Podcasts about Talbots

Lingerie sizes M/L; around 15 full sets very elegant/classy. Saraland. 251-395-2649, 251-675-6056 Women's blue jeans sizes 10, 12, & some 14; Everlane, Sanctuary, Lucky, Michael Kors and other brands. Also dressy and casual blouses. Saraland. 251-395-2649, 251-675-6056 Dresses sizes 10, 12, some 14, Talbots, Anne Klein, Michael Kors, Lilly Tulitzer, Tommy Hilfiger and other brands. Saraland. 251-395-2649, 251-675-6056 1 leather dress, size 1X. . 251- 275-5899Article Link

Lingerie sizes M/L; around 15 full sets very elegant/classy. Saraland. 251-395-2649, 251-675-6056 Women's blue jeans sizes 10, 12, & some 14; Everlane, Sanctuary, Lucky, Michael Kors and other brands. Also dressy and casual blouses. Saraland. 251-395-2649, 251-675-6056 Dresses sizes 10, 12, some 14, Talbots, Anne Klein, Michael Kors, Lilly Tulitzer, Tommy Hilfiger and other brands. Saraland. 251-395-2649, 251-675-6056 1 leather dress, size 1X. . 251- 275-5899Article Link

We are joined this week by Ian Robertson, an enthusiast of Peugeot 405s, and publisher of Classic Retro Modern car magazine, an independent title that celebrates many of the same cars we discuss in each of our shows.Join us for a journey through Simca's, Talbots, Peugeot 405's, a history lesson on the loveable (but not strictly) Peugeot 309, and Ford Sierra. His Dad would do up to 50,000 miles a year, so was changing cars every 3 months at times, in order to keep the resale value in them. We explore Ford's ability to divide popular opinion with the Sierra, but also with the Focus and the KA later on. Ian is a collector of dealer brochures and model launch literature, so naturally we chat about that. All in all, another great episode, even if we do say so ourselves!Support the showWe'd love you to hear and share your stories, please tag and follow us on social media. www.instagram.com/mydadscar_podcastwww.Facebook.com/mydadscar podcastwww.buymeacoffee.com/mydadscarIf you'd like to support the podcast and are able to, you can ‘buy us a coffee' which will help towards costs of hosting and purchasing equipment to allow us to record guests in person, rather than just on zoom. Get in touch with us direct - MyDadsCarPodcast@gmail.com

Recap from Hamburg, Talbots race in Hawaii. With previews for T100 San Francisco and 70.3 Boulder. Aaron Royle joins the show in the wealth of his expertise!   Follow Aaron Royle on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/aaronroyle/Get 20% off with Code: PTN at checkouthttps://telyrx.com/PTNJoin waterfall racing teamhttps://www.waterfallracing.com/Open waterfall bank accounthttps://www.waterfallbank.com/Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event are probably not about it or you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but probably not and nobody really cares. Especially you: John. It's not always about you.Get 20% off with Code: PTN at checkouthttps://telyrx.com/PTNJoin waterfall racing teamhttps://www.waterfallracing.com/Open waterfall bank accounthttps://www.waterfallbank.com/Disclaimer: The contents and opinions expressed on this podcast are ultimately exaggerated (often wildly) for comedic effect. All opinions presented are for entertainment purposes only. Any statements seeming to refer to any specific person, place, institution, or event are probably not about it or you and almost impossible to prove legally, anyway. It might be you, but probably not and nobody really cares. Especially you: Shawn. It's not always about you.

Why has the marine insurance industry forgotten about Cynthia Mockett? That is the question at the heart of this week's edition of the Lloyd's List Podcast. The widow of a UK marine surveyor and consultant murdered in Yemen 13 years ago in one of the biggest marine insurance frauds in Lloyd's of London history is still fighting for compensation, as well as payment for the work that led to his death. Cynthia Mockett, based in Plymouth, England, was the wife of Capt David Mockett, based in Aden, Yemen, until his death in July 2011, when a bomb placed in his car exploded. Days earlier, Capt Mockett had inspected the 1992--built suezmax Brillante Virtuoso (IMO: 9014822), owned by Marios Iliopoulos, in waters outside Aden, after the suezmax tanker was set ablaze in a fake piracy attack. The financially troubled owner owed $80m in loans taken out against the vessel which was worth $13.5m, court evidence showed. Capt Mockett had raised doubts the fire was caused by pirates, with a UK coroner later finding his death was unlawful with evidence from a UK diplomat that the bombing was related to the insurance fraud. London-based Noble Denton, on behalf of Talbot AIS, the lead hull underwriter, contracted Capt Mockett. Ms Mockett told Lloyd's List Noble Denton never got in touch after her husband's death nor paid for his work on the Brillante Virtuoso. Talbot contacted her for the first time this month, nearly 13 years later, to apologise, and send condolences. A high-profile High Court case found in 2019 that the shipowner orchestrated a complex conspiracy along with crew, the Aden-based salvor and Yemen coast guard to fraudulently organize a fake piracy attack, then claim for the vessel's loss. The probable murder of Capt Mockett was part of conspiracy, the judge found. Previous correspondence to Talblot AIS from Mrs Mockett went unanswered and she did not hear back from anybody until last week, when the company's chief executive Chris Rash called. “The longest conversation I've had with Talbots has been in the last few days when Chris Rash has phoned me up,” said Mrs Mockett. “Nobody came to see me (at the time) and nobody has phoned me up and nobody has mentioned compensation, nothing. “When David died, everything died with him and his paypacket, and his pension disappeared. I've had nothing.” Mrs Mockett's local MP, Sir Gary Streeter is one of a small group of people who has helped for nearly a decade in her fight for compensation and justice. There have been no charges laid against any of those involved in the Brillante Virtuoso case. The High Court judgement on the Brillante Virtuoso case can be read here: https://7kbw.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/BRILLANTE-VIRTUOSO-High-Court-Judgment.pdf

Part 1 of our gift guide is here! We have an abundance of recs for stocking stuffers, boyfriends, husbands, moms, sons, and kids! Share any gift ideas with us at 833-632-5463, podcast@athingortwohq.com, @athingortwohq, or in our Geneva!Gift yourself professional counseling with BetterHelp and take 10% off your first month with our link.Tackle all of your holiday shopping at MoMA Design Store and take 10% off your purchase when you use or mention promo code ATHINGORTWO online and in US MoMA Design Stores through November 23, 2023.YAY.Stocking Stuffers“We are only doing stockings for adults this year - all the fun stocking stuffers, please.”Opinel key chainsNoso patchesScout Regalia sticky hooksFavorite musician merch - Olivia Rodrigo Perfect All-American Bitch hatCustom family matchbooksNutscene Colorful Tiddler TwineRose Los Angeles x Gossamer CBD Rosin DelightsRedecker Hedgehog Table BrushSilk Daisy Chain KitNata Concept Store Farfalle CandleHinoki Drawer BagLisa Angel bottle stoppers / Annie Raysee wine stopperTheWhiteStreetMarket wick trimmerKahawa 1893 Single Serve Coffee PacksBrightland Olive Oil minisSqwigl StrawsCuraprox toothbrushesBoyfriends/HusbandsMy husband, 34. Senior web developer manager. Likes home projects, sci-fi books/tv, awesome dad to our 4 year old and 8 month old. He hates spending money and “doesn't want gifts” but wants gifts. It's historically been a damned if you do, damned if you don't type situation. His favorite gifts from me ever have been a car washing kit, a woobles crochet kit, and a Dyson vacuum. Wtf do I get him now?!Sven-SawHoto Brushless Drill - .like the Dyson hairdryer of drills!Yuns Hardware gift certificateSinger Heavy Duty 4423 Open Studio: Do-It-Yourself Art Projects by Contemporary Artists by ​​Sharon Coplan Hurowitz and Amanda BenchleyHarvest Label Sling BagSlate FlosserCamper wool Wabi slippersSigned Ursula Le Guin or Octavia ButlerMy graphic designer husband who likes quality over quantity, is picky and lives in fear I might buy him clothes as a gift.An architecture or design book from a city you visited over the last year—make it an annual thing?A piece of art or a study from an artist he likes (for something more accessibly priced, depending)Marjolein Delhaas 2024/366 PlannerHigonokami KnifeRose Gold wrenchBalmuda toaster Bruno Munari Pencil Holder (with a set of Blackwing or Pineider pencils)Saint Olio body oilHusband - new dad, hates buying himself anything. He's bookish and British, and his interests include cycling, cooking, video games, F1 and the Tottenham Hot Spurs. Everything nice he wears is because I bought it for him. Want to get him something good this year because he's been so underslept and overworked, juggling baby and a new job.Lewis Hamilton AlmaveTottenham Hotspurs vintage gearBook repair (as recommended by Lauren in our Geneva last year)WhiteSpacePress on Etsy for vintage Penguin Classics, etc.Fog Linen Brass Cookbook stand or Puebco Cookbook StandPersol 714 - Original (foldable) sunglassesBlackstock & Weber LoafersAsked for gift ideas for a quar romance a few years ago. We bought a house together this year. He's wonderful. His favorite drink is espresso. He loves Guy Fieri. He plays an Irish sport called hurling. We go on bike rides together and love exploring new places. We both lost our grandmothers this year. Air Fieri crewneck sweatshirtPillowsPostersPapers Guy Fieri Fan Sequin Pillowcase -we all just need to know this existsIvo Angel Italian splatterware espresso cupsOaxacan espresso cupBaba Tree bike basketNocs Provisions BinocularsWren Off-Road GrowlerSafety PizzetaThe ExpertGrounded Gift CardKabin Bonfire BuilderA custom print of something meaningful to him of his grandmother's from The HeirloomistSonsHelp! I'm desperate for gift ideas for my 22-year-old son. He's a new grad; job hunting, close to securing his first job, just moved home from Montreal. Uni girlfriend relocated from overseas to our hometown Toronto. He's very private. Hates receiving gifts (?!!?). Is gracious at the time he receives but they always find their way to the return pile. Loves a good bargain, and hates that we spend $ on him. Sooooo hard to buy for. Best gift ever was 3 month cheese subscription sent to school last year. Makes fun of the various prints I've bought him. Lots of friends, but very introverted; sporty; foodie; funny; middle child; does not share info, let alone gift ideas; nothing to see here folks, just move-on kinda guy. Help!!!!!!Gift cert for an Island Creek Oysters party with friends (plus a couple of shucking knives) or tinned fish. Hawkins New York cheese knife set - under $40, looks fancierRicki's Cheese Making KitsSowaca Ceramic Cooking PanThe Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J. Kenji López-AltStart Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook by Sohla El-WayllyRestaurant gift certs—something fancy he and the GF would never do on their own like Prime Seafood Palace or just a favorite spot of two of theirs that feels like a treatLuggage! Like the Wallybags Travel Garment Bag, Patagonia Black Hole Duffle Bag, and Alex Mill Perfect Weekday Tote. Moms/Mother in Laws Quintessential Midwest mom of 3 adult kids who loves baking, reading, watching PBS shows, musicals, traveling, and getting her steps in walking her two black labs. Has been referred to as the "mommiest mom" in the past. Puts up with a lot of BS from her curmudgeonly husband (my dad). I've given her many kitchen items and books over the years. Favorite brands are things like Emma Bridgewater, Hanna Anderson, and Talbots. I recently moved to NYC, so I'm hoping to get her something that will make her feel less "abandoned" and more cared for. Thank you for any suggestions!! Met Opera on DemandTEKLA bathrobeLake Pajamas50 States, 50 Pies by Stacey Mei Yan Fong Fresh Midwest: Modern Recipes from the Heartland by Maren Ellingboe KingHaden electric tea kettleGalley & Fen oven mittVintage PBS shirtsMom, in her mid-50s, a new grandma. Had a really hard year mental health-wise but making positive changes. Goes to therapy but new at it. Loves to be social, have dinners, see movies and Broadway shows. Loves 80s pop music and Jason Isbell. Enjoys trying new things but tends to move on to something else quickly.Molly Mahon block-printing kitsMartha Mae How to Paint a Cloud BundleNora McInerny's “Don't honk I'm already crying” bumper magnet - if she has the sense of humor for it!Semikolon 5-Year Diary / Midori 5-year DiaryLoftie clock - because of sleep hygiene!Subscription to Mubi or Criterion CollectionSubscription to Saipua TV…paired with Saipua Garden Tea that's made by Deborah NeedlemanMy Mom! She's 70. A former elementary art teacher...retired and living on a budget. We completely mis-gift each other every year. I try to give her nice (not overly luxurious, but nice) scarves, sweaters, earrings, etc and they always flop. My brother and his girlfriend gave her a plastic porch goose and it's her favorite thing ever. She doesn't read. She's crafty but her medium is always changing and usually something very specific like needle felting.Pink Picasso paint-by-numbers custom kits or non-custom ones by Paint AnywhereArt Life Practice KitMelanie Abrantes DIY Wood Carving KitsFriendly Loom Black and White Potholder Loom Kit Pattern and supplies to DIY her own porch goose outfits—there's even a crochet one for making hair for them?!A duck candleholder to go with her porch gooseOk, how about my mom? I'll let you describe her though

We wrap up a month of episodes featuring remarkable women retail leaders with another fascinating interview recorded at the Wizeline remote podcast studio/beach cabana at Mandalay Bay during Shoptalk 2023. Our special guest is Anu Narayanan President, Anthropologie Women's, Beauty & Wedding.Anu drops a ton of leadership, strategy, and merchandising wisdom accumulated during a storied career at several top brands. In particular we go deep into what it means to be a lifestyle fashion brand and how she and her team bring that strategy to life at Anthropologie. We also delve into the innovation process at Anthropologie, what it means to "edit to amplify," and how smart calculated risk taking can accelerate growth. We close learning about how technology can be leveraged for far greater merchandising agility.But we kick things with the latest in retail news, including another sale by Walmart as they appear to be winding down their digitally native brand experiment.  We take a short detour into Elon world discussing his rapid unscheduled disassembly event and before mourning the loss of Steve's blue checkmark. Ikea's sets its sights on explosive growth (ha!), while David's Bridal and Bed, Bath & Beyond seem headed in the opposite direction.Then we touch on Lululemon's massive Mirror write-down, layoffs at Best Buy and (yet again) Amazon, and what Hermes' stellar results may portend for luxury retail more broadly.About AnuAnu Narayanan joined Anthropologie Group as President of Women's, Beauty, & Weddings in the Summer of 2018. Anu is passionate about the Anthropologie brand and bringing an incredible product assortment to their deeply loyal customer.Anu has profound experience within the women's retail category and prior to joining the Anthropologie brand, Anu spent over 20 years focused on Trend Analytics, Merchandise Planning, Buying & Design at other industry leading brands such as Talbots, Ann Taylor, LBrands and Gap Inc. Anu is a strong merchandising professional with a BS in Finance & Marketing from Boston College of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts at the Carroll School of Management.On a personal note, Anu loves to spend time with her family, vacation in the Bahamas, bake, indulge in anything on Bravo and is attempting to learn the guitar. About UsSteve Dennis is an advisor, keynote speaker and author on strategic growth and business innovation. You can learn more about Steve on his       website.    The expanded and revised edition of his bestselling book  Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption is now available at  Amazon or just about anywhere else books are sold. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a      Forbes senior contributor and on       Twitter and       LinkedIn. You can also check out his speaker "sizzle" reel      here.Michael LeBlanc  is the Founder & President of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc and a Senior Advisor to Retail Council of Canada as part of his advisory and consulting practice.   He brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience, and has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career.  Michael is the producer and host of a network of leading podcasts including Canada's top retail industry podcast,       The Voice of Retail, plus  Global eCommerce Leaders podcast, and The Food Professor  with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois.    You can learn more about Michael   here  or on     LinkedIn. Be sure and check out Michael's latest venture for fun and influencer riches - Last Request Barbecue,  his YouTube BBQ cooking channel!

I don't just make pretty dresses.  If I design a dress that doesn't excite the woman who is wearing it, this is not good enough.  Every piece of art should excite you. -Anna Nieman Born in Belarus in the former USSR, Anna Nieman learned all about perseverance and hard work from her parents.  Her father was a messanger for the resistance during World War II. Captured by Stalin's army at only 17, he was sent to the gulag for 5 years.  Always an artist with a deep love for nature, Anna spent her days as a child, painting pictures on the banks of the Nieman River, eventually immigrating to the United States in 1991 in search of her dreams.  When the plane touched down in New York City, she knew only one word of English:  “taxi” which came in very handy.  Her rise in the fashion industry is a testimony to her strong belief in freedom, entrepreneurship, female empowerment, and the American Dream.  Once a nanny, she learned how to speak English by taking ESL classes, talking to people, and reading books. While the children took naps, Anna combed through the Boston Globe and saw an ad for a fit model.   Not knowing what a fit model was, she noticed that her measurements matched the job description, so Anna applied and got the job.  She would spend years honing her craft working with J-Jill, Talbots, Appleseeds, and Chadwicks of Boston, soaking up every piece of knowledge she could from fashion industry pros who looked at her early designs and encouraged her to go out on her own.  In 2010 she launched Anna Nieman Couture www.annaniemancouture.com.   Recently voted Best in the City as a designer of women's formal wear by Boston Common Magazine, Anna describes her design style as “classic, beautiful, feminine and flattering.” Her devotion to her customers is what motivates her.  Says Anna:  “I give myself a grade and if I see a smile on a woman's face, and I make her happy, goal achieved!”  For a tutorial on making your dreams come true, just hit that download button.   #americandream #fashion #formalwear

Radio Marija ir klausītāju veidots radio, kas nes Dieva Vārdu pasaulē. Radio Marija balss skan 24 stundas diennaktī. Šajos raidījumos klausītājiem kā saviem draugiem neatkarīgi no viņu reliģiskās pārliecības cenšamies sniegt Kristus Labo Vēsti – Evaņģēliju, skaidru katoliskās Baznīcas mācību. Cenšamies vairot lūgšanas pieredzi un sniegt iespēju ielūkoties visas cilvēces kultūras daudzveidībā. Radio Marija visā pasaulē darbojas uz brīvprātīgo kalpošanas pamata. Labprātīga savu talantu un laika ziedošana Dieva godam un jaunās evaņģelizācijas labā ir daļa no Radio Marija harizmas. Tā ir lieliska iespēja ikvienam īstenot savus talantus Evaņģēlija pasludināšanas darbā, piedzīvojot kalpošanas prieku. Ticam, ka Dievs īpaši lietos ikvienu cilvēku, kurš atsauksies šai kalpošanai, lai ar Radio Marija starpniecību paveiktu Latvijā lielas lietas. Radio Marija ir arī ģimene, kas vieno dažādu vecumu, dažādu konfesiju, dažādu sociālo slāņu cilvēkus, ļaujot katram būt iederīgam un sniegt savu pienesumu Dieva Vārda pasludināšanā, kā arī kopīgā lūgšanas pieredzē. "Patvērums Dievā 24 stundas diennaktī", - tā ir Radio Marija Latvija devīze. RML var uztvert Rīgā 97.3, Liepājā 97.1, Krāslavā 97.0, Valkā 93.2, kā arī ar [satelītuztvērēja palīdzību un interneta aplikācijās](http://www.rml.lv/klausies/).

Team talks about Talbots hill billy activities. Then hits out all the racing from the weekend including the preview for Ironman 70.3 Oceanside.Join waterfall racing team https://www.waterfallracing.com/Open waterfall bank accounthttps://www.waterfallbank.com/Buy a ShaverCode: Protrinews20https://www.manscaped.com/products/

In this episode, Tessa and Michael speak with Kim Jackson, Director of eCommerce at Harley-Davidson about finding the right company culture, being empowered in your role, and building absolute trust within your team. Kim Jackson has always loved commerce. She as a long career across merchandise and buying, with leadership roles at Talbots, PUMA, Alex & Ani, and J. Jill. Today, she's nearly a year into her current role as Director of eCommerce at Harley Davidson, and is the business lead for a brand new apperal concept called H-D Collections at the well-known motorcycle manufacturing brand. Enjoy!To stay connected and continue the conversation, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn.And don't forget to check out our previous episodes for more tips and strategies to boost your workplace happiness. You can find them on your favorite podcast platform or on our website.If you have any questions, comments, or topic suggestions for future episodes, please reach out to us. We'd love to hear from you!Stay inspired, stay motivated, and stay happy at work!

A TCR listener is scared for her daughters life choices, Matt had the WORST date night ever, Are You Smarter Than Nicasio, Tino breaks down a different kind of Valentine's day promotion, and Serina's husband confesses something to her...

   On this episode of the Absolutely Not Podcast- Heather prepares herself mentally for the battle of Christmas and reminds herself it's not about fighting a petite elderly woman for the last giftcard at Talbots. but rather a time to reflect on all the selfless good she has given the world through the years. She hits the Absolutely Not Line and gives unsolicited advice on how to survive the holidays and plan a cruise for your conspiracy theory loving in-laws.    Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.   Head to Squarespace.com/absolutely for a free trial, and when you're ready to launch, use OFFER CODE: ABSOLUTELY to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.   Right now, Modern Fertility is offering my listeners $30 off the test when you go to ModernFertility.com/absolutely30.   Athletic Greens is going to give you is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase at AthleticGreens.com/ABSOLUTELY   Produced by Dear Media  

Right off the rip, not even 10 seconds in, Michael poorly impersonates the Dutch.  Embarrassing.  We spend all of 30 seconds writing the latest Hangover sequel, and you won't believe this- it sucks!  Max coaxes Michael into saying Borat (he says it so weird (mission accomplished, baby (George W. Bush)).  The fellas discuss the big bad topics from Winter: Hardee's, Talbots, and of course, improv.  Here is an undeniable truth that can't be debated: Michael HATES paying for other people.  Don't ask him to do it, don't expect him to do it- no one can bite your hand if it isn't the one feeding you (gospel).  Kissing on screen, kissing on stage, the boys are lip locking lads and we can't wait to talk about our mouth foibles."If Jews are minorities, how come all my friends are Jewish?"Horny KevinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/intheminivanFollow us on instagram: @intheminivanpodFollow us on twitter: @intheminivanFollow us on TikTok: @intheminivanpodcastWe're on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTxCtwpkBssIljyG6tdJbWQGet in the Discord: https://discord.gg/YWgaD6xFN3Episode Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3hSmQKvuuicJaxrN5755HM?si=014c21b0a2274becTHE MASTER PLAYLIST: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2saxemA3MOXcjIWdwHGwCZ?si=ee3444c085714c46Support the show

S2E4: Dating after DivorceIn this week's #LISGD episode, our hosts are trying to decide how to divorce all the Fall activity madness surrounding their personal lives, then they discover the term “WUSBAND” and get all the nitty gritty details about online dating from their newly divorced friend Mandy. Want more details? Here's what @honestlyHannah and @justJenSav  cover in this Episode:A life-long believer of over the counter hair products,  @honestlyHannah decides to divorce this belief after she has seen how amazing her hair is performing with high-end salon products. @justJenSav is hoping to divorce personal clothes shopping through the end of the year. However, since she will miss this activity, she is willing to personally shop for others as long as she does not have to go to Talbots. @justJenSav introduces her new friend, Mandy, and is excited about the term Mandy recently introduced to our hosts - WUSBAND. Mandy heard this term from a friend and asked if she could borrow that term  - she felt like the term ex husband was a bit severe to use. Both @honestlyHannah and @justJenSav  are now thinking of all the great merchandise options that could be developed around the WUSBAND theme!Mandy who was married for over 20 years and has three grown daughters, has been divorced less than 30 days. She was pleased how she and her WUSBAND handled the decisions and tough conversations they had to navigate without anger and drama and even worked together without a mediator and shared one attorney during the divorce process.Recently Mandy jumped into the online dating game and although she met a few people she did not click with, she is now going out with someone fun and is pleased she has met someone so compatible for her. Mandy talked about some of those first dates she had to endure - meeting men for coffee, a visit to the farmers markets, etc. She set a goal of 25 people to connect with during her online dating experiment. #lifeisshortgetdivorced #lisgd #podcast #savannah #divorce #podcastsofinstagram #podcastersofinstagram #spotify #applepodcasts #lifestylepodcast #womenpodcasters #womenempowermentwww.lifeisshortgetdivorced.comThanks for Listening, Follow us on Instagram @lifeisshortgetdivorced www.lifeisshortgetdivorced.com

The stories of the experiences of three families during the Civil War: the Blennerhassetts from Ballymacelligott and Killarney, the Talbots from Killarney are told in this podcast. Their lives were threatened, their houses and hay sheds burnt and their cattle were taken. The voices you will hear are Frank Blennerhassett, originally from Ballymacelligott, Thomas Blennerhassett and Herbert Gow of Culleenybeg near Killarney, and Charles Boyle Talbot of Aghadoe, Killarney. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Season 3 has finally rested its glorious haunches upon us all. In this, the premier episode, the Richley brothers introduce sparkly, new segments and add a little zest to their foundation. Listen in as they do they're best to unravel mysterious poems, search for a sorceress and unlock the majesty of Freddie Mustache's Mercury...Freddie Mercury's Mustache...you know what they mean.

