Podcasts about Ventura

O ministro Luís Neves resolveu explicar tudo mais uma vez, mas acabou a gerar mais dúvidas e a interpelar André Ventura. Afinal este ministro está por conta própria?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we explore what it means to express your inner magic outwardly and embrace the qualities that make you uniquely you. We dive into iridology and Rayid, exploring the idea that the patterns within our eyes may reveal clues about our personalities, behaviors, and ways of experiencing the world. Get unhinged with us as we play games that spark vulnerable conversations about synchronicities, motherhood and identity, spirituality, authenticity, past lives, and the parts of ourselves we don't always share out loud.   Join us for the Spiritual Sleepover LIVE on October 3rd in Ventura, CA! We're using Astrology and Human Design to teach you how to find your personal secret sauce, and how to actually USE IT… in your brand, socials, creative work, career, or honestly just how you show up in the world! Grab your Spiritual Sleepover Live ticket by September 6 and you'll automatically be entered to win a private session with ALL THREE OF US!   Key Takeaways: How expressing your inner magic outwardly through your style, creativity, and self-expression can become a powerful act of authenticity and liberation. What iridology and Rayid suggest the unique patterns, freckles, lines, and rings within your iris may reveal about your personality and how you experience the world. Why taking what you've learned about yourself through Human Design, Astrology, and other spiritual tools and actually embodying it can create powerful shifts in your life. How motherhood can bring unexpected grief, identity shifts, and changes in your relationship with your body alongside its joy, love, and expansion. Why spirituality doesn't have to mean having all the answers, and how staying open to mystery, past lives, synchronicities, and different possibilities can deepen your relationship with the unknown. Why being radically yourself can give other people permission to embrace their own uniqueness, creating a ripple effect of authenticity and self-expression. The Spiritual Sleepover Podcast   Join us LIVE in Ventura, CA on October 3rd! Get Your Ticket!   What do your eyes say?   Iris Patterns   Connect with Steffi (aka Spirit Sis): Psychic Scoop Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@spirit_sis⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@spiritsis⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠spiritsis.com⁠ YouTube: @spirit_sis   DayLuna: Free Mini-Courses! FREE Transits & The Harmonic Gate Mini-Course FREE Human Design Readings 101 Masterclass   Join us in Your Human Design Besties! Get our book: Your Human Design!   Online Human Design Reader Training 64 Gates & Gene Keys Training   Future trainings and retreats can be found on daylunalife.com Instagram: @‌d.a.y.l.u.n.a

In this episode we explore what it means to express your inner magic outwardly and embrace the qualities that make you uniquely you. We dive into iridology and Rayid, exploring the idea that the patterns within our eyes may reveal clues about our personalities, behaviors, and ways of experiencing the world. Get unhinged with us as we play games that spark vulnerable conversations about synchronicities, motherhood and identity, spirituality, authenticity, past lives, and the parts of ourselves we don't always share out loud. Join us for the Spiritual Sleepover LIVE on October 3rd in Ventura, CA! We're using Astrology and Human Design to teach you how to find your personal secret sauce, and how to actually USE IT… in your brand, socials, creative work, career, or honestly just how you show up in the world! Grab your Spiritual Sleepover Live ticket by September 6 and you'll automatically be entered to win a private session with ALL THREE OF US!Key Takeaways:How expressing your inner magic outwardly through your style, creativity, and self-expression can become a powerful act of authenticity and liberation.What iridology and Rayid suggest the unique patterns, freckles, lines, and rings within your iris may reveal about your personality and how you experience the world.Why taking what you've learned about yourself through Human Design, Astrology, and other spiritual tools and actually embodying it can create powerful shifts in your life.How motherhood can bring unexpected grief, identity shifts, and changes in your relationship with your body alongside its joy, love, and expansion.Why spirituality doesn't have to mean having all the answers, and how staying open to mystery, past lives, synchronicities, and different possibilities can deepen your relationship with the unknown.Why being radically yourself can give other people permission to embrace their own uniqueness, creating a ripple effect of authenticity and self-expression.The Spiritual Sleepover PodcastJoin us LIVE in Ventura, CA on October 3rd!Get Your Ticket!What do your eyes say?Iris PatternsConnect with Steffi (aka Spirit Sis):Psychic Scoop PodcastInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠@spirit_sis⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@spiritsis⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠spiritsis.com⁠YouTube: @spirit_sisConnect with DayLuna:Podcast: DayLuna Human Design PodcastWebsite: daylunalife.comInstagram: @‌d.a.y.l.u.n.a

Reedição do arquivo de podcasts do Expresso. Episódio publicado originalmente a novembro de 2024, do “Perguntar Não Ofende”, podcast de Daniel Oliveira. Veja aqui a reportagem fotográfica No dia do funeral de Odair Moniz, uma jornalista de uma televisão fez um direto, do bairro do Zambujal, dizendo que a paz quotidiana tinha regressado. No entanto, para que os telespetadores reconhecessem de onde falava, escolheu, como cenário, uma paragem de autocarro destruída. Se as palavras eram sobre um bairro que levava um dos seus a enterrar, a imagem era sobre os tumultos. Foi assim durante 15 dias: nós, os da cidade da lei, a olhar assustados, irados ou compreensivos, para eles, os da cidade invisível, para roubar uma expressão de um programa de rádio de António Brito Guterres. A polémica que veio depois, com um autarca socialista a defender regras inconstitucionais para os bairros sociais, resume ainda melhor o sentimento: a maioria da população acredita que a lei não serve para a vida destas pessoas. Que elas não as cumprem, que o Estado não tem de as cumprir. Que têm de ser mantidos na ordem, nada mais. Alguns discursos mais cuidadosos ou até bem-intencionados preferiram distinguir, no Bairro do Zambujal e em todos onde houve tumultos resultantes de mais uma morte às mãos da polícia, uma minoria criminosa de uma maioria ordeira e trabalhadora. A realidade é capaz de ser mais complicada quando se cresce com falta de quase tudo. Não que a escola e a casa não existam. Falta o que permite romper com o ciclo de exclusão que este território determina. A exclusão ficou evidente no próprio debate, feito sobre o bairro, mas exclusivamente fora do bairro. Apesar de haver associação de moradores e outras organizações de autorrepresentação, as pessoas que vivem nestes bairros são excluídas do debate público. Elas são o problema, não agentes das suas vidas. Nas palavras de Ventura, a “bandidagem”, nas dos seus opositores, as “vítimas”. Mas nunca sujeitos da sua própria vontade. Não serve isto para desmerecer quem fala, porque deve falar, da exclusão dos outros. Apenas para sublinhar como a invisibilidade faz parte das regras do jogo. Os moradores dos bairros sociais são vistos ou como um problema de segurança, ou como um problema social, nunca como um problema democrático, na medida em que têm sido excluídos do direito à cidade e à palavra. Com os meios que tenho, tentarei fazer o que acho faltar: dar alguma palavra ao Bairro do Zambujal. O modelo será semelhante ao que usei com o António Brito Guterres, na antiga Curraleira. O António estará, aliás, connosco nesta viagem a mais um bocado da cidade invisível. Mas o guia principal não será, desta vez, ele. Será Cláudio Gonçalves, que também usa o nome de Tibunga. Nasceu no Bairro da Cova da Moura, cresceu fora daqui e faz parte da Associação de Moradores do Zambujal. Tem 29 anos, é modelo internacional e as oportunidades que agarrou não resultaram das saídas que o bairro tinha para lhe oferecer. Nas duas próximas horas, estaremos no bairro. Não para filmar tumultos, mas para ouvir os cidadãos que aqui vivem. Bem-vindos ao Zambujal, de que só voltarão a ouvir falar nas televisões quando acontecer outra tragédia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

虽迟但到。SIAS 2026 归来一周，我们录制了三个半小时的体验节目。这是SIAS 升级以来的第四个年头，我们也迎来了更大的场馆、更多的人流、更舒适的体验，以及更令人激动的……呃，这个没有，并没有很让人激动的产品。当然，这不重要。展会让人激动的部分，从来不是什么新品（特别是今年好像很多发布会是把去年的又开了一遍）。比如三个人的最佳都是dita，Ventura 就是去年的「老品」，但看到它轻松slay 全场，我百感交集——终于有一个「大厂」之外的品牌，在制造一些能跨越代际，触摸到「经典」边缘的产品。比如「鸽子耳机」的「黑船」，录节目时包雪龙和我都惊讶这个理工男措辞里面满溢的自信，但听到之后，怎么说呢，激动的心颤抖的手，还参加什么展会，赶紧给我回去搓耳机，shut up and take my money。比如完全复刻的「大奥」，比如浴火重生的HiFiMan HE6，比如铝带单元的一波小爆发，比如一些品牌的「神隐」，以及一些老朋友亲切的回归。没有去年连录三期那么多的激动，更多是「年度定番」的亲切感。这次，不久前刚刚回归的梨子也来逛展会，并给我们提供了女性耳塞发烧友的一些新的视角。作为佛系老台，虽然音频内容出得比别人的视频还慢，但老听众肯定知道，从飞行员这边，你总能听到些和行业主流声音不一样的东西。如果你喜欢「声波飞行员」，别忘了在「爱发电」平台为我们打赏，为它未来持续的飞行增加燃料，谢谢。时间轴：[00:00:03] 关于「是不是新闻节目」的热场闲聊；[00:00:56] BGM#1. The Beatles - Back In The U.S.S.R.[00:03:13] 节目开场；第一次来深圳的梨子；深圳木有「风土人情」；[00:05:42] 子专题：大厂牌低价入门塑料壳耳塞四选一：Beyer DT30ie / shure SE215 / SONY IER-m500 / Sennheiser IE100pro；当然我们更建议您这四个都别选；[00:10:51] SIAS 和其他耳机音响展会的区别；本届的一些新品牌；[00:15:15] 孟获偷懒没听的发布会（感谢包雪龙老师救场）；[00:16:12] Kinera；[00:20:57] 天使吉米 TanchJim；[00:26:36] 水月雨 MoonDrop；[00:28:16] 弗西音频 Fosi Audio；[00:31:27] qdc 的场外见面会与新品「玄武」和15 Ultra；[00:40:43] 梨子的展会最佳；campfire 在本节目里少数出现的机会；dita 几个新品与整体最为优秀的体验；Ventura 颇为不符合dita 传统的设计；blackwing 铅笔；对dita 最合适的词是「decent」；[00:50:52] 特别感谢Artpical 赞助代步旅行箱；「宗教感」在设计里的体现；[00:57:41] 不听大耳的梨子，最爱的铁三角却没来；Grado 因为安润没来而缺席；[00:58:54] Ventura 实在绕不开；Destin 不错的好印象；CrinEar Reference 和Monolith；Kiwi Ears Cadenza 2；Goldplanar 金平面的新铝带耳机套装；[01:04:01] 孟获的最佳：鸽子耳机「黑色飞船」kh10，可玩性与声音带来的天然吸引力；[01:07:20] 包雪龙的最佳（没想到Ventura 再次slay 全场）；「肯定有蒙的成分！」；钰龙的专业CD+DA2；[01:16:31] 最想买的东西（包雪龙已经到手）：Tenii Luthier 高阻抗版本；和Sennheiser HD800s 的过招；[01:21:06] BGM#2. Ratatat - Drift pt.1[01:22:42] 拜雅 Beyerdynamic 的新品DT275pro（本台听众群样机巡回中）；和DT270pro 到底哪个更好（以及与某敌台的意见不同）；耳机设计有没有一个「黄金时代」；[01:33:43] dita KA1 和它的上古类似物Yamaha YH-5m；[01:37:29] ES Lab 的「大奥」复刻版ES-HE90；[01:43:18] 水月雨「水静电」MoonDrop MoonZero 静电耳机；[01:45:17] 「月之暗面」；[01:45:40] HiFiMan HE6R (HE6 Remastered)；[01:46:25] ZMF 中档位平板耳机新品 Tessidera ，被称为「HD650 终极版」的原因；包雪龙的文章《用最新的技术，做一支复古的耳机——简单聊聊ZMF Tessidera》；[01:50:04] 感谢Luxsin 让我听到了Float Model 2；[01:53:07] 包雪龙热爱的（全球限量200套）双动圈耳塞CrinEar Monolith；[02:00:00] Sony 的整活；请期待下期的展会吐槽部分；[02:00:56] BGM#3. Ratatat - Drift pt.2往期SIAS 相关节目：#255. 这次深圳展太棒了#287. 深圳展在搞一些很新的东西… #SIAS2024#314. 朋友重聚在深圳 #SIAS2025#315. 这个夏天的声音群像 #SIAS2025#316. 千杯：花掉一百万办个深圳展，爽的。 #SIAS2025#184. 千杯@耳机与杂谈：为了明天所有的聚会参与录音：梨子木彦（没来）包雪龙孟获在小宇宙查看该单集文稿

Adam and Connor recap the last two episodes of Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura. This time around, we're talking human-animal hybrids, aka "manimals", and people who think the government is targeting them with mind control weapons.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.Follow the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network on social media!Instagram: http://instagram.com/youdontpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@youdontpodFacebook: http://facebook.com/youdontpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youdontpods

In this episode, we're breaking down the astrology of the Pisces Lunar Eclipse and doing an Eclipse Audit to look at what's changing, being revealed, or ready to move on in your life.We cover:Why this is the final Pisces eclipse of the Virgo–Pisces eclipse cycleWhy September 2024 may offer clues about what's coming full circle nowThe lunar nodes moving into Aquarius and Leo and the beginning of a new eclipse cycleWhat Saturn retrograde in Aries means for the energy right nowHow Uranus in Gemini could bring unexpected changes, realizations, or new informationThe Eclipse Audit and what this eclipse may already be revealing in your lifeA Pisces Lunar Eclipse forecast for every Rising signAn intuitive tarot card pull and Eclipse Assignment for each signListen for your Rising sign first, then check your Sun and Moon for additional insight.Join us LIVE in Ventura, CA on October 3rd!⁠Learn more here!⁠Connect With Steffi (aka Spirit Sis):⁠Psychic Scoop Podcast⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@spirit_sis⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@spiritsis⁠⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠spiritsis.com⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠@spirit_sis

The fastest way to spot real resilience is to listen to someone who had every reason to quit and chose to build anyway. We're joined by Veronica Ventura, a Puerto Rican entrepreneur, mother, and author of *Working for Her: Puerto Rican Entrepreneur, Making It With No Excuse*, and her story is equal parts raw and actionable.We talk about what “no excuses” actually means when the stakes are high: miscarriage, infertility, single motherhood, financial stress, and relationships that leave scars. Veronica shares how she draws the line between acknowledging pain and letting it become an identity, and why she believes the hardest seasons can shape character if we keep moving forward. We also dig into the power of telling the truth, including family secrets, and how putting things in the light can take their power away.A major turning point comes from a toxic workplace that threatened her peace and her confidence. Veronica explains how walking away felt like failure until she realized it was growth, and how that moment helped spark her book. From there, we shift into faith and purpose, and why her Catholic faith isn't a label but a daily practice that keeps her grounded.We also get practical about entrepreneurship: becoming a certified health coach, building a candle business with her family, taking on small business loans, looking for grants, and using modern tools like AI to learn faster. If you feel stuck, her advice is clear: stay in your lane, start smaller than you think, and don't stop. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share this with someone who needs a push today, and leave a review with the one “excuse” you're ready to drop. Find Veronica's book here: https://amzn.to/3UcuJ1JSupport the showElsa's AMAZON STORE Elsa's FAITH & FREEDOM MERCH STOREElsa's BOOKSElsa Kurt: You may know her for her uncanny, viral Kamala Harris impressions & conservative comedy skits, but she's also a lifelong Patriot & longtime Police Wife. She has channeled her fierce love and passion for God, family, country, and those who serve as the creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Elsa Kurt Show with Clay Novak. Her show discusses today's topics & news from a middle class/blue collar family & conservative perspective. The vocal LEOW's career began as a multi-genre author who has penned over 25 books, including twelve contemporary women's novels. Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units .  He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more tha...

