Podcast appearances and mentions of Phoenix Convention Center

Here's the latest CPG news happening right now on February 3rd, 2025 including Trump Tariff Delays, Kehe Summer Show, Legacy Brand Out of Business, and a Valuable Fundraising Workshop worth attending The leaders of Canada and Mexico said Monday that the U.S. had agreed to delay tariffs on their countries by at least 30 days. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada will begin implementing a $1.3 billion border plan during the pause. Businesses across North America have been assessing the potential impact of the levies announced by President Donald Trump, as well as possible retaliation. Tariffs on America's biggest trading partners could upend industries from energy to food, beverage, health, and beauty The Kehe Summer Show will be held February 4-5 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ. Expect many buyers and emerging brands to be there as usual. Applications are of course closed since the show starts tomorrow, but never too late as a buyer to go, see the latest and greatest, and submit orders in the spot on the show floor Alison Cayne, Founder of Haven's Kitchen, a brand that has had longevity in the better for you sauce category, has unfortunately ceased operations effective February 1st, 2025.Ali Cayne wrote on her Linkedin Post: "This is a tough post to write. Haven's Kitchen is ceasing operations today. There's a lot I'd like to say, and a lot of thoughts that haven't formed into coherent sentences yet. They will come. For now, though, nothing feels as important as thanking the incredible people I've had the privilege of working with over the past several years. From a brilliant, hilarious team, to supportive and gracious investors, to retail, marketing, finance, and manufacturing partners that felt more on the boat than off it — I've been a lucky one. " Sign up now for Jeff Church's 3 Day FREE Virtual 3-Day CPG Fundraising Workshop. Learn how Jeff scaled Suja beyond $100M through fundraising to grow the business.

In his first visit since winning the November 5th general election, Trump focused on his goal to control the border and limit illegal immigration during his speech at the Phoenix Convention Center. Trump also saying who he'd like to see run for Arizona governor in 2026. 

AZ Tech Council on 2024 Innovation & Governors Celebration w/ Steve Zylstra   - AZ TRT S05 EP42 (258) 11-10-2023            What We Learned This Week Arizona Technology Council, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, honors technology leaders and innovators from across the state with the Governor's Celebration of Innovation Awards. AZ Tech advocates for the entire tech industry New committee on Space, Satellites & Rockets for launches Major Investment$ in AZ for Semiconductor & Battery factories     Guest: Steve Zylstra, President / CEO AZ Tech Council https://www.aztechcouncil.org/   Steve Zylstra of AZ Tech Council joins BRT to talk all things technology in the Valley. The Arizona Technology Council is one of the largest technology-driven trade associations in North America, with over 850 members and growing, the only organization specifically serving technology companies statewide. They protect innovators and truly believe that technology moves all of us forward; and are dedicated to the future of Arizona. Steve Zylstra advocates for AZ tech, as well as his recurring writing about the industry. Steve, and the Council are a major source for updates on technology, business growth, and what legislation is being drafted.     The Arizona Technology Council, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, has announced the winners of the 2022 Governor's Celebration of Innovation awards. Winners of this prestigious annual award program represent the best of the best in Arizona's technology, science and education ecosystem. This year's recipients were recognized tonight in a ceremony at the Phoenix Convention Center. “The Governor's Celebration of Innovation award winners represent the pinnacle of innovation and cutting-edge problem solving throughout the state,” said Steven G. Zylstra, president and CEO of the Council and its foundation, SciTech Institute. “It was a pleasure to celebrate our winners, as well as the many outstanding finalists, at tonight's awards show. Each year we are so proud to see how far Arizona has come as a leader in technology, science and STEM education.” “Each year, the Governor's Celebration of Innovation awards showcase Arizona's vibrant technology community,” said Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority. “This year's winners and finalists certainly carry on that tradition. We are proud to partner with the Council to highlight the entrepreneurs and local leaders making Arizona a magnet for innovative technologies.”     Notes:     Steve Zylstra of the AZ Tech Council joins the show to preview the upcoming Governor's Celebration of Innovation     Seg 1   AZ Tech Council operates statewide with offices in Phoenix in Tucson. They do public policy advocacy for the technology industry in Arizona. Host events 3x a week, have a newsletter, and numerous programs members.   Council has 14 committees, with the prominent one being public policy.   Link: https://www.aztechcouncil.org/committees/   Tech Impact Report: https://aztc.eimpactv3.com/dashboards/6/techimpact/aztc   Tech industry is booming in Phoenix and Arizona with over $102 billion invested in the semiconductor industry alone. There are four Giga battery factories being built in Arizona.   Company looks selfish if they advocate to politicians in the state direct. Arizona Tech Council acts as a go-between to advocate for the whole technology industry. They also help with legislation through legislative reps. They've gotten priorities past like tech credits R&D invest plans and also lower corporate taxes. They review candidates to see who votes and how the candidates info align with technology goals.   Tech Council committees include AI with 95 companies involved. One of the biggest industries in technology and also Arizona is Optics and Photonics. This deals in light, lasers, lenses or managing light through devices like a telescope to a microscope. University of Arizona and Tucson is the No. 1 school for optics.   Some companies involved are Synapse Labs and Mercurio.   Consultants help companies to transform business on how to use AI. Can either use AI current tools like ChatGPT, or create your own large language model. AI can improve all aspects of a business, really upgrade efficiency.   The AZ Tech Council has added an AI bot called Ada named after Ada Lovelace (early computers) to their website. Over time, AI learns and grows. The company that helped the council with the AI bot is called Skilly.AI.     Seg 2   Clean Energy is a big topic and technology in Arizona. With the passing of the inflation reduction act during Covid,  $12 billion has been invested in Arizona, which created 18,000 jobs.   Four Giga factories being built by companies like Kore Power, LG, and American Battery Factory. Deals in Transportation and energy storage for batteries.   You also got major EV car makers in Arizona ike Llucid and Nicola. Estimated over the next 7 years Arizona will have 40% more power needs. Arizona also number one and number two in data centers and growth.   Data Centers use lots of power and cost a lot. You also have a life science industry with organizations like AZ Bio. This is one of the fastest growing sectors. Another one is semiconductors.   Early discussion about mini or modular nuclear facilities for data centers. This could produce renewable power on site. This is long-term planning and might be 10 years away. An example of something being worked on as a nuclear plant loaded on a semi truck.   Governor Celebration of Innovation is a joint awards event between AZ Tech Council and AZ Commerce Authority. Celebrating startups, and small and large companies. Awards to stem students and teacher of the year.   Lifetime achievement award for execs in Boeing, and Phantom Launch (in Tucson) rocket company.   Link to Event: https://www.aztechcouncil.org/event/2024-governors-celebration-of-innovation-awards/   CEO Jim Cantrell of Phantom Launch (formally of SpaceX). rocket expert building a launch system for micro satellites or small satellites. He's competing with SpaceX, his former boss, Elon Musk, and their Falcon satellite.   Satellite and rocket launch technology is a fast growing industry and technology. Future goals to see man return and colonize the moon, as well as mine meteors for resources.   AZ Companies involved in the space industry are Honeywell, Northrup, Grumman, Raytheon, Paragon Space, Viasat, Blue Origin, and Virgin, all operating in Arizona   Steve's son works for Space Force, and also Steve worked in the Aerospace industry prior to the tech council. Arizona Tech Council 2024 is forming a committee on the space industry the end of 2024.           Biotech Shows: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Biotech-Life+Sciences-Science     AZ Tech Council Shows:  https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=az+tech+council *Includes Best of AZ Tech Council show from 2/12/2023   Tech Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Tech-Startup-VC-Cybersecurity-Energy-Science  Best of Tech: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=best+of+tech     ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT      Thanks for Listening. Please Subscribe to the BRT Podcast.       AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0 with Matt Battaglia The show where Entrepreneurs, Top Executives, Founders, and Investors come to share insights about the future of business.  AZ TRT 2.0 looks at the new trends in business, & how classic industries are evolving.  Common Topics Discussed: Startups, Founders, Funds & Venture Capital, Business, Entrepreneurship, Biotech, Blockchain / Crypto, Executive Comp, Investing, Stocks, Real Estate + Alternative Investments, and more…    AZ TRT Podcast Home Page: http://aztrtshow.com/ ‘Best Of' AZ TRT Podcast: Click Here Podcast on Google: Click Here Podcast on Spotify: Click Here                    More Info: https://www.economicknight.com/azpodcast/ KFNX Info: https://1100kfnx.com/weekend-featured-shows/     Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the Hosts, Guests and Speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent (or affiliates, members, managers, employees or partners), or any Station, Podcast Platform, Website or Social Media that this show may air on. All information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing said on this program should be considered advice or recommendations in: business, legal, real estate, crypto, tax accounting, investment, etc. Always seek the advice of a professional in all business ventures, including but not limited to: investments, tax, loans, legal, accounting, real estate, crypto, contracts, sales, marketing, other business arrangements, etc.  

AZ Bio Week & Life Sciences Innovation w/ Joan Koerber-Walker - AZ TRT S05 EP36 (252) 9-16-2024   Things We Learned This Week AZ Bio mission to improve life and bioscience, & make AZ a Top Ten Bioscience state AZ Bio Week 2023 is Sep. 16, 5 Days Talks, Events & Awards 3 Ds - Discovery, Development, & Delivery - takes years, and $ billions to bring new drugs to market Their company members deal with diseases, medical devices & cancer research to cure it Combo of Gov't & Private Funding, University research & private company work     Guest: Joan Koerber-Walker President and CEO, AZBio - Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. Chairman, Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation   LKIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joankoerberwalker  www.azbio.org Bio: As President and CEO of AZBio, Joan Koerber-Walker works on behalf of the Arizona Bioscience and Medical Technology Industry to support the growth of the industry, its members and our community on the local and national level. Ms. Koerber-Walker is also a life science investor and has served on the boards of numerous for-profit and non-profit organizations.       In the life science industry, Ms. Koerber-Walker serves as as Arizona's representative to the State Medical Technology Alliance (SMTA), a consortium of state and regional trade associations representing their local medical technology companies which she chaired in 2015 and  represents Arizona as a member of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) and the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes (CSBI). Active in the entrepreneurial and investment communities, she also serves as Chairman of the Board of the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation which provides entrepreneurial education, mentoring and support to at-risk members of the community, on the Board of Advisors to CellTrust, Inc. which provides secure communication technology to the healthcare industry, and as Chairman of CorePurpose, Inc. which she founded in 2002. Ms. Koerber-Walker has been recognized as Executive of the Year by the Arizona Society of Association Executives, as a “Most Admired Leader” by the Phoenix Business Journal (2015),  in the pages of AZ Business Leaders (2013 thru 2020), Most Influential Women in Arizona Business (2014) and is a 2 time National Finalist for the Stevie Award which recognizes the work of women in business. Her past experience includes two years as the CEO of ASBA (the Arizona Small Business Association), service as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Small Business Association in Washington D.C., President of the National Speakers Association/Arizona, Chair of the Board of Advisors to Parenting Arizona, the state's largest child abuse prevention organization, & much more.     AZBio:  Supporting Arizona's Life Science Industry for 19 Years (2003 – 2022) Learn more about Arizona's bioindustry: www.azbio.org | Facebook: AZBIO |Twitter: @AZBio @AZBioCEO We're part of a movement to create sustainable funding for life science innovation in Arizona. Learn more at www.AZAdvances.org  MOVING LIFE SCIENCE INNOVATIONS ALONG THE PATH FROM DISCOVERY TO DEVELOPMENT TO DELIVERY OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE: Arizona is a top-ten life science state. OUR MISSION: AZBio supports the needs of Arizona's growing life science ecosystem. The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)6 trade association supporting the growth of Arizona's life science sector. AZBio  Member Organizations in the fields of business, research and education, health care delivery, economic development, government, and other professions involved in the biosciences are the key drivers of the growth of Arizona's life science sector.  As the unified voice of our industry in Arizona, AZBio strives to make Arizona a place where bioscience organizations can grow and succeed.   AZBio works nationally and globally with the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and leading patient advocacy organizations. Through these relationships, AZBio has access to information, contacts, resources, cost saving programs, and the global bioscience and medtech community.   Arizona's bioscience industry is growing rapidly and reached nearly 30,000 jobs spanning 2,160 business establishments in 2018. Industry employment has grown by 15 percent since 2016—twice the growth rate of the nation—with each of the five major subsectors adding jobs during the period. Arizona's universities conducted nearly $580 million in R&D activities in bioscience-related fields in 2018, fueled in part by steadily increasing NIH awards to Arizona institutions since 2016. Venture capital investments in Arizona bioscience companies increased in 2019, and during the 2016-19 period totaled $349 million. Arizona inventors have been awarded 2,178 bioscience-related patents since 2016, among the second quintile of states in patent activity.     Notes:   Seg 1   Biotech and life sciences industry in Arizona, has 3000 businesses and 36,000 employees. The economic impact in 2021 was $38.5 billion. AZ Bio would like to double, so by 2033, the impact would be $78 billion.   Examples of biotech companies in Arizona are Medtronic that makes medical devices, WL Gore, material sciences. Other companies in diagnostics, there are Sonoran Quest which does testing. This also Castle Bio Sciences, deals in cancer treatment. Some medicine companies are Bristol, Myers, and Calvari who deals in cancer drugs. Calvari is the bio science company of the year in 2024.   AZ Bio Science Week started in 2017. AZ Bio week starts September 16 and has events daily from Monday to Friday.   Seg 2   Neo clinical stage company dealing in heart health with aortic artery for the abdomen.   Another new company is prim dealing in MCT deficiency, compound growth and they are in clinical and testing stages.   Drugs get tested through computer models, and then on animals. Always have to worry about safety and ethics. FDA has very strict rules. You do not put people at risk, after monitor, during test and post monitoring. There's high-level quality control.     https://www.azbio.org/azbw2024   Events Summary: Monday - Women in Biotech Leading Women: Biotech & Beyond Join us for an evening of conversation and connections with our community's leading women as we kick off Arizona Bioscience Week in style!   Tuesday - Fundraising Fundraising Strategies for Life Science Startups  A compelling narrative is crucial when you are fundraising and communicating with life science investors.  This Life Science Nation (LSN) Global Fundraising Bootcamp covers topics related to executing a successful fundraise for your startup.      Wednesday – AZ Bio awards, philanthropy, entertainment, and AZ Advances The 20th Annual AZBio Awards & AZAdvances After Party Celebrate with the Educators, Researchers, and Organizations that are making life better for people in Arizona and around the world.  Join us at the Phoenix Convention Center as we honor the 2024 AZBio Award Winners. Hundreds of health innovators and business leaders will be celebrating at the 20th Annual AZBio Awards.   Thursday- White Hat Investor White Hat Life Science Investor Conference White Hat Investors 2024 showcases exciting biotech and medtech companies from across the Rocky Mountain & Southwest Region. Friday - Voice of the Patient, Bridge Cures Event Voice of the Patient Patients are the reason we do what we do.  Join the conversation on life science innovation from the patient perspective.  Ponte Cura: The Bridge to Cures Ponte Cura is a special donor appreciation event for the people and organizations supporting the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation AZAdvances Initiative   AZ Advances: Arizonans are advancing life changing and life saving innovations along the path from discovery to development to delivery. AZAdvances is developing the funding that will help advance health innovations in Arizona today and for generations to come.  Charitable donations to the AZAdvances fund at the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation, an Arizona based 501c3 public charity, are a way to support the creation of tomorrow's medical innovations.      Seg. 3   Replay Clips from: Preventing Cancer with a Vaccine w/ Stephen Johnston of Calviri   - AZ TRT S04 EP17 (179) 4-23-2023   Things We Learned This Week Calviri is working on a Vaccine to PREVENT Cancer, currently largest animal clinical trial Inflammation - starting points of bad cells Cancer - bad cells replicate Could Prevent other diseases & extend longevity of people's lives - ex.- help w/ dementia Tumors make bad proteins Calviri vaccine works on RNA (proteins) kills tumor, & arms immune system     Full Show: HERE         Best of Biotech from AZ Bio & Life Sciences to Jellatech: HERE   Biotech Shows: HERE   AZ Tech Council Shows:  https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=az+tech+council *Includes Best of AZ Tech Council show from 2/12/2023      ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT      Thanks for Listening. Please Subscribe to the BRT Podcast.     AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0 with Matt Battaglia The show where Entrepreneurs, Top Executives, Founders, and Investors come to share insights about the future of business.  AZ TRT 2.0 looks at the new trends in business, & how classic industries are evolving.  Common Topics Discussed: Startups, Founders, Funds & Venture Capital, Business, Entrepreneurship, Biotech, Blockchain / Crypto, Executive Comp, Investing, Stocks, Real Estate + Alternative Investments, and more…    AZ TRT Podcast Home Page: http://aztrtshow.com/ ‘Best Of' AZ TRT Podcast: Click Here Podcast on Google: Click Here Podcast on Spotify: Click Here                    More Info: https://www.economicknight.com/azpodcast/ KFNX Info: https://1100kfnx.com/weekend-featured-shows/     Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the Hosts, Guests and Speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent (or affiliates, members, managers, employees or partners), or any Station, Podcast Platform, Website or Social Media that this show may air on. All information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing said on this program should be considered advice or recommendations in: business, legal, real estate, crypto, tax accounting, investment, etc. Always seek the advice of a professional in all business ventures, including but not limited to: investments, tax, loans, legal, accounting, real estate, crypto, contracts, sales, marketing, other business arrangements, etc.  

