Podcast appearances and mentions of tom ross

Note: Elliot would like to apologize for butchering Zoltan Istvan's (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoltan_Istvan) name in relation to the 2020 election. The 2024 presidential candidate for the Transhumanist Party (https://transhumanist-party.org/) is Tom Ross. Disclaimer: The personal opinions stated in this episode are just that: Personal opinions. They in no way reflect the official position of any group, organization or affiliation.

“Our first instinct was just sheer disbelief. We were trying to tell ourselves that it couldn't be real. It couldn't be happening. But it was.”—The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist by Jenny Ashford and Tom Ross In this episode, Richard dives into The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist by Jenny Ashford and Tom Ross—a book that's part childhood memoir, part full-throttle paranormal nightmare, and less than 150 pages. But don't let its length fool you, it may be the most important poltergeist story ever written. Tom Ross, who's around Richard's age, recounts the terrifying winter vacation where his family faced supernatural phenomena that just wouldn't stop. Imagine the worst, most upsetting family trip of your life and multiply it by…a poltergeist. Richard first read this book in 2017, holed up in a condo in Mammoth during a ski vacation he'd rather forget. Fear has been a strange, and near constant companion, in Richard's life. Yet, as he has discovered, confronting fear head-on can lead to unexpected revelations and personal growth. In this episode, he reflects on his own complicated relationship with fear, exploring how it can be both a barrier, a catalyst for change, and sometimes something you don't have to take on. Join Richard as he faces down the paranormal once more, revisiting a story about fear, transformation, and how the darkness finds us all eventually, even if we're not looking. Buckle up, it's about to get weirder. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts for the next episode. Learn more about the stories, books, music, and more featured in this episode at https://www.richardhatemsparanormalbookshelf.com/ 

A long-time part of THE PIG team, CEO Tom Ross guides the progress of this uniquely quirky English hotel brand.

Send us a Text Message.My guest for this episode is Tom Ross, CEO and Co-Founder of Andgo (www.andgosystems.com).I have always found the tech world fascinating, especially software as a service (SaaS). Likely because it is so different from the businesses that I manage.In this episode, Tom shares the story of how Andgo started and evolved over the last 10+ years, including:Entrepreneurial mindsetPerspectives on remote and flexible workSolving problems and value proposition (follow the post it notes)Scaling up (40% continuous annual growth)People and process Venture capital and valuationsTowards the end, we got into some of my favorite topics, including, managing your health and energy as well as work/life balance.Filmed January 2024Note: All of the ideas and thoughts shared here are my own and are not necessarily shared by any organization I am affiliated with. Please give my guests the same consideration. 

