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Stroke With No Warning Signs: What Tom Ballo Wants Every Survivor to Know Tom Ballo was 65 years old, nine years into a retirement he’d earned across three decades as a telecoms litigator, when a massive hemorrhagic stroke put him on the floor of his own home. There was no dizziness the week before, no slurred word he brushed off, no doctor’s visit he postponed. “It just hit me out of the blue,” he says. “There were no warning signs or anything. No. Very sudden.” His five-year-old granddaughter was the one who found him, ran to get her father, and called 911. That single fact- a stroke with no warning signs is the hardest one for a survivor’s family to sit with, and it’s the reason Tom’s story matters. We’re trained to look for a prodrome: the TIA that precedes the “real” event, the slurred speech, the drooping face, the classic FAST checklist. Those signs save lives when they’re present. But a meaningful share of hemorrhagic strokes, including Tom’s, give no such courtesy. Understanding this isn’t about inducing fear; it’s about removing the false comfort of “I’d definitely see it coming,” which quietly stops people from taking risk factors seriously simply because they feel fine right now. Eighteen Months Later: “I Had Like One Bad Day” What makes Tom an unusual guest isn’t just the suddenness of his stroke — it’s what he says about the recovery. Eighteen months out, he offers a claim that stops most interviewers in their tracks: “Ever since I had the stroke, as far as bad days, I had like one. One bad day, I guess.” For a show built around the long, uneven work of recovery, that’s either the most useful sentence a newly diagnosed survivor will hear all year, or the most worth interrogating. We chose not to resolve that tension neatly, because Tom doesn’t either — and that honesty is more useful to you than a tidy takeaway would be. “Ever since I had the stroke, as far as bad days, I had like one. One bad day, I guess.” — Tom Ballo Part of what underwrites his outlook is a framework he leaned on well before the stroke: self-actualisation, drawn from Abraham Maslow’s 1943 hierarchy of needs. Tom describes himself as someone who had already done the internal work of knowing who he was — a foundation he credits with much of his composure now. It’s worth a caveat here for accuracy: Maslow’s hierarchy is a theory of motivation, not a diagnostic instrument, and there’s no validated test that certifies someone “self-actualised.” What Tom is really describing is a stable sense of identity going into the hardest thing that ever happened to him — and that’s a legitimate, replicable idea, whether or not you use Maslow’s language for it. The Part That Doesn’t Get Easier “One bad day” is not the same as “no hard days,” and the interview doesn’t pretend otherwise. Tom is candid that spasticity the stiffness and involuntary muscle tightness that often follows a hemorrhagic stroke is getting worse, not better, as he moves further from the event. This is a pattern a lot of survivors will recognise, and few outsiders expect: the assumption is that time only heals, when in practice some deficits plateau, some improve, and some, like spasticity, can progress. If you’re eighteen months, three years, five years out and still watching a symptom evolve, Tom’s experience is a useful, unglamorous data point that you are not doing recovery wrong. There’s a quieter data point too, and it cuts the other way: Tom says he hasn’t had a bad night’s sleep since the day of the stroke. For an audience where post-stroke fatigue and insomnia are close to universal, that’s a genuine outlier worth naming precisely because it complicates any single story about what stroke recovery “typically” looks like. What Changed at Home The practical texture of Tom’s recovery runs through his family: the granddaughter who acted fast, the wife who stepped in to run the household during the hardest stretch, the shift from being the one who handled everything to being the one who’s learned, in his words, that “it’s kind of a blessing” to do less. He’s candid that he hasn’t driven since the stroke and says he doesn’t feel a pull to change that. There’s no performance of getting back to “normal” here — just an honest account of a life that reorganised itself around new limits, some of which he’s made peace with and some of which, like the spasticity, he’s still working out how to hold. Why This Story Is Worth Sitting With If you came to this looking for a checklist of warning signs, Tom’s story won’t give you one, and that’s the point. Some strokes, including major hemorrhagic ones, arrive without a warning a person could reasonably have caught. What you can control is what happens after: how quickly the people around you act (his granddaughter didn’t hesitate), how you rebuild a working identity in the aftermath, and how honestly you track what’s actually getting better versus what’s quietly getting harder. Tom’s “one bad day” isn’t a promise you’ll get the same outcome. It’s permission to notice what’s still working, even while something else spasticity, driving, the parts of independence you used to take for granted hasn’t resolved yet. If Tom’s story raises questions about your own recovery, or a loved one’s, that’s exactly the conversation this show exists to have. You can go deeper into the ideas behind post-traumatic growth after stroke in Bill’s book, The Unexpected Way That A Stroke Became The Best Thing That Happened (recoveryafterstroke.com/book), and if this kind of interview is valuable to you, the show runs in part on listener support at patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke. This blog is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Please consult your doctor before making any changes to your health or recovery plan. Stroke With No Warning Signs – Tom Ballo’s One Bad Day in Eighteen Months He had zero warning signs before his stroke at 65. Eighteen months later, Tom Ballo says he’s had exactly one bad day. Highlights: 00:00 Stroke with no warning signs03:25 What kind of stroke was it08:18 Learning to talk and walk again11:42 Does he have aphasia?17:46 One bad day in eighteen months27:15 The symptom that’s getting worse33:20 The one thing that hasn’t changed Transcript: Stroke with no warning signs Tom Ballo (00:00)it just hit me out of the blue. It hit me out of the blue. There were no warning signs or anything. No. very sudden. luckily, my youngest granddaughter was there. My young granddaughter, she was five years old. She was there and I guess she saw me and she went and got her dad, who’s my son-in-law. They were living with us. At the time we had a big house and he told him, she told him and he came down and called 911 right away. Bill Gasiamis (00:39)Welcome back to Recovery After Stroke. I’m Bill Garciamas, and today’s guest is a genuinely different kind of conversation for the show. Tom Ballo spent 32 years as a telecoms litigator, retired at 56 to actually enjoy it, and nine years later, at 65, a massive hemorrhagic stroke hit him with absolutely no warning. His five-year-old granddaughter is the one who found him and got help. What you’re about to hear is a conversation that moves differently than most on this show. Tom takes his time, getting to his words, and there’s a real compassion and openness in the way he talks about what happened to him. No performance, no polish. Just the man being honest about where he’s landed 18 months on. Stay with the pace of it. That pace is part of what he’s telling you. We’re going to get into what he calls one bad day in 18 months, what’s actually gotten harder rather than easier, and what he’s learnt about who he already was before any of this happened. Remember to grab a copy of my book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best. thing that happened at recoveryafterstroke.com/book It’s the 10 tools I used to build my own recovery. And a lot of what Tom describes today connects straight back to it. And guys, if this show has helped you, remember you can support the show directly at Patreon by going to patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke and making a small monthly contribution. It helps cover costs of recording, editing and hosting the podcast. Bill Gasiamis (02:16)Tom Ballo, welcome to the podcast. Tom Ballo (02:18)Thank you. Glad to be here. Bill Gasiamis (02:19)Tell me a little bit about what occupied your time before stroke. Tom Ballo (02:24)Well, I retired, retired 10 years ago. So I was well acclimated to that. And I mostly doing, I had a YouTube channel. It it’s called GTA5 and Squirrels. And I said, make recordings of Grand Theft Auto V video game, really interesting videos. And then I got some squirrels that were living next to the house and one of them started was really… friendly. He kept walking up to me and finally started climbing up me and I started feeding him and I was making videos of videos of that. What kind of stroke was it Tom Ballo (03:19)I had over 1500 subscribers and 1 million views. And the whole channel just hit 1 million. Bill Gasiamis (03:30)And y you used to play GTA, Grand Theft Auto. Was it your favourite game? So you’re doing that in your retirement before you retire retired, what were you doing for a living? Tom Ballo (03:40)I was a lawyer for a real, real large telephone company for 32 years. I was a litigator and regulatory law, so it was administrative law, I was, it was just, it was cases, and they were the biggest cases that affected the company. About nine years. Bill Gasiamis (04:06)Yeah. Tom Ballo (04:07)That was one reason I retired early. I retired at age 56 and I just wanted to make sure I had time to enjoy retirement. I didn’t want to work until I died or would have had the stroke when I was working. That’d be different. I had enough time to do a lot of things. for the stroke happen. Bill Gasiamis (04:35)What what was that day like? What what did you notice? Tom Ballo (04:39)nothing, you know, it came out of nowhere. I was playing a video game and about seven o’clock at night and I got up and was getting ready to walk in, go into the other room. I was done and it just hit me out of the blue. It hit me out of the blue. There were no warning signs or anything. No. very sudden. Bill Gasiamis (05:07)What kind of stroke was it? What what was the Tom Ballo (05:09)Is it hemorrhagic? And it was, they say massive, it was a massive one. You know, I pretty much started trying to tip over to my right side. That was the side that started effecting. And I think I made it into the bathroom and over towards the sink. I mean, mean the tub. And that’s the last I remember. luckily, my youngest granddaughter was there. My young granddaughter, she was five years old. She was there and I guess she saw me and she went and got her dad, who’s my son-in-law. They were living with us. At the time we had a big house and he told him, she told him and he came down and called 911 right away. It just hit like a ton of bricks. Bill Gasiamis (06:19)How did you experience it? Was it painful? Was it were you dizzy? What happened? Tom Ballo (06:27)I had about 60 seconds that I was aware of it. It just hit me and I don’t have any pain recollections from it, but… Apparently I hit my head pretty hard, had bruises and all kinds of things. Bill Gasiamis (06:47)Do you have the details about how you ended up in hospital? You they called nine one one. You’re you’re in hospital. Do you have Tom Ballo (06:54)right, heat called. Bill Gasiamis (06:55)any recollection of that? Tom Ballo (06:57)Well, I don’t have any recollection of the ambulance coming or anything about the hospital for about, I don’t know, 10 days. And even then, even my memory then is very, very generic. Like, you know, I knew I was in a hospital. That kind of thing. And then Bill Gasiamis (07:20)Yeah. Tom Ballo (07:21)I don’t have much of a memory of it. The interesting thing, my wife was in Germany. One time she’s gone to Germany or somewhere abroad. marriage and just happened to be there. Luckily, granddaughter, know, had seen me in the bathroom. Bill Gasiamis (07:47)You woke up in hospital and you had some awareness of your deficits. Did you kind of notice that s certain parts of your body weren’t working the way they were prior? Learning to talk and walk again Tom Ballo (07:56)Well, yeah, I mean, it, you know, I don’t know, it’d just be like a car wreck or something. I knew all kinds of things were wrong. my, Half my body was numb, exactly right down the middle from the top of my head to the bottom of my toes, straight down the middle. You know, like over here, could feel everything, right at the halfway point, now it’s, this is all numb. The right side of me. So I knew that I couldn’t, you know, I had… Obviously I had not paralysis, numbness on the whole right side of my body. So I wasn’t able to do much, know, although they kept me in the hospital for six weeks. And, you know, therapy. was inpatient. Bill Gasiamis (09:04)Yeah, because your body was dumb, did that mean you couldn’t walk or use your arm? Tom Ballo (09:08)I couldn’t walk. They put me in wheelchair and it would take me down to a… call it therapy. And there they would get me out of the chair at least and I did speech therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. Worked on my head, my arm. That was the occupational therapy and then physical therapy with the right leg. So I couldn’t really talk that well in the very beginning. eventually got it, pretty much. Bill Gasiamis (09:46)Is that cause your speech was slurred? Tom Ballo (09:48)Yeah, it was, it was slurred. was real soft and, which just wasn’t my normal voice. It still isn’t, still is not really my normal voice. Bill Gasiamis (10:01)And has it impacted your memory and the way that you recall things? Tom Ballo (10:05)has not affected me in that regard, in that manner. I was always, I was very, I still am, but very intelligent person. I don’t mean to sound odd with that, but I just have always been, you know. I’ve always had a good, really good, you know, brain, so to speak. Bill Gasiamis (10:34)Yeah. So it hasn’t affected your capacity cognitively, but it’s affected other things. And your voice is not your original kind of sounding voice. You sound a little different. And your right arm is a out of action. Tom Ballo (10:47)No, I mean, this is my right hand here. You know, I can, I can live, but I don’t, I don’t use it for stuff like, you know, it’s kind of a hassle cause I’m right-handed, but to have a right hand apparently affected, you know, affected by the strokes. Bad luck essentially. You know what I mean? Bill Gasiamis (11:15)Yep. Tom Ballo (11:16)now I do a lot of things with my left hand Bill Gasiamis (11:19)Yeah. And what about your right leg? How are you up and about? Can you get around? Does he have aphasia? Tom Ballo (11:27)I can walk for sure. Yeah, I don’t have any kind of walking assistant and I can pretty much. I take care of everything. my wife once was gone for I think four days. And so I was able to take care of myself for four or five days straight by myself. So I’m able to get around. But walking, you know, I’ve fallen a couple of times. I know you’ve talked about that. I have been following, I’d say now it’s been like three or four months. Probably the longest stretch ever. But I was always really good at tripping and catching myself. And people would say, man, I thought for sure you were going down. I was always able to… catch my own balance, I still have that ability so but you know I have to be careful walking around close and there’s a lot of obstacles on the ground they’re close to me to be kind of careful if I’m walking around that. Bill Gasiamis (12:48)And what about driving, Tom? Are you driving? Tom Ballo (12:52)I haven’t driven yet. You know, I want to. I’ve talked about it. Just haven’t had to, haven’t done it. You know, my wife is, she’s great. She does so many things that I haven’t, I haven’t, you know, I don’t really need to drive. Don’t have any need to. Bill Gasiamis (13:12)Yeah. So you have access Tom Ballo (13:13)Yeah, it’s just. Bill Gasiamis (13:14)to transportation even even though you’re not driving, you can still get around. with regards to the speech challenges after the stroke, was there any aphasia or anything like that that also surfaced? Tom Ballo (13:27)I’ll finish ya. I’m gonna go to the set. Bill Gasiamis (13:30)that’s when you’re unable to get words out. You know what the words are, but then you can’t generate the the sound in your mouth. Tom Ballo (13:37) don’t know. Not really. I think I can get everything out. don’t… There’s no… systematic problem that I’m aware of. know, finding… A lot of times won’t talk that much. I don’t have to. But if I do, I don’t have a problem saying things. Bill Gasiamis (14:06)Yeah. How long ago was a stroke now? Tom Ballo (14:08)That’s happened March 1st of last year. about a year and half. happen. Bill Gasiamis (14:18)About a year and a half ago. Tom Ballo (14:20)Yeah, you know, it was interesting when I was in, I was in therapy in-house for six weeks. And so I was about the middle of April, had the stroke on March 1st of last year. I was on with the hospital in middle of April, they sent me home. But, and then I, for the rest of the year, I came in two or three days a week for out, I guess, outpatient therapy. People used to see me and I wouldn’t, it was pretty odd. A lot of people, I don’t know, I’d say at least 10 people over the time. you know, seeing me and I didn’t know them, but they knew me somehow. And they all said, I’m doing a great job, you know, being able to, in their recovery. I guess they had seen me in the very beginning and thought there’s, you know, this guy is going to be messed up bad for life, you know? And I, overcame all that and people would just say all the time I’d get stopped, you’re doing great, you’re just doing wonderful, you It always surprised me that they didn’t even knew. Bill Gasiamis (15:46)So were they family members or? Tom Ballo (15:48)Now they were just total strangers. They were just people who also go to the hospital. Yeah, there was a lot of therapy in that building. It wasn’t really, yeah, it’s… had really good people thought I made a lot of progress. Surprise everybody. Now if you talk about family, my daughters and my wife and pretty much everyone’s that’s seen me. Just this beginning, you know, just can’t believe I’m doing as well as I’m doing. Bill Gasiamis (16:24)What would you say were some of the toughest challenges at the beginning of your recovery? Tom Ballo (16:30)I would say going to the bathroom by myself, was always hard to do in the beginning. And then… I would say walking, you know, I had to use a wheelchair for a while, then a hemi, they called it a hemi walker. Used that for long time and then eventually, you know, learning how to walk again. That was the hardest thing. Bill Gasiamis (17:05)How did your idea of of who you were begin to shift during those early months? Tom Ballo (17:10)That is not a problem that never has been for me. Bill Gasiamis (17:14)Uh-huh. Tom Ballo (17:15)I’ve been me before and during and after stroke. It’s not affected anything about how I feel about myself. It’s Bill Gasiamis (17:25)Mm-hmm. One bad day in eighteen months Tom Ballo (17:29)one thing I had been working on throughout my whole life was working on the mental side. of things and I had, you know, eventually, you know, according to every test I’ve ever seen, I passed them all that said I was what they call self-actualized, which is very rarely accomplished. Bill Gasiamis (17:57)What is self actualized? Tom Ballo (17:59)Well, it’s a theory of psychological development by Abraham Haslow or somebody. the highest, say people are on this pyramid or a triangle and the very top, chip top, the top one or two percent. They say are self-actualized. They become really just means you know yourself. Whereas most people are down near the bottom of the pyramid, focused primarily on survival and belonging and material things. I’ve been very blessed that I was self-actualized long before this stroke happened. it was, it did not affect who I, who I who I am, really. Bill Gasiamis (19:01)So you didn’t change in any way, y even though you have less mobility or you have challenges with your arm, you don’t see yourself as different in any way or not you. Tom Ballo (19:13)Yeah, correct. I’d say out of all, ever since I had the stroke, as far as bad days, I had like one… One bad day, I guess, where I just felt like, man, it’s too hard on this, not try or something. And just felt kind of down. But I felt better the next day and I’ve been the same. So I’ve had one bad day. Yeah, Bill Gasiamis (19:47)One bad day in a year and a half. Not bad. Tom Ballo (19:50)you know, was talking and I’ve talked to a therapist. And was talking to her at the time and I just kind of unloaded. I felt bad and all this. was, I thought I’d kind of given up, I got out of it. Bill Gasiamis (20:09)Just a quick pause. You’re listening to my conversation with Tom Bellow, sixty-five, when a massive stroke hit him with no warning signs at all. And who says that in eighteen months of recovery he’s had exactly one bad day? Before we get back into it, a couple of things. If you’re already a Patreon member, a YouTube member, or you’ve left a super chat or a super thanks on this channel, you’re the reason this show exists. And the reason I can keep covering what it costs to make it. Genuinely thank you. And remember, if what Tom’s describing, rebuilding a sense of who you are after everything’s changed, is something you’re sitting with yourself. That’s exactly what I work through one on one with people at recoveryafterstroke.com/momentum. It’s lived experience coaching, not therapy or medical treatment, and it’s built around getting you moving again when you’re not sure how to start. Let’s get back to Tom. Bill Gasiamis (21:07)Do you miss doing any of the things that you’re not doing at the moment? Your Tom Ballo (21:13)Well. Bill Gasiamis (21:13)for example, your GTA Tom Ballo (21:15)GTA 5? Yeah, I do, although I had a way of playing it now, I still play the game in other video games as well as best I can, but it’s really hard even just to try to keep my finger on the gas pedal in the cars. It’s tough. And it even started hurting after a while, you know. And I stopped. I still play with them. you know, I miss that I’m trying to think. I don’t do the squirrels anymore. We moved. And we don’t have squirrels here. So. It’s been kind of good in a lot of ways. Bill Gasiamis (22:15)How? How has it been good in a lot of ways? Tell me. Tom Ballo (22:20)watch TV, I guess, is I’m trying to get around. I don’t watch normal TV at all, you know, but it has commercials, Bill Gasiamis (22:29)Yeah. Tom Ballo (22:29)anything like that. It’s primarily YouTube and movies, but… Content has to be very truthful and non-deceptive. And I’ve been able to watch and learn a lot of things. I’ve been able to watch these YouTube videos and find, been very active with that. And then in a lot of ways, I used to do everything and now I don’t. And that’s kind of a blessing, I guess. I don’t know. I used to do my own laundry and… I did dishes for everyone and mowed the lawn and all these things that I used to do. Now I don’t have to. Bill Gasiamis (23:34)So now you have somebody else doing those tasks and you have more free time on your hand? Tom Ballo (23:39)Yeah, nobody expects me to do them. You know, really, my wife has been real good. She has picked up the slack, so to speak. It’s not her favorite stuff. I used to do it all. A lot of things. And I don’t have to really do much of anything. We recently moved and moved… couple hours away from Austin to Houston. And I didn’t have to do anything with the move. It doesn’t move a thing. Whereas, I don’t know, just, it’s kind of nice. I try to do dishes whenever I can, but it’s not like, used to be. People would expect me to do everything and I didn’t mind doing it. It’s kind of nice not having to. Bill Gasiamis (24:38)Yeah. Are you living at home with your wife and is it just you and her? So it’s ju just you and your wife at home now. Tom Ballo (24:46)Yeah, as far as living here now, it’s pretty, it’s real quiet because for about two and a half years, we had a really, really full house with my daughter and her husband and three daughters, granddaughters. Bill Gasiamis (25:05)Yeah. A and has your wife ever perhaps mentioned how things have changed for her, how she experiences her the new way that she interacts with you or the differences in the interaction with you? Tom Ballo (25:18)Hmm, not really. Pretty much she… very, pretty much the same. Even when I, even beforehand, I would, pretty much do my own thing and so would she. I’d be playing video games or out with the squirrels. I was on my own anyway. Bill Gasiamis (25:42)Yeah. Tom Ballo (25:43)So really, it’s not really been a big problem. Bill Gasiamis (25:47)Yeah. When you got back from home, were you totally kind of independent? Were you able to toilet yourself and do all those things or did you need support for that? Tom Ballo (25:55)No, I’d say when I first came home, I was still in a wheelchair and still using a flask to go to the bathroom for the first, I don’t know, I’d say about two months at home. until I learned how to walk and then with the hamming walker and then eventually put that thing away and walked by myself. So I’ve had to kind of learn slow. I’ve had to, I’ve made improvements in that regard. Bill Gasiamis (26:45)Yeah. Your wife sounds like she definitely stood by you. Who else was around? How did your kids get involved in those early days? Tom Ballo (26:53)Well, the first week my daughter and her husband were taking care of me or coming to see me in intensive care and stuff like that at the hospital. And then, my wife was in Europe for the first week of my, first week of the stroke. But then, The symptom that’s getting worse And you know, my daughter lived with us. She would occasionally, well, I don’t know, she had to think back on it. Pretty much once my wife, Linda, you know, had come back, she took care of me. yeah, she took care that care me. Bill Gasiamis (27:45)Yeah. took care of all of your needs, I would say. I Tom Ballo (27:50)Yeah. Bill Gasiamis (27:51)would imagine. Is that right? Like everything you needed to sort of be able to get in and out of bed and to get food and to get showered. Did you guys have any help come from any services like nursing or anything like that? Tom Ballo (28:04)I never had that, did not need that. We fixed, well, we completely redid one of the bathrooms at my last house and made it so I could do a walk. It ended up being a really nice bath area with a bench and a. Handheld nozzle not a tub, but walk in kind of a thing. So we fixed a shower because at first… Bill Gasiamis (28:41)like that. Tom Ballo (28:42)No, I don’t think I have. It was primarily me just each day trying to get a little bit better. But I’ll tell you, one of the problems that I’ve had is that I’m getting more more spasticity, spasticity and Bill Gasiamis (29:05)Yeah. Tom Ballo (29:08)muscle tightness. I mean, it’s gotten, I’d say. Every day it gets like one thousandth worse every day. It doesn’t automatically get better even if you work out or anything. Bill Gasiamis (29:24)Yeah. Do you have s massage or anything like that to help relieve it? Tom Ballo (29:33)Well, I didn’t know for that. I haven’t had anything yet. I’m thinking of. don’t know. I don’t know if it’ll work. Find a hospital and start and see what they say. There’s something that they can can do. It’s. Yeah. Bill Gasiamis (29:54)Challenging. Tom Ballo (29:55)I thought that it would, you know, just you. It would just get better each day, but it’s not quite that way. I used to be able to close my hand, I can still do that. But now it feels like it’s just a lot tighter. It’s not really painful, but it’s borderline painful. I don’t know, it’s not really pain, but also my feeling is much more sensitive. Like when I yawn, I can feel a tremendous amount of tingling. throughout my entire, my whole right leg from my hip down to my foot. Bill Gasiamis (30:49)When you yawn. Tom Ballo (30:50)when I yawn, for some reason it just energizes my leg. I don’t know, or like, if I don’t, okay, like if I just don’t move my right arm at all, but they put it at rest, I don’t feel anything. There’s no tingling, there’s no sensation. As soon as I start moving it, and if I touch anything, I can really, really feel it a lot more now than I did at the beginning. It’s very sensitive to touch. Bill Gasiamis (31:27)Yeah. I know what you mean. did you ever feel like your like your autonomy or your dignity were being challenged when you went through this? How did you navigate that part of it? Tom Ballo (31:38)Well, see, gets back into my being self-actualized. Bill Gasiamis (31:47)Yeah. Tom Ballo (31:49)My dignity was never affected by any of this. Now it’s been, I don’t know, like if people see me in a store or in a market, they’re always more than willing to want to talk or they make me feel special in a way. So that doesn’t, it doesn’t bother me. And people like to hear, they have a lot of questions. It doesn’t affect my dignity at all. I haven’t fallen down in public, Bill Gasiamis (32:28)Okay. Tom Ballo (32:29)so it hasn’t happened. I’ve heard people say that bothers them. That’s Bill Gasiamis (32:32)W what it doesn’t sound like there’s much that would affect your dignity that you seem pretty mild mannered and calm about many things. Tom Ballo (32:41)Yeah, I’m very… I don’t know how to put it. I’ve just been, people have commented and have noticed by themselves that I’m not like normal. There’s something about me, I really know myself more than most people do. Bill Gasiamis (33:02)Yeah. Your what about your message for people who are just starting their stroke recovery? If they were listening, you know, w what would you say to them? You’re a a year and a half in, so you have some insights and some awareness. What would you share with the people who are just starting their recovery? The one thing that hasn’t changed Tom Ballo (33:18)Well, you know, one thing I do is I watch a lot of videos about strokes surviving. So and every stroke is different. That’s one thing. It’s kind of stroke recovery is different and the severity of the strokes are different for everybody. it’s kind of hard to say for everybody how to how they can get along. But I would say, of course, would try to tell people to try to become, have as much confidence in yourself as you possibly can and stay positive. And, you know, it’s hard to do if you want that way to begin with. I’ve been lucky that I was been positive before I started this, before I had the stroke. some benefit to me after the stroke. It didn’t affect it. So I would say keep on trying. It’s going to be something to work on all the time, every day from here on out. Bill Gasiamis (34:40)Yeah. What are you hoping to work on in the next say twelve months? What’s on your on your list of things to get done or to continue to do? Tom Ballo (34:48)Well, the main thing for me is hopefully spasticity, it’s hard to say for me now, spasticity, doesn’t get any, just hopefully that’s. I can get that out of control. That’s all I worry about in the future, so to speak. All I think about is hoping that that doesn’t get a lot worse. You know, if you… Bill Gasiamis (35:32)Just want such a some improvement in the deficits. Tom Ballo (35:35)Yeah, improvement in… You know, I was always, I had stretched every day or every night for 30 minutes. For my whole life, I’ve been into stretching. And… Now, you know, it’s the opposite. I got stiffness like you’ve never seen. But luckily it has not affected my sleeping at all. Matter of I haven’t had a bad night’s sleep since day of the stroke. Every evening or every night, sleeping is perfect. Bill Gasiamis (36:17)Yeah, that’s excellent. Tell me, Thomas, do they know what caused their brain hemorrhage? Tom Ballo (36:23)No, they really don’t. And no one ever came to me and ever once wanted to or wanted to tell me or wanted to find out about what caused it. They were always seem like they were always more like in the moment trying to get just trying to get everything better, doing the best thing. to recover. as far as what might have happened, no real idea. I would just say it overall. got, I mean, the stroke I had was probably about as severe as anybody had. It’s really not, you know, it’s not completely debilitating. It’s not too bad, really. Bill Gasiamis (37:26)Yeah. Hey Thomas, I really appreciate you reaching out. Thank you so much for connecting with me and sharing your story. Tom Ballo (37:34)Thank you for having me on. Bill Gasiamis (37:37)Well, that was Tom Bellow, thirty-two years a litigator, eighteen months a survivor, and someone who will tell you straight that some things, like the spasticity he’s living with, have gotten harder rather than easier. Even while he’s had by his own account just one bad day. That kind of honesty is rare. And it’s exactly why this conversation moves the way it does. Tom’s not performing recovery for you. He’s describing it at his own pace. And that’s worth sitting with rather than rushing past. That’s really the reason these episodes get made at all. Not to hand you a formula, but to let you hear what recovery actually sounds like from someone living it. Because the version you carry in your head before you’ve heard someone like Tom is almost never the real thing. If this conversation gave you something, a moment of recognition, a reason to keep going, a way to explain your own recovery to someone who doesn’t get it yet, the most useful thing you can do is share it with one person who needs to hear it today. Remember to check out my book, The Unexpected Way That a Stroke Became the Best Thing That Happened. It’s available at recoveryafterstroke.com/book. And on that note, my new book is out now. And this one’s a bit different. It’s not about stroke specifically, it’s about what happens after any kind of trauma reshapes your life and how you rebuild even when you don’t feel ready to. It’s called Your World Doesn’t Have to Stay This Small. And if your world has gotten smaller since your stroke, fewer places you go, fewer things you say yes to, fewer people you see. That’s the book I wrote for you. Remember to grab your copy on Amazon, search the title, or use the link in the show notes. If this show has helped you, remember you can support it at patreon.com/recoveryafterstroke. Thanks for listening. I’m Bill Gasiamis and this is Recovery After Stroke.     The post Stroke With No Warning Signs – Tom Ballo’s One Bad Day in Eighteen Months appeared first on Recovery After Stroke.

