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Summer Rewind: Gregg shares a few stories linked by one glittering theme: diamonds. From a visit to Tiffany's to a German aristocrat's tale of royal jewels on a Mexican beach, an artist friend's hidden ring, and a subway car filled with spilled stones, each story reveals the strange, funny, and human ways we attach meaning to wealth and sparkle. The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by, Gregg LeFevre. © Gregg LeFevre 2026
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 5 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast, in our 2026 Summer Rewind Series. "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2025," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season encore series. Have a great summer!" Episode 5.13 | Originally Released: March 5, 2025 Host David Mandell speaks with orthopedic surgeon and retired Army Colonel Dr. Pat St. Pierre. Pat shares how his path took him from West Point and infantry service to military medicine, orthopedic surgery and a long-running sports medicine practice in Palm Desert, California. Along the way, he offers practical advice for younger physicians about mentorship, employment contracts, family considerations and the financial realities of private practice. The conversation also explores Pat's work with medical-device companies, including his role in developing robotic technology for shoulder replacement surgery. He explains why thoughtful collaboration between physicians and industry is essential to advancing patient care. Finally, Pat discusses the importance of retiring to something rather than simply retiring from medicine. He shares how a longtime passion for wine became a challenging and rewarding second chapter, and why physicians should begin planning early for a meaningful life beyond clinical practice. Learn more by visiting the original episode page. Learn more, including additional show notes, links, and detailed key takeaways, by visiting visiting the original episode page. Check out other episodes from our 6 seasons by visiting, physicianswealthpodcast.com. Click here to get your FREE copy of our latest book, Wealth Strategies for Today's Physician!
[43] The Hidden Curriculum Exposed: When the CEOs of Canada's Family Medicine and Specialist Colleges Compare Notes on Medicine's Unwritten Lessons This episode was first released on May 26, 2026 On this episode of KeyLIME+, Adam sits down with Chris Watling and Mike Allan (the CEOs of Canada's two national medical colleges) to unpack the hidden curriculum in medicine. Together, they explore how subtle signals in our learning and working environments shape identity, influence career pathways, and reinforce hierarchies both between and within disciplines. From the loss of shared spaces like physician lounges, to structural pressures such as competition for residents and fragmented training pathways, to the powerful role of public narratives, the conversation examines how these forces quietly sculpt our professional culture. Chris and Mike reflect on their own professional experiences, the impacts felt by learners in both family and specialty practice, and what it might take to move toward a more respectful, connected, and collaborative medical community. Length of Episode: 38:11 Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski
This week we have a Summer Rewind where we dig up a favorite episode from past seasons. For Gregg summertime means fishing with Dad. Listen to this weeks episode "Summertime"The Compulsive Storyteller Podcast is a series of short personal true stories in 20 minutes or less written and narrated by, Gregg LeFevre. © Gregg LeFevre 2026
This week on The Conversation, we're revisiting one of our favourite gothic conversations with bestselling author Laura Purcell.Laura is known for her atmospheric, unsettling fiction, and in this episode we talk about her novel House of Splinters, a prequel to her hit book The Silent Companions. Set in a haunted house in 1775, the story follows Belinda as she uncovers dark family secrets while trying to protect her children from the shadows of the past.We talk about what it takes to write a prequel that has to honour a beloved original while still standing on its own, and Laura is refreshingly honest about the pressure that comes with that. She also opens up about her writing journey more broadly, from self-publishing her first book to finding her way into traditional publishing, and how she went from historical fiction into the gothic genre that's now her signature.Some of the moments that stayed with us:Laura on constantly reinventing herself as a writer, and why that adaptability matters in a market that never stays stillThe particular sting of "good" rejections, the kind where an editor praises the writing but says no anyway, and how she's learned to sit with thatWhy she refuses to write to trends: "by the time you've finished the book, that trend will be over"The pressure of writing House of Splinters and staying true to her own mythology while giving readers something newHer advice for authors navigating a publishing industry that can feel relentless: patience, flexibility, and trusting your own voiceThis one's for anyone who loves gothic fiction, or anyone who's ever wondered what it really takes to build a career as a novelist. Sit back and enjoy this rewind while we get ready for Season 5, back on 8 September.Follow Laura PurcellBuy House of SplintersPre-Order 'House of Splinters' Paperback Buy the Book: The Shadow CarverBuy me a cup of coffee ☕️ | Buy books by my guestsFollow Me Bluesky | Substack | Instagram | Facebook | Threads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Can a purpose-driven brand scale without compromising its mission? In this OFFBounds Summer Rewind, Paula Macaggi revisits her conversation with Dusan Vujovic, President of North America at Tony's Chocolonely, to explore how the company entered one of the world's most competitive consumer categories and built a loyal following around its mission to make chocolate 100% exploitation-free.Dusan shares how Tony's expanded into major retailers including Walmart, Target, Costco, Whole Foods, and Kroger while using bold branding, supply chain transparency, and purpose as engines for growth. Now the subject of a Columbia Business School case study published through Harvard Business Publishing, Tony's story offers a powerful lesson in brand building and proves that doing the right thing can also be good business.
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 5 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast, in our 2026 Summer Rewind Series. "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2025," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season encore series. Have a great summer!" Episode 5.8 | Originally Released: December 25, 2024 Host David Mandell continues his conversation with dentist and coach Dr. Sue Keller. Picking up where they left off at the end of Part I, David and Sue discuss the ongoing financial challenges of her specialty dental practice. Here, they tackle Sue's difficult decision to file bankruptcy for the practice after more than 20 years—and the legal, practical and emotional processes involved. The discussion then turns to Sue's transition after closing her practice—from working part-time for another dentist, serving patients as part of a non-profit and her eventual interest in, and transition to, coaching. David and Sue conclude the conversation chatting about Sue's role as a coach and how physicians and dentists could benefit from this type of advisor. Key Takeaways from this Episode: Bankruptcy does not necessarily mean failure, but it can be a step toward a more balanced life Regular evaluation of business and life balance is vital The importance of community and support in times of crisis Learn more, including additional show notes, links, and detailed key takeaways, by visiting visiting the original episode page. Check out other episodes from our 6 seasons by visiting, physicianswealthpodcast.com. Click here to get your FREE copy of our latest book, Wealth Strategies for Today's Physician!
