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Mirian Ortega is a goal oriented Sales & Marketing Director with a 20 years of experience in various leadership roles within the hospitality industry. Mirian embodies the passion for sales but also loves the operations part of the hotel day to day business. One of the best rewarding things Mirian enjoys in her role is being able to help other hospitality professional reach their personal and professional growth in their career. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wilka-nascimento/message

In the latest episode, number 114, our esteemed host, Fiona Pawley, talks with Alex Keys, Sales & Marketing Director at Dumarey Flybrid. 2024 welcomes new and exciting times for PUNCH Flybrid as they rebrand to Dumarey Flybrid. Same group, same people, same product BUT a new brand that encapsulates their desire to continue growth, to innovate further and to service their customers with the same passion to work towards our vision of a future where sustainable mobility will be accessible to all. Listen as Fiona and Alex talk about how every dynamically operated vehicle or machine will use some form of energy recovery system at some point in the future. Racing and road cars, buses, trucks, off-highway machinery, and even electric power generators experience highly dynamic duty cycles that allow energy recovery systems to provide a benefit. Dynamic duty cycles demand high power to recover energy. Dumarey Flybrid has developed energy recovery technology that uses high power densities to achieve exceptional performance. Alex and Fiona also find time to talk about Silverstone Park life including 5-aside football and the benefits of coaching, also the joys of driving their first cars; which were both Volvo's with automatic chokes.   Links: Alex Keys, Sales & Marketing Director, Dumarey Flybrid Dumarey Flybrid Leave a review!   Don't forget to check out the Inside Silverstone website for more great content. Would you like to appear on the podcast? Own a business or work in/around the Silverstone business or motorsport region? Have a story or/and knowledge to share? Get in contact with Chris on insidesilverstone@longhurst.co.uk, or reach out on Twitter @SilverstonePod.   ABOUT THE HOSTS Chris Broome Chris is first and foremost a big tech, motor-sport, and gaming fan. So the opportunity to host a podcast focusing on these topics was too good to turn down. In his day-to-day life Chris is a Chartered Financial Planner and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Insurers. His business, Longhurst, has a niche providing financial advice to clients and businesses who work in the tech, innovation, and engineering sectors. Their head office is located on Silverstone Park, Northamptonshire. 'A business plan without a personal plan is pointless.'    Fiona Pawley Fiona brings a unique perspective to leadership and management, drawing from her personal motorsport experience to help people learn how to better tap into their personal power, improve relationships, and establish themselves as leaders in their industry. With a focus on practical techniques and actionable strategies, Fiona's coaching and training is a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their leadership and management skills. Her aim is to provide a bespoke and enjoyable coaching or training experience, tailored for personal and business needs, helping individuals unleash their potential and make the key changes they need. Whether you're a seasoned business owner or just starting out, the Inside Silverstone podcast is for you. So, tune in and let's explore the world of business together.

Gemma and Ian chat to Agnieszka Hrynkiewicz.  Agnieszka is the Sales & Marketing Director and COO at Santi Diving.  Sanit is a manufacturer of premium quality dry suits and dive undersuits and a distributor of technical and recreational diving equipment. A recognized leader in the diving industry worldwide, with a presence in 20 distribution markets and more than 40 direct markets. Today Santi is a company where 150 people work to deliver the best drysuits to our fellow divers. Gemma and Ian give an update on their summer and some exciting news too!  https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnieszkahrynkiewicz/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/40924536/admin/ https://www.youtube.com/user/SantiDiving https://www.facebook.com/SANTIdiving/ https://www.instagram.com/santidiving/ Lundy Diving and Snorkelling Trips - https://www.lundydiving.co.uk/ Swanage Pier -  https://www.swanagepiertrust.com/ Maria Munn - https://www.instagram.com/uwcompactcameracoach/ Sea Lion Boards -  https://www.sealionboards.com/       use code BIGSCUBA Ocean Reef Full Face Masks - https://diving.oceanreefgroup.com/ Cristina Zenato - https://cristinazenato.com/ Kewin Lornezen -  https://www.instagram.com/kewinlorenzen/?hl=en-gb North Walsham and Dilham Canal Trust - https://nwdct.org/   The BiG Scuba Podcast is brought to you by Narked at 90.   “Beyond Technical”   Narked at 90    Large Enough To Cope, Small Enough To Care   Whether thinking of moving across to tech diving or completely new to diving, Narked at 90 can advise and guide on the best equipment and set up for your personal or commercial requirements     https://www.narkedat90.com/   Please give us ★★★★★, leave a review, and tell your friends about us as each share and like makes a difference. Contact Gemma and Ian with your messages, ideas and feedback via The BiG Scuba Bat Phone    +44 7810 005924   Or use our social media platforms. We hope you have enjoyed this episode of The BiG Scuba Podcast.  To keep up to date with the latest news, follow us: We are on Instagram                     @thebigscuba   We are on Facebook                      @thebigscuba   We are on Twitter                          @the_big_scuba  The BiG Scuba Website                  www.thebigscuba.com Amazon Store :                                https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/thebigscuba Visit   https://www.patreon.com/thebigscubapodcast and subscribe - super quick and easy to do and it makes a massive difference. Thank you.

This week Chris talks with Lawrence Pelletier from Redcat Hospitality Technology. Lawrence was kind enough to share some time with us on his visit to the UK from Melbourne, Australia. He took in the weather, the tennis , our restaurant scene and unfortunately for me the Ashes!! Redcat's end-to-end digital ecosystem gives businesses a suite of services to provide great customer experience and run operations effectively. Redcat's enterprise-level services include: Loyalty/iOS & Android Apps  Kitchen management Delivery  Online Ordering Drive Thru  Table Ordering POS & Kiosks  Inventory &  Accounting Aside from the cricket the pair had a great chat around the following : Australia vs UK , the similarities and the surprising differences Legacy of tech, 25 years in and constantly moving forward The fractured tech stack and the problems operators are facing The rising demand for convenience, personalised service and drive through tech! Delivery, and the arrival of Google as a player in the every increasing delivery market The extreme levels of data capture available to operators Expense of doing business in the UK The underground and its rubbish wifi ! and the bloody cricket.... And much much more..... The Tech on Toast Podcast is brought to you by⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pointOne EPoS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠pointOne EPoS⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ offers the complete Epos system for your hospitality business, from mobile order and pay and self-serve kiosks to restaurant and kitchen management, pointOne has the solution. Head over to their website today to find out more and get in touch with their experienced team. TECH ON TOAST is proud to be a partner with Hotel, Restaurant & Catering 2024.

On this episode I was joined by Heather Johnson who's the CEO of Ingenium. In this episode, expect to learn: • Why Waste Management in Pharma might be more complicated than you might think • Different kinds of sharps, why sharps are challenging and what happens to sharps containers? • Waste potential and repurposing orphan chemicals • And what Zero Waste means for sustainability Heather Johnson has over 25 years of expertise in the hazardous waste management industry as a C-level Executive, Sales/Marketing Director and Account Manager. As a seasoned entrepreneur who has launched several existing waste management firms, Heather is a founding partner of INGENIUM and currently serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Heather's innovative vision into sustainability for regulated waste management has positioned INGENIUM as an industry leader in innovative waste to energy programs and has provided INGENIUM's clients with environmentally friendly alternatives to waste disposal, including zero waste initiatives. Heather is well known for her participation in the industry, including her past presidency of BioNet, a non-profit association devoted to biological safety. She has also served on the Board of Directors for several local non-profit organizations and has made community service a priority for INGENIUM and its employees.

On this episode of Mount Pleasant Podcast, Susan Bryant, the Sales & Marketing Director for Pawleys Island Festival of Music & Art talks to host Brian Cleary about the different music genres you can find at the festival this year, information about the 9 concerts during 3 weeks in October, and where & when to buy tickets, a little about the 31 year history of PIFMA ... and more. Tune in!

Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #31, where we are pleased to welcome Nigel Bartram as our guest!   Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you'll join Geoff Allix for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the stories of these very special people. As always, your comments and suggestions are always welcome by emailing podcast@overcomingms.org.   Nigel is a special member of our community – a retired marketing professional who has fused his writing talents and penchant for humor to share his experiences with MS from a very unusual and humorous perspective. We'll dive more into that shortly, plus we have a very special surprise for you, so stay tuned. We hope you enjoy this episode's conversation with Nigel, coming to you straight from Paris, France.   Nigel's Bio (in his own words):   I was born in London but moved around the UK as a child. After a 1st degree in History and then an MBA, my career landed mostly in marketing in the financial sector. In my last job in the UK, as Sales & Marketing Director of a retail stockbroker, following spectacular growth from start-up, I helped lead the company through a heavily oversubscribed IPO onto the London Stock Exchange.    Aged 43 I upped sticks to follow Caroline, my wife, in what was planned to be a temporary career move for her to France, along with our two young children, and my rubbish French. I became a house husband, looking after the kids, improving my ‘null' French, and helping build a house in our Paris suburb (with stunning views towards the city. Temporary morphed into permanent. A joyful adventure, imbibing the beauty of our surrounds and French gastronomy became altogether more serious. Settling in France permanently meant I had to find a job. I retrained as a teacher of English, set up a language school, and taught part-time as a university Associate Professor.      All that was a breeze compared to a body which inexplicably started to go haywire. Overnight, out of nowhere, I lost 90% of the hearing in one ear (which happily came back of its own accord, more or less). In my long-gone student holidays, I worked as a tree surgeon, so heights held no fear for me. So how come I found myself sick with panic driving very slowly along the magnificent Gorge du Verdun with Caroline and the kids on board in 2003? I was petrified by the sheer drop into the ravine, something I'd have relished the challenge of scaling up in yesteryear. I suffered in silence of course.   I wasn't diagnosed with MS for another six years, time enough for my ‘flappy foot' and drunken sailor swagger to become my trademark walk. Bit by bit, bucket loads of other symptoms intruded into my daily life. Time enough also for MS to land me in plenty of challenging situations, some of which, even though they may have been difficult at the time, were clearly comic book stuff.   The idea of the book crystalised a few years later when I was on an OMS retreat. To my great surprise and delight, I realised that MS hadn't robbed any of us MS suffers of our senses of humour. Indeed, it had given us a rich new vein of experiences to mine and chortle over, so important when up to half of people with MS experience depression at some point.   The deal was sealed when the retreat facilitators, Dr Keryn Taylor and Dr Craig Hassed, a world-renowned expert on mindfulness, warmly embraced the idea of such a book for the morale boost it would bring to people with MS, and those close to them, by presenting an altogether lighter side of the condition. Off I went to write down a few of my own stories and harvest those of other people with MS. What a job the latter proved to be!   Questions:   Nigel, welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break. We're so pleased to have you on our program. The purpose of this series is to better get to know some of the diverse members of our community from around the world, and today you're in the hot seat. Can you tell us a little about your day-to-day life? When were you diagnosed with MS? Can you provide some context on that? When were you diagnosed and how did you initially deal with it? At which point did you come across the OMS program? How was that experience for you? Why did you decide to start following it? You mention in one of the 3 key things to know about you, which can be found in the show notes, that OMS may have saved your life. That's powerful. Can you speak a bit about that? Let's shift gears a little bit and talk about a very exciting project you've just completed and are about to launch. You've written a book called ‘MS A Funny Thing', which is an illustrated collection of humorous essays you've written through the years about your experience with MS. Can you tell us a bit about it? How has humor helped you deal with the challenges of MS? Another special thing about this book is that you've dedicated all the proceeds to several nominated MS charities. What compelled you to model the project this way? This book is illustrated, and I understand there is an interesting backstory to how you came to collaborate with the illustrator. Can you share a little about that? Since we have whet everyone's appetite about this book, we have a very special treat for you. Nigel is going to read one of his essays from the book! This is very exciting, Nigel. It's the first author reading on this podcast. Please take it away and perhaps share its title and a little context on the piece you're going to read for the next few minutes. Wow, that was fantastic. Thanks so much, Nigel. How can people get their hands on your book? Before we ask Nigel one final question, I want to remind our listeners that May is Mindfulness and Meditation month at OMS. To mark that, tune into a special webinar on May 17, featuring a live meditation session with Phil Startin. If you're listening to this episode after May 17, don't worry, you can view a replay of this or any of our webinars at any time. Details on registering for this free webinar, as well as a link to replays of past webinars, can be found in our show notes. And check out the OMS social channels for daily mindfulness tips that you can incorporate into your day. Nigel, thank you so much for being on Living Well with MS Coffee Break and allowing our community to get to know one of its own a little better. One last question before you go, and it's a bit of a tradition in that we ask it of all our Coffee Break guests. If you tap into your experience with MS generally and OMS specifically for a nugget of wisdom that would help people ease into and better adopt the OMS program, what would that advice be?   Praise for Nigel's Book:   “There are three things I'd like to say about Nigel's book. First, in medicine, we now understand that laughter is good medicine. This book is decidedly good for you! Second, all proceeds go to worthy MS charities. Win-win! Third… now what was that third thing? I need to take Nigel's sage advice and stop nominating how many points I am about to make, don't I?”   Professor George Jelinek MD, Honorary Professor, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health and Founder of Overcoming Multiple Sclerosis   Three Interesting Facts About Nigel (in his own words):   I'm physically pretty handicapped, with an EDSS of 7, but still live a fulfilled life. I haven't given up hope of getting some lost physical function back and am working hard to do that and making some early progress. I'm certain but can't prove that the OMS regime saved my life, getting me through a flirtation with the grim reaper three years ago. Until fairly recently, we who've continued deteriorate physically despite following the programme religiously, have been a real OMS Cinderella, as though somehow, we're an aberration and should be ignored. This view is shared by quite a lot of my OMS friends who have similarly failed to experience any recovery. We nonetheless continue to adhere to the programme believing it to be a force for good even if it doesn't do what it says on the tin for us.   Nigel's Links:   Nigel's book MS A Funny Thing is officially released on May 30 (World MS Day), but you can purchase early here Check out the blogs Nigel has written on the Overcoming MS website Check out Nigel's website, where you can get a taste of his writings Register here for the OMS meditation webinar with live meditation session, taking place on May 17; if you've missed the live webinar, catch the replay here   Coming up on our next episode:   On the next episode of Living Well with MS, premiering May 25, 2022, meet Arlene Faulk, Tai Chi instructor, storyteller, and author of the new book, Walking on Pins and Needles: A Memoir of Chronic Resilience in the Face of Multiple Sclerosis. Learn how Arlene deploys the ancient practice of Tai Chi to help manage chronic pain associated with MS.   Don't miss out:   Subscribe to this podcast and never miss an episode. You can catch any episode of Living Well with MS here or on your favorite podcast listening app. For your convenience, a full episode transcript is also available on all platforms within 72 hours of each episode's premiere. If you like our program, don't be shy and leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you tune into the show. And feel free to share your comments and suggestions for future guests and episode topics by emailing podcast@overcomingms.org.   S4E51c Transcript Coffee Break #31 with Nigel Bartram   Geoff Allix (00:01): Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break, a part of the Living Well with MS podcast family from Overcoming MS, the world's leading multiple sclerosis healthy lifestyle charity, celebrating its 10th year of serving the MS community. I'm your host, Geoff Allix. Today, you'll meet someone living with MS from our diverse and global Overcoming MS community. Our Coffee Break series invites you into the lives of each guest. They share their personal MS journeys and speak openly about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find some common cause and a source of inspiration from the stories of these very special people. You can check out our show notes for more information and useful links. You can find these on our website at www.overcomingms.org/podcast.   If you enjoy the show, please spread the word about us on your social media channels or leave a review wherever you tune in to our podcast. Finally, don't forget to subscribe to Living Well with MS on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. So get your favorite beverage ready, and let's meet today's guest on Living Well with MS Coffee Break.   Welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break #31, where we're pleased to welcome Nigel Bartram as our guest. Our Coffee Break series is your chance to get to know members of our diverse OMS community. In each episode, you'll join me for an intimate chat with a different member of our global community. Our guests will share their personal stories and talk about their challenges and victories, large and small. We hope you find common cause and a source of inspiration from the stories of these very special people. As always, your comments and suggestions are welcome by emailing podcast@overcomingms.org. That's podcast@overcomingms.org.   Nigel is a special member of our community, a retired marketing professional who has fused his writing talents and penchant for humor to share his experiences with MS from a very unusual and humorous perspective. We'll dive more into that shortly; plus, we have a very special surprise for you, so stay tuned. We hope you enjoy this episode's conversation with Nigel, coming to you straight from Paris, France.   So Nigel, welcome to Living Well with MS Coffee Break. We're very pleased to have you on the program, and the purpose of this series is to get to know a bit better the diverse members of our community from around the world, and today you're joining us from Paris, France. So could you tell us a little bit about your day-to-day life?   Nigel Bartram (02:27): Yeah, thanks very much for having me. It's a great pleasure. First of all, a little correction. It's not your fault, but we actually don't live in the center of Paris, or actually in Paris itself, but in a very leafy suburb, with a forest on one side and the river Seine, you can see the barges going past from our bed in the morning, we're about 20 kilometers outside the center of Paris.   Geoff Allix (02:51): That actually makes it sound more idyllic than living in Paris now.   Nigel Bartram (02:55): Well, it is. And I think in common with what's happened in the UK and many countries post-COVID, people are beating a path out of big towns and cities to go to places where there are spaces which during confinement, as they called it here, are a bit more pleasurable than being cooped up in a rabbit hutch, which is many people's place in Paris.   But yeah, so my everyday life, it's I think largely unexciting. I'm fairly handicapped, so I don't get around very much, but I spend quite a lot of time writing on my computer and doing blogs for OMS and for other MS charities, and it's one of the reasons I had time to create the book. One of the great delights of living here is the gastronomy, which is a reason why we stayed and not went back. So lots of delicious meals, all conforming to the OMS guidelines, or as we called it on my retreat, legal food. And incidentally it's easier, I think, in the UK to eat out than it is here. People, with the exception where they get to know you very well, look incomprehensibly at you when you say, "Well, I can't have this, I can't have that, can't have that," and the rest of it. So they give you a plate of mushy green beans or something quite often. I exaggerate, but anyway.   Geoff Allix (04:34): No, I've been to France a number of times since following OMS diet, and I would say it's one of the more challenging places I've been to. We did eat a fair amount of pizza, because anywhere that does freshly made pizza, it's fine. Have pizza without cheese. But yes-   Nigel Bartram (04:56): I think that one of the saving graces actually is fish, because the French eat far, far more fish and seafood than in places in the UK. So even in a brasserie, you'll find fish on the menu, and they'll deign to not fry it or whatever, then you're okay.   Geoff Allix (05:19): And so when were you diagnosed with MS, and could you tell us a bit about that diagnosis and how that went?   Nigel Bartram (05:23): Yeah, I was diagnosed in 2009, but the first symptoms started appearing in 2003. And the reason for the delay was, I guess, twofold in the diagnosis. Firstly, that my GP, while I wouldn't expect him to have been able to diagnose MS, really ignored things that were happening to me, and just sent me for more and more physio, which of course did nothing at all. At the time, one of the big symptoms was what I call the floppy foot, drop foot. And so that was one cause of the delay. The other was that courtesy of SNCF, the French train company, I had a big accident so I was laid up for over a year and ended up suing the rail company. So that totally disrupted life, including getting on the trail of whatever it was that was causing the problem.   So I was diagnosed in 2009, as I said. Immediately after diagnosis, I had to go back to the UK for a week and left my wife, and the neurologist sent the results through. And in French, MS or multiple sclerosis is called sclérose en plaques, SEP they call it, for MS. And my wife is really, really bilingual, but you can only ever be totally bilingual, or you can only be bilingual to the extent you've lived in the two languages through the same life experiences. So of course, she's never had any cause to know what SEP or MS in French was, so she immediately Googled and was appalled to find out what it was that was wrong with me.   And I think it's a fairly common phenomenon that it's often tougher for the partner, for the wife or for whoever it is that's the bystander in this, than it is for the person themselves. Because I mean, we're helpless to some degree, although if you haven't got primary progressive MS then there are meds now available. They just haven't the faintest clue. And for me, it was actually a welcome relief, because I'd had this bag full of things happening over the preceding six years and I now had an explanation for it. That wasn't good news, obviously, but at least I had some rationale to explain what had been happening to me.   Geoff Allix (08:12): That's true. And for me personally it was like, I haven't got a tumor in my brain, or something. You start thinking, "What else could it be? It's something going on neurologically." And so it could have been worse, there is that.   Nigel Bartram (08:28): Yeah. Well, I think your imagination is better than mine. I didn't even think... What on Earth is causing the incontinence, whatever's causing my foot to drop and me trip up everywhere.   Geoff Allix (08:43): And when did you come across OMS, and how did that go?   Nigel Bartram (08:49): Yes, I came across OMS courtesy of... I don't know if you know the magazine New Pathways.   Geoff Allix (08:54): Mm-hmm.   Nigel Bartram (08:57): I can't remember how this happened, but anyway, I was in contact with the editor of New Pathways, and he told me about an event which was taking place in Brighton, where [inaudible 00:09:11] and Craig Hassed was there as well and was giving a conference in the Amex center there. So I went along, that was in 2014, and I absolutely bought what I was hearing.   And I was nowhere near on the OMS program, but I found over the course of the preceding years that I probably did the shopping most of all, more than my wife. And I found I'd gone off red meat almost totally. And so the family are complaining, "Why are you giving us all this chicken?" None of them liked fish, so I didn't stick my neck out that far, but the things my body was telling me that it no longer wanted. So actually the food side of it really didn't give me a big, big problem, because I was mentally and physiologically unconsciously heading that way in any case. So that's how I came across OMS, and then the following year I was lucky enough to go on a retreat, a weeklong retreat in Ammerdown. So that's my OMS story.   Geoff Allix (10:25): And you mentioned in one of the three things to know about you in the show notes that OMS may have saved your life. So that's quite a powerful statement, so could you tell us about that?   Nigel Bartram (10:43): Well, a powerful statement made by a non-medic, non-scientist. You have to take it with the caveat. Yeah, it was coming up on three years ago, I was admitted into A&E; well, twice actually, so they bundled me out the door at two o'clock in the morning the first time. And it turned out to be pancreatitis, which is probably caused by a gallstone escaping the gallbladder. I got septicemia, and I got a couple of other things. So I was six weeks in intensive care. And it's my honest belief, but I say it's an untestable thing to say, but that my body wouldn't have been strong to withstand all that.   The surgeon who subsequently took out my gallbladder to avoid any repetition with gall stones, he said... Because I was questioning whether, because it was the first time anything like this ever happened, whether it was necessary. And he said, "Well, about 50% of people who get pancreatitis like you die. So you're lucky to have escaped that. And then you had septicemia on top of it." And so that's my belief that it was some inner strength that really got me through it. It was very challenging to keep to the diet, to keep to the food regime in hospital, with hospital food. [inaudible 00:12:30].   Geoff Allix (12:30): Yes. I've had some infusions, and I found that staying in hospitals can be somewhat problematic, but yeah. Thankfully not for as long as you, so I could manage it for a few days, things being brought-   Nigel Bartram (12:45): They allowed my wife to come in with meals stuck in the fridge for a couple of days' worth. So a mixture of starvation and brought in meals got me through it.   Geoff Allix (12:59): So you've touched on your book, so if we could change a little bit and talk about this, so it's a hugely exciting project you just completed, about to launch. And the book is called MS A Funny Thing, which is an illustrated collection of humorous essays that you've written through the years about your experience with MS. So could you tell us a bit about the book?   Nigel Bartram (13:20): Yeah. Sorry, just to slightly correct what you said. Well, first of all, the full title is MS A Funny Thing (well sometimes!), not always. And secondly, that I mean, I've got two or three stories in there, but I didn't want a book about my experiences. I want a book about lots of people with MS experience, and therefore it's a collection of the stories and a couple of poems by people that I've garnered over the years. So yeah, it's an illustrated book, each story or poem is illustrated by a funny drawing or painting done by professional artists.   The genesis actually came about on the OMS retreat because I was really surprised, agreeably so, by the real positivity that I found amongst my fellow retreatees. I don't know what I was really expecting, but plenty of laughter, lots of bonhomie, and so on and so forth. And so I thought, well, this is good. People with a sentence of MS don't necessarily throw away their humorous side at all. And the two facilitators, one's Dr. Craig Hassed, the mindfulness guru, and Dr. Keren Taylor, who's a consultant psychiatrist and works under the OMS umbrella. I bounced the idea off them of a book exactly as it's turned out and asked them what they thought. And they thought it was a very, very good idea. So I floated it to the group, who all liked it as well. So I was then able to tap a few members in the group for stories. And that was really the start of it.   Geoff Allix (15:29): And has humor helped you deal with some of the challenges of MS?   Nigel Bartram (15:35): I guess so. I never really thought about it in those terms, because looking for the funny side of things, and not in a desperate search, but through difficulty, often in retrospect, you do find something to laugh about, something that wouldn't have happened to somebody else if they'd been able bodied or not been in that particular situation because of the MS symptoms causing that. And through the book, being able to talk to other people about their experiences and helping them write up in some cases their experiences, and they're genuinely funny.   Geoff Allix (16:26): And another special thing about the book is that you've dedicated all the proceeds to several nominated MS charities. So what compelled you to make that decision? Why did you decide to model the project this way?   Nigel Bartram (16:42): Because I don't need the money. We don't need the money, particularly. I thought that... Choosing the charities, that they have given me a lot. So it's a way of paying that back, hopefully with dividends. So it was pretty much a no brainer to do it for those two reasons.   Geoff Allix (17:10): And I've heard that there's an interesting backstory with how you came to work with the illustrator for the book, so could you tell us a little bit about that?   Nigel Bartram (17:22): Yes. The idea for having illustrations came from a friend in London, and at the time one of her brothers was doing an art course, and I said, "Yeah, it's a great idea, but where do I find somebody to do the illustrations?" And as I said, her brother was doing an art course at the time, so she said, "Well, I'll get my brother to post something on the notice board," which he did, and there were a couple of responses, one of which turned out to be the person that did probably about the first 12, 15 illustrations, was an Italian student studying in London at the time.   And who she termed her favorite auntie; it wasn't actually an aunt, a blood relation, but her favorite family friend; had MS and quite severely disabled. And so it obviously chimed with her as a cause. But I think what also within that struck a chord was that despite I did have a Zoom with her so-called auntie one occasion, who was in a wheelchair, unable to use a mouse so using eye movement to control the cursor, but was nonetheless chirpy. And I think that that probably resonated a lot with the illustrator. And so for a pittance, she did the illustrations, and exercised a lot of patience in dealing with somebody who is completely unartistic, and on a good day can do a half sensible brief and on a bad day nobody can understand what I'm thinking about.   Geoff Allix (19:12): And since we've whet everyone's appetite about the book, we have a special treat for our listeners, and Nigel's going to read one of his essays from the book. So it's the first author reading we've had on the podcast, so please take it away. And could you share the title and a little context on the piece that you're going to read for the next few minutes?   Nigel Bartram (19:34): Yeah. Well, this isn't one of my stories, because I wouldn't lay claim to having the best stories in the book at all. This is one I selected it because it's quite punchy and not too long. So I thought I didn't want to send your listeners off to sleep, but if I did, with a smile on their face perhaps. But anyway, so the title of this, it's by somebody called Ian Daly, and the title is MS, Walking Sticks, Waterboarding, and Much More.   Multiple sclerosis is an insidious disease. The changes that it brings about can seriously affect your life, without you immediately realizing. For me, the first and possibly hardest change to come to terms with was needing assistance to be able to get around. For context, I was a reasonably fit 50-year-old man who would walk approximately five miles a day. I loved to walk. I've always tried to preserve some sense of humor when dealing with MS and its sackful of issues. I probably laugh at things that I shouldn't, say things that cause friends to look at me, and I suspect silently tut. Consultants and nurses roll their eyes, but I usually get a laugh, and that's what matters. It's my chronic illness, and I'll take whatever pleasure I can from it.   Anyhow, jump ahead a couple of years, and I'd started to find walking difficult and falls were becoming more frequent. My legs had stiffened up; controlling them was becoming ever more wearisome. The usual test, two consultants plus an MRI, and I'm awarded a title of MAM with PPMS, middle aged man with primary progressive MS. Hooray! I remain disappointed that there isn't a badge, some form of certificate, and media recognition. With legs that were always tired, I elected to use a stick to help keep mobile and hopefully more stable. Rather than burden the NHS in innumerable physiotherapist and occupational therapists, who I suspected have better things to do, I ordered an adjustable stick through the internet. It arrived and it was reasonably successful in enabling me to walk short distances.   Accepting I was now MAM with PPMS who needed a stick was slightly harder to come to terms with. I needed to shake off this pride thing. It seems this is a common experience and is the subject of many "do whatever you need to do to get by and stay strong" articles over the internet. Due to a rapidly wasting left leg, I soon became MAM with PPMS who needs two sticks. Isn't life grand? Walking short distances was now possible, although my mean-minded MS probably reasoned that I was getting around too well with my two sticks; with cushioned hand grips, no less; elected to introduce severe vertigo for good measure. So I now find I'm walking with two sticks across the deck of a ship during high seas wearing roller skates. Superb.   Incidentally, I was once visiting a doctor with my two sticks and severe vertigo for a series of blood tests. I was discussing weight gain with the nurse, and the fact it's hard to exercise when you have two sticks, weak legs, and vertigo, as you do when someone is sucking bucket loads of blood out of your arm. "Have you tried a treadmill?" says the nurse. Fortunately, she finished extracting blood and was concentrating on filling buckets and applying the useless cotton wool bandage to each of my shoulders, so didn't see my wide-eyed stare, and although I do say myself, magnificent eye roll, combined with my mutter of "Jesus" under my breath. Some people have very little idea of how lucky they are not to go home without having been hit by an office chair.   So MAM with PPMS who needs two sticks now has a further issue: stairs. I've come to detest stairs. They have the ability to hurt my knee in a uniquely painful manner. I attempt to minimize this by using my arms on the banisters to take some of my weight. This only really works on the way down. On the way up, it's a matter of hauling myself along while trying to lessen the weight on my leg and the searing pain in my knee joint which it causes. I can't use my sticks, as I need to hold onto something. Remember the vertigo? I suppose I could try a treadmill. "You need a stair lift." "What is it I now need?" "A stair lift." So MAM with PPMS who needs two sticks becomes MAM with PPMS who needs two sticks and a stair lift. Excellent. To be fair, I rate the stair lift as one of the best inventions of mankind. Okay, there's the wheel, the car, sliced bread, gin, and the internet, but really, I can now get up and down stairs. It does however come with a few tiny issues. Issue one. The stair lifts are generally designed for the elderly and even more infirm than I; their operation reflects this. Incidentally, I have nothing against the elderly. Some of my oldest friends are elderly, and I hope to survive to join their ranks one day, PPMS permitting. Anyway, I press a button and go upstairs. Pause to count grains of sand. Nothing happens for what I'm told is five seconds. It seems infinitely longer. Nothing apart from a very loud screech from the unit, no doubt to warn any other parking elderly person in the vicinity that something's about to happen and that they should dive for cover. The screech is loud enough to hurt my ears. Dogs run down our road to get away from the sound, whilst bats, no doubt attracted by the high frequency, try to get in the window. Being of a practical nature, I've removed the cover, voided the warranty, and unceremoniously jammed an ear plug into the speaker. It dulled the screech a bit, but I can still hear it, as I suspect all the dogs in the neighborhood can.   Issue two. After a five second delay and the eardrums have perforated, we're moving. As far as I can detect, there are three speeds: very slow, slow, and a bit slow, like my walking these days. When the engineer came to fit and program the unit, I was watching it as it made its leisurely way up and down the stairs, configuring the motor all the climb and corners. "Can you make it go a bit quicker?" "No. Sorry. That's it." I'm in no position to argue. Without it I'm confined to one floor. Admittedly, it'd be one of my choosing.   Third issue. Speaking to the company which makes the stair lift. Again, don't get me wrong, I know they have a specific demographic they target for sale, and that's grand. What they do not appear to acknowledge is that everyone who needs a stair lift is stone deaf and has a man with a red flag to walk in front of their car. Indeed, I have the hearing of a bat, and until recently owned an extremely large and very fast motorcycle. That was another casualty of the MS progression. Anyway, I digress. An example will be the call to let me know when the engineer was arriving to install the lift. "Hello? Is that Mr. Daly?" The lady speaking clearly and louder than I would generally have expected. "It is," I find myself shouting a little, as if trying to join in. "Mr. Daly, we're arranging for our engineer, Adam," not his real name, "to attend tomorrow. Would you prefer AM or a PM visit?" "AM, please." "Great. Would 11 o'clock be a good time? That should give you plenty of times to get washed and dressed and have your breakfast." "Er, okay. That'll be fine."   I'm not used to this level of interest or consideration. Like most people, I normally have to endure the "We're unable to give you a time. AM or PM is best I can do." Appointment fixed; I wonder if I have time to nip out to get the engineer a gift. Nothing extravagant, you understand, just a token. "When Adam arrives, he'll show you his identification badge. If you're not completely happy, please give us a ring to confirm his ID is genuine. He won't mind waiting." "If I'm not happy, I'll bounce Adam down the drive." "I beg your pardon?" "Nothing. 11 o'clock tomorrow then. Yep." You see, everyone must be elderly if they have a stair lift. I've done the thing where you ask for a note that you put on your account, you know the sort of thing, "Please do not treat Ian as an elderly gentleman. He's not elderly, neither is he a gentleman." This makes not a blind bit of difference. It is extremely annoying, until there's a problem or you need something.   About a year ago, I was cruising up to the first floor, coffee in one hand, motorcycle helmet on in order to deaden the sound, and my finger on the requisite button. I arrived upstairs, where I spent some time playing with the internet and drinking coffee. On attempting my return journey, nothing. The whole thing was dead as a dodo. So I telephoned the company to advise them of my dilemma. "I'm trapped outside." I thought I'd go straight for the dramatic introduction, as it would raise a level of medium to high panic.   An entirely reasonable and professional sounding lady began slowly to talk me through a list of resolutions that must have previously worked. Not today though. "Are you able to get downstairs, Ian?" "Of course," my sarcasm nerve had now kicked in, "that's why we spent four and a half grand on a stair lift." "I beg your pardon?" "Nothing. Just thinking out loud. Not really, I'm pretty stuck here." "Okay. Then there's something we can try." The fix turned out to be opening the footrest and then slamming it closed. "As hard as you can." "Really?" "Yes, really." This I did. Everything lit up like a Christmas tree and the warning bleep felt compelled to join in. All sorted. Well, almost. Adam, not his real name, turned up the next day to replace the main circuit board, and at a prearranged time.   After a lot of inane rambling, my message here is if there's something, anything, which can make your life a little easier, then for the love of God, go for it. Walking stick, crutches, stair lift, car adaptations, grab rails, false limbs, parachutes; they're all there to enable you to, or at least some semblance of you. Use them. Walk or shuffle to the park. Point at pigeons with your stick. Make sarcastic comments to call center staff. The possibilities are endless. Life with MS is hard enough.   I was showering the other morning and dropped the soap, such a trivial thing for a non-MAM with PPMS. It's only a small shower cubicle, so I bent double to pick up the soap, slipped, and became wedged in the corner, and to all intents and purposes upside down. It was like being waterboarded. If it wasn't for the grab rail, I'd probably have drowned. How my partner and I laughed. Ian Daly, a middle-aged man with PPMS, who needs two sticks and a stair lift, and a non-slip mat in the shower, and grab rails in the said shower, plus a grab rail to [inaudible 00:32:39] and a stool for the shower.   Geoff Allix (32:43): Thank you very much for that. That was fantastic. So now that you've whet our appetite with that, how can people get hold of the book?   Nigel Bartram (32:54): Right, it'll be sold on Amazon in print form and also as an eBook. It's due come out on the 30th of May, which is World MS Day. I believe we chose the date in order hopefully to get a higher profile for it. So it'll be coming out shortly after, I think this podcast is released, won't it?   Geoff Allix (33:23): Yeah. Yeah. This is coming out May. So you mentioned at the end of May is World MS Day, and also I want to remind our listeners that May is Mindfulness and Meditation Month at OMS. And to mark that, you can tune into a special webinar on May the 17th featuring a live meditation session with Phil Startin. And if you're listening to this episode after May 17th, don't worry, you can view a replay of this or any webinars at any time. And details of registering for the free webinar as well as a link to replays of past webinars can be found in the show notes for this episode. And check out the OMS social channels for daily mindfulness tips that you can incorporate into your day. So Nigel, thank you so much for being our guest on Living Well with MS Coffee Break.   Nigel Bartram (33:23): Could I just interrupt you a second?   Geoff Allix (33:23): Yep, sorry.   Nigel Bartram (34:16): Your plug was instantly longer than mine.   Geoff Allix (34:16): I know.   Nigel Bartram (34:19): I must just add that just if you go onto Amazon and Google, put the search MS A Funny Thing, there won't be anything like it, so you don't need to remember the full title of the book.   Geoff Allix (34:35): And we will have links in the show notes as well actually, so you'd be able to get to the book no problem.   Nigel Bartram (34:35): Okay. Fantastic.   Geoff Allix (34:41): So one final thing that we normally ask our guests, which is a bit of a tradition that we have, which is that if you tap into your experience with MS generally and OMS specifically for a nugget of wisdom that could help people, particularly new people, adopt the OMS program, what would that advice be?   Nigel Bartram (35:04): One particular aspect or just one thing-   Geoff Allix (35:06): No, just anything that you think could help people who are maybe newly diagnosed or maybe new to the OMS program.   Nigel Bartram (35:16): I think I'd say two things, if I may.   Geoff Allix (35:18): Yeah.   Nigel Bartram (35:19): One is that although some people may find the diet difficult to come to terms with, there are so many great recipes that you can get through OMS. You won't be depriving yourself of an enjoyable gastronomy at all. And it is so utterly healthy that whether you had MS or not, it's such a good thing to do. The second thing I would say, and obviously I don't mean to plug your plug, but mindfulness is a real, real blessing because there are tough times. And being able to, I was going to use the word retreat, perhaps that's not the best verb to use; but anyway, to find a place to go to when you're in difficulty which you can emerge from tranquil and at ease with the world, having cured nothing other than maybe anxiety or stress, which is important in its own right, I'd highly recommend that.   Geoff Allix (36:29): With that, thank you very much for joining us, Nigel Bartram.   Nigel Bartram (36:34): A great, great pleasure. And do buy the book. And it comes complete with a testimonial from George Jelinek. Can I just read out what he says?   Geoff Allix (36:43): Absolutely. Yeah.   Nigel Bartram (36:45): Because he's got a bit of a teaser in there. "There are three things I like to say about Nigel's book. First, in medicine, we now understand that laughter is good medicine. This book is decidedly good for you. Secondly, all proceeds go to worthy MS charities. Win-win. Third, now, what was it, that third thing? I need to take Nigel's sage advice and stop nominating how many points I'm about to make, don't I?" In order to unpack and understand that last comment of George's, you'll need to buy the book and read the preface.   Geoff Allix (37:27): Okay. With that, thank you very much. And I would encourage everyone, search out the book on Amazon. Actually, I should say that you can do this thing called Smile at Amazon and you can nominate a charity. So not only does the money go to charity from the book, but actually everything that you buy from Amazon, you can nominate a charity, and OMS is one of the charities you can nominate, and a small amount of any shopping at Amazon would actually go to charity.   Nigel Bartram (37:55): So it's a win-win-win-win.   Geoff Allix (37:55): Thank you for listening to this episode of Living Well with MS Coffee Break. Please check out this episode's show notes at www.overcomingms.org/podcast. You'll find all sorts of useful links and bonus information there. Do you have questions about this episode, or do you or someone you know want to be featured in a future Coffee Break episode? Then email us at podcast@overcomingms.org. We'd love to hear from you. You can also subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast platform so you never miss an episode. Living Well with MS Coffee Break is kindly supported by a grant from the Happy Charitable Trust. If you'd like to support the Overcoming MS charity and help keep our podcast advertising free, you can donate online at www.overcomingms.org/donate.   To learn more about Overcoming MS and its array of free content and programs, including webinars, recipes, exercise guides, OMS Circles, our global network of community support groups, and more, please visit our website at www.overcomingms.org. While you're there, don't forget to register for our monthly e-newsletter, so you can stay informed about the podcast and other news and updates from Overcoming MS. Thanks again for tuning in, and see you next time.   The Living Well with MS family of podcasts is for private, non-commercial use, and exists to educate and inspire our community of listeners. We do not offer medical advice. For medical advice, please contact your doctor or other licensed healthcare professional. Our guests are carefully selected, but all opinions they express are solely their own and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the Overcoming MS charity, its affiliates, or staff.  

Daniel catches up with Michael Porter, Sales & Marketing Director of Australian Therapeutic Supplies. With globally recognised brands such as Four Seasons Condoms and Skin Control on its portfolio, Australian Therapeutic Supplies is a family owned business founded in the 80s and is now one of the largest Australian owned businesses in its industry. Daniel and Michael discuss the pros and cons of working in a family business, how to find industry innovations, key lessons in working with major retailers and the power of being yourself.

Christina and Lorne are joined by Colleen Keyworth, Sales & Marketing Director at Online Access and President of Women in HVACR, to discuss her history in the home services industry, challenges facing the industry and her predictions for the future.

Join Laurie in this episode of the Inside Story Hunters podcast as she gets the Inside Story (and experience) of LexLive, located in Lexington, KY. This exciting venue is the perfect location as  Cameron Jones, the Sales & Marketing Director at LexLive, and also Lyle, the Customer Relations Manager share what their team is doing to make LexLive a phenomenal experience for everyone that visits. They are truly taking hospitality to the next level to impact their community and make a difference.  What you will hear on the episode today: Learn how LexLive has made their ‘sports bar' a world-class experience for all ages to enjoy Hear about the exceptional farm-to-table menu that includes many gourmet offerings and even fresh fish! See how the excitement and commitment of the management and staff creates an experience you will never forget   George Krikorian, owner and founder of Lexlive, is a successful businessman has been in the equine and movie theater industry for many years. George had a vision for bringing LexLive to life and stayed committed to that mission through many obstacles including the pandemic.    Lexlive is located in Lexington, KY, and is a 90,000 square foot family entertainment center. From the staff to the food to the facility and all that they have to offer, you are sure to be blown away. Lexlive features arcade games, a bowling alley, two restaurants with a made from scratch kitchen and an executive chef, three bars, and 10 movie theaters, one of which boasts the largest screen in the state of Kentucky. Fun Fact: The architects that build movie theaters https://www.linkedin.com/company/tk-architects/   https://bit.ly/VisitLexLive 301 S Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508, (859) 286-6491   Connect With Us! YouTube: https://bit.ly/SubscribeISH Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauriewithastory  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauriewithastory  Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/lauriewithstory  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lauriewithastory Https://www.lauriewithastory.com

Joanne Victoria, a True Calling Life Coach, and Business Intuitive Consultant has been a business practitioner for 30+ years as a Real Estate Broker/Owner, CFO of an investment company, CFO, and Sales & Marketing Director of a home-building company, and CEO of her former business, New Directions. Joanne provides insights into “big picture” outcomes for clients and offers action steps essential to make dreams come alive.Victoria guided numerous individuals, organizations from insecure financial circumstances to increased levels of success.Joanne is the author of 7 books including Vision With a Capital V- Create the Business of Your Dreams, Lighting Your Path-How To Create the Life You Want, and Pushy For a Moment-Instant Solutions to Everyday Challenges.Joanne's observations on what people can do to succeed have been reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, national Business Journals, Success Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Marie Claire magazine, and numerous national television and radio programs.Joanne‘s ability to see the big picture allows her to leap over logic presented by circumstances and individuals. Joanne's philosophy cultivates methods for identifying commanding life choices, then trusting those choices to promote growth. Joanne Victoria brings vision, clarity, inspiration, and motivation to people's lives.Connect with Joanne on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.Build a business that feels good to you by forging genuine, meaningful relationships through podcasting. Learn more here.Find out more about the Path to Podcast Success here.

This week, Bridget Buchholz, Sales & Marketing Director from Waverly Place Assisted Living & Memory Care, joins us to discuss Waverly Place Senior Living. This community approaches assisted living memory care & transcends old-school concepts of nursing homes. Bridget explains whether residents need a little bit of help or need higher levels of care, the community is designed to serve those needs and negotiate life's changes as they occur. Waverly Place offers a safe, thriving, and inspiring environment for its residents. Don't miss the show!

After graduating from Keio University, Saori Kanno originally joined Revlon as a Marketing Director, before becoming the current General Manager of Revlon Japan. In between, Ms. Kanno has worked in several other cosmetic companies, making her an expert in the beauty industry.   While still in her mid-30s, Ms. Kanno was scouted to become the Marketing Director at a prestigious French cosmetics company. Becoming a manager at a young age, she recalls needing to look professional as she was managing some staff who were older and more experienced. As a new manager, Ms. Kanno ensured she maintained close communication with each of her staff to earn their trust. She was careful in listening to the team and having open discussions. She would ask questions like, what is new? What is happening in the world, in the market, what should we do? By having such casual conversations on an individual and group basis, Ms. Kanno gained valuable insight from the team and built a transparent culture. At the same time, Ms. Kanno is firm that the objective of any meeting or brainstorming session is to decision-making and coming up with deadline-driven action items. iShe says: “the ultimate objective of this kind of discussion is that we win…we break our current status within our team…[as well as] win in the market versus our competitors.”   Ms. Kanno was also interested in working in the mass-marketing beauty industry, and thus joined a commercial cosmetics brand as the Marketing Director after the French company. Ms. Kanno says she used more or less the same techniques to build trust and communicate with her staff in her new company, as she says: “human relationship starts from the heart.” Ms. Kanno also became eventually took on the dual role of Sales/Marketing Director. She found it extremely useful to listen to the marketing and sales team simultaneously to come up with strategies that reflected both fields' input.   Ms. Kanno returned to Revlon as the General Manager. This time, Ms. Kanno was determined to take the lead in addition to listening closely to her team. She had many creative ideas ready to be implemented. To convince headquarters, Ms. Kanno used her expert knowledge in the beauty industry and analysis of previous initiatives. She explains: “the Japanese beauty market is very different from the others because many of women, even my age, are still looking for kawaii or lovely, which is not the case for Revlon, but in order to be successful in a local market, we really need to understand the consumers.” Ms. Kanno quickly changed various things such as the way the product was promoted and recreated the visuals to suit local consumers. Sales immediately improved, breaking records from the last 50 years of the company. Ms. Kanno explains that her passion for cosmetics as a consumer also helped her be confident in her strategy to dramatically transform Revlon Japan.   On leading an engaged team, Ms. Kanno points out that giving praise and appreciation is crucial. When she hears her team come up with ideas, Ms. Kanno always congratulates them. On handling mistakes, Ms. Kanno encourages her team to consider improving the process to avoid the mistake from happening again. Moreover, on certain initiatives that do not work out, Ms. Kanno will review and analyze to try to learn from its failure. Ms. Kanno also holds executive committee meetings amongst the division head where they share information so everybody is aware of what is happening in the company. Ms. Kanno values ideas that come from the ground up, and thus, encourages her division heads to bring new ideas to her.   On advice to new foreign leaders in Japan, Ms. Kanno emphasizes the importance of listening to the local Japanese team to build trust. Secondly, when asking for people's opinions, Ms. Kanno recommends giving some space instead of constantly asking questions. By building rapport through daily communication, and speaking in a calm tone, Ms. Kanno has seen Japanese employees relax and open up to foreign bosses. Ms. Kanno defines leadership as similar to motherhood. She explains: “In my team, I want to make everybody happy and successful…my mission is giving love and passion to the team [like a mother would].”

Episode Topic: In this episode of Not Just A Transaction, host Nick Prefontaine speaks with a special guest and sales expert, John Martinez. John explains how sellers can make sure that they're getting the best price for their property, and what buyers can do to put their best foot forward when making offers. He also offers insights into how to go through negotiations properly. What you'll learn about in this episode: What is one thing that a seller can do to ensure they are getting the best price for their property Why you should never take the first offer that a buyer offers you when selling your home What can a buyer do to get the best deal on a home Why you should not increase your offer during negotiations unless you get a concession from the other side How sales is really just having an open conversation with someone Resources: Websites: https://midwestrev.com/ https://midwestrev.com/free-videos-sign-up/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmartinezsalestraining/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidwestRevenueGroup Twitter: https://twitter.com/MidwestRevenue Additional Resources: Pre Property Solutions website: https://www.prepropertysolutions.com/ Contact Us: https://www.prepropertysolutions.com/contact/ John's Bio: Over 20 years, John Martinez has gone from a struggling all-commission insurance salesperson to a nationally recognized sales expert. Along his journey, John has held many sales-related roles: Account Executive, Sales Manager, VP of Sales, Sales & Marketing Director, and Corporate Sales Trainer. John has completed over 4,000 hours of study on sales and how people actually make decisions…what REALLY drives them to take action. His approach to sales combines neuroscience, experimental and behavioral economics, and cognitive and social psychology. John has personally trained over 200 RE investment companies, hundreds of salespeople, and acquisition agents, and has achieved amazing results. John is the go-to expert in the field of REI Acquisitions & Sales. Today, he works with the best-of-the-best in the REI Industry…the top 5% who are doing between 50 and 1,000 deals per year. Nick's Bio: In 2003, Nick Prefontaine was in a snowboarding accident that left him in a coma for over 3 weeks. The doctors told his parents that he probably wouldn't walk, talk, or eat on his own again. Less than 3 months later, he was running out of Franciscan Children's hospital. Now Nick speaks to groups that benefit from his message of overcoming adversity. Nick grew up in the real estate industry and got started at an early age. Most notably, he was knocking on Pre-Foreclosure doors at 16, doing up to 50 doors a day. This experience helped shape Nick's real estate career. When someone opens the door you better have something compelling to say. Now, Nick specializes in working with lease purchase buyers to get them into a home and on the path to homeownership. That includes working with them throughout the entire deal which ends in them being able to get their own loan. Getting buyers to the finish line is something Nick and the entire Pre Property Solutions team take pride in. That is something that separates them from their competition. Regardless of a buyer's credit situation, he looks at their complete financial picture and comes up with a plan to get them into a home. Zachary's Bio: Zachary Beach is an Amazon Best-Selling Author of The New Rules of Real Estate Investing and revised edition of Real Estate On Your Terms. He has been an authority in real estate for 7 years now and has personally completed hundreds of real estate transactions and has mentored investors to complete thousands of transactions. At the age of 25, Zachary decided to leave the world of bartending and personal training and jump into the family business. Now he is an equal partner and runs the acquisitions department, focusing on helping sellers accomplish their goal of selling their property. If Zachary is not working, you will find him enjoying the outdoors or spending time with his wife Kayla and two kids, Remi and Bellamy. His passion for family and business is what keeps him motivated and excited to take on each day.

Bobby Joyce is Sales & Marketing Director at the well-respected fish merchants Smales based in Hull. This is Bobby's second time on the Ceres Podcast, we just wanted to catch up, and with everything happening, we think it is perfect timing with all the cod & haddock availability issues. Want to know, follow Bobby on Linkedin or visit the Smales Website. Join the Ceres Mailing List for great deals and up-to-date news.

On a recent road trip, Incident Prevention magazine's Associate Publisher Kurt Moreland stopped by the NASCO headquarters to talk FR shop with Andrew Wirts, the Sales & Marketing Director for NASCO. Andrew talks about how NASCO is working to make FR rainwear more comfortable, how they are improving safety for utility workers through better reflective trim placement and even a celebrity-encounter story with John Cougar Mellencamp.   This podcast is sponsored by T&D Powerskills. If you are looking for a comprehensive lineworker training solution, visit tdpowerskills.com today and use the exclusive podcast listener promo code podcast2021 to receive a 5% discount!

Harbor House Memory Care aims to provide a safe and secure environment for their residents with dementia and dementia like behaviors. Leslee Shafer, Executive Director at Harbor House Memory Care, joined the SNF Spotlight to talk about how perception of the senior living industry has changed throughout her life, as well as what brought her to memory care. Learn about the challenges Memory Care facilities have faced and the essential steps they have implemented to enhance the lives of their residents.    Leslee Schafer has dedicated her career to the senior living industry. She describes her personal role as an advocate for seniors. Her first position in the senior care industry was as the Finance Coordinator for a local CCRC campus. After connecting with several families and observing their loyalty and dedication through daily visits, it was then that Leslee knew she found her passion. Leslee has held various positions within the senior living industry, including Administrator, Sales & Marketing Director for senior living vendors, and as a Rehabilitation Director, one of her more challenging roles. Leslee says that her most recent position as an Executive Director for Harbor House Memory Care, even in the middle of a pandemic, has been her favorite role thus far.    Watch the Interview Here! To be featured on the SNF Spotlight Series, visit our website at snfspotlight.com/contact Follow us on Facebook!  

Burning questions are answered. Zamperla coasters are discussed. And MORE! Adam Sandy: Instagram: @rollercoastersalesguy @zamperlacoasters Facebook: Zamperla Coasters Twitter: @Adam_F_Sandy

Nigel Jones, Sales & Marketing Director at Practice Plan, one of the Wesleyan Group of companies, talks to Alan Suggett, a specialist dental accountant, about how the financial landscape for the dentistry profession has changed over the past year of Covid, and some of the things that could be coming down the track in the future.   This podcast is for information purposes only, and does not constitute financial advice.

Andy Sweetman is the Sales & Marketing Director at Futamura EMEA, he is also Chairman of the UK based BBIA (Biobased and Biodegradable Industries Association). Futamura is a world leading manufacturer of renewable and compostable cellulose packaging films.

Jim first kicked a soccer ball at the age of 3 and started playing professionally at the age of 16 with Dundee FC where he played as a defender.  He remained at Dundee for 3 years during which time they won the Reserve League Cup in 1986.  He subsequently had spells with league teams below the Scottish Premier League. Jim moved into sales following on from his soccer career and having worked for global businesses such as Xerox and Hays, Jim joined the board of Docuserve as Sales & Marketing Director and laterally Managing Director. Jim led an MBO of the company which subsequently re-branded as Elevate in 2004.  After creating and selling other small businesses, Jim launched Docs24 in 2013.  Docs24 work with some of the largest blue-chip companies across the globe, within financial services, home improvements, pharmaceutical, education and retail. Jim hasn't totally hung up his soccer boots, and apart from playing for the Hearts Legends charity team, Jim is also the current captain of the Scottish National Team (over 38's) and played in this year's team against Australia, USA, Thailand, England and New Zealand in the Senior World Cup in Thailand, finishing third. The countries also raised a significant amount of money for displaced children within the Country. Jim has been married for 27 years and has a son aged 25 and a daughter aged 22

Small Biz Matters – a half hour program each week where you can work ON your business rather than IN it.with Alexi Boyd, broadcaster, advocate and small business owner.Date: 23 June 2020 Last time we ran a show all about top tech products it was hugely popular so we’ve invited a TechHead back to Small Biz Matters to learn what his favourite tech products are for 2020. Tech is there to support your business through improved productivity, efficiency and right now, work remotely. But you can waste a lot of time testing out time wasting tech too. In the words of Ferris Bueller “The world moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop to take a look around once in a while, you could miss it.” So, time to bring in Carl Robertson, the Sales & Marketing Director for Cat Rugged Phones, to share some industry knowledge on the best tech products to help you with remote working. Welcome back to the show Carl. Topics we’ll be covering: In today’s environment, what are top 5 Tech Products you’re using right now to improve efficiency, productivity and save time working remotely? Cloud Based Computing. Office Suites - Microsoft Office Suite or G Suite Accounting Software Book Keeping Apps Customer Relationship Marketing Tools Team Communication Tool Skype Slack Google Meet Pragli Zoom Note Taking Apps Evernote OneNote Google Keep Rocketbook cloud connected notebooks for pen and paper users Smartphones Choose a device that matches your work and lifestyle Look for well known brands sold through reputable channels Warranty and commitment to security updates Video-based education YouTube Businesses should be making videos to become the authority How to research technology products before buying Product websites Google Reviews YouTube Videos Facebook Pages Expert Reviews What are the essentials for a tech savvy home office? Mobile Phone reception. If it is poor look at enabling Voice over WiFi on your device. Good Internet - check if you are in an NBN supported area. If your office is in an area of the house you can look at wifi boosters Dedicated Workstation with Printer/Scanner/Tools of the Trade set up Do you have any recommendations around cyber-security? About our speaker: Carl is the Sales & Marketing Director for Australia and New Zealand for Bullitt Mobile, the manufacturer of Caterpillar Rugged Mobile Phones. Carl is a technology professional with over 10 years experience in telecommunications and consumer electronics and has launched multiple brands and new technologies to market. Cat Rugged Phones are phones that are built for tough environments. Cat Phones are innovative, strong devices that won’t let you down in tough situations. Durability is at the heart of every Cat product and Cat Phones are no exception. To find out more go to their website: www.catphones.com

Connor Dube is Sales & Marketing Director at Active Blogs, an industry leader in B2B social selling and content strategy, Co-Founder of the Mile High Mentors Podcast, and Founder of B2B Mentors. Building his first business at seven, he's gone on to create multiple companies and supporting his clients approaches to adding multiple 8-figures to their sales pipeline with his innovative approach to Social Selling. As a current leader in sales and marketing strategy for complex industries, Connor’s been featured in top podcasts, resources, and stages, including MSU Denver’s current sales and marketing curriculum. Connect with Connor on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/socialsellingexpert/ or email him at connor@activeblogs.comVisit Active Blogs @ www.activeblogs.com for FREE B2B Marketing resources, podcasts, and make sure to reach out today for a Marketing Second Opinion to identify where to reduce marketing costs, optimize, or identify new strategies to implement for your business or department.

Today, we have Justin Neal on the Podcast! He is a Sales Marketing Director & Producing Loan Officer at Summit Mortgage Corporation. "Having been in the financial industry and sales business for nearly 20 years, I know what drives sales results. Successful sales results comes via incremental growth... getting better each and every day, building relationships, bringing value and building a strong team that thrives on respect and a common goal." --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/angeltalamantes/support

In this episode, Joe and Gio discuss some of the latest UK inventions and innovations with Steve Shikell, Inventor and Sales & Marketing Director at LK Metrology with past appearances on the Dragon’s Den. Subscribe to the podcast using your favourite platform here: http://bit.ly/MTDPodcast

In today's episode, we had a very interesting chat with Sam Riches, Sales & Marketing Director at Nobu Hotel Portman Square. He shared with us his insights into how we can market and sell a lifestyle/luxury hotel, why it's important to leave our ego at the door and how he makes things happen.

Andrew and Jonny discuss networking, building relationships, and the crazy run in with Lil Jon and Gronk's brother with Joey Godfrey, Sales and Marketing Director at Anheuser Busch.

We travel deep in the heart of St. Petersburg to 3 Daughters Brewing, one of Florida's largest breweries. We chat with co-owner, Mike Harting, about beers, ciders, and so much more. Then, we take a trip over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to Bradenton--the home of Motorworks Brewing. Sales & Marketing Director, Barry Elwonger, sits with us to talk about future plans and fermenting a beer... in a car... outdoors... in their beer garden. Listen in... Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Title Sponsor: Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Guest: Mike Harting, Co-owner of 3 Daughters Brewing Guest: Barry Elwonger, Director of Sales and Marketing at Motorworks Brewing Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network, Little Smiles, Listeners Like You!! Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don’t want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

We travel deep in the heart of St. Petersburg to 3 Daughters Brewing, one of Florida's largest breweries. We chat with co-owner, Mike Harting, about beers, ciders, and so much more. Then, we take a trip over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge to Bradenton--the home of Motorworks Brewing. Sales & Marketing Director, Barry Elwonger, sits with us to talk about future plans and fermenting a beer... in a car... outdoors... in their beer garden. Listen in... Link to Sound File for Sight Impaired: Click Here Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Title Sponsor: Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Guest: Mike Harting, Co-owner of 3 Daughters Brewing Guest: Barry Elwonger, Director of Sales and Marketing at Motorworks Brewing Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network, Little Smiles, Listeners Like You!! Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don't want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

As tech managers, we cannot succeed without relationships, especially our vendor relationships. Joe talks with Jason Ward and Chris Smith from UK-based Involve VC about the importance of understanding client needs, as well as the future direction of pro-AV. We discuss cloud services, benefits vs. technology, AVaaS, PSNI, InfoComm, podcasting, and why Aston Villa is the best football team in English Premier League. Jason is the Sales & Marketing Director and Chris works as the Channel Manager for Involve Visual Collaboration.

I am excited to be joined by Alison Walker who is the Sales & Marketing Director for a company called BlueScale. Alison has a fantastic background, as you'll hear Alison is from Scotland and initially only visiting New Zealand for the Rugby World Cup and not returning home, she has since carved a successful career here in Sydney Australia. Alison tells her story of working in the corporate world, taking 6-7 months out to re-evaluate before joining BlueScale where she was the first sales person to join the business. We speak about business generation, challenges of being the first sales person, mindset plus much more.

Over the course of 20 years, John Martinez has gone from a struggling all-commission insurance salesperson, to a nationally recognized sales expert. Along his journey, John has held many sales-related roles… Account Executive, Sales Manager, VP of Sales, Sales & Marketing Director, and Corporate Sales Trainer. John has completed over 4,000 hours of study on sales and how people actually make decisions…what REALLY drives them to take action. His approach to sales combines neuroscience, experimental and behavioral economics, and cognitive and social psychology. Because research into decision-making behavior has become increasingly computational, he has also incorporated new approaches from theoretical biology, computer science, and mathematics. This approach to sales, using a combination of tools from multiple fields, avoids the shortcomings that arise from a single-perspective approach to sales. This might sound complex, but John has boiled down everything he has learned into a handful of simple sales tactics, questioning strategies, and communication techniques. John has personally trained over 200 RE investment companies, hundreds of salespeople and acquisition agents, and has achieved amazing results. John is the go-to-expert in the field of REI Acquisitions & Sales. Today, he works with the best-of-the-best in the REI Industry…the top 5% who are doing between 50 and 1,000 deals per year. Resources: SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/SalesBootcamp SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/MidwestRev SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/20FreeVideos SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/webinar SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/termsbook SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/ebook SmartRealEstateCoachPodcast.com/QLS A transcript of this episode is available here: https://smartrealestatecoachpodcast.com/john-martinez/

On this Saturday’s episode of MotortradeRadio.com, Philip Nothard of COX Automotive joined by Curtis Hutchinson, editor at Motortrader.com to discuss the latest headlines, Lance Bradley to step down as MD of Mitsubishi UK in 2018 and Motors.co.uk to launch Price & Go part-exchange and disposal service. Vertu Motors is poised to support its online used car buying service with an “aggressive” marketing campaign following its soft launch in May. In other news, Polestar, Volvo Car Group’s performance arm, has announced that its cars, which go into production in 2019, will be configured and ordered online using an app or online portal. Less than 2% of the total value of car finance arranged via dealers is provided by companies specialising in the sub-prime segment, that’s the conclusion of a new report from Apex Insight. And finally, a survey carried out by Cox Automotive found that nearly nine out of 10 dealers plan to review their fuel profiles in 2018 in response to consumer uncertainties around diesel. Plus, shout-out for the SMTA dinner and Motor Trader Summit in November, and an exclusive interview with Sam Watkins, Sales & Marketing Director at CW Walton (Bruntingthorpe), discussing with Philip, the relaunch of the VRA and the forthcoming Seminar. 

Butterflies of Wisdom is a podcast where we want to share your story. We want to share your knowledge if you have a small business if you are an author or a Doctor, or whatever you are. With a disability or not, we want to share your story to inspire others. To learn more about Butterflies of Wisdom visit http://butterfliesofwisdom.weebly.com/ Be sure to FOLLOW this program https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wins-women-of-wisdom/id1060801905. To find out more about Challenge Aspen go to https://challengeaspen.org. To see how Win walk and about Ekso go to http://www.bridgingbionics.org/ or email Amanda Boxtel at amanda@bridgingbionics.org.   On Butterflies of Wisdom today, Best-Selling Author, Win C welcomes Joanne Victoria. A New York original, Joanne knew in her heart of hearts that Joanne could leave her managing a private airport and acting in a community theater to find her Inside Optimistic Mindset and apply it to her Outside Coaching Ability, Joanne moved to the San Francisco Bay Area. Joanne’s passion first appeared when she realized if she could do anything, like fly 3000 miles across the country and…travel with 3 kids under 10 years old, 12 pieces of luggage, one cat and less than a thousand dollars with no job in sight- And design a successful life, (almost) anyone could do the (almost) impossible. Joanne was able to create a prosperous life that included a home, another home, and many opportunities to do what Joanne want, when she want, that almost anyone could do if they had some help. One thing that worked for Joanne was to create a safe environment within herself so she could be who she truly am. Joanne knew she could help others and make a difference in their lives. Joanne now live in the Seattle area. After professions such as Real Estate Broker/Owner, CFO of an investment company, CFO and Sales & Marketing Director of a home-building company, owner of New Directions, a business development firm as well as Gemma & Bixley, a coaching and consulting company, Joanne was ready for her next adventure, helping people live the life they want. Joanne took her business and personal development experience added in several ounces of intuition and humor, along with studies in philosophy, Buddhism and leadership, all to be the best qualified Life Coach ever. Joanne spoke to and coached hundreds of skilled professionals and individuals, wrote and published seven books and countless articles. Joanne’s books include Lighting Your Path – How To Create the Life You Want (2nd Edition) and Vision With a Capital V – Create the Business of Your Dreams. Joanne have her own podcast, The San • IT Project, and am pretty sure Joanne make the world’s best chicken soup. A close friend, Ted, (not his real name), who works in the tech industry asked if Joanne could coach him. Joanne said of course, she  be glad to. Joanne suggested a Confidential Coaching Session to see if she could coach him and if they would be a good fit for moving forward. Joanne and Ted spoke for about an hour. Ted presented several issues and challenges he was having as a Producer for a very large Information Technology phone company. Ted was happy and satisfied that Joanne was able to help him remove obstacles in his way as well as provide him with systems for successfully moving forward. Ted decided to sign up for an IT Professional Empowerment Program. Ted then referred more people like himself – directors, project managers, designers and other tech professionals. To learn more about Joanne visit http://askjoannevictoria.com/. To learn more about Win Kelly Charles visit https://wincharles.wix.com/win-charles. To follow Win on Twitter go to @winkellycharles. 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Patty is a former Sales & Marketing Director in the Direct Sales Industry turned Pro as the Host and Creator of the “BRAND YOU ECONOMY” podcast. As a Podcast Personality, she is passionate in connecting with Inspiring Entrepreneurs, Leveraging Her Life’s Purpose, through the Power of Story Telling, by Entertaining, Educating and Empowering Entrepreneurial Spirits, Just Like YOU, into taking action transitioning from Lifetime Employee to Lifestyle Entrepreneur. Inside this FREE “First Millionaire Manifesto”, J V reveals the seven steps to seven figures and how to put more money in the bank, enjoy a richly rewarding life, and make a big difference. Subscribe in ITunes Like this Podcast? Help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other business owners and entrepreneurs find our podcast…and make their big difference. They will thank you for it.   Watch this FREE Video to discover the Secrets to getting in your zone, achieving fast results, and building a high-profit conscious business.    Conscious Millionaire Podcast: On his free podcast, Monday through Friday, J V interviews top successful entrepreneurs and business owners who reveal their business solutions and business opportunities on topics such as: conscious business, social entrepreneurship, business online marketing, internet business solutions, internet marketing, team building and culture, goal setting, how to become a wealthy entrepreneur, and developing a high-profit business plan that will change lives and the world.

Patty is a former Sales & Marketing Director in the Direct Sales Industry turned Pro as the Host and Creator of the “BRAND YOU ECONOMY” podcast. As a Podcast Personality, she is passionate in connecting with Inspiring Entrepreneurs, Leveraging Her Life's Purpose, through the Power of Story Telling, by Entertaining, Educating and Empowering Entrepreneurial Spirits, Just Like YOU, into taking action transitioning from Lifetime Employee to Lifestyle Entrepreneur. Inside this FREE “First Millionaire Manifesto”, J V reveals the seven steps to seven figures and how to put more money in the bank, enjoy a richly rewarding life, and make a big difference. Subscribe in ITunes Like this Podcast? Help spread the word. Subscribing and leaving a review helps other business owners and entrepreneurs find our podcast…and make their big difference. They will thank you for it.   Watch this FREE Video to discover the Secrets to getting in your zone, achieving fast results, and building a high-profit conscious business.    Conscious Millionaire Podcast: On his free podcast, Monday through Friday, J V interviews top successful entrepreneurs and business owners who reveal their business solutions and business opportunities on topics such as: conscious business, social entrepreneurship, business online marketing, internet business solutions, internet marketing, team building and culture, goal setting, how to become a wealthy entrepreneur, and developing a high-profit business plan that will change lives and the world.