Love Island, I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, The Voice, Countdown and University Challenge are some of Britain's biggest entertainment shows. But how do you keep hit formats like these feeling fresh without changing what audiences love about them?Tom Gould is Chief Content Officer at Lifted Entertainment, the production company behind these major formats.With more than two decades in television, Tom has helped shape some of the UK's most successful entertainment shows. So, how do you protect the magic of a hit format while knowing when it needs to change? And what does it really take to lead creativity at one of Britain's biggest entertainment producers? In this episode, Tom takes us inside the decisions behind the screen.Tom and Ash discuss how long-running formats continue to evolve, what makes a new entertainment idea stand out and how Lifted is developing its next generation of mainstream hits.Tom also reflects on moving from programme-making into senior leadership, why learning to let go was one of his hardest lessons and how he supports production teams without taking over.They also explore the importance of trust, respect and creating a production culture where people feel comfortable speaking freely.In this episode:• What a Chief Content Officer actually does• How established formats remain fresh• Knowing what to change and what to protect• What Tom looks for in a new entertainment idea• Moving from Executive Producer into creative leadership• Learning to let go and empower production teams• Creating mainstream formats with humour and a sense of mischief• Why strong television begins with a respectful production cultureFollow TV Makers on Instagram: @tvmakerspodWatch the full conversation on the TV Makers YouTube channel.This Episode is Sponsored by:RIMMS - https://www.rimms.tvIf you enjoyed the episode, follow the podcast and leave a rating or review wherever you're listening.Recorded by Ashley Golder - https://ashleygolder.tv/Instagram @tvmakerspod Email: Podcast@tvmakers.co.ukArtwork by Benjamin Leon  - Instagram: @benleondrawsWebsite:  www.benleondraws.com

Kim is planning a trip to celebrate her and her husband Tom's 10th wedding anniversary! After Tom said he would really like to stay at the Polynesian, she decided to make it happen. What Tom doesn't know, is that instead of being a triple split stay between the Polynesian Resort, the Polynesian Tower, and Coronado Springs, Kim has made a sneaky switch-a-roo for this to be only split between both sides of the Polynesian. They will have two days of park time, so much of their week will be spent visiting other resorts, heading to Disney Springs, and enjoying some rest and relaxation at the pool, which they don't usually do. The perfect plan to celebrate 10 years! Trip Dates: July 7-14, 2026 Pre-Trip Interview: recorded 6/18/26   Episode Specific Links: Follow Kim on Instagram - @realkimshady_peloton Disney College Program Video - Brunch at Wine Bar George Review MCO Reserve (schedule your airport security) People mentioned in this episode: Beth Johnston with Main Street Magic (Kim's travel agent) - @theitineraryandbeyond   Be Our Guest: Do you have an upcoming trip you'd like to share?  Submit your trip information here to be considered as a podcast guest.   Get in Touch: If you would like to reach out to Virginia for something other than a trip report guest submission (for that use the link above!), you may email whereilongtobepodcast@gmail.com.   Follow: Instagram: @whereilongtobepodcast Facebook: @whereilongtobepodcast TikTok: @whereilongtobepodcast Website: whereilongtobepodcast.com

Lockerbie: The Mas'ud Confession, the Evidence and the Trial AheadFormer Scottish detectives Tom Wood and Simon McLean examine the case against Abu Agila Mas'ud — and what the US trial could reveal about Pan Am Flight 103.More than three decades after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, the investigation is once again heading into a courtroom.In this episode, Tom and Simon look ahead to the US prosecution of Abu Agila Mas'ud and discuss one of the most significant recent developments in the case: a federal judge's decision allowing prosecutors to put Mas'ud's alleged 2012 confession before the jury.But a confession alone is not enough. Drawing on their own experience as detectives, Tom and Simon examine how prosecutors will need to build a coherent chain of supporting evidence — and how the defence will attempt to break that chain and create reasonable doubt.They also discuss the extraordinary scale of the original Lockerbie investigation, the international cooperation between police and intelligence agencies, the painstaking recovery and cataloguing of evidence across a vast area, and the challenges of presenting evidence accumulated across almost four decades.The conversation also turns to the continuing controversy surrounding Lockerbie, the conviction of Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the acquittal of Lamin Khalifah Fhimah, and allegations that have been made about the Scottish investigation and judiciary.Tom speaks personally about detectives and senior figures involved in the case whom he knew and worked alongside, and explains why he strongly rejects suggestions that the Scottish investigation or judges were corrupt.As the Mas'ud case develops, Crime Time Inc. intends to keep following the evidence and return to the trial as significant developments emerge.Timestamps00:00 — Cold open: Mas'ud, the alleged confession and the evidential chain00:55 — Lockerbie returns to court nearly four decades later01:14 — Why conspiracy theories grow around major investigations02:25 — Police, intelligence agencies and competing national interests03:41 — The unprecedented international scale of the Lockerbie investigation04:07 — What Tom hopes the new trial will finally establish04:49 — Tom's personal connection to detectives involved in Lockerbie05:29 — The Netflix portrayal and the reality of a huge police inquiry06:00 — Recovering, cataloguing and tracing evidence across hundreds of square miles08:18 — Lockerbie's response to victims' families and the human side of the disaster09:56 — The major development: Mas'ud's alleged 2012 confession can go before the jury10:48 — Confessions, recorded interviews and lessons from detective interviewing11:56 — The enormous volume of evidence facing prosecution and defence13:12 — Why Crime Time Inc. plans to follow the trial closely13:46 — Building the prosecution's evidential chain — and how the defence can break it14:23 — Could the trial produce evidence affecting others connected to the case?15:14 — Megrahi, Fhimah and the previous Lockerbie trial15:50 — Tom strongly defends the integrity of the Scottish judges18:21 — Tom and Simon lighten the mood18:51 — Remembering Lockerbie and the detectives who devoted years to the investigationCrime Time Inc. — Real cases. Real detectives. Real talk.About Crime Time Inc.Season 5 of Crime Time Inc. broadens its reach across two sides of the Atlantic.This season features cases from Scotland and across the wider UK — rooted in real investigative experience — alongside deep dives into some of the most infamous murder cases in American history.Hosted by former detectives Simon and Tom, with experience in both the UK and the United States, including time working alongside the FBI, the show strips away sensationalism to explain how crime and justice really work.Two crime worlds. One podcast.New episodes released regularly throughout the season.Our Website: https://crimetimeinc.com/If you like this show please leave a review. It really helps us.Please help us improve our Podcast by completing this survey.http://bit.ly/crimetimeinc-survey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Toumazis spent 8 years as EVP and Managing Director of Disney-ABC-ESPN in EMEA. Since stepping off the executive track a decade ago he has built a portfolio career which includes SID at PRS for Music, NED at Directors UK and Deputy Chair of the University of Westminster amongst others. Interested in what it takes to build a portfolio career? Tune in to hear about: How investing his own money became Tom's way into his first board seats (01:35) His rule for the money he put behind those first bets (05:20) What Tom didn't anticipate about small-table board life (07:51) How he figures out what he's actually bringing to a board beyond money (10:11) What nobody tells you about explaining a portfolio career at a dinner party (11:26) How Tom got his first board seat, and the mistake he admits he made once he had it (12:58) Do you need a stellar career to sit on a board? (15:48) Getting a board role is a numbers game (22:05) Tom's tips for board interviews (26:28) An easy way to enhance your networking strategy (29:39) Enter the Boardroom Community Q&A (32:42) ⚡The Lightning Round⚡(34:51)Host: Oliver CummingsProducer: Will FeltonEditor: Penelope CoumauMusic: Kate MacAudio: Nick KoldEmail: podcast@nurole.comWeb: https://www.nurole.com/nurole-podcast-enter-the-boardroom

Tom Verrilli is the chief product officer at Whatnot, a live shopping platform that's become the fastest-growing U.S. marketplace business in history, with over $8 billion in GMV. Before joining Whatnot, Tom was CPO at Twitch and director of product growth at Twitter (during one of the most turbulent periods in the company's history).In our in-depth conversation, we discuss:1. Why Whatnot's product team was founded on the premise “we regret that product management exists”2. How AI is reshaping the PM role3. What Tom looks for when hiring PMs4. The shift toward senior ICs doing the work5. How AI has transformed data science at Whatnot6. Tom's “play the accordion” mental model7. Why “hire great people and get out of their way” fails8. His biggest lessons from his time at Twitter—Brought to you by:WorkOS—Make your app enterprise-ready, with SSO, SCIM, RBAC, and moreMercury—Radically different banking, now with Command—Episode transcript: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/this-cpo-regrets-that-product-management—Archive of all Lenny's Podcast transcripts: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/yxi4s2w998p1gvtpu4193/AMdNPR8AOw0lMklwtnC0TrQ?rlkey=j06x0nipoti519e0xgm23zsn9&st=ahz0fj11&dl=0—Where to find Tom Verrilli:• X: https://x.com/tdrobbo• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-robertson-042—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction(02:40) “We regret that product management exists”: what it means and why(08:30) When specialization makes sense, and when it doesn't(15:20) How Whatnot structures its PM org(17:28) What 31,832 PM applications revealed about the function(19:40) How to develop systems thinking(22:10) The shift to senior ICs doing IC work(32:26) Advice for PMs struggling in today's market(35:22) How AI has transformed work at Whatnot(41:14) The data scientist problem(42:48) Which roles are trending up and down(44:48) What the product team of the future looks like(46:29) Why core PM skills are the most durable in an AI world(49:23) How to get the most out of the people you hire(53:32) Navigating the CPO-founder relationship(57:34) Advice for aspiring CPO's(59:16) How to know when to stand firm and when to step back(01:01:38) Play the accordion: balancing strategic vision with fast iteration(01:06:35) Agentic commerce vs. live commerce(01:09:46) Lessons from Twitter(01:13:07) Failure corner(01:15:45) Lightning round and final thoughts—Referenced:• Whatnot: https://www.whatnot.com• Building, and Whatnot: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/building-whatnot-tom-verrilli-bwkdc• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv• Why Netflix is betting on systems thinkers—not specialists—in the AI era | Elizabeth Stone (CPTO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/netflix-cpto-on-ai-and-the-future• Peter Bailis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbailis• Mike Krieger on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekrieger• Anthropic's CPO on what comes next | Mike Krieger (co-founder of Instagram): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/anthropics-cpo-heres-what-comes-next• Ben Kus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkus• Henry Shi on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrythe9th• Hex Threads: https://hex.tech/product/threads• Product management theater | Marty Cagan (Silicon Valley Product Group): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/product-management-theater-marty• Grant LaFontaine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grantlafontaine• Logan Head on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/logan-head• Emmett Shear on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emmettshear• Kara Swisher on X: https://x.com/karaswisher• Jeff Bezos: Amazon and Blue Origin—Lex Fridman Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcWqzZ3I2cY• Star City on AppleTV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/star-city/umc.cmc.2l8p785osmtmiyk64bh6tfde1• For All Mankind on AppleTV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/for-all-mankind/umc.cmc.6wsi780sz5tdbqcf11k76mkp7• Service NSW Mobile App: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/services/service-nsw-mobile-app• Rudyard Kipling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling• E-fish.com: https://www.e-fish.com—Recommended books:• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers―Straight Talk on the Challenges of Entrepreneurship: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0062273205• The Purpose Driven Church: Every Church Is Big in God's Eyes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0310201063• Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution―An Historic Fantasy of Dark Academia: https://www.amazon.com/Babel-Necessity-Violence-Translators-Revolution/dp/0063021439—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. To hear more, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com

CheckoutThe God Centered Concept Academy Training Community to learn what growth in Christ ishttps://api.tuvu.com/redirectGroup/6a2ac0e2c9f728027338244cCheck out this link to view Kingdom Cross Roads on TV.https://jesussaid.tv/?affiliate=tswright_gccTo get a copy of our new book "Embracing the Truth" or to have TS Wright speak at your event or conference or if you simply want spiritual or life coaching or just a consultation visit:www.tswrightspeaks.comVisit our website to learn more about The God Centered Concept. The God Centered Concept is designed to bring real discipleship and spreading the Gospel to help spark the Great Harvest, a revival in this generation.www.godcenteredconcept.comKingdom Cross Roads Podcast is a part of The God Centered Concept.What changes when you stop defining yourself by your failures and begin seeing yourself as God sees you?On this episode of Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast, T.S. Wright welcomes Tom Anderson, author of From Sinnership to Sonship: The Story of Becoming. Tom shares how God transformed his marriage, deepened his faith, and led him from feelings of inadequacy into the security of biblical sonship.Drawing from the lives of Adam, Abraham, and Peter, Tom explains why spiritual transformation is a journey. Abraham began as a man who believed in God but struggled to believe what God said about him. Through waiting, testing, surrender, and “hoping against hope,” Abraham grew into his God-given identity.You will discover:What Tom means by the “I am not” mentality of sinnershipHow sonship provides worth, significance, and spiritual securityWhy God often sends a word before meeting a needHow God used Isaiah 43:18–19 to bring restoration to Tom's marriageWhat Adam's garden teaches us about purpose, service, and stewardshipWhy your marriage, family, workplace, and relationships are gardens entrusted to your careHow Abraham's journey illustrates believing, hoping, surrendering, and becomingWhy trials may be part of God's process of teaching you to trust HimHow knowing you are loved by the Father changes the way you live and serveYour identity is not based upon your achievements, possessions, position, or past failures. In Christ, you are called, loved, and kept. God is inviting you to move beyond striving and rest securely in your identity as His beloved son or daughter.Scriptures DiscussedIsaiah 43:18–19; Genesis 1–2; Genesis 15; Genesis 22; Psalm 139; Romans 4; 2 Corinthians 5:20; Jude 1Connect with Tom AndersonLearn more about Tom, read about From Sinnership to Sonship: The Story of Becoming, and find links to purchase the book at TomAnderson.in.KeywordsTom Anderson, From Sinnership to Sonship, identity in Christ, biblical sonship, Christian identity, sons and daughters of God, spiritual transformation, Christian personal growth, trusting God, faith in difficult times, hope against hope, Abraham and faith, Adam and the Garden of Eden, Christian marriage testimony, hearing God's voice, God-given purpose, beloved by God, Kingdom Cross Roads Podcast, T.S. Wright, Christian podcast, Bible teaching, discipleship, Isaiah 43, Romans 4, Psalm 139

In this episode of the Journal of Biophilic Design podcast, we speak with landscape specialist Tom Palfreyman, whose work across commercial, hospitality, retail and workplace environments has focused on the principle that plants fundamentally change how people experience space. With more than twenty years' involvement in interior and exterior landscaping, Tom has spent his career exploring how nature can improve the places where we work, rest and play, and why maintenance, care and long-term thinking are just as important as the initial design itself. As Tom reflects during the conversation, “Plants have transitioned from a nice-to-have decoration in the corner of the building to being an intrinsic essential part of any building.” It is a shift many designers are now recognising. The conversation around biophilic design has matured significantly over the past decade. What was once dismissed as aesthetic enhancement is increasingly understood as part of a much wider discussion around health, wellbeing, productivity, ecology and human resilience. The heart of biophilic design beats out that human beings are not separate from nature, we are an intrinsic part of it. “We evolved to live outside,” Tom says. “That connection with nature, sadly, I believe, has been lost.” Modern life has created increasingly artificial environments - sealed buildings, screen-based working, urban density and spaces designed more for efficiency than human experience. Yet our biology has not changed at the same pace as our architecture. Research across neuroscience, environmental psychology and workplace wellbeing continues to show that exposure to nature can reduce stress, restore attention, support cognitive performance and improve emotional wellbeing. What becomes clear in this discussion is that successful biophilic design is never simply about adding greenery into a room. It is about creating meaningful and lasting relationships between people and living systems. For Tom, this begins with understanding plants properly. “Putting the right plant in the right place so it's happy, healthy, survives,” he explains. There is something important in that statement. Too often, planting schemes are treated as visual afterthoughts rather than living ecosystems requiring expertise, maintenance and long-term stewardship.The strongest biophilic projects understand that planting design is not decoration. It is infrastructure for wellbeing. Tom highlights his collaboration with Dr. Craig Knight, emphasising the benefits of biophilic ‘enrichment', a word maybe more commonly associated with ecology or animal wellbeing than commercial interiors. “Enrichment is a very, very strong part of what we do, putting the right plants in the right place,” he says. “If we can have engaged enrichment, then that is far more powerful.” Tom shares an example of a project with a pharmaceutical company where biophilic enrichment was introduced, leading to significant improvements in the work environment and prompting the company to adopt a global biophilic strategy. This notion of engaged enrichment feels particularly relevant in workplaces today. Many office environments continue to struggle with issues of stress, disengagement and sensory fatigue. In contrast, spaces designed with visible natural systems, daylight, planting and moments of restoration often feel fundamentally different. They soften the intensity of modern working life and reintroduce cues of life, seasonality and care into daily experience. Even relatively small interventions can have measurable impact. “Just one plant per four square meters can make a difference,” Tom notes, pointing to research that demonstrates improvements in wellbeing and engagement through relatively modest levels of planting integration. Importantly, the placement of greenery matters as much as quantity. Tom speaks about focusing on “main areas of circulation, so entrance and exit points of the buildings, communal spaces, places where people are going to perhaps take a moment to recuperate.” These transitional spaces are psychologically significant. They shape first impressions, influence behaviour and provide opportunities for pause and recovery within otherwise fast-paced environments. Biophilic design, at its best, works subtly in the background. A staircase wrapped in planting encourages movement differently. A naturally lit communal area changes how people gather. A view towards greenery can lower stress responses almost instantaneously. These are not superficial gestures; they alter the emotional atmosphere of buildings. Tom shares the inspiring work that Square Mile Farms are doing, introducing edibles into the working environment, focusing on education, engagement, and community building. They create gardening clubs where people can harvest plants like basil, replant, and take home produce to make recipes like pesto. This initiative rekindles lost skills and encourages communication and interaction among people. The conversation also raises an important challenge for the industry itself. As demand for biophilic design increases, so too does the need for skilled horticultural knowledge and maintenance expertise. “We need more people to see this industry as a career,” Tom says — a point that often receives too little attention within design discussions. Living systems require ongoing care, and the future of biophilic cities will depend not only on visionary designers, but also on the people who understand how to sustain and nurture these environments over time. What Tom would like to see is a society where “plants in, on and around every building, in every location, all being looked after in the right way.” It is a vision that speaks not only to aesthetics, but to responsibility. As cities densify and climate pressures intensify, integrating nature into the built environment is a necessity. Healthy buildings and healthy ecosystems cannot be treated as separate conversations. Perhaps that is why the Biophilic Design movement resonates so deeply now. People are searching for spaces that feel alive. Spaces that restore rather than deplete. Spaces that acknowledge our innate need for connection with the natural world. As Tom puts it: “Plants are the secret weapon. We cannot forget how important they are in any environment.” https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-palfreyman-56b792b/https://www.squaremilefarms.com/https://www.tvequestrian.co.uk/https://plantsatwork.org.uk/https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigknightidr/ Have you got a copy of the Journal? You can now subscribe as a member of the Journal of Biophilic Design or purchase a gorgeous coffee table reference copy or PDF download of the Journal journalofbiophilicdesign.comor Amazon and Kindle. Credits: with thanks to George Harvey Audio Production for the calming biophilic soundscape that backs all of our podcasts. Listen to our podcast on Audible, Amazon Music, Spotify, iTunes, YouTube and all the RSS feeds.https://www.facebook.com/journalofbiophilicdesign/https://www.linkedin.com/company/journalofbiophilicdesign/https://www.instagram.com/journalofbiophilicdesignIf you like this,please subscribe!

Most couples you see online are either performing for the camera or fighting for the clicks. This conversation is nothing like that. Adam Lane Smith sits down with Tom and Lisa Bilyeu, co-founders of Quest Nutrition and hosts of Impact Theory and Women of Impact, for one of the most honest conversations about marriage you'll find anywhere on the internet. No highlight reel. No performance. Just two people who have been building a life together for 25 years, and are willing to show you exactly what that has looked like, the hard parts included. What you'll learn in this conversation: 1- Why happy couples are invisible online and what that's doing to everyone's idea of what love is supposed to look like 2- How Tom and Lisa met, why they both assumed it wouldn't last, and the moment that changed everything 3- Why Lisa stayed silent for eight years and the one sentence she finally said that pivoted their entire lives 4- The CEO and COO model of marriage and why treating your relationship like a business might actually save it 5- What happened when Lisa became the boss of 40 ex-convicts and accidentally brought that energy home to her husband 6- What Tom actually needed after working 120-hour weeks that Lisa didn't know how to give him and how they figured it out 7- The post-it note system they built so Tom always knows what Lisa needs when she comes to him with a problem 8- Why the most dangerous moment in a marriage is when one partner starts outgrowing the dynamic and what to do before it breaks you 9- What legacy actually means when you strip away the ego and why Tom thinks most people are quietly fooling themselves about being remembered If you've ever wondered what it looks like when two people genuinely love each other, fight for each other, and keep choosing each other through the hard stuff, this is that conversation.

Every once in a while, a story comes across my desk that stops me cold. Not because it's sensational, but because it's precise, deeply personal, and impossible to dismiss. The account you're about to hear is one of those. It arrived as a letter from a man I'm calling Tom, a seventeen-year park ranger in the Great Smoky Mountains who has spent his life dealing in facts, emergencies, and hard reality—not Bigfoot stories.Tom was called to a remote homestead owned by an eighty-two-year-old woman named Mabel. Something had been raiding her property, tearing apart her barn, stealing dog food and chickens, and—most unsettling of all—unlatching doors and closing them behind itself. Bears don't do that. What Tom found near the coop were sixteen-inch footprints with five toes, unmistakably primate, and impossible by any known standard.What followed changed everything he thought he knew about those mountains. Mabel told him she had lived alongside these creatures her entire life. Her mother, her grandmother, and even her great-grandmother had known about them since settling that hollow in the 1840s. There had always been rules, boundaries, and even communication. But a new presence had arrived—larger, gray-furred, aggressive—and for the first time in eighty years, Mabel was afraid. Tom chose to stay. Over the next two weeks, he documented wood knocks, vocalizations unlike any known animal, tree breaks forming deliberate perimeters, rocks thrown with intent, and images from trail cameras that still haunt him. With help from a trusted wildlife officer, he gathered casts, recordings, and photographs that defy easy explanation. And on the eleventh night, he had an encounter that permanently altered his understanding of reality. This story doesn't end with proof or confrontation. It ends with something far rarer: understanding.Tom wrestled with whether to share this, knowing the cost of speaking out. But he thought of Mabel, of his friend who'd carried his own encounter in silence, and of everyone who's seen something in these woods and been told they imagined it. I believe him.What you're about to hear is exactly as Tom wrote it, in his own words. It's long. It's detailed. And it's one of the most moving accounts I've ever received.So settle in. From an eighty-acre homestead at the edge of the Smoky Mountains, this is the letter from Ranger Tom.

200% more revenue. 200% more event registrations. 50% more clients.Everyone wants to know what I did during launch week. But here's what they don't see: the launch didn't create those results. The 10 months of unsexy work before it did.In this episode, my husband Tom (who has a front-row seat to my business but doesn't work in it) helps me tell the full story. Not the highlight reel version you see on Instagram—the messy, behind-the-scenes reality of what actually created the October CCBD launch results.This is the conversation about the wobbles. The moments I almost abandoned the plan. The boring work that looked like I "wasn't doing much." And why I couldn't have shifted my business model any sooner, no matter how much I wanted to.In this conversation, we unpack:

In this new segment from our 24 hour Facebook Live, Impactathon. Tom and Former Chief Sales Officer at Quest; Current President at KNOW Better Foods, Yemeni Mesa, (IG: @keto_head), dive deep on the Ketogenic (Keto) Diet and many of the benefits it offers. From improved cognition to weight loss, Tom and Yemini discuss and answer many questions you might have about the Keto Diet! Topics in this episode include: * Why a ketogenic diet is so Impactful * Is the keto diet more expensive? * Keto diet's beneficial impacts, such as cognitive impacts on anxiety and its anti-inflammatory properties. * How KNOW Better Foods built a winning team. * What Tom and Yemeni's typical keto and protein meals look like. * The difference between a keto diet and a 'high-fat, low-carb' diet * Main stereotypes and misconceptions of ketogenics. * Why the topic of health is going to become more important at Impact Theory * and much more Original air date: 9-9-17 SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at⁠ https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod.⁠ Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to⁠ https://impacttheory.co/aurapod⁠ to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... 1. STARTING a business: JOIN ME HERE: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/zero-to-founder?utm_campaign=Podcast%20Offer&utm_source=podca[%E2%80%A6]d%20end%20of%20show&utm_content=podcast%20ad%20end%20of%20show⁠ 2. SCALING a business: see if you qualify here: ⁠https://tombilyeu.com/call⁠ 3. Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox:⁠ https://tombilyeu.com/⁠ ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ apple.co/impacttheory⁠ ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/⁠ Tik Tok:⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en⁠ Twitter:⁠ https://twitter.com/tombilyeu⁠ YouTube:⁠ https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The celebrity investor coming into football as part of an ownership group is nothing new these days, but there were more than a few eyebrows raised when it was announced that Snoop Dogg, alongside footballing legend Luka Modric, had become a minority investor in Swansea. There must be something in the Welsh water. Swansea is storied club with a hugely passionate fanbase and a recent history of Premier League football and both elite player and manager development. Getting to the bottom of what facilitated this high profile involvement is one thing, but CEO Tom Gorringe is facing all the usual challenges of creating an elite playing environment delivering results on the pitch while trying to ensure the business is exceeding expectations to allow the club to spend money and challenge for promotion. There are some statistics in here that shocked us, some conditions that have to be taken into account that are unique to this club, but when reflecting on this conversation, this is a team absolutely moving in the right direction. It's maximisation of financial opportunity without losing your values alongside how we're still gunning for a Snoop Dogg, Just Eat, Rossi's collaboration to take place pre game (one for Swansea fans/if you're not go and google the iconic fish and chip establishment). Let's get on with it. We're delighted to welcome Tom to Business of Sport.Timestamps:00:00 Intro03:24 On Staying Open and Connected with Fans06:53 What Tom's Job Actually Involves09:14 How Modric and Snoop Joined the Club14:54 Death Row Records Deal18:11 The Power of Celebrity in Football20:38 The Revenue Drivers23:01 Content Strategy25:13 How Communication Works with Multiple Owners29:56 Lessons from Bristol to Swansea31:05 Budgeting35:07 How Loan Deals Are Structured37:17 How Swansea Supports Players Beyond the Pitch38:22 Inside the Decision to Appoint Manager42:09 Ranking Why People Join Swansea44:41 The Role of Football Regulation Today47:10 Tom's Opinion on Parachute Payments48:24 Is Owning a Club Serious Business or Just Fun?53:07 Quick-Fire RoundOn today's show we discuss: Snoop Dogg, Luka Modric & a New Era for Swansea:How one of the most unexpected ownership stories in football came together.Why Snoop Dogg and Luka Modric invested in Swansea and how it's changing the club's global profile overnight.How the club is using celebrity partnerships to drive sponsorship, retail, and brand awareness including a Death Row Records x Swansea collaboration that broke sales recordsAuthenticity, Community & the Fans:Why Swansea's local identity remains at the heart of everything and why openness with fans is one of Tom's core principles.The balance between commercial growth and staying true to the club's roots as a working-class, one-club city.How fan engagement and local pride are helping rebuild trust and unity across the clubFinancial Discipline & Sustainability:The economics of a Championship club in 2025. £21.5m turnover, £15m losses, and the battle for sustainability.How Tom cut £3.9m in annual costs without harming performance including the famous “dirty windows” moment.What running a Championship club actually costs, from stadium leases and catering royalties to travel and academy budgets.How the incoming football regulator could transform sustainability and fairness across the EFL.A huge thank you to our amazing partners on the show: StrydeBringing sports investment opportunities to your door. Visit ⁠http://www.gostryde.com to become part of the movement!

On this episode of Proof-of-PR, Tom Bruni joins Co-host Eunice Hwangbo to discuss how he handles media publishers and the community at Stocktwits. Tom Bruni covers topics such as Direct-to-Audience social channels, becoming a spokesperson, remaining a valuable resource to reporters, and much more. Stay up-to-date on upcoming guests and news by following us on Twitter at @ProofOfPR.  #ProofofPR #Podcast #Crypto ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬● Timestamps: 0:00 | Intro 2:15 | Who is Tom Bruni? 3:22 | Stocktwits 4:25 | How to remain credible as an expert 5:50 | What Tom learned from interviews with publishers 9:07 | Impact of Direct-to-Audience channels 11:45 | Managing Community expectations 13:41 | BITWIRE AD SEGMENT 14:30 | Balance representing Stocktwits and personal voice as an expert 16:26 | Tom Bruni's blog 17:42 | How to become an organization's spokesperson? 19:56 | How to remain as a valuable resource to reporters 22:24 | Don't overthink media interviews ●▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬●

Are you holding back in ways you don't even realize? In this candid and inspiring conversation, Dr. Tom Olson invites you to take a hard look at how fear of change and a need for safety can quietly run your life. He shares powerful stories from his own journey, including the leap that led to his PhD, and offers practical ways to shift from playing it safe to making bold, intentional choices. We talk about what it really means to lead—at work, at home, and in your own life. Tom explains how to stop giving away your power, how to support others without fixing them, and why emotional intelligence makes all the difference in leadership. You'll walk away thinking differently about risk, responsibility, and what's truly possible when you take the helmet off. With over 30 years of global experience, Tom is a highly sought-after coach, trainer, and researcher who has transformed lives through his dynamic, innovative approach to personal and professional development. He's affectionately known as Dr. Tom by his clients throughout the world, with a stellar reputation for providing impactful coaching and training to leaders and teams. His work empowers clients to unlock their potential and overcome their greatest challenges. Tom is the author of the acclaimed book, Don't Die With Your Helmet On, which has inspired leaders and professionals to embrace purpose, resilience, and action.  You'll discover: What Tom means by “don't die with your helmet on” (and why it matters)Why fear often shows up looking “reasonable”The questions that help you take back controlA healthy way to challenge team members stuck in victim thinkingHow strong leaders build engagement through shared powerCheck out all the episodesLeave a review on Apple PodcastsConnect with Meredith on LinkedInFollow Meredith on TwitterDownload the free ebook Listen Like a Pro

Tommy Hendrix is Managing Partner at Decisive Point, a venture firm backing early-stage companies developing critical national security technologies. In this episode of Valley of Depth, we unpack what it really means to fund the future of national defense and how venture capital is becoming a tool of statecraft.A former Green Beret turned investor, Tommy brings rare insight into the geopolitical stakes, bureaucratic hurdles, and human motivations behind the new national security startup wave. From combat deployments in Iraq to due diligence in D.C., he's seen the full arc of how technology shapes power.We get into Decisive Point's playbook, from why it was built, to how it supports founders navigating the defense industrial complex. Tommy also shares lessons from working inside the machine, the firm's approach to incubation, and how they decide when a startup can actually shift the deterrence equation.We also dive into:The strategic case for funding earlyWhy some military problems aren't venture-scaleWhat it takes to build “weapons-grade” startupsThe ethics of AI-enabled kill chainsPrivate capital's role in a new Cold WarHow the next great defense companies will be bornThis episode is brought to you by World Space Business Week, taking place September 15–19 in Paris. WSBW is one of the leading annual gatherings for the global space industry, bringing together executives, investors, government officials, and innovators from across commercial, defense, and satellite sectors. Learn more at wsbw.com.• Chapters •00:00 - Intro01:14 – From Green Beret into venture04:02 – Deployments that have shaped Tommy's venture career10:54 – What is broken in the US's current procurement process for defense tech?14:51 – A future without humans in the kill chain18:42 – What has changed with defense tech investors?24:05 – How does Tommy pick the right companies to invest in?28:57 – Tommy's work in nuclear32:19 – How helping a portfolio company go through bankruptcy gave Decisive Point a new lens for investment strategies34:49 – How does the firm make decisions37:37 – Companies that were good for the nation but difficult to justify long-term venture39:54 – Must-haves for the US to win the tech race42:55 – Tech gaps that need more focus47:00 – Qualities of a founder Tom is looking for49:22 – What Tom carried over from his military career into his investing career52:01 – The driving force behind Decisive Point • Show notes •Decisive Point's website — https://www.decisivepoint.com/Decisive Point's socials — https://x.com/decisivepointvcTommy's socials — https://x.com/thomasehendrixMo's socials — https://twitter.com/itsmoislamPayload's socials — https://twitter.com/payloadspace / https://www.linkedin.com/company/payloadspaceIgnition's socials — https://twitter.com/ignitionnuclear /  https://www.linkedin.com/company/ignition-nuclear/Tectonic's socials  — https://twitter.com/tectonicdefense / https://www.linkedin.com/company/tectonicdefense/Valley of Depth archive — Listen: https://pod.payloadspace.com/ • About us •Valley of Depth is a podcast about the technologies that matter — and the people building them. Brought to you by Arkaea Media, the team behind Payload (space), Ignition (nuclear energy), and Tectonic (defense tech), this show goes beyond headlines and hype. We talk to founders, investors, government officials, and military leaders shaping the future of national security and deep tech. From breakthrough science to strategic policy, we dive into the high-stakes decisions behind the world's hardest technologies.Payload: www.payloadspace.comIgnition: www.ignition-news.comTectonic: www.tectonicdefense.com 

In this episode, I sit down with Tomás Campos, CEO and Co-Founder of Spinwheel, a fintech infrastructure company that's revolutionizing how lenders and financial platforms access consumer credit data. With over 20 years in fintech, Tomás explains how Spinwheel can authenticate users and connect to all their liability accounts—credit cards, loans, mortgages, and more—using just a phone number and date of birth, achieving 95-99% coverage across different debt types.The conversation explores how this technology is solving critical pain points in debt consolidation lending and how their AI-powered infrastructure orchestrates multiple data sources behind the scenes. Tomás also discusses their Optimize product, which saves users an average of $150 per month by creating personalized debt management plans, and shares his vision for using technology to transform consumer debt from an anchor into a lever for achieving financial goals.In this podcast you will learn:What Tomás saw that led to the founding of Spinwheel.Why there is so much friction in connecting liability accounts.The different use cases for Spinwheel.What is so special about the phone number and date of birth data fields.Why passwords are a very bad way to verify a user.The coverage of the entire U.S. population that Spinwheel has achieved.The data sources that they are still working on connecting with.The type of data they are extracting from these data sources.Where Spinwheel fits into the flow of a loan application process.How they using AI agents and AI in general.How Spinwheel Optimize is saving end users $150 per month.The long-term vision for Spinwheel.Connect with Fintech One-on-One: Tweet me @PeterRenton Connect with me on LinkedIn Find previous Fintech One-on-One episodes

How do you build something that lasts a decade and still feel like it's just getting started?Tom Hambrett, Partner and General Counsel, reflects on 10 years of Revolut. From bold decisions in the early days to raising billions in capital, he looks back at the strategy and momentum that's helped us endure — and what it takes to keep going.In our season 2 finale, host Alex Carril sits down with Tom to discuss:- The early days of Revolut and what we were doing right- Co-founders Nik and Vlad's focus on long-term vision- How Tom first discovered Revolut while hiking in the Guatemalan jungle- What we might've done differently, in hindsight- The legal and strategic decisions Tom took that helped shape our trajectory- How the company's culture has evolved over the years- Raising billions in capital [in the beginning] and the fintech arms race- What sets Revolut apart from other players in the market- The biggest responsibility we carry as we continue moving forward- What Tom hopes we'll be talking about 10 years from nowFollow Revolut Insider on Instagram: ⁠revolut.la/RevolutInsider⁠View open career opportunities at Revolut: revolut.la/3IQWCXo

Tom answers questions from the community. [ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 9-19-19]. QUESTION TOPICS Tom goes into how detail about diaphragm breathing [4:38] Why Cal Newport's limit of how long someone can do 'deep work' is a limiting belief [7:44] How to cultivate a passion when you have multiple interests [11:16] Tom breaks down his process of building his first comic book [16:19] How to apply your thoughts from paper/journaling to real life action [21:02] What Tom's diet currently looks like [24:16] Tom gives advice on how to throw a successful philanthropic event [26:07] How Tom remembers the learnings from what he reads [28:03] SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: Join me inside ZERO TO FOUNDER here SCALING a business: Click here to see if you qualify Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. ********************************************************************** Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shownotes   Why relational work has the ability to heal things that solo work can't How to be fully present with what's true in the moment Why deeper inquiry into yourself is at the heart of the spiritual journey The beautiful thing about disintegration and why it's so important Why hiding your power creates disarray Tom's top advice for connecting with yourself on a deeper level   Bio   From a young age, Tom Slater sought to learn through direct experience, a path that has taken him across the globe, immersing himself in many traditional and indigenous cultures. His quest to understand himself and the life he was experiencing led him to explore the very nature of his existence, often guiding him down challenging paths, including struggles with addiction and depression.   Through this deep exploration, Tom gradually opened up to a more profound connection with his own humanity, confronting the limitations that prevented him from fully feeling and embracing it. His personal journey has taught him invaluable lessons, enabling him to be present with others in a spontaneous and creative way, facilitating their own process of discovery.   Tom's work, particularly through The Sapience Retreat, focuses on helping individuals integrate all aspects of their being – mental, emotional, physical, social, and spiritual – in a way that fosters a true sense of homecoming, both within themselves and in connection with others. At the heart of his approach is cultivating an open awareness and a deep sense of choice, empowering people to show up more fully and authentically in life.   Learn more about Tom and The Sapience Retreat on his website.   Timestamps   00:00:54 - Guest introduction 00:05:46 - Tom describes what a “meeting” is in his work 00:09:54 - A meeting can be any flavor of energy 00:13:36 - The heart of this work is to have less and less resistance to what's happening 00:14:07 - Sign up for Layla's newsletter at LaylaMartin.com 00:16:59 - Relational work has the ability to heal things that solo work can't 00:18:44 - The various traps humans get caught in 00:20:19 - Why deeper inquiry into yourself is at the heart of the spiritual journey 00:23:01 - Layla summarizes spiral dynamics  00:26:41 - The beautiful thing about disintegration and why it's so important 00:29:27 - Discover the VITA™ Sex, Love and Relationship Coaching Certification  00:31:20 - Layla describes her experience with the beige stage 00:35:10 - Trust and safety only exist in this moment 00:39:51 - The power of unconditional somatic connection 00:40:40 - Layla and Tom drink MOOD SEX MAGIC™ 00:43:20 - Layla talks about her “Reclamation in the Red Stage” 00:51:30 - When we hide our power, it can become a force that creates disarray 00:55:23 - Discover MOOD SEX MAGIC 00:58:35 - How to be present with what's true in the moment 01:01:09 - Layla shares about her entity removal at The Sapience Retreat 01:08:08 - What Tom whispered to Layla's inner little girl 01:10:55 - Enhance your sensitivity and pleasure inside Crystal Pleasure 01:11:46 - Reach your full pleasure capacity with Men's Sexual Mastery 01:13:40 - We don't have to become cosmic starchildren to touch magic 01:17:39 - Just meeting each other as humans is the most advanced thing we can do 01:21:48 - Tom's top advice for connecting with yourself on a deeper level 01:25:42 - Layla shares about the stuffed animal she used to carry 01:27:46 - Conclusion  

This week, David and guest co-host Tom Schmidt (Dragonfly) unpack a deceptively quiet crypto market with Bitcoin dominance hitting 66% and altcoins eerily still. What meta could flip the trend? They dive into Circle's explosive 10x IPO, Robinhood's surprise crypto surge, and why Coinbase is finally catching up. Plus: the Kalshi vs. Polymarket drama, ICOs creeping back, and how meme coins might soon help you get a mortgage. Also: Vitalik's Layer 1 pivot, prediction markets heating up, and signs of a new retail cycle forming. Tom Schmidt & Chopping Block https://x.com/tomhschmidt https://x.com/_choppingblock https://x.com/dragonfly_xyz ------

Join Dan and Tom as they decode the 1943 movie, FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO. Is this World War II movie a spy movie? Listen as Dan tries to convince Tom it is, despite Tom's uncertainty. The story with this menacing title follows the exploits of Cpl. John Bramble in June 1942 after he fell out of his tank in the North African desert.  Later on, he ends up meeting Rommel, The Desert Fox, himself.  Most of the movie takes place inside the hotel “Empress of Britain”. It is a great setting. Also, something is interesting there underneath the first floor. The people behind this movie are top-notch.  Billy Wilder directed and co-wrote it with Charles Brackett, adopting Lajos Biró's play “Hotel Imperial”. It garnered three Academy Award nominations and has an excellent cast. Specifically, Anne Baxter, Franchot Tone, Akim Tamiroff, and Erich von Stroheim play the leads. This is a movie where you don't want to be scanning your phone at the same time as you watch it.  You need to pay close attention. However, by listening to this episode, you will enhance your viewing experience.  We give you some things to look out for. What we will decode in this episode While we don't give away the key answers for this movie, these are the things we decode in our look at FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO: ·         Details on this great cast. ·         How it had a real-world impact on the war. ·         The humor in this serious movie. For example, we include a clip from the movie about bedbugs. ·         Without a doubt, there is a tie-in to Boris Karloff. What is it? ·         The production, cinematography, costuming, and the score. ·         What Tom thought Bramble needed to have with him on the tank. ·         The use of the German language.  Authentic? ·         Opera in a World War II movie? ·         The dialogue - good, or bad? ·         Certainly, Rommel would not have said what he said at that lunch. Would he? ·         Answering Tom's question of if this is a spy movie ·         And more! What we don't answer is what the “five graves to Cairo” are. You need to watch the movie for that. Where to download the movie As of the time of the release of this episode (June 2025), you can stream this movie for free at: https://archive.org/details/five-graves-to-cairo-1943-billy-wilder. Tell us what you think about our no-spoiler review of FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO. So, take a listen and let us know what you think. Have you heard of FIVE GRAVES TO CAIRO before this episode?  As a result of listening to this episode, did you watch it? To sum up, if you have seen this movie, what do you think?  Were we on point with our review?  What did you like and what would you have changed about the movie? Let us know your thoughts, ideas for future episodes, and what you think of this episode. Just drop us a note at info@spymovienavigator.com.  The more we hear from you, the better the show will surely be!  We'll give you a shout-out in a future episode!   You can check out all of our CRACKING THE CODE OF SPY MOVIES podcast episodes on your favorite podcast app or our website. In addition, you can check out our YouTube channel as well.   Episode Webpage: https://bit.ly/3FtdIJD

Darkness Radio presents Footsteps In The Dark, Blinded By The Light with Paranormal and Bigfoot Researcher, Tom Mihok! Tom Mihok is a Cryptozoologist and field researcher for the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Research Society and has been investigating the paranormal for over 20 years. While investigating "area X" for a Small Town Monsters feature, Tom had his first of two face to face encounters with light orbs, otherwise known as "ghost lights" or "will-o-the-wisps".  What happens next is disturbing...  Tom suffered catastrophic and graphic injuries to his eye. including 12 devastating eye bleeds, multiple procedures, one of which, you have to hear to believe! On Today's Show, we talk to Tom about that fateful night in Area X, What Tom thinks he ran into on those two occasions, the painful procedures he had to endure afterwards, What these light beings were trying to convey to him, and if they had ill intentions?!   Get your tickets for the 2024 PA Bigfoot Camping Adventure here:  https://www.pabigfootcampingadventure.com/tickets.html Check out the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society's website here:  https://www.pabigfoot.com/aboutus.html There are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store at our website! . check out the Darkness Radio Store!   https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/ Want to be an "Executive Producer" of Darkness Radio? email Tim@darknessradio.com for details!  #paranormal  #supernatural #paranormalpodcasts  #darknessradio  #timdennis #tommihok #ericaltman #areax #smalltownmonsters #pennsylvaniabigfootcampingadventure #stangordon #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #bigfoot #sasquatch #yeti  #sethbreedlove  #pennsylvaniabigfootsociety #beastofbrayroad #mothman  #paranormaltv  #discoveryplus #Aliens  #UFO #UAP #Extraterrestrials  #Alienspaceships  #disclosure #shadowpeople #conspiracytheory 

Darkness Radio presents Footsteps In The Dark, Blinded By The Light with Paranormal and Bigfoot Researcher, Tom Mihok! Tom Mihok is a Cryptozoologist and field researcher for the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Research Society and has been investigating the paranormal for over 20 years. While investigating "area X" for a Small Town Monsters feature, Tom had his first of two face to face encounters with light orbs, otherwise known as "ghost lights" or "will-o-the-wisps".  What happens next is disturbing...  Tom suffered catastrophic and graphic injuries to his eye. including 12 devastating eye bleeds, multiple procedures, one of which, you have to hear to believe! On Today's Show, we talk to Tom about that fateful night in Area X, What Tom thinks he ran into on those two occasions, the painful procedures he had to endure afterwards, What these light beings were trying to convey to him, and if they had ill intentions?!   Get your tickets for the 2024 PA Bigfoot Camping Adventure here:  https://www.pabigfootcampingadventure.com/tickets.html Check out the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society's website here:  https://www.pabigfoot.com/aboutus.html There are new and different (and really cool) items all the time in the Darkness Radio Online store at our website! . check out the Darkness Radio Store!   https://www.darknessradioshow.com/store/ Want to be an "Executive Producer" of Darkness Radio? email Tim@darknessradio.com for details!  #paranormal  #supernatural #paranormalpodcasts  #darknessradio  #timdennis #tommihok #ericaltman #areax #smalltownmonsters #pennsylvaniabigfootcampingadventure #stangordon #Cryptids #Cryptozoology #bigfoot #sasquatch #yeti  #sethbreedlove  #pennsylvaniabigfootsociety #beastofbrayroad #mothman  #paranormaltv  #discoveryplus #Aliens  #UFO #UAP #Extraterrestrials  #Alienspaceships  #disclosure #shadowpeople #conspiracytheory 

Tom answers questions from the community. QUESTION TOPICS Tom breaks down how to ignore what other people think of you [00:21] Tom discusses how to be honest with yourself about having grit. [03:21] Tom talks about accessing who you actually are. [05:45] How Tom approaches wanting to help those closest to you. [07:19] Tom discusses the right way to live life - *spoiler alert* there isn't one. [10:02] How Tom approaches transitioning to employee/employer using Principles. [12:12] How Tom gets over the "I am never good enough" mentality. [14:07] Tom talks about which is better: experience or knowledge. [16:36] How Tom approaches beginning a business. [17:53] What Tom is reading to understand the world of comics. [20:17] Tom's advice on determining between super specific and general goals. [21:07] Tom talks about how he takes notes about his ideas. [24:15] What legacy Tom wants to leave the world. [25:50] How Tom determines whether video games are a waste of time. [27:01] Tom discusses how being in competition is not a bad thing. [29:41] What Tom believes is the most important part in judging progress: metrics. [30:59] Tom explains his steps to building a growth mindset in detail. [33:10] [ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 4-22-18]. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial. ********************************************************************** What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here: If you want my help... STARTING a business: Join me inside ZERO TO FOUNDER here SCALING a business: Click here to see if you qualify Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here. ********************************************************************** Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY & MINDSET PLAYBOOK AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory ********************************************************************** FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Season 4 (Episode 7) of The Elliott Exchange... EMAIL: Who's the better driver? What Tom & Elise's red flags are Is bullying welcome in politics Tom ate Elise's challenge this week before she could get to it... Got a question or story?EMAIL - elliottexchange@nine.com.au Follow Elise:INSTRAGRAM - instagram.com/eliseelliott_media/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Honour to sit down with Tom Molnar, co-founder of GAILS's. What Tom's built in GAIL's is truly amazing.You're in for a treatON THE MENU:Skateboarding & Slaying Monsters & Building GAIL's: “Be in Flow” + Don't let Big hot shot executives ruin the flowWhy a FOOD business MUST make FOOD decisions… “STOP adding more business to the business for the sake of business”The GAIL's No Celebration Cakes Rule: “Understand something deeply and make it better” + “Don't change it before you know it”Why GAIL's Competitive Advantage is an INSIDE JOB.. “Don't change the thing that made you great”GAIL's + Seth Godin's “Circle of Us & Circle of Now”: Your Purpose Must Widen as You ScaleThe Different Founder Mode Gears: Accept you'll NEVER switch off, but you can switch gears: “Sleep is an active part of your life”Black Belt Leadership Lesson ONE: Shut The F*ck Up and Listen. Listen first. Act Second.Black Belt Leadership Lesson TWO: Creativity across the WHOLE business + “…let your team play jazz”Why Brand Building is Like Water: a complex system, it never stands still, keep movingSlow is Smooth, Smooth is Fast: you need speed humps to slow you downHow GAIL's Charge £4.30 for a coffee: “The world has voted that it wants good coffee”Why Joy is Different from Happiness. Joy Comes from Doing HARD Things. Hard Things = Fulfilment.The Gail's Algorithm for Picking Success Sites (this is GENIUS): Science is Art, Art is Science: “art is always asking questions”Why It's a SuperPower to Believe The Best Days Are Ahead of UsSausage Roll Rule Food decisions vs business decisions: How do we sell more? vs. How do we make it better?One year business plans are DUMB copy, Invent: What's this going to look like in 5 or 10 years?==============================================

The housing market in Canada has done some very surprising things since 2020 and today on the Sync or Swim Podcast, Tom Storey joins us to share his thoughts on the market and tell us all about his podcast, the Tom Storey Show. Tuning in, you'll hear all about Tom's career, why he decided to start the Tom Storey Show, how condo prices have changed pre-COVID, why the rise in purpose-built rentals is only going to continue, and so much more! Tom stresses the importance of being educated on the rent-control date and what it means for landlords before telling us that renting in the short term may be more beneficial than buying. He even shares some advice for first time property buyers, discusses what you should look for when buying a property, and discusses his opinions on the housing supply issue. Lastly, we explore how secondary markets are going to affect the housing market. You don't want to miss this conversation, so be sure to press play now! Key Points From This Episode: • Introducing today's guest, Tom Storey. • Tom tells us about his career and what inspired him to start his real estate podcast. • The surprising change in condo prices and the kind of stock that's moving now. • Why Tom believes we will see a rise in the building of purpose-built rentals. • The importance of understanding what the rent-control date means. • What Tom is seeing in terms of new supply coming into the housing market. • Why our guest believes that renting for the next two years is the best option. • How buyers are making some money back by renting out part of their properties. • Tom shares some advice for first-time rental property buyers just starting out. • Seasonal changes in the market and what to look out for when buying property. • How secondary markets are going to affect housing markets in the future. • Tom shares his opinions on the housing supply issues in Canada right now.

Tom and Former Chief Sales Officer at Quest; Current President at KNOW Better Foods, Yemeni Mesa, (IG: @keto_head), dive deep on the Ketogenic (Keto) Diet and many of the benefits it offers. From improved cognition to weight loss, Tom and Yemini discuss and answer many questions you might have about the Keto Diet! [Original air date: 9-9-17]. Topics in this episode include: * Why a ketogenic diet is so Impactful * Is the keto diet more expensive? * Keto diet's beneficial impacts, such as cognitive impacts on anxiety and its anti-inflammatory properties. * How KNOW Better Foods built a winning team. * What Tom and Yemeni's typical keto and protein meals look like. * The difference between a keto diet and a 'high-fat, low-carb' diet * Main stereotypes and misconceptions of ketogenics. * Why the topic of health is going to become more important at Impact Theory * and much more [Original air date: XXX) FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial.  LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory Feeling stuck? Check out Billion Dollar Habits and unlock the mindset strategies that helped me achieve all my goals. This community will show you how to gain clarity and build discipline so you can become the person you've always wanted to be. Click here to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tom answers questions from the community. [Original air date: May 23, 2018]. QUESTION TOPICS The reality behind money and happiness [0:15] What Tom's definition of what ‘breaking yourself in half' in service of your goals means [4:30] Why we haven't been taught that money doesn't buy happiness [9:28] How to follow your passion even when you have children to take care of [13:08] How to lower anxiety in a networking situation [18:04] Why Tom doesn't associate monetary success with life success [19:42] Should you take a job that you're not passionate about that pays better, if you know you're going to leave it eventually anyway? [21:47] Material items are the only things that make me happy. How do I change this perspective? [23:47] Why you should ALWAYS prioritize sleep [26:59] Why you shouldn't be overwhelmed by your big audacious goal [29:59] This is how you take shortcuts when they are available [37:54] Is your ‘Why' directly related to your childhood? [39:19] FOLLOW TOM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tombilyeu/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tombilyeu?lang=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/tombilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomBilyeu SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://impacttheory.co/AG1pod. Secure your digital life with proactive protection for your assets, identity, family, and tech – Go to https://impacttheory.co/aurapod to start your free two-week trial.  LISTEN AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory Feeling stuck? Check out Billion Dollar Habits and unlock the mindset strategies that helped me achieve all my goals. This community will show you how to gain clarity and build discipline so you can become the person you've always wanted to be. Click here to learn more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Andrew welcomes Penn State Football Defensive Coordinator & 2020 National Coach of the Year Tom Allen back to the show. At Penn State, Tom is taking over stewardship of one of college football's best defenses — and working to make it even better. In this conversation, Tom shares powerful ideas on navigating career transitions, maximizing your strengths, & why the more challenging path for you as a leader is often the best path for the people you lead. This episode is about far more than football. It's jam packed with timeless wisdom on leadership, communication, success, & more. Show Highlights:0:00 - Intro2:51 - End of Indiana tenure4:05 - New role at Penn State5:05 - Identifying your core passions6:11 - What Tom loves most about coaching7:32 - Building relationships in portal/NIL era8:30 - “I want to transform lives”10:01 - What made Penn State an attractive place10:52 - Navigating career transitions13:36 - “I'm a Big Ten guy”15:05 - Early days of Tom's career18:01- Making something great even better21:11 - Adapting to existing system 27:32 - Why the right thing is often the hardest path28:07 - Parenting & coaching parallels29:10 - How Tom got into coaching31:20 - Communication33:54 - Head coach at age 2335:04 - Being present ** Follow Andrew On Social **Twitter/X: @andrewhmosesInstagram: @AndrewMoses123Sign up for e-mails to keep up with Andrew's podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter

On today's show, Robert Leonard chats with Tom Bilyeu on how he was able to build one of the fastest growing food companies in the world and received a $1 billion valuation in under 5 years, what marketing strategies there are to turn to first in order to grow a brand new company, what NFTs are and what Tom's goals are with an NFT marketplace, and much, much more!  Tom Bilyeu is the co-founder of billion-dollar brand Quest Nutrition and the co-founder and host of Impact Theory. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN 00:00 - Intro 01:57 - How Tom was able to build one of the fastest-growing food companies in the world and received a $1 billion valuation in under 5 years. 08:09 - What marketing strategies to implement first in order to grow a brand new company. 08:09 - What Impact Theory is exactly and why Tom started it. 36:51 - What Tom's process and strategy are for controlling one's emotions. 36:51 - What has been the most influential book in Tom's life? 43:15 - Where Tom falls on the debate of focusing versus trying a bunch of different things as an entrepreneur. 54:17 - What NFTs are and why Tom is so bullish on their future.  54:17 - What an NFT marketplace is and what Tom's goals are with it. And much, much more! *Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences. BOOKS AND RESOURCES Join the exclusive TIP Mastermind Community to engage in meaningful stock investing discussions with Kyle and the other community members. Tom Bilyeu's Impact Theory Instagram. Carol Dweck's book Mindset. Victor Frankl's book Man's Search for Meaning. Gary Vaynerchuk's book Crushing It! Lori Greiner's book Invent It, Sell It, Bank It! Check out the books mentioned in the podcast here. Enjoy ad-free episodes when you subscribe to our Premium Feed. NEW TO THE SHOW? Follow our official social media accounts: X (Twitter) | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | TikTok. Check out our Millennial Investing Starter Packs. Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here. Try Kyle's favorite tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance. Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services. Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets. Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. SPONSORS Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors: Range Rover Airbnb NetSuite Public Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://theinvestorspodcastnetwork.supportingcast.fm

Join Jay and Tom as they look at the last chapters of Nehemiah, highlighting the importance of repentance and community renewal through returning to God. They talk about how true transformation comes from a new life through Jesus and look ahead to our next series. 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - Opening Discussion 01:50 - What Tom's Learned Preaching Nehemiah Again 05:00 - Preaching the End of the Book 08:07 - Reading of Scripture Together 11:36 - The Resettlement of Jerusalem 12:45 - The Life of Joy 14:01 - The Transformative Power of the Gospel in Our Life 19:06 - Defending the Faith 24:00 - What's Next After Nehemiah? 28:19 - Praying for Calvary this Summer 30:04 - Outro

Join Jay and Tom as they look at the last chapters of Nehemiah, highlighting the importance of repentance and community renewal through returning to God. They talk about how true transformation comes from a new life through Jesus and look ahead to our next series. 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - Opening Discussion 01:50 - What Tom's Learned Preaching Nehemiah Again 05:00 - Preaching the End of the Book 08:07 - Reading of Scripture Together 11:36 - The Resettlement of Jerusalem 12:45 - The Life of Joy 14:01 - The Transformative Power of the Gospel in Our Life 19:06 - Defending the Faith 24:00 - What's Next After Nehemiah? 28:19 - Praying for Calvary this Summer 30:04 - Outro

A Quick Cairo Trip Episode 32: Show Notes. After a two-plus year-long wait, Tom finally used his Qatar booking credit from the pandemic (just in time before the booking expired!). Even though he wasn't excited about the trip before departure, his wonderful experience of Cairo made him question his initial reservations. Tom details his airport experience in Canada, why he chose to fly out from there instead of America, and whether buying a cheaper ticket to fly from Canada is worth the hassle. He also shares his thoughts on the new Chase Sapphire Lounge in LaGuardia, his inflight experience of Qatar's Qsuite, what he did during his Doha layover, and everything he loved about being in Cairo for the very first time. In addition, we discuss the convenience of using tour services to expedite airport arrivals and departures in certain countries, the sights that Tom visited in Cairo, whether he'd go back with a nested itinerary, and a quick look at the trips that Tom and Trevor have coming up. Key Points From This Episode: [00:59] A high-level overview of Tom's trip to Cairo.  [03:03] Thomas explains why he hasn't been excited prior to departure on recent trips. [06:38] Why he chose to connect from Canada.   [08:43] A brief interlude on the brand-new Chase Sapphire Lounge.  [11:50] His on-ground experience of Canada before departing for Egypt.   [15:14] What he thinks about the Qatar Qsuite, and the rest of his inflight experience to Doha. [19:17] Everything that happened during his layover in Doha. [32:58] What Tom loved about being in Cairo for the first time.    [35:54] How he used a tour guide service to expedite his arrival and domestic travel in Egypt.  [40:21] His sightseeing and entertainment experiences in Cairo.   [45:26] What's on next for Tom and Trevor.   [46:25] Whether Tom would go back to Cairo with a nested itinerary.  [48:36] A quick yes or no: Is buying a cheaper flight out of Canada worth the hassle? Quotes: “Lately, a lot of the travel I've been having, I've been not really excited about it. I was not excited for this trip at all, strangely enough. And, that was so wrong because I realized having come back, it was a great trip. I enjoyed myself tremendously.” — @TktweetsKim [03:03] “This is not the first LaGuardia flight that I've taken this year. And every time I've been to LaGuardia this year, it has impressed me.” — @TktweetsKim [11:12] “Montreal, strangely, for a relatively major city with a lot of international connectivity, the international side of the terminals are not well-equipped, either from a lounge perspective or even from just a retail shopping perspective. It's kind of small.” — @TktweetsKim [13:59] “The strange thing was, it rained. It rained in Doha!” — @TktweetsKim [28:42] “There's a handful of countries that I just won't enter without having that [tour] expediter service now. I don't know if that's lifestyle inflation or just being a good traveler, but I mean, it makes such a difference.” — @tmount [37:30] Links Mentioned in Today's Episode: Qatar Airways Qatar Qsuite ‘Episode 15: Summer Travel and the Longest Way Home' LaGuardia Airport American Airlines Chase Sapphire Airport Lounge Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport Delta Sky Club Boeing Airbus Park Hyatt Lufthansa Hamad International Airport Hyatt Regency Straight to the Points Alaska Airlines The Milenomics Podcast Network Thomas Kim on X Trevor Mountcastle on X

Guest: Tom Goyne, Au.D. - Owner of Aberdeen Audiology, Adjunct Professor at Salus University, and Founder of Integrative Audiology Tom joins Dave on the podcast this week to discuss: - Tom's backstory, journey into Audiology, and the three hats he wears as private practice owner, professor, and practice management consultant - How the field of Audiology and the broader industry that surrounds it has changed across the past 25 years - What Tom is seeing from his students about the kind of Audiology work that they're seeking post-graduation and how that's shifting from past generations - The growing significance and impact that auditory training and APD work is having within Tom's clinic - What types of new roles and responsibilities the Audiologist will take on into the future and how to set oneself up to capitalize on those changes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/futureear/message

My guest this week is one of the best authors and podcasters in our circles. He is the great Tom Woods. Tom is the author of thirteen books, and his latest one is a devastating death blow to the COVID cultists that have plagued our entire existence since 2020. From the "experts" that we were told to trust, to the media, to even our own friends and family members, at times, SO many people were just plain evil and wrong. What Tom did was keep a daily newsletter that documented many of the lies and inconsistent so-called "science" that we were yelled at to trust. From Tom's famous charts where you couldn't possibly tell which county did what regarding lockdowns and masks, to the many testimonies from those whose lives were destroyed because of the tyranny, Tom has a book full of receipts, and we are pulling them in this episode. What the evil people perpetuated during these years must never go unpunished nor unforgotten. In this episode, Tom and I discuss much of it. Here are some of Tom's links for you to visit:     Visit my website:  Donate to the show here:  Audio Production by Podsworth Media: Leave us a review and rating on iTunes! Thanks!

Gold has recently hit all time highs, but look at the mainstream media and there is a good chance you won't see a single news article informing you of it! Why is that? Could it be that it exposes what those at the top fear most of all…the disillusionment of a growing number of savvy citizens in the global FIAT ponzi scheme they've created. With the US now printing $1 trillion dollars every three months, it's becoming clearer by the day that the path we are on in completely unsustainable. So what is the utility of gold in 2024. Is it really a barbarous relic? Or can it provide us with something other assets, like cryptocurrencies, simply cannot? To discuss this Mike welcomes to the show precious metals expert and host of Palisades Gold Radio Tom Bodrovics. In part one Mike and Tom discuss why they both turn to gold as a key form of wealth preservation and why despite what the media is telling us about more modern assets such as Bitcoin for example, it is no replacement for gold and silver bullion. Then in part 2, Mike and Tom get to discussing how the same philosophy that underlies investing for the long term, using an asset like gold, can also be translated into investing in oneself. What Tom calls holistic living. This one is packed with practical lessons and advice for not just protecting your wealth going into hard times, but for getting mentally and practically prepared for them also. EPISODE LINKS: MIKE'S INVESTING NEWSLETTER: www.patreon.com/parallelsystems ROKFIN: www.rokfin.com/parallelsystems GUEST LINKS: PALISADES GOLD RADIO: https://www.youtube.com/@PalisadeRadio

Hello and happy Thursday! It is with great pride Tom presents to you the 471st episode of PYP on its 9 year anniversary. That was going to be the topic and title until... YUP! Tom was detained; and what a story it became for this anniversary episode! What Tom wanted to discuss was how different he is now compared to the version of himself that began PYP. In hindsight, Tom realized that what he had experienced was the perfect example of how different Tom is and the version he has worked on so very hard to become. Lastly, the importance of knowing who you are and being that in lieu of everything that is going on. Be true. Be you. Be thankful. Enjoy, and as always, thanks for listening! Take a deep breath slowly in through your nose. Hold it. Release that breath slowly out of your mouth. What's one thing you are grateful for? The Pro You Podcast is grateful you are here - taking the first step on your path to deeming yourself worthy. Worthy of being the best version of yourself you can possibly be. Be sure to like Pro You on Facebook, follow along @ProYouPodcast on Twitter and check out @tomjdeters on Instagram for daily inspiration! Or look through the extensive back catalogue of episodes at Pro You's Libsyn Directory!

Today's episode of Management Development Unlocked marks the 50th episode! Eric's guest is Tom Applegarth. Tom's entire career has been spent in human resources at multiple companies, both big and small. Today, he is the Vice President of Human Resources for Preferred CFO, which works with about 150 companies to offer outsourced finance, accounting, HR, and payroll for smaller companies.In this episode, you'll hear:The compensation issues new managers should consider when hiring or contemplating merit increases for their employees.The most common financial mistakes new managers make.Terminating employees, the issues that can arise in those situations, and one of Tom's best examples of it.The limitations of offering references for a candidate and Tom Applegarth's advice for who you should really be speaking to about someone.Why the best managers are always recruiting.What Tom's company does and makes it unique.Eric's lightning round questions for Tom.Connect with Tom Applegarth:LinkedInPreferred CFOtom@preferredcfo.com---Head over to girardtrainingsolutions.com to get a free copy of my eBook, "Advice for a New Manager."Connect with me on LinkedIn.Please subscribe and comment!

It's easy for CEOs or other leaders to get stuck in the “corporate” bubble. But there are valuable lessons outside that bubble — even in unexpected places. This week, we're talking to a gang rehabilitation nonprofit CEO who shares some of the principles that make his organization tick. From team culture to leadership and successful business ventures, there's a lot he can teach organization leaders — or any individual who wants to make the world a better place.    This episode is also a special “giving back” episode where we spotlight a charitable organization every week during the holiday season.    Tom Vozzo is an author, speaker, and Fortune 200 executive turned nonprofit CEO at Homeboy Industries, the largest gang rehabilitation and re-entry organization in the world.   Tune into the full episode for more on what Tom has learned during his stint as a nonprofit CEO (and why those lessons are different from the corporate world), the genesis of Homeboy Industries, the simple solution to poverty in the U.S. that not enough people recognize, and much more.   Here's a Glimpse of What You'll Learn:    Info about Homeboy Industries and the population they serve More about Carl's personal experience touring Homeboy, and the “sanctuary” that the nonprofit has created for former gang members What it means to be a “survivor to the extreme” — and how Homeboy Industries serves that group of people The importance of tattoo removal in the work that Homeboy does What Tom has learned in his position as Homeboy CEO, after his time in the corporate world How Homeboy Industries measures success within the organization — plus why he's “allergic” to that term Why Homeboy takes the Pareto principle (the 80-20 rule) — and completely flips it upside down to do the opposite The genesis of Tom's book, and why the lessons that he wrote about can apply in any business or organization What the “Homeboy way” can teach us about poverty, leadership, helping people, building a business, and more More info about how people can donate to or support Homeboy   Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Homeboy Industries website Tom Vozzo on LinkedIn “The Homeboy Way: A Radical Approach to Business and Life” by Tom Vozzo Homeboy Industries on Facebook Buy a copy of “Lost at CEO: An Entrepreneur's Guide to Strategy” by Carl J. Cox  40 Strategy Contact 40 Strategy Carl J. Cox on LinkedIn  

Talking points: adversity, disability, resiliency vs anti-fragility, growth, mindset Everything about this convo was enjoyable, but I think what I appreciate most is how pragmatic and straight-up grounded Tom's insights are. It makes for highly effective advice you can work on right away. Bonus: he's a great storyteller. This is a great episode to dig into if you're looking for inspiration towards a different approach to things, especially hardship. (00:00:00) - Intro, and the importance of living in a place you don't always like(00:07:00) - Tom's defining moment(00:09:43) - What Tom gained from intense physical hardship(00:15:52) - Reorienting yourself instead of the problem, and post-traumatic growth(00:20:05) - Is resiliency born or revealed by hardship, and have people treated you differently?(00:23:25) - How do you approach problem-solving itself, and how Tom became a DJ(00:34:10) - Tom's definition of anti-fragile and resiliency(00:50:06) - Did therapy help? Quadruple amputee and DJ, Tom Nash exercises his unique knack for storytelling alongside his often dark and dry sense of humour, to lead audiences down a path of self-discovery, encouraging them to inspect their lives from a different angle. Tom's grounded approach to working out what's important and setting aside the noise of life, resonates with listeners. Tom explains how harnessing the power of adversity helped him to build a more pragmatic, productive and self-reflective mindset. Applying the lateral thinking methods imbued upon him to circumnavigate physical issues into his vocational endeavours carved out a new line of thinking. Connect with Tom -Website: https://www.tomnash.com/ -TED Talk: http://bit.ly/TomNashTEDMain -Book: Hook, Line & Sinner: https://www.tomnash.com/hls -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djhookie/ -Twitter: https://twitter.com/djhookie -YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/tomnash82 This episode is brought to you by Cured Nutrition! Cured offers everything from CBD to functional mushroom products to adaptogens designed to help the body thrive in all aspects of the daily human experience. Personal favorite? The Zen sleep bundle. Get 20% off your order here: https://www.curednutrition.com/mantalks/ Pick up my book, Men's Work: A Practical Guide To Face Your Darkness, End Self-Sabotage, And Find Freedom: https://mantalks.com/mens-work-book/ Check out some free resources: How To Quit Porn | Anger Meditation | How To Lead In Your Relationship Men, join me for an intense, depth-oriented training regimen called the Men's Self-Leadership Program. Customized curriculum, direct work with me, and limited to just 8 men: https://mantalks.com/mslp/ Build brotherhood with a powerful group of like-minded men from around the world. Check out The Alliance and join me today.  Enjoy the podcast? If so, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Podchaser. It helps us get into the ears of new listeners, expand the ManTalks Community, and help others find the tools and training they're looking for. And don't forget to subscribe on Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts  | Spotify For more episodes, visit us at ManTalks.com | Facebook | Instagram | TwitterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Description:Today,  Lee sits down with Tom Hale, CEO of ŌURA, which delivers personalized health data and guidance to make wellness and recovery part of your daily practice. Tuning in, you'll find out how Tom went from growing up with dreams of becoming a train engineer to discovering the OŪRA Ring and writing a letter to the board about why they should hire him as CEO. You'll gain some insight into Tom's journey as a leader, which started with executive positions at Macromedia and Adobe, to becoming President of Momentive, where he set enterprise strategy and led product growth. Join us as we discuss Tom's leadership style, why he says it's lonely at the top, how he got a crash course in fundraising from raising $40 million in less than a month, and so much more!Exclusive Deals from Our Sponsors:AWESOME CX by Transcom provides high touch, personalized customer experience services to consumer brands of any size! Email Lee at lee@stairwaytoceo.com to learn more about their award-winning services and Awesome Coffee Chats.  In This Episode You'll Hear About:•   [02:29] Tom's upbringing in a “dusty town” and his love for trains (and Dungeons & Dragons).•   [08:21] What sparked his interest in the impact that business and tech can have on society.•   [10:42] Some of Tom's early jobs, including computer consulting and summarizing scripts.•   [18:54] The importance of learning on the job and how he went from Adobe to Second Life.•   [24:23] What Tom learned about the gig economy from his time at HomeAway.•   [26:27] How losing sleep led him to discover the Oura Ring and how it improved his health.•   [36:49] The story of how Tom went from a customer of Oura to the company's CEO!•   [44:05] Challenges facing newbie CEOs and the value of having a leadership mandate.•   [46:07] Little-known realities of being CEO, including the loneliness that comes with it.•   [51:44] Oura's company values, which encompass a spirit of collaboration and aiming higher.•   [53:35] Viewing the fundraising journey as a lesson in what investors find compelling.•   [55:42] Insight into Oura's vision for the future: from sick care to human care.To Find Out More:ŌURATom Hale on LinkedInTom Hale on XLee Greene on LinkedInStairway to CEOStairway to CEO on InstagramQuotes:“Pulling on the threads of technology, its impact on society, how people change because of technology, and [my experience] with personal computers – it came together and led me on the path that I'm on today.” [0:10:24]“They put me in [a product management job at Macromedia], and it was probably my [biggest] learning-on-the-job moment, figuring stuff out. I remember some moments of high anxiety because I was like, ‘I have no idea what I'm doing!'” [0:17:45]2“Early in your career, if you're at a company where there's more work than there are people to do it – you can move up really quickly in your career.” [0:19:17]“[When] I went to HomeAway, I was captured by the idea that you could rent a property to someone over the internet and they would come and stay in it. It was an interesting confluence of what we today call the gig economy.” [0:25:22]“For me, during that period of losing sleep, [the Oura Ring] really changed my life.”  [0:27:57]“That kind of power, giving your body a voice, is central to what Oura does.” [0:36:40]“It was all very rational and logical, but there was a strong intent behind [my letter to Oura]. Sometimes, you get that intent coming through and people say, ‘Here's somebody who's motivated.' And motivation counts.” [0:38:53]“I get most excited about working on products that I can understand, touch, and feel and [that are] relevant and relatable – on a really human level.” [0:39:43]“The role of a CEO sometimes is to go against the grain.” [0:47:14]“Our big vision is: how do we become part of the behavioral change that improves health outcomes, that transforms the healthcare industry from one where it's about sick care to something we call human care?” [0:56:14]

Tom Martin is the CEO at Glance, a CX and contact center strategist, product lifecycle expert, and partnership builder. Tom has led Glance through a successful “pivot,” transitioning from a small business screen share tool to a provider of omnichannel visual engagement solutions for some of the largest enterprises in the world.  Since that pivot, Glance has experienced multiple years of 70% year on year growth. Prior to joining Glance in 2013, Tom spent over a decade at Verizon building and managing strategic partnerships. Outside of the office, Tom is an avid backcountry skier, mountaineer and competitive cyclist.   Questions  •  We always like to give our guests an opportunity to share in their own words, a little bit about their journey, how you got to where you are today. •     Now, could you tell our audience a little bit about Glance and what it is that your company does? •  Can you share with our listeners a little bit about how it is that you can still integrate personal experiences or personal connection with emotion even though we have so much of our connectivity being done in a digital space. •  What is your view on empathy? And do you believe everyone has the ability to exercise it? And if not, what are some tools that you believe can help to strengthen that particular competence in a team member? •  Can you also share with us what's the one online resource, tool, website or app that you absolutely can't live without in your business? •  Could you also share with us maybe one or two books that have had a great impact on you, it could be a book that you read a very long time ago, or even one that you've read recently. •  Could you also share with our listeners, what's the one thing that's going on in your life right now that you're really excited about? Either something you're working on to develop yourself or your people. •  Where can listeners find you online? •  Now, before we wrap our episodes up, we always like to ask our guests, do you have a quote or a saying that during times of adversity or challenge, you'll tend to revert to this quote if for any reason you got derailed or demotivated, this quote will help to get you back on track. Do you have one of those?    Highlights Tom's Journey Tom shared that he's always been fascinated with people which drew him down the path of really understanding what people like, how people buy, he cuts deep into sales and marketing early in his day. And no matter what he was doing, he was always interested to understand how to connect with other people. And the part of like connecting with other people, as you realize that as we have moved from business where we were always together, like you walked into a store you connected with people, you learned a lot of information when someone walks through the door. If you're in a clothing store, you could size them up and be like that person's this size jacket. And you could also recognize all the other cues.  It could be like Valentine's day or the day before, and a gentleman walking in and he's in the women's section. There's all that context that you get. So, you understand, like the challenges that businesses today have when you start to move, sometimes completely into the digital realm.  And so, it's sort of been an area of focus of his, throughout his career, just understanding people. And in today's landscape of customer experiences, where the battleground is no longer a product, it's really the experience that people have.    About Glance and What Your Company Does? Tom shared that they are a in-brand collaboration platform that brings real human beings into a digital space, to be able to provide that personal connection at just the right moment. And that translates into thinking about any type of a journey that a customer is doing, where it could be better served by bringing a human being in, so many people have become more digital native and of course, the familiarity of digital tools has skyrocketed with the pandemic because people, that was the only modality that they had.  But now you realize that, instead of thinking about how do I actually do something, it now comes down to what advice do I need to complete something. And can I reach out to get advice, guidance from someone who can help me understand the inner workings of something, demystified fees, whatever it might be. And that's what they focused on doing is really bringing the digital and the human elements together.   Integrating Personal Experiences or Personal Connection with Emotion Even Though Our Connectivity is Being Done in a Digital Space Me: So, that's what Glance is all about. Now, at the beginning when you were explaining about your personal journey, how you got to where you are today, you mentioned something that piqued my interest, which was the connection that you make with someone, really getting to know that individual and connecting on a personal level.  Now, a big part of customer experience, I believe is an emotional connection that you have with someone and I do believe people buy from organizations that they like and love, and there's some emotion that's there that's driving them to want to do business with that organization.  Can you share with our listeners a little bit about how it is that you can still integrate personal experiences or personal connection with emotion even though we have so much of our connectivity being done in a digital space?  Tom shared that the things that we talk about today and also where things are headed, that are going to be supported by technology is recognizing that today….customers are forced to really be in the driver's seat to go down in many of the different channels.  And many times, if you ask someone, have you had a good experience with a chatbot? If it's outside of something that's very simple, like, what are your hours of operation, oftentimes leads them to switching channels to get somewhere else. And when you think about the emotional component and realizing that if we're able to meet the customer where they are versus forcing the customer to go through many different channels to find out that they can't get what they need done, either abandoned, or they come up with another channel, like making a phone call that maybe goes into a centre, or into a store.  And the part about like emotion is realizing that, what if we want to insert the human being into the journey at a certain spot, or maybe in a couple different spots, where you can provide that level of connection or empathy really demonstrating genuine care and understanding towards the customers' needs and concerns.  And the part of what we've experienced over the past number of years is this idea of we need to deflect away from those channels because they're inefficient. But we also recognise that while digital is becoming better at getting information, at helping people through certain workflows, there are moments in a journey where, “If I could just talk with you to be able to understand something to help me make a decision.” Because oftentimes, you think about what a bot can do, it's going to be doing things based on information it knows. And many people don't necessarily want to share everything about their personal life, they're going to hold it guarded until they actually speak with someone to say, “Hey, this is what my situation is, is this going to meet my needs? Is this going to help me live my best life? Should I go and get this mortgage.”  And so, emotion has a bunch of different components and he thinks of how Forrester thinks about these things, empathy being the most important part, but also having bankers or agents or specialists, be able to not just combine the empathy, but also be given the empowerment to actually solve a problem.  And today, there's a lot of focus on things like personalization, really tailoring interactions to meet a specific customer's preferences and expectations. And also realizing that people take the shortest path, like water, they take the path of least resistance.  And so, finding ways that we can delight a customer, how we can simplify the process and oftentimes, once you get so far, being able to connect with someone, you realize that wow, I am interacting with a real business, with real people, and he likes to say that people want to do business with people that they know, like, and trust, it's an important aspect.  And when he's connecting with you, and he goes, “Gosh, I can have a personal connection with you, I can now have a better relationship with the business because you're now representing the business, you might be better representing the product or service that I'm buying.” And so, it becomes multi-dimensional when you're able to connect with a human being not just personal one on one, but it just changes your view of the business. Me: Agreed. And so, the human connection is even more important now I believe as you were mentioning just now, different interactions that customers have with a business, because then they feel more connected to that business, they feel like somebody's actually listening to them and they're being heard.  Tom agreed and stated that he thinks one of the challenges that businesses today are facing is really going forward is how to infuse that human element into the digital experience and realizing that it's not a oh, digital failed, now we're going to go to a human being. It's how do we bring these things together so that while we're in that immersive experience, while we're in the digital channel, you suddenly have multiple modalities.  And as we start to think about data, and when businesses start to go, oh, yeah, we have a lot of data, but then it becomes, wow, the data lives in so many different places, how do we organize it? And how do we actually take information and insights that suddenly become actionable?   For many businesses, they realise, “Wow, we have some work to do, there's some homework, there some clean-up, there's things that we need to do.” But when you start to think about understanding what your customers are doing, and you can design an action, a journey, an experience for a customer that's informed by data that suddenly says, “You know what, we're going to create that the high speed lane on the highway, we're going to clear all the clutter.”  Because many times when you interface with a business, it's almost like a labyrinth, someone designed these things, you have to go left or right, straight, backwards, it feels like and you realize that they were designed for a variety of different things that require clicks and navigating through different things. But what if that data and some of the design informs a better journey that streamline saves you time, that gets you just what you need, and brings the human being into it? He thinks that's really the future of where we're headed, there's a lot of work to be done to get there.   What is Empathy? And Tools That Can Help Strengthen Empathy in a Team Member  Me: Agreed. So, you also mentioned in your explanation of personal connection, empathy and it's definitely something I believe that is critical for customer experience, especially for organizations, you have some industries that need empathy more than others, I do believe every industry needs it. But I think some needed even more, for example, like the healthcare industry, but what I wanted was your insight as a CEO, you sit at the top, I'm sure you integrate with your team members at all different levels, but it's important to kind of hear from the leader of an organization, what is your view on empathy? And do you believe everyone has the ability to exercise it? And if not, what are some tools that you believe can help to strengthen that particular competence in a team member? Tom stated that it's a really important piece. And he does think empathy is something that you can lead with, it's almost similar to like a value that they have there in the company, which is like assuming positive intent. But having empathy, which is, can you walk a few steps in the other person's shoes, the customer's shoes or a colleague, and he thinks there are people that are higher on the they'll call it the EA spectrum that they just have a higher sort of emotional quotient, EQ is the phrase.  And he thinks the part that we're starting to see is, what if there are things that can fall into the category of having information that based on the conversation that is being had, you can have tips and tricks, you can have information that's being done. And this is where technology, imagine natural language translation is working to listen to the conversation and is helping coach the specialist to have a better conversation. It can listen for tone, it's doing the translation on the actual words, and can bring information in to the conversation to recommend to the specialist how to have a better conversation.   And part of empathy is demonstrating that genuine care, but also, it falls short, if you're not empowering the people that are delivering the empathy. Because empathy without empowerment can work in the opposite direction, it can actually be kind of like a falsehood. You say you're sorry, but you're not willing to actually do anything to help me out and so you really need to couple those things together, and be able to solve problems, to be able to get the customer where they need to go as efficiently as possible.    App, Website or Tool that Tom Absolutely Can't Live Without in His Business When asked about online resource that he can't live without in his business, Tom shared that the thing that he finds with modern day smartphones, is probably he can't live without his smartphone more than anything because he suddenly have access to all the different systems personally at his fingertips. His business phone can ring, he has access into things that need to be HR or finance for approvals. But he feels like we're now in this world where mobility has created this opportunity to be connected wherever you need to be connected. He knows that's a bit of an overarching statement, but he feels like the mobile device has really become a game changer for so many people in business because it gives you access and information at your fingertips. Me: All right, so your mobile phone is your tool. All right, love it.   Books that Have Had the Biggest Impact on Tom When asked about books that have a great impact, Tom shared that one that he read a long time ago that he still thinks today is amazing. An author who we see in the New Yorker, Atul Gawande, he wrote a book called The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right. And it really went through a process of just understanding what are the things that need to be done, and he speaks from the voice of a surgeon and thinking about performing surgery on someone, and to have the right outcomes, there's a checklist, and there's so many things within a business that can be assisted and aided and improved by doing things around a checklist.  Another book that he just finished that he really liked is 10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less by Dan Sullivan, and the concept of that is pretty simple, in that 2x is very easy to see, you and I can say, “Oh gosh, we need to do 2x more.” It's just a matter of like working harder, a few things that you streamline, but it's something that you can see how to achieve 2x. To achieve 10x, oftentimes, you have to say, “Gosh, we're going to have to do a lot of things differently. And first and foremost, we're going to have to stop doing a lot of things.”  Because to 10x isn't to say we're going to 10x everything, it's one of the most important things we're going to 10x and it means that all the other things don't matter as much. In fact, some of those things can be eliminated, stopped, it can be deferred, you can hand it off to someone else to do but it's really about how to think about 10xing anything, your personal life, your business.  And if you think about the 80/20 principle, it can be applied in so many different ways. You really think about saying, “Gosh, to 10x, I've got to put 100% of my energy on the 20% of my life or my business, which means I've got to figure out how to deal with removing that 80% that gives me that 10x leap.”  And then the last one, this is a fun one. He bought this for his daughters, Kevin Kelly, one of the founders of Wired Magazine, it came out in the beginning of May. Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier. He loves this book, it's something that you can open up every day and get a little seed that can grow an idea in your head, it's a fun little book to have on the side of his desk.    What Tom is Really Excited About Now! When asked about something that he's excited about, Tom shared that probably the thing that's the most exciting is something that, you think about the parts of any type of business, they've spent so much time really thinking about how do they build great experiences, but what people want to know more than anything else, is when and where should we have those great experiences. And the part of that is to understand where people need help. And there's a piece of this, which is realizing that oftentimes people and human beings want to be able to do things and they don't necessarily rely on or can understand all the information, all the cues.  And so, if they as a company can figure out how to help businesses know when and where to have experiences that can transform how they compete, and how they deliver an exceptional experience that really puts them at the forefront of where they're going as a business.  And in doing that, a lot of this work that they're doing is really informed by taking a more data centric approach. And so, they're spending a fair amount of time really rethinking how we look at things. They've always looked at them through a few sets of lenses and now they're really taking a step back and saying, “You know what, we're going to look at the same thing. But we're going to look at it through a different set of lenses to really rethink how we approach those things.”  Because oftentimes, inexperience happens because a lot of other things have informed that experience as to like when and where it happens, didn't just happen. It happened because of a lot of other things. And if they can understand what the best things are, then they can inform more frequently and consistently how to have them to deliver the right outcomes.   Where Can We Find Peter Online LinkedIn – Thos Martin              Quote or Saying that During Times of Adversity Tom Uses When asked about quote that he tends to revert to, Tom shared that there's a quote from Scott Peck. And he's also thinking about one other one, but the one from Scott Peck is pretty simple, and it rings true. But when you talk about adversity, the quote is, “Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. And it's a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult, once we truly understand it and accept it, then it no longer becomes difficult.”  And so, as you realize that there's another part of this about optimism, optimists view challenges and hardship as temporary things that can be overcome. And so, he's a big believer in optimism because to get anywhere, you must first imagine it, you must first dream it and then you can work towards that dream. And then that dream can become a reality. And it doesn't mean that there aren't going to be challenges or pitfalls along the way, but you recognize that if you believe that those things are only temporary, you can continue to thrive.   So, we want to thank you so much, Tom, for taking time out of your very busy schedule and coming on this podcast, sharing all of this great information, what your company does Glance, your views as it relates to creating that personal connection, ensuring that the digital is interceding in a very great way with the human connection, because both need to work together in order to deliver that fantastic, exceptional experience that we want our customers to have. And of course, to be very intentional about designing that experience in a way that our customers actually value the efforts and the experience that we've created for them.   Please connect with us on Twitter @navigatingcx and also join our Private Facebook Community – Navigating the Customer Experience and listen to our FB Lives weekly with a new guest   Links •     The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande •     10x Is Easier Than 2x: How World-Class Entrepreneurs Achieve More by Doing Less by Dan Sullivan •     Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdon I Wish I'd Known Earlier by Kevin Kelly   The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience Grab the Freebie on Our Website – TOP 10 Online Business Resources for Small Business Owners  Do you want to pivot your online customer experience and build loyalty - get a copy of “The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience.” The ABC's of a Fantastic Customer Experience provides 26 easy to follow steps and techniques that helps your business to achieve success and build brand loyalty. 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In this special episode, William Green shares several fundamental, life-changing lessons that he's learned from his conversations with Charlie Munger, Mohnish Pabrai, Tom Gayner, & John Spears. The focus here is on powerful insights that can guide & enrich you both in business & life.IN THIS EPISODE YOU'LL LEARN:00:00 - Intro02:37 - Why Charlie Munger thinks being ethical is a huge competitive advantage 17:16 - Why Munger urges you to get “toxic people” out of your life, & do it fast.24:52 - How Mohnish Pabrai forges strong relationships based on trust & fairness and how Mohnish's success is built on David Hawkins' insights in “Power vs Force.”36:09 - What William Green learned from Hawkins' books that changed his life.46:36 - Why Munger won't indulge in destructive emotions like anger & envy.57:32 - How Markel CEO Tom Gayner infuses his business dealings with timeless values.1:06:33 - How Tom operates by initiating trust & then assessing whether it's deserved.1:16:23 - What Tom looks for when appraising a person's integrity.1:25:18 - What John Spears learned from Quakerism that guided him in business & life.Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESTune in to William Green's full interview with Mohnish Pabrai or watch the video.Listen to William Green's full interview with Tom Gayner or watch the video.Tune in to William Green's full interview with John Spears or watch the video.Listen to William Green's interview with Daniel Goleman & Tsoknyi Rinpoche or watch the video.“Power vs Force” by David Hawkins.“Letting Go” by David Hawkins.“Transcending the Levels of Consciousness” by David Hawkins.William Green's book, “Richer, Wiser, Happier” – read the reviews of this book.William Green's Twitter.NEW TO THE SHOW?Check out our We Study Billionaires Starter Packs.Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts) here.Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios: TIP Finance Tool.Enjoy exclusive perks from our favorite Apps and Services.Stay up-to-date on financial markets and investing strategies through our daily newsletter, We Study Markets.Learn how to better start, manage, and grow your business with the best business podcasts. P.S The Investor's Podcast Network is excited to launch a subreddit devoted to our fans in discussing financial markets, stock picks, questions for our hosts, and much more! Join our subreddit r/TheInvestorsPodcast today!SPONSORSInvest in Bitcoin with confidence on River. It's the most secure way to buy Bitcoin with 100% full reserve custody and zero fees on recurring orders.If you're aware you need to improve your bitcoin security but have been putting it off, Unchained Capital's Concierge Onboarding is a simple way to get started—sooner rather than later. Book your onboarding today and at checkout, get $50 off with the promo code FUNDAMENTALS.Have the visibility and control you need to make better decisions faster with NetSuite's cloud financial system. Plus, take advantage of their unprecedented financing offer today - defer payments of a full NetSuite implementation. That's no payment and no interest for six months!Send, spend, and receive money around the world easily with Wise.Having physical gold physical gold can help if you have an IRA or 401(k)! Call Augusta Precious Metals today to get their free “Ultimate Guide to Gold IRAs" at 855-44-GOLD-IRA.Choose Toyota for your next vehicle - SUVs that are known for their reliability and longevity, making them a great investment. Plus, Toyotas now have more advanced technology than ever before, maximizing that investment with a comfortable and connected drive.Let OneSkin work deeper than surface level and promotehealthier skin from the inside out. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code WSB.Make connections, gain knowledge, and uplift your governance CV by becoming a member of the AICD today.Support our free podcast by supporting our sponsors.HELP US OUT!Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts! It takes less than 30 seconds, and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Passionate about custom travel and creating unique travel experiences for his clients, Tom Casey is a longtime expert on travel to Ireland and the British Isles and, more recently, has explored many regions of Scandinavia—including Norway, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. Tom runs Old Sod Travel along with helping manage Scandinavian Travel. On this episode of Destination on the Left, I talk with Tom Casey about the business strategies that have made his travel companies successful, including focusing on your niche, hiring and nurturing a good team, and building reliable partnerships overseas. We also discuss how his business weathered the challenges of the pandemic to make 2023 their best year yet. What You Will Learn in this Episode: Why Tom left the corporate world at age 50 to run his own business How Tom's companies have evolved over time and why finding the right niche was of huge importance to their core business strategy Tom's team's commitment to creating exceptional travel experiences and how it really differentiates his company What Tom is doing right now to make 2023 his strongest year yet, and the unique, authentic features of their brand Some of the fabulous partnerships Tom has built with suppliers in Ireland, Scotland, and Scandinavia Fine Tuning Your Niche One of the key strategies that has fueled the growth of Tom Casey's business is finding and honing in on a specific niche. Tom emphasizes the importance of fine-tuning what you want to do and excelling at it. This approach has allowed his company to focus more on delivering exceptional client experiences. Old Sod Travel and Scandinavian Travel prioritize providing high-quality vacations, and because of this, they often invest in sending employees to business meetings and conferences in Ireland, Scotland, and Scandinavia, enabling them to gain firsthand experience and build confidence in selling their offerings to potential travelers. The positive feedback in the form of five-star reviews further reinforces the company's commitment to delivering outstanding vacations and fuels their passion to continue excelling in their niche. A Committed Team Tom Casey's business model includes a unique approach to his team, which has evolved over time. Initially, he hired stay-at-home mothers due to budget constraints, and one of them eventually became his business partner. They recruited friends with similar backgrounds, creating a social and enjoyable work environment. The workforce genuinely cares about clients and understands the travel style they sell, which aligns with their own experiences. This inherent understanding makes it easier for them to recommend luxury accommodations and convince clients that the extra expense is worth it for a truly satisfying experience. Truly Customizable Tours The flexibility granted to employees, such as working a few hours in the morning to communicate and collaborate, allows for customization and personalized trip planning. Unlike other companies that claim customization but offer limited options, Tom's team goes the extra mile, traveling with clients and making themselves available whenever needed. Their commitment to building relationships and providing comfort to nervous first-time travelers sets them apart from the competition. Resources: Website: https://www.oldsodtravel.com/ Website: https://scandinaviantravel.com/ We value your thoughts and feedback and would love to hear from you. Leave us a review on your favorite streaming platform to let us know what you want to hear more of. Here is a quick tutorial on how to leave us a rating and review on iTunes!: https://breaktheicemedia.com/rating-review/

Tom Randall and Sam Van Boxtel are back on the podcast to discuss all things YouTube! We talked about YouTube as the future of climbing media, why Shawn Raboutou's vlog is such a big deal in climbing right now, why I started a channel for The Nugget, how much money YouTubers make, the keys to being successful on YouTube, top advice for all content creators, and much more!Check out The Nugget on YouTube:youtube.com/@thenuggetclimbingTom's Other Episodes:EP 75: Tom Randall (June 21, 2021)Follow-Up: Tom Randall (Feb 17, 2022)Sam's Other Episodes:EP 134: Sam Van Boxtel (Sept 5, 2022)Check out PhysiVantage!physivantage.com (link includes 15% off coupon)Use code "NUGGET15" at checkout for 15% off your next order!Check out Chalk Cartel!chalkcartel.comUse code "NUGGET" at checkout for 20% off your next order!Check out Grasshopper Climbing!grasshopperclimbing.cominstagram.com/grasshopperclimbingTell them I sent you to save $500 off a fully kitted out 8'x10' Grasshopper board! Check out Athletic Greens!athleticgreens.com/NUGGETUse this link to get a free year's supply of vitamin D + 5 travel packs! We are supported by these amazing BIG GIVERS:Leo Franchi, Michael Roy, David Lahaie, Robert Freehill, Jeremiah Johnson, Scott Donahue, Eli Conlee, Skyler Maxwell, Craig Lee, Mark and Julie Calhoun, Yinan Liu, and RenzollamaBecome a Patron:patreon.com/thenuggetclimbingShow Notes:  thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/tom-and-samNuggets:0:08:10 – Pee bottles, Tom's advice for vanlife peeing activities0:10:11 – The Ultimate Peeing Van Bodily Fluid Dilema0:12:57 – Welcoming Tom and Sam back on the podcast, and their other episodes (see show notes for links)0:13:59 – Tom's busy life, and being extremely intentional about what he chooses to do0:15:58 – Tom's quest to find the ultimate climbing  experience in a single pitch, and climbing ‘Once Upon a Time' E90:20:04 – Why are we recording an entire episode about YouTube?0:23:49 – How often Tom gets recognized from YouTube, and why he's so interested in where things are going0:26:10 – It's still early on YouTube0:28:32 – Why is Shawn Raboutou starting his Vlog one of the biggest things to happen in climbing media in recent years?0:33:11 – Why more pro climbers will likely move over to YouTube, and YouTube vs. Instagram payouts0:36:35 – Why is YouTube the future of climbing media?0:40:50 – Why long-form podcasts are similar to YouTube vlogs0:43:44 – Why I launched a YouTube channel for The Nugget (link in show notes!)0:46:20 – Why YouTube wins over static content0:49:46 – What Tom has learned from growing the Lattice Training channel0:52:57 – The importance of packaging your content well, the behind-the-scenes of YouTubing, comparing Anna Hazelnutt and Adam Ondra's channels, and how much it costs to run a YouTube channel1:00:25 – How technology levels the playing field for content creators1:01:49 – How much do people make on YouTube, and where does the money come from?1:07:27 – The keys to being successful on YouTube1:12:55 – How hard Magnus Midtbø works to make his channel successful (see show notes for his podcast episode)1:14:09 – Sam's 3 keys to being successful on YouTube: Title, Topic, and Thumbnail1:16:40 – The importance of organization and systems1:19:12 – Sam's recommendations for The Nugget's channel, and filling out the ecosystem of the channel1:23:58 – Tom's advice for me, and making content specific to the platform you plan to share it on1:32:49 – Why aren't brands doing more on YouTube?1:36:09 – What should climbing brands be doing as far as YouTube is concerned?1:40:21 – Behind the scenes with brand sponsorships1:43:55 – Tom's advice for anyone who is thinking of starting a YouTube channel, and the hard work it takes to be successful1:48:59 – What Tom is most excited to see on YouTube1:50:36 – What Sam is most excited to see on YouTube1:51:39 – What I am most excited to see on YouTube1:53:23 – Wrap up, Tom's upcoming trip to Austria, and Sam's upcoming trips in the States1:57:57 – Watch full uncut podcast videos on Patreon

In the late 90s, the little town of Tulia, Texas, was up to its ass in drugs. At least, that's what the local sheriff thought. So he hired a guy named Tom Coleman to work as an undercover narcotics agent. What Tom discovered was truly unbelievable. As it turned out, the little town of approximately 5,000 people was home to *at least* 46 drug dealers. On top of that, the drug dealers in this economically depressed community dealt oodles of powder cocaine! Oh, and guess what?? Even though Tulia had a pretty small Black community, almost every single drug dealer that Tom encountered was Black! What are the odds??? Thanks to Tom's undercover work, authorities arrested 46 people on drug charges. But Tom hadn't worn a wire during these drug buys. Nothing was videoed or photographed. He hadn't even worked alongside another undercover agent. Hell, he hadn't even written his notes on a notepad. He'd written every pertinent detail about those drug deals on his leg.  Then Brandi tells us about the murder of Ingrid Lyne. Indrid was a newly divorced, busy mom. She shared three daughters with her ex-husband, Phillip, and she worked as a nurse at Seattle's Swedish Medical Center. She'd just recently begun online dating. Through an app, she met John Charlton. John seemed like a nice enough guy, so Ingrid went out with him a few times. But on the morning after Ingrid went to a Seattle Mariners game with John, her friends and family couldn't get a hold of her.  And now for a note about our process. For each episode, Kristin reads a bunch of articles, then spits them back out in her very limited vocabulary. Brandi copies and pastes from the best sources on the web. And sometimes Wikipedia. (No shade, Wikipedia. We love you.) We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “Tulia drug bust of 1999,” by Alex Hunt for the Texas State Historical Association “The color of justice,” by Nate Blakeslee for the Texas Observer “Tulia Texas: Scenes from the drug war,” documentary  “Racist arrests in Tulia, Texas,” ACLU.org “Tulia 46: Impacts 20 years later,” by Mari Salazar for Everything Lubbock.com “Prosecutor in Tulia case says he'll show Coleman lied,” Associated Press, Jan 12 2005 “Former Tulia drug agent guilty of one perjury count,” Associated Press, Jan 15 2005 “Tulia saga still a wound unhealed for some,” Associated Press, July 22, 2009 Crime stories episode, “Miscarriage of justice in Tulia Texas,”  “Tulia,Texas” ABC News 20/20 video on YouTube 60 Minutes clips on YouTube In this episode, Brandi pulled from: “Ingrid Lyne” chillingcrimes.com “The Murder of Ingrid Lyne” by Kylie, It's Crime O Clock Somewhere “Date With The Devil” episode Sex and Murder “Man Who Found Dismembered Remains of Wash. Mom in Trash Can Recounts Horrific Discovery” by Harriet Sokmensuer, People “Man pleads guilty to killing, dismembering Renton mother of 3” by Steve Miletich, The Seattle Times “Grisly details revealed in murder of Renton mom; suspect claimed he was too drunk to remember, prosecutors say” by Brandi Kruse, Janet Kim, Hana Kim, and Steve Kiggins, Fox13 News “'When he walks, Ingrid won't': Man sentenced for dismembering Renton nurse” by Lynsi Burton, SeattlePI.com YOU'RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We'd offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you'll get 40+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90's style chat room!  

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:02:17 - What Tom Russo learned from a life-changing encounter with Warren Buffett in 1982.09:53 - Why “agency” cost is one of the greatest risks facing all investors.14:02 - Why Tom favors companies that willingly endure pain today for gain tomorrow.16:02 - How he rode Berkshire Hathaway from $900 to more than $430,000 per share.21:08 - Why Buffett's team of successors should do fine when Berkshire is in their hands.27:17 - What Tom learned while working for investment legend Bill Ruane.38:16 - Why Tom immediately sold Wells Fargo & Altria after realizing they'd lost their way.48:46 - Why Tom loves brands where consumers believe there's “no adequate substitute.”53:39 - Why Tom is bullish about Heineken's long-term future, even after owning it for 36 years.01:07:08 - How Tom succeeds by resisting short-term temptations & deferring gratification.01:16:09 - What Tom failed to understand about Alibaba & the political risks of investing in China.01:23:11 - How Tom thinks about moral questions like whether it's okay to own tobacco stocks.01:25:51 - How innovators like Nestlé & Heineken are helping to combat climate change.01:35:13 - How Tom's investment success is fueled by his insatiable curiosity.01:37:41 - What Tom learned from Charlie Munger about the importance of trusting your gut.*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.BOOKS AND RESOURCESThomas Russo's 2018 Google Talk on “Global Value Investing.”Warren Buffett discusses Bill Ruane, who ran the Sequoia Fund & helped train Tom Russo. 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