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How much does a leader actually matter to an organization's success? We tend to credit CEOs, founders, and other powerful figures with shaping the institutions they lead, but historian Jared Diamond argues that we often underestimate the role of timing, circumstance, industry, and plain luck. Diamond explains his “Hamlet test,” which asks whether someone else could have achieved the same outcome or whether the leader was uniquely qualified to do it, and how it applies to many business leaders. He also explains why some leaders are able to seize a fleeting moment of opportunity, why founders can have an outsized influence on institutions, and why boards may overestimate the impact of replacing a struggling CEO. Diamond is author of Prophets, Profits, Coaches, and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter?

Send us Fan Mail“ You're not only enough, but you're also extraordinary, exactly as who you are right now.” -Cece LeungExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesYour company is winning. So why are you falling apart? Former Wall Street exec Cece Leung reveals the hidden cost of success after the check.Episode Highlights[00:08:00] Cece discovers that surviving pressure became a strength she no longer knew how to switch off[00:16:00] Why founders sacrifice sleep and health believing they can repair the damage after they win[00:21:00] The person running everything is often the person founders neglect most[00:27:00] Why a great deal on paper can become daily stress, ego battles, and post-close regret[00:31:00] Cece reveals the seven-figure company hiding wrong people, wrong clients, and crushing exhaustion[00:36:00] Why being unable to leave your company for two weeks exposes a deeper founder dependency problem[00:37:00] The one question Cece believes founders should ask before building another level of successFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/573https://richandsassy.com/china/The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

P.M. Edition for Aug. 31. The second quarter was a good one for S&P 500 companies. Per-share earnings soared 53% and many companies have raised their guidance. WSJ reporter Theo Francis explains what's propelling those gains. Plus, the Federal Trade Commission sues Amazon for allegedly manipulating prices for ads on its site—and making billions from merchants. And the Supreme Court allows President Trump to keep building his White House ballroom. Pierre Bienaimé hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I sat down with Jim Iuorio of the Unfiltered Investor to discuss debt, inflation, AI, and investing after nearly four decades of booms, crashes, and Fed interventions.— What breaks first: the dollar, Treasuries, or something else— Why gold is signaling more money printing ahead— If AI can rescue the economy— If today's stock valuations are justified -- or simply another bet on a Fed bailout— What markets are getting completely wrongI hope you enjoy!Visit our Sponsor: Monetary MetalsEarn 5% to 12% interest on your physical gold and silver, paid in physical gold and silver.Visit our Sponsor: Abundant MinesMine Bitcoin, Keep the Profits, Reduce your Taxes. We handle Everything.Visit our Sponsor: The Bitcoin WayStep-by-step help with Bitcoin self-custody, upgraded cybersecurity, and Plan B residency.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

Ever wondered how I balance being a full-time teacher while running a travel agency? Curious about my favorite destination, biggest travel mistakes, or what it's really like behind the scenes of my business? This week, I'm answering your questions in a fun, casual Ask Me Anything episode! From travel tips and bucket-list destinations to entrepreneurship, teaching, and a few personal stories along the way, I'm sharing the answers to some of the questions I get asked most often. Whether you've been listening for years or you're brand new to Passports, Profits & Pixie Dust, this is a great episode to get to know me a little better—and maybe learn a few travel hacks while you're here. In this episode, we'll chat about: ✈️ How I became a travel advisor while teaching full-time

Kevin Muir of The MacroTourist joins Matt Zeigler to break down the bond market, Scott Bessent's Treasury buybacks, the Treasury General Account, AI-driven earnings growth, leveraged ETF risk, gold and the U.S.-Canada trade fight. Kevin explains why rising long-term yields may be less surprising than investors think, how the AI capex boom can inflate earnings before costs show up, and why leveraged ETFs and policy uncertainty could make markets more fragile.Kevin Muir on Xhttps://x.com/kevinmuirThe MacroTouristhttps://themacrotourist.comTopics coveredWhy stronger nominal GDP, large fiscal deficits and record corporate issuance are pressuring long-term Treasury yieldsHow Scott Bessent's Treasury liquidity buybacks work and why investors are comparing them with QE and Operation TwistHow replacing long-dated Treasuries with T-bills could ultimately force reserve management purchases by the Federal ReserveWhy the Treasury General Account matters for liquidity and why attempts to manage the yield curve can distort market signalsJim Chanos's "earnings bubble" argument and how massive AI data-center capex can boost current earnings while costs are amortizedWhy stock prices can fall before forward earnings estimates roll over, and why retail investors may have an advantage over institutionsHow daily-reset leveraged ETFs create reflexive buying and selling and could amplify a semiconductor or single-stock selloffWhy Kevin is bullish on gold again, the role of People's Bank of China demand, and how he combines fundamentals with technical signalsWhy platinum below production cost caught his attention and what rolling mini-bubbles in gold, silver and AI say about investor psychologyWhat 2025 U.S.-Canada trade data says about autos, oil and gas, manufacturing, tariffs and the economic cost of policy uncertaintyTimestamps00:00 Intro06:31 Scott Bessent's Treasury buybacks and the bond market10:39 How T-bill issuance could lead to debt monetization18:25 The AI capex boom and the "earnings bubble"22:27 The giant bet embedded in accelerating AI earnings27:37 Why leveraged ETFs are changing market structure32:00 How forced ETF unwinds can amplify a selloff36:41 Why Kevin is bullish on gold again41:57 Platinum, production costs and the precious metals trade46:08 Sentiment extremes and why popular trades get dangerous51:00 Globalization, manufacturing and America's distribution problem55:00 Why oil and gas dominate the U.S.-Canada trade deficit59:00 How tariff uncertainty can deter U.S. manufacturing investment01:03:10 The trade math Kevin wants investors to seeLearn more about the Excess Returns podcast network:https://excessreturns.coNo information discussed in this podcast should be construed as investment advice. Securities discussed may be held by the hosts and guests, their firms or their clients.

This pastry chef starts by baking on the side, then grows her hustle into a full-time business selling more than $100,000 worth of wedding and custom cakes a year.Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.Show notes: SideHustleSchool.comEmail: team@sidehustleschool.comBe on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questionsConnect on Instagram: @193countriesVisit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.comRead A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.comIf you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes.

"So, this is it. We're going to die." -- Arthur Dent That felt a little bit appropriate. Sorry if it freaked you out. It's the very last episode, y'all. Am I sniffling as I type this? You better believe it. This has been one hell of a ride. We love you. So long. Farewell. Auf wiedersehen. Goodbye. POLITICAL AND PETTY DESIGNS ON SHIRTS, HATS, MUGS, AND MORE! https://bitchenboutique.dashery.com Profits support this ol' retired podcaster right here!   We love you for listening! Please take a moment to rate and review us, and earn a STICKER! (Everyone loves stickers!) And please subscribe or add us to your favorites list on your favorite platform so you never miss a show! And share us with your cool friends, not the lame ones. Questions? Comments? Complaints? Write to us at PitneyAndAmelia@gmail.com! Check out our various socials etc at https://linktr.ee/bitchenboutique WEBSITE AND EMAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS WILL STILL BE ACTIVE SO SAY HI SOMETIME!   Who the heck are Pitney and Amelia? A gay guy and his fat friend talking about everything! We've got over 40 YEARS of stories to share about stuff we love, stuff that annoys us, people we've known, places we've been, and things we've seen. Geeky, silly, and always opinionated. NAMES ARE CHANGED TO PROTECT THE GUILTY!   We may be awful, but we're right! Here, queer, and in your ear. Every other Friday for over ten years.   The Bitchen Boutique is all about mental health and openness and honesty and if you're in crisis and in the US, call or text 988, or go to 988lifeline.org to reach the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.  And if you just need some friends, you've got two right here.   As always... edited, engineered, produced, and promoted by Amelia.   LGBTQIA+ | Comedy | GenX | Fandom | Horror | Spirituality | Mental Health  #finale #timcurry #goodbye #fyp #LGBTQIAplus #Comedy #GenX #Fandom #Horror #Spirituality #MentalHealth o o o o o o o o o o KEYWORDS: Pitney and Amelia, Pitney & Amelia, Bitchen Boutique, Bitchen Boutique podcast, Pitney, Amelia, Generation X, Gen X, GenX, GenXer, GenXers, comedy, comedy podcast, current events, current events podcast, pop culture, pop culture podcast, talk show, chat show, us politics, progressive, progressive podcast, queer stories, lgbtqia+ stories, queer podcast, lgbtqia+ podcast, gay, gay podcast, trans rights, horror, horror fans, horror community, fandom, spirituality, coven, secular coven, pagan, paganism, tarot, tarot cards, witchy, antifa, anti-trump, anti-maga, cancer, breast cancer, breast cancer treatment, fat acceptance, haes, mental health podcast, mental health, scifi, science fiction, geek, geek culture, nerd, nerd culture, fyp, vlog, dayinthelife, pet peeves, dashery, teepublic, tim curry, dolly parton, day drinking, final episode, last episode, end of the road, SO LONG, FAREWELL, AUF WIEDERSEHEN, GOODBYE    

Amazon is testing MCF with Prime. Walmart and TikTok Shop sales are absolutely booming. 10 new AI features that will help your Amazon, Walmart, or TikTok Shop business. These and more on today's Weekly Buzz episode! We're back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10's VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10's newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level.   Walmart e-commerce sales surge as CEO touts 'price, speed and convenience' https://www.foxbusiness.com/retail/walmart-e-commerce-sales-surge-ceo-touts-price-speed-convenience TikTok Shop is driving more online sales in the US than Target and other major retailers https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-shop-us-spend-is-larger-than-target-costco-data-2026-8 10+ New AI Features For Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop Seller Pulse — A near-real-time dashboard widget for monitoring sales, orders, units sold, ad spend, conversion rate, TACoS, and other metrics across Amazon, Walmart, and TikTok Shop. Ads MCP Write Capabilities — Users can create advertising campaigns, add keyword targets, and manage bids directly through the Helium 10 MCP using Claude, ChatGPT, or another compatible AI assistant. Walmart Ads in MCP — Users can analyze Walmart advertising performance, ask questions about campaign data, and make changes to Walmart campaigns through the MCP. B2B Metrics in Profits — Helium 10 Profits now separates B2B and B2C orders, allowing sellers to compare business-customer sales with regular consumer sales. AWD Inventory Visibility — The Inventory Levels page now displays Amazon Warehousing and Distribution inventory, including inbound AWD units and inventory moving from AWD to FBA. Keyword Tracker MCP Write Capabilities — Users can check whether keywords are already being tracked, add missing keywords, and start tracking products directly through the MCP. Review Insights in MCP — Users can access Amazon review-analysis data, identify positive and negative review themes, and compare an ASIN's reviews against its broader category. TikTok Influencer Search in MCP — Sellers can find TikTok creators based on niche, keywords, sales generated, units sold, follower count, and other performance criteria. TikTok Product Search in MCP — Users can discover top-performing TikTok Shop products based on niche, GMV, sales period, and other filters.  TikTok Top-Performing Video Search — Sellers can identify which TikTok videos generated the most GMV for a specific product.  TikTok Creator Identification — Users can find the creators responsible for the highest-performing videos associated with a TikTok Shop product.  Additional MCP Credit Packs — Users who reach their MCP credit limit can now purchase additional credit packs through the Plans and Billing section of Helium 10. In episode 549 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Bradley talks about: 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - Amazon MCF Prime Coming? 02:54 - Walmart Online Sales Booming 04:24 - TikTok Shop Sales Booming 06:11 - 10 New AI Features For Amazon/Walmart/TikTok Shop

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Send us Fan Mail“ We are all accountable for every single thing that happens to us.” -Jarrod BarakettExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesPain, brain fog, and low energy can quietly take control of your company. Health Entrepreneur Jarrod Barakett reveals how accountability, recovery, and protecting founder capacity helped him reclaim focus.Episode Highlights[00:07:00] A trusted business partner wipes out a major piece of Jarrod's retirement[00:10:00] Why accountability gave Jarrod control after betrayal instead of leaving him trapped in blame[00:18:00] Brain fog and low energy become a founder problem when focus and execution start disappearing[00:33:00] Jarrod reveals the devastating personal loss that tested his ability to keep leading[00:36:00] Ignored physical warning signs lead to emergency spinal surgery and the threat of paralysis[00:39:00] Why Jarrod believes founder performance requires protecting both mental and physical capacity[00:52:00] The accountability principle Jarrod wishes he could give his younger selfFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/572The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

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Send us Fan Mail“ Relax more. Don't worry about your future.” -Bob GilpatrickExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesBrain fog, fading energy and physical decline can quietly weaken founder performance. Longevity Expert Bob Gilpatrick challenges what we accept about aging and reveals why health may be one of your most overlooked business assets.Episode Highlights[00:05:00] The accident that transformed Bob Gilpatrick from athlete into a lifelong student of health[00:12:00] Why treating symptoms can leave the larger health system untouched[00:17:00] The aging assumption Bob says founders should stop accepting about muscle loss[00:23:00] Why unresolved stress can sabotage progress even when nutrition looks perfect[00:30:00] How poor health can quietly show up as weaker decisions, slower growth and wasted opportunity[00:31:00] Why anxiety and mental overload can suppress the creativity your company needs to stay ahead[00:46:00] Bob's advice to his younger self about anxiety, failure and enjoying the journeyFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/571https://podcast.deepwealth.com/blog/myths-bob-gilpatrick/Coupon Code: JEFFREYThe Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

Do great leaders actually matter? Or are they just being carried along by bigger forces – from timing to sheer dumb luck? It's the question that underpins almost every argument about politics, business and sport. And it's one that Jared Diamond, the UCLA professor and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, has spent years trying to answer. He joins Emma Kennedy to reveal when leaders can – and cannot – bring about effective change. • Buy Jared's book Profits, Prophets, Coaches and Kings: (When) Do Leaders Matter? from our affiliate bookshop and you'll help fund the podcast by earning us a small commission for every sale. Bookshop.org's fees help support independent bookshops too.• Get tickets for Origin Story Live! at Islington's Union Chapel on Tuesday, September 1 • Back us on Patreon – www.patreon.com/bunkercastWritten and presented by Emma Kennedy. Producer: James Liddell. Audio production: Robin Leeburn. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Music by Kenny Dickinson. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production.www.podmasters.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview with Jeffrey Tucker of the Brownstone Institute on Fauci's Covid diaries, why nobody will be held accountable for the Covid disaster, and why this pattern keeps repeating from the 2008 crisis to the attempted coup against President Trump.Visit our Sponsor: Monetary MetalsEarn 5% to 12% interest on your physical gold and silver, paid in physical gold and silver.Visit our Sponsor: Abundant MinesMine Bitcoin, Keep the Profits, Reduce your Taxes. We handle Everything.Visit our Sponsor: The Bitcoin WayStep-by-step help with Bitcoin self-custody, upgraded cybersecurity, and Plan B residency.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

The Trust Formula: Why Clients Decide to Hire You Before They Ever Talk to You | Psychology of Selling Travel (Part 4) Why do some potential clients schedule a discovery call and book almost immediately, while others spend weeks asking questions and never move forward? The answer often isn't your pricing, your proposal, or even your sales skills. It's trust. In Part 4 of my Psychology of Selling Travel series, we're exploring one of the most powerful forces behind every buying decision: the psychology of trust. You'll learn why clients often decide whether they trust you long before they ever fill out your inquiry form, book a consultation, or request a quote. We'll dive into the five key trust-building principles—authority, social proof, familiarity, consistency, and reciprocity—and how you can intentionally incorporate them into your marketing, client experience, and travel business. If you've ever wondered whether your content is actually making a difference or how to stand out in a crowded travel industry, this episode will show you why trust is your greatest marketing asset. In this episode, you'll learn: Why trust is the foundation of every successful travel businessHow authority helps position you as the expert clients want to hireWhy social proof is one of the strongest influences on buying decisionsThe psychology behind familiarity and why consistency mattersHow providing value before asking for a sale builds long-term client relationshipsWhy educational content is one of the most effective marketing strategies for travel advisorsThe biggest trust killers that may be costing you bookingsHow authenticity helps clients connect with you on a deeper levelWhy marketing is about building relationships—not chasing salesPractical ways to strengthen trust throughout your client journey Whether you specialize in Disney destinations, cruises, luxury vacations, river cruises, all-inclusive resorts, or custom international travel, building trust is what transforms casual followers into loyal clients who book with confidence and refer their friends and family. Resources & Links ✨ Curious about becoming a travel advisor? I'd love to share more about joining my agency. ✨ Follow me for weekly travel advisor marketing strategies, business systems, and sales psychology tips. Website: https://www.lindsaydollinger.com and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.dollinger Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsaydollinger ✨ Subscribe to Passports, Profits & Pixie Dust so you never miss an episode in the Psychology of Selling Travel series. If this episode inspired you, please leave a review and share it with another travel advisor who needs the reminder that showing up consistently matters—even when you don't see immediate results. Because the truth is... People rarely hire the advisor with the biggest following. They hire the advisor they trust. And trust is built one conversation, one piece of content, and one act of service at a time. trust marketingtravel advisor marketingtravel advisor salespsychology of selling travelhow to build trust with clientstravel advisor brandingauthority marketingsocial proof marketingrelationship marketingcontent marketing for travel advisorstravel business coachingtravel advisor podcasthow to get more travel clientstravel advisor content strategymarketing psychology for travel advisors

Today, a logistics veteran and Making Safety Happen author, Brian Fielkow, gets down to the bottom line of trucking safety and why it is a massive competitive advantage in today's market! We dive into the realities of the post-Montgomery logistics landscape, breaking down exactly why freight brokers and shippers can no longer afford to skimp on carrier vetting if they want to protect their supply chain from nuclear verdicts. Brian shares how to shatter the silos between operations and safety, build a bulletproof safety culture where frontline drivers can report hazards without fear of retaliation, and turn proactive risk management into a heavy-hitting sales tool.  It is time to stop treating safety like a compliance checkbox and start using it to win better freight, so tune in, and let's get after it!   About Brian Fielkow Brian L. Fielkow is a recognized business leader, board director, and advisor known for transforming how organizations manage safety, risk, and performance. Previously, as CEO of Jetco Delivery, he built one of North America's most admired logistics companies, earning national recognition for its safety culture. Brian recently released his book Making Safety Happen.   Connect with Brian Website: https://brianfielkow.com/  Making Safety Happen on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Making-Safety-Happen-Productive-Profitable-ebook/dp/B0GX2ZXGFY   

In this episode, Ashley Herring shares her insights on property management, building relationships, and scaling her business in Central Florida. Discover practical strategies for investor-focused property management and how to grow sustainably in a competitive market.   Professional Real Estate Investors - How we can help you: Investor Fuel Mastermind:  Learn more about the Investor Fuel Mastermind, including 100% deal financing, massive discounts from vendors and sponsors you're already using, our world class community of over 150 members, and SO much more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/apply   Investor Machine Marketing Partnership:  Are you looking for consistent, high quality lead generation? Investor Machine is America's #1 lead generation service professional investors. Investor Machine provides true 'white glove' support to help you build the perfect marketing plan, then we'll execute it for you…talking and working together on an ongoing basis to help you hit YOUR goals! Learn more here: http://www.investormachine.com   Coaching with Mike Hambright:  Interested in 1 on 1 coaching with Mike Hambright? Mike coaches entrepreneurs looking to level up, build coaching or service based businesses (Mike runs multiple 7 and 8 figure a year businesses), building a coaching program and more. Learn more here: https://investorfuel.com/coachingwithmike   Attend a Vacation/Mastermind Retreat with Mike Hambright: Interested in joining a "mini-mastermind" with Mike and his private clients on an upcoming "Retreat", either at locations like Cabo San Lucas, Napa, Park City ski trip, Yellowstone, or even at Mike's East Texas "Big H Ranch"? Learn more here: http://www.investorfuel.com/retreat   Property Insurance: Join the largest and most investor friendly property insurance provider in 2 minutes. Free to join, and insure all your flips and rentals within minutes! There is NO easier insurance provider on the planet (turn insurance on or off in 1 minute without talking to anyone!), and there's no 15-30% agent mark up through this platform!  Register here: https://myinvestorinsurance.com/   New Real Estate Investors - How we can work together: Investor Fuel Club (Coaching and Deal Partner Community): Looking to kickstart your real estate investing career? Join our one of a kind Coaching Community, Investor Fuel Club, where you'll get trained by some of the best real estate investors in America, and partner with them on deals! You don't need $ for deals…we'll partner with you and hold your hand along the way! Learn More here: http://www.investorfuel.com/club   —--------------------

You've been working since spring. The trucks are moving, payroll is getting made, customers are paying, and money is flowing through the business. But how much of it are you actually keeping? In this episode of Profits with Pajak, John walks through a late-summer financial checkup every green industry business owner should perform before September gets away from them. We'll look at revenue, labor, materials, overhead, cash, service profitability and the small financial leaks that can quietly destroy your margins. The year isn't over yet. Pull the numbers, find the problems, and make the adjustments while there's still time to finish 2026 strong. Episode Links: Apple Podcast Listeners- Copy and paste the links below into your browser. Upcoming Events: Equip Expo (October 20–23, 2026, Louisville, KY): The largest trade show in the green industry, bringing together contractors, equipment manufacturers, and business leaders for four days of equipment demos, networking, and real-world strategies to help you grow and scale your business. Tickets are just $15.00 with promo code PAJAK through September 10, then prices go up. Lock in your ticket now and take advantage of the discount. Sign up and learn more:  https://plus.mcievents.com/EquipExpo2026?RefId=PAJAK   LCR Summit (October 18 & 19th, 2026, Louisville, KY)Ready to stop guessing and start building a more profitable lawn care or landscaping business? The LCR Summit is a two-day business growth and networking event designed specifically for green industry professionals. Learn practical strategies for pricing, marketing, hiring, leadership, financial management, and building systems that help your business grow without consuming your life. Best of all, it's held the two days before Equip Expo, making it the perfect way to kick off your week in Louisville. https://www.lcrmedianetwork.com/ Show Partners: Yardbook Simplify your business and be more profitable. Please visit www.Yardbook.com  Get 30 days of Premium Business level of Yardbook for FREE with promo code PAJAK   Mr. Producer Click the link to connect with Thee Best Podcast Producer in the biz! https://www.instagram.com/mrproducerusa/   Green Frog Web Design Get your first month for only $1 when you use code, PAJAK, and have your website LIVE in 3 weeks from projected start date or it is FREE for a year. https://www.greenfrogwebdesign.com/johnpajak

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Two Mikes on America Out Loud – Perkins notes that all of this activity can be done with the legal framework and corruption laws which are in force at the time of the activity, and that it is meant to make large American companies richer and more powerful and also to create international companies that will grow rich and become an extension of America's worldwide economic and political...

California Congressman Jared Huffman has spent more than a decade in Washington representing a district that stretches from the Golden Gate Bridge to the Oregon border. A lawyer, former environmental advocate and co-founder of the Congressional Free Thought Caucus, Huffman is also one of Congress's most outspoken secular humanists. His new book, ‘No Profits: The Fight to Save Democracy from Christian Nationalism' examines what Huffman sees as the growing influence of Christian nationalism in American government and politics.

Send us Fan Mail“Enjoy the journey knowing that you have the resilience already within you.” -Chris DuffinExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesYou built the company by pushing harder. What happens when that same pattern starts weakening your leadership? Serial Entrepreneur Chris Duffin reveals the founder depletion trap and why leading yourself comes before leading your team.Episode Highlights[00:08] Chris reveals how extreme drive helped create success while hiding its deeper cost[00:15] The moment peak performance became brain fog, energy crashes, and declining health[00:24] Why founder health problems can begin years before the symptoms become impossible to ignore[00:38] The dangerous difference between productive stress and chronic overload[00:39] Chris reveals the 6 Ps framework for navigating adversity without becoming trapped by it[00:47] Why daily movement and strength training became Chris's first practical priority[00:49] The boardroom athlete problem: when energy loss starts weakening conversations and leadershipFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/570The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

A record year for industrial and agricultural manufacturer Skellerup. Revenue is up 10% to $390.1 million, and their normalised profit has risen 18% to a record $64.2 million. And despite Trump's tariffs and Middle East supply disruptions, US revenue has also risen by 12%. CEO Graham Leaming told Mike Hosking the company is in good shape, and can continue to grow. He says they're investing quite a bit to ensure they can capture and convert the opportunities available to them. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kiwibank says the banking sector's becoming fiercely competitive. The Crown-owned bank has reported a 9% drop in annual profit. Its net interest margin —a key metric of profitability— has dropped to 2.1%. Chief Executive Steve Jurkovich told Mike Hosking the margin has dropped from about 2.4% a few years ago. He says wholesale rates have increased, and the advisor market has given consumers more price transparency. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland Airport's Chief Executive is feeling optimistic heading into 2027. Its latest financial results saw net profits drop 20%, however revenue is up 3%, and passenger numbers are up about 1.6% on the previous year. Carrie Hurihanganui told Mike Hosking the airport will be back to over 95% recovery in the summer peak – tantalisingly close to a full recovery. She says they're expecting strong growth, with six million seats in and out over the peak – up 4% on last year. Hurihanganui says destination New Zealand is still appealing to airlines. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pool service business growth doesn't require fancy spreadsheets or complicated “business math.” It requires seeing the few numbers that matter and pulling the right levers on purpose. We walk through simple, real-world pool route math using an easy baseline monthly service price, then show how tiny changes compound into big annual gains. If you've ever felt like you're working hard but the profit isn't moving, this breakdown will make the problem visible fast. We start with the most straightforward revenue driver: adding more recurring pool service accounts. Just five additional pools can add roughly five figures to your annual gross, and it often equals only one extra stop per workday. From there, we look at price increases done the smart way, including how a modest $10 monthly bump across a stable route can generate thousands without adding labor, and how combining new accounts plus pricing strategy can push the gains even further. We also talk through the reality of churn and why you should factor in the occasional dropped account when you run the numbers. Then we shift to the profit side: cutting expenses and plugging revenue leaks. We cover how small savings on chemicals and supplies add up when you buy in volume, and why missed billing for small parts quietly drains your bottom line. To keep everything clear, we recommend a simple profit and loss spreadsheet you will actually use, plus a practical framework for upgrading your route over time: the one for one rule, where a great new account replaces a bad one so you earn more and stress less. If you want more pool service income, better margins, and a cleaner route, subscribe, share this with another pool pro, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What number do you want to improve first: accounts, price, or expenses?We break down why pool service is one of the easiest businesses to run by the numbers and how small, repeatable moves can create a big annual profit swing. We share simple formulas to grow revenue, cut waste, and tighten billing so your route pays more without getting overwhelming.  • why recurring pool accounts make revenue math simpler than many service trades  • adding five service accounts and what that does to monthly and annual gross income  • using modest price increases to boost revenue without adding workload  • replacing low-paying accounts with better-priced work when it makes sense  • finding “fat” in expenses through bulk buying and small monthly savings  • tightening billing so parts and small repairs do not fall through the cracks  • using a basic profit and loss spreadsheet to track results  • applying the one for one rule to improve route quality while you grow  Join the Pool Guy Coaching Program. Get expert advice, business tips, exclusive content, and get direct support. Learn more at swimmingpoollearning.com.  Send us Fan MailSupport the Pool Guy Podcast Show Sponsors! HASA  REWARDS Apphttps://hasa.com/hasa-appThe Bottom Feeder. Save $100 with Code: DVB100https://store.thebottomfeeder.com/Try Skimmer FREE for 30 days:https://getskimmer.com/poolguy Get UPA Liability Insurance $64 a month! https://forms.gle/F9YoTWNQ8WnvT4QBA Support the showThanks for listening, and I hope you find the Podcast helpful! For other free resources to further help you:Visit my Website: https://www.swimmingpoollearning.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SPLPodcast Site: https://the-pool-guy-podcast-show.onpodium.com/UPA General Liability Insurance Application: https://forms.gle/F9YoTWNQ8WnvT4QBAPool Guy Coaching GroupJoin an exclusive network of Pool Service Technicians to access the industry's leading commercial general liability insurance program. Protect your business.Premium is $64 per month per member (additional $40 for employees and ICs)$59 per month for Pool Guy coaching Members - join here! https://www.patreon.com/poolguycoachingLimits are $1,000,000 in occurrence and $2,000,000 in the aggregate - Per member limits     [ $1,000,000 per occurrence and $4,000,000 aggregate available for $75 per month ]$50,000 in HazMat Coverage - clean up on-site or over-the-roadAcid Wash Coverage - Full Limits

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We've launched Minimum Competence CLE, and our first course is now available completely free. Researching Federal Tax Issues After Loper Bright looks at how the Supreme Court's decision ending Chevron deference changes the way lawyers should research and evaluate Treasury regulations, IRS guidance, and other federal tax authorities.Take the course and earn CLE credit at cle.minimumcomp.com.This Day in Legal History: The Salem Witch TrialsOn August 19, 1692, five people—George Burroughs, John Proctor, John Willard, Martha Carrier, and George Jacobs Sr.—were hanged at Salem, Massachusetts, convicted of witchcraft. It was one of the darkest days in a period that has become the enduring American shorthand for a legal system gone catastrophically wrong.What makes the Salem trials so instructive for lawyers is that they weren't lawless in form—they had judges, juries, indictments, and testimony. They failed on substance, and specifically on evidence. The courts admitted so-called “spectral evidence”: testimony from accusers that the defendant's ghostly apparition had tormented them, something no one else could see or disprove. It was, by its nature, impossible to rebut—the perfect engine for convicting the innocent. The case of George Burroughs, a Harvard-educated former minister, captures the horror of it. At the gallows, Burroughs recited the Lord's Prayer flawlessly—something a witch, according to popular belief, should have been incapable of doing. The crowd was shaken; it looked like proof of innocence. He was hanged anyway. When the evidence and the conclusion pointed in opposite directions, the conclusion won.The significance of August 19, 1692 is that it became a permanent cautionary tale baked into American law. Within months, prominent voices—including the minister Increase Mather, who gave us today's opening quote about the danger of condemning the innocent—turned against the use of spectral evidence, and the trials collapsed. In the centuries since, the reforms we associate with due process—rules of evidence, the presumption of innocence, the requirement of proof that can actually be tested and challenged—are in many ways a long answer to Salem. It's a fitting backdrop for a day when two of our stories turn on evidence: what an insider witness reveals under oath, and what a litigant is allowed to keep hidden. Salem is the reminder of what happens when a legal system stops caring whether its evidence is real.In the landmark trial where 29 states accuse Meta of designing its platforms to addict and harm children, jurors heard from a powerful first witness: Arturo Bejar, a former Facebook engineering director turned whistleblower. Bejar worked at the company for years, and he told the Oakland jury that internal culture put growth ahead of kids' safety—that “move fast and break things” was the mantra, that Meta took a “don't ask, don't tell” approach to whether children under 13 were on the platform, and that the company used the softer euphemism “problematic use” instead of “addiction” in a way that, he testified, undercounted the real harm. His central accusation is that Meta's leadership knew, from its own internal research, what its products were doing to young users—and chose not to act. There's a revealing legal sub-story here, too. Meta tried hard to keep Bejar off the stand, arguing he'd failed to preserve evidence because he deleted some Signal messages with former colleagues. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers rejected that as a long-shot bid to eliminate a key witness. Meta, for its part, flatly denies the claims, insisting it never set out to hook children and has worked to make its platforms safer. The significance is that this is the evidentiary heart of the case: not abstract allegations about algorithms, but an insider describing, under oath, what he says the company knew and how it talked about it internally. It's the same pattern that broke open the tobacco cases—a witness from inside translating the company's own euphemisms back into plain English for a jury. Whether jurors believe him will shape one of the most consequential product cases in years. Former Meta engineer resumes testimony in landmark trial over social media's harm to young users | ReutersThe Globe and Mail · LPM / NPRA federal judge in Texas has declared the Biden-era “ghost gun” rule unconstitutional—a striking move, because the Supreme Court upheld that very rule just last year. Some background: ghost guns are firearms assembled from parts or kits that lack serial numbers, making them largely untraceable, and in 2022 the ATF issued a rule bringing those parts and kits under federal firearms regulation. Judge Reed O'Connor in Fort Worth had originally struck the rule down as exceeding the agency's statutory authority—but in March 2025, the Supreme Court reversed him, holding the rule was a permissible reading of the Gun Control Act. Here's the maneuver worth understanding: the Supreme Court decided a statutory question—whether the agency had the power to issue the rule. It did not decide the constitutional questions. So O'Connor has now ruled again, this time on entirely different grounds, holding that the rule violates the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms and is unconstitutionally vague under the Fifth Amendment's due process clause. In effect, when the statutory door closed, the challengers walked through the constitutional one, and the same judge let them in—blocking the rule as to certain products for Defense Distributed and members of the Second Amendment Foundation. Gun-control advocates called the decision “egregiously wrong” and predicted an appeal. But there's a genuine wrinkle: the Justice Department that would normally defend a Biden-era rule is now the Trump administration's DOJ, which is far more sympathetic to gun-rights arguments—so whether the government vigorously appeals its own rule's defeat is an open question. The significance is a vivid lesson in how litigation adapts: a Supreme Court win on statutory grounds does not necessarily end a fight if constitutional theories remain, and a determined judge can find a new path to the same result. Biden-era ‘ghost guns' restrictions are unconstitutional, US judge rules | ReutersUS News · Maryland Daily RecordThe Trump administration has invoked presidential privilege to keep secret the identities of the people who crafted its executive orders targeting major law firms. The context: last year the American Bar Association sued the White House and Justice Department over what it calls a “law firm intimidation policy”—a series of executive orders aimed at punishing firms for representing clients, causes, or positions the president dislikes, and, the ABA argues, coercing lawyers into dropping those clients. In discovery, the ABA wants to know who was behind the orders and whether officials specifically intended to discourage firms from taking on cases against the government. The administration's response is what's notable. It has formally invoked the presidential communications privilege—the same doctrine at the heart of the Nixon tapes case—but stretched it in an aggressive direction: the DOJ argues the privilege shields not just the substance of confidential advice, but the very identities of the people who gave it, whether or not they're executive-branch employees, and whether or not they're even lawyers. In other words, the government is claiming it can keep secret who wrote the orders. Here's the tension. The presidential communications privilege is real and important—presidents need candid advice—but it's qualified, not absolute; the Supreme Court in United States v. Nixon made clear it can yield to a sufficient showing of need. Extending it to conceal the mere identity of outside advisers, people who may not work for the government at all, is a notably broad claim. The significance is a double irony worth sitting with: these are executive orders designed to punish lawyers for their advocacy, and now the government is using one of the law's most powerful secrecy doctrines to hide who dreamed them up. Whether a court accepts that will say a lot about how far executive privilege can be stretched to shield the process behind a controversial policy. Trump invokes presidential privilege in lawsuit over law firm orders | ReutersAbove the Law · Law & CrimeAnd finally, in a piece I wrote for Forbes this week, I take up a question the president has apparently been chewing on: can the federal government stop New York's new pied-à-terre tax—the surcharge on second homes I've written about before? My short answer is that there's a federal solution, but it almost certainly isn't the one Trump wants, because he has almost nothing he can do on his own.Start with the executive branch. The president cannot simply nullify a state tax by executive order—that's not a power he has. The Justice Department could jump into the existing litigation or file its own federal challenge, but neither goes anywhere useful. The big obstacle is the Tax Injunction Act, a federal statute that keeps federal district courts out of the business of blocking state tax collection whenever taxpayers have an adequate remedy in their own state courts—which, here, they do. And when the DOJ once tried to get around that law by suing on behalf of homeowners over an allegedly discriminatory New York property-tax system, a federal court said no, you can't evade the Tax Injunction Act that way. So the executive route is basically a dead end; the administration can litigate, apply pressure, and post on Truth Social, but it can't make the tax disappear.Congress, though, has a real—if difficult—path, and this is where it gets genuinely interesting as a matter of federalism. Congress has more power over state taxation than the president does. It has limited state taxes before: a federal railroad law, for instance, bars certain discriminatory property taxes on railroads and even gives federal courts jurisdiction to enforce it despite the Tax Injunction Act. And in a case called Arizona Public Service v. Snead, the Supreme Court upheld a federal statute enacted specifically to preempt a New Mexico tax that Congress found discriminated against interstate commerce. So using its affirmative Commerce Clause power, Congress can prohibit state taxes it decides burden interstate commerce. But there are two catches I walk through. First, anti-commandeering: Congress can't order New York to repeal anything—it would have to regulate all states directly, invalidating a defined category of tax. Second, and harder, New York drafted this tax cleverly to dodge the obvious constitutional attack: it taxes based on use—whether a home is your primary residence—not based on whether you're an in-stater or an out-of-stater. A New Jerseyan's Manhattan apartment can be exempt if it's their primary home; a New Yorker's second home gets taxed. That use-not-residency design makes the usual discrimination claim much harder, and it means Congress would have to build a long, strained logical chain connecting a residence-neutral property tax to interstate commerce, then tailor a preemption statute to it and defend the whole contraption in court. So, yes, a federal fix is theoretically possible—but it runs entirely through Congress, and it's a heavy lift. Which is a lawyer's way of saying there's probably not much the administration can actually do. My bet is that Trump just stops posting about it.Trump Can't Stop New York's Pied-À-Terre Tax This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.minimumcomp.com/subscribe

Vermont-born rock star Grace Potter releases her seventh studio album on Aug. 21. “Trespasser” is the latest offering from the four-time Grammy nominee.Potter burst onto the music scene in 2002 with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Since that group disbanded in 2015, Potter has gone on to tour with some of the country's top musical acts, including the Rolling Stones, Kenny Chesney and country star Chris Stapleton, with whom she is touring this fall.Potter will bring her act to Burlington on Sept. 18 when her annual Grand Point North festival kicks off. Profits will go toward Potter's Grand Point Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the arts in Vermont.Potter, 43, divides her time between homes in the Mad River Valley of Vermont, where she grew up and attended high school, and Topanga Canyon, California. “Trespasser” was produced by her husband and frequent collaborator Eric Valentine. The two have a son together.“Trespasser” was partly inspired by a line from the Woody Guthrie song “This Land Is Your Land.” Potter sang it: “As I was walking that ribbon of highway, there was a wall that said private property, but on the other side it didn't say nothing. That side is made for you and me.”That idea of crossing boundaries “was the engine that was running all of my lyrical landscaping at that point.”The title song includes a refrain, “As I hurried home … I heard an icy refrain … bow to the master.” What did she mean?Potter said she wrote the lyrics “in an early round of rounding up immigrants, and it wasn't called ICE at the time. … Little did I know that a few years later there would really be this icy refrain.”Potter — who says she got kicked out of band at Harwood Union High School when it was discovered that she could not read music — said she feels she has been trespassing her whole career.“I will often get off stage and look at my bandmates or look at whoever is there side-stage and go: I just got away with it again, like I'm robbing a bank,” she said. “My passion and my commitment to basically all forms of art is mostly based on my fascination with how I'm able to get away with this over and over again. I don't think I've ever said that out loud.”“If you want a scoop,” she told me, “it's just that I continue to be rewarded for something that comes extremely naturally to me, and I'm lucky enough to have been kind of cattle prodded into it by really encouraging, inspired, wonderful family members and friends and cohorts who saw what I had better than I— better than I did.”

Send us Fan Mail“Misreading resistance is the problem and not resistance itself.” -Jeffrey FeldbergExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesWorking harder can quietly make growth harder. This 2,500-year-old fable reveals the answer for your next breakthrough.Episode Highlights[00:02:00] Where are you pushing harder and getting less back?[00:07:00] When being better stops being valuable enough for customers to pay[00:12:00] The question that can expose your next X-Factor or dangerous blind spot[00:20:00] Why comfortable conversations can produce expensive false negatives[00:24:00] The right idea in front of the wrong person can look like a bad idea[00:26:00] How customer resistance became the blueprint for Embanet 2[00:31:00] Resistance is not the problem. Misreading resistance is the problem.Full show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/569The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

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Why Clients Ghost Travel Advisors (And What Psychology Says About It) | Psychology of Selling Travel (Part 3) Have you ever poured hours into researching the perfect vacation, crafted a personalized proposal, hit send...and then heard absolutely nothing? You're not alone. Ghosting is one of the most frustrating parts of being a travel advisor, but here's the good news: it's usually not personal. In Part 3 of my Psychology of Selling Travel series, we're diving into the behavioral psychology behind why potential clients disappear—and what you can do to reduce ghosting without becoming pushy or feeling like you're constantly chasing people. We'll explore how decision fatigue, choice overload, fear of making the wrong decision, and simple human psychology all influence whether someone moves forward with booking their trip. If you've ever wondered why excited leads suddenly go silent or questioned whether you did something wrong, this episode will give you a fresh perspective and practical strategies you can start using immediately. In this episode, you'll learn: Why ghosting is usually a psychology problem—not a personal oneThe real reasons potential travel clients stop respondingHow decision fatigue impacts booking behaviorWhy offering too many vacation options can actually hurt your salesThe psychology of loss aversion and fear of making the wrong decisionHow to simplify your proposals to make saying "yes" easierWhy small commitments help move clients toward bookingThe right way to follow up without sounding desperate or pushyHow CRM workflows and follow-up systems can improve your booking rateWhy building relationships is more effective than chasing sales Whether you're planning Disney vacations, cruises, all-inclusive resorts, luxury travel, or custom international itineraries, understanding why clients ghost can help you create a smoother booking process, build more confidence, and close more sales. Resources & Links ✨ Interested in becoming a travel advisor? I'd love to chat about joining my agency. ✨ Follow me for weekly tips on travel advisor marketing, business systems, and client psychology. Website to get on my email list: https://www.lindsaydollinger.com and find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsay.dollinger ✨ Subscribe to Passports, Profits & Pixie Dust so you don't miss the next episode in the Psychology of Selling Travel series. If this episode encouraged you, I'd love for you to leave a review and share it with another travel advisor who's ever stared at an inbox wondering why a promising lead suddenly disappeared. Remember: Your job isn't to convince clients to book. It's to reduce friction, build confidence, and make it easy for them to say yes. why clients ghost travel advisorstravel advisor salestravel advisor marketingpsychology of selling traveltravel advisor follow-uptravel advisor CRMreducing client ghostingtravel sales psychologytravel business coachingtravel advisor booking processdecision fatiguechoice overloadclient communicationhow to book more travel clientstravel advisor podcast

The rapid evolution of the commercial aerospace and AI sectors, focusing on the massive financial investments driving both industries. One report details the competitive landscape in China, where 24 commercial space companies have collectively raised funds nearly equal to the capital SpaceX secured before its historic IPO. Other documents highlight the unprecedented growth of Anysphere, the creator of the AI coding tool Cursor, which achieved billions in revenue and a multi-billion dollar valuation in record time. The narrative culminates in the strategic acquisition of Cursor by SpaceX for $60 billion, a move that integrates advanced software automation into the aerospace giant's expanding technological ecosystem. Together, the texts illustrate a global shift toward highly capitalized, vertically integrated tech giants that dominate both orbital infrastructure and artificial intelligence development. This overview captures the accelerating convergence of aerospace engineering and AI-driven software within the global market.

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In this episode, Bradley shares 10 new tools and strategies for Amazon, TikTok Shop, and Walmart sellers, covering AI research, ad tactics, inventory, indexing, and smarter profit tracking. What if you could uncover keyword indexing problems, research entire Amazon niches with AI, monitor sales across marketplaces, and find new advertising opportunities in a fraction of the time? In this episode, Bradley Sutton breaks down 10 new Helium 10 tools and strategies, plus 2 bonuses, built to help Amazon, TikTok Shop, and Walmart sellers make faster, more informed decisions.   The episode dives heavily into new Helium 10 MCP capabilities, including Black Box Niche research, historical price, BSR, review, and search volume data, Index Checker, Product Targeting, and competitor research. Bradley demonstrates how these tools can work together with Claude to uncover niche opportunities, analyze competitors, identify keyword gaps, and find potential product targets without jumping manually between multiple reports.   There are also updates designed to improve everyday operations. Sellers can now check keyword indexing directly from Keyword Tracker, use prebuilt advertising tactics and bid rules, monitor TikTok Shop performance through Seller Pulse, view Walmart inventory levels, account for indirect business costs inside Profits, and gain greater visibility into AWD inventory. Each feature is connected to a practical strategy for protecting profitability, improving advertising, or spotting problems before they become bigger issues. The biggest takeaway is that these aren't just new buttons to click. They're opportunities to combine AI, automation, and better data into smarter workflows for your e-commerce business. Whether you're researching your next product, optimizing PPC, watching inventory, or figuring out why a keyword suddenly stopped ranking, the right data can help you act faster and make better decisions before your competitors do. In episode 546 of the AM/PM Podcast, Bradley covers: 00:00 - Introduction 01:27 - Keyword Tracker Index Checker 04:57 - Niche MCP 08:00 - MCP History - Price, BSR, Reviews, Search Volume 11:16 - Amazon Ads Tactics 15:56 - Index Checker MCP 18:21 - TikTok Shop Seller Pulse 20:09 - MCP Product Targeting 23:48 - Walmart Inventory Levels 24:53 - MCP Competitors 29:02 - Amazon Indirect Costs 31:20 - AWD Inventory

The trajectory of your life determines your destination, but most people are too buried in the daily grind to see where they are actually heading. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy gives you a way to step out of the forest of everyday tasks and evaluate your life from the vantage point of the end, looking back. He frames it around three dimensions, and issues a sharp warning: succeeding in one or even two of them while neglecting the third still adds up to a failed life. Without handing you the easy answers, Darren walks through the questions to ask in each area, and why the one people consider least often may matter most of all. This episode dives into how to define success on your own terms and take the first steps to change your trajectory starting now. Details and other links from this episode: New Showings of the Hidden Profit Briefing Reserve your seat at the next one at Profits.DarrenHardy.com Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Margin pressure driven by AI adoption and automation is fundamentally altering the economic model for IT service delivery and software. Trend Micro's disclosure that operating margins fell from 19% to 15% while cloud and AI token costs nearly doubled, despite strong AI security product sales, highlights how AI-related expenses grow in step with usage. This shift breaks from the historical software margin structure, where scaling incurred negligible incremental costs, and signals a new landscape in which AI service operation continuously consumes resources. A significant development underscoring this trend is the $2 billion capital raise by Thrive Holdings at a $12 billion valuation, backed by SoftBank and OpenAI. Thrive's business model centers on acquiring professional service firms—across IT and accounting—then reorganizing their operations around AI to reduce labor costs while maintaining service levels. According to Dave Sobel, this is not speculative, but reflects direct, substantial financial bets on the ability to remove a portion of service labor without customer disruption, with over 70 acquired service companies already undergoing this transition. Additional evidence comes from channel segment data and shifts in partner economics. The Techaisle Global Channel Partner Survey found service providers under $10 million in revenue project 8.4% growth, while those above $500 million expect 16.8%. AI-related cloud spending continues to climb, with Gartner projecting $42 billion primarily moving from training to ongoing inference operations. The resulting cost structure affects everyone, from increased hardware component prices—such as memory for GPUs—and service desk automation tool adoption, to the fact that most organizations now monitor AI spend as a named line item but struggle to forecast it reliably. Only 11% of organizations can predict their AI bills, down from 15% the prior year. For MSPs and IT leaders, these developments indicate rising operational complexity and increasing pricing competition. Automation drives down service delivery costs, but savings will quickly pass to clients as competitors implement similar solutions. Providers must quantify and communicate their impact on client outcomes, translating delivered value into client financial terms rather than relying solely on traditional metrics like licenses or labor hours. Failing to do so exposes providers to rapid commoditization and margin erosion, as clients grow more able to audit, benchmark, and bid out both cost savings and revenue enablement. 00:00 Two Billion Against Your Labor  04:10 Software Got a Cost of Goods 06:56 Get On Their Income Statement 10:29 Why Do We Care?  Supported by:  ScalePad  Proofpoint

Almost everyone today lives in a near-constant state of outrage, reacting to headlines, feuds, and trends that have nothing to do with their actual lives. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy makes a blunt case that most of what consumes your emotional energy simply does not matter, and that treating everything as urgent is quietly sabotaging your success. He shares stories of capable leaders and entrepreneurs who nearly derailed thriving businesses over a handful of strangers' opinions and a few social comparisons. Without giving away his full filter, Darren reveals the three-question test that top performers use to guard their attention and protect their limited mental battery. This episode dives into why being ruthlessly selective about your focus is the discipline that keeps your energy full for the moments that truly count. Details and other links from this episode: Urgent Briefing: Hidden Profits Premiere Livestream Event Today • AUGUST 13TH • 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Reserve your seat at Profits.DarrenHardy.com Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Bitcoin's OG investors may have just had their most profitable cycle ever, while the market now waits for the next wave of institutional capital. We break down Goldman Sachs' $2.25B acquisition of NEOS and the growing demand for Bitcoin income products, Wintermute's $1B push into AI and traditional markets, and Kalshi's move toward Wall Street-grade trading infrastructure. We also look at Japan's potential rate hike and what it could mean for global liquidity and crypto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Send us Fan Mail“Go into the unknown, face it, there's magic.” -Manna AbrahamExclusive Insights from This Week's EpisodesYour business can hit a ceiling even when the opportunity is everywhere. Leadership Expert Manna Abraham reveals how the identity that created your success can become the very thing blocking growth.Episode Highlights[00:10:00] Why the same 5% of hidden fears may drive 95% of a high achiever's struggle[00:13:00] How unresolved fear quietly follows successful founders into leadership[00:23:00] Why identities that appear character-building can become painful traps[00:27:00] The founder behaviors that signal your identity is creating a growth ceiling[00:29:00] Why scaling requires moving from independence to interdependence[00:40:00] How difficulty receiving can expose a deeper limitation in leadership and sales[00:46:00] Why a founder's inability to receive can quietly restrict sales and expansionFull show notes, transcript, and resources for this episode:https://podcast.deepwealth.com/568The Deep Wealth PodcastMost entrepreneurs do not fail.They just carry too much for too long.The business grows. Pressure grows faster. Profits get harder to predict. Decisions cost more energy. Over time, focus slips and health takes the hit.The Deep Wealth Podcast and Deep Wealth Mastery are built from real experience. We're the only system based on a 9-figure exit. This system exists because guessing gets expensive.

Some of the most important truths about your life are the ones hiding in plain sight, so close and so constant that you stop noticing them entirely. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy opens with a story about two young fish and a single question that reframes how you see your own existence. From there, he confronts an uncomfortable idea: in the day-to-day trenches of adult life, everyone worships something, whether they realize it or not, and what you choose to worship quietly decides whether you feel enough or never enough. This episode dives into the unconscious default settings running your mindset, the awareness it takes to break free of them, and the kind of freedom almost no one talks about. It is raw, real, and worth sitting with more than once. Details and other links from this episode: Urgent Briefing: Hidden Profits Premiere Livestream Event • AUGUST 13TH • 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Reserve your seat at Profits.DarrenHardy.com Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Tune in as the team discusses: Why “unsellable” land is often just improperly marketed or misunderstood. Creative exit strategies including neighbor sales, property bundling, wholesaling, and repositioning. Real examples of costly due diligence mistakes that still resulted in profitable outcomes. How identifying a property's highest and best use unlocks hidden value. Why buying at a deep discount provides room to solve unexpected challenges. The importance of consistent mailing and maintaining deal flow regardless of market conditions. Student success stories and recent land investing wins from the community. How inflation, real assets, and land investing may perform during uncertain economic conditions. Why every parcel has a buyer when marketed to the right audience. TIP OF THE WEEK Mark Podolsky: There's a buyer for every property. Focus on discovering the land's highest and best use and market it to the right audience instead of assuming it's unsellable.Scott Bossman: Get creative before giving up on a property. Try neighbor letters, bundle it with another parcel, or reposition your marketing to match the property's strengths.Mike Zaino: Buy right from the beginning. Purchasing land at a steep discount gives you the flexibility to solve problems and still create a profitable deal.Jon Burnett: Due diligence matters, but mistakes don't have to be deal killers. Be transparent about a property's limitations, adjust your pricing, and market it to buyers who value its specific use. WANT MORE? Enjoyed this episode? Dive into more episodes of AOPI to discover how to build real passive income through land investing. UNLOCK MORE FREE RESOURCES: Get instant access to my free training, a free copy of my Bestseller Dirt Rich Book, and exclusive bonuses to accelerate your land investing journey—CLICK HERE "Isn't it time to create passive income so you can work where you want when you want, and with whomever you want?"

You were probably taught that hard work is the number one key to success. It is not. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy makes the case that raw effort is wildly overrated, and that the hardest workers are rarely the ones who end up rewarded. He points to people in his own life who worked themselves to exhaustion for a meager living, then contrasts them with a very different path built on leverage. Without giving away the full framework, Darren reveals the three strategic choices that shape your success far more than the hours you log. This episode dives into what you work on, who you work for, and who you work with, and how getting that order right can radically accelerate your results while you actually work less. Details and other links from this episode: Urgent Briefing: Hidden Profits Premiere Livestream Event • AUGUST 13TH • 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Reserve your seat at Profits.DarrenHardy.com Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

What happens when you finally build the business you thought would give you freedom… only to realize it has taken over your life? In this episode of The Growth Now Movement, I sit down with entrepreneur, author, financial strategist, and connector Michelle Jacobik for a conversation about entrepreneurship, burnout, business exits, financial clarity, reinvention, and learning to trust yourself again. Michelle knows what it's like to build a successful business from the ground up. She grew her insurance agency into a 22-person operation—but eventually realized that the business she had built was becoming a "monster." Her health was suffering. Her family was getting the leftovers. And despite the external success, she knew something had to change. Michelle shares what happened when she stopped trying to figure out her entire life and instead started thinking about her life in chapters. That simple shift gave her permission to make different decisions. Eventually, Michelle exited her business, stepped into a quiet sabbatical, and began an intense period of identity work through journaling, yoga, prayer, meditation, and teachings from people like Wayne Dyer. And that's where this conversation gets really interesting. Because leaving the business wasn't the end of the story—it was the beginning of Michelle figuring out who she was without the business. We also dive deep into one of the biggest problems entrepreneurs face but don't talk about enough: financial avoidance. Michelle believes many entrepreneurs aren't struggling because they don't know how to make money. They're struggling because they haven't created alignment between their vision, goals, financial strategy, and the actual numbers inside their business. Through her book The Path to Profits and her work with entrepreneurs, Michelle helps business owners understand their money, create profitable businesses, and avoid the financial mistakes that can ultimately lead to business failure. We also talk about relationship-first entrepreneurship, why being a connector can be one of your greatest assets, and why the right rooms can completely change the trajectory of your business and your life. Michelle shares the philosophy behind communities like Thrive Hive, where the rules are simple: no ego, no judgment, and no pitching. Because sometimes the most valuable thing you can do for your business isn't another strategy. It's getting around the right people. And ultimately, Michelle defines success in a way I think a lot of entrepreneurs can relate to: doing what you want, when you want, with whom you want. Her biggest growth moment? Learning to trust herself. If you've ever felt burned out by your business, struggled with your identity after an exit, avoided your finances, or wondered whether the success you're chasing is actually creating the life you want, this episode is for you. In This Episode, We Discuss: Why successful entrepreneurs can still feel completely burned out How Michelle built a 22-person insurance agency The hidden cost of building a business that consumes your life Why thinking in "chapters" can create freedom Knowing when it's time to exit a business What happens to your identity after leaving your company Reinventing yourself after entrepreneurial success Journaling, yoga, prayer, and inner work Lessons from Wayne Dyer Why entrepreneurs avoid looking at their finances How financial avoidance can contribute to business failure Creating alignment between your vision, goals, and money Building a profitable business instead of simply building a bigger business Relationship-first entrepreneurship Why being a connector is such a powerful business skill The importance of curated rooms and trusted communities Creating spaces without ego, judgment, or pitching How to build greater self-trust Michelle's definition of true freedom and success

Some people walk into a room and instantly command it, while others fade into the background before they even speak. What separates the two has almost nothing to do with talent. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy reveals why your presence carries more weight than your actual words, and why so many capable leaders quietly undermine themselves the moment they open their mouths. He unpacks the preparation ritual behind his own confidence, the body language and voice habits that signal real authority, and the single mindset shift that lets you lead any room regardless of your role or title. This episode dives into how to own your presence, sharpen your influence, and become the person others instinctively want to follow. Details and other links from this episode: Urgent Briefing: Hidden Profits Premiere Livestream Event • AUGUST 13TH • 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Reserve your seat at Profits.DarrenHardy.com Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

The same thing can be worth a fortune in one room and almost nothing in another, and the same is true of you. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy uses a quiet parable about a father, a daughter, and an old car to reveal a powerful truth about knowing your own value, at work and in your relationships. Darren walks through the very different offers the daughter receives and what her father wanted her to understand, then adds two honest gut checks before you conclude you're undervalued: are you truly delivering value, and are you recognizing it in others? This episode dives into the full story and why, if your worth still isn't seen, it may be time to find a different table. Details and other links from this episode: Emergency Briefing: Hidden Profits Premiere Livestream Event • AUGUST 13TH • 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Reserve your seat at Profits.DarrenHardy.com Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

There is a thief operating inside your business right now, and there is a good chance you have no idea it's happening. In this episode of DarrenDaily On-Demand, Darren Hardy exposes the most expensive theft most leaders never see on the books: stolen time. He opens with a story about a friend who walks into a high-end boutique with no one minding the store, then reveals the three conditions under which most people will quietly rationalize taking what isn't theirs. This episode dives into the real math of time theft, why remote work multiplies the temptation, and the uncomfortable pivot where the finger turns from your team back to you. Darren closes with a five-day challenge to protect your most valuable and unrecoverable asset. Details and other links from this episode: Emergency Briefing: Hidden Profits Premiere Livestream Event • AUGUST 13TH • 11 AM PT / 2 PM ET Reserve your seat at Profits.DarrenHardy.com Get more personal mentoring from Darren each day. Go to DarrenDaily at http://darrendaily.com/join to learn more.

Permian Basin oil companies are reporting strong quarterly earnings, as the Iran war keeps prices up and supply restricted. West Texas, formerly in a slump, has seen an uptick in hiring and new rigs. But oil companies are moving cautiously — they want to avoid a bust after the boom. Also in this episode, more caution: Small businesses carefully weigh workforce expansion, the U.S. invests billions to prop up the Japanese yen, and a Colorado peach farmer preps for a water shortage.Every story has an economic angle. Want some in your inbox? Subscribe to our daily or weekly newsletter.Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.Read the stories in today's episode:Why did the U.S. just spend billions to prop up the Japanese yen?What the bond market is trying to tell usHow small- and medium-sized firms are navigating this labor market momentBecoming a freelance court reporter helped this mom find herselfHigh oil prices lift all boats in the Permian Basin, but companies remain cautiousPeaches pay the bills for Western Colorado farmers, but drought makes their future uncertain