This time, we return to the Phoenix Convention Center for the second part of our Phoenix Fan Fusion coverage!   Listen in and enjoy!   THANK YOU to all who support us on Patreon!  In particular, we want to thank our Omega Level Powerhouse, Super Soldier Powerhouse, Otherworldly Powerhouse, and Mutant Powerhouse Patreon Tier Supporters: Johanna A., Angela B., Jennifer B., Michael B., Steve C., Drew D., Rochelle D., Ted D., Mike E., Tim F., Yvette G., Jonathan G., Hailey K., Jason M., Susan O., Tom P., Amanda R., Joshua R., Albert R., Manuel S., Hendel T., Alyssa W., Adam W., Jamie W., Mark W., and our anonymous donor Please, consider joining The Parks and Cons Crew,  https://www.patreon.com/ParksAndCons! Can't make it to Storm Chasing, but interested in supporting our 10th anniversary event?  Click here for details on how you can help and receive a “thank you" gift!

This time, we return to the Phoenix Convention Center for Phoenix Fan Fusion, 2024!   Listen in and enjoy!   THANK YOU to all who support us on Patreon!  In particular, we want to thank our Omega Level Powerhouse, Super Soldier Powerhouse, Otherworldly Powerhouse, and Mutant Powerhouse Patreon Tier Supporters: Johanna A., Angela B., Jennifer B., Michael B., Steve C., Drew D., Rochelle D., Ted D., Mike E., Tim F., Yvette G., Jonathan G., Hailey K., Jason M., Susan O., Tom P., Amanda R., Joshua R., Albert R., Manuel S., Hendel T., Alyssa W., Adam W., Jamie W., Mark W., and our anonymous donor Please, consider joining The Parks and Cons Crew,  https://www.patreon.com/ParksAndCons! Can't make it to Storm Chasing, but interested in helping support our 10th anniversary event?  Click here for details on how you can help and receive a “thank you" gift!

On this episode of Club + Resort Talks, Rob Thomas speaks with Alicia Nissel, General Manager of The Downtown Clubs in Houston, Texas. Nissel discusses what the club does to attract and retain members, as well as looking into her crystal ball to see what the industry can expect five or 10 years down the road. Rob and Senior Editor Phil Keren also discussed two golf industry conferences that are happening in January: The 2024 PGA Show is Jan. 23-26 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., and the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America Conference and Trade Show is slated for Jan. 29-Feb. 1 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Ariz. The operative word for this year's PGA Show — the largest global gathering for the business of golf — is “more.” The event will offer a packed show floor with more participating companies, more exhibit space, pavilion enhancements and a new concert lounge in Hall E of the convention center. The GCSAA Conference and Trade Show is the biggest annual event covering the design, construction and management of the course. It is designed for golf course superintendents, architects, builders and the companies that support them. Rob and Phil also talked about a company CEO and his friends teaming up to open a new racquet facility in Minnesota. The Heights Racquet & Social Club in Mendota Heights, Minn., features pickleball courts and Minnesota's first padel court. An additional item of discussion was the opening of ‘Crossroads,' Palmetto Bluff, S.C.'s new reversible nine-hole course from the golf architecture firm, King-Collins Golf Course Design.

Eric is at the Phoenix Convention Center for Amfest and is joined by Jack Posobiec See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Governors Celebration of Innovation AZ Tech Council w/ Steve Zylstra + Future Innovators   - BRT S04 EP44 (207) 11-5-2023                    What We Learned This Week Arizona Technology Council, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, honors technology leaders and innovators from across the state with the Governor's Celebration of Innovation Awards. Interviews w/ Future Innovators     Guest: Steve Zylstra, President / CEO AZ Tech Council https://www.aztechcouncil.org/ https://www.aztechcouncil.org/kfnx_july2021/       Steve Zylstra of AZ Tech Council joins BRT to talk all things technology in the Valley. The Arizona Technology Council is one of the largest technology-driven trade associations in North America, with over 850 members and growing, the only organization specifically serving technology companies statewide. They protect innovators and truly believe that technology moves all of us forward; and are dedicated to the future of Arizona. Steve Zylstra advocates for AZ tech, as well as his recurring writing about the industry. Steve, and the Council are a major source for updates on technology, business growth, and what legislation is being drafted.     The Arizona Technology Council, in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority, has announced the winners of the 2022 Governor's Celebration of Innovation awards. Winners of this prestigious annual award program represent the best of the best in Arizona's technology, science and education ecosystem. This year's recipients were recognized tonight in a ceremony at the Phoenix Convention Center. “The Governor's Celebration of Innovation award winners represent the pinnacle of innovation and cutting-edge problem solving throughout the state,” said Steven G. Zylstra, president and CEO of the Council and its foundation, SciTech Institute. “It was a pleasure to celebrate our winners, as well as the many outstanding finalists, at tonight's awards show. Each year we are so proud to see how far Arizona has come as a leader in technology, science and STEM education.” “Each year, the Governor's Celebration of Innovation awards showcase Arizona's vibrant technology community,” said Sandra Watson, president and CEO of the Arizona Commerce Authority. “This year's winners and finalists certainly carry on that tradition. We are proud to partner with the Council to highlight the entrepreneurs and local leaders making Arizona a magnet for innovative technologies.”   The winners in their respective categories are: Future Innovator Awards ·         Siddarth Adda – Basis H.S., Scottsdale ·         Sruti Peddi – Basis H.S., Scottsdale ·         Ram Bubby – Basis H.S., Scottsdale ·         Baochan Fan   Future Innovator Honorable Mentions ·         Maya Marie Schwickert – Texas Women's Univ. ·         Prisha Shroff – Hamilton H.S., Chandler       Notes:   1st Half     Steve Zylstra of the AZ Tech Council joins the show to preview the upcoming Governor's Celebration of Innovation     Interviews with Future Innovators Awards Winners & Honorable Mentions       ·         Siddarth Adda – Basis H.S., Scottsdale   AI diagnostic tool to read for eye disease, uses app on a phone to take a picture of the eye and scan the picture for any disease issues, this can help with telehealth and make the optometry industry more efficient   Siddarth has family who has eye diseases and partially blind Future Major – Biology for a Medicine career     ·         Maya Marie Schwickert – Texas Women's Univ. , Chemistry & Math major   Maya's Science Project reducing LED blue light on wildlife and nature   Thru gelatin used seaweed to create a light cover to reduce light emissions   Career objective FBI analyst         2nd Half   More Interviews with Future Innovators Awards Winners & Honorable Mentions   ·         Sruti Peddi – Basis H.S., Scottsdale   Sruti's Science Project Built an AI tool that can predict future floods and warn residents 3 days in advance of a high flood area to get away for safety, help people who do not have access to good data   Sruti has family who have farms and experienced the devastation of floods Future career aspirations is to work in government and public policy     ·         Ram Bubby – Basis H.S., Scottsdale   Ram's Science Project was to test the affect of UV light on crops to improve crop yields for agriculture, used spinach as a test crop UV light had good results helping crops grow better vs LED or fluorescent light Outdoor fields cannot keep up with demand Future career aspirations is to get a degree in environmental engineering to work in sustainability and more efficient use of energy     ·         Prisha Shroff – Hamilton H.S., Chandler   Prisha's Science Project was an AI algorithm that can predict blood sugar levels for Diabetics based on inputting what  foods they will be eating in their next meals to help manage health and give alternate ideas if not a good choice. The App User would need to enter 2 weeks of historical data, plus health information to help setup up the process. Prisha has both family and friends who have diabetes so she has seen firsthand how this info can help daily.         Tech Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Tech   More - BRT Best of Tech: Best of AZ Tech Council BRT of Tech 2022 BRT S02 EP52 (99) 12-26-2021 – Tech for the Holidays – BRT      Best of Biotech from AZ Bio & Life Sciences to Jellatech: HERE   Biotech Shows: HERE   AZ Tech Council Shows:  https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=az+tech+council *Includes Best of AZ Tech Council show from 2/12/2023      ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT      Thanks for Listening. Please Subscribe to the BRT Podcast.     AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0 with Matt Battaglia The show where Entrepreneurs, Top Executives, Founders, and Investors come to share insights about the future of business.  AZ TRT 2.0 looks at the new trends in business, & how classic industries are evolving.  Common Topics Discussed: Startups, Founders, Funds & Venture Capital, Business, Entrepreneurship, Biotech, Blockchain / Crypto, Executive Comp, Investing, Stocks, Real Estate + Alternative Investments, and more…    AZ TRT Podcast Home Page: http://aztrtshow.com/ ‘Best Of' AZ TRT Podcast: Click Here Podcast on Google: Click Here Podcast on Spotify: Click Here                    More Info: https://www.economicknight.com/azpodcast/ KFNX Info: https://1100kfnx.com/weekend-featured-shows/   Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the Hosts, Guests and Speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent (or affiliates, members, managers, employees or partners), or any Station, Podcast Platform, Website or Social Media that this show may air on. All information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing said on this program should be considered advice or recommendations in: business, legal, real estate, crypto, tax accounting, investment, etc. Always seek the advice of a professional in all business ventures, including but not limited to: investments, tax, loans, legal, accounting, real estate, crypto, contracts, sales, marketing, other business arrangements, etc.  

  AZ Bio Week & Life Sciences Innovation w/ Joan Koerber-Walker - AZ TRT S04 EP37 (200) 9-17-2023   Things We Learned This Week AZ Bio mission to improve life and bioscience, & make AZ a Top Ten Bioscience state AZ Bio Week 2023 is Sep. 25 – 29 – 5 Days Talks, Events and Awards 3 Ds - Discovery, Development, & Delivery - takes years, and $ billions to bring new drugs to market Their company members deal with diseases, medical devices & cancer research to cure it Combo of Gov't & Private Funding, University research & private company work       Guest: Joan Koerber-Walker President and CEO, AZBio - Arizona Bioindustry Association, Inc. Chairman, Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation   LKIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joankoerberwalker  www.azbio.org Bio: As President and CEO of AZBio, Joan Koerber-Walker works on behalf of the Arizona Bioscience and Medical Technology Industry to support the growth of the industry, its members and our community on the local and national level. Ms. Koerber-Walker is also a life science investor and has served on the boards of numerous for-profit and non-profit organizations. In the life science industry, Ms. Koerber-Walker serves as as Arizona's representative to the State Medical Technology Alliance (SMTA), a consortium of state and regional trade associations representing their local medical technology companies which she chaired in 2015 and  represents Arizona as a member of the Council of State Bioscience Associations (CSBA) and the Coalition of State Bioscience Institutes (CSBI). Active in the entrepreneurial and investment communities, she also serves as Chairman of the Board of the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation which provides entrepreneurial education, mentoring and support to at-risk members of the community, on the Board of Advisors to CellTrust, Inc. which provides secure communication technology to the healthcare industry, and as Chairman of CorePurpose, Inc. which she founded in 2002. Ms. Koerber-Walker has been recognized as Executive of the Year by the Arizona Society of Association Executives, as a “Most Admired Leader” by the Phoenix Business Journal (2015),  in the pages of AZ Business Leaders (2013 thru 2020), Most Influential Women in Arizona Business (2014) and is a 2 time National Finalist for the Stevie Award which recognizes the work of women in business. Her past experience includes two years as the CEO of ASBA (the Arizona Small Business Association), service as a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Small Business Association in Washington D.C., President of the National Speakers Association/Arizona, Chair of the Board of Advisors to Parenting Arizona, the state's largest child abuse prevention organization, & much more.     AZBio:  Supporting Arizona's Life Science Industry for 19 Years (2003 – 2022) Learn more about Arizona's bioindustry: www.azbio.org | Facebook: AZBIO |Twitter: @AZBio @AZBioCEO We're part of a movement to create sustainable funding for life science innovation in Arizona. Learn more at www.AZAdvances.org  MOVING LIFE SCIENCE INNOVATIONS ALONG THE PATH FROM DISCOVERY TO DEVELOPMENT TO DELIVERY OUR VISION OF THE FUTURE: Arizona is a top-ten life science state. OUR MISSION: AZBio supports the needs of Arizona's growing life science ecosystem. The Arizona Bioindustry Association (AZBio) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)6 trade association supporting the growth of Arizona's life science sector. AZBio  Member Organizations in the fields of business, research and education, health care delivery, economic development, government, and other professions involved in the biosciences are the key drivers of the growth of Arizona's life science sector.  As the unified voice of our industry in Arizona, AZBio strives to make Arizona a place where bioscience organizations can grow and succeed.   AZBio works nationally and globally with the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), and leading patient advocacy organizations. Through these relationships, AZBio has access to information, contacts, resources, cost saving programs, and the global bioscience and medtech community.   Arizona's bioscience industry is growing rapidly and reached nearly 30,000 jobs spanning 2,160 business establishments in 2018. Industry employment has grown by 15 percent since 2016—twice the growth rate of the nation—with each of the five major subsectors adding jobs during the period. Arizona's universities conducted nearly $580 million in R&D activities in bioscience-related fields in 2018, fueled in part by steadily increasing NIH awards to Arizona institutions since 2016. Venture capital investments in Arizona bioscience companies increased in 2019, and during the 2016-19 period totaled $349 million. Arizona inventors have been awarded 2,178 bioscience-related patents since 2016, among the second quintile of states in patent activity.         Notes:     Seg 1   BRT is now AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0   Talking AZ tech scene from AZ Tech Council to AZ Bio to Venture Café   Resources and tips to find networking and funding info   Thank you to the tech community for the support and great guests           Seg 2 – 4   Joan joins BRT to talk about AZ Bio, and their mission to improve life and bio science -organization deals in medical devices, diseases, cancer research. Companies join AZ bio as members, 275+ in Arizona.   What is the ROI in Arizona - $25 bill invested. ROI has been $38 billion in 2021 in economic impact.   AZ ranks about 30th. To get in the top 10 needs to be about $78 billion of economic impact per year. Looking to double the impact ($60 billion) by 2030.   3 D's – Discovery. Development, Delivery     AZ Bio Week – 20 Years of Impact - Sep. 25 – 29, 2023 https://www.azbio.org/azbw2022   Presented by AZBio and the Arizona Commerce Authority   Here are some of the Events & Talks:   Mon. Sep. 26 Critical Path to Women Leading in Science Please join C-Path for a 90-minute roundtable discussing the Critical Path Institute's programs and consortia, highlighted by various women leaders at this public-private partnership. The team will discuss how C-Path contributes to transforming and accelerating the medical product development process, as well as their personal professional development journey. The roundtable will include an interactive Q&A session, where the audience can ask specific questions about C-Path activities and, more generally, scientific career paths.  Leading Women: Biotech & Beyond Join us at Perkins Coie for an evening of conversation and connections with our community's leading women as we kick off Arizona Bioscience Week in style!   Tues. Sep. 27 Discovering and Developing New Medicines in Arizona The 4th Annual Drug Discoveries and Development Summit will highlight key areas of research in discovering effective drug candidates in diseases such as cancer, COVID 19, aging, nanotechnology, and other prevalent diseases in Arizona while establishing collaborations that enable success in these key areas.   Presented by the University of Arizona R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy Arizona Center for Drug Discovery and the University of Arizona Cancer Center.     Wed. Sep. 27 AZAdvances Life Science Innovation Fast Pitch Join us at the Phoenix Convention Center for Fast Pitch presentations featuring Arizona life science innovators then join us for the  the AZBio Awards. (AZBio Awards or White Hat registration required.) The 18th Annual AZBio Awards & Life Science Fiesta Celebrate with the Educators, Researchers, and Organizations that are making life better for people in Arizona and around the world.  Join us at the Phoenix Convention Center as we honor the 2022 AZBio Award Winners and come together to be inspired and reconnect.   Thu. Sep. 28 White Hat Life Science Investor Conference Join us at the Phoenix Convention Center for White Hat 2022.  Accredited investors and investment funds will have the opportunity to hear from and connect with some of the most exciting Life Science Companies from across the Rocky Mountain Southwest Region.  Since its launch in 2014, Companies presenting at White Hat Have gone on to raise $1.6 billion in investments. Note:  White Hat Registration Includes the AZBio Awards and Life Science Fiesta on Wednesday evening.   Fri. Sep. 29 Voice of the Patient Patients are the reason we do what we do.  Join the conversation on life science innovation from the patient perspective.  This event will be held at the new Creighton University Health Sciences Campus in Phoenix.   Career Panel: Q&A in Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biotechnology, and Medical Fields Synthetic Biotechnology, Nanotechnology? Doesn't that only exist in Sci-Fi or superhero movies? The short answer is NO! Curious about the journey of what it takes to become a registered nurse or physical therapist in-home care? Your students will surely be at the edge of their seats listening to this panel of professionals. Please join us as Dr. Mario Blanco, President, and CEO of Nanopec, Dr. Rebecca Cook, Research Scientist for INanoBio, Bridget Gessel, Registered Nurse and Case Manager at the Mayo Clinic and Asya Rudikoff, Physical Therapist and Director of Strategy and Innovation for Team Select Home Care, share about their respective fields and career journey.   Ponte Cura: The Bridge to Cures Ponte Cura is an inspirational celebration under the stars supporting the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation AZAdvances initiative mission to advance health innovation in Arizona.  The Ponte Cura experience includes a cocktail reception, open air concert, and after party.  This event is by-invitation only and in appreciation of the donors and volunteers supporting the AZAdvances Initiative.          Best of Biotech from AZ Bio & Life Sciences to Jellatech: HERE   Biotech Shows: HERE   AZ Tech Council Shows:  https://brt-show.libsyn.com/size/5/?search=az+tech+council *Includes Best of AZ Tech Council show from 2/12/2023      ‘Best Of' Topic: https://brt-show.libsyn.com/category/Best+of+BRT      Thanks for Listening. Please Subscribe to the BRT Podcast.     AZ Tech Roundtable 2.0 with Matt Battaglia The show where Entrepreneurs, Top Executives, Founders, and Investors come to share insights about the future of business.  AZ TRT 2.0 looks at the new trends in business, & how classic industries are evolving.  Common Topics Discussed: Startups, Founders, Funds & Venture Capital, Business, Entrepreneurship, Biotech, Blockchain / Crypto, Executive Comp, Investing, Stocks, Real Estate + Alternative Investments, and more…    AZ TRT Podcast Home Page: http://aztrtshow.com/ ‘Best Of' AZ TRT Podcast: Click Here Podcast on Google: Click Here Podcast on Spotify: Click Here                    More Info: https://www.economicknight.com/azpodcast/ KFNX Info: https://1100kfnx.com/weekend-featured-shows/     Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the Hosts, Guests and Speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entities they represent (or affiliates, members, managers, employees or partners), or any Station, Podcast Platform, Website or Social Media that this show may air on. All information provided is for educational and entertainment purposes. Nothing said on this program should be considered advice or recommendations in: business, legal, real estate, crypto, tax accounting, investment, etc. Always seek the advice of a professional in all business ventures, including but not limited to: investments, tax, loans, legal, accounting, real estate, crypto, contracts, sales, marketing, other business arrangements, etc.

