Podcasts about president's council

Titus & Yuval Levin talk about Peter Lawler--their work together on the President's Council on Bioethics, Peter's understanding of modern & American dignity, & the necessity for institutions, moderation, & a realistic estimation of our abilities & the challenges we face.

Carl Shapiro is Professor of the Graduate School at the Haas School of Business and the Department of Economics at UC Berkeley. He's also the Transamerica Professor of Business Strategy Emeritus at the Haas School of Business. Carl was a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisors during 2011-12. And prior to that, he was Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economics at the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, a position he also held during 1995-96. Josh Wright is a university professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, where he's also Executive Director of the Global Antitrust Institute and holds a courtesy appointment in the Department of Economics. He was a Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission from 2013 to 2015. We're here to discuss antitrust and competition policy. During the last few years, antitrust has become a very hot topic. Moving from the confines of technical conferences, ABA conferences, economic conferences, to the front pages.

This COVID-19 pandemic is arguably the greatest global crisis since World War II. Since the coronavirus hit, Al has been talking with guests about the various aspects of this horrible scourge. To date, guests include:Andy Slavitt, former head of Medicare/Medicaid;Austan Goolsbee, former Chair of the President's Council of Economic Advisors;Dr. Leana Wen, former president of Planned Parenthood; andMichael Lewis, author of the Fifth Risk.

On this episode of Learning Matter, Scott Fehrenbacher discusses big, bold and audacious matters regarding the evolving roles of higher education.Scott Fehrenbacher, the Senior Vice President - External Relations, provides creative leadership for Trinity Western University's broad portfolio of development programs and activities. The SVP, External Relations serves as a member of the Executive Team, President's Council, and Core Fundraising Team and provides leadership for the enrollment division, alumni, marketing, media and communications, business sector, government agencies and donors. External relations includes but is not limited to the following: alumni relations, parent relations, marketing, enrollment/recruiting operations, communications and donor relations, annual major gift and planned giving, corporate and foundation giving. Scott is a fierce advocate of disruptive innovation to leverage market driven opportunities for growth using innovative approaches to new media, marketing, sales and leadership. Support the show (https://www.twu.ca/donate-now)

Fresh off the publication of her magazine "Denise Austin's Fit Over 50", Tom brings the venerable fitness instructor, author and former member of The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sport to Fitness Disrupted to share her perspective on physical fitness. Join them as they discuss their similar approaches to exercise, and listen as Denise gives you some advice you can incorporate into your day, right away! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

This week, Deutsche Bank Chief International Economist Torsten Slok joined to discuss the Federal Reserve issuing an emergency rate cut in an effort to offset the coronavirus impact. New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof and his wife Sheryl Wudann sat down to talk about how the virus has exposed institutional weaknesses and their new book "Tightrope: Americans Reaching For Hope." Then Katherine Baicker, University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Dean and former member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, came on to talk about Medicare-For-All.

Since 1980, Rae Pica has been an education consultant specializing in whole child development, children's physical activity, and the mind/body connection. Rae is a former college instructor, and she's the author of 19 books. Rae's experience and insights have been sought out by Sesame Street Research Department, Head Start, Centers for Disease Control, the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, Nickelodeon's Blue's Clues, Gymboree, Nike, and state health departments throughout the country. There’s more, much more … which you can find at her website: www.raepica.com. I’ve been learning from Rae for years, but never made contact … until recently, when I saw that she’d created an online course to help early childhood educators with the massive challenge of creating smooth transitions between activities. What Rae shares with us, in this all-too-brief conversation, is some fun and practical ways to make everyone’s school time flow more smoothly for much happier days. Have you subscribed yet? Hope so. Have you LIKED the Facebook page for this podcast? Hope so. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/nini-white/message

The Student Government Association President’s Council is an important part of the student voice in Ivy Tech’s governance process. On this week’s episode, several members of the SGA President’s Council will talk about their role and the legacy projects that help each Council leave a lasting mark on Ivy Tech.

ASPENBRAINLAB - 7.12.2019 - Hotel Jerome - Aspen, CO Dr. Adam Gazzaley obtained an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, completed Neurology residency at the University of Pennsylvania, and postdoctoral training in cognitive neuroscience at University of California, Berkeley. He is now Professor in Neurology, Physiology and Psychiatry at University of California, San Francisco and the Founder & Executive Director of Neuroscape, a translational neuroscience center engaged in technology creation and scientific research. He designs and develops novel brain assessment and optimization tools to impact education, wellness, and medicine practices. This novel approach involves the development of custom-designed, closed-loop video games integrated with the latest advancements in software (brain computer interfaces, GPU computing, cloud-based analytics) and hardware (virtual/augmented reality, motion capture, mobile physiological recording devices, transcranial electrical brain stimulation). These technologies are then advanced to rigorous research studies that evaluate their impact on multiple aspects of brain function and physiology. This utilizes a powerful combination of neurophysiological tools, including functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Dr. Gazzaley is also co-founder and Chief Science Advisor of Akili Interactive Labs, a company developing therapeutic video games, and co-founder and Chief Scientist of JAZZ Venture Partners, a venture capital firm investing in experiential technology to improve human performance. Additionally, he has been a scientific advisor for over a dozen companies including Apple, GE, Nielsen, Deloitte, Magic Leap, and the VOID, as well as the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. Dr. Gazzaley has filed multiple patents for his inventions, authored over 130 scientific articles, and delivered over 600 invited presentations around the world. His research and perspectives have been consistently profiled in high-impact media, such as The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, TIME, Discover, Wired, PBS, NPR, CNN and NBC Nightly News. He wrote and hosted the nationally-televised PBS special “The Distracted Mind with Dr. Adam Gazzaley”, and co-authored the 2016 MIT Press book “The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World”, winner of the 2017 PROSE Award in the category of Biomedicine and Neuroscience. Dr. Gazzaley has received many awards and honors, including the 2015 Society for Neuroscience – Science Educator Award. http://www.grassrootstv.org/

Today’s guest is Phil Giudice, Board Member at Ambri, FirstFuel, PRIME Coalition, Clean Air Task Force and NE Clean Energy Council. Most recently, Phil was the CEO of Ambri. Ambri, formerly Liquid Metal Battery Corporation, is a technology company creating cost effective, reliable, wide spread grid electricity storage solutions, enabling separation of power demand from power supply. Phil has more than 30 years' experience in the energy industry as a geologist, consultant, executive, and state official.Phil was appointed by US Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu to US DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee as well as its State Energy Advisory Board. In addition, he is a board member for the energy business leadership trade group Advanced Energy Economy as well as the efficiency start up FirstFuel. Prior to Ambri, Phil served the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as Undersecretary of Energy and as Commissioner of the Department of Energy Resources, the state agency with primary responsibility for fulfilling Governor Deval Patrick's vision for a clean energy future. Prior to his service in the Patrick-Murray Administration, Phil was senior vice president and board member at EnerNOC, a start-up providing electricity demand-management services to businesses, institutions, utilities, and grid operators that became a public company in 2007. He was previously a senior partner and leader of Mercer Management Consulting's global energy utilities practice for 20 years. He started his career as a metals exploration geologist with Freeport-McMoRan and with Chevron. Phil is also active in the nonprofit realm, having help found the Center for Effective Philanthropy and serving as Board Chair for 8 years as well as currently serving on the President's Council of ACCION. In addition, he completed full terms on the boards of the City Year Boston, First Parish Church of Wayland, and Haitian Health Foundation. He was also the founding chair of Boston Cares. Phil is a geologist (B.S. from University of New Hampshire and M.S. in Economic Geology from the University of Arizona) and a management professional (M.B.A. from Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth). In today’s episode, we cover: Phil’s fascinating career, and the different hats he has worn over the years as a strategy consultant, in oil and gas, in government, and in cleantech. The EnerNOC ride, from employee #3 to publicly traded Phil’s time as Energy Commissioner, and then as Undersecretary of Energy for the State of MA. The Ambri story. Phil’s reflections on decades of work on this area, and our seeming lack of progress. Some reasons for optimism. Phil’s rallying cry to me, and anyone else who wants to help in the climate fight. Phil’s views on carbon pricing. Some examples of how we have successfully solved some adjacent problems. Phil’s words of warning to me about my podcasting :) A substantive discussion about some of the barriers preventing more people from helping and more progress from being made. Phil’s advice and the areas he is most excited about. Links to topics discussed in this episode: Ambri: http://www.ambri.com/ Enel X (formerly EnerNOC): https://www.enelx.com/n-a/en Chevron: https://www.chevron.com/ Mercer: https://www.mercer.com/ Deval Patrick: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deval_Patrick Ian Bowles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Bowles Dr. Donald Sadoway: https://dmse.mit.edu/people/donald-r-sadoway Total: https://www.total.com/en Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative: https://www.rggi.org/ 350.org: https://350.org/ You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests. Enjoy the show!

