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Natural liver detox remedies and cleanses are all the rage online – especially if you've had chronic skin problems.While poor liver detox can contribute to skin inflammation symptoms, it's critical that you ask WHY is your liver struggling.That way, a natural liver detox remedy or diet cleanse doesn't trigger a flare-up (which can and does happen).When you ask why there's so much skin inflammation, you'll discover that the balance of your gut-skin axis plays a HUGE role in throwing your liver's detox capacity over the edge.So in today's episode, I'm sharing an interview that I did on Resiliency Radio hosted by Dr. Jill Carnahan where we dive into ways to support and optimize natural liver detox, how to reduce fatty liver (especially for those with psoriasis), the liver-gut-skin-axis connections, and the emotional toll that skin issues can cause.If you're newer to figuring out our root causes, THIS GUIDE is a great place to start.So let's dive in!In This Episode:Why overloaded liver detox pathways can make skin inflammation worseThe key nutrients to boost natural liver detoxCommon signs of a hidden skin infection and when to see a doctorHow elimination diets can harm your relationship with foodThe emotional toll chronic skin conditions takeConnection between cytokines in chronic skin inflammation + biologic drugsInterplay between nervous system regulation + calming skin flare-upsHow imbalances within the gut-skin axis trigger skin inflammationHow to reduce fatty liver (especially if you have psoriasis)Quotes“People think skin issues are just cosmetic, but they don't realize the pain and trauma that come with it—especially when others judge you based on how you look.”“You can't predict your skin. One day it's inflamed and painful, the next it's cracking and bleeding. That unpredictability is what breaks people mentally and emotionally.”LinksMy Favorite Natural Liver Detox Support ProductsStop My Rashes eGuide (Free Resource)Healthy Skin Show ep. 305: Eliminations Diets, Food Fear + Healing Skin Rashes {NEW RESEARCH}Healthy Skin Show ep. 177: Liver Detox – Skin Rash Connection, Part 1Healthy Skin Show ep. 157: How Your Immune System Can Trigger Skin Rashes w/ Heather Zwickey, PhDReady to figure out your skin's root causes so you can finally fix your skin + break free from meds to manage your skin?My virtual clinic works with adults worldwide struggling with eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, urticaria, hives, dandruff, perioral dermatitis + more.Trusted by over 1000 clients, we get results WITHOUT restrictive elimination diets.Schedule an assessment call at https://skinrepaircall.com/

Y. M. Nelson talks about her steamy sequel to The Accidental Swipe -- The Accidental Proposal - in this episode recorded live on YouTube. She talks The Captain America shirt scene and realityNerdy Easter EggsHow I saw these booksThe story behind SporgiThe supporting Accidental castJason's privileged friendshipsCeleste as a supporting characterAccidental Book 3 ExclusiveExclusive spinoff series news!More exclusive news: A Secret Second Chances glow-upShow us some love with a text!Get "Star Date" for free when you subscribe to the Nerdy Romantics Newsletter: Go to https://nerdyromanticspodcast.com/subscribe/ Support the show*Note: some links to book recs are affiliate links. This means I receive a small commission when you buy. This does not affect the price you pay.#booktube #movietubeStay in touch with Nerdy Romantics Podcast Get Show notes at https://nerdyromanticspodcast.com Get a FREE romance eBook when you subscribe to my newsletter Be a part of our nerdy romantics community Follow me for show behind the scenes Instagram Facebook TikTok Tell someone about the show!

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Have you ever found yourself drowning in fundraising legals and language? This is the interview you've been waiting for… In this episode, we're joined by the brilliant Sam Simpson, Co-founder of FounderCatalyst, who's on a mission to simplify and accelerate the early-stage investment legal journey. Sam's not just talking the talk; he's walked the walk, having co-founded and exited several tech start-ups, including the 17th fastest growing company in Europe in 2017. Oh, and did we mention he took that company from £0 to £27m in less than 4 years? But Sam's not just a founder; he's also an active angel investor with 32 investments under his belt in just 6 years. Plus, he's a sought-after board advisor. In other words, when it comes to navigating the minefield of fundraising and investment, Sam's who you want to learn from.In this episode we discuss:Simplifying the early-stage investment legal journeyInsider tips on SEIS/EIS and equity investmentStrategies for finding the right investors for your startupLessons learned from co-founding and exiting successful tech start-upsHow to think about valuing your early stage startupWhat Sam looks for as an angel and what really puts him off even a seemingly “great” dealSo, whether you're a first-time founder trying to wrap your head around the legal jargon or a seasoned entrepreneur looking to optimise your fundraising game, this episode is packed with actionable advice and hard-won wisdom. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to learn from one of the people I trust most in this ecosystem!Links:All about valuation:                                      https://www.foundercatalyst.com/blog/all-about-funding-round-valuation-2Toxic Term sheets:                           https://www.foundercatalyst.com/blog/avoiding-toxic-term-sheets-everything-you-ever-wanted-to-ask-answeredUnderstanding how an angel thinks: https://www.foundercatalyst.com/blog/understanding-how-angel-investors-think-2The end of an angel investment: https://www.foundercatalyst.com/blog/the-end-of-an-angel-investment-from-the-magic-to-tragic-2Founder Catalyst:                                                 https://www.foundercatalyst.com/companySam's LinkedIn:                                            https://www.linkedin.com/in/samsimpson1/?originalSubdomain=uk

Marcus Satterfield spoke on the state of the young offenseDylan Raiola is starting to have more fun and it's contagious for the rest of the teamGabe Ervin and Rahmir Johnson went down on the same dayEmmett Johnson and the rest of the running back room are going to have to step upShow sponsored by SANDHILLS GLOBAL & DOOR PLUSAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

As we round out another calendar year it's easy to get innundated by the claims for 'new year, new you'.Buy that shiny organiser you know you wont actually use.Research all the systems and organisation tools for your business to tame the overwhelming tasks.Sign up for another course or accreditation looking for the answer outside of yourself.What if instead you grounded in yourself. In your values. In who you already are and brought THAT to your business. To the humans you share your work with.I'd like to offer up an invitation for a lens to filter the new year through and also an actual space for laying the values based foundation for your business in 2024 and beyond via the New year, more values, more you support-fest.Let's dive inNew year, more values, more you support fest sign upShow notes, links, mentions & transcripts dietitianvalues.com/podcastContinue the conversation on Instagram @dietitianvalues

-Defense was the name of the game in the first half of Ohio State/Michigan…how did it end up?-Also, Michigan State has their next year coach…Oregon State's Jonathan Smith is the next man upShow sponsored by MIDWEST BANKAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

After the demo, you're just getting started. But are you optimizing your follow-up approach to close the deal effectively?In this show, we'll guide you through strategic methods to ace your post-demo follow-ups, with precision on when, how, and through which channels you should engage.We'll also teach you how to craft compelling messages that resonate with your prospects and expedite the sales cycle.You'll Learn:The optimal channels and timeframe for your follow-upsHow to craft compelling messages that spark actionHow to identify the perfect closing moment The Speakers: Adrian Cea and Mor AssoulineIf you want to catch The Daily Sales Show live, join here:https://hubs.la/Q01yLCGf0Follow Sell Better to get the latest actionable tactics from sales pros at the top of their game:https://hubs.ly/Q01tLYNJ0Explore our YouTube Channel:https://hubs.la/Q01N39ks0

Ain't nobody like to look at a line that's going down and to the left – especially when it represents the path your revenue's taking. If this is you, first – *deeeep breath* - it's scary to see this happen despite all your hard work, so let's acknowledge that!And second – consider the possibility that this is a gift from your future self, to undergo the lessons that you needed to learn in order to get to the point where you are just a-blazing forward.