Ali worked in the corporate world for many years but after the 2008 economic crash she rerouted her career and started interning in the entertainment industry. After working as a PA for the likes of Oliver Stone and on shows such as 30 rock, she moved to California where her styling career kicked off. Her passion and work ethic eventually led her to Bravo's show “ Stripped”, a show which Ali describes as a “pivotal moment for my soul”. After the show, she started feeling sick in some places and around some people but didn't understand what was going, it was her publicist who let her know it was because she was awakening, and even though everything they talked about sounded crazy her whole body was telling her it was true, which is why she decided she couldn't style anymore: “I called her and said I couldn't style anymore, it was the first thing that came out of my mouth. I didn't even know I was going to say that.” The transition to sharing her journey as a mom on social media and to share her platform to raise awareness for causes such as child sex trafficking came easily. “2020 hit… and there was so much that I awakened to”...ABOUT ALI Ali Levine is a Celebrity stylist and motherhood/fashion/lifestyle expert raised in New York City, Levine worked with international designers like Coach, Talbots, and the opening of New York's flagship Target location. A transition to television/film took her to Hollywood, where she founded the Ali Levine Design headquarters, with a star-studded portfolio.After the arrival of her first child Levine wholeheartedly embraced the role of mommy influencer. She is now a mama of two and shares her real raw truth of motherhood. As such, she is a sought-after motherhood style/lifestyle expert covered by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and LA Times, with design ideas featured on national network television and in print/online media outlets such as Real Simple, PopSugar, and FabFitFun. To learn more about Ali visit  www.alilevine.comFollow her on Instagram @AliLevineDesign  Discover her true-life inspirational interviews in the 5-star rated “Everything with Ali Levine” podcast on iTunes HIGHLIGHTSAli's journey Being on StrippedHer wake-up callDarkness vs. LightThe bulk of the top playersConnecting the dotsThe norm of HollywoodWhat is importantThe real and raw of motherhoodQuestioning everythingFear as a way of controlWaking the masses upCONTACT ALYSEFor more info join my Facebook group: Breathe to SucceedFollow me on Instagram @alyse_breathesYou can also visit my website: https://www.alysebreathes.com/Or contact me at info@alysebreathes.comTo all the business owners, entrepreneurs and spiritual women out there who want to make an impact and grow their income, check the details of my Accelerated Wealth Program right at the beginning of the episode.

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files PodcastWe discuss Ep5&6 of Ghoul Goblin, in which Harry spends time in a prison cell, and dispatches some nasties with a little help from a Djinn. Novel Summary:Harry Dresden, a Chicago private investigator and wizard, heads to a small, isolated Missouri town terrorized by Nevernever monsters. The singularly unfortunate Talbot family has suffered a curse that has decimated their number for generations, and only our hero can save them... that is, if he can survive hostile lawmen, the dark secrets of townsfolk, an ancient guardian spirit, and two deadly carnivores! Can Dresden cleanse the Talbot bloodline of its curse without a blood sacrifice of his own? Episode 4 Summary:An irrational imprisonment, a stubborn sister, a sexy senior, a kick-ass cop, and a magical martyr. Harry's been erroneously imprisoned following Alex Talbot's death and Pres promptly informs the grieving Maddie that she's down another brother. Somewhat weirdly she seems more concerned about Dresden?!? Meanwhile, Mayor Cedar pulls rank and gets Harry released and we learn she has a sort of... spiritual spouse? from her time in Egypt. Dresden presses the Mayor into service watching over the remaining Talbots, Pres gets decked out in his best Rambo gear, and he and Harry head out to duel the battling baddies. The bloodline curse may successfully be broken, but will anyone be left to benefit from Harry's efforts?

McAnally's Pubcast - A Dresden Files PodcastHere we are discussing the Third and Fourth issue of the Graphic Novel Ghoul Goblin in which Dresden makes friends with some spirits and finds a two timing ghoulfriend. Novel Summary:Harry Dresden, a Chicago private investigator and wizard, heads to a small, isolated Missouri town terrorized by Nevernever monsters. The singularly unfortunate Talbot family has suffered a curse that has decimated their number for generations, and only our hero can save them... that is, if he can survive hostile lawmen, the dark secrets of townsfolk, an ancient guardian spirit, and two deadly carnivores! Can Dresden cleanse the Talbot bloodline of its curse without a blood sacrifice of his own? Episode 3 Summary:Another blighted brother, a sad, sad soulgaze, and a little chit-chat with a cute cat… Dresden fails to save Joseph Talbot, but gains more insight into the misunderstood man and his family troubles. Harry calls up a nature spirit for intel on the bad guys' feud and the Talbots' bloodline curse, and the spirit arranges a meeting for the next night. Turns out the arranged encounter is with a guardian serpent that seems less than eager to lend a hand. Dresden also has Pres set up a face-to-face with the three youngest Talbots, tries to get some answers out of Mayor Cedar, and ham-handedly figures out the identity of the ghoul. Not all of that goes well for Harry…

Celebrity stylist and motherhood/fashion/lifestyle expert Ali Levine believes that no matter where you roam, from the laundry room to the red carpet, authenticity is your superpower and “confidence is your best accessory.” Raised in the high-velocity fashion culture of New York City, a natural gift for style led Levine to opportunities working with international designers like Coach, Talbots, and the opening of New York's flagship Target location. A transition to television/film took her to Hollywood, where she founded the Ali Levine Design headquarters, quickly establishing herself as LA's “it” girl of celebrity styling with a star-studded portfolio that includes top names like Jesse McCartney, Arianny Celeste, Holly Robinson Peete, Joey King, Gretchen Rossi, Lisa Vanderpump and more. After the arrival of her first child, daughter Amelia Rei, Levine wholeheartedly embraced the role of mompreneur/mommy influencer. She is now a mama of two and shares her real raw truth of motherhood. In this episode, she shares a deep dive into how she got there and the tremendous hurdles she had to jump through to fully live in her truth. Tune in to listen!! Her website: https://www.alilevine.com/ Her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alilevinedesign/ Her podcast: https://www.alilevine.com/podcast ------------------- ANDWHY. is a multi-media platform to share people's dreams and to inspire people to dream. In our podcast, we are providing motivating episodes to help people tackle their lives' obstacles that prevent them from following their dreams. We also share people's stories to help similar-minded people connect with one another and to find inspiration in their stories. *If you'd like to donate to this podcast, please follow the link at the end* ------------------- Follow our Instagram for updates: https://www.instagram.com/andwhymedia/ Check out our website: https://andwhymedia.com/ The host, Annie's, personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anniexjl/ ------------------ Here are links to credit: Sam Kim - producer of podcast jingle - https://soundcloud.com/samksong/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/annie-law/support

Slideshow for this message is available Introduction Two weeks ago we looked at the miraculous resurrection of Lazarus. This is one of the few miracles in the Bible that is recorded where God intentionally contrives to make the miracle itself more dramatic. You will recall that Jesus had fled to Perea and he gets word that Lazarus was sick. And Jesus says, "This is not a sickness that leads to death." And that runner presumably carries that message back to Mary and Martha. Your brother, even though he looks terribly ill has a sickness that does not lead to death. Then we have the strange words. Jesus loved Mary, Martha and Lazarus; therefore, he stayed in the place where he was two additional days. And sometime during those intervening days Lazarus dies. And for Mary and Martha, this death represents an incredible faith crisis. They have built their entire lives upon the understanding that whatever Jesus says is true. The WORDS of Jesus are the WORDS of God and therefore can always be counted on. Jesus said very clearly, “This is not a sickness that leads to death.” And yet here I am staring at a dead body. All five senses confirm that Lazarus is dead. I see the drooping face indicating that the link between the brain and the involuntary muscles of the face are no longer activated. I see the change in skin color from rosy red to gray which indicates that the blood has stopped circulating. I feel his cold body. I feel the stiffening of his body as rigamortis sets in. I smell his bowels. I smell the beginning phases of decomposition. I cannot hear a single noise that indicates life. No breath. No heart. Just silence. Not the slightest movement. You have this horrific collision of realities. Which is more real? Which is more true? Either the words of Jesus are true - that this is not a sickness that leads to death. Or The information reported by my senses is true - Lazarus is dead? Both cannot be true. One of these trusted anchors in my life has betrayed me. Either it's my eyes or its Jesus. Given these two options which would you choose? How often do our eyes, ears, nose, touch betray us? Those have come to be pretty trusted companions. They rarely fail us. They rarely report incorrectly. On the other hand, how frequently do people let us down. How often have you leaned heavily on a person only to have them disappoint? What's the more likely explanation of what I'm experiencing? And this produces a crisis of faith. A crisis of faith is defined as a person moving from a place of belief and faith to a place of doubt. If this Word of Jesus isn't true, then what else is also not true? But everything resolves when Jesus commands the stone to be rolled away and speaks, “Lazarus, come forth!” and the decomposition process reverses itself and out hops Lazarus wrapped in cloths. Mary, Martha, what's the lesson? BELIEVE! Believe Jesus no matter what your eyes tell you. Believe Jesus no matter how confusing your interpretation of events are. Jesus can be trusted. - Jesus will never leave you or forsake you. Believe it. - All of Jesus' Words are yes and amen. Believe it. The Lesson is clear: Whatever Jesus says: Believe it. It almost makes you want to break out in spontaneous round of applause. The Response. This miracle is one of 8 signs that John gives us. We are told that the reason we are given these 8 signs is so that by observing them you will believe. But here's what's interesting: one of the central features of each of these signs is how it created unbelief in those who witnessed them. Last week we ended on a comma. John 11 In other words, some, instead of believing, ran to the Pharisees and ratted him out. They knew the Pharisees wouldn't like what just went down and they wanted to be the first to be congratulated in delivering the news. Now how can it be that some believed, but others went and betrayed him to the Pharisees? How can it be that some fall on their faces and worship and others pick up pitch forks? How can you have such violently different reactions to an indisputable demonstration of a divinity? This is all perfectly explainable if you understand one key thing: To illustrate this interpretive key, let me give you an analogy from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the rings. In you've read the novel, Gollum is this creature who has owned this powerful ring for thousands of years and he has been utterly destroyed by it. It is all he cares about it. He talks to it. He calls it his precious. He strokes it in the dark. His single goal in life is to protect it so that nothing can threaten it and nothing can ever take it from him. And his love of the ring creates all these paradoxes. For example, Even though the ring gives him power, his obsession with it causes him to become weak. The more he stares at its beauty the more ugly he becomes. - The more he believes that possessing it will give him freedom, the more it enslaves him. - He's totally, utterly, completely destroyed by his 'savior.' Now you wouldn't immediately know this by looking at him. Gollum appears to be a pretty innocent little creature, you might even say playful and cute until his ring is taken away. And then all of the sudden this hideous dark shadow emerges from within. The fangs come out. The blood-thirsty eyes narrow. And he's willing to destroy anything that threatens his precious. The Bible calls this sort of thing an idol. God is supposed to be in that ultimate place and if you put something else there, both God and it will destroy you. Here's the one key thing that unlocks the whole passage: The Pharisees had an idol. The Pharisees were guarding their precious. Everything is fine as long as they have what they want but then Jesus comes along. And Jesus always threatens idols. Jesus' mere existence threatens anything we dare to call precious. Jesus sees that idol and stares us down and says, that thing is killing you. It's sucking away your joy. He says, "Here's what I'd like to do. I'd like to take the place of that inferior god but in order to do so, I have to break the neck of that thing that is sucking the life out of you. And what we will discover in this passage is a SEVERE warning. Don't be threatened by Jesus' attack on your idols. Confess your sin before its too late. Confess your idolatry before you are destroyed.If we refuse to heed that warning there are two things that will happen and one thing that will not happen. Here are the two things that will happen. You will destroy others and you will destroy yourself. And here's the one thing that will not happen. You will not destroy God's plan. So that's our outline for today. Let's look at each of these points in turn. Now let's jump back to the narrative to the point where the Pharisees and Sadducees first hear the news of Lazarus' resurrection. You could imagine the Pharisees and Sadducees sitting around large tables with their Torah scrolls sprawled out debating some nuanced, esoteric point. *And in comes this messenger panting, his hand on the door frame steadying himself as he catches his breath, “Guys, you are not going to believe this but you know Jesus, the troublemaker?* He just raised a guy named Lazarus from the dead. And get this: Lazarus was four days dead and was in the tomb. He rolled away the stone and said Lazarus come forth and out comes the hopping body. I saw it with my own eyes. I smelled it. You guys need to do something. Word is spreading like wildfire.” The irony here is so thick. Imagine you were a scout for the Chicago Bulls. “This man is the best basketball player we've ever seen. He performs many miraculous moves.” What's the obvious next step? Recruit him. That's what a scout does. He looks for talent. The Pharisees are religious scouts looking for Messiah. This man performs many indisputable signs. What are we to do? Believe. But instead they say. Ah, we've found the precious. We've discovered the idol. Instead of belief we see fangs and claws. Why, because their place and their nation are being threatened. There's the idol. Now it all makes sense. The source code has been cracked. It's interesting how this is worded because there is a meaning and then there is a meaning behind the meaning. John is a master at the double meaning: “The Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” So on the surface, there's one meaning. It was the job of the local prefect, in this case Pilate, to keep the peace. If the Jews are making trouble, Rome will descend with merciless force and eliminate the trouble. Jesus' miracle working (whether he intends it or not) is going to arouse the attention of Rome. So on the surface this is a political statement, “The Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.” The Romans will come and take away our place (the temple) and our nation (the people)." But a layer beneath is the more sinister meaning. We claim to care about the people but what we really care about is our power over the people. If Rome comes sweeping in, they will take away our place (meaning our political/religious position of power) and our nation (the people our position allows us to control). They love the control they exercise over the massess. They love the adulation of the crowds and respect. They love the lucrative salary that attends that position. They love their precious This is one of the key signs of idolatry, where we hide behind the respectable to protect that which is not respectable. So for example, A man who idolizes his image on Social media will say, “I'm just catching up on the news.” A person who idolizes money will say, “Just making some wise investments for my kids future.” A person who idolizes leisure will say, “Just taking some time off to be with the family.” The Pharisees idolize their position of power but hide beneath, "We need to eliminate Jesus because the Romans will come and destroy God's temple and God's people. Power and control is the idol. Jesus threatens that idol. Solution: destroy Jesus. That's our first point. “Guarding your precious will destroy others.” They are willing to destroy Messiah in order to keep their precious. Presiding over the Sanhedrin was Caiaphas. Now again, the double meaning is so masterful. Let's start with Caiphas' meaning. One man needs to die for the people. In other words, "Either Jesus dies and we save Judea from the wrath of Rome or the whole nation dies." This is a purely POLITICAL STATEMENT. You have to understand that in recent years, they have experienced legitimate wrath from Rome. Let me give you just one case in point. Remember in the Christmas story, Joseph flees to Egypt because Herod was trying to kill baby Jesus. Well it says that when he heard that Herod had died he came home but then he heard that Archeleaus had been installed in his place he feared, and being warned in a dream he went to Nazareth. Why was Joseph afraid of Archelaus? You know what's behind that? Archeleus, in a demonstration of force, had killed 3000 animated Jewish demonstrators and in so doing cancelled passover. They are legitimately fearful of Rome. And Jesus is legitimately causing a stir making this a very real possibility. If that's the case, let me ask you a question, "Why didn't the Pharisees and Sadducees destroy Jesus a long time ago?" For chapters and chapters they have expressed their abject hatred of him. If they hate him and he's a political liability why not lynch him? They have wanted him dead since chapter 8. Why are they dragging their feet? Answer the crowds love him. The crowds adore Jesus and the religious leaders know that if they destroy Jesus, that will massively destroy their credibility. So you see Ciaphas is solving the dilemma. The question on the floor is this: If we kill Jesus, the crowds will hate us. If we let Jesus live, then Rome will hate us. Which is worse? Ciaphas breaks in, "You guys are idiots. This is a no brainer. If the crowds hate us, we suffer a PR setback. If Rome hates us we are all dead. There is a clear winner here: Kill Jesus. Of course we are not going to be popular, but let's rip the band-aid off and get this over with. “it is better for you that one man should die for the people, than the whole nation should perish.” Caiaphas spoke in defense of his idol. If we are to keep our place, our power, our position, Jesus needs to die. That's what Ciaphas meant. Destroy Jesus to save our power - save our precious. But that's not what God meant. Ciaphas assumed that by destroying Jesus that would spell the end of the Jesus threat. FAR FROM IT! This is our second point. Let's see what God meant by the phrase, “it is better for you that one man should die for the people, not that the whole nation should perish” Ciaphas inadvertently uttered truth quite different from the message he intended. Had Ciaphas known what he had uttered he would have involuntarily shuddered. Ciaphas, an unbeliever who hates Jesus, utters the first and most profound theological treatise concerning the atonement. It's staggering how God conscripts the mouth of an unbeliever for his purposes. Here everyone is working their hardest to carry out the high priest's plans against Messiah. The last verse of John 11 says they resolved to put Jesus on the cross. In other words the decision has now been made; it remains only to carry it out, as efficiently as is compatible with political expediency. So into the think tank they go. Let concoct a plan, think it through to make sure it is air tight. Jesus is threatening us. All we need to do is eliminate him and we have won. So they wring their hands in a dimly lit room writing out decrees and declarations beneath the flickering candlelight. The smell of wax is heavy in the room as they press their signets into edicts and send runners here and there. We need to arrange these spies. We need to start greasing the wheels of Rome. Let's get a gift up to Pilate to start bribing him and warming him up. All these plans. They review their work and smile. Airtight. Jesus will end up crucified. Every escape blocked. Every door is closed. Every door that is, except the door to heaven. Listen to Psalm 2 describe God's perspective when men try to conspire against him. Psalm 2 What is this saying? God will do what he wants. And if you are not on his side, you will lose. Everyone is working completely of their own volition to try to destroy Messiah and they are actually carrying out the plan of God! God is laughing. Oh do you see it church? God cannot be stopped. You submit to God or be run over by him. Ciaphas tries to abuse God and God just laughes and uses him. And in so doing Ciaphas enters the long list of people who are used by God despite their best efforts. Jonah from last week, Cyrus, Nebuchadnezzar, Balaam. Oh how foolish we are? To think that we can use our minds to outwit the maker of minds? To think we can use our legs to run from the maker of legs? To think we can use our lips and lungs to speak words that would threaten the maker of lips and lungs? I know of unbelivers who have led people to Christ. Corrupt pastors preach the Word of God. They are like Balaam's ass, unthinking creatures uttering mysteries they know nothing about. It's such a rebuke to a rebel but such an encouragement to saint. Because you want to what else is true if God is sovereign? If you are a parent and you are screwing things up like crazy, guess what. God overrides that screw-up. If you are leading a ministry and you are thinking, man I am so inadequate. True. You say one thing and God does another. What's the principle? God's message is not bound to the performance of his pathetic messengers. God's message transcends the messengers. The power is in the WORD. The power is in this book which contains power unto salvation. You cannot stop God's plan. Your rebellion will only be used to further it. Your obedience will only be used to further it. Three warnings about what happens if we guard our precious. It will destroy others. It will not destroy God's plan. Here's perhaps the most frightening of all, it will destroy you. Do you hear that? Their entire goal in life is to murder Messiah. Let that land and cause you to shudder. Think about it: they had personally witnessed a man born blind healed in chapter 9. Now they hear of the public raising of a man four days dead. What does all this point to? What does the most elementry logic in the world conclude based off this indisputable evidence? Here's their conclusion: he must be from the devil. Kill him. All to guard their precious. What I want you to notice here is how stupid since makes you. Do you see the blinders? Do you see the lenses that they are looking through that create utter distortion? Think about it. They wanted to destroy Jesus but what they didn't realize was that it would utterly destroy them. Ciaphas assumed that by destroying Jesus it would spell the end of the Jesus threat. But in point of fact, it would be that act ‘destroying' Jesus that would elevate Jesus to the right hand of the throne of God and would utterly destroy his soul. Here we have a little Gollum, a sick creatures possessed by his idol. These religious men are literally hell-bent on destroying Jesus. It's so scary. How did they get there? Think about it. These guys were kids who grew up in Sunday School classes. They went to the Cole Valley's and Ambroses of the 1st century. They never missed a Sunday service. They went to all the Thirst Winter Camps. They went to the best Biola's and Talbots and Master's Seminaries of the 1st Century. They got hired on as pastors in respecible churches. And they are trying to murder Jesus. How does this happen? We have totally wasted our time here today if you can't answer that question. How does this sort of thing happen where you can walk around and talk Christianeze and fit into Christian circles and even be leading Christian ministries and be a conspirator in the murder of Jesus? Here's the answer: unconfessed sin. Harboring and coddeling unconfessed sin will blind you to the point where you will destroy your family, destroy the church, destroy your community, your friends so that you can have your precious. Having idols in your life will absolutely destroy you. How does something become an idol? Let me say this. In a very subtle, very inconspicuous, very innocent sort of way. It creeps in slowly, concealed in the ordinary. It slips in clothed in camouflage. And then suddenly, surprisingly you are in tremendous danger. A few years ago, we were waterskiing on cascade lake and a storm rolled in and lighting was just pounding the mountains around us. And the lighting was getting closer and the thunder louder. And my arms started tingling a bit and I looked at my wife and the two other girls on the boat and all of their hair was standing straight up. The static in the air was literally just crackling all around us. And so what did we do? We started laughing. It was so funny looking. It felt funny. It was entertaining. I went home and googled the phenomena and saw multiple articles that were entitled "Selfies taken seconds before being struck by lighting." We had no business being there. That's the DANGER ZONE. We were in a spot where we were literally flirting with life and death. And I think it appropriate to allow this passage to scare us in an that sort of way. Caiaphas, the Pharisees, the Sadducees, none of them thought they were being rebellious. They had logical reasons for the steps they were taking. They religious reasons. They could back up their moves from Torah. They felt fortified in every way and somehow they crucified Messiah. How does that happen? Nobody thinks they have an idol. Oh sure, I'm not perfect, but who is. But when you can't admit it, your in the most dangerous place of all. The longer that sin goes unconfessed the greater the grip that sin has on your life. What are you hiding? Sin of jealousy? Sin of pornography? Substance abuse? Are you bitter and unable to forgive someone who has hurt you? Are you angry and refuse to soften? Are you too prideful to admit you are wrong? Are your finances a total disaster because of your mismangement and your too embarased to admit it? So often we feel we can harbor and hide our sin and play the Christian game too. And when we do that successfully for a while we feel like we are getting away with something. But we are not. When you read the OT you see God acting in what seems like such severe ways. God opens up the ground and swallows a bunch of people for complaining. You were to stone people for what seem to us like minor offenses. Why? And the accusation rises: God is a monster. No. God is merciful. Because that sin is serious. That sin unaddressed will turn into an idol and destroy your soul. And God wants us to be freaked out. Every one of us can look at the pastor who committed adultery, or the poster child that walked away from the faith or the elder that was caught up in a pornagraphic addiction and wonder how did they get there? I would never go down that path. But if there is sin in your life and you are not dealing with it, if there is an idol you are unwilling to abandon, the lesson to be learned from today's text is simply this: you are on your way there. The one who falls into sin doesn't fall very far. If you are coddling your precious (which means if you have unconfessed sin in your life), you are in that DANGER ZONE. You might be having a great time. You might be having the time of your life. But your flirting with Spiritual death. I've watched several people in this church torch themselves in this way. How can you tell if I am in the danger zone. How can I tell if I have an idol? Ask yourself two questions. Will I sin to get it? And will I sin if I don't get it? If the answer is yes to either of those questions, congratulations, you have yourself an idol. Nobody pictures themselves as a Caiphas. Caiphas didn't grow up in Sunday school vowing to one day kill Messiah. But sin makes you blind. Sin make you stupid. At some point, sin left unconfessed long enough turns you into a Ciaphas. Of course, everyone wants to ask the question: how long does it take for a normal sin to turn into a soul destroying idol? There's no answer to that question. Have you ever heard of the fallacy of the beard? The fallacy of the beard says if one hair doesn't make a beard and neither does 2,3,4,5 then there is no such thing as a beard. We all know at some point it becomes a beard. And there is some point at which sin will plunge people into a spiral from which they cannot recover but that point is unknowable. Sin will bring you to the place where you make decisions that look to everyone around you like bottomless foolishness. But you are blinded. Sin becomes more and more thoroughly enslaving until one day you find yourself throwing off all restraints and surrendering all that's important to you so you can have your precious. That's what has happened in this passage. So what do you do? Here's the admonition: there is no moral faculty that God has given more important that you than your conscience. The Bible teaches that it is the standard by which you will be judged. Your conscience is like a fire alarm. When you start sinning, that thing goes off. God gave every one of us the gift of a spiritual fire alarm. Paul describes false teachers in 1 Tim 4:2 as those who have consciences that are seered. The greek word is cauterizomi from which we get our word cauterized and the picture is of a man in battle who gets his wound cauterized. What happens when you touch a cauterized part of your body? You can no longer feel. So to cauterize your conscience is to render your conscience unable to feel. There is only one way to do that. Sin against it. We've got a little alarm panel in our building that notifies us of a malfunctioning sensor. And every since we bought this building, it's been throwing false alarms. Originally it was super, super loud and so we couldn't listen to that all day long so we put a layer of tape over it. That helped a ton. If one layer, helps why not two. And now there's this giant wad of tape and you can barely hear it. I'm half tempted to go in their and snip the speaker wire. Every time you sin against your conscience you are putting a piece of tape over that warning signal and it's getting quieter and quieter and at some point, a point you don't know, that speaker wire is going to get snipped. You won't even recognize it as sin any longer. You will have no moral faculties left to warn you that you have become a Caiaphas. But here's the good news. If you sense that his applies to you, there's still time left. At any time you can repent. Don't leave here today and put another piece of tape over the alarm. It may be the last one. Don't sear your conscience further. Nourish it back to help through confession. I hope the elders and life group leaders and trusted counselors and all the pastors here get flooded with emails this week that say, “I've been harboring this sin and it's time to do business with God. Would you help me.” Yes! Yes, we will. You will be in good company. Welcome to the community of sinners. The feast of grace is only available to those who confess. So confess and feast. How do I confess? Use Psalm 51 as a template. Why? Because Psalm 51 is David pulling out of a spiritual death spiral. 1000's before him never did. But in God's grace, David confesses and was restored. Psalm 51 Let's do business with God this week. For David, that confession was hell. But it resulted in the epitaph, a man after God's own heart. Don't you want that?

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In the 1960s and early 1970s political and social battles were fought by people who were trying to reshape America. Sixty years later, we are still at war. My guests on this week's WhoWhatWhy podcast, David and Margaret Talbot, label that war the Second American Revolution. The issues revolved around armed conflict abroad (Vietnam), civil rights, feminism, gay rights, Native American rights, workers rights, and the role of celebrities in the political process. One of the Talbots' conclusions is that the past is not just prologue — It's not even the past. They argue — in this conversation and in their new book, By the Light of Burning Dreams — that the '60s were a time when every cultural and political progressive action was met with an equal reaction. A time when the FBI engaged in the kind of widespread, invasive surveillance that makes even today's Pegasus project seem like child's play. The Talbots remind us that charismatic leadership, not just grassroots efforts, catalyzed the political and social activism of the '60s. Leaders had to put their bodies on the line in the streets, not on social media. Discussing how these efforts morphed from the optimism of the early '60s to the weary cynicism of today, the Talbots draw a sobering lesson in By the Light of Burning Dreams: The Triumphs and Tragedies of the Second American Revolution.   My WhoWhatWhy.org conversation with David and Margaret Talbot: 

Todays episode we talk about Wills. We find out how Tommy finally got around to arranging his will. Talbots Law are Medics' Money approved solicitors and Medics' Money podcast listeners can book a free consultation with them here https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/will-writing-service-for-medical-professionals/ Why make a will? Why use a Solicitor (rather than a Will Writer or even a WHSmith templatehome will)? What are the key things to consider when making your will? How do different personal circumstances change the requirements of a will? What are the issues and problems of not having a will? Is there anything else that clients should be thinking about when making their will? Transparency is important to us. Talbots law support the free podcast Medics' Money provides by paying us a small fee. We only ever recommend products or services that we believe in, have vetted or have used personally ourselves. Our FAQ's explain how Medics' Money is funded and we encourage you to read this.

“I am not a priest—I just poorly play one on Facebook live. My study of the Bible is relatively recent and shallow—I didn’t find my way into regular worship until I met Gene. Sure, my childhood featured Easter Sunday services in fluffy Talbots dresses and two-weeks each summer of Vacation Bible School… but those were less an expression of my belief in God than they were my being easily bribed by flowery dresses and weeks of time at Grandma’s house. I’m not a rector, but Iama writer. I’ve consumed a lot of stories in all sorts of different media. I love the craft of storytelling, and the tropes and tools we writers use to tell a story right. That’s why I think I love John’s gospel.”

This week Mike and Scott fend off the Talbots and bad CGI as they discuss The Wolfman (2010) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A legendary Talbots customer review, an office dilemma, and an Omaha temperature check (not a metaphor) Come on in... the water's fine. 

In this episode we look at the NFL Schedule, we preview the Preakness Stakes and UFC 262 and spotlight a taproom in between beautiful Mercer and Grove City Pennsylvania.

Gone are the days of calling that big tux rental place. Gone are the days of seeing your Groomsmen wearing that ill-fitting suit. Gone are the days of spending hundreds of dollars on renting a tux or suit that's been worn by a hundred people before you...yuck. Enter SuitShop! SuitShop (formerly The Groomsman Suit) is changing the old, archaic way of suiting. They are an all-inclusive, brilliant, affordable, excellent quality brand. Listen in as Christy and Michelle interview co-founders Jeanne Foley & Diana Ganz, who by the way have been friends since the 3rd grade! Oh, and you're welcome! ;) SuitShop is the first and only brand to offer a coordinated collection of suiting for men, women, non-binary individuals, and children. They're very size-inclusive, offering one of the largest size ranges of any brand. Additionally, their three adult fits are interchangeable allowing individuals to mix and match combinations to find a fit they prefer. Jeanne Foley is a fashion industry expert and entrepreneur who co-founded The Groomsman Suit in 2016. Jeanne spent 12+ years in the fashion industry, engineering apparel fit & construction as a Technical Designer for Under Armour, Abercrombie & Fitch and Talbots. She earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fashion Design from the Illinois Institute of Art. Prior to co-founding The Groomsman Suit, Diana Ganz served as Chief Executive Officer for two different Boston based companies. She earned her degree in Biopsychology from the University of Michigan and graduated with an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Together, they join us to talk about building a company, friendship in business, rebranding, and great suits. *Big Takeaways * SuitShop provides a high-quality suit that looks great, fits very well, is comfortable, and affordable. While other retailers offer sets and extremely high-priced options for custom orders, SuitShop offer separates so you can find the right pieces for you. They are not ‘true custom' but they have every size imaginable, and you can mix and match. The company takes pride in its quality and sizing. Fit is a priority at SuitShop! If a customer doesn't know their size at all - the technology on their site asks questions like height, weight, age, shoe size, and typical pants waist size. The system then calculates with the fit finder and suggests the best-fit options. From there, customers can do virtual appointments and talk to a team member. Their suits are lightweight, and travel well! The price point is between $194 and $294. Their suits are less expensive or the same price as a rental. They offer a free at-home 7-day trial with a free exchange policy. They also offer shoes, ties, shirts, accessories and more. *Links We Referenced * SuitShop.com (https://suitshop.com/?utm_campaign=EngagedLeads&utm_content=BWPPPartnership&utm_medium=BWPP&utm_source=ReferralLink) (Code: BIGWEDDING10 for 10% off) Quotes “When times get really tough, you have to have that person that's just your rock.” - Diana “Our supply chain is super lean. We manufacture our fabric from raw materials, and we are really excited to be working on new material with stretch and recycled components, which is super important in the fashion industry.” - Jeanne “We get so many customers saying ‘I really didn't think I would get a suit that fit me ever, off the rack, at this price point.' And they're always amazed.” - Jeanne Plan your wedding using The Big Wedding Planning Master Class (https://www.thebigweddingplanningmasterclass.com/). A self-paced digital course created with love for you by Christy & Michelle. 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Celebrity stylist and motherhood/fashion/lifestyle expert & TV Personality, Ali Levine believes that no matter where you roam, from the laundry room to the red carpet, authenticity is your superpower, and “confidence is your best accessory.” Raised in the high-velocity fashion culture of New York City, a natural gift for style led Levine to opportunities working with international designers like Coach, Talbots, and the opening of New York's flagship Target location. A transition to television/film took her to Hollywood, where she founded the Ali Levine Design headquarters, quickly establishing herself as LA's “it” girl of celebrity styling with a star-studded portfolio that includes top names like Jesse McCartney, Arianny Celeste, Holly Robinson Peete, Joey King, Gretchen Rossi, and more. Clients received best dressed across the board, featured on national magazine covers, red carpet looks and more. After the arrival of her first child, daughter Amelia Rei, Levine wholeheartedly embraced the role of mompreneur/mommy influencer. Now she is a mother of two girls, Amelia & Arley. She is a sought-after motherhood style/lifestyle expert covered by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and LA Times, with her ideas, hacks and expertise featured on national network television and in print/online media outlets such as Real Simple, PopSugar, and FabFitFun. She is also one of Yahoo's “Top Influencers to Watch and Follow in 2020.” The Ali Levine blog - which shares the unfiltered moment-to-moment evolution that is #MomLife, along with everyday style inspiration - earned a spot among the top 100 personal stylist blogs and has been named one of the top 40 LA fashion blogs. On the “Everything with Ali Levine” podcast, the New York hotshot-turned-Hollywood style maven delivers a real, raw look at her own motherhood journey amid the treasures she's uncovered in the universal search for authenticity, spiritual wholeness, and happiness. Follow along at AliLevine.com and on Instagram @AliLevineDesign. Discover true-life inspirational interviews with some of Levine's fellow A-list moms in the 5-star rated “Everything with Ali Levine” podcast on iTunes.

Celebrity stylist and motherhood/fashion/lifestyle expert & TV Personality, Ali Levine believes that no matter where you roam, from the laundry room to the red carpet, authenticity is your superpower and “confidence is your best accessory.” Raised in the high-velocity fashion culture of New York City, a natural gift for style led Levine to opportunities working with international designers like Coach, Talbots, and the opening of New York’s flagship Target location.  A transition to television/film took her to Hollywood, where she founded the Ali Levine Design headquarters, quickly establishing herself as LA’s “it” girl of celebrity styling with a star-studded portfolio that includes top names like Jesse McCartney, Kanye West, Holly Robinson Peete, Gretchen Rossi, and more. Her Clients received best dressed across the board, featured on national magazine covers, red carpet looks and more. After the arrival of her first child, Levine wholeheartedly embraced the role of mompreneur/mommy influencer. Now she is a mother of two girls, Amelia & Arley. She is a sought-after motherhood style/lifestyle expert covered by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, ABC News, Hallmark Channel, AP News, Las Vegas Now & LA Times and more Want to podcast to connect with top guests list this? Check out my course on exactly HOW to do it! www.purposedrivenpodcaster.com 

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Born and raised in New York, Ali credit her love for fashion to a city upbringing, and also a kinship style icon – her grandmother. After completing college with a fashion merchandising and management degree, Ali’s career jumpstarted when she accepted a position with Target. The accomplishment was a major responsibility, one which included opening a flagship NY store and working with international designers, a first for Ali at the time. Moreover, she was also designing for industry big names like Fragments, Coach and Talbots. Once Ali achieved in-house fashion experience, she made a rapidly successful transition to television and film. This shift eventually led to a move to Hollywood, where the Ali Levine Design firm is currently headquartered. Ali’s skills, resourcefulness, and city-girl energy immediately led to jobs on Mercy and Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, where she had the opportunity to work with Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan. Since relocating to Los Angeles, Ali’s work can be seen on Fran Drescher’s Happily Divorced, In Time with Justin Timberlake, Kanye West’s World Throne Tour, X-Men First Class, New Girl, and much more. A member of both the Motion Picture Costumes Local 705 and Design Guild 892, the red-head with hazel-green eyes and an even more colorful ensemble resides in Toluca Lake with her husband, Justin, two fashionable cats, Dolce and Ferragamo, and newest member, a fashionable pup named Oscar. When Ali is not working, she continues to exercise her devotion to her field by scouring the hottest trends all over Los Angeles and New York. She has been dubbed the new “IT” girl in the celebrity styling world. FIND ALI ON HER WEBSITE: https://alilevine.com/ HER INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alilevinedesign/ HER TWITTER: https://twitter.com/alilevinedesign HER FACEBOOK PAGE: https://facebook.com/alilevinedesign And of course, all of my Social, articles, and whatnots are in: https://linktr.ee/krlivepodcast HOST- PHYLLIS MACKENZIE- SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/phyllismackenzie --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kenzie-rocque/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kenzie-rocque/support

Today I’m excited to feature a guest who is a known risk-taker and prides herself on living by her own terms. Ali Levine. Celebrity stylist and motherhood/fashion/lifestyle expert Ali Levine believes that no matter where you roam, from the laundry room to the red carpet, authenticity is your superpower and “confidence is your best accessory.” Raised in the high-velocity fashion culture of New York City, a natural gift for style led Levine to opportunities working with international designers like Coach, Talbots, and the opening of New York’s flagship Target location. A transition to television/film took her to Hollywood, where she founded the Ali Levine Design headquarters, quickly establishing herself as LA’s “it” girl of celebrity styling with a star-studded portfolio that includes top names like Jesse McCartney, Arianny Celeste, Holly Robinson Peete, Joey King, Gretchen Rossi, Lisa Vanderpump and more. She rose to reality stardom with her Bravo show Stipped, which had exposed couple’s relationships wilee stripping them of everything they own - clothing, furniture, money, coveted possessions, to uncover what truly matters most. Meet My Guest: WEBSITE: AliLevine.com INSTAGRAM: @alilevinedesign TWITTER: @AliLevineDesign FACEBOOK: /AliLevineDesign Press AUTHORITY MAGAZINE: Rising Star Ali Levine On The Five Things You Need To Shine In The Entertainment Industry SHOUTOUT LA: Meet Ali Levine | Bravo TV Personality, Influencer, Celebrity Stylist & Fashion Expert Mom Haul: RODAN + FIELDS: Boost Skin’s Hydration (Save 15%) MAMAZEN: Try the app free for 30 days JOURNEY.CLOUD: The #1 Motivational Journal App

We are so excited to have Kimberly Lee Minor, the CEO/CMO of Bumbershoot, on our podcast today. Bumbershoot is a boutique consulting firm that provides cultural and market insights for brand, content, product, and customer experience. Kimberly is an author, speaker, and thought leader. She worked as the Senior Vice President at Bath & Body Works & Nine West, she was a Vice President at Talbots, along with many other positions that we are going to talk about in this episode.  http://kimberlyleeminor.com  HIVE: https://hellohive.com/students/ Handshake: https://app.joinhandshake.com/login       --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/delia-folk8/support

What role does learning play as you are building your career? Marcus Chung, VP of Manufacturing and Supply Chain at ThirdLove, has learned from each and every one of his experiences, and he has continuously applied that information to move toward roles that better tap into his passions and strengths. Part of his career journey has included roles and companies that weren’t always a perfect fit, but he needed the learning from those experiences to truly discover his ideal path. By closing some doors along the way, he has opened windows to a more fulfilling and rewarding career. Meet the GuestAn apparel sourcing and supply chain leader, Marcus Chung has held roles focused on delivering value through strategic supply chain management. Currently VP of Manufacturing and Supply Chain for direct-to-consumer women's intimates brand ThirdLove, Marcus's team is responsible for sourcing, production, product quality, logistics and fulfillment. His experience includes leading global teams to deliver exceptional product quality, cost and delivery results. In addition, he has developed strategies and engaged with the broader apparel industry to drive sustainability and protect garment workers' rights in the supply chain.Marcus earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from Wesleyan University and an MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He served as a Trustee for Wesleyan University and served two terms on the board of directors for Net Impact, a non-profit organization whose mission is to mobilize a new generation to use their careers to drive transformational change in their workplaces and the world.LinksMarcus recently wrote an article on the impact robots, 3D technology and artificial intelligence are having on the apparel supply chain. You can read it here.

Today we are talking all things authentic, real, and raw digging into Ali Levine's journey with postpartum depression. If you too have struggled with pregnancy, or postpartum, Ali is all things authentic truths in this isolating space.    About Ali: Celebrity stylist and motherhood/fashion/lifestyle expert & TV Personality, Ali Levine believes that no matter where you roam, from the laundry room to the red carpet, authenticity is your superpower and “confidence is your best accessory.” Raised in the high-velocity fashion of New York City, a natural gift for style led Levine to opportunities working with international designers like Coach, Talbots, and the opening of New York's flagship Target location. A transition to television/film took her to Hollywood, where she founded the Ali Levine Design headquarters, quickly establishing herself as LA's “it” girl of celebrity styling with a star-studded portfolio that includes top names like Jesse McCartney, Arianny Celeste, Holly Robinson Peete, Joey King, Gretchen Rossi, and more.    Clients received best dressed across the board, featured on national magazine covers, red carpet looks and more. After the arrival of her first child, daughter Amelia Rei, Levine wholeheartedly embraced the
 Levine wholeheartedly embraced the role of mompreneur/mommy influencer.  Now she is a mother of two girls, Amelia & Arley.   She is a sought-after motherhood style/lifestyle expert covered by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, and LA Times, with her ideas, hacks and expertise featured on national network television and in print/online media outlets such as Real Simple, PopSugar, and FabFitFun.   She is also one of Yahoo's “Top Influencers to Watch and Follow in 2020.” The Ali Levine blog - which shares the unfiltered moment-to-moment evolution that is #MomLife, along with everyday style inspiration - earned a spot among the top 100 personal stylist blogs and has been named one of the top 40 LA fashion blogs.   On the “Everything with Ali Levine” podcast, the New York hotshot-turned-Hollywood style maven delivers a real, raw look at her own motherhood journey amid the treasures she's uncovered in the universal search for authenticity, spiritual wholeness, and happiness.   Follow along at AliLevine.com and on IG @AliLevineDeisgn Podcast: @EverythingWithALiLevine 

Ali Levine is an LA-based celebrity wardrobe stylist who's head-over-heels in love with fashion. She's constantly scouring the hottest trends all over Los Angeles and New York. Currently dubbed the new “IT” girl in the celebrity styling world. Her work has reached all over the industry big names like Fragments, Coach and Talbots. Throughout all of her fashion ventures, she's discovered one thing: ‘Confidence is your best accessory.'   In this episode, Ali shared her Top 5 Life Lessons which has helped her grow into the Servant Leader she is today and here they are: 1. CREATE BOUNDARIES - USE YOUR TIME WISELY & PRIORITISE 2. SELF CARE TIME - DO THINGS THAT CALM YOUR MIND DOWN TO RE-ALIGN 3. BE INTENTIONAL - FOCUS ON WHAT TRULY MATTERS DEEP DOWN (YOUR WHY) 4. DON'T TRY DO IT ALL - CREATE HARMONY IN YOUR DAY 5. STOP COMPARING YOURSELF WITH OTHERS - THIS IS YOUR OWN UNIQUE STORY   ‘Be authentically YOU because there's only ONE you.' ‘Confidence is your best accessory.' ~ Ali Levine Make sure you all go reach out to Ali Levine and show her some love by connecting & checking out her socials to find our more about what she offers and how he can help YOU all on your mindset, design & business journey.   CONNECT WITH ALI LEVINE: Website - https://alilevine.com LinkedIn - Ali Levine https://www.linkedin.com/in/alilevinedesign Instagram - @alilevinedesign https://instagram.com/alilevinedesign?igshid=oyg0cen40v21 Facebook - Ali Levine Design https://www.facebook.com/AliLevineDesign/ Twitter - @alilevinedesign https://twitter.com/alilevinedesign?s=21 EVERYTHING with Ali Levine Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/everything-with-ali-levine/id1464605227 Clubhouse App - Ali Levine   'THE PURPOSEFUL MINDSET PODCAST' with Sadiq Hussain Subscribe HERE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-purposeful-mindset/id1470879942

Joe's classmate Nathaniel spends the night with the Talbots, and Wishbone might be added to his long list of allergies. We also see a fantastical and comical adaptation of the play The Imaginary Invalid, by Molière.

Susan Collins, Director of TA, Stores & Employer Branding at Talbots shares keys to train hiring managers on interviewing. Using a combination of pre-interview assessment tools, interview guides, monthly training classes and practical mentorship, Susan shows us how interviews can be effective and fun. Check out her conversation with Titus' VP, Ben Murphy.

In today’s episode, we are joined by a highly accomplished retail executive with a proven track record in growing large scale businesses profitably and creating new business opportunities within brands, sharp business acumen with a keen ability to assess business conditions and manage towards opportunity with a relentless focus on the customer, Denielle Finkelstein, President and Co-Founder of TOP (the organic project). She is experienced in overseeing brand development and strategy, launching businesses, Omni-channel merchandising, marketing, international expansion and operations. She is also recognized as a passionate and strategic leader, known for relationship building.Join us as we dive deep into healthy living, her organic business, plant-based organic period products and the challenges that come with being an entrepreneur and how to overcome them. We discuss the decisions that helped her leave the retail fashion world to focus on a passion and build a brand (from the ground up) to tackle the legacy taboo of period products, building a greener product and doubling down on the leadership and innovation that she’s been craving.In this episode we learn:The genesis of The Organic Movement (TOP) - organic/natural period products.How Gen Z is changing the conversation around personal care and period products.What plant-based innovation has been a game changer for the brand and the industry.How the leadership experience of a large retail brand helps, and hinders the start-up business process.The challenges legacy conventional brands may have converting natural shoppers.What period poverty is and how pervasive it is in the United States.Denielle’s call to arms to major period product brands.About Denielle Finkelstein:Denielle Finkelstein, Co-Founder and President of TOP (the organic project) was raised in Rhode Island and graduated from Union College in Schenectady, NY. Post graduation, she moved to NYC with her future husband and started her career in fashion retail at Ann Taylor. She went on to executive merchandising roles at Coach, Kate Spade and Talbots. She was always recognized for her strength in building businesses, finding the white space and managing high performing teams. At the height of her career, she began looking for more purpose in her work and how she could do things differently for future generations.    After spending 22 years in fashion retail and sitting in the C-suite, she took the best risk both professionally and personally and left the corporate world to join Thyme Sullivan, to launch TOP the organic project. As moms, they went searching for organic period products that were healthy and safe for their girls and the environment and came away empty-handed. They have set out to build TOP as a business to drive positive social and environmental change.  TOP is bringing innovation to period products with Organic and Plant-based Tampons & Pads.  What we put in and on our bodies matters more than ever!Show Resources:TOP (the organic project) - We are here to educate, enlighten, and embarrass ourselves so that every girl and woman on the planet has access to healthy, 100% organic, eco-loving tampons and pads. and every step of the way, we’ll inspire stigma-shattering conversations about periods.Poo-Pourri - We’re Poo~Pourri. A poop-positive brand dumping the shame around the things we *all* do. We deliver quality products made with natural essential oils that leave the bathroom smelling amazing and liberate you from harmful ingredients and inhibiting worries.Beautycounter - One by one, we are leading a movement to a future where all beauty is clean beauty. We are powered by people, and our collective mission is to get safer products into the hands of everyone. Formulate, advocate, & educate—that’s our motto for creating products that truly perform while holding ourselves to unparalleled standards of safety. Why? It’s really this simple: beauty should be good for you.Episode Sponsor - Retail Voodoo:A creative marketing firm specializing in building, growing and evolving brands in the food, beverage, wellness and fitness industry. If your natural brand is in need of positioning, package design or marketing activation, we’re here to help. You can find more information at. www.retail-voodoo.com

FOLKS!!!! We are back with a Clash of Champions preview...featuring the USUAL SUSPECTS McAdoo and the Talbots, this time cycling in the Commissioner Ernie Green and Duane!

Today we are talking wardrobe editing for new moms with the amazing Liz Teich AKA "The New York Stylist!" Liz is a NY based fashion stylist, lifestyle blogger, on air expert and mother of 2 little ones. She has been a professional commercial stylist for over a decade styling fashion and home goods for print and digital advertising campaigns for major brands like Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Alex and Ani, Timberland and Talbots.Her expertise has led her to launch her own blog and brand called "The New York Stylist" where she aims to help her readers live a stylish lifestyle, covering motherhood, fashion, family and fitness. Since receiving many inquiries from moms for wardrobe advise Liz has now expanded her business to offering Closet Cleanses assisting new moms on what to wear that will compliment their new bodies and lifestyle.Tune in to hear her advise on staple pieces new moms should own, what silhouettes are most flattering, how often people should edit their wardrobes and much more! Also, make sure to check out her amazing Instagram page @thenewyorkstylist

On this week's "Leader2Leader" segment on Engage(d) Podcast, we sit down with Talbot Reiber of Talbot Taproom & Terrace. We had so much fun and we recorded at Talbots Taproom & Terrace. You can find out more about Talbots by going to: https://www.talbotstaproom.com. To visit their Instagram: @talbotstaproom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talbotstaproomTo find out more about us please visit: https://faithpc.netCheck out our Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUfXm-MrFXuw0sYbJRhXC4QAnd if you want to donate to this podcast and ministry please visit: https://app.securegive.com/welcome/faithpc?WO=faithpc

Colette Cummings thought she had reached the peak of the fashion world. But that all changed when she was fired from her role as vice president of Talbots. Since then, Colette’s career has taken her in a totally new direction. She got a part-time job at a rubber duck toy store in Chatham, and just months after, was asked to take over the business. Colette bought the store, despite warnings from her family. She’s now found something she was never able to find working in the corporate world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR & THE BOOK When Olive MacLeod met famous naturalist Boyd Alexander in the early 1900s, her impressive spirit  led him to ask her to be his wife. Shortly thereafter, the naturalist encountered serious trouble during an expedition to West Africa in 1910. When Olive got word that something had happened to Boyd, she headed to unmapped regions to find him, willing to face down any danger. Olive the Lionheart is the thrilling true story of her astonishing journey. In jungles, swamps, cities, and deserts, Olive and her two companions, the Talbots, come face-to-face with cobras and crocodiles, worldly native chiefs, a murderous leopard cult, a haunted forest, and even two adorable lion cubs that she adopts as her own. Making her way in a pair of ill-fitting boots, Olive awakens to the many forces around her, from shadowy colonial powers to an invisible Islamic warlord who may hold the key to Boyd's disappearance. As these secrets begin to unravel, all of Olive's assumptions prove wrong and she is forced to confront the darkest, most shocking secret of all: why she really came to Africa in the first place. Drawing on Olive's own letters and secret diaries—documents which have never been published—Olive the Lionheart is a love story that defies all boundaries, set against the backdrop of a beautiful, unconquerable Africa. BRAD RICCA is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated Mrs. Sherlock Holmes and Super Boys, and winner of the Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction. He won the St. Lawrence Book Award for American Mastodon. Ricca lives and works in Cleveland.

So, why am I here and why am I talking to you about the retail industry? Well, first - a little background. After graduating from Warwick University with a degree in International business back in 2000 I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do. After numerous, uninteresting interviews with consulting firms, and from previous experience on the shop floor, I knew I wasn't cut out for a career in retail management. I instead found my home in Merchandising. Numerically and creatively-led, in working with products and creating long term strategies I was afforded the opportunities to work in the states, handling 400 million dollar budgets for Talbots; from 2008 I worked on the UK high street with the Austin Reed Group and Coast; and in 2015 landed my dream job of running stationary at Paperchase (because who doesn't love stationery?) However, after 17 years, a decade of which I'd been a full-time mother, juggling the stresses of supporting a struggling industry with the demands of family life, I made the difficult but exciting decision to step back, let go and start my own business. It was at this point that I began researching why the retail industry was indeed struggling.  From identifying the effects of the 2008 financial crisis on consumers to studying changes in technology I came to understand that my expertise and experience in merchandising uniquely positioned me to assist clients in an ever-changing world. And that's why I'm here - to share my insights with you! Whether you're operating out of an office, on Etsy, Facebook Marketplace, Instagram or at a market stall you are an important and growing part of the retail industry and I want to help you to not only make money, to trade profitably, control stock and to price correctly - but to plan and strategise for the future and become a resilient retail business!

We get vulnerable and share our bully memories and therapy origin stories.

EPISODE 7 - This week we cut our own hair and play a delightfully nostalgic game of 20 questions: Chris ponders crucial decisions between body parts and Nick Cannon while Mike tackles the meaning of life and Pinterest x Talbots collabs. Follow us on the gram: @mediumlargepodcast Mike Maravilla: @unscenemedia | @_futureclassic Chris Mariano: @marz26 -------------- Support Our Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mediumlargepodcast/support Donate to WHO's COVID-19 Fund: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/donate --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With over 10 years of experience in marketing and technology, I founded Feisworld, where I freelance to help people and business tell better stories, find more customers and create new revenue streams.Feisworld Podcast is a platform where I cherish stories of unsung heroes and self-made artists. Feisworld has 220+ episodes, over 100,000 downloads and united listeners from over 50 countries. Learn more: www.feisworld.com/podcastMy latest project is the Feisworld Documentary, which offers an intimate look into the lives of a diverse group of incredible people through conversations we share. Having come to America from China as a teenager, I have carved out a life as an entrepreneur and mentor. These conversations serve to highlight both shared and contrasting struggles and successes with the people I meet. Learn more: https://www.feisworld.com/documentary/CLIENTS -->I had the pleasure to work with a variety of clients including: SAP America, Wellington Management, Talbots, Luxottica, Philips Healthcare, Fidelity Investment, Reebok, IBM (Watson, Mobile Enterprise, PartnerWorld), Hasbro, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, American Eagle Outfitters, University of Phoenix, CIEE, Cornell College of Engineering, Progressive Insurance, OHO Interactive, Greenough Communications, Janeiro Digital, Alexander Buono International and Pure Audio Video.I have lived, worked, and studied both in China and the United States.  I speak and write English and Mandarin Chinese with native proficiency (for a year, I worked as a bilingual DJ at China National Radio). Outside of work, I earned a third-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. I also enjoy painting and calligraphy.CONTACT:hello@feisworld.com Support us on Patreon: www.Patreon.com/12minconvosListen to another #12minconvo

Deepti and Dina have a doozy of an episode breaking down episode 4 of Family Karma. Dina surprises us with a shocking twist that the clothing store Talbots has played in her life and Deepti gets heated about a chicken order. Small businesses mentioned at the end of the episode are hip and beautiful jewelry store Fiat Lux https://fiatluxsf.com/ and also scrumptious cookie/cracker brand Legally Addictive http://legallyaddictivefoods.com/

In her time as an executive, Jeannie Barsam has climbed the ranks at a who’s-who of American retailers, serving as VP at Gap and SVP at companies like Talbot’s, Zales and more—before venturing out on her own, founding Gifting Brands to focus on giving back to her community. Listen to hear her battle-tested insights into real-life leadership.

Welcome to the The Voice of Retail, I'm your host Michael LeBlanc, and this podcast is brought to you in conjunction with Retail Council of Canada.First up in this episode recorded live backstage in Toronto at the Art Gallery of Ontario before the launch of his brand new book  THE REINVENTIONIST MINDSET: LEARNING TO LOVE CHANGE, AND THE HUMAN HOW OF DOING IT BRILLIANTLY (https://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/8946794/type/dlg/https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/the-reinventionist-mindset-learning-to/9781989025925-item.html?ikwid=joe+jackman&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0)the one and only Joe Jackman is my special guest for a feature interview.Next, I re-connect after too long with Rob Schmults, Executive Board at Mid-Ocean Partners private equity based in New York, formerly Senior Vice President of eCommerce and CRM at Talbots, senior executive as GSI commerce and Mckinsey consultant.   We talked in New York city on the sidewalk just outside a popular whisky bar where Scott Silverman was hosting his annual  e-Commerce leaders party.But first, let's jump right into my conversation with Joe, picking it up as he describes the days of his youth already walking the retail show floor******Thanks to Joe and Rob  for being my guests on this episode.  Well  Now let's hit the highlights of the retail news in Canada and around the world with Retail This Week for the week of February 7th, 2020That's a wrap on this edition of The Voice of Retail.  If you liked this podcast you can subscribe on Apple iTunes or your favourite podcast platform, please rate and review, and be sure and recommend to a friend or colleague in the retail industry.I'm Michael LeBlanc, Founder and President of M.E. LeBlanc and Company Inc. and you can learn more about me on www.meleblanc.co or of course on LinkedInUntil next time, have a great week!

Born and raised in New York, Ali Levine has worked for some of the biggest names in the Fashion industry including Fragments, Coach, Talbots and Target as part of development and design.  Ali relocated to Los Angeles, California where she fell head over heels in love with wardrobe styling. She is an expert when it comes to creating looks for her celebrity clients. From red carpet appearances, music videos to world tours, Ali a unique thumbprint that displays her talent as a Fashion stylist. Ali's New York persona took the limelight, when she recently appeared with her husband on Bravo's hit show, "Stripped." As a TV correspondent, she's covered red carpet events for Celebrity Page TV and makes regular appearance promoting herself as a brand. Ali's vibrant personality lights up the red carpet and tv appearance.  After Ali's recent birth of her daughter Amelia, Ali has transitioned to mompreneur and mommy influencer across the board. Listen in to hear Ali share: Why confidence is your greatest accessory and how to step into your confidence when you’re really not feeling it Her philosophy around “there is peace in the pause” especially when life feels chaotic Her (NAKED) experience on the Bravo show Stripped How being on Stripped prepared her for her traumatic birth experience and postpartum depression The specific steps she took to work through postpartum depression Her use of CBD in her postpartum depression recovery How PPD prepared her for all that comes with motherhood Links mentioned: 2020 Plan & Prep Pajama Party Podcast: Striptd Down with Ali Levine Connect with Ali Ali on Instagram Thank you to our sponsor: Literati: For a limited time, go to Literatibooks.com and use promo code SHAMELESS for $20 off your first box. Plus, kids three and up get a special blacklight pen.  

1.  Are you being good to yourself?  Take my test and find out.   How to Give Advice That People Want to Take    Latest research findings about the benefit of exercise.   It's time to get off the couch and away from your computer!   My guest today is SONIA SATRA.    Sonia is a mind-body expert and founder/CEO of the movement-based wellness program Moticise (Motivational Exercise). Formerly the star of Guiding Light and One Life to Live, she now travels the world, bringing her message of empowerment and body intelligence to businesses, conferences, and individuals around the globe. In 2014, Moticise launched its debut DVD with companion workbook, Mindset Reset.   Sonia has been featured on CBS, ABC, Fox, in the Huffington Post, Celebrity Parenting, Women Fitness, and other radio, TV and magazine outlets. In 2016, she was a featured speaker at the EO (Entrepreneurs’ Organization) Global Conference in Banff, Alberta. She has presented her award-winning programs to Goldman Sachs, Cisco, Seamless/Grubhub, Verizon, the Army Corps of Engineers, and at Athleta and Talbots. She lives with her husband and two children in New York City.

CJ meets Byron Cortelli and finally...Peter Talbot abd his family.

Celebrity Fashion Stylist, On Camera Personality, Fashion Blogger, Social Media Influencer and Podcaster Born and raised in New York, Ali has worked for some of the biggest names in the Fashion industry including Fragments, Coach, Talbots and Target as part of development and design. She is an expert when it comes to creating looks for her celebrity clients. From red carpet appearances, music videos to world tours, Ali has a unique thumbprint that displays her talent as a Fashion stylist. Ali's New York persona took the limelight, when she recently appeared with her husband on Bravo's hit show, "Stripped."  After Ali's recent birth of her daughter Amelia Rei, Ali has transitioned to mompreneur and mommy influencer. Ali on Instagram Ali's Podcast Striptd Down with Ali Levine Cherie on Instagram

It's a summer of your favorite episodes! This episode, which originally aired January 7, 2019, was nominated as one listeners loved. There are a lot of different paths to becoming a freelance fashion designer. And Heather Royer took one I’d never heard of before. Instead of working directly with brands, she got her first freelance opportunity designing for a factory in China. The best part? There are ways you can create the same freelance opportunities for yourself, and she shares step by step her best advice to do this. In her 20+ years in the industry, Heather has worked for brands like Target, LL Bean, REI and Talbots. She now runs a team of 9 full time fashion designers located around the world while working remote from her home in south Florida. And it all started with one freelance gig from LinkedIn. In the interview (which you’ll love) we will cover: The simple change you can make to your LinkedIn profile to attract brands or factories looking for freelancers How to turn one freelance project into many to get more work and make more money What brands are looking for when interviewing and hiring freelance fashion designers How to give your opinion and feedback about design without sounding pushy or negative Why staying in touch with past coworkers and industry friends can make or break your success (even if you’re uncomfortable “networking”) What Heather’s transition from working as an employee to working freelance looked like and how you can do the same What Heather learned at her first (big!) freelance project for a Chinese company How she made the decision to start hiring designers to help her The skills Heather looks for in her own freelance candidates-for-hire How Heather runs her freelance business and the freelancers that work for her FROM 4H TO FASHION Heather Royer has created a job for herself that is unlike anything we’ve heard of before here at Successful Fashion Designer. But like most fashion designers, fashion was just a hobby in her early life. But she did get an early start! Heather was in 4H when she was little (the kids club that does hands-on projects surrounding health, science, and agriculture), and loved the sewing aspect of the group. She started making clothing when she was 7 years old! We’d say “the rest is history,” but we’d be leaving a lot out (like when she worked for the park service in Alaska building hiking trails–how cool is that??). Knowing she always had a passion for working in the fashion industry, she took fashion classes on the side, and then made the commitment to going to Rhode Island School of Design. She started designing kids’ outdoor clothes (talk about blending her loves), and then got a great first job as “just” an assistant–but she loved it! It was “the bottom of the barrel,” but she got great exposure to the industry that way. THEN CAME THE FREELANCING Heather’s freelancing career came about as more of a necessity–she wanted to move to Florida, but knew there weren’t going to be a lot of jobs in the fashion industry. So she took her fate into her own hands: she started working on her portfolio, working on her own projects, and branching out. She started her own jewelry line, and got a taste of business for herself. When one of her contacts on LinkedIn reached out to her about an opportunity, she was ready. This is where her career path delved into the unknown. Much like her work for the park service, Heather made her own… fashion-hiking-trail, if you will. What started as a simple proposal for a factory in China for men’s cold weather goods turned into a huge project and eventually a team of 9 full-time designers working for her. How? Partly the usual way: she gave it her all. She worked long long (long) hours, did tight turns, bent over backwards. But she also vocalized her ideas, drew on her previous experience, and eventually started outsourcing her workload to other freelancers, as well. Freelancing begets more freelancing! As much as she cringed at “networking,” she made it work with her friends and contacts. SUCCESSFUL (FREELANCE) FASHION DESIGNER Now that she’s the Vice President of Design and Operations for Weihai Luda Company, Heather is still looking forward. She has plans to build a private label, her own brands, and chooses to think of her company as an investment portfolio that she diversifies and keeps flexible. Heather’s rich experience building her own business has led to enormous insight into the life of a successful freelance fashion designer, and her advice is applicable to almost any fashion designer. She’s learned how to delegate, how to build a team, how to outline tangible results, and how to make sure things are getting done, all while acknowledging that the fashion industry is “not always glamorous. If you can see the humor in that, it’ll go a lot farther.” We loved hearing Heather’s inspirational story–you really can create the job you want! Resources & People Mentioned Heather Royer on LinkedIn Enjoy the show? Help us out by: Rating us on iTunes – it really helps! Subscribing on iTunes Subscribing on YouTube Subscribing on Stitcher Subscribing on Google Play Subscribing on Spotify

What does confidence have to do with reaching your potential? What’s one secret you need to know to live more confidently today? And how does your wardrobe impact how others respond to you? Devoreaux Walton, an author and confidence coach, joins me as we talk about confidence, self-talk, and your wardrobe.  While we don’t see eye-to-eye on everything we talk, we still collaborate and connect, and respect the heck out of each other! If your confidence needs a boost and you don’t know where to start, listen to Devoreaux’s wisdom.   Devoreaux’s Journey from Feeling Stuck to Living with Confidence In 2014, Devoreaux was frustrated. She felt stuck working at a job she didn’t enjoy. She wanted to be confident and charismatic, but she wasn’t. Then she discovered counseling and therapy then she hired a life coach and audited her closet. Through her experience, she discovered “insider secrets” to become confident in who you are.  One insider secret is to be aware of your mindset and to understand the power of self-talk.  We all have lots of thoughts throughout the day with the majority being negative. Being self-aware of the thoughts you’re thinking can shift the focus of the negative and toward the positive. But how do you stop the negative self-talk? Focus on gratitude. Ask yourself, “What’s the best-case scenario?” Focus on the good that can happen.  What happens when the best-case scenario doesn’t happen? Remember to control what you can control, which is what you do, say, and think. When the outcome doesn’t go your way, think through what went well and what could be improved for next time. Honor yourself for what you did well and then evaluate what could go better the next time. How does your wardrobe impact your confidence? There’s a massive impact between clothing and confidence. How you dress impacts how others view you and how you view yourself. The response you get from people when you wear yoga pants will be a different response than when you wear a suit. After a difficult emotional time, dressing in a way that makes you feel confident and taking good care of yourself will help you feel more empowered.   Spending time the night before can make a world of difference in having a successful tomorrow. What if you’re multi-faceted and you’re unsure what image you want to show the world? There are times and places for everything. In general, it’s possible to have a consistent theme with your colors, fabrics and textures no matter what roles you play.   So what is Devoreaux’s Style? Her style has evolved because style is all about continuous improvement. We’re all changing and growing. It’s about a journey and enjoying the present moment.   Three to four years ago, Devoreaux’s style was more Americana, e.g. J. Crew and Ralph Lauren. Now, she prefers timeless elegance like Talbots, St. John, and Chanel. Her wardrobe has really shrunk. She encourages us to get rid of things that don’t fit, that we haven’t worn in a while, and aren’t respectful to our bodies. Audit your closet and maximize the essentials in your wardrobe. Devoreaux believes that women should always cover their derrieres, bosoms, and mid-sections. I don’t agree with this. But that’s okay! Connect with Devoreaux Walton:  Website YouTube Facebook     Devoreaux Walton is an author and confidence coach who serves as the CEO and Founder at The Modern Lady, a lifestyle company that educates and empowers women to live their best lives. Walton and her team teach women worldwide how to elevate their lives with elegance – helping them to unlock and unleash their feminine power through coaching, courses, and community. Walton knows the power of mindset, wardrobe, and charisma, and teaches timeless life principles for women to upgrade the essence of their chic selves to truly thrive. A Spelman College graduate with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Washington University in St. Louis graduate with a Master’s degree in Business Administration, Walton is candid about sharing lessons learned from her corporate career at Google and IBM to inform and inspire her clients. A Southern belle from Atlanta, Georgia, Walton currently resides in Dallas, Texas, with her Maltipoo daughter, Nyla.   Listen + Subscribe on Apple Podcasts or STITCHER We’d greatly appreciate a podcast rating and review so that we can reach more women! Search for the podcast in your podcast app (Shamelessly Feminine) Scroll down and click 5 stars Tap “Write a Review” & enter a brief review Press send   Key Quotes from the Episode: “The real problem lies in the fact that most women are constantly focusing on only the areas of improvement and not the areas of excellence.” - Devoreaux Walton “It’s about you being able to like what you see in the mirror.”  - Devoreaux Walton You’ll have much more joy and confidence when you’re authentic.” - Devoreaux Walton “Who we are today is a reflection of who we want to be today.” - Devoreaux Walton “We can all live differently and still be powerful and amazing and a collective.” - Jen Rozenbaum   Connect with Jen and Shamelessly Feminine:   Join our Shamelessly Feminine Facebook Group Follow Shamelessly Feminine on Facebook Follow Shamelessly Feminine on Instagram   This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode42.

Some cars are rare because their incredibly advanced manufacturing techniques mean they can only be made in low numbers. Some are rare because of their immense price.....Others used to be everywhere and you hadn't even noticed that they had all but died an disappeared from our roads. Some where undesirable, some were too odd to market, many rotted, rusted and broke down one too many times! These are the cars of todays episode.We have Talbots, rusty Lancia's, miserable British Leyland cars and a bizarre story from Australia. 

This is The Do It For Yourself Podcast.  Each week I sit down with someone who is doing it for themselves and chasing a dream they just couldn’t suppress.  This is often speakers, entrepreneurs, or athletes.  They all share one thing in common, they are overcoming challenges and never giving up.  Someone who is Doing It For Themselves is not selfish in their pursuit, they are simply chasing a dream or working towards a goal because it is something THEY want to do.  They are not forging down a path because society or someone is telling them it’s what they should be doing. For many of you, this week's guest needs no introduction.  If you have been following anything triathlon on social media, especially YouTube you have most certainly seen something shot by Talabot Cox.  Talbot seemingly exploded on to the scene overnight but I promise you that was not the case at all.   Talbot was using photography just as a passion while competing in triathlons himself.  When the spark was first lit Talbot was still working his full-time job and knew very little about the world he was going to jump into but he knew he loved triathlon and was finding his passion for photography.   We get a chance to dive into full detail here for Talbots story and how it all started.  I really hope you enjoy this conversation!   Talbot Cox Talbot's Instagram Talbot's YouTube Channel  Do It For Yourself Instagram

There are a lot of different paths to becoming a freelance fashion designer. And Heather Royer took one I’d never heard of before. Instead of working directly with brands, she got her first freelance opportunity designing for a factory in China. The best part? There are ways you can create the same freelance opportunities for yourself, and she shares step by step her best advice to do this. In her 20+ years in the industry, Heather has worked for brands like Target, LL Bean, REI and Talbots. She now runs a team of 9 full time fashion designers located around the world while working remote from her home in south Florida. And it all started with one freelance gig from LinkedIn. In the interview (which you'll love) we will cover: The simple change you can make to your LinkedIn profile to attract brands or factories looking for freelancers How to turn one freelance project into many to get more work and make more money What brands are looking for when interviewing and hiring freelance fashion designers How to give your opinion and feedback about design without sounding pushy or negative Why staying in touch with past coworkers and industry friends can make or break your success (even if you’re uncomfortable “networking”) What Heather’s transition from working as an employee to working freelance looked like and how you can do the same What Heather learned at her first (big!) freelance project for a Chinese company How she made the decision to start hiring designers to help her The skills Heather looks for in her own freelance candidates-for-hire How Heather runs her freelance business and the freelancers that work for her FROM 4H TO FASHION Heather Royer has created a job for herself that is unlike anything we’ve heard of before here at Successful Fashion Designer. But like most fashion designers, fashion was just a hobby in her early life. But she did get an early start! Heather was in 4H when she was little (the kids club that does hands-on projects surrounding health, science, and agriculture), and loved the sewing aspect of the group. She started making clothing when she was 7 years old! We’d say “the rest is history,” but we’d be leaving a lot out (like when she worked for the park service in Alaska building hiking trails--how cool is that??). Knowing she always had a passion for working in the fashion industry, she took fashion classes on the side, and then made the commitment to going to Rhode Island School of Design. She started designing kids’ outdoor clothes (talk about blending her loves), and then got a great first job as “just” an assistant--but she loved it! It was “the bottom of the barrel,” but she got great exposure to the industry that way. THEN CAME THE FREELANCING Heather’s freelancing career came about as more of a necessity--she wanted to move to Florida, but knew there weren’t going to be a lot of jobs in the fashion industry. So she took her fate into her own hands: she started working on her portfolio, working on her own projects, and branching out. She started her own jewelry line, and got a taste of business for herself. When one of her contacts on LinkedIn reached out to her about an opportunity, she was ready. This is where her career path delved into the unknown. Much like her work for the park service, Heather made her own… fashion-hiking-trail, if you will. What started as a simple proposal for a factory in China for men’s cold weather goods turned into a huge project and eventually a team of 9 full-time designers working for her. How? Partly the usual way: she gave it her all. She worked long long (long) hours, did tight turns, bent over backwards. But she also vocalized her ideas, drew on her previous experience, and eventually started outsourcing her workload to other freelancers, as well. Freelancing begets more freelancing! As much as she cringed at “networking,” she made it work with her friends and contacts. SUCCESSFUL (FREELANCE) FASHION DESIGNER Now that she’s the Vice President of Design and Operations for Weihai Luda Company, Heather is still looking forward. She has plans to build a private label, her own brands, and chooses to think of her company as an investment portfolio that she diversifies and keeps flexible. Heather’s rich experience building her own business has led to enormous insight into the life of a successful freelance fashion designer, and her advice is applicable to almost any fashion designer. She’s learned how to delegate, how to build a team, how to outline tangible results, and how to make sure things are getting done, all while acknowledging that the fashion industry is “not always glamorous. If you can see the humor in that, it’ll go a lot farther.” We loved hearing Heather’s inspirational story--you really can create the job you want! Resources & People Mentioned Heather Royer on LinkedIn Enjoy the show? Help us out by: Rating us on iTunes – it really helps! Subscribing on iTunes Subscribing on YouTube Subscribing on Stitcher Subscribing on Google Play Subscribing on Spotify

Eliot Glazer (Broad City, New Girl) is in the studio to talk about his teen years working at Talbots, loving The Golden Girls and being afraid of the kids at Hot Topic. Plus we discuss Long Island malls, hear a surprising defense of Lucky Brand and play a special Hanukkah edition of Mall Libs.Follow Mall Talkhttps://www.instagram.com/malltalkpodhttps://twitter.com/malltalkpodFollow Eliothttps://www.instagram.com/eliotglazerhttps://twitter.com/eliotglazer

First, the guys talk about Masterpiece Cakeshop of Colorado, where Christian baker Jack Phillips refused to bake a cake for a gay couple, a case that made its way to the Supreme Court. (Fun fact: the same guy LATER refused to bake a cake for a transgender woman, just as Jesus would have wanted!) Then, Kiran Gandhi of the project Madame Gandhi and drummer for M.I.A. and Kehlani, proves what makes her impossibly cool: she's a queer feminist activist, TED talk speaker, and Gap ad model whose story went viral when she "free bled" while running the 2015 London marathon. And when it comes to shitty first jobs, Brent and H. Alan can't hold a candle to Eliot's bizarre, endless list of 25 part-time gigs at Talbots, McDonald's, and an Entenmann's factory where he was driven to tears after being subjected to a 24/7 loop of attack birds squawking: an "eco-friendly" method of keeping rats out of the parking lot. It didn't work, but at least we can all laugh about it together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Industry News NRFTech Peter Schwartz GetSpiffy Fund Raise Google Express Traction Amazon Prime Day Amazon Press Release  USA Today Recap Target results on Prime Day Listener Questions Joan Abrams asks: How important are progressive web apps going to be for retailers? Any retailers doing this really well yet? West Elm Example: https://mobile-beta.westelm.com/ Julie Acosta asks: Any updates on multi-touch attribution models/partners - who’s doing online/offline (brick & mortar) right? Upcoming Events Jason is doing retail visits in Australia July 21 - 29.  Ping him on twitter if you’re there. Jason and Scot will be doing shows from eTail East (8/6 - 8/9 in Boston) Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 137 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, July 19th 2018. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at SapientRazorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing. Transcript Jason: [0:25] Welcome to the Jason and Scott show this is episode 137 being recorded on Thursday July 19th 2018 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scott Wingo. Scot: [0:40] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason Scott show listeners Jason how is your summer going. Jason: [0:48] It is going traffic I am just starting sort of a. A heavy travel session for me so I just got back from San Francisco and I leave on another trip tomorrow but I I feel like the big news this week is I read that spiffy got some new fun thing so congratulations. Scot: [1:08] Thanks yeah so for listeners that may not know so I started Channel advisor 2001 move to exact chairman in 2015 moved over 250 full-time I kind of, experiment with it in 2014 and overlap there and yeah it's been fun so we are on demand Car Care started with car wash with added oil change and now even have some products on the market so we have a cool iot device called spiffy blue that you plug into your vehicle and there's a companion app that tells you all that's going on with your car. A passionate about Digital Services I think that's kind of where the future is going so decided to put my money in time where my mouth is and we just raised our second round this week so it's good to get that behind us so we can keep servicing customers. Jason: [2:03] That's awesome and you keep expanding in the cities to right right right you where are you now. Scot: [2:09] Get 1/5 we're holding firm at 5 right now cuz we have this explosion of Fleet business so e we started out really with optispark with consumers at office parks and Residences and then we added oil change it unlocked Fleet so we we've been kind of adjusting as much Fleet as we get on our plate and it will be adding more City suit store in Raleigh Charlotte Dallas Atlanta and Los Angeles now. Jason: [2:35] Awesome I'm kind of sad because I am assuming that the climate in Chicago means I'm not going to be next on your list. Scot: [2:42] Yeah we've identified our first 50 cities and unfortunately Chicago is not in the first 25 but will eventually get to you. Jason: [2:51] Not I will be waiting or I'll just move I'll just get so frustrated at my lack of spiffy then I'll move. Scot: [2:56] Yeah yeah there's stairs five markets for you to retire to that maybe we'll get you there. Jason: [3:02] Nice I like the thought of retirement. Scot: [3:06] Couldn't you just in San Francisco at the NRF retail Tech any interesting things you want to give us a trip report on there. Jason: [3:14] Yeah you'd be happy too so there's an interesting show interruptus had this show for a number of years and it's mainly been focused on the CIO and CTO. So they sort of had a private party for a number of years I think for a long time it was. Permanently located in Half Moon Bay then it may have moved around a little bit so it may have gone to Laguna Niguel one year and San Diego last year. But there was also a digital merchandising show that that that shop.org put on, MN that shows been retired and see what they kind of done with interests Tech is they've expanded the temp to include all the, the digital Business Leaders and have more more overlapping content for cio's and business leader so I would, I'm not sure if that interests agrees with this definition exactly that I would characterize this is sort of the second year. [4:10] Where this the show has a broader scope in and I think it was interesting content and I think I think all of us that attended. Got a lot out of it so it was two and a half days. In San Francisco of pretty jam-packed content and it's a you know it's a smaller venue with smaller group so it's much more intimate like you basically have an opportunity and network with everyone else that attends and. You know it's it's it's more what I would call a a conference then like a big exhibition show it. Scot: [4:47] What were some of the key takeaways. Jason: [4:49] Yeah it's a different number different topics that they're too many speakers to go over everyone one that I was practically looking forward to is Katie Finnegan, so she runs a store 8 for Walmart which is Walmart's incubation lab and. She I think she she was the founder of the couple startups that Walmart Acquired and she kind of laid out their methodology and it's it's interesting to me because they're there been a bunch of retailers that I've had internally incubation labs in. I think it's fair to say on the aggregate that they haven't actually been that successful. And the Walmart one you know is is these are wholly-owned LLC so if you Walmart is essentially going to acquire you and then incubate you and sit in there all kinds of. You know questions that come out you know what is the exit look like for the the founders in the management team and you know how to define answers work and what are the success criteria and all those sorts of things so it's kinda interesting. I think Katie is like pretty realistic about the track record of retail incubation Labs insert you know she she was pretty candid about. [6:06] Where where they felt like they had the problem solved and where they thought like you know they're still open questions to be answered and she she kind of painted this maturity model and you know she highlighted several several. Companies that are in the story labs and where they are in that maturity model and so the. [6:27] If they're six stages of maturity you know, the most mature thing they have is this jet black which is kind of at the third stage of maturity. Which is this kind of um concierge personal shopping service and delivery service in New York City and some most of what they have is even earlier than that. So that was interesting was interesting to hear her thoughts about incubation in general and then some of the specific initiatives Walmart had. You know a bunch of gas from the show we're speaking they're so so Billy May who's the the CEOs or the table was on. A panel talking about. How how to prioritize technical initiatives within the company Rob Schmaltz who's been on the show from Talbots did a did a couple of channels. [7:25] The John Nord Mark has been on the show for his iterate. Incubation lab he brought in a couple of the companies in in his lab to kind of talk about new. New companies and there was also some the VCU that had some of their companies and so. There is kind of some interesting startups that we got to hear from and chat box there's a company called Shadow research. And there's a ton of newer Marketplace aggregator called hinge to which you may be more familiar with I wasn't super familiar with them. [8:09] As you well know you know tons of interest in traction in the in the marketplace space going on. And in the very last speaker sound pretty interesting and. I think I think we need to get him on the show so it's a it's a guy named Peter Schwartz who's a futurist. And I think he's got like a boondoggle job for salesforce.com so he's the head futurist for salesforce.com. [8:40] The listeners may be more familiar with Peter Schwartz his work he's the main character that the Matthew Broderick character was based on in the movie War Games. So he was like literally a young hacker that broke into some government databases and he was a consultant on the movie War games and several years later he as a futurist he partnered with Steven Spielberg to do. Paint a picture of what the future would look like for the movie Minority Report so all those famous scenes of. You know facial recognition triggering customer have ads inside the Gap in The Minority Report where ideas that that he put together. It's got a ton of fascinating stories he said when we were brainstorming Minority Report we thought we were, we are thinking about what the future would look like in 2040 or 2050, and he's like basically everything that we had in that movie like is now here and it's 2018 so he's like you know we may have gotten some of the ideas right but we were way wrong on the. On the timer iser. Scot: [9:48] I love those two movies Joshua spoiler. Jason: [9:54] Exactly exactly so he was interesting and it was silly but he's like. He's an older gentleman and he's like I'm 72 years old on the oldest employee at Salesforce and the irony is not lost on me that the oldest guy tells horses responsible for the future. Scot: [10:12] What did he predict. Jason: [10:18] Yes so he we talked about a bunch of things. We talked about Ai and that's an interesting one because I feel like there's kind of two camps I think there's people and maybe Elon Musk is in this Camp to think. The AI is super dangerous and that the Killer Robots are coming and Peter Schwartz was like that's not what's happening with the AI that we have now and heat you know he made his Arguments for why. We we like we really aren't making very fast progress on General AI that has sort of generalized intelligence that could become sentient. [10:52] But he did talk about a bunch of the risks with the kind of AI that is emerging and he talked about like, you know in the near future when all these AI, algorithms are deciding like what medicine what Medical Treatments we qualify for and whether or not we get credit and all these things you know will there be. Transparency about all those decisions and what rights are we having and things like that so is his POV on on. Hey I was a little less like. Daunting and then some folks and we talked about the future of work you had a lot of folks that think that like all the jobs are going to get eliminated by all this Automation and that you know we're all going to be sitting around without anything to do and again he kind of felt like that. That wasn't likely to be the case cuz he kind of talked about how hey you may not have a lot of people sitting in truck driving trucks around that he envisions is future we're just like we have all the Air Force drone pilot sitting in Las Vegas. [11:53] Fly the planes over Afghanistan and then go home to their families in Las Vegas that you could have a ton of. Truck drivers that are moving trucks on it you know through the commercial residential streets and then getting them on the highway where they drive autonomous way and you know it. Some some data points to support his his hypothesis is that. Lots of New Jersey jobs emerge to replace the jobs that tend to go away. Scot: [12:20] Nursing school any other highlights. Jason: [12:24] Those were some of the stuff that they jumped out to me there are a lot of like sort of topic-specific stuff so you know topics about Big Data topics about how. To hire how to structure Innovation and companies you know so there there was a little something for everyone in their butt butt. I feel like those are those are some good highlights and I was a little distracted through the whole thing because I feel like there's some other e-commerce stuff going on at the same time. Scot: [12:57] Yeah it's been a busy week in the world of e-commerce and and since we're coming off Prime Day 2018 we thought we'd jump in the news and start off with. [13:25] Yes let's start off with the prime day got off to a rough start with I know you were tracking that and I saw you at least quoted two or three times out there in the Press what what did you make of that. Jason: [13:36] Yeah so I mean I'll start out by saying I was completely surprised and caught off guard I feel like Amazon has had a shockingly good record of reliability on all these peak days and so if you would have asked me up front to like make a bed on, on which retailers were likely to suffer an outage during up a peak event I would not have picked Amazon so I was, someone surprised that they had this outage right off the bat while to talk about like what the impacted the outage was and forms of hurting, the revenue hurting their Prime subscriber is hurting sales of there their first party products. Marker 01 Scot: [14:16] Yeah what when does Herzing is it on Twitter Marker 02 [14:21] people discovered that if you use the smile you no interface where you anything you buy donates money to a charity and I had previously set that up and I was able to go through smile I was are down for are the first four hour but I was able to go to smiling and get it to work which to be made it feel more like a networking thing I never know what happened but it was unusual to me that there were were little slices that were working. Marker 04 Jason: [14:46] Yeah for listeners that haven't been responsible for sort of peekaboo ability like I'll highlights. Prime day is is perfectly designed to be the worst case scenario for a i t system standpoint right like you're number one we have, all of this traffic coming at the same hour right like so you had this huge Peak which if you're really worried about up time you would try to do something to spread out that demand more but even worse. With all of these short-lasting deals and all the personalization on the Amazon site very little of the of the Amazon Prime day experience can be cashed, so you know they're all these things that you like where you would kind of compromise the customer experience. To make it easier to load on the servers if you were really worried about availability and and Prime day is a perfect storm of like all the all the best customer experience practices that are you know. Extra challenging for the it guys and so so obviously you know it it did come to bite them somehow this year. Scot: [15:54] Yeah well we'll see if they'll get better that's the thing you weren't about Amazon this when they take on the stuff that they learn a lot and then they they get better. Jason: [16:02] So I'm one thing that I'll be curious about him hopefully some of some of our friends that are. Marketplace hours on the site maintenance may be able to share some insight here but if you were a prime deal that had one of those early slots and you were disrupted. Like I'll be curious to see if Amazon does any kind of make good for for those vendors or they just missed their window or or how they're handling that. Scot: [16:27] I tried it with three or four people not specifically about this outage thing and they had deals going at that time and they said that there are deals sold out in, but even faster than I thought they would so so it's weird it does seem to be and I saw a heat map that showed there was only certain cities were impacted so it's it's kind of an anomaly to me, to my knowledge AWS itself wasn't down so, yeah it's definitely specific to Amazon's phone usage of their infrastructure which kind of points do your data thing or some kind of an internal just their Network just there their slice of the whole AWS Network it is kind of a mystery. Jason: [17:07] It'll be interesting to see if any more info weeks. A side note I think we're also some reports from Amazon Flex drivers that the flex app was down which I like also sort of boron my my theory that maybe there is some product data problem. Scot: [17:25] So despite all that they estimates are out that they did about 3.5 billion and I believe that's up from 2.4 last year Amazon doesn't release date the Allies frustratingly give you like little clues of how the day went, I'll talk in terms of growth in unit numbers ish kind of things so those are all estimates of how big it was it was 6 hour first longer this year social apples and oranges and that comparison and then you and I were kind of talking in the pre-show in The Green Room the virtual Green Room that it's in more countries this year for sure Australia is its first year at Prime day so hopefully they had an exciting time down under you can go so I report cuz you're going to Australia soon settle be exciting you can kind of tell us how they felt about prime day. Jason: [18:14] Exactly just to answer your question I booked a trip tomorrow. Scot: [18:18] Good good thinking my advice is to make sure you download a lot of movies. And then yeah did you happen I know you like live on top of a Whole Foods or something like that did you happen to go into a whole foods during the prime day excitement I know a lot of people were we're trying to take advantage of some deals are there something where you could on Prime day you got $10 off in the store and online if you wanted that day. Jason: [18:44] Yeah yeah so I did not get to take advantage of myself I do live in very close proximity to A Whole Foods but I was of course down in. In San Francisco so I didn't get to experience it first-hand but all the reports that I've seen is, it probably was very favorable in the whole foods that like you know the the month leading up to it that they had really like done a good job is starting to roll out Prime benefits and so they kind of trained a bunch of the. The whole food choppers that would also Prime members till I get the Whole Foods app for Eddie and you know arguably some of the best financial deals that they offered work you know you you if you gamified everything at Whole Foods you essentially could get $30 in extra. Extra cash which is you know on I'm not significant amount of purchase it so that you know that that was pretty substantial. Scot: [19:35] It's like 2% off my average Whole Foods check out. A couple of observations from my side on Prime day. You know that the sales every noise focuses on the sales but I've kind of come to believe that that yeah that's part of what Amazon is going for there but they're real benefit you know they're probably out ways so it say it is three and a half billion the real benefit comes from the the juice that flows into the ecosystem elements that Amazon has because of. [20:08] Prime day so it's the first of all you have a bunch of prime sign up so they don't reveal that obviously but they in the past they said things like you know tens of millions of sign-ups for Prime day in those kinds of kinds of numbers this year there, as you point out leveraging that Whole Foods intersection so so if she reports that say prior to that position there's only 40% overlap there between Whole Food Shoppers and Prime members so that that's like a huge audience that they can get over in the prime they're obviously focused on that I also saw a report that they they announced a million connected home devices were sold on the show here a week then I would. [20:47] Pat ourselves on the back with an early on this that we felt like, Echo and all of its Associated devices Alexa power devices that were really big opportunity for Amazon and now they're selling a million units in one day 36 hours is pretty amazing another one that we've been pretty early on it is talking about the ads that that we think, Amazon ads are going to be pretty big and we're seeing you have cpgs and Brands really spend a lot of money there everyone I talk to at a brand head really dialed up their ad spend during Prime day so so that's a really, kind of cool Catalyst that Amazon has for getting people to really come on to that platform experience it on a day that's pretty crazy and hopefully you know from the Amazon site at least get addicted kind of tangentially do that before Prime day one of the when I think the smartest Wall Street guys on this is John Blackledge accountant he has raised his ad number for Amazon just add number 236 billion in Revenue over the next five years. [21:53] So that that's almost like the quote on Facebook I am a size scale business that he believes Amazon will be building over the next five years obviously that's Facebook today in 5 years Facebook will be bigger but just trying to get a little scale to it because that's a just kind of insanely big number. [22:11] There is some last couple things kind of around this idea of the ecosystem the benefits and aside from the sales third-party sales were reported to grow 89% this from cnbc's numbers and orders were up 69% so how it was you know it in some years we seen Amazon, Prime day the traffic gets absorbed by kind of the Amazon first party and owns products and private labels and that kind of stuff this year they did a really good job of splashing it all through the marketplace so so we saw anecdotally talk to a fair number third-party sellers that just had a very robust Prime day and there's that CNBC data and then singing Brands it was interesting to see the brands that participated so you had by participating. [23:00] Spotlight on that home page of deals so you saw a lot of this around why is offline so it was Under Armour Wrangler Champion Columbia Calvin Klein Adidas and Reebok and then interesting Lee it's also who didn't, play so Nike to my knowledge I never saw them and I've read a lot of the the reports of folks that track this pretty closely they did not participate in Prime day in a meaningful way Skechers Haynes Converse and Ralph Lauren so so those are some other interesting kind of aspects of prime day to think about is yeah the sales are good and you can't sneeze it over 3 billion dollars but I think they're real benefit it was probably another 5 or 6 billion comes from these ecosystem impacts. Jason: [23:48] Yeah for sure and I don't know if you saw it I thought it was actually from the Amazon press release but one of the things that they did claim is that it was the biggest day, single day ever for Prime signups so they added more people on Prime day than they ever had before which isn't surprising. Scot: [24:06] Yeah so your guess the last highest was last Prime day. Jason: [24:09] Oh I think they did say that again that last year so I think they they exceeded last year's already good numbers on Prime signups just sort of highlight in your point. Another thing that they put in the press release it's also kind of fun is they like, the Highlight the best selling on Amazon products and every country which hours I think it's always interesting to just look at the trends there, so I think I'm almost across the board in every country that the prime products the Amazon products are the best seller or so the fire in the. The echo stuff but not on Amazon stuff in the US and Canada the instapot is the the best selling item, and there's a bunch of other countries where, the best selling item is kind of high ticket consumer good so you know there's some countries were TV sold particularly well the video game platforms were really good sellers in a bunch of countries. [25:13] Yes I'm like. Expensive SD memory cards were big sellers in a bunch of countries but then what's interesting is there's another whole set of countries, that have like 3 different shopping behaviors and you see like. Everyday essential consumer consumer packaged Goods being the big sellers right so so like you know some some food item or something like cleaning soap or something like that right and so you know there is kind of bifurcation of the countries where where I feel like you know their grocery shopping is still predominantly. Brick-and-mortar and they use e-commerce for all these these high-ticket items and then there's you know countries where all the shopping is it shifted to e-commerce until you see things like laundry detergent being the, the best prime day item in Japan for. Scot: [26:09] Yeah they sold over 300,000 of those were they called cooking pots that's crazy. Jason: [26:14] Yeah the instapot is a crazy phenomenon in and of itself online and offline but but yeah it's up it's a fast mover on Amazon. Scot: [26:24] It was also interesting to see what other retailers John Prime day there I think it's kind of funny Amazon has them kind of Anna a check kind of a medium Checkmate kind of position do they ignore it or do they participate do they mention Amazon what what did you see there. Jason: [26:40] So tender retailers have sales and to me it's a no-brainer that you should have a sale on Prime day like I think it's it's so in the ethos of e-commerce Shoppers now that it's a shopping day that you really missed out if you didn't have some promotions to push people over the edge and I would argue especially since that first hour had this outage if you went to Amazon and you had a glitch, you're one click away from buying something somewhere else and so you know I think other retailers could definitely, not to the same level as Amazon but you know there definitely is a halo effect for the whole whole e-commerce industry and you know without naming any names I can tell you, I had probably half a dozen clients that had their their top sales day of the year on Prime day and so. It is absolutely a big shopping day that has a broader effect than just Amazon I think the interesting strategy is. Do you call the back to school sale do you call it you know Cyber Monday into like you know do you just have it be a promotional day or do you overtly. Yum Soda counter program. The Amazon and call it Prime day like you know that potentially could help you from an SEO standpoint but you know you're also sort of. [28:03] Promoting your competitor and acknowledging their success in and you know psychologically you're celebrating their birthday ironically enough. So I think we saw some retail delivery over it we had prime Day sales and some details though it'll more more subtle about it. And then when the outage happened I think you know what's going around on Twitter that like Office Depot sent out sort of. A smart aleck email you to telling Shoppers that is. They're tired of looking at pictures of dogs that they could come shop on on Office Depot and I have to be honest that just feels like tempting fate and in sort of kicking a monster that you don't want to kick. Scot: [28:47] Yeah yeah it's like doing live demos it just Murphy's Law is just begging begging for attention when you do that. Call any other Amazon things you want to cover before I move on. Jason: [29:02] No I think those were all the sort of big things that jumped out at me. Scot: [29:11] Cool so it was a couple of weeks dominated by Amazon but in the anonymous on side you know one thing I wanted to talk about is kind of the biggest news and marketplaces that's really gone unnoticed we talked about a little bit on the show but I wanted to try to Circle back is in you know some confusing marketing but the Google within the Google Express system they have this new offering called a c I forget about it shopping action and it's essentially where you can buy things so to mobile kind of AD unit. [29:46] We're supposed to be at Marketplace we can check out right on the Google page so so that's interesting and you know they are adding a ton of retailers to the program and I guess it's a little self-promotional but but side of the channel visors are partner of theirs and a large number of those folks are coming through our connections into that new market place so I know Google is Steve always been flirting with the marketplaces and she feels like they've got a little more religion on it this time I kind of feel it this is the time of year one everyone's really kind of ramping into you know Q3 obviously but then you know here as we get into the end of Q3 will be Full Throttle talk about holiday so that's going to be I think one of them interesting things to watch this holiday is how serious does Google get about this plus we seen some retailers like Urban Outfitter has launched the marketplace you know there's there's a bunch of other things that are going on out there so why really interesting things going on under the radar in the rotor marketplaces that I think they're just getting hot not not like covered or talked about because of all the exciting stuff Amazon's doing with things I promise. Jason: [31:00] Yeah yeah for sure and I do think the Google offerings are there still is a little confusion out there because there are kind of a couple different Commerce statuses that you can have with Google so so obviously you know Google still has this Google Express system where they at where you get they'll accept orders from. A bunch of retailers and then like a Google employee will actually pick up that order from that retailer and deliver it to you and I think as you pointed out there's been some recent traction with new retailers joining ecosystem. Like separate from that other they can they can be married together is this Google shopping actions which is like. The most low-friction way Google has ever had to actually buy a product out of a Google promotional spot right and so you know I think. Originally launched as a pilot and and you know it was kind of hard to get in the program now they've opened it up. And I think we're seeing lots of people for certain types of products. Take advantage of those Google shopping actions I still feel like the industry needs a little more expertise around that. Offering um I'm always surprised how unfamiliar people are with it and then there's this even weirder status there are. [32:21] Unique Partnerships from retailers with Google to be able to sell products through the Google home device and so Walmart and Target for example, are not in Google Express at the moment but they are selling their products through the Google home Echo System until. You know between all that your you know I think there's more Commerce activity in the Google echo system than we've ever seen before. Scot: [32:47] Yeah yeah it's largely not getting talk about Skylanders I guess in some ways it actually gives Google some space to go and experimenting and I have like a thousand spotlights on them well well all this Amazon stuff happening so we had what we have been I had a very busy summer so we are a little delinquent and getting to some listener questions so we have a little bit of time here on the podcast and want to jump into a couple of them that have been lingering out there and Jason I get to kick back and relax on these cuz they're both for you so first we have Joan Abrams and Joan ask how important are progressive web apps going to be for retailers are there any retailers doing this really well yet so maybe, let's make sure we started the Top Gear what's the progressive web app how does that differ from a native web app or a responsive site and all that kind of stuff and then you can jump into the importance and then any retailers that they are doing a great job. Jason: [33:47] So great question so Progressive web app is a slightly unfortunate name cuz it makes it sound like. This is an alternative to a traditional Native app. And well it potentially can be that I would argue that it's much more than that essentially it's a set of standards for a way to build a mobile web experience that runs natively through the web browser. [34:14] And they been supported by by Google Chrome which is very important mobile browser for some time. But they were very poorly supported or not at all supported in Mobile Safari which is the next usually important mobile browser, and so what exciting is as of the last iOS released there's now. Port for Progressive web apps in both Chrome and Safari, which is essentially the bulk of Shoppers on mobile and so there's a bunch of. Tools that you can use to build a website and then there's this feature called remote workers which essentially gives you, the capability to add. Native app like functionality to the web experience and have it even function offline so have it work even if you don't have, I'm connectivity so for example. [35:19] Google can have a Google Maps or Gmail experience that lets you, you know. Calculate directions in in Google Maps or or you know reading compose emails even if you're in airplane mode, by leveraging use these remote workers and what's super important and unique about Progressive web apps is, did the really designed to be performance efficient and so by following the the the the pwa standards you end up with a mobile web experience, it's much faster and much more responsive than. [36:04] Traditional responsive mobile web designs were into the site performs much faster and it can have a richer future set it can essentially have, almost all the features that you can have in a native app and so one thing you could do with it is build a native app that didn't require the App Store and that. That is a huge thing because a lot of customers don't know how to download apps from the app store or they have app fatigue and if your retailer and your bill all these cool functions in your amp, Nobody ends up using them because apps have such a small reach but you have you put the same features in your mobile web experience using pwa, you know anyone that goes to your url like instantly has access to all those things and so it's a great alternative to spending a fortune on building a native app, but it's also just the best way to build a mobile web experience and because the performance is so much better. We're seeing that the early retailers that have adopted Progressive web apps are are really killing at their their mobile site so much faster they're getting much higher conversion rates. [37:13] And so it's I would highly encourage any retailer to put on the road map right now that they should be. Redoing their mobile experience as a progressive web app and I have to be honest because most is building a proper response to. Mobile site and they feel like they did a bunch of work and they want to feel like they're done now and not too many of them are thrilled to hear that they need to start a new project to build it over using a new set of Technologies, but the but the retailer the early retailers that are, are are getting really good results and so you know it it really should be kind of high on your on your your roadmap particularly as all your customers are shifting the mobile. Scot: [38:05] How do you, so I know we obviously write a lot of this stuff at spiffy so we have you know you have Swift and Objective C for a native app and then there's a lot of interesting JavaScript, turn based libraries for writing kind of a responsive sites that were even app so I react in those kinds of things what what do you write a progressive web app. Jason: [38:31] Yeah. So it is a JavaScript like framework, much more constrained and specific set of libraries so so often when you're you're jumping JavaScript you can you can pick you know all these different development Library sets and only you know small subset that have been Highway optimized not allowed to be used in npwa is but it's it's mostly sort of JavaScript style development environments. Scot: [39:03] Are there any retailers doing a really awesome job at it that you want to highlight. Jason: [39:09] So there are they like again, it it hasn't for the most part been the huge retailers that have completely embraced. The pwa jet like there have been some retailers that have done a pwa, like as a separate stand-alone site in a in a replace an app in addition to a mobile website but says some of the retailers that have gone full pwa and got some really good results one of the biggest retailers out there to my knowledge this done it is is West Elm and then there's some in a smaller specialty retailers I think Tommy Bahama I think Snapdeal is full Progressive web app now, I think Payless has a progressive web app some of these are fixed it Sweet Frog so they never had a good mobile site before and this is the first one Willie Pulitzer Lancome, some some folks like that and so if anyone any of the listeners have a favorite Progressive web app retail site I would love to hear about it as well. Scot: [40:17] Yeah so what's up pic on West Arm so just to be clear you don't just download their app right you just go to their website and you're going to have a much more responses or how much more mobile friendly experience then then if you there previously shipped is at. Jason: [40:35] Exactly you go to westelm.com right interview go to West Elm, dot-com on a desktop browser you're getting a desktop experience if you go to that same URL in the mobile site you're getting a mobile version of that experience in the mobile version you'll get from West Allen is a progressive web app and I, I'm compelled since you're calling me out on it to highlight that. The West Elm one may not be in full deployment yet so I think there's some may be testing going on so if you go to westelm.com you may or may not get the progressive web app version. There's a different URL you can do to guarantee that you get the the West on the pwa version which is I'll put the link in the show notes but it's. Mobile - beta. Westelm.com and that kind of bypasses the testing guarantee you get the pwa version but they shared some some public data from there, they're beta version that that's in this A B test and the. That the folks getting the pwa version of The Experience are spending 15% more time on the site and there are spending 9% more Revenue than them folks that are. On the traditional responsive-design version of the site so so pretty meaningful. [41:53] Non retail sites there's a ton of of big sites that have moved to Progressive web app, and across-the-board the performance metrics though the page weight and the load times and the time the interaction are wildly better for Progressive web apps and whenever we see those performance numbers go up, bounce rate goes way down and engagement goes way up so you know I think there's both. A big lesson about performance from the General market and I think you know we're now starting to see some some pretty tangible retail results. Scot: [42:27] Colt Express or some super-secret Insider information there what do you when you go to a Retailer's site on mobile is there some kind of way that you're seeing its Progressive web app is there is there some tell her or are you just speak he's going to have to know. Jason: [42:41] Not a very convenient one like I mean the old but you literally have to either go view the source and you could there some Telltale headers that would tell you that it's a progressive web app. Or there are now a set of tools on their companies like ghostery and built with their frankly not that convenient to use on mobile that they're much more convenient on desktop Adele sort of, scan the site you're on and give you a report of the the underlying technologies that are being used for that side and they'll both tell you if you're if you're on a pwa site like the only the big user experience tell, is if you're not in an app and your your get your given like a full interactive site even without, activity then it's a pretty safe bet that you're that you're benefiting from the pwa site. Scot: [43:35] Coop's so last question in this comes from. Julie Acosta and the question is a two-parter any updates on multi-touch attribution model Sim partners and who's doing online offline right. Gold attribution question. Jason: [43:53] Yeah I do love a good attribution conversation so so pretty like there are you know and ever increasing number of, specialized tools that that do multi-touch attribution models, but what has me most excited is much better tools for doing multi-touch attribution are, starting to evolve in our standard analytics packages so I to my mind I apologize to my friends that I've met him in a w I feel like the, Google analytics implementation of multi-touch attribution is maybe a little further ahead but, IBM Adobe and Google all have multi attribution models built in in Google's case that used to only be available in their expensive premium paid product and now it's, it's made its way down to the free version and the big evolution in these multi-touch attribution models is, you used to have to come to pick a model so you can say. [44:55] Hey I'm interested in a weighted model and this is how it works or I'm interested in first touch or I'm interested in last touch or I'm interested in that decay model where every subsequent touch gets less weight. And you had to kind of manually specify model and then you could use the Analytics tool to look through the data with that lens now multi-touch has become sort of machine learning enabled, into a century the two will tell you which multi-touch model from which amongst the the. [45:30] The pool of multi-touch models the name given to a support, best fits the data set that you have so you can actually use machine learning to sort of refine the multi touch model that you use for your particular data, and you know you can you can Embrace that for your Enterprise and so that's pretty cool. [45:51] Multi-touch is a slightly complicated word because I would argue there's kind of three versions there's there's online to offline which is. You know hey I saw some digital ads on Facebook and Google and then I walked into a store and bought something so how do I you know attribute that in-store purchase to those those digital touch, I'll call that multichannel, there's multi-touch like a I saw an ad in Facebook and then I saw an ad in Google and then I saw add-on, Abercrombie & Fitch and then I bought the shirt like how you know which which of those three marketing Vehicles gets all the credit or most of the Creditor how do you do that that's kind of. The most traditional version of a multi-touch that the tools are designed to support. And then there's Multi-Device like hey I started on a tablet and then I moved to a phone and then I will definitely made the purchase on a laptop. How do I do a tribution across those devices and So my answer before it was mostly based on. [46:55] Digital multi-touch for multi device we're starting to see some interesting Solutions. Adobe in particular has this interesting Co-op model where they they're building a shared database amongst all the people that use Google Analytics. Of all the device ID that they ever see and when you have a user on a particular device you can go to The Coop and say what other devices does that same user use and so you can use this kind of share. To identify the same user across multiple devices historically only the. The digital tools that are most likely to have the user authenticated can kind of recognize the same user across devices and so Google and Facebook have a huge advantage over the rest of the world. In Multi-Device attribution. And then online offline we're also starting to see so much better tools interesting Lee both Facebook and Google that want to you to spend more money on digital advertising. [47:56] It's very important to them that you be able to understand online and offline attribution because, a lot of the purchases that you make after seeing or digital ads are in a store and so they've actually built some pretty good tools that you can upload your offline data into, and then do online offline attribution so we're starting to see that a lot more commonly but when you ask which retailers are. Are the kind of best-in-class doing it right it's the retailers with an unfair advantage. And so it's REI that has 95% of their purchases coming from Members so they have. Capture of that that email address of that member number every time you do a transaction online or, in-store it's Sephora where 95% of their customers are in that customer Affinity program, and they're able to do very effective online and offline attribution it Starbucks where we high percentage of the transactions are being done with their Mobile payment at go system, they're doing the best job of online to offline, and you know that the more traditional retailers wear a lot of the in-store purchases are not Animas you know that they're all getting better at doing online offline attribution but they're only able to do it for a much smaller set of their data. Scot: [49:11] Well thanks to John and Julie for asking those questions I think we're caught up on listener questions we we regularly post he's over on our Facebook page so just go to Facebook and search for Jason and Scott show or go to Jason and Scott. Calm and you'll see a direct over to there yeah. Jason: [49:30] Awesome I got before we sign I did want to highlight a couple upcoming opportunities to meet some listeners. So we we looted to it earlier in the show but I am leaving Saturday for a week of retail visits in Australia. So I have a bunch of meetings booked with retailers in Sydney and Melbourne but if you're a listener that happens me in Australia be sure to ping me on Twitter sometime in the next weekend if it's schedules permit I would. Love to meet up but I'm I'm really looking forward to learning a lot more about that market and sharing some of. The warnings that we've had in some some more mature Amazon markets that maybe we can share with. With Australia which is the newest Amazon market so I'm looking forward to that trip that's going to be fun and I know my family is looking even more forward to having me be gone for a week. And then early next month August 6th through the 9th you and I are going to be live and in person together at the eat a least show in Boston. Scot: [50:40] Yeah it's going to be a lot of fun we will go and I plan on wearing since we'll be in the the the Founding Father home well I'm going to wear a white wig for that one side of the exhaust. Jason: [50:52] Yeah and it's and it's made me a person knows I just wear a white wig anyway so that'll be the normal for me. Scot: [50:56] Look for the two founding father type of sport or triangle hats to. Jason: [51:03] Exactly and with that it's it's happen again we've used up our a lot of time, but if you have any further questions or we got something wrong on this week show we'd love to hear about it so, let's keep the conversation going on Facebook or Twitter and as always if you got any value out of this show and you want to reward us the best thing you can do is go to iTunes and give us that 5-star review, if you really didn't enjoy the show the best way to do that is visit Scott in person at his home and give him your feedback that's appreciated as well. Scot: [51:36] Yeah absolutely will thanks for joining star Buy. Jason: [51:39] Until next time happy commercing.

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EP100 - Get to Know Our Listeners To celebrate our 100th episode, we decided to put the focus on the most important element, the listeners.  So we invited three of our most active listeners to be on the show. Radz Mpofu @RadzMpofu Kevin Harmon @imadness Facebook  Ted Fifelski  @ted_gives Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 100 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Thursday, September 7th 2017. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at SapientRazorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.   New beta feature - Google Automated Transcription of the show: Transcript Jason:  [0:25] Welcome to the Jason and Scott show this is episode 100 being recorded on Thursday September 7th 2017 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your co-host Scot Wingo. Scot & Guests:  [0:40] Hey Jason and welcome back Jason and Scott show listeners Jason how are you doing. Jason:  [0:47] I am doing awesome it's super exciting to be at episode 100. Scot & Guests:  [0:52] It really isn't before we jump into it too deep I wanted to announce that we will be podcasting again at the shop. Org digital Summit, this year the Summit is being held in Sunny Los Angeles on September 25th to 27th. Jason Scott show listeners receive a 10% discount when they register using the code js-10 that's js-10 and we will put a link to the registration in the show notes where you can enter that code, we hope to see everyone there Jason as we mentioned that we've had a pretty big milestone here with 100 episodes. Jason:  [1:31] I know I know I have to be honest when we started this 100 episodes we're not on my radar screen I had to read a podcast primer and it mentioned that like. If you get past episode 7 you've sort of survived the mortality rate so I think my big goal was, was 7 and I've since then read that the average podcast on iTunes only ever gets 24 episodes. Scot & Guests:  [1:56] Yeah yeah and we officially have more episodes in listeners now just kidding we actually we actually. Jason:  [2:01] Yeah that's that's because I have a small family if I had a bigger family we'd have more listeners. Scot & Guests:  [2:05] That's actually it's kind of fun to break down some numbers so we started this I don't know about you but I really didn't have any expectations I just thought we would do it for, the fun aspect of it and looking back it's kind of, ballon my expectations I would share admittedly low so we've had over 200,000 downloads since we started the show, the record months had over 18,000 that was over the summer in June cuz we had so much Amazon news going on, the most popular episode is the June 17th hot take we did which is episode 89 where we talked about the Amazon and Whole Foods acquisition and then as reminder for every one we actually started this whole Adventure on November 13th 2015 with episode 1, do you have a quiz for you Jason how many how many episodes have we recorded. Jason:  [2:57] This will be our 101 including the one I screwed up and we didn't get to publish. Scot & Guests:  [3:04] Boomkin answer inside info but yeah 100 episode soon so pretty exciting. Jason:  [3:09] I share your Your Enthusiasm seems like we should be doing something special for the hundred show. Scot & Guests:  [3:17] Yeah yeah and couple months ago we were pretty good at math so we kind of saw this coming on the calendar and we started thinking about what we should do to celebrate a hundred episodes. Jason:  [3:28] Yep and obviously one of the first things that come up is is with many listeners know, chupitos is constantly hounding us to be on the show and so for while we're thinking hey that's a perfect opportunity to finally Jeff on the show but then you know we thought about it and the reality is this show is for the listeners it's not really about the fancy guest so we turned him down. Scot & Guests:  [3:51] Yeah you know we, Basils cuz of stuff to talk about both at listeners who who would care so what we did is we decided to really kind of turn the microphone around, so we we went to Twitter and and looked at the social engagement that we get and we really active Community here for the show that we really enjoy and, what causes a lot of back and forth and it went challenges us and recommends things and ask questions so we we thought what we would do is have a listener appreciation event in celebration of episode 100, so we somewhat randomly picked three listeners from different geographies all over the world if you will these folks work at all kinds of different size companies and have different kinds of rolls and we invite them tonight to be on the show, to hear about their e-commerce experience and where they think e-commerce is going and just kind of turn it over to the listeners for, for a bit and give everyone a little bit of break from hearing from us for the last hundred episodes. Jason:  [4:50] Yeah yeah I'm super excited about this idea and you know frankly pleasantly shocked that it when we invited accepted our invitation so Scott who's the first guest. Scot & Guests:  [5:02] Well Jason let's kick it off excited to have our first guest here for the listener appreciation show we know him best by his Twitter handle which is RADS radz and that's at radz mpofu on Twitter, what's up rats not much just wrapping up the day here how about you. We're super excited we hit 100 episodes Jason didn't think we'd make it past 5 and I had the long money on going the long haul in the sinks the red 100 we're pretty excited. Yeah I have to say that I would have to agree with you because when I first remember seeing the Jason and Scott Show come out I was just like oh my gosh I have needed this for so long that was like I'm starting my retail career. Yeah I told you guys 100 I don't know why Jason would say that, check two boxes for us here for the first time you're you're the first kind of super listener we've had on the show and then also you're the first International correspondent so you're you're not in the United States of America. Nope I'm in the Toronto or the six as Drake would say okay and is it snowing there. No not yet but it is raining a lot okay interesting summer where it's just been. I bet Seattle and BC weather where this raining a lot. Jason:  [6:26] And in the long run does that mean it's good or bad for the ice wine this year. Scot & Guests:  [6:31] No idea. Jason:  [6:34] Those are mine I mainly focus on the food of every venue so for me Toronto is ice wine and poutine even though I know pooting is really Montreal but you can get it in in Toronto. Scot & Guests:  [6:47] Yeah that's true but you forgot you got to check out Uncle tetsu's cheesecake as well as smoke smoke signals barbecue those are two really good spots those in the true true true Toronto Staples. Jason:  [7:01] Nice I am adding those to the list that the show has already paid off for me. So Reds you mentioned that you you were start listen to show you were starting a retail career you want to tell us a little bit more about what that was and what you're doing now. Scot & Guests:  [7:20] Yeah for sure so even though like rewind a little bit vacuum before that I actually started my. E-commerce sales career in at a company called Ashley Bridget, so I was there when we were still like in a basement making maybe if you know a few hundred thousand dollars and a scale to over a million so that. Being part of that company like they double grabbing use like every year since after that but that experience I think really. Help me get to become a part of tulip which is where I started started my retail. Retail career that don't know a tulip was founded by the founder of well. CA. Oh yeah yeah yeah he was involved in doing that as well so yeah I started my career at tulip that was in. March 2015 and I think a few months after that you guys started the Jason and Scott show and then where is your career taking you now. So now shifted to a company called pagerduty and a lot of people especially in the it the it and devops were all day they definitely know about picture to be it's almost like a household name. We were actually mentioned on Silicon Valley recently some I think it was Guilfoyle he told the Nash that he was on pager to the until we got back at the house he was leaving to go somewhere. But yeah basically Patriot Duty Autumn eats the incident resolution process from end-to-end so a lot of that stuff is being done manually right now so you know I have like an Excel spreadsheet. [9:01] I'm the psychos down you call somebody on it for there's too many modern tools to. Really get the key incidents that you need to resolve resolved so page Diddy animates all of that. Google every e-commerce site wants to be up 24/7 so I think you know you say you're out of the retail business but I think you just kind of dawn to a broader addressable market and I'm sure our vehicle it's probably interesting to your folks. Oh yeah I know definitely we actually just it's funny that you mention that we just started. Retail all of my coworkers are all pinion me for people's contacts so yeah definitely I am still very much plugged into the retail game only doing it through all my coworker. Get in touch with me get in touch with retail Executives Through Me podcast you can recommend they want to learn more. It's how I've already been said I've been telling them don't worry I would cover. Jason:  [9:56] We we have a vested interest in pagerduty tracking the retail Market because you know it's it's going to be sad to go to the industry shows like shop.org and not see you. Scot & Guests:  [10:07] Exactly I think you needed to tell our CEO and her had some marketing that Jennifer Tejada if you ever end up listen to this please we should go to shop talk next year. Jason:  [10:16] Exactly. Scot & Guests:  [10:17] Shop.org. Jason:  [10:20] That both good shows both good shows. Scot & Guests:  [10:22] Oh yeah both really good shows. Jason:  [10:24] The actually have a photo of you and it I think act technically it's from neither I think it was probably from NRF and you you had your then employers Logo shaved into the side of your head. Scot & Guests:  [10:36] Oh yeah okay okay I thought you were going to go in a different direction with that there's another photo of someone who's on stage didn't Maeve look like me I don't know maybe but that was. That was that was in January and I think Dominique actually mentioned that from bonobos on on the previous show I think I got to shut up because of that. Although we never saw you put Jason and Scott show logo in your in your head. Jason:  [11:09] That's going to take a more talented Barber than the to it. Scot & Guests:  [11:13] I fixed I was always thinking maybe just a j plus s but I don't do it at all. Jason:  [11:21] Yeah I know you need portraits of two portly dudes. Scot & Guests:  [11:24] Two rats two quick ones Have you listened to every episode. I wish I could say that I have but. The last one that I listen to since I've been ramping up at pagerduty was are the one with the Accel partners and then one that was either just before that or just after that was with. The CEO of the CEO of Kohl's and ModCloth I remember listening to those when so I think I'm about 20 episodes behind at this point. Cool you'll have to just drive to Florida and you could pick them all up. Yeah exactly exactly or I'll do it on my next plane trip to San Francisco. [12:10] What were what were a couple of your favorite shows so I think my favorite show obviously I can't, I can't not do it but Danza episode on bonobos that was my favorite one but also the ones with Rob Schmaltz from Talbots as well as Faisal masud, I'm from Staples, those were like really those are I think those are probably with my top three favorite ones all the a lot of the retail executive. Interviews were like I'm on my favorite ones those ones you know I got to learn so much about you know what's going on in retail and all the changes that if you know what happened this year and I'm sure that will continue so I think those are all my favorite ones. Jason:  [12:56] Very cool that being said any as one of our super listeners were we're always looking to make the show better anything you feel like we could be doing better or any tips for things we should think about trying. Scot & Guests:  [13:10] So I thought about this and. I think what you guys have done is really cool you know you have the Deep Dives as well as. The the retail executive interviews so I'd love to see maybe a little bit of a panel you know between and I'll maybe not people that are like opposing and Views but would love to find out. Maybe get like the behind-the-scenes story from what happened at Sears maybe not like. Anything like bad that happened but like to know where did. They live like missile I'm so like maybe a previous executive from there and then you know maybe get somebody from. Walmart or one of the opening or tomorrow off and coming retail brands. Could have done better or there now fallen by the wayside in the ones that are doing really well and see if they can. Meet in the middle and what can be done. [14:13] Where do you where do you see the future of retail and e-commerce. I think right now it's still very much in a state of upheaval. Get out like I'm actually keeping tabs of all the retailers that either went belly-up or like we're struggling really. Really tough out there was like it's the year started off with like BCBG and then the Limited, then actually remember seeing HMV Yonge and Dundas Square here in Toronto that's kind of like the Union Square Toronto onto the San Francisco people out there so I remember seeing that one shut down as well and then all American Apparel. I think all of these a lot of these retail Brands I'm hoping it doesn't continue but it looks like it well I think there's still going to be a lot more. A lot more unfortunate seems like that I put on top of that too kind of. You know balance that I would say that there might even be more consolidation that's going to happen at a lot of people are saying that it might not happen but from. What we've seen from Walmart this year with the acquisition of Moosejaw and the novo's band also more recently with some of the shoe retailers I think. Michael Kors just acquired Jimmy Choo and then on top of that Vince Camuto was acquired by although or vice versa so yeah I think there's definite going to be a lot more retailers that are. Going under if they don't figure out how to go digital and no kind of modernize their with their in-store experience and then on top of that. Jason:  [15:50] That's very cool I don't want to get one question in that we've actually ask every guest but Scott keeps making me edit the answer out so so hopefully for the 100th episode I'll finally get to get it in there. Would you say that you like Jason a little better than Scott or way better than Scott. Scot & Guests:  [16:10] I would say that the two of you I hold you both very near and dear my heart and there's no way I could pick them from the two of you. Jason:  [16:17] So you lied you're willing to be honest about everything else and then you I on that one alright. Scot & Guests:  [16:22] Good answer he's he's texting me right now saying that I'm his favorite. You weren't supposed to say that I have a kind of sales question which is you're there in Canada in Toronto and your imagine. You have territories that are boom across the continent is it hard to be in the sales rep in candidates Ellington us or doesn't feel different at all than if you were in New York or something. No I don't think it's that big it's that different at all I think it actually might even play to your advantage we're kind of seen as the we had this running joke on my previous company and to love that, everybody always sauce in the in the states as the friendly Canadians we are always just really do a comedy versus you know kind of like that. I don't want to generalize but you know the ones that play hard ball in New York or something like that so I definitely plays to word Vantage I would say that it's probably tougher to sell, in Canada versus outside of Canada Canadians sometimes don't like buying from Canadians I will say that much. Jason:  [17:29] Interesting I feel like we do have the perception that that Canadians are super friendly I mean it it's like I'm sorry a sort of a catch phrase for Canadians. Scot & Guests:  [17:39] Yeah I know right I actually had was made fun of in an Uber I took Uber pool for one of the first times, on a recent business trip and the gentleman the back just what he found out that it was from Canada he was just like, or you going to say I'm sorry a lot and even put on the Canadian accents it's definitely known across America. Jason:  [18:03] I totally get it this may offend you but I am frequently mistaken as a Canadian that people feel like I have a Canadian accent. [18:13] Which I have never lived in Canada but. Scot & Guests:  [18:17] Can you say a boat. Jason:  [18:18] I definitely can go a boat but that's because you know did a lot of work in Minneapolis which is little known fact but it's actually north of Canada is a lot of Minneapolis. Scot & Guests:  [18:28] Yeah yeah I've heard that. Jason:  [18:30] Culturally I used to make that joke and then I married a woman from Detroit and I warned that Detroit actually is. Scot & Guests:  [18:37] Canada. Jason:  [18:39] You you drive south to go to Windsor to drink when you're 18 that's the whole that's all gig when you grow up in Detroit apparently. Scot & Guests:  [18:46] Yeah yeah I've heard a lot of people say that and even on the opposite end, back in I'd say what the seventies and eighties a lot of people would drive down from Toronto and Windsor to the states to go check out Hip Hop shows because there was nothing in Canada. Jason:  [19:03] Wow certainly not true anymore Toronto is like that got a lot of great Hip Hop. Scot & Guests:  [19:08] Yeah yeah Drake in the weekend and all those guys. Jason:  [19:14] Very cool what was red we greatly appreciate your. Royal falling and the suggestions you sent all along and we look forward to getting you back in the industry and getting you all caught up on the show so thanks very much for being part of the episode 100. Scot & Guests:  [19:33] Yeah thanks a lot for having me guys and hopefully I'll sing me up a lot more retail shows I'm going to use this as leverage internally at pagerduty. Awesome thanks for as we really appreciate it. Okay Jason are next listener on listener and 100 is Kevin Harmon I've known Kevin 415 of the longest term. Ebayers I've met I think if we met at one of the early eBay live shows and he has been a huge fan of the show welcome to the show Kevin. Text Jason how are you guys. Jason:  [20:14] We are terrific 100 episode what could be better. Scot & Guests:  [20:19] Boom that's right yeah so yeah we really appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to join us so I'll let Jason Kick It Off. Jason:  [20:29] Yeah so Kevin Scott mention you been a long time eBay so do you want to give us the the background about how you got into the account Biz and what you're doing today. Scot & Guests:  [20:40] Sure I've been an e-commerce for a long time I think 2001 is when we started and for about 10 years I stayed in the media side we sold DVDs and CDs and video games and books. On eBay and Amazon other places did that for a long time and for some weird reason books and CDs and DVDs of again stop selling so well so. We moved on to another couple things are doing then and then now what we do is I have another company that sells clothing and books now. Jason:  [21:16] Very cool and predominately as a Marketplace seller. Scot & Guests:  [21:20] Yes 100% so we're sort of you know eBay phds Amazon phds we know a lot about both and we do the best we can. Jason:  [21:31] Nice and are you mostly focus on North America so those are the two two big platforms for you. [21:38] Gotcha and we do often talk about the Walmart marketplace as well if you looked at that at all or. Scot & Guests:  [21:46] Yeah we are looking into that Walmart in and Jed as well so we think that that might be a pretty viable saying coming down the road here. Cool so I know you listen to a lot of episodes you can listen to every episode I listen to. Show me episodes of the Jason I'm going to call you out on this I think you said that welcome to the Jason's not show about 6 times now. I didn't even catch that. Jason:  [22:24] That's a special service to the fans that I give to that the loyalist. Scot & Guests:  [22:28] Yep. Jason:  [22:31] That's all I mean to Beyonce it's a it's a Freudian slip my other podcast is called the Jason and snot show. Scot & Guests:  [22:38] Oh that's so strange it's for its for ents. Jason:  [22:40] Deaf deaf. Scot & Guests:  [22:42] What are several times I know it's hard to pick but what are a couple of your favorite shows. I think my favorite one was the one with Melissa Burdick from the Mars agency just because you know my Amazon experience and that she seemed, super knowledgeable about Amazon and it was a really good conversation you guys had with her I really enjoyed the the whole thing about you know crap which is hilarious. It was good crap joke the most I have to have like 6 I can't listen that fast normally get pumped up. Yes you super knowledgeable. Jason:  [23:25] And since we're talking about her I should give her a plug she's actually no longer with the Mars agency Melissa and another of our guests. Have started their own business which is now called the laying verdict which is of an Amazon consultancy so that's Andrea way right Scott am I remembering correctly. Scot & Guests:  [23:47] Yeah I think they should call it like Mel B and Andrea or something help her but I didn't ask me I was debating with Scott. Just trying to find an end and acronym for a crap for that. Amazon Canada and I can't for the great ones got didn't like it but I might tell you guys anyway which is it's it's not crap its poop which is probably only offline profit. Jason:  [24:13] Okay I'll. Scot & Guests:  [24:15] PG-13 know you're gone now. Jason:  [24:22] Well you know. One of the things we're always trying to do is improve the show and so as a one of our best listeners that is heard the majority of our shows any feedback you have anything we should be doing different or the drugs you nuts. Scot & Guests:  [24:40] Know the address to the Scott unbridled enthusiasm for Amazon domination. Minutes I wish I was more Counterpoint to that every once in awhile it's. It's cool to watch a hurricane make landfall not sure unless you want to people on the land as falling on butt. I think it'd be great to have like a I don't know what chat room or I'll take take live Twitter questions except her a little more often just just just involve your audience. Jason:  [25:13] Yeah I know that's great feedback we definitely are looking for ways it's actually one of the the deficiencies of the podcast format is you know. We don't have a way for example to email all of our listeners and get questions or those sorts of things do you have to use a parallel to like Facebook or Twitter and you know it. A very loyal but small subset of our podcast listeners are following us on those other platform so. Love to find more ways to engage more customers and get more feedback but that is only a great suggestion I do feel the need to slightly defend us though. Totally hear you on the Amazon world domination and I would love to be the the Counterpoint more loudly. But I continue to be shocked I work with all these. Our big Fortune 100 retailers and it's still more often than not that I walk into a retailer that dramatically underestimates Amazon as the competition and so like. They absolutely have flaws in their absolutely ways to thrive in in the market against them in all those sorts of things but it still turns out that like more of the people in our industry then I would expect. Underestimate them rather than overestimate them so so you know maybe we err on the side of hitting that a little hard but I, I often feel like I have to be in evangelist for a half serious at threat they are so much so that one of my biggest clients that they think they have a funny nickname for me they call me Paul Revere. Scot & Guests:  [26:48] Know he was right I mean the that is actually very amazing. When you see me look at what I've done I mean they're an amazing amazing company that has effort on their own set of rules they know that. I start unique in the world and yeah they're gone disrupt everything sooner or later probably sooner. That's a good transition you you've been common the marketplace Biz 4. Pussy 2001 you 15 20 years what are some of the big trends that you've seen in and where do you where do you think the marketplace part of the world goes. I think the marketplace continues but it seems to me like it's a lot easier to start a business than it used to be for sure you know 15 years ago when we started that was quite an effort. And now with all the tools available now it's a lot easier to get into a business but I also think that there's a lot of consolidation going on so I think it's harder to grow a business and you know grow into a large business in particular. I think because these large sights Amazon Facebook. Google the beginning on more and more of the entire end and process and so the more pieces they don't have that the lesson Advantage you have. I even if you saw on those platforms it can still sometimes be a disadvantage so. I think e-commerce continues and grows like crazy I don't I have concern for the really small business owners though going forward. Yeah and it's Russian cuz I have that same concern and you know you and I have known. [28:20] Know more people that have gotten out of the business owner still in it and then put then what kind of countercyclical e happens there, is baffalo like some of these small business platforms like Magento Bigcommerce and Shopify there exploding so there's these it seems like there's these Merchants out there that have, yeah that are doing well like Shopify just hit I think the 500,000 small store owner, what's a kind of Wonder like who are those people and you know that that seems to be where things have shifted the marketplaces if that so competitive that the a lot of folks have gone to just creating there a little, but then I don't quite understand how there, going to differentiate themselves and get their name out there wifey that's exactly right so 15 years ago the easiest way to start with on eBay. So every small company in the world start on eBay and then they sorta grew or didn't grow a coordinate the eBay's growth are Amazon's girls and now the Shopify and the other. Consolidated sites we can do a lot of different things on one place now everything is Shifting to calm and that's a that's a big change I don't know. I can't I can't judges level success over anything else yet I being too soon but it's definitely a big change in the marketplace in the last 2 or 3 years. Jason:  [29:42] Yeah it's it is fascinating I mean, play I would argue the eat of your really successful Amazon Seller that like or or any plat Marketplace seller like that that shouldn't be your only platform that you should you should have a presence on a platform you own into the. The extent that you do earn your own traffic and aren't you know and earn your own customers. Like you don't want to be actively driving them to the marketplace you you do want to be driving them to that that platform you own so I totally get why. The the shopify's of the world would be successful alongside the the big marketplaces but is you guys are both aware like. You know painfully difficult and expensive to grow a meaningful audience on that on that digital property that you own versus. Nina taking advantage of the the incredible traffic that that Amazon in particular has belt. Scot & Guests:  [30:40] Is there a true and you know I've always go to Amazon and eBay Caesars. As a market expenses an advertising expense and you're paying those fees they bring you the customers. And so you know on your own. It's you're on your own until you bring customers to you it's a much different situation and much more difficult situation but if you can if you can achieve it I think you have a lot better chance of surviving long-term. Jason:  [31:05] Yeah for sure we will use the I used to have this kind of derogatory term for people that. Brands that tried to use Facebook as their only digital platform in Fitchburg Facebook's a wonderful tool. But I used to call them digital sharecroppers because they're you know you're you're planting your crop shirt you're putting all your equity in this land that you don't own and you know in the early days. Facebook change the terms and conditions of how you could use that land. Very frequently in that you know was a huge disruption to to all those Brands and you know it does feel like. The marketplaces today are are very similar to that like there's huge opportunities there but you are a digital sharecropper like you know if the day that Marketplace decides that they've hit some critical mass and don't need you anymore. You know that your your your business is definitely in Jeopardy so it's. Scary to have all those eggs in that in that one basket is good to own some land of your own. Scot & Guests:  [32:04] Yep and that's been a major change the last couple years as well so so back in the day. EBay wooden Scott can attest to this I think even said one time that it seems like people just kind of flavors over there sometimes wear any 6 months. They can make it a complete change the marketplace that really disrupted louder seller base. Can I get used to that and then or later something else will come along and just kept going like that what you could never really establish eBay presents Amazon. Another hand they watch the products the truck didn't change at all the solid for a long long time. Until the last time say couple years and now Amazon surround to the point with her information. A new Rose new changes that you know can hurt some sellers I can help other sellers but but it's almost like Amazon let you grow your business bigger before they decided I didn't need you and I don't know witches. What the worst scenario is there you know you can get shaken off by eBay or you can get kind of gets trampled on by Amazon at some point. Either either have those risks which again why I'm sure every consultant tells people to sell in multiple marketplaces and make sure the doc is a priority. Jason:  [33:13] Yep. So keeping the fan show light let's turn to a much more important topic I heard a rumor that you rival Scott as a Star Wars fan. Scot & Guests:  [33:29] Boy that depends on what metric you're talking about but I'm a huge Star Wars fan absolutely. I have a big question what's your favorite movie. Thesaurus really starting to warm to that one. Tricky question is what's the best one of the three new ones that's the tough one. Yes another one another tricky 1ru if you could only watch one more movie this year, would you do Blade Runner or pussy we've got is there another Marvel and coming up and then then you have Last Jedi. Is it Last Jedi Bar None or would you consider some the others. Man that's a tough one I mean it's definitely Last Jedi but I am really looking forward to Blade Runner. I think Ridley Scott if you got the right guy I've got the right directors you got the right characters again. I'm really really hopeful that they could do something spectacular with that. Jason:  [34:48] So the question I always like to ask and this may be the the wrong audience for this but so I have A2 year old son what order should I be showing him the movies. Scot & Guests:  [35:00] Machete Star Wars movies I would say 4 5 6 7 8. Jason:  [35:08] Okay I get 456 first a lot but that that's. The skip the prequels is a good one there is like there's some fan edits of the prequels that are much better like I wonder could we replace the could we make one of those the official Canon instead of the the George Lucas versions. Scot & Guests:  [35:28] What you can probably edit those three movies together to make one pretty good movie I mean that's definitely cool things happened but how to pick one that's hard to even recommend them. Jason:  [35:40] I think none of the fan edits that I've seen that are you know some of these have had millions of hits on on YouTube none of them have Jar Jar Binks in the middle. Scot & Guests:  [35:48] But that's alright uh I think the woman Darth Maul I'm sure you guys have seen that at your fan is amazing really good really good fanfiction there. Jason:  [36:00] And I apologize for digressing but like perhaps my the funniest Star Wars thing I ever saw on television as you guys remember when Stephen Colbert did the. The contest for the the lightsaber green screen fight. Scot & Guests:  [36:17] Yeah that's good I did I was good. Jason:  [36:22] So super super quickly for listeners they may not be as big a Geeks as as Scott and Kevin the. Tons of people on the internet where do I. Making your own videos of lightsaber fights and so Stephen Colbert decided hey he would do this funny contest he would pretend to be fighting with a lightsaber in front of a green screen and make the video available this fans. And he would have a contest with prizes for the free the three fans that made the best scene using his. His greensaver is green screen lightsaber fight and so they they show the the two finalists on on this Colbert show and the first one is this you know woman Lisa from. From the you know I like Minneapolis or whatever and she's she's got this great video that she made featuring Stephen Colbert fighting the video and then. The the other finalist is George from. Marin County California and as as they're talking like it becomes obvious that it's George Lucas. Scot & Guests:  [37:31] Yes it was hysterical. Jason:  [37:32] And he's he's like in his own thing and they've like you know they've like. Cut new scenes for the movie this thing but the best question was you know Stephen is asking them both like do you own all the movies and George George's like I own all of them except the first one there's some dispute about the first. [37:53] Which I thought was a funny line. Scot & Guests:  [37:55] Yeah that that in like that the SNL auditions for Star Wars 7 was great too that's so cool. Star Wars is the entire ecosystem around it is also awesome. Jason:  [38:08] Would you say that something that Star Wars has in common with a Jason and Scott show that it's a sort of that kind of cultural phenomenon. Scot & Guests:  [38:15] Yeah I think you guys just need to add a conference right you need to have a Jason Scott convention and. Bring a bunch of your gas there and everything else in a certain place and I don't know is there I know Scott's wearing a red jumpsuit right now probably I don't know what you're wearing Jason but you know some sort of attire for the show we could all wear it would be cool. Yeah we get wicked mix in a Star Wars convention at the same time how awesome would that be. Jason:  [38:39] I'm thinking it's going to be at your that that at Scott's new residents which is that that the new hotel. Scot & Guests:  [38:46] Absolutely I can't wait for that. Jason:  [38:51] So I do before we get out I just want to wrap up like we had a good conversation about where the future of marketplaces are going I'd be curious if you had a maybe. SAE more General POV about you know how what what retail looks like in the future like does this digital. Disruption like you don't continue to play out how it's playing out now to see any big changes coming that the other listeners be thinking about. Scot & Guests:  [39:20] Personally I think that we're honestly really only beginning to see the beginnings of the acceleration. Honestly I don't know that's not good news for people but I think these large companies that are getting much larger much faster are described in. On a scale that that we've never seen before and will probably accelerate so I worry about things for example like even Brands themselves you know I worry. I worry that when you get when when is going to come in like Amazon starts doing a ton of private-label stuff I just a time and way more than we even even know about. And then answer to something with that like a voice product like Alexa. The combinations to it is really deadly and when you fit when he think about how deadly it is it's a little scary you know if you ask Alexa to buy something Alexis probably not suggest you it's on Amazon brand suggestions. And when you can when you take those you know brand spend billions of dollars on. On marketing and their packaging and they're looking their feel and when you remove all of that I'm invoice removes all of that so. I get this weird thing that Amazon is attempting to. Accelerates the death of Brands but but taking a lot of that margin that Brands used to enjoy and sort of shipping over to itself. So I definitely that Trend coming and maybe accelerating Scott yeah it's it's their stuff only you know when you ask. Her can't say it cuz she's right here. [40:52] For Alexa when you ask her for her batteries you know that's going to be an Amazon basic battery I think there's definitely rust there I think, brands are not really putting all that together I don't think you know Jason's earlier point they take Amazon seriously it off and then I don't think they get the voice thing and how it really, is a different way to shop where all the packaging and all that looking field doesn't really matter. [41:24] The decisions you have to make tonight bet exciting if you want to space not have toothpaste. I think Amazon is realize that and I think they're going to do their best to sell you Amazon toothpaste instead of your own and by the way they'll give it to an in an hour right so. Amazon has been spending all this time building this gigantic ecosystem in the background and I think you're just now beginning to see if that's it. Yeah yeah and then you know the Counterpoint, to that which I feel is ironic but I'll I'll do this is that you know when we first started Channel advisor it when was kind of like you had to be able to answer the Google question you know, how is Google now you have to answer the Amazon question so these things tend to go and 10:15 year cycle so, we'll see you know I think they'll be there's some company we probably don't know the name of yet you have some some dudes in the garage somewhere and there will be another competitor to Amazon that, the tides so it probably won't be as game over it feels like when you're in the in the heart of it but it is a little scary. [42:30] Yeah I mean if you think about brand searches right so they used to be all Google now it's it's got to be pretty split between Google Amazon and eBay. And in Facebook I should say Facebook in particular so even that even the even way to find products is draft dramatically changing. [42:49] Absolutely well we really appreciate you sharing your thoughts Kevin and and of course being such a long-term listener we really appreciate it and you give us a lot of great feedback, we will try to integrate your feedback here tonight and do more kind of live questions and those kinds of things and we hope you listen to the next hundred episodes. I love the show I love it and thanks for let me find next we be on. Jason:  [43:14] Thanks so much for being on. Scot & Guests:  [43:16] Discontinuing with episode 100 listener preciation we are excited to welcome on to the show Ted for felski Ted is on Twitter as Ted, TD underscored gives gives and he's always one of the first people to start a conversation after we put a show out there so not only is he an avid listener but he's also very, timely on on his downloads mustn'ts, Ted lives in Austin Texas and is part of the e-commerce startup Community there he is the father of 3 boys and co-founder of simplytapp welcome to the show 10. Hey guys will thanks for having me I always enjoy your show so I'm glad to be here on your podcast as well. Jason:  [43:58] We are thrilled to have you Ted Scott mentioned that you're currently the co-founder simply tap and we're going to get to that in just a minute, do you know when we have guests on the show we always like to get a little bit of the color about their career matriculation and how they got where they are so can you. Can you give us the Reader's Digest of a of how you got here. Scot & Guests:  [44:20] Yeah definitely so my career kind of started. You're out of college with a degree in finance going straight into International Business Development for the World Trade Center so I did that for about a year-and-a-half and then found my way. Down to Texas on a Consulting gig which. Ultimately led me to my actual degree in finance over the boutique firm here in Austin Texas called Arthur Financial Services. Doing technology evaluation for the energy and oil and gas Industries. And so I always knew I wanted to start my own company and you know. God willing and gave me a opportunity when my co-founder of simplytapp move down here from Knoxville in about 6 years ago and so we. Yeah we kind of met. Online it away before tender was big or before meet up with big I just threw some some blogs and we hit it off and he had a great idea I had a great idea we mashed them together and started a company in off at once. Cool what would really appreciate you listening to the show when when did you hear about the show and when did when did we kind of pick you up as a listener. Well I've been I think I've listened to every episode for the last say. Maybe April 2016 so coming up on a year and a half or so and. [45:50] What I was looking for when I found your your show was some smart guys with some opinions around the. E-commerce and commerce space so when I found yours not only did I find it interesting but I also enjoyed listening to. Take the given take you both hat and so obviously you guys spend a lot of time covering the world of Amazon because it's such a big part of the current ecosystem right now. At least how it affects everyone both from an employment standpoint to an idea standpoint to it infrastructure standpoint and so. I thought that was something that I had necessarily heard the level of detail and so that's really gravitated me towards Georgia podcasting. You would come out with with good episodes one after another and so I can listen to them. At normal speed where is most of them they you know you stood him up a little bit you get to about 1.7 maybe 2 x. And you get some faster but I've set through a regular speed with you guys since the beginning so and then obviously I started following guys on Twitter. And your website reached out to try to. Find out as much about you guys as possible to make sure the stuff I'm hearing your podcast is legitimate and I think it is, devious plan is working with pulled you into the the evil web that we have one. [47:32] And it your your diction to. Starbucks though Jason is a little bit over-the-top I hear that mentioned every so often and I just wonder how much Starbucks this guy drink if he takes it with him on trips and mouth isn't it everywhere already sell. Jason:  [47:46] Yeah it's it's a little bit of a problem I actually had a moment this morning I huge line at the Starbucks so I thought I'd be really Advanced user and do Mobile Pay to skip the line. So I do Mobile Pay and I'm sitting there waiting and I never comes and never comes and then I go to the phone and realize I sent the mobile pain to a different store. Scot & Guests:  [48:05] Oh yeah I actually saw your Tweet there but they were nice enough I thought that was a real. Jason:  [48:09] Oh my God they were rock stars they when they realize what I did they made my drink for me anyway didn't charge me in save my day. Scot & Guests:  [48:17] Bullets I think the price they probably was in your show so they're like. India favorite guess that we've had on the show that that's kind of come to mine favorite guests. You know you guys have had so many good ones over the years while since I posted over the year and a half. Not really you know everyone seems to be pretty good and I'm not a big names guy so. I really don't remember anyone that jumps jumps out that's like why I'm glad you guys had that on there because I was to a couple of them and I always match him up so. So no sorry. Jason:  [49:00] Know where they're all so good that you can't pick up it's like picking when your favorite. Scot & Guests:  [49:04] It's a Neverfull a while honey I can pick that but I'm kidding. You know what one of the episodes I really enjoyed was when you guys decided to put a token name on the new checkout process or shopping experience from Amazon. Seems like every time that they come out with a new way to deliver a product or service. You know you guys come up with another acronym for it that is really hard to explain or or remember or say it but you guys use it as if it's a thing so. Jason:  [49:36] #j Scot & Guests:  [49:37] Appreciate that yes that's the one. Yeah... Was I think here in Texas I think of JJ Watt which is the football. Little bit bigger deal than Jay water itself or maybe someday lumpy you know he'll retire Hill go into the announcer booth and JWoww still be around. Jason:  [50:00] I feel like it's always going to be safer to say to Jeff Bezos the Jay Watts not a big deal than it's ever going to be to say to JJ Watt that he's not a big deal. Scot & Guests:  [50:08] Well you know I mean there for people who follow just Beason Amazon me he has been bulking up there has been a lot of memes lately with him you know looking like Arnold Schwarzenegger so I mean. Jason:  [50:20] Know know know he looks totally fit but he still looks like maybe JJ's right arm. Scot & Guests:  [50:24] Yeah fair enough fair enough so it's working obviously as you guys cover Amazon. An undercut of all the to do and how they affect the rest of the industry is obviously here in Austin Texas Whole Foods has been a staple of one of the corporation's at kind of the Hallmark for what it means to be Austin right it's this. Upstart started neon 25 30 years ago from hey I just want to produce and Supply Wholesome foods that are well. You can't find in general Grocers and so obviously with the news of them acquiring them I was really excited because my office is about a block-and-a-half from their headquarters and I go there quite frequently for lunch so I know the prices of everything another people. Know when the announcement was made that Amazon was essentially going to a choir Whole Foods. I walked in there and the place was some pins and needles but to be fair you know the day that the acquisition actually went through. And I'm sailing back I was expecting maybe a sign or you know everything to be saying free on it because it's. Our delivery for something you know I didn't see any of that but the people. We're in good spirits and so I thought that was at least initially a good sign. The communication between Amazon and Whole Foods is going to be. [51:58] Good enough or you know smooth enough to wear. What makes Whole Foods Whole Foods and experience hopefully won't get washed away by technology day one it's going to maybe gradually going to go in that direction so nice. Turn off people are scared at least here in Austin for the for that acquisition Bill actually go through. Jason:  [52:24] No I think that is true and I only have to say. The day one experience was remarkable I think we've all been super impressed with how much they got done in terms of integration on that on you. That that first day of the. Under Amazon control this Monday. Scot & Guests:  [52:44] I don't know what you guys experience but headquarters never moves you know they put a new payment systems they put in terminal they put in new ideas that app never works like, this'll last post ever touch so it's weird because it is headquarters it should be you know of a flagship you think they would get that one right, straight away but there was nothing integrated in nothing to headquarters was just nothing at all, so except for some commentary about why why the employees couldn't use Alexa for something so. Jason:  [53:19] That's funny it that's a common thing so that the headquarters Store the store that's closest to the headquarters for almost all retailers like. Always has this unique character and like one of the things is it's almost always run by a totally cynical manager who's not impressed by anything right because. Can you think about it every vendor that ever called on Whole Foods has gone to that store and they explore that store and they probably like stopped and talked to the manager about how important they were to Whole Foods and all that sort of stuff. And you know of course all the Senior Management from the company shop there and all those things in like if you were going to be Star Struck by by the executives coming into your store. You wouldn't do very well in that that. Headquarter store so that the surviving manager there 10 tends to usually be a guy that walks to the beat of his own drummer. Scot & Guests:  [54:12] Yeah I think that's definitely true you know I've met quite a few of their their Executives being so close and you calling on them from time to time whether it be something that I would working on that I want to show them we're just in general curiosity they, they've all been pretty open even though they do get solicited constantly but even pretty open I've been able to. Have some pretty good conversations and coffee and what not have lunch with them so I haven't in a while obviously they've had other things on their mind. But they've been really great Bunch for as large as I've become so I'm excited to see what happens to them not to make this an episode about. About Amazon and Whole Foods but. I think it's going to be exciting and I think there's going to be some Growing Pains But ultimately it's going to really Drive. The industry as a whole towards better things from a consumer perspective. Jason:  [55:11] No I totally agree I do want to change topics to we mention you're the co-founder of Simply tap and tell us a little bit more about that. Scot & Guests:  [55:21] Absolutely so simply tap is a cloud-based payments company the idea was born from. My desire to want to do something in a meaningful industry. I'm being in finance specifically in the energy world I thought it was just phenomenal how you can take this material and it just runs everything right and I still looking at the world around me I said you know what there's there's something very similar to, two oil and gas and that is currency that's a meal money basically its Financial systems and so. With a degree in finance I said well that's pretty perfect than I do about three years of research and finally went Doug came down. On to Austin he had been working on us a specific. Not to get too confident but a specific architecture software architecture for doing cryptographic based payments. And today that that system is the one we've created and it's used on over 500 million devices worldwide mainly Android it's called host card emulation or agency in so when we came together. I saw that and I said this is this is what you've made hear your idea here is in phenomenal so I you know put my business development had onto my marketing hat. You know we started the company and since then you know we've had a large Bank clients and small Bank clients around the world. [56:53] But ultimately you know over the last year we've said well there's a whole lot of Green Space here in the United States and so we are going to create a new. A new mobile payment in a new shopping experience called game g a n e and so that's really what we as a company have been working on this past year and so we're looking forward to to launching yet. Star over the next month or so and see where it goes. Know it's it's been fun ride we were venture-backed we have great gravy C's and fries and Ventures and Lightspeed Ventures and blue sky from Canada. It's been fun and it's exciting and I know Scott you have gone down this path in your previous life and honestly now with spiffy and you've been around the block. But it's this is my first time accepting someone else's money and then requiring to return that back to them. 100 fold if you will so it's something that I'm very. Thankful of had the chance to experience and grow team build a product in Market that Prada. It's all been is open very exciting and it's all been very kind of. Nice to do it here in a place like Austin or there so many resources to to learn and to grow and to kind of pull from. That's awesome congrats on the funding the we just had I don't know if you heard it or not but we had Shane from Zola on and I believe Lightspeed was an investor in those guys they're they're very active in the e-commerce space as I'm sure you know. [58:32] We were a core Payments Technology and and the patents we have around it RR. Are very very strong however has a small company it becomes. Delicate to put the least and how you how you handle yourself. So unlike many of the things a light speed run Commerce invests in which is more on on platforms that are to enable Commerce or speed up Commerce or grow Commerce from. Cat facilitating position this one was was more of a linchpin to make Mobile payment actually happen. I'm so it's a very technical technology that we use now Visa NASCAR DMX and everyone around the world leverages. But yeah Lightspeed is a is a wonderful Venture Capital firm how to see the not Basin Austin we are fortunate for them to seek us out at the time. That doesn't usually happen but we were in a space that they really liked I want individual there and. Notice women introduce themselves if we want to give you a bunch of money we said I don't know if we can trust you you know and the dance began you know over 6 months and then finally they convince us that they work or not, we're going to steal everything from us and you Story Goes On so. Jason:  [1:00:09] That that's a great story and just just to make sure I have it right so simply tap. Which is almost a B2B play that would have license technology to other folks that would use it for for mobile cloud-based payments and then game which is Gano is a. Consumer-facing app that you guys have lunch that fits art of the echo system that leverages that technology do I do I have that right. Scot & Guests:  [1:00:35] Yeah you got that right so it's it's Gane . But that's that's fine I mean you got softener so it's just me going to be listening as my own. Jason:  [1:00:49] Now Jeff Bezos isn't going to find your app. Scot & Guests:  [1:00:51] All good I don't need him find anything that you can worry. Jason:  [1:00:55] And when you guys say host card emulation. I'm taking a wild guess but so you're using NFC chip in the Android to sort of spoof the NFC antenna that would be in a nfc-enabled piece of plastic is that. [1:01:12] Kind of true or no am I totally wrong. Scot & Guests:  [1:01:15] Know your you're quite right with a couple technical differences so an NFC radio is simply just a radio it can it can pass just been any protocol NFC. Is a particular protocol that everyone leverages. Or I should say what people know as of NFC and so what we essentially do is we take that cryptographic element which is typically considered a secure element. And we host that in a remote server so at the time you want to make a payment what we've done is we've we've incremented the cryptographic element a number of times. And then sent those essentially loaded transactions ready to be used down to the device for storage, a time of payment over NFC or really any means we deliver that, that cryptographic element that send merged with the transaction itself so it can then be validated on the back and buy a large processor. Stop a process that would process that particular issued product so it works with just about any. Every it's a universal standard now. But yeah it's it's on Android devices it was on Windows devices and blackberry but obviously those aren't around anymore so it's now Android. Jason:  [1:02:44] So one burning question so obviously the newer Apple devices have an NFC radio in them but likes. Heretofore they haven't opened up that radio 2. What are useful things we'd like to do it almost sounds like they're starting to an I thought I had read that they were going to start opening that up in some some Limited Format are you up to speed on that at all is there any any hope in the future of. I'm getting NFC functionality out of the the Apple. Scot & Guests:  [1:03:13] Well I'd like to preface this common by no one knows what Apple do until Apple does it but we do know Apple quite well. And what I would I'd like to say is it was great to see them it help the entire ecosystem when they chose to adopt. NFC technology as for payment. There's great advantages to opening it up and leveraging a architecture that we've you know. What created the industry called height post-credit Malaysian it would offer all the things that you might like to do with that particular type of radio or frequency. Making the experience that you have with the device in the world around you much more interactive and much more powerful potentially now they have recently opened up what they would say the readability for their NFC chip. Which allows you to Simply hit a tag and RFID tag. And then if there's a URL based there it will then pull the oral up just like you were to go to a website or provide you with information. Based off the products so one of the examples of this is RFID lock tags on very expensive bottles of wine typically this is seen in China or areas where. You can simply refill a bottle with bad wine charge the good one prices and so what this. Opening up in the way of Apple allows them to do is now you can just a simply walk up to the the bottle of wine in the store. [1:04:52] Wherever they'll go is to stop hearing about a product and it will then either provide you information about that particular part. Or it can potentially allow your mobile device to download a coupon or a code. Or take you to a website where you can learn more about that particular product where it came from maybe it could be pulled directly into a health app where, hey if scans it says no this is no good for you because it has XYZ and we know you're allergic to XYZ so it's a great step forward. It's going to be used pacifically for marketing and it's not necessarily. Fully opening their NFC stack as as people in the industry. Cool all this fancy payments talk is over my head but, makes me ask how you feel about Bitcoin and cryptocurrency cuz I'm assume you have a lot of time thinking about that when we were giving to last session say. Bitcoin was all the rage on in Silicon Valley and you couldn't get through one meeting without them asking what your Bitcoin play. And I'd scratch my head and say look you know if the government doesn't take it as this is my general stance if the government doesn't take. You can't pay your taxes with it and the government can't regulate it then it will never exist here in the United States as a main form currency not to mention that. [1:06:22] There are very large incumbents like visa and MasterCard on the banking system as a whole that will not allow a cryptocurrency as a de-facto currency to exist because they already have the compute power they already have the infrastructure. So for Bitcoin as a currency to become mainstream and many of my friends with hate me for this because their Bitcoin. I'll put that way it just won't be supporting the ecosystem and the incumbents can simply squash it through regulation what screw do just. Bearing it throughout marketing dollars so. You have the currency know what chain is more interesting there's other Alternatives but you look at and you have to compare the Computing cost of walk chain with the existing cost of computing a cryptographic keys. It's kind of you know it's not Cheaper by any means the decentralized. Essential system is not cheaper here just spreading off the cost across the notes. And if those nodes one day decide that it's too expensive for them will guess what your your network of nodes gets you no crappier. Because now you're losing computer power so I know it's going to be a big fight it's better suited for countries with currencies that are have wild. Deflation or inflation. [1:07:53] So I won't most likely won't hear work here in the United States for ever until these except sit as their defacto. Jason:  [1:08:02] It's interesting in general with wood agreed with you and share your skepticism but the one thing I didn't see coming that seems like it's helping to make it slightly more mainstream is ransomware. Scot & Guests:  [1:08:13] Very fair very fair you know the problem is you can as an organ well I see the problem is and you're right ransomware offers this. This way but you know. Anna silly want to go and find and hold Bitcoin and no one does right so if it if it's not an everyday occurrence and the payment systems as they stand today no this very very well. If you can get someone to change their habits and Amazon in anyone else will notice to then you really have no chance write a one-off purchase from a retailer I'll let Kohl's. Even if they give you a deep discount and you never go back, you didn't win anything you just discounted your products and services and you're not you're not making any moment towards them adopting your brand or knowing your brand any better you just trick them or force them to. Of the economics of it to experience what you want to experience. It's going to be a long fight ransomware will always exist being in people with cryptocurrencies at hopefully. You know I obviously it's not a good use case come mainstream use case your fraud and theft and blackmail but it is a use case and you know it maybe if it keeps growing and. Everyone's like hell yeah I need to have a little jingle of Bitcoin in my pocket. Cuz I know I'm vulnerable and someone's going to hack me and all my pictures are going to be frozen or stolen or my business whatever. [1:09:49] That does a use case. Jason:  [1:09:51] If you had some of the pictures on your phone that Scott has on his you'd want to carry a little bit coin. Scot & Guests:  [1:09:56] I think it wouldn't I think you just leaving locked forever that what you couldn't get back to him because yeah. When one quick, final question you're at you're there and Austin. Quite a hotbed of metal e-commerce but but high-tech can, investing in things like that do you is there a kind of a community of e-commerce people do you get the shipping guys down there like shipstation you've got that coremetrics bazaarvoice, Bret Hart and his kind of crew or down there how does that work in and did you pick Austin or you just kind of ended up there. Well so I didn't pick Austin I was actually living in Chicago before I moved down to Austin and it was College buddy before you got married at 4 months I had some time so I took that Consulting gig here in Texas and I can live anywhere. So he was an awesome I said sure sounds like a good place. But as far as the I mean I'm here there's a ton of opportunity and it's a great great Community but as far as the Commerce Committee goes you know what. It's definitely here. Because the size of Austin is so much smaller more accessible than say so can Valley or New York. It's easy to get in touch with and have conversations with but I can't really say that there is a. [1:11:28] Yeah I don't go out and play poker with with five other you know individuals who are all in the payments or e-commerce space even though it's there's so much of it here it doesn't happen as much as you would think. I've often thought about starting a you know I'm morning Club of some form around e-commerce but what I found is. [1:11:52] There's there's anecdotal stuff that everyone runs into when you're selling things online when your building logistics for whatever product you're selling and everyone has a little bit of different take which is nice but the end of the day Commerce is Commerce, and you know the tools that emerge as as best. Best use case tools or advantageous tools they all seem to be in your hands all the same time. Time for whatever reason the sales guys are getting those tools you know how to the businesses. Have have a good Rolodex to call on in so you know I think that the individuals here in Austin are are quite. You're in tune with the heartbeat of e-commerce and since th

Her prints have appeared in movies, tv shows, clothing stores, and maybe even on the shirt you’re wearing right now! Rose Sol’s artistic background has taken her through many careers, currently working as a textile designer for Talbots. She discusses her love of her job and how it allows her to be both creative AND have a steady income! We then spice up the conversation chatting about hot sauce and Rose’s own brand: Sol Sauce. Learn about the trials and tribulations of distributing your own food product and what other great things Rose has on the backburner. Check out her motorcycle/food blog at www.tacocrush.com and her motorcycle group at https://themissfires.com Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or your favorite Podcast app so you never miss an episode! Follow us: Twitter @ButIAlso Instagram @ButIAlso Facebook: www.facebook.com/ButIAlso

EP052 - Talbots, SVP Ecommerce Rob Schmults Rob Schmults is the SVP of eCommerce and CRM at Talbots, Rob is also the chairman of the NRF Digital Council.  We spoke with Rob about the state of e-commerce and omni-channel  from the Shop.org digital summit 2016. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 52 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Wednesday September 28, 2016. http://jasonandscot.com Join your hosts Jason "Retailgeek" Goldberg, SVP Commerce & Content at Razorfish, and Scot Wingo, Founder and Executive Chairman of Channel Advisor as they discuss the latest news and trends in the world of e-commerce and digital shopper marketing.

It’s that time of the year and far too many employees and their managers roll their eyes at the annual performance review process. It’s supposed to be a time of reflection, of aligning expectations and goals to ensure future success—for the organisation and its employees. So why do so many think of it as a tedious exercise often leading to disappointment and wasted time? John Patterson, Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Talbots, discusses the death of the appraisal system and how to partner for real growth.

Staff favourite Rasmus Olsen er tilbage for at fortælle os om Dybvaaaaaad og Talbots nye sketchshow og sit eget kommende barn. Morten har solgt kort og Mikkel har været på tur. Asynkronsvømning Den anden er til petanque – I VANDT! Nå I filmer, jamen det kan vi også godt De hjemløse gør ikke noget Så lyder det som om man knepper en knallert Jeg har aldrig forstået dyr på noget plan Jeg har aldrig i mit liv taget en beslutning som var permanent Også der glimmer på, det elsker samlere Nogen har født i ostedipbægeret 1:1 - og så ville jeg bolle den One ørn, fits all Problemet er: Folk vil have julemanden den samme dag Støt os på 10er.dk!

On today's rebroadcast, we revisit our conversation with Lisa Gavales; she is a trail-blazer when the internet bubble burst and two time CMO. Most recently working with Talbots, where she oversaw all aspects of brand and retail marketing and prior to this, with EXPRESS the clothing store where she was instrumental in building the profile and presence of the brand. Lisa has won a number of awards including Top CMO on Twitter (rank #4) and Most Likeable CMO (awarded by Likeable Media 2012) for sharing with us behind the scenes of runways, photo-shoots, top models and on-set style. She single-handedly managed @ExpressLisaG because she believes Twitter is not about hearing from a company; it's about hearing from a person within the company. More recently she has spoken at the Women in Retail Leadership Summit 2014 and Retail BIG Show 2014. The words she goes by are - "Always in the market for the Next Big Idea, always in the market for great Talent, and always looking to have a good time while working hard!" Tune in to hear her story and more on Episode 12 of All The Social Ladies.

On today's show, we are speaking with Lisa Gavales; trail-blazer when the internet bubble burst and two time CMO. Most recently working with Talbots, where she oversaw all aspects of brand and retail marketing and prior to this, with EXPRESS the clothing store where she was instrumental in building the profile and presence of the brand. Lisa has won a number of awards including Top CMO on Twitter (rank #4) and Most Likeable CMO (awarded by Likeable Media 2012) for sharing with us behind the scenes of runways, photo-shoots, top models and on-set style. She single-handedly managed @ExpressLisaG because she believes Twitter is not about hearing from a company; it's about hearing from a person within the company. More recently she has spoken at the Women in Retail Leadership Summit 2014 and Retail BIG Show 2014. The words she goes by are - "Always in the market for the Next Big Idea, always in the market for great Talent, and always looking to have a good time while working hard!" Tune in to hear her story and more on Episode 12 of All The Social Ladies.

Born and raised in New York, Ali Levine has worked for some of the  biggest names in the Fashion industry including Fragments,  Coach, Talbots and Target as part of development and design.    Ali has relocated to Los Angeles where she fell head over heels  in love with wardrobe styling.    Ali is an expert when it comes to dressing clients for red carpets,  music videos, artist tours, films, commercials, press junkets, and  editorials.   Ali is a remarkable trend setter and is exceptional at trend  forecasting; She has even coined the  Twitter Sensation #trendtues!    Style Advice & Editorials: Wardrobe styling, tips and advice seen  in magazines such as EnVie,Vogue Italia, Fashion Couture, Luxxy,  Coco, Prysm Magazine, GQ, Maxim, Naluda, Ouch Magazine, USA  Today, Fab Fit Fun, Type F online and The New York Times! Ali  Levine’s work has been featured on many covers. Her clients includes Shia LaBeouf, Carey Mulligan, Tamala Jones, Justin Timberlake, Perez Hilton, Jillian Rose Reed and many more  

Music Design was termed and conceptualized in 2005 by Leanne J. Flask, founder of Orchid Music Design and Co-Founder of Coro Health, who dreams one day that every business who uses music in an environment understands the ginormous impact it has on us physically, psychologically, behaviorally, and emotionally. From the first time she experienced the effect music had on a child with autism to the first time she applied music design principles in a California Pizza Kitchen she is constantly amazed that anyone could ever believe music exists in the background. Leanne has followed this passion by creating a music design agency, Orchid Music Design founded in 2009 in Austin, TX and co-founded Coro Health using music and spirituality to improve well-being in the healthcare industry. Having developed some of the most coveted music soundtracks, Leanne has been interviewed as an expert resource on music design and branding in publications such as Vogue Magazine, The Financial Times, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, The Las Vegas Sun, and Style and Design. She was honored to be nominated for a "Profiles in Power: Women of Influence" award by the Austin Business Journal in 2009. Leanne has designed musical experiences for some of the biggest names in retail and hospitality, such as Jones New York, LL Bean, Sheraton Hotels, Lacoste, Panera, Hotel Saint Cecilia and Talbots.

http://stopkennedysmears.com/ - Sign the petition telling History Channel that until they stop running politically motivated fiction as historical "fact," you will refuse to watch their programming.Almost 50,000 of you signed our petition to the History Channel telling them that you refuse to watch their programming if theyre going to produce right-wing propaganda and call it history. In response to our video and your petition, Stephen Kronish, a screenwriter for The Kennedys, told The New York Times that he based his script on books by renowned Kennedy historians, mentioning David Talbot as one of his sources. If Im wrong, Kronish told The Times, I guess all of them are wrong. So we tracked down David Talbot, who has read the script, and asked him what he thinks of Kronishs claim to have based his story on Talbots research. This video shows what Talbot had to say.

Lee Helman of Financo and Stuart Rose of Tully & Holland discuss the sale of J. Jill by Talbots to Golden Gate Capital.

Lee Helman of Financo and Stuart Rose of Tully & Holland discuss the sale of J. Jill by Talbots to Golden Gate Capital.

Black Orchid (Doctor Who) 121 – Black Orchid Doctor Who serial Ann Talbot, who bears a remarkable similarity to Nyssa Cast Doctor Peter Davison (Fifth Doctor) Companions Matthew Waterhouse (Adric) Sarah Sutton (Nyssa) Janet Fielding (Tegan Jovanka) Production Writer Terence Dudley Director Ron Jones Script editor Eric Saward Producer John Nathan-Turner Executive producer(s) None Production code 6A Series Season 19 Length 2 episodes, 25 mins each Originally broadcast March 1–March 2, 1982 Chronology ? Preceded by Followed by → The Visitation Earthshock Black Orchid is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in two parts on March 1 and March 2, 1982. This story was the first purely historical adventure for the Doctor — featuring no science fiction elements save for the TARDIS — since The Highlanders. Synopsis The Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Adric arrive in England of 1925. At a masked ball at Cranleigh Hall a series of murders begins, and Ann Talbot, who is the spitting image of Nyssa, is abducted. The Doctor must uncover the secret the Cranleigh family is hiding from the world. [edit] Plot In an English country house two figures are seen struggling before one of them, a servant, falls dead. A young woman is seen sleeping as a figure enters her room. The figure is then seen tied to the bed guarded by an Indian with a large ring distending his lower lip. It is June 11, 1925, and as a train departs Cranleigh Halt railway station, the TARDIS materialises. The crew disembark before receiving an explanation of the basics of the steam train from the Doctor. He says that he has always wanted to drive one. Leaving the station, they encounter the chauffeur of Charles, Lord Cranleigh, who has apparently been expecting the arrival of "the Doctor". He stares at Nyssa as if he recognises her. They are driven to a cricket match where Lord Cranleigh's team is batting but not faring very well. Lord Cranleigh greets them and seeing Nyssa exclaims the she is exactly like his fiancée in appearance. They discuss cricket, the Doctor says that he is a fast bowler. The Doctor goes into bat and scores a plethora of runs. When Nyssa is introduced to his mother Lady Cranleigh, she also exclaims how extraordinary a resemblance between her and Ann, but is surprised that she is not a "Worcestershire Talbot" Nyssa proudly declares that she is from the Empire of Traken. The Doctor takes a turn at bowling and proves equally prodigious managing to get several players out. Lord Cranleigh congratulates him on a ripping performance and invites him home to meet his mother. When introduced, Lady Cranleigh asks "Doctor who?" but Lord Cranleigh says he deserves to remain incognito after his fine cricketing performance. Sir Robert Muir, the chief constable of the county, also congratulates the Doctor, saying that his performance was "worthy of the Master". The Doctor looks momentarily alarmed until he explains that he is referring to "the other Doctor", W. G. Grace. Lord Cranleigh asks if they would mind staying to the annual ball - a fancy dress party - on behalf of sick children. Tegan says that they have no costumes, to which Sir Robert comments that he was thinking how charming their outfits were. Lord Cranleigh has a selection costumes that they can use. They are introduced to Ann Talbot, Lord Cranleigh's fiancée, and she looks identical to Nyssa. Ann also enquires if Nyssa is from Worcester, and when Nyssa says that she is from Traken, Sir Robert says that he believes it is somewhere near Esher. Ann wonders if there could be Talbots from Esher. Lady Cranleigh thinks not as the "hunt is not good enough". When Lord Craneligh offers them a drink, the Doctor asks for lemonade. Tegan asks for a screwdriver, but when Nyssa asks for "the same" the Doctor coughs in disapproval, so instead Lord Cranleigh offers her orange juice. Nyssa tells Ann that she doesn't know where Esher is, to which Lady Cranleigh comments this demonstrates great taste, and that she should stop probing into Nyssa's background. When Tegan admires a curious black flower in the study, Lady Cranleigh explains that it is a Black Orchid and that it was found on the Orinoco by her eldest son George. Tegan recognises the name immediately as George Cranleigh, a famous botanist and explorer. Lady Cranleigh goes on to say that George never returned from his last expedition into the Brazilian forests. Ann had been engaged to George before his disappearance. Meanwhile, the bound figure struggles against his bonds. The Indian goes to the secret room to inspect the figure, but he sees the untied ropes before he is hit on the head from behind. The Doctor picks a Harlequin outfit to wear to the ball. When he tells Lord Cranleigh that Adric is from Alzarius, Lord Cranleigh says that he could never remember all those Baltic bits. Tegan and Nyssa discuss the Charleston, with Tegan giving a demonstration. Nyssa says that dancing on Traken is much more formalised and that she learnt how to dance as part of her training. Ann comes to their room, and presents Nyssa with a dress identical to her own, so that the ball attendees will not be able to tell them apart. Ann reveals the only difference between them is that she has a mole on her left shoulder. As the Doctor gets himself ready for the ball, a figure enters his room from a secret passage. On hearing a noise, the Doctor returns to the room but sees no one, only the newly revealed opening. He enters the opening and finds the secret passage, but the panel slams closed behind him, trapping him. The figure reenters the Doctor's room and with his deformed hands takes away the Harlequin mask and costume. In the gardens, the ball has now started and the guests have arrived. Nyssa asks Adric to dance with her, to his consternation, while Tegan dances with Sir Robert, who is amused by some of her colloquialisms. Lord Cranleigh is dancing with Ann. Nyssa and Ann run inside the building and emerge — now nobody knows which of them is which. They resume dancing with their partners, but Adric stops dancing saying he would rather eat. Lady Cranleigh spots the Indian and goes aside to talk to him. He informs her that his "friend" has escaped. Tegan gets to show her Charleston. When one of Ann and Nyssa starts dancing, Adric turns to the other believing it must be Nyssa as Nyssa would not know how to do that dance. She confounds him by joining in. The figure wearing the Harlequin costume arrives at the party and begins to dance with the girl that it thinks is Ann. The Doctor finally finds his way out of the passage and finds a room full of botany textbooks. Trying to ascertain his whereabouts, he finds a staircase and ascending them he finds the secret room where the figure had been bound. Searching it, he finds a book written in Portuguese. When he leaves the room, he wanders down the corridor, examining the cupboards, and in one of them he discovers a corpse. Meanwhile the Harlequin figure enters the building with Ann. Ann tells it that they should return to the party, but when it rasps at her and she queries who it is, it grabs her by the wrist and will not let her go. Ann screams for help and a butler rushes to her assistance. The Harlequin grabs him by the throat and starts to throttle and kill him, causing Ann to faint as the Harlequin lurches over her prostrate body… The Doctor returns to the secret room and finds, to his surprise, Lady Cranleigh and the Indian, who she introduces as Latoni — an old friend from Brazil. The Doctor informs them that he has found a dead body and when he shows it to her, she identifies it as one of the servants. She requests that he does not alarm the other guests by informing them. The figure is seen returning the Harlequin costume to the Doctor's room. It goes to a room where Ann is lying, and a hideously deformed face is revealed. Ann awakes and seeing the figure flees outside the room where Lady Cranleigh and Latoni are waiting. Latoni enters the room and gathering some rope advances on the deformed figure. At the party Adric is berated by Nyssa for eating so much food. The servants inform Lord Cranleigh of events inside the house. He finds the body of the dead butler, and Ann's discarded mask. The Doctor arrives now wearing the Harlequin costume, but when Ann also arrives, she points him out as the man who attacked her. Ann implores Sir Robert to arrest the Doctor, and Sir Robert assumes control of events. He asks Lord Cranleigh to tell the remaining guests to go home. The Doctor insists on his innocence, and suggests that someone else has an identical costume. However, as Ann was in charge of the costumes, she knows that there was only one Harlequin. He looks to Lady Cranleigh to provide an alibi but she stays silent. Sir Robert questions the Doctor as to his true identity, which he replies would be rather difficult to explain. He says he is a Time Lord and that he travels in time and space, in a time machine, like that from the works of H. G. Wells. Again looking to Lady Cranleigh he mentions the other body, but she denies seeing it. Showing Sir Robert the cupboard, the body has vanished and has been replaced by a doll. Lord Cranleigh receives a telephone call from his friend "Smutty" Thomas who he thinks sent the Doctor to the cricket game, and he realises it is not the right man. Lord Cranleigh informs Sir Robert that the Doctor is an impostor, and that the real doctor missed his train. The Doctor is arrested on suspicion of murder, and his companions are accused of being accessories. They are driven off to the police station. The Doctor asks the police sergeant to divert to the railway station to show Sir Robert the TARDIS, but to his dismay it is no longer on the platform. However, when they arrive at the police station, they find that the TARDIS has been brought there. Back at the house Lady Cranleigh tells Lord Cranleigh about the other body, that of Digby the servant. Realising that the Doctor must be innocent, he argues with her. When Ann approaches them he informs her that there is something she must know. In the secret room, the bound figure once again slips his ropes, and attacks and kills Latoni, but not before he hides the room key between the floor boards. Not able to find the key, the figure starts stuffing newspapers under the door, and then sets them on fire. The Doctor unlocks the TARDIS and allows Sir Robert and the police sergeant to enter. Sir Robert is astounded by what he sees and offers the Doctor an apology, but he is still concerned about the murder. Lord Cranleigh telephones the police station and informs them of the second body. The Doctor uses the TARDIS to get them all back to Cranleigh Hall as quickly as possible. After furiously denouncing her parents, Ann runs out of the house and throws her arms around Sir Robert. The secret room is now ablaze with the fire started by the deformed figure, who breaks out, and goes to the main hall where Lord and Lady Cranleigh are talking. He backs away from them, but the Doctor's group arrive from behind. The figure grabs hold of Nyssa and throttling her, drags her upstairs. The Doctor cannot follow him due to the fire which has now spread to the corridors. Sir Robert demands to know what the deformed figure is, and Lady Cranleigh reveals that it is her eldest son George, which the Doctor had already worked out from seeing the Black Orchid and Latoni. She insists that George would not harm Ann, but the Doctor points out that he has the wrong girl. Running outside, they see George carrying Nyssa out onto the roof. The Doctor asks Lord Cranleigh to hold George's attention, whilst he tries to find a way through the house to their position. Lady Cranleigh confesses the truth to Sir Robert: George's hideous injuries were caused by the Kojabe Indians, who also cut out his tongue because they held the Black Orchid sacred. Losing his mind, he was rescued by another tribe of Indians, of which Latoni was a member. She admits that George killed Digby. Lord Cranleigh climbs onto the roof to confront George, and the Doctor has also reached the roof. The Doctor implores him to release Nyssa, telling him to look down and see Ann on the ground. Seeing it to be true, he releases Nyssa. Charles approaches his brother to thank him. George recoils, but he is too close to the edge. He trips and falls, and is killed. After the funeral, the Doctor departs. Ann has given Tegan and Nyssa their costumes as a present, and Lady Cranleigh presents the Doctor with a copy of George's book: Black Orchid. Cast * The Doctor — Peter Davison * Adric — Matthew Waterhouse * Nyssa / Ann Talbot — Sarah Sutton * Tegan — Janet Fielding * Lord Cranleigh — Michael Cochrane * Lady Cranleigh — Barbara Murray * The Unknown / George Cranleigh — Gareth Milne * Sir Robert Muir — Moray Watson * Sergeant Markham — Ivor Salter * Constable Cummings — Andrew Tourell * Latoni — Ahmed Khalil * Brewster — Brian Hawksley * Tanner — Timothy Block Cast notes * Michael Cochrane, who plays Lord Cranleigh, also appears in the 1989 Seventh Doctor serial Ghost Light. * To avoid giving away the plot surprise, Gareth Milne was credited as "The Unknown" for Part One and in Radio Times, and as "George Cranleigh" for Part Two. Continuity * The character of Ann Talbot reappears in the spin-off novel The Sands of Time by Justin Richards as Lady Ann Cranleigh. * This story was the first two-part serial since The Sontaran Experiment (1975); each Peter Davison season would include at least one two-parter. * This was the first purely historical serial (with no science fiction elements beyond the Doctor and his TARDIS) since The Highlanders in 1966-67; unlike previous ones, it does not revolve around a well-known historical event. To date, it is also the last purely historical story. The next televised story taking place within the Doctor Who universe to contain no science fiction or supernatural elements at all is Countrycide, an episode of the spin-off series, Torchwood, broadcast in 2006 and taking place in the present day. Production * The working title for this story was The Beast. * Producer John Nathan-Turner had originally considered directing this story himself, thus become the first producer to do so since Barry Letts during the early 1970s. However, due to time constraints, Nathan-Turner abandoned the idea and hired Ron Jones to direct. In print Doctor Who book Book cover Black Orchid Series Target novelisations Release number 113 Writer Terence Dudley Publisher Target Books Cover artist Tony Masero ISBN Release date September 1986 (Hardback) 19th February 1987 (Paperback) Preceded by The Seeds of Death Followed by The Ark A novelisation of this serial, written by Terence Dudley, was published by Target Books in September 1986. It was the final Fifth Doctor story to be novelised, but did not complete the Fifth Doctor's era - Resurrection of the Daleks has to date not been novelised due to disputes with the estate of Terry Nation. Broadcast, VHS and DVD release * This story was released in a twin VHS set with The Visitation in July of 1994. * Black Orchid will be released on DVD on April 14th 2008 with; Now & Then special feature of filming locations • 4 Deleted scenes • an Easter Egg • a Blue Peter item • Stripped for Action a feature on comics of the Fifth Doctor • Poinst of View • a Coming Soon Trailer for the The Invasion of Time DVD.

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