Podcast appearances and mentions of Stein Mart

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Tai Lopez (IG: @TaiLopez) is an investor, partner, and advisor to over 20 multi-million dollar businesses. Tai has created some of the most successful advertisements in the history of YouTube. He's currently the owner of RadioShack, Pier 1, Ralph & Russo and Stein Mart. Tai has book club and hosts a podcasts The Tai Lopez Show. He has interviewed, Kobe Bryant, Hilary Clinton, Rihanna, Jordan Belfort, Steven Spielberg, Mark Cuban, Chris Paul, Caron Butler & more. Tai also owns the largest book shipping club in the world, Mentor Box. He's currently launching the Original Garage NFT. Michael's Men of Action program is a Master's course dedicated to helping people elevate their social lives by building elite social circles and becoming higher status. Click the link below to learn more: https://go.moamentoring.com/i/2 Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelSartain Listen on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-michael-sartain-podcast/id1579791157 Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2faAYwvDD9Bvkpwv6umlPO?si=8Q3ak9HnSlKjuChsTXr6YQ&dl_branch=1 Filmed at Sticky Paws Studios: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UComrBVcqGLDs3Ue-yWAft8w 0:00 Intro 1:24 Dr David Buss 2:30 Stephen Pinker 2:42 ***Tai's Father 5:21 Tai's family 7:02 **My grandpa killed a guy with a hammer 8:02 *Prof Martin D Burkenroad 10:11 Robert Frost 11:17 Ernesto Lopez stories 13:28 Narcissistic Personality Disorder 15:01 *A lot of people think I'm a narcissist 16:45 Confessions of a Sociopath 17:08 *Evolutionary Psychology 18:49 Tai's Book List, Central Limit Theorem 20:09 The One Thing by Gary Keller 27:03 The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt 28:57 Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud 31:42 Everything is genetic 32:30 Racism 34:16 Satoshi Kanazawa 36:54 Not much you can do to make your kids smarter 39:26 Parental Investment Hypothesis 41:13 Dr Buss, hypothesis are falsifiable but not falsified 42:17 Evolutionary Psychology textbook by Dr David Buss 47:18 Why are you not celebrating her leaving? 49:08 **Hugh Hefner, friends with ex's 51:36 Nine months isn't a struggle 54:25 *The best man with women in the world 55:50 Allan Nation and other mentors 59:59 ***Here in my garage video, paid ads 1:03:27 **I think they all copied you 1:06:51 I was hypnotizing people to read books 1:09:10 **Amber Heard 1:12:36 *How do you choose which video to promote? 1:15:40 Crypto pizza video 1:19:00 Steps to hypnotize 1:22:38 MOAMentoring.com 1:23:34 Controversial people, OJ Simpson, Kim Jong ill, 1:25:40 *Jordan Belfort, dealing with haters 1:29:04 The donkey, the man and his son 1:32:17 Brad Lea Podcast 1:34:23 Dan Bilzerian at my bday 1:35:05 Multiple streams of income, 60% - 30% - 10% 1:37:42 ***Crypto cult 1:39:17 Creating a digital product 1:43:49 ***I may have created the most millionaires 1:45:57 Vegetables and Desert 1:49:13 Two pizzas for 100 bitcoin 1:50:50 Opinion on Crypto 1:52:30 ***Pseudo-smart people 1:56:37 *** 95% of tokens will be worthless 1:59:12 Greater sucker theory 2:01:18 Terra Luna Project 2:05:25 Bitcoin Course 2:07:56 Stick to the name brand stuff 2:10:01 Meeting Dr. Buss 2:11:04 ***Stupid People 2:13:54 Wealth to poverty disparity 2:18:06 Dr. Alex Mehr, RadioShack token 2:22:36 Centralized versus decentralized exchange is 2:27:12 Slippage, three way trades 2:27:45 Moved to Virginia 2:29:39 **Stalkers breaking into my house 2:31:59 I've never met a billionaire who I would've traded for his life 2:14:13 Living in Vegas 2:38:58 ***Board Apes 2:40:20 Original garage NFT 2:45:11 Dating Tai Lopez 2:48:39 Marriage 2:50:22 She almost divorced him for being my friend 2:53:09 **You killed somebody 2:57:45 The best guy in the world at social skills, Drago 3:02:08 **Colombian drug dealers 3:05:53 Not good looking 3:08:20 Women are fickle 3:13:37 Rhianna 3:22:47 Feminism and the patriarchy 3:29:02 Closing Program 3:30:00 Outro

I always wanted to be profound. As usual, I was too impatient. You've written a book before 30, successfully? You have my sympathy. I cannot believe this happened.  What was Stein Mart!? It's do or die, Game 7 tonight! I love whatever the Met Gala is. Go see a counselor twice a year. Thanks to 13ABC for their mental health feature!

I first met Tai Lopez back in 2011 as we were both on a panel talking about the future of social media for businesses.   Today, Tai Lopez went from growing up with next to nothing to becoming a finical planner to today he's the founder, investor, and mentor to more than 20 multi-million dollar businesses.   Tai and Alex Mehr are the owners of Retail E-commerce Ventures a holding company that owns Radioshack, Pier 1, Ralph & Russo, Stein Mart to name a few. Tai was also in the cryptocurrency game since 2017 and as shared on the podcast is about to launch his first NFT collection “OG aka Original Garage” @TaiLopez on Twitter “I'm going to revolutionize the education system in the world by using a unique angle on NFTs.  The first drop will come this month. Super limited. Be ready. One of the biggest things I've ever launched in my life….” -- “Who wants this Bored Ape NFT I just bought for over $200,000? #7899. Im giving it away To enter to win join the Discord for my new “OG (original garage) social club” - my NFT members only club & get on whitelist Could change your life forever. Join here: http://tailopez.com/apenft” -- As someone that's followed Tai since that first time meeting him IRL, I was excited to ask him some questions based on his reputation and his conviction to do things his way.   Tai's questionable marketing tactics over the years has attracted many haters and naysayers but as you'll hear in the interview Tai doesn't shy away from doing what it takes to grow his business and learn from the likes of Warren Buffet, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. “Those who catch a new trend early are rewarded handsomely” - Tai Lopez NFT 365 Podcast is SuperPOWERED by ADHD coin on Rally.IO http://ADHDcoin.com

On today's show: MAM Tournament and Grizz Youth Basketball (6:45) + Rams/Seahawks & Eagles/WFT & Fantasy Football implications (18:54) + NBA News on ISO Joe + Lakers lose (26:41) and Roser has his NFL Notes (1:11:03). Watch LIVE at noon, weekdays on YouTube and the Grizzlies App: bit.ly/MemGrizzApp Watch today's full show at: youtube.com/grindcitymedia

Roe Palermo, former Vice President of Brand Experience and Visual Merchandising at Stein Mart, explores her role with the department store brand, and how she viewed herself as a matchmaker for brands and stores. She also goes into great detail about how she finds inspiration everywhere she goes. Ajay gives a lecture about driving cars and Vincent learns that Bloody Marys are everywhere.

Rudy Mawer is the CEO and Founder of ROI Machines. ROI Machines is a digital marketing agency that helps companies get tens of thousands of leads with paid ads by setting up everything that a company needs from funnel design, development, copywriting much more. They help multiple 7 to 8 figure businesses generate over $150 million per year. Rudy is also the CEO of Pier1, an online retail and home store chain specializing in imported home furnishings and decor. Pier1 is part of the Retail E-commerce Venture's holdings, where Rudy is an investor and advisor. Tai Lopez and Alex Mehr run Retail E-commerce Ventures and their holdings include Pier1, RadioShack, Dressbarn, Stein Mart, Franklin Mint, Linens 'n Things, and many more.  Before founding ROI Machines, Rudy was an elite sports nutritionist and trainer. He worked with Hollywood celebrities, elite athletes, NBA players, WWE, gold medalists, and more. In this episode… How do you rebuild a brand that has made a billion dollars in revenue and went bankrupt? How do you rebuild the trust with partners and vendors with backlogs of unpaid invoices? That’s the scary and chaotic state Pier1 was in before Rudy Mawer took over its operations after Retail E-commerce Ventures acquired it.  Rudy has since gone on to put Pier1 and brands like RadioShack and Linens ‘N Things on a steady growth trajectory while still running his own digital marketing agency that generates over 150 million $ per year for top businesses. Impressive, isn’t it? In this episode of Inspired Insider Dr. Jeremy Weisz interviews the CEO and Founder of ROI Machines, Rudy Mawer, to discuss how he rebuilds and grows big brands that have gone bankrupt. Rudy also talks about the mindset behind his success with elite clients, the metrics that matters when growing and rebuilding a big brand, what makes an ad convert, and how he built a 60-person digital agency that’s capable of running on its own. Stay tuned.

Ben has a very Florida Wawa bum story.  He also tells the story about the snake that came up his roommate's toilet.  AJ has a pair of Stein Mart loss prevention stories and recounts his bathroom rendezvous with the mop boy in the Ingles bathroom this weekend. T-SHIRTS, TANKS, HATS AND HOODIES AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE! WEBSITE contact@brizcliz.com INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK TIKTOK TWITTER YOUTUBE

Ben had a conversation with AJ while butt-naked. AJ stinks up his dad's chair. we trade some pretty good shit your pants stories and a Stein-Mart shoplifter story. T-SHIRTS, TANKS, HATS AND HOODIES AVAILABLE AT THE WEBSITE! WEBSITE contact@brizcliz.com INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK TIKTOK TWITTER YOUTUBE

Barbara Lundgren, Owner of Barb Wired, joined me live on The I Love CVille Show! The I Love CVille Show headlines (Wednesday, August 26) 1. Bad Spot For Students At UNC https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2020/08/off-campus-students 2. UVA will produce 75,000 nasal covid swabs per week; the hospital will keep 15,000 swabs per week https://roanoke.com/news/state-and-regional/uva-to-start-producing-75-000-covid-nasal-swabs-per-week/article_a602f730-09e2-5d26-ab36-4b00e2f55331.html 3. Lidl grocery store will open in the Stein Mart location next to DSW. https://www.nbc29.com/2020/08/25/stein-mart-location-albemarle-co-turn-into-lidl/ 4. Charlottesville City Council violated bylaws when appointing someone to the Police Civilian Review Board. https://dailyprogress.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/council-violates-crb-bylaws-with-appointment/article_7c033336-ac87-5597-a09f-662bc065e4b2.html#tracking-source=home-breaking 5. There is more pain on the horizon for retail. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/26/real-estate-mogul-sam-zell-calls-the-retail-industry-a-falling-knife.html 6. NC State vs. Virginia Tech in Week 1 postponed? https://www.cbs19news.com/story/42547963/hokies-to-open-season-against-uva-after-nc-state-game-pushed-back 7. Virginia Tech and NC State are discussing delaying the week one (9/12 in Lane Stadium) opener because of a covid-19 breakout within the NC State athletic department. https://newsadvance.com/sports/college/hokies/the-new-normal-why-nc-state-s-recent-covid-19-outbreak-could-impact-opener-against/article_7413b482-94bb-55a1-be46-b21d4302b4c4.html 8. Former UVA soccer star just bought a professional women's soccer team. https://news.virginia.edu/content/hoo-rizons-former-soccer-star-and-bov-member-now-owns-team-la 9. Eli Manning's mansion is now for sale for $5.25 million in Summit, New Jersey https://nypost.com/2020/08/25/eli-mannings-new-jersey-mansion-hits-market-for-5-25-million/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&sr_share=facebook&utm_source=NYPFacebook 10. Mike Trout's rookie card just sold for $3,900,000! https://brobible.com/sports/article/vegas-dave-mike-trout-baseball-card/ 11. 21 Texas Tech football players test positive for covid-19, but the team continues to practice today https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29738883/texas-tech-football-coach-matt-wells-keeps-red-raiders-practicing-21-active-covid-19-cases The I Love CVille Show airs live before a worldwide audience Monday – Friday from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm on The I Love CVille Network. The I Love CVille Show is powered by four generation strong Intrastate Inc., trusted limo company Camryn Limousine, the talented Dr. Scott Wagner of Scott Wagner Chiropractic and Sports Medicine, custom home builder John Kerber of Dominion Custom Homes and entrepreneur Patricia Boden Zeller's Animal Connection – All Natural Store for Healthy Pets.

Jerry Miller was live on The I Love CVille Show! You can save $288 on Ting Fiber Internet (free installation + first month free) through this link for a limited time: iLoveCVille.Ting.com The I Love CVille Show (Tuesday, August 18) 1. UNC Chapel Hill reverses plans for in-person education after 130 students test positive for Covid-19 upon returning to school. https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/17/us/coronavirus-college-university/index.html 2. Show photo of newspaper article from The Daily Tar Heel. Make sure “UNC Has A ClusterFu*ck On Its Hands” is on screen https://www.thewrap.com/unc-coronavirus/ 3. New educational pods are sprouting in the Greenbrier Neighborhood https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/city-parents-explore-small-in-person-group-learning-pods-for-students-this-fall/ 4. Drive-Thru Coming To Starbucks in Shoppers World on Route 29 in Albemarle County https://www.cbs19news.com/story/42506835/board-approves-certificate-letting-starbucks-put-in-drivethrough-on-29 5. Stein Mart is closing all 279 of its stores, including the one on Route 29 https://www.dailypress.com/business/consumer/vp-bz-coronavirus-steinmart-closing-20200818-qnxmpsdozneophgbpgcwu2ca3y-story.html 6. David Teel: The ACC has these hurdles to clear before it can start fall sports https://richmond.com/sports/college/teel-hurdles-aplenty-for-conferences-still-eyeing-fall-competition/article_7e28a4d5-0f7c-5dfc-a538-1dd0cd94c7af.html 7. Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban: Will Spring Football be “JV Football” because the NFL prospects will not play. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/29687044/alabama-coach-nick-saban-thinks-opt-outs-turn-spring-football-jv 8. The cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament cost the NCAA $375 million! https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29687865/duke-mike-krzyzewski-says-ncaa-afford-again-lose-ncaa-basketball-tournament 9. Virginia Tech athletic department launches a GoFundMe campaign https://hokiesports.com/news/2020/8/17/football-virginia-tech-announces-keep-jumping-campaign.aspx The I Love CVille Show airs live before a worldwide audience Monday – Friday from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm on The I Love CVille Network. The I Love CVille Show is powered by four generation strong Intrastate Inc., trusted limo company Camryn Limousine, the talented Dr. Scott Wagner of Scott Wagner Chiropractic and Sports Medicine, custom home builder John Kerber of Dominion Custom Homes and entrepreneur Patricia Boden Zeller's Animal Connection – All Natural Store for Healthy Pets.

The 5 PM News On The I Love CVille Network - Tuesday, August 18 2020 Presented By Ting You can save $288 on Ting Charlottesville Fiber Internet (free installation + first month free) through this link for a limited time: https://iLoveCVille.Ting.com The I Love CVille Show (Tuesday, August 18) 1. UNC Chapel Hill reverses plans for in-person education after 130 students test positive for Covid-19 upon returning to school. https://www.cnn.com/…/coronavirus-college-univer…/index.html 2. Show photo of newspaper article from The Daily Tar Heel. Make sure “UNC Has A ClusterFu*ck On Its Hands” is on screen https://www.thewrap.com/unc-coronavirus/ 3. New educational pods are sprouting in the Greenbrier Neighborhood https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/…/city-parents-explore-smal…/ 4. Drive-Thru Coming To Starbucks in Shoppers World on Route 29 in Albemarle County https://www.cbs19news.com/…/board-approves-certificate-lett… 5. Stein Mart is closing all 279 of its stores, including the one on Route 29 https://www.dailypress.com/…/vp-bz-coronavirus-steinmart-cl… 6. David Teel: The ACC has these hurdles to clear before it can start fall sports https://richmond.com/…/article_7e28a4d5-0f7c-5dfc-a538-1dd0… 7. Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban: Will Spring Football be “JV Football” because the NFL prospects will not play. https://www.espn.com/…/alabama-coach-nick-saban-thinks-opt-… 8. The cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament cost the NCAA $375 million! https://www.espn.com/…/duke-mike-krzyzewski-says-ncaa-affor… 9. Virginia Tech athletic department launches a GoFundMe campaign https://hokiesports.com/…/football-virginia-tech-announces-… The I Love CVille Show airs live before a worldwide audience Monday – Friday from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm on The I Love CVille Network. The I Love CVille Show is powered by four generation strong Intrastate Inc., trusted limo company Camryn Limousine, the talented Dr. Scott Wagner of Scott Wagner Chiropractic and Sports Medicine, custom home builder John Kerber of Dominion Custom Homes and entrepreneur Patricia Zeller's Animal Connection - All Natural Store for Healthy Pets.

John on the Northshore asks if he still has to sign up for Medicare even though he has health insurance through his employer. Gregory goes over some of the basic scenarios when starting Medicare. Bill in Albany gives us an update on his situation, and wants to know more about the annuities he's holding. Learn the new rules for Unemployment Insurance going forward. Who qualifies, and how much will they get? Kodak stock's rise and fall is a tough lesson in the volatility of single stocks. Stein Mart files from bankruptcy, and everyone is sad about that. Richard in New Orleans is getting a cash settlement, and wants to invest it. He was thinking about getting some Gold and Apple stock, but Gregory has a much different direction. http://www.WinningAtLife.com

The boys discuss Uber and Lyft's fight against California's employment rules, the company that just bought Brooks Brothers for $325 million, Stein Mart filing for bankruptcy, how Tesla's 5-1 stock split will affect the markets, and Warren Buffett's proven data that the stock bubble is about to pop! Plus, electric cars, home building materials, medicine companies, billboards, hotels, and oil. They can all make you great returns...if you use them wisely! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Big Ten and Pac-12 will not play football in the fall. Crain’s reporter Danny Ecker joins the podcast to talk about how the decision endangers nearly $1.2 billion in TV ads. Plus: Mariano's parent company expanding into e-commerce to compete with Amazon and Walmart, Esurance co-founder takes aim at trucking, Stein Mart may close all stores after filing for bankruptcy, and weed-data startup Fyllo lands another $10 million in funding.

Stocks rise; consumer prices pick up; Stein Mart files for bankruptcy protection

Keli Tointigh began her career in dentistry following a decade of retail service where she was a general manager for the department store, Stein Mart. She graduated from the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 1999. She then obtained a Master’s degree in Human Relations from the University of Oklahoma. Keli is married to John Tointigh (21 years) and they have 5 children, Gehrig (18), Boston (15), Maris (10), Nolan (5) and Caroline (3). Keli and John work together on many projects whether it is for Blackhorse Marketing or 406 Resources. They spend all their free time at a baseball field somewhere. With 15 years of experience advertising and marketing medical practices, John has made a career of working with offices to target the right demographic, utilizing a quality message and medium, increasing quality phone calls, which can then be converted into new patients.

 A Remarkable Corporate Turnaround: The “Take-Private” of Talen Energy with CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez A CEO’s Virtual Mentor® Episode 22  Welcome to Episode 22 and May 2019, which marks Lyceum’s three-year anniversary of publishing A CEO's Virtual Mentor®. Today I'm joined by Talen Energy’s CEO, Ralph Alexander, and CFO, Alex Hernandez. We'll be discussing the remarkable turnaround of Talen Energy that Ralph and Alex have been leading. Talen Energy in its privately-held form today is unique and its evolution to its current state illustrates the range of leadership approaches available for a company in a “take-private” setting. There's a definite before, middle, and beyond to the take private transformation. Talen is still in the early stage of the “beyond” era. The red-letter date of the take-private was December 6th, 2016.  And to set context, we have to back up a little bit.  About a year and a half before the take-private, Talen Energy was formed when Pennsylvania Power & Light, or PPL, spun off their power generation assets and combined them with those belonging to private equity group Riverstone. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange on June 1st, 2015, with initial ownership being 65% PPL and 35% Riverstone. That company, which Ralph and Alex refer to as “Talen 1.0,” had about 15,000 megawatts of capacity split across fuel sources, with about 43% from natural gas, 40% from coal, and 15% from nuclear (from the company’s one nuclear facility, Susquehanna). Those assets sold into two major wholesale markets in ERCOT and PJM, plus a small amount in New England. Talen generated a proforma of $4.3 billion in 2014 revenues. On December 6th, 2016, Riverstone purchased the remaining 65% of Talen, making Talen a privately-held company, and appointed Ralph and Alex to lead the company. They faced the massive task of sorting out what the company had and planning what they would do with it.  Our interview covers a lot of ground and addresses an array of business leadership questions, including: What are the expectations and requirements that a private equity owner has for a company and a management team? What historical decisions prior to new ownership of a company led to lackluster performance? What were the strategic views embedded in the private equity investor’s thesis about a company? Why invest more deeply in a company that is suffering from lackluster performance? Can new management and their decisions have a marked impact? How does a new leader ferry the costs out of and efficiencies into a business after acquisition? Does private ownership provide benefits for a company? What does a productive, strategic partnership between a CEO and a CFO look like? What is the role of a “strategic” CFO? Is good leadership universal? Is a management team and its profitable approach transportable to other sectors?  We would like to express our special thanks to the clients of Lyceum Leadership Consulting that enable us to bring you this podcast.  Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.    Informative and Helpful Links Talen Energy's Website - https://www.talenenergy.com/ Riverstone's Website - https://www.riverstonellc.com/ Economic dispatch of power generation resources explained by the EIA - https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=7590   Program Guide Episode 22 A Remarkable Corporate Turnaround: The “Take-Private” of Talen Energy with CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez  0:00     Introduction to Talen Energy and CEO Ralph Alexander and CFO Alex Hernandez 4:00     Expectations and requirements that Riverstone had for the company and the management team. 7:11     Historical decisions prior to new ownership of the company that led to lackluster performance. 9:17     Break 1 9:35     Why invest more deeply in a company that is suffering from lackluster performance?  Can new management and their decisions have a marked impact? 12:32   How does a leader lead the costs out and the efficiencies into the business through others? 20:11   Break 2 20:30   Does private ownership provide benefits for a company? 26:04   Break 3 26:32   What does a productive, strategic partnership between a CEO and a CFO look like? 30:24   What is the role of a “strategic” CFO? 34:29   Break 4 34:49   What is the next chapter for Talen Energy? 39:00   Break 5 39:24   Is good leadership universal? Is a management team and its approach profitability transportable to other sectors? 44:52   Closing comments and coming attractions   Biographies of Guests Mr. Ralph Alexander Ralph Alexander was appointed President and CEO of Talen Energy on December 6, 2016. He was previously a Partner with Riverstone Holdings, LLC. For nearly 25 years, Mr. Alexander served in various positions with subsidiaries and affiliates of BP plc, one of the world's largest oil and gas companies. From June 2004 until December 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Innovene, BP's $20 billion olefins and derivatives subsidiary. From 2001 until June 2004, he served as Chief Executive Officer of BP's Gas, Power and Renewables, and Solar segment and was a member of the BP Group Executive Committee. Prior to that, Mr. Alexander served as a Group Vice President in BP's Exploration and Production segment and BP's Refinery and Marketing segment. He held responsibilities for various regions of the world, including North America, Russia, the Caspian, Africa, and Latin America. Prior to these positions, Mr. Alexander held various positions in the upstream, downstream, and finance groups of BP. Mr. Alexander currently serves on the boards of Enviva Partners, LP, Talen Energy Corporation, and CHI St. Luke’s Health. He has previously served on the boards of Foster Wheeler, Stein Mart, Inc., Amyris, and Anglo-American plc. In addition, Mr. Alexander is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Board of NYU School of Engineering and a Trustee for New York University. He received an M.S. in Nuclear Engineering from Brooklyn Polytech (now NYU School of Engineering - Polytechnic) and holds an M.S. in Management Science from Stanford University.   Mr. Alejandro (Alex) Hernandez Alex Hernandez was appointed Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Talen Energy on December 6, 2016. Before that appointment, Mr. Hernandez was a Senior Advisor at Riverstone Holdings, LLC, where he focused on the power sector and on the acquisition of Talen Energy. ​Prior to joining Riverstone, Mr. Hernandez was CFO of Terraform Power until November 2015. Mr. Hernandez was formerly Managing Director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, with a primary focus on coverage of North American companies in the merchant power, utilities, and renewable energy sectors, providing strategic and capital markets advice to management teams and boards of directors. ​Mr. Hernandez currently serves as a Roundtable member of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University. Mr. Hernandez received a B.A. in Economics from Rice University, a B.S.C. from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from Columbia University. Your host Thomas B. Linquist is the Founder and Managing Partner of Lyceum Leadership Consulting and Lyceum Leadership Productions. Over his 14 years in management and leadership consulting he has served a wide array of industrial clients.  This includes leadership assessment and search for chief executive officers, chief financial officers, chief operating officers and boards of directors.  He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and over his 28-year career has served in a variety of roles: as an engineer with Shell Oil Company, a banker with ABN AMRO Bank, and as treasurer was the youngest corporate officer in the 150+ year history at Peoples Energy Company in Chicago.  He is an expert on hiring and promotion decisions and leadership development.  Over the course of his search career, he has interviewed thousands of leaders.  Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.   Program Disclaimer The only purpose of the podcast is to educate, inform and entertain. The information shared is based on the collection of experiences of each of the guests interviewed and should not be considered or substituted for professional advice. Guests who speak in this podcast express their own opinions, experience and conclusions, and neither The Leadership Lyceum LLC nor any company providing financial support endorses or opposes any particular content, recommendation or methodology discussed in this podcast. Follow Leadership Lyceum on: Our website: www.LeadershipLyceum.com LinkedIn: The Leadership Lyceum LLC Twitter: @LeaderLyceum https://twitter.com/LeaderLyceum Email us: info@LeadershipLyceum.com Thanks for listening.  We can’t improve without your feedback – write us through our website www.LeadershipLyceum.com and subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts.  Please rate us and spread the word among your fellow executives and board colleagues.  This podcast Leadership Lyceum: A CEO’s Virtual Mentor has been a production of The Leadership Lyceum LLC. 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The very first episode of Triad Biz Chat! Thanks for tuning into this new podcast where we feature all types of different businesses here in the Triad of NC. In this first episode I'm speaking to Michael Curley, the GM at Stein Mart of Thruway Center in Winston-Salem, NC. Forgive the sound quality! Still learning!

Brett VerVoot stops by and makes the boys real Stein Mart boys. 

Rick Schart has witnessed a great evolution in supply chain management throughout his more than 40 years in the industry. As SVP of supply chain and ecommerce for Stein Mart, he oversees everything from when a buyer places an order to when it ends up in the customer’s hands, whether it’s at a bricks-and-mortar store or directly on their doorstep through ecommerce. On this episode, Schart explains how technological sophistication and complexity make supply chain management “more like rocket science” today.

Doug, Jen and Victoria talk about some good PR for United Airlines, where one of their pilots was able to safely land a plane with only one engine working. With tons of people still protesting the airline, the gang gets into a discussion about whether or not they would ever participate in a protest, and what really gets their blood boiling. They get down to the root of why IVanka Trump's clothing line is having trouble selling in Stein Mart stores across the country, and it's not why you would expect! In today's Tech Talk segment, Victoria reveals some super creepy information about Uber tracking and sharing user information, and what Apple CEO Tim Cook is doing to put a stop to it!

On today's Best Of TMOS... Mike gets new glasses, someone dabbles in clay and Mike goes to Stein Mart!

(Bloomberg) -- Taking Stock with Kathleen Hays and Pimm Fox.u0010u0010Guest:u0010Bloomberg stocks editor David Wilson on his Stock of the Day: Stein Mart (SMRT).

Trading Block: Earnings today (before the bell): Wal-Mart, Hormel Foods, MSG Networks); (after the bell): Gap, Ross Stores. Wal-Mart closed at $73. ATM straddle $2.75, approx. 3.8% Options #QuestionoftheWeek: $VRX $26.66 up 7% Monday. IV30 is 63. HV30 is 99. Looking out 1 month would you rather: Buy Calls? Buy Puts? Sell Premium Will not touch $VRX Odd Block: Calls trade in JA Solar Holdings Co. (JASO), puts trade in iPath SP Crude Oil ETF (OIL), puts roll in Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), and puts trade in Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses long-term collars and bonds. Mail Block: Listener questions and comments Question from RealRK: Speaking about bonds, any better option than buying puts on HYG in anticipation of rate hikes and since it was lagged the price of oil? Question from Vegs: Lots of big fat options OI tied to big ES 2200. How do I see this information? Does this mean big traders are betting on 2200? Does that mean pros or retail? Around the Block: Earnings highlights for Friday include: Deere & Company, Estee Lauder Companies, Foot Locker, Stein Mart

Trading Block: Earnings today (before the bell): Wal-Mart, Hormel Foods, MSG Networks); (after the bell): Gap, Ross Stores. Wal-Mart closed at $73. ATM straddle $2.75, approx. 3.8% Options #QuestionoftheWeek: $VRX $26.66 up 7% Monday. IV30 is 63. HV30 is 99. Looking out 1 month would you rather: Buy Calls? Buy Puts? Sell Premium? Will not touch $VRX Odd Block: Calls trade in JA Solar Holdings Co. (JASO), puts trade in iPath SP Crude Oil ETF (OIL), puts roll in Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), and puts trade in Harley-Davidson Inc (HOG). Strategy Block: Uncle Mike Tosaw discusses long-term collars and bonds. Mail Block: Listener questions and comments Question from RealRK: Speaking about bonds, any better option than buying puts on HYG in anticipation of rate hikes and since it was lagged the price of oil? Question from Vegs: Lots of big fat options OI tied to big ES 2200. How do I see this information? Does this mean big traders are betting on 2200? Does that mean pros or retail? Around the Block: Earnings highlights for Friday include: Deere & Company, Estee Lauder Companies, Foot Locker, Stein Mart

Trading Block: Earnings Thursday (retail heavy) After the bell: Gap, Inc., Ross Stores, Shoe Carnival, Before the bell: Wal-Mart, Dick's Sporting Goods, HH Gregg, Stein Mart, The Bon-Ton Stores Stocks to watch: Wal-Mart, Monsanto, Advance Auto Parts, Tesla, Urban Outfitters. This S&P 500 Death Cross could be the real deal. Odd Block: Calls trade in Kinross Gold Corp (KGC), call buyers trade Coeur Mining Inc. (CDE) and puts trade in Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) Mail Block: Listener questions and comments Question from 777 - With commodity based ETF options - anyway to trade roll risk? Around the Block: Earnings on Friday- Campbell Soup Company, Deere & Company, Foot Locker Inc. Rate hike watch: key dates and data.

Trading Block: Earnings Thursday (retail heavy) After the bell - Gap, Inc., Ross Stores, Shoe Carnival, Before the bell:  Wal-Mart, Dick's Sporting Goods, HH Gregg, Stein Mart, The Bon-Ton Stores Stocks to watch: Wal-Mart, Monsanto, Advance Auto Parts, Tesla, Urban Outfitters. This S&P 500 Death Cross could be the real deal. Odd Block: Calls trade in Kinross Gold Corp (KGC), call buyers trade Coeur Mining Inc. (CDE) and puts trade in Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) Mail Block: Listener questions and comments Question from 777 - With commodity based ETF options - anyway to trade roll risk? Around the Block: Earnings on Friday - Campbell Soup Company, Deere & Company, Foot Locker Inc. Rate hike watch: key dates and data.