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This episode is brought to you by Villa Carina Apartments in beautiful Bonaire. In this episode, we dive into the world of parawings with Matt On Foil, a dedicated watersports enthusiast and content creator from Switzerland. Broadcasting from opposite sides of the globe, Matt joins us to share his meticulous testing process, honest reviews, and insights from the hyper-competitive watersports industry. From the F-One Frigate to the Gong Lowkite Plus, Matt walks us through his comprehensive para wing comparison, offering a candid look at what works, what doesn't, and the challenges of staying unbiased.Parawing Rankings: Matt unveils his detailed infographic, ranking 18 parawings based on metrics like bar weight, bridle length, pre-flight behavior, pumpability, and upwind performance. The F-One Frigate takes the top spot, while the Gong Lowkite Plus impresses as a budget-friendly standout. Matt explains why some wings, like the FlySurfer Pow, shine in specific conditions but require skill to master.Testing Challenges: Matt shares the behind-the-scenes effort of measuring and testing parawings, from weighing canopies at a local shop to battling inconsistent wind at Lake Silvaplana. He discusses the difficulty of giving honest feedback, especially when brands provide free gear or personal support, and the importance of staying authentic for the community.Gear Evolution: From depowering innovations to material durability concerns, Matt and Luc explore how parawings are evolving. Matt questions whether ultra-light canopies are worth the trade-offs and highlights unique designs like the 777 PT Skin's integrated harness system.Safety and Accessibility: The duo discusses the physical demands of parawinging, cautioning beginners about the learning curve and potential risks, especially for those with prior injuries. They look ahead to future innovations that could make pair wings more accessible and user-friendly.Follow Matt - https://www.instagram.com/mattonfoil/
First timer (or feel like one)? This rapid, heart-to-heart breakdown exposes the five rookie traps that make smart, capable women lose interviews and onstage moments they should win. You'll hear the real “I tried to wing it” story from Miss Nebraska at Miss America, why “looking the part” isn't enough, and how to swap perfection-pressure for connection-power so you walk in prepared, present, and unforgettable. What you'll learn The #1 rookie mindset: “I'll just figure it out” (and why judges can feel it in seconds) Perfection vs. connection: how obsessing over “flawless” backfires in interview Why treating interview like a test (memorizing 365 Qs) tanks your adaptability Image ≠ substance: aligning your internal confidence with your external look The solo-practice trap: how to self-audit (video!) and get the right feedback fast 02:10 Mistake #1: Winging it / DIY (and the Miss America wake-up call) 09:40 Mistake #2: Chasing “perfect” instead of creating connection 13:25 Mistake #3: Treating interview like a test vs. a conversation 15:55 Mistake #4: Over-weighting image and under-training substance 17:40 Mistake #5: Practicing alone — the video review method that works 19:30 Leadership = presence: how you make people feel in every interaction 20:30 Faith, identity, and leading with purpose (why it all shows on stage) 21:45 Free resources + how to plug into community and coaching Learn the Full Interview Mastery System (complete in a weekend): howtowinyourpageant.com/interview DM ‘365Q' for 365 Practice Interview Questions FREE: www.instagram.com/powerhousepageantry Apply to Work with Us: sessions.powerhousepageantry.com/strategy Follow Me on IG: www.instagram.com/meganswansonrhodes Watch on Youtube www.youtube.com/@powerhousepageantry PODCAST ESSENTIALS & GEAR I USE Blue Yeti Microphone https://amzn.to/3ZodLfr Webcam https://a.co/d/8lKR6TA Silver Yeti Glitter Wrap: https://amzn.to/3LiTSjR Awesome Computer-Attached Light https://amzn.to/3P5WByh As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you. Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3nbUVyQqfT5CLYSZO6wWgs?si=abf5437f5e5c413b Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-powerhouse-podcast-how-to-win-your-pageant-how-to/id1448191693 On this podcast, we talk about… pageant interview questions, how to answer pageant interview, pageant platform example, current events pageant questions, pageant storytelling, pageant coaching, miss interview tips, identity work for women, faith and identity, purpose over performance, self worth vs achievement, you are not what you do, values alignment, limiting beliefs, belief reprogramming, identity shift, core state change, inner child work, mindset reset, confidence from identity, purpose driven life, Christian identity coaching, life after pageants, life after big goal, rebuild confidence after failure, how to find purpose again, sustainable success habits, daily check-in routine, evening reflection practice, morning identity routine, goal setting that sticks, break perfectionism paralysis, progress over perfection, achievement addiction, identity work, mindset coaching, pageant mindset, dopamine trap, burnout recovery, confidence, Christian coaching, neurolinguistic programming
Winging It sits down with Monica Catalan, president of the Southeast Asian Student Alliance, to talk upcoming events, advocacy efforts and how EMU students can get involved.
