Podcasts about POS

Salum Abdul-Rahman: Learning to Communicate Value in Public and Non-Profit Sectors' Product Development Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. The Great Product Owner: The Systematic Value Communicator Salum describes working with a Product Owner who had a PhD in data science on a public sector visualization project. This exceptional PO was extremely systematic in working with stakeholders and possessed a unique ability to bridge abstract concepts with concrete implementations. In the public sector, where monetary feedback is absent, this PO excelled at thinking about value achievement and communicating it effectively to the team. They had the magical capability to involve stakeholders while demystifying complex requirements, helping the team understand not just engagement metrics but how their work would change society and the world. The Bad Product Owner: The Absentee Specialist The most common anti-pattern Salum encounters is the absentee Product Owner - typically a specialist assigned to the PO role while maintaining their full-time job as a domain expert. With only 10-20% time allocation, these POs lack the capacity to fulfill their responsibilities effectively. They often don't have the time or knowledge to develop essential PO skills, requiring extensive hand-holding to understand even basic concepts like user stories. Salum's approach involves booking time directly in their calendar for backlog refinement sessions and providing comprehensive guidance to help them understand the role, though this intensive support is necessary due to their limited availability for skill development. In this segment, we refer to the concept of ‘enshitification' by Cory Doctorow, and refer to Tom Gilb's bonus episode on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast.  Self-reflection Question: How do you ensure your Product Owner has both the time allocation and skill development needed to truly serve the team and stakeholders effectively? [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

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Join Brian and Barnaby Golden as they dig into a surprisingly common roadblock in Agile teams, the underpowered product owner, and how it quietly derails decision-making, flow, and team momentum. Overview In this episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast, Brian welcomes Agile coach and community contributor Barnaby Golden to explore the risks and ripple effects of placing a product owner in the role without the authority to own it. They discuss the stark difference between empowered and underpowered product owners, why availability without authority is a setup for frustration, and how misalignment at the leadership level creates more theater than agility. From trust gaps to political decision-making, Barnaby and Brian unpack the hidden reasons teams get stuck and what it takes to create real, empowered ownership that delivers actual value. References and resources mentioned in the show: Barnaby Golden #104: Mastering Product Ownership with Mike Cohn #3: What Makes a Great Product Owner? With Lance Dacy How to Engage and Help Busy Product Owners by Mike Cohn What Happens When For Product Owners Subscribe to the Agile Mentors Podcast Want to get involved? This show is designed for you, and we’d love your input. Enjoyed what you heard today? Please leave a rating and a review. It really helps, and we read every single one. Got an Agile subject you’d like us to discuss or a question that needs an answer? Share your thoughts with us at podcast@mountaingoatsoftware.com This episode’s presenters are: Brian Milner is SVP of coaching and training at Mountain Goat Software. He's passionate about making a difference in people's day-to-day work, influenced by his own experience of transitioning to Scrum and seeing improvements in work/life balance, honesty, respect, and the quality of work. Barnaby Golden is an experienced Scrum Master and Agile Coach with a knack for helping teams truly live Agile, not just adopt it. Lately, he’s been diving into the real-world use of AI—helping organizations, including nonprofits, turn tech hype into practical, high-impact tools with smart governance Auto-generated Transcript: Brian Milner (00:00) Welcome in Agile Mentors, we're back. This is another episode of the Agile Mentors Podcast. I'm here with you as always, Brian Milner, and we have a very special guest with us today. We have Mr. Barnaby Golden with us. Barnaby, welcome in. Barnaby Golden (00:14) Thank you, it's good to be here. Brian Milner (00:16) Very excited to have Barnaby here. Barnaby is an Agile coach, also a Scrum Master. He is known to us because he is part of our Agile Mentors community. And he is an active member there and has weighed in on several issues and helped people and mentored people through things there. So we wanted to share some of the wisdom of the crowd that we have there at Agile Mentors. Just a few select people that have really contributed. and giving us some really good advice there with the podcast audience as well. So you guys can kind of hear what kind of stuff is there on the Agile Mentors discussion forums. But we were talking about topics here with Barnaby about what we were going to talk about and he proposed one that I really found intriguing. It was focusing around the underpowered product owner, the underpowered PO. And I think that's probably a good place for us to start then, Barnaby. Why don't you kind of just explain to everyone what that idea is, what you mean by the underpowered PO. Barnaby Golden (01:12) Sure, of course. So in fact, what I'll do is I'll explain it by giving you the opposite, which is what does a good, effective, powerful product owner look like? And I was working for an organization a few years back, it was a publishing organization. And we had the head of the editorial team was the product owner for a particular Scrum team. Brian Milner (01:16) Okay. Barnaby Golden (01:38) And this head of editorial had a lot of power and influence in the organization. They were pretty much a decision maker in terms of the products that the team was building. And I remember a particular conversation where the team was talking to this product owner and the team said, look, we know you want to get this, this release out this week, but we've got some technical debt. really need to fix it. And I remember the, this guy saying, look, okay. I'm going to let me think about this for a second. Okay. I can make the decision on this, which is, yep, you can have your time. I'll communicate with others within the organization. The release will be delayed. And that was such a powerful moment because in that second, the decision was made. The product owner trusted the team, the team completely trusted the product owner. And it felt slick and efficient and worked really well. Conversely, I've worked in organizations where in some way, surprisingly enough, product owner is seen as quite a junior role. So I've seen the situation where you have a whole hierarchy of product people and the most junior role in the product organization is the product owner. And what happens in that scenario is the product owner is powerless to make a lot of decisions. So they have to push them up the tree. And in that situation, the conversation between the team and the product owner is the team says, yeah, we need to do this thing. And the product owner says, okay, give me some time. Might be a day and I'll get back to you. Hopefully I can get in contact with other people within my hierarchy and the flows broken. What's the team going to do now? They're going to maybe find something alternative to work on. It's very frustrating. And you sometimes get the situation as well where the the underpowered product owner will sympathize with something the team is saying, but will not be able to make a change because they haven't got the authority to do the change. So they'll say, yeah, I agree with you. I know what you're saying. This is a really bad idea what's being suggested, but I have no choice. We have a roadmap. We've got to meet the roadmap. Brian Milner (03:45) Yeah, that's a clear picture. I agree with you that those are two stark contrasts. And what I like about the explanation is you kind of highlight the effectiveness of one versus the ineffectiveness of the other, right? It's just, it's such a dramatic difference when that person is able to make the decisions on the spot. go forward, and the team is just free to move as quickly as possible. Whereas the other one, it's just holdups. It's just delays and obstacles, roadblocks in the team's way. So yeah, a really clear picture there. Just as you were talking about this, I was thinking to myself, well, maybe one of the worthy paths for us to go down here and talking about this. is trying to understand a little bit about the why behind it. ⁓ Because I think there's, just in thinking about it, I think there's maybe several causes for this or several things that might lead to having an underpowered PO. What's been your experience? What kind of things have you seen that might contribute to an underpowered PO? Barnaby Golden (04:36) Hmm. I think the main reason, the biggest driving factor behind it is the feeling that the people with the authority to make decisions do not have time to spend with the team. So you've got your head of product or the real decision makers in the organization. They are saying, I can't spend two, three hours a week with a team. I can't go to a planning meeting. got, you know, I'm a busy person. I've got things on my schedule. So they see the product owner role as a stand-in for themselves with the team. And this stand-in has lots of time to spend with the team, which is good. And that's a powerful thing. But at the same time, if they've not got the authority to make decisions, then maybe that time is not effectively spent. Brian Milner (05:41) Yeah, it's almost as if they just want a warm body there. It's a placeholder. You're here as a placeholder for me because I can't be two places at once. I've heard a couple of things that people will frequently point to that a product owner needs to be successful. And there's sort of this dichotomy of these two things that are part of that. And that's the kind of empowered Barnaby Golden (05:44) Yeah. Brian Milner (06:05) product owner that is empowered to make decisions versus having the availability to actually be present with the team. it's always, it seems like that's a fracture point that sometimes causes this because you have the leaders who, hey, I need to make all the decisions, but I don't have the availability. and the people that they know have the availability, they don't want to empower to make the decisions. So they're kind of setting up their product owners to fail. Barnaby Golden (06:35) I think it's a classic example as well with when you want to be an agile organization, you can't just have pockets of agility. You can't just have a scrum team and say, well, that's where we'll be agile in this scrum team. The entire organization as a whole has to think in the agile mindset. And if you want to be able to adapt to change, then one of the ways you're to have to do that is you're going to have to have the decision makers close to the teams that are implementing the decisions. and so you can't have your, your cake and not eat it. If you see what I mean in terms of, you, you can't pick and choose the aspects of agile that you want. need to, as an organization, adopt the whole thing. Brian Milner (07:17) Yeah, that's always one thing I try to tell people as well is when you're selecting a product owner, when you're trying to decide who's the right person to be the product owner for this team, those are two of the things you have to really consider strongly is does this person have the availability to be here with the team and is this person empowered to make decisions? I've run up against leaders before that don't want to empower someone and Kind of the counterpoint I give them a lot of times is, I don't know, I think maybe in their head they're thinking this is giving someone free reign to make really long-term decisions on their own when that's not really the case. The product owner can be fully empowered, but the decisions that they're making on the spot are just a couple of week decisions. It's not a six month decision. there's gonna be sprint reviews, we're gonna display stuff and get feedback and we can course correct and all those things. So once you can kind of put it in that frame that it's really just a couple of weeks that you're empowering them to make decisions, I've had more success framing it that way. I don't know, what about you? Barnaby Golden (08:23) Yeah, I think that makes a huge amount of sense. The fear is loss of control. So the fear is that by empowering the product owner, they might do something which they would regard as a mistake. And they will often see themselves, because they're in a senior position, they see themselves as being responsible. So if they're responsible and the product owner makes a decision they don't like, perhaps that will reflect poorly on them. So there's a trust issue here. A good product owner is going to be consulting their stakeholders anyway. And I would think the, the senior product leadership team is part of their stakeholders. So you would hope that they were keeping them very, very up to date on their thinking that there would be no great surprises that they wouldn't do something, you know, suddenly switch from one product to a completely different product. They would always be keeping their stakeholders in the loop. And in which case. they would be building up the trust of the people around them and then you would hope that over time that they would become more empowered. Brian Milner (09:23) Yeah. Yeah. I just, I kind of wonder if that's maybe part of it, that the, they have a misunderstanding of kind of how the role works. You know, cause maybe they, maybe they see it as completely independent. This person is just making decisions on their own without consulting anyone. Maybe that's because that's how they do their job. Barnaby Golden (09:35) Yeah. Yeah. Brian Milner (09:49) So they may look at that as, know, this is how I would do it, so why wouldn't this person do it the same way? Well, that's not how it's designed. It's designed to be done in concert. Barnaby Golden (09:59) Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, it's a misunderstanding of the product owner role. And it's also a misunderstanding of why the product owner role came about, which is the reason it was there was to solve the problem of too many chefs, of too many people trying to make decisions. So there's huge value in the role. But the value in the role only comes about if that person can actually take ownership of the product. I mean, the clue's in the name, isn't it? They are the owner of the product, so therefore they can make the critical on the ground decisions, but all the time talking to their stakeholders. So, I mean, as with many things in Scrum, it's about a misunderstanding, a general misunderstanding of what the roles are within the Scrum team. Brian Milner (10:41) Yeah, I think they also have the fear of the wrong decision that somehow that's going to lock them in or this person's not equipped to make the right decisions that they are the knowledge expert for the product. so they should be the one making all the decisions. They have the authority. I have had a couple of cases where I've had to have difficult conversations with leaders to say, well, let's examine the decision. because you're looking at them as making the wrong decision, but is it the wrong decision? You're disconnected from the day-to-day of the team. This person is fully connected to the day-to-day, and they're more likely to have more current knowledge. And it's not always the case that just because you assume it's the wrong decision that it actually is, they may actually be right and you could be wrong. Barnaby Golden (11:30) And funny enough, this brings on to another topic I'm greatly interested in, which is the definition of value. And that is if there is no clear understanding within the organization of value, then decisions become arbitrary. You know, we decide to do X rather than Y in the product. Well, why did you decide to do that? Well, because it was my decision to do that. Yeah, but is there a rationale behind it? Do you have a definition of the value of X and the value of Y? and why you chose one over the other. And I think that's part of the problem as well. The kinds of organizations that don't have empowered product owners also typically don't have a definition of value. Brian Milner (12:08) Yeah, I completely agree. I know I've had conversations in classes where I've talked to people about how when you're prioritizing, when you're looking at things in your backlog, and we always say you prioritize according to value. Well, what's the value? What's the value of doing that thing? And so many times, I think there are organizations that can't really identify what it is. Why are we doing this thing? because it sounded cool, because it seemed like the right thing to do, it just felt right? No, we're doing it so that it does something, it creates some outcome for us. And if you can't even really define what that outcome is that you're hoping it achieves, well, isn't that the start of the problem? Barnaby Golden (12:55) And I think part of the root cause of that as well is the tendency for these types of organizations to do long-term planning. So what they'll often do is they'll have a roadmap for the year and they'll say in this roadmap for the year, we will achieve all these things. And then it becomes less about delivering value and more about delivering the roadmap. And I've had conversations with product owners where I've said to them, you do realize what we're doing doesn't make sense. And they say, yeah, of course they do, but I'm not being measured. on sense or the delivery of value, I'm being measured on whether or not I meet the roadmap. And that was what's important to me. You can see how all these elements are tied together within the organization. Brian Milner (13:28) Right. Right? Yeah. No, that's an excellent point. And you're absolutely right. So much of our metrics and some of the things that we judge teams on or performance by is basically just a volume kind of metric. And it's how much stuff is being produced. that's not value. Volume does not equal value. Value can be achieved with much less a lot of the times. And if we're This is why sometimes I'll advise product owners in classes to say, look, start up your sprint review. Maybe go back and look at some things that you've done recently and show the metric that you're using for that thing to see if it's successful. Because if the team's done something in the past three or four sprints and it's actually moved the value needle some way, it's increased customer satisfaction. added new members to our site, whatever the thing is, right? If you can show that kind of business value to it, my experience is that people stop focusing as much on volume, because that's volumes of means to the end, which is the value. Barnaby Golden (14:40) Yeah. Yeah, absolutely. And the other thing I've noticed as well in these types of organizations is that the value they're focused on is the incremental, is not the incremental delivery. It's usually a new feature or something like that competing. And what you often find is that the teams are not end value creators. They're often parts of... the creation of value. rather than the whole creation of value, there may be a component of it. And because of that, people will say, well, there's no direct link between you and value creation in the organization. And I find that is very problematic. And it really flies against the rationale of Scrum, which is that you want within each sprint, you want to deliver some incremental value. And if you can't measure it, if you can't... clearly define what that value is. And as you were saying, if the product owner can't stand in the sprint review and say, well, this is the value we've delivered. How does the team keep motivated? How do they keep passionate about what they're doing? Brian Milner (15:50) Yeah. Yeah. I think part of that is just trying to put yourselves in the shoes of your customers and try to look about what they would find as being really valuable. I don't know about you. know, well, I'm sure this applies to you as well. But we all are consumers of different software products, whether that's a business software product or even games or other things that we would use. And when they come out with new releases of those things, they come out with release notes. Now, when they come out with the release notes, are you looking at the release notes and going, wow, I'm satisfied. There's a ton of things that's in this release. Or are you looking through the individual items and going, well, I don't care about that. I don't care about that. I don't care about this. That thing, oh yeah, that's important to me. Right? That's what we do. And that's a clear picture of value over volume. Barnaby Golden (16:49) Yeah, I mean, I think the thing that gets in the way here is a lot of it is the pride of the management team. So they often have strong self belief. They believe they make, they believe by definition, the decisions they're making are powerful decisions. So, I, it's also, think one of the reasons why a lot of organizations don't aren't data driven. You would hope they would. produce a feature and then measure whether or not that feature was a success. But that's not as common as it should be. There's very rarely business metrics tracked against deliveries. I mean, I'm generalizing here. There are many organizations do this very well. But I found there's quite a few organizations that don't really do that. And it leads to a disconnect with the customers. I mean, I can think of an example that we're... an organization I was working at where they worked on a feature delivery for six months that was on the roadmap and they got it done and they shipped it. And I think the expected users were tens of thousands and they got 16 users for this feature. And at that point there wasn't even a post-mortem. They didn't even look back and say, well, what are the lessons learned here? It was like, that's shame. Let's move on to the next item on the roadmap and hope that works instead. And it's very frustrating, especially because the feel of a good Scrum team is the connection with the customers and the feeling that you can see the passion in the engineers and in the team's eyes because they're delivering things that people want and they feel connected to it. And it means they work better and they work more effectively. Brian Milner (18:22) Yeah, there's no worse feeling than building something no one uses. I used to joke with the team, it's kind of like that old joke about if a tree falls in the woods and no one's around us, makes, if we build software that nobody uses, did we build it? It's not going to be used for anything. So it didn't serve any purpose. Barnaby Golden (18:31) You Yeah. Yeah, the way I like to think of it is that an organization should not view people's time spent in the job as important. What they should view is the value that that person has delivered as important. So sometimes people will say, know, yeah, okay, we delivered a feature that nobody really used, but you you did your job, you came in for eight hours a day during that time. And that's hard for people, I think, because they feel like this is my life. I'm investing time and energy into this. Yeah, the money is important, of course. I'm doing it as a career. But at the same time, I also want to feel reward. I want to feel like I'm achieving something. And I think with that element, you get so much better performance from the team if they feel that. Brian Milner (19:26) I agree. There's another thing I was thinking of here too, when we were talking about underpowered POs. Another cause I think that maybe you've encountered or seen as well, but screwy things that people do with kind of personnel. Like for example, having multiple product owners for a team, that leads to underpowered product owner or the opposite even putting a product owner on too many teams. That's going lead to underpowered POs as well. What's been your experience with that? Have you seen that? Okay. Barnaby Golden (19:54) I have one extreme example where there was an engineering team and the organization was an international organization. And politically within the organization, it was unacceptable to have one backlog. They had to have a backlog for the UK, a backlog for the US, a backlog for Australia, backlog for other areas of the world. And the team then had to... prioritize them kind of in this wild order. So they would say, right, we'll take number one from UK, number one from US. And so there was no coherence to what they were building at all. It was really just about satisfying people within the organization. And it kind of brings you back to that key point about why do we have product owners? Because product owners, they narrow down all the ambiguity, they narrow down all the possibilities to the thing that's most effective for the team to do next. Brian Milner (20:47) Yeah, I like your example because it highlights kind of what I think about those scenarios a lot of times is that they're theater. They're an act. They're not really serving the purpose, but they're making someone or helping someone to feel a sense of security about something that really they shouldn't feel. It's not there, but it has the appearance of it. It has the stage set. Barnaby Golden (20:55) Hmm. Yeah. Brian Milner (21:11) of something that looks secure, you know? Barnaby Golden (21:13) Yeah. mean, whenever somebody mentioned that to me, the first thing I always think about is the length of the backlog. I've worked in organizations where they could not achieve the backlog in 10 years if the team kept at it. And yet people within the organization say, yeah, I'm not worried. My feature request is on the backlog. And I'm thinking, yeah, but we're adding 10 new items a week and we're only completing eight. So in fact, you're moving further down the backlog. You're not actually getting closer to. being done. And it's, it's, it's a disconnect to gain. And this is what it's all about. Good agility, good scrum is when there's a strong connection. And if you start having that, that just doing things for appearances sake, then you lose that connection. Brian Milner (21:55) Yeah, and it really is kind of that fundamental flaw that we try to address throughout Scrum of transparency. When you do those kind of theater-ish things to give the appearance of something, it's the opposite of being transparent. You're trying to make it more difficult to see the reality. Yeah, it's on the backlog, so you have this false sense of security. It's on the backlog. It's never gonna get done, but... that's not transparent that it's never going to get done because it's on the backlog. Yeah, mean, part of that I put on the product owner a little bit, but that could also be that the organization demands it. Like your example with it having different backlogs across different geographies, does it serve a purpose? Well, maybe the purpose is to make someone feel better. That, hey, my thing's number one on our list, but... Barnaby Golden (22:39) Yeah. Brian Milner (22:43) That doesn't mean it's number one, that's the next thing that's going get done. It's theater. Barnaby Golden (22:47) And it was done exactly for that reason. I mean, it was done because they didn't want to alienate the heads of the individual countries. So they wanted to make them feel like they were going to get something even though they weren't going to get it. Which is really frustrating. Brian Milner (22:59) I've seen that as well with the multiple product owners. When there's a team that has multiple product owners, a lot of times that's a theater kind of thing as well, because there's a, I don't know if there's a fear that someone's gonna feel undervalued if they're not called the product owner. But it just seems like, yeah, we want all these voices to be involved with it, which again, maybe it's a misunderstanding of the product owner role. That's okay, you can have multiple voices involved, but you gotta define who's the decision maker. And if a team doesn't know that, that's gonna cause a whole host of problems. Barnaby Golden (23:34) Absolutely. I mean, I've been in scenarios where you would have multiple product owners. The team has been instructed by a product owner to go in a direction and then midway through a sprint, the other product owner will come along and say, yeah, that's not really what I had in mind for this sprint. Can you please switch onto this other thing? And as a, you know, I was a scrum master at the time and what I ended up doing in my sprint report was I would say, and the team lost 20 to 30 % of their capacity in switching. between what one product owner wanted and what the other product owner wanted. And that at least got a reaction because people said, well, OK, maybe that's not a good thing if we're losing output from the team. But it's a failure of the organization to make value judgments and make genuine decisions. Instead, it becomes political decisions. Brian Milner (24:19) Yeah. Well, I'll give you my trick for when I've encountered it as a consultant a couple of times, I usually just ask one question and it'll clear it up. I'll just go to them and whoever the leader is that's insisting that there's multiple product owners on the team, I'll just go and say, all right, what happens when, let's say it's two, what happens when those two people disagree? And usually the immediate thing I hear back is, oh, no, no, no, they get along. They usually understand. Barnaby Golden (24:45) You Brian Milner (24:47) And I always just counteract it really quickly and say, yeah, but what happens when they don't? What happens when the day comes when one of the product owners wants something that's number one and the other one wants an entirely different thing as the number one priority, who makes the call? And usually they'll point to one of them and say, push comes to shove that one. right. I mean, at that point, I just say, well, you just told me that's your product owner, right? Barnaby Golden (25:08) got a little bit more authority so they make the decision here. Brian Milner (25:15) That's the product on the other person's a stakeholder, which is fine. There's nothing devaluing about someone who's a stakeholder. They can work all day every day with that product owner. Barnaby Golden (25:24) Yeah, absolutely. I think that people feel if they're not in the product owner role, then they will just be another stakeholder and maybe they won't have as loud a voice. But what's so frustrating about the situation is when you see it done well, when you see it done effectively with a really good empowered product owner, a very motivated team, it's such a powerful thing. And I mean, it's why I stayed in Agile for so long is because I know how good it can be and It's very frustrating and I guess I have sympathy for organizations because maybe if they've never seen it done well, it's difficult for them to understand how just how effective it is. Brian Milner (26:00) Yeah, I agree. Well, this has been a great discussion. I really like this topic. It's great to focus on product owners a little bit. And hopefully, maybe there is a leader out there or somebody listening who heard some of these things and thought, you know what? Maybe it is time to give our product owner a little more power. We talk about testing things all the time, inspecting and adapting as we go. Well, leaders, try that. Barnaby Golden (26:25) Yeah, maybe just try it as an experiment. You know, if you're concerned, give it a go. Brian Milner (26:27) Yeah. Yeah. Give it a shot and see what happens. You may like it, and you may decide this is the best way to go. So yeah, I think that's a great suggestion. Well, Barnaby, this has been great. I really appreciate you making time for this. thanks for not only being on the show, but for the contributions you made in the Agile Mentors community as well. Barnaby Golden (26:47) Well thanks a lot Brian, I really enjoyed that, it was a great conversation.

Having a bar with no sense of identity is running darts with eyes closed.You might hit the drinks, menu, even the venue itself, but it is only a building with booze within without culture.That's why successful bars design everything around a solid, authentic identity. An identity that speaks to their community, entices the proper guests and employees, and automatically influences decisions without micromanaging.Today on this show, I'm going to reveal to you how to generate that type of culture where your bar becomes a place to belong rather than to drink at.The outcome: rather than compete on price or follow trends, you'll create a stand-out business that scales with reliability and endures.

The best beer isn't brewed in a vacuum—it's brewed with your guests in mind. Every pour, every seasonal release, every new recipe starts with one question: What do people actually want to drink? In this episode, we dive into how breweries are using real taproom data to answer that question—and brew what sells. From tracking style velocity to spotting daypart trends, our guests break down how they translate point-of-sale insights into production plans that make sense for their business and their fans. Guests on this episode include: Juan Torres, cofounder and chief operating officer, Tripping Animals (Doral, Florida) Brandon Stirewalt, director of operations, Town Brewing (Charlotte, North Carolina) Ben Wolff, customer success manager, Arryved (Denver) This episode is brought to you interruption-free by Arryved, (https://www.arryved.com) the all‑in‑one brewery platform trusted by hundreds of craft breweries nationwide. Built specifically for the craft-beverage industry, Arryved (https://www.arryved.com) combines powerful, customizable tools that simplify service and operations, keep sales data in one place, and help breweries turn insights into action. Arryved (https://www.arryved.com) works side‑by‑side with taprooms to meet their needs in real time—because no two service models, beer lists, or guest expectations are exactly alike. By elevating the guest experience and streamlining the back of house, Arryved (https://www.arryved.com) lets makers focus on what really matters: their product, their people, and their community. Learn more at arryved.com (https://www.arryved.com).

Irene Castagnotto: When Proactive Help Backfires - A Gen Z Scrum Master's Learning Journey Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Agile and Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Irene shares a valuable lesson about the pitfalls of being overly proactive without proper communication. As a new Scrum Master, she observed Product Owners struggling with role changes and took initiative to help them understand and implement changes. However, she discovered that her well-intentioned proposals weren't aligned with what the POs actually wanted. The key insight: when people don't speak up during your proposals, it often means they're not on board but are avoiding conflict. Irene learned that asking questions and letting others express what changes they're ready for is far more effective than assuming what help is needed. Self-reflection Question: How can you better gauge whether your team is genuinely on board with your suggestions, especially when they remain silent during discussions? [The Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast Recommends]

I found a very powerful reminder that got shared from Inspiration Wiz (@Inspirationwiz) where they help to get us to realize that “Your real competition isn't other people. It's - Your ego, your procrastination, your lack of discipline, your distractions, your bad habits, your self-doubt, the knowledge you neglect to learn, the unhealthy food you consume. Now go & declare war on your real competition.” Of course I am replacing “my” where it says “your” or “you”, because this was directed at me for sure, probably not “you”. As I read each one of these again - examples of “me” are flying through my mind on each of them. Probably the biggest one for me lately - DISTRACTIONS! Wow!! We all have them and I've been letting mine get a bit too much in the way lately. They have stolen my joy & peace in way too many moments. So, I hope you might have a few examples of things to work on for you - as I have plenty of examples to work on for myself.  And work on them, I shall do for sure!  Thanks for listening.  Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on Apple Podcasts and ITunes or other services where you find this show.  Find me on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/   on Twitter / “X”:  @coachtosuccess   and on Instagram at:  @coachjohndaly  - My YouTube Channel is at: Coach John Daly.   Email me at: CoachJohnDalyPodcast@gmail.com     You can also head on over to https://www.coachtoexpectsuccess.com/ and get in touch with me there on my homepage along with checking out my Top Book list too.  Other things there on my site are being worked on too.  Please let me know that you are reaching out to me from my podcast.

Slow nights followed by slammed weekends can make running a bar feel unpredictable. But those swings aren't random.  They're seasonal patterns hiding in your sales data.Miss them and you'll end up overstaffed on quiet nights, scrambling on busy ones, and sitting on inventory nobody's ordering. In this episode, I'll show you how to spot those patterns, plan around them, and actually use them to your advantage.The result: instead of guessing your way through the year, you'll have a clear plan that keeps your team balanced, your costs tight, and your profits steady no matter the season.

Altcoin season meets corporate blockchains as Circle and Stripe launch their own L1s, Monero suffers the biggest 51% attack in history (powered by an AI named “Garth”), and the crew debates whether the DAT boom is heading toward equilibrium or mania. Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Tarun Chitra, and Robert Leshner chop it up about the latest in crypto. In this episode, the crew dives into the surprising altcoin rally and asks whether ETH still counts as an alt. The big news: Circle unveils Arc, Stripe leaks Tempo — and crypto Twitter is not impressed. We explore why major fintechs are launching their own chains instead of using Ethereum L2s, and whether stablecoin-centric blockchains are the future or just profit grabs. Then: the wildest headline of the week — Monero gets hit with a 51% attack by Qubic, a project training an AI called “Garth,” in what might be the largest attack of its kind. We break down the game theory, the proof-of-work vs. proof-of-stake debate, and what this foreshadows for Bitcoin's security decades from now. Also: Trump's executive order opens the door for crypto in 401(k) plans, we speculate about a future GPU debt market crisis, and dissect the state of play in Digital Asset Treasuries (DATs) — including whether yield advantages over staking ETFs mean we're only halfway to mania. Show highlights

It was an absolute joy having POS on to talk about the incredible and legendary journey of De la Soul. He is celebrating the band's legacy and takes you behind the scenes to their creative process. A Note to our Community Your support means everything to us! As we continue to grow, we’d love to hear what guests you might find interesting and what conversations you’d like us to explore next. Have a friend who might enjoy our conversations? Please share our podcast with them! Your word of mouth recommendations help us reach new listeners that could benefit from our content. Thank you for being part of our community. We’re excited for what’s ahead! Check out our newest podcast called “Comedy Saved Me” wherever you get your podcasts. Warmly Buzz Knight Founder Buzz Knight Media ProductionsSupport the show: https://takinawalk.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI “agents” have been hyped to death—but very few are truly delivering real-world impact. In this episode, we cut through the vaporware with Christian Wiens, co-founder of Loman, an AI voice agent platform transforming how restaurants handle customer calls, orders, and reservations. Christian shares how Loman went from a two-person idea to serving hundreds of restaurants and hitting $1.5M ARR in record time. We dive into why voice is the most natural, context-rich way for humans to communicate—and how AI agents that do real work (not just answer questions) will change how we interact with businesses forever. You'll hear how Loman's restaurant agents integrate directly with POS systems to take orders end-to-end, the surprising reasons Gen Z prefers talking to AI over humans, and why the future of a brand's “front door” may be an AI personality instead of a website. Christian also breaks down Loman's explosive growth playbook—from ditching cold email for native social ads, to filming on-location customer stories that convert like crazy. We cover the realities of AI-generated ads, programmatic SEO, and why outcome-driven automation is the only AI worth paying for.What You'll Learn in This EpisodeWhat really defines an AI agent—and why most products don't qualifyHow voice-based AI can capture richer customer context than any app or formThe operational pain restaurants face with missed calls and how AI solves itWhy customers don't care if it's AI or human—only that it gets the job doneGen Z's surprising comfort with AI calls (and discomfort with human ones)The two make-or-break factors every AI agent needs to succeedHow to create “native feel” ad creatives that crush on socialWhy hyper-specific vertical integration beats horizontal AI every timeThe massive untapped potential for outbound AI voice (and the legal gray areas)Christian's vision for a future where AI agents replace websites as the primary customer touchpointChapters00:00 – Intro & The AI Agent Hype vs. Reality 04:18 – What an AI Agent Really Is 09:02 – Why Voice Is the Ultimate Interface 13:47 – The Restaurant Industry's Missed Call Problem 18:25 – Gen Z's Comfort with AI Calls 22:58 – Vertical vs. Horizontal AI Strategies 27:41 – Loman's Explosive Growth Playbook 32:16 – Ads That Feel Native & Convert 37:08 – Outbound AI Voice & Legal Considerations 42:55 – The Future: AI Agents as the New Websites 47:20 – Closing Thoughts & How to Connect with ChristianConnect with Christian Wiens:LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianwiens/Website – https://www.loman.ai/

It was an absolute joy having POS on to talk about the incredible and legendary journey of De la Soul. He is celebrating the band's legacy and takes you behind the scenes to their creative process. A Note to our Community Your support means everything to us! As we continue to grow, we’d love to hear what guests you might find interesting and what conversations you’d like us to explore next. Have a friend who might enjoy our conversations? Please share our podcast with them! Your word of mouth recommendations help us reach new listeners that could benefit from our content. Thank you for being part of our community. We’re excited for what’s ahead! Check out our newest podcast called “Comedy Saved Me” wherever you get your podcasts. Warmly Buzz Knight Founder Buzz Knight Media ProductionsSupport the show: https://musicsavedme.net/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Picture this: it's Friday night, the bar's packed, and your walk-in cooler decides to quit.Beer's getting warm, food's going bad, and you're suddenly on the phone begging for emergency service, knowing you'll pay through the nose if anyone even shows up. In this episode, we're talking about how to stop that nightmare before it starts. You'll learn a simple daily inspection routine, smart maintenance scheduling, and vendor relationship hacks that keep your equipment running and your profits safe. Listen in and turn “Oh no” moments into “Glad we planned for that. 

Socrates Rosenfeld is the CEO and Co-Founder of Jane Technologies, a leading technology company for the cannabis industry. A visionary entrepreneur, combat veteran, and MIT graduate, Soc and his team have revolutionized cannabis commerce by creating a trusted platform that serves thousands of dispensaries and brands across 39 U.S. states. Jane powers the majority of all legal cannabis transactions in the U.S.After leaving active duty in 2011 as a U.S. Army veteran and Apache helicopter commander, Soc turned to cannabis to help him re-acclimate to civilian life. Living in Massachusetts, where cannabis was illegal at the time, he faced challenges navigating the black market. Frustrated and motivated to improve access for veterans, Soc co-founded Jane with his brother Abraham to create a transparent platform for cannabis consumers. Prior to launching Jane, Soc earned an MBA from MIT Sloan and worked at McKinsey & Company, gaining strategic business expertise.Since launching in 2017, Jane has become the cannabis industry's leading digital provider, offering solutions like ecommerce, AI, market analytics, payments, advertising, POS, and a consumer-facing app. Its Universal Product Catalog ensures consistent inventory across thousands of retailers, while the AI-powered MyHigh engine personalizes the shopping experience. Jane Gold, a brand-sponsored rewards program, deepens consumer engagement and highlights personalized product recommendations. With 13 software patents, Jane continues to set the standard for innovation in cannabis retail.Soc and his team at Jane have been recognized with multiple distinctions including Forbes' America's Best Startup Employers (2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025), Forbes' The Cannabis 42.0 (2024), Inc. 5000's Fastest-Growing Companies (2023), Inc. Power Player (2023), Inc.'s Best Workplaces (2023), and Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 (2022), in addition to participating on panels at SXSW and MJBizCon. To View This Episode- https://youtu.be/q73Owow14f8#whoknewinthemoment #podcast #philfriedrich #Janetechnologies

Tym razem w studiu pojawiła się cała nasza trójka – Paweł, nasz syn Wiktor i ja. To efekt instagramowej sondy, w której zdecydowaliście, że chcecie usłyszeć historię męskiego wypadu pod namiot. Paweł i Wiktor spędzili weekend na kempingu w Zachodniej Wirginii – miejscu cichym, kameralnym i położonym tuż nad górską rzeką. Jak wygląda taki kemping w USA, ile kosztuje i jakie niespodzianki mogą czekać na miejscu? Posłuchajcie naszej rozmowy – z perspektywy taty, syna i… mamy, która tym razem została w domu.

For episode 577 of the BlockHash Podcast, host Brandon Zemp is joined by Brendon Sedo, Contributor at Core DAO, the PoS layer for Bitcoin, enabling the first implementation of Self-Custodial Bitcoin staking while supporting a fully EVM-compatible BTCfi ecosystem. ⏳ Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction(0:30) Who is Brendon Sedo?(3:38) Supporting Founders and their ventures(11:15) Can Bitcoin sustain DeFi?(15:38) Core DAO in 2025(19:13) Website, socials & community

Purchase orders are those very common documents that impacts many different departments within an accounting organization – from the purchasing professionals who create them, to the sales department who receives them and sees to the fulfillment of the order, to the billing department who creates the invoice associated with that purchase order and finally to the accounts payable team who uses that purchase order as part of their invoice verification process. Let's take an in-depth look at exactly how POs work and what can and frequently does go wrong when they are not used correctly. We'll also investigate blanket POs and the problems associated with this popular approach. #purchaseorder #purchaseorders #blanketpurchaseorder #PO Link to Three Way Match: The Complete Guide https://youtu.be/ysgyRbw3yVk Subscribe for more tips and insights like this: https://www.youtube.com/APNow?sub_confirmation=1 Looking for more of the most current business intelligence about + Best practices around your payment and accounts payable function + Current and new fraud protection protocols + The newest technology impacting your accounting, accounts payable, and payment functions + Career advancement +And much more!! +++++++++++++++++++++++ See most recent videos at: https://www.youtube.com/@APNow/videos See all short tips at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-He5ELp9TP3wqQdHIbfIcFAB Learn more about AP Best Practices; Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HcvMSJTdNs0BCQJ0Ivb4l9V Learn more about Internal Controls in AP; Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HdV9JIterJ-bf6TwMset_z_ Looking for Automation insights: Playlist at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-Hf_cZwQOcDZrYV4dA0oDVby

Some nights, the problem isn't staffing or service, it's that the seats simply aren't filled. Early-week shifts can drain profits fast, and relying on deep discounts often does more harm than good. In this episode, we'll walk through five proven, no-cost strategies to turn slow nights into high-performing ones. 

Jak inwestować, to oczywiście z głową. Co na ten temat ma do powiedzenia Ewangelia na XIX niedzielę zwykłą? - Posłuchajcie komentarza o. Alvaro Grammatica, przetłumaczonego i odczytanego dla nas przez Elżbietę Wróbel! Napisz do nas! Wesprzyj nas! Wszystkie odcinki z podziałem na cykle tematyczne znajdziesz na www.koinoniagb.pl/podcast Obserwuj kanał Podcast Koinonii Jan Chrzciciel w WhatsAppieRead transcript

Można Pięknie Żyć *---Witaj! "Można Pięknie Żyć*" to seria podcastów, w której odkrywamy, jak zmiany w stylu życia mogą poprawić nasze zdrowie metaboliczne. Skupiamy się na Terapeutycznym Ograniczaniu Węglowodanów i jego pozytywnym wpływie na metabolizm oraz ogólne samopoczucie. Pamiętaj, że zdrowie zaczyna się od wiedzy, a my jesteśmy tu, aby dostarczać Ci inspirację i praktyczne wskazówki na drodze do pięknego życia. ZaczynamyNajlepszy posiłek na serce – co jeść, by zmniejszyć ryzyko zawału nawet o 200%?

In this episode of Five Minute Friday, we're continuing our Know Your Numbers series by showing you how to find the most important retail metrics inside your POS, financial reports, and analytics tools. Before you can improve your numbers, you need to know where to find them. This episode gives you the step-by-step to locate data like inventory, markdowns, traffic, and sales—so you can confidently apply the formulas that drive profit.

Budoucnost Xboxu je nejasná. Herní divize Microsoftu v posledních letech vysílá protichůdné signály. Před pár lety se díky streamování z cloudu v herní zařízení mělo proměnit cokoli – mobil, televize, lednička, kalkulačka. Jenže Xbox Cloud je po šesti letech pořád v betaverzi. GeForce Now ho předehnalo o parník.Mezitím se konzole Xbox Series X/S pravděpodobně prodávají ještě hůř, než jsme mysleli. PlayStationu 5 se zatím prodalo až třikrát víc. Posílit vlastní konzole – nebo možná cloud – měla plejáda exkluzívních her. Jenže Microsoft loni a letos propouští a dokonce zavírá část herních studií, které v posledních letech nakoupil. Své hry pak běžně vydává také pro konkurenční PlayStation.K tomu všemu nedávno začal za Xboxy označovat herní zařízení od třetích stran. Třeba handheldy ROG Xbox Ally. V tuto chvíli nevíme, jestli je budoucnost v cloudu, „Xboxech“ od různých výrobců nebo v konzolích přímo od Microsoftu. Vypadá to, že se nemůže rozhodnout sám Microsoft.02:09 – Nakoupit studia…09:38 – …a pak je zrušit15:35 – Péče o herní klenoty20:13 – Multiplatformní přístup24:02 – Bude další konzole?30:48 – Xboxy třetích stran41:10 – Chce to čitelnou strategii

TDC Podcast topics - Is Howard Stern really being cancelled?  I doubt it.  Woman knocked out cold after Jazz festival in Cincinnati gives first interview and it's kind of wild, crazy murder story in Michigan involving foster parents and a crazy birth mother, POS gets executed in Tennessee but the headlines want us to feel bad for him, Tulsi Gabbard talks aliens, NFL Redzone could be expanded to College football or other sports now that ESPN runs it, and email 

Welcome to The Chrisman Commentary, your go-to daily mortgage news podcast, where industry insights meet expert analysis. Hosted by Robbie Chrisman, this podcast delivers the latest updates on mortgage rates, capital markets, and the forces shaping the housing finance landscape. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just looking to stay informed, you'll get clear, concise breakdowns of market trends and economic shifts that impact the mortgage world.In today's episode, go around all the top headlines from the mortgage industry (in over 60 seconds). Plus, Robbie sits down with BeSmartee's Tim Nguyen for a discussion on why modern mortgage lenders need configurable POS solutions that are fast, flexible, and built to adapt in any market. And we close by looking at what tariffs across the globe going into effect mean for bond markets.Thank you to Total Expert, the purpose-built customer engagement platform trusted by hundreds of modern financial institutions. Total Expert turns customer data into actionable insights that help lenders engage and guide consumers through complex financial decisions.

W 373. lekcji podcastu Kwadrans na angielski wchodzimy do gabinetu masażu i uczymy się zwrotów przydatnych tuż przed, w trakcie i zaraz po masażu. Dowiesz się, jak zaproponować wybór olejku, zapytać o komfort klienta oraz nazwać techniki takie jak głaskanie czy ugniatanie. ------Rozdziały--------(0:19) - Intro(0:49) - Przebieralnia i wejście do pokoju(4:39) - Wybór olejku(5:48) - Docisk i techniki masażu(10:21) - Po masażu(11:45) - Outro----------------------Jeżeli doceniasz moją pracę nad podcastem, to zostań Patronem KNA dzięki stronie https://patronite.pl/kwadrans. Nie wiesz czym jest Patronite? Posłuchaj specjalnego odcinka: https://kwadransnaangielski.pl/wsparcieDołącz do naszej społeczności na stronie https://KwadransNaAngielski.plLekcji możesz słuchać na Spotify albo oglądać na YouTube.Wszystkie nowe wyrażenia z tej lekcji w formie pisemnej są dostępne na stronie https://kwadransnaangielski.pl/373#polskipodcast #kwadransnaangielski #angielski----------------------Mecenasi wśród Patronów:Joanna KwiatkowskaJoanna

W tym odcinku Sandra Kostrubiec dzieli się inspirującą refleksją opartą na przypowieści o miłosiernym Samarytaninie. To nie jest kolejna historia, która ma Cię zmotywować do robienia więcej. Wręcz przeciwnie – usłyszysz, że Bóg nie przyszedł na ziemię i nie poszedł na krzyż po to, żebyś Ty musiał się jeszcze bardziej starać. Posłuchaj i odkryj, co naprawdę kryje się za tą znaną przypowieścią. Wesprzyj nas: https://patronite.pl/lifepodcast

Kogo dziś uważamy za autorytet? I czy w ogóle jeszcze ich mamy? Z raportu Edelman Trust Barometer 2024 wynika, że aż 63% z nas ufa „zwykłym ludziom” bardziej niż liderom politycznym czy CEO firm. A 71% oczekuje, że marki zajmą stanowisko w ważnych społecznie i politycznie tematach, zamiast pozostawać neutralne. Tymczasem z badań Kantar Public (2022) wiemy, że aż 42% Polek i Polaków nie potrafi dziś wskazać żadnego autorytetu, a niemal 1 na 5 nie ma zdania w tej sprawie. W dodatku, jak pokazują dane Fundacji Włączeni Plus, niemal połowa badanych uważa, że głos kobiet w przestrzeni publicznej jest za słabo słyszalny.Co to znaczy być dziś autorytetem? Czy popularność w mediach społecznościowych to to samo, co eksperckość? Jak odróżnić wiedzę od viralu, dezinformacji czy manipulacji? Czy mamy do czynienia z kryzysem autorytetów, czy raczej z ich redefinicją?O tym rozmawiamy w najnowszym odcinku z:Beatą Porą – Dyrektorką Marketingu Salveo Poland,Natalią Jaźwierską – Specjalistką ds. Digital Marketingu Salveo Poland, dystrybutora pastylek na gardło ‪@isla_polska‬Maciejem Makselonem – redaktorem literackim i popularyzatorem języka inkluzywnego.Wspólnie szukamy odpowiedzi na pytania:jak mówić, by poruszać, a nie antagonizować,czy marki mogą być nowymi autorytetami,co dziś znaczy odpowiedzialny głos w debacie społecznej.Posłuchaj tego odcinka, jeśli chcesz lepiej zrozumieć mechanizmy zaufania, komunikacji i autorytetu w erze szybkich treści i wielkich oczekiwań wobec marek i ludzi.

Most bar owners spend hours tweaking their menu or pricing strategy and barely think twice about the lighting, music, or layout. But what if the way your bar feels is quietly bleeding money... or driving up your revenue? This episode breaks down how your atmosphere directly influences customer behavior, from how long they stay to how much they spend.  

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This week on The Go-To Food Podcast, we're joined by a true multi-hyphenate: model, chef, bestselling author, and international TV star Lorraine Pascale. From gracing the covers of US Elle and hanging out with De Niro in New York, to conquering UK television screens and selling over a million cookbooks, Lorraine's journey is nothing short of remarkable. But after years of intense public life, she stepped away from the spotlight. In this candid conversation, she opens up about the burnout that came with global fame, the anxiety that followed, and the unexpected life she's built away from the kitchen.We dive deep into her extraordinary backstory — adopted as a baby, raised in Oxfordshire, and fostered through traumatic experiences — and how she emerged from that to land a modelling contract at just 16. Lorraine shares wild memories from the fashion world, from being shaved bald against her will to partying in NYC, before switching careers entirely and enrolling at Leiths culinary school. From there, she worked in some of London's most elite kitchens, launched her own cake business with the help of Marco Pierre White, and became one of the most recognisable food personalities on TV.Plus, we find out her dream three-course final meal and her Go-To locations. This episode is full of grit, glamour, and real talk — the kind of conversation that stays with you. Whether you're in hospitality or just obsessed with food and storytelling, don't miss this one.-----------Please leave us a great rating and a comment and share it with your friends - it really helps us grow as a show.If you're in the industry and are looking for the greatest POS system in the world than look no further as Blinq are tearing up the rulebook—no long-term contracts, no hidden fees, and no per-device charges.Just £49 a month for unlimited devices and 24/7 UK-based support that's always there, in person when you need it.Built for hospitality, by hospitality, blinq is the fastest, easiest POS system on the market—so intuitive, anyone can use it. And while others take weeks to get you up and running, with blinq, you're live in just 2 hours.Join the hospitality revolution today & use the code GOTOBLINQ to get your first month free - https://blinqme.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Alex Kotler, SVP of Sales and Partnerships at POND IoT, joins Ryan Chacon to discuss multi-network SIMs and why they're a game-changer for IoT. The conversation covers multi-network SIM use cases in ATMs, vending machines, retail, and EV charging, the challenges companies face when transitioning from single-network to multi-network SIMs, the importance of reliable connectivity in digital transformation, collaborating with hardware manufacturers, advice for businesses exploring IoT solutions, and the future of multi-network SIM.Alex Kotler is the SVP of Sales and Partnerships at POND IoT. Alex has extensive experience in the mobile industry, having worked in various roles across the major mobile network operators - AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile. Alex has played a pivotal role in increasing net revenue retention and customer satisfaction at POND IoT, while also opening new distribution channels.POND IoT is a dynamic provider of IoT solutions. They offer global multi-IMSI SIM cards with extensive network coverage, internet failover solutions, and IoT & M2M connectivity with flexible data plans. Their major focus is around providing MVNO as a service as well as retail solutions with connectivity-to-POS terminals, vending machines, and ATMs. They also offer custom device manufacturing for all kinds of IoT applications and have added support for Starlink together with Peplink.Discover more about IoT and SIM at https://www.iotforall.comFind IoT solutions: https://marketplace.iotforall.comMore about POND IoT: https://www.pondiot.comConnect with Alex: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkotler/(00:00) Ad(00:29) Intro(00:38) Alex Kotler and POND IoT(01:03) What is multi-network SIM?(04:02) Challenges of multi-network SIM(04:58) Multi-network SIM use cases(06:54) Vending machines(08:47) EV charging stations(14:13) Future of multi-network SIM(16:02) Advice for companies exploring IoT solutions(17:11) The role of partnerships(18:02) Learn more and follow upSubscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2NlcEwmJoin Our Newsletter: https://newsletter.iotforall.comFollow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/iot4all

What happens when a mobile detailer scrubbing his truck at a self-serve wash gets offered the opportunity of a lifetime... by a complete stranger? In this episode, Shawn Gervais and Marshall Hill break down a wild real-life scenario that could be every detailer's dream — or nightmare — depending on how you play it.They dive into:How to evaluate surprise partnerships (even when it feels like fate)Whether family hires are worth the dramaThe hidden marketing genius of self-serve baysThe three types of packages every in-bay detailer should offerWhy your POS system can make or break your shopAnd how to own the bay without blowing the bankThis is your blueprint for turning slow mobile seasons into high-volume, high-visibility wins — no fluff, just real talk.Plus: Tips on contracts, hiring, marketing at car washes, and keeping your overhead from eating your dreams.If you're a mobile detailer thinking about expanding or partnering with a wash, this episode could save (or make) you thousands.

Pos Report propose du 29 juillet au 19 août sa série estivale baptisée Un été à foils, l'occasion d'écouter ou de réécouter des épisodes de la saison écoulée avec des invités naviguant sur des supports à foils. Retour ce mardi sur l'épisode #210, enregistré le 29 avril dernier, avec comme invités Lauriane Nolot et Tim Mourniac.--Ce 210e épisode de Pos. Report est consacré à la 56e édition de la Semaine olympique française qui vient de s'achever à Hyères, avec deux invités, Lauriane Nolot, qui a décroché la médaille de bronze en Formula Kite, et Tim Mourniac, sixième en Nacra 17 avec sa nouvelle équipière, Aloïse Retornaz.Avec eux, nous revenons d'abord sur les Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024, Lauriane Nolot explique que si elle a été dans un premier temps déçue de sa médaille d'argent en Formula Kite, elle a ensuite pris du recul pour mieux la savourer, tandis que Tim Mourniac garde beaucoup de positif de sa cinquième place en Nacra 17 avec Lou Berthomieu.Nos deux invités racontent ensuite leur après-Jeux, particulier pour Lauriane Nolot qui s'est cassé le pied droit quelques jours après la cérémonie de clôture en faisant du trampoline, ce qui l'a conduite à une longue rééducation. Tim Mourniac, fan de glisse, n'a de son côté jamais cessé d'être sur l'eau, tout en préparant son nouveau projet olympique. Il explique pourquoi il a choisi de repartir sur une nouvelle “PO” et le choix d'Aloïse Retornaz pour l'accompagner, il évoque également les priorités du duo au moment d'attaquer la préparation de leur saison 2025.La médaillée d'argent des JO revient également sur sa préparation, qui a réellement débuté en janvier et confie une légère appréhension au moment de reprendre la compétition sur la SOF, appréhension vite levée pour une troisième place finale qui répond largement à ses attentes. Même satisfaction pour Tim Mourniac qui estime que la sixième place de Hyères est un bon début avant les grandes échéances de la saison que seront pour lui, comme pour Lauriane Nolot en kite, les championnats d'Europe et les championnats du monde.Rediffusé le 5 août 2025Diffusé le 29 avril 2025Générique : Fast and wild/EdRecordsPost-production : Grégoire LevillainHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

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You've got a team that shows up, but somehow the service is hit or miss and it's driving you (and your guests) nuts. The truth is, most bar training is rushed, inconsistent, or just flat-out missing the mark.This episode breaks down a simple way to train your staff daily in small, bite-sized pieces without overhauling your whole operation.  

In this episode, we expose the sneaky expenses silently draining your restaurant's profits… from linen contracts and POS subscriptions to fryer oil issues and bloated utility bills. Learn real-world tactics to find and eliminate cost leaks that could be costing you thousands each year. Whether you're a seasoned operator or just getting started, this 30-minute episode is packed with quick wins you can take action on today. What You'll Learn: The importance of regular expense audits—and how to do them Which contracts and services are silently stealing your money Why "set it and forget it" costs are dangerous How dirty oil is affecting your food and your brand • A smarter approach to POS systems, linens, pest control, and utilities Creating a contract calendar to stay ahead of renewals and rate hikes Featured Tools & Tips: Expense Audit Checklist Contract Renewal Calendar (Example Below) Sponsored by: Halcyon Eco – Revolutionizing fryer oil cleaning to reduce costs, improve safety, and enhance food quality.

Steve Copeland on empowering the channel with portable, multi-carrier connectivity at GTIA ChannelCon “We're built by an MSP—for MSPs.” — Steve Copeland, RYTHMz At GTIA's ChannelCon 2025, Steve Copeland, CEO of RYTHMz, sat down with Technology Reseller News Publisher Doug Green to share how his company is redefining connectivity with a turnkey solution: Internet in a Box. Purpose-built for MSPs, public safety, and event deployment, the ruggedized, multi-carrier platform offers rapid, portable internet anywhere—and opens the door to new recurring revenue opportunities. RYTHMz's solution was born from a real-world need. After fixing a mission-critical outage at a VIP event in Beverly Hills, Copeland began prototyping a compact, field-ready internet kit that MSPs could deploy at concerts, libraries, hospitals, schools, and beyond. Today, the system supports 5G bonding across Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T networks with real-time failover for uptime-critical operations—from POS systems at Comic-Con to disaster response at a public library following a fiber outage. “Our partners have deployed these at Coldplay concerts, ESPN live broadcasts, fiber installation fleets, and charter schools,” Copeland said. “If your customer can't go down, we're the ‘new internet' they need.” RYTHMz solutions start at $295/month, with channel partners renting or bundling the hardware to deliver high-availability connectivity without CAPEX. The platform offers both revenue protection and continuity—especially for MSPs who are already fielding outage-related calls without compensation. “We're already taking the calls. Why not get paid for them?” Copeland asks. As a longtime member of the MSP community, Copeland closed with a message about mentorship: “Grab someone and teach. We've got to pass this knowledge down.” To learn more about RYTHMz, visit rythmz.com.

Most bar owners focus so hard on pricing and promotions, they miss the real reason customers come back or don't. It's not always about the money. It's how people feel when they walk in, order a drink, and interact with your team. 

Rethink Retail brings together two powerhouses shaping the future of commerce:

 With host retail coach Wendy Batten   https://wendybatten.com/podcast-intro/   In This Episode:   Let's simplify the numbers you need to know and why in your retail business. Don't be that retailer that is overwhelmed by numbers in retail—or worse, avoiding them altogether. In this episode of the Creative Shop Talk Podcast, I'm sharing the surprisingly simple method I use to help retailers finally understand their sales goals, profit margins, and growth potential. Say goodbye to spreadsheet stress and hello to clarity with my Profit Planning Masterclass and “back-of-the-napkin” profits calculator. It's the calculator you have been waiting for and my clients LOVE.  Whether you're just getting started or years into running your retail business, this is the financial pep talk and practical tool you didn't know you needed. What You'll Learn about Profit Planning: Why profit is essential (and not a dirty word!) What your “keep the lights on” number is and why you need to know it How to calculate your real sales goal using 3 simple numbers: foot traffic, conversion rate, and average order value The link between confident planning and business peace-of-mind Your Next Steps: Grab the Profit Planning Masterclass! Visit wendybatten.com/profit to access the $47 on-demand workshop and get the simple sales calculator that helps you set clear profit goals. Calculate Your “Keep the Lights On” Number Identify your essential operating expenses—like rent, payroll, inventory—and plug them into the calculator to find out your real sales goal. Gather 3 key data points from your POS system: Average Order Value (AOV), Foot Traffic, and Conversion Rate. Set a Weekly or Monthly Sales Goal Use the calculator to determine exactly how much revenue you need—and how many customers you need to serve to reach it. Talk to Your Team Share your new goals and engage your team in improving sales through better customer service and upselling techniques. Join the Retailer's Inner CircleGet ongoing support, coaching, and access to my full library of trainings and tools. Related podcasts we think you'll like:    Episode 31: 7 Strategies to Attract Foot Traffic to Your Brick and Mortar Episode 103: Increase Sales With Your Silent Salesperson: Signage Episodes 163-166: Simple Sales Strategy Series About your host, Wendy Batten In case we haven't met yet, I'm Wendy, a small business coach and founder of the Retailer's Inner Circle, where I help other independent shop owners learn how to gain the right business skillsets to see more profits, paychecks, and joy as they navigate running their retail business.  Through online classes, business coaching programs, speaking, and a top-ranked podcast, I've helped hundreds of retailers around the globe reclaim their dream and see the success they want from their beautiful shops. My signature private coaching community, The Retailer's Inner Circle, has helped retailers around the world build their retail business skill sets and confidence.  I am proud to have been featured in several major publications, including my own business column in What Women Create magazine. I have been privileged to be a guest on top-ranked podcasts and sought-after as a guest speaker and teacher for several brands, associations, and communities that are passionate about the success of independent retailers. When I'm not coaching, you will find me either DIYing and renovating my very imperfect old crooked cottage by the sea in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Lunenburg, NS, or blogging about our travel and RVing adventures and the weird fun things we get up to in our coastal village. I'd love to invite you to check out one of my free resources for real retailers at https://wendybatten.com/free-resources/    For more support from Wendy   Join Wendy's CEO Planning Session for Retailers Retailer's Inner Circle - Join Wendy inside the best retailer's community Free resources for shop owners   Hang out and connect with Wendy on IG    All of Wendy's programs and services for shop owners can be found HERE.  Subscribe & Review on iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you're not, I'd love you to consider it. Subscribing means you won't miss an episode! Click here to subscribe to iTunes! If you want to be more of a rockstar, I'd love it if you could leave a review over on iTunes as well.  Those reviews help other retailers find my podcast and they're also fun for me to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is. So grateful for you! Thank you!

Send us a textWhat happens when students expect grammar charts, parents want vocabulary lists, and administrators walk in asking, “Why are YOU doing all the talking?” If you've felt that tension, this episode is for you.In this final episode of the Back to School Series, I share the exact lesson I use in the first week of school that changed a lot for me—how I shifted from feeling questioned and defensive to confidently leading my students, parents, and administrators through the “why” of how we teach languages today.You'll hear how teaching students about language acquisition and ACTFL proficiency empowers them to engage with purpose, builds trust in your classroom, and lays the foundation for meaningful grading conversations all year long.In This Episode:Why world language class is not like math or biology—and why that mattersHow I introduce language acquisitionWhy educating parents and administrators is keyWhy teaching our students about proficiency will help our students to ask better questions for assessments.Why this one lesson created more buy-in, better behavior, and stronger relationships in my class

In this episode of Restaurant Masterminds, Oliver Barwin, CEO of Bushfire Kitchen, shares his remarkable journey from Wall Street to running a fast-growing healthy fast-casual chain. Barwin discusses taking over the family business during the pandemic, completely rebuilding their tech stack, and scaling from a small California concept to nine locations with ambitious expansion plans. Learn about their "elevated fast-casual" approach, protein-focused menu strategy, AI-powered forecasting, and how they're positioning for 50% growth while maintaining operational excellence in the competitive healthy dining space.~This episode is sponsored by: Gusto → https://gusto.pxf.io/PBN ~#1 rated HR platform for payroll, benefits, and moreWith Gusto's easy-to-use platform, you can empower your people and push your business forward. See why over 400,000 businesses choose Gusto.RestaurantMasterminds #FastCasual #HealthyDiningGet Your Podcast Now! Are you a hospitality or restaurant industry leader looking to amplify your voice and establish yourself as a thought leader? Look no further than SavorFM, the premier podcast platform designed exclusively for hospitality visionaries like you. Take the next step in your industry leadership journey – visit https://www.savor.fm/Capital & Advisory: Are you a fast-casual restaurant startup or a technology innovator in the food service industry? Don't miss out on the opportunity to tap into decades of expertise. Reach out to Savor Capital & Advisory now to explore how their seasoned professionals can propel your business forward. Discover if you're eligible to leverage our unparalleled knowledge in food service branding and technology and take your venture to new heights.Don't wait – amplify your voice or supercharge your startup's growth today with Savor's ecosystem of industry-leading platforms and advisory services. Visit https://www.savor.fm/capital-advisory

It's the final episode of "Worst Ex Ever," and this POS is a doozy.  Amanda ends her marriage to Kevin after years of control and abuse. But after their divorce, an unhinged revenge plot leads to murder. CHECK OUT THE MERCH!  Check out the new swag at our website! WE'RE ON YOUTUBE!  Want to view the episodes and not just listen?  Check our new video feed to see full video episodes starting today. CLICK HERE TO WATCH AND SUBSCRIBE! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed, you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW, including our episode-by-episode coverage of popular documentary series like Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, LulaRich, and The Curious Case of Natalia Grace; classics like The Jinx, Making A Murderer, and The Staircase; and well-known cases like The Menendez Murders, Casey Anthony: American Murder Mystery, and The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, and so many more! Episode Sponsors: ASPCA Pet Insurance - The ASPCA Pet Health Insurance program offers customizable accident & illness plans making it easier for pet parents like you to help your pet get the care they may need. To explore coverage, visit www.ASPCApetinsurance.com/TCO Miracle Made - Upgrade your sleep as the weather heats up. Go to www.trymiracle.com/TCO and use our promo TCO at checkout to get a free 3-piece towel set and save over 40%! Cornbread Hemp -  Check out the new THC seltzers! Head to www.cornbreadhemp.com/TCO and use code TCO at checkout for 30% off your first order over $75!  Earnin - Get access to your pay as you work. Download the Earnin app in the Google Play or Apple app store. Ritual - Ritual's Essential for Women 18+ is a multivitamin you can actually trust. Get 25% off your first month for a limited time at www.ritual.com/TCO FAM! COME SEE PATRICK ON TOUR! Patrick is headed out on the road WITH A BRAND NEW SHOW! New cities just announced: Provincetown, Charleston, Nashville, Charlotte, Atlanta, Orlando, Washington, Philadelphia, and London.  CLICK HERE for tickets and info! Join the TCO Community! Follow True Crime Obsessed on Instagram and TikTok, and join us on Facebook at the True Crime Obsessed Podcast Discussion Group!  AND INTRODUCING THE NEW TCO DISCORD CHANNEL AS WELL!!!

In this edition of TrendBO MAX, Miles and special guest co-host Blake Wexler discuss the return of HBO MAX, Kristi Noem being a POS, Pope Leo signing a Pokemon card, people using ChatGPT on the dating apps, Netflix's 'Poop Cruise' documentary, British teens limiting their own screen time and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.