James Marin and Dahlia Marin are the co-founders of Married to Health and the first 100% plant-based SIBO/IBS nutrition program. Married to Health is an integrative dietetic practice that brings together the best in medical nutrition therapy to bridge the gaps in health maintenance, disease prevention, and disease reversal, when possible.Their mission is to prevent, treat, and reverse disease by combining integrative techniques like whole food plant-based nutrition, Eastern modalities, and Western techniques to promote an optimal healthy lifestyle using the best of everything they have at their disposal.What we talked about:6:30- Catching up with Dahlia and James and introduction to gut health9:50- Gut Nurturer24:10- Being deficient in Molybdenum26:20- Suggestions for dosage of the gut nurterer36:20- Tips for constipation45:10- Lower fiber plant foods52:20- Aloe55:00- Dysbiosis1:05:00- Course that they have coming upShow notes:GET A DISCOUNT ON GUT NURTURE CREATED BY JAMES & DAHLIA MARIN OF MARRIED TO HEALTH: https://glnk.io/8j00/staceyCode: STACEYHEINYJoin the Plant Revolution LiveMarried to Health on Instagramhttps://www.marriedtohealth.com/Contact Stacey:staceyheinyliving@gmail.com Theherbanfarmacy.comSchedule a call to work with me: calendly.com/theherbanfarmacyConnect with Stacey:Stacey on InstagramStacey's WebsiteJoin The Herban Farmacy Facebook GroupShop Beautycounter for Black FridayJoin as a Beautycounter advocateSandyBoy Productions Shows:Why is Everyone Yelling?The Illuminate PodcastI'll Have Another with Lindsey HeinThe Ready to Run Podcast

Download the 21 traits of authentic leadership e book Learn more about your host, Jan Griffiths in this short video Checkout this episode on YouTube, click hereEpisode SummaryJessica Robinson is not your average venture capitalist. She started her career, not in finance or investing, but as a professional tea taster.In fact, Jessica's entire career path can be characterized by unconventional pivots. After that tea-tasting gig, she fell in love with the mobility industry and spent time working for tech startups like Zipcar and Techstars before moving on to one of the legacy automotive OEMs: the Ford Motor Company.That's when she realized where her true passion was in business, specifically the business of changing the way the world moves and improving the mobility industry while she's at it. That's why Jessica joined Chris Thomas to co-found, Assembly Ventures, to help uplift the companies moving the industry forward.When it comes to taking big career leaps like hers, Jessica says it's all about embracing the fear of failure — and using it to your advantage. “In embracing this idea of failure, what you're really looking to do is find better ways,” Jessica says. “In startup life, we call it finding product market fit. It's a little dry and clinical, but the idea here is, you're really looking for something that makes your customers' eyes light up.”Themes discussed in this episode: Is ‘mobility' more accurate than ‘automotive' to describe our industry?How the addition of EVs is changing the culture of traditional OEMsHow to tackle big career shifts and shake-upsHow to lead cultural changes within your automotive company Featured Guest: Jessica RobinsonWhat she does: Jessica is a co-founder and partner at Assembly Ventures, a venture capital fund helping move and transform the world of mobility in the West. She also co-founded the Detroit Mobility Lab, an organization dedicated to helping create a better future for the mobility industry through educational and networking opportunities. With over a decade in the mobility industry, Jessica is a rising global leader and sought-after speaker in her field.On leadership: “Mindset, I really do believe, is linked to the change that we're talking about in this industry, in the sense that we have the power to choose what we want our companies to be, what the opportunities are that we're going to pursue. And that starts with the mindset of who do we want to be, and everything else follows from there.”Episode HighlightsTimestamped inflection points from the show[1:36] From tea taster to venture capitalist: How did one of Jessica Robinson's first jobs as a professional tea taster kick-start her journey toward venture capitalist and automotive thought leader?[4:02] An industry rebrand: Does the word “automotive” still accurately sum up our industry today? Jessica explains why the term “mobility” is becoming the norm and how it can take us into the future.[7:10] Climbing the ladder: From her first auto industry job at Zipcar to a podcast in the sky with Richard Branson for Virgin Media, here's how Jessica climbed the mobility ladder to a position at Ford's Smart Mobility project and beyond.[11:01] The big...

In this week's episode of The Marketing Guide Podcast (For Small Business Owners), we break down how you can use quizzes as part of your marketing strategy for your business. Quizzes are an often overlooked method in marketing and they can deliver very powerful results for your business. In this episode, we talk about Why you should use a quiz as part of your marketing strategyHow to create your quizHow to write your quiz titleHow to decide on your quiz type and the different types of quizzes How to create your quiz questions Tips for the quiz resultsCapturing leadsTips for sign-upsHow to make your quiz shareworthyHow to promote your quizQuiz platforms you can tryGreat quiz examples from brands So if you want to learn how you can get more leads and sales for your business then this is the episode just for you. 

The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT There are many, many stories of ad-based digital signage networks starting up in bars and restaurants, but many and perhaps most of those stories have bad endings - because of the high cost of the hardware that needed to go in and the limited ability to manage that tech. A company called Barvanna is taking a different approach - effectively operating as a free channel on satellite TV receiver boxes. So if a sports bar in the U.S., for example, uses DIRECTV to drive the screens around its seating areas, staff can switch on the Barvanna channel by grabbing the remote and just switching to it. No logins. No software to manage. No dedicated box to tie in to local WiFi. On the other hand, there's no localization on ads and no ability for local managers to do things like create and run spots for things like drinks specials. Barvanna co-founder Sean Riley comes out of the broadcast business and gets all of that, stressing his service is not intended as an alternative to what a digital signage platform might do for a bar. It's complementary. I had a good chat with Riley about his company's business model and footprint, and his team's challenge of making some 300,000 DIRECTV business customers aware that there's a new channel they can switch on to drive conversations in bars, and ideally get patrons to stay for another round or two. Subscribe to this podcast: iTunes * Google Play * RSS TRANSCRIPT Sean, thank you for joining me. Can you tell me what Barvanna is all about?  Sean Riley: Hey, Dave. Thank you for having me. I appreciate you taking the time to chat with me. Barvanna is an out-of-home entertainment network. So the network itself, the content is a combination of trivia questions, conversation starters, and action sports videos. So we do all short-form content.  Nothing in the network is more than three to five minutes long, for the most part, and if you are at an out-of-home location and you see Barvanna, what you're gonna see is what we call glance-digestible content, and by that I mean you can glance up at Barvanna at any time on any screen, and immediately digest what's happening on the screen. So it could be a trivia question, it could be a conversation starter would you rather, or what would you do if…  And to break up the text, we also deliver action sports videos in a way that works really well with our customers. We've got a lot of really positive feedback thus far. So what's the business model?  Sean Riley: So we are primarily an ad-driven model, right? What that means is that our primary revenue stream, of course, is gonna be in the form of advertising. So we need to find ways to measure the audience that we have in out-of-home, which we can talk about in a few minutes, and deliver a lot of value to advertisers that are interested in reaching these out-of-home consumers. You know better than I do, Dave, about the out-of-home environment. I have an entertainment background. I spent 25 years in the television business with Fox Sports, with Liberty, Latin America, in the Caribbean, and some time with the Golf Channel, and so my focus is delivering a really top-notch entertainment network that works very well in, out-of-home with or without audio and with respect to the monetization, it's all about delivering tens of millions of impressions every month and showing advertisers that we can get them results.  Because you come out of the programming side, by the sounds of it, you understand that you can't just put something and run ads and just assume people are gonna watch it? Sean Riley: Yeah, that's exactly right, and that is, one of our biggest challenges, so our distribution model is a little bit different, right? So you have other out-of-home networks out there that are delivering Android boxes or Apple TV boxes, DirecTV in locations, and delivering networks that way, and that is really easy to measure because you know exactly how many screens you have, you know where they are, and you can do estimates on how many viewers are in each location.  In our case, because I have a distribution and entertainment background, we've taken a different approach and we're working with distributors. So distributors like Direct TV and other cable and satellite providers, as well as really any distributor that can get us into these homes. I can't really go door to door or deliver boxes to these out-of-home locations. I just don't have the resources at the moment, so we feel a better model is to go through distributors, and so that creates some challenges, right? Our DirecTV agreement, for instance, has us in 300,000 locations. So what that means is that any out-of-home location that is a subscriber to DirecTV for business can access Barvanna just like they would ESPN or the Golf Channel or any other network. And it's my job to work with our partners like DirecTV to market the channel to let people know that it's on, it's available, on their lineup, in their location. Whether it's a health club and people are working out, or a cart, a service shop, or a bar or a restaurant. That's the biggest challenge is getting people to know it's on, turn it on and then step two is measuring that viewership, and then the final step is monetizing that viewership with advertisers, and so we've done a lot of tests and we've learned a lot about what works and doesn't work in terms of what viewers like, and we're getting a tremendous response thus far and we believe that we can, like I said, deliver tens of millions of impressions every month through that distribution.  So would this be like when I'm late at night reading and I just want some company and I'll go to Channel 585 on my cable box and it'll be the Fireplace channel? Is it one of the sorts of higher-level channels or a set of channels that you would just select using a remote and off you go? Sean Riley: That's correct. It's not exactly a fireplace channel, but correct, it is a TV network on the lineup. It's designed to complement ESPN and the Golf Channel and complement regional sports networks that are commonly seen in out-of-home locations. It's not available on the residential lineup of DirecTV, but it is available to every one of their businesses. Every hotel lobby and every car dealership, health club, bar and restaurant, et cetera. So that's how our model works. Now look, we have the technology, Dave, and we do have a number of customers that take our network directly. We have delivered Android boxes out under the street. There are bars and restaurants that have our network today. We can do more customization with those, but we really believe in the distribution model. You get a lot of benefits from working with a large distributor who can help you market the channel, can give you massive distribution.  If you think about our competitors, and we don't even look at them as competitors, I'll tell you why in a second. If you think about people like Loop or Upshow or Atmosphere, I think the maximum number of screens for any of these guys you probably know better than I do is less than 25,000 or 30,000. Now I think that's from those that have been publicly announced and when you look at Barvanna, we have 300,000 screens out there. We have 10 times the distribution of our nearest competitors, and so granted, we've gotta get people to turn it on, we've gotta get people to watch. But even if only 10% of our base, of that 300,000, is using us for a few hours a day, that is 30,000 locations right there, times X number of user viewers in each location, and you can see how the impressions at an ad load of 8-12 minutes an hour can add up really quickly, and so that's our approach, and thus far it's we're very confident that we can generate significant ad revenue and deliver great value for advertisers using this model. So your challenge is less about technology and raising the capital to deploy boxes in all these locations, you've got this big installed base, but you have to drive awareness and then usage based on that awareness, right? Sean Riley: Yeah, exactly, and that's a battle for sure. It's gonna be a challenge, right?  So what do you tell them, or what do you tell the bar owners and the restaurant owners like, why use this? Sean Riley: So at the end of the day, what Barvanna does for any location is it allows the location to have an alternative entertainment option. All these locations naturally already have DirecTV in the example we're talking about and so what happens a lot of times, as Dave, during the day or into the early fringe hours, early evening hours, there aren't any live games in most cases, especially during the week, and even in the summertime, in particular, there are only one or two interesting games that are on. And so Barvanna gives patrons in the bar another entertainment option. It's designed to have something interesting all the time. It helps drive engagement. So it's not exactly a fireplace channel, it's not exactly a background channel. , it's designed to drive engagement, to get people talking. Everyone loves trivia and, at the end of the day, because everyone loves trivia, it is family-friendly, it's fun, and people get it as soon as they see it.  So once a bar owner or a health club owner turns it on and leaves it on for a little while, they totally get the value because they see people engaging with it. They see people laughing along with some of the, would you rather questions and the engagement that they're receiving thus far. Based on our tests both in the United States and in the Caribbean, we're getting really positive results, and so from our perspective, when we go to a bar owner and we send them a direct mail piece and say, Hey, this channel's available now, check it out. We remind them that it's just another way to enhance the experience in the out-of-home location and that ultimately there's been research that shows that drives repeat business, keeps your customers happy, keeps them engaged longer, increases the dwell time, and again, provide another option because Dave, who wants to watch 16 screens of a talk show on ESPN when the guy is muted?  So look, I mean ESPN is a great channel, don't get me wrong. ESPN, Golf Channel, regional sports channels, these are fantastic channels that every one of these locations has to have, right? Our theory is you really can't, in particular, if you're in a bar or other out-of-home home locations like a health club, it's really hard to cut the cord. You can't say, I don't need these other channels. You need them, and those are great channels, so we're placing a bet that all these locations will continue to have a package of networks, whether it comes from DirecTV or another cable operator, or even some of the new emerging platforms. We're convinced that the package that includes sports channels like ESPN sports channels like Fox Sports One, and sports channels like the Golf Channel, will continue to be delivered in these out-of-home locations, and we just wanna be there right alongside them. Man, we just wanna say, look, this is another cool, fun option for people to have when you're not showing games or alongside a game, right? Are the businesses paying for these channels? Is it an upcharge on their DirecTV subscription or does it just come with it?  Sean Riley: Barvanna is part of the basic package, so everyone who gets a subscription to DirecTV for business receives Barvanna at no additional charge.  Okay, and how many channels are there? Sean Riley: We have one main feed at this point of Barvanna and at some point, we'll be expanding and growing and spinning off various versions of our channels.  Can you do any kind of localization?  Sean Riley: Not yet. So when we talk about the challenges, some of the challenges are that we can't tap into programmatic ad networks yet. Like a lot of out-of-home and a lot the fast channels can do today. So it's gonna be up to us to get out there and pound the pavement and get advertisers excited about the impressions that we're delivering.  We can't regionalize the feeds yet. So I can't provide regionalized advertising. But over time, a lot of these savvy distributors are getting really smart with how they're delivering their content, and it's only a matter of time before we can do some more regionalization that will allow us to do customization. For instance, if we had a betting company like DraftKings that wanted to advertise on Barvanna, which is a perfect advertiser for us, we would be able to essentially serve ads in regional locations, if that makes sense.  So all the ads you're selling are national ad buys? Sean Riley: Yep. So we're doing a hundred per cent national ad buys and we have different programming blocks that we think are gonna appeal to advertisers. For instance, on Saturday morning, when you go into a bar or a restaurant to watch the college football games, that day one of Barvanna is showing College football trivia all morning, and so it's a great opportunity for a bar or restaurant to entertain their guests before the game, and the same thing on Sundays, we'll do pro football style trivia every Sunday morning. So if you come into a bar and you're there an hour early, rather than having to watch those muted pregame shows right on some of the networks. And that's okay. If you do at least one or two screens, we'll have a Barvanna on and you and your friends will be able to play along with pro trivia in those locations and it just delivers a great amount of value. It's really fun for the bar and restaurant, and it gets customers engaged and hanging out both before and after the game to play sports trivia along with their friends. I think you did a deal, going back a little bit, with Radiant, a CMS software company involved in digital signage. That's a little bit different. Is that a different distribution model?  Sean Riley: It is, yes. Radiant's a slightly different distribution model. Dave, with respect to Radiant, it's a great company. They're really savvy in terms of getting their software technology out there and we wanted to align with them, with Barvanna, and we look at them as a distributor, right? I don't know the number of screens that they have today, what I do know is that they're out there pitching our network in a slightly different manner than DirecTV does, but at the end of the day, it allows their customers to access Barvanna as part of their portal. So Radiant provides a tremendous amount of really high-quality options, and these are folks that are looking for display-style menu boards and the traditional, I think display networks, and they love the fact that they can offer some entertainment-style content and so we did one of our first deals with them early on, and we've been really happy with the success they've been having, and in their case, there's a fee for aligning. If you have Radiant, you pay an additional fee to access Barvanna, and we've been pretty successful with that. People really like it, and so that's where some of our feedback is coming from. Radiant customers have reached out to me directly and said, could you do more of this or less of this? Or we love what you're doing and so it's pretty easy to access my information, and so they've been getting some good feedback from them. Are you working with any other CMS software companies, and if you were to work with them, what do they need to do at their end? Sean Riley: We aren't yet. Look, as I said, we have our own technology. If there was a location that wanted to access us directly, we can certainly talk to them about doing that. We haven't focused on really many partnerships yet with other companies, we've spoken to all the companies that you'd imagine with, RockBot and UpShow and Loop and Atmosphere and they're all doing similar entertainment networks in this vein in terms of what Chive TV does with all their action sports and their user-generated videos and what Loop does with their music videos, and so everyone has their own kind of unique offering and look. I don't really look at them as competitors, Dave. I really don't. I don't look at them as a competitor any more than I look at Fox Sports as a competitor, or ESPN as a competitor or in Canada, TSN or Rogers Sports. And that, I think, our channel is designed to compliment them, and so if a bar's got Chive TV, great, that's fine. They're still gonna have a DirecTV subscription. They need that for all the great stuff that DirecTV delivers, and so if they've got Chive TV on one tv, great, it doesn't mean that they're not gonna take another monitor in the bar restaurant and put Barvanna on. So we don't really see them as competitive. We're offering a complimentary service that ideally is going to deliver value in any out-of-home location, whether it's a hotel lobby or a health club or a spa, you get your haircut or get your car fixed or even in a hospital, hospital waiting room. So in some cases, going back as Bar TV networks have been around for as long as digital signage has been around and digital out-of-home home the venue operators have said, this is nice to have, but this does nothing for me. I need screens that are going to help me push drinks and appetizers and things like the high-margin items. How do you counteract that or address that?  Sean Riley: Yeah, that's fair, and I get that and we do hear that, and I think there are solutions out there that are designed to drive food and drink, whether it is your own display network with menu type style, traditional type, advertising, traditional style display networks, I think there's inexpensive software, that you can get off the shelf, that you can create those types of offerings inside your location, and so you're right, in some cases, if I had to go out there and say, look, I'd like every bar or restaurant to pay $80 a month or $100 dollars a month for this service, that would be a tough sell if it was just a network. Now I can customize, I can certainly send that location a box, an Android box with our content on it, and I can customize that location and you could get, and I'll tell you right now, we have gotten over a hundred dollars per location in some instances for customized versions of our channel but if you think about the labour-intensive model that, we think it's way more effective and just as good for really the location to have Barvanna as the network feed, right? The nationwide network feed, and we're constantly making tweaks and changes and we're very cognizant, Dave, about what's going on in the bar, right? On Halloween, what are you gonna see on Barvanna? You're gonna see six hours, from 5:00 PM till midnight and beyond just creepy, Halloweens type stuff. You're gonna see a little bit of Halloween trivia, but for the most part, we wanna complement what's happening in these out-of-home locations. On St. Patrick's Day, the whole channel just completely converts into a green sea of Ireland and trivia about St. Patrick, and we really try to make sure that we're complimenting what's going on in those out-of-home locations because that's the kind of stuff that really adds value. And on Halloween, we get so much positive feedback from all the creepy, fun, Frankenstein-style videos that we put on Halloween night because it just adds to the ambience. So during the Super Bowl, a great example, I don't expect bars and restaurants to turn on Barvann on six screens during the Super Bowl. They wanna devote all their screens to the game, and so, during that time, Barvanna will put up something a little bit different. We'll put up some Super Bowl style trivia or some NFL-style trivia that if they wanna turn on at halftime or before or after the game, that really adds to the ambience, right? So that's the kind of thing we try to do. It's a good question, right? Because this has been tried before. It's a distributor, bars and restaurants kinda shrug and say, nice to have, but wouldn't wanna pay extra for it, and so this is why DirecTV said, look, there are companies out there propagating a cut the cord message. They're saying, you don't need it, you don't need DirecTV, you don't need cable. You can just take our Apple TV box or our Android box, and we have enough “content” on there to satisfy your location, and that's just not the case, and so what DirecTV is saying is, look, we can do that too. We can deliver these types of networks, and so when they found out what I was doing, we talked to them and they and they decided to do an agreement with us. They don't like to work with companies that are trying to undercut them, undermine them, and so we look at ourselves as very friendly to cable and really any distributor, we're very interested in working with them because we think it's a good business model for us, and we get a lot of value from them just as much as they get value from us. They get to deliver a high-quality network that these out-of-home locations seem to like, and we get the benefit of broad distribution combined with some marketing and the ability to generate some advertising revenue. So this isn't a case where you, as an operator, have to decide, this is gonna be my digital signage solution. I can't use anything else. I'm just gonna go with this. You could in theory have Barvanna, you could have Atmosphere and you could have UpShow running in the same venue at the same time? Sean Riley: Absolutely, and that's really how we look at it, and that's perfectly fine with us because from our perspective, I think the more entertainment options you can give in these out-of-home locations, I think the better off everybody's gonna be. I think they could let the customers choose what they wanna watch and we would encourage anybody listening, when they go into a bar restaurant, ask them and see if they have DirecTV, and ask them to turn on Barvanna that's part of our business plan, and see how people respond to it and see how bars and restaurants like it and go from there. There was a variation on this roughly 10 years ago with a company called RMG Networks that no longer exists at least not in the form it was in back then. They did a deal with DirectTV and at that point, I believe they had software that could do things like reverse-L wraparound bars and squeezers and things like that, and I thought at the time, oh, this is interesting. They've got a lot of distribution as you've laid out and everything else, but it didn't really go anywhere.  Was there any history and understanding of that within DirecTV when you engaged with them?  Sean Riley: We didn't actually talk about that in particular. One thing we have talked about is interactivity, right? I think there's another company that came out several years ago that really went all in on the technology and they had iPads on the tables, and you could interact with them, with trivia and things that are happening on the screen and we decided not to go that road. We just don't think it's necessary. We think that's a huge tech expense. We didn't feel like when people are in these locations they don't wanna do anything more than really glance up, play a few trivia questions with their friends, have fun with it and go from there. We'll eventually create some complimentary apps and things, but I think that the networks that have tried this in the past and failed, have invested a lot of money, and all the interactive stuff and made all these promises to their investors about all this great cool interactivity we're gonna do, and we're going to collect all this information from these users, and we're going to get them to play along with all of our trivia, and it's just at the end of the day, when you're at a bar or a restaurant, when you're at a health club, you're on the treadmill, you wanna glance up, be able to have some fun, answer a few trivia questions, maybe goof around with your friends, if you're at a bar. But the idea that you wanna take your phone out or a tablet out and start interacting, I'm not convinced that is something, even for people in their twenties, in their teens and twenties. I just don't think it's something that is as engaging.  Look, we wanna get people off their phones and engage and entertain and so that's our model, and so I'm not concerned about looks, as I said, I don't expect all 300,000 of these locations to turn Barvanna on, Dave. I think I expect a large percentage as we grow and as people learn about it, to understand the value and leave it on for long periods of time, and as I said, if we get 8-20% usage, we'll be thrilled. We'll deliver great value for DirecTV, we're delivering great value for our advertisers and at the end of the day, customers are gonna have fun.  And do the restaurant operators get a piece of the action or their piece of the action is that they get a free channel?  Sean Riley: That's it. It's just another value add from DirecTV that doesn't cost them anything additional. They don't pay for putting it on. Look, there are ads on ESPN, there are ads on the Golf Channel, there are ads on all the channels they deliver, and we want people to look at this as just something that naturally blends in. With the 5 or 10 or 15 other channels that you'll often put on in your location, and frankly, in some cases it is a better option for, say, a doctor's office where you have The View on all morning with muted sound, or you have CNN on, even these days, like news channels that become so polarizing that it's more challenging to put on a news channel these days because people create an opinion of your business based on your news network. And so DirecTV has said, look, let's give them another option, let's give them an out-of-home channel that's only designed for out-of-home. It's specifically designed to entertain people when they're waiting to get a haircut or when they're about to go into the doctor's office. It's fun, it's entertaining. There's always something interesting on, it's family-friendly, and it's not controversial. It's designed to be used with no audio, and so all those checks, all those boxes, and when their competitors come out when DirecTV competitors come out and they say, cut the cord, take our out-of-home networks, distributors like DirecTV can now say, look, we have a channel just like that guys. We have a channel just like that, go to this channel on DirecTV, it's called Barvanna, check it out, and we're gonna deliver more over time so you don't need to do that. We have those and all the great sports channels. That's how we look at it. I assume that your business partners, investors, I'm not quite sure how you're funded and backed and so on, but the people who are helping this growth are pretty happy that there's not a big capital cost involved in this?  Sean Riley: That's fair. There's certainly a fair amount of capital with respect to acquiring sports videos and creating the content and curating the hours of content. There's certainly a fair amount of that, but you're right, I feel really confident with our business model that the numbers work. We're still a pretty small company with less than 10 employees, and we are growing really fast. There are definitely some costs involved. Technology is also an expense, and because we still have to create a network, we program it full-time, and we still have to have a master control style playout system. In this case, it's cloud-based. We still have to deliver that to DirecTV. We have fibre costs and all that. Not to mention all the content costs. So there's a cost basis. I think it's better than probably most, but at the end of the day, there's still some cost there that we have to contend with. And as we grow, we look to maybe start launching additional style networks that might work in the residential space and or other networks or DirecTV maybe we do roll out, we're looking at a channel called Easy Vibe TV, which is more of an Atmospheric type channel that you're talking about, where it's more of scenery and calm beach views and things along those lines that might also work out-of-home. So we intend to pitch those networks to our distributors as well and say if you like Barvanna, why don't you go with this type of channel as well for your out-of-home customers, because that seems to be working?  Would that be the same 300,000 seats, so to speak?  Sean Riley: Potentially, we would hope. That's what we'd want and look, we talk about DirecTV has 300,000 customers, that's just step one, Dave. Having worked in the cable industry and the entertainment business for as long as I have, we're certainly reaching out and we're talking to at least two other large distributors right now about Barvanna as well. The idea would be to get Barvanna off the ground, let's see if we can generate some great value for our advertisers, deliver a really high-quality product for DirecTV, and expand it to other distributors if they like it, let's talk to them, let's talk to these locations, let's talk to our distributors, see what else they might be interested in and try to create products that meet their needs. What's in it for the DirecTVs and the other distributors? Like, why do they wanna do this? Is it just another carrot for getting people to sign up or to retain them?  Sean Riley: It's for sure a retention model, and there's cord-cutting going on at the residential level, and when I say cord-cutting, sometimes it just means you're cancelling your Comcast subscription and you're signing up for Sling TV or Hulu or YouTube TV. So all you're going to do is come from one package of channels to a different package of channels. You could argue that's not necessarily cutting the cord, you're still getting a great package of channels. But regardless, I think bar owners, and health club owners said, look, I cut the cord at home and now I'm just getting all my stuff from on demand. Could I do that in my business? And in most cases, the answer is no. In most cases, the distributors are still out there providing great packages of channels. It's too difficult, David, if you're trying to run a sports bar, if you've got an office building or a hotel or lobby and you're trying to find stuff on Netflix and on other subscription services, which are great for all of us, we love those services, but, at the end of the day, it doesn't work for a business. You wanna have a package of channels that you can easily flip through, that when your customers say, I wanna watch the game or they wanna be entertained, you can easily go to networks like that. I believe in the model. I think that's growing, but at the same time, as I mentioned earlier, there are people out there saying, you don't need it, you don't need a cable operator or a satellite provider in your location. Just get rid of that and just take our music video service, and I don't think there's much of a threat right now. I think DirecTV is very well positioned. Even, despite the fact that you hear reports about some other subscribers going down, I think every location that wants to entertain their customers when they come into their location is gonna need a package of channels. That's my theory and my belief and that's why I think Barvanna is gonna continue to succeed really long term.  Yeah, and certainly my impression of people who run or work in bars and similar kinds of entertainment environments, is they've got five seconds to make a decision and change something on a screen or whatever. They can't be standing there for 10 minutes going down the rabbit hole of what I should put on. So it's gotta work quickly.  Sean Riley: Yeah, it's a good point. I think DirectTV recognize the value in that, and they've said, look channels are coming to come and go. Who knows what happens with the Sunday ticket package in the US and who knows what happens in Canada with some of the Premier League packages? And so you never know, when these things are gonna go, are they gonna come and go? Are other players gonna pick them up? And so I think smart distributors like DirecTV say, let's put the most entertaining content we can on in the out-of-home space so that if we do have a weakness here and there over time, then we'll be able to show what we're really trying to provide unique, different family-friendly options, entertainment options to retain our customers and to provide a ton of value for them.  Your website says you have about 8,500 sites right now across the Caribbean and the US. How many do you expect to have, let's say a year from now? Sean Riley: So we launch DirecTV officially next Monday so that will be the 24th of October, so we're gonna be in 300,000 locations starting on the 24th of October. We have now close to 12,000 locations in the Caribbean. That deal is also through a distributor. A distributor called, Cable and Wireless, which is owned by Liberty Latin America. I don't if you're familiar with those guys in the Caribbean, but there are a number of countries they deliver us to, and, in their case, they have us in almost every hotel room as well. I went to St. Lucia recently and I went to my hotel room and I was happy to find that Barvanna was on the channel lineup, so me and my friends hanging out having some rum in the Caribbean as we typically do, and, playing along with would you rather… would you rather be Super Man or Batman? We had a big debate about that. It's really great to see that they're having success. That was because our first launch was across those countries in the Caribbean. We do a different feed down there.  Dave, the sports fans in the Caribbean are all about cricket, man. They love cricket and in Canada, they love cricket. They love football, of course, meaning soccer. They love track and field, Olympic-style sports because of all the great sprinters that come out of Jamaica and Barbados and Bahamas. So our sports trivia is a different feed in the Caribbean and we focus on all of those sports. We can't really show aside from the Dominican Republic, can't really show baseball trivia in the Caribbean and certain American sports. So we focused on Olympics soccer. Cricket and it's been very well received, and so we, again, it just goes back to being aware and cognizant of what's going on in these locations and what our viewers want and doing our best to serve them and to make it as relevant as possible for anybody who's partying or waiting or dining or having fun with their friends. All right. This has been great. If people wanna know more about Barvanna, where do they find you online?  Sean Riley: Yeah. So thanks for taking the time to chat with us. It's been really fun, Dave. I'm glad we had a chance to talk. So you can go to barvanna.com, and we have contact information on there, but we're gonna continue to grow and provide new products. So check back from time to time and you'll see other products that we're rolling out, and if you have suggestions, if you have videos you wanna send us and put us on Barvanna, we're certainly happy to put your videos up. We're certainly happy to take trivia questions and suggestions, and as I said, because we're a small company, I love having access to the viewers and access to bar owners and access to all of our customers so we can really get that feedback and make the channel as engaging and as relevant as possible, and look, you guys are doing great work at 16:9, I read you guys every day and we really appreciate all you're doing in this space. You guys are the experts. I'm still learning this space, Dave, so I'll be probably reaching out to you too, for more advice and feedback, but thanks for having me on, man. I really appreciate it.  All right thanks again. Have a good one!

