POPULARITY
Categories
Let's get brutally honest, fam: the US government's debt is so wild right now, you'd think it's a plotline ripped out of Succession. This episode goes deep into the $39 trillion debt crisis and why there's literally zero intention—or plan—to pay it back the traditional way. We're breaking down what the Fed, big banks, politicians, and those headline AI investments are really up to. It's not what you think (and the way your future is tied to all this will blow your mind).Whether you're a finance junkie or suspicious about why your dollars don't stretch like they used to, we're peeking behind the curtain at the real mechanics behind national debt, inflation, and those “solutions” no one in power wants to talk about. Grab a notebook—you're about to spot red flags before everyone else and save yourself from ending up on the wrong side of a financial cliff.00:00 - Intro02:17 - Part 1: Only Two Ways Out09:36 - Part 2: Control What You Show Them To Control What They See17:51 - Part 3: The Invisible Money Printer Go BrrrrWhat's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here:If you want my help...STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER: https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20showSCALING a business: see if you qualify here.: https://tombilyeu.com/callGet my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here.:https://tombilyeu.com/**********************************************************************If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu's Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you.**********************************************************************FOLLOW TOM:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=enTwitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeuTruemed: Check your eligibility and start saving at https://truemed.com/impactEthos: Get a free quote at https://ethos.com/impactIncogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code IMPACT at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/impact Ketone IQ: Visit https://ketone.com/IMPACT for 30% OFF your subscription orderShopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/impactATT Business: Switch to AT&T Business at business.att.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
PODCAST/WEBSITE HEAD: Jamie Dimon succession race narrowsSTANDFIRST: Marianne Lake leaves bank as Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh handed two of its largest divisionsDescription: The race to succeed JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon just got tighter, and the investment chief at insurance group Allianz is warning that the SpaceX bond sale signals markets are in ‘bubble territory'. Plus, the US Supreme Court shielded German pharmaceuticals group Bayer from thousands of lawsuits over its Roundup weedkiller.Mentioned in this podcast:Jamie Dimon promotes two potential successors at JPMorganSpaceX bond sale signals markets are in ‘bubble territory', warns Allianz CIOBayer wins crucial US Supreme Court ruling over Roundup weedkillerTell us your thoughts to enter a prize draw for a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort Headphones worth £229. Take our survey: https://www.feedback.ft.com/c/a/6f9bJBvxsxaEBSIB5esBISOver 18s only. Find full T&Cs here Prize Draw winners' surnames and regions may be made available upon request, as required by the Advertising Standards Authority. If you do not want your information to be made available, please email Privacy.Officer@ft.com upon entry. For more information on your rights and how we use your data, please read our Privacy Policy.Want to get in touch? Email us at podcasts@ft.comNote: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts The FT News Briefing is produced by Victoria Craig, Sonja Hutson, Saffeya Ahmed, Katya Kumkova, and Fiona Symon. Our editor is Marc Filippino. Our show is mixed by Kelly Garry and Alex Higgins. Additional help from Gavin Kallmann, Michael Lello, Peter Barber and David da Silva. Our intern is Cole van Miltenburg. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Flo Phillips is the FT's global head of audio. The show's theme music is by Metaphor Music.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A leadership baton is being passed, and Katherine Coble is stepping into the CEO role at Borshoff with gratitude, clarity, and a deep commitment to people-first leadership. Nikki sits down with Katherine to celebrate the legacy of Karen Alter, the evolution of Borshoff, and what it means to steward a company with more than 40 years of history.
For nearly 150 years, Four Cubs Farms in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, has been built on a simple principle: people matter.In this episode of the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy Coffeen sits down with Gary and Cris Peterson, their son Ben Peterson, and Dairy Manager Nathan Brandt to explore the leadership, culture, communication, and innovation that transformed a small family dairy into a thriving 1,000-cow operation.From succession planning and employee engagement to genomic testing, feed efficiency, and building trust across generations, this conversation offers valuable lessons for dairy producers looking to create resilient businesses that can thrive well into the future.Whether you're navigating farm transition, building a team, or looking for ways to strengthen your operation's culture, this episode delivers practical insights from a farm that has successfully blended family values with modern dairy management.This episode is sponsored by Compeer Financial. Compeer Financial is a member-owned Farm Credit cooperative serving and supporting agriculture and rural America. Their dairy team brings world-class expertise and tailored solutions to support dairy producers' financial goals and lending needs.02:00 – Growing from 60 cows to 1,000 cows03:00 – Roles and responsibilities within the farm team05:00 – Cris Peterson's journey from city girl to dairy advocate09:00 – Leadership transition and bringing in outside talent10:00 – Nathan Brandt's path into dairy and Four Cubs Farms13:00 – Building a team with complementary strengths14:00 – Innovation through feed systems and grain storage16:00 – Genetics, genomic testing, and future herd growth20:00 – Nutrition strategies for today's high-performing dairy cows24:00 – The role of culture in farm success27:00 – Trust, communication, and employee retention30:00 – Creating clarity, consistency, and rhythm across the operation32:00 – Succession planning, growth, and preparing for the future
Bratwurst und Baklava - mit Özcan Cosar und Bastian Bielendorfer
+++ Hol mehr aus deinen Reisen mit Klarna Mitgliedschaft. Sichere dir jetzt 30 % Rabatt auf Premium oder Max für 3 Monate, nur für Neukunden bis zum 31.07.2026. Mehr unter https://l.klarna.com/22XC/bratwurst . Weitere Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern findet ihr hier: https://linktr.ee/Bratwurstundbaklavapodcast +++ Die älteren Sportler im Podcast-Game stellen fest - sie sind noch älter als Manuel Neuer. Aber leider nur ein Achtel so fit. Nur unterbrochen von Bastis Deutschländerwurst Reklame in der Trinkpause sprechen die Jungs über die WM in den USA und analysieren (Anmerkung der Redaktion: Beide wirklich absolut ohne jede Ahnung von Fussball) die Spiele. Eine knallharte Fussballjugend in Gelsenkirchen und Stuttgart hat wohl nicht viel gebracht. Außerdem geht es um die Trilliardär Feier für Elon Musk und darum ob man jetzt besser Succession als Serie guckt oder Sucksession auf der Seite mit dem X vor dem Tier im Namen. Dieser Podcast wird vermarktet von Julep Media: sales@julep.de Wir verarbeiten im Zusammenhang mit dem Angebot unserer Podcasts Daten. Wenn Sie der automatischen Übermittlung der Daten widersprechen wollen, melden Sie sich hier: datenschutz@julep.de
Rabobank’s chief executive was the keynote speaker this morning at the Primary Industries New Zealand Summit and Awards, where he looked to the future with his talk: Succession 2050 – gearing up for New Zealand’s food and agriculture future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Full Text of Readings Tuesday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 372 The Saint of the day is Saint John Fisher Saint John Fisher's Story John Fisher is usually associated with Erasmus, Thomas More, and other Renaissance humanists. His life therefore, did not have the external simplicity found in the lives of some saints. Rather, he was a man of learning, associated with the intellectuals and political leaders of his day. He was interested in the contemporary culture and eventually became chancellor at Cambridge. John Fisher had been made a bishop at 35, and one of his interests was raising the standard of preaching in England. Fisher himself was an accomplished preacher and writer. His sermons on the penitential psalms were reprinted seven times before his death. With the coming of Lutheranism, he was drawn into controversy. His eight books against heresy gave him a leading position among European theologians. In 1521, Fisher was asked to study the question of King Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, his brother's widow. He incurred Henry's anger by defending the validity of the king's marriage with Catherine, and later by rejecting Henry's claim to be the supreme head of the Church of England. In an attempt to be rid of him, Henry first had John Fisher accused of not reporting all the “revelations” of the nun of Kent, Elizabeth Barton. In feeble health, Fisher was summoned to take the oath to the new Act of Succession. He and Thomas More refused to do so because the Act presumed the legality of Henry's divorce and his claim to be head of the English Church. They were sent to the Tower of London, where Fisher remained 14 months without trial. Finally both men were sentenced to life imprisonment and loss of goods. When the two were called to further interrogations, they remained silent. On the supposition that he was speaking privately as a priest, Fisher was tricked into declaring again that the king was not supreme head of the church in England. The king, further angered that the pope had made John Fisher a cardinal, had him brought to trial on the charge of high treason. He was condemned and executed, his body left to lie all day on the scaffold and his head hung on London Bridge. More was executed two weeks later. John Fisher's liturgical feast is celebrated on June 22. Reflection Today many questions are raised about Christians' and priests' active involvement in social issues. John Fisher remained faithful to his calling as a priest and bishop. He strongly upheld the teachings of the Church; the very cause of his martyrdom was his loyalty to Rome. He was involved in the cultural enrichment circles as well as in the political struggles of his time. This involvement caused him to question the moral conduct of the leadership of his country. “The Church has the right, indeed the duty, to proclaim justice on the social, national and international level, and to denounce instances of injustice, when the fundamental rights of man and his very salvation demand it” (Justice in the World, 1971 Synod of Bishops).Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media
