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2008 Annual Report     A Year in Video by Jamie Veronicahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4O2srCwX4 Big Cat Rescue is more than just a place that provides permanent care for big cats.  It is a movement;  a change in the tide of human perceptions and is the combined effort of more than 80,000 supporters.  If you are one of them, you are a Big Cat Rescuer and the following is the great work YOU did!  If you haven't helped yet, you can do so now at the top right of the screen or here:  http://bigcatrescue.org/donate.htm   Big Cat Rescue's Mission Statement:  To provide the best home we can for the animals in our care and to reduce the number of cats that suffer the fate of abuse, abandonment or extinction by teaching people about the plight of the cats, both in the wild and in captivity, and how they can help through their behavior and support of better laws to protect the cats.   Advances:  With your help we are winning in the battle for compassion!  Up until 2003 the number of requests for rescues we had to turn down due to lack of space or funds had roughly doubled each year, to 312 that year. We feared it would double again to over 500 in 2004. Instead, it has steadily declined since then. Read why, and about the offers we made this year and why their owners would not agree to our terms. http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008AbandonedBigCats.htm   At least one big cat sanctuary has dropped “Feline” from their name as the new laws have caused such a dramatic decrease in the number of unwanted big cats that they are turning their attention to other animals. We are on the brink of no more abused and unwanted big cats.  This change only happened because of you, and I just can't thank you enough!   CFO, Howard Baskin was a finalist in the Tampa Bay Business Journal's CFO of the Year awards.   We became the first animal charity in the world to be qualified for and utilize Mobile Giving Foundation's Text 2 Give program.  Text tiger to 20222.  We discontinued the service in Dec. 2011 however as the carriers were constantly requiring us to change the text everywhere the call to action was posted and we often did not have access to places that reposted our videos.   Animal Care:  Rescued liger and 2 tigers.  What do we do when a baby Florida bobcat arrives that is still nursing? We find a domestic cat who is nursing kittens and hope she will “adopt” the baby bobcat.  Big Cat Rescue's version of Growing Up Bobcat takes you day by day through the challenges of rescuing a baby bobcat, hand rearing her and teaching her all she needs to know so that she can one day be set free.  Watch for Hope to be released in the spring of 2009.   Big Cat Rescue planned Chance the bobcat's escape for months. Last year a baby bobcat call came in as the third one in three weeks. He only had one eye and a lump on his belly the size of an orange. Big Cat Rescue was there to get him the medical attention he needed. Emergency surgery repaired the hernia in his abdominal wall. The swelling was the contents of his intestines and other internal organs that had spilled out of the muscled area and were rubbing away at the inner lining of his skin. The attending vet, Dr. Liz Wynn, believes that his hernia and missing eye were caused by some sort of trauma. The area where he was found is completely surrounded by development in West Tampa, but bobcats are often reported there and last year one was found as road kill. After months of recuperation and rehabilitation, Chance the yearling bobcat was released. Watch the movie and see his wild dash for freedom: http://bigcatrescue.org/video/00190.htm   As our population of exotic cats continue to age, we are dealing with more and more medical issues.  You may have seen some of these procedures on our You Tube site where we have dealt with abscesses, tumors and rotting teeth.  Our cats live about twice as long as cats would in the wild, so their parts begin to wear out, long before the cats are through with them.  Some of our 2008 surgeries have included draining a hemtoma on Windstar the Bobcat's ear, removing a cancerous growth from Trucha the tiger and treating a bite wound after her sister bit her.   Removing a non cancerous growth from her sister, Modnic the tiger, pulling what was left of Indian Summer's rotten teeth to stop the infection, treating a fracture to Cachanga Caracal's front paw and removing rotting teeth from King the tiger.  Shiloh went in to the vet for an evaluation of his rotten teeth and was found to be suffering from bone cancer.  He is the 19 year old cage mate of Indian Summer and was put to sleep to end his misery.   Most captive cats do not get the early nutrition they need for healthy bones and teeth because their owners pull them from their mothers to bottle raise them.  There is no substitute for their own mother's milk and their natural diet in the wild.  While we try to supplement their diets and feed them whole prey, it is always too little, too late.  These great cats were not designed for lives of captivity.  Our hope and your help will ensure a future where wild cats live in the wild and not in cages. Read tributes to our cats who have passed on at: https://sites.google.com/site/bigcattributes/home   Only 4% of our budget is spent on fundraising, so that is why it is so easy to see where your donations go.  The cats got lots of cage enlargements and improvements in 2008.   Our snow leopard cat-a-tat was built in 1997 and featured a freezer box that is air conditioned 24/7 where the snow leopards could choose to go when it got too hot.  11 years ago these enclosures were our most noteworthy and still offer more comfort than most, but due to their shape and location, there was no way to expand them as we have done with most of our other cats' cages. We have two snow leopards and three cage sections, but had no good way to shift the cats from one side to another.  After Shaq the black leopard passed away, It only took volunteers a couple of days to join Shaq's two sections to one section of the old snow leopard enclosure.  Volunteers then spent days painting the cages, landscaping and hauling in logs and lots of stuff for Chloe the snow leopard to enjoy.  Finally the big day came for her to gain access to her new area.  See her enjoying her new, enlarged space here:  http://bigcatrescue.org/video/00205.htm   It's like musical chairs but with big cats!  Windstar moved into the waterfall cage next to Aquarius the Fishing Cat.  Of all of our bobcats, Windstar loves pools the most, so while his cat-a-tat was getting some upgrades, he vacationed with a lake side view and a fish filled private pond.  Now that his enclousure has been remodeled he has returned to his home with its window view into the President's office.   Nyla leopard has been on the list to get an 8 x 12 concrete den, cleverly disguised as a fern covered hill, with a huge room addition since August of last year.  Her project kept getting pushed back due to the rescue of four tigers from a facility that was shut down by USDA in FL and 2 lions and 2 tigers who were rescued from Ohio.  Now Nyla has a hurricane shelter like all of the other cats and she is really loving it.   Snorkel was relocated up next to Auroara's old one acre enclosure next to Shere Khan and China Doll. He will be on the tour path now and rescuers are sure that he will enjoy his new digs. Snorkel is very social and loves to snort and chuff at keepers when they clean his Cat-a-tat or when they are feeding him.   When rescuers released Snorkel into his new pad, he excitedly toured the perimeter, checked out his swimming pond, jumped on top of his den to get a better view of his territory and then chowed down on some fresh grass growing in the enclosure. All the while Shere Khan followed Snorkel, watching his every move. Keepers dug out several large weeds that were growing in Snorkel's previous home and then loaded up Flavio into the tiger transport. What was old to Snorkel was brand new and fun for Flavio. He hopped right into transport and moved just one Cat-a-tat over. All the new smells will keep him busy for quite a while.   Moving all these tigers around does have a purpose. Now two empty tiger enclosures could be joined together to make a double tiger enclosure for Trucha and Modnic. The new enclosure gave them almost twice the room. At Big Cat Rescue there are a few empty enclosures that are set aside for projects such as these. This way as an enclosure needs to be maintained, repaired, replanted or whatever else, Keepers can relocate the resident feline to one of the empty Cat-a-tats. Because we rescued three more big cats this year, we only have one empty enclosure suitable for tigers and could really use a couple more spares for these moveabouts.   The operant conditioning program has become a crucial element in making these relocations go smoothly. Through the use of operant conditioning Keepers are able to get nearly any cat into transport or their feeding lockouts by simply rewarding the cats with their favorite treats. CleoCatra Bobcat has a new, duplex with elevated dens, lots of logs and thick green ferns and bushes.  When she moved out of her old, single sided enclosure, Vern was able to connect it to Cherokee Bobcat's single sided cage.  Now Cherokee has a big duplex, giving her twice as much space as she had before.  She already had lots of ferns and foliage, but now she has a lot more room to run.   We took down a lot of dead pine trees and have planted lush landscaping in cat-a-tats that were renovated to be a new home for Mac the Cougar, Bobcats Bobby Blue Rose and Indian Summer.  When Indian Summer moved, her enclosure was connected to Bobcats, Running Bear and Little White Dove's single cage.  That gave them a duplex and the best climbing tree in the sanctuary.  (Indian Summer is 19 and her climbing days have long since passed)  These younger cats (11 yrs) love to climb and now we frequently see them lounging high in their new tree house.   It took four years of raising funds and a year of permitting hassles but only 2 weeks to build the first phase of the 10 foot high concrete wall that will one day surround Big Cat Rescue.  See photos of this imposing barrier and find out who helped:  http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/zoning.htm   The faithful followers of our site have probably noticed the new addition of pet related articles we have posted to benefit the lives of pets.  http://bigcatrescue.org/pets/000pets.htm   We launched a huge campaign to upgrade two of the largest and most expensive enclosures that housed Auroara, Shere Khan and China Doll the tigers.  See a slide show of the cage enhancements and the biggest of our cats having the biggest of times. http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/TigerCages.htm   As Big Cat Rescue has become more successful in ending the trafficking of exotic and endangered wild cats we have drawn the wrath of the breeders and dealers. Our lives have been threatened and our vehicles vandalized. Twelve tires on our van, trucks and trailers were rigged to explode at high speeds over a 3 month period.  We mounted surveillance cameras around the property and on the rehab cages so we can monitor the bobcats without exposing them to humans. http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008cameras.htm   Education:  On March 27th, 2008 Big Cat Rescue was honored to host almost 100 visitors from a very special audience. The American Animal Hospital Association was visiting Tampa for AAHA's 75th Anniversary Yearly Conference held this year in sunny Tampa, Florida.  This specialized group of attendees included veterinarians; practice managers; vet technicians, assistants and support staff; vet students, and family guests. Read more:  http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008AAHA.htm   In April Big Cat Rescue was the featured story at Encyclopedia Britannica. Anita Wolff had contacted Jamie Veronica to ask for permission to use some of her photos and she suggested they contact Carole Baskin about some of the legislative work we are doing. Encyclopedia Britannica devotes an impressive section of their site as a source of information, a call for action, and a stimulus to thought regarding humanity's relationship with the animals with whom we share our planet. They support worldwide efforts to ensure humane treatment of animals, develop the understanding of their nature, promote their survival, and protect and restore the environment. We are honored to be a part of the great work they are doing to educate, inform and enlighten.  Read it here and see some of Jamie's photos they have put to use: http://advocacy.britannica.com/blog/advocacy/2008/04/big-cat-rescue/   Our Education Department had to raise their prices to cope with growing demand, but our financial return continues to escalate.  We offer about 220 outreach and field trips per year and have committed to offering 12 of them for free each year to lower income schools, but have already given 30 such free tours this year and expect that demand will continue to rise with the cost of transportation.  Even when we offer the tours for free, many schools cannot come because they cannot afford the $200.00 fee for their busses.  Our Education Department began writing grant proposals to raise the money needed for the buses.   Huge gaps in U.S. regulations for tigers held in captivity could make the big cats a target for illegal trade, wildlife trade monitoring group TRAFFIC and World Wildlife Fund found in the first-ever comprehensive report on captive tiger regulations across the United States. The report, “Paper Tigers?: The Role of the U.S. Captive Tiger Population in the Trade in Tiger Parts,” found there are no reliable regulatory mechanisms to keep track of captive tigers in the United States. Big Cat Rescue provided investigators with crucial data and enabled them to see how the lack of protective laws and enforcement are exploited by animal abusers in the real world. http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/   Big Cat Rescue wants to end the need for big cat sanctuaries, but until that day comes we are involved daily in assisting other sanctuaries.  We help improve their ability to convey their message and assist with manpower, resources and guidance on issues such as fundraising, animal care, volunteer training and more.   On November 21st we began assisting the Parco Zoo Punta Verde in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy in a three-year study on Caracal caracal for the purpose of providing information on the species to expand the knowledge of the behavioral, social and pathological state of Caracal caracal in captivity and to create husbandry guidelines on species.  GoNomad.com posted letters from Big Cat Rescuers about animal interaction opportunities that exploit big cats as a way of educating tourists of the real issues involved in keeping big cats captive.   Modified our Children's DNA ID disks so that they can be used in MO as well as FL and distributed 140 via the Assemblies of God in Springfield.  Once a month all of our Big Cat Rescue Volunteers meet to share lunch, stories about the cats and to get the essential training they need to make Big Cat Rescue the haven it is for the cats. In April we had a guest speaker, Laurie Macdonald, Florida Program Director of Defenders of Wildlife, come and educate us about the issues facing the Florida Panther, bobcats, black bears and other native wildlife.  Our boots were lined up at the door as 70 or so of us sat on the floor, mesmerized by her slide show presentation that included some of our own cats as stand-ins for their wild cousins.   Love is the universal language and the one we speak best at Big Cat Rescue, but now our website, which is well over 5,500 pages of information, is available in Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.  Check out the google Translate box in the lower left hand side of every page of our site to translate the page into one of the supported languages.  The translations are far from perfect as this technology is still being developed, but we are happy to be able to reach so many more people around the globe.   Legislation/Education:  Thanks to all of you who wrote letters, attended town hall meetings and met with your lawmakers, the world is a little kinder place. Many of the worst breeders, dealers and tiger-tamer-wanabees were finally shut down.  Most of these collectors were fined or shut down by USDA or the state, or both in some cases:   • CA:  Hesperia Zoo AKA Cinema Safari Zoo owned by Stephanie Taunton was put on probation and fined $30,000 by USDA. • FL: Horseshoe Creek owned by Darryl Atkinson was shut down by USDA and FL. • FL:  Wild Things' land owned by Kathy Stearns went into foreclosure and bankruptcy. • FL:  Amazing Exotics appears to have been shut down.  It was notorious for allowing contact between large exotic cats and the public for a fee.  The head of their tiger-tamer-wanabee program was Ron Holiday (real name Ron Guay) who gained fame in the HBO movie Cat Dancers and the book by the same name.  His career in dancing with big cats ended when a white tiger he had raised from a cub killed his wife and his lover within a few days of each other in 1998. • IN:  Great Cats of Indiana, formerly known as Cougar Valley Farms, Inc., owned by Robert B. Craig and Laura Proper came under investigation by USDA. • IN:  Ervin's Jungle Wonders owned by Ervin Hall was shut down by USDA for a three year term. • MO:  Wesa-A-Geh-Ya owned by Sandra Smith was shut down after a visitor lost his leg to a tiger. • MS:  Cougar Haven closed its doors for good, sending the last 3 big cats to Big Cat Rescue. • NC:  Metrolino Wildlife Park owned by Steven Macaluso was shut down by USDA. • NE:  Zoo Nebraska was ordered to find appropriate homes for their big cats and bears. • OH:  Pearson's L & L Exotics owned by Lorenzo Pearson was shut down by USDA following six years of violations including the mauling death of his own two year old child. • TX:  Zoo Dynamics, owned by Marcus Cook was fined $100,000.00 You can read the USDA reports and news stories at http://www.911AnimalAbuse.com   Better laws were passed:   • CITES Decision 14.69: Parties with intensive operations breeding tigers on a commercial scale shall implement measures to restrict the captive population to a level supportive only to conserving wild tigers; tigers should not be bred for trade in their parts and derivatives. (Most of the tiger breeding in the U.S. is for photo booths and petting sessions. None of the breeding of generic tigers does anything to conserve wild tigers. Ask your lawmakers to uphold this CITES decision and end the breeding of tigers outside of the Species Survival Plans in AZA accredited zoos.)  • MO: Effective March 2008 MO Wildlife Code changed as follows:  Safety:  Because of the inherent danger and potential liability associated with the possession of bears, mountain lions, wolves and their hybrids, the Conservation Commission now requires owners of these animals to identify each individual with a microchip embedded under the animal's skin. The owners must also submit a blood or tissue sample for DNA analysis. All animals must be registered with the Department when acquired, born, at death, or when sold. This will aid enforcement of illegal sales of these animals and will help Department biologists distinguish escaped and released captives from wild animals.  MO Conservationist magazine Feb issue at magazine@mdc.mo.gov where Wildlife Code book for 2008 has been released. • Sheriff Kevin T. Harrison asks county to ban private possession of dangerous exotics. • December 11, 2008 Park Hills, MO bans most exotic animals, except small monkeys, within the city limits. • OK:  5/7/08 Gov. Henry signed Senate Bill 1463 into law last week. Sen. James A. Williamson (R-Tulsa) introduced the legislation which prohibits the use of computer-assisted remote control hunting of wildlife. The bill also makes it illegal to engage in, sell, offer for sale, assist in or provide facilities for computer-assisted remote control hunting. Thirty-eight states prohibit Internet hunting, and a federal bill introduced in the U.S. Congress – S. 2422 and H.R. 2711, the Computer- Assisted Remote Hunting Act – would end Internet hunting nationwide. • UT:  Internet Hunting Banned.  Gov. Huntsman signed Senate Bill 164 into law. Sen. Michael Waddoups (R-6th) introduced the legislation which prohibits the use of a computer or other device to remotely hunt an animal.37 states now prohibit Internet hunting, and a federal bill introduced in the U.S. Congress – S. 2422 and H.R. 2711, the Computer- Assisted Remote Hunting Act – would end Internet hunting nationwide. • USDA roared out in support of Haley's Act HR 1947 but Congress never took the time to hear the bill in 2008.  http://bigcatrescue.org/laws/zPDFlaws/USDAcommentHR1947.pdf • Iberville, LA:  Referring back to a law that has been on Iberville Parish's books since 1993, the LA Wildlife and Fisheries Dept. finally banned the notorious Tiger Truck Stop from using live tigers as a public display. Thanks to Sky Williamson and more than 11,000 letters from Big Cat Rescuers, the Tiger Truck Stop was finally ordered to remove the last remaining tiger from this truck stop cage in Grosse Tete, LA. This should have ended a sad history of 21 years of tigers in small concrete cages in the middle of this busy truck stop, but the owner filed a lawsuit to keep Louisiana's Wildlife and Fisheries from doing their job.  At year end we are still fighting to Free Tony the tiger at FreeTony.com   Directing the traffic to the legislative sections had to be more creative however, because by and large, people don't want to think about politics.  The cat's stories and their photographs had to be compelling enough to overcome this typical aversion to political matters and we feel that we have had considerable success in doing that since we have been able to track 728,656 visitors to our legislative pages in 2008.  1,653,788 legislative pages were viewed in 2008. 1,743,210 visits to our main web site bigcatrescue.org resulted in 5,794,358 pages being viewed.  Combined visitors were 2,471,866 who viewed 7,448,146 pages or 6,772 visitors per day who viewed 20,406 pages per day.  Our peak day in 2008 was May 13 with 9,340 page views on bigcatrescue.org alone.    The most popular campaign was to free Tony the Tiger from the Truck Stop and accounted for one quarter of all letters sent.   Carole filled in for Allen Green at the Public Interest Land Air Water conference that attracted 3,500 people from all over the U.S. who care about issues such as wildlife trafficking, climate change and other important issues concerning our planet's health.   At the Sept. 17-19 Florida Wildlife Commission hearing in Jacksonville discussed public comments on the Captive Wildlife Rules.  Of the 1,700 comments our supporters were 1,430 of them.  44,460 letters were sent via our CatLaws.com site in 2008 which is up 25% from last year.  We now have 42,826 members registered to help us with email campaigns.  That is up 9,542 in 2008.   Big Cat Wins Abroad:     • Brazil:  12/11/08 After ongoing efforts by many animal organizations an animal group in Brazil has successfully lobbied and a law has been passed banning all animals in circuses there. • Johor, Malaysia Bans ALL Commercial Hunting:  The Johor government banned all forms of commercial hunting.  Johor is home to the Endau-Rompin National Park, the second largest national park in Peninsular Malaysia. The state will lose some money in licensing fees — in 2006, it issued more than 2,000 hunting licenses — but that pales into insignificance when compared with the benefits of such a move. Johor wants to save the tiger. The ban would also help the Department of Wildlife and National Parks to collect data, train staff and curb wildlife crime. Classified as an endangered species, the tiger is fully protected. But its food is not. The ban should ensure that the population of animals that the tiger preys on — such as wild boar and deer — will increase. If the tigers have sufficient food, they are also unlikely to wander into areas with human habitation. • Australia:  August 3, 2008 Environment Minister Peter Garrett immediately banned the import of Savannah cats into Australia upon learning they were a cross between a Serval and domestic cat.  He said the Savannah cat posed “an extreme threat to Australia's native wildlife.” • Australia:  Craig Bush, the “Lion Man” was ousted from the Zion Wildlife Gardens by his mom.   Fundraising and Marketing:  Big Cat Rescue was reported favorably in the news 70 times in 2008.   Some of the national press included shows on Animal Planet, Discovery and the History Channel in addition to such publications and Encyclopedia Britannica and Women's World Magazine and major media coverage in several other countries as well.   The Fur Ball netted over $110,000.00!  Over 550 big cat supporters had a blast at the Fur Ball; dining, dancing, shopping in the Bargain Sale, tasting and voting in the cake contest, playing the Wheel of Fur-Tune casino table and bidding in the silent auction and live auctions. Spirited bidders in the live auction won exotic trips see lions in South Africa, tigers in Thailand, visits Paris, Brussels and London and golf at St. Andrews.  Roger and Wilhelmina Hopper  won the mountain condo vacation in the costume contest.  The men's and lady's Rolex watches donated by AvantGold were won by Trey Ashmore and Linda Colon.  The Wheel of Fur-tune raffle prize of $1000 Gift Certificate to AvantGold went to Richard Bosley and the King of Feasts cake contest prize went to Cakes Plus.  Watch the video of the night's fun and see if we caught you on film in the photos posted under the video. http://bigcatrescue.org/000archives/2008furball.htm   We had 24,734 visitors this year, compared to a comparably sized zoo that hosts 700,000 visitors annually.  With our annual budget approaching a million dollars a year, we have to be creative in our fund raising, so we turned to the 1,743, 210 web site visitors to bigcatrescue.org and on Valentine's Day asked them to shop in our new online store at http://www.bigcatrescue.biz/  On July 30th we began cross promoting the online store throughout our main web site.   Watch this new episode of Magnificent Obsessions starring our very own Scott Lope.  Lion Feeding Frenzy premiered with lots of interest sparked with each airing.  Scott has also been featured as the big cat expert in Untamed and Uncut and Monster Quest in the U.S. and U.K.   On 2/9/08 we added this Social Bookmarking option to every page of our site to encourage visitors to add us to their social networks.   People who love animals love to share their photos and stories.  On March 1st Big Cat Rescue unleashed a Chat Big Cats community.  It offers unlimited storage space for members' photos, videos and music.   Members can post their own blogs, or join in our forums and contests. It is a YouTube/ MySpace styled community made up entirely of animal lovers. By year end there were 785 members and nearly 2,500 videos, songs, photos and blogs posted to the site.  Get in on the action free at http://www.chatbigcats.com   In late December, 2008, we qualified for google Adsense ads to run on YouTube.  We ended the year as the 6th most viewed Non Profit of all time and the 8th most subscribed Non Profit with 4,265 subscribers and 111,015 channel views.  By year end we had 139 videos posted on YouTube and we began using TubeMogul to post to other popular sites like google, Blip, MetaCafe, Revver and others.  http://www.youtube.com/bigcatrescue   Our MySpace account now has 6,291 friends, 254,024,879 people in our network and our site has had 34,443 profile views. http://www.myspace.com/1BigCatRescue   We took our cats' faces to Face Book: http://apps.new.facebook.com/causes/68903 and enhanced our presence on Care2.org and many other such sites.  We added 134 contacts to our LinkedIn presence here:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/BigCatRescue If you live in the Tampa bay area, look for Big Cat Rescue videos on Brighthouse Channel 340 in the Pet Performances section.  Some of your favorite videos, like Hope the baby bobcat are playing there right now.   Big Cat Rescue now has an Endowment Fund to provide a secure future for the cats. The Fund resides at the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay. Thanks to the generosity of our donors we were able to qualify for a 33% matching fund by raising $150,000.00.  The Community Foundation granted us a $50,000.00 match and this brought our total to $200,000.00 that can generate income to provide for the cats in years to come. http://bigcatrescue.org/communityfoundationoftampabay.htm   We initiated the Legacy Society. This recognizes supporters who have included the cats at Big Cat Rescue in their estate planning. For more info visit:  http://bigcatrescue.org/legacy.htm   We began offering Instant Bingo in our gift shop and created free bingo to play online as well as a site for non US members to play charity bingo where the big cats win every time the player loses.   http://www.bigcatbingo.com   On 7/31/08 our Google grant went up from $10,000 a month in free ads to $40,000.00 a month at a cost of only $1,500.00 to us.   Our Ink Recycling new supporter count was up 324% increase over September 2007 thanks to 235 new ink recycling supporters!!!  This came following a 1/2 page ad about it in the fall issue of The Big Cat Times.  On Sept. 15th we began distribution of newsletters from Dunedin to Sarasota in 20 CVS, Bally's, Sears, Blockbuster and Albertson's stores at a cost of $150.00 a month.  Read all of the back issues here: http://bigcatrescue.org/cat_tales.htm   Placed first paid ads in Cat Fancy, CATS, Dog Fancy and DOGS to appear in Dec. issue.   In November we began accepting American Express and Discover credit cards.   Thanks to your votes Big Cat Rescue was awarded the People's Choice Award by WEDU, our local PBS affiliate. More than 80 charities competed in a 16 county radius for this award, but Big Cat Rescue took 31% of the vote.  This is the second year in a row that Big Cat Rescue has taken home this coveted prize. We have been advised that we are finalists again for the award in 2009.   In the lead for America's Best Animal Shelter.  Winners to be announced in 2009.   Saving Wild Places for Wild Cats:  Big Cat Rescue was welcomed into the International Tiger Coalition, which is a group of 39 organizations committed to saving the tiger, based upon our unique ability to address the captive issues that imperil tigers in the wild.   The goal is 10,000 tigers in the wild in 10 years.  There are less than 3,000 in the wild currently and we are losing one per day due to poaching.  We persuaded ITC to keep US tiger farming issue as part of their mission to eradicate because legalized trade puts even more pressure on wild populations.   What makes this initiative unlike all of the past programs is two fold.  39 major conservation groups, including Big Cat Rescue, have joined forces with one common goal:  Save the tiger in the wild.  There have been other joint efforts, but none this large and never before has an entity as powerful as the World Bank been a committed partner in saving wild places for wild animals.   Harrison Ford, one of Hollywood's hottest actors, thanks to his latest Indiana Jones movie breaking records in theaters, is on the board of Conservation International and spoke at the June 9th launch.  Also in attendance were our friend, the beautiful Bo Derek, who won the Wildlife Guardian Award at the Fur Ball last year, and Robert Duvall.  HSUS brought Tiger Kids to the launch and this photo is from their participation as a ITC members.  See these celebrities up close and purrsonal in the most important roles of their lives in this video we shot and find out more about how the World Bank and the International Tiger Coalition plan to save the tiger. http://bigcatrescue.org/video/00206.htm   Other:  On 4/4/08 we had another perfect USDA inspection.  We were “green” before it was cool with our recycling, water restrictions and other steps we have taken to walk softly and leave only footprints, but things are going to get a lot greener, and yellower and purpler. Our friends at Biological Research Associates lovingly relocated 2000 pickerelweed, golden canna and gulf coast spikerush.  They spent an afternoon transforming the lake bank and by summer you should see a green three foot swath of native plants that flower in yellow and purple like irises and canas. Kevin Atkins, PWS Senior Project Scientist and Vice President of Biological Research Associates, who once worked with Belinda Wright in the wilds of India to save the tiger, has a deep affection for the big cats.  In reference to wild excursions and his upcoming trip to Africa he commented, “It's a beautiful planet.” http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/2008Greener.htm   With more than 100 big cats on 45 acres, we are always in the process of refurbishing and replacing old cages.  Landscaping is another ongoing project whether it be hauling off tree limbs lost in a storm, to mowing acres of grass, to installing beautiful plants to give the cats shade, privacy and the excitement of the butterflies. Most of the trees and flowers at Big Cat Rescue were donated and this video thanks John Deere, Tampa Bay Nursery, Babs of Garden Magic, our volunteers and those of you who make it possible. http://bigcatrescue.org/video/00192.htm   Helping Others:  Big Cat Rescue offered a $5,000 reward for information resulting in the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for shooting a young, female tiger to death. Her body was found next to an apartment complex and I-35E in Dallas, TX on Christmas Day. This was our first offer of a reward to solve a crime and it generated leads but no convictions.  We donated thousands of dollars worth of our tours to other worthy animal non profits including Animal Coalition of Tampa, Boxer Rescue, the Humane Society, the Lakeland SPCA, the Largo SPCA, National Humane, and many, many others.   America's injured veterans have found Big Cat Rescue a place of tranquility where they can surround themselves with beauty and grace;  a respite from all that they have endured protecting our country.  It started with one group and now they come to visit quite frequently.  It's on the house and we provide lunch when we can as well by asking donors to contribute.  They have done their part in keeping Americans free and we are doing our part to fight for that same freedom for the big cats.  Offered to provide mounted cougar and a native bobcat who was road kill to the Florida Conservation Commission to use in their exhibit at the fairgrounds, if they would stop using live cats.   Then and Now:     Our CFO, Howard Baskin, compiled a ten year snapshot of the sanctuary and its growth.  This is just a comparison between 1996 and 2007. Wildlife on Easy Street to Big Cat Rescue   1996    2007 Visitors    85  24,574 Total Expenses  $1,686,386 *    $926,619 Total Income    $0  $1,509,284 Total Net Assets    $148,455    $2,760,047 Spent on Program Services   100%    86% ** *funded by Founder        ** 14% spent on Management and Fundraising combined   Officers and Members of the Board of Directors in 2008 and meetings: • CEO and Founder  Carole Baskin (not compensated by BCR) • President and Chairman of the Board Jamie Veronica • Vice President & BOD Cathy Neumann (not compensated by BCR) • Secretary Jen Ruszczyk (not compensated by BCR) • Treasurer Howard Baskin (not compensated by BCR) • Director Dr. Liz Wynn, DVM  (not compensated by BCR for her role as a Director)   Paid Staff:  Figures from 2007 as the final reports for 2008 are not in. Check back after April 15, 2009:  We went from 3 paid staff to 7 and now provide worker's comp insurance.  We are working to offer health insurance if enough of our staff opt for it.   • Operations Manager & Volunteer Coordinator Scott Lope $35,000.00 incl. bonuses • Staff Manager, Editor & Creative Director Jamie Veronica $24,700.00 (compensated but not for her work as a member of the board)  Gift Shop & Guest Services  Honey Wayton $22,800.00 • Intern Director & Lead AdvoCat Tiffany Deavor $25,000.00 Replaced by Kathryn Quaas in 2008. Education Directors Dr. Beth Kamhi & Coleen Kremer $14,000.00 combined • Vernon Stairs Cage Builder and Maintenance $35,600.00 • Jessica Allen took Bridget's place in Feb.  Chris took Brian's place May 1. • LaWanna Jones hired as an independent contractor 3/1/08 to work on web issues.  Debra Scott was hired as an independent contractor to do CapWiz alerts in July.   All of our animal care is done by volunteers or by staff who also volunteer time before & after work.   Volunteers:  Big Cat Rescue had 110 volunteers in 2008 who clocked in 39,902.57 man-power hours in addition to staff, intern and Volunteer Committee member hours.  Roughly the equivalent workforce of 23 more full time staff.   2008 The S.A.V.E. award for Scratch's Award 4 Volunteer Excellence.  The recipients were January – Becky Gagliardo, February – Rich Bluder, March – Mary Lou Geis, April – Sherry Levesque, May – Erin Newman, June – Scott Milshaw, July – Shiloh Grant, August – who?  , September – Rachel Pipitone, October – who? , November – who?  and December –  who?  Winners of the S.A.V.E. award are allowed to direct $500.00 to the cat project of their choice.   The Volunteer of the Year Award is Big Cat Rescue's most prestigious award.  It is also the hardest award to bestow as we have the best volunteers in the world and so many of them deserve our highest honors and praise.  This year's recipient was announced at the 2008 Fur Ball by Cathy Neumann, our Vice President.  Because of her outstanding service Cathy won the award herself so frequently that the only way to get her out of the running was to name the award after her and let her present it each year.  This year's winner was Becky Gagliardo.  Check out Becky's hero page to find out more about her. http://bigcatrescue.org/hero/beckygagliardo.htm   Staff and Volunteer Training:  On Jan. 25 Coleen Kremer, Dr. Beth Kamhi, Scott Lope, Jamie Veronica, Honey Wayton, Tiffany Deavor, Jen Ruszczyk, Jessica Allen, Barbara Frank, Dr. Liz Wynn, DVM, Howard Baskin and Carole Baskin met for a four hour crash course in People Mapping by Dr. Mike Lillibridge.http://bigcatrescue.org/000news/0articlesbybcr/PeopleMap.htm  Jamie Veronica and Dr. Liz Wynn completed the Safe Capture Course on Sept. 15, 2008.  We want to say a special thank you to four of our staff & volunteers who have just completed their 10th year of service to the cats:  Bill Lewis, Mary Lou Geis, Cathy Neumann and Scott Lope.  

Don't miss out on the next #womenintech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://womenintechshow.com. Be featured in the Women in Tech Community by creating your profile here http://womenintechvip.com/“Remix: Puno Puno, Kim Kohatsu, and Kristina Ashley Williams”#womenintech Show is a WeAreTech.fm production.To support the Women in Tech podcast go to https://www.patreon.com/womenintechTo be featured on the podcast go to http://womenintechshow.com/featureHost, Espree Devorahttps://twitter.com/espreedevorahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/espreeGuest,Puno Punohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/punodostres/https://www.instagram.com/punodostres/Guest,Kim Kohatsukim@charlesavemktg.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kimkohatsu/https://twitter.com/kimkohatsuGuest,Kristina Williams hello@unpacking.cohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinaawilliams/Be featured in the Women in Tech Community by creating your profile here http://womenintechvip.com/In LA? Here’s some awesome resources for you to become immersed in the LA Tech scene -For a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, http://WeAreLATech.comGet Podcast Listeners, http://getpodcastlisteners.com/Resources Mentioned:ilovecreatives, https://ilovecreatives.comPeopleMap, https://www.peoplemap.coAnother, https://www.linkedin.com/company/anothercreativeincCharles Ave Marketing, https://charlesavemktg.comUnpacking, https://unpacking.coBoys And Girls Club of America, https://www.bgca.orgLos Angeles Unified School District, https://achieve.lausd.net/domain/4People Mentioned:Chelsea Matthews, https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseamatthews/Credits:Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.comStory Produced, Edited and Mastered by Cory Jennings, https://www.coryjennings.com/Production and Voiceover by Adam Carroll, http://www.ariacreative.ca/Team support by Janice GeronimoMusic by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffmanShort Title: Puno Puno, Kim Kohatsu, and Kristina Ashley Williams

As the founder of ilovecreatives.com (creative community & edutainment brand), Puno shares her experience of what it's like to build a business that aligns with your values to create something completely unique.Links mentioned & more from Puno:Made With Map (travel app)People Map (instagram marketing app)ilovecreatives.com (creative community + edutainment)Puno's awesome Squarespace coursehttp://www.punodostres.com/ilovecreatives on Instagram

Don't miss out on the next WeAreLATech podcast episode, get notified by signing up here http://wearelatech.com/podcastWelcome to WeAreLATech's Los Angeles Tech Community Spotlight!   “Puno Puno of ilovecreatives, Connecting Online”WeAreLATech Podcast is a WeAreTech.fm production.To support our podcast go to http://wearelatech.com/believe To be featured on the podcast go to http://wearelatech.com/feature-your-la-startup/Want to be featured in the WeAreLATech Community? Create your profile here http://wearelatech.com/communityHost,Espree Devorahttps://twitter.com/espreedevorahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/espreeGuest,Puno Punohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/punodostres/https://www.instagram.com/punodostres/Listener Spotlight,Greg Maczkahttps://www.linkedin.com/in/greg-maczka-59346917/For a calendar of all LA Startup events go to, http://WeAreLATech.comTo further immerse yourself into the LA Tech community go to http://wearelatech.com/vipLinks Mentioned:ilovecreatives, https://ilovecreatives.comPeopleMap, https://www.peoplemap.coTribal Worldwide, https://www.linkedin.com/company/tribal-ddbActivision, https://www.activision.comUnique Markets, https://www.linkedin.com/company/uniquemarketsMaude, https://www.linkedin.com/company/get-maude/Tinker Watches, https://www.linkedin.com/company/tinker-watch-co-/Another, https://www.linkedin.com/company/anothercreativeincHighly Likely Cafe, https://www.itshighlylikely.comJ Hannah Fine Jewelry, https://jhannahjewelry.comCeremony, https://ceremony.usGrid110, https://www.grid110.orgPeople Mentioned:Sonja Rasula, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonjarasula/Éva Goicochea, https://www.linkedin.com/in/eva-goicochea/Chelsea Matthews, https://www.linkedin.com/in/chelseamatthews/Miki Reynolds, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikireynolds/Credits:Produced and Hosted by Espree Devora, http://espreedevora.comStory Produced, Edited and Mastered by Cory Jennings, https://www.coryjennings.com/Production and Voiceover by Adam Carroll, http://www.ariacreative.ca/Team support by Janice GeronimoMusic by Jay Huffman, https://soundcloud.com/jayhuffmanShort Title: Puno Puno of ilovecreatives

In COVID-related AI news, a report from Cambridge University and University of Manchester examines recent studies on using chest x-rays and CTs scans to detect and diagnose COVID, and finds that only 29 of 168 studies had reproducible results; the report further found that all of the studies had high or unclear risk of bias, such that none of the studies had value for use in clinics. CSET provides an overview of how China has used AI in its COVID-19 response. In non-COVID AI news, a GAO report finds systemic problems with facial recognition technology at U.S. airports. The University College of London provides an overview of AI’s use in crime, with deepfakes ranked as the most concerning. Researchers at the University of Warwick and the Alan Turing Institute develop a machine learning algorithm to identify potential planets from astronomy data. And NASA uses an algorithm to predict more accurately when hurricanes will rapidly intensify. In research, MIT, MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab, and Columbia University present a machine learning model to abstract relations in videos about everyday actions. Researchers in the Netherlands demonstrate that (large!) adversarial patches can work for surveillance imagery of military assets on the ground. The UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute releases a Special Collection on AI. Researchers in Germany and Korea provide a view of continual and open-world learning. And Georgia Tech provides the People Map as a way to discover research expertise at an institution. Click here to visit our website and explore the links mentioned in the episode. 

Puno Dostres aka maybe the coolest person I’ve ever spoken to is this week's guest. She’s a self-declared "slashie" - teacher /  digital designer / the founder of PeopleMaps, which is my favorite Instagram marketing tool and ilovecreatives - an online platform for creatives - it’s a job board and an education hub where Puno teaches some amazing courses. Puno has been a speaker at Create and Cultivate and Girlboss Rally which is next-level cool. This episode is a bit of a ramble, in the best way, but we talk about how getting laid off in the 2008 financial crisis might’ve been the best thing and her advice for others in similar situations now in 2020, following your path and not worrying so much about the future.  https://www.instagram.com/punodostres/ www.punodostres.com www.peoplemap.co www.ilovecreatives.com https://www.instagram.com/pickherbrainpodcast/

Puno is a web designer and digital entrepreneur. She is the Founder of ilovecreatives, a platform connecting and edu-taining creatives living that slashie life. She also co-created PeopleMap.co, an Instagram marketing tool where you can strategically find, grow, and track your community. You can find her vlogging on YouTube and doing photoshoots with her cat. In this episode we talk about freelancing, time management, building a business to support your lifestyle, and creating exceptional courses. Enroll in our referral program and earn money by sharing this show Join our community on Facebook Transcript and show notes can be found here Try Podia and save 15% for life as a Creative Elements listener Try Hostinger and use code JAYCLOUSE for a special discount Brought to you by The Podglomerate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is the fight ever really about the dishwasher? In this episode, your hosts Maceo and Puno sit down with Puno's husband & full-stack engineer (hot!) Daniel Chin Yee https://www.dchinyee.com/ to explore how they became this dynamic duo. From "What I Would Say" (before it was overrun by porn aficionados) to ilovecreatives https://ilovecreatives.com/ & PeopleMap https://www.peoplemap.co/, Puno and Daniel have collaborated for years – and always keep it fun. Maceo asks tough questions like "isn't a baby the ultimate collaborative project?" and finds out Daniel is in fact, not from Star Trek.

Our Two Cents Podcast Episode 019 https://ourtwocentspodcast.com Tip of the Week: Tax Expert, John Duffield, CPA/MST discusses the 2.2 trillion dollar relief package + what those tax ramifications mean for you.  (661) 827-5221 www.bakersfieldaccountants.com Interview: Avery Andrew, Owner of Avery's Appetite  averysappetite@gmail.com IG: @averysappetite phone: 661-912-4354 Show notes:  Luigi’s Restaurant https://www.shopluigis.com/ Sweet Surrender https://www.sweetsurrenderbakery.com/ Louisiana Culinary Institute https://www.lci.edu/ Louisiana State University https://www.lsu.edu/ Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/ PeopleMap https://www.peoplemap.co/ Planoly https://www.planoly.com/ @averysappetite    

On October 12, 1983, Maurice Bishop, prime minster of Grenada and one of the founding leaders of the New Jewel Movement, was placed under house arrest at the orders of Deputy Prime Minister Bernard Coard (Maurice Bishop Speaks, xii-xiii). On October 19, Maurice Bishop and five other central leaders of Grenada's revolutionary government and the New Jewel Movement were murdered, at the orders of Deputy Minister Bernard Coard. On October 25, thousands of U.S. Marines and Army Rangers landed in Grenada to establish a military occupation of the island and brutally reversed the far-reaching advancements that were implemented as a result of the March 13, 1979, revolution. In less than two weeks, the Grenadian worker and farmer government established after the removal of Granada's dictator, Eric Gairy, saw the U.S. military at the command of President Ronald Raegan, invade the island. Notwithstanding this history of oppression, there is a clear history of resistance. The new jewel movement was formed in 1973, as a result of the merger of two organizations that were established the previous year—the Movement for Assemblies of the People (MAP), and the Joint Endeavor for Welfare, Education and Liberation (Jewel). The new organization showed its capacity to mobilize mass support through rallies swelling up to 10,000 people. In a 1977 interview, Bishop articulated the ideological foundations of the movement stating that: “the idea of Black Power that developed in the United States and the freedom struggle of the African people in such places as Angola, Mozambique, and Guinea-Bissau and unquestionably through the Cuban experience we got the chance to see scientific socialism up close” (Maurice Bishop Speaks, xii-xiii). What must not be lost is that Maurice Bishop and Unison Whiteman are exemplars of what I called a critical Africana human rights consciousness, a praxis that evident in Africana sociopolitical and cultural practices. The praxis of their critical human rights consciousness is rooted in an African ethos and expressed through the processes of: refining and gaining international perspectives; building ways to institutionalization the movement; refining and clarifying ideological guidance; understanding the conditions of struggle as being centered on questions around human rights; developing and disseminating a counter discourse, through various multimedia platforms. Radio Free Grenada was a nod to Radio Free Dixie, established by Mabel and Robert F Williams when they were exiled in Cuba. C. L. R. James is known to be a strong radical intellectual influence on the movement and its members. What we will hear next, is one of the last engagements Maurice Bishop had on U.S. soil; a June 5, 1983 talk Bishop gave in New York. This is one day after he was honored speaker at the invitation of TransAfrica, held on June 4, 1983, an organization of which I, as well as AWNP's own Mwiza Munthali, who was Director of Public Affairs worked with. The June 4 1983 TransAfrica event was filmed by Haile Gerima. It is the intention of AWNP to bring you the voices of those from whom you would not normally get a chance to hear, as they articulate their ideas with their own words; due to the direct efforts of historical marginalization for political purpose. Some of you may have heard this before, while some of you have never even heard of Maurcie Bishop. Either way, AWNP is a platform for building, expanding, and applying ideas. As once explored by Kwame Ture, moving the unconscious to conscious. Forward Ever, Backward Never Our show was produced today in solidarity with the Native/Indigenous, African, and Afro Descendant communities at Standing Rock; Venezuela; Cooperation Jackson in Jackson, Mississippi; Brazil; the Avalon Village in Detroit; Colombia; Kenya; Palestine; South Africa; and Ghana and other places who are fighting for the protection of our land for the benefit of all peoples!

Today we’re sitting down with Puno Dostres web designer, digital creative, entrepreneur, and founder of ilovecreatives, People Map, Made With Map, and proud mama of Muad’Dib the cat. So your Pinterest boards, they equal having your shit together right? You got your home decor, the dream office, snazzy style references, maybe a pet board; and obviously the lifestyle that’s going to facilitate all of this!? Cue Puno. Unbeknownst, you may have heard this one’s contagious laughter from a distance (unmistakable once committed to memory), or perhaps you’re a little more intimate with the comings and goings of the queen slashie herself. It’s almost been five years since Puno first graced my then-teenage self’s screen, looking to youtube as a form of escape and community AKA vlogs. I saw someone who, in the light of day, had her shit together in the way that only my Pinterest boards spoke of. This chick had her ducks in a row. But the grass is always greener on the other side, and that’s not what we’re here to preach. Fast forward five years, Puno mentions that people from the outside looking in, say that the way with which she’s set up and navigates her life, almost seems like magic. And it is a little. But the good news is is that we don’t need to go all the way to Diagon Alley to stock up on the stuff; you already got it. It’s your essence, your zest. Before we get into what you’re bringing to the table, it’s about whether you want to be sitting at the table at all!? God forbid I look at the entirety of my life outside of career and finances, and see myself worthy of such. Honestly, this episode was as much of a rabbit hole moment for me, as it was in somewhat delivering a cohesive podcast ep. What can I say, it’s easy to get lost in other people’s brains. So there’ll be two parts. From Houston’s suburbs, her time at Activision and spearheading the Call of Duty franchise, to being a keynote speaker at the recent Girlboss Rally, and the exploration of self via the Meisner acting technique. Basically, threading together a dialogue through which we question the ecosystems of work-life-play and how it should fit around us, not us it #sustainableslashie This is Ep 30 Slashie This Way with Puno Dostres. You can find Puno Dostres at: http://www.punodostres.com/ https://ilovecreatives.com/ https://www.peoplemap.co/ https://www.madewithmap.com/ https://www.instagram.com/punodostres/ Please share your thoughts and show us some love by subscribing, or get in touch to be featured on the podcast! Released every other Monday - thanks for lending us an ear. https://www.gutsnglory.online/ https://www.instagram.com/gutssnglory/ yougotgutsyouareglory@gmail.com

Entrepreneurship is the most rigorous personal development program we can undertake and today’s guest, Jake Lipman is embracing this. Jake shares how he is up-leveling his life and business through his coaching with Dr. Sabrina and the Tap the Potential team. Jake takes part in Tap the Potential’s Exclusive Small Group Coaching Program. He has attended the Breakthroughs on the Bayou Retreat for two years in a row and is coming back in 2020. Jake shares what his business and life were like prior to working with us, and how he has grown and evolved. Jake is not done. He realizes there is more and he is ready! What I really appreciate about Jake is his ability to ask powerful questions, listen, and connect. He is very people-oriented, and he has built a tremendous culture in his business using his People strength, and that really shines through! Tune in and get ready for some powerful takeaways. Jakob Lipman has practiced immigration law for over twenty years. His practice focuses on employment-based immigration, counseling employers in complex immigration practice and policy concerns. Jake has lectured on immigration-related subjects in a variety of settings and has authored articles on corporate immigration compliance. Jake is recognized by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization as a Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law. Jake has been married for 26 years and has 7 children and 2 granddaughters. He enjoys hiking, golfing, preparing and eating amazing food and generally goofing around. He is fluent in Spanish.       Show Highlights:   Jake describes being in growth mode at his business, but being stuck there without knowing how to move to the next level. Dr. Sabrina recalls a time when she struggled to wrap her head around the concept of setting up a business so that it wasn’t her doing all the work. Jake shares how it initially felt hard to break out of the mold when clients expect him to be the one delivering. With Dr. Sabrina’s coaching, through small, incremental steps, the groundwork was laid, so that he was able to see the path looks like to get there. Learning to accept challenges and accountability, and managing the blind spots. Jake relates the connection and support in the group and how enlightening it is to see how their challenges are similar to his, even though they come from different backgrounds and industries. Being allowed vulnerability in the midst of the Tap the Potential’s coaching program has been a new experience for Jake. Taking on personal development work to become a better, more effective leader. Learning how to ask better questions, rather than going down the dark path of fear and worry, was a turning point for Jake. How the communication tools and leadership tools at Tap the Potential can help you have better relationships, spilling over in a positive way from your business life into your personal life with your spouse and children. Asking a thoughtful question and listening to the answer is one of the best gifts you can give a person. Jake shares how he is creating the culture within his business, not just among his team but among his clients, as well. (Hint: trust goes a long way!) What to look for in an A-player. The Peoplemap Assessment™ is part of Tap the Potentia’s offerings. Jake is using Peoplemap to find areas of strength, and recognize that everyone has challenges. Questions to consider when people leave: what’s going on that makes someone want to leave? What can we do to change the culture to where they don’t want to leave?  Breakthroughs on the Bayou Retreat - Jake shares his two retreat experiences and what it means for him to be a gift from his gifts.   Purposefully “un-plugging”. What the vision board can represent, and how powerful it can be. If you’re the type to ask, “What’s next?”, you might be a good fit for the retreat!   Links and Resources: Would you be a good fit to join Tap the Potential’s Exclusive Small Group Coaching Program to transform your business into a highly profitable, great place to work and create more space in your life for what is meaningful? Take our Assessment at www.TapThePotential.com/Assessment Apply for Tap the Potential’s Exclusive Small Group Coaching Program: https://www.profitgift.com There are just 5 spots remaining for the 2020 Breakthroughs on the Bayou 4 Week Vacation™ Legacy Retreat. Apply here: www.TapThePotential.com/Retreat www.TapThePotential.com For Resources & Tools from Sponsors - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com Subscribe & Share Podcasts! - https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/podcasts/   Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/ Connect with Jake! www.visawolf.com Books Mentioned: Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching, and Life, by Marilee Adams, Ph.D.

Puno is the creator of People Map which is an Instagram tool that allows users to engage efficiently and genuinely with people in this digital world. She work in advertising and gaming and has transitioned into a life as a “slashy” where she can combine multiple creative talents and ideas. We discuss genuine engagement, business creation, and motivations for taking the leap. Puno shares her struggle with worrying, how that impedes productivity and how she was able to navigate that natural tendency. She also shares how to turn your passion into your main career and is honest about the time this could take. It is a well-rounded episode that allows Puno to beautifully share her story and give some great insight!

Puno is the creator of People Map which is an Instagram tool that allows users to engage efficiently and genuinely with people in this digital world. She work in advertising and gaming and has transitioned into a life as a “slashy” where she can combine multiple creative talents and ideas. We discuss genuine engagement, business creation, and motivations for taking the leap. Puno shares her struggle with worrying, how that impedes productivity and how she was able to navigate that natural tendency. She also shares how to turn your passion into your main career and is honest about the time this could take. It is a well-rounded episode that allows Puno to beautifully share her story and give some great insight!

In this week’s episode I’m chatting with Puno the founder of I Love Creatives and People Map. Puno is the ultimate self-starter and a natural creative. Her wild creativity is prevalent throughout her ventures, and she teaches a Squarespace and Instagram Marketing course. Puno has had all sorts of media attention from the New York Times, Society6, LA Confidential just to name a few, and today is chatting with me about her journey about leaving the 9 to 5 hustle to become a self-made digital entrepreneur. Check out Puno’s website here: Punodostres I Love Creatives People Map

On Today's show, I interview Mary Alvizures. We first met Mary on episode 10! She's the founder of MINTGEM, a branding + web design company based in sunny Los Angeles. Mary is a designer, foodie, traveler, optimist and lover of life! You can find her being a girl boss and branding expert at MINTGEM. Specializing in branding, website design and instagram marketing, she loves working with purpose driven women in business, go-getters, movers, shakers – making the world a better place and making sure they look good doing so!  When she is not designing or bringing visions to digital life, she travels for inspiration and new adventures – meeting new people and taking in all the beauty life has to offer along the way. In her free time she also loves to read or listen to audio books, dance to good music and catch some fun under the sun. I brought her back to get a biz update from her and to also get some more Instagram tips to share with you! Here's what we cover: We get an update on from Me (Melissa, your host!) about how implementing some of Mary's Instagram tips have directly impacted my business How she got started with using Instagram for her business and used it as her own bubble to share everything that she loved Once she got her first clients on Instagram she asked why they chose her - and it was because they liked her vibe Why it's important to focus on your current audience who may not know what you do How much time she spends on Instagram and how she plans out her feed Why your stories and your feed have two different audiences What you should post on IGTV Whether or not you should focus on your number of followers How to grow your followers How you can use an People Map to find they type of followers to engage with on Instagram What Mary is up to today in her business Why she decided to niche down and work with soulful coaches The scoop behind her rebrand The shift she experienced by actually doing what she wants to be doing The process she used to niche down and play in her dream business Why it's good to take breaks When Mary thinks it's the right time to re-structure your services and make changes inside of our design business Why it's important that your top 9 Instagram photos show off your graphic design work or include a branding photos Why you should apply Mary's Instagram strategies to whatever social media platform you wanna use   Links Mentioned: Mary's first podcast episode People Map Mary's Instagram Mary's Website Mary's Instagram Tips Mary's Instagram Tips for Creatives (NEW!)   Like what you heard? Click here to subscribe + leave a review on iTunes Click here to join the waitlist for my mastermind Click here to join the free community! Let's connect on Instagram!

I’m so excited about this week’s guest — she’s basically a For Hire celebrity. I’m talking about web designer and digital entrepreneur Puno, who you might remember from Casey Zhang’s episode. Casey told me to check out Puno and her Do The Math spreadsheet, and I couldn’t be more glad that I did. I’ve been sending that spreadsheet to any new freelancers I know or any freelancers who want to learn how to work smarter not harder (don’t we all?). Of course, Puno is much, much more than the creator of the Do The Math spreadsheet. She’s the founder of ilovecreatives, a platform connecting creatives through jobs, creative profiles, and education. She also co-created PeopleMap, an Instagram marketing tool where you can strategically find, grow, and track your community. On top of that, she teaches online courses via ilovecreatives and General Assembly. And as you’ll hear on today’s episode, Puno is a born storyteller — seriously, it was the easiest interview I’ve ever conducted. She just kept handing me beautiful nuggets of information on a platter. We covered a lot of ground, including: -How to identify burnout — and how to quantitatively fix it with a spreadsheet -What it’s like to launch lifestyle businesses -Why Puno worships at the altar of time-tracking and hourly rates Honestly, she makes a pretty compelling argument about that hourly thing. But don’t take my word for it, hear Puno’s explanation on the pod. Follow For Hire on Instagram: @forhirepodcastSign up for the For Hire newsletter: www.forhirepodcast.comSend me an email: rebecca@forhirepodcast.com

Instagram is my favorite tool to connect and engage with people, it’s my first handshake with thousands of potential new customers, and it allows me to share my story and leave my legacy one square at a time. Instagram is one of the MOST covered topics on Goal Digger and the top 10 list of our episodes is always dominated by the IG shows. This episode of Goal Digger is like the Holy Grail of Instagram. A compilation of all the BEST Instagram advice ever shared on Goal Digger. My top tips and tricks, plus expert advice from guests like Kathleen Barnes of Carrie Bradshaw Lied, Puno of PeopleMap, and Jenni Radosevich of iSpy DIY, all in one place. Instagram is always changing, so I’ve even got some NEW tips from Christy Laurence, creator of the Instagram scheduling tool PLANN that we use on Team Jenna Kutcher. From growing engagement to the secret behind my most liked posts and a cautionary word about Instagram pods… This episode has it all. GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goaldiggerpodcast/  GOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/goaldiggerpodcast/  GOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES: https://jennakutcherblog.com/bestofinstagram/ 

Fact or fiction: Having tons of followers is the only way to get more partnership possibilities, more business opportunities, and by extension, more money. That’s totally FICTION. In the social media world of buying followers and the dreaded follow-unfollow game, the quality of your engagement with your audience is way more valuable than getting that ‘K’ next to your follower count. Micro-influencers are crushing the game and building dedicated, engaged followings that brands are leaning into and wanting to target. Puno is a digital entrepreneur and web designer. She founded @ilovecreatives, a platform for creatives to connect and she co-created PeopleMap.co, an Instagram marketing tool where you can strategically find, grow, and track your community. She’s also a YouTuber and takes the most epic photos with her cat. If you’ve ever wondered if micro-influencer partnerships are the right choice to market your business, or if YOU are a micro-influencer and you want to attract more partnerships and opportunities, this episode is rich with the details you need. GOAL DIGGER FB COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/goaldiggerpodcast/ GOAL DIGGER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/goaldiggerpodcast/ GOAL DIGGER SHOWNOTES: https://jennakutcherblog.com/puno 

My guest today is Instagram marketing and strategist extraordinaire, Puno! She is the founder of PeopleMap-a platform to help agencies, entrepreneurs, freelancers, and influencers track Instagram stats all in one place. I absolutely love Instagram and how I am able to connect with people and grow my business. Puno completely breaks down my Instagram feed as an example of what PeopleMap could do for your business. Who knew analysing Instagram statistics could be so informative?! Check out Puno on her Instagram page at punodostres and be sure to tune in for a PeopleMap special offer for Pinegate Road listeners! Enjoy!

Puno is a creative entrepreneur in Los Angeles, CA. She's the founder of People Map and ilovecreatives, two tools that help people get connected to one another much faster than the every day encounters. This week we were able to talk to her about good design, and how it can build trust and confidence with our peers, clients, and everyone in between. Buy her cat calendar if you have some extra cash. It's dope.

Episode 107 Sad you missed Uplevel Your IG? Join the December class now!    Mine and Grind is the number one way all the biggest names in Instagram reccomend to grow your following organically.I mention Mine and Grind frequently and every time I do I get a lot of very confused messages. My bad! Let me explain what this free technique is and how you can use it to grow your following absolutely FREE. I detail what it Mine and Grind is, how to use and why it can be SO beneficial to you biz and follower count.If it's good enough for the top names in social media, its good enough for me!   Check out People Map to make you Mine and Grind easier. Follow CreativeWomen'sLeague on Instagram. Join the Creative Women's League Facebook group.

Puno Puno (yes... her last name is also her first name) is an all around tech queen and founder of People Map, an Instagram marketing tool. Today she shares her story of becoming a digital entrepreneur. From micro-influencers to brands and professionals, Puno shares how to strategically grow a targeted community by providing inspiration from background in the corporate world to launching Made with Map, I Love Creatives and People Map.

Internet, Data Privacy, and Intellectual Property Lawyer John DiGiacomo of RevisionLegal.com is back for the third and final part of our series on legal issues. So far, we’ve covered trademarks and patents, and today we’re wrapping up with a grab bag of legal questions to round out our series. Listen in to hear John’s insight and advice on a whole random host of legal issues that affect ecommerce entrepreneurs. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2JNV2St 

Today’s show is a BIG one, as we’re celebrating our 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY of The Influencer Podcast! So, we wanted to do something special - obviously. I mean, a one-year anniversary only happens once right?! We’re bringing back five of the most popular guests from episodes that the community seemed to deeply connect with. Today, these 5 stellar women are answering two questions with lessons that we didn’t discuss the first time they were on. Jennifer Puno from PeopleMap, my life & business coach Nicola Salter (@nicolasalter__loves_life_), Melody and Monica from SimplySpaced (@simplyspaced) and Lauryn Evarts from The Skinny Confidential (@theskinnyconfidential) are the star guests today, and I asked each of them the same two questions… What was your biggest lesson to growing an impactful and influential business? What’s one tip or focus in 2018 for improving your platform and serving your community? Let’s just say their answers do NOT disappoint and I re-listened to the show about 15 times taking notes. They give tactical tips on how to improve your influence today, and tidbits on the practices that make them all crazy successful (while still having a life, might I add!). I also give my own answers to both of those questions - with answers that might surprise you! For exclusive content surrounding this and all podcast episodes, sign up for our amazing newsletter at www.theinfluencerpodcast.com. And don’t forget to snap and post a photo while listening to the show and then tag the guests and myself (@julssolomon)! Join the TIP Facebook group & sign up for the newsletter: https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinfluencerpodcast/ Puno Episdoe 2: https://www.juliesolomon.net/pip-episodes/002-instagram-growth-effective-social-media-marketing-with-jennifer-puno?rq=puno Nicola Episode Episode 43: https://www.juliesolomon.net/pip-episodes/043-how-to-redefine-your-influence-and-own-your-brilliance Melody + Monica Episode 41: https://www.juliesolomon.net/pip-episodes/041-tackling-your-to-do-list-the-3-method-strategy-that-will-streamline-your-workload?rq=simply%20spaced Lauryn Episode 28: https://www.juliesolomon.net/pip-episodes/029?rq=lauryn%20evarts Amy Porterfield’s Online Marking Made Easy Podcast: http://www.amyporterfield.com/amy-porterfield-podcast/ Influencer Insights Episode 6 on Building a Team: LISTEN ON ITUNES

This is an all things Instagram episode! There's no way of putting this lightly, Puno is truly an Instagram growth master. Puno organically grew her @madewithmap account from 0 to 80,000 in one year (it's over 100K now) with no "experience." Their hashtag #finditliveit has been used over 3.3 million times. Puno has gone on to found PeopleMap, an Instagram marketing tool, as well as create an Instagram course based on her "Mine +Grind" growth strategy.   Puno is completely transparent about what works to grow an account on Instagram and we dig into all of the details! On this episode, we talk growth, strategy, influencers, hashtags, the algorithm and anything else you might want to know about Instagram. To connect with Puno: @punodostres (Puno's personal IG), @madewithmap Instagram, PeopleMap, ilovecreatives  To connect with Brittany: Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Website Paul Graham article mentioned:HERE  #beyondinfluential  

On this week's episode of the Blogged podcast, we're talking with Puno about Instagram growth strategies that you can use to grow your account as well as time-saving tips that will help you be more efficient in your approach. Puno is the co-founder of PeopleMap, an Instagram marketing tool that helps you dig deep and […] The post 002: Instagram Growth Strategy & Time Saving Tips with Puno from PeopleMap appeared first on MY HAUTE SOCIETY.

Puno is a digital entrepreneur who works with her husband Daniel. She is the founder of ILOVECREATIVES, a Craigslist for creative people. PEOPLEMAP, an Instagram marketing tool. And MADEWITHMAP, an Instagram account that celebrates people an their journeys. Puno just changed her last name to Puno. She’s now legally Puno Puno. I feel like I don’t have to say much more to explain how cool she is. It’s pretty obvious that Puno marches to the beat of her own drum, and that beat is super contagious. She was SO herself the second I met her that I couldn't help but be my honest self too. Something I’d hope I could do no matter what, but it’s a tribute to Puno’s genuine nature and expressive personality. This has helped her throughout her career and in all the different projects she has created. Her ability to make people want to connect with her, and connect with her easily, has given her creations a jolt of growth that many people struggle to find. Sometimes the difference between success and the struggle to find success lies in small x-factors. Little ways that our personalities shine through our work, and can cause people to run towards or away from whatever we’re doing. Puno is magnet for people. A natural networker, who makes it seem like more of a lifestyle than a conscious decision. Puno is a doer. Someone who’s not afraid to quit her job, work from home, turn down an acquisition offer from Pinterest, and change her last name to her first name. There’s only one Puno Puno.    Find Puno Online: Website - http://www.punodostres.com/ Facebook - @punodostres Instagram - @punodostres Twitter - @punodostres   Some Questions I Ask: Why is it hard to travel and execute an idea? (17:10) How did you balance three different creative endeavors at the same time? (25:36) What have the different projects you do brought to your life? (28:17) How would you advise someone to become a great networker and meet great people? (29:54) How do network but not come across as if you’re using the person? (31:04)    In This Episode, You Will Learn About: Balancing multiple creative projects successfully Keeping the work in your life fresh and in line with your lifestyle How to create a great network of people in your life naturally  When ignore your ego and do the right thing for yourself Tips to working with your partner   Music Composed by John Zarcone

Jennifer Puno, AKA Puno Dostres, AKA Puno hops on the line with Grant and Vince for a conversation about never having to say you’re sorry. As self-proclaimed “slashie” that forays professionally into everything surrounding art and programming, Puno brings a confident and unique attitude to her ventures that might best be called unapologetic. This episode is sponsored by Squarespace.

Today I’m talking with Elise Crawford of Ringlet studio about creating a social media strategy with your dream clients in mind. Elise and I had a great conversation all about why business need social media strategy, how you can create content that your dream client is going to relate to, and how you can avoid feeling overwhelmed by all of the different platforms and options there are out there. She gives us some great advice about creating a social media strategy that works for your business and helps you to grow and scale in a way that’s really true to you. Over the last five years, Elise has worked with countless businesses in the D.C. area to create stunning brands, digital marketing campaigns, websites and social media portfolios. In the beginning of 2016, she began Ringlet Studio with the mission of empowering women entrepreneurs brands to be bold online. Elise graduated with a Masters in Communication from Johns Hopkins University. Her concentrations were in Public + Media Relations and Digital Communications. She has lived in D.C. for the last eight years. She is planning an August 2017 wedding to her college sweetheart.  Topics Discussed: How she knew she wanted to start her own business and work with female entrepreneurs Why small businesses need a social media strategy Why your marketing can be simple and really effective How your social media strategy fits in with your overall marketing How to get feedback from your dream client about your social media presence How to create services strategically Sharing your zone of genius and how to talk about your services Choosing which social media platforms your business needs to be on Why video is the next big thing People like buying from people Resources Discussed: Hootsuite [https://hootsuite.com/] Sprout Social [http://sproutsocial.com/] Gary Vaynerchuk [https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/] Peoplemap [http://www.peoplemap.co/] Connect with Elise Website Instagram Facebook

In this week's episode we chat with digital entrepreneur and founder of @ilovecreatives, PeopleMap.co, @madewithmap Puno, who walks us through the steps of effective social media marketing, how she grew her Instagram from 0-80,000 in just 1 year and the #1 game changing tool that helped her reach a tipping point in online influence. For show notes and additional information head over to www.theinfluencerpodcast.com Puno and I are doing a masterclass LIVE on December 2! Please join us: juliesolomon.net/masterclass. 

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