This episode is brought to you by Villa Carina Apartments in beautiful Bonaire. In this episode, we sit down with Tom Hartmann and Nico Hopp of Hoppline to dive into the exhilarating world of pump foiling at Lake Traunsee, Upper Austria. Broadcasting from their respective homes, Tom and Nico share their passion for this rapidly growing sport, the vibrant community, and the unique vibe of the SFT.- Lake Traunsee Triumph: Tom and Nico recap the SFT event at Lake Traunsee, a stunning venue surrounded by mountains with a top-notch setup. With four starting docks and a professional organization running alongside the Austrian Wing Foil Championships, the event offered a perfect mix of competition and community, capped off with exciting wake foiling sessions behind a boat.- Pump Foiling's Appeal: Tom and Nico discuss the sport's accessibility, thriving in flatwater lakes and ideal for urban and inland locations. They highlight how pump foiling draws in everyone from pros to beginners. - Community-Driven Competition: Nico emphasizes the inclusive nature of the SFT, where pros like Eden Fiander and Robert von Roll race alongside amateurs, creating a social and competitive atmosphere. Tom explains the division structure—pro, open, masters, youth, and women's categories—ensuring everyone, from seasoned athletes to first-timers, feels motivated to join. - Gear and Technique Evolution: The duo dives into the latest gear trends, with Nico noting the pros' use of tiny, high-performance wings and unique dock-start techniques. From Eden's strap-based approach to Rob's hands-on style, the diversity in equipment and skills keeps the sport dynamic and exciting. - A Family Affair: Tom highlights the family-friendly vibe, with free dinners for competitors and their families, fostering a welcoming environment. Nico shares a heartwarming story of a young competitor and his mother camping out to participate, showcasing the sport's appeal across generations.- The Future of SFT: Tom reveals plans for the final 2025 event in Abu Dhabi, featuring e-foiling and wake foiling, and a 2026 season kicking off in Düsseldorf. With ambitions to expand prize money and bring events to urban centers like Venice's Grand Canal, the SFT aims to grow pump foiling's global reach.Join us for a lively discussion packed with insights into pump foiling's rise, the thrill of close-knit competition, and the community spirit driving this niche sport forward. From stunning venues to innovative gear, this episode captures the excitement of foiling without wind.Visit: https://www.instagram.com/supfoiltour & https://www.instagram.com/hoppline/
In this episode of In-Ear Insights, the Trust Insights podcast, Katie and Chris discuss scaling Generative AI past basic prompting and achieving real business value. You will learn the strategic framework necessary to move beyond simple, one-off interactions with large language models. You will discover why focusing on your data quality, or “ingredients,” is more critical than finding the ultimate prompt formula. You will understand how connecting AI to your core business systems using agent technology will unlock massive time savings and efficiencies. You will gain insight into defining clear, measurable goals for AI projects using effective user stories and the 5P methodology. Stop treating AI like a chatbot intern and start building automated value—watch now to find out how! Watch the video here: Can’t see anything? Watch it on YouTube here. Listen to the audio here: https://traffic.libsyn.com/inearinsights/tipodcast-getting-real-value-from-generative-ai.mp3 Download the MP3 audio here. Need help with your company’s data and analytics? Let us know! Join our free Slack group for marketers interested in analytics! [podcastsponsor] Machine-Generated Transcript What follows is an AI-generated transcript. The transcript may contain errors and is not a substitute for listening to the episode. Christopher S. Penn – 00:00 In this week’s *In-Ear Insights*. Another week, another gazillion posts on LinkedIn and various social networks about the ultimate ChatGPT prompt. OpenAI, of course, published its Prompt Blocks library of hundreds of mediocre prompts that are particularly unhelpful. And what we’re seeing in the AI industry is this: A lot of people are stuck and focused on how do I prompt ChatGPT to do this, that, or the other thing, when in reality that’s not where the value is. Today, let’s talk about where the value of generative AI actually is, because a lot of people still seem very stuck on the 101 basics. And there’s nothing wrong with that—that is totally great—but what comes after it? Christopher S. Penn – 00:47 So, Katie, from your perspective as someone who is not the propeller head in this company and is very representative of the business user who wants real results from this stuff and not just shiny objects, what do you see in the Generative AI space right now? And more important, what do you see it’s missing? Katie Robbert – 01:14 I see it’s missing any kind of strategy, to be quite honest. The way that people are using generative AI—and this is a broad stroke, it’s a generalization—is still very one-off. Let me go to ChatGPT to summarize these meeting notes. Let me go to Gemini to outline a blog post. There is nothing wrong with that, but it’s not a strategy; it’s one more tool in your stack. And so the big thing that I see missing is, what are we doing with this long term? Katie Robbert – 01:53 Where does it fit into the overall workflow and how is it actually becoming part of the team? How is it becoming integrated into the organization? So, people who are saying, “Well, we’re sitting down for our 2026 planning, we need to figure out where AI fits in,” I think you’re already setting yourself up for failure because you’re leading with AI needs to fit in somewhere versus you need to lead with what do we need to do in 2026, period? Chris has brought up the 5P Framework, which is 100% where I’m going to recommend you start. Start with the purpose. So, what are your goals? What are the questions you’re trying to answer? How are