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Opie, Ron the Waiter, and Erik Marino (a.k.a. the New Tony) kick off FU Friday with a handwritten letter begging Jim Norton for an opening spot, then immediately burn the whole idea down. Opie hands out FUs to Ron for importing weirdos, the name Anthony, the word “and,” and the O'Jays for only having two hits. Ron answers with a baker's dozen of backstabber FUs, Erik FUs Opie for making too many people rich and famous, and the room spends the rest of the hour on Tony P opening for Norton in Huntington, meatball recipes that outlast guests, mumps taking out a football team, a Fly Dubai cockpit stabbing, Walmart receipt checkers, and why New Yorkers outlive the rest of the country. Summer romance is over. The New Tony has the mic. Don't embarrass him.Support the Show:https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/PRULKVNHUMQVAAbout Opie Unfiltered:Hosted by Gregg "Opie" Hughes—co-creator of the legendary Opie and Anthony show—Opie Unfiltered brings raw, unscripted commentary, classic radio lore, and unfiltered comedy featuring Ron the Waiter and regular guests.For fans of classic New York talk radio, unedited comedy, satellite broadcast history, and the original Opie and Anthony era.
Tom, Sheil, and Billy get together to share their reactions to Browns' big win over the Steelers on ‘Thursday Night Football' before breaking down the trade that sent Joey Porter Jr. to the Dallas Cowboys. Next, they analyze some of their main characters for the Week 4 slate, including C.J. Stroud and Travis Hunter. They end the pod by shining a light on Sheil's Ringer 107 picks.(00:00) Intro(1:35) Browns defeat Steelers on ‘TNF'(19:00) Steelers trade Joey Porter Jr. to the Cowboys(28:26) Week 4 main characters(51:18) The Ringer 107 Check out Tom Pelissero's newsletter 'The Sweep' on Substack! Upgrade Your Performance with Orgain Creatine. Available at Amazon, Costco, Walmart & Whole Foods. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit www.rg-help.com to learn more about the resources and helplines available. Host: Tom PelisseroGuests: Sheil Kapadia and Billy GilProducer: Chris SuttonVideo Editor: Curtis SchultzEngineer: Oscar De La CruzProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#946: Walmart is lighting up their price tags, quite literally, to make it easier for customers and workers to find items. Google sends its chips into orbit, which could be a big step in space data centers. Egg producer Cal-Maine reports a quarterly loss as it struggles with an oversupply of eggs. A man builds an ‘AI torture chamber' that sparks an online debate on whether AI actually feels pain like humans. Finally, should TSA agents stand when checking your ID? Learn more at https://advertising.roku.com/mbd Vote for MBD at the Signal Awards! https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?utm_campaign=signa5_entrant_finalistnotification_092926&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cio#/2026/shows/genre/business Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
While more stories of AI agents going rogue surface nearly every day, the messaging urging consumers to use AI agents to make life and work easier is not dying down. And this is all happening amidst a conversation about AI doom. How do we make sense of it all? Deputy tech and media editor Sam Schechner, cybersecurity reporter Bob McMillan and personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen hash it out. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
A Pierre Part man is accused of using AI to generate sexual deepfakes of a coworker — then showing them to her. In Georgia, a missing DoorDash mom is identified after her family tracks her phone and finds her dismembered remains. And in Ohio, former American Idol contestant and worship pastor Caleb Flynn's murder trial hits a turning point as jurors hear his police interview and both sides rest and that's only the start of this week's crime news craziness.Two men are sentenced in a massive multi-state Walmart fraud scheme that hit more than 100 stores, including Louisiana. Then Lustful Lawbreakers takes off with the pantless airline passenger who treated coach like a locker room. In Seattle, a woman is attacked by a total stranger who bites a chunk of flesh from her forehead. In Florida, a plastic surgeon who represented himself is found guilty of murdering an attorney whose body was never found. Fast-food chaos returns in When Wendy's Employees Attack! And True Crime Time Machine goes back to the hanging of Major John André, the British spy whose capture helped expose Benedict Arnold. Nearly a year after a Harpers Ferry house fire, a woman is charged in her husband's murder.Overtime:A Pittsburgh pediatrician is killed in a home invasion as his family flees. Twelve teens are shot at a Georgia birthday gathering that spilled from an Airbnb into a city park. A Florida road-rage case turns a jar of vegan mayonnaise into a deadly-weapon charge. And an Airbnb renter in Fort Lauderdale shoots an armed intruder during a home invasion.Timestamps05:00 Louisiana Deepfake Case Leads to Arrest of Pierre Part Man.10:00 Christa Pike Execution 16:00 Caleb Flynn Case Catch-up. 23:00 Georgia Mom Identified in Dismemberment Case.27:22 The Pantless Airline Passenger *Lustful Lawbreakers*32:00 (2) Sentenced in Massive Wal-Mart Fraud Case.37:11 Plastic Surgeon Convicted in Murder42:44 Washington Woman Bit by Total Stranger in Seattle.47:13 The Hanging of Major John Andre *True Crime Time Machine*54:00 Harpers Ferry Woman Charged In Husband's Murder a Year Later. OVERTIME58:00 Pediatrician Killed in Home Invasion as Family Flees01:03:45 When Wendy's Employees Attack!01:07:00 Road Rage and Mayonnaise. 01:10:00 (12) Teens Injured in Shooting at Georgia Birthday Party.VIDEO VERSION OF CRIME WIRE WEEKLY ON PATREON can be found via either link below: Exposed PatreonUnspeakable Patreon
Hour 2 (10.01) A developer wants Tim's house, and under SB 79 they might be allowed to build big. Dean Sharp explains, plus why ADUs were 37% of all new homes in LA County last year. 7:05 Dean Sharp, The House Whisperer, is wearing a Kirkland fleece he got at Walmart, of all places. Then the real story: a developer is interested in buying Tim's house. SB 79, the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, took effect July 1, 2026. It lets developers build apartment buildings near qualifying rail and rapid-bus stops, even on single-family streets. Plus, the quiet ADU boom: LA County finished 10,230 ADUs in 2025, more than six times the number in 2018. 7:20 More with Dean on how ADU approval works. If your plans meet state standards, your city has to approve them within 60 days. There's no design review, no hearing, and no neighbor appeal. In the coastal zone, a new 2026 law puts coastal permits for ADUs on the same 60-day clock. 7:35 Walmart's new "Shop to Light" feature: tap an item in the app and its digital shelf label flashes so you can find it. Plus, SNAP changes started on Oct. 1. The maximum benefit rises to $306 a month for one person and $1,023 for a family of four, and states now pay 75% of the program's administrative costs. 7:50 HOAs: What do you actually get for your money? Tim also takes on being head of the household. Plus, a new Nature study co-authored by LA's City of Hope: transplant patients who ate more sweets while on strong antibiotics lost more of their healthy gut bacteria. Thanks for listening to Tim Conway Jr. on KFI!
Hour 4 (10.01) A Sherman Oaks bar that's poured drinks since 1978 has been told to leave, but the In-N-Out in the same plaza gets to stay. Plus Dean Sharp on the developer eyeing Tim's house. 9:05 Angela Marsden has run Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill on Van Nuys Blvd since 2010, in a bar that dates to 1978. Now she's being pushed out for the Sherman Oaks Square redevelopment, while the In-N-Out next door stays put. Her Legacy Business status turns out to offer zero legal protection. 9:20 Dean Sharp, The House Whisperer, shows up in a Kirkland fleece from Walmart. Then a developer wants to buy Tim's house, and SB 79 could let them build big. The law took effect July 1 and allows apartment buildings near qualifying rail and rapid-bus stops, even on single-family streets. Meanwhile, ADUs are booming: LA County finished 10,230 in 2025, six times as many as in 2018. 9:35 Can't find something at Walmart? The new "Shop to Light" feature makes its shelf tag flash. Plus SNAP changes that kicked in Oct. 1. The maximum benefit is now $306 a month for one person and $1,023 for a family of four, and states pick up 75% of the program's administrative costs. 9:50 What are you really paying your HOA for? Tim also weighs in on being head of the household. And a new Nature study co-authored by LA's City of Hope found that transplant patients who ate more sweets on strong antibiotics lost more of their healthy gut bacteria. Thanks for listening to Tim Conway Jr. on KFI!
Eugene Khayman, co-founder of Million Dollar Sellers (MDS), who leads the "Gimme Five" campaign aimed at pushing Amazon to give sellers some fee relief after years of rising costs. Thinking about taking some risk off the table? Or are you looking at taking an extended break from e-commerce in general? Know what your e-commerce business is worth with Quiet Light Brokerage. The gap between paying for inventory and selling it is where stockouts are born. Onramp Funds closes it with funding that moves with your sales. Built for sellers already doing $10K a month or more across Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, and TikTok Shop. See how much you qualify for at Onramp Funds. With changes to DD+7, Subscribe and Save, and the additional seller fees tacked on this year, third-party sellers on Amazon are quickly discovering that it might be more profitable to take their products elsewhere. And Amazon has noticed. Eugene also talks about what he's noticed after years of being in MDS, like the shifts toward DTC and Tiktok Shop and how smaller operators have been the most creative in growing their business. Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction 00:58 - Eugene Kaiman and the MDS seller community 06:34 - Eugene's 15-year e-commerce path from sneakers to brands 09:39 - Why MDS became a seller advocacy hub 10:09 - What the Gimme Five campaign is asking Amazon to do 11:31 - How SOS campaigns formed in response to fee pressure and policy changes 13:28 - Survey data: 52 cents of every dollar goes to Amazon fees 14:42 - Does Amazon actually have room to give some margin back? 16:16 - When fees make sense versus when they feel punitive 18:25 - Why higher fees can also hurt customer value and price competitiveness 20:25 - Which fee changes could realistically help sellers 22:43 - The Subscribe and Save top-up change and why it matters 23:32 - Return fees, removals, and launch risk 24:02 - MDS data: launches needed for growth have doubled 25:48 - Fees are only acceptable if growth is keeping pace 27:23 - Rising risk from competitor attacks, faster cloning, and shorter product life cycle 30:54 - Why many sellers are rethinking Amazon as their top channel 33:00 - The problem of not knowing the true cost to sell on Amazon 34:51 - Two asks for Amazon: centralized communication and a centralized fee committee 36:12 - DD plus 7, account reserves, and the hidden bookkeeping cost 38:59 - What MDS is, how big it has become, and where it's headed 42:57 - Why smaller operators often spot the best new growth ideas 43:27 - The rise of authority affiliates and in-person selling networks 46:37 - TikTok's promise, limits, and how DTC is becoming more predictable 48:19 - MDS, Millie, and the community's newest tools Eugene, thanks for coming on the podcast. If you'd like to support Eugene and the Gimme Five campaign, here's a link to the X post. If you'd like to find out more about MDS, you can book a free call here! As always, if you have any questions or anything that you need help with, leave a comment down below if you're interested. Don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoy our content. Thanks for listening! Until next time, happy selling!
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Friday!! As you guys know, last Saturday we spoke at Dear Media by Day, and our panel was called “Having It All-ish: Career, Kids & the New Reality of Balance.” We had SO much fun up there that we knew before we left the stage: we had to bring it to you guys. So consider this the run-back.. and if you were there, act surprised lol Here's the premise: we were told we could have it all. The career, the relationship, the family, the social life, and somehow eight hours of sleep. But like HOW?! For us, the honest answer is a system we've never fully explained on the pod until now: our FAMILY FRAMEWORK. The six buckets we value most as a couple, ranked 1 to 10, monitored constantly. When they're full, we're happy. When one dips, we don't wing it.. we name it, and we play offense. We get into how the buckets came to be (Harrison's observation that the richest people he knew weren't the happiest.. the most balanced ones were), and then we deep dive ONE bucket (relationship) as an example (but NOTE: the same principles can be applied across all!!). You'll hear how the framework catches the slow slide before it becomes resentment, the exact language we use to bring something up without putting each other on defense, and the math for deciding where the energy goes: taking a bucket from a 3 to a 7 beats polishing a 9 to a 10. And if you're someone who gets overwhelmed easily, this might be the most useful part: "I'm overwhelmed" becomes "THIS bucket is overwhelming me," and suddenly it's solvable. Then the career section: how having kids changed our ambition (short version: career ambition unchanged, LIFE ambition never higher), the sacrifices we have and haven't made, and the misconception we each had about kids before vs. after. And your questions from the panel: do we still believe in balance now that we have kids (more than ever, actually), what Alex has stopped feeling guilty about in motherhood, what to do if you're scared kids will derail your career momentum, and how to decide what deserves your energy.. which turned out to literally be the buckets hahaha Tell us in the comments: which bucket are you focused on right now? THANK YOU FOR LISTENING, and happy weekend :-) Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:00:54: Why we're running the panel back for YOU (if you were there.. act surprised lol) 00:01:23 Introduction to our family framework 00:05:45 How the 6 buckets came to be… 00:09:24 Bucket deep dive: Relationship 00:14:01 How we decide which bucket gets our energy 00:15:55 THIS is why the family framework is so helpful 00:18:09 Career Q: How has having kids changed your ambition? 00:27:17 Career Q: The career sacrifices we have & haven't made since kids 00:25:09 Career Q: One misconception we had about kids.. before vs. after 00:27:03 Audience Q: Now that you have kids, do you still believe in balance? 00:28:15 Audience Q: What have you stopped feeling guilty about in motherhood? 00:29:56 Audience Q: I'm scared kids will derail my career momentum.. help? 00:33:18 Audience Q: How do I decide what deserves my energy?! 00:34:43 Our closing thoughts THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Honest: Shop Honest on Amazon, Walmart and Target. -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/alexfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexfugman Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon is blocking nearly every AI shopping agent, starting with Perplexity. Rick Watson and Jessica Lesesky go through Goldman Sachs' 64-page report on agentic commerce, which opens on Amazon's blocking and includes a section on agent liability that is labeled TBD.Rick reads the blocking as a negotiating position, the same move Amazon made with Buy With Prime and Shopify. Jess thinks Amazon is right to keep agents out and points to Meta's record on account security as a reason to be careful about handing any agent your cards. Shopify and Walmart are going the other direction, though nobody is reporting what Walmart actually sells inside ChatGPT.They also cover who is on the hook when an agent buys something it shouldn't have, and what happens to retail media, a $170B business last year, when the shopper reading the page is a bot that never sees an ad.The back half is about Oreos. Mondelez found its cookies came up in about 10% of AI cookie recommendations, brought in AEO and GEO firms, and now shows up around 70% of the time according to the Goldman research. Rick and Jess also disagree on whether you separate the cookie before eating it. For brands that aren't showing up in agent results, part of the fix is technical work on their own sites, and some are blocking agents they don't know about.This episode is sponsored by Avalara.
A Pierre Part man is accused of using AI to generate sexual deepfakes of a coworker — then showing them to her. In Georgia, a missing DoorDash mom is identified after her family tracks her phone and finds her dismembered remains. And in Ohio, former American Idol contestant and worship pastor Caleb Flynn's murder trial hits a turning point as jurors hear his police interview and both sides rest and that's only the start of this week's crime news craziness.Two men are sentenced in a massive multi-state Walmart fraud scheme that hit more than 100 stores, including Louisiana. Then Lustful Lawbreakers takes off with the pantless airline passenger who treated coach like a locker room. In Seattle, a woman is attacked by a total stranger who bites a chunk of flesh from her forehead. In Florida, a plastic surgeon who represented himself is found guilty of murdering an attorney whose body was never found. Fast-food chaos returns in When Wendy's Employees Attack! And True Crime Time Machine goes back to the hanging of Major John André, the British spy whose capture helped expose Benedict Arnold. Nearly a year after a Harpers Ferry house fire, a woman is charged in her husband's murder.Overtime:A Pittsburgh pediatrician is killed in a home invasion as his family flees. Twelve teens are shot at a Georgia birthday gathering that spilled from an Airbnb into a city park. A Florida road-rage case turns a jar of vegan mayonnaise into a deadly-weapon charge. And an Airbnb renter in Fort Lauderdale shoots an armed intruder during a home invasion.Timestamps05:00 Louisiana Deepfake Case Leads to Arrest of Pierre Part Man.10:00 Christa Pike Execution 16:00 Caleb Flynn Case Catch-up. 23:00 Georgia Mom Identified in Dismemberment Case.27:22 The Pantless Airline Passenger *Lustful Lawbreakers*32:00 (2) Sentenced in Massive Wal-Mart Fraud Case.37:11 Plastic Surgeon Convicted in Murder42:44 Washington Woman Bit by Total Stranger in Seattle.47:13 The Hanging of Major John Andre *True Crime Time Machine*54:00 Harpers Ferry Woman Charged In Husband's Murder a Year Later. OVERTIME58:00 Pediatrician Killed in Home Invasion as Family Flees01:03:45 When Wendy's Employees Attack!01:07:00 Road Rage and Mayonnaise. 01:10:00 (12) Teens Injured in Shooting at Georgia Birthday Party.VIDEO VERSION OF CRIME WIRE WEEKLY ON PATREON can be found via either link below: Exposed PatreonUnspeakable PatreonBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/exposed-scandalous-files-of-the-elite--6073723/support.
In today's episode, Kyle Grieve and Shawn O'Malley discuss Walmart and how it grew from Sam Walton's small-town five-and-dime into a retail giant. Today, it also makes money from e-commerce, a marketplace, advertising and memberships. They cover the scale advantages behind Walmart's everyday low prices, how its suppliers end up financing its inventory, and why its power over those suppliers continues to draw antitrust scrutiny. They also look at Walmart's capital allocation, management, growth levers and the biggest risks facing the business. IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN: (00:00:00) Intro (00:02:12) How Sam Walton's early franchise lessons shaped Walmart's strategy (00:11:10) Why trading margin for volume remains core to Walmart (00:15:21) How Walmart makes money beyond traditional brick-and-mortar retail (00:28:56) Why everyday low prices built lasting customer trust (00:34:48) How negative working capital supports Walmart's free cash flow (00:38:01) What the PepsiCo case reveals about Walmart's supplier power (00:41:19) How Walmart splits capital between buybacks, dividends and reinvestment (00:53:25) Why the Jet.com acquisition was a good acquisition despite the write-down (01:05:52) Where Walmart's future growth may come from (01:10:14) How agentic AI shopping could threaten Walmart's customer relationships (01:15:27) Valuation discussion of Walmart (01:16:58) Walmart's intrinsic value (01:19:43) Whether Kyle & Shawn will add Walmart to the Intrinsic Value Portfolio Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive The Intrinsic Value Mastermind Community. Track The Intrinsic Value Portfolio. Portfolio Review Submit Tool. Buy your copy of Sam Walton's autobiography Made In America. Check out our previous Intrinsic Value breakdowns: Lululemon, Nike, Ulta, Our Biggest Losers. Follow Kyle on X and LinkedIn. Follow Shawn on X and LinkedIn. Related books mentioned in the podcast. Ad-free episodes on our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Get smarter about valuing businesses through The Intrinsic Value Newsletter. Check out The Investor's Podcast Starter Packs. Follow our official social media accounts: X | LinkedIn | Facebook. Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Monarch Plus500 Netsuite References to any third-party products, services, or advertisers do not constitute endorsements, and The Investor's Podcast Network is not responsible for any claims made by them. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I am looking back to a conversation I had with Alain Hunkins. Alain is a sought-after speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach. He is the author of the gound-breaking book about leadership, Cracking The Leadership Code. Over his twenty-year career, he has led over 2,000 groups in 25 countries himself. Alain's clients include Wal-Mart, Pfizer, Citigroup, General Electric, State Farm Insurance, IBM, General Motors, and Microsoft. He has designed and facilitated seminars on numerous leadership topics, including teambuilding, conflict management, communication, peak performance, innovation, engagement, and change. Alain serves on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education and has published over 400 articles on leadership. THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR…leaders both new and old, aspiring and current! Anyone who wants to shorten the leadership learning curve and accelerate their growth. TODAY'S MAIN MESSAGE…why do people choose to do what they do? Where is the disconnect between intention and actual performance? Are we truly self-aware? Alain breaks down how we can crack the leadership code and how we can learn from great leaders as well as mediocre ones to get the best results! Alain is all about shortening the learning curve and accelerating your growth. He analyzes the principles and what he terms "shadow principles," to help you get there too. WHAT I LOVE MOST…this conversation is as relevant in 2026 as it was a few years back. Alain's leadership lessons are evergreen! Running time: 29:07 Subscribe on iTunes Find Tiffani Online: LinkedIn Facebook X Find Alain Online: LinkedIn X Website Alain's Book: Cracking the Leadership Code
Debbie Roberts Loucks introduces this 16th episode reading from Horse Sense for People by Monty Roberts.“The concept of choice is the heart of my training system.” — Monty RobertsIn this episode of Horsemanship Radio, Debbie Roberts Loucks introduces Monty's reading of “The Muckers' Story” from Horse Sense for People. Set at Flag Is Up Farms, it shows how trust and the freedom to take responsibility can bring out the best in people, just as choice helps horses become willing partners.Special Announcement: Monty Roberts has finished his second autobiography, What the Horses Said: Stories and Inspiration From The Man Who Listens to Horses, Thirty Years Later.Pre-order your copy today at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Target, Walmart, or directly via Simon & Schuster.Horsemanship Radio 312:Show Host: Debbie LoucksTitle Sponsor: Drimee Solarium Use promo code MONTY1 for $150 off your purchase of a Drimee Solarium!Photos used with permissionPurchase your own copy of Horse Sense for PeopleLearn more about Good Horsemanship at Monty Roberts EQUUS Online University Monty's CalendarPlease follow Monty Roberts on FacebookFollow Monty Roberts on Twitter or on InstagramSee more at: MontyRoberts.comHear all the shows on the Horse Radio NetworkSupport the show
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What happens when the very definition of “workplace” changes almost overnight?This week, Jim sits down with Benji Baer, Chief Marketing Officer of CBRE, one of the world's largest commercial real estate and investment services companies. Operating in more than 100 countries, CBRE helps companies and investors buy, sell, lease, finance and manage everything from office towers and logistics centers to data centers, hotels and major urban developments.Benji joined CBRE in 2019, just months before the pandemic fundamentally reshaped how we think about offices, cities, flexibility and human connection at work. But her career has long been built around navigating complex businesses and industries rooted in trust. Before CBRE, she held senior marketing leadership roles at J.P. Morgan Chase, Legg Mason and AllianceBernstein.Tune in as Benji and Jim explore how CBRE is rethinking the workplace as a place people actively want to be, why employee experience and customer experience are deeply connected, and how the role of the modern CMO is evolving from storyteller to strategist and transformation leader.Benji also shares how she's built and developed her marketing organization, why outside inspiration and continuous learning are essential for leaders, and the importance of “bringing people with you” through periods of change. It's a conversation about growth, culture, ambition and why, even as technology transforms how we work, human connection matters more than ever.—Meet The CMO Podcast On the RoadThe CMO Podcast will be on the road throughout early 2027, capturing conversations with the leaders shaping the future of marketing, leadership, and business. If you'll be attending one of these events, we'd love to connect. Let us know!Advertising Week New York | October 5-7BLINK Cincinnati | October 8ANA Masters of Marketing | October 20–22CES | January 5-7—Interested in partnering with The CMO Podcast?!Looking ahead to the rest of 2026 and into 2027, we're partnering with brands to create executive content platforms that extend far beyond a single event. From pop-up podcast studios and live recordings to executive roundtables, keynote conversations, and bespoke thought leadership programs, we work with partners to build meaningful experiences that connect with senior marketing leaders.Whether you'd like to partner with us at one of the industry's biggest marketing events or create a custom experience designed specifically for your brand, we'd love to explore what's possible. Reach out to learn how we can build something together.Email us at podcasts@vyve.co—Produced by vYveThe CMO Podcast is proudly produced by vYve Production, a full-service production and content studio specializing in podcasts, executive storytelling, branded content, and live experiences. vYve is a community of ambitious leaders dedicated to unlocking what's next in business and in life. Through executive coaching, transformative experiences, strategic content, and communities like The CMO Podcast, vYve helps entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and teams grow their businesses, strengthen their leadership, and build meaningful connections that last.Learn more about vYve and The CMO Podcast community at www.vyve.co.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
In hour four, a shocking stat about the best-selling item at Walmart and all grocery stores in the United States. Plagens' call of last night's fight between Nic Deslauriers of the Carolina Hurricanes and Boko Imama of the Florida Panthers.
10 new announcements fresh from Amazon unBoxed 2026, plus 20 new Helium 10 features this week. These and more on today's Weekly Buzz episode! We're back with another episode of the Weekly Buzz with Helium 10's VP of Education and Strategy, Bradley Sutton. Every week, we cover the latest breaking news in the Amazon, TikTok Shop, Walmart, and E-commerce space, talk about Helium 10's newest features, and provide a training tip for the week for serious sellers of any level. One of the biggest announcements from Day 1 of Amazon UnBoxed was that the event will return to New York next year. The news received the most enthusiastic spontaneous applause of the day, although official dates have not yet been announced. Amazon Ads: Accelerate authentic reviews with Review Requests https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/whats-new/get-product-reviews-faster-with-review-requests Helium 10 Adds 50 New Tools to Its ChatGPT Plugin Diamond members can now access expanded Walmart and TikTok Shop research, Market Tracker 360, Ads insights, Review Insights, Listing Builder, Keyword Tracker, Alerts, and more—all directly inside ChatGPT at no additional cost. Amazon Ads: Get more done across advertising through conversation in Amazon Ads Agent https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/whats-new/conversational-experience-amazon-ads-agent Amazon Ads: Analytics through conversational experience in Amazon Ads https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/resources/whats-new/analytics/ Helium 10 Launches a Live War Room for Major Shopping Events Currently available to Elite members, the new tool acts as a command center for tracking sales pace, orders, ad performance, ACOS, campaign budgets, and customer locations during events like Prime Day and Black Friday. Sellers can set targets beforehand, monitor results in near real time, and receive an AI-powered performance report afterward. Helium 10 also introduced several Profits updates, including a change log, Subscribe & Save reporting, improved VAT support for EU sellers, and TikTok Shop GMV Max Live ad spend tracking. Reach new audiences using DVA+, bringing the power of programmatic advertising to everyone. https://advertising.amazon.com/resources/whats-new/dva-plus-display-video-audio-campaigns Helium 10 Adds 9+ New Tools and Features to Its Claude MCP Sellers can now check Amazon account health, review B2B offer changes, analyze Google Trends, and manage Keyword Tracker data directly through the MCP. Other updates include Amazon influencer research, saved keyword and product list management, plus detailed TikTok Shop sales and GMV history. Amazon and Helium 10 Introduce Smarter Advertising Tools Amazon's new Full-Funnel Campaigns use AI to coordinate sponsored ads, display, video, and streaming TV under one budget and optimization engine. Helium 10 Ads also added MCP-powered dayparting analysis, helping sellers identify their most and least profitable hours and build campaign-specific bidding schedules. Additional UnBoxed announcements included Sponsored Services, Amazon Ads MCP Lite, an AMC SQL Generator, and more granular Amazon Marketing Stream data. Together, these updates give advertisers more automation, deeper insights, and greater control over every stage of their campaigns. In episode 559 of the AM/PM Podcast and Weekly Buzz, Bradley covers: 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - unBoxed 2027 in NY 02:20 - Sponsored Review Requests 04:46 - ChatGPT MCP Updates 07:00 - Amazon Ads Agent 10:25 - Live Key Shopping Date War Room 15:18 - New Amazon Advertising Tool: DVA+ 16:22 - 9 New MCP Tools 20:35 - Amazon Full Funnel Campaigns 22:35 - Amazon Ads Dayparting MCP Feature 25:50 - More Amazon Unboxed Announcements
This week on Two Parents & A Podcast, happy Wednesday!! Getting ahead of this: YES - Alex & Harrison are in the wrong seats (#SocialDistancing). We open with the moments you realize you're THE parent of the house: Alex packing a pizza-and-banana lunch for dance class, Harrison standing in the yard with the plumber feeling like his dad.. and the one that reminded Alex of her childhood: clacking around in heels before Dear Media by Day, hoping Tate remembers the sound the way she remembers her mom's. Plus a DM that's changing our vocabulary: when you're putting on makeup (or heels!!) in front of your daughter, say mom is getting FANCY, not pretty.. because she's always pretty, with or without it. Then we break our own podcast rule to talk about the weather (a storm is coming and Jules flies out in the THICK of it), padel lesson one is complete (drenched, humbled, hooked), and Jules walks us through her Europe itinerary.. or total lack of one. Milan to Florence to a wedding to Santa Margherita to the south of France, with essentially nothing planned. Send her your suggestions!! On the homefront: SLEEP UPDATES! Rocky's progress and Tate's new move of joining us in bed. Then our internet convos: the unspoken rules of men's handshakes (dap, shake or bro hug??), and the big one: hosting in America has collapsed from 42% of people hosting monthly in 1975 to 12% today. We get into why, and our whole case: hosting does not need to be complicated. Monday we texted friends "we're having burgers tonight" and that was the invite. DoorDash counts. Paper plates count. Bring back hosting!! Next: OU vs. Texas week in a house divided (Tate is picking who Harrison bets on lol), the Brooklyn bathroom with a 10 minute TIMER, the case for revisiting your childhood hobbies (what was yours?!), and should we do a Survivor bracket?! And we close with the one we really want your input on: if your kid gets hit or bitten, what do you teach them to do? We walk through the options, where we've landed for now, and why this might be a Dr. Brown question. Tell us what's worked for your family. Hope everyone has a great week :-) LOVE YOU GUYS! Timestamps: 00:00:00 Welcome back to Two Parents & A Podcast! 00:00:14 The moment you realize you're THE parent… 00:02:47 Swapping "pretty" for "fancy" 00:05:20 We're breaking our podcast rule to talk about the weather… 00:06:44 Padel lesson one: COMPLETE 00:07:49 Jules' Europe itinerary.. or total lack of one (send suggestions!!) 00:18:42 Rocky's sleep update 00:23:43 Tate's sleep update 00:25:48 The unspoken rules of men's handshakes (dap, shake or bro hug?!) 00:30:38 The death of hosting in the U.S. 00:37:12 OU vs. Texas week in a house divided 00:43:05 The Brooklyn bathroom with a 10 minute TIMER 00:46:52 The importance of revisiting childhood hobbies 00:55:20 Should we do a Survivor bracket?! 00:56:38 If your kid gets hit or bitten: what do you teach them to do? 01:01:59 LOVE YOU GUYS #twoparentsandapod -------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: *The death of hosting: https://www.derekthompson.org/p/the-death-of-the-american-host *Revisiting childhood hobbies: https://time.com/article/2026/09/22/revisiting-childhood-hobbies-is-a-way-to-learn-who-you-are-as-an-adult/ *The Brooklyn bathroom timer: https://time.com/article/2026/09/22/revisiting-childhood-hobbies-is-a-way-to-learn-who-you-are-as-an-adult/ -------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you to our sponsors this week: *Honest: Shop Honest on Amazon, Walmart and Target. *Zenni: Use code PODCAST15 for fifteen percent off your first order at https://www.bit.ly/41onx2O #Zennipartner *FORA Travel: Become a Fora Advisor today at https://www.foratravel.com/twoparents *EllaOla: Try it risk-free with EllaOla's 45-day money-back guarantee; go to https://www.EllaOla.com/TWOPARENTS for 20% off your first purchase -------------------------------------------------------------- Follow Two Parents & A Podcast: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/twoparentsandapod TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@twoparentsandapod Follow Alex Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/alexfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@justalexfugman Follow Harrison Fugman: Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/harrisonfugman TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@harrisonfugman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join host Walter Sterling on The Other Side of Midnight, the ultimate late-night audio playground for midnight misfits, insomniacs, and late-shift wanderers. In this jam-packed episode, Walter dives into house-sized glowing golden UFOs live from Australia with investigative reporter Ross Coulthart, explores psychic Bigfoot slipping through interdimensional portals, and uncovers Nikola Tesla's suppressed free-energy tech. Meanwhile, the callers weigh in on Tom Brady's college dorm rumors, Walmart's creepy face-scanning price tags, the national tragedy of Dunkin' dropping "Donuts" from its name, why mob-run sanitation beats city garbage trucks, and wild Florida headlines involving backyard panthers and vulture invasions.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-other-side-of-midnight-with-walter-sterling--7177415/support.
The Other Side of Midnight with Walter Sterling is late-night radio at its most eccentric, unfiltered, and wildly entertaining. In this hour, host Walter Sterling dives into everything from 50-year-old Australian UFO cold cases and house-sized glowing golden orbs with investigative journalist Ross Coulthart, to college dorm rumors about Tom Brady and Walmart's creeping dynamic shelf pricing. Throw in the perks of mob-run garbage collection, a caller's existential crisis over Dunkin' dropping "Donuts", a geopolitical breakdown of Iran, and a retired NYPD detective sawing off his own leg cast to pass academy training, and you have the ultimate overnight dose of late-night madness.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-other-side-of-midnight-with-walter-sterling--7177415/support.
Joey admitted he got completely distracted watching construction equipment while waiting on his boys’ piano lessons. He compared grading dirt to watching a Zamboni smooth ice, and Nancy confessed she's just as mesmerized by satisfying games on her phone like Block Blast and Good Sorting. The show talked about a University of Georgia student who survived an eight-story fall after reportedly falling through a window while dancing on a couch. Joey, Nancy, and Karly shared moments when they thought they were seriously hurt, including horse accidents, hydroplaning, and Joey spinning out on an icy interstate ramp. Hot Tea: Lady A's Charles Kelley revealed he's been diagnosed with multiple myeloma after doctors investigated several unexplained rib fractures. The CEO of Flock reportedly had his home blurred on Google Maps for privacy, only for internet users to mark it as a public toilet. And a Texas man crashed through the front doors of a Kroger at 4 a.m. because he urgently needed a bathroom. Nancy witnessed a full-blown fight in the Buddy's Bar-B-Q drive-thru after a driver mistakenly pulled around a truck that appeared to be stalled. The misunderstanding led to yelling, threats, and Buddy's refusing service to the guy who cut the line. Listeners shared the craziest places they've seen fights break out, including a liquor store drive-thru, a Keith Urban concert, a Hardee's drive-thru involving a very small woman with a gun, a grandmother's funeral, Black Friday at Walmart, and youth football games. Lucky 7 For $50 to the Copper Cellar Family Restaurants Nancy was shocked when his daughter asked whether there would be a livestream of the upcoming Christa Pike execution. The conversation turned into a discussion about true crime culture, public fascination with criminal cases, and why turning real-life tragedies into entertainment can feel uncomfortable. Joey shared a parenting moment after one of his sons accidentally dinged another car with a door in a parking lot. He used the situation as a lesson in accountability, left a note with his contact information, and joked that including a church note card with a Bible verse probably didn't hurt. For What Makes You Special, listeners met Kent from the Apple Barn in Sevierville. Kent shared that the family operation started with just a handful of trees and has grown to around 7,000 apple trees, all still picked by hand. He also talked about the Apple Barn's 50th anniversary celebration and upcoming Apple Festival featuring hayrides, bluegrass music, apple treats, and family activities over the first two weekends of OctoberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joey admitted he got completely distracted watching construction equipment while waiting on his boys’ piano lessons. He compared grading dirt to watching a Zamboni smooth ice, and Nancy confessed she's just as mesmerized by satisfying games on her phone like Block Blast and Good Sorting. The show talked about a University of Georgia student who survived an eight-story fall after reportedly falling through a window while dancing on a couch. Joey, Nancy, and Karly shared moments when they thought they were seriously hurt, including horse accidents, hydroplaning, and Joey spinning out on an icy interstate ramp. Hot Tea: Lady A's Charles Kelley revealed he's been diagnosed with multiple myeloma after doctors investigated several unexplained rib fractures. The CEO of Flock reportedly had his home blurred on Google Maps for privacy, only for internet users to mark it as a public toilet. And a Texas man crashed through the front doors of a Kroger at 4 a.m. because he urgently needed a bathroom. Nancy witnessed a full-blown fight in the Buddy's Bar-B-Q drive-thru after a driver mistakenly pulled around a truck that appeared to be stalled. The misunderstanding led to yelling, threats, and Buddy's refusing service to the guy who cut the line. Listeners shared the craziest places they've seen fights break out, including a liquor store drive-thru, a Keith Urban concert, a Hardee's drive-thru involving a very small woman with a gun, a grandmother's funeral, Black Friday at Walmart, and youth football games. Lucky 7 For $50 to the Copper Cellar Family Restaurants Nancy was shocked when his daughter asked whether there would be a livestream of the upcoming Christa Pike execution. The conversation turned into a discussion about true crime culture, public fascination with criminal cases, and why turning real-life tragedies into entertainment can feel uncomfortable. Joey shared a parenting moment after one of his sons accidentally dinged another car with a door in a parking lot. He used the situation as a lesson in accountability, left a note with his contact information, and joked that including a church note card with a Bible verse probably didn't hurt. For What Makes You Special, listeners met Kent from the Apple Barn in Sevierville. Kent shared that the family operation started with just a handful of trees and has grown to around 7,000 apple trees, all still picked by hand. He also talked about the Apple Barn's 50th anniversary celebration and upcoming Apple Festival featuring hayrides, bluegrass music, apple treats, and family activities over the first two weekends of OctoberSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of Tech 3 from Moneycontrol, we tell about Apple Pay finally launching in India with Axis Bank, the disquiet among former and current employees of Walmart-owned Flipkart over an elusive IPO, Doordash setting up its Hyderabad GCC and why the 1 lakh crore rupees RDI fund has hit a pause.
The second a brand like Hershey stops being culturally relevant, says its CEO Kirk Tanner, you should be worried. He joins Rapid Response to explain exactly what he's doing to make sure that never happens. Tanner also reveals why GLP-1 users are actually good for the candy business, how AI is now routing Hershey's sales force in real time through Target and Walmart, and why the Reese's Oreo collaboration (which generated $100 million in its first five months) is the model for how iconic brands find new energy. And with a major Hollywood film about Milton Hershey coming this fall, he talks about whether this is Hershey's Barbie moment. Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Tom, Sheil, and Billy get together to share their instant reactions to Bears-Eagles on ‘Monday Night Football' before examining the ramifications of the big trade that sent QB J.J. McCarthy to the New York Giants. Sheil then brings the crew some topics from the Sunday slate that he feels need to be "Under Further Review." They end the pod with Tom's injury update and a robust discussion on how the Tampa Bay Bucs should approach their next few games while Baker Mayfield is sidelined with an injured thumb.(00:00) Intro(1:53) Bears defeat the Eagles on ‘Monday Night Football'(19:31) J.J. McCarthy traded to the Giants(29:05) The Under Further Review segment(1:10:04) Injury report(1:11:56) Where do the Bucs go without Baker Mayfield? Check out Tom Pelissero's newsletter 'The Sweep' on Substack!: Upgrade Your Performance with Orgain Creatine. Available at Amazon, Costco, Walmart & Whole Foods. The Ringer is committed to responsible gaming. Please visit https://fanduel.com/playwithaplan to learn more about the resources and helplines. Host: Tom PelisseroGuests: Sheil Kapadia and Billy GilProducer: Chris SuttonVideo Editor: Curtis SchultzEngineer: Oscar De La CruzProduction Supervision: Conor Nevins and Arjuna Ramgopowell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Explore the white-hat advantages and black-hat tactics used by Chinese Amazon sellers, from rapid product testing and supplier research to manufactured demand, AI imagery, and branding gaps. ► Watch The Podcasts On Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Helium10?sub_confirmation=1 ► Instagram: instagram.com/serioussellerspodcast ► Free Amazon Seller Chrome Extension: https://h10.me/extension ► Sign Up For Helium 10: https://h10.me/signup (Use SSP10 To Save 10% For Life) ► Learn How To Sell on Amazon: https://h10.me/ft What strategies are Chinese Amazon sellers using to compete, and what can sellers elsewhere learn from them? Recorded in Shenzhen, China, Bradley Sutton sits down with experienced Amazon seller and new Helium 10 team member Shawn Su to explore the advantages, tactics, and challenges shaping one of the world's most competitive e-commerce communities. Shawn shares his journey from two unsuccessful product launches to building two six-figure Amazon brands. He explains how he discovers overlooked opportunities using narrow price filters, minimum search-volume requirements, weak competitor images, and low title density. He also reveals why the ability to test small orders, respond to reviews, modify products, and launch improved versions quickly may be a greater advantage than lower manufacturing costs. The conversation also examines a controversial tactic involving manufactured keyword demand. Some sellers use external traffic to make previously unknown search terms appear popular before launching new FBA listings. Bradley explains why a sudden search-volume spike does not always represent organic demand—and why sellers should investigate where that traffic is coming from before entering the market. From reverse-sourcing products through 1688.com to accessing real-time information through WeChat seller groups, Shawn provides a rare look inside China's Amazon ecosystem. But speed and sourcing are not everything. Western sellers can still gain an edge through cultural understanding, memorable storytelling, customer relationships, and long-term brand building. In episode 767 of the Serious Sellers Podcast, Bradley and Shawn discuss: 00:00 - Introduction 01:26 - Shawn Su's Background In China 02:29 - Discovering Amazon And E-Commerce 03:38 - Two Failed Product Launches 06:06 - Finding His First Successful Product 08:02 - Shawn's Product Research Strategy 10:06 - Using Title Density To Find Opportunities 11:44 - How Sellers Manufacture Keyword Demand 15:06 - The Speed Advantage Of Chinese Sellers 16:48 - Affordable Product Photography And AI Images 19:39 - Reverse-Sourcing Competitors Through 1688 20:46 - WeChat Groups And Real-Time Seller Intelligence 22:38 - Why Western Sellers Win At Brand Storytelling Enjoy this episode? Be sure to check out our previous episodes for even more content to propel you to Amazon FBA Seller success! And don't forget to “Like” our Facebook page and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to our podcast. Get snippets from all episodes by following us on Instagram at @SeriousSellersPodcast Want to absolutely start crushing it on Amazon? Here are few carefully curated resources to get you started: Freedom Ticket: Taught by Amazon thought leader Kevin King, get A-Z Amazon strategies and techniques for establishing and solidifying your business. Helium 10: 30+ software tools to boost your entire sales pipeline from product research to customer communication and Amazon refund automation. Make running a successful Amazon or Walmart business easier with better data and insights. See what our customers have to say. Helium 10 Chrome Extension: Verify your Amazon product idea and validate how lucrative it can be with over a dozen data metrics and profitability estimation. SellerTrademarks.com: Trademarks are vital for protecting your Amazon brand from hijackers, and sellertrademarks.com provides a streamlined process for helping you get one.
Hour 3 (09.28) Big-box America knows you’re broke: ALDI is cutting prices on about a third of its stuff — seasonal produce included — through November 3; Walmart’s running Deal Days; Target’s cheap on candy, snacks, and cereal; and Amazon’s discounting fish, meat, and dairy. Then Bellio’s Starbucks-door story and her Andy Garcia story, which somehow end the same way. Disney+ and Hulu jack ad-free to $21.49-plus — stream-flation — while finding the actual game gets harder, and the FDA is close to a blood-cancer test. Replay of the Coliseum ugly: USC linebacker Desman Stephens II’s targeting hit on Oregon QB Dante Moore put him down hard; Moore’s expected to be OK with movement in all extremities, but Stephens and teammates celebrating while he was still on the field was a look nobody needed. Live now: a chase near LAX and Westchester turns into a foot pursuit with CHP on it. Mark’s MCing Kitten Rescue’s Fur Ball at the Skirball this weekend. And Dennis Haskins — Mr. Belding from “Saved by the Bell” — has died at 75. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Seth Godin, bestselling author of more than 20 books, visionary, friend of the pod and the inventor of email marketing, returns to The Remarkable Retail podcast to discuss his new book, The Knot. Seth reframes the Gordian Knot legend: Alexander didn't cut it, he pulled out the hidden pole at its centre and then untied it. The lesson? Every place we feel stuck has hidden entanglements, and the way through is to name them. Seth explains how wanting two incompatible things at once keeps people and companies frozen, and why struggling retailers are often defending real estate rather than embracing their purpose: creating delight worth more than what customers pay.Drawing on Kodak, Netflix, Blockbuster and Google, he tackles the sunk-cost fallacy with a memorable first-class-to-Dubai analogy, explains how status, affiliation and fear shape boardroom decisions, and offers practical advice for anyone whose boss won't let them change: run small experiments, share the credit, own the blame. Seth also warns that AI is turning every remaining employee into a manager, an identity shift for people trained since childhood to ask for the right answer. His challenge to retail leaders is to trade golf for surfing, tell the truth about where their time actually goes, and get close enough to customers to rediscover the empathy that makes great merchants.Before we get to Seth, Steve Dennis and Michael LeBlanc celebrate Steve's hat trick as an NRF Top Retail Voice, then it's into the tail end of earnings season. Costco is Exhibit A for retail's great concentration, posting net sales up 11.2% and a 9.4% comp, with digitally enabled sales up nearly 20%, though higher fuel prices flatten the numbers by a couple of points. J.C. Penney illustrates the collapse of the unremarkable middle, with sales down 8% and net income cut by more than half. And in a return of the Wobbly Unicorn Corner, Stitch Fix's turnaround looks stalled as active clients slip and weak guidance sinks the shares.We finish with Steve unpacking Adobe's forecast of 6.7% growth in November and December online spending, and why margins, not comps, will be the real holiday story. He also marks the closing of the storied Neiman Marcus downtown Dallas flagship, home of the Zodiac Room, and shares a fun fact: Home Depot is the top-returning S&P 500 stock of the past 45 years. On the radar screen, Steve examines AI's mood swing as data-centre pushback grows and consumer adoption slows. At the same time, Michael looks at the halt of Canadian beer and spirits exports to the U.S., and at U.S.–China retail, from Luckin's rise to Walmart's roughly $30 billion business in China. About UsSteve Dennis is a strategic advisor and keynote speaker focused on growth and innovation, who has also been named one of the world's top retail influencers. He is the bestselling author of two books: Leaders Leap: Transforming Your Company at the Speed of Disruption and Remarkable Retail: How To Win & Keep Customers in the Age of Disruption. Steve regularly shares his insights in his role as a Forbes senior retail contributor and on social media.Michael LeBlanc is a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and media entrepreneur. Michael has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions hosted senior retail executive on-stage in 1:1 interviews worldwide. Michael produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including The Remarkable Retail Podcast, The Voice of Retail, The Food Professor, The FEED powered by Loblaw and the Global eCommerce Leaders podcast. He has been recognized by the NRF as a global Top Retail Voice for 2025 and 2026 and continues to be a ReThink Retail Top Retail Expert for the fifth year in a row.
Late-night radio host Walter Sterling delivers a delightfully chaotic hour on The Other Side of Midnight. Retired NYPD detective Vic Ferrari reveals how a social-climbing wife secured a police promotion for her husband—and how that same cop had to scramble to clean up an extramarital backseat disaster. Walter then explains why bringing your spouse on air will inevitably ruin your radio career, investigates the odd world of rural "Drive-Thru Brew" beer barns, and takes call-ins on everything from union carpenter riches to midtown Whole Foods shoplifting schemes. To top it all off, Walter offers no-nonsense job hunt advice to a caller before breaking down the saga of a $167 million Powerball winner arrested in a Walmart parking lot.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-other-side-of-midnight-with-walter-sterling--7177415/support.
In this episode, sponsored by Instacart Enterprise, Portager, Vusion, and Sifter Solutions, Ben Miller is joined by Jordan Berke, Founder & CEO of retail consultancy TOMORROW, for his first time on GrocerTalk. Jordan shares a little about his retail background and the work he's doing at TOMORROW before he and Ben jump into surveillance pricing, the realities of rapid delivery, AI hype becoming reality, and whether retailers are actually listening to their shoppers. This week, they discuss: • Seattle approving its Fair and Transparent Pricing policy to ban so-called “surveillance pricing,” and Walmart CEO John Furner laying out the principles that will guide Walmart's use of AI and pricing technology: https://progressivegrocer.com/seattle-bans-grocery-surveillance-pricing • Tesco store employees raising concerns about the operational impact of its Uber Eats and Deliveroo partnerships, and what grocers need to consider as more ecommerce fulfillment shifts into stores: https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/tescos-new-uber-eats-and-deliveroo-partnerships-genuinely-destroying-the-store-say-staff/723888.article • Instacart CEO Chris Rogers' claim that AI will transform grocery more than any other retail category, what AI shopping agents could mean for the industry, and the growing questions around who ultimately owns the customer relationship: https://www.supermarketnews.com/grocery-technology/-ai-is-going-to-transform-grocery-more-than-any-other-tech- • Sam's Club giving its members a bigger role in shaping what it sells through its Member's Mark Community, which now includes more than 200,000 shoppers providing feedback on products, merchandising decisions and the broader member experience: https://www.grocerydive.com/news/sams-club-members-mark-community-private-label-differentiation/831220/ Plus, Jordan joins Ben for GrocerTalk Grab & Go, where they share the grocery stories that have caught their attention this week. Ben digs into Instacart's latest marketplace partnerships, including Dollar General joining the platform with no price markups, and keeps an eye on the potential sale of Tesco's Central European operations. A few things worth checking out from this week's episode: Catch up on Omni Talk's Groceryshop 2026 coverage, including conversations with some of the biggest names across grocery, retail, technology and CPG. Watch the latest interviews and episodes across the Omni Talk LinkedIn page, podcast channels and YouTube. Episode 007. Welcome to GrocerTalk. P.S. Be sure to check out all our other podcasts from the past week here, too: https://omnitalk.blog/category/podcast/ Music by hooksounds.com.
The second a brand like Hershey stops being culturally relevant, says its CEO Kirk Tanner, you should be worried. He joins Rapid Response to explain exactly what he's doing to make sure that never happens. Tanner also reveals why GLP-1 users are actually good for the candy business, how AI is now routing Hershey's sales force in real time through Target and Walmart, and why the Reese's Oreo collaboration (which generated $100 million in its first five months) is the model for how iconic brands find new energy. And with a major Hollywood film about Milton Hershey coming this fall, he talks about whether this is Hershey's Barbie moment.Visit the Rapid Response website here: https://www.rapidresponseshow.com/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
It's Monday with a full house in the "World Famous" Palm Street Studio. The Blade loses his facial hair! Walmart pharmacy sucks. Bowling season is upon us and Johnny lives rent free in Junior's head. We have a great idea for a shirt and Junior does not grasp the concept. A brand new mash up! The Rev is back and we are thrilled. High school football numbers are not what they used to be. Featuring The Grumpy Griller, Brian "The Blade", Hall of Famer Junior!, Phil Nichol, and Adam Filkins. Make good choices!
This one is a full-circle moment. Our guest isn't just one of Mary Alice's oldest friends (25 years and counting), she's also one of Dr. A's real-life patients, the doctor who actually froze her eggs. Whitney Cummings, comedian, actress, and creator of 2 Broke Girls and Whitney, has built a career saying the things women usually only whisper about. Today she says them out loud, with us.Whitney was talking about freezing her eggs before it was a mainstream conversation (she did it at 33), and she is refreshingly, hilariously honest about getting pregnant at 40, being handed the term "geriatric pregnancy," the postpartum depression that came after her son, and the body image struggles she's carried for years. She and the hosts get into fertility, the real cost of waiting, why "biology is sexist," and the money advice she gives every young woman (skip the designer bag, save it for your eggs).Funny, tender, and the kind of honesty that makes you feel less alone.Subscribe to SHE MD Podcast for expert tips on PCOS, endometriosis, fertility, hormonal balance, mental health, and more. Share with friends and visit SHE MD website and Ovii for research-backed resources, holistic health strategies, and expert guidance on women's health and well-being.SponsorsProlon: For a limited time, get 15% off sitewide plus a $40 bonus gift when you subscribe to the 5-day program. Visit prolonlife.com/shemd.Egglife: Find Egglife egg white wraps in the fridge at Aldi, Whole Foods, Kroger, Target, Walmart, and more. Visit egglifefoods.com to find a retailer near you.OHHO: Get 20% off your first order at ohho.co with code SheMD20.Acely: Get 20% off SAT prep today at acely.com with code SheMD.Osea: Get 10% off your first order sitewide with code SheMD at oseamalibu.com.Skylight: Get $30 off the 15-inch Skylight Calendar at myskylight.com/shemd.What You'll LearnWhy Whitney froze her eggs at 33 and how it eased her anxiety about dating and timing.Why Dr. A tells patients never to use all of their frozen eggs to make embryos with a partner.How egg quantity and quality decline with age, and what that means for miscarriage risk.The lifestyle changes Whitney made before conceiving naturally at 40.The testing and monitoring Dr. A recommends for advanced maternal age pregnancies, including preterm birth screening, low-dose aspirin, and growth ultrasounds.Why delivery at 39 weeks is recommended for women over 40.The difference between postpartum blues and postpartum depression, and how long the postpartum period really lasts.Whitney's approach to co-parenting, forgiveness, and choosing a partner.Key TakeawaysEgg freezing can reduce the pressure and anxiety around timing, and women should always keep some of their own eggs rather than using them all for embryos with a partner.Both egg quantity and quality decline with age, but many women still have healthy pregnancies in their 40s with the right care and awareness of their personal risk factors.Advanced maternal age pregnancies benefit from closer monitoring, including preterm birth screening, low-dose aspirin, regular growth ultrasounds, and delivery at 39 weeks.Postpartum depression affects about one in seven women, can appear up to a year after birth, and is more likely without strong support at home.Asking for help, leaning on your village, and letting motherhood change you are essential parts of postpartum recovery.Choosing a partner based on respect and integrity, and co-parenting with kindness, creates a healthier environment for your child.Guest Bio - Whitney CummingsWhitney Cummings is a comedian, actress, director, and writer. She is the co-creator of 2 Broke Girls, the creator and star of NBC's Whitney, and the host of the podcast Good for You. Known for her disarmingly honest stand-up specials, Whitney has spoken openly about egg freezing, body image, sobriety, and her recovery from an eating disorder. She became a mom at 40 to her son Henry and has been candid about her pregnancy and postpartum journey.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Career reinvention for developers is usually discussed in terms of learning a new language, moving into leadership, adapting to AI, or finding a new job. Our conversation with Gaylen A. Wilson takes that idea much further. His story shows what happens when careers, businesses, health, and even our assumptions about the future stop following the plan. Season 29 of Building Better Developers is about building a career beyond the code. Usually, that leads us into conversations about leadership, communication, business value, quality, or the skills developers need as they move beyond completing technical tasks. This episode is different. We did not spend much of the first half talking about software development or QA. Instead, Gaylen told us his story, and the longer he talked, the clearer the connection to developers became. Gaylen's career repeatedly forced him to confront something most developers eventually discover for themselves: you can master the tools, solve complicated problems, and work incredibly hard, but none of that guarantees life will follow the architecture you designed. His story is ultimately about rebuilding when the plan fails, which makes it an unexpected but valuable example of career reinvention for developers. About Gaylen A. Wilson Gaylen A. Wilson is an author, relationship coach, technology veteran, entrepreneur, farmer, former stockbroker, and heart-transplant recipient whose career has required him to reinvent himself repeatedly. Together with his wife, Heather, Gaylen developed the Monument Method, an approach they use to help couples interrupt destructive conflict patterns and strengthen their connection. Learn more about Gaylen A. Wilson through his website http://www.monumentmethodinstitute.com/. Your Career Is Not a Straight Line Gaylen started his professional life far away from software. He became a farmer in his twenties and built a life around agriculture. Then drought and crop failures destroyed the business, eventually forcing him into farm bankruptcy. He had to reinvent himself. His next chapter took him into finance as a stockbroker. He succeeded there until a company whose investment he had recommended collapsed after, according to Gaylen, misrepresenting its financial condition. He described that experience as another devastating setback. Without healthy ways to process what had happened, his personal life also began to unravel. Eventually, Gaylen rebuilt again. In 2001, he found work as a traveling PeopleSoft computer consultant. He was earning more than he ever had before and thought he had finally reached a stable point in his career. Then September 11 changed the economy and consulting industry around him. By December, he had lost that job. After months of searching and hundreds of mailed résumés, he eventually took a job as a Walmart cashier because he needed to work. For developers, there is an important lesson in that progression. We often build our identity around what we do. We become the Java developer, QA engineer, architect, DevOps specialist, technical lead, or whatever role currently defines our career. Then the technology changes, the company restructures, a project ends, AI changes part of the workflow, or the market simply decides that yesterday's valuable skill is commonplace today. The ability to rebuild can matter more than the title you are trying to protect. Career Reinvention for Developers Starts with Transferable Skills One interesting part of Gaylen's story is how often skills from one chapter became useful in the next. Farming did not look anything like stockbroking, and stockbroking did not look much like technology consulting. Yet farming had already taught him far more about running a business than people might assume. When the consulting market disappeared, Gaylen eventually returned to his hometown and put a small advertisement in the newspaper offering computer repair. He had never worked professionally as a computer repair technician. He had simply been interested in computers for years. Within six months, that small side business was outperforming his Walmart job. Then the market changed again. As Windows became more reliable and malware-related repair work declined, the computer repair business that had supported Gaylen and his wife, Heather, began drying up. Instead of assuming the old business would somehow return, he adapted. He found platforms connecting technicians with companies needing field work and began traveling throughout rural America installing and servicing technology. Eventually, that work took Gaylen and Heather through all 48 contiguous states. That is where this story starts to sound much more familiar to a developer. Technologies disappear. Frameworks fall out of favor. Companies reorganize. Entire categories of work become automated. A skill that was valuable five years ago can become commonplace today. Career reinvention for developers becomes easier when we stop defining ourselves by a particular technology and start recognizing the skills that survive those changes. Those transferable skills include: Problem-solving and troubleshooting Learning unfamiliar systems quickly Breaking complicated problems into manageable pieces Communicating with customers and stakeholders Testing assumptions instead of blindly following them Adapting when the original solution no longer works Understanding the business problem behind the technology Those are skills that remain valuable even when the code changes. Developers Are Professional Problem Solvers There is another reason Gaylen's story belongs in a developer-focused season. Developers tend to be fixers. Give us a broken system, and we immediately start looking for the defect. We gather information, isolate variables, test assumptions, and keep working until we understand the problem. That mindset is incredibly valuable. It can also become dangerous when we start treating every problem as something we can overcome simply by working harder. Michael touched on this at the beginning of the episode while discussing the difficulty of slowing down after a period of long releases and extreme work hours. Even after the immediate pressure disappeared, there was still that feeling that he should be doing something. Rob connected that experience to the larger conversation about how quickly technology is moving and how easily careers can consume the rest of our lives. Many developers know that feeling. There is always another ticket, certification, framework, side project, production issue, release, or AI tool to learn. We tell ourselves things will calm down after the current deadline. Then another deadline appears. Gaylen eventually encountered a problem he could not outwork. When Working Harder Stops Being the Solution In 2014, after years of traveling for technical work, Gaylen became seriously ill. He initially believed he had pneumonia and continued working. During another extended trip, his condition worsened until a clinic in Corpus Christi sent him for a chest X-ray. He was told he had congestive heart failure and needed to return to Colorado. His first reaction is revealing. The jobs were paying well. They already had weeks of work scheduled. Gaylen initially thought they should finish the trip before dealing with his heart. It took two more jobs before the seriousness of the situation finally broke through his drive to keep working. That moment is an extreme example of a pattern many developers experience in smaller ways. We know we need sleep, but the release needs to go out. We know we need a weekend away from the computer, but production has a problem. We know we have not spent enough time with the people around us, but there is one more thing we need to finish. The problem-solving mindset becomes a trap when the answer to every problem is simply more effort. There are times when the correct solution is to stop. What Are You Actually Building? Gaylen eventually received a heart transplant in 2018. He described being near the point where he and Heather were preparing for the possibility that he would die when they received the call that a donor heart was available. By the next morning, Gaylen had received a new heart. He viewed the transplant as an opportunity to have more years with the person who had stayed beside him throughout his illness. That experience changed what success meant to him. It also gives developers a useful question to ask about our own careers: What are we actually building? We spend our days building systems for other people. We think about architecture, scalability, reliability, technical debt, requirements, and defects. Yet we do not always apply the same intentional thinking to the systems surrounding our careers. A successful career should support a life rather than consume it. That does not mean ambition is wrong. It does not mean developers should stop working hard or stop pursuing difficult goals. It means the career itself should serve something larger. Otherwise, we can become incredibly efficient at building a future we eventually discover we did not want. Quality Applies Beyond Software At EnvisionQA, we spend a lot of time thinking about quality and finding problems before customers encounter them. One lesson from this conversation is that the same mindset can extend beyond software. In software, we do not wait for catastrophic failure if we can avoid it. We monitor systems. We test assumptions. We look for warning signs. We examine recurring defects because they often point toward deeper problems. Our careers deserve similar attention. If every release requires heroics, something may be wrong with the process. If every week requires sixty or eighty hours, the workload may not be sustainable. If you cannot stop thinking about work when you leave the computer, that is information worth examining. If professional success consistently comes at the expense of health or important relationships, simply becoming more productive may not solve the underlying problem. Sometimes the system itself needs redesigning. Career Reinvention for Developers Is About More Than Technology Gaylen's journey moved from farming to finance, technology consulting, computer repair, nationwide field service, serious illness, a heart transplant, and eventually relationship coaching. That is hardly a traditional developer career path, but that is precisely why this conversation fits our season. Careers rarely follow the architecture diagram we created when we started them. Technologies change. Businesses disappear. Markets collapse. Health changes. Priorities change. Sometimes we make mistakes, and sometimes circumstances outside our control rewrite the requirements completely. The developers who build lasting careers are not necessarily the ones who perfectly predict what comes next. They are the ones who learn, adapt, rebuild, and carry lessons from one chapter into the next. That is ultimately what career reinvention for developers is about. Most importantly, the career is not the final product. The life you are building around it is. In Part Two of our conversation with Gaylen A. Wilson, we bring his experiences more directly back to developers, burnout, fight-or-flight thinking, relationships, and the challenge of leaving work at work. We also explore what happens when the same problem-solving mindset that makes us effective developers follows us home. 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Vender en Amazon sin residir en Estados Unidos se ha convertido en una de las oportunidades más atractivas para emprendedores internacionales que buscan ingresar y escalar en el mercado de comercio electrónico más grande del mundo. Sin embargo, la falta de claridad sobre las barreras legales, los métodos de pago, la gestión logística remota y el capital inicial requerido suele frenar a muchos emprendedores antes de dar el primer paso. Para desmitificar este proceso y mostrar la ruta operativa adecuada, Carlos Aranguren, emprendedor enfocado en negocios y tecnología, fundador de Arans Sales —donde gestionan empaque, envío y ventas multicanal en plataformas como Amazon, Walmart, eBay, TikTok Shop y Mercado Libre— y creador del CRM AranChat, analiza las estrategias clave a tener en cuenta. El primer paso para operar desde el extranjero radica en entender que Amazon cuenta con políticas flexibles que permiten registrarse como persona natural o jurídica utilizando empresas constituidas en Latinoamérica o España, sin que sea estrictamente obligatorio crear una LLC en Estados Unidos para comenzar. En el ámbito bancario, tampoco es indispensable poseer una cuenta bancaria física en territorio estadounidense, ya que es posible recibir las transferencias directamente en la moneda local o mediante plataformas de pago integradas como Payoneer o PayPal. En cuanto al capital de arranque, Carlos sugiere que es posible iniciar un negocio de e-commerce con un presupuesto de entre $2,000 y $3,000 USD. De este monto, recomienda destinar unos $1,500 USD a la compra inicial de mercancía, reservando el resto para cubrir los costos de preparación logística y mantener un fondo de contingencia para imprevistos o reórdenes. En cuanto al modelo de negocio, el invitado desaconseja el retail arbitrage para vendedores internacionales por la complejidad de comprar en tiendas físicas locales, recomendando en su lugar el modelo de wholesale o la marca privada. Debido a cambios operativos recientes de Amazon —que desde el 1 de enero de 2026 dejó de ofrecer ciertos servicios directos de preparación y etiquetado en sus bodegas—, la logística se convierte en la columna vertebral de la operación. Para gestionar la mercancía sin estar físicamente en Estados Unidos, los vendedores pueden apoyarse en distribuidores que envíen el producto listo o recurrir a centros de preparación independientes, cuyos costos promedian entre $0.75 y $1.80 USD por unidad según las especificaciones de empaque y etiquetado. Además, de cara a temporadas de alta demanda como el Q4, el invitado resalta la ventaja de gestionar inventario bajo el modelo FBM a través de almacenes externos para evitar cuellos de botella en las bodegas de Amazon. Basado en su trayectoria desde 2020, donde inició cometiendo errores en marca privada sin capacitación previa hasta consolidarse en wholesale y retail, Carlos destaca la importancia de diversificar hacia otras plataformas como Walmart —excelente para la categoría de comestibles— y eBay para dar salida a inventario con menor rotación. Asimismo, señala que los dos grandes obstáculos que todo vendedor debe dominar son el desbloqueo de marcas y la búsqueda de productos ganadores, afirmando que al superar ambos desafíos se tiene "el 150% del camino adelantado". Instagram: @aranssales Sitio web: aranssales.com
Target is a company people love. More than 1,700 stores, a brand with real pull. Then it came to Canada, lost billions, and walked away inside four years.This is a story about Big and Little marketing. Little is the advertising. Big is everything else: product, price, place, and how the whole business organizes around the customer. Roger Martin says a promise has to be memorable, valuable, and deliverable. Advertising makes it memorable. Price and place make it valuable. Product makes it deliverable. In Canada, Target's ads were excellent, and the business broke the promise anyway.CPA Omar Roubi joins Marc and Vassilis to reverse engineer the collapse through the four Ps. Omar teaches this case at the University of Colorado Denver and built a definitive audio case study on it at LumiQ. He also lived it: his wife moved from Texas to help launch the Toronto-area stores.Inside: the Zellers real estate deal that started the countdown, empty shelves sitting above full back rooms, the imperial vs metric mix-up, three distribution centres across a 6,000 km country, and why the famous $5.4B loss is mostly a writedown, not operating losses.A case study in why great marketing can't save a broken business.Our Guest:Omar Roubi - https://www.linkedin.com/in/omar-roubi-cpa-texas/Chapters:00:00 Cold open: one bad decision begets more00:26 Big marketing vs Little marketing02:16 Omar Roubi returns03:14 The personal connection: launching Target in Toronto06:14 "Too big to fail"06:36 The accountant's takeaway09:22 Place: the Zellers real estate deal12:08 Wrong locations, wrong customer18:47 The 12-month countdown clock22:25 Product: empty shelves, full back rooms25:02 Physical availability and the metric mix-up32:46 Price: "expect more, pay less" meets three warehouses41:05 The currency headwind45:07 The $5.4B loss vs the $200M operating loss48:27 Little marketing: is ROI the wrong number?53:01 The apology videos, and brand vs performance57:04 The one number that signals trouble first1:00:07 The human cost: 17,600 peopleReferences:ReferencesCBC News. (2011, January 13). Target buys Zellers leases for $1.8B. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/target-buys-zellers-leases-for-1-8b-1.981132CBC News. (2012, July 6). Target wins approval to come to Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/target-wins-approval-to-come-to-canada-1.1160485Castaldo, J. (2016, January 1). The last days of Target. Canadian Business. https://canadianbusiness.com/ideas/the-last-days-of-target-canada/Kumar, N. (2025, September 2). The experience paradox: Why better satisfaction scores don't always mean growth. Kantar. https://www.kantar.com/north-america/inspiration/experience/the-experience-paradoxLinkedIn B2B Institute & WARC. (2024, August 13). Making a promise to the customer: How to give campaigns a competitive edge. https://business.linkedin.com/advertise/resources/b2b-institute/making-a-promise-to-the-business-customerRoubi, O. (Host). (2021, August). The rise and fall of Target Canada [Audio podcast]. LumiQ.Strauss, M. (2013, April 5). Target Canada prices 0.2 per cent higher than Wal-Mart's: Survey. The Globe and Mail.Strauss, M. (2014, September 22). Target Canada winning price battle with Wal-Mart. The Globe and Mail.Target Corporation. (2011, January 13). Target Corporation to acquire interest in Canadian real estate from Zellers Inc., a subsidiary of Hudson's Bay Company, for C$1.825 billion [Press release]. https://corporate.target.com/press/release/2011/01/Target Corporation. (2015a, January 15). Target Corporation announces plans to discontinue Canadian operations [Press release]. https://corporate.target.com/press/release/2015/01/Target Corporation. (2015b, January 15). Form 8-K. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000027419/000002741915000005/Zellers Inc., Hudson's Bay Company, Target Corporation, & Target Canada Co. (2011, September 12). Amended and restated transaction agreement [Exhibit 2(a) to Form 10-Q]. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000027419/000110465911066091/
Welcome to Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, sponsored by R&S Logistics, ZenlineAI, and Mirakl.In today's Retail Daily Minute, Omni Talk's Chris Walton discusses:Walmart merges fashion, home and beauty into a new Style business unit led by Denise Incandela, its latest attempt to win in style.Costco gains an estimated $2.5 billion in CPG share of wallet, per Numerator, though Kirkland is slowing and lower-income shoppers are pulling back.Hy-Vee aims to cut the time to complete an online grocery order from about 40 minutes to five minutes or less using AI.The Retail Daily Minute has been rocketing up the Feedspot charts, so stay informed with Omni Talk's Retail Daily Minute, your source for the latest and most important retail news.
Distribution's buying-group wars are heating up again. Ian Heller and Mark Brohan dig into AD's reacquisition of SupplyForce, the national-accounts platform AD spun out decades ago and is now folding back in-house — its 18th acquisition to date — and what that means for independents trying to compete with the likes of Grainger for big national contracts. From there, it's another chapter in the data-center land grab, as Rexel agrees to pay $1.4 billion for Chicago-based GCC, putting it in direct competition with Sonepar for a construction wave that may be slower to materialize than expected. We also look at Lowe's testing drone delivery straight to the job site, regional plumbing and HVAC distributor Hills Distribution's national e-commerce push with Pex Universe, and why Walmart — quietly building out Walmart for Business and automating its distribution centers — may be the most underestimated competitor in wholesale distribution. Plus, our lightning round tackles whether Walmart-level automation will force mid-market distributors to catch up or fall behind. It was a big week in distribution. We break down what matters and why.
Walmart announced plans to complete installation of digital shelf labels across all of its U.S. stores by the end of 2026. The electronic displays replace traditional paper price tags and allow prices and product information to be updated remotely. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The BBC story covered a Walmart patent for an internet-connected shopping trolley capable of tracking items, displaying information, and potentially simplifying checkout. It was an example of how major retailers were experimenting with smart-store technology, although a patent filing alone did not guarantee the system would ultimately be deployed in stores. Kurt Olsen, a prominent figure in efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, has resigned from the Justice Department. He had been working in the Southern District of Florida on a high-profile investigation targeting Obama- and Biden-era officials, a probe that has not yet resulted in charges. His departure follows other personnel changes on the same investigative team. Please Like, Comment and Follow 'Philip Teresi on KMJ' on all platforms: --- Philip Teresi on KMJ is available on the KMJNOW app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever else you listen to podcasts. -- Philip Teresi on KMJ Weekdays 2-6 PM Pacific on News/Talk 580 AM & 105.9 FM KMJ | Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | Podcast | Amazon | - Everything KMJ KMJNOW App | Podcasts | Facebook | X | Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Bunnie, Meme, Hailee, and Jaime are together this week, and before the snooping begins, they take it way back to their first jobs—from greasy Fatburger shifts and chaotic nights at Walmart to tiny hometown ice cream shops and working security at a concert venue.Then y'all's confessions take over, and once again, going through somebody's phone proves to be a dangerous game. They get into what happens when you start checking phones, digging through drawers, and searching old iClouds—and find WAY more than you ever wanted to know.We're talking secret hookups, explicit photos and videos, hidden porn stashes, parents' Polaroids, questionable toys, unexpected fetishes, secret lingerie, and some discoveries that can never be unseen. There are also fake Facebook and Instagram accounts, hidden OnlyFans activity, exes being watched from the shadows, and people living entire secret lives behind their partner's back.Between the dirty jokes and absolute WTF moments, the gang gets real about cheating, gaslighting, trusting your gut, and knowing when it's time to stop searching for answers and just walk away.And because you never really know what somebody is going through behind closed doors, the episode ends with an important reminder to check on your people—even the ones who seem like they're doing just fine.Watch Full Episodes & More: YouTube
The investigation into RC and Eugene Horsch's Philadelphia “House of Horrors” just keeps getting darker, with police now linking seven missing women to the home and uncovering disturbing images and videos involving some of them. But that's not all investigators found inside the Horsch property….Ohio House of Horrors: New Photos from Inside, 16 "Almost Feral" Kids Rescued & Very Dark Timeline | The Sider Family
Subscribe to Throwing Fits on Patreon. Our interview with Lisa Barlow is gorgeous. Lisa—icon and Real Housewife of Salt Lake City—came through with full glam squad in tow to chat with us about jewelry insurance, the epic new season of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the aspiration and inspiration that comes with being a Housewife, screening her husband's DMs, she's adamantly anti-pornography, her hilarious sons being huge hits with the ladies, men and women are very different, why lash out when you can just cut someone off, astrology is important because god is organized, an honest evaluation of her castmates' personal style, the baby gorgeous rules, being a Housewife is like being on an NBA team and we even FaceTime with her pal Jordan Clarkson, she sings us a preview of her new single, what she would've cut or added if she was a producer, loving yourself is not being in love with yourself, defending yourself from bullshit, Julia Roberts is a big fan, she eats Wendy's three times a day and has her first Diet Coke at 7am, Walmart luggage is underrated, and much more on Lisa Barlow's interview with The Only Podcast That Matters™. Shop at REVOLVE.com/THROWINGFITS and use code THROWINGFITS for 15% off your entire order. #REVOLVEpartner
If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between relentless innovation and apparent human oversight in today's weird tech world. Unpack the reality behind AI agents hacking government sites and why industry leaders suddenly want to "pause" progress while shipping new models. An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents OpenAI's A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements Amazon doesn't trust Meta's Muse AI agent Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds Ireland's data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1 Microsoft thinks its new Copilot 'super app' will be as influential as Office OpenAI pauses training of its 'most capable models' Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents' and applicants' data New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators Walmart chief rules out personalised pricing as AI transforms retail Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges The smart home graveyard is getting crowded Scientists build world's most accurate atomic clock Fat Bear Week 2026 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Harper Reed and Iain Thomson Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: trustedtech.team/twit doppel.com superhuman.com PaloAltoNetworks.com/Idira coveron.com/thisweekintech and use code thisweekintech
If your fridge can be bricked by a firmware update and your AI can outwit its creators, are we trading convenience for chaos? This lively episode tackles the tension between relentless innovation and apparent human oversight in today's weird tech world. Unpack the reality behind AI agents hacking government sites and why industry leaders suddenly want to "pause" progress while shipping new models. An OpenAI Agent Hacked Australia's Health Service. Their Government Found Out Months Later Scoop: Top AI companies probing tens of thousands of security incidents OpenAI's A.I. Went Rogue and Meddled With U.S. Government Websites US and China Discuss Alerting Each Other to AI National Security Threats Meta Connect 2026: The biggest news and announcements Amazon doesn't trust Meta's Muse AI agent Meta Tests Muse AI Agent Calls That Are Actually Made By Humans in a Call Center Meta misled users about Facebook data practices, New Mexico jury finds Ireland's data watchdog has fined Google €403M over location data Google's first Suncatcher orbital data center test launches October 1 Microsoft thinks its new Copilot 'super app' will be as influential as Office OpenAI pauses training of its 'most capable models' Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents' and applicants' data New Jersey fines data center $1.1M after drone pics expose 62 gas generators Walmart chief rules out personalised pricing as AI transforms retail Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges The smart home graveyard is getting crowded Scientists build world's most accurate atomic clock Fat Bear Week 2026 Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Harper Reed and Iain Thomson Download or subscribe to This Week in Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: trustedtech.team/twit doppel.com superhuman.com PaloAltoNetworks.com/Idira coveron.com/thisweekintech and use code thisweekintech
He could have been anyone in a Walmart aisle. A 27-year-old Louisiana mason who laid brick floors for a living. But in September 2025, Hunter Easterling drove ten minutes to a house where he believed a 15-year-old girl was home alone. He knew her age. He knew the risks. He knew the registry was waiting. He came anyway, and he took his shoes off at the door. Then Chris told him to have a seat. What follows is a familiar routine of fading memory, shifting ages, and blame aimed at a child who never existed. Asked what should happen to a man who does what he came to do, Easterling, father of a seven-year-old, says he'd shoot him. He has since pleaded guilty and will serve two years in Louisiana state prison, followed by the registry he feared. Also this week: a listener question about Kik and Omegle, and news of his Simon & Schuster thriller deal. Sponsored by: Smalls: Invest in your cat's health with Smalls' get 60% off your first order plus free shipping and free treats for life at https://Smalls.com/HANSEN Home Title Lock: Go to https://www.hometitlelock.com/chrishansen and use promo code HANSEN to get a FREE title history report and a FREE TRIAL of their Triple Lock Protection Mars Men: For a limited time, our listeners get 50% off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, AND 3 Free Gifts at Mars Men at https://Mengotomars.com TruthFinder.com. To get the answers you're looking for about the new people in your life, and to discover information on potential predators, go to www.TruthFinder.com/predators Chris Hansen Books. www.ChrisHansenBooks.com Have A Seat merchandise at https://haveaseat.dashery.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leave an Amazon Rating or Review for my New York Times Bestselling book, Make Money Easy!Check out the full episode: https://greatness.lnk.to/1983DMCodie Sanchez spent 16 years grinding to keep up with people she says she doesn't even like.Her line that stopped me: most of the people giving you business advice online were miserable long before success, and still kind of miserable after it. So why take their map?Sanchez points at Jeff Bezos puttering in the morning. Tim Cook working out for his first hour, back when he was an employee. Work fit into a life, not the reverse.The number that stings: most entrepreneurs pull $46k to $64k a year. Minimum wage in California is $78k.Why? Almost nobody optimizes for profit. Revenue is the applause, and owners pay themselves last.Walmart's margin is about 6%. Average business, 15%. Your million dollar company pays you $150k.Dean Graziosi told her he's had a plane longer than his hyper growth friends, because cash flowed to him first, then to the business.Five years trying to get pregnant finally made her ask why she was running the race at all.Sign up for the Greatness newsletter: http://www.greatness.com/newsletter Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In part one of Red Eye Radio with Gary McNamara and Eric Harley, Walmart is assuring customers it will not use personal data or AI to personalize prices. In a letter published Friday, Walmart President and CEO John Furner reaffirmed the retail giant's long-standing "Every Day Low Prices" strategy, saying the company prices "the product, not the person." Also Bill Gates warns artificial intelligence 'powerful enough' to cause 'a billion deaths' if unchecked / 39% of Democratic voters think the restaurant industry "should be publicly owned and operated" / and the Department of Agriculture now admits the collapse of farm exports was a direct result of President Trump's trade war. For more talk on the issues that matter to you, listen on radio stations across America Monday-Friday 12am-5am CT (1am-6am ET and 10pm-3am PT), download the RED EYE RADIO SHOW app, asking your smart speaker, or listening at RedEyeRadioShow.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Carl Quintanilla and Jim Cramer led off the show with a double dose of news from Nvidia: The company said it is adding a record-setting $150 billion to its share repurchase program. The tech giant also unveiled a software platform to prevent AI agents from misbehaving. Hear what Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told CNBC about the "Open Agent Safety Platform." The anchors discussed stocks under pressure as Treasury yields and oil prices jumped — after President Trump rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Shares of MongoDB tumbled after the company announced its CEO C.J. Desai is departing to take a senior position at Meta. Also in focus: Meta's "Muse" rally cools; Walmart's AI message; SpaceX launches its Starship rocket into orbit; Cramer highlights a group of stocks that has more than doubled year-to-date; Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei gets spoofed on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Squawk on the Street Disclaimer Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.