This episode took place at the Phoenix Convention Center during Super Bowl Week in February of 2023. One of BBJ's Best Friends, Robert Grusman, His Audio Mixing Sensai and Friend of the show and of Jake in real life, Nick Hamilton, host of The NH Experience and Owner of Nitecast Media join us to talk about Behind The Scenes of Radio Row, Robert gawking women, race relations, washed up celebrity sightings, Robert's celebrity tales, and relationships. A lot of locker room talk but lots of fun. It's raunchy, its RAW and uncut so be ready!

Super Bowl! Nik hat zwar eine niederschmetternde Nachricht erhalten, trotzdem muss er es sportlich nehmen und schaut nun gemeinsam mit Stecko aus dem Phoenix Convention Center auf den Super Bowl am Sonntag. Kansas City Chiefs gegen Philadelphia Eagles, besser geht es in diesem Jahr nicht. Doch wer wird im State Farm Stadium siegen? Wer ist das bessere Team? Wir holen einen alten Bewertungsbogen raus und sprechen detailliert über die Offensive Line, die Waffen im Lauf- und Passspiel, das Coaching, die Defense und natürlich über den Quarterback. Zusammenfassung: Die Eagles sind stärker, aber die Chiefs haben Patrick Mahomes. Hört rein in die Folge und schaut bei Instagram vorbei. Dort könnt ihr nochmal alle Bewertungen im Detail sehen und ihr könnt unsere Eindrücke aus Phoenix sehen. Quarterback-Sneak - der NFL-Talk Instagram: @quarterbacksneak.podcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iGSGsUuRusarQ7DpBSQMt Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quarterback-sneak-der-nfl-talk/id1597630638 Alles weitere via Anchor: https://anchor.fm/dominik-rosing

BBJ was down on Radio Row at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona to cover Super Bowl 57. Disaster struck and he completely lost his voice, so he did manage to have the OG of Radio Row and The Godfather of Sportstalk Radio, Tony Bruno come on the show. He also had friend of the program and Host of The NH Experience as well as the owner of Nitecast Media, Nick Hamilton come on to recap that past events of the week. Also, BBJ had an "exclusive" one on one interview with Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes.

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The Compas Gilberto and Fernando are back at Super Bowl radio row! They discuss Tom Brady's retirement and the latest NFL coaching news LIVE from the Phoenix Convention Center. The Compas will get into a debate about Rivers, Eli and Big Ben. They'll also rank the dumbest questions from Super Bowl LVII media night. You can't miss the takes and banter from the Compas. Also, let the Compas hook you up with the best NFL gear from Homage. Click the link below and shop Homage. For the best NFL gear, go HERE!TIMESTAMPSWhat's Up Bro: Dumb questions at Super Bowl media night (5:46)Compas on the L.A. Beat: Could the Chargers cut Keenan or Khalil? (14:05)Compas on the NFL beat: Tom Brady retires ... Forreal this time? (27:12)NFL Award prediction: Who is your MVP? (49:30)Rapid fire: New Pro Bowl format ... stupid? (57:15)SUBSCRIBE TO THE COMPAS NETWORK YOUTUBE CHANNELSCompas on the BeatCombat CompasWhat's Up BoltsHouse of HornsFOLLOW THE COMPAS ON SOCIAL Instagram: @compasonthebeatTwitter: @CompasOTB Twitter: @gmanzano24Twitter: @realframirez

LIVE from Radio Row at the Phoenix Convention Center, on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, the guy's start the day talking about Tom Brady and his $375 million deal with FOX to call NFL games starting in the 2024 season. The team recaps their first day at Radio Row and we get another segment of In Case You Missed it!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LIVE from Radio Row at the Phoenix Convention Center, on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, the guy's start the day talking about Tom Brady and his $375 million deal with FOX to call NFL games starting in the 2024 season. The team recaps their first day at Radio Row and we get another segment of In Case You Missed it!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

LIVE from Radio Row at the Phoenix Convention Center, on 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe, the guy's breakdown Chiefs vs Eagles with their initial thoughts on the game headed into Super Bowl week. Plus, the team reacts to Kyrie Irving gets traded to the Dallas Mavericks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is here!!! The WM Open and Super Bowl week officaly begins, right now! While we're all excited to join in on the many festivites, and I mean many, the people working behind the scenes are the real heros. There is a lot to take in and consider when it comes to keeping us and our great city safe during the cfrazy week.  Capt. David Folio has been with the SFD for 32 years. He's a father of 5, saved countless lives, put out fires but I'd be willing to bet all that doesn't add up to the chaos he and his team are about to see when it comes to Scottsdale and the Valley, this week. Pulling out the playbook from 2015, the last time The WM Open and Super Bowl were in town together, is a good start. But, times have changed and so have the safety measures. David joins me at the table to tell us how to prepare for a week of fun and hopefully not too many Shenanigans.    We also have Dr. Rob DiVito with AZ Center for Laser Denistry at the table. He tells us about what he's most looking forward to this week. Concerts, golf, huge crowds and lots of pretty smiles.    Calendar of Events  It is officially Scottsdale's Week to Shine! WM OPENFree to the Public M-W. GA tickets start at $60 on Thursday/Sunday and $75 for Friday/Saturday. Remember to be prepared, be patient and have fun. It's going to be a big one.    AZ Super Bowl Week There are more activities happening than I think one person can attend. From the Super Bowl Experience at Phoenix Convention Center, ESPN in Old Town in front of Rusty Spur, endless amounts of parties & concerts and of course the Big Game out in Glendale. Plenty of fun to be had with friends or family. 

Jody is live downtown at Radio Row in the Phoenix Convention Center for Super Bowl week! + Out of the head coach candidates left, who is the most likely to be chosen? Who would work best with Kyler Murray? + Suns trading news, Chris Paul thrown into the ring

It is here!!! The WM Open and Super Bowl week officaly begins, right now! While we're all excited to join in on the many festivites, and I mean many, the people working behind the scenes are the real heros. There is a lot to take in and consider when it comes to keeping us and our great city safe during the cfrazy week.  Capt. David Folio has been with the SFD for 32 years. He's a father of 5, saved countless lives, put out fires but I'd be willing to bet all that doesn't add up to the chaos he and his team are about to see when it comes to Scottsdale and the Valley, this week. Pulling out the playbook from 2015, the last time The WM Open and Super Bowl were in town together, is a good start. But, times have changed and so have the safety measures. David joins me at the table to tell us how to prepare for a week of fun and hopefully not too many Shenanigans.    We also have Dr. Rob DiVito with AZ Center for Laser Denistry at the table. He tells us about what he's most looking forward to this week. Concerts, golf, huge crowds and lots of pretty smiles.    Calendar of Events  It is officially Scottsdale's Week to Shine! WM OPENFree to the Public M-W. GA tickets start at $60 on Thursday/Sunday and $75 for Friday/Saturday. Remember to be prepared, be patient and have fun. It's going to be a big one.    AZ Super Bowl Week There are more activities happening than I think one person can attend. From the Super Bowl Experience at Phoenix Convention Center, ESPN in Old Town in front of Rusty Spur, endless amounts of parties & concerts and of course the Big Game out in Glendale. Plenty of fun to be had with friends or family. 

Whether they've traveled from across the country or live just a Tommy Townsend punt from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, fans hoping to experience a little bit of the 2023 Super Bowl without maxing out their credit cards can find plenty of wallet-friendly events to attend. There are two big ones that cost just , and others are free of charge. The first pigskin bargain is the Super Bowl Experience presented by Lowe's, considered one of the premier events of Super Bowl week. The interactive fan experience will be staged at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix and will... For the written story, read here >> https://www.signalsaz.com/articles/affordable-super-bowl-events-to-attend-leading-up-to-the-big-game/Follow the CAST11 Podcast Network on Facebook at: https://Facebook.com/CAST11AZFollow Cast11 Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/cast11_podcast_network

Parada del Sol Parade and Trail's End Festival is in its 69th year. Scottsdale's Western Week kicks off the week's long festivities. Parades, the Hashknife Pony Express, Native American festivals, gold mining, live music, and museum exhibits are just some of the events happening this week. All wrapped up with the Parada del Sol Parade on Saturday Feb 4. Dr. Joe Deka is this year's Parada Boss leading this year's Parada del Sol Parade, hosted by the Scottsdale Charros. And I'm excited to hear how this week is going to stand out.   Calendar of Events    Scottsdale Western WeekHappening right now. Events each night this week so check the link for details. The Parade is happening on Sat, Feb 4 and if you can't make it in person or you can always catch it on TV.    WM OPENFree to the Public M-W. GA tickets start at $60 on Thursday/Sunday and $75 for Friday/Saturday. Remember to be prepared, be patient and have fun. It's going to be a big one.    AZ Super Bowl Week There are more activities happening than I think one person can attend. From the Super Bowl Experience at Phoenix Convention Center, ESPN in Old Town in front of Rusty Spur, endless amounts of parties & concerts and of course the Big Game out in Glendale. Plenty of fun to be had with friends or family. 

Parada del Sol Parade and Trail's End Festival is in its 69th year. Scottsdale's Western Week kicks off the week's long festivities. Parades, the Hashknife Pony Express, Native American festivals, gold mining, live music, and museum exhibits are just some of the events happening this week. All wrapped up with the Parada del Sol Parade on Saturday Feb 4. Dr. Joe Deka is this year's Parada Boss leading this year's Parada del Sol Parade, hosted by the Scottsdale Charros. And I'm excited to hear how this week is going to stand out.   Calendar of Events    Scottsdale Western WeekHappening right now. Events each night this week so check the link for details. The Parade is happening on Sat, Feb 4 and if you can't make it in person or you can always catch it on TV.    WM OPENFree to the Public M-W. GA tickets start at $60 on Thursday/Sunday and $75 for Friday/Saturday. Remember to be prepared, be patient and have fun. It's going to be a big one.    AZ Super Bowl Week There are more activities happening than I think one person can attend. From the Super Bowl Experience at Phoenix Convention Center, ESPN in Old Town in front of Rusty Spur, endless amounts of parties & concerts and of course the Big Game out in Glendale. Plenty of fun to be had with friends or family. 