Adam is the Co-Founder and CEO of UPshow. UPshow is the customizable engagement platform that capitalizes on businesses' existing screens to deliver better audience experiences.  Prior to UPshow, Adam was CEO and co-founder of SparkReel, the social media technology agency that evolved into what UPshow is today.  Prior to SparkReel, Adam was a VP at Sterling Partners, a Chicago venture capital firm.  Adam's first entrepreneurial venture was the creation of TextAway, a mobile messaging startup.  He is also an avid pilot who enjoys traveling across the country with his family. Key Takeaways.  The psychology and the evolution of how screens have inspired our behaviors and experience for the betterThe movement from a static less interconnected signage in messaging into more digital signage in the commercial business world. The philosophy behind motion, dynamism, and interactivityHow screens are bridging the physical and the digital to create a more personalized and memorable immersive experience How did covid drive the brick and mortar businesses towards a more digitized contactless customer and employee experience?The analytical side of things and how we can use the data we get back to make more informed decisions in this day and ageShowcasing different educational content to market to an audience that appeals to your business. The effort involved to transform a business into a more digitized setupWhy businesses and organizations are suffering in terms of workforce and what they need to do to ensure better employee experience Connect with Adam LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahirsen/  Website - https://www.upshow.tv/  Twitter - https://twitter.com/ahirsen

This week Ann and Annette speak to Ann's coach Britney Gaillot.Topics:Brittney's sports background, journey to CrossFit.Transition from elementary school teacher to CrossFit coachHer 8th Open seasonPreparing for QuarterfinalsWhat's different in her 30'sExperiments with adding zone 2 workoutsDaily routinesWhat Brittney eats in a dayInjuries she's hadBooks she's been readingCrossFit shoes, clothes, hairBrittney's favorite and most challenging CrossFit movementsSome of Brittney's lift PR'sButterfly vs kipping pull-upsHow to pronounce Gaillot :-) Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fitfriends)

There is so much we experience in our emotions and minds that are actually enemies working to kill, steal, or destroy our authentic identity - frustrations, panic, pain, hatred you have toward yourself, the burning fear that you're one second away from being caught as a fraud.These things are battles, and not knowing how to fight them can cost you victory over the darkness. If any of you need help really working through this process, and you commit to doing the work, I will make time to help you. Hit me upShow highlights:-Not fighting back makes you lose yourself all over again-The process of taking power back from the darkness-Setting a whole new course for your lifeAnte up - if you find this valuable, help us out and share it1. Do something with it2. Leave us a rating and review on Spotify and Apple, and reach out to wrestedlife@gmail.com3. Share it with someone you know and tell them why

The smartest Venture Capital firms invest heavily in talent for their portfolio companies. After they cut the check, the hard work just begins. Here's an example. Jason Felger is Head of Operating Platform at Chicago-based Jump Capital. He works with the CEO's across Jump's portfolio to help them scale their businesses, particularly by putting a Rockstar in every seat. Says Jason: “Right now, it's all about the recruitment & retention of talent, more than I've ever seen.” Jump Capital, which recently raised $350 Million for its 7th fund, provides series A & B capital to data-driven tech companies in FinTech, IT & Data Infrastructure, B2B SaaS, and Media. It also invests globally in cryptocurrency companies & projects. Portfolio companies include Fast Radius, M1 Finance, Upshow, AcreTrader, Autopay, Balto, Sporttrade. Jason's unique qualified, as he's sat on both the investing & operating sides of early-stage companies. As CEO, he led Food Genius (acquired by US Foods) following his service at Redbox/Coinstar & Chicago Ventures. In this 20-minute conversation, Jason reveals what VC's look for when they hire. And his observations on the biggest mistakes business leaders make when scaling their team.  

Holidays are what known to be traditional. They happen annually, like clockwork - it's honestly traditional without effort. And what comes with tradition are the shoulds. "You should do this", "it should like like that". At the same time, your shoulds are a choice. In this episode, Taylor explores her holiday shoulds and encourages you to explore your own.Holiday Pop Up + Inner Workout Practice - Dec. 4th: https://innerworkout.co/holiday-pop-upShow notes: innerworkout.co/post/what-shoulds-define-your-holiday-season       Free self-care assessmentNewsletter: innerworkout.co/self-care-sundaysInstagram: @innerworkout | @taylorelysemorrison

It's Taylor Elyse Morrison's 29th birthday! In this Deep Stretch episode, Taylor reflects on year 28 and shares a beautiful birthday blessing with us.Don't forget, we are hosting a pop up and in person Inner Workout practice on December 4th! Join us, we hope to see you there! Holiday Pop Up: https://innerworkout.co/holiday-pop-upShow notes: innerworkout.co/post/deep-stretch-a-birthday-blessing       Free self-care assessmentNewsletter: innerworkout.co/self-care-sundaysInstagram: @innerworkout | @taylorelysemorrison

OVERVIEW OF THE EPISODE:Our philosophy on sales & sales calls for business: Hint: It's beneficial for both of us, it's not just about answering the questions of the client.What approach we useDo you even NEED sales calls?!What about using a script for your sales calls?What our sales calls typically includeHow we handle objections & follow-upsHow to establish boundaries aka not coaching or giving all of your solutions on the sales call ;)How we get ourselves ready for sales calls to make sure we're showing up from a place of being in our power & being of service to our people

When you set up email marketing for your business, it can completely change the way you market your business overall. Being in someone's inbox is a totally different game than showing up in their social media feed.There are so many tools that email marketing opens up to you that allow you to get more personal and responsive with your email list than you could ever be with social media ads.If you've been hesitating learning how to use email marketing for your business, today's episode is for you.We'll cover everything from choosing the best software platform to setting up your opt-in forms and how to build your list.Listen to the full episode to hear:The pros and cons of three free email marketing platforms you can use while you build your listWhy you might want to use a thank you page instead of a pop-up for new subscribersHow to create an enticing and valuable freebie for new sign-upsHow to promote your freebie to build your listLearn more about Gillian:Startup SocietyGet on the waitlist for VALIDATEProfit Planning ChallengeGet in touch!Resources:MailerLiteSenderConvertKit

Do you know what separates successful individuals in life from the rest? They learned how to never give up! No matter how many times they've failed, they always find a way to keep moving forward. In this episode, I'm going to give you 6 tips that I use in my own life and that I teach my clients so they master the mindset of never giving up.Most of us were told very early in life that it's okay to give up on something we don't love. If you tried a sport and didn't love it, you could quit and move onto the next thing. That mentality is okay when you are in the phase of exploration, but it shouldn't be used as an excuse to get out of doing hard things. We've all heard the mantra “most things in life that are worth pursuing, are hard” so, let's get our mind right and set ourselves up for success with these 6 tips:Take Giving Up or Quitting Off the TableKnow Your “Why”Visualize Your Desired ResultsLearn From OthersHire a Coach or Find a MentorKeep Pushing ForwardAchieving success isn't easy. There will be times where you want to give up, but these 6 tips should help you overcome any roadblocks that get in your way. I can tell you I've wanted to quit 1000% times, but my never give up mentality has been extremely helpful in creating the success I have today. Once you realize you can do hard things, you'll gain so much confidence.  It's your turn to stop giving up on the things you want in life!In this episode, you will learn: You're not alone! Many people feel like giving up.How to master your mindset so you can keep moving forwardHard things take perseverance to achieveActionable tips for never giving upShow notes:Join Decide It's Your Turn™: The Network to feel loved and supported in your own journeysListen to the podcast about my live event, How I lost 50k and Gained ConfidenceListen to the interview I had with Jamey Johnson If you enjoyed this episode, make sure and give us a five star rating  and leave us a comment on iTunes, Podcast Addict, Podchaser and Castbox about what you'd like us to talk about that will help you realize that at any moment, any day, you too can decide, it's your turn! Christina Lecuyer's Bio:Christina Lecuyer is a former Professional Golfer, a three-time reality television competitor, Confidence + Mindset Coach, Motivational Speaker, and Founder of Women with C.L.A.S.S. Mastermind, as well as Decide It's Your Turn: Women's Weekend. Christina's mission in life is to empower people to fully live in their purpose, confidently and successfully! Decide It's Your Turn! PodcastResources and Links:Christina Lecuyer's WebsiteFollow us on InstagramFollow us on FacebookLooking for our Tweets?Christina Lecuyer on YouTubeHashtags : #justbe #worthaf #livealifeyoulove

BIO: Michelle Griffin is a certified international personal brand strategist with clients from around the world. She is also a certified StoryBrand Marketing Guide and a credentialed digital marketer and copywriter. She is the host of the Personal Branding Clubhouse Weekly Show. STORY: Michelle had always wanted to be her own boss, but imposter syndrome made her lose so much time before she could muster enough confidence to do it. LEARNING: Take the first step and put yourself out there so that people know you. Be consistent in providing value.   “Our most important commodity is just showing up consistently every day.” Michelle Griffin   Guest profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michellebgriffin/ (Michelle Griffin) is a certified international personal brand strategist with clients from around the world. She is also a certified StoryBrand Marketing Guide and a credentialed digital marketer and copywriter. She is the host of thehttps://www.linkedin.com/showcase/personalbrandingmastery/ ( Personal Branding Clubhouse Weekly Show). Worst investment everAfter graduating with a Master's degree in PR, Michelle was so excited to become an entrepreneur. She had always dreamed of having her own business since she was in her 20s. Letting her dream remain just a dreamEven though she wanted to be an entrepreneur, Michelle threw her dream off to the side and went on to employment. Michelle's dream kept haunting her. About five or six years ago, she started getting very interested in entrepreneurship and the online world. She wanted it so bad. Michelle invested in courses, promising herself that one day her dream would come true and she'd be her own boss. A severe case of imposter syndromeEven with all her skills and experience, Michelle didn't feel confident enough to go into business on her own. Every day, she would wake up with the same dream but never give into it. Michelle was waiting for someone to give her permission, but only she would give herself that permission. Getting out of her comfort zoneYears later, Michelle was asked to give a talk to her local association—a group of cybersecurity professionals. She spent weeks developing this unique framework she called Own Your Message: How to Step Out to Stand Out and Succeed in Your Industry. She gave her talk, and it was a hit. This was when it dawned on her that she was not practicing what she was preaching. It was right after that that she turned in her resignation and started her business. Lessons learnedTake that first stepEven though you are scared and don't want to do it, you just need to take that first step. You must get out of your comfort zone to grow. Once you take that one step, you won't stop; you'll keep going. Put yourself out there so that people know who you areTo market your brand, you must put yourself out there. If you stay hidden and make yourself small, your customers will not know who you are. Your job is to help others, but they have to know who you are and what you stand for. Just show upShow up authentically and help people. Soon, they're going to realize you're there to help them, and they're going to want to come to you so. Consistency breeds confidence which results in successWhen you're consistent in what you do, you become confident, and then you get bolder and can go out and meet people; then you slowly develop your community. Andrew's takeawaysIdentify what your number one constraint to growth isFind out what is the number one constraint to growth in your life. This could be lack of sleep, feeling overwhelmed, procrastination, and so much more. It doesn't have to be complicated, just consistentYou don't have to do something complex for people to know you and what you have to offer. Just get out there and make it a habit to contribute value consistently. Actionable advicePut yourself first because if you don't take care of yourself, you're not going to help others. Put yourself out there and be consistent. Don't give up...

Welcome back to the Fight Business Podcast, Patrick Auger's weekly show dedicated to the business-side of mixed martial arts. Subscribe for a new Fight Business Podcast episode every Thursday at midday (ET). 0:00 - Intro 1:18 - UFC announces UFC 261 with full crowd 24:14 - Endeavor plans IPO, again 37:27 - UFC forms partnership with UPShow and Joe Hand Promotions The first topic of discussion today is how and why Dana White and the UFC have announced that UFC 261 will take place in front of a full crowd in Jacksonville, Florida. Auger explains the business decisions at play here and comments that this is more of a show of power and freedom by White and particular executives more than a well-thought-out strategic decision. The dangers for the UFC here are negative PR and potential lawsuits. However, there are benefits here as they'll get gate revenue and a brand boost. Secondly, Auger discusses the news that the UFC's parent company Endeavor has once again outlined plans for an IPO. Endeavor previously attempted to come to market in September 2019 but withdrew. Auger explains the reasons why in this important segment regarding the future of Endeavor and the UFC. Lastly, Auger discusses the most important details surrounding the UFC's recently announced partnership with UPShow and Joe Hand Promotions.

5 Quick Hits1. Galaxy Note 20 5G and the S-Pen - $13002. Microsoft Surface Duo and First Gen Mistakes- $1500 3. Galaxy Z Fold and Flip 2 4. LG Wing Event and the good and bad - Around $2000?5. Cell Phone prices and carrying around BOUNS: Google Event coming upShow 1 comes in at under 15 Minutes. 13:20

Gabrielle Treanor | Mindset Coach for Overwhelmed Introverts Dealing with procrastination and exhaustionIn This Episode:Adjusting to social distancingStaying informed while managing overwhelm in a global pandemicUsing your introverted energy to help those in need Coping tips for overwhelm flare upsHow the global pandemic is a global grieving periodExperiencing joy and happiness amid uncertain timesMaking an impact as an introvertRecognizing people pleasing and negative self talkWhy people pleasing and negative self talk drain your energyCreating boundaries and redefining self talkEpisode NotesToday’s guest is Gabrielle Treanor who is a coach, writer, teacher and podcaster. She helps introverted women lose the overwhelm, feel calmer, more confident, in control and happier. Gabrielle works one-to-one with coaching clients, creates and teaches courses and workshops, runs The Calm Mind Club membership, hosts the Pressing Pause podcast and writes for national and international magazines. ResourcesHarvard Business Review article: That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is GriefConnect with Gabrielle here: Website  | Instagram  | The Calm Mind Club  | Pressing Pause podcastGabrielle’s meditation course for beginners: Receive 20% off Exhale. Use the code exhale20 at checkout to get your discount.Connect with me on Instagram: A Restored Radiance InstagramFree Gift: 7 Day Energy Protection Ritual for IntrovertsSubscribe to the Find Your Focus podcast and listen to new episodes every Tuesday.iTunes | Google Podcast | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher

Gabrielle Treanor | Mindset Coach for Overwhelmed Introverts Dealing with procrastination and exhaustionIn This Episode:Adjusting to social distancingStaying informed while managing overwhelm in a global pandemicUsing your introverted energy to help those in need Coping tips for overwhelm flare upsHow the global pandemic is a global grieving periodExperiencing joy and happiness amid uncertain timesMaking an impact as an introvertRecognizing people pleasing and negative self talkWhy people pleasing and negative self talk drain your energyCreating boundaries and redefining self talkEpisode NotesToday’s guest is Gabrielle Treanor who is a coach, writer, teacher and podcaster. She helps introverted women lose the overwhelm, feel calmer, more confident, in control and happier. Gabrielle works one-to-one with coaching clients, creates and teaches courses and workshops, runs The Calm Mind Club membership, hosts the Pressing Pause podcast and writes for national and international magazines. ResourcesHarvard Business Review article: That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is GriefConnect with Gabrielle here: Website  | Instagram  | The Calm Mind Club  | Pressing Pause podcastGabrielle’s meditation course for beginners: Receive 20% off Exhale. Use the code exhale20 at checkout to get your discount.Connect with me on Instagram: A Restored Radiance InstagramFree Gift: 7 Day Energy Protection Ritual for IntrovertsSubscribe to the Find Your Focus podcast and listen to new episodes every Tuesday.iTunes | Google Podcast | Google Play | Spotify | Stitcher

Grow requires you to take your leadership to a new level. The process of evolving as a leader requires you to be courageous. My work with amazing leaders that are founders and CEOs proves that great leaders are always learning. Adam Hirsen, who is the CEO of UpShow is our special guest. His company was ranked #174 in the 2019 Inc 5000 list. We talk about the challenges of evolving as a leader. You will get insight into how your ego often gets in the way. Discover the keys to taking your company to a new level by evolving as a leader. Get the show notes for Evolving as a Leader and Ego with Adam Hirsen At UpShow Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank featuring Adam Hirsen At UpShow with me your host @GeneHammett http://bit.ly/AdadHirsen #EvolveLeader #Ego #GHepisode538 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Great conversation with founder and CMO Matt Gibbs about how to use your TV to your advantage in your restaurant.

 The Show Notes  Neil Peart IntroDonna’s PartyInteresting Fauna     - Sand Bubbler CrabsJake Willson’s New Awesome Album: A Piece of the Action     - Fan FictionReligious Moron of the Week     - B. A. Jacobson, Ed.D, Ed.S from Bill DowlingDamian Handzy’s Facts That’ll Fuck Y’up     - Thirteen quick facts to ‘eff y’upShow close ...................................  Mentioned in the Show  Sand Bubbler Crabs Jake Album link to all platforms Jake website ........... Upcoming Gigs of Significance  The Skeptics Guide To The Universe and George Hrab: A Skeptical Extravaganza of Special Significance TOUR Friday, January 31, 2020Pittsburgh, PA // Rex Theater Saturday, February 1, 2020Philadelphia, PA // Perelman Theater Sunday, February 2, 2020New York, NY // The Bell House .................................. SUBSCRIBE! You can sign up at the Geologic Podcast page or at Subscriber.GeorgeHrab.com where you can learn more about the perks of being a Geologist or a Geographer. If you've already subscribed, stop by Subscriber.GeorgeHrab.com to check out the archived content which we at the Geologic Universe are rolling out in phases. As always, thank you so much for your support! You make the ship go. ................................... Sign up for the mailing list: Write to Geo! A reminder that the portal to the Geologic Universe is at GeorgeHrab.com. Thanks to Joseph Kolasinski, our webmaster. Check out Geo's wiki page thanks to Tim Farley. Have a comment on the show, a Religious Moron tip, or a question for Ask George? Drop George a line and write to Geo's Mom, too!

Social Engagement  Community Networking Franchise Club Communication  Hear How One Club Increased Their PT Turnover By 98% Understand The Difference Between Interruption And Immersive Marketing ( Article Forbes Jan 2019 )  Bars - Restaurants - Healthcare Venues Over 12,000 Venues  Globally Now With UPSHOW.TV  *Mention to Evolt360, FIBOUSA 2019, Myzone, Crunch Fitness Visit https://www.upshow.tv Organise A Demo https://www.upshow.tv/schedule-demo Email Jon Ward jward@upshow.tv https://www.upshow.tv/blog/forbes-2019-marketing-resolutions  

Matt Gibbs, CMO of UPshow, joins Scott in-studio at WGN Radio in the heart of downtown Chicago. UPshow wants to change your relationship with screen time and content engagement. Whether your patrons sit at the doctor's office or at a bar, UPshow has the ability to offer customizable and marketable content inside your place of business. Listen to Matt talk about how the company has evolved since its founding three years ago.

May 3, 2019D Mark gives us the weather forecast (brought by The Opelika Observer); local sports; Coach Matt Hendricks (Auburn High Softball) on the Hamilton's Hotline, discussing format in regionals, pitching in last night's game, tournament this week, player spotlightsBob (Mrs. Storey's Dairy Bar) on the Hamilton's Hotline, discussing Jeff falling in the pool, getting the story straight, Top GolfAudio of "bad tweets"; area baseball playoffs from yesterdayD Mark gives us an updated weather forecast, nasty weather for Kentucky Derby this weekend; Jeff's masterpiece from Junior High; Daniel Moore, artist of the sports memorabilia, inducted into the Hall of Fame last weekend and sent D Mark a gift; Atlanta Brave Report; Caller on the Hamilton's Hotline, wanting to know more about Jeff falling in the pool and questions on his artworkTerry Rosenthal (CEO, Orthopaedic Clinic) on the Hamilton's Hotline, we're still discussing Jeff's pool incident, Spring sports, Coach Nick Saban's hip surgery & modern-day medicine, healthy recovery for any injuries with travel ball coming upShow close-out

In segment 1, we talk about disruption. Disruption is dangerous because most often it comes from outside the industry (think Uber and Netflix). We show you how you can become the next disruptor and make sure that your competition doesn't beat you there (including the competition you never saw coming)! About the guest: Mike Maddock is the founder of an internationally recognized innovation consultancy, Maddock Douglas, which has been engaged by more than 25 percent of the Fortune 100. He has written three books about innovation, which have been rated No. 1 on Amazon. His latest book is called “Plan D: Lessons from the World's Most Successful Disruptors”.In segment 2, the topic is franchising. A lot of unsuspecting future franchise owners think that everything they need to be successful is in the owner's manual of the franchise. Nothing could be farther from the truth. We talk about what you need to know about running a franchise before you decide to buy one. About the guest: Christy Wilson Delk is a business professor at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, as well as a contributing franchise industry writer. She is the author of the book “Adventures in Franchise Ownership”.In segment 3, we talk to an entrepreneur about his experience with creating and selling a very niche product. How do you get it produced and, more importantly, how do you get people to buy it, especially if it's in a new category or niche product? About the guest: Jordan Barnett is the founder of Kapow Meggings, an online only retailer of men's leggings. In segment 4, we introduce you to an in-venue marketing platform that combines the TV in any brick and mortar business location with your smartphone and social media to drive engagement with the company. About the guest: Adam Hirsen is the CEO and co-founder of UPshow, the consumer engagement platform that's changing the way businesses think about in-venue marketing. Launched in 2015, UPshow's plug-and-play technology transforms a venue's TVs into engaging and promotional experiences. UPshow has gone from helping local small businesses to large national brands such as Hooters, Buffalo Wild Wings, Crunch Fitness, and ATI Physical Therapy.Sponsored by Nextiva, Corporate Direct and LinkedIn

E7. How to start a business with Leo Alhalabi (Author of The First Step) “I classify it as a ride...the first step is to accept and embrace this, for it is the experience of darkness that makes us appreciate the light.” — Leo Alhalabi (Author of THE FIRST STEP) Today's guest is Leo Alhalabi, he is the founder and CEO of Australia's most innovative tutoring company, LGT tutoring. I interviewed Leo earlier this year and in the interview he revealed that he was in the process of finalising his first book.The time has come where Leo is now ready to take over the world with his new book called The First Step. If you have been thinking of setting up a business for some time but you are just not sure of where to start, then this is the book you need to read.If you are a student and want to become an entrepreneur and would like to start something as a side hustle, then The First Step is an absolute must for you to read.Leo breaks down:What makes a business successfulWhat to expect running your own businessHow to choose the right industryThe importance of marketing for start - upsHow to create a business planBootstrappingIf you want to win your own copy of The First Step, please visit my Instagram page and enter to WIN your very own copy.Enjoy the episode and don't forget to subscribe.WHERE TO FIND LEO ALHALABI:https://www.instagram.com/leoalhalabi/https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/official-book-launch-the-first-step-by-leo-alhalabi-tickets-50251095379www.tutorsaustralia.com.au/www.facebook.com/leoalhalabi21/https://howtostart-business.com.au/

In this episode, Jason and Bridget will chat about cold calling — the good, bad, and the ugly. How do you do this in the WordPress ecosystem effectively without sounding like a used car salesman?No-one likes cold calling at first – it feels slimy – how to do it right?The problem: How do you let people know that you’re accepting clients? How do people know if you’re available? Are you advertising?For a regular brick and mortar business, people will just stop in and hire you, but if you’re an online-only business, how do you reach people? How do they know if you are accepting business?Everybody in the WordPress space has the potential to be everyone else’s competitor – how can you reach out / connect? Everyone has a specialty or a focus – you can refer business to friends/connections that you know that handle a different specialty. If you know your limits, you can refer out work to other people you know through your networking/connections and they can do the same for you.Bridget would see jobs posted on Linkedin, etc. and take an interview with them and when talking to them say “actually, I’d really like to be your vendor” and then have a conversation with them, basically turning the interview into a sales call!(Bridget sidenote: The salary in our industry is way too low. If you only pay $15/hr for social media, you’re only gonna get social media worth $15)Bridget sometimes notices jobs for companies listed for 30, 40 days … sometimes it’s good to approach them and see if they would consider outsourcing temporarily. There is a risk in reaching out but even if it doesn’t work out now, chances are they’ll remember you in the future for another opportunity.You don’t know until you try, and sometimes you just need to ask to have a conversation!Some people approach their businesses by choosing a niche (Ie. all real estate companies/websites) … Bridget likes to be monogamous in her relationships with clients – only one web host, only one party planner, etc. so she can really focus her attention on them.Make sure that the way you are cold-calling people fits with your brand. Don’t try to be something your not.Bridget suggests offering something for free when you cold call – she chooses to offer them an audit for free. Treat it like hospitality – here is a tray of hors-d’oeuvres … but don’t require them to take it! Offer the help but let them decline without feeling bad about it.Another option is to offer your services at a discounted rate on a limited trial basis, and then if they like your work, they can do a full sign up at full price and if they’re not happy, they’re free to move on to something else.Jason: How do you send out a referral and know that the person you are referring them to is able/willing to do the work?Bridget: I refer them, but it’s up to the person I’m referring to decide if they are able to do it. To her, being resourceful is part of her brand. (Sidenote: Don’t pass on terrible clients!)Jason: If I’m going to be the ‘Angie’s List’ of WordPress, I like to make sure that the person I’m handing clients off to is actually willing and able to do the work.Bridget used to have a ‘Guru Referral’ page and would ask people if they wanted to be listed. Beyond the referral to the expert, she’s not responsible. It’s up to them and the client to see if they are compatible and can work together.Bridget: In all business, it’s very important not to burn your bridges – be very careful how you treat your clients and competitors. Jason: It’s okay to put “caution tape” in front of the bridge if you need to maintain the relationship but maybe hold on referring people! Bridget: everyone has a preference, never say never to referring someone!Have a portfolio – and ask your clients if you can list them on your page! It helps people to know your style and if you are a good fit for them.What matters to you the most? Bridget: I care about mentoring people – if anyone does well, then we all do well!Remember that when you cold call someone, you’re putting them in a defensive position.Sometimes you have to speak up for yourself because no one else is going to do it for you.Try: I would love to work with you – maybe we can help each other out! (But make sure your website is ready for when they come to check you and your business out). Or say, I love what you’ve built with your brand – I’d love to be part of what you are doing and help grow your brandPublicly posting your prices gives you a starting place and a talking point, it opens up discussion. Don’t be afraid to post your prices on your website.Be discerning, don’t indiscriminately reach out to people – make sure they’re a good fit for what you have to offer and what your passionate about. You want your passions to align with your client = synergy!To find your ideal client, you need to be self-aware – and sometimes that means reaching out to and brainstorming with your friends. We mentor and bounce off each other in order to make each other better!Find your peer-counselors (and/or friends) and be vulnerable and honest with them. They can help you grow!4 Tips:Make sure it’s your ideal clientMake sure you’re doing it in a way that helps themMake sure it gives them the option to say noMake sure your website is ready for your clients to check you outBridget – What Not to Do: Don’t go randomly follow and contact accounts of people who post about something one time because they were visiting a locationJason – If you see someone in your area posting a lot about food and you are a restaurant – maybe make the connection – “This person is a foodie!” and follow them, contact themBridget: Always be helpful, be polite and be relevant.TIPS OF THE WEEK:Jason: Dark Mode on MAC is awesome! https://nightowl.kramser.xyz/ – Automatically toggles night mode at night and normal mode during the day! Can also set by sunrise/sunsetBridget: https://unionmetrics.com/product/instagram-analytics/ – Instagram checkup is free – get content analytics. Analytics tools are great IF you mix things up – if you only ever post at 11 am, it will tell you 11 am is your best time – the only way to test is to mix it upShow notes contributed by:Cheryl LaPrade @YayCherylSherie LaPrade @HeySherie See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode I interview Adam Hirsen, Co-founder and CEO of UpShow, the Social TV Platform that has become the leading alternative to cable TV for businesses across the country. We touch on entrepreneurship, the future of advertising, how an idea turns into a hobby and then becomes a business, and how running a business truly becomes managing relationships and your team and less about the daily operations. Find out more about UpShow at https://www.upshow.tv/ and send any questions or comments to contact@liveforyourselfconsulting.com.

UPshow transforms TV screens into social media broadcasting for anyone wanting to throw their pictures on screen. Strike your best pose! Host Scott Kitun talks with CEO Adam Hirsen about his admiration for the growing company, and his love for Hooters wings. Hooters is now officially an UPshow client with many more chains like Dunkin’ Donuts getting on board.

Have you ever looked at some restaurants and realized that they were absolutely crushing their online marketing game? Or maybe you've wondered just how some restaurant brands become a pop-culture sensation. Join the Restaurant Technology Guys as they welcome Digital Conversion Specialist and all around digital community building expert Jacob Ruiz of Action Ready Marketing. In this episode, they talk about the tactical ways to create these critical communities - both online AND inside your restaurant. This is one that you don't want to miss!! Get your free 1-month trial and custom demo of Upshow at www.upshow.tv/rtg!

What would you say if we told you that one day you'll be able to enjoy a nice steak dinner in a 5-Star restaurant with your brother who lives 1,200 miles away without ever leaving your home? Or what if you could see your food being prepared in real-time in a bird's eye view in the perspective of the chef? These are the things we are talking about in our latest podcast... And this one is a headtrip! So strap in and get ready for the FUTURE! Visit our friends at Upshow at www.upshow.tv/RTG. Sign up today and get your first month totally FREE!

The two boys of STCPod go head to head against Boyfriend of Girlfriend Vs. fame.Listen in as we found out what it's like living the life of a working actor, You-Tuber, gamer, and boyfriend in Los Angeles.Google Hangouts doesn’t want us to start the showFind out how Curtiss thought we lookedCurtiss thinks we talk softly and carry big micsJoe gets a congratulations from Bill on his Transformers & Beer Podcast 1 Year AnniversaryWhat does Feb 13, 2014 mean to CurtissJoe talks about making the leap and working on joining the video worldCurtiss' gives STCPod a never before told story & why you shouldn't let him into your closetSTCPod gets really excited about Curtiss’ “ditch magazine rack” pick-upShow opening & guest introduction…..with a little bit of cahone jugglingGirlfriend Vs. Season 2 updateWhat was the concept behind Girlfriend Vs. & what it takes to produce an episodeWhere Curtiss came from and how did he get to Los Angeles?How did Boyfriend meet Girlfriend?Curtiss’ video footage of his trip to Portland Retro Gaming Expo & some storiesIntermission; Curtiss gets a power cord & Bill begs Joe to stop eating for one secondHow is the commuting in L.A. and what is a day in the life of Curtiss likeWhat is Curtiss playing right nowWe discuss the 1-Console Challenge and will we do itWhere Curtiss is going to focus his collecting nextso where can a guy buy some games in Los Angeles?Curtiss wonders where Joe buys his stuff fromWe crush Curtiss with a few hard hitting questionsTwitter: https://twitter.com/STCPodSTCPod Website: http://www.stcpod.com/YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/starttocontinueiTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/stcpod/id1060217107 Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=56723&refid=stprPodcast URL: http://stcpod.podbean.com/RSS: http://stcpod.podbean.com/feed/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/stcpod/message

The Show Notes Hit-and-run in BethlehemIntroPFA playing to 3 peopleHistory Chunk     - April 12thWeekend full of cool gigsAsk George     - Sister’s faith? Previous Episode follow-up     - Ruth/NOM vs. Starbucks     - Canadian’s Prayer Religious Moron(s) of the Week     - Patriarch Kirill I from Milton Mermikides     - Klimeck from Shane Kroll     - Anti-Moustache Muslims from Matthew TrzcinskiScott Haskitt’s AWESOME mash-upShow close ...................................
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