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Are you interested in a solution for resource scarcity from space? Our summary today works with the article titled Platinum group metals extraction from asteroids vs Earth: An overview of the industrial ecosystems, technologies and risks from 2024 by Francisco Ríos Muñoz, Camilo Peña Ramírez, José Meza, and Tenzin Crouch, published in Mineral Economics journal. This is a great preparation to our next interview with Tenzin Crouch in episode 234 talking about space robotics. Since we are investigating the future of cities, I thought it would be interesting to see space solutions for resource scarcity. This article presents the major players and techniques in resource mining on Earth and potentially on asteroids. As the most important things, I would like to highlight 3 aspects: As Earth's mineral resources, particularly platinum group metals, become increasingly scarce and difficult to extract, asteroid mining emerges as a potential solution to address the growing demand and support future space missions. While space mining offers abundant resources, it faces significant technological, financial, and regulatory challenges, making it a high-risk venture compared to the more established and economically viable terrestrial mining industry. Traditional mining companies have been slow to invest in space mining due to their conservative approach to R&D and the high risks involved, but future technological advancements and environmental pressures may prompt them to reconsider their stance and explore this new frontier. You can find the article through this link. Abstract: As consumption of the Earth's finite resources continues to increase, significant stress is placed on the global economy, including the depletion of critical minerals and environmental pollution. One of the proposals to address this future scarcity is to exploit resources from near-Earth objects (NEOs), such as asteroids. The right NEOs could provide enormous quantities of resources, including platinum group metals (PMGs), for companies involved in this industry. However, the current technologies and equipment used to extract metals from the Earth are not suitable due to the difference in gravity on asteroids and new technologies must be developed to enable successful mineral extraction on NEOs. Several companies and startups have been creating prospecting technologies during the past years to make asteroid mining a reality. This paper provides a bibliographic overview of the major players operating in the global asteroid and Earth mining market. It compares terrestrial mining technologies and asteroid mining R&D projects, and discusses the Earth mining industry's conservative vision for investing in R&D. Space mining is an embryonic industry. There is significant potential to extract critical minerals from NEOs, however the economic feasibility remains uncertain due to the low level of maturity in the required technologies. Despite significant advances in the past 20 years, it is clear that space mining remains a very high risk business activity. Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.180 - Interview with Ben Vass about space exploration; No.214 - Interview with Anders Sandberg about space cities; No.250 - Space Cities Panel discussion; You can find the transcript through ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠this link⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@WTF4Cities⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠wtf4cities.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ website where the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠shownotes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lesfm ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠

This audio is brought to you by Wearcheck, your condition monitoring specialist. Platinum group metals (PGM) mining and marketing company Implats on Tuesday reported higher production in a period characterised by robust demand but lacklustre PGM prices. "Despite continued macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty, demand from our contractual customers remains robust, with elevated additional volumes requested via spot sales during the third quarter. "PGM pricing remains lacklustre however, with notable volatility in both platinum and palladium reflecting the continued influence of investor activity," Implats CEO Nico Muller stated in a production report for the period ended March 31. In the nine months ended March 31, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed company recorded a 16% increase in total six-element (6E) group production volumes to 2.73-million ounces, with a 25% gain in managed volumes to 2.17-million ounces, a 4% increase in joint venture (JV) production to 410 000 oz, and a 31% decrease in third-party receipts to 149 000 oz. Gross 6E refined and saleable production increased by 15% to 2.47-million ounces in the nine months and 6E sales volumes increased by 11% to 2.52-million ounces. "Margins remain compressed and we are pursuing a set of actions to ensure that each of our operations is set up to more robustly deliver sustainable free cash flow through the PGM cycle. "It's imperative that each of our assets operates within the appropriate volume, cost and capital parameters relative to the current pricing environment and the broader operating context," Muller stated in a release to Mining Weekly. In late April, Implats embarked on a Section 189 (3) consultation process at its South African operations, which could affect 3 900 positions, equating to a 9% reduction in labour across the group's Impala Rustenburg, Impala Bafokeng and Marula operations, as well as at the corporate office, which is targeting a 30% reduction in head office costs. "We delivered a commendable operational performance while navigating several challenges in the period under review. Investigations into the 27 November tragedy at 11 Shaft progressed and the production ramp-up at the operation remains on track. "The rebuild of Impala Rustenburg's Number 5 furnace was completed and first matte has now been tapped. Notable operational performances were delivered by Zimplats and Mimosa, and at Impala Canada, where mining and milling was rebased," Muller added. Implats remains on track to deliver within the guided group parameters for the full 2024 financial year. MARCH QUARTER In the three months to March 31, gross group 6E production increased by 13% to 827 000 oz. Tonnes milled at managed operations increased by 16% to 6.48-million tonnes during the quarter. The maiden inclusion of Impala Bafokeng and higher milled volumes at Zimplats offset lower throughput at Impala Rustenburg, Marula and Impala Canada. The 6E milled grade of 3.64 g/t was stable and 6E production at managed operations increased by 17% to 657 000 oz. The 6E production from the JVs at Mimosa and Two Rivers increased by 7% to 134 000 oz. At Impala Refining Services, third-party 6E receipts of 37 000 oz were 23% lower than the prior comparable quarter as two contracts concluded in financial year 2023. There were negligible production losses owing to load curtailment in South Africa in the quarter, although regional electricity generation and distribution challenges did pose headwinds to operating momentum in Zimbabwe. Refined 6E production, which includes saleable ounces from Impala Canada and Impala Bafokeng, increased by 8% to 717 000 oz. Implats finished the period with 410 000 6E ounces of excess inventory and 6E sales volumes of 824 000 oz, including saleable production from Impala Canada and Impala Bafokeng, increased by 10%, and were 3% lower on a like-for-like basis from those in the prior comparable quarter, with some destocking of refined inventory to offset the impact...

This audio is brought to you by Wearcheck, your condition monitoring specialist. The emerging use of electrofuel (eFuel) as an interchangeable substitute for petrol, diesel and aviation fuel has the potential to create important new demand for Southern Africa's platinum group metals (PGMs). This is because eFuel is a combination of green hydrogen and waste carbon dioxide (CO2) and demand for PGMs will arise when proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysers are used to generate the green hydrogen. PGMs and PEMs go hand-in-glove. Infinium founder and CEO Robert Schuetzle made mention of this in a Zoom interview with Mining Weekly and reported that one of the two electrolysers chosen for his company's recently launched eFuels facility in Corpus Christi, Texas, is a PGM-using PEM system. (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) Two electrolysis platforms were chosen by Infinium to gain procurement, commissioning, construction and now operational experience of the two platforms and their integration with eFuels. "We'll need massive amounts of electrolysis for our eFuels facilities, so that could be a driver for PGMs in the PEM category," said Schuetzle. Infinium is a technology owner and a project developer. It has a patent portfolio approaching 200 patents globally and manufactures its own proprietary catalysts in-house. It has about a dozen projects at various stages of development globally, including the Roadrunner project in West Texas, and the Reuze project in Dunkirk, France, which is being developed with Engie and ArcelorMittal. "We now have eFuels mandates in the EU as well as the UK. We know other geographies are looking at import benefits and a number of incentives around eFuels. While it's a new topic today, in the coming years, you'll see that accelerate and you'll see adoption of eFuels in customers' decarbonisation goals accelerate. "It's close to a net zero carbon fuel solution and it doesn't require infrastructure changes because it's not a new specification. This is a drop-in transportation fuel, which, again, makes it easier for our customers to help achieve their decarbonisation goals," Schuetzle emhasised. SOUTH AFRICA LINK Interestingly, the PGM-promoting and South Africa-linked venture capital company, AP Ventures, is not only an investor in Infinium but a contributor that Schuetzle ranks as a strategic partner: "We work with them regularly on partnership opportunities, on project opportunities, on strategy." "What I appreciate most about the AP Ventures team is their thought leadership in this industry, and the connections they're able to make," said Schuetzle. With its proprietary technology, Infinium eFuels include sustainable eSAF aviation fuel, which can be used in today's aircraft fleet. An e-diesel that can be used in long-haul transport, shipping or maritime applications anywhere that diesel is used is also produced, along with a naphtha product that is lighter than the diesel and the eSAF, but is used in petrochemical applications for the production of plastics. "Because we use waste CO2 that would otherwise be emitted to atmosphere, these fuels, when produced, are very close to net zero carbon fuels that our customers such as Amazon and American Airlines, can use directly in their vehicle fleets to help achieve their decarbonisation goals," Schuetzle emphasised. What is Infinium's background? Infinium has a long history through our predecessor company that was focused on small-scale gas-to-liquids, very similar to the eFuels technology. But going back 15 years, our technology platform was focused on converting natural gas or waste gases like flare gas into fuels and chemicals. It's an area called gas-to-liquids. There are some major players that do it at very large scale, such as Shell and Sasol, but our platform operates at a very small scale due to our proprietary technology. Then, from that gas-to-liquids environment, a number of years ago we shifted to really focus on eFuels, very similar te...

This week on Second Take, Mining Weekly Editor Martin Creamer discusses African Rainbow Minerals acquiring 15% of Canada's Surge Copper; the brand-new platinum-catalysed hydrogen fuel cell system, which is as cheap to make as a conventional car engine; and Nedbank noting current low PGM prices are not reflective of supply/demand fundamentals.

This audio is brought to you by Wearcheck, your condition monitoring specialist. While the operating environment remains challenging, with macro-economic and geo-political uncertainty persisting, the medium- to long-term view of Sibanye-Stillwater remains largely unchanged on the fundamental outlook for the metals it produces, with the exception of nickel. The Johannesburg- and New York-listed green metals and gold mining company said it was confident that the price weakness of platinum group metals (PGMs) during 2023 does not signal a structural change in PGM fundamentals, such as that of the nickel market, but is more temporary in nature, Sibanye-Stillwater CEO Neal Froneman said during the company's results presentation covered by Mining Weekly. "And we're beginning to see increasing signs that support a better demand outlook," said Froneman. "We believe that the precipitous decline in PGM prices during the first half of last year, was due to a confluence of negative factors and exacerbated by unexpected destocking of inventory which caught the market by surprise, causing increased uncertainty and market anxiety. " This bearish sentiment was reflected in a significant build-up of speculative short positions in palladium, which also contributed to the price pressure," Froneman added. The substantial declines in the prices of most commodities, with the notable exception of gold, and persistent cost inflation, has translated into materially lower earnings and cash flows placing the entire global mining industry under severe financial pressure. Sibanye's financial results for the year ended December 31 were similarly impacted by the sudden and sharp decline in PGM and nickel prices. The 33% year-on-year decline in the average PGM basket prices in particular, resulted in a dramatic fall in the profitability of Stillwater in the US and, to a lesser extent, Sibanye's South African PGM operations, which remain profitable while experiencing a 42% decline in the average four-element PGM basket price resulted in adjusted earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) more than halving period-on-period to R5.8-billion for the last six months of last year. Consequently, group adjusted Ebitda for 2023 fell to R20.6-billion, 50% lower than the R41.1-billion for 2022, which was in itself a 40% decline from record levels of R68.6 billion for 2021, which marked the peak of the commodity price cycle. The significant decline in metal prices and uncertain outlook, along with specific operational performance factors, also resulted in the recognition of impairments of R47.5-billion, which were a primary driver of the group reporting a loss for 2023 of R37.4-billion compared with a R19-billion profit for 2022. Sibanye continues to see emerging signals that support its long held, robust view on PGM demand including forecast growth of light duty vehicle production over the rest of this decade and recent moderation in battery electric vehicle (BEV) growth rates and accompanying increase in hybrid power-train adoption. The predicted demise of internal combustion engine vehicles is turning out to appear premature, which is challenging the forecast penetration of BEVs. Meanwhile, primary supply of PGM is likely to continue to decline in an inflationary environment with low PGM prices, while recycling supply remains subdued and well below forecasts.

Platinum Group Metals CEO Frank Hallam Tim joined Digbee CEO Jamie Strauss sat down with Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the ongoing partnership and the transformative impact of Digbee's ESG reporting framework on Platinum Group Metals' operations and communication with stakeholders. Hallam highlighted the three-year collaboration with Digbee, emphasizing the framework's capacity to enhance the clarity of ESG reporting and streamline communication with stakeholders. One notable outcome of this partnership has been the identification of reporting gaps, leading to tangible improvements in Platinum Group Metals' ESG performance. Looking forward, Hallam discussed the company's corporate goals and the invaluable role played by Digbee in helping Platinum Group Metals prioritize key areas for improvement. Strauss emphasized the evolving landscape of ESG considerations, underscoring the necessity for companies like Platinum Group Metals to distinguish themselves, mitigate risks, and bolster their social license to operate. The discussion underscored the value proposition of Digbee's framework in navigating ESG challenges efficiently and effectively. Overall, this interview provides insights into the ongoing success of the collaboration between Platinum Group Metals and Digbee. It also highlights the strategic importance of robust ESG reporting and performance in today's business environment, as well as the role of innovative frameworks like Digbee's in facilitating meaningful change and progress in this crucial area. #ESGReporting #Sustainability #MiningIndustry #Digbee #PlatinumGroupMetals #CorporateGoals #StakeholderCommunication #ESGPerformance #RiskMitigation #SocialLicense #FinanceInnovation #ResourceEfficiency #EnvironmentalImpact #CorporateResponsibility #InvestmentSuccess #IndustryInsights #BusinessDevelopment #StrategicPartnership #ESGFramework #MiningOperations #SustainableFinance #ClimateAction #ResourceManagement #StakeholderEngagement #AnnualResults#invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Clean Air Metals CEO Jim Gallagher joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce an important addition to the company's Board of Directors and share insights into their workplan for the rest of the year. Clean Air Metals is pleased to welcome Dr. David Peck to its Board of Directors. Dr. Peck is globally recognized as an expert in the genesis and exploration of magmatic Platinum Group and Nickel Copper Sulfide deposits. He brings over 35 years of experience working with major mining companies, junior explorers, government agencies, and academic institutions. Notable accomplishments in Dr. Peck's career include the discovery of Ni-Cu-PGE mineralization in the East Bull Lake intrusion west of Sudbury, Ontario. Gallagher also provided an overview of the company's workplan for 2024. Clean Air Metals will maintain its focus on its flagship asset, the Thunder Bay North project. This project represents a relatively low-risk opportunity with substantial upside potential when metal prices rebound. The company's top priority remains adding value through down-plunge exploration and additional technical work. Looking ahead, Clean Air Metals plans to explore an evolution of its strategy that could involve rigorous evaluations, mergers, earn-ins, acquisitions, or other business relationships with assets in Northwestern Ontario. This strategy may include existing mineral occurrences that the team believes have untapped potential with the application of advanced exploration techniques and assets with historical resources that may become more valuable in a higher metal price environment. The addition of Dr. Peck to the board and the company's strategic focus on advancing its Thunder Bay North project and exploring new opportunities position Clean Air Metals for an exciting year ahead in the mining sector. #proactiveinvestors #cleanairmetalsinc #tsxv #air #otcqb #clrmf #mining #preciousmetals #MiningIndustry #MetalPrices #StrategicPlanning #ThunderBayNorth #GreenEnergy #MineralExploration #CEOInterview #MarketOutlook #2024Strategy #GlobalEconomy #InvestmentOpportunity #ResourceExploration #MiningUpdates #EconomicConditions #DavidPeck #JimGallagher #PlatinumGroupMetals #NickelCopper #FinancialStrategy #MiningInvestment #CriticalMinerals #ResourceManagement #SustainableMining #MineralDemand #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

This audio is brought to you by Wearcheck, your condition monitoring specialist. A new platinum group metals (PGM) recycling facility has opened in China, where the autocatalyst recycling market is expected to grow at the rate of 18% a year. Recycled PGMs are calculated to offer carbon dioxide (CO2) emission reduction of up to 98% when compared with mined PGMs. The largely Southern Africa-mined PGM suite of metals embraces platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium, and osmium, with metals used as catalysts in applications including exhaust gas purification, green hydrogen generation, fertiliser production, jewellery, and in cancer therapy medicines. The new BASF HERAEUS Metal Resource recycling facility in Pinghu, China, has been jointly built by BASF Environmental Catalyst & Metal Solutions and Heraeus Precious Metals. The joint venture investment is part of a global €300-million recycling expansion programme spanning China, the US and Germany, Heraeus Precious Metals senior VP business line chemicals Marius Vigener stated in a media release to Mining Weekly. "It will support our customers by meeting their increasing demand for low-carbon footprint products. This commitment to sustainable development benefits not only both companies but also the wider PGM and downstream industries," Vigener noted. Construction of the facility, which has a capacity to recycle 10 000 t of autocatalysts a year, was completed in 16 months on an area of 32 000 m2 in Pinghu. Also in China, a PGMs plant in Nanjing was opened by Heraeus in 2018. In Germany, Heraeus is expanding its PGM recycling capacity in Hanau, as well as providing additional recycling capacity development in Wartburg, Tennessee, and Santa Fe Springs, California, both in the US. In Hanau, several additional production lines are expected to increase recycling capacities substantially by 2026. The new lines will use electrolytic processes that reduce the use of chemicals and increase process efficiency. In Pinghu, the joint venture will use BASF Environmental Catalyst & Metal Solutions pyrometallurgy recycling technology, providing customers with state-of-the-art technology for the recovery of precious metals. BASF Environmental Catalyst & Metal Solutions senior VP Precious Metal Services & Recycling Tim Ingle described China as an important market and said BASF HERAEUS Metal Resource would facilitate the reuse of PGMs in China while supporting circularity and enabling customers to reduce their CO2 footprints. "We extend our deepest gratitude to the joint project team, our partners in the construction company, and local authorities. It is the commitment of all those involved that ensured the project's rapid and successful completion ahead of schedule," said BASF HERAEUS Metal Resource GM Nancy (Ying) Ren, who highlighted the recycling operation as being pivotal for the broader context of China's industrial and environmental roadmap. PGMS AND HYDROGEN As reported by Mining Weekly last week, the hydrogen economy is an important new growth area for PGMs and, in turn, PGMs are pivotal for hydrogen production and application across a broad front. In the article, Heraeus Precious Metals new business development executive VP Dr Philipp Walter highlighted the strong global current momentum of the hydrogen economy - "politically, socially and technologically". In South Africa, it is estimated that the hydrogen economy has the potential to add 3.6% to gross domestic product (GDP) by 2050, along with 370 000 jobs. South Africa is already acting with purpose to harness the potential of green hydrogen and if investment is significantly scaled-up, green hydrogen can deliver the equivalent of more than one-third of Africa's current energy consumption, increase the collective GDP, improve clean energy supply and empower communities. The Southern African region already has 33 green hydrogen-linked projects charted, 26 of them in eight provinces in South Africa and seven in Namibia. This re...

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This audio is brought to you by Wearcheck, your condition monitoring specialist. The hydrogen economy is an important new growth area for platinum group metals (PGMs) and, in turn, PGMs are pivotal for hydrogen production and application across a broad front. Accentuating this in a Zoom interview with Mining Weekly, Heraeus Precious Metals new business development executive VP Dr Philipp Walter highlighted the strong global current momentum of the hydrogen economy - "politically, socially and technologically". (Also watch attached Creamer Media video.) "There'll be significant growth," Walter forecast shortly before departing for Asia to visit customers. To meet that growth, Heraeus Precious Metals has formed its new Business Line Hydrogen Systems unit to focus on hydrogen applications, in particular proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolysis and fuel cells, as well as the recycling of spent electrolysers and membranes. "When I started in this role five years ago, now and then there was an article about hydrogen and PEM electrolysis, but nowadays, these are skyrocketing," he noted. Amid the need to replace the anticipated potential loss of PGM demand to battery electric vehicles, hydrogen is seen as providing abundant opportunity to replace expected PGM demand loss - and then some. (Also see attached infographics.) The hydrogen-related applications in which PGMs play a key role may begin with green hydrogen using PEM electrolysis but they certainly do not end there, extending as they do to other elements in PEM electrolysers, and so much more beyond that. PGMs, for example, are again key in the transport of hydrogen through carriers such as liquid organic hydrogen carriers or LOHC, ammonia, methanol and fuel cells. The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance has just published the Learnbook on hydrogen imports into the EU market, citing LOHC technology as a viable hydrogen transport solution. LOHC can use existing non-cryogenic liquid fuel infrastructure at ports, thus transforming assets without leaving stranded investments. Green hydrogen depends on especially PEM electrolysis technology owing to this coping best with renewable energy fluctuations. In addition, platinum, iridium and now also ruthenium play electrocatalytic roles in splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, with PGMs also being used as catalysts to crack ammonia into nitrogen and hydrogen and to convert carbon dioxide into methanol or other hydrogen-carrier molecules. Furthermore, PGM catalysts are essential in gas purification through palladium membranes, by either removing oxygen in a hydrogen stream or removing hydrogen in an oxygen stream. In fuel cells, platinum on carbon catalysts are used to generate energy out of hydrogen and oxygen, forming water. When hydrogen is converted into electricity by fuel cells, platinum allows the energy to be released in a controlled manner as mobile and stationary power, which is so useful in areas not served by national electricity grids. The essential need to have enough Iridium available to accommodate and accompany PEM electrolysis growth is already being met by highly successful thrifting achievements as well as through the addition of ruthenium. This not only reduces reliance on iridium, a highly scarce and expensive PGM, but also reduces material cost. Primary production of ruthenium, also a PGM, is three-and-a-half times greater than the primary production of iridium. While some are seeking to substitute PGMs completely, being able to do so is seen as being highly unlikely. "As a chemist, I find that difficult because I believe platinum group metals and hydrogen belong together, simply because of their chemical nature," was Walter's comment to Mining Weekly on the issue of substitution. "Everybody dealing with platinum group metals also knows that thrifting is part of the DNA of platinum group metals," he added. Significant thrifting has not only been achieved with environmental catalysts, but also with autocatalyst...

This audio is brought to you by Wearcheck, your condition monitoring specialist. New demand for platinum group metals (PGMs) may be created in the energy generation and storage field, Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) stated on Wednesday. The unique properties of PGMs as powerful catalysts are being applied to various technologies as possible solutions for more efficient energy generation and storage, PTM, headed by CEO Frank Hallam, stated in a release to Mining Weekly. Highlighted in the 2023 annual results document was PTM's battery technology initiative, which has reached an advanced stage in partnership with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Anglo American Platinum (Amplats). Lion Battery Technologies has engaged the Battery Innovation Center in the US to help drive commercialisation of its next generation platinum- and palladium-based battery chemistries. Lion is advancing both proprietary lithium-sulphur and enhanced lithium-ion, or NMC, technology using the catalytic properties of platinum and palladium. The Lion battery technology initiative with partner Amplats involves a potential entry of PGMs into the high-profile lithium battery research and innovation field. Lion's target is to develop batteries with specific energies that are 20% to 100% higher than current technologies while meeting or exceeding their present cycle lives. The investment in Lion creates a potential vertical integration with a broader industrial market development strategy to bring new technologies to market which use palladium and platinum. Research and development efforts by Florida International University on behalf of Lion are ongoing. Technical results from Lion's research may have application to most lithium-ion battery chemistries and the scope of Lion's research work is being expanded. Independent small- and large-scale trials to validate Lion's proprietary platinum- and palladium-based electrode composition, slurry, and films in both lithium-sulphur and lithium-ion coin and pouch cells are being conducted. WATERBERG PROJECT PTM is focussed on advancing the Waterberg project, located on the northern limb of South Africa's Bushveld Complex. The near-term objectives of the Waterberg project, planned as a mechanised, shallow, decline access palladium, platinum, gold and rhodium mine, are to take a development and construction decision, along with construction financing and concentrate offtake agreements. As of November 21, the directors, and shareholders of Waterberg JV Resources have been in the process of approving a Stage 3 budget of $1.62-million for continued work on the Waterberg project. The Stage 3 budget - from September 1, 2023, to February 29, 2024 - is a subcomponent of the $21-million work programme approved in principle last year. PTM has reported the closing of a non-brokered private placement of common shares at a price of $1.18 a share. An aggregate of 2 118 645 common shares were issued to existing major beneficial shareholder, South Africa's Hosken Consolidated Investments, through its subsidiary Deepkloof Limited, resulting in gross proceeds to the company of $2.5-million. Closing of the private placement allowed Hosken, headed by CEO Johnny Copelyn, to return to a near 27% interest in PTM. Japan Organisation for Metals and Energy Security, known as Jogmec, and Hanwa have established a special purpose company to hold and fund their future equity interests in the Waterberg project. The combined interests of Jogmec (12.195%) and Hanwa (9.755%) were consolidated into a 21.95% interest going forward. Many exploration boreholes sunk have intercepted PGMs mineralisation consistent as part of the Waterberg project, which is being jointly developed with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange-listed Impala Platinum together with Mnombo, Jogmec and Hanwa.

