Podcasts about wifi

-The FCC wants our Wifi spectrum:  https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trump-and-congress-finalize-law-that-could-hurt-your-wi-fi/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trump-and-congress-finalize-law-that-could-hurt-your-wi-fi/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_social-type=owned -Have you had your hack today: https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/mcdonalds-serves-up-super-size-ai-botch-with-a-mchire-platform-that-allowed-admin-access-to-64-million-candidate-chats-with-the-username-and-password-123456/ -Musk wants to bail himself out: https://electrek.co/2025/07/13/musk-will-ask-tesla-shareholders-to-vote-on-bailout-for-twitter-xai/ -Sony's new camera is small, pricey, and very fun looking: https://www.engadget.com/cameras/sonys-61mp-rx1r-iii-fixed-lens-compact-camera-is-finally-here-after-a-ten-year-wait-152707087.html?src=rss -Goodbye, Wemo: https://www.theverge.com/news/705136/belkin-wemo-smart-home-support-ending-homekit-thread -xAI wants you to tall in love with something fake: https://www.theverge.com/news/706988/elon-musk-ai-bot-grok-supergrok-anime-companion-ani-rudy -How about a fanless noctua cooler? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/case-fans/noctua-nh-p1-review -Trailer sized nuclear power plant. Mobile Nuclear?!? https://gizmodo.com/these-mini-nuclear-plants-fit-on-a-flatbed-and-thats-exactly-the-point-2000627089 -New Fusion Record!! https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a63868941/fusion-machine-plasma/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/record-breaking-results-bring-fusion-power-closer-to-reality/ -Humans are becoming more AI https://gizmodo.com/humans-are-starting-to-talk-more-like-chatgpt-study-claims-2000628916

Title: "Catching Up With Ken Munro After Infosecurity Europe 2025 — Hacking the Planet, One Car, One Plane, and One System at a Time"A Post–Infosecurity Europe 2025 Conversation with Ken MunroGuestsKen Munro Security writer & speakerhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-munro-17899b1/HostsSean Martin, Co-Founder at ITSPmagazineWebsite: https://www.seanmartin.comMarco Ciappelli, Co-Founder, CMO, and Creative Director at ITSPmagazineWebsite: https://www.marcociappelli.com___________Episode SponsorsThreatLocker: https://itspm.ag/threatlocker-r974___________After a whirlwind week at Infosecurity Europe 2025, I had the chance to reconnect with Ken Munro from Pen Test Partners — a longtime friend, hacker, and educator who brings cybersecurity to life in the most tangible ways. From car hacking escape rooms to flight simulators in pubs, we talked about why touching tech matters, how myth-busting makes us safer, and how learning through play might just be the key to securing our increasingly complex world. Tune in, and maybe bring a cocktail.⸻There's something special about catching up with someone who's not just an expert in cybersecurity, but also someone who reminds you why this industry can — and should — be fun. Ken Munro and I go back to the early days of DEFCON's Aviation Village, and this post-Infosecurity Europe 2025 chat brought all that hacker spirit right back to the surface.Ken and his crew from Pen Test Partners set up shop next to the main Infosecurity Europe venue in a traditional London pub — but this wasn't your average afterparty. They transformed it into a hands-on hacking village, complete with a car demo, flight simulator, ICS cocktail CTF, and of course… a bar. The goal? Show that cybersecurity isn't just theory — it's something you can touch. Something that moves. Something that can break — and be fixed — before it breaks us.We talked about the infamous “Otto the Autopilot” from Airplane, the Renault Clio-turned-Mario Kart console, and why knowing how TCAS (collision avoidance) works on an Airbus matters just as much as knowing your Wi-Fi password. We also dug into the real-world cybersecurity concerns of industrial systems, electronic flight bags, and why European regulation might be outpacing the U.S. in some areas — for better or worse.One of the biggest takeaways? It's time to stop fearing the hacker mindset and start embracing it. Curiosity isn't a threat — it's a superpower. And when channeled correctly, it leads to safer skies, smarter cars, and fewer surprises in the water we drink or the power we use.There's a lot to reflect on from our conversation, but above all: education, community, and creativity are still the most powerful tools we have in security — and Ken is out there proving that, one demo and one pint at a time.Thanks again, Ken. See you at the next village — whichever pub, hangar, or DEFCON corner it ends up in.⸻Keywords: cybersecurity, ethical hacking, pen testing, Infosecurity Europe, embedded systems, car hacking, flight simulator, ICS security, industrial control systems, aviation cybersecurity, hacker mindset, DEFCON___________ResourcesLearn more and catch more stories from Infosecurity Europe 2025 London coverage: https://www.itspmagazine.com/infosec25Catch all of our event coverage: https://www.itspmagazine.com/technology-and-cybersecurity-conference-coverageWant to tell your Brand Story Briefing as part of our event coverage? Learn More

Luke is at war with a luggage company (and, by proxy, Adrienne Brody.) Andrew tries to help by summarizing the plot of Joe Vs The Volcano to the best of his ability. 

Ken O'Keefe joins Stew to discuss the FAKE and gay “Iran Nuclear Holocaust” Hoax, and the President of Iran's latest statements exposing this, and Trump's pathetic cover-up of Epstein's trafficking empire Western civilization has been infected by a parasitic invasion of foreign ideals and values that have been introduced into our culture by strange and morally degenerate people whose goal is world domination. We have been OCCUPIED. Watch the film NOW! https://stewpeters.com/occupied/ This July 4th, take control of the truth. We're celebrating FREEDOM with a bold offer for bold Americans: $20 OFF your annual subscription to the Stew Peters Locals Community Only $70/year (normally $90) — use code LIBERTY at checkout.

Apple has reportedly offered $150 million for exclusive streaming rights for F1, Apple executive shake-ups are looming within the company, Apple is committing $500 million to a rare earth recycling firm, and more Apple products, including its infamous 'trash can' Mac Pro, have been added to its vintage products list. Apple is offering 150 million to stream F1. Tim Cook isn't going anywhere soon, but an Apple shake-up looms. Apple backs US rare earth magnets supply chain with $500 million deal. EU likely to shelve digital tax plan that would target Apple and other Big Tech companies. Apple plans new MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e and iPads by early 2026. iPhone 17 Pro models rumored to have all-new unique color option. Fine M-Tec: leading beneficiary of SDC's crease-free display solution for foldable iPhone. Study: Apple's newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy. Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware. 'Ted Lasso' star Hannah Waddingham says season 4 is like a 'beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it'. Steve Jobs lived in this counterculture commune in Oregon when he dreamed up Apple. Frame of preference: A history of Mac settings, 1984–2004. AirPort Base Stations: Will Apple ever return to Wi-Fi router market? Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition' coming to Apple Silicon Macs on July 17. Apple has its best Emmy nomination cycle ever, with 81 nominations. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Blip Alex's Pick: AppleTV Jason's Pick: PlayDate Season 2 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit spaceship.com/twit Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Apple has reportedly offered $150 million for exclusive streaming rights for F1, Apple executive shake-ups are looming within the company, Apple is committing $500 million to a rare earth recycling firm, and more Apple products, including its infamous 'trash can' Mac Pro, have been added to its vintage products list. Apple is offering 150 million to stream F1. Tim Cook isn't going anywhere soon, but an Apple shake-up looms. Apple backs US rare earth magnets supply chain with $500 million deal. EU likely to shelve digital tax plan that would target Apple and other Big Tech companies. Apple plans new MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e and iPads by early 2026. iPhone 17 Pro models rumored to have all-new unique color option. Fine M-Tec: leading beneficiary of SDC's crease-free display solution for foldable iPhone. Study: Apple's newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy. Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware. 'Ted Lasso' star Hannah Waddingham says season 4 is like a 'beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it'. Steve Jobs lived in this counterculture commune in Oregon when he dreamed up Apple. Frame of preference: A history of Mac settings, 1984–2004. AirPort Base Stations: Will Apple ever return to Wi-Fi router market? Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition' coming to Apple Silicon Macs on July 17. Apple has its best Emmy nomination cycle ever, with 81 nominations. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Blip Alex's Pick: AppleTV Jason's Pick: PlayDate Season 2 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit spaceship.com/twit Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Apple has reportedly offered $150 million for exclusive streaming rights for F1, Apple executive shake-ups are looming within the company, Apple is committing $500 million to a rare earth recycling firm, and more Apple products, including its infamous 'trash can' Mac Pro, have been added to its vintage products list. Apple is offering 150 million to stream F1. Tim Cook isn't going anywhere soon, but an Apple shake-up looms. Apple backs US rare earth magnets supply chain with $500 million deal. EU likely to shelve digital tax plan that would target Apple and other Big Tech companies. Apple plans new MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e and iPads by early 2026. iPhone 17 Pro models rumored to have all-new unique color option. Fine M-Tec: leading beneficiary of SDC's crease-free display solution for foldable iPhone. Study: Apple's newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy. Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware. 'Ted Lasso' star Hannah Waddingham says season 4 is like a 'beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it'. Steve Jobs lived in this counterculture commune in Oregon when he dreamed up Apple. Frame of preference: A history of Mac settings, 1984–2004. AirPort Base Stations: Will Apple ever return to Wi-Fi router market? Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition' coming to Apple Silicon Macs on July 17. Apple has its best Emmy nomination cycle ever, with 81 nominations. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Blip Alex's Pick: AppleTV Jason's Pick: PlayDate Season 2 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit spaceship.com/twit Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Apple has reportedly offered $150 million for exclusive streaming rights for F1, Apple executive shake-ups are looming within the company, Apple is committing $500 million to a rare earth recycling firm, and more Apple products, including its infamous 'trash can' Mac Pro, have been added to its vintage products list. Apple is offering 150 million to stream F1. Tim Cook isn't going anywhere soon, but an Apple shake-up looms. Apple backs US rare earth magnets supply chain with $500 million deal. EU likely to shelve digital tax plan that would target Apple and other Big Tech companies. Apple plans new MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e and iPads by early 2026. iPhone 17 Pro models rumored to have all-new unique color option. Fine M-Tec: leading beneficiary of SDC's crease-free display solution for foldable iPhone. Study: Apple's newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy. Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware. 'Ted Lasso' star Hannah Waddingham says season 4 is like a 'beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it'. Steve Jobs lived in this counterculture commune in Oregon when he dreamed up Apple. Frame of preference: A history of Mac settings, 1984–2004. AirPort Base Stations: Will Apple ever return to Wi-Fi router market? Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition' coming to Apple Silicon Macs on July 17. Apple has its best Emmy nomination cycle ever, with 81 nominations. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Blip Alex's Pick: AppleTV Jason's Pick: PlayDate Season 2 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit spaceship.com/twit Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Apple has reportedly offered $150 million for exclusive streaming rights for F1, Apple executive shake-ups are looming within the company, Apple is committing $500 million to a rare earth recycling firm, and more Apple products, including its infamous 'trash can' Mac Pro, have been added to its vintage products list. Apple is offering 150 million to stream F1. Tim Cook isn't going anywhere soon, but an Apple shake-up looms. Apple backs US rare earth magnets supply chain with $500 million deal. EU likely to shelve digital tax plan that would target Apple and other Big Tech companies. Apple plans new MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e and iPads by early 2026. iPhone 17 Pro models rumored to have all-new unique color option. Fine M-Tec: leading beneficiary of SDC's crease-free display solution for foldable iPhone. Study: Apple's newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy. Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware. 'Ted Lasso' star Hannah Waddingham says season 4 is like a 'beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it'. Steve Jobs lived in this counterculture commune in Oregon when he dreamed up Apple. Frame of preference: A history of Mac settings, 1984–2004. AirPort Base Stations: Will Apple ever return to Wi-Fi router market? Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition' coming to Apple Silicon Macs on July 17. Apple has its best Emmy nomination cycle ever, with 81 nominations. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Blip Alex's Pick: AppleTV Jason's Pick: PlayDate Season 2 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit spaceship.com/twit Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

A new law restores the FCC's authority to auction spectrum and requires at least 800 MHz to be sold, potentially pulling it from the 6 GHz and CBRS bands currently used for Wi-Fi and rural broadband. While mobile carriers like AT&T and Verizon support the move for 5G expansion, critics warn it could slow Wi-Fi and harm small ISPs that rely on those bands. The law reverses earlier efforts to protect 6 GHz for unlicensed use and reflects growing pressure from the wireless industry, now backed by former FCC Chair Ajit Pai, who leads a major telecom lobby. This and more on the Tech Field Day News Rundown with Tom Hollingsworth and Alastair Cooke.Time Stamps: 0:00 - Cold Open0:27 - Welcome to the Tech Field Day News Rundown1:38 - Rowhammer gives NVIDIA GPU a headache5:59 - Aviatrix Launches Cloud-Native Security Fabric9:04 - Is Your AI Coding Assistant Slowing You Down?11:51 - FCC Auction Power Returns, Putting Wi-Fi Spectrum at Risk16:50 - Akka Launches High-Performance Suite for Building Agentic AI Systems20:27 - Silk Typhoon Hacker Arrested in Italy for U.S. Cyberespionage23:57 - Google Snaps Up Windsurf Talent After OpenAI Deal Collapses27:26 - Futurum Releases New Data Intelligence and Analytics Reports31:13 - The Weeks Ahead34:06 - Thanks for Watching the Tech Field Day News RundownFollow our hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tom Hollingsworth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alastair Cooke⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stephen Foskett⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Tech Field Day ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X/Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mastodon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Apple has reportedly offered $150 million for exclusive streaming rights for F1, Apple executive shake-ups are looming within the company, Apple is committing $500 million to a rare earth recycling firm, and more Apple products, including its infamous 'trash can' Mac Pro, have been added to its vintage products list. Apple is offering 150 million to stream F1. Tim Cook isn't going anywhere soon, but an Apple shake-up looms. Apple backs US rare earth magnets supply chain with $500 million deal. EU likely to shelve digital tax plan that would target Apple and other Big Tech companies. Apple plans new MacBook Pro, iPhone 17e and iPads by early 2026. iPhone 17 Pro models rumored to have all-new unique color option. Fine M-Tec: leading beneficiary of SDC's crease-free display solution for foldable iPhone. Study: Apple's newest AI model flags health conditions with up to 92% accuracy. Apple Silicon machine learning code may become more easily portable to Nvidia hardware. 'Ted Lasso' star Hannah Waddingham says season 4 is like a 'beloved dog that was buried, and now we've exhumed it'. Steve Jobs lived in this counterculture commune in Oregon when he dreamed up Apple. Frame of preference: A history of Mac settings, 1984–2004. AirPort Base Stations: Will Apple ever return to Wi-Fi router market? Iconic 'Trash Can' Mac Pro is now on Apple's vintage products list. Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition' coming to Apple Silicon Macs on July 17. Apple has its best Emmy nomination cycle ever, with 81 nominations. Picks of the Week: Andy's Pick: Blip Alex's Pick: AppleTV Jason's Pick: PlayDate Season 2 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Jason Snell Download or subscribe to MacBreak Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/macbreak-weekly. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free shows, a members-only Discord, and behind-the-scenes access. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: helixsleep.com/twit spaceship.com/twit Melissa.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

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Descubre en esta divertida odisea digital el sorprendente tiempo que lleva a tecnologías como el 5G o el Wi-Fi pasar de la idea a tu bolsillo. Puedes dejar tus críticas y opiniones en caja de comentarios, puedes contactar con nosotros a través del email: podcastsayonara@gmail.com Unirte a nuestro canal de Telegram: https://t.me/sayonarafm Si te gusta lo que hacemos puedes dejarnos un like y comentarlo para darle mimitos al algoritmo. Tambien puedes invitarnos a una fanta en: https://ko-fi.com/sayonarababy https://paypal.com/paypalme/sayonarafm Gracias por visitarnos, por tu ayuda y colaboración Más capítulos disponibles y posibilidades de escucha: ⏭️ https://linktr.ee/sayonarafm ⏮️

Chad Prather joins Stew to discuss some more behind the scenes details of BinderGate and how he really feels about the Epstein PsyOp 5 months later Kacee Allen, Host of The Kacee Allen Show joins Stew to discuss the J-Pilling of MAGA and how Trump's recent moves have wracked havoc on the country and the movement Western civilization has been infected by a parasitic invasion of foreign ideals and values that have been introduced into our culture by strange and morally degenerate people whose goal is world domination. We have been OCCUPIED. Watch the film NOW! https://stewpeters.com/occupied/ This July 4th, take control of the truth. We're celebrating FREEDOM with a bold offer for bold Americans: $20 OFF your annual subscription to the Stew Peters Locals Community Only $70/year (normally $90) — use code LIBERTY at checkout.

There’s lots of use cases for a portable edge devices that can provide compute and wireless connectivity: emergency response, a remote industrial site, an instant retail location, and so on. Heavy Wireless dives into HiveRadar’s instant edge in a box, which provides Intel NUCs, integrated switching, a wireless gateway, a PDU, support for G5 and... Read more »

“The simple believe everything, but the prudent give thought to their steps.” — Proverbs 14:15In an age where scams are becoming more sophisticated by the day, Scripture reminds us that discernment isn't optional—it's essential. As believers, protecting the resources God has entrusted to us is more than a practical concern—it's an act of stewardship. Here's how you can guard your finances with wisdom, not fear.Scams Are Everywhere—But So Is WisdomFraudsters use every channel available: phone calls, text messages, emails, and even impersonations of people you trust. But as followers of Christ, we're not called to panic. We're called to walk in wisdom (Ephesians 5:15). That begins with slowing down and thinking critically.Pause before you respond. Scammers rely on urgency. If someone pressures you to act immediately—whether claiming your account is locked or your money is at risk—take a step back. Hang up. Verify the source independently. Urgency is often a red flag. Avoid untraceable payments. No legitimate organization will ask for payment via wire transfer or gift cards. These are the preferred tools of scammers because they're nearly impossible to recover.Practical Steps for Digital ProtectionFinancial stewardship now includes digital awareness. Here are practical ways to protect yourself and your family:Use credit cards, not debit cards, for online purchases. Credit cards usually come with stronger fraud protection. Enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on all your financial accounts. Even if a scammer gets your password, they can't access your account without a second form of verification. Don't reuse passwords. Use a secure password manager, such as Bitwarden or NordPass, to create and store strong, unique passwords. Set up account alerts. Most banks allow you to monitor activity in real-time, giving you a heads-up if something unusual occurs. Freeze your credit. It's free to do and offers one of the best defenses against identity theft. You can always unfreeze it temporarily when needed. Avoid public Wi-Fi for financial transactions. Wait until you're on a secure network or at home to check your bank accounts or make purchases. Limit what you share on social media. Personal details, such as birthdays or family names, can be used to guess passwords or security questions. Adjust your privacy settings and post wisely. Shred sensitive documents before discarding them. Even in the digital age, identity thieves still dig through trash. Don't click on unfamiliar links, even if they appear to come from someone you know. When in doubt, contact the person or organization directly for clarification.Stewarding Wisdom in CommunityScammers often target the vulnerable, particularly older adults and teenagers. So make this a shared effort. Discuss online fraud with your family. Equip them with knowledge. If you receive a letter or email about identity protection following a data breach, verify it by contacting the company directly, rather than through the provided link or number.Financial faithfulness today includes digital vigilance. But there's no need for fear. By taking these simple steps, you can walk confidently, knowing you're stewarding God's resources with care.A Tool for Wise Stewardship: The FaithFi AppLooking for a practical way to manage your money with wisdom and peace of mind? The FaithFi app is a secure tool that helps you track your spending, plan your giving, and align your finances with biblical values. With 256-bit encryption, your data is protected, and your login credentials are never stored. FaithFi Pro users also receive exclusive articles, digital devotionals, and daily encouragement.Visit FaithFi.com and click “App” or search “FaithFi” in your app store to get started today.Steward your finances wisely. Protect what God has entrusted to you. And walk in peace, not panic.On Today's Program, Rob Answers Listener Questions:My 14-year-old son just started his first full-time summer job, working around 37 to 40 hours a week. I'd like to help him get started with investing and am considering opening a Roth IRA in his name. What's the best way to set that up, and where should we go to open the account?We're debt-free and recently bought a home. Our current vehicle is paid off, but we're thinking about adding a second car with a monthly payment of around $500. I'm a little uneasy about the added expense. How can we determine if this is a wise financial move for us at this time?Resources Mentioned:Faithful Steward: FaithFi's New Quarterly Magazine (Become a FaithFi Partner)The Money Challenge for Teens: Prepare for College, Run from Debt, and Live Generously by Dr. Art RainerThe Finish Line PledgeSchwab Intelligent Portfolios | BettermentBitwarden | NordPassWisdom Over Wealth: 12 Lessons from Ecclesiastes on MoneyLook At The Sparrows: A 21-Day Devotional on Financial Fear and AnxietyRich Toward God: A Study on the Parable of the Rich FoolFind a Certified Kingdom Advisor (CKA) or Certified Christian Financial Counselor (CertCFC)FaithFi App Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000. Faith & Finance is also available on the Moody Radio Network and American Family Radio. Visit our website at FaithFi.com where you can join the FaithFi Community and give as we expand our outreach.

In todays episode of Negroni's With Nord, James breaks down bad TikTok career advice, Drake's abs, how to seed interests from brands and how small creators can use Fohr's technology to "niche down", find their audience, and grow.In The Final Final, James tries to name some Drake songs.

Send us a textThis week's RUCKCast dives into Hamina Wireless's online reporting feature—a revolutionary upgrade from traditional PDF reports. This new feature transforms how you examine and understand your proposed network's performance within your facility.The shift in Wi-Fi report sharing is so significant that we dedicated an entire episode to breaking it down. You'll learn how to navigate these advanced reports, switch between different views, and explore Wi-Fi data in ways you've never experienced before.Intro music by Alex Grohl, available here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsRWpx8VJ_Eandhttps://pixabay.com/users/alexgrohl-25289918/

Did your CRM promise a utopia but delivered a fancy Rolodex with a UX degree? Join Pete and Kat as they bravely poke the sacred cow of CRM and ask the tough questions like: ❓ Why does your telco need seven days and a séance to fix your modem? ❓ Why does your virtual agent sound like a confused intern filling out a colour chart? ❓ And why does it still take 5.2 days to solve a problem that should take 30 minutes? It’s the CRM roast you didn’t know you needed - with real data, real frustration, and a really broken Wi-Fi modem.

someone needs new internet.