[38] AI and Emerging Skill Gaps: Deskilling, Never‑Skilling, Mis‑Skilling—and What Educators Can Do About It All This episode was first released on March 17, 2026 In this episode, Adam sits down with Dr. Raja-Elie Abdulnour to explore how AI is reshaping medical education and why it has the potential to quietly erode clinical reasoning. They discuss the emerging risks of deskilling, never-skilling, and mis-skilling, and how AI can widen gaps between high-performing and low-performing learners. Raja-Elie introduces the DEFT-AI framework, a practical approach for turning AI-assisted moments into teaching opportunities that strengthen, rather than outsource clinical judgment. Their conversation highlights both the promise of AI and the need to help learners use it wisely so we do not lose the core of what it means to be a medical expert. Length of episode: 41:30 Resources to check out: - https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra2503232 https://www.ynharari.com/book/nexus/ Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski
We're taking a summer break here at The Conversation, so we're bringing back one of your favourite episodes, my conversation with Sunday Times bestselling author Adele Parks.In this episode, Adele and I talk about her journey through the literary world and the release of her 25th novel, Our Beautiful Mess. She shares her experience of storytelling from a young age, the challenges she's faced in her career, and how her writing has evolved from romantic comedies to psychological thrillers.We talk about the importance of connection, both in her personal life and through her characters, and what it takes to hold onto your own voice in a competitive industry. Adele reflects on the lessons she's learned from grief, her journey as a writer, and how she balances the demands of a writing career with everyday life.It's a heartfeIt exploration of resilience, creativity, and the power of storytelling — and since we first recorded this conversation, Adele has a brand new book out: Eyes on You. Go grab a copy.Follow Adele ParksBuy Eyes on YouBuy the Book: The Shadow CarverBuy me a cup of coffee ☕️ | Buy books by my guestsFollow Me Bluesky | Substack | Instagram | Facebook | Threads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Send us Fan MailMost nonprofit strategic planning mistakes don't show up until year-end, right when your fundraising push exposes exactly what's missing.Being busy isn't the same as having direction. In this Summer Rewind, Cara Augspurger, CFRE, breaks down the five steps that took her organization from constant firefighting to a plan that actually holds up, in six months.What you'll learnHow to tell real growth from just being busy, before it costs you at year-endThe one question your strategic plan has to answer firstHow to run a funding reality check that shows exactly where the gaps areHow to set numbers-based targets for a "good year", no gut feel requiredAbout Cara Augspurger, CFRECara is the Executive Director of Grace Care Center Foundation and host of The Nonprofit Podcast.About DonorboxDonorbox is a trusted fundraising platform used by more than 100,000 organizations worldwide, helping raise over $4 billion for causes that matter. Learn more at donorbox.org.Enjoying the show? Subscribe for more practical fundraising strategies, leadership insights, and tools to help your nonprofit grow sustainably.This episode is for educational purposes only and isn't legal or financial advice. Please consult a professional advisor for guidance specific to your organization.Support the show
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Trees are a major cause of power outages. They're also a wildfire risk—when branches hit a conductor, a small spark can become a big blaze. Lynn Petesch of Overstory joins thinkenergy to talk trees, exploring how AI, satellite imagery, and vegetation intelligence help utilities prevent outages and reduce wildfire threats. Including Hydro Ottawa, who saw a 44% drop in tree-related outages since partnering with Overstory. Listen in for how we work together to keep the grid safe in an era of extreme weather. Related links Overstory: https://www.overstory.com/ Lynn Petesch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnpetesch/ Trevor Freeman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevor-freeman-p-eng-8b612114 Hydro Ottawa: https://hydroottawa.com/en To subscribe using Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thinkenergy/id1465129405 To subscribe using Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wFz7rdR8Gq3f2WOafjxpl To subscribe on Libsyn: http://thinkenergy.libsyn.com/ --- Subscribe so you don't miss a video: https://www.youtube.com/user/hydroottawalimited Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hydroottawa Stay in the know on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HydroOttawa Keep up with the posts on X: https://twitter.com/thinkenergypod --- Transcript: [00:00:00] Trevor Freeman: Hi everyone, and welcome to the summer edition of Think Energy. We are officially in podcast vacation mode. So while our normal day-to-day work continues, we're taking a brief pause from our kind of regularly scheduled episodes to recharge, to think about what's coming up in the year ahead content-wise, and just do some planning. But while we do so, we don't want to leave you without anything to listen to, so we look back at some of our favorite insights and episodes over the past year, and that is our summer rewind. So this summer, we're tackling a pretty significant and overarching theme that's really defining the current state of the energy transition, and that is the collision between digital infrastructure and physical infrastructure as it relates to our energy grid. It's this really kind of fascinating look at old versus new, traditional versus up-and-coming, and how we progress to meet the energy needs of our customer base, the growing energy needs as we electrify, as we, you know, expand, while also implementing new technology to protect our grid, protect our assets, to better manage things. So it's kind of a common theme in a lot of episodes that we have done in the last little while and a lot of the conversations that we're having. So in Part 1 today, we're kicking things off with a look at the physical world of our grid and how we're using new technology to protect it, and that is our conversation with Overstory. So we'll re-examine how we use high-resolution satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to act as kind of a shield almost, you know, helping utilities proactively manage our vegetation and reduce vegetation-to-powerline contact, which can reduce power outages, wildfires in many cases, and really has been an important tool for us here at Hydro Ottawa as well as in the utility industry more broadly. So sit back and have a listen to my conversation with Lynn Pedesch from Overstory, and enjoy this summer rewind. [00:02:26] Trevor Feeman: Welcome to Think Energy, the podcast that dives into the fast-changing world of energy through conversations with industry leaders, innovators, and people on the frontlines of the energy transition. Join me, Trevor Freeman, as I explore the traditional, unconventional, and up-and-coming facets of the energy industry. If you have any thoughts, feedback, or ideas for topics we should cover, please reach out to us at thinkenergy@hydroottawa.com. [00:02:58] Trevor Freeman: Hi everyone, welcome back. Today on Think Energy, we're going to be talking about trees. Yes, you heard that correctly—trees. I know this is a show about energy, but there's actually a very real connection between our electricity grid and those slow-growing, majestic givers of shade, lumber, fruit, and so many more benefits. Honestly, who doesn't love trees? But I'm not just kicking this episode off in my capacity as a tree hugger. Let's take a look at this through a utility lens, and I will use Hydro Ottawa as an example. Hydro Ottawa's service territory includes some very rural and very forested areas. Even our urban territory has a fairly extensive tree canopy. As a result, Hydro Ottawa trims about 60,000 trees each year. Now why? Because trees contacting power infrastructure is a big problem. Tree interference remains a leading cause of power outages for us. Strong winds force them onto our wires. Heavy snow or freezing rain builds up and weighs down branches, breaks limbs, and increases the risk that part of a tree may touch a line. And in some extreme cases, heavy storms can even send trees or branches crashing into our poles, damaging the poles. The struggle between power lines and trees—which again, don't get me wrong, we all love trees—has been going on for years. There is a constant struggle between trimming enough and getting the right trees trimmed and maintaining as much tree coverage as we can. In 2022, we identified a disruptor in this stance. The solution came through a partnership with Overstory, a company that uses satellite imagery, infrared technology, and artificial intelligence to help utilities manage vegetation and trim trees more efficiently. And the timing could not have been better. Just days after we started working with Overstory in the spring of 2022, the Derecho hit Ottawa. Our Ottawa-based listeners will remember this storm well. It was monumental in the history of our city and indeed for us as a utility. Winds reached 190 kilometers an hour. For our non-metric listeners, that's nearly 120 miles per hour. The storm ripped through poles, houses, and caused considerable damage to our city's urban forest. Overstory played a crucial role during the cleanup and in helping us level up our vegetation management strategies moving forward. We realized that the insights we got from Overstory would help improve our proactive approach to tree encroachment and hazard identification, and this is essential in this era of extreme weather events. We know that climate change is causing more frequent and more extreme weather events. According to Climate Central, the number of weather-related power outages in the United States increased by 78% between 2011 and 2021. And severe weather accounted for over a thousand outages across Nova Scotia just in the year of 2024. We want to keep you connected during these heavy storms, and that's why we're looking to organizations like Overstory. So what does Overstory do to help us keep the lights on? Well, without giving away too much, because we're going to get into the details shortly, Overstory, through a detailed analysis of the scans they do of our entire grid, identifies high-risk areas which we can then prioritize and better focus our resources when it comes to vegetation management. This level of monitoring and focus reduces the risk of trees from coming into contact with our poles and disrupting your connection to the grid. The results speak for themselves. Since partnering with Overstory, we've reduced vegetation-related outages by 44%. And that's only part of the story. As we'll discuss further, Overstory also plays a crucial role in helping utilities prevent wildfires in high-risk areas across North America. Similar to extreme weather, wildfire frequency and intensity is also increasing, in part due to climate change, expanding cities, and many other factors. And when wildfires do happen, these stories are heartbreaking. What many people don't realize is that lots of wildfires are sparked by trees making contact with power lines. And that is why Overstory plays a key role in tagging areas where those fires are most likely to ignite and spread, making it easier for utilities to prioritize trimming work and vegetation management in those areas. To dive more into how Overstory is helping us here at Hydro Ottawa and other utilities, helping us identify and act to mitigate risk associated with vegetation, I'm really excited to have Lynn Pedesch on the show today. Lynn is Overstory's Head of Customer Success and has spent the past 10 years building customer-facing teams with a specific focus on technologies that tackle the climate crisis. She began her career working for the United Nations and the diplomatic service of her home country Luxembourg, before moving into the tech sector to really work in environments where she could drive impact more quickly and at greater scale. Lynn Pedesch, welcome to the show. [00:08:05] Lynn Pedesch: Thank you. Thanks for having me. [00:08:07] Trevor Freeman: Okay, so let's start at the very top with a high-level look at what Overstory does and how the organization came to be. [00:08:15] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, let me tell you about Overstory. I mean, we are a vegetation intelligence platform. We use remote sensing and AI to give electric utilities, including Hydro Ottawa and others, a clear system-wide view of their risk. They always do it because they want to address three things, or sometimes more, but kind of there's always a few goal posts, and it's either improving reliability, reducing wildfire risk if that is if they're in an area where that is a concern, and/or improving operational efficiencies. So Overstory very much becomes a decision-making tool for their programs. We're used mostly by the vegetation management people, operations people, wildfire mitigation teams, and they each time they want to either use a program that exists, prioritize it, reshape their work, they might be preparing for a storm, they might be working on a wildfire mitigation risk. So the company more broadly was founded in 2018 by Aniek Schouten and Indra den Bakker—this was back in the Netherlands. And they were leveraging or getting really interested in satellite imagery and were very initially using it for deforestation purposes. So the climate resilience DNA has always been with us, but like any startup, we were looking at that kind of target audience that was most interested in what we had to offer. And pretty quickly, we landed on the electric utilities. They had the most pressing need to use remote sensing at scale to solve very big problems, honestly. And so we pivoted into that space of electric utilities. And then in 2020, Fiona Spruill, who's our CEO right now, she joined us. She shaped the company into what it is today, and that is really around building safer and more reliable operations. [00:10:14] Trevor Freeman: That's great, and I want to dive into some of the details. Our listeners will know that we talk a lot about grid modernization here and talk a lot about better intelligence of what's happening on the grid in all aspects. And something we haven't really talked about and I'm excited to talk to you about today is the sort of vegetation management side of it. So really excited to get into the details, but before we do that, I'm always really curious to understand, you know, the people behind the conversations. How did you get into this area of, you know, high-tech vegetation management? I touched a little bit on your bio in the intro, but give us a sense of, you know, how did Lynn come to be in the space that you're in right now? [00:10:52] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, I wouldn't say I grew up thinking I was going to work in this space, but I love working in it now. So actually right out of college, I went to work for the United Nations, but then in the last 15 years, I started working at high-growth tech companies, startups, and I've always been focused on leading and building CS operations, which is basically the customer success teams. They're the ones that are in front of the customers, implementing these software programs, kind of working very closely with customers, solving problems. And about four years ago, I decided that I did want to focus the rest of my career on solving the climate crisis more broadly. And I remember very clearly that I came across Overstory and there were two things that really resonated with me. One was hearing that utility-caused wildfires could be a thing of the past—like they are preventable—and the other thing was learning about this world where vegetation is the biggest cause of outages, which is, you know, I did not know before! And so I think, you know, having these very clear goals is very compelling to kind of work on something where it's so easy to understand what the big problems are. So I joined Overstory, and for the last couple of years, I've been building a team that gets really deeply embedded in these utilities, specifically with the vegetation management and the wildfire mitigation teams. And we work on their programs, we understand their programs, we help them reshape their programs, we roll out obviously the software element that is Overstory. It's been very fun and rewarding work. [00:12:30] Trevor Freeman: That's great. And I really love, you know, talking to people from a variety of areas that touch on climate change and the climate crisis, and I think there's a bunch of us who share that passion of wanting to do something. I spoke with a group of recent grads about what a green career, what a career in climate change looks like, and really it looks like whatever you want it to look like. There are so many aspects that touch on this. So kind of neat to hear how that was your passion and then you figured out where it made sense for you to enter into the climate sphere, so that's great. [00:13:06] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, I guess when I was young, I thought you had to be a scientist to work on climate, and I think now anyone can find an angle on how to contribute to it, and I think everyone needs to help contribute. [00:13:15] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, any job can be a green job if you care about it and if you make it that. Okay, so let me get back to Overstory. Tell us a little bit about the evolution of the company. You talked about it kind of founding about seven years ago. Tell us how it's evolved and progressed over those seven years. [00:13:30] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, so when we started working with utilities, I think at that point everyone was kind of assessing whether satellites could be a good use case for analyzing vegetation. We're now talking about 30-centimeter imagery, so the resolution of satellites has become incredible. You can really see branches, you can detect species of trees, you can see if they're healthy or not. So initially that was kind of our MO. We really were the leading provider to find out where the trees are, how close they are in terms of proximity to your network, so to the conductor, which is the risk. You know, we're looking at the terrain. If you're looking in the mountains in Colorado, you have very different terrain than maybe in Ottawa. So, you know, detecting tree species has been really interesting, detecting the health of trees, and how that decline is furthering. A lot of utilities are experiencing a lot of tree decline, die-off right now. So that was how we started. And then we started working with the really big utilities, and you had to think about this problem at scale. Now we might be scanning with satellites tens of thousands of miles at a time. And some of these utilities, they might have thousands, if not tens of thousands of trees that could pose a risk to their network. They might have had a really big, large weather event, a storm that knocked over some of their system. So at that point, it all becomes about that decisioning tool. Everything starts becoming a priority. And I think that's now where we're really leaning into, is making not just surfacing the data, but making it very actionable. Utilities have a lot to deal with. They deal with very tight budgets, they deal with crew constraints, they might have an aging workforce, there's regulatory pressure, they're really vulnerable to storms, increasingly there's a lot of wildfire exposure. So everything becomes a decision of where should I focus my attention, where can I get the biggest bang for my buck, what should I do, what should I not focus on. And that decisioning is where we really want to be a key player in. [00:15:47] Trevor Freeman: Absolutely. And looking forward, I know we're jumping the gun here, we haven't gotten into the details of what you do, but looking forward, what is your vision for kind of the future of this space and how it's going to continue to evolve? Are you mature as a company yet or as a sector, or is there still a lot of growth to happen? [00:16:04] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, I think the vast majority of utilities are now leveraging remote sensing. It could be LiDAR, it could be drones, it could be satellites, so that has become a pretty established tooling within the sector. I think what our vision really is, is providing utilities that share resilience-first picture of risk. So, you know, we imagine a world where you can kind of see the emerging risks and you can start becoming proactive. Being proactive in this space of vegetation management has been really challenging. You never know where the next tree is going to fall, and over the last couple of years, customers suddenly have access to this risk across the territory so they can start being proactive about it. As a matter of fact, that was a key use case also with the team at Hydro Ottawa, is to start launching these proactive programs. And I think when we think about it, we get very excited about the world in which anyone from the field crews to the vegetation managers to the operation folks to the execs to the regulators, the community partners who think about the safety of their communities, all have that kind of shared view of risk. Just imagine, they all understand the same risk, they operate off the same sheet, and they make the same data-driven decisions. That could solve a lot of problems, because right now the data is often scrambled across different people—certain people have access to it, and certain people don't. [00:17:33] Trevor Freeman: Great. Okay, so let's get into the specifics here. I want to actually talk about specifically what Overstory does. How do you find—we've kind of talked about vegetation management, obviously you're supporting Hydro Ottawa and other utilities in our vegetation management programs—how do you find and tag high-risk vegetation? What is high risk? Like, what do you actually do on a day-to-day basis? [00:17:58] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, that's the part that I deal with the most often! So excited to get into the specifics. Implementing with Overstory is actually pretty easy. I mean, when we start working with a customer, we need to know where your grid is, so we need to understand where your power lines are running. We need to understand the main configurations of them, you know, how tall are the poles, etc., so we can really compute that whole focus of where the trees are in relation to your power lines, to your conductors. That's all ultimately that we're focusing on. Increasingly, we're also focusing on the ground, I'll be talking about that as well. We then task these satellites over your territory. We do that during the leaf-on season, so that will be the summer, essentially. And then we run all these models. So we first need to understand where the trees are, what is their height, and what is their health. An unhealthy tree is much more likely to fall and cause damage to your power lines. We're looking at the fuels on the ground. We can help you determine what type of equipment you might need to attack certain types of vegetation, and we always compute that risk to the conductor, and we look at your right-of-ways. Now, I think the interesting part about your question is what is high risk, and that can be very different across different utilities. And I think that's the maybe unique part with Overstory, is that we can configure it to your standards. So every utility has very unique components. If you're on the West Coast and you're concerned about wildfires, your tolerance to risk will be very different than if you're on the East Coast where you're mostly concerned about not causing too many outages. Including that, you might have specific trimming specifications. The crews run around with chainsaws, they know exactly how far out they need to trim, how much they can trim, and there's a bit of a risk tolerance thing. So we build very configurable risk frameworks for all of our utility partners, so "high" means one thing to Hydro Ottawa, means something different to a customer in California that is facing a very different type of risk. [00:20:04] Trevor Freeman: So you're out there assessing, essentially just for the context of our listeners, you know, we've got power lines that run overhead, they run through residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, but also forested areas, treed areas where there's lots of vegetation near our equipment. Your company really gets an understanding of the interaction between the vegetation and our lines, and says these ones are too close, or this is a tree that's, you know, not healthy and could come in contact with your lines based on your analysis. So help us, like let's paint that picture a little bit more detailed. How do utility companies take the information that you are coming up with, that your analysis is coming up with, and use that to run a vegetation management program more effectively? What does a utility do with that information? [00:20:56] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, so we always center it around four main use cases. One is optimizing a program that already exists, it's creating a targeted program for you, it's quantifying your work, and risk reporting. And I'll dive into each and every one of them a little bit to illustrate a bit more what that could mean. So when we think about program optimization, a lot of utilities have existing vegetation management cycle, they might have a regulatory obligation to visit their territory every four years, for example. Now a lot of times, they've been doing their program the same way for the last 10, maybe 20 years, but the conditions in their territory are different, right? I mean, the things we're seeing, the storms are heavier, there's more tree decline that we're seeing right now. So they know they need to adapt and they need to adjust it, but it's big programs with lots of budgets attached to it, a lot of crews running around, so starting to think about how you can start pulling a circuit that you're meant to trim forward, or starting to tackle an area where you say is more residential, there's fewer trees, focusing on your high-risk areas first, re-managing these programs is one key component that we work with a lot of companies on, and thinking about Oklahoma Gas and Electric, for example, that they have a budget and they can only do that much with the budget, and it was really about reinventing where they can get the biggest impact. The second use case is this targeted program creation, and I'll use the Hydro Ottawa use case for that. You know, they suddenly had a view about where all of their hazard trees are. Hazard trees are these trees that are declining, they're dying or they're dead, and they could have an impact on your system. Now suddenly you know where they are, so you can start building a targeted program about dedicating some time and budget and crews to actually going and addressing those trees. That has a big impact on your reliability and on reducing tree-caused outages. And there's many others, sort of like hot-spotting is a very common term about starting to become proactive and doing something for a specific program. The third use case is work quantification, and I think there, when you think about it again, there's large contractors that are running around managing your territory, and now utilities for the first time often have that data to actually assess how much work there is. So that's really helpful in terms of negotiating your contracts, getting better bids. Some utilities say it's pretty hard to find contractors that want to work on their system because it's very hard to estimate how much work there is. Or they might have a budget to mow certain vegetation along a transmission corridor. Just knowing how much vegetation there is is a really helpful tool to address it and prioritize it in the right way. And then the fourth use case is risk reporting, and that is about getting that baseline view about your risk and tracking it year-over-year. And this is really where we want utilities to have that data to report it out to their boards, insurers, regulators, and often it's used to defend your budget, secure your budgets, or really have some data to kind of back you up on what the problems are that you're facing. [00:24:26] Trevor Freeman: Great. So you talk about data, and, you know, each of those use cases that you mentioned or strategies that you mentioned really are about getting the right information in the hands of the right people to make decisions and sort of more efficiently and effectively make decisions. But it's a lot of data. And so Hydro Ottawa has over 6,000 kilometers of lines, you know this of course as our partner. We have a big territory and we have a fairly treed territory. That's a lot of data points. You're collecting a lot of data from your satellites, you're doing analysis on that. How are you doing that analysis? Is it—you know, AI is kind of a buzzword in every sector right now, and the utility sector's no different. Are you using some form of AI or machine learning analytics? What are you doing in terms of, you know, crunching the numbers and coming up with the right actions? [00:25:25] Lynn Pedesch: Totally. Yeah, AI is a buzzword, but it's also very exciting. I think utilities have really embraced it already. They're using it for demand forecasting, they're using it for customer service, they're using it for asset planning. I mean, at the core, Overstory has been using AI to turn remote sensing data into operationally useful intelligence about their vegetation. So when you say, yes, Hydro Ottawa has that many thousands of kilometers of overhead lines, we need to rank it to them: This is your worst circuit, this is your worst area, this is the area where you have the most hazard trees, for example. So we can really rank order on a span level from the worst to the best, right? So that could be one thing. It's still an overwhelming amount of data. So where we started by using AI to kind of predict where the trees are, how tall are they, what was their relation to the conductors, now what we're really excited about or kind of leaning into with AI is how to intelligently kind of assess and prioritize risk. So not every hazard tree has the same impact. If a hazard tree falls on a line where more houses are dependent on, you will knock out the power of more people. So it's always a prioritization exercise, and leveraging AI for that is what is most exciting to us right now. And I think it's important to note that we also don't just want it to be a black box. All of the models we've built, they're always validated by certified arborists and kind of our utility partners, and I think at this stage, this is very important, because every tree that we find exists in the real world, and so validating this AI with ground-truthing has been really important for us to also build that trust in the technology. [00:27:14] Trevor Freeman: That's great. And I do think it's helpful for our listeners to kind of understand the context before this. This work is sort of done—you know, in the absence of a tool like yours, it's sort of done, you know, there's a degree of manual effort here. There's a degree of patrolling the lines, there's a cycle of vegetation management. So if you've done a line this year, in three years or four years or five years, you want to be looking at it again. This takes a little bit of that—I don't want to call it guesswork, but it takes a little bit of that manual effort out of the equation and really focuses efforts in the right way, and it's only with the tools that, you know, you folks are using that you're able to do that volume of analysis and get that pinpoint accuracy. So that's fantastic. Let me get into the success of it all, like the big picture. We've obviously talked a couple times here that you're our partner here at Hydro Ottawa, so I know the success that we're having with you, but, you know, tell us some of the great success stories with other utility partners. Are you actually reducing weather-related outages? Are you seeing the impact of using the Overstory tools and methodology to support utility partners? [00:28:28] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah. I mean, weather-related outages can mean many things. You have trees knocking over, like the pole might crack, etc. You know, those, there's a lot of things that can happen during a storm, and I've heard a lot of stories about some of the storms that Ottawa has experienced in the past years where, you know, you could have had anything and they're just heavier and the consequences are really strong. But what we can impact is the tree-caused outages. And that we've proven with Hydro Ottawa where, within a year, by focusing that targeted program on going to an area where you had a massive amount of these trees that were dying off, and at any point with just a little bit too heavy wind could be toppled over and fall on the line, we had a 44% reduction in tree-caused outages. That's a real, tangible number you can see. I'm thinking about a utility as well on the East Coast, a co-op that runs through very rural areas. In those areas, you have trees outside of the right-of-way that are toppling over onto lines, so tree-caused outages are a huge issue for them and it's really impacting their SAIDI and SAIFI, those key KPIs that utilities are always tracking. And by us just giving them a rank order of which hazard tree—they had so many of them—which hazard tree to even go to first, because if that hazard tree were to fall on a line, a ton more people are going to be out of power than if the other one were to fall on the line where you will have like one rural cabin that will not have power. That led to a reduction of something around 90% of tree-caused outages to 70%. It's still a long way to go, but it was a really tangible number that you can see, and it shows that if you then do that proactive work, you have a real impact on your tree-caused outages. And if I think about our customers in California, Pacific Gas and Electric for example, it's a lot about helping them understand where they don't need to go. So it's kind of doing something of a visual inspection and actually skipping certain spans. That can be in itself a really big use case, because right now, if you don't have an understanding about where your risks are, you might be sending trucks to roll for hours around areas where there is not really any tangible work to be done. So redirecting them to the right areas is where we've seen a lot of success there, and that obviously leads to budget wins, right? You'll be saving a lot of money by doing that, and those are kind of the use cases that we chase and that we kind of help prove the cases on. [00:31:07] Trevor Freeman: Absolutely. Yeah, there's only so many resources you can throw at this, and making sure that we prioritize and focus those resources in the right spot is absolutely critical. You were just talking about the West Coast and you mentioned this earlier, I know wildfires is an area that is obviously of great interest for your organization. We're fortunate here at Hydro Ottawa in that we haven't really had to deal with that much, but anybody who's, you know, following the news knows this is a major problem for us. So how, what is your role in helping those utilities prevent wildfires? Maybe give us a very quick primer on why utilities are a factor when it comes to wildfires first, and then how your organization is supporting that. [00:31:52] Lynn Pedesch: So unfortunately, utility-caused wildfires tend to be the most catastrophic wildfires because they're critical infrastructure, and we've obviously seen that happen across the world and in the US recently again and again. But utility-caused wildfires, as I said at the beginning, are also the actual wildfires that are preventable. So that's really where we're lying into. A lot of the forests right now, they've become tinderboxes. That is obviously because of fire suppression policies, that's because of forest management techniques that have been leveraged in the last couple of hundred years that are slowly changing at a different pace. Canada's had some, unfortunately, some really bad fire seasons recently as well. And so where Overstory wanted to place itself is in that prevention space—to even not get to the point where you have a spark, because there's a lot of tools out there that focus on mitigation and what do you do when you see that first plume of smoke coming up, and so we've landed in kind of really focusing on the prevention side so that utilities are hopefully in the future not the ones that spark any of those catastrophic wildfires. We've already always been looking at the vegetation that could touch your conductor, right? That I've been speaking about a lot. But now we're really excited for the first time and we recently announced that we launched a fuel detection model. So that's us looking at the ground fuel conditions, and those are actually usually the key contributors to the spark that spreads the fire. We're now providing that to utilities as a much higher resolution than ever before. For me, it's interesting cause I've spent a lot of time looking at trees, and now I'm going into the field and I'm looking at the ground, and it's a new perspective! But yet again, we could just, you know, we don't want to overwhelm our customers with a lot of maps and showing the fuel conditions necessarily, we can really help them identify those spans where a single failure would have the greatest consequence. So yet again, it's about how to make that data—there's a lot of wildfire risk maps out there—but make it a very actionable list of spans that if they were to tackle those, they are very proactively reducing the risk of igniting a fire and as a result obviously protecting their communities. [00:34:10] Trevor Freeman: Got it. So it's not just about the overhead trees, branches, etc., contacting the line, it's, you know, if a switch goes, if an insulator pops, if something happens that will cause sparks, what's happening on the ground below that line, and how do we make sure it is able to withstand sparks that might happen. [00:34:29] Lynn Pedesch: Exactly. If you have dry grasses, if you have sagebrush, if you have certain types of fuels, they're just much more likely to spark a fire and then spread out without there even being any trees. You have these prairies along Texas that can blow up in a fire very quickly, and the fires can spread to tremendous sizes. And so understanding the fuels on the ground is really important. [00:34:55] Trevor Freeman: Super interesting and fascinating, fascinating work to get involved in. As you mentioned, this is obviously an area of, I don't even know if I'd call it growing concern anymore, great concern for the utility industry and all of us. So with the technology that's, you know, we talked about AI a little bit ago, it's literally growing before our eyes, it's really evolving fast. Do you see your technology evolving along with it? What's kind of next for your organization? You talked about getting into sort of the ground vegetation management—what comes next? How do you see it evolving as AI and tools evolve? [00:35:32] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, I mean, if we see that the future is where we want to support a grid that is much safer and reliable as I mentioned, we also want to make sure it's resilient to the climate and the economic pressures that there are. So our initial focus and our continued focus and where we have a lot of our expertise has been with vegetation. Now we're starting to look at the ground fuels, then that naturally evolves into looking at the asset vulnerabilities, so, you know, the actual poles and if there's any failures potentially on those, as well as further weather exposures, right? It becomes then about the soil moisture, it becomes about the wind speed, it becomes about the rain precipitation, etc. So there's a myriad of things that we can start looking at and that we want to start looking at in order to get that more holistic view of risk and go beyond just vegetation. Right now where we're investing most heavily in is that wildfire risk. There's also the resolution that we see with satellites right now is at 30 centimetres, that might drop down to 15 or 10 centimetres, so the resolution will get higher. There's other sources that we're exploring already, sometimes flying aerial imagery that is at 5 to 15 centimetres. Then you really start seeing—then you can start seeing a leaf on a tree! It gets really impressive. There's LiDAR, there's lots of other kinds of remote sensing technologies that we're looking to leverage in the future. And then as a company as well, we're starting to obviously also expand internationally. We started working with utilities in New Zealand that have very similar problems and various regulatory changes, they also have a problem with wildfire risk. So that is another angle that at Overstory we're chasing right now. [00:37:18] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, I'm glad you brought up that understanding of other assets beyond just vegetation has kind of been running through my head of—we talk about, and I think we've talked about it here on the show, if we haven't I should do an episode on that, like a digital twin. A digital twin of our grid, and really having a good understanding of not just, you know, a line drawn on a map of, "Hey, your circuits run this way," but really physically what's happening out there and it being able to sort of model that, interact with it in a digital way to understand if we do X, Y, and Z, what happens. So the technology that you guys are using to really get good imagery and understanding of what's out there, I think what I'm hearing from you is that could potentially be leveraged in that next level to understand what poles do we have, what health are they in, what's happening with that conductor, is it sagging too much, is it in good health, like there's all this opportunity. That's really fascinating to hear. [00:38:15] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, already now when we look at transmission corridors, we look at the sag of these lines, and the terrains are also really challenging things to look at. So there's a lot of factors that need to be taken into account, and that can only expand as we want to look at risk more beyond just the vegetation element. [00:38:34] Trevor Freeman: Very cool. Well, Lynn, very, very interesting to hear this. I'm really glad you came on the show today to talk to us. Fascinating to hear what Overstory's up to. I know that we're super excited to be working with you here at Hydro Ottawa, and excited for what comes next. We always end our interviews with a series of questions, so I'm going to dive into those, and here we go. What is a book that you've read that you think everyone should read? [00:39:00] Lynn Pedesch: I was thinking about an author more than a book. My favorite author is Jonathan Franzen. If I would recommend one book, it'd probably be The Corrections, his most famous one, I believe. But they're like these chunky 800-900 page books where you kind of get immersed in these families and you feel like you know them at the end, and then they kind of, I think about them for like months afterward! They're really good reading, at least for the winter when it's cold and you spend a lot of time inside, so probably Jonathan Franzen's books, yeah. [00:39:31] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, we're recording this just before the holidays and I think we'll be releasing the episode after, but winter is such a great time to curl up with a book and it's awesome to have a good recommendation of a nice thick book. [00:39:41] Lynn Pedesch: It'll still be cold in January, especially in Ottawa! [00:39:44] Trevor Freeman: Absolutely, absolutely. So, same question, but a movie or a show? [00:39:49] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, I'm not a big movie buff, but I recently rewatched What's Eating Gilbert Grape. I don't know if you've seen it, with Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio, and I always felt like Leonardo DiCaprio should have received an Oscar for that performance back when he was 14, but yeah, it's a beautiful movie. [00:40:07] Trevor Freeman: Oh, nice! Yeah, that's a bit of a blast from the past, but you're right, that is a fantastic one. If someone offered you a free round-trip flight anywhere in the world, where would you go? [00:40:17] Lynn Pedesch: French Polynesia, because it's so far, I've never been. I had a friend who went, and I'm sure it's very expensive to go there, so it'd be great for someone to pay! Yeah, no, that's a place I'll go one day, so yeah. [00:40:31] Trevor Freeman: Fantastic. Who is someone that you admire? [00:40:34] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, that's a tricky one because I was thinking about people in my family, etc., but if I were to think about a public persona—and also a bit of a blast from the past—I'll think about Tina Turner. She's been my icon since I'm a kid. I was always listening with my dad to Tina Turner. And I think the word that I've probably most used in today's episode was like "resilience," and I always think about her as like possibly the most resilient woman in the world who reinvented herself and her career in her 40s and 50s, and is this complete power woman, you know, always done everything at her own terms. So I get so much energy from, not just her music, I've seen so many documentaries about her, and she's always been this kind of woman that fills you with energy and kind of drives you. So, I'm a big, big fan of Tina Turner. [00:41:28] Trevor Freeman: That's fantastic. I have to say, that's never come up on the show before, and now I need to go and dive down a rabbit hole of learning about Tina Turner and listening to some music. That's a really good answer. Last question: What's something about the energy sector or, let me expand that to kind of the climate sector, that you're really excited about? [00:41:47] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, I'm going to take a very high level, but I think the thing I've been following the most is like that broad topic of the energy transition, and I think the recent changes or like kind of the way we talk about it has become a lot more interesting because it used to be this kind of fluffy, big kind of vision, and now we're in that phase where it just has to be very practically implemented. And we're trudging along with it, no matter the political climate, etc., there is kind of a move forward. And I actually really like the way that, I think when I first started learning about it or getting interested in it, it was always about renewables, and now it's around just sort of like needing to build a system that is both like low carbon and climate resilient, and there's something in that like way we talk about it now that I find really interesting. There's immense amounts of innovation in it, so, yeah, I'm just enjoying following what's happening on that and how we are moving that direction no matter what's happening right now, so that's exciting. [00:42:48] Trevor Freeman: Yeah, good one. I know my listeners are probably rolling their eyes because I say this all the time, but it's a very exciting time to be in this industry, and very exciting to kind of see the evolution of energy and how we're interacting with it, how it's impacting our society. It really feels like we're at an inflection point, and very great to have you working on one aspect of that that people probably don't think about a lot, so thanks very much for what you're doing. [00:43:13] Lynn Pedesch: Yeah, exactly! When you start working for Overstory, the one thing that happens is wherever you go, you see trees and power lines, and I have a very keen eye for, unfortunately, trees that are in poor health right now, so that's one of the professional things I've developed. [00:43:28] Trevor Freeman: You carry like a spool of red ribbon around, you can tie on the at-risk trees, just so someone could come along! Lynn, thanks so much for coming on the show today, really appreciate it. It's been great chatting with you. [00:43:38] Lynn Pedesch: Thank you so much. Take care. [00:43:40] Trevor Freeman: Thanks for tuning in to another episode of the Think Energy podcast. 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Send us Fan MailGreat performers don't always make great leaders. That gap is costing nonprofits people they can't afford to lose.As nonprofits head into the busiest stretch of the year, Britt Stockert revisits a listener favorite with Chris Wong, founder of Leadership Potential and a licensed therapist who builds leadership programs inside nonprofits. They talk about accidental leadership: the quiet gap between being a great performer and being ready to lead a team, and why closing it matters most right before things get loud.Spotting potential is easy. Developing it is non-negotiable.What You'll LearnWhat accidental leadership is and why it happens even in the best-run nonprofitsWhy promotion skills and leadership skills aren't the same thingHow one avoided conversation can quietly cost you your best peopleWhat leaders can do right now to close the gapMore About Our GuestChris Wong is the founder of Leadership Potential, a licensed therapist who builds leadership development programs inside nonprofits from the ground up.Resources and LinksGet Chris's free Difficult Conversations Playbook for Leaders hereConnect with Chris on LinkedInAbout DonorboxDonorbox is a trusted online and on-location fundraising platform that helps nonprofits raise more. With easy-to-use donation forms, powerful donor management tools, and features designed to grow recurring giving, we have helped 100,000-plus organizations process over $4 billion in donations worldwide.donorbox.orgEnjoying the show? Subscribe for more practical fundraising strategies, leadership insights, and tools to help your nonprofit grow sustainably.The information provided in this series is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice. Please consult with a professional advisor for specific guidance.Support the show