What if you could travel back in time to your past and ahead to your future?What would you learn about who you were, who you want to become, and who you truly are today?Mike, TEDx speaker, sought out to find the answers to these questions. Thus created "Time travel Journeys.A powerful new approach to personal development and team-building that guides schools, organizations, and companies.It's here where Mike has teams or individuals explore how the past and future can transform the present epidemic of anxiety, depression, and burnout into deeper joy, compassion, confidence, and connection.His endeavor (recently featured on the stages of TEDxNCSU and the Phoenix Convention Center) began with a “time travel journey” of his own--a unique one-year research project in which he interviewed 40 people from ages 1 to 40 about what it's like to be the age that they are.Facebook.com/timetraveljourneys919-599-9350HOST; Jeff Newman908-906-4926http://bit.ly/rome-training Website… http://bit.ly/30Hu8F9 Facebook Group… https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ LinkedIn https://www.facebook.com/jeffnewman53 Facebook Personal Page http://bit.ly/rome-training Website… http://bit.ly/30Hu8F9 Facebook Group… https://www.linkedin.com/feed/ LinkedIn https://www.facebook.com/jeffnewman53 Facebook Personal Page

From Ari's icebound bunker in Seattle to the floor of the Phoenix Convention Center, we share interviews from Turning Point USA's AmericaFest convention! Mike talks about his adventures getting to the KVI studio by taking the Link Light Rail. Guests featured during this episode are Turning Point USA contributors: Natalie Winters, Co-host & Executive Editor of Bannon's War Room Alex Clark, the host of POPlitics and The Spillover Morgonn McMichael, Political Commentator & Media Personality Author Dr. Frank Turek Justine Brooke Murray, Media Personality & Miss North Jersey

Game On Expo is an all aspects gaming convention held annually at the Phoenix Convention Center. They had everything from board games to card games to PC gaming to console gaming to retro gaming to pinballs to arcades to esports! They had all the other trappings of comic cons such as cosplay, panels, and awesome vendors. If you are into any form of gaming you will find something you enjoy at Game On Expo! SUBSCRIBE to watch more videos like this one! LET'S CONNECT! -- Zia Comics website -- Zia Comics TikTok -- Zia Comics Facebook -- Zia Comics Twitter -- Zia Comics Instagram LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST! - iTunes #ziacomics #lascruces #newmexico #lascrucesnm #lascrucesnewmexico #gameon #gameonexpo

Ashleigh Feiring, a Producer of the Phoenix Fan Fusion convention, joins the Junkies this week to talk about her role at the event, which takes place from May 27th through the 29th at the Phoenix Convention Center. Ashleigh is pals with Shauna and, like Hayley, both are very much into cosplay. (Will they talk Nicole and Alex into doing their first cosplays?) Ashleigh and the Junkies talk about favorite con moments, celebrity encounters, the best and worst of con food, and how first-timers can best enjoy the convention. Then it's time to catch up on what's been happening outside the world of Keanu Reeves movies, so the Junkies discuss everything from anime to rom-coms to Ted Lasso to the new fresh prince in Bel Air. Don't risk a case of FOMO: put on your Harley Quinn drag and join us at Phoenix Fan Fusion this May.Find out all about Phoenix Fan Fusion, including guest announcements at https://www.phoenixfanfusion.com/Thank you to Olympus Games, the home of the Pop Culture Junkie Podcast.Links:Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8WWebsite: www.popculturejunkie.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/PopCultureJunkiePodcastTwitter: @PopJunkiesInstagram: @pop.culturejunkiesEmail: junkies@popculturejunkie.comAlex on Instagram: @alcasnunAlex on Twitter: @alcasnunHayley on Instagram: @thirtynerdythrivingNicole on Instagram: @nicole_eldridgeNicole on Twitter: @naeldridge14Nicole on TikTok: @nicole_eldridgeShauna on Twitter: @shaunatrinidadShauna on Instagram: @shaunatrinidad

On this episode of Wax Talk with Raw Mints, we discuss the upcoming Arizona State Card Show hosted by our podcast sponsor Collectibles on College. We share what we are most excited to see at the show as well as what we plan to accomplish over the weekend. We cover what we will have to offer as well as what we are looking to pick up.Our "Ask the Hobby" special guest collector is Cole from @collectiblesoncollege instagram.com/collectiblesoncollege who gives us his response to our question of the week.It's safe to say that we are extremely excited to not only be sponsors of the Arizona State Card Show, but to also attend this massive event! We hope to see you there!Please be sure to follow us instagram @rawmints instagram.com/rawmints and check out our official shop page @shoprawmints instagram.com/shoprawmintsPlease visit our website for exclusive deals and more content: rwmt.ccThis episode is sponsored by @collectiblesoncollege instagram.com/collectiblesoncollege The exclusive host of Arizona's largest card show!March 25th-27th 2022 at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Hall 1For more information visit collectiblesoncollege.comSupport the show (https://paypal.me/rawmints)

On this episode of Wax Talk with Raw Mints, we discuss the end of the MLB lockout and how it relates to the baseball card market. We share a few recent card sales that show the strength of the baseball market going into the 2022 season. We cover who we hope has a great year both on the field and in the hobby.Our "Ask the Hobby" special guest collector is Mark from @mjs_sportscards instagram.com/mjs_sportscards who give us his response to our question of the week.However you felt about the MLB lockout, it's nice to know that there will another season of America's Pastime.Please be sure to follow us instagram @rawmints instagram.com/rawmints and check out our official shop page @shoprawmints instagram.com/shoprawmintsPlease visit our website for exclusive deals and more content: rwmt.ccThis episode is sponsored by @collectiblesoncollege instagram.com/collectiblesoncollege The exclusive host of Arizona's largest card show!March 25th-27th 2022 at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Hall 1For more information visit collectiblesoncollege.comSupport the show (https://paypal.me/rawmints)

On this episode of Wax Talk with Raw Mints, we discuss our picks for the best sports card rookie classes to invest in. We share our thoughts on why these rookie classes stand out amongst the crowd. We cover the a few of the top selling cards from each class to invest in.Our "Ask the Hobby" special guest collectors are Oz and Tony from @cousins_collectibles instagram.com/cousins_collectibles and the Cousins Collectibles podcast anchor.fm/cousins-collectibles who give us their response to our question of the week.You may or may not agree with our best rookie class selection, but we hope you enjoy the reasons why we chose these years as investments.Please be sure to follow us instagram @rawmints instagram.com/rawmints and check out our official shop page @shoprawmints instagram.com/shoprawmintsPlease visit our website for exclusive deals and more content: rwmt.ccThis episode is sponsored by @collectiblesoncollege instagram.com/collectiblesoncollege The exclusive host of Arizona's largest card show!March 25th-27th 2022 at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Hall 1For more information visit collectiblesoncollege.comSupport the show (https://paypal.me/rawmints)

On this episode of Wax Talk with Raw Mints, we discuss a few sports card sets that we'd like to highlight. We share our thoughts on what makes these sets unique and what we enjoy about each set. We cover the importance of finding sets that you like the design of as well as finding what is more rare than usual.Our "Ask the Hobby" special guest collector is Ty Hohenstein instagram.com/phantom_ty from @phantom_cards instagram.com/phantom_cards who gives us his response to our question of the week.With the amount of product getting produced these days, it can be overwhelming. It's nice to appreciate unique sets for what they are and remember why we enjoy this hobby.Please be sure to follow us instagram @rawmints instagram.com/rawmints and check out our official shop page @shoprawmints instagram.com/shoprawmintsPlease visit our website for exclusive deals and more content: rwmt.ccThis episode is sponsored by @collectiblesoncollege instagram.com/collectiblesoncollege The exclusive host of Arizona's largest card show!March 25th-27th 2022 at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Hall 1For more information visit collectiblesoncollege.comSupport the show (https://paypal.me/rawmints)

On this episode of Wax Talk with Raw Mints, we discuss the effects of hype on product releases and the price markups that come along with it. We share our thoughts on a few recent examples of huge drop offs of certain once hyped cards. We cover our strategy on how we avoid hype and allow prices to cool down. As always, we share our pickups and flips of the week.Our "Ask the Hobby" special guest collector is Patrick Ryan from @thepryancollection instagram.com/thepryancollection who gives us his response to our question of the week.It can be easy to fall victim to the fear of missing out in the hobby, but it can save you a lot of money by waiting for the hype to die down and letting prices come back down.Please be sure to follow us instagram @rawmints instagram.com/rawmints and check out our official shop page @shoprawmints instagram.com/shoprawmintsPlease visit our website for exclusive deals and more content: rwmt.ccThis episode is sponsored by @collectiblesoncollege instagram.com/collectiblesoncollege The exclusive host of Arizona's largest card show!March 25th-27th 2022 at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Hall 1For more information visit collectiblesoncollege.comTheme Music: Gerald Vance adVANCEd creations tinyurl.com/yzg2a9kySupport the show (https://paypal.me/rawmints)

On this episode of Wax Talk with Raw Mints, we discuss how we have been dipping our toes into the Marvel Card Universe. We share our thoughts on some of our favorite pickups as well as the hottest products on the market. We cover the ways that we have been infusing our nostalgia by adding to our personal collections with Marvel products from over the years. As always, we share our pickups and flips of the week.Our "Ask the Hobby" special guest collector is Hogan from @tokkicards instagram.com/tokkicards who gives us his response to our question of the week.With a seemingly unlimited supply of stories and timelines, we have been very excited to pick up Marvel cards from the varying releases over the years.Please be sure to follow us instagram @rawmints instagram.com/rawmints and check out our official shop page @shoprawmints instagram.com/shoprawmintsPlease visit our website for exclusive deals and more content: rwmt.ccThis episode is sponsored by @collectiblesoncollege instagram.com/collectiblesoncollege The exclusive host of Arizona's largest card show!March 25th-27th 2022 at the Phoenix Convention Center, West Hall 1For more information visit collectiblesoncollege.comTheme Music: Gerald Vance adVANCEd creations tinyurl.com/yzg2a9kySupport the show (https://paypal.me/rawmints)

From the main stage at the Phoenix Convention Center for AmericaFest 2021, Jon Root is joined by Super Bowl Champion, Steve Weatherford, UFC Fighter, Michael Chandler and endurance athlete/bowhunter, Cameron Hanes. They discuss how the Left has ruined sports, what it means to be courageous and tough in today's world, how we make sports unifying again & so much more!

Small Business Expo is America's largest networking and educational event for business owners, start-ups, and entrepreneurs, and it's coming to Phoenix on Tuesday, September 21, 2021. Joining Dr. Adrian McIntyre to talk about it is Zach Lezberg, CEO & Producer of Small Business Expo. Founded in 2008, Small Business Expo helps small business owners and other entrepreneurs take their businesses and ideas to the next level, offering quality free content and providing a thriving venue for some of the most exciting business theories and innovations. https://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com/city/phoenix/ (Learn more and register for this free event at the Phoenix Convention Center on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.) https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachlezberg/ (Zach Lezberg), CEO & Producer of https://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com/ (Small Business Expo), started his first entertainment business (a DJ company) at the age of 11. After graduating from the University of Miami, Zach moved to New York City and recognized there was really no solid way for small businesses to access a business community, other than through the local chamber of commerce. In 2008, he experimented with creating a trade show targeting small business in New York, and soon thereafter expanded to Los Angeles, Dallas, and Miami. In 2021, what is now known as Small Business Expo will be offered in 45 cities across the United States. While it wasn't his original mission, through the development and growth of Small Business Expo, Zach has become the voice of small business in America. In liaising with approximately 1.2 million small businesses and entrepreneurs who subscribe to his content and attend his shows annually, he has his finger on the pulse of their daily struggles, frustrations, and fears, and works tirelessly to ensure they have access to education, business resources, and networking opportunities to grow and expand to the next level. “Small business owners who come to Small Business Expo and are part of our community, run the gamut from what I call the ‘wantepreneur' — those who have been thinking about starting a business and just need that extra push to get going — to people who are already deep into operations and need help with growth, getting organized, becoming fiscally responsible, networking, marketing, social media, and much more. Small Business Expo gives them access to absolutely everything they need in one place to maximize their time.” And while COVID has really been hard on small business with a number of companies failing as a result of lockdown and breakdowns in supply chains, Zach sees an entirely new breed of small business coming out of COVID and successfully moving forward. “Americans are really entrepreneurial by spirit. Many have left or been forced out of corporate America and they turn to doing their own thing. It's my goal with Small Business Expo to ensure they have access to the tools to be as successful as they possibly can.” Connect with Zach Lezberg on https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachlezberg/ (LinkedIn), and follow Small Business Expo on https://www.linkedin.com/company/small-business-expo/ (LinkedIn), https://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessExpo (Facebook), https://twitter.com/SmallBizExpos (Twitter), and https://www.instagram.com/thesmallbusinessexpo/ (Instagram). https://www.thesmallbusinessexpo.com/city/phoenix/ (Register for Small Business Expo in Phoenix, AZ on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.) It's free! The Valley Business Radio show, hosted by https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmcintyre (Dr. Adrian McIntyre), is recorded and produced in the studio of https://phx.fm/ (PHX.fm), the leading independent B2B online radio station and podcast studio in Phoenix.

In this episode of HTcML you will hear how Wynston and his love for video games led him to installing video game software on his moms work computer and figuring out how to uninstall before anyone found out.Wynston Waller is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience within the field. Wynston was born and raised in South Phoenix and Tempe. Wynston has two sons Wynston Jr, and Justyn Alexander with his Wife Kweilin Waller who is a Deputy Director for the City of Phoenix. Wynston is a big brother for Big Brother and Big Sisters of Arizona,  a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc, and finally a STEM instructor for Future Stars all of which are means to give back to the community in which he was raised.Wynston started with the City of Phoenix in 2007 with the Development Services Department. During the Great Recession Wynston was reallocated to Phoenix Fire housed in the Maricopa Region 911 group which supported roughly 26 PSAPS (Public Safety Answering Points) on a 24/7 basis. Wynston was promoted to the Water Services Department as a Senior User Technology Specialist where he and his phenomenal staff lead the way on major projects such as the Office365 integration and Toshiba MFD deployments. Wynston was then promoted to Senior Info Tech Systems Specialist for the Phoenix Convention Center. While at the Phoenix Convention Center he and his team successfully turned around a Fire Alarm system which was in a dire state after poor vendor performance, as well as working closely with the Unified Communication Team to upgrade the Convention Center's network and phone system.Wynston is coming to ITS with a Bachelor of Science degree in Emergency Management and Public Safety, A Masters in Business Administration and a Certified Public Administrator certification from ASU. In his free time he enjoys time with the family, streaming his video game play on Twitch, playing in adult basketball leagues, and lifting weights. Wynston seeks to learn and understand how department's conduct their business to better support their staff as customers. Wynston is very excited to join the Unified Communication team.Guest: Wynston Waller Social MediaInstagram: New Breed IT Instagram: Wynzilla GamesYouTube: Wynzilla Host: Shereka JacksonFacebook: Shereka D Jackson Instagram: Shereka Jackson Website: Shereka JacksonLinkedIn: Shereka Jackson

Paula Vail is the Owner/Founder of Wellness Inspired. She is the TV/Radio host of the show “Choices: Finding your Joy”. The author of the book “Why am I so Happy”. She is also a co-author of the book “America’s Leading Ladies who Positively Impact our World”, along with Oprah Winfrey, Melinda Gates and others. She is an inspirational speaker and prior restaurant owner. Paula is a Reiki Master/Teacher in Usui Reiki. Paula has a sincere passion to serve, inspire, and support others.  She was featured in New York City Times Square by the Continental Who’s Who organization as a Pinnacle Professional and has been featured in, and on the cover of multiple magazines. This includes recently in “Publishers Weekly”, Speak Magazine, and two times in the “Women of Distinction Magazine” for her achievements in business and life.   Most recently, she was awarded “Empowered Woman of 2019” and “Top Female Professional of 2018” by the International Association of Top Professionals, “IAOTP”.    Paula is a nationally syndicated expert through Angelina Musik’s Wellness by Choice Network.  She is an author and speaker who will be interviewed at the 2020 Enterprising Women's Talk Show and Conference Sept 11-13, 2020 which Angelina is producing and hosting at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona.  www.wellnessinspired.com    https://www.facebook.com/paula.vail.98    https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulavail/    Paula’s book trailer link: http://gofile.me/6wl7Z/nDgexgkQi.       If you would like to ask questions in the field of shamanism and energy medicine or be interviewed on Jan’s podcast please contact info@lightsong.net Jan discusses shamanic healing principals, the concepts of respect and honor for all life, and energy medicine techniques to promote divine connection. Jan Engels-Smith invites listeners to attend Through the Rabbit Hole: Explore and Experience the Shamanic Journey a class being taught live in April, or the ON DEMAND video version here. Learn Shamanism and Shamanic practices at LightSong School of 21st Century Shamanism and Energy Medicine. Find more information: www.LightSong.net or email info@lightsong.net.

James: Hey, audience. Welcome to Achieve Wealth podcast. Achieve Wealth podcast focuses on value add real estate investing. I'm James Kandasamy. Today I have an accomplished couple, Jack and Michelle Bosch. And Jack and Michelle Bosch have done more than 4000 land flips across the nation. Land flips is something very interesting to me. And, you know, it's an asset class, or an asset class, which I think is very interesting. And you can learn how we make money out of it. They've done a lot of single-family houses. And they also have done apartments; 330 units apartments. And, you know, they are continuing to look for more and apartments as well, but I think they are the masters of land flip. Hey Jack and Michelle, welcome to the show. Michelle: Thank you so much for having us, James we're excited to be here. Jack: Thank you for having us, James. James: Tell me, did I miss out anything in your credentials or you know, did I -- Jack: No, other than we're both immigrants, we both came from other countries. So we started here with, just like you, just came over from another country and so we have that in common. But now we flip now 4000 pieces of land. We teach it now; so we have seminars on that. But then for asset allocation, basically the money we make for land flips and whichever way rental properties now, we rolled that into more and more two apartments now. Michelle: Yes. James: Got it. Michelle: To produce what we call one-time cash with the land flips like you work for a once and you get paid once. We're also able to produce some cash flow because we are also able to sell those properties using seller financing, you know. James: Got it. Michelle: And so you do get some mailbox money, but those notes usually come to an end once the property is paid off. And so, we're always in the back of our minds is okay, let's roll cash profits and cash flow into what we call forever cash, which would be a partner. James: Got it. Before we go into the detail of land flipping, I want to understand your background because I know all of us are immigrants So can you tell me when did you guys move to the country? And how did you move? Were you already successful on the day that you land in this country? Michelle: Oh no. Jack: Of course, we're like, we're a billionaire. James: Did you find gold outside the boat? Jack: No. So, Michelle… Michelle: Yes, for me I came from Honduras here in 1995 to study. I came to a tiny little town like about three hours South-West of Chicago called McComb, Illinois, that's where I met this man in the middle of the cornfields. It's basically university town, you know, and nothing else to do.I came here for a business degree, my undergrad, and I was in my senior year there, my third and last year when I met Jack. We shared some upper finance courses together because he was here for an MBA, 10 months. He met me and then he couldn't leave anymore. James: Got stuck, you got stuck in the US. Jack: She's right. She summarized it. I came in 1997, Michelle was in her last year in undergrad. I did come in for a Masters to that same university that had an exchange program with the university I used to go to Germany. And I was kind of like be able to kind of accomplish three goals in one year. Number one; I was able to get an MBA in the United States because it was an accredited school and I was studying business Germany. Already had enough credits and I just needed these 10 months, was enough to give me the American MBA. They give me, I tested out and all of these other things. Number two, I was able to get credit for the missing classes in Germany. So with that, I didn't have to go back to Germany to do more classes. I completed my degree in Germany, those same classes gave me the MBA. Also helped me complete my degree in Germany and improve my English. And the fourth and most important thing, I met this one. Michelle: But to answer your question as to whether we came here successful, absolutely not. I came in with two suitcases to my name, Jack pretty much the same. You know, I was raised by a single mom and my father passed away when we were very, you know when I was very young. And it was, you know, she was sending me here to study with a lot of sacrifices. I had to take several courses, you know, take seven courses per semester, like advanced as much as possible, because I couldn't afford to be in the US for more than two and a half, three years, you know what I mean? And eating soup towards the end of the semester when you run out of money. And, but I didn't have, I did have in the back of my mind the thought that real estate has been incredibly good for my family. You know, before my father passed, he had made an amazing decision. And it was to buy a piece of commercial property that to this day spits out cash, you know, for my mother. And so -- Jack: And that piece of property brought her to college here in the -- Michelle: Got me through college. Jack: And still sustains her mom over there. Yes, in my case and my dad's, again the same thing my mom, not the same thing but similar. My dad is a high school teacher, retired now. My mom's a stay at home mom. So no, I came here with student debt. I came here with enough money to pay for one semester, I didn't have, really didn't have a clue, how I would even pay for the second semester. Luckily, I got a job at school. The first car that I bought in the US was a $900 old Chevy caprice, like the old [inaudible05:31] car that they use to drive around -- James: It had four wheels, right? Four wheels? Jack: Four wheels, yes. Michelle: And I was like Jack, why did you get this, I mean, there are so many cars, why did you get this car? And his answer was like, cars in Germany are so tiny, I was looking for the biggest car possible in the US. Jack: Like Germans and every single one of them bought the biggest car that they could find. James: That's good. That's good. Yes, I like to, that's a very interesting story from both of you, right. So I like to, I mean before we go into the technicality of the commercial real estate and all that, I like to understand a lot about the thought process and you know, the people behind it, right. Because I think that's what makes everybody successful. It's not about the tool like real estate, right. So tell me about what was your family thinking when looking about the US from outside, right? Did they think the US is the land of opportunity, easy to get rich? Or how I mean, can you talk about the process that when families outside of the country when they want to send their children to the US, what do they usually think, you know, what do they think that you kids will get here? Jack: Well, I think Michelle's mom was perhaps not thrilled that she would stay here. Michelle: Yes. James: But not thrilled? Michelle: No, yes. James: Okay. Michelle: The whole point was to come here, study, not find a husband, go back home and basically help her manage, you know, this piece of real estate and hopefully, you know, continue growing the legacy that was left to us. James: Okay. Jack: Next, get a job, right? Michelle: Yes, yes. Jack: Same thing here. My parents were absolutely not thrilled that I was staying here behind. They, I literally had the job lined up in Germany. I had the, I just put my student furniture in my parents' basement. I had a good degree from a good university and good things and they're like, what are you doing? What are you staying there? What's going on there, you're so far away. In particular, my mom had a really hard time with it for several years. But then once they saw our success, particularly once we entered real estate, and once we saw success and what that success actually means for them too and for us. It's like we don't, we see our parents, this year we see my parents three or four times even though they live in Germany. And it's like, and they, we support them a little bit financially. They get to come here and they get to spend time here. And they see that they don't have to worry about us like we're the one or like, we're my, Michelle and our family, they don't, they're like a peace of mind. They're okay. They're good. They're happy financially, they're good. So, you know what as a parent you wonder, you want to have that feeling. So they know, ultimately, it's a good decision and took them like 15 years to say that, but they did. Michelle: Yes, I mean, we also contributed to, you know, being able to retire Jack's dad before time. You know, a couple of years before he had been working as a school teacher for many, many years. And he was just at the point where he just didn't want to do it anymore but he couldn't leave it because, you know, that involved a big reduction in his pension if he did. And so we put the pedal to the metal back then and it was just through land flipping, to be able to make up for that, you know, for those two years of early retirement and being able to retire him early. So -- Jack: So he ended up retiring a year and a half, two and a half years early because of that and James: Wow, awesome. Jack: And so overall so now they totally have changed. Michelle: Yes, so family has been always I think also big why for us, a big driver to get things done. James: Got it. That's absolutely what happened, you can come here and help out your family back home. It's just sometimes people, I mean sometimes they think that okay we want to come to the US and stay here but that was not the case for both of you, right? I mean, you came to study and you're supposed to go back. But you got stuck with each other. Jack: The United States is a wonderful country to be. But then we also, we realized, I don't want to live in Honduras, Michelle didn't want to live in Germany. Nothing wrong with these two countries, they are beautiful countries but language barriers, cultural barriers [inaudible09:40] we're already here, let's try to make this work here. We got lucky, we both got jobs here. We got the job that got the visa, the h1B visa, took five and a half years to get to that process. Michelle: And it was a job, jobs we both hated. But we were handcuffed because of the, you know, green card situation. And so we had to stay but -- Jack: Yes, but yes, it was just something, let's see if we can make this work here because we like it here. And we -- James: Got it. Jack: Beautiful neutral ground also for us. James: So do you think that as an immigrant, did that whole life situation gave you a boost, a reason for you to be successful in the US? Michelle: Absolutely, it like, I think it was incredible, it gives you an incredible drive and hunger. Like I don't come from a wealthy society like Jack's, you know. I was going back to a third world country, you know, yes, from a middle-class family, but still to a very poor society. And so for me, yes, that, you know, that was an incredible drive, you know. You still go back home and those wealth disparities between the haves and have nots are brutal. And so you definitely don't want to be caught in the haves not part. You want to be caught in the other group of people. So, yes, that was definitely a big, big drive for me for sure. Jack: Yes, absolutely, yes, same here. I mean, but a different way. Here, it's more like I could, anytime I could have left and go to Germany, first-class country, Mercedes Benz, would've gotten a good job with a BMW as a business car and expense budget and staying in nice hotels and all those kind of stuff. But the overall I mean, there's something really amazing about the US and I keep saying and it's not like blind nationalism. It's just for business and for success and for comfort, and for just that particular business. It's just an amazing country. It's like so once we started setting our eyes on that, it's like, it's so easy to do this. And definitely helps to be an immigrant, I don't know if the hardship helps if you use them, right. Michelle: Yes. Jack: So we use them as fuel. We used them as a reason why we needed to succeed because we did not want to live a life like I was travelling 100%. I mean, sounds glamorous, like I was jumping the plane on Monday morning going somewhere. But I was staying in Holiday Inn Express where ants were crawling up the walls. And in some cases, and usually, in small towns, where there are five restaurants, three of them are fast foods and I was like working in some companies up till midnight and I didn't enjoy it. So I use those things as fuel to say okay, I really got to do something extra in order to succeed. Now, having said that, being an immigrant here, which as you can probably confirm, is you start, you see way more opportunity that the non-immigrant see. Because it's not normal to you, what you see around you is all new. So as it's new, you look at it from a different angle and you see the holes in it, based on compared to what you see in other places in the world. And it's like well, and any kind of opportunity that ever existed is really masking itself as a problem. So you see, like anything that created like glasses, have been created because people don't see up with eyesight anymore. The problem is the eyesight gives is the solution. So anything even multifamily is the solution to a problem. You take a problem, you take a problem property that's been run down and you make it into the prettiest property in the neighbourhood. You provide a solution for people who want to save, solid, good well-working place, affordable place to live you can make something out of that. And it's true for everything and as an immigrant, I have a feeling you see that much more than then if you're born and raised here and it's everything is just normal. James: Yes, yes. Hey, I had a friend from the UK and he left the UK came to the US and he kept on telling me this. I don't know whether the UK or entire Europe, right, I mean it's a well to do country, it's a rich country but there's no easy part to break out from your circle.You can't break out as a breakout and go to the next level, you’re always within that, you're probably working, you're earning, you're learning, you are living an average life like everybody else, but you can't break out to the next level. So I'm not sure how is that in Germany, but in the US. Jack: Plus Germans, they don't move a lot. So you're on top of it, almost like down by your social circles, that like there's a party, a thing and a friendship. So if you start breaking out, you become you're almost alienating the people around you. Michelle: An anomaly. Jack: An anomaly. James: Okay. Jack: And if you don't have the stamina to keep that off and build a new circle of friendships or so, then you're going to be pulled back down. And that's another benefit as an immigrant, it's like, hey, it's like you didn't burn the boat but you cut the ties. It's a brand new world, it's a brand new opportunity, you associate yourself and make friends with those people that you want to make friends with. And it's just a, it's almost, it's a brand new world. It's a different thing. James: Got it. Michelle: I think especially in Jack's case, you know, resonates with that because he comes from a very small town in Germany. And he's like, there are some people that even though I didn't want to socialize, I had to because it was such a small town. James: Yes, that's true. Jack: Once when I was younger I was in college, I went to study in Spain for half a year. I came back went to my favourite bar and they just asked me, hey you looked tan, what do you want to drink? So nothing changed in like eight months or so. And not a single thing had changed, the same people were sitting at the same desk, tables, in the same bar, drinking the same drink. And 20 years later, still is nothing has changed. It's still, you know, look older and unhealthier but other than that it's the same thing. James: Yes. That's maybe that's why the index happiness index is much higher in some European country. People are just happy with the way they are, right? Jack: Yes, and there's no judgment in that. Michelle: Yes. James: Why do you want to rush? Why do you want to rush? Why do you want to get rich just leave as it is, right so? Jack: Yes, there's nothing set to be there but if you have ambitions if you enjoy growth, like a bit like we enjoy personal growth. We're really on a personal growth journey, it comes with challenges, it comes with new hurdles, it comes with expansion and so it wouldn't be my work. Michelle: And those challenges, you know, are our part, we know are part of the journey. And you think that the goal is you know, a worth goal, but it's really, the goal is a being on a constant process of becoming, an expansion kinda like what Jack said. Jack: And the wealth comes as a side benefit of that. James: Got it. Got it. So let's go to your businesses. So you guys, you had your green card, you came here. You worked for how many years did you work on a corporate life? Jack: Five and a half. Michelle: Five and a half. James: Five and a half, so what happened after five and a half? When did you start your land flipping thing? Jack: Well, the land business, we started about three years in or two years in we realized this is not what we want to do with this job thing. So we started dabbling with real estate. And we really didn't find success until about four years into it, until the end of 2002. So -- James: Hold on, on the two years that you realize that your work is not the thing that you all wanting to do, right? Jack: Right. James: What was that ah-ha moment, say that? Jack: The ah-ha moment was actually, for me was the first particular day that the company of 7000 people, let go a 1000 people in one day. Michelle: Right after September 11. Jack: And the economy did a massive shift downwards, the software company that had grown from 500 people when I joined them to 7000 people, three years later to two or three years later, we're starting to go back down from 7000 to 4000 people. And they did that in one year. As a matter of fact, it was within three days, during that one year. James: Wow. Jack: So one day 1000, another day 1000, another day 1000. These cuts were like for a few months apart from each other. But the first time that happened was when they literally, left and right when they when we were at the customer side, there was a software company. But I don't know anything about software and just wasn't a business, account department. They, business analyst, we were so worried about the customer side, that the phone would ring and our network was shut down. Usually, connect the internet to our corporate networks to get to files and stuff, all of a sudden, nobody could get into the network. It's like, oh, you get it, you get it. Michelle: You know what's happening, right? Jack: We started calling people in other offices, what's going on, you get in, no, nobody could get in. It's like oh, our network is down. Next thing you know, few of them, was over the phone rings, the guy picks up and all the colour leaves his face. And three minutes later, he picks up, he grabs his stuff and says, hey guys, nice meeting you. I was just fired. And he basically picks up his stuff and leaves. And that's it. And I was like, what you mean that's it? Like, again, Germany, if somebody fires you, they have to give you three months, -- Michelle: Three months. Jack: Three months notice. James: I thought it was 12 months notice. Michelle: Yes, so then you can actually train your replacement. Jack: Train your replacement and so on and or least have to pay for three months, some company say go home, but they have to pay for three months. Here, you're off and they gave him I think of four weeks severance if they signed something that they wouldn't sue the company. So and then during the course of the day, a whole bunch of people that I knew were let go. And I was sweating bullets, obviously, you know, we both were sweating bullets, because obviously, we work -- Michelle: And at that point, I had joined actually Jack's immigration, you know, files and paperwork because we figured, okay, there are very few people trying to emigrate from Germany. And there's so many more coming from south of the border, that stuck on Jack's application. And so we were both, you know, on his paperwork. Jack: So if I would have lost that job, we would have 60 days to find another job or leave the country. So at that moment, we realized, okay, this is, we're so breaking replaceable here, we're just a number in this big wheel of 7000 people. And after the day only 6000 people were like, okay, we got it, we got to do something else. We don't like it. After five and a half in an industry, you're almost like pigeonholed in that industry. I didn't want to stay for the rest of my career in that industry. So we wanted to get out. And we didn't know how to do that we just looked around. And after a few months or weeks of looking, we came across real estate, tried all kinds of different things, but couldn't get anything to work until we came across land flip. Michelle: And I think the land flipping thing was even, like falling forward. Jack: Yes, like pure coincidences, just like -- Michelle: We're looking into taxing and taxing you know, taxing investing. And I had gone up to somewhere in Northern California to a taxing option and stumbled upon, you know, a piece of land, a lady that owned a piece of land and we auction it off. And we're like, oh my gosh, you know, how could we do something like this? But instead of waiting until an auction happens, you know, how can we get to people much, much sooner. And because if she's a, you know, an owner of vacant land and wanted out, there must be other people. Jack: So we started sending direct mail to owners of real estate who have back taxes. And only people that own land, call us back. And -- James: You know what, that is exactly happened to me. I was trying to look for houses and all the people with land call me back. I said I don't want land, I want houses. Jack: There you go, you just missed out on a big opportunity right there. James: Yes, I should have known you guys. Jack: And then one guy had a property, it was worth about $8,000. But he hadn't done it, what's called a percolation test to make sure to put a septic tank in there, to see how the water, how fast the water sinks in the ground and it hasn't passed the septic test. So to him, it was worthless and he was leaving the state and he was wanting to leave. And he's like you guys can have that thing. And it's like, well, how about $400, he's like take it. So we got this thing for $400. And we sold it literally the next day to the neighbor across the street for $4000. James: Wow. Jack: And that became the beginning -- Michelle: And that's because our negotiation skills sucked. We were, the neighbor shows up Jack: And they just offered 4000 and we said, yes. Michelle: We were ecstatic, you know. Jack: Instead of like negotiating, we're just like -- James: You were like 10 times more, that's it, done, right? Jack: Right. And then the next deal was 10,000, the next deal, babe then we got to deal with like 21 properties for $30,000 that we sold for over $100,000. And then all of a sudden things started working. And then we also realize that most people that want to get rid of these properties don't actually even own property taxes. So now we go after all the general land and we generated millions of dollars, and we started doing this part-time then. Then Michelle quit her job because she was on the visa, started this full time. And then in March of 2003, I got, we got the green card. And then a few months later we felt comfortable. Michelle: I retire again. Jack: Retire, exactly. James: So my wife styles me. Jack: Then so in October of 2003, we quit our job, but it just we stumbled into that, bonded, built it up. And then for several years, we put the blinders on and all we did was land flipping. We only put our head up when the market crashed and everyone around us was losing money and we're still making lots of money. And then that's when we started buying single families and then later apartments. Michelle: Because we could buy houses here for forty, fifty thousand dollars, you know, with five grand in repairs and rent them for anywhere between $900 to $1100. James: Yes. Michelle: So you know, it made sense. And we had all the cash profits, you know, from the land business, because that land business actually, we're able to grow it very rapidly to almost an eight-figure business. You know, the first year we did about 60 deals, the second year, we did about 120 deals, 130. Jack: The third deal, 3800 deals. Michelle: Because we use them, we figured out a way to flush a lot of these properties. And by using auctions. So we used to have big live auctions, you know, we advertise on TV, radio, billboards, periodicals, online flyers. And get like 600 people to a room here in the Phoenix Convention Center, and sell them in one day 250, 200 to 250 parcels. And so we were quickly able to scale that and -- Jack: Build a bigger operation then, with like 40 full-time people. At the auction days, we had 120 people work for us, it was a big operation and we built them. And then we use those profits to then get into the forever cash market meaning buy, put asset allocation, as I call it, take the money we made and roll it over into something that brings cash flow for the rest of our lives. Now we have like 50, completely free and clear rental properties, which now have quadrupled in value. And we still own. James: That's awesome. Awesome. It's very interesting on how you stumble upon doing yellow letters. So that's how, I mean, I was looking for houses. And I believe I look at tax lien lease, if I'm not mistaken, people who didn't pay tax because most of the people who have an empty land, they don't want to pay the tax, right? Jack: Right. James: Because I think there's no cash flow, there's nothing coming. So Jack: Exactly. James: So many calls coming back, I was surprised at the number of response, people calling, but was calling all for empty land. And I say, I'm not going to buy that. So but looks like you guys monetize that I, I should have known that. Michelle: And you know, and even there, it's like in our countries, there's no way that you're going to lose your property over for taxes. But here in the US, you do, you know, the tax lien foreclosure method or through the tax [inaudible 0:25:16]. So those are opportunities that perhaps we were able to really, you know, hold on to because neither of our country's -- Jack: We would like, it blows away that people would even let these properties go for taxes, it was a perfect opening for us. And yes, so we monetize it in two ways. We learn, we wholesale them, we wholesale them. And we still do that, we just sold one week, actually two last week and, I don't know, every week there are sales. And we wholesale them, basically we buy something for $2,000 and go sell it for 10, that's not a bad profit, right? James: Absolutely. Jack: You can live off that. And plus, they're very affordable these properties. Or what we also do is we sell a seller financing. So a couple of months ago, there was one particular deal I want to highlight, is we bought the property for $5,000, an empty lot here in the city of Phoenix. And we sold it for $64,000 with a $6,500 down payment. So if you do the math, we paid five for them, and we got 6,500. So we got all ready -- Michelle: Our money is back. Jack: The moment we sell the property, our money is back. And now for the next 20 years, we get $500 a month and we'll make over $112,000 total on a property that we have zero money in, the moment we sold it. James: That's awesome. That's awesome. So let's walk through the land, the best land flipping strategy. Right? Jack: Okay. James: Because you guys have done it many times, right? So first is where do you get the list of landowners? What the, where's the best place to find? Michelle: So there are three possible places, we are still in love with a more difficult one. Because the harder it is for me, the harder it is for everyone else. James: Correct. Michelle: So there are places like Rebel gateway or Agent Pro, where you can get lists. And I think these two -- Jack: Lists services. Michelle: List services that basically, Jack: Online lists services, James: Lists source, right? Is it list source or -- Jack: List source or logic or agent pro 24/7.com. There's a whole host of different websites. James: What kind of list should we look for? Jack: We're looking for land lists, ones with value James: Other criteria, right? Jack: Yes, land, the other criteria is that the land value is below $100,000. Typically, because we found that to be our sweet spot, now you can go up above, but then your response rates are going to drop. [inaudible27:41] the pay for these properties just skyrockets and so on. But you can do those deals like we have a student the other day that made $192,000 flipping a deal that he put on the contract for much more than we usually put the properties under contract for. It went for 80 and he sold then for, what is that, close to 270 or something or 300. And then he made his offer to closing costs 192,000. But usually beyond that, we like out of state owners, but they don't have to be out of state. So there's a couple of other criteria. Then once you get that list, -- Michelle: You send them you know, you send them a letter and you can either you know printing stuff and stamped and lick all your envelopes and your letters. Or you can send it through a mailing house if you want to outsource that and send out letters and just hold on to your seat because you're going to get -- James: You're gonna get a lot of calls. Michelle: A lot of calls. Jack: Right, you're going to get a lot of calls, exactly. We did, for example, yes, when you send out these letters also, so we don't use the yellow letter, we've developed our own letter and split tested that hundreds of times until we got it to a point where we could not improve the performance of it anymore. And so our letter sometimes, there are a few counties where you get lower response rates, but usually, you get at least a four or five, six percent response rate. And it can go as high as 15 to 20%. James: So let's say now someone calling you, say I will land to sell, can you buy from me? What are the things you look for, to see whether you want to take down their number and follow up with them? Jack: First thing is motivation. Michelle: Yes. Jack: Because almost any kind of land sells, it's just if you get it cheap enough. Now, having said that, there are certain areas, certain pockets that we don't buy. I mean, there are areas in Arizona, where its land, an acre of land is worth $500, that's not worth pursuing. So the value needs to be there. So we typically don't just go below $100,000. We also start above 10,000. So that we have, -- Michelle: So you don't get crap. Jack: So you don't get crap. Michelle: Yes. Jack: So good language here. So you gotta get you together, you don't get junk land. James: Thanks for being nice. Jack: Yes, we have that ongoing, she's the foul mouth in the family. Michelle: Hey, you throw me under the bus. Jack: So then you, yes, you sent out these letters, I thin I forget the question. James: The question is, once they call, what are the criteria -- Jack: You asked them a few questions, you go through a list of questions that we created the script for and asked like if there's early access, if there is utility to the properties, and none of those things is a deal-breaker, they just determine how much you ultimately going to offer for property. James: Got it. And how do you determine what you gonna offer? Jack: Comparables, you run for market comparables similar to houses plus there are a few extra ways, like for example, particularly in rural areas, there might not be comparables of the same size. So if you're looking at five acre parcel, and you only