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Maine announced an indefinite ban on offshore wind in state waters. California, on the other hand, is a step closer to passing laws establishing wind energy goals, setting the stage for a long relationship with wind energy. Why is there such a big difference between states? Can we expect more of this in the future? Plus, the PowerPod by Halcium 1kW wind turbine, off-shore engineering and more. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Transcript: EP69 - Why are Some US States Different in Offshore Wind Regulations? Plus, PowerPod Wind Turbine 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. At Weather Guard, we make lightning protection easy. If your wind turbines are due for maintenance or repairs, install our StrikeTape retrofit LPS upgrade at the same time. A StrikeTape installation is the quick, easy solution that provides a dramatic long lasting boost to the factory lightning protection system. Forward Thinking wind site owners install StrikeTape today to increase uptime tomorrow, learn more in the show notes of today's podcast. Welcome back. 0:38I'm Allen Hall. 0:39I'm Dan Blewett. And this is the uptime podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection and ways to keep your wind turbines running. All right, welcome back to the uptime podcast. I'm your co host, Dan Blewett. In today's episode, we're gonna talk about a lightning storm igniting some natural gas from a leak offshore near Mexico, New Jersey versus Maine some of the different legislation that's going on over there as far as use of offshore assets, you know, federal versus state waters, mains put in a big ban on using offshore wind in state waters. So we'll chat through that turbine validation at the galfer wind farm, offshore and then beyond wind to hydrogen project that's getting a little bit of steam, we'll talk about this unique powerpod wind turbine, which is a one kilowatt prototype for residential use. And also we'll talk a little bit about offshore wind, some of the engineering challenges and how ocean cleanup might have a relatable story to some of this unproven technology. Before we get going, let me remind you, you can easily sign up for uptime tech news, which is just our weekly newsletter in the description, or show notes of this podcast. And that's just getting a weekly update from us as hey, here's our latest podcast, check it out. Here's some other news from around the web. So if you're interested in staying up to date, definitely check out uptime tech news in the show notes below. So Alan, how you doing? Sir, let's talk about lightning, your favorite thing. This lightning storm out in the waters near Mexico looks like it ignited some natural gas leak from a pipe, you know, well below the surface. 2:31So there's a big gas explosion in the Gulf of Mexico next to an oil rig. And one of the byproducts of oil drilling is you get natural gas spots, right? So they had a lightning storm come through it ignite that gas. And it looks like this a big apocalyptic lit the fire in the middle of the ocean like Wow, those water Wow, those fire those two don't go together, there must be something wrong with the earth or wrong with humans involvement with the earth that caused this big thing to happen. No, none of that was true in the Twitter, bouncing around from environmentalists groups, so to speak. And business groups on the other side are pro drilling groups on the other side, which is ridiculous on both ends a little bit. The fire was put out within a couple of hours. And they had a handle on how to go do that. It sounds like because it got it out.

Are environmental and economic concerns posed by fisherman and advocacy groups valid, given commercial fishing's impact on marine life? We discuss the repowering of a 240MW wind farm in the midwest, along with general implications for old wind turbines, and discuss carbon fiber vs glass fiber in the future of blade construction. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  EP68 Transcript - Fisherman, Repowering Old Wind Farms, Plus Carbon Fiber vs Glass Blade Debate 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. At Weather Guard, we make lightning protection easy. If your wind turbines are due for maintenance or repairs, install our StrikeTape retrofit LPS upgrade at the same time. A StrikeTape installation is the quick, easy solution that provides a dramatic long lasting boost to the factory lightning protection system. Forward Thinking wind site owners install StrikeTape today to increase uptime tomorrow. Learn more in the show notes of today's podcast. Welcome back. 0:38I'm Allen Hall. 0:39I'm Dan Blewett. And this is the uptime podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection and ways to keep your wind turbines running. All right, welcome back to the uptime podcast. I'm your co host Dan Blewett. On today's episode, we're gonna talk about the levelized cost of energy. So renewable, renewable sources, including solar and wind are now the lowest to electricity forms, which is pretty cool news. We'll talk a little bit about fishermen and some of their worries some of their woes as far as offshore wind coming to the US. Siemens Gamesa has their 11 megawatt offshore turbine now certified as typhoon resistant. We'll talk a little bit about glass first carbon fiber repowering for old wind farms, and some of the challenges and just interesting tech involved there. So before we get going wanna remind you that in the description of this podcast, whether you're on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, number one, leave us a review, we'd really appreciate it. But number two, you'll find uptime tech news, which is our new weekly newsletter, you can easily subscribe to that and just get a notification from us every Thursday morning, when the podcast drops. So it's right on your inbox, you can click through or listen to the new episode, as well as get some other interesting tech news from around the web, as well as clips from the past. Pat from past episodes, so be sure to sign up for uptime tech news in the description of this podcast. So Alan, how are you sir, let's start with the levelized cost of energy. renewable sources are now cheaper than ever, and solar is in the number one spot with a $37 cost. And onshore wind is now second with $40 per megawatt hour. So this has been a pretty big change a long time coming, the this cost decrease. And now well below gas and other other other forms 2:40it has in the latest data is interesting to look at. on the solar side, I think there's just an emphasis by China to flood the market with cheap solar panels. And that seems to be the driver because Europe in the United States and other parts of the world are not really producing solar cells. So they seem to be mostly coming down to China, on the wind turbine side that the cost of energy is going down as the turbines get bigger. Think of it that way. There's just producing more power for you know, it's still expensive to install, but you're generating so much power out of a certain part of land, which just makes it more efficient. And obviously, the winter market has made a lot of improvements in the last several years, which is fantastic.

A wind turbine technician fell down the inside of a wind turbine blade, prompting a successful rescue effort despite a scary situation. Will we see more of this with an increase in blade interior diameters? Plus we talk about misinformation and GE's recent press about testing blade tip aerodynamic add-ons. Watch this episode on YouTube here. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Transcript: Wind Tech Falls Inside Blade; GE Test Blade Tip Add-ons; Plus New Tallest Turbine? 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. At Weather Guard, we make lightning protection easy. If your wind turbines are due for maintenance or repairs, install our StrikeTape retrofit LPS upgrade at the same time. A StrikeTape installation is the quick, easy solution that provides a dramatic long lasting boost to the factory lightning protection system. Forward Thinking wind site owners install StrikeTape today to increase uptime tomorrow. Learn more in the show notes of today's podcast. 0:37Welcome back. I'm Allen Hall. I'm Dan Blewett. And this is the uptime podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection and ways to keep your wind turbines running. 0:57All right, welcome back to the uptime podcast. This is Episode 67. I'm your co host, Dan Blewett. On today's episode, we're going to talk about some disinformation maybe just a good meme. But we'll talk about the continued trend of the internet, sometimes ruining everything. We'll also chat about some, you know, a really scary incident with a wind turbine tech recently out of Iowa fell down the inside of a blade rescue effort and was successful, it was mostly unharmed. But still interesting thing with some interesting implications. We'll talk about some work GE is doing their ta project trying to get a little more aerodynamic efficiency out of their offshore blades, and a really interesting cast in place concrete tower concept. So before I kick it to my co host, Allen Hall, just remember we've got uptime tech news is our new newsletter, you can sign up in the description of this podcast below whether you're on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, wherever. And that's just our monthly, it's not our monthly that's our weekly update, where we're going to send you the new podcasts, some great news from around the web, new tech, all the stuff that we're keeping you up to date on so if you enjoy the show, you'll definitely enjoy just getting our weekly uptime tech news update. So sign up for that in the show notes of this podcast. So Alan, how you doing sir? Let's first let's talk about some disinformation. So first, on Facebook, this thing just started going around. It's like Haha, look at this wind turbine that melted in the Texas heat. And they showed one of those photos which are crazy photos of. So it sounds like this was a turbine damaged by a storm where basically all three blades were damaged and essentially just wilted. 2:46Did you see So? What were your thoughts on on a this photo in general it's a pretty dramatic photo of this whole winter and just wilted it is. The early indications about the photo were that it was a lightning strike. That's the that was the first thing I saw. And then the heat. 3:03The discussion about where it got so hot in Texas that the places melted. Yeah, just just wilted like, right. That was Haha, funny. And then the latest was maybe as wind speeds. But I have none of the other wind turbines in that area had that same fault. So make sure you don't feel like lightning strike broke one of the blades and then it cascaded into vibration, which broke other ones and everything still looks like ...

How well are wind farms protected from cyber attacks? Will ransomware and other attacks potential strike more and more wind energy companies, following the attempted extortion of Invenergy? And, we discuss transmission lines - the electrical engineering needed, AC vs DC power, interstate line projects, Texas and ERCOT's problems, and more. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Wind Farms At Cybersecurity Risk? Plus, a Deep Dive into Transmission Lines 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. At Weather Guard, we make lightning protection easy. If your wind turbines are due for maintenance or repairs, install our StrikeTape retrofit LPS upgrade at the same time. A StrikeTape installation is the quick, easy solution that provides a dramatic, long lasting boost to the factory lightning protection system. Forward Thinking wind site owners install StrikeTape today to increase uptime tomorrow, learn more in the show notes of today's podcast. Welcome back. 0:38I'm Allen Hall. 0:39I'm Dan Blewett. And this is the uptime podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection and ways to keep your wind turbines running. All right, welcome back to the uptime podcast. This is Episode 66. And in today's episode, we're gonna talk a lot about transmission lines. Obviously, our co host, Allen Hall is an electrical expert, electrical engineer, lightning protection, all that stuff. So be prepared to get real nerdy with us today on electricity. And we're also going to talk a little bit about something that's going to be a big growing concern. It's becoming a growing concern in all industries, which is hacking ransomware struck invenergy does a big developer of wind sites and other renewable energy, they are subject to attack recently. So we'll chat a little bit about that. And then obviously, as we get more and more wind farms online, a growing problem is going to be how do we transmit that power to the grid? And where does it need to go? And do we have enough capacity in the transmission lines to get it there. So that's going to be a big topic for today. But before we get going, I want to remind you again, in the show notes of today's episode, whether you're on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, you'll find a link to subscribe to uptime tech news, which is just our new weekly email sent every Thursday morning, that's going to let you know, hey, we got a new podcast. Here's what it's about. Here's our guest. Here's our topic. Here's a clip from another show. Here's some other great wind energy news, always on the tech side of things just right in your inbox. So if you're already a regular guest on the show, or a listener of the show, thank you. And we think you'll really like our to the point concise, not time waster very upfront email. So sign up for that in the show notes. So Alan, let's start today with invenergy. They were hacked, they discovered the the breach. And this wasn't a typical ransomware where they encrypted all their data, really, it seemed like it was just an extortion attempt on their billionaire founder. And of course, the guy was kind of just like, Hey, here's the middle finger, we're not paying you. And you're not going to extort me. But this is a scary thing. And I'm sure, you know, as our previous guest, Byron Martin from Teknologize, who's a cybersecurity expert and an IT expert, as they mentioned in our podcast, so definitely check out that episode with Byron Martin and Dan Morgan, if you haven't, this is going to become a bigger bigger thing like the colonial pipeline was hit. You know, government agencies are getting hit.