(0:00) Intro to this episode (2:52) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel (3:39) Start of interview (4:18) Keith Giarman's origin story. About DHR Global (9:33) Tony Abate's origin story. Current boards: Wolfspeed, GTT Communications, Mitel, and Tacora Resources. (23:52) Turnaround Board Playbook. Three phases: 1) Fix the balance sheet; 2) Turnaround strategy, and time to turn to the income statement; and 3) Exit the business. (28:50) Private Equity Board Structure. It is all contextual. (33:40) Compensation in PE boards. (31:15) What Makes Boards Effective, from Tony based on his chairmanship experience. Execution vs process. *Execution: 1) Skill Set Distribution ("Three is too few, five too many."), 2) Relevance of that skill set distribution to the situation at hand, and 3) Willingness to engage with the management team between board meetings ("the most important" goes to board culture). (38:34) Building the Board Agenda, from Tony: Tight agenda in three buckets: 1) Decisions needed now, 2) input without a decision, and 3) FYI. Most boards get stuck on FYI and never reach the real decisions. Then 40 to 50% of the deck should be standardized financial and operational KPIs (flag only what's changing), one rotating deep dive, and executive sessions with and without the CEO. (42:53) LLCs and Governance Dynamics in PE. (45:52) AI and Board Talent Demand. "Matrix management" (50:36) Underestimated Governance Risks. From Keith: for board members: "Are they aligned? Are they courageous? And are they adaptive?" From Tony: "The board should talk about the what, not the how." Difference between supervising and execution. Caveat: some PE firms are very prescriptive. (56:23) Founder-Led or Board-Led companies. (1:00:16) What are the 1-3 books that have greatly influenced your life: Tony: Titan by Ron Chernow (1998) Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris (volume 2 of the trilogy) (2001) The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson (2004) Keith: Mornings on Horseback, by David McCullough (1981) The Outsiders, by William N. Thorndike Jr. (2012) The Evolving Self, by Robert Kegan (1982) (1:05:00) Who were their mentors, and what they learned from them. (1:09:07) Quotes they think of often or live their life by. Tony: The Man in the Ring by Teddy Roosevelt. Rudyard Kipling poem If. Keith: "Everybody has a plan until they get hit in the face" (1:11:17) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that they love. (1:12:21) The living person they most admire. Keith Giarman is a Managing Partner of the Private Equity Practice at DHR Global, and Tony Abate is an experienced board chair, director, investor, and operating executive. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
Jean Sung has spent over 20 years inside the rooms where Asia's wealthiest families decide what to do with their money.Head of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation across 13 countries. Founder of J.P. Morgan Private Bank's Philanthropy Centre in Asia. Two decades of sitting across from ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational family offices, and some of the most powerful philanthropists on the planet.And after all of it, her conclusion is uncomfortable.Most of what we call charity isn't working.Not because people don't care. But because the entire system was built on the wrong foundation. Donations that feel good. Band-aid solutions that never touch the root of the problem. Nonprofits running on passion with no performance metrics, no accountability, and no path to scale. Wealthy donors writing the same check to the same 20 organizations year after year and calling it impact.What she's calling for is a complete restructuring of how philanthropy is practiced in Asia and beyond. Stop treating giving like charity. Start treating it like investment. Same rigor. Same accountability. Same demand for return. Because if you don't do well, you cannot do good.The conversation goes deep on the gap between intention and action, why Asian philanthropic giving is vastly underestimated and almost entirely invisible, how the now generation of wealthy families is finally starting to deploy capital the right way, and why the world needs fewer think tanks and a lot more do tanks.This is one of the most honest, challenging, and clear-eyed conversations I have had on this show.I hope it changes how you think about giving.Apply to work with me: https://www.michaelxcampion.com/Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelxcampion/Guest — Jean Sung: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jean-k-sung-312b3338/Jean Sung is the Executive Director and Head of The Philanthropy Centre, J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Asia Pacific. She founded the Philanthropy Centre for J.P. Morgan's private banking arm after spending eight years managing the JPMorgan Chase Foundation's corporate giving across 13 Asian countries. With two decades of experience advising ultra-high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational family offices, and global philanthropists, Jean is one of the most experienced and respected voices in strategic philanthropy in Asia. She serves on the boards of the Bai Xian Asia Institute, LinkREIT's Sustainability Committee, the McCain Global Leaders Advisory Council, and the UWCSEA Foundation, among others.(00:00:00) The "Now Gen" and Why Jean Hates the Term Next Gen(00:01:25) 20 Years, 13 Countries: Jean's Journey at JPMorgan(00:03:45) Why People Give and Why That Needs to Change(00:06:36) Band-Aid Solutions and the Mattress Story(00:09:34) What Communities Actually Need vs. What Donors Think They Need(00:14:57) How Jean Got the Job Running the JPMorgan Chase Foundation(00:16:41) Rethinking Grants: From Finite Donations to Sustainable Investment(00:24:38) What Do You Want Your Dash to Mean(00:27:33) Why Your Foundation and Your Investment Portfolio Should Talk to Each Other(00:38:11) Hands Up Not Handouts: The Danger of Dependency(00:47:56) How Asian Families Think About Wealth, Succession, and Giving(00:54:57) Think Tanks vs Do Tanks: The Gap Between Intention and Action
Dans cet épisode, on accueille Cherryl pour parler d'un sujet qui concerne tout le monde : la transmission de patrimoine !
Full Text of Readings Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time Lectionary: 371 The Saint of the day is Saint Thomas More Saint Thomas More's Story Thomas More's belief that no lay ruler has jurisdiction over the Church of Christ cost him his life. Beheaded on Tower Hill, London, on July 6, 1535, More steadfastly refused to approve King Henry VIII's divorce and remarriage and establishment of the Church of England. Described as “a man for all seasons,” Thomas More was a literary scholar, eminent lawyer, gentleman, father of four children, and chancellor of England. An intensely spiritual man, he would not support the king's divorce from Catherine of Aragon in order to marry Anne Boleyn. Nor would he acknowledge Henry as supreme head of the Church in England, breaking with Rome, and denying the pope as head. More was committed to the Tower of London to await trial for treason: not swearing to the Act of Succession and the Oath of Supremacy. Upon conviction, More declared he had all the councils of Christendom and not just the council of one realm to support him in the decision of his conscience. Reflection Four hundred years later in 1935, Thomas More was canonized a saint of God. Few saints are more relevant to our time. In the year 2000, in fact, Pope John Paul II named him patron of political leaders. The supreme diplomat and counselor, he did not compromise his own moral values in order to please the king, knowing that true allegiance to authority is not blind acceptance of everything that authority wants. King Henry himself realized this and tried desperately to win his chancellor to his side because he knew More was a man whose approval counted, a man whose personal integrity no one questioned. But when Thomas More resigned as chancellor, unable to approve the two matters that meant most to Henry, the king had to get rid of him.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media
Il y a 1000 ans, la reine de France, épouse de Robert II et belle-fille d'Hugues Capet, s'appelait Constance d'Arles. Plongez dans l'histoire des grands personnages et des évènements marquants qui ont façonné notre monde ! Avec enthousiasme et talent, Franck Ferrand vous révèle les coulisses de l'histoire avec un grand H, entre mystères, secrets et épisodes méconnus : un cadeau pour les amoureux du passé, de la préhistoire à l'histoire contemporaine.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
As Prince William gets ready to celebrate his birthday, royal commentators examine his relationship with Prince Harry and the future of the monarchy. We look at Meghan Markle's latest As Ever controversy, her appearance wearing more than $100,000 in jewelry including Princess Diana's famous Cartier watch, and reports that Princess Catherine has formed an important new friendship within the Royal Family. Plus, Japan's imperial succession crisis offers lessons for monarchies around the world, King Charles launches a new product line inspired by Princess Charlotte, and an unexpected royal protocol mishap leaves the King laughing.Palace Intrigue is a daily British royal family podcast covering King Charles, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, Kate Middleton and the House of Windsor. New episodes every day. Follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Part of the Caloroga Shark Media network.
Online classes happening soon: Grow a Potted Yuzu Citrus, Grow Angel's Trumpet (brugmansia) on Your Patio.--- Once garlic comes out of the garden, you're left with a useful patch of open soil and one big question: what goes there next?In this episode, we talk through summer succession planting using garlic harvest as the seasonal peg. He explains how timing, climate, heat, dry soil, and first frost dates all affect what you can plant after garlic or after any early crop that frees up garden space.You'll learn which crops are easiest to direct seed in summer, when transplants are a better bet, and how to use shade, boards, mulch, and row cover to improve germination and protect young plants.Topics include:Why garlic harvest timing varies by regionDirect seeding vs. starting transplantsHow to deal with dry soil, heat, strong sun, and crustingEasy summer succession crops such as bush beans, basil, dill, rapini, and greensCrops for fall harvest, including spinach, beets, carrots, turnips, winter radishes, kale, and Asian greensWhy bush snap beans are a better follow crop than pole or dry beansHow to decide whether cucumbers and summer squash are worth planting after garlicTips for short-season and cold-climate gardenersA simple “succession seed bin” system to make replanting easierSuccession planting doesn't have to mean filling every inch perfectly. It's about using open space in a way that fits your garden, your season, and your available energy. ---There's a whole world inside figs. I explore it in my Fig Culture podcast—varieties, recipes, collectors, and the stories behind them. Join 6,000+ gardeners in The Food Garden Gang and get practical weekly tips to grow more food at home—free. It's the best way to get started. [Join the newsletter]
Jeffrey Lurie has owned the Philadelphia Eagles, which he purchased in 1994, longer than his son, Julian, has been alive. But in recent years, the younger Lurie, heir to the franchise and now 31, has assumed a more pervasive and influential role in the organization. While the Eagles have made no secret about Julian's increased involvement with the team, specifics about his role have been scant. In recent months, The Philadelphia Inquirer's Jeff McLane spoke to nearly two dozen sources on and off the record to gain a better understanding of not just who Julian Lurie is and what he does, but - most important of all - whether he'll be ready to assume the reins as Eagles Chairman and CEO, whenever the time comes. Jeff shares the biggest takeaways from his reporting with Inquirer columnist Mike Sielski in this companion episode to Jeff's feature article about the Eagles' succession plan, linked here: https://www.inquirer.com/eagles/a/julian-lurie-influence-eagles-ownership-succession-plan-20260617.html unCovering the Birds is a production of The Philadelphia Inquirer and KYW Newsradio Original Podcasts. Following this episode, the podcast will be on hiatus until the start of training camp.
What do the best teams do differently? It's a question that's at the heart of a new book by social psychologist Ron Friedman. In "Superteams," Friedman explains what the research says about the most successful teams. Spoiler alert: those teams aren't the ones that collaborate the most, get along best, or have fancy office perks. The best teams, as Friedman writes, balance collaboration with focused individual work, phase out useless meetings, and reduce burnout — all while increasing productivity. Friedman joins us for the hour to discuss what we can learn from the "Succession" writers' room, ABBA's recording studio, and the labs of Nobel Prize-winning scientists. In studio:Ron Friedman, Ph.D., author of "Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams"---Connections is supported by listeners like you. Head to our donation page to become a WXXI member today, support the show, and help us close the gap created by the rescission of federal funding.---Connections airs every weekday from noon-2 p.m. Join the conversation with questions or comments by phone at 1-844-295-TALK (8255) or 585-263-9994, email, Facebook or Twitter. Connections is also livestreamed on the WXXI News YouTube channel each day. You can watch live or access previous episodes here.---Do you have a story that needs to be shared? Pitch your story to Connections.