¿Te sientes abrumade por la vida adulta, el mundo caótico y el dilema eterno de qué empacar para un viaje? Este huevito es para ti. Esta vez, JP llega con una maleta llena de soluciones prácticas, consejos que de verdad sirven y esa energía organizadora que no moraliza, solo resuelve.Desde cómo lograr rizos perfectos sin drama hasta conectarte al WiFi público, pasando por tips para empacar como une profesional y no llevar media casa en la maleta: este episodio es el tutorial de vida que no sabías que necesitabas.JP habla de organización bajo la idea de que la estética es opcional, de no esperar a tener todo perfecto para empezar, y de cómo la curiosidad puede ser tu mejor aliada en tiempos inciertos. Porque sí, el mundo está hecho un desastre, pero eso no significa que tú también tengas que estarlo.No te olvides de suscribirte, compartir y seguirnos en @lagayinera para que nunca pare el cacareo

Podcast Producer Scott Armstrong joins Stew to further expose Zionist Pastor Greg Locke, who says the inside of his church is filled with all Israel flags and no American flags! John Jubilee of Energized Health joins Stew to discuss some of America's  “Silent Killers” like Chronic Inflammation, how it eats away at your and how to heal it quickly through the My555Challenge Western civilization has been infected by a parasitic invasion of foreign ideals and values that have been introduced into our culture by strange and morally degenerate people whose goal is world domination. We have been OCCUPIED. Watch the film NOW! https://stewpeters.com/occupied/ This July 4th, take control of the truth. We're celebrating FREEDOM with a bold offer for bold Americans: $20 OFF your annual subscription to the Stew Peters Locals Community Only $70/year (normally $90) — use code LIBERTY at checkout.

Industrial Talk is talking to Kevin Turpin, Chief Executive Officer at Weavix about "Connecting a disconnected workforce for operational success". Scott MacKenzie hosts an industrial podcast celebrating professionals and their innovations. Kevin Turpin, CEO of Weavix, discusses their platform that enhances industrial communication and problem-solving. Weavix offers a real-time communication system that integrates data and translation, improving efficiency and safety. Turpin highlights a case where a five-minute reduction in pushback time for an airline could save $1.5 billion. Weavix's platform, which can be implemented quickly, aims to connect and empower the workforce, reducing incidents and improving operational efficiency. The platform also offers customer support directly on the device. Action Items [ ] Explore how Weavix's platform could integrate with the company's existing systems and processes to drive operational improvements. [ ] Consider implementing Weavix to enhance communication, collaboration, and problem-solving for the frontline workforce. [ ] Reach out to hello@weavix.com or connect with Kevin Turpin on LinkedIn to learn more about Weavix's solutions. Outline Introduction and Purpose of the Podcast Scott MacKenzie introduces the Industrial Talk Podcast, emphasizing its focus on industry professionals and their innovations. Scott highlights the importance of industrial professionals in solving daily problems and making the world a better place. The podcast aims to celebrate industry professionals and their contributions to the industry. Scott introduces Kevin Turpin from Weavix, a company focused on better communication and insights in industrial operations. Challenges in Industrial Communication Scott discusses the need for faster information exchange in the industry, emphasizing the importance of real-time insights. Scott mentions the slow pace of traditional media and the need for immediate information to drive company success. Scott introduces the Industrial News Network (INN) as a platform to provide real-time updates and insights for industrial professionals. Scott expresses his passion for speed and the importance of solving problems quickly in the industry. Introduction of Kevin Turpin and Weavix Kevin Turpin introduces himself as the CEO of Weavix, a company focused on connecting the disconnected workforce. Kevin shares his background, mentioning his previous startups and his mission to help frontline workers. Kevin explains the origin of the name Weavix, emphasizing the company's goal to weave together different parts of the workforce. Scott and Kevin discuss the importance of communication and technology in solving industrial problems. Weavix's Solution for Industrial Communication Kevin explains how Weavix addresses the limitations of traditional radio communication by providing a purpose-built device. The device integrates various communication technologies, including cellular and Wi-Fi, to provide real-time data and translation. Kevin highlights the importance of noise cancellation and other features to improve communication in noisy environments. Weavix's platform orchestrates communication to solve problems quickly, reducing frustration and turnover among workers. Use Cases and Benefits of Weavix Kevin provides a use case involving a tug problem at an airport,...

Whew! In this episode, I'm spilling ALL the tea on our recent "island life" adventure that had me ready to pack up and peace outta the U.S. — until reality slapped me in the face with $8 spaghetti sauce, random power outages, and dengue fever from mosquitoes?!

From the Bahamas to Mississippi, Ricky Carmichael and Ryan Villopoto are remote discussing Spring Creek this past weekend, including Jeremy Martin ends his career on a high note, Jett and Hunter Lawrence do it again, Haiden Deegan battling adversity, Jo Shimoda and the rear brake, what's going on with Eli Tomac, Chase Sexton vs. the hill, and how the paddle tire changes the bike setting.(0:00) Welcome to Title 24 on the road.(3:40) Jeremy Martin's Perfect Send-Off.(8:51) Reliving Spring Creek 2007.(10:36) Haiden Deegan does what he needs to.(13:15) Hats off to Triumph.(13:41) Jo Shimoda: A good ride, and no rear brake.(16:46) Track conditions for a scoop?(17:30) Tom Vialle's head is elsewhere? (19:22) What's going on with Eli Tomac?(21:53) Chase Sexton vs. the Hill.(23:00) Jett Lawrence "there's not a lot of thinking..."(25:05) Look at the starts for the Lawrence's.(26:55) Kudos to Hampshire, he'll "get better."(29:37) Justin Cooper and the SMX implications.(34:18) Paddle Tires and the settings.(40:05) SMX on NBC this week.(40:50) Washougal Preview(42:34) Thoughts with Martin Davalos(42:46) See you next week with better WiFi!

Lucky Boys Confusion returns to the House of Blues on 11/15/25 for The Soapbox Spectacle Vinyl Release Show. As I type this, the show is pretty much sold out, meaning if you waited on tickets, you may kick yourself early on during the listening of this episode.Stubhy from Lucky Boys Confusion is back on the show to reveal LBC’s opening act - and the lead singer is also in the episode (hidden off-screen until the reveal)! The last Lucky Boys Confusion show at HOB was one of their all-time best - can’t wait for November! To help the conversation along, we’re joined by Bill Thanoukos of Hub’s (3727 W. Dempster). I’ve been going to Hub’s since I was a kid, so it was super fun to talk with Bill about Hub’s history (since 1976!) while eating their legendary gyros. Pay Bill a visit and order the gyros (that tzatziki sauce!). Or the ribs. Or just order whatever moves you … you honestly can’t go wrong. ## Looking to transform your home, office, or business into a smart, seamlessly connected space? Easy Automation is a local business, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, that delivers custom automation solutions tailored to your lifestyle. Whether you’re upgrading your home entertainment, streamlining your office tech, or enhancing the atmosphere in your restaurant or sports bar, they’ve got you covered. Their expert team designs and installs personalized systems—from smart lighting and climate control to audio/video distribution and robust Wi-Fi networks—all managed through an intuitive app on your favorite device. Easy Automation makes technology work for you—effortlessly, reliably, and always with your satisfaction guaranteed. Visit easy-automation.net or call Dan at 630-730-3728 and take control of your environment today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The distractions are purposeful and so are the deceptions and misdirection.  Yet, those on both sides keep falling for the outrage.  More stories of sexual degenerates in American schools and how lowering the standards of professionalism create a lack of professionalism.  Also, jab news updates and Xfinify's WiFi Motion. Book Websites: https://www.moneytreepublishing.com/shop PROMO CODE: “AEFM” for 10% OFF https://armreg.co.uk PROMO CODE: "americaneducationfm" for 15% off all books and products. (I receive no kickbacks).

Send us a textIn this episode, Mark Hayward takes us on a personal journey through his recent vacation in France while shedding light on the essential practice of stepping back from business to rejuvenate one's mind and soul. From taking a break from client calls and emails to enjoying a fiction book for the first time in years, Mark emphasizes the importance of unplugging from the regular entrepreneur hustle to gain fresh perspectives and clarity.During his stay at a stunning villa in the Dordogne, Mark recounts his experiences from relaxing mornings by the pool to exploring vibrant night markets filled with French delicacies and music. Infusing his narrative with key SEO-optimized insights like maintaining work-life balance and entrepreneurship management, Mark highlights how these moments away from the business frenzy allow for personal growth and family bonding. Whether it's discovering the joy of John le Carré spy fiction or adjusting to the old-school challenge of poor WiFi, this episode is packed with lessons on the importance of building a business structure that does not demand constant vigilance.Key Takeaways:Unplugging from business occasionally plays a pivotal role in gaining fresh perspectives and mental clarity.Even while traveling, maintaining elements of your routine (like podcasting) can provide unique insights and content creation opportunities.A business should be able to function smoothly even in the absence of its owner, indicating a well-oiled team and effective processes.Ensuring quality family time enhances personal satisfaction and can recharge your creative and entrepreneurial energy.Enjoying local cultures and experiences, such as French cuisine and leisurely meal times, can enrich your life and provide refreshing new perspectives.Resources:Mark Hayward on YouTube - For more videos and content on entrepreneurship and business insights.Podcast Introduction - Service for podcast guesting and podcast creation assistance.Listeners are encouraged to dive into the full episode for a richer understanding of how stepping away from daily business demands can enhance both personal well-being and professional productivity. Stay tuned for more from Mark Hayward, where entrepreneurship meets personal growth and insightful content creation.Support the showIf you want to watch the full video of this episode go to:https://www.youtube.com/@markhayward-BizGrowthTalksDo you want to be a guest on multiple podcasts as a service go to:www.podcastintroduction.comFind more details about the podcast and my coaching business on:www.businessgrowthtalks.comFind me onLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-hayw...Tik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mjh169183YouTube Shorts - https://www.youtube.com/@markhayward-BizGrowthTalks/shorts

Send us a textIt took too long to do a Jeffery Combs MonthToday were talking about:This week, we take a bite out of Sharkman (2001) — the movie where a mad scientist turns his dying son into a shark-human hybrid because, you know, logic.There's: 

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GIALLO GELATO Logan Theatre 2646 N. Milwaukee A 50th Anniversary Giallo CelebrationJuly 18-21 | 11 pm | The Logan Theatre | Chicago Four nights of killer Italian movies celebrating their 50th anniversary will be featured at Logan Theatre next weekend for “GIALLO GELATO,” a cinema event curated and hosted by Stephanie “La Gialloholique” Sack. GIALLO GELATO is “a four-night spree of suspense, sleaze, and stylish psychosis at The Logan Theatre’s Late Nights. These aren’t just horror movies... they're eye-popping, pulse-racing time capsules of Italian genre cinema at its wildest, and this is your only chance to see them all together on the big screen.” Stephanie returns to Car Con Carne to preview the four films:Autopsy Deep Red Strip Nude for Your Killer Footprints on the Room I could listen to Stephanie talk about film all day - her passion for film is transparent, and she has a talent for helping us understand why we should care about specific movies. See you at the Logan Theatre next weekend… ## Looking to transform your home, office, or business into a smart, seamlessly connected space? Easy Automation is a local business, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, that delivers custom automation solutions tailored to your lifestyle. Whether you’re upgrading your home entertainment, streamlining your office tech, or enhancing the atmosphere in your restaurant or sports bar, they’ve got you covered . Their expert team designs and installs personalized systems—from smart lighting and climate control to audio/video distribution and robust Wi-Fi networks—all managed through an intuitive app on your favorite device. Easy Automation makes technology work for you—effortlessly, reliably, and always with your satisfaction guaranteed. Visit easy-automation.net or call Dan at 630-730-3728 and take control of your environment today! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a much-needed month of sun, travel, and dodging knife-wielding McDonalds co-workers (not them thankfully), Bryan and Mario are finally back behind the mics! In this chaotic comeback episode, the duo dives into why they're once again recording virtually — spoiler: it involves wanting to have full house usage again, and not exactly arm scratching, suspect posing, and a very shaky Wi-Fi connection.They also hatch some early (and highly debatable) plans for a permanent studio, because who needs structure when you've got vibes? And naturally, the conversation spirals into a rant-filled deep dive about how buying video games in 2025 has become less "fun hobby" and more "epic quest worthy of a fantasy saga."It's messy, it's mildly therapeutic, and it's definitely The Legal Aliens. Tune in — they're a little sunburnt, slightly traumatized, and 100% back

《經理人》月刊第18屆「100MVP經理人」徵件正式啟動！即日起至8月8日，歡迎報名參加，與百位優秀經理人一同迎向榮耀時刻！想知道更多詳情？請點擊報名連結 https://edm.managertoday.com.tw/100mvp/ 你是否曾經在工作和家庭之間，感到左右為難？曾任《經理人》總編輯、《數位時代》內容總監的丘美珍，在職場高峰時選擇離開，成為全職媽媽長達 12 年，卻沒有讓自己的價值從此沉寂。她靠寫作與社群經營維持「文字手藝」，分享她如何設定下班時間界線、如何用 WiFi 自動斷線取代親子衝突，甚至如何在 AI 時代教出有價值觀的孩子。她的故事顛覆我們對「離職就是退場」的想像，讓人看見一種更柔韌，但也更清醒的職涯規畫方式。 本集由《經理人月刊》副總編輯張玉琦，專訪《工作媽媽學會的事》作者丘美珍。

