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Website traffic is falling across the board, and it's tempting to read that as a marketing problem. It usually isn't. AI summaries now answer the generic top of funnel questions people used to click into your site to answer, so the casual browsers never arrive. The visitors who do show up are the ones already deciding whether you're a fit. That changes what a manufacturing website is for. A list of machines, materials, and certifications was fine when buyers were willing to dig. Now they want a specific answer to a specific question, and if your site makes them hunt for it, they'll go back to Google or ChatGPT and get an answer from a source you don't control. We talk with John Greeley of Navu about what shops should actually do about it, and a lot of it isn't what you'd expect. Old content that used to sit harmlessly on your site is now working against you, because LLMs read your whole site at once and stop citing you when they find pages that disagree with each other. Less content with more depth beats the old habit of publishing a page for every possible search term. The other half of this is labor. The questions landing in your info inbox are usually answered somewhere on your site already, and they're pulling SMEs and owners off the work that actually moves the business. John walks through a real buyer journey where the ninth question was a technical spec buried on page 193 of a PDF, and the tenth was how to talk to sales. Nobody on that team spent a minute on it until the lead was qualified. Brooke also joins us in the host seat for the first time and gives the Gen Z read on all of it, which mostly comes down to letting people find what they need before anyone tries to sell them something. What's Covered in this Episode (0:00) Brooke steps into the host seat, and John introduces Navu (6:38) Take your shop to the next level with DN Solutions (7:50) What a single line of JavaScript can tell you about visitor behavior (10:35) About 37% of users who eventually convert used the chat along the way (11:42) Why traffic is down but conversions aren't (13:26) How LLMs read your entire site at once and punish conflicting answers (16:17) Less content, more depth, and a ruthless pruning habit (17:35) Your site's unanswered questions as a canary in the coal mine (20:14) What buyers actually asked Mike when Hill rebuilt its site (22:15) Why the old pop up chatbots earned their bad reputation (24:42) More than 60% of buyers now start their research in a chat interface (26:16) Turning AI buzzwords into outcomes at the IMTS Industrial AI Conference (27:04) Labor savings is how most customers justify the spend internally (28:50) The landing page listings and a conversation about instant gratification (32:12) Quote response time as the number one factor in winning or losing work (35:13) The real user journey and the questions that you see (38:30) Brooke on why her generation would rather research than call (42:27) Salespeople querying the site mid call instead of chasing down an SME (44:31) Kennametal's Next Level Shop at IMTS 2026 (45:34) Get started and build a custom demo at navu.co/makingchips Resources Mentioned DN Solutions IMTS Industrial AI Conference, Wednesday September 16, South Building Check out the Kennametal booth at IMTS 2026, the Next Level Shop, booth 431800 in the West Building, level 3 Connect with John Greeley Email John Greeley: john@navu.co Navu Connect with MakingChips MakingChips.com On Facebook On LinkedIn On Instagram On Twitter On YouTube
There are meetings happening in your organisation that you are not in. They take place in corridors, car parks, over lunch and in WhatsApp groups you do not know exist. In these conversations you would find out exactly what the staff think of the culture you have shaped and environment in which they work. Most leaders believe they have created psychological safety but the research shows there is usually a gap between the leaders perception and the reality their staff experience. In this episode James Rule explores that gap, asks the uncomfortable questions every leader should ask themselves to identify it and shares the key step every leader can take to establish psychological safety.KEY TAKEAWAYSWhy the warning signs of a lack of psychological safety have become largely invisible in hybrid and remote working environments. Three practical tests for a leader to establish if psychological safety truly exists in their team.The single most powerful thing you can do to truly establish psychological safety in your culture. Accelerate your growth and development with The Lonely Leader Academy If you want to work through some of these areas in more depth, to accelerate your learning and access tools, tactics and tips to drive performance and enhance fulfilment then check out The Lonely Leader Academy: https://tll.academy/RELATED EPISODES FROM THE ARCHIVEEpisode 22 - Creating psychological safety in a teamEpisode 35 - Leading a Hybrid TeamEpisode 12 - Eight Steps to a Quality CultureENJOYED THE EPISODE?James works with senior leaders, CEOs, and founders who want to perform at the highest level without losing what matters most in the process. If this conversation has prompted something for you professionally or personally James would genuinely love to hear from you.You can reach him directly via LinkedIn or through the website below. Everything shared is in complete confidence.ABOUT THE HOST James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance. CONNECT & CONTACT The Lonely Leader Academy: The Lonely Leaderwww.thelonelyleader.co.ukThe Lonely Leader's LinkedIn James' LinkedInInstagramhello@thelonelyleader.co.uk THIS SHOW WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LONELY LEADER MEDIA NEWSLETTERSign Up to The Leadership Accelerator Newsletter for advice, inspiration and ideas, you'll also receive James' Top 10 Tips for Combating Your Fear of Public Speaking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Recorded underground at the University of Arizona's San Javier Underground Mining Laboratory during the 48th Annual Intercollegiate Mining Games, this episode of Mining Minds features Robbie Yordt, a systems engineering student building a path into mining engineering. Robbie grew up in San Diego with a love for the outdoors, Scouts and hands-on learning. He entered college interested in aerospace and mechanical engineering, but an invitation to an SME student meeting - and the welcoming mining community he found there - changed the direction of his education and career. He shares what attracted him to mining, including the people, the scale of the work and the industry's commitment to safety. Robbie also explains his student-operations role at San Javier, his crushed-stone internship experience in Southern California and his upcoming underground engineering internship with Redpath at South32's Hermosa project. IN THIS EPISODE · How SME and MineXchange introduced Robbie to the mining industry · Why exposure can matter more than experience for the next generation · The importance of authentic mining outreach and storytelling · Hands-on student learning inside the San Javier underground laboratory · What systems engineering can contribute to mining operations and equipment · Robbie's goals for a career built around good people, meaningful work and time outdoors YouTube- https://youtu.be/qza7xFpIKNU EPISODE SPONSORS Safety First Training & Consulting - https://safetyfirstelko.com Walsh Reclamation, Inc. - https://walshreclamationinc.com Motor Mission Machine & Radiator - https://www.motormission.com Learn more about Mining Minds and explore additional episodes at https://miningmindsllc.com. Content advisory: This episode contains explicit language. Listener discretion is advised. Chapter titles and short notes 00:00 Cold Open: Learning Through Failure Robbie discusses making mistakes safely while gaining hands-on experience. 01:45 Meet Robbie Yordt Meet the systems engineering student building his future in mining engineering. 03:09 San Diego Roots and the Outdoors Robbie shares how Scouts, camping and outdoor leadership shaped his interests. 06:02 From Aerospace to Mining An SME student meeting and MineXchange changed Robbie's career direction. 08:21 Mining's People, Scale and Safety The camaraderie, equipment and safety culture that attracted Robbie to mining. 15:36 Reaching the Next Generation Why students need accessible opportunities to explore mining at their own pace. 17:04 Marketing Mining Authentically Using real people, images and stories to introduce mining without forcing the message. 23:25 Internships and the Hermosa Project Robbie discusses crushed-stone operations and his upcoming Redpath internship. 25:54 Student Operations at San Javier Hands-on learning, student access and underground projects at the laboratory. 31:26 Systems Engineering and Robbie's Future Robbie explains systems engineering and shares his equipment interests and career goals.
Stephen Grootes speaks to Bulelani Balabala, Business Speaker, Media Contributor and Township Entrepreneur at TEA, about why winning a customer is only the beginning; and what small businesses can do to improve customer service, maintain quality, create great experiences, and turn first-time buyers into loyal repeat customers. The Money Show is a podcast hosted by well-known journalist and radio presenter, Stephen Grootes. He explores the latest economic trends, business developments, investment opportunities, and personal finance strategies. Each episode features engaging conversations with top newsmakers, industry experts, financial advisors, entrepreneurs, and politicians, offering you thought-provoking insights to navigate the ever-changing financial landscape. Thank you for listening to a podcast from The Money Show Listen live Primedia+ weekdays from 18:00 and 20:00 (SA Time) to The Money Show with Stephen Grootes broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from the show, go to https://buff.ly/7QpH0jY or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/PlhvUVe Subscribe to The Money Show Daily Newsletter and the Weekly Business Wrap here https://buff.ly/v5mfetc The Money Show is brought to you by Absa Follow us on social media 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/Radio702 CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Send us Fan MailIn the latest episode of the Exit Insights Podcast, Darryl Bates-Brownsword is joined by Kevin Harrington to discuss one of the biggest questions every business owner should ask themselves:"Will my business provide the retirement I've worked so hard for?"For many business owners, their business is their pension.Yet surprisingly few know what it's actually worth—or whether that value will be enough to support the next stage of their life.Understanding your business valuation isn't just about preparing to sell. It's about giving yourself the time to strengthen your business, improve its attractiveness to buyers and create more options for your future.Listen in as we discuss:
Opozičná strana Jabloko dostala v Rusku zákaz zúčastniť sa na septembrových parlamentných volieb. Vraj v kampani porušovala ľudské práva. To aspoň tvrdí nacionalistická strana Vlasť, ktorá požiadala o jej vyradenie. Rusko tak prichádza o ďalší z mála opozičných subjektov, ktoré ešte fungujú na politickej scéne. Aké sú reálne dôvody za koncom Jabloka, prečo s ním doteraz nemal režim problém a k čomu sú vôbec parlamentné voľby v krajine, ktorá nefunguje demokraticky a všetko riadi už 26 rokov jeden človek? Eva Frantová sa v podcaste Dobré ráno pýta Jiřího Justa, publicistu, politológa a novinára, ktorý dlhodobo žije v Rusku. Zdroje zvukov: CT24, TA3 Odporúčanie Konečne teploty klesli na únosnejšie čísla, a ak nemáte večerný program na najbližšie dni, skúste si vybrať niektoré z letných kín v okolí. Ja sa chystám v nedeľu na film Pred úsvitom, ale možností je neskutočne veľa azda v každom jednom meste. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Malebná dedinka na Záhorí s takmer 1100 obyvateľmi. Aj tak by sa dala opísať Petrova Ves. Obec, v ktorej by mali v blízkej budúcnosti vyrásť veterné elektrárne. Samozrejme, ak projekt prejde posúdením vplyvov na životné prostredie a získa súhlasné stanovisko. Časť miestnych však s niečím podobným vehementne nesúhlasí. V lokálnom podniku či v obchode sa hovorí najmä o tom, ako turbíny ublížia vtáctvu, vode, pôde a ako ľudia nebudú môcť pre infrazvuk spávať. Čo za projekt sa to v Petrovej Vsi vlastne chystá, v akom je štádiu, a kde vznikajú všetky tieto obavy Petrovčanov a kto komunikuje celú vec chabo? Štát či samotná obec? Eva Frantová sa v podcaste Dobré ráno pýta Mareka Moravčíka z domácej redakcie denníka SME, ktorý Petrovu Ves spolu s kolegom Martinom Mlynárom navštívil osobne. Zdroje zvukov: SME Odporúčanie Ak ešte nemáte dosť mojich knižných odporúčaní, skúste si prečítať London Falling od Patricka Keefeho. Ide o investigatívu záhadnej smrti britského tínedžera, ktorý bezdôvodne vyskočí z balkóna a utopí sa v Temži. Jeho rodičia nechápu, čo sa stalo, a až postupne zisťujú, že ich 19-ročný syn sa vydával za ruského oligarchu a zaplietol sa s ľuďmi z londýnskeho podsvetia. Keefe je môj obľúbený autor. Má za sebou aj knihy ako Impérium bolesti alebo Nič nehovor, ktoré som tu už odporúčala a ani tentoraz nesklamal! – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ako funguje najväčší digitálny fotoaparát na svete? Dá sa z nočnej oblohy vytvoriť desaťročný film? Dokážeme zachytiť zmeny vo vesmíre v priebehu pár minút? Odhalí nové observatórium tajomstvá tmavej hmoty a energie? O tom všetkom diskutujú Jozef, Samuel a ich hosťka Danica Žilková. Podcast vzniká v spolupráci so SME. Registrujte sa na živé nahrávanie: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/vedatorsky-podcast-nazivo-kofein-tickets-1996801800939 Bonusové epizódy a extra obsah k podcastom nájdete na https://herohero.co/vedator Samuelova nová kniha už je v predaji https://www.martinus.sk/3600333-limity-poznania/kniha Otázky nám môžete nahrávať tu https://www.speakpipe.com/vedator Podcastové hrnčeky a ponožky nájdete na stránke https://vedator.space/vedastore/ Všetko ostatné nájdete tu https://linktr.ee/vedatorsk Vedátorský newsletter http://eepurl.com/gIm1y5
Today's episode is about the Slovak radio building in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn how to say “I am glad that...” and “I am glad that you came”. in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find my short dialogue in Slovak.Episode notesIn today's episode, I'm talking about the Slovak radio building in Slovakia. In the Slovak lesson, you will learn how to say “I am glad that...” and “I am glad that you came”. in Slovak. At the end of this episode, you can find my short dialogue in Slovak.Slovak lesson1. Rodičia môžu byť radi, že ich deti sa vedia slušne správať. (Parents can be happy that their children are well-behaved.)2. Musíme byť rádi, že búrka nenarobila žiadne škody. (We must be happy that the storm did not cause any damage.)3. Mária je rada, že navštívila novú výstavu. (Maria is glad that she visited the new exhibition.)4. Emil bol rád, že sa rozhodol pre dovolenku doma. (Emil was happy that he decided to stay home for the holidays.)5. Študenti sú rádi, že majú prázdniny. (The students are happy that they have the holidays.)6. Sme radi, že ešte stále máme starých rodičov. (We are happy that we still have our grandparents.)7. Obchodník bol rád, že na trhu predal všetok tovar. (The merchant was happy that he sold all the goods at the market.)8. Tréner môže byť rád, že má v tíme spoľahlivého brankára. (The coach can be happy that he has a reliable goalkeeper on his team.)9. Nesťažujte sa na maličkosti, ale buďte radi, že ste zdraví. (Don't complain about little things but be happy that you are healthy.)10. Som rád/rada, že ste prišli. (I am glad that you came.)DIALOGUE: Pri Bratislavskej pyramíde (At the Bratislava Pyramid)Anna: Pozri, Tomáš! Vidím, že tá budova vyzerá ako pyramída hore nohami. (Look, Tomáš! I see that the building looks like an upside-down pyramid.)Tomáš: Áno, je to Slovenský rozhlas. Vedel si, že ju stavali šestnásť rokov? (Yes, it's Slovak Radio Building. Did you know that it took sixteen years to build?)Anna: Naozaj? Nevedela som. Vyzerá ... nezvyčajne. (Really? I didn't know. It looks... unusual.)Tomáš: Povedz rovno, že je škaredá. (Just say it's ugly.)Anna: Nemyslím si, že je škaredá. Je zvláštna, ale aj zaujímavá. (I don't think it's ugly. It's strange, but also interesting.)Tomáš: Som rád, že sa ti páči. Vo vnútri je koncertná sála a veľký organ so 6 300 píšťalami. (I'm glad you like it. Inside there's a concert hall and a large organ with 6,300 pipes.)Anna: Vieš, či sa tam dá ísť na koncert? (Do you know if you can go to a concert there?)Tomáš: Myslím, že áno. Počas koncertov je koncertná sála otvorená pre verejnosť. (I think so. During concerts, the concert hall is open to the public.)Anna: Výborne! Som rada, že som sa o tejto budove dozvedela. (Excellent! I'm glad I found out [alebo: learned?] about this building.)Timestamps00:33 Introduction to the episode02:15 What is the upside-down pyramid of Bratislava04:55 Fun fact 107:19 Fun fact 209:00 Fun fact 311:41 Fun fact 413:14 Slovak lesson17:13 Dialogue in Slovak18:29 Dialogue with the English translation20:31 Final thoughtsIf you have any questions, send it to my email hello@bozenasslovak.com. Check my Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bozenasslovak/ where I am posting the pictures of what I am talking about on my podcast. Also, check my website https://www.bozenasslovak.com© All copywrites reserved to Bozena Ondova Hilko LLC
SMEs are central to the UAE economy, yet access to credit remains one of their biggest challenges.In this episode of Couchonomics with Arjun, Hassan Reda, Co-Founder & CPO of CredibleX, and Anand Nagaraj, Co-Founder & CEO of CredibleX, unpack why SME lending has remained difficult for banks and fintechs, and what needs to change to close the financing gap.They explain how embedded lending can solve the distribution problem, why working-capital finance requires a different approach to traditional business loans, and how better underwriting, alternative capital and AI could reshape SME financing in the UAE.