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This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 5 of the Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast, in our 2026 Summer Rewind Series. "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2025," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season encore series. Have a great summer!" Episode 5.7 | Originally Released: December 11, 2026 Listen in or watch as host David Mandell interviews dentist and coach Dr. Sue Keller. David begins with questions he asks all doctor guests to the program—about their initial interest in becoming a doctor, early career journey and more. Sue relates her personal experiences that lead her to dentistry and a shift from an interest in orthodontics to general dentistry. Sue explains her initial venture into private practice, purchasing an existing practice from a burned-out dentist, and her initial attempts to grow the practice. She and David discuss her challenges in growing the practice, the positives and negatives to developing a niche practice, to moving the physical location and the difficulties of keeping good staff. For the remainder of this first part of a two-part episode, Sue tells David about the challenges of keeping the practice afloat financially. In part two, they discuss Sue's decision to file bankruptcy for the practice after more than 20 years and her career transition thereafter. Key Insights: Sue shares her personal journey, mentioning her early interest in dentistry after having her first loose tooth at six years old. Sue had a positive childhood experience with her dentist, which fueled her desire to make dentistry comfortable for others. She discusses the transition in her career, starting her practice after a residency and eventually purchasing an existing practice from a burned-out dentist. In 1995, Sue took over a family practice and started building it up, noting challenges with old technology and financial constraints. She explains that her practice focused on treating anxious adult patients with oral sedation, creating a niche in an underserved area. She moved her practice in 2007, creating a comfortable environment in Northampton but encountered financial challenges in 2008 due to the financial crisis, including losing two-thirds of her patients after the move and facing difficulties hiring motivated staff, leading to constant turnover. Sue reflects on the decision to go fee-for-service and the financial pressures of taking insurance while striving to maintain high-quality care. Despite her advanced education, she struggled to implement complex treatments due to a lack of patients who could afford the care. Sue emphasizes the importance of utilizing specialists, even for bread-and-butter dentistry, to maintain quality and avoid complications. She outlines the ongoing financial struggles from 2008 to 2017, refinancing multiple times to stay afloat amid a tough market. Learn more, including additional show notes, links, and detailed key takeaways, by visiting visiting the original episode page. Check out other episodes from our 6 seasons by visiting, physicianswealthpodcast.com. Click here to get your FREE copy of our latest book, Wealth Strategies for Today's Physician!
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[32] Designing Learning That Learns: The Promise of Precision Medical Education This episode was first released on January 06, 2026 In this episode of KeyLIME+, Adam speaks with Dr. Sanjay Desai to explore the concept of precision education in medical training. They discuss how data and technology can personalize medical education, making it more efficient and tailored to individual learner needs. Sanjay emphasizes the importance of using data to assess learner performance and the need for a shift in power towards learners, allowing them greater agency in their education. The conversation also touches on the foundational principles of precision education, the challenges of implementing these innovations, and the balance between fostering innovation and ensuring trust in medical education. Length of episode: 35:28 Contact Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski
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Send us Fan MailSummer time and the living...could be easier!Nonprofit teams are gearing up for the second half of the year, and this Summer Rewind brings back one of the show's most practical conversations for that exact moment.Jena Lynch talks with Chad Barger, founder of Productive Fundraising, about slow fundraising: an approach built on doing fewer things, doing them consistently, and letting data guide the decisions. It's a mindset shift for nonprofit teams who are busy but not seeing the growth to match.What You'll LearnWhy doing less, done well, beats doing moreHow simple data tracking reveals what's actually workingHow to build a fundraising rhythm that avoids burnoutWhy donor retention deserves more attention than new donor acquisitionMore About Our GuestChad Barger is the founder of Productive Fundraising, helping nonprofits simplify their strategy and focus on what drives real results, known for a practical, data-informed style built around sustainable, burnout-proof fundraising.Resources and LinksChad Barger on LinkedInProductive FundraisingProductive Fundraising's Resource LibraryAbout DonorboxDonorbox is a trusted online and on-location fundraising platform that helps nonprofits raise more. With easy-to-use donation forms, powerful donor management tools, and features designed to grow recurring giving, we have helped 100,000-plus organizations process over $4 billion in donations worldwide.donorbox.orgEnjoying the show? Subscribe for more practical fundraising strategies, leadership insights, and tools to help your nonprofit grow sustainably.The information provided in this series is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice. Please consult with a professional advisor for specific guidance.Support the show
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Send us Fan MailIf you've ever accepted leaking as the toll you pay to keep running, this one's going to reframe it.Dr. Linda McLean (@mfm_lab) is one of the foremost researchers on the pelvic floor and urinary incontinence — a professor and Chair in Women's Health Research at the University of Ottawa. In this Summer Rewind, we cut through what the science actually shows about why running-induced urinary incontinence happens… and where popular advice for active moms gets it wrong.We get into pelvic floor morphology, how running may load and change those structures, and what the evidence says about interventions — including pessaries and other intravaginal support devices for runners who leak. Linda also unpacks the difference between evidence-based and evidence-informed, and how to break down the barriers keeping women from exercise.Leaking when you run is common… but common doesn't have to mean permanent.Always work with your own pelvic floor PT and maternity provider — this conversation is education, not individual care.Time Stamps1:00 Introduction3:58 bio feedback in pelvic PT6:46 morphology paper16:41 the roll strength plays21:15 connecting clinical findings to research32:10 intra-abdominal pressure34:50 different causes of urinary incontinence40:20 supportive devices44:29 elongation of the pelvic floorCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH LINDAIG: https://www.instagram.com/mfm_lab/Website: www.mfmlab.caX: @mfmlabFacebook: @mfmlabuottawaThe Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)
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The Dunkin' Dogs survived a 79-78 double-overtime thriller at Mo-State in our latest edition of the 'Summer Rewind' series. Tech showcased their grit and toughness again in correcting a one time 12-point deficit for their second road win of the season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Send us Fan MailSummer is a good time to slow down and check the quiet gaps in your fundraising…before Giving Season prep picks up speed.This episode is a fan favorite, back for our July summer rewind series.Donors haven't stopped giving. They've just gotten more careful, and that means small friction points matter more than they used to. Jena Lynch and Britt Stockert talk through three quiet "leak points", a slow checkout, under-positioned recurring giving, and fading event momentum… and how to fix them without a bigger campaign or a strategy overhaul.What You'll LearnWhy small friction costs more when donors are being cautiousHow to make recurring giving visible and easy to chooseWhy in-person energy needs an instant way to giveA simple way to check your own donation experienceAbout the HostsJena Lynch, Head of Community Engagement at Donorbox, and Britt Stockert, Fundraiser Coach at Donorbox, co-host this episode. Together, they bring hands-on experience helping nonprofits strengthen donor relationships and build fundraising systems that hold up under pressure.Resources and LinksOmniGive™ donation formsRecurring Giving FeaturesDonorbox Live™ KioskAbout DonorboxDonorbox is a trusted online and on-location fundraising platform that helps nonprofits raise more. With easy-to-use donation forms, powerful donor management tools, and features designed to grow recurring giving, we have helped 100,000-plus organizations process over $4 billion in donations worldwide.Enjoying the show? Subscribe for more practical fundraising strategies, leadership insights, and tools to help your nonprofit grow sustainably.The information provided in this series is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice. Please consult with a professional advisor for specific guidance.Support the show
The Bulldogs got stellar pitching and Matt Houston provided a bases-clearing 3-run double early to earn a 5-4 win. Tech's 28th win overall and 15th in league play would force a Sunday rubber-game with the Patriots at Horner Ballpark.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Send us Fan MailSummer Rewind: we are re releasing one of our most unforgettable listener stories while we travel through Europe, and this one still stops people in their tracks.In 2005, guest Ben took out $175,000 in private student loans that never paid for a single class and handed all of it to his charismatic younger brother, who promised overnight millions from a chain of restaurants. The businesses were never real. Six months into his marriage with Beth, the couple was served with a lawsuit. That original amount had compounded into $310,000 of debt.Beth and Ben join us to share how they discovered the fraud, survived a wave of lawsuits and depositions, and made the decision to stay together and pay back every dollar. Over ten and a half years of side hustles, coupon clipping, and deliberate spending, they cleared the entire balance and rebuilt their finances and their relationship.Along the way we cover why loaning money to family needs documentation and hard questions, how compound interest turns a bad decision into a crisis, what happens legally when a spouse is named in a lawsuit, and the four questions everyone should ask before making any investment. We also talk about why couples need to have honest money conversations before marriage, not after.This is a story about betrayal, grit, and financial recovery, and a practical reminder that if it sounds too good to be true, it is.Subscribe to The Sugar Daddy Podcast for new episodes every Wednesday, and share this one with anyone who has ever been asked to invest in someone else's big idea.Get a $5 month for Point.Me our favorite way to find the best flightsGet 50% off of Monarch Money for one year with this linkSubscribe to The Sugar Daddy Podcast newsletterExplore The Sugar Daddy Podcast Stan Store — Downloadables, tools, and more to level up your money game together!Head over to our YouTube channel to catch this episode in full video form.You can also email us at: hello@thesugardaddypodcast.comConnect with us on Instagram We're most active over at @thesugardaddypodcastChat with BrandonWant to work together? Learn more about BrandonBook a free 30-min call to see if it's a fit.Show us some love, hit subscribe, leave a five star rating, and drop a quick review!Money, relationships, and the mindset to master both. Hosted by financial advisor Brandon and his wife Jessica, The Sugar Daddy Podcast breaks down how to build wealth, unpack old money beliefs, and have real conversations...
This summer, join host David Mandell as he revisits and highlights episodes from Season 5 of The Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician podcast, in our 2026 Summer Rewind Series. "I genuinely believe there is a lot of information to gain from all of our episodes deliver, but for the summer, I've handpicked a few that offer intriguing ideas and a unique perspective for physicians in 2025," says David. "I hope you enjoy this Season encore series. Have a great summer!" Episode 5.6 | Originally Released: November 27, 2024 Listen in or watch as host David Mandell speaks with practice consultant Jessica Jones. David begins asking about Jessica's career and how she ended up working with medical and dental practices. Jessica then shares with David the pain points doctors typically have when they contact her—how they want to see their practices—and lives—improved. J essica then speaks to David about the importance of finding the doctor's passions and how to align the practice with those passions, along with patient needs—potentially with a cash-based revenue element outside of insurance reimbursement. She then digs into the details around service offerings, equipment purchases, the importance of delegation and other key success factors her experiences has discovered are valuable—in cash-based practices or traditional ones. Finally, Jessica stresses the importance of brainstorming and getting out of the daily grind to have perspective on what is working and what could be improved. Learn more by visiting the original episode page, here. Learn more, including additional show notes, links, and detailed key takeaways, by visiting physicianswealthpodcast.com. Click here to get your FREE copy of our latest book, Wealth Strategies for Today's Physician!
[28] Cookies, Charisma & Bias: Exploring the Hidden Consequences and Impact of Teaching Evaluations This episode was first released on November 11, 2025 Description In this episode, Adam (and resident guest co-host Mario Corrado) speak with Dr. Lynfa Stroud about the complexities of teaching evaluations in medical education. They discuss some of the biases that influence evaluations, the unintended consequences that can arise, and the delicate power dynamics between learners and educators. Their conversation underscores the need for a more nuanced, supportive approach to assessing teaching quality - one that moves beyond student ratings to foster genuine growth and development in medical education. Length of episode: 48:34 Resources to check out How Teacher Evaluations Broke the University "We give them all A's, and they give us all fives." By Rose Horowitch https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/09/teacher-evaluations-grade-inflation/684185/ The Doctor Fox Lecture: A Paradigm of Educational Seduction Donald H. Naftulin, M.D., John E. Ware, Jr., and Frank A. Donnelly https://romanfrigg.org/wp-content/uploads/links/Dr_Fox_Lecture.pdf Stroebe, W. (2020). Student Evaluations of Teaching Encourages Poor Teaching and Contributes to Grade Inflation: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 42(4), 276–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2020.1756817 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01973533.2020.1756817 Contact us: keylime@royalcollege.ca Follow: Dr. Adam Szulewski https://x.com/Adam_Szulewski
Our 'Summer Rewind' series continues from the Show Me State. In the regular season finale, the Bulldogs secured their first winning season since 2019 with a 42-30 road victory at Missouri State. Tech gained 388 of their 475 total yards on the ground and scored 5 rushing touchdowns to overcome cold and rainy conditions in Springfield, Missouri.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Down 20 points and ice cold from beyond the arc, Louisiana Tech once again found itself staring at a familiar script against Middle Tennessee. This time, the ending belonged to the Bulldogs. Tech's only made 3-pointer with 4.7 seconds remaining capped a stunning comeback as the Bulldogs erased a massive deficit and stunned the Blue Raiders, 59-58, inside the TAC.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Send us Fan MailSummer Rewind: Brandon and Jessica are in Europe for the month. This one is worth revisiting.When you get married, your state automatically writes a financial agreement for you. Most couples have no idea. That reframe is what led Brandon and Jessica to pursue a postnuptial agreement after nearly nine years of marriage, not because they were planning a divorce, but because writing the rules while love is high is the smartest financial move a couple can make.They cover how assets, liabilities, and inheritances get divided, the counseling clause they built in before any separation decision, financial protection for stay-at-home spouses, and how the process kicked off new money conversations they had never had.No guest. Just an honest look at a decision they both wish they had made sooner.New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one.Get a $5 month for Point.Me our favorite way to find the best flightsGet 50% off of Monarch Money for one year with this linkSubscribe to The Sugar Daddy Podcast newsletterExplore The Sugar Daddy Podcast Stan Store — Downloadables, tools, and more to level up your money game together!Head over to our YouTube channel to catch this episode in full video form.You can also email us at: hello@thesugardaddypodcast.comConnect with us on Instagram We're most active over at @thesugardaddypodcastChat with BrandonWant to work together? Learn more about BrandonBook a free 30-min call to see if it's a fit.Show us some love, hit subscribe, leave a five star rating, and drop a quick review!Money, relationships, and the mindset to master both. Hosted by financial advisor Brandon and his wife Jessica, The Sugar Daddy Podcast breaks down how to build wealth, unpack old money beliefs, and have real conversations...
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Tech brought the fright to Sam Houston in our latest installment of the 'Summer Rewind' series. Celebrating a 100th Homecoming (and on Halloween), the Gridiron 'Dogs rolled up 646 yards of total offense in a 55-14 thrashing of the Bearkats. On the ground, they piled up 425 rushing yards and six touchdowns in collecting their 5th win of the season. It was the most points scored by the Bulldogs since Sept. 26th, 2020.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Down for most of the game, the Dunkin' Dogs flipped the script in the second half to force overtime and score a 70-68 victory over Delaware in their first-ever visit to Ruston. Freshman Jaylen Fenner tied his career-high with 15 points (all in the second half) while also tying his career-high for made three-pointers with three. He played a career-high 32 minutes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Send us Fan MailBrandon and Jessica are traveling through Europe this month, so they're bringing back one of their most impactful episodes as part of their Summer Rewind series.Bankruptcy attorney Adrienne Hines joins the show to reframe everything most people think they know about debt relief. With nearly 30 years of experience, she makes the case that bankruptcy is not a last resort, it is often the smartest first call you can make before touching your 401k, pulling from home equity, or signing up for a debt settlement program.Adrienne breaks down the difference between Chapter 7 and Chapter 13, who qualifies, what it costs, and what actually gets wiped away. She also explains why debt settlement companies are less protected and more dangerous than most people realize, how predatory lending replaced the consumer protections that once existed, and the simple 3-year test that tells you whether it is time to talk to a lawyer.Adrienne Hines is the Ladylike Lawyer. Find her at theladylikelawyer.com or on TikTok and Instagram at @theladylikelawyer. Not in Ohio? Her team will match you with a licensed bankruptcy attorney near you for a free consultation.New episodes drop every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one.Get a $5 month for Point.Me our favorite way to find the best flightsGet 50% off of Monarch Money for one year with this linkSubscribe to The Sugar Daddy Podcast newsletterExplore The Sugar Daddy Podcast Stan Store — Downloadables, tools, and more to level up your money game together!Head over to our YouTube channel to catch this episode in full video form.You can also email us at: hello@thesugardaddypodcast.comConnect with us on Instagram We're most active over at @thesugardaddypodcastChat with BrandonWant to work together? Learn more about BrandonBook a free 30-min call to see if it's a fit.Show us some love, hit subscribe, leave a five star rating, and drop a quick review!Money, relationships, and the mindset to master both. Hosted by financial advisor Brandon and his wife Jessica, The Sugar Daddy Podcast breaks down how to build wealth, unpack old money beliefs, and have real conversations...