GE Announces a partnership with LafargeHolcim to recycle old wind turbine blades into concrete - will it work? Plus, the DARC system vows to protect bats through a smart curtailment system, and we discuss a new 1000ft tall offshore prototype that purports to replace dozens of turbines in one installation. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  TRANSCRIPT - EP65 - Turbine Blades into Concrete? Bat Protection for Towers Plus 1000ft Offshore Turbine? 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. At Weather Guard, we make lightning protection easy. If your wind turbines are due for maintenance or repairs, install our StrikeTape retrofit LPS upgrade at the same time. A StrikeTape installation is the quick, easy solution that provides a dramatic long lasting boost to the factory lightning protection system. Forward Thinking wind site owners install StrikeTape today to increase uptime tomorrow. Learn more in the show notes of today's podcast. 0:37Welcome back. I'm Allen Hall. I'm Dan Blewett. And this is the uptime podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection and ways to keep your wind turbines running. 0:57All right, welcome back to the uptime podcast. I'm your co host Dan Blewett. On today's show, got four really good topics number one we're gonna talk about GE working with with Lafarge wholesome on winter and blade recycling and mixing some of the, you know shredded up winter and bleeds into cement, which is a really cool idea. We'll talk about a new tool called dark that's going to help protect bats while hopefully keeping energy production up for some of these winter minds with their curtailment curtailment solution. We're gonna talk about this as my favorite thing of the week is the 1000 foot, it looks like a huge box fan. That's potentially going to be a an offshore solution, this new prototype said to be really, really powerful, and can essentially take all this sort of swept area and put it into one sort of condensed package. And then lastly, we'll talk a little bit more about these prototypes, a GE floating prototype, and all that stuff. And when before we get going, I want to remind you that you can subscribe to uptime tech news. So if you're a regular listener of the show listener to the show, number one, thank you. Number two in the show notes whether you're on YouTube, iTunes, Spotify, you can just check right below there's a link and if you sign up, you'll just get an email from us every Thursday saying hey, we got a new episode. Here's some other great articles who found the web including the stuff that we discussed on the show. So if you want to stay current on what's happening in the wind industry, definitely sign up for uptime tech news again, link is in the show notes below. So Alan, how are you sir? Let's get started with GE in cement. So we had, you know, the founder of CO BOD Henrik lon Nielsen on the show and they had a great partnership with GE and Lafarge wholesome. Lafarge was providing the unique, 2:43you know, concrete cement mixes for their 3d printers, which they're printing, you know, winter and blade, foundations and towers and all that stuff, actually. So I've watched a pretty cool video, they built the first Habitat for Humanity home down Arizona this past week. So a lot of good stuff coming out of the forest wholesome, but they're teaming up with GE to potentially recycle wind turbine blades. And my big question for you here is, 3:06as you know, an expert in composites. What does this mean for the strength of cement? I mean, it seems like this is probably a really good type of aggregate to mix into ce...

Rosemary Barnes from Pardalote Consulting and the popular YouTube Channel, Engineering with Rosie, joined us to share her take on wind energy. Ms. Barnes has a Ph.D in composite materials and structural design, and has worked for LM Wind Power, where she oversaw blade heating systems, among other projects. In this episode, she shared her insights on how wind turbine blade design has evolved, what the future of wind power might look like, vertical vs horizontal wind turbines, and how we can make more efficient energy transitions. Follow up with Rosie on Linkedin, visit Pardalote, her consulting firm, and be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us!  Transcript: EP64 - Rosemary Barnes of Pardalote Consulting talks Wind Turbine Blade Design & Sharing Her Knowledge on YouTube Dan Blewett 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. At Weather Guard, we make lightning protection easy. If your wind turbines are due for maintenance or repairs, install our StrikeTape retrofit LPS upgrade at the same time. A StrikeTape installation is the quick, easy solution that provides a dramatic long lasting boost to the factory lightning protection system. Forward Thinking wind site owners install StrikeTape today to increase uptime tomorrow, learn more in the show notes of today's podcast. Allen Hall 0:37Welcome back. I'm Allen Hall. Dan Blewett 0:39I'm Dan Blewett. And this is the uptime podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection and ways to keep your wind turbines running. Dan Blewett 0:58All right, welcome back to the uptime podcast. This is Episode 64. And we have a great guest today, Rosemary Barnes is joining us on the show. She is a consultant with Pardalote. And she also runs the YouTube channel Engineering with Rosie where she educates the public on all sorts of topics in wind, wind energy, on wind turbine design, on blade aerodynamics, lots of really interesting stuff, tons of new videos on green hydrogen. So we wanted to have Rosie on the show to share her expertise. And let me run down a little bit of her background. So she has her PhD in structural design and composite materials from the University of New South Wales Canberra campus in Australia. She was worked for lm wind power as a engineer, and she just has a lot of experience a lot of different areas in the wind industry and as an engineer. So Alan, what were some of your takeaways from our talk with with Rosie, Allen Hall 1:59just like the way she thinks she thinks in terms of systems, not in terms of components. And I think that's a for an engineer is a good way to think about bigger problems. And if you've watched some of our YouTube videos, she talks about different parts of the what I'll call the renewable energy or green energy economy and how that can function and whether we can do the things that are being promoted by in some cases, politicians, and whether that really can come from reality. And if you start looking as a whole system of components, green hydrogen or tidal power or vertical wind, turbans, there's a lot more to it, then then you would think, and it's a normal person who's not an engineer would think about and she's an engineer and she's been around for quite a while and so she can connect the dots for you and and it's extremely helpful to make it make it more realized. Is it realizable? Or is it not aware that wrote are the real costs in doing this and they may not be just in the component themselves, like a vertical winter, maybe all the other things and like, how, how much does it operate? Is it efficient? Can you can you scale it up all those different aspects and and that's what makes her approach a...

What happens when a hurricane rips through one of the off-shore wind farms soon to be built in the U.S.? Can wind farms actually obstruct, absorb and decrease the destruction of a hurricane, as some researcher say? The Carolinas to the Gulf of Mexico encompass a third of U.S. coastline, and so in this episode we discuss wind turbines and hurricanes, the engineering, what we've learned from oil rigs, and what the research says. Plus - we discuss the Orbital Marine O2 tidal turbine, a very cool and powerful tidal power generator just now being deployed in the North Sea. Watch this great video on the O2 here and watch today's podcast on YouTube here. ✅ Sign up for Uptime Tech news and get every new episode in your email inbox, along with more wind energy tech news from around the web. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning tech. Learn more about Weather Guard's StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! ✅ Subscribe now to Uptime Tech News, our weekly email update on all things wind technology. Can wind turbines withstand hurricanes? 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. At Weather Guard, we make lightning protection easy. If your wind turbines are due for maintenance or repairs, install our StrikeTape retrofit LPS upgrade at the same time. A StrikeTape installation is the quick, easy solution that provides a dramatic long lasting boost to the factory lightning protection system. Forward Thinking wind site owners install StrikeTape today to increase uptime tomorrow, learn more in the show notes of today's podcast. 0:37Welcome back. I'm Allen Hall. I'm Dan Blewett. And this is the uptime podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection and ways to keep your wind turbines running. 0:57All right, welcome back to the uptime wind energy podcast. I'm your co host, Dan Blewett. On today's show, we're gonna talk a lot about our great oceans. First we're gonna start with not wind energy, but tidal power, the orbital otoo, which is the super cool title power generator, two megawatts just getting deployed now into the Orkney Islands. So we'll chat a little bit about that. And then we're gonna talk about offshore wind and and in respect to hurricane. So this is something that I was thinking about a lot recently did a bunch of research for today's show. Because as wind power continues to, you know, gain traction the US in the offshore market, you know, the US is a pretty favorable environment for typhoons. So, we'll talk today about a lot of the engineering challenges and just the unpredictable nature of installing offshore wind farms in the US, a lot of which might be in the way of Hurricane alley. So Alan, first let's start with the orbital oh two, we were just checking out this YouTube video of the launch of this thing. It's like the size of a 747. It looks super well built looks very cool. I'm pretty impressed by it. What's your take here, it is cool looking. It's enormous in size, it's hard to get a perspective on it until you because it's when you see it in the water, it doesn't have any scale. to balance it off of when you see it mounted to the shipping truck, or whatever you call the moving vehicle what all I know, it must be 100 wheels on this thing. It's it's massive. It's really, it's really massive. It's interesting, but isn't it? I know that there's been a lot of discussion about wave technology and some title stuff over the last 20 years have I ever can recall. But this scoring in a slightly different direction where it's purposely designed vehicle for a particular spot in the world, I think to think the tides there are pretty strong. In the in the just the movement of the water, there's pretty strong. And what do we say it was? How many megawatts? Was it going to be a peak power? Was it?

In this episode we discuss Airbus Corporate Helicopters (ACH) and their 70% marketshare of the yachting helicopter segment--is this sustainable, and recession-proof? Aerion, who was making headlines with their X2 supersonic corporate jet prototype, has shut down operations. What does this mean for the industry, and should other startups be nervous? And, Allen dives into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)--will it catch on and prove viable with new legislation proposing tax incentives for airlines that adopt it? Learn more about Weather Guard StrikeTape lightning diverters and aircraft lightning protection services here. If you're a radome design engineer, we can help. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit us on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Episode Transcript: Airbus Corporate Helicopters; Aerion Supersonic Shuts Down; Will Sustainable Aviation Fuel Actually Catch On? 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech at Weather Guard. We support design engineers and make lightning protection easy. You're listening to the struck podcast. I'm Dan Blewett. 0:18I'm Allen Hall. 0:19And here on struck we talk about everything aviation, aerospace engineering and lightning protection. Alright, welcome back to the struck aerospace engineering podcast. I'm your co host, Dan Blewett. On today's show, we've got a bunch of Boeing related news, some other news. So first, we'll start with Emirates, sending a warning to Boeing that it might refuse their 777 x shipment. That doesn't meet commitments. We'll talk about Airbus and some other helicopter market and our engineering segment today we'll talk a little bit more about the grounding issue the electrical issues that Boeing's had. And how does the complex fastening riveting? Just the order of operations in manufacturing played a role in that. And we'll also talk about sustainable jet fuels and a potential tax credit that's coming out in potential legislation. Lastly, on our EBT well segment, like a little bit about john Air Mobility as they're trying to get a will they have a partnership now with cae to accelerate design of a flight simulator. And we'll talk about the implications for aireon shutting down. Of course, Ariane is not an EBT well, but a supersonic jet company, now defunct, but this will certainly send a ripples throughout a lot of these throughout the industry, as a lot of these other startup companies, which were well funded like aireon, maybe wonder if they're next. So Alan, let's start here with with Emirates. So they warned Boeing that they were refused 777 x jets, if they fall short of contractual performance commitments, is this a big deal, or is this pretty sort of normal par for the course, it's normal if you're inside company to company, but it's unusual to see that get into the press. 2:06So somebody is getting upset, and those using the press as a leverage point. Because the aircraft manufacturer doesn't want to be in the press about that stuff. And they don't want it to spread that maybe their performance numbers are not being met. And on the triple seven, there's been a lot of conjecture about the performance of the power plants, like what kind of thrust we got, what kind of fuel burn we have, because that's critical to the operation of any airline or freighter company, for that matter of how much fuel we're gonna burn with x kind of load in it, and what's the range and all those kind of things. As you can imagine, if you're the analyst at the airline company, and you're trying to put that into your database and figure out what the cost of an airline ticket is, or what kind of profitability this airplane is going to be what routes you can fly it on, you have nothing to base that on, you just have no data without having that that's like the most crucial piece of data of all of it is engine performance. So you can get a lot of back and forth between buyers and producers of ...

Will the 4-seat Voloconnect EVTOL change everything for Volocopter, as they moving into longer range flight prototypes? Beta Technologies got a big investment round from Fidelity and Amazon-what does this mean for the company's future? Plus, Allen talks electrical grounding; is Boeing in trouble with their latest 737 electrical problems? Learn more about Weather Guard StrikeTape segmented lightning diverter strips. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit us on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Transcript: EP54 - Voloconnect EVTOL, Beta Technologies Investment, Plus Boeing Grounding Issues 0:00This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning Tech at Weather Guard. We support design engineers and make lightning protection easy. 0:14You're listening to the struck podcast. I'm Dan Blewett. I'm Allen Hall. And here on struck we talk about everything aviation, aerospace engineering and lightning protection. 0:33Alright, welcome back to the struck podcast. I'm your co host, Dan Blewett. On today's show, we're gonna catch up a little bit talk about some good growth Coronavirus News with quarantine free flights, from American to Italy. We'll talk a little bit about Airbus and Air France, standing, potentially standing trial over 2009 crash and a potential partnership between Rolls Royce and Boeing. In our engineering segment, we'll talk about grounding today, as it kind of relates to some of the new Boeing 737 issues which that plane remains embattled. And then lastly, bunch of E VTOL. News to catch up with some really interesting stuff from Volocopter. We'll talk battery tech a little bit re lilliam and Beta Technologies. So Alan, how you doing, sir? Hey, great, Dan, we're almost out of COVID in the United States. I know. The mask mandates have been lifted recently and will be lifted at the end of the month. So that's that's a really good sign. I hope our friends, especially our friends in Europe, and in India and South America 1:40can get to this point relatively soon. I know there's just a lot of a lot of Coronavirus going on around the world. And it's really serious in certain parts. So from the aviation community standpoint, it's a big problem. 1:54Travel is still going to be limited for the next several months easily. Yeah, well, and so, so much reporting on American Airlines, they're offering customers flights, quarantine free from JFK to Milan, and and from JFK to Rome. So yeah, basically, customers will have to provide proof of a negative COVID test and then also get a COVID test when they arrive. But after that, they can pretty much go about their merry way, which seems like a you know, big sort of breaking of the seal. Because international travel has been a big No, no, right? It has been it. But it's also really done a lot of damage to the economies that rely on vacation or some business travel. It's just been slammed, totally slammed for more than a year now. And it's it can't go on much longer without really having lasting lasting 2:46consequences. And so it's good that at least where we can do it. We should be starting to open up some of these routes. Obviously, having the COVID test makes infinite sense. Having been vaccinated, I had my second vaccination over the weekend. And that was an experience. But if we can do 3:07it little 16 hours of sickness. 3:09Oh, yeah, it was here. Now. It did. It really did. It really did. I felt like it felt like I was having the flu, every part of my body was achy, and tired. It was amazing how fast that reaction happened. But, hey, I wanted to go through that if I could travel again, or travel more, I've already traveled quite a bit. He already COVID times. But it's it's you know, always like super cautious about wherever you go. And rightly so me in the vaccine is not going to prevent you from catching it necessarily. But it'll just knock the symptoms way down. And hopefully,

Israel is rolling out Covid vaccinations faster than any other nation. Why are people blaming the Jewish State for the much slower roll out for West Bank Palestinians? Is Israel treating Jewish and Arab citizens differently? Why are Arabs in the West Bank a different situation? What are the agreements between Israel and the Palestinian authority regarding healthcare? Can Israel reach herd immunity without vaccinated Palestinians? Simon Plosker, the Managing Editor of UN Watch, wrote about the topic in his Times of Israel blog. So Alan and Mike invited him to get past the soundbites and explain the complicated situation to our listeners. Simon feels that its an important conversation well worth having, and we think you'll agree. Join us! Simon's blog post in the Times of Israel UN Watch Makom Israel Teachers Lounge is a weekly podcast produced by Matt Lipman, and hosted by Michael Unterberg and Alan Goldman. Facebook page Please subscribe, listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests and questions. And please rate and review us on Apple. Recommend us to friends.

In this episode of the Struck Aerospace Engineering podcast, we discuss the Metro Hop ESTOL, news on Volocopter and SpaceX's plans to "catch" their rockets after flight to re-use them and save money. We also discuss LED panel walls in private jets - could this replace windows? And, Honda's wing facility - how do they engineer some of the systems in these high-tech manufacturing plants? Learn more about Weather Guard StrikeTape segmented lightning diverter strips. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit us on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Transcript: EP44 - Metro Hop Evtol, Volocopter Plus SpaceX Catching Rockets? This episode is brought to you by weather guard, lightening tech at weather guard, we support design engineers and make lightening protection easy. You are listening to the struc podcast. I'm Dan Blewett I'm Allen hall. And here on struck, we talk about everything. Aviation, aerospace engineering, and lightening protection. All right. Welcome back to the struc podcast. On today's episode first in our new segment, we're gonna chat about Honda, opening up a new wing facility. Second Virgin orbit. Finally getting up into orbit. It's exciting. Uh, in our engineering segment, we're gonna talk about space X, trying to catch the rockets on the way down, which is fascinating and sounds just crazy. But then again, what is it about space travel? Uh, and then we're also gonna talk about a wall LEDs and private jets. It's an interesting new technology report out the, the Robb report. And I'm just wondering if that changes, design, and if that's going to have any negative drawbacks last year, R E V T O L segment, we'll talk about Volvo copter, a couple of new designs, um, from manta and also from Metro hop, which is a. Electric, uh, it's a short takeoff, um, not necessarily a verdict bill takeoff. So Alan first let's start with Honda. So they're opening up a new facility. You're a big Honda fan. Um, you like their engineering tactics there, you know, they've sort of revolutionized painting their aircraft, but this is a wing facility here. And, uh, what sticks out to you at this, uh, 83,000 square foot facility that they're bringing to North Carolina? Well, I think they've reached critical mass. When you open another facility to build wings, that means you're having a pretty good production run. And the part of the facility is also too, uh, handle spare parts. And I think they have about 170 aircraft in service right now. So you're starting to get that need of servicing a lot of aircraft in a lot of different places. You need to have spare parts on hand to get them out the door relatively quickly to get the airplanes back in service. So. They needed to have that parts supply center essentially on site. So they can manage that. Uh, cause most of the aircraft companies, when they get to a certain size will start to do that. So it's a really good sign. That Honda one thinks there. Production is going to continue at some reasonable rate. And two, it gets some, uh, more room to, to build wings because they had, they were building wings already in the existing factory, but this gives it a lot more space to do it and building a lot more wings concurrently, and then having the parts distributor ship is even better. So it just looks, even though we're in the middle of COVID right now, Honda is. Playing the long game has been playing a long game for awhile. And I think it's a good positive sign for Honda, the Honda jet and North Carolina, because it's, it's a big facility, North Carolina, they probably put 200 plus 300 plus million dollars down in North Carolina at this point, plus salaries. It's a big deal. So I have a question and I think this gets overlooked because one of the things that I find the most fascinating about the production of anything is production lines and some of these factories and some of these facilities like this one,

