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Best Ball Breakfast celebrates a birthday edition with three drafts in Best Ball Mania and one in the $500 Big Dog contest on Underdog. Also: Adam Levitan goes full tilt...again.
J.J. McCullough, a Canadian political commentator and YouTube creator, discusses the Carney government's sudden reversal on the CRTC's decision to triple how much it charges digital streaming companies. He examines how the controversial legislation—originally justified as promoting Canadian content—has devolved into a subsidy regime for established creators. McCullough argues that the government's decision to bypass CRTC online streaming fees and directly fund cultural programs raises questions about the Online Streaming Act's future amid trade tensions and consumer affordability concerns.The Hub is Canada's fastest growing independent digital news outlet.Subscribe to The Hub's podcast feed to get our best content when you are on the go:https://tinyurl.com/3a7zpd7e (Apple)https://tinyurl.com/y8akmfn7 (Spotify)Follow The Hub on X: https://x.com/thehubcanada?lang=enCREDITS:Amal Attar-Guzman - Producer and EditorSean Speer - Host Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Claim your complimentary gift of my exclusive mini weight care guide today!Link: Weight Care Guide — Dr. Francavilla Show (thedrfrancavillashow.com)Tripling the dose of Wegovy sounds intense — so why are researchers doing it, and who is it actually for?For a long time, 2.4 mg weekly was considered the ceiling for Wegovy. But a newer option quietly entered the conversation: Wegovy HD, a 7.2 mg weekly dose of semaglutide. And despite how big that jump sounds on paper, there surprisingly hasn't been that much discussion around it yet.As weight management treatment continues to move fast, higher-dose options are starting to expand what's possible — not necessarily for everyone, but for the right patient in the right situation.In this episode, we're breaking down what we know so far about Wegovy's new 7.2 mg dose — the data, the side effects, and who it may or may not be right for:Why Wegovy's dose just tripled — and what the clinical data actually showsWhat GI side effects really look like at 7.2 mg, and when they're most likely to hitThe unexpected skin sensation side effect that showed up in the higher-dose trialHow to know if you're actually a good candidate for the higher doseWho the 7.2 mg dose is approved for — and who it isn'tThe goal isn't to push everyone toward a higher dose. It's to make sure that if this option is relevant to you or someone you care about, you actually know it exists — and you have the full picture to bring into that conversation with your doctor. Tune into the full episode for the complete breakdown, because weight management treatment is moving fast, and being informed is the first step to making the right call for your health.Connect with me:Instagram: doctorfrancavillaFacebook: Help Your Patients Lose Weight with Dr. FrancavillaWebsite: Dr. Francavilla ShowYoutube: The Doctor Francavilla ShowGLP Strong: glpstrong.com
Burnie and Ashley Stephen Colbert, Sir Peter Jackson, new Lord of the Rings, Plex triples lifetime subscription, British adjectives, Last Ship Standing, and the end of Destiny 2.
Scott Dancy is the founder and CEO of Azuna, a fast-growing challenger brand in at-home odor elimination. Since launching in 2019, Scott has scaled Azuna into a serious category disruptor. Prior to launching Azuna, Scott built, scaled, and sold several companies across cybersecurity, staffing, and energy - with curiosity as his fuel. During the dot-com boom, Scott was the youngest member of the cybersecurity board, working directly with the Attorney General to navigate the rapidly changing early years of the internet. He is a graduate of the University of Rochester and resides in Buffalo, NY where Azuna is based. In This Conversation We Discuss: [00:00] Intro [00:47] Tripling revenue by solving everyday problems [03:00] Reinvesting profits to outlast competitions [05:25] Sponsor: Klaviyo [07:32] Learning from mistakes at every stage [12:23] Sponsor: Intelligems [14:23] Building LTV when first orders barely profit [17:02] Grinding to millions without ever going viral [20:14] Sponsor: Electric Eye [21:22] Learning when to keep things in-house [23:27] Calllouts [23:37] Building equity culture across your whole team [23:05] Creating a team culture people refuse to leave Resources: Subscribe to Honest Ecommerce on Youtube Naturally effective odor eliminators azunafresh.com/ Follow Scott Dancy linkedin.com/in/scott-dancy-189542200 Get your free demo klaviyo.com/honest Book a demo today at intelligems.io/ Schedule an intro call with one of our experts electriceye.io/connect If you're enjoying the show, we'd love it if you left Honest Ecommerce a review on Apple Podcasts. It makes a huge impact on the success of the podcast, and we love reading every one of your reviews!
There's a persistent claim that indexed universal life insurance is doomed to fail because rising costs of insurance will eventually eat the policy alive. The story usually goes something like this: someone bought a universal life policy decades ago, paid faithfully, and one day got a notice that the policy was about to lapse unless they wrote a big check. That story has a grain of truth behind it, but the magnitude of the claim is wildly overstated. The original problem traces back to universal life policies sold in the 1980s as cheap alternatives to whole life. Those sales relied on interest rate assumptions above 8 percent that never materialized, which meant the premiums being paid were never enough to keep the policies functioning long term. The question worth asking today is different. If you set out to deliberately design an indexed universal life policy badly — to actually make it collapse — how badly would you have to screw it up? To find out, we ran the test. Starting with a properly structured policy on a 35-year-old male, $30,000 annual premium, and the minimum non-MEC death benefit of about $637,000, we then doubled, tripled, quadrupled, and kept going to see when the policy would actually fail. Doubling the death benefit didn't break it. Tripling didn't break it. Quadrupling didn't break it. Even five times the appropriate death benefit kept the policy alive through age 121. It took six times the correct death benefit — a $3.8 million death benefit on a premium meant to support $637,000 — before the policy finally collapsed in the client's early 90s. The lesson is straightforward: when an IUL fails, the product isn't the problem. The design is. And a properly designed policy carries lifetime fees averaging around 0.2 to 0.25 percent of cash value, which is a remarkable deal for managed money. _______________________________________________________ If you're holding an IUL illustration and want to know whether it's structured correctly — or if you're trying to figure out whether what you already own is built to last — schedule a call or send us a message and we'll take a look at it with you.
Dive into the latest Wednesday Wins and Wiffs as we break down why the $90 Lego Star Wars Smart Play sets are a total "Wiff" with nonsensical sound effects and weird design choices. On the flip side, we celebrate a massive "Win" with the Sears-exclusive Star Wars Imperial Troop Transport and the 50th Anniversary Mego Avengers set. Join the three idiots as they navigate missing hosts, snotty white gloves, and rising gas prices while showing off the latest toy hauls.
You're passionate about growth, but you're weary. You're putting in effort, but most days you feel like you're falling short and spinning your wheels.What if I told you it's possible to experience exponential growth in a sustainable way—even while working part-time?This year, Grace Space Christian Coaching tripled in growth. But here's the most wild part: it was done sustainably while I was working about 20 hours a week with three preschool-age children. Only God. That is a testament to Him and His power working through me.If you also have big dreams but not a lot of margin, this episode is for you.About Grace Space Christian Coaching:I'm Alexandra Kaval, a certified professional coach and founder of Grace Space Christian Coaching, where I serve ambitious women in leadership who are struggling with limiting beliefs and overwhelm. I support them in creating a more intentional Christ-centered life.00:00 Intro01:20 Tripling growth working part-time with 3 kids02:07 8 Bonus Growth Points02:41 Point 1 — Take Breaks and Rest04:34 Point 2 — Plan how to use pockets of time06:06 Point 3 — Reading the Bible07:13 Point 4 — Rest in the fact that He is carrying you08:57 Point 5 — Ask for prayers09:41 Point 6 — No one has it all figured out10:37 Point 7 — What's not working is for your good11:33 Point 8 — Investing in growth12:30 Recap of all 8 points13:39 Next StepsReady to Get Started?Visit https://www.gracespacechristiancoaching.com/coaching to learn more about what Christian coaching entails, the topics we cover, and the transformation you can expect.If you deeply crave a more intentional and centered life and want to be poured into in a way that works, this is your first step in letting go of overwhelm and living intentionally, confidently, and sustainably in your God-given purpose.Related Episode:How We Tripled in Growth: https://youtu.be/XF15IGaP_wY?si=TsYnu7e3n0sBFeiq
At Curbside Laundries, we host Client Only workshops where we go over new software developments and also provide guidance on how to grow your wash and fold business. In our recent Office Hours, we studied the Customer Flow from clicking on the ad, visiting the website, and placing an order through the app. By optimizing the flow, one of our clients tripled his laundry pickup and delivery revenue. Tap to learn more about Curbside.2026 Laundry Pickup and Delivery ConferenceClick here to see a demonstration of the Curbside Wash and Fold & Pickup and Delivery solution Follow Curbside Laundries on TwitterJoin the Laundromat Community on X
Higher case values don't come from better marketing, they come from better strategy. In this episode, Tyson Mutrux breaks down how his firm tripled average fees, built a client experience that drives referrals automatically, and unlocked a simple but powerful way to generate more Google reviews without chasing clients. If you're ready to dominate your market, increase your average fee, and sign high-value cases that let you completely outspend the competition, head over to Rankings.io. We are the elite performance marketing agency for personal injury law firms. On this episode, you'll learn: How increasing average case value gives you the power to outspend competitors. Why bad-faith strategies can dramatically raise settlement outcomes. The client service model that turns every case into a referral opportunity. A simple shift that makes clients want to leave Google reviews. If you like what you hear, hit Subscribe. We do this every week. Subscribe to our newsletter: pimnewsletter.beehiiv.com Get Social! Personal Injury Mastermind (PIM) powered by Rankings.io is on Instagram | YouTube | TikTok
Welcome back to Sustainability Uncovered - the monthly show for anyone working in or passionate about environmental sustainability. This episode is all about the practicalities of rolling out renewable energy across the world. How has the energy transition outlook changed since nations set a big 2030 renewable energy deployment goal at COP28 in 2023? How many businesses have installed rooftop solar? And which regulations are easing the adoption of renewables? We put these questions to our three expert guest speakers: - Bruce Douglas, CEO of the Global Renewables Alliance - Robert Guilmartin, Kingspan's general manager for renovation and solar energy solutions - Simon Booth, CEO of Zestec Renewables Your co-hosts this episode are edie's content editor Sarah George and senior reporter Sidhi Mittal. This episode is hosted in partnership with Kingspan. Sustainability Uncovered uncovers some of the most inspiring and insightful sustainability and climate action stories from across the globe. The show features leader interviews, need-to-know round-ups, listener quizzes and more – all wrapped up into monthly episodes. Whether you're a business leader, climate expert, environmental professional, youth activist, or just have a passion for all things green – this podcast is for you! Say hello: podcast@fav-house.com
What if the only thing standing between you and tripling your income… was thinking like a CEO instead of an artist? In this powerful episode of the CEO Glow Show, Sheila Bella interviews beauty boss Cristal Stella, a bridal hair and makeup agency owner based in Cancun, who went from $10K months to $30K in just 30 days. But this was not luck. It was leadership, systems, team investment and CEO energy. After implementing one major mindset shift inside Pretty Rich Bosses — "Don't be an artist, be a CEO" — everything changed. Cristal stopped working in the business and started working on it. She invested in her team, raised standards, improved compensation, trained her artists, and repositioned herself as a true agency owner. The results? Cristela tripled her income and is scaling toward 400 weddings a year which earned her the financial freedom to buy a car and move her family into a new home! If you are stuck at $8K–$12K months and wondering what it takes to break through, this episode is your wake-up call.
Most people spend decades building wealth — Jason Wong turned $500 into a $15 million company at age 23. In this episode of The Root of All Success, Jason Duncan sits down with Jason Wong — serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Packing Duck, and one of the most resourceful young builders in e-commerce. After immigrating from Hong Kong at age 8, Jason started hustling in the backs of restaurants, launched his first business at 14, built a 30-million-follower meme empire on Tumblr as a teenager, and eventually turned problems he encountered into multimillion-dollar opportunities. Jason shares how he made $250,000 in 7 days selling a coloring book that didn't exist yet, why he targeted TikTok influencers with 500 followers instead of 50,000, and how frustration with slow, overpriced packaging led him to build an 8-figure manufacturing company without venture capital. This conversation dives into: •Selling candy in school at 14 and realizing the internet was his way out •Building a 30M-follower Tumblr network and turning memes into $190k profit in 9 days •The Holy Meme Bible: pre-selling $250k of a product that didn't exist yet •Launching Doe Lashes with $500 and reaching a $15M valuation in year one •Why nano-influencers with 500 followers beat large influencer campaigns •A Christian conversation card game doing $10M in year one from a single SKU •How each new business solved a problem from the previous one •Why the packaging industry became an 8-figure opportunity •Tripling a factory's revenue in 6 months and earning equity in the company •Turning a 12-year Alibaba sales rep into his COO •Why he's bootstrapped everything and never raised venture capital •Using AI tools to turn factories into an “Ironman suit” for manufacturing •His vision to build a global platform connecting 100+ certified factories If you're an immigrant entrepreneur, building with limited resources, or turning problems into businesses — this episode shows what's possible when hustle meets opportunity.
Richard is the co-founder of 1of10, a research platform built by YouTube strategists, and his team has quietly been behind the scenes for some of the biggest channels on the platform—helping creators accumulate over 2 billion views through a repeatable, data-backed system. In this episode, Richard walks through his complete four-phase ideation system—audience identification, outlier research (using five distinct methods), idea remixing, and validation—and backs every step with real examples. We talk about what happens when the wrong audience floods your channel, why creators should double and triple down on formats that work, and how a single title change took one creator's video from 10,000 views to 150,000. He also shares data from 300,000+ YouTube outliers on the ideal title length (hint: shorter than you think) and where the sweet spots are for video duration across different niches. Save 20% on 1of10 using code JAY20 Schedule a 1of10 Strategy Call Full transcript and show notes *** TIMESTAMPS (01:12) Where 80-85% of YouTube success comes from (01:50) Phase 1: Audience (03:19) When should you start a fresh channel instead of pivoting? (04:09) The danger of going viral with the wrong audience (05:40) Phase 2: Research (07:37) Format vs. Interest Topic (08:00) Method 1: Inside your own channel (10:52) Tripling and quadrupling down (12:33) Method 2: Inside your niche (13:45) Method 3: Adjacent niches (16:00) Method 4: Outside your niche (17:37) The "Japanese Rule" format (20:56) Method 5: External inspiration (22:07) Phase 3: Remixing (23:00) Escalation, inversion, and interest topic replacement (24:10) Viral vectors: concepts that work across all niches (25:28) Phase 4: Validation (27:00) Optimal video duration by niche (30:45) Why long videos are making a comeback (31:39) Total Addressable Viewership (34:36) Titles: Fear, Curiosity, and Desire as the three core drivers (37:17) Data: Title Length (37:51) Three methods for generating title angles (42:11) Thumbnails: Composition and Elements (45:11) It's never too late: title/thumbnail changes (46:10) Live demo: 1of10 thumbnail generator (48:10) The full 1of10 workflow *** RECOMMENDED NEXT EPISODE → #282: David Altizer — How to Make Great Thumbnails (For Non-Designers) *** ASK CREATOR SCIENCE Submit your question here *** WHEN YOU'RE READY
Confidence is not just something you feel. It is something your clients feel from you.This incredibly enjoyable episode features my conversation with Jodi Hendricks from Posers and J. Anne Photography. We talk all about the powerful connection between confidence, posing, and business growth. Jodi shares how the way you lead a session and make people feel affects everything from marketing word of mouth to pricing to how often clients come back.We dive into the psychology behind posing, why emotional intelligence matters just as much as technical skill, and how photographers often underestimate the authority they already hold. Jodi opens up about building her studio, transitioning from weddings to portraits, and the surprising way confidence can snowball into more bookings, stronger referrals, and higher income.This conversation is honest, funny, and deeply real. It is a reminder that your presence in the room matters just as much as your camera.What's in this episode:[00:00:00] How posing confidence affects bookings, income, and word of mouth[00:01:00] Introduction to Jodi and her psychology-driven approach to portrait work[00:04:00] Transitioning from weddings into portraits and opening a studio[00:05:00] Tripling income in the first year and what changed[00:07:30] The authority photographers already have and often forget to use[00:15:30] Emotional intelligence and helping clients feel safe and comfortable[00:20:30] Why confidence shapes the entire client experience from start to finish[00:27:00] Honest conversation about anxiety, pressure, and the emotional side of running a businessIf you've ever felt the difference between a session that just “went fine” and one that truly lit a client up, this honest conversation with Jodi breaks down how to actually create that shift.For full show notes, resources, links, and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://themilkyway.ca/podcast/Grab your spot for the 2025 Online Newborn Retreat!
7. Bunker 7: NSC-68 and the Massive Military Buildup. In response to the Soviet atomic test, Paul Nitze authored NSC-68, a top-secret document advocating for a massive tripling of the United States' defense budget. Guest: Nick Bunker.
Sports Geek - A look into the world of Sports Marketing, Sports Business and Digital Marketing
Ben Kerswill shares insights on membership growth from 25K to 75K, data-driven fan engagement, and leveraging premiership success. Show notes available at https://sportsgeekhq.com/443
Send us a textListen to George Gilliam, owner of Uncle G's Pizza in Birmingham, Alabama on The Hot Slice Podcast with Pizza TodayMerry Christmas from all of us at Pizza Today and Pizza Expo. This week on The Hot Slice Podcast with Pizza Today, we are replaying one of the most popular episodes of 2025 with George Gilliam, owner of Uncle G's Pizza in Birmingham, Alabama. George reached out to us to do a story on how he has doubled and tripled slow days at the restaurant. The conversion was so captivating that we wanted to share it on the podcast. Gilliam set a strategy into motion to turn his slowest days into high-volume sales days. He focused on increasing sales with daily specials one slow day at a time until he covered the entire week. “This kind of aggressive weekday programming has brought in the traffic and revenue we needed on nights that used to be dead,” he says. “I've built out a weekly schedule that gives people a clear reason to visit every single day.” He approached each day with a new special and/or event and shares which days he started with. Uncle G's promotes the days through its social accounts, e-mail and in store. It's designed as weekly programming that Gilliam says people can build into their routines. The conversation on social media led into a genuine talk on AI and advanced technology and their role in small independent pizzerias. Read our article with George “Doubling to Tripling a Restaurant's Slow Day Sales” at https://pizzatoday.com/topics/brand-marketing/doubling-to-tripling-a-restaurants-slow-day-sales/ Learn more about Uncle G's Pizza at https://unclegspizza.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/unclegspizza/
Elena Verna is the head of growth at Lovable, the leading AI-powered app builder that hit $200 million in annual recurring revenue in under a year with just 100 employees. In this record fourth appearance on the podcast, Elena shares how the traditional growth playbook has been completely rewritten for AI companies. She explains why Lovable focuses on innovation over optimization, how they've shifted from activation to building new features, and why giving away their product for free has become their most powerful growth strategy.We discuss:1. Why 60% to 70% of traditional growth tactics no longer apply in AI2. Why you have to re-find product-market fit every 3 months3. The specific growth tactics driving Lovable's unprecedented growth4. Why giving away product is a growth strategy that beats paid ads5. “Minimum lovable product” as the new standard (not minimum viable product)6. Why activation now belongs to product teams, not growth teams7. Whether you should join an AI startup (honest tradeoffs)—Brought to you by:WorkOS—Modern identity platform for B2B SaaS, free up to 1 million MAUsVercel—Your collaborative AI assistant to design, iterate, and scale full-stack applications for the webPersona—A global leader in digital identity verification—Transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-new-ai-growth-playbook-for-2026-elena-verna—My biggest takeaways (for paid newsletter subscribers): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/i/181207556/my-biggest-takeaways-from-this-conversation—Where to find Elena Verna:• X: https://x.com/elenaverna• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elenaverna• Newsletter: https://www.elenaverna.com—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Elena Verna(05:19) The scale and growth of Lovable(08:55) Confidence in Lovable as a business(12:17) Retention at Lovable(15:02) Lovable's unique growth levers(28:13) The role of marketing in Lovable's success(38:09) Launching new features(40:59) Hiring and team dynamics(43:17) The value of vibe coding(49:46) The importance of community(51:47) Giving away your product for free(56:26) Tripling their company size(01:00:23) Product-market-fit challenges(01:08:50) Advice for joining AI companies(01:12:00) Work-life balance(01:15:20) What it's like to work at Lovable(01:19:45) Women in tech(01:25:29) Final thoughts and lightning round—Referenced:• Elena Verna on how B2B growth is changing, product-led growth, product-led sales, why you should go freemium not trial, what features to make free, and much more: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/elena-verna-on-why-every-company• The ultimate guide to product-led sales | Elena Verna: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-ultimate-guide-to-product-led• 10 growth tactics that never work | Elena Verna (Amplitude, Miro, Dropbox, SurveyMonkey): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/10-growth-tactics-that-never-work-elena-verna• Lovable: https://lovable.dev• Building Lovable: $10M ARR in 60 days with 15 people | Anton Osika (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-lovable-anton-osika• Stripe: https://stripe.com• What differentiates the highest-performing product teams | John Cutler (Amplitude, The Beautiful Mess): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/what-differentiates-the-highest-performing• How to win in the AI era: Ship a feature every week, embrace technical debt, ruthlessly cut scope, and create magic your competitors can't copy | Gaurav Misra (CEO and co-founder of Captions): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-to-win-in-the-ai-era-gaurav-misra• “Dumbest idea I've heard” to $100M ARR: Inside the rise of Gamma | Grant Lee (CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/how-50-people-built-a-profitable-ai-unicorn• Eric Ries on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eries• Elena's post on LinkedIn about Lovable Missions: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/elenaverna_everythingispossible-lovableway-activity-7401627519646474242-hn6e• SheBuilds: https://shebuilds.lovable.app• Shopify + Lovable: https://lovable.dev/shopify• The Product-Market Fit Treadmill: Why every AI company is sprinting just to stay in place: https://www.elenaverna.com/p/the-product-market-fit-treadmill• Cursor: https://cursor.com• The rise of Cursor: The $300M ARR AI tool that engineers can't stop using | Michael Truell (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/the-rise-of-cursor-michael-truell• Unorthodox frameworks for growing your product, career, and impact | Bangaly Kaba (YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Instacart): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/frameworks-for-growing-your-career-bangaly-kaba• The adjacent user: https://brianbalfour.com/quick-takes/the-adjacent-user• Granola: https://www.granola.ai• Wispr Flow: https://wisprflow.ai• I'm worried about women in tech: https://www.elenaverna.com/p/im-worried-about-women-in-tech• Slack founder: Mental models for building products people love ft. Stewart Butterfield: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/slack-founder-stewart-butterfield—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com
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Ever felt overwhelmed by breakneck growth, scattered systems, and a CEO who just wants “more”—now? If you're a second-in-command, this episode flips the pain of scaling upside down.Host Sivana Brewer dives deep with Inaas Arabi, COO at Block & Associates Realty and an industry veteran who's engineered two rounds of company doubling (with a third on deck). They break down order-from-chaos strategies, how to build systems that actually scale, and the hidden math of hiring for sustainable results. Hear why most “growth plans” fail, and how trusted advisors and specialized team pods change everything.Don't miss out—if you want to avoid costly mistakes, burnout, and leadership isolation, tune in now. This episode exposes proven, rare insights and actionable frameworks you simply won't get anywhere else.Timestamped Highlights[00:00] – From scorching Austin heat to building legacy: Inaas's introduction and real-world leadership challenge[00:03] – The “three-month property turnover” nightmare and the breakthrough that shattered it[00:16] – The surprising danger in property manager–centric models and the pod system that solves it[00:27] – Chaos vs. order: When to build systems and when to let things break (and why most get it wrong)[00:32] – The obscure art of error rates—and why perfect service is a myth, even for world-class COOs[00:34] – How trusted advisors expose hidden blind spots that can kill your growth[00:39] – Building your mentor board: Where to find them and how to make the relationship work[00:48] – Tripling scale and checking off U.S. states—behind the personal drive fueling strategic victoriesResources & MentionsZillowRealPageAmerican Homes 4 RentProgress ResidentialUltraSourceEOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System)About the GuestInaas Arabi is an accomplished executive with over 25 years in real estate and property management, including leadership roles at companies like Zillow, RealPage, and American Homes 4 Rent. Since joining Block & Associates Realty in May 2023, she has focused on optimizing operations and driving strategic growth in the greater Atlanta and North Carolina regions. Inaas holds an Executive MBA from Kennesaw State University and has a strong background in asset management, operations, and tech-driven solutions for the real estate industry.
Maura Kolb, President of Dryden Gold Corp (TSX.V: DRY) (OTCQB: DRYGF), joins me for a visual update recapping the key takeaways from the 2025 exploration program; which tripled the size and scale of the mineralized structure along the Elora Shear Zone. We touch upon all the various work programs that were completed this year at the 3 regional areas: Gold Rock Camp, Sherridon, and Hyndman across their Dryden Gold District, in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. We kick things off with a review of some the key targets drilled this season's 15,000 meter program along both the Big Master and Elora Gold trends at the Gold Rock Camp, incorporating the data sets from the D1, D2, and new understanding of the D3 structural faulting trends. Maura highlights the drill results from around the Elora-Jubilee Target, Pearl Target, and Laurentian Mine Target, and from recent results at the drilling done into the gap testing the areas between these targets. We also discuss significance of the broader bulk tonnage mineralization that is then being upgraded by the multiple high-grade intercepts along the hanging wall and foot wall trends. Next we shifted up to the initial drilling done this year at Mud Lake target area, and how these same 3 geological deformation faults and folds are present here as well, further northeast along the Gold Rock Camp trend. There are 4 drill holes here awaiting assays to come back from the lab in the near-term. Maura highlights that there is a periodicity to this larger system along the 20kms of strike length, which demonstrate similar geological properties to the Elora Gold Shear Zone, and they'll be following up to exploration work and targeting on more areas of interest in the year to come. Pivoting out to the regional targets, we discussed the 3rd area of focus from this year's program at; where 3 drill holes were put in Sherridon is hosted within a large geophysical anomaly with a strike length of five kilometers. Testing to date has focused on a small portion of that trend leaving the Sherridon target open in all directions. Additional drill targets for next year will be designed based on this seasons drill results and geological interpretations from expanded mineral assays, geochemistry and re-logging of historic core. Wrapping up we discussed the 3rd and 4th areas of focus from this last season from the 3 drill holes at Sherridon, following up on the detailed mapping from 2024, and the channel sampling program at the Hyndman regional area, which targeted existing outcrop exposures. There is an upcoming WEBINAR on December 4th at 9:30am PST / 11:30am CST where Maura will be going into an expanded discussion recapping the 2025 exploration campaign, and looking ahead to the work for 2026. Attendees will be able to ask questions live to Maura as part of this free event. To register for the webinar: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fo66-rxqTO6IwqPscjHImA If you have any questions for Maura regarding Dryden Gold, then please email them into me at Shad@kereport.com. In full disclosure, Shad is a shareholder of Dryden Gold at the time of this recording, and may choose to buy or sell shares at any time. For more market commentary & interview summaries, subscribe to our Substacks: The KE Report: https://kereport.substack.com/ Shad's resource market commentary: https://excelsiorprosperity.substack.com/ Investment disclaimer: This content is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, an offer, or a solicitation to buy or sell any security. Investing in equities and commodities involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Do your own research and consult a licensed financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Guests and hosts may own shares in companies mentioned.
Rob Anspach interviews Kevin Thompson on tripling down on relationships, being of genuine service, making an impact, showing up, making your circle smaller, creating impact and IBIY. The post Ep 370 – Tripling Down On Relationships first appeared on Rob Anspach's E-Heroes.
After only 18 months in the laundry business, Craig & Michelle of Monster Laundry in Sacramento have tripled their revenue! Learn how they did it and the hard lessons they learned along the way. In this interview with Dave & Carla of The Laundromat Millionaire Show, they share their retooling mistakes, challenges of working with your partner, and their most successful moves thus far.Referenced Links: Our Guest: Monster Laundry: https://www.monsterlaundry.com/Our Sponsors: H-M Company Drain Troughs: https://www.draintroughs.com & LaundroBoost: https://laundroboostmarketing.comOur Website: https://www.laundromatmillionaire.comOur Online Course: https://dave-menz.mykajabi.com/sales-pageOur Youtube channel: https://youtube.com/c/LaundromatMillionaireOur Podcast: https://laundromatmillionaire.com/podcast/Our Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laundromatmillionaire/Our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/laundromatmillionaireOur LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-laundromat-millionaire-menz/Our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laundromatmillionaire/Our laundromats: https://www.queencitylaundry.comOur pick-up and delivery laundry services: https://www.queencitylaundry.com/deliveryOur WDF & Delivery Workshop: https://laundromatmillionaire.com/pick-up-delivery-workshop/Suggested Services Page: https://www.laundromatmillionaire.com/servicesWDF & Delivery Dynamics: A Complete Business Blueprint: https://laundromatmillionaire.com/wdf-delivery-dynamics-a-business-blueprint/The Laundromat Millionaire Insurance Program: https://laundromatmillionaire.com/insurance/Previous episode with Dyna Robotics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpslRUFa6TgDyna Robotics: https://www.dyna.co/Western States Design – Will Klein distributor: https://www.westernstatedesign.com/Jordan Berry – Laundromat Resource: https://www.laundromatresource.com/Dexter Financial: https://www.dexterfinancial.com/Curbside Laundries Software: https://www.curbsidelaundries.com/Timestamps 00:00 Episode 109 Intro – Craig Taylor & Michelle See01:40 Backstory of meeting Craig03:10 Craig's Journey into the Industry – Due Diligence on Location11:48 Non-Passive Business & Working with Your Spouse15:22 Lease Negotiations & Financing19:16 Changing the Store Layout22:31 Renovating without Fully Closing the Store24:58 Staffing Challenges26:55 Mistakes During First Months30:54 Importance of Branding the Store34:07 Successes Over the First 2 Years39:37 Tripled their Revenue 42:55 Decision to Add Delivery Services44:53 Mission to Impact the Community46:33 Ideas for Children in Small Spaces48:31 Challenges with Homeless Population52:18 Plans for Future Growth of Monster Laundry55:39 Final Thoughts & Contact Information
Rua Gold (TSXV: RUA | OTC: NZAUF | WKN: A40QYC) is gaining attention as its stock climbs and exploration success in New Zealand's Reefton Goldfield continues to build momentum.CEO & Director Robert Eckford talks about how the company now controls seven of the eight historic gold mines in the district and shares updates on the Auld Creek Target, a high-grade gold-antimony system, supported by an existing NI 43-101 resource estimate, with plans to triple its gold resource this year.With a proven team, fast permitting in New Zealand, and a clear path toward production, Rua Gold is positioning itself as one of the country's standout players in the mining sector.Learn more about Rua Gold: https://ruagold.com/Watch the full YouTube interview here: https://youtu.be/POJ7kvht9ukAnd follow us to stay updated: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalOneMedia
Rua Gold (TSXV: RUA | OTC: NZAUF | WKN: A40QYC) is gaining attention as its stock climbs and exploration success in New Zealand's Reefton Goldfield continues to build momentum.CEO & Director Robert Eckford talks about how the company now controls seven of the eight historic gold mines in the district and shares updates on the Auld Creek Target, a high-grade gold-antimony system, supported by an existing NI 43-101 resource estimate, with plans to triple its gold resource this year.With a proven team, fast permitting in New Zealand, and a clear path toward production, Rua Gold is positioning itself as one of the country's standout players in the mining sector.Learn more about Rua Gold: https://ruagold.com/Watch the full YouTube interview here: https://youtu.be/POJ7kvht9ukAnd follow us to stay updated: https://www.youtube.com/@GlobalOneMedia
Massive Snake Surge Hits Queensland: Catchers Inundated by Eastern Browns and Red Bellies. Jeremy Zakis discusses how predictions of a snake boom came true in Darling Downs, Queensland, where sightings and bites have soared, potentially tripling last year's numbers. Snake catchers are overwhelmed by the volume of calls. The warm, wet spring accelerated breeding cycles, putting many snakes—including pythons, Eastern Brown snakes, and Red Belly Black snakes—on the move. Eastern Brown snakes are highly aggressive and dangerously fast, with venom that can be fatal within an hour, while Red Belly Black snakes tend to paralyze their prey. Retry
What if the biggest barrier to transformation isn't strategy or resources, but the beliefs your people hold about what's possible?In this week's episode of the Only Constant, Alina discusses with Nellie Wartoft how she approached tripling Heineken Germany's revenue in three years by first building the right team, understanding employee beliefs through her "believe, behave, become" framework, and creating scenarios for course correction while balancing performance with transformation.Connect with:Nellie WartoftCEO of TigerhallChair of the Executive Council for Leading Change (ECLC)nellie@tigerhall.com
Tripling a business doesn't happen overnight. For Barron Heating, AC, Electrical & Plumbing, it came from two core commitments: finding the right people and building the right systems. Video became their tool to earn trust with customers and attract new talent, while training turned green hires into future leaders. On this week's episode of Cracking […] The post How Video and Training Led to 3X Business Growth first appeared on My Contractor University | Dashboard.
When Maryland legalized recreational cannabis in July 2023, most dispensaries assumed success was automatic. Dispensary owner Hope Wiseman knew better, leaning into proactive strategies to satisfy demand and scale sustainably. In today's case study, we examine how in a span of just 12 months, Hope tripled Mary & Main's revenue and foot traffic. Hope used data to optimize staffing for peak hours, streamline product mix, and even alter her floor design to improve checkout flow and create a speedy, seamless customer experience. Thank you to our sponsor: Create a cohesive brand in 30 days using the WorkPlay Method. The #1 done-for-you branding solution! Use code 'CEO' when you apply: https://www.theworkplaymethod.com/schedule Connect with Hope: https://maryandmain.com https://www.legalandlicensed.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/hopewiseman IG: @iamhopesodope Listen to Amanda's episode about themed digital events: https://link.chtbl.com/_bv6RqnW Iconic business leaders all have their own unique genius. Take this quick 10 question quiz to uncover your specific CEO style advantage: https://cubicletoceo.co/quiz If you enjoyed today's episode, please: Post a screenshot & key takeaway on your IG story and tag me @missellenyin & @cubicletoceo so we can repost you. Leave a positive review or rating at www.ratethispodcast.com/cubicletoceo Subscribe for new episodes every Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Interview with William M. Sheriff, MSc – Founder & Executive Chairman, enCore EnergyOur previous interview: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/posts/encore-energy-tsxveu-us-uranium-leader-doubles-production-to-3700-lbsday-in-q2-turnaround-7356Recording date: 4th September 2025enCore Energy has emerged as a standout performer in the uranium sector, delivering remarkable operational improvements that increased daily uranium production by 200-300% while securing significant institutional investment. The company's transformation represents a compelling case study in operational excellence during a period of global uranium supply constraints.Following a strategic leadership overhaul in early 2025, enCore replaced key executives including the CEO and COO, implementing urgent operational improvements that dramatically enhanced production efficiency. The results have been striking: well completion times dropped from seven days to just 1.3 days, while the company expanded its drilling operations from 12-14 rigs to 29, with plans to reach 32 by October 2025.This operational discipline reflects both the rapid recovery characteristics of South Texas uranium deposits and the company's newfound focus on execution. As one of America's only two operational in-situ recovery (ISR) plants, enCore's ability to scale production quickly provides significant competitive advantages in an increasingly supply-constrained market.The company's operational success attracted unprecedented institutional interest, culminating in a $115 million convertible note offering at a 5.5% coupon rate—terms rarely seen in the uranium sector. Unlike typical convertible structures dominated by hedge funds, approximately 45% of this financing came from long-term oriented institutional investors, including funds managing $10-30 billion in assets.This institutional validation extends beyond immediate capital needs, introducing enCore to an entirely new class of generalist investors and creating relationships that could support future strategic initiatives.enCore recently completed acquisition of the Tacubaya project, immediately adjacent to its flagship Alta Mesa operation, adding significant uranium resources while providing critical geological continuity. The company has also enhanced its data analysis capabilities, identifying new productive trends within existing assets by examining thousands of drill holes on a more granular basis.The development pipeline includes a South Dakota project with Fast-41 federal designation, providing timeline certainty for permitting while leveraging enCore's established regulatory track record. The company has identified approximately 20 advanced exploration projects across the US for potential acquisition, positioning itself as a consolidation catalyst in the fragmented uranium sector.With uranium demand surging globally and few new producers successfully reaching commercial production, enCore's combination of proven operations, expanding resource base, and institutional backing creates sustainable competitive advantages in an industry where execution capabilities increasingly differentiate winners from development-stage competitors.Learn more: https://www.cruxinvestor.com/companies/encore-energySign up for Crux Investor: https://cruxinvestor.com
Send us a textThis week on The Hot Slice Podcast with Pizza Today we have George Gilliam, owner of Uncle G's Pizza in Birmingham, Alabama. George reached out to us to do a story on how he has doubled and tripled slow days at the restaurant. The conversion was so captivating that we wanted to share it on the podcast. Gilliam set a strategy into motion to turn his slowest days into high-volume sales days. He focused on increasing sales with daily specials one slow day at a time until he covered the entire week. “This kind of aggressive weekday programming has brought in the traffic and revenue we needed on nights that used to be dead,” he says. “I've built out a weekly schedule that gives people a clear reason to visit every single day.”He approached each day with a new special and/or event and shares which days he started with. Uncle G's promotes the days through its social accounts, e-mail and in store. It's designed as weekly programming that Gilliam says people can build into their routines.The conversation on social media led into a genuine talk on AI and advanced technology and their role in small independent pizzerias.Read our article with George “Doubling to Tripling a Restaurant's Slow Day Sales” at https://pizzatoday.com/topics/brand-marketing/doubling-to-tripling-a-restaurants-slow-day-sales/Learn more about Uncle G's Pizza at https://unclegspizza.com/ and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/unclegspizza/ Show Notes:Find out who is this year's Pizzeria of the Year at https://PizzaToday.com.Be on the lookout in your inbox for our annual Pizzeria Operator Trends & Outlook Survey!
Rob Woollen, founder of Sigma Computing, shares the unfiltered reality of going from 0 to $100M ARR. After spending seven years grinding without product-market fit, Sigma finally hit an inflection point—tripling revenue year over year. Rob dives deep into the pivots, setbacks, and critical decisions that turned early failure into a massive success. If you're an early-stage founder feeling stuck, this episode will show you how patience, resilience, and radical product decisions can transform your startup.Why You Should ListenHow Sigma went from $0 to $100M ARR—but spent 7 years figuring it out.The pivot that turned years of failure into explosive growth.Why obsessing over speed to product-market fit is the wrong game.How to handle the psychological toll of startup uncertainty.The hidden power of building features your customers never ask for.Keywordsproduct-market fit, Sigma Computing, pivot, startup growth, business intelligence, Snowflake, early-stage startup, SaaS growth, cloud analytics, founder stories00:00:00 Intro00:02:49 Debating speed to product–market fit00:10:14 Quitting Salesforce and the EIR leap00:23:12 Two years of prototypes that went nowhere00:36:53 The Snowflake meeting and spreadsheet pivot00:45:41 Dealing with Investors00:52:30 Tripling three years straight to $100M ARR00:54:46 Why most people shouldn't start a companySend me a message to let me know what you think!
Are you struggling to break through your income ceiling despite working hard and attending countless seminars? In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with Dr. Noah St. John, known worldwide as the "Father of Afformations" ( with an “o”—to distinguish his approach from traditional affirmations). He found that classic affirmations like “I am confident” or “I am wealthy” often triggered resistance in the subconscious mind. If you don't believe the statement, your brain basically replies, “Yeah, right.” So instead, he developed Afformations, which are empowering questions that assume the positive outcome is already true. For example:This subtle shift turns your brain into a kind of internal search engine, prompting it to look for reasons the statement could be true. He believes this method bypasses internal resistance and rewires limiting beliefs more effectively.So no—he doesn't call them affirmations. He calls them Afformations, and he sees them as a breakthrough in personal development. Want to try crafting a few together? I'd be happy to help.and mental health coach to high-profile clients. Noah shares his remarkable journey from contemplating suicide to becoming a sought-after expert on personal development and financial success.Key Takeaways:Unlocking Your Seven-Figure Potential Noah introduces his latest book, "The Seven Figure Expert," and explains how it can guide you to a life of greater impact, influence, and financial freedom. Learn how to:Real-World Success StoriesDiscover how Noah's clients have achieved remarkable results, including:This conversation is packed with actionable advice for entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone looking to break free from their current limitations. Whether you're just starting out or seeking to scale your existing success, you'll find valuable insights to help you on your journey.Don't miss this opportunity to learn from Noah's wealth of experience and start giving a heck about your personal and professional growth. Tune in now and take the first step towards eliminating your head trash and unlocking your true potential!Connect with Dr. Noah St. John:Website: https://noahstjohn.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noahstjohnFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/noahstjohnLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noahstjohn/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@noahstjohn.com?lang=enX: https://x.com/noahstjohnConnect with Dwight Heck:Website: https://giveaheck.com (Free Book Offer)Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/give.a.heckFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwight.heckFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GiveaheckYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@giveaheckLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dwight-heck-65a90150/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@giveaheckX: https://x.com/give_a_heck• Instead of: “I am confident,”• You'd ask: “Why am I so confident?”• The true power of system-driven success versus personality-driven success• How to identify and eliminate the head trash holding you back• Strategies for achieving rapid growth in your business and personal life• The importance of surrounding yourself with the right people for success• Set clear, achievable goals and overcome self-sabotaging thoughts• Leverage your unique strengths to create a thriving business• Balance ambition with relaxation for optimal well-being and success• Tripling an investment in just two weeks• Growing a company from 7 to 8 figures in 18 months• Finally taking a dream 7-week vacation after 20 years of hard work
In this episode of the Commercial Real Estate Podcast, recorded live at the Western Apartment Investment Conference in Vancouver, hosts Aaron Cameron and Adam Powadiuk welcome Krista Murphy, Principal of MLZ Creative, to dive deep into the evolving world of apartment marketing and lease-up strategies. With 18 years of property management experience and five years... The post The Secret to Tripling Your Apartment Lease-Up Traffic with Krista Murphy, Principal at MLZ Creative appeared first on Commercial Real Estate Podcast.
Get my new book: https://bronsonequity.com/fireyourselfDownload my new special report - How to Use Inflation to Your Advantage - www.bronsonequity.com/inflationWelcome to our latest episode!True wealth starts in the mind—rewiring your subconscious to embrace abundance. Join host Bronson Hill for a transformative conversation with Natalia Tsvirko, creator of the Effortlessly Abundant Life platform and the Feel on Cloud 9 app. From her journey as an Israeli military veteran to chasing opera stardom in New York, surviving a grueling hustle as a teacher and salesperson, and tripling her income post-COVID, Natalia shares how she broke free from a hard-work mindset by addressing root causes of limiting beliefs. Discover how to shift from scarcity to abundance, why 98% of your reality reflects subconscious filters, and how to cultivate “wealth-worthiness” to hold millions without self-sabotage. Natalia's app offers 15-minute daily practices combining breathwork, energy work, and subconscious rewiring to unlock your potential.Learn to live from purpose, trust your intuition, and co-create with source, whether you're seeking financial freedom or a deeper sense of joy.TIMESTAMPS00:41 - Introduction: Wealth-worthiness and mindset 01:10 - Guest introduction: Natalia Tsvirko's abundant life 03:30 - Natalia's journey: From opera to rewiring beliefs 07:31 - COVID awakening: Tripling income through mindset 10:23 - Rewiring the subconscious: Healing root causes 13:29 - Unlearning hard work: Embracing effortless abundance 16:55 - Feel on Cloud 9 app: Daily subconscious rewiring 19:25 - Scarcity vs. abundance: Living from gratitude 21:34 - Holding wealth: Becoming the millionaire identity 24:06 - Root causes: Healing wounds driving unhealthy motives 28:34 - Discovering purpose: Trusting intuition 32:04 - Reigniting passion: Finding “more” in life 34:42 - How to connect: App, sessions, and Instagram 36:34 - Key takeaways: Mindset, purpose, and abundanceConnect with the Guest:App (Android and iOS): search "feel on cloud 9"Email: effortlesslyabundantlife@gmail.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/effortlesslyabundantlifeYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@EffortlesslyAbundantLife1/videosLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-tsvirko-28863b174/#MindsetShift#AbundanceMindset#SubconsciousRewiring#WealthWorthiness#FinancialFreedom#PurposeDriven#PersonalGrowth
The recent episode of Furniture Industry News delves into the multifaceted dynamics currently influencing the furniture market. With the date marked as May 16, 2025, our discussion begins on a positive note, reporting a significant increase in retail furniture sales for April, which soared to nearly $12 billion. This upward trajectory signifies not merely a fleeting trend, but rather a sustained momentum, with sales having risen for four consecutive months. Despite the prevailing trepidations surrounding inflation and consumer confidence, the resilience observed in consumer spending, particularly within brick-and-mortar establishments, provides a glimmer of optimism for industry stakeholders. However, as we navigate this encouraging short-term landscape, we must also cast our gaze towards the longer-term forecasts, which appear less rosy. The semi-annual economic outlook from Furniture Today has revised anticipated growth for 2025 down to a mere 1.5%, a stark reduction from the previously projected 3%. This adjustment signals a cautious consumer sentiment, compounded by uncertainties in interest rates and persistent pressures stemming from global supply chains.In a further exploration of the market's nuances, we confront the resurgence of tariff discussions, particularly concerning the 10% tariff currently imposed on Chinese furniture, which may potentially escalate to 30%. Such a dramatic increase would necessitate a radical reevaluation of sourcing strategies for manufacturers and retailers alike, as the ramifications of higher prices could ripple through to consumers. This predicament is particularly acute given the existing price sensitivity among consumers, which complicates the landscape for businesses reliant on imported goods. In contrast, the episode also highlights Vietnam's burgeoning role as an alternative sourcing destination, evidenced by a remarkable 21.6% increase in furniture shipments in 2024. This shift underscores the importance for industry players to remain vigilant and adaptable, as global dynamics continue to evolve and reshape the competitive landscape.As we pivot towards domestic concerns, the episode examines the implications of declining homebuilder confidence, as indicated by the National Home Builders Association's latest survey. The challenges posed by rising construction costs and affordability issues suggest potential repercussions for furniture demand, as new home purchases typically correlate with increased furniture sales. Moreover, our discussion culminates in an analysis of the changing demographics of consumers, particularly younger generations who are increasingly driving online furniture sales. Despite their propensity to shop online, these consumers are experiencing significant delivery challenges that may influence their purchasing decisions moving forward. As the retail environment continues to transform, it is imperative for businesses to refine their logistics and enhance customer experiences to retain competitiveness in this evolving market.Takeaways: In April 2025, retail furniture sales experienced a significant increase of 5.9% compared to March, indicating a robust consumer interest in home furnishings. Despite the encouraging short-term sales figures, long-term growth expectations for the furniture industry have been notably downgraded, now projected at only 1.5% for 2025. The looming potential increase of tariffs on Chinese furniture imports from 10% to 30% could drastically alter pricing strategies and sourcing decisions among manufacturers and retailers alike. Younger consumers are increasingly shaping the online furniture market, yet delivery issues persist as a major challenge affecting their purchasing behavior. Canadian Tire's acquisition of Hudson's Bay's brand assets may lead to strategic innovations in furniture marketing and sales in Canada, showcasing the enduring value of...
No more student cellphones in class. Tripling down on stupidity. Gambling Bill dead on arrival. Leland's Tombstone movie review. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No more student cellphones in class. Tripling down on stupidity. Gambling Bill dead on arrival. Leland's Tombstone movie review. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No more student cellphones in class. Tripling down on stupidity. Gambling Bill dead on arrival. Leland's Tombstone movie review. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
No more student cellphones in class. Tripling down on stupidity. Gambling Bill dead on arrival. Leland's Tombstone movie review. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode SummaryWhen Stephanie Chrystal walked into her first machine shop, she had no idea she'd one day be named ANCA's Female Machinist of the Year. But according to her, the real story isn't about the award—it's about the team behind it.In this episode of The Manufacturing Culture Podcast, host Jim Mayer sits down with Stephanie, a geometric grinding specialist at Sandvik Coromant, whose leadership helped grow a small, post-COVID crew into a record-breaking, high-performing team. Together, they dig into how she landed in machining almost by accident, why she believes true leadership starts with empathy, and what it means to build a culture where everyone plays a role and no one is left behind.From tinkering on cars to training new machinists, Stephanie's story is a powerful reminder that you don't need a title to lead—just a commitment to your people.Top TakeawaysLeadership isn't about authority—it's about action. Stephanie never asked to lead, she just stepped up when her team needed her most.Culture thrives when everyone has a role. Whether you're an operator or upper management, shared success depends on teamwork.Work-life balance isn't a buzzword—it's how you build long-term productivity and morale.Asking questions is a leadership skill. Stephanie empowers her team by making curiosity safe.Recognition is great—but team success is greater. Stephanie may have won the award, but she insists the spotlight belongs to everyone.Manufacturing needs more leaders who care about people as much as performance.Chapters00:00 – A Precision Shop and a Powerful Leader 02:49 – Stephanie Chrystal: Culture Starts with the Team 06:14 – From Best Buy to Machining: An Unexpected Career Path 08:48 – Discovering Her Passion for Grinding and Problem-Solving 10:47 – COVID, Consolidation, and a Skeleton Crew 12:40 – Tripling the Team and Building Momentum 15:23 – Life Outside the Shop: Coaching, Disc Golf, and the Outdoors 17:00 – Winning the ANCA Female Machinist Award 18:34 – Why She Believes the Team Deserves the Credit 21:14 – Overcoming Bias and Proving Herself in the Shop 23:29 – Advice for Anyone Who Doesn't Think They “Fit” in Manufacturing 24:58 – The Future of Manufacturing: Technology and Human Craft 27:46 – What Needs to Change in Manufacturing Culture 29:32 – Final Reflections and How to Connect with Stephanie
Send us a textWelcome to the Laundromat Resource Podcast, Episode 189! I'm your host, Jordan Berry, and today we've got a fantastic episode lined up for you. If you've ever wondered how to transform and triple your laundromat business, you won't want to miss this one. We're joined by the dynamic duo, Nick and Sarah Macken, who are ready to spill all their secrets on how they've successfully achieved this remarkable feat.The Mackens, who relocated from New Jersey to South Carolina, have taken their laundromat from a modest operation to a bustling community hub. With backgrounds in firefighting and insurance, Nick and Sarah bring unique perspectives and skills to the table. Today, they share their journey of revitalizing a laundromat, their approach to customer service, building a great team, and the strategies they used to double and nearly triple their business.From their adventures in due diligence, machine maintenance, and creating a welcoming environment, to their big plans for launching wash, dry, and fold services, Nick and Sarah offer insights that every laundromat owner can learn from. So, buckle up and get ready to be inspired to take your own business to new heights with Nick and Sarah Macken on today's show! Let's dive right in.In this episode, Jordan and Nick discuss: 00:00 Firefighter and Blue Collar Life09:03 "Unexpected Store Acquisition Journey"14:29 "Hidden Laundry Behind Cluttered Facade"19:08 Office Renovation and Expansion26:35 "Value of Outside Eyes Audit"31:42 Crucial Role of Real Estate Attorney36:58 Elevating Business Standards & Engagement41:52 "Offering Free Snacks and Drinks"45:53 Building a Positive Community Environment53:11 Responsive and Strategic Partnership55:53 Replacing Machines Boosts Revenue?01:01:07 Streamlined Business Decision-Making01:07:32 Raising Workplace Standards Challenges01:12:49 Seeking Initiative Beyond Resumes01:16:01 Weekly Staff Check-In Calls01:21:57 Synergy and Teamwork Power01:27:04 Concrete Steps for Laundromat Buyers01:34:45 "Podcast Success Due to Guests"01:36:09 "Take Action Today"Show Noteshttps://laundromatresource.com/show189ResourcesWebsite- https://southernsudssc.com/Email- sarah_macken@southernsudssc.comPhone- 803-307-4671Connect With UsYouTubeInstagramFacebookLinkedInTwitterTikTok
How does a real estate agent more than triple their business in a single year, especially when the market isn't necessarily booming? Join Eric Thompson on the Ninja Selling Podcast as he sits down with Jim Knight of Thielman Sotheby's International Realty in St. Louis and his Ninja Coach, Brady Smith. Recorded live during a Ninja Installation in Fort Collins, this episode unpacks the incredible journey Jim undertook to achieve remarkable growth in 2024 compared to 2023. Jim openly shares the practical steps and pivotal shifts that fueled his success, framed through Ninja Selling's three keys: Mindset, Skillset, and Action. Discover how Jim moved from inconsistent planning to intentional weekly scheduling using the Ninja Planner, boosted his consistency with the Ninja 9 (even while acknowledging imperfection!), and refined his buyer consultation process to increase efficiency and success rates. Learn about the crucial role accountability played through his coaching relationship with Brady. Perhaps most powerfully, Jim reveals the mindset transformation sparked by a simple yet profound question from Brady: "What if everything went right?" Hear how this shift, combined with strategies like creating a detailed, handwritten vision board, helped Jim cultivate a more positive outlook, overcome challenges, and ultimately achieve not just his best professional year, but his best year personally as well. This episode is packed with actionable insights for any agent looking to elevate their business and life. Episode Highlights: Introduction to Jim Knight (Thielman Sotheby's, St. Louis) and Ninja Coach Brady Smith The Incredible Result: Tripling Business from 2023 to 2024 Breaking Down Success: Mindset, Skillset, and Action (in Reverse!) Action: The Power of Intentional Weekly Planning with the Ninja Planner Action: Improving Consistency with the Ninja 9 (Progress, Not Perfection) Action: Accountability Through Coaching (Sharing the Weekly Plan) Skillset: Increasing "Flow" - Boosting Live Interactions Consistently Skillset: Refining the Buyer Process and Setting Clear Expectations Skillset: Enhancing Efficiency to Free Up Time for Growth Mindset: Aligning Income Goals with Life Vision (Pushing Past Limiting Beliefs) Mindset: The Transformative Question: "What If Everything Went Right?" Mindset: Jim's Unique Handwritten Vision Board Strategy Mindset: Cultivating Positivity and Showing Up with Great Energy The Value of Coaching: Accountability, Encouragement, and Strategic Partnership Key Takeaways: "...consistency on that Ninja 9 really started kicking in." - Jim Knight "...when you become more intentional in your business, it's amazing how much more you get done..." - Jim Knight "...the weeks I planned, I had incredible weeks, and the weeks I didn't plan, all of a sudden my business was falling apart." - Jim Knight "...flow fixes everything." - Jim Knight "It's so important to set expectations with clients. You know, here's what you can expect from me. Here's what it looks like." - Brady Smith "[Brady asked] Jim, what if everything went right?... And you know what, it all went right and it was a lot more enjoyable to go through life that way..." - Jim Knight "...if you don't identify as that person or see as that person, it's going to make it more challenging to get there, I think." - Brady Smith "I'm improving. I'm a work in progress. I'm not done." - Jim Knight Links: Website: http://www.NinjaSelling.com/Podcast Email: TSW@NinjaSelling.com Phone: 1-800-254-1650 Podcast Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/TheNinjaSellingPodcast Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NinjaSelling Instagram: @NinjaSellingOfficial LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ninjaselling Upcoming Public Ninja Installations: https://NinjaSelling.com/events/list/?tribe_eventcategory%5B0%5D=183&tribe__ecp_custom_2%5B0%5D=Public Ninja Coaching: http://www.NinjaSelling.com/course/ninja-coaching/
You might be losing as much as half a million dollars on unanswered calls. That's right.In this Greatest Hits Series episode, I sat down with Scott Hansen - cofounder of OrthoChats and now LeadSigma, who shared ways why your practice may be bleeding revenue without even realizing it.Scott has built and sold tech that revolutionized patient communication. Now, he's tackling the next big bottleneck: converting leads. His new company, LeadSigma, focuses on automating and improving how orthodontic offices respond to inquiries - using smart systems and cutting-edge AI.We unpack Scott's five-step framework that tripled his practice, how missed calls cost you hundreds of thousands, and why the orthodontic industry can learn from the hyper-responsive world of home services. Scott also shares the next frontier in AI and what it will mean for your front desk team and new patient scheduling.If you are looking for ways to scale your practice efficiently, this is the episode for you.
The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.As of episode 198, you can now watch The Storm Skiing Podcast on YouTube. Please click over to follow the channel. The podcast will continue to stream on all audio platforms. WhoEric Clark, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mammoth and June Mountains, CaliforniaRecorded onJanuary 29, 2025Why I interviewed himMammoth is ridiculous, improbable, outrageous. An impossible combination of unmixable things. SoCal vibes 8,000 feet in the sky and 250 miles north of the megalopolis. Rustic old-California alpine clapboard-and-Yan patina smeared with D-Line speed and Ikon energy. But nothing more implausible than this: 300 days of sunshine and 350 inches of snow in an average year. Some winters more: 715 inches two seasons ago, 618 in the 2016-17 campaign, 669 in 2010-11. Those are base-area totals. Nearly 900 inches stacked onto Mammoth's summit during the 2022-23 ski season. The ski area opened on Nov. 5 and closed on Aug. 6, a 275-day campaign.Below the paid subscriber jump: why Mammoth stands out even among giants, June's J1 lift predates the evolution of plant life, Alterra's investment machine, and more.That's nature, audacious and brash. Clouds tossed off the Pacific smashing into the continental crest. But it took a soul, hardy and ungovernable, to make Mammoth Mountain into a ski area for the masses. Dave McCoy, perhaps the greatest of the great generation of American ski resort founders, strung up and stapled together and tamed this wintertime kingdom over seven decades. Ropetows then T-bars then chairlifts all over. One of the finest lift systems anywhere. Chairs 1 through 25 stitching together a trail network sculpted and bulldozed and blasted from the monolithic mountain. A handcrafted playground animated as something wild, fierce, prehuman in its savage ever-down. McCoy, who lived to 104, is celebrated as a businessman, a visionary, and a human, but he was also, quietly, an artist.Mammoth is not the largest ski area in America (ranking number nine), California (third behind Palisades and Heavenly), Alterra's portfolio (third behind Palisades and Steamboat), or the U.S. Ikon Pass roster (fifth after Palisades, Big Sky, Bachelor, and Steamboat). But it may be America's most beloved big ski resort, frantic and fascinating, an essential big-mountain gateway for 39 million Californians, an Ikon Pass icon and the spiritual home of Alterra Mountain Company. It's impossible to imagine American skiing without Mammoth, just as it's impossible to imagine baseball without the Yankees or Africa without elephants. To our national ski identity, Mammoth is an essential thing, like a heart to a human body, a part without which the whole function falls apart.About MammothClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Alterra Mountain Company, which also owns:Located in: Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaYear founded: 1953Pass affiliations:* Ikon Pass: unlimited, no blackouts* Ikon Base Pass: unlimited, holiday blackoutsClosest neighboring ski areas: June Mountain – around half an hour if the roads are clear; to underscore the severity of the Sierra Nevada, China Peak sits just 28 miles southwest of Mammoth, but is a seven-hour, 450-mile drive away – in good weather.Base elevation: 7,953 feetSummit elevation: 11,053 feetVertical drop: 3,100 feetSkiable acres: 3,500Average annual snowfall: 350 inchesTrail count: 178 (13% easiest, 28% slightly difficult, 19% difficult, 25% very difficult, 15% extremely difficult)Lift count: 25 (1 15-passenger gondola, 1 two-stage, eight-passenger gondola, 4 high-speed six-packs, 8 high-speed quads, 1 fixed-grip quad, 6 triples, 3 doubles, 1 Poma – view Lift Blog's inventory of Mammoth's lift fleet) – the ski area also runs some number of non-public carpetsAbout JuneClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Alterra Mountain Company (see complete roster above)Located in: June Lake, CaliforniaYear founded: 1963Pass affiliations:* Ikon Pass: unlimited, no blackouts* Ikon Base Pass: unlimited, holiday blackoutsClosest neighboring ski areas: Mammoth Mountain – around half an hour if the roads are clearBase elevation: 7,545 feetSummit elevation: 10,090 feetVertical drop: 2,590 feetSkiable acres: 1,500 acresAverage annual snowfall: 250 inchesTrail count: 41Lift count: 6 (2 high-speed quads, 4 doubles – view Lift Blog's inventory of June Mountain's lift fleet)What we talked aboutMammoth's new lift 1; D-Line six-packs; deciding which lift to replace on a mountain with dozens of them; how the new lifts 1 and 16 redistributed skier traffic around Mammoth; adios Yan detachables; the history behind Mammoth's lift numbers; why upgrades to lifts 3 and 6 made more sense than replacements; the best lift system in America, and how to keep this massive fleet from falling apart; how Dave McCoy found and built Mammoth; retaining rowdy West Coast founder's energy when a mountain goes Colorado corporate; old-time Colorado skiing; Mammoth Lakes in the short-term rental era; potential future Mammoth lift upgrades; a potentially transformative future for the Eagle lift and Village gondola; why Mammoth has no public carpets; Mammoth expansion potential; Mammoth's baller parks culture, and what it takes to build and maintain their massive features; the potential of June Mountain; connecting to June's base with snowmaking; why a J1 replacement has taken so long; kids under 12 ski free at June; Ikon Pass access; changes incoming to Ikon Pass blackouts; the new markets that Ikon is driving toward Mammoth; improved flight service for Mammoth skiers; and Mammoth ski patrol.What I got wrong* I guessed that Mammoth likely paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $15 million for “Canyon and Broadway.” I meant that the new six-pack D-line lifts likely cost $15 million each.* I mentioned that Jackson Hole installed a new high-speed quad last year – I was referring to the Sublette chair.* I said that Steamboat's Wild Blue Gondola was “close to three miles long” – the full ride is 3.16 miles. Technically, the first and second stages of the gondola are separate machines, but riders experience them as one.Why now was a good time for this interviewTalk to enough employees of Alterra Mountain Company and a pattern emerges: an outsized number of high-level execs – the people building the mountain portfolio and the Ikon Pass and punching Vail in the face while doing it – came to the mothership, in some way or another, through Mammoth Mountain.Why is that? Such things can be a coincidence, but this didn't feel like it. Rusty Gregory, Alterra's CEO from 2018 to '23, entered that pilot's seat as a Mammoth lifer, and it was possible that he'd simply tagged in his benchmates. But Alterra and the Ikon Pass were functioning too smoothly to be the products of nepotism. This California ski factory seemed to be stamping out effective big-ideas people like an Italian plant cranking out Ferraris.Something about Mammoth just works. And that's remarkable, considering no one but McCoy thought that the place would work at all as a functional enterprise. A series of contemporary dumbasses told him that Mammoth was “too windy, too snowy, too high, too avalanche-prone, and too isolated” to work as a commercial ski area, according to The Snow Mag. That McCoy made Mammoth one of the most successful ski areas anywhere is less proof that the peanut gallery was wrong than that it took extraordinary will and inventiveness to accomplish the feat.And when a guy runs a ski area for 52 years, that ski area becomes a manifestation of his character. The people who succeed in working there absorb these same traits, whether of dysfunction or excellence. And Mammoth has long been defined by excellence.So, how to retain this? How does a ski area stitched so tightly to its founder's swashbuckling character fully transition to corporate-owned megapass headliner without devolving into an over-groomed volume machine for Los Angeles weekenders? How does a mountain that's still spinning 10 Yan fixed-grip chairs – the oldest dating to 1969 – modernize while D-Line sixers are running eight figures per install? And how does a set-footprint mountain lodged in remote wilderness continue to attract enough skiers to stay relevant, while making sure they all have a place to stay and ski once they get there?And then there's June. Like Pico curled up beside Killington, June, lost in Mammoth's podium flex, is a tiger dressed up like a housecat. At 1,500 acres, June is larger than Arapahoe Basin, Aspen Highlands, or Taos. It's 2,590-foot-vertical drop is roughly equal to that of Alta, Alyeska, or Copper (though June's bottom 1,000-ish vertical feet are often closed due to lack of lower-elevation snow). And while the terrain is not fierce, it's respectable, with hundreds of acres of those wide-open California glades to roll through.And yet skiers seem to have forgotten about the place. So, it can appear, has Alterra, which still shuffles skiers out of the base on a 1960 Riblet double chair that is the oldest operating aerial lift in the State of California. The mountain deserves better, and so do Ikon Pass holders, who can fairly expect that the machinery transporting them and their gold-plated pass uphill not predate the founding of the republic. That Alterra has transformed Deer Valley, Steamboat, and Palisades Tahoe with hundreds of millions of dollars of megalifts and terrain expansions over the past five years only makes the lingering presence of June's claptrap workhorse all the more puzzling.So in Mammoth and June we package both sides of the great contradiction of corporate ski area ownership: that whoever ends up with the mountain is simultaneously responsible for both its future and its past. Mammoth, fast and busy and modern, must retain the spirit of its restless founder. June, ornamented in quaint museum-piece machinery while charging $189 for a peak-day lift ticket, must justify its Ikon Pass membership by doing something other than saying “Yeah I'm here with Mammoth.” Has one changed too much, and the other not enough? Or can Alterra hit the Alta Goldilocks of fast lifts and big passes with throwback bonhomie undented?Why you should ski Mammoth and JuneIf you live in Southern California, go ahead and skip this section, because of course you've already skied Mammoth a thousand times, and so has everyone you know, and it will shock you to learn that there is anyone, anywhere, who has never skied this human wildlife park.But for anyone who's not in Southern California, Mammoth is remote and inconvenient. It is among the least-accessible big mountains in the country. It lacks the interstate adjacency of Tahoe, the Wasatch, and Colorado; the modernized airports funneling skiers into Big Sky and Jackson and Sun Valley (though this is changing); the cultural cachet that overcomes backwater addresses for Aspen and Telluride. Going to Mammoth, for anyone who can't point north on 395, just doesn't seem worth the hassle.It is worth the hassle. The raw statistical profile validates this. Big vert, big acreage, big snows, and big lift networks always justify the journey, even if Mammoth's remoteness fails to translate to emptiness in the way it does at, say, Taos or Revelstoke. But there is something to being Not Tahoe, a Sierra Nevada monster throwing off its own gravity rather than orbiting a mother lake with a dozen equals. Lacking the proximity to leave some things to more capable competitors, the way Tahoe resorts cede parks to Boreal or Northstar, or radness to Palisades and Kirkwood, Mammoth is compelled to offer an EveryBro mix of parks and cliffs and groomers and trees and bumps. It's a motley, magnificent scene, singular and electric, the sort of place that makes all realms beyond feel like a mirage.Mammoth does have one satellite, of course, and June Mountain fills the mothership's families-with-kids gap. Unlike Mammoth, June lets you use the carpet without an instructor. Kids 12 and under ski free. June is less crowded, less vodka-Red Bull, less California. And while the dated lifts can puzzle the Ikon tote-bagger who's last seven trips were through the detachable kingdoms of Utah and Colorado, there is a certain thrill to riding a chairlift that tugged its first passengers uphill during the Eisenhower administration.Podcast NotesOn Mammoth's masterplanOn Alterra pumping “a ton of money into its mountains”Tripling the size of Deer Valley. A massive terrain expansion and transformative infill gondola at Steamboat. The fusing of Palisades Tahoe's two sides to create America's second-largest interconnected ski area. New six-packs at Big Bear, Mammoth, Winter Park, and Solitude. Alterra is not messing around, as the Vail-Slayer continues to add mountains, add partners, and transform its portfolio of once-tired giants into dazzling modern megaresorts with billions in investment.On D-Line lifts “floating over the horizon”I mean just look at these things (Loon's Kancamagus eight on opening day, December 10, 2021 – video by Stuart Winchester):On severe accidents on Yan detachablesIn 2023, I wrote about Yan's detachable lift hellstorm:Cohee referenced a conversation he'd had with “Yan Kunczynski,” saying that, “obviously he had his issues.” If it's not obvious to the listener, here's what he was talking about: Kuncyznski founded Yan chairlifts in 1965. They were sound lifts, and the company built hundreds, many of which are still in operation today. However. Yan's high-speed lifts turned out to be death traps. Two people died in a 1985 accident at Keystone. A 9-year-old died in a 1993 accident at Sierra-at-Tahoe (then known as Sierra Ski Ranch). Two more died at Whistler in 1995. This is why all three detachable quads at Sierra-at-Tahoe date to 1996 – the mountain ripped out all three Yan machines following the accident, even though the oldest dated only to 1989.Several Yan high-speed detachables still run, but they have been heavily modified and retrofit. Superstar Express at Killington, for example, was “retrofitted with new Poma grips and sheaves as well as terminal modifications in 1994,” according to Lift Blog. In total, 15 ski areas, including Sun Valley, Schweitzer, Mount Snow, Mammoth, and Palisades Tahoe spent millions upgrading or replacing Yan detachable quads. The company ceased operations in 2001.Since that writing, many of those Yan detachables have met the scrapyard:* Killington will replace Superstar Express with a Doppelmayr six-pack this summer.* Sun Valley removed two of their Yan detachables – Greyhawk and Challenger – in 2023, and replaced them with a single Doppelmayr high-speed six-pack.* Sun Valley then replaced the Seattle Ridge Yan high-speed quad with a Doppelmayr six-pack in 2024.* Mammoth has replaced both of its Yan high-speed quads – Canyon and Broadway – with Doppelmayr D-line six-packs.* Though I didn't mention Sunday River above, it's worth noting that the mountain ripped out its Barker Yan detachable quad in 2023 for a D-Line Doppelmayr bubble sixer.I'm not sure how many of these Yan-detach jalopies remain. Sun Valley still runs four; June, two; and Schweitzer, Mount Snow, and Killington one apiece. There are probably others.On Mammoth's aging lift fleetMammoth's lift system is widely considered one of the best designed anywhere, and I have no doubt that it's well cared for. Still, it is a garage filled with as many classic cars as sparkling-off-the-assembly-line Aston Martins. Seventeen of the mountain's 24 aerial lifts were constructed before the turn of the century; 10 of those are Yan fixed- grips, the oldest dating to 1969. Per Lift Blog:On Rusty's tribute to Dave McCoyFormer Alterra CEO Rusty Gregory delivered an incredible encomium to Mammoth founder Dave McCoy on this podcast four years ago [18:08]:The audio here is jacked up in 45 different ways. I suppose I can admit now that this was because whatever broke-ass microphone I was using at the time sounded as though it had filtered my audio through a dying air-conditioner. So I had to re-record my questions (I could make out the audio well enough to just repeat what I had said during our actual chat), making the conversation sound like something I had created by going on Open AI and typing “create a podcast where it sounds like I interviewed Rusty Gregory.” Now I probably would have just asked to re-record it, but at the time I just felt lucky to get the interview and so I stapled together this bootleg track that sounds like something Eminem would have sold from the trunk of his Chevy Celebrity in 1994.More good McCoy stuff here and in the videos below:On Mammoth buying Bear and Snow SummitRusty also broke down Mammoth's acquisition of Bear Mountain and Snow Summit in that pod, at the 29:18 mark.On Mammoth super parksWhen I was a kid watching the Road Runner dominate Wile E. Coyote in zip-fall-splat canyon hijinks, I assumed it was the fanciful product of some lunatic's imagination. But now I understand that the whole serial was just an animation of Mammoth Superparks:I mean can you tell the difference?I'm admittedly impressed with the coyote's standing turnaround technique with the roller skis.On Pico beside KillingtonThe Pico-Killington dilemma echoes that of June-Mammoth, in which an otherwise good mountain looks like a less-good mountain because it sits next door to a really great mountain. As I wrote in 2023:Pico is funny. If it were anywhere else other than exactly next door to the largest ski area in New England, Pico might be a major ski area. Its 468 acres would make it the largest ski area in New Hampshire. A 2,000-foot vertical drop is impressive anywhere. The mountain has two high-speed lifts. And, by the way, knockout terrain. There is only one place in the Killington complex where you can run 2,000 vertical feet of steep terrain: Pico.On the old funitel at JuneCompounding the weirdness of J1's continued existence is the fact that, from 1986 to '96, a 20-passenger funitels ran on a parallel line:Clark explains why June removed this lift in the podcast.On kids under 12 skiing free at JuneThis is pretty amazing – per June's website:The free June Mountain Kids Season Pass gives your children under 12 unlimited access to June Mountain all season long. This replaces day tickets for kids, which are no longer offered. Everyone in your family must have a season pass or lift ticket. Your child's free season pass must be reserved in advance, and picked up in-person at the June Mountain Ticket Office. If your child has a birthday in our system that states they are older than 12 years of age, we will require proof of age to sell you a 12 and under season pass.I clarified with June officials that adults are not required to buy a season pass or lift ticket in order for their children to qualify for the free season pass.While it is unlikely that I will make it to June this winter, I signed my 8-year-old son up for a free season pass just to see how easy it was. It took about 12 seconds (he was already in Alterra's system, saving some time).On Alterra's whiplash Ikon Pass accessAlterra has consistently adjusted Ikon Pass access to meter volume and appease its partner mountains:On Mammoth's mammoth snowfallsMammoth's annual snowfalls tend to mirror the boom-bust cycles of Tahoe, with big winters burying the Statue of Liberty (715 inches at the base over the 2022-23 winter), and others underperforming the Catskills (94 inches in the winter of 1976-77). Here are the mountain's official year-by-year and month-by-month tallies. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe
As we begin a new year, cartoonists Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar make their predictions for 2025 and share their goals for the next twelve months.PredictionsDAVE: Business planning anxietyBRAD: Because of Dave's prediction, the winners will be people who help address that anxiety. (That's us!) Be the distraction/escape people need; they won't forget you. DAVE: Bluesky at 50M by the end of the yearBRAD: Substack gains prominence — rises to Kickstarter/Patreon levelsDAVE: we'll all be playing reactionary, whack-a-mole life choices for the first two years of the trump admin. Until the midterm elections, when it might calm slightly. BRAD: AI will go mainstream and start to gain acceptance among artists and writersDAVE: Kickstarter and Patreon continue to be market leaders. No change on the horizon for thatBRAD: Printing is on the decline under tariffs. And we might be working with small US printers to do smaller books.DAVE: in publishing, YA & kids will continue to dominate the career path of published cartoonists. BRAD: Non-social media options will grow, hopefully including RSSDAVE: Webtoons might begin to fall apart in the US market. Their Hollywood goals are not working, and they were playing the long game toward THAT in terms of accumulating debt DAVE: I will have to raise prices on all my books. Or cut features in my books. No more metallic foils, spot gloss, or bookmarks…you're just getting a bare-bones book. GoalsBRAD: SurviveDAVE: SurviveBRAD: EiAD v3 or Webcomics HandbookDAVE: ANATOMY OF DOGS Kickstarter BRAD: Build Spice Rack Comics into an example of what you can do with the webring / collective concept. Suggest that this is the time to start building quasi-collectives.DAVE: Triple down on Bluesky in the 4-6 years before enshittification BRAD: Lean into KDP for After Dark booksDAVE: Triple down on BlueskyDAVE: Launch and start building THE WRONG WAY. I have been planning it for over a year. DAVE: Focus on one of the few things I can control: my family's happiness and health. Outlive the fuckers and try not to let them steal my joy. I find solace in friendships at Alaska Camp and SDCC. DAVE: if we can't do books, do we do more smaller Quickstarter?DAVE: Is this the time to start on Substack?SummaryIn this episode, the hosts discuss a range of topics, including a personal quest for a long-lost book, Wimpy the Wellington, predictions for the comic industry in 2025, the anxiety surrounding business planning for cartoonists, and the evolving role of cartoonists in providing relief during turbulent times. They also explore the rise of new platforms like Blue Sky and Substack and the potential mainstream acceptance of AI in the creative fields. In this conversation, Brad Guigar and his co-host discuss the evolving role of AI in creative processes, emphasizing its potential as an assistant rather than a replacement for artists and writers.They make predictions for 2025, including the impact of tariffs on print publishing, the continued dominance of YA and kids' books, and the uncertain future of Webtoons in the U.S. market. The discussion also touches on the concept of 'shrinkflation' in publishing, where features may be reduced due to economic pressures.Ultimately, both hosts express a shared goal of survival in a changing industry landscape. In this episode, the hosts discuss their goals and predictions for 2025, focusing on the importance of social media platforms like Blue Sky, the launch of a new project called The Wrong Way, and the innovative approach of Spice Rack Comics. They also touch on adapting to market changes, personal goals, and the significance of community support in the creative industry.TakeawaysCartoonists have a significant impact on their audience's mental health.Business planning in the comic industry is becoming increasingly complex.The rise of platforms like Blue Sky may change social media dynamics.Substack is poised to become a major player in content monetization.Anxiety will be a common theme in the coming years for creators.AI's acceptance in the creative industry is on the horizon.The importance of community and support among creators is paramount.Predictions for the future can help guide current decisions.The role of humor and distraction in art is vital during tough times. AI will be used as a writing assistant, not a replacement.Ethically sourced AI can enhance creative processes.Print publishing is expected to contract significantly due to tariffs.YA and kids' books will continue to dominate the market.Webtoons may struggle in the U.S. market moving forward.Shrinkflation will affect the features of published books.Survival is the primary goal for creators in 2025.Economic changes will force a reevaluation of publishing strategies.The creative industry must adapt to new market dynamics.The future of comics relies on navigating these challenges. Tripling down on Blue Sky is a strategic move for growth.The Wrong Way project is set to launch in 2025.Spice Rack Comics aims to innovate web rings and promote collaboration.Adapting to market changes is crucial for sustainability.Personal goals should focus on what can be controlled.Community support is essential for success in creative fields.Digital income sources are becoming increasingly important.Maintaining joy and personal happiness is a priority.Nostalgia can be a refuge during uncertain times.Building a supportive network can enhance creative endeavors. You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
Amanda Cruz interviews Yosef Lee, an attorney and multifamily investor, who shares his journey from being a South Korean immigrant to successfully managing 22 multifamily syndications. Yosef discusses his first full cycle deal, the importance of buying right, and how his legal background aids in syndications. He also addresses challenges in partnerships, the shift from being a general partner to a limited partner, and insights into asset management. Additionally, he shares his recent acquisition of a cafe and his plans to build a micro family office for diversified investments. Yosef LeeYosef Lee | Real Estate Background Y Lifestyle Design & Management Based in: New York, New York Say hi to him at: www.yosefhlee.com Facebook LinkedIn Instagram Tiktok Sponsors: Altra Running
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