Podcasts about Weli

Back with a brand new lad's chat episode! In this new ep, Ali & Legendarii had a laid back conversation on Ali's impressive first full marathon, Legendariis recent trip to Bali spending time with pro fighters, we also delved into setting standards, how your environment can change your life and much more. Let us know of your thoughts in the comments! Follow us on our socials at: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fairdinkumau/?hl=en Tik Tok: @fairdinkumau For the audio listeners out there: Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.... Spotify: https://open.spotify.c.... ENJOY And… FREE PALESTINE

Today's episode is a profound conversation with George Peterson, bestselling author of Thrive: How to Use Meditation to Overcome the Things that are Holding You Back. George is a meditation expert and addiction specialist who has created a framework for meditation called M.E.D.I. (Meditation, Effortlessly, Expect Your Mind to Wander, Detach, Integrate). In our conversation you will learn more about his meditation technique. And you will also find out how his incredible story brought him the opportunity to serve as he now teaches meditation, hosts retreats and presents all over the world.  I know you're going to enjoy George's story and you will learn from his teaching as welI. So, I invite you to sit back and enjoy our conversation. ----------- George S. Peterson has over a decade of experience teaching meditation and working in the addiction recovery field. He is also the co-founder of Nourish Mindful Events, a company that hosts retreats and pop-ups, providing a space for people to nourish their mind, body, and soul. George travels the world with Nourish, giving talks on meditation, spirituality, and sobriety and hosting Meditation and Breathwork retreats. George writes two daily email newsletters, The Daily Medi Newsletter and The "Good News" Letter. Today, he has shared his knowledge of meditation and inspiration with tens of thousands of people worldwide.   You can follow George at georgespeterson.com.   You can purchase his book, Thrive: How to Use Meditation to Overcome the Things that are Holding You Back, on Amazon here.  

Weli ma Iswaydiisay su'aasha ah 'maxay ayay dadku caawimo u dalban waayaan marka ay maskaxdoodu u baahato'? xilqaddan ayaynu kaga jawaabi doonnaa wax ka mid ah waxyaabaha dadka ka hor istaaga inay maskaxdooda u hiiliyaan.

This episode explores the journey of graduating seniors, Jessica Yang and Vani Jain, from UT Austin and the KS WELI Student Board share their journey from students to graduates, reflecting on their time in leadership roles and discussing their plans for the future. They offer advice for incoming college freshmen while envisioning their entrepreneurial leadership journey ahead.

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Essa foi a quarta vez que a Austrália, representada pelo brasileiro Weliton levou o prêmio nos 17 anos de história da competição ‘Dance seu Doutorado'. A música original ‘Kangaroo Time' também dá titulo ao vídeo criado, escrito e estrelado pelo cientista Weliton Menário Costa, o Weli, que ganhou o prêmio pela Universidade Nacional de Australia, em Camberra.

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Lueg wie schön! Huushalte mit Roboter D Technologii schriitet immer wiiter fort und mit ire chömed immer wider nöii Generatione vo Grätli und Maschine uf de Märt, wo üs de Huushalt sötted erliichtere. Mängi Roboter sind scho im Iisatz und au mini Eltere hend sonen automatische Rasemaiher. Min Vater het eigentlich immer gern de Rase gmaiht, aber ich denk im Alter isch s halt schon no praktisch mer mues nüme alles selber mache. De Robbie, wie s en nenned fahrt vo eim Wiiseändi zum andere, chrüz und quer über de Rase bis alles gmäiht isch. Aber... Contact me to get access to the whole text and extra lessons https://www.swiss-german-online.com Froge: Hesch du en Garte- oder Schtaubsuugroboter? Oder hesch scho moll eine irgendwo uusprobiert? Oder möchtisch gern eine ha? Was haltisch devo? Hesch susch irgend e automatischs Grät oder en Roboter? Wie funktioniert das? Kännsch susch no irgendwelchi Huushalts-Roboter, wo d interessant findsch? Weli andere Huushaltsgrät mached dir de Alltag liechter? Wellne Problem bisch du mit dine Huushaltsgrät scho begegnet? Bisch du en Allergiker, aso bisch du uf Schtaub oder Polle oder susch was allergisch? Verzell, wie d reagiersch und uf was d muesch achte.

Weli haweenka ayaa masuuliyad weyn iska saara carruurta iyo qabashada hawlaha kale ee shaqada guriga sida warbixin cusub lagu sheegay. Sharci cusub oo ku saabsan markhaatiyada qarsoodiga ah ayaa la doonayaa in laga hirgeliyaa Iswiidhen. Qaar ka mid ah siyaasiyiinta Jarmalka oo dhaleeceeyey ururka Friday For Future iyo gabadha reer Iswiidhen ee Gretha Thunberg ee u oleleysa cimilada.

Narges Mohammadi, ahna suxufiyad u doodda arrimmaha xuquuqda bani'aadmka ayaa ku guuleeysatay biladda nobeelka nabadda ee sannadka 2023, sida maanta lagaga dhawaaqay rugta nobeelka ee dalka Noorwey. Weli ma cadda wixii ku dhacay wiil 15 jir ah oo laga la'yahay gurigooda oo ku yaalla magaalada Allingsås illaa isniintii. Kulan looga hadlayay xanuunnada ku dhaca dhimirka, saameeynta ey bulshada ku leeyihiin iyo sida loola tacaali karo.

Season 2. Episode 1 Welcome to Season 2 of the Founding Fearless Podcast! We are so excited to be your new co-hosts, and we can't wait to share with you our guest speakers, who are all trailblazing women entrepreneurs and leaders. This first episode is for anyone who wants to know the ins and outs of KS WELI and really know what our institute provides and what programs it includes. We will introduce ourselves more and hear our exciting ideas for this season! We hope you enjoy! CONNECT WITH PRISCILLA & SYDNEY! IG: @priscillaolivarez_ LI: Priscilla Olivarez IG: @sydneykeyy LI: Sydney Key CONNECT WITH THE KS WELI ⁠@kswelinstitute⁠ foundingfearless@kswelinstitute.org ⁠kswelinstitute.utexas.edu⁠ "Empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow while increasing the number of women-owned and women-led businesses" This podcast is empowered by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. Co-hosts: Priscilla Olivarez & Sydney Key

Dowlada Soomaaliya aa weli wada abaabulka Ciidamada Xooga Dalka Soomaaliyeed ee dagaalka kula jirta maleeshiyaadka Alshabaab.

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Weli ma Iswaydiisay ama ma doontay inaad dareemahaaga xakamayso? Inaad falcelinahaaga adigu falkiso oo aanay si bila qorshe ah kaaga soo fulin? Xilqaddan ayaynu ku qaadaa-dhigaynaa qaabka ugu fudud ee aad u baran kartid Xakamaynta Dareemadaada. Dhagaysi iyo Dhaqan gelin wanaagsan.

Host Jessica Fritz Aguiar was invited onto the Vinnie Penn Project to discuss the Doreen Vincent case as part of National Missing Children Week. Vinnie had not heard of the case and questions how an obvious crime could have gone so cold. 

Florent Albero est humain et déterminé, son parcours est riche en émotions. Il nous raconte son histoire. J'ai passé un bon moment.Il a créé Weli, Wiim, Tawo et il a fait plus de 250 opérations immobilières.Bonne écoute.Michel Khoury, Le Podcast est un podcast original.Florent AlberoProduction et réalisation : Michel Khourywww.michelkhoury.frMusique :Titre: GuazuAuteur: GuazuSource: https://shikashika.bandcamp.com/album/guazLicence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.frTéléchargement (9MB): https://auboutdufil.com/?id=493 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

#20. In this episode, we are interviewing Darma. Darma is the US State Department YSEALI Professional Fellow, KS WELI FoundHER December 2021, and KS WELI's current Global Fellow. We hope you enjoy! CONNECT WITH DARMA & WLB IG: @waodesurya IG: @womenlab_bootcamp CONNECT WITH THE KS WELI @kswelinstitute foundingfearless@kswelinstitute.org kswelinstitute.utexas.edu "Empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow while increasing the number of women-owned and women-led businesses" This podcast is empowered by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. Co-hosts: Kamryn Crossley & Ingrid Villarreal

Warar iyo Barnaamijyo Af Soomali ah Kulan cusub ayaa dhex mari doona Turkiga, Sweden iyo Finland. Kulankaa oo ku saabsan geeddi socodka ku biiridda Sweden iyo Finland ee Gaashaabuurta Nato.Weli boqolaal qof ayaa u dhimanaya caabuqa covid 19. Sannadkaan oo kaliya waxaa la geeriyoday fayruskaan qiyaastii shan boqol oo qof. Nidaamka waxbarashada fasalka ee Sweden ayaa inta badan waxay mas'uuliyadiisu saaran tahay ardayga taasoo si weyn uga duwan nidaamkii lagu yiqiin guud ahaan qaaradda Afrika, gaar ahaanna Soomaaliya sida uu sheegay Professor Cali Nuur

Weli awoodahaaga qofeed , wax qabadkaaga iyo ahaanshiyahaaga maka shakiday? ma iswaydiisay weli waxaad isaga shakido? Xilqaddan ayaynu isku waydiinaynaa shakiga, waxa keena iyo sida looga bixi karo. Dhagaysi iyo dhaqan gelin wanaagsan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kabasho/message

Weli ma maqashay mabda'a 'Qunyar Noolaanshiyaha' , ma noolaan kartaa qunyar iyada oo aanay jirin wax ku dedejinayaa? Xilqaddan ayaynu isku waydiinaynaa waxa uu yahay Qunyar-Noolaanshiyuhu. Dhagaysi iyo dhaqan-gelin wanaagsan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kabasho/message

Weli ma Is waydiisay dhaqanka dad iska gadista/dhaadhicintu meesha uu kasoo raaco dadka, sifaha ay yeeshaan dadka lihi iyo sida loge gudbi karo? Xilqaddan ayaad ku baranaysaa bi'dniLaah. Dhagaysi Iyo Dhaqan Gelin Wanaagsan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kabasho/message

Weli ma akhridey buugga "The Compound effect" ? Buuggan uu qorey Darren Hardy waa mid ka mid ah buugta ugu saameynta badan ee khuseeya isbeddelka nafeed. 

Nicolaas van Myra, Nicolaas van Bari, jij kent hem waarschijnlijk als Sinterklaas. Wat wij kennen als kinderfeest begon met pelgrimage naar Bari. Kunsthistoricus Wendelien van Welie verbonden aan universiteit van Amsterdam neemt ons mee terug naar de Middeleeuwen en legt uit wie die heilige Sint Nicolaas eigenlijk is. Ook gaat van Weli verder in op de heilige uit de geschiedenis, vertelt zij waarom middeleeuwsekunst JUIST NIET saai is. 

Maxamed weli Axmed oo ah xildhibaan ka tirsan baarlamaanka 11aad ee Soomaaliya ayaa ka codsaday dawlada Australia inay qayb ka qaadato gargaarka loo fidinayo dadka abaaraha ba'an ee ka taagan Soomaamliya ay saameeyeen.

We are back, and The Voice of Reason is back in the booth, but this time, not with Funto, but with another friend of the show in Uduak, and first timer in Weli. This week we look back at all the major talking points from football this (and last) week Major Highlights: Liverpool silence doubters City FINALLY lose Arsenal 4 points clear Potter and Chelsea cooking Gerrard to blame for Villa performances? The Bruno Fernandes Conundrum Spurs best start to a league season Madrid win El Classico & Much More Thank you for listening. Subscribe, share and rate on a podcast app that allows you to do so. For all info on our podcast, click the link below: https://linktr.ee/CONetwor

Weli ma iswaydiisay Is-xambaarsanaanta |Narcissism-ku waxa uu yahay? xilqaddan ayaynu kaga jawaabaynaa su'aashaas misana ku baranaynaa shakhsiyidda noocaas ah calaamadaheeda iyo waxa sameeya dhaqankeeda. Dhagaysi wanaagsan --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kabasho/message

Weli dareenkaaga mala habaabiyay? Maxay ayaad dareentay? maxaa lagu gartaa qofka dareenka habaabinaya? xilqaddan waxaynu kaga jawaabaynaa su'aalahan iyo kuwo kale. Dhagaysi wanaagsan. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kabasho/message

#7. In this episode, we are interviewing Lesley Robinson. Lesley Robinson is the founding director of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute (KS WELI) at The University of Texas at Austin, where she empowers students - especially women - to find the best path to their own destination. She supports curricular and co-curricular efforts to equip, build community, and empower the next generation of courageous and creative women leaders who will change the world - in business and beyond. Lesley created and teaches the Entrepreneurial LeadHERship course at UT, guiding student leaders on a journey to discover their personal values, strengths, and authentic leadership style through a gender-informed perspective. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in Higher Education Leadership from Colorado State University, where her dissertation work is focused on gender-aware approaches to teaching entrepreneurship education. Happy 2022 school year! CONNECT WITH LESLEY LinkedIn: Lesley Robinson lesley.robinson@utexas.edu kswelinstitute.utexas.edu/staff CONNECT WITH THE KS WELI @kswelinstitute foundingfearless@kswelinstitute.org kswelinstitute.utexas.edu "Empowering women to lead and encouraging the world to follow while increasing the number of women-owned and women-led businesses" This podcast is empowered by the Student Board of the Kendra Scott Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. Co-hosts: Kamryn Crossley & Ingrid Villarreal

In this special episode, we sat down with Tursunay Ziyawudun, a Xinjiang concentration camp survivor. She recounts her experience inside the camp, how she got out, and what her decision to speak out is costing her family. Translating for her is Mr. Weli. Ziyawudun said: “At the beginning, … when I was detained, I thought it might have been a temporary thing. Probably after a couple of days, I'll be released, I'll be allowed to go home. With this false hope, after it lasted a couple of days or a couple of weeks, seeing what's happening inside [the detention camp] and you'll lose [hope] to a point where you realize this is not a mistake, this is not a temporary detainment. It was very well-meditated, pre-planned. [It's] very systematic, the process of basically denying Uyghurs from who they are, what they believe in. Even to a certain point, after seeing or being through all of this torture inside and at some point, you will forget who you are, or like if you can think anymore. Basically … your may brain may just go blank and then at that point, or after a while, you realize basically this was a targeted attempt to completely eradicate or wipe out Uyghurs.” ⭕️Watch in-depth videos based on Truth & Tradition at Epoch TV

In this special episode, we sat down with Tursunay Ziyawudun, a Xinjiang concentration camp survivor. She recounts her experience inside the camp, how she got out, and what her decision to speak out is costing her family. Translating for her is Mr. Weli.

Weli ma is waydiisay waxaad mar walba u niyad jabsantahay, uga daallantahay gudaha,u dareensantahay in aan lagu qiimaynayn? malaga yaabaa inaanad xuduudo dareemeed lahayn? Dhagaysi iyo Dhaqan-gelin wanaagsan

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How we work impacts many things including the environment and equity and income distribution as welI and there are indications that  moving more work remote could help us achieve our societal goals. To discuss why remote work could have so many spin-off benefits, Linda Nazareth is joined on this episode by   Chase Warrington, Head of Remote at Doist.  Guest: Chase Warrington  Head of Remote, Doist Chase Warrington is the Head of Remote at Doist, a pioneer of distributed work that specializes in productivity software. Doist created the award-winning task management app Todoist, and Twist, the first team messaging app designed for async work. Collectively, Doist supports 25 million people globally to stay organized and productive. Chase is responsible for developing and executing Doist's remote work strategy, co-located events, and advocating for the future of work on behalf of the company. His work has led him to be recognized as a leader in the 2022 Remote Influencer Report and a 2022 LinkedIn Top Voice for Remote Work. He has worked remotely for over 12 years, as one of Doist's 100 employees in 35 countries. He is a regular contributor, instructor, and consultant to many of the leading remote work organizations and...

We had our friend "The Coach" George Demaio on the show to talk about all the upcoming CT high school sports and get his takes on it all!

We had our friend Coach George Demaio on the show to talk high school sports and more!

Healthy At 100 Main Text Hello, this is AJ again. Welcome to our next lesson. This one is called “Healthy at 100." Healthy at 100 is the name of a book by John Robbins. It's a fantastic book, very interesting and the topic of this book is exactly what the title says. The topic of this book is how to be a healthy person at the age of 100, which seems kind of amazing to most people. Can you be healthy? Can you be strong? Can you have energy when you're 100 years old? And the answer is absolutely yes. Now how did John Robbins write this book? It's very interesting. WelI, what he did, personally and then with his research assistants, he studied cultures, places in the world where large numbers of people live to be very old. But not only just live to be old, because, y'know, if you live to be old but you're weak, that's not very fun. So he studied places that had a lot of very old people who were also very strong, very energetic, very healthy, very happy. There's a big difference if you're 90 years old and you're in a nursing home and you're weak and sick, and ugh. Thať's a terrible life. But if you're 90 years old and you're out running and you feel great, well that's fantastic. And there are cultures like this and there are also a lot of individual people like this. And when I say a lot, I don't mean a lot by percentage. It's a small percent of the human population. But still there are thousands of these kind of people, I don't know, maybe hundreds of thousands, maybe millions. I'm not sure what the exact number is. But you can find these people. You can find specific cultures where there are a lot of them. And then you can find individuals. And so John Robbins was very curious about this and he wanted to know why. Why, why do some people live strong, long, healthy, active lives for a very, very long time? Why are some people so strong when they're older and live so much longer? And then other people, y'know, they're 60 years old, they're already tired and sick. Whať's the difference is what he wanted to know. And so he studied different groups. One of the groups were people, traditional people, on the island of Okinawa, Japan. So we're not talking, Okinawa now has a lot of modern culture, a lot of American influence. And those people do not live so long. And they're not so healthy. But the kind of people who live on Okinawa in a traditional way, the way they always have for a very long time, those people are very special. They live very long lives and they're very strong and healthy. They're still working when they're 80 or 90 years old, working like on farms, like hard, physical work. He studied another group of people in Pakistan, same thing. They lived to be 90, 100, over 100, and the whole time they're working, doing heavy, hard, physical work. It's pretty amazing. And then another thing they did is they studied individual people.

Derek Epp is a father, husband and the Chief of Tzeachten First Nation. He sits on the Board of Directors for the Chilliwack Chamber of Commerce, he is the Secretary-Treasurer for the Stó:lō Xwexwilmexw Executive, and was elected to the First Nation Health Council. Derek is also the Vice President for the Ts'elxwéyeqw Tribe Management Ltd.Derek Epp is a proud descendant of the Wealick family and is honoured to walk with the Xwelmexw name Weli'leq while serving his community. Mr. Epp received a Diploma in Social Services while specializing in First Nations studies. Learn more about Tzeachten First Nation:https://www.tzeachten.ca/chief-council/chief-derek-epp/Derek Epp Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/derek.a.eppFirst Nations Health Council:https://fnhc.ca/representatives/Bigger Than Me Podcast Facebook Page:https://www.facebook.com/BIGGERTHANMEPODCASTBigger Than Me Instagram Page:https://www.instagram.com/biggerthanmepodcast/Bigger Than Me LinkedIn Page:https://www.linkedin.com/company/bigger-than-me-podcast/?viewAsMember=trueSUPPORT THE PODCAST:https://www.patreon.com/biggerthanmepodcastSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/user?u=35374462&fan_landing=true)

Sharciga cusub ee Iowa ee qoryaha ogolaanshaha ka yar ayaa dhaqan galaya laga bilaabo maanta. Iowans mar dambe uma baahna rukhsad ay ku qaataan ama ku iibsadaan qori. Weli waa inay helaan baaritaanka taariikhda markay wax ka iibsanayaan iibiye hubaysan oo federaal ah oo shati haysta. Si kastaba ha noqotee, looma baahna baaritaanka asalka ah si loogu iibsado qori yar iyada oo loo marayo iibinta gaarka loo leeyahay. Si kastaba ha noqotee, waa dambi weyn inuu qof ka iibiyo qoriga qof laga mamnuucay inuu haysto mid. Afhayeen u hadlay Waaxda Booliska Magaalada Sioux ayaa sheegay in qoryaha laga mamnuucay iskuulada ganacsataduna ay xaddidi karaan iyaga sidoo kale. Sidoo kale, waa sharci daro shaqsiyaadka sakhraansan inay hub sitaan. Dhaawacyada rashka ayaa in kabadan labanlaab ka galay Iowa afarta sano tan iyo markii sharciga 2017 uu sharciyeeyay iibkooda iyo adeegsiga macaamiisha, inbadan oo kamid ahna waxay lug kuleeyihiin caruurta waxayna ubaahan yihiin in la jaro Macluumaadka Waaxda

Coach George DeMaio from High School Sports on 960 WELI & 96.9FM Joined The Rob Dibble Show

When a good friend pulled me aside to share that they were Googling 'most painless ways to kill self'...? WelI...that triggered a powerful revelation about the trials and tribulations of the past year. 2020, people. We're all in it together. And there IS a way out

From High School Sports on 960 WELI and 96.9FM Coach George DeMaio joined the Rob Dibble Show

Weli qof aad si kedis ah u kulanteen, dabeecaddiinuna is fahantay, weliba aad iska hesheen, ma is weydeen markiiba, sidaasna ma ku kala lunteen. Cumar Seerbiya ayaa markii u horreysay u safray Jabuuti, jidka waxa ay sii wada mareen Sahra. Iyaga oo isku faraxsan ayay kala lumeen markii ay xadka Jabuuti gaadheen. Dhegaysi wacan!Support the show (https://paypal.me/pools/c/8oHWE3bMcn)

Sh Abdinur Weli is the religious advisor of the Sanad Foundation. He is the Head Imam for Islamic Council of Victoria [ICV] and member of the Board of Imams Victoria [BOIV]. He spoke with Furqan about a topic which he highly passionate of, the personal and psychological implications of remembering and invocating Allah in one's day to day affairs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/kalamcast/message

So excited to talk with my broadcast inspiration, my childhood big sister from my early days living in Connecticut. For as long as I've known her, Michelle Turner has been in broadcast journalist and her golden voice and fiery spirit have made waves throughout the Connecticut scene. We are talking about the old days, her career journey and how life has brought her to this moment in time. Michelle Turner has worked as a #journalist, talk show host and #moderator across three counties in #Connecticut. She is currently the host of, "The Show", a podcast airing and streaming on the #NewHaven Independent's 103.5 LP FM, WNHH Community Radio. Michelle started her career as a Disc Jockey at AM 1340, WNHC, after graduating from North Carolina A&T State University, in Greensboro, NC. Returning to New Haven, she worked at AM 1340, #WNHC, working the overnight shift, naming it, "The Overnight Party for the Overnight Army." She then moved to news as a #Reporter and News Anchor at 960 AM, #WELI. Several years later, Michelle was the first voice heard on AM 1220, #WQUN, Quinnipiac University's commercial station and New Haven County's lone CBS affiliate. She became managing editor of what became an Associated Press award winning station for news and features coverage. Michelle became News and Public Affairs Director of 94.3 WYBC New Haven AM and FM radio two days before September 11th. She and the station's staff and later the program director stayed on the air 14 hours with updates and then opening the phone lines for the public to express their concerns about the event. Later Michelle became the executive producer, host and moderator of the Heritage Talk Show of 94.3 FM's, "The Electric Drum," which saw some of its highest ratings during her seven years with the show. She also had the opportunity (and pleasure!) to moderate a live conversation with 'Shark Tank personality, Daymond John. She most recently ended a four-year stint with #Fairfield County's NPR affiliate, WSHU and it's syndicated stations and also worked as a Reporter and Announcer at WTIC-AM, Hartford's award-winning CBS affiliate. She is currently one of the co-hosts of the Ma’am WHAT?! podcast with Babe Rawls Ivy and Markeshia Ricks—their tagline: “This ain't your mama's podcast ... or maybe it is.” (Spotify) Michelle has been a volunteer with the New Haven Public School's "Read Aloud" Program, and the Greater New Haven Community Foundation's Women and Girls' Fund; she is an active member of the New Haven Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and has been the recipient of numerous community service awards, the most recent being from New Haven's Chi Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Michelle holds a Masters degree in Journalism from Quinnipiac University and lives in New Haven with her daughter. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/viewfrom5throw/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/viewfrom5throw/support

Parent and player reaction of the cancellation of the State Tournaments

Tough Talk Christian Radio with Host Tony Gambone and Special Guest Brenda Mize Garza: As I sit here thinking of my past, some memories make me smile, others make me cry, and still others make me welI aware that had it not been for God, I would not be here to enjoy this new day. My husband, Jesse and I live in San Antonio, Texas with our Pomeranian Sugar Baby. We have three wonderful children and five magnificent grandchildren. Growing up in the small town of Nectar, Alabama everywhere you looked was either peach orchards, cotton or corn fields. Our little town had one of those general stores, you know, the ones that sell peanuts out of a barrel and pickles from a jar. I graduated from Cleveland High School in Cleveland, Alabama. My graduation class was a total of 44. Then I perused a career in nursing. This path led me into the Armed Forces, which I will be forever grateful. The last two thirds of my career has been in anesthesia, as a CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist). Many years ago, as I looked around a pediatric operating room that was decorated in cartoon characters. In my spirit, I felt the Lord say, “all the children know about these characters, but they do not know about me or my son.” I thought then that someone should write about God and Jesus in a way that children and young teens etc. could come to know them. My hope in writing The Beach House is that children, young adults and everyone who reads it will come to know The God Who created everything. That their hearts and minds will be open to the love and compassion of God the Father and Jesus, His son. That through my books they will feel the love He has for them. That they are special to Him, no matter who they are, or what they have done. Jesus died for all of us, so we could live through Him. https://www.brendamizegarza.com/

Qaladaadkii dhaliyey qaraxii Zoobe oo weli taagan Haruun Macruuf

Lacag la’aan dhaqaale xumo iyo baahi dad kale qofkasta qatar ayuu ugu sugan yahay!! Saas ay tahay waxaa fiican in aad dadka maarantid, haddaba Sidee uga maarmi kartaa dadka kale? Sidee Dhaqaale u samaysan kartaa?

Warar iyo Barnaamijyo Af Soomali ah

Warar iyo Barnaamijyo Af Soomali ah

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Warar iyo Barnaamijyo Af Soomali ah

Warar iyo Barnaamijyo Af Soomali ah

Vanessa Cabrera was let go of her corporate job, only to find out she was pregnant with her first child and within the same week became a single parent - what a way to start your own business. Her passion, hustle and good fortune of finding a great strategic partner gave her the base to rapidly grow. In this podcast Vanessa shares rich insights into social media which every corporate escapee should pay attention to.   There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy! Why is it important to focus on one or two key platforms for social media Why you should be growing your email list at the same time as growing social Why Instagram stories are so powerful How you get more speaking gigs by applying two simple but rarely used actions Why is it important to have multiple streams of income How to build your list from LinkedIn connections What are the best performing lead magnets/opt-ins? The value of day blocking   Important Links & Mentions From This Episode: Vanessa's LinkedIn profile Vanessa on Twitter Vanessa’s Website Top 10 Ways to Grow Your List & Audience Acuity St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Constant Contact Leadpages WebinarNinja Amy Porterfield Podcast   EPISODE TRANSCRIPTION: Announcer: Are you a corporate escapee and wasting valuable time attempting to figure challenges out on your own? Well, this podcast is for you. We bring you firsthand experiences of guests going through many of the struggles you face each and every day. We get real with no corporate BS, and now over to your host, Paul Higgins. Paul: Hello and welcome to corporate escapees, the podcast that takes you behind the scene of people who are successfully running their own businesses, hearing their war stories and motivations for making the jump from a corporate gig. I'm your host, Paul Higgins, and our guest today is someone who after years of working in corporate, met the perfect storm when she first started her new business, she found out she was pregnant and also her partner left her within a week, leaving her as a single mom with a new business. She talks about how she hustled her way through this. It was really inspiring. Also, she gives some really rich insights into email marketing and also social media marketing. So what I'll do now is hand you over to Vanessa Cabrera, welcome Vanessa Cabrera to the corporate escapees podcast. Brought to you by Build Live Give. So Vanessa, we're going to get to know lots about you today, but why don't we start with something your family and friends would know about you that we wouldn't. Vanessa: Oh my gosh. Okay. You hit me with a good one. All right. So let me see. I'll give you the scoop. Something funny that my friends, my close friends and family know about me that maybe others don't. Is that um, I'm. My last name is Cabrera. So I am Latina, but I oftentimes when I'm in a group of Latinos I oftentimes kind of like pretend not to understand Spanish, just to see if they're talking smack about me. True Story. Yeah. Paul: Very funny, very funny. And uh, have you ever had that situation where they were talking about you? Vanessa: I have, I have busted some. Let's just be real. Like girls can be catty. Okay. And women, we're no different. So yes, I have busted some, some people have called them out, some people I didn't. Um, but yeah, that's just something like funny I do. Paul: Yeah look I definitely, when we travel, especially at Italy, my wife's family's background is Italian, so she can't really speak it, but she can certainly understand it. And one day we've heard very, very entertaining conversations, especially when it comes to the local prices versus tourist price. It's like, hang on, I've just charged us three times the average. Vanessa: Yes Exactly, exactly. So you know what I'm talking about. Exactly. Paul: Brilliant. So what don't you tell us a little bit about your corporate escapee story? Vanessa: Yeah. Okay. So I, um, my background has been in marketing. I've been in marketing my whole career and as soon as I got out of college I was very blessed to be a marketing and communications manager for a trade association that represented the out of home entertainment industry. So think like Pacman, dartboards, jukeboxes, that kind of thing. Um, and so I loved it, loved every minute of it, and I'll be honest with you and your audience, it was, I'm second generation to that industry. So my dad totally hooked me up with that job straight out of college. And when I say Pacman paid for my college, it's true. My father's owed Pacman for like 30 years, so I loved it, loved every minute of it. Um, I was there for 10 years and was responsible for all their marketing, their website, events. I launched their email marketing program, which is when I graduated from college social media wasn't a part of what wasn't even in existence and totally dating myself, but email was launching. So that's where I really started was with email marketing. And from there I went to, um, after 10 years I loved it, but I needed something different. I needed a challenge and to be honest with you, Paul, I needed to make more money. So the gambling industry came into Chicago, which is where I'm from and let's just say we call gambling like amusements rich cousin, let's say slot machines are making much more money than Pacman is, right. So, so I got everything I wish for. I got a challenge. I got a ton more money and be careful what you wish for because I hated every minute of it. I went from loving my job to, you know, having the Sunday night blues to dreading Monday morning, and it was basically because it was a good old boys club. It was a very male-dominated industry. Right. And to be just honest with you, they just treated me not very well. They treated me like a secretary who, you know, a little girl that liked to play on Facebook, never really took me seriously, even though I was hired to be their marketing person, they treated me like a secretary. So I was like getting coffee and it just, there was other bad, bad stories that I won't even get into, but you could just imagine, you know, in a very male-dominated industry like gambling, like where really all the deals go down. It's not necessarily always in a boardroom. Right. So I was planning my escape and every night I would go home and I would work on my website and all that because I knew what I knew was valuable. I was, since the association days, people were always asking me, Vanessa, how are you doing this? How are you sending out these emails? How did you grow the Facebook page so quickly? You know, things like that. So I knew in the back of my mind that that's what I knew was valuable and so I was planning my escape, but unfortunately or fortunately the slot machine that they have for the marketplace was not the right product and I knew that. So I lost my job and about a week later I found out that I was pregnant and about a week after that, I found out that I was going to be a single mom, so my world got turned upside down within three weeks time. And I was like, how did this happen to me? Right. I did everything right, right. I went to school, I studied hard. You know, I, I'm, I'm a good worker. I pay my taxes, like, you know, all this stuff that we're supposed to do. And here I was, you know, jobless, pregnant and alone. So I don't know what to tell you, Paul. I just knew in my gut literally and figuratively, that this was gonna work. And so I didn't even touch my resume, I don't know what came over me. I'm like, you know, what, if I don't start my own business now, it's never gonna happen. So I did. I just put one foot in front of the other and just really worked my ass off for nine months straight. Obviously, I can't go out party. So I say I stayed home and continue to work on my website and you know, would speak in front of anybody who would listen. And it was just like really hustle and go time. So that's how I escaped. Paul: That's an amazing, amazing story. And, and what was it harder or easier than you expected when you, when you did finally start your own business? Vanessa: In the beginning, I think it was just, if it was somewhat easy just because I knew what I was doing when it came to marketing per se, right? Like you have to build an audience and you'd have to get your social media channels up and you know, all those things. So I think I was just in such a grind for nine months and I was like, okay, this is how I get clients. So, you know, when it's fear-based or the fact where I cannot fail, it's not just about me, it's now about my son. Um, it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be probably that first year. But to be honest with you, Paul, I was such in hustle mode because I couldn't fail. Um, that it came relatively easy to me. But that was only year one. Okay. And entrepreneurship. And now I'm, I'm proud to say I'm now in year six. I'm coming in and my sixth year, um, and it's, uh, you know, and I have a thriving consulting business. I have a waiting list of clients wanting to work with me. But if you would've told me this six years ago, I've been like, you're crazy. So it was a little easier for that first year. But again, for me specifically it was just because I knew what I had to do and I just kept pushing and grinding. But it wasn't always easy. Like, I had never worked this hard in my life. Now in your six, it's really a grind now. I love it because I love what I do, so I'm extremely blessed, but it's a lot of work. It's a lot of work to, to sustain the business. Paul: Yeah and with you know giving birth, etcetera. How did that transition occur? Did your clients stay with you or did that sort of interrupt the business? Vanessa: So I was planning ahead. I knew I would take two months off. Um, and to be honest with your audience, your listeners, when I was let go, I was a little saver. So I did have money in the bank. I thought I was always a little saver. Um, so for those who are wanting to escape, this is one piece of advice I would say save every dime you possibly can because you're going to need it because even though I saved, you know, that money goes quick. So I knew that I was going to take two months off after my son was born. Um, and like I said, I just kept grinding. I mean, there's pictures of me where I'm like very pregnant and you know, doing a seminar about email marketing back in the day. So it was just about getting, you know, building that list and getting in front of as many people as I could before I became, you know, a mom. Paul: Great. And what sort of help did you get along the way? Vanessa: So, uh, my, my email service provider tool, the tool I use to send out my emails is constant contact and so I have been a constant contact customer since 2001. I'm totally dating myself. So I've been in email marketing a very long time. Um, and so there was always local seminars about email marketing and social media and I would always go to them on behalf of the association. WelI got very chummy with the speaker and he was the first person I turned to when I lost my job. I'm like, okay, this is what I'm planning to do. And he said, Hey, do you know that there's a partners program that constant contact has? And I'm like, what? He's like, you'd be perfect for it. So it just so happens, right, everything happens for a reason. Um, the week I found out I was going to be let go the, within two weeks there was the first constant contact partners conference that was gonna be held in Boston. So I booked my ticket. It was the first plane business plane ticket I ever bought with my own money since that. Before then it was always, you know, my, my company paid for it. So I was like, Whoa, that's a big wake up call. I'm like, oh my gosh, I can't expense this. Right. So I went there and I'd say that was a huge help because they then helped me get some speaking gigs. Um, obviously I was telling constant contact that would, that's like the call to action at the end of the seminars. But to be honest with you, Paul, it's happened so organically because I was doing that anyways. Like I said, back from the association days when I first got our first email campaign where no one saw that had seen something like that before, like our board of directors and our members called me and was like, what is this? So, so I was already doing that. There are like, what, what is this? Oh, it's constant contact and I would just tell them what I was doing and how I did it. That's pretty much the monster help and I really got that really helped me in the beginning with partnering. Yeah, partnering with constant contact. Paul: Excellent. And we'll move now into the build section. So when someone says to you today, Vanessa, what do you do? How do you answer that? Vanessa: So, um, my go-to answer is I'm an online marketing consultant and I help small business owners, particularly women entrepreneurs. That kind of happened organically too, and it's probably because of my story and the style that I teach, but I helped them put together an online marketing plan. I see so many small businesses, solopreneurs and things like that on social media, but they're just posting, just to post. There's no real strategy on how to use these tools that are literally at our fingertips on how to sell, basically sell their products, sell their services. So that's, um, that's what I do. Paul: Great. And what do you know about coming up with social media plans that a few others don't? Vanessa: No, I think when I run into with all the clients I've had the pleasure of working with is that they, there's, there's so many options out there with social media that it gets overwhelming, right? It gets overwhelming for them and there's no plan. So I just like to really simplify marketing because it can be so overly complicated and if you just pick one or two social media platforms to focus on and master those because one of the things I've seen is that everyone's on every single social media platform on the planet, right? Like I have a strategy session with clients and I'm like, okay, tell me, you know where you live online. And so they're like, okay. So we have a Facebook page, we have a Facebook group, we have a LinkedIn profile, we have a LinkedIn business page where on twitter we have a YouTube channel and we are now on Instagram. Okay. How many of those can you sufficiently run effectively and putting out killer content? You can't. There's no. Unless you have a team. And I'm talking about like you know, small business owners that they're doing their own marketing. There's just no way. Right? So my first advice would be just to focus on one or two social media platforms that A, your target market is hanging out and B, that you actually enjoy. I think that's like a big myth that people think they have to be on twitter. Well if you hate twitter, right? And you know, then you have to be on there. Your audience is going to know they can smell the BS when someone doesn't like what they're doing. So I would say just to one or two social media channels, master those. And what I mean by master is that you actually bring in money with that you have a system that is actually bringing you clients and customers and then move onto another one. Paul: Look it's a great point. And I think, um, know let's use me as an example. So, you know, corporate escapees just like you is my key target audience and know that they're probably in all channels like you said, but um, if you were advising me which channels I should focus on, which, which are the key social media channels you would recommend? Vanessa: So my first question would be would be, what is your target audience? Paul: My target audience is probably slightly more male than female, but between 40 and 50 and you know, uh, either have left like you because of, you know, we'll let go. Um, because of something though, there was maybe a redundancy involved or they've just had enough and they want to spend more time with their family. So similar to you spend more time with your family and really being in control. Uh, so that's. Yeah. So they've all had a corporate background and now they're effectively running their own business. Vanessa: Yeah. So I would say just based off of that, that I, if I were you, I would stick to Linkedin, um, because when people are looking for an escape or looking for new jobs or things like that, they generally tend to go to LinkedIn if they're corporate backgrounds. And I've met several people who have seen my story and connected with me on LinkedIn. So I would focus on LinkedIn. For you, Paul, and then as well as your podcast. Paul: Great. Well, I'm glad you said that because I, uh, definitely because, you know, I had a facebook group, I had Instagram, I was the classic where I had everything. There's so many people listening right now are probably thinking, Oh gee, I'm like that as well to spread too thin. And they doubled down on LinkedIn. And I think with LinkedIn where you can also retweet, I think, you know, you don't have to that, that's quite easy. So look, that's great advice. And I really, you know, I know so many times in our community when people do double down, they get such a better improvement of being spread too thin. And, you know, other than being spread too thin, what are some of the other classic, um, mistakes that you see people make on social media? Vanessa: Well, I'd say using social media, you know, again, just to keep it simple is that, you know, it's phenomenal that we have all our social media channels. However, really what we want to use social media for is lead generating. That's it when you, when it comes down to it. Okay. And so, um, when you're first getting started or even if it's your third or fourth year in business is my advice is that you have to have an audience to sell to, right? I mean, I know it sounds, but like people get so focused on, you know, the numbers and the followers and you know, all of that where there needs to be some sort of system in place where they're continuing to grow their audience and their email list at the same time. So they actually have someone to sell stuff to you. I can't tell you how many times I have these phenomenal entrepreneurs and you know, they get a little bit disappointed because, you know, they only had about 10 people registered for the Webinar or whatnot. And then I asked them, okay, how big is your email list? And they say maybe 40 or 50, and then I'm like, okay, well how are we generating more people into that list? And they're like, well, I'm not. And so I'm like, okay, well let's just do the math. Right. So I would say like just a commonality is to use social media as a way to generate leads and by leads I mean to grow your email list at the same time. Paul: Yeah great. And we've got so many people and probably the people listening right now and say, look, you know, I've got really good connections based in LinkedIn, but I don't particularly own that and I have, I haven't converted that into my list. So what are some of the key tips you've got for getting people from LinkedIn into your list? Vanessa: Yeah. So nowadays it's all about content and providing real value to people to connect them with your expertise. Right? So you need to have some sort of opt-in, opt-in, Freebie or you know, a giveaway in exchange for their email address. Right. So you no longer can say join our newsletter, right? Just click here to join our newsletter. This is 2018. Okay. So you have to give them some sort of value in exchange for their email address. So that's it. Like a guide or a video tutorial or you know, whatever the case may be that you're an expert in. And then once you create that often right, that guide and set up your email automation, right, set up that welcome funnel. Then you'd have to put it out in the universe. Right. I've had so many clients where they have all this, but I'm like, well how many times do you post about it? And I'm like, oh well I posted about a couple months ago. Okay, well you've had new followers since then. So I'd say like post about your options and your freebies on a regular basis on LinkedIn, you know. Paul: Yeah. And just on the opt-in, is there any particular format that's working better on LinkedIn at the moment than others? Like, you know, is it video, is it a pdf, is for infographic? What's, what are you sort of seeing trending in your clients? Vanessa: Yeah. So the, I think the format, you know, you kind of have to test to know your audience on what format they like to get content from you, you know, different strokes for different folks. So, um, but one of the things that's really easy to do and, and people love to get because it's really quick like the opt-in to me should be in what I teach often actually do a whole webinar about this, but often she'd be like a snackable treat, right? That you're helping them with one problem. Okay. One problem that you can help them with. So, um, so for example, I did a guide last year for Facebook lives and I did a checklist like what to do before, during and after your live streams to prepare them. So checklists really simple to do. They're really easy to create and they're snackable, meaning like your audience can literally, you know, just kind of review it. And it won't take very long because our attention span is tiny, right? And move on. So I would say, I don't know if there's a particular format that does better than the other, just as long as you're opt-in, your Freebie, your guide is banging. I mean like don't have usher opt-in because I've had other clients that say, Oh yeah, I can just use a guide that I did last year or a couple of years ago. Your content is what's going to separate you from everybody else. So my advice is that when you create an opt-in and say someone comes back and say, wow, Vanessa, I would've paid for that information. You got yourself killer opt in. And it doesn't matter if it's a Webinar or a checklist or a guide. So long as that, that content is phenomenal and really helped them. That's what's gonna separate you. Paul: And your ideal clients. Who Do you love working with? Vanessa: Um, I mean, like I've, I worked with a lot of Solopreneurs. I work with a lot of women entrepreneurs, a lot of consultants, a lot of coaches. Um, I do have some male clients too. I don't discriminate guys. It's just, like I said, it just happened kind of organically as I, as I started to speak more and more, I'm in front of people. The women entrepreneur just naturally gravitated towards me. Maybe because I'm a single mom, maybe because you know, I had enough balls to jump and they're just saying how I did it. I don't, you know, I, I think that's the connection, the human connection with other women entrepreneurs have to me that, you know, if I can do it, you know, having lost my job newly pregnant completely alone and I did it anyways, then anybody can do it. Paul: And you know, you've had, like you said, an amazing journey over the six years. What is the future? You know, what's, what's your prediction for the next three years? Vanessa: Oh Gosh, I'd be a rockstar. Right? And I can retire and in Bali I'll come visit you in Australia. That's so. No, so I'm, I'm a professional speaker. I'm proud to say now that I actually get paid to speak where back in the day I drove two hours to speak to like two people when I was about six months pregnant. So I did the grind, um, so I would like to do like just more speaking gigs, I'm land more national conferences because, you know, this is the virtual world and obviously you and I love it, right. Um, but you know, every once in a while I like to hang out with the three dimensional people and that human interaction which will never be replaced. Um, so I say maybe from three years from now that you know, I land some bigger stages, maybe social media marketing world. I have my eye on that and I'm just traveling the world, you know, I'll go to Australia, Paul. Paul: We got great conferences here. Vanessa: I'm sure. Paul: I'm writing down a couple of names right now then will talk to them. Let's get you down here. Vanessa: Awesome. Love it. Paul: And as far as you know, improving the profitability of your business, what are some key things you've done to improve the profitability over the six years? Vanessa: Oh my gosh. Okay. So one of the things I learned early on was as an entrepreneur is that you have to have multiple streams of income coming in. I know that's kind of seems like one on one, but this is the stuff you learned, right, and during your entrepreneurial journey. So I started off with email marketing because that's what I knew best and then I started, you know, doing people's email campaigns and becoming their email marketing manager for those who didn't have the time to do it, but it was like a step above a virtual assistant. No offense, virtual assistants. I loved them. I would not be where I am without virtual assistants, but they have had an email, um, expert to their emails, but that wasn't enough. So you have to have multiple streams of income. So, you know, I created different ways for people to work with me right now, you know, paid to be a speaker in paid for one on one clients where, you know, I have VIP sessions with individual clients one on one. I have a group consulting program for those who can't afford, right. The one on one attention and I get it. I just launched an instagram membership. It's called the instagram incubator. Um, so where all we do is talk strategies on how to work instagram and like just instagram one on one for businesses who have no clue how to use it and things like that. So that, where I'd say I've learned is just creating different ways on how to help different entrepreneurs and marketers, like different strokes for different folks and in ways that they can afford it. Paul: And as far as you know, the key trends obviously I think there's been a bit of a trend from Facebook to LinkedIn and certainly for B2B. Now seeing that the organic reach that you get on LinkedIn risks as facebook is, is exceptional. But what are you seeing as some of the key trends in the social platforms you they stable at the moment or is you know, there's about to be another major change? Vanessa: Yeah, I think all eyes from just from my own experience as well is that, you know, I think we've all seen and felt that, you know, engagement is down when it comes to facebook business pages, right? I mean, this earlier this year, actually, January of this year, at the beginning, I can't break 2018 is over, but in January remember Zuckerberg himself said, right, he dropped a bomb saying that they weren't going to push out a lot of content from business pages and publishers because he was listening to his customers and his customers which is you and I saying we didn't want to see ads. We didn't want, you know, all the stuff in front of us. We go on facebook to stalk our exes, we go on facebook to socialize, right? So I've definitely seen engagement down from my facebook business page and I think as we all know, facebook has become a pay to play platform. So meaning you have to boost your own content, your own posts for your own followers to see it on your facebook business page. So I think a lot of people, that's why people are turning to instagram because instagram engagement is so much higher than facebook right now. And I think all eyes are on instagram stories. I mean, that feature is a tremendously powerful feature. Um, that businesses are really, really taking advantage of. So I would say for anyone who's interested in instagram to obviously get familiar with the basics, but um, I think my prediction for 2019 is that all eyes are going to be more on instagram stories rather than just posting to instagram. Paul: Brilliant, And what's the key that you get new clients? Vanessa: Speaking. Yeah, I'd say the seminars I do and the webinars that I've been doing. So, you know, they're both online and offline stages. Um, so that's the key way I've been able to land a clients is through my seminars that I do in person and also the webinars that I do online. Paul: Great. And it seems like you did do the hard yards, so you said you started with audiences or two and they'll probably one of them was your family members, right through to where you are now. Um, any, any tips based on your journey that you can give someone that's just at the start of trying to get a speaking gig? Vanessa: Yeah. So, um, take any gig that you can. Okay. This is where I started from, so we, I can only give advice based on where I started from. So in the beginning I took any gig that I could. Reach out to your nearest chambers, you know, find out where your target audience cares, but like, you know, reach. I reached out to chambers, I reached out to women organizations and I would said, hey, I would, I would speak for free. I have an hour seminar, you know, email marketing or I have an hour seminar on how to grow your list or something like that. So I would say buckle down and just hustle and speak for free and speak to as many people as you possibly can. And then my other advice on becoming a speaker is to be nice. Okay. And so this is something that I'm teaching my toddler, but it's 100 percent true. You will not believe the amount of other speaking gigs I got just because I was nice. Meaning like I gave them my presentation way early. I promoted the hell out of their event. I, um, you know, then when I hit the stage as it was my child to go to work, so I presented the best way I could. Um, I stayed and answered questions. I stayed and helped event producer clean up, you know, so she was all by herself. It was 8:00 at night. Everyone had gone and then she was alone cleaning up her event and I stayed and helped her and she was amazed while she had another event the following year we'll guess who she called, you know what I'm saying? So there's just so many speakers out there in my opinion, Paul, and I'm just going to be honest that like their ego is insane. They just go speak, don't answer any questions and leave. And that to me is just an ass move. So I would just say to really stand out is to just help the event producer as much as you possibly can because it's a really big job that they, it is a, it's a lot of work to put an event together and they're doing it and they're literally giving you a stage for you to speak on. The very least that you can do is just help them in any way possible that you can. And I guarantee you, if you do that, word of mouth will spread. Paul: And you mentioned before, about Virtual assistants. Just tell me a little bit about your team. Who helps and supports you? Vanessa: Oh my gosh. Okay. So I have to give a shout out to Jessica. Jessica. I have four different VAs. They're not full time too, so I don't think I'm fancy because I have four. I use them for different times for different things. Um, but right now Jessica is my VA and she is my right hand woman in my instagram membership. So you know, anyone that has a question and it's like a techie question. She goes in and answers it right away because she knows instagram, like the back of her hand and she posts all of my instagram posts for me and things like that. That's one VA use. I'll use another VA here locally. Um, because sometimes when I do these speaking events and I don't have the attendees, right, you need the attendee list to grow your emails to grow your email lists. Sometimes they like give me a stack of business cards. Well, I have another, a VA that, you know, I give her the stack of business cards. She got enters them into my list, sends out, you know, all my followup emails, books, all my strategy sessions with them. She calls them on the phone and says, Hey, what did you think about Vanessa's seminar? You know, did you want to book a strategy session with her? And things like that. So, um, I also have a phenomenal bookkeeper. She's not a VA, but you know, she does my books. And so yeah, you need help. As you get bigger, you get, you're definitely going to need help to free free up time for you to just focus on your content and selling. Paul: Great. And you know, as I said. What are some of the biggest challenges you face today for your business? Vanessa: The biggest challenges I face today. Um, I mean it's always, you know, a financial goals. I always have financial goals and reaching them. I would say that's a challenge, but, you know, sometimes you just don't always reach those. And let's see, financial challenges. I'm not quite sure. I'm like, I'm pretty good where I'm at. I'll be honest with you. It's been a good year, you know, I mean like besides like maybe not getting, um, you know, the 10k stages that I want because I've submitted myself and they said no, not this year, maybe next year. So stuff like that, that's, that's a challenge. Um, I guess maybe just like in general, and I think everybody can kind of attest to this, is just to stand out from all the noise that's out there. You know, that gets into my head too, but I, I, as I tell a lot of my clients where they're like, well, you know, I did a whole facebook live about this in my group and I, it was called facebook envy, right? Where you look at somebody else and they're like, well how did she grow her group? So asked her how did she land that speaking Gig or why didn't you know all that and I call it facebook envy and I struggled with that too. So, um, but you just have to like put your, you know, your blinders on and just focus on your work and don't worry about what other people are doing. Paul: Excellent. Well look, before we go onto the next section, I'd like to mention our YouTube channel called Build Live Give. You get tips to help corporate escapees just like Vanessa to rapidly grow your business. So if you would like to subscribe, just go to build live, give and please, if you love the content and you get value, share it with other corporate escapees as well. So we can all have a great lifestyle and also financial freedom. So the next section is the live section. So tell us about a couple of daily habits that help you be successful. Vanessa. Vanessa: Okay. Um, one of the things I start my day as because I used to like just rush and hurry and start my day and you know, I have to drop off my son and you know, I have a consult and all that. Now I've learned to breathe as soon as I get up and like just lay with my son where we just cuddle in like we talked. That's a big, big start to my day. Um, and that's a regular that I've been doing for the past four months and it's helped me tremendously because I'm like, why the hell am I busting my ass so much if I'm just rushing through these little moments? So that's why I love to kickbox I'm an avid kickboxer so I'm actually working out is super important to me. It's just a way to like, you know, get rid of the beer, I'm a beer chick, work off the beer, work off the stress and like the clutter. Um, so that's definitely important in my life. If it's not on my calendar, Paul, it's not gonna happen, so it's just always on there, you know, Tuesday night kickbox class. Um, so that's a regular. Um, I do. And then one thing that really works for me is just really managing my time. Well, it took a while for me to, to figure that out, but there's so many people say, Vanessa, how are you able to put out so much content or you know, you're everywhere. Well, it's just because I've learned to manage my time, so my calendar I live and die by. If it's not on my calendar, it's not gonna happen. So I'd say those, those three things are really funny. Paul: Great. And do you use the scheduling tool for your calendar? Vanessa: Yes. You talked about on Linkedin, of course. Yeah, I use acuity. Paul: Yeah. Greatl Vanessa: Love it! Paul: Brilliant. And the next section is the give section. So what's a cause or a charity that you're passionate about? Why? Vanessa: Yeah. So, um, I had been giving, um, I've always donated to St. Jude for many. Oh my God, for many, many years now. Um, and it'd be honest, it's just because my mother has, she supported it for so long and you know, it's completely devastating when you talk about, you know, kids who have cancer, um, and so it's just very near and dear. And so the fact that St Jude is an incredible organization that takes care of families and more importantly takes care of these kids who beyond me, medical attention beyond the love and support in the family, don't have to worry about this financially. All they have to do is love and support their children and help them get through these unimaginable treatments. I can't even imagine my son going through something like this. Um, so, uh, so yeah, so my mom has always been to St. Jude and she's all in love with the charity, so I have to. Paul: Well, look, the last section is the action section and I'll just ask you some questions and get some rapid fire responses. So the first one is, what are your top three productivity tips? Vanessa: Top three productivity tips. Okay. Um, I would day block. Okay. So, uh, that's how I get so much done is that instead of like time blocking, where from like nine to 11, I'm going to work on this and the 11 to 12, I actually day block. So like say on Mondays I scheduled no consults. It's specifically just my creative days. Okay. So that's one way I am able to be so creative and so productive is through day blocking. Um, the other thing is scheduling tools like we talked about on your linkedin post that has saved me a monster time. You know, you no longer have to email someone and say, when are you available? Right. I can meet Monday and then that is gone, right. Um, and then the third, uh, productivity is to outsource. Oh yeah. Outsource anything that you don't want to do, you don't want me doing your books. So that was the first thing. Okay. I am not whatever they want. I'm not right brain. I'm left brain, I'm more creative and you don't want me to do numbers. And so that was the first thing I did was hire a bookkeeper and a tax guy because yeah, no, that is not my forte. So outsource. Paul: Great. And what are some favorite apps or software that you use to run your business? Vanessa: Um, obviously constant contact for my emails and my autoresponders. I love lead pages. I've been using lead pages for ever. Um, so I don't have to be, you know, a web designer. They, the templates they have making it look very, very professional. So I love lead pages. And then what's an Oh um, my webinar tool for sure. Um, Webinarninja have used for webinars this year, which is actually probably the number one way I grew my email list this year. So webinar tool. Paul: Brilliant. Then what, what are some podcasts or books that you love and why? Vanessa: Well, one of my favorite podcasts is Amy Porterfield, so I've been listening to her since day one. She actually is the one that pushed me, to be honest with you, to start my own business when I was planning my escape at the end of my nine to five Gig, I would, um, I, I think she's was, hers was the first Webinar I actually took and was like, I could do this. I could teach this. I think so, yeah. So I'm, I'm a big fan of, but Amy Porterfield's podcast. Paul: Brilliant. So what's some parting advice you'd love to leave people listening now? Vanessa: You know, I would just say, you know, if you're planning on escaping again, save every dime that you can for sure now. And I mean like, you know, live like you would live like a broke entrepreneur. Okay. Like it's worth it. So I would say save every dime that you can. And I know it's scary. The Lord knows, I know it's scary. Um, but life is just too damn short not to love what you do and you know, regret is going to be a son of a b****. Just, you know, picture yourself at like 80 or 90 where, you know, it's kind of just too late to think about starting that Gig or I wish I would have quit my job back then because I was just so miserable. And if and when you are miserable in your life, I think about it. We spend the majority of our life at our job doing, you know, are working and so to be in a miserable job that has got to affect your health, that has got to affect your, your family and I just, and I know it's, you know, maybe it's the pay or the insurance, you know, that you need or things like that. But I really believe that we all have something very, very unique to offer every single person and you just don't know where it'll take you after you jump. So like I said, if I can certainly do it, uh, I think anybody can do. Paul: Oh, that's great advice. And it was such a lovely interview, Vanessa, like you've given so much value. I've once again, filled my page of notes. So we'll have all the comments, all the links, etcetera in the show notes, and also Vanessa has been very kind to give us a brilliant gift as well. So if you go to Vanessa-Cabrera and I'll put that in the show notes, dot com forward slash top 10 ways. There's a brilliant, um, gift that Vanessa's given on why is it you can grow your audience and you know, what I love about you, Vanessa, is that you've got lots of practical experience and obviously started in email marketing, then you've made the shift into social. But I also love what was on your website where you've got, you know, um, first you help people understand it. Second, you help people make it easy to implement. The third thing is you get results and I just liked the fact that you are making it simple in a world where social media can be so complex, but brilliant having you on the show today and thanks for coming. Vanessa: Thank you. Thank you so much for having me, Paul. This is awesome. Paul: All right, brilliant. Thanks Vanessa. Bye. Vanessa: Bye. Paul: That was a really wonderful interview with Vanessa. My top three take outs are, first one is the power of instagram stories, so in 2019, it's where it's at and what I love that she said off off camera that you can actually do both personal and business with instagram stories. The second is to always be nice and professional, which helps you get additional gigs, so if you're a speaker or that for anything for that matter, people will always bring back the people that are professional and nice. Leave your ego at the door and the last one is around checklists to get people from your linkedin connections onto your email list. So they're my top three take outs. I'd love to hear yours. So why don't you email me at Paul@buildlivegive.com where I'd love to get your insights from this podcast. Also, if you love this podcast and you know other corporate escapees, please share it with them. Thank you. Announcer: Thank you for listening to the corporate escapees podcast brought to you by Build Live Give. If you would like to join a community of like minded peers, please visit www.buildlivegive.com. Until next time. Thanks for listening and be brave.

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Karla Tait -- clinical psychologist, Director of Programming for the Unist'ot'en Healing Center, and member of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation (in so-called British Columbia, Canada). In this interview, I ask Dr. Tait to bring us up to speed on the details surrounding the recent invasion of Wet'suwet'en Territory by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on January 7th, the legal dimension of this ongoing confrontation between the Wet'suwet'en people and the proposed Coastal GasLink pipeline project being pushed through by the Canadian government, and what this unfolding situation means for the sovereignty of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation and the ongoing work of the Unist'ot'en Healing Center within that territory. After briefly discussing the details of these events, we move on to discuss Dr. Tait's work with the Unist'ot'en Healing Center at the Unist'ot'en Camp -- an ongoing project to revitalize the cultural/spiritual traditions of the Wet'suwet'en people as a means of healing from generations of trauma, as a result of the colonization of indigenous lands, peoples, and cultures, particularly within Wet'suwet'en territory. I ask her how the Wet’suwet’en people, in particular at the Unist’ot’en Camp and Healing Center, are generating and maintaining space for this kind of healing, and how the threat of direct confrontation with the Canadian State and its corporate allies (the fossil fuel industry) threatens the sacred work of this Camp and the Healing Center. What does the Unist’ot’en Camp and the Healing Center provide — not just for the Wet’suwet’en people — but for all people waking up to the reality of widespread ecological collapse and the ongoing violence of colonialism around the world? We discuss this and more in this episode. Dr. Karla Tait is a clinical psychologist, and is presently employed as the Mental Wellness Advisor for the Northern Region with the First Nations Health Authority, serving the 54 First Nations in Northern BC. Dr. Tait is the Director of Programming for the Unist'ot'en Healing Centre, a collective effort by her Hereditary House Group to revitalize culturally-based, wellness and holistic healing practices that are centered on connection to the land. Dr. Tait belongs to the Gilseyhu clan (Big Frog) clan of Yahstowilcus (the Dark House). Her Dini Zi' (House Chief) is Unistot’en, Knedebeas, Warner William, maternal grandmother is Weli’, Catherine Michell, maternal grandfather was Tsayu, Wigitemstochol (Dan Michell), mother is Brenda Michell-Joseph, father is Rene Tait and stepfather is Melvin Joseph. Her father clan is Laksilhyu (small frog/cariboo).* *Source: http://bit.ly/2B4Fzv5 Episode Notes: - Learn more about the Unist’ot’en Camp, and support them: http://unistoten.camp - Learn more about the Unist’ot’en Healing Center: http://bit.ly/UnistotenHC - Follow the Unist’ot’en Camp on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unistoten - Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/UnistotenCamp - The audio featured at the beginning of this episode is from Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau's town hall event after the January 7th breach of the Gitdumt'en Checkpoint by RCMP: http://bit.ly/2Mt5zVH - WEBSITE: https://www.lastborninthewilderness.com - PATREON: http://bit.ly/LBWPATREON - DONATE: Paypal: http://bit.ly/LBWPAYPAL Ko-Fi: http://bit.ly/LBWKOFI - DROP ME A LINE: (208) 918-2837 - FOLLOW & LISTEN: SoundCloud: http://bit.ly/LBWSOUNDCLOUD iTunes: http://bit.ly/LBWITUNES Google Play: http://bit.ly/LBWGOOGLE Stitcher: http://bit.ly/LBWSTITCHER RadioPublic: http://bit.ly/LBWRADIOPUB YouTube: http://bit.ly/LBWYOUTUBE - NEWSLETTER: http://bit.ly/LBWnewsletter - SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: http://bit.ly/LBWFACEBOOK Twitter: http://bit.ly/LBWTWITTER Instagram: http://bit.ly/LBWINSTA

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Welcome to The Skulls of Wrath Show. We're back doing the online radio show thing. Makes more sense, dunnit? I mean, I came from radio after all. Below you'll find a playlist & copy of my notes I used for the show- generally not for public consumption Motorhead- The Hammer.  (A: Ace of Spades. 1980.) Fast Eddie Clarke, the last surviving member of the classic Motorhead lineup, passed 10th January 2018. R.I.P. Corrosion of Conformity- The Luddite. New album- “No Cross No Crown” out now & the band seem to be on tour with Black Label Society across America. I mean, around since the early 80’s, 10 studio albums now, at least, you know- everyone knows these guys, no brainer. # YoutubeRant  Headroller – God of Torment (NZ) Self titled, debut album, out now!  Dark Divinity – Season of Dark (NZ) Newly formed melodic death metal band, a super group – i.e. Into Orbit, Cripple Mr Onion, Destructatron, Team Kill. Based in wellington nz, according to their fb page…Debut single (seasons of dark.) Upcoming gigs- early Feb @ Scorn of Creation album release show. End of May @ Libidinous Metalfest 2. Dutch, darkened death metal, also black metal and thrash influenced band, have an album, their 2nd, Dodekathlon, a concept album based on the labours of Hercules, is out now. At the end of last year, I had the opportunity to speak with guitar player and founder, Ramon Ploeg. Please note that at this time, the single released at that point was “From Feast to Beast.” >>INTERVIEW WITH RAMON PLOEG OF BLEEDING GOD

NEWS Dimmu Borgir announce NZ/OZ show supportsSpoiler- it's one band for all the shows.Fozzy announce an Auckland show for November 2018.Thy Art is Murder announce an NZ tour (Weli, Akld, Chch) for October- with tour support Xile and including local show supports.Extinction Campaign announce the release of a two track E.P / demo, "Scripted to Agitate" https://extinctioncampaign.bandcamp.com/album/scripted-to-agitate MUSIC Side A: Fresh New Audio / VisualsConan- VexxagonDoro- If I can't Have You, No One WillPhilip H. Anselmo & The Illegals-  Choosing Mental Illness.Parasite Inc.- Once and For All. Side B: Metal HomeworkDee Snider- For the Love of MetalDecline of the I- EscapeUltra Violence- Operation MisdirectionTUNE INTO THE PODCAST TO CATCH MY RUNDOWN OF LAST WEEKS METAL HOMEWORK, FEATURING NEW ALBUMS FROM THE AGONY SCENE, EXISTEM, SKELETONWITCH & POWERWOLF. TOURS TUNE INTO THE PODCAST TO CATCH MY RUNDOWN OF INTERNATIONAL METAL BANDS THAT HAVE UPCOMING SHOWS IN NEW ZEALAND.

Learn about what is involved in true concurrent engineering and get practical tips for including stakeholders early on in the design process with Bill Brooks from Nordson Asymtek. When  project collaborators come together up front, then they move forward together. Hear how Bill spends the time up front to get everyone aligned during the PCB design process to ensure fabrication and assembly processes progress with minimal issues.   Show Highlights: Bill had an interesting childhood. His Dad was an inventor and worked on the Pioneer 10 spacecraft. He introduced Bill to the electronics industry. He also started a board shop in the garage and created his own hydro-squeegee, using peanut oil. Bill’s career started when he worked as an Electronics Technician for almost two years. When his employer started hiring designers to do PCB layout work, he grasped the opportunity. Back in the day, people used to sign their PCB artwork. There are a host of stakeholders involved, the designer is like the glue that holds everything together. Some of the stakeholders are: Fabrication, Assembly, Testing, Marketing, Managers and Engineers. When do you get the stakeholders involved in the PCB Design process? The IPC standard is to have a design review upfront, before design. The designer is the only one who can control moving the design through the process and make the board survive. We involve many stakeholders from the outset. Divisions like purchasing takes care of primary suppliers to ensure they can provide what’s required. We do system integration in-house. Partnering with other companies has become a big deal and it’s working very well. What does Concurrent Engineering mean? Considering all aspects, together, upfront, then moving forward together.  Spend the time upfront to avoid wasted time and effort later in the process. Educate people who have control, they take care of everyone and everything goes smoothly, works correctly, and is right first time. Bill’s Dad used to say ‘the hurrier I go, the behinder I get.’ You need a disciplined management team to do the work upfront, be quick but don’t hurry. A ‘quick and dirty prototype’ is a myth. Use software to load projects into a common depository - keep it current and work in cohesion with regular refreshing. Bill and their team use Playbook, which enables managers to have a full overview of every division’s progress and enable proper scheduling. Designers after hours: in 2008 Bill was introduced to sculpting. Started attending classes, commencing a 6-year love affair with sculpting. He now teaches on Saturdays. Rick Hartley encouraged Bill to do mentoring. Bill is now part of the International IPC Executive Board and has received an award for his contributions.   Links and Resources: Nordson Asymtek The Green Art House AltiumLive 2018: Annual PCB Design Summit   Hey everyone this is Judy Warner with Altium's OnTrack Podcast. Thanks again for joining. Today we have another great guest - do you ever get tired of me saying that? Another great guest because we just have them every time, and we'll be talking with Bill Brooks today from Nordson ASYMTEK, and before we get started, I just wanted to remind you to please follow me on LinkedIn. On Twitter I'm @AltiumJudy and Altium is on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter - and also if you'd rather watch this on video we also have this on Altium's YouTube channel under videos, and you'll see all of our podcasts recorded there as well. So today we have Bill Brooks, has been a great contributor to the industry, as well as being a very talented designer in his own right. So I thought you would enjoy learning about his long history in the craft of PCB design, so Bill welcome; thank you so much for joining us here. Bill comes from just up the freeway here from our office in La Jolla, so it's handy to get him over. So Bill won't you talk about your professional history? I think you, like many printed circuit board designers; you were kind of set up to be in this industry, but you found your own path. So, tell us a little bit about that? Yeah I guess when I was a kid I didn't know where I was gonna go... Yeah me neither. -my dad kind of introduced me to the electronics world, and right out of high school actually, I was still in high school - my dad was working in the aerospace industry and he decided to start his own printed circuit board shop. He looked around San Diego at the time, and there weren't a lot of shops to go get boards made and he said: well, I can do this. And so he looked up the information and we started making printed circuit boards in the garage. Good times, that was a long time ago where you could set up a board shop in your garage. Yeah it was - today it'd be completely illegal. Yeah right. [laughter] I think the neighbors complained, he created his own hydro-squeegee and he was using a fusing oil, which was I guess peanut oil, and he bought this big 50 gallon drum of peanut oil and he used a check valve, and he put this - - he used air pressure to push it through a check valve and to spray it so he could put the boards down to get them hot after they had been coated with solder and then squeegee ''em out as he pushed on the pedal on the floor. And it would just make this nice beautiful- It's a handheld hot air leveling machine! -Yeah it was very dangerous, in fact, I think he got burned a couple times. Oh I'm sure! -but the neighbors just loved it because they’d look down at the corner of the cul-de-sac and they’d see this giant plume of black smoke coming out the back of the house, going: what's he doing over there? But dad was kind of an inventor and he liked to invent things. So he didn't go out and he was kind of a 'shade tree mechanic' - he'd figure out how to get something done on a dime and do it himself. And I guess that same ingenuity was something I picked up, I figure out how to get things done. So how did you end up going down the design path, from building boards in the garage? Hmmm it was kind of convoluted. I thought I wanted to be an Electronics Tech and eventually Electronics Engineer, and I started down that path. I got a job with a company that was making television headend equipment; the transmitter part of it, there was channel 52 UHF subscription television, Oak Systems and I started working as Electronics Tech for them and I did a lot of work for them for, oh at least two years as a Tech, and they were hiring in printed circuit board designers to do the layout work. And I had already learned how to do layout work with my dad's shop when I was younger and I looked at that, and I said: welI can do that. How much do you make? And I think I was making like seven bucks an hour at the time, and they were making like 10 or 11. And I said: I could do that, and I told my bosses I want to do that - I can do that!  And they were: okay we'll get you in the other department and I started working in the drafting department. So I got a $3 an hour raise and I started doing layout work instead. And it kind of set me down that path. So that's how I got started anyway. So Bill, a lot of people that have been around a while, both you and I have been around a while. There's no college to learn what you've learned. So how did you pick up, we were discussing this earlier; you've done so many aspects - RF, some electronics and mechanical, how did you pick up all those skill sets, sort of along the way? Yeah that's kind of a long story really. My dad started me when he had his shop, and gave me a printed circuit board to do as a way to teach me how to do layout- Okay. -and we went to the TI Handbook and found a circuit for an audio amplifier - 10 watt audio amplifier and he said, why don't you try to build that? And so I made a schematic, I took the schematic from it, and I laid out the board and we manufactured the board and I bought the parts and I put them on the board, and I soldered them and turned it on and talked through a microphone - it worked and I went: yes that's hot! It's so funny. I remember in seventh or eighth grade, we had a science fair in junior high and everybody made their science project; we had a bunch of tables all set up and my dad said, well why don't you make something - - an electronic metronome? It has to do with music, and so I drew a schematic and I put the whole thing up there, and I built the metronome and I turned it on so it'd go 'tick-tock' 'tick-tock' you know, and I thought that was amazing. It was a really great and one of my friends said: Bill that was so cool, how you did that because I didn't have to do any of the work and I still got credit for it and I said well it was it was a challenge. So I took it on I put it up there but I didn't win a darn thing! The guys who made the volcano that spews out all the stuff - they got that prize. So people didn't appreciate what I was doing. I felt a little bit geeky and kind of out of the norm as I was growing up. But I was fascinated with electronics. I was almost intimidated by it. My dad was a very good R&D guy, and he worked in the aerospace industry and he actually worked on the Pioneer 10 spacecraft, it traveled all the way past Jupiter and it's outside our solar system headed on for Aldebaran now I think. That's crazy. So that's kind of a neat thing and I think on one of his print circuit boards, if you find down in the little corner you'll find his initials there- Out in the outer regions of space. -yeah and I talked with Dr. Walker Fillius, he was the principal on the project at UCSD and after my dad passed away and he sent me back an email and he said: you know someday these little green men out there they're gonna find that and wonder: what does that mean? Why did they put that there? And a lot of people did that back in those days, you used to be so proud of your artwork you'd want to sign it and they did. Right, that's funny. Yeah. So from I have to say, I think that was probably really invaluable experience for you, very young, to put together that design affected manufacturing, affected assembly, affected performance. Like at a very young age, you saw that whole overarching process - sort of on a small scale - but still; and not everybody gets that experience even today, few designers. Few designers have ever been in a shop and actually made a print circuit board. A lot of them are dealing with the drafting side of it; they don't see the whole process. Right and it makes such a difference to decisions you make as a designer. Absolutely. Right and so I can see how that sort of set you on a path to be a little bit more globally minded about the whole soup-to-nuts kind of - - from design to reliability or how something is actually functioning. It has a lot to do with curiosity, it's funny; I've been listening to a book about Leonardo da Vinci and one thing that was amazing about him is, he had this insatiable curiosity, to almost distraction, I mean he would look at things and go: why does it work that way? And he'd start, he'd set himself a task to figure it out - and he didn't have a college or someplace to go learn those things - he had to do it himself. I've done a lot of the same kind of things in my life. I get fascinated with something and I go: well, I can figure that out, I'll go figure it out - all it takes is being brave enough to try and not being afraid to fail. Failure is just an opportunity to learn more. So I think it was Edison once said , he did like hundreds of different ways to try to do a light bulb and he said, well now I know a hundred different ways not to make a light bulb, it's okay- I still finally need way to know how to do it right? -but those those skills and the curiosity drove me into expanding my knowledge base. Getting into printed circuit boards, I wanted to learn how to take the thing I knew how to make, and turn it into something that was a product. I wanted to find out how to make that product appealing to somebody so that it made them happy with the product and not unhappy with it. And that kind of dovetails with what we were talking about before. We have, as designers we're kind of the glue to the whole design process. We may not come up with the initial idea that needs to be created, but we take that idea and we turn it into reality and we not only have to turn it into reality, so that it's electrically functional, but it can be manufactured in a reasonable way that's not super expensive, that's reliable, that survives harsh environments or abuse. It has to be testable so you can provide for test points and things of that nature. There are a whole bunch of stakeholders involved. People who are - their job is keyed on being able to take what I create and turn it into a product that they can actually sell. The marketing people have to make sure that the product meets the customer’s needs. I have to be aware of that when I'm designing it so, I don't design in some function that makes it fail there. I have to be aware of those things. So the designer - they're kind of the key glue to the whole group. But I find that very refreshing and I think most professional designers, from our early days of making a simple 2 layer board say, it's so much more complex now. So we tend to like head down, into our specialty right and I think, as you have said some engineers/designers have never been inside of a board shop. Right it gives you myopia, you can only see just your part of the whole process. And I can understand that because, I don't say that from a critical perspective, it's a very complex process. We're time constrained, resource-constrained, so it's hard to put your head up for a moment so- You just named some of the stakeholders. -I would say fabrication for sure, assembly, testing... You mentioned a marketing department, probably managers too. Managers all have cost and time constraints, they have time to market that they have to be worried about. The engineers of course, typically are going to be concerned about, can they get the parts or are the parts available; are they gonna be end of life parts? Yeah that's a whole fun bag of fun there. The hardest part for some designers is, they'll get the board 90% done and then the engineer comes back and goes: I can't get that part anymore, I need to put a different part in and that's bigger than the one I gave you before. And so you got to go back and fix the circuit, so you can fit that bigger part in there and make it work. And it gets quite challenging. So when do you recommend to get those stakeholders on board and collaborating? That's a great question and funny - if you go through the IPC; I think it's 2221-standard - it's like the very first - almost first paragraph and the thing it says: make sure you have a design review up front first, before the designing begins. Why do they say that? Those people all are going to bring their expertise, and their wants and desires, and their concerns to that meeting. Well they're gonna be a part of that and give that information to the designer who really is the only person who has control over what it ends up being. The creator - they are the creator; they take all the information and they create something that can be built, tested, cost-effective, survive, functional, not have EMI problems, EMC problems... it has to pass safety agency requirements like TV and UL you know? Yeah. Or stand somebody handling it and giving it an ESD shock - thousands of volts - how's it going to survive that? You know, we do Hipot testing, there's a lot of work that goes into making a board that just is not - just connect the dots. So you're now working with Nordson ASYMTEK, which makes assembly equipment correct, or is there more than that? Their key thing, the company I work for they're making robotic equipment. The equipment allows manufacturers to do high-speed manufacturing very reliably and typically they're dispensing fluids. They have a few divisions that do board inspection. They have one that does plasma cleaning- Mm-hmm. -it's very common, I think it's MARCH - - I think is the name of it, something like that, but primarily we focus on fluid dispensing; got lots of patents on fluid dynamics, how to dispense a dot of material that's the exact amount of the material, in the right viscosity, of the right mix of materials, and at the right place , at the right time. Right. Very, very challenging stuff - we've come up with some really high tech equipment that are making our customers real happy. That's great, so when you do, on a practical, where the rubber meets the road stuff - when you embark on a new design - do you get the stakeholders together? I mean how do you do that? We get a large number of them involved. We have a purchasing department that cares about who our primary suppliers are. They review them; we go qualify them, make sure that they're going to be able to supply what we want, when we want it, at the price we want it. We use third-party vendors to make the boards, assemble the boards, test them. We put everything together in-house. They call us a system integrator kind of thing - and I guess that's one way to refer it. So the final assembly stuff all happens in the factory; and then we ship overseas and here in the United States and Europe. So you used a term which I've heard before and just tell me what it means to you, is the term 'concurrent engineering'? I was introduced to that a while back, and to me it was confusing at first. Of course I've been in the industry a long time and there used to be a model where engineering would be a little black box and inside, all the engineers do all their stuff in there, and it was black magic, and they got it all done and then they went; pop - and they threw it over the fence and said: okay, you guys figure out how to make it. And that's as far as they went. Engineers were done; okay, I'm working on my next thing have fun. And the manufacturing engineers get it and go: oh my god, how are we gonna build this thing? And they almost had to re-engineer it to make it producible. So that model was going along for quite a long time here in the United States, before they started analyzing what the Japanese were doing and looking at their manufacturing process. It was very organized, and they introduced just-in-time, which has affected the whole supplier chain. But partnering with other companies to be able to be successful has become a big deal and they can reduce the number of staff that they need to do what they need to do. They can have highly qualified people doing what they need to do - they don't need masses of people - and then they can subcontract things out get them delivered on time, put them together and get them out the door and they're very very good at it. Concurrent engineering means thinking about everything up front. Not just your part of putting it in a black box and playing around with it until you're happy and then flipping it out and saying: you guys figure out how to build it. You want to bring the people that are stakeholders in up front. And then together, you move as a group. And the people involved in the engineering part of it have to understand those people's jobs, because they're their customers. Right. They're the ones -  they're gonna use what they create. So we spend more time up front to make sure that they don't have to work harder, that they don't have to redo it, that we don't waste money and time out there with failures and have to come back and make changes and send it back out, saying: how about this one? No that's not good enough you've got to do it again. Oh how about that one? No that's not good either. So you educate the people that have control of it - they put the intelligence into it to take care of them and everything goes smoothly, and we make a lot more product, a lot less expensive, and that's right the first time. You and I were swapping some little statements right? So one I remember you saying - - I don't remember who you cited: the hurrier I go... That was my dad... -that was your dad. Yeah 'the hurrier I go, the behinder I get'. [laughter] Yeah and that's so true I mean it's funny if you have this: I'm the only important person in the world, and what I'm doing is the most important thing and I don't care what anybody else thinks or wants to do. You can create something, in fact, I've seen some amazing sculpture, of components that were soldered together and in the most amazing ways and it was an electrical circuit, it worked, functioned. Yeah - but if you touched it, it would fail, if you moved it, it would fail. It wasn't built - it was just to see what would happen to the electrons when they get moved around that way. So people - and there's a desire - typically management, has traditionally figured, well - if you whip the horses harder and make them go faster you'll get there sooner. I have seen that by the way being a board manufacturer and selling to and working with designers. The constraints are brutal sometimes... They can be. -and it's like, well if you want me to put out good work, you need to give me a little bit more margin right and so I think, to your point is, you had also said that it's really a myth, the idea of a quick and dirty prototype. Yeah it really is - it's kind of a myth - I've worked in environments where there was a philosophy that said: we can be faster if we just slap something together and we go build it and we bring it back and see what it does. I think the people that had that idea probably didn't have any simulation tools. They didn't have any way to predict how it was going to behave - so they would make one and go try it, and then they'd find out how it didn't work and make another adjustment. So I remember working on a board that had 17 or 18 different iterations of them trying different things... That's so expensive and such a time suck! -Very expensive and it takes a lot of patience - you just kind of have to work with them and keep going and keep going. But we win when you get a management group who - I happen to work for one - it's very, very smart people, they'd like to do it right the first time. So they spend the extra time upfront. They do the research, they analyze what's going on, and then they go build it. When they build it and bring it in we're like 98 percent there, most of the time. Very few times maybe we get one or two little blue wires and we're good to go and take a few changes boom -  you're out the door. And that's a good thing and CAD tools help us do that too, by the way. Yeah well, and that's a really insightful management team I think, to know that if you take the disciplined time to do it up front, it really saves you so much on the back end in regards to time, money, and resources. I always like John Wooden's quote; he used to say: be quick but don't hurry, it's the same thing - like be nimble and quick - we don't want you dragging your feet but don't be hasty. I think part of it is just having a good work ethic, the self-discipline to say: you know what, I'm here, I'm gonna focus on this, I'm gonna get it done, and I'm not gonna let Joe come over and talk to me over a half hour about the thing he was doing up on the mountains last weekend, or stop and shoot with people at the water cooler or whatever. I'm gonna stay focused on it and when I'm not here then I'm doing other things, but when I'm here I'm focused. And I think that the managers; they should analyze the people and look and see what kind of people they have, and try to work with them to get them to have that work ethic. We've got lots of distractions in our world, plenty of them, things that can take us all over the place, so it's just a personal discipline I think. So we talked about, in those cases - I'm thinking about the people that are designers that are listening to us that may not have such an insightful management team as the one you work with and I'm sure you've worked for other less insightful management teams. How do you recommend that you tactfully, and professionally, push back to say, I need five more minutes to get this right  - how do you do that? Well to frame it as pushback, is probably not politically nice but it's a communication. I think one of the things that you don't do, is you don't go off into a dark room somewhere and then pop out with a design later on and they're going: what's happening what's, happening, what's happening. So you have to have a lot of open lines of communication with your team. We use SVN as a way to load our projects into a common repository and then the other engineers that are working, can download that and refresh it, make it current so the master is in the SVN file. So I'm working on basically a copy that I refresh every time I do some work. And I do that regularly, I don't wait very long and I'm refreshing it - I'd do it many times an hour sometimes. And sometimes maybe I go for a couple hours and then we'll refresh it, but it's mostly based on how much change I have made to it. The idea is to keep it current and keep the lines of communication with the other people concurrent so that they're aware of what's going on if they're busy working on the schematic while I'm working on the board we can do that in parallel, and I can do my parts get them done and then they can say, oh I found out I have to change this part, or I need this other circuit in there and I've just uploaded it - you can pull it in and and make the changes. And we do that very often. Which is really great and I know here at Altium, R&D is working very hard to make sure that people can work concurrently and building those subversion networks and, even going beyond that, as we delve into Nexus and other products is to enable that, so you guys are seeing each other work in real time. Often times this is kind of a neat thing about that tool. We typically, the group I'm in is the new product development group, so we take the 'pie in the sky guys' stuff and we turn it into a product. Then we have Reliability Engineers who have to design a testbed to test the product. So oftentimes when the schematic gets to 90% they've got a copy of it and they're looking at it while we're designing it... And there's the concurrent engineering isn't there! -Exactly. It really is a tool that enables that concurrent chain. It enables it - so we're able to do that and then the guys in production want to know what's going on with it, so they can pull down a copy and look at it, and then the next time we have a review meeting they'll bring their thoughts to the meeting and they can say: we like what you did over here, but we'd like to change this because it helps us be more efficient, and we can run that back there because we need to do that; we listen to them... Which is so great. -having that dynamic - real-time communication - it's really huge in being successful the first time. Yeah that's great, it's great to hear. So but... tact is used to push back. -tact yes. I used to joke with my boss; did you ever see the movie The Money Pit? Yes. And the: we're gonna fix the house and the farmer shows up and says, how long is it gonna take? Two weeks, two weeks. We used to do that. Looks like, wow this will take two weeks. Most people can accept two weeks, but we've got a new tool now at work; Playbook - and it allows them to get all the stakeholders involved in helping us schedule the project. So people who say I'm gonna have my test part of it ready at this time, and I'm gonna have the board ready at this time, and I'm gonna have my schematic ready at this time. The managers can see the whole thing without having a good run around and bug everybody - it's all right there. If there's a problem with a schedule - update it so we know what's going on. Tell us, and they get it; they see the impacts, they see when things are going to happen and they can strategize and make plans on how they're gonna pull something in or adjust something to be successful. That's great to create the level of transparency right? Yeah so pushback is really more... Well you know, that makes it sound like the manager's a bad guy. They've got a job to do and they've got to get a product to market in a timely way, at the right cost, so I'm just saying is sometimes to your earlier comment like the whips to the backs - at times it feels like that and sometimes you have to stop and go: okay... How can I communicate better? Yes, how can I communicate this in a way that makes me me your ally here? Exactly. I want to help you win, we're on the same team by the way, and me getting this done right the first time... You can help me be successful in doing it the first time, and you, and you, because I want to get all the things that you need into the design. That way you're happy with it and you can make it and you're not gonna go; damn that Bill Brooks - why did he do this? Oh gosh we love the finger pointing don't we? Yeah I've lived through a lot of that. Well Bill, this has been really good and really practical, I think where the rubber meets the road. And this part of the podcast, I sometimes like to call Designers After Hours. I want to particularly focus on what you do after hours because you are a very creative kind of - use both sides of your brain - but you have a very strong right brain. So can you tell us a little bit about what you do after hours when you're not designing boards? Gosh - let's see; was it 2008? I went through a divorce and I was trying to find something to do with my spare time and I got introduced by another engineer at Datron World Communications where I used to work; and he was taking classes in sculpting and he showed me a picture of a sculpture that he was creating; this head of his wife, and I had met his wife - she was wheelchair bound and it was so neat to see the love, you know. He is caring for her and she needs him to push her around and whatever. But he was making a sculpture of her and I thought that was really cool and the likeness was amazing! I thought, you really did a good job, I was really impressed with it. How in the world did you learn how to do that? Because I'm taking classes in Carlsbad. Bullshit - what? Nobody teaches that right, I don't see classes for sculpture anywhere. Where do you find that? And he says, no it's real, you should come check it out. So I made a point to go down and meet the teacher and the teacher introduced me to it and I thought, this looks like too much fun I’ve got try it. And that started about a six-year love affair with sculpting. And now I'm currently teaching it so - there's a place called The Green Art House in Fallbrook and every Saturday I've got a class there and I teach sculpting and it's fun. And we will share this link by the way, because your mind will be blown. He doesn't just do a little hobby sculpting - these are amazing sculptures he makes! And oh my goodness, and then I start prodding him about painting... Oh yeah I would love to take a painting class. Bill says, oh yeah I do that too. About two years ago - maybe almost three - I was at a gallery where I had my bronze sculptures that I had made from the sculpting studio and I was trying to see how they would be accepted in the public and so forth. So I had them in a gallery and I met a guy there, Richard Struggles who's a teacher, and he teaches how to paint and so I got brave one day and I thought: I could do this. So I went down to Michael's and I went through the paint department found the primary colors and some paintbrushes and a canvas and I said I could do this and I just bought it and took it home and I thought I'll find a picture I like and I'm gonna try it. Well about three hours later I said, you know it's not bad - it doesn't look too bad, I bet if somebody taught me I could do better. So I asked him, I says I see you teaching people, can I come? He said sure come on down. So that started me learning how to paint and I've done about eight or nine paintings. One of them's a triptych; it's some cheetahs it's hanging in my mother's home, behind her couch and it's real pretty and a lot of horses. I know I love horses I owned a horse and so I love your sculptures and your paintings of horses. I used to have horses too - so I know that bond and the connection with the animal - it's amazing. So anyways, just for giggles we will share Bill's amazing artwork there because he does have a good after-hours gift there. Will you please share with me any -  I know you've shared with me some links and things we'll make sure we put those up for our listeners that could glean more information from Bill. Bill's also taught PCB at our local college here, and he has mentored many people as well as being mentored throughout his career. I can blame that on Rick Hartley. Rick Hartley who we just had on the podcast today. Yes he was, in fact, he cornered me. We were doing an interview right after the Top Gun at PCB West, and he said: Bill, you've got a lot of experience. Have you ever thought of mentoring? And I said, no I never thought about it, to me making boards was just a way to get a paycheck. Get paid, go home, buy food take care of family do all that stuff. And that seed it planted, made me seek out the IPC Designers Council and I joined the local group in San Diego, eventually became part of the board, and then I joined the International Group and actually became part of the Executive Committee and also the Education Committee. And I think I've got an Emeritus Status now with them. I mean I've been with them a long time and I've contributed as much as I could. In fact they gave me an award once for contributing to the industry so it's good fun. Yeah we'll provide all the links we can. We thank you again for joining us Bill. Thanks for joining us today in office and again this has been Judy Warner with Altium's OnTrack Podcast and Bill Brooks with Nordson ASYMTEK. Thanks for listening, we'll see you next time. Until then, always stay on track.

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"Cancer and Alzheimer’s metabolism, prevention, calorie restriction, metabolic therapies with Dr. George Yu." A few weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Dr. George Yu.  Quick to tell me he was 70 years old, I was floored.  I had him pegged in his 50’s.  Still in his doctor’s gear and wearing the clogs of an old-time surgeon, he has the energy of a 25-year-old.  Maybe even the energy level of a well-rested and welI-fed child.  Seriously.  So read on or keep listening. I first heard Dr. Yu speak at a Macrobiotic conference five years ago.  It was a big hall.  I was sitting in the back, as usual, wanting the option to duck out if the speaker proved boring, but this physically small man with a booming voice and huge presence stood up and started speaking.  To paraphrase, he said: “I don’t mean anyone any disrespect, but I have studied the data on The Kushi Institute & Macrobiotics, Omega Institute and The Hippocrates Institute, and with cancer patients I consistently find that you have similar results, and my analysis points to calorie restriction.  You are all providing high nutrient, low calorie diets.  I have found that roughly one-third (1/3) of each of your patients respond very well to low calorie diets.”  I knew I loved this man!  Not afraid to speak his mind! Having lived in Philadelphia and gone to The University of Pennsylvania, I knew of the department store Wanamaker’s.  John Wanamaker was famous for the quote: “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don't know which half.”   So, we know that the data suggests that 1/3 of cancer patients will recover simply by eating healthier, lower calorie diets until things clear up, but for now at least, we don’t know which third.  I would also add that other factors including stress, exercise and physical and personal environment matters.  Dr. Yu’s Totally Yu program is, in fact, about “Y-O-U.” Dr. Yu is a surgeon trained in the pelvic area with a specialty in urology.  Many years ago, his mindset transformed when he became a patient.  Though he continued as a practicing surgeon for many years, he started treating the whole body;  today, he no longer operates, though still refers people to surgery when needed.  For those in the more traditional structured Western Medicine world, I think his experience and success bears listening.  Personally, I have had more than one relative who got completely different opinions between the Mayo Clinic and Sloan Kettering.  So, trust me, even among the best, there are differences in mindset and thus opinion! The wall in his office is littered with pictures of famous people with more wording and deeper meaning than mere signatures and a “thanks.”  The pictures are also not displayed to beat his chest.  Rather, it feels like he is grateful that they have entrusted their lives to him. Regardless of what you have: cancer, autoimmune, hormonal imbalances, which can lead to certain cancers, whatever… you should listen to Dr. Yu.  He is thoughtful, scientific, methodical, curious and creative.  And he believes in using standard of care in conjunction with metabolic therapies including a low calorie and / or ketogenic diet among other drugs that mimic that effect.  He also is a believer that when you use these adjunctive therapies that you can make due with lower doses of chemotherapy, and hopefully with success, less radiation and other toxic treatments.  His goal is to give you the most effective treatment that leaves you with the least long-term systemic bodily damage.