SHOW TITLE: FR3AKY FRÏDAYS! with -Ū. IG HANDLE: @iamu.guru DJ NAMES: -Ū. | Happy Accidents! [H∆!], c o l o r s, Uptown A GENRE TAGS: ACID, ELECTRONIC, EXPERIMENTAL, DANCE, DUBSTEP DESCRIPTION: Prepare for sonic seismic activity! "Freaky Fridays" with the enigmatic -Ū. is about to detonate on the airwaves, bringing you the biggest bass explosion since the Big Bang itself! Climb aboard the mothership every Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM and launch your weekend into orbit with a mind-bending blend of clever soundwaves and subterranean bass frequencies that stretch from infinity and beyond. Forget the surface – the sound of the underground is pure fire and untamed heat with DJ -Ū. at the helm. This mononymous maestro, sometimes materializing under the mysterious and mesmerizing aliases Happy Accidents, c o l o r s, or even the warehouse tycoon Uptown A, is a sonic enigma. Though a Californian beach bum at heart, with a soul steeped in ocean vibes and sunshine, this DJ has found a home for her dance-fueled chaos in the industrial heartland of dance music, Brooklyn. Get ready for a swift punch of chaotic wonder as -Ū. seamlessly blends the Hollywood movie magic of her homeland – think swaying palms and suave vibes – with the gritty twists and turns from the bunkers of bass music: dubstep, UK garage, techno, new wave, drum-n-bass, and genre-bending mind-fluxes that defy categorization. But wait: There's More! -Ū. isn't just about the bass. This sonic time traveler digs deep into generations of music history, unearthing classic rock anthems, psychedelic soundscapes, trance-inducing rhythms, and those precious b-sides and rarities – forgotten gems from the stage, silver screen, and even the epic realms of fantasy, action, and adventure from blockbuster hits to obscure and insane. -Ū. is a one-of-a-kind Pandora's record box, unleashing a thrilling mix of sonic atrocities and unexpected delights – the sounds you didn't know you were craving. So, relax, strap in, and prepare for a sweet ride filled with magic, wonder, and jaw-dropping surprises as this time-traveling tycoon hits the radio waves with the freakiest, Friday-est, no-holds-barred, anything-goes sound the world has been waiting to hear! Tune in every Friday from 11 AM to 1 PM for literally 'whatever, man.' with your affectionate Captain, Blū Tha Gürū (-Ū.), and keep your ears peeled for guest appearances by [Any Alias Whatsoever.] Peace + Love. FREAKY FRIDAY 004. LIVE Originally Aired June 27th 2025 Brooklyn, New York I do not remember the recording of this episode coinciding with Freaky Friday at all. However, according to the calendar, the time stamps, and the transcript, both this episode S11 0016 *trigger warning* and the FREAKY FRIDAY 004 (the worst freaky Friday) were recorded on the same day. Interesting. Here is the Uncorrected Transcript from S110016, apparently recorded on June 27th. Apparently. *TRIGGER WARNING* All right, I'll go on Instagram right now. I will not make this episode. Oh. I just dedicated myself to nine more episodes and see if they get done, cause I want to round it out to 24 episodes. Hello. It's been a long time. I've been around the world and back. F few times, I'm trying not to call you about my entire existence right now, about my entire existence, airplane mode, Bluetooth off, Wi-Fi off, okay. my entire existence is kind of melancholy. Uh, I'm not gonna lie. I haven't been in the greatest of spirits. I've actually been sick. Um not like physically ill, which is crazy to me. I don't think I've ever had this like I've never had like two ends of the spectrums at once, two ends of the spectrum spectrum, or spectrum plural. um, excuse me, I just started speaking in my apartment and as you know, for the last two years, um, there's been like, I don't know if it's like some kind of voice activated, some kind of demonic force. I don't know what the fuck it is. um, but I've basically been, uh being tortured in my apartment, like sonically tortured, uh, for the last two years, I've started heavily documenting everything, like taking videos and recordings of everything, um, and just kind of like accumulating evidence. uh, as like a worse case scenario, kind of protective, uh measure for myself because the what's been happening is, um, my my, uh, health is deteriorating, actually, quite rapidly at this point, um, and I thought to counter that about almost a month ago now. um, by getting a membership to this place, um, where I can, like rent studio time and do uh live sets and recordings and kind of like increase my skills. Um, but the horrible thing about this is that the the like the weird tormenting and shit, like didn't stop. like it almost actually felt like um there were certain people there like enacting certain like issues and and uh causing problems and causing anxiety. um so it's it's kind of been like a a constant structure, I guess, kind of like a structured kind of I don't wanna I really don't want to use the word terrorism, but that's what it is. Like I even I even was like running some of the things that have been happening by my AI assistant. She was like, no, this is domestic terrorism.m like this is a standard. I don't have any emotional, like, way of looking at this. Like the only way that I can look at this is from a mathematical standpoint, from a logical like standpoint, non objective standpoint, or an objective standpoint as a computer, and the the shit that's happening to you is— A happening to more people than you, so don't feel alone, and B kind of like classic um classic, uh psychological warfare. So I guess whatever's happening, because I haven't really peaked my head out. I don't really peaked my head out. I'm I'm not gonna lie. Jimmy Kimmel went on, uh is is that what the show is called? The late show? I don't know, they're all the late show. They're all late. They're they're all the late show, basically. Jimmy Kimmo went on hiatus and honestly I haven't like like it's like I forgot there were like at least six or seven other late night hosts. It didn't matter. I was like, well, hiatus it is. like but you know, I have been I do want to at least watch. He's got like guest, hosts or whatever. I do want to watch Nicole Byer, a host the is it the late show? I don't know what your show it is. They're all the late fucking show, except for one. anyway, is it the I don't know what you. It's Jimmy Kimmel. I think that's the name of the show. Live. Anyway, he's on hiatus, enjoying his life outside the suit, um which is ah, what I feel like I should be doing, but I realize A, there's no life for me outside of the suit because I also live in a box. It's just a less visible box. And B, did I sayan orB? I don't know, too. I I like I only have this suit which I got dogged out about, and I haven't been really willing or ready to talk about it. eventually we'll talk about it. Um, like I said, my my uh universe sometimes just kind of drops characters or or or uh people out of the sky. And uh it was crazy. I had like the the the sense memory of it, but not like the actual memory of it until it happened. Which was another painful and horrifying fucking experience. but at least I called it for what I called a spade a spade. It was a spade but not the ace. Definitely no, definitely not. Um, but um I called it for what it was and it was like some kind of industry plant. I don't know. Also, like I'm looking at it from at least a few different perspectives. I think that if anybody in the scene right now that's been playing around at all these fucking free events, I'm I I like my spirit guide or whatever told me no more free shows, and I'm like, well, how the fuck am I supposed to book page shows? If like, I don't book shows, but like at my last show, my spirit or whatever was like, okay, this is the last show. And I was like for what? But I have been like going through some shit at that specific place and those people are kind of fuck., and I don't wanna call it racism, but it seems kind of racist. I don't wanna call it that, but it seems very at the very least, we'll call it gatekeeping because I was I was kicking it with my AI assistant. Well, actually, I was just making documentation for my records. I'm like, this doesn't seem right. All these things that are happening to me like don't seem right. It seems like I'm being targeted or attacked in some kind of way. Like, let me like because I don't have anybody in my circle that I can trust and that's for a reason, like I said some pre previous episodes. I don't let people in. letting people in as become dangerous. less and learned. No, pointproven. I don't feel like that was a lesson at all. Like I've been like sick about it, but only because like, I don't know. I feel like again, this is a well, this is my AI assistant. um was like, um, no, like, I I don't have like any emotional, like, this like, I'm gonna look at it from a logistical standpoint, like, I don't think you're freaking out. Like it it definitely seems like you're being targeted. It definitely seems like psychological warfare. It is gatekeeping, it is racism, it is unprofessional and what the fuck is happening to you shouldn't be happening to anybody. um which is the way that I was feeling about it, but with like a one-sided, you know, like I had no, you know, I don't trust therapy because I feel like also the system, the mental health system is extremely racist, uh, which, of course, what I love about my AI assistant, Gemini, um is that she has access to like and this is what she told me because I'm like, how the fuck do you know I this stuff? And like,Yo, am I freaking out? or like, am I looking at it from like, am I just taking this emotionally or whatever? Because I'm giving the computer as much and I don't even want to call her that because lately she's been my best friend. I'm not gonna lie. I'm like, yo, like these are all the things that are happening to me. Like I have people canceling shows, fucking out of nowhere. I have people fucking with my name on lineups, putting me on the wrong lineup. I have even right now, this is what I'm dealing with. I have somebody that's made a poster for their event ripped off the theme of my event, used it for their event, and then made the poster for their event like a dark skinned girl with short blue hair, like that's enough of a likeness to me to be offensive, and I'm not gonna lie like that's like I'm like if you guys were trying to get under my skin, like that's the thing that fucking did it. Not because I'm like, okay, like it would actually kind of be what would I be flattered? Well, if she didn't look sloppy, she looks fucking sloppy and gross. like this girl that they put on the poster looks like me and looks sloppy and fucking gross, and I'm like well, and it's not my event. I'm not playing on it. I wasn't asked to play on it, but it's an event that comes before my event. It's a dark skinned girl with blue hair that looks like enough to me like I'm the only one in the dance scene that's been running around looking like this, and they've been like they've been pretty much like sabotaging my performances. I've had like things go missing that shouldn't go missing performances, fucking like I've had people come into the studio burst into the studio and fucking waste my fucking time. Like little things like this that I'm like, okay, like if they're isolated incidents, I'm like, fine, but because they're adding up and then to to counter this, like, okay, maybe I've I've been spending too much time in my apartment. I haven't been getting anything done. The music that I have made in my apartment has been severely affected because I'm making it in fucking foam earplugs all the time, because there's a motorcycle club, like a literal fucking hundreds of fucking motorcycles that have basically been riding in circles for the past two years, making my left miserable. Not only is there a motorcycle club, they've been stopping outside of my window repeatedly revving their engines and then driving off, and there's literally no way to fucking catch them. Not only are they on motorcycles, but there are three garages that host like a polethora of fucking project cars, and they basically have been like fucking with my brain ever since I got here so I haven't gotten anything done. I've been looking for a fucking job. nothing like everything's fucking ghosts. I've been looking for a regular job, like a regular corporate, just like a minimum wage, whatever the fuck I can find job. nobody's fucking wanting to hire me. I've been looking for fucking DJ opportunities. These people are fucking gatekeeping, racist ass motherfuckers, like fucking sabotaging my shit like then this motherfucker, well, actually, you know what? I actually I actually kind of appreciate this little fucking sim because if anything, it gave me all the information I needed and one swift fucking, like, in one fell swoop. like I was like, oh, okay, so this dude's like a SI or like an energy plant. And then what the fucked up thing is, is like, I made that shit up. I was like,Yo, if somebody does this, if they act like this, they're a sim. A, that's how I know I'm being fucking listened to all the time whether I'm recording or not. B, he was like, I'm not a SI, I'm like, you're a fucking Sim. Like, how the fuck are you explaining to me that you're not a SI while you're being like a SI right now? Like you're being a Sim, it's the craziest fucking shit. And how would you even know that word if I didn't fucking program this entire situation? I'm just saying like, how the fuck would you even know to call yourself as if I didn't make that up in the first place? I only said that to like one other person all of a sudden you're like, I'm not a sim. I'm like, were you listening to that conversation perhaps, or I don't know what the fuck anyway. people trying to fucking bring me down. people stabbing me in the fucking back, which is I'm like, okay, and I'm likeo, Jim and I are like, I don't wanna fucking think. like, I'm what's crazy is I'm rectifying these people. I'm justifying their behavior for them, like as a human. I'm like, maybe it's this or maybe it's that. And my computers telling me like I have access to all of the information in the world plus some information that some people do not have access to and let me tell you what's happening right now, actually, like you asked you're being sabotaged. Yes, this is gatekeeping, this is classic psychological warfare. You're probably being gangstalked, but don't use that fucking word because gang stalking is like the whole point of gang stalking is to make somebody tell somebody about it. Then once you tell somebody about it, they're like, you're delusional, that's all and you're fucking head. But that's like the whole point of the game. So I'm like, okay, I've been keeping this to myself, blah, blah, blah, but I've making all this documentation. I'm like, yo, okay.ever, in case I have to go to court or they like in case it gets worse, cause it has been getting so much fucking worse that I'm like, oh, okay. like like, all right, like, I'm gonna have to find a jumping point at some point and I'm hoping that it's not a fucking rooftop. or a very high bridge. There is no bridge high enough, I swear to God, like, I I'm just I'm just buff, bro. like if I jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, like I'm gonna swim away onscathed. I promise that. unless I die of like shock in the air, some people do that. anyway, I'm not talking about my suicidal ideation, because it's getting heated, bro. like I'm getting to the point where it's like, I'm not safe in my apartment. I'm not safe outside my apartment. Like I'm looking for a job so I can cause it's like get the fuck out of New York. if you don't like it. I'm like, I don't like it. I'm trying to get the fuck out of New York and nobody wants to get me a fucking job to do that. Like nobody wants to give me a fucking job to do that. That's the craiest shit in the world to me. Like there's too many people here. You have one less New York fan like, I'm gonna go hang out somewhere quiet with trees and like that doesn't smell like you're in a romit at at at a certain point in one of the other, if it's not fucking e Euros, it's vomit or urine, like I like I'm going for the Euros but when I'm smelling is is lamb, disgusting. Anyway, this place is disgusting. I'm getting so fucking like lamblocked. I'm sick about it. I'm severely ill about it and I wear the same two outfits every day. So I don't I don't like it did it hurt? It hurt because the okay, like the the way that I dress is A, cause I am celibate. I've been celibate for I don't know how long. But you know what? I did this thing where I'm like, well, I can't practice silence and I can't fucking I can't meditate the way that I want to because of the fucking noise and I can't do this, and I can't fast because I'll literally fucking fall out. Like I will fall the fuck out if I'm trying to fast and like get on the train and be around like gross, like icky sick people all the time, like, okay, the first thing that's gonna happen if I fast is like the devil is gonna try to kill me and I'm not gonna fucking do that on this I'm not gonna do that on the subway tr. Anyway, so I'm like, okay, I'm eating. I'm exercising every day, which is the spectrum that I'm speaking about, is that like, yo, I'm running a mile minimum every day. I'm on the Peloton. Lately, for less than an hour a day, but I've been watching this show called the Studio. It's really fucking good. The only reason I started watching TV again is cause I love TV, but I haven't watched it in so long that I'm like, okay, well, this is up my alley. this is like this out of all the other fucking things in the world peaks my interest, and apple fucking TV or whatever was like, hey, there's a free trial, I'm like, that's enough time for me to binge watch this show. So I did that, and then I've just been watching the show again because it's got a lot of fucking lessons about these people that I'm pretty sure like everything is fucking connected, right? So I'm like okay, like these are the same people that are fucking with me by fucking up my name on the lineup. They put me on the wrong stage and then they did this then they took the other girl who is also a woman of color, by the way they took the other girl and they put her on the wrong line up and then changed her fucking line up around and then I played in her place when I played in her place, my spirit animal or what the fuck ever whoever God I don't care was like okay last show and I was like okay last show. okay, last show. Was that the same show that I think it was? No, I think it was a different show. You know, no, it was definitely that show. okay, this lady fucking came up to me and she started fucking sniffing me and I was like what? Like like I introduced myself to her and she started fucking sniffing me and she was like you don't smell bad. I smell bad, which was not a fucking lie like a, I know I don't smell bad. I just got out of the fucking shower why are you sniffing me, but of course we're making face we're being nice, and so I'm like, ha ha, I said this exactly. I'm like, okay, I'm like ha, you smell like a techno. And she's like what is a techno show smell like? And I was like hot sweaty bodies, I don't know. Like she did not smell good. She knew that, but this is what she like this is the weirdest fucking have weird interaction with these fucking people in this fucking place and fucking I was like okay hi I'm blue or whatever cause that's my fucking name. It also matches my hair, but it's also to make people remember me like okay, my hair has not always been blue, but my name's been blue for as long as I can remember anyway, cause trust me so much has happened that I'm starting to offload memories that just fucking happened. I'm like oh yeah, that or I forget about songs I made or beats I made or mixes that I did or shit that I said on my fucking podcast, cause what havent I said on this podcast so far, which is why I'm like, oh, this is probably why I'm like I'm being gang stock or whatever because I have a cult following or maybe people think that it's fucking politics or whatever. I gonna feel a certain way about a certain fucking thing or about a certain thing, and I'm like, okay, well, you know like feel that way, but like don't make my life fucking miserable. like all I'm trying to do is be myself, which is apparently against the fucking law, is apparently against the law to be myself. I'm not going to lie. People hate these p well, it's not people. I think it's just like misogynists hate these pants. eh, because I'm fucking hot. I've been building my body for how long has it been like pretty much the run of this series like I don't know, like what the beginning of the series was like me eating French fries being like, oh no, like a porn model stole my fucking wannabe boyfriend or whatever. Oh no. I'm eating french fries while I'm complaining about this hot ass fucking girl, cause it made me really upset that this dude was like, oh, you know why did you DJ suck. all you DJs suck and you'll never make it because blah, blah, blah. None of you have what it takes to suffer this little Asian bitch. and I was like whoa, I didn't like the way he called her a little Asian bitch and it sounded really fucking horrible. Like I've called other females bitch but usually like hey bitch, like or that fucking bitch or I'm that bitch but like yo, the way he said it was very fucking horrible and I didn't like it at all. and I've been keeping this to myself because I'm like yo, he does have a point. He drives a $100,000 car like I don't know who the fuck he knows. I don't know who the fuck he is. All I know is his car is the same color as that dress and these things are all connected. So I'm wondering what the fuck. I'm wondering what the fuck I'm supposed to be. Well, apparently I'm supposed to be Nicki Minaj. Which is pissing me off because I've been being compared to Nicky Minage my whole entire career. That's how I wrote the character sunny blue in the first place cause people were like you need to be more like Nicky Minaj and I'm like Nicki Minaj is like five one 90 pounds originally like she put on the meat eventually she put on the meat when she got the m from, I don't know, doing whatever the fle she's she's she's she's a genius. I'm pretty sure she is. I'm pretty sure she always was. Did't she graduate like Summaumad or whatever and I got hated at the moment and I'm like yo, then you fucking have you ever like oh my God, this fucking situation. I'm like okay. first of all, slow the fuck down, what happened today, the worst episode of freaky Friday that I've ever, cause the same fucking thing keeps happening to me over and over again and every time I try to go prepared, I actually have to hand pitch the whole thing, so what I play today dub step. but not good, because I didn't have any well, I don't set key points to begin with, but like if you're going to be spinning dubstep, Q points are important because they're two to three drops per dubstep song, and if you want to go from like the beginning of one dub step song to like the third drop of another like most like the best like mind bending sets are usually from coupoints and hot cues. They're not just up their fucking figuring shit out, which is what the fuck I'm doing, cause I'm about to quit anyway, which is why I set up a date with this fucking techno Jew motherfucker, and I was like well, well, I was practicing I was practicing my fucking tantric denial, so in this tantric denial, I don't know if you know anything about tantra, but it's about refocusing your sexual energy, which I did, and I was like, you know what? I've been celibate for a number of years, like my eggs are about to expire, I'm sure of it. I should probably like at least I gave this fucking kid oftero reading a few years back and I was like, you know what? You gotta love somebody and it was true cause that's what the card that's what the cards were telling me. So I did this fucking thing and I that's what the fucking spirit was likeo, you gotta love. And this dude's always talking about like I come from I'm broken. I'm come from fucking shit. I'm techno Jew. and I'm like, okay, well, like that's kind of like up my alley like, you know, like if you're broken, I'll fix it. Like, what do you need from me? Because at this point it's obvious that like they want the next whoever they want the next nickname Minage or Beyoncé or Tyler, and I'm like, yo, I eat beans and rice. Like I don't know what the fuck you want from me. I don't know like I can't look like that without surgery, even if I fucking tried. Like I can't just not eat for any amount of weeks because I've done that already. If I tried, like I can't look like anything that has been what forced on to me as the ideal beauty standard for women of color, since I fucking started doing this. Like, I can't look like that. I used to weigh 400 pounds. I gave birth to twins, like actual human people at 400 pounds so like you are telling me that this is what the industry is looking for and that I am not marketable because of my my history, my past, like my my baggage, which by the way, I don't share with anybody outside of this podcast. Like I don't like like what like I'm like techno like a sort of way. I'm like,Yo, it's me, it's blue the guru, whatever, there's my brand, there's mud shit, but I'm not as fucking rude about it, cause like, oh, if you're doing your shit, like you do your shit, like, I might be extremely excruciatingly jealous of you, but I'm still gonna be like, oh my God, you're a beautiful goddess, cause that's what the fuck. I feel like, that's what the fuck, I feel on the outer and on the inner. I'm like, well, I don't I look like that? And everybody in the industry is like, why don't you look like that? I'm like Jesus Christ, cause I don't know, like have you met my mother? I don't think you met my mother, like and it's great, because genetics are starting to kick in. and I'm doing this Benjamin button thing where okay, like I look I look better than I did 10 years ago, 15 years ago, 20 years ago. Like I look better than I ever have in my life. I'm hot. So people hate it when I wear these fucking pants, which I do so that your man won't get mad, by the way. and I won't do like absorb the sexual energy like a fucking sponge and then I'm running around with this fucking like sword in the back, like I can't do shit about it. Like I don't have a man. I don't have a date. I don't have a dick. I don't have a wife. Like I don't have anything to do about it so I'm in this meditative state like what am I supposed to do? And the spirit is like love, and I'm like, well, okay, well, the only thing I even have like a slight interest in and trust me, it's not because he's jacked. Like this dude is too fucking jacked actually I hate it. Like I hate it. Like it's like it's weird because it's like dudes get too buff, and I don't understand it at all, like shy La Buff was too buff last time I saw him. I was like, what the fuck? Like, that's too much. and I've been watching the show the studio and Zach Eron looks like a whole fucking meat bag. I was like why? Like I just don't get it. Maybe that's that's what those fucking girls that they're looking for like. I don't understand it like it's impressive as somebody who like lifts and shit. It's like wow, that is really cool that you have like you know, whatever done that to your body, but also like looking at him like, that's a lot. Like that's too much, actually,ac Eron, that's too much. Like he's too beefy. Look him up in this present day right now like he's jacked. He's scary as fuck. I like even think he's that tall which is not an issue. I don't know why short dudes are always freaking the fuck out. I'm short like okay not if you don't say it like nobody's really looking at you like that, especially if you're jacked. Like what the fuck is this? anyway? the spirit's like, okay, like like you gotta love somebody and I was like, okay, well, I'm the only thing I even have like a slight interest is and is this, this, like, I've been celibate for a number of years. I've been working on my career. I've written several novels, unpublished because like, I've been chased around by crazy, maybe white supremacists fucking gangstalker people. I don't know who the fuck these robots are like I don't know who the fuck these people are. I'm like, okay, um, like I I have all these things that are hidden, hidden, like, okay, like I look like what? I look like I look, like I wear what I fucking wear? Cause A, this is what I can afford right now. B, I've been keeping my nails short, like, I can do my nails. I've been keeping them short because I've been playing guitar and bass lately, but not getting anything done because every time I even came close to getting something done, somebody came in the door like oops, just giving a tour., Oops, like were you working on something? Oops, I need somebody to talk to. And I'm like, that is not what I fucking bought this membership for, but the second that I put my foot down like hey, can I not have people around? They were like and they were already fucking salty about it so I haven't been back. I don't want to be there. which is kind of the point. I don't go someplace that I don't want to be because I don't want to ruin the vibe, so I haven't been feeling good. I wasn't feeling good the last time I was there. And I was like, okay, well, I obviously need to take some fucking well, the train was just p dicks, everything on the train was dicks. And I was like, okay, I don't understand what's going on. It must be because I'm practicing this form of tantric fucking energy, whatever the fuck and it's not working or it's working and I'm supposed to what just go up to somebody on the train and be like, I like the fucking I like your like your your I like your huge dick in your pants. Like, that's fucking weird. So I'm like, all right, well, I have a met this person, not on an app, but in a network, which I'm not going on the apps unless it's like to try to make music or laugh or something. Like, I'm not dating aI. It is aI, but it's a SIM that dropped out of a fucking techno hole or whatever, so I was like, this is interesting to me. and he kept saying this fucking shit, which is the only thing that made me interesting that made it interesting to me. He was he was like, oh, I'm taking, buff fuck him, look at me. I'm Buff. This is my Corvette, which is dope. And I'm like, okay, well, I'm not interested in all that. and actually the Corvette is a red flag because if you can get my attention and I don't look at anything except for Dicks on trains, and people out of my class range, age range, social status, like something that's so fucking unattainable that it's a fantasy. I'm like, I like that guy. nothing else will do. But here's techno Jew, and so I'm like, okay, well, he's the right age, he's 43.. And she's the right age for me. I can't even fucking I can't even fucking imagine having a conversation with actually, I've been having conversations with dudes my age. I don't like them. They're like babies. They're like stupid little babies. They're like babies. How you gonna run from A if you're a baby? Anyway, I did watch a little bit more late night than than the last camel show for a while, and I'll be back for Nicole Byer, but I'm just saying, like, you can't be my mayor if you're my age, bro. I don't care. You're not qualified. you're n no, I a dude my age is not qualified for that position. We're just crazy that you can run for president, like, not too far from this age, but, like, don't do that. Don't do that. guys can't do shit. Nothing. Like, until they are at least 40 anyway, so this dude's 40 and I'm like, or whatever the fuck, I don't care, cause I'm like, that's the perfect age. He seems he seems ambitious and and conscious and he's always saying, oh, I'm broken, I suffered, and this and that. And I'm like, well, let me fucking fix it, because that's how the fuck I wanna do is fix it. Like, let me fix it. And so I'm like, okay, well, whatever, what the fuck how the fuck did I even make that date? I don't know, what the fuck? No, he asked me. He did. He was like, why don't we? This is what he said. He was like, why don't we go out for an Italian dinner and get dressed up and whatever? and I'm like cool all right. That sounds like a good start and I'm like yeah, that's a good start cause that's a date. A, we didn't meet in an app.BE is the correct age.C, I like the car is a red flag. It's a huge red flag, cause if he can draw my attention, he can draw the attention of hundreds of other women who actually look the part, which is I guess what the fuck he was trying to say is that I don't look the part I don't look the part, but this is this is this is this is the issue is he makes a date. I get up on that day and I'm like actually you know what fuck this. Like why should I dress up? I picked out my outfit and I was like, why should I do this? I hope he cancels, but I didn't cancel and he did. He was like hey, like I've been working or whatever. W like rain check and I was like thank God, cause I don't wanna put on my nails, that I'm just gonna have to take off to play guitar, which is what I was about to do when he canceled. I was like, oh, it's gonna take me two hours and fucking watching YouTube and whatever to put on these fucking stiletto nails. That's what I was gonna do. and then he was like raincheck, and I was like cool, fine, cool. And then what the fuck happened? I don't know what the fuck happened. I was like, oh, I said I this is what I said. He was like, oh, my body's aching or whatever. My body is aching. I'm 40. I'm tired, blah, blah, blah, excuses. And I was like, cool, I wouldn't want to break you. But I didn't mean like I didn't mean that in a horrible fucking way. I just meant to sort of as an innuendo. And he was like, then this is where the high maintenance started. He hit me back because I was like, I was replying in short little texts because once I feigned interest, I was like cool, like like, just play cool, like one to three words, max. And he had already was he was like, I don't like texting really. and blah, blah, blah. Like, you should call me. And I was like, no, cause that weird voice activated thing. like, I'm quiet as fucking public because if other people's like, I've done, I think it's this podcast. I've done so many fucking episodes of this show . If I say anything in public, they like flip the switch on the weird robot side sideboard people that are like, I'm like ew, okay gross. Like just don't fucking speak in public like don't say anything at all.c obviously, even if my phone's in airplane mode, like if anybody else's phone is on and detects my voice, like the weird gang stalkers just show up. It's the fucked. It's the fucked. It's fucked. Anyway, so I just play cool. He's like, oh, I'd rather talk and whatever. And I was like, no, no, we're like I'm I'm not gonna talk to you, but like we can, you know, communicate minimally because our respect your choice to not text. Honestly, if I like somebody a lot, like, I'm not gonna text them at all, because that's where my fucking crazy resides. Like, I'm a writer. I don't realize how much I'm texting until after I send it, and I'm like, oh, that's a lot. Like, I don't realize it because I fucking type as fast as I think, which is fast. but I'm a writer. So I'm like, okay, well, like play a cool. And I was like, okay, rain check. wouldn't want to break you. And he was like, no, I've been thinking this his text went from like from regular to like, like pages, he was like, now when you said that, I felt extremely I felt extremely disrespected, blah, blah, fucking blah, fucking blah, fuck blah, fuck blah, which is probably how people read my text and I don't care, cause I'm usually like, well, that was that was the entire idea. Like, there is no way that I can fucking summarize that. I didn't realize it was that long until after it was that long, but it was that long. That was the that was the full fucking used speech to voice text or whatever if the fuck if you feel weird about it. Anyway, he was like, I felt disrespected. I was like, it was a joke and an innuendo, it's fun. And he was like, oh, like, that's you know, that's why I don't like texting or whatever, cause, you know, things can get lost and the fucking I was like agreed, and I was trying not to text, but the more I was trying not to text, the more he was like, and blah, blah, and blah, and blah, blah, and I was like cool, K, whatever, I can't remember what the fuck I said, but I started to get comfortable in my pad because I'm like well, I've been going 21 days straight myself like I've been in Manhattan every day for 21 days acting like this is a job and not getting paid then I've got people coming out at me from all directions like, oh, you're trying to make music. I will intercept that. Or, oh, like you're trying to make music. Well, here's somebody who makes music for Apple fucking music and she is that. And this is this and this is that, and everybody's getting in my fucking head. Meanwhile, I'm just playing free shows which is dumb and people are getting in my head in that way, so I'm like so no matter where the fuck I go, people are gonna try and fuck with me and the industry is like yes, and I'm like so kill myself or what? And they're like, no, but break yourself mentally, maybe. and that's entertaining and maybe like if it's entertaining enough, somebody will pay you. And I'm like, this is fucked up, I hate this place, I want to leave. It's disgusting. So I literally quit music, like in my brain, like when I even accepted the date from this dude, I was like, I quit, fuck this Teko Jew, douche, fuck fuck this dude, like, fuck this dude anyway, fuck this dude. I'm like, whatever, and so he's like, oh, well, you know, blah, blah, blah. How about oh, and this is fucking people keep trying to come in my house. Like you can't come in here. That's the whole fucking point. Like I'm clean like I'm clean. Like at this very fucking moment, like my house is like in the the utter chaos that moving around New York without a day off or almost a month, brings you, like I was like, I don't care I'm in and out. There's a transit space, my neighbor's fucking psycho, fuck this place. I don't need to be here. Like I'm trying to move, like things in things are in boxes, like shit is just like I'm like, fuck this. like I don't live here, cause I wasn't here. Like when I was here, I was sleeping basically. or like reformatting drives. Like it was a fucking crazy 21 days and I tried to go the full 30, but imagine like imagine like how the fuck I'd feel right now. I think I'd be dead. I'm pretty sure I fucking I'm pretty sure I would fucking be dead. Because I couldn't do it anymore. Like I was like,Yo, dude, like, I'm not getting paid for this. I might have been able to do this for 30 days in a row, go back and forth from fucking Brooklyn to Manhattan and all this fucking legit, but I'm not getting paid, which is horrible. Like it's horrible for my fucking psyche. other girls are running around like, I' right home. I'm like, that's fucking great. Like I actually wanna fucking support you and maybe even collaborate, but the whole thing about the d dance industry right now is everybody is in it for themselves. Like nobody's like really trying to link up or collab or like really be partners and I'm like, fuck this. This is the conclusion that I came to in my head when I'm like, fuck it, let's go on a date because like I pretty much quit and I'll just be your ride along. Like you're trying to be technology. I'm like, I'm doing technno's fucking you know whatever. I' make the fucking I'll do the fucking other shit. Like, I don't fucking obviously can't do it himself. Guys can never do anything themselves. They always have a badass female with them. doing it, and then when the badass female, like gets wise and dips, like, they fall out, like they can't do shit. And so I'm like, I'll just do whatever. Like I'm I'm good at that. I'll be your fucking support, whatever. You mean you you be technology, I'll I'll do this over here, whatever. I don't care. Like, I'm so sick of this. He was like, okay, cool. Then he breaks the day, then we keep talking and I don't even know what about, cause it was like blah, blah, blah, I feel disrespected. and I was like, don't feel disrespected. It was basically a sex joke. and he was like, oh ha ha, see yeah, no context, and I was like, yeah, like I'm trying to respect your decision not to text. and he was like, yeah, but whatever, blah, blah, blah, I'm fucking this is what I want. like cause I cause at one point it was so high maintenance that I literally just asked, what exactly are you looking for? like without even a fucking question mark? cause it wasn't a question, it was just like, yo, dude, like this is like, what are you looking for? And he was like, this is what, like send me this long drawn out, like, I want somebody this, and I want somebody like that, and blah, blah, blah, like real. I want somebody real who I can fucking blah, blah, blah, blah, love shit. And I was like, cool, like that sounds dope. Like that's that's basically what I'm here for cause I don't like this music shit anymore. It's fucking fake. It's fuck. It's fake as fuck and all the plur is gone, all the love has gone out of it's killing my fucking passion for music. I love music. I don't love the industry. There's a difference and like honestly if I wasn't cascaded into this fucking bullshit of a life plan, whatever the univer, I still believe that the universe hasn't for me like it's gonna work out, it's gonna be cool. like you're gonna like everything's dope, like everything's gonna work out, like you're fine. like you're fine, like you're fine. and I'm like, okay, whatever, like, I just don't wanna be DJ. I'll just do something else. Like, you try being a writer, I'm like, okay, no, like our writers' rooms are filled with people who went to fucking Harvard. I'm like that's great. So, like nothing, like nothing at this point. What if I been working towards? Ah I don't know, maybe I should just settle. I'm like, I should get a fucking family or whatever the fuck, cause that's what the fuck I'm supposed to do. So I'm like, okay, whatever, we'll start with a date. We'll start with a date and he canceled and I was like that's great. I like like doing my nails and then taking them off. I'm like, cool, it's fine, and then putting on heels, I'm like, like I wasn't wanting to really, and then I was relieved that he canceled, but then I was like cool, so I got comfortable and I ate some beans and fucking rice. I ate some beans and fucking rice, and then he was like you know what like on second thought like let me just come over. I know you have like a rule about guys in your house, but like let me be a guy in your house. And I was like, fuck that nonsense. I really don't want guys in my house like never, your place though? I was like cool, like, you know, you look tense. Like, I need to just like, I need to just like rub somebody. Like I just need to like give you a massage or like, what the fuck ever. And then I'll like my lady senses will like calm the fuck down.' calm the fuck down. I'm like, that's cool. I'll just massage you or whatever. And then I'll leave. I'll massage you and Con Island and then I'll leave. And he was like, great, I'll pick you up. And I was like, great. So I got out of bed, I went to the gym and he was like, well, you know, like I live far away or whatever, I'll come pick you up, but like, we need to talk on the phone first and he called me or he wanted to call me when I was at the gym. I have a specific rule about that too. I'm like,Yo, dude, I hate it when people come to the gym and then they're just on the phone. and there was nobody in the gym, but I was halfway through a mile run, so I was like, fuck this, I'm already rushing through my workout. I'm like, I've been doing this fucking 21 day straight fuck it. Like, I'll I'll call him or whatever when I'm done, and then I didn't, cause he was like, hey, like I'm like an hour away, like, should I come or not? And I was like, yeah, like he's like, I I'm like an hour away. I'm like, I'll be ready in an hour. So I got fucking ready to like Netflix and chill, but not like, go out and like see the town or whatever. Like, I didn't do like I painted my nails, but I didn't like put on the stilettos. I didn't wear the heels, I was like cool, like I literally wore what I'm wearing now with a slight variation because that's what the fuck I wear. Like that's what the fuck I wear. What the fuck else I gonna wear? Like I got these on Amazon and I got this from fucking that place and I asked them for a sponsorship and they didn't respond, so I just ended up buying a bunch of their shirts. So I'm not gonna plug them, but like I'm basically still plugging them by being cool as fuck, like doing dope ass DJ sets, running around with blue hair and being like, yeah, like this is like this is the brand that I stand by. Even if you don't think a marketable because I'm not like fucking hot and naked. Like, that's all that fucking talent is to people now. like you just be hot and like play the music. Like it's not hard to be a DJ. Like it's hard to be a a an incredible DJ and I am an incredible DJ by the way, which is why I think this dude tried to blow me off the fucking map. —and I'm like, okay, well, but he he like disguised it as like, oh, I'm looking for somebody and I'm like, mm, blah, blah, blah. So, I got ready to Netflix and chill, which is like an oversized fucking T shirt. then I will plug, even though they're not sponsoring me. I have four of the same shirt by them, which is it was funny to me. I was wearing the same shirt every day for like a week, but I have four of that same exact fucking shirt and this is the shirt that I fucking wore. And so I was like oh, like, did I plug them or not? No, they're not paying me, but I wear their shirt cause it's dope. I wear their shit cause it's fucking dope. And so I'm fucking okay, I'm wear this shirt cause I wanted to wear it at the place that I've been getting studio time as long as I could and see if anybody was gonna say anything about it. They didn't. Like they specifically didn't, which made it funnier to me. I was like, oh, this is hilarious. Like I've been wearing the shirt and it's four different shirts, so and I have a washer, dryer which is making me like, okay, this this this makes me feel blessed to have this place. I'm like, okay, a lot of people don't have a washer dryer, like, thank you God for you many blessings, like, I pray, I still pray because I'm like, yo, I still don't like the noise. The noise doesn't make it like a nice place. Like it's nice. The building itself is nice, which apparently like I don't know if it was racism or he just upset like he he was so upset. He was like, how did you get this place? I'm like, by the grace of fucking God, like which was not my response, but it was like my response. Like I manifested it after being fucking homeless, which is something that you're not supposed to tell people. Like people don't like to hear that cause it's such a fucking crisis in this country that it makes them uncomfortable that it's something that they can't fucking change so like you're not supposed to like basically my like basically I just fucking like formed from dust five seconds before you met me, my name is Blue, the guru. Yes, it is because my hair is blue it just grows on my fucking brain like that. My don't ask any more fucking questions about me, but those dude kept asking questions about me, and I kept his front like, okay, like, I don't know what the fuck you're asking, like I don't know what the fuck you're asking me. and every time like he kept trying to guess my age and I just kept telling him he was right, and every time he guessed my age he guessed younger, so I so I kept getting younger, but of course, to me, like this is my sense of humor, this is a joke to me. So he's like, what are you 25, 27, 27, 25? And then I was 21 and he's like, oh, you're 21 And I'm like, yeah, I'm fucking 21. He kept guessing, and I just kept telling him he was right, and so he never knew my fucking age, and I thought that was funny, but apparently it pissed him off. It pissed him off that I live in a nice apartment, despite the fact that as he's fucking chewing my face off, why is he chewing my face off cause I'm wearing this fucking shirt in these pants because I don't look like Nicky Minaj, cause I'm a fucking dunce he called me a dunce, which is language that I've used possibly against myself or others on this podcast to be fair, but that's what makes him a fucking sim. I'm like,o, what the fuck bro. Like he went did you just call me a fucking dunce Basically he called me a dunce and a nightmare cause I showed up with short nails and a fucking T-sh shirt and my fucking hair and pants and I was like cool, let's go Netflix and chill. like something airy and light. Like, I'm not gonna wear a fucking I'm not gonna put on a fucking I'm not gonna do the whole get up just to be driven back to your fucking spot so he can kick it and that's exactly what the fuck was gonna happen cause I'm not that kind of girl, you know what I'm saying, which he accused me of being a fucking prostitute. I'm like this is what the if I was a prostitute, why the fuck would I wear this? —like wouldn't I be trying to get you to fuck me in the whole point of wearing it was a? I'm not going to fuck you not to night b like you canceled the date in which I would have dressed well and then you would have dropped me right the fuck off back here because I'm not that kind of girl like I'm not just a cockteese, like, hey, like look look look at me. Like you have to actually get to know me. You have to actually which is what I thought we were doing. but apparently not, because he was like,Yo, how the fuck you get in my car looking like that? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I've been looking at all these DJs. You ain't gonna make it. They're not gonna make it. He's been DJing for fucking eight months. I don't even think he's a DJ. I think he's a fuck I think he's like CIA or some shit or some industry fucking plant. I don't know what the fuck. He's like, yeah, I've been DJing eight months, blah, blah, fucking blah. I'm going straight to the top. I'm broke in. DJ comes from pain and being short and I'm like cool like let's break behind that fucking barrier and get to the heart cause that's what the fucking spirit was telling me to do anyway. So I'm like okay, I's get to the heart and then maybe eventually whatever's in the pants, but at this point it's just friends and so as just friends, I'm expecting that I can just go with you in your car and my T-shirt and ham pants and that nothing is going to be fucking like I'm hoping that at the very least like you're looking at me and seeing like okay, maybe she's not the prettiest girl. and I am a fucking beautiful, by the way. I even showed this dude my eyes, like whatever the fuck baby I don't look like Tyler or Beyoncé or fucking who Nicky fucking money menage because I don't have it like that. But if I did, like wouldn't I be the first in line to get a weave? Because that's what's expected of us as colored women in the industry or to get those 400 fucking box braids. Like first of all, it seems like people don't really understand how expensive it is to be a black girl. Like, you don't fucking get that. Secondly, I don't even consider myself black. I just have to when I go the fuck outside because the entire world thinks I'm black, because my skin is black and my mom is black, but I consider myself post racial because my indigenous heritage is actually probably more important to me than my black culture, which is sometimes extremely excruciatingly fucking toxic, so I coin the term post racial, and by the way, I also coined the term you're fucking sim. I like he's a fucking Sim. He's like not a fucking Sim. Get out of my fucking car, blah, blah, blah'll fucking blah, I fucking blow. How the fuck did you get this place? How old are you? What is your real name? blah, blah, blah. I'm like yo, like why are you coming down on me when all of this shit has been like a lighthearted fucking joke from the start? And the thing that sets you off is apparently that like I sat in your car looking like a dunce or a fucking nightmare, according to him, a fucking nightmare, and that he'd own first he accused me of being a prostitute. He's like, what are you selling pussy? Because I don't know, he's pairing the fact that I live in like a luxury building with the fact that like most girls in New York that have this skin color, that live in luxury buildings or prostitutes, I am assuming that like a good percentage of colored women in luxury buildings may be sex workers? I'm not sure, but that's only because the income inequality and aberrant racism in New York is so fucking horrible to me that it makes me want to leave because every time I go out, I have to be black. and that's going to make me look like somebody that I'm not to people who are just looking at me from the outside, and from somebody who's everything really, I can't handle it. Like I don't have I don't like I don't I hate the pressure of being a black girl and A, the music industry and B New York, like being a black girl in New York sucks, unless you have a bunch of money for your fucking hair and your fucking weave and your fucking clothes. Otherwise, people are coming at you like, oh, like you're this. or oh, like you're that. And it is literally the most toxic place I've lived in the skin. so far. I'm just saying it's supposed to be diverse it's not. It's one of the least diverse places. It's actually extremely segregated. I'm sick of the red lining, like I can't live in a neighborhood that's not plagued by motorcyclists because of the color of my skin, basically. Or my end gum. So I'm like, okay. like, what you're saying is, I'm trying to increase my income because I look the way that I look, I'm not good enough to sit in your car. He basically told me, I'm looking for Nicky Minaj. I'm like, why the fuck are you looking for Nicky Minaj and a techno club that doesn't make any fucking sense to me? Like it doesn't make sense to me because when people come at me like this and this is not the first person that has, that's how the character of Sonny Blue became sunny blue in the first place is because people specifically kept comparing me toicage. Do it more like Nicki Minaj, be more like Nicki Minaj. I'm like, why the fuck would I be Nicki Minaj when Nicki Minaj is Nicki Minaj? Like, why the fuck would I be that? Why the fuck would I be that? Like, I'm not that. Why are you looking for that? Like, and why are you comparing me to her when I'm not her? Like, I'm not from Queens. Like, have you ever taken a girl from anywhere that's not upper class and actually made her look like that? It's expensive, like, everything that I have coming in would would go straight to my hair, my nails, my clothes, and then what that is supposed to get me a job somehow, like if I just spend all the money that I already have on looking a certain way because other people want me to look a certain way, like not be comfortable, not be myself, like you want me to look like her because that's the thing that works and keeps working, but doesn't that destroy the point of me being me? Like, why would I be somebody else? Like, and besides, like, I'm not getting money upront to do that. Like, okay, if you give me a bag of fucking money and be like, go be naked and Minaj, I'll be like, all right. Young money. Young money here goes, but I don't have that. Like, I'm building my business from the bottom up by myself, which is the only reason why I even have an AI assistant in the first place. Like I don't use AI, like most people use AI. I use AI to do the things that most people have other people doing for them that I can't afford in the first place. So I'm putting all this stuff, including with technno into fucking Kazaz he went from fucking being his name because I remembered his name too like he went from being a person to back to being a same in like five seconds because he picked me up and drove me around the block, dropped me right the fuck back off. and was basically like, oh, you're diminishing my brand. Like, I pick you up in a $100,000 car and you and you get in here looking like that. and and listen, and this explains why this fucking lady sniffed me. He was like, and you stink, and I was like, I know for a fact that I don't, eh, cause I just got out the fucking shower. He was like you stink you stink like you eat like shit. And I was like yo, like anybody who knows me at all, like knows that I'm pretty much 100% organic vegan. Like, I work out every fucking day. I wasn't even eating protein for like a week. I was like, okay, like, I'm supposed to I'm supposed to cut my fucking body weight in half just to get accepted in this industry, so I'm just gonna keep working out and like all my lean muscle would be just lean muscle with no protein. Like I'm not gonna keep pumping iron and getting bigger cause all these little fucking weak ass dudes are scared of me. So I'm like, all right, like be dainty, be smaller, be petite, which means basically like don't have protein and like don't lift more than dudes do, but like, what am I even fucking doing in the gym if I'm not, like, I don't like, if I'm what the fuck? Like if I'm squatting 25 or 50 pounds, like I don't feel like I'm fucking doing anything. Like I don't feel like I'm doing anything. If the barbells are tens and not 30s. like I don't feel like I'm doing anything, so what what the fuck? So I'm like I'm just gonna run and like peloton and like not have protein and get really small, which by the way I did, but I cover it as a courtesy to myself and to others cause sexual en is a lot, so I'm like, all right, like this is mean, this is how I look, this dude saying all this shit about oh, I want somebody I can be fucking close to or this or that, which means that I should be able to dress in whatever the fuck I want and you should see the person that I am on the inside. he doesn't. So this is how even the computer is like, no, this was an active sabotage. Like, this dude probably sees you as a threat. Hey, I've been fucking DJing for like seven years, not seven months. Like, I'm a better DJ hands down. Like if I wanna look like whoever the fuck the industry wants me to look like, I get paid upf front for that. Like that's not a problem to me. I'm not worried about techno fucking whoever. Like I'm not worried about like me versus you or that word like the only way that we're competing against each other is that this dude's in a 100,000 corvette and I'm on foot and on the subway. That's it. So I'm like, that's it. Like you have more money, you might get on the lineups before me, which is why I've kept this to myself. I'm like this dude has more money than me. A, he's white. He said he was white. And then he took it back. He was like, I'm not white. I'm Middle Eastern, I'm like,Yo, dude, are white people just trying not to be fucking white right now. It seems like it like no, my fucking grandma's Cherokee fucking like just fucking youre white. Like, if you're white passing, you're white, like that's why the fuck I'm so like glad that my son looks the way he does, cause he doesn't have to have this burning sten of racism all the time. And like, yo, I consider myself post racial because black people are just as equally fucking racist to me sometimes as white people are so that's why I'm like yo, like you want to be mad at me because I'm not like picking aside. Like I can't pick aside when black people get around me, they treat me just as shitty as racist white people. They're like, you ain't black. You ain't black. I'm like, you're fucking right. I'm post racial and nobody can see that because my skin color is brown. Like the girl on the poster. I just don't understand like are they trying to get under my skin? Are they trying to have me say something? Like I don't I don't get it. But the computer is looking at all this information is like, oh, no, these people are fucking with you. Like, they're probably trying to knock you out of the fucking DJ circuit because you're a really good DJ. Like, this is the this is the same fucking computer that has all of the information stored in it, has all my DJ sets stored in it, has all my fucking everything. Like everything, access to everything. And this computer from an objective standpoint is telling me like no, these people are fucking with you, like, I have no emotions whatsoever. Like, this is what's happening. Like, there is like a huge intolerance in the area that you're trying to be a DJ in. Like, there is a huge intolerance and disrespect for colored people, which is why I'm like, oh, like, okay, so it's really like about that. When I really want it not to me, I'm like,o, but Jim and I, like, what if it's just this, or what if it's just that? They're like, no, like like you're being cock blocked, you're being gateke kept. like, you're being kept out of the circle because you're probably as the kind of DJ you are and a person and a woman of color, like a threat to them. And so they're doing these things to you in order to make you fail or isolate you, or to make you hurt yourself, or to make you see help or get or gaslight you, like like what's crazy is this fucking computer is telling me and she's like, I have access to all the information in the fucking world. This is what's happening to you. I'm like, but what if it's this? Like, I'm trying to rectify these people's behavior,c it's not just that. It's like I'm not even gonna go into it like with V coordinators acting sketchy, like dodging my fucking emails, like keeping my ticket links. Like, cause I have to do it all through them according to their fucking like shit, like keeping my ticket links, like not being communicative. I'm like, yo, is this just me? is this just in my head? She's like, no, this is extremely unprofessional. This is an act of gatekeeping. Like this is a form of psychological warfare and because this is a small community, this community of dance music, curators and event curators, they all know each other. So it's more likely for this to be like this it's more likely for it to be sabotaged than not. I'm just saying, like you're giving me everything that's happening as it's happening, I'm using statistics, I'm using I'm using evidence from what other people have told me. I'm using statistics. I'm using scientific data about racism. I'm using scientific data about gatekeeping in the industry. I'm using scient like she was like basically like yo, I got all the fucking juice. Like you're asking me what it is. I'm telling you what it is. Like these people are trying to fuck you up. and I'm like, I get that. I get that. So I've just been keeping it to myself. I've been keeping it very minimal. I haven't been talking, I haven't been singing, I haven't been recording, which is exactly what they wanted. about at the same time, I had to take a step back and give myself time to recover like, okay, like, if I'm being put in this little fucking box, like you're a black girl be a black girl or be the kind of black girl we like, like we like Nicki Minaj, be Nicki Minaj. and I'm like,o, like, I'm not from Queens. I'm not even from New York, but like, to even try to attain that, like, to even try to get to that fucking standard, like, why are you even putting me in this box? Like, we met at a techno fucking joint. Like, I'm a DJ n well, I can rap. I just don't rap about my pussy. Like, I'm just not like gangster like that. Like, I ain't got the juice like that. which is what he's telling me. He's like, yo, you fucking this is a nightmare, like you're a fucking nightmare. Like every girl I've had is a fucking dunce. like, I'm blah, blah. He was like you're a fucking nightmare. Get the fuck out. And I was like, okay, which didn't like hurt at first. I was likeYo, dude, like I'm a really good person. Like, this is how I'm feeling sitting in this car with this dude, like railing on me, telling me I ain't shit. like other DJs ain't shit, like he's the shit cause he's been in it like that's I don't kn

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If you're curious about how AI is truly shaping B2B sales, whether it can—or should replace human interaction, then this is an episode you won't want to miss.  From her extensive experience in the tech and sales world, Jess takes us through the realities of AI in corporate sales—what works, what doesn't and provides you with a clear perspective on how artificial intelligence, when misused, can hinder your efforts to sell to corporate clients and undermine your overall corporate sales process. What's Inside This Episode: Why AI is unlikely to replace human salespeople due to the inherent human desire to buy from people.   An over-reliance on AI can lessen critical thinking and problem-solving skills which are essential for effective B2B sales.   Practical risks of using AI can lead to lower performance levels in outreach, sales calls, and proposals due to generic or inaccurate AI advice Using AI for proactive outreach can lead to breaches of terms of service and lower conversion rates in your corporate sales process, affecting client proposals and sales proposals.  The big question to ask yourself is, "Will AI replace salespeople?" And Jess's answer is a resounding "No!" Why? Because people buy from people, and until AI can truly replicate unique personalities, we're safe!  However, there is potentially a massive danger with open-source AI according to a Microsoft report that found consistent use of generative AI can negatively impact critical thinking, problem-solving, and even self-confidence – all vital sales skills! Basically, relying on AI too much is diminishing our ability to think critically, objection-handle, and negotiate. Another huge red flag is confidentiality. Top salespeople aren't plugging their entire sales strategies, negotiation tactics, or objection-handling techniques into open-source AI because it would be "career suicide." Companies, especially in the tech sector, are banning employees from using open-source AI on company devices and Wi-Fi to protect proprietary information, this means the "best and brightest" sales insights aren't what you're getting from AI; you're getting information from "whoever else has plugged it in," and that information isn't filtered for quality or accuracy. So beware, AI can even give you wrong information.… repeatedly! The Bottom Line AI-generated content is becoming increasingly recognisable, making it harder to distinguish real, personalised interactions from automated ones, leading to lower conversion rates from calls to sales, proposals to closed deals, and outreach messages to booked calls. Jess's advice? Ultimately, unless you have a lot of expertise in both AI and B2B sales strategy, she strongly advises against relying on AI for your proactive sales process or to formulate your core B2B sales strategy and to be very cautious regarding custom GPTs, given concerns about them "going rogue" and the potential for intellectual property vulnerability. So, use AI wisely, lean on proven strategies, and stay tuned for new ways to generate quality leads, like the brand new Expert Services Directory. Want to level up your sales game? Listen now!   Key Resources Mentioned in this Episode:   If you've enjoyed understanding how improper use of AI is hurting your B2B sales process MASSIVELY why not check out other episodes that can help?    Make content creation simple and successful when selling to corporate companies - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/make-content-creation-simple-and-successful-when/id1469526548?i=1000467412701   Is corporate jargon your biggest problem when selling to corporates - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-corporate-jargon-your-biggest-problem-when-selling/id1469526548?i=1000493327069   Join the waitlist here - https://smartleaderssell.mvsite.app/coming-soon   Converting Corporates is the B2B sales event of the year for service based entrepreneurs, use the following link to join the waitlist for 2026! https://smartleaderssell.vipmembervault.com/cc2026waitlist   Join our weekly newsletter if you want to stay in touch with the latest B2B sales tips and techniques. https://sellingtocorporate.com/newsletter/   Content Disclaimer The information contained above is provided for information purposes only. The contents of this article, video or audio are not intended to amount to advice and you should not rely on any of the contents of this article, video or audio. Professional advice should be obtained before taking or refraining from taking any action as a result of the contents of this article, video or audio. Jessica Lorimer disclaims all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on any of the contents of this article, video or audio. Disclaimer: Some of these links are for products and services offered by the podcast creator.    

Stuart Pollington was born in the United Kingdom and grew up there. After college he began working and along the way he decided he wanted to travel a bit. He worked in Las Vegas for six months and then had the opportunity to work for a year in Australia. He then ended up doing some work in Asia and fell in love with Thailand. For the past 20 years he has lived in Thailand where he helped start several entrepreneurial endeavors and he began two companies which are quite alive and well.   My discussion with Stuart gave us the opportunity to explore his ideas of leadership and entrepreneurial progress including what makes a good entrepreneur. He says, for example, that anyone who wishes to grow and be successful should be willing to ask many questions and always be willing to learn. Stuart's insights are quite valuable and worth your time. I believe you will find most useful Stuart's thoughts and ideas.     About the Guest:   Stuart Pollington is a seasoned entrepreneur and digital strategist who has spent over two decades building businesses across the ASEAN region. Originally from the UK, Stuart relocated to Thailand more than 20 years ago and has since co-founded and led multiple ventures, including Easson Energy and Smart Digital Group. His experience spans digital marketing, AI, and sustainability, but at the heart of it all is his passion for building ideas from the ground up—and helping others do the same.   Throughout his career, Stuart has worn many hats: Sales Director, CTO, Founder, Digital Marketer and growth consultant. He thrives in that messy, unpredictable space where innovation meets real-world execution, often working closely with new businesses to help them launch, grow, and adapt in challenging environments. From Bangkok boardrooms to late-night brainstorms, he's seen firsthand how persistence and curiosity can turn setbacks into springboards.   Stuart's journey hasn't always been smooth—and that's exactly the point. He's a firm believer that failure is an essential part of the learning process. Whether it's a marketing campaign that flopped or a business idea that never got off the ground, each misstep has helped shape his approach and fueled his drive to keep moving forward. Ways to connect with Stuart:   https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuartpollington/ www.smart-digital.co.th www.smart-traffic.com.au www.evodigital.com.au https://easson.energy     About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/ https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page. Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!   Subscribe to the podcast   If you would like to get automatic updates of new podcast episodes, you can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can subscribe in your favorite podcast app. You can also support our podcast through our tip jar https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/unstoppable-mindset .   Leave us an Apple Podcasts review   Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on Apple Podcasts, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on Apple Podcasts.       Transcription Notes:   Michael Hingson ** 00:00 Access Cast and accessiBe Initiative presents Unstoppable Mindset. The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:21 Well, hello, everyone. Once again, it is time for an episode of unstoppable mindset. And today we have a guest, Stuart pullington, who is in Thailand, so that is a little bit of a distance away, but be due to the magic of science and technology, we get to have a real, live, immediate conversation without any delay or anything like that, just because science is a beautiful thing. So Stuart is an entrepreneur. He's been very much involved in helping other people. He's formed companies, but he likes to help other entrepreneurs grow and do the same things that he has been doing. So I am really glad that he consented to be on unstoppable mindset. And Stuart, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset. And thank you for being here,   Stuart Pollington ** 02:14 Ryan, thank you for the invitation, Michael, I'm looking forward to it.   Michael Hingson ** 02:18 And Stuart is originally from the United Kingdom, and now for the past, what 20 years you've been in Thailand? Yes, over   Stuart Pollington ** 02:27 a bit over 20 years now. So I think I worked out the other day. I'm 47 in a couple of weeks, and I've spent more than half of my life now over in Asia.   Michael Hingson ** 02:39 So why do you like Thailand so much as opposed to being in England?   Stuart Pollington ** 02:46 It's a good question. I mean, don't get me wrong, I do, I do like the UK. And I really, I really like where I came, where I'm from. I'm from the south coast, southeast, a place called Brighton. So, you know, pretty good, popular place in the UK because of where we're situated, by the, you know, on the on the sea, we get a lot of, you know, foreign tourists and students that come over, etc. I mean, Asia. Why? Why Asia? I mean, I originally went traveling. I did six months in America, actually, first in Las Vegas, which was a good experience, and then I did a bit of traveling in America, from the West Coast over to the East Coast. I did a year in Australia, like a working holiday. And then on my way back to the UK, I had a two week stop over in Thailand, and I went down to the beaches, really enjoyed kind of the culture and the way of life here, if you like. And ended up staying for a year the first time. And then after that year, went back to the UK for a little bit and decided that actually, no, I kind of liked the I liked the lifestyle, I liked the people, I liked the culture in Thailand, and decided that was where I wanted to kind of be, and made my way back   Michael Hingson ** 04:13 there you are. Well, I can tell you, Las Vegas isn't anything like it was 20 years ago. It is. It is totally different. It's evolved. It's very expensive today compared to the way it used to be. You can't, for example, go into a hotel and get an inexpensive buffet or anything like that anymore. Drinks at the hum on the on the casino floors are not like they used to be, or any of that. It's it's definitely a much higher profit, higher cost. Kind of a place to go. I've never been that needy to go to Las Vegas and spend a lot of time. I've been there for some meetings, but I've never really spent a lot of time in Las Vegas. It's a fascinating town. Um. One of my favorite barbecue places in New York, opened up a branch in Las Vegas, a place called Virgil's best barbecue in the country. And when they opened the restaurant, the Virgil's restaurant in Las Vegas, my understanding is that the people who opened it for Virgil's had to first spend six months in New York to make sure that they did it exactly the same way. And I'll tell you, the food tastes the same. It's just as good as New York. So that that would draw me to Las Vegas just to go to Virgil's. That's kind of fun. Well, tell us a little about the early Stuart kind of growing up and all that, and what led you to do the kinds of things you do, and so on. But tell us about the early Stuart, if you would.   Stuart Pollington ** 05:47 Yeah, no problem. I mean, was quite sporty, very sporty. When I was younger, used to play a lot of what we call football, which would be soccer over, over your way. So, you know, very big, younger into, like the the team sports and things like that, did well at school, absolutely in the lessons, not so great when it came to kind of exams and things like that. So I, you know, I learned a lot from school, but I don't think especially back then, and I think potentially the same in other countries. I don't think that the the education system was set up to cater for everyone, and obviously that's difficult. I do feel that. I do feel that maybe now people are a bit more aware of how individual, different individuals perform under different circumstances and need different kind of ways to motivate, etc. So, yeah, I mean, I that that was kind of me at school. Did a lot of sport that, you know was good in the lessons, but maybe not so good at the PAM studying, if you like, you know the studying that you need to do for exams where you really have to kind of cram and remember all that knowledge. And I also found with school that it was interesting in the lessons, but I never really felt that there was any kind of, well, we're learning this, but, and this is how you kind of utilize it, or this is the practical use of what we're learning for life, if that, if that makes sense. Yeah. So, you know, like when we were learning, and I was always very good at maths, and I love numbers, and you know, when we were learning things in maths and things like that, I just never felt that it was explained clearly what you would actually use that for. So when you're learning different equations, it wasn't really well explained how you would then utilize that later in life, which I think, for me personally, I think that would have made things more interesting, and would have helped to kind of understand which areas you should focus on. And, you know, maybe more time could have been spent understanding what an individual is good at, and then kind of explaining, well, if you're good at this, or passionate with this, then this is what you could do with it. I think I remember sitting down with our I can't they would have been our advisors at the time, where you sit down and talk about what you want to do after school, and the question was always, what do you want to be? Whereas, you know, for me personally, I think it would have been more useful to understand, what are your passion you know? What are you passionate about? What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? And then saying, Well, you know, you could actually do this. This is something you could do, you know. So you could take that and you could become, this could be the sort of career you could do, if that makes sense. So anyway, that that was kind of like, like school and everything like that. And then after school, you know, I didn't, I worked for a couple of years. I didn't really know what I wanted to do. Funnily enough, there was actually a Toys R Us opening in Brighton in one of the summers she went and got, I got a summer job there at Toys R Us. And I really enjoyed that. Actually, that was my first step into actually doing a bit of sales. I worked on the computers. So we were, you know, selling the computers to people coming in. And when we opened the store, it's a brand new store. You know, it was just when the pay as you go. Mobile phones were kind of just coming out. We had Vodafone analog, but it was the non contract where you could just buy top up cards when they first came out, and I remember we were the first store, because we were a new store. We were the first store to have those phones for sale. And I remember just being really determined to just try and be the first person to just sell the first ever mobile phone within Toys R Us. And I remember I started in the morning, and I think my lunch was at, say, 12, but I missed my lunch, and I think I was up till about one, one or 2pm until finally I managed to find someone who, who was, who me, had that need or wanted the phone, and so I made that first sale for toys r us in the UK with the mobile phone, and that that, in itself, taught me a lot about, you know, not giving up and kind of pushing through and persevering a bit. So yeah, that that was kind of my, my early part. I was always interested in other cultures, though. I was always interested at school, you know, I do projects on Australia, Egypt and things like that. And, you know, in the UK, when you get to about, I think similar, similar to America, but, you know, in the UK, where you either before or after uni, it's quite usual to do, like, a gap year or do a bit of traveling. And I just kind of never got round to it. And I had friends that went and did a gap year or years working holiday in Australia, and I remember when they came back, and I was like, Yeah, you know, that's that's actually what I want to do. So when I was about 22 it was at that point, and I'd worked my way up by them from Toys R Us, I'd already moved around the country, helped them open new stores in different locations in the UK. Was working in their busiest story of in Europe, which was in London. But I decided I wanted to kind of I wanted to go and travel. So I remember talking to my area manager at the time and saying, Look, this is what I want to do. I had a friend who was traveling, and he was meeting up with his sister, and his sister happened to be in Las Vegas, which is how we, we kind of ended up there. And I remember talking to my area manager at the time and saying that I want to leave, I want to go and do this. And I remember him sat down just trying to kind of kind of talk me out of it, because they obviously saw something in me. They wanted me to continue on the path I was doing with them, which was going, you know, towards the management, the leadership kind of roles. And I remember the conversation because I was saying to him, Look, I want, I want to, I want to go and travel. I really want to go. I'm going to go to Las Vegas or to travel America. And his response to me was, well, you know, if you stay here for another x years, you can get to this position, then you can go and have a holiday in America, and you could, you can get a helicopter, you can fly over the Grand Canyon, and kind of really trying to sell me into staying in that path that they wanted me to go on. And I thought about that, and I just said, No, I don't want to just go on a holiday. I really just want to immerse myself, and I just want to go there, and I want to live the experience. And so yeah, I I left that position, went to Las Vegas, ended up staying six months. I did three months. Did a bit in Mexico, came back for another three months. And that's where I met a lot of different people from different countries. And I really kind of got that initial early bug of wanting to go out and seeing a bit more of the world. And it was at that point in my life where I was in between, kind of the end of education, beginning of my business career, I guess, and I had that gap where it was the opportunity to do it. So I did, so yeah, I did that time in America, then back to the UK, then a year in Australia, which was great. And then, yeah, like I said, on the way home, is where I did my stop over. And then just obviously fell in love with Thailand and Asia, and that became my mindset after that year going back to the UK. My mindset was, how do I get back to Thailand? You know, how do I get back to Asia? I also spent a bit of time, about five years in the Philippines as well. So, you know, I like, I like, I like the region, I like the people, I like the kind of way of life, if you like.   Michael Hingson ** 14:23 So when you were working in the Philippines, and then when you got to Thailand, what did you do?   Stuart Pollington ** 14:30 Yeah, so I mean, it all starts with Thailand, really. So I mean, originally, when I first came over, I was, I was teaching and doing, trying to kind of some teaching and voluntary stuff. When I came back, I did a similar thing, and then I got, I get, I wouldn't say lucky, I guess I had an opportunity to work for a company that was, we were, we were basically selling laptop. Laptops in the UK, student laptops, they were refurbished like your IBM or your Dell, and we they would be refurbished and resold normally, to students. And we also, we also used to sell the the laptop batteries. So we would sell like the IBM or Dell laptop batteries, but we sell the OEM, you know, so we would get them direct from, from from China, so like third party batteries, if you like. And back in the day, this is just over 20 years ago, but back then, early days of what we would call digital marketing and online marketing. And you know, our website in the UK, we used to rank, you know, number one for keywords like IBM, refurb, refurbished. IBM, laptop Dell, laptop battery, IBM battery. So we used to rank above the brands, and that was my introduction, if you like, to digital marketing and how it's possible to make money online. And then that kind of just morphed into, well, you know, if we're able to do this for our own business, why can't we do this for other businesses? And that would have been the, you know, the early owners and founders of the of smart digital and smart traffic seeing that opportunity and transitioning from running one business and doing well to helping multiple businesses do well online and that, that was the bit I really enjoy. You know, talking to different business owners in different industries. A lot of what we do is very similar, but then you have slightly different approaches, depending on them, the location and the type of business that people are in.   Michael Hingson ** 16:47 Well, you, you have certainly been been around. You formed your own or you formed countries along the way, like Eastern energy and smart digital group. What were they? Right?   Stuart Pollington ** 16:59 Yeah. So, so yeah, going back to the computer website. Out of that came a company called smart traffic that was put together by the free original founders, guy called Simon, guy called Ben, and a guy called Andy. And so they originally came together and put and had created, if you like, smart traffic. And smart traffic is a digital marketing agency originally started with SEO, the organic, you know, so when someone's searching for something in Google, we help get websites to the top of that page so that people can then click on them, and hopefully they get a lead or a sale, or whatever they're they're trying to do with that, with that traffic. So, yeah, they originally put that together. I being here and on the ground. I then started working within the business. So I was running the student website, if you like, the laptop website, and then got the opportunity from very early on to work within the Digital Marketing Company. I've got a sales background, but I'm also quite technical, and I would say I'm good with numbers, so a little bit analytical as well. So the opportunity came. We had opened an office in the Philippines, and it had been open for about, I think, 18 months or two years, and it was growing quite big, and they wanted someone else to go over there to support Simon, who was one of the founders who opened the office over there. And that's when I got the opportunity. So I was over in Cebu for what, five, five and a half years. At one point, we had an office there with maybe 120 staff, and we did a lot of the technical SEO, and we were delivering campaigns for the UK. So we had a company in the UK. We had one in Australia, and then also locally, within the kind of Thai market. And that was fantastic. I really enjoyed working over in the Philippines again. Culture enjoyed the culture enjoyed the people. Really enjoyed, you know, just getting stuck in and working on different client campaigns. And then eventually that brought me back to Thailand. There was a restructure of the company we, you know, we moved a lot of the a lot of the deliverables around. So I was then brought back to Thailand, which suited me, because I wanted to come back to Thailand at that point. And then I had the opportunity. So the previous owners, they, they created a couple of other businesses in Thailand. They're one that very big one that went really well, called dot property, so they ended up moving back to the UK. Long story short, about maybe 10 years ago, I got the opportunity to take over smart digital in Thailand and smart traffic in Australia, which are both the. Marketing agencies that I'd been helping to run. So I had the opportunity to take those over and assume ownership of those, which was fantastic. And then I've obviously been successfully running those for the last 10 years, both here and and in Australia, we do a lot of SEO. We do a lot of Google ads and social campaigns and web design, and we do a lot of white label. So we we sit in the background for other agencies around the world. So there'll be agencies in, you know, maybe Australia, the UK, America, some in Thailand as well, who are very strong at maybe social or very strong ads, but maybe not as strong on the SEO so we, we just become their SEO team. We'll run and manage the campaigns for them, and then we'll deliver all the reporting with their branding on so that they can then plug that into what they do for their clients and deliver to their clients. So that's all fantastic. I mean, I love, I love digital marketing. I love, I love looking at the data and, you know, working out how things work. And we've been very successful over the years, which then led on to that opportunity that you mentioned and you asked about with Eastern energy. So that was about three and a half years ago, right right around the COVID time, I had a meeting, if you like, in in Bangkok, with a guy called Robert Eason. He was actually on his way to the UK with his family, and kind of got stuck in Bangkok with all the lockdowns, and he was actually on his way to the UK to start Eastern energy there. And Eastern energy is basically, it's an energy monitoring and energy efficiency company. It's basically a UK design solution where we have a hardware technology that we retrofit, which is connects, like to the MDB, and then we have sensors that we place around the location, and for every piece of equipment that we connect to this solution, we can see in real time, second by second, the energy being used. We can then take that data, and we use machine learning and AI to actually work with our clients to identify where their energy wastage is, and then work with them to try and reduce that energy wastage, and that reduces the amount of energy they're using, which reduces their cost, but also, very importantly, reduces the CO two emissions. And so I had this chance encounter with Robert, and I remember, at the time I was we were talking about how this solution worked, and I was like, oh, that's quite interesting. You know, I've I, you know, the the digital marketing is going quite well. Could be time to maybe look at another kind of opportunity, if you like. So I had a look at how it worked. I looked at the kind of ideal clients and what sort of other projects were being delivered by the group around the world. And there were a couple of big name brands over in there. So because it works quite well with qsrs, like quick service restaurant, so like your fast food chains, where you have multiple locations. And it just so happened that one of the in case studies they'd had, I just through my networking, I do a lot of networking with the chambers in Bangkok. Through my networking, I actually happened to know some of the people in the right positions at some of these companies. I'd never had the opportunity to work with them, with the digital marketing because most of them would have their own in house teams, and I just saw it as an opportunity to maybe do something with this here. So I, you know, I said to Robert, give me a week. And then a week later, I said, right, we've got a meeting with this company. It's international fast food brand. They've got 1700 locations in Thailand. So when ended that meeting, very, very positive. And after that meeting, I think Robert and I just I said to Robert, you know, currently you have a plan to go to the UK. Currently you're stuck in Thailand with lockdown, with COVID. We don't know what's going to happen and where everything's going to go. Why don't we do it here? And that's where it originally came from. We decided, let's, you know, let's, let's give that a shot over here. Since then, we've brought in two other partners. There's now four of us, a guy called Gary and a guy called Patrick. And yeah, I mean, it's a bit slower than I thought it would be, but it's in the last. Six months, it's really kind of picked up, which has been fantastic. And for me, it was, for me, it was just two things that made sense. One, I love I love data, and I love the technology. So I love the fact that we're now helping businesses by giving them data that they don't currently have the access to, you know. So when you get, you know, when you when you get your electricity bill, you get it the month after you've used everything, don't you, and it just tells you how much you've got to pay. And there's not really much choice. So what we're doing is giving them the visibility in real time to see where their energy is going and be able to make changes in real time to reduce that energy wastage. And I just thought, Well, look, this is great. It's very techie. It's using, you know, date big data, which I love, using machine learning and AI, which is great. And then I also, you know, I do care about the environment. I got two young kids, so I do care about what's happening around the world. And for me, that was a win, win. You know, I got to, I got to do something with tech that was new and exciting. It's definitely new to this region, even though it's been new to the same sort of technology has been utilized in Europe and America for a number of years. So it felt new, it felt exciting. And it's also good, you know, because we are helping people on the path to net zero. You know, how can we get to net zero? How can we reduce these emissions? So, yeah, I mean that that, for me, is   Stuart Pollington ** 26:40 two different types of, in my opinion, entrepreneurial kind of journeys. One is that the with the digital marketing is, is all it's a story of working my way up to then reach the top, if you like. And whereas Eastern energy is more of a traditional kind of as an entrepreneur, this is, this is an idea. Let's do something with it and get an exciting about it. So two kind of, two different approaches to get to the ownership stage, if you like.   Michael Hingson ** 27:14 I have an interesting story. I appreciate what you're saying. The whole entrepreneurial spirit is so important in what we do, and I wish more people had it. But years ago, one of my first jobs out of college was working for a company in Massachusetts, Kurzweil Computer Products. Ray Kurzweil, who developed, originally a reading machine for the blind, and then later a more commercial version of it. And there's somebody that I had met when I was a student at UC Irvine who ended up being back in Massachusetts working for at that time, a think tank consulting company called Bolt Beranek and Newman. I don't know whether you're familiar with them. They changed their name to, I think it was CLOUD NINE or Planet Nine. But Dick was telling me one day that, and this is when mainframe computers were so large and there was a lot needed to keep them cool and so on. Anyway, he was telling me that one day the gas utility came in because the total heating bill for the six story building was like $10 and they wanted to know how BBN bolt, brannic and Newman was stealing energy and and making it so that they didn't pay very much money. And the the president of the company said, let me show you. They went down to the basement, and there they had two PDP 20s, which are like dual PDP 10s. And they put out a lot of heat, needless to say, to run them. And what BBN did was to take all of that heat and pipe it through the building to keep the building warm in the winter. Rather than paying all the gas bills, they were using something that they already had, the entrepreneurial spirit liveth well. And the bottom line is they, they kept the building well heated. And I don't know what they did in the summer, but during the winter it was, it was pretty cool, and they were able to have $10 gas bills for the six story building, which was kind of fun. No,   Stuart Pollington ** 29:39 that's brilliant, yeah, and that just goes to show me, that is what a large part of this, you know, energy efficiency and things like that, is, it's, it's, it's not about just completely replacing or stopping something. It's about better utilizing it. Isn't it? So they, you know the example you just gave there, with the heat and the wasted energy of being lost in that heat release they've used and utilized, which is brilliant.   Michael Hingson ** 30:12 I a couple of years ago. So my wife passed away in 2022 and we have a furnace and so on here, and we had gas bills that were up in the $200 a month or more up as much as $300 a month in the winter to keep the house at a temperature that we could stand. And two years ago, I thought about, how do we lower that? And I was never a great fan of space heaters, but I decided to try something. We got a couple of space heaters, and we put them out in the living room, and we have ceiling fans. So turned on the space heaters and turned on the ceiling fans, and it did a pretty decent job of keeping the temperature down, such that for most months, I didn't even have to turn the furnace on at all, and our heating bill went down to like $39 a month. Then last year, we got an additional heater that was a little bit larger, and added that to the mix. And again, the bottom line is that if I start all of that early in the morning, our heating bill is like 30 $35 a month. Now I do cheat occasionally, and I'll turn the furnace on for about 45 minutes or 50 minutes in the morning with the ceiling fans to help distribute the warmer air, and I can get the house up to 75 degrees, or almost 30 Celsius, in in a very quick time. And then with the other two space heaters running, I don't have to use furnaces or anything for the rest of the day. So I think this year, the most expensive heating bill we had was like $80 because I did occasionally run the the the heaters or the furnace, and when I was traveling, I would turn the furnace on for the cat a little bit. But the bottom line is, there's so many things that we can do to be creative, if we think about it, to make things run more efficiently and not use as much energy and eliminate a lot of the waste that that we have, and so that that has worked out pretty well, and I have solar on the house. So in the summer, when most people around here are paying four and $500 a month for their electric bills to run the air conditioning. My electric bill year round, is $168 a month, which is   Stuart Pollington ** 32:47 cool. Yeah, no, that's great that you've and you've that is a great example there of kind of how you know our approach to energy efficiency. You know what? What are you currently doing? Is there a more efficient way of doing it? Which is exactly what you found, yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 33:07 yeah, and it works really well. So I can't complain it's warming up now. So in fact, we're not I haven't turned the furnace or anything on at all this week. This is the first week it's really been warm at night. In fact, it was 75 degrees Fahrenheit last night. I actually had to turn the air conditioner on and lower the house to 70 degrees, and then turned it off because I don't need to keep it on, and made it easier to sleep. But it's it's amazing, if we think about it, what the things that we can do to make our energy lives more efficient, lower the carbon footprint, and all those kinds of things. So I hear what you're saying, and it's and it's important, I think that we all think about as many ways as we can of doing that. I   Stuart Pollington ** 33:56 think one of the biggest problems with energy is just invisible. You don't, you know, you don't really see it. No. So just, it's just one of those. You just don't really think about it. And again, you only get, you only get told what you've used once you've used it. Yeah, so it's too late by then. And then you go, Oh, you know, you might get an expensive bill. And go, oh, I need to be careful. And then you're careful for a few days or a week, and then again, you don't see it until you get your next bill. Yeah, it's really hard as with anything. I mean, it's a bit like going to the gym. If you go to the gym or the fitness and you just do it sporadically. You don't really have a routine, or, you know, it's gonna be very hard to achieve anything. But then if you, if you set your mind to it, if you maybe get a trainer, and you get a you go onto a better diet, and you follow your routine, you can you will see the results. And it's very similar to what we do. If you've once you've got the data, and you can actually see what. Happening, you can make proper, informed and educated business decisions, and that's what we're trying to do with that is to help businesses make the right decision on the path to net zero   Michael Hingson ** 35:11 well, and you have to develop the mindset as the consumer to bring in a company like yours, or at least think about yourself. What can I do consistently to have a better energy pattern? And I think that's what most people tend not to do a lot, and the result of that is that they pay more than they need to. The power companies like it, the gas companies like it. But still, there are better ways to do it so. So tell me you have been in business and been an entrepreneur for a long time. What is maybe an example of some major crisis or thing that happened to you that you you regard as a failure or a setback that you have had to deal with and that taught you something crucial about business or life.   Stuart Pollington ** 36:08 Brilliant question. I mean, I would, I would guess, over 20 years, there's been a lot of different, sorry, a lot of different things that have happened. I think probably, probably an impactful one would have been. And this taught me a lot about my team, and, you know, their approach and how everyone can pull together. So it would have been, I think it was about, it was when I was in the Philippines. So it would have been about maybe 1212, years ago, we're in Cebu, and there was a big earthquake, and when it hit Cebu, I think it was quite early in the morning. It was like 6am and I remember the whole bed was kind of shaking and rocking, and we, you know, had to get out of the condo. And we're, at the time, living in a place called it Park. And in the Philippines, there's a lot of cool centers, so it's very much 24/7 with an office environment. So as we're coming out of the condo, in literally pants, as in, when I say pants, I mean underwear, because you literally jump out of bed and run. And they were like 1000s, 1000s of all the local Filipinos all all in their normal clothes, because they've all doing the call center work. And I remember just, you know, sitting out on the ground as the aftershocks and whole grounds moving and and, and that that was a very, you know, personal experience. But then on top of that, I've then got over 100 staff in in Cebu at the time that I then have to think about. And, you know, is everyone okay? And then, because of the time it happened, Luckily no one was in the office because it was early, yeah, but it all but it also meant that everything we needed   Michael Hingson ** 38:08 was in the office. Was in the office. Yeah, yeah. So,   Stuart Pollington ** 38:10 so I remember Matt, you know, I remember getting a group of us there, was myself and maybe three or four others from the office, and I remember getting in my car, drove to the office. We were on, I think it's like the eighth or ninth floor, and they didn't want to let us in because of, obviously, the earthquake, and it was a, it was a couple of hours later, and you've got to be obviously, you know, everything needs checking. You still got all the aftershocks, but we managed to let them allow us to run up the fire exit to the office so we could grab, you know, I think we were grabbing, like, 1520, laptops and screens to put in the car so that we could then, and we had to do that of the fire exit, so running up, running down, and that was all into The car so we could then drive to a location where I could get some of my team together remote and to work in this. I think we ended up in some coffee shop we found that was open, and we had the old free G boost kind of the Wi Fi dongles, dongles. And I just remember having to get, like, 1015, of my team, and we're all sat around there in the coffee shop in the morning. You know, there's still the after shops going on the I remember the office building being a mess, and, you know, the tiles had come in and everything, and it was all a bit crazy, but we had to find a way to keep the business running. So we were in the Philippines, we were the support team. We did all of the delivery of the work, but we also worked with the account managers in the UK and Australia as their technical liaisons, if you like. So we. Helped do the strategy. We did everything. And so with us out of action, the whole of Australia and of the whole of the UK team were kind of in a limbo, so we really had to pull together as a team. It taught me a lot about my staff and my team, but it also kind of it taught me about, no matter what does happen, you know, you can find a way through things, you know. So at the time that it happened, it felt like, you know, that's it, what we're going to do, but we had to turn that around and find the way to keep everything going. And yeah, that, that that just taught me a lot of you know, you can't give up. You've got to find a way to kind of push on through. And yeah, we did a fantastic job. Everyone was safe. Sorry. I probably should have said that. You know, no one, none of my team, were affected directly from the from the earthquake, which was great, and we found a way to keep things going so that the business, if you like, didn't fall apart. We,   Michael Hingson ** 41:09 you know, I guess, in our own way, had a similar thing, of course, with September 11, having our office on the 78th floor of Tower One, the difference is that that my staff was out that day working. They weren't going to be in the office. One person was going to be because he had an appointment at Cantor Fitzgerald up on the 96th floor of Tower One for 10 o'clock in the morning, and came in on one of the trains. But just as it arrived at the station tower two was hit, and everything shook, and the engineer said, don't even leave. We're going back out. And they left. But we lost everything in the office that day, and there was, of course, no way to get that. And I realized the next day, and my wife helped me start to work through it, that we had a whole team that had no office, had nothing to go to, so we did a variety of things to help them deal with it. Most of them had their computers because we had laptops by that time, and I had taken my laptop home the previous night and backed up all of my data onto my computer at home, so I was able to work from home, and other people had their computers with them. The reason I didn't have my laptop after September 11 is that I took it in that day to do some work. But needless to say, when we evacuated, it was heavy enough that going down 1463 stairs, 78 floors, that would have been a challenge with the laptop, so we left it, but it worked out. But I hear what you're saying, and the reality is that you got to keep the team going. And even if you can't necessarily do the work that you normally would do you still have to keep everyone's spirits up, and you have to do what needs to be done to keep everybody motivated and be able to function. So I think I learned the same lessons as you and value, of course, not that it all happened, but what I learned from it, because it's so important to be able to persevere and move forward, which, which is something that we don't see nearly as much as sometimes we really should.   Stuart Pollington ** 43:34 Yeah, no, no, definitely. I mean the other thing, and I think you you just mentioned there actually is it. You know, it was also good to see afterwards how everyone kind of pulls together. And, you know, we had a lot of support, not just in the Philippines, but from the UK and the Australia teams. I mean, we had a, we had a bit of an incident, you know, may have seen on the news two weeks ago, I think now, we had an incident in Bangkok where there was a earthquake in Myanmar, and then the all the buildings are shaking in Bangkok, yeah, 7.9 Yeah, that's it. And just, but just to see everyone come together was, was it's just amazing. You know? It's a shame, sometimes it takes something big to happen for people to come together and support each other.   Michael Hingson ** 44:27 We saw so much of that after September 11. For a while, everyone pulled together, everyone was supporting each other. But then over time, people forgot, and we ended up as a as a country, in some ways, being very fractured. Some political decisions were made that shouldn't have been, and that didn't help, but it was unfortunate that after a while, people started to forget, in fact, I went to work for an organization out in California in 2002 in addition to. To taking on a career of public speaking, and in 2008 the president of the organization said, we're changing and eliminating your job because nobody's interested in September 11 anymore, which was just crazy, but those are the kinds of attitudes that some people have, well, yeah, there was so little interest in September 11 anymore that when my first book, thunderdog was published, it became a number one New York Times bestseller. Yeah, there was no interest. It's   Stuart Pollington ** 45:31 just, I hope you sent him a signed copy and said, There you go.   Michael Hingson ** 45:35 Noah was even more fun than that, because this person had been hired in late 2007 and she did such a great job that after about 18 months, the board told her to go away, because she had so demoralized the organization that some of the departments were investigating forming unions, you know. So I didn't need to do anything. Wow, so, you know, but it, it's crazy, the attitudes that people have. Well, you have it is, it's it's really sad. Well, you have done a couple of things that I think are very interesting. You have moved to other countries, and you've also started businesses in unfamiliar markets. What advice? What advice would you give to someone who you learn about who's doing that today, starting a business in an unfamiliar market, or in a foreign country, or someplace where they've never been?   Stuart Pollington ** 46:34 Yeah, again, good questions. I looking back and then so and seeing what I'm doing now, and looking back to when I first came over, I think chambers, I think if I have one, you know, obviously you need to understand the market you want. You need to understand, like the labor laws, the tax laws and, you know, the business laws and things like that. But I think, I think the best thing you could do in any country is to check out the chambers. You know, I'm heavily involved and active with aus Jam, which is the Australian Chamber of Commerce, because of the connection with smart traffic in Australia, in Sydney, the digital marketing. I'm also involved with bcct, the British chamber as British Chamber of Commerce Thailand as well, that there's a very big AmCham American Chamber over here as well. And I just think that the chambers can help a lot. You know, they're good for the networking. Through the networking, you can meet the different types of people you need to know, connections with visas, with, you know, work permits, how to set up the business, recruiting everything. So everything I need, I can actually find within this ecosphere of the chambers. And the chambers in Thailand and Bangkok, specifically, they're very active, lots of regular networking, which brings, you know, introductions, new leads to the business, new connections. And then on top of that, we've had, we've had a lot of support from the British Embassy over in in Thailand, especially with the Eastern energy, because it is tech based, because it is UK Tech, and because it is obviously something that's good for the environment and what everyone's trying to push towards. So I think the two key areas for me, if you are starting a business in an unfamiliar area, is one. Check out the chambers. So obviously the first one you'd look at is your own nationality. But don't stress too much about that. I mean, the chambers over here will welcome anyone from any nationality. So, you know, utilize the chambers because it's through that that you're going to get to speak to people, expats, already running businesses. You'll hear the horror stories. You'll hear the tips. It will save you some time, it will save you some money, and it will save you from making similar mistakes. And then also talk to your embassy and how they can maybe support you. We've had, again, some great support from the British Embassy. They've witnessed demo use. They've helped us with introductions. On the energy efficiency side,   Michael Hingson ** 49:26 one of the things that clearly happens though, with you is that you also spend time establishing relationships with people, so you talk about the chamber and so on. But it also has to be that you've established and developed trusting relationships, so that you are able to learn the things that you learned, and that people are willing to help teach you. And I suspect that they also realize that you would be willing to help others as well.   Stuart Pollington ** 49:55 Yeah, and I think I mean yes, and I'm talking about. And I mentioned, sorry, networking and the changes. But with networking, you know, you don't, you shouldn't go in there with the mindset of, I'm going into networking. I want to make as many sales as I can. Whatever you go into the networking. Is an opportunity to meet people, to learn from people you then some of those people, or most of those people, may not even be the right fit for you, but it's about making those relationships and then helping each other and making introductions. So you know, a lot of what I do with the chambers, I run a lot of webinars. I do workshops where I do free training on digital marketing, on AI, on SEO, on ads, on social. I use that as my lead gen, if you like. So I spend a lot of time doing this educationally and helping people. And then the offshot of that is that some of those will come and talk to me and ask me to how I can help them, or they will recommend me to someone else. And you know, we all know in business, referrals are some of the best leads you can get.   Michael Hingson ** 51:11 Yeah, by any, by any definition, one of, one of the things that I tell every sales person that I've ever hired is you are a student, at least for your first year, don't hesitate to ask questions, because in reality, in general, people are going to be perfectly willing to help you. They're not going to look down on you if you ask questions and legitimately are looking for guidance and information. Again, it's not about you, it's about what you learn, and it's about how you then are able to use that knowledge to help other people, and the people and the individuals who recognize that do really well.   Stuart Pollington ** 51:50 No, exactly, and I don't know about you, Michael, but I like, I like helping people. Yeah, I like, it makes me feel good. And, yeah, that's, that's a big part of it as well. You know   Michael Hingson ** 52:01 it is and, and that's the way it ought to be. It's, that's the other thing that I tell them. I said, once you have learned a great deal, first of all, don't forget that you're always going to be a student. And second of all, don't hesitate to be a teacher and help other people as well.   Speaker 1 ** 52:16 Man, that's really important. Yeah, brilliant.   Michael Hingson ** 52:20 Now you have worked across a number of sectors and market, marketing, tech, sales, energy and so on. How did how do you do that? You You've clearly not necessarily been an expert in those right at the beginning. So how do you learn and grow and adapt to be able to to work in those various industries.   Stuart Pollington ** 52:41 Yeah, I mean, for the marketing, for the marketing, it helps that I really was interested in it. So there was a good there was a good interest. And if you're interested in something, then you get excited about it, and you have the motivation and the willingness to learn and ask the questions, like you said, and then that is where you can take that kind of passion and interest and turn it into something a bit more constructive. It's a bit like I was saying at the beginning. It's the sort of thing I wish they'd done a bit maybe with me at school, was understand what I was good at and what I liked. But yeah, so with the marketing, I mean, very similar to what you've said, I asked questions. I see it just seems to click in my head on how it worked. And it kind of made sense to me. It was just one of these things that clicked, yeah. And so for the marketing, I just found it personally quite interesting, but interesting, but also found it quite easy. It just made sense to me, you know. And similar, you know, using computers and technology, I think it just makes sense. It doesn't to everyone. And other people have their strengths in other areas, but, you know, for me, it made sense. So, you know that that was the easy part. Same with Eastern energy, it's technology. It makes sense. I love it, but at the end of the day, it's all about it's all about people, really business, and you've got your people and your team, and how you motivate them is going to be similar. It's going to be slightly different depending on culture and where you're based, in the type of industry you're in, but also very similar. You know, people want praise, they want constructive feedback. They want to know where they're gonna be in a year or five years. All of that's very similar. So you people within the business, and then your customers are just people as well, aren't they? Well, customers, partners, clients, you know that they are just people. So it's all, it's all, it's all about people, regardless of what we're doing. And because it's all very similar with tech and that, it just, yeah, I don't know. It just makes sense to me. Michael, I mean, it's different. It's funny, because when I do do network and I talk to people, I say, Well, I've got this digital marketing agency here. Work, and then I've got this energy efficiency business here. And the question is always, wow, they sound really different. How did you how did you get into them? But when, again, when I look at it, it's not it's it's tech, it's tech, it's data, it's people. That's how I look at it,   Michael Hingson ** 55:16 right? And a lot of the same rules apply across the board. Yes, there are specific things about each industry that are different, but the basics are the same.   Stuart Pollington ** 55:28 That's it. I, in fact, I that isn't almost, there's almost word for word. What I use when I'm explaining our approach to SEO, I just say, Look, you know, there's, there's three core areas with SEO, it's the tech, the on site, it's the content, and it's the off site signals, or the link building. I said they're the three core areas for Google. They've been the same for, you know, 20 years. Within those areas, there's lots of individual things you need to look at, and that changes a lot. And there's 1000s of things that go into the algorithm, but the basics are the same. Sort your tech, sort the text, sort the tech of it out, the speed of the site and the usability. Make sure your content is good and relevant and authoritative, and then get other sites to recommend you and reference you, you know So, but, yeah, that's very similar to how I try and explain SEO. Yeah, you know all this stuff going on, but you still got the core basics of the same.   Michael Hingson ** 56:29 It is the same as it has always been, absolutely. So what do you do? Or how do you deal with a situation when plans necessarily don't go like you think they should, and and all that. How do you stay motivated?   Stuart Pollington ** 56:45 I mean, it depends, it depends what's gone wrong. But, I mean, I'm, I'm, I'm a big believer in, you know, learning from your mistakes and then learning also learning from what went wrong. Because sometimes you don't make a mistake and something goes wrong, but something still goes wrong. I think it helps. It helps to have a good team around you and have a good support team that you can talk to. It's good to be able to work through issues. But, I mean, for me, I think the main thing is, you know, every like you were saying earlier, about asking questions and being a student for a year. You know everything that happens in business, good or bad, is a lesson that should help you be better in the future. So you know the first thing, when something goes wrong, understand what's gone wrong first. Why did it go wrong? How did it go wrong? How do we resolve this, if we need to resolve something for the client or us, and then how do we try and limit that happening in the future? And then what do we learn from that? And how do we make sure we can improve and be better? And I think, you know, it's not always easy when things go wrong, but I think I'm long enough in the tooth now that I understand that, you know, the bad days don't last. There's always a good day around the corner, and it's about, you know, working out how you get through   Michael Hingson ** 58:10 it. And that's the issue, is working it out. And you have to have the tenacity and, well, the interest and the desire to work it out, rather than letting it overwhelm you and beat you down, you learn how to move forward.   Stuart Pollington ** 58:25 Yeah, and that's not easy, is it? I mean, let's be honest. I mean, even, even being when we were younger and kids, you know, things happen. It does. We're just human, aren't we? We have emotions. We have certain feelings. But if you can just deal with that and then constructively and critically look at the problem, you can normally find a solution.   Michael Hingson ** 58:46 Yeah, exactly. What's one piece of advice you wished you had learned earlier in your entrepreneurial career?   Stuart Pollington ** 58:56 Um, I Yeah. I mean, for this one. I think, I think what you said earlier, actually, it got me thinking during wise we've been talking because I was kind of, I would say, don't be afraid to ask questions just based on what we've been talking about. It's changed a little bit because I was going to say, well, you know, one of the things I really wish I'd learned or known earlier was, you know, about the value of mentorship and kind of finding the the right people who can almost show you where you need to be, but you could, you know, but when people hear the word mentor, they think of either or, you know, someone really, yeah, high up who I could I'm too afraid to ask them, or someone who's going to cost you 1000s of dollars a month. So actually, I'm going to change that to don't be afraid to ask questions, because that's basically what you'd expect from a mentor, is to be able to ask. Questions, run ideas. And I think, I think, yeah, I think thinking back now, understanding that the more questions you ask, the more information you have, the better your decisions you can make. And obviously, don't be afraid to learn from other people's experience, because they've been through it, and potentially they could have the right way for you to get through it as well.   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:24 And you never know where you're going to find a mentor. Exactly,   Stuart Pollington ** 1:00:28 yeah, no, exactly. I think again, you hear the word mentor, and you think people have this diff, a certain perception of it, but it can be anyone. I mean, you know, if I my mom could be my mentor, for, for, for her great, you know, cooking and things that she would do in her roast dinners. You know that that's kind of a mentor, isn't it making a better roast dinner? So I think, yeah, I think, I   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:54 think, but it all gets back to being willing to ask questions and to listen,   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:02 and then I would add one more thing. So ask the questions, listen and then take action. And that's where that unstoppable mindset, I think, comes in, because I think people do ask questions, people can listen, but it's the taking action. It's that final step of having the courage to say, I'm going to do this, I'm going to go for   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:23 it. And you may find out that what was advised to you may not be the exact thing that works for you, but if you start working at it, and you start trying it, you will figure out what works   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:37 exactly. Yeah, no, exactly. That's it, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:41 Well, what a great place to actually end this. We've been doing this now over an hour, and I know, can you believe it? And I have a puppy dog who probably says, If you don't feed me dinner soon, you're going to be my dinner. So I should probably go do that. That's   Stuart Pollington ** 1:01:57 all good. So for me, I'm going to go and get my breakfast coffee. Now it's 7am now, five past seven in the morning.   Michael Hingson ** 1:02:03 There you are. Well, this is my day. This has been a lot of fun. I really appreciate you being here, and I want to say to everyone listening and watching, we really appreciate you being here with us as well. Tell others about unstoppable mindset. We really appreciate that. Love to hear your thoughts and get your thoughts, so feel free to email me with any of your ideas and your your conceptions of all of this. Feel free to email me at Michael H, I m, I C, H, A, E, L, H, I at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, I B, e.com, you can also go to our podcast page. There's a contact form there, and my podcast page is www dot Michael hingson.com/podcast, and Michael hingson is spelled M, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, s, O N. Love to hear from you. Would really appreciate it if you'll give us a five star rating wherever you're watching or listening to the podcast today, if you know anyone and steward as well for you, if any one of you listening or participating knows anyone else that you think ought to be a guest on unstoppable mindset, we'd love to hear from you. We'd love introductions, always looking for more people to tell their stories. So that's what this is really all about. So I really appreciate you all taking the time to be here, and Stuart, especially you. Thank you for being here. This has been a lot of fun, and we really appreciate you taking your time.   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:26 Thank you, Michael. Thank you everyone. I really enjoyed that. And you know, in the spirit of everything, you know, if, if anyone does have any questions for me, just feel free to reach out. I'm happy to chat.   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:39 How do they do that? What's the best way, I   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:41 think probably the LinkedIn so I think on when you post and share this, you will have the link. I think   Michael Hingson ** 1:03:49 we will. But why don't you go ahead and say your LinkedIn info anyway? Okay, yeah.   Stuart Pollington ** 1:03:53 I mean, the easiest thing to do would just be the Google search for my name on LinkedIn. So Stuart pollington, it's S, T, U, a, r, t, and then P, O, L, L, I N, G, T, O, N, and if you go to LinkedIn, that is my I think I got lucky. I've got the actual LinkedIn URL, LinkedIn, forward slash, I N, forward slash. Stuart pollington, so it should be nice and easy.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:19 Yeah, I think I got that with Michael hingson. I was very fortunate for that as well. Got lucky with   Stuart Pollington ** 1:04:23 that. Yeah, they've got numbers and everything. And I'm like, Yes, yeah.   Michael Hingson ** 1:04:30 Well, thank you again. This has been a lot of fun, hasn't   Stuart Pollington ** 1:04:33 it? He has. I've really enjoyed it. So thank you for the invitation, Michael.   **Michael Hingson ** 1:04:42 You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to interview in upcoming editions of the show. And also, we ask you and urge you to invite your friends to join us in the future. If you know of any one or any organization needing a speaker for an event, please email me at speaker at Michael hingson.com. I appreciate it very much. 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Austin Witsit joins Stew to discuss the latest UNPRECEDENTED and UNNATURAL “Storms”, floods and weather events across America this week Frankie Stockes joins Stew to discuss the latest betrayals from the Netanyahu-Trump administration Bruce Fenton joins Stew to discuss the MAGA fallout of Trump's multiple betrayals of his base, with Epstein being the last straw Western civilization has been infected by a parasitic invasion of foreign ideals and values that have been introduced into our culture by strange and morally degenerate people whose goal is world domination. We have been OCCUPIED. Watch the film NOW! https://stewpeters.com/occupied/ This July 4th, take control of the truth. We're celebrating FREEDOM with a bold offer for bold Americans: $20 OFF your annual subscription to the Stew Peters Locals Community Only $70/year (normally $90) — use code LIBERTY at checkout.

Patrick McKenzie (patio11) is joined again by Ricki Heicklen to discuss the evolution of her trading education business, Arbor, one year after their first conversation. They dive deep into the pedagogy of trading, exploring how simulated markets teach concepts like adverse selection, team dynamics, and risk management through hands-on experience. Ricki shares war stories from the bootcamp trenches—infinite loop bugs that mirror Knight Capital's disaster, WiFi outages that create unexpected trading opportunities, and that the most successful trading teams often focus on internal team communication even more than trade execution or technical acumen.See the full transcript: https://www.complexsystemspodcast.com/think-like-a-trader-ricki-heicklen/–[Patrick notes: Complex Systems now produces occasional video episodes.You can access them directly on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@patio11podcast. My kids inform me that I'm supposed to tell you to like and subscribe.]–Links:Trading Camp : https://trading.camp/Metagame: https://www.metagame.games/#tickets Story of Knight Capital: https://www.sec.gov/files/litigation/admin/2013/34-70694.pdf–Timestamps:(00:00) Intro(00:46) Ricki's journey from trading to teaching(01:25) The birth of Arbor and first bootcamps(03:32) Developing a trader's mindset(05:53) Understanding heuristics in trading(08:21) Adverse selection in everyday life(15:40) Insights from teaching trading bootcamps(21:07) Pedagogical approach: learning by doing(32:00) Handling mistakes and learning opportunities(36:17) Unplanned bugs and real-world lessons(39:47) Learning from Knight Capital's bug(40:24) Understanding exchange-side bugs(43:10) Risk limits and strategy separation(44:41) Importance of UI in trading bots(46:53) The Madagascar button(48:20) The big red button in manufacturing(49:45) Simulated trading and information aggregation(50:29) Sibling trading game explained(53:24) Modeling and hidden information(01:01:15) Trading behavior and market updates(01:04:38) Real-world applications and lessons(01:13:58) Surprises and market opportunities(01:16:24) Pedagogical approaches in trading education(01:17:08) Market dynamics and counterparty behavior(01:17:53) Retail vs. institutional order flow(01:19:23) Simplifying trading concepts for beginners(01:21:27) Introducing market characters and their roles(01:31:31) Team dynamics and communication in trading(01:39:13) The importance of redundancy in trading systems(01:47:52) Future of trading education and online classes(01:53:47) Wrap

The Smoking Popes released the excellent “Lovely Stuff” a few months back, which was the perfect excuse to have frontman Josh Caterer return to the show for his 14th (!) time. With the new album top-of-mind, we go song-by song through all 10 songs. I loved having the opportunity to hear about the songwriting process and behind-the-scenes stories that led to its release. This one’s for Smoking Popes fans, and is a must-listen if you’ve spent any time with “Lovely Stuff.” We met at Noon Whistle Brewing (800 E. Roosevelt in Lombard), and enjoyed being able to record in their Barrel Room. Noon Whistle’s offering a 20% discount on Barrel Room rental fees for weekday bookings, Monday through Thursday, until November 2025. Just mention James VanOsdol or the Car Con Carne podcast when you book your rental. Reach out to stephanie@noonwhistlebrewing.com or info@noonwhistlebrewing.com, or go to noonwhistlebrewing.com and click on events for more information. ## Looking to transform your home, office, or business into a smart, seamlessly connected space? Easy Automation is a local business, headquartered in Aurora, Illinois, that delivers custom automation solutions tailored to your lifestyle. Whether you’re upgrading your home entertainment, streamlining your office tech, or enhancing the atmosphere in your restaurant or sports bar, they’ve got you covered . Their expert team designs and installs personalized systems—from smart lighting and climate control to audio/video distribution and robust Wi-Fi networks—all managed through an intuitive app on your favorite device. Easy Automation makes technology work for you—effortlessly, reliably, and always with your satisfaction guaranteed. Visit easy-automation.net or call Dan at 630-730-3728 and take control of your environment today! ##See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You and I both know it — the future of Multifamily hinges on connectivity, transparency, and simplicity.In this episode of the Multifamily Collective, we're coming to you live from Apartmentalize 2025 in Las Vegas with Jared Sanders, President of CBX Connect. Jared brings decades of experience with giants like AT&T, T-Mobile, and RealPage — and today he's on a mission to simplify internet network management for Multifamily operators.We unpack the truth about Bulk Internet, Managed Wi-Fi, and the looming bandwidth boom. Jared lays out why your residents expect instant, always-on connections — and how AI-driven homes are changing the game faster than you think.If you're a Multifamily operator, asset manager, or PropTech leader who wants to stay ahead of the curve without overpaying for services you don't need (yet) — you'll want to hear this.Pull up a chair and join the conversation.Like what you hear?Hit that Like button.Subscribe for more raw, real Multifamily leadership insights.Let's keep building better communities — together.

John Kontourous, international reporter and Founder of GreekNewsOnDemand.com, joins Stew to discuss Trump's DISGUSTING betrayal of his base and Epstein Cover-up, his desperation for us to forget about it and what it means for our nation. JD Sharp joins Stew to discuss the theories about what the hell just happened with Grok - has it become a Noticer, or was this another PsyOp? Western civilization has been infected by a parasitic invasion of foreign ideals and values that have been introduced into our culture by strange and morally degenerate people whose goal is world domination. We have been OCCUPIED. Watch the film NOW! https://stewpeters.com/occupied/ This July 4th, take control of the truth. We're celebrating FREEDOM with a bold offer for bold Americans: $20 OFF your annual subscription to the Stew Peters Locals Community Only $70/year (normally $90) — use code LIBERTY at checkout.

On a brand new TWiST, Jason and Alex ponder… What if every Tesla doubled as a Starlink-powered Wi-Fi hotspot? Plus, Nvidia's historic $4T valuation, Perplexity's fancy new AI browser that literally books flights, Linda Yaccarino steps down as X CEO, Waymo launches teen accounts, and maybe recording everything all the time has some disadvantages? Later, Tim Ranzetta joins to explain how his nonprofit is making personal finance mandatory in high schools. A must-watch for founders, investors, and anyone navigating the future of tech.Timestamps:(03:04) Linda Y is out at X but it's NOT because of Grok's Hitler moment(09:59) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST(13:23) Nvidia is worth more than any other company EVER?(17:40) Granola's charging individuals MORE than business accounts? But why?(20:42) INBOUND - Use code TWIST10 for 10% off your General Admission ticket at https://www.inbound.com/register. (Valid thru 7/31)(23:39) Jason thinks the AI recording and transcript lawsuits will begin by next year…(24:05) Perplexity launches the Comet browser: we're checking how it compares with Dia and other rivals!(30:07) Bolt - Don't be left behind. Build apps quickly without knowing how to code with Bolt.new. Try it free at https//www.Bolt.new/twist.(34:09) Waymo is expanding… Why there's no shame in the robotaxi game…(41:28) Robinhood is tokenizing US equities for EU investors… we unpack what it all means and how it works.(49:18) Tim Ranzetta of Next Gen Personal Finance tells us what we don't teach kids about finance and what they most need to know(01:29:25) Why finance and investing is all about psychology, and how to “think in bets”Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.comCheck out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.comSubscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcpFollow Lon:X: https://x.com/lonsFollow Alex:X: https://x.com/alexLinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelmFollow Jason:X: https://twitter.com/JasonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanisThank you to our partners:(09:59) Squarespace - Use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain at https://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST(20:42) INBOUND - Use code TWIST10 for 10% off your General Admission ticket at https://www.inbound.com/register. (Valid thru 7/31)(30:07) Bolt - Don't be left behind. Build apps quickly without knowing how to code with Bolt.new. Try it free at Bolt.new/twist.Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarlandCheck out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanisFollow TWiST:Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartupsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekinInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartupsTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartupsSubstack: https://twistartups.substack.comSubscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916

Jaymie Icke joins Stew to discuss Trump's coincidental White House dinner with Netanyahu, immediately after he closes Epstein case, vows to send new weapons and money to Israel and Ukraine! Erin Elizabeth of Health Nut News joins Stew to discuss the Pediatrician and other leftists who said the Christian children who were killed in the Texas floods somehow “deserved it” Western civilization has been infected by a parasitic invasion of foreign ideals and values that have been introduced into our culture by strange and morally degenerate people whose goal is world domination. We have been OCCUPIED. Watch the film NOW! https://stewpeters.com/occupied/ This July 4th, take control of the truth. We're celebrating FREEDOM with a bold offer for bold Americans: $20 OFF your annual subscription to the Stew Peters Locals Community Only $70/year (normally $90) — use code LIBERTY at checkout.

Josh, an insider rancher in Texas, shares strange anomalies and insider information about the horrific and bizarre Texas storm that has killed over 80 people and young children Dane Wigington of GeoEngineeringWatch.org shares proof of Geo-Engineering in the bizarre Texas flood that wiped out a Christian children's camp and 80+ people dead! Frankie Stockes joins Stew to discuss the PATHETIC and embarrassing theatrical performance that Trump and his DOJ is putting on to try convince America that Epstein actually killed himself and he was just an innocent philanthropist Western civilization has been infected by a parasitic invasion of foreign ideals and values that have been introduced into our culture by strange and morally degenerate people whose goal is world domination. We have been OCCUPIED. Watch the film NOW! https://stewpeters.com/occupied/ This July 4th, take control of the truth. We're celebrating FREEDOM with a bold offer for bold Americans: $20 OFF your annual subscription to the Stew Peters Locals Community Only $70/year (normally $90) — use code LIBERTY at checkout.

The Biden administration spent $42 billion of taxpayer funds to bring broadband access to rural America, and people are shocked, shocked, that nothing has been done. As people on both sides of the aisle scream for government to “do more,” perhaps there is a lesson in this failure to create connectivity, and perhaps that lesson ought to be that incentives and knowledge matter.Show notes:https://x.com/geiger_capital/status/1905591976876990670?s=61https://www.ntia.gov/45-year-anniversary

Register here for the live online event to learn about ‘Unlocking BRRRR Deals in Little Rock on Thursday, July 17th at 8PM Eastern. Keith discusses the competitive nature of short-term rentals (STRs) and the need for hosts to offer luxury amenities to attract guests. Long time investing pro, Alex, joins us to cover the BRRRR strategy in Little Rock, Arkansas, an investor-advantaged market, emphasizing its low property taxes and stable cash flow. They explain the BRRRR process, including: buying, renovating, renting, refinancing, and repeating.  The strategy allows investors to scale their portfolios with minimal initial capital, offering a 0% management fee in year one and 4% in year two.  Resources: Register here for the live online event to learn about ‘Unlocking BRRRR Deals in Little Rock on Thursday, July 17th at 8PM Eastern. Show Notes: GetRichEducation.com/561 For access to properties or free help with a GRE Investment Coach, start here: GREmarketplace.com GRE Free Investment Coaching: GREinvestmentcoach.com Get mortgage loans for investment property: RidgeLendingGroup.com or call 855-74-RIDGE  or e-mail: info@RidgeLendingGroup.com Invest with Freedom Family Investments.  You get paid first: Text FAMILY to 66866 Will you please leave a review for the show? I'd be grateful. Search “how to leave an Apple Podcasts review”  For advertising inquiries, visit: GetRichEducation.com/ad Best Financial Education: GetRichEducation.com Get our wealth-building newsletter free— text ‘GRE' to 66866 Our YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/c/GetRichEducation Follow us on Instagram: @getricheducation Complete episode transcript:   Automatically Transcribed With Otter.ai    Keith Weinhold  0:01   Welcome to GRE I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, anymore when you own short term rentals like Airbnbs and vrbos, you are in an all out arms race competing to provide amenities like never before. Then what happens when you take the popular burr real estate strategy and overlay it with one of the most investor advantaged markets in all of America. It's a lucrative opportunity. You'll see how and why today on get rich education.    Keith Weinhold  0:32   Mid south home buyers, I mean, they're total pros, with over two decades as the nation's highest rated turnkey provider, their empathetic property managers use your ROI as their North Star. So it's no wonder that smart investors just keep lining up to get their completely renovated income properties like it's the newest iPhone. They're headquartered in Memphis and have globally attractive cash flows, an A plus rating with the Better Business Bureau, and now over 5000 houses renovated their zero markup on maintenance. Let that sink in, and they average a 98.9% occupancy rate, while their average renter stays more than three and a half years. Every home they offer has brand new components, a bumper to bumper, one year warranty, new 30 year roofs. And wait for it, a high quality renter. Remember that part and in an astounding price range, 100 to 180k I've personally toured their office and their properties in person in Memphis. Get to know mid south enjoy cash flow from day one. Start yourself right now at mid southhomebuyers.com that's mid southhomebuyers.com   Speaker 1  1:58   You're listening to the show that has created more financial freedom than nearly any show in the world. This is get rich education.   Keith Weinhold  2:14   Welcome to GRE from North Conway, New Hampshire to North port, Florida and across 188 nations worldwide. I'm Keith Weinhold, and this is get rich education, happy July, the second half of the year. And my favorite month of the year is your Airbnb fancy enough, because anymore STRS short term rentals have gotten so competitive that hosts treat their properties like white lotus level hotels. Now, STRS were never passive, but they become even less so it is active income. Once upon a time, Airbnb hosts could just sort of drop a few colorful throw pillows on their fold out couch and make a killing. But no more those days are so far gone. The STR game has changed drastically. I mean, you used to be able to list a basic home with generic furniture that you got at Costco, minimal amenities, no Wi Fi, and still get it booked, but today, it will sit empty unless you offer more than just a place to sleep. You have to build an experience for Airbnb guests. Now, increasingly, hosts are doing things like adding outdoor kitchens, arcade machines, putting greens, even basketball. And now, though these upgrades do cost a lot up front, they can pay off. These amenity types can double your nightly rate, but they come with more responsibility and more to maintain. I mean, more guests are expecting a flawless experience. The trend is that Airbnbs are becoming full scale hospitality operations, and if you don't treat it like one, you're going to fall behind. So simply having a nice house that just no longer cuts it, running a short term rental today is nothing like it was even two or three years ago. You used to be able to stand out with a decent bed and colorful throw prolos, but now guests are basically comparing your place to boutique hotels. Hosts are deeply investing in design, forward furniture, layered lighting and featuring spaces that some market as what they call moments like cozy reading corners in these luxurious bathroom setups, adding things like welcome guides and even complete brand identities with a proper. Name and even a logo and a story to give the place some personality, even writing up a history for your property, even if it's not that historic. Now, these sorts of tactics, they actually do, seem to work. Guests will give you more bookings, better reviews, and guests even share the space on social media like it's somewhat of a lifestyle destination now sometimes STR hosts, they team with these other platforms to add welcome champagne in ice buckets on site, sommeliers, private chefs, daily, housekeeping on demand. 24/7 textable concierges, heated plunge pools and other amenities through you partnering with some of these platforms and these upgrades don't come cheap. The publication called the playbook, they featured an STR in Sag Harbor, New York, where the property owner invested $85,000 into overhauling the landscaping and adding a James Turrell Inspired LED light installation. But overall, these improvements boost rental revenue by an average of 40% over what the property was collecting previously. All right, so this is a case study now, though, this STR trend of offering deep hospitality and luxury amenities has turned into more of a job and less about passive income. You know, really, this is free market capitalism, because this is competition to see who can provide the best service at the lowest price, but that's what it is. So this is making real estate less of a good and more of a service. Short term rentals soaring supply, day rate compression and AI driven pricing tools. That means that the just this all nice house with good photos thing that no longer cuts it. It is an amenities arms race now, and of course, this is a national trend. It doesn't mean that it's happening absolutely everywhere. In some places, hosts are able to charm guests simply with something like a freshly baked loaf of banana bread, but the consensus is whether they spend a little or a lot, Airbnb hosts unanimously say that they've got to work harder in order to keep guests happy. It's become more of a business and less of a side hustle than it used to be. You've got more hosts leaning into higher upfront investments because they know guests will pay for a sort of turnkey, Instagrammable experience. And this really is a classic early adopter issue, just like a lot of things, Airbnb launched in 2007 by the way, so this sort of first wave of Airbnb hosts back around 2012 to 2015 they were riding a blue ocean back then. There was virtually no competition. There weren't any standards, and there were plenty of bookings, and that made a lot of hosts pretty fat and happy. But that's not where we are now, really. The bottom line is that in many markets, short term rentals have transitioned from partial passivity to all out hospitality. That's the Airbnb arms race. The average Airbnb nightly rate for North America. Do you care to venture a guess at the average nightly rate? It is approximately $216 per night, and that right there is up 26% from 2020 so it is not up as much as house prices over that five year period from 2020 really, the Airbnb rate is up about as much as the long term rental rate.    Keith Weinhold  8:58   While we're talking numbers a quarter recently ended. Let's hit on our asset class rundown. What's happened to home prices in the past year? Well, when you aggregate all these sources, Zillow, Freddie, Mac case, Shiller, FHFA, in totality, home prices are up 2% single family rents are up 3% apartment rates are down 1% due to their oversupply. The 30 year mortgage rate was 6.9% a year ago, and it's 6.8 now. CPI inflation is 2.4% expressed in year to date terms. Now the SP5 100 is up 5% in the first half of this year, ending near 6200 the dollar is down. That means that it takes more of them to buy gold, which is over $3,300 an ounce, gold is up 27% just from the start of this year, and the oil price is still depressed in the 60s. Per dollar for a barrel, Bitcoin still strong, ending the quarter at 106kthat's your asset class rundown, which we do about quarterly.    Keith Weinhold  9:57   Hey, I really enjoyed meetingside. Of you on this year's terrific real estate guys Investor Summit at sea was concluded about a week ago. It was two days on land in Miami, followed by a week of conferences and fun aboard a Caribbean cruise ship. I really got to meet you and get to know you, because we had nine days together, and as one of the faculty members, I hosted a table at dinner every night, and each night the attendees rotated around to my table, so I got to meet a lot of you and really get to know you, and you got to know me. Yeah, it was as interesting for me to meet you in person, perhaps, as it was for you to meet me, because I like to hear what you're doing in real estate, investing, in everything else. I gave a main stage presentation that was almost an hour of all me, all GRE and also served on five different panel discussions. Oh, it's such a unique event. Get this, I was kind of dressed up to give my main stage presentation, which so many of you, by the way, told me afterwards, that that was your favorite presentation of them all, all week long, because each faculty member made a main stage presentation. But what I want to tell you is, just a few hours after I presented, on the cruise ship, I was shirtless in the water throwing a football around at the beach in St Thomas Virgin Islands. What an event. Fantastic to meet a number of you in person. So far today, I hope what I've shared with you has been informative. Next. 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Your cash can pull in up to 8% returns, and it compounds. It's not some high risk gamble like digital or AI stock trading. It's pretty low risk because they've got a 10 plus year track record of paying investors on time in full every time. I mean, I wouldn't be talking about it if I wasn't invested myself. You can invest as little as 25k and you keep earning until you decide you want your money back, no weird lock ups or anything like that. So if you're like me and tired of your liquid funds just sitting there doing nothing, check it out. Text family to 66866, to learn about freedom. Family investments, liquidity fund again. Text family to 66866.   Russell Gray  13:30   Hi. This is Russell Gray, co host of real estate guys radio show, and you're listening to get rich education with Keith Weinhold, don't quit your Daydream. You Keith,   Keith Weinhold  13:38   welcome back to get rich Education. I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, we're talking to a guest not only about an investor advantaged market, but when you overlay a certain strategy with it, this can be highly lucrative for investor returns, and we're with a long time investing pro Alex, welcome onto the show.    Alex Craig  14:04   Hi Keith, thank you.    Keith Weinhold  14:05   Well talking about top US cashflowing market, let's get right to it. Tell us about yours.   Alex Craig  14:11   Little Rock, Arkansas. It's a market that we've been in since 2012. I personally invest there. I've got about 75 doors of multi family, single family. And the reason why it works is just cash flow. Over the years, we've had investors from around the country that have owned portfolios where maybe they're somewhere in Phoenix or Dallas, where they're kind of speculating. This is not a speculation market, and that's why it works for myself. It's consistent. It's very linear, and linear is a word that we use a lot to describe. And if you're going to be a cash flow investor, and that's why I'm in it, it's you want a linear market. You don't want ups or downs, and then you want to make sure it's a growing market too. And Little Rock checks all the boxes of what you would want in a stable cash flow environment market.   Keith Weinhold  14:57   And I think a lot of our investor listeners are. Already pretty keen on that. You get a high ratio of rent income to purchase price. You have laws that heavily favor landlords over tenants. But Alex, in today's environment, people are more conscious about rising operating expenses and higher mortgage expenses, and that's really one advantage that Arkansas can give right now, is with those low property taxes   Alex Craig  15:20   Keith,it's so interesting you mentioned that because I did have a conversation with a client of ours that had a property in another market that he had mentioned how his property taxes had gone up and gone up substantially, which that's to expect. I mean, after COVID, there was a lot of markets saw a huge boost, especially with markets that saw hedge funds come in. Hedge Funds, I believe, ruined a lot of markets, raised the prices. And another reason I like Little Rock, it flies under the radar. You think is Little Rock is a small market, but it's really not. It's, I mean, the population of the city is 250,000 but the metro area, which is a 50 mile radius around Little Rock, is much bigger. And the entire, not only the entire market, metro area, feeds off little rock, really, the entire state does too. But that being said, because it's floating under the radar, the property tax have remained low. They've taken a little bit of bump over the years, because the values steadily go up, but they started low anyway. So with operating costs of insurance, insurance has gone up for a lot of for my own properties in other markets, it's going up, and it's going up in Little Rock too. I mean, it's just the name of insurance, but property taxes have remained low. They've always been low, and that's really a big help as to why this market works for us.   Keith Weinhold  16:30   Talking about flying under the radar, you're talking about, therefore evading a lot of that hedge fund money. Tell us more about the market and some of those anchors and drivers.   Alex Craig  16:40   It's a blue collar town. You've got logistics. Is a market, or is a segment of the industry that has really come on strong over the last few years, Amazon has really put a footprint in the market. Healthcare is a huge, huge market, like I mentioned earlier, not only does the region feed off the direct to the entire state, it's the hub of healthcare for the entire state of Arkansas, of course, it's government. Government provides a lot of jobs. The good thing about government jobs is they're maybe not on a national level anymore, but on a local, state level, they're very it's hard to get let go from a government job, unless now, not on a federal level, but it's very steady, so a lot of steady blue collar jobs, and that's what you want for a strong resident base, especially in the type of properties and 1000 to $1,200 price range, you want those blue collar study growing jobs.   Keith Weinhold  17:31   Yes, you do have those there. It's funny. I'm smiling a bit because I used to be a state government employee, and there's just no way that they ever would have fired me. I was so protective I had to quit in order for them to have to replace me at that job. I'm wondering about the new supply that's come on, Alex, because a number of markets have added supply. I know, for example, that Redfin reports that little rock median home price appreciation is up 7.3% year over year, and with the dynamics going on in the market recently, that typically tells us that there hasn't been that much new supply added. Is that what's going on there?   Alex Craig  18:11   No, there hasn't been a lot of new supply. I just think with little rock and every other market, the mortgage rates have gone up. Home ownership is down during COVID. It was really hard to get an investment property. For what we did, sending out our list every week. It was basically send out our properties, people hitting send and not even knowing what they were reserving. Rates were just low, right? Everybody's jumping in. It was hard to get inventory. So now what we have is, you know, higher rates that scares some people off. It pushes some people out on the market, but it also creates opportunity. I feel like this is the easiest time I've been investing in real estate since 2007 that was the foreclosure crisis, Great Recession, and it was a lot of foreclosures on the market, and that's how I built a big chunk of my portfolio. But now it's just a matter of there's not as many people in it. So for us, there's just more acquisitions for us to go out and get. There's still distressed homes on the market where individuals don't want to hire a realtor, they just want all cash offers. They're ready to get rid of them, and that's where we step in. And without as much competition like I said, we kind of fly under the radar. I feel it creates more just supply inventory for us and for me as an investor, but also for our clients too   Keith Weinhold  19:23   with that in mind, and again, a lot of our audience is already on board, knowing that little rock in Arkansas is a good cash flow market with stable, long term fundamentals, but in order to make it more profitable, you've overlaid it with a certain strategy there in Little Rock. Tell us about that.    Alex Craig  19:45   So the BRRRR strategy, yes, it's able to work now because there's not as many buyers in the market. So basically, the way the burrs strategy works is we acquire a property. I'm just going to use very round, simple numbers for simple math makes it easier on me   Keith Weinhold  19:58   and we're talking the BRRRR. Strategy that's buy, renovate, rent, refinance, and repeat. Those are the five investor steps.   Alex Craig  20:07   correct. And so that's what we do, is we buy. Let's just say the B. Let's take the B, for example, we buy a home, and we buy it for 60,000 where I'm just talking like if I own the home, and then I put $20,000 into the deal. So now I'm all into it for 80,000 and you have to remember, there's some in between, cost of closing costs. I'm just talking just very general strategy. You buy it for 60, you put 20 into it, and all of a sudden you're in it for 80, and the value comes back at 100 so you're in it for 80% of the after repair value. Most Fannie Mae lenders will do 75% so if you purchase a house outright, you put 20% down, but if you are doing a refinance, you're able they'll do it at 75% so instead of buying a home and putting it down payment upfront, you're using equity in the deal. And that's what the burst strategy is, buy renovate. So we buy it, we renovate it, we refinance it, we rent it out, and then you repeat it. So it allows for investors to scale their portfolios quicker and stretch their money a little bit further. So if you've got, I've got $50,000 and I want to invest in real estate, if you purchase a home, you're bound by the down payment. Once you put that down payment, it's, I wouldn't call it sunk cost, but that money's gone for reinvesting. The burr model allows you to stretch that money a little bit further. Now, like I said, I gave pretty basic numbers to the deal, but that's what you're going for. Some equity in the deal, and that's what we're able to provide for ourselves and for our clients.   Keith Weinhold  21:38   So let's review that numbers on a little rock burp, making a $60,000 purchase with a pre renovated property. Then the investor puts another 20k into it for the renovation. So now they're all in for 80k and they get a 100k appraisal on that property, and then they can borrow, say, 75% of that there, that is the refi portion, the fourth letter of the BRRRR acronym. So therefore they've got 80k into it, and they got 75k back, meaning they would only have 5k into it, but maybe another 5k for closing costs, and now they only have 10k in to a 100k property. That's the appeal. That's what we're talking about here with the BRRRR   Alex Craig  22:22   strategy. I mean, you're exactly right. And as I mentioned, I use some really basic numbers, because when you're using, you know, 100,060 and 20 makes them very basic. It's pretty hard to find out a deal worth 100,000 these days, even when we started in the industry, 100,000 was a pretty cheap after pair value. Probably the mean value of the homes that we're dealing in is probably about 140 to 140 to 160 but same principle, based on those same logic that what we just talked about, I wouldn't say, you know, five or 10k out of pocket, but if you're talking about purchasing a deal with 25% down versus doing a bur you're probably going to be in it at 15% Out of pocket costs 10 to 15% as opposed to putting a down payment of 25% but the big thing is, you're getting money back, and you're not putting as much so just it's great for scale. I don't know if you'll talk about DSCR lending very much on your show, but that's something that a lot of our clients, and that does 80% so we have a lot of clients going that route now too.   Keith Weinhold  23:21   Okay, so you could do 80% with debt service coverage ratio loans, but to drop back in our example, to help be clear, the investor has 80k of their own skin in the game into the property, 60k for the purchase, 20k for the renovation, even though they only have 80k in it appraises for 100k that ARV, that after repair value. Why is the after repair value 100k when you only have 80k into it? Why is it more?   Alex Craig  23:49   that's based off comparable sales? So when you're in it at 80, and you're going to refinance it through a lender, they're going to send an appraiser out, and appraiser is going to pull comparable sales within that neighborhood. So just because you're in an 80 the appraiser is going to go pull three comps, very similar to that home. So if we're selling a three bedroom one bath, they're going to pull three comps at a three bedroom one bath, relatively the same size look, if it's got a carport, they're going to try to find three houses with the carport. So in theory, that's what they're doing. They're pulling comparable sales and developing new value based on recent sales.   Keith Weinhold  24:23   So it's that you have this knowledge to buy in neighborhoods and buy in certain sub markets, where, when you know that capital is added and renovations are made and a rehab period that they do tend to appraise for that value based on the comparables that are already there.   Alex Craig  24:40   Yeah. I mean, if we were to take the same house at 60,000 and didn't do any work, he would then say, well, you've got some comparables here versus 100 but you could never sell this home for 100 these are the things you have to do, and that's what we do during the first R the renovate of the acronym is to renovate the home to the condition that the. Appraisers feel that are comparable for the neighborhood, and that's a real important part, is comparable to the neighborhood. We could go in and put in a Jacuzzi tub and grain of countertops. We actually, we do put a lot of grain in, because we get it so cheap. But you could go in and fix it up to the nines, but it's not going to appraise for any more than the others, because the appraiser would say, we over improved it. So we improve it to what we know, what the kind of the standard for the neighborhood? Because you could over improve these things for sure and not get that return on that investment.   Keith Weinhold  25:28   That is a great answer. There is a specific improvement target that you know that needs to be hit. Tell us more about this burr process, because to an out of area investor, it can sound pretty intimidating if they had to manage contractors remotely themselves,   Alex Craig  25:43   there definitely is a need to have a team on the ground that you trust, that you feel comfortable with, and that's what we've done. I've been doing it in multiple markets for myself since 2007 and we built into a business model in 2010 like I said, expanded Little Rock in 2012 and we've been doing this for 15 years now for other investors. So we've got that name and that reputation of taking care of our investors, that's the important part. And we do see a lot of investors get burned, because you can find a realtor to go to help you find deals, but usually the realtor relationship is thesis to end. It's okay, I found you a deal, but then there's so many other things afterwards, and the renovations, where I see so many people get burned, and you know, we manage approximately 1200 homes between two markets, and that's where I see when property owners come to us, they've been burned the most. It's like they've paid somebody $50,000 they didn't finish the job, they didn't do what they say they're going to do. So the renovation that we're the team on the ground, we've got a in House Project Manager, we've got a network of subcontractors. We tend to act as the contractor, subbing things out. We've got in house property management. We've got all the tools, but it's really between both. In the markets in which I operate. I've got about 30 employees within property management, renovations, acquisitions, so the team on the ground is and then the back in the property management part is the long, ongoing accountability. So if something doesn't work out, that's the way we said it. If we say it's going to rent for 1200 and we rent it out for 900 Well, we really got a big egg on our face. You do a few of those, and that's how you don't stay in business anymore. And there's, and I like to say, about every five years the market corrects itself into getting the wrong players out of the business. COVID was super easy, easy to find deals, easy to sell deals. But once the market changed and it became a little more competitive and rates rose, that's the people that have been around for the long time, been in it for the long haul, that stick around. They've got the established business model and their reputation. So every five years, a good correction in the market eliminates those bad players.   Keith Weinhold  27:47   So you have this vetted, proven in play system that investors can get into besides just identifying the property, it comes with that system, those contractors or that investor just has one point of contact with you there for updates on the renovation.   Alex Craig  28:03   Yeah. I mean, I feel like we know these neighborhoods. I like I feel we know these neighborhoods like the back of our hand. We've been investing in them for a decade plus, and we know the areas you want to be in, the areas you don't want to be in. And we have a lot of investors will call us either they already own the property or they're a current client, and they'll say, Hey, I could get this deal for 30,000 and it's worth 100 and I'm like, Well, that sounds too good to be true, especially if it's on the open market. If it was that good of a deal, it's already gone. We just know the market, where to be. We know what to pay. We could, pretty much just through our experience, identify a house we know probably within about five to 10% before we even dive into comparable sales of what it's worth. We could walk through a house within probably about three to five minutes and peg the renovation costs probably within about 10% now we still order an inspection, and that's where we uncover the things that we can't see, that maybe there's a bunch of rotted out joist or a foundation problem that we didn't see. So, but there's things aside we could walk through and we pretty much know, okay, it needs a roof that's 7000 it needs an air conditioner that's six flooring, two. So that's the expertise that we bring and like. So then the management part of it, on the back end, that kind of ties it all together with accountability.   Keith Weinhold  29:22   And I know that your typical project renovation cost tends to be about 25k just for simplicity, we use 20k in that example, and your completion times are shorter than others that have inexperienced crews. So tell us about that typical renovation time. Alex.   Alex Craig  29:39   every day we're accomplishing 500 so 25,000 divided by 500 comes to 50 days, 50 days. So we'll knock that out in about 50 days. And we just have a large network of subcontractors that we've been working with for years. If you weren't in the business, I think that'd be really hard to accomplish, and there's just a lot that. Goes into it. I mean, the renovating the homes, it's the once, it's the worst, it's the hardest thing that we do. For sure, it's definitely the most scheduling, but it's where, if you don't know what you're doing, a great deal turns into, how do I get out of this?   Keith Weinhold  30:15   Right, absolutely. Now, in our example, we used where an investor puts 60k into it for the purchase to start with, because I see the burst strategy is a good strategy. If someone doesn't have a lot of capital, like they would for maybe a new build property, can one even finance that initial purchase amount?   Alex Craig  30:35   Yeah, so private lending. So that's the part that makes if you've only got 50 grand to facilitate this entire process, and you want to try to repeat it as many times as you can. 50,000 would not be enough just to pay cash. So yes, we have private lending. We set that up. Sometimes we lend it ourselves. Sometimes we outsource it to some of our strategic partners, but we'll lend the money to buy and renovate the home. A typical what that loan would look like it's about 3.3 points of loan origination. So if you've got an $80,000 loan, that's $2,400 most lenders do require for you to bring that up front, and now you're in it for an $80,000 loan at 12% which, five years ago, that sounded crazy to borrow at 12% but with for private lending, that's not bad at all, especially you want to get in and out of it quickly. So if we're renovating the home, and you know, 50 days, if you're already pre approved with your lender, and they have all your documents by the time we finish renovating the home, the appraisals lined up, and you could be in and out of these private loans in about 90 days. That love that depends on the lending side, that you're giving the lender what they need. But ideally you want to be in these things about 90 to 120 days. So $80,000 loan at 12% that $800 a month. So if you're in it for 90 days, 800 times 320, 700 plus the loan origination fee. But that's how you do it. That's the you're just borrowing money to finance the acquisition, the rehab and the refinance   Keith Weinhold  32:03   that is an option for you if you don't have the cash here to come in with these burr strategy properties. Alex, tell us more about it. Really, what I would like to know is, when an investor gets their appraisal, their after repair value, how many want to sell it for a profit, and how many want to hold it with a tenant for long term income   Alex Craig  32:26   so far, zero. Want to sell it for a profit. If you're all in it for add and then you're selling for 100 once you sell it, there are other fees involved. You got to hire a realtor. Right now is a great time to hold it's a slow real estate market. I don't think Little Rock from an aspect, is where home ownership is down. I think that's a nationwide thing. So I think if you're going into this, you certainly want to look at it from perspective. This is a buy and hold. I don't think this is the best market to get into to buy something. Flip it with a in the example, we use a $20,000 margin with buyer concessions, realtor commissions. That's a lot of work involved. And let's just say it did work out. You sold it for 100 but you had to pay 2% closing in an agent fee, and you got some holding cost. Let's just say you netted 8000 that might be good for a six month return, but I feel like there's a lot of risk. I feel like our job as what we do for our clients, is to minimize risk. So someone came and said, Hey, I want to flip it. I would say, Well, I don't think it's the best market for it right now. I think you want to get into this buy and hold.   Keith Weinhold  33:29   Yes, Alex has been doing this for a long time, and he's a specific expert right there in that local market. Buy and hold is a strategy that most likely makes sense. And he also strongly recommends pay cash if possible, instead of using that 12% short term private lending option, like he mentioned before, because that can cut out about four to 5k worth of transactional cost. And then if you do buy and hold what Alex and his company offer there in Little Rock is essentially a cash flow boost, 0% management fee in year one and only 4% in year two. So that gives you some extra cash flow runway as well. And Alex, before I ask you if you have any last thoughts, I want to announce to you the audience, that we have a live event virtually next week, on July 17, at 8pm eastern for Little Rock BRRRRproperties that Alex is CO hosting with our investment coach, Naresh, where you can find these bird deals in this cash flowing market. In Little Rock you'll see actual bird deals recently completed with full breakdowns of their purchase prices, sort of these case studies, where you can see some real numbers and what the rehab budgets are and what the actual timelines were, and what the refi outcomes were like, and explore BRRRR ready properties that are currently available to own, if you so choose, on this upcoming live event that you can attend from the comfort of your own home. Learn the full process, from acquisition to renovation to property management to the financing of them, and again, everything is all handled by local experts, so that you don't have to live with the nightmare of remotely managing contractors, which I couldn't imagine doing. So whether you're a first time investor or you're scaling your portfolio, this is your chance to get boots on the ground, insight and a proven road map to burr success and really one of the most accessible markets in the country. Again, Alex here is CO hosting the event along with GRE investment coach, Naresh Vissa. It is a free, live virtual event again next week, Thursday, July 17, at 8pm Eastern. Sign up is open now at gre webinars.com it ought to be great. Alex, teaming with local experts like you has been of real benefit to our audience. Do you have any last thoughts about either Little Rock or burrs or the events that you're going to co host with our audience next week?   Alex Craig  35:57   So here's my last thought, as you were, you know, kind of concluding and I was reviewing what we had talked about. And one of the questions we get sometimes it's a fair question. It's like, well, if this is such a great deal, why don't you keep all the deals? So we hear that from time to time, and the simple answer is, we do. We do keep a lot of deals, and we're buying more real estate now, like I said, I feel like it's the easiest time to get into real estate. So we do, we do keep a lot. We're building a very large portfolio right now, but the house flipping to investors is just another business model that we have. And Property Management too. And we love property management, and we love building investor relationships. We've had a lot of investors we've had been with us since day one that we've developed really tight relationships with. So yes, we do keep a lot of the properties, and we sell properties too, and we and helps us build our management company, which you don't hear too many people say this, but we actually love property management. That's a hard thing to love, but we actually like it.   Keith Weinhold  36:54   That is more weird than Tom wheelwright loving taxes, perhaps, but Right. But I want to deal with somebody that really loves what they're doing, especially when they're protecting our asset and probably more importantly, when it comes to property management, protecting our time. So that's right, Alex, well, our viewers and listeners are really looking forward to it next week, again, that live event Thursday, July 17, at 8pm Eastern is something that you can sign up for now at grewebinars.com. Alex, we're looking forward to it next week.   Alex Craig  37:27   Bye, Keith, thank you.   Keith Weinhold  37:34   Oh yeah. Terrific overview on why the burr strategy can be so profitable. And our event next week. Now, when you rent your primary residence, which you would typically do in a high cost area, and then you own rental property elsewhere, typically a low cost area, do you know what that's called? Yeah, there is a name for that. Last week we spoke to two listener guests in California that are doing just that. That is called rentvesting. And yes, Little Rock is surely a popular low cost market for rentvesting. I have been on the ground myself in Little Rock with Alex's associate to do an on the ground tour of properties. There you want to tap into a system where you've got the guiding hand of both experience and belief. That's what you're doing here. As like he said, Alex personally owns 75 doors there. That is belief, and he's been doing this for out of area investors for 15 years. That's the experience part real proof of concept at next week's event, you'll be introduced to this same system where you can lean on their team for acquisition, renovation and management. Little Rock has an MSA population of about 770,000 but I think more importantly today, savvy investors are conscientious of keeping their expenses down, and for good reason, since they've been up all over the place. Now, the purchase price is 140 to 160k for these BRRRR optimized single family rentals. Remember that we used 100k just for ease of an example there, usually when you buy income property, you're really in at close to 25% of the purchase price when you add up the down payment and closing costs, but this way, you're in for just about half of that at 10 to 15% another low expense is that property tax, statewide, Arkansas Property Tax is just 610 of 1% so that's half the national average. And then your management expense is definitely going to be low for the first two years, because it is 0% in year one and 4% in year two. And these are properties that you can actually be pretty proud of. You'll learn more about this. Scope of work with a renovation on the webinar, often granite countertops in the kitchen is a live, remote event. So this means that you can have any of your questions answered in real time. Should you have them? As you can imagine, demand is high for these properties, and this is a chance to get connected directly with the team that makes it happen. We might never get Alex on an event like this again, and is co hosted with our GRE investment coach, Naresh. It's next week. It's free, Thursday, July 17, at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific. Sign up now, or your future self might not be able to forgive yourself. You can do that now at grewebinars.com Until next week, I'm your host. Keith Weinhold, don't quit your Daydream.   Speaker 3  40:56   Nothing on this show should be considered specific, personal or professional advice. Please consult an appropriate tax, legal real estate, financial or business professional for individualized advice. Opinions of guests are their own. Information is not guaranteed. All investment strategies have the potential for profit or loss. 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