75% gross margin. Business and so if they're at a 41 billion dollar run rate that means they're spinning off 30 billion dollars in profit. [23:25] For the ads business so Thirty 1 billion dollars in earning come from ads versus 22 billion dollars in. Or 21 billion dollars in profit from AWS so. Quit talking about a WS being the most profitable business than Amazon ads is the most profitable business and is growing almost twice as fast. And there's another of my favorite facts about that ad business is. You know so again they're selling 44 billion dollars worth of ads you know where they get all the eyeballs that they they have to sell those ads. [24:03] Buy them from Google for 20 billion dollars. So so here's like an awesome business, the Amazon is one of the largest advertisers in the world they spend twenty billion dollars I'm sorry 22 billion dollars on ads to get people to come to all their services, and consume them for profit right so, so you run ads and you get people to buy stuff on Amazon you run ads and you get people to sign up for AWS you run ads and you get people to sign up for Amazon Prime Those ads do all this heavy lifting for all these different business units and then after you've monetize that, that a dollar you then sell that ad dollar back for a profit through this ad business so you want to talk about the network effect and how powerful it is this to me is just an an awesome example of business engineering and you know I think. Often misunderstood aspect of the Amazon profit machine. Scot: [25:01] Yes pretty amazing quarter for ads the they're just really Trout's snap used to be in the conversation and Twitter and it's really just Facebook Google and it was on it. Jason: [25:11] I mean Amazon's a much bigger ad business than Microsoft and Bing. Scot: [25:15] Absolutely another tidbit from the call we had talked about this and if you remember we had we had a guest on from Guardian baseball and he was talking about this was right one by with prime came out and you were super skeptical that anyone would adopt. Jason: [25:35] Yeah and what should you do anytime I'm skeptical about a new idea. Scot: [25:39] Go long on it go. Jason: [25:40] Invest in it. Scot: [25:41] Yeah. So first of all I saw a tweet earlier and this is from everyone's favorite follow bearded egg F ba and a couple other people had similar tweets but he actually had used the software that scrapes all these websites, and he reported there's over 2,200 sites that now have by with Prime and then jassi's comments he said quote, merchants in early trials use by both Prime saw their Shopper conversion increased 25% on average which makes a real difference in their business Merchants who participated in Prime Day activities, experience 10x increase in Daily by with prime orders, so there was a knock on effect that if you had by the Prime on your website then people found you and and rattled over and you saw a really nice kind of ripple effect from the prime day efforts I thought that was an interesting tidbit so they're like like everything Amazon and I haven't followed the features but I'm sure if you remember Matt was complaining that you couldn't turn it on and off for certain excuse there was some feedback he had and maybe it didn't work with attributes like a parent-child skews I'm sure they fix all that or else it wouldn't be on this mini website so it sounds like that's really getting some some traction. Jason: [27:00] Yeah I do I still think. To cite Lira but my double down on my earlier skepticism there still are some rough edges to the customer experience right so it still is a purse Q experience which is a little weird like you know some products on the on the website you can get fast shipping for and some, some products you can't and it's hard to know what they are until you put them in your cart so that's kind of the the old shop Runner. [27:32] For if you will but I do want to say two things both Amazon and Shopify are leaning into these, conversion rates way better when you have by with Prime on your website or when you have shop pay on your website and you know you have to ask yourself what they're comparing that to write because, it should surprise no one that conversion rate when the customer has stored payment information available is much higher than when they don't have stored payment information so the magic question is if you already had shop, pay and PayPal on your site and then you added by with prime did by with prime perform 25% better than PayPal. Um or are they only saying by with prime prefer performs better than nothing because performing better than nothing isn't, quite as impressive in my book and I do want to say well well they are making progress with by with Prime and the 2500, Merchants is impressive just a reminder there's 2.5 million merchants on Amazon so the fact that 2,500 of them are using it you know does not exactly mean it's caught fire. Scot: [28:44] So still skeptical. Jason: [28:46] Yes so again what should you do go double down on the go along. Scot: [28:49] Short Amazon Jason you short Amazon I'll go alone. Jason: [28:54] Yeah that. Scot: [28:55] Prime is not going to work thesis and I'll go on. Jason: [28:58] Yes I don't I don't think you're giving me helpful investment advice. So that was all the main stuff I saw in the earnings calls was there anything else you wanted to cover because I think there is a few other tidbits of Amazon news. Scot: [29:15] I saw Grocery and I had a feeling that your ears were too perked up I I fell asleep during that part so I'll kick it over to you. Jason: [29:21] Oh my god do you not eat. Scot: [29:23] I do but groceries is everyone's least favorite chore. Jason: [29:28] Scot doesn't want to say it but he has people that get his groceries for him that's what's going on here he hasn't been to a grocery store in like 10 years. Scot: [29:35] Every every meal is from Chick-fil-A so I don't have to go through. Jason: [29:37] That seems like it would be a pretty fun for a little while but I have a feeling that the there would wear off, so yes Scott you are right I'm super interested in grocery groceries 25 percent of all retail spending it's the biggest category of spending that Amazon hasn't won, I think it was about 40 years ago that they acquired Whole Foods do I have that right was it 40 years ago. Scot: [30:03] 49 Jason: [30:05] I'm exaggerating I was over 10 years ago now though. That they bought at Whole Foods and hopefully just kind of flat since they acquired them it really hasn't you know turned in anything a reminder Whole Foods is very niche in the grocery space like Whole Foods doesn't sell Coke they don't sell Fritos, um and they're only in a handful of big cities so there the the industry leader in organic produce but they're not a mainstream. And one of the things so Amazon made a bunch of announcements that they were retooling their grocery experience and changing some of their offerings. Two days before the earnings call. And I'll come back to what those announcements were but on the earnings call Andy answered some questions about Grocery and he kind of admitted something interesting, Amazon is doing very well at what Amazon usually calls everyday essentials. And I think the Brian the CFO call that non-climate controlled Goods right so all these shelf-stable things that you tend to buy from a grocery store but you don't actually eat. Um Amazon's pretty good at selling and growing fast and they have a big chunk of that business they are not good at selling. [31:21] Perishables they're not good at Selling climate-controlled Stuff they're not good at selling fresh food online. Um and what Andy said in answer to one of the analysts questions was, to really meaningfully capture sharing grocery you have to have a broad offering in all the areas of grocery not just the everyday essentials and we don't believe you can win. With a broad assortment of groceries without a national footprint of stores. [31:53] So you know he kind of conceded that the Fulfillment center model and the multi-tiered regional Warehouse model that Amazon is building out. Is not particularly well suited for the grocery mix and so he said so you know we need to figure out a grocery, and we kind of concluded what we've rolled out over the last few years at Amazon Fresh is not a winning grocery concept so we put we put a hold on growth, we went back to the drawing board we invented a bunch of new experiences and now we're testing those new experiences to see if they are, more appealing to Consumers so the First Market to get these new experiences is Chicago so they just remodeled the the Amazon Fresh stores here in Chicago I'm going to go visit one soon. But they've essentially they've changed the assortment quite a bit they've added more private label and they've added more National brands for a grocery store Amazon Fresh doors were really kind of a limited assortment grocery store and so it sounds like. [32:56] They're moving they didn't say numbers but in my mind, they were like a twelve thousand SQ grocer and Kroger is like a 20,000 SQ grocer so they're there it sounds like they're moving up to that 20,000 skus. [33:10] And they're testing a bunch of new amenities, and one of the big problems you have in grocery especially when consumers are being really cost-conscious is consumers walk into a grocery store with a budget and they want to make sure they don't overspend that budget. And just walk out grocery stores you actually don't find out how much you spent until 15 minutes after you've left the store. [33:35] Which is an awful experience if you're trying to make sure you stay under 100 dollars. And so one of the amenities they've rolled out is on these Dash cards these digital cards that they let you use in the store they now have a real time running total of what's in your cart so for the first time you can see. [33:53] You know how much you spent so there's a bunch of experiences like that I'll get a better feel for what the new ones are. When I go visit but they're starting to Pilot new grocery Concepts and they're you know they've kind of conceded that they need to scale one of these brick-and-mortar Concepts nationally before they can really be a. A meaningful winner in the digital grocery space. But they made a couple other big changes in grocery to one of the biggest complaints and one of the stupidest things about Amazon's grocery is before you shop for groceries in Amazon you need to get an org chart and understand how Amazon's organized because, you have to decide in advance if you're shopping online at Whole Foods or Amazon Fresh and guess what most customers don't understand the distinction between those two things, and so they had separate carts you actually have three cards on the Amazon website you have a general merchandise Encarta gross Amazon Fresh cart and a Whole Foods car, and it can be really confusing because you just click add to cart on a bunch of stuff and then you go look at your cart and it's not there because it's in one of the other car. So they announced that they're moving to a universal cart. I haven't seen it yet so I can't speak to exactly what it looks like I have a few a name mean a universal grocery cart I don't think they're actually going to mix it in with general merchandise but. [35:11] Will be eager to see that and then the other announcement they made that is I'm not I mean I just don't think it's as big a deal is, um they have opened up grocery delivery from Amazon Fresh to non-prime members so so prior to this week you had to be a prompt Amazon prime number to order from from Amazon Fresh. And this is kind of interesting because this is a further erosion of Amazon Prime benefits you used to get free delivery, um with Amazon Prime for groceries and about a year ago Amazon caved to try to get more profit, and they added a delivery fee even if you're a Prime member but they said you can only get delivery of your Prime member now they're they're taking that benefit off the scale and I just point that out because. Amazon's ordinarily so good at adding