This week is our 11th episode in our monthly Upmarket Mastermind series! Each month Reed sits down with a mastermind group of Real Estate Media Creators from around North America who are all at different stages of scaling their businesses, quality control and drone drama. With the mastermind format, you'll be able to journey along with each company as they navigate the different times of year and always changing circumstances RE Media creators face. The Upmarket Mastermind consists of:Alex Coombs of Northern Spruce Media in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Kelly Clark of Local Flavor Films in Atlanta, Georgia.*We missed you this week Jenn Lueck Photography in Prescott, Arizona.*Reed Fish of Upmarket Media in Ventura, California.It's time to start thinking about PMRE 2026! Go to pmreconference.com for all the details on PMRE 2026, which is November 17-19th at Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The Photography and Media for Real Estate conference will be better than ever this year! Upmarket is proud to be the official podcast of PMRE!Upmarket Pod is once again, beyond excited to partner with iGUIDE to bring you our exclusive Road to PMRE 2026 series of Upmarket episodes. SWEEPSTAKES ALERT - iGUIDE and their Tour to PMRE is giving away THREE(!!!!!!) ALL-EXPENSES PAID TRIPS TO PMRE 2026!!!!!The SECOND lucky winner is drawn and announced IN THIS EPISODE! YAY! The next winner will be announced in October to win a PMRE ticket, travel and accommodation, all compliments of the fine folks at iGUIDE. To enter, all you need to do is follow @go_iguide and @upmarketpod on Instagram. Then, go to goiguide.com/pmre and enter your email address and you'll be entered in the drawing.NOTE If you have already bought a ticket and/or booked travel to PMRE and win the sweepstakes, iGUIDE will reimburse you for money spent.Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.Fast turnaround times, new team members, raises, and managing expectations—running a growing business is rarely as simple as it looks. In this Mastermind, the group discusses whether faster delivery is actually creating better client experiences or just raising the bar, how customers react when familiar team members move on, and what goes into deciding when someone has earned a raise. They also share honest stories about leadership, employee growth, and the moments that remind you why building a great team is worth it.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is AutoHDR, helping real estate media professionals deliver high-quality edited photos faster and more efficiently. As a special offer for Upmarket listeners, get one month of free photo editing with your purchase. To learn more and claim the offer, visit autohdr.com/upmarket.Another amazing sponsor is iGUIDE, which helps real estate professionals capture spaces fast and with industry-leading accuracy. Their PLANIX Pro camera delivers trusted measurements, with no subscriptions and priced per project. Options like iGUIDE Instant provide a clean 3D tour and interactive floor plan in minutes, starting at $7.99. Learn more at goiguide.com or @go_iguide.Another sponsor is HDPhotoHub, the all-in-one platform for ordering, scheduling, and delivering complete marketing kits, from video reels to print. With pay-per-listing pricing, transparent terms, and industry-leading integrations, HDPhotoHub helps you build the workflow you actually want. Visit HDPhotoHub.com and use code Upmarket to get your first 15 full deliveries free.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floor plans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can go to secondfloorapp.com/upmarket and any new subscriber will get a one-month free trial.Our Action Items are sponsored by PixlCRM, where you can scale your real estate photography business through automation. It's an all-in-one business and marketing platform that complements your current delivery app. If you go to pixlcrm.com/upmarket you can get a 30-day risk-free trial!

Com o frio de Castelo de Vide, Hugo Soares aquece a rentrée: garante que só Montenegro veste o fato de governar, enquanto Ventura e Carneiro tremem na fila dos impreparados. Será que a moda pega?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

George Christie is the former longtime president of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club's Ventura, California chapter, where he spent decades leading one of the country's most well-known outlaw motorcycle clubs. After leaving the club, he became an author, speaker, and commentator, sharing insights on leadership, loyalty, the justice system, and personal accountability. His memoir, Exile on Front Street: My Life as a Hells Angel—and Beyond, chronicles his experiences inside the Hells Angels and his life after leaving the outlaw world. Privacy Isn't Paranoia. It's Protection. Download Glacier - https://srs.site/glacierapp Website - https://theglacierapp.com Shawn Ryan Show Sponsors: Start your new morning ritual and get up to 43% off your MUDWTR with code SRS at https://mudwtr.com/SRS! #mudwtrpod Go right now to https://sundaysfordogs.com/SRS50 and get 50% off your first order. Or, you can use code SRS50 at checkout. Upgrade your eyewear for summer at https://roka.com and use code SRS for 20% off sitewide at checkout. Go to https://moinkbox.com/SRS to get free chicken wings in every box for a year as long as you're a paying customer. Live better longer with BUBS Naturals. Get 20% OFF on collagen, MCT creamers, and more with code SHAWN at https://bubsnaturals.com/srs George Christie Links: Official Site - https://www.georgechristie.com Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/p/George-Christie-100063588966258 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GeorgeGusChristie Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/georgechristiejr Book - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1982109516 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2026年8月23日 | 主日34教理宣讲：海德堡要理问答｜ 谁是我们的帮助者 (约翰福音14:15-31)｜Daniel Ventura牧师讲｜沈梓扬弟兄译

2026年8月23日 | 主日34圣道宣讲：希伯来书11:1-4; 创世纪4：1-16 | 讨神喜悦的敬拜

Enquanto uns pedem para nos reformarmos mais cedo, o Estado prefere a calma: um GNR ferido em 1993 esperou uns célebres 33 anos para ver o valor da sua indemnização finalmente recalculado.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Liberty is back—and they are bringing real rock and roll back to Ventura.In this episode of Get Heavy Podcast, we sit down with the members of New Liberty, a band that exploded onto the Ventura music scene with big energy, wild stories, and a shared dream of playing loud, honest rock and roll.The guys talk about their backgrounds, the Ventura music scene, what brought the band together, and why they are reuniting for one more performance at The Throw Down Cornhole Festival in Ventura, California, on Saturday, August 22.If you love local music, Ventura County bands, rock and roll stories, band reunions, and conversations with artists who have lived it, this episode is for you.Follow New Liberty:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newlibertyband/Get information on The Throw Down Cornhole Festival:thethrowdowncornholetournament.comThe Throw Down is more than a tournament—it is a festival with multiple cornhole competitions and open courts for attendees.Subscribe to Get Heavy for more interviews, Ventura stories, local music, wild conversations, and heavy-hitting podcast episodes.Comment below: Have you seen New Liberty play live, and will you be at The Throw Down?TagsGet Heavy Podcast, Get Heavy, New Liberty, New Liberty band, New Liberty Ventura, Ventura band, Ventura music, Ventura music scene, Ventura County music, Ventura California, Ventura rock band, rock and roll band, local rock band, band reunion, New Liberty reunion, Throw Down Cornhole Festival, The Throw Down Cornhole Tournament, Ventura events, Ventura live music, Ventura concert, Ventura County events, Saturday August 22, California rock music, local music podcast, band interview, rock band interview, music podcast, podcast interview, independent rock band, real rock and roll, cornhole festival, live music Ventura, Oxnard music scene, Southern California musicHashtags#GetHeavyPodcast #NewLiberty #VenturaMusic #VenturaCounty #VenturaCA #RockAndRoll #RockBand #BandReunion #LocalMusic #ThrowDownCornholeFestival #CornholeFestival #LiveMusic #CaliforniaMusic #MusicPodcast #PodcastInterview

In this episode of the Spiritual Sleepover, we are celebrating the podcast's new home, as we officially announce the Spiritual Sleepover Podcast! And… we share what we're dreaming up for our upcoming LIVE Spiritual Sleepover event!   Plus, we dive into the wild theories surrounding CERN, changing menstrual cycles, the Mandela Effect, timeline shifts, Bigfoot, fairies, and whether mythical beings could exist beyond what we can physically perceive. We explore the resurgence of feminine storytelling, the power of fiction and fantasy to reshape our ideas of masculinity and femininity, and the different ways we make meaning when there isn't one provable "truth." Steffi also shares her surprisingly powerful experience with a nervous-system-resetting biohacking chair. We end with a fun round of Biohack or Bullshit. Join us for some fun, laughter, and deep conversation!   Key Takeaways: How Human Design, astrology, spirituality, and shared curiosity can create spaces where people feel seen, celebrated, and free to be themselves. Why not everything has to have one definitive answer, and what can happen when we stay curious about possibilities without pretending to have all the facts. Why mythology may hold more than meets the eye, and how legendary beings can open up questions about archetypes, ancient stories, consciousness, and realities beyond what we can perceive. Why storytelling can teach us in ways facts can't, and how fiction and fantasy can help us explore grief, relationships, community, feminine power, masculinity, and entirely new ways of seeing the world. How biohacking can help you deeply relax, quiet your mind, and experience a major emotional release. The Spiritual Sleepover Podcast   Join us LIVE in Ventura, CA on October 3rd! Learn more here!   Connect With Steffi (aka Spirit Sis): Psychic Scoop Podcast Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@spirit_sis⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@spiritsis⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠spiritsis.com⁠YouTube: @spirit_sis   DayLuna: Doors are Open for Activate Your Golden Purpose until August 23rd! Sign up below! Sign up here!   Free Mini-Courses! FREE Transits & The Harmonic Gate Mini-Course FREE Human Design Readings 101 Masterclass   Join us in Your Human Design Besties! Get our book: Your Human Design!   Online Human Design Reader Training 64 Gates & Gene Keys Training   Future trainings and retreats can be found on daylunalife.com Instagram: @‌d.a.y.l.u.n.a

In this episode of the Spiritual Sleepover, we are celebrating the podcast's new home, as we officially announce the Spiritual Sleepover Podcast! And… we share what we're dreaming up for our upcoming LIVE Spiritual Sleepover event!Plus, we dive into the wild theories surrounding CERN, changing menstrual cycles, the Mandela Effect, timeline shifts, Bigfoot, fairies, and whether mythical beings could exist beyond what we can physically perceive. We explore the resurgence of feminine storytelling, the power of fiction and fantasy to reshape our ideas of masculinity and femininity, and the different ways we make meaning when there isn't one provable “truth.” Steffi also shares her surprisingly powerful experience with a nervous-system-resetting biohacking chair. We end with a fun round of Biohack or Bullshit. Join us for some fun, laughter, and deep conversation!Key Takeaways:How Human Design, astrology, spirituality, and shared curiosity can create spaces where people feel seen, celebrated, and free to be themselves.Why not everything has to have one definitive answer, and what can happen when we stay curious about possibilities without pretending to have all the facts.Why mythology may hold more than meets the eye, and how legendary beings can open up questions about archetypes, ancient stories, consciousness, and realities beyond what we can perceive.Why storytelling can teach us in ways facts can't, and how fiction and fantasy can help us explore grief, relationships, community, feminine power, masculinity, and entirely new ways of seeing the world.How biohacking can help you deeply relax, quiet your mind, and experience a major emotional release.The Spiritual Sleepover PodcastJoin us LIVE in Ventura, CA on October 3rd!Learn more here!Connect With Steffi (aka Spirit Sis):Psychic Scoop PodcastInstagram: ⁠⁠⁠@spirit_sis⁠⁠⁠TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@spiritsis⁠Website: ⁠⁠⁠spiritsis.com⁠YouTube: @spirit_sisConnect with DayLuna:DayLuna Human Design PodcastWebsite: daylunalife.comInstagram: @‌d.a.y.l.u.n.aYouTube: @d.a.y.l.u.n.a

For Episode 24, Michael Kriskovic and Scott Kelly are joined by Robert Combs of  KHW Racing also known as Kinetic Heritage Works Racing as they record from the famed Hagerty Garage + Social premises in Van Nuys CA. The trio talk Porsche News, Explore the latest in Happenings and take an in depth look at what it's like to be one of the top creators in the 1/64 world of Custom Diecast Cars!   Thank you to all of our Friends/listeners, we genuinely appreciate each and every one of you. We do this as a passion project and welcome you and thank you for joining us. Please follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Podbean, Google Chrome or wherever you listen to podcasts. Also, if you're on Instagram, please give us a follow and leave comments on our posts, reels and stories, it's incredibly helpful and appreciated in order to help us grow! Extra special thank you to Hagerty Garage + Social for welcoming us to record at their wonderful Garage + Social facility in Van Nuys CA. If you're in the greater Los Angeles or Ventura areas or visit often and need secure and climate controlled storage for an individual vehicle or an entire collection, check them out at www.garageandsocial.com They're located just a few minutes from the Van Nuys Airport, allowing for quick and easy access to your vehicle for those who live or spend time in LA as an alternative home or vacation location! Members benefits also include usage of Conference rooms and Social spaces!   Please give our episode 24 guest, Rob Combs a follow and check out his pages at the following links: Robert Combs Instagram: @khwracingco Tik Tok: @khwracingco YouTube: Rob Combs @KHWRACING Website: www.khwracing.com Email: khwracingco@gmail.com   Rennstreet Podcast Instagram: @rennstreetpodcast Tik Tok: @rennstreetpodcast   Scott Kelly @scottkelly911tt   Michael Kriskovic @the.targa.chronicles   Casey Davis @casey_c2   Please visit these important Sponsors and Contributors websites and Instagram pages. Without them episode 24 would not be possible:   House Automotive www.houseautogroup.com @houseautomotive   CP-Carrillo Pistons and Rods www.cp-carrillo.com @cpcarrillo_   Paulaner Sunset Soft Drinks www.paulaner-sunset.com @paulaner.sunset   Portola Paints www.portolapaints.com @portolapaints   Castle Body Shop www.castlebodyshop.com @castlebodyshop   The Alley Burger www.thealleyburgernoho.com @thealleyburgernoho   Drive Toward A Cure (Charity for Parkinson's Patients) www.drivetowardacure.org @drivetowardacure   Meisterwerk Racing Wheels www.meisterwerkracing.com @meisterwerkracing   Robert Combs, KHW Racing Co www.khwracing.com @khwracingco

Originally recorded and released as a subscriber-only bonus episode in 2022, available publicly for the first time. Adam and Olivia recap the highly banned Ozarks episode of Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, which floats the theory that, after everything collapses, Missouri will be the new home of the American government. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.Follow the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network on social media!Instagram: http://instagram.com/youdontpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@youdontpodFacebook: http://facebook.com/youdontpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youdontpods

Initially recorded and released as a subscriber-only bonus episode in 2022, available publicly for the first time. Adam and Olivia recap the highly banned second episode of the first season of Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, which covers a mysterious government installation in Alaska called HAARP that some people claim is capable of controlling and manipulating the weather and creating natural disasters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.Follow the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network on social media!Instagram: http://instagram.com/youdontpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@youdontpodFacebook: http://facebook.com/youdontpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youdontpods

-We are pleased to welcome Mike Bombich, creator of Carbon Copy Cloner. -He tells a story of losing data that inspired his creation of Carbon Copy Cloner. -Mike spent 8 years as a creative with Apple. -CCC was initially donation-ware. -He never wanted to put any barrier between you and your data. -macOS Big Sur started the downfall of bootable backups. -Mike talks about how that affected CCC and his customers. -We talk about Time Machine's reliability and alternatives to built in solutions. -Mike is not a fan of backing up to disk images. -Jerry talks about the new Quick Updates feature of CCC. -Mike talks about his feelings on cloud storage. -Migration Assistant is another hot topic and we get into methods of restoration. -Mike has always had a concern about releasing software that can delete data. -We love the fish (it's a tuna!) that guides us to privacy settings. -He shares a bug from the Mojave days that affects helper tools, that has now been corrected in Ventura. -Carbon Cooy Cloner's update will not be subscription based. -Check out the latest release of Carbon Cooy Cloner and the list of new features.

Send us Fan MailStep back into the final year of the 20th century with DJ Paulie and Lou as the Back in Time Brothers countdown the iconic debut records of 1999! From the birth of global superstars to underground cult classics, this week's show dives deep into the album debuts that reshaped music history.Inside This Episode:The Class of '99 Countdown: Britt breaks down the massive debut albums and singles that defined the era, featuring Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Eminem, Ricky Martin, Jennifer Lopez, MF Doom, Chris Cornell, and American Football.1999 Culture & News: The guys re-live the wild energy of the year, including the Y2K hysteria, the launch of Napster, the birth of the Euro, Jesse "The Body" Ventura's shock election, and the iconic 900 landed by Tony Hawk.Blockbuster Movies & TV: Looking back at game-changing cinema like The Matrix, The Sixth Sense, Fight Club, and Office Space, alongside TV debuts like The Sopranos, The West Wing, and Spongebob Squarepants.Rock Talk – The Dark Side: Todd Snyder takes a trip through the chaos of 1999, examining the infamous Woodstock '99 riot, the rise and backlash of Nu-Metal, and the music industry's panic over digital file sharing.Retro Snacks: A hilarious trip down memory lane featuring 1999's favorite bites, including the launch of Takis, Entenmann's Little Bites, and the notorious Wow Potato Chips.Stream the full episode to party like it's 1999 and relive the music, movies, and moments that closed out the millennium!Support the showThanks for listening.  Join us each Monday at 1pm Central at www.urlradio.net and follow us on Facebook!

The Root Cause of Addiction & the Path to Your Authentic Self | Pax PrentissWhat if addiction isn't the problem itself—but a symptom of something deeper?On this episode of The Healthy CEO, Jason Wright sits down with Pax Prentiss, co-founder and CEO of Passages Malibu and co-author of The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure.Pax's story is extraordinary. After struggling with heroin, cocaine, and alcohol addiction for nearly a decade, repeated attempts at traditional treatment failed to produce lasting sobriety. Eventually, Pax and his father began asking a different question:Why was he using in the first place?That question changed everything.Rather than focusing exclusively on managing addiction, Pax began addressing the underlying issues driving his substance use. That experience eventually became the foundation for Passages Malibu and its individualized, holistic approach to treatment.Jason and Pax explore addiction, recovery, mental health, family dynamics, physical wellness, and the growing normalization of substances in American culture. But the conversation ultimately becomes something even bigger: How do we stop escaping from our lives and become the healthiest, most authentic versions of ourselves?In This EpisodeJason and Pax discuss:Pax's personal journey from heroin addiction to more than two decades of sobrietyThe question his father asked that changed his recovery: "Why do you think you're using?"Why Pax believes addiction can be a symptom of deeper underlying conditionsDepression, anxiety, trauma, stress, insecurity, low self-esteem, and other factors that can contribute to substance useWhy treating the whole person—body, mind, and spirit—is central to the Passages philosophyHow individualized therapy differs from traditional group-based treatmentWhy escaping uncomfortable emotions can prevent real healingThe importance of confronting problems rather than continually numbing themMarijuana, today's higher-potency products, and Pax's concerns about normalization of recreational drug useKetamine therapy and the addiction cases Pax says he is increasingly encounteringPsychedelic-assisted approaches to trauma and why Pax personally favors clear-headed, individualized therapyHow families can recognize when helping has crossed the line into enablingWhen families should consider working with a professional interventionistWhy recovery doesn't end when someone leaves a treatment centerThe importance of aftercare and creating a healthy home environmentWhy family members may need to change their own relationship with alcohol when someone returns from treatmentThe example parents set for their children around drinking, marijuana, and other substancesWhy Jason and Pax both believe an alcohol-free lifestyle can be transformativeSleep, nutrition, exercise, mental clarity, and their role in rebuilding a healthy lifeIdentity-based habits and becoming the person you actually want to beWhy recovery isn't about creating a new person—it's about rediscovering the person underneath the addictionThe Bigger Idea: Becoming Your Authentic SelfOne of the most powerful themes of the conversation is that recovery isn't simply about removing drugs or alcohol.It's about rebuilding a life.Pax describes a whole-person approach that addresses psychological, physical, relational, and spiritual health. The objective isn't simply sobriety. It's helping someone rediscover who they are without the substance—and begin moving toward the healthiest version of that person.Jason connects this philosophy to his own pursuit of health and personal development: the idea that genuine wellness can't be one-dimensional.Physical health matters.Mental clarity matters.Relationships matter.Purpose matters.Spiritual health matters.And the environments and habits we build around ourselves matter.Ultimately, the goal is not perfection.It's continuing to move toward your authentic self.About Pax PrentissPax Prentiss is the co-founder and CEO of Passages Malibu. His own experience with addiction and recovery inspired the creation of an individualized treatment model focused on identifying and addressing underlying conditions associated with substance use.Passages opened in 2001 and uses a multidisciplinary approach involving medical, clinical, therapeutic, physical, and spiritual components of recovery.Pax is also the co-author of The Alcoholism and Addiction Cure and says Passages has helped more than 40,000 people pursue sobriety and recovery.Need Help?Pax personally continues to speak with individuals and families seeking treatment and takes admission calls for Passages.Passages Admissions: 310-589-2880Passages operates locations in Malibu and Ventura, California. Pax explains in the episode that the Ventura location works in-network with many insurance plans, while insurance may also contribute toward treatment at the Malibu location.If you or someone you love is struggling with substance use, seek qualified professional help. Treatment decisions should be made with appropriate medical and mental-health professionals.Authentic HealthRecovery and long-term wellness involve more than removing unhealthy behaviors. Nutrition, sleep, movement, and providing the body with the nutrients it needs are all part of creating an environment where better health is possible.Learn more about the Authentic Health Foundational Stack at shopauthentichealth.com.Use promo code JASON for 10% off your order.The Healthy CEO explores the intersection of health, performance, longevity, leadership, and living well.If this conversation helped you—or made you think of someone who needs to hear it—share this episode with them.And don't forget to subscribe to The Healthy CEO and leave a five-star rating.

Available publicly for the first time, this episode was originally recorded and released as a subscriber-only bonus episode back in 2021. In this continuation of our deep dive into the mountain of lost episodes of the TV show Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura, we dig into episode five of the highly banned second season. This installment is about the JFK assassination and the idea that, somehow, it was related to the Watergate break-in. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.Follow the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network on social media!Instagram: http://instagram.com/youdontpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@youdontpodFacebook: http://facebook.com/youdontpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youdontpods

Adam and Olivia recap the final episode of the highly banned second season of Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.Follow the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network on social media!Instagram: http://instagram.com/youdontpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@youdontpodFacebook: http://facebook.com/youdontpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youdontpods

Available publicly for the first time, this episode was originally recorded and released as a subscriber-only bonus episode in 2021. It is a constinuation of our deep dive into the lost episodes of the TV show Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. This time around, we look back on episode six of the wildly controversial second season. It deals with a conspiracy involving global elites and their plans to privatize and monetize the world's water supply.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.Follow the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network on social media!Instagram: http://instagram.com/youdontpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@youdontpodFacebook: http://facebook.com/youdontpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youdontpods

This week on The Business of Watches, Collective Horology co-founder and Chief Executive Asher Rapkin joins us. He brought his lawyer. While Collective is a Ventura, California-based retailer of independent watch brands, including Armin Strom, Czapek, Fears, Ming and J.N. Shapiro, Sara Albrecht is the chairman and CEO of The Liberty Justice Center. That's the non-profit litigation firm that led the legal fight successfully challenging President Trump's initial round of tariffs all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States. They won, in a surprise decision that ruled the President didn't have the authority to impose the levies that boosted the cost of importing goods to the U.S., including Swiss made watches.  The government is now in the process of refunding the approximately $166 billion businesses paid out. Of course, the Trump administration found a work-around and immediately slapped on new tariffs and, on July 24, initiated levies of 10% and 12.5% on imported goods, including Swiss made watches. That's the day that Collective Horology and another importer (dealing in exotic spices), filed a lawsuit against the President and various bodies and individuals in the administration including U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. Rapkin tells us why his business decided to challenge the tariff laws and take on the President and his government while Albrecht lays out the legal argument driving their case. It's a matter of significant economic importance for U.S. business and the global watch industry.  Show Notes0:46 Lawsuit filed by Collective Horology et. al against President Donald Trump  1:13 Swiss Watch CEOs Plot Next Move As US Tariffs Threaten Industry Sales (Hodinkee)  2:24 Collective Horology website  3:42 Watch Industry Cheers Supreme Court Tariff Ruling But Faces More Uncertainty As Trump Vows Workaround (Hodinkee)  4:57 Liberty Justice Center  7:28 Forced Labour Section 301 (U.S. Trade Representative statement)  10:50 U.S. dollar x Swiss franc (Xe Currency)  11:37 J.N. Shapiro Watches website  11:50 The Watch Switzerland Can't Make - Karel Bachand (Barrelhand) - Openwork podcast  14:53 Rolex And Richemont Executives Among Swiss Business Leaders Meeting With Trump (Hodinkee)  18:31 Swiss-U.S. Trade Relations (SECO)  20:05 U.S. Court of International Trade  21:11 Jamieson Greer (Hodinkee)

Presidente do Chega sugeriu que Luís Neves interferiu diretamente na Operação Influencer quando era diretor da PJ. António Rodrigues (PSD) e João Soares (PS) condenam a estratégia adotada por Ventura.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jorge Fernandes responde à pergunta de um ouvinte sobre um dos temas mais polémicos da semana. Assalto ou encenação? E o que diz o caso sobre o que se passa no parlamento?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Depois de três semanas de silêncio, o ministro da Administração Interna quis apresentar-se no papel de “um português com’ós outros”: para quê papelada quando tudo pode ser resolvido com um jeitinho. A deslocalização dos bidões até foi um favor que nos fizeram; com o empresário amigo poupou-se imenso dinheiro ao Estado. Os holofotes sobre o ministro Neves aliviaram as luzes de polémica que quase encandearam o ministro Fernando. Está tudo resolvido, tem ele dito repetidamente. Só que não. O próximo ano lectivo afinal já não começa na data marcada. Mas nem só de trapalhadas no governo vive a actualidade. Ventura queixa-se de ter sido assaltado. Deixou a porta do gabinete aberta e larápios muito desarrumados terão, segundo ele, roubado documentos muito comprometedores para o ministro da Administração Interna. A Judiciária está a investigar, por isso, por agora, nada mais há a dizer. Ou melhor, há e é isto: entre Ventura e a verdade, sabe-se que há, é público, uma relação difícil. E de autismo, como estamos? Uma polémica sem política sabe sempre bem, para desenjoar. Neurodivergentes somos nós todos / ou ainda menos / Neurodivergentes somos nós todos / desde pequenos. (Em Agosto damos descanso aos nossos ouvintes e telespectadores; voltamos em Setembro.) Nota: esta semana não houve tempo para livros.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

O que sobra das explicações de Luís Neves? Está resolvida mais esta crise no governo? E ainda: decisões revertidas, prazos na justiça, o gabinete de Ventura e o caos em Ceuta.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clara Ferreira Alves, Luís Pedro Nunes, Daniel Oliveira e Pedro Marques Lopes debatem o alegado roubo e vandalismo no gabinete de André Ventura, na Assembleia da República, e o inquérito entretanto aberto pelo Ministério Público, bem como as explicações do ministro Luís Neves, que falou pela primeira vez após semanas de polémica. Ouça este episódio do Eixo do Mal em podcast, emitido na SIC Notícias a 30 de julho.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A repost to celebrate our return to the deepest dankest corners of the Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura archives! This episode was initially recorded and released in 2021. It covers what is arguably the most controversial episode of Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura ever. The entire second season of Ventura's show has never been available on streaming platforms, but of all the too hot for television moments from that season, this episode was the too hottest. It aired exactly one time and was immediately pulled. It digs into the theory that FEMA camps will one day be used to house dissidents or immigrants instead of providing safety in times of disaster. Watch the episode here (while you can):Pt. 1: https://youtu.be/h6vsKMaSG1s?si=Wkq-uxrNX1EumPD4Pt. 2: https://youtu.be/y1bftc4gHQY?si=oRWbRTEsNmkD0jZfPt. 3: https://youtu.be/z_WO6UMFYsQ?si=3NMYao_1xOe5ga-FBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.Follow the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network on social media!Instagram: http://instagram.com/youdontpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@youdontpodFacebook: http://facebook.com/youdontpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youdontpods

Available publicly for the first time, this episode was originally recorded and released as a subscriber-only bonus episode back in 2021. It is part four of our deep dive into the myriad lost episodes of the short-lived TV show Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. This time around, Jesse crashes a secretive meeting of powerful billionaires hoping they tell him what he wants to know about the 2008 financial crash in the United States and how they knew it was coming and did nothing to stop it (if you can believe that). Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.Follow the You Don't Even Like Podcasts Network on social media!Instagram: http://instagram.com/youdontpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/youdontpod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.com/@youdontpodFacebook: http://facebook.com/youdontpodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@youdontpods

Diogo Pacheco de Amorim (CH) e Duarte Pacheco (PSD) concordam que deviam ser implementadas mais medidas de segurança no Parlamento. O deputado do Chega desvaloriza as declarações de André Ventura.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

O gabinete de André Ventura apareceu revolvido e terão desaparecido documentos. Há detalhes que não batem certo e fica a dúvida: assalto ou encenação.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week is our 10th episode in our monthly Upmarket Mastermind series! Each month Reed sits down with a mastermind group of Real Estate Media Creators from around North America who are all at different stages of scaling their businesses. With the mastermind format, you'll be able to journey along with each company as they navigate the different times of year and always changing circumstances RE Media creators face. The Upmarket Mastermind consists of:Alex Coombs of Northern Spruce Media in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Kelly Clark of Local Flavor Films in Atlanta, Georgia.Jenn Lueck of Jenn Lueck Photography in Prescott, Arizona.Reed Fish of Upmarket Media in Ventura, California.It's time to start thinking about PMRE 2026! Go to pmreconference.com for all the details on PMRE 2026, which is November 17-19th at Palms Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The Photography and Media for Real Estate conference will be better than ever this year! Upmarket is proud to be the official podcast of PMRE!Upmarket Pod is once again, beyond excited to partner with iGUIDE to bring you our exclusive Road to PMRE 2026 series of Upmarket episodes. SWEEPSTAKES ALERT - iGUIDE and their Tour to PMRE is giving away THREE(!!!!!!) ALL-EXPENSES PAID TRIPS TO PMRE 2026!!!!!The FIRST lucky winner is drawn and announced IN THIS EPISODE! YAY! The next winner will be announced in August and the last in September to win a PMRE ticket, travel and accommodation, all compliments of the fine folks at iGUIDE. To enter, all you need to do is follow @go_iguide and @upmarketpod on Instagram. Then, go to goiguide.com/pmre and enter your email address and you'll be entered in the drawing.NOTE If you have already bought a ticket and/or booked travel to PMRE and win the sweepstakes, iGUIDE will reimburse you for money spent.Follow the pod on Instagram at @upmarketpod.Fast turnaround times, new team members, raises, and managing expectations—running a growing business is rarely as simple as it looks. In this Mastermind, the group discusses whether faster delivery is actually creating better client experiences or just raising the bar, how customers react when familiar team members move on, and what goes into deciding when someone has earned a raise. They also share honest stories about leadership, employee growth, and the moments that remind you why building a great team is worth it.The Presenting Sponsor of Upmarket is AutoHDR, helping real estate media professionals deliver high-quality edited photos faster and more efficiently. As a special offer for Upmarket listeners, get one month of free photo editing with your purchase. To learn more and claim the offer, visit autohdr.com/upmarket.Another amazing sponsor is iGUIDE, which helps real estate professionals capture spaces fast and with industry-leading accuracy. Their PLANIX Pro camera delivers trusted measurements, with no subscriptions and priced per project. Options like iGUIDE Instant provide a clean 3D tour and interactive floor plan in minutes, starting at $7.99. Learn more at goiguide.com or @go_iguide.Another sponsor is HDPhotoHub, the all-in-one platform for ordering, scheduling, and delivering complete marketing kits, from video reels to print. With pay-per-listing pricing, transparent terms, and industry-leading integrations, HDPhotoHub helps you build the workflow you actually want. Visit HDPhotoHub.com and use code Upmarket to get your first 15 full deliveries free.Another amazing sponsor of Upmarket is SecondFloor, the fastest way to create a finished floor plan. It's so fast that you can deliver the finished floor plan while you are still on-site! Not only that, but you can get UNLIMITED floor plans for one low monthly fee. We love SecondFloor and you can go to secondfloorapp.com/upmarket and any new subscriber will get a one-month free trial.Our Action Items are sponsored by PixlCRM, where you can scale your real estate photography business through automation. It's an all-in-one business and marketing platform that complements your current delivery app. If you go to pixlcrm.com/upmarket you can get a 30-day risk-free trial!

Emídio Guerreiro (PSD) dá a garantia de que a Assembleia é segura e de que o roubo do gabinete de Ventura não foi durante a noite. Já Pedro Frazão (Chega) critica o escrutínio da Comunicação Social. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As notícias envolvendo o atual ministro da Administração Interna ainda não pararam e André Ventura aproveitou para anunciar uma comissão de inquérito parlamentar aos seus mandatos na PJ. O primeiro-ministro resiste a mexer no Executivo, para mais envolvendo um caso sob investigação judicial, mas no PSD e no Governo todos esperam as explicações de Neves para avaliar as possibilidade de continuar — ou não. Nesta Comissão Política, conversamos sobre isto e sobre os timings ideias e possíveis de uma remodelação ministerial. Além do papel do Presidente da República nestes casos. No final, todos falam dos livros que levam de férias, incluindo os comissários Vítor Matos e Eunice Lourenço. Comentários de Paula Caeiro Varela, João Pedro Henriques e Liliana Valente, com com moderação de David Dinis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As notícias envolvendo o atual ministro da Administração Interna ainda não pararam e André Ventura aproveitou para anunciar uma comissão de inquérito parlamentar aos seus mandatos na PJ. O primeiro-ministro resiste a mexer no Executivo, para mais envolvendo um caso sob investigação judicial, mas no PSD e no Governo todos esperam as explicações de Neves para avaliar as possibilidade de continuar — ou não. Nesta Comissão Política, conversamos sobre isto e sobre os timings ideias e possíveis de uma remodelação ministerial. Além do papel do Presidente da República nestes casos. No final, todos falam dos livros que levam de férias, incluindo os comissários Vítor Matos e Eunice Lourenço. Comentários de Paula Caeiro Varela, João Pedro Henriques e Liliana Valente, com com moderação de David Dinis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Adam and Olivia dive into the highly banned second season of Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. This time around, the Governor and his team are storming Area 51! Originally recorded and released as a subscriber only bonus episode in 2021. Available publicly for the first time! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Adam and Connor dive back into the absolutely wild 2000s television series Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. This time around, they're recapping season one episodes about Global Warming and the idea that the world is going to end in 2012. Fingers crossed!Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

Adam and Olivia begin an eight-episode journey through the banned second season of Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura. Up first, Plum Island, a real government facility that some believe is being used to engineer bioweapons. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support.For bonus episodes and ad-free listening subscribe on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-the-show--7047649/support

This (EMERGENCY) Detroit Red Wings podcast breaks down the stunning news that Steve Yzerman is out as general manager in Detroit. Hockeytown news & analysis covers what this means for the Dylan Larkin trade request, the search for a new head of hockey operations, & who Chris Ilitch will choose to take over for Yzerman. (00:00) - Intro & Behind The Scenes An emergency episode as the news drops: Yzerman transitions to senior advisor and Chris Ilitch begins the search for new hockey ops leadership. We read between the lines on the announcement and why the timing in mid-July is so strange. (05:15) - YZERMAN OUT.  Yzerman transitions to senior advisor and Chris Ilitch begins the search for new hockey ops leadership. We read between the lines on the announcement and why the timing in mid-July is so strange. (16:20) - Was It Deserved? The full tenure review: home-run drafting at the top, phenomenal contracts for the core, but pro scouting misses, self-inflicted wounds, and a philosophy that never adapted. (31:25) - Who Replaces Yzerman? Internal options versus an outside hire, the president of hockey ops question, the Eric Tulsky pipe dream, and the names being floated around the league. Ventura, Peterson, Yorke, or others? (53:00) - Larkin, Edvinsson & DeBrincat Does the change alter Larkin's trade request? Simon Edvinsson remains unsigned and exposed to an offer sheet. Meanwhile, Alex DeBrincat's future is completely up in the air with no GM to negotiate. Also, is Todd McLellan safe? (1:09:00) - First Moves for the New GM Sign the RFA, get clarity on the roster, and start the reset - why the next hire has to be bold from day one.  (1:15:20) - Overtime Your questions on Nicklas Lidstrom as a candidate, Yzerman's emotional high point, and how Ilitch ownership factors in. --- This episode is brought to you by Hims. Visit hims.com/wingedwheel for your personalized hair loss treatment options. Support the show: Patreon.com/WingedWheelPodcast Head over to wingedwheelpodcast.com to find all the ways to listen, how to support the show, and so much more!

Nos últimos meses, a América Latina viveu uma sequência de eleições presidenciais apertadas que parecem consolidar uma virada à direita no continente. Neste episódio, produzido em parceria com o Observatório Rússia-América Latina (Ruslat), a coordenadora Daniela Vieira Secches (PUC Minas/Ruslat) recebe Marinana Andrade e Barros (PUC Minas), autora do livro Democracia na Agenda Regional da América Latina, e Giovana Dias Branco (USP/Ruslat), que fala diretamente de Moscou, para discutir o que essa onda eleitoral no Peru, na Colômbia e em outros países representa para os interesses russos na região. No segundo bloco, o pesquisador Leonardo Nascimento (PUC Minas/Ruslat) traz o olhar da imprensa russa sobre as eleições latino-americanas e sua conexão com a guerra na Ucrânia e as eleições da Duma Estatal marcadas para setembro, enquanto Giovana Dias Branco detalha o avanço da cooperação agroindustrial entre Brasil e Rússia e a disputa entre a Rosatom e os Estados Unidos pelo mercado latino-americano de pequenos reatores nucleares. No terceiro bloco, o quadro Outros Olhares recebe novamente Marinana Barros, conduzida por Laura Schneider de Lima (PUC Minas/Ruslat), para refletir sobre identidade, cultura política e literatura na América Latina e na Rússia. Quer apoiar o Chutando a Escada? Acesse chutandoaescada.com.br/apoio Mande um café usando nossa chave PIX: perguntas@chutandoaescada.com.br Comentários, críticas, sugestões? Escreva pra gente em perguntas@chutandoaescada.com.br Participaram deste episódio: Daniela Vieira Secches, Marinana Andrade e Barros, Giovana Dias Branco, Leonardo Nascimento e Laura Schneider de Lima. Inserção musical no final: “Garçom”, por João Ventura. Siga o artista no Instagram. Escute também no Spotify, no YouTube ou Apple Podcasts. Citados no episódio GALEANO, Eduardo. Futebol ao Sol e à Sombra. L&PM, 1995. LEÓN-PORTILLA, Miguel. A Conquista da América Latina Vista pelos Indígenas: Relatos Astecas, Maias e Incas. Vozes, 2023. GUERRA, Ciro (dir.). O Abraço da Serpente [El abrazo de la serpiente]. Colômbia/Venezuela/Argentina, 2015. 124 min. CANAL BRASIL. Sangue Latino: Eduardo Galeano. 2013. Documentário. Disponível em: YouTube. BARROS, Marinana Andrade e. Democracia na Agenda Regional da América Latina. Mencionado em entrevista. MEDEIROS, Murilo. Pesquisa sobre segurança como tema central nas eleições latino-americanas. Universidade de Brasília (UnB). Disponível em: Folha de S.Paulo. Capítulos: 00:00 — Introdução: eleições na América Latina e na Rússia em 2026 04:00 — Marinana Barros: a virada à direita nas urnas latino-americanas 10:00 — Giovana Branco: os quatro interesses russos na região 15:00 — Peru e Colômbia: pragmatismo além do alinhamento ideológico 21:00 — Ideologia não basta: o Itamaraty e o pragmatismo da política externa 29:00 — Boletim Ruslat: a imprensa russa e as eleições latino-americanas 38:00 — Agroindústria e energia nuclear na disputa Rússia-EUA 42:00 — Outros Olhares: identidade, literatura e cinema The post América Latina vira à direita, mas a Rússia não vai embora appeared first on Chutando a Escada.

It's Friday, July 10th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Adam McManus Finnish MP, convicted for quoting Bible, denied transit through London airport Finnish Member of Parliament Päivi Räsänen, who was recently convicted by Finland's Supreme Court for quoting the Bible, has been told that she cannot go through London's Heathrow Airport due to her alleged “hate crime” conviction, reports LifeSiteNews.com. Writer Rod Dreher broke the news on his Substack on Wednesday. The incident has not yet been detailed by any other outlets, but Dreher's report was reposted on X by the senior counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, which has defended Räsänen in court over the years. War Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly prayed to King Jesus on July 4th On Independence Day, War Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered this extraordinary prayer at the White House. Listen. HEGSETH: “King Jesus, we come humbly before Your throne, praising You for all the providence You've bestowed upon this nation. For over 250 years, from George Washington to President Trump, we have dedicated this nation to one nation under God, and certainly, in God we trust. “And as we think 250 years ago to George Washington on bended knee in Valley Forge, appealing to Heaven on behalf of his troops in this young nation. We've appealed to You from the beginning, and may we continue to appeal to You. And tonight, we pray for our President, President Trump. Give him safety, give him wisdom. “Lord, we pray for our Vice President, our First Lady, our Second Lady, the cabinet members here, all the governors assembled here as well, our civil magistrates, Lord God. I ask that You give them the wisdom to see what is right and the courage to do it; wisdom defined as fear of the Lord, ear of the Lord being the source of all knowledge and wisdom, Lord God, Your eternal truths may they rule. “So, this evening, also, I would be remiss if I did not pray for our great troops, our men and women all around the globe, defending our great nation, as they have for 250 years. Lord God, watch over them and protect them. “It is in Your holy name, the Lord Jesus Christ, the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, that we pray, and we bless this food, too. Amen.” I bet you didn't hear that prayer on any secular news outlet. In Psalm 35:18, King David offers this prayer to God: “I will give You thanks in the great assembly; among the throngs I will praise You.” Students for Life gives Congress an ‘F' after Planned Parenthood's funding resumes Pro-lifers across America are reeling over the Republican-controlled Congress's failure to keep Planned Parenthood defunded. Now, Students for Life has taken the dramatic step of notifying every member of Congress that they have received a failing pro-life grade as a result, reports LifeSiteNews.com. Last July, President Donald Trump signed into law his “One Big Beautiful Bill”, a wide-ranging policy package that included a one-year ban on federal tax dollars going through Medicaid to entities that commit abortions for reasons other than rape, incest, or supposed threats to the mother's life.  While it denied millions to Planned Parenthood, pro-lifers warned from the start that it was only a temporary solution and urged Congress to enact a more permanent measure ahead of the provision's July 4, 2026 expiration date. Maine's Democratic Senatorial candidate suspends campaign Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner ended his campaign on July 8th after facing a detailed allegation of sexual assault, an astounding and rapid fall for the leftist oysterman whose dramatic rise and grassroots support helped him overcome establishment opposition to secure his party's nomination, reports Politico.com. But a persistent accumulation of controversies weighed on Platner's campaign for months. Monday marked a turning point: Democratic leadership, many of Platner's staunchest leftist backers, and key groups who had been helping fund his bid withdrew their support and pressured Platner to drop out after POLITICO reported a new allegation of sexual assault. Since his withdrawal from the race, several Democrats have expressed interest in running against Republican incumbent Senator Susan Collins. Appearing on Fox News, Democratic Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania did not pull any punches and spoke directly to Graham Platner on national television. FETTERMAN: “A woman credibly accused you of raping her. He will be remembered as an accused rapist. He's always been a dead man walking.” FOX NEWS HOST: “He choked up a couple of times during that announcement. Do you think he thinks he's the victim here?” FETTERMAN: “Oh, yeah, definitely. Bro, you will only be remembered as the accused rapist that got pushed out of your election. That's your legacy, bro. You are a guy that cheats on your wife. You're the guy that roughs up your ex-girlfriends. That's your legacy, bro.” Trial of Charlie Kirk's alleged shooter reveals testimony from trans roommate In the trial involving Charlie Kirk's September 10, 2025 assassination, suspected shooter, Tyler Robinson, faces several charges including aggravated murder, a capital offense, reports the New York Post. On July 9th, Robinson's preliminary hearing entered Day 4 in Provo, Utah, as prosecutors played redacted video testimony from his ex-lover, Lance Twiggs, a man who pretends to be a woman named Luna. Twiggs was Robinson's former roommate and romantic partner, who was granted "use immunity" for his statements to investigators. Twiggs revealed Robinson's alleged tearful confession after returning home from killing Charlie Kirk — hours before turning himself in. In never-before-seen footage, Twiggs told prosecutors on July 9th that Robinson was walking around their apartment before breaking down and declaring he “wishes he hadn't done it.” The video showed prosecutor Ryan McBride interviewing Robinson's partner, who described Robinson's alleged regret when they spoke in person on September 11 — one day after Kirk was killed. McBRIDE: “Did he talk about what he had done?” TWIGGS: “Didn't go into detail. I just asked him, in person, if what he said was true the night before, and he said it was. He started crying a little bit, and said he wishes he hadn't done it.” Proverbs 12:17 says, “An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies.” As related texts were read aloud, Kirk's widow, Erika Kirk, was heard crying in court, according to the Daily Mail. The video and accompanying texts — shown for the first time in court during a preliminary hearing — offered the strongest picture yet of how the accused lone gunman allegedly confessed to the assassination. 31-year-old Charlie Kirk was fatally shot in the neck during a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University. Worldview listeners weigh in from Wisconsin and Florida Wyatt Dennison, age 10, in DeForest, Wisconsin, wrote me and said, “I really like to listen to your newscast during lunchtime every day. I enjoy hearing how the Church throughout the world is doing. I also appreciate your sharing Scripture related to the news stories. My mom homeschools my four siblings and me. We are grateful to hear current events from a Christian worldview.” And Samuel Card in Fellsmere, Florida, wrote, “I enjoy the brief, yet various topics that The Worldview team compiles. Sometimes I go back and delve deeper into a subject that catches my attention. My favorite part is how Scripture is given throughout, showing just how much it applies to every part of life. An added benefit: I have just enough time to listen during my morning walk to work!” 12 Worldview listeners gave $3,345 on Thursday And finally, on Thursday by 5:45pm Central, 12 Worldview listeners stepped up to the plate and invested their treasure to fund the six-member team behind The Worldview for another 365 days. Our thanks to Karen in Muskego, Wisconsin who gave $25 as well as Paul in Cypress, Texas, Gilbert in Kodiak, Alaska, Susan in Oak Grove, Missouri, and Lara in Streetman, Texas – each of whom gave $50. We were touched by the generosity of Wendy in Ventura, California, Kelly in Loving, Texas, Steve in Loveland, Colorado, and George in Leesburg, Virginia – each of whom gave $100. And we're grateful to God for an anonymous donor in Cranston, Rhode Island who gave $120, David and Kathy in Crestview, Florida who renewed their pledge for $50/month for another 12 months for a total gift of $600, and Justin in Bozeman, Montana who gave $2,000. Those 12 gifts add up to $3,345. Ready for our new grand total? Drum roll please. (drum roll sound effect) $21,043 (sound effect of people cheering) That means we need to raise $9,832 to hit our $30,875 goal by tonight at 12 midnight. We need to find 4 Worldview listeners who will pledge $100/month for 12 months or give a one-time gift of $1,200, 4 folks who will pledge $50/month or give a one-time gift of $600 and 8 listeners who will pledge $25/month or give a one-time gift of $300. Go to TheWorldview.com, click on Give, select the dollar amount, and make sure to click on the “recurring” button if that's your wish.  This Christian newscast champions the truth and a Biblical worldview. Invest in it today to fund its future. Again, go to TheWorldview.com, and click on Give. What has the Lord placed on your heart to give? Close And that's The Worldview on this Friday, July 10th, in the year of our Lord 2026. Subscribe for free by Spotify, Amazon Music, or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com.  Plus, you can get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

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Welcome back to another episode of the unSeminary podcast. Today we're joined by Dave Ferguson, co-founder of Exponential, co-founder of Community Christian Church, and author of Multiplier: How Healthy Leaders Create Lasting Impact. For decades, Dave has championed one central conviction: the Church will never fulfill its mission through addition alone. In this conversation, he challenges church leaders to rethink success, embrace multiplication, and cultivate the kind of personal health that sustains lasting kingdom impact. Are you building a church that grows, or a movement that multiplies? Wondering how your leadership today shapes generations of ministry tomorrow? Dave offers a compelling vision for creating influence that extends far beyond your own church. Multiplication changes everything. // Dave believes many church leaders are asking the wrong question. Instead of waking up each day asking, “How can I grow my church?” he challenges leaders to ask, “How can we multiply God's Kingdom?” That subtle shift transforms every leadership decision, from staffing and budgeting to leadership development and church planting. Growth focuses on adding people to one church. Multiplication focuses on reproducing disciples, leaders, churches, and networks that reach beyond one church long after the original leader steps away. The Church needs a new scorecard. // Only a small percentage of churches in the United States are actively reproducing new churches. Through Exponential’s “16% Mission,” the goal is to move enough churches toward multiplication that reproducing churches become the cultural norm rather than the exception. Reaching this tipping point would fundamentally reshape how churches think about mission and influence. Culture beats strategy every time. // Multiplication doesn’t begin with a sermon series or a strategic initiative—it begins with culture. Dave encourages leaders to model multiplication long before they publicly announce it. Whether leading a small group, mentoring an apprentice, or developing future leaders, pastors must demonstrate the behaviors they hope to reproduce. People adopt what leaders consistently practice far more readily than what they merely promote. Health fuels multiplication—not hustle. // While multiplication requires intentional effort, Dave warns against building ministry on relentless hustle. Instead, healthy multiplication grows out of healthy leaders. Churches don’t simply reproduce strategies. They reproduce the character, priorities, and habits of their leaders. If leaders neglect their own well-being, they will unintentionally reproduce that same dysfunction throughout the organization. Watch the four gauges. // At the heart of Dave’s new book, Multiplier: How Healthy Leaders Create Lasting Impact, is a simple daily framework for preventing leadership drift. He encourages leaders to evaluate four areas every day: relational health, physical health, mental health, and spiritual health. By honestly assessing these four “gauges,” leaders can recognize unhealthy patterns before they become major failures. Rather than waking up years later wondering how they drifted so far, leaders make small course corrections every day. Even better, Dave encourages processing these areas with trusted community, since accountability helps combat self-deception. Think beyond your lifetime. // Ultimately, Dave invites leaders to adopt a longer horizon for ministry. Buildings, attendance, and personal accomplishments eventually fade, but investing in people creates lasting kingdom influence. When leaders intentionally multiply healthy disciples and healthy leaders, their ministry continues bearing fruit long after they’re gone. That, Dave believes, is the kind of legacy worth pursuing. To learn more about Dave Ferguson, Exponential, and his new book Multiplier: How Healthy Leaders Create Lasting Impact, visit exponential.org/multiplier or daveferguson.org. Email Dave directly to get bulk copies of his book. Thank You for Tuning In! There are a lot of podcasts you could be tuning into today, but you chose unSeminary, and I'm grateful for that. If you enjoyed today's show, please share it by using the social media buttons you see at the left hand side of this page. Also, kindly consider taking the 60-seconds it takes to leave an honest review and rating for the podcast on iTunes, they're extremely helpful when it comes to the ranking of the show and you can bet that I read every single one of them personally! Episode Transcript Rich Birch — Hey friends, welcome to the unSeminary podcast. So glad that you have decided to tune in. You’re in for a real treat today. Today is a leader, you know, you have those leaders in your life. You’re like, man, I wish everybody could be exposed to this person and would follow along. And you feel like you’re introducing a friend to friends. That’s what today’s conversation is. And I hope at the same time, it’ll challenge you and encourage you as we think about the future. Rich Birch — Excited to have Dave Ferguson back on the podcast from Exponential. It is a growing community of leaders committed to accelerating multiplication of healthy, reproducing faith communities. They equip multipliers through a variety of resources. You might know their big event, Exponential, but that’s not all they do. They do a lot of other stuff as well.Rich Birch — Dave also was the co-founder of Community Christian in Chicagoland and New Thing. We actually had Ted on recently for a follow-up episode, which is fantastic. So these will this will come out at a similar time. Dave also wrote a book recently that I want you to pick up. It’s called Multiplier: How Healthy Leaders Create Lasting Impact. Dave, welcome to the show.Dave Ferguson — Hey, thanks, Rich. Good to be with you. Rich Birch — Yeah, so glad you’re you’re here. Why don’t you fill in the story for folks that don’t know or maybe aren’t following along. Maybe give us fill out the bio a little bit. Tell us a little bit about your background.Dave Ferguson — Long story short yeah, in my early mid-20s I planted a church in Chicago with a whole bunch of friends. God was very very kind to it; it grew had pretty large, and we had locations across the city and the suburbs. Out of that, then we started planting churches. Our first one was in Denver, then Southern California, and then Detroit, then New York, then Boston. And pretty soon we made a shift that we went from not only reproducing new churches, but helping reproduce networks of new churches. And that turned out to be a bigger deal than and we realized.Dave Ferguson — And we got opportunities then to do that in Europe and then in Africa. And next thing you know, fast forward 15, 20 years, and we were in 69 countries. And this will sound better than it is, but we got to help plant over 35,000 churches. Rich Birch — Yeah, it’s incredible. Dave Ferguson — And at the same time, we also started Exponential. And so all three of those things had seemed to have God’s favor on it, grew. And in the last year, I apprenticed a new lead pastor, Ted Coniaris, that you referenced, who is, I guess, recently on the podcast… Rich Birch — Yes, yes. Dave Ferguson — …and who’s doing a great job at Community.Dave Ferguson — And then then on top of that, we moved New Thing underneath Exponential. So Exponential actually acquired New Thing. And for us, that feels really good. It was pretty, pretty easy transition, but feels really good because we have something we call the 16% mission that we’re going after. And it’s starting to feel actually achievable now. Rich Birch — Yeah, it’s so cool. Dave Ferguson — So I think I think that’s all that’s all the things.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s that’s it. Just that’s it. Yeah, that’s amazing. It’s so good. And, you know, there’s a lot I respect about you and your leadership. But one of the core things I love is you’ve really given your life to multiplication. You’re focused on this idea, helping us think about and then really in the best sort of way, poking and prodding and pushing us to come back to this idea. Rich Birch — I think for many of us, the word multiplication is the kind of thing we can hear it so many times. We can kind of tune it out or it like, what does that actually mean? Aren’t we all committed to multiplication? Isn’t it, isn’t that just what it means? So why does it still matter to the church today? Really lay it on thick here. Why is multiplication such a big deal?Dave Ferguson — Yeah. I mean, two things real quick. I mean, one for every one of your listeners, if they’re involved in ministry, I mean, they want, they they’re trading their life and they want to make the greatest impact they can. And I’m telling you, when you don’t invest in multiplication, you’re short selling yourself. You’re not going to, you’re not going to get to make the kind of impact that God intended for you to, or you possibly could.Dave Ferguson — So, I mean, Let me give you a quick example, so it becomes real tangible.Dave Ferguson — So two weeks ago, I was in Long Beach, California, and I ran into Matt Larson. Matt’s a guy who did a leadership residency with us probably, man, it’s been a long time ago now, 15 years ago. So he basically came, spent a year with us at Community, really sharp leader, but he didn’t really understand how to multiply. And we kind of helped him understand how to do that. Dave Ferguson — So he does that, goes back to Ventura, California, plants Anthem Church, and they’ve planted 15 churches. Rich Birch — Wow. Wow. Dave Ferguson — So think about this and this this. And I don’t know how you keep score, but this is how I keep score with my own, how am I making a difference?Rich Birch — Yes.Dave Ferguson — So like even like if I’m taking a day off in Chicago… Rich Birch — Right. Dave Ferguson — …Matt’s still working in Ventura, California, and he’s planting churches. Rich Birch — Right. Amazing.Dave Ferguson — And I, you know, you’ve heard me probably say like my favorite quote from Bob Buford, my fruit grows in other people’s trees.Dave Ferguson — That’s what multiplication does. Rich Birch — So good.Dave Ferguson — Instead of just having one tree, you get a whole orchard. Dave Ferguson — Or Troy McMahon, who’s one of my best friends.Dave Ferguson — My wife’s getting ready to go to Kansas City to see his wife in just a few hours here.Dave Ferguson — And I mean, again, probably 15 years ago, they took 25 people who moved from Chicago to Kansas City. We blessed them and sent them with some money. They’ve gone to multiple locations.Dave Ferguson — They’ve started four networks there in Kansas City and have probably planted somewhere between 60 and 70 churches.Rich Birch — Yeah, it’s amazing.Dave Ferguson — I mean, again, if I can say it this way, like I count that.Rich Birch — Yes, yes.Dave Ferguson — I’m just telling people. So if you just want to kind of focus on just your thing, you will never, ever make the kind of impact you can if you invest in multiplication of multiplying other leaders.Rich Birch — Yeah. Dave Ferguson — And the other thing, so one, it’s in your best interest because you got this game not to make money. None of us are making any money, right?Rich Birch — Right. Sure. Yes, yes.Dave Ferguson — You got this game because you’re like, this is the best way I can make a difference. And if you’re not doing multiplication, you’re short selling yourself.Dave Ferguson — But let me add one more thing.Rich Birch — Yep.Dave Ferguson — It’s also how the mission gets accomplished. I mean, if you went into Acts 1:8, Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, ends of the earth, and Jesus said, okay, here four more guys.Dave Ferguson — Last time, before I leave, i want to shoot here’s here’s the mission, Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, ends of the earth. The only way that that’s going to happen is if there’s a movement, and movement does not happen unless there’s multiplication.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s so good. Yeah, and there’s, ah you know, one of the things I appreciate about kind of the the you and the broader exponential movement, I think you’ve helped really sharpen this conversation, tighten this up and get clarity for us, which I think is is positive.Rich Birch — And, you know, I bump into a lot of churches that are struggling, a lot of teams that are struggling with getting their their staff to be Ephesians 4 type people, people that are equipping others, that are multiplying others, that they, and there’s an interesting connection between these two, right? Somewhere we thought, oh, you could reach a bunch of people, but not actually equip anyone, which is so strange, right? It’s a strange, and actually there’s only a tiny fraction of churches that are actually multiplying today.Rich Birch — Most are only doing addition. I think this this thinking is one of the ways I think you’ve helped us sharpen this up. Why do you think that math is so stuck and kind of unpack that, help us understand, you know, the kind of the problem we’re trying to attack here.Dave Ferguson — Yeah. I think one of the things you’re referencing, so I casually talked about the 16% mission. Let me back up.Dave Ferguson — We want to see 16%, and I know your audience is bigger than the United States, but in the U.S., that’s where our exponential U.S.’s focus is. We want to see 16% of all churches in the U.S. become reproducing or multiplying churches. And that means that they’ve ever planted a church in the last three years.Dave Ferguson — When we first did the homework on this, it’s only about 4%. Now we’ve moved the needle in the last 10 years to 7%. Rich Birch — Amazing.Dave Ferguson — We think in the next five years, we can get to 10%. In the next 10 years, we can get to 16%. And 16% is kind of that tipping point. Where the of that tipping point, you get the right innovators and early adopters. They will convince the whole that this should be normative.Dave Ferguson — And that’s what we’re trying to do. So with that in mind, you’re right. So we’re still only at 7%. And I think the biggest… we’re stuck we’re stuck in an existing paradigm. We’re like fish swimming in water that um we think the best that we can do is grow a church. And I And I think candidly, here’s how I’d frame it up. I think most leaders wake up every morning asking the question, how can can grow my church?Rich Birch — Right.Dave Ferguson — How can I grow my church? And that’s a good question, but it’s not a great question. It’s not an Acts 1:8 question.Rich Birch — Right. Right.Dave Ferguson — It’s not the kind of question going allow you to maximize your impact, you know, where you’re sleeping in on a Saturday you’ve got a guy in Kansas City and you’ve got a guy in Southern California who’s planting churches. Okay.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good.Dave Ferguson — A better question is how do we multiply God’s kingdom? Rich Birch — So good.Dave Ferguson — And if and if we could get if we could get leaders to wake up every morning asking that question. Okay, and again, I and versus we, because it’s going to take us working together, not just grow, like addition, but actually multiply, multiplication, and not just my church, but actually God’s kingdom.Dave Ferguson — I mean, it’s going to make a huge difference in the kingdom. And I think, so when you get stuck in that kind of addition, like how do I grow my church, it impacts decisions you make about money… Rich Birch — Yep. Dave Ferguson — …because you’re going to go, oh, I need to keep that here. So we can you know add another you know and add another wing to our building versus like, oh, guess what? Maybe if I so if i sent that money to you know this church plant, it’s going to result in 70 churches in Kansas City.Dave Ferguson — I mean, it’s highly leveraged like venture spiritual venture capital is what it is. Rich Birch — Yeah. Dave Ferguson — It implements the decisions we make about staff. You know, we want to hold on to our best staff instead of developing them. And then some of them who actually have the capability of starting other churches and even networks, blessing them and sending them out and going like, yeah, I’m a spiritual father and these are my kids. I’m cheering them on. Dave Ferguson — So I think that’s that’s, we’re kind of stuck in this paradigm and it’s not a biblical one, but it is a paradigm that we’re stuck in.Rich Birch — Yeah. I love that. And, you know, I’ve similarly been with a lot of leadership teams where we’re in the kind of growth conversation. And I’ll come at that from ah kind of the almost the opposite end, but you end in the same place, which you end up saying, like, this box is not big enough to contain the number of people that your church is hoping to reach.Rich Birch — Like we can’t build a box big enough to do that.Rich Birch — I don’t care how much money, I don’t care how good you are at fundraising, you can’t do that. So we have to multiply. If you really think that we are trying to reach and make an impact in our community, if there’s so many churches say, we’re for whatever city we’re in, we’re for Chicago, we’re for whatever.Rich Birch — If you’re really for that, then you have to be by definition for multiplication and for other churches and for seeing, you know, this thing multiplying out. We can’t, we can’t get them all to come here. That’s never going to work. That’s just, it doesn’t work at all.Dave Ferguson — And here’s thing you can, though, do. I mean, you’re right. If it’s just about their butts in your seats, whatever. But if it’s about you bringing them and equipping them and then sending them out, oh, that’s highly leveraged. And that could be a really good use of a building or facility.Rich Birch — Right, right. Yeah, absolutely. That’s good. So, so much of this conversation, you know, I want to tap in your expertise. We’ve got a lot of lot of executive pastors listening in. You know, you have been in the one of the multiple seats you’ve sat in has been the kind of lead pastor seat. And let’s talk to some XPs from your perspective as as a you know a lead pastor around this area.Dave Ferguson — Oh, good. Those are the people actually the stuff done. They’re not just the top. These are the executors.Rich Birch — But let’s let’s think that through. So vision isn’t just about getting up on Sunday and preaching about it. You’ve actually led organizations that have done this stuff. And you know you’ve you’ve cast a compelling vision, but then have seen the organizations actually go out and make this stuff happen. So we think about it from our seat as an executive pastor. What is the executive pastor? Where do we actually come into play in this thing? What’s our piece of the puzzle? How can we help kind of move this thing forward at an operational level? You you named a couple of things, money, staffing. Help us think through that.Dave Ferguson — and And the assumption here is, okay, so the lead pastor is pro-multiplication, and now you have to execute the vision.Rich Birch — Yeah.Dave Ferguson — I I think one of the things, grab a hold of how do we create ah a multiplication culture? Because if you can create a multiplication in culture, you will literally become, people in your church will become unconsciously competent.Dave Ferguson — I’m thinking of a real quick story. A friend of mine named Doug. Doug was a guy who was nominally involved at Community. All right. Long story short, only because his wife insisted he joined a small group that Sue and I were leading. Now I didn’t have an apprentice leader in that small group, which is which is not good, okay? That’s how you don’t create a culture.Dave Ferguson — But we went through six weeks and I went up to Doug and I said, I told him, I said, hey… And actually said in front of the whole group because he’s the kind of guy I could do this to. I said, hey, I know this group would like to continue, but we can’t continue unless we have an apprentice leader.Rich Birch — Nice.Dave Ferguson — And I said, Doug, will you be my apprentice leader?Rich Birch — That’s great. Dave Ferguson — He’s kind of like you. Rich Birch — Yeah. Dave Ferguson — Big guy with a bald head. Beads his sweat or popping on top of his head. He says, all right, I’ll do it, I’ll do it, I’ll do it. Rich Birch — Right. Dave Ferguson — So he he agrees to be my apprentice leader. So I start meeting with him because the group was on Wednesdays. I’d meet with him on Tuesdays at Starbucks around 4 o’clock as he’d finish up work. And we’d kind of…And I remember his first question to me was like, hey, so if I’m going to be an apprentice leader, I should read the Bible, I guess, right?Dave Ferguson — I’m like, yeah, you probably should.Rich Birch — Yes, it’s a good starting point.Dave Ferguson — And so I told him how I how I do it. But over the course of the next 14 months or so, um you know, I basically apprenticed him through what we call the the five steps.Dave Ferguson — And here’s here’s the fun part of this story. OK, so Doug didn’t have much of a church background.Dave Ferguson — So he gets to the place where he thinks he’s ready to lead a group. And I think he’s ready, which people ask me a lot. how do you know when a leader is ready? I think it’s really that it’s that simple when they think they’re ready and you think they’re ready, they’re ready. And so I said, okay, why don’t you take over this group? It’ll be easy for me to go start a new group. You take… And he he said, okay. Dave Ferguson — I come back, like two or three weeks later, to Starbucks on Tuesday at 4 o’clock, sitting at the exact same table where we would always sit was Doug and his brand new apprentice, Tim.Rich Birch — Love it.Dave Ferguson — And so Doug was like unconsciously competent. He was like, oh, I thought I thought every church in America did that. I thought that’s how it works. I didn’t know I had a choice.Rich Birch — Yes, yes.Dave Ferguson — And if you create a culture of multiplication, that’s what will happen over and over and over again.Rich Birch — Yeah, I love that. Well, and and yeah, what a vivid picture. And, you know, we’ve got to move our our people and our systems towards, you know, continuing to multiply at every level. When you think about a church that’s stuck and it maybe is is just focusing on addition. They’re really in that, but they they have a desire to want to multiply.Rich Birch — Is your recommendation, or maybe what you’ve seen happen, the churches that have actually made that pivot towards multiplication, is it like a ground up thing? Like we start with, man, we’ve got to get all of our, you know, all of our team leaders get an apprentice, let’s go there. And then we’ll trickle up through the organization, which then leads to the conclusion. Oh, by the way, we’re going to have to, we’re going to multiply because we’ve kind of built this culture.Rich Birch — Or, is it better to go or or maybe there’s advantages to go one way or the other from the kind of the, hey, we’re going to declare this and that’s going to kind of pull us towards multiplication. Do you understand what I’m saying? Ground up or we cast a vision to pull towards it.Dave Ferguson — Yeah. And creating the culture.Rich Birch — Yeah, yeah. In creating the culture, yeah.Dave Ferguson — If you haven’t, if you, if you don’t currently have that kind of culture, here’s what I would encourage leaders to do. I do think it does start at the top with like the lead pastor and the executive pastor.Dave Ferguson — And I encourage leaders at every level. I said, lead at the smallest level of your organization and lead at the largest level and you train and trust everybody in between.Rich Birch — Oh, that’s good. That’s good.Dave Ferguson — You want, and so for, I mean, all, whatever it was, 30 some years at Community, I always led a small group and I tried to always have an apprentice leader. So you need to do that.Rich Birch — Right.Dave Ferguson — And if you can get, okay. And I think there was a moment where you declare, Hey, this is who we are. And you need to decide if you want to buy in or not. You’re firm, but kind about that. Rich Birch — Yep.Dave Ferguson — And if you can get all of your staff, plus all the people that you consider as leaders and key influencers, which is probably somewhere around 16 to 20% of your total church. You get them bought into it.Dave Ferguson — Once you get them bought into it, and it’ll probably take you a year and they’re actually doing this stuff. Then you preach a sermon on it. Then you start casting vision on it. Then you declare it for the whole, because what will happen is that, again, kind of back to that innovators and early adopters. When they’re in the lobby and somebody comes them and goes like, hey, what do you think about this idea of apprenticeship? And we’re all going to have apprentices or multiply. They’ll already have been done it. They’ll have done it for a year.Dave Ferguson — And they’ll be like, oh, yeah, I think this is awesome. And that’s exactly what you want.Rich Birch — Right.Dave Ferguson — Does that make sense? Rich Birch — Yeah, it makes total sense. Yeah. And even what you’re doing.Dave Ferguson — I guess I’m questioning if you’re ready to make that shift, I wouldn’t preach a sermon on it first, because what they’re going to do is if you’re preaching a sermon on it and you’re not doing this stuff, what happens is you implicitly and almost accidentally create a culture that says, oh, I don’t actually have to do this stuff because the guy who’s casting the vision only talks about it and doesn’t actually do it. And so you create that culture, which is what we have a lot of.Rich Birch — Yeah, yeah, I for sure I’ve seen a lot of that in, you know, in the churches I’ve been a part of, even with stuff like ah the fact that you, you know, were leading in a group, you know, I’ve I’ve seen a number, not necessarily the lead pastors I’ve worked for, but in churches where there’s like the lead pastor, they like elevate themselves out of that kind of thing. And they’re like Oh, I don’t need to interact with normal people. And, and that comes out, you know, I’ve, cause I’ve said it all the time to lead pastors. I’m like, even simply like, I would way rather you that just leak out of you that you’re, that you’re apprenticing a leader in a small group.Rich Birch — Then, then we have some big thing on why apprenticing is important because people will catch the the small little things, the little breadcrumbs here and there. They’ll catch that at a more powerful level than the big, let’s put a, let’s get a brand name, stick it on a wall, you know, kind of thing. That’s cool. That’s great.Dave Ferguson — It’ll but end up in your sermons, it’ll end sidebars, hallway conversations. Here’s one of my favorite examples. You know, Nicky Gumbel, right?Rich Birch — Yeah, absolutely. Yeah.Dave Ferguson — So Nicky’s the guy who previously was the vicar at Holy Trinity Brompton. He was really the guy who kind of really brought out Alpha… Rich Birch — Yeah. Dave Ferguson — …which you might say is, I mean, right there with Billy Graham and the Apostle Paul… Rich Birch — Yeah, Oh, absolutely. 100%. Dave Ferguson — …greatest evangelistic tools that we’ve ever had.Rich Birch — Yes. 100%.Dave Ferguson — One of the things I love about Nicky is I don’t know how exactly how many years, it’s probably been 40 years. Every semester for 40 years, he always leads an Alpha course.Rich Birch — Yes. Yes.Dave Ferguson — There’s a reason they have such a strong culture and so powerful. Rich Birch — Yes.Dave Ferguson — And that’s a big mistake. I mean, I think as, you know, we’ve planted church and starts to grow. And we’re trying to figure out, what can I do and what shouldn’t I do? And one of the first things that goes, oh well, I just won’t lead a small group anymore. I won’t lead a missional community anymore. Whatever is that smallest organizing principle is, you want to hold on to that. Train and trust everybody else to do everything in between. Rich Birch — That’s very good.Dave Ferguson — And as you continue to grow and scale, yeah, influence way out there. But but Ii’ll hold on to this too.Rich Birch — Yeah, continuing to shout out Nikki, I just think the world of Alpha… Dave Ferguson — I do too. Rich Birch — …and it’s been so effective for our our church. And I had an opportunity to interact with him right in the teeth of COVID. I was doing an interview with him. And he, we were talking about some stuff and i it really marked, it was one of those like you lean forward and you’re like, okay, that’s interesting.Rich Birch — He was talking about how he’s like, you know, for years, the meal is a big deal for for Alpha and like, you know, hospitality is a big deal for that. And he said, I was always critical of people that did Alpha online. He’s like, I was always critical of people doing it over Zoom and was like, I would say you can’t do it over Zoom. You can’t do it over Zoom.Rich Birch — And he said, obviously people did it over Zoom and I wasn’t stopping them, but I was, I poo-pooed it. Well, then well then COVID came. And he said exactly what you said. I’m still leading alpha courses and our Apha groups. And so I’m in an Alpha group. And what do you know? This is amazing. God works through this. Rich Birch — And so I was really struck by that, that he as a leader would have the humility to say, hey, I was wrong, but I’m enough in the weeds of this thing to understand, okay, what are the actual implications for our ministry? I think that’s a huge lesson for us to pull away.Dave Ferguson — Well, I mean, two things…Rich Birch — And yeah, I think it’s 35 million people they put through that. Yeah.Dave Ferguson — My thought is two things. One, is I remember that podcast. So thank you very much. I remember going, listening to him. And and and excuse me. And it shaped a lot of the ways I even thought about COVID from hearing from him on that.Dave Ferguson — But I think I think this the second thing is, I think what you were kind of replying to, you have to be in the weeds… Rich Birch — Yes. Dave Ferguson — …in order to know how the next innovation is going to happen. I mean, if if he wasn’t doing that, he would have kept with his assumption, no, it’s not going to work and maybe made a lot of bad choices.Rich Birch — Right, right. And we would end up in ah yeah and a very tough spot today. In a lot of ways, that that ministry continues to accelerate… Dave Ferguson — Oh, yeah. Rich Birch — …or that movement really continues to accelerate ah you know in these years, which is amazing.Rich Birch — So one of the things let’s talk about, so one of the things I’ve heard you say is that you really build the case that multiplication has to be built on health, not on hustle. And you know there was a previous generation that was really valued like we wanted leaders. We didn’t want leaders that were burnt out, but we wanted them one step back from being burnt out. We wanted them like right there, right at the line. But what, you know, but I know that’s not what you’re advocating for. But it but I think sometimes our teams, our people, our cultures can look at this and say, this feels like one more thing to do.Rich Birch — So what why does this distinction of health, not hustle, how does that factor in when we’re thinking about actually trying to become a multiplying organization when we’re, you know, we’ve got lots of other stuff to carry as we’re thinking about it. Help us understand that.Dave Ferguson — My experience, particularly working with church planters and other leaders, is they aren’t afraid to hustle. Rich Birch — Right.Dave Ferguson — And in fact, that’s our default position, that I that I will I can maybe outwork the next person. And they’re willing to do it for it for a good cause. But even though we are willing to that, it actually gives us the wrong result. Because if we only hustle more, if only work more, you’re not going to make the impact you could, like I’ve already described, if you’re multiplying more. So I am constantly encouraging leaders, don’t work more, multiply more. Don’t work more, multiply more. And that’s how you make the biggest impact. Dave Ferguson — The other part of that, which is really important, I kind of have a conviction. We knew that we need to try to do the Jesus mission the Jesus way.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good.Dave Ferguson — We want to do the Jesus mission, the Jesus way. And I think that has to do with, no, I’m going to try to i’m gonna try to be a great dad. I want to try to be a great husband. I want to try to be a good steward of this body that I have. I want to pay attention to what my thought life, I want to pay attention to my anxiety and and and and levels and and am I feeling depressed? I want to make sure I’m okay spiritually.Dave Ferguson — And I think if we’re doing those kinds of things, we’re checking what I call these four gauges, I think will be healthy leaders.Dave Ferguson — And here’s the axiom that I have kind of led by, especially over the last couple decades, is that you will reproduce who you are and what you do.Rich Birch — Yes. Right.Dave Ferguson — So if if if you want to reproduce unhealth, then be unhealthy. But like if you really want, if you want the, if you want the, the guys in your church to be really good dads. You don’t have to be a perfect dad, but just put in the effort and let them know that you’re also putting in the effort.Rich Birch — Right.Dave Ferguson — If you want to be a you want people to be you know really good spouses, then try to be that yourself. Because you’re going to reproduce who you are and what you do.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s so good. I really appreciate that you’re you know that you’re pressing on these issues. I think this is a a critical thing you know for us, and particularly as we, you know I’m in a phase of my ministry where looking on to like, okay, how am I handing this stuff off?Rich Birch — What am I doing to try to help the next generation? And man, I would love the next generation to, I think one of the things that particularly Gen Z leaders are attuned to is they seem to be naturally attuned to like, we’re not going to like drive over a cliff for this thing. We want to do this in a healthy manner. Rich Birch — And and you’re not obviously, you know, you’re highly productive. You get a lot done and Exponential is a highly productive organization. You do a lot. But we want to do it—I like that—you were saying, you know, the Jesus mission, in the Jesus way. That’s actually at the heart of your most recent book Multiplier. Rich Birch — You talk, you kind of referenced these four gauges. Can you unpack that a little bit more at a high level? Help us understand what are the four gauges? And what were you hoping with this book? Why, why another book? Why is this one? What are you hoping this accomplishes for churches?Dave Ferguson — I think there’s a lot of great content out there about personal health, emotional health, how to have a rule of life, that kind of stuff. And we and we need to avail ourselves to it. I think there’s also a lot of great stuff and some of it that I’ve helped contribute to around how do you multiply? How do you you know develop leaders? How do you hero making? All that kind of stuff.Dave Ferguson — What I tried to do in this book though is show how those are so interconnected. Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good. Dave Ferguson — That if you really want to do this for a long time, and that’s how you make the biggest impact, it’s only going to come if you’re a healthy leader, because again, you reproduce who you are.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good.Dave Ferguson — And so what we do is we kind of, we, we, we talk about the problem and the problem that all of us face, in the first couple of chapters, is what I call drift.Dave Ferguson — And we drift because…maybe frame it this way. I’ve never had a conversation with a young leader who tells me, hey, 15 years from now, here’s my dream: I hope I’m 50 pounds overweight and divorced and compromising my core convictions.Rich Birch — That’s so true.Dave Ferguson — I’ve never had that conversation. Rich Birch — Right.Dave Ferguson — But we read about it almost every week. And I sometimes share the story. I mean, I was in a small group with some of the most influential pastors, maybe in the world, but definitely in Chicago for about eight or nine years. If I tried to reassemble that group today, half the seats would be empty.Dave Ferguson — And I don’t think it’s, and I think it’s because they, they drifted and they unintentionally ended up someplace they never intended to be.Rich Birch — Right. Right.Rich Birch — Dave Ferguson — They didn’t intend to end up, you know, in a hotel room with a woman that wasn’t plan A, when they planted a church. Rich Birch — Right. Dave Ferguson — Or to create a toxic culture, which really benefited them more than other people i don’t think that was like the, the goal from the very beginning. Does that make sense? Rich Birch — Yeah, absolutely.Dave Ferguson — And I think what happens is we incrementally, we drift a little bit of time until, you know, in a variety of ways, we end up someplace we never intended to be. So one of the things that I do, I’ll I'll just, maybe I’ll show you here too. I know, this is, this is, I’ll just show you. And I don’t, I know we’re not doing anything on video. I don’t think, but this is, this is kind of, this is my journal.Rich Birch — Yeah.Dave Ferguson — Oh, that’s one from like December. Wow. That’s old. There we go. There we go. That’s actually yesterday. And so like, I just write these four letters, RPMS in my journal almost every day.Dave Ferguson — And R stands for relational. How are things with Sue, the kids, my friends?Dave Ferguson — P stands for physical. How am I doing stewarding this body? For me, it’s a trip the fitness center or out running on the prairie path. Dave Ferguson — How am I doing mentally, which has to do with kind of stress or anxiety or thought life?Dave Ferguson — And then how am I doing spiritually? What’s going on between me and God? Dave Ferguson — And then so I just make a little gauge here and I kind of just, where am I? Where am I? And then I actually go ahead and give myself, I like to keep score. If we got executive pastors, they’ll like this. You should keep score.Rich Birch — Yeah, they like numbers. Stuff that ends up on spreadsheets. It’s good.Dave Ferguson — So you can see, like, so I gave myself a score for each of those on a scale of 1 to 10, then a composite, which was 5, which was actually down from 5.25 the day before. And I think that’s because, as you can kind of hear, I got a little bit of a cold, so I’m not feeling well.Dave Ferguson — And, but I, I try to do this every day. And I encourage leaders, those four gauges, relational, physical, mental, spiritual. If you’ll just spend four minutes every day…Rich Birch — That’s so good.Dave Ferguson — …reflecting on those four areas prayerfully, how am I doing relationally? How am I doing physically? How am I doing mentally? How doing spiritually? You’re going to drift. We all drift, but here’s the thing. You’re not going to go a whole month or a whole year or a decade and and suddenly wake up, you know, and someone’s dragging you into court and you’re going like, how in the world did I end up here?Rich Birch — Yeah, I think this is…Dave Ferguson — And so… Rich Birch — Yeah, I would just want to… Dave Ferguson — …it’s hopefully it’s a very, very practical tool for here’s how you can do this every day. And and let me throw this in Rich too, because I want to make sure I hit this. And then if you can do it in community… Rich Birch — Yes. Dave Ferguson — …that’ll way mitigate how much you lie to yourself.Rich Birch — Yes.Dave Ferguson — t’s like if a small group or a missional community every week, just checking in or once a month with another group that you’re you’re working with, I think that if you do that, it’s not foolproof, but it’ll be a big, big, big help.Rich Birch — Yeah. Yeah. The human, uh, human propensity for self-delusion is incredible, right? Like our ability to like become, to lie to ourselves, let alone other people is amazing. You know, I, I want to just honor you for, I think, you know, I, obviously I saw it Exponential this year where you’ve been rolling it out. I’ve, I’ve, I haven’t read the entire book yet, but I’ve read a bunch of it. And I really appreciate that at this phase in your, journey, you’re raising this flag, I think, and connecting it so, you know, integrally to the multiplier, the multiplication mission. I think that is so critically important because we, you know, we’ve seen those leaders who make a series of foolish, unwise decisions that ultimately end up in a tragic spot.Rich Birch — And oftentimes it’s like, I don’t know what to say to people. How do you avoid that? And I like that you have, you’ve put together a framework here to help us think that. Now, as you’ve rolled the book out to folks…Dave Ferguson — How old you how old are you, Rich?Rich Birch — 52.Dave Ferguson — 52. Rich Birch — Yes. Dave Ferguson — Okay. Like, I’m convinced God’s probably got at least another 20 years… Rich Birch — Sure. Dave Ferguson — …you know, and ah and in some ways it’ll probably be your highest impact years.Rich Birch — Yep. Yep.Dave Ferguson — But if one of these gauges goes way south and takes you out, like there’s 20 of the best years of difference-making that we don’t get from Rich Birch. And it’s not just Rich Birch. Every one of the people listening to the podcast. I mean, I think there’s a whole bunch of people that God goes like, no, I got 75 years or 80 years of difference making. And let’s do the whole run.Rich Birch — Yeah. No, I appreciate that. That’s why I think it’s, it’s I'm not doing a good way I’m not doing a good job articulating. I think it’s a gift that you’ve given to the church because you’re helping us actually attack this problem in a really super practical, good way that that I can see it making a huge difference.Rich Birch — And I would agree with you. I think what I realized after being however many decades in ministry, there’s like a real cumulative effect here that it’s like, you know, each decade, I thought things were great in my thirties and then I hit my forties and now I’m in my fifties.Rich Birch — I’m like, oh my goodness, there’s and and sometimes people will say, they’ll they’ll ask you know kind of questions like, you know hey, how do you basically, you know how do you do what you do or whatever? And a part of I’m like, well, you just stay in it. Like you just keep doing it, right? And stay in the game and stay plugged in and yeah.Dave Ferguson — And the and the longer your influence continues to grow, I mean, like, in the kindest, humble way, if Rich Birch emails somebody, you respond. Rich Birch — Right. Yeah, that’s kind.Dave Ferguson — Because I mean, you’ve put in so much time you mean now that you you’re able to get things done that quicker than you couldn’t before because people know who you are, they’re interested in what you’re doing, right?Rich Birch — Yeah. Yeah, it’s true.Dave Ferguson — And I think that’s true with all of us. Our influence will just continue to grow if we stay faithful to this.Rich Birch — Yeah, it’s great. So I want to, I’m going to, we’re going to talk about where you can get the book in a minute, but just before we get there, of the four, this book’s been out now for a while and it’s out in the world. It’s, you know, as an author, I know that’s a very different experience. You go from writing and then it goes out there and then people react to it.Rich Birch — Are there any of those four gauges that you’ve been surprised by the reaction or you’ve noted the reaction? Like, oh, that’s interesting. I’m hearing from people or I’ve seen, you know, maybe it’s a conversation or that sort of thing that any four of those have kind of bubbled up in in discussion.Dave Ferguson — I think the one, I think that’s what surprised me so far in the conversation is how important the physical gauge, how, how underestimated it is and how important it is.Rich Birch — Oh, interesting. Tell me more.Dave Ferguson — I was just, I was just in a conversation this morning with somebody who’s telling me that he’s really been working on these four gauges and for him in the last year’s dropped 40 pounds. And he’s like, it has, it has really shifted my influence, my, my leadership.Dave Ferguson — He said, I just, I feel more confident walking into a room. And I, yeah, I think probably as Christian leaders, we probably downplay that one the most. And I'm I am surprised.Rich Birch — Right.Dave Ferguson — I’m not saying it’s the most important of the four… Rich Birch — No. Yeah. Dave Ferguson — …but I am surprised how important it is and the feedback I’m getting on it.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s good. I can see that. I can see that for sure.Dave Ferguson — Yeah, I mean we’re whole people.Rich Birch — Yeah, absolutely. And I, you know, the, the days I ride that Peloton in the morning, I’m better at, I’m a better husband those days. I’m a better, you know, it’s, it just works out, which is, yeah, that’s really cool.Rich Birch — All right. So we want to, so when I, as I’ve been going through this, what I’ve been struck by is, man, I think this could be a real gift for our team’s to go through together. i think this could be a great tool for our staff teams. Maybe if I’m an executive pastor, it’s like, Hey, what if we went through this with our senior leaders first? And then maybe we roll it out to our teams or something like that. Where can people pick up copies of this book? Where do we want to send them online to get them? I’m assuming Amazon. Is there anywhere else we want to send them?Dave Ferguson — You know what? Let me give you two things that comes to mind. One is if they’re ready to make a commitment, say, hey, I want to be a multiplier. If you go exponential.org/multiplier, exponential.org/multiplier, there’s a place there where you can say, hey, I want to be a multiplier.Dave Ferguson — We’ll explain how you can be involved in meetups and cohorts and resource. We actually have a multiplier digital check-in. So you can actually do this online every day, that kind of stuff. So that’s one place that would be, I think, really fun.Dave Ferguson — But you’re right, um a lot of people are using it as a book to go over with their with their staff or with their teams or even their networks. And if they’re going to get, I think it’s like six or seven or more, maybe it’s a dozen, somewhere in that neighborhood, you’re going to get more than few, go ahead and email me and I’ll tell you you get a bulk discount. And that’s dave@exponential.orgRich Birch — Great.Dave Ferguson — dave@exponential.org – Say, hey, I’m going to do this with my team. How can I get a bulk discount? And my assistant, Sarah or me, will get back to you and let you know how you can do that.Rich Birch — Yes, that’s fantastic. Friends, I don’t say this with every author that comes on, but I really, I would highly endorse, would recommend that you do that. I think this could be the book you should pick up maybe this summer, read it by yourself, read it with a small group of people. I do think this could be, I think it’s a critical resource. I think it’s, I think this is more than just like, hey, it’s another book. You know, I think there’s a real potential here for this to shift the conversation in a really positive way in the broader church. So I would love more people to pick it up. Well, Dave, this has been incredible. I really appreciate you being here today. Any final words as we kind of land today’s episode?Dave Ferguson — I would probably come back to, if I was going leave people with one thought, is just just remember that you’re going to reproduce who you are and what you do.Rich Birch — So good. Appreciate you, Dave. Thanks so much. We want to send people to exponential.org. Is there anywhere else online we want them to go if they want to track with you or with the movement or anything like that?Dave Ferguson — I mean um I’m on most of the socials, so you can follow me there. DaveFerguson.org, DaveFerguson.org, if, you know, for some reason you want me to speak or do something or find other books that I’ve written.Rich Birch — Yeah, that’s great. Thanks for being here today, sir. Appreciate that.Dave Ferguson — Hey, my pleasure.

Salvatori Ferragamo didn’t make beautiful shoes, he made shoes that work with the human body beautifully. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not-so-secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector and storyteller. I’m Stephen’s sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today’s episode, a word from our sponsor, which is, well, it’s us, but we’re highlighting ads we’ve written and produced for our clients. So here’s one of those. [Rocket Cooling Ad] Dave Young: Welcome back to the Empire Builders Podcast. Dave Young here along with Stephen Semple, and we’re talking about businesses and empires and how people grew their business and the decisions they made and all of those things. Hi, Stephen. Stephen Semple: Hey, David. Dave Young: I’m struggling here because you told me we’re going to talk about Ferragamo. Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: And you’re not even going to understand this. I think it’s a clothing thing, a fashion thing. Stephen Semple: Yep. Dave Young: But let me tell you what comes to my mind, my adult 60-plus-year mind. Stephen Semple: Oh, this should be entertaining. Dave Young: I think back in the ’70s, I think, the University of Nebraska Cornhusker football team had a quarterback named Vince Ferragamo. Stephen Semple: Oh, there you go. Dave Young: He’s a pretty good guy. Pretty good quarterback. And that’s what I though of when you said Ferragamo. Stephen Semple: Okay. Not him. Dave Young: Fashion didn’t come into it. So it’s not him. Stephen Semple: Not him. Dave Young: So there’s another Ferragamo somewhere. Stephen Semple: There is, believe it or not. Dave Young: Oh, I’m all ears. Stephen Semple: Well, here’s the thing that’s kind of interesting about Ferragamo. They’re a pretty big player in the luxury brand space. They mainly do shoes, but it’s not as big as Gucci or Hermes or some of those other ones, but they still do like a billion dollars in sales. They’ve got, call it about 3,500 employees worldwide. They have 450 stores. 85% of their sales are shoes and their shoes for the most part run from about $750 US to about three grand. Dave Young: Okay. Are you wearing yours right now? Stephen Semple: I do not have a pair. Dave Young: Okay. Stephen Semple: Do not have a pair. But what’s really interesting, so the company was founded by Salvatore Ferragamo, who was an Italian immigrant. The company was started in 1923 when he opened the Hollywood Boot Shop in California where he became known as the shoemaker to the stars. Dave Young: I was thinking this would be an Italian company, but this is an American immigrant story. Stephen Semple: Well, except in 1927 he returned to Italy and he established the company in Florence. And in 1938, he purchased the historic Palazzo Spini Feroni, which remains the company’s headquarters. And this is kind of where my story starts. Dave, as you know, I was recently in Florence where I spent two weeks just wandering the city and I literally came across the Ferragamo headquarters, which is this stunning old building that’s just right off the banks of the Arno River in the center of the city. It’s this beautiful store that on the ground floor, there’s a store on the ground floor, there’s the offices above. It’s all been beautifully restored and a museum in the basement. Dave Young: Wow. Stephen Semple: So I had to visit the museum. Dave Young: And we missed the opportunity for you to just have me fly over and we’d do this live from the plaza. Stephen Semple: That’s it. We did miss this opportunity, but it’s always an opportunity for an update. So I had to visit the museum and this is where I learned the story of Salvatore Ferragamo, which actually turned out to be really fascinating. He is a very real Renaissance-style man, or he was. Engineer at heart, studied anatomy, had patents for other industrial machines. And this is what really made him different. In the early 1900s, most shoemakers believed their job was to make attractive shoes. That’s kind of how the industry leaned. And Salvatore believed his job was to make shoes that worked with the human body. So he did something different. He studied anatomy. Dave Young: I like this guy already. Stephen Semple: He attended classes… Yeah. He attended classes where he learned how the foot carried weight, how the arch functioned and why fashionable shoes were painful. Then he redesigned the shoes based upon what he discovered. And to me, that’s part of the Ferragamo story that’s worth listening to. It’s not just about the shoes, but it’s the moment where he stopped thinking like a shoemaker and started thinking like a customer. Now, this was in the museum, which is kind of a tribute to the business. So how true is that statement? Dave Young: Yeah. Stephen Semple: So the next day I’m standing in line to climb the 458 stairs to the top of the Duomo in Florence. So while standing in line, often what happens, people get talking about where are you from? How long you’ve been? What have you seen? And the lady in front of me, Susan, asked an interesting question, “Have you seen anything that has surprised you?” And I told her about the Ferragamo Museum. I said, “That surprised me. It was really cool, really, really well done.” And she immediately told me they were her favorite shoes and she had a couple pair. Dave Young: All right. Stephen Semple: I then asked her an important question. I said, “Susan, are they comfortable?” He said, “Surprisingly so.” Dave Young: All right, there you go. Stephen Semple: So I was in that moment sold, need to tell the story. In fact, went back to the museum, took more notes. Dave Young: Gotcha. Stephen Semple: So Salvatore Ferragamo was born in June 5th, 1898 in Bonito, which is just outside [inaudible 00:06:31], he was the 11th of 14 children. Dave Young: Wow. Stephen Semple: His parents were poor farmers with a small piece of land and much of the older children immigrated to the United States. So Salvatore’s sisters were being confirmed and by tradition in confirmation, you’re required to wear white shoes, which the Ferragamo family couldn’t afford. So Salvatore worked basically through the night making shoes for his little sisters. And he was like nine at the time. So basically a shoemaker was born. Dave Young: That’s amazing. Stephen Semple: So when his father died in 1912, the family situation got worse and shortly afterwards, Salvatore went to Naples to learn as much as he could about shoemaking. And when he returned to Bonito, he opened a small shoemaking business with six people, but his aspirations were larger than that. And he decided to do what many Italians at the time did, join his siblings in America. So March 24th, 1915, he basically sailed to New York where he landed at Ellis Island on April 7th. And from New York, Salvatore moved to Boston where he started working for the… God, the name of this company, you’re going to love the name of this company. The Thomas G. Plant Queen Quality Shoemaking Company. Dave Young: Amen. Stephen Semple: But they were doing these machine-made shoes and they didn’t have the same quality as the ones produced by hand. So he wasn’t really loving it, but he learned something. So he moved to Santa Barbara, California, where his brothers Alfonso, Girolamo and Secondino had settled. So in Santa Barbara, he opened his first custom shoe repair shop on 1033 State Street. And he was introduced to the world of cinema by his brother Girolamo, who ironed clothes for the American film company, and his cousin Jerry, who is a character actor in the serial, The Diamond from the Sky. So through his brother, Salvatore got a boot order for early Western movies and this opened the doors to Hollywood. But in 1916, Salvatore attended anatomy classes. We talked about the anatomy classes at the University of Southern California where he discovered the secret of comfortable shoe was supporting the arch of the foot, all about the arch of the foot. Now, life-changing thing happens for him. February 4th, 1920, he’s driving his car and he gets in a serious accident. His brother Alino dies and he actually almost lost his own leg. At Bard Memorial Hospital in Ventura, he decided to apply his learning of anatomy to designing a machine for limb traction to help- Dave Young: Really? Stephen Semple: Yes, to help in his own recovery. And this shapes his thinking. 1923, he transferred his business to Hollywood where he acquired the lease of the Hollywood Boot Shop at 6687 Hollywood Boulevard, just across from the Grauman’s Egyptian Theater. 1923, film director Cecil B. DeMille commissions Ferragamo to make footwear for The Ten Commandments. Other directors start to hire him for doing footwear and he starts collaborating with other directors such as David Wark Griffins, James Cruze, a whole bunch of them. But February 1926, Ferragamo received an American citizenship and a passport. So he’s now an American citizen. And he decides, here’s what he wants to do. He wanted to expand production but maintain quality and style. And he decided he was going to handcraft shoes in Italy and distribute them through the Hollywood store to these American clientele that he was developing, because this also opened up him doing work with the movie stars, right? So in 1926, he sets up Ferragamo Inc. And he leaves the United States and basically takes a liner to Rome and basically settles in Florence. And he gives birth to a company doing like 360 pairs of shoes a day thanks to 750 shoemakers. But here’s what he did. So remember he was working with the place that was manufacturing shoes? Dave Young: Uh-huh. Stay tuned. We’re going to wrap up this story and tell you how to apply this lesson to your business right after this. [Using Stories To Sell] Dave Young: Let’s pick up our story where we left off and trust me, you haven’t missed a thing. Stephen Semple: And he gives birth to a company doing like 360 pairs of shoes a day thanks to 750 shoemakers. But here’s what he did. So remember he was working with the place that was manufacturing shoes? Dave Young: Uh-huh. Stephen Semple: Well, he looked at that manufacturing process and he went, “Well, you could do the same thing but still handcraft them or you break everything into… Dave Young: Into pieces. Stephen Semple: … to pieces. Dave Young: This is the production line story. Stephen Semple: The production line story except applying it to craftsmen. Still a handcrafted, small run of shoes. Dave Young: Yeah, I love it. Stephen Semple: Because when they make their shoes, they don’t make 5,000 pairs. They make a small run of the shoes. But this human chain came from production. So he applied the assembly line approach he learned in America for making machine-made shoes and applied them to handmade shoes. 1920s onward Ferragamo experiments with all sorts of different materials. He was this real artisan who experimented with fish skin and straw and cork. And he patented lots of footwear such as the wedge. All sorts of different designs he comes up with. And in 1938, he rents a few rooms in the building he’s in today, establishes the workshop, and later he’s able to purchase the entire palace, which has been the headquarters ever since. And basically the Salvatore Ferragamo became a symbol of Italy’s reconstruction after the war through design and production. And they did a lot of inventions, the invisible sandal where the upper’s made of nylon thread, which in 1947 he received the Neiman Marcus Award, which is basically one of the Oscars of the fashion industry. And it was the first time it was awarded to an Italian for footwear. They basically did big innovations with stiletto heels, all sorts of things. Now there’s no question there weren’t setbacks along the way. 1929, the market crash hurt the company. ’33, they had to declare bankruptcy, but they came back. And he was a real Renaissance man. Among the patents held by Ferragamo, there’s many that have nothing to do with footwear, such as he has a patent on an offensive and defensive anti-aircraft system. Dave Young: Really? Stephen Semple: And a patent on the construction of Navy forts and a patent on a multiple launch torpedo. Dave Young: Holy cow. That’s amazing. Stephen Semple: Right? But the big thing that he talked about in his memoirs was he loved feet. He had this fascination with feet. He wrote in his memoirs, “I love feet. They talk to me. As I take them in my hands, I feel their strengths, their weaknesses, their vitality, or their failings. A good foot, its muscles firm, it’s arch strong is a delight to touch. A masterpiece of divine workmanship.” He doesn’t sound like an engineer, does he? Dave Young: No, but recognizing that there’s engineering going on, especially in your foot, it’s one of the most complicated parts of your body. Stephen Semple: Another thing he wrote in his memoirs was, “When I began studying human anatomy, I found my first clue to the problem in the distribution of weight of the body over the joints of the foot. I discovered the interesting fact that the weight of our bodies when we are standing erect drops straight down on the arch of the foot.” So when he studied foot mechanics, he was looking at the laws governing the way we walk, the architecture of the skeleton and how muscles function. And what he understood was how important weight distribution is between the center of the plantar arch and the ends of the foot, the heel and the toes, especially in motion, like that the foot provides joints and swivels and does all of this other stuff. So to support this complex structure, Ferragamo created this special steel shank inside of the shoe that allows the foot to move like an inverted pendulum is how he described it. Dave Young: Oh, wow. Stephen Semple: So he looked at how architects and builders of cathedrals use plumb lines to find the medial line and he applied that to the body to create this axis of equilibrium that sits right on the center of the plantar arch. Dave Young: Oh, that’s amazing. Yeah. Stephen Semple: And he had books and books and books on this in terms of how he was studying how the foot moves in standing and walking and things along that line. And his list of innovations went on and on and on and on. It was just really, really crazy. And as I said, when I looked at it, I went, “This guy is… He’s a Renaissance man. He’s an engineer. He’s an artist. He’s a philosopher.” He even had things where he talked about how there was these different personalities of women and how they interacted with their footwear. Dave Young: Sure. Stephen Semple: He created what we would call character diamonds where here’s their strength, here’s their weakness. It was amazing. Dave Young: Oh, he’s the kind of guy that if you walked past him, he could tell you exactly where your foot hurts, where your back hurts. Right? Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: He can see that anatomy. He can see the forces at work. Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: Those kinds of people are rare and kind of cool to interact with. Stephen Semple: Yeah. And even his early advertising, much more avant-garde art than commercial advertising. He hired this futuristic artist, Lucio Venna, to create his logo and advertising posters. And if you look at them, they were not typical shoe ads. They were artistic and abstract and in some ways you weren’t even sure… They were really beautiful and cool and inspiring. Dave Young: That’s awesome. Stephen Semple: So you can now see why when I visited the museum and I’m reading all of this stuff that I got unbelievably fascinated. And then when I meet the woman who was like, “Oh yeah, no, the shoes are surprisingly comfortable.” I’m like, okay, I need to go back. Dave Young: I think you’d look fine in a nice wedge. Stephen Semple: There you go. There you go. I find the wedges ugly. I was actually disappointed he invented those. And then even afterwards, I went into the store and looked at the shoes and the shoes are absolutely beautiful. Stunning. Dave Young: Very cool. Stephen Semple: So the thing I found that was interesting to me, there was a couple of lessons here. And I find this is a really common reoccurring theme with a lot of the empires, not thinking like somebody from the industry, but thinking like the customer. And he followed his passion, but his passion was to solve a problem. Yes, he wanted to create beautiful shoes, but lots of people were creating beautiful shoes. What he wanted to create were beautiful shoes that were comfortable. And he applied all that engineering knowledge to fashionable shoes. Dave Young: Gotcha. Yeah. Yeah. Stephen Semple: He was thinking like a customer and he changed the way we look at shoes, he changed the way they were engineered. And he also then changed the way handcrafted shoes are made. He looked at that mass manufacturing model, which didn’t appeal to him, but looked at it and said, “I can apply this to handcrafted shoes.” Dave Young: All right. What a great story. What’s really strange, it’s a reverse immigrant story. He immigrated to the US, became a citizen, and then went back to Italy to change the world. Stephen Semple: Yeah. Dave Young: All right. Stephen Semple: Everything about this guy was fascinating. And there was even a thing where they were talking about when he passed away, his personal book collection and how it had philosophy in it and religion in it and engineering in it and books on art in it. Just again, all of this very much Renaissance thinking. If you think about people like Leonardo da Vinci, who’s from Florence, that’s what he was. He was an artist and an engineer. Dave Young: Yeah. Great story. So I’m going to bring this full circle to the Nebraska quarterback, Vince Ferragamo. Stephen Semple: There you go. Okay. Dave Young: I did a quick Google search while you were talking to see if they were related. Stephen Semple: Yes. Dave Young: And I don’t think they are because in 2016, the shoe company sued Vince Ferragamo for a trademark infringement. I don’t know the details. It was behind a paywall, but I got the gist of it from the headline that probably not the same family. Stephen Semple: Or from the branch of the family that everybody was like, “Those guys [inaudible 00:20:28].” Dave Young: Yeah. The black sheep. The ones that stayed in the US. Stephen Semple: Well, we sent them to Nebraska for a reason. They were supposed to just stay there. Dave Young: Well, I don’t know where he’s from. He’s probably recruited to Nebraska. Well, I appreciate the Ferragamo story. Great. Stephen Semple: I knew you would like it because it was just one of those ones where it was like this guy was a really interesting dude. Dave Young: Yeah. We’d loved to have hung out with that guy. Stephen Semple: That’s actually the thing. The more I read about it, this would be one of those people that if he were alive today, I would say I would want to sit down and have an espresso with this guy. Dave Young: Yeah, absolutely. All right. Well, trying to think of a good sign-off for a shoe company. Safe walking out there and we’ll see you next time on another episode of the Empire Builders Podcast. Stephen Semple: All right, thanks, David. Dave Young: Thank you. Thanks for listening to the podcast. Please share us, subscribe on your favorite podcast app and leave us a big, fat, juicy five-star rating and review at Apple Podcasts. And if you’d like to schedule your own 90-minute Empire Building session, you can do it at empirebuildingprogram.com.