  https://elopage.com/s/crowdcompany/platinum-demo-system   CLICK AND USE COUPON CODE “PLATINSYSTEMDEMO” FOR A DEMO COURSE & DEMO VERSION   This video is about system testing. This is the new and improved system for the Platinum Group. We now have two signals here and also some other things have been changed. And in this video we’re going to take a look at how to test a system like this. To do that, first of all, we need to select the right expert advisor in MetaTrader. I have now selected here in the strategy tester the version from July the 14th. And that is already the first criterion. You should, when you create a new system, always create a new version for every change, even if it means a little more work. But then you always have the possibility to go back to the last working version if you ever made a mistake. This is today’s date, July the 20th, 2023. So I want to test for a full year. And here on the Inputs tab, I first set everything to the default values. If I now start the test here, then I see the strategy tester with the information on the chart. But we want to save some time. That’s why I’ll pause this here and we’ll do the test without the visual mode. This should be relatively quick in the optimized version. Here, you can already see how the progress is developing. The total test time is given here with about two minutes. And I will fast forward the video to the end of the test in a moment to show what the result is. So as you can see, the system survived. But of course we didn’t make a profit here. The reason is: The default settings are meant to make a system profitable in the long run over a long period of ten or more years. But that can be wrong for some years. And of course you can optimize such values, now. We start here by changing the values for the curve and for the position size and start the test again. Okay, the second strategy test is done. This already looks quite good. However, this could be much more profitable here. So in the next step, I go a little higher with these two values and start the test again. This also worked, but it is not yet profitable. Let’s set the position size to four times because the drawdowns here were not really high. And let’s see if we can optimize this. So this test is also done and this time we are at about 11.3% profit with a moderate risk. That’s about what I see as a realistic profit expectation. Of course, you can go much, much higher here now with these values, but that wouldn’t work for every year. In 2003, I started my testing. I could change this accordingly and that would then work with the default settings for 20 years. But I’m pretty sure these settings here would be too aggressive at some point in this long term test. So we can just test by doubling the values here again and see what happens. Okay, this strategy test is also over. And this time we would have made 45,000 profit. That would be 45% for a $100,000 account. And of course, on this chart here, it all looks totally easy and smooth. But the people who really take profit in trading are the people who can take drawdowns like this here without manipulating their own system. And that always works best when you don’t need the money. And I believe that the percentage of Platinum members who have the nerve to endure such drawdowns, and who also have the money to go through such developments here is above average. And if you are already a Platinum member, then you can use the new version from the Platinum system as an optional update in the next few weeks. I myself don’t like forced updates. That’s why there is always the possibility to continue using the previously approved version. I will use the next few days to do some more extensive testing to make sure that the system does not ship with serious bugs. Nevertheless, it’s safe to say that this is still a version in beta status. If you click on the chart above, you can see how many tests I do every day. And the basic idea is to make such a system more and more stable. And there’s really nothing better for that than a large number of realistic tests. I think that’s it for this video. This test should also be finished in a few seconds. I’m quite happy with the result, because this time we would have made $55,000 profit with a $100,000 account. That was it so far. I say thanks for watching – and see you in the next video.     Not sure what to do? Click on the automated trading assistant below MQL5 TUTORIAL - FREE TRADING TRAINING FOR 2023 MQL5TUTORIAL - HOW TO GET ADVANCED STATISTICS FOR 3 LIVE… MQL5 TUTORIAL - HOW TO GET THE 1000 PLATIN SYSTEM FOR FREE Robot Trading System - Free Expert Advisor Download (below… MQL5 TUTORIAL - PLATIN SYSTEM - WILLIAMS PERCENT RANGE ENTRY… The post MQL5 TUTORIAL – HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR RESULTS appeared first on MQL5 Tutorial.

Toronto- and New York-listed Platinum Group Metals (PTM) is assessing the economic feasibility of constructing a matte furnace and base metal refinery in South Africa, either with or without partners, to process the concentrate from its Waterberg platinum group metals (PGMs) mining project. PTM's primary business objective is to advance the Waterberg project to a development and construction decision. PTM, as the Waterberg project operator, is directed by a technical committee made up of representatives from its joint venture (JV) partners, Impala Platinum, Mnombo Wethu Consultants, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and Hanwa. A matte furnace and base metal refinery is envisioned as a separate business from the Waterberg JV company that could provide offtake terms to it and possibly to other PGM miners as well. "Discussions with potential participating partners and investors are ongoing," PTM stated in a release to Mining Weekly. The company, headed by CEO Frank Hallam, is also assessing the economic feasibility of constructing a matte furnace and base metal refinery outside of South Africa to process Waterberg concentrate. Working with a potential partner in a jurisdiction with less expensive power and water, PTM has completed a trade-off study which indicates that savings on power and water substantially offset the cost of additional concentrate transportation. Before concentrate could be exported from South Africa, a formal government approval would be required and further studies are underway. The shallow-resourced Waterberg project, located on the Northern Limb of South Africa's Bushveld Complex, is planned as a mechanised, shallow, decline access palladium, platinum, gold and rhodium mine. In March, positive results from a completed infill drill and a stage-two budget of $3.6-million, covering the period from April 1 to August 31 next year, is a subcomponent of an approved $21-million work programme. During the nine-month period ended May 31, PTM incurred a net loss of $4.05-million, which was well below the $7.26-million incurred during the corresponding nine months of last year. Loss per share for the current period amounted to $0.04, as compared to a loss of $0.08 per share for the nine-month period ended May 31, 2022. Total expenditures on the Waterberg project, before partner reimbursements, for the nine months were $3.5-million.

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A joint development agreement struck between global majors Nel Hydrogen US and General Motors (GM) is expected to speed up the development of green hydrogen technology that is competitive with fossil fuels. The aim of the agreement is to help accelerate the industrialisation of Nel's proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyser platform, a user of platinum group metals (PGMs), which are hosted overwhelmingly by South Africa. Both companies are looking to enable more cost competitive sources of renewable hydrogen by combining Nel's deep knowledge of electrolysers with GMs' huge insight into fuel cells, which are also PGM-users. Nel has promising electrolyser technology for clean hydrogen infrastructure and GMs' Hydrotec fuel cell intellectual property (IP) can help Nel elevate to greater scale, against the background of the giant US motor company having more than a half century of experience in hydrogen fuel cell propulsion. PEM electrolysers and fuel cells are based largely on the same principles in that PEM electrolysers use electricity and water to produce hydrogen and oxygen, while fuel cells reverse the process, using hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity and water. Both are zero-emission processes that are unrivalled climate change mitigators. The two companies see substantial synergies being unlocked by transferring the fuel cell know-how of GM to Nel's PEM platform. “We believe this collaboration will give us a competitive advantage in industrialising the production of our PEM electrolysers and further improving the efficiency of our technology,” Nel CEO Håkon Volldal stated in a media release. Adding Nel as a strategic collaborator is seen by GM as an important step towards commercialising fuel cell technology. “Electrolysis is key to creating consistent, clean sources of hydrogen to power fuel cells,” GM executive director Global Hydrotec Charles Freese pointed out. The next step by Nel will be to industrialise the production of its PEM electrolyser equipment to enable technology advancement, amid commercialisation of higher performance and lower cost Hydrotec hydrogen fuel cell and battery technologies. This is seen as opening up new revenue potential for GM as freight trucking, aerospace, power generation and locomotive industries turn to it for performance enhancement and emission reduction. Automated production is regarded as being key to scaling up electrolyser use and driving down electrolyser cost. Nel will be compensating GM for the development work and IP transfer on an ongoing basis and pay a licence after successful commercialisation dependent on how much of the end product is based on GM technology. As a dedicated hydrogen company, Nel is delivering solutions to produce, store and distribute hydrogen from renewable energy. It serves industries, and energy and gas companies with leading hydrogen technology. Nel has a long history of continual improvement of hydrogen plants, with its hydrogen solutions covering the entire value chain from hydrogen production technologies to manufacturing of hydrogen refuelling stations, and providing fuel cell electric vehicles with the same fast refuelling and long range as conventional vehicles. GM is focused on advancing an all-electric future that is accessible to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium battery platform, which powers mass-market to high-performance vehicles.

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  This video is about the topic of trend reversal. And as you can see quite well, the direction for the Euro US Dollar has surprisingly turned. In plain language, this means that we have two moving averages here. One for 1000 candles and the other for 1100 candles. And in the last few days, the price has been consistently above these two moving averages. So it was going back towards the uptrend. Until then, on September 13, a candle emerged that looks pretty huge and it’s down from a €1.01 to pretty much one euro. My system actually closed all positions here in profit as well. Strictly speaking, it’s not that every position was profitable. But that has never been the case in the past, because the system is designed to close positions when the account is in profit. The original deposit here is 10,000. Currently we have a profit of 451. I think US dollars. And right now my system is not trading at all because the price is on the wrong side of the trend.   What does it mean in plain language? If you zoom in on the chart here with the minus button, you can see very nicely that we’ve been trading a downtrend here the whole time. And for the most part, the price was below the two moving averages. That then changed briefly here at this point. And after this monster candle here pushed the price back to the other side, nothing is happening right now. And the reason for that is: we’re waiting for there to be the next crossover here. Only then will trading continue, because that would mean that the long-term downtrend continues. And if that happens, the system would continue to sell. But if the price turns and lands above the two moving averages without a crossover, then that would be a buy signal for us. And as long as this does not happen, our system does not trade at all. Of course, we could change this now by simply changing the two moving averages, for example. But that is not the point. The entry signal is not the reason why a system is profitable, but it still requires a defined rule for entry, which should also not be violated.   After all, every game has its rules and we’re not going to show up to a soccer game with field hockey gear and a tennis racket. My rule for this system is: if my entry signal and the long term trend match and the price is on the right side of the moving averages, then trade here accordingly. And that has worked well in the past since about mid-July. And that’s why I’m sticking with my entry criteria, even though it might be a little bit boring right now. But as it looks here, we should expect to see another crossover here in the next few hours. Okay, that was a practical part. Actually, it belongs in the course for the Platinum Group. But since we have this special situation here, I wanted to show it briefly. Because if a rule has proven itself, then it makes sense to stick to it. And I’ve been testing this for various years. And in this short video, you learned how to confirm your entry signal with two simple moving averages, to only trade when your signal and the long-term trend also confirm each other.   Not sure what to do? Click on the automated trading assistant below MQL5 TUTORIAL BASICS - 117 SIMPLE MULTIPLE CHART TREND MQL5 TUTORIAL BASICS - 128 SIMPLE LONG TERM TREND MQL5 TUTORIAL - SIMPLE SIGNAL STACKING MQL5 TUTORIAL BASICS - 66 SIMPLE SHIFTED EMA MQL5 TUTORIAL ENGLISH - SETUP YOUR ADVANCED STATISTICS The post MQL5 TUTORIAL ENGLISH – HOW TO PROFIT FROM A TREND CHANGE appeared first on MQL5 Tutorial.

As a platinum group metals (PGM) producer, Impala Platinum is excited about the opportunity of hydrogen as a potential new demand source, says Impala Platinum executive new commodities Seten Naidoo. “The exciting component for us is actually the green hydrogen,” says Naidoo, who was speaking as a panel member at this week's Hydrogen Economy Discussion. “We're looking at around 2.5-million ounces of PGMs by 2040 and breaking that down, you can allocate about one million ounces to fuel cells, 500 000 oz to 700 000 oz to electrolysers and another 700 000 oz to a million ounces that could potentially find its way into the storage market,” he estimates. Implats is committed to a five-year, R50-billion capital investment programme to extend life-of-mine development at several of its operations, increase beneficiation capacity, strengthen energy security and ensure the group meets its decarbonisation targets. “It's a bit of a chicken-and-egg scenario. If we want the hydrogen economy to become a new PGM demand source and grow, we can't make the industry nervous about supply. “So, Impala Platinum as well as our peers, are all on the path of not cutting back production. We're wanting to keep it at the same level or in time increase it in certain metals,” says Naidoo. “There is significant potential for platinum group metals (PGMs) as a result of green hydrogen gaining momentum as a key element in the successful energy transition,” says Deloitte senior manager energy Jandre Bezuidenhout, who served as chair of the panel that included Isondo Precious Metals CEO Vinay Somera, Mitsubishi Corporation business development head Dr Jonathan Butler, and Hystar sales and applications engineering head Tina Andersen. London-based Butler, who specialises in the sales and marketing of PGMs, is closely involved with Mitsubishi's new hydrogen industry thrust. “The first thing to remember, when we talk about PGMs and the hydrogen economy, is that we're not just talking about fuel cells and electrolysis, but we're talking about PGMs touching pretty much the entire hydrogen value chain, that is from upstream electrolysis to hydrogen, distribution, and storage, and to electrical downstream use. “On the upstream side, PEM electrolysis is a big user of platinum and iridium, but also alkaline technology which utilises ruthenium. There's seawater electrolysis, which uses platinum and iridium. “Then there's liquid organic hydrogen carriers and then to extract the hydrogen at the other end. The we get to fuel cells and that is where the volume is right now, but there is also hydrogen peroxide and utilizing the building blocks of the entire chemical value chain using PGMs, whether that be from electrolysis. “Suppliers of PGMs need to give those in the market confidence that PGM prices are not going to fly away from them,” says Butler. Somera, as the founder and CEO of Isondo, a South African PGM technology company focused on the producing membrane electrode assemblies and PGM catalysts for fuel cells and electrolysers, as well as the recycling of these parts back into their core PGM constituents, reports that his company is also working to deploy three hydrogen refueling stations for hydrogen fuel cell buses and trucks, based on access to seven tons of hydrogen a day in the Johannesburg area. Isondo has a state-of-the-art facility being developed at OR Tambo special economic zone and has positioned itself to be at the same level of technological expertise as the world's best. “Our facility will be similar in size to what they're doing in China and at the same level of quality as well. It is designed holistically around the processes utilising the latest development in the field so we can be the most modern in the natural skills sense,” Somera reveals. “Great things are coming. I've got 100% confidence in that,” says Bezuidenhout. Andersen is part of an organisation that ultimately aims to develop the world's most efficient PEM electrolysers, which are key enab...

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Jeff Christian, Managing Partner at the CPM Group joins us to focus on the Platinum Group Metals. The CPM Group has just released its PGE Yearbook which focus on investment demand and macro factors that drive the sector. We also break down the different opportunities for each of the PGE metals as well as the overall health of the underlying PGE equities.

Platinum group metals (PGMs) mining and marketing company Impala Platinum (Implats) affirmed at the South African Investment Conference on Thursday that it would commit close to R50-billion to its Southern African capital investment programme over the next five years. The investment capital would be targeted at the group's mining and processing assets, across stay-in-business operations and new growth projects, the JSE-listed platinum major, headed by CEO Nico Muller, stated. “Southern Africa is the world's largest source of primary PGMs supply, and Implats' investment in increased beneficiation capacity and extended life-of mine (LoM) development at several of our operations will position the country more competitively as a global mine-to-market PGM producer,” Muller said in a release to Mining Weekly. Implats has committed up to R12-billion over the next five years to expand its South African and Zimbabwean smelting and refining facilities, which would, it said, benefit the region's production, reduce its environmental beneficiation capacity footprint, and bolster increased local beneficiation. An initial $521-million (R8.2-billion) would be invested in the expansion of existing Zimbabwean smelting capacity and the construction of a sulphur dioxide abatement plant to mitigate air quality impacts. Access to hydropower would be supplemented by electricity provided by a 35 MW solar plant, which would be expanded to 185 MW in a phased approach. This would improve the environmental footprint of the Zimbabwean smelting facilities. This expansion will accommodate an additional 600 000 oz of six element (6E) PGM ounces a year, which post-smelting would be transported to Implats' South African processing facilities for further refining and in support of local beneficiation. Muller said that this investment would benefit South Africa by opening up additional smelting capacity at Implats' South African facilities to accommodate new production growth opportunities in South Africa. The extra smelting capacity would service new Implats projects and provide additional treatment capacity for third-party customer requirements. In addition, the increased concentrate production from Implats' Zimbabwean operations would be brought to South Africa to refine at the group's Springs refineries, in Gauteng, thus contributing to South Africa's beneficiation of precious metals. Moreover, Implats would invest a further R4.4-billion into improving its South African processing facilities. Some R500-million, the release stated, had already been approved to expand treatment capacity by 10% in the medium term at its base metal refining facilities in Springs. In addition, feasibility studies into further capacity expansions at Implats' South African base and precious metals refineries were well advanced. LIFE-OF-MINE EXTENSIONS TO SUPPORT ENDURING BENEFITS FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS Implats also confirmed that it would invest more than R8-billion across its South African mining operations over the next few years – including attributable capital at its joint venture. This investment would extend the LoM at existing producing mines and secure employment, entrenching South Africa's status as a stable and sustainable global PGMs producer and supporting enduring benefits for all Implats' stakeholders. In partnership with African Rainbow Minerals, Implats had committed R5.7-billion to the construction of a new Merensky project at the Two Rivers' Platinum Mine. Implats has a 46% stake in Two Rivers, but 100% of the 180 000 oz of the 6E PGM project's production will be treated through the groups' smelting and refining facilities. A R5.1-billion investment at Implats' Marula mine will increase the operation's LoM by about 17 years and expand capacity by 40 000 6E PGM ounces a year. Together, these projects will increase local beneficiation by about 220 000 6E PGM ounces a year from 2028 onwards. Together with several other LoM extension projects at the group's Impala Ru...

Bill Brodie Good, Chief Executive Officer & Technical Director of Alien Metals #UFO explains the benefits behind the acquisition of the Munni Munni Platinum Group Metals and Gold Project in the West Pilbara, Western Australia. Highlights - Acquisition of a project containing Palladium and Platinum Group Elements (PGE) plus significant quantities of other strategic metals including Rhodium, Nickel and Copper. - Potential to extend the historic resource and identify new mineralised systems in both untested additional PGE bearing reefs and the larger base metal system associated with the regional geology. - Consolidation of the highly prospective Munni Munni and Elizabeth Hill project areas for the first time in over 30 years.

Please share this interview: https://provenandprobable.com/millrock-nikolia-project-loaded-with-battery-metals-platinum-group-elements/ PARTNERING THE MOST HIGH RISK, HIGH-COST STAGES OF EXPLORATION Millrock (TSX.V: MRO.V) is a project generator company focused on the discovery and development of high-value metallic mineral deposits in two jurisdictions with outstanding potential: the State of Alaska and Mexico – primarily the state of Sonora. The company's main emphasis has been on gold and copper, focusing on porphyry and high-grade vein style deposits. Our objective is to discover a world-class ore body, building further shareholder value through the exploration and development of existing projects and exploration joint ventures. Millrock Resouces (TSX.V: MRO | OTCQX: MLRKF) Website: www.millrockresources.com Corporate Presentation: https://www.millrockresources.com/investors/corporate-presentation INVESTOR INQUIRIES Melanee Henderson Investor Relations Direct: 604-638-3164 Toll-Free: 877-217-8978 Email: mhenderson@millrockresources.com Website| www.provenandprobable.com Call me directly at 855.505.1900 or email: Maurice@MilesFranklin.com Precious Metals FAQ - https://www.milesfranklin.com/faq-maurice/ Proven and Probable Where we deliver Mining Insights & Bullion Sales. I'm a licensed broker for Miles Franklin Precious Metals Investments (https://www.milesfranklin.com/contact/) Where we provide unlimited options to expand your precious metals portfolio, from physical delivery, offshore depositories, and precious metals IRA's. Call me directly at (855) 505-1900 or you may email maurice@milesfranklin.com. Proven and Probable provides insights on mining companies, junior miners, gold mining stocks, uranium, silver, platinum, zinc & copper mining stocks, silver and gold bullion in Canada, the US, Australia, and beyond.

On this episode, Bill English shares teachings from his book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership.  Bill English is a partner with The Platinum Group where he draws on his experience in business to help other businesses, especially in the areas of leadership, culture, and conflict resolution.   He holds two master's degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, one in divinity and the other in counseling psychology.   He blogs at BibleandBusiness.com and is the author of the book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership. Theology of Business is the show for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God's will for business. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God and shape culture through discipling the business world, this show is for you. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.TheologyofBusiness.com  BIG THANKS to this episode's sponsor: DRRunBook.com   In 2021, more than $30 billion dollars worth of ransoms were unnecessarily paid out by small businesses whose digital assets were not adequately protected against ransomware. Secure your business today with www.DRRunBook.com. Head over to www.DRRunBook.com to get a free assessment of your company's vulnerability to ransomware. They'll also provide expert recommendations on how to protect your company from these types of attacks.

On this episode, Bill English shares teachings from his book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership.  Bill English is a partner with The Platinum Group where he draws on his experience in business to help other businesses, especially in the areas of leadership, culture, and conflict resolution.   He holds two master's degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, one in divinity and the other in counseling psychology.   He blogs at BibleandBusiness.com and is the author of the book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership. Theology of Business is the show for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God's will for business. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God and shape culture through discipling the business world, this show is for you. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.TheologyofBusiness.com  BIG THANKS to this episode's sponsor: DRRunBook.com   In 2021, more than $30 billion dollars worth of ransoms were unnecessarily paid out by small businesses whose digital assets were not adequately protected against ransomware. Secure your business today with www.DRRunBook.com. Head over to www.DRRunBook.com to get a free assessment of your company's vulnerability to ransomware. They'll also provide expert recommendations on how to protect your company from these types of attacks.

On this episode, Bill English shares teachings from his book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership.  Bill English is a partner with The Platinum Group where he draws on his experience in business to help other businesses, especially in the areas of leadership, culture, and conflict resolution.   He holds two master's degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, one in divinity and the other in counseling psychology.   He blogs at BibleandBusiness.com and is the author of the book, A Christian Theology of Business Ownership. Theology of Business is the show for marketplace Christians seeking to explore and apply God's will for business. If you want to learn more about how to do business for the glory of God and shape culture through discipling the business world, this show is for you. | Entrepreneurship | Marketing | Nonprofit | Church | Author | Startups | Marketplace | Ministry | Business as Mission | Faith and Work | Faith | Success | Leadership | www.TheologyofBusiness.com  BIG THANKS to this episode's sponsor: DRRunBook.com   In 2021, more than $30 billion dollars worth of ransoms were unnecessarily paid out by small businesses whose digital assets were not adequately protected against ransomware. Secure your business today with www.DRRunBook.com. Head over to www.DRRunBook.com to get a free assessment of your company's vulnerability to ransomware. They'll also provide expert recommendations on how to protect your company from these types of attacks.

Our guest for Episode #40 is Steve Coleman, a partner with Twin Cities-based Platinum Group, who serves small, mid-sized, and family businesses to help them grow, thrive, and transition. Steve shares here helpful insights and inspiring examples of the possibilities that can emerge in places of transition, ambiguity, conflict, and chaos. Your Hosts: Mark L. Vincent, Founder of Design Group International and the Society for Process Consulting. He also facilitates Maestro-level leaders Kristin Evenson, Consultant and Coach at Junctures. Find out more about The Third Turn Podcast by visiting thirdturnpodcast.com. Jennifer Miller, who runs a marketing consultancy firm called, Strategically Connected, is our producer. And shout out to Joshua Brinkman who is our audio engineer. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With crime on the rise across the U.S., safety is a leading reason most people believe a shared ownership community is the best housing option. But featured guests Kevin Van Middlesworth (Founder, CEO) and Phil Huber (VP, Client Relations) from Platinum Group Security are quick to remind host Donna DiMaggio Berger that residents themselves play a vital role in keeping a neighborhood truly secure.The trio offers an unflinchingly honest look at current protection services industry, the security needs and challenges for a variety of associations, what board members and their managers should consider when evaluating their community's security, and the importance of healthy relationships between residents, security personnel, and local law enforcement. They also dig deep into the difference between security and concierge services and the danger of a community-run Neighborhood Watch.Additional topics include: The top security services and how trending technology might not be the best choice for a neighborhood;The question of cost and why price should not be THE deciding factor when choosing a security company;How staff turnover at a security company causes headaches for the board and could compromise safety for residents;Why Phil believes the fear of crime can be more disabling than actual crime, how he suggests residents overcome that sense of helplessness, and so much more.BONUS: Learn about Phil's experience arresting and interrogating The Dinner Set Gang and Kevin's pre-Platinum life protecting A-list celebrities, like Eva Mendes and 50 Cent.

Please share this interview: Group Ten Metals (TSX.V: PGE | OTC: PGEZF) Website | https://grouptenmetals.com/ Press Release: https://bit.ly/35nMW0x Corporate Presentation | https://grouptenmetals.com/investors/presentations/ Group Ten Metals Inc. Suite 904 - 409 Granville Street Vancouver, BC V6C 1T2 Tel: +1 (604) 357-4790 Toll Free: +1 (888) 432-0075 Email: info@grouptenmetals.com Website| www.provenandprobable.com Call me directly at 855.505.1900 or email: Maurice@MilesFranklin.com Precious Metals FAQ - https://www.milesfranklin.com/faq-maurice/ Proven and Probable Where we deliver Mining Insights & Bullion Sales. I'm a licensed broker for Miles Franklin Precious Metals Investments (https://www.milesfranklin.com/contact/) Where we provide unlimited options to expand your precious metals portfolio, from physical delivery, offshore depositories, and precious metals IRA's. Call me directly at (855) 505-1900 or you may email maurice@milesfranklin.com. Proven and Probable provides insights on mining companies, junior miners, gold mining stocks, uranium, silver, platinum, zinc & copper mining stocks, silver and gold bullion in Canada, the US, Australia, and beyond. We will not be discussing the silver price, silver stacking, or provide a gold price prediction in this interview.

On Friday's Morning News, local Realtor Mike McGuire (Broker/Owner of the Platinum Group), explains the back-story of Peak Producers, and how the group got involved in fundraising to give back to the community through local non-profit agencies. More info available at thepeakproducers.com.   

In today's episode, it's very important to remember "Big journeys begin with small steps." Let's welcome our special guest, Clarence Darrick Chavis Brothers are a family who runs a Brokerage serving as a complete solution for real estate investors and first-time home-buyers. Their services include licensed real estate agents, renovation and additions under a licensed general contractor, property management services, and property staging in preparation for the sale of properties.  Today, let's listen and learn from them how they have done transformational things in their business from utilizing an FHA loan with one single fourplex to One Stop Shop For All Your Real Estate Needs​   So don't miss this episode, let's reveal their process, their strategies, and how their investments transform their lives and the communities they invest in.     Make sure to watch/listen to the full episode as Platinum Group Advisors answered our HOT SEAT questions directly to the point and learn actionable tips and key metrics that will help you along your journey.

In this episode Barry chats to Clayton Dodd, Executive Chairman at Podium Minerals (ASX:POD)

Join us as we sit down with Eric Jensen the general manager of exploration for EMX Royalty as we discuss the latest exciting press release detailing 5 option agreements on battery metal projects located in Scandinavia. The projects (Flåt Project, Bamble Project, Brattåssen Project, Mjövattnet Project, and the Njuggträskliden Project) are located in Norway and Sweden and host Nickel, Cobalt, Copper, and Platinum Group Elements. Plus, shareholders will find out the latest developments on the existing royalty projects, such as the Cukaru Peki Copper Project in Serbia, when EMX plans to pay a dividend?!? Find out why Rick Rule is a shareholder of EMX Royalty right here!

In light of the the mining indaba that will be taking place in the first week of Feb we focus on the outlook of the mining industry, more specifically the Platinum Group Minerals (PGMs). Joining Business Day TV is Nedbank CIB's mining analyst, Arnold van Graan

About Stacy Bahrenfuss:Stacy started her real estate company at the early age of 19, sustained through the housing crisis of 2007-2010, and continued to build the business to be a 7-figure operation and one of the top real estate teams in the state( Rated #15 in Idaho by Real Trends in 2018). An avid student of personal and spiritual development, having visited India multiple times she has become one of only 1,000 in the One Consciousness Leaders Circle. She's also a previous member of Tony Robbins' Platinum Group. Catalyst Group and the success of the team is due to hard work, having integrity, and putting our client's interest first. We make real estate deals happen, always trying to be a part of the solution; facing challenges head-on, and focusing on the positive. Our success is not accidental, it is a result of our dedication to delivering truly remarkable service.Cultivating Connections & Activating Results between Buyers and Sellers is our motto. Since 2006 Catalyst Group, has provided a unique experience to consumers in the Treasure Valley Housing market. We look forward to being of service and ensuring every aspect of your transaction is treated with utmost respect and attention to detail. Helping you reach your goals are our goals, and we will stop at nothing to follow through. Once you meet our team and see our spirit of enthusiasm and zest for helping people, you will experience service beyond the ordinary.~You can find Stacy Bahrenfuss on… LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacybahrenfuss/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CatalystIdahoWebsite: https://www.catalystidaho.com/======================================================================To book a power session with Reem, go to: https://calendly.com/reem-kharbat/30min To Join Reem's mentoring program, learn the sameexact strategy she used to build her three 7-figure businesses, got featured inVogue Magazine and Top Media, go to : www.reemkharbat.com Or Book a consultation call to see if you're afit for this program at https://calendly.com/reem-kharbat/teal If you enjoyed the episode, if it helped you inany way, or if you had ONE aha moment, please let me know, hit the subscribebutton and leave me a review and a comment. Please share it with 3 of yourfriends in the next 24 hours to get the message out! If you would like to connect with me & becomefriends :) Check me out at:https://www.facebook.com/reem.kharbatInstagram: https://instagram.com/reem.kharbatLinkedin: https://linkedin.com/reem-kharbatOr visit my website: https://www.reemkharbat.com/home Do you want to launch your own podcast, then youhave to check the Podcast Profit Lab Program; it's life-changing! http://bit.ly/3bsS3xa

In the fourth edition of The Other Side webcast series, Nkateko Mathonsi, senior mining analyst at Investec Bank, chats to two of the leading women in the PGM sector, Natascha Viljoen, CEO of Anglo American Platinum and Meroonisha Kerber, CFO of Impala Platinum, about what the future holds for the industry and some of the lessons from the recent past. Investec Focus South Africa

In the fourth edition of The Other Side webcast series, Nkateko Mathonsi, senior mining analyst at Investec Bank, chats to two of the leading women in the PGM sector, Natascha Viljoen, CEO of Anglo American Platinum and Meroonisha Kerber, CFO of Impala Platinum, about what the future holds for the industry and some of the lessons from the recent past.

This week's episode features an interview with Platinum Group Metals president and chief executive R. Michael Jones, who discusses the company's large-scale Waterberg PGM project in South Africa. Michael also mentions the company's newly developed technology patent using palladium in lithium-ion batteries and shares his views on the outlook for both platinum and palladium. All this and more with online editor and host Adrian Pocobelli. Music Credits: “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel (www.incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Now is the time to plan your holiday pop bys and cards. You still have time! Karen walks us through what Platinum Group does each year to celebrate their clients and what she does personally each holiday season to make sure she really gets to enjoy the season with her family.   Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account at @karen.wcooper.

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Platinum Group Metals CEO R Michael Jones does not let grass grow under his feet. His parting shot to moderator Bernard Swanepoel at the virtual 2020 PGMs Industry Day last Wednesday was that platinum was on its way into battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as a battery metal. “If you're a great EV believer, watch out – PGMs can actually move across,” Jones said. Five days later, his Toronto- and New York-listed company announced in an email to Mining Weekly that the US Patent and Trademark Office had issued a patent that includes the use of platinum group metals (PGMs) in a lithium battery. Not bad, Mr Jones! "The initial patent grant is the first significant milestone towards our objectives to both capitalise on a true cutting-edge innovation and drive demand for PGMs at the same time,” Jones stated in the release. The upshot of all this is that the world is not only now earmarking PGMs to catalyse fuel cells that drive its trucks, trains, planes and ships into the new world of clean skies and low-to-no carbon, or to produce its green hydrogen in PGM-catalysed electrolysers, but it is also watching PGMs patenting their way into BEV batteries. Until now, EVs have been synonymous with lithium and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) with PGMs, but now the twain are meeting, with the new generation of lightweight, powerful batteries being seen as having the potential to grow to scale on the back of the attractiveness of BEVs and the use of lithium batteries in other applications beyond mobility. Being in EVs and FCEVs is a massive potential market advance for PGMs. Waving the PGMs flag high are Lion Battery Technologies and Florida International University (FIU), which are advancing a research programme that uses platinum and palladium to unlock the potential of lithium air and lithium sulphur battery chemistries, increasing their discharge capacities and their cyclability. In addition to PGMs, Patent No. 10,734,636 B2 entitled "Battery Cathodes for Improved Stability" includes the use of carbon nanotubes and other innovations in a lithium battery. Lion was formed in 2019 by Platinum Group Metals, with 52%, and Anglo American Platinum, with 48%, to accelerate the development of next-generation battery technology using platinum and palladium. Under the sponsored agreement, research and patent applications are being funded to unlock the catalytic properties of platinum and palladium in the battery chemistries. Research is led by Dr Bilal El-Zahab, who completed post-doctoral work at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a team that includes six specialist nano-materials and battery postdoctoral fellows. The team at FIU has completed the first year of research and surpassed their first technical milestone. Further patent applications have been filed, stated Platinum Group Metals, the developer of South Africa’s Waterberg project in Limpopo, a $617-million, 1 100-employee 19.5-million-ounce palladium, platinum, rhodium and gold deposit that lends itself to extremely productive bulk mechanised mining. The company is targeting a productivity rate of 30 oz to 40 oz per employee a month by mining an orebody that has 40-m-high sub levels. “We’ll essentially be dropping a 13-storey office building with every blast,” Jones told the PGMs Industry Day. Work is being done with an international training organisation to develop local skills with the help of South Africa’s technical and vocational education and training colleges. The raising of project funding is expected to take the balance of this year to assemble, helped by a partnership struck with the Japanese. The asset's new largest local shareholder is Hosken Consolidated Investments' Deepkloof empowerment arm.

Special guest, Carl Foster stopped by to discuss his experiences with having courage to live his dreams.  He has worked behind the scenes with artists in film, theater, education, and business.  He is the CEO of the Platinum Group,  a firm who's goal is to assist emerging thoughtful leaders to translate their knowledge into powerful ideas that impact the world one conversation at a time.   --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-naomi-davis/message

Special guest Carl Foster, CEO of the Platinum Group shares how to envision our goals and embrace our dreams. These excerpts are from an upcoming episode entitled, Courage to live your dreams. Discussing courage and dreams from a faith perspective, those who share faith as a factor in life, will be stimulated to think outside of the familiar; there is more to experience and share with the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cheryl-naomi-davis/message

Listen in to learn how to pull off awesome events for your client care program, even amid social distancing limitations.   Platinum Group does client events throughout the year. They range in size from reverse pop-bys for a Thanksgiving pie to a full-on hotel breakfast with Santa.   Don't be intimidated by logistics because Karen is going to show you how you can host fun, crowd-pleasing events that help build great relationships with your clients!   Once you know your budget you can pick your event. Great ideas include renting out movie theaters, happy hours and vendor meet-and-greets. Be creative!   Send the invitations to your A-list clients first and then when you get your RSVPs back you'll know how many more of your clients you can also invite.   Take care to plan for staffing so that the event runs smoothly. Teenagers provide excellent help in these roles! Also, make sure to cover your event. Photographs and video clips will make for great social media content and they'll also serve the purpose of enriching the event in real-time!   After the event sit down with your team to have a little debriefing session. Go over what went well and what you can change for next year. Karen encourages you to have fun with your client events and they'll pay off!   Thank you for listening! Click subscribe to be notified every Wednesday when our latest episode is released, and be sure to check out our group on Facebook. If you are interested in more detailed coaching from Karen, you can find her at www.empoweringwomeninrealestate.com or you can follow her team on Instagram or on her personal Instagram account at @karen.wcooper.

Lina Tan (IG: @Linatan_raywhite_hr) adalah seorang Ibu rumah tangga yg sukses di Bisnis Properti bersama Ray White Hr Muhammad. Tidak mudah memang membagi waktu antara kesibukan sebagai ibu rumah tangga dan juga business woman. Tetapi hal ini dilakukan secara luar biasa oleh bu Lina Tan.  Di Podcast ini, beliau akan menceritakan kisah suksesnya sebagai ibu rumah tangga sekaligus business woman, serta tantangan yg dia hadapi selama setahun pertama di bisnis ini. Jika anda ingin menghubungi saya:  DM melalui Instagram di @andysuanda.raywhite Follow dan subscribe Youtube channel Andy Suanda Email asuanda@gmail.com Dan jangan lupa untuk subscribe podcast ini Music: Driven to Success, Scott Holmes Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 4.0" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asuandapodcast/message

Resign Dari Pekerjaan Mapan dan Raup Ratusan Juta/tahun dari Bisnis Properti! . Keputusan Tirza Yohana untuk resign dari pekerjaan dengan gaji hampir Rp 10 juta/bulannya dan bergabung dengan Ray White sebagai agen properti sangatlah tepat. Di tahun pertamanya saja sebagai agen properti, Tirza berhasil meraup income hingga ratusan juta rupiahnya dan dapat jalan-jalan GRATIS ke luar negeri setiap tahunnya. Dengarkan kisah nya di podcast ini Follow tirza di Instagram @rumah_minimalis_surabaya dan @info_property_surabaya Jika anda ingin menghubungi saya:  DM melalui Instagram di @andysuanda.raywhite Follow dan subscribe Youtube channel Andy Suanda Email asuanda@gmail.com Dan jangan lupa untuk subscribe podcast ini Music: Driven to Success, Scott Holmes Licensed under Creative Commons "Attribution 4.0" http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/asuandapodcast/message

Comet Atlas is disintegrating, so RC goes into more details about the five stages of the life-cycle of comets, including some speculations on what may perturb them out of their deep space hibernation, including the outer gas giants’ orbital distances that are exactly what they need to be to create a planetary bucket-brigade. Furthering the discussion on Platinum Group Metals, or PGM's, he reviews some of the modern uses for these metals and hints that the Ancients were also aware of their properties, having the guys search for “Pallas” in mythology, and reading from a 1995 study that likened PGM-doped DNA to molecular wire. Could PGM delivery have caused the genetic changes that were discovered around the area of the 1908 Tunguska aerial blast? We look at images from the earliest expeditions to the site by Leonid Kulik, and compare some of the effects of the blast to the enigmatic Carolina Bays…   Support Randall Carlson's efforts to discover and share pivotal paradigm-shifting information! Improve the quality of the podcast and future videos. Allow him more time for his research into the many scientific journals, books, and his expeditions into the field, as he continues to decipher the clues that explain the mysteries of our past, and prepare us for the future...   Donate to this work thru his Patreon subscription/membership site, and receive special perks: https://patreon.com/RandallCarlson Or make a one-time donation thru PayPal, credit/debit card or other account here: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... P odcast: http://kosmographia.com (coming soon: RandallCarlson.com) Branch out to all things Randall at: http://RandallCarlson.net Scablands Sept/Oct REXpedition with Grimerica: http://ContactattheCabin.com/Carlson (email to be added to tour alternates/waiting list: Darren@grimerica.com) email: Kosmographia1618@gmail.com   Dr. German's article "The Neolithic Revolution" here: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanitie... Full listing of scientific papers about the Younger Dryas Impact Hypothesis: https://cosmictusk.com   Kosmographia logo and design animation by Brothers of the Serpent. Check out their podcast: http://www.BrothersoftheSerpent.com/ Theme music by Fifty Dollar Dynasty: http://www.FiftyDollarDynasty.net/ Video recording, editing and publishing by Bradley Young with YSI Productions LLC (copyrights), with audio mastered by Kyle Allen.

multi-talented singer-songwriter, BRAVO TV Reality Star and member of the multi-platinum group XSCAPE, TAMIKA SCOTT (also known as the Voice of Soul), released the audio and visual links to her new Top 30 powerful single, "Go Outside In The Rain" , lifted from Tamika's recently released debut EP, "Family Affair", available on all streaming and download platforms now.   "Go Outside In The Rain" was written by Darryl Black and produced by Wirlie Morris. “I recorded this song as a tribute to Milira and the original version from the 1990’s. I have always loved this song! I have been singing it since I was a teenager and won several talent shows with this song," mentions Tamika. "We, (XSCAPE) used to sing it as kids and since I’m the last member to release a solo project, I put it on my EP at the suggested request of my husband, since none of the other ladies put it on their solo projects,” she adds.

When we think of Disney, one of the first things that comes to mind is excellent customer service. How can we implement Disney principles to our businesses, and why should we be paying attention to how we make people feel? How can we continue offering a stellar service, even after a transaction is complete? On this episode, Ryan and Monica Shea from the Platinum Group, share how to create fantastic customer service based on Disney’s principles.   Takeaways + Tactics  At any Disney park, the entire family is engaged by cast members. We can replicate that inclusion of the whole family in our deals, by paying attention to our clients’ children. Doing this goes a long way in creating a memorable experience.  Anyone can complete a transaction with their clients, but if we want to truly stand out, we have to pay attention to the way we make people feel. This has an incredible impact and we’ll be more likely to have repeat clients because of it.  Consistent engagement is vital for repeat clients. Show genuine concern and reach out to see if they need anything. We have to remind clients that they’re more than a source of income to us.

For the first time in nearly a decade, these close cousins of gold and silver have been in the news. Why are palladium and rhodium seeing their prices skyrocket? Podcast host Everett Millman explains how the industrial market for the Platinum Group Metals differs from the more familiar precious metals. He also cites historical context to illustrate their price volatility.

In this podcast, David Stark, Business Keys, interviews Bill English about his work at the Platinum Group as well as the book he is writing on what the Bible has […]

Coronation Fund Managers — In our latest podcast, Kirshni Totaram, head of institutional business at Coronation interviewed investment analyst Nicholas Hops, where he explains why Coronation backs platinum group metals (PMGs). Find out how headwinds to the roll out of electric vehicles underpin the intrinsic value of PMGs, and also why some mines are more attractive than others. Listen here. Episode disclaimer - SA listeners · Episode disclaimer - Global (ex US) listeners · Episode disclaimer - US listeners

Watch the video and visit our website for more details https://provenandprobable.com/. For more info on Group Ten Metals visit: www.grouptenmetals.com Please share this video: https://youtu.be/m25yD8Pe9dE Michael Rowley, president and CEO of Group Ten Metals sits down with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable to discuss his companies exploration for platinum, palladium, nickel, copper and cobalt in the Stillwater area of Montana. This is part 2 of a 3 part series introduction into the value proposition of the Metallic Group of Companies. Important Note: Enclosed is a Financing Opportunity of Accredited Investors. Group Ten Metals Metallic Group of Companies Group Ten Metals Metallic Minerals Granite Creek Silver Platinum Copper Nickel Gold Nickel Cobalt Copper Rhodium Palladiam Stillwater Mine WEBSITE: provenandprobable.com YOUTUBE: www.youtube.com/c/provenandprobable TWITTER: twitter.com/provenprobable Category News & Politics License Category People & Blogs

Jack Whalen of Platinum Group Coatings talks about the coatings that they offer for different electrodes. They offer these electrode coatings which offer improved electrical properties with hopefully good biocompatibility as well.

Difficult conversations are never easy, but we all have to have them. In this Resolute Podcast, Vince Miller is joined by Bill English from Platinum Group and expert in the fields of counseling, business, and leadership. Bill English is a prolific author and the founder of Bible and Business. Today they discuss how to lean into the difficult conversations that we must have in business and life. Find out more about Bill's latest seminars here.

Six extremely rare metals that clean your car exhaust and turbocharge industrial chemistry, but which are also the focus of a violent power struggle in South Africa. Presenter Laurence Knight heads to Johnson Matthey, a company that pioneered the car catalytic converter in the 1970s, to find out how they work and to watch the kind of emissions test that Volkswagen cheated. Andrea Sella of University College London makes a piece of one of these precious metals pop, and explains why platinum crucibles are the bees knees of nineteenth century chemistry. And the BBC's Vumani Mkhize reports from brutal fight between two unions for supremacy over what is the world's biggest source of platinum group metals. (Picture: Car exhaust; Credit: ruigsantos/Thinkstock)

What to do about pirates, copy-cats, and unethical people. On this episode Russell shares why people can copy your message but they can't copy your fire. He also talks about how the universe has a way of evening things out, if you are ripping others off. Here are some fun things in today's episode: Why people can't clone your passion when they try to copy you. Why Russell doesn't fear the people who steal from him. And why if you rip others off, you will be less successful. So listen below to hear what to do when somebody rips you off. ---Transcript--- Good morning, everybody. This is Russell Brunson and welcome to Marketing In Your Car. Alright, everybody, hope that you are having an amazing day today so far. I wanted to have some fun on today's podcast. I had like 4 or 5 ideas that we could talk about, but this is the most fun because it's one that drives us, as producers crazy, yet when all is said and done it's really not that big of a deal, but it still drives us crazy. This morning I was listening to one of Garrett J. White's podcasts about how they can….I can't remember the title, something about, they can copy you, but they can't clone your fire, they can't copy your fire or something like that. He was talking about some other friends, who in his mind, he just kind of knocked them off, or they kind of knocked him off. And he's talking about how you can copy the marketing style, you can copy the message, you can copy all those kind of things, but you can't copy your fire. I thought that was really cool, and it was interesting because we had, last month when we were doing our hack-a-thon, we had all our Clickfunnels team out here and that was one of the concerns we had. Do we have all developers move in house, we can have tighter controls on our codes, nobody can steal the code. You know, all these different things. And what was interesting is that, this is me as the outside marketing guy being nervous, like, “I don't want people to copy us, or what if somebody got our code and they hack Clickfunnels and they're competing with us?” It's this fear mentality mindset. The developers kind of laughed, “you know like have the stuff we're doing is open source and we're open sourcing it, we're giving it to the communities so people can build on it to, and all these things. If someone wanted to steal the code it wouldn't matter because most was out there anyway.” Anyway, I don't know how the open source is, but apparently we're donating most of our code to open source for other developers to develop on and make cooler things and all these things, and I'm just like, “It's so weird to me because it just seems backwards.” But one thing….I can't remember if it was Todd or Ryan, but somebody said, “This is the deal. Somebody could go and they could copy our code, or parts of our code, or whatever that might be, but there's intangibles that they can't copy.” Similar to what Garrett talked about, they can't copy your fire. They can't copy our message and our community, and our work ethic, and our team, and our vision and all the other pieces that go into growing an empire. They can clone things, but they can't do all the rest of it. It was funny, I was reading an article last week, I had 10 people tag me to it on Facebook, but it was about a company in the UK that basically knocks off every big hit. Amazon came out, they knocked off Amazon. Groupon came out they knocked off Groupon over in the UK. They knock them off, and build them up really fast. They straight just rip everything. You look at the sites, color scheme is the same, layout is the same, everywhere in the menu set up the same spot. Everything is just identical, and they were saying they have teams of people that all they do is monitor these sites daily, and if Amazon shifts the menu one pixel to the right, they shift their menu one pixel to the right. They're assuming that Amazon is doing all sorts of crazy testing, so they just straight rip them off. Their whole model is they just rip these guys off and then come back to the original companies and sell them. They've sold their Groupon clone to Groupon and they've done it others. These guys made over a billion dollars, just ripping people off. So it's like, you see things like that, and you're like, I don't want to be ripped off. It's funny because I see people that all the time, my stuff's up for sale on eBay, I see the pirate sites, as soon as I create a course it's for free on the pirate sites. The other day I was looking for one of my logos, I couldn't find my logo file. So I just Google imaged it, and I found the original logo file to my design, I'm like, wow! Who has this on their site? How cool is that? I can't even find it on my own computer. I went to the site, and on the site there was this thing, “Hey here's Russell Brunson's course, I'm going to buy but I need people to pony up some money.” There's like 100 people that all ponied up like 50 bucks to be able to buy my course so they could all just rip it off and share it together. It's just ridiculous. It's funny because there was this time in my life where there was so much fear behind that. I was just like, Oh if they rip it off, then this and that and all these kind of things, and I've had people come to me, who are like, we are eBay's company and we'll police eBay and we'll knock off anyone who steals your stuff and posts it. We're going block it and all these kind of things. In fact, we had this guy, I probably shouldn't name names, but I have to name names for the story to be funny. His name was Cody Moya, and he used to clone everything we did. We created a product, and I would announce, we've been spending three months on this product, and we would announce that we were launching it. And that same day he would send me an email launching his version of what we did, and he'd somehow just put it together really quick, and he'd have the identical product as us. It was crazy. So we used to call him Cloney Moya, because he'd just clone anything that any of us did, it was so interesting. This is a funny part of the story. Joel Comm had…He bought a copy machine in his office, a big huge copy machine. The tag was like, the Copy Master 2000 or whatever, and he broke the tag off and put his own tag on and it was called the Cloney Moya. So he'd do photocopies on the Cloney Moya. It was so funny because….that guy had some success for a little while, but has anyone heard of him since then? No! It's because you can copy the sales process, you can copy the content, you can copy whatever, but like Garrett said, you can't copy the fire. I thought that was really a powerful message for me today. It's funny, I had a guy that we published for a little while, and I asked him about his journey, like “how did you get successful online?” He said, “You know what's interesting, I used to go to…..” some pirate website in internet marketing space, where you can get pretty much everybody's product for free, he said, “I used to go that thing and I would download everyone's products and I'd listen to them, and it was the weirdest thing, I had all this information in my head, all these things, but I was never successful. One day I realized that I was straight ripping everybody off, and I'm trying to go out there and provide value to world, and trying to help, to sell my own products. There's some weird thing with the universe, if you're ripping other people off, you're stealing their intellectual property, other people aren't going to pay for theirs. One day I just got sick of it and cancelled my accounts. I went to some of the products that had the biggest impact on me that I'd stolen, I went and I bought them just to pay the authors for those things. When I did that everything changed. Suddenly my product started selling.” Everything good came after he had done that. I thought how interesting that was. I'm not too concerned when people rip off my stuff anymore, because they're not the kind of person I want to serve anymore anyway. The dude who's okay going and ripping a product and consuming it, and can sleep well at night, is not the kind of person in my coaching programs, using my software. I'm not okay with that kind of a person. So if they want to do it, that's cool and hopefully someday they'll see the light, but I'm not concerned about that kind of person. The customers I want are the customers who are going to pay me because they know the value I provide to them. In fact, if you look at my business now, almost everything we sell now is free. You know what I mean? All our best stuff is free plus shipping. We do have upgrades where you get more, you know upsells and stuff like that. For the most part it's all free. I give all my stuff away from free. People always ask me, like my Perfect Webinar script, “How much is it going to cost?” Just go get it for free, for 5 bucks we'll ship it, just go get it. And they're like, “No, I'll pay you for it.” And I'm like “Just take it.” And they're like, “Why do you do that?” and I'm like, “If you actually implement the perfect webinar, guess what's going to happen? You are going to make a crap-ton of money and then you are going to come and give me $25,000. And that is so much more valuable to me than getting $97 from you today.” For me, I'm all about giving away all this stuff, so that people can consume it and get a ton of value, and then they'll want more. They will come back if what you give away is amazing. Just a side note, I'd never heard of Dan Kennedy, this is back in the day. I was on eBay and some dude ripped off Dan Kennedy and I didn't know, but it was like this marketing thing, and I'm like, “sweet I like marketing.” So I bought these Dan Kennedy Cd's for a $100, and turns out it was like $1,000 course, but I didn't know that. So I was listening to this course and it was awesome, I got so much good stuff. So because of that…in the product he kept talking about his Platinum Group, and I was like, “I want to be in the platinum group!” This whole course kept indoctrinating me and I eventually call up DKC and I begged them to let me in and I paid them $25,000 to be in the platinum group and I was in that group for 6 years.  So they made, $150,000 off me, plus I spoke at their events, I sold their products. I'd say they conservatively made 3 or 4 million bucks off me during that time. I came into their world because somebody else ripped them off. And I remember, Bill at the time, was all freaking out about the pirates stealing his stuff. I'm like, “Dude, do you understand that I am in your world today because some pirate ripped you off and unbeknownst to me was selling your product on eBay and I bought it and now I'm here and you've gotten 5 or 6 million bucks from me. Was that worth it?” Yeah, let the pirates have fun, if they want to go do that they're spreading your message, they're spreading your word. Just don't deal with it, because a couple of things, first off, the right people will pay. The people who stumble upon that stuff, if your stuff's awesome they will come back for more. It's the drug dealer close right? You give them the first one for free and then they gotta come back. That's how I feel, I want to make content so addictive that when they have it, they gotta have more. I don't know if that helps at all. The biggest thing is don't stress out about people knocking off your stuff. I don't put password protect stuff on my download pages because I don't care. Again, people who are going to rip me off, can rip me off. People who want to buy are buyers and they're going to continue to buy. And those are the ones who I'm catering towards and to and that's all that really matters for me. So there you go. If you are stealing stuff right now, knock it off because it's probably keeping you from where you want to be. As weird as that might sound, I don't know how or why but for some reason, that's just how it all works. Alright guys. I'm at the office, I'm gonna go create some cool stuff. Hopefully go change the world and hope that something comes out today that's going to help you guys.  Appreciate you all, have an amazing day and I will talk to you guys all again soon. Bye.

What to do about pirates, copy-cats, and unethical people. On this episode Russell shares why people can copy your message but they can’t copy your fire. He also talks about how the universe has a way of evening things out, if you are ripping others off. Here are some fun things in today’s episode: Why people can’t clone your passion when they try to copy you. Why Russell doesn’t fear the people who steal from him. And why if you rip others off, you will be less successful. So listen below to hear what to do when somebody rips you off. ---Transcript--- Good morning, everybody. This is Russell Brunson and welcome to Marketing In Your Car. Alright, everybody, hope that you are having an amazing day today so far. I wanted to have some fun on today’s podcast. I had like 4 or 5 ideas that we could talk about, but this is the most fun because it’s one that drives us, as producers crazy, yet when all is said and done it’s really not that big of a deal, but it still drives us crazy. This morning I was listening to one of Garrett J. White’s podcasts about how they can….I can’t remember the title, something about, they can copy you, but they can’t clone your fire, they can’t copy your fire or something like that. He was talking about some other friends, who in his mind, he just kind of knocked them off, or they kind of knocked him off. And he’s talking about how you can copy the marketing style, you can copy the message, you can copy all those kind of things, but you can’t copy your fire. I thought that was really cool, and it was interesting because we had, last month when we were doing our hack-a-thon, we had all our Clickfunnels team out here and that was one of the concerns we had. Do we have all developers move in house, we can have tighter controls on our codes, nobody can steal the code. You know, all these different things. And what was interesting is that, this is me as the outside marketing guy being nervous, like, “I don’t want people to copy us, or what if somebody got our code and they hack Clickfunnels and they’re competing with us?” It’s this fear mentality mindset. The developers kind of laughed, “you know like have the stuff we’re doing is open source and we’re open sourcing it, we’re giving it to the communities so people can build on it to, and all these things. If someone wanted to steal the code it wouldn’t matter because most was out there anyway.” Anyway, I don’t know how the open source is, but apparently we’re donating most of our code to open source for other developers to develop on and make cooler things and all these things, and I’m just like, “It’s so weird to me because it just seems backwards.” But one thing….I can’t remember if it was Todd or Ryan, but somebody said, “This is the deal. Somebody could go and they could copy our code, or parts of our code, or whatever that might be, but there’s intangibles that they can’t copy.” Similar to what Garrett talked about, they can’t copy your fire. They can’t copy our message and our community, and our work ethic, and our team, and our vision and all the other pieces that go into growing an empire. They can clone things, but they can’t do all the rest of it. It was funny, I was reading an article last week, I had 10 people tag me to it on Facebook, but it was about a company in the UK that basically knocks off every big hit. Amazon came out, they knocked off Amazon. Groupon came out they knocked off Groupon over in the UK. They knock them off, and build them up really fast. They straight just rip everything. You look at the sites, color scheme is the same, layout is the same, everywhere in the menu set up the same spot. Everything is just identical, and they were saying they have teams of people that all they do is monitor these sites daily, and if Amazon shifts the menu one pixel to the right, they shift their menu one pixel to the right. They’re assuming that Amazon is doing all sorts of crazy testing, so they just straight rip them off. Their whole model is they just rip these guys off and then come back to the original companies and sell them. They’ve sold their Groupon clone to Groupon and they’ve done it others. These guys made over a billion dollars, just ripping people off. So it’s like, you see things like that, and you’re like, I don’t want to be ripped off. It’s funny because I see people that all the time, my stuff’s up for sale on eBay, I see the pirate sites, as soon as I create a course it’s for free on the pirate sites. The other day I was looking for one of my logos, I couldn’t find my logo file. So I just Google imaged it, and I found the original logo file to my design, I’m like, wow! Who has this on their site? How cool is that? I can’t even find it on my own computer. I went to the site, and on the site there was this thing, “Hey here’s Russell Brunson’s course, I’m going to buy but I need people to pony up some money.” There’s like 100 people that all ponied up like 50 bucks to be able to buy my course so they could all just rip it off and share it together. It’s just ridiculous. It’s funny because there was this time in my life where there was so much fear behind that. I was just like, Oh if they rip it off, then this and that and all these kind of things, and I’ve had people come to me, who are like, we are eBay’s company and we’ll police eBay and we’ll knock off anyone who steals your stuff and posts it. We’re going block it and all these kind of things. In fact, we had this guy, I probably shouldn’t name names, but I have to name names for the story to be funny. His name was Cody Moya, and he used to clone everything we did. We created a product, and I would announce, we’ve been spending three months on this product, and we would announce that we were launching it. And that same day he would send me an email launching his version of what we did, and he’d somehow just put it together really quick, and he’d have the identical product as us. It was crazy. So we used to call him Cloney Moya, because he’d just clone anything that any of us did, it was so interesting. This is a funny part of the story. Joel Comm had…He bought a copy machine in his office, a big huge copy machine. The tag was like, the Copy Master 2000 or whatever, and he broke the tag off and put his own tag on and it was called the Cloney Moya. So he’d do photocopies on the Cloney Moya. It was so funny because….that guy had some success for a little while, but has anyone heard of him since then? No! It’s because you can copy the sales process, you can copy the content, you can copy whatever, but like Garrett said, you can’t copy the fire. I thought that was really a powerful message for me today. It’s funny, I had a guy that we published for a little while, and I asked him about his journey, like “how did you get successful online?” He said, “You know what’s interesting, I used to go to…..” some pirate website in internet marketing space, where you can get pretty much everybody’s product for free, he said, “I used to go that thing and I would download everyone’s products and I’d listen to them, and it was the weirdest thing, I had all this information in my head, all these things, but I was never successful. One day I realized that I was straight ripping everybody off, and I’m trying to go out there and provide value to world, and trying to help, to sell my own products. There’s some weird thing with the universe, if you’re ripping other people off, you’re stealing their intellectual property, other people aren’t going to pay for theirs. One day I just got sick of it and cancelled my accounts. I went to some of the products that had the biggest impact on me that I’d stolen, I went and I bought them just to pay the authors for those things. When I did that everything changed. Suddenly my product started selling.” Everything good came after he had done that. I thought how interesting that was. I’m not too concerned when people rip off my stuff anymore, because they’re not the kind of person I want to serve anymore anyway. The dude who’s okay going and ripping a product and consuming it, and can sleep well at night, is not the kind of person in my coaching programs, using my software. I’m not okay with that kind of a person. So if they want to do it, that’s cool and hopefully someday they’ll see the light, but I’m not concerned about that kind of person. The customers I want are the customers who are going to pay me because they know the value I provide to them. In fact, if you look at my business now, almost everything we sell now is free. You know what I mean? All our best stuff is free plus shipping. We do have upgrades where you get more, you know upsells and stuff like that. For the most part it’s all free. I give all my stuff away from free. People always ask me, like my Perfect Webinar script, “How much is it going to cost?” Just go get it for free, for 5 bucks we’ll ship it, just go get it. And they’re like, “No, I’ll pay you for it.” And I’m like “Just take it.” And they’re like, “Why do you do that?” and I’m like, “If you actually implement the perfect webinar, guess what’s going to happen? You are going to make a crap-ton of money and then you are going to come and give me $25,000. And that is so much more valuable to me than getting $97 from you today.” For me, I’m all about giving away all this stuff, so that people can consume it and get a ton of value, and then they’ll want more. They will come back if what you give away is amazing. Just a side note, I’d never heard of Dan Kennedy, this is back in the day. I was on eBay and some dude ripped off Dan Kennedy and I didn’t know, but it was like this marketing thing, and I’m like, “sweet I like marketing.” So I bought these Dan Kennedy Cd’s for a $100, and turns out it was like $1,000 course, but I didn’t know that. So I was listening to this course and it was awesome, I got so much good stuff. So because of that…in the product he kept talking about his Platinum Group, and I was like, “I want to be in the platinum group!” This whole course kept indoctrinating me and I eventually call up DKC and I begged them to let me in and I paid them $25,000 to be in the platinum group and I was in that group for 6 years.  So they made, $150,000 off me, plus I spoke at their events, I sold their products. I’d say they conservatively made 3 or 4 million bucks off me during that time. I came into their world because somebody else ripped them off. And I remember, Bill at the time, was all freaking out about the pirates stealing his stuff. I’m like, “Dude, do you understand that I am in your world today because some pirate ripped you off and unbeknownst to me was selling your product on eBay and I bought it and now I’m here and you’ve gotten 5 or 6 million bucks from me. Was that worth it?” Yeah, let the pirates have fun, if they want to go do that they’re spreading your message, they’re spreading your word. Just don’t deal with it, because a couple of things, first off, the right people will pay. The people who stumble upon that stuff, if your stuff’s awesome they will come back for more. It’s the drug dealer close right? You give them the first one for free and then they gotta come back. That’s how I feel, I want to make content so addictive that when they have it, they gotta have more. I don’t know if that helps at all. The biggest thing is don’t stress out about people knocking off your stuff. I don’t put password protect stuff on my download pages because I don’t care. Again, people who are going to rip me off, can rip me off. People who want to buy are buyers and they’re going to continue to buy. And those are the ones who I’m catering towards and to and that’s all that really matters for me. So there you go. If you are stealing stuff right now, knock it off because it’s probably keeping you from where you want to be. As weird as that might sound, I don’t know how or why but for some reason, that’s just how it all works. Alright guys. I’m at the office, I’m gonna go create some cool stuff. Hopefully go change the world and hope that something comes out today that’s going to help you guys.  Appreciate you all, have an amazing day and I will talk to you guys all again soon. Bye.

The post Episode #90 – Work Your Way In Vs. Buy Your Way In appeared first on DotComSecrets.com Blog - Weird Marketing Experiments That Increase Traffic, Conversions and Sales.... The easy way to get to the top. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hey, everyone. This is Russell Brunson, and I want to welcome you to “Marketing in Your Car.” Hey everyone. I'm heading back from the gym right now, and I just had a quick thought. Because the drive from my gym to my house is even less than from the office, this one won't probably be that long. Last night, I had a really cool experience. I had a chance to talk to Dave Asprey from Bullet-Proof Executive. First off, it was really, really cool. I've been trying to do the Bulletproof Diet. I thought I was doing it well, but I've been gaining weight and gaining body fat. I was like [laughs], “I don't think this Bulletproof thing is really working. I think there're some issues here, and so two months ago, I was on his site, and he had a link. It was like, “Hey, five hundred bucks for a one-on-one consultation.” I was like, “All right. Sweet. I can do that,” and so I paid him five hundred bucks. Last night was my one-on-one consultation with him, and it was pretty cool, because literally, I sat down with him on Skype chat, and within about thirty seconds, he told me everything I was doing wrong, why I was screwing it up. I always thought I was doing it intelligently, and I was doing it totally backwards. We completely rebuilt the whole thing, and it was awesome. I gained more from that hour than I could have gotten in five years reading every one of his blog posts, listening to all of his podcasts, and going through all of that kind of stuff. It made me start thinking about how when I first got started in this business, I met this guy. I can't remember his name, but it was at one of Armand Morin's events, and I may have even done a podcast about this before, because I think it's a cool concept, but I started thinking about it again last night. It was a young kid, and he was at this event, and he had joined Armand's Platinum Group, and I was talking to him, and he was in ten different Platinum groups, and all of these different Masterminds. I was like, “Dude, how in the world can you afford all of that? That stuff's expensive.” He said, “Russell, I learned something early in my life. There're two ways to get to the top. Number one, you can work your way in. Number two, you can buy your way in. I choose the second. I could spend three years trying to get to know Armand and become friends with him and do a deal with him and learn from him, and all kinds of stuff, or I can just pay him some money, and “Boom,” buy my way in. I buy into everyone's programs,” and he just works. –“There're two ways. You either work your way in or buy your way in. It's faster to buy your way in.” I was thinking about how with Dave Asprey, I paid him five hundred bucks. Not a lot of money, but I had a chance to spend an hour with him on Skype. We got to know each other. At the end of it, we talked about his book he's launching. I talked to him about how to promote it, and “Boom.” We feel like we had a connection, and now moving forward, I feel like he will be a friend – someone who I'll be able to help in the future. He'll help me, and that kind of thing, whereas if it was someone who I had just contacted him normally, I probably could have gotten through to him. I probably could have met him, but not at the same level as when I was just able to come and just pay and get in that way. It's interesting. I'm looking at the people who are in my Inner Circle, people who are in my Knight program and in our coaching programs, and its fun, because literally, I have Voxer on my phone,

The easy way to get to the top. ---Transcript--- Hey, everyone. This is Russell Brunson, and I want to welcome you to “Marketing in Your Car.” Hey everyone. I'm heading back from the gym right now, and I just had a quick thought. Because the drive from my gym to my house is even less than from the office, this one won't probably be that long. Last night, I had a really cool experience. I had a chance to talk to Dave Asprey from Bullet-Proof Executive. First off, it was really, really cool. I've been trying to do the Bulletproof Diet. I thought I was doing it well, but I've been gaining weight and gaining body fat. I was like [laughs], “I don't think this Bulletproof thing is really working. I think there're some issues here, and so two months ago, I was on his site, and he had a link. It was like, “Hey, five hundred bucks for a one-on-one consultation.” I was like, “All right. Sweet. I can do that,” and so I paid him five hundred bucks. Last night was my one-on-one consultation with him, and it was pretty cool, because literally, I sat down with him on Skype chat, and within about thirty seconds, he told me everything I was doing wrong, why I was screwing it up. I always thought I was doing it intelligently, and I was doing it totally backwards. We completely rebuilt the whole thing, and it was awesome. I gained more from that hour than I could have gotten in five years reading every one of his blog posts, listening to all of his podcasts, and going through all of that kind of stuff. It made me start thinking about how when I first got started in this business, I met this guy. I can't remember his name, but it was at one of Armand Morin's events, and I may have even done a podcast about this before, because I think it's a cool concept, but I started thinking about it again last night. It was a young kid, and he was at this event, and he had joined Armand's Platinum Group, and I was talking to him, and he was in ten different Platinum groups, and all of these different Masterminds. I was like, “Dude, how in the world can you afford all of that? That stuff's expensive.” He said, “Russell, I learned something early in my life. There're two ways to get to the top. Number one, you can work your way in. Number two, you can buy your way in. I choose the second. I could spend three years trying to get to know Armand and become friends with him and do a deal with him and learn from him, and all kinds of stuff, or I can just pay him some money, and “Boom,” buy my way in. I buy into everyone's programs,” and he just works. –“There're two ways. You either work your way in or buy your way in. It's faster to buy your way in.” I was thinking about how with Dave Asprey, I paid him five hundred bucks. Not a lot of money, but I had a chance to spend an hour with him on Skype. We got to know each other. At the end of it, we talked about his book he's launching. I talked to him about how to promote it, and “Boom.” We feel like we had a connection, and now moving forward, I feel like he will be a friend – someone who I'll be able to help in the future. He'll help me, and that kind of thing, whereas if it was someone who I had just contacted him normally, I probably could have gotten through to him. I probably could have met him, but not at the same level as when I was just able to come and just pay and get in that way. It's interesting. I'm looking at the people who are in my Inner Circle, people who are in my Knight program and in our coaching programs, and its fun, because literally, I have Voxer on my phone, and all of the people in my Inner Circle have Voxer with me. I know their businesses. They ask me questions all of the time. I know their ins and outs. I know their ups and their downs. They get so much more access to me, and I feel like they're my friends now. Again, I never would have met these people if they'd had to work their way in, but they bought their way in, and now “Boom,” I'm here. I'm on their team. I'm helping them out in their businesses, and it's a ton of fun. There was a guy the other day who – now, I charge a lot more for an hour-long consult than Dave does, but he bought an hour-long consult with me. It was really cool. I went through the consult, and I gave him my all in an hour. We built out an entirely new business model for him online, mapped out the whole thing for him, and it turned out pretty awesome. At the end of it, he was like, “Hey, Russell, by the way, I've got this new thing,” that he was doing, and he explained it to me, and it was awesome, and now I am giving him money back in exchange for his thing. But he bought his way in, and that conversation probably never would have happened. It cost him money, but again, in return, I ended up investing in something he had, and he made his money back immediately. It was pretty cool. That's my thought for today. There're two ways to get in, again, you guys. You can work your way in, or you can buy your way in, but it's always better and faster to buy your way in. That's my thoughts. If you don't have the money, then go fricking earn it. Go get a job. Go rake some leaves. I literally, when I bought my first thing, I had to go rake leaves. I bought a $12 rake and a tarp at Home Depot, and I raked leaves for four or five weekends in a row to be able to invest in Mark Joyner's “Farewell Package”. That's what you've got to do sometimes – buy your way in. That's my message for today. I hope that helps some of you guys. Check out Dave Asprey's stuff. Super cool guy. I'm excited for his book to come out. We'll talk to you guys all again really, really soon. Thanks.

The easy way to get to the top. ---Transcript--- Hey, everyone. This is Russell Brunson, and I want to welcome you to “Marketing in Your Car.” Hey everyone. I’m heading back from the gym right now, and I just had a quick thought. Because the drive from my gym to my house is even less than from the office, this one won’t probably be that long. Last night, I had a really cool experience. I had a chance to talk to Dave Asprey from Bullet-Proof Executive. First off, it was really, really cool. I’ve been trying to do the Bulletproof Diet. I thought I was doing it well, but I’ve been gaining weight and gaining body fat. I was like [laughs], “I don’t think this Bulletproof thing is really working. I think there’re some issues here, and so two months ago, I was on his site, and he had a link. It was like, “Hey, five hundred bucks for a one-on-one consultation.” I was like, “All right. Sweet. I can do that,” and so I paid him five hundred bucks. Last night was my one-on-one consultation with him, and it was pretty cool, because literally, I sat down with him on Skype chat, and within about thirty seconds, he told me everything I was doing wrong, why I was screwing it up. I always thought I was doing it intelligently, and I was doing it totally backwards. We completely rebuilt the whole thing, and it was awesome. I gained more from that hour than I could have gotten in five years reading every one of his blog posts, listening to all of his podcasts, and going through all of that kind of stuff. It made me start thinking about how when I first got started in this business, I met this guy. I can’t remember his name, but it was at one of Armand Morin’s events, and I may have even done a podcast about this before, because I think it’s a cool concept, but I started thinking about it again last night. It was a young kid, and he was at this event, and he had joined Armand’s Platinum Group, and I was talking to him, and he was in ten different Platinum groups, and all of these different Masterminds. I was like, “Dude, how in the world can you afford all of that? That stuff’s expensive.” He said, “Russell, I learned something early in my life. There’re two ways to get to the top. Number one, you can work your way in. Number two, you can buy your way in. I choose the second. I could spend three years trying to get to know Armand and become friends with him and do a deal with him and learn from him, and all kinds of stuff, or I can just pay him some money, and “Boom,” buy my way in. I buy into everyone’s programs,” and he just works. –“There’re two ways. You either work your way in or buy your way in. It’s faster to buy your way in.” I was thinking about how with Dave Asprey, I paid him five hundred bucks. Not a lot of money, but I had a chance to spend an hour with him on Skype. We got to know each other. At the end of it, we talked about his book he’s launching. I talked to him about how to promote it, and “Boom.” We feel like we had a connection, and now moving forward, I feel like he will be a friend – someone who I’ll be able to help in the future. He’ll help me, and that kind of thing, whereas if it was someone who I had just contacted him normally, I probably could have gotten through to him. I probably could have met him, but not at the same level as when I was just able to come and just pay and get in that way. It’s interesting. I’m looking at the people who are in my Inner Circle, people who are in my Knight program and in our coaching programs, and its fun, because literally, I have Voxer on my phone, and all of the people in my Inner Circle have Voxer with me. I know their businesses. They ask me questions all of the time. I know their ins and outs. I know their ups and their downs. They get so much more access to me, and I feel like they’re my friends now. Again, I never would have met these people if they’d had to work their way in, but they bought their way in, and now “Boom,” I’m here. I’m on their team. I’m helping them out in their businesses, and it’s a ton of fun. There was a guy the other day who – now, I charge a lot more for an hour-long consult than Dave does, but he bought an hour-long consult with me. It was really cool. I went through the consult, and I gave him my all in an hour. We built out an entirely new business model for him online, mapped out the whole thing for him, and it turned out pretty awesome. At the end of it, he was like, “Hey, Russell, by the way, I’ve got this new thing,” that he was doing, and he explained it to me, and it was awesome, and now I am giving him money back in exchange for his thing. But he bought his way in, and that conversation probably never would have happened. It cost him money, but again, in return, I ended up investing in something he had, and he made his money back immediately. It was pretty cool. That’s my thought for today. There’re two ways to get in, again, you guys. You can work your way in, or you can buy your way in, but it’s always better and faster to buy your way in. That’s my thoughts. If you don’t have the money, then go fricking earn it. Go get a job. Go rake some leaves. I literally, when I bought my first thing, I had to go rake leaves. I bought a $12 rake and a tarp at Home Depot, and I raked leaves for four or five weekends in a row to be able to invest in Mark Joyner’s “Farewell Package”. That’s what you’ve got to do sometimes – buy your way in. That’s my message for today. I hope that helps some of you guys. Check out Dave Asprey’s stuff. Super cool guy. I’m excited for his book to come out. We’ll talk to you guys all again really, really soon. Thanks.