In this episode of the Struck Aerospace engineering podcast, we discuss the design of Pratt & Whitney GTF geared turbofan engines - they're incredibly fuel efficient--what makes them different? We also discuss the EPA's new emissions rules for commercial and large business aircraft, which will take effect for new designs in 2020 and others in 2028. We also discuss EASA being urged by families to NOT return the Boeing 737 MAX to service just yet, FAA Drone ID Rules, a new Airbus helicopter drone and more. Learn more about Weather Guard StrikeTape segmented lightning diverter strips. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit us on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Transcript EP41 - Pratt and Whitney GTF Engines, EPA Aircraft Emissions Standards, & Will EASA Let the 737 MAX Fly? All right. Welcome back to the struck podcast. I'm your co-host Dan Blewett. On today's episode. We're going to cover first in our new section. Uh, families are urging. Yassa not yet to approve the seven 37 max, even though it seems like a return to air worthiness is, uh, obviously right up upon the European union, the seven 37 is back in service in the U S but families are still urging.So we'll talk, uh, talk a little bit about that today. Uh, the EPA is finalizing the first ever airplane emissions rules, which sounds like a good thing on the surface. Uh, but Allen's take here, I think is, uh, A little bit, not surprising, but it's an insider's take. And so we'll chat a little bit about why, um, EPA emissions rules for airplanes might be a little misleading and maybe not be the best thing.Uh, all things considered and our engineering segment. We're gonna talk about Pratt and Whitney engines. Um, there's a new factory North Carolina. And, uh, they're GTF engines have gotten really high, high marks on reliability. So we'll chat about some of the technology there. And lastly, on our EBTL segment, we're going to talk about the new FAA drone ID rules.So these aren't, these are obviously EVTOLs, but not in the traditional sense that we talk about in most of our episodes, but this is a really interesting thing. And it's going to be important as the drone, uh, capacity increases in the airways. And lastly, the Airbus drone VSR700, uh, I was getting pretty close to landing on Navy ships, which is a, apparently a pretty interesting feat of engineering.So Alan, let's start with EASA and these families over in Europe who are urging, um, the certification organization to, um, delay the re-entry of the 737 max. So is this. Pretty typical after a crashes like these after a safety situation like this, or is this, um, is it atypical more and more common? I would say that the families take more legal steps against the aircraft companies and against the certification authorities to speak in saying that, uh, they have a say in the certification process and, and are, are trying to push additional.What they would believe to be additional safety measures onto the aircraft? Uh, the one in particular is they would like to see a third angle of attack sensor used on the 737. The latest update from all the safety reviews is that they've added a second AOA or the cross comparing the AOS that they have on the aircraft right now.So that if there's some dispute one's not working correctly, it's going to flag it and it's going to. Therefore disengaging them caste system, the updated and caste system, but they think they ought to have a third one there as a compare for the other two. And, um, there's regulations set up about that and about the reliability of that system and what the failure modes are.And. The families just disagree now, will that stop EASA from moving forward? I don't think so. Uh, unless there was some political reasons to use the families in, in leverage that to delay the start of the 737 max in Europe, which they could clearly do. But I think on the certification side, I don't.

The Boeing 737 is back in the US - approved for flight and airworthiness. What does this mean for the company? We discuss the BMW flying wingsuit--an impressive piece of skydiving technology. We dive into wing aerodynamics, shapes and materials and talk through Wisk's new partnership with NASA on EVTOL use. Learn more about Weather Guard StrikeTape segmented lightning diverter strips. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit us on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Transcript: Struck Aerospace Engineering Podcast EP36 - Boeing 737 Max Returns; Wisk Partners with NASA; Wing Shape & Aerodynamics All right. Welcome back. This is the struck podcast, episode 36. Uh, in today's episode, we're going to cover. A recent lightening puncture, um, in a ups seven 47 Radome. So we'll talk a little bit about that. Uh, Korea has a fun new offering where you can basically get in a plane and go nowhere and come back. So we're going to talk about the state of the airline industry. A lot of Boeing, 737 max news. Uh, obviously the FAA. Granted it's a airworthiness certificate. So we're gonna talk about that. And also some of the countries that are still not allowing the Boeing seven 37 max to fly in our engineering segment, we're gonna talk about the BMW electric powered flying wingsuit, just fascinating. And we're gonna talk about the sweep of wings, carbon fiber, reinforced plastic, and some other, uh, Wing shape, uh, considerations. And then lastly, in our EBTL segment, we're gonna talk about whisk and NASA and a little bit of, um, collaboration, uh, between them recently. So Alan, number one, Ups had a radon punctured, huh? Yeah, they did. The FAA had an incident noticed, uh, over the weekend that said a seven 47 that had departed from what I can tell departed Portland, Oregon, and landed up in Alaska and Anchorage had a radon. Puncture right in the nose. And that's the only damage description they had, which was odd and, uh, did a little digging on it to see if there was any photos of course, landing in Anchorage, Alaska on a ups in the middle of the nighttime is there's no one out there to take a picture of it. With that radon will end up in some repair facility somewhere across the United States, more slightly. And, uh, it's a, it's an unusual thing. She don't, we hear a lot about, uh, radon damage to seven 47 is that must occur. But that radon was ancient in terms of this design, it was designed back in the seventies. And it uses metal bars for lightening protection, which are pretty standard Boeing fare. And the, the only issue is the sort of the, the front part of that radon was really doesn't have any lightning protection on it at all. So it would seem theoretically possible. You're going to get a puncture in it every once in a while, but it's just kind of the wrong time of year, too. It's November. There's not a lot of thunderstorms going on. Maybe there are in the Northwest, uh, but. Evidently took a puncture. So it was a significant enough that the FAA or somebody had reported it. Well, that's key piece of news. Yeah. Well talk about that a little more. So obviously, like I've seen more and more photos of radon punctures, and they seem insane that like this smooth tip of your airplane can just suddenly have a smashed in open hole on it. And the plane is just fine. I mean, how has that aerodynamically? Okay, well, that's a really interesting question because we went through. A couple of different scenarios with that recently of what happens when there's a hole in a, in a nose radon, because a lightning strike can cause that, but there are a number of other causes for it. Some sort of structural issue, like a bird strike potentially. Yeah. Or a bird, a bird coming right through the radon, which is not uncommon to go right through anatomy. Pretty. Massive Holsey and Missy and smelly too. Yeah, it doesn't smell good either.

Jayne interviews Alan Brunton who goes into the fascinating subject of sound and how he has brought Cymatrax to the world. A technology that could increase our vibration, our cognitive function, our health, by increasing the purity of everything we listen to. In this episode, Alan states "If you look at physics and just what is matter..... Matter is compressed energy that is then moved into motion and formation by SOUND and then held by gravity. Here you have the bases of quantum physics and the actualization of the universe." If we consider this, ...sound is one of the most important tools we have. And we don't even realize it! The Universe does not speak English! Alan was raised in an out of the box household. His father was an inventor who used the technology of Nicold Tesla so successfully the US government shut him down 3 times! So Alan comes by his mind and ability to think outside the box honestly! Alan discusses his experience in early childhood with his family, his life as an opera singer, an audio engineer, an entrepreneur to becoming what may be his ultimate purpose, to invent and bring technology to the planet that will improve many lives, through sound, A delicious conversation into consciousness, quantum physics, and most importantly in this interview just how does sound affect our health, our central nervous system, and in fact every cell!! We discuss what white noise does to our brain as sound pollution. How much of our music, media, etc have white noise but has also been infused with more in order to program us into a stupor for programming. Cymatrax recognizes that ALL DIGITAL AUDIO has both good and detrimental frequencies and when separated, can be therapeutic for healthier lives of anyone listening. What is it, and how can it be used to clean and raise the frequency of sound for health, mental health, energy, and more. http://www.cymatrax.com/ https://www.facebook.com/cymatrax #naturopathicdoctor #health #mindbody #podcast #empowered #SoundMatters #cymatrax #thriving Subscribe or book a chat with Jayne! - https://mailchi.mp/6e1117befb9d/inpowered-health This podcast is for information purposes only and represents the views and opinions of the speakers. The information presented is not meant to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. We recommend you seek the advice of a licensed healthcare practitioner before beginning any natural, complimentary, or conventional treatment.

In this episode we discuss the Airbus Vahana EVTOL, Gogo challenging SmartSky's patents, hydrogen tech, Airbus ZeroE, and more. Learn more about Weather Guard StrikeTape segmented lightning diverter strips. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit us on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Full Transcript: EP28 - GoGo Challenges SmarkSky Patents; What Did we Learn From the Airbus Vahana EVTOL? Plus Airbus ZeroE & Hydrogen Tech Welcome back to the Struck podcast. On today's episode, we've got a wide range of topics. Number one, we're going to chat about smart sky prevailing in a. A patent dispute with Gogo. We're going to talk a little bit about Airbus and potential unsafe condition. They got a warning from both the, EASA and FAA this past week. And we're going to chat a little bit more about Boeing, specifically this week, suspending work at their futuristic next innovation unit. So that unit covers drones, futuristic aircraft, potentially EVT, a Wells air taxi market, stuff like that. We're going to chat a bunch about hydrogen today in our engineering segment. So some potential planes being converted to it, and as well as a Airbus concept of zero E. So we'll chat about those. And the lastly in our electric tech segment, we're going to talk about Airbus a little bit about Tesla battery day and some of the potential, electric changes upcoming in the future. So Alan let's get started. Tell us about this patent dispute, between smart sky and Gogo. So obviously there's lots of, intellectual property that you know, is, pretty easy, to dispute. I've heard that up to 40% of patent, Patent claims are thrown out when they finally actually get disputed in court. but what is this smart sky company? What does this mean to the industry here? Allen Hall: [00:01:49] Smart sky and Gogo are in the air to ground ATG. They call it, data, transmission networks. essentially cell towers are located across the country. And as you. Fly above them. It works like a cell phone. Does where you hand off between different cell towers is how it works. the, real interesting thing about all these systems is that you're moving at such high speeds and at altitude that the logic to switch between a tower to tower and where to be looking at, to know where the next one is. Is really key to that function of the system, much like the way your, mobile phone works. and Gogo has been doing that forever and they've got thousands of installations on all kinds of business aircraft, and they've been the leader in that market for a long time. So smart sky. it has a patent out which sort of overlaps and they're going to smart sky is saying that they have some IP, they have a patent and Gogo feels like it infringes on things they're already doing. And smart sky says Gogo is infringing on their intellectual property. And the patent office, basically stepped out of it. And so when you apply for a patent, the, all the patents are go through like a, pre-publication thing. So the there's a, process of which the patent office published the application. And then there's a list of claims there, and the world could see it. And if I'm, if I have a similar idea or I already have the idea and I've put it into practice, I can tell the patent office like, Hey, I, whatever. Company B is doing is, not patent. And here are the 20 reasons why I'm already making and it's already for sale. it's obvious. those prior those knowledgeable in the art would have intuitively come to this conclusion, those kind of arguments that were made there. but I don't know. A lot of times the patent office like Dan, you were saying the patent office will not want to get involved in those disputes because they are not a court system. and the patent offices can get in some cases in a pinch there. And so what they tend to do sometimes is Hey, there's too much of a squabble, let the course decided, and I let them hammer it out,

