Podcasts about Purell

Carey Jaros joined GOJO in 2014 as a board member, later taking on executive roles as Chief Strategy Officer—where she oversaw Marketing, Product Management, and Innovation—and as Chief Operating Officer, before becoming President and CEO in January 2020.Our conversation today covers Carey's call to lead—shaped by a lifelong passion for solving problems and telling stories—her reflections on leadership and decision-making, GOJO's extraordinary legacy, and its ongoing commitment to innovation. We discuss GOJO's origins, founded by Goldie and Jerry Lippman in 1946 to address the real human problem of safely cleaning workers' hands in Akron's rubber factories. Carey shares how GOJO has evolved from those roots into a global leader in hygiene, skincare, and well-being, driven by an unwavering commitment to safety, efficacy, and sustainability.We also delve into the critical moments Carey faced stepping into her role at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the bold strategic investments GOJO made during this unprecedented time, and how the company balances legacy with innovation. Carey offers insights into the importance of culture, rigorous debate, and continuous learning as cornerstones of her leadership approach.As an operator, investor, and board member, Carey has worked with more than 50 organizations throughout her career. Prior to GOJO, she was President of Walnut Ridge Strategic Management Company and served as a Vice President at Dealer Tire, a large privately held tire distributor based in Cleveland. She spent the first 12 years of her career as a management consultant at Bain & Company.Today, Carey is a Board Director of Grocery Outlet, a publicly traded NASDAQ corporation, and an Advisory Board Member of Aunt Flow, a venture-backed menstrual products startup. She also serves on the Boards of The Cleveland Foundation, University Hospitals, and Laurel School.Carey is a fantastic storyteller, and this conversation is filled with insightful anecdotes and practical wisdom on business and entrepreneurship—so please enjoy!00:00:00 - Reflecting on Career Paths  00:06:51 - Journey to GOJO Industries  00:11:27 - Transitioning to Leadership  00:16:36 - Understanding GOJO's Origins  00:24:48 - Balancing Legacy and Innovation  00:28:27 - Leading Through the Pandemic  00:30:32 - Navigating Unprecedented Challenges  00:32:49 - Strategic Leadership in Crisis  00:35:27 - Investing for the Future  00:37:49 - The Power of Brand Promise  00:40:01 - Defining Success Through Purpose  00:42:55 - Personal Reflections on Success  00:45:15 - The Importance of Health and Wellbeing  00:47:11 - Common Sense in Hygiene Practices  00:49:05 - Legacy and Impact of GOJO  00:51:45 - Community and Identity in Northeast Ohio  00:55:22 - Fostering Productive Debate  00:58:50 - Hidden Gem-----LINKS:https://www.gojo.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/careyjaros/-----SPONSOR:Roundstone InsuranceRoundstone Insurance is proud to sponsor Lay of The Land. Founder and CEO, Michael Schroeder, has committed full-year support for the podcast, recognizing its alignment with the company's passion for entrepreneurship, innovation, and community leadership.Headquartered in Rocky River, Ohio, Roundstone was founded in 2005 with a vision to deliver better healthcare outcomes at a more affordable cost. To bring that vision to life, the company pioneered the group medical captive model — a self-funded health insurance solution that provides small and mid-sized businesses with greater control and significant savings.Over the past two decades, Roundstone has grown rapidly, creating nearly 200 jobs in Northeast Ohio. The company works closely with employers and benefits advisors to navigate the complexities of commercial health insurance and build custom plans that prioritize employee well-being over shareholder returns. By focusing on aligned incentives and better health outcomes, Roundstone is helping businesses save thousands in Per Employee Per Year healthcare costs.Roundstone Insurance — Built for entrepreneurs. Backed by innovation. Committed to Cleveland.-----Stay up to date by signing up for Lay of The Land's weekly newsletter — sign up here.Past guests include Justin Bibb (Mayor of Cleveland), Pat Conway (Great Lakes Brewing), Steve Potash (OverDrive), Umberto P. Fedeli (The Fedeli Group), Lila Mills (Signal Cleveland), Stewart Kohl (The Riverside Company), Mitch Kroll (Findaway — Acquired by Spotify), and over 200 other Cleveland Entrepreneurs.Connect with Jeffrey Stern on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffreypstern/Follow Lay of The Land on X @podlayofthelandhttps://www.jeffreys.page/

Cale debuts his new idea for a "podcast club", and The Boys meet a disgusting guy  Starring Cale Evans, and Jacob Brayton. Music by Josh Brayton. The Podcast From Hell is a fully improvised comedy podcast featuring creatures from the worlds of Mythology, Lore, Legends, and the minds of North Carolina's okayest improvisors

Stocks had their worst day since 2022 because of T.R.I.C… “Trump's Recession Idea Concept”Touchland is the 1st hand sanitizer to go viral… Because it turned Purell into a fashion accesory.Skype is shutting down in May… but we think it's the most innovative tech biz ever #RIPPlus, how Costco's Kirkland brand disrupted the entire private label industry.$MSFT $TSLA $HOODWant more business storytelling from us? Check out the latest episode of our new weekly deepdive show: The untold origin story of… Costco's Kirkland

Welcome to the Ava Flanell Show, Episode 385. Today I'm going to chat with Mike from Tactical Considerations. We'll also discuss an outrageous new anti-gun bill in Washington and highlight new products from SHOT Show. I'm your host, Ava Flanell. 

Send us a textCarey Jaros brings passion for our Purpose — Saving Lives and Making Life Better Through Well-Being Solutions — to her daily work at GOJO (the makers of Purell). Her focus is on continuously extending GOJO leadership as a market-making, growth-oriented Company that cares about the health and well-being of people worldwide and within its walls. Carey joined GOJO in 2014 as a board member, then held executive roles as Chief Strategy Officer – where she oversaw Marketing, Product Management, and Innovation – and as Chief Operating Officer before becoming President and CEO in January 2020.As an operator, investor, and board member, Carey has worked on and in more than 50 organizations— from established public and private companies, to startups and non-profits. Prior to GOJO, Carey was the President of Walnut Ridge Strategic Management Company, and was a Vice President at Dealer Tire, a large privately held tire distributor. She spent the first 12 years as a management consultant at Bain & Company.Carey is a Board Director of Grocery Outlet (NASDAQ: GO) and an Advisory Board Member of venture-backed menstrual products startup Aunt Flow. She also serves on the Boards of The Cleveland Foundation, University Hospitals, and Laurel School.Carey received her A.B. in Public Policy from Brown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She and her husband live in Northeast Ohio with their three children.A Quote "We have a whole-systems approach to social, environmental, and economic sustainability, including certification as a WBE, product certifications, and a vertically integrated supply chain. With our strong foundation in place, we're advancing our Sustainable Value strategy and action plan."Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeBook - The Journey Home: Autobiography of an American SwamiWebsite - Frances Frei and Anne MorrissBook - Unleashed by Frances Frei and Anne MorrissTed Talk - How to Build (and Rebuild) Trust by Frances FreiPodcast - Fixable About The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for Prague - October 15-18, 2025!About  Scott J. AllenWebsiteWeekly Newsletter: Practical Wisdom for LeadersBlogMy Approach to HostingThe views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic.

How can managers keep small teams engaged? How can they help staff avoid burnout? Dana Shaffer, senior creative manager for Purell, chats about leading small teams, plus how to oversee a major marketing plan pivot. This episode was recorded live at NCMPR's District 3 conference in Cleveland on Sept. 27, 2024; and it features guest host Jeff Julian, NCMPR's 2023-24 president.

Grab some Purell, Sunny-D and Everclear! Ashley and J Scotty navigate all the filthy escapades of one of the wildest episodes of The Boys to date!Check out our other podcasts!www.strandedpanda.com

On this episode of Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we have the pleasure of welcoming Sean Riley, the co-founder of Dude Wipes. for those unfamiliar with it, Dude Wipes is a brand that has revolutionized the concept of personal hygiene with a superior alternative to traditional toilet paper. Sean shares the story of how Dude Wipes catapulted to legendary success, including securing a deal with Mark Cuban on Shark Tank and being recognized as one of the top five greatest Shark Tank entrepreneurs. Our conversation was not only enlightening but also a testament to the power of innovation and strategic category design in entrepreneurship. You're listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different. We are the real dialogue podcast for people with a different mind. So get your mind in a different place, and hey ho, let's go. Sean Riley on Disrupting the Market with Practical Innovation The conversation starts off with Sean's mustache and how well everyone's taking to it. Sean's distinctive mustache isn't just a personal style choice; it's become a branding asset for Dude Wipes. Pivoting from that, Sean discusses the significance of the brand and its deep resonance with consumers. The name "Dude Wipes" itself is a stroke of genius, encapsulating humor, authenticity, and a bold approach to male hygiene. The conversation then veered towards the practicality of Dude Wipes. Sean emphasizes the universal dissatisfaction with traditional toilet paper and the need for a better solution, especially for men on the go. He explores the potential for Dude Wipes to become as ubiquitous as toilet paper, with the aim of making the product more accessible and convenient for consumers. Drawing parallels with Gojo Industries, the category king of liquid soap and Purell hand sanitizer, Christopher highlights the reframing of the problem and the potential for Dude Wipes to create a new category in the hygiene space. Despite initial skepticism, Sean's commitment to disrupting the toilet paper market remains unwavering. Sean Riley on Overcoming Skepticism and Embracing Category Potential In the early days, Dude Wipes faced challenges and skepticism. However, Sean and his team were confident in their product's appeal to men. They understood that by creating a better product, they could carve out a new space in the male market. Sean's insights on the importance of category potential and market dynamics were particularly enlightening, emphasizing the significance of entering a growing category with unique offerings. The Shark Tank Effect: A Pivotal Moment for Dude Wipes Sean provides an overview of Dude Wipes' impressive sales figures and distribution channels, highlighting the company's organic growth and resourceful brand-building approach. Reflecting on their Shark Tank experience, Sean recounts the unexpected turn of events when Mark Cuban offered them a deal, marking a pivotal moment for the company. Sean's passion and determination were palpable as he recounted the journey of building Dude Wipes and overcoming challenges to achieve success. To hear more from Sean Riley and to receive valuable insights into entrepreneurship, category design, and the power of believing in a product's potential, download and listen to this episode. Bio Sean Riley is the co-founder and driving force behind Dude Wipes, a groundbreaking brand in personal hygiene. With a business degree in hand, Sean teamed up with his childhood friend to challenge conventional notions of men's grooming. In 2010, they launched Dude Products, introducing flushable wipes tailored for men, a concept that resonated with consumers seeking convenient, effective, and masculine alternatives to traditional toilet paper. Sean's leadership propelled Dude Products from a garage startup to a global phenomenon, with a diverse product line available in major retailers worldwide. His dedication to quality, innovation, and customer satisfaction solidified Dude Wipes' position as a...

Four years ago this week, the world as we know it changed. Schools shut down, offices shuttered, and we hunkered down at home with our Purell and canned foods, trying to stay safe from a novel, deadly coronavirus. Back then most of us couldn't fathom just how long the pandemic would stretch on.And now four years later, some 1.2 million people have died in the U.S alone and nearly 7 million have been hospitalized as a result of a COVID-19 infection, according to the CDC.So, what have we learned about how COVID-19 attacks the body? What can be done for long COVID sufferers? And what can we expect in the future?Ira analyzes this era of the pandemic with Hannah Davis, co-founder of the Patient-Led Research Collaborative in New York City, and Dr. Akiko Iwasaki, immunobiologist at Yale Medical School in New Haven, Connecticut.Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

This week on Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different, we're presenting to you Christopher's appearance on Lenny's Podcast, hosted by Lenny Rachitsky. Lenny Rachitsky runs the #1 Business Substack newsletter, Lenny's Newsletter. It is legendary especially for people in tech marketing, product marketing, and startups. It's so legendary that even Christopher pays for it. And now, he's in it. This is one of the more in-depth discussions Christopher has had with a very smart person about category design in a while. So settle in for a good listen and great lesson about category design. You're listening to Christopher Lochhead: Follow Your Different. We are the real dialogue podcast for people with a different mind. So get your mind in a different place, and hey ho, let's go. This episode originally aired on Lochhead on Marketing episode 187. If you want to hear more insights on marketing and category design from Christopher, feel free to check it out at Lochhead on Marketing and anywhere you listen to podcasts. On taking the Good with the Bad Lenny starts off the conversation by showing appreciation to Christopher's extensive work, and jokingly adds that it was challenging to prepare for their conversation due to his numerous podcasts, books, and other content. That said, Lenny noticed Christopher's website displayed negative reviews prominently. When asked about it, Christopher explained his approach with humor, calling his team Category Pirates and embracing criticism. He believed it was essential for innovators not to fear criticism, citing examples of famous artists and musicians who faced initial negativity. Christopher displayed the negative feedbacks to show the reality of creative work and to remind people not to take themselves too seriously. Lenny admired Christopher's ability to handle criticism and expressed the desire to adopt a similar mindset. Lenny Rachitsky on how Lenny's Newsletter came to be Christopher Lochhead expressed admiration for Lenny's branding choices, appreciating the simplicity of just being called “Lenny.” He found it endearing and highlighted that Lenny's authenticity stood out in a world where many influencers create an aura of superiority. Lenny shared that the name “Lenny's Newsletter” was a default suggestion from Substack, and he never intended it to be a long-term commitment. Similarly, he struggled to find a different name for his podcast, wanting to avoid a self-centered approach. But despite having his name in the branding, Christopher noted the content wasn't self-centered; instead, it reflected Lenny's genuine approach, unlike influencers who focus on creating envy. They both appreciated the authenticity in Lenny's approach. Lenny Rachitsky and Christopher Lochhead talk Category Creation Lenny asked Christopher about category creation, a concept Christopher has championed over competition in existing markets. Christopher explained how most people aim to compete by offering a better product or service in an existing category. However, legendary innovators don't follow this path. They create entirely new categories, defining unique problems and solutions. Christopher emphasized that a single company in a category usually captures two-thirds of the market value, making category creation a lucrative strategy. He cited Gojo Industries, creators of Purell, as an example. They didn't just invent hand sanitizer; they redefined the problem of hand cleanliness, leading to a new market category. Christopher stressed the importance of focusing on problem-solving rather than just product features, making one's brand irreplaceable in customers' minds. He contrasted this approach with typical marketing, where companies invite comparison, emphasizing the power of radical differentiation and being a category creator. To hear more about Christopher's conversation with Lenny Rachitsky on Category Creation, download and listen to this episode. If you want to learn more about Lenny Rachitsky...

Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks posed by the use of the red sanitizer bucket in food service. Dr. Don - not risky

This week, we're presenting to you Christopher Lochhead's appearance on Lenny's Podcast, hosted by Lenny Rachitsky. Lenny Rachitsky runs the #1 Business Substack newsletter, Lenny's Newsletter. It is legendary especially for people in tech marketing, product marketing, and startups. It's so legendary that even Christopher pays for it. And now, he's in it. This is one of the more in-depth discussions Christopher has had with a very smart person about category design in a while. So settle in for a good listen and great lesson about category design. Welcome to Lochhead on Marketing. The number one charting marketing podcast for marketers, category designers, and entrepreneurs with a different mind. On taking the Good with the Bad Lenny starts off the conversation by showing appreciation to Christopher's extensive work, and jokingly adds that it was challenging to prepare for their conversation due to his numerous podcasts, books, and other content. That said, Lenny noticed Christopher's website displayed negative reviews prominently. When asked about it, Christopher explained his approach with humor, calling his team Category Pirates and embracing criticism. He believed it was essential for innovators not to fear criticism, citing examples of famous artists and musicians who faced initial negativity. Christopher displayed negative feedback to show the reality of creative work and to remind people not to take themselves too seriously. Lenny admired Christopher's ability to handle criticism and expressed the desire to adopt a similar mindset. Lenny Rachitsky on how Lenny's Newsletter came to be Christopher Lochhead expressed admiration for Lenny's branding choices, appreciating the simplicity of just being called "Lenny." He found it endearing and highlighted that Lenny's authenticity stood out in a world where many influencers create an aura of superiority. Lenny shared that the name "Lenny's Newsletter" was a default suggestion from Substack, and he never intended it to be a long-term commitment. Similarly, he struggled to find a different name for his podcast, wanting to avoid a self-centered approach. But despite having his name in the branding, Christopher noted the content wasn't self-centered; instead, it reflected Lenny's genuine approach, unlike influencers who focus on creating envy. They both appreciated the authenticity in Lenny's approach. Lenny Rachitsky and Christopher Lochhead talk Category Creation Lenny asked Christopher about category creation, a concept Christopher has championed over competition in existing markets. Christopher explained how most people aim to compete by offering a better product or service in an existing category. However, legendary innovators don't follow this path. They create entirely new categories, defining unique problems and solutions. Christopher emphasized that a single company in a category usually captures two-thirds of the market value, making category creation a lucrative strategy. He cited Gojo Industries, creators of Purell, as an example. They didn't just invent hand sanitizer; they redefined the problem of hand cleanliness, leading to a new market category. Christopher stressed the importance of focusing on problem-solving rather than just product features, making one's brand irreplaceable in customers' minds. He contrasted this approach with typical marketing, where companies invite comparison, emphasizing the power of radical differentiation and being a category creator. To hear more about Christopher's conversation with Lenny Rachitsky on Category Creation, download and listen to this episode. If you want to learn more about Lenny Rachitsky, check out his Newsletter and Podcast at LennyRachitsky.com. Don't forget to grab a copy (or gift!) of one of our best-selling books:  Snow Leopard: How Legendary Writers Create A Category Of One  The Category Design Toolkit: Beyond Marketing: 15 Frameworks For Creating & Dominating Your Niche

DATE: October 8, 2023 SERIES: Kingdom PrioritiesTITLE: Clean Hearts are More Important Than Clean Hands, OR Purell for Your HeartTEXT: Matthew 15:1-20BIG IDEA: Jesus calls us to live from a transformed heartSERMON NOTES: https://bit.ly/notes20231008GROUPS QUESTIONS: https://bit.ly/gqs20231008RESPOND: http://thecreeksidechurch.org/discovercard

DATE: October 8, 2023 SERIES: Kingdom PrioritiesTITLE: Clean Hearts are More Important Than Clean Hands, OR Purell for Your HeartTEXT: Matthew 15:1-20BIG IDEA: Jesus calls us to live from a transformed heartSERMON NOTES: https://bit.ly/notes20231008GROUPS QUESTIONS: https://bit.ly/gqs20231008RESPOND: http://thecreeksidechurch.org/discovercard

We're mid-week and welcome to the Business News Headlines for this the 12th day of April.  Coming up some inflation news, some Twitter news and more Bud Light...outrage. It's the thing these days... Also, remember that you can hook up with us all day on Twitter @IOB_NewsHour and on Instagram.  Here's what we've got for you today:   Is the USPS about to tank delivery? The inflation numbers are out and they say... Musk has laid off about 80% of Twitter workers; Some news about Purell...remember that brand? Goldman Sachs is rethinking the Fed rate hike; Bud Light outrage continues and Howard Stern weighs in; The Wall Street Report; The Max is coming...more to...stream it would seem. Thanks for listening! The award winning Insight on Business the News Hour with Michael Libbie is the only weekday business news podcast in the Midwest. The national, regional and some local business news along with long-form business interviews can be heard Monday - Friday. You can subscribe on PlayerFM, Podbean, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or TuneIn Radio. And you can catch The Business News Hour Week in Review each Sunday Noon on News/Talk 1540 KXEL. The Business News Hour is a production of Insight Advertising, Marketing & Communications. You can follow us on Twitter @IoB_NewsHour.  

On episode 74 of PSQH: The Podcast, Julie Lynch, Director of the AAAHC Institute for Quality Improvement, talks about how ambulatory health organizations are faring on AAAHC surveys. This episode is presented as part of Patient Safety Awareness Week and is sponsored by GoJo, the makers of Purell; IAC, Nuance, and Origami Risk.

Listen to photographer Sean Waltrous whose family emigrated from The Caribbean—Trinidad, Barbados, and Jamaica—and who is from Brooklyn, New York share about his life at the beginning, middle, and (approaching the official) end of the pandemic. At the beginning of the 2020 lockdown Sean was tending to his sourdough starter and gardening and binge-watching television. Then, when the murder of George Floyd video came out, Sean documented the events of 2020 and 2021 and went outside… [The "Explicit" rating is for just a few cuss-words in this episode.]While listening to Sean take us on a photographic journey of protests in New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and D.C. click on his Instagram page @seanwaltrous and follow along as he talks about the events of the pandemic. Then click over to his website seanwaltous.com and experience the Insurrection of 2021 and the Inauguration of 2021 through his historical photographs as he describes documenting the events.“I had for a long time always gone out to protest actions and photographed them, but I never really, you know I never really, you know, posted them. It's more just, you know, a thing I did for myself personally. The first protest that I photographed was actually when I was in college. It was in 1996 or 1997—around there—and it was a it was also a police brutality protest. So, when the protests started to happen, because of COVID I was a little reticent to go outside, you know. Still a lot wasn't known about how much transition could happen outside and I was, you know, trying to be cautious and I am also slightly older now than when I first started out going to these actions. So, I, you know, it was kind of my, the idea for me was like, ‘The kids got it.' You know. It's gonna be okay…you know they seem to be out there and it's in their hands, and then I just started seeing more and more reports of like you know vicious brutality with these protesters and then the curfews started to happen, and it felt more like an all-hands-on-deck situation. So, I got myself together and loaded up my backpack like a doomsday-prepper and had all of the Purell and the wipes and the extra masks and so on and so forth and I started to go out and photograph actions that were happening in New York City.”"Cancel Rent. Defund NYPD." Housing Justice Is Racial Justice Rally and March. Crown Heights, Brooklyn. 7/2020. (Posted July 24, 2020 on Instagram).While in D.C. at the 2021 Insurrection:“…The Trump supporters then turned around and started filming me and asking me if I was doxxing people and it became a little chaotic…because I was also on a livestream on Instagram too, and people were like, ‘Get out of there! Get out of there!”Sean's photography memorializes the lives of the many Black people murdered by the police, including, but not limited to Ahmaud Arbery, Brianna Taylor, and George Floyd.

Happy hump day, Queerdos! Hope you're hungry, 'cause we've cooked up a meaty stew for you today. First, in Miss' True Crime Story, she tells us all about how one woman named Mary refused to wash her hands in a time when hand-washing wasn't yet in vogue, but was nevertheless super f*cking important. Next, in our Spoopy Tale: Who ya gonna call? Ghost f*ckers! Edie's got an introduction to the phenomenon and fetish known as spectrophilia. So slather on some Purell, tune in to the astral plane, and get ready for this week's episode. Let's dive in! True Crime Story Starts @ 00:12:50 Spoopy Story Starts @ 01:01:30 Source notes: www.creepyinqueeriespod.com. Follow on Instagram: @CreepyInQueeriesPod. Listen on Youtube: Creepy InQueeries Pod. Follow on Facebook: @CreepyInQueeriesPod. Send Us an Email: creepyinqueeriespod@gmail.com.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Things I carry almost every day, as of late December 2022, published by DanielFilan on December 30, 2022 on LessWrong. Here we see things I carry in my pockets regularly. To the left is my phone case, with two bandaids in it. This is a stand-in for the phone (a Pixel 6) that the phone case usually encases (I was busy taking photos with it). I keep two bandaids between the case and the phone in case I need one - which does sometimes happen. I find my phone useful for the normal things one uses a phone for. As of this year, I've started using it in lieu of a credit card, which feels very cool and 21st century. At the top right is a pocket constitution made by Legal Impact for Chickens. I received this at an Effective Altruism Global conference, during the career fair. What actually happened was that someone came up to the booth I was at holding the pocket constitution, I noted that it looked cool, and they were kind enough to offer it to me. Unfortunately, I have never knowingly met anybody from Legal Impact for Chickens. I have not actually used this pocket constitution, but I carry it anyway in my winter jacket's inner breast pocket since (a) it fits very unobtrusively and (b) it seems cool to carry around a pocket constitution. At the bottom right is my wallet, a Bellroy Slim Sleeve. I very much like the material it is made of: called “baida nylon”, it is pleasingly canvas-like. Unfortunately I do not know how to faithfully convey this to you via the internet, but you will have to take my word that this is one of my two favourite purchases in 2022, ranked by my tactile pleasure in interacting with it. Here we see the wallet open. On the left is my student ID card (with my COVID vaccine card tucked behind it out of sight), with a collection of folded bills tucked behind it. On the right is my Alcor membership card. Behind the right card is a tab that can be pulled to reveal more cards. As you can see, there are several cards stowed away: on top are emergency medical instructions if I am found dead, to prepare my head for cryogenic storage, and below that is: my WeWork card my health insurance card my public transit pass my state ID card, and my credit card. All in all, I like the way this wallet lets me store many cards with very little space. But this is not all that is in my wallet. Inside the bills, I have hidden away two items. The first is a Purell hand sanitizing wipe, useful when I touch something gross and want to disinfect it (or when something gross gets on my clothes). The second is an Eisenhower dollar coin - a Christmas gift for me this year, I like its size, heft, and image of an eagle landing on the moon with the Earth in the background, and plan to use it for flipping, scratching, and other coin-related needs. I also have a backpack. It is a 21L GoRuck GR1 in ‘Coyote brown'. I chose that colour rather than black, which I would normally choose, because for this line of backpacks the inside is the same colour as the outside, and I wanted black items of mine to be visible against the fabric of the backpack. I chose it because: it is only just large enough to hold all items I might use in a day (or take with me on a weekend getaway) while not being too large to stow underneath an aeroplane seat it appears to be made of sturdy materials with reliable stitching it does not have large amounts of pockets etc. that I do not use it opens top-to-bottom in a clamshell fashion it is waterproof enough for my purposes All in all, while it is a new purchase, I am tentatively satisfied with it. Here is a picture of it from the front, with high-vis features to avoid me being hit by a car at night. Here is a picture of its back. You can see a zippered back compartment: designed to hold laptops, unfortunately my laptop is too big for it. I instead keep paper and masks th...

Mike Moran is the CEO and Managing Partner of Walnut Ridge, multigenerational family office managing investment activities and controlling interest in a number of operating and start-up companies. He stops by to talk about the family office perspective — what they look for in potential acquisition targets, how they differ from other buyer types, and why and in what circumstances a family office is the likely best choice for a seller. 

6:05- When to end the text. Chisick Family Foundation match 6:20- Tim almost killed by Purell / best sleep Tim ever had 6:35- Will Smith Interview / The Rock buys Snickers 6:50- China not showing on TV for World Cup

Writer, comedian, and ardent fan of the pod, Langan Kinsley, join us to talk about the time she caused a panic on the Wellesley campus with a cheeky internet forum joke gone wrong. We also talk Guinness before a flight, the never-ending saga that is James' bowels, mis-sent shit-talking texts, and much more. The leaves may be turning, but the Piss Tank is still filled to the brim with the good stuff as it waits for you to take a dip. Be sure to give Langan's newsletter, Safe N' Warm, a read! If you're digging Stinkers PLEASE, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and spread the word! Once you do, tag us on social media and we'll shout you out on the pod in whatever disgusting way you wish. Stinkers is hosted by real life dumpster friends Caroline Cotter, James Dwyer, and Maggie Widdoes. Follow them and the podcast on social media: @cotterpoop @jamesbdwyer @mwids @stinkerspod

Cet épisode est une présentation de l'agent hypothécaire Alexandre Ouellet (http://AlexandreOuellet.com), de Nord VPN (http://https://nordvpn.com/mikeward) et de la Boîte Végane ( http://https://www.laboitevegane.ca/ ). Dans cet épisode de Sous Écoute, Mike reçoit Mibenson Sylvain et Charles Brunet pour parler humour, restauration et... PURELL!!Enregistré le 22 mai 2022.--------Patreon - http://Patreon.com/sousecouteTwitter - http://twitter.com/sousecouteFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/sousecoute/instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sousecouteTwitch - https://www.twitch.tv/sousecouteDiscord - https://discord.gg/6yE63Uk

There is going to be a manhunt for the shooter // This is going to be a long night while CHP officers on the case for their comrade// Someone is lying about the weather. The phone app and the news say drastically different temps // The weather at Cro's // CHP Officer shooting – Car identified // CHP Officer Shooting // Eren got married and hasn't told a soul at KFI // Bigge=st shoes angel has made // Bellio got some good ones via email for the hotel // Cro takes a UV light to the hotel room // Conway is the wipe guy // Conway started this Purell business at KFI

NOTE - Podcasts normally come out on Wednesdays, but as a favor to Intuiface - which is at this week's ISE trade show in Spain - I moved it up a day to coincide with the show's opening day ... The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT One of the big trends in the software world is the whole idea of no code development - the premise that both programmers and mere mortals can create applications without getting their typing fingers dirty and brains fried doing traditional computer programming. The proposition is that no code development platforms can cut out a lot of time and cost associated with pulling applications together, and also deal with the reality that good programmers are in high demand and therefore scarce. The French software firm Intuiface is in the interesting position of having offered a no code platform long before no code was a discussion point, so the folks there are a great resource for discussing the implications for the digital signage and interactive display market. I spoke with Geoff Bessin, the CMO and main voice for Intuiface, about the distinctions between no code and low code development platforms, and how they differ from the simple drag and drop, what you see is what you get user interfaces that are common in digital signage content management systems. We also dig into the benefits, the limitations, and more than anything, why you should know and care about no code. Subscribe to this podcast: iTunes * Google Play * RSS TRANSCRIPT Geoff, thank you for joining me. Can you give me the rundown first on what Intuiface is all about?  Geoff Bessin: Will do, Dave, thank you for having me. So Intuiface is a no-code platform dedicated to the creation of interactive digital content. That includes digital signage, but really it can anything in the venue. It could be a museum exhibition, could be a sales pitch for a movie sales team, could be anything at a trade show, something in a real estate office, et cetera. So you create it, you deploy it, you can do analytics with it. It's all good. And the company is based in France, correct?  Geoff Bessin: We are headquartered in a town called Labège, which is right outside Toulouse in France. Although I'm not, but it's funny, my name is Geoffrey Besson, so both my first and last name look French. So people always assume it's French, but that's not the case. I'm in Boston. Can you speak a lick of French? Geoff Bessin: Oui. Yes.  Good for you! I wanted to talk about no-code software, cause you guys have been no-code before people were even using that term and no-code is one of these trends, just like headless CMS, that seems to be bubbling up and maybe people don't understand a lot about it yet. Geoff Bessin: Yeah, you could go back to the 80s and find things like HyperCard where you were enabling non-developers to create an application of some sorts. So it goes back a long way, but in terms of a movement, generating notice, gaining investment and having companies spend money on it, it's only been the past few years.  I can tell you that statistics are now saying that the market size, the amount of money being spent on no-code software used to create apps is almost $14 billion. It's a lot of money being pumped into these apps. And in fact, more than 65% of apps are now created using no-code tools. So more than 50%, more than half of apps are being built with no-code software. It is the predominant means of delivering applications these days.  What's the distinction between no-code and low-code, because I've heard both terms. Geoff Bessin: There's no formal distinction. You can't point at it and go, “Oh, this one's no-code” like you just went over the line. But the idea is that with low-code, there are back doors. There are means to enhance, to extend, to facilitate integration that might involve a little bit of coding. Even that coding could be simplified based on maybe either a scripting language that is native to the tool or a public scripting language like Ruby.  Whereas no-code is just 100%, you're not going to see code anywhere, and so you are in a way limited to the sandbox provided by the no-code platform, what it is you're able to deliver is limited by what you can piece together with the Lego blocks of that platform. no-code gives you those little back doors to branch yourself out.  So what does it mean for development? Does it distance or mediate the need for application developers completely, and just any old end-user can produce an application without having to engage developers or is it more something that accelerates the development process and just gets some cost and time out of the way? Geoff Bessin: I think that question brings us to who's doing it, and why are they doing it? As I mentioned, no-code has exploded recently, and it is due to a set of developments that have driven application development to what is now called the “citizen developer.”  Trends such as a shortage of developers, it's not that we're trying to get rid of them. It's that there's not enough. I saw one statistic that back in 2020, there were 1.2 million unfilled developer jobs in the United States, just the US but 1.2 million developer jobs unfilled in the US and colleges and universities were only cranking out about 400,000 developers. There's a shortage. So it's not that we don't want them, we don't have them. What do you do about that? There was also COVID, which has greatly accelerated investment in these no-code platforms, because everything moved online, and when everything moved online, everything needed to be digitized and companies realized we have to move now but we don't have enough resources, so how the heck are we going to digitize these things?  And then there's also tangential, but influential, the fact that even in our own home, we're not coders, but we are programmers. If I'm working with my Nest thermostat, that's programming. I just got a puppy and they have these apps that you can then program to see how many steps they've taken and how much water they drink, that's programming, and the digital native is used to controlling their environment digitally. There are tools out there that enable them to realize their ideas as an application, and somebody has to build it because there's not enough developers to go around. That's what really kicked the no-code market in the butt. What we're seeing subsequently is that the developer shortage is being filled by these citizen developers producing applications, maybe for personal use, maybe for internal employee use, maybe for customer us, it depends. Those developers are now being transitioned to work on larger projects, more intricate projects. They have more time arguably to focus on the big tickets stuff that still needs the hardcore development, offloading their responsibility from the simpler things that can now be handled by that citizen developer. Are there trade offs that you have to accept, to use no-code instead of just doing your own thing? Geoff Bessin: Certainly. There are obvious advantages, there's speed and there's costs benefits. There's a big productivity boost, but of course there's trade offs. I like this notion of Legos. You have these prebuilt blocks and this is a finite number of block options that you can combine in an infinite number of ways. At the end of the day, you're still limited to those blocks, right? And so if I'm using a no-code platform and I need a block that doesn't exist, I'm stuck.  Now, I suppose if it's a low-code platform, depending on what I need to achieve,okay, maybe I can put something together if I have the skill, maybe I don't, but if I don't have the skill or if the opportunity with the platform doesn't exist, I am limited, and I think that might be the fundamental challenge is what can I do? What can I realize? Cause recognize that a lot of these platforms are built to be generic, to address sort of breadth, not always depth, and so that can be a challenge. You are also, of course, relying on them to be responsible for performance and reliability. You are handing over that duty, that responsibility to the provider, the no-code platform. I hope they're doing a good job. Because it's out of my hands, I can't control that, and so those are the big risks: can I achieve exactly what I want or am I making compromises? Am I achieving the level of performance? My ability to deploy? My ability to collect data analytics? My ability to manage that deployment?  There's 150-200 platforms across the spectrum offering no-code and low-code options. You might be making some compromises on the way, certainly are, but as I shared with you, 65% of apps are now built with no-code platforms. So companies have decided it's worth the risk.  What's the distinction between no-code and what you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) user interfaces? Geoff Bessin: No-code, I think it's more of a connotation, not a denotation. I think you could argue that a lot of no-code platforms are WYSIWYG. Intuiface is a no-code platform, it's a drag and drop tool. It's a WYSIWYG. The connotation of WYSIWYG, it could be for a developer. It could be for anybody of any skill set. So it's more of a generic catchall for applications enabled to create other applications by dragging components and you can see what they look like at design time and development time.  No-code connotes the non-developer, the citizen developer that you don't have coding skills and you're not expected to have those skills. So I think that's it.  You sent me a white paper that kind of goes into this and you're making the argument that while no-code is out there, it's exploding and growing and everything else, there's really no application, I think you called it a ‘no-code blind spot' in terms of in-venue applications. What do you mean by that?  Geoff Bessin: So let's define in-venue because that is exactly our contention. In-venue is an encapsulation of any digital deployment out of the home. It could be digital signage, could be all those things I mentioned with Intuiface as well, the museum exhibition, the sales presentation, real estate office, et cetera. It is out of the home. It is not my phone though. It is not my PC. I'm not browsing the web at home. I'm out of my home, I'm in a venue and there is some digital content trying to communicate to educate, to promote, to sell to me.  That domain has been, I think with the exception of Intuiface, untouched by the no-code movement. For sure, if you look at the landscape of companies delivering solutions to address the needs of the citizen developer, there is nothing out there addressing these in-venue deployments. It's all about web and mobile apps and some websites, that's it. So if you want to create digital signage, if you want to create that museum exhibition, the sales pitch, there is no option out there now, and which brings us David, I know you're going to want to ask this, which is, will, aren't all digital signage platforms, no-code? Which is great question, Dave, by the way... You are a psychic! Geoff Bessin: That's a yes, but, it is absolutely true that you don't write code, but there are certain expectations of a no-code platform that the traditional digital signage CMS cannot fulfill, and it's interesting if I take a step back, really by definition, it has always been the non-developer on the digital signage side, hasn't it? You buy a platform, there's a CMS, the user of the content management system is the content person. They're not coding anything. They're working with the CMS, they're assigning content to zones and they're day partying. By definition from day one, digital signage was always a non-developer domain, whereas web and mobile apps and these sorts of things were always the developer domain.  The no-code movement was, “Hey, this complicated stuff, we gotta make it simpler. We need the citizen developer involved.” So they brought no-code to the domain that started with developers, which I think is one of the explanations for why it didn't really come over to the in-venue side yet, because it was always non-coder users, but there are certain expectations of the no-code platform, that is not really in scope of the platform delivering in-venue content. A simple example, just to give you one would be the notion of context. To react to the user, react to the environment, in real time in that context, and do something as a result that is inherently this notion of logic. If this, then that. That's coding, right? It's got the whiff of coding and how do you do that? And there's a list of things we can discuss about what makes in-venue unique. But it requires the accommodation of additional concerns that are beyond the scope of what a traditional CMS does and that no other no-code platform does across the no-code spectrum.  I guess what you're saying in certain respects is you can develop a playlist, do all the basic functionality of a digital sign, you can target content and everything else, but the moment you get into a request to do something different, that's interactive, that as you say, maybe responds to triggers and so on, that gets a lot more complicated, and at that point you're putting in, if you're an end user, you're putting in a request to your reseller or to the software company directly saying, can you do this? And they'll say, yes, we can, but it's going to take this amount of time, this amount of money and, we can't get this to you for six months cause it's off of our roadmap or whatever… Is that one of the arguments you'd make?  Geoff Bessin: I would say that for sure. You see, a lot of companies have libraries. Here's our template library, here's our plugin library, here's our integration library. Oh, you want something we don't have? We can build that for you. Here's the cost. Here's how long it's going to take. That's one example. I can tell you that from a Intuiface perspective, we don't have any libraries. We haven't really prebuilt anything. Our paradigm is to enable integration with any web service, to create any UI, to integrate with any content management system, to have that ubiquity, which means that we don't have to build anything for our clients. The customer can do that. But it also means that, well, you better have a good idea and you better need to know what you. Because you're starting with a tabula rasa, but yes, that is certainly one good example of how you fulfill these sort of unique needs you might have thought about. I'll give you another example, which is retail point of sale. How would you build that thing? To me, that qualifies as an in-venue application. That's in the venue, right? I can order through a website, but do I want to put a website on a kiosk? It's a different domain. It's a different paradigm. It has different design requirements, different expectations, different issues about security, about being able to run potentially offline. But having to work with peripherals, having hyper-local context dependence, there are all of these concerns that will impact that user experience in the venue that may not be relevant or at all to a web experience. If I want to build that thing, how much flexibility am I going to have? Now there are companies like Grubber, which are pretty much pre-built everything, right? All you do is you push your menu into their back office system, and you're good to go. You just have to hope it does exactly what it is you want because you're constrained within the confines of what they offer for design, with the offer for business process, what they offer in terms of context, awareness, and reaction and if you need to make any kind of changes, you're dependent on them to make those changes, and that has a cost and a time penalty to it.  What kind of skillsets do you realistically need to use a no-code particularly in the context of Intuiface? I'm assuming the proposition is anybody can sit down, but you still have to plan out, you have to have some methodical thinking about what you want to do with what the decision tree is on all that stuff, right? Geoff Bessin: You do, and that gives me an opportunity to give you just a brief history of Intuiface because we were never a no-code company, that wasn't how we were oriented. The company was actually founded back in 2002. It was founded by a couple of PhDs with expertise in touch technology. And from day one, it was about bringing user experiences to a lot of it was, believe it or not, the defense industry, but also retail, touch-driven user experiences for something, to accomplish something. The company was always about the user experience.  At the end of the day, as great as your touch technology might be, nobody cares if it's not usable. If it doesn't make it easy to achieve some goal, and so Intuiface, when it was born it was all about the user experience, and in fact, most of its early hires were focused on that, on how to make something intuitive and that where the company name comes from, an intuitive interface. To make intuitive user experiences that we're driven by interaction like touch. What happened was we were servicing all of these organizations, again, a lot of defense, Intuiface is headquartered just outside the Toulouse, as i mentioned. So you have the big aerospace and defense industry located in Toulouse like Airbus. So a lot of those clients, but also retail, commerce. Focused on user experience, and it was hard to scale the business because you had this deep technical dependency underneath because it's driven by touch and we're going back 15 years, so expensive hardware, challenging technology, and at the same time, trying to come up with these really intuitive user interfaces, it was a challenge, and we decided internally, I say we, but I wasn't here yet. Intuiface decided internally that we need to come up with something that can accelerate our ability to deliver good user experiences on top of this touch technology. The company builds something called Intuikit, it was used internally by user experience experts, designers, and people good at aesthetics, people good at thinking about the customer. They were not developers. Ultimately, we decided this thing called Intuikit is pretty awesome, maybe that's our business, and so we're. It's a short story about how the software platform Intuiface was born. We were always about the user experience. It is our expectation that our users are experts in the users, creating intuitive interfaces, not In having any necessary knowledge about development. So that is our expectation, and that's what we think is appropriate. You need to be creative. You need to understand the user. You need to understand the domain. You don't have to worry about the platform you're building it on. That should not be your problem. You should be all about solving the customer's problem. I realize you work with a bunch of industries, but a lot of your activity is in digital signage. If I am an end-user and I'm using ACME digital signage software, can I use the Intuiface with it? Does it plug into it or are there restrictions? Do you have to go through door number one or door number two, you can't use both doors? Geoff Bessin: Probably, you can't do. Typically the content management system used by the DS platform is proprietary. It's a closed system. It doesn't have a published API. So we couldn't read from it. Intuiface conversely has its own runtime as well. We can run side by side. In fact, on Windows, we have the ability to run side by side with other applications, we have had customers who are not ready to transition off their existing DS investment. So they were sort of a cohabitating interactive Intuiface based content at one part of the screen and traditional DS content and others were cohabitating that screen. But normally no, that wouldn't be how one would do it.  Certainly Intuiface is positioned around interactivity. We believe that by definition, once you introduce interactivity and the need to be responsive and context, and to accommodate not just touch, but sensors and voice and computer vision, when you need to account for all of these things, you need to be very good at that if-when, right? And that notion of conditional responses to events which are completely typically outside the realm of the traditional DS platform. That's where we start, and then clients can decide, do I want these Intuiface to co-exist with this DS platform? Or do we need to make some sort of transition. If I'm an end-user and I start with Intuiface and have a series of interactive screens that are doing some sort of functionality, whatever it may be and then I decide, I want to also have an expanding network of “dumb screens” that are just running traditional digital signage content in some sort of a sequence. Can you do that too?  Geoff Bessin: Sure, the content doesn't know it's in a dumb playlist, right? The content is fine. Certainly you can do that. The Intuiface was born, solving the interactive problem. And it's interesting, Dave, because in the early days of selling our platform, digital signage was something else. You didn't touch signage. So our communication to the marketplace was not interactive signage. There wasn't such a thing. There was interactive content for kiosks. That was the world when we first walked in, you were touching something such as a table or a kiosk. There were touch screens, very expensive touch screens. You could be bound on a wall, never a perceptive pixel from a million years ago. Like those CNN screens and that sort of thing. You spend $2,500, you can have a touchscreen, but bylarge, it was kiosks and that sort of thing.  What happened was that they had this largely commoditized, digital signage space, hundreds of companies offering traditional digital signage and customers had iPhones in their pocket and they had iPads at home, and they started thinking about interactivity. They see the voting coverage on CNN and people tapping screens. So can you do that? That's why we started getting questions about traditional digital signage. Can you fulfill that as well? We were like yeah, we can, and over the years we developed additional capability to accommodate it.  The paradigm is still different. We don't have a traditional notion of a playlist for example, but you can create a playlist within Intuiface. We're using our Lego blocks, not just to build interactive content, but non-interactive content as well. You can do both.  So it was something you could do, but it's not your focus?  Geoff Bessin: I would say, we'res interactive first, but the traditional broadcast signage, and I don't mean this in a judgy way, it's not typically that complicated. So if it is a playlist of stuff, images, videos, documents, it's very easily done, but people very rarely come to us, Dave, with traditional first. They're coming to us because they need to solve an interactive need, and oh, by the way, long-term you can transition to traditional content as well. I agree that, the conventional side of digital signage, the meat potatoes, run this stuff at this time and these locations and all that is commoditized and pretty simple, and I always say that the complicated stuff is behind the scenes, the device management, the API integrations and all that sort of stuff. Are you at a level now where you can provide the building blocks, the Lego blocks to do the interactive piece, but also enable the end user to monitor and remotely manage all that?  Geoff Bessin: We do offer that, and in fact we offer both of what you mentioned, cause you also mentioned the API integration, we can accommodate that as well. On the device management side, certainly we have an awareness of the devices in the field and you can set up notifications if things are going wrong, that sort of thing, you can see what's running on those devices. On certain platforms, you can remotely update on runtime, that sort of thing. We're not averse to working with a device and platform management options, to collaborate with them in a deployment, but we do offer some of that. And with API integration, we've actually offered for six years. It's been a long time and it's one of those things, Dave, where, as I said, we weren't born with no-code. We were born worried about user experience and we realized we looked in the mirror and wen, oh, we're actually no-code.  We've been offering a software called API Explorer.  You can automatically create an integration, an integration with a web API without writing code And it is a real time integration reading from writing to that web API. It could be a back office system, ERP application, CRM application could be a database wrapped in an API, could be a device on the internet of things, all of these options can be integrated with a running Intuiface experienced by a non-developer, using API Explorer. So we've offered that for some time.  We now have our own CMS but you don't have to use it. Our original value prop is to use whatever you want. We have API Explorer, you can plug into whatever you want. We have now introduced our own because depending on the scenario and the requirements of the project, it just makes better sense to use ours. But we still have customers that would rather use that other thing, or Dave, they're integrated with the ERP application. They're building a retail point of sale application with Intuiface, and they have integrated with the ERP system, they need to work with the API and you can do that. Who would you describe as your kind of core end-users, core customers?  Geoff Bessin: I would say 50 to 60% of our customers are agencies and integrators. So we can discuss with the actual user might be, but I would say more than half of our installed base are agencies and integrators with their own clients. And there is a spectrum of reasons why they're using Intuiface. Some of them, they don't have the development skill, but they want to offer interactivity. Others have men and women on the bench with the skill, but they don't have the scale. That's the problem with people is that they can work on one thing at a time. And what we find is that a lot of the integrators in particular will be taking Intuiface so they can scale. They can take on a larger volume of maybe small and mid-sized projects that they can do with Intuiface, and then put the men and women on the bench onto the bigger high value projects. We find that customers are saving 80% of time and 60% of costs versus customer that don't use Intuiface. So it's very easy for them, and it's an easy pitch. Conceptually, if you can build an interactive application, doing exactly what you want with a no-code platform is probably cheaper and faster than if I wrote code, so it's an easy idea to wallow and it is what our customers experience. So that's what you'll find. I would say the majority 60%-55% agencies and integrators, the rest are the small and midsize museums, schools, retailers, sales offices, marketing, and sales teams, they want to do it themselves. And do they want to do it themselves because of cost or control? Geoff Bessin: Often it's because of cost. They have ambition or they've been bitten, Dave, where they have outsourced it. You don't see this going in, but you meet an agency. You tell them what you want, they agree and deliver something in two months that doesn't resemble what you wanted, so you ask for revisions, and this cycle continues while you pay for the time. It's not an agile process, and again, I'm not casting aspersions at the agency, they are our customers. But their sales pitch is we use Intuiface so we can deliver what you want faster than the other guys that do exactly what you want, and by the way, if you don't like the work we did, you can take it with you. If I pay an agency to write custom code and I'll be dissatisfied, I'm starting from zero with another agency. So you have that kind of portability benefit as well. So yes, a lot of the small and midsize, it's budget driven or based on their experience, they have limited budgets. They outsourced it, and they were just satisfied. We do have the occasional large enterprise. They want to have maybe an interactive sales pitch. So the marketing and sales team is driving the creation of the collateral, hiring a developer to make. I could use PowerPoint. Why am I hiring? It's hard to justify this pay developers to code a sales pitch, I can just use PowerPoint. Hold on a second, here's this thing called Intuiface. I can build an interactive sales pitch for my Salesforce. I'm still using the tool. I'm the creative team on the marketing sales team. But I'm creating something that is far more novel and engaging than a PowerPoint. When the pandemic hit, I speculated and I'm sure many people speculated that this was going to be a difficult time for people who were in the touch and interactive business. What happened instead is that touch actually went up in demand and self service applications became very much a big development initiative. Have you seen that happening in the last couple of years?  Geoff Bessin: We have, and then ultimately it turns out people are more afraid of other people than touch screens. And our business has rebounded quite well. What we were hoping for, and it seems to be the case is that demand didn't drop. It got stuck behind a wall. There was a dam and the demand was building behind the dam, and you couldn't open the dam cause nobody was out of the house and the waters were rising, people are finally out of the house, and you opened up the floodgates. So we're seeing a really nice rebound that is complimented, not just by the building interest anyway, but the kind of renewed interest in facilitating a non-human interaction, which sounds horrible culturally, in their place of business or what have you. And again, it's not just touch. Yes, I think probably most people would rather take a little Purell. They're fine with that, but still some people are not, and maybe they can use their mobile phone or scan a QR code.  But it's also a labor issue. It's harder to hire people and if you can use self service, then you don't have to worry so much about staffing. Geoff Bessin: There's that whole other thing too which is the cost of staffing and training and enabling and equipping and there's that as well. So for sure, there is certainly a perceived increase in interest, and interactivity of any kind and Intuiface has always been focused on any kind of interactivity, not just touch, and certainly this ability to use my mobile phone to interact with content is an increasingly interesting example, using gestures to interact, using voice to interact. So I'm not touching but I'm still working with technology directly rather than mediating through somebody else. So all of that is going on.  Last question: you guys have certainly in the last few years had a presence at ISE and at other trade shows, what are you doing in the next few weeks and months? Is Intuiface going to be something that people can walk up and get demos for?  Geoff Bessin: We will be at ISE, so that'll be our first trade show in however many years we'll be there. So you and I are speaking on April 26th and that's why I say in just a couple of weeks, we will be there with a booth, and we certainly hope we'll see others there.  We used to actually have our user conference in parallel with ISE, in-person and the pandemic put the kibosh on that. We've done virtual user conferences every year since then, and we like that because you don't have to travel, and so our user conference will be forever more be virtual. We actually have our user conference in three weeks that people are welcome to join. It's free, it'll be online, but we plan to be at ISE. We plan to be a DSE in the US and I think it's now November, and we'll be participating when your colleagues at Avitas are running DSE in parallel and ISE will be participating in that as well. So we're starting. We're treating this as back to normal. It's interesting, Dave working on my travel plans, flying into Spain. But you can't just get on a plane, you need to jump through certain things because of COVID. But it looks as of today, they're not even requiring masks onsite. That doesn't seem to be a requirement. Just the honor system that you are vaccinated or recovered and we'll see how that goes, but we're excited to be there. We'll have a big booth and about eight of us, we'll have a lot of people there.  And where can people find Intuiface online?  Geoff Bessin: Dave, thank you for asking, Intuiface.com. They can also just contact us. You are listening to Jeff Besson. You can just email me bessin@intuiface.com. The product can be tried for free, Dave. No credit card required. People can poke at it and see if what we're saying is true.  All right, thank you. Geoff Bessin: Dave. It's a pleasure. Thanks for having me.

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hello? Hello everybody. This is Caroline Schafer, your host. And today I am so happy and pleased to welcome Josh Dech, Josh Dech, is with Josh Dech Fitness Incorporated. In his early twenties  he was a paramedic. He is into weightlifting strength training. He's an athlete and a personal trainer and six years ago, he made the jump to the entrepreneurial world. He loves functional medicine, and I can't wait for today because we're going to get into all things about gut and bacteria. Welcome Josh. Thank you for having me. That was quite the introduction you should consider radio. Thank you. That's hysterical. If you knew where my brain was at a few months ago, I will so take that. so the more I learn about the gut, the more fascinating I find it. I think one of the most interesting facts is that we are made up of more bacteria than cells. That's so cool because I don't think many people know that. they call it the second brain now and how important that is. So tell me a little bit about you and how you got into. Wow. Okay. That's quite a journey. So my first career, as you said, I was a paramedic and it actually happened more by fluke how I became a personal trainer. I moved across the country and I was trying to get my paramedic's license transferred. Now it is only province to province. Whereas doctors and nurses are more national, sometimes international, depending on designation. So my testing just wasn't going through and I wasn't able to transfer my license. It wasn't just the medical exam. So I hit a bunch of things. Picked up a job at a gym, just working as a personal trainer there. In the meantime to pave my licensing sort of fell in love, ended up at this business conference. And, from there the rest is history. I decided that weekend it was a three-day conference. I'm quitting my job, starting a business, fell in love with it. And I've been doing this now six years. And over the course of all of this, I've made that transition. Really fell in love with the idea of moving from reactive medicine as a paramedic to proactive medicine as a personal trainer operating in the space of functional medicine. Oh, I love that. I love that proactive. That is my kind of words.  I know you're a big proponent of the book, "the Oxygen Advantage", tell me a little bit about the oxygen advantage, fantastic books written by Patrick McComb. I'm not sure his exact designation, Irish fellow work somewhere in whether it's sports therapy. I forget exactly what it is. However, the book talks about the importance of breathing. Something as simple as chest breathing versus belly breathing. How, when you breathe through your nostrils are actually produced nitric oxide, which helps create basal dilation. It dilates the blood vessels, lowering blood pressure. It's healthier gas exchange. It actually warms the air. It's not as hard on the lungs, but it does to relax your body, actually just nasal breathing versus breathing through your mouth. Even the little things. When you breathe through your mouth, you're prone to breathing in your chest. Which creates tightness in the muscles, in your pecs, your neck, your shoulders, your traps, which can inhibit a bunch of nerves. Create stress responses. Breathing in the belly can also help stimulate and call the Vegas nerve, which is a big one in relaxation. It governs the heart and all your organs, the digestive system. And so the simple act of breathing through your nose. Creates this entire cascade of things in the body where we do our health has just amplified by just breathing differently. It's amazing is so amazing. And I'm so a proponent of that, and I'm going to blow everybody's mind right now. So I do something a little bit crazy at night but it's because I've read up on all of that.  It is so funny to me, how before, like your one and a half, two, you breathe correctly and nobody instructs you, but somehow we mess it up and we go from naturally breathing as an infant through our nose. Somehow we start breathing through our mouth, which is not good so I tape my mouth to sleep and it is wonderful. , I learned from Mike Mutzel, with High Intensity Health and it does crazy things, it changes jawline structure. Like you said, all the chemistry within the body, the stress, like w like a million chemical changes happen, it's mind blowing. It's such an like autonomic thing. It just, happened. Nobody, instructs you to breathe, but we're all doing it wrong. Like, it's so crazy. Well, how can you do something wrong when you just do it intuitively it's true. I mean, they recommend that the book you tape your mouth closed when you're sleeping to force you to breathe. Now I've dealt with a more of a histamine issue. It's like a mass cell activation issue where my body, through my gut and other issues that I've had struggled with over the years before I learned to correct. my body would produce histamines, produce mucus, all kinds of stuff. So I dealt with this chronic rhinitis where my sinuses are always plugged in. Just even the act of forcing myself, even when it was hard. It almost made me panic a bit because I couldn't breathe. My sinus has just opened up, but I mean,  I'm 29 years old my skull is not going to change an In structure, a growth, right. It's more popular and they talk about this in the book. It's more popular in tribal countries, African countries, where there will actually force the baby to start breathing through his mouth. They will hold its lips close to force it breathe, to a sinuses over here. We call it barbaric over there. But you'll notice it's not just a genetic thing, but a lot of tribes, pygmy tribes, African tribes, some of it's a genetic lineage thing, but you'll notice a wider,  nasal cavity, larger sinuses, larger air passages through the nose because they are breathing properly. That's a human should look like, but the development of your nose, like you and I talked about this a little bit. I know you're jumping at the bit for this one. It's so funny to me that people call them third world. And yet they know how to work their body better than all of our intelligence over here. You know what I mean? That's kind of a scary thought. It's like something as simple, something as simple as breathing. That we do every single second of our life that we can't do for more than a few seconds without, and we just mess it up. when you breathe through your mouth, your whole throat gets dry, which is not good for bacteria but when you tape your mouth shut, you can't breathe. There, it doesn't get dry. Then I don't drink water. Then I don't have to get up and use the restroom in the middle of the night. So I just get one big continuous sleep without any interruptions. But I just think it's glorious. And when I have researched the information, there were so many benefits to it. The first time I saw it I was like, okay, that's really crazy. Crazy. Like, why bother? Just no way. It's too crazy to be true. It looks nuts. I mean, when you see somebody with their map taped, you're like, whoa, that's really strange. Yeah. Right. It looks a little off, but if you do the science, I tell you why it's so. Amazing. And it's like, if you try it, it takes a few nights because your first you're like, what is this thing on my mouth?  It helps all the asthma, sleep apnea and snoring like it is such a godsend for all of these things. I wish people had more of the mindset of those third world countries, because it is truly amazing how many healing properties it can have. So I can't wait to get more into this and those jokes, we talk, well, first world problems, but what is the first real problem? Is it that, you know, my modem, I can't reach to my house is so big or is it that my body is so screwed up because we don't understand the basics of medicine. Yeah. We really need to get more simplistic. We've overcomplicated everything. ? I never knew  asthma is a disease of luxury, it's not in third world countries. If they don't have it, we've created our own diseases because of that clean and antiseptic we are. And, everyone's driving me crazy with the hand sanitizer, cause that stuff is so darn toxic and most people use in Purell, which is bacterial, not viral. So it does nothing for COVID and it just makes. Crazy. I've tried to even like tell managers of stores. I'm like, this does nothing. You're not helping anything, you know, but, uh, it's people just don't understand. But, talk to me more about gut bacteria, like DNA versus gut bacteria. Ooh, good topic. Okay. So something that I think is not so commonly known as every person in the world, no matter who you are, where you're from, we'll share an average about 99.9% of your DNA. We've always looked at DNA as a thing that makes us it as it's who we are. It's what was passed down from generation to generation, from your parents. To me, it's how I came to be with blonde hair, blue eyes. Right. My height's all DNA based, which is true. However, DNA and genes, all there's variables between them. What's really interesting if we shared 99.9%of our DNA, and we all look as different as we do. What's more interesting is you and I, we had these ecosystems living on our skin and inside of our gut, like billions of billions of bacteria. In fact, we have three to five pounds of bacteria living in our digestive system. Okay. So we it's super crazy. That's yeah, this is all full of bacteria. If it was the wrong kind of bacteria that would kill a population. So we share 99.9% of our DNA, but this entire ecosystem that lives inside of our bodies, digesting food, absorbing nutrients and vitamins, and creating vitamins for us, balancing hormones, we only share about 10% of that genetic makeup of our gut bacteria between you and yet we should have 99.9% of our DNA. So my question is what really makes us is that our. Or is it a gut bacteria? If you have what we call dysbiosis or imbalance in gut bacteria, poor gut health, poor gut bacteria. You can have almost any medical condition under the sun. You can have diabetes, MS, autism or autism like symptoms, ADHD, anxiety, depression.You can have all. Hashimoto's your gut and your thyroid have a direct connection. You're getting your brain a direct connection. And that brings into like leaky gut leaky brain toxins, getting into the brain causing inflammation that you just it's endless. And we'll, we'll dive. However far you want to dive today. I know we don't want this to be a six hour lecture, but that's the gist. It's amazing. The brain, the body, the gut. It's just incredible. It really is. I heard an interesting quote the other day and they're like, no doctor, even all the doctors cumulatively. Have any clue on really the depth and an insight of all the things that go on on the human body. It is just so impressive and amazing. Like the more we keep finding out. It's so complicated. It really is such a miracle. Like it is amazing to me as a mom that all the babies that come out. Okay. Because of, so there's such a variety of things that could go wrong, I mean, it's millions of things. It's mind blowing as many of us come out as good as we do to me. I mean, even like your gut health, as it relates to your liver and liver toxicity, Now the EWG, the Environmental Working Group has all kinds of studies. They have a list. They call the clean 15 and the dirty dozen, the dirty dozen, it's all your fruits and vegetables that have the most pesticides and additives and GMOs. Whereas your clean 15 or your best 15 options like avocados, hardest stuff, your dirty dozen is always spinach, strawberries, other berries, soft things. Now they've also done studies followed parents and babies and all kinds of stuff. They've done these testifying chemicals and chemical additives within the body. And they found an average it's 252 or 56 chemicals inside the umbilical quarter of an unborn fetus that makes me want to cry. It should, it's not chemicals, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, rocket fuel petroleum products inside our body. And then in an average adult, it's over 500 and some odd chemicals. And it's amazing that still a baby can come out. This is why I believe we had all these autism and learning disabilities and things that are getting worse and worse as we develop. But these are diseases of a developing country. And so. It's amazing that the human body could still produce a healthy, functional baby amongst these hundreds of like rocket fuel and your why it's stuff it's soil, it's everywhere. It's amazing. A lot of people like rice and it's a staple but there's a amount of arsenic in rice and it's so crazy. Like you think rice is such a normal staple for so many people in the world, but it's like the contaminants are so high. I personally go gluten free and the more grain-free that I am the better off I am. The only two that I seem to have no repercussions from are cassava root and coconut flour. I've mentioned this before about the bacteria. As a mom, I've had twins and they say babies that are born vaginally, get to have that bacteria as they go through the birth canal. And it really jump-starts their whole gut health c-section void that and they never get that. And it's like stealing from them in my mind, which is really sad. And the C-section babies usually have more asthma allergies and all those kinds of repercussions and I literally have that in my life. I have twins, the first one was born vaginally and second one was born C-section first one doesn't really have allergies. Oh, when she played softball, she looked a little frog. Her eyes would blow up in our thing, but I'm like, I have scientific proof of that theory right in front of my eyes. It's amazing. What's really interesting. Is there are some doctors who are more on board with this stuff than others. Cause as far as a lot of them are concerned, it's pseudoscience and booty witchcraft. Right, right. I mean, we, we can prove it. We have the studies to back us up. So what some doctors will do, thankfully, is if you are born, C-section, we'll actually take to a vaginal swab and wipe it inside the cheek of the baby, which will actually start to culture and produce that gut bacteria. So get that biome, but one of the issues, I mean, this is how sensitive the gut is. This is why not only because babies don't have teeth, you should be feeding them solid through and say six months, eight months where there's, they start to be able to digest it. But it's not just. Because their gut bacteria is still developing. Their immune systems are still developing. What happens. You can actually create leaky gut in an infant, creating food sensitivities and allergies and battle the digestive issues in it as an infant before that, even an adult. And so they're already predisposed to asthma allergies, histamine issues, gut health issues, because you've fed them solid food too early. Like it's just such a delicate process. That's so funny that you say that because my daughter is about to have a baby and I did not know about that swab. And I literally just wrote that down. So many doctors are so jumpy about doing that darn C-section and I hate it because it is so important to go through that. God knew what he was doing when he made this whole process, you know? And it's so vital to them for the rest of their life. I will still be passing that information along.  Thank you for that.   You talked about the dirty dozen, you talked about the clean 15, so you had to pick two foods, let's just say for like gut health, what would you pick? Wow, that's a crap question, but gut health. Yeah. What would you pick for a food or two as a generic? 'cause a lot of people, we look at probiotics and prebiotics, right? For, for the listeners who don't know the difference, a probiotic is things that are your bacterial cultures, things like, you know, kefir or yogurt, or it was when I was thinking I was like cabbage juice, sauerkraut so those are your probiotics. Prebiotics are starches and things fibers, non solubles that will actually feed them. They can feed the bacteria . So not everybody can have dairy. So I'm a big fan, big fan of like cabbage, for example, fantastic. For the gut. It's really great fiber. Fiber, it goes so far beyond anything else. Let's say that for gut health would be dietary, not supplemented, but dietary fiber binds on to toxins and binds onto extra hormones and pulls water into the colon. Eases the pressure, the stress on the digestive system, decreasing inflammation prevents helps ease blood sugar into the body as well. So don't get these peaks and valleys of prevents diabetes, dietary fiber from fruit and vegetable sources would be the number one thing I would use for gut health. Um, so one of the things that I try to do from my gut house does I'm convinced that Hashimoto's thyroiditis is all gut related. I try to do one fork full of sauerkraut every day.  They say that that's all you need is one forklift. I also heard that olives were really good. They are. Okay, good. For the importance of gut health,  as the second brain, what can you share with that? Oxford, have you repeat the question in a sec? Because my ADHD brain is you're actually talking about the importance of gut health and thyroid, and is very much directly connected and important point to note is, are you familiar with what's called goitrogenic foods? Yes. Okay, perfect. So anybody with a thyroid condition, low thyroid or hypo thyroid Hashimoto needs to avoid those goitrogenic foods cabbages and broccolis things like that because it actually binds to the iodine molecules in that we call your T3 hormones. They don't want to change that. So that's where we get this, what we call T3, reverse T3 iodine, molecule shifts a little bit, and it actually changes the active. T3 hormone. That's your, your reverse T3 is an inactive version, right? I mean, 97% of your thyroid is T4. It's inactive. 7% is active T3. And if you have low thyroid, you getting high conversion to this inactive form called reverse T3. You're eating high, like iodine binding foods, these goitrogenic foods, it's going to increase your thyroid hormone issues. So something to watch out for people with thyroid conditions and got. So one of the things that I've heard and I try not to eat a lot of the broccoli, the cabbage or the cauliflower kale, brussel sprouts are in there. I have heard that if you cook them, it is better. So that, that is an aid cause unfortunately with broccoli is so good for you. It happens to be one of my favorite, but I don't need it very much.  But do eat the one fork full of cabbage, but I do know about that and it is interesting. And I do also know about the gluten-free is very important. I think gluten-free most people should just do that because it's just such a, like gluten you're on them, for sure. Like gluten unequivocally across the board creates leaky gut for everyone. Right like celiacs, but for sure, yes. Well, it, I find it interesting. I don't think people understand. I've been out to a meal people and they make faces when I'm trying to question people about what's in the food, but I don't think they understand the ramifications, like one bite of anything with gluten and it makes my own thyroid attack itself for like months on end, which is pretty crazy. If you start thinking about your body attacking itself for six months, cause you had a morsel of something and to me, it's just not worth it. I don't, I'm a hundred percent gluten-free I don't vary it.  what is  interesting is the amount of gluten that we intake today. It is nothing like our grandparents. I forget the percentage, but it's a mere fraction because it's in everything. They will think, oh, bread, no, it's in your toothpaste. It's in pretty much anything. That's in a bottle that as some kind of coagulation, the salad dressing dressings, the barbecue sauce, all condiments and that kind of thing. I used to do corporate events and I used to be in charge of dietary issues. I think it was gluten that you could find them they're like 23 names. So it's really hard on labels to decipher all this, which makes going out to eat very problematic. So many things relate to it, I know we had mentioned Parkinson's, I mean, 85% of what we call your neuro-transmitters are made in your gut. And so neurotransmitters, they're the things that allow nerves to communicate. It's not all one big band, right? I mean, there's these heads at the end of the nerves and they need to send these chemical messengers across, but the other nerve to pick that up in a drag it across the signal to carry it down the body to wherever it's going, but we have 85% of your neuro-transmitters, those communicators are made inside of your. And if you have a dysbiosis or gut health issues, inflammation, bloat, whatever it is, you're lacking those neuro-transmitters. And so to an extreme degree, it can create things like MS, parkinson's other stuff. I mean, you look at your dopamine, serotonin dopamine, or lack of dopamine causes Parkinson's and that's made mostly in your gut. Wow. I did not know that. That is really scary. I know you're a personal trainer. Tell me about a success story.  One of my favorites and, all of  my current clients might get sick of me talking about it, but it's the greatest success we had because their starting point of dramatic. So I work with Lynn and Lynn was a client of mine. She came in to see me when she was 57 years old. And so she had just had a gastric sleeve done. They took up 76% of her stomach and she had this black hole. Yeah. And so it was, it was that the bariatric surgery, right. To wait. And I am entirely every sense against weight loss surgery every way. There's no justification for medically, scientifically speaking for it to be a thing ever, ever. I agree with you, people just take out everything today and I don't believe people know what they're doing when they do that. No, they really don't. And without going too much a rappel isn't the top of her gallbladder. So anyway, so she had her, her stomach part, part of it removed. And so this created a bunch of issues for her. Of course she couldn't eat. She was having gut health issues, whatever. Once you started with me at age 57, she was on 17 pills and a shot of insulin for breakfast. She was on nine more pills and insulin before bed. She had a C-PAP machine, high blood pressure, borderline cardiac. Uh, we call CHF congestive heart failure. She was on the disability list at work, but they had a fire drill and she's up on the 30 whatever floor. And she had to stand there and wait for the fire department to come and get her because she couldn't get down the stairs. Oh my God. I was aged 57. We started working together. Uh, this was actually early in my career by age 59, she was doing phenomenally. She was almost off all of her medications except for one, because of her surgery, no C-PAP or nothing and she was getting into weightlifting after the first, you know, eight months to a year now. So weightlifting is just, it's a fountain of youth. Lynn. I said you're 59. I said, you liked this weight lifting thing. I really like it like her dead lift was coming up this little lady at five foot, nothing 59 years old. And she was dead with, higher and higher weights, which we'll get to in a sec, I said, Hey, what do you, what do you feel about like entering your first power lifting competition? Right. And there's just, it's just squat bench and your deadlift, that's your powerlifting right. And she says, well, I don't know. I said it doesn't matter. It's a sign here. Perfect. So we signed on, but three months later, four months later, we drove up to Madison Hat's at three hours out of Calgary here. And so we got her up there and she did her first powerlifting competition. And she actually at age 59 broke her first ever world record. As a weightlifter and her division, she dead lifted at our all time peak. She ended up breaking like six world records, this woman who was on pills and insulin. And C-PAP the works after two years. And this is just the power of the body to heal itself. We treat it properly. She broke as a total, her career between 59 to 62 years old, she broke six world records. She holds something like seven nationals and two provincial records for her weight and age division in the raw powerlifting category, which is amazing... amazing. That is wicked cool. Oh my gosh. What a story? Holy cow. That is tremendous. Well that legacy got passed pass, like her kids, like her, her daughter got into weightlifting. Who's getting who then started adjusting her food who gave that to her daughter. So now her grandchildren are eating better and performing better because grandma's started something amazing. It didn't go well, I'm old, it's too late. She went, I need this. My body will still heal itself. I can recover. I can do it. And we got her on these programs and got her moving. And we'll shit before. Yeah, she's off all of her medications. She's breaking world records as a strength athlete in her late fifties. So it's never too late to change people. People always use the excuse. I'm like, no, no, no. You just gave me chills because so many people do the opposite. They impart bad habits into their children and their grandchildren, you know, the sugar and the snacks and the eating all day long and going to sleep with iPads and all that nonsense. And this woman. Put the bull by the horns in her late fifties, totally changed things up that often  her medication cured herself with your help of all of these ailments that she had and, and then breaks world records. That is freaking awesome. When you talk about habits, right. And how we pass these onto our children and our grandchildren, there's an old story. It's my favorite story. And a girl goes to her mom's house. Why don't we cut the ends off the ham. So she says, I dunno, your, your grandma did it. So she goes to her grandma she's she's asked her mum. She says, why do you cut out the ham? She goes i don't know, my grandma did it. Well, her great grandmother was still alive. She went to her and said, great grandma, why do you cut the ends out the hand? She goes, well, you know, back when I started in my early twenties, we didn't have a pan big enough. So we had to cut the ends off to fit. So we're doing all these things where we're moving, we're doing you're changing, making change in their lives and habits structures, just because somebody else did it. We don't ask why we're not the power of why. Why do we think we are, especially with the craziness that's going on in the world, we don't stop to ask why we're all a bunch of puppets. And we just do what we're told, ask why use your God-given brain and use some common sense and figure these things out. The people who are dictating this stuff are getting paid. They're getting paid. It's the food and drug administration, it's the big pharma. And it's like, they're the ones who are making all this information available. To make us believe things. And  their pockets that are getting lined. So is this exactly factual? And if you dig deep enough, it's not, we won't be too much of the rattle Hawks, you know, where we're kind of on gut health today, but there, there is a theory it's more spoken about in the conspiratorial atmosphere, but it's called the medical industrial complex.  And so if we actually look at medicine as an industry, sick people are revenue. War is profit, everything's profit. So if you actually trace back, when you can verify all these, you want to go and do your own digging critical thinking goes here. This is where it gets really interesting. Your food, Kellogg's all your branded stuff, your packaged stuff, Ramen, all, whatever you're eating, doesn't matter, it's all owned by the same couple of corporations, Pepsi, Coke. It's all owned by the same people. Apple or Microsoft or all the shareholders of these overarching companies are owned by the same people. It used to be a lot of it was Berkshire Hathaway, but now if you look at the top two for everything, it's Vanguard and it's BlackRock, the two companies who own basically the planet, they own your food, they own the new. They own the medicine medical school is paid for by pharmacy. 20% of it, 25, 20 6% is paid for by pharmaceutical companies who tell them what to learn, what studies they do, what medications treat, what in those. Who make the money. They produce the things that make you sick. They put the chemicals in your food. They sell you the medications. They sell you the hospitals. I take your tax dollars. I take everything. You can verify all this BlackRock and Vanguard are the two companies that own everything and this monopoly that makes you sick and keeps you here, that's the medical industrial complex. We are viewed as revenue, but a patient cure is it client loss to customer loss? Yep, absolutely. Absolutely. That's so that makes such sense. Love the way you sum that up. It all comes down to dollars and cents. That's it we're we're profit. We're cash cows. I mean, they it's so sad. It is. It is literally heart-wrenching to me to think that we've come to this kind of a place, but, but he's really fed GMO foods to rats and they'd grow tumors the size of their entire body, where it's just GMO based. We know GMO's are bad for us. They said, well, no, no, it's fine. It's fine. But we have the data. We have this, we have government studies and go to NCIB you can go wherever you want and you'll find information on it, but we're told something different. So it's so crazy. And it just, it really, it upsets me and it upsets me for like younger kids to who are never going to experience the freedoms that, that we did once growing up and be able to do things, but okay. Since we're in a heavy mode here, I'm going to ask my heavy question, so if you could eliminate one thing in this world, Josh, what would it be and why? One thing now on a food basis being of gut health, I would remove aspartame hands down unequivocally. I love that answer. Um, and it's known to be a neurotoxin. There've been reports coming out of the states, people who drink four liters of diet Coke a day presenting with MS where they just literally lose feeling in their hands and legs. And they come off a bit. Aspartame is poison and they come off as aspartame and they get back. That's my food answer. My other answer would be human greed, but it's, it's part of human nature. It's our sin nature. It's whatever you want to call it. But. A hundred percent. That's what we'll segue to is everything that we do if it's not for personal gain, right. The whole world collapses in on itself because of people chasing power and personal gain. And if we just did something we're generous, we just gave, we just worked with somebody else, did something for someone just out of the kindness of our hearts, everything. I mean, everything will be better. They've done studies just to show you what. They gave, different amounts of money to someone said, buy something for yourself with $5 up to a thousand dollars and buy something for yourself or $5 or for someone else, or $5 up to a thousand dollars. They hand this money, have them do these things. Now the self-reporting system, when they thought back about that deed or what they did or what they bought people who bought a $5 coffee for someone are happier than somebody who bought a thousand dollar item for themselves. Yep. Power of giving those far beyond just the little things it's chemical, it's hormonal, it's in our nature. We're made for that. Don't give themselves the chance to experience that because by far when you do and you get hooked on that, like a drug of choice because  that high of giving and feeling good about yourself is priceless. It really is. It's amazing. Tell everybody where they can get ahold of you and JoshDech Fitness. Well, if people want to get ahold of me, you can definitely get ahold of me on my website. That's Joshdech.com, DECH. And we also started a Facebook group a couple of weeks ago, which is of course entirely free, always will be. And the entire idea behind this Facebook group is to create a space where people come in and learn. I've been part of these keto groups and weight loss groups where people just. It's unfortunate because if you don't know an answer, you ask a question you get made fun of for it. And we're absolutely not this is a space where the group members are here to teach. They're here to learn. And the group it's actually quite a long name.. But you can look up Restoring Strength and Vitality for Men and Women, age 30 to 60 is health and fitness, restoring strength and vitality for men and women. And what we're doing is we're educating, we're doing lives every Friday. We're taking questions from our group members. We don't just create content because I think you should learn this. We see what's going on. We talk to you. We ask questions, we take polls and pick a topic and we teach because I want people to get out of this medical industrial complex, into a space they can learn and understand and critically think for themselves, heal their bodies from within and do what they need to do to get better because medicine is way too complicated. Now we have all these issues. We were playing catch up all the time. We're creating problems. And then creating medications to band-aid these problems will not the medication caused problems. So he's another medication for the problem caused by a medication it's crazy. And we just, we want to help. We want to spread the message we want to help people think critically and holistic and functional spaces and heal their bodies. So if you can find me @joshdech.com, where you can get to that health and fitness, restoring strength and vitality for men and women, age 30 to 60, I know it's a, quite a mouthful. It's all for SEO purposes.  I know. I come to, and it's much easier to name a child than it is to find a website name. I will link that, that name in the notes. So hopefully people, if they would, you know, access that they can find it easy. And, I love you have the word vitality in there. That's so awesome.  I thank you so much. I'm so big into gut health, and I think it vitally important out there and the breathing and all the things we talk about. They're overlooked in general, people know about, fried foods and things like that but I think people are really missing that link between breath and gut health. So thank you for sharing your wisdom today and your story. We greatly appreciate that. And then especially about your client. No wonder you do bragging rights on her. I mean, that is just phenomenally cool. But yeah, we, we appreciate you being here today and I want all of our listeners to remember life has no remote, get up and change it yourself. It's been a pleasure, Caroline. Thank you.

(2000 - 2021) Purell, that mermaid tucked beneath a layer of trash in the Long Island Sound, the owner of the Michelin-star underwater restaurant "Mike's", and also the collector of human detritus, died in her restaurant last night while celebrating her success with her family. Despite enduring trans-continental commutes during her college years and mermaid-biases throughout her career, Pearl grew to become a businessmermaid and inspiration to her entire species and community. Her funeral will be held with scuba gear in the Long Island Sound, and if ya can't make it - just tune into Dolph Lundren's station. Or Jerry FishFins. Or Ricky ManArms. Or Neptune's podcast "SeaTimeTalk". WHITNEY DILLON as Pearl & Cheryl WILL KOLLER as Aquafur & Neptune & Ricky ManArms JOHN GOODMAN as Devil & Dolph Lundren & Jerry FishFins DAN KUAN PEEPLES as God & Mike & Mark the Monkfish theme song by AARON SHAPIRO an ELEVATOR pod

Welcome to You Already Know, the podcast with jokes about news you already know. My name is James Creviston and I am a comedian in Los Angeles. Here are this weeks news jokes.A New Jersey high school teacher who called a student a "loser" in a Facebook post has had her teaching license suspended for two years. She is the loser of her job.Researchers say complaints and "humble-brags" about being too busy or overworked have replaced stories about vacations and skipping out of work for a round of golf or a ballgame as ways of signaling social status. I wanted to give you a punch line for this story but I couldn't get away from work.Researchers at George Mason University have created a synthetic version of an antimicrobial compound using a substance in Komodo dragon blood. It's also the same thing that is inside Purell.Scientists have created a device that can pull drinking water from the air using only the power of sunlight. God has created something similar, it's called a cloud.A recents study has found that clean eating is a “ticking timebomb” that could leave young people with weak bones. The study also went on to say that the McRib is back.These are the jokes for April 18, 2017. I'm James Creviston and this is You Already Know.

This week, Lisa and Aimee consider the years they spent freaking out about germs before the COVID pandemic had everyone stockpiling Purell, and how their behavior—and their rationalizations of it—has changed in the past year. They're joined by A.J. Jacobs, who's written about overcoming his own germaphobia, and who offers all sorts of insights into how we can all be less consumed by germs in our daily lives. Like the show? Send us a note at anxiously@tabletmag.com. Follow us on Instagram @anxiouslypod and on Twitter @anxiouslypod. Our theme music is by Low Cut Connie. Check out all of Tablet's podcasts at tabletmag.com/podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode we talk about the one year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. We also discuss decorating home offices, sensitive butts, and whether or not people are still panic buying.One year later, Americans still ‘panic-buying'Follow the podcast:IG: @ARecentStudyPodTwitter: @ARecentStudyPodFollow Robert:IG: @RobertBarbosa03Twitter: @RobertBarbosa03

Episode 5:  Host Jim Ray interviews Dr. Carla Childers, Associate Professor of Marketing.  They discuss how companies are adapting their marketing strategies and tactics, in a post-COVID business environment.  The consumer buying habits have changed and may not return to “normal.”  What are some of the issues marketers should consider?  Let's find out, in this episode. Dr. Childers teaches the undergraduate Principles of Marketing and various classes for the MBA and Executive MBA programs.  Recently, she's developed two courses in digital marketing for Bellarmine's Rubel School of Business. Dr. Childers gave a presentation on Adaptive Marketing to the American Marketing Association (AMA) in October, 2020.  She's been an advisor to the AMA for many years.  After 10 years as an advisor, she was invited to join the Counsel of the AMA.  She's co-hosted the national conferences for several years.  The organization brings together faculty, professionals and students to promote marketing, various related topics and trends. COVID Has Impacted Everything Consumer expectations and habits have changed, requiring marketers to adapt as well. The user experience (“UX”) may be significantly different for your clients and prospective clients.  Lockdowns, consumer fears about safe interactions, buying habits and many other issues are now different than they were in early 2020. A recent survey divided the results of the focus on consumer behavior, how it's shifted and what we can expect into 3 categories: Consumers miss socializing and interactions. This has lead people to be a bit more risk-tolerant to meet the need for socialization. Vaccines may help to increase the risk-tolerance as people become more comfortable. Economic recovery will begin once more engagement begins to take place. Some industries and business have been able to thrive during the pandemic.  Obviously, others have struggled to stay viable.  According to Dr. Childers, until we've progressed through all three of these category phases, it's going to continue to be difficult.  Will We Ever Return to Normal? People what to return to “the norm.”  Nonetheless, some changes and habits are now going to be long-lasting (i.e. social distancing concerns).  Even as vaccines are being distributed and administered, it's going to take time.  During that time, consumers are going to have their fears, concerns and habits re-enforced, making it more difficult to completely shift away from our new paradigms. The 4 Ps of Marketing As we continue our discussion, let's approach it using the 4 Ps of Marketing (Product, Place, Price and Promotion).  As consumer behavior shifts, themes of reassurance and insurance will be key to effective messaging.  This is about the safety of your products and your company's store-front.  This expectation of safety applies to B2C and the B2B models. Promotions, new product designs and pricing will all be developed to provide that assurance and insurance of safety.  Businesses will need to assess their existing supply chains to ensure a consistent level of support can be maintained.  Many of those systems were disrupted by the COVID pandemic. Promotion - Changes to Messaging and Tone Media and marketing communications will focus on the steps the company has taken to ensure safety.  The travel industry is already heavily focused on sanitation and cleanliness.  The objective is to convey, “It's okay to use our products and services.”  Social media is incredibly influential in changing consumer behavior.  How information is communicated, or miscommunicated, will continue to impact the market.  Both the government and businesses need to be mindful of the information they are putting on social media and how that information might be interpreted. Product – The Rise of the Maker Culture Due to the supply chain interruptions, the accelerated growth of the “Maker Culture” has surged during the pandemic.  Dr. Childer's favorite example is a result of a shortage of yeast.  Because stores were running low, more households began making bread at home.  This caused a secondary shortage of yeast.  Consumers even shifted buying habits to other substitute products such as a gluten-free brand of bread.  Furniture retailers have experienced inventory and supply chain disruptions.  Some people began making furniture at home. Masks were in very short supply as soon as the panic set in.  This lead to a cottage industry of mask-makers.  They quickly discovered they could sell these products on Etsy, Facebook and other platforms. The further rise of the DIY produce makers has spawned competitors to other businesses which may never have worried about that segment in the past. Kentucky Distillers quickly realized they could generate an additional revenue stream by producing various sanitizers.  If you're a buy-local advocate, you may be more interested in this alternative substitute rather than Purell or another national brand.  This case is a perfect example of adaptive marketing. Price – Innovation Can Drive Margin As producers launch innovative products to cope with the pandemic-related concerns, there may be an opportunity to increase margins.  Dr. Childers mentions a hoodie with a built-in face mask.  While the innovation addresses the need for safety, because it's a unique product, the adaptation may be able to support a higher price point in the market. Restaurants are absolutely looking at ways to maintain revenue streams and profit.  Many have realized the need to alter menu selections, but there's another trend that's resurfaced due to the COVID fears.  People are interested in family meal deals.  Savvy restaurants are adapting to this trend and adjusting prices accordingly.  Now, instead of getting one or two meals, they are increasing their offerings so they provide a meal, safely packaged and delivered curbside, for the entire household.  Many of the sides and desserts can provide a higher margin, when included as part of the meal. Place – Where Will You Conduct Business? One of the adaptations companies are implementing is the need to develop ways to deliver via online purchasing and curbside delivery.  This change may enable you to eventually reduce the overall footprint of your location (assuming you can alter potential contractual obligations).  COVID testing is already being done in a drive-through environment.  What other types of services might be able to adapt to a similar means of delivery?  Grocery stores are already doing it fairly well. As employees and managers begin to adapt to work at home environments, we may no longer need large office spaces. This opens up the opportunity for smaller start-ups, which couldn't afford an elaborate store front or office. With more time (absent 30-90 minutes commuting), entrepreneurial minded people may have more time to devote to a side-interest or venture.  The growth of the gig economy will continue, as a result.  Consumer Behavior Has Always Been About Value As marketers incorporate “value-based messaging they are going to appeal to the shifting consumer behaviors.  It involves message and tone.  It's proven in the product offering and how those products are priced in the market.  Value is also established by the way businesses promise to save time for the consumer via e-commerce and curbside delivery.  All of this returns to the need to reinforce consumer's desire for reassurance and insurance. Customer satisfaction is no longer enough.  Consumers are interested in a company's culture and their user experience when interacting with the company.  It's about the value the customer leaves with, once the transaction is complete. While most of this discussion has focused on the consumer, marketers also need to be mindful of the various external factors also exerting influence on the marketplace.  These will all be important as we move forward into 2021 and beyond.  Unfortunately, these are uncontrollable: Competition Technology Political and Legal Social, Cultural and Demographic Economic Many of these factors can quickly change the business environment.  It's imperative that we constantly listen and identify cues from our various efforts to understand the risks and opportunities ahead. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed during the Bellarmine on Business podcast do not necessarily reflect those of Bellarmine University, its administration or the faculty at large.  The episodes are designed to be insightful, thought-provoking and entertaining.   THE MONTHLY FORECAST: Upcoming Events 2/06/21 – Bellarmine's 3rd Tedx event.  The topic is “What on Earth?” and will be streamed live on YouTube.  Click here for more information about the event. 2/23/21 – Dean's Executive Speaker Series (virtual).  Representatives from Louisville's El Toro, an adtech company, will discuss the Success of the Modern Work Environment.  Click here to register for the event. 3/16/21 – Dean's Executive Speaker Series (virtual).  Scott Colosi, former President of Texas Roadhouse, will discuss his journey and moving up through the organization.  He'll also provide 10 tips for recent graduates to help them succeed.  Click here to register for the event. 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A Birthday Throwback to a funny and uplifting episode from quarantine.  Me and cousin Ed give an update on Rona my new rescue dog and pay “Roast in Peace” tribute to legendary Miami Dolphins football coach Don Shula. Then country music star Brad Paisley calls in for a candid and ball busting conversation about songwriting and life. We even take turns playing our new songs while roasting each other.   As a finale, the CEO of Purell (played by Henry Zebrowski) calls in to tell us how much money he's making.   Life is hard. Let's get through it together.     Make sure to rate, review, subscribe and give us your feedback @thickskinwithjeffross and follow us on instagram @therealjeffreyross @eddietunes    Also make sure to check out Brad's charity The Store at thestore.org, and follow Brad Paisley on Instagram @bradpaisley and Henry Zebrowski @drfantasy   Additional Material: Ed Larson

#012: Next episode is with the great Jeffrey Pease, MBA of Message Mechanics, who Steve worked with back in the Great Recession. “We're not going to run an economy on Netflix and Purell”, but now is now is the time to help, not sell. So consider this the off-season where you get ready to win again when games resume.One of the most brilliant messaging experts we know, we had a hard time limiting the discussion with Jeffrey.https://www.verblio.com/The Verblio Show is your weekly cocktail of content marketing fun and fruitful conversation. Hear the full interview with Verblio's CEO Steve Pockross and talk with more marketers, digital agencies, and an assortment of thought leaders anywhere you get your podcasts!

This week The Neighbors Upstairs have a conversation with up and coming comedian Natan Badalov! Natan talks about what it's like for a comedian during the pandemic and gives us a glimpse of his Bukharian culture. We also talk about Jenny Slate stepping down from her role in Big Mouth and casting in Hollywood.TwitterThe Neighbors Upstairs: https://twitter.com/TNUpstairsNeighbor on the Left: https://twitter.com/neighborotlNeighbor on the Right: https://twitter.com/neighborotrSupport the show

Episode 46 - This week we talk to a proper legend... Kristina Placko. Kristina is a New Zealand Guide, Author, South Island Pub guide and is also very active in getting people involved in flyfishing with a very easy natural approach that encourages all walks to give the Murphy stick a go. We chat to Kristina about the very varied part of the world that she guides which is out of Canterbury NZ We also have our very first guest host Nic Stewart who has also been a stellar guest on the show. Nic came on to make it easy on 2 Qld fly fishermen to understand the complexities of Trout fishing. This show is brought to you by Purell hand sanitizer.... the perfect addition to your glove box when you advise someone that dogs are not allowed in a wildlife sanctuary. Be sure to checkout Kristina's website www.straysouthnz.com and also Stray South on facebook and Instagram

Amazon Business have launched a special webpage on Amazon.com that lists COVID-19 related health products for sale such as masks, gloves, thermometers and hand sanitizer. So far as of today there are only a little over a hundred product listings, many by major brands like Purell, and many products are out of stock. Earlier in the beginning of the pandemic, Amazon has suspended thousands of listings that could be related to the virus trying to … Continue reading "#7 Amazon Launches COVID-19 Store"

A funny and uplifting episode from quarantine.  Me and cousin Ed give an update on Rona my new rescue dog and pay “Roast in Peace” tribute to legendary Miami Dolphins football coach Don Shula. Then country music star Brad Paisley calls in for a candid and ball busting conversation about songwriting and life. We even take turns playing our new songs while roasting each other.   As a finale, the CEO of Purell (played by Henry Zebrowski) calls in to tell us how much money he's making.   Life is hard. Let's get through it together.     Make sure to rate, review, subscribe and give us your feedback @thickskinwithjeffross and follow us on instagram @therealjeffreyross @eddietunes    Also make sure to check out Brad's charity The Store at thestore.org, and follow Brad Paisley on Instagram @bradpaisley and Henry Zebrowski @drfantasy   Additional Material: Ed Larson

What's at Stake for Congress During the Pandemic (0:31)Guest: James Curry, PhD, Professor of Political Science, University of UtahCongress is trying to pass another stimulus bill this week allocating more money for loans to small businesses suffering in the pandemic. But both the House and Senate are operating with a skeleton crew in Washington. Most members of Congress are back in their home districts trying to keep constituents happy and preparing their re-election campaigns. Lessons From a Former Secret Service Agent (16:56)Guest: Evy Poumpouras, Former Secret Service Agent and Author of Becoming BulletproofAnywhere the president goes, they go. You see them standing stone-faced in dark suits and ties, sometimes talking into their sleeve cuffs. The US Secret Service are iconic. They're also mostly male. But Evy Poumpouras had the job for 12 years. She protected President Clinton, both Presidents Bush and President Obama, plus members of their families. She also worked as an interrogator for the intelligence arm of the Secret Service. Her new book is part-memoir, part-instruction manual. It's called “Becoming Bulletproof.” Taking Pictures for Social Media Makes an Experience Less Enjoyable (38:06)Guest: Alixandra Barasch, Professor of Marketing, New York UniversityIn these days when museums and national parks and travel destinations are closed, social media feeds are filled with images that are closer to home. Why are snapping that pic of your pet, your kid, your dinner? Is it to share with a loved one? Or because it'll look great on your Instagram feed? Or just because you want to remember the moment? Why Sometimes We Just Don't Want to Know the Truth (50:39)Guest: David Hagmann, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.This last month, I have intentionally avoided looking at how my retirement funds are doing. If I don't look, I don't have to feel bummed out by the big losses, even though knowing the truth might help me make better investment decisions. “Active ignorance” is what Harvard researcher David Hagmann calls this. And it's pretty common – though what kinds of information we choose to avoid differs from person to person. Learn to Make Sourdough From a Starter and Help Solve a Scientific Mystery (1:03:35)Guest: Rob Dunn, Professor of Ecology and Evolution and Director of the Public Science Lab, NC State University; Co-Founder of the Wild Sourdough ProjectThe pandemic has spawned a new fascination with bread making – maybe because bakeries are closed? Or because people are stuck at home with time on their hands? At any rate, yeast sold out in stores right along with toilet paper and Purell. But you don't need to buy yeast. With flour, water and patience, you can cultivate the microbes that cause bread to rise. It's called a sourdough starter and exactly how is works is a scientific mystery that the Public Science Lab at North Carolina State University is trying to solve. They're asking people to document their sourdough starters and submit the data to the Wild Sourdough project. 7th Inning Stretch Continues Without Baseball (1:19:58)Guest: Josh Kantor, Boston Red Sox OrganistToday the Boston Red Sox were supposed to be hosting the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park and Josh Kantor was supposed to be at the stadium organ, where he's been for every Red Sox game since 2003. But none of that is happening right now because of the pandemic. So Kantor has started hosting daily concerts from his home, live on Facebook: taking requests from fans on Twitter as he's done for years.

Do you think the face masks, gloves, and Purell are your safeguards against Covid19? Think again. On today's episode, Doctor of Integrative Health, Aristotle Econonmou of Beverly Hills speaks to where immune strength comes from and what you can do to protect yourself in these unprecedented times even if a mandatory vaccination becomes a reality.

Hour 3 of A&G features our Purell'd perspective on the latest Coronavirus, including perspective on re-opening society. And, of course, the Tiger King!

Like talking about another person — Changed so much — Some of the changes — Music — Listening to it — Odyssey through the history of recorded music — Writing my own — Discovery of Norm Macdonald — New discoveries in the area of comedy — Tough audience — Seinfeld — Checking out some tweets — David Lynch on the passing of Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki — Stanley Kubrick's The Shining — The Exorcist — INLAND EMPIRE, Wild at Heart, Twin Peaks season 3 — “Major haircut at Philadelphia Orchestra” — Video message from Edward James Olmos — The people we actually depend on to stay alive — A brilliant aspect of Norm's coronavirus stand-up and the bat song — Comedy that helps — 9/11 — Morbid seriousness — Wrong steps — Sense of perspective — Funny but also informative — Purell hand sanitiser — Perfect last couple of lines — “Bless your heart” — Mr. Olmos on Miami Vice and Battlestar Galactica — Creative control

Empty grocery store shelves, Purell selling at $100 a bottle, and handwashing that would make any mother proud. Uncertainty about coronavirus dominates daily lives today all around the globe. But along with the many unknowns come solid reasons for hope, if the right steps are taken immediately. Acclaimed health expert Laurie Garrett argues that the window to mitigate the pandemic's effect is closing, but there is still much governments and individuals can do to curb the impact. Subscribe to the GZERO World with Ian Bremmer Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast platform, to receive new episodes as soon as they're published.

Today's episode features an audio recording of a LinkedIn Live Video Broadcast of a LIVE show, Simply Tech LIVE , that my co-host Ali Mazaheri, and I host at the Microsoft Technology Center in Irvine, and now virtually for the time being. The mission of the LIVE Broadcast is to focus on the evolving landscape of technology through the lens of Microsoft focus areas, our partner ecosystem, and our customers.The LIVE discussion features Kevin Orbaker, Chief Technology Architect at the Microsoft Technology Center in Irvine, and we talk specifically about why, It's never been a more important time to utilize technology to quantify and augment behavior that can enhance operational efficiency - and more recently, this could mean reduction of both highly-preventable infections and spread of disease.A very relevant topic in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we talk about a real life solution hosted with Microsoft IoT and data service technologies. PURELL SMARTLINK, a set of technology solutions from GOJO (inventor of Purell), and how this solution, on Microsoft's cloud Azure, streamlines the hand sanitization process with motion sensors, internet-connected dispensers and a cloud platform that collects and analyzes data.The CDC claims that hand-washing reduces incidents of common ailments by nearly 60 percent in some cases., and quantifying behavior is a critical component to augmenting behavior.We talk through the following in the chat:1) Overview of a LIVE demo of the hand sanitization process - internet-connected dispensers with data analysis in the cloud2) Motion sensor use cases and other data input feeds for better patient care and operational efficiency3) Additional IoT use cases and solutions that exist today in Azure, complexities of IoT, and IIot and industrial applications4) Lastly we talk about World Down Syndrome Day, with is March 21st, the importance of awareness around down syndrome, we talk about challenges of raising kids with disabilities, and what parents have learned from it, and how technology is aiding in these areasThanks for listening:How to reach Kevin:LinkedINGitHubTwitterHow to watch Simply Tech LIVESimply Tech LIVE | LInkedIn LIVE On-demand FeedLinkedIn PageResources:Handwashing: Clean Hands Save Lives2016 IoT Attack: MiraiMicrosoft Technology CentersSeeing AI: An app for visually impaired people that narrates the world around youAI Powered Agriculture | Microsoft FarmBeatsSwiftKey: Autocorrect that actually worksHow GOJO Industries, inventor of PURELL Hand Sanitizer, helps hospitals monitor hand hygiene with secure IoT dispensersCoronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | How to protect yourselfHow Microsoft is helping make hospitals cleanerLearn more at www.thedatabinge.comConnect with Derek on LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter

Ep 14 7 Tips for Teaching Writing During Co-vid 19 Teaching online   I didn't plan on talking about this today. This will probably be my shortest podcast ever.    I was actually supposed to release my podcast about freewriting, but then everyone bought all the toilet paper and Purell, and now we're all teaching from home.   So, today I just want to talk about some easy things you can give students to do that requires no photocopying or learning Google Classroom or Canvas LMS.  Although I have lots of videos on my webpage, TPT and Instagram about Canvas, if you need them.   First of all, keep it simple. If you have to get some things together for your kiddos, keep  them simple.  Let students practice what they already know how to do. No new content.  Give them something to do that provides choice. For example,ask students to choose a book to read and write a paragraph recommending it to a friend or another way to demonstrate reading. It can be an online book if they have no access to books, but to their phone if they have WiFi. Here is a blog post on One-Pagers from the Cult of Pedagogy. If you don't have a way to deliver curriculum, like Google Classroom or Canvas, see if school can give you a way to do a mass email to parents and students. If you have parents signed up for Remind101, you can use that.  For writing practice, students can write a story. Any story. You can give them a picture or image to start with and let them write about it. Remind students that capitalization and punctuation still matter. For those kids without internet, they can hand write stories in their journals. Their parents can take a picture and email it to you.  Here's another idea. What if your student pretended they were a character in the book they are reading. A new character of their own creation or one that's already in the story. They could write their own version of how they would interact with the other characters. This could be in a diary format, story format, a letter to another character in the story, or some idea the student comes up with.  Whatever you end up giving your students, remember that any practice reading and writing will help them.  Even if they aren't getting direct instruction every day or learning new content, they will still learn. They will still be learning from what they read. Empathy for others, problem solving and knowing they aren't the only person who feels awkward or different - this is what stories teach them. If they read non-fiction - they'll learn information that can widen their background knowledge about the world.   If you feel overwhelmed by all of this, reach out to other teachers, either from your own school or on Instagram, Facebook or email. I'll leave my links for all of those things in the show notes below.  Take some time for yourself and your family. Write a little more. Read a little more. Walk around in nature, if you can.    Well until next Sunday, stay healthy. Stay safe and enjoy your extra time with your family.   Bye for now and happy Writing!   Need help? Reach out to me at:   Teach2Write.com/blog Teach2Write, LLC Facebook Page @teach2write on Instagram Email: kathieharsch@teach2write.com   Start Write Now Guide teaches my top four writing strategies as well as the intended audience strategy - also included are PowerPoint presentation and a rubric for assessment.   Music provided: Come Inside by Snowflake (c) copyright 2019 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/59564 Ft: Starfrosch, Jerry Spoon, Kara Square, spinningmerkaba

THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR MARCH 06, 2020 Bottles of Purell hand sanitizer are selling for $149. Today's podcast discusses unsurprising and surprising effects of the coronavirus epidemic around the world, then explores a fascinating study of "terror management theory" and its significance for believers today. ABOUT THE DENISON FORUM The Daily Article is a daily biblical commentary on the news of the day by Dr. Jim Denison. To learn more about the Denison Forum, visit DenisonForum.org or email us at comments@denisonforum.org.

Jason's Mom gets a cleaning service Cleaning standards ; Little Chickens are scare; Purell doesn't kill disease; the Coronavirus scare; Vanessa Bryant makes a statement on Instagram

Description: Pathogens are notorious for not respecting national borders, or species borders, or personal borders. Vigilance, vaccines and Purell can do a lot to protect you, at home and when traveling. Guest:   Elizabeth Talbot, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease, Attending Physician Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. Consultant to the CDC, New Hampshire Department of Public Health.

What's hidden in the most haunted house in America? - Will you see a ghostly apparition dragged down by chains? Are you going to be completely alone but still feel someone touching your shoulder? Or are you going to touch something liquidy and oozy and totally regret it? Most likely yes to the last one… so bring Purell...