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Niko Bonatsos of General Catalyst joins Nick to discuss Investing in First-time Founders, the Evolution of Social, the Future of Big Tech, and the Freedom of Remote Work. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to VC What's the thesis at General Catalyst? Livongo... up nearly 300% since public debut last year — I hear you were in the room during the early formation stages. You have been at GC for almost 10 years — what has been the most significant change in VC, aside from the pandemic, since you began your career? What are your thoughts on the explosion of seed funds and now many angel funds as well? Since the pandemic broke, what's been the most significant adjustment at GC, and/or how do you see the approach to investing changing going forward? What surging trends during the pandemic will continue to grow faster, and which will revert once the pandemic is over? Do you think this fundamentally changes benefits that are offered to employees? I'm not sure if you caught the recent documentary on Netflix — social dilemma explaining social media issues. Many experts argued that we are not evolved to handle all of these inputs and that big tech has and will continue to manipulate our beliefs and actions. What's your take? Tweet: "Are you building a consumer product that is perceived as annoying, controversial, or stupid by most people? If yes, I'd love to hear from you!" What are some examples of consumer successes that started this way? What qualities does a founder need to have for you to be interested in? Break up big tech? The three data points
Tweet Are you French?: Conversations for Beginners Welcome to Everyday French Conversations for Beginners Week 4 Episode 5. Today we’ll ask people where are they from, so let’s begin with: Are you French? Welcome to today’s episode. Janina wants to share an old recording of her and Joel to hear a greeting as well as… Read More Are you French?: Conversations for Beginners The post Are you French?: Conversations for Beginners appeared first on Real Life Language.
Quote: “When we sell, we've got to be focused on providing the solution to the pain and what value is that bringing to the organization.” Laurie Guest Are you building enough value into your virtual offerings? Are you standing tall in your virtual fees? On this episode of The Wealthy Speaker Show, we welcome back Laurie Guest to talk about how she shifted her mindset and created brand new virtual packages to accommodate her clients during COVID. After more than two decades in the healthcare industry, Laurie founded her own speaking and training company, Guest Enterprises, Inc. Today she is seen as the “go to” resource for customer service and staff development. Highlights you won't want to miss:The one phrase that shifted Laurie's mindset. 2:30Finding your new “superpower”? 6:00Why you need to be crystal clear in your package pricing. 10:00Putting together package options. 14:30Speak the language that solves their problem. 18:45Stimulate, don't distract. 24:15Remember the value of your message. 33:15How to recreate “stage side selling”. 36:30 Click to Tweet: Are your clients embracing your virtual offerings? Join me to hear Laurie Guest share her ideas about how to make your virtual packages irresistible. Laurie's newest book, The 10¢ Decision: How Small Change Pays Off Big provides a unique style to learning about the guest encounter with an integrated team approach. When not on the road, Laurie enjoys life with a husband, two grown kids, and a puppy named Otis. If you would like some great tips that will help you create the “must have” options for your clients, you simply can't afford to miss this episode! I hope you'll download and learn. Links:Laurie's website: https://laurieguest.com/Laurie's book: https://laurieguest.com/book/Laurie's previous podcast with Jane: https://www.speakerlauncher.com/sweet-spot-pricing-with-laurie-guest/
With the annual Parental Sponsorship lottery opening up in January 2018, the timing is perfect for an Episode dedicated to the Canadian Parental Sponsorship process. If you are considering filing an application to sponsor a parent or grandparent from abroad don't even think about submitting that application until you have listened to what Canadian Immigration Lawyer Ravi Jain had to say. [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/canadianimmigrationpodcast/CIP_S2_E15.mp3" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" ] It was great to have Ravi Jain of Green and Spiegel in Toronto, join me to discuss this very timely topic. If you want to learn more about Ravi, you can listen to his background in Season 1 Episode 17 - Canadian Spousal Sponsorship - Can you really afford to make a mistake? Ravi has distinguished himself as one of the leaders in our immigration field in Canada. However, when you listen to him on this Episode, you will very easily see that he is....simply put.....an "awesome" guy...super generous with his knowledge and an overall good guy....right to the core - who practices entirely in the right way. In this Episode we covered the following specific topics: What is the Parental Sponsorship process? What are the qualification requirements? Help tips on ensuring your Sponsorship is not rejected. What to do if you are facing a refusal? [Tweet "Are you ready for the Parental Sponsorship Lottery?"] Additional Resources: The best way to reach Ravi Jain: E-mail: ravij@gands.com Phone: 416-866-2186 Ravi's law firm Green and Spiegel: http://www.gands.com/home Federal Court Case discussed in our Podcast: Nematollahi v. Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 2017 FC 755 Listen to Mark Holthe's Canadian Immigration Podcast [smart_track_player url="http://traffic.libsyn.com/canadianimmigrationpodcast/CIP_S2_E15.mp3" social="true" social_twitter="true" social_facebook="true" social_gplus="true" social_linkedin="true" ] Topics for our Next Podcast [reminder]If you have a suggestion for topics we could cover in the Podcast, please drop me a line. If you know of anyone that would be interested in coming on the Podcast as a guest, please send them my way. share on facebook, share on twitter, share on LinkedIn[/reminder] Binge on all of our Canadian Immigration Podcast Episodes! If you want to listen to more episodes, you will find all the episodes here. Subscribe to the Canadian Immigration Podcast If you have enjoyed this podcast, please subscribe. If you enjoyed the show, please rate it on iTunes and write a brief review. That would help tremendously in getting the word out and raising the visibility of the show. Share the Love
Episode 121: In this episode of the Mind Body Musings Podcast, I go over some of the key concepts I've been learning in the incredible book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson. If you've been following my Instagram stories lately, you saw all of my highlighted notes in this book. After finishing, I thought to myself, "Why not make a podcast about some of the juiciest, helpful gems I discovered in this book?" And so here we are! If you're feeling "thin, sort of stretched, like butter over too much bread" like Bilbo Baggins, than this podcast is going to be perfect for you. Stop wasting your precious energy and time on the wrong values, using the wrong metrics to measure them and saying yes to all of the wrong things. Your life is finite, and it's crucial you learn how to be selective in what you give your attention to, and what you give a f* about. Also, I don't cuss on my podcast so no worries if you have sensitive ears. Show notes: Apply for my 1:1 coaching HERE Sign up for The Freedom Lounge HERE Apply for the Forever Free Retreat HERE The point is not to say "f* it" to everything, but to say "f* it" to everything unimportant A good value: things that are reality-based, socially constructive and immediate/controllable (ex: honesty) A bad value: things that are superstitious, socially destructive and not immediate/controllably (ex: popularity) 3 examples of bad values: Pleasure: the easiest to obtain and lose; the most superficial form of life satisfaction Material success: beyond being able to provide necessities, the correlation between happiness and world success is close to zero extra happiness (this can also get in the way of others values, like honesty) Always being right: aim to not be right, so that you can continue to grow and learn Why being uncertain about your beliefs is not a bad thing and can actually lead to humility and growth An example of two musical artists: one with bad values (leader of Megadeth), and one with great values (an ex-Beatles member) How I started to realize my values were going astray at the end of my travels 5 counterintuitive values for a better life: Responsibility: take responsibility for everything that occurs in your life, regardless of who is at fault Uncertainty: the acknowledgement of your own ignorance and the cultivation of constant doubt in your own beliefs Failure: the willingness to discover your own flaws Rejection: the ability to both hear and say no, thus clearly defining what you will and will not accept in your life Mortality: pay attention to your own death, and understand its realness [Tweet "Are you giving a f* to too many unimportant things in your life? STOP IT. #markmanson"] {COACHING} Ready to break limiting beliefs + Take your self-worth to the next level? Apply for my 1:1 coaching HERE. Become a Patreon for the show and pledge as little as $1 per episode HERE.
I LOVED interviewing Chris Smith with Curaytor and how honest and real he is. As the Co-Founder of one of the top agent tools around this guy is the real deal! Ontop of running one of the top companies in the industry, he wrote one of my favorite books The Conversion Code that is really a MUST read for anyone in sales. In fact here is a one of my favorite quotes from his book and it’s a tweetable “If people like you, they’ll listen to you. But if they trust you,they’ll do business with you.” Chris Smith, The Conversion Code (Click to Tweet) Are you paying attention to key points that will take you from sucky sales to over the top success? Just ask Amanda Todd who we interviewed a few months back. If you have excuses why things are not working in your business…. Stop what you are doing right now and listen in to this great conversation with Chris Smith!
Almost every kid dreams of being a singer or actor at some point. Arista Michelle was one of those kids, too. But for her, it was more than the “I want to be famous” kind of dream that most kids have for a little while, but fades in time. Her dream didn’t fade and by the time she was graduated from college and working in her chosen field (computer science), she realized that she wanted to take the leap and chase her dream. But it didn’t work out exactly like she thought it would. Through many detours, unexpected blessings, and opportunities she never saw coming, Arista Michelle was able to live a different life, but still have elements of her dream as rich pieces of the story. Hear her story on this episode of Chasing Dreams with Aimee J. It’s possible to reason yourself out of your dreams. The practical side takes over. The realities of life set in. You begin to recognize that your dream may not pay the bills or may not be simple to accomplish, and you give in to the pragmatic and predictable. Sometimes life demands that, which is what happened in Arista Michelle’s case. She didn’t see a realistic way she could pursue her dreams of being an entertainer so she resorted to a steady income and in-demand skill set by pursuing computer programming. She graduated, got a job in her field, and settled down to work for a living. But she was miserable in a job that she hated. That’s when her dream began to awaken and she took the plunge. What happened then? You’ll enjoy it more if you listen to the story from her own lips, which you can do on this episode of the podcast. TWEET: Are you reasoning yourself out of your #dreams? A move to California to chase her dream. Arista Michelle figured that the only place she could chase her dream of being an actor and singer was in California. So she quit her job, packed her bags, and made the move to Cali. She worked hard, auditioning for various acting roles any time she could. She hoped for a break, or an opportunity to come her way. Then the unexpected happened. She became pregnant. Auditioning became more difficult as the months went on. When her son was born, she struggled to be a parent and chase her dream at the same time. She felt she had to make a choice between her dream and her son. She chose her son. Hear the details of how she made the choice and how it impacted her dream chasing by listening to this conversation. A new career opportunity that she didn’t expect to love. After chasing her singing and acting dreams in California Arista Michelle moved back east to raise her son in a familiar environment and got a job doing graphic design and other things for a local school. That’s when unexpected doors started to open. In time, she became involved in the field of instructional design and found that she absolutely loved it! But she still had the dream of being an actor and singer and found a way she could still pursue it, though it was not with the glimmer and spotlight she once expected. Where did she put her talents to use? In church. Hear how a young woman eager to be an actress in Hollywood traded it for a more humble, but possibly more powerful role in her local church and found fulfillment greater than she expected, on this episode. Our Dreams often come in forms we didn’t expect. That’s how it was for Arista Michelle. Her Hollywood pursuits turned out to be a figment of the real thing, a similar but much different form of the very things she was meant to pursue. Living the life she now enjoys, Arista wouldn’t trade it for anything, not even the dreams of fame and professional acting she once thought were her destiny. She’s happy, content, and still dreaming. One of her goals is to sing in India one day and to continue being a mom and military wife. It’s a life definitely worth living. Grab a cup of your favorite beverage and cozy up to listen to Arista’s encouraging story about realizing your dreams in ways you didn’t expect. TWEET: #Dreams don’t always materialize in the way you expect. OUTLINE OF THIS EPISODE: [0:06] Explanation of some “strange” things you may hear in this episode. [1:15] Welcome to Arista (an old college friend) and Aimee’s introduction of her. [2:25] How college had nothing to do with what Aimee or Arista are doing now. [4:05] How Arista reasoned herself out of the dream she had in college. [6:40] Why Arista wasn’t happy working a J-O-B she hated just to get by. [8:00] Arista’s favorite quote (her recommendation). [9:29] Chasing her dreams in California for a year and a half, and what happened to make her change course. [12:12] Choosing between her son and her dream. [12:45] Making a living as a mom, and enjoying it. [14:01] Gates that were opened in the field of instructional design and how her computer science background made it possible. [16:51] How happiness came in spite of the fact that her current work role is not the field she studied for in college. [17:38] Living out portions of her dream in ways she didn’t expect while still doing a job that was outside that field. [19:20] Arista’s desire to use her talent to serve God and how that evolved into her dream being realized in an area she didn’t expect. [20:41] The current way Arista is pursuing her dream as her own agent and singer/songwriter. [22:09] Arista’s new book (free PDF version if you’d like), Youtube channel, etc. [24:26] Not an easy path, but doing what she loves is still the path she’s on. [25:06] The importance of following her calling above all else. [25:50] Arista’s goals: singing in India. [26:45] Aimee’s rapid fire game. [30:42] Recap of Arista Michelle’s story... ARISTA’S RECOMMENDATION: “I can accept failure. Everyone fails at something. But I can’t accept not trying.” ~ Michael Jordan AIMEE’S RAPID FIRE GAME! - Category: Areas of Study Aimee and Arista take turns blurting out “areas of study” and the first one to make something up, hesitate too long, or blank out is the loser. Who’s going to be the winner? RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Arista Michelle Youtube Twitter Facebook Best News Ever Book TWEETS YOU CAN USE: Is your #dream possible, just not in the form you thought it would be? It’s OK to fail. But it’s not OK to never try. Chase that #dream A singer, songwriter, actress, and author who chased her #dreams
Episode 62: Layla Martin is a next-generation sexuality and female orgasm expert. Her work has been featured in the Huffington Post, Refinery 29 and Women's Health Magazine. She uses simple, yet powerful tools to explode your levels of pleasure and self-love in the bedroom. You can get her book, "Wild Woman in the Bedroom: Break through of insecurities and have all the pleasure you deserve" as a gift on her website, www.LaylaMartin.com "There's a difference between sex that just has an orgasm at the end of it, and sex where you feel vulnerable and seen and there's a soul-to-soul connection. That's what everybody is craving deep down inside, even men even though we can get this idea they don't crave that, they are really fed by that too. And one of the ways to get to that level of depth is to be truly intimate during sex which means to feel what you're feeling and express what's really going on inside and that, whether you have an orgasm or not, you feel met on a level that matters." -Layla Martin Here's what we talk about today: My Huffington Post Article (read HERE) How Layla originally became so passionate and fascinated with holistic sexuality The most ridiculous thing she did in Asia when first studying pleasure and sex How to release shame in your female parts (and where it usually shows up!) A basic "breathing" exercise Layla recommends Rebuilding libido The difference in judgement towards both genders in our culture The Jade egg The difference between the egg and kegels The Dark Side of Vibrators (video) The art of pre-gaming before sex Sex on the Brain Aphrodisiacs that will naturally rock your love life (video) Connect with Layla: Website Facebook YouTube Become a patron of the show by contributing as little as $1 per podcast and get a mention on my show HERE! [Tweet "Are you tired of carrying around sexual shame, judgment or barriers? This is for you."]