126 | Judi Missett Shares How She Kept Jazzercise in Business for 50 YEARS!  Who or what do you listen to when you make business decisions? Judi Missett graduated with a BS in Radio and TV Production and theater from Northwestern University. In 1969, she started teaching a dance fitness class in Chicago. When demand quickly boomed, those classes grew into the dance fitness company that would become a cultural phenomenon. 50 years later, Jazzercise still leads the pack in health and fitness. As CEO, Judi manages a 125-person corporate team, oversees more than 8,200 franchises, choreographs Jazzercise routines, teaches classes and writes for the Huffington Post. Together with Jazzercise instructors, Judi has helped raise over $28M for a wide range of charitable organizations. Among her honors are Lifetime Achievement Awards from the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; Enterprising Women's Hall of Fame; The President's Award from the Women President's Organization, twice winning San Diego Business Journal's "Women Who Mean Business" Award; and the Commmittee of 200's Entrepreneurial Champion Luminary Award. Are you struggling with knowing your worth in your business? Many people will look down on you. They’ll say you’re not educated enough. That you don’t have what it takes. That you lack experience. Maybe you don’t know the industry. But all of that doesn’t matter when you know your own sense of worth! Your gut, your head, and your heart are what you really need to listen to in business. When you do something wrong, at least one of those is going to hurt!  You don’t need a fancy degree, or years of experience (the experience will come as part of your journey!) to be successful.  Instead, you need to have that grit and perseverance, and know the value that you have to offer. Be willing to listen to your gut, your head, and your heart, and you’ll be amazed by your journey. This week’s guest on Success Unfiltered, Judi Missett, started a dance revolution with Jazzercise. Combining dance moves and fitness changed the industry: but it didn’t come easy. From starting off teaching in a Parks and Recreation department, to losing a half a million dollars with an infomercial, Judi has business lessons to share! Enjoy, and thank you for listening and tuning into Success Unfiltered! To share your thoughts: Email The Pitch Queen @ hello@thepitchqueen.com Ask a question over at www.ThePitchQueen.com Share Success Unfiltered on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, & LinkedIn  To help the show out: Please leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one. Subscribe to the show on iTunes. Special thanks goes out to Judi Missett for taking the time to chat with Michelle. Be sure to join us next week for our next new episode! How Do You Sabotage Your Business Success? By undervaluing your products and services. Selling yourself short. And never understanding your TRUE worth. If you’re tired of stress, resentment, and frustration in your business, stop right here. Grab a copy of my FREE guide, “Owning Your Worth: A Guide To Knowing Your Value And Naming Your Price.” And learn how to KNOW, OWN, and ASK FOR what you are worth.  Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode: Michelle introduces Judi Missett, founder of Jazzercise. Judi has been in business for 50 years: this is hard to do in the fitness and wellness industry or let alone any industry. Before founding Jazzercise, Judi would teach dance fitness classes at the local Parks and Recreation department. She had a contract with them for a percentage of all revenue, but when she went to pick up her check, they said NO! The Parks and Recreation department said that the amount was too high, and they didn’t want to give it to her. Judi stood her ground, and told the Parks and Recreation guy that she would be back later in the day to pick up her check, or she would take action. When she went to pick up her check, the guy wasn’t even there, but he left an envelope with the check. For Judi, that NO was not a real NO, but rather one where she was not given the respect that she had earned. Since that time, Judi has remembered who she is, and what she has to offer, and NO one can take that away from her. When Jazzercise was growing, the team decided to do an infomercial. But it ended badly! Judi said NO to continuing the infomercial, and decided to listen to her gut. “[I learned to] listen to my intuition and to believe in myself when that little voice inside says NO don't do this even if everybody else who has lots of knowledge tells you you need to. If it feels like it's not right that voice inside is the voice of truth and it won't ever lead you astray.” ~ Judi Missett  That lesson cost her half a million dollars, but she had carried that truth with her ever since. When it comes to vetting investors or situations like Judi, with the infomercial, you should get to know the core of the company. Jazzercise is about connecting people: the infomercials were about selling product. The two did not go together. When things seem too difficult, it might be a sign that they are not working. How do you know when to pull the plug on your business? Judi says to be watching for signs: there will always be signs and messages for you! “Every step up has required saying NO” ~ Judi Missett Even when Jazzercise had to lay off people, they still kept growing. In fact, many of the employees that they laid off became franchisees. “Once you start to make those changes and move forward, even though it's hard, people trust more and more and more and then the changes aren't as difficult anymore.” ~ Judi Missett Change is hard, but you can find ways to make it a win-win for everyone! Judi shares what she would tell her younger self. Connect with Judi Missett: Jazzercise Website Get Judi’s Book Facebook Instagram Pinterest Twitter YouTube How Do You Sabotage Your Business Success? By undervaluing your products and services. Selling yourself short. And never understanding your TRUE worth. If you’re tired of stress, resentment, and frustration in your business, stop right here. Grab a copy of my FREE guide, “Owning Your Worth: A Guide To Knowing Your Value And Naming Your Price.” And learn how to KNOW, OWN, and ASK FOR what you are worth. Music produced by Deejay-O  www.iamdeejayo.com

Hey everyone, welcome to another wise money tools video. Glad you could join me today. So I got something kind of fun to talk about let's see if this is kind of interesting to you. So what if politicians were stocks? Now the question is, would anyone want to own them? One thing about Wall Street is they like predictability, and very little change. In fact when news hits the street, and there's even the slightest change in perception of the near future, markets get jittery, and you see a sell off. We saw recently with the threat of tariffs being upon China, and that trade war. It didn't take much to create a sell off in the market. And this can happen when earnings are lower than expected. A company like Boeing has an airplane problem. It can happen when interest rates rise, or even threatened to rise and hundred other threats to the stability of the markets. Wall Street wants a stable market and outcomes as predictable as possible. So again, here's an interesting thought. What if our politicians or even political issues were traded like stocks? So let's play a little financial game, we're gonna pretend that you can invest in politicians or a political issue as if it were a stock. How often are politicians right or a political issue as good or as bad as portrayed? Let's take a broad look at one particular issue that seems to be on the tip of tongue and has been going on for many many decades now. And this is our global climate change. So now you've got a chance to be a stockholder in climate change issues. How do you think those who are pushing this narrative would survive as a stock company? Remember investors want honesty, real numbers, solid productivity, predictability, and reliability? Well, let's go back a few years. In fact, let's go back to my high school years. I know as a long time ago, quoting from an article that was just printed a few months ago, Tom Harris, who's the executive director of the international climate science coalition, wrote this and it reads, Time magazine's January 31 1977 cover feature how to story how to survive the coming Ice Age. Did you hear that the coming Ice Age, it included facts, such as scientists predicting that the Earth's so called average temperature could drop by 20 degrees Fahrenheit due to man made global cooling. Dr. Murray Mitchell of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned readers that the drop in temperature between 1945 and 1968 had taken as one sixth of the way to the next Ice Age temperature. Now I distinctly remember when I was in high school, we kept hearing about global cooling, and how crops in the very near future would freeze, and we'd all starve to death. Well, the article goes on global cooling gain considerable traction with the general public. But then, instead of cooling, as along predicted by manmade climate change advocates, the planet started warming again. Now something had to be done to rescue the climate change agenda from utter disaster into the quote. This is about the time that Al Gore entered the scene to his dad was a senator and helped out get elected. So let's pretend you're an investor in this political position of global cooling. First off, like a good investor, you'd want to see some solid data to prove the upcoming Ice Age. At the time, there was a consensus of science, that all signed off on this event. Sound familiar? There always seems to be a consensus. And now they're another term thrown about in addition to consensus, it's settled science. Okay, it's 1977. We have a stock investment decision to be made based on global cooling. You've got some honest politicians and scientists and consensus that cooling is inevitable unless we do something fast. So you bet on global cooling, that is going to happen? How could you go wrong. So you buy in you now own stock in global cooling? So you sit on your stock watching for temperatures, they get cooler. One day it rains really hard, even starts to sleep and you think, Oh, good, it's coming. Then you see snow, maybe three or four weeks earlier than normal. You get excited, you're gonna make a killing, then something happens, something that the consensus did not see or predict, the planet starts to warm. Oh, no. What are you going to do? Should you sell? Is it just a warm front? Are you about to panic? So you hold on believing the politicians and scientists would lie. You saw that the day to yourself and you done some homework. However, the stock you bought ultimately turns out to be a disaster. Seems It was a big hoax and a bunch of lies, trying to get rich off global cooling. The global cooling stock would have made Enron look like a bunch of honest guys. Well, turns out, as you know, is a huge scam promising that global cooling was on the way and there was no way to stop it without a massive changes. The data, the consensus the settle science all was just a big scam. So the same politicians needed a new face a new story. And this is where how Gore comes into play. He had new data, new science, new consensus, he showed through his science and evidence that the Earth was not cooling. It was warming. Oh, what a bummer you think. It was actually warming. I was sold on this cooling garbage. However, now we've got a new stock to invest in the opposite of cooling is now warming. So al brings in the science his scientists has so much credibility that he even wins a Nobel Prize. How even got President Clinton to fund and authorize the President's Council on sustainable development. Wow, that must have all the credibility needed to make this stock a no brainer. It's got to be a winner. Forget the science on global cooling. That was irrefutable. And certainly without dramatic lifestyle changes would come to pass. Now we got the President on board. This stock has to be a good one. Look at all the resources time to buy in, right. I mean, we've got a bunch of honest guys who've proven science Nobel Prize winner, and Al Gore even has some movies to show what's gonna happen when the earth warms, seas will rise. Glaciers will melt. You're really convinced that this stock is got to be a sure winner. I mean, what else do you need to know? So millions just like you buy in a stock source. For years the face of global warming Al Gore preaches his sermons and more people in politicians buy in. The stock is a high flyer. The numbers look great. Global warming is a foregone conclusion. Then something happens again. The earth quits warming. Oh, no. What's going on? We go from Sure, no doubt global cooling stock that built billions from investors as a big lie. And now we've got invest your fears that global warming could be another scam. A few years later, it's confirmed. Global warming didn't happen. It was a scam. Your stock goes into the dumpster and you lose again. How gore and his movies fade away. And if you watch one now you'll notice something really interesting. We're living in the exact time frame that the sea should be covering parts of Florida and California Glaciers gone. Oceans should be several feet higher. Some city should now be scuba diving sites. Miami should be underwater. But guess what they're building in Miami. It's the largest mall in the United States. And it will have a massive indoor waterpark ice rink 6 million square feet costing 4 billion dollars. It's being built right in the area where the ocean should have swallowed up the land according to global warming scientists. The global warming stock like the global cooling stock. Once again, loses investors billions of dollars and investors lose it all. Those investors who thought the stock would be their future retirement and bet on Al Gore and now they're just basically greeters at Walmart. Millions lost. They trusted Allen, the science invested their heart and money, have nothing to show for it except a movie ticket stub from one of his movies. You can keep the ticket stuff for your scrapbook. So one day you can show your kids and grandkids, how dumb it is to invest in politicians and political scares. So who profited? Did you know The Al Gore is worth 150 million dollars now. Not bad. So the politicians and global scams never panned out. Bernie Madoff is beside himself wondering how these crooks get away with it. And then they go retire in their mansions and fly around in their private jets. Well, since cooling didn't work and warming didn't work, another issue arises. And politicians grasp it like bees to honey, the politicians and scientists get together to form another stock company. This time, let's not be so specific. Let's issue stock and just call it climate change. This way, we don't care if it gets warmer, cooler, or simply natural Earth changes we win. Will issue this stock based on data consensus and best of all settled science. We get a bunch of politicians to push it and the stock will soar will build some scare tactics. In fact, we can get some newbies in Congress to say that we only have 12 years if we don't get this huge investment fast. If we don't scare people, now they might not invest. If people ask where 12 years come from, we'll try to avoid the specifics. We should also add that planes need to quit flying air conditioners need to be replaced in every building. Cars need to be electric, politicians will need to raise trillions of dollars needed. But they'll be set, they'll be able to run the entire country, this stock can't fail. There's not an argument that can be made as long as we can show some kind of global change. And since this has occurred ever since the earth was formed, has to be a winner, a big time winner. So here you are, you may be old enough to have gone through both the global cooling and global warming hoax like I have, are you going to invest in the climate change hoax as well. They're counting on your money, your tax money that is without it, the earth won't make it. And it's got just a little more than a decade. It's all about the money. It's the greediest system that has been corrupted by scam artists and line politicians for years now. So now getting back to my original question, if politicians and issues they push were actual stocks, so would you invest in the current politicians? Even some of the new ones on the scene? Are they worth investing in? Do you think they're promoting truth that you can rely on? How about those running for president in a few months? You know, some of the names? I gonna say them here. But if you looked at them as a stock, you looked at their history, their honesty? Do they change their position? Are they pushing lies and scare tactics? Are they on a climate change bandwagon? Have you seen enough money lost in these issues in your lifetime? Who would you invest your money in? Or would you see these politicians have little to no accountability? They can flip-flop on issues when it suits them to change their side. They can literally lie to us and deceive us and scare us. They tear down what has made America the best country ever. And then ask for you to buy stock in them. If you really analyze their stock, like Wall Street investors who want reliability, honesty, predictability, who is worth investing in? Okay, since we don't invest anything, but our votes in these guys, all I can say is I hope you invest your vote in the right place. I hope you enjoyed this conceptual view of politicians and politics. If they were like stock, I'm not sure any of them could get us to invest. What do you think? I'd love to hear your comments below. And as always, if you have any questions, tune to questions at wise money tools.com. If you want to do a strategy session, click on the link choose a time we'll have a little conversation. Don't forget to subscribe. And until next time, take care.