new benefits to Prime is kind of rare to see them taking benefits away from Prime so I think that's interesting in the. The grocery space anything else that I missed or the jumped out at you about grocery Scott. Scot: [36:13] No I thought it was you know. A lot of people would expect him to throw in the towel because they've closed some of these physical store experiments and Jesse did that but they still seem committed to grocery at least the four star or what was that start. Jason: [36:30] Yeah five star. Scot: [36:31] Faster that is the closed all those right. And the trimming back the just walk out stores so it's interesting to see that there they they see something in grocery or it's just such a big tan they feel like they have to obviously they have Whole Foods but. Jason: [36:50] Yeah I do think it's one of one of their big bets and it was interesting like in some of the narrative Andy kind of he threw something at the grocery teams under the bus. You know like a lot of his complaints about the Amazon Fresh stores is he's like we just weren't good grocery operators that like are. Our inputs as he called it just weren't good like the the inventory turns the, you know the inventory waste the labor cost that you know all those things weren't where they needed to be to be a competitive grocery store and there's I'm sure a lot of traditional grocers that were listening to this call going amen Andy we told you groceries are really brutal, difficult Cutthroat business and you won't find it as easy as some of the other businesses you've dominated so, I still want to bet against Amazon I still think they're ultimately going to be a big player in grocery but. [37:53] And then one other to me really interesting tidbit is Healthcare that Amazon announced last week a new National Healthcare offering which is telemedicine. Um service and that's attached to Amazon Pharmacy. Um so this used to be an in-house experiment that they use to provide health benefits to a bunch of Amazon employees but and then they started offering it to. You know a few other employers that they had Healthcare agreements with, but now they've made it a national authoring that's available to everyone so you know if you if you need some prescription or you need some some medical advice and you don't want to go in and see a doctor you can't get an appointment. You can you do now use this Amazon Health Service to get a fast and easy. Um Health Care visit so you know we know Amazon has been kind of. Kicking the tires on the healthcare industry and they've had a couple initiatives they had some Partnerships that they walked away from, but there's another one where it seems like they haven't given up on the space and they're still you know rolling out and trying new things. Scot: [39:08] Yeah and I hope they nail this because my my experience with the physical drugstores always terrible. Jason: [39:17] Yeah I am not bullish on physical drug stores so again. You you know oil listeners now know what they should do for the investment there but like. You know the drug business used to be a retail business you walked into a pharmacy and you got all your prescriptions today the insurance companies mostly try to force you to use mail order. Pharmacy said the main reason people had to go to. Pharmacies has kind of gone away and as a retailer if you don't have to go there to get a farm prescription filled. The retail drug stores are awful retailers like they, you know they don't have a good assortment they don't have a good prize they're they're deficient in digital in and if you watch all the moves they're making, the thing that every retail drugstore is trying to do more than anything else is get out of retail and become a Healthcare company and own an insurance. So you know a lot of the CEOs of these companies now come from the insurance sides of the business and it it just doesn't seem like. The long-term future of us retail is to have you know multiple big National drug stores because the model is kind of waning. Scot: [40:28] Yeah yeah we'll I'll shut a small tear when they all go out of business and I can get things more efficient. Jason: [40:36] Yeah I think at least one is going to have to survive because there are a lot of impromptu emergency get it right now kind of kind of needs but you know maybe down the road we'll do a grocery in Pharmacy Deep dive. Scot: [40:50] Or Amazon will have things so close to you can get it in 15 minutes so you won't miss it. Jason: [40:55] Yeah you know one thing I will say like I thought you were going to say I won't feel bad if Amazon sells this because Healthcare in America. Royally screwed and a lot of people you know don't have in can't afford access to it so certainly it would be good if they fix that I will say Amazon rule that a service similar to a Walmart service which is really beneficial, they're now offering generic versions of most chronic prescriptions for a flat five dollar fee and so one thing that has approved a lot in the United States in the last two years. Between Walmart and Amazon and actually like a big startup that Mark Cuban is running is a lot of these. You know prescriptions that were Out Of Reach for a lot of low-income people are becoming more affordable which is certainly a good thing. Scot: [41:40] Yeah yeah we'll take care of them but I'd need my experience you better too. Jason: [41:44] See how I found a way to end the show on a happy note. Scot: [41:47] Yeah World Peace. Jason: [41:50] Yeah and that you know last week we had a slightly shorter show and listeners told this they loved getting a little bit less of us and so miraculously we have done it again we brought in a voluminous Amazon earnings call in a pithy 41 minutes, so if you'd like to reward us for our brevity the best way to do that would be to jump on iTunes and give us that five-star review. Scot: [42:14] Thanks everyone we hope you enjoyed this Amazon Q2 earnings results and until next time. Jason: [42:21] Happy Commercing.

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