Last night I had the opportunity to sit down with the fabulous and engaging former Brumby and current Waratahs tight head, Tom Ross. Tom talks about how he escaped the barren wastelands of the ACT and signed with the Tahs in November 2023. He reflects on a fair prop education while down south with one or two reasonable prop mentors and some useful coaches as well. 2024 saw Tom in the Tahs starting XV before he too succumbed to the Tahs curse, doing his MCL five minutes into the match against the Chiefs, but battled it out till halftime. Tom is on the recovery trail and we discuss all things rugby. From his rugby trajectory, to how to help Sonny-Bill Williams evolve as a commentator and everything else in between. Special thanks to the Waratah media team for the opportunity and also to Tom. 'Tross' (must be short for Albatross) was a terrific guest and ''much better than Julian Heaven'' (Tom's words). We talked Brumbies rugby, coaches, life at the Tahs and a whole lot more. Sit down, pour yourself a refreshing beverage and enjoy.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jay Leedy probably had a bunch of options open to him when he decided he'd done his job with Sony's pro display team, and it might have surprised some of his industry friends when he signed on with a much smaller company, New York-based Videri, as its Senior VP for Strategic Alliances. It didn't surprise me, because Videri has been on a bit of a tear in the last few months, hiring well-connected and respected senior people away from other companies active in digital signage. That came out of a $20 million fundraising round announced late last year. I did a podcast about a year ago with Videri CEO Wes Nicol, so I didn't want to spend too much time talking again about Videri's product and services. We get into that and what attracted Leedy, but what I was really interested in hearing about was his point of view on the CMS software market. His prior role with Sony was building up the digital signage software ecosystem, which involved talking to and looking at scores of different companies. He eventually onboarded some 90 in his three-plus years there, about 70 of them CMS software firms. So Leedy has a pretty unique perspective on what's out there, and how companies differentiate themselves in what remains a very crowded CMS software market. Subscribe from wherever you pick up new podcasts. TRANSCRIPT Jay Leedy, thank you for joining me. You've had some big changes in the last few weeks.  Jay Leedy: Thank you. I have. Thanks for having me, Dave. It's great to hear your voice.  Yeah, you don't want to see me.  Jay Leedy: It's been a couple of months since I saw you last at ISE, but yeah, some changes that were on the horizon at ISE kind of came to fruition over the last several months, and I'm happy to say I'm in my fourth week, almost complete with my fourth week here at Videri. Wow, you're almost past probation. Are you going to make it?  Jay Leedy: They haven't kicked me out yet. My wife told me that the paycheck showed up in our bank account yesterday. Yay!  Things are rocking. I knew you when you were with Convergent and Diversified then you went over to Sony. Am I missing anything there? Jay Leedy: I think that's the extent of my career in this space. I got introduced to integrations prior to moving to Convergent through a company that had point-of-purchase display manufacturing as their core and had a division that focused on, what we called Intelligent Loss Prevention. We were basically importing a lot of technology solutions to solve theft prevention in retail and that's how I got exposed to systems integration, and when I saw digital signage as a part of that, I naturally gravitated toward that. I saw there was going to be a big growth arc and fortunately, I've been right so far.  We can get into what you were doing with Sony because I'm intrigued by the role you had and the unique perspective that was offered, but I'm curious because when you started thinking, okay, I've done my job here with Sony and what's my next thing? What compelled you to go to Videri, I suspect you had a number of options.  Jay Leedy: Yeah, it's a good question. The little background that I just gave you is in part why Videri was really appealing to me. You're right. I had really broad exposure to the market across a number of technologies, not just digital signage, and was considering options outside of digital signage, to be perfectly honest, but the reason that Videri was compelling for me was a couple of reasons.  One is the, very strong push they were making into the market with some clear funding and a product offering that was differentiated in displays that were very thin and lightweight looking and appealed to the sensibilities of retailers and designers and the folks that I really like engaging with on the creative side of our business, combined with software that really makes it easy to make these things pop and, deliver what we call orchestration of content across multiple canvases of displays to unify those.  But there were some other things that went into that as well. I met Rob Avery, who had recently joined the company from Scala, at your event at ISE. I'd already met Wes Nicol, the CEO, about a year prior, and then Steven Jenkins, who I'd worked with at Diversified, had recently joined as the CRO along with Nathan Jones, who I'd also worked with as a Managing Director for North America. So there are already some pieces in place, and when I met Rob and we chatted briefly about his point of view on where we are versus where he wanted to take the software on the roadmap, that really clicked with me. Then we announced Jeff Griffin coming in as a retail technology guru and a guy who was at the genesis of what we called Walmart TV. So it wasn't even digital signage when he was involved with that deployment. So he's had a long history of selling into that market, and really the last piece to fall into place for me was, we secured, Tom Ross from NowSignage and I think he must eat energy bars constantly. He has the most energy and passion for the channel of any guy that I've met in this industry, and I've met a lot. All of those things coming together was really a big part of making that decision for me. Yeah, it's interesting. I've told the story a few times of couple of years ago at DSC in Vegas, some company called Videri had reached out to me and said, could you come to our suite at ARIA and have a look at our pots and pans? And I said, I'm super busy, and so on, and they bugged me and on the last day in the afternoon, I was dead tired, but I said, okay, fine, because I was staying next door and I didn't know a damn thing about them and met them, walked this endless hallway to get to their suite and they showed me these flat panel displays.  I thought, oh, dear God, I've walked all this way to see some skinny displays, but then they started to explain what they're up to, the business model and how they were working with a very large Austrian energy drink brand that they're not allowed to officially talk about, and I thought, now I get it, and over those, intervening two years, the company has really grown in terms of marketplace visibility and everything else and they have a somewhat unique, not entirely unique, but somewhat unique product.  Jay Leedy: Yeah, I agree. In fact, I was registered to go to that same event but couldn't get there because I was super busy that week. I also didn't have a relationship with them yet. So I didn't yet feel obligated, but I didn't see their product until Digital Signage Week, or maybe it was NRF, one of the two where they had a hospitality event at their offices in New York and I made my way there and I was as compelled as you were because of what they were doing but also where they were saying they were going. And you're right. The visibility for Videri has been exponential. I think as contemporaries in our sphere of the industry have gotten more visibility to their hardware and a better understanding of whether software can cause the entire industry to really lean in and that's been the case. I think when I announced that I was leaving Sony combined with two days later announcing that I was joining Videri, I never had as much web traffic on my LinkedIn as those two days. I think it was something on the order of 15,000 impressions between the two posts and that tells me that there's a lot of people who were really intrigued about what this new company is and as I've gotten deeper into the organization and started to really look around at the core architecture of our software, which is an Android-based SoC. So all of our displays run Android 12, which offers a lot of opportunity for third-party solutions to run alongside ours, or in some cases, in place of our software with our firmware being the glue that binds the delivery of that software, and I think there's a lot of opportunities in that regard as well, right?  My goal will really be to build out an ecosystem and a partner strategy very similar to what I was doing at Sony and fortunately, I have a lot of existing relationships that I was already working with that can parlay right into that, that are all dialed into that Android approach, but I think Android, in particular, was compelling for me because it has become a de facto standard in many respects and in a lot of cases with retailers, because of the security components to it, and our particular flavor of Android is locked down, which is really appealing. all the stars really aligned there.  It's interesting because Android, if you asked people out five years ago, they would probably say no, not going anywhere near that. Jay Leedy: I know when I was Diversified, it was an absolute non-starter, but the market's changed, and fortunately the strength of Android and the security protocols have changed, and I think it's you and I've talked about a little bit, right? The impression and kind of point of view on Android Deployed in enterprise environments has changed as well. I think largely because of the broad use of MDMs or device management solutions and familiarity with those tools, with IT admins having a level of comfort with those. At the end of the day, displays for digital signage are IOT devices that have to be managed and locked down in a similar fashion. So something that's familiar just resonates with those decision makers.  You mentioned a couple of minutes ago third party suppliers or providers.  Are you saying, and you can correct me if I'm getting this wrong, that if I'm another CMS software company, I could, in theory, drive Videri displays? Jay Leedy: Absolutely, and we've already tested a handful of them. I think we've got about five so far. We've also tested some lift-and-learn solutions that are quasi-CMS but would also be able to run in concert with our CMS.  That'd be like Glass Media stuff? Jay Leedy: It's more like Sign Metrics. We're on ARC over at Pick‘n'Watch. He's got a really interesting solution that's all Bluetooth and UDP-based. We're also looking at wireless solutions for audience measurement, the likes of Blue Zoo or Movia Media.  Some of the CMS platforms that we've tested, run the gamut of the kind of those that are known more heavily in the space, like Spp Space and Corbett, and then others that are maybe lesser known like Play Signage or one of the newer ones that, as you mentioned earlier, the idea of a hobby business that's not yet full bore or fully funded or has a sales and marketing team behind it, what have you… There's a company called AbleSign that's got some pretty capable products. Largely a lot of these are available as progressive web app options where the device management capabilities of their full-featured apps are stripped out and therefore don't present a conflict with some of the remote capabilities that are the device management capabilities that we bring to bear. But, in the longer term, we'll also test scenarios where maybe a full-featured solution could be used or what we see more as a trend; why I was looking maybe outside of digital signage, in other technology providers, is that, especially in North America, and I think that this will cascade to other markets is that enterprise clients, in particular, have a point of view on device management. So, it was really important when I was at Sony to be compatible with whatever infrastructure decisions had been made upstream so that we could just say yes to projects and be specified regardless of what the requirements were. To some extent, that's a consideration with Videri's approach as well. It's interesting, with this idea that you can work with other CMS software companies. I'm trying to envision that phone call or that meeting on their end, wouldn't they be saying that you have a software that competes with our software?  Jay Leedy: Yeah, but I think we also have a really attractive line of hardware, right? The kind of customer that will gravitate towards our hardware may, in some cases, already have an investment and an existing state of software that they don't want to deviate from. So it may make sense for us to offer our hardware with some recurring fees for the support and device management components while also being able to enable content management on a familiar platform that is more broadly used across their estate. Those are scenarios that we're gaming out.  What drew my attention in the tippet area is how the square displays in particular were something that could replace old beverage brands' neon or plastic backlit signs in bars and restaurants. It was something that was dynamic, the quick ROI that would come out of that, but I've seen Videri in particular marketing, multi-screen video cone matrix. I think there's another word you guys use.  Jay Leedy: We call it an orchestration, but yeah, it'd be a mosaic or a configuration of multi-canvas screens that, in some cases, we're seeing incorporated with other visual merchandising elements or other artwork elements in hospitality applications, for example. You might like static, traditional artwork and imagery interspersed with dynamic elements that are part of Videri. The entire wall can very easily be mapped, and content pushed and split across the displays so that it makes sense visually without a lot of hardware to deliver that, and I think that's really a unique element of our software.  Yeah, and I like the ability to mix and match squares and rectangles display canvases and I know Samsung had a square product years ago, and it came and went because they like to sell hundreds of thousands, not thousands of units, but it came back with this and because manufacturers in Asia are now able to natively manufacture square things instead of cutting a rectangle and turning it into a square, redoing the electronics and costing a lot of money.  Jay Leedy: Yeah, the run rate on our square product versus the other ones is probably not as high, to be fair, but those unique shapes and, I think, more specifically, smaller form factors, the lighter weight, the bezels are only probably about three quarters of an inch thick. The fact that they're low-voltage offers a lot of flexibility. We've got a shop fitter or a point-of-purchase display manufacturer in Germany that's developed a unique bracket that allows these displays to be moved around in their modular system. The entire system is powered with low voltage.  It's a company called Visplay, and they've done some really interesting stuff. These powered, essentially track systems or grids have ports, and the brackets are designed to automatically pick up power as soon as they do. Once they hit the Wi-Fi, they just start playing content again. So it gives the retailer or the shop fitter a lot of modularity, and they don't have to get a technician on-site to make these changes. It's something that they can do with store staff and that's really appealing as well.  That's interesting. I've been doing a lot of reading and paying a lot of attention to the whole retail media networks landscape of late because it's obviously got a lot of traction, even though much of the spending now is not in the store but billboards and online, but it's going that way and I've said and heard from people that it's not going to be a second wave of stores, putting big ass LCD displays on every available surface like it maybe was in the 2010s when athletic wear retailers, in particular, were doing that.  It's going to have to be smaller displays and interesting displays that fit into the design and are designed from the start or ones that don't get in the way of merchandising. Jay Leedy: Yeah, exactly. I think we've seen that in various gestations over the last several years, especially in consumer packaged goods, brands will incorporate digital elements as part of a turnkey fixture package. It's one of the things I was working on with Diversified prior to the pandemic, and unfortunately, the pandemic killed the momentum on a project that was really promising for us. But it was in partnership with Westrock, and the idea was that, as Diversified, we would be the integrator and managed service provider to support design, build, and ultimately manage and service these things once deployed. Westrock designed the fixture and also what they called kit packing. So they brought in inventory from their partner at the time, GlaxoSmithKline. They fully merchandised a display fitted with graphics and then added our digital elements with an LTE modem cradle point. As soon as the store personnel received it, which they wielded into place, they didn't have to have a technician. Essentially, they had a turnkey solution that, as soon as it was plugged in, called home and had a range of content that would be played based on a number of parameters. There was an integrated camera.  So, I think there's a really appealing turnkey solution that doesn't have to rely on the retailer's data infrastructure, which is usually fairly constrained. This gives the brands a lot more freedom for placement but a lot more control over execution as well as the ability to, as you rightly said, put digital in places where you wouldn't expect it, and that's a hallmark of our approach, right? These smaller screens are unique form factors that are less obtrusive and don't detract from the merchandising but actually can complement it, and you're right, I think retail media networks will manifest in that way so that it's not an afterthought. It's not a screen that's hanging from the ceilings left in front of the end cap, but it's actually integrated into the end cap or into the merchandising fixture or what have you. So it really does the job of carrying the brand message, and I think there's a lot of appeal there, especially in lifestyle brands. Especially for a product where, through our orchestration, we could draw attention to an entire category or shop within a store rather than just having individual merchandising fixtures, each with its own message. The adoption barrier that I've encountered when I've talked to brands about this, what you were just describing is they like it, but they only need it for six weeks or four weeks or some defined campaign term, and even though they may be a big CPG brand with all kinds of products they're so siloed that you couldn't just say, “This shampoo digital fixture could be a body lotion fixture for round two, and you could share it across different ones.” They'd say, “Yeah, but that would never happen.”  Jay Leedy: Yeah, that was actually the concept of the one that we were working on with Westrock and GlaxoSmithKline. So the idea was that it'd be a seasonal product that was focused on at the time, Flonase and Claritin, and then once the season for allergies was over, they would pivot to another product that was better suited to the next season. That was exactly the concept. I think you're right. There is a seasonality to these activities, but the beauty of digital is that you can effectively reskin these things and repurpose them. So long as you have an intelligent design and the rest of the fixture to accommodate a range of products, and basically send in another kit of graphics and merchandise to correspond with that in partnership with a kit packer like Westrock. You can clarify your role with Sony, which you were there for two or three years, I think. But what I found intriguing now that you're not there is that your gig was basically developing partnerships for Sony to use its smart displays. When you started, there were, I think, one or two, maybe, and by the time you left, I think you were past 80 different partners.  So you had this unique perspective of talking to a whole bunch of CMS software companies about what they had and analyzing whether there was a fit, and I'm just curious, having seen all these different ones and now somewhat detached from them, what your impression? Are they all the same, which is, I think what most people would think?  Jay Leedy: Yeah, I was there for three and a half years, and you're right. When I came on, there was exactly one product that had gone through any kind of formal due diligence or QA, and so my program was really about building out that ecosystem with some formalities and processes, and I was fortunate enough to talk to and onboard roughly 90 different technologies that were, I'd say maybe 70% of those were digital signage and the rest were spread between unified communications or AV over IP as a software-defined solution. We also had a range of telemetry and UCC solutions as well. I think I had exposure to roughly 140 companies or so. On the CMS front, I know Invidus recently did a report that you commented on in your blog as well, and you're not wrong, for the most part, a lot of CMS platforms, at their core, do the same thing. The difference is how they do it. For me, the flexibility in their architecture, as I mentioned earlier, the idea of progressive web apps that decouple some of the real differentiation early in the market, that was an all-in-one solution with device management, has kind of evolved to the point where customers want flexibility and deciding and decoupling that device management from CMS but there's also, I think, the extent to which these companies have invested in APIs and manage those APIs and other data connectors and understand interoperability sets them apart.  I think for me, with Videri and our clear focus on retail and creative agencies and optimizing and enabling workflows that would be API dependent, as well as a cloud-based SaaS that has the flexibility to be able to grow and evolve, in that direction, that was what was appealing for me. It's not to say that Videri was the only one with all those marks ticked in their offering, but as we talked about earlier, had some other organizational considerations that really were the determining factor for me coming over here. Without naming names or anything, did you see companies that were clearly more advanced versus ones that were maybe building on something that they've had for many years, and they're just incrementally bolting new capability onto an existing software stack?  Jay Leedy: Yeah, absolutely. I think it's true for any company in the tech space that, at some point, you have to acknowledge that your technical debt load is too much and completely re-architect the solution. We've seen that happen with a number of companies in our space. There are a number of others that continue to struggle with that technical debt and architecture that just doesn't lend itself to meeting the expectations of the market.  Were you recommending the key things that, whether you're a solutions partner or an end user, they should look for if they want to be future-proofed and really modern?  Jay Leedy: First and foremost, these days, it's an API-first strategy. We need to ensure that There's a robust enough set of APIs to enable baseline telemetry and interoperability with a number of other API-first solutions. I think about, in particular, what's happening with digital transformation in large consultancies like Accenture, EY, and Deloitte. A lot of those hinge on moving from on-premise to cloud-based solutions for a range of business applications.  If anybody listening to this podcast is using Office 365, for example, there are a number of third-party solutions that plug into those, obviously with a fee involved. However, to enable that, you have to have the right architecture, and digital signage isn't that different.  We talk a little bit in this industry about headless and the idea of headless means, I think, escapes some people. I think the idea of no or low code development also, I think, escapes some people, but both of those are similar in that they enable. A much lower cost of entry to get a lot more functionality because the architecture is built in such a way that it can just essentially plug in like a Lego, and you can create building blocks that are predefined, versus having to have a linear development approach that can be really cost intensive. Yeah, I was on a call yesterday, and it was interesting. They were talking very much about that. From my perspective, if you have a solution that has a distinct login and you have to do everything digital signage through that login, with no real hooks into anything else, that's a big challenge, particularly for larger organizations that want to use one tool set.  It's going to push out to whatever the endpoint is and whatever that endpoint is communicating. Jay Leedy: Yeah, and also just thinking about all the different ways content can be generated now. There's been a lot of buzz around generative AI, but the rules for content and distribution largely have been in most of these CMS platforms for a long time. But a means of automating those rules and creating if this, then that scenario or ingesting data that can then drive outcomes and content. that's not necessarily core to a lot of those platforms, or leveraging API calls directly from digital asset management tools and leveraging all of the metadata tagging logic that is built into those, and pulling those directly into the content strategy also necessarily isn't native to a lot of CMS platforms. So I think those are all kinds of key things to consider when making a selection or at least knowing, if it's possible downstream, should your company mature to the point where they want to leverage those types of tools.  If people want to catch up with you and talk about what you're doing with Videri, I know they can find you online, obviously, but you'll be at Infocomm?  Jay Leedy: I will be at Infocomm and the Digital Signage Federation mixer in Tampa in about two weeks. Either way, I'd love to see you and continue the conversation.  All right, Jay. It's great to catch up.  Jay Leedy: Great to see you as well, Dave.