Sú alebo nie sú radary, ktoré v skúšobnom nastavení používa na cestách ministerstvo vnútra, ruskou technológiou, ktorá by pre Slovensko bola bezpečnostným rizikom? Po prvých sebavedomých odpovediach už váha aj ministerstvo vnútra a čaká sa na odpoveď Národného bezpečnostného úradu. Pochybnosti narastajú. Ak boli radarové systémy skutočne vyrobené v Rusku, ide v čase vojny na Ukrajine o mimoriadne vysoké bezpečnostné riziko. Indície zatiaľ smerujú k podozreniam, že ministerstvo vnútra situáciu mohlo podceniť. Aké intenzívne prepojenia na Rusko sa podarilo zdokumentovať a aké riziká hrozia Slovensku, analyzuje v podcaste Dobré ráno s reportérom domácej redakcie MARTINOM VANČOM moderátorka Jana Krescanko Dibáková. (Pozn.: Krátko po skončení nahrávania podcastu Ministerstvo vnútra SR vyzvalo dodávateľa na odstránenie radarov, keďže ich pôvod nebol dostatočne preukázaný.) Zdroje zvukov: STVR, JOJ, TA3, Markíza Odporúčanie Keď už sa nám znovu pojednáva v kauze Očistec, odporúčam knihu Petra Šlosera. Za týmto autorom sa skrýva bývalý vyšetrovateľ Peter Chudý a vo viacerých knihách opisuje, ako v polícii fungovali "kriví" policajti. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Extrémne horúčavy neznamenajú, len že nám bude teplo. Ony naše telá a mysle ovplyvňujú komplexne, takže majú dopad aj na naše psychické zdravie. Tento týždeň sa v podcaste Zoom pozrieme na dopady extrémneho tepla a dozvieme sa, či sa nám umelé inteligencie vymkli spod kontroly. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME si môžete vypočuť na jednom mieste na podcasty.sme.sk. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na podcasty@sme.sk – Odoberajte aj (Ne)vedecký newsletter Tomáša Prokopčáka na sme.sk/nevedecky – Ďakujeme, že počúvate podcast Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ทำธุรกิจยุค AI แต่ไม่มีใครเก่งเรื่อง ‘หลังบ้าน' เลยสักคน! นี่อาจเป็นปัญหาคลาสสิกของเหล่าผู้ประกอบการ SME ไทยส่วนใหญ่ ที่ใจพร้อม กายพร้อม แพสชันก็พร้อม แต่ยังขาดเครื่องมือสำคัญ . หลายคนเข้าใจว่าการปรับตัวเข้าสู่ยุคดิจิทัล ต้องใช้เงินทุนมหาศาล หรือต้องมีทีม IT คอยดูแลระบบหลังบ้านตลอดเวลา จนทำให้ SME หลายเจ้าถอดใจและยอมใช้ระบบ manual แบบเดิมๆ ทั้งที่รู้ว่ากำลังโดนคู่แข่งทิ้งห่าง . โดยรายการพอดแคสต์ MM ในวันนี้จะพาทุกคนไปพูดคุยกับ ‘คุณน้ำยา วายุภาพ' Managing Director จาก Kintone (Thailand) แพลตฟอร์มที่ช่วยให้ SME ไทยสามารถสร้างความแข็งแกร่งให้กับธุรกิจ ด้วย Digital Transformation โดยที่ผู้ประกอบการไม่จำเป็นต้องหาทีม IT หรือนั่งเขียนโค้ดด้วยตัวเองเลยสักตัว . . Mission To The Moon X Kintone Thailand . . #ธุรกิจ #SME #Kintone #missiontothemoon #missiontothemoonpodcast
ทำธุรกิจยุค AI แต่ไม่มีใครเก่งเรื่อง ‘หลังบ้าน' เลยสักคน! นี่อาจเป็นปัญหาคลาสสิกของเหล่าผู้ประกอบการ SME ไทยส่วนใหญ่ ที่ใจพร้อม กายพร้อม แพสชันก็พร้อม แต่ยังขาดเครื่องมือสำคัญ . หลายคนเข้าใจว่าการปรับตัวเข้าสู่ยุคดิจิทัล ต้องใช้เงินทุนมหาศาล หรือต้องมีทีม IT คอยดูแลระบบหลังบ้านตลอดเวลา จนทำให้ SME หลายเจ้าถอดใจและยอมใช้ระบบ manual แบบเดิมๆ ทั้งที่รู้ว่ากำลังโดนคู่แข่งทิ้งห่าง . โดยรายการพอดแคสต์ MM ในวันนี้จะพาทุกคนไปพูดคุยกับ ‘คุณน้ำยา วายุภาพ' Managing Director จาก Kintone (Thailand) แพลตฟอร์มที่ช่วยให้ SME ไทยสามารถสร้างความแข็งแกร่งให้กับธุรกิจ ด้วย Digital Transformation โดยที่ผู้ประกอบการไม่จำเป็นต้องหาทีม IT หรือนั่งเขียนโค้ดด้วยตัวเองเลยสักตัว . . Mission To The Moon X Kintone Thailand . . #ธุรกิจ #SME #Kintone #missiontothemoon #missiontothemoonpodcast
V pondelkových letných epizódach Dobrého rána predstavuje Tatiana Čabáková Slovenky a Slovákov, ktorí sa presadili a zanechávajú výraznú stopu v českej spoločnosti. Dnes je jej hosťom Jozef Rosina, lekár a odborník na lekársku biofyziku. Jozef Rosina je dekanom Fakulty biomedicínskeho inžinierstva ČVUT. Fakulta má iba dvadsať rokov, no pod jeho vedením sa dostala medzi českú akademickú elitu. Zároveň pôsobí ako prednosta Ústavu lekárskej biofyziky a lekárskej informatiky na 3. lekárskej fakulte Karlovej univerzity. Do Prahy prišiel na začiatku 80. rokov. Desaťročia sleduje, ako nové zobrazovacie metódy, prístroje a počítačové technológie rozširujú možnosti diagnostiky a liečby pacientov. Rýchlosť je témou, ktorá sa vinie celým jeho profesijným životom. Pri nádorových ochoreniach či cievnej mozgovej príhode totiž môže čas medzi prvým podozrením, vyšetrením a začiatkom liečby rozhodnúť o živote pacienta aj o kvalite jeho ďalšieho života. V rozhovore sa dozviete: ako sa vďaka verejnej zbierke dostal do Československa gama nôž, akým odborným jazykom spolu hovoria lekári a biomedicínski inžinieri, aké dva prístroje vyvíjajú na jeho fakulte a ako môžu pomôcť pacientom, pri akom zákroku lekárom pomáha model srdca vytvorený podľa srdca konkrétneho pacienta, čo sa bude učiť v novom študijnom programe umelej inteligencie v zdravotníctve, ako chce profesor Rosina skrátiť čas čakania pacientov s podozrením na rakovinu na potrebné vyšetrenia a prečo by sa liečba mala začať najneskôr do dvoch týždňov. Krátky prehľad správ Mladíkov, ktorí napadli taxikára v Seredi, obvinili z vraždy v štádiu pokusu. Vodičovi spôsobili vážne zranenia vrátane 13 bodných rán. Stíhať ich chcú väzobne. Rakovina bývalého amerického prezidenta Bidena sa rozšírila do ďalších častí jeho tela. Priznal to jeho syn Hunter. Severná Kórea pošle do Ruska ďalších 30-tisíc až 50-tisíc vojakov. Tvrdí to ukrajinský prezident Volodymyr Zelenskyj. Izrael odmietol mierový plán pre Pásmo Gazy. Tvrdí, že jeho armáda sa nestiahne, kým nebude Hamas úplne odzbrojený. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This morning, in the first thirty minutes after you woke up, who did the morning belong to? Did it belong to you? Or did it belong to your inbox, your notifications, the news, and the chaos of getting everyone else out of the door? For many senior leaders, the answer is the latter. The morning that had the potential to set them up for everything that followed was handed over before they had even fully woken up. Nobody took it from them, they gave it away.In this episode of The Lonely Leader Podcast, James Rule returns to one of the most consistently requested topics in the back catalogue and goes significantly deeper than the original Episode 4. This episode is about standards, because how you start the morning is a direct reflection of the standards you hold yourself to and the morning audit James shares at the end will make that uncomfortably clear.James builds a practical framework for reclaiming the first hour of your day, a set of non-negotiables that take fifteen minutes and change how the rest of the day feels.KEY TAKEAWAYSWhy most leaders have a morning reaction rather than a morning routine and the difference it makes.The Three and Three practice revisited, expanded, and built upon from Episode 4.Why the phone has to wait and how to handle every objection to that.Why a good morning starts the night before.The complete framework for building a morning that serves you, adapted to your own life and rhythm.A five-day morning audit challenge that reveals exactly what you have been accepting.Accelerate your growth and development with The Lonely Leader Academy If you want to work through some of these areas in more depth, to accelerate your learning and access tools, tactics and tips to drive performance and enhance fulfilment then check out The Lonely Leader Academy: https://tll.academyRELATED EPISODES FROM THE ARCHIVEEpisode 4 - High performers do this everyday to empower their mindsetEpisode 33 - High Performance Pledges Episode 93 - Inside The Lonely Leader: My story, my philosophy, my purposeABOUT THE HOST James is an experienced mentor, coach and thought leader who works with a range of clients from FTSE 100 companies, SME´s the NHS and wider public and not for profit sectors.His twenty year career in elite sport initially as a professional rugby player but predominantly as a chief executive has given him an invaluable insight in managing the success, failures and pressures associated with leadership at the highest level.As a high performance coach James specialises in enhancing resilience and leadership development. He is a passionate advocate of the notion that to find lasting fulfilment we need to take a holistic view of high performance. CONNECT & CONTACT The Lonely Leader Academy: The Lonely Leaderwww.thelonelyleader.co.ukThe Lonely Leader's LinkedIn James' LinkedInInstagramhello@thelonelyleader.co.uk THIS SHOW WAS BROUGHT TO YOU BY LONELY LEADER MEDIA NEWSLETTERSign Up to The Leadership Accelerator Newsletter for advice, inspiration and ideas, you'll also receive James' Top 10 Tips for Combating Your Fear of Public Speaking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
„Všetci sa hrnú vpred a všade vonia minulosť,“ touto myšlienkou americkej poetky, esejistky a laureátky Nobelovej ceny za literatúru Luise Glückovej sa začína kniha oceňovanej slovenskej spisovateľky Aleny Sabuchovej, Volajte ma Mandy. Volajte ma Mandy je román o 20. storočí v súradniciach Československa, Slovenska a Európy. Román, v ktorom sú neraz ťaživé dejiny uplynulého storočia prítomné v hudbe, vo vôni a v pre autorku typických magicko-realistických obrazoch. Ústrednou postavou je žena, ktorá je v mnohom odlišná od klasických rozprávačov dejín. Aj o tom bude reč v repríze epizódy Dejín o tomto románe. Ako vyzerajú dejiny 20. storočia z pohľadu mladého dievčaťa z malého mesta? A ako z pohľadu seniorov, ktorí prežili viaceré zmeny režimov? Ako sa píše román o 20. storočí? A prečo má význam, aby o dejinách písali aj nehistorici? Historička Agáta Šústová Drelová sa rozprávala s Alenou Sabuchovou, oceňovanou spisovateľkou a scenáristkou. Alena Sabuchová je autorkou zbierky poviedok Zadné izby, za ktorú získala Cenu Ivana Kraska, románu Šeptuchy, s ktorým získala cenu Anasoft litera. Alena Sabuchová taktiež dlhodobo spolupracovala ako scenáristka na populárnom seriáli Dunaj. Na výrobe tejto relácie spolupracovali Tomáš Rybár a Michal Jurík. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na jaroslav.valent@petitpress.sk – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcastySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Poznáte jeho texty – teraz ich budete môcť aj počuť. Každú nedeľu vo svojej podcastovej aplikácii nájdete trochu iný formát Dobrého rána – Roth číta Marca. Eseje a komentáre publicistu Sama Marca v podaní herca Roberta Rotha. Načítaný text: https://www.sme.sk/komentare/c/samozrejme-ze-korcokove-peniaze-su-hlupe-pise-samo-marec – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Úspešné podcasty Piatoček za Slovensko a Vlevo dole za Česko spojili sily. Adam Blaško, Lucie Stuchlíková a Václav Dolejší vám raz za mesiac prinesú federálnu epizódu, v ktorej sa budú pretekať o to, kto je lepší. Alebo horší? A prečo sa vlastne volajú Vyšehradská trojka? Jednak sú traja, jednak zastupujú tri krajiny: Václav a Lucie (Česko), Adam (Slovensko a Maďarsko). V dnešnej časti, ako správny kaviareňský povaľači, rozoberú maľované ploty, fasády, klimatizácie, živé kríky, železo. Pozrú sa ale aj na to, či si Česko zaslúži Filipa Turka a Slovensko Oľhu. BONUSOVÝ OBSAH: https://herohero.co/piatocek/subscribe Najväčšie hlúposti a zákulisie nájdete tu: https://www.instagram.com/piatocek_podcast Podcast Piatoček nájdete každý Piatok aj v: SME aplikácii: http://onelink.to/j4vrzy webe SME.sk: https://podcasty.sme.sk/t/8343/podcast-piatocek Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/14aWXaq2U9wk2i6yETu2rS?si=6ff2977c2b934e95 Apple podcastoch: https://podcasts.apple.com/sk/podcast/piato%C4%8Dek/id1509653992 RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/1bb7cb0c/podcast/rss #piatocek #podcast #vlevodole #vysehradskatrojkaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tento týždeň sa to sypalo s nahrávkami z Fondu na podporu umenia, na jednej hovorí nominant Šimkovičovej kornaj, že nechce podpisovať niektoré veci, lebo ho zavrú. Naša tajná služba je podľa francúzskych médií najhoršia v Európe, Čurillovci a Lipšic podali na ministra kaliňáka žalobu na ochranu osobnosti a Mariána Kočnera odsúdili. A v Európe sa riešila migrácia - v španielskej exkláve Ceuta nárazovo prišlo z maroka 60 tisíc ľudí, ktorí chceli vojsť do schengenu. Dobrým ránom sobota vás sprevádza Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová s Jakubom Filom. Zdroj zvukov: TA3, STVR, TASR, 360tka – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Prezident sa vybral do Číny a rozhodol sa obdivovať úspech tamojšej krajiny: a zašiel až tak ďaleko, že si povzdychol, že je škoda, že tu už nemáme nejaké tie päťročnice. Keby to bola ojedinelá udalosť, možno mávneme rukou, no obdiv autoritárskych režimov sa tu objavuje čoraz častejšie. Tomáš Prokopčák sa v podcaste Dobré ráno rozpráva s komentátorom denníka SME Petrom Tkačenkom. Zdroj zvukov: YouTube/CGTN, Facebook/Peter Pellegrini Odporúčanie V tomto horúcom počasí sa ťažko odporúča čosi iné ako tieň, ale dnes teda skúsim niečo hudobné: odporúčam nový album Trickyho Different When It‘s Silent. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oľha síce novinárom unikol, z FPÚ však unikla aj nahrávka, kde sa riaditeľ fondu sťažuje na to, že na neho zhora tlačia ďalší ľudia, medzi nimi aj Lukáš Machala. Sme šokovaní. Mečiar dal mladému smerákovi nekritický rozhovor, v ktorom sa, asi pre istotu, aby mu bývalý premiér ne… dal zaucho, rozprávali o veciach ako záhradkárčenie. No a náš pamprezident dal pre zmenu nekritický rozhovor čínskej televízii, kde si nostalgicky zaspomínal na časy, kedy bol dopyt, ale zato nebola ponuka, alebo bola ponuka, ale zato nebol dopyt. - HEROHERO: https://herohero.co/piatocek/subscribe - YouTube: http://youtube.com/@piatocek - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piatocek_podcast/ - Náš Discord nebol nikdy lepší: bit.ly/piatockarenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vladimír Mečiar sa v niektorých kruhoch teší politickej rehabilitácii a akejsi revitalizácii. Znovuzrodenie s oslovením otec národa robí z Mečiara minimálne politicky bytostne spájaného s privatizáciou, označením Slovenska za čiernu dieru, ale hlavne s únosom prezidentovho syna či vraždou Róberta Remiáša. O čo ide Úradu vlády, ktorý do debát s Mečiarom posiela mladé kádre Smeru? O Vladimírovi Mečiarovi a vývoji vzťahu s Robertom Ficom sa v podcaste Dobré ráno rozpráva moderátorka Jana Krescanko Dibáková s politológom GRIGORIJOM MESEŽNIKOVOM. Zdroje zvukov: STVR, TV Markíza, TV JOJ Odporúčanie Ak ste už videli film Odysea od Christophera Nolana – alebo sa naň ešte len chystáte – siahnite aj po Homérovej Odysei. Alebo si prečítajte overenú klasiku Staré grécke báje a povesti, je to zároveň akási škola antiky. Príbeh o Odyseovi, ktorý vznikol pred takmer tromi tisíckami rokov, je stále aktuálny, hovorí o túžbe po návrate domov, moci, vernosti a ľudskej vytrvalosti, ktoré z Odysey robia jedno z najväčších literárnych diel. Ale aj o zániku sveta, kde platia pravidlá a systém hodnôt. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ukázali sme, že tá “blbá nálada” sa dá prekonať a za vhodných podmienok, pri dobrej moderácií diskusie a s úprimným i dôverným prístupom k sebe samým, sa dokážeme rozprávať aj o zložitých či kontroverzných témach, hovorí o výsledkoch projektu Fórum Slovensko šéf občianskeho združenia DEMDIS Michal Horský. Podľa neho je polarizovanosť slovenskej spoločnosti neraz umelo živená no nie je to finálny stav, na ktorý sme osudovo odsúdení a s ktorým sa nedá nič robiť. Sme opraviteľná krajiny, dodáva Horský.Otvoríte si sociálne siete a máte pocit, že na Slovensku vypukla minimálne občianska vojna. Každý na každého kričí alebo nadáva, nik nepočúva a lži sa na nás valia ako z pretrhnutej priehrady. Politici verejnosť bičujú zástupmi vykonštruovaných a celkom nezmyselných kultúrno hodnotových vojen, vyrábajú stále nových nepriateľov Slovenska či rovno celého ľudstva no a do toho všetkého si permanentne vymýšľajú. Niet divu, že sa cítime frustrovaní, neraz vydesení alebo apatický a máme pocit, že našim kľúčovým problémom nie sú problémy samotné ale - je to vraj samotná polarizácia.Lenže, čo ak je to len ilúzia a neustále vnucovaná snaha zmanipulovať tú skutočnú - a možno oveľa prívetivejšiu realitu? Môj dnešný hosť tvrdí, že pod nánosom hnevu sa Slováci v skutočnosti zhodujú oveľa viac, než si myslíme. Veď, predstavte si, že posadíte do jednej miestnosti päťdesiatich náhodných ľudí – od voličov radikálneho extrému až po mestských liberálov, no a namiesto zúrivej hádky z toho vzniknú dohody a návrhy s ktorými je väčšina spokojná. Znie to ako sci-fi? Michal Horský a jeho občianske združenie Demdis však presne toto urobili. Ako teda vyzerá snaha o participatívnu demokraciu a ako sa hľadá konsenzus a dohoda na racionálnych riešeniach i v prípade tých najpálčivejších a najkontroverznejších problémov? A ako napraviť ten náš pokrivený politicky svet, ktorý sa už celkom odtrhol od reality a vtiahnuť do neho opäť nás, občanov a voličov? A ako vybudovať odolnú spoločnosť s dôverou v štát, jeho inštitúcie tak, aby sme boli pripravení na krízy, nach už prídu odkiaľkoľvek? To sú témy dnešných Aktualít Nahlas. Sledujete Aktuality Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.
Ukázali sme, že tá “blbá nálada” sa dá prekonať a za vhodných podmienok, pri dobrej moderácií diskusie a s úprimným i dôverným prístupom k sebe samým, sa dokážeme rozprávať aj o zložitých či kontroverzných témach, hovorí o výsledkoch projektu Fórum Slovensko šéf občianskeho združenia DEMDIS Michal Horský. Podľa neho je polarizovanosť slovenskej spoločnosti neraz umelo živená no nie je to finálny stav, na ktorý sme osudovo odsúdení a s ktorým sa nedá nič robiť. Sme opraviteľná krajiny, dodáva Horský.Otvoríte si sociálne siete a máte pocit, že na Slovensku vypukla minimálne občianska vojna. Každý na každého kričí alebo nadáva, nik nepočúva a lži sa na nás valia ako z pretrhnutej priehrady. Politici verejnosť bičujú zástupmi vykonštruovaných a celkom nezmyselných kultúrno hodnotových vojen, vyrábajú stále nových nepriateľov Slovenska či rovno celého ľudstva no a do toho všetkého si permanentne vymýšľajú. Niet divu, že sa cítime frustrovaní, neraz vydesení alebo apatický a máme pocit, že našim kľúčovým problémom nie sú problémy samotné ale - je to vraj samotná polarizácia.Lenže, čo ak je to len ilúzia a neustále vnucovaná snaha zmanipulovať tú skutočnú - a možno oveľa prívetivejšiu realitu? Môj dnešný hosť tvrdí, že pod nánosom hnevu sa Slováci v skutočnosti zhodujú oveľa viac, než si myslíme. Veď, predstavte si, že posadíte do jednej miestnosti päťdesiatich náhodných ľudí – od voličov radikálneho extrému až po mestských liberálov, no a namiesto zúrivej hádky z toho vzniknú dohody a návrhy s ktorými je väčšina spokojná. Znie to ako sci-fi? Michal Horský a jeho občianske združenie Demdis však presne toto urobili. Ako teda vyzerá snaha o participatívnu demokraciu a ako sa hľadá konsenzus a dohoda na racionálnych riešeniach i v prípade tých najpálčivejších a najkontroverznejších problémov? A ako napraviť ten náš pokrivený politicky svet, ktorý sa už celkom odtrhol od reality a vtiahnuť do neho opäť nás, občanov a voličov? A ako vybudovať odolnú spoločnosť s dôverou v štát, jeho inštitúcie tak, aby sme boli pripravení na krízy, nach už prídu odkiaľkoľvek? To sú témy dnešných Aktualít Nahlas. Sledujete Aktuality Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.
Miestna vláda hovorila o humanitárnej kríze, Taliansko pozastavilo schengenský režim voľného pohybu so Španielskom, Česko dokonca hovorilo o dočasnom vylúčení krajiny. Do Európy sa vrátili obrazy migračnej krízy s desiatkami tisíc utečencov, zároveň sa spomínali nepriateľské kroky Maroka, ktoré malo migrantom pomáhať. Čo sa teda naozaj stalo v africkej a zároveň španielskej Ceute a či sa mení Európa a jej migračná politika? Tomáš Prokopčák sa v podcaste Dobré ráno pýta Radovana Geista z portálu euBrief. Zdroj zvukov: ČT, Markíza, Associated Press, Facebook/Richard Gluck – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Prečo sú slnko a mesiac na oblohe takmer rovnako veľké? Naozaj dokázal Tales predpovedať zatmenie už v staroveku? Ako pozorovanie zatmenia potvrdilo teóriu relativity? Kedy nastane najbližšie úplné zatmenie slnka na Slovensku? O tom všetkom diskutujú Jozef a Samuel. Podcast vzniká v spolupráci so SME. Bonusové epizódy a extra obsah k podcastom nájdete na https://herohero.co/vedator Samuelova nová kniha už je v predaji https://www.martinus.sk/3600333-limity-poznania/kniha Otázky nám môžete nahrávať tu https://www.speakpipe.com/vedator Podcastové hrnčeky a ponožky nájdete na stránke https://vedator.space/vedastore/ Všetko ostatné nájdete tu https://linktr.ee/vedatorsk Vedátorský newsletter http://eepurl.com/gIm1y5
Ivana Korčoka platí Progresívne Slovensko. To Slováci vedeli a nebol dôvod to skrývať. Prečo však bývalý minister potrebuje dostávať peniaze za svoju činnosť cez manželkinu eseročku, z ktorej nedávno vystúpil? Na stole je otázka transparentnosti financovania príjmov zo straníckych peňazí – alebo ako hovoria v Smere v prípade Michala Fica – transformácie štátnych peňazí. O manželkách, partnerkách a rodinných príslušníkoch, za ktorých sa skrývajú politici, a o netransparentnom vyplácaní peňazí pre Ivana Korčoka sa s moderátorkou podcastu Dobré ráno Janou Krescanko Dibákovou rozprávala spolupracovníčka Nadácie Zastavme korupciu Xénia Makarová. Zdroje zvukov: Youtube/Denník N, Youtube/Progresívne Slovensko, Markíza, Facebook/Ján Mažgút Odporúčanie: Každý víkend sa na Slovensku hrajú stovky futbalových zápasov. Viete, kedy a kde nastúpi mužstvo z vášho mesta či dediny? Špeciálna príloha s kompletným vyžrebovaním jesennej časti futbalových súťaží. Od Niké ligy po šiestu ligu. Už dnes v denníkoch SME a Korzár. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Veda by mala byť odvážna, no musí byť bezpečná. Zdá sa však, že pri experimentálnej génovej terapii môže byť riziko priveľké: a nielenže skončila smrťou dieťaťa, v istom prípade vedci ešte aj túto smrť zatajili. Tento týždeň sa v podcaste Zoom pozrieme na prípad úmrtia šesťročného dievčatka a dozvieme sa čosi o parodontitíde. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME si môžete vypočuť na jednom mieste na podcasty.sme.sk. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na podcasty@sme.sk – Odoberajte aj (Ne)vedecký newsletter Tomáša Prokopčáka na sme.sk/nevedecky – Ďakujeme, že počúvate podcast Zoom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
V pondelkových letných epizódach podcastu Dobré ráno predstavuje Tatiana Čabáková Slovenky a Slovákov, ktorí sa presadili a zanechávajú výraznú stopu v českej spoločnosti. Tentoraz je jej hosťom svetoznámy tenorista Štefan Margita, ktorý práve dnes, 3. augusta, oslavuje svoje 70. narodeniny. Štefan Margita patrí medzi medzinárodne najúspešnejších slovenských operných spevákov. Z Košíc, kde začínal svoje profesionálne pôsobenie, odišiel do Prahy. V Národnom divadle debutoval v roku 1984 a odvtedy vystupoval na najprestížnejších operných scénach sveta. Doma je na javiskách milánskej La Scaly, londýnskej Covent Garden, Parížskej opery aj Metropolitnej opery v New Yorku. Jeho kariéra je neodmysliteľne spojená najmä s dielami Leoša Janáčka a Richarda Wagnera. Zažil veľké úspechy na svetových scénach, ale aj obdobia, keď musel prehodnotiť výber repertoáru a ďalšie smerovanie svojej kariéry. Po 45 rokoch profesionálneho spievania sa rozhodol ukončiť svoju kariéru v operných domoch. S koncertnými vystúpeniami však pokračuje aj naďalej. Dôležitou súčasťou jeho osobného aj profesionálneho života bola manželka Hana Zagorová. Po jej smrti založil nadáciu, ktorá podporuje pražský Ústav hematológie a krvnej transfúzie, kde sa speváčka dlhé roky liečila. V rozhovore sa dozviete: Prečo sa rozhodol ukončiť kariéru v operných domoch, ako si po 45 rokoch profesionálneho spievania stále chráni svoj hlas, aké riziká prináša mladému spevákovi nesprávny výber operných postáv, ktorá rada jeho agenta zásadne ovplyvnila ďalšie smerovanie medzinárodnej kariéry, ako publikum v rôznych krajinách prijíma opery Leoša Janáčka, podľa čoho spevák na javisku spozná, aké publikum sedí v hľadisku, ako vyzerá konkurencia medzi opernými spevákmi, v čom sa líši práca v Metropolitnej opere a milánskej La Scale, čo ho Hana Zagorová naučila o popularite, profesionálnom správaní a interpretácii šansónov, ako prežíval spoločný duet s hologramom svojej manželky, ako sa vyrovnáva so životom po jej smrti. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Slovenská politika už akoby celkom rezignovala na spravovanie štátu. Namiesto riešenia bazálneho metabolizmu krajiny – teda rozpadávajúceho sa zdravotníctva, nefunkčného školstva či chýbajúcej a hlboko podfinancovanej infraštruktúry, vláda ponúka občanom iba donekonečna sa opakujúci kolovrátok zástupných tém, lacné cirkusové vystúpenia do seba zahľadených politikov a permanentné živenie strachu a neustále hrotenie okamžitých emócií.Štát sa tak zmenil na fabriku na nepriateľov, kde sa namiesto reálnych výsledkov predávajú emócia, viralita a politika „na prvú signálnu“. No a azda jedným z najväčších terčov politickej nomenklatúry sa stávajú tí, ktorí celý tento aparát držia nad vodou – ľudia, ktorí poctivo pracujú a tvoria hodnoty. „Sme v studenej vojne s vlastnou krajinou – a ona s nami. Tí, čo skutočne tvoria a makajú, to robia nie vďaka, ale napriek vlastnému štátu.“ hovorí Imrich Kovaľ.Podnikanie na Slovensku sa podľa neho zmenilo na festival ľudí tancujúcich na samej hrane prežitia alebo tých, ktorí zo štátu luxusne žijú. Na jednej strane vidíme absurdné likvidačné pokuty za chýbajúce mäkčene na pokladničných blokoch či chýbajúce klimatizácie v rozhorúčených nemocniciach, na strane druhej nemožno nevidieť až cynicko-bezohľadný papalášizmus, luxus a aroganciu moci.Štát nevníma podnikateľov ako partnerov a živiteľov, ale ako podozrivých, ktorých treba neustále kontrolovať, šikanovať a žmýkať. Pokiaľ sa vládne prostredníctvom biznis modelu poháňaného nenávisťou, niet sa čo diviť, že najschopnejší ľudia balia firmy, odchádzajú za hranice a rezignujú na veci verejné, myslí si šéf firmy Merineo.Keď viete, že zajtrajšok bude ťažký tak si dnešok chcete užiť. Politika sa tak stala únikom pred realitou a formou zábavy. Žijeme dobu "hrotu," teda hrotíme to, emócie, prežívanie. A rezignovali sme na riešenie bazálneho metabolizmu krajiny.Vraciame sa k mentalite pánov a poddaných, ku generačne overeným modelom ešte z komunizmu, ale komunisti - na rozdiel od týchto tu, aspoň mali rozum a vedeli, že nemôžu naštvať. svojich poddaných, z ktorých žili, dodáva Kovaľ.Podľa neho to však nie je primárne iba o samotnej politike, ale predovšetkým je to o našej neochote chcieť od štátu viac a verejne sa preto i angažovať. Preto je potrebná zmena objednávky, teda toho, čo od politiky my - ako občania, vlastne očakávame.„Všetci riešia veľkú politiku, ale nikto neotvára novú objednávku od voličov. Vo svete nekonečných možností si generačne opakovane vyberáme vodcov so silnou rukou. Našou achilovkou je poddanská mentalita a potreba silnej ruky.“Slovensko však nie je stratená krajina a nie je ani krajinou “beyond repair,” teda neopraviteľnou krajinou. Našou obrovskou devízou je naša až neuveriteľná schopnosť adaptability. Ide teraz o to, ako ju využijeme, prízvukuje Kovaľ a odkazuje, že práve teraz žijeme osudový zápas o budúcnosť tejto krajiny.Počúvate Aktuality Nahlas, pekný deň a pokoj v duši praje Braňo Dobšinský.
Azda sa môže zdať, že pre nás bola príliš vzdialená a preto aj stále neznáma a neprehľadná. Už tradične sme si o nej zvykli premýšľať len ako o krvavej predohre k druhej svetovej vojne a týmto konštatovaním sme odbili i snahu o jej poctivé pochopenie. Španielska občianska vojna bola skutočne predobrazom toho, čo malo už zakrátko nasledovať v celej Európe, či po celom svete. Španielske mestá sa rúcali pod náporom leteckých bombardovacích kampaní, čoho mrazivým príkladom a znepokojivou víziou blízkej budúcnosti sa stalo baskické mesto Guernica. Vojenské operácie sprevádzali obrovské násilnosti a čistky na civilnom obyvateľstve, či tzv. vysporadúvanie sa s ideologickým či triednym nepriateľom. A rovnako i výsledok tejto vojny predznamenával nástup a mimoriadne agresívnu povahu fašizmu. Od začiatku tohto konfliktu uplynulo práve 90 rokov. Začal sa 17. júla 1936, paradoxne nie na Pyrenejskom polostrove, ale v španielskom Maroku, kde sa vzbúrila skupina vojenských veliteľov na čele s Franciscom Francom – neskorším generalissimom povstania proti republikánskej vláde a napokon i vodcom – teda caudillom – nového fašistického Španielska. Táto vojna pritom nezostala izolovanou zónou pekla, na ktoré sa spoza hraníc prizeral zvyšok Európy. Či už vojenskou pomocou alebo i priamou vojenskou účasťou sa doň zapojilo nacistické Nemecko, fašistické Taliansko na jednej strane, i stalinský Sovietsky zväz na strane druhej. A občiansku vojnu v Španielsku na vlastnej koži prežili aj zhruba dve tisícky občanov vtedajšieho Československa, ktorí sa rozhodli pomôcť zachrániť republiku svojou účasťou v tzv. interbrigádach. Aké príčiny stály za konfliktom, ktorý sa natiahol na tri dlhé roky? A čo znamenala táto vojna pre Španielsko i pre celú Európu? V podcaste Dejiny sa Jaro Valent rozpráva s hispanistom Bohdanom Ulašinom z Filozofickej fakulty UK v Bratislave. Na výrobe tejto relácie spolupracovali Tomáš Rybár a Michal Jurík. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na jaroslav.valent@petitpress.sk – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcastySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Poznáte jeho texty – teraz ich budete môcť aj počuť. Každú nedeľu vo svojej podcastovej aplikácii nájdete trochu iný formát Dobrého rána – Roth číta Marca. Eseje a komentáre publicistu Sama Marca v podaní herca Roberta Rotha. Načítaný text: https://www.sme.sk/komentare/c/ako-igor-matovic-dehumanizuje-volicov-smeru-pise-samo-marec – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chris Luxon's standing by his comments telling struggling business owners to take more responsibility for themselves. The National Party leader told a Rotorua business function on Friday to not rely on the government and "be adult, be adult, be adult", responding to a question about the city's struggling economy. He says the previous Labour government had treated business with a "parent-child mentality" - and that he didn't wait for the Government when he was a business leader. Luxon told Mike Hosking that his government's trying to empower businesses. He says they've partnered with businesses through the fuel crisis, which is different to Labour's approach of dictating to businesses through Covid. LISTEN ABOVE Below is the transcript of the prime minister's full response to the question at the event, provided to Newstalk ZB by his office. "I think that's a negative view, to be honest. Like we're entrepreneurs and business people, and I get it. You know, if you're not retooling and radically disrupting your business, you ain't doing the job. "You know, you have to disrupt yourself aggressively before you get disrupted by global events, and if you keep thinking you want the same business model, the same customer mix, the same margin structure, you know you've got to be retooling and refinancing and rehoming, and that's just the reality of business people all around the world. "So, my job is to make sure I'm setting up the conditions for you to be able to go create that growth. And I think some of the subtext and assumption in your question is that...I think in New Zealand I'll be honest with you as a business person who was... I sat in Illinois for six years in Chicago, and the last person I wanted to ever talk to as a CEO was the government. I didn't sit there in Chicago saying I wonder what the government thinks and I wonder what they're doing to help me for my business? Can I get some grant money to do something? No, no, I'm a business person. "I'm building a kick-ass company that actually has commercially superior returns, great customer experience, and awesome internal culture. That is the job of what makes a great company, not a good one, a great one. And so that was my mentality. "Come home to New Zealand, and there's a parent-child mentality. I have literally sat in boardrooms across New Zealand, and the conversation goes: 'I wonder what the government's going to do? I wonder what the government's going to think?' "Who cares what the government thinks or does? Our job is to be adult, adult, adult. The business leaders, the political leaders, and the community leaders working together, doing things differently. I set up the operating system. You go out there and smack it and go create the road, and the community leaders see the pain, the hurt, the need, and the frustration, and the three actors do different things but complementary things to deal with the challenges and the opportunities. "So I still think there's a little bit of.... okay, so in this chamber, how many of you are actually using Claude or Claude code? Okay great. How many sessions has the chamber run to help you understand that? Is that your number one focus right here, right now? Because that is going to disrupt your businesses, and it's a huge opportunity for you to do exceptionally well off the back of it. "So how do we collectively lift our SME literacy on something like AI as a result? So I'm just pushing back to say my job is to set the conditions up. We're getting spending under control. We're getting inflation back into the band. We're at 2.9 percent, strip out the fuel pieces. We've got growth coming in. And that creates opportunity."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Minister Šaško našiel peniaze na klimatizácie, premiér Fico kampaňuje aj v lete, tentokrát po rozostavaných nemocniciach, na prešovskú županku Smer posiela kandidovať europoslankyňu Juditu Laššákovú, ktorá s Prešovským krajom nič nemá a musela si prehlásiť trvalý pobyt, PS-ko platí Korčokovi desiatky tisíc eur cez firmu jeho manželky, hoci nedávno za to isté kritizovali Smer, Marián Kotleba má mať vlastnú vilu v Bulharsku, objavili sa nové podozrenia o ceste ministra vnútra Matúša Šutaja Eštoka na preteky F1, ktoré si platil v hotovosti. Dobrým ránom sobota vás sprevádza Zuzana Kovačič Hanzelová s Jakubom Filom. Zdroj zvukov: TA3, 360tka, TASR, TV JOJ – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tri hodiny, päťdesiat minút vo štvrtok nadránom. Východopoľské mesto Ľublin budí sirénami obyvateľov a na územie ľublinského vojvodstva, našťastie, neobývané Poliakmi, dopadá raketa. Nestalo sa to prvý raz, na poľskom území sa už objavili aj ruské drony. Odkazy z Moskvy sa však dostali na územie NATO. Hrozba z oblohy je len jedna. Tou druhou je pre Poľsko rastúca nevraživosť a násilnosti proti Ukrajincom, ktorí sa stávajú náhodnými obeťami agresívnych jedincov. V podcaste Dobré ráno sa o útokoch s moderátorkou Janou Krescanko Dibákovou rozprával vedúci zahraničnej redakcie denníka SME LUKÁŠ ONDERČANIN. Zdroje zvukov: STVR, YouTube/Sky News, Associated Press Odporúčanie: V rôznych mestách sú tento víkend festivaly a slávnosti, škoda ostať doma. Ak však budete v okolí Spiša, skúste sa ísť pozrieť do Spišskej Novej Vsi, bude tam každoročne úspešný festival Živé sochy. A ak sa dá, vybehnite si na vežu kostola v centre mesta, je z nej krásny výhľad, lebo je najvyššia na Slovensku. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Slovensko čeká další volební drama a možná také další posun v tom, jak velký vliv má na tamní stát dezinformační scéna. Říjnové regionální volby představují velký politický test a strana SMER Roberta Fica zvažuje, že při něm spojí síly i se zástupci fašizujícího hnutí Republika. Může tato spolupráce fungovat a změnit slovenskou politiku? A jak moc tomu pomáhá (nebo naopak překáží) tamní dezinformační scéna? (*Záznam živého natáčení podcastu 5:59 na Letní podcastové scéně v Trojském pivovaru ve středu 29. 7.) Hosté: Martin Hodás - reportér deníku SME a odborník na dezinformace Filip Harzer - středoevropský reportér zahraniční redakce Seznam Zpráv, autor podcastové série Směr Fico Článek a další informace najdete na webu Seznam Zprávy Po podcastu 5:59 vystoupí živě na Letní podcastové scéně i náš spin-off MDŽ. Přijďte se podívat ve středu 5. srpna do Trojského pivovaru na debatu o tzv. strážkyních patriarchátu, kde se bude řešit, proč jsou někdy nejtvrdšími kritičkami žen ženy samy. Více informací a lístky k prodeji najdete na www.letnipodcastovascena.cz. Sledujte nás na sociálních sítích X, Instagram, Threads nebo Bluesky. Náměty a připomínky nám můžete psát na e-mail zaminutusest@sz.cz
Die Namibiese Beleggingsbevorderings- en Ontwikkelingsraad waarsku die publiek en SME-fondsaansoekers oor bedrieglike e-posse wat voorgee dat hulle amptelike SME-fonds-aanvaardingskennisgewings is. Woordvoerder Catherine Shipushu sê daardie e-posse is bedoel om ontvangers te mislei en te bedrieg. Sy sê bedrieërs doen hulle voor as lede van die SME-fondsspan en dring daarop aan dat aansoekers onmiddellik hul bankbesonderhede verskaf.
Obehol staveniská, nešetril chválou na progres a stihol dodať, že tri rozostavané nemocnice sú najvýznamnejšie projekty, ktoré sú spojené aj so súčasnou vládou. Robert Fico od pondelka cestuje po Slovensku, aby navštívil rozostavané nemocnice v Martine, Banskej Bystrici aj v Prešove a utvrdil svojich voličov v tom, že minimálne posledná menovaná bude zvonka hotová do najbližších parlamentných volieb. Ako to je so zásluhou tejto vlády na spomínaných projektoch, nájdu sa peniaze v rozpočte na dostavbu a čo iné by sa malo v zdravotníctve riešiť, ak je to naozaj premiérska téma? Eva Frantová sa v Dobrom ráne pýta Jany Ježíkovej, zdravotníckej analytičky, ktorá v minulosti pôsobila ako štátna tajomníčka ministerstva zdravotníctva. Zdroje zvukov: Youtube/SMER - Sociálna Demokracia, Youtube/Lekárske odborové združenie Odporúčanie: Ak ste ešte nevideli film Once, v ktorom hrá zosnulý spevák Glen Hansard, pozrite si ho. Nielenže v ňom zaznie spomínaná oscarová pieseň Falling Slowly, ale skvelý je aj samotný príbeh o dvoch muzikantoch, ktorí sa náhodou stretnú a zistia, že ich spoločné vystúpenie je úplne neobyčajné. Je v tom trochu nostalgie, ale aj feel good pocitu, čiže odporúčam všetkými desiatimi. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What can manufacturers expect from the Smart Manufacturing Experience at IMTS 2026? In this episode of Advanced Manufacturing Now, Steve Plumb is joined by Carl Mitroff, SME's conference manager, to preview one of IMTS's premier educational destinations. Carl shares what attendees can expect from more than 30 presentations designed to help manufacturers turn emerging technologies into practical business results.
Treba zabrániť tomu, aby Irán vyrobil jadrovú zbraň. Tak ešte v marci obhajoval americký prezident fakt, že sa pustil do vojny s Iránom. Odvtedy prešlo päť mesiacov, vojna pokračuje, Irán sa s USA háda o to, kto bude mať kontrolu nad Hormuzským prielivom, a prímeria sa po pár dňoch končia ďalším ostreľovaním. Čo sa to na Blízkom východe vlastne aktuálne deje, pokračujú vôbec mierové rokovania, prečo USA prestali s ostreľovaním a vie vôbec Trump, ako z tejto šlamastiky von? Eva Frantová sa v podcaste Dobré ráno pýta Josefa Krausa, bezpečnostného analytika z Fakulty sociálnych štúdií Masarykovej univerzity. Zdroje zvukov: YouTube/ Fox News, Al Jazeera English, ČT Odporúčanie: Ak máte radi švédske krížovky, mám pre vás odporúčanie! V denníkoch SME a Korzár nájdete už dnes špeciálnu krížovkársku prílohu! Takže, ak radšej lúštite, ako čítate, zbehnite si po jedno vydanie. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bola skôr galaxia alebo supermasívna čierna diera? Je v súčasnosti reálne postaviť funkčný vesmírny výťah? Prečo pridanie soli do teplej vody zmení jej teplotu? Čo sa v skutočnosti vlní pri gravitačných vlnách? O tom všetkom diskutujú Jozef a Samuel. Podcast vzniká v spolupráci so SME. Bonusové epizódy a extra obsah k podcastom nájdete na https://herohero.co/vedator Samuelova nová kniha už je v predaji https://www.martinus.sk/3600333-limity-poznania/kniha Otázky nám môžete nahrávať tu https://www.speakpipe.com/vedator Podcastové hrnčeky a ponožky nájdete na stránke https://vedator.space/vedastore/ Všetko ostatné nájdete tu https://linktr.ee/vedatorsk Vedátorský newsletter http://eepurl.com/gIm1y5
Sme alebo nie sme súčasťou koalície ochotných? Premiér aj minister zahraničných vecí tvrdia, že nie a ani nikdy nebudeme. Francúzske veľvyslanectvo to však ešte minulý piatok, keď sa ho na členstvo Slovenska pýtala kolegyňa z euBriefu Natália Silenská, videlo inak. Slovensko sa vraj ku koalícii pripojilo a považuje sa za jej člena. Ako to teda je, prečo vláda nechce verejne členstvo potvrdiť, nakoľko je pre nás účasť v koalícii dôležitá a ako za normálnych okolností funguje rozhodovanie o zahraničnej politike štátu? Eva Frantová sa v podcaste Dobré ráno rozpráva s diplomatom a bývalým ministrom zahraničných vecí v úradníckej vláde Miroslavom Wlachovským. Zdroje zvukov: Robert Fico (FB), TA3 Odporúčanie: Európska centrálna banka dala von návrhy nových eurobankoviek, ktoré sa dostali do užšieho výberu. Je ich desať s motívmi známych osobností, respektíve vtákov a niektoré dokonca vertikálne. Ak chcete, na stránke ECB môžete hlasovať za tie, ktoré sa vám pozdávajú najviac! – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Poslednja epizoda podkasta pod zaštitom Međunarodnog PEN centra, "Dobar loš zao" u ovoj sezoni, stigla je u vaše pametne uređaje!. U prvom delu emisije Nenad Kulačin i Marko Vidojković merili su ko je zaklao više Srba, istraživali situaciju u Šapićevoj glavi, pozdravili odluku vlasti da nagradi mrtve birače sa 6000 dinara i predložili Ljubiši Ristiću kasting za novu verziju Radovana Trećeg. Gosti su predsednik NUNS Željko Bodrožić i glavni urednik portala nova.rs Mihailo Jovićević. Njih dvojica govorili su o situaciji u medijima u okviru ANN, pokušali su da budu optimisti što se tiče nastavka emitovanja DLZ i ostalih programa na nezavisnim medijima, analizirali sve goru situaciju kad je reč o ugroženosti novinara u Srbiji, a dotakli su se i Saveta REM. Ovo naravno nije sve. Zapaženu ulogu imala su pitanja koja su stigla sa Patreona. U Magarećem kutku videćete kako izgleda kad šlog udari u pogrešnu stranu. Naša emisija u ovom formatu nastavlja se osmog septembra, "Smećarnik", "Nedeljno napušavanje" i naše druge spin-off emisije pratite na Patreonu već od trinaestog avgusta, a možda i ranije, ukoliko ispadne neka frka. Da bi DLZ i dalje nastavio sa radom, pretplatite se na patreon.com/ucutatinecemo ili pošaljite donaciju na PayPal ucutatinecemo@gmail.com. Na isti mejl možete poručiti DLZ merch. DLZ, samo na našem portalu!
V pondelkových letných epizódach ranného podcastu denníka SME predstavuje Tatiana Čabáková Slovenky a Slovákov, ktorí sa presadili a zanechávajú výraznú stopu v českej spoločnosti. Dnešným hosťom je vedec a chemik Milan Vrábel, ktorý v Ústave organickej chémie a biochémie Českej akadémie vied v Prahe vedie vlastnú výskumnú skupinu. Patrí k najúspešnejším vedcom pôsobiacim v Česku. Dvakrát uspel v prestížnych grantových súťažiach Európskej výskumnej rady – v roku 2015 získal ERC Starting Grant a v roku 2022 aj ERC Proof of Concept, ktorého cieľom je posunúť výsledky prelomového výskumu bližšie k praktickému využitiu a overiť ich inovačný potenciál. Stal sa tak jedným z prvých dvoch vedcov Akadémie vied ČR, ktorým sa podarilo tento grant získať. Vyštudoval Slovenskú technickú univerzitu v Bratislave, na doktorandské štúdium odišiel do Prahy a následne päť rokov pôsobil na Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Po návrate sa rozhodol zostať v Prahe, kde podľa vlastných slov nachádzajú vedci výrazne lepšie podmienky na výskum ako na Slovensku. Jednou z hlavných oblastí jeho práce je rakovinová imunoterapia. Jeho výskumný tím vyvíja metódu chemickej úpravy imunitných buniek, ktorá by im umožnila účinnejšie rozpoznávať a ničiť rakovinové bunky. V rozhovore sa dozviete: aké možnosti a privilégiá prináša vedcom prestížny grant Európskej výskumnej rady, ako náhoda neraz otvára nové smery vedeckého výskumu, prečo sa mu zatiaľ nepodarilo nájsť investora a založiť startup, ktorý by jeho objavy posunul bližšie k pacientom, kedy vážne uvažoval o tom, že opustí akademickú vedu a naplno sa bude venovať podnikaniu, čo podľa neho v Česku chýba, aby sa výsledky špičkového základného výskumu jednoduchšie dostávali do praxe, v čom vedenie vlastnej výskumnej skupiny pripomína starostlivosť o trinásť detí, a prečo sa po viac ako desiatich rokoch na čele vlastného laboratória cíti skôr ako úradník než ako vedec. – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcasty – Odoberajte aj audio verziu denného newslettra SME.sk s najdôležitejšími správami na sme.sk/brifingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Don’t miss this massive SMB partner shift! Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://theultimatepartner.com/ebook-subscribe/ Check Out UPX: https://theultimatepartner.com/experience/ In this pivotal episode, we sit down with Jose Gomez Cueto, Microsoft’s SMB leader for the Americas, to uncover the monumental shifts happening within the partner ecosystem and the $20 billion cloud opportunity currently on the table. The discussion dives deep into Microsoft’s commitment to the CSP channel, the explosion of AI agents, and why shifting from traditional headcount growth to outcome-based results is critical for survival. From navigating the complexities of the marketplace to the urgency of becoming “Customer Zero” with AI tools, this conversation provides the roadmap every MSP needs to thrive in the new era of technology. https://youtu.be/QE-1w7GeyPM Key Takeaways Microsoft operates a $20 billion cloud revenue business in the Americas alone, with 80% driven by the channel. The Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program is now Microsoft’s primary hero motion for the fourth region. The currency of SMB growth is shifting away from headcount and moving directly toward AI-driven outcomes. MSPs must transition from traditional IT outsourcing to strategic business process consulting to survive. Failing to proactively adopt and secure AI tools creates massive liability and shadow AI risks for organizations. IT providers are urged to become “Customer Zero” by deploying and testing Copilot and autonomous agents internally before selling them. If you're ready to lead through change, elevate your business, and achieve extraordinary outcomes through the power of partnership—this is your community. At Ultimate Partner® we want leaders like you to join us in the Ultimate Partner Experience – where transformation begins. Key Tags CSP, Agent 365, SMB cloud revenue, outcome-based selling, Copilot for business, Defender for business, shadow AI risks, AI agent deployment, Purview data security, Marketplace API integration, autonomous agents, Customer Zero, Microsoft Americas segment Transcript Jose Gomez Cueto AUDIO PODCAST [00:00:00] Jose Gomez Cueto: And, and you know, if I might say something that is confidential, avid Vince, uh, to be quite honest, please, please, uh, by definition, a marketplace is eliminating intermediaries. [00:00:11] Vince Menzione: You can feel it happening. [00:00:13] Vince Menzione: The ecosystem is shifting beneath us. The way Hyperscalers are partnering, how AI is remaking the channel and what it means to win in 2026. [00:00:23] Vince Menzione: Welcome to the Ultimate Partner Podcast. I’m Vince Menzi, own your host. And each week I sit down with leaders at the intersection of technology, partnerships and outcomes. The voices shaping how ecosystems actually work. We talk about what’s real, what’s changing, and what it takes to lead in this era where the partner channel isn’t just part of the strategy. [00:00:45] Vince Menzione: It is the strategy because being in the room changes everything. Let’s start. [00:00:55] Vince Menzione: I am absolutely thrilled for our, our next guest. Um, some of you heard me talk about this maybe earlier or in various pockets of conversation. Um, I believe both the SMB market is an, is an incredible opportunity. We’ve called it the Acre of Diamonds at Ultimate Partner at previous events. And then the MSP community, which I want to thank so many of you to for coming, coming on board now. [00:01:25] Vince Menzione: ’cause we’ve had some MSPs that have come to all our events. And doubled, tripled, quadruple the sizes of their business. From what they’ve learned in these rooms. And so we invited our next guest to come. Oh, Jose, come on up. Jose Gomez Cuerto is the leader of Microsoft’s SMB business for the Americas. Come on. [00:01:43] Vince Menzione: Come on over. Come on over. Sit down with me. And I was so thrilled to get this gentleman to come join us. His team is doing incredible work. I got to meet some of his team actually earlier this year. And we know each other for many years ago. [00:01:56] Jose Gomez Cueto: We do. [00:01:56] Vince Menzione: When I was at Microsoft, right? Yeah. So, so great to see you again. [00:01:59] Jose Gomez Cueto: It’s a pleasure to be here. Uh, thanks for the invitation. I’m thrilled to be here. And thank you all for making time, uh, or traveling here. Uh, this is the best time. To be in the industry. [00:02:10] Vince Menzione: It’s an incredible time. [00:02:11] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah, [00:02:11] Vince Menzione: it’s an incredible time. So sit down. Yeah, sit down. Let’s, yeah. So let’s talk about you and your organization. [00:02:17] Vince Menzione: Um, let’s talk, well, I, I, I wanna bring this up because it was like, the noise I heard in the room when I was, I went to Interven earlier this year. Yeah. Is, does Microsoft Care about this market? And, um, I was at Microsoft many years, we worked together when I was a, a gm. And, uh, it was run differently back in the day. [00:02:37] Vince Menzione: Yeah. And there’s been a lot of changes to what we call the SME and C business now. Mm-hmm. Uh, and the SMB business, which you run. So let’s talk a little bit about your organization, where you sit in the organization, and then I want to kind of dive in a little bit about what’s changed. ’cause a lot has changed for the better. [00:02:54] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah, it’s a great question and I think that that’s what a lot of people think about, uh, SMB and, and who’s SMB and, and who’s at Microsoft and who do I talk to. So, [00:03:02] Vince Menzione: yes. [00:03:02] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, even though I know a lot of, uh, friendly faces in the room, I think it’s a great, uh, starting point. Vince, so. Basically, uh, I am responsible for what we call the small and medium business, uh, segment. [00:03:15] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, we can also call it small and medium enterprises. Uh, I would say that it is not a monolith. Uh, we do have, uh, subsegmentation, I think that our friend Jay was talking about up to 20 subsegmentation. Uh, we think about it for simplifi simplification purposes on three. Uh, so we have, uh, the smaller organizations, the medium-sized organizations. [00:03:36] Jose Gomez Cueto: And then what we call top point manage, which is basically large enterprise that we simply don’t have an account management team, uh, assigned to. And we are the happy recipients of many of those, uh, every year. Uh, so I would say that, uh, a best definition would be also anything that is unmanaged and is primarily driven through the channel. [00:03:54] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, we run in the Americas approximately more than $20 billion of revenue, uh, on cloud. Uh, that’s [00:04:01] Vince Menzione: crazy. [00:04:01] Jose Gomez Cueto: So, and 80% of that is done. Through companies that are here, [00:04:05] Vince Menzione: $20 billion of business. [00:04:07] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah. So, um, the, the Americas region that I’m, uh, representing and under my responsibility includes basically three sales units, the United States, Canada, and Latin America. [00:04:18] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yes. Latin America is more fragmented because we have multi-country and multi, uh, subsidiary, uh, structure. Just to recap a little bit of what you asked me rewinding on what has happened in the last two or three years. Yeah. We brought basically, uh, probably something that you might remember from you were there. [00:04:36] Jose Gomez Cueto: I, yes. Uh, which is bringing the segment, uh, with the channel together. So, uh, I think that, um, uh. Earlier in the morning, uh, Steven was, uh, talking about it, what we call S-M-U-N-C, which is, uh, this segment with the channel. And the main reason is to drive, uh, that synergy, uh, and making, uh, a very bold statement that many of you might remember in the last two years, uh, Judson and Ralph, uh, heter or, or new, uh, president for this, uh, fourth region. [00:05:05] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, ’cause we call it fourth region. Yeah. ’cause the other one is our enterprises. [00:05:08] Vince Menzione: Yeah. So Asia, Americas Exactly. And, and EMEA. Then you’re the fourth region. [00:05:13] Jose Gomez Cueto: We’re the fourth region. So, so, um, making CSP, uh, our hero motion, and that is fantastic news. I, I started, uh, part of my journey, uh, in, in the channel, uh, way earlier in distribution in the year 2000. [00:05:30] Vince Menzione: Yep. [00:05:30] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, and fast forward, I would say 2011, we were launching the first commercial SaaS offering, which was Office 365. Um, I had the privilege to be, uh, leading the launch globally for that. Uh, but then we, the first thing we did was build a channel, and that was called syndication. And basically the precursor of that, uh, became CSP, basically putting, uh, the partner or customer in the middle, the partner around it for the, not only the, the opportunity, but also the responsibility to serve the customer. [00:06:04] Jose Gomez Cueto: 360 from, uh, presales all the way to, uh, uh. Upsell cross sell, and in between deployment, uh, things, uh, around, um, servicing, bundling offers, uh, troubleshooting and support, et cetera. So, uh, back to your question was, this is a very important thing because we’re basically, uh, making our channel the scale and, and the vision that we have is, is that we are gonna be continuing to scale through the channel. [00:06:33] Jose Gomez Cueto: So, um, one last thing I say, uh, in terms of the organization that I think is important for everyone to understand, and I’m gonna go a little bit into more org structure, is that we, we have these three sales units that are geographic. But, uh, what we’ve done this year is to have, uh, more depth on the solution area. [00:06:50] Jose Gomez Cueto: So you might remember that, uh, we’ve simplified them, uh, same as we used to have 8, 13, 13 areas. Now we have only three Oh yeah, same, same, uh, in the solution area. So we have, uh, the AI business solutions. Uh, cloud and AI platforms. And then, uh, security and my team basically mirrors that structure. And we have, uh, team members, uh, primarily, um, our partner, solutions specialists that are, their job is to work with companies like you. [00:07:17] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, some few we do, uh, direct in others. What we do is work with, uh, our top distributors, and I think we have, uh, in the room many of those. I think Google is gonna follow up, uh, for PAX eight, and that’s, uh, how we’re going to market now. [00:07:31] Vince Menzione: So just a little bit of context too for me. ’cause I, I, I had heard this at another event. [00:07:36] Vince Menzione: Yeah. And I just wanted to share this. Um, when I was at Microsoft, we, we did not put the right emphasis and energy and resources in the s and b market when I was there, or, or it was fragmented. Every group did it differently. You remember those days too, right? Well, with public sector, we didn’t necessarily have a team focused, and every business did it a little bit differently. [00:08:00] Vince Menzione: Mm-hmm. And I think one of the contexts you, you mentioned Ralph and being in Ralph’s organization. Yeah. Pulling that all together and creating the fourth region created a lot of focus that didn’t exist. And consistency in terms of execution. I think that’s what you’re talking about here. Right? And then also the fact that like, we didn’t, I don’t think we had a sep, an SMB leader back in, back in the day. [00:08:22] Vince Menzione: Like we didn’t have somebody that we can go to to think about the MSP community the way we do today. Mm-hmm. Right. We were just, they were just almost like unmanaged entities out there. Yeah. Was that, would you, would you agree with that? [00:08:32] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah, I, we went through several iterations that, uh, you might argue, uh, were painful or not. [00:08:38] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, ultimately what we’re committed is to simplify the partner experience. And make that the same for the customers. But what we have is now one center of gravity, uh, a global SMB organization. We have three area leaders. And uh, and that helps us, uh, to be quite honest and in confidence. And you and I talked about it, Jose, this is a forum for, uh. [00:08:58] Jose Gomez Cueto: Speaking the truth. Uh, we, we, we have to fight the gravitational force of the managed space. The company has a big enterprise footprint, so, uh, many of us have become, uh, the chief agitators, uh, to fight the good fight, uh, for SMB. Uh, try to under unpack, uh, in every single conversation with senior Execut. [00:09:17] Jose Gomez Cueto: What is an MSP? And no, it’s not data consulting or one of the large, uh, global design. Uh, and then we explain what they do and then what is a two tier channel, how do distributors work? And, uh, and what about this and what about that? So I think that that has been, uh, a great, uh, progress and a lot of that can be reflected, uh, into how we’re, hopefully everyone in the room is seeing it in how we’re going to market. [00:09:40] Jose Gomez Cueto: I’ll give you two examples. [00:09:41] Guest: Yes. [00:09:42] Jose Gomez Cueto: Um, for, for quite some time. We, we have very limited, uh. Product truth. That’s what the lingo that we use internally, uh, related to offer that were targeted to SMB. And I would say that, uh, business premium, uh, for M 365, uh, was the fact to offer. But now we’ve been able to in, uh, increase, uh, the not so not only commitment, uh, but also the investment that we’re doing as a company into launching offers. [00:10:08] Jose Gomez Cueto: So we have a co compiler for business that is. At a lower price point that has, uh, the same capabilities at the enterprise, uh, that we’re, uh, doing that we also have some security, uh, offers, uh, that are now unattached to business premium, which is our hero motion for sub 300 space. So you start to see, uh, an important trend and it’s great to have jobson at a CEO, uh, of the commercial business capacity because, uh, we’re making things happen. [00:10:34] Jose Gomez Cueto: So what I would say is that I love coming here to these forums. A lot of my team members are here. We’re here to learn. We’re the learner. All we, we, we don’t know much. We need to learn more. Uh, and, and just keeping us honest in terms of bringing that, uh, ethos of, of the customer that most of you are serving and, and, and things that we can improve to get better to deliver value. [00:10:58] Vince Menzione: Yeah. And the speed at which you’re moving has been pretty fast. It’s been very nimble. Like I, I, I’ve been watching this progression. It’s really like you, you’re really leaning in. I was actually hoping because I could ask you a bunch of questions. Yeah. But we have such a great audience and for the first time we really have opened it up to a lot of MSPs in the room. [00:11:18] Vince Menzione: Yeah. And I know you, you wanna get some interaction with some of these folks as well. I thought maybe we would open if you’re okay with this. Yeah, absolutely. I’d rather than I go off script a little bit. I’d rather open it up to some of the MSPs in the room. We’re sitting here eager to learn how and, and what Microsoft is going to do to help. [00:11:35] Vince Menzione: Because I think the opportunity, I personally think the opportunity is huge right [00:11:38] Jose Gomez Cueto: now. Yeah. Let’s do that and well, we get, uh, warmed up. I would say that. [00:11:43] Vince Menzione: So we need some mics. Yeah. [00:11:43] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, something that I’m, that I’m seeing, uh, Vince, and, and, and a question that many of you might have is why now? And, and why this an, an exciting, an exciting time. [00:11:54] Vince Menzione: Yes. [00:11:54] Jose Gomez Cueto: Um, and I would say that, uh. Right now we’re seeing, obviously Jay talked about it and, and the big transformation, but it’s a once in a generation or one in a lifetime. Yeah. Uh, shift of the entire platform. Uh, and, and a lot of the scenarios are even maybe scary, but what we see is huge opportunity. And from an SMB perspective, uh, the biggest thing that excites me is moving from, um, something that was. [00:12:23] Jose Gomez Cueto: More related to size, and now we’re moving to outcomes. So, so think about the future of SMBs, uh, with agents and things being measured on outcomes. And, and what this leads to is, uh, Jay talked about it as well, and sorry Jay, it’s such a good job that I keep quoting you. Um, we do that a lot. Uh. You got it. [00:12:49] Jose Gomez Cueto: So you talked about, uh, I noticed that Bill Gates when he said, you know, uh, uh, a pc, uh, in every desk and what we see is every human empowered with agents. Yeah. Especially in work. And what does that mean, that the currency changes being, because what you’re gonna be able to, to envision. Not in the, in the, in the near future, but now is an agentic explosion where then, uh, the currency is outcomes? [00:13:14] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yes. So if you think of an SMB growing, it’s not growing on, on, on full-time employees or headcount. It’s growing on the ability to do more through agents. So, so I think that’s an important thing and, and that’s something that we’re working very closely with our all, all our channel and the offerings that we’re launching to market as well. [00:13:32] Vince Menzione: I also think about the MSPs as being perfectly positioned because what you described, the new, the new model, the future customer and the outcomes is gonna require hands on the steering wheel at all times. [00:13:44] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yes. Yeah. So on that one, and still waiting for some, uh. Someone that is not shy to ask questions, but we’ll, we’ll keep going in the meantime. [00:13:52] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, I, I think that, uh, we are learning, all the [00:13:55] Vince Menzione: MSPs are lined up over here. I’m marching them all. [00:13:57] Jose Gomez Cueto: We, and, and I almost know by name all everyone in the first two rows. Yes. Uh, so, so, uh, I might pick on them. Uh, they’re too shy, but, but we’re learning together. Uh, Vince, uh, the important thing is, is the transformation, uh, and the opportunity, but also the risk of, uh, not acting. [00:14:17] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, what we were seeing, uh, for the first, uh, year or two was kicking tires, people testing, uh, ai. And now what we’ve seen is basically, uh, a full adoption. Uh, of the agentic technology, not even adoption of the tools, but embracing the technology. So I, I want to give you, uh, two specific, uh, examples or data points we have, uh, just in the Americas, more than almost 9 million, uh, people using copilot chat. [00:14:49] Vince Menzione: Wow, that’s amazing. [00:14:50] Jose Gomez Cueto: So imagine, uh, the, the potential that is there for people that are actively using the tool. Yeah. Uh, to en enable new scenarios of doing things. Uh, another example, and I think I have, uh, someone in my team here, is Amber in the room. Amber Kinney? No, she left. Okay. So Amber runs, uh, cloud and ai, uh, uh, or Azure platform. [00:15:12] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, her team has deployed, uh, more than, uh, 11 agents internally for our partner solution specialist, uh, from. Simple agents that will, uh, tell is if a specific deal is eligible for a pre-sales or post-sales program. And comparing all the complexity of our programs, oh my [00:15:29] Vince Menzione: goodness. [00:15:30] Jose Gomez Cueto: All the way to, to, to managing a pipe more effectively of opportunities. [00:15:34] Jose Gomez Cueto: So what we’re seeing is real. This is not something that people are just kicking the tires. It’s like this is the opportunity. So back to, to the point of m ms. P uh, is, is about learning together on how to transition. To, uh, a model that is gonna be based on outcomes. And, and we were discussing, uh, I was with some of our distributors, uh, many of them in the last two months in, in a specific partner advisory, uh, councils and, and some people were just sharing their experiences. [00:16:04] Jose Gomez Cueto: Oh, I decided to charge X amount for an agent. And how do you come up with that number? I don’t know. We’re just testing. Okay. And what about their current revenue? Uh, and, but what about the tokens? What if, uh, the agents start to consume and they’re gonna do the metering? So, so I think that we’re learning together in this space. [00:16:22] Jose Gomez Cueto: Um, but what it is important is just to think about the important, the, the, the critical role that the MSPs are gonna have in leading. And the biggest challenge that we’re seeing and, and we see it over and over and over is, uh, the part about scaling. [00:16:38] Vince Menzione: Yes. [00:16:39] Jose Gomez Cueto: The skilling is not, uh, about learning how to use the copilot tool or to do, uh, some, uh, you know, tuning and that, because thankfully our, at least our, our technology as a platform, uh, pretty much carries the same, uh, security, uh, and compliance configurations that you have in your Microsoft 365 tenant. [00:17:00] Jose Gomez Cueto: But it is more the, the, the skilling about understanding how to do. Customer outcome conversation. What is your AI strategy? What [00:17:08] Vince Menzione: that’s scaling? Yes. [00:17:09] Jose Gomez Cueto: What really matters? Not [00:17:10] Vince Menzione: the technical skill. It’s, it’s really the approach that they’re taking. [00:17:14] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah. [00:17:14] Vince Menzione: With the organization. I, it seems that MSPs for many years were down in the weeds. [00:17:20] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah. [00:17:20] Vince Menzione: They were turning the, the wrench, so to speak, in the organization, and yet now it seems like this. Kevin Piker, your old boss used to use this term. The, the CIO. The CEO is the new CIO. In other words, you need to be selling upstream. You need, you need to be having the conversations in the organization that are strategic [00:17:40] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah. [00:17:40] Vince Menzione: To that organization. [00:17:41] Jose Gomez Cueto: So, two, two twofold on, on that, uh, point, which is very important. One is, uh, not our, a lot of our MSPs are equipped right now. [00:17:49] Vince Menzione: Yeah. [00:17:49] Jose Gomez Cueto: To have a, a conversation about business strategy. Because traditionally has been more outsource it. [00:17:56] Vince Menzione: Yes. [00:17:56] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, we started with, you know, managing the networks, then adding services, support tickets, et cetera. [00:18:03] Jose Gomez Cueto: So being able to have that conversation is important. Uh, we, we see through a lot of our tooling that, uh, the shadow AI is everywhere. And what I always tell in any MSP conversation that I have is risk security. You’re on the hook if something happens. That’s right. So if you’re not acting. Uh, then it is a liability. [00:18:22] Vince Menzione: You’re letting things take off in your own organization. Yeah. People are using [00:18:25] Jose Gomez Cueto: philanthropic on their own. The company can go, uh, bankrupt or get sued or get, uh, if they’re in a regulated industry, they can be taken out, et cetera. So, so that’s an important point, uh, related to, to that transformation. Uh, and, and the other part of the skilling that you mentioned that is super important is being in the weeds. [00:18:45] Jose Gomez Cueto: That is where the innovation is happening. Yeah. The later research that we have is being in the front line because it’s all about, uh, reinventing those processes. So I think that it’s a, it’s a good combination that if we have the MSPs, um, and we’re working, uh, not only internally but with our distributors to develop the right skilling around those other type of, uh, consulting skills. [00:19:07] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, data skills, uh, business process, uh, redesign and flows. Uh, that is where, where we see the big opportunity. [00:19:14] Vince Menzione: So it’s balancing out the technical skills with the business process skills, the consulting skills. Yeah, exactly. I think we have a question over here. Yeah. [00:19:22] Guest: Good afternoon, Vince. Good. Sorry. Thanks for the great content. [00:19:26] Guest: The question is around small medium businesses and the cost around cybersecurity. So. Basically, as new tools are coming up that are AI based, such as co-pilot for security, defender for AI, are also consumption based, is there a risk that SMEs will be left out under that cybersecurity poverty line? [00:19:52] Jose Gomez Cueto: I don’t think, uh, it is, uh, a risk to being left out, uh, in the country that the, the SMBs, I would say are more help is needed. And, and the way we think about it from a perspective of, of ai and specifically I’m want to talk about agents, uh, it was mentioned by Steven in, uh, in the morning, and I’m gonna talk a little bit high level and then I’m gonna try to bring it down to, to more tangible is this concept of intelligent and trust. [00:20:19] Jose Gomez Cueto: So on the intelligence, what, what we’re, what we’re trying to say here is that your AI is not just generic stuff that you just prompt and you get like anything that is on the web, but there’s contextual. Data, and, and that’s what we do, uh, with what you might be familiar with, which is the iq. Uh, so we have, um, iq, uh, also in Foundry and on our different data products. [00:20:40] Jose Gomez Cueto: So basically bringing the context of your work, of your contacts, of the people you interact, uh, of the meetings of, of the emails, of the SharePoint files, but also important connectors that are in line of business applications that you can bring to copilot. And then. That intelligence, uh, is relevant and that that basically increases innovation. [00:21:01] Jose Gomez Cueto: And the part about trust, uh, uh, not exactly in cybersecurity, but, but related is basically, uh, agent 365. Uh, can I see, show of hands, who’s aware of Agent 365? Maybe like [00:21:14] Vince Menzione: in the front two rows, [00:21:15] Jose Gomez Cueto: 20%? Yeah. So, um, that is basically, uh, an, an amazing opportunity for our MSP channel because it gives you opportunity to. [00:21:25] Jose Gomez Cueto: Basically observe, uh, govern and apply security to the, the agent activity that is happening. So we think in the context of ai, I think that that’s a, a, a super important, uh, aspect to mitigate any risk of, of what can happen if there’s not, uh, the right, uh, posture. Uh, and then, uh, on, on, on the other part of security, I would say that something, I mentioned something about offers. [00:21:51] Jose Gomez Cueto: We brought the capabilities of the enterprise, uh, SKUs and solutions into these add-ons to N 365. So I would say that with, uh, defender for business, uh, plan two, and sorry to go into the SKU language, uh, it, it is important to, to understand that you have those advanced capabilities. And then another one that we’re pushing, uh, hard and, and is had great receptionist, um, uh, purview, uh, and purview. [00:22:15] Jose Gomez Cueto: What allows you is just to really do everything related to data. Data security policies of what data should be prompted by the model, what information to stay or, or, or not stay. Uh, and I think that’s, that’s also a good opportunity that we’re seeing to bring those, uh, advanced capabilities into the SMBs. [00:22:33] Jose Gomez Cueto: The challenge that we have is how do we get them faster, uh, to everyone, especially when there’s, uh, you know, competing, uh, so solutions around it. [00:22:44] Vince Menzione: We have one more question, and I think we’re probably gonna have to break after that. I know we’re over time already and you’ve got a busy rest of your day. I got, well, we got one back there and we’ve got a mic up here, so, so we have two questions. [00:22:57] Vince Menzione: Yeah. We’ll do Tim first and then we’ll get the [00:22:59] Vince Menzione: mic up. I’ll go for the first 30 minutes and we’ll go from there. Yes. Long time listener. Great to see you again. Jose. Um, business premium, we did E seven. We talked about getting a voice from the MSP space. To build out a business premium, like additional offering. [00:23:13] Vince Menzione: Is there any context to that you have any vision in your crystal ball for October? [00:23:17] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, I cannot say or, or deny. Uh, but yeah, I think that what, what you I love it in, in all seriousness team. Uh, thanks for the question. Uh, I think that what you should expect is, uh, I call it product truth, uh, more, uh, SMB built purpose built for solutions. [00:23:35] Jose Gomez Cueto: So an equivalent of, of any seven as well. Yeah. [00:23:40] Vince Menzione: You still have, we have another question in the back? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. [00:23:43] Guest: Yeah. Uh, Jeremy here with Integral, um, there’s this kind of idea going around that while CSP has been very successful for many of us as MSPs and, and since the beginning, it’s been a great program that was focused on s and b and it’s come up now. [00:23:57] Guest: There’s this kind of shift saying, and CSPs and you think about being marketplace companies where CSP is, the plumbing and marketplace is, is the lead. If that is true, or maybe you comment on that, that idea. How does marketplace strategy playing into kind of, I guess I’m plugging serials piece now from behind, but how does marketplace strategy then play into the s and b market if CSPs are focused on that marketplace mechanism? [00:24:21] Guest: Where CSPs now are and the, and the modern work and all the things that we’ve been doing really well for a long time become, maybe plumbing is too far down the stack, but really marketplace being a focus, is that a strategy piece that we should be thinking about for CS p strategy overall? [00:24:36] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah, it’s a great question and I’ll try to keep it brief. [00:24:39] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, I think you need my v The vision that we have is we’re doing both. Uh, we’re empowering, uh, and customers to find what they need. Uh, in the marketplace. Uh, zero talked about also the opportunity for resellers to get enrolled and start to add services and other things. There’s also, another part of the is, is multifacet, uh, to work with ISVs to make it easier and recruit them to bring the right offers. [00:25:03] Jose Gomez Cueto: For SMBI would say that the feedback that we need is to make sure that the right SA ISVs are the ones that serving SMV are represented. Then from another front, I would accept that yes, we have some, uh, plumbing work to do because right now, uh, some part of the billing is not really that nimble for a two tier model if you’re working through a distributor. [00:25:23] Jose Gomez Cueto: So we made some great progress. Uh, we, we, uh, have, uh, announced something and Ignite, if you missed it, I think we might talk about it, uh, soon. Uh, but we have that, that connection via APIs with, uh, the four largest, uh, global distributors. So we’re making progress towards something that will be seamless. Uh, but I think that the biggest opportunity that we have is, is to crack the code, uh, for marketplace. [00:25:46] Jose Gomez Cueto: And, and, you know, if I might say something that is confidential, avid Vince, uh, to be quite honest, please, uh, by definition a marketplace is eliminating intermediaries. So that’s the dilemma. How do you bring the channel in between to help you expand, [00:26:02] Vince Menzione: right? [00:26:03] Jose Gomez Cueto: That that is really the, the, the, the, the holy grail, if I may use those words. [00:26:07] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, but that’s something that, that we’re working towards. And I think, uh, we have a great opportunity ahead and, and you should expect, uh, more announcements as we head into the summer events on how we’re gonna make that more seamless. [00:26:19] Vince Menzione: And REO really lit up the channel Yeah. In, in a big way. ’cause that a hundred percent, that was a blocker before. [00:26:24] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah. [00:26:24] Vince Menzione: Yeah. But CSP is also an incredible opportunity if it, you know, I know, I know there’s other sessions and conversations around it. And it does feel, and I’ve heard this before, like I wanna buy from my MSP because they’re the ones I trust. [00:26:37] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yes. [00:26:37] Vince Menzione: But yet I go, I have to go around the system in order to transact my Microsoft licenses. [00:26:43] Vince Menzione: Right. Yeah. And that’s, [00:26:45] Jose Gomez Cueto: I think the scenario getting the gentleman was mentioning is related to marketplace. But yeah. Vince, uh, uh, I just wanted to perhaps close, uh, please. Because I think we’re outta time, right? Yeah, we [00:26:54] Vince Menzione: are. [00:26:54] Jose Gomez Cueto: Yeah. Uh, just in terms of what to expect, uh, we are continuing to be, uh, partner centric. [00:27:01] Jose Gomez Cueto: You should expect as we go into the next fiscal year, uh, more refinement into the customer subsegmentation, we have this concept of above 300 and below 300, uh, working even closer with our distributors to help us scale and amplify the efforts that we do around recruitment, scaling, go to market, uh, co-sell, et cetera. [00:27:22] Jose Gomez Cueto: Uh, and then, uh, obviously expect, uh, we, we, a call to action that I have for everyone is become customer zero. Vince, I’m gonna put you on the spot here. How many agents did you use today? [00:27:37] Vince Menzione: None. [00:27:37] Jose Gomez Cueto: Okay. [00:27:38] Vince Menzione: I, I’ve been in the room leading the room today, [00:27:41] Jose Gomez Cueto: even with more reason. [00:27:42] Vince Menzione: No, I, in, I need to do [00:27:43] Jose Gomez Cueto: more. Put your autonomous agents. [00:27:44] Vince Menzione: I do. [00:27:45] Jose Gomez Cueto: I’m not kidding you and I didn’t, I need to be [00:27:47] Vince Menzione: more of [00:27:47] Jose Gomez Cueto: a frontier for myself. The answer I get usually is like one hand raiser, by the way. Uh, but, but, uh, jokes aside, uh, I think. Becoming customer zero is critical. We cannot be deploying and selling what we’re not using. Uh, we have, uh, great tooling for low-code scenarios, uh, in, in, in, now, I don’t wanna say like in a few months now we have no one, uh, people that have zero knowledge and coding already developing and deploying agents into a secure environment. [00:28:19] Jose Gomez Cueto: It is happening. [00:28:20] Vince Menzione: Yeah. [00:28:20] Jose Gomez Cueto: So, uh, then, uh. Copilot. It is not a competitor charge, GVP or cloud. It is a platform we have both included. [00:28:29] Vince Menzione: Yes. [00:28:29] Jose Gomez Cueto: Do we have multimodal, we have iq. That is everything, uh, closed in terms of, uh, your intelligence. It is secure by default. Uh, and then allowing you to, to do, um, agents and then agents 365 to manage it. [00:28:41] Jose Gomez Cueto: So basically those three stages, customer zero. Uh, copilot agents and Agents 365 as your tool to, to manage them [00:28:50] Vince Menzione: and don’t go rogue and start doing your own things with anthropic and setting up your own instances because you’re gonna compromise your, your instance in your environment. [00:28:59] Jose Gomez Cueto: Well, actually, uh, if you do it in the copilot interface [00:29:02] Vince Menzione: Oh, well, I’m saying do it. [00:29:03] Vince Menzione: Yeah. I’m, I’m at RO going off, off, off, uh, [00:29:06] Jose Gomez Cueto: off. Yeah. Yeah, [00:29:07] Vince Menzione: yeah. Great. Well, thank you, sir. Appreciate you. Thank you. Thanks for listening to the Ultimate Partner Podcast. If today’s conversation resonated, share it with a partner leader in your network. Subscribe where you listen, and head over to the Ultimate partner.com for show notes related content and the resources for this episode. [00:29:29] Vince Menzione: And if you haven’t already, now’s the time to register for the Ultimate Partner Live event in Reston, Virginia, October 26th through October 28th. Until next time. Keep showing up in the rooms that matter because being in the room changes everything.
„Našim cieľom je šíriť lásku ku krásnym veciam medzi našimi bratmi a sestrami“ – to je výrok starý už 150 rokov a je pripisovaný britskej sociálnej reformátorke a filantropke Octavii Hillovej. V istom zmysle sa tieto slová stali aj mottom širšieho hnutia britských aktivistov, ktorých úsilie sa napokon pretavilo do založenia organizácie National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty v roku 1895. Pod jednoduchým označeným Národný Trust poznáme tento typ verejnoprospešných aktivít a organizácií dodnes a tvoria už medzinárodnú sieť, ktorej cieľom je ochrana, obnova a udržateľné využívanie kultúrneho a prírodného dedičstva. Inými slovami, do centra pozornosti sa tu dostáva starostlivosť o „krásne veci“ a to po celom svete. Národný Trust máme aj tu na Slovensku. Azda jej najviditeľnejšou aktivitou je každoročné podujatie Víkend otvorených parkov a záhrad. Táto nezisková organizácia ma u nás za sebou už pomerne výrazný 30 ročný príbeh, ktorý nám zároveň môže prezradiť niečo o nás. O tom ako pristupujeme k vlastnému kultúrnemu dedičstvu a životnému prostrediu, čo sa možno zmenilo za posledné desaťročia a čo naopak potrebujeme zmeniť. Nielen o historických parkoch a záhradách sa rozprávame s riaditeľkou Národného Trustu na Slovensku Michaelou Kubíkovou. Na výrobe tejto relácie spolupracovali Tomáš Rybár a Michal Jurík. – Ak máte pre nás spätnú väzbu, odkaz alebo nápad, napíšte nám na jaroslav.valent@petitpress.sk – Všetky podcasty denníka SME nájdete na sme.sk/podcastySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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In the final episode of the series, we explore how the island's farmers have diversified their businesses to adapt to changing markets and build resilience for the future. Along the way, we'll discover how these new enterprises are creating benefits that extend far beyond the farm gate, supporting local jobs, producing essential goods and services, creating educational opportunities, and helping people reconnect with the land and the food they eat. Episode guestsAlisa CurrieAilsa Currie set up and runs the visitor and education programme at Bellevue Farm, a family-run beef, sheep and arable farm located near Blackwaterfoot.The farm welcomes tourists, families and students to learn about farming, experience local food and build a deeper connection with Arran's landscape and natural environment.Bellevue also hosts a regular farmer's market in partnership with other local food producers.Kenny BoneKenny Bone is a mixed farmer at Glenkiln Farm who also runs a livery business, indoor riding arena, holiday lets, a hydroelectric energy scheme, and is the co-owner of The Drift Inn in Lamlash - alongside several other enterprises!Kenny is interested in caring for Arran's environment and is involved with many local organisations, including Arran Economic Group, Arran Development Trust and the local Forestry Commission panel as well as hosting the Arran Farmers Show.He was awarded Diversified Farm of the Year and the Champion of Champions award at the Scottish Agriculture Awards in 2024.Colin MackenzieColin Mackenzie successfully transitioned his family farm business away from dairy and now runs Mackenzie Logs - supplying seasoned firewood across the island. He also has a small herd of beef breeding cattle and store lambs.Alistair DobsonAlongside his role of Managing Director at Arran Dairies which he runs with his son Matthew, Alistair Dobson is Managing Director of Taste of Arran, a collaborative business that promotes, sells, and distributes food and drink from 10 SME producers on Arran to markets in the UK and abroad.Alistair is also the founding Chairman of VisitArran and a founding member of the Arran Economic Group focused on fostering community development and preserving Arran's cultural and natural heritage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ciaran Burke is a fintech entrepreneur and business leader, serving as Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer of Swoop, a platform that helps small and medium-sized businesses access funding through loans, grants, and equity solutions. Under his leadership, Swoop has become a trusted resource for SMEs seeking faster, more efficient access to capital. Prior to Swoop, Ciaran founded Hiive, a professional networking platform that grew to over 150,000 members and supported more than 4,500 businesses, including organizations such as Google, BBC, Facebook, and Sony. His experience scaling technology-driven companies has given him deep expertise in operations, growth strategy, and innovation. Ciaran is passionate about leveraging technology and AI to improve business financing and empower entrepreneurs, sharing insights on fintech, SME funding, and building scalable businesses. During the show we discuss: Why traditional funding is fragmented and how it limits business growth How to access multiple funding types (loans, grants, equity) in one place Why choosing the right funding type matters more than just getting approved How FinTech platforms are transforming business funding access The advantages of having a centralized funding marketplace How to increase your chances of approval by matching with the right lenders Why grants and equity are often overlooked opportunities How to streamline your funding strategy to save time and maximize results Resources: https://www.linkedin.com/in/burkecg/ https://swoopfunding.com/