have like 10 and 20 acre parcels, and there's no other five acres to sold or listed, you gotta adjust for size sometimes. So basically, a 10-acre parcel is listed or sold for $30,000. Well, five acres, not automatically worth 15, it's more worth a little bit more, because in rural areas, the smaller the parcel, the higher the price per acre. Michelle: Yes. Jack: So you get down, it's like the other way around, the bigger you go, the more kind of volume discount you get on the acreage. So going from 20 to 40 is not a doubling, it's more like a one and a half times in value. James: Got it. Jack: So 20 is, so the value over 20 years because of comparable shows you that's $40,000 and an 80 is not a 20 to 40 or 40-acre parcel is not $80,000. It's more like $60,000. So there's kind of you can adjust for those things. But the nice part is we buy our properties for five to 25 cents on the dollar. So that's the key to this entire thing. Because when you buy at 10, 15, 20 cents on the dollar, you can be off in your analysis and still make money. And you can make money by selling the reseller of financing and getting a down payment that pays for the property. And you have so much margin of error and so much offer in there that it's almost impossible and I'm not saying it is but it's almost impossible to screw up. James: Yes, yes. And what tool do you use to find those comparables? Jack: We use, we go on Zillow, we go on Redfin, we go on realtor.com, we go on landwatch.com, the same free websites, because I ideally go on the MLS, but the MLS only has, doesn't have all the land is allowed land it sells like owner to owner. And also even if you have access to the MLS, we do deals from Hawaii to Florida. Our students do deals out of the country, you usually only have access to the MLS in one little pocket. So it's impossible to almost have access to the MLS all over the country. Michelle: And it's relatively easy to do the comparable analysis we develop, like our own proprietary software that basically connects through you know, to Zillow, Redfin and all these services. So when I'm at a record, you know, and I'm looking at it immediately it populates for me, you know, whatever comparables. And if it's a little bit, you know, more, if it takes a little bit longer for me to do that, it's maybe eight to 10 minutes, you know, to look up a record elsewhere, specifically, like if it's an info lot, and it's completely built out, you kind of have to like back into the value of the land by figuring out, you know, what are the average, you know, prices in homes in this area? What is the average square foot? How much would it take a builder to, you know, building your house and, and kind of that way back into the value by -- Jack: So we build five methods to the value of the thing, not less, not the least is actually assessed value, any counties the assessed value as a relationship to the market value. And if you can prove over the first 10, 20 analysis that you do that this relationship is reliable, and you can just use the assessed value too for evaluation. Michelle: In a particular county. Yes. James: So you have to pay property tax on all this land, right? Do you try to flip it within the year so that you don't pay property taxes? Jack: As a matter of fact, the way most of our students are doing this is that they don't actually ever buy the property. What they do is that they put the property on a contract and then go market the property right away, and then either do an assignment or do it what's called a double closing, where they use the same day transaction where they buy it and sell it both in the same day. And the buyer brings up all the funds that pays everyone. So -- James: That's a wholesaling technique, right? Jack: It's a wholesaling technique, James: Yes, like in houses, that's what -- Jack: Exactly it's same, the same technique just that we use land for it. And the nice part about land is there's no tenants, no toilets, no termites, there's no repairs. There's no you don't have to show anyone the property. Michelle: James and in the competition -- Jack: Is almost none. James: That's why so many people call me. Jack: Somebody on this podcast just told us that he walked away from owning land because he didn't know -- James: I know. You know, I was thinking that time why are these people selling all their land. I mean, there must be some business here. But I was so busy looking at houses, right. And I thought… Jack: Right and that's the normal thing. So there's almost no competition. And for the last 12 years, we have done this entirely, virtually we have not looked at a single piece of land ourselves. James: Yes. Jack: Google Maps, Google Earth, you can see it all, you don't, Google Street View, you can just drive by your lot, take pictures. And it's all there, no reason to get dirty and dusty out there. Michelle: And that's another thing that I think I want to add in terms of like how simple it is. And now that we've like perfected our system, how predictable it is, you know, is that when we started looking into real estate, because we're both not from here, we had no clue completely clueless about construction, about estimating repairs for kitchen or bathrooms, for flooring, for roofing, we had no idea. And you don't have to deal with any contractors, any, you don't have to deal with any of those headaches that usually you have to deal with improve property when you're dealing with land. So that's something else we forgot to mention. Jack: And that's actually why we also, the main reason why we didn't jump from that multifamily right away, but we took the bridge of single families because we first needed to learn the details of how much does it cost to rehab a kitchen and the bathroom, and the flooring and windows and things like that. We didn't want to tackle a $10 million project first. We wanted to go, start small, so we bought some rental houses with their own money so if we make mistakes, it costs us money and not our investors. And little by little we then learned and after realizing that we can manage those also remotely because our houses are in three different markets; Phoenix, Cleveland, Omaha and an even though new houses in Cleveland, I just hold a show last week. I may have a few houses that I couldn't even find anymore because I haven't, the last time I saw them was like eight years ago, and they spit out cash flow every month. The property management companies who charge them, everything is good. So after that experience was like we're ready for a step up and now buy the bigger buildings and manage them. And we can also do that remotely. James: Okay, that's awesome. So I'm thinking why did I miss this opportunity, right? And I think the answer to my question was, I do not know who to sell to. So how did y'all solve the problem? How do you go to market, okay, today you get land, how do you go and find the seller? Jack: So initially, we started with eBay and newspapers and then we figured out this big land auctions. But the big land auction stopped working about 2007, 2008. Michelle: And started doing online auctions. Jack: And then we started doing online auctions, we shifted, started everything online. So since about 2008, the middle of 2008 now, we have been pursuing and we have been selling all our land online through websites like Craigslist, through Zillow, through MLS. If you own the property, if you have a paragraph in it, it's just that you're allowed to market it. You can even a property if you own it, it's easy to sell it on the MLS anyway, if you don't own it, you can have a paragraph in your contract which we have, that allows you to market this then you can put it off to the brokerlessMLS.com for $99 goes on the MLS. Again, but in other, this land specific websites like land watch, landfliprealtor.com again, land of America and the biggest one that is right now driving the most traffic for us and everyone else is the Facebook marketplace. James: So they are people looking to buy land from people? Jack: Oh, lots of people like -- Michelle: Facebook marketplace and Facebook groups land, land groups. Jack: Yes, Facebook land groups. Yes, there's a big market. I mean, we focus on three kinds of land. Number one [inaudible 0:38:34] lots, can sell immediately to a builder. Number two, the lots in the outskirts of town, right, if this is the city right on the outskirts of the city, that's where we still buy land because it's in the path of growth. Cities like San Antonio, cities like Austin, cities like Dallas, cities like Phoenix, cities like LA, like Denver, all over the country, they're growing, their growing infill. They're there. They're growing in the outskirts of town we're there and there are two ways and the third way is we're focusing on larger acreage in the more rural areas. And that is for the multi-billion dollar market off RV, ATV's, hunters, campers, how would you love to have a 40-acre ranch out into the hills of East Texas, right? Wouldn't that be beautiful? James: Yes. Absolutely, Jack: Yes. And there's millions of people that are looking for that. And then we put the one on top because we get so cheap. If you offer those properties with seller financing, they sell very quickly. Michelle: Or a discount -- Jack: Or discount or market value, wholesale, there is price, will advertise it's a good property, it sells very quickly. And for example, one of our students just posted something that they put, they put an ad on the Facebook marketplace and within 24 hours that has 4250 people look at it and comment and message them. And obviously, they had to take the ad down and had multiple offers on the ads in one day. Now that's not necessarily typical, it might take a few weeks for the property to sell. But there are buyers with it's a b2c market right, we're the business to the consumer market. And the end consumer buys a lot of these lots and the [inaudible40:18] lots are B2B to the builders. Michelle: Yes. James: And how do you check the entitlement of the land? What is it zoned and all that? Jack: There's another company, Michelle: Yes, so you go through a title company, make sure titles free and clear. Jack: There are title companies that we use are not the same companies, different department that we use when buying a $10 million apartment complex than when we buy for it for a $30,000 piece of land. Obviously, the cost is different because they charge us a minimum cost, which is usually anywhere between $700 and $1200 a deal. But if you're about to make $50,000 on there, you can pay $800 and then make 14,200, still okay. James: What about land, which has a utility or going to get utilities, is that much higher price than? Jack: Usually it is and usually it's already, Michelle you can. Michelle: Go ahead. Jack: Usually, it's already in the assessed value included, occasionally it's not because the assessors like a year or two behind. But it's definitely already when you run your comparables, it's already in the market because that word is out and then other properties in the market are going to be listed higher, which tells you, okay, or listed or sold higher, which shows you the market value is higher. So your offer is going to be higher and the seller is going to be happy to accept it. And you make more money in the process. Michelle: And it's much more attractive to buyers too. Jack: And it sells quicker. Yes. James: Yes. So I can see people like me doing this, right, because I already have done the yellow letter marketing, I know all the languages and you know all that. But so anybody can do that, right? It's a simple business, which makes a lot of money. And you are basically bridging the gap between people who need the land versus marketing to their direct seller who is in a distressed situation or who just want to get out from. Most of the time they inherited the land, they don't want to pay tax and they just get rid of it. Jack: Looks like you talk to a few of them. James: I did, talk to a few of them. A lot of them said hey, you know, my mom gave me and she died and now I have to pay property tax on it. And can you buy it or not? Jack: Exactly right. Michelle: So you're helping them and then you're helping your buyers too. And I think the how quickly you sell the property has a lot to do with how you market the property, how what kind of listing you create, you know. There's a lot of crap where you just show a piece of dirt and no, you need to dream it, you know, you have a catchy headline. I mean, you have to understand a little bit of marketing and copy and grabbing people's attention and so on and so forth. But nothing that you can't learn. James: Yes, absolutely. Absolutely. And what do you think? I mean, you have a property software on it, right? What problem does it solve? Michelle: So what that does is, so back in the day, when we were starting, and we were doing in just a few deals, you know, we could manage to keep our stuff, you know, on paper, on an Excel spreadsheet. But the moment we basically started really scaling this, you know, at the point that we started doing the auctions, we could no longer continue using Excel spreadsheets, we really needed you know, a CRM. And not just a CRM to keep track of our buyers and our sellers, but to keep us organized in our process flow. From the moment that the mailing went out to the inbound call being received to are we ready on the status where we've done research and ready to send an offer, has the offer come back, accept it and we sent this out to title escrow, is it back? Is it ready to be put into the catalogue for the auction, you know, for sale? And so it basically it's a process deal flow from beginning to end for land specifically. Jack: And we build the software in-house that guides you along step by step through the process of buying a property, keep them organized, like statistics, as tax, there is a built-in buyers website, seller's website, calculator for the numbers and things like that. James: So why do you need like, you know, like you said, you have like 15 staffs, right, you have the CRM, what function does the staff do? Jack: The staff does the work, I mean, the CRM organize to work for you, but somebody needs to put in the data. And somebody really needs to press the buttons and do the -- Michelle: And somebody needs to pick up the calls from the buyers. Like we have a lady that is just in charge of that as of this position, basically, there are other people making sure that the phone rings and she's just answering them. Jack: But having said that, this is us, right, we want to spend our time with our 11-year-old daughter travelling the world. We want to spend our time focusing on apartment complexes and not focusing but spending our time, we love learning right and looking at complex deals and things like that. So after building our land business to the level that wanted to build it, we started putting a team in place of it. Having said that, we have many students that run one of them, at the top of the head, I think of one of them is also a coaching organization. He is on track this year to do 120 deals alone with one assistant with one virtual assistant. So the thing is, because it's simple because you don't have to rehab anything, because if you don't have to do anything like that, he can do a, he can do 120 deals just as a two-man or a man and woman, kind of show. And so you don't need a big staff is a point, we have a staff of like somebody picks up the phone calls, answer them they, you can outsource everything. So we use a mailing and a call center to take the phone calls, we use a mailing house to send out the letters. So what we have inhouse is somebody does the deal analysis to figure out what the properties are worth, and somebody who team of two people that prepare the listings and go sell the properties. Anything else you don't really need, anything else you can do, you can outsource. Michelle: And documentation, unless you like to work with documents, paperwork. Jack: But all of that is electronic. Again, it comes in we have buyers signed by DocuSign. We have, we scan things, we put it on to Dropbox, we use different files. We attach them to our CRM and stuff. But it doesn't require a lot of people to do this, which makes it even more profitable. James: Yes, yes. I mean, I think you've sequence it very nicely so that you can scale gracefully and you can have your own time too, awesome. Jack: Probably the biggest thing I think that this business because there's no competition and as you said the sellers have people that are, there are people that inherited this property, they're not getting 25 letters a week, like the hospitals. They're getting nothing a week, so when your letter comes in and when you make that offer, we sent the offer by mail to them, we give them 10 days to actually accept the offer. Then when we buy it, we get a contract and we have three months or four months or six months, whichever we want to close on it. So it destresses the entire thing. That means we can design this business around our lives. And so the life designing with a life -- Michelle: Retrofitting it into the business, Jack: Yes, determining when we have free time. So it's truly a business that can be done based on everyone's work schedule and in full time can be designed such that you work with around the things that are important in your life. James: So does it still work now in this economic cycle? Jack: It's actually right now is the best market that we have seen in probably 15 years. Michelle: Yes. James: Why is that? Jack: Because the market is up so it means that buyers are, still buyers will, the sellers will always be there. James: Sellers always be there, yes. Jack: There's always going to be people that inherited the property and don't want it anymore. But the buyers are right out there, right now out there in the market. They're positive, they're upbeat, they want to buy these properties. They want to take them up, take their RV's up there. Michelle: Ride their RTV's. Jack: Ride their RTV's, spilled something on it so the properties are flying off the shelves, and probably the big right now our properties and our students' properties, we see the highest margins that we've probably seen since we teach this. James: Awesome, awesome. Michelle: We have people that are doing this that are you know, stay at home moms, single moms to Rob, who's a dentist, he no longer is a, well, he will always be a dentist, I guess. But he sold his practice because, you know, 10 months into the land flip he's like, I don't need to be behind the chair anymore. And now his wife who is also a dentist is looking to sell her practice as well, to people that are having a job still in parallel because they, you know, they are already 30 something years in it. And they're like they have just one more year for their pension. So they don't want to go back and are doing it in parallel. I mean, we have -- Jack: It's across the board. Michelle: It's across the broad, from all works of life. James: Yeah, I can see anybody doing this, right? It doesn't take a lot of time and effort, not like house flipping or even rentals or… Michelle: Yes, in the house flipping world, you get a call from a seller and he says I'm interested. I mean, you better meet him at the property, like within a few hours, because you're going to have two or three people that are chasing the same house. James: Yes, yes, yes. That's what happened to me. I missed out on the land flipping, I went house flipping, life has become so busy. So coming back to the next level commercial asset, not the next level. I mean, the other commercial asset class that you guys are doing, which is multifamily, right. And you said you're doing it so can you explain that to me why you're doing that? Jack: Yes, we're doing that for long term generational wealth. So in other words, right now we do syndicate deals. So we have some deals that we make very good money, but and we have our assets and our paid-off properties. But so we wanted to take the next step in complexity, the next step and leverage the next step in personal growth. So we -- Michelle: Exactly, I think our investing has really followed our own personal journey, you know, of development and growth. So Jack: Right, so one of the things, so we started buying these properties. And the first one, we realized, we syndicate it with our investors. And then the second one, the first few we syndicate investors. As a matter of fact, the first one we came in as a junior partner. So we raised the thing, the guy that couldn't raise all the money. And the moment he was about to lose this deal and he basically said, like, if you guys raise half of the money, you get half of the deal, which is obviously a great, great deal. I've never come across that. Michelle: And we're gonna learn how to do it, as he has been doing this for many years. I'm like, that sounds like a perfect situation. Jack: But we also needed to put in $80,000 in escrow deposit, which we could have lost. So it was, he asks for something and he gave something, was a great deal. So we came in, we ended up raising 60% of the money. And doesn't matter, we didn't get more than 50% of the deal. We got in we learned a ton and then we started doing this on our own. And the first few deals like there was just, we have a lot of income, but we have like your cash availability is not always $3 million, right? So we basically looked at it as like we needed $3 million. Let's put some money in ourselves and let's raise the rest through syndications. So we did a syndication for the last few deals. And at some point of time, we might transition into doing deals without investors, the reading hold on for the long term, 10, 20, 30 years, and then our daughter can potentially then inherit and she can keep them or sell them and upgrade them and so on. But in essence, it's a way to, what attracted us to it over the single families is that there's another layer of management, another layer of separation between us and the actual issues on the problem. Michelle: Yes, because now all of a sudden, you know, when you're looking at 100 doors at a time, and that scale allows you to have you know, on the ground, a full time, you know, leasing person, a full-time person for repairs or maintenance. Another one that is turning units around, you know, we have the regional director with, you know, with the property management. And so for us, it's really a lot of asset management, but not the everyday thing of like, would you approve, you know, the repair on a toilet or on this, small things-- Jack: Which, today, I got two more in our single families because they have an authorization limit of $500 on me there because I don't trust them with more. So on a single family, so everything over $500 goes to me, which is literally something three or four things a week that happen especially in summer when it's hot, and AC breaks and so on, that are just like driving me crazy. Because every single time it's like they don't give you the information you need. They don't give you the details you need, you have to jump on the phone call, you have to email back a few times. They don't follow the instructions and how to submit it versus when you operate on a larger property, you can distance, you're removed from these things. You get a status report, you can dive in with your expert partner on the deal, I mean, the regional manager into it. And more than anything, the other thing we realized is you very well know, you can force appreciation and you can force value increase rent, which on the single-family house, you can just, you just cannot do. Michelle: Yes. And elevation is not based on the income but it's fixed but based on other properties. James: Yes, yes I always say that you can build a house, painted with gold, on real gold but the value is still going to be following the other houses surrounding it. Jack: Exactly. James: Are you guys using the depreciation from multifamily to offset the active income on your land? Jack: Yes. Of course, yes. Big time. I mean we -- Jame: That's double right. Jack: We have done on all the units we have, we have done the cost segregation study, and it is literally. Michelle: It shows a lot of the profits from the land flipping even from the educational business, you know, it's a very purpose-driven business for [inaudible 0:54:03] and it throws a nice chunk of cash. And I'm like, we need to, you know, protect that. And so we're, it feels like, you know, with apartment investing, we get to have the cake and eat it too, in terms of, you know, getting the cash flow in. Jack: We get cash flow, we get income, any cash flow, we get appreciation and we get the tax benefits that wipes out almost the entire income of the other things that we do. So it's a it's like a dream come true. Yes. James: Yes. So you want to consider real estate professional, not because of the land, but because of that single-family homes? Jack: Because of really everything I mean, Michelle: That's all we do. James: If you do just land, are you considering real estate professional? Jack: Yes, the land is real estate. As a matter of fact, I always say that when somebody says I've never dealt with land, only do houses. I said like, it's actually I said, it is actually an incorrect statement. Because you have never bought a house -- James: Without the land? Jack: What you buy is the land and the house on it. James: Yes, correct. Jack: That's truly a land transaction that had a house on it. The legal description of the property is not the house, it doesn't say it's a four-bedroom, three bath house, no, you're buying this lot, lot number 23 with whatever it happens to be on it. And what is on it is a luxury house or a dump is just defines the value differences. But so with a real estate professional, doesn't have to be defined by analysis, or commercial, or you can be land too James: Got it, got it. So let's go to a bit more personal side of it. So no technicals? So why do you guys do what you do? Michelle: I think for me, you know, in the beginning, it was about us having freedom of money, time, you know, relationships. And right now, it's about freedom of purpose, you know. It has you kind of like, you know, when you're struggling, somebody is listening to this, they're struggling, or they have a job they hate or whatever, the very first thing that you look at is how can you take care of your immediate family? When you have that taken care of, then you start looking at, okay, how can I, you know, start, you know, helping them my church or helping in my community or helping on a much, much larger scale. So for me, you know, a lot of my, you know, what drives me right now, and my purpose and my why is to become a mentor and a leader. You know, for other women to start investing in real estate, to start, you know, having their money work for them, for example, and set an example, you know, I want to be a hero for my daughter. And I want her to also grow into a lady that you know, knows how to manage your finances, that is very comfortable with investments, whether small or large and so on. So, Jack: For me, along the similar lines, I remember the year 2007, when we were and we had accomplished our first major, big financial goal, which was a certain number, I feel everyone has their number and goal in mind. And we had just moved into a gorgeous, semi-custom home that we designed from scratch up and all of a sudden, we're like, you reach those goals, and you almost like fall into a hole. And we fall in that hole because you expect to be like all candy and rainbows and everything and unicorns, but actually the quite opposite of that. But it's like for a moment you celebrate and then you're like, what now, right? So we basically sat down and was like, okay, so we can sit down now and we can go retire in essence, we can go sit down, we can do nothing. But we realized, for example, there's a charity in Michelle's home country Honduras, that we said we could go work in charities, in charitable work. But we realized, we're really very good at getting businesses to a profitable stage, we're good at kind of creating money, Michelle: That's kind of like our genius. Jack: And so that we are not the person that's going to live in the Honduran in rain forest jungle and feeding the poor, so but it's close to our heart. So why don't we stick to what we love doing Michelle: Our strength. Jack: So that we generate the money that we can be more impactful in those kinds of things. And as a side thing, I love real estate, I mean, I don't see myself not doing real estate ever. I mean, I hate it the entire the IT industry. I'm not personally involved in the continuous development of our software, because I'm kind of scarred from that time in the IT industry. I get involved into the what the vision is of it, but, and then we have a great guy that drives the implementation of these things. But we focus on deals, we focus on and if I can focus deals for the rest of my life and opportunities then I'm a happy camper, it's just what I love doing. So and it throws off money and that allows us to help more people, that is awesome. Michelle: And be transformational in the way, you know, and the way we treat our investors and the way that you know, people that want to participate in our deals. Jack: So the teaching side of things, we started the teaching side of things also kind of like almost like a mission kind of the point of view that not that we need the rest to save the world. But there are so many people out there that do real estate either the wrong way or that they don't know that there's an easier and simpler way that you can do real estate. And learn and grow build the confidence and capability in your life that then allows you to do whatever the heck you want to do afterwards that we feel like I was called to teach this and show the land flipping part of things to people. So they can also get on their own feet. And we have had years where we lost money in that business where we put it on their own pocket for and it was still fulfilling because we see the difference that it makes in the people's life. So we were committed and our core values are to be transformational. Michelle: Yes. And it's not just walking a person through a deal by really sculpting someone's spirit you know, someone's confidence, someone's courage through the process of a real estate deal. So it's incredibly rewarding work for sure. James: Okay, okay. So why don't you tell about how to find you guys. How can the listeners find you? Jack: Easiest way to find us on the land flipping side is to go to landprofitgenerator.com and you can also go to www.orbitinvestments.com, there's a link over to the land flipping side. There's a couple of other links on too. James: Okay. Michelle: I'm on Facebook Michelle Bosch, Instagram michelleboschofficial. Jack: And again on the land site we since we don't teach the apartment complex things, you do that. We have no educational things about that, we just, we do syndicate with investors. We do probably similar deals and but on our website like all the educational things all about land flipping. So we have a Facebook group called Land Profit Generator Real Estate Group. So everything we do on the land side is called land profit generator. So you look for land profit generator, you find us and orbit investments is more like the overall holding company above everything else with links to all the different pieces that we do. James: Awesome. Well, Jack and Michelle, thanks for coming in. I learned so much and I learned what I didn't miss too, but I'm sure the listeners learned a lot of things from today's podcast. Thank you for coming in. Michelle: Thank you so much for having us, absolutely. Jack: Looking forward to seeing you at the next mastermind. James: Absolutely. Thank you Michelle: Thank you, bye.

Tyler Davidson sat down at IMEX America with Jerry Harper, deputy director of the Phoenix Convention Center, to find out what's new in the destination and at the facility, as well as why the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown is used as test hotel for that brand's news innovations. Enjoying this episode? View more episodes of the Meetings Today Podcast! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

War of Ages panel - Live from the Phoenix Convention Center for Day 1 of the Phoenix Game On Expo Expo Thank you to everyone who came out to nerd with us, and to our incredible programmers Ashleigh & Christal Cast: Anthony Thornton Paul Broccolo Elijah Grisby Patrick Fjeld

For most small businesses hitting the 10-year mark is a milestone. In today's episode I sit down with August Schmidt, owner at East Valley CrossFit as he shares how he has been able to be successful in a very crowded space of fitness. We get into some of the innovations that separate East Valley from other businesses in the same vein. August also shares how he has managed to take 6 teams to the then coveted CrossFit regionals and a few athletes, to the CrossFit Games. Enjoy and take note. Show Notes For more information on East Valley CrossFit and how you can get started with your journey to a better you in your health and fitness log onto: bit.ly/eastvalleycrossfit. Want to compete with the best competitors in the Southwest? Sign up for the 2019 Desert Cup at the Phoenix Convention Center right here: bit.ly/2019desertcup. Join the Fitt Focus Xendurance challenge to get your free 7-day supply of Xtreme Endurance and see why CrossFit Athletes like Josh Bridges, Camille Leblanc-Bazinet, Mattie Rogers (Olympic weightlifting), Paul Chelimo (middle distance runner), Jennifer Tavernier (American Ninja Warrior) and others use products from Xendurance in their training regimen. To sign up for the challenge go to: bit.ly/fittfocusxndchallenge. Do you need to get your business organized? Are you tired of letting customers slip through the cracks, not following up and losing business to your competitors? Say no more and solve for your disorganization, losing customers from not following up and get more growth from the products at Keap, makers of Infusionsoft. Keap is an all-in-one business management software that allows you to complete your customer lifecycle through capturing new customers, automated, personalized follow-up, upsell and referral based opportunities. Take a look at the product videos here: Keap Grow  Keap PRO   Infusionsoft  If you have questions on which one is right for you, send me an email directly at: james.allen@keap.com and I will help you figure it out and get you started. Mention you heard about Keap on this show and receive 50% off of your first 3 months. Don't forget friends, subscribe and share this podcast with 3 of your friends. Together we can spread the word and help more people bring the fitness of their physical, mental, spiritual, emotional and social economical well-being into focus. Peace, love and salmon grease.