This week the guys discuss yet another torrid Tuesday for Jake R, the late late show v Crystal Palace and how a chicken burger changed the game before looking ahead to Sunday's HUGE game at Villa Park. Up the Spurs! --------------------

Hey, y'all! We kick off our newest season by diving deep into the philosophy and politics of living forever. Which also means we get to talk about Atlas Shrugged more than we would have liked.

On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1968, Tom Ross was the intelligence and operations officer of a unique Special Forces “A” Detachment in the Republic of South Vietnam—the elite unit also known as the “Green Berets.” Today, Tom Ross is the President and CEO of his own successful custom design jewelry firm, The Ross Jewelry Company, in Atlanta, Georgia, and is the author of Privileges of War: A Good Story of American Service in Vietnam. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Ross returns for the second of our two episodes about building online communities. In this episode, Chris and Tom discuss the things to focus on when developing and honing your community - asking who your ideal community member is, how to price entry for a paid community, and how to attract people to your community. Tom provides a deep dive into creating a comprehensive profile of your ideal community member, highlighting the need to consider both hard and soft metrics. He emphasizes the invaluable role of personal conversations with potential members, explaining how these dialogues can offer more profound insights than data from surveys ever could. After all, a community is driven as much by the people in it as it is by the person who has organized it. Creating an online community can be a long and complex journey, but Tom Ross has built up a fair amount of experience in the field and is sharing it here. Tom's goal is to help people build communities that bring a lot of value to members, while also being personally fulfilling for the one running it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Many of us have heard the famous Kevin Kelly phrase, "To make a living as a craftsperson, photographer, musician, designer, author, animator, app maker, entrepreneur, or inventor, you need only a thousand true fans." When you get those TRUE fans, they're willing to support your endeavors. However, there is a difference between all of those followers you have on your social media accounts and those thousand true fans. The true fans are one of the building blocks of your community. They are the ones who will genuinely be with you on your journey to develop your voice, build your brand, and establish your authority. But, that's just one part of what it takes to build a solid community. In this episode, the first of two, Chris talks with Tom Ross of Design Cuts about what a community is and how to build one. Tom generously shares his invaluable insights and expert knowledge on key community-building questions. They will discuss the intricacies of engagement levels and how they can fluctuate, and highlight the importance of having a clear, compelling offering for your community. He'll also provide practical strategies for distribution and delve into the potentially challenging topic of how to rejuvenate a stagnant community, breathing new life into it. This is part one of a two part conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“The world is running on COBOL,” says IBM's Tom Ross, aka Captain COBOL.  He's not exaggerating: Some 220 billion lines of COBOL process $3 trillion worth of commerce every day – and 1.5 billion new lines are written each year. Modernization is constant, and that can present challenges when the time comes to compile updated programs.  “When programs don't get touched for a period of time, they become forgotten,” observes Jim Rahm, co-founder of Source Recovery. “You can't fix the problem if you don't have the source.” Recovering COBOL source code is his business. If you love COBOL, this deep-dive into source-code forensics is a must-listen!To learn more about COBOL source-code recovery, visit Source Recovery on the web.Visit IBM on the web for more information about our COBOL products. Join the ISV Ecosystem User Group on the IBM Z and LinuxONE Community for more updates on how ISVs and partners are innovating the IBM Z platform: blogs, events, videos, discussions, and more.  Join here.Subscribe to z/Action! Each month we meet some of the world's most innovative companies as they share how they're expanding horizons and driving success with IBM Z.

HELLO! Welcome to episode 7 of season 3 of Creative Catch UpIn this episode, we chat about marketing and building an audience. We'll be sharing our marketing experiences, and ways in which we have built up an audience.We also hear from marketing enthusiast Tom Ross, CEO of Design Cuts and he shares all his best advice to help artists market themselves.So pop us on in the background, grab your favourite beverage and we'll keep you company for the next hour whilst you work on whatever you want to.Our Shop Links:Mel https://www.melaniechadwick.co.uk/Kriksis https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/kriksisartNatasha https://www.natashanewton.com/Natasha's paint palette collab: https://deepdeeplight.com/product/mellow-days-cosy-nights/Use CODE deepdeepnatasha to get 10% offDon't forget to submit your questions- you can do so through the comment section here or on our IG account @creative.catchup. FInd our channels here: @MelanieChadwick @NatashaNewtonArt @kriksis Until next time Stay Creative!Creative Catch Up Crew xxx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tampa's historic Ybor City district is known for its nightlife. But just a few blocks away, you'll find a bar that's reminiscent of another time and place.Bastet Brewing pays homage to the beer culture of ancient Egypt. And that's the vibe you'll get when you step inside, from the mural on the wall down to the smallest details.Friends Huston Lett and Tom Ross opened Bastet in November 2020. Despite the ups and downs of the pandemic, they've grown the business into one of Tampa's most buzzed-about watering holes. Bastet was even featured in the documentary One Pint at a Time about diversity in the craft beer industry. (Former Zest guest Latiesha Cook of St. Petersburg-based Beer Kulture also appears in the film.)Dalia Colón and The Zest's web guru, Alexandria Ebron, recently visited Bastet for a tour. In this conversation, Huston and Tom explain the Egyptian roots of modern craft breweries and how their mutual love of cooking inspires the beers they create. Related episodes: Beer Kulture Raises the Bar for Diversity in Craft Beverage Industry In Praise of Punch: Justin Gray on Your New Favorite Summertime Sip Spirit of the Panhandle: Distillery 98 in Santa Rosa Beach Makes Oyster-Filtered Vodka

Daniel E. Twedt (KK6VDR) https://www.facebook.com/daniel.e.twedt #yesWeCANdidates! KK6VDR Dan running for 02024 U.S. Vice President with Tom Ross and the United States Transhumanist Party #online #event #presentation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jackbosma/message

How not to be blinded by an idea, just in time or just in case, examining how risky you are before freelancing, the harm reduction methodology, creating original stuff even if it sucks - that's what I learned this week! Find out more about it in this episode!

Today our guest is Tom Ross, The Honest Entrepreneur, who started his journey in his early teenage years, a finalist for the UK Young Entrepreneurs Festival a decade ago, and since then, a Founder and CEO at Design Cuts, a community of 1 million creatives with a passion for community building and mentoring people, and a dad who's making up stories for his daughter

Findlay Area Apartment Association president Tom Ross explains why the group is heading up a ballot initiative to change a trio of city ordinances regarding zoning code changes, penalties for property code violations and citizen input at council meetings (at 13:55) --- The Red Cross last week recognized and celebrated its volunteers, who are critical to carrying out the work they do locally and around the country... and more are always needed (at 26:15) --- What's Happening: An update on continuing summer events and preview of the upcoming 2023-24 season of shows at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts (at 45:36)

Rapid Enlightenment Tom Ross, TomRossTalks.com   – The Sharkpreneur Podcast with Seth Greene Episode 914 Tom Ross Tom Ross is a Master Practitioner of the Advanced Rapid Enlightenment Process developed by Matthew Ferry, co-founder of the Center for Rapid Enlightenment.  Drawing on his studies with Matthew and the body of work documented at the CRE, Tom teaches his principles of Defiant Spirituality and Practical Mysticism to students around the world. He donates his time and practice of Assisted Karmic Rebalancing to interested veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.    Tom is a mortgage industry veteran currently leading a top producing team specializing in residential loan origination. Tom is an avid climber and lives in Phoenix with his wife and kids.   Listen to this informative Sharkpreneur episode with Tom Ross about the Advanced Rapid Enlightenment Process. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week's show: - How shifting your thinking about the world can bring forward peace. - Why people really need to understand how their minds work. - How people have unconscious reflexes that they should examine and dismantle. - How most of the things you think you are reacting to are unconsciously programmed. - Why people need live consciously and move through limiting belief patterns.   Connect with Tom: Guest Contact Info   Links Mentioned: tomrosstalks.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes, it's not the brand that's the star of the show — it's the community. As today's special guest explains, an intentionally fostered community can be as valuable an asset as your product! Yes, you read that right. When it comes to everything from marketing to your company's valuation, a well-planned and managed community can […] The post MBA2274 Extended Interview: Tom Ross – How to Build a Thriving Online Community appeared first on The $100 MBA.

Sometimes, it's not the brand that's the star of the show — it's the community. As today's special guest explains, an intentionally fostered community can be as valuable an asset as your product!Yes, you read that right.When it comes to everything from marketing to your company's valuation, a well-planned and managed community can be worth its weight in gold. But too many entrepreneurs simply open an online space and then…hope people engage on their own. That won't do the trick.In this special extended conversation with Tom Ross (founder of DesignCuts and learn.community), learn how to actively cultivate the kind of community that can turbocharge growth, and sustain your business for years to come.Create and protect the space for your audience to truly, collaboratively engage, and they'll reward you over and over. Click Play!SUBSCRIBE ON APPLE PODCASTSSpotify| Podcast Feed| How To SubscribeGive us a Rating & ReviewShow LinksDesignCutslearn.communityThe Community Manual by Tom RossWebinarNinja

Sometimes, it's not the brand that's the star of the show — it's the community. As today's special guest explains, an intentionally fostered community can be as valuable an asset as your product! Yes, you read that right. When it comes to everything from marketing to your company's valuation, a well-planned and managed community can […] The post MBA2274 Extended Interview: Tom Ross – How to Build a Thriving Online Community appeared first on The $100 MBA.

On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1968, Tom Ross was the intelligence and operations officer of a unique Special Forces “A” Detachment in the Republic of South Vietnam—the elite unit also known as the “Green Berets.” Today, Tom Ross is the President and CEO of his own successful custom design jewelry firm, The Ross Jewelry Company, in Atlanta, Georgia, and is the author of Privileges of War: A Good Story of American Service in Vietnam. Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Ross interview BONUS EPISODE Jester and Tom Ross have a great conversation about Artificial Intelligence. Who is Tom Ross? Tom Ross is the director of sentient rights advocacy for the Transhumanist party. More about Tom Ross: Tom Ross is a producer, creative consultant, and author yet feels odd referring to himself in the third person. My political experience includes a 2001 testimony before a U.S. House Subcommittee on Media and Information Technology Policy (The Anti-Spam Bill). In 2002 the Governor of California appointed me to a Department of Consumer Affairs board. I became the National Creative Director for Entercom, the 2nd largest radio group in the U.S. and built one of the first and biggest Visual Production operations in the industry. I designed a system to find, test and scale the best ideas from the quietest corners in hundreds of stations. In 2013, I shared this system in a TEDx Talk called “Open Source Mode”.  I've also produced creative assets for namedrops like IBM, Microsoft, and Styx and have Creative Consulted for good works like the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute and Sir Bob Geldof's youbloom.com.  My novel, US6 is designed to illuminate and entertain a future Artificial yet Self-Aware Superintelligence while enlisting it and Human readers into the fight against Modern Slavery. I'm an INTJ, Existential Intelligence Type, Vegan, GenX Mensa member with Scorpio Rising, Transhumanist.   its DoomsDay Podcast is now 3 years old! Are you prepared? Check out black beard fire starters! www.blackbeardfire.com/doomsday Use code DOOMSDAY at checkout for 10% off! Looking for survival food? Go to www.readywise.com and use promo code DOOM10 at checkout for 10% off! Email us itsdoomsdaypodcast@gmail.com  Find us on Clapper: @itsdoomsdaypodcast Twitter: @itsdoomsdaypod Instagram: @itsdoomsdaypodcast survivalist survivalism end of the world apocalypse conspiracy doomsday preppers survival SHTF prepper podcast prepping homesteading best podcast most popular podcast awesome podcast new podcast death toll storm XXX #itsdoomsdaypodcast #prepperpodcast #doomsdaypreppers #survival #conspiracy #apocalypse #news #etertainment #deathtoll #storm #XXX #zombieapocalypse

In this episode of Molecule to Market, you'll go inside the outsourcing space of the global drug development sector with Tom Ross, President and CEO at Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM). Your host, Raman Sehgal, discusses the pharmaceutical and biotechnology supply chain with Tom, covering: How a passive investment in a small growing business led to running one of the most reputable CDMOs in the US Insights of how to pivot from lumpy clinical supply to sustainable commercial revenues The ups and downs, opportunities and challenges of growing a business at over 700pc+ as one of Inc Magazine's fastest growing companies in the US Being on the inside of Operation Warp Speed (OWS) and what it took to gear up for global Covid vaccine supply Dealing with the Covid comedown and transitioning a 100% capacity utilization with new projects including the monkeypox vaccine During his career, Tom has held senior executive roles at a large, publicly held pharmaceutical company and at leading, smaller entrepreneurial organizations. He spent eight years at Perrigo Company, a multi-billion-dollar generic and OTC pharmaceutical company, where he served on the executive committee and led the financial team. Tom left Perrigo to help set up the processes, systems and infrastructure for two smaller, high-growth companies. He also served as managing director at DWH, LLC, a consulting company focused on helping emerging businesses maximize value. Tom, who joined GRAM in 2013, received his Bachelors in Accounting from Michigan State University and completed coursework for an MBA at the University of Miami. As President and Chief Executive Officer at GRAM, Tom Ross uses his extensive managerial and technical expertise to create a culture where employees can maximize their performance. A skilled communicator, Tom helps develop teams to create compliant processes and systems that deliver results to clients. Please subscribe, tell your industry colleagues and join us in celebrating and promoting the value and importance of the global life science outsourcing space. We'd also appreciate a positive rating! Molecule to Market is sponsored and funded by ramarketing. An international content, design and digital agency that helps companies in life sciences, get noticed.

Don't listen to the naysayers, the AZ real estate market is getting better and even back to a sellers' market in some areas. We discuss the market and much more. Tom Ross with Phoenix Lending Group and Coldwell Banker Realtor Diane Brennan and Managing Broker Ali Ozer discuss the latest  on the AZ real estate market and interest rates. As well, find out where our favorite BBQ places  are in the valley. A great volunteer opportunity to help Cancer patients. Did you know that  a lot of patients don't get the treatment they need because they have no way to get there. Find out more on this episode.    Diane Brennan Coldwell Banker Realty Diane@ThatRealEstateShow.com cantrememberheremail@gmail.com 602.620.2277 IG: @myrealtordianebrennan @ownitgirl_podcast Tom Ross Phoenix Lending Group Tom@phoenixlending.com Ali Ozer Coldwell Banker Realty ali.ozer@azmoves.com   Volunteer Opportunity AZ Cancer Society  cancer.org

Tom Ross from Teznic.com discusses electrofuels and hydrogen on demand as transitional solutions to a net-zero emission economy. Hot Springs Valley Thank You for Visiting my Sponsors: ADAPT 2030 (PATREON) My Patriot Supply Emergency Food Kit Hemplucid True Leaf Market Heirloom and Organic Seeds ADAPT 2030 AMAZON SHOP

People love YouTube for a variety of reasons, but it's most popular use: search engine. Unsure how to cut that mango? Here are twelve videos that will teach you. But how do you become that coveted top search result? The best of the best mango-cutting videos, so to speak. The not-so-secret key to success on YouTube is understanding how it works. In this episode, Chris is joined by Tom Ross, CEO and co-founder of designcuts.com, and Benji Travis, a veteran YouTuber and influencer coach. If you haven't guessed already, this episode is all about YouTube. Specifically, how to find meaningful success on the platform. If you struggle with YouTube, aren't seeing the results you'd like, or are looking for a deeper understanding of how YouTube works, then grab your headphones and hit play on this episode. Sponsored by: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I interviewed Tom Ross, CEO of Andgo Systems. This is not your regular shift scheduling software. Andgo is innovating on intelligent shift fill automation in complex industries such as healthcare and manufacturing. No more waiting for sick calls and then manually calling employees to fill open shifts. Not surprisingly the pandemic drove growth. The pandemic crushed the status quo and demanded the need for real-time analytics of labor staffing. Tom discloses his ARR range in this episode and plans to hire another 5-10 staff on top of its 60 employees. Andgo Systems (Andgo), a Saskatoon, Canada-based provider of intelligent workflow automation solutions for dynamic absence onboarding, shift filling, and vacation mapping raised $5.6 million CAD in Series A funding. The round was co-led by First Ascent Ventures and Waterline Ventures, based out of Toronto and Boston, respectively. Tom Ross' LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasrosscan/ SaaS Fundraising Story: https://www.thesaasnews.com/news/andgo-systems-raises-5-6-million-in-series-a

Here we grow again Phoenix. Where it's popping in the Valley. Dealing with some agents makes you wonder how they flip that personality and be nice to clients. Mindset when it comes to interest rates, join Tom Ross and Diane Brennan this week as they discuss all this and more. We have a great volunteer opportunity for at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.  And our fun thing to do is in Sedona and Diane has done this 25 times!!    Diane Brennan Coldwell Banker Realty Diane@ThatRealEstateShow.com cantrememberheremail@gmail.com 602.620.2277 IG: @myrealtordianebrennan @ownitgirl_podcast Tom Ross Bay Equity Home Loans tross@bayeq.com   Volunteer Opportunity WM Phoenix Open www.wmphoenixopen.com/volunteer/   Fun Thing To Do Pink Jeep Tour - Sedona Broken Arrow Tour https://www.pinkadventuretours.com/sedona-tours/broken-arrow/

Thinking about buying or selling your home?  We have tips on how to get prepared. So many treat their real estate deal like it's last priority. Your money is at stake!  We have tips to help you set yourself up for success.  We break down interest rates. too. Tom Ross explains why buying now is a great idea and why interest rates are where they are. Why we love Philadelphia Quarterback Jalen Hurts, Pantone's color of the year and so much more!  Want to help a child from the Ukraine learn english? We have a great volunteer opportunity for you online.  And don't forget to get your tickets to the Montelucia for Thanksgiving eve!!!    Diane Brennan Coldwell Banker Realty Diane@ThatRealEstateShow.com cantrememberheremail@gmail.com 602.620.2277 IG: @myrealtordianebrennan @ownitgirl_podcast Tom Ross Bay Equity Home Loans tross@bayeq.com   Pantone Color of the Year #e0218a   Volunteer Opportunity Help kids in the Ukraine learn english by having conversations with them online. www.enginprogram.org   Fun Thing To Do Montelucia - Thanksgiving Eve https://www.facebook.com/events/omni-scottsdale-resort-spa-at-montelucia/thanksgiving-eve-party-at-omni-montelucia/2131280850467079/

Tom Ross is back from an almost year sabbatical. He tells us about his great trips on his time off along with what's happening in real estate. Guess how many lenders and realtors are expected to lose their jobs.  We discuss Gen Z and Millenials and why is it so hard for Gen X and Baby Boomers to relate?  More about a great genetic test to find out about your health.  And a great non profit to volunteer with  and our favorite Dive bar for you to check out.     Diane Brennan Coldwell Banker Realty Diane@ThatRealEstateShow.com cantrememberheremail@gmail.com 602.620.2277 IG: @myrealtordianebrennan @ownitgirl_podcast Tom Ross Bay Equity Home Loans tross@bayeq.com   Gayle Bass IG: @gaylebasstv   Volunteer Opportunity HandsOn Greater Phoenix https://www.handsonphoenix.org/   Fun Thing To Do Coach House https://www.coachhousescottsdale.com/

With just a few days before the polls close and the 2022 Midterm results are announced, Rob Schofield and Clark Riemer offer some expectations for Tuesday night and discuss what stood out in this election cycle. Meanwhile, Governor Roy Cooper has tapped former UNC System Presidents Margaret Spellings and Tom Ross to review appointment procedures, but is it a commission Republicans will cooperate with?

On this episode of The Alliance U PRODcast, F&G's Matthew Mundell and Tom Ross talk about the annuities you can offer clients with Amber Bowen of Burlington Alliance Capital Management. www.AndyAlbright.com @AndySAlbright https://arc.naaleads.com/ @NAALeadsTheWay @NationalAgentsAlliance #N247RU #DoTheDo #TheAlliance

In this episode we speak with the Co-Founder & CEO of Andgo Systems, Tom Ross. Tune in and how to address current workforce challenges in healthcare, specifically around absence onboarding and filling vacant shifts.This episode is sponsored by Andgo Systems

Portfolio managers Seth Meyer and Tom Ross join Adam Hetts, Global Head of Portfolio Construction and Strategy to discuss the prospects for the global economy and why relatively robust fundamentals among high yield borrowers offers grounds for optimism given that markets have already priced in a lot of the inflation concerns.

We're starting off an awesome 5-episode Tampa Bay trip with Bastet Brewing--one of Tampa's newest breweries! Opened last year by homebrewing buddies, Huston Lett and Tom Ross, this brewery on the outskirts of Ybor City pays homage to Egyptian mythology and the cradle of civilization. Along with Johnny Crosskey from Tampa-based Craft Beer Ballers, listen to Huston and Tom as they discuss how the story of Bastet is the story of how beer saved the world! Of course, we'll also talk about getting their start brewing and finding a location in a rapidly growing real estate market. Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Executive Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Daniel Delgado Guests: Huston Lett and Tom Ross of Bastet Brewing Equipment Sponsor: Mainline Marketing | Featured Product: Shure MV7 | Full MV7 Podcast Mic Bundle with Boom Arm and Headphones Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Support the Show on Patreon: Become a Patron! Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network and Listeners Like You!! Join the FPN Facebook Group: FPN Insiders Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! Media Kit We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don't want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network

We're starting off an awesome 5-episode Tampa Bay trip with Bastet Brewing--one of Tampa's newest breweries! Opened last year by homebrewing buddies, Huston Lett and Tom Ross, this brewery on the outskirts of Ybor City pays homage to Egyptian mythology and the cradle of civilization. Along with Johnny Crosskey from Tampa-based Craft Beer Ballers, listen to Huston and Tom as they discuss how the story of Bastet is the story of how beer saved the world! Of course, we'll also talk about getting their start brewing and finding a location in a rapidly growing real estate market. Host: David Butler of the Florida Beer Blog Executive Producer: Jaime ("Jemmy") Legagneur, Chief Enthusiasm Officer Field Producer/Photographer: Steve Pekala Editor: Daniel Delgado Guest: Huston Lett and Tom Ross of Bastet Brewing Equipment Sponsor: Mainline Marketing | Featured Product: Shure MV7 | Full MV7 Podcast Mic Bundle with Boom Arm and Headphones Interested in becoming FBP's next Title Sponsor? Contact FPN today! Support the Show on Patreon: Become a Patron! Opening Voice Over Courtesy of: Jeff Brozovich Follow Florida Beer Blog on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Additional Support Provided by: Florida Podcast Network and Listeners Like You!! Join the FPN Facebook Group: FPN Insiders Partner with FPN: Become the Voice of YOUR Town!! From sponsoring episode segments through creating and growing your own branded show, we have the solution to promote you while we promote Florida! Media Kit We are currently boarding shows to build out our network. And, you don't want to miss ANY of the new hosts and podcasts were have joining us. Search for and subscribe to “Florida Podcast Network” on iTunes and all your favorite podcast players to get more of this and ALL our shows. Become a Patron: Have a suggestion for the Network? Join us in the FPN Insiders group on Facebook and let us know!    FPN:  Check out the other shows on the Florida Podcast Network  

Ross Blocher of Maximum Fun's "Oh No, Ross & Carrie!" joins Tom this month to discuss the Fox Network Alien Autopsy special. This weird artefact from 1995 was a genuine phenomenon in its time -- a simpler time when we were all obsessed with being abducted by aliens. We talk 90s paranormal culture, Jonathan Frakes, the Scholastic Book Fair, Stan Winston and why it's important not to believe everything you see on TV. Songs featured in this episode: Intro: Rainbow – Tarot Woman Outro: Tangerine Dream – Force Majeure Follow Lupine Transmissions on Instagram @lupinetransmissions Listen to Oh No, Ross & Carrie at Maximum Fun Lupine Transmissions is brought to you by AUX Podcast Network.

#025 What does success in community look like? Is it getting hundreds and thousands of customers and working your socks off? Today's guest, Tom Ross, went there. At one point, he was the only full-time staff member running his seven-figure business. He burned out—badly—and ended up in the hospital. Thankfully, Tom rebounded to do some amazing things. This episode is special because we cover so much ground around what it means to be working sustainably, both personally and in the way you grow and manage a community. We tackle what it looks like to not burn yourself—or your members!—out building a community. You'll learn how to capitalize on and cater to the different personalities, styles, preferences, moods, and seasons in your community. And we hit on why many community founders run aground—and why you need to validate your community idea like a business before jumping in. Show notes and more at SmartPassiveIncome.com/cx025.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of Build Better Brands, Danielle Clarke is joined by Tom Ross, CEO of Design Cuts, he's known as a community branding guy and community builder. He also hosts the podcasts The Honest Designer's Show and Biz Buds which explore his passion for community building and mentoring others. The pair talk about his journey from designing websites from the age of 12 to building his own company and personal brand and now helps others do the same.KEY TAKEAWAYSThere's a lot of confusion about what ‘community' means. People talk about social media following, newsletters, podcast listenership. There's no finite line for me, but typically a community platform is a space where members can chat to each other – many-to-many rather than one-to-many (e.g. Discord server, Slack group, Facebook group, Circle forum).Being able to see someone else having the same interests in certain brands as you gives a sense of identity and belonging. This is massively proliferating in the digital world right now with things like NFTs.People have become bored, apathetic and to some extent blind towards their social media news feed. There's only so many years that we can sit there like zombies scrolling through for hours on end looking at peoples highlight reels. Particularly with the pandemic and pandemic of loneliness, people are craving human connection and depth and social media doesn't necessarily offer that.There are a few key principles to community building: 1) Much like any business you need to have a strong foundation: have a clear value proposition, have a clear structure, understand the expectation of your members or it will die out. 2) It takes more work than anything else online so you've got to love it and invest serious time and effort in it. 3) Don't focus on the quantity of members, it's better to have a smaller community who properly engage and are aligned around your purpose and understand why they're there and what they're getting out of it. BEST MOMENTS‘We're seeing a shift where, historically, community building has been seen as ‘fluffy', unmeasurable and doesn't elicit ROI for businesses. There's starting to be investment in brand and community.'‘The barrier to entry has lowers, there's greater awareness and more data available where you can measure ROI.'‘NFTs aren't new, it's just starting to hit scale. People were selling digital items for real money in video games 20 years ago. Now we're seeing that concept at a major scale.'‘If you haven't thoroughly educated yourself on something and really lived it, you shouldn't speak too strongly about it.'ABOUT THE GUESTWhen he was 12 years old, Tom Ross and his best friend right clicked on 'view source' a web-page they were looking at. The screen of code that appeared blew his mind.They taught themselves HTML and went on to start countless web projects over the next few years, many of which never saw the light of day, some made them a few hundred bucks, but mostly, they were just an incredible learning ground.Alongside these web projects, Tom embraced his inner creative, learning Paintshop Pro, and later Photoshop. He began creating endless graphics and websites, eventually leading him to enter design contests. These contests taught him early lessons in working with clients. A successful run of contest wins developed into a more steady freelance career, alongside school, building online communities, simply for the fun of it.After several more successful ventures, Tom discovered his 'hustle'. After binge listening to a bunch of hustle pornstars and internalising their workaholic mantras, he became a working machine. Starting Design Cuts, Tom worked 18 hour days, 7 days per week for the first 18 months, culminating in a hospital visit, major stomach surgery, and years of chronic health issues to follow. Despite the tumultuous journey, Design Cuts flourished into a thriving community of 750,000 creatives.In his spare time, Tom explores his passion for community building and mentoring others. His podcasts, The Honest Designer's Show and Biz Buds have now attracted millions of downloads, and he gets immense joy in providing value to his community.Websites: https://tomross.co/ and https://tomross.co/newsletter/Social media: @tomrossmediaCircle forum: learn.community ABOUT THE HOSTDanielle Clarke is a Brand and Marketing Consultant, University Lecturer and Business Owner.Since 2006 Danielle has provided brand design and marketing support for clients including Škoda, Gtech, UK Biocentre, UK Mail and GIRLvsCANCER Danielle is committed to helping brands that want to have a positive impact on people's lives. 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Estimation is a routine part of any UP audit conducted by a Holder's state of domicile, but it’s critical to ensure that the methods for arriving at the estimation are fair and unbiased. In order to get a better understanding of how estimations work, and what to be on the lookout for, host Kristin Mauer chatted with Tom Ross, Senior Manager and Quantitative Analyst in our Unclaimed Property group. His analytic reviews of auditors' liability assessment methods have supported corrections and refinements in those methods, resulting in material reductions of Holders' UP liability exposure, resulting in millions of dollars of savings to holders. Tom is also a super interesting and fun guy to talk to, so listen now! Associate Producer and Editor: Anthony Bielby

In this episode, we talk with Ben and Kimberly Carpenter of Hungry Bear Farms, current owners of Ross Rounds Honey Supers and Sundance Pollen Traps. Ross Rounds Honey Supers were created by Tom Ross several years ago, then the business was purchased by Lloyd Spears, who then developed the Sundance Pollen trap to increase his business. In 2017 he sold his business to Ben and Kimberly Carpenter, who run Hungry Bee Farms in New England as commercial honey producers, a bee supply business and now these very unique pieces of beekeeping equipment. Ben and Kim do an excellent job in describing what a Ross Round Super is, and better, how to assemble, manage, harvest, and market Ross Rounds Comb Honey. Comb honey doesn't have the built-in marketing advantage that a one-pound jar of local honey does, so initially marketing can be a challenge. Kim has developed several ways of introducing new customers to comb honey that you will want to take advantage of. Samples at farm markets, meat and cheese plates, and more will get folks introduced to these. And, she has several ways to use unfilled combs that will make you money. Ben discusses colony management to produce Ross Rounds, what time of year, honey flows, population requirements and more to make a good product. Not difficult, but you'll need to know the timing of honey flows in your area so you have the right population at the right time. Lloyd Spear developed the Sundance Pollen Trap and Ben and Kimberly have perfected the techniques for collecting and marketing the pollen you collect with these. Days on, days off, and more are important, but not critical because these traps are designed to not collect 100% of the pollen that comes back to the hive. Kimberly does a lot of collection and will check them at least once, often twice a day, to make sure the pollen collected stays fresh. Once collected, it is usually very clean, but is inspected, then frozen in open containers until sold. This dehydrates the pollen so it will not mold.  Once you have a ready supply, marketing is easy to folks who claim it helps local allergies, athletes who look for the protein, and queen producers who use it raising queens. Both of these devices can easily pay for themselves the first year you have them, so they are worth looking at as an added dimension to your business. Links and websites mentioned in this podcast: Ross Rounds - https://rossrounds.com Hungry Bear Farms - http://www.hungrybearfarms.com Bee-ing Diverse - Bee Culture October Event: https://store.beeculture.com/beeing-diverse-inspiring-leaders-in-beekeeping-october-2021/ Honey Bee Obscura Podcast - https://www.honeybeeobscura.com ______________ We welcome Betterbee as sponsor of today's episode. BetterBee's mission is to support every beekeeper with excellent customer service, continued education and quality equipment. From their colorful and informative catalog to their support of beekeeper educational activities, including this podcast series, BetterBee truly is Beekeepers Serving Beekeepers. See for yourself at www.betterbee.com Thanks to Strong Microbials for their support of Beekeeping Today Podcast. Find out more about heir line of probiotics in our Season 3, Episode 12 episode and from their website: https://www.strongmicrobials.com This episode is brought to you by Global Patties! Global Patties is a family business that manufactures protein supplement patties for honey bees. Feeding your hives protein supplement patties will help ensure that they produce strong and health colonies by increasing brood production and overall honey flow. Global offers a variety of standard patties, as well as custom patties to meet your specific needs. Visit them today at http://globalpatties.com and let them know you appreciate them sponsoring this episode!  We want to also thank 2 Million Blossoms as a sponsor of the podcast. 2 Million Blossoms is a quarterly magazine destined for your coffee table. Each page of the magazine is dedicated to the stories and photos of all pollinators and written by leading researchers, photographers and our very own, Kim Flottum. _______________ We hope you enjoy this podcast and welcome your questions and comments: questions@beekeepingtodaypodcast.com Follow to Beekeeping Today Podcast today! Thanks to Bee Culture, the Magazine of American Beekeeping, for their support of The Beekeeping Today Podcast. Available in print and digital at www.beeculture.com Thank you for listening!  Podcast music: Young Presidents, "Be Strong"; Musicalman, "Epilogue". Original guitar background instrumental by Jeff Ott Beekeeping Today Podcast is an audio production of Growing Planet Media, LLC

In this episode, we have Tom Ross, CEO of Design Cuts. Tom gives insight into the value of building communities, and details on how to approach scaling your business in a seemingly unscalable digital environment. Download his E-Book, Community Manual, CommunityManual.com   Don't forget to follow the Big Brand Theory podcast on Facebook and Instagram, and check out Blackwood Creative on our website, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn!

Great interview with horror, true crime, and paranormal writer, and podcaster Jenny Ashford Jenny co-hosts a podcast with Tom Ross called 13 O'Clock, on which they discuss true crime, unexplained mysteries, paranormal weirdness, horror movies and books, and other fun, creepy topics. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wyrd-realities/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wyrd-realities/support

In keeping with 2020's global theme, we invited Belgian Infect aficionado Sam Dams to the show tonight. And by that we mean: there has been an overwhelming amount of requests for him through the entire year on both our Patreon Discord and Twitter. No surprise though, given how Sam has made a name for himself as arguably the most prolific Infect pilot since the heydays of Tom Ross! Together we explore this somewhat "forgotten" Legacy archetype, which Sam still considers to be one of the best decks in the format. Yet he's also the first to admit that the deck is facing new challenges; in particular WotC's power creep on creatures is causing issues for Infect. In order to combat them, Sam has decided to add another colour to the deck - as well as everyone's favourite broken Planeswalker! Towards the end of the show we answer a TON of questions submitted via our Discord and Twitter; among them some of the best strategic and of course also meme questions (thanks Tom). If you wanna pick up one of the most wrongfuly underestimated decks in the format and either kill people on turn2 or grind them into oblivion, this deck & episode are for you! Show Notes Sam Dam's Twitter (@Fenruscloud) Sam Dam's Twitch (Fenruscloud) Sam Dam's Legacy Infect decklist (pictute | text) Infect Discord Invite Link Thanks a lot for tuning into today's show! Until next time, Julian

Niche marketing, when done with intentionality, can transform your business.   Two people that understand the ins and outs of this niche marketing approach is Tom Ross and Mike Janda.   Tom is the founder and CEO at Design Cuts, the highest-rated online marketplace for designers. Design Cuts helps their community of 550,000 members save money off the best digital resources to help their regular creative projects. They also empower hundreds of creatives to make money passively via their skillsets, and have earned their shop owners millions of dollars.   Tom also hosts the popular podcast The Honest Designers Show and Biz Buds, which have received over 1.5 million downloads. He loves mentoring fellow creatives to help them master their marketing and regularly speaks at creative events to inspire others.   Mike is an award-winning creative director, designer, and agency veteran. In 2002, he founded the creative agency Riser, which provided design and development services for clients that included Disney, Google, Warner Bros., Fox, NBC, ABC, National Geographic and many other high-profile brands.   Mike sold his agency in 2015 and now spends his time speaking, developing books, courses, and social media content to help creatives level-up. He is the author of Burn Your Portfolio and The Psychology of Graphic Design Pricing.   Tom and Mike are super knowledgable educators and mentors for creative entrepreneurs. This episode is packed for of information and practical takeaways of how you can implement a niche marketing strategy, whether you have an audience right now or not.   Episode show notes: https://jennarainey.com/nichemarketing/ 

Today I spoke with Michael Janda & Tom Ross, creative entrepreneurs. We talked about how this recession will effect the future of our economic outook. As well as different ways creative business owners can really embrace the opportunies in a tough - ever changing pandemic environment. Seek growth & you will find it. You can catch up with Michael & Tom here:  You can find Tom's Instagram instagram.com/tomrossmedia and his company designcuts.com You can find Mike's Instagram instagram.com/morejanda and website michaeljanda.com   Song: Flowers: Prod By Riddiman

Today's guest is Tom Ross. He is a freelance designer turned CEO at DesignCuts out of London in the UK. During this episode we talk about: -his creative childhood and as soon as he could "design", he started making money from it anyway he could.-his transition from freelance designer to CEO of DesignCuts.-his first taste of Photoshop.-the growth of DesignCuts and the sacrifices he had to make. -the impact to his business and health that came from overworking in the early days of growing his business. -so much more. Tom is not afraid to share some of the stories and the lessons learned from the tough points in his life so far. So much knowledge and insight. @tomrossmedia @designcuts

Tom Ross is the CEO at DesignCuts.com, where he leads a team of 17 talented people and has built an awesome community of 400,000 creatives. They're pouring their hearts and souls into disrupting the digital design space in the most positive way possible. He also hosts “The Honest Entrepreneur” podcast, where he provides a candid, totally transparent look into life as an online entrepreneur. The highs, lows and unfiltered rollercoaster that is entrepreneurship. In his spare time, Tom focuses on helping as many fellow entrepreneurs as he can with their online businesses. It's his greatest passion. He's helped hundreds of entrepreneurs make real progress in their businesses. No upsell, no ebook, no premium course. Just Tom, committed to helping you, for free. What's the catch? There isn't one, just message him for a guaranteed response. Tom just gets the biggest kick out of bringing other entrepreneurs value, geeking out with them over business, and helping them to grow, both personally and professionally. Watch the full episode here: https://projectegg.co/how-to-keep-an-audience-engaged
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