On today's episode of #TRIBEGOALS I sit down with Fitness Icon Denise Austin! We talk about how she came into the fitness industry, her success with her VHS, DVD and daily TV Show on ESPN - Get Fit with Denise Austin. We talk about her impact in the fitness industry and serving 2 terms of the President's Council of Physical Fitness and Sports and working alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger. We also talk about her fitness focuses as well as her work with her daughter, Katie Austin! #TRIBEGOALS is hosted by Kimmie Smith and is Executive Produced by Paul Farkas and Kimmie Smith. Our theme music Rough and Deep is performed by JGRLNG. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"It’s the economy, stupid."  James Carville is the Democratic strategist who famously coined that, while working on Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign in 1992. He meant people vote with their pocketbooks. In other words, when the economy is strong, the incumbent wins. That should be good news for the Trump administration because by many measures the economy is doing great. It grew at an unexpectedly high pace of 3 percent in the first-quarter of this year. The stock market is surging. Wages are up. Unemployment is down. Yet despite all this, the President's approval rating is still stuck in the low to mid-40s, putting the old cliche "it's the economy, stupid," to the test.  Kevin Hassett, the Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, tells us that he expects the economic growth we have been seeing to continue this year at an even faster rate, and that's good news for Donald Trump's chances of re-election. Heather Long, Washington Post's economics correspondent, says the economy may be growing quickly, but there is one big problem: rising inequality. Plus, she brings us up to speed on Donald Trump's picks for the Federal Reserve.  Denise Murray, a farmer in Wisconsin, talks to us about selling her dairy cows because their upkeep had gotten too expensive. Mike Gallagher, a Republican congressman representing the 8th district of Wisconsin, explains how the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum have impacted constituents like Murray, and ponders whether voters in the swing state will support the president again in 2020.  Scott Clement, the polling director at the Washington Post, walks us through a new Washington-ABC poll that shows that most people feel that our economic system benefits those in power. And lastly, Lynn Vavreck, the co-author of Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America, says actually, there may be some issues that are even more important to voters than the economy. Read Amy Walter's take here.

Today's episode is about money, specifically your money. Now, if we're going to take a break from interviewing astronauts, Navy SEAL's, NFL surgeons and cutting edge researchers to do an episode on investing, you can bet we we have a very specific reason for doing so. You can also bet we have a rare and unique guest. That guest is renowned Economist, Burton Malkiel. You can google him later but here's a quick CV highlight reel: PhD from Princeton, Harvard MBA, author of 12 books and more than 150 articles, dean of the Yale School of Management, member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers, corporate board memberships including Prudential Financial , the American Stock Exchange, and the Vanguard Group. At 86 years of age he isn't stopping and currently serves as chief investment officer at Weathfront. All very impressive you say, but what does this have to do with me? Well, Burton is also the author of one the most influential investment books of all time. First published over 45 years ago, “A Random Walk Down Wall Street,” has sold over 1.5 million copies and is now (as of Jan 2019) in its 12th edition. When it was first published in 1973, Burton called B.S. on the performance and excessive fees charged by professional money managers and other experts. He imagined a better, low cost investment tool that did not yet exist. Three years later that changed and today this simple investment tool is the vehicle of choice for 40% of the total invested stock market. Even Warren Buffet (the oracle of Omaha and one of the extremely rare few to actually outperform the market) now recommends this tool for investors. What is this tool and how did Burton Malkiel's ideas transform the financial world? How have his ideas become a sort of placebo control virtually no one can beat over the long run? How can an 86 year old economist help you avoid the time and money wasting decisions so many have, and will continue to make? Let's find out, and with that said, let's get started...

Motivational Speaker, author, and outdoorswoman, Ashlee Lundvall joins the show! Ashlee shares some of the hunting knowledge she has learned over the years, specifically about antelope hunting. She's also a woman who is passionate about accessibility to the outdoors. After a ranch accident in 1999 left her paralyzed, she has made it her mission to redefine her life by helping others who may have similar circumstances. Ashlee shares her perspective of hunting in an action-track chair and how she preps for a hunting trip. In May 2018 she was also appointed by Pres. Trump for a two-year term to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition. It's an episode you won't want to miss! For more about Ashlee and the resources she has put together to help others access the outdoors, visit her website www.ashleelundvall.com. Music by Steven James and the Revival Song: Lover of the Silver Moon --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/empoweroutdoors/support

Michael Oshman is the Founder and CEO of the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), a national non-profit organization formed in 1990 to shift the restaurant industry toward ecological sustainability. Mr. Oshman has given keynote speeches and lectures at conferences in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, and Asia. He has consulted some of America's largest chains, spoken in front of the Olympics Organizing committee, met with the President's Council on Environmental Quality, and met directly with the head of the EPA. Michael Joins Sustainable Nation to Discuss: Green Restaurant Awards Voting with your Dollar The importance and benefits of sustainability in restaurants Advice and recommendations for sustainability leaders Michael's Final Five Question Responses: What is one piece of advice you would give other sustainability leaders that might help them in their careers? The piece of advice that I would give is not only know your sustainability information that is very learnable, but to equally, if not more important, learn the language of business.. It doesn't mean people need to get an MBA, but people need to exceed the expectations of the businesses that they're serving because that is where they're going to develop credibility. When you demonstrate that you are going to deliver what you say you're going to deliver, you have integrity, you're going to be prompt, you're going to deliver a great service, then the business trusts you. They don't tend to question your green credentials. What they question is this person going to be able to deliver their promise to saving money and get me a greater marketing, etc.? So I would say people should build up their skills in delivering the business benefits of the sustainability piece. What are you most excited about right now in the world of sustainability? What I'm excited about is we are at a major turning point for economy right now with the battery prices plummeting, with solar prices plummeting. We are in nothing less than an incredible transition that we're going to look back upon in the same way we look back upon planes and cars 100 years ago. So I'm excited about not just the Chevy Bolt and the Tesla, but I'm excited about scores of cars exceeding 200 mile range and getting cheaper and cheaper. I'm excited about solar becoming more integrated both legislatively and just price wise. I'm excited about the education and cultural shift of consumers really expecting sustainability to be on their proverbial plate such that big and small companies and universities and different cultural institutions, including government, are realizing this is here to stay and change needs to be made. What is one book you would recommend sustainability leaders read? One of the books that really impacted me was John Robbins Diet for a New America. I think it makes a great argument. I don't even know if I'm remembering the title correctly. This is John Robbins from Baskin Robbins, and he just makes very empirical arguments for eating low on the food chain. And so food is the pink elephant in the room that people often don't talk about, but eating low on the food chain is a huge piece. And I think his book makes a very empirical, logical argument that shifting our society towards a food lower in the food chain is more important even if people don't become vegans, but just to shift more of the food there. What are some of your favorite resources or tools that really help you in your work? For all the plagues of the modern world of overconsumption and disposability, in a corresponding way, our modern society in terms of computers and phones. What we are able to do with our technology is incredible. So how we're able to help our restaurants now versus even 20 years ago with modern technology is absolutely incredible. The ability to peek inside of a restaurant via phone or an iPad and get some information that we would have had to fly out for 20 years ago. It's absolutely incredible. We're really having a lot of fun between apps and websites, creating easy technology to make it easy for consumers and restaurants. Where can our listeners go to learn more about you and the work that you're leading at the Green Restaurant Association. The best place to go is to go to dinegreen.com and to subscribe to the newsletter to Facebook and to Twitter. And very soon we'll be having some awesome features. People will be able to nominate restaurants to go green, to do crowdfunding campaigns, to vote for restaurants to go green. So we're really going to be entering into some of that modern technology to crowdsource the ability for restaurants to go green.

Longtime LPGA Tour player and 2007 winner Natalie Gulbis joined the podcast to discuss being part of President Trump's Sports, Fitness and Nutrition Council along with sports personalities like Bill Belichick, Mariano Rivera and Johnny Damon. She also discusses nearly running for Congress, taking acting classes at the start of her career, still having a deep desire to win and more. Towards the end of the conversation, Gulbis talks about her longtime caddie, Greg Sheridan, who passed away last year. She also talks about the celebration of life that she hosted for Greg this week in his home state and the host family she has been staying with in Kingsmill since day one. In our roundtable discussion, Amy Rogers and Bret Lasky banter about the new Dow team event coming to the LPGA, Sung Hyun Park's big win in Texas and The Players Championship.

In this episode, Dr. Donald Marron of the Urban Institute joins us to help bring a big chunk of economic expertise to the discussion we've been having about economics and particularly monetary policy this year. We even manage to get him to crack a few jokes with us about topics from butter to Bitcoin.Dr. Marron served on the President's Council of Economic Advisers and was Director of the Congressional Budget Office. As you can guess from all this experience, he's particularly great at explaining economics to smart people who aren't economists. We had a ton of fun and know you will, too. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is a Garage Gym Athlete? Welcome to the Garage Gym Athlete Podcast!!  What is this podcast??  The Garage Gym Athlete Podcast was born from a community of underground athletes you've probably never heard of before. The idea for this show stemmed from Jerred Moon, the creator of Garage Gym Athlete programming, when he would do weekly coaching calls with Garage Gym Athletes. He found each athlete had such a unique story, an inspirational journey, and had overcome their own set of challenges that could help impact other athletes...but only if the stories could be told to all. The athletes all have a diverse background; some from Powerlifting, CrossFit, Olympic Lifting, Endurance Training, Military Operators, Collegiate Athletes, Spartan Racers, Obstacle Course Racers, and many other forms of physical training. It takes the experience of these athletes braving the extreme heat, bitter cold, early mornings, and late nights to tackle their training and become athletes. This podcast is for Garage Gym Athletes and by Garage Gym Athletes. Athletes share their experience (whether a beginner or advanced), share their knowledge, and give us a glimpse into the life of a Garage Gym Athlete!! We all know the gym SUCKS...And it comes with a long commute, crowds of people, occupied equipment, and much worse...Also, home fitness SUCKS...Because the treadmill becomes a clothing rack...Or you spend an hour with a DVD jumping around in your living room...But we're changing the game...By providing the other guy (who's strapped for time) with intelligent training to help them perform and look like an athlete. Our aim is for this podcast to inspire your own Garage Gym journey and to pick up as much as you can from other Garage Gym Athletes who are crushing it!! This show's transcript:  You may have never heard of us, but you can’t deny our momentum. The steam behind this movement is growing rapidly. Some of us are Spartan Racers. Some of us are Special Operators. Some of us are CPAs, fathers, mothers, your friends, your neighbors… but one thing we all have in common is that we are all athletes. Before I tell you exactly what a Garage Gym Athlete is, I have to answer a more important question…. How did we get to this point? When did we start giving the proverbial middle finger to the fitness norm? What changed? Or more importantly…what broke? If you crack open your fitness history books, it is not hard to draw a direct line to how we got here. The first thing you have know is there are consequences, or aftereffects, to every significant event in the fitness industry. We call them AFTERMATHs. If we go back to 1953 you’ll see the significant push in home fitness by a man named Jack LaLanne. Jack LaLanne was an American fitness, exercise, and nutrition expert who is sometimes referred to as the "Godfather of Fitness”. He started the “Jack LaLanne Show” on 28 September 1953. The show was noted for its minimalist set, where LaLanne inspired his viewers to use basic home objects, such as a chair, to perform their exercises along with him. Home fitness is born. Wearing his standard jumpsuit, he urged his audience "with the enthusiasm of an evangelist," to get off their couch and copy his basic movements, a manner considered the forerunner of today's fitness videos. While he made a significant impact in the fitness industry… There was just one problem: Jack wasn’t hardcore enough. He didn’t pump you up. An aftermath to his impact was bound to ensue. Jack’s LaLanne aftermath? Arnold. Arnold needs little introduction, as Schwarzenegger is considered among the most important figures in the history of bodybuilding. Schwarzenegger's was so prominent in the health and fitness scene he was even appointed to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, on which he served from 1990 to 1993. Even with Arnold’s admitted steroid use, he exploded the industry. Everyone was looking to pump iron and look like Arnold. While an exciting time; this is where a new rift begins. A new aftermath begins to build. And it’s important that you NOTE this one — as it changed fitness culture forever. As highlighted in the documentary “Bigger, Stronger, Faster” people started learning that all of their heroes from Arnold to Rocky were pumped full of performance enhancing drugs. This truth put a splinter in the fitness industry. And while that splinter was festering, the explosion of vanity-based fitness, tanning beds, harmful supplements, and men shaving their legs reigned supreme. What we call globo gyms came onto the scene heavily in the 90’s; gyms where you can get a haircut, go for a swim, lift weights, and pay your taxes all while eating a krispy cream donut and having access to 357 channels on one of 200 treadmills. And, unfortunately, that is all still king today. But not everyone was OK with this status quo. Like I said, there are consequences, or aftereffects, to every significant event in the fitness industry. The next aftermath began in 2002. In 2002, a man named Greg Glassman introduced the world to CrossFit and started writing about Garage Gyms and fitness training that built athletes. And whether you love or hate CrossFit, is irrelevant. As CrossFit has made an arnold-sized impact in the world of fitness. The mentality of CrossFit was on the tip of everyone’s tongue. Greg Glassman just gave it a name. CrossFit was simply the counterculture to pumping iron, bicep curls, and chest day. It gave people a home who hated the fitness industry in its current state. It created a lot of Garage Gym Athletes. But it doesn’t stop there. In 2005, Tony Horton introduces the world to P90X. Perhaps one of the most popular fitness programs in the world. Steeped heavily in the counterculture to mainstream, P90X gave home-fitness a new life. Picking up where Jack LaLanne left off…only this time, it was different. Both P90X and CrossFit were pushing intensity for greater results and with minimal equipment. Then, CrossFit goes mainstream, functional fitness explodes, and fitness comes to the home-front with over 30 different spin-offs to P90x and other similar programs. And if you fast-forward just over a decade to today we are now at the beginning of something new. Like I said, there are consequences to every significant event in the fitness industry. And we are just beginning a new aftermath. Garage Gym Athletes are learning that intensity is important, but only when coupled with intelligent programming. We’re getting smarter. We’re evolving. We cutting contracts, memberships, and leaving the status quo behind. We don’t want to jump around in our living room to a DVD and we don’t need a $200/mo. gym membership. We only want results. And we’re getting the result… …but we also started a movement. This grassroots movement that is garage gyms is exploding for a number of reasons, and I am truly excited that you’re now a part of it. If you are sick of all that is involved with getting in shape—with becoming stronger and fitter… you’re in the right place. Training and getting in shape can be a chore at times, but is it really the training you don’t enjoy? With a little observation, or self-analysis, you may find the chore is often not the training itself. Yes, training can suck, but is it really that bad? The worst part about fitness is all that comes with it: a long commute to the gym, crowds of people, occupied equipment, hygiene concerns, monthly fees, and much more. You have a job, family, and all of life’s chores and tasks to worry about. Who wants to start or end their day with what feels like another chore? A trip to the gym involves changing into appropriate clothes, driving, waiting, more driving . . . and the routine simply takes you from one climate-controlled box (work) to another (the gym) with your only chance for fresh air coming from walking across the parking lot. Not to mention that every day you “just don’t feel like it” and decide to skip the gym, it costs you money! Commercial gyms are designed for the masses—TVs, isolation machines, and a bunch of stuff you don’t really need. It may make you feel better to have “gone to the gym today” but wouldn’t’t you rather train effectively and efficiently? Your head should be nodding at this point. Perhaps when you think of a garage gym, you think of Rocky Balboa chasing chickens and lifting logs. Or maybe you think of a version of your commercial gym stuffed in your garage. The reality is somewhere in between. A garage gym can be an effective and efficient world-class training facility. It is built to suit your performance. Some of the fittest people in the world train in garage gyms regularly because they know the secret: less equipment, fewer isolation exercises, and less junk; but more efficient training. The thought that will eventually cross your mind is, “I don’t have the money or time to make my own garage my gym.” While certainly not dirt cheap, you can do it for as little as $500, which is the equivalent of about a year and a half of the cheapest gym pass. If you use your garage gym for just two years, you will have made money on the investment. In addition, it only takes about two weeks to complete. And that’s if you take your time. And now is the time to become a Garage Gym Athlete. In the past, it was near impossible to have a garage gym. Not too long ago you wouldn’t be able to find a store that sold a kettlebell, and to order one online would have cost you a fortune in shipping fees. Not to mention any larger and heavier equipment you may need. Currently, it is very affordable. Luckily, the popularity of CrossFit® and the sport of weight lifting have exploded in recent years. This popularity has made getting high-quality barbells, plates, and other equipment much more economical. There are plenty of stores and websites that offer free shipping and easy availability. In the future, it will become even more affordable. And just a prediction here; when the supply of CrossFit® gyms exceeds the demand in coming years, you’ll potentially see CrossFit® gyms going out of business left and right. Now, while I wish nothing bad upon any gym owner, or their livelihood, it will make for an opportunity for you to snag great equipment at huge discounts. In spite of affordability, you have to be a little crazy to want to pursue fitness outside of the conventional gym, right? Well, I don’t think the Garage Gym Athlete is crazy, I consider the Garage Gym Athlete “other.” A term I like to use a lot is the “other guy (and gal)” to describe those who are interested in becoming a Garage Gym Athlete. Never be average, always be other. The other guy is not average; he is a doer. If it can make him better, he’ll try it. If it’s too heavy, he’ll learn how to lift it. If it’s too far, he’ll still run to it. He will take on many challenges, is comfortable with the fact that things will never be perfect, and will go out knowing he was never average. Life Happens. Maybe you got stuck in a desk. Maybe your schedule got filled to the brim. Maybe you feel like an average life, for you, is like fitting a square peg into a round hole. Well, if you’re reading this, there’s a good chance you would like to make some changes. You’d like to see how strong you can actually become, how fast you can truly run, and how much better you can actually be. And to embrace being “other” is to be a Garage Gym Athlete. Welcome to a new aftermath. Welcome to the Garage Gym Athlete podcast!

I'm a big believer in never underestimating a child's ability to learn about money at an early age.  Researchers at Cambridge University discovered that kids can learn and take on good money habits by the age of 7. Meantime, a new study by Acorns, the micro-investing app, found that nearly two out of every five millennials say they feel anxious when thinking about daily expenses, especially debt. And more than half surveyed felt their formal schooling left them ill-prepared for success. Today's guest is working to give young adults a better chance at managing their money well. Ted Gonder is the co-founding CEO of Moneythink, a national technology non-profit that helps young adults - particularly first-generation college students - build financial health through mentorship programs and mobile apps. It first launched in 2009 and since then has trained over 1,500 college leaders to serve as financial mentors and role models to over 12,000 teens across 17 states. In 2015, Ted was recognized for his work by being named to Forbes' 30 Under 30 list as the youngest in the finance category. He also served as the youngest appointee on the U.S. President's Council for Financial Capability for Young Americans under Obama. For more information visit www.somoneypodcast.com.

In one of his first actions as President, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that put the final death nail in the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (T.P.P.) this week.  My guests today will discuss what was in the T.P.P., what the U.S. will be missing out on by backing out of the T.P.P., and why Trump's decision just opened a window for China to become the dominant player in the Pacific Rim.   I'll talk with the outgoing U.S. Trade Ambassador Michael Froman who negotiated the Trans-Pacific Partnership on behalf of the U.S., and then I'll talk with two leading economists who both served as the Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisors. Prof. Austan Goolsbee, served as Chairman of the C.E.A. under President Barack Obama, and Prof. Martin Felstein held that position under President Ronald Reagan, but they BOTH agree that free trade is a net win for the U.S. and the demise of the T.P.P. is a terrible loss opportunity for America. If you enjoyed today’s podcast, then follow Prof. Austan Goolsbee at @Austan_Goolsbee and Amb. Michael Froman at @MikeFroman.  You can read many articles by Prof. Martin Feldstein at www.nber.org/felstein, and articles and research by Prof. Austan Goolsbee are at www.faculty.chicagobooth.edu/austan.goolsbee. Today's podcast is sponsored by Decode DC, the podcast that gives you an honest look into how politics affects your life.  I've been a fan of Decode DC since been before they become a sponsor so I highly recommend checking them out.  Subscribe to Decode DC on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Please subscribe to Kickass News on iTunes and take a moment to take our listener survey at www.podsurvey.com/KICK. And support the show by donating at www.gofundme.com/kickassnews. Visit www.kickassnews.com for more fun stuff.

Eric Ray and Glenn Langenburg catch up after an extended hiatus and then review the recent PCAST report. The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology issued a scathing report calling for the end of many forensic disciplines. The Double Loop Podcast responds.

Greg Mankiw is the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University. His research includes work on price adjustment, consumer behavior, financial markets, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth. He has written two popular textbooks—the intermediate-level textbook Macroeconomics and the introductory textbook Principles of Economics. Principles of Economics has sold over two million copies and has been translated into twenty languages. In addition to his teaching, research, and writing, Professor Mankiw has been a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research, an adviser to the Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston and New York, and a member of the ETS test development committee for the advanced placement exam in economics. From 2003 to 2005 he served as Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Check out all the links, resources and books mentioned by Professor Mankiw at www.economicrockstar.com/gregmankiw

Ian Bremmer is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, the leading global political risk research and consulting firm. He is a prolific thought leader and author, regularly expressing his views on political issues in public speeches, television appearances, and top publications, including Time magazine, where he is the foreign affairs columnist and editor-at-large. Dubbed the "rising guru" in the field of political risk by the Economist, he teaches classes on the discipline as a global research professor at New York University. His latest book, Superpower: Three Choices for America's Role in the World, was released in May 2015. In 1998, Bremmer established Eurasia Group with just $25,000. Today, the company has offices in New York, Washington, London and Tokyo, as well as a network of experts and resources in 90 countries. Eurasia Group provides analysis and expertise on how political developments and national security dynamics move markets and shape investments across the globe. As the firm's president and most active public voice, Bremmer advises leading executives, money managers, diplomats, and heads of state. Bremmer is credited with bringing the craft of political risk to financial markets - he created Wall Street's first global political risk index (GPRI) - and for establishing political risk as an academic discipline. His definition of emerging markets - "those countries where politics matter at least as much as economics for market outcomes" - has become an industry standard. G-Zero, his term for a global power vacuum in which no country is willing and able to set the international agenda, is widely accepted by policymakers and thought leaders. Said Larry Summers, "Global political economy has no sharper or more prescient analyst than Ian Bremmer." Bremmer actively discusses the intersection between politics and markets in speeches and the media. He has published nine books, including the national bestsellers Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World and The End of the Free Market: Who Wins the War Between States and Corporations? He is a regular columnist for the Financial Times A-List and has written hundreds of articles for many leading publications. He appears regularly on CNBC, Fox, Bloomberg, CNN, the BBC, and other networks. Bremmer earned a PhD in political science from Stanford University in 1994 and was the youngest-ever national fellow at the Hoover Institution. In 2007, Bremmer was named a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum, where he is the founding chairman of the Global Agenda Council on Geopolitical Risk. He is the Harold J. Newman Distinguished Fellow in Geopolitics at the Asia Society Policy institute and serves on the President's Council of the Near East Foundation, the Leadership Council for Concordia and the Board of Trustees of Intelligence Squared. Bremmer grew up in Boston and currently lives in New York and Washington. Recorded in Minneapolis on Nov, 10, 2015  

Click Here for the resources from our interview with Brian Watson The More You Give The More You Will Receive Brain Watson grew up in the Western Slopes of Colorado loving anything to do with the outdoors. He came from a family of entrepreneurs and real estate construction was a part of that. When going to college, he chose real estate as his career path and after 7 years as a nationwide broker, he started his own company, North Star Commercial Partners. He has always wanted to make an impact and communicate with individuals that may not normally know about faith, and that is what North Star has allowed him to do. “When I was young, my parents told me that, “You’re a blessed person if you can have an impact in one life. And you might be fortunate to have an impact in many lives, thousands of lives, but focus on the one.”” –Brian Watson With North Star he is able to buy vacant real estate and create jobs and opportunities for people. He has always had the philosophy that the more you give across the table, the more you will receive. He is a part of many non-profits and has started his own foundation in order to do just that. “I think giving, like anything in life, is a learned trait.” -Brian Watson You Will Learn How to make a positive impact in the community you are in, in the lives you are touching right now How to have a life well lived How to apply your business skills to give your time and treasure to non-profits How to equip the current and next generation of leaders How to give from a cheerful place The process of giving How to bring your faith and your heart into day to day interactions Resources www.brianwatson.us Opportunity Coalition Podcast Bio Brian Watson is the Founder and CEO of the privately held commercial real estate investment organization, Northstar Commercial Partners. After graduating from Olathe High School on the Western Slope of Colorado, Mr. Watson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Real Estate from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  Mr. Watson then joined Cushman & Wakefield of Colorado, Inc. (C&W), an international commercial real estate firm. During his seven-year tenure at this firm, Mr. Watson had the distinction of being the youngest broker in company history to qualify for a Directorship title, which was a direct result of his consistent high production and comprehensive understanding of commercial real estate. Though Mr. Watson performed tenant representation, he primarily focused on landlord representation for the majority of his career at C&W. He represented clients such as Lend Lease Real Estate, CarrAmerica Realty LP, P&O Investments/Denver Technological Center, Mission Viejo Companies, Shea Properties, Terrabrook, ERE/Yarmouth and acted as agent for two major Colorado office parks, Highlands Ranch and Stonegate. Mr. Watson also received C&W's prestigious Service Excellence Award for his superior ability to handle complex, high value transactions. Mr. Watson's extensive education and experience in the real estate industry has been instrumental to the success of Northstar Commercial Partners. Mr. Watson has positioned Northstar as one of the primary acquirers of vacant and/or value-add properties in markets throughout the United States.  The company focuses on buying these assets from lenders, corporations, and other owners, improving these assets and placing them back into productivity to create jobs and opportunities in their local communities. Mr. Watson currently serves as the President of the Leadership Program of the Rockies 2015 Class; a Board Member of the Colorado Commission on Family Medicine for the 6th Congressional District of Colorado appointed by the Governor of Colorado; a Leadership Council Member for the Colorado NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business); a member of The Leadership Program of the Rockies Class of 2015; a member of The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI), which is the Colorado State Chamber of Commerce; and a member of the Chairman’s Roundtable while serving on the Energy and Environment Council and the Governmental Affairs Council; an A-List Member of CXO (a private collaborative executive organization of influence that connects C-level executives and owners of companies throughout the world); and is Founder and CEO of the Opportunity Coalition, which promotes collaboration among the people of Colorado and new business startups to create quality jobs throughout Colorado. Mr. Watson has also served as a Board Member and active supporter of TAPS (the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors) for those who have lost loved ones in U.S. Military Service; the Chairman of the Finance Committee for the Colorado Republican Party; a Member of the Board of Governors and President's Council for Opportunity International (one of the world's largest microfinance lenders providing loans to individual entrepreneurs in the developing world); an Executive Committee Member of the International Board of Directors for Mercy Ships (the world's largest non-profit medical hospital on a traveling ship, which performs over 60,000 annual life changing surgeries for free in Africa); a Republican delegate for his County, Congressional, and State political assemblies; a Board Member and President of Brokers Benefiting Kids (a Denver based non-profit that raises financial support for multiple children's charities in Colorado); a Member of the Metro Denver Executive Club; a Member of the Legacy Political organization; a Member of the Citywide Banks Advisory Board; a Member of the Republican Business Advisory Council; Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Alliance for Choice in Education (ACE Scholarships - a Denver based non-profit that provides educational scholarships and school choice programs for low-income kids grades K-12); Chairman of The Board of Directors and a mentor for Save Our Youth (a Denver-based inner city youth mentoring program); and a Member and President of the Downtowner's Toastmasters Club. Mr. Watson is a supporter of his local Christian church, resides in Greenwood Village, Colorado with his wife and two children, and has another child in college. He is passionate about creating opportunity for all citizens of Colorado and the United States, and works to enhance the business, political, and educational environments in each.

Through trial and error, our guests discovered that what parents want from teachers and school leaders may differ from what schools and PTO's believe. Tune in to learn what matters most to many parents and how to marry what parents want with what schools need. Lisa Davis is a Parent Leader in her community. She currently serves as Vice President of Jericho joint council of PTAs. She previously held the position of President, Vice President, and chair of numerous committees. She also serves as a member of the district's President's Council and Health & Safety Committee. Gwen Pescatore is a mother of 3, serving as the home and school association president at @KnappElementary, and on the planning committee for #ParentCamp.

Gilbert Meilaender, Professor Emeritus at Valparaiso University, gives a talk entitled "Two Concepts of Dignity" as part of the Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts (Nov. 12, 2014). His published work falls generally into the area of religious ethics. Most recently he has edited (together with William Werpehowski) "The Oxford Handbook of Theological Ethics" (2005). He has a special interest in bioethics, is a Fellow of the Hastings Center, and has been a member of the President's Council on Bioethics since its inception in January 2002. The Emory Williams Lecture Series in the Liberal Arts has been made possible by a generous gift from Mr. Emory Williams (Emory College '32 and Trustee Emeritus, Emory University). http://college.emory.edu/home/academic/voluntary-core-program/lectures/

Our search for answers continues this week as we explore endless possibilities for the President’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative.  Last week we looked at the U.S. Department of Education as a self-proclaimed lead agency for interagency efforts on behalf of historically disadvantaged children. We also looked into a federal Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs that’s been spewing policies and perpetuating programs that may be inconsistent with the president’s agenda.  We asked ourselves, now we ask you, if the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs is working, why would the President need to create My Brother’s Keeper?  Join us as American Mentors look to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Homeland Security and the President's Council of Economic Advisers for some answers on economic security and some unconventional insight on the threat from toxic waste.

In this segment we talk about the E-Rate program the nations largest education technology program. Revisions to the program are currently being explored, aimed at expanding broadband access to all schools. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Shellie Pfohl was appointed by President Barack Obama in February, 2010 to serve as Executive Director of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN). Shellie leads the Council's efforts to support First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to end childhood obesity within a generation.

The science now clearly shows a connection between physical activity and academic performance. In this segment we talk about new efforts to introduce physical activity into math, science and social studies lesson plans. Follow: @aasadan @bamradionetwork Shellie Pfohl was appointed by President Barack Obama in February, 2010 to serve as Executive Director of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition (PCFSN). Shellie leads the Council's efforts to support First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative to end childhood obesity within a generation.

Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, of the University of Michigan talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about their work on the relationship between income and happiness. They argue that there is a positive relationship over time and across countries between income and self-reported measures of happiness. The second part of the conversation looks at the recent controversy surrounding work by Reinhart and Rogoff on the relationship between debt and growth. Stevenson and Wolfers give their take on the controversy and the lessons for economists and policy-makers. This conversation was recorded shortly before Betsey Stevenson was nominated to the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, of the University of Michigan talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about their work on the relationship between income and happiness. They argue that there is a positive relationship over time and across countries between income and self-reported measures of happiness. The second part of the conversation looks at the recent controversy surrounding work by Reinhart and Rogoff on the relationship between debt and growth. Stevenson and Wolfers give their take on the controversy and the lessons for economists and policy-makers. This conversation was recorded shortly before Betsey Stevenson was nominated to the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers, of the University of Michigan talk with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about their work on the relationship between income and happiness. They argue that there is a positive relationship over time and across countries between income and self-reported measures of happiness. The second part of the conversation looks at the recent controversy surrounding work by Reinhart and Rogoff on the relationship between debt and growth. Stevenson and Wolfers give their take on the controversy and the lessons for economists and policy-makers. This conversation was recorded shortly before Betsey Stevenson was nominated to the President's Council of Economic Advisers.

Thomas K. Cureton Jr., who taught at the University of Illinois from 1941 to 1969, is known as the father of physical fitness. He lectured around the world and wrote more than 50 books encouraging people to lead a healthier life. Professor Cureton served on the U.S. President's Council on Physical Fitness during five administrations. He was also a champion swimmer who once held 14 world records. Thanks to Cureton, the study of physical fitness is now an accepted science.

Dr. Leon Kass, Chair of the President's Council on Bioethics, examines the ethical dilemmas surrounding stem cell research. Dr. Kass addresses the philosophical question: Why not immortality?

Dr. Leon Kass, Chair of the President's Council on Bioethics, examines the ethical dilemmas surrounding stem cell research. Dr. Kass addresses the philosophical question: Why not immortality?

Dr. Leon Kass, Chair of the President's Council on Bioethics, examines the ethical dilemmas surrounding stem cell research. Dr. Kass addresses the philosophical question: Why not immortality?

In this show Bruce reviews two critical governmental reports from the General Accountability Office (GAO), and the President's Council of Economic Advisers which are sounding major alarms about the Baby Boomer Generation's unpreparedness for retirement in the next 10-20 years in America. The reports cover the 5 Major Risks to retirement that, according to the government, will change everything. But the VERY VERY GOOD NEWS is that Bruce breaks down each specific risk, and gives you the specific strategy to mitigate, manage, and maximize your retirement savings, GUARANTEED! You will not hear this information anywhere else!GO TO OUR BLOG PAGE TO ACTUALLY DOWNLOAD THE REPORTS!

Peter R. Orszag is Vice Chairman of Global Banking at Citigroup, Inc., and a member of the Senior Strategic Advisory Group there. He is also a Contributing Columnist at Bloomberg View and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Prior to joining Citigroup in January 2011, he served as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a Contributing Columnist at The New York Times. Dr. Orszag previously served as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in the Obama Administration from January 2009 until July 2010. In that Cabinet-level role, he oversaw the Administration's budget policy, coordinated the implementation of major policy initiatives throughout the federal government, and reviewed federal regulatory action, among other responsibilities. From January 2007 to December 2008, Dr. Orszag was the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), supervising the agency's work in providing objective, nonpartisan, and timely analyses of economic and budgetary issues. Under his leadership, the agency significantly expanded its focus on areas such as health care and climate change. Prior to CBO, Dr. Orszag was the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he also served as Director of The Hamilton Project, Director of the Retirement Security Project, and Co-Director of the Tax Policy Center. During the Clinton Administration, he was a Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and, before that, a staff economist and then Senior Advisor and Senior Economist at the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Orszag has also founded and subsequently sold an economics consulting firm.

Dr. Ian Smith has served as the medical/diet expert for six seasons on VH1's highly-rated 'Celebrity Fit Club,' the creator and founder of The 50 Million Pound Challenge and The Makeover Mile, and a medical contributor on the nationally syndicated television show--?Rachael Ray. Dr. Smith is also the host of his own nationally syndicated radio show 'HealthWatch' on American Urban Radio Networks. He is the former medical correspondent for NBC News network and for NewsChannel 4 where he filed reports for NBC's 'Nightly News' and the 'Today' show as well as WNBC's various news broadcasts. He has appeared extensively on various broadcasts including 'The Oprah Show,' 'The View,' 'The Tyra Banks Show,' 'Larry King Live,' 'Anderson Cooper 3600,' and 'Showbiz Tonight.' Dr. Smith has recently been appointed by President Obama to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. He has written for various publications including Time, Newsweek, Men's Health, and the New York Daily News, and has been featured in several other publications including, People, Essence, Ebony, University of Chicago Medicine on the Midway, Cosmopolitan, and Black Enterprise.

Jeanne Hoffman interviews Douglas Irwin about his new book, Peddling Protectionism: Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression.  Dr. Irwin is the Robert E. Maxwell Professor of Arts and Sciences in the Department of Economics at Dartmouth College.  He is a Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research and has also served on the staff of the President's Council of Economic Advisers and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 

Adam Goldberg of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP talks to Ted Gayer about Obama's proposed economic and financial regulation policies and accompanying political constraints, as well as how the actions of the Federal Reserve may impact the housing market and the larger economy over the next several months. Gayer is co-director of the Economic Studies Program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. Among his past positions, he was Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy at the Department of the Treasury (2007-2008) and a senior economist for the President's Council of Economic Advisers (2003-2004). [10 min]Listen to podcast

What will jobs of the future look like? Many studying that question are seeing green -- green jobs. And with President Obama promising to create 5 million "green-collar" jobs over the next 10 years, some are predicting these new career paths in energy efficiency and clean power will transform the American economy. NOW on PBS talks with environmental activist Van Jones, founder of "Green For All," a group dedicated to bringing green jobs to disadvantaged Americans. In March, Jones was appointed Special Advisor on Green Jobs at the President's Council for Environmental Quality. Now that he has the President's ear, will Jones be creating a new career frontier for America?

Nanotechnology, alternative energy, nanoscale electronics. Mark Modzelewski is currently a member of the Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and previously served as a special assistant to Cabinet Secretaries Cisneros and Glickman during the Clinton administration. In 2001, Mr. Modzelewski founded the NanoBusiness Alliance, the first nanotechnology trade association, and continues to serve as its Executive Chairman.