Chosen by Dave, A Shot at Glory is a Scottish football drama directed by Michael Corrente and written by Denis O'Neill, bringing together a surprisingly heavyweight cast for a film about lower-league football, club loyalty, and men shouting at each other in tracksuits. Robert Duvall stars as Gordon McLeod and also served as a producer, with Michael Keaton, Ally McCoist, Brian Cox, Cole Hauser, Kirsty Mitchell, and Morag Hood rounding out a cast that feels like someone put Hollywood, Scottish football, and a pub argument into the same blender. The film was produced around 1999/2000 and received a limited US theatrical release in May 2002, followed by a DVD release later that year.Filming took place across Scotland, with football scenes using real grounds including Boghead Park, Palmerston Park, Rugby Park, and Hampden Park, while much of the fictional town of Kilnockie was shot in Crail, Fife. The movie also has a proper Scottish football texture thanks to appearances from real players and football figures, while the soundtrack was composed by Mark Knopfler, giving the whole thing a Celtic-tinged musical polish rather than just the sound of 8,000 people shouting “man on.” Critics were mixed, the box office was modest, but over time it has become a bit of a cult curiosity for football fans, especially anyone who enjoys seeing Ally McCoist sharing screen space with Robert Duvall and Michael Keaton.Trailer Guy SynopsisIn a small Scottish town, where the rain falls sideways and football is less a sport than a legally recognised emotional condition, one struggling club faces the fight of its life.Kilnockie FC has history, pride, and a fanbase clinging to hope like it's the last pie at half-time. But when an American owner threatens to rip the club from its roots, only one thing can save them: victory, belief, and a team held together by grit, grudges, and questionable decision-making.Fun factsThe film's working title was reportedly The Cup, which is accurate, but does sound like a placeholder left on someone's laptop until five minutes before the poster was printed.Ally McCoist plays Jackie McQuillan, a fictional footballer, despite McCoist himself being one of Scottish football's most recognisable real-life strikers.Brian Cox appears as Martin Smith, the Rangers manager, years before a whole new generation would know him as Logan Roy in Succession.Cole Hauser, later famous as Rip Wheeler in Yellowstone, plays Kelsey O'Brian, a backup goalkeeper, despite reports noting he had no real football background.Several real footballers appear in the movie, including Owen Coyle, Andy Smith, Peter Hetherston, and Didier Agathe.Robert Duvall reportedly spent time observing Raith Rovers to help shape his performance as a Scottish football manager.The fictional Kilnockie FC was loosely inspired by the kind of improbable cup exploits associated with smaller Scottish clubs, including Airdrieonians' runs in the 1990s.Mark Knopfler's soundtrack album contains 11 tracks and was released in 2002, with Guy Fletcher also involved as producer.Support the ShowIf you enjoy the show and would like to support us, we have a Patreon here.If you're listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, leaving us a 5-star review (and a short comment) really helps more people discover the show. It's quick, free, and makes a huge difference.Referral links also help out the show if you were going to sign up:NordVPNNordPassthevhsstrikesback@gmail.comhttps://linktr.ee/vhsstrikesback
In high-stakes decision-making, waiting for more data is often not an option. Yet many data scientists assume that without a large dataset, meaningful analysis is impossible. The good news is that rigorous, quantitative analysis is possible with far less data than most data scientists realise - in some cases with just a single datapoint.In this Value Boost episode, Douglas Hubbard joins Dr Genevieve Hayes to share practical techniques from How to Measure Anything that data scientists can start using right now to support high-stakes decisions when observations are scarce and every data point counts.In this episode, you'll learn:Why a single observation reveals more than you think [01:58]How Laplace's Rule of Succession lets you estimate probabilities from tiny samples [08:25]The Rule of Five and what it reveals about small sample statistics [12:08]The simplest and most overlooked technique for reducing measurement uncertainty [14:07]Guest BioDouglas Hubbard is the founder and president of Hubbard Decision Research and the creator of Applied Information Economics. He has over 35 years' experience in management consulting focusing on the application of quantitative methods to decision making. He is also the author of How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business and The Failure of Risk Management: Why It's Broken and How to Fix It.LinksHow to Measure Anything websiteConnect with Genevieve on LinkedInBe among the first to hear about the release of each new podcast episode by signing up HERE
Meghan Chard is many things at once — principal dentist, practice owner, mum of three, and quietly passionate evangelist for childhood airway health. In this episode, she sits down with Payman for a wide-ranging conversation that takes in meeting her husband Simon at dental school, buying his family's Leicestershire practice a month before their first child arrived, and the very particular chaos of juggling clinical work, business ownership, and family life. Then there's the airway thread — and once Meghan gets going, you can see why she's hooked. Sleep disordered breathing in children is, she argues, a dramatically underscreened problem, and dentists are uniquely placed to spot it.In This Episode00:00:55 — Introductions and Rothley Lodge00:02:30 — Meeting Simon at King's00:05:10 — Life as associates, then buying the practice00:06:05 — Running the practice: ops vs. direction00:08:25 — The dental family advantage00:12:45 — Learning the numbers — and how Pärla helped00:13:00 — Staff management and the art of delegation00:15:30 — Superpowers and self-awareness00:17:35 — The juggle: three kids, two clinical days, one nanny00:20:00 — Something has to give00:26:10 — Mary McAleese, Belfast, and family roots00:30:05 — Childhood airway obstruction: signs, symptoms and the dentist's role00:40:05 — Treatment: referral, palatal expansion and the habit-corrector appliance00:54:10 — Case studies and outcomes00:58:35 — Pärla: the emotional roller coaster of consumer business01:05:35 — Covid and the darkest days of practice ownership01:08:20 — Dental school, inferiority, and graduating second in the year01:16:30 — Blackbox thinking01:26:25 — Faith, spirituality, and community01:30:50 — Succession planning01:35:10 — How Meghan ended up in dentistry01:39:15 — Best lecture: Malcolm Levinkind on teeth, posture and the body01:41:50 — Favourite resources: Breath, Breathe Sleep Thrive, Saved by the Mouth01:42:45 — Sauna obsession and longevity habits01:43:55 — Fantasy dinner party01:45:40 — What she'd do differentlyAbout Meghan ChardMeghan Chard is a principal dentist and co-owner of Rothley Lodge Dental Practice in Leicestershire, which she and her husband Simon Chard took over from his family in 2018. Alongside clinical practice and running the business, she has developed a keen interest in childhood sleep disordered breathing and consults for a paediatric airway appliance brand. She is also a niece-in-law of Mary McAleese, former President of Ireland.
EP 427 — Richard Francis argues that accountants who embrace advisory and human connection will outlast any AI wave. Richard Francis lays out why advisory-led accounting beats compliance-heavy firms and why AI won't replace human judgement. He explains how accountants can create more value by asking better questions, choosing the right clients, and focusing on the future rather than the past. He breaks down advisory models, client selection, forecasting, global scaling, and how to build tools that support better decisions without drowning in spreadsheets. The discussion includes AI's real role in accounting and why trust and context remain the moat. What You'll Learn in This Episode: • Build an advisory-led accounting model that clients stay for • Decide which clients to drop to free capacity • Use forecasting to steer SMEs toward better decisions • Blend AI tools with human judgement safely • Structure a global business without losing your sanity For UK business owners and accountants who want practical thinking on advisory, client strategy and staying competitive in an AI-heavy world. *For Apple Podcast chapters, access them from the menu in the bottom right corner of your player* Spotify Video Chapters: 0:00 AI vs human advisors 3:40 Richard's early accounting career 9:40 Moving from compliance to advisory 15:20 Asking better questions 20:10 Building Spotlight Reporting 28:00 Advisory, tools and AI 35:00 The future of accountants 43:40 Client selection and the Dirty Dozen 50:20 Succession, exits and scale 57:00 Global teams and travel reality 1:04:00 Why advisory will survive AI 1:11:00 Quickfire: Business or BS? Watch and subscribe to us on YouTube Follow us: Instagram TikTok LinkedIn Twitter Facebook If you'd like to be on the show, get in contact - mail@businesswithoutbullshit.me
Succession, Murdoch Family, Tickled Documentary, Ginger Justice, Cheeseburgers, Applebee's, Pentagon Pizza Index, Election Betting, Polymarket, Democracy, UFC at White House, Celebrity Deaths, Kyle Busch, Drone Fishing, Missouri River Trip, South Dakota Politics, Campaign Ads, Social Media Algorithms, Korean Dating Ads, Enhanced Games, Roller Derby, Netflix Documentary, Hunting Songs, Luke Bryan, Deer Hunting, SURF, Dark Matter, Particle Accelerators Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
(0:00) Intro *Reference to the Boardroom Governance Summit at Limerick Lane Cellars, Healdsburg, California (Aug 26-27, 2026) (2:12) About the podcast sponsor: The American College of Governance Counsel. (2:59) Start of interview. (4:00) Origin Story of Emily, and Stewardship (6:15) From Engineer to CEO (7:14) Companies that she led: Elo Touch Systems (97-00), Capstone Turbine (02-03), Apexon (04-07) and NovaTorque (09-17). (9:50) Changing geopolitics of manufacturing (10:49) First Boards and Public Company Lessons (first board experience in Japan) "The soft skills are the hard part to do." (15:48) On serving in private VC-backed boards. "If you know one board, you know one board. I mean, they are all so different." (22:43) On serving in non-profit boards. "It's one of the best possible ways to get governance experience." (26:20) CEO Mistakes (32:03) Board Succession for leadership and skills. (35:33) Board Evaluations Done Right (37:41) What Makes Great Directors. *reference to Leading Edge Stewardship, by Linda Riefler and Mayree Clark (Stanford Women on Boards). "Asking the right question, at the right time, in the right way." (39:57) AI and the Boardroom. (46:16) Innovation Versus Oversight. "The goal is informed oversight without operational interference" (49:34) Teaching Governance to Stanford Students (52:17) Boards need to have a long-term orientation in this short-term world. (52:34) Books that have greatly influenced her life: The Bible Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty, by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson (2012) The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (1846) (54:12) Her mentors. "[T]hey told me things I needed to hear in a way that I could hear them because it's easy to get defensive." (55:38) Quotes that she thinks of often or lives her life by. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.' by Margaret Mead. (56:43) An unusual habit or an absurd thing that she loves. (57:30) The living person she most admires in governance: Bob Joss. Emily Liggett serves on the boards of Ultra Clean Technology and Materion Corporation. She also serves as Lecturer at Stanford GSB, where she teaches corporate governance and board leadership. You can follow Evan on social media at:X: @evanepsteinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/epsteinevan/ Substack: https://evanepstein.substack.com/__To support this podcast you can join as a subscriber of the Boardroom Governance Newsletter at https://evanepstein.substack.com/__Music/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License
Dan Slevin reviews Glenrothan, Brian Cox's directorial debut, about two estranged brothers and a whisky distillery. Devs, a cerebral sci-fi series about a tech company trying to predict the future. The Way, Martin Sheen's emotional Camino pilgrimage drama, back for its 15th anniversaryNights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to review:IN CINEMASGlenrothan (dir. Brian Cox). This is the first feature to be directed by Brian Cox, star of Succession, and it is the story of two estranged brothers and their family whisky distillery. Cox plays the older brother, and the jazz musician younger brother is played by Alan Cumming (who is also one of the stars of Schmigadoon!).PAID STREAMING - NeonDevs (written and directed by Alex Garland). This eight-episode cerebral sci-fi series was originally on Hulu in the US in 2020 but never on a local streamer until now. Nick Offerman plays the CEO of a mysterious quantum computing company that intends to use its prodigious computing power to predict the future and rewrite the past.FREE STREAMING - BrollieThe Way (dir. Emilio Estevez, 2010). The film is back in cinemas this weekend to commemorate the 15th anniversary of its release, but it's also streaming for free on Brollie. Martin Sheen plays a grieving father determined to complete the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage carrying the ashes of his dead son. The first and best of the (many) Camino films.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Succession planning strategies are more than just a checklist. They are a thoughtful, proactive approach to securing your nonprofit's future. Imagine your organization as a garden. Without planning for new growth, the garden eventually wilts. Succession planning is like planting seeds for the next generation of leaders who will nurture and grow your mission.Without a clear plan, nonprofits risk losing momentum, donor confidence, and even their core identity. When leadership changes happen unexpectedly, it can create chaos and uncertainty. But with a solid strategy in place, transitions become opportunities for renewal and growth.
2026-06-13 | UPDATES #213 | How Putin's regime ends: the Abramovich Kyiv mission, the Beria precedent and why a chasm is opening between Putin, reality and his elites. 10 June 2026 — the most strategically consequential diplomatic event of the spring of 2026 was held in a Kyiv residence on 21 may, was disclosed by Putin himself at SPIEF on 5 June, and has now re-written the Russian elite's decisional arithmetic. But we must ask, is Abramovich negotiating on behalf of Putin, or the elites that may increasingly be diverging from him, in terms of their perceived interests. ----------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtainhttps://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation----------ACTIVE CAMPAIGN:We are raising funds for 5 of 15 Vampire DronesSilicon Curtain for Kupiansk Vampires. Dzyga's Paw, together with Jonathan Fink, is joining forces to raise $40,000 to provide the Khartiia Brigade with Vampire Drones.https://dzygaspaw.com/silicon-curtain-for-kupiansk-vampiresThese heavy bombers are designed to destroy manpower and equipment, as well as for remote mining. The Vampire UAV, manufactured by Skyfall, has proven itself to be one of the most effective weapons in the Kupiansk direction. Skyfall is one of Ukraine's largest defense tech companies, producing Vampire bomber drones, various modifications of Shrike FPV drones, P1-SUN, Shahed drone interceptors, communication systems, and components.----------PLEASE HELP ME ME TO GROW SILICON CURTAINWe are planning our events for 2026, and to do more and have a greater impact. After achieving more than 12 events in 2025, we will aim to double that! 24 events and interviews on the ground in Ukraine, to push back against weaponized information, toxic propaganda and corrosive disinformation. Please help us make it happen!----------SOURCES: Financial Times (via Ukrainska Pravda English) — "Zelenskyy proposed meeting to Putin via Abramovich – Financial Times" (7 June 2026) Kyiv Independent — "Zelensky asked Russian oligarch Abramovich to send message to Putin on peace talks" (8 June 2026) Kyiv Post — "Zelensky Confirms Abramovich Came to Kyiv in May, Carried Messages to Putin Including Ceasefire Offer" (8 June 2026) Kyiv Post — "Abramovich Delivered Putin Message on Possible Talks Framework to Kyiv, Zelensky Says" (9 June 2026) Censor.NET — "Zelenskyy confirmed Abramovich's visit in May" (8 June 2026) Michael Naki (YouTube) — "ПУТИН ВЫБЕСИЛ СВОЮ ЭЛИТУ. Абрамович — лишь начало" / "Putin Has Enraged His Elite. Abramovich Is Just the Beginning" (early June 2026)Financial Times (background reporting, 2022; recapitulated in current FT coverage) Time magazine archive — "Russia: At the Kremlin Corral" (reproducing 1953-period coverage) Babel — "71 years ago, the bloody Soviet KGB leader Lavrentiy Beria lost his chance to lead the USSR" (June 2025) History Today — "Lavrenti Beria Executed" — Beria's improbable post-Stalin push for liberalization "that went further than colleagues were ready for"; Presidium hastily convened 26 June 1953; Khrushchev "blistering attack" with British intelligence accusations; "lethal plot was hatched against him"Soviet History MSU archive — "Succession to Stalin" — "Alarmed at Beria's growing prominence and control of the police, Khrushchev conspired with Malenkov and several other presidium members to arrange for Beria's arrest at the hands of the military"; 26 June 1953 plot execution; secret trial and 24 December 1953 execution----------
Most lawyers build their firms to serve clients, not to eventually leave them. But every law firm owner will exit someday, whether by choice, necessity, or life change. In episode 622 of the Lawyerist Podcast, Zack Glaser talks with Tom Lenfestey, attorney, CPA, and founder of The Law Practice Exchange, about why exit planning should not be treated as something reserved for retirement. Tom explains why succession planning often feels like the end, while exit planning gives firm owners more control over their future, their value, and their next act. They explore what makes a law firm transferable, why systems and data matter to buyers, and how lawyers can build firms that are worth more than just the owner's name. Tom also breaks down how the market for law firm sales is changing, from private capital to alternative business structures, and why modern buyers are looking closely at financials, intake, marketing, operations, and owner independence. If you own a law firm, this conversation is a reminder that your firm can be more than a job you built for yourself. With the right planning, it can become an asset, a legacy, and a bridge to whatever comes next. Links from the episode: https://thelawpracticeexchange.com/ https://a.co/d/05rY2bUe Listen to our previous episodes on Law Firm Exits & Succession. #568: How to Build a Law Firm You Can Sell, with Victoria L. Collier Apple | Spotify | LTN #517: Passing the Torch: Mastering the Art of Succession, with Carol Bertsch & Brennen Boze Apple | Spotify | LTN #369: Selling Your Practice, with Tom Lenfestey Apple | Spotify | LTN #326: A Succession Plan for Your Law Practice, with Tom Lenfestey Apple | Spotify | LTN Have thoughts about today's episode? Join the conversation on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and X! If today's podcast resonates with you and you haven't read The Small Firm Roadmap Revisited yet, get the first chapter right now for free! Looking for help beyond the book? See if our coaching community is right for you. Access more resources from Lawyerist at lawyerist.com. Chapters / Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction 01:00 – Why Succession Planning Feels Like the End 02:15 – Identity, Second Acts & Life After Practice 05:00 – Meet Tom Lenfestey 06:35 – Does a Law Firm Have Value Beyond the Owner? 07:45 – Why Tom Started The Law Practice Exchange 10:45 – Creating a Marketplace for Law Firm Sales 12:55 – When to Start Planning Your Exit 13:55 – Why Exit Planning Belongs in Your Strategic Plan 15:45 – Why Time Is Your Biggest Advantage 16:05 – Building a Firm with Exit in Mind 17:30 – Why The Exit Blueprint Matters Now 20:40 – What Law Firm Owners Need to Know Before Selling 22:45 – Private Capital, ABS & New Buyer Models 25:20 – What Sophisticated Buyers Want to See 27:15 – Why Data and Systems Create Transferable Value 29:00 – When Succession Planning Goes Wrong 31:20 – Why Internal Successors May Not Be Buyers 33:00 – Exit Strategy vs. Retirement Planning 36:50 – Keeping Your Options Open After Exit 38:50 – Where to Find The Exit Blueprint
Send us Fan MailWe've done the finance of Industry, the finance of Succession, the finance of Belle Burden's Strangers — but we've never done the finance of CREATORS. So when Spotify invited us to their Investor Day, we knew we had to sit down and ask the question every aspiring musician, podcaster, and Instagram creator is obsessing over: in a world where everyone wants to be a creator, how does anyone actually get paid?In this episode, we talk with Gustav Gyllenhammar, SVP of Markets and Subscriptions at Spotify, about the surprisingly complicated machinery behind every stream you play. Where does your $12.99 a month really go? How much does a million downloads of a song actually pay out? And how did a company born out of a piracy-ravaged Sweden convince an entire generation to start paying for something they'd grown up expecting for free? We get into the labels-versus-songwriters split, the rise of the independent artist, and the one number that explains why Spotify thinks it's playing a completely different game than the AI companies scraping the internet for content.Which brings us to the real tension underneath it all: as LLMs hoover up the work of writers, musicians, and creators everywhere, who's building a model to actually compensate them — and is Spotify offering a better blueprint? We dig into Spotify's philosophy on AI, why they waited so long to touch it on the music side, what "Time Well Spent" means when every other platform is optimizing for your attention, and whether the creators who power these platforms are about to get boxed out of their own economy. Plus: the new Universal Music partnership, the audiobook feature Jen has been praying for, and why a direct listing might be the most underrated way to go public.Shop our Self Paced Courses:Investment Banking & Private Equity Fundamentals HEREFixed Income Sales & Trading HERESubscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@thewallstreetskinny
Farm succession remains one of the most important and challenging conversations facing Canadian agriculture today. Throughout 2026, we've welcomed experts, advisors, and industry leaders to The Impact Farming Show to discuss the realities of transitioning farms, navigating family dynamics, creating financial clarity, and preparing the next generation for success. In this special compilation episode, we're revisiting some of the most impactful moments from six succession-focused episodes featured on the show this year. Whether you're actively working through a transition plan, preparing for future discussions, or simply exploring what's possible for your farm family, this episode highlights key insights, lessons, and perspectives you won't want to miss. Episode Timestamps 00:00 – Introduction 01:53– The $15 Million Lesson Driving Jace Young, His Work, and the Launch of Legacy Farmer 09:40 – Farm Succession in Today's Reality: Planning, Insurance, and Financial Clarity with Ken Doll 14:51 – Enabling the Next Generation of Canadian Agriculture and Food with Colin Brisebois 20:21 – Farm Succession Across the Globe: What Farmers Are Facing Right Now 27:20 – Simplifying Farm Succession: A New Approach for Canadian Farm Families 32:27 – Walking in the Shadows: Taking Over the Family Farm with Trevor MacLean If you enjoy this compilation, we encourage you to listen to the full episodes featured below. Thanks for tuning in, Tracy ========== Featured Episodes 1) The $15 Million Lesson Driving Jace Young, His Work, and the Launch of Legacy Farmer A powerful conversation about the lessons learned from a costly succession experience and how those insights are helping shape better outcomes for farm families today. Listen to the full episode: https://www.farmmarketer.com/Resources/ResourceItem?resourceItemId=594 2) Farm Succession in Today's Reality: Planning, Insurance, and Financial Clarity with Ken Doll Explore the financial realities of succession planning, including risk management, insurance considerations, and creating clarity for all generations involved. Listen to the full episode: https://www.farmmarketer.com/Resources/ResourceItem?resourceItemId=597 3) Enabling the Next Generation of Canadian Agriculture and Food with Colin Brisebois A discussion on supporting young farmers and strengthening pathways for the next generation to enter and thrive in agriculture. Listen to the full episode: https://www.farmmarketer.com/Resources/ResourceItem?resourceItemId=604 4) Farm Succession Across the Globe: What Farmers Are Facing Right Now Featuring: • Eamonn Walsh (Ireland) • Mike Downey (United States) • Derryn Shrosbree (Canada) This international panel explores how farm families around the world are approaching succession planning and the common challenges they face. Listen to the full episode: https://www.farmmarketer.com/Resources/ResourceItem?resourceItemId=614 5) Simplifying Farm Succession: A New Approach for Canadian Farm Families Discover practical approaches designed to make succession planning more accessible and achievable for farm families. Listen to the full episode: https://www.farmmarketer.com/Resources/ResourceItem?resourceItemId=619 6) Walking in the Shadows: Taking Over the Family Farm | Trevor MacLean An honest and powerful conversation about the emotional realities, pressures, expectations, and responsibilities of stepping into the next generation's role on the family farm. Listen to the full episode: https://www.farmmarketer.com/Resources/ResourceItem?resourceItemId=624 Additional Farm Succession Episodes You May Have Missed: 7) Thousands of Family Farms at Risk Due to Outdated Inheritance Rules Explore how outdated inheritance legislation could impact farm families and what changes may be needed to protect family farm continuity. Listen to the episode: https://www.farmmarketer.com/Resources/ResourceItem?resourceItemId=602 8) 10 Mistakes Farm Families Make in Succession Planning with Tracy Brunet Learn the most common succession planning mistakes farm families make and practical steps to avoid them. Listen to the episode: https://www.farmmarketer.com/Resources/ResourceItem?resourceItemId=618 Farm Transition Planning, Farm Succession Planning, Tracy Brunet, Impact Farming Show, Agriculture, Farming, Farmlife, Agribusiness, Farm Business, Farm Finance, Farm Management, Sustainable Farming, Farming Tips, Farm Business Management, Farming Success, Farm Funding Solutions, Agricultural Finance, Farming Innovations, Farm Financial Solutions, Farm Founders, Farm Successors, Agribusiness #Agriculture #Farming #Farmlife #Farmer #Farm #FarmSuccession ⚠️ Disclaimer: I do not accept any liability for any loss or damage incurred from you acting or not acting as a result of watching any of my publications. You acknowledge that you use the information I provide at your own risk. Do your research. Copyright Notice: This video and my YouTube channel contain dialogue, music, and images that are the property of The Impact Farming Show: Produced by Farm Marketer. You are authorized to share the video link and channel and embed this video in your website or others as long as a link back to my YouTube channel is provided. © The Impact Farming Show: Produced by Farm Marketer
Succession planning isn't a finish line — it's a process that starts years before any leader steps back. Scott Gillespie knows this better than most. A 40-year fitness industry veteran, Gillespie owns Saco Sports and Fitness, a multigenerational outcomes-based health club, and a F45 training studio in Maine, along with many other roles in the industry. Gillespie joined Club Solutions Magazine editor and podcast host Taylor Gabhart to discuss how he prepared his team to lead Saco without him in the building. The conversation covers how crisis reveals character in future leaders, the gradual step-back strategy that eased both staff and members into the transition, and why documenting systems two decades ago made the handoff possible today.
What does it really take to hire and retain people across a workforce that's part office, part shop floor? Jason Lerner, HR Director at Groundwater Treatment and Technology, has spent his career doing exactly that. He's grown his current company from fewer than 300 employees to more than 500 across six states, and he's cracked the code on attracting, developing, and keeping talent in grey industries, where blue-collar and white-collar work exist side by side. In this episode, Jason and Dr. Shari Simpson dig into the skills gap hiding in plain sight, why Gen Z is more suited for grey-collar work than most people think, and how accountability is actually a retention tool, not a threat. Key takeaways: • Why candidates with non-traditional backgrounds may be your best hire, and how to screen for it in the interview. • How to build clear career paths that satisfy Gen Z's need for growth without overpromising. • Why holding people accountable is one of the best things you can do for your top performers. Timestamps [00:00:00] Intro from The HR Mixtape announcer [00:00:41] Jason's non-traditional path: from sales to childcare to HR [00:03:10] Defining grey industries and why they matter right now [00:04:39] Skills transfer: helping candidates see their own potential [00:05:09] Real example of a shop employee who moved into engineering [00:08:35] Reformatting the interview process for non-traditional candidates [00:09:41] Taking candidates on a PPE tour before making an offer [00:11:23] Succession planning and why Gen Z fits into grey industries [00:13:32] Setting expectations and using accountability as a retention tool [00:17:00] Why credibility in the shop matters as much as HR expertise Guest Bio Motivating teams, building consensus, and creating a culture of honest and open communication are the tenets that have defined Jason Lerner's professional life. With a nuanced understanding of human behavior and a high degree of emotional intelligence, Jason leads by example and champions the performance and success of his team. Adept at transforming ideas into actionable programs and breaking down complex concepts into understandable parts, Jason is known as an agent of change and an executive who gets things done. He currently leads the HR function for a privately held transportation and logistics company, overseeing its expansion from fewer than 300 to more than 500 employees across six states. Committed to positioning HR as a strategic business partner, Jason collaborates with finance and executive leaders to advance the mission of the organization. Brought to You by Paylocity Paylocity is the fastest growing unified platform for HR, Finance, and IT. Paylocity brings your people, processes, and data together in one place so HR leaders can spend less time managing systems and more time doing the work that actually moves their organizations forward. Learn more at paylocity.com Keywords: grey industries, blue-collar hiring, white-collar hiring, workforce development, Gen Z retention, skills transfer, non-traditional candidates, succession planning, accountability, HR strategy, career pathing, grey-collar work, employee retention, interview process
Send us Fan MailHereditary monarchy seems like a ridiculous way to pick a leader, yet it dominates most of human political history. We argue the reason is transaction costs: succession systems survive when they settle “who rules next” cheaply enough to prevent recurring civil war. • Why hereditary monarchy is historically prevalent compared with democracy and universal suffrage • Why “divine right” stories often rationalize a choice people already find tolerable • Thomas Paine's critique of hereditary succession and what it misses • Hobbes on the state of nature as what happens when sovereignty is contested • Succession as the master coordination problem of political order • Transaction costs applied to elections, enforcement, legitimacy, and rent seeking • Why elective monarchy can become an armed auction for total power • Bright line rules versus discretionary selection and why speed can beat “better” • How constitutional design lowers the cost of leadership transition when it works • The legitimacy problem and why dynasties converge on endogamy • The genetic consequences of endogamy and the Habsburg cautionary tale • Twedges, book recommendation, and a listener letter on board game “math trades” LINKS:Thomas Paine, Common Sense, February 1776Michael Munger, The Ugly Pig, 20224A.P. Martinich, Thomas Hobbes: A Biography, 1999.Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan, 1651.Neal Schultz, Suicide Kings: Hereditary Monarchy, 2025Tbadel Barter AppCosmos Institute, Coasian Bargaining at Scale, 2025 UPDATE: An interesting, and more clearly articulated, application of the reasoning here.... https://aminga.substack.com/p/how-transaction-cost-economics-explainsIf you have questions or comments, or want to suggest a future topic, email the show at taitc.email@gmail.com !You can follow Mike Munger on Twitter at @mungowitz
For years, financial advisory firms treated talent as an HR function. Ray Sclafani is seeing a dramatic shift: the firms winning the wealth management industry race are treating talent strategy as enterprise value. In this episode, Ray reveals why your talent system directly affects growth, succession readiness, advisor retention, and client continuity and why waiting to address talent gaps is a strategic mistake that could cost your firm millions.What You Will Learn in This EpisodeWhy talent strategy has shifted from HR administration to enterprise value and what this means for your growth trajectoryThe 10 connected areas of talent architecture that drive firm value (investment, hiring, career pathing, bench strength, compensation, culture, and AI readiness)How to run a 5-question talent strategy audit that reveals hidden constraints to growth and client continuityWhy your talent system is the real ceiling on organic growth, not your marketing or business developmentThe critical difference between treating talent as a cost center versus treating it as capacity to growThe practical one-hour leadership exercise that connects growth goals to talent gapsKey Insight from This Episode"A firm cannot outgrow its talent system. Growth exposes every weakness in your talent strategy. The question isn't 'What are the best growth strategies?' The better question is: 'What kind of firm are you building and what talent system will it require?'"Talent development isn't an event you schedule when there's time. It's the strategic infrastructure that determines whether your firm can scale, retain high performers, and maintain client continuity through advisor transitions.The Talent Strategy Audit FrameworkAsk your leadership team these five questions:Growth Impact: Where does talent directly affect growth? (advisor capacity, business development capability, client service, planning depth, next-gen advisor development)Continuity Risk: Where does talent affect client continuity? (Which client relationships depend on one person? Which roles lack a successor or second chair?)Leadership Depth: Where does talent affect leadership capability? (Are managers trained to lead, coach, delegate, and hold people accountable? Most are not.)Retention Risk: Where does talent affect your ability to keep high performers? (Can they see a clear, compelling, financially rewarding future at your firm?)AI Readiness: Where does talent affect your firm's ability to evolve with AI? (Which jobs will change? Which skills matter more? Who needs training now?)The 10 Connected Areas of Talent ArchitectureThe firms winning are building talent systems across these dimensions:Talent investment and hiring strategyCareer pathing and progressionBench strength and succession planningTeam structure and rolesCompensation alignmentCulture and valuesAdvisor development and trainingLeadership developmentDelegation and accountability systemsAI capability and skill evolutionCoaching Questions for ReflectionWhich part of your talent strategy most directly affects enterprise value over the next three years? (Growth capacity? Succession readiness? Client continuity? Advisor retention?)Where is your firm still treating talent as an administrative function rather than a strategic imperative? What are the costs of this gap?What talent weakness, if left unaddressed, could slow your organic growth or damage client continuity?What would need to change for your leadership team to invest in talent development with the same seriousness you apply to investment management, technology, and valuations?Practical: Set aside one hour this week with your leadership team. On the left side of a page, list your growth goals. On the right side, outline your current talent system. Does the right side support the left side? If not, name the three biggest gaps and assign owners.Resources & References MentionedMcKinsey — Wealth Management Industry Talent ResearchSuruli Research — Advisor Retirement & Headcount AnalysisBuilding the Billion Dollar Business is hosted by Ray Sclafani, founder and CEO of ClientWise, the financial services industry's leading executive coaching and team development firm for elite advisors and wealth management teams.Find Ray and the ClientWise Team on the ClientWise website or LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube
Ivy Slater is the CEO of Slater Success, a boutique coaching and consulting firm working at the intersection of strategic growth and succession planning. Before becoming a coach and advisor, she built and sold a seven-figure business in New York City and has spent nearly two decades since working with leadership teams on the strategy, structure, and leadership development required for sustainable growth, with a particular focus on the legal sector. Ivy has guided companies through the leadership and cultural dynamics that shape whether growth, transition, or acquisition actually succeeds. Ivy is a TEDx speaker, host of the Her Success Story podcast, and author of The Best of the Best: Lead Boldly, Scale Rapidly, Create Your Legacy. WHAT'S COVERED IN THIS EPISODE ABOUT SUCCESSION PLANNING AND LAW FIRM GROWTH Law firm leaders who avoid succession planning rarely think of it as avoidance. The conversation feels like it belongs later, closer to retirement, or after the next growth milestone gets hit. So firms keep running on the assumption that the people at the top will always be there, and the planning that would actually protect the firm never quite makes it onto the agenda. Ivy Slater argues that succession planning and strategic planning are the same conversation and that separating them produces short-term thinking at best. Firms that integrate succession into their growth strategy from the start are building something solid, something that can function and grow without depending on any one person to hold it together. That shift starts with how leaders think about succession itself, not as an exit, but as the foundation of a legacy. In this episode of The Lawyer's Edge podcast, Elise Holtzman talks with Ivy Slater of Slater Success about why succession planning belongs inside the growth strategy, how to develop the next generation of leaders and rainmakers, what the numbers in your firm are actually telling you, and how to reframe succession from an end-of-career conversation into a strategy for long-term growth. 2:34 - Why firms treat strategic planning and succession planning as separate conversations 3:13 - Why separating succession from strategy produces short-term thinking 5:45 - The ego and fear that make succession planning feel threatening 9:14 - Succession planning means developing leaders, not just identifying successors 9:49 - How to know your people's strengths and develop them intentionally 13:39 - How Ivy's own business transition became a model for succession done right 17:54 - What firm leaders should actually be tracking 19:46 - Start every conversation with a success by focusing on what's working 23:43 - Reframing succession from exit planning to legacy building 27:28 - The real cost of waiting and what firms lose when they put this off 31:09 - Thinking 5 to 10 years forward and building a firm that lasts 35:58 - Why firm leaders need to read the storybook of numbers Mentioned In From Why Succession Planning Is a Growth Strategy, Not a Retirement Issue Slater Success | Her Success Story Podcast The Best of the Best: Lead Boldly, Scale Rapidly, Create Your Legacy Ivy Slater on LinkedIn Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman Get connected with the coaching team: hello@thelawyersedge.com The Lawyer's Edge SPONSOR FOR THIS EPISODE This episode is brought to you by the coaching team at The Lawyer's Edge, a training and coaching firm that has been focused exclusively on lawyers and law firms since 2008. Each member of the team is a trained, certified, and experienced professional coach—and either a former practicing attorney or a former law firm marketing and business development professional. Whatever your professional objectives, our coaches can help you achieve your goals more quickly, more easily, and with significantly less stress. To get connected with your coach, fill out our contact form.
Today on the Uplevel Dairy Podcast, Peggy sits down with Sam Fessenden, a Cornell dairy science graduate with a PhD focused on the CNCPS model who worked with nutritionists globally before partnering with his wife Brenda and her parents, Craig and Cathy, to rebuild dairying at their Southeast Minnesota site.In this conversation, Sam shares early mentorship near Cornell, how consulting and barn tours informed their tech-forward design, and how they converted a former 70-stall stanchion operation into a 120-cow, sand-bedded, two-robot, largely automated free-flow barn launched in 2020 while welcoming their first child. He discusses feeding non-pelleted homegrown corn through robots, lessons from managing cows daily (manure observation and feed inventory realities), choosing open-minded advisors, patience in growth decisions, guidance for generational transition, resilience through cost control, extra acres, and value-added black calf raising, and how faith and family motivate raising three kids on the farm.This Episode is brought to you by AdisseoThis episode is sponsored by Uplevel Dairy Podcast Founding Partner Adisseo, a global leader in nutritional solutions and premier provider of rumen-protected methionine for dairy producers who want to optimize milk production, capture more value from components, and maintain the health of their high-performing herds. Learn more at https://www.adisseo.com/en/01:44 Sam's Dairy Roots05:31 Cornell Mentors and Models08:42 From Consulting to Minnesota09:24 Rebuilding the Dairy Site11:49 Designing a Robot Barn13:45 Automation and Feeding Hacks16:32 Consulting Lessons Applied19:02 Choosing the Right Advisors21:25 Patience and Farm Values23:17 Succession and Growth Plans26:14 Resilience and Black Calves30:46 Family First and Faith
What would break first if you stopped answering calls, stopped checking email, and stepped out of the building for 30 days? John Gallagher sits down with Brian Gini, co-CEO of Collins Electric, to unpack a real transformation inside a multi-branch, family-owned electrical contracting business and the personal growth required to make it stick. Brian's path starts in the field and moves through project management, branch leadership, and ownership, and that credibility shapes how he thinks about trust, systems, and the next generation of leaders.We get into the practical catalyst behind the shift: building a sustainable leadership pipeline when “nobody gave us a playbook.” Brian explains why outside expertise mattered, how lean construction tools entered through a prefabrication quality problem, and what it took to move five branches from five different ways of working to a shared enterprise mindset. He's candid about the hardest barrier to continuous improvement: people staying locked into who they've always been, even when the business demands something new.Then we talk about the experiments that prove your culture is real. The Gini Wonka month-off test sends a serious message to employees and customers: we trust you, we've built guardrails, and the company can operate without the owners acting like heroes. Brian also shares a deceptively simple leadership word he keeps in sight every day: “appreciate,” and how that mindset helps stretch new leaders into big roles. We close with a grounded take on AI in construction: keep building the training and curriculum you know you need, and adopt AI only where it truly supports the strategy.
Reed Birney has been working in film, television and theater for decades. Among his earliest credits are Albert Innaurato's Broadway comedy GEMINI in 1974 and Arthur Penn's FOUR FRIENDS in 1981. A celebrated member of the New York theatre community, Reed has won a Tony and numerous other awards and nominations for plays including THE HUMANS, CASA VALENTINA, MAN FROM NEBRASKA, UNCLE VANYA, BLASTED, and CIRCLE MIRROR TRANSFORMATION. Most recently he starred opposite his son Ephraim Birney in CHESTER BAILEY at Irish Rep, and in the highly successful run of Donald Margulies's LUNAR ECLIPSE at Second Stage, following a sold out run at Shakespeare & Company. On television, he was recently seen recurring opposite Kim Kardashian in the most recent season of "American Horror Story". He was also recently seen in Peacock's "Poker Face", and "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds." Other TV credits include HBO's "Succession" and Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale", as well as the Apple TV+ series "Home Before Dark". He is also well known for his performance as Vice President Donald Blythe in the Netflix series "House of Cards". Next he will be seen in a series regular role on the upcoming season of "Silo" on Apple TV+, and also recently joined the cast of the limited series "Rabbit, Rabbit" for Netflix. In film, Reed received a Gotham Award nomination for his performance in the Bleecker Street feature MASS opposite Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton. The film's cast was also honored with the Robert Altman Award at the Independent Spirit Awards. Other recent film credits include THE MENU opposite Ralph Fiennes and Anya Taylor-Joy, the Universal/Blumhouse thriller THE HUNT, and Netflix's THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION and LOST GIRLS. Reed recently shot an independent feature THE STEEL HARP with Lois Smith and Cherry Jones, as well as BLUE FILM which debuted at Edinburgh Film Festival in August. We chat about almost quitting 3 times, regrets, 35 bad years & breakout roles 'later in life', embracing fear, being a LIFER, rejection & nasty things people say, spreading the ashes of one of his teachers, terrible plays, His Tony speech, good and bad agents, not working for a year + more! Check out BLUE FILM (tickets currently out) https://obscuredreleasing.com/films/blue-film ------------------------------------------- Follow @Funny in Failure on Instagram and Facebook https://www.instagram.com/funnyinfailure/ https://www.facebook.com/funnyinfailure/
The Learning Leader Show with Ryan Hawk www.LearningLeader.com New Book - The Price of Becoming www.LearningLeader.com/Becoming Ron Friedman is a psychologist and researcher who has spent his career studying what separates great teams from average ones. His research, which has surveyed thousands of professionals across dozens of industries, became the second most-read article in Harvard Business Review history. He is the author of three books, including his latest, Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams. This is brought to you by Insight Global. If you need to hire one person, hire a team of people, or transform your business through Talent or Technical Services, Insight Global's team of 30,000 people around the world has the hustle and grit to deliver. Key Learnings Ron's dad threw himself into impossible challenges and taught his family the dignity of hard work. A physician in Israel, he didn't want his son in the army, so he picked up the phone and started dialing hospitals in New York City until he landed a job at NYU. He pulled his family out of a country he knew, didn't speak the language fluently, and succeeded anyway. Ron dedicated Super Teams to him. He recently passed away. Only 8% of teams qualify as super teams. Ron's team polled thousands of workers and asked two questions: How effective is your team at meeting its goals? And how does it compare to others in your industry? Super teams hit the perfect score. The only office amenity that statistically drives performance: quiet space for focused work. Not the gym. Not the ping-pong table. Most offices are an attentional war zone. That's why people prefer working from home. How a team works matters more than where a team works. Remote, hybrid, in-office. The data shows none of those predict performance. Intention does. Don't make meetings the default. Make them the last resort. Super teams are 50% better at avoiding unnecessary meetings and 54% less likely to schedule recurring ones. Recurring meetings are insidious. Once they're on the calendar, removing one feels like breaking up with someone. So they just live there forever. Ron's rule: no decision, no meeting. Have a question? Pick up the phone. Have an update? Record a video or send an email. Don't pull people away from their work. The average worker loses 18 hours a week to meetings. And another 11 hours to messages. That's three-quarters of the week gone before they've achieved a single task. Meeting-free days cut stress in half and increase productivity by 71%. People go home feeling satisfied because they were able to actually do the work. Three pillars of super teams: They get more done by managing time, energy, and attention. They don't just collaborate. They actively make each other better. They're never satisfied. They're constantly building skills and improving. Recovery isn't passive. Scrolling Instagram or binging Netflix helps you wind down, but it doesn't restore your energy. Mastery experiences do. Learn a new song. Try pickleball. Cook a new recipe. When leaders recover, their teams perform better. A well-rested leader shows up in a positive mood. That mood lifts the team. Investing in your own recovery isn't selfish. It moves your team forward. The best leaders support their people's side hustles. Not because they assign them, but because their people feel they have permission to grow outside the job. That's a signal you care about the person, not just the output. Three factors predict trust in a leader: competence, caring, consistency. Any one of them breaks down and trust breaks down. "How was your weekend?" is lame. Be specific. Ask about the kid's soccer game by name. Specificity proves you actually thought about the person. People need to be appreciated for who they are, not just what they do. That's how they feel cared for. The top three characteristics of toxic teammates: unreliable, bad attitude, and arrogant. The top three characteristics of the best teammates: knowledgeable, dependable, and a good communicator. Notice what's not on the list. Funny. Good listener. Caring. Those are nice-to-haves. They don't move the team forward. The best teammates make excellence the norm. On super teams, 94% say their teammates motivate them to do their best work. On super teams, 82% say they feel worse about letting down their teammates than their manager. When people know their teammates are counting on them, they work harder. Constant togetherness is not collaboration. The Succession writers' room cycled between solo writing and group critique. Real collaboration protects focus time first. Brainwriting beats brainstorming. Have people generate ideas alone first, then bring them to the room. You get higher quantity and higher quality ideas. 97% of feedback fails to lift performance. Over a third actively makes it worse. What does the 3% do differently? Focus on one thing at a time. Future-oriented, not past-oriented. Top performers want to know what they did wrong. Confidence allows them to absorb criticism and correct it. Most people aren't there. Gauge the feedback to the person. Great football coaches give feedback differently to the quarterback than the lineman. Know your people. Adjust your approach. Comedians get better at the Comedy Cellar because of what happens next door. Seinfeld, Chappelle, and Schumer gather at the Lemon Tree Cafe after sets to critique each other. Ryan calls it the "see it, say it" mentality, an ethos his teammate Geron Stokes brings every day. Great compliment, say it. Falling short of the standard, say it. The best teammates care enough to tell you how you can improve. Ron's champagne moment a year from now: his 19-year-old daughter landing a finance internship she earned on her own. Reflection Questions What's your recurring meeting that should be a breakup conversation? When was the last time you asked a teammate something specific about their life, by name? Or are you defaulting to "how was your weekend?" What's your version of the Comedy Cellar's Lemon Tree Cafe? Who do you go to for the candid feedback that makes you better? More Learning #422: Ron Friedman - How to Reverse Engineer Excellence #535: Geron Stokes - Maximizing People #647: Tim Ferriss - Effectiveness Over Efficiency Podcast Chapters 00:00 The Price of Becoming - Pre-Order Now! 01:09 Meet Ron Friedman 02:41 Ron's Dad and the Dignity of Hard Work 03:47 Two Workplaces, Two Cultures, One Lesson 06:01 The Super Teams Methodology 07:13 The Only Office Amenity That Drives Performance 08:50 How a Team Works Matters More Than Where 13:06 The Three Pillars of Super Teams 16:11 Meeting Guidelines That Actually Work 18:42 The Power of Meeting-Free Days 22:23 Why Guidelines Beat Rules 23:40 Side Hustles, Recovery, and the Goldman Sachs CEO Who DJs 28:53 The Three Factors of Trust: Competence, Caring, Consistency 30:13 Why "How Was Your Weekend?" Is Lame 31:02 Get Specific or Don't Bother 31:22 The Manager Who Asked About Miranda by Name 32:08 The Spreadsheet for Remembering People 33:09 What Makes a Toxic Teammate 35:05 Chevy Chase and the Cost of Burning Bridges 35:52 The Best vs. Worst Teammate Traits 37:08 How Tom Brady Lifted an Entire Organization 38:06 Why Super Teams Hold Each Other Accountable 39:39 Inside the Succession Writers' Room 40:46 Brainwriting Beats Brainstorming 41:41 The Candid Feedback Culture That Drives Improvement 43:06 Painting in Red: The Power
Superteams: The Science and Secrets of High-Performing Teams by Ron Friedman https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/198218633X https://Superteamsquiz.com/superteams-masterclass Ronfriedmanphd.com The ultimate playbook for building high-performing teams, packed with counterintuitive insights, surprising science, and real-world lessons from the most comprehensive study of elite groups ever conducted. What do the best teams do differently? To find out, award-winning social psychologist Ron Friedman surveyed thousands of teams and pinpointed the precise habits that separate the best from the rest. The results upend everything we think we know about teamwork. It turns out that the most successful teams aren’t the ones that collaborate most, get along best, or put in the longest hours. What really sets them apart is the way they manage their energy and attention, bring out the best in one another, and keep improving over time. Blending eye-opening discoveries with unforgettable stories, Superteams takes you inside the writers’ room of Succession and Bridgerton, the recording studio of ABBA and Fleetwood Mac, the kitchens of Michelin-starred restaurants, the laboratories of Nobel Prize–winning scientists, the locker rooms of NBA and NFL teams, and the boardrooms of the world’s most innovative companies. You will learn: -A simple rule that instantly cuts meeting time in half -How the best teams make focus easier, not harder -The one question that makes team decisions up to 30% smarter -The only office perk that improves performance (spoiler: it’s not coffee) -How personal productivity hacks make teamwork harder -Why feeling like the smartest person in the room is a red flag -Why top performers care more about disappointing their peers than their boss -How the best teams avoid burnout without working fewer hours -The science of truly restorative breaks, evenings, and vacations -How to build a team that keeps getting better (even when you’re not in charge) Smart, insightful, and relentlessly practical, this is your science-backed guide to turning your team into a Superteam. About the author Ron Friedman, PhD, is an award-winning psychologist who helps leaders build high-performing teams. He is the bestselling author of The Best Place to Work and Decoding Greatness, and the founder of Superteams, Inc., where he delivers keynotes, workshops, and executive advisory to senior leaders around the world. An expert on human motivation, Friedman has served on the faculties of the University of Rochester, Nazareth College, and Hobart and William Smith Colleges. He contributes regularly to Harvard Business Review, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, Financial Times, Bloomberg, NPR, CBS, FOX, NBC, Fast Company, The Washington Post, Forbes, and Inc.
What does fleet management look like when your "shop" spans the entire globe? In this episode of the Fleet Success Show, host Marc Canton sits down with Chief Master Sergeant Adam Walker of the U.S. Air Force at the NAFA Institute and Expo 2026. Adam oversees vehicle management operations across 175 Air Force bases, 100,000 vehicles, and 5,500 military and civilian personnel. His team's mission: keep the vehicles running so the Air Force can fly, fight, and win. The conversation goes deep on the challenges, the systems, and the leadership principles that hold it all together and what civilian fleet managers can take directly from the military playbook. In this episode: How the Air Force manages 100,000 vehicles across 175 global locations Mission Capable Rate, fleet health scoring, and service level agreements: the Air Force way Why the Air Force ran MS-DOS fleet software until 2016 and what they learned from the transition How AI is being integrated into Air Force vehicle management operations The Fleet Gap DoD SkillBridge program and how it can help with your technician shortage Succession planning lessons from an organization that turns over entire crews every 18 months Tabletop exercises, psychological safety, and building leaders who thrive under pressure What civilian fleets get wrong about military fleet operations If you're a fleet manager, fleet director, or fleet leader who wants to run a tighter, more resilient operation, this episode is for you. Speaker Bios Marc Canton Marc Canton is Vice President of Fleet Strategy at RTA Fleet and host of The Fleet Success Show. A recognized fleet industry leader, Marc helps public and enterprise fleets improve performance through data-driven decision-making, operational excellence, and strategic fleet management. Drawing from extensive experience leading fleet organizations and advising fleets across North America, he is passionate about helping fleet professionals solve complex challenges, develop stronger teams, and build fleets they are proud to lead.Adam Walker Chief Master Sergeant Adam Walker serves in the United States Air Force as a Major Command Functional Manager for the Vehicle Management community. In his role, he leads workforce development, training, and talent management initiatives supporting approximately 3,500 military and civilian personnel responsible for maintaining nearly 100,000 vehicles across 175 global locations. Beginning his career as a vehicle maintainer, Adam has served in leadership roles spanning maintenance operations, fleet management, and organizational development. He is also a strong advocate for military-to-fleet workforce transition programs, helping retiring and separating service members connect with career opportunities throughout the fleet industry. Looking to take the next step to fleet success? Start by requesting your free copy of The Fleet Success Playbook. Written by fleet professionals for fleet professionals, the Playbook breaks down the four key pillars of fleet success, and gives you the tools you need to build a truly great fleet. Request your free (yes, really, free!) copy here: https://rtafleet.com/resources/fleet-success-playbook?utm_source=simplecast&utm_medium=footer_notes&utm_campaign=episode_213 Control fleet chaos with RTA Fleet360, proven software designed by fleet managers for fleet managers: https://rtafleet.com/book-a-demo?utm_source=simplecast&utm_medium=footer_notes&utm_campaign=episode_213
“Lead yourself before you lead others.” – Jane MonroeIn this week's episode, Carol Schultz sits down with Jane Monroe, founder of Embrace the Grape Beverage Catering, to explore one of the most overlooked leadership skills: self-awareness. What started as a conversation about leadership quickly became a masterclass on blind spots, delegation, personal growth, and building teams that can lead themselves.Jane shares the unexpected story of how a bride's wedding problem led her to launch a completely new business during the 2008 financial crisis. From there, she introduces her framework for leadership cohesion, breaking down the four versions of ourselves—the known self, blind self, hidden self, and mystery self—and explains how understanding each one can transform the way we lead.Carol and Jane discuss why many leaders struggle with control, how delegation creates stronger organizations, and why hiring people who compensate for your weaknesses is a competitive advantage. They also dive into trust, employee empowerment, succession planning, and the importance of balancing logic with intuition to become a more whole-brained leader.The episode closes with practical lessons for leaders looking to build high-performing teams, uncover their blind spots, and create workplaces where accountability starts from within.Takeaways• Self-awareness is the foundation of effective leadership.• Blind spots can limit growth until someone helps uncover them.• Great leaders learn to lead themselves before leading others.• Growth happens when you step outside your comfort zone.• Delegation allows leaders to focus on their strengths.• Hiring for your weaknesses creates stronger teams.• Employees perform better when given ownership instead of micromanagement.• Different perspectives often produce better outcomes than one leader working alone.• Strong cultures are built on trust, communication, and accountability.• Encouraging employees to “manage up” creates healthier organizations.• Leadership exists at every level—not just in management positions.• Balancing emotional intelligence with logical thinking leads to better decisions.Chapters00:00 Intro: Why self-awareness separates great leaders from everyone else01:11 Meet Jane Monroe & the story behind Embrace the Grape02:19 The bride who accidentally created a business opportunity04:29 Turning blind spots into entrepreneurial breakthroughs07:01 The four selves: known, blind, hidden, and mystery09:37 Why growth requires getting comfortable being uncomfortable11:54 Leading yourself before leading others13:51 A powerful framework for humility and leadership15:58 Learning to let go: delegation and control17:03 Hiring for your weaknesses instead of your strengths18:13 Diversity of thought and avoiding groupthink19:15 How delegation unlocks team growth20:05 Empowering employees through trust and ownership21:41 Giving people opportunities to exceed expectations22:41 When employees redesign your plans for the better23:09 Managing up: why leaders need feedback too24:05 Building a culture of accountability with part-time teams25:38 Hiring experienced professionals and maintaining low turnover26:39 Supporting employees through major life transitions27:35 Succession planning when family doesn't want the business29:12 Whole-brain leadership: balancing emotion and logic31:38 Final thoughts & closing remarksConnect With Host Carol SchultzFind more information about our host Carol Schultz and her company at Vertical Elevation, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.Want to be our next guest expert? Email cat.gloria@verticalelevation.com with your information.And of course, click "follow" to stay up-to-date on new episodes and leave an honest review/rating letting us know what you thought!
Keeping Montana ranch families on the land takes more than hard work—it takes options. Click on the podcast as we explore how grassbanks are helping ranchers navigate drought, the economy, succession planning, and how an international conservation group has joined […] The post Ag/Conservation Partnership Advances Options for Production and Succession first appeared on Voices of Montana.
Struggling with rising grocery prices while your garden overproduces? In this episode, you'll learn practical ways to turn extra vegetables into extra income without becoming a full-time farmer. We cover backyard garden side hustles, CSA boxes, value-added products, and high-value crops for small-space gardeners. Dirt Academy Kids: https://www.dirtacademykids.com/JWJLearn how to garden alongside your kids with step-by-step lessons and hands-on activities designed for families and homeschoolers. Use promo code JWJ for a discount. If you've ever looked at your overflowing tomato plants or too many cucumbers and wondered if your garden could actually help pay for itself, this episode is for you. Market farmer Luke Hammond joins me to share realistic ways home gardeners can earn extra income from the space they already have. We talk through practical examples for small raised-bed gardens, easy ways to find buyers without committing to a farmers market, and how to think strategically about succession planting and high-value crops. Whether you want a simple side hustle or just enough to offset grocery costs, this conversation will help you think differently about your garden. Key Takeaways Learn how one raised bed can produce surprising value Discover simple ways to sell produce without a farmers market Find out which crops offer the best return in small spaces Understand how succession planting supports steady harvests Explore value-added products like pickles, herbs, and jams Chapters 00:00 – Can a backyard garden make money? 03:33 – What one raised bed can earn 07:27 – Growing lettuce through summer heat 10:28 – Best high-value garden crops 13:07 – Easy ways to sell extra produce 18:02 – Roadside stands and local sales 22:59 – Turning harvests into value-added products 29:57 – Balancing gardening with family life 34:20 – Starting small with a CSA 35:59 – Succession planting for steady harvests 39:33 – Best fall crops to sell 41:36 – First steps for beginner sellers 43:02 – Gardening with kids and Dirt Academy Kids Resource Links Fall Salad Garden Planning Calendar: http://journeywithjill.net/fallsaladgarden Friday Emails Newsletter: https://journeywithjill.net/gardensignup Recommended Brands & Products: https://journeywithjill.net/recommended-brands-and-products/ Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/thebeginnersgarden As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Complete Garden Planner: https://shop.journeywithjill.net/ Dirt Academy Kids: https://dirtacademykids.com/ Seedtime Garden Planner: https://seedtime.us/ Disclaimer Gardening advice shared in this podcast is based on my own experience in Zone 8a (Arkansas) and from the feedback I receive from others in different gardening contexts. Your results may differ depending on your location, climate, and growing conditions. Always check your local extension service or trusted resources for region-specific guidance. Some links mentioned may be affiliate links, which means I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you if you make a purchase. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Contact us. We'd love to serve youGive financially to support the work of helping pastors thriveWrite a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify Register for the Advancing the Church Equip Conference! (02:39) Framing the question: Can a pastor stay too long?(02:46) Acts 20 & 2 Timothy 4 – finishing your course in ministry(05:31) 1 Corinthians 16 – “open door” and “many adversaries” as stay/leave indicators(08:00) High-profile examples: Alistair Begg and contrasting exit models(09:33) Jim's personal retirement aspirations and health/age as limits(13:37) Practical markers that it's time to step down (diminished gifts, effectiveness)(17:18) Yes, pastors can stay too long; continuing ministry after leaving the pastorate(19:25) Why some won't let go: finances, lack of self-awareness, identity in ministry(22:21) When no one can tell the pastor, “It's time” – isolation and lack of accountability(26:00) Succession planning in churches and ministries (Brian's and Jim's examples)(29:30) Defining “finishing well”: faithfulness over visible success(31:44) Spurgeon's ending, realism about messy conclusions, and faithfulness to the end(33:03) Final Word and Prayer
Welcome to a long-awaited episode of Fratello On Air! Well, at least we're excited to be back. It's been a while, meaning we'll cover some recent news from the watch industry, sneaker landscape, television, and even our personal lives. We look forward to catching up with you!It's been nearly two months since we last published an episode of Fratello On Air. Yes, that's too long, but life has gotten in the way. It's mainly Mike who has had a crazy travel schedule, with just 36 hours spent in the UK in April. Balazs has been at the ready, but just seven weeks ago, he became a father as his daughter was born (on RJ's birthday, no less!). But here we are, with a full hour to catch up and a plan to visit the airwaves regularly.HandgelenkskontrolleWe actually end our show with the Handgelenkskontrolle, but tradition requires it to open our written recap. At the beginning of the show, we cover a multitude of topics. Of course, we mention travel with Mike doing the lion's share of flying. Multiple trips to the United States, a stop in Switzerland for Watches and Wonders 2026, Germany, and Italy have made the flight plan over the last two months. But don't worry, we've been watching television during flights or sleepless newborn nights. From, Euphoria, Succession, and IT: Welcome to Derry are some of the shows we've been viewing. Regarding shoes, Balazs mentioned the Nike Tennis Classic PRM, a sneaker with surfaces inspired by watch straps. Meanwhile, Mike has purchased a lively pair of New Balance 992s for the summer. For the Handgelenkskontrolle, Mike is wearing his modern, dark blue 42mm Breitling SuperOcean. Balazs is wearing the watch he had on during his daughter's birth, his beloved Rolex GMT-Master 1675.Catching up on the newsOf course, we discuss the Audemars Piguet × Swatch Royal Pop. While he's not in love with the watch, he feels that it's one of the most significant happenings in watch history. That's a bold take! We also spend time talking about the new and pre-owned watch market in general. Balazs also mentions a recently auctioned Cartier-signed Piaget dual time, which sold for a wild amount of money. Mike's longtime favorite, the Cartier Tank Normale, also makes an appearance. Regarding recent acquisitions, Balazs has a new Grand Seiko waiting for him in the UK. Mike has gone in a very different direction with a vintage Bulova Accutron Spaceview. Despite numerous concerns about the reliability of these pieces, the watch has run perfectly for nearly two months. It even visited Watches and Wonders! This watch prompts a lovely story about Roger Smith, who owns a cantankerous version of the watch.We hope you enjoyed this episode of Fratello On Air. We promise to be back much sooner next time. Thanks for listening and, as always, if you have ideas for future shows, let us know!
Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Cheryl McKissack Daniel. Topic: Legacy, resilience, and entrepreneurship of the McKissack family, as detailed in the book The Black Family Who Built America. Cheryl shares the powerful story of her family's 230-year legacy in architecture and construction, making McKissack & McKissack the oldest minority woman-owned professional design and construction firm in the U.S. The conversation explores themes of generational resilience, Black excellence, business strategy, and personal growth.
Canada's political tensions are heating up after Prime Minister Mark Carney warned Alberta separatists they could be playing a dangerous game. Comparing the movement to Brexit, Carney says using a referendum as leverage could seriously backfire as debates over Alberta's future inside Canada reach a boiling point.
Peter G. Miles believes in helping all people no matter where they are in their financial journey. That is what led me to start St. Croix Wealth Management. It's about the relationship with a person, not the size of their portfolio. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Success requires the courage to step outside your comfort zone and the support of a strong team behind you. 2. The biggest financial advisor misconception is that you need to be wealthy or close to retirement to benefit from guidance. 3. Proper planning especially for wealth transfer, retirement, and estate decisions can dramatically reduce taxes and prevent family conflict. Check out Peter's website to learn more or get in touch - St. Croix Wealth Management Sponsors HighLevel - The ultimate all-in-one platform for entrepreneurs, marketers, coaches, and agencies. Learn more at HighLevelFire.com. ThriveTime Show - Is your business stuck? Schedule a free consultation with America's number 1 business coach, Clay Clark, at ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire.
Listen and subscribe to Money Making Conversations on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, www.moneymakingconversations.com/subscribe/ or wherever you listen to podcasts. New Money Making Conversations episodes drop daily. I want to alert you, so you don’t miss out on expert analysis and insider perspectives from my guests who provide tips that can help you uplift the community, improve your financial planning, motivation, or advice on how to be a successful entrepreneur. Keep winning! Two-time Emmy and Three-time NAACP Image Award-winning, television Executive Producer Rushion McDonald interviewed Cheryl McKissack Daniel. Topic: Legacy, resilience, and entrepreneurship of the McKissack family, as detailed in the book The Black Family Who Built America. Cheryl shares the powerful story of her family's 230-year legacy in architecture and construction, making McKissack & McKissack the oldest minority woman-owned professional design and construction firm in the U.S. The conversation explores themes of generational resilience, Black excellence, business strategy, and personal growth.
Scooter will cater to you with a tale as meandering and pliable as perfectly temperate butter. You might not dream about organizational double binds like Michael but you'll certainly find the stairway to dreamland.This episode (kind of) recaps Arrested Development S1 E5 (”Charity Drive”) and Succession S1 E4 **(”Sad Sack Wasp Trap”).The show really needs your help right now. Keep Sleep With Me going and get hours of bonus content by joining Sleep With Me Plus! sleepwithmepodcast.com/plusGet your Sleep With Me SleepPhones. Use "sleepwithme" for $5 off!!Are you looking for Story Only versions or two more nights of Sleep With Me a week? Then check out Bedtime Stories from Sleep With MeThis episode is produced by Rusty Biscuit aka Russell Sperberg.Show Artwork by Emily TatGoing through a hard time? You can find support at the Crisis Textline and see more global helplines here.HELIX SLEEP - Take the 2-minute sleep quiz and they'll match you to a customized mattress that'll give you the best sleep of your life. Visit helixsleep.com/sleep and get a special deal exclusive for SWM listeners!ZOCDOC - With Zocdoc, you can search for local doctors who take your insurance, read verified patient reviews and book an appointment, in-person or video chat. Download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE at zocdoc.com/sleepPROGRESSIVE - With the Name Your Price tool, you tell Progressive how much you want to pay for car insurance, and they'll show you coverage options that fit your budget. Get your quote today at progressive.comCOYUCHI - Coyuchi offers luxury bedding, bath, and home products that you can feel good about. Made with natural fibers and certified to be free of toxins, they'll have you feeling great, too. Get 15% off their organic luxury bedding at coyuchi.com/sleep Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices