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The H-1B program is ruining America in more ways than we realize, and it's now crippling our school systems as well. Test scores remain in massive decline, and more teachers are leaving the classroom as the H-1B visa program is draining our incentive to fix the broken K-12 system. Plus, I show how rampant this scheme has gone. Not only are H-1B workers stealing our jobs, they're not even doing them. Often, they're outsourcing their own jobs to even cheaper labor in India. Senate candidates James Talarico (D-Texas) and Abdul El-Sayed (D-Mich.) are proof that Democrats will do anything to get the black vote. Their new low is groveling at anything to get people to vote for them. A Democratic Socialist of America member perfectly sums up the DSA's positions and admits that the biggest obstacle in taking over America is the Constitution. Meanwhile, another radical socialist argues that no one should be jailed for not following the law ... and that people who steal are only doing it because they really need to steal. Adam Johnson and comedian Davey Jackson join the show. ► Catch up on my H-1B visa investigations: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkJEwf2wliqrtNlYs9D78nmE_Gnja_PpC ► Home Title Lock Go to https://hometitlelock.com/sara and use promo code SARA to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of the Triple Lock Protection! For details, visit https://hometitlelock.com/warranty ► Email me at saratips@blazemedia.com if you have uncovered potential fraud in your area. ► Subscribe to my second YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SaraGonzalesTX?sub_confirmation=1 Timestamps: 00:00 – H-1B is Ruining America 11:16 — I Expose H-1B Outsourcing 26:45 – Dems Simping for Black Votes 41:46 – Socialism Sucks Connect with Sara on Social Media: https://twitter.com/saragonzalestx https://www.instagram.com/saragonzalestx http://facebook.com/SaraGonzalesTX ► Subscribe on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sara-gonzales-unfiltered/id1408958605 ► Shop American Beauty by Sara: http://americanbeautybysara.com Sara Gonzales is the host of Sara Gonzales Unfiltered, a daily news program on Blaze TV. Joined by frequent contributors & guests such as Chad Prather, Eric July, John Doyle, Jaco Booyens, Sara breaks down the latest news in politics and culture. She previously hosted "The News and Why It Matters," featuring notable guests such as Glenn Beck, Ben Shapiro, Dave Rubin, Michael Knowles, Candace Owens, Michael Malice, and more. As a conservative commentator, Sara frequently calls out the Democrats for their hypocrisy, the mainstream media for their misinformation, feminists for their toxicity, and also focuses on pro-life issues, culture, gender issues, health care, the Second Amendment, and passing conservative values to the next generation. Sara also appears as a recurring guest on the Megyn Kelly Show, The Sean Spicer Show, Tim Pool, and with Jesse Kelly on The First TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two Women Inspiring Real Life with Stephanie Coxon and Kathy Anderson-Martin – The SAVE Act got its moment in the sun, along with the Senate's predictable talent for doing absolutely nothing about voter ID or election integrity. Surveillance creep, digital currency dreams, and the slow death of privacy rounded out the paranoia hour, while the hosts reminded parents that maybe...

There are two stories being sold about AI right now, and both of them will keep you stuck. One says it's going to replace you and everything you do will be obsolete. The other says you're already behind and if you're not using it for a hundred things you'll never catch up. If you've been feeling some version of both at the same time, this conversation is for you.In this episode I'm joined by my friend Terri Trespicio — messaging expert, author of Unfollow Your Passion, and the voice behind a viral TEDx talk with more than eight million views — and we're getting into what this moment actually asks of us as people who do human-centered work. This isn't an anti-AI conversation. We both use it every day. What we're really talking about is what the tool can carry and what it absolutely cannot, and why the part it can't carry is the part your entire business is built on.Terri makes a case in this conversation that I have not been able to stop thinking about: AI isn't replacing creativity, it's relocating it. The work moves upstream, into your choices, your questions, your judgment about what's even worth making. Which means the better you know what's yours, the more useful the tool becomes — and the less you know, the more generic everything you produce will be. We go back and forth on what that looks like in practice, where each of us draws the line, and why the thing that makes your work worth paying for was never the output in the first place. It was the taste, the lived experience and the stories behind it, and none of that exists inside a machine.In this episode you'll hear:The two fear stories about AI that are keeping people paralyzed — and why neither one is serving youWhat AI genuinely can't do, no matter how good it gets — and why that's the most valuable real estate in your businessWhy you are a creative even if you have never once thought of yourself that wayWhat it actually takes to get something out of these tools that sounds like you and not like everyone elseWhy there is no perfect template, formula, or launch sequence — and what to trust insteadWhat human-centered work requires that an automated business never willTerri is also the founder of The Studio, a virtual, critic-free, judgment-free writing room that runs in real time Monday through Friday — for business owners, brand owners, authors, and anyone who wants to write. And Terri is going to be in the room with us at Passionate & Prosperous LIVE! this October, on the panel I built specifically for this conversation — The Human Edge: Building Your Personal Brand in the Age of AI. She was the very first person I invited, before I even knew what the panel was going to be. And she's not just showing up for her hour and leaving — she'll be there with all of us, which means you get to actually meet her.If you've been quietly wondering how much of your thinking you're supposed to be handing over — this one will settle you down and remind you what you're actually here to do.Find Terri:Website: territrespicio.com Instagram: @territrespicioNew Rules Studio https://members.territrespicio.com/~access/a1c2024f/The Profitable Coaching Business Bootcamp is a FREE five-day virtual event starting Monday, August 17th — you'll leave knowing exactly what to focus on, and you get a free coaching call. Registration is open now: https://www.staceybrassrussell.com/the-profitable-coaching-business-bootcamp Passionate & Prosperous LIVE!: Your Genius Edge is October 16th & 17th in New York City — two days in a gorgeous Union Square loft with Terri and the rest of an incredible room. Half full already: https://www.staceybrassrussell.com/passionate-prosperous-live-2026

Thabo Shole Mashao speaks to Miyelani Holeni, Local Governance expert on the DA's plans to outsource some municipal services including electricity and water. They also touch on the complications and benefits that privatizing some of the service delivery might bring to residents. The Clement Manyathela Show is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station, weekdays from 09:00 to 12:00 (SA Time). Clement Manyathela starts his show each weekday on 702 at 9 am taking your calls and voice notes on his Open Line. In the second hour of his show, he unpacks, explains, and makes sense of the news of the day. Clement has several features in his third hour from 11 am that provide you with information to help and guide you through your daily life. As your morning friend, he tackles the serious as well as the light-hearted, on your behalf. Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Clement Manyathela Show. Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 09:00 and 12:00 (SA Time) to The Clement Manyathela Show broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/XijPLtJ or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/p0gWuPE Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, MJ the tutor breaks down the hidden dangers of outsourcing customer-facing operations. While handing logistics or support to a third party looks great for cost-cutting, it often introduces massive qualitative risks. Learn how to look beyond and how to protect your brand equity, customer touchpoints, and long-term competitive advantage.  Accounting Makes Cents is a biweekly podcast dedicated to CIMA accounting students and those still thinking about it. Episodes will range from providing study tips and resources to brief discussions of CIMA syllabus topics. If you like the show, please hit subscribe to add it to your listening queue and to ensure you do not miss an episode. MJ the tutor would love to hear from you if you have ideas for future episodes. Thanks for tuning in and see you on an Accounting Makes Cents episode soon!

"The cheapest way to make a podcast is usually the most expensive way to spend your time."Most business owners default to DIY podcasting because it looks free — no invoice, no line item, no upfront cost. But time isn't free, and for a business owner, the real cost of producing your own show is almost always higher than it looks on paper.In this episode, I break down the actual maths behind the DIY-vs-outsource decision: what a podcast episode really costs once your own hourly value is factored in, what full-service production actually covers, and the specific signs that tell you it's time to hand the work off.Key TakeawaysThe Free Trap: DIY podcasting isn't actually free — it just moves the cost from your bank account to your calendar.Do the Maths on Your Hour: Before choosing DIY, calculate what your time is worth to the business and compare it to what outsourcing would cost.Five Jobs, Not One: "Making an episode" actually means strategy, filming, editing, publishing, and promotion — five separate skills, not a single task.The Consistency Problem: A podcast only builds trust if it keeps showing up, and DIY production is the first thing to slip when your week gets busy.Keep What Only You Can Do: The ideas, guest relationships, and conversation require you specifically. The editing and publishing don't.Chapters and Timestamps00:01 – Why "cheapest" and "most valuable use of your time" are two different questions00:07 – The eight-to-ten-hour reality of producing one episode properly00:11 – The signs it's time to outsource: dollar value, consistency, and personal fit00:14 – A quick framework to decide: outsource or DIY00:16 – How Seven Million Bikes Podcasts handles production end to endSend us Fan MailBook a free call with me here to help you create the best podcast possible! Email me (niall@sevenmillionbikes.com) or contact me on Seven Million Bikes Podcasts Facebook or Instagram to book your free Podcast Audit!

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Noah Hopton, CEO and Founder of Finvisor, helps startups and growing businesses simplify operations by building integrated back-office teams that combine accounting, finance, payroll, HR, insurance, and technology. By combining experienced financial professionals with modern technology, Noah enables businesses to streamline operations, stay compliant, and focus on sustainable growth.  In this conversation, Noah introduces The Adjacent Extension Framework—Earn the Trust, Build the Relationship, Listen for Other Problems, Connect Other Specialists, and Empower the Team with Tech. He explains why proactive service creates lasting client relationships, how solving adjacent business challenges leads to sustainable growth, and why integrated back-office teams outperform disconnected vendors. Noah also shares how AI is reshaping finance operations by automating repetitive work, empowering finance professionals to focus on strategic decision-making, and helping businesses leverage technology to enhance—not replace—human expertise. — How to Outsource Your Back Office with Noah Hopton  Good day, listeners. Steve Preda here with the Management Blueprint Podcast, and my guest today is Noah Hopton, the CEO and Founder of Finvisor, helping seed and Series A companies that have outgrown spreadsheets and part-time bookkeepers but aren’t ready for a full-time finance team yet. Their job is to give you the financial clarity to make good decisions at every stage of growth. Noah, welcome to the show.  Yeah. Pleasure to be here, Steve.  Well, great to have you here, and I’m very curious about your career and your business and what you built here. I’m particularly curious about your personal ‘Why’ and how you manifest it in your business.  Personal ‘Why.’ That’s great. Well, I’ll be honest, I didn’t go in thinking I was going to be an accountant or run an accounting firm. You know, I studied accounting in school. Eventually, I thought I was going to probably be more in a kind of front-of-house sales relationship because I enjoyed the people part—making relationships and meeting people.  But I was very fortunate that I found the consulting, fractional CFO world, where I got to discover a love of problem-solving, creating relationships, and creating value for clients. For me, it was kind of this love of helping clients understand their business, helping clients understand what to think about around the corner, where it's not just being in-house with one set of books that you're closing.Share on X  When you’re at Finvisor, my day-to-day, at least when I started, was probably working with 10 to 12 clients a month and helping them understand, “Okay, how did they perform last month? Can they hire a certain number of people? And what’s the plan going forward?”  Yeah, I mean, that’s super helpful. I started life in accounting as well with KPMG, and what attracted me was to essentially have that language of business so that I would be able to understand how a business works and have this confidence of not flying blind, right? That’s really, really cool. So how did you evolve from a CFO into a founder? What was the trigger point for you?  So I was very fortunate. I actually was at a prior firm at one point when I started my career, and they were a little bit like the cobbler with bad shoes, where eventually they decided they had to close shop, and clients were going to be given notice. I, myself, was given notice saying, “Hey, in a week, you’re not going to have a job, Noah.” And so I was really given this moment in life, saying, “Hey, if I enjoy what I’ve been doing, do I think I could do it better than the firm I’d been at?  And do I want to make this leap into being a founder and starting a business?” And so my co-founder and I both talked to each other and said, “Look, we love our clients. We love what we’ve been trying to build. I think we just need to do a little bit of a refresh and restructuring of how this operates.” And so we started our own company. I was very lucky that I started with about, I had about 30 clients and a team of four on day one, which I think is unusual.  Most people in the accounting space start off as a one-person shop, trying to grow from one to two, and having to double their clients or double their size to get there. We were fortunate to have five team members and 30 clients on day one. Originally, our vision was just, “Hey, let’s help with the fractional CFO and the bookkeeping,” but that really evolved over time as we added additional services and really understood where our clients were having problems in their back office.  What are the areas where maybe the insurance brokers they’d been working with weren’t very hands-on and kind of came in once a year? Our clients were asking us, as their CFO, “Hey, can you help us select our health insurance?” And we’re like, “Well, we’re kind of doing the broker’s job. Why don’t we build out our own team?” So that was one of the first verticals we moved into and added by building an insurance brokerage. From there, we kept building, where now not only do you have your CFO and accountant helping you, but you also have them with the ability to go out to market, help you compare quotes, and help get your insurance in place. So you’re essentially expanding the array of virtual services that you’re providing, or fractional services that you’re providing, to your clients?  Correct. Yeah. We really try to own the full back office end to end because I think a lot of people deal with, “Okay, great, I have a bookkeeper, I have a tax accountant, I have an R&D tax provider,” and they’re dealing with four or five different vendors that don’t really communicate. The client is the person playing telephone between the two, and we’re like, “Wait, stop. Why is this the solution?” We should just build a different business where it’s all under the Finvisor umbrella.  It’s all full-time team members who are actually working together on behalf of the client, even if fractionally. Some of our clients only need five hours of a payroll specialist, but they need someone to own that role, and they need that person to be able to talk to their sales tax team because it’s like, “Oh, we hired someone in a new state. Is sales tax applicable there?” And connect those dots because, when you have these disconnected providers, you have a lot of things that can drop because they’re not in people’s field of view.  Yeah, I mean, it’s a great service. If you can get a competent team that will take care of your back office, then you can focus on figuring out message-market fit and then essentially scaling revenue. You don’t have to worry about it, and you don’t have to babysit inexperienced people that maybe you can afford to hire, but who would not be able to own the job.  Yeah, exactly. I mean, it’s kind of the, “Do you want to…” You know, I think at least when we started in 2014, there was more of a generalist bookkeeper. That’s kind of the typical solution people went with. Nothing against that, but it’s kind of nice to have dedicated specialists in the different back-office areas that you need. I mean, bookkeepers are great.  They’re usually not your best payroll and HR people. They’re not thinking about California final-paycheck laws, or whether you need to offer a 401(k) if you hire someone in California. Whereas, if you have someone whose entire job is payroll and HR, and you need Finvisor to help run your payroll, they’re going to be thinking about those edge cases and helping you along so that you can just build your business, get to the next milestone, and not worry about tripping yourself up because of compliance, taxes, or a lack of visibility in your reporting. Yeah, that’s great peace of mind. So this podcast is about frameworks, and I wonder, what is your framework? How do you help your clients, or how do you figure things out? What have you developed? We’re about 400 frameworks in, so I’m looking for something unique that helps you and is easy to explain—three to five steps maximum.  Yeah. I mean, one of the ones that comes to mind for us is what we’ve really called the Adjacent Extension Framework. So, first, do really good work and earn your client's trust in one area. Makes it easy for them to approach you.Share on X For us, it’s historically been accounting. People think, “Great, get my books put together.” But for us, it’s really about creating a relationship and earning the client’s trust.  Then, as step two, listen for the other problems they’re having. What are the adjacent problems they’re asking you to solve? And then for us, what we’ve really done is double down in those other areas by building specialists in those verticals. Once you’ve earned the client’s trust, if you’re doing their accounting and all of a sudden they’re struggling with invoicing or collections, you can say, “Hey, we can also help you with accounts receivable and collection efforts because we see your AR balance increasing on your financial statements.” At that point, they’re already thinking, “Great, I like working with this person.  Let’s give their team a try and help us solve another problem.” So, for us, it’s really been about finding those adjacent problems, building a team that specializes in them, and then connecting the client with the right expert. The last piece that’s really coming to market now is using technology to empower the team. Historically, a lot of our value came from having experts who could handle the edge cases or the gray areas between payroll, accounting, taxes, and sales tax. Now, with technology, you can also build the data infrastructure to highlight what’s happening for the client while helping guide the team as they manage those clients.  Love it. So what I’m hearing is, number one—or maybe even number zero—is do a great job, right?  The trust.  Okay. So that’s maybe another way of saying it: earn the trust. But is doing a good job enough to earn that trust, or is there more to it?  I mean, I think in any service business, you want to be proactive. A lot of bookkeepers, accountants, and even legal professionals are usually waiting for the client to ask a question before providing an answer. I think the goal should be to think ahead for the client and proactively provide guidance. That came naturally for us because we sit in the fractional CFO seat.Share on X  But even if you’re just doing bookkeeping, you can still catch these things for clients and help them out. Or if you’re selling P&C insurance and helping clients with their general liability coverage, you can think about what other types of coverage they may need. So I’d say the more proactive you can be, the better. The other thing is meeting clients where they already are.  For us, a lot of our clients are on Slack, so we connect with them on Slack. We chat with them as if we were full-time employees because we don’t want the experience to feel different. We don’t want you to feel like you’re emailing a generic support inbox and not knowing when someone is going to get back to you. If you only need fractional-level support, it shouldn’t feel like you’re getting fractional value or a fractional level of communication.  I love it. So you actually own the function inside the organization, so it feels like you’re part of the team, or your people are part of their team. So that builds the trust. So, do a great job, or earn the trust, number one. Number two, build the relationship. Number three, listen to other problems that they might have. Number four, connect them to other specialists. And number five, empower the team with technology.  Yeah. That’s a lot of it. I mean, as an advisor, we’ve grown… I mean, 60% of our growth comes from client referrals. So I think you know you’re doing something right if clients are recommending you to their friends and network. And so hopefully, if someone’s listening to this and you’re not getting referrals, you should be thinking about, “How do we either create more trust for our clients to be referring us, or how do we become more top of mind when clients are having these conversations?”  That’s great. So 60% of your growth comes from referrals. What’s the other 40%? How do you drive growth? What drives growth for you? What’s the other way to drive growth besides referrals?  Yeah. I mean, I think it’s also being connected with the ecosystem that you’re in. In our space, there are a lot of technology partners. Think about Xero, which is an accounting software, QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, payroll software like Rippling, Bill.com. They all have accounting partnerships, and the more you can build with them and grow your team alongside them, clients will reach out to them and say, “Hey, do you have someone who can help us set up Bill.com or help us set up Rippling?  We don’t have a payroll team to do our state tax registrations.” So we’ve seen a lot of good momentum as our software partners start sending us clients to help us grow. I think the other area is trying to figure out where you can have partnerships that will do introductions. We’ve been very fortunate in partnering with a number of VCs. Obviously, the VCs have worked with us because we’re on the board, or we had a mutual client. A lot of them will start to build partnership channels, and it’s a great opportunity.  They’ll say, “We just invested in this company, and you should go talk to Noah’s team to help with your accounting or your fractional CFO.” So it’s really about finding those tangential operators or entities that complement whatever you’re doing.  So are these primarily personal relationships that need to scale, or do you have a way to scale this across other people in your organization—this ability to develop partners? Or is it mainly you?  It depends on the role. A lot of our fractional CFOs on the team continue to build relationships. I would say probably 40% of our new clients come through a channel that’s not through me. There’ll be other people on our team who have built relationships with another VC or another software company. I think one of the key things we’ve always focused on is hiring people who are very, I would say “doers” might be the wrong word, but people who can self-manage and be project managers.  If you find the right people who can take a step back and look at the bigger picture, I mean, sometimes people come to Finvisor and they don’t realize that we ourselves are a business. Yes, you’re doing accounting like you were in-house and getting the books closed, but if you do good work and you realize clients are having problems, you have to think, “Hey, how can I help clients more and also help Finvisor create a win-win?” A lot of times, when we’re hiring, we’re trying to find people who have that type of drive to continue building and helping us internally, and not just do one part of the puzzle they’re responsible for. That might not be the most direct answer, but I would say a lot of it is hiring—making sure it's not just me leading the growth, but me building a team that can help lead the growth outside of just me.Share on X  Yeah. So how do you share the context so that your team members can connect the dots as well as you can? What’s your approach to that?  There’s a couple of ways we’ve done it. One way is we use a note-taker that then feeds into our CRM. For all client communication, whether they meet with us on Zoom or Google Meet, the transcripts are put into a centralized hub for us. It also connects to our CRM in terms of what we’re doing for the clients. At any point in time, someone can ask, “Hey, what’s going on with this client?” They can understand, “Great, this is what the payroll team talked to them about this week.  This is what the CFO team talked to them about last month. These are the problems they’ve been bringing up.” So we can capture that information without it having to be provided orally every single time, and without having to rely on a chat or an email to the team. There are some moments when it’s useful to give the team a larger update, but in general, it’s good to figure out a way to capture the essence of what you’re doing for your clients so that the team can then, in an AI chat-specific way, talk through, “Hey, great, what’s going on with this client? What are their needs? What has changed in the last six months? Who’s working on the client?”  I’ll have a VC that we’re talking to say, “Oh, we’re looking to invest in the CPG space and this type of vertical. Do you have any clients?” We’re at a point now where I don’t know every client. I usually have an idea about most clients, but there are definitely clients where I don’t know everything that’s happened in the last six months because I don’t talk to all 200 clients.  But I can go to our central hub to gain that information and understand, “Okay, great, which client is looking to fundraise and might want to be connected to this VC?” It’s a nice way to connect the dots. They’re looking to invest. The client is looking to raise. We also do brown-bag sessions. We’re a distributed team, so I think you have to be a little more intentional about how you educate the team. We’ll have weekly meetings where we walk through new technology, new changes in what we’re offering, new positioning, and continue educating the team in a more structured format.  The other thing we’ve done to help the team understand what’s going on is to make information as accessible as possible, similar to how we communicate with clients. So the team doesn’t have to log in to a pretty outdated CRM to pull information on a client. It’s either available directly in the Slack conversation or in a more modern tool like Notion, where you can easily search and find the information you want. So basically, you’re managing and harvesting your data and using that to feed people information about how they can develop partnerships. Is that what I’m hearing?  Yeah. And I think a lot of it is also figuring out which playbooks and processes are repeatable, documenting them better, and then educating the team around them. For example, with our fractional CFOs, we want to be in the board meeting. If we can be in the board meeting, A, we can help clients answer questions about their finances more easily, and B, it’s good to have visibility into what the board is saying about the business and where they want to go.  Then, obviously, the VCs are going to say, “Oh, great, this is Ian at Finvisor.” If he reaches out to me about a partnership, they’re going to have a better understanding of what we do because they’ve been in the room with us—or they’ve been in a virtual or in-person boardroom with us.  So you’re basically sharing the playbook so that they have a better understanding of what they can refer you for. Correct. Yeah.  So, switching gears here, Noah, what’s one thing that you’re trying to actively figure out in your business right now?  I mean, the question everyone is trying to figure out, at least in my space, is how they’re going to use AI in some fashion. That’s the kind of million-dollar question everyone keeps talking about—AI in accounting, AI in finance. Right now, we’re really structured in how we’re trying to use it and apply it. But the question I have is, what’s the next year going to look like? What’s five years going to look like as this technology gets more legs and more trust behind it? We’re pretty intentional about what we’re building and how we’re using some of the newer technology with AI. But I think there’s a lot that, at least for me, you have to continue to iterate. The world today feels different than it did three months ago. I’d say for most of Finvisor’s history—and this has been 12 years—it hasn’t felt like that, where a year later things might feel marginally different because we’re maybe 20% bigger or whatever might have happened.  Now, I think there’s a lot more excitement and unknown around technology and how it can either make people more efficient or help highlight and surface better issues that clients need to talk through. But I also feel like we’re in a moment where everyone’s trying to throw AI into every technology. So we're also trying to stay true to who we are, which is people first, relationships first—technology powering us, not being the solution.Share on X  So as you’re scaling AI to improve the information that your people have, your CFOs have, that presumably is going to lead to people doing less of the mechanical, repeatable tasks and more of the judgment tasks. So how do you scale judgment as you’re scaling the impact with AI?  On our side, I think it’s A, trying to organize and structure the data coming in. B, trying to create tooling that isn’t unique to one client but is built in a way that can be customized for each customer. A lot of the firms I talk to that are in the Finvisor space just take a blanket approach—turn Claude on for every fractional CFO, let them connect it to QuickBooks, and try to figure out their own playbooks.  That’s not how we’ve ever run the business. We don’t just hire accountants and let them run the accounting and see how the output turns out. We’re more focused on figuring out what is actually useful for review. Right now, I think AI has been most helpful around quality. It can definitely check that things are consistent and make sure edge cases are being caught.  I think we’re going to get to a future state where it’s not only making sure quality is at the 95th percentile of confidence, but also giving visibility into metrics like CAC, LTV, and churn—things that would normally take longer to pull together. Your fractional CFO might currently spend hours reviewing Stripe data or Shopify data to come to a conclusion. AI can cut out maybe 40% of that data-cleanup layer, where it’s like, “Okay, now they have the tools to dig in and understand what the underlying problem is,” instead of spending so much time cleaning up the data and getting everything organized.  So currently, at least my thesis is that it’s going to allow us to manage more clients because some of the day-to-day—I don’t want to call it busy work—but the work you have to do before you get to the exciting parts of the job will become more automated and less manual, like pulling data out of Stripe, Shopify, your CRM, or NetSuite.  So does that mean you’ll have a different type of people, maybe higher-level thinkers? Or do you think you can elevate your current team to that level?  Yeah. I think you’re… Sorry, I know I was originally answering this through the fractional CFO lens. Most of our fractional CFOs are already at the top of that organizational pyramid. For them, it’s really about helping them have cleaner data, better visibility into the actions they need to take, and better insight into what they should be reviewing and discussing with the client.  If I think more broadly about the back-office finance team, I do think a lot of the more generalist staff accountant and AP specialist roles won’t be spending as much time on the day-to-day blocking and tackling. If a client has 1,000 transactions a month flowing through their bank and credit cards, historically that accountant would sit in QuickBooks Online clicking “Okay, okay, okay,” reviewing every transaction and coding it. Eighty percent of those transactions will simply be coded automatically in real time as they come in. That leaves them to focus on the 20% that actually requires human judgment.  For me, the question is, can we continue to empower those people to be more impactful with that 20%? Are they the right people for that 20%? We’ve always tried to hire people who are proactive and broader thinkers, so I think we have the right team to step into that. If we’d built a traditional BPO model with an outsourced accounting team made up of people who were really just coding transactions at a basic level, I’d be more worried because getting those people to step up and handle edge cases is difficult.  But that’s not how we’ve historically built Finvisor. We’ve always tried to find people who are a little more… I’d rather hire an A-plus player than a B-player just because there’s some savings in the cost structure. I’d rather have the right people who can perform 80% of the time when they’re at bat than just hire someone because they’re cheaper.  Yeah.  Wrong baseball analogy there, but yeah.  Yeah, I understand. So you have A-plus people. Maybe the people who are doing more bookkeeping-type services—their jobs may become automated—but your A-players are going to have best-in-class information, and they can serve more clients that way.  Yeah. I still think that if you think about the typical accounting structure—if you’re working in-house and you have a bookkeeper and a controller—it’s still helpful. Depending on the size of the company, if you’re a small company, you probably won’t need that bookkeeper.  The controller can handle the edge cases and close the books. But at a certain scale, you’ll still want that junior resource supporting the controller so the controller can focus on the higher-level, more strategic work. I think people will simply be able to do more with less if they’re the right person. There will be people who, if they aren’t good at staying on their toes and figuring out edge cases, won’t be the right fit.  AI will probably replace some of those roles. But I think there’s a great opportunity for people who can think more strategically. They don’t have to be a CFO. They can just be a really smart bookkeeper who’s good at handling edge cases. They’ll simply be able to manage three times as many clients as they could when they had to code every single transaction.  Okay. If you had a magic wand and you could fix one thing in your business over the next 12 months, what would it be?  One area that we probably haven’t prioritized enough because of growth is SEO, AEO, and our overall sales build-out. Our paid advertising hasn’t been the strongest part of our business because it hasn’t been the top priority. If I had a magic wand, I’d have someone clean up our SEO and AEO visibility because I know clients love us and we do great work, but I don’t think we’re showing up the way I’d like from an SEO and AEO perspective. So that would be it. Yeah.  Yeah. Yeah. Love it. So, who are your ideal customers? Who do you want knocking on your door? Is it venture-backed companies primarily, or do you also work with private company founders? Who are your sweet-spot customers?  A lot of our clients are going to be in that 5-to-50-employee range, where they don’t need a full-time back office, a full-time accountant, a full-time CFO, or a full-time payroll specialist, but they need someone to own those roles. That way, we can put together the right Finvisor team to support them. We’ve intentionally made ourselves pretty modular, so while the largest group of our clients is in the tech VC world, we also have a lot of SMBs—law firms, beauty businesses, and other professional services businesses.  I would say that, if you looked at the Finvisor client base as a whole, you’d probably see a lot of startups. But we’re also starting to see more SMBs and more traditional businesses that don’t have VC funding but still need help with their accounting, bookkeeping, and modernizing their back office. So it’s a bit of both. Most of our clients are going to be in that 10-to-50- or 100-employee range, where they’re complex enough that they care about their financials and want to understand what they spent last month, where they’re going, and how they’re going to get there.  Earlier-stage companies are sometimes just a little too early. If you’re a one- or two-person company with just an idea, there’s a reason people think about their financials on more of a cash basis. They can think about the five clients they’re working with. Their bank balance ties pretty closely to their financials. There’s not a huge difference between the two when you’re a sole proprietor.  But as you start to evolve, that’s where Finvisor can provide more value. For all of our clients, we do accrual accounting, so we’re recognizing your revenue and your costs over the life of the service. As you start to grow and build, that’s really helpful. Obviously, if you’re at day one, it’s less impactful because you’re living more day to day, week to week, and month to month.  Steve Preda: Okay. So if we have those kinds of companies—which we do among our listeners—and they hear about this and want to fix their back office and outsource it to a reliable partner who can help them own those functions and give them good advice, what’s the best entry point? Where should they go, and how can they connect with you personally as well?  Yeah. hello@finvisor.com comes to me and the sales team. There’s probably a 95% chance you’ll talk to me if you reach out because I still love connecting with most new businesses that come through the door. The other area I wanted to call out that could be helpful for businesses is PEOs. PEOs are great, but I think at some point clients need to graduate from the PEO, and Finvisor is uniquely positioned to be both your insurance broker—helping you quote large-group plans—and your payroll and HR team to help you leave the PEO.  For a lot of our clients, once they pass that 100-employee mark, it’s like, “Great, we now qualify for a large-group plan,” which might have better rates than what they’re getting through the PEO. They just don’t have the team or bandwidth to get off the PEO. We’ll come alongside those larger companies and say, “Great, let’s quote a large-group plan for you. We’ll also put together a transition plan to register you in the 20 states where your employees are currently located.  We’ll make sure you get your workers’ compensation and employment practices liability insurance in place so there’s really no difference—apples to apples—from being in the PEO to running your own payroll.” We help with that transition because I’m always surprised to see companies with hundreds of employees still on a PEO, where the savings could be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars if they left. They just don’t have the internal team because they’ve always been on a PEO. They’ve never had to do state registrations, so they don’t know how to do them. Because of that, they’re usually not looking for an alternative path to get off that structure. We can at least review it with them and help them out if it’s a good fit. And just to remind our listeners what a PEO is, in case they don’t know.  Oh, sorry. Yeah. A PEO is a Professional Employer Organization. If you’ve heard of companies like TriNet or Justworks, they’re PEOs. In the health insurance space, there are four primary ways you can get health insurance. Most companies start with small-group plans in the early days because they’re state-mandated. For example, in California, if you’re under 100 employees, the rates my company gets would be the same rates Steve’s company gets if we’re both under 100 employees and we’re asking Blue Shield for a quote from the same ZIP code. That’s small-group insurance.  Then there’s level-funded, where carriers quote specifically based on your employee group. There’s large-group, which is somewhat similar but designed for larger organizations. Then there’s the PEO. Let’s say you’re a 10-person company. You don’t have enough employees to qualify for large-group health insurance, which is usually discounted because the risk is spread across hundreds of employees. The PEO says, “We’ll employ your team. Instead of you directly employing 10 people and buying health insurance for only those 10 people, we’ll employ your team and give you rates based on the 10,000 employees we already have.” PEOs are really popular in places like California and New York, where health insurance is very expensive.  But once you get above about 100 employees, you can usually qualify for your own large-group rates, which are similar to what the PEO is getting. The difference is that the PEO is generally marking up those rates because they need to make a margin on the plan. You can often get those rates directly yourself.  Yeah. That makes perfect sense. Okay. So if you’re listening to this and you’re building a venture-backed startup, or you’re the founder of a professional services firm, a law firm, or another small business with 10 to 100 employees, and you don’t yet have the budget—or maybe you simply don’t need—a full-time CFO, insurance advisor, HR leader, and other functional specialists, then reach out to Noah and Finvisor.  Check out what they have to offer and see what services might be a good fit for your business. Thanks, Noah, for coming on the show and sharing your expertise. It’s fascinating to see how this field is evolving, how you’re tapping into technology, and how you’re focusing on the highest-quality CFOs to help your clients. If you enjoyed this conversation, stay tuned.  Follow us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Make sure you don’t miss an episode. Every week, we bring you exciting entrepreneurs and their best management frameworks. Thanks for coming, Noah, and thanks for listening.  Thanks, Steve. Appreciate it. Important Links: Noah's LinkedIn Noah's  website Noah's email: hello@finvisor.com

Send us Fan MailIn this episode of The Hot Slice Podcast, Michael Androw, owner of E&D Pizza Company, in Avon, Connecticut, gets honest about what it actually takes to open and survive in this industry. He shares the hard lessons that recipes and passion can't teach you, from the financial traps that can cost you your home to the relationships that can save your doors from closing. If you own a pizzeria or dream of opening one, this conversation delivers the "down and dirty" reality most people learn the hard way.Here's what Michael covers:Relationships before you need them. Why building genuine, non-transactional ties with your building and health inspectors matters, and how those ties let him reopen the morning after disaster.Surviving disaster. The Thanksgiving a car crashed through his building, and what it takes to manage contractors, insurers and inspectors when everything falls apart.The brutal math of slow days. A Tuesday in February with $75 in total sales, and how to hold your nerve on labor, utilities and staff morale when the register goes quiet.Outsource the numbers. Why accounting and payroll should go to professionals, because you can't afford to get tax codes wrong on zero sleep.Learning to let go. How over-managing slows your team and hurts your labor metrics, and why delegation is the hardest skill for a perfectionist owner.Consistency and creativity. Following recipes to a T for customers who expect the same pizza every time, while giving staff room to build fun weekly slice specials.Lease and loan landmines. The commercial lease clauses and loan terms that carry personal liability, and how to tell good money from bad.The emotional cost. Seven days a week for two straight years, and the private toll of ownership no one warns you about.Michael brings this same candor to his workshop at Pizza Expo Columbus: W01, You Want to Open a Pizza Restaurant? on Sunday, October 11, from 8 a.m. to noon ($250). Workshop Description: Dreaming of opening your own pizzeria from scratch? Michael Androw has been there, done that, and lived to tell the tale. This workshop is your crash course in everything from site selection and lease negotiations to zoning laws and start-up marketing. But it's not just about the nuts and bolts — it's about the blood, sweat, and tears (and maybe a few sleepless nights) that come with building your dream. Michael's insights could be the difference between success and heartbreak. If you're ready to take the plunge, this session is a must. Register now for Pizza Expo Columbus .

Thanks to SoFi for sponsoring this episode! Looking for funding to help grow your business? Get started at SoFi.com/Codie. #SoFiPartner #ad My new book, Own Or Be Owned, is all about building a business so good it doesn't need you. More profit, less pain. It's out September 18, grab your ticket to the launch event here: https://contrarianthinking.biz/oobo_bigdeal - cs You've been telling yourself the same story. That you need more resources to start. That you need the perfect plan before you move. That one viral hit will solve everything. Here's the truth: the reason you're not where you want to be isn't because you haven't found the right thing. It's because you keep quitting before it compounds. Dhar Mann is one of the most watched creators on the internet, generating over 80 billion lifetime views and earning $65 million last year. But in 2013, he was broke, depressed, and two weeks from eviction. In this episode, he breaks down the exact frameworks that took him from rock bottom to building a 200 person content empire, why failure isn't the opposite of success but actually part of it, and the four P system that turns ideas into millions of views. In this episode, you'll learn: Why your struggle becomes your greatest superpower and how the depth of your suffering defines the height of your joy, and why broken clay pots put together with gold are more beautiful than perfect ones The four P framework: pre-testing, packaging, pitch, and post-production, and why spending $10 on Facebook tests before you ever hit record is the difference between viral content and wasted effort Why it's harder to make your first $1,000 than your first million and how success begets success once you identify the patterns that actually work The HEART acronym: Honor your audience, Earn their trust, Architect a system, Reach hearts, and Turn views into impact, and how this philosophy builds companies not just content The green lighting ratio: how Dhar Mann tests 10 ideas to get 1 that goes live and why failing fast and cheap gives you the runway to succeed where expensive bets kill you on the first try ___________ (00:00:00) Introduction: From Rock Bottom to 65 Million Dollars a Year (00:01:26) Failure Is a Chapter, Not Your Entire Story (00:04:08) The Stockdale Paradox: Accept Where You Are and Keep Fighting (00:05:26) Your Greatest Struggle Becomes Your Greatest Superpower (00:08:25) Kintsugi: The Japanese Art of Being Beautifully Broken (00:10:27) It's Harder to Make Your First Thousand Than Your First Million (00:14:27) The HEART Framework: Honor, Earn, Architect, Reach, Turn (00:17:27) The Four Ps: Pre-Test, Package, Pitch, Post-Production (00:19:01) Pre-Testing Everything: The Ten Dollar Facebook Test That Saves Millions (00:20:21) Packaging and Pitch: Deliver on the Promise in 30 Seconds or Die (00:23:12) Post-Production Is Where the Magic Happens: Three Times the Effort (00:25:20) Quantity vs Quality: The Birkin Bag vs McDonald's Debate (00:28:16) People and Processes: How to Scale Without Losing Your Soul (00:31:36) The Six Minute Mile Analogy: You Can't See the Breakthrough Coming (00:34:50) From One Employee to 200: The Year by Year Scaling Blueprint (00:36:17) Outsource or Build In-House: The Caruso and Hermes Test (00:40:19) Your Product Is Your Team: The Boeing Lawn Furniture Story (00:41:50) Failure Is Collecting Gems: The Ray Dalio Video Game Principle (00:43:15) Your Excuse Is Somebody Else's Reason Why (00:44:01) The Muscular Dad Story: Breaking Down a Viral Concept in Real Time (00:49:37) The Green Lighting Ratio: From 10 Ideas to One Final Video (00:56:16) It Took Me 100 Videos to Go Viral: What If I Quit on Number 99? (00:58:01) Start Scrappy or Die: The 600 Dollar Bank Account That Built an Empire (01:01:10) The Three Steps to Becoming the First Millionaire in Your Family (01:03:17) Stop Trying to Look Rich Before You Actually Are Rich (01:04:27) The Biggest Sacrifice: When Your Daughter Says She Doesn't Want a Big House Anymore (01:06:45) People's Opinions Don't Matter: The Ones Judging Are Too Afraid to Try (01:07:28) Do You Quit Too Early or Stay Too Long? The Purpose Alignment Test (01:08:54) Always Listen to Your Gut: God Put a Compass Inside You ___________ MORE FROM BIGDEAL

MattyC returns to Sports Cards Live for his first appearance in nearly a year to discuss the evolution of Eye Appeal Inc. and why collector opinion deserves a seat at the table alongside third-party grading. We discuss: • The vision behind Eye Appeal Inc. • Why eye appeal is about more than a single grader's opinion • The power of community-driven card evaluation • How IQ+ scores and collector reviews are changing the conversation • Why transparency matters in card grading • Building a platform that's free, open, and centered around collectors Matty also shares stories from his Hollywood career, including writing Paid in Full, Rambo: Last Blood, creating the Netflix series Absentia, and his upcoming feature film set in the sports card hobby. Joining the conversation are David Chase and Joshua Adams as we explore how collectors evaluate cards differently and why those different perspectives make the hobby stronger.

AI will not make you a better leader. For most people it will make them dumber, by quietly taking over the one thing that made them worth following in the first place. Dr. Chris McAlister and co-host Mark Stanifer get into the human capacity AI can never replace: phronesis, the hard fought wisdom Aristotle called the chief virtue. A story about an 18 year old, a church in open revolt, and the prompt that would have weaponized him. Why the first move AI hands you is almost always the wrong one. And the one question worth sitting with before you touch the keyboard: are you leading for impact, or for validation? Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:41 The book is live 4:37 An 18-year-old, a church in revolt, one decision 8:17 The twist: what if he had asked ChatGPT? 10:37 AI as amplifier: it makes your first move worse 12:25 Phronesis: the wisdom Aristotle prized most 17:01 IBM 96 percent, and the 4 percent only wisdom can handle 18:24 Outsource your thinking and AI makes you dumber 22:39 Why Chris built his AI to slow down 24:38 Impact or validation? The most intimate question 28:23 The volunteer he hired too fast, then had to fire 30:54 Hard fought for wisdom: scars and receipts 32:15 Double down on being human (next time, the why) Take the Identity Fear Quotient® (IFQ®), four questions in about 15 minutes, to see the fear that quietly drives how you show up under pressure: www.taketheifq.com Get into the SightShift ecosystem at www.sightshift.com Find the new book, The 3% Shift: The Human Edge in the Age of AI, at www.threepercentshift.com

Antoine Pouppez co-founded neuroClues six years ago. Today it's raised over £25M and employs 40+ people across Belgium and France, building MedTech that treats neurological disorders through eye tracking.His approach from day one: if it's core to the product, you build it yourself, no matter how much longer or more expensive that is. James and Antoine get into why that decision holds up outside MedTech too, how he kept investors on side through a year long delay, and the one question that decides what's worth doing properly versus what can wait.More from James:Connect with James on LinkedIn or at peer-effect.com 

There comes a point in almost every service-based business where marketing starts feeling like one more thing on an already full to-do list. You know it's important. You know consistency matters. But between serving clients, answering emails, and managing your business, it's often the first thing that gets pushed aside.   In this episode, I'm sharing why I believe the moment you start wondering if you're ready to outsource your marketing is usually the biggest sign that it's time to start thinking differently. We talk about why marketing has a "delayed cost," why outsourcing doesn't have to mean handing over everything, and how to recognize the signs that you're ready for support.   If you've been trying to do all of your marketing yourself and it's starting to feel heavier than it used to, this episode will help you think about outsourcing in a way that feels practical, flexible, and built around the way you want to run your business.   What I chat about: Why marketing is usually the first thing to disappear when business gets busy The hidden "delayed cost" of inconsistent marketing and how it affects future leads Why asking "Am I ready to outsource?" isn't the best question Five signs you're ready for marketing support How outsourcing can look different for every business owner and why you don't have to hand over everything Marketing Clarity Session is now $50 off. Book anytime in July and August and you have until December 31, 2026 to use your session. Marketing Clarity Session - Bee Simplified    Book a Free Call: https://beesimplified.com   Let's Connect LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/biancamarissasmith/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beesimplified

In today's episode of The Life of a Bon Vivant podcast, Beeta shares 5 tasks she outsources to save time and prioritize her well-being. She explains how intentionally delegating these responsibilities and more can create more time for self-care, personal growth, and the activities she enjoys most.To get our free e-mail series on how to bring the charm of French living into your everyday life: https://MonPetitFour.com/sign-up/Follow along on Instagram: https://Instagram.com/MonPetitFour 

Dr. Killeen builds on the idea of deep versus surface knowledge by exploring an important question: what happens when we begin outsourcing not just our tasks, but our thinking? As AI becomes a bigger part of everyday life, it's worth asking which skills we should delegate and which ones we need to keep strengthening ourselves. Using examples from dentistry, leadership, and technology, he explains why tools like AI should amplify good judgment, not replace it. Just as a bicycle or motorcycle makes a rider more capable, the value of AI depends on the person using it. In this episode, Dr. Killeen shares why protecting your ability to think critically may be one of the most important habits you build. The best tools can make you faster, but only if you're the one steering.

This episode is sponsored by Notion. Learn more about Notion's Developer Platform today at https://notion.com/mlstBritain's most capable coding model can't be exported, and that ban is the whole reason Cosine set out to build one from scratch. Alistair Pullen, CEO and co-founder of Cosine, sits down with Tim Scarfe to explain how a frontier system he calls Fable, locked behind US export controls, became the founding case for a UK sovereign model trained on the Isambard supercomputer in Bristol.The bet underneath it is economic. Pullen argues that an inference company, rather than a training-first lab, doesn't need billions to compete: millions, a national compute allocation, and a consortium feedback loop can be enough. From there it gets into the machinery, why open-weight models still trail the frontier on size, active parameters and data, the mixture-of-experts versus dense trade-off and why active params dominate how a model actually feels, and the edge that real coding trajectories confer.The back half is about making agents trustworthy. Pullen makes the case for beating "slop" by rewarding the process instead of the final answer, reframes code review as runtime proof (spin the bug up in a VM and force the agent to actually exploit it), and walks through Swarm, Cosine's system running hundreds of sub-agents in one shot. It ends on why memory is still an unsolved hack, how synthetic graders let you run RL on tasks with no built-in test, and why Pullen reads US export controls as an accidental gift, with a supply-chain sting in the tail.---TIMESTAMPS:00:00:00 The sovereign mandate and the Fable ban00:04:02 Millions vs billions: the inference-company model00:07:19 The consortium feedback loop00:07:40 Why open models lag the frontier00:14:59 MoE vs dense, and why active params matter00:16:29 Trajectories: the process-data advantage00:19:48 Beating slop: reward the process, not the answer00:26:06 Reusable abstractions and the epistemic wall00:29:56 Code review becomes runtime proof00:37:32 Do agentic harnesses still matter?00:40:35 Swarm: orchestrating hundreds of sub-agents00:45:14 Why memory is still unsolved00:48:25 Synthetic data and graders for RL00:53:09 The US export gift and supply-chain risk---REFERENCES:organization:[00:01:15] Cosinehttps://cosine.sh[00:04:14] Mistral AIhttps://mistral.ai[00:05:50] Anthropichttps://www.anthropic.com[00:07:42] Coherehttps://cohere.com[00:08:36] DeepSeekhttps://www.deepseek.comtool:[00:02:52] Isambard-AIhttps://isambard.ac.uk[00:05:56] Colossus (xAI)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(supercomputer)[00:07:52] GLM (Z.ai)https://z.ai[00:11:52] NVIDIA B300https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/dgx-b300/[00:15:37] gpt-oss-120bhttps://huggingface.co/openai/gpt-oss-120b[00:15:52] Devstral 2https://mistral.ai/news/devstral[00:16:01] Llama 70bhttps://www.llama.com[00:17:05] Claude Codehttps://www.anthropic.com/claude-code[00:26:23] ARC-AGI (Francois Chollet)https://arcprize.org[00:40:38] Swarm (Cosine)https://cosine.sh[00:40:50] OpenAI Codexhttps://github.com/openai/codex[00:41:16] Lumen Outpost (Cosine)https://cosine.sh[00:41:18] Kimi K2 (Moonshot)https://huggingface.co/moonshotai/Kimi-K2-Instruct[00:49:55] SWE-benchhttps://www.swebench.com[00:52:40] SystemVeriloghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SystemVerilogperson:[00:23:40] Andrej Karpathyhttps://karpathy.aipaper:[00:27:10] GRPO (DeepSeekMath)https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.03300[00:27:13] GSPOhttps://arxiv.org/abs/2507.18071Incompressible Knowledge Probes, Bojie Lihttps://arxiv.org/pdf/2604.24827Estimating the Size of Claude Opus 4.5/4.6https://unexcitedneurons.substack.com/p/estimating-the-size-of-claude-opus---ReScript:https://app.rescript.info/session/5852d2b884c4ce4b?share=10b9799160845bb11779f8ac6cd3124f

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Vulcan is back, and the smoke is officially clearing.

This episode highlights the highest and most undervalued use of AI: as a simulator to build judgment, which is the ability to choose the right move in messy situations with incomplete information. Since judgment comes from experience and 'reps,' AI can function as an 'experience generator' by running realistic scenarios and providing feedback. The goal is to train 'moves'-transferable patterns like naming the tension or asking a diagnostic question-to improve adaptability and performance under pressure.

Is Disney getting ready to outsource all Marvel Comics to... WEBTOON?! That's the rumor, and Deadpool co-creator Rob Liefeld seems to think this will happen soon as well. While we can't sign off on the WEBTOON angle, we can corroborate that Disney has been thinking about outsourcing Marvel since at least 2016 or 2017. And with the recent layoffs, and John Byrne's X-Men success at Abrams... well? Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 MORE CLOWNFISH TV - Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com Facebook - https://facebook.com/ClownfishTV X - https://x.com/ClownfishTVcom Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #Comics #DCComics #Marvel #Podcast #Commentary #News #Reaction #Gaming #Comedy #Entertainment #Hollywood #PopCulture #Tech #Anime #FYP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This episode argues against letting AI write from scratch, because writing is a primary way human beings discover what they actually believe, and outsourcing it can lead to losing contact with your own cognitive voice. To gain the benefits, the best method is to draft your own version first, then use AI as an editor to pressure-test and refine the thinking's structure, rather than just the prose.

This week, Brad and Dave discuss one of the easiest traps for independent creators to fall into: Outsourcing important business or creative decisions to reader polls. Audience feedback can be useful, but when creators ask readers to steer decisions about Patreon tiers, Kickstarter rewards, publishing strategy, or creative direction, they often get noisy, contradictory advice that can lead them away from their own best judgment. Topics covered in this episode include: Why readers are experts in consumption, not creation The danger of asking your audience to make business decisions for you Brad's cautionary tale from his early days as a newspaper designer Why negative comments carry more psychological weight than positive ones The difference between listening to readers and asking readers to decide Why feedback should be treated as a compass, not a steering wheel How polling readers can create factions and resentment among backers Why creators should rely first on their own instincts, goals, and judgment The value of seeking advice from trusted peers and experienced professionals Why no single expert — including ComicLab — should be treated as the only authority Dave's hierarchy of advice: Heart and mind first, peers and pros second, passive reader feedback third Erika Moen's thoughtful counterpoint about social-media assistants How a social-media assistant can protect creators from harassment, criticism, and burnout The difference between a social-media assistant as a partner versus a replacement Plans and possibilities for future live ComicLab events Dave's San Diego Comic-Con appearance at Booth 1228, including free ComicLab pins for listeners A listener question about “boomer humor” and whether it should be taken as an insult The difference between old-fashioned joke structure and out-of-touch subject matter Why traditional setup-and-punchline comedy still works How Reddit comments often reflect meme culture more than thoughtful criticism When repeated criticism might be worth filtering for a useful grain of truth Why creators should protect their confidence while staying open to thoughtful feedback You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.If you'd like a one-on-one consultation about your comic, book it now!Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. He is available for personal consultations. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive. He is the co-director of the comics documentary, Stripped.

This episode focuses on using AI as a tutor, which is one of the most powerful learning technologies for gaining a competitive advantage. The key is to avoid the mistake of confusing consuming a clear explanation with actual learning, which only happens when you can produce the skill. 

Are you feeling overwhelmed trying to do all of your marketing yourself? In this episode, we're talking about when it's actually time to outsource - and why hiring help isn't the first step to scaling your business. I'll share what marketing tasks are best to delegate, what should always stay in your hands, and why building a clear strategy before outsourcing will save you time, money, and frustration. If you're ready to grow your business without losing your authentic voice, this episode is for you.--------------------------VIP Marketing Mastery 14-Day $1 TRIAL - Start Your Trial HEREJoin the Marketing Made EASY for Women in Business Group for daily tips and to access the Profit Marketing Framework Guide - click HERE to make marketing easier TODAY!Have a question?  Send Samantha an email - samantha@samanthasheppardconsulting.com

This episode cuts through the noise about AI to address the urgent question of how to use it to increase capacity rather than replacing it. It introduces the critical distinction between using AI as Autopilot—which produces the finished thing but outsources core thinking—and using it as an Amplifier, which forces you to think sharper and compounds your ability over time.

PATH TO SIGNIFICANCE | Steady leads and closings are coming in, but so are burnout, missed opportunities, and the feeling that there's never enough time. Discover how delegation, outsourcing, and strategic hiring can help you reclaim your time and build a business that thrives through others. Use the Team Journey Map to see where you are and next steps.   In this episode: 00:32 Hitting the Ceiling of Complexity 01:21 Why Solo Stops Working 02:30 Delegation Is the Bottleneck 04:11 Leverage Your In-House Team 06:43 Build Coverage and Time Off 07:25 Outsource the Obvious Tasks 10:05 First Hires VA or Agent Help 13:34 Creative Help Before Committing 15:07 Hiring as Investment 15:36 The 10K Comparison 17:15 Returns and Delegation 18:33 From Solo to Owner 19:43 What to Delegate 20:31 Marketing Bucket 21:31 Transaction Operations 23:11 Lead Gen Support 24:50 Audit and ABC Model 26:56 Commitment and Resources 27:38 Building a Great Team 28:14 Reach Out for Help     Subscribe to the More Than More Podcast for new weekly episodes as we discuss building meaningful and impactful businesses, careers, and lives through real estate. Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube 

You've been told to delegate, outsource, and get help, so why does it still feel faster to just do it yourself?  Want help deciding what stays and what goes? Alecia's free Capacity Decision Guide walks every task and obligation in your business and life through the same decision tree from this episode, so you can put down what was never yours to carry. Grab it at consciousedge.com/decision.  Get full show notes at www.consciousedge.com/ep109 Instagram → @aleciastg Alecia St. Germain knows this story well, because she lived it for years. The belief that once this project wraps, she'll finally have time for what matters most. Then the next busy thing arrived, the business started to feel heavy, and her body wore out. She found her way out of that pattern, and now she helps other business owners do the same. In this solo episode, Alecia shares the tool she built for that exact moment: the Capacity Decision Guide. It's a simple decision tree that takes any task or obligation and sorts it into one of five outcomes. Release it, outsource it, delegate it, lead it, or grow into it. She talks through why so many entrepreneurs keep doing everything themselves, why outsourcing and delegating are not the same thing, and why confusing the two is so often the reason a past hire fell apart. And she's honest about what doing it all alone really costs, from a ceiling on income to the stress and burnout the body takes on along the way. This episode is for any business owner who already knows they're handling too much on their own, and is ready to take on the challenge of doing something different.

Cem Atik is the co-founder and CMO of Harucon Ventures, a firm that acquires minority and majority equity stakes in e-commerce and SaaS businesses doing between one and ten million in annual revenue. Rather than operating as an agency or consultancy, Cem and his team get in with capital, take operational control of marketing and finance, and work to make the businesses they partner with structurally profitable.Most e-commerce brands that come to Harucon Ventures have the same underlying problem: they are optimizing for the wrong things. Revenue looks healthy. ROAS looks acceptable. But unit economics are broken, overhead is bloated, and the margin structure makes scaling impossible.In this conversation, Cem walks through exactly how his team diagnoses and fixes that. From cutting ad spend by 1.7 million euros in a single month to replacing a fulfillment provider that was silently overcharging a brand shipping 25,000 packages a day, the fixes are rarely glamorous but consistently high-impact. The conversation also covers his four-engine growth framework: acquisition, retention, conversion, and profit-first optimization, and why founders who lead with ROAS are measuring the wrong thing entirely.Cem also breaks down channel mix strategy, including why Pinterest and Bing Ads are consistently underused, why TikTok affiliate is one of the highest-leverage growth levers available right now, and why the real money in e-commerce is almost always made in retention, not acquisition.Founders who are scaling but not compounding, or growing revenue while watching margins compress, will find this episode unusually direct and useful.Website: https://www.vimmi.net Email us: info@vimmi.net Podcast website: https://vimmi.net/commerce-untold/ Eitan Koter's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eitankoter/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VimmiVideoCommerce/featured Guest: Cem Atik, Co-Founder & CMO, Harucon Ventures Cem Atik's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cem-atikHarucon-Ventures: https://harucon-ventures.com/Key Takeaways: • If a founder cannot state their customer acquisition cost in under 15 seconds, the business does not have a real financial foundation yet. • ROAS tells you how much revenue you generated per dollar spent. It tells you nothing about whether that dollar was profitable. Optimizing for profit on ad spend (POAS) gives you actual control. • Gross margin under 65% makes scaling structurally difficult in the US and UK markets. The margin problem cannot be fixed with better ads. • Agencies are typically three times cheaper than hiring in-house at early stages. Outsource acquisition first, learn from the partner, then bring it in-house once systems are proven. • TikTok affiliate is one of the most capital-efficient acquisition channels available: commission-based, creator-generated content, and scalable without a large internal team. • Pinterest is consistently overlooked despite an audience skewing 25 to 45 years old with average household incomes above $100K, and ROAS between four and six even at modest spend levels.Chapters:[00:00] Introduction: Cem Atik and the Harucon Ventures Model[01:27] The Founders Harucon Typically Partners With[03:45] The Post-Acquisition Audit: First 72 Hours[07:45] Cutting 1.7M Euros in Ad Spend: A Case Study[09:16] Why Gross Margin Under 65% Makes Scaling Nearly Impossible[13:51] The KPIs That Actually Matter: CAC, CLV, MER, EBITDA[18:35] The Four Engines: Acquisition, Retention, Conversion, Profit[24:00] Why ROAS Misleads and POAS Gives Real Control[25:41] Channel Mix: TikTok, Pinterest, Bing, and What Gets Overlooked

Eight years in this industry, and the one thing that's never changed? Everyone online has an opinion and they're saying it like it's law. High ticket is the only way to scale. No, passive income is the move. Master organic before you touch ads. Ads are a waste when you're small. Charge your worth. Batch your content. Outsource your zone of genius. The bold, all-or-nothing takes are everywhere, and when you're trying to actually build a business, they create more noise than direction. Today's episode is my unfiltered take on the advice circulating online right now. What I genuinely disagree with, why, and what I think the more honest, nuanced version of each actually looks like. We're covering a lot of ground: why "charge your worth" is too abstract to be useful and what strategic pricing actually requires, the real lifestyle behind passive income businesses (it's not what you're seeing in the content), why discounting doesn't automatically attract the wrong clients, the problem with blind delegation even when something isn't your zone of genius, and why telling new businesses to avoid paid ads until they hit a certain revenue number is one of the laziest pieces of advice on the internet. We also get into comparison, personal brand, morning routines, going viral, social proof, and what it actually means to love what you do. This isn't about arguing with the internet. It's about giving you the discernment to walk into any bold claim from a guru, a peer, even a friend and know how to think about it critically instead of absorbing it at face value. Because the most powerful place you can be as a business owner is the one where you trust your own read on things. This episode is designed to get you there. Timestamps:04:08 Personal Brand Reality12:27 Passive Income Truths19:44 Funnels Defined Simply22:27 Do You Need A Website25:27 Virality Versus Growth28:41 Discounting And Brand Tier33:16 Batching Content Myth35:33 Measure Output Not Process44:24 Referrals Aren't Enough48:11 Selling Without Testimonials51:28 Morning Routine Nuance56:22 Paid Ads For Small Brands To join the Ambitious Network for free, click HERE. To connect with Kate on Instagram, click ⁠HERE⁠. To apply for ITI, click ⁠HERE⁠. To submit a question to be answered on the podcast, click HERE.

What does it mean for us as human beings to flourish?  What does it mean to have dignity as a human person?  And what is the common good for all people?  He goes through a whole hundred and thirty-five years  of the Church's social teaching  to refocus our energies on that message. 

“Delegate sooner, create systems faster. Outsource everything you possibly can. The faster you do that, the less chance of burnout, and the longer you can last in your business.” – Kelly Lorenzen Today's featured fellow bookcaster is a wife, mom, award-winning entrepreneur, philanthropist, breast cancer survivor, and CEO of KLM Consulting, Marketing & Management, Kelly Lorenzen. Kelly and I had a chat about her book, “Do What You Love and Outsource Everything Else ®: Entrepreneurship 101: Start, Grow, and Succeed Without Burning Out”, how surviving breast cancer reshaped her approach to business, her favorite AI tools for content creation, and more!Key Things You'll Learn:How her family's entrepreneurial background inspired her to start her own businessSome common pitfalls new businesses must avoidWhat inspired Kelly to become an author and what she learned from the writing process of her 1st bookThree major lessons learned from starting, growing, and running her podcastKelly's Site: https://duplicatemyselfklm.com/Kelly's Book: https://a.co/d/06cDe13RKelly's Podcast, “Collaborative Connections”: https://open.spotify.com/show/03iriawqy2NqUAxbeTwpre?si=8721d09e8c5941a9The opening track is titled, “Unknown From M.E. | Sonic Adventure 2 ~ City Pop Remix” by Iridium Beats. To listen to and download the full track, click the following link. https://www.patreon.com/posts/sonic-adventure-136084016 Please support today's podcast to keep this content coming! CashApp: $DomBrightmonDonate on PayPal: @DBrightmonBuy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dombrightmonGet Going North T-Shirts, Stickers, and More: https://www.teepublic.com/stores/dom-brightmonThe Going North Advancement Compass: https://a.co/d/bA9awotYou May Also Like…583 – How to Be the Face of Your Business with Tonya Eberhart (@brandfacestar): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-583-how-to-be-the-face-of-your-business-with-tonya-eberhart-brandfacestar/1033 – How to Take Imperfect Action and Thrive in Business and Life with Bridget Hom (@HomBridget): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-1033-how-to-take-imperfect-action-and-thrive-in-business-and-life-with-bridget-hom-hombridge/488.5 – Create, Innovate & Dominate with Tracy Hazzard (@hazzdesign): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-4885-create-innovate-dominate-with-tracy-hazzard-hazzdesign/261.5 (Host 2 Host Special) – The Outsourcing Playbook with Kris Ward (@krisward): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/2615-host-2-host-special-the-outsourcing-playbook-with-kris-ward-krisward/541 – “Roadmap to Revenue” with Kristin Zhivago (@KristinZhivago): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-541-roadmap-to-revenue-with-kristin-zhivago-kristinzhivago/983 – How Neuroscience Can Fuel Your Book & Life Success with Sara Connell: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/saracconnell/1034 – Overcoming the “Silent Killer” and Helping Others Grow As Leaders with Wendy Gunn: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-1034-overcoming-the-silent-killer-and-helping-others-grow-as-leaders-with-wendy-gunn/1062 – From Unsure to Unshakeable with Simone Knego (@SimoneKnego): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-1062-from-unsure-to-unshakeable-with-simone-knego-simoneknego/509 - Exit Rich With Michelle Seiler Tucker (@MSeilerTucker): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-509-exit-rich-with-michelle-seiler-tucker-mseilertucker/954 – The Courage To Leave from Toxic Workplaces with Jeff Davis (@JeffDavis027): https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-954-the-courage-to-leave-from-toxic-workplaces-with-jeff-davis-jeffdavis027/905 – Leadership Lessons From A Resourceful Human Results Professional with Brenda Neckvatal: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-905-leadership-lessons-from-a-resourceful-human-results-professional-with-brenda-neckvatal-b/821 – How to Spark Your Curiosity & Live Bravely with Heather Vickery: https://www.goingnorthpodcast.com/ep-821-how-to-spark-your-curiosity-live-bravely-with-heather-vickery/

Four Pillars of Advertising for Pediatric Practices: Newborn ROI, TikTok, Google Maps, and Internal OutreachHosts discuss pediatric practice marketing with repeat guest Dr. Cliff James, focusing on ROI-driven patient acquisition and replacing attrition by targeting newborns while balancing capacity and scheduling efficiency. James argues marketing spend should be measured by cost per acquired patient (nationally ~$80–$100; his ~$32), not percent of revenue, and stresses tracking “how did you hear about us” to avoid misleading metrics like clicks. He outlines advertising pillars: (1) social media content, especially TikTok, to educate pregnant/new parents and generate both patients and platform revenue; (2) hyperlocal visibility via Google Maps/Google Business and consistent listings across many directories, with mobile-optimized, content-rich websites that AI search tools can scrape; (3) targeted paid ads such as geofencing OB offices and filtering by demographics; and (4) internal “advertising” using EHR outreach to drive well visits and chronic care follow-ups. He emphasizes outsourcing execution while physicians stay involved and recommends treating the website like a revenue-producing employee.00:00 Podcast Intro and Guest01:38 Why Market to Newborns03:23 Attrition and Growth Math05:43 Capacity and Scheduling Limits13:47 Walk Ins and Workflow Hacks16:33 Marketing Spend and CPA18:48 Modern Referral Channels20:51 Outsource vs Be the Star23:22 Social Media Pillar TikTok27:59 Tracking Leads and Targeting29:32 High Income Ad Targeting30:10 Geofencing OB Offices31:16 60 Second Video Strategy32:32 Choosing Social Channels33:14 Avoiding Link Penalties35:29 Google Maps Over SEO36:29 AI Search Website Pages39:50 Reviews And Internal Outreach48:19 Quiz Funnels For Leads52:06 Webinars Worth It55:36 Delegate Marketing Work01:00:16 Website As An Employee01:02:23 Closing And DisclaimersSupport the show

In this episode, I'm diving into a conversation that I believe more female founders need to be having: financial intelligence, financial leadership, and why you should never outsource your awareness around money. As more women become primary breadwinners, scale businesses, and generate significant wealth, I think it's incredibly important that we learn not just how to make money, but how to understand it, steward it, protect it, grow it, and direct it intentionally. In this episode, I share some of my own financial mistakes as a founder, the mindset shifts that changed my relationship with money, and the lessons I learned about relying too heavily on experts without staying connected to the financial realities of my own business. We talk about the difference between earning money and building wealth, the roles of bookkeepers, accountants, CFOs, and wealth advisors, and why financial confidence often starts with simply being willing to ask questions, even when you feel like you "should" already know the answers. I also share why operational leadership and financial leadership are deeply connected, and how founders unknowingly create expensive business models when everything depends on them operationally. If you've ever felt intimidated by money conversations, disconnected from your numbers, or ready to become a more empowered CEO and steward of your business, this episode is for you. Resources → Watch this episode on YouTube → Subscribe to The Blueprint → Learn more & book a call with our team to learn if the Pop Leadership Academy is right for you! → Download our Operationally Excellent Practice Manager Audit → Follow Kaeli on Instagram: @kaeli.lindholm

A lot of entrepreneurs spend so much time thinking about what they need to delegate that they never really stop to think about what still belongs to them as the owner.   Hiring help is important. Support is important. Systems, automation, delegation, all of those things matter. But this week on the podcast, Monique talks about the responsibilities that still require your leadership no matter how much help you get. This conversation gets into decision-making, leadership, standards, self-management, honesty, and the pressure that can come with being the person ultimately responsible for the direction of the business. If you've ever felt frustrated after getting support, overwhelmed by the weight of business decisions, or unclear about what still requires your leadership, this episode will give you a deeper perspective on entrepreneurship and ownership.   DURING THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: Why support should not replace leadership The responsibility of deciding what kind of business you actually want to build Why entrepreneurship requires learning how to make decisions without perfect certainty How standards quietly shape customer experience and business reputation What self-management has to do with leadership Why honesty is one of the most important responsibilities in business   Thank you so much for listening! If you liked this episode, please subscribe to "The Black to Business Podcast" and rate and review on Apple Podcasts:   Don't miss out on the resources mentioned in this episode by checking out the show notes at blacktobusiness.com/306   Thank you so much for listening! Please support us by simply rating and reviewing our podcast!   Connect with us on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/blacktobusiness/    Don't miss an update! Sign up for our weekly newsletter: https://blacktobusiness.com/mailinglist

What if the biggest shift women need during perimenopause and menopause isn't more advice - but learning how to truly reconnect with and advocate for their own health?In this thought-provoking episode, Adele explores why so many women feel unsupported during perimenopause and menopause - and why the answer may not lie solely within traditional healthcare systems. Together, we unpack the growing “expectation gap” in women's health, the importance of becoming informed and connected to your own body, and why community, education and self-awareness are becoming essential parts of modern menopause support.12 Minute Breathwork Method: https://adelejohnstoncoaching.com/breathwork/Watch The Menopause Coach (and see extra content from Adele): https://www.youtube.com/@TheAdeleJohnston____________Check out Adele's FREE symptom assessment here:https://adelejohnstoncoaching.com/free-copy-of-our-symptom-assessment/ The Menopause Cheat Sheet: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ka-fN6J5DJW2J3IE0Qa80zFCKFXmTs4srlnlXYBf-gA/edit?usp=sharingIf you want a chat for your future success, fuel yourself here: https://calendly.com/adelejohnston/successchatDownload Adele's Journey Journal here : https://adelejohnstoncoaching.com/my-journey-journal/Enquire about 121 coaching here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfw6vrmKPE7A1eYDKQJiR9No7ZDdpfq-grBdKYjZSR-vl0Qag/viewformFor extra support: Support@adelejohnstoncoaching.com____________From your host : Adele JohnstonI'm Adele Johnston, a certified nutritionist and positive psychology coach, passionate about helping women improve their menopause health and reclaim who you are without menopause taking over.This is a time in your life where you get to feel vibrant, sexy and reclaim you again!I'm proud to work with women like you and have created a very successful proven Reclaiming You 3 STEP PROCESS to help you take back control of your body during your menopause.For more details : https://adelejohnstoncoaching.com/To get Adele's FREE 3-step Menopause Weight Loss Guide: https://adelejohnstoncoaching.com/menopause-weight-loss-guide/

In this episode of Pillars of Wealth Creation, Todd Dexheimer interviews Neil Thubron about his background in coaching and sales training, along with the mindset needed to achieve success in life and business. Neil shares his “7 P's for Success”: Purpose, Preparation, Plan, Pledge, Perception, Pain, and Persistence. He explains how having clear goals, committing to a plan, and pushing through challenges are all essential for long-term growth. Todd and Neil also discuss the importance of both Logos and Pathos in business success — balancing the logical side of dollars and cents with the emotional connection people have to a business or brand. The conversation wraps up with practical advice on goal setting, scheduling time toward goals, using vision boards, and reconnecting weekly with your goals to create a plan for continued progress. Favorite Book/s: Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell Yucan: Achieve any Big Goal using the 7P formula for Success & Whiteboard Value Selling by Neil Thubron Pillars of Wealth Creation 1. Outsource as much as you can 2. Know your net asset value and know what your goal is for your net asset value, and set a goal to get there 3. Be a constant learner Neil Thubron is an executive coach, sales trainer, keynote speaker, and endurance athlete with more than 30 years of experience leading multinational sales organizations and coaching business leaders and teams. Through Neil Thubron Coaching & Consultancy, he helps organizations improve leadership, sales performance, and value-based communication. Neil is also the author of YUCAN: Achieve Any Big Goal, built around his “7P Formula for Success.” His coaching style combines real-world business leadership with lessons learned from completing some of the world's toughest endurance races, including winning the Yukon Arctic Ultra. If you would like to connect with Neil Thubron, visit www.neilthubron.com. YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/PillarsOfWealthCreation Interested in coaching? Schedule a call with Todd at www.coachwithdex.com Listen to the audio version on your favorite podcast host: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-650270376 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/.../pillars-of.../id1296372835... Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/.../aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZ... iHeart Radio: https://www.iheart.com/.../pillars-of-wealth-creation.../ CastBox: https://castbox.fm/.../Pillars-Of-Wealth-Creation... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0FmGSJe9fzSOhQiFROc2O0 Pandora: https://pandora.app.link/YUP21NxF3kb Amazon/Audible: https://music.amazon.com/.../f6cf3e11-3ffa-450b-ac8c...

Joe Truzman details how Iran and its proxy, Kata'ib Hezbollah, outsource low-tech attacks against Jewish targets in Europe. He also discusses Israel's ongoing pursuit of justice for October 7th victims. Bill Roggio joins the conversation. (14/16)1959

I sat down with Suken Jain, leadership coach, marketing consultant, and host of The Sync Leadership Lab podcast, to talk about one of the most relatable pivots out there: leaving a 20-year corporate career to bet on yourself. Suken shares how burnout, a layoff, and a mindset shift led him to launch his coaching business at 42, and how he's used his podcast as a long-game brand-building tool rather than a quick revenue stream. We also dig into the power of "humble confidence," what it means to plant seeds in business and actually be patient enough to water them, the value of working with our podcast production team, and how awareness of different communication styles, especially across gender, can make you a better leader, interviewer, and human. Key Topics:Suken's 20-year corporate career and what led to his burnout moment in 2021.Making the midlife pivot at 42 and why 40 is often a turning point for career reinvention.How a layoff became the unexpected catalyst for launching his coaching and consulting business.The financial realities of entrepreneurship and the 3–5 year runway most don't want to hear about.Why Suken started The Sync Leadership Lab podcast and how it serves as a brand-building tool for his business."Planting seeds" - the long game of business development, referrals, and showing up consistently.When and why he decided to hand off podcast editing and production - and what to look for in a production partner.The value of editing your own podcast first before outsourcing it.Gender-aware communication: how Suken developed sensitivity to different communication styles and why it matters in leadership and interviews.The concept of "humble confidence" - balancing what you know with openness to what you don't.What's next for The Sync Leadership Lab: bigger guests, broader reach, and a former USC quarterback's story.Follow Suken on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukenjain/Follow Suken on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachsuken/Email Suken: suken@synergysyncsolutions.comLet's Connect!Apply to join the Podcast Growth Retainer: https://forms.gle/Jvh1p5vbs47omkho7Book Your Podcast Consultation Today: https://www.pivotballchange.com/servicesLaunch Your Podcast with Pivot Ball Change: https://www.pivotballchange.com/servicesFollow Pivot Ball Change on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pivotballchange/Visit Pivot Ball Change's Website: https://www.pivotballchange.com/

The SEC's amended Regulation S-P raises the bar on how investment advisors protect customer data — and the compliance timeline isn't moving. In this episode of the Ncast, Rafael DeLeon sits down with Tracy Soehle, Associate General Counsel at the Investment Advisors Association, to work through what the rule demands in practice: building an incident response program, meeting the 30-day notification requirement, and managing service providers in a regulatory environment that still leaves a lot open to interpretation.For RIAs, this isn't just a compliance exercise. It runs directly through fiduciary duty — and Tracy walks through how firms can meet that obligation while navigating vendor relationships that don't always cooperate.In this episode:The two most significant changes in amended Reg S-P: mandatory incident response programs and the 30-day customer notification requirementWhy that 30-day clock is harder than it sounds — and what firms need in place before a breach happensWhat "reasonable assurances" from vendors actually means when the rule doesn't require it in the contractWhich service providers will renegotiate and which won't — and how to document the diligence either wayWhy you can delegate notification to a vendor but can't delegate the liabilityData mapping as the non-negotiable foundation of the entire programWhat SEC examiners are asking for and what "reasonably designed" has to mean in practiceTo get insights on how your peers are managing third-party risks, download our State of Third-Party Risk Management Survey: https://www.ncontracts.com/state-of-third-party-risk-management-survey-report

View the Show Notes Page for This Episode Become a Member to Receive Exclusive Content Sign Up to Receive Peter's Weekly Newsletter In this episode, Peter explores one of the most foundational topics underlying nearly everything discussed on the podcast: how to think scientifically. Framed as an introspective deep dive, he examines why scientific thinking is inherently difficult for humans, the cognitive biases and tendencies that make it challenging to separate belief from evidence, and why these challenges are even more consequential in today's environment saturated with misinformation. He also offers a framework for improving our ability to evaluate claims, question assumptions, and identify a personal panel of experts, providing listeners with practical tools to become more disciplined and effective thinkers. We discuss: Topics to be covered and goals for this episode [2:00]; Scientific thinking: hypotheses, uncertainty, and the process of ruling out explanations [3:45]; How scientific knowledge differs from mathematical proof: useful approximations, evolving evidence, and acting under uncertainty [8:00]; Why scientific thinking is difficult: evolution, social instincts, and the need for deliberate practice [13:30]; Systems and tools designed to correct human bias [18:15]; How to think scientifically pt. 1: Notice when you're feeling certain [20:30]; How to think scientifically pt. 2: Judge the process, not just the conclusion [23:00]; How to think scientifically pt. 3: Notice when identity is shaping your beliefs [28:15]; How to think scientifically pt. 4: Don't confuse criticism with understanding [33:45]; How to think scientifically pt. 5: Outsource your thinking carefully [36:15]; Evaluating who to trust: incentives, consensus, and red flags in scientific credibility [45:15]; Science as a self-correcting system: why updating with evidence is a strength, not a weakness [49:00]; The key principles of scientific thinking, and a practical framework for evaluating claims and improving judgment [50:45]; and More. Connect With Peter on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube

Most people want healing… but they don't want the responsibility.In this powerful episode of Mindset Mastery Moments, Dr. Alisa Whyte sits down with chef, cancer survivor, and author Chuck Hayworth to challenge everything you think you know about healing.Diagnosed in his early twenties with a rare stomach cancer, Chuck didn't just recover—he rebuilt his life from the inside out. Through discipline, intentional nutrition, and a complete mindset shift, he transformed food into a healing strategy, not just survival.This conversation goes beyond inspiration. It's a wake-up call.You'll learn:Why healing requires ownership, not outsourcingHow food either fuels recovery or accelerates declineThe real role of gut health, fasting, and inflammationWhy “healthy food” isn't always healthy for youHow to rebuild your life after diagnosis, burnout, or breakdownChuck also shares the mission behind Real Medical Meals—his nationwide initiative to supportpatients and caregivers navigating chronic illness and recovery.If you're ready to stop waiting for change and start taking responsibility for your healing, this episode will shift your perspective—permanently.Connect & Deep DiveReady to shift your perspective permanently? Grab Chuck's book and explore his journey in detail:Read the Book: A Chef's Recovery by Chuck HayworthLinkedIn: Connect with Chuck HayworthListen now and take your power back.Send us Fan MailSupport the show

Imagine if balancing family, work, and personal life wasn't about doing more, but about getting the right help?In this episode of Life of And, Tiffany shares how outsourcing can be a game-changer for busy women managing multiple responsibilities. After years of struggling with trying to do it all, Tiffany learned that asking for help wasn't a failure; it was a strategic decision. She explains how outsourcing tasks like laundry, house cleaning, and even grocery shopping can save you hours each week, giving you the time and energy to focus on what truly matters.Tiffany also emphasizes the importance of shifting your mindset. Instead of asking, “Can I afford to get help?” She encourages women to ask, “Can I afford not to get help?” By making small, episodic investments in your time, you can create a life that feels more sustainable and less chaotic.What You'll LearnThe first tasks to outsource for busy familiesHow outsourcing can help reduce mental and emotional energyWhy prioritizing rest is key to maintaining productivityHow to shift from "Can I afford help?" to "Can I afford not to get help?"Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(01:36) How to decide the first task to outsource(06:10) Using episodic outsourcing strategically(07:12) Paying for help without financial pressure(11:23) Understanding tradeoffs and real math(12:43) Tiffany's personal outsourcing turning point (15:26) Highest ROI time-buying outsourcing options(17:36) Simple outsourcing decision frameworkWant to learn more about outsourcing? Check out these fan favorites:Do It or Delegate It: An Up Close Look at My In-Home Help Stop Doing Your Laundry4 Unpopular Decisions We Made to Build Our Two-Career HomeThe Economics of Doing EverythingFor more from Tiffany:Follow Tiffany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffany.sauderLearn More: https://www.tiffanysauder.com Ready to build your own Life of And? Explore the program: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/Program Check out the apps and sponsor of this episode: Created in partnership with Share Your Genius www.shareyourgenius.com Learn more about First Internet Bank: https://www.tiffanysauder.com/First-Internet-Bank

⚡️Click Here To Text Monique!In this episode, Monique talks directly to women of color about how to stop just getting by and start actually moving forward. When everything feels messy and unpredictable, it is hard to find the headspace to think about growth. Monique gets real about why you need to know where you stand in your own healing and how to handle the nerves that pop up when you start betting on yourself. Listen in for some real-world steps to help you plan for what is next and build the grit you need to handle whatever life throws at you.MENTIONEDTressi (Tressie McMillan Cottom)LINKSYouTube channel Join Monique's NewsletterGEMS DROPPED“The ​fact ​of ​the ​matter ​is ​that ​investing ​is ​a ​future ​oriented ​opportunity, ​A ​​future ​oriented ​exercise. ​You ​have ​to ​be ​focused ​on ​what ​is ​here ​and ​what ​is ​available ​to ​me ​going ​forward. ​If ​you ​are ​trapped ​in ​the ​never ​again, ​you ​can't ​properly ​assess ​and ​attach ​yourself ​to ​the ​return ​on ​a ​future ​investment. ​Like ​you ​won't ​take ​the ​time ​to ​plant ​the ​seeds ​because ​you ​are ​not ​familiar ​with ​or ​you're ​not ​engaging ​with ​the ​sweetness ​of ​that ​future ​fruit.”“The ​first ​thing ​I ​want ​to ​acknowledge ​is ​that ​​it's ​really ​hard ​to ​leap ​into ​a ​season ​of ​​thriving, ​a ​season ​of  ​acceleration. ​​It's ​hard ​to ​accelerate ​when ​you're ​still ​recovering. ​​And ​I ​think ​we ​have ​to ​be ​honest ​with ​ourselves ​about ​that ​because you ​can't ​shortcut a ​recovery ​process. ​​You ​can't ​skip ​past ​or ​circumvent ​a ​​wound ​that ​is ​still ​healing.”“It's ​still ​hard ​to ​believe ​ ​and ​rest ​in ​our ​​seasons ​of ​abundance ​when ​our ​hearts, ​our ​spirits ​are ​still ​trapped ​in the ​story ​of ​recovery ​or ​actual ​recovery.”“What we gained through our challenges is just as important as the pain we experienced. Both are true.” STAY IN TOUCHCome and follow me on Instagram @moniquershields or YouTube and I would love your feedback so send an email to ambition@moniquershields.com. Apply for the CLAIMED June 2026 Group Coaching Accelerator cohort HERE

AI is not the problem. The real question is what it may be replacing in your business and your life. As business owners, many of us use AI, automation, and tools to save time and simplify work. The tools themselves are not the issue. The issue is discernment. Technology can support your work, or it can slowly replace the very things that keep you grounded and led by God. In this episode, we talk about how to use AI wisely without allowing convenience to turn into dependence. You will learn how to keep God's voice and direction at the center of your business while still using modern tools to support your work. When your business is truly God-led, no tool can replace prayer, discernment, and obedience. I pray this blesses you!   Ready to Make Consistent Income From a Podcast?  Join my 5-Day Profitable Podcast Bootcamp! I'll show you how to create a podcast that makes steady income on autopilot—without relying on social media.