In this Season 6 executive summary episode of the Wealth Planning for the Modern Physician Podcast, host David Mandell reflects on the major themes, conversations, and lessons shared throughout the season. David explains the structure of the podcast's academic calendar format and previews the upcoming Summer Rewind series, which revisits standout episodes from prior seasons. He then walks listeners through each episode of the season, highlighting important insights and lessons from all 20 episodes. By summarizing each episode from the season, this episode serves as both a roadmap for listeners looking to revisit episodes they may have missed and a reminder of the practical strategies, red flags, and opportunities physicians should consider as they navigate modern medical careers. Insights Covered in Season 6: Private practice compensation models are evolving to better align with the priorities of younger physicians entering medicine. Entrepreneurship in healthcare can create significant opportunities, but it also introduces operational, financial, and emotional risks. Asset protection planning requires ongoing maintenance and discipline rather than a one-time legal setup. Artificial intelligence is already improving workflow efficiency and reducing administrative burden in clinical practice. Physician burnout often requires both operational changes and personal reinvention strategies to address effectively. Healthcare mergers, acquisitions, and private equity activity continue to reshape the physician practice landscape. Financial literacy and business education can dramatically improve a physician's ability to make informed career decisions. Peer review processes and workplace conflicts can have major professional and financial consequences if handled improperly. Real estate investments can be beneficial for physicians, but leverage and market timing carry meaningful risks. Strong mentorship, networking, and community support remain essential throughout every stage of a physician's career. Learn more, including additional show notes, links, and detailed key takeaways, by visiting physicianswealthpodcast.com. Click here to get your FREE copy of our latest book, Wealth Strategies for Today's Physician!
Send us Fan MailBecoming a mom can take your lifelong habits, chew them up, and spit them out. So how do you build new ones when there's no such thing as a typical day in parenthood?In this Summer Rewind — our season one finale — Dr. Carrie Pagliano sits down with James Clear, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits. Carrie picked up the book thinking it was about business... and realized it was secretly written for every mom trying to find herself again after kids.They get into systems over willpower, the four laws of behavior change, identity-based habits (casting a vote for the person you want to be), the two-minute rule, and how to set up your space to outsmart yourself. If you've ever set a goal to get back to movement in postpartum or perimenopause, this one was built for you.Lane note: returning to activity looks different for everybody — loop in your maternity care team and pelvic floor PT as you go.Time Stamps1:00 introduction1:35 setting habits for parents7:20 life as a series of seasons 10:00 comparison on social media15:22 navigating your identity as a parent 22:20 taking the first step to building the habit27:25 scaling to build momentum37:00 mental toughness as flexibility versus rigidity40:15 James' experience as a parentCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH JAMESIG: https://www.instagram.com/jamesclear/Website: jamesclear.com Atomic Habits: atomichabits.comNewsletter: https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)
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Hudson Rowan and Thomas Allen combine to allow just 2 hits as Tech ends a season-long 8-game losing streak with a 6-2 victory in Miami to even the series with FIU. Our Summer Rewind series details the start of what would become 8 consecutive victories for the Diamond 'Dogs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Send us Fan Mail☀️ Summer Rewind! We're spending the month traveling Europe, so we're bringing back one of our most-listened-to episodes. The advice is fully evergreen and hits just as hard now as it did when it first dropped.If you've been meaning to get your finances in order but keep putting it off, this episode is for you.Jessica and Brandon walk you through 5 money moves that can change how you manage, save, and grow your money, no matter where you're starting from.In this episode:Why your financial goals need to be specific, measurable, and said out loudHow to review your budget without dreading it (and the mindset shift that makes it stick)Avalanche vs. snowball: the two debt payoff strategies and how to pick the right one for youWhy automating your savings removes the willpower problem entirelyThe real reason most people don't build wealth (hint: it's not knowledge)The one line that never gets old: it's not a lack of ability. It's a lack of action.New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe so you never miss one.Get a $5 month for Point.Me our favorite way to find the best flightsGet 50% off of Monarch Money for one year with this linkSubscribe to The Sugar Daddy Podcast newsletterExplore The Sugar Daddy Podcast Stan Store — Downloadables, tools, and more to level up your money game together!Head over to our YouTube channel to catch this episode in full video form.You can also email us at: hello@thesugardaddypodcast.comConnect with us on Instagram We're most active over at @thesugardaddypodcastChat with BrandonWant to work together? Learn more about BrandonBook a free 30-min call to see if it's a fit.Show us some love, hit subscribe, leave a five star rating, and drop a quick review!Money, relationships, and the mindset to master both. Hosted by financial advisor Brandon and his wife Jessica, The Sugar Daddy Podcast breaks down how to build wealth, unpack old money beliefs, and have real conversations...
The Summer Rewind series continues on a 'Red Out' evening from Joe Aillet Stadium for a rivalry showdown with Southern Miss. The Bulldogs came out fast against the Golden Eagles, scoring all 30 points in the first half in an eventual 30-20 victory.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The first two meetings between Tech & Mo-State were decided by a combined 3 points, both victories for the Dunkin' Dogs, and the first on the road in double-overtime. The semifinal round of the league tournament would not disappoint as these two delivered high drama for a third time in a month. The Bulldogs earned a 69-66 victory in Rocket City to earn a spot in the conference championship game.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
We head to Kennesaw, Georgia as our 'Summer Rewind' series continues with Declan Dahl, Luke Nichols, & Thomas Allen combining to strikeout 20 Owls in the Bulldogs 8th straight win of the season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
The Bulldogs allowed Liberty to score 28 straight points after taking a 7-0 lead on the opening drive of Senior Day. Then, everything changed. Down 28-7 midway thru the 3rd quarter, Tech roared back for a thrilling 34-28 overtime victory to get bowl eligible against the Flames.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In this special ad free Summer Rewind episode of That Would Be Rad, we're revisiting one of our favorite road-trip rabbit holes: the strange creatures, bizarre legends, unexplained lights, haunted waters, and forgotten mysteries of Michigan.What started as a family vacation to Northern Michigan quickly turned into an obsession. Between the endless forests, crystal-clear lakes, tiny logging towns, and miles of rugged shoreline, it didn't take long before we found ourselves asking the same question:What else is out there?Join Woody and Tyler as they explore some of Michigan's strangest legends, including Bigfoot sightings deep in the woods, mysterious lake monsters lurking beneath the Great Lakes, eerie lights floating through the darkness, Native American legends of supernatural beasts, haunted cemeteries, underwater mysteries, and one of the most fascinating "Bermuda Triangle" style locations in North America.Along the way, Woody shares some personal experiences from his time exploring the lakes and forests of Northern Michigan and explains why this beautiful part of the country feels like the perfect setting for high strangeness.If you love Bigfoot, lake monsters, UFOs, Native American folklore, haunted locations, unexplained disappearances, or just discovering strange local legends you've never heard before, this episode is packed with bizarre stories from one of the most beautiful and mysterious regions in the United States.This isn't just an episode about monsters.It's about the places that seem to create monsters.The deep woods.The dark water.The forgotten roads.The places where imagination and mystery overlap.So grab your kayak, keep an eye on the shoreline, and maybe don't wander too far into the woods after dark...Be Rad.RAD WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR SHOW:JOIN OUR PATREON:Exclusive episodes, bonus content, and behind-the-scenes weirdness:patreon.com/thatwouldberadCHECK OUT OUR MERCH:Grab official That Would Be Rad gear —thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.comSHOW INFO: