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Club, Valve, and Gravity lead us to commercial jingles, Brett being the number one party boy, pipes.com, The Sharper Image, and more.New episodes every Tuesday.Editing by: Julia WD HarrisonTheme by: Arne Parrott Logo by: Casey BordenYou can email the show at twapod@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today we look at how God created us from the beginning to be made in His image. Join us as we look at the first two chapters of Genesis and see God's perfect plan for humanity. For more information on The Gathering, check out our website thegathering.online  

Guest: Rick Smith, CEO & Founder of Axon (formerly TASER)Being a founder-CEO is a “unique superpower,” says Axon's Rick Smith: People like him get a longer leash from the board to try things that outside CEOs might not.“My job is to push risk into the organization,” Rick says. “If there's a project with a 50 percent chance of success, a 50 percent chance of failure, but it's going to pay 100 to 1, any finance person will tell you, you should take that bet all day long.”One of those bets was the transition from running a weapons company called TASER into a broader public safety firm called Axon, which makes cloud-supported body cameras fro police, tactical drones, AI records management software and more. “If we never have a product failure, then we're not taking risks anymore and we're going to end up getting disrupted,” Rick says.Chapters:(01:09) - Tasers vs. guns (03:35) - Axon's growth (07:09) - Biggest surprises (09:33) - How TASER got started (13:11) - Reinventing the taser (17:24) - A humiliating launch (23:33) - Rick's family (26:14) - The Auto Taser failure (30:21) - The darkest days (34:26) - Hans Marrero (37:25) - Family and burnout (42:49) - Rick's family (45:49) - Pivoting the business (51:37) - Axon body cameras (53:46) - Axon's current products (58:08) - Re-educating the cops (01:02:09) - Pushing risk (01:05:44) - Competing with the gun (01:10:16) - Exponential stock plans (01:14:17) - Who Axon is hiring (01:14:46) - What “grit” means to Rick Mentioned in this episode: UnitedHealthcare and Brian Thompson, Harvard University, human-machine interfaces, Star Wars, Timecop, Star Trek, Jack Cover, Project Apollo, Ed Owen; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; Tom Smith, Rodney King, the Sharper Image, Steve Filmer, Phil Smith, Silicon Valley Bank, Emil Michael, Bob Kagle, Benchmark, Norwest Ventures, Molly Wuthrich, Josh Isner, The Terminator, Ferrari, Richard Branson, Burning Man, Steve Jobs, Brenda Smith, Hadi Partovi, Amazon AWS, Microsoft, DraftOne, Ambience Health, OpenAI, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Brown, Computer Aided Dispatch, Elon Musk and SpaceX, and Luke Larson.Links:Connect with RickTwitterLinkedInConnect with JoubinTwitterLinkedInEmail: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner PerkinsThis episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm

Amilya Antonetti's story is a powerful reminder that growth often comes from our most painful experiences. After the unexpected loss of her husband, Amilya found herself navigating grief, parenting, and running a business—all while redefining her identity as a leader and a woman. Through radical honesty, intentional boundaries, and embracing both her masculine and feminine energy, she shares how she transformed her personal tragedy into a profound opportunity for growth. Amilya's journey highlights the importance of self-awareness, clear priorities, and showing up authentically in every aspect of life.HighlightsRadical Honesty: The power of being brutally honest with yourself and others during times of crisis.Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energy: How tapping into both energies can drive success and connection.The Role of Boundaries: How clear boundaries help protect emotional energy and maintain focus.Grief as Transformation: Reframing grief as an opportunity for growth rather than a permanent wound.The Importance of Community: The vital role of close friendships, especially during life's hardest transitions.About Our Guest:Amilya Antonetti is one of the most sought after Human Behavior & Strategic Advisor experts in the world. She has appeared as a regular business and behavior expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Steve Harvey Show & Dr. Phil. She has built or advised on over $2 Billion in sales with high profile clients such as Steve Harvey, Mike Tyson, Listerine Strips, Sharper Image, Cold Stone Creamery, George Foreman & more.https://amilya.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/amilya/https://www.instagram.com/amilya_antonetti/Join our private Facebook community for BONUS content to ignite your own Relaunch: https://www.facebook.com/groups/232280334811612/Interested in being a guest on The ReLaunch Podcast or booking Hilary as a guest? Email us at hello@therelaunchco.com

Aaron PerrinoTake a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know Aaron Perrino. Aaron is the singer / songwriter most known for being the front man of The Sheila Divine. He is also part of the bands Dear Leader, and Aaron and The Lord. In this episode, we chat about how he got into music, and how winning a Sharper Image gift card on the radio, led to his band being signed by a record label. We talk about the tough road of being a touring artist, and some of the pitfalls that he didn't see coming. Since Aaron is an amazing songwriter, I pick his brain a bit on that, and then we talk about The Sheila Divine's more well known songs. Aaron spills the behind-the-scenes beans on touring with Morrissey and discusses why The Sheila Divine is so popular in Belgium. He shares the experience of having one of their songs used in a Cadillac commercial. Then we talk about his other bands Dear Leader as well as Aaron and The Lord. He lets me play my favorite Sheila Divine song, and then we talk about their new album I Am the Darkness. We Are the Light. I wouldn't be me if I didn't also ask him if I could plat a song from the new record! He graciously agrees to let me play Lilydale. Look for The Sheila Divine on Bandcamp and follow their upcoming tour dates on Instagram. Special thanks to John Graziano for making this interview happen. Thanks Graz!

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3:02:46 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The DMV, new recorder, Phish at Dick’s, Tweezer Reprise, Mitch Hedberg, The Sharper Image, dead mall, gun incident, Futurama, secret action figure, VHS effects, vegan Nutella, Wacky Packages, Florida trip, The Obtuse Angle with Steve Dupont, Upon a Wysiwyg Yonder, British Empire Exhibition, The Rings […]

3:02:46 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: The DMV, new recorder, Phish at Dick’s, Tweezer Reprise, Mitch Hedberg, The Sharper Image, dead mall, gun incident, Futurama, secret action figure, VHS effects, vegan Nutella, Wacky Packages, Florida trip, The Obtuse Angle with Steve Dupont, Upon a Wysiwyg Yonder, British Empire Exhibition, The Rings […]

We made it to fifty, feeling for the Flying Dutchman, birthday greetings to Mr. Keach,  a demonic fridge, an alcoholic couch, happy endings, a listeners question, Tom Cruise needs to stop it, my so-called breakdancing life, a real-life Tron, video arcade memories, a bad purchase at The Sharper Image, a somewhat shattering experience outside the grocery store, waiting for DoorDash, the tiresome trifecta of Mark Zuckerberg/Joe Rogan/Elon Musk, more psych hospital stories, idiotic injuries, a bad Swiss accent, the damaged and awesome Russell Crowe, and my affair with Alanis Morissette. Stuff mentioned: Risky Business (1983), Losin' It (1983), Tron (1982), Discs of Tron (1983), Dragon's Lair (1983), Space Ace (1983), Breakin' (1984), Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984), Saturday Night Live "The French Chef" (December 9, 1978), The Exorcism (2024), Frasier (1993-2004), Alanis Morissette "Head Over Feet" (1995), Alanis Morissette Jagged Little Pill (1995), and Alanis Morissette "You Oughta Know" (1995).

This week Ivy Slater, host of Her Success Story, chats with her guest, Amilya Antonetti. The two talk about embracing resistance and change for the betterment of self and business, the pain involved in true growth, and how we can condition ourselves for full awareness and sustainable success. She tells us, “Your emotions can only live for 90 seconds unless you feed them.” In this episode, we discuss:   How her career started, and has led her to become the successful leader she is today  What challenges she has overcome along the way, and the obstacles that she most often sees women in business have to face  Why she sees such benefit in having to start so young, and when the market caught up to meet her where she was Why parts of you must die in order to become your future self What kinds of businesses Amilya has been involved in, and where her secret sauce lies What a behaviorist does, and why they tend to come with an ouch factor How Amilya defines introvert and extrovert, and how this relates to energy and self-care What most surprises her about the human experience, and how we can condition ourselves for sustainable success A valuable tip for staying present and being your best self on a daily basis   According to the 2022 Gallup and McKinsey & Co. reports, companies face an $8.8 trillion "people problem." Amilya Antonetti is one of the world's most sought-after Human Behavior and Strategic Advisor experts. She is leading the "People First Initiative," and for the first time, her IP discovers, measures, and trains soft skill development in real-time taking results all the way to the balance sheet. Amilya has deep behavioral knowledge and "in the trenches" experience with 6 successful exits while leading 53,000 employees of her own. Amilya speaks from experience as an active CEO. She has worked shoulder-to-shoulder with some of our greatest CEOs, People Officers, and Global advisors to bring "real-time" knowledge and solutions to her audiences.   Amilya addresses real problems facing C-Suite and HR executives, such as the "MANAGER SQUEEZE," which majorly impacts companies across industries. She discusses the drastic changes in our workforce, from Quiet Quitting to Coffee Badging, and how these "people problems" have real-time measurable solutions. Her vast knowledge of business, leadership, technology, systems, and behavioral processes mesmerizes audiences. She gets them to think deeper and take action by introducing what has been missing in measuring organizations and what addressing the "whole employee" looks like from an in-depth perspective.   She has built or advised on over $2 Billion in sales for companies and high-profile clients such as Snider Fleet, Mass Mutual, Steve Harvey, Alliance Financial Group, RISD School District, Mike Tyson, Listerine Strips, Sharper Image, Cold Stone Creamery, George Foreman Grill, Data Doctor, and more as companies and leadership face some of the toughest challenges of their careers.   She has appeared as a regular business and behavior expert across channels from FOX News, CNBC, BBC, and Livestream/Podcasts. She is a familiar face in Daytime with her quick behavior games, tips, and communication starters in empowering people to heal and reunite families, relationships, and communities. You have seen her on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Steve Harvey Show, Dr. Phil, Positively America, CBS This Morning, and more. Website: https://amilya.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmilyaAntonetti Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amilya_antonetti/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amilya/ Twitter: https://x.com/amilya

Amilya Antonetti is one of the most sought after Human Behavior & Strategic Advisor experts in the world. She has appeared as a regular business and behavior expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Steve Harvey Show & Dr. Phil. She has built or advised on over $2 Billion in sales with high profile clients such as Steve Harvey, Mike Tyson, Listerine Strips, Sharper Image, Cold Stone Creamery, George Foreman & more. She has decoded the key to finding your own genius and the genius of everyone in your organization so that you may rise to your greatest potential and contribute to making this world a better place. Get ready to be inspired, motivated and educated as Amilya shares all with Lou on Thrive LouD. ***CONNECT WITH LOU DIAMOND & THRIVE LOUD***

Ever since Ben applied for a job as a Narrative Lead at a game company he's been contemplating the differences between narrative and story, so he's invited his good friend Andrew from partlyrobot.com to help him navigate toward a satisfactory conclusion… and hilarity ensues.  Other topics visited in this episode: Cult of the Lamb's new DLC, crispy Japanese snacks, Instagram trends and scammers, defunct mall stores and search engines, story structures, reality television, the games of Vanillaware Ltd., AI art fails, Atari 2600 games, differences between Marvel and DC comics, and THE Guttenberg! 00:00:21 - Awesome baby, secret mukbang video, fried toothpicks, and school supply mirages 00:03:32 - Ben's been playing “Cult of the Lamb: Sins of the Flesh,” and genre pet peeves   00:06:13 - Happy cults, strategically sacrificing heretics, and back to fried vegetable starch 00:08:25 - Kanda Curry Grand Prix Museum, and revelations of what snack foods can be 00:10:27 - Girl dinner, in the spirit of satire, a proprietary blend, and chicken and waffles flavor 00:13:47 - Ben's critique of Scorchin' Medium BBQ Pringles, and a new Brett Eason Ellis book 00:15:47 - Sharper Image, Spencer's Gifts, the definition of narrative, and conflicting origins   00:20:09 - Ben mishears declension, ask.com actually DOES exist, and Scrabble scores  00:23:12 - Andrew's Instagram scammer saga continues, and a review in the New York Times  00:25:40 - 2/10 net 30, your accounts receivable department, and alternative review channels 00:27:48 - The “story vs. narrative…” narrative, and Lawrence Durrell's Alexandria Quartet  00:31:37 - “A Christmas Story,” the Die Hard, Melina Dillon movies, and ending on a bummer 00:34:42 - Andrew's writing is a process, finding the threads, and a side of the denouement      00:37:37 - An agreement on dialogue, informing the story, and a “no middle” accusation  00:40:00 - Season 3 of “The Real World,” a question of reality TV, and a different episode 00:43:31 - Contest shows, Noel Fielding wranglers, and Ben puts Andrew on the spot  00:50:10 - The narrative design job, about Odin Sphere, and weaving character narratives  00:53:50 - Starting with Gwendolyn, distinct character diversity, and “picking” the ending 00:55:45 - Ben is looking forward to “Unicorn Overlord,” and Andrew gets distracted 00:57:49 - The hugging a unicorn AI art fail, not a good sign, and the “Pitfall!” narrative?  01:00:22 - Activision's 2600 success, the Atari Force comic book, and DC vs Marvel stories 01:02:31 - The Marvel method of storytelling, writer-artists, and Jack Kirby's bone of contention  01:05:50 - Don't belittle the inker, and a creative narrative choice in Batman: Arkham Asylum 01:10:47 - Closing thoughts, Maine, James Joyce, changing perceptions, and trailer mashups 01:15:05 - Ben's editing, changing the podcast name, and get the Guttenberg out of retirement    Follow Andrew / Partly Robot Industries on…  His website: https://partlyrobot.com/ On Instagram: https://instagram.com/partlyrobot On TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@partlyrobot On Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/partlyrobot Follow Two Vague on… Our website: https://www.twovaguepodcast.com On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/two_vague_podcast On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@twovaguepodcast On X-Twitter: https://twitter.com/TwoVaguePodcast For show appearance and other inquiries, contact us at: twovaguepodcast@gmail.com References and Hashtags: Cult of the Lamb https://www.cultofthelamb.com/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/1313140/Cult_of_the_Lamb/ Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir https://atlus.com/osl/ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-CUSA05083_00-ODINSPHERELE0000 Unicorn Overlord https://unicornoverlord.atlus.com/index.html?lang=en https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0177-PPSA09770_00-UNICORNOVERLORD0 Old Wise Man Hugging a Unicorn https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pierre-de-lacaze-b11026b_this-illustrates-why-common-sense-and-activity-7158116939326742528-DgnJ #Podbean #DIYPodcast #ApplePodcast #VideoGames #Trivia #Comedy #Talkshow #Partlyrobot #2VP #TwoVaguePodcast #Vanillaware #OdinSphereLeifthrasir #UnicornOverlord #Pringles #CultoftheLamb #MassiveMonster #DevolverDigital

First ep of 2024! We're talking about malls, jobs, depression and more! It's a loose one. To join the discord + submit topix join us at patreon.com/looselips

Join Nick Lamagna on The A Game Podcast with his guest Jesus Toledo, a former engineer turned real estate investor! Jesus use his background and experience to create one of the most dynamic and unique lead generation systems in the real estate investing game today!  His company 8020 REI and 8020 CRM are changing the game to bring investors higher conversion through a specific formula combining data, tactics and strategy! Jesus and 8020 REI have experienced over 1.5 billions calls and messages all put together to help create data solutions for real estate investors allowing them to close more deals spending less money.  Jesus' unique strategies have earned the business of many of the most successful investors in the industry today and even received support from the legend himself Gary Harper!  If you are looking better leads, more affordable quality marketing tips or a user friendly Interface to scale your business you will not want to miss this episode where Jesus pulls back the curtain on his recipe to success! Topics for this episode include: ✅ Find more real estate deals using a reverse buy box ✅ Is text messaging for real estate deals dead for investors ✅ Top mistakes in direct mail texing and cold calling ✅ How to increase your rate of return in real estate investing ✅ Why is data so important as a real estate investor ✅ Top KPI"s for real estate Investors + More! See the show notes to connect with all things Jesus and 80/20!  Connect with Jesus Toledo: 8020rei.com www.8020crm.com 8020 REI on Facebook Jesus Toledo on Facebook Jesus Toledo on LinkedIn 8020 REI on Youtube Jesus Toledo on Instagram 8020 REI on Instagram --- Connect with Nick Lamagna www.nicknicknick.com Text Nick (516)540-5733 Connect on ALL Social Media and Podcast Platforms Here FREE Checklist on how to bring more value to your buyers

  2:01:07 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Hipsters, Ashoka, spaceship interiors, Kirwan Cards, Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator, The Sharper Image, I’m Your Man (1992), interactive movies, cinema rides, reCome Together: Adventures On The Indie Dancefloor 1989-1992, Colonnated Riddles, The Beach Boys, Shindig! Magazine, Goat, Phish Fall Tour, reality, and much more… […]

2:01:07 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Hipsters, Ashoka, spaceship interiors, Kirwan Cards, Artemis: Spaceship Bridge Simulator, The Sharper Image, I’m Your Man (1992), interactive movies, cinema rides, reCome Together: Adventures On The Indie Dancefloor 1989-1992, Colonnated Riddles, The Beach Boys, Shindig! Magazine, Goat, Phish Fall Tour, reality, and much more… plus […]

In this episode, we invite Amilya Antonetti. Amilya is one of the most sought-after Human Behavior & Strategic Advisor experts in the world. She has appeared as a regular business and behavior expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Steve Harvey Show & Dr. Phil. She has built or advised on over $2 Billion in sales with high-profile clients such as Steve Harvey, Mike Tyson, Listerine Strips, Sharper Image, Cold Stone Creamery, George Foreman & more. What you will learn: - Why did Amilya get started with entrepreneurship - Amilya's relationship with her employees - How Amilya interviews candidates - Solving problems as a jobseeker - Amilya's story of speaking at a medical convention - Identifying and maximizing opportunities - Amilya's experience of interacting with Snoop Dogg - The victim mentality of jobseekers - The importance of presenting yourself - Amilya's experience of working with Grant Cardone - Keeping up with trends and investing in businesses - What is the ‘Genuis Key' system - Rewarding people as a whole being If you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to subscribe and leave us a ⭐5 STAR REVIEW!! It only takes a few minutes and let me tell you... those reviews really help people find the show! Get in touch with Amilya:

Leaders, you can learn to enjoy the moment.It doesn't always come naturally for multi-tasking leaders. There always seems to be another opportunity to explore or a “fire to fight”. But, you miss too much when you're always on the move versus enjoying the moment with your team, friends, or family.That's where this powerful message from Global COO, Jon Ragan at ThreeSixty Group comes in. He shares an impactful personal story of realizing the importance of presence and enjoying the moment even under the most difficult circumstances.You can immediately apply this lesson to your professional and personal life to make them more meaningful, purposeful, and fun.In case you're not familiar with it, ThreeSixty Group owns iconic brands including FAO Schwarz, Sharper Image, Wembley, and Vornado sold in over 90,000 retail locations around the world.Jon also has expertise in driving enterprise growth and transformation at Fortune 500 companies including General Electric, Grainger, and Weyerhaeuser.LinkedIn Profile http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonraganCompany Link: https://www.thethreesixtygroup.com/What You'll Discover in this Episode:Beekeeping and Boy Scouts - The Powerful Lesson he Learned.Advice He'd Give his Younger Self.The Big Benefit of Having a Hobby.What the Enneagram Revealed.A Strategy to Maintain Work-life Balance.The Unexpected Twist that Led to his Success.How Leadership Starts with his Onboarding Strategy.The Worst Leadership Advice he's Heard.How you Discover the “Sweet Spot” of your Personal Leadership. -----Connect with the Host, #1 bestselling author Ben FanningSpeaking and Training inquiresSubscribe to my Youtube channelLinkedInInstagramTwitter

In this episode, we invite Amilya Antonetti. Amilya is one of the most sought-after Human Behavior & Strategic Advisor experts in the world. She has appeared as a regular business and behavior expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Steve Harvey Show & Dr. Phil. She has built or advised on over $2 Billion in sales with high-profile clients such as Steve Harvey, Mike Tyson, Listerine Strips, Sharper Image, Cold Stone Creamery, George Foreman & more. What you will learn: - Why did Amilya get started with entrepreneurship - Amilya's relationship with her employees - How Amilya interviews candidates - Solving problems as a jobseeker - Amilya's story of speaking at a medical convention - Identifying and maximizing opportunities - Amilya's experience of interacting with Snoop Dogg - The victim mentality of jobseekers - The importance of presenting yourself - Amilya's experience of working with Grant Cardone - Keeping up with trends and investing in businesses - What is the ‘Genuis Key' system - Rewarding people as a whole being If you enjoyed today's episode, don't forget to subscribe and leave us a ⭐5 STAR REVIEW!! It only takes a few minutes and let me tell you... those reviews really help people find the show! Get in touch with Amilya:

This episode is available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.In this episode of the Contrarian Marketing Podcast, we discuss Apple's VR headset, WhatsApp channels, and the future of Meta, formerly known as Facebook.With TikTok taking headlines at the Mobile Apps Unlocked conference and Meta nowhere to be found, what does this mean for the future of tech companies? Can we really count them out? As Kevin says, "I think you can never ever count a tech company out, especially a tech company with tons of cash."They also delve into* The psychology behind contrarian marketing strategies * How Apple's VR headset might change the game for communication and productivity* Whether WhatsApp channels disrupt conventional brand marketing* If AI can change the playing field in searchJoin Kevin and Eli as they dissect these questions and much more!Transcript[00:00:00] Contrarian Marketing Podcast: Apple's VR headset, WhatsApp channels, and TikTok at Mobile Apps Unlocked[00:00:00] Kevin: Stop.[00:00:05] Eli: Hi, welcome to another episode of the Contrarian Marketing podcast where we give you ideas you might not be thinking about today.[00:00:11] Eli: We're talking about Apple's VR headset, WhatsApp channels and other news.[00:00:16] Eli: Eli, you just went to an event that is not the Apple WWDC.[00:00:21] Eli: Tell us about it.[00:00:22] Kevin: So I went to an event in Vegas call the Mobile Apps Unlocked conference and they did an interesting thing where they allowed all marketers who are not at agencies to go for free.[00:00:33] Kevin: So I'm not a big fan of paying 1000 $502,500 to go and attend a conference because if anything we've learned from the Pandemic, you could do a lot of learning without going anywhere.[00:00:44] Kevin: I go for the network, but I don't know necessarily if a network is worthwhile.[00:00:48] Kevin: So I don't really want to invest 1000 $502,500 in that conference because I can't go to that many.[00:00:52] Kevin: Like I would certainly do that for most the most awesome conference, but for a conference I've never heard of before or vaguely knew about, not sure I'd do that.[00:01:00] Kevin: But this conference was free for marketers.[00:01:02] Kevin: Obviously I had to pay my own travels in Las Vegas.[00:01:05] Kevin: It's called mobile apps.[00:01:06] Kevin: Unlocked.[00:01:06] Kevin: I think it was 1000 2000.[00:01:08] Eli: People talks about mobile.[00:01:10] Kevin: Of course, a lot of growth marketers there met fascinating people.[00:01:13] Kevin: But TikTok was a headline sponsor and they had dozens of TikTok employees.[00:01:18] Kevin: And they talked about all the things that TikTok does gaming, creative partnerships, a lot of things that go well beyond influencers.[00:01:26] Kevin: Dancing to the latest pop on TikTok videos, but really like how they integrate and how they monetize and how they can partner with creators.[00:01:34] Kevin: But what I felt was thought was fascinating was TikTok was headline sponsor.[00:01:38] Kevin: Facebook was not there.[00:01:40] Kevin: Meta was not there at all as a sponsor, as a booth, as anything, and they didn't even have any employees there.[00:01:47] Kevin: Now I get there are austere times at Meta, they're doing layoffs, maybe they are not out there as much as they used to be, but to not be there at all seemed fascinating to me.[00:01:57] WhatsApp and the future of Meta[00:01:57] Kevin: So we're going to talk today about WhatsApp which is a Meta company.[00:02:02] Kevin: But I think it's interesting that where Facebook is going and how they're going to retrench and how they're going to pivot.[00:02:08] Kevin: I think you can never ever count a tech company out, especially a tech company with tons of cash.[00:02:13] Kevin: Like how many times has Microsoft been counted out or how many times has even IBM been counted out?[00:02:18] Kevin: And then they came out there with Watson and you're like, oh, IBM is cool again.[00:02:21] Kevin: And people are saying maybe Google is behind the times because of chat JBT, lots of cash.[00:02:27] Kevin: So Facebook, certainly the usage of Facebook has been declining.[00:02:32] Kevin: I just saw this quote.[00:02:33] Kevin: I don't know if you watch Ted.[00:02:34] Eli: Lasso, of course, I just watched the last season of the third sorry, the last episode of the third season.[00:02:40] Eli: Yesterday.[00:02:40] Eli: I'm not going to spoil it.[00:02:41] Kevin: No, don't spoil it because I watched it.[00:02:43] Kevin: But we don't want to spoil it for our listeners.[00:02:44] Kevin: But did you see the part where Keeley got in trouble because she had a it wasn't a sex tape but it was just like a tape leak.[00:02:51] Eli: It was pretty close to sex tape.[00:02:53] Kevin: Yeah, close enough.[00:02:54] Kevin: Whatever.[00:02:54] Kevin: It's not real anyways.[00:02:55] Kevin: It's a show.[00:02:56] Kevin: And they told her that she had to put out her apology on the socials and they said you don't need to put it on Facebook because that's just for old people and rapists or something like that.[00:03:04] Eli: Pretty harsh.[00:03:05] Eli: Pretty harsh.[00:03:06] Kevin: That was pretty harsh.[00:03:07] Eli: I'm always a shoestring away from deleting my Facebook account and yet at the same time I am going to say that Meta's total number of users has gone to all time highs and I.[00:03:17] Kevin: Feel like Instagram and WhatsApp, but not through the Blue Facebook.[00:03:22] Eli: Well, not for us.[00:03:23] Eli: And I think even in the US they actually edit more Blue Facebook users.[00:03:27] Eli: But it's not our generation.[00:03:29] Eli: We're not the target audience of Facebook anymore.[00:03:31] Eli: I think it's I don't know about.[00:03:32] Kevin: You, but I am.[00:03:33] Kevin: I'm old.[00:03:34] Eli: Not that old.[00:03:35] Eli: Come on, it's not that bad.[00:03:36] Eli: We're going to talk a bit more about Meta in just a second.[00:03:39] Eli: There is some exciting news, especially for creators and for brands.[00:03:44] Apple Launches $3,500 VR Headset[00:03:44] Eli: But first we got to talk of course about the news of the day, maybe for me and not for Eli, which of course is that Apple has launched a $3,500 VR headset.[00:03:56] Eli: Now I got my own opinion about this, but I know Eli, you are the biggest Apple fan out there, so I'm going to let you speak first.[00:04:03] Kevin: So I used to be very anti Apple.[00:04:06] Kevin: I never purchased an Apple product, ever.[00:04:09] Kevin: I used a MacBook when I had a full time job because it was easier, of course.[00:04:14] Kevin: But when it came to purchasing products, I was never part of the cult of Mac or the cult of Apple.[00:04:19] Kevin: I've always had Android devices.[00:04:21] Kevin: My wife had an Apple device for some time and I didn't provide tech support for it when things happened.[00:04:26] Kevin: But I said if she was on an Android, I was going to be able to help it because I understood it.[00:04:29] Kevin: But I wasn't going to go learn an Apple system.[00:04:31] Kevin: So I've never purchased any Apple products.[00:04:33] Kevin: But I did recently purchase an iPad and this is my first Apple product and it's sucker man.[00:04:39] Kevin: I think it is a slippery slope to an iPhone, which is a slippery slope to maybe a MacBook, which next thing you know we're going to be doing this on a VR headset.[00:04:47] Kevin: So I typically think that a lot of what Apple does is extremely high end tech.[00:04:53] Kevin: It's not necessarily mainstream.[00:04:55] Kevin: That's my first opinion of the VR headset.[00:04:58] Kevin: I think it surprises me how many Apple watches have been sold because again, it's an expensive high end tool that you don't necessarily need if you're just trying to tell the time or get notifications.[00:05:10] Apple VR headset and its future impact[00:05:10] Kevin: Love to hear your thoughts on Apple VR headset and how you think it'll be used, especially at that price tag.[00:05:15] Kevin: I mean that price tag, it almost needs to be used expensed by companies rather than individuals.[00:05:21] Eli: The first thought is who is going to buy that?[00:05:25] Eli: And I think this is fulfilling a couple of purposes.[00:05:30] Eli: One is for Apple to have something out there.[00:05:35] Eli: I do believe that in the future we'll use VR and AR.[00:05:39] Eli: I don't believe that future is that close yet.[00:05:42] Eli: This is a high end consumer product for the richest of the rich, for maybe a few hotels or experiences that might provide this.[00:05:51] Eli: But this is not a yeah, you know, and maybe people said this about the $1,000 iPhone as well, but I don't see this being something that millions of people will buy just yet.[00:06:01] Eli: Maybe in the future when the price comes down and the price will come down.[00:06:04] Eli: The second thought is what's the use case here?[00:06:08] Eli: And it's really only a few use cases.[00:06:10] Eli: One of them is games.[00:06:12] Eli: And I don't think there is a killer game out there yet that you need these glasses for.[00:06:17] Eli: I might be wrong, I'll stand corrected.[00:06:19] Eli: I haven't tried them out yet, but I don't see this killer game yet.[00:06:22] Eli: The other one is sports events where you might be in the middle of a baseball field and that's going to be very attractive to people.[00:06:28] Eli: And then the third one, and that to me is the one that has the most utility and value is the office.[00:06:35] Eli: I think VR and AR is the best way to foster connections when people work remotely and that's where meta ism, is innovating heavily and I think that's their best trot.[00:06:46] Eli: Right.[00:06:47] Eli: I think VR and AR glasses are going to come through a work setting.[00:06:51] Eli: They're going to be a productivity tool to foster connection and to improve the experience you have when you communicate with people.[00:06:57] Eli: So that's kind of the first thought.[00:06:59] Eli: Again, the last thought that I'm going to say, which I think is a bit more contrarian, is typically innovation comes from the bottom up.[00:07:08] Eli: It's cheap and affordable, it comes from startups.[00:07:11] Eli: But I don't think startups are yet at a place to build affordable and good enough VR AR headsets.[00:07:18] Eli: So it has to be Apple.[00:07:20] Eli: And I think Apple actually has the best trot at making this a truly broad customer or consumer success.[00:07:28] Eli: But that time is not yet.[00:07:30] Eli: So I don't think they're going to make money on this in the next five years, but I think they're going to might set themselves up to crush it over the next ten years.[00:07:38] Kevin: Yeah, I think it's fascinating that they're trying this after Google failed.[00:07:41] Kevin: I mean, Google Glass failed is useless.[00:07:43] Kevin: Have you ever tried the google Glass?[00:07:45] Eli: I have not.[00:07:46] Eli: But Google is not a good hardware company.[00:07:49] Eli: They're not a consumer hardware company.[00:07:50] Eli: So this was a mood shot, and Apple has tons of experience in selling to consumers.[00:07:56] Kevin: Okay.[00:07:57] Kevin: And now Facebook tried, but Oculus is not saving Facebook as a company.[00:08:01] Kevin: So it's just interesting that Apple is trying this when there have been some notable failures.[00:08:08] Kevin: Oculus was not driven towards the business market, so maybe, maybe that's different.[00:08:14] Kevin: But again, $3,500 for a remote work tool when all of a sudden apple included companies are requiring that their employees come back to the office.[00:08:24] Kevin: Kind of interesting.[00:08:25] Kevin: It is.[00:08:26] Eli: I heard that the quality must be amazing.[00:08:28] Eli: It must be absolutely outstanding.[00:08:30] Eli: Again, I haven't tried it out yet, so I'm going to reserve final judgment, but those are the early thoughts you already started.[00:08:35] WhatsApp Channels: A New Way for Brands and Creators to Connect with Users[00:08:35] Eli: We mentioned Meta twice in this conversation.[00:08:37] Eli: Once with the TikTok event you went to, and the other time the Metaverse and all the hardware that they built with Oculus.[00:08:45] Eli: Now there's a new interesting development from the Meta side, which is on WhatsApp, and that is WhatsApp channels.[00:08:53] Eli: So in essence, WhatsApp channels are simply channels you can follow.[00:08:57] Eli: They're going to be interesting for brands and creators to basically broadcast their content.[00:09:01] Eli: And I think that could be an interesting channel for brands moving forward.[00:09:06] Eli: First of all, because WhatsApp has very broad adoption, I have to fact check myself and look at the latest numbers, but I think they're not too far away from a billion people.[00:09:15] Eli: And there are not that many channels out there.[00:09:19] Eli: We recently spoke about innovative marketing channels.[00:09:21] Eli: You're going to find the episode in the show notes, but there aren't that many channels out there that aren't super crowded.[00:09:26] Eli: And this seems to be more of a channel where you can select the content you get, but it is similar to an email where you get the content straight to your inbox, or in this case, straight to your WhatsApp phone.[00:09:38] Eli: So I'm bullish while there's not a lot of information out there, got to keep an eye on this one.[00:09:44] Kevin: Yeah, I think.[00:09:45] Kevin: WhatsApp is an underutilized asset for Meta?[00:09:49] Kevin: For Facebook?[00:09:50] Kevin: They bought it for 19 billion.[00:09:51] Kevin: I think it was 19 billion and everyone thought it was insane, but it was an amazing purchase.[00:09:56] Kevin: And they've really grown that platform.[00:09:59] Kevin: But the reason I say it's underutilized is because they're not monetizing it at all.[00:10:05] Kevin: They've tried to put ads, I think in India, maybe they injected ads, but they're not monetizing it directly.[00:10:11] Kevin: And there are a lot of different uses of it where they could inject themselves more into some sort of monetization strategy, but they're not at all.[00:10:19] Kevin: And then one thing that is interesting about the one way they are using it, of course, is backlash.[00:10:24] Kevin: But again, people are using the people that use Blue, Facebook.[00:10:27] Kevin: So when they log into the regular Facebook app and they're people you may what do they call people you may know, or people you should know or people you should connect with or whatever it is you get freaked out by who shows up.[00:10:39] Kevin: They're like, oh, that's my ex boss, or that's my ex girlfriend, or that's the person that tried to kill me, or something like that.[00:10:45] Kevin: That's actually feeding off the context that you've uploaded through WhatsApp.[00:10:50] Kevin: That's the way they're using it.[00:10:51] Kevin: And it's helping, in theory, build that social graph in Facebook and maybe in Instagram too, but otherwise they're not directly monetizing.[00:10:59] Kevin: So it's great to see an innovation within WhatsApp that allows them to do it.[00:11:03] Kevin: There are things within WhatsApp, like there are businesses that post statuses.[00:11:06] Kevin: They post the sales and you follow our business, here's our sale.[00:11:10] Kevin: Facebook is not injecting themselves into that process at all and trying to help promote that status, helping to gather followers for that status.[00:11:18] Kevin: There's so many things they could do.[00:11:19] Kevin: So it's great to see Facebook investing in there.[00:11:22] Kevin: And like we said earlier, don't count them out.[00:11:25] Kevin: They've got lots of cash, they've got a huge network between all of their different platforms.[00:11:29] Kevin: They have many, many billions of users.[00:11:31] Kevin: So lots of potential there.[00:11:33] Eli: Yeah, thanks for fact checking me here.[00:11:35] Eli: I just want to correct myself.[00:11:37] Eli: I said they're close to a billion users.[00:11:39] Eli: Actually.[00:11:39] Eli: They actually have over 2 billion users.[00:11:41] Eli: So massive channel, I'll be the first one to start broadcasting there because I'm hungry for a new channel where I can be early and where I can establish a a presence.[00:11:52] Eli: The thing that I'm going to be most curious about is the discovery aspect.[00:11:56] Eli: So how are people going to find new creators and brands to follow?[00:11:59] Eli: Because that will be its own little optimization game.[00:12:02] Eli: Call it WhatsApp SEO or maybe don't.[00:12:04] Kevin: Well, one of the things I love about Facebook is the ability to market and to use interest targeting.[00:12:11] Kevin: So I would love if they could plug that into WhatsApp.[00:12:14] Kevin: And you can get more followers for your channel.[00:12:16] Kevin: You can get more people to see your channel, or more people to see your statuses or add to your groups and do all that with just Facebook marketing.[00:12:23] Kevin: And I think that's great.[00:12:25] Kevin: Facebook is the number one channel for doing interest targeting because they've got so much information, except with the usage declining, it's harder and harder to target people.[00:12:35] Kevin: Again, like we said earlier, I don't log into Facebook that often.[00:12:38] Kevin: I don't use instagram.[00:12:39] Kevin: So yes, Facebook has my data.[00:12:42] Kevin: You can in theory target me, but I'm not seeing those ads if I'm not on Facebook.[00:12:45] Kevin: Facebook does actually have other ad or other ways of showing ads, and they have partnerships with apps, but it's far more limited.[00:12:53] Kevin: If you don't have those apps, you don't have those gains.[00:12:55] Kevin: But again, if they can get you on Facebook, they have almost everyone on WhatsApp they can get you on Instagram, then they can target you and maybe they'll revive Oculus now that Apple showed them there's potential there.[00:13:06] Kevin: And they can inject ads into Oculus too.[00:13:09] Kevin: And then you can have an immersive experience with an advertiser speaking about ads and broadcasting.[00:13:15] Missing the boat: GameStop and CNN's failed attempts to adapt[00:13:15] Eli: CNN just fired their CEO and there is another company who also fired their CEO, and that is GameStop.[00:13:22] Eli: And there are interesting similarities between both of them.[00:13:25] Eli: They both kind of missed the boats, but from different ends of the spectrum.[00:13:29] Eli: So GameStop, they tried too much contrarian stuff.[00:13:35] Eli: They tried to save their fading or eroding business with a crypto platform or a blockchain platform that went up in smokes.[00:13:43] Eli: Business has been dying for years and nobody has really been able to turn it around.[00:13:47] Eli: And then CNN, on the other hand, they've been moving too slow.[00:13:51] Eli: They weren't able to really establish themselves as a streaming platform.[00:13:55] Eli: They wrote off a 300 million US dollar check where they tried CNN Plus as a streaming platform and then overnight pulled the plug from that.[00:14:03] Eli: And now the CEO has to kind of pay the price for not establishing themselves and CNN on the streaming horizon.[00:14:10] Eli: Eli, how have both of these brands missed a boat?[00:14:13] Eli: I mean, from your perspective, what is your opinion?[00:14:16] Kevin: I'm going to be super contrarian here.[00:14:18] Kevin: I think both of these businesses don't need to exist at all.[00:14:21] Kevin: I think they're hanging on to an old vestige of something else that we just don't need.[00:14:26] Kevin: I mean, GameStop is a retail store in a world where many people buy things online.[00:14:31] Kevin: Do you need a GameStop when you can even go to GameStop.com?[00:14:34] Kevin: A Sharper Image, like they went out of business, but sharperimage.com still exists.[00:14:38] Kevin: You can still buy Sharp brand, it still exists as a brand, but you just don't need Sharper Image stores.[00:14:41] Kevin: I think the same with CNN.[00:14:44] Kevin: There's a lot you can say around the politics of CNN.[00:14:47] Kevin: I think they thrived on Trump.[00:14:49] Kevin: You wanted that narrative of anti Trump a couple of years ago already, that Trump has not been president.[00:14:55] Kevin: Now, is there a need for media?[00:14:58] Kevin: Is there a need for 24 hours media that you're going to watch and that's profitable now?[00:15:03] Kevin: I won't argue against the need for media in general.[00:15:05] Kevin: You're not going to have TikTok influencers and Twitter thought leaders and LinkedIn influencers flying to the interesting places in the world and riding in tanks alongside the Ukrainian army.[00:15:16] Kevin: That's not going to happen.[00:15:18] Kevin: You need the media.[00:15:19] Kevin: You need a funded, official, accredited, organized media to do that.[00:15:25] Kevin: So media should exist.[00:15:26] Kevin: But do you need to watch it 24 hours?[00:15:28] Kevin: Do you need a talk show to digest the latest thing that maybe happened in politics, when you can sit on Twitter and digest it just the same while you're multitasking, while you're supposed to be at work, you don't need to watch that online or on TV.[00:15:41] Kevin: Even worse, do you even need to watch it streaming?[00:15:44] Kevin: Do you want to catch up on the latest argument between two talking heads, five talking heads, or however many talking heads they have, when again, you could just go on Twitter and participate in it.[00:15:54] Kevin: So I think that CNN is they've been around for a very long time.[00:15:58] Kevin: They popularized the idea of 24 hours media when there was no 24 hours media.[00:16:03] Kevin: And I think now do you really need 24 hours media?[00:16:06] Kevin: So maybe that's what CNN struggling with.[00:16:08] Kevin: Is it's an entertainment platform?[00:16:11] Kevin: We had an episode on streaming.[00:16:13] Kevin: Look at what HBO did.[00:16:14] Kevin: HBO merged into Max and I just got a notification.[00:16:18] Kevin: Do you have Xfinity or what do you have for Internet?[00:16:20] Eli: There xfinity.[00:16:21] Kevin: Yeah.[00:16:22] Kevin: Okay, so did you get an email from Xfinity saying they're pulling peacock out of Xfinity?[00:16:27] Eli: No, but what is peacock again?[00:16:29] Kevin: Exactly.[00:16:30] Kevin: So there's a million streaming platforms.[00:16:31] Kevin: I got an email this morning saying, sorry to tell you, but you no longer get peacock for free.[00:16:36] Kevin: There's a good reminder that I even had peacock for free from Xfinity because they're both owned by NBC, owned by GE.[00:16:41] Kevin: I think it's a struggle, like all these streaming platforms, netflix, crackdown on, password sharing.[00:16:46] Kevin: So do you need a CNN subscription?[00:16:48] Kevin: Is there even a reason that you need to watch or even pay for a CNN streaming subscription?[00:16:54] Kevin: So I think that bigger question is, should they exist?[00:16:57] Eli: It depends on the content.[00:16:58] Eli: They had.[00:16:59] Eli: For example, one show with Scott Galloway, and I would have loved to pay for that because the guy is genius.[00:17:06] Eli: However, I think there's going to be consolidation at some point where all these streaming networks are going to be facilitated by YouTube, TV or someone else.[00:17:14] Eli: I don't think all of these are going to survive and people are not going to pay for all of them, at least not constantly.[00:17:20] Eli: You might pay for a show for a while and then you got to cancel your subscription again.[00:17:24] Eli: So that's going to be challenging.[00:17:26] Breaking News and Dopamine Addiction[00:17:26] Eli: But what's interesting, and one thing that I want to highlight is how breaking news and this kind of news real where you constantly have news and then a few ads in between.[00:17:36] Eli: There was the original dopamine factory before Twitter came out, before these social platforms come out.[00:17:43] Eli: And I'm just tired, man.[00:17:46] Eli: I'm tired out of the constant dopamine cycles.[00:17:49] Eli: I'm tired of Twitter, I'm tired of endless scroll.[00:17:53] Eli: And breaking news to me is just endless scroll once the news broke their old news.[00:17:58] Eli: And so basically, people watching that, I see it, I know people who watch that stuff constantly.[00:18:04] Eli: And are they younger than 80?[00:18:07] Eli: Slightly, but not much.[00:18:09] Eli: That's exactly the point, right?[00:18:11] Eli: That's kind of the dopamine addiction of the older generation and much older generation.[00:18:15] Eli: And so they're going to die out of it.[00:18:18] Eli: They're missing addressing younger audiences and bringing new audiences on board.[00:18:22] Discussing AI-Powered Search and The Future of SEO[00:18:22] Eli: So let's wrap up, speaking about one company that is struggling with something very similar, and that is Google and Alphabet.[00:18:29] Eli: Now, YouTube, to be fair, is incredibly hot with the teens and the young generation.[00:18:34] Eli: But Google is increasingly replaced by other platforms like TikTok.[00:18:39] Eli: I see.[00:18:40] Eli: It my fiance's sister, she's in her early 20s.[00:18:43] Eli: She searches so much more stuff on TikTok.[00:18:45] Eli: And I'm not here to say that TikTok is the SEO killer or the Google killer.[00:18:49] Eli: This platform is struggling to address and keep young audiences as well.[00:18:54] Eli: And they recently launched their search Genera Experience, which is based on AI, which we just recorded a full episode about.[00:19:01] Eli: But Eli, a lot has changed since we recorded that episode a week ago.[00:19:06] Eli: What's your freshest take on this?[00:19:08] Kevin: So I actually think that Google is going to win.[00:19:11] Kevin: I think because they own the platform, they have all the users, they can keep getting people back onto the platform from all their other, from Android, from Gmail, from Sheets and Docs and all the other things that Google does.[00:19:24] Kevin: But I'm very bullish on Google's future.[00:19:26] Kevin: I think what they're doing with Generative AI, it's buggy right now, but it will improve.[00:19:31] Kevin: They launched an update to Bard, which is what's powering Generative Experiences to begin with, which you can now do logic.[00:19:38] Kevin: And in this blog post, which we'll link in the show notes, they explain System One thinking.[00:19:41] Kevin: System Two, which is based on Daniel Kahneman's Nobel Prize winning economics theory, which is System One is your initial emotional response, and System Two is more thought out.[00:19:52] Kevin: So system one, where system two is more logical.[00:19:56] Kevin: So system one is barred.[00:19:58] Kevin: It's just language like it gives you a response, it may or may not be correct.[00:20:01] Kevin: System Two can do logic and that's where Google thrives.[00:20:05] Kevin: So Chat GBT is competing on the system one.[00:20:07] Kevin: It's just a large language model, can give an answer.[00:20:10] Kevin: System Two is where Google's been great at this for the last two decades.[00:20:13] Kevin: And they're doing logic like you can ask it math questions, it's pulling from knowledge graph, it's using the massive superpowers of Google.[00:20:22] Kevin: So I think that's where they win.[00:20:24] Kevin: I think there's no competitor right now that's as good at both of those as Google.[00:20:28] Kevin: It as long as they don't lose market share.[00:20:30] Kevin: I do think Google wins, even with their buggy product.[00:20:33] Eli: I think nobody can be Google and Search.[00:20:36] Eli: I much more think that other companies are going to try to fragment search and kind of break it apart.[00:20:42] Eli: For example, Microsoft.[00:20:44] Eli: I've changed my opinion.[00:20:45] Eli: I don't think they're trying to win with Bing.[00:20:47] Eli: I think they might have a chance to win with Chat GPT, which is a completely different experience that now also features Bing search results, or they're just going to bring the whole damn thing into the taskbar at the bottom of your screen.[00:21:00] Eli: They might break it out of the browser and bring it to the operating system level.[00:21:04] Eli: So there's a whole lot of interesting stuff going on with AI search and SGE.[00:21:10] Eli: But I think one of the biggest trends that most people don't have on the radar is that you might just not need the browser anymore.[00:21:16] Eli: It might live natively in an app, or in Google Sheets, or again in your taskbar.[00:21:21] Eli: And so I think the biggest chance for other companies is to change the game.[00:21:25] Eli: Instead of trying to beat Google ad it.[00:21:26] Eli: Google has one search period.[00:21:28] Eli: But the question is now, how can you change the field?[00:21:31] Kevin: How can you change the playing field?[00:21:33] Kevin: Absolutely.[00:21:34] Kevin: And you're right.[00:21:35] Kevin: I don't think anybody's going to be Google.[00:21:37] Kevin: I think the playing field is changing underneath Google, and they're now catching up and changing with it.[00:21:43] Kevin: A recent newsletter, I talked about how this is what Google's always been doing.[00:21:47] Kevin: These are featured snippets.[00:21:48] Kevin: These are knowledge graph.[00:21:50] Kevin: They had LLM to begin with, but they didn't want to release it for two reasons.[00:21:53] Kevin: One, innovator's dilemma, because they would kill their business model, and they're definitely hurting their ads for the people that are in the beta.[00:22:00] Kevin: And the second reason is that it's risky.[00:22:02] Kevin: I mean, when it comes to Knowledge Graph, most of knowledge Graph is correct.[00:22:06] Kevin: I know, like, you search certain people, like one search, I think Rand Fishkin, there was a picture of Neil Patel that was based on knowledge Graph is broken.[00:22:13] Kevin: But for the most part, knowledge Graph is accurate.[00:22:15] Kevin: It pulls off a structured data.[00:22:17] Kevin: LLM is not LLM can say offensive, wrong things.[00:22:21] Kevin: Like it can give you the wrong advice and you can follow and do serious harm to yourself.[00:22:26] Kevin: So they can't control it because they don't know what's out there.[00:22:27] Kevin: So I get why they didn't release it, but now that they are releasing it and they are working with it, I think they will win.[00:22:34] Eli: We're green too much, Eli.[00:22:35] Eli: We got to change that.[00:22:36] Eli: But one area or kind of one place?[00:22:39] Kevin: You're wrong.[00:22:39] Kevin: You're just wrong.[00:22:42] Eli: Do better now.[00:22:43] Eli: So much better.[00:22:44] Dealing with disagreements and building strong business partnerships[00:22:44] Eli: One area where we're not agreeing all the time, or where we disagree more, is our new Slack Group.[00:22:48] Eli: Eli, you want to talk about that secretly?[00:22:51] Kevin: Not secretly.[00:22:52] Kevin: We quietly discussed this a couple of weeks ago in an episode.[00:22:56] Kevin: We want to launch a Slack Group that would help consultants become better consultants.[00:23:00] Kevin: We have the slack group.[00:23:01] Kevin: We're going to put up a link where you can apply to be a part of this.[00:23:04] Kevin: We want to make sure it adds as much value to everyone that is in the Slack Group, and of course ourselves too, that we just want to have a high caliber of the best consultants out there.[00:23:12] Kevin: We have not yet defined what the cutoff will be, but this will be for really, the best consultants.[00:23:19] Kevin: And just to give a sneak preview to an upcoming podcast, the greatest of all time, the Goat of consulting.[00:23:26] Kevin: Alan Weiss, who published, I think, six best selling books on consulting, the Million Dollar Consulting or Consultants book, which is the first one he came out with in the late eighty s I learned everything from and he's had six updates to that book.[00:23:38] Kevin: So we just interviewed him for a podcast.[00:23:41] Kevin: This is our very first interview ever.[00:23:43] Kevin: So if you're not subscribed and you're just listening to this podcast for the first time, this one's coming.[00:23:47] Kevin: This is going to be the best episode we have.[00:23:49] Eli: Man, I'm still on a high from that conversation.[00:23:52] Eli: There's going to be so much we have to record an episode about that episode, just digesting and commenting on all the nuggets that he got out.[00:23:59] Eli: So, yeah, everyone look forward to this.[00:24:01] Eli: That was an absolutely mind blowing conversation with many things he never mentioned before, many fun stories about tanks and trains and jeopardy.[00:24:13] Eli: It's going to be a wild one.[00:24:14] Eli: So, yeah, Eli, this is a wrap.[00:24:16] Eli: Looking forward to talk to you again next week.[00:24:17] Kevin: Thanks, John.[00:24:18] Kevin and Eli Discuss Contrarian Marketing Strategies[00:24:18] Eli: And now it's your turn.[00:24:19] Eli: Head over to Contrarianmarketingpodcast.com and subscribe to the free weekly newsletter to 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While travelling in Europe with his wife for six months, Tim Leatherman made a practical note to modify his pocket knife to include a pair of pliers. Later, he saw the potential in that idea and started on the path to becoming the world's first and, to this day, the world's leading multitool producer. It took a few years to get things started and involved tremendous support from his wife and eventually his business partner, Steve Berliner, who helped Tim through the final stages of bringing Leatherman Knives to the market. In their first successful year, they hoped to sell 4000 knives but when Cabela's, then only a mail order catalogue, featured their knives, they quickly sold 30,000 and attracted a lot of attention from L.L. Bean, Sharper Image, Neiman Marcus, and Eddie Bauer. Ten years later they sold 1 Million knives in one year. Leatherman Knives was founded and remains in Tim's home city, Portland, Oregon. They pride themselves on being almost entirely owned and operated in the United States. Today, Tim talks about the need for competition for raising standards in business, taking inspiration and advice from outside sources like partners and projects, and other lessons learned from 40 years in business. Expert action steps: Set goals. Persevere. But understand the fine line between perseverance and refusal to accept reality. It will take longer than you expect to become successful and it will cost more. Learn what you need to know as you go along. Sweat the details. Hire good people. Don't let your employees make the same mistake three times. Delight your customers. Make money. Have fun. To find a Leatherman you can go to leatherman.com or one of the following retailers: Home Depot, Cabela's, Bass Pro Shops, Mountain Equipment Coop. You can also have a Leatherman custom engraved at Leatherman.com. Visit eCircleAcademy.com and book a success call with Nicky to take your practice to the next level.

Harry seems to be having too much fun at The Sharper Image as Rob returns with Todd Liebenow of The Forgotten Filmcast.

Amilya is one of the most sought after Human Behaviour & Strategic Advisor experts in the world.She has appeared as a regular business and behavior expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Steve Harvey Show & Dr. Phil. She has built or advised on over $2 Billion in sales with high profile clients such as Steve Harvey, Mike Tyson, Listerine Strips, Sharper Image, Cold Stone Creamery, George Foreman & more. Her "in the trenches' experience developing people, deep knowledge in building the value drivers in business & her Designing Genius systems, programs & “behavioural toolbox” makes her a leading expert on “people problems”. Her fierce work ethic and ability to immediately have impact make her an invaluable asset. Her tools that address the remote worker and leaders who want to succeed in today's fast, competitive & “people first”landscape. Amilya's work has earned her global respect & numerous awards;The Women's Economic Forum-”Women of the Decade 2019 Award”Wells Fargo-“Fastest Under Forty'' ”Best Places to Work” (3 time winner)The Kauffman Foundation -Entrepreneur AwardGrown 7 clients onto Inc's. 500 list Nominated twice to Ernst & Young's “Entrepreneur of The Year”. Featured in People Magazine, Time, Forbes, Inc., Smart Money, and Entrepreneur and named in “The 55 people you must meet” by Jack Canfield. As the CEO and Creator of Designing Genius, a powerful training platform that changes the paradigm on how companies, opportunities and our greatest asset “THE PEOPLE” come together in todays Gig Economy. With highly skilled behavioral and business teams we champion the "People Plan" development that amplifies a companies strategic business planning initiatives. We solve Hiring, Retaining & Mentoring Genius for individuals within the organization. Our behavior executives add exponential value throughout any company. Without the ability to attract and develop people there is no business. Amilya's on the ground experience in leading more than 53,000 employees from around the globe throughout her career combined with her ability to drive value throughout companies to increase valuations, facilitate M&A and exit to some of the biggest market makers in the world. Designing Genius serves individuals, teams, corporations, families, education and industries alike. By bringing “People Tools” to solve “People Problems” with quick, easy and transformational behavior modification techniques, games, workshops and development. Our Designing Genius Behavior Officers unite together for people, purpose and companies for a synergistic and healthier way of living. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join our mail list here for exclusive content here. Sign up for our Coaching here; https://abty.co.uk/coaching On episode 207 I am joined by Amilya Antonetti, CEO and creator of Designing Genius. Amilya Antonetti is one of the most sought after Human Behaviour and Strategic Advisor experts in the world. She has appeared as a regular business and behaviour expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Steve Harvey Show, and Dr. Phil. She has built or advised on over $2 Billion in sales for companies and high-profile clients such as Steve Harvey, Mike Tyson, Listerine Strips, Sharper Image, Cold Stone Creamery, George Foreman, and more. Amilya's vision for a healthier relationship between people and companies has earned her global respect and numerous awards including the Women's Economic Forum ”Women of the Decade 2019 Award”, Fastest Under Forty, ”Best Places to Work” (3-time winner), and the Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur Award. She has grown 7 clients onto Inc's. 500 list and been nominated twice to Ernst & Young's “Entrepreneur of The Year”. Designing Genius is a growing organization of successful experts from a variety of backgrounds who are passionate about helping people and organizations discover their genius. The magic of designing genius is that it is based on human behaviour and it works immediately. There's no motivational fluff, no one-size-fits-all -- just practical tools that work immediately to get the desired results. In this episode you will hear: 02:00 Inner Genius 08:00 leading 53,000 people 18:00 The real work is done in the shadow 22:00 what you don't heal hurts people 28:00 human behaviourist 32:30 we're not supposed to be masking depression 37:00 parent as mentor 40:30 success is an inward journey 44:00 the life we long for is hidden in the life we have 46:00 she made a difference 50:00 everybody leads in their zone of genius 54:00 earning trust and driving value 57:30 permission to share your scars 01:01:00 I don't need to go bigger 01:03:00 Amilya's Heartprint Please do subscribe, leave a little review, and share it with a leader you wish to inspire too. Always love Ryan Connect with Amilya Website: https://www.designinggenius.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/amilya_antonetti/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amilya Connect with Always Better than Yesterday Website: https://abty.co.uk/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@abty_uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/abty/ Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/weareabty Thank you to our friends at Elevate OM, proud supporters of the Always Better than Yesterday Interview Sessions. Head to https://www.elevateom.com/ for Online Marketing & Web Design services that are affordable, bespoke & awesome. Please email your questions and comments to podcast@abty.co.uk

It's the most wonderful time of the year; however, Kerri + Debbie are sad to report that the Sharper Image catalog is a major disappointment, and they have nothing to share. Instead, they play games, including This or That, and then launch into a marathon holiday version of FMK (Elf, Grinch, and Santa Claus??) The conversation continues with secret credit cards and teachers filming porn. BUT THEN... they break out their Boston accents with a Good Will Hunting role play and intense discussion about Will's brothas. And WHAT would the ladies do with Martha Stewart? You won't be able to help yourself. Happy Holidays, and enjoy!!

Wakwanzaa Forever. Tossing Salads and Scrambled Eggs for Christmas. Brian Has No Soul: Week 3. It's No Popeye. But What Is. A Master Blaster Christmas Carol. First rats eat the Weed, then they are cooking meth. Dr. Tina, Ride Share Woman. I Don't Like Peeeeee Debriiiiiiis. Sharper Image is a Dull Store. Avoid the Butthole Snow. Man, never go full Peacock. I would like to cancel my free trial of winter, please. Fast Times At Ridgemont High Christmas Special. A Very Denchy Cameo. Murder, He Yolked with Bobby and more on this episode of The Morning Stream.

Wakwanzaa Forever. Tossing Salads and Scrambled Eggs for Christmas. Brian Has No Soul: Week 3. It's No Popeye. But What Is. A Master Blaster Christmas Carol. First rats eat the Weed, then they are cooking meth. Dr. Tina, Ride Share Woman. I Don't Like Peeeeee Debriiiiiiis. Sharper Image is a Dull Store. Avoid the Butthole Snow. Man, never go full Peacock. I would like to cancel my free trial of winter, please. Fast Times At Ridgemont High Christmas Special. A Very Denchy Cameo. Murder, He Yolked with Bobby and more on this episode of The Morning Stream.

Kim Burney noticed how the people in her family jumped at the chance to use chainsaws when she suggested that the trees on their property needed to be trimmed. So when she asked if anyone would like to carve the Thanksgiving turkey and got crickets from the whole crowd, she joked that if they could do it with a chainsaw, they would have all been fighting over the job. And that's how the Mighty Carver was born - one of the most fun products I've seen on Shark Tank! Kim and her husband Lance appeared in Season 12, Episode 4 of Shark Tank, and they had to choose between 4 of the Sharks battling for the deal. And since The Mighty Carver appeared on the show, incredible things have happened. When we recorded this episode, Mighty Carver was scheduled to be featured on the Home Shopping Network, it had been on the cover of Sharper Image, and Lance and Kim had a meeting set with a big box store. They even got the attention of one of the world's largest chainsaw manufacturers, who reached out for a meeting. There were some bumps along the road, though, and some lessons learned the hard way for these new entrepreneurs. Kim and Lance gained a lot of wisdom and insight from those experiences and shared some great tips for how to avoid the mistakes they made. Be sure to check out this episode and The Mighty Carver. It would be an excellent gift for the holidays! Learn more at mightycarver.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lessonsfromthetank/message

My guest this week on the Wealthy Wellthy Podcast is Richard Thalheimer. Richard is the former CEO and original founder of The Sharper Image. He led The Sharper Image to its peak as CEO with annual revenues of $750 million, 200 stores, catalogs, an online store, and 4,000 employees. The company became a public corporation in 1987 when its stock was listed on NASDAQ. His experience talking to analysts for 20 years as the CEO of The Sharper Image has given him great insight into how Wall Street analysts think, and consequently, when and why investors should confidently follow their judgments.  Richard now runs The Sharper Fund, a successful private fund, and shares his investing wisdom and stock picks through his blog at TheSharperInvestor.com. In June of 2022, he appeared on Fox News and today we are grateful to have him with us today! Discussed in Episode: Managing your Money & Your Emotions in a Bear Market Will this bear market turn around? When? How to manage your portfolio in a bear market.  The psychology and emotions involved in a bear market.  Does money buy happiness? Richard shares his personal story of how he became the man we know today. From his early days selling door-to-door in San Francisco all the way to today where he is a major player in the Tesla stock market.  We reach many angles during this conversation. From entrepreneurship to investing.  And, to bring the two worlds together, Richard found early on that the best way to create cash flow within your  business is to negotiate with your suppliers. He follows up with: “You've got to press quickly and take risks when you see something working. And the way you make sure it's a good risk, is you have enough knowledge and enough experience that you're sure your idea is a good idea.”  This is what your confidence will be built upon.  He reminds us to always be the first one to do it. The trick is to create something that people don't even know they need. BOOM.  So, what is that for you? Hint: You may just get inspired from listening to Richard's life…happy visualizing!  Psst… BTW, if you enjoy investing like I do, Richard shares his top favorite brands to invest in! “Buy stock that you touch, feel and know.” - Richard T.  Links: Richards Book: The Sharper Investor: The Winning Formula That Boosts Your Returns Richard's Website Richard's Facebook Richard's Twitter Upcoming Event! We have a webinar come up on August 18th 3:00pm CT!

Join me for a bodacious look back at the Killbots and "killer beats" of Jim Wynorski's Chopping Mall, featuring a brief recap of my Q&A with composer Chuck Cirino! Also starring Sears and Sharper Image feels. ______________________ The Munsters Trailer #1 The Munsters Trailer #2 Scream 6 Will See Courteney Cox Break A Cool Horror Movie Record 10 Bloody Great Horror Movie Decapitations Bubba Nosferatu – Don Coscarelli and Stephen Romano Detail the Unmade Bubba Ho-Tep Sequel Why You Should Watch Chopping Mall - In Praise of Shadows NO NAME & DYNAMITE - Original Soundtrack by Chuck Cirino The Slasher App ______________________ Scored by Gory Rory. Final Girl Friday on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/finalgirlfriday Miscellaneous sound effects from https://freesound.org/

Much of the success of Richard Thalheimer and The Sharper Image – the $750M, 200-store retail giant he founded in 1977 and led as CEO until 2006 – can be traced to Richard's preternatural ability to decide what people wanted often before they knew it themselves. This intuitive knack to drive market trends combined with an ability to spot products that could produce millions, combined with his lawyer's precision, a healthy dose of entrepreneurial drive and an eternally playful outlook give Richard Thalheimer the well-deserved title, “America's Gadget Guy.”   As a teenager, looking through the toy department of his father's Little Rock department store, through his Yale study of Psychology and Sociology and his first successful entrepreneurial venture (selling enough Britannica Encyclopedias in his first year in college to buy a new Porsche) it was clear Richard would find a way to put his deep understanding of people to work. It was also obvious any business venture he put his mind to would be unique, life-enhancing, and on an impressive global scale. He was identified as a superstar early on in his career and is now a Living Legend and one of the great marketing visionaries of our time.   [00:01 – 09:47] Opening Segment Launching and managing The Sharper Image Management by Opportunity Richard tells the story of how his business started with a shoe box and a floppy disk You will always have doubters in any organization   [09:48 – 13:41] How to Find Opportunities in Life Early investing in Tesla Richard's Investing Principles Richard's Driving Force: A life's work, a passion   [13:42 – 22:47] How to Find Opportunities in Business Building business systems Words of wisdom when engaging in an enterprise How to Look for the Right Opportunities Look at the numbers Ask It's important to keep doing something Check out The Sharper Investor   [22:48 – 29:43] Closing Segment Quick break for our sponsors The first step to growing your wealth is tracking your wealth, income spending and everything else about your finances, you can start tracking your wealth for free and get six free months of wealth advisor.  Learn more about Personal Capital at escapingwallstreet.com What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education? Stocks and money Richard's worst investment Fortunately, none Resource mentioned: One Up on Wall Street What is the most important lesson you've learned in business and investing? “Never bet the entire ranch.” “Don't try and guess the bottom.” Connect with Richard Thalheimer by visiting his websites https://www.richardthalheimer.com and https://thesharperinvestor.com. Invest passively in multiple commercial real estate assets such as apartments, self storage, medical facilities, hotels and more through https://www.passivewealthstrategy.com/crowdstreet/ Participate directly in real estate investment loans on a fractional basis. Go to www.passivewealthstrategy.com/groundfloor/ and get ready to invest on your own terms. Join our Passive Investor Club for access to passive commercial real estate investment opportunities. LEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes                     Tweetable Quotes: “If you believe it's gonna work, you got to try and the sooner you try it, the sooner you'll find out if it's going to fail or succeed.” - Richard Thalheimer “When you see something you can't get around, you have got to figure out a different course of action.” - Richard Thalheimer “Keep doing something.” - Richard Thalheimer

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Candice Lu joins Tech Done Different to teach us about entrepreneurship, building teams, and developing leaders.You'll learn:why being a founder is about controlwhy autonomy mattershow to create a culture that people want to be part ofwhy emotional intelligence is the most important factor to being truly consultativewhy doing right by your people creates lasting positive impactwhy to grow you must let go________________________________GuestCandice LuFounding Partner & Managing Director at OmPrem Solution Partners [@OnPremSP]On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/cseneriches________________________________HostTed HarringtonOn ITSPmagazine  

What is the interplay between hard skills, soft skills, and personality? How can leaders groom people in all of these areas? Sameer Ranjan, the CTO of Catenate, joins Tech Done Different to explain how data science drives all of this.You'll learn:why no amount of money will keep a person in a role that's not right for them, and why we need to put the right people in the right roleswhat the difference is between hard skills, soft skills, and personality traitshow leaders should groom people based on personalityhow our brains are wired to learn________________________________GuestSameer RanjanCTO & Director of Data Science at Catenate [@Catenate17]On LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/sameerranjan009On Twitter | https://twitter.com/sameerranjan009________________________________HostTed HarringtonOn ITSPmagazine  

Is artistic creativity passed down through generations of a family? How is style and wisdom garnered? How can a father and son collaborate to grow their work individually and as a team?  These are just a few of the questions we posed to Moshe and Eddie Brakha, otherwise known as Brakha x2, during this week's episode of the B&H Photography Podcast.   Moshe Brakha likes to say that he was “born in Israel and reborn in Hollywood,” and both his early music and celebrity portraiture, as well as his later advertising and editorial work, sure have the vibe of Tinseltown. The elder Brakha built a thriving photography practice that includes not only portrait work but also high-profile advertising campaigns such as those for SKYY Vodka, Martini & Rossi, and Motorola. Eddie Brakha began collaborating with his father after graduating from film school and has expanded their work with new ad campaigns and fine-art series. They have also directed music videos, public service announcements, and “motion” campaigns for Dockers, Sharper Image, and others.   The style of the Brakhas' work is very distinctive, but individually and as a team, they continue to experiment and try new methods. As such, we discuss how to evolve creatively when your style is successful. We also learn about their working relationship, which talents each brings to the table, and how clients and subjects react to having them both on set. Finally, we talk about their incredible lighting schemes, Moshe's retrospective at the Grammy Museum, Eddie's film project, and always being prepared before you go on set. Join us for this enjoyable conversation.   Guests: Moshe Brakha and Eddie Brakha Above Photograph © Eddie Brakha and Moshe Brakha aka Brakha x2 https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/podcasts http://brakhax2.com  

On this episode, Richard Thalheimer, the founder of The Sharper Image joins me to share his marketing insights which helped him build a $750 million brand, and what he's up to these days. Get the full show notes here. 

Author & business consultant Craig Perkins joins Tech Done Different to help us understand how to reject conventional thinking and live more entrepreneurially. Whether you are a leader, individual contributor, or entrepreneur, these principles are for you.You'll learn:why to move towards fearhow to learn about yourself in order to find your passionwhy to do what gives you goosebumpswhat it means to listen to your authentic selfhow to persevere over obstacles________________________________GuestCraig PerkinsAuthor & Business ConsultantOn LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-a-perkins/On Twitter | https://twitter.com/perk2540________________________________HostTed HarringtonOn ITSPmagazine  

This week Disney teaches us that stealing from the mafia works out for the best, which may describe Michael Eisner's tenure. We watched Blank Check, the first and possibly only movie ever to be made with Sharper Image money.  How will Blank Check stand when we put it on trial? Panel: Nic and Daniel

He created one of the largest magazine and in shop sales businesses of consumer electronics. Now Richard Thalheimer wants to teach you how to make outsized equity returns with options investing. Should we listen as index investors?

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David DeWitt is a registered investment advisor and podcaster who helps adults with ADHD take back control of their money. He's been a registered investment advisor for 6 years but it wasn't until he had his ADHD awakening in early 2021 that he realized he wanted to work with other people with ADHD. David knows from experience that effective  personal finance when you have ADHD is hard - even when you are a trained professional. After his ADHD awakening he set out to build a financial planning model that works for ADHD brains, first testing it on himself. And now, he's on a mission to help as many ADHDers as can. Enjoy! In this episode Peter and David discuss:  00:48 - Intro and welcome David DeWitt! 2:48 - Were you diagnosed as a kid; when were you first diagnosed? Ref book: “Delivered From Distraction” 3:42 - Getting diagnosed isn't a bad thing!! 4:19 - How did you decide to go into Finance, of all things? 5:08 - So after this wake up call, what changes? 6:01 - So tell us, what should we be doing differently? What can we learn? 7:34 - What else do we need to know about avoiding those impulse/dopamine hit purchases? 9:45 - Can we still have a moment of enjoyment or “spend” every once in a while, yet not go crazy? 12:00 - How can people find more about you and what you're doing? ADHDMoneyTalk.com and on the Socials @ADHDMoneyTalk on Twitter  INSTA and “ADHD Money Talk Community” on Facebook 12:27 - Thank you David! Guys, as always, we are here for you and we love the responses and the notes that we get from you; so please continue to do that! Tell us who you want to hear on the podcast, anything at all; we'd love to know.  Leave us a review on any of the places you get your podcasts, and if you ever need our help I'm www.petershankman.com and you can reach out anytime via peter@shankman.com or @petershankman on all of the socials. You can also find us at @FasterNormal on all of the socials. It really helps when you drop us a review on iTunes and of course, subscribe to the podcast if you haven't already! As you know, the more reviews we get, the more people we can reach. Help us to show the world that ADHD is a gift, not a curse! 19:20 - Faster Than Normal Podcast info & credits — TRANSCRIPT: — I want to thank you for listening and for subscribing to Faster Than Normal! I also want to tell you that if you're listening to this one, you probably listened to other episodes as well. Because of you all, we are the number one ADHD podcast on the internet!! And if you like us, you can sponsor an episode! Head over to https://rally.io/creator/SHANK/ It is a lot cheaper than you think. You'll reach... about 25k to 30,000 people in an episode and get your name out there, get your brand out there, your company out there, or just say thanks for all the interviews! We've brought you over 230 interviews of CEOs, celebrities, musicians, all kinds of rock stars all around the world from Tony Robbins, Seth Godin, Keith Krach from DocuSign, Danny Meyer, we've had Rachel Cotton, we've had  the band Shinedown, right? Tons and tons of interviews, and we keep bringing in new ones every week so head over to https://rally.io/creator/SHANK/ make it yours, we'd love to have you, thanks so much for listening!  Now to this week's episode, we hope you enjoy it! — Hey, everyone. Welcome to another episode of Faster Than Normal! My name is Peter Shankman. You guys welcome to Faster Than Normal! Let's talk about.. no not sex. We'll do that all the time. Let's talk about money. Let's talk about money this week, let's say money and ADHD. ADHD is one of the worst possible things to have when you're dealing with money. And I know this from experience. I cannot tell you how many things I've impulse purchased because they looked cool at the time. Remember Sharper Image? David, remember The Sharper Image store? Yeah, coolest things ever.. coolest things that are when you are a 20 year old kid or a 19 year old kid who just got his first green American express card, Sharper Image, man, you're fucked. I, I, I remember I went in the Sharper Image and I came out with a, with a inflatable raft, with a Palm, inflatable Palm tree attached to it, which would have been great if it wasn't the middle of winter at Boston University. I remember, I just, I blew it up and I sat in my, in my dorm room. Yeah. Money is not necessarily a good thing when you're ADHD, but Dave Dewitt. Who's with us today is a registered investment advisor and podcast who helps adults with ADHD take back control their money; ‘the hell were you when I was buying my inflatable Palm tree, He's been a registered investment advisor for six years, but it wasn't until he got his ADHD awakening and early 2021 that he realized he wanted to work with other people with ADHD. And let me tell you it's desperately desperately needed. So you're building a financial model. You've built a financial planning model that works for ADHD brains by first testing it on yourself. I think that was the same way the guy who who invented the cure for ulcers? He like drank a bunch of crap to give himself an ulcer and then treated it with what he invented a nd it worked anyway. He's on a mission to help us with ADHD; David welcome to Faster Than Normal man! Thank you so much for having me on it. Really excited because you know, if you asked me six months ago, if I'd be on your podcast, I'd say, what podcast is that? And, um, and then I read your book and I was like, oh cool, this guy's awesome. And I'm pumped to be here! I love it. I love it. So what's your background? So, so you, you grew up, you weren't diagnosed where you were, you exhibiting obvious ADHD as a kid or? I was diagnosed and I was in high school and high school, um, with inattentive ADHD, but I didn't even know what the heck that really meant And no one told me. So when I was diagnosed with it, it all it really led to was, you know, people at school saying, oh, it's ADHD Dave. And so it was something that I didn't want to have. I didn't appreciate it. And I pushed it down. And then I lived the next 16 years of my life kind of like. Pretend and operate in the world Like someone who doesn't have it, which ended up resulting in a lot of pain and struggle and confusion about why I was struggling. And then I read a book Delivered From Distraction, and that was the first book I read. And then I read a couple of others and I read your book. And then basically that was in my awakening happened. I was like, you know, wow. So many things in my life now it makes sense. And that was A very, really huge transformation for me. It's a bummer to hear that now, because a lot of times we find that people get diagnosed and they get diagnosed, but they're awakening to: “Hey, this actually isn't a bad thing necessarily doesn't come for many years after that. And that's a shame. That's something we really get to work on to change. Yeah. I mean, doctors, you know, you know, so, right. So you get the diagnosis, then they send you to a psychiatrist, then they give you medicine. And then like, but no one ever says like, okay, You know, relationships will be hard and here's some things you can do to prepare, you know, here's some things to think about, so you're prepared, but like no one told me that. So I just was like, all right, cool. It's crazy. It really is crazy. And it's so frustrating too, so, okay. So you, you, you will have this awakening about six months ago and you were already a financial adviser. It's interesting. It's a lot of people who have ADHD don't necessarily go into things that require numbers. I mean, I know that that, that numbers in my case are just evil. Right. I try to avoid them with all my heart. Uh, right. You went into, you went into finance. Yeah, it's weird because I was, you know, math was terrible in math, in high school. I was, uh, I had to get into the college. I went to, I had to do a remedial algebra class to make sure I was capable. Right. And what I, what I thought when I thought about it, I was like, one of the reasons why I think math is so hard for people that have ADHD is because it's so operationally focused that if you miss the first two steps and then you catch up and you're not paying attention for the third step, you've no chance. A hundred percent, a hundred percent, so, okay. So you go into it, you get through the remedial algebra problem, you go through it and, and you're doing it and everything's happening. And then you have this wake up call what changes? Yeah, I mean, so six years I've been a financial planner and it wa it's been kind of, it's been kind of difficult only in a sense that I would tell people, you know, my advice to them, but I'd go home and kind of do the opposite. So I, I developed this imposter syndrome and I wasn't finding that I was, you know, earning people's trust and I was like, what is going on? And this was before I realized the ADHD thing. And so now that I got the awakening, um, I realized, okay, so I made financial mistakes, even though I know better, but it's, it's explained somewhat by the ADHD and now I can at least help other people, you know, avoid these mistakes that can lead to some painful outcomes. And, um, and that's really where I am now. Okay. So tell us, what can we learn? What should we be doing differently? What are we screwing up? Floor's yours. Sure. So one thing for sure is for people with ADHD, you know, your mind is so cluttered with missing bills and, you know, making sure you have money in your bank account and making sure that you can just get through the next week. So it's hard to even ever sort of stop and think about like, okay, what do I want the next 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15, 20 years to look like, and, and why is money even important to me? So one of the first things I have people do is just like, ask that question to themselves. Like, why is money important to me? And, and usually the first answer is. I don't know, because you know, it helps me get to work and I can .. need money to live. Right.. Yeah. And I say, okay, so you know why, so you replaced the answer with, with, with money. So you say, well, okay, why is living important to you? And like, oh, what the heck? What do you mean? Why is living important to me? I mean, living is important because, you know, I want like, okay, well, you know, you want, why you want to, you want to have a better life. They, why is having a better life important you and you keep doing that and people realize that like, okay, you can connect money to like, You know, giving back to the community or having stability or having more freedom, more options, less stress. And so if you at least get the groundwork of understanding, like what's the point of even trying to take control of this thing that's been controlling me for so long. Uh, it helps at least shift sort of the mind set. And I like to have people write down their like statement of financial purpose and put it on their fridge. So they at least walk by and we'll read it once in a while and be reminded. Yeah. Very cool. So tell us about how do we avoid, I mean, I've heard the rules like, oh, you know, ask yourself if it's going to, where it's going to be in your apartment. And if you can't find a place where do you really want to buy it and things like that. But what else do we need to know about sort of avoiding those impulse purchases? That's the big thing right? I think that, that we get those ideas because let's face it, you buy something, Google, you click submit, you click buy, or you walk out of the store and it's Dopamine hit, right? And that's what we're looking for. That's totally what you're looking for. So it's hard. It's hard to sort of get into the practice of, of asking yourself questions. That question you said is a good one. Another question is. What, what value will this provide my life in three years? You know, will this give me any return on value in my life in three years? What else could I do with this money that will provide more value to me in three years? Is it saving or whatever, and, and before you even save money, you have to have a goal. Right? So one, after I asked that first question, why is money important to me? I then say, What in three years in let's imagine it's three years from now, what would have to happen in your life or to be a financial success? Like, what is your life like? And then it's usually like, you know, I'd have no debt and then goals just start pouring out, like, okay. All right. So you'd have no debt, you'd have this or that. And like, okay. So how do we get there? You know, what's blocking you. And a lot of times. Eight out of 10 times with ADHD, it's spending it's impulsive spending. It's no, no control, no awareness of their cashflow or their spending, where the money is going. It just sort of, it just leaves like the money comes in and then just leaves it disappears into this nebulous abyss. And, and that's where you have to really get under control of that. So, um, you're right. So once, but once you have the goal, you say like, rather than saying, well, this provide value to me and say, is this helping me pay off debt? And what's more important to me, this, these new slippers I found on Amazon that claimed to make me have no back pain that are $10 that are definitely not going to work, or having no debt and feeling more free. And so if you just remind yourself to have that and whatever it takes to have a monitor, maybe put a sticky note in your car and you get out of the car the last thing you see is remember the question. I don't know anything like that just to get yourself because all it takes is a five second pause to avoid that decision. What do you, what do you say though? I mean, we can't go with avoiding. There has to be a payoff. It has to, and I know the pay off obviously is getting out of debt. But how do we, how do you recommend, do you have any tips or tricks to recommend that we, that you recommend that allows us to have a, uh, a moment of enjoyment every once in a while? Like for instance, um, there are, um, you know, when you're dieting, right? It's like, you know, once a week, take out the ice cream, put a two scoops in a bowl and enjoy it right. And put the ice cream away. And he knows what any tips to let us do have a spend every once in a while and not go crazy. Uh, for sure, because, you know, if I were to ask you Peter, what's the first feeling that you get when I say, when I say, okay, we're going to put you on a budget? Depressing as hell. Yeah, It's depressing as hell. So why not call it like, at least for terminology, call it a spending plan because the budget is really, it's not a plan to deprive you. It's a plan. It's a good diet to spend money, but spend money a little bit more deliberately on things that actually are important to you. So. So when you create a spending plan, you know, you just, it's very simple. It's it's what, what do you bring in and what are your fixed expenses and how much are you going to save? And what's leftover now let's divide this between the things that you want. So if that requires a little less, you know, take out, which if you're doing five times a week, you're probably, it's probably more of a habit and not something you're truly enjoying anymore. So why not just do it one time a week so it's more valuable to you. So it's more, you enjoy it more when you get it? And then put the, the rest of that money towards things like maybe it's savings for, for, you know, that thing called retirement that no one with ADHD ever thinks they're going to do, but then ask your, you know, 75 year-old might feel slightly different and, you know, might have a health problem that where you need some money, so you can get by. So. It's kind of like that. So it's, it's allocating the money to what's important, but really first you have to have an awareness of where your money's going and, and at least get to the point where you're not building up like credit card debt every, every month because you just are spending recklessly. So we do want to enjoy, enjoy things, but why not deliberately say, this is what I'm going to enjoy this month. This is how much I'm going to spend on it. I'm looking forward to it, rather than being out of control and things coming to you and then just doing it mindlessly. Very cool. How can people find you? How can they reach you? Yeah. So people can find me at www.ADHDMoneyTalk.com I have a podcast there. And, um, and yeah, from there, you can, you can listen to the podcast. You can find me if you want to, you know, talk to me, you know, just that that's the place. ADHDMoneyTalk.com and on the Socials @ADHDMoneyTalk on Twitter  INSTA and “ADHD Money Talk Community” on Facebook Very cool. You've been listening to Faster Than Normal. David, thank you so much for taking the time guys, David Dewitt, financial planner, for those ADHD, give him a call. Listen to his podcast, it's worth it. You will learn some stuff. Very, very cool. Really glad we had you on today man, it's, you know, money's one of those things that, that ADHD touches every single part of your life and money is one of those things you don't really think about until you're like, oh shit- now I own an inflatable raft in my living room in Boston. So yeah, needless to say, I've let that go.; it hasn't bothered me or anything in the past 30 years. Anyway, thank you very much, David. I really appreciate you taking the time! Guys as always, if you liked what you heard reach out and leave us a review, we're always looking for new guests. If you think you might fit, you have a story like David's or something cool you want to talk about shoot me an email. Peter@shankman.com. Let me know, love to have you on we interview incredibly big famous people. We have. The Dean of public health at Boston University coming out in a few weeks, who's going to be talking about how the pandemic affected people who are neuro-diverse. We've had celebrities, we've had Shinedown. We've had, uh, God who have we had. We've had, um, the mayor of Boston. We've had, um, Keith Krach, who was the, who was the founder of DocuSign on the under secretary of business, uh, under the President. We've had tons of cool people, got over 200 episodes in the bank that you can, you can listen and review anytime you want. We keep pumping out as many as we can. Thank you for listening. Leave a review if you'd like. ADHD is a gift, not a curse; I'll say it one more time thanks to Dave Dewitt, and we will see you guys next week. Stay safe, have fun. We'll talk soon. — Credits: You've been listening to the Faster Than Normal podcast. We're available on iTunes, Stitcher and Google play and of course at www.FasterThanNormal.com I'm your host, Peter Shankman and you can find me at petershankman.com and @petershankman on all of the socials. If you like what you've heard, why not head over to your favorite podcast platform of choice and leave us a review, come more people who leave positive reviews, the more the podcast has shown, and the more people we can help understand that ADHD is a gift, not a curse. Opening and closing themes were composed and produced by Steven Byrom who also produces this podcast, and the opening introduction was recorded by Bernie Wagenblast. Thank you so much for listening. We'll see you next week!

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On Episode 41 of Timely: The Randomonium Podcast, we discuss the following topics:    Past: Danny quizzes us on the real names of famous fictional characters from our past.    Present: There's a new surgeon in town... and Jon tells us why this surgeon might be terrifying for some.     Future: There is a Texas-sized island of plastic in the ocean and Produce Jeff explains how scientists are experimenting with a new kind of plastic that is environmentally friendly. It will blow your mind!    Special thanks to FAO Schwarz and Sharper Image for sponsoring this episode of Timely. You can find all of their latest products at Target:  http://www.goto.target.com/jWrEWb.     We recently launched the Timely, Randomonium Podcast YouTube channel. Check it out and subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/timelypodcast    Date: February 22, 2022    Hosts: Jon Stamm, Danny Gula, and Jeff McCullough    Producer: Jeff McCullough    Don't forget to check out Randomonium and Timely on YouTube and Instagram.

This quickie episode is off the rails from the start. Kerri needed a timeout two minutes in because of her spastic something or other in her bronchial thingy, which led the conversation to a new depth of inappropriateness. Kerri is still obsessed with Dexter (from 2008), adding Michael C. Hall to her list and loving his sister's countless combos of f*ck phrases. Kerri puts Debbie in the hot seat to discuss what she WOULDN'T do for a million dollars. While still recording, Debbie orders a singing vibrator from Sharper Image, while Kerri reads casket reviews from Amazon. As usual, it's never a dull moment with these ladies. It's quick. It's dirty. It's well worth the listen!

In today's episode, the girls commiserate over Covid. Kerri's daughter has it and Debbie's getting over it. Debbie's very proud of her 'vid induced, accidental dry January (that's only been a week and totally won't last) while Kerri went to Puerto Rico and ran into Grant Show, AKA Jake from Melrose Place. The ladies laugh their way through several riveting "breaking news" stories, like how dentists can tell if you've given a blow job and the reality TV star who sold her farts and landed in the ER (or was that actually Sharper Image?). They forget some words and can't pronounce others, so everything is replaced with the word "dingdong." Try to keep a straight face as Kerri + Deb share the newest CDC "recommendations." Needless to say, the New Year is starting with a dingdong! Enjoy!

Yes, we're talking about an actual hairless cat who was breastfed on a Delta flight. But it gets even better when Kerri + Deb dive right in with their commentary of this year's Sharper Image catalog. Two words: Personal Massagers. The ladies get down and dirty with some new products, including a heated massager and one that responds to music and doubles as a vocal trainer. But, that's not all! The catalogs are chock full of other goodies like “hot girl” pearl necklaces, personal saunas, and SO much more. Debbie + Kerri take you on a wild ride, so buckle up and get ready for some laughs!