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How is it possible that we're already at 200 episodes of Electric Ideas? When Whitney started this podcast, she had no idea where it would take her or how much she would learn along the way. In this special episode, Whitney is reflecting on the journey from leaving the corporate world and navigating early motherhood to finding coaching, meditation, writing, and a deeper sense of purpose. Over the years, Whitney has talked with more than 150 experts about motherhood, identity, mental load, self-fulfillment, and the pressure to do it all. She's sharing some of what those conversations have taught her, why she created Electric Ideas, and how the podcast has evolved. She'll also share what's ahead, including a book she's working on and the new Come Back to Yourself collection. Most of all, this episode is a thank-you to everyone who has listened, shared an episode, or been part of this community. Tune in to the 200th episode of Electric Ideas and celebrate this milestone with her. Check out Whitney's new Come Back to Yourself Collection Learn more about 1:1 coaching with Whitney - book a 15-minute Spark Session Connect with Whitney: Instagram l Website l 5 Days to Less Stress, More Satisfaction l Tend to Your Soul Toolkit l 10 Soulful Journaling Prompts | Electric Ideas Podcast
E se a Black Friday não fosse a única grande oportunidade de venda no fim do ano?De 10/10 a 25/12, o varejo entra em uma sequência de datas que podem virar novas âncoras de venda: datas duplas, Dia das Crianças, 11/11, Black Friday, 12/12, Cyber Monday e Natal.O movimento já ganhou força no digital. Agora, a pergunta é: por que o varejo físico ainda não está aproveitando essa onda?Neste episódio do [varejocast] Tendências e Pendências, Caio Camargo e Fred Alecrim discutem como transformar datas duplas em oportunidades comerciais, criar micropromoções, trabalhar ofertas sem depender apenas de desconto e usar o calendário para gerar novas razões para o consumidor comprar.E tem um alerta importante: preço atrai, preço converte, mas preço sozinho não fideliza.▶️ Dê o play e descubra como transformar os próximos meses em uma janela de oportunidades para o seu negócio.#varejocast #varejo #blackfriday #datasduplas #estrategiadevendas #retail #ecommerce #varejofisico----Assista Fred Alecrim no TEDxCarandá: https://youtu.be/MrHWCThoXdA?si=hOIqjP4fuBZGmJTpPipa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFYSwPGbNcA----
Das redes sociais à moda, da música aos novos hábitos, há tendências que marcam uma geração e ajudam a definir a forma como os jovens vivem, pensam e se relacionam. Descobrimos quais as tendências que estão a transformar o quotidiano dos jovens.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dr. Nasha Winters, ND, FABNO, author of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer and host of the Tend the Terrain podcast, returns to Beautifully Broken for a conversation that feels even more urgent now than when we first recorded it. This one's from the vault.When Dr. Nasha was diagnosed with cancer in 1991, there was no Dr. Google, no Facebook groups, and no influencers selling protocols. It still felt overwhelming. Today, a newly diagnosed person faces a flood of well-meaning advice from friends, feeds, and forums, and much of it was never meant for them. Freddie and Dr. Nasha unpack what she calls the core mistake of modern cancer care, on both the conventional and alternative sides: focusing on the treatment instead of the person.They dig into when a ketogenic diet can support someone with cancer and when it can backfire, why ketones and "the keto diet" aren't the same thing, and why "starve cancer by cutting sugar" oversimplifies the biology. Dr. Nasha walks through her Four S's framework (sugar, stress, sex hormones, and sleep) and explains why a perfect diet can't outrun chronic stress or 1 a.m. doom-scrolling. She also shares a hard-earned lesson as a "recovering juice-aholic," and a case that shows how green juice can concentrate more than nutrients.From there, the conversation moves into the lymphatic system's overlooked role in oncology, CO2 therapy versus hyperbaric oxygen, total plasma exchange and why detox can go sideways without proper preparation, and her emerging concept of terrain capacity: knowing when to push the body and when to restore it. Dr. Nasha offers a measured, cautionary take on the rush toward repurposed drugs like fenbendazole and ivermectin, and shares her perspective on the rise of colon cancer in young adults.Along the way, she opens up about something personal: what it means to be known as "the cancer person," and how to hold a diagnosis as part of your story without letting it become your whole identity.The episode closes with the one question Dr. Nasha tells anyone to ask a cancer center before walking through the door: Do you support my terrain while you're supporting my tumor?Episode Highlights0:00 — Welcome back, Dr. Nasha Winters1:35 — The elevator pitch: stories, patterns, what makes you tick3:39 — "Internet oncology" and the wellness overwhelm4:36 — Diagnosed in 1991: cancer before Dr. Google7:13 — When data brings us closer to ourselves, and when it pulls us away9:46 — Why her path was never meant to be your protocol11:03 — "You can't market the fundamentals"12:43 — Is keto right for cancer? When it helps, when it backfires14:26 — Ketones ≠ keto diet: the many ways to get there16:09 — Ketones and the hallmarks of cancer20:04 — "Starve cancer by cutting sugar": what's true, what's not22:09 — The Four S's: sugar, stress, sex hormones, sleep24:32 — Phones, dopamine and the libido question29:39 — Confessions of a recovering juice-aholic30:07 — The AML case: a cornfield, daily juice and arsenic33:26 — Being known as "the cancer person"36:19 — Story-driven, science-backed39:04 — CO2 therapy vs. hyperbaric: expansion vs. pressure47:37 — 100 technologies and the discernment problem49:01 — The lymphatic gap in oncology50:21 — Do lymph nodes contain cancer or spread it?58:26 — Brain fog, glymphatics and the neck1:01:18 — Total plasma exchange and extracorporeal hyperthermia1:04:32 — Why detox goes sideways: the tortoise beats the hare1:06:27 — Terrain capacity: when to push, when to restore1:09:07 — Fenbendazole, ivermectin and the repurposed-drug rush1:14:33 — Why is colon cancer rising in young adults?1:22:00 — The one question to ask any cancer centerConnect with NashaDrNasha.comTending The Terrain PodcastUpgrade Your WellnessLightpath LED Red Light Therapy — Full-body and targeted red light therapy designed to support recovery, cellular energy, circulation, and everyday wellness. Use code BEAUTIFULLYBROKEN for a discount on all products.AuraWell PEMF + MagnaWave — Explore FDA-cleared AuraWell PEMF technology for at-home recovery, along with MagnaWave systems used by practitioners for performance and wellness applications. Learn what device is right for you and Book A Call.Silver Biotics Wound Healing Gel — A water-based silver hydrogel wound dressing designed for moist wound care and protection of minor cuts, abrasions, lacerations, skin irritations, and first- and second-degree burns. Use code BEAUTIFULLYBROKEN for 30% off.MaxGen Labs — At-home genetic testing that analyzes more than 200 genetic variations across areas including methylation, folate and B12 pathways, detoxification, hormone metabolism, sleep, energy, focus, and nutrition. This is the report I personally used to optimize my lifestyle and supplements for better health outcomes. CONNECT WITH FREDDIEThe Biological BlueprintWebsite and StoreInstagramYouTubeBook A Call Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
It's one thing to decide you want to save more money. It's one thing to decide you want to stop overspending, pay off debt, stick to your budget, build your emergency fund, invest consistently, or become more intentional with your spending. It's another thing entirely to keep honoring that decision when real life shows up. When work gets stressful. When you're tired. When your friends invite you out. When your favorite store is having a sale. When the fresh-start energy wears off and you simply don't feel like making the responsible choice. That's where lasting financial change actually happens. Not in the decision itself, but in the follow-through. In this episode, I'm sharing six ways to make your money decisions stick long term without requiring perfection, cutting out everything you enjoy, or turning your budget into a punishment plan. Because making a financial decision is only the beginning. If you want that decision to become a lasting habit, you need a plan designed to support it in your real life. In this episode, we discuss: Why making a money decision isn't the same as designing a system to support it How to make saving, spending less, and sticking to your budget easier to follow through on Why your real priorities need to be reflected in your financial decisions How knowing what you value makes financial tradeoffs feel less restrictive Why I keep iced coffee in my budget, and willingly make tradeoffs elsewhere How to turn vague financial goals into specific actions you can actually follow Why mapping out your money by paycheck can make financial decisions clearer How regular reviews and adjustments help your money plan work through changing seasons Why consistency doesn't mean doing the exact same thing forever How to recover quickly after overspending or getting off track Why small promises kept to yourself can rebuild financial self-trust This episode is especially helpful if you: Make good financial decisions but struggle to follow through consistently Keep restarting your budget or financial goals Want to stop overspending without feeling overly restricted Know what you want to change with your money but aren't sure how to make it stick Tend to abandon your plan after one mistake or unplanned purchase Want to feel more confident trusting yourself with money Why this matters: Making the decision is often the easiest part. The harder (and more important) work is creating a financial life that makes following through on that decision realistic. That's why a decision to save more needs a savings system behind it. A decision to spend less may need new boundaries or a different environment. A decision to stick to your budget needs regular check-ins. And any financial plan you create needs enough flexibility to adjust when your life changes. Your decisions also need to reflect what you genuinely value. Because long-term money management isn't about proving how much you can deny yourself. It's about knowing which tradeoffs are worth making so your money can support the priorities that matter most to you. And when something doesn't go according to plan, you don't need to punish yourself or throw everything away. You review. You adjust. You make the next best decision. That's how consistency becomes sustainable, and how you start trusting yourself to follow through. Timestamps: [03:27] You have to ask, "What needs to be true for this decision to be easier to keep?" That question changes the game. [08:06] Raya doesn't follow someone else's version of what a "good budget" should look like. She's not cutting out something just to look more disciplined on paper. [11:51] Mapping out your money by pay period is a common practice for Raya and her clients because it makes money management less overwhelming. [16:50] The goal is not to never get off track. The goal is to not stay off track. That is how your decisions start to stick long term. Resources Mentioned: Listen to CGS Podcast #70 – My Budget Non-Negotiables Request a free money call with Raya City Girl Savings Personal Finance Portfolio Financial Focus Coaching Program If you've made a money decision that you haven't been able to maintain, don't automatically assume the decision was wrong, or that you're incapable of following through. Look at the design around it. What needs to change to make that decision easier to honor in your actual life? Maybe the goal needs to become more specific. Maybe you need an automatic transfer, a weekly money check-in, or a realistic spending category for something you genuinely enjoy. Maybe you need to adjust the timeline. Or maybe you simply need a plan for what you'll do the next time you get off track. Remember, the goal isn't to never make a mistake. It's to not let one mistake become a reason to abandon everything you've been building. Come back to the next best decision. Every time you follow through on a small promise to yourself, you're building evidence that you can trust yourself with money. And over time, those individual decisions become habits. Those habits become systems. And those systems become part of how you manage your money. That's how lasting change happens. Not through one perfect financial decision, but through continuing to show up for the decisions that matter to you. You are not behind! You are building. Consistency compounds. The steady work you're doing now is preparing you for your next level.
When's the last time you attended an event that stayed with you long after you left the room? Maybe it wasn't the impressive venue, packed agenda, or big-name speaker you remembered. It was how you felt. You felt seen, safe, connected, and able to think differently about your business or life. Creating this kind of transformation doesn't happen by accident. In this Mastering Excellence conversation, Nikki welcomes business revenue strategist and Reach Retreat founder Danielle Throckmorton to explore how thoughtful planning turns an event into an experience people remember. You learn how to start with the outcome you want to create, design around the needs of your attendees, and make intentional choices that allow people to be fully present for the experience. The Transformation Before listening, you may find yourself: Starting with the venue, speakers, or agenda instead of the attendee. Packing the schedule because more content feels like more value. Making event decisions based on what other successful hosts are doing. Focusing on logistics without considering how each choice affects the attendee experience. After listening, you learn how to: Reverse engineer a retreat around the transformation you want to create. Design an environment where attendees feel safe, seen, and supported. Create space for connection and reflection alongside the curriculum. Make intentional choices about who and what belongs in the experience. Key Takeaways In this episode, Nikki and Danielle discuss: Why Danielle started by creating the retreat she wished existed. How applications and pre-event conversations reveal what attendees actually need. Why safety, environment, food, downtime, and thoughtful details all contribute to the experience. The importance of qualified facilitators when deeper emotional work is involved. Why Danielle chooses educators based on attendee needs rather than name recognition. How connection before and after a retreat extends the value beyond the event itself. Start With the Transformation and Work Backwards Danielle's approach begins with a simple question: Why are we doing this? Before choosing the venue, filling the agenda, or deciding who speaks, she considers what attendees need to walk away with. From there, she reverse engineers the experience. The environment, curriculum, educators, food, downtime, and details all support this intended outcome. Create What You Wish Existed Danielle's retreats grew from her own experience as an entrepreneur. After attending a conference with thousands of women, she appreciated the inspiration but wanted something deeper. She wanted to ask questions, have honest conversations, and learn alongside other women without feeling like everyone needed to perform. This led her to ask: What do I wish existed? Rather than recreating someone else's version of a successful event, Danielle began designing the kind of room she wanted to experience herself. Safety Creates Space for Transformation Danielle intentionally considers what attendees need in order to feel safe enough to fully participate. This includes understanding who belongs in the room, asking thoughtful questions before the retreat, creating a natural flow throughout the experience, and bringing in qualified professionals when deeper emotional work is involved. Safety also means knowing when something falls outside your own expertise. The goal is to create an environment where attendees have the capacity to be present for what unfolds. Don't Firehose Your Attendees Providing value doesn't require filling every available minute. Nikki and Danielle discuss how easy it is to pack an agenda because you want attendees to feel they received enough for their investment. Danielle intentionally leaves room for slower mornings, conversations over coffee, free time, and organic connection. Sometimes the transformation happens during the curriculum. Sometimes it happens sitting on the couch talking with another attendee. A thoughtfully designed retreat makes room for both. Let Attendee Needs Guide the Experience Danielle doesn't select educators because their names sell tickets. She reviews attendee questionnaires for common needs, challenges, and themes, then brings in people equipped to address what this particular group needs. She also creates opportunities for attendees to connect before arriving and stay connected after leaving. This approach keeps the experience centered on the people in the room rather than what's popular or expected. Details Allow People to Be Present Food preferences. Packing information. Comfortable spaces. Time to rest. Knowing someone has thought about what you may need. These details contribute to the experience. Danielle's goal is to remove unnecessary distractions so attendees can show up and receive without constantly managing logistics. The details aren't about impressing people. They're about creating the conditions for people to be present. A Quote Worth Remembering "Start with the end in mind and reverse engineer from there." Try This This Week When you're planning a retreat, workshop, mastermind, client day, or live event, resist the urge to begin with the agenda. Instead, answer: What do I want someone to walk away thinking, feeling, knowing, or doing differently because they were in this experience? Then look at what you're planning through this lens. Does each major element support this outcome? Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially valuable when you: Are planning a retreat, workshop, mastermind, or in-person client experience. Want your event to create transformation instead of simply delivering information. Tend to overfill agendas because you want to provide tremendous value. Want attendees to feel seen, supported, and connected. Are deciding which speakers or educators belong in your event. Want to create an experience people remember and want to return to. Keep the Conversation Going Did today's conversation make you think differently about what creates a transformational experience? Here are a few places to continue learning: Watch Danielle Throckmorton on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourBusinessStrategistDanielle Connect with Danielle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danielle_throckmorton/ Follow Reach Retreat on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reachretreat/ Explore the Sales Maven Society: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sales-maven-society/ Discover private coaching with Nikki: https://yoursalesmaven.com Listen to more episodes of the Sales Maven Show: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sales-maven-podcast/ Timestamps 00:00 Start with the end result and work backwards 00:31 Welcome to Mastering Excellence and meet Danielle Throckmorton 03:09 Why creating transformational experiences matters to Danielle 08:50 Danielle's first retreat and the desire for deeper connection 11:39 What Danielle wishes existed in entrepreneurial events 14:15 Listening to attendees and asking harder questions 17:06 Using applications to understand who's coming into the room 21:16 Creating safety for deeper conversations and transformation 25:44 Why qualified facilitators matter when emotions surface 27:35 Start with the transformation and reverse engineer the retreat 29:03 Environment, investment, food, and the attendee experience 32:02 Why free time and connection belong on the agenda 35:43 Avoiding the urge to firehose attendees with value 39:08 Qualifying attendees and creating connection before and after the retreat 42:18 Thoughtful details that allow attendees to simply receive 44:40 Why Danielle doesn't reveal every part of the agenda 46:49 Intention, trust, and designing for the attendee's mindset 47:58 Choosing educators based on what attendees actually need 50:56 Put your own spin on the experience and learn as you go 51:45 The Little Something Extra with Danielle 52:48 Where to connect with Danielle About Danielle Throckmorton Danielle Throckmorton is a business revenue strategist, retreat host, and entrepreneur passionate about supporting women in building profitable businesses without sacrificing the life they want to live. As the founder of Reach Retreat, she creates transformational experiences where female entrepreneurs step away from the daily grind to gain clarity, make intentional decisions, and leave with strategies that create lasting momentum. A nine-time award-winning entrepreneur and co-owner of T5 Plumbing, Danielle combines real-world business experience with heart, community, and practical guidance. Whether she's speaking on stage or leading a retreat, her mission is simple: support women in growing thriving businesses while building lives they genuinely love. About Nikki Rausch Nikki Rausch guides consultants and service-based women entrepreneurs to close more of the sales conversations they're already having through natural, relationship-based strategies that feel calm, clear, and confident. Whether you're still learning how to sell without feeling pushy or you're an experienced consultant ready to improve conversion, refine your messaging, and enroll more of the right clients, Nikki shows you how to strengthen each stage of the sales conversation. Through private coaching, practical frameworks, and proven communication strategies, you learn how to explain your value, guide buyers toward a decision, and create more consistent revenue without pressure, fake tactics, or sacrificing your integrity. Nikki's approach is designed for women who want sales that feel natural and results that feel inevitable.
Confira a análise climática completa com a equipe de especialistas da Rural Clima para o início desta nova fase do calendário agrícola. Neste vídeo, abordamos o retorno das chuvas abrangentes para as principais regiões produtoras do país, trazendo um alívio para a umidade do solo e o avanço do plantio. Saiba também onde a combinação de calor e a chegada de novas frentes frias pode provocar o risco de temporais com ventos fortes e granizo, além das tendências de regularidade das precipitações ao longo das próximas semanas para a faixa central, o Sul e o MATOPIBA. Entenda os detalhes das previsões para ajustar o planejamento das operações no campo e garantir o melhor manejo da sua lavoura. Acesse nosso conteúdo e acompanhe as atualizações semanais do tempo para a sua propriedade. Assista por tópicos:0:34 – Previsão de chuvas na virada do mês e ansiedade do produtor no Centro-Oeste.2:08 – Alerta de temporais, ventania e risco de granizo na Região Sul.3:41 – Risco de choque térmico e tempestades pontuais na faixa central.4:23 – Tendência e comportamento das chuvas ao longo do mês de outubro.5:13 – Previsão de chuvas para a região do MATOPIBA.5:51 – Destaque para as altas temperaturas no oeste do país.✅ Conheça nossas soluções:https://ihara.com.br/produtos/#IHARA #Agricultura #Agronegócio #BoletimDoClima #PrevisãoDoTempo #BoletimMeteorológico #Agro #Chuva #Soja #MilhoBem-vindo(a) ao canal da IHARA!Desde 1965, a IHARA trabalha ao lado do agricultor. Com mais de 80 produtos no portfólio para atender mais de 100 culturas diferentes, temos como propósito solucionar o dia a dia do agricultor no campo e contribuir com o progresso da agricultura brasileira. Aqui no canal, você vai encontrar muitos conteúdos de qualidade, produzidos em parceria com grandes especialistas do mercado, para ajudar você em seus desafios.Tags: IHARA, Agricultura, Agronegócio, Boletim do clima, Previsão do tempo, Boletim meteorológico, Agro, Chuva, Safra 2026/27
O radar de abertura sintética não é só teoria matemática - ele já está ajudando a detectar subsidência, vulcões, mudanças na vegetação e até fraudes em seguros agrícolas.Neste episódio, discutimos como:A interferometria identifica deformações no terreno com precisão de centímetros.A polarimetria revela quais mecanismos de retroespalhamento dominam cada pixel.A coerência interferométrica mostra o quanto uma superfície permanece estável ao longo do tempo.A integração com inteligência artificial, dados ópticos e séries temporais está ampliando o mercado de radar.Um dos exemplos mais impressionantes foi Maceió: a análise interferométrica indicou subsidência na região da Mina 18, antes do colapso. E o futuro promete ainda mais: o SAR deve ganhar espaço em agricultura, seguros, monitoramento de riscos, embarcações, infraestrutura e defesa. Se você trabalha com sensoriamento remoto e ainda não começou a estudar radar, talvez esteja deixando passar uma das maiores tendências da área. Você já usa dados SAR nos seus projetos? Comente qual aplicação mais chama sua atenção.Ouça o episódio completo.Um grande abraço!
2026년 성경통독 시리즈 (Bible Reading Plan Series) 33 2026년 9월 27일 레븐교회 주일예배 설교 (박기범 목사) Text: 요한복음 (John) 21:15-23 Title: "요한복음: 사랑한다면 너는 나를 따르라 If You Love Me, You Follow Me!" 요한복음 (John) 21:15-23 [새번역/ESV] 15 그들이 아침을 먹은 뒤에, 예수께서 시몬 베드로에게 물으셨다. "요한의 아들 시몬아, 네가 이 사람들보다 나를 더 사랑하느냐?" 베드로가 대답하였다. "주님, 그렇습니다. 내가 주님을 사랑하는 줄을 주님께서 아십니다." 예수께서 그에게 말씀하셨다. "내 어린 양 떼를 먹여라." When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 예수께서 두 번째로 그에게 물으셨다. "요한의 아들 시몬아, 네가 나를 사랑하느냐?" 베드로가 대답하였다. "주님, 그렇습니다. 내가 주님을 사랑하는 줄을 주님께서 아십니다." 예수께서 그에게 말씀하셨다. "내 양 떼를 쳐라." He said to him a second time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” He said to him, “Tend my sheep.” 17 예수께서 세 번째로 물으셨다. "요한의 아들 시몬아, 네가 나를 사랑하느냐?" 그 때에 베드로는, [예수께서] "네가 나를 사랑하느냐?" 하고 세 번이나 물으시므로, 불안해서 "주님, 주님께서는 모든 것을 아십니다. 그러므로 내가 주님을 사랑하는 줄을 주님께서 아십니다" 하고 대답하였다. 예수께서 그에게 말씀하셨다. "내 양 떼를 먹여라. He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. 18 내가 진정으로 진정으로 네게 말한다. 네가 젊어서는 스스로 띠를 띠고 네가 가고 싶은 곳을 다녔으나, 네가 늙어서는 남들이 네 팔을 벌릴 것이고, 너를 묶어서 네가 바라지 않는 곳으로 너를 끌고 갈 것이다." Truly, truly, I say to you, when you were young, you used to dress yourself and walk wherever you wanted, but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.” 19 예수께서 이렇게 말씀하신 것은, 베드로가 어떤 죽음으로 하나님께 영광을 돌릴 것인가를 암시하신 것이다. 예수께서 이 말씀을 하시고 나서, 베드로에게 "나를 따라라!" 하고 말씀하셨다. (This he said to show by what kind of death he was to glorify God.) And after saying this he said to him, “Follow me.” 20 베드로가 돌아다보니, 예수께서 사랑하시던 제자가 따라오고 있었다. 이 제자는 마지막 만찬 때에 예수의 가슴에 기대어서, "주님, 주님을 넘겨줄 자가 누구입니까?" 하고 물었던 사람이다. Peter turned and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following them, the one who also had leaned back against him during the supper and had said, “Lord, who is it that is going to betray you?” 21 베드로가 이 제자를 보고서, 예수께 물었다. "주님, 이 사람은 어떻게 되겠습니까?" When Peter saw him, he said to Jesus, “Lord, what about this man?” 22 예수께서 말씀하셨다. "내가 올 때까지 그가 살아 있기를 내가 바란다고 한들, 그것이 너와 무슨 상관이 있느냐? 너는 나를 따라라!" Jesus said to him, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!” 23 이 말씀이 믿는 사람들 사이에 퍼져 나가서, 그 제자는 죽지 않을 것이라고들 하였지만, 예수께서는 그가 죽지 않을 것이라고 말씀하신 것이 아니라, "내가 올 때까지 그가 살아 있기를 내가 바란다고 한들, [그것이 너와 무슨 상관이 있느냐?]" 하고 말씀하신 것뿐이다. So the saying spread abroad among the brothers that this disciple was not to die; yet Jesus did not say to him that he was not to die, but, “If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you?”
This week on Board Game Radio, Doug and Michael celebrate one of the best parts of tabletop gaming: introducing the hobby to new players and seeing that moment when a game unexpectedly clicks.Then, are you playing the wrong game with the wrong people? We talk about how the group around the table can completely change the experience.We also debut a brand-new segment: Geek Sequence! Can we correctly rank a lineup of games based on a single BoardGameGeek metric? This week, we put our knowledge of game complexity to the test.Finally, it's our Monthly Game Roundup, featuring four games that have been hitting our tables:
Have you ever wondered if becoming a mom meant giving up a part of yourself? In this episode, Whitney talks with Ruthie Ackerman, author of The Mother Code, about the tension between motherhood, ambition, identity and the life you imagined for yourself. Ruthie shares her own experience of feeling torn between having children and the creative, adventurous life she wanted, and how she came to realize that becoming a mother didn't require giving up the other parts of who she was. They talk about the messages women grow up with around motherhood, including the idea that being a good mom means putting your own passions and ambitions aside. Ruthie also shares how her views on feminism influenced her feelings about becoming a mother, how her family's history shaped her fears around having children, and what she learned through her own fertility journey with egg freezing, IVF, and ultimately using donor eggs. Along the way, she found herself questioning a lot of the assumptions she had about what motherhood and family are supposed to look like. If you've ever felt like you had to choose between being a good mom and pursuing the things that make you feel like yourself, tune into this episode of Electric Ideas. Here's what you can look forward to in today's episode: The pressure to choose between motherhood and ambition Why women often see motherhood as a sacrifice of identity and passions Rethinking what feminism and motherhood can look like together How family history and personal trauma can shape decisions about motherhood The emotional and financial realities of egg freezing and IVF The fertility wealth gap and why fertility preservation isn't equally accessible Choosing donor eggs and letting go of the focus on DNA Redefining what makes someone a mother Balancing ambition, motherhood, and guilt Creating a version of motherhood that actually fits your life Learn more about 1:1 coaching with Whitney - book a 15-minute Spark Session Connect with Whitney: Instagram l Website l 5 Days to Less Stress, More Satisfaction l Tend to Your Soul Toolkit l 10 Soulful Journaling Prompts | Electric Ideas Podcast Connect with Ruthie: Instagram | Website | Book: The Mother Code | Substack
Hungry Gamer is back with King Scott and Just Patrick with a ton of game talk! Recent plays include Rebirth, Siege of Valeria, and Cozy Stickerville. Our 8-bit breakdown goes to a massive flip-and-write: Tend! Then before wrapping up we look back on Lord of the Rings: Fate of the Fellowship. Join in on episode talk, top tens, local meetups and more in our DISCORD! www.levelupgamepodcast.com
Especulações sobre a nova safra do Brasil continuam pressionando, mesmo com cafeicultores ainda precisando terminar a colheita da safra atual e ameaçados pelas chuvas constantes.
E se você não precisasse mais pesquisar, comparar preços, ler avaliações e decidir qual produto comprar?Você poderia simplesmente definir seus critérios e deixar uma inteligência artificial resolver parte da escolha. É justamente essa mudança que Fred Alecrim discute neste episódio solo do [varejocast].Com o avanço dos agentes de IA e do comércio agêntico, a relação entre consumidor, marca e varejista pode mudar profundamente. Quem participa da decisão quando o consumidor delega parte da escolha para um agente?E mais: como ficam marca, preço, experiência, loja física e relacionamento com o cliente? Fred também explica por que o varejo precisa começar a pensar em uma nova possibilidade: não vender apenas para pessoas, mas também fazer negócios com agentes que representam pessoas.A pergunta final é simples e incômoda:Quando o cliente decidir gastar menos tempo escolhendo, o que fará sua empresa continuar fazendo parte da escolha?Dê o play e pense nisso. #varejocast #varejo #inteligenciaartificial #IA #comercioagentico #ecommerce #varejobrasileiro #tecnologia #consumidor #marketing----Assista Fred Alecrim no TEDxCarandá: https://youtu.be/MrHWCThoXdA?si=hOIqjP4fuBZGmJTpPipa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFYSwPGbNcA----
**Everything in Business Is About Relationships** *So if you're “failing,” check your relationships…* What if you could build a thriving business with just a handful of meaningful relationships? After leaving social media in 2016, I had to relearn how to build real community, show up for the people around me, and grow my business through relationships instead of constantly trying to stay relevant online. What happened next surprised me. I started a local men's group that became a source of lifelong friendships, creative collaborations, and even new businesses. Along the way, I discovered that some of the greatest opportunities in business come from being present, listening, helping one another, and finding people you love creating with. In this talk, I share why I believe everything in business is about relationships, how social media can distract us from the people right in front of us, and why you may need far fewer connections than you think to build a successful business. We'll explore how to: • Build real community and create a greater sense of belonging in your life. • Tend the relationships you already have with clients, friends, collaborators, and your email community. • Find aligned partners and create opportunities to grow together. • Approach collaboration with curiosity, generosity, and a desire to find the win-win. • Build a business that feels more fulfilling, connected, and fun. **Here's my invitation:** Think of a few people you love, admire, or would enjoy creating with. Reach out. Book a conversation. See what you could make together. You don't have to do this alone. Find your people. Link arms. Rise together. And remember, everybody brings their own magic to the cauldron.
In this episode, Brig introduces S.T.A.Y, a framework for women chasing impossible goals who are tired of starting over, running out of energy, or blaming themselves when they quit. Brig names a truth many women need to hear: the issue is not that you are not enough. The issue may be that you have been trying to do hard things without the support, capacity, and structure those hard things require. Using the example of an ultra runner, Brig shows why no one finishes a demanding race alone. A runner needs pacers, a pit crew, training, fuel, and recovery. In the same way, women need infrastructure for their impossible. Brig introduces the four pillars of the S.T.A.Y framework: Speak, Tend, Armor, and Yara. These pillars help women look at their thoughts, relationships, bodies, and self-knowledge so they can build what they need to stay in the fight. What You Will Learn Why the issue may not be discipline, motivation, or ability. Why women need infrastructure when pursuing hard goals. What the four pillars of S.T.A.Y are. Why staying requires support, capacity, recovery, and self-knowledge. Why This Matters Brig reminds listeners that staying is the work. The goal is not to push through on an empty tank. The goal is to build the support needed to last the distance. Take Action This week, Brig invites you to: Notice where you have been blaming yourself for not staying. Identify one place where you need more support or structure. Ask what would help you stay in the fight when the dark miles come. To stay connected and receive more insights, sign up for the Reduce the Noise Memo, Brig's weekly newsletter that dives deeper into the topics discussed on the podcast. STAY CONNECTED — Website | Instagram | Facebook
I made you a FREE Companion Guide for this episode! This FREE instant access PDF will bring you a completely NEW way to think about balance that will bring you so much FREEDOM + journal prompts to help you reflect and transform your relationship with Balance.*Join us in the Wild Wellness Women's Circle for a live Zoom gathering, Tend & Befriend, this Thursday, Sep 24. There are 5 more spots available, and it's accessible to ALL with a name-your-own-price option! Click here to learn more and join.*As we cross the Autumn Equinox, the point of equal darkness and light, Balance is calling to us.But the way we are "sold" the concept of balance is usually rooted in Fear, capitalism, "peak performance," biohacking, and all kinds of exhausting pieces of advice that aren't actually possible, sustainable, or enjoyable.If work/life balance or the concept of balance in your life has been a struggle for you, dear God you're not alone. I don't think we have as much of a problem with balance in our lives.The problem is with our understanding of balance and the permission we give ourselves to balance our lives.Today I'm bringing you a completely NEW way to think about balance that will bring you so much FREEDOM. In this episode, you'll learn:Where is Love placing its finger in your life?What does it look like to move your heart in that direction?How does Love create pressure? How do you know where love is placing pressure?*Please SHARE this episode with someone you know needs to hear it.*Related Resources / Mentioned in this episode I first learned about the principle of your heart as the fulcrum from Wayne Cordeiro. If you'd like to watch a 6 minute clip of him explaining it and to see a helpful visual, you can watch it here.Let me introduce you to Human Design in my FREE Masterclass: Discover Your Spiritual Gifts Ep 182: What kind of Intuition do you have? (according to Human Design)*More Ways We Can Walk Together This Season:One-On-One GuidanceWild Wellness Women's CircleInstagramFacebookFree ResourcesFree Curiosity Call
Radar não é “só mais uma imagem difícil de interpretar” — é uma fonte de respostas que o óptico muitas vezes não consegue entregar. No episódio 349, discutimos as principais tendências do radar de abertura sintética:Operação dia e noite e aquisição mesmo com presença de nuvens;Monitoramento de inundações, desastres, áreas costeiras e infraestrutura;Agricultura de precisão, umidade do solo e estrutura da vegetação;A integração entre SAR, sensores ópticos, LIDAR, hiperespectral e inteligência artificial.O ponto central é simples: dominar SAR não significa apenas saber qual produto baixar. Significa entender por que aquele dado é adequado, quais conceitos explicam sua resposta e como transformá-lo em uma análise confiável. Com a chegada de novos sistemas, dados gratuitos, sensores miniaturizados e aplicações com drones, a demanda por profissionais preparados só tende a crescer. Qual aplicação do radar mais interessa a você: agricultura, desastres ambientais ou monitoramento florestal? Ouça o episódio completo.Um grande abraço!
CHICK FIGHTS - Fressattacken und Binge Eating endlich überwinden
Warum fällt es erwachsenen Töchtern oft so schwer, der eigenen Mutter Grenzen zu setzen? In dieser Folge spreche ich über die Mutter-Tochter-Beziehung, Wut, Schuldgefühle und körperliche Abgrenzung. Denn häufig fehlen uns nicht die richtigen Worte – unser Körper fürchtet die Spannung, die entsteht, wenn die Mutter verletzt, enttäuscht oder wütend reagiert. Ich erzähle, was ich selbst lernen musste: Eine Grenze gegen meine Mutter ist keine Entscheidung gegen sie. Ich kann sie lieben und trotzdem für mich einstehen. Grenzen verändern nicht jede Beziehung. Aber sie eröffnen die Möglichkeit für mehr Ehrlichkeit, Selbstverantwortung und eine neue Form von Nähe. Mehr über mich und meine körperpsychotherapeutische Arbeit:
What's growing in the garden of your life?In “Tend The Garden,” Pastor Jon Campana reminds us that God desires for us to be deeply rooted in Him—rooted in His love, strengthened by His grace, and growing into the fullness He has for us. Some things in our lives need room to grow, while others God lovingly invites us to surrender and let Him uproot. And we don't walk through that process alone. God has given us the body of Christ to strengthen, encourage, and help one another flourish.As we remain rooted in His love, He faithfully tends the garden of our lives and produces fruit that lasts.Scriptures: Romans 1:20; Matthew 7:24–27; Mark 4:16–17; Numbers 25:1–9; Ephesians 3:17–19Speaker: Pastor Jon CampanaDid you make a decision to follow Christ today? We'd love to support you—email us at info@theconnectchurch.com.Learn more about The Connect Church and stay connected: https://linktr.ee/theconnectchurch
Abrangência, importância e networking são os principais destaques da mais influente feira de vinhos do mundo: a ProWein. Há mais de duas décadas, reúne anualmente na Alemanha produtores de vários países e profissionais de diversos segmentos do mercado. Participar possibilita conhecer os mais recentes produtos, vislumbrando as tendências.Nesta aula do Grupo de Estudos e Degustação, o prof. Marcelo Vargas compartilhará sua ida à ProWein do ano de 2024, expondo tudo o que viu de mais atual, bem como as recém-descobertas tendências! Se antecipe, tomando conhecimento de quais mudanças podem ser esperadas nos estilos e perfis sensoriais da bebida.Sugestão de degustação: vinho branco biodinâmicoDegustação do prof.: Pianegonda Hey Ho! Let's Go Vermentino 2023-------------------Cadastre-se e receba avisos de AULAS e NOVIDADES exclusivas:https://www.sensorybusiness.com/cadastro-------------------Saiba mais sobre o prof. Marcelo Vargas:Instagram ☛ https://www.instagram.com/marcelo_vargasThreads ☛ https://www.threads.net/@marcelo_vargasAulas gratuitas ☛ https://www.sensorybusiness.com/marcelo-vargasConheça o VIBRA - Comunidade Vinhos do BrasilInstagram ☛ https://www.sensorybusiness.com/vibra-comunidade#MarceloVargas #Vinho #MBAemVINHO #NegociosdoVinho #Prowein #DegustaçãoDeVinho #CursoDeVinho #AnaliseSensorial #Degustação #Sommelier
I get a lot of questions about supplements, and I could not be more excited to have the founders of Tend Prenatal joining me today to share a ton of great information with all of you about supplements and prenatal vitamins. Dr. Behzad and Hannah Varamini are a married couple who started Tend Prenatal, which offer prenatal supplements with a twist. Hannah is an artist and start up consultant with a lifelong aversion to pills. Behzad has a PhD in Human Nutrition with an emphasis on prenatal nutrition and infant brain development. After their own fertility journey that included two pregnancy losses, they have created a business that nurtures women in all stages of fertility, pregnancy, and postpartum. In this discussion, Dr. Behzad and Hannah share: - what nutrients women who are trying to conceive need, and the best way to get them - the difference between synthetic and natural ingredients - how supplements can improve egg quality (and which ones to take) - 3 things you need to know about omega 3 Thank you for joining me, Dr. Behzad and Hannah! You can find Tend Prental here: https://tendprenatal.com/ Read the full transcript / article on my website. Do you have questions about IVF? Click here to join Dr. Aimee for The IVF Class. The next live class call is on Monday, October 19 at 4pm PST, where Dr. Aimee will explain IVF and there will be time to ask her your questions live on Zoom. Click to find The Egg Whisperer Show podcast on your favorite podcasting app. Watch videos of Dr. Aimee answer Ask the Egg Whisperer Questions on YouTube. Sign up for The Egg Whisperer newsletter to get updates Dr. Aimee Eyvazzadeh is one of America's most well known fertility doctors. Her success rate at baby-making is what gives future parents hope when all hope is lost. She pioneered the TUSHY Method and BALLS Method to decrease your time to pregnancy. Learn more about the TUSHY Method and find a wealth of fertility resources at www.draimee.org.
What We Tend, Tends Us: The Big Yeses That Shape a Life What happens when the things we choose to care for begin changing us in return? In this episode of Living on Purpose, Carolyn Romano reflects on the BIG YES moments that have shaped her life — from creating Charlie's Place Healing Sanctuary after the loss of a beloved dog, to driving across the country for a lamb who could not walk, welcoming animals during the uncertainty of 2020, and following unexpected calls into spiritual leadership, community-building, and a more integrated life. Along the way, Carolyn explores the difference between a sacred yes and the automatic yes of a capable person who has learned to carry almost anything. She asks: What is actually mine to carry? What deserves my yes? What happens when love, responsibility, and good intentions still cannot guarantee the outcome? And how do we recognize what is uniquely ours to tend? Through stories of animals, loss, professional reinvention, shamanic practice, Tending the Sacred, and life at Charlie's Place, Carolyn reflects on a lesson she continues to learn: tending is not control. We can pay attention, respond with care, and love deeply without knowing exactly where the path will lead. This episode is an invitation to consider the choices that have shaped your own life — and the possibility that purpose may be less about finding one perfect calling and more about learning to recognize what is truly yours to tend. Continue the Conversation Explore Carolyn's work, including Seasonal Medicine Coaching, at BLISS Healing Arts. Learn more about the growing spiritual community and programs at Tending the Sacred. To connect directly with Carolyn, email CarolynRomano@tendingthesacred.org. If Charlie's Place Healing Sanctuary and the animals are the part of this story that speaks to you, you can make a donation to Charlie's Place via PayPal. Because what we tend, tends us. Find Carolyn here: https://stan.store/carolynromano
Aujourd'hui, Sandrine Pégand, avocate, Sam Zirah, créateur de contenu, et Jean-Loup Bonnamy, prof de philo, débattent de l'actualité autour d'Alain Marschall et Olivier Truchot.
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The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is going to cover Midwestern skiing whether you like it or not. Don't worry, Colorad-Bro, it's your turn tomorrow.Welcome to the Storm's short-form, news-focused podcast. Don't worry, I will still write newsletters too. To browse a (robot-generated) podcast transcript, click the “transcript” button above - click on any block of text and the audio will jump to that point in the conversation. Paid subscribers can leave a comment in the article below, or by joining The Storm's chat (also below). I'll respond to some comments in the next episode, which is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15.The Zoom transcript (click “transcript” above for the Substack transcript, which will zoom to any point in the video when you click on the associated text block; timestamps below DO NOT MATCH THE VIDEO)Stuart Winchester: Welcome to the Storm! I'm your host, Stuart Winchester. It is Monday, September 14th, 2026. Welcome to week two of the New Look Storm Skiing Podcast. If you missed last week, I am still doing the longer form pod.00:15:53.000 --> 00:16:08.000Stuart Winchester: But I'm cutting way back on the frequency of those. Instead, I am doing a shorter, news-focused pod that I release more often, and whenever possible, that I release the same day that I record it.00:16:08.000 --> 00:16:11.000Stuart Winchester: And the reason that I'm doing that is because…00:16:11.000 --> 00:16:19.000Stuart Winchester: the world has changed a lot since 2019, when I launched the Storm Skiing podcast, and when I launched it, there really wasn't anything quite like…00:16:19.000 --> 00:16:26.000Stuart Winchester: what I was doing with the long-form audio stories of a ski area's background.00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:29.000Stuart Winchester: I've done a couple hundred episodes at this point.00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:31.000Stuart Winchester: I feel like…00:16:31.000 --> 00:16:47.000Stuart Winchester: They're evergreen. But what they don't allow me to do is to really talk about what's happening in a ski area right now. Uh Especially when there's a lot of things happening and there's a lot of pieces and parts shuffling around as there is right now in the Midwest.00:16:47.000 --> 00:16:51.000Stuart Winchester: with multi-mountain passes. So, what I'm doing…00:16:51.000 --> 00:17:06.000Stuart Winchester: is I'm trying out a little bit of a new format today. The format… we're gonna experiment, we're gonna play around with it. Sometimes there'll be a guest off the top, sometimes I'll have a take off the top, uh, sometimes I'll have a guest on for a longer period, and that's gonna be the case today.00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:22.000Stuart Winchester: Because right now there is so much happening in the Midwest with multi mountain passes and different mountains leaving and joining is completely changing the landscape there. So I want to bring in someone to talk to us at length about that. We'll do a couple other fun things as well.00:17:22.000 --> 00:17:24.000Stuart Winchester: Let's bring…00:17:25.000 --> 00:17:27.000Stuart Winchester: I'm in now.00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:35.000Stuart Winchester: And there he is. Can you hear me, Matthew?00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:34.000Matthew Zabransky: Hey, how's it going, Stuart?00:17:34.000 --> 00:17:36.000Matthew Zabransky: I can.00:17:35.000 --> 00:17:41.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, I can't hear you. All right. This is a flub, and this is why I haven't heard her.00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:41.000Matthew Zabransky: Thank you.00:17:42.000 --> 00:17:45.000Stuart Winchester: Because I am not that smart.00:17:46.000 --> 00:17:49.000Stuart Winchester: Okay, you there?00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:50.000Matthew Zabransky: Can you hear me?00:17:49.000 --> 00:17:52.000Stuart Winchester: Oh, yes, I can. Look at that.00:17:50.000 --> 00:17:54.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay, perfect.00:17:52.000 --> 00:18:07.000Stuart Winchester: The technology known as headphones. Matthew, this is why you're the production guy, and I generally stick to writing, because I'm an idiot. Alright, I want to introduce today the founder of MidwestSkiers.com.00:18:07.000 --> 00:18:13.000Stuart Winchester: He founded that in 2018, and in 2020, founded MWS Productions.00:18:13.000 --> 00:18:29.000Stuart Winchester: He is making all the Midwest content that I was dying for in the 1990s when I was a teenager living and skiing in Michigan, and the ski mags would completely ignore the region and maybe mention Boyne Mountain or Luton once per year, but he makes.00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:20.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:18:29.000 --> 00:18:38.000Stuart Winchester: Top quality content. I link to it all the time in my stuff because no one else quite does it, as well as Matthew Zabranski. Matthew, welcome to The Storm. How you doing today?00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:56.000Matthew Zabransky: I am doing fantastic. Stuart, thank you, first of all, for the opportunity, but more importantly, for also repping the Midwest. I think it's such an important, obviously, region, and you have ties to it, I obviously have ties to it as well, so it's great that we're getting recognition, not only, obviously, in our region now, but on the national, even international scale, so…00:18:56.000 --> 00:19:00.000Matthew Zabransky: Thank you so much for doing that. I appreciate it. I'm excited to be here.00:18:59.000 --> 00:19:08.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, I love covering the Midwest, Matthew, and I still make it a point to go back and take a Midwest trip every year, because there's…00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:01.000Matthew Zabransky: Thank you.00:19:08.000 --> 00:19:27.000Stuart Winchester: when I'm doing this podcast, there's nothing quite like making relationships, like showing up at, you know, a 200 vertical foothill in the boondocks in Minnesota. People are like, okay, I'll talk to this guy, even though, you know, I've never heard of him. So, but you are 100% Midwest-focused. I cover it where I can and whenever I can.00:19:20.000 --> 00:19:21.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm-hmm.00:19:25.000 --> 00:19:26.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:19:27.000 --> 00:19:37.000Stuart Winchester: There is so much happening in the Midwest that we could talk about. I really want to focus today on multi-mountain passes. So…00:19:32.000 --> 00:19:34.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:37.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm-hmm.00:19:37.000 --> 00:19:53.000Stuart Winchester: I'll start by, I'll just set this up and then I'll, and then I'll, I'll let you comment on it. So if you go back about 10 years, there was nothing in the Midwest on multi mountain passes. You know, Vale had started to add a few things to Epic Pass and B Brighton and Afton Alps and Wilmot and such.00:19:53.000 --> 00:20:03.000Stuart Winchester: But the real inflection point came in 2019, when IndiePass came along. 2018, Icon added a couple things. So, right now, I'll give you some stats.00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:09.000Stuart Winchester: Of the 124 ski areas that I have inventoried in the Midwest, that you might have a different count.00:20:08.000 --> 00:20:10.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:20:09.000 --> 00:20:15.000Stuart Winchester: They're 117 of those are public. 89 of those are public with aerial lifts.00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:28.000Stuart Winchester: 58 of those, although there's a couple that are just surface toes only, so 58 ski areas in the Midwest are now on a national multi-mountain ski pass. 10 on Epic.00:20:28.000 --> 00:20:32.000Stuart Winchester: 11 on Icon, 37 for Indy. So, so to start out with, Matthew.00:20:32.000 --> 00:20:34.000Stuart Winchester: How has…00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:47.000Stuart Winchester: the acceptance of the Midwest by multi-mountain national passes change the calculus for skiers as they're planning out their winter in the Midwest, compared to what it was for most of history up until just a few years ago?00:20:47.000 --> 00:21:02.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, it's changed dramatically. It's even going back a little bit further. I think the first initial, if you look at the statistics and you obviously know all this offhand, but back when you go back to Vail's acquisition of Wilmont, Afton.00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:19.000Matthew Zabransky: Brighton back in like 2012. I mean, that's really what started to to kick off this like idea of like. Maybe the Midwest has some legs in it, as far as like developing skiers, and then, you know, bringing them into a pass portfolio that could bring them out west. So that was the very early set, you know, early iteration of this. And then, obviously, as we went along, there wasn't.00:21:19.000 --> 00:21:37.000Matthew Zabransky: too many options outside of just the epic pass. But then, like you mentioned, Indie Pass came in, and I knew, and it's you know, as we dive into this, I do want to do a little disclosure here, and like Indie Pass was my very 1st client from a production side of things. So Doug and I, because I I saw the opportunity like there was an absolute gold mine here. I'm like.00:21:31.000 --> 00:21:32.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:33.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:55.000Matthew Zabransky: Because I got to travel around, that's why I started MidwestGears.com, because we were… we were traveling for my wife's job all over the Midwest, and every time we'd go to a new city, Columbus, Akron, I'd be a pass holder at one of these little ski areas, and I'd be like, holy crap, there's a lot of them here, no one's talking about them.00:21:55.000 --> 00:22:15.000Matthew Zabransky: But you know, once you start to realize there was this many, then you're then you're starting to think, okay, like, why isn't somebody coming in here and starting to develop a past that could actually stand on its own. And that's what we've seen the last, I would say, 5 to 10 years. Specifically, we've seen more people traveling around in the Midwest. You'll catch people at any stereo across the Midwest. That's not their home hill, and that's not how it used.00:22:15.000 --> 00:22:27.000Matthew Zabransky: you go ski or one little local place for the most part, you might do your weekend trip up to Boyne or something, but you would never catch people going to some of these really small places, you know, outside of just the local crew there, so it's been really cool to watch people.00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:45.000Matthew Zabransky: travel and discover, more importantly, the different areas, uh, throughout the Midwest. I think a lot of that had to do with IndyPass's push in the Midwest, because, as we're gonna talk about here in a second, it was an absolute auto-buy. Like, there was not even a question about it. From the day it started, when it was, you know, what was that, $99?00:22:45.000 --> 00:23:02.000Matthew Zabransky: up until even just the last year. It was like you almost just were gonna if you lived in the Midwest, and you like skiing, and you don't. You know you like traveling around checking out new things. There was no reason not to buy it. You'd be silly, basically not to, just because how much saturation there was in the Midwest, which I think is going to lead us into our next conversation a little bit here.00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:04.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, so, so the…00:23:04.000 --> 00:23:15.000Stuart Winchester: Just being on the ground, before we get to the shuffling around, you know, I'd imagine you're pretty connected with a lot of pretty hardcore skiers, pretty frequent skiers.00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:13.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:17.000Stuart Winchester: How much has…00:23:17.000 --> 00:23:24.000Stuart Winchester: that a… a season… a multi-mountain pass becomes something that the person in the Midwest just…00:23:24.000 --> 00:23:40.000Stuart Winchester: considers or, or automatically buys it as compared to several years ago where you might buy your local season pass, but, but you, you probably, like you said, you wouldn't go around. And when I lived in the Midwest, actually, I always appreciated how close the areas were, so I would just kind of bounce around a lot for.00:23:34.000 --> 00:23:36.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm-hmm.00:23:40.000 --> 00:23:46.000Stuart Winchester: for deal days or whatever, back when those were still a thing. But how automatic has it become?00:23:41.000 --> 00:23:42.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:23:46.000 --> 00:24:01.000Matthew Zabransky: Very. I mean, there's people that have been buying the IndyPass specifically now. Up until this season, it was like they were probably on their fifth year of doing it and just continue to. And to be honest, there wasn't any reason not to because the pricing has stayed relatively affordable.00:24:01.000 --> 00:24:17.000Matthew Zabransky: they keep they kept strengthening their pro, their their product. I mean, like they just kept adding more ski areas in the Midwest. And so in in a lot of times the pass would pay itself off within a couple of visits based off of some of the redemption rates that you'd be getting at some somewhere like Lutz and Snow River.00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:34.000Matthew Zabransky: um, those are all, like, you know, $100 tickets, so you buy… you go there once or twice, you get two days of each of them, and basically that's already done. So if you already had one of those trips kind of on there, and if you lived in Chicago, you're going to Granite Peak usually once or twice a year. If you lived in Minnesota, you're going to Lutz.00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:52.000Matthew Zabransky: So it almost became this thing. And then you shuffle in like nubs, knob, and all that. So it it very much was like, yeah, we're gonna buy it every single year, you know, we might not. And some people are hardcore and going to all the places they could. And some people were just, you know. Hey? I'm gonna buy it because I'm gonna go for a weekend, so I might as well. And then I have this option of going some other places.00:24:46.000 --> 00:24:47.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:24:52.000 --> 00:25:03.000Matthew Zabransky: it was huge. I mean, I don't… of course, I don't have any of the IndyPass numbers, but I would… I would venture to say that the Midwest had to be a very big portion of their portfolio from the sales and redemption standpoint.00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:20.000Stuart Winchester: So the traditional numbers that Indy has given me, and it's been a couple years since Doug Fish provided these round numbers to me, but he told me about half of their sales came in New England, and 25% came in the Midwest, which is a really big number for a national pass. So you figured the other quarter were coming from somewhere else.00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:05.000Matthew Zabransky: Thank you.00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:16.000Matthew Zabransky: Cool.00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:19.000Matthew Zabransky: For… yeah.00:25:20.000 --> 00:25:25.000Stuart Winchester: I always give Doug Fish credit, because he's a Pacific Northwest guy, and…00:25:25.000 --> 00:25:40.000Stuart Winchester: Western skiers just love to hate on the Midwest. Everyone loves to hate on the Midwest. It's like the national pastime. It's like the safe thing to make fun of, and you know, I hope you take that personally, because I always do, and I really appreciated that Doug.00:25:30.000 --> 00:25:32.000Matthew Zabransky: Is…00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:38.000Matthew Zabransky: I do.00:25:40.000 --> 00:25:55.000Stuart Winchester: Included the Midwest from the start. That first year in 2019, he had Little Switz, he had Crystal, he had Cabre Fay, he had a bunch of other ski areas. Really got big in 2020 when he added Lutzen and Granite Peak. Now, I always say his insight was…00:25:44.000 --> 00:25:45.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:25:55.000 --> 00:26:02.000Stuart Winchester: that Doug's great insight with the IndyPass was realizing there was value in the mountains that are not.00:26:02.000 --> 00:26:08.000Stuart Winchester: super destinations when you put them all together for skiers across the country. He also…00:26:05.000 --> 00:26:07.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm-hmm.00:26:08.000 --> 00:26:23.000Stuart Winchester: the fact that he extended that to the Midwest is huge, because, yes, I… so, before Icon started adding in into the Midwest, which we'll talk about in a minute, I would always say, Indy Pass is the pass to go to in the Midwest, no one else has anything, and everyone would always say, oh, wait, Epic has 10 mountains. I was like.00:26:14.000 --> 00:26:16.000Matthew Zabransky: Thank you.00:26:17.000 --> 00:26:18.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:26:23.000 --> 00:26:34.000Stuart Winchester: But the Midwest is gigantic. Unless you live in Ohio, they're very spread out, and they're near cities, and there are actually mountains in the Midwest that are more…00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:44.000Stuart Winchester: of, of what you would consider, like, regional destinations. And that, that's your Boyne, Nubs, Lutsen, uh, even, even Spira with the bigger, uh, all the stuff over in the UP.00:26:37.000 --> 00:26:38.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:26:44.000 --> 00:26:57.000Stuart Winchester: So Indy really collected them all together, and it was almost too good to be true, because they had over 40 ski areas in the Midwest. Talk about Indy at its peak.00:26:57.000 --> 00:27:02.000Stuart Winchester: And how great of a pass that was for the Midwest here.00:26:58.000 --> 00:26:59.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:27:00.000 --> 00:27:17.000Matthew Zabransky: It was too great. We're going to get into this, I'm sure, but I think that's part of the reason for the course correction. There was a moment two or three years ago when I literally turned to Nick, my associate who edits for me and stuff, and I said, with some of the additions they announced at that time, I said.00:27:05.000 --> 00:27:06.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:27:17.000 --> 00:27:33.000Matthew Zabransky: this is too saturated like it's got to fix itself at some point like it's just. It's too good of a value, and like for skiers, we like anybody that was buying the passes like this is amazing. It makes it like again. It's an auto buy like, why wouldn't you do this? But I knew that this time was going to come at some point. But I'm you know, at least we got to.00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:20.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:50.000Matthew Zabransky: to see what it like. The peak of that was for a little while. We got a couple of years. We've got to be happy for that, to be honest. We're starting to see some of those what I'll call course corrections now and and we're going to continue to see this. I mean, you know that every every year it's going to be something new. Someone's changing. It's just kind of the nature of the business. But.00:27:50.000 --> 00:28:02.000Matthew Zabransky: it was not a shock to me when, um, when these changes were announced, uh, both in the spring and then more recently in the last few weeks and stuff, so it wasn't… I kind of saw it coming, it was just a matter of, like, when was it gonna happen.00:28:02.000 --> 00:28:14.000Stuart Winchester: So everyone left… they seemed as though… Epic and Icon seemed like they were just leaving the Midwest to Indy, to take. And I've always thought that Icon's original sin was when they killed the Max Pass.00:28:06.000 --> 00:28:08.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:15.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm-hmm.00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:30.000Stuart Winchester: And launched the Icon Pass. They brought all the Powder Mountains, all the Boyne Mountains, uh, all the Intra West Mountains, but they didn't bring Granite Peak and Lutzen, which are the biggest ski areas or most modern, however, whatever metric you want to use in Minnesota and, and Wisconsin.00:28:26.000 --> 00:28:27.000Matthew Zabransky: Yep.00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:31.000Stuart Winchester: So…00:28:31.000 --> 00:28:46.000Stuart Winchester: for a long time, Indy just built up this huge coalition. Started to see some cracks last year. Icon had just two mountains, Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands, and honestly, and Boyne has never affirmed this to me, but my hunch is, Boyne said, include our mountains or you don't get Big Sky.00:28:39.000 --> 00:28:40.000Matthew Zabransky: Yep.00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:48.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, yeah.00:28:46.000 --> 00:29:01.000Stuart Winchester: So, so, Icon was like, okay, I guess we'll add these stupid little things. Uh, which is not my opinion of them, but I think that's probably what they thought from Colorado, which is why they dropped Lutzen and Granite Peak. So, last year, we started to see the first crack in Indy's armor.00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:55.000Matthew Zabransky: I was like, don't do that.00:29:01.000 --> 00:29:02.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm.00:29:01.000 --> 00:29:12.000Stuart Winchester: when the Icon Pass… they call them bonus mountains, I call them two-day mountains, because that's what they are. If you have an Icon Pass, you get two days of these mountains. Uh, Buck Hill, Minnesota.00:29:06.000 --> 00:29:07.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:29:12.000 --> 00:29:27.000Stuart Winchester: Uh joined the icon pass as a two day mountain, which for the listeners, that's no, you get no base pass access, you only get full icon access and there are holiday blackouts. So that's what the two day tier is. They added Buck Hill. Uh Indy said, no, you're not allowed to do that. Remove Buck Hill.00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:30.000Stuart Winchester: Uh, which is a great little, uh, you know.00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:34.000Stuart Winchester: kind of trainer hill outside of the Twin Cities.00:29:34.000 --> 00:29:40.000Stuart Winchester: And every square inch is used with very maximum effect. So Indy removed them.00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:53.000Stuart Winchester: Buck Hill has been on Icon, and that was sort of the first… when you first saw that, did you think, okay, here we go, Icon is finally starting to realize the value of the Midwest, and if not, what was the moment that you did think that they got it?00:29:53.000 --> 00:30:09.000Matthew Zabransky: I would, you know, the whole time I've been shaking my head a little bit because it's just ironic to me that Boeing, Boeing, one of the biggest companies in, you know, that started in the Midwest, that literally has its roots here. And I'm just shocked that Icon hasn't.00:30:09.000 --> 00:30:26.000Matthew Zabransky: made this push earlier, and it took this long. But that was like the 1st that was the 1st like mention of that. And the other connection that was really kind of just crazy to me is, there's so many people from the twin cities that go to Big Sky like a lot like you talk to people all over the place. They have cabins up there. They.00:30:23.000 --> 00:30:24.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, so. Yeah.00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:27.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:30:26.000 --> 00:30:42.000Matthew Zabransky: They're traveling there all the time. It's a huge destination for specifically for Minnesota, it seems. So I was always thinking, man, like if they were just to strengthen this pass a little bit in the Midwest, give somebody a reason to, to jump on to the icon pass. They're probably going out to Big Sky anyway.00:30:42.000 --> 00:30:57.000Matthew Zabransky: now all of a sudden, you give them another reason to buy the full pass, you got some… some more local hills, some day… like, weekend trips, you can go up to Lutzen, things like that, and I think that's when… when Lutzen and those guys came on, that was, like, full-blown, that's gonna… that changes everything. Like, everything.00:30:57.000 --> 00:31:14.000Matthew Zabransky: As you know, the lake, Lake Michigan, is a huge divider for the eastern and the western side of what I'll call the Midwest. Basically, if you're on the eastern side of the lake, you're kind of going to stick to mostly your lower peninsula, maybe go up to the UP occasionally. But if you're on the western side over here, in the Minneapolis.00:31:14.000 --> 00:31:31.000Matthew Zabransky: Um, there was really no offerings for Icon, so it really made no sense at that point to buy an Icon Pass. You know, maybe Chicago, you drive up to Boeing, but you're kind of on that cusp there, where it's like, mmm… but I think once they strengthened it this past year, now it's like… it's a fair fight, in my opinion. Now we're.00:31:31.000 --> 00:31:46.000Matthew Zabransky: You know, which one is gonna make more sense for you, or your situation, which it was not, it didn't used to be that way, it just, there was never an opportunity for most people that were on this side of the lake, or in Minneapolis. Sometimes it didn't make sense, unless you're going out to, you know, Big Sky for a week and a half, it, you know.00:31:47.000 --> 00:31:50.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, so just a little background for the listeners.00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:49.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm.00:31:50.000 --> 00:31:52.000Stuart Winchester: Boyne Mountain and and.00:31:52.000 --> 00:32:08.000Stuart Winchester: what they call the Highlands at Harbor Springs. I'll call it Boyne Highlands because no one knows what I'm talking about when I say the Highlands. So Boyne and Boyne Highlands are two of the nicer ski areas, more built up ski areas in Michigan, and they were long on Icon. Uh, Lutzen and Granite Peak.00:31:55.000 --> 00:31:58.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, this…00:32:06.000 --> 00:32:07.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:32:08.000 --> 00:32:14.000Stuart Winchester: that, uh, Midwest Family Ski Resorts, which owns Lutzen and Granite Peak, bought, immediately took.00:32:14.000 --> 00:32:25.000Stuart Winchester: four old riblet lifts, put in a high-speed six-pack, the first one in the UP. So, those three ski areas had been indie anchors in the Midwest for years.00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:24.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:32:25.000 --> 00:32:30.000Stuart Winchester: This year, for 2026-27 winter, they're going as 5-7 day…00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:42.000Stuart Winchester: mountains each on Icon and Icon Base, and so they are leaving the Indy Pass as a result of that. Now, Icon has also added some more two-day mountains. I'm gonna put those to the side for a second.00:32:40.000 --> 00:32:42.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:50.000Stuart Winchester: How big of a loss was Lutsen and Granite Peak and Snow River for Indy Pass in the Midwest?00:32:51.000 --> 00:33:06.000Matthew Zabransky: It's it's an easy question. I mean the answer just like, go look at the comments on the thread when it was announced, and you could just read how an impactful it was. And I think that was my argument when people started talking about like, Oh, they're you know, hey? Like they're leaving. They're leaving us in the dust, and we we don't like them anymore.00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:29.000Matthew Zabransky: It's probably justified. If you guys are this upset about them leaving, it means they probably had a little more leverage than they should have in that past portfolio. And I think it to that. And again, I don't know that it needs, like, a passion never be so strong, in my opinion. And I'm talking about the business side of things. You're not talking about the skier. Trust me, if I was, like, just skiing Matthew, put my skiing thing on, I'd be like, yeah, absolutely.00:33:10.000 --> 00:33:12.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:33:24.000 --> 00:33:25.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:33:26.000 --> 00:33:28.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:33:29.000 --> 00:33:49.000Matthew Zabransky: Uh, but from the business side, as an area owner, operator, you gotta look at it, like, what kind of value are we getting back out of this pass? Are we the ones carrying your product? Like, that's the other thing to think about, too, right? We don't… you don't always necessarily want to be the top dog in the pass lineup. Sometimes it works well, sometimes it doesn't. Uh, and in this case, I think that they…00:33:49.000 --> 00:33:56.000Matthew Zabransky: they were carrying that pass line up, and I think nothing speaks more to the volumes of how upset people were when they came off of the pass.00:33:56.000 --> 00:34:00.000Stuart Winchester: So we're… I've kind of looked at this as it's…00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:12.000Stuart Winchester: sucks for Indy, it's probably good for the consumer in the long run, because, like you said, you never want too much market concentration, so now you have… you have the Snow Pass coming up, which is… which is Snow Partners in two days…00:34:04.000 --> 00:34:05.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:34:12.000 --> 00:34:28.000Stuart Winchester: at each mountain. There's none in the Midwest yet, but I suspect there may be at some point. Right now, they're mostly in the Northeast. And then you have Icon. So, before, I think a lot of people in Michigan probably had Icon, because you could use it for the Boynes, but like you said.00:34:28.000 --> 00:34:44.000Stuart Winchester: if you're not from the Midwest, you're probably just thinking it's like a big square, but there's a lake there, and you can't… I mean, you can take a ferry over it, but it takes all day, right? You have to go to Ludington, and it's like a whole thing, right? So really, you have Michigan, the Lower Peninsula, and then you kind.00:34:32.000 --> 00:34:33.000Matthew Zabransky: Yep.00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:58.000Stuart Winchester: Wisconsin. So, you live on the west side of that, I believe, like, around the Minnesota-Wisconsin line. How immediately did you see people say, okay, well, now, yeah, let's consider Icon that maybe never would have before?00:34:48.000 --> 00:34:49.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:34:59.000 --> 00:35:04.000Matthew Zabransky: I think the original, like, when it first was announced, there was just a lot of, like.00:35:04.000 --> 00:35:17.000Matthew Zabransky: oh man, this sucks. Like, now what? You know, what do we do? Because the initial reaction was like, well, I'm not gonna auto-buy this now, I gotta think about it a little bit more. I'm curious because I haven't… it's still so fresh, to be honest, and I haven't, like.00:35:06.000 --> 00:35:07.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:35:10.000 --> 00:35:12.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:35:17.000 --> 00:35:32.000Matthew Zabransky: but to, like, really figure that question, like, the answer to that question out, but I have… the one thing I have been seeing is a lot more people starting to weigh those options, right? They're starting to look at the passes differently now. Now it's, like, not just, like, we're gonna pick up Indy automatically and, you know, whatever might throw a different pass on there. Now they.00:35:25.000 --> 00:35:26.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:35:32.000 --> 00:35:49.000Matthew Zabransky: think about, how am I using my pass? Am I going up to Lutzen for a weekend or 2? Does it make sense for me to just get an icon pass? Am I a pass holder at Lutzen, and want to add it on now that that's an option, and maybe do an out west trip, or if you're granted peak. So I'm starting to see more people analyzing.00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:44.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah. Okay.00:35:49.000 --> 00:36:03.000Matthew Zabransky: in an area where they haven't before. So I'll be curious to see this upcoming season will be a really good test to kind of figure out, like, where are those numbers starting to shift a little bit. But, um, from my first reaction is I have a feeling that there's gonna be a pretty big drop in IndyPass sales in the Midwest.00:36:03.000 --> 00:36:20.000Matthew Zabransky: For that reasoning. Um, and then I do think there's gonna be a bit of a spike, um, in, in IconPass sales. I don't think it's gonna obviously affect much on the Michigan side, Lower Peninsula side of things. I think that'll stay pretty stable. But I think this side, for sure, this market, Minneapolis specifically, a little bit of Chicago.00:36:20.000 --> 00:36:25.000Matthew Zabransky: Um, but I would expect to see a pretty good little spike in sales on the IconPass side.00:36:25.000 --> 00:36:35.000Stuart Winchester: So, Lutzen and Granite Peak, I think, huge losses for India. Snow River, less so, just because Powderhorn is right next door, and it's kind of the same size, and it's, you know, gets the same s.00:36:29.000 --> 00:36:30.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm.00:36:30.000 --> 00:36:32.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:36:35.000 --> 00:36:53.000Stuart Winchester: Continued building by Icon after that announcement, and, and some, and some continued bleeding by Indy. So, so Icon had a Giants Ridge, which is an excellent ski area up in Minnesota. It's, it's kind of in the middle of nowhere, but it's worth it. Uh, Devil's Head, which is a nice, uh, Madison ski area, and then.00:36:44.000 --> 00:36:45.000Matthew Zabransky: Yep.00:36:53.000 --> 00:37:10.000Stuart Winchester: in Michigan left Indy to join the Icon today, so those all joined Icon today. And then Indy also lost Little Switzerland, Nordic Mountain, and Crystal Ridge in Wisconsin. As of now, they are passless. So, you know, those are small ski areas, but they're really important sort of urban.00:37:10.000 --> 00:37:21.000Stuart Winchester: collectors, but do you worry, Matthew, and I'll say, Indy still has 37 ski areas in the Midwest, but do you worry that their coalition is splintering a little bit, starting to fall apart?00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:17.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:37:21.000 --> 00:37:40.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, a little bit. So I'm going to dance around this as carefully as I can because I have connections with all these owners, operators, and I talk to them on a regular basis, so I kind of know more than I probably should. But I'll try to navigate this the best that I can.00:37:35.000 --> 00:37:36.000Stuart Winchester: Yep.00:37:40.000 --> 00:37:56.000Matthew Zabransky: with… when IndyPass started, Doug Fish and the team did a really nice job of making sure that when they signed a ski area on, that they were being very, very intentional about its location, what… who was serving, and then when they would add another person on, a lot of times they would even approach.00:37:56.000 --> 00:38:04.000Matthew Zabransky: some of the nearby ski areas, and be like, hey, we're adding so-and-so, or making sure that those partnerships were all, you know.00:38:04.000 --> 00:38:22.000Matthew Zabransky: You're not too close where you're starting to monopolize business in different ways. I'll talk a little bit more about this in a second. So that was the approach for many, many years. However, I noticed a pretty big change a handful of years ago when it became more about a statistical difference than building those partnerships and.00:38:22.000 --> 00:38:41.000Matthew Zabransky: making those owners feel valued, if that makes sense. So it was like, okay, how can we just continue to pump numbers, get more? And in that process, what happened was a lot of ski areas in a small geographical area. And why has that caused a lot of issues for owners and operators? Is the idea of the IndyPass was, yeah.00:38:41.000 --> 00:38:50.000Matthew Zabransky: to create value with a portfolio of ski areas across the Midwest to rival that of, like, you know, other multi-mountain passes.00:38:50.000 --> 00:39:06.000Matthew Zabransky: Um, but what some of the owners and operators were starting to see was that instead of skiers buying a season pass at their local ski area, what they would do is buy the Indy Pass, ski two days at the ski area that would have been their local ski area, and then.00:39:01.000 --> 00:39:03.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:39:06.000 --> 00:39:22.000Matthew Zabransky: You know, in some cases, like in the Twin Cities, you have a handful that are within a two hour drive. So then it became this thing of like, oh, we're starting to see RR like personal season passes drop for then people that are using IndiePass redemptions to treat it as if it were basically a season pass.00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:12.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:39:22.000 --> 00:39:40.000Matthew Zabransky: I'm summarizing a lot there. There's a lot, like, to dive into, like, the details, but I can't, unfortunately, go into too much of that. But I think you can probably get the idea of why that was a little bit frustrating for some, um, owners and operators. So they really had to take a deep dive into some of those numbers and start to look at, like.00:39:24.000 --> 00:39:25.000Stuart Winchester: Yes.00:39:25.000 --> 00:39:26.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:39:29.000 --> 00:39:30.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:39:40.000 --> 00:39:50.000Matthew Zabransky: Where are these people coming from? How are the redemptions being used? And then, you know, how is this pass either, you know, net positive or net negative for us? And, you know, I always tell everybody, it's…00:39:50.000 --> 00:40:00.000Matthew Zabransky: the ski business is, you know, Stuart, is just a very, very low margin business, and it is a business. Like, at the end of the day, like, they have to treat it like…00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:22.000Matthew Zabransky: you know, like you gotta find out where you're losing money, or is there opportunity? And that assessment has to happen on a yearly basis. And sometimes when they run it for their business, they might be finding out that this might not be a great option for them. Or maybe it was, and things have changed. And now it's not so. It's an ongoing assessment. And like I was mentioning earlier, this is going to be a game that is going to play out over the next 10 years, probably where people are going to be switching teams all the time. And.00:40:22.000 --> 00:40:28.000Matthew Zabransky: and just get used to it. I mean, this is gonna be the way it is, unfortunately or fortunately, you know.00:40:26.000 --> 00:40:31.000Stuart Winchester: If you're Indy, what's your next move to try to build your coalition back up?00:40:31.000 --> 00:40:49.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, I think the biggest thing they need to do is get some sort of anchor on this side of the lake. I mean, you've got Nub's Knob on Lower Peninsula, which is a great offering. I think that that really does anchor that side for sure. Over here, you gotta start eyeing up some areas that would serve as that anchor ski area. I know Whitecap was added.00:40:37.000 --> 00:40:38.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:40:49.000 --> 00:41:04.000Matthew Zabransky: Um, which is good, but I think, like, you gotta think about, you know, what is that replacement for? You know, what is that replacement for Granite Peak? And it immediately comes to mind, like, a Cascade, right? Or one of those. And we all know, like, it's just gonna be a tough sale for some of these operations, because it's always that, like.00:40:59.000 --> 00:41:00.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, I think so.00:41:04.000 --> 00:41:09.000Matthew Zabransky: If you're an anchor skier, you've probably got a good operation and a good thing going already, so…00:41:09.000 --> 00:41:29.000Matthew Zabransky: you know, what is the pitch? Why should I join your indie pass? So it's always this give and take a little bit, but, you know, given that we've had a bunch of ski areas now come off of indie, there might be an opportunity to fill that little bit of a void and be kind of that new anchor spot that would then highlight that side of the lake. I don't know. It'll be curious to see kind of how things play out, but.00:41:29.000 --> 00:41:37.000Matthew Zabransky: Um, I think we'll see a little bit of this course correction go on for the next year or two, and then I think maybe we'll see some moves in the future. It's hard to say.00:41:36.000 --> 00:41:43.000Stuart Winchester: That was really good, so I'm gonna extend that question. If you're Icon, what's your next move in the Midwest, and if you're Epic?00:41:45.000 --> 00:42:02.000Matthew Zabransky: If if I'm icon, what I'm circling right now to be quite frank is somewhere in the Chicagoland area. There's an opportunity there, and I don't, you know, of course. What is it? We don't know, but I think if you could add an offering like a full offering to which is a little bit tricky to do. But yeah, like you think of something like.00:42:02.000 --> 00:42:24.000Matthew Zabransky: Cascade, Devil's Head, one of those areas, if you can get it into, like, a full area where you can now grab that Chicago market and have it really well solidified, because right now you're kind of in a, you know, it's about four hours from up to Granite Peak, and then Boeing the other way is something like that, five or something. So you're kind of in that weird dead zone there, so I think there's still a huge opportunity to grab that market, which obviously is a huge market of skiers and s.00:42:13.000 --> 00:42:15.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:42:18.000 --> 00:42:20.000Stuart Winchester: Yep.00:42:24.000 --> 00:42:30.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm. And if you're Epic, I mean, they have all city stuff, so what do you do if you're Epic?00:42:28.000 --> 00:42:29.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:42:30.000 --> 00:42:49.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, I mean, I think Epic's playing the card that they want. The one thing that I am curious to see with Epic is not necessarily that, it's what's gonna happen with some of these smaller regional ski areas that have kind of been left in the dust a little bit. Paley Peaks is the first one that comes to mind when you start to think about this Snow Creek.00:42:45.000 --> 00:42:46.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:42:49.000 --> 00:43:06.000Matthew Zabransky: These ones that are just kind of in no man's land a little bit. They kind of got brought in with the Peak Resorts acquisition. I'm not sure that they necessarily wanted some of these ski areas, but they came in as a package deal as part of that. So it's just gonna be kind of interesting to see. They need a lot of reinvestment over the next, you know.00:43:06.000 --> 00:43:23.000Matthew Zabransky: 10 to 15 years, for sure, if not even sooner than that. So it'll be curious to see kind of how they approach those sort of areas in those regions, because some of those are in their own land like there is no ski area relatively close to some of them, or a couple of hours to the nearest ski area. So it'll be curious to see how they leverage that going forward.00:43:23.000 --> 00:43:44.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, Matthew, I could sink into that one for about two hours and we could have a talk. I'm going to have to bring you back for that one. But for now, let's move on. And some of the folks who may not be familiar with the Midwest, we're going to talk about some of our favorite Midwest ski areas in just a moment. First, I want to tell you that this podcast is brought to you today by Profile Search International.00:43:44.000 --> 00:44:03.000Stuart Winchester: Profile Search is the only talent acquisition firm in the entire world that is 100% focused on the ski industry. 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We'll, we'll start with five and, and, uh, and we'll take turns. Now, these are not what we think are the best necessarily because that's a whole different.00:44:43.000 --> 00:44:47.000Stuart Winchester: Conversation and I tried to think about.00:44:47.000 --> 00:44:59.000Stuart Winchester: If you've never skied the Midwest and are only going to ski here once in your life, where would I tell people to go? So, Matthew, I'll start with you. What is your number five favorite Midwest ski area and why?00:44:58.000 --> 00:45:14.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah. So I'll just just key this up with like, yeah, I agree with you. I went with kind of like I took an approach of uniqueness. There's different things that I enjoy about this years for different reasons, and I'll obviously unpack them as we kind of go through number 5 for me was perfect north slopes.00:45:06.000 --> 00:45:08.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:45:14.000 --> 00:45:15.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:45:14.000 --> 00:45:32.000Matthew Zabransky: And at its face, you might not think that that's… it's, you know, it's a ski area right outside of, uh, Cincinnati, um, and the southern tip of Indiana down there. And for, you know, for people that have never heard of it, they'd be like, why does this… why is this even on here? Uh, but the moment that you visit there, I think it all becomes very clear. Their throughput.00:45:32.000 --> 00:45:51.000Matthew Zabransky: their snowmaking capacity, their operations. It is a gold standard when we think of how to run a ski area in extremely challenging conditions and environments. Perfect North is the one that comes to mind. The way that they can move people through their rental department is phenomenal. The way that they can have a stable season based off of where they are.00:45:51.000 --> 00:46:08.000Matthew Zabransky: is just absolutely mind blowing. And they've been doing this since day one. So this isn't something that they have. You know they're new to. They've been doing this for many, many, many decades now at this point. So it's it's definitely worth a visit. Their train's really good as well. They have some Olympians that have come out of there just some some good stuff going down at at perfect north slopes.00:46:08.000 --> 00:46:23.000Stuart Winchester: I'm so glad you said Perfect North, because I did not include it on my list, but I think they are one of the best operators in the country. My number 5 is Chestnut, Illinois, and everyone's… you know why, but everyone's gonna say, Illinois? Like, what does it matter with you?00:46:20.000 --> 00:46:23.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:46:23.000 --> 00:46:29.000Stuart Winchester: It is so unique, because you get up there, and it's about 500 vertical feet.00:46:29.000 --> 00:46:45.000Stuart Winchester: and you ski down to the freaking Mississippi River. It is… there is nothing else like that in American skiing. It is such a gorgeous view, and there's a train that goes by, and, and, and… the lift system is fantastic. Bunch of, you know, really maintained quads.00:46:45.000 --> 00:47:00.000Stuart Winchester: They have bars, which I like, which most Midwest ski areas don't, but they've retrofit them. Their grooming is phenomenal. Terrain's really good, steep and varied, and then one of the best things is on the backside, and the name of this probably is escaping me, it's like the backyard or something.00:46:47.000 --> 00:46:48.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah. Okay.00:46:58.000 --> 00:47:00.000Matthew Zabransky: Uh, far side.00:47:00.000 --> 00:47:15.000Stuart Winchester: Okay, yeah, so they have a terrain park that could be its own ski area, and it has a lift by itself, and so all the badly behaved teenagers go over there and throw cans around and smoke. Maybe it was just the day I was there.00:47:00.000 --> 00:47:02.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:47:15.000 --> 00:47:20.000Stuart Winchester: Uh, but, but my number five is Chestnut, Illinois. Uh, number four, Matthew.00:47:20.000 --> 00:47:37.000Matthew Zabransky: This is gonna be. This is gonna be a deep cut here, and I'll give you my reasoning. So I'm a sucker for community rope toe ski places like it. It warms my heart every time every year there's at least one or 2 that I go to every time I show up. It's just the kids are so excited to show me around.00:47:23.000 --> 00:47:25.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:47:27.000 --> 00:47:29.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm. Oh, love it.00:47:37.000 --> 00:47:38.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah. Okay.00:47:37.000 --> 00:48:00.000Matthew Zabransky: They're so passionate and it really brings me back to why skiing is important and what it really is about, right? We talk about the steeps and all this fun stuff all the time, but like when you go to these places, there's just to see a kid just in jeans or whatever it may be after school ripping down. It's so fun. So one of my favorite, if not my favorite rope to ski area in the entire Midwest is a place called Hickory Hills. It's in Traverse City.00:47:59.000 --> 00:48:00.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:48:00.000 --> 00:48:18.000Matthew Zabransky: It's a beautiful setting overlooking the bay, and they have just all ropes and one conveyor, and it's stacked. And it was one of the first ski areas in the Midwest to offer night skiing, which I thought was really, really cool as well. Obviously, not a lot of vertical, maybe 200 feet of vertical, depending on which rope you're going on, but it's one of those places you just show up.00:48:10.000 --> 00:48:12.000Stuart Winchester: Mm-hmm.00:48:18.000 --> 00:48:30.000Matthew Zabransky: And they've reinvested, as recently as 2018, they built a new lodge, new snowmaking, and you just show up there, and you're just like, it brings you back to that, like, oh yeah, this is some good skiing, like, just…00:48:30.000 --> 00:48:37.000Matthew Zabransky: fundamental, good stuff, you see kids ripping around after school, it's like, it's what I think of when I think of, uh, rope tow places.00:48:36.000 --> 00:48:42.000Stuart Winchester: And long live the rope tow. I mean, it is amazing that I think they run five or six there, right?00:48:42.000 --> 00:48:46.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, I think they have six total, I believe, yeah.00:48:45.000 --> 00:48:59.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, I've been there in the summer. I've never skied there. I used to ski at Sugarloaf down the… down the road till that went out of business. My number 4 is one you already mentioned, Matthew. Whitecap, Wisconsin. I just love this crazy ski area. It is…00:48:49.000 --> 00:48:51.000Matthew Zabransky: Yo.00:48:59.000 --> 00:49:04.000Stuart Winchester: I like to be confused when I'm skiing. I like it when a ski area…00:49:04.000 --> 00:49:05.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:49:04.000 --> 00:49:22.000Stuart Winchester: Kind of hides its secrets and has lots of little trails and the trail map doesn't quite match up with the, with what you actually see. And, and there's lifts all over the place and there's little pockets and there's, you can tell that they don't care if you ski in the trees. And, and, and Whitecap is, is one of the most confusing ski areas I've, I've ever been to and I love.00:49:21.000 --> 00:49:23.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:49:22.000 --> 00:49:40.000Stuart Winchester: it's in the great snow pocket off of Lake Superior, gets 200 or more inches of snow average per year, which is a good thing, because they don't have a lot of snowmaking, uh, there. But I really, really love Whitecap, and by the way, we did not share ours before, so we may have some crossover here. So, uh, what's your number 3, Matthew?00:49:38.000 --> 00:49:39.000Matthew Zabransky: Thank you.00:49:40.000 --> 00:49:55.000Matthew Zabransky: Number three, I am going with a ski area that I think people around here would know, but I think people on the other side of the lake would not. And it is going to be Welch Village. Welch Village is an area that just, you look at the numbers, you read the stats, and you're like, this place…00:49:50.000 --> 00:49:51.000Stuart Winchester: Mmm.00:49:55.000 --> 00:50:15.000Matthew Zabransky: cannot be that good. But it really is. It skis so much bigger than the stats suggest. I think it's about 300 feet of vertical. They have like 50 something runs. But I think what Welch Village has that a lot of skiers don't is the amount of terrain variation and stepping that they have is just phenomenal for beginners, and the fact that it's only about 40 minutes from the Twin Cities.00:50:15.000 --> 00:50:31.000Matthew Zabransky: is amazing. So they have basically a run for every progression. If you want super steep, now obviously it's only 300 feet of vertical, so it's gonna be a handful of turns, but they have that. If you want something very, very gently sloped, they got that, and basically everything in between. And it's just one of those areas that is a perfect.00:50:23.000 --> 00:50:24.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:50:31.000 --> 00:50:41.000Matthew Zabransky: Kind of like just outside the urban reach, right? It's not like in your backyard, but it's close enough where you can easily go for a few hours and just a perfect place to learn how to ski and snowboard.00:50:41.000 --> 00:50:57.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, I love Welch Village. I was super impressed when I went there a few years ago, and it's not too far from Vail's Afton Alps, so you can do both in a day easily if you want to, but Welch Village, first-rate operation, absolutely one of the best in the Midwest. My number three is a nostalgia play, and I'm gonna say Boyne Mount.00:50:42.000 --> 00:50:44.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:50:57.000 --> 00:51:13.000Stuart Winchester: The reason I love Boyne Mountain is not because of the fast lift, so they were the first six-pack in North America, and, you know, they put in the first eight-pack in the Midwest, and there's a lot of history there. The first chairlift in the world is there. They moved it from Sun Valley.00:51:13.000 --> 00:51:23.000Stuart Winchester: the single chair from Sun Valley back in the… in the 40s, and it's now the Hemlock double chair. But what I love Boyne Mountain is because when I… back in the 90s, when I lived in Michigan.00:51:23.000 --> 00:51:30.000Stuart Winchester: they would stay open into May. And back then, there was no social media, so no one knew about it, so I'd show up, and there would be…00:51:25.000 --> 00:51:26.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm-hmm.00:51:30.000 --> 00:51:47.000Stuart Winchester: not kidding, 10 people skiing, and they would be running that six-pack all day, and they would let it bump up, and just run idiots to light, and it's where I learned how to ski moguls, and I've always just been tremendously fond of Boyne for that reason. So while it is one of the nicest ski areas in the Midwest, just on its own terms.00:51:32.000 --> 00:51:34.000Matthew Zabransky: Thank you.00:51:47.000 --> 00:52:02.000Stuart Winchester: It's also very steep. It's just, I have that feeling of, you know, that memory of skiing in my t-shirt in May in 1996, you know, down the moguls at Boyne Mountain with five other people, and it was just, it's one of my favorite ski memories ever, and the fact that they.00:52:02.000 --> 00:52:13.000Stuart Winchester: empowered that and did that. When they lost money, there's no way they didn't lose money doing that. It just speaks a lot to the spirit that still animates that company, even though it's a bigger company now.00:52:06.000 --> 00:52:07.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:52:13.000 --> 00:52:16.000Stuart Winchester: Number two for you, Matthew.00:52:16.000 --> 00:52:31.000Matthew Zabransky: We'll get to this, I'm sure, at the end, but it's cool to see some of that going full circle. I don't want to give too much away. We'll get into that in a second. Number two for me is a pick that I think is going to change a lot this year, specifically because of the new lift alignment, and that's Marquette Mountain.00:52:17.000 --> 00:52:19.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, yeah, yeah.00:52:31.000 --> 00:52:32.000Stuart Winchester: Mmm.00:52:31.000 --> 00:52:50.000Matthew Zabransky: They have phenomenal terrain up there, they get great snow, and the thing that was always just missing was a little bit of polishing around the edges, and I think they're finally getting to that point now with, uh, you know, a lot of snowmaking investments over the last handful of years. This new chair from Dolphin Meyer, uh, triple gonna run up basically the center of the ski area, and I think it's really gonna change the way that this.00:52:50.000 --> 00:53:07.000Matthew Zabransky: Uh, previously, it was divided into kind of two almost separate pods. It kind of had this weird split down the middle. It was kind of hard to navigate. But given that this one's gonna go right up to the center there, you're gonna be able to get full top-to-bottom access a lot more easily, be able to access a lot more of the terrain across the port, the entire, you know, trail map off the front side there.00:52:54.000 --> 00:52:55.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:53:07.000 --> 00:53:23.000Matthew Zabransky: and I think it's 1 of those that like it. This they have the terrain, and there's not many areas in the Midwest that have the terrain. It's usually the other way where it's like, Yeah, okay, we have. You know the infrastructure. We have the location, but we don't have the steeps, or we don't have the trees, or whatever it may be.00:53:15.000 --> 00:53:16.000Stuart Winchester: Okay.00:53:18.000 --> 00:53:20.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:53:23.000 --> 00:53:34.000Matthew Zabransky: It's a Marquette, good city up there in the UP, really the only major city in the UP, but they have a good demographic up there. And I think with the changes that they're gonna see this year with the new lift, it's gonna be really fun to watch.00:53:27.000 --> 00:53:28.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:53:34.000 --> 00:53:44.000Stuart Winchester: Not only do they have the terrain, they have the snow. I mean, they're another one of those Lake Superior. They don't get quite as much as up in the Keweenaw or Snow River, but they do get a fair amount.00:53:36.000 --> 00:53:38.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, yeah.00:53:44.000 --> 00:53:45.000Matthew Zabransky: They do.00:53:45.000 --> 00:53:54.000Stuart Winchester: So my number two, I'm kind of going chalk on these last two, so you can probably guess what my number one is. My number two is a very obvious one, and that's Lutzen.00:53:54.000 --> 00:53:56.000Matthew Zabransky: Mm-hmm.00:53:54.000 --> 00:54:10.000Stuart Winchester: You know, for, for folks who have never been to Lutzen, it, first of all, it has a gondola. Now, now it's more of a transit lift. It goes more sideways than up and down, but it does have, is it eight or 900 feet of vertical? I think 800 and, or you could ski down to, yeah, of lift served vertical. And the.00:54:00.000 --> 00:54:01.000Matthew Zabransky: Thank you.00:54:05.000 --> 00:54:07.000Matthew Zabransky: It's… yeah.00:54:10.000 --> 00:54:26.000Stuart Winchester: enormous. It's really four separate mountains and it goes in all different directions and they have two six packs and they have that Gandhi, which is fairly new. I think within the last 10 years, they built that to replace their older one. Uh That is one of the best run ski areas in the Midwest. Another one that will stay open into May.00:54:26.000 --> 00:54:42.000Stuart Winchester: when they can. Oh, and speaking of views, I mean, the view off of Moose Mountain of Lake Superior just knock you on your ass. It is so good. I really love Lutzen Mountain, which takes us, Matthew, to your number one ski area in the Midwest.00:54:42.000 --> 00:55:01.000Matthew Zabransky: Man, man, this is one, and it's funny ‘cause I'm working on this video right now, and it's a place that every time I leave this ski area or while I'm at this gear, I just have a smile on my face the entire time. It has nothing flashy, but they do everything right, and that's nub knob. I mean, you go to this place and you just…00:54:42.000 --> 00:54:44.000Stuart Winchester: Favorite ski area.00:54:59.000 --> 00:55:00.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, thank you.00:55:01.000 --> 00:55:17.000Matthew Zabransky: It's just crazy to me that we were working on this video and my editor, Nick, we got to the end of the video and I mentioned like, “Oh, it doesn't have any high-speed lifts, but it almost feels like it does just because of the way that they're aligned and the way the traffic flows and the way that the runs are cut and everything.00:55:17.000 --> 00:55:34.000Matthew Zabransky: It feels like another one that just, you read the stats and you're like, okay, that sounds decent. But then you get on site and you're just like, this is just a really well run ski area. Snowmaking is always top notch. Grooming is amazing. Lifts spin, they don't stop very often. I mean, everything is just really well polished.00:55:31.000 --> 00:55:33.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:55:34.000 --> 00:55:45.000Matthew Zabransky: the core skiing experience, and they really nail it, and again, it's one of those, like, every time I come off the hill there, I'm just like, man, that was a great day of skiing, even if, you know, it's raining outside, I feel like.00:55:43.000 --> 00:55:44.000Stuart Winchester: Mmhm.00:55:45.000 --> 00:56:01.000Stuart Winchester: And as a… just to underscore how good of a scary it is, it's right across the street from Boyne Highlands, and it has been, you know, obviously its whole time, but for a scary to succeed, a lot of times, a smaller scary will fail next to a big corporate area, but Nubs has managed to flourish. Matthew, we actually had no crossover, because.00:55:46.000 --> 00:55:47.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:55:49.000 --> 00:55:51.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:56:01.000 --> 00:56:16.000Stuart Winchester: as you can probably guess, is Mount Bohemia, and I'm sure that's probably why you left it off. Uh, Mount Bohemia, for the folks who are not familiar with it, I wrote an article last year, I called it, Mount Bohemia, the scarier the Midwest deserves, because when Mount Bohemia opened in 2000, it.00:56:02.000 --> 00:56:03.000Matthew Zabransky: Hey.00:56:04.000 --> 00:56:07.000Matthew Zabransky: Yep.00:56:16.000 --> 00:56:31.000Stuart Winchester: And it has 900 feet of vertical. They do not groom. They have no snowmaking. They get 300 inches annually. It's all, almost all, glades. Their glading is some of the best I've ever seen anywhere, because there's a lot of underbrush in Michigan.00:56:20.000 --> 00:56:22.000Matthew Zabransky: Okay.00:56:31.000 --> 00:56:48.000Stuart Winchester: Uh, the place is an absolute riot. Talk about culture. You get on the ground and you're like, oh, what's here? They don't even have a proper base lodge. It's, it's all these yurts and then they have this giant complex of hot tubs for some reason that, that everyone's always in there drinking beer and.00:56:48.000 --> 00:56:55.000Stuart Winchester: And the skiing is just… it's great! It's… it's… there's nothing else like it anywhere in North America, where there's just…00:56:55.000 --> 00:57:12.000Stuart Winchester: that much just free skiing available off of a lift, and Lonnie, the owner, has been on a couple times, and I cannot say enough good things about Nubs Knob, including… and I'll let people do their own research on this, but their season pass is $117, or $99 for… you don't want Fridays and Saturdays, and you get all kinds of reciprocals with it, so…00:57:12.000 --> 00:57:16.000Stuart Winchester: It's not a bad multi-mountain pass on its own. So…00:57:12.000 --> 00:57:14.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah.00:57:15.000 --> 00:57:30.000Matthew Zabransky: I was so. I was so nervous the 1st so I went to Bohemia last year for the 1st time ever, and I it has been on my list forever, and I keep like I want to hit it right, because I don't want to like. Just go there and not be able to ski everything. And the entire time I've been super fortunate to see a lot of amazing places in in North.00:57:18.000 --> 00:57:20.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah.00:57:24.000 --> 00:57:26.000Stuart Winchester: Yeah, yeah, yeah.00:57:30.000 --> 00:57:49.000Matthew Zabransky: And I was super nervous it was not going to live up to the hype, because I was like, this place is hyped up so much, there is no way that it is going to live up to the hype, and it absolutely did. It's one of the most unique scary areas that you'll ever go to, the operations, the bus system, the hot tub. Nothing makes sense there, but it all does in a weird way. It's an absolute riot.00:57:49.000 --> 00:58:04.000Stuart Winchester: I couldn't have said any better. I always tell people, if you ski one place in the Midwest in your life, make it Mount Bohemia. All right, now, Matthew, what I want you to leave us with today is… I imagine, maybe deliberately, you didn't mention any of these ski areas, but one of the…00:58:04.000 --> 00:58:15.000Stuart Winchester: things that you do an awesome job with every year is covering the race to open in the Midwest. So, so tell us about the race to open. Who's involved?00:58:15.000 --> 00:58:19.000Stuart Winchester: When it generally takes place and how you cover it.00:58:19.000 --> 00:58:35.000Matthew Zabransky: Yeah, so the race to open is a pretty big deal across the Midwest. It was something that before I started this website and YouTube channel, I did not really realize a lot, but the Midwest is always usually fighting for one of the first areas to open in the entire country on occasion. It really just depends on the weather.00:58:35.000 --> 00:58:52.000Matthew Zabransky: But what
I made you a FREE companion guide for this episode! This FREE instant access PDF will give you 10 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate the Autumn Equinox + 9 journal prompts to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this season. Download it now!Join us in the Wild Wellness Women's Circle for a live Zoom gathering, Tend & Befriend, on Sep 24. There are 12 spots available, and it's accessible to ALL with a name-your-own-price option! Click here to learn more and join.Mabon marks the Autumn Equinox and the second harvest of the year in the Wheel of the Year. It's a time when day and night are equal length, symbolizing balance and harmony. Referred to as the "Witches' Thanksgiving," it's a time to give thanks for the harvest and the abundance in our lives. As the days grow shorter, we reflect on the year so far and prepare for the coming winter months.Did you know? Mabon celebrates the story of Demeter, goddess of grain, agriculture, and fertility, and her daughter Persephone. When Hades abducts Persephone and forces her to marry him in the underworld, Demeter causes the Earth to go barren. Zeus negotiates with Hades to allow Persephone to be free for half the year, so Demeter only allows abundance on Earth half the year.Even though the exact date of the equinox is September 22, we can celebrate this whole season. In this episode, you'll learn...the origins, history, and symbolism of Mabonwhat Nature is modeling for us physically, spiritually, and energetically, and how we can align 10 easy and enjoyable ways to celebrate Mabon9 journal prompt themes to help you reflect and process the inspiration of this seasonRelated episodes:Ep 268. The most freeing way to balance your life this Autumn Equinox, Libra Season, or any time you need toEp 330: Allowing Nature to Show You How to Move and Make Decisions Through Your Primary Element in the 5 ElementsMore Ways We Can Walk Together This Season:One-On-One GuidanceWild Wellness Women's CircleInstagramFacebookFree ResourcesFree Curiosity Call
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O agronegócio brasileiro passou por uma profunda transformação nas últimas décadas e se tornou um setor cada vez mais sofisticado, relevante para a economia e integrado aos mercados globais. Neste episódio do Itaú Views, Mariana Zechin e Marina Marangon, da Consultoria Agro do Itaú BBA, conversam sobre essa evolução e os principais desafios e oportunidades que estão no radar do setor.A conversa passa pelos impactos do El Niño, pelas preocupações mais frequentes dos clientes, pelos desafios relacionados à China e à competição internacional e pelas oportunidades para o Brasil em biocombustíveis. As convidadas também falam sobre a importância de gestão e governança no agro, além de suas trajetórias profissionais e conteúdos da Consultoria Agro para quem quer entender melhor o setor.Podcast Prosa AgroRelatórios AgroAcademia Agro: Catálogo: https://academiaagro.app.toolzz.com.brModeração: Marcelle Gutierrez, Research do Itaú BBA.EmailInstagramTelegramYoutube
Our text today is 1 Peter 5:1-2: So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed: shepherd the flock of God that is among you, exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly, as God would have you; not for shameful gain, but eagerly; — 1 Peter 5:1-2 Leadership becomes dangerous the moment we forget whom the people belong to. For four chapters, Peter has been teaching us how believers stand firm under pressure. Now, as we enter the final chapter of this letter together, he turns toward the elders who care for God's people. A suffering church needed leaders who would protect, nourish, and strengthen them—not leaders who would use them. Peter could have introduced himself with an impressive list of credentials. Remember, he was an apostle, a member of Jesus' inner circle, a witness of the transfiguration, and the preacher at Pentecost. Instead, Peter calls himself "a fellow elder." He does not speak as a celebrity standing above them. He speaks as a shepherd standing with them. Peter has early-church authority, but grace has changed how he holds it. Then he gives the elders their assignment: "Shepherd the flock of God that is among you." Four words are operative here: The flock of God. The people did not belong to Peter. They did not belong to the local elders. They did not belong to anyone but God. Leaders may be entrusted with people, but they never own them. The moment a leader begins thinking in terms of my church, my ministry, my audience, or my people, leadership can quietly shift from stewardship to possession. Peter learned this lesson. Remember, the risen Christ met him beside the Sea of Galilee. And when he reinstated him, Jesus said: "Tend my sheep." — John 21:16 The shepherding language used here to the elders is the same language. And the pronoun remained important: these were God's sheep, not Peter's sheep. He learned that lesson and now passes that theology and responsibility to other leaders. But he does not address only their work. He addresses their motives. They must shepherd "not under compulsion, but willingly." I think leadership can begin as a calling and slowly become an obligation. Ministry can become a schedule to survive. People can begin feeling like interruptions, problems, or burdens rather than souls entrusted to our care. Peter is not shaming exhausted leaders. Shepherds need rest, encouragement, and care too. But he is confronting the resentment that can grow when we serve merely because we feel trapped by expectations. God's people need more than the physical presence of a reluctant leader. They need the willing care of a shepherd. Peter also says leaders must serve "not for shameful gain, but eagerly." That gain may involve money, but it can also take subtler forms: recognition, influence, loyalty, control, applause, or personal significance. Christian leadership is distorted when people are treated as fuel for a leader's ambition. A shepherd does not use the flock to feed himself. He feeds the flock. Although Peter is speaking first to church elders, the principle reaches every one of us who has been entrusted with influence. You may lead a family, a small group, a ministry, a business, a team, or one younger believer. Somewhere, someone is watching how you carry responsibility. Here is a question for us today: Do the people I lead feel cared for or managed? A good Christian leader remembers that people belong to God. He serves willingly because he loves Christ. He leads eagerly because caring for others is a sacred trust, not a means of personal gain. As we begin this final chapter of the letter, Peter starts with a key audience: Shepherds. Standing firm has never been an isolated journey. God often strengthens His people through faithful leaders who feed, guide, protect, and care for them. Tomorrow, Peter will take us one step further. He will show us that a shepherd's authority is not established through control. It is established through an example, a model. But today, let's remember where your leadership begins: they're the flock in your care. So do you care? DO THIS: Write down the names of three people God has entrusted to your influence. Pray for each person specifically, then choose one practical way to encourage, guide, protect, or spiritually nourish one of them today. ASK THIS: Do I view the people I lead as God's people—or as people who exist to support my plans? Am I serving willingly and eagerly, or has resentment begun shaping my leadership? What personal gain—recognition, control, approval, or influence—might be competing with my desire to serve? PRAY THIS: Father, thank You for every person You have entrusted to my influence. Forgive me for the times I have treated people as burdens, accomplishments, or tools for my own ambitions. Give me the willing heart of a shepherd. Help me care for Your people with humility, eagerness, and love, always remembering that they belong to You. Amen. PLAY THIS: "The Servant King."
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We live in a culture that constantly tells us we're too busy. There's never enough time, there's always something else to do, and the things we want for ourselves keep getting pushed to the bottom of the list. But what if we're thinking about time all wrong? In this episode, Laura VanderKam, author, time management expert, and mom of five, shares a different way to look at our time and the choices we make with it. Laura has spent years studying how people actually spend their time, and what she's found is pretty surprising: even the busiest people tend to have more discretionary time than they realize. We talk about how to find those pockets of time in your own day, why our default habits can easily take over, and how simple systems can make life feel a little lighter. More than anything, this conversation is about being intentional with the time we have and making sure we're actually making room for the things that matter to us. If you've ever caught yourself saying, "I don't have time for that," this conversation might make you stop and think about that a little differently. Laura shares practical ways to rethink your relationship with time, make space for the things you love, and start taking some of those bigger ideas and dreams off the "someday" list. Here's what you can look forward to in this episode: Rethinking the belief that we never have enough time Moving from a scarcity mindset to an abundance mindset around time Finding the discretionary time hiding in your everyday schedule Why tracking your time can change the way you see your days Making your "golden hours" more intentional Creating simple systems that reduce mental load Making space for your own goals, joy, and self-care Breaking big dreams into small, doable steps Leaving room for spontaneity instead of filling every minute Letting go of perfection when life gets complicated Asking yourself what you want to spend more and less time doing Reflection question to ponder: What do I want to spend more time doing? Learn more about 1:1 coaching with Whitney - book a 15-minute Spark Session Connect with Whitney: Instagram l Website l 5 Days to Less Stress, More Satisfaction l Tend to Your Soul Toolkit l 10 Soulful Journaling Prompts | Electric Ideas Podcast Connect with Laura: Instagram | Website | Book: Big Time | Facebook | Podcast: Best of Both Worlds | Podcast: Before Breakfast
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When's the last time you finished a sales conversation and wondered, "Where did this go off track?" Maybe the prospect seemed interested but never moved forward. Maybe the conversation felt good, yet it didn't lead to a clear decision. Or maybe you walked away unsure about what should happen next. Most sales conversations don't break down because you used the wrong words. They break down because one of the essential steps was skipped, rushed, or handled without enough intention. In this episode of the Sales Maven Show, Nikki walks through the five biggest mistakes she sees entrepreneurs make in sales conversations. Each mistake connects to one step of the Selling Staircase, Nikki's signature framework for creating a successful, relationship-focused sales conversation. You learn how to reduce friction, guide the conversation more effectively, and make it easier for the right buyer to decide whether working together makes sense. The Transformation Before listening, you may find yourself: Wondering why promising sales conversations don't lead to a clear next step. Moving too quickly into selling before you've created curiosity. Treating a discovery call like a performance instead of a qualification conversation. Giving prospects too many options and expecting them to choose. Ending conversations without issuing a clear invitation. After listening, you learn how to: Recognize where friction may be showing up in your sales process. Make a stronger first impression and create a more positive buyer experience. Use curiosity to encourage the right people to lean in and learn more. Guide discovery calls with purpose instead of trying to prove your value. Tailor your recommendation and confidently invite the prospect to take the next step. Key Takeaways In this episode, Nikki shares: How each of the five biggest sales mistakes connects to one step of the Selling Staircase. Why small details can create friction before the sales conversation even begins. Why curiosity is one of the most important and most frequently missed steps in sales. The three purposes of an effective discovery call. Why your role is to tailor and recommend a solution, not hand the buyer a list of options. What can happen when you issue a clear invitation at the end of a sales conversation. Why understanding the structure of the conversation matters more than finding the perfect words. The Selling Staircase The Selling Staircase is Nikki's signature framework for successful sales conversations. The five steps are: Introduction: Build rapport and make a powerful first impression. Curiosity: Give the right person a reason to lean in and learn more. Discovery: Determine whether there's a need, a fitting solution, and permission to proceed. Proposal: Tailor your recommendation to what matters most to the buyer. Close: Issue an invitation and guide the conversation toward a decision. When you understand which step you're in and what the objective is, sales conversations become easier to guide and easier for the buyer to follow. Mistake 1: Creating Friction Before the Conversation Begins The first step of the Selling Staircase is the introduction. Your objective is to make a powerful, positive first impression and create rapport. Nikki encourages you to consider what it's like for someone to interact with you for the first time. Are you making it easy for them to engage with you, remember you, and know how to address you? One simple example is the name displayed during a video call. Your name on Zoom or another platform acts like a name badge. It isn't only there for your benefit. It makes the interaction easier for the other person. When your name is missing, incorrect, or different from the name you prefer to use, you may create unnecessary friction in the first moments of the relationship. Small details matter because they shape the buyer's experience before you begin talking about your work. Mistake 2: Never Giving People a Reason to Be Curious Curiosity is the second step of the Selling Staircase, and Nikki describes it as the most missed step. You don't need to create curiosity with everyone you meet. You create curiosity with the people you want to deepen a relationship with, the people who may benefit from your work, and the people whose business you may want to earn. Nikki compares this to a sign in her dentist's office: "You don't have to brush all your teeth, only the ones you want to keep." The same idea applies here. When you want someone to stay in conversation with you, give them a reason to become curious. Without curiosity, people may tune out before they understand what's possible for them. They don't yet know what you know, how your work applies to them, or what could change when they work with you. Your goal isn't to convince them. Your goal is to make the conversation relevant enough that they want to ask: "What does this mean for me?" Mistake 3: Treating the Discovery Call Like a Performance The third step is discovery. One of the biggest mistakes Nikki sees is treating a discovery call like a Broadway debut. When you're trying to impress the prospect, prove your worth, or perform so well that they can't wait to hire you, you create an imbalance in the conversation. The discovery call isn't about proving yourself. It has three purposes: 1. Determine whether you're talking to an ideal client. Does this person have a need you are equipped and interested in addressing? 2. Determine whether you have a solution that meets this need. Have you asked enough questions to understand what they're looking for and whether your offer fits? 3. Determine whether you have permission to make an offer. Before presenting a solution, make sure you've earned permission to move into this part of the conversation. Your role is to guide the discovery process, ask useful questions, and assess fit for both sides. Mistake 4: Offering Instead of Tailoring The fourth step is the proposal, or solution stage. The mistake here is giving the prospect a broad menu of offers and expecting them to decide what they need. You're the expert. Your job is to curate and recommend the solution that best fits what they shared during the discovery process. Rather than saying: "Here are all the ways you can work with me. Pick one." You can say: "Based on what you shared, my recommendation is this." Tailoring also means using the buyer's key words and phrases when you explain your recommendation. Connect your solution directly to what they said they want, what they want to change, and the result they're working toward. This doesn't always mean creating a custom offer. It means positioning the right offer in a way that clearly shows how it applies to this person and this situation. Mistake 5: Ending Without Issuing an Invitation The fifth step is the close. This is the second most missed step in the Selling Staircase. Sales conversations don't move themselves forward. When you end without issuing an invitation, both you and the buyer may be left wondering what happens next. This often creates the follow-up spiral: Should you call them? Should you email? How long should you wait? Are they still interested? Did they decide against it? A clear invitation gives the prospect an opportunity to respond and gives you useful information. When you issue an invitation, one of five things may happen: They say yes. They ask a question. They raise an objection. They say no. They ask for time to think. Every one of these responses gives you more clarity than ending the conversation without asking. Even a no allows you to bless and release instead of spending more time and energy guessing. The Five Types of Sales Friction Each mistake creates a different kind of friction: Mistake 1 creates relationship friction. The first impression makes it harder to connect. Mistake 2 creates interest friction. The person doesn't yet understand why they should stay curious. Mistake 3 creates qualification friction. You may spend time trying to convince someone who isn't an ideal buyer. Mistake 4 creates solution friction. Too many choices or an unclear recommendation can lead to overwhelm and indecision. Mistake 5 creates decision friction. Without an invitation, the decision gets pushed onto the buyer's to-do list. The goal of the Selling Staircase is to reduce friction at each step so the conversation feels clear, natural, and easy to move through. A Quote Worth Remembering "It isn't about having the perfect words. It's about understanding what step am I on, and what can I do here to be more impactful and effective?" Try This This Week Think about your three most recent sales conversations. For each one, ask: Did I make it easy to connect with me? Did I create curiosity before moving into sales? Did I get permission before making an offer? Did I tailor my recommendation? Did I issue a clear invitation? Notice where the conversation lost momentum or became unclear. Then choose one step to strengthen in your next sales conversation. You don't need to perfect all five at once. Start with the step that creates the most friction in your current process. Who This Episode Is For This episode is especially valuable when you: Have sales conversations that feel positive but don't lead to decisions. Want a simple framework for guiding sales conversations. Struggle with discovery calls or feel pressure to prove your value. Tend to give prospects too many options. Avoid asking directly for the next step. Want sales conversations to feel more relationship-focused and less stressful. Keep the Conversation Going Did today's episode show you where friction may be showing up in your sales conversations? Here are a few places to continue learning: Explore the Sales Maven Society: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sales-maven-society/ Discover more relationship-based selling strategies: https://yoursalesmaven.com Listen to Episode 337, Stop Guessing and Start Issuing Invitations: https://yoursalesmaven.com/sales-maven-podcast/ Book a conversation with Nikki: https://yoursalesmaven.com Timestamps 00:00 Why you only need to create curiosity with the people you want to keep in conversation 00:21 Welcome and introduction to the five biggest mistakes in sales conversations 01:08 How the five mistakes connect to the Selling Staircase 01:43 Mistake 1: Creating friction before the conversation begins 02:28 The introduction step and making a powerful first impression 03:07 Why displaying the right name on video calls matters 05:47 Mistake 2: Never giving people a reason to be curious 06:22 The dentist office lesson about creating curiosity 07:14 Why curiosity matters before you move into selling 10:06 Mistake 3: Skipping qualification during the discovery call 10:38 Why the discovery call isn't your Broadway debut 11:50 The three purposes of an effective discovery call 13:16 Mistake 4: Offering instead of tailoring 13:33 Why you should recommend rather than provide a menu of offers 14:46 Using the prospect's key words to tailor your solution 16:23 Mistake 5: Ending without issuing an invitation 17:17 How missing the invitation creates a follow-up spiral 18:04 Episode 337 and the cost of making assumptions 19:04 The five responses an invitation may create 21:17 Why mistakes 2 and 5 deserve your attention first 21:25 The five types of friction created during sales conversations 24:05 Why the perfect words are rarely the real problem 24:24 A recap of the five Selling Staircase steps 25:07 Understanding the step matters more than memorizing scripts 25:45 Final reflection and invitation to identify your biggest takeaway 26:17 How to connect with Nikki for additional resources or support About Nikki Rausch Nikki Rausch guides service-based women entrepreneurs who aren't yet comfortable with selling to confidently enroll more clients through natural, relationship-based conversations. Through practical strategies and proven frameworks, you learn how to create consistent business growth while staying true to your values. Whether you're building sales confidence, improving client enrollment, or refining your sales communication, Nikki shows you how to create sales that feel natural and results that feel inevitable.
What can Dolly Parton's life teach us about being more courageous, trusting ourselves, and fully embracing who we are? Beyond her music and larger-than-life personality, Dolly built a life rooted in creativity, courage, generosity, and a willingness to do things her own way. In this Mini Jolt, Whitney reflects on Dolly's legacy and the lessons her life offers women who are navigating their own paths in a world that can make us feel like we need to fit a certain mold. Whitney explores three powerful lessons we can take from Dolly's life: finding your own way to do what's in your heart, trusting your own knowing even when it means saying no to an incredible opportunity, and refusing to water yourself down to make other people more comfortable. Dolly never seemed particularly interested in fitting herself into someone else's idea of who she should be. Her story is a powerful reminder that we don't have to follow the traditional path, wait for permission, or make ourselves smaller to create a meaningful life. If you've ever wondered whether you're being too much, held yourself back because you didn't fit the "right" mold, or ignored that little voice telling you what you really want, this episode is a chance to reconnect with that part of yourself. Here's what you can look forward to in this episode: Finding your own way to pursue what's in your heart What Dolly Parton's unconventional creative process can teach us Trusting your gut, intuition, or "inner knowing" The story behind Dolly saying no when Elvis wanted to record "I Will Always Love You" Why self-trust is something we build through practice Refusing to water yourself down to fit someone else's expectations What Dolly's authenticity can teach us about being "too much" Turning perceived limitations into strengths Using your own experiences and challenges as a source of contribution Carrying Dolly's legacy forward by letting yourself be fully who you are Reflection Question to Ponder: What would Dolly do? Learn more about 1:1 coaching with Whitney - book a 15-minute Spark Session Connect with Whitney: Instagram l Website l 5 Days to Less Stress, More Satisfaction l Tend to Your Soul Toolkit l 10 Soulful Journaling Prompts | Electric Ideas Podcast
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Sua empresa saberia dizer se está exposta a um risco regulatório que ainda nem apareceu no radar? Nesta Enzima, Brenda Alves, Analista de Qualidade na Klabin, mostra por que o risco regulatório começa muito antes da multa ou da fiscalização. Ela explica como identificar sinais de uma mudança regulatória em construção, os diferentes tipos de impacto que ela pode gerar no negócio e por que monitorar, analisar e se preparar valem mais do que reagir depois que a exigência já está em vigor. Ficou curioso? Então, dê o play!Assuntos abordados:Risco regulatório;Monitoramento legal;Requisitos regulatórios;Impactos no negócio;Tendências regulatórias;Compliance preventivo.Links importantes:NewsletterDúvidas? Nos mande pelo LinkedinContato: osagilistas@dtidigital.com.brOs Agilistas é uma iniciativa da dti digital, uma empresa WPP #enzimas
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Ready to dive into a world bursting with color, a powerful force that shapes our experiences every day? Take a moment to think: when was the last time you really felt how a certain shade impacted your emotions? Throughout history, scientists and scholars have studied the fascinating connection between colors and our psyche, shining a light on their incredible power. While everyone has their own color preferences, there are some universal truths about how they affect our minds and souls. In today's episode, join Whitney as she connects with Color Psychology Expert, Michelle Lewis, author of "Color Secrets: Learning the Universal Language We Were Never Taught." They'll explore everything from science and history to medicine and the mystical realm of how colors influence our moods. Discover how to surround yourself with the perfect hues that match your needs and desires. While you soak up all the wisdom Michelle and Whitney share, think about the moments that really hit home for you. Which color totally captivates your spirit or just repels your senses, and why? Share your insights from today's episode on Instagram, and make sure to tag us at @thecolorcure and @whitneywoman. Let's go on this exciting journey together as we unravel the mysterious language of color! Here's what to look forward to in today's episode Eight colors have been scientifically documented to evoke reactions in people - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, and magenta What story brand colors tell for businesses Every color evokes emotion / strong reaction There are positive and negative emotions for each color based on experience When to use/wear specific colors and when to avoid them The stark difference between pink and magenta Successful situations and the colors involved Incorporating color into your home environment and the clothes you wear What can women be asking themselves more? Are there colors you're repulsed by, colors that you need to heal things from the past? Learn more about 1:1 coaching with Whitney - book a 15-minute Spark Session Connect with Whitney: Instagram l Website l 5 Days to Less Stress, More Satisfaction l Tend to Your Soul Toolkit l 10 Soulful Journaling Prompts | Electric Ideas Podcast Connect with Michelle: Instagram l Website l Book: Color Secrets l Brand Color Quiz
Everybody wants the fire.But fire falls on the altar.In this message, we explore what Scripture teaches about the fire of God—from the altar, to sacrifice, to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We discover that while we can't manufacture God's presence, we are responsible for stewarding what He has given us.Using passages from Luke 12, Leviticus, 1 Kings, Romans, and more, we explore:• Why Jesus endured suffering so His Church could be filled with the Holy Spirit• The biblical connection between the altar, sacrifice, and fire• What your deepest affection, attention, and sacrifice reveal about the altar of your heart• Why yesterday's encounter can't sustain today's faith• How prayer, Scripture, worship, obedience, and forgiveness help tend the flame• The difference between maintained fire and manifest fire• Why we need both private devotion and powerful encounters with God• Why Elijah repaired the altar before the fire fell• How to recognize the difference between holy fire and “strange fire”• Why discernment doesn't extinguish the fire—it protects it• What happens when a genuine encounter with God changes usThis message isn't just about having an emotional experience.It's about becoming a living sacrifice.We don't want manufactured fire.We don't want empty religion.We don't want excitement without holiness.We want HOLY FIRE.Maybe the problem isn't that heaven has run out of fire.Maybe earth has run out of altars.Repair the altar.Present the sacrifice.Tend the flame.And ask God to send the fire.“Our God is a consuming fire.” — Hebrews 12:29
Today we will study a parable that seemingly has nothing to do with us. It’s easy to assume Jesus just told this story so the Pharisees who were in the crowd realized how bad they were. But haven’t we learned if Jesus told a story then, it applies to us today? Haven’t we discovered so far in our study of the parables that Jesus’ stories are layers and layers deep? So, as we read this next story, as yourself this question – “Am I faithfully tending what God has entrusted to me in this life?” Remember this is all on lease and God’s going to ask for it back. Even your very life! Matthew 21: 33-45 Now listen to another story. A certain landowner planted a vineyard, built a wall around it, dug a pit for pressing out the grape juice, and built a lookout tower. Then he leased the vineyard to tenant farmers and moved to another country. At the time of the grape harvest, he sent his servants to collect his share of the crop. But the farmers grabbed his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another. So the landowner sent a larger group of his servants to collect for him, but the results were the same. Finally, the owner sent his son, thinking, ‘Surely they will respect my son.' But when the tenant farmers saw his son coming, they said to one another, ‘Here comes the heir to this estate. Come on, let's kill him and get the estate for ourselves!' So they grabbed him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and murdered him. When the owner of the vineyard returns,” Jesus asked, “what do you think he will do to those farmers? The religious leaders replied, ‘He will put the wicked men to a horrible death and lease the vineyard to others who will give him his share of the crop after each harvest.’ Then Jesus asked them, “Didn't you ever read this in the Scriptures? ‘The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. This is the LORD's doing, and it is wonderful to see.' I tell you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a nation that will produce the proper fruit. Anyone who stumbles over that stone will be broken to pieces, and it will crush anyone it falls on. When the leading priests and Pharisees heard this parable, they realized he was telling the story against them—they were the wicked farmers. Okay, let’s pull out a few things and apply them to our lives today. The vineyard belonged to the landowner. The farmers were only leasing the vineyard. Notice how much work the owner did before the farmers ever touched the vineyard. He planted it. Built the wall. Dug the winepress. Built the tower. Then he LEASED it to the farmers. They didn’t create the vineyard. They didn’t buy the vineyard. They didn’t make the vines grow. They didn’t own the harvest. They were managers of something that belonged to someone else. And THAT IS US! Your life is a vineyard God has entrusted to you. Your body, your marriage, your children, your friendships, your home, your career, your money, your gifts, your talents, your time, your opportunities … None of it is ultimately yours. It’s been ENTRUSTED to you. Think about your children – are they really yours? Did you knit them together in your womb? Did you create them yourself? Did you design them? Is it you that breathed life into them? No, they are and always have been God’s. He’s entrusted that child to you to raise, to guide, to love. All of this is on lease. God has chosen you to steward what is HIS for the short span of your lifetime. So, Sis – how’s your stewardship going? We’re so quick to ask, “What do I want to do with my life?” But girl, this life isn’t even yours! You’re stewarding this time and these opportunities given to you by God. The question is, “God, what do you want done with what you’ve given me?” Jesus says the Kingdom would be given to those who would “produce the proper fruit.” God isn’t simply looking for people who hang out in the vineyard. He’s looking for fruit. You can be in church and produce no fruit. You can know Scripture and produce no fruit. You can have great success, look incredibly good, be totally impressive and produce no fruit. What fruit are we talking about? Ahhhh yes, remember back to our Fruits of the Spirit study together. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self-control. If you’re stewarding the vineyard of your life well, then girl, your life should look different! People should see evidence that Jesus is growing in you! We are not people riddled with anxiety and fear. We are not impatient, irritated, grouchy souls. We are not negative, impulsive or judgmental. NO – that’s not what Jesus grows. The world grows that, but we are called to be different, empowered by the Holy Spirit to produce a radically different fruit in our leased vineyard. My friend, your life is producing something. What is it? Now, this story takes a turn. A turn that is a personal conviction on our tendency to claim “mine.” The farmers eventually say: “Let’s kill the heir and get the estate for ourselves.” They didn’t want to just work the vineyard. They wanted to own it. Dang – don’t we do this? God gives us something to steward and we get all clingy and bratty claiming “mine”. This is my time. This is my money. This is my body. They are my children. These are my plans. This is my life. Here’s the real problem with that – when we start believing it’s OURS, we have a real problem when God asks for his share. And that’s the real heart issue Jesus is exposing in this parable. Where have you taken what God has temporarily entrusted to you, claimed it as solely yours, and now you want to maintain control over it? You’re essentially telling God to stay out of your vineyard, forgetting IT’S HIS! In Jesus’ story of the Evil Farmers, we see the vineyard owner repeatedly sends servants in to visit and collect his share. The tenant farmers reject the servants. So, the owner sends more messengers. Eventually he sends in his son. We read this and immediately know how this plays out. That’s our Jesus. They kill our Jesus. God always knew that would happen. But here we see his patience. He sends messengers and reminders, giving the tenant farmers more time and more opportunities. Oh how God repeatedly comes after us. He sends us just the right sermon when we need it. Just the perfect devotional at the right time. Just the right conversation with the right friend. He interrupts us with his presence. What’s really happening is God is trying to get your attention. He loves you so much that he’s coming at you in every way to send you the message about his vineyard. Hey, this life you’re living belongs to God and he expects you to produce fruit. Again and again, he shows you mercy. What has God entrusted to you that He is now asking you to surrender back to Him? Maybe it’s your time. Maybe it’s control. Maybe it’s your money. Maybe it’s a relationship. Maybe it’s your body. Maybe it’s a gift or a dream that started with God but has slowly become about you. God doesn’t ask you to give Him what He never gave you. He’s simply asking for the fruit from the vineyard He entrusted to you. The religious leaders rejected Jesus. But Jesus says the very stone they rejected becomes the cornerstone. A cornerstone determines the alignment of the entire building. That’s a beautiful picture for us. Jesus isn’t supposed to be an addition to your life. He’s supposed to be the thing your life is built around. Not: “Where can I fit Jesus into my plans?” But: “How do I build my plans around Jesus?” Not: “How can Jesus help me achieve my dream?” But: “Jesus, what dream are You building in me?” God doesn’t give you things so you can possess them. He entrusts things so you can steward them. Everything and everyone you have and love today is on lease from God. You have it for just a little bit of time to care for, nurture, and help grow. What does the owner want you to do with those things today? When you really consider what the owner wants, it changes how you parent. How you spend. How you work. How you respond. How you show up. How you make decisions. WHAT DOES THE OWNER WANT? TEND what God has entrusted to you. PRODUCE the fruit God is looking for. RETURN to God what already belongs to Him. SURRENDER your life to the Jesus. You are not the owner of the vineyard. You are the steward of it. Everything you have is something God has entrusted to you for a season. And one day, the Owner comes looking for His harvest. How different would your life look today if you truly lived like God owns everything and you’re simply his steward? If the Owner walked into your vineyard today and asked for His harvest, what would you have to give Him? Follow Pamela on Instagram – https://instagram.com/headmamapamela Or Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pamela.crim Find out more about BIG Life – http://biglifehq.com
DOWNLOAD 5 DAYS TO LESS STRESS, MORE SATISFACTION HERE What if the reason you feel disconnected from yourself in motherhood isn't that you're doing something wrong, but that you've gotten so used to putting everyone else first? In this Mini Jolt, Whitney gets honest about her own experience of navigating motherhood, career, burnout, and the feeling that she was somehow failing at both work and home. Looking back with the perspective of years of coaching, self-reflection, and conversations with more than 150 experts, she explores why so many mothers find themselves becoming the most negotiable part of their own lives. Whitney also digs into the identity shifts and grief that can come with motherhood, especially when your career, priorities, or sense of self starts to change. Rather than offering another list of things moms should be doing, she invites you to slow down, look inward, and start building a life from the inside out. You'll hear why self-abandonment isn't simply a scheduling problem, how motherhood can train us to override our own needs, and why creating more space to listen to yourself can be the first step toward feeling more intentional, grounded, and connected to your own life. And if you're wondering where to start, Whitney shares a simple practice you can try right away: the "What Do I Need Buffer." It's a small pause built into your day to check in with yourself and ask, What do I want right now? What do I need right now? Tune in for a conversation about motherhood, identity, and finding your way back to yourself. Here's what you can look forward to in this episode: The pressure of being told you can "have it all" Her own experience with motherhood, career, and burnout The identity loss and grief that can come with major life transitions Why so many mothers become the most negotiable part of their own lives What it means to build a life from the inside out Why self-abandonment isn't just a time-management problem The "What Do I Need Buffer" and how to use it in your own life Rebuilding self-connection through small, intentional pauses Moving from urgency and overwhelm toward more choice and agency Reflection question to ponder: Where in my life have I gotten used to treating myself as negotiable? Learn more about 1:1 coaching with Whitney - book a 15-minute Spark Session Connect with Whitney: Instagram l Website l 5 Days to Less Stress, More Satisfaction l Tend to Your Soul Toolkit l 10 Soulful Journaling Prompts | Electric Ideas Podcast
We all have an inner child who lives inside of us. Hopefully she was cherished and celebrated in her youth. But for those who faced any sort of misunderstanding, hurt or abandonment from a caregiver, oftentimes unintentionally, those experiences can haunt us in our most intimate relationships and lead to lots of havoc and suffering in adulthood. In today's episode, I talk with Gloria Zhang, a relationship coach based out of Canada who is best known for her top 100 show: The Inner Child Podcast. Gloria helps high achievers permanently break patterns of toxic love and create secure, successful relationships through her unique Inner Child re-parenting methods. In our conversation, Gloria helps us understand how unresolved inner child wounds can show up in our lives, especially with our partners. We delve into the link between our relationship with our parents and how that plays out in what we look for in a spouse later in life. Listen until the end to find out things you can do to move past your discovered behaviors and her best tips for better communicating in our relationships. I would love to know what you connected with in today's episode. Drop us a note to let us know - @bygloriazhang and @whitneywoman! Here's what to look forward to in today's episode: A deeper look at how to define the Inner Child The big core wounds that can show up in your life and signs to look for The link between a relationship with our parents and how that impacts a relationship with our partner Examples of issues with your mom or dad as a child Tips for things we can do, aside from therapy, to move past behaviors that we recognize Advice for women who feel like they've surrendered their identity after starting a family Rules for the road when it comes to having fair, better communication and relationships The best time to get into the right mindset with yourself How to build a healthy relationship A helpful and powerful question to ask yourself Learn more about 1:1 coaching with Whitney - book a 15-minute Spark Session Connect with Whitney: Instagram l Website l 5 Days to Less Stress, More Satisfaction l Tend to Your Soul Toolkit l 10 Soulful Journaling Prompts | Electric Ideas Podcast Connect with Gloria: Instagram | Website | Podcast: The Inner Child Podcast
Hey friends, Chase here. Every summer, I revisit conversations from the archive that have stood the test of time. Not because I'm nostalgic, but because the best ideas don't expire. They deepen. This is the sixth and final installment of Summer School 2026—episodes I personally returned to most this year when I was stuck, blocked, or facing a very particular need. This one with Elizabeth Gilbert is the closer for a reason. I kept finding myself spending so much time navigating my internal landscape that it felt like it was taking me away from everything I wanted to do out in the world. And then I remembered something Liz said that rearranged the frame: she considers mental health her full-time job. Writing—being a professional creator—is a hobby she does on the side. That line alone is worth revisiting every summer. Liz Gilbert is the bestselling author of Eat, Pray, Love (more than 12 million copies), a Time 100 most influential person, novelist of City of Girls, and the rare creative who can talk about fear, mercy, grief, and truth-telling without flinching—and without performing enlightenment. She's a force of nature. Spend a few minutes with her and you'll know why. In this conversation, she makes the case that the way out of pain is through honesty. That grace can take you places hustling can't. That mercy is the foundation of any healthy creative life. And that you make the world safe for yourself by telling the truth in it. Grace can take you places where hustling can't. Summer School: Elizabeth Gilbert on Truth-Telling, Mercy, and the Art of Being Yourself Liz opens with City of Girls—a novel about promiscuous girls in 1940s New York theater who behave recklessly with their sexuality and aren't ruined by it. A palate cleanser, she jokes, from Anna Karenina: one orgasm and then you're under the train. Underneath the glamour is a deeper subject: how do you become yourself? How do you just be—not a role, not a brand, not a performance of "good girl"? Her aspiration is almost revolutionary: to be the most relaxed person in every room she's in. To show what it might look like for a woman—for anyone—to be at ease in a world of nearly universal anxiety. How do you get there? Not by hustling harder. Through foundational, almost unbelievable honesty—truth to yourself and truth to others. Spending most of the day saying no. Ending the hustle so grace has room to work. Her great love and teacher, Rayya (Ria in the transcript), lived by a line Liz now lives by too: the truth has legs. It's the only thing left standing in the room at the end of the day. Everything else blows up into drama. Since you're going to end up at the truth anyway—why not start there? If you've ever felt that taking care of your inner world is somehow stealing time from your "real work," this episode will reframe that entirely. The care is the real work. What You'll Hear in This Episode Why City of Girls is about becoming yourself—and why "just being" is rarer than we admit Liz's aspiration to be the most relaxed person in the room—and why honesty makes that possible "The truth has legs"—and how Rayya schooled her in radical truth-telling How withheld truth eventually breaks the body and mind—and why die-or-tell-the-truth becomes the only choice Why people-pleasing is really self-protection, not generosity Creativity and fear: being just 1% more curious than you are afraid A working definition of a creative life: decisions based more on curiosity than fear Mercy as the foundation—for self, for others, for the inevitable disappointment of making imperfect work Mental health as the full-time job; writing as the side practice The daily dialogue with Love that has saved her life for 20 years—and why writing slows the mind What to do when you're creatively stuck: walk away and do something with your hands Truth Has Legs Liz is clear: try to have a completely honest relationship with at least one person in your life—and it's best if that person is yourself. When she was younger, she thought she couldn't tell the truth because the world wasn't safe for it. Later she learned the reverse: you make the world safe for yourself by telling the truth in it. Around 30, the first major truth she couldn't say—ending her marriage—nearly destroyed her. Sleep gone. Appetite gone. Twenty pounds lost. Mental health broken. Physical health broken. Die or tell the truth. She finally told it. Instead of killing her, it brought her to life. And if she'd said it two years earlier, it would have been a greater gift to him as well. People-pleasing, in her frame, isn't kindness. It's manipulation for perceived safety. The other person deserves to know who they're actually talking to. And truth-telling isn't a one-and-done graduation. Life keeps offering another chance to be brave. The only way out is through honesty. Do it again. Trust builds. It gets easier—not because the stakes drop, but because you finally believe the method. Rayya's cancer journey deepened this. When Liz couldn't cope by clinging to her partner as salvation, she had to become the steady one. Wisdom she doesn't share, she says, starts to hurt—like unused talent turns into pain. So she shares. Not out of marketing duty to readers. Out of self-preservation and love. Mercy, Curiosity, and Mental Health as the Job Asked for compressed creative advice, Liz answers in one word: mercy. Mercy for yourself. Mercy for others. Mercy for the inevitable disappointment when what you make isn't the tourmaline butterfly you dreamed—when day one excitement becomes day two self-hatred. The only people who get to day three are the people who have mercy. Ann Patchett's image: smash the gemstone butterfly on day one, then make the weird little thing out of chewing gum and baseball cards and twigs—and say, good job, self. No one's ever made one like that before. That's compassion: ending the argument against reality. This is what we've got. Flap flap. A piece falls off. Keep going. On fear, Liz's saving grace is curiosity—just 1% more curious than afraid. That's enough. Her definition of a creative life isn't watercolor class. It's any life where your decisions are routinely based more strongly on curiosity than fear. Then the life itself becomes the work of art. And here's the Summer School lightning bolt: an enormous percentage of Liz's days is spent managing her mental health—the "dysfunctional family" inside her mind. Writing is what she does on the side. She was managing her mental health on the plane that morning. There are very few days off from saving her own life. Her primary practice for twenty years: a daily dialogue with Love (capital L)—writing the words she always wanted someone to say. I'm right here. I've got you. You can't tire me out. Love doesn't need the room to be different. Love doesn't issue a five-point improvement plan. Love is company in the darkest hour. Writing slows the mind enough to receive that. When creativity is stuck? Don't force the tormented artist fantasy. Walk away. Garden. Fix a bicycle. Power-wash a driveway. Get out of your head and into your hands. Inspiration returns after embodiment—not after more self-punishment. Timecodes So You Can Jump Around 00:00 – Welcome and why this episode closes Summer School 2026 04:24 – Liz joins; City of Girls, becoming yourself, and the aspiration to be relaxed 13:32 – Honesty, saying no, and "grace can take you places hustling can't" 15:12 – Rayya, addiction, and "the truth has legs" 19:00+ – The first major truth at 30: breakdown, then coming alive 22:23 – Truth-telling and creativity; Eat, Pray, Love as a story of learning to tell the truth 30:00+ – Rayya's illness, grief, and why unshared wisdom becomes pain 36:14 – Fear, curiosity, and the definition of a creative life 38:51 – Mercy: the foundation (and the tourmaline butterfly) 43:40 – Mental health as the full-time job; writing as the hobby 45:00 – The daily dialogue with Love 51:38 – Scrapping a book, gardening, and what to do when you're stuck 54:21 – Paint bicycles / power-wash driveways: walk away into the present Why This Conversation Still Matters We still live in the anxiety virus Liz named—exported globally, amplified by politics, climate dread, and the demand to be a thing at all times. Creators still treat self-care as optional overhead between "real" output. Hustle culture still pretends grace is lazy. This conversation is the antidote. Mental health isn't what you do after you're successful. It's the work that makes everything else possible. Truth isn't a brand strategy. It's how you stop poisoning your own body with secrets. Mercy isn't soft. It's the only way anyone ever reaches day three. That's why this episode earned the final Summer School slot. The year asked a lot of our inner landscapes. Liz's answer is still the one that helps me return to the world without abandoning myself: tell the truth. Tend the mind. Prefer curiosity over fear. Make the imperfect butterfly. Keep company with Love. Class dismissed—until next summer. Keep Going Deeper If this conversation resonates: City of Girls Big Magic Eat, Pray, Love Liz online: elizabethgilbert.com Follow Liz: Instagram | X/Twitter | Website Questions to Reflect On Where am I hustling for a result that only grace—and honesty—can deliver? What truth do I already know I'm going to end up telling—and what would it cost to start with it? Am I making the world safer for myself through honesty, or waiting for the world to feel safe first? Where has people-pleasing become self-protection dressed up as kindness? In my creative work, am I on day two (self-hatred) or practicing the mercy that gets me to day three? If mental health were my full-time job this week, what would change about how I schedule my days? When I'm stuck, am I forcing the art—or am I willing to power-wash a driveway and return to the present? The Core Idea You don't graduate from truth-telling. You practice it. You don't earn rest by producing enough. You save your own life daily so you have a life worth creating from. Liz's invitation—as the last lesson of this Summer School season—is both soft and severe: tell the truth until the room is safe. Put mercy under every creative attempt. Be just slightly more curious than afraid. Tend the warring neighborhood in your mind like it's the job. Write love to yourself when no one else can hold the need. And when the work won't move—move your body instead. If there's one lesson worth carrying forward from this final Summer School session, it's this: Mental health is the work. Creativity is what you get to do when you've tended it—and the only way out of the hard parts is through honesty.
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