In this episode we discuss the AVX/L3 compound coaxial helicopter (CCH) and its unique design, Delta CEO Ed Bastian's letter on the company's future, new tiltwing EVTOL designs and more. Learn more about Weather Guard StrikeTape segmented lightning diverter strips. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit us on the web. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! Full Transcript: EP21 AVX L3 Compound Coaxial Helicopter, Delta CEO's Letter on the Future; Tilt Wing EVTOL - Will it Fly? All right, welcome back. This is the Struck podcast. This is episode 21. And on today's show, we've got a bunch of really interesting topics. First we're in our new segment, we're going to cover, um, a couple of different things about the coronavirus downturn. So number one, Delta CEO, Ed Bastian, just released a letter announcing some of their outlook going forward. They just had a, uh, a tough period of laying off a lot of people. And also they just had a bunch of employees except early retirement. So we'll chat about that a little bit in his outlook. Uh, also an interesting article at the BBC on. How jet planes are getting sent to boneyards essentially, I'm also a little bit of lightening strike news because we are a lightning first show. A couple of people injured at the DHL hub. When a lightning strikes a lightning struck a ramp, it sounds like. So a couple of workers injured. We'll talk a little bit about that, which apparently happens more than people realize. Um, as we get into our engineering segment, we were talking a little bit about Honeywell, their UV cabin disinfection system. It's really interesting how all of the world is changing as far as cleanliness and disinfection. And obviously the air air aircraft is no different. We'll also talk about the AVX aircraft, which is a really fascinating looking vehicle with a tilt rotor it's and they're developing, I guess, that for the U S army. And then lastly, as we jumped to some electric tech, the do for. Tilt wing O L so a lot of discussion on that really interesting design. Very complex design. So Alan, let's start with news. We both just read, uh, ed bastion, the Delta CEO's letter. What are some of your thoughts? They got to stop the cash burn. That's there. That's the thought? Yeah. 20 down to 27 million down from a hundred million, a port per day. Which is staggering $3 billion a month. They used, they were burning back in March, April leash. Wow. Money, a lot of cash burn the industry and what Delta jet blue, Southwest American United are all trying to do is. Get the customer satisfaction numbers up so they can increase the ridership so they can fill some airplanes. Cause I think the issue right now is consumer confidence that they aircraft are in the airports themselves for that matter are clean. And that they're taking the precautions that were being told about every 30 seconds that. Uh, th that we're maintaining a social distance that we're wiping down the airplanes or cleaning the airplanes and that, um, everybody on the airplanes or we're in math and it seems to be okay, a very effective way of dealing with it. But the problem is, is that I think people who are traveling at least haven't seen any indication that there's been any sort of COVID transmission. Via airline flights and we've been flying it. We ain't never shut down the airlines they've been flying since this all started. So we have several months of data and thousands of flights, tens of thousands of flights at this point. Uh, it doesn't seem like there's a connection between COBIT transmissions and flying in airplanes. That doesn't seem to be a thing let's let's shift forward here. So speaking of Delta, um, well speaking of just the industry in general, These planes are ending up in bone yards now. So what does that mean? Exactly? Well, there's a couple of places across the United States, mostly in the desert, uh, in the U S where,

In this episode we discuss the news of New York State soliciting for 2.5GW of off shore wind power, the UK betting on battery storage, and lightning strikes on trees. Learn more about Weather Guard Lightning Tech’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Twitter, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. Have a question we can answer on the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast? Email us!  Full Transcript: EP19 New York State Adding 2.5GW of Off Shore Wind; UK Bets on Batteries; Lightning Strike Research on Trees Dan: This episode is brought to you by Weather Guard Lightning tech. At Weather Guard, we make wind turbine lightning protection easy. If you're a wind farm operator, stop settling for damaged turbine blades and constant downtime. Get your uptime back with our StrikeTape lightning protection system. Learn more in today's show notes or visit weatherguardwind.com/striketape. Allen Hall: Welcome back. I'm Allen hall. Dan: I'm Dan Blewett and this is the Uptime Podcast where we talk about wind energy engineering, lightning protection, and ways to keep your wind turbines running. all right, welcome back. This is the uptime podcast. This is episode 19. I'm your cohost Dan Blewett. And in today's episode, we're going to cover a bunch of different news related topics in wind energy. So first New York. Has released some recent solicitation for two and a half gigawatts of wind power to be located somewhere off shore, which is pretty exciting. Um, we're going to talk about a little bit about ways or people are actually still getting struck by lightning, which is scary to think about and, um, self driving cars, all sorts of stuff. Alan, you can't laugh yet. I haven't introduced you. All right. And then, um, the UK has cleared a path for some giant batteries to source some of this solar energy. And wind power energy, which is also something that's, uh, I mean the battery potential in the sector is pretty exciting for the future. I mean, we don't think about homes being able to be powered by batteries and businesses, but that might be reality pretty soon. Um, we'll talk a little bit about lightening strikes and how does credible, how incredible the numbers daily lightening strikes. There are all throughout the world. I mean, 8 million a day, essentially. And then last arranged some Alan's takes, uh, takeaways from the Dallas, um, virtual wind, uh, seminar, the wind operations from this past week. So Alan heard you over there. How are, how are you today? Allen Hall: Yeah. Lightning strikes to people are really serious. And you always cringe when you hear that, because there's so many ways to avoid them today. And some parts of the world's a little harder than others, but, uh, you still read about it and it's a very common event. It's not zero and it's not thousands, but it's somewhere in between. And yeah. I've gotten better over time, but I did, did, uh, attend a number of the wind operations, Dallas, uh, virtual conference, that Reuters events, uh, I had going this past week and that was really interesting. Uh, I got a lot of, uh, new insight into the industry in particular, the. Um, the, the, the monitoring that happens and all the technology that's evolved around it and performance and how the performance of the turbines is monitored and how, how it's interpreted and how they try to maximize, uh, the full power business, the full power of generators. It was, it was interesting. Dan: Yeah. So wind operations. Dallas is a yearly conference this year. They went virtual obviously. Um, so they claim to have a 2,500 virtual attendees, which is pretty good. And it's the mainly for asset owners and operator, uh, and operators and looking for just insights into when O and M. So, um, any particular takeaways, any topics that really grabbed your attention? Allen Hall: It's actually the last presentation that there were a lot of good presentations and I've watched some...

Alan made the title. So Alan and Mike discu-WE HAVE FREAKING MERCH! -ss The ending to Mandolorian and how much we enjoyed the show and Bill Burr. Aside from the nerd talk we talk about our upbringing and running away stories. Mike talks about the struggle of raising a girl that Alan then proposed to. But we bring everything back around to Michael Keaton returning as Batman. WE HAVE MERCH!!!!!!!!

I'm guessing you're not as familiar with that name as were with others I've posted? But you'll be familiar with his work. Saatchi's 'Pregnant Man'? BBH's 'Black Sheep' poster? CDP's 'Wolf In Sheeps Clothing'? Yes? All shot by Alan. Because they're such a fantastic ideas, they look as though anybody could've shot them. The images are so simple and clear you can't imagine done them any other way. But each is the end result of a series of choices. Take a look at the casting contacts from the the 'Pregnant Man' ad, the alternative models look ridiculous, but they didn't on January 21st 1970. Look at the 'Black' sheep ad Alan shot for John Hegarty (and Barbra Nokes), just a bunch of sheep with a black one plonked in the middle? Nope. If shot side-on, they'd blend into each other after the first row and not fill the poster. If shot from above you wouldn't see them in that classic, side-on profile. So Alan used his map reading skills (acquired through Rally driving) to find a steep incline, so that the sheep rose up, filling the poster with graphic sheep profiles, almost like cut outs, but better for being shot for real. Then there's the 'Wolf In Sheeps Clothing'; How hard can it be to fling a sheep's pelt over a wolf? Very, as it turns out. Wolves don't like modelling, so Alan borrowed some sheep pictures from a friend, photographer Adrian Flowers, then comped the two together. In Alan's words, he wasn't a photographer, he was  'an adman with a camera', simply trying to bring the ideas to life. He'd learnt how to do this from his years as a top art director at CPV and CDP, getting to work on a regular basis with photographers like Elliott Erwitt, Duffy and Terrence Donovan. We had a great chat, hope you enjoy it.

Nobody really wants to talk about the elections, but they're coming anyway! So Alan, Mike and Benji get into it, take the political pulse, and argue a bit. Why does Israel function if we haven't had a government in a year? Why role has debating played in Israeli politics? What can possibly break the current political stalemate? Will we have a fourth set of elections? People may be avoiding the topic, but join us for our lively discussion. This episode was recorded by the amazing Ben Wallick Studios. Ben is the best! Makom Israel Teachers Lounge is a weekly podcast produced by Matt Lipman, and hosted by Michael Unterberg and Alan Goldman. Makom Website Facebook page Please subscribe, listen to more episodes, and let us know what you think! We are happy to take topic requests and questions. And please rate and review us on Apple. Recommend us to friends.

This question was sent by Alan. And he’s a member of the team who transcribes fingering and pedaling from the videos, and prepares nicely done fingering and pedaling practice scores. So Alan writes: Vidas and Ausra, I enjoyed this episode, thanks. You mention Sauer’s crescendo roller. We saw one of these demonstrated by Andreas Sieling when we toured the Berliner Dom last year. I didn’t quite understand this unique device ; perhaps you could explain exactly how it works in a future episode. Is it selectable to specific manuals? Does it change wind pressure or add/subtract from registrations? Thanks and regards, Alan Peterson

Adam and Jeannie discuss an innovative approach to resolving collaboration issues and working together harmoniously with Alan Schaefer, CEO and Founder of Banding People Together. Take collaboration to the next level, then ROCK it! If you work as part of a collaborative team, then you know collaboration can be rough. But don’t beat yourself up! Even when there’s a solid process, collaborating effectively is rarely an effort that just falls into place. “There are no collaborative rules of the road” - Alan Schaefer It’s easy to think putting more heads together means cranking out better results more efficiently. But having faced incredible collaborative challenges as a band member, Alan Schaefer understands why collaboration poses additional challenges and causes friction among team members. So Alan decided to change this for organizational teams. He has developed his own methodology to not only help them collaborate better, but to do so in a way that’s repeatable. And you’re not going to believe how he achieves this! “It’s really bridging that gap between people that are ‘heart-wired’ and ‘hard-wired’" - Alan Schaefer Through collaborative songwriting exercises, Alan helped large organizations strengthen corporate teambuilding, gain a better sense of self-awareness, and direct different types of thinkers towards collaborative roles where their contributions are most effective. Using Alan’s own Collaborative Harmony Index, organizations assess their strengths and weaknesses, then learn how to work together better. They discover how to be more efficient, productive, and most of all, be a part of a culture that creates better customer experiences. “To get to that external engaged customer state you’ve got to do the work inside first.” - Alan SAchaefer We’re talking about ways everyone can work towards rapid alignment between leadership, goals and team-members here, but in ways you've never heard of. But the best part is that you don’t have to record a hit single to put Alan’s amazing insights to work for you today. So if you want to create a healthier, more effective approach towards collaboration, this episode will be music to your ears! Interview Highlights Alan explains the challenges of collaborating in a band, then how he applied that to helping big brands increase performance. [4:55] Songwriting is a powerful tool for helping teams collaborate, but how does it work? [7:05] If Alan’s methodology helps teams work better internally, then can it be applied to working better with customers too? [11:26] There’s always an overzealous participant in any group, so how does Alan keep them in check? [14:55] What is the Collaborative Harmony Index Diagnostic, and more importantly, how can listeners use it? [16:16] Alan recommends a songwriting skill we can all apply to increase success not only of collaborative efforts, but our own sense of harmony. [20:00] About our guest Alan Schaefer is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Banding People Together, a super group of behaviorists, strategists and rock stars who teach people how to be their best selves when working with others.  He created Banding’s True Collaboration® framework and methodology which includes a behavioral instrument called The Collaborative Harmony Index.  He has been described as “a maestro of human capital excellence” and brings his unique perspective as a successful entrepreneur, author, recording artist, songwriter and consultant to his current work.  A few of Banding’s global clients include NASA, Netflix, Cisco, ADP, Hilton, ESPN and Verizon. Connect with Alan Twitter LinkedIn Website Take the Collaborative Harmony Index Assessment! Related Content 360Connext® post, 5 Leadership Biases that Hinder Success in Business Customers That Stick® post, How to Treat Customers: With Respect Episode 309: Common Leadership Biases in Your Way of Success Episode 204: (Tip) Customer Service Leadership We’re on C-Suite Radio! Check it out for more great podcasts   Take care of yourself and take care of your customers.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Mike Domitrz as he asks Alan Stein Jr how respect plays a role in extremely high level achievement and performance - from pro athletes to leading world-class organizations. Discover the key to respecting ROLES within a team or organization, especially when you may not like one or more individual persons on the team. * You are invited to join our community and conversations about each episode on FaceBook at https://www.facebook.com/MutuallyAmazingPodcast and join us on Twitter @CenterRespect or visit our website at http://www.MutuallyAmazingPodcast.com**   BIO of Alan Stein Jr:Alan Stein, Jr. is a performance coach, consultant, speaker and author. He spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet.Alan delivers high-energy keynotes and interactive workshops to improve performance, cohesion and accountability. He inspires and empowers everyone he works with to take immediate action and improve mindset, habits and productivity.In other words, Alan teaches how to utilize the same strategies in business that elite athletes use to perform at a world-class level.He is an amicably divorced father of twin sons (Luke and Jack) and a daughter (Lyla) and lives just outside of Washington, D.C..   Links to Alan Stein Jr: http://www.AlanSteinJr.com @AlanSteinJr on IG, Twitter, FB and LinkedIn   Book Recommendations: Leading with the Heart by Mike Kryzewski and Donald T Phillips Exactly What To Say by Phil Jones Same Side Selling Ian Altman & Jack Quaries     READ THE FULL TRANSCRIPTION of the EPISODE HERE (or download the pdf): **IMPORTANT: This podcast episode was transcribed by a 3rd party service and so errors can occur throughout the following pages:: Recorded Mike:                  Welcome to The RESPECT Podcast. I'm your host, Mike Domitrz from mikespeaks.com, where we help organizations of all sizes, educational institutions and the US Military create a culture of respect, and respect is exactly what we discuss on this show, so let's get started. Mike:                                         Welcome to this episode, yes, I'm your host Mike Domitrz. I'm excited to have our guest today, Alan Stein Jr., he is with alansteinjr.com, make sure you put the jr in there, the j-r, 'cause it is a very different website if you do not put the j-r in there. Thanks for joining us here today Alan. Alan:                                          Oh, my pleasure Mike, thank you. Mike:                                         So Alan, you're all about performance, and this show's all about respect. So let's dive in to how does respect play a role in performance. I should back up a little bit, 'cause you've done TEDx talks, you speak with organizations, sports teams, pro teams, you have a wide variety of experience, so let's start there. Mike:                                         Can you give a little quick background on you. Alan:                                          Yeah, absolutely. I've spent most of my career in basketball, primarily at the youth level, but was able to work with some really elite level youth, many of which are playing in the MBA now. And my number one job then was to improve their on-court performance, so I was working on their athleticism and so forth. Alan:                                          About a year and a half ago, I decided to parley everything that I've learned from the game of basketball and from some of the world's best players and coaches, and take that over to the corporate sector to teach businesses and organizations how they can improve their performance. And there's a very very high rate of transfer, I mean, what it takes for a Kobey Bryant or LeBron James or Stephen Curry to be successful, is not that different from the fundamentals that it take guys like you and I to be successful as well. Alan:                                          So I'm having a blast in this new space and I was really looking forward to this conversation because I believe respect is the foundation to which all of this is built, and look forward to volleying that back and forth with you. Mike:                                         Well we're gonna dive right in there, 'cause that's what I do when I work with organizations, is help them build the foundation or culture of respect. So how do you feel it's vital and plays a role in performance? Alan:                                          When I was working with basketball players, respect was something that was talked about all of the time and it was emphasized from a few different vantage points. One thing that I learned as a coach, you get what you emphasize. So if you want a culture of respect then certainly you need to be a respectful person and you need to give respect to those around you. But it goes deeper to that, going back to basketball players, first of all they have to have a respect for themselves. They have to respect their body, and take care of their body to make sure they are in great physical shape, they need to respect the game, they need to respect the process of what it takes to be a great player, which means not skipping steps and doing and mastering the basics and fundamentals. Alan:                                          They need to respect their team-mates and their coaches of course, they need to respect the officials, respect is the thread that binds all of these different things together, and I don't think that it's any different in the corporate world. I'm a huge believer, and I love that you mentioned culture, I believe culture is what drives sustainable results and creating a culture of respect is imperative and for me, I've never liked the word employee. I'm a stickler for terminology and sometimes I feel like the word employee gives a connotation that someone is superior to someone else. Alan:                                          So I always perform just using the word colleague, and if I was the CEO and there were 500 people "working for me", I would still want them to view me as a colleague, and I would treat them with the same respect that I would treat anyone in the organization, from the building service person all the way through the executive staff. Everyone should be treated with the same dignity and respect, and that needs to be, again, I know we keep using the word foundation, but everything else will crumble if you don't have that in place. Mike:                                         I agree, and it's true in homes too, 'cause some people listening to our show, they're applying this to their family life. So how do you see it showing up in family life? Alan:                                          So I'm amicably divorced and the reason I bring that up, first of all I realized that I'm in the minority of folks that are divorced, to be able to say that you're amicably divorced and get along really well with your ex, I'm finding that that's a rarity, so I'm very thankful for that. Alan:                                          But the only reason that I can boast that is because we both immediately, despite our differences, said we're going to approach this divorce with respect. We have three children, we have twin sons that are eight, and a six year-old daughter and we both said look, despite the fact that our relationship's not what we thought it would be, the way that we respect each other is going to have a profound impact on how our children view the world, and how our children enter relationships. The way that I treat their mother, that's how my sons will eventually learn how to treat women. I'm modeling that for them. And for my daughter, the way that I treat her mother is how she'll be expected to be treated by men. Alan:                                          So to me, being respectful in all cases is really important and as I know that you know, you can disagree, you can have debate, you can have professional differences, but you can do so in a very respectful and tactful and appropriate way. This isn't about everybody holding hands and singing Kumbaya all of the time. It's okay to have differences, differences in beliefs and differences in opinion. Bu you can have those differences respectfully and that is one of the most important things that I want to model for my children. Mike:                                         Love it, and that is exactly what we teach with parents, what are you role modeling. Even when it comes to, we teach, hey, would you want your child to have a choice before somebody kisses them? And they're like, of course, I don't want someone just kissing my child without ... Okay, but do you role model that? And parents like, what do you mean, ask my spouse before I kiss them? Well how else are they gonna learn? Mike:                                         And why wouldn't you just do that because it's the right thing to do. But parents go, well that's not what most people do. Well tradition isn't necessarily healthy or respectful. Alan:                                          That's a great way to separate those two and I agree completely. Modeling, especially when it comes to children, is what's most important. And respect comes into that ten-fold. I can talk about being respectful to my children, but if they see me disrespect a waiter or waitress, or a flight attendant, or anybody else, a cashier, that's gonna speak at a much higher volume than what I tell them to do. So it always comes back to modeling. Alan:                                          But not just for children. The same is true in coaching, the same is true in leadership. I've always believed that time is our most precious resource and one of the ways that we show other people that we respect them is by being respectful of their time and valuing their time. So while things obviously pop up, I'm not gonna imply that I've never been late to anything, but I do my best to be prompt, if not early, to every engagement that I have because I think that's a sign of respect. Alan:                                          Perfect example would be, someone in a leadership position telling everybody on the staff that they need to be on time for meetings, and then they themselves walk in three minutes late. I find that to be disrespectful behavior. Now it doesn't mean they're a disrespectful person, it just means in that example they exhibited disrespectful behavior. And I think respect undermines everything that we do in every aspect of our life. Mike:                                         Well let's back up there, 'cause I think you said something very important. It's also in the mindfulness level, which is, disrespectful behavior does not mean disrespectful person. Right, this is not, you made a bad choice therefore you are a bad person. This is, you're a good person who's failing to display respect, or to show respect or to give respect, and that is a different discussion, because as soon as people think, are you calling me not respectful?, now you got a battle, now you got friction going on, they're not opening to learning, or new possibilities. Alan:                                          Absolutely, and I love that you're able to separate behavior from the underlying character of a person, because we all we're flawed, we're all under construction, we're all works in progress, we're all going to make mistakes, and especially if you're going to have a respectful disagreement or a respectful confrontation with someone, I think it's important that you do separate those things. And for me, to be able to say, yeah Mike, you showing up to the meeting late today was disrespectful of your colleagues is different than me saying. Mike, you're disrespectful, or you don't have any respect for this organization, or you don't respect the person next to you. Especially if you've established the credibility that I know that you do, you just made a mistake, and it'd be no different than certainly I've said my share of boneheaded things in the past, that doesn't mean I'm a stupid person. I may have said something stupid or said something that I wish that I wouldn't have said the way that I said it, but we can't let that tear down everything. Alan:                                          However, I will say that when someone continually shows habits of disrespect, that now that does question some portions of their character. It's that old adage, the first time you do something, it's a mistake; the second time it's a decision. So if I'm constantly late to meetings, then I'm not valuing the time of my colleagues and that's something that needs to be addressed. Mike:                                         Yeah, and we talk about this, that the person who even if you don't like them, you still have to treat them with respect. That's the foundation of saying we're creating a culture of respect. It's one thing we teach organizations all the time, if they go, well that person ... like you gave an example there. I can say that says something about your character and I still have to respect you. It's not, and because that says about your character, now I don't have to respect you, which is what people will do. Mike:                                         And the irony is, to say that person is disrespectful, you just disrespected. You just blanketed their entire character, or they don't ... here's my one that I talk about a lot with organizations. They haven't earned my respect. Which means, well when did you earn their respect? You see the game that gets played here? Now we get to choose who we want to respect and who we don't wanna respect, versus I'm gonna respect you no matter what happens I'm gonna respect you as a fellow person. Now I may disagree with you, or not value certain values you have or judgements you have, that's different than not respecting you as a person, or your intellect, or your contributions. Alan:                                          Absolutely, you stated that brilliantly. And that's coming from a place of humility that we're all on a level playing field. Just the fact that we're standing upright and we're breathing, we're human beings and we're worthy and deserving of respect of each other. And that has to be that foundation. Alan:                                          It's funny because in my talks I actually substitute the word respect for care. And say that you don't have to like the person next to you, but you choose whether or not you care about them because caring is an act of will, caring is a choice. And when organizations have folks that can care, or in your case, respect, I think in this case they're synonyms, if you can respect the person next to you even if they're not your BFF, that's how you build a really strong culture. Because you choose whether or not to respect someone else, you choose whether or not to care about them. You choose whether or not you're going to respect or care about the mission of the organization, so no, we're definitely speaking the same language. Mike:                                         Why Alan, I like this because I think there's some differences that are important to discuss, which is the care and respect. And the reason why we use respect in those situations. I could care about a relative who I think does not contribute well to conversations, therefore I will not respect their opinion, is what can happen. So, I love you but I can't stand what you say. Mike:                                         We all have family members that will say, I love that person, I can't stand what they say, and so right away there's a little bit of disrespect. So I can care and disrespect, people do it. I love you, but I discount this part, or I discount that. Which means, that's not truly caring. Mike:                                         So, I agree with you, full caring would be very close, but people tend to dice and play with those and say, well, I care but I don't value you because of this. Okay, well respect means you have to value me, do I add value in this world? Mike:                                         I think a great example is in the sport's world, we can go look at basketball back in the day, those who are old enough who are listening know that during Michael Jordan's run he had a key piece on his team, a key piece that people wondered how did they operate on the same court? How did this person have the patience to deal with this other person's off the court antics and seemed to be self-focused, and a lot of people when they hear this they know that we're referring to a great rebounder in Dennis Rodman. Alan:                                          I saw it coming. Mike:                                         Yes right, and people have this perception that you had a troublemaker in Dennis Rodman, they wanted to label the whole person troublemaker, still to this day due to politics and other things, he still has this label at times. And Jordan was this amazing, almost they put him on a God pedestal of athletics, how did that operate. Mike:                                         So how can you explain to people, and I'm fortunate in that I have read some of the stories on how Phil Jackson the coach dealt with that, but I'd love for you to share, for our listeners, how they made that work, 'cause there could have been easy disconnect of failure to respect there, and it never would have worked. Alan:                                          Well, the best teams that I've ever been a part of, whether it's a basketball team, or a corporate organization, they recognize the fact that you build a team the same way that you'd build a puzzle, and that every piece is important, and that pieces are shaped differently and they look differently but you need them all to make the final puzzle, which means everybody has a different role, and of utmost important in any team or organization is respecting your teammates or your colleagues role, even when they're different from yours, even if they're "bigger or smaller" than yours, it doesn't matter. Alan:                                          You have to respect the fact that this person brings something unique and helpful and beneficial to the team, and we have to respect that. And I think, again I'm not privy to any information but, I believe Michael Jordan had a respect for the role that Dennis Rodman played. He was an elite defender, one of the best rebounders the game has ever seen, he would hustle his butt off, and I think that made it a little easier for Jordan to tolerate some of the other antics that he probably didn't prefer, but since he had a respect for Rodman as a human being and a respect for him as a teammate, but most importantly respected his role and knew that in order for us, the Bulls, to be successful, this guy needs to fulfill his role to the best of his ability. Alan:                                          And that absolutely deserves respect and with a basketball team especially, players ten to fifteen, the ones that don't see the court a whole lot for playing time during the games, it's so important for the coach and some of the "star players" to really show respect to those players, because they're integral to the success of the team, especially when it comes to practice. Alan:                                          So I think it that case it comes down to respecting the fact that everybody has a role, and everyone's role is important regardless of what it is. Mike:                                         There's recent research that was showing that on a team, like a basketball team of five, that if you have more than two true all-out stars, your odds of winning go down severely. And you're agreeing with this, I can see you're agreeing with me, so do you think that is a lack of respect that everybody starts to get "me" focused, when it's all-stars versus role players, that everybody respects each others' roles, what do you think is the cause of that? Alan:                                          Well in elite level basketball I think that's very true, although I find it fascinating because in the MBA you've got 450 or some players and outside of maybe the top 25 guys, the LeBrons and the Durants and the Russell Westbrooks, outside of those guys, everybody else in the league is pretty much a role player. They have one or maybe two very specific skills that they do at an incredibly high level. So yes, I think if you were to try, and we've seen this in many cases, Golden State might be the only group that might be able to prove otherwise, but if you're taking two, three or four guys from that top 25 and putting them on the same team, I think it makes it challenging for any of them to not be the alpha male, and to accept a role that they consider less than what they're capable of. Alan:                                          I think that's where you run into problems, but you know we just saw it with Houston this last season. A lot of people didn't think Chris Paul and James Harden could play together, because they're both very ball-dominant players. They worked magic, they were wonderful because they both respected the fact that the other guy was an elite-level player and scorer and could take pressure off of them, and they viewed themselves then more as a two-headed monster instead of someone that had to do it by themselves. Alan:                                          But yes, I think if you start stockpiling three of four alpha males on the same team, it just gets harder for someone to accept what they consider a lesser role. But that's what I think Golden State has done so brilliantly, you know, you've got Durant and you've got Curry but Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, who are superstars in their one right, they accept ... and when I say lesser role, I don't mean that to the value they add to the team, I simply mean in the eyes of most fans- Mike:                                         Right, how many touches are they going to get, exactly. Right, so how does that play in the corporate world, how does that play in people respecting their roles, when you start to get together that rock star sales team, how do you keep them, right, because the sales team deals with the same thing, the corporate world retention's a major issue. And how do you keep a bunch of rock stars on the same team in the corporate world, respecting each others' roles. Alan:                                          Well, in corporate especially I find it in different departments, like I wanna make sure that the sales team has a huge respect for the folks that work behind the scenes, that customer-facing colleagues have just as much respect for the people that are building and maintaining the infrastructure behind. Lots of times that's the separation, it's like hey, I'm gonna bring sales and I'm gonna bring business to the company but then it's up to your team to support and to keep the client relations and make sure that things continue to work together. So I think the first step is making sure that everyone in the different departments has a very high respect level for what the other person is doing. Because if any one of those groups were to falter, everybody suffers. Alan:                                          And then when it comes to sales, you have to have the confidence that a raising tide will raise all boats type of mentality, that I can still be an elite salesperson, but you're my colleague and I can still help and support you. When you're going after an account, I can play the assist person on that to help you land that account, because it's good for all of us. And you have to have that belief that the better our organization does, and the better our company does, that will come back to me in many ways. And it's not zero sum. Alan:                                          Same things with the best teams. The best basketball teams I were a part of, it didn't matter who scored the basket, it just mattered that we scored. Someone in our color jersey puts it in the basket, it's a win for all of us, don't worry about who does it. Mike:                                         So, in these situations, especially in the corporate world but same in sports, the one barrier that seems to step in here is jealousy. Is this idea of but I'm just as good, and I'm not getting the sales opportunities that they're getting, they're handing the hottest, biggest contracts to that person, not me, and I'm just as good. There's a comparison/jealousy that's taking place. How do you help people address that in a way that helps them shift their parameters, 'cause that's what we talk about with them, it's shifting that parameter from a comparison mode to a respect of, so what is it going to take for me to get that opportunity? And if that's truly a culture of respect, I'm gonna have that opportunity, I'm gonna have that chance. Mike:                                         How do you address that? Alan:                                          I believe that there's only two things in this world that any of us have 100% control over, 100% of the time, and that's our effort and our attitude. Certainly our attitude is our ability to show and receive respect, so we're talking about the same thing, but I would if I was a leader in that organization, I would promote a culture where everyone focuses on their effort and their attitude and their preparation and their execution. That it's not about the comparison game, that's a game that's played all of the time now especially on social media, but it's a dangerous game because it's one that no-one can win. Alan:                                          If you allowed outside metrics and barometers to determine your own value, you will always lose that game. Because it doesn't matter what we are talking about, whether we're talking about sales ... if I walk outside of my office right now, within 30 seconds I'll find someone with a bigger house, with a nicer car, with more money, who has more speaking engagements, who's done ... you'll always lose if that is your measurement of self-worth. So it needs to go back to your own attitude and your own effort and fulfilling your role to the organization to the best of your ability. Alan:                                          That takes practice and it takes emphasis and reinforcement from everybody in the organization because I do believe it's human nature that if you and I are sales colleagues and you keep landing the big accounts, there will be some inherent jealousy there which is why, if we foster the right type of culture, one, you'll land those accounts with graciousness, respect and humility, and you'll share the wealth. You'll let everyone know that, hey, I might have been the one that landed this big account, but I couldn't do this without everybody else in this organization that supports me, that I don't land any account by myself. This is something we all do together. Alan:                                          And the same thing from a leadership standpoint. If someone was constantly saying, hey Alan, I know Mike landed that account but man, you've been really killing it for us and we appreciate all of the work that you've been doing, I think those type of steps in that type of culture can lessen that inherent jealousy. Mike:                                         Well yeah and the key there is the person who lands the account, share how you did it. That's respect right. If I'm being closed and I'm not telling you how I did things, that means I don't trust you. That means this is now about us competing and even though I'm landing everything, I'm just as scared as you are, 'cause I'm about holding the secrets. So I don't really respect you, 'cause I think you'll betray me, so I won't give you this information because I think you'll slash right from under me and steal some of this business from me. Mike:                                         That's what privacy, that idea of scarcity versus prosperity, and so that becomes a big piece of, if you're running an organization right now you have to ask yourself, do my top performers, do they run from a place of prosperity? Are they sharing with everyone exactly how they landed the last success? So that everybody can land that same kind of success. Alan:                                          Absolutely, I love that. And that is the definition of a winning culture, and in some regards too, and I know we're just talking in hypotheticals, but maybe a qualified prospect comes across your plate, and it's an easy softball lob and you toss it over to me 'cause you know that I've been in a little bit of a slump and you let me close the deal. No different than, I've scored the last ten points and you're in a shooting slump, I'm gonna find you the easiest basket I can get you to get you going again. It does, it takes a tremendous amount of humility, and any time there's humility there also has to be that confidence what you just mentioned. Alan:                                          That hey, I can tell everyone in the organization, shoot, I can post on social media how I just closed this deal, because I don't care if anybody else knows. I'm confident in my ability to do what I did, and that is ultimately a very, very high sign of respect. Mike:                                         Yeah, it's like we're members of the National Speakers Association. And people ask me all the time, wait, Mike, you got to this convention with other speakers. Nobody's telling you how they actually built their business are they, because then you could cut the business out from under them. I'm like, it's exactly what they're doing, is sharing everything. Because they know what they did is their business and I'm not taking away from them by applying it to my topic or my business, even if we're in the same topic, I'm gonna do it differently. They're gonna do it differently, we don't need to be afraid of each other, we can actually grow from each other, and push the boundaries and just become that much better. Mike:                                         When you have a friend and you're both succeeding, it's like, alright, now here, now here, and its a positive push, it's not a jealousy thing. It's a wow, you did that, I wanna figure out how to do that. And because I want to experience that opportunity to have that impact, the way you're having that impact. And that's really key, isn't it? Alan:                                          Absolutely, it's been one of the most refreshing things about entering this new landscape of being a professional speaker, is how willing and selfless and unselfish and caring and respectful so many of the other speakers are. I don't know why I was shocked, I had no reason to assume it'd be otherwise, but I just think it's been amazing how much people give back. That was one of my favorite parts about being in the coaching fraternity. Many of the old-school coaches, they would sit down with each other and exchange tips on recruiting, exchange plays, exchange ... even if they're gonna play that person twice that upcoming season, they know hey, they can go get this play if they scout us anyway, so why don't I just share it with them and let's talk about why we run it, and everybody gets better. Alan:                                          It takes tremendous confidence to take off your armor and share everything. For me, I'm 42 years old, I have the humility to know I didn't invent anything in the speaking industry, this is all stuff that I'm going to be learning from others, either interactions with folks like you, or reading a book, or attending an NSA conference. So if I'm learning it from someone else, it's not for mine to hold on to. I'll pass that down to someone else, and if in a few years someone reaches out to me that's just starting in the professional speaking business, and they'd love some tips or some advice, I'd be honored to give it to them, because other people did that for me. Alan:                                          So it's not really ours to hold onto, and again with our theme, I think that's showing respect not only to the person you're dealing with, but a respect to the industry, a respect to the profession and the craft of speaking that we should all be here to help each other because, at the end of the day, you're going out to speak to make an impact, to help companies improve their culture and improve respect. Which will make this world a better place. So why would I not be rooting for you, why would I not want you out there doing your thing making this world a better place? 'Cause that's what I'm trying to do and I don't have that mentality that it's you vs me. Yeah, there might be some times where we, other speakers in the business, we're going up for the same gig and you lose out, but that's okay, there's some much business out there and it just simply means that you weren't a right fit. It would never come down to, I shared something with you, you put it in place, and now they want you instead of me. Alan:                                          The chances of that happening is almost zero. Mike:                                         Yeah, it's incredibly slim. That's correct. Mike:                                         What's a book that has had a massive impact on you, on your own journey? Alan:                                          Well from a basketball standpoint, I'm a Coach K fan, I'm a diehard Mike Krzyzewski Duke basketball fan and he's written several books, but one called Leading With The Heart, is one that I love. And he also wrote one called Gold Standard, and those were written for the business world but obviously through the lens of one of the best basketball coaches in history, so there's a lot of transfer and crossover there. Alan:                                          I don't know if you know Phil Jones, I know we run in similar circles, but Phil wrote a book called Exactly What To Say, which is not as much a book as it is kind of a guide or a handbook, on how powerful terminology is, and if you go back and look at the way that he chooses to phrase and position certain statements, it all comes from a position of being very respectful. Alan:                                          I met earlier with another friend of ours, Ian Altman, tremendous speaker, he has a book called Same Side Selling, which talks about not looking at you vs me when you're selling to someone, but you and me, and let's work together to solve a problem. Mike:                                         That's perfect, and we'll include those in the show notes for everyone listening. Alan, I wanna thank you for joining us, it's been wonderful. Alan:                                          Thank you so much, I enjoyed it as well. Recorded Mike:                  Thank you for joining us for this episode of The RESPECT Podcast, which was sponsored by The Date Safe Project at datesafeproject.org. And remember, you can always find me at mikespeaks.com.

David: What are the most important reports in Google Analytics? How should you customize your dashboards and what metrics are the most important to be keeping an eye on? Those are just three of the questions that I’m going to be asking our special guest Alan Morte today about Google Analytics. Alan thanks for joining us on DMR. Alan: No problem. Thank you having me. I appreciate the time. David: Alan is the president of Three Ventures where he uses analytics to help his clients increase the ROI from millions of dollars marketing spend annually. So Alan, is it nearly always Google Analytics that your clients use or are you finding that other tracking tools are just as popular? Alan: There are other tracking tools that are just as popular. Google Analytics has the brand name behind it. Obviously you have Adobe’s products and Omniture but really it just depends on … Its going to really depend on the CTO and the technology staff and what their preferences are but Google Analytics really they do a good job with offering a free version where a lot of startups or lot of baby companies that started in 2005-2006 have implemented the products since its early infant stages and now they are getting to the point where they are becoming bigger companies heading to 5, 10, 15, 20 million dollar in annual revenue range that they already have Google Analytics in place. We definitely see a lot of companies using Google Analytics. As far as it being the best tool, I think that varies client to client depending on what exactly the goals of the business are; maybe the plan or objectives of the quarter year etc.; maybe five year plan something like that.

For this short bonus episode, I extracted a question that Elizabeth said was maybe unanswerable, about the very beginning of ignorance and delusion (and samsara for that matter). But we all know by now that Alan always has something up his sleeve.He starts by talking about the problems that can arise when we misniterpret the Buddhist view that "samsara is beginningless". Infinite past lifes would mean infinite chances to achieve Bodhicitta, to go into meditation retreat for 60 years, to achieve enlightenment, etc, which would mean that we probably failed an infinite number of times. Not very motivating! So Alan gives a very sharp and amazing answer to this "unanswerable" question, which is both completely aligned with the Buddhist notion of a beginningless samsara and extremely logical, drawing from everyday examples such as thinking and dreaming. To illustrate his explanation, Alan draws on a short parable from the book "Naked Awareness" by Karma Chagme (although in the recording you will hear him say it was from "A Spacious Path to Freedom," which is actually the prequel... He made the correction later in the day). In the last 5 minutes, we go into the question of the "end of samsara," where Alan quotes H.H. Dalai Lama and then he ends by sharing a laughter-filled question he made back in Dharamsala about how the last sentient being can achieve enlightenment. I just laughed out loud again listening to it to write the desription.This much more flattering picture of last week's rainbow was provided by Rosa - thank you!