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JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. Click here for more details

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

JOIN US LIVE FOR AN EA POP-UP EVENT IN NYC!Sunday/Monday, August 9–10 | Williamsburg, BrooklynJoin me for two days of embodied astrology, creative practice, and collective care in Brooklyn, NY. Nine astrologers, mystics, movers, makers, and diviners will offer a series of 30–90 minute workshops designed to help us meet this moment together through the wisdom of our bodies, relationships, and imaginations. ⁠Click here for more details⁠⁠

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we revisit our Splinter Cell conversation with a return interview with Clint Hocking. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Podcast breakdown: 1:08 Interview 1:04:47 Break 1:05:11 Outro Issues covered: who is responsible for the MDA framework, moving to Montreal and working with New Yorkers, world-relative cameras, figuring out console cameras, the struggles with camera and controls, a game that had all the elements, neoconservative fantasy to save the world from future threats, having a team form around the ashes of disagreement, doing three jobs, clarity in the goals, design sins, having invited moments vs supporting being better than the designer, establishing a systemic language, the most complicated doors in video games, being bottom-up, negotiating all the types of doors, everyone being on board with the approach, intrinically motivated engagement, motivating the desired experience, real-world examples of what it means to get 100%, the one job, being remote vs being in the job, level design and script writing between entwined, the state of the industry. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: UbiSoft, LucasArts, Valve, Amazon, Build Machine Games, Far Cry 2, Robin Hunicke, Mark LeBlanc, Robert Zubek, Doug Church, Red Storm Entertainment, Hitman, Halo, Xbox, Bounty Hunter, Jedi Knight, Metal Gear Solid (series), Resident Evil (series), The Fifth Element, James Bond, J. T. Petty, Rainbow Six, Call of Duty, Medal of Honor, EA, GoldenEye, Bloodborne, Sekiro, FromSoft, Dark Souls, mysterydip, Watch Dogs, Warren Spector, Psychonauts, Tim Schafer, Full Throttle, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia.  Next time: Finish Psychonauts! (-ish) Twitch: timlongojr and twinsunscorp YouTube Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com 

This week, the Jupiter, the Sun, and the lunar nodes activate an era-defining configuration of the outer planets; and Mercury stations direct in Cancer. Take the opportunities for evolution being presented now. This week-ahead reading for July 20-26, 2026 is an excerpt from this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Space class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Renee Sills. For the full-length forecast and embodied practice for this week, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠purchase the recording here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. To see the chart of the moment discussed in this episode, ⁠⁠click here⁠⁠.EA LIVE EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT!! Renee will be in the NYC area in early August and would love to see you! More information and registration links will be available next week, but please mark your calendars now for August 4 (live event with myself and dancer/astrologer J. Bouey) and August 9-10 for an EA Pop-Up: Astrology for Collective Care in Williamsburg. ✨✨✨UPCOMING AT EMBODIED ASTROLOGY:

A new report from a trusted gaming industry analyst projects PlayStation 6 to launch in 2028 and sell only four million units in its first calendar year on the market. When you consider that even PS3 managed to sell three and a half million units in a mere four months, well, it might be a tough row to hoe. And when you take into account that this analysis assumes PS6 will sell for between $600 and $800, Sony may be in for a rude awakening indeed. We discuss. Then again, other analysis paints a far rosier picture, at least as far as Grand Theft Auto VI pre-sales are concerned, where Sony will be raking it in by the many hundreds of millions in royalties alone. Other news this week includes EA's reversal on its controversial College Football 27 microtransactions, the dominance of Call of Duty: Black Ops I and II's PSN release, the delay of the upcoming first party fight stick FlexStrike, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Is PlayStation in dire need of a spokesperson? Does Crunchyroll's new approach with its subscription portend a dicey future for PSN? Have we ever lent a physical game to a friend (or someone else) and never received it back? Could Episode 420 mean throwing all caution to the wind? Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro51:17 - PlayStation at San Diego Comic-Con57:15 - Analyst forecasts a soft PS6 launch1:12:07 - GTA VI to make billions in its first week1:20:47 - EA backtracks on controversial monetization1:33:35 - Black Ops 1 and 2 dominate PSN1:44:07 - Sony finally elaborates heavily on Ranger Rumble1:53:14 - Sony's FlexStrike fight stick hits “unexpected production delays”2:00:10 - Was Sony once exploring an animated Horizon series?2:05:43 - Koei Tecmo rapidly expands headcount2:17:22 - Halo: Campaign Evolved goes gold2:22:50 - The Blood of Dawnwalker goes gold2:24:47 - New Game Catalog additions for July2:34:13 - Mouse: PI and Black Flag sales soar2:42:21 - What We're Playing (GTA V, GTA Online, Librarian, GTA SA)3:09:54 - Is the console doom and gloom overstated?3:19:52 - Are we buying the PS6 at launch?3:27:16 - Should PlayStation invest in a face?3:34:21 - Did a friend ever steal one of your games?3:40:18 - Crunchyroll gets paywalled behind higher tiers3:49:47 - Is it time for Sony to give the PlayStation TV another shot? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the upcoming events Clear Admit is hosting. The MBA Essay Workshop series begins this week, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and continues Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. These events will bring together an increasing number of the top MBA programs to discuss both their written essay prompts as well as their video essays. Signups for all events are here: https://www.clearadmit.com/events Graham highlighted two admissions tips, published by Clear Admit, this week. The first focuses on how to make the most of a campus visit. The second explores identifying advocates, students, alumni and faculty, that can help provide anecdotes to candidates' applications. Clear Admit continues its Adcom Q&A series. This week Graham notes Q&As from London Business School, Florida / Warrington and Toronto / Rotman. For this week, for the candidate profile review portion of the show, Alex selected three ApplyWire entries. This week's first MBA admissions candidate is from Brazil and is a sponsored candidate with plans to return to BCG. This week's second MBA applicant is from Mexico and has an EA score of 154. We encourage them to explore taking the GRE test. The final candidate this week is from India. They have an outstanding profile, but their GMAT score is 645. We are hoping they can retake the test, while still applying in Round 1. This episode was recorded in Paris, France and Cornwall, England. It was produced and engineered by the fabulous Dennis Crowley in Philadelphia, USA. Thanks to all of you who've been joining us and please remember to rate and review this show wherever you listen!

In this episode of the Wheeler and Tyler Podcast, Winnipeg's favorite morning duo breaks down a wild weekend of local events, pop culture, and bizarre news headlines. Hosts Dave Wheeler and Tyler Carr dive straight into the fallout from Super Spike and the Great Outdoor Comedy Festival, dissecting everything from Fefe Dobson's performance to the crowd management drama surrounding Matt Rife. The guys also tackle the latest headlines, including Donald Trump's proposed "smoke tariffs" on Canada, EA's plan to drop day-one ads in video games, and the ultimate rescue mission for a dropped Mountain Dew in Kansas City. Plus, they unpack a massive weekend in sports, tracking the Blue Bombers' overtime battle in Ottawa, Spain's historic World Cup victory, and Ryan Fox's thrilling Claret Jug win at The Open.

A ~month ago I left from Chicago to bike (and amtrak) to plzdontkillus in Berkeley. I've been street interviewing/conversing with a wide variety of people I ran into about AI futures and philosophy. I also have been live streaming since I got to PDKU, leaning more talking to young founders but a variety overall. I'll try to share what I've learned about the American public, persuasion, social media and the EA movement. 1. Almost no one in "Normal America" has any idea what is going on.  They don't have a paid account, they don't know what Claude code is, they especially haven't heard the recent evals/metr graphs or even a vague sense of how cheap SWE has gotten/ how powerful these recent models with good harness/ context eng can be. This makes sense; most people don't know any coding, they don't know much math, they don't know what an api is, etc. So having a high fidelity understanding of AI might require months of pre understanding of math/stem/digital infra fundamentals. This interview is with the city clerk of Danville Iowa, a town of ~900. Presumably this is approximately the most tech savvy person in the [...] ---Outline:(00:38) 1. Almost no one in "Normal America" has any idea what is going on.(01:52) 2. Almost everyone is directionally concerned or becomes concerned be once thinking about it a little bit.(03:19) 3. Belief that this might cause human extinction actually isn't that uncommon, mostly coming from sci-fi movies, but people are still most concerned about jobs and especially loss of meaning.(04:40) 4. The EA movement was pretty useless to me, the other community (Torchbearer community) I was in was significantly more supportive, helpful, etc. despite having been in it for a few months and having been in the EA movement for ~8 years. This has basically solidified that I won't be broadly participating in EA anymore at least relating to AI safety stuff.(06:47) 5. Social media is hard, Social media is bad, I'm bad at social media(08:57) 6. I'm not sure what my theory of change is or should be --- First published: July 15th, 2026 Source: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Czob95kjXPEpKYTsJ/recap-of-bike-trip-street-interviews-across-america --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

This week we chat about Bethesda's big Fallout plans, PlayStation is still getting yelled at, EA's acquisition nears completion, Battlefield 6's new season details and more. Click this link for my socials, all of my other content and ways to support: https://linktr.ee/baundiesel00:00:00 Intro00:01:15 Bethesda Speaks Up00:13:37 PlayStation Keeps Getting Yelled At00:17:22 God Of War TV Show Recasting Kratos00:21:30 EA's Acquisition Nears Completion00:30:00 Battlefield 6's Season Four Roadmap00:35:08 Assassin's Creed's Remaster Sells Big00:36:45 Glen Schofield Retires00:40:25 Office Updates Continue00:42:20 Weight Loss Update00:45:38 Outro

PlayStation fighting game fans will need to clear some extra space in their schedules. Sony has officially delayed the release of its "Flex-Strike" wireless arcade stick, originally planned for August 6th, citing the need for "finishing touches" before hitting store shelves. Meanwhile, EA Sports is looking to keep its legendary simulation streak alive. Despite losing the official FIFA license, the EA Sports FC franchise—using its internal "The World's Game" tournament simulation—has predicted that Spain will take the crown this summer. We break down the hardware setback and why fans are keeping a close eye on EA's historic track record of simulating world-class champions. Main Podcast Page: https://radio.foxnews.com/podcast/fox-on-games/ Best Place to Start: New to our hardware and simulation coverage? Catch up on our previous deep dives here: https://megaphone.link/FOXM9932630922 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Matt gets bewitched, Eric goes mad, we don't know what's up with id Software, EA pulls an EA, Capcom comes in clutch, CEOs are doing CEO things, and we pop open the Mailbag! Releases: Mesmalie & The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu 

Jen, Eric, and Phil break down a week where EA torched a premium launch, Sony declared the disc dead, and Riot reminded everyone that nostalgia is still the most reliable growth lever in games. Monetization is the throughline all the way down: who actually has a lever left to pull, and how badly you can blow it up when you pull it wrong.Topics Covered:• League of Legends Classic and the nostalgia playbook• Why WoW Classic and Fortnite OG print money• Whether a Classic mode can actually monetize• eFootball and FC Mobile riding the World Cup• FIFA leaving interactive money on the table• Ultra local live ops and the halftime spike• Pokemon Champions and Nintendo's monetization ceiling• EA College Football 2027 and its pay to progress disaster• The Battlefront II lesson EA forgot• Phil's gunpowder model for monetization backlash• Why premium publishers have no lever left but ARPU• Sony killing the physical disc by 2028CHAPTERS: 00:00 Welcome and Hosts00:23 Episode Agenda01:12 Euro Summer Banter02:42 Seattle Roundtable Plug04:20 Corrections and Clarifications05:27 Xbox Bethesda Strategy10:08 League Classic Nostalgia17:31 Classic Modes Monetization21:57 World Cup Game Boost27:40 Ultra Local Live Ops30:56 Pokemon Champions Reveal31:32 Pikmin and Pokémon Benchmarks32:17 Why Monetization Falls Flat33:42 Switch SKU and Tencent Playbook34:31 EA College Football Backlash40:02 Marketing vs Design Debate43:20 Phil's Gunpowder Model48:10 Premium Games Need ARPU51:20 Sony Ends Physical Discs56:00 Digital Wins and Final Wrap

From The Batman part II being delayed, to Steam making $11b in 6 months. From the rising tide in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynched, to the lack of IMAX 70mm. Yet that all couldn't save Moana from Te Fiti, you're welcome?

Deze aflevering van Gamekings Daily is ook te bekijken op https://youtu.be/20HETwsPd4c Deze talkshow wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door NEMO. Alle meningen in deze video zijn onze eigen. NEMO heeft inhoudelijk geen inspraak op de content en zien de video net als jullie hier voor het eerst op de site. Welkom bij Gamekings Daily. De gaming vodcast waarin twee Gamekings-presentatoren discussiëren over de laatste ontwikkelingen in de wereld der videogames. In deze aflevering is Koos virtueel aangeschoven bij JJ. Want zo rollen we af en toe. Samen bespreken ze het laatste nieuws. Bijvoorbeeld over de bijzondere kwestie rond een Nederlandse streamer die wereldwijd viral ging. Zijn Microsoft account was gehackt en daarmee al zijn XBOX games, zijn mail, maar ook de vele foto's van zijn oudste zoon verdwenen. En MS kon er niks aan doen. Totdat zijn tweet 4 miljoen keer bekeken werd. JJ sprak de afgelopen dagen met de streamer en vertelt in deze video zijn opmerkelijke verhaal. Een verhaal dat synoniem staat voor de gevaren van de online samenleving. Dit en meer zie en hoor je in de Gamekings Daily van donderdag 16 juli 2026. Dankzij hack alle XBOX games, mails en foto's kwijt Een ander onderwerp dat in deze editie wordt besproken, is de mededeling van EA dat de Need for Speed- en Burnout franchises 'indefinitely on hold' staan. Dus als je nog hoop had op een nieuw deel uit een van deze twee series, dan is die nu weg. Weg is ook opeens Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 & 2. Vorige week zou de game nog op 21 juli op Game Pass komen te staan. Nu is het spel verdwenen uit de lijst. Wat is daar gebeurd? Een toffe zomertip voor een gamy dagje uit met de kids In het toffe wetenschapsmuseum NEMO in Amsterdam kun je tot en met 26 oktober, samen met je kids, de tentoonstelling Game On bezoeken. Alle aspecten van videogames worden hier vertoond. En zoals het de filosofie van NEMO betaamt, kun en mag je vrijwel overal aanzitten. Je kinderen kunnen ervaren hoe games de deur openen naar nieuwe werelden en mogelijkheden. Hoe je een eigen personage en zelfs een spel ontwerpt en hoe je kunt spelen met spelers van over de hele wereld. En natuurlijk kun je er zelf games spelen op de consoles, vanaf de SNES tot de PS5. Dit is een ideale trip voor een regenachtige dag in de zomervakantie of als het gewoon te heet is om buiten te zijn. Meer info en de eventuele tickets kun je hier verkrijgen.Wil je adverteren bij de podcast Gamekings óf misschien bij een andere podcast van ILVY Network? Mail dan naar management@ilvy.com en/of kijk even op de website : https://ilvy.com/podcastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the CEOs out there, how are you planning out your weeks to keep your business humming for the short and long terms? Kiera talks about what it means to plan and delegate as the leader of your company, as well as three tips that CEOs of multi-million-dollar practices live by when it comes to success. Episode resources: Subscribe to The Dental A-Team podcast Schedule a Practice Assessment Leave us a review Transcript: Kiera Dent- Dental A Team (00:01) Hello, Dental A Team listeners. This is Kiera, and I hope you are having an awesome day today. I hope that you're loving your life. I hope that you remember that we just are so lucky to live this life, that we are so lucky to work in dentistry, that we get to have our life calling. I am just so excited to podcast with you. I am coming in off the road. You guys know that when I've been on the road, it's a great time. I love seeing offices in person. I love working with teams. I love seeing how very simple.   pieces can actually help out a practice. And it was really, really fun. So I'm just excited. I'm I'm lit up and I hope you are too. So today I wanted to go through just a fun ⁓ I realize a lot of people listening and a lot of our clients and even myself included, a lot of what we're trying to accomplish as business owners is how do we become the CEO of our business and how do we block that CEO time and how do we actually work on the business? Like everybody says like you got to work on the business and not in the business. And I just get annoyed with that. I'm like, okay, but great. Like   Tell me what that actually means. Tell me what I'm supposed to do. And so today I wanted to break it into very much a what exactly does that mean? How do I actually do it myself as a CEO? Giving you guys some tips of what do you do on Sundays or when you block your time? How do you set up your week for success? So I think a lot of time it's ⁓ there was I think it's like if you fail to plan, you set yourself up for failure, something like that. Like there's a quote, I'm sure I could have done a better job on that.   But it's so many times people come in and they feel like they're just very reactive instead of proactive. And early in my career, there was a great client of mine who was like, Kiera, do you know how I prep for coaching calls? And I was like, How? He's like, I go to a coffee shop, I spend 30 minutes preparing for a call, I sit there, I ponder, I make sure that I'm very intentional. He's Do you know how sometimes you feel like you come into calls? Mind you guys, this is like Kiera, like two weeks into owning her own business. And I was like, He's like, You feel like you just rush to the call and ⁓   At that time he wasn't wrong. And it was a really great thing for me to recognize and I think about that often of what are we doing with our weeks as CEOs? Are we running into them haphazardly, not even prepared? Or are we like the client was where we take the time to plan, to prepare, to see what we can actually delegate to our team, to other team members on it, or are we just in reactive mode? I think it's more the how proactive are we versus how roactive are we. So I want to just walk you guys through specifically what I personally do, things that have worked well for my success, things that have worked well for clients that we work with.   To hopefully give you just some good tips of how you can set yourself up as a CEO and maybe start doing things a little bit differently. Like they say, success leaves clues. So let's give everybody clues and tools and different things that we all can do together. So that's what I wanted to do. ⁓ and also just realizing like you genuinely don't find time to work on your business. You don't find time to be a great leader. You don't find time for this. You have to create and make that time. So ⁓ one thing that I noticed is like,   we're going to work on how to stop reacting and be a bit more proactive. So I think when I look at it, you're trying to be a doctor, a manager, HR, scheduler, problem solver, like just answering all the problems and you're trying to do it in real time rather than sitting there focusing. And I will say when I look down the line, I can tell when I've been proactive and I can also tell when I've been very reactive. So I just wanted to kind of give you like three tips how specifically I do it, what I do, and what I've seen other offices do and other doctors do that are very successful. And like I said,   The my elite practices who are the multi-millions, who have multi-offices, who have their lives where it feels like they just have it together, these are things that they all do too. Now, how you do it, when you do it, that's gonna be up to you. But all of us do a lot of the same things. So ⁓ number one for me, I block my time on Sundays. So you can do it whenever. I do not like having the Sunday scaries. I don't like walking into my week. I also don't like to plan on Fridays. So whatever it is, I'm usually downright tired on Friday. And so   that's not usually my best day. So for me, it's on Sunday. So it takes me about I usually plan 30 minutes to an hour, is how long it takes. ⁓ and I still have a physical planner. So, however, it's gonna work well for you. But I like to see physical space. I'm a very visual person, and so I like to see my physical space. So I actually walk through and I go through my entire week. I map out exactly what is there, what's on the calendar, and I I go out four weeks. So I'm looking ahead to see.   What things are on the books, what meetings do I have? You could be looking at your production. So you could be looking to see what do you have coming up? What projects are coming up? What pieces are coming up. ⁓ like right now, mid-year, I'm looking at my taxes. So I'm looking in the different buckets of from as a CEO in the business, like what's my profitability, what's my culture, where are we headed? It's about to be mid-year. So I'm looking to see what what pieces do I need to get done there. I'm also looking for me, I've got podcasting, I've got meetings, I've got   Bookkeepers. I've got different people that I'm meeting with. And so where is that at? And I always am looking four weeks out. Now, office managers should also be doing this as well. So this is for doctors and OMs. What do I have coming? Like what's coming up on the schedule? What are the team challenges? I'm looking to see what team things need to get done. What projects are we doing? What initiatives are we rolling for this week, for the next week, and the following? What I found is when I'm on a four week run, I'm able to catch things, I'm able to ha better utilize my time.   I'm able to see like, gosh, we've got vacations coming up. Do we need to do more production right now? So I really, I personally, Kiera Dent loves looking four weeks out. So looking to see where it is. ⁓ and then I look at this week. So by looking four weeks out, I'm able to say like, where am I maybe put in meetings that I don't need to be a part of? ⁓ where am I missing? What team members are going to be out? What things do I need to proactively plan for? So I'm really looking and like overseeing a lot of those scheduling pieces. Now managers should be doing this as well, looking to see.   Do we have our schedules covered? Do we have different pieces? For me, I'm looking to see who can I delegate, who on my leadership teams in and out, consultants being on the road for you when our associates out. And I think when we proactively can look at this, we can look at our production. We can look at where am I working on the business? What big projects and initiatives do I want to get done? So for me, I just noticed that where it's at. I really do think doctors who are looking at their production a week out, two weeks out, three weeks out, four weeks out, you're going to be a lot more proactive and   I know a lot of dentists get into the rut of just kind of being robotic. Like we go and we do our exams. When you're constantly looking at your week, what is my production? What's my dollar per hour? How am I looking? What were my cases? Reviewing my cases last week, which closed, which didn't close, looking at my PL, looking at my numbers, looking at my meeting with my office manager, what things are on my plate that I could delegate to my office manager. I'm always looking. I also have a list of things that I write down. you can have it as a a digital version or you can have it as a paper version. I technically do both.   ⁓ but really looking to see what is my game plan. So that way when I walk in on Monday, it's very much prepared. I also am planning my leadership meetings. What things does my leadership team need to have in place? What do my consultants need to have in place? ⁓ what do I need to be relaying to our COO and our CFO and what things do I need to have them working on as the CEO? Like at the end of the day, the CEO, we are orchestrating. Yes, we do have a lot of people that work for us and with us. ⁓ but I'm orchestrating of   Who do I need? What meetings do I need to have? Where do I need to make sure that I'm running these pieces? So maybe you're looking at what do I need to get my lead hygienist to be working on? What things if my dental assistants could take over would help me out? How are our supplies? What are our budgets? This isn't saying you're managing the practice. And I hope that you're hearing of you're looking at to me, I feel like I'm kind of doing an inventory. It's almost like I'm going to go grocery shopping. Like what's the inventory of my business? Where are things and what do I need to have the different departments do? Because if I can proactively just   get people working on one or two projects throughout the week that don't rely on me, we're able to make a lot of movement and momentum. And I've actually found my friend and I, really, really successful CEO. We were talking about that. And he said, Kiera, could your business sustain without you being there for a month? And I thought about it and I was like, actually yes. Like I'm very proud of our team. I'm very proud of what we built. They could last a month without me being here. I've tried it, I've tested it, I know for a fact they can, I know they could go for longer than a month. But he said, but will they grow without you there?   And I've thought about that a lot. And so for me, when I'm taking my CEO time and I'm blocking my week, it's I believe we're almost like the wind in the sails. Our team is the boat. Our team is the sails. You as a CEO need to be the wind. So how are we going to grow? How can we work through our team and not have everything sitting on our shoulders? I'm very, very cognitive of what meetings am I in, what what projects are being assigned to me, what projects are assigned out there, what things have I not followed up on.   Who do I need to follow up on to make sure things are moving? And I will say it just it takes that load ⁓ off of my brain and allows me to really be present and to step into Monday in that week very confident, but also not just the week. We're looking at the month. And so we're always in this proactive piece. So really looking at the financials, looking at the business acumen, looking at what my OM should be doing, and then who can I delegate to? So the next piece to this is once I have it all mapped, once I've looked at it, once I've removed it.   Then I'm gonna be delegating. So I literally have a list of here's all the items Kiera has on her. Are these things really for me? Or who's better at that, who's more equipped, and who actually has the time to do it? So I will delegate out projects or tasks. Or if I know I have a big project coming up, so maybe we're working on operations manual, or maybe you're working on an Invisalign promo, or maybe you're working on ⁓ getting your hygiene period protocol written.   Are there people that can help you with this project that are just as good, if not better than you, that you could delegate out tasks to them? So I'm I'm really thinking in it's not even project management. It's more like, okay, I need to get these projects done. Who has time? Who's available to do this? And also whose responsibility is this? If Kiera's not the only one who can do it as a CEO, it doesn't sit on my plate. I'm going to pass it to somebody else. If it truly is only something me as a CEO can do, and that's not out of pride, ego, or things that I like.   I need to delegate it and make sure it's followed up with. So I look at my personal assistant, I look at my EA, what things can they take on? I look at our marketing team, our sales team, our rev team, our CRO, our CFO, our COO. Which ones of those can take these projects on? Who do I need to follow up with? So like truly, you delegate out to the team around you and you make sure that you're utilizing each of them. And so ⁓ I really think it's just a valuable thing. I think it sets you up for success. I know it sets you up for success.   And it's also working through your team. ⁓ we've been talking about this a lot in our leadership meetings and on our leadership team of how do you work, like how do you get everything done? And I think there's different types of leaders. There's those who want to just do it all themselves, and then there's those who work through their team. And working through your team is delegation, it's elevation, it's not abdication. It is really working through your team, meaning all of us are working together, all of us are getting the projects done. One person's not carrying the weight, and the rest of us are just sitting there.   on the boat alongside them, but we are working through the team. And this is how you prevent burnout. This is how we prevent having things stack up. This is how you're able to again be that like wind that pushes through the sales. So how do I work through my team? Because there's always a lot more that needs to be done that can't get done. How do I look at my systems? How do I review different pieces? I got to scratch those itches like maybe our finances aren't as tight. Maybe our billing's not as tight. Like let me look through this. It doesn't mean I need to do a deep dive. I can delegate and say, hey Sarah, I'm curious about our EOBs.   Can you take a look through the last three months and give me an assessment of where we're at? Like should take you about an hour. Do you have time to do that this week? I'd love that. And I'd love a report back by Friday. Absolutely got you. I make a note of the things I should follow up on as well because I don't like to delegate. I don't like to ask and then not follow up. And that's something that I will say I'm not naturally gifted at and something I have work really hard at. But really, it's a how do I plan my week? How do I work through my team? And then the next piece is when I do delegate, delegate outcomes not.   tasks. I think that this is such a a beautiful, different frame of mind to think of. ⁓ so with a team instead of calling overdue patients, it would be like you own the schedule, ⁓ I need you to call as many unscheduled or recare patients to get it full and to report your progress weekly. That's a different thing. So now it's a it's an outcome of owning the schedule rather than calling undue pay like overdue patients. Instead of working on our AR, it's we need to have our collections at 98%. We need, ⁓   are over 90 to be less than 15%, ⁓ or like go down the line of one month's worth of of production or and collections. So this way they're able to work on these items, report back to you, and to really have ownership over an outcome rather than a task. ⁓ this year's theme in our company is outcomes over activity. I'm really big on people owning an outcome, driving metrics, ⁓ and being owners over that and to really shine in their own direction. And so for you to   To give that ownership, ownership creates accountability. Delegation really will work when responsibly has a name attached to it. So what are we delegating? ⁓ and look to see what is that task? Does it align, making sure you have a really clear accountability chart too or organizational chart? Who does what in your organization? For me, I pull that out every single week and I'm like, okay, I've got these tasks. Who's the right person in the right seat to do this task and requirement? And who can I give ownership to this? So as we're looking at it, I think it's a   Can I block my week, my month, the next couple of weeks and look at it? Am I looking at my production? Am I looking at my overhead? Am I looking at my profitability? Am I game planning for that? Then am I taking that game plan to leadership? What are the issues that are outstanding? What things still are sitting on my mind that are taking up a mental load? Can I add that to my leadership team's agenda so that way it's off my mental load and it's there and then it's delegated, it's followed up on, it has accountability for it. Truly, like where are the parking lots for your brain? So it doesn't sit there and churn. Like,   I love our leadership meeting where we're able to put these items on there. What about in our hygiene department and our dental assistant department with my OM? Do I have agendas for those? So as I'm going through my week, these items that need to get done and resolved, is there a parking lot so I can relay this information? Do you have the meetings in place for me? I really love like every week. And people are like, you have so many meetings. And ⁓ I'm a proponent of less meetings, but meetings that are very effective. And I do run off the model of traction. So it's an every single week, it's a 90 minute.   leadership meeting and then we do have department meetings and I used to feel like it was so much. ⁓ but when meetings are run and they're run very effectively, which I believe the L10 model is one of the most effective meetings that are always productive as long as you're actually running them, calling out metrics and focusing on the most important things. We parking lot these issues that come up. That way there feels like it's a space for it. For me as a CEO, a lot more could move forward because I'm not having it sit on my brain, sit on my plate. There's a space where things can get delegated and discussed through.   and then having those direct reports, report back and having the follow-through follow-up. I found so many dentists get stuck because I feel like we have this churn in our brain, but there's nowhere to put it. There's no follow back loop from our office manager or management team back to us to say where are things at. So having those set cadence of meetings where I can delegate out, we can report up, we can work through our team, really allows the entire organization to move quicker and faster. There are some departments that might not need a weekly meeting. I found that hygiene.   Once your hygiene department's running and they're hitting their metrics and they're doing a great job, they're usually like once a month. And what they really prefer in hygiene is they're going to want to have trainings in CE and looking at our metrics and seeing how do we work as a department. But really, hygiene oftentimes is a self-sufficient department. Doctors, once month calibration is usually sufficient unless I've got an issue where I'm onboarding a new doctor. ⁓ dental assistant department, depending upon how they are, a lot of times they do need weekly training. ⁓ full team training oftentimes can be once once a month, and that's very effective and efficient.   Doctor and OM meetings every single week, non-negotiable. Leadership meetings every single week, non-negotiable. Those are things that I'm absolutely meeting with. ⁓ those things then can move forward. Billing meeting every single month. So that way you've got places, you've got agendas, you've got set times are set. And then we need to have some type of project management software where you as a CEO know all the projects moving forward have deadlines. They've got people assigned to them so it can loop back to you.   So hopefully that's just helpful for you ⁓ to stop like putting out constant fires, to stop having it churn in the back of your brain to have some structure, to be able to get that leadership structure in place. Because I found that ⁓ if you're trying to be the superhero and do it all, that's where burnout happens. that's where a lot of teams feel less empowered. That's also where you're actually enabling your team to not be there. Like you solving all their problems feels like you're helping them out, but it's actually creating dependency and it's creating burnout on you.   So what should happen is when teams ask questions and they immediately get answers, we gotta have it to where they can solve their own problems. If you as the owner are jumping in to solve patient issues or problems within the practice all the time, you have an empowered and lifted a leadership team. If the office manager is coming to you solving every single problem, like they've got to really be empowered to do this. And so really also teaching our teams to come up with their recommendations. What are three solutions to this problem? what options have you considered? What do you think we should do?   But really start helping your team and expecting them and rolling that culture out so that way as problems evolve and resolve, it's not just sitting on you. So hopefully that was helpful of prepping it on Sunday, how far out I look, what things I'm looking for, what we teach our doctors to do, what we help our leadership teams with our offices do, to really be able to scale, to have stability, to have like consistency. I think that that's one of the greatest things we're looking for is we want this structure, we want scalability, and we want it to be able to have great stewardship over our practices. So   If this is something you're struggling with, if you're like, my gosh, like this is my life, I feel like it's on that constant hamster will loop in the background where I never can let go. I feel like I don't know how to prep. Try it. Try prepping Sunday. Try prepping your week out. Reach out. ⁓ I think a lot of you are great clinicians and you do an amazing job. You have a very creative mind, maybe not a management mind. And so ⁓ I think sometimes that management skill needs to be taught, it needs to be trained, and it needs to be given to you in organization and structure. So reach out. I'd love to help you.   We help create those leadership systems and help build in accountability and help you delegate with confidence and how to help your team elevate to that level because they might not know either. So if you're looking for answers, great news, today's the day. Reach out Hello@TheDentalATeam.com. But I really just encourage and implore each of you to try and whatever it is, if it's a fr Friday for you, if it's a Sunday for you, look down the line, look at your emails, look at your tasks, look to see how you can work through that team.   Look one week out, two weeks out, four weeks out. Look at your production, look at where we're at, look at our billing, look at our collections. Really start to get into the mode of being a CEO. And right now you might be like, I don't even know what to do. Fantastic. Block the time. And I promise you, the more you do it and the consistent you are at it, the more it will start to become a habit, the more you're starting to see things because it's a consistent piece. Get those meetings, get those agendas lined up so you've got a parking lot for those ideas. Really start to build that structure. And I promise you, things will be so much easier for you. As always.   We are here. This is what we do. We're experts at it. So reach out. Hello@TheDentalATeam.com. And as always, thanks for listening. I'll catch you next time on the Dental A Team  

This week! Jon and Chris dive straight into a game they haven't touched in nearly 12 years, Ubisofts full on remake, AC Black Flag Resynched! After that they get into what might be the most depressing week of video game news ever as we talk about the Xbox layoffs, Sony ending physical media and EA trying to extract all the money it can from players. Until next time, we'd love to hear from you. Our official inbox is weeklygameschat@gmail.com. Thank you for allllll the things. Game On! This and all episodes are streamed live on twitch.tv/weeklygameschat.

This week's astrology encourages big picture awareness and contemplation of interrelatedness, infused with compassion and care for the present moment and all it carries. Every time you choose true honesty, you're also choosing freedom. Let the current influences bring you closer to what you know when you stop resisting or trying to control things with your mind and surrender to the flow.This week-ahead reading for July 13-19, 2026 is an excerpt from this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Space class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Renee Sills. For the full-length forecast and embodied practice for this week, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠purchase the recording here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Listen to Joanna Macy talking about the Great Turning and Shambhala Warrior Prophecy here. ✨✨✨UPCOMING AT EMBODIED ASTROLOGY:

What does it take to build a company that changes an entire industry?Note: Due to some video connection challenges the host wasn't on the video feed for the entire programIn this episode of Liftoff with Keith, legendary entrepreneur Trip Hawkins, Founder of Electronic Arts (EA) and creator of one of the world's most influential gaming companies, shares the principles behind building category-defining businesses.From launching EA and helping create the Madden franchise to investing in the next generation of AI startups, Trip explains why lasting companies don't simply build better products they change customer behavior.In this conversation, you'll learn:How Electronic Arts transformed the gaming industryThe strategy behind creating billion-dollar companiesWhy changing customer behavior creates lasting valueWhat investors really look for in foundersAI opportunities every business leader should understandWhy enterprise AI readiness matters more than AI hypeLessons from decades of innovation and venture investingWhether you're an entrepreneur, founder, investor, executive, or technology leader, this episode is packed with timeless insights on innovation, leadership and building businesses that last.If you enjoyed this conversation, like the video, subscribe, and share it with someone building the future.Sponsor Info: We are strategic business advisors with decades of leadership experience and a proven track record of driving businesses' growth. We specialize in creating custom-tailored strategies to introduce your company, drive growth, build leadership teams, and ensure companies implement appropriate compensation programs. Our mission is to utilize our expansive network to benefit your company https://www.compass-strategic-advisors.com/Connect with Trip Hawkins: Website: https://www.ea.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/triphawkins/ Subscribe for more founder insights and hit the bell for notifications! Follow us on our channels for exclusive startup content and behind-the-scenes insights from interviews like this one. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3cFpLXfYvcUsxvsT9MwyAD?si=f5a14e779777487d Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/liftoff-with-keith-newman/id1560219589 Substack: https://keithnewman.substack.com/ Newman Media Studios: https://newmanmediastudios.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/liftoffwithkeithWebsite: https://liftoffwithkeith.com/If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to Like, Subscribe and Share.

For a long time, the biggest problem therapists faced in private practice was overworking. Burnout was a real risk during COVID — there were too many people needing care and too many therapists pushing past their own limits because there was always one more person to help.But what if that is no longer the challenge your practice is facing?In this “Best Of” episode, Linzy revisits her conversation with Julie Herres, founder and CEO of GreenOak Accounting and author of Profit First for Therapists, about what private practice owners can do when demand slows down, clients become more cautious with money, and the boundaries and structure that were once put in place to protect you from burnout start to feel a little too rigid for the season you are currently in.Together, Linzy and Julie talk about what it looks like to course-correct without panic or shame. They explore the difference between short-term actions that can bring money into the business now and longer-term moves that help make the practice more sustainable over time.They also talk about the places where business decisions can feel personal, especially around fees, client load, marketing, and the kind of flexibility that may be needed when the economy shifts.If your practice has been feeling quieter, slower, or just different lately, this conversation will help you look at what your business may need now with more clarity, curiosity, and steadiness.Timestamps:03:49 - Julie Sets Up Part Two of the Conversation04:24 - The Pendulum Swing in Private Practice05:13 - When the Problem Changes from Burnout to Lower Demand06:46 - Crickets, Tumbleweeds, and a New Business Challenge07:15 - When Protective Boundaries Become Rigidity08:21 - Why Practice Owners May Need to Make Hard Calls09:20 - Fast Money Actions vs. Long-Term Business Actions10:08 - Seeing More Clients When the Business Needs Stability11:05 - Working In the Business and On the Business12:22 - Experimenting with What This Season Requires13:48 - Marketing When Clients Are More Price Sensitive14:07 - Why Expert Support Can Shorten the Path16:10 - What Adaptive Practice Owners Are Doing Differently17:14 - Tracking What Actually Works in Your Marketing18:40 - When the Data Surprises You19:32 - Should Therapists Lower Their Fees?21:31 - Running the Numbers Before Making Fee Decisions22:29 - Pricing, Worth, and Meeting the Market23:48 - Julie and Linzy Summarize the Conversation24:28 - Linzy's Final Reflection and Community InvitationConnect with Julie Herres:Julie Herres is the founder and CEO of GreenOak Accounting, a firm that exclusively serves therapists, psychologists, and counselors in private practice across the United States. Over the years, Julie and her team have worked with hundreds of private practice owners and developed serious knowledge about what makes a practice financially successful. GreenOak's goal is to help practice owners feel comfortable with the financial side of their businesses and have profitable practices. Some of the firm's biggest success stories were achieved through implementing Profit First.Julie is an accountant and an enrolled agent (EA). She is also a speaker and the host of the Therapy for Your Money podcast.Website: https://www.greenoakaccounting.com/Book: https://www.profitfirstfortherapists.com/Podcast: https://www.therapyforyourmoney.com/For other episodes with Julie, check out:Episode 191 - Adjusting Your Private Practice in a Changing Economy (Part 1) with Julie HerresEpisode 142 - Moving at the Speed of Cash with Julie HerresEpisode 58 - Profit First for Therapists with Julie HerresEpisode 5 - Private Practice Money Mistakes with Accountant Julie HerresAbout Linzy Bonham:Linzy Bonham is a therapist turned money coach who helps private practice owners and health professionals feel calm, confident, and in control of their finances through her podcast, free workshops and comprehensive programs: Money Skills for Therapists and Money Skills for Group Practice Owners.It all started when she saw her extremely skilled colleagues struggle with the money side of business. Some had even left private practice, or were avoiding starting one, because managing finances was just too stressful.So Linzy set out to support helpers and healers with developing peace of mind about their money. Since so many were never taught money skills, she focuses on the “how” of making the business side of private practice doable — and even super satisfying.You can learn more here: https://moneyskillsfortherapists.com/aboutAnd you can follow along on social media:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linzybonham/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneyskillsfortherapists/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moneynutsandboltsWant to feel more calm and confident about your money? Join one of Linzy's free online workshops for private practice owners who want practical support with money mindset, avoidance, and the technical side of managing business finances.Explore upcoming workshops and save your spot or register to get the replay: https://moneyskillsfortherapists.com/workshopsYou can also join the new private WhatsApp community to connect with other therapists, health practitioners, and podcast listeners. Email hello@moneynutsandbolts.com for an invite.

On this week's sode, Microsoft lays off EVERYONE. Sony cuts off its own disc, and EA stubs their toe trying to be sneaky. Later, we talk about what games we would play on a cruise and JD picks his game.  

Every once and a while, we make a mistake. For example, we thought friend of the show EA wanted us to review Space Harrier II. Come to find out, we were wrong. He wanted us to review the original Sega arcade classic Space Harrier. It happens and we can admit it.That being said, our mistake was microscopic compared to the mistake that was Spacer Harrier II.Some come join us to discuss the RIGHT GAME that we expect to be much better than it's sequel.

Unlock the secret to elevating Latinx leadership in today's competitive world. Michelle Seijas, a trailblazing Latina leader, shares transformative insights on overcoming systemic barriers and advocating for oneself. Discover how cultural strengths like community orientation and resilience can be powerful leadership tools. Learn why self-awareness and stress management are essential for leadership clarity. This episode is your blueprint for change, empowering you to harness cultural power and build a life driven by purpose. #LatinXLeadership #Empowerment #CulturalStrength #Self Advocacy #LeadershipGrowthMichelle's Social Media:LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-seijas-ed-d/⁠Instagram: @thrivingchingonaEmail: michelle@michelleseijas.comWebsite:  https://www.michelleseijas.com/Randy's Social MediaInstagram: @randygmz.mbaFacebook: Randy Gomez Mba EALinkedIn: Randy Gòmez, MBA, EA

Unity just made direct-to-consumer payments free for every developer on its IAP SDK. No take rate, no fees. So what's the catch?I sat down with Steve Ganem, VP of Product at Unity, to unpack the real strategy — and it turns out the story isn't about payments at all. It's about data.Steve brings a rare vantage point: 19 years in games (EA, Activision's Tony Hawk franchise, 11 years running his own studio through the free-to-play transition), then a decade at Google Analytics. In this conversation we cover why "free" is a rational move rather than a giveaway, why going D2C without Unity could actually cost developers ad signal, the conversion tradeoff most coverage skips (web checkout is harder than Face ID), and how this connects to Unity's advertising business and its AI platform, Vector.Whether you're a developer weighing D2C, a PM modeling the conversion math, or an investor watching Unity's turnaround, this one goes well past the announcement.

Head over to http://patreon.com/kindafunny this month to grab a membership and receive exclusive content and ad-free episodes! God of War Laufey might've been confirmed for next year, EA responds to backlash about College Football, and Id software plays down the impact of its layoffs. Thank you for the support! Run of Show - 00:00:00 - Start00:08:30 - God of War Laufey studio hints at 2027 release window following tweet that assures players it "will be available on disc"00:34:53 - Ad00:35:53 - EA removes microtransactions from EA Sports College Football 27 following backlash00:41:22 - Id software plays down impact of layoffs, insists it still has enough staff to make ‘games and tech'00:56:18 - Aerial Knight has announced a new game: “Aerial_Knight's MrFreezy”00:58:18 - Agent 64: Spies Never Die launches August 11th00:59:50 - Wee News!01:00:55 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're more than a week removed from the controversial decision to scrap new physical releases for PlayStation hardware beginning in early 2028, and even with a robust outpouring of rage from a portion of its hardcore audience, Sony doesn't seem like it's going to budge. This has come to surprise some people; yet, the longer Sony continues its silence on the topic, the more unlikely it'll be that anything will change. Will the Japanese megacorporation's wait-and-see approach pay off? Is there still time to turn the ship around? Are physical buyers vastly overestimating their power and positioning? There's much more to discuss surrounding the worst period of PR for the PlayStation brand since 2011. Other news this week includes furor over language in the European PSN's terms of service, drama surrounding Marvel Tokon's release on Steam, significant layoffs at Xbox that deeply affect PlayStation-aligned developers like id and Obsidian, and more. Then: Listener inquiries! Is it weird that Sony executives sold more than $10 million in stock after their infamous physical games announcement? What's going on with EA's insane monetization policies in College Football 27? Why couldn't Bluepoint spin-out from Sony like Microsoft is allowing some of its teams to do? Does Dustin have similarly arcane powers as Brad, just pointed in the opposite direction? Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro22:12 - Yet another Sacred baby24:04 - The Blue Reaper32:32 - Enough of the Euroslander34:18 - Wet wipes are a game changer39:07 - Infamous 2 UGC servers shutting down42:05 - Christopher Barrett settled his lawsuit with Bungie and Sony55:04 - Sony won't reverse course on physical media1:06:22 - Sony starts repurposing its factories2:24:40 - European fans freak out about account deletion2:29:22 - Marvel Tokon on PC won't launch in 132 countries2:34:41 - Microsoft guts id Software3:10:33 - Obsidian returns to Fallout3:25:55 - Undead Labs spins-out from Xbox3:32:42 - IO Interactive reclaims its cancelled Xbox second party game3:34:45 - June 2026's top downloads on PSN3:35:50 - What We're Playing (GTA V, GTA SA, Mercenaries 2, PURE)3:51:27 - Microsoft is good while Sony is evil?3:56:26 - What's stopping Bluepoint from staying together?4:00:53 - Sony CEO sells 50% of his stock?4:06:45 - Crash Team Racing tips and tricks4:09:37 - EA Sports College Football 27 uproar4:17:39 - Bethesda's lay-off memorial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brethren, this Short Talk Bulletin Podcast episode was written by MW Bro Carl Claudy, and is brought to us by MW Bro Jeffry Simonton, GM – ME. Here we find an excellent discussion of that instrument, introduced in the EA degree, that our ancient brethren used to measure and lay out their work. We, of course, use it for the more noble and glorious purpose of dividing our time. Enjoy, and do share this and all of these Podcast episodes with your brothers and your Lodge.

Roger and Annie preview Roger's upcoming NATP presentation, using ERC and the Kwong case as case studies for how firms can turn disruptive tax changes into revenue rather than just extra work. They walk through the mistakes made during ERC (delayed action, existing-clients-only focus, missed growth opportunity), the closing window on Kwong refund claims, and what firms need in place internally and externally to capitalize on the next unexpected change. The conversation closes with a candid take on AI's role in reshaping the profession, and why proactive communication, not tax return production, is where firms will keep their value.SponsorsPadgett -  Contact Padgett or Email Jeff PhillipsGet NASBA Approved CPE or IRS Approved CELaunch the course on EarmarkCPE to get free CPE/CE for listening to this episode.Chapters(00:00) - Welcome Back Annie (00:50) - Previewing The Conference Talk (02:46) - Clients Want Advisory (08:09) - AI And The Future (10:03) - ERC Lessons Learned (15:16) - Tools For Fast Changes (17:29) - Marketing Beyond Clients (26:05) - OBBA And Data Mining (31:14) - Invest in Tech Stack (32:16) - OBB Client Communication (34:58) - Kwong Case Refund Window (39:29) - Data Mining and Online Accounts (41:45) - Communicate Even If Referring (46:18) - From Awareness to Action Plan (48:08) - AI as Drafting Assistant (49:39) - Future of Advisory Work (53:18) - AI Judgment and Pricing (58:08) - Wrap Up and Next Updates Follow the Federal Tax Updates Podcast on Social Mediatwitter.com/FedTaxPodfacebook.com/FedTaxPodlinkedin.com/showcase/fedtaxpodConnect with the Hosts on LinkedInRoger HarrisAnnie SchwabReviewLeave a review on Apple Podcasts or PodchaserSubscribeSubscribe to the Federal Tax Updates podcast in your favorite podcast app!This podcast is a production of Earmark MediaThe full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this pageAll content from this podcast by SmallBizPros, Inc. DBA PADGETT BUSINESS SERVICES is intended for informational purposes only.

This week, streamers are exploring ways of beefing up subscriber numbers and engagement, and free - with ads - may be the path forward. Nielsen Ratings Show Notes Disney is exploring adding a free tier to Disney+ as YouTube draws TV viewers Netflix Is Exploring Live TV and Bundles as It Struggles to Keep Viewers Hooked - WSJ Netflix wants to buy Letterboxd, the last good social media site Film Lovers Should   Own Letterboxd - Film and Storytelling | Seed&Spark Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One Season - Bloomberg Netflix Is Exploring Live TV and Bundles as It Struggles to Keep Viewers Hooked - WSJ Warner Discovery boss is again among highest-paid CEOs in America More Romance Novels Than Ever Being Adapted For Streaming, Research Finds EA Removes College Football 27 Microtransactions After Player Boycott EA Sports pulls microtransactions from CFB 27 modes after community outrage - The Athletic College Football 27 to remove microtransactions after player backlash, though EA maintains they were only added to 'give players more choice' | PC Gamer Michael Bublé, Drew Scott Team for ‘Hometown Giants' Hockey Docuseries 'Egg Baby': Ariana Greenblatt Movie Lands At Amazon For Streaming ‘Every Year After' Renewed for Season 2 at Amazon; Will Focus on Charlie's Story From ‘One Golden Summer' Sequel Book Prime Video's Obsessed Fest Recap: Highlights, Connections & More Nat Geo Spins Off ‘Tucci in Italy' With ‘Tucci in Great Britain' (Exclusive) Dylan O'Brien To Headline Hulu Comedy Pilot 'Lex' ‘Dutton Ranch' Renewed For Season 2 At Paramount+ Tom Hardy Returning To 'MobLand' For Season 3 (Exclusive) Morgan Spector in Talks to Play Robert Langdon in Netflix Series From Carlton Cuse, Dan Brown Netflix Wins 'Sesame Street' Movie Rights Netflix Snaps Up ‘Bad Bridgets,' Irish Period Thriller Starring Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver From ‘Kneecap' Director (EXCLUSIVE) Colin Farrell, Steve Coogan, Charlie Heaton, Domhnall Gleeson and More Join Emilia Jones and Alison Oliver in Netflix's Irish Period Thriller ‘Bad Bridgets' Millie Bobby Brown, David Harbour To Star In 'Spy In the Blood' Series What We've Been Doing Dropout Game Changer: The Drinking Game Ready or Not 2: Here I Come Dispatch

Beth Portesi is AI Enablement and Program Lead at Fivetran after 12 years as an executive assistant. She's also the founder of Vibe Coding for EAs.In this episode of The Leader Assistant Podcast, Beth explores the exciting world of AI for executive assistants. Beth shares her journey from longtime EA to AI program lead and dives into “vibe coding” – an approach that empowers assistants to create automations and tools using plain language prompts, without needing technical expertise. Discover practical tips on how to get started with AI, overcome the “paralysis of choice,” and use tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Codex to streamline workflows, build dashboards, and automate routine tasks. Whether you're new to AI or looking to deepen your skills, Beth's insights will inspire you to harness AI's magic and become a game-changing Leader Assistant. Show notes -> leaderassistant.com/384--It's the last day of the offsite and it was exactly what the team needed. The CEO pulls you aside to say, “Thank you. This was next level.”Your secret? You used Offsite. They handled the venues, negotiations, and logistics – so you could focus on shaping the experience.Sound too good to be true? It's actually within reach. (And it can even save you money.)See how at leaderassistant.com/offsite. --Are you ready to level up? Enroll in The Leader Assistant Academy at leaderassistant.com/academy to embrace the Leader Assistant frameworks used by thousands of assistants.More from The Leader Assistant...Book, Audiobook, and Workbook -> leaderassistantbook.comThe Leader Assistant Academy -> leaderassistantbook.com/academy Premium Membership -> leaderassistant.com/membershipEvents -> leaderassistantlive.comFree Community -> leaderassistant.com/community

Ea, ahora sí: buongiorno, buona sera y sobre todo buona notte porque estáis ante el último episodio del podcast… de esta temporada, claro. Hablamos de cómo el media training nos está jodiendo la vida, del epígrafe de toreros y circenses y le preguntamos al equipo técnico si ellos son más pijas o más quinquis. ¡Nos vemos en septiembre! O en octubre, no sabemos. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Renee Sills is joined by astrologer and Core Pattern practitioner, Aerin Fogel. The two discuss Cancerian and lunar energies; the gifts and challenges held in our wounding; and the mythologies of Chiron & Jupiter through a lens of trauma healing.Renee and Aerin's conversation took place live on Zoom on June 21, 2026. To hear the full two-hour talk, you can purchase the recording here.Visit Aerin's website: aerinfogel.comFind Aerin on Instagram: @queenofswordsbandUPCOMING AT EMBODIED ASTROLOGY:

COMPLETAS VIERNES - TIEMPO ORDINARIO(Oración antes del descanso nocturno)*Link de apoyo al canal al final del escrito*INVOCACIÓN INICIALV. Dios mío, ven en mi auxilioR. Señor, date prisa en socorrerme. Gloria al Padre, y al Hijo, y al Espíritu Santo.Como era en el principio, ahora y siempre, por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.Salmo 87 - Ant. Señor, Dios mío, de día te pido auxilio, de noche grito en tu presencia.Señor, Dios mío, de día te pido auxilio,de noche grito en tu presencia;+ llegue hasta ti mi súplica,inclina tu oído a mi clamor.Porque mi alma está colmada de desdichas,y mi vida está al borde del abismo;ya me cuentan con los que bajan a la fosa,soy como un inválido.Tengo mi cama entre los muertos,como los caídos que yacen en el sepulcro,de los cuales ya no guardas memoria,porque fueron arrancados de tu mano.Me has colocado en lo hondo de la fosa,en las tinieblas del fondo;tu cólera pesa sobre mí,me echas encima todas tus olas.Has alejado de mí a mis conocidos,me has hecho repugnante para ellos:encerrado, no puedo salir,y los ojos se me nublan de pesar.Todo el día te estoy invocando,tendiendo las manos hacia ti.¿Harás tú maravillas por los muertos?¿Se alzarán las sombras para darte gracias?¿Se anuncia en el sepulcro tu misericordia,o tu fidelidad en el reino de la muerte?¿Se conocen tus maravillas en la tiniebla,o tu justicia en el país del olvido?Pero yo te pido auxilio,por la mañana irá a tu encuentro mi súplica.¿Por qué, Señor, me rechazasy me escondes tu rostro?Desde niño fui desgraciado y enfermo,me doblo bajo el peso de tus terrores,pasó sobre mí tu incendio,tus espantos me han consumido:me rodean como las aguas todo el día,me envuelven todos a una;alejaste de mí amigos y compañeros:mi compañía son las tinieblas.LECTURA BREVETú estás en medio de nosotros, Señor, tu nombre ha sido invocado sobre nosotros: no nos abandones, Señor Dios nuestro.RESPONSORIO BREVEV. En tus manos, Señor, encomiendo mi espíritu.R. En tus manos, Señor, encomiendo mi espíritu.V. Tú, el Dios leal, nos librarás.R. Te encomiendo mi espíritu.V. Gloria al Padre, y al Hijo, y al Espíritu Santo.R. En tus manos, Señor, encomiendo mi espíritu.CÁNTICO EVANGÉLICOAnt. Sálvanos, Señor, despiertos, protégenos mientras dormimos, para que velemos con Cristo y descansemos en paz.CÁNTICO DE SIMEÓN       Lc 2, 29-32Ahora, Señor, según tu promesa,puedes dejar a tu siervo irse en paz,porque mis ojos han visto a tu Salvador,a quien has presentado ante todos los pueblosluz para alumbrar a las nacionesy gloria de tu pueblo Israel.Gloria al Padre, y al Hijo, y al Espíritu Santo.Como era en el principio, ahora y siempre, por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.Ant. Sálvanos, Señor, despiertos, protégenos mientras dormimos, para que velemos con Cristo y descansemos en paz.OREMOSSeñor, Dios todopoderoso: ya que con nuestro descanso vamos a imitar a tu Hijo que reposó en el sepulcro, te pedimos que, al levantarnos mañana, lo imitemos también resucitando a una vida nueva. Por Cristo nuestro Señor.CONCLUSIÓNV. El Señor todopoderoso nos conceda una noche tranquila y una santa muerte.R. Amén.ANTÍFONA FINAL DE LA SANTISIMA VIRGENDios te salve,  Reina y Madre de misericordia, vida, dulzura y esperanza nuestra, Dios te salve. A ti llamamos  los desterrados hijos de Eva, a ti suspiramos, gimiendo y llorando, en este valle de lágrimas. Ea, pues, Señora, abogada nuestra, vuelve a nosotros esos tus ojos misericordiosos, y después de este destierro muéstranos a Jesús, fruto bendito de tu vientre. Oh clemente, oh piadosa, oh dulce Virgen María!  (414)

Indexed Universal Life (IUL) insurance is often marketed as a "tax-free retirement income" solution, but how do these policies really work over time? To cut through the noise, financial planner Andy Panko, CFP®, RICP®, EA, decided to run his own real-time experiment. He bought an IUL, fully documented the structure, costs, and performance, and is openly sharing the results year after year. In this episode, Andy joins us to explain what IULs are, why he launched The IUL Experiment, and what every financial planner should know before considering them in retirement planning conversations. We talk about: The structure of IULs and why they're so often misunderstood The gap between marketing promises and actual performance The potential benefits—tax deferral and downside protection—and their trade-offs Why transparency and ongoing tracking matter for evaluating these products How planners can approach IUL conversations with clarity and objectivity Whether you've advised clients on IULs, been pitched on them, or just want to better understand how they fit (or don't fit) into real financial planning, this episode gives you a front-row seat to an experiment playing out in real time. AICPA Resources: Tools: Life insurance policy evaluation Podcast: Life insurance planning strategies for individuals Webcast: Advanced strategies for life insurance policies Checklist: Life insurance policy checkup This episode is brought to you by the AICPA's Personal Financial Planning Section, the premier provider of information, tools, advocacy, and guidance for professionals who specialize in providing tax, estate, retirement, risk management and investment planning advice. Also, by the CPA/PFS credential program, which allows CPAs to demonstrate competence and confidence in providing these services to their clients. Visit us online to join our community, gain access to valuable member-only benefits or learn about our PFP certificate program. Subscribe to the PFP Podcast channel at Libsyn to find all the latest episodes or search "AICPA Personal Financial Planning" on your favorite podcast app.

The last few years in the gaming industry have been nothing if not turbulent, but the previous two weeks feel distinctly different and significantly worse. The TSG crew is at full strength to face the seemingly apocalyptic combination of mass Xbox layoffs, Sony's execution of physical games, EA's new low with hidden microtransactions, even more steep price hikes for consoles. Prepare yourself for the fallout, and not the fun kind.#GamingNews #Xbox #GamingIndustry

After a week off due to bad public transit, the boys are back for another episode of controversy in college football! But first, they had to finish up the logos of the MAC because Kev is an idiot, before diving into EA adding microtransactions into Road to Glory and Dynasty modes of CFB 27. Later, they discussed the Big 12 selling out a corporate sponsor in Monster Energy (bad), and Wisconsin selling out to a corporate sponsor in Culver's (good). They would then discuss the latest uniform changes for Penn State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, and Georgia Tech, as well as the South Carolina garnet to crimson controversy. Finally, the boys dove into the Sun Belt logo history, and Kev said something so bad about one of the school's logos he had to actually edit an episode! Join this channel to get access to perks: 000:00 Addressing last week's mistakes 04:59 EA Sports microtransactions controversy 09:37 Criticism of entertainment industry pricing 12:44 Controversy around Texas Tech and Cincinnati 13:41 Monster Energy Big 12 Deal 18:10 Corporate sponsorship rules for NCAA 22:52 Discussing school program changes 23:27 Debating Penn State jersey changes 29:31 College football jerseys controversy 30:52 Designer transition from Nike to Adidas 37:29 Design feedback on logo elements 40:17 He said WHAT about the Georgia State Panther? 45:31 Discussing favorite graphic design styles 49:25 Discussing logo redesigns 52:29 Discussing logo design ideas 57:40 Closing thoughts and weekly wrap-up

July 8th, 2026 Happy Wednesday, gather up all your friends & other P1's as it's time for the daily convening of Sean Bass & Saad Yousuf making up the Sweet Spot today & the Hardline (Bob Sturm, Kevin Landrum & Rich Phillips) led by Bob & EA slightly to give us birthdays, shoutouts, 'on this day in history' and any other nuggets to show you Why Today Doesn't Suck. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X Listen to past episodes on The Ticket’s Website And follow The Ticket Top 10 on Apple, Spotify or Amazon MusicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EA Sports College Football principal game designer Ben Haumiller joins Richard and Alex to answer their questions (and many of our subscribers' questions) about the new CFB video game that comes out July 9. This episode covers new features and gameplay changes, why EA decided to implement an NIL system in dynasty mode, what interactions with schools have been like, which new FBS teams and stadiums made it into the game, and whether Ben is willing to apologize to Alex for all the clock-saving injuries that cost him games last year.* 0:27: Alex's shameful record in last year's game* 5:47: NIL comes to the EA CFB franchise. Why and how?* 15:16: Mascot Mode back, plus other new features and how the video game has become a very real part of the college football economy* 27:04: New team and stadium additions, and what didn't make it in time* 32:05: Road to Glory changes, “generational recruits,” ratings logic, and “dynamic weather” as new parts of the game* 51:38: Tweaks to the coach carousel and player decisions, plus the aesthetic changes that Ben says will make the game feel more real. Plus: How does a professional game developer feel about all of those AI mockups?For $10 a month (or you can get a free month with an annual subscription), www.splitzoneduo.com subscribers get about twice as many Split Zone Duo podcasts, as well as our coach carousel reporting, deep dives on college football history, Q&A opportunities, and many more goodies as we think of them. You also help keep this show independent and ensure we're making a podcast that puts our listeners, not anyone else, first.Thank you to our partners* Shop at Homefield* Learn more about Nokian Tyres This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe

This week-ahead reading for June 29-July 5, 2026 is an excerpt from this week's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Somatic Space class⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with Renee Sills. For the full-length forecast and embodied practice for this week, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠purchase the recording here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. In this episode, Renee reads from ⁠this article on coherence by HeartMath Institute⁠.Heads up: Mercury was stationing during this week's class, and technical issues were abundant! Please forgive the audio glitches and bad video. ✨✨✨UPCOMING AT EMBODIED ASTROLOGY:⁠EA IS HOSTING AN IRL/VIRTUAL HYBRID ASTROLOGY POP-UP EXPERIENCE, JULY 6-12⁠: We'll be gathering to play and conduct astrological research, in-person in Boulder, CO and virtually on Zoom. If you're interested in joining us, ⁠sign up here⁠.

This Week on the Show: Banter: Supergirl & Toy Story 5 Reactions (1:30) Ice-Breaker: An important hot dog hypothetical (13:25) Impressions: Twisted Metal V (20:55) News: Grand Theft Auto VI Launch / Pre-Order Details Revealed (47:30) News: Industry Layoffs Continue at Bungie, EA, & Compulsion Games (59:25) 4Player Minute (1:14:10)  Link Dump: Check out our 2025 Year in Review (Top 10 Videos) Our Community-Wide Year in Review List for 2025 is Also Available Support the Show / Ask a Question: Pledge on Patreon ($3 Tier) Subscribe on Twitch ($5) 

The RAM-pocalypse has arrived and Valve has set the tone on hardware pricing! Jimmy Champane of Deck Ready and The Insipid Ghost of The Expansion Pass break down all the Steam Machine news! How does this affect Project Helix launch and pricing? Massive news week for the Dukes and we sift through it all. GTA 6 colossal news impact, Phil Spencer believing in Kojima/OD, Xbox going full Hollywood and so much more! Timestamps: Please keep in mind that our timestamps are approximate, and will often be slightly off due to dynamic ad placement. 0:00 - Intro2:38 - Warm Up Questions5:12 - GTA 6 Price revealed, details & performance32:23 - Todd Howard likes Blade. XBOX rake inbound?43:55 - XBOX triples down on HOLLYWOOD58:28 - Halo's Project Ekur latest rumors1:11:21 - Kojima says Phil & Asha understood OD1:21:58 - Marathon's new PvE mode1:38:59 - Sonic and Shinobi failed to meet expectations1:47:21 - Obsidian sued in class action lawsuit1:51:13 - EA holds third round of layoffs this year1:56:24 - Looking ahead at game releases - July 20262:04:22 - What We're Playing2:15:07 - STEAM MACHINE sticker shock & Project Helix effect Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices