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In this episode of Auto Repair News Today, Braxton talks about the announcement of Wayne Gretzky as the keynote speaker for Apex 2025! He brings up current challenges in the automotive repair industry, such as evolving technologies and a technician shortage, and that Gretzky will have powerful insight into this because of the things he overcame in his career. Additionally, the episode provides details about the growing prominence of the AAPEX conference, set to take place in Las Vegas, and the opening of its registration soon.

For over twenty years, Ronnie Baras has been traveling the world with his hypnotism and mentalism shows. He integrates comedy into his hypnosis routine to add flavor to a mesmerizing show. Ronnie is a certified hypnotherapist. Unlike most hypnotists, Ronnie goes to great lengths to entertain, without embarrassing either his audience or his hypnotism subjects. In addition to hypnotism, Ronnie also performs ‘mentalism' shows where he demonstrates the ability to ‘read minds' in an entertaining fashion. Every show is a unique event. No two shows are ever the same. What is consistent, however, is top-quality entertainment with a huge dose of humor and fun.Ronnie has performed several times in Las Vegas including headlining at the renowned Venetian Hotel. He performs weekly throughout the United States (and sometimes Canada) and has recently completed a performing tour in Israel. Listen as he shares his life's journey, the highs and lows of entrepreneurship, and his favorite parts of being a hypnotist in this episode. He can be contacted at Ronnie@ronniebaras.com or by phone at  240-305-7007 for bookings!00:00 - Introduction 05:19 - Ronnie Barris' Journey into Hypnosis07:51 - Growing Up in Silver Spring14:38 - Pranks and School Life17:45 - College Days and Hypnosis23:50 - Family Life and Hypnosis25:16 - Stress Management Hypnosis Session31:12 - Memorable Hypnotherapy Stories42:28 - Balancing Career and Family46:48 - Unexpected Challenges and Rewards55:03 - Final Thoughts and Contact Information*For updates and conversations about these episodes, follow me at @talesoftamar on Instagram. You can also reach out to Tamar@tales-of.com with questions, comments, or inquiries, and/or check out my website tales-of.com to learn more about who I am and what I do. If you would like to donate to continue the initiative, please send money via Zelle to tberg93@gmail.comThank you for listening and strengthening the Jewish nation! Channukah Sameach!!!

Our 4th anniversary celebration continues with Ellie Laks & Jay Wiener from the Gentle Barn continuing their real life and somewhat surprising love story. We pick up where we left off from last week's first part, where after five years of waiting to walk down the aisle, Jay decides to take matters into his own hands. Who's ready for a surprise family wedding in Las Vegas? Who's ready to hear how Jay went and bought Ellie a wedding gown without her even knowing it? Who's ready to hear how Ellie gets treated like royalty walking through The Venetian Hotel and Casino? This is your oh-so-good reminder that it's never too late and don't hesitate to make a surprise or two happen in your own life. Someone catch the bouquet...at least to feed it to one of the over 200 animals at the Gentle Barn. ___________________________ MURDER UNMASKED, Steve's second book in his series, THE DOG WALKING DETECTIVES, is finally here! Get your copy and enjoy some good cozy mystery times: Amazon: https://shorturl.at/fDR47 Barnes & Noble: https://shorturl.at/3ccTy Solve the cozy mystery of DROWN TOWN - Steve's first novel is available now: Amazon: https://amzn.to/478W8mp OR Barnes & Noble: https://bit.ly/3Mv7cCk

Lady Di, DUIs, & ScorpionsWelcome to episode eleven of David & Stu… Unhinged! As always, we'd like to thank Clara Wang for creating the fantastic artwork for this podcast. Here is what is on deck for this week's milestone episode.1) On the 27th anniversary of Lady Diana's death, we pay tribute to her humanity.2) The outrage of Justin Timberlake's light sentence for drunk driving in Sag Harbor.3) Mayor Adam's unraveling, with the corruption scandals surrounding him and the other candidates challenging him, including the noxious and revolting Brad Lander.4) A discussion of the laughable presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. 5) A strange tale of a trip to Vegas and the unwelcome guest found in the room at the Venetian Hotel.Connect with David & Stu: Email David & Stu: davidandstuunhinged@gmail.com and share your comments, concerns, and questions.The views expressed on air during David & Stu... Unhinged! do not represent the views of the RAGE Works staff, partners, or affiliates. Listener discretion is advised.

Today on the Woody and Wilcox Show: Tapping on the microphone; Tom Arnold's birthday; Norway has a nasal spray problem; Woody Game Wednesday; Man sues the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas; Bowling in the Buff event; And so much more!

Live from Shot Show 2024 at the Venetian Hotel, I am joined by Jacob Heppner, the reigning Tactical Games champion and a top-ten CrossFit competitor. In this episode, Jacob shares insights into the Tactical Games, his training regimen, and the evolving culture of the sport. Step into Jacob's world and the exciting developments in the competitive fitness scene.Episode Sponsor:BioProtein Technology: https://bioproteintech.com/For $30 off your order use code "IRONSIGHTS" at checkout.BioPro+ can potentially help to improve balance hormones, increase sex drive, improves insulin sensitivity, and produce increases of mitochondria and nucleic acids to create a total system modulator. BioPro+ regulates, rebuilds, and regenerates at the cellular level to help you look, feel, and perform your best.Episode Sponsor:SLNT: https://slnt.com/pages/ironsightsUse the code "IRONSIGHTS" at checkout for an exclusive discountSLNT offers a range of sleek RFID blocking wallets, EDC Faraday bags, travel gear, laptop sleeves, and key-fob cases with the added protection of their patented Silent Pocket® Faraday cage technology, which turns your devices invisible, and safe, from the outside world by instantly blocking Cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, RFID/NFC, EMP, and EMF. This elite signal blocking technology is the easiest way to instantly enhance your peace of mind around how your mobile devices are screwing your digital life up.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:02 Jacob's Experience At Shot Show00:45 Partnership With Under Armour02:46 Integration Of Crossfit Into The Firearms Industry06:53 Jacob's Evolution With Firearms09:50 Tactical Games And Crossfit15:41 The Mix Of Fitness And Shooting19:57 Who Is Coming To The Tactical Games?24:56 Training Program For The Games29:58 The Community In Tac Games And USPCE35:03 The Tac Games Affiliates (The Grow Of Tac Games And How To Improve The Business)41:45 Is There Negativity In The Tac Games Community?45:32 What Would I Need To Get Ready For A Tac Game?01:00:33 Jacob's Training Regimen NowRed Dot Fitness Training Programs:https://www.rdftrainonline.comOnline Membership (Full Access To All Programs & Virtual Coaching):https://www.reddotfitness.net/online-membershipVirtual Coaching:https://www.reddotfitness.net/virtual-coachingSelf-Guided Programs:https://www.reddotfitness.net/Self-Guided-Programs1Connect With Us:Website - https://ironsightspodcast.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ironsightspodcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ironsightspodcast/

We're still feeling the adrenaline boost that was ONE Summit International 2024 so why not drop our exclusive interview (live from the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, NV) with COO and CFO of Realty ONE Group, Mike Clear.  Hear from one of the brightest brains in the industry on what he thought about the event, the current state of the market, and how to keep moving forward, no matter the circumstances.  Pour yourself a drink, this was a fun ONE!

It's an all new That Real Blind Tech Show as Brian sits down with Dr. Bryan Wolynski from the Lighthouse Guild in New York City fresh off of this year's CES and ATIA conferences.   We start off discussing this year's CES Conference and the most interesting things that caught Bryan's attention. How odd we start with autonomous vehicles. We discuss the fun part of locating your vehicle when it arrives.   Next up was Robot Dogs. Blind brian's Guide Dog Wesley was not a fan.   Bryan then dives in to the Eureka Park area at the Venetian Hotel where all the start ups are located and some real innovation is being done.   We discuss the newly released app OOrion that helps people discover items around them. We then discuss another app Bryan got introduced to called From Your Eyes. We then dive in to the obstacle avoidance apps that were on display at CES. We then discuss OneCourt for the blind sports fan out there. And the impressive work that AARP is conducting. We wrap up our coverage of this year's CES discussing an award that the Lighthouse Guild NYC won.   We then jump in to this year's ATIA Conference that just wrapped up. Surprisingly Apple was an attendee at this year's conference. We then discuss a company called Audible Sight whose goal is to allow you to produce your own audio description for your videos. Next up is Orcam and E-Sight.   We then discuss CSUN which will be happening in mid-March.   To contact That Real Blind Tech Show, you can email us at ThatRealBlindTechShow@gmail.com, join our Facebook Group That Real Blind Tech Show, join us on the Twitter @BlindTechShow , or leave us an old school phone message at 929-367-1005.  

Episode 36: Y.AYasmin Ali, also known as Y.A is South Asian Lyricist, International Slam Champion, Performance Poet, Spoken Word Artist and Writer from South East London. Renowned for delivering the kind of poetic lyricism that immediately captivates an audience, Y.A's words transcend beyond expectation deeming her to be one of the most highly sought after spoken word artists on the UK scene. Y.A featured in the US hit “I Got the Mic” produced by Tina Knowles and has headlined on Sky Art's BAFTA award winning TV series “Life and Rhymes” hosted by the late Benjamin Zephaniah. Y.A's clients include well known brands such as Dove, Red Bull UK, The Big Idea Media company, Snap.inc and PwC US to name a few. Y.A recently hosted the Money 20/20 “50 years of Hip Hop Icons” concert at the famous Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas presenting the likes of Rev Run, DJ Ruckus and DJ Spinderella. Y.A performed a spoken word piece before the legendary Grand Master Flash's set as an ode to those who pioneered the music genre.Y.A also became the first spoken word artist on the highly regarded Color's platform with an editorial on her poetic interpretation of Palette 1's primeval colors.Y.A has been mentored by the formidable Kae Tempest and 7 x Grammy nominated, Natalie Floacist Stewart of Neo Soul duo Floetry.Some of Y.A's previous commissions and performances include Vegas Money 20/20, Amsterdam Money 20/20 FinTech Summit, SNAPS DEI innovation Summit 2020, London Fashion Week, Universal Studios, Breaking Conventions, The Tate Modern, Greater London Authority and Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Y.A has also featured on BBC radio London and Reprezent radio and hosted on BBC Radio 6 Music, as-well as previously hosted a weekly spoken word show (The Word) on Soho radio. Y.A has facilitated workshops for various organisations such as the Princes Trust, Lewisham Young Advisors, The Greater London Authority, Albany Theatre, Lewisham Council as well as at numerous schools, community groups and charities.Y.A leads the Lewisham Music Lyricist Collective and the Alchemy Spoken Word Collective. She also founded the Young Wordsmith Project for young people in South East London. Y.A has toured internationally in Europe and the US. She is a proud mental health advocate, youth participation advocate and women's rights activist. Y.A has worked with The Million Women Rise and the Women's Equality Party to campaign for an end to gender-based violence against women and girls.Y.A challenges some of the most common misconceptions of poets, women and mothers, all whilst continuing to represent South Asian female creatives in the UK. #hygystpod #YA #YApoetHave You Got Your Sh*t Together? with Caitlin O'Ryan, is a podcast that celebrates not having your sh*t together! In each episode, Caitlin interviews guests who seemingly “have their sh*t together” - be that in life/love/work/hobbies. Throughout the conversation, the questions unveil whether they actually do, or whether the whole concept is a lie! With a mix of guests from various backgrounds, the podcast is sure to be relatable, honest, and an antidote to Instagram culture. Producer - Ant Hickman (www.ahickman.uk)Artwork - Tim Saunders (www.instagram.com/timsaunders.design)Photography - Patch Bell (www.patchstudio.uk)Music - Cassia - 'Slow' (www.wearecassia.com)Web: www.hygystpod.comInsta: www.instgram.com/hygystpodEmail: hygystpod@gmail.comRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/644a8e8eadac0f0010542d86 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Recorded inside the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas during the world-renowned American Academy of Anti-Aging Conference. Our guest Dolvett Quince of the famous hit TV show "The Biggest Loser," shares his journey to celebrity status as well as his insider tips on how he goes about motivating amateur and professional athletes to achieve wellness in mind and body while becoming their best self.   Dolvette dives in to the power of authenticity and vulnerability as a way to meet people where they are at while getting to know their unique personal motivators.    Tim and Melissa uncover Dolvette's passion for rejecting the idea that we whould all just get grow old gracefully.  He encourages listeners to take the first step toward living longer, fuller lives. That first step might be different for each indivudial, but we all have to start somewhere.  Join us on our journey to a Better Mojo, Better Life.  This episode will get you pumed up for 2024 and beyond.

Las Vegas is a fantastical Disneyland for adults in the middle of the desert. It features fabulous displays of water — like the thousand dancing fountains of the Bellagio Hotel or the winding canals that recreate Venice at the Venetian Hotel. But surprisingly, it's a city that has also become known for water conservation and innovation. In this episode, we sit down with Pat Mulroy, who was the top water manager in Southern Nevada for 25 years and led conservation efforts in the desert city. We talk with her about the existential crisis that Las Vegas and other desert cities face, how Southern Nevada has been able to cut its Colorado River water use by 31% in the past two decades, and what that means for the trade-offs that we all may have to consider to keep living where we want to live.

Join us in this landmark 100th episode as Dave embarks on a reflective journey with tech luminary Pete Erickson. The duo dive into the essence of connection and authenticity in the tech world, exploring the pivotal role of developer relations and the resilience of the industry from the dot-com bust to the present. Pete shares his rich experiences and insights, painting a vivid picture of the tech landscape's evolution, including the rise of voice technology and Conversational AI. This episode is more than a technological exploration; it's a celebration of the enduring human spirit and the power of genuine connections in shaping our industry. As we reminisce about the significant milestones and innovations of 2023, Pete and Dave engage in a profound discussion about the future, particularly the exciting potential of Generative AI and Large Language Models. This episode is a testament to the importance of learning, adapting, and the magic that happens when people connect, share, and grow together. Tune in for an inspiring look back at the year gone by and a hopeful gaze into the promising horizon of 2024, where technology and human connection converge to create a brighter future. Pete on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peteerickson Pete on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peteerickson/ Dave on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thedavedev Dave on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidisbitski [EVENT] GovAI Summit 2023 – Convening Pioneers at the Intersection of Government and Artificial Intelligence – December 4-6, 2023, in Arlington, VA – https://govaisummit.com [EVENT] CodeForward - The Future of Software – December 5-6, 2023, in Arlington, VA - https://codeforward.ai/ [EVENT] BrandsGPT @ CES - January 9th, 1-5pm, Venetian Hotel - https://www.modev.com/CES Subscribe: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7rQjgnBvuyr18K03tnEHBI Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/id1574162669 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1065378 Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/aws-developers-podcast/PC:1001065378 TuneIn: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Technology-Podcasts/AWS-Developers-Podcast-p1461814/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/f8bf7630-2521-4b40-be90-c46a9222c159/aws-developers-podcast Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS91c2Vycy9zb3VuZGNsb3VkOnVzZXJzOjk5NDM2MzU0OS9zb3VuZHMucnNz RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:994363549/sounds.rss

Greg Dwyer on Building Fortunes Radio Paul Draper has appeared on the History Channel, A&E, HBO, Hallmark, Travel Channel, and HGTV. Recent shows include: Hell's Kitchen, Pawn Stars, Ghost Adventures, Mindfreak, and House Hunters. And he has performed at Yale University, Apple Cupertino Headquarters, The World Famous Magic Castle in Hollywood and The Magic Circle in London.  As well as regular appearances in Las Vegas headlining the Orleans Showroom, appearing in variety shows at Planet Hollywood and Sam's Town Casino, And 7 years work as the House Magician for the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Ladies and gentlemen please welcome to the podcast Mind Reader and Anthropologist

Bill and Noah travel to the Las Vegas Strip to witness the latest manner in which to watch live music as you get drunk and gamble your kids' college money away. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow This week's theme: "Big Balls” by AC/DC. New episodes every Monday morning on Spotify, Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!

Amir R. Korangy is an Iranian-American publisher and film producer, who founded the business magazine, The Real Deal, about real estate and finance news. He also produced the PBS documentary, "Building Stories", about architect Costas Kondylis. Amir Korangy is also an adjunct associate professor of media and real estate at New York University where in the fall of 2018 he will be teaching a course titled the Korangy sessions where graduate students will have an opportunity to court questions as to the reality of real estate in the city and the country, complementing to their theoretical framework.

Back with us today is Managing Director of ConStrata Consulting, Mr. Toby Malbec. This episode is dedicated to the two hospitality shows that recently happened, the industry standard, HITEC, brought to you by HFTP, which was held in Toronto and the brand new Hospitality Show put on by AHLA in Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel. Both of these shows happened at the same exact time, so Toby and I decided to divide and conquer as so many others did as well. Today's recap will highlight overall arching themes, similarities as well as differences between the two shows. Enjoy!How To Contact MeWebsite: https://SkipKimpel.com (all archived shows and show notes will be posted here)Website: https://ConStrata.ioInstagram: https://instagram.com/skipkimpelTwitter: https://twitter.com/skipkimpelFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/skipkimpel1/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skipkimpelLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/constrata-consultingYou can also hear all these new episodes on the ConStrata website at ConStrata.ioEmail me at skip.kimpel@constrata.ioWhat's up next?Next week I am excited to share the time I had to chat with Troy Hooper, CEO of Hot Palette America, best known for their outrageously popular and delicious restaurant, Pepper Lunch. Troy has quite a bit to share with us regarding the growth of the organization including building out a tech stack for an international operation. How is he going to pull it off? Tune in and find out!

To kick off Las Vegas Restaurant Week I decided to do lunch at the Mediterranean favorite Estiatorio Milos at the Venetian Hotel & Casino. If you're a fan of fresh fish and European flavors this place really brings the flavors and ingredients. But is it worth it? Make sure to listen to find out. You can also see this meal on any of the social pages listed below: Instagram: conciergeconfidential_lv Tic Tok: @KeystoVegas Twitter: @KeystoVegas Youtube: Concierge Confidential

Tiffany Chin has worked alongside the Legendary Mogul & Hip Hop Icon SNOOP DOGG for over a decade. She helped facilitate the very 1st Hip Hop residency in Las Vegas at the Tao Nightclub inside The Venetian Hotel & Casino with SNOOP DOGGY DOGG himself!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Flashback Episode of The Father Time podcast with Jamie KalerJonathan Mangum was born in Charleston, S.C., but spent most of his youth in Mobile, Alabama. He attended college in Orlando, FL. where he began performing with SAK Theatre's TheatreSports, a wildly successful local improv show. While performing 13 shows each week and attending college, Jonathan began to work with a tight-knit group of improvisers that included Wayne Brady. While in Orlando, Jonathan appeared on such shows as Clarissa Explains it All, Welcome Freshman, Fortune Hunter, and Seaquest DSV.Soon after, Mangum moved to Los Angeles, where he was joined by his Orlando improv troupe later called, The Houseful of Honkeys. The “Honkeys” performed their critically acclaimed improv game show, You Bet Your Honkey at the ACME Theatre for nearly five years and went on to shoot several television pilots for ABC.  Around this time, Mangum appeared on Married…with Children, Just Shoot Me, and ER. Some time later, Wayne Brady asked Jonathan to join him on tour and he has been performing on the road with Wayne ever since, including a two year recent run in Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel and Casino.Mangum has been a series regular on Comedy Central's Stripmall, The Wayne Brady Show(ABC), The Drew Carey Show(ABC), Trust Us with Your Life(ABC), Drew Carey's Greenscreen Show(WB), and Drew Carey's Improv-a-ganza (GSN). He has made notable appearances on Reno 911, Pushing Daisies, The Sarah Silverman Program, and NCIS.After two seasons on The Drew Carey Show, Drew invited Jonathan to join the Drew Carey Improv All-Stars. The group went on to tour in over sixty venues, including Carnegie Hall and currently does several yearly Las Vegas performances. Mangum has also toured with Ryan Stiles' improv group, Whose Live is it, anyway?Working with Rob Reiner, Jonathan appeared with Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List and soon after appeared with Eddie Murphy in Imagine That.Jonathan has also pursued writing, having written on The Wayne Brady Show and the award winning,  Brandon T. Jackson Show. He co-wrote and starred in VH-1's spoof Home Purchasing Club as well as an award winning short film, Conversations. Recently, wrote an animated short pilot for the Walt Disney Company entitled, The Lumberjacksons and continues to develop ideas for television and film.Currently, Jonathan can be seen as the co-host of the  Let's Make a Deal on CBS.Jonathan is married to Leah Mangum, a casting director, with whom he has two boys.You can catch The Parent's Lounge live every Tuesday night at 10pm EST/7pm PST at:https://www.facebook.com/theparentslounge#theparentslounge #jonathanmagnum #letsmakeadeal #whoselineisitanyway #parentingpodcast #jamiekaler #jasongowin #katemulligan #comedians #parentingadvice #funnyparents #hilarious #cohosts #thedrewcareyshow #improv #ryanstyles #waynebrady #standupcomedy #thewaynebradyshowJamie Kaler's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jamiekaler/Jason Gowin's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jasongowin/Kate Mulligan's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/katestmomever/The Parent's Lounge TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@theparentsloungeshow

Styx Lead Singer Lawrence Gowan is another SpeedFreaks guest from the legendary band. Only this time Gowan talked about a number of things including the Styx residency at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and the Heavy Metal shows he's enjoyed with his son. Gowan and The Freaks even put in perspective the band's touring of America before and after 9/11 and the Covid Pandemic. Listen...

"At the early age of 19, I was an entrepreneur of my first dance studio. During my time as a dancer and business owner, I was offered the opportunity to audition for the Atlanta Hawks NBA dance team competing against 400 girls and was awarded to be one of 12 members. My success led me to the 42nd Street, Will Rogers Follies, and became the Dance Captain of the World Famous Radio City Rockettes. My Dancing career led me to choreography and choreographed the show 'Beats of Passion' at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. On top of my career in health and fitness as well as my time as a business owner, dance team member and choreographer, I am a single mother of two beautiful children. I have done this while suffering hardship that led to unhealthy nutrition and poor choices in my life style. I walked this journey with just my two children and within a year and a half of making better choices, I lost 100 pounds. This has given me the confidence to stand tall and held the title of United States of America Ms. Nevada 2021. I am now doing Masterclasses for students of all ages in modeling, interview, health, and self-awareness. I wish to empower women by inspiring them to fight through any fears or disbeliefs they may have and live their best lives." https://anchor.fm/debbie-freeman

"At the early age of 19, I was an entrepreneur of my first dance studio. During my time as a dancer and business owner, I was offered the opportunity to audition for the Atlanta Hawks NBA dance team competing against 400 girls and was awarded to be one of 12 members. My success led me to the 42nd Street, Will Rogers Follies, and became the Dance Captain of the World Famous Radio City Rockettes. My Dancing career led me to choreography and choreographed the show 'Beats of Passion' at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. On top of my career in health and fitness as well as my time as a business owner, dance team member and choreographer, I am a single mother of two beautiful children. I have done this while suffering hardship that led to unhealthy nutrition and poor choices in my life style. I walked this journey with just my two children and within a year and a half of making better choices, I lost 100 pounds. This has given me the confidence to stand tall and held the title of United States of America Ms. Nevada 2021. I am now doing Masterclasses for students of all ages in modeling, interview, health, and self-awareness. I wish to empower women by inspiring them to fight through any fears or disbeliefs they may have and live their best lives." https://anchor.fm/debbie-freeman

I interviewed Debbie Freeman. Debbie is a podcaster, a motivational speaker, an entrepreneur. Debbie is a savior of physical and sexual abuse as a child and became determined to make her dreams a reality. At the early age of 19, she opened her first dance studio. As a dancer and business owner Debbie was offered the opportunity to audition for the Atlanta Hawks NBA dance team competing against 400 girls and was awarded to be one of 12 members. Her success led her to the 42nd Street, Will Rogers Follies, and became the Dance Captain of the World Famous Radio City Rockettes. She also became a choreography and choreographed the show 'Beats of Passion' at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. After going through a painful divorce with an addict, she lost everything, including self confidence that led to unhealthy nutrition and poor choices in her life style so much so that she gained 100 pounds. Through self love and determination, Debbie found herself again and was able to lose that 100 pounds and go on to become United States of America Ms. Nevada 2021 at 51 yrs. She walked through journey with two children and within a year and a half of making better choices, she now have a Master classes for students of all ages in modeling, interviewing, health and self awareness.  Her mission now is to empower women by inspiring them to fight through any fears or disbeliefs they may have and live their best lives. I encourage everyone to follow her, listen to her podcast and be transformed through her insights. Everyone has a story, and this is her story. Below are the sites that house her work. https://www.facebook.com/Your-Unique-Sparkle-101587142350122/ (https://www.facebook.com/Your-Unique-Sparkle-101587142350122/) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Qkx8ExQXyVS-UIfDT55jg (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Qkx8ExQXyVS-UIfDT55jg) https://www.instagram.com/youruniquesparkle/ (https://www.instagram.com/youruniquesparkle/) https://twitter.com/@youruniquespar1 (https://twitter.com/@youruniquespar1) https://www.tiktok.com/@youruniquesparkle (https://www.tiktok.com/@youruniquesparkle) Visit our Threads of Enlightenment store: https://threads-of-enlightenment.myshopify.com/ (https://threads-of-enlightenment.myshopify.com/) We shop worldwide to find some of the highest-quality and some limited hard-to-find products online for you. We work closely with many suppliers to get the lowest prices. Enjoy our store!!!!!!.

Listen in to your host Just Nate and DK ask they chat while Just Nate is on the road in Las Vegas, NV for the Dell Technologies World 2022 Tech conference at the Venetian Hotel and Casino. https://events.delltechnologies.com/event/d95ee04d-1878-4981-8271-561addf8655b/summary Dell know how to put on a conference. Just Nate spent 5 nights and 6 days at the conference and it was amazing. This tech conference is all about the Dell branded tech, to include their partners. Many new things coming out this year and lots more to look forward to. Dell Technologies World is like a theme park for passionate technologists. Our flagship event returned to Las Vegas for 2022, packed with more tech than ever. From new, advanced Breakouts and Hands-on Labs to Interactive Demos and curated learning tracks, we sparked new ideas and delivered insights to fuel innovation. Be at the front of the line for 2023. Pre-register today and you'll be among the first to know when registration opens for next year. No commitments are needed — we'll reach out when it's officially time to register. Register WHEN May 22—25, 2023 WHERE Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas To find out more about the Smalls or become a member, please check us out at www.thesmalls.org To contact Just Nate: justnate@thesmalls.org — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thesmalls/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thesmalls/support www.patreon.com/thesmalls --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thesmalls/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thesmalls/support

Are you living your BEST Life? If not, what is stopping you...you only have one life to live. In this segment, Debbie Freeman will discuss her tips and tricks to living her best life over 40. From her 4 am morning fitness routine, meal prepping, positive self-talk, and how to illuminate your unique sparkle. See video here - https://youtu.be/TzxMZAWLzZw WHO IS DEBBIE? At the early age of 19, I was an entrepreneur of my first dance studio. During my time as a dancer and business owner I was offered the opportunity to audition for the Atlanta Hawks NBA dance team competing against 400 girls and was awarded to be one of 12 members. My success led me to the 42nd Street, Will Rogers Follies, and became the Dance Captain of the World-Famous Radio City Rockettes. My Dancing career led me to choreography and choreographed the show 'Beats of Passion' at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. On top of my career in health and fitness as well as my time as a business owner, dance team member and choreographer, I am a single mother of two beautiful children. I have done this while suffering hardship that led to unhealthy nutrition and poor choices in my lifestyle. I walked this journey with just my two children and within a year and a half of making better choices, I lost 100 pounds. This has given me the confidence to stand tall and held the title of United States of America Ms. Nevada 2021. I am now doing Master classes for students of all ages in modeling, interview, health, and self-awareness. I wish to empower women by inspiring them to fight through any fears or disbeliefs they may have and live their best lives. DEBBIE'S CALL TO ACTION 'How To Be Your Authentic Self' Your Unique Sparkle online course helping self-awareness and gaining confidence and self-esteem. https://uniquesparkle.samcart.com/products/becoming-your-true-authentic-self-course https://www.facebook.com/Your-Unique-Sparkle-101587142350122/ https://instagram.com/youruniquesparkle https://twitter.com/@youruniquespar1 https://tiktok.com/@youruniquesparkle Email to YourUniqueSparkle@gmail.com GENESIS'S INFO https://thehello.llc/GENESISAMARISKEMP CALL TO ACTION Subscribe to GEMS with Genesis Amaris Kemp Channel, Hit the notifications bell so you don't miss any content, and share with family/friends. **REMEMBER - You do not have to let limitations or barriers keep you from achieving your success. Mind over Matter...It's time to shift and unleash your greatest potential. If you would like to be a SPONSOR or have any of your merchandise mentioned, please reach out via email at GEMSwithGenesisAmarisKemp@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/genesis-amaris-kemp/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/genesis-amaris-kemp/support

This week Buddy and Eddie are in Vegas. It's the eve of the premier of "Debbie Gibson & Joey McIntyre: Live In Las Vegas" show at The Venetian Hotel. The #BookendBaldies are talking about rehearsals and the recently released Debbie Gibson album "The Body Remembers". Go track by track with them as they give a little backstory to some of the songs and find out their favorites. This is Episode 63 of #BookendBaldies! Enjoy! Twitter: @bookendbaldies Instagram: @bookendbaldies Facebook: BookendBaldies Website: https://bookendbaldies.wordpress.com Buddy Casimano: Twitter: @BuddyCasimano Instagram: @BuddyCasimano Eddie Bennett: Twitter: @euphorian54 Instagram: @euphorian54

Hospitality projects have to hit the right notes, engaging all the senses, to resonate. Over several decades, pioneering restaurateur David Rabin has morphed his talents into becoming an architect of the hospitality experience. His reputation and involvement in some of the most popular and memorable restaurants, clubs, and bars in New York City along with his broad network and uncanny ability to remember faces, names and details uniquely equip him to create elevated places with the right mix of talent, aesthetic, great food and drink, and diverse clientele. David's current roster of projects include the recently-opened Sona, with partner Maneesh Goyal and creative collaborator Priyanka Chopra Jonas (wife of Nick Jonas), embodying the flavors and glamour of India; Skylark, a Midtown Manhattan rooftop bar and event space with amazing views including the Empire State Building; Jimmy, the rooftop bar with panoramic city views, and Veranda, helmed by Michelin Chef George Mendes, both located in Modernhaus SOHO; American Bar, serving Continental classics in Greenwich Village; The Lambs Club, with its powerhouse clientele and renowned Chef Geoffrey Zakarian; and The Dorsey in the Venetian Hotel, voted Best Bar in Las Vegas by Conde Nast Traveler; with several other projects in the works. He is currently on the Executive Board of the Times Square Alliance and the Board of Directors of the NYC Hospitality Alliance, of which he was formerly the president. He also served on the Executive Board of NY Cares for 20 years. In this episode, long-time friends and former business partners, David and host Brad Johnson converse about how NYC life has changed during COVID, the reemergence and energy of New Yorkers in restaurants and bars, lack of hospitality workers and recruiting bonuses, restaurateur insights into the alchemy of hospitality spaces and teams, how diversity comes naturally to him, and learning to trust your instincts. * * * Please follow @CornerTableTalk on Instagram and Facebook For more information on host Brad Johnson or to join our mailing list, please visit: https://postandbeamhospitality.com/ E.mail: info@postandbeamhospitality.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For Video Edition, Please Click and Subscribe Here: https://youtu.be/cBo-5Q1P_d0 Tina Walsh has truly dedicated her life to the stage, working with some of the most celebrated Broadway directors & choreographers: Hal Prince, Tommy Tune, Jerry Mitchell, Gillian Lynne, to name a few. Here are a few highlights. Tina originated the role, Donna Sheridan, in Mamma Mia! Las Vegas cast. She created two roles, Morgana/Bess Houdini, in three different spectacular productions of EFX! and EFX ALIVE! costarring opposite Michael Crawford (original cast), then Tommy Tune and followed by 80's heartthrob Rick Springfield at the MGM Grand. Tina performed the role of Madame Giry for almost 8 years, traveling to 8 countries and 11 cities with the 25th Anniversary World Tour of the Phantom of the Opera and Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Recordings: Michael Crawford EFX! Original Cast Album including the duet “Tonight” with Michael Crawford. Tina is one of 70 people featured in Jim Bickford's “Las Vegas Dreams” book. She is the inaugural recipient of the Leah & Jerome M. Fullenwider Award for the Dallas Summer Musicals HSMTA. For the past four years, Tina has enjoyed sharing her knowledge as a musical theatre instructor, private vocal coach, and a special guest director for Shine Performing Arts. She is a national judge for Showstopper, America's first, longest running and most prestigious dance competition. Tina is super excited to be choreographing the showgirl number for the 12th Anniversary Spectacular Follies, Return to the 50s, this September at the Eisemann Center of Performing Arts.  The show that gave Tina her Equity card. A CHORUS LINE.

Gunner and Cheyenne got to chat with Robert Lamm from the band Chicago this week while they were broadcasting from Las Vegas! Chicago will be doing a couple of shows at the Venetian Hotel and Casino, they talk about those upcoming shows and if Robert and/or the band is getting tired because they have played at least one show every year since the band started. For information on the show go to visitlasvegas.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ike Dweck & Heidi Carlsen Ike Dweck is Founder and Owner of Stately Home Staging. Building on a long career spanning decades in luxury retail, through his family’s business Regis Galerie — which has a 25,000 square foot showroom, located in the Venetian Hotel. Regis Galerie specializes in luxury home decor, Asian art, French antiques, decorative lighting, fine jewelry and antique art glass — Ike launched Stately to embark on the business of home staging concentrating on curating furniture collections for luxury homes. Read more

Host Brad Johnson catches up with long-time friend and business associate, Michael Weinstein, Chairman and CEO of publicly-traded Ark Restaurants [NASDAQ]. Michael, now 77 years-old, is a distinguished trailblazer in the hospitality industry. Ark operates 22 full- service restaurants plus various food-court and catering operations, in New York City, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Atlantic City, Alabama, and Florida.Brad's relationship with Michael dates back to New York City in the 1970's where they met under unusual circumstances. Beginning in early 2000 and continuing for a 15-year run, Michael and Brad along with partners Will Regan and David Rabin, owned and operated VBar in the Venetian Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas. Hear fond memories and the story of how Michael launched Barbara Smith's restaurant career that paved the way for her to become the much loved "B. Smith". Michael also discusses how he got into the hospitality industry, secrets to success in the restaurant business, the unexpected spontaneous moments when you own a restaurant, how his restaurant group is dealing with COVID, and more. * * * * * * Instagram Corner Table Talk and Post and Beam Hospitality LinkedIn Brad Johnson Medium Corner Table Media E.Mail brad@postandbeamhospitality.com For more information on host Brad Johnson or to join our mailing list, please visit: https://postandbeamhospitality.com/ Corner Table™ is a trademark of Post & Beam Hospitality LLC © Post & Beam Hospitality LLCSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

MapableUSA.com: Ready to get back to the good old days of meeting industry professionals and making business contacts where you can actually shake someone’s hand? In this podcast, Steve Nson – the CEO and Founder of Any Size Deals – announces his “Any Size Deal Week”, a real estate related conference to be held on September 7th-10th, 2021 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. Based on the topics agenda and speaker list, this “Festival of Real Estate Innovation” is a show you should not miss if you’re a serious player in almost any aspect of real estate.

The Magician- Greg Gleason has been seen on ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, WGN, CW, and Global News. Greg has headlined the Las Vegas strip at the MGM, Venetian, and Bally's with over 10,000 performances. He has starred in 10 national tours of Masters of Illusion and can be seen in Masters of Illusion TV series in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. He is also featured on the TV series Street Magic and Don't Blink. He and Jeff McBride created Las Vegas Magic Stars and toured arenas in China. Today, Greg is one of the top-performing magicians in the world, doing shows literally all over the world. In Las Vegas, he starred in "The Wizard's Secrets" at the MGM Hotel and Casino, performing a record-breaking 9000 shows there. He also went on to star in "Gleason Magic - Embrace the Mystery" at the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Greg has taken both his grand illusion show and his sleight-of-hand show around the world, performing on extended contracts in Japan and China. He is also a favorite headliner with the top luxury cruise lines. Greg's thrilling and cutting-edge performances have made him an international sensation. His shows exhibit his impeccable technique and a dedication to his craft that is rarely seen in modern illusion acts today. His sleight-of-hand skills are as smooth as silk, truly making astonishing magic. The International Magician's Society named Greg Illusionist of the Year, and also he was awarded Magician of the Year at the World Magic Awards. From his parents' living room to stages all over the world, Greg's life-long commitment to magic has not only perfected his abilities, it's also transformed the world of magic. His innovative ideas and creative presentations continue to delight audiences by the thousands, and hopefully, inspire other 13-year-olds to chase their dreams. For more info about Greg go to http://gleasonmagic.com/ For your free guided hypnotic meditation go to www.guidedhypnotic.com  

Hey old friend!! Carrie St Louis is a rockstar AND an classically trained soprano. Carris is best known for her portrayal of ‘Glinda' in the Broadway and national touring company of Wicked, for her portrayal of ‘Sherrie' in the Broadway and Las Vegas companies of Rock of Ages, and as the closing Lauren in the Tony Award winning Best Musical, Kinky Boots. Dan and Carrie go WAAAAY back to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival back in their high school theater glory days. They've been circling each other for over a decade and then they auditioned together for the Anastasia national tour. Dan pooped his pants before he went into the audition room, but that's a story for another time. This was one of our most hilarious interviews. Along with Carrie being an absolute looney tune, she is insightful, introspective, thoughtful, and we loved chatting with her. After graduating from the Thornton School of Music at USC with a degree in Vocal Arts., she went on to play Amanda Bell in the world premiere of Justin Love at LA’s Celebration Theater, which received an LA Drama Critics Circle Nomination for Best Production. She then moved to Las Vegas to open Rock of Ages at The Venetian Hotel, for which she was awarded Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical by Broadway World Las Vegas. Carrie made her Broadway debut as Sherrie in Rock of Ages in 2014. Later that year, she went on the road as Glinda in the national tour of Wicked. In 2016, Carrie returned to Broadway, starring as Glinda at the Gershwin Theater, for which she was nominated for a Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Best Female Replacement in a long running show.  Her sold-out solo cabaret show in LA, Here I Go Again, received a Broadway World nomination for Best Female Cabaret in 2012.  Her second solo show, Something Good, played to sold out crowds at New York’s iconic Feinstein’s/54 Below as well as cabaret clubs across the United States. Her third solo show, Always In The Ballpark, Usually In The Wrong Seat, is currently playing at 54 Below. In 2016, Carrie had the honor of performing "For Good" with her Wicked co-star, Jennifer DiNoia, for First Lady Michelle Obama at a United Nations event in New York City. She’s guested in concert with the band Foreigner, and she’s sung the National Anthem for the LA Dodgers, LA Lakers, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, New York Islanders and the PAC-12 Tournament. In 2017, she starred Off-Broadway as Annette Hargrove in Cruel Intentions: The Musical, based on the cult-classic film, which received an Outer Critics Circle nomination for Best Off-Broadway Musical. In the Spring of 2018, Carrie joined the company of the 2013 Tony winner for Best Musical, Kinky Boots, as Lauren. She was the final Lauren when the show closed in 2019 after six incredible years on Broadway. Carrie has appeared in multiple television shows. She played Becca Mainzer on Elementary (CBS), working alongside Lucy Liu, Jonny Lee Miller, and Jon Michael Hall. She also appeared as Alice on the hit TV show Younger (TVLand) opposite Sutton Foster. This summer, she can be seen on Blindspot (NBC). Carrie just wrapped an indie film titled The Blonde Experiment, which should be released in the coming year. Carrie was set to begin rehearsals for a brand new Off-Broadway show directed by Jeff Calhoun and written by famous author, Jodi Piccoult, called Between The Lines. Set to open at Second Stage Theater this summer, it is currently postponed to Spring 2021 due to Covid-19. Carrie is also a vocal coach who travels often for masterclasses while also maintaining a private studio. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, our guest has become a well-respected authority in public relations, specifically focusing on helping real estate professionals gain more productive leads. Our guest is Victoria Kennedy, CEO of Victorious PR, an agency that strives to lead entrepreneurs and internet marketers into the world's largest publications.  In this episode, join Victoria and me as we share some fundamental action steps that you can take to enhance your brand and some essential advice on how to get started in your branding. We also discuss the current Las Vegas market and reflect on 2020's impact on the real estate industry.  Top Takeaways:  Victoria Kennedy's Advice for New Agents "Welcome! Don't be scared. There's a lot to know, but hey, you have so many people who have walked this path before. It's going to be okay." "You get to decide how you want people to perceive you. You get to be a realtor and promote about it. This is exciting for you; you are helping the world." "When you talk to any real estate agent, and you ask them, you know what did you do before this? Everybody comes from such an interesting background. Part of the reason I got into real estate after my opera career is because so many of my performer friends turned into real estate agents. They finish their performing career, and they became realtors because you're on, you're a performer when you are a realtor." – Victoria Kennedy [04:59] "I would have to say you have a beautiful responsibility to lead the way for positivity in your community. If you show up in a positive way … they're looking to you for the answers and support. – Victoria Kennedy [16:33] Episode Highlights: [00:14] Intro  [00:41] Meet Victoria Kennedy – Opera Singer Turned PR Expert [01:57] Victoria's Roles as an Inman Contributor and Ambassador  [03:57] Studying Vocal Performance at University of Southern California  [06:25] Why Las Vegas Became Home  [07:17] Can PR Benefit All Realtors?  [12:24] Benefits of a Real Estate Background When Helping Clients  [15:54] 2020 Real Estate Reflection  [18:00] Las Vegas Market Outlook  [19:45] Victoria's Thoughts on iBuyers  [20:35] Actionable Steps to Enhance Your Brand  [26:17] How to Get Started in Personal Branding  [27:22] Victoria's Advice for New Agents  [28:55] Connect with Victoria  [29:21] Closing Thoughts  [29:40] Outro  Episode Notes:  Today, joining us is Victoria Kennedy, CEO of Victorious PR, an agency that strives to lead entrepreneurs into the largest publications globally. Victoria is also an Inman Connect Brand Ambassador and an Inman News Contributor.  An expert in digital marketing, Victoria helps clients boost their visibility and gain revenue. Victoria Kennedy is a trusted speaker and contributor to such organizations as the National Association of Real Estate Brokers, Inman News, Forbes, and Yahoo Finance.  Originally from Southern California, Victoria attended the University of Southern California and received her Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance. This led to Victoria traveling around Europe with a number one hit single and a job singing at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. This led to her calling Las Vegas home and working in the close-knit feel community.   Victoria shares how real estate agents often come from fascinating backgrounds and admits that she got into real estate after her opera career because so many of her performer friends turned into real estate agents. Victoria has a background in real estate, marketing, and public relations and loves to serve real estate agents because it's a natural fit with her experience and the connections and relationships she has built.  Victoria believes that public relations can benefit all realtors and is not just for the top sellers. For Victoria, public relations are one of the most crucial pieces to see...

Does getting married and having kids mean an end to your globetrotting adventures as a traveling theme park performer? Singer/dancer Andrew Mcfadden shows us that the answer is “no”. Andrew has worked for Universal Studios Singapore, Disney World, and Sochi Park, and though he is now married with kids, shows no signs of slowing down. How does he do it? Your answers await, on this episode of Theme Park Legends! Andrew's Instagram: @singermcfaddenandrew APPLEPODCASTS: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/theme-park-legends/id1455444792Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0UZ4EAaPiOy3atGSIDhW6qStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/

On Special Edition #74, Ram Rodriguez of El Artista joins us on the Special Edition side of the house. El Artista is a factory best known for making a cigar for David “Big Papi” Ortiz, but its a factory that is known for making other brands. We will dive into all of those things and a whole lot more. In addition, Bear and I revisit the Tabernacle CT 142 in our second round of the Aging Experiment on that cigar. Finally, we discuss the new operational procedures being implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic by The Venetian Hotel. The Sands Expo Center is a part of the Venetian property and these procedures will undoubtedly will impact the 2020 PCA Trade Show. We'll take a closer look at these procedures and discuss what it means for the cigar industry. References "Venetian Clean" (Operational Procedures in to re-open the Venetian which is closed due to COVID-19)

On Special Edition #74, Ram Rodriguez of El Artista joins us on the Special Edition side of the house. El Artista is a factory best known for making a cigar for David “Big Papi” Ortiz, but its a factory that is known for making other brands. We will dive into all of those things and a whole lot more. In addition, Bear and I revisit the Tabernacle CT 142 in our second round of the Aging Experiment on that cigar. Finally, we discuss the new operational procedures being implemented because of the COVID-19 pandemic by The Venetian Hotel. The Sands Expo Center is a part of the Venetian property and these procedures will undoubtedly will impact the 2020 PCA Trade Show. We'll take a closer look at these procedures and discuss what it means for the cigar industry. References "Venetian Clean" (Operational Procedures in to re-open the Venetian which is closed due to COVID-19)

Radio & TV Entertainment Am/Fm Podcast Show- Presents Special Guest Celebrity Headline Comedian-Singer-Host-Model "HerShe The Entertainer" Host Yolanda Nollie Celebrity Co-Host: Motivational Comedian (Ms. Woody) January 3th 2020 9:30 pm EST HerShe embarked on her comedy career in 2009. It all started with the passion for entertainment of singing, modeling, hosting, writing and acting. So she decided to take her entertainment passion further when she took up a comedy course at Macomb Community College in Michigan. After completion HerShe landed her first Comedy opportunity at a well known comedy club called Mark Ridleys Comedy Castle in which she continues to perform at today. Comedy expeditiously provided an opportunity for HerShe to travel and perform alongside some of Motown’s biggest names in Comedy such as Coco, Mike Bonner, Martini Harris, Coolaide, Foolish as well as some known comedy legends such as Nick Lewis and DS Sanders just to name a few. In April 2012 she landed her first radio opportunity. She Co-Hosted Turbulence "Detroit Riot Radio" on WHPR with well known radio personalities. Later that year she landed another Co-Host spot on Worldwide Core Radio. Directly after she landed two starring roles in major plays titled "Enemy in My House Too" and "Against All Odds". In 2013 she released her freshmen DVD "Got The Last Laugh". That summer she featured for some leading names from Def comedy jam and wild'n out. She also performed as a feature with Rodney Perry in Atlanta. HerShe decided to take her career south, so in the winter of 2014 she received her very own radio show "Mid Morning Mix with HerShe & FITT" on WGIV radio in Charlotte NC. She continues to branch out and eagerly anticipates the release of her sophomore DVD "Dying Laughing" in the fall of 2018. On July 20th 2016 she started touring with 3 other ladies known as the "Underground Comedy Queens". February of 2017 she traveled to San Diego, CA to perform at the festival of laughs. March she perform at the Rock House inside of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. As she continued to travel in April she was presented with an opportunity to headline at the infamous "House of Comedy". July she was asked to be apart of the "Black Girl Giggles" festival in New Orleans, LA. She also was granted the opportunity to host the Inkster Festival with headliner Alexander Zonjic. Top of 2018 she was presented with the opportunity to Co-Host "Skeeter Murray's Real Talk After Dark" radio show which airs on Comcast & WOW channel 18. She was also asked to return back to New Orleans to perform on several shows for the Black Girl Giggles festival. Though only 8 months into the year she's already travel to several states as well as Mexico and Canada to perform.  2019 She showed no signs of slowing down performing in L.A., Tennessee, New Orleans, Atlanta, Charlotte just to name a few. She was asked to featured for one of the biggest comedy clubs in Atlanta called the OaK. That weekend she also did a celebrity roast of Bow Wow. As her schedule continues to add up she continues to work harder and longer. She looks forward to the next chapter in her journey and all the blessings it has to offer.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radio--tv-entertainment-n/message

On this episode, we are LIVE from Las Vegas, where we recorded this episode high atop Traian's suite at the Venetian Hotel.We discuss highlights of our 4-day live event, give you funny behind-the-scenes tales, and even tell you why we were so hungover during this recording!This episode will be a classic, so sit back, relax, […]

EP160 - CES 2019 Recap, and NRF Update Episode 160 is a recap of the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show, and an update from the Nation Retail Federation Big Show. Don't forget to like our facebook page, and if you enjoyed this episode please write us a review on itunes. Episode 160 of the Jason & Scot show was recorded on Monday, January 14th, 2019. http://jasonandscot.com New beta feature - Google Automated Transcription of the show Transcript Jason: [0:24] Welcome to the Jason and Scott show this is episode 160 being recorded on Monday January 14th, 2019 I'm your host Jason retailgeek Goldberg and as usual I'm here with your clothes Scot Wingo. Scot: [0:40] Jason a welcome back Jason Scott show listeners Jason's is one of those rare episodes where we are actually in the same room. Jason: [0:47] I know it's super exciting I've always enjoyed getting the opportunity to spend some real life time with you. Scot: [0:53] Collie time yeah yeah so we are live live life here from New York City I am looking out of Jason's fancy hotel room and I can see the Empire State Building which is home to many Amazon stores and fulfillment centers near in New York. Jason: [1:08] And there's a Starbucks in that building that delivers. Scot: [1:13] Leave it to Jason to know some Starbucks trivia. Jason: [1:15] I'm desperate to find a way to work in a building. Scot: [1:18] What is January weather in New York City that can only mean one thing we are here for the national retail Federation Big Show that are at Big Show and in that Spirit tonight's theme is trippy parts are are fearless reporter Jason has been traveling the world to bring you the latest and greatest information about what's going on out there I'm in first you want to cover he is you went straight back to back I think from Vegas to New York by past the family so hi and bye guys and he is going to start out with ACS report and tell us what's going on there and then we'll jump it in her up so what's good to talk Jason with what were some interesting things you saw at CES that had retail implications. Jason: [2:03] Yeah so I feel like there was a fair amount of retail specific stuff at CES this year while the number of retailers had boo, and so a lot of the Chinese retailers in particular had big boost to TSO Ali Baba had a big boost there for, Services they would promote in the US are like, their supplier services in their B2B Services they have a an alternative to AWS in China that they would offer to Western companies that want need to host Platforms in China, but the bulk and they had one novelty they were showing and a new, voice translation capability that was real time audio translation so Google kind of made some Buzz at the show by announcing these this new generation of their, translate that lets you talk in your phone at transposes it in another language, but you hang your phone into someone they can read it in their language speaking their language and you can kind of hand the phone back and forth so Alibaba came up with this technology we're in real time you talking to him. And the guy next to you here's a translation in his native language and speech back to you so I got to speak to someone who is in need of Mandarin speaker and like. [3:29] It mostly worked it's not like the grammar is a little, monkey but you could totally get the antenna. Scot: [3:35] Is like a translator where you speak and then you pause and it speaks and then the other person speaks and you pause so it's got like that and if you. Jason: [3:42] So that the Google when is the definite pause in this Ali Baba one if you're speaking long enough they will get the translation before you finish. Scot: [3:53] It's hard to like keep your brain going while the things speaking in a foreign language. Jason: [3:59] Intended for remote interactions they're demoing it in a you're standing right next to the person but you are kind of in a isolated Booth so you only heard. But it's remarkable how well that technology is getting the Star Trek Universal translator is basically here. Scot: [4:18] Or the Babel Fish. Jason: [4:20] Absolutely so but half of Ali Baba's Booth was focused on, predominantly consumer electronics and Home Products that Ali Baba designs manufactures and sells on the platform so in addition to being a retailer and a service provider, Alibaba is a product manufacturer and then their own hand sets that are sold in China they have a bunch of like, smart home appliances and things and their pitches. Scot: [4:51] Is there. Jason: [4:53] Leveraging all the data and warnings from their their voluminous shopping interactions to identify needs in the market and design these products, and I into a half a booth was dedicated to promoting those products and potentially selling those products in New Markets, and I say that because that's a amongst all these retailers so jd.com, which is like the second biggest e-commerce site in China Alibaba zapier Marketplace they don't actually sell their own stuff other than those, products that they make jd.com is primarily a direct seller so they're more retailer that, sell wholesale products in China they also had a big booth, same story half their Booth was dedicated to products manufactured by jd.com sort of reinforcing this theme that, retailers that had the most intimacy with the consumers have the most inside that they can use to make the most relevant products, what time is also showing some of the retail technology so, in China jd.com is doing pretty significant amount of deliveries via drone in so they were showing all their drones. Scot: [6:11] The drum Vehicles usually say drown people. Jason: [6:12] Usually when we say drone people think of the quadcopter that's flying packages and jd.com. Scot: [6:18] Does have a like high payload quadcopter and they claim. Jason: [6:19] Does have a like high payload quadcopter and they claim that they make, thousands of deliveries a day with these things in in remote villages, but the way higher volume stuff is they have autonomous vehicles these little mini size Vehicles even smaller than like a smart car that are mostly like storage capacity and it's kind of like, shopping cart the drive to your house and so those things are kind of interesting they were showing some of the, version of Amazon go type technology so they have vending machines that use facial recognition and so you've you've basically like storage a WeChat credential, and you walk up the vending machine you just open the door take whatever you want and it it authenticate you with your face and charges your tencent account. For the purchases so that was interesting. Scot: [7:15] Alibaba has technology like that too for their The Coloradoan o and said omni-channel they call it online and offline 02. Jason: [7:23] Yeah online to offline and and Alibaba definitely has initiative facial recognition they have pay with a smile that, like I Smile as a gesture after the face recognition to to initiate transactions I didn't specifically see them demoing that in their Booth this year, definitely. [7:43] The Chinese providers are like big ecosystems of of these interesting Services some oriented at Commerce of some sort of broader than that, the third Chinese retailer there that would be even less familiar to listeners unless you spend some time in the Chinese market is, I called sooning and they're the largest brick-and-mortar retail are in China there a conglomerate that owns a bunch of different kinds of stores, the biggest chain is like 1700 consumer electronics and home appliance store so sort of like a Best Buy in China, they had a booth and in their Booth they were primarily showing technology that they had developed for experiences inside of retail store, they were showing produce displays for a grocery store that way all the, the produce inside they detect when the weight on the Shelf changes so they know an apple got picked up for a banana got picked up and they have a digital sign that shows you, product content relevant to that banana what form the banana came from how many days it'll be fresh all those sorts of things that a lot of in-store analytics so they were using video system to measure store traffic and I grabbed while time and all that sort of stuff. [9:01] They had a, at self-checkout experience they had a virtual try-on experience where your body was mapped in 3D and so they, apparel on you that's not paper towels in front of you it sort of on your body and is you turn you see the profile and all that sort of stuff so they had all these, different retail vignette showing technology that they had developed for their stores and what was interesting / peculiar, a bunch of these people had badges from Palo Alto California from sooning I asked and they said they had a R&D lab in Palo Alto they have no, that's out of Asia like they're mostly in China that a few stores in like Hong Kong there. Scot: [9:48] There depends in the booth. Jason: [9:49] There comes in the booth they're not trying to sell any of this retail technology to other retailers they're not trying to license anything outside of their home market and so. Scot: [9:58] It baffles me why they would send it. Jason: [9:59] Cuddles me why they would spend a bunch of money and have a booth at CES I mean it, my Boost at CES just to generate PR going to be Western press. Scot: [10:15] Maybe there are a lot of people go to CS cuz there's the component that is good place to go get little Lego blocks right so maybe they were trying to get, component vendors to say hey come up with a cheaper screen for our future digital self or something sometime sometimes those kind of conversations. Jason: [10:32] Totally viable that that would be a good place to like find new vendors and show them some of the things they're working on it. Scot: [10:38] Expensive way to do it so well these guys gaited in like a retail technology or like you stumbled upon them as you walk the moon. Jason: [10:46] Yeah mostly you would StumbleUpon I'm so that, the Busa TSR sort of loosely grouped by use case so most of CES is into big venues the Las Vegas Convention Center which has three big Halls the North Central and South Hall, and then the Sands convention center which is still called The Sands convention center but it's actually not connected to the Venetian Hotel, the North Hall in the Las Vegas Convention Center is mostly Automotive so none of the boots I mentioned are there the central Hall is sort of the original CES Hall it's all the television and home entertainment and. Berkeley the biggest longest running consumer electronic companies have boots and exhibited forever so that the huge Marquee booths in the central Hall are Sony Samsung and LG, so Ali Baba had a very big boost, in that Central Hall not quite as big as like those three but the next step down from those three, The prominent location and I presume that was cuz they were trying to emphasize their home entertainment products predominantly. Southall was computers audio technology drones and Robotics in their way, retail Pavilion so none of the. Scot: [12:15] So none of the companies I. Jason: [12:16] Engine wear in the high-tech retail Pavilion the high-tech retail Pavilion was. Scot: [12:18] Small. Jason: [12:21] A small splattering of Technology vendors that had sort of Point Solutions so there was like, vendor that was doing like virtual makeup there's a vendor that's doing geolocation in the store, and some reason why even more preferred vendors of vendor that sells vending machines that clean your eyeglasses while you wait that they're trying to sell the retail stores. In the most Buzzy thing in the in the high-tech retail Pavilion was a bread box in an autonomous Self Service vending machine that bakes the bread and then dispenses freshly baked. So the bread. Was kind of a hot Buzzy thing but like if you walk this high-tech the billion at CES it feels. Scot: [13:12] Small subset of what you'll be here in New York at the. Jason: [13:13] Subset of what you'll you'd see here in New York at The Innovation Pavilion in inner mouth. Invite if you're going to exhibit one showing you're one of these small vendors CES does not feel like the right show to meet a bunch of, retailers that would be interested in your products so I didn't spend a lot of time there sooning and JD were in that Southall, the so those were all the sort of retail Focus boost and Walmart does have a booth in that Southall that was sort of just outside the high the high tech The Village, and it's basically their jet booth in it's basically recruiting sellers for the jet / mart Walmart marketplace, for the first time. Amazon had went from no real booth at CES that's in small presence in the past and. Scot: [14:09] We've had Marketplace boots where they recruit sellers. Jason: [14:12] Voice Booth before they've had like the treasure truck and then the last several years they, if that works with Alexa in a million votes in the show 4000 both sent one gaze exhibit space so the first thing they did, talk about it this on the show before but a gimmick than Amazon does the corporate headquarters is they give away free bananas, 2 employees and random people walking by their headquarters in Seattle, exhibit hall there was a Amazon banana stand giving away free bananas that just felt like a brand building thing and they had like a social media contest where they're encouraging you to, tweet out the banana stand and in Winsome Echo prizes. Did I saw they did not have a Marketplace booth that a dedicated booth in the automotive section talking about Alexa for automotive integration, I said I was in the North Hall it had the biotin which is a Chinese, vaporware all electric car that was debuted last year that's a new models this year and Amazon had that in their Automotive section the outside of BMW in there and they're talking about cars that have heavy, Alexa integration in the dash as the cabin 10. Scot: [15:32] Yes I borrow the Amazon Alexa Auto is supposedly shipping I don't know I couldn't I did not get invited to get in. Jason: [15:40] I confess I did not try I probably should have. I feel something that I feel like you called me out of the podcast thanks for. Scot: [15:48] You really let here. Jason: [15:49] Exactly the first episode this year that you didn't. Scot: [15:52] Mock my title. Jason: [15:54] You're like mocking me for. Scot: [15:55] I think if you're a chief creative digital strategy officer you would have had this figured. Jason: [16:01] I would have figured out how to get a Amazon how to enter. Prisoners of the Amazon Auto is a device you can plug into the auxiliary audio input in your car that that sort of, is a OEM Alexa that you can add to your car the people are up ridiculous got her excited about, so they had this Auto thing they were that was mostly probably targeted other car manufacturers to you know convince them that they should be using Alexa, in the Sands Amazon had a huge exhibit, demonstrating all of the devices that have Alexa integrated into them and that was a super high traffic Booth so Amazon had a huge footprint at the show through all these different booths. Scot: [16:48] That's how you tweeted a toilet from that exhibit. Jason: [16:54] I treated a Kohler toilet that has Amazon in. Scot: [16:58] That was not a. Jason: [16:59] That was not actually in Amazon's Booth it was in coolers booth that we do all definitely need this toilet has a automatic. Open and close function in so you can use Alexa to put the toilet seat down which could potentially result some marital problems and some some relationships. Scot: [17:14] No problems in some relationships with the. Jason: [17:18] Use case is by. Just to have an Alexa in your bathroom so you can do things like run the water set the mood lighting play music do you know it's more of a bathroom control than a specific toilet control. Scot: [17:31] But if you ask me it's a pretty crappy integration. Jason: [17:34] Balloon pump. Fancy bday in it so you can do things like pre-heat your toilet with. For people that live a different life than I I do. Send anywhere couple other boots that had some like just interesting retail vignettes in them so Qualcomm is a big chip manufacturer there would have called ingredient company they make, Epson ink a lot of the devices we use in their most famous for making Wireless chips that are in a lot of the cell phones for a long time they were in Apple phones but now there's a big falling out in so I don't think Apple phones use Qualcomm chips anymore. Mom was showing a whole set of retail use cases that were. [18:20] Enhance by the coming internet of things so they made a simulated music festival and they showed examples of digital signs. [18:30] We're Dynamic can change based on the composition of the crowd they're using video Analytics, image of the crowd and their departed and they're doing sort of artificial intelligence digital signage based on all of these these signals that the signs were in taking they Envision that you would have morrible beer carts in this music festival, and all the mobile beer carts knew exactly how much beer they were on had left and they knew, the crowd was in the area where the cart was in so they could do things like, say hey we have too much beer over a year in this part of the Pavilion and there's way more demand over here but let's tell the cart to move to where the demand is order replenish, I meant to do those kinds of things they were showing up pretty robust. [19:20] Digital fact egg use case which I've talked a lot about my Affinity for digital fact eggs, downsides of most digital fact exhibitions today is that use proprietary Wireless Solutions so you put these tags on your shelf and you have to buy a hub, from that manufacture or a bunch of hugs that, speak over proprietary frequency and protocol to all the tags to Qualcomm things hey these tags are big thing there ought to be a lot more of them but they out of use Open Standards like Wi-Fi mesh and Bluetooth sobaka, showing some reference designs for that they're showing a lot of video analytics to measure the crowd and know how many people. [20:02] I was enjoying the music or not and you know they had to use cases where they would change the genre of music is the crab is losing interest and things like that, yeah so they were they were I wouldn't say any of the customer experience words were perfectly Polished but they were you don't thinking about how. Well then you could change the retail experience which is which is interesting to me Panasonic. Scot: [20:27] I just wanted to detect when there's more than a hundred people in the store and caught more cash registers. Jason: [20:35] Obviously if you have those video analytics like they're certainly are simple people counters that are they exactly there's too many people in line at the cash register but your. Scot: [20:43] Got your right light. Jason: [20:45] The proactive way to solve that problem is know how many people came in the store know what the average dwell time is and be proactive like once once there's too many people in line it's kind of too late. Scot: [20:54] I feel like there's all these people cuz they're on the mountain they think about all these user experiences and women really nailed some of the basic ones yet down the kind of at the bottom of the mountain. Jason: [21:03] I think that's up for sure theme of these two shows is that so I could see to show a lot of the bells and whistles and there's still a lot of blocking tackling to be one, Panasonic had a like an additional the Consumer Electronics they were showing a new pickup Locker so a buy online pickup in-store, at a locker experience. Scot: [21:24] And they're trying to solve. Jason: [21:24] They're trying to solve a very real problem. Walkers for produce so they had lockers that were refrigerated and lockers that were freezers and so they're in their Vision was, you buy the groceries they partition your groceries into cold and Frozen, put them in these refrigerated automated Walkers and so it sort of like Amazon Locker for perishables. Scot: [21:50] That's something that's like active in Japan and they're trying to bring to other countries or is it was. Jason: [21:55] I think the Panasonic probably isn't used anywhere I think it's a brand new product that they Envision selling to retailers so we'll see if that gets any traction they also had like. A common theme in CES in a shiny bauble a lot of people talk about is blockchain so they had a. A food cart that was an autonomous vehicle that drove the produce to your house and it had self checkout and it had blockchain for all the produce so you could you know know the, you could verify the origin of all the produce in them anything was recalled or something like that a little silly and more forward-looking that interesting that they, spent a bunch of the space and they're super expensive CES Booth to think of these sort of retail vignettes and then much more interesting to me. [22:46] John always has a big booth there despite the fact that way, Cameron sales are decreasing dramatically as everyone uses their smartphone but, built-in their Booth a bunch of, Instagram photo opportunities and you walk around CES and people were standing in line for like 30 minutes, picture taken in a bathtub full of yellow ping pong balls or in a swimming pool full of rubber duckies or you know all these these different like super colorful well-lit vignettes and very much reminded me, might there now he's dead a dedicated Instagram experience tours things like the Ice Cream Factory in San Francisco where people pay forty bucks to, coincide a venue that has a bunch of pretty sets to take photos of themselves to share on social media in, it's great experiential we talked a lot with retailers about creating opportunities for digital souvenirs for your Shoppers and it and the Nikon booth just seemed like a particular good example of, of creating these these digital experience as a sort of mementos of your visit to the booth and it seems like a smart tactic for retailers to be thinking about. We've heard of some retailers even using the amount of the social media that their physical store generates has a kpi which is interesting and then last. Scot: [24:15] And then last there's a. Jason: [24:18] Avenger there it's been there for a couple years called physics and physics is taking up the mantle of Google Glass so they, glasses that you wear that have an augmented reality display that are primarily intended for industrial purposes so, car mechanic to wear that has like schematics of the automobile well while they're working this year they, they debuted their first consumer product which is $1,000 clone of Google Glass as a much higher res screen that's much bigger, I wouldn't say it looks any better than Google Glass much more processing power behind it and, not sure they're ever going to sell a lot of these but it was interesting the created a bunch of vignettes for how people might use them in one of the vignettes was a shopping vignette where you could put on their prototype glasses walk into the setup store, and they would everything all the product packaging you look at. [25:22] The physical packaging with digital information like is a gluten-free is a kosher all this sort of things and I do think that, augmented reality. A for product information is really interesting sort of thing people are way more likely to use their phones that they already own and carry with them than they are to use these for project glasses but it was a nice visualization of the con. Scot: [25:48] Yeah I wanted to tell me where on the Shelf to find it cuz my wife wants a very specific thing and then I spend like the bulk of my time finding that very specific thing. Jason: [25:56] They absolutely did have that use case like we caught wayfinding we're essentially. You about a list in the the classes have sort of GPS directions saying turn left turn right and walk you to the to your wife's items so she that would definitely approve the wife approval factor in your family. Scot: [26:12] Awesome I need all that I can get. Jason: [26:14] Yeah so that was a lot of the stuff that jumped out at me as being particularly retail specific at the show. Scot: [26:20] Cool and so as you know I've been thinking a lot about the future vehicles and I saw there was tons of interesting news that came out of Cs around autonomous vehicles in electric vehicles one thing that's kind of the summer I saw lead with the CEO of waymo was out there saying hey the sky prior to see us become admitted in an interview with reporter he doesn't see us getting to 100% autonomy so they've been running these vehicles millions of miles even like tens of millions of simulated miles with the finding are they to do okay in perfect stereos but things like tree shadows and then as weather gets bad like Randy Rhoads they do really poorly, it's one of the things I saw out there was kind of more limited autonomous vehicles so shuttle service that will go from point A to point C kind of thing did you see any of those when you write CS. Jason: [27:18] So an interesting Cadence you Tennessee at CES is, people show very early prototypes of stuff it's not going to be in the market for many years right tires used TV is the sort of example, before there's ever any content or you could ever buy a TV that has 8K resolution, there's a bunch of 8K TVs that are kind of Novelties so that when you're when you're you go there and it's like a magic there's a TV with twice as many dots as you've ever seen before you can't buy it for several years but it's cool though. Scot: [27:49] Look at this picture of an apple spinning with some cool water blobs on it. Jason: [27:55] Next year is it gets closer to reality there's there often are way less of those TVs because the the few, being shown now are, really store close to release and they're usually pretty rough because even though they've commercialize this TV in the ready to sell it and they have things they didn't have the year before like a price they still lack any content right there. Of examples and almost feels like it loses traction as it's getting closer to commercialization and then you come to the show the third year and it's like, ATV 8K TVs are ready for the general public now every TV you see is a k and that's sort of the the the Cadence so in autonomous vehicles last year felt like the year when, everybody had autonomous vehicles just for the novelty of it and so like, all the car manufacturers are showing and Thomas Vehicles a bunch of companies we've never heard of where showing autonomous vehicles and all the ingredient companies like Qualcomm and Intel were mainly talking about how their chips are driving autonomous vehicles in video which does a lot of the, the heavy processing for the vehicle like everybody's talking about it this year. Middle year there was less autonomous vehicle hype the autonomous vehicles shown. [29:19] Completely commercialized or ready for Primetime that it felt like the vendors were having more practical conversations with them so it like. TVs can probably iterate faster than a trama vehicles. Scot: [29:30] Very fast. Jason: [29:33] Saying you shall expect that we're all be driving autonomous vehicles next year but it feels like we're in the middle of that cycle so. Scot: [29:38] Cycle so. Jason: [29:41] The consumer car companies were away last emphasizing that autonomous vehicles the BMW's and in Honda's Ford Tollbooth last year was dedicated to autonomous vehicles that wasn't true this year. A lot more B2B autonomous vehicle use cases were being shown and it was like public transportation people movers it was a lot of these autonomous drone delivery of package, on public roads or in hotels are all these different use cases like that in the world bunch of commercials, like use cases like there's a lot of people that are pitching like, way before we have truly autonomous vehicles will have commercial trucks that are autonomous on the freeway and they hand over control to a remote operator, when I get off the freeway for example and so there are more of those kind of use cases. Scot: [30:38] I think it's interesting cuz I'll be a freak we have the news on when I'm like working and I'll hear some talking head come on and say you know, we should plan on vast unemployment in 5 years cuz of all these we won't need truck drivers and Uber drivers and everything, we've lived the Commerce experience for 20 years and we're at fitting on whose numbers look at 15 to 20% penetration so, I think you know I think that's a little bit further out than people think it is I think they're the kind of reading too much into. Jason: [31:12] Everything I say is not going to put truck driver like 50,000 truck driver short of what we need right now right away. Scot: [31:18] Same time. Jason: [31:21] I can't hire enough truck drivers in they're all like escalating pay and competing with each other and so the premises if the trucks can run at honesty in the freeway but then, operator has to Take Over Control. Scot: [31:32] Take Over Control. Jason: [31:33] To drive it off the freeway to the the store or the DC you still need people. A person can now manage more trucks they can essentially they have more delivery capacity for their labor and so the. Scot: [31:48] The premise is. Jason: [31:50] What's close the gap between supply and demand like probably doesn't like obsolete a bunch of jobs in the foreseeable future. Scot: [31:59] But even then I go back to like my previous statement like my cell phone drops out a lot right jack making calls and, I get really nervous of some guy in Phoenix driving a truck across five trucks across country in, is is LTE drops out when he's on the ramp there I'm not sure where you can quite ready for a lot of these guys take a lot longer than people think. Jason: [32:26] Absolutely well in there like they talked about like there's three fundamental technology platforms that need to happen that haven't happened yet. They're all saying that like for their. Scot: [32:37] Brittany practical for there to be a lot of autonomous. Jason: [32:39] To be a lot of autonomous vehicles, Gambia islands like the vehicles actually have to talk to each other and know where they are right and so not only do you need that good Wireless communication that you mentioned like you can't have the LTE but it's there's way more connections cuz I'll. Scot: [32:53] Way more connections cuz all the vehicles are two paragraphs. Jason: [32:55] And so the premise is that when 5G is Broad we deploy the next generation of Wireless technology. Attributes that are more friendly to autonomous vehicles it's faster it has way more capacity for more devices and most importantly, has way lower latency which is super important for like you can't you can't have the wireless going there's a dude in front of you and then have 130 millisecond lag before you hit the brakes. [33:26] Where it where we see you're away from 5G being deployed at all much less like ubiquitously deployed and for your point, maybe it'll work as well as promise maybe it won't there's a huge. No One Believes that these things can be autonomous by just using cameras and sensors they all need this light our technology in the light our is kind of like a laser version of radar, and there's a lots of controversy like the best working lidars are super expensive and have some negative side effects like, potentially could blind people and they could ruin, regular CCD cameras and so there's actually this big problem the vehicles need regular cameras and lidar and the lidar actually burns the the regular cameras, signs of light are there way safer for devices and eyeballs but it has range limitations and things like that, that's tough to be figured out so I totally agree like I think cars are going to have more, amenities for easing driving in the near future but I like yeah I don't think we're just going to be like picking picking menus on Google Maps and and arriving there. Scot: [34:39] Switching gears pun intended there another thing you touched on was voice and I remember last year you kind of proclaimed it was the year that Amazon kind of stole CES arrest reports that apple with their Siri platform in a Google with their assistant platform I tried to kind of catch up to Alexa at CES this year although Apple didn't have a booth which I think was one of the first time so how would you score those three kind of contenders and how they did. Jason: [35:11] Why would I should go back two years I'd say 2 years ago. Scot: [35:13] 2 years ago. Jason: [35:15] Amazon had to show to themselves until they tell you what they didn't have a booth but they were, embedded in their bunch of products that work with Alexa 2 years ago and last year the hand, who's that work with Alexa turned into thousands of boost that had products that work with Alexa so again Amazon didn't really pay for a booth but they got huge buzz and footprint in their logo was everywhere on the show Google show, last year but it was mostly with an advertising present so they had their own booth that they paid for the page. There their logo on all the trans in Las Vegas and all the taxis until you're just looking around Las Vegas you go oh man I saw a bunch of Google. Scot: [35:58] Google logo. Jason: [35:59] And I saw a bunch of Amazon logos but I would argue Amazon dominated because, all the Amazon logos were free and they were in products you could buy and the Google logos were mostly, paid advertisements for for a handful of Google products that did not have huge penetration so now fast forward to this year and I feel like, continue to make progress the Google is starting to catch up so the most common thing you would see now in a, is in Words with Alexa and works with Google Assistant logos side by side it was on, we agreed on the treatments and so there are lots of Brands where support for both products were in there to remind listeners which kind of two tiers of products there's products, Alexa in it so it actually like is the assistant than you usually can talk to it, and there's products that work with Alexa right like so a light bulb you know works with Alexa Smart Lock Works with Alexa a Bose or Sonos speaker, probably has Alexa built into it the toilet odd we had Alexa built into it. Scot: [37:19] They're both so you can you just kind of switch conversations and haven't OK Google / Alexa conversation. Jason: [37:25] So they the ones that I saw mostly had an interface in you selected one of the other like I assume you could pretty seamlessly toggle back and forth but it wasn't like, you could use either utterance and Trigger either assistant and way more common was devices that worked with both than that had both embedded in it like a lot of appliances like a refrigerator, might have a smart assistant embedded in it that you actually bought one ski or the other you bought the Google Assistant version or you bought the Alexa version. Scot: [37:58] And I've noticed you haven't said Siri in this conversation. Jason: [38:02] So I sew a Amazon his net, Apple has never had a booth at CES or at least in modern era has never had a booth at CES they many years they winzy yes because they launch the iPhone 11 years ago, during CEO never one time and they sucked all the announcement out and Walt Mossberg was at CES and Steve Jobs called him and said hey we're having this event and I really think you ought to come mini cannons wall, wces and go to the the first iPhone announcement, and their many years when the most prominent product category at the show is stuff that worked with iPhones or that work with Apple products but Apple's never had a booth and again they did not did not, for home pod this year so they still didn't have a booth I'm sure they had sweets where they were talking privately but there is very little. Siri stuff embedded in products and to my knowledge I didn't see any products where it was like. Google Amazon or Siri it felt like a two-way party the one place where Apple in are two places where Apple integration showed up heavily, the the Sands has a hall dedicated to home automation and apple has a platform called home kits. Scot: [39:26] So that every exhibitor. Jason: [39:28] In the home automation section probably had a logo saying it was home Tech compatible and again Appleton have a booth in that section that homekit was definitely the most prevalent. Call for home automation and then surprised that Apple pulled off at this show. Who is famously sort of Walled Garden company. A good experience you have to buy all our products if you want Apple TV you have to buy an Apple TV if you want Apple music you have to listen to it on the Apple product I'm so proud to show, you saw those walls are eroding, Apple actually launched a skill for Alexa that what you listen to your Apple music on your Amazon device which is unprecedented in shocking and then you got to CES this year and surprise. Scot: [40:19] Apple in embedded. Jason: [40:19] Embedded are play in most of the major TV manufacturers platforms so you now can get all the, Apple TV content on a Samsung or LG TV without needing external hardware and the, very likely is going to have a meaningful impact on Apple TV sales, Roku is already destroying Apple TV in terms of market share in this will probably make it worse, everyone's assumption is that Apple's about to make a major content Play Everybody expects Apple to have a pay-per-view video offering, in the near future the complete compete with Netflix and the, how has essentially as you can already buy individual content from Apple Apple is essentially made this decision that they can make more money, as a Content publisher and they want to have his brought a market for their content as possible so they made this dream that, from being a Walled Garden to being a open system that works with as many providers as possible. Scot: [41:26] We've talked about it seems like things are thawing between Apple and Amazon these know so let's see, Prime TV showed up on Apple TVs I think was the first thing and now we're seeing them kind of so the skill being Alexa there's an apple music skill on Alexa, yes it would be interesting to see you could you have one of these Amazon Alexa TVs and get to some apple content to say say to Alexa hey ask Apple to play. Jason: [41:57] Yeah absolutely seems like it's heading that direction the one that gets voted on and off the island a lot as there's a few Alexa devices with a screen like the Alexa show and various X Alexis enabled YouTube to be on or off of those things in at the moment you can get YouTube on your Alexa show. Scot: [42:15] So anything else from CS that you want to hit. Jason: [42:20] So we touch on a couple of these in so I'm not going to Deep dive anyone but just us or the Highlight if you walked away from the show and said hey what. Scot: [42:26] Walk away from the show and said hey what were the. Jason: [42:28] Themes of this year show. Underpinning in this whole show is there's this new thing coming that's not quite here yet called 5G and so falling that same kind of. Nioh release actually released last, a ton of 5G height with fake products this year there were fewer boost talking about 5G but they seemed very close and the the carriers have all announced that they have, it's now and they're going to be doing appointments throughout the year and it don't have sort of meaningful penetration of 5G by the end of 2019 now that, you can take multiple years to have the kind of 5G coverage that we enjoy the day with LTE which is the 4G network. It really feels like we're at least a year away from meaningful consumer experiences and in fact there's like controversy. Scot: [43:22] Factors like controversy this the earlier. Jason: [43:24] IG this happens with every new iteration AT&T has rebranded some of their for G, at work is 5G and they they got like a lot of funny social media Burns Teemo, a funny video where they took a iPhone in AT&T iPhone and it showed the, you have 5 bars of 4G LTE signal and they they wrote 5G on a Post-It note and like, put it over the icon on the iPhone and said hang on a minute I'm doing a AT&T upgrade and it was sort of a joke that they just rebranded 4 G is 5 G, so so that's coming everyone thinks that's going to be a huge game-changer when you can have a thousand times more devices connected, and all those devices can have a hundred times faster bandwidth and they can have you know at 10 for a hundredth of the latency that we currently have its. [44:24] You have to stop thinking about it's going to be a better cell phone and started thinking about, no one's ever going to store files on the hard drive anymore by computers I'm going to need hard drives you're just like everything's going to be on the cloud and be able to come very quickly to your ubiquitous 5G signal and so, the talk about other use cases that will change there's a ton of examples of leveraging improvements in visual search and video analytics and so there's a, they talked about how I Google Maps spent a fortune, turn cameras on cars and driving all over the country to get the images for Google Maps there's a company that sells the dash cams to all the taxi drivers. Scot: [45:08] And they're like. Jason: [45:10] We have GPS in the car we have all this dashcam video we can extract video from all the cab drivers in crowdsource better images than Google, and so there's a lot of. Qualcomm using video. To do crowdanalytix tons of Booth had this experience I hate where they they use video to try to infer the the mood of the, the audience and hey we can show happy content to the audiences sad, another number boost showing like we can tell old people and young people and sick people in healthy people and change the content there's a lot of controversy over that stuff. Scot: [45:46] What is clear the technology. Jason: [45:49] LG to quantify video and turn it into actionable analytics is like is incrementally improving and video visual searches is going to be a game-changer for a bunch of stuff, so that was a big Trend a big Trend was, a bunch of vendors shifting from their Walled Garden approaches to open system so Apple was the most dramatic but in the old days Samsung would try to make it use Bigsby and do everything with their smart home protocol, felt like the manufacturer is kind of thrown in the towel on being walled Gardens and, for several years there's been a connected home and a connected Health Hall at the Sands Hall but I tell people, if you walk around the TV Hall the central Hall at CES it feel, Legend Mall of America on Christmas Eve like it's super stressful it feels like you don't have enough room to breathe and walk and when you go to the Sands with this newer Technologies I connected home and connected health. Felt relaxing because like there's more room it was West busy and this year felt like the year when those Halls flipped that like was much of. Scot: [46:56] Her comfortable and less chaotic. Jason: [46:56] Unless chaotic in the central Hall showing all the home video technology and it was wall-to-wall energy and Chaos in the connected home and connected health so very unscientific lie, it feels like those categories are really starting to get some traction. Scot: [47:13] And apples playing that in addition dumb could have helped get right so what did you see a lot of your healthkit kind of stuff. Jason: [47:24] Homekit literally had a dedicated part of the hall so all the products that work with homekit when one place the connected Fitness area had a lot of, products that support an apple healthkit a ton of apple competitors so I got to see the new, new watch has an EEG in it and if you start having irregular heartbeat I'll be able to save you if I choose, ton of ieg products and frankly some of them that make more sense like blood pressure cuffs that also do an EEG like so there was stuff that work for that ball there was stuff that competed with apple there were sensors for every, Endeavor you could possibly imagine so if your baseball player we've got you know censored enabled baseballs they, I can judge how well you hit it with the bad if your fisherman. Scot: [48:16] We'll put a Fitbit. Jason: [48:16] A Fitbit on your fishing pole to measure the quality of your casting whatever you want to do, there's a way to quantify it and digitize it in a way you never could do them. Scot: [48:31] Anything else from CS. Jason: [48:35] It seemed like the big the big meaty stuff I know that's a lot of lot of content but it's it's the biggest trade show in the US it's a hundred and eighty thousand people. Scot: [48:44] It feels like there's more more overlap between all the worlds which is interesting you know five years ago there would be no retail kind of stuff. So speaking retail to switch gears and come on over to NRF so did you get here Saturday or Sunday. Jason: [48:58] I came in Saturday. Scot: [49:00] So you have been here much longer than I am I was only able to come up today which is Monday so. Jason: [49:07] Wasted most of your day with me. Scot: [49:08] I did unfortunately so tell us what you've been I saw a lot of selfies and things from the show floor so so what have you seen here it interrupts the New Berlin kind of really into the show but what have you seen that you want to share with listeners. Jason: [49:24] Trans obviously Amazon go has a lot of traction and Buzz until one of the things you see here a lot are our alternatives to Amazon go so some of the. Scot: [49:34] Those are what I would call a legitimate Amazon go tape. Jason: [49:35] Legitimate Amazon go type experiences where they're sort of just walked out technology so there's a bunch of big exhibitors that have built little mini stores and can kind of demo that experience, claiming they can do it with a fraction of the cameras and cost of Amazon go and it's really hard in these controlled environments to know whether there, that's hyper or reality but a lot of vendors are claiming they can do Amazon go for a fraction of the cost and then there's a ton. Scot: [50:03] Wingo. Jason: [50:03] Climbing on Amazon GoPro alternative when really there a scan and pay alternative. Scot: [50:09] So which it is a useful and go. Jason: [50:09] So which it is a useful and good experience in and of itself I'm not knocking Scan & Go I get slightly annoyed when people try to say. The equivalent of grabbing your milk off the shelf and walking out the store without doing anything is grabbing your milk finding the barcode launching an app in your phone a mean a camera at the park, it's a it's a it's a either there different use cases but. Scot: [50:35] But they're a lot about I've seen tons of robots wandering around some of the same platform has been here for like 4 years now. Jason: [50:44] So there's like a lot of the traditional automation like most of it, dedicated Logistics so we've talked before about Amazon has these Kiva robots there's now a lot of alternatives to Kiva the other, fulfillment centers can use to automate them would say there's more of those this year and what they're now is is a bunch of robots that people are hoping you'll use in the store, so there are robots for wayfinding you come into the front of the store, you say my wife told me to get this specific item in the robots is follow me and walks to the store and gets it and there's multiple competitors they've been here the last couple years, pictures of all the shelves and they do planogram compliance the Campbell Soup is where it's supposed to be we're out of this SKU we got to get more they're all doing some some, liability compliance as well now they're taking pictures the floor to make sure there is not a trip and fall Hazard or things like that there's robots that will. Scot: [51:44] Robots that will. Jason: [51:46] Replace the instacart people in the store it seems pretty far-fetched to me. Scot: [51:50] Robot. Jason: [51:50] All around with the customers and grabs products out the Shelf to fill a shopping cart. Scot: [51:56] Robotic shopping carts. Jason: [51:57] Birds that follow you around so you don't have to push your own shopping card and use but items in the the autonomous vehicle that's chasing you around the store, a lot of robots. Mostly feel like super expensive kind of Ivy bells and whistles right now like some of the the warehouse automation is like, super effective in high Roi for for high-volume warehouses but a lot of the stuff I think is, interesting but not something we should expect to see in high-volume in stores in the near future. Scot: [52:31] That reminded me I kept seeing this video at CS of the Sluggers that would follow you around and then the video it literally runs into 4 people. Jason: [52:44] They tell you you can't bring on the plane. If your luggage has a battery in it you have to take the battery out of your luggage so if you're, luggage is also a Killer attack robot it seems like there's going to be some interesting, conversations with the FAA. Scot: [53:01] But yeah. Jason: [53:01] But yeah there's a lot of robot to CES like in terms of density robot, he's probably even more robots at interrupt this year so the robot guys are here in full strength there's a. Scot: [53:16] Money is gravitating around. Jason: [53:17] Is gravitating around the problem of apparel returns so a big reason people return a pair. Scot: [53:22] Apparel is. Jason: [53:24] Is because it doesn't fit, and tell you that they bought two sizes and returned one or they bought it expecting it to fit and they didn't so there's a bunch of companies that are using your smartphone to try to take measurements. Help you pick the right size the first time there's a bunch of companies that are having you upload your image in your measurements so that you can be busy. Scot: [53:47] You can visualize the clothes. Jason: [53:48] You can visualize the clothes on your exact body type, stuff like that that is a big Trend this year a lot of hardware and software around optimizing Logistics and reverse Logistics so vendors thinking about how to optimize returns, a ton of digital in-store in digital shelf stuff, so I every year say oh this is going to be the year of digital fact tags and so far I've mostly been wrong I'm doubling down yet again I think there's more reasons that digital fact tags will take off this year and little boys at Amazon, is using them now and it's like I could open a bunch more stores where them in Sam's Club is using them in Walmart is piloting I'm in Best Buy's piloting on the streets trying to see some real traction from, retailers that other retailers are likely to follow and the technology is getting better. Scot: [54:43] But there's a lot of other. Jason: [54:44] Digital shelf technology Kroger has developed a digital shelf that can run Co-op ads on the Shelf Edge until you think about what a big advertising platform Amazon is becoming, has a lot of. But in the store so they're trying to monetize that traffic by creating opportunities to run ads next to the real-time products so those kinds of digital shells or super interesting, the same train we saw a video analytics at CES we definitely see here that all the traffic meter guys but there's a lot of other use cases now for, analyzing video streams to do various things in the store and not so much on the show floor but in a lot of the content I was able to capture one of the big themes that's emerging this year that I really agree with is that one of. Challenges we have in Commerce is an erosion of trust between the retailer and the consumer or the brand in the consumer, I feel like, yeah with all the negative Facebook press and you know the the never ending stream of breeches like there's a lot of reason to really be worried about, the level of trust you've earned with your consumers and a lot of reason to believe that that's that's a limiting to your Market opportunity so I'm not sure anyone had the Magic Bullet for, learning that trust back or retaining that trust. Scot: [56:09] I like the fact of. Jason: [56:10] People are starting to have a conversation about explicitly trying to solve the the trust game. Scot: [56:17] Call any us some good thematic stuff anything specific to specific retailers on the content side. So I think you were at the big Gala and it seems like a lot of the winners of that Gala event or digital native Oracle Branson Center. Jason: [56:34] Has this sort of their Hall of Fame that they called the list and every year about 20 people get inducted on to this list, and they're like influencers and power Brokers and innovators and disruptors that these different categories and you know most of those almost all of those awards are targeted at retailers and so on the past you have, you know the CEO of Nike winter the CEO, Macy's are you know all these these these sort of traditional retailers in this year the overwhelming majority of retailers that won an award where, small are digital native Brands the two batters of Warby Parker where the power Brokers and the women from a way you know was a disruptor inside, it felt like a huge transition from the the traditional Legacy retailers to the the digitally native Brands which is coming. And then a bunch of the retards give key notes to be honest like it's mostly not that interesting to attend the key notes from the CEO of all these retailers because. The job not to share secrets and you don't get elevated to that level of seniority unless you're really good, that kind of Public Communication and so. Scot: [57:55] Kind of Public Communication and so. Jason: [57:58] Mostly commercials you know focused on Public Information and it doesn't feel like there's a lot of like secret new inside or advice or learnings that get shared by the CEOs of these kind of events, I might be cynical. Scot: [58:12] Yes of the one-piece Contin I saw was a professor Galway or Galloway, yeah I wanted like jump off a cliff. After that it was like super depressing. Jason: [58:21] I feel like he made you sit with. Scot: [58:22] Grab the Grim Reaper so everything is terrible and we're all going to die so thanks for that. Jason: [58:28] It's up here is not a retail apocalypse guy I think he felt like our government and our society was going to collapse. Scot: [58:33] But other than that retails going to be great. Jason: [58:38] Better-than-expected year. Scot: [58:40] Wow wow the whole society Falls. Jason: [58:44] Exactly what we'll try to find you some some Beverages and help you help you start feeling better about your future and that is a. A place to use it cuz we have used up our a lot of time as a reminder of anything came up on the show you want to discuss further or you have any questions for us we encourage you to go to Facebook and will continue the conversation there as always the biggest, appreciation you can give to us is to jump on the iTunes and give us that five star review I know there's still a few listeners that listen to the show every week that haven't made the truck over to iTunes and now would be a terrific time to do it. Scot: [59:24] Yeah thanks for joining us everyone and we will be back with the some more news from an RF later this week. Jason: [59:30] And until next time happy commercing.

This TRUE Zero Waste presentation was conducted in Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel on December 7th, 2018. The presentation talks about the benefits of zero waste for organizations, walks you through the various aspects of TRUE Zero Waste certification program, discusses the requirements for becoming TRUE Zero Waste certified and insights from the first TRUE Zero Waste certified business facility in Las Vegas, Coco Taps. Speakers include: Josh Prigge (Sustridge), Coco Vinny (Coco Taps) and Stephanie Barger (USGBC).

For our final episode of Season 4, Colin traveled to Las Vegas for The PGA 2018 Fashion & Demo Experience (http://www.pgalasvegas.com/) held at The Venetian Hotel, where he finds the best entrepreneurial and innovation stories on the show floor. https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/1wWLDr6E.jpg Although smaller in size than the January PGA Show in Orlando, this vibrant event coincides with Las Vegas International Fashion Week and is a trade-only event where PGA and Golf Industry Professionals come together in a relaxed and intimate setting. They preview the latest apparel, accessories, equipment, training aids and technology, while participating in a comprehensive education program taught by world-class industry experts. Episode Highlights https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/z3Jvn6Pw.jpg Megan Coburn, CEO of ParTee Golf https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/k50EtRbn.jpg Kevin and Jeff from RANGE BALL Golf Apparel https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/4kUHORiW.jpg EeZee Golf Co-Founder and President Steve Fluke https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/RCk4NVPq.jpg JoFit CEO and Founder Joanne Cloak https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/We2ShE9l.jpg Adaptive Golfers ambassador and MS fighter Brett Lang https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/Aniolm4N.jpg Jeff and Todd from Dormie Workshop https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/gQkz5giu.jpg Chris Esteves, President of P2 Golf Products https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/RnIfNHeR.jpg Alex DePallo, Brand Marketing Manager for Callaway Apparel https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/9JoYl_Pr.jpg During the live fashion show https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/e97Dhd8V.jpg After the live fashion show https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/1/1ea879c1-a4a2-4e10-bea4-e5d8368a3c7a/Nl2qp8lq.png (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45xF1C76I88) Mizzen+Main Phil Mickelson dance ad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45xF1C76I88) Special Guests: Joanne Cloak - CEO and Founder, JoFit and Megan Coburn - Founder & CEO, ParTee Golf.

Meredith Cooper is part of the Creative Cloud Enterprise team for Adobe and doing some great things with Equinox which is a global fitness club that has a reputation for being a provocative brand. The company sees design as being a key part of the experience itself. Equinox's director of digital design, Cecilia Farooqi joins Meredith top discuss to become experience makers and influence perceptions through creativity, they also have the ability to create members for life. If we are all buying experiences rather than products, what role does technology and design play in our future? We talk about this and much more at this year's Adobe Summit at the Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas.

At CES this year, beauty and transportation were two of the most innovative sectors, from self-driving vehicles to next generation hair and skincare [LINK]. In this episode of TheCurrent Innovators podcast, we bring you Henkel and Lufthansa, two companies focusing on revolutionary technology in a way you wouldn't necessarily expect. First, we headed to the Henkel pop-up salon at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, where celebrity stylist Kim Vo gave us an exclusive treatment with Henkel's new product, SalonLab. This customized, data-driven service offers a 3D preview of color and texture based on each individual's hairstyle. "This is the first digital ecosystem of connected devices that quantifies hair and offers personalized products and services in the salons," Anne Lemon from Henkel's digital headquarters, explains. "Our biggest challenge right now is to evolve from a beauty company to a data-driven company." This is also what makes this innovation so cutting edge, Vo adds. Before SalonLab, hair analysis was done based on the stylist's experience and expertise. Now, it is supported by scientific data. "It gives real-life results without any in-between steps," he explains. The second half of the episode is dedicated to the partnership between Lufthansa and Deutsche Telekom to bring more fashionable tech-innovation to the in-flight experience. The two German companies came together for Fashion Fusion Flying Lab, a program that challenged three startups to come up with solutions for a more contemporary as well as futuristic look and feel of the flying experience. The results of this collaboration include a better chair with privacy and multimedia possibilities, chatbots that should ease the communication between passenger and flight attendant, and improved and smarter uniforms and blankets. Torsten Wingenter, head of digital innovations at Lufthansa, told us: "The future experience of flying can't be getting from A to B with a better experience, we have to rethink what's happening on the flight and create new experiences. [Technology] can help us now in a new way to have a better experience." Deutsche Telekom, on the other hand, was interested in such a collaboration because of the possibility to look farther into the future. "We are very much into driving our brand into a digital lifestyle brand because everything will change into digitalization," Antje Hundhausen, VP of brand experience, explained. "We are absolutely convinced that this is important to bring. As tech is getting smaller and [becoming] invisible in the clothing, this has to be stylish and it has to please our customers." "[Fashion] is a big part of our DNA," Wingenter said of Lufthansa. "We have a heritage of 50-60 years of uniform fashion. It's time to take a step further and show how service on the plane could look like in the future."

Jonathan Mangum was born in Charleston, S.C., but spent most of his youth in Mobile, Alabama. He attended college in Orlando, FL. where he began performing with SAK Theatre’s TheatreSports, a wildly successful local improv show. While performing 13 shows each week and attending college, Jonathan began to work with a tight-knit group of improvisers that included Wayne Brady. While in Orlando, Jonathan appeared on such shows as Clarissa Explains it All, Welcome Freshman, Fortune Hunter, and Seaquest DSV.Soon after, Mangum moved to Los Angeles, where he was joined by his Orlando improv troupe later called, The Houseful of Honkeys. The “Honkeys” performed their critically acclaimed improv game show, You Bet Your Honkey at the ACME Theatre for nearly five years and went on to shoot several television pilots for ABC.  Around this time, Mangum appeared on Married…with Children, Just Shoot Me, and ER. Some time later, Wayne Brady asked Jonathan to join him on tour and he has been performing on the road with Wayne ever since, including a two year recent run in Las Vegas at the Venetian Hotel and Casino. Mangum has been a series regular on Comedy Central’s Stripmall, The Wayne Brady Show(ABC), The Drew Carey Show(ABC), Trust Us with Your Life(ABC), Drew Carey’s Greenscreen Show(WB), and Drew Carey’s Improv-a-ganza (GSN). He has made notable appearances on Reno 911, Pushing Daisies, The Sarah Silverman Program, and NCIS.After two seasons on The Drew Carey Show, Drew invited Jonathan to join the Drew Carey Improv All-Stars. The group went on to tour in over sixty venues, including Carnegie Hall and currently does several yearly Las Vegas performances. Mangum has also toured with Ryan Stiles’ improv group, Whose Live is it, anyway?Working with Rob Reiner, Jonathan appeared with Jack Nicholson in The Bucket List and soon after appeared with Eddie Murphy in Imagine That.Jonathan has also pursued writing, having written on The Wayne Brady Show and the award winning,  Brandon T. Jackson Show. He co-wrote and starred in VH-1’s spoof Home Purchasing Club as well as an award winning short film, Conversations. Recently, wrote an animated short pilot for the Walt Disney Company entitled, The Lumberjacksons and continues to develop ideas for television and film. Currently, Jonathan can be seen as the co-host of the  Let’s Make a Deal on CBS. Jonathan is married to Leah Mangum, a casting director, with whom he has two boys.

After a listener question Tony and Dan learn to shoot dice and teach you to shoot dice. Talk all your friends into shooting dice, it's great. We also hear about how to deal with a thieving boyfriend, a dirty little secret of the Venetian Hotel & Casino, Wrestlemania this Sunday, some NCAA bets and about the guys efforts to expand their gambling coverage to include all the best ways. We can confirm shooting dice also known as street dice or street craps is one of the best ways to gamble. Our bad for taking so long. Make sure you check out our blog to SEE what we're talking about www.lifesagamble.org and send in questions to lifesagamble727@gmail.com

02:34 - Angular in 2015 Visual Studio Code 09:11 - Tooling 10:47 - Angular 2 Courses, Style Guide 13:01 - People Leaving Angular for React ?? 14:31 - No New Frameworks of Consequence in 2016 ?? Cycle.js Elm 21:50 - New Year’s Challenge: Communicate “Why” Pair Programming 25:12 - Opinionated Blog Posts and Rants 28:42 - Mobile Developers and Applications 33:44 - Angular 2 LIVE Predictions Lukas: June 15th John: May 4th (ng-conf) Chuck: mid-July Ward: August Joe: April 1st 39:54 - ES2015/6, ES7 41:15 - Bootstrap Takes a Backseat 41:48 - Inline Styles 43:43 - Containers 44:08 - NOSQL Databases 44:35 - Java 45:06 - Ruby 45:35 - PHP 46:34 - Bootcamps / Coding Camps Education and Job Attainability 54:02 - Revolt on ES6 => Go Back to ES5 ?? 55:49 - WebAssembly Picks Mad Max: Fury Road (Ward) Luca Sestak Duo - Key Engine (Lukas) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Joe) littleBits (Joe) Submit a CFP for ng-conf! (Joe) Spending time with family (John) Clash of Clans (Chuck) All Remote Confs (Chuck) Swarm Simulator (Chuck) CES (Chuck) The Venetian Hotel (Chuck)

02:34 - Angular in 2015 Visual Studio Code 09:11 - Tooling 10:47 - Angular 2 Courses, Style Guide 13:01 - People Leaving Angular for React ?? 14:31 - No New Frameworks of Consequence in 2016 ?? Cycle.js Elm 21:50 - New Year’s Challenge: Communicate “Why” Pair Programming 25:12 - Opinionated Blog Posts and Rants 28:42 - Mobile Developers and Applications 33:44 - Angular 2 LIVE Predictions Lukas: June 15th John: May 4th (ng-conf) Chuck: mid-July Ward: August Joe: April 1st 39:54 - ES2015/6, ES7 41:15 - Bootstrap Takes a Backseat 41:48 - Inline Styles 43:43 - Containers 44:08 - NOSQL Databases 44:35 - Java 45:06 - Ruby 45:35 - PHP 46:34 - Bootcamps / Coding Camps Education and Job Attainability 54:02 - Revolt on ES6 => Go Back to ES5 ?? 55:49 - WebAssembly Picks Mad Max: Fury Road (Ward) Luca Sestak Duo - Key Engine (Lukas) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Joe) littleBits (Joe) Submit a CFP for ng-conf! (Joe) Spending time with family (John) Clash of Clans (Chuck) All Remote Confs (Chuck) Swarm Simulator (Chuck) CES (Chuck) The Venetian Hotel (Chuck)

02:34 - Angular in 2015 Visual Studio Code 09:11 - Tooling 10:47 - Angular 2 Courses, Style Guide 13:01 - People Leaving Angular for React ?? 14:31 - No New Frameworks of Consequence in 2016 ?? Cycle.js Elm 21:50 - New Year’s Challenge: Communicate “Why” Pair Programming 25:12 - Opinionated Blog Posts and Rants 28:42 - Mobile Developers and Applications 33:44 - Angular 2 LIVE Predictions Lukas: June 15th John: May 4th (ng-conf) Chuck: mid-July Ward: August Joe: April 1st 39:54 - ES2015/6, ES7 41:15 - Bootstrap Takes a Backseat 41:48 - Inline Styles 43:43 - Containers 44:08 - NOSQL Databases 44:35 - Java 45:06 - Ruby 45:35 - PHP 46:34 - Bootcamps / Coding Camps Education and Job Attainability 54:02 - Revolt on ES6 => Go Back to ES5 ?? 55:49 - WebAssembly Picks Mad Max: Fury Road (Ward) Luca Sestak Duo - Key Engine (Lukas) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Joe) littleBits (Joe) Submit a CFP for ng-conf! (Joe) Spending time with family (John) Clash of Clans (Chuck) All Remote Confs (Chuck) Swarm Simulator (Chuck) CES (Chuck) The Venetian Hotel (Chuck)