This time, we are at the Phoenix Convention Center, for Phoenix Fan Fusion (formerly Phoenix Comicon and Phoenix Comic Fest) 2019! It’s rare that we break a convention into multiple podcasts, but there’s just no way we can fit everything, about this one, into any less than two shows. This show shares experiences from Thursday and Friday at the con. Listen in and enjoy!

The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with Brandon Rhea, Social Media Manager for Square Egg Entertainment, the parent company of Phoenix Fan Fusion. Brandon filled us in on the specifics of their new signature event, "Queen Lantern Corps, Dragstravaganza". We also learned about his career and how he came to work for Square Egg and what is in store for Fan Fusion. It was an exciting conversation about a new fandom for folks to celebrate, not to mention inclusivity in fandoms as a whole.   About Phoenix Fan Fusion Phoenix Fan Fusion is a multigenre entertainment and comic book convention held annually in Phoenix, Arizona. It was founded as the Phoenix Cactus Comicon in June 2002, and originally consisted of a one-day six-hour event held in Ahwatukee, Arizona. PHXFF plays host to comic related panels, programming events, art contests, and autograph signings for all ages. It is a four-day event (Thursday-Sunday) held during the summer at the Phoenix Convention Center in downtown Phoenix. On Thursday evening prior to the official opening of the event, there is a preview for professionals, exhibitors, and select guests pre-registered for all four days. www.phoenixfanfusion.com   About Queen Lantern Corps "Dragstravaganza!" "In darkest timelines... in brightest spotlight... against all insult or slight, let those who deny love beware their power... the Queen Lanterns' might!" Phoenix Fan Fusion has a new signature event featuring a veteran of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Phi Phi O’Hara and an all-star roster of fabulous local drag queens ready to be your heroines and take the stage to slay in a one-night-only revue! This is an 18+ separately ticketed event so, go to PhoenixFanFusion.com for tickets. In our second segment we chat very briefly about The Deep Space Nine documentary, What We Left Behind as well as talk about the Jumper premiere at The American Pavilion at Festival de Cannes. We also highlight recent articles posted to the tggeeks.com in the past week. As always we have our birthdays and we have the ever popular feedback segment. We welcome your feedback. Please, let us know what you think. Good or bad, we want to know and you could receive a shoutout in the feedback segment. Thank you for listening, we really do appreciate you taking time out of your day to spend with us.     Our YouTube channel is audio only:   Show Notes / Links: TG Geeks Episode 219 TG Geeks Episode 220 TG Geeks Episode 221 Regarding Erin’s Arcade of Words Reviews The Sequels #3 - Van Helsing High School Gini's Yaps - Restaurants on the Road | Market on Houston - San Antonio, TX Dr. Zombie – Monster Family Physician #48 Five Questions With... Janni Olsson Trial by Fire: Moving and Emotional | Andrea's Angle All is True: Legacies of the Bard | Andrea's Angle Movie Review: Tolkien Is Not a Portrait of the Artist News Sushi #63: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond Movie Review: The Souvenir Ben’s Breakdown | What We Left Behind: A Love Letter for “Deep Space Nine” Five Questions With... Dean Newcombe Festival de Cannes: Special Coverage | The American Pavilion presents Jumper Premiere     Visit Hero Within Store    Visit Uncharted Regions Website  Thank You to our Web Hosting Partner Visit Hero Within Store Travel To Uncharted Regions Krypton Radio  Featured Podcast     Thank You: The Arkle Times Post Dispatch News - The Human Arkle on Twitter @arkle --- Be sure to take a look at Arkle’s other venture: Arkle Studios presents Shameless Cash Grab Special thanks go the Facebook Group moderators of "Gay Geeks Afterhours" for encouraging us to share our content there, and there URL is www.facebook.com/groups/gaygeeksafterhours/. Here's a special shout out to “The Gay Geek” for graciously allowing us to post our episodes in their Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/thegaygeek. And a special Thank You to Jeremiah Reeves,

Has it really been 2 years?! Paul and A.T. celebrate the milestone the only way they know how. LET’S TALK COMICS NERDS! Make sure to check our Read a (Comic) Book! Live at Phoenix Fan Fusion May 23-26 at the Phoenix Convention Center. Phoenix Fan Fusion Schedule: Here is our schedule: Read a (Comic) Book! 2019 Superhero Fantasy Draft [Thursday 4:30 PM / Room 225A] - Come dressed as your favorite character and you could be asked to draft you're own team. The audience decides who has the best team! Wait... This was for Kids?! (18+) [Thursday 7:30 PM / Room 223] - Our panelist (and audience) will take a look at the darker sides of the cartoons we grew up on. Animation Domination [Friday 1:30 PM / Room 124 AB] - Our favorite characters from cartoons face off in battle! The audience will decide who stands victorious! Latch Key Kidz present: Batman the Animated Series. [Friday 4:30 PM / Room 222ABC) - Did you love Batman the Animated Series (he asked rhetorically)? Join us as we rip out all of the audio from 2 episodes and make up all new dialogue and a new story live! It's completely unscripted so anything can happen! DC vs. Marvel Character showdown [Saturday 3:00 PM / Room 222ABC] - DC & Marvel's best heroes and villains face off against each other to decide which of the Big 2 has the best characters! Latch Key Kidz present: X-Men the Animated Series. (18+) [Saturday 7:30 PM / Room 222ABC) - Did you love X-Men the Animated Series (he asked for real this time)? Join us as we rip out all of the audio from 2 episodes and make up all new dialogue and a new story live! It's completely unscripted so anything can happen! Read a (Comic) Book! Podcast Live: Batman Interview [Sunday 12:00 PM / 225A] - Batman turned 80 this year! We got the AARP Card Carrying Dark Knight in town for one afternoon and he's ready to answer ALL of the questions (or nap trying). Phoenix Fan Fusion Ultimate Character Showdown [Sunday 4:30 PM / Room 222ABC] - End your weekend with the battle panel where fandoms collide and the audience decides who wins! We can't wait to nerd out with all of you!

In this episode, we discuss the abundance of trailers for movies coming later in 2019. Star Wars (and the amazing cosplay of Star Wars Celebration 2019), The Lion King, The Joker and a few more. Listen to our thoughts and a fun announcement for the end of May! We have been approved to attend Phoenix Fan Fusion from May 23rd-26th at the Phoenix Convention Center. It's our first time attending a convention in our hometown so we hope you'll join us! For more information on tickets, guests and how to attend, please go to their website and get your tickets soon! We hope to see your beautiful faces there! More notes for this episode can be found at https://thenerdlys.com/2019/04/15/episode-145-anticipation-is-high Let us know if you have any questions or feedback by messaging us on Facebook or emailing us at contact@thenerdlys.com If you would like to support our podcast and help with our costs please consider donating during our Twitch streams or via Ko-Fi. https://ko-fi.com/thenerdlys We'd really appreciate if you leave feedback for our little show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher also. Thanks!

The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with, Mat Hayes, the Director and Writer of a new film entitled "Cognitive" and how that film came to be as well as his career. As always we have our birthdays and we have our always popular feedback segment. In our second segment we have discussion of some changes we are contemplating for the website and show. In our third segment we highlight our recent articles posted to the website in the past week. As always we welcome your feedback. Please let us know what you think. Good or bad, we want to know and you could receive a shoutout in the feedback segment. Thank you for listening, we really do appreciate you taking time out of your day to spend with us.     Our YouTube channel is Two Gay Geeks (audio only):   Show Notes / Links: TG Geeks Episode 195 TG Geeks Episode 202 The Problems That Arise When They Have Their Boy Erased. RIP Stan Lee Andrea's Angle | Bad Santa Dr. Zombie – Monster Family Physician #29 Gini’s Christmas Classics? | Red and Red 2 Andrea's Angle | Die Hard IS a Christmas Movie Andrea's Angle | Bad Santa 2 News Sushi: Morsels of News from Japan and Beyond #44 Gini's Christmas Classics? | Die Hard and Die Hard 2 Breakfast at Duza's Kitchen Can't be Beat     Visit Hero Within Store    Visit Uncharted Regions Website  Thank You to our Web Hosting Partner   We Can Now Be Found on Spotify Link to Spotify   Featured Podcast Promo of the Week If you have a podcast or know of a podcast we should be aware of, please use the contact form below and send us the information and we will take a look.   Please consider supporting the Trevor Project     Phoenix Fan Fusion Info  Phoenix Fan Fusion will be held Memorial Day Weekend 2019 at the Phoenix Convention Center. More info to come once they roll out the new website.   Arizona Opera Arizona Opera has wrapped up the Fall Season Red Series. However, the Spring Season begins in January with La Traviata and the rest is fabulous. Tickets are available at azopera.org   Thank You The Arkle Times Post Dispatch News - The Human Arkle on Twitter @arkle Please have a look at Arkle’s other venture: Arkle Studios presents Shameless Cash Grab Doctor Who Fancast Guide - Dr Who: Talking Who on Twitter @TalkingWho Byronik's Semidurnal Aggregator - Michael C. Burgess on Twitter @Byronik Thank you to The Lookie Show for their continued support on Twitter. @LookieShow Check them out on Youtube as well here We want to give a special shout out to the Facebook Group “The Gay Geek” for graciously allowing us to post our episodes to their page. Look for them at www.facebook.com/groups/thegaygeek. And a special Thank You to Jeramiah Reeves, the moderator, for being such a great guy.   Are you a writer?The Two Gay Geeks have recently been deemed “worthy” by one of the PR houses to attend film press screenings, but we can’t view every film that gets released. So, if you fancy yourself as a movie reviewer, and wish to write a review of a new film, get in touch with us using the contact us page and use the subject line of "Movie Review Options." We can then contact you and work out the details. Thank you.   Support Independent CreatorsAs you may know by now, we have become huge supporters of Independent Creators, not just film, but any kind of creative outlet that is of an independent nature. We know we are always pushing something, but this is what we have become passionate about. We just ask you to take a look at those independent creators that we talk about and others you may discover on your own and give a helping hand. It doesn’t always have to be much, usually as little as five dollars helps in the scheme of things. Please consider supporting Independent Creators.   Social Media  We can now be found on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Google +, see the links on the right sidebar. 

The Two Gay Geeks have a chat with the Director and Producer of a film celebrating 50 years of the Advocate magazine. Billy Clift and David Millbern talk about the film and how it got started. As always we have our birthdays and we have our always popular feedback segment. In our second segment we have discussion of some changes we are contemplating for the website and show. In our third segment we highlight our recent articles posted to the website in the past week. As always we welcome your feedback. Please let us know what you think. Good or bad, we want to know and you could receive a shoutout in the feedback segment. Thank you for listening, we really do appreciate you taking time out of your day to spend with us. Editor Note: We are in our holiday mode of recording episodes in advance of the holidays and a vacation. We will still continue to publish episodes weekly and have regular content on the website. Thanks for your continued support.   Our YouTube channel is Two Gay Geeks (audio only):   Show Notes / Links: A Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years (trailer) TG Geeks Episode 194 TG Geeks Episode 201 The story of Mercury and Queen is a Bohemian Rhapsody Black Angus - Phoenix Metrocenter | Still A Good Choice Among the Crowd Amazon Ads on TGGeeks An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson Death and Cockroaches | A Play in LA The Problems That Arise When They Have Their Boy Erased Dr. Zombie – Monster Family Physician #28 An American Christmas Carol is a tale for today Disneyland Main Street Christmas Music Loop | A Nostalgic Look Let Us All Have an Arthur Christmas! Hamish’s Perspective | Female Trouble Gini’s Christmas Classics | Trading Places News Sushi: Morsels of News from japan and Beyond #43 Gini’s Christmas Classics | Reindeer Games Hamish’s Perspective | Tokyo Godfathers     Visit Hero Within Store    Visit Uncharted Regions Website  Thank You to our Web Hosting Partner   We Can Now Be Found on Spotify Link to Spotify   Featured Podcast Promo of the Week Technorama If you have a podcast or know of a podcast we should be aware of, please use the contact form below and send us the information and we will take a look.   Please consider supporting the Trevor Project   Phoenix Fan Fusion Info  Phoenix Fan Fusion will be held Memorial Day Weekend 2019 at the Phoenix Convention Center. More info to come once they roll out the new website.   Arizona Opera Arizona Opera has wrapped up the Spring Season. However, the Fall Season begins in October and looks absolutely fabulous. Tickets are available at azopera.org   Thank You The Arkle Times Post Dispatch News - The Human Arkle on Twitter @arkle Please have a look at Arkle’s other venture: Arkle Studios presents Shameless Cash Grab Doctor Who Fancast Guide - Dr Who: Talking Who on Twitter @TalkingWho Byronik's Semidurnal Aggregator - Michael C. Burgess on Twitter @Byronik Thank you to The Lookie Show for their continued support on Twitter. @LookieShow Check them out on Youtube as well here We want to give a special shout out to the Facebook Group “The Gay Geek” for graciously allowing us to post our episodes to their page. Look for them at www.facebook.com/groups/thegaygeek. And a special Thank You to Jeramiah Reeves, the moderator, for being such a great guy.   Are you a writer?The Two Gay Geeks have recently been deemed “worthy” by one of the PR houses to attend film press screenings, but we can’t view every film that gets released. So, if you fancy yourself as a movie reviewer, and wish to write a review of a new film, get in touch with us using the contact us page and use the subject line of "Movie Review Options." We can then contact you and work out the details. Thank you.   Support Independent CreatorsAs you may know by now, we have become huge supporters of Independent Creators, not just film,

Rex Tillerson is out at the State Department, and Mike Pompeo is in. We're joined by John Dombroski, founder and president of Grand Canyon Planning. Guest Lori Klein Corbin, on the Western Conservative Conference, March 23-24 at the Phoenix Convention Center. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A portion of our Young Turks Main Show from July 10, 2015. For more go to http://www.tytmembership.com. Hour 1: Cenk, Ana, Jimmy, Wes Clark hosting the Power Panel today. Wes mentions the book he published just yesterday. Kentucky has multiple instances of people defying the gay marriage laws. Even after meeting with the Governor, County Clerk Casey Davis refuses to do so. Videos of Davis telling MSNBC that he refuses. Ted Cruz' supporters are pissed that his book isn't on the NY Times Best Seller list even though its at #3 as far as numbers of sales go. NYT claims that the book has been bought in bulk sales in order to get on the list. Donald Trump is leading the GOP presidential field in a new poll. While this news spreads, he has announced that he has to move his latest event to the Phoenix Convention Center due to the extremely high numbers of attendees. Wes talks about how Trump really has no chances, while Cenk thinks there is a possibility.Hour 2: Update on the Oregon bakery that was forced to pay $135K in damages to a same sex couple that they refused service to. After everyone thought the monetary amount was over refusal of service, the real reason is that the bakery revealed personal information of the couple, leading to death threats and potentially losing their adopted kids. A gay porn star has been convicted of extortion after trying to blackmail a very wealthy businessman he was sleeping with for money. He requested tons of money and an Audi, which he received. It ended when the porn star went back for more money. MasterCard did a study that found more people are worried about their financial information being leaked than nude photos being leaked.