you trying to grow and scale? And what are the KPIs that you want to be thinking about in 2026? Katie Robbert – 02:46 Notice I didn’t say with AI. Leave AI out of it for now. For now, we’ll get to it. So what are the things that you’re trying to do? What is the purpose of having a business in 2026? What are the things you’re trying to achieve? Then you move on to people. Well, who’s involved? It’s the team, it’s the executives, it’s the customers. Don’t forget about the customers because they’re kind of the reason you have a business in the first place. And figure out what all of those individuals bring to the table. How are they going to help you with your purpose and then the process? How are we going to do these things? So, in order to scale the business by 10x, we need to bring in 20x revenue. Katie Robbert – 03:33 In order to bring in 20x revenue, we need to bring in 30x visits to the website. And you start to go down that road. That’s sort of your process. And guess what? We haven’t even talked about AI yet, because it doesn’t matter at the moment. You need to get those pieces figured out first. If we need to bring in 30x the visits to the website that we were getting in the previous year, how do we do that? What are we doing today? What do we need to do tomorrow? Okay, we need to create content, we need to disseminate it, we need to measure it, we need to do this. Oh, maybe now we can think about platforms. That’s where you can start to figure out where in this does AI fit? Katie Robbert – 04:12 And I think that’s the piece that’s missing: people are jumping to AI first and not why the heck are we doing this. So that is my long-winded rant. Chris, I would love to hear your perspective. Christopher S. Penn – 04:23 Perspective specific to AI. Where people are getting tripped up is in a couple different areas. The biggest at the basic level is a misunderstanding of prompting. And we’re going to be talking about this. You’ll hear a lot about this fall as we are on the conference circuit. Prompting is like a recipe. So you have a recipe for baking beef Wellington, what have you. The recipe is not the most important part of the process. It’s important. Winging it, particularly for complex dishes, is not a good idea unless you’ve done it a million times before. The most important part is things like the ingredients. You can have the best recipe in the world; if you have no ingredients, you ain’t eating. That’s pretty obvious. Christopher S. Penn – 05:15 And yet so many people are so focused on, “Oh, I’ve got to have the perfect prompt”—no, you don’t. You need to have good ingredients to get value. So, let’s say you’re doing 2026 strategic planning and you go to the AI to say, “I need to work on my strategic plan for 2026.” They will understand generally what that means because most models are reasoning models now. But if you provide no data about who you are, what you do, how you’ve done it, your results before, who your competitors are, who your customers are, all the 10 things that you need to do strategic planning like your budget, who’s involved, the Five Ps—basically AI won’t be able to help you any better than you will or that your team will. It’s a waste of time. Christopher S. Penn – 06:00 For immediate value unlocks for AI, it starts with the right ingredients, with the right recipe, and your skills. So that should sound an awful lot like people, process, and platform. I call it Generative AI 102. If 101 is, “How do I prompt?” 102 is, “What ingredients need to go with my prompt to get value out of them?” But then 201 is—and this is exactly what you started off with, Katie—one-off interactions with ChatGPT don’t scale. They don’t deliver value because you, the human, are still typing away like a little monkey at the keyboard. If you want value from AI, part of its value comes from saving time, saving money, and making money. Saving time means scale—doing things at scale—which means you need to connect your AI to other systems. Christopher S. Penn – 06:59 You need to plug it into your email, into your CRM, into your DSP. Name the technology platform of your choice. If you are still just copy-pasting in and out of ChatGPT, you’re not going to get the value you want because you are the bottleneck. Katie Robbert – 07:16 I think that this extends to the conversations around agentic AI. Again, are you thinking about it as a one-off or are you thinking about it as a true integration into your workflow? Okay, so I don’t want to have to summarize meeting notes anymore. So let me spend a week building an agent that’s going to do that for me. Okay, great. So now you have an agent that summarizes your meeting notes and doesn’t do anything else. So now you have to, okay, what else do I want it to do? And you start frankensteining together all of these one-off tasks until you have 100 agents to do 100 things versus maybe one really solid workflow that could have done a lot of things and have less failure points. Katie Robbert – 08:00 That’s really what we’re talking about. When you’re short-sighted in thinking about where generative AI fits in, you introduce even more failure points in your business—your operations, your process, your marketing, whatever it is. Because you’re just saying, “Okay, I’m going to use ChatGPT for this, and I’m going to use Gemini for this, and I’m going to use Claude for this, and I’m use Google Colab for this.” Then it’s just kind of all over the place. Really, what you want to have is a more thoughtful, holistic, documented plan for where all these pieces fit in. Don’t put AI first. Think about your goals first. And if the goal is, “We want to use AI,” it’s the wrong goal. Start over. Christopher S. Penn – 08:56 Unless that’s literally your job. Katie Robbert – 09:00 But that would theoretically tie to a larger business goal. Christopher S. Penn – 09:05 It should. Katie Robbert – 09:07 So what is the larger business goal that you’ve then determined? This is where AI fits in. Then you can introduce AI. A great way to figure that out is a user story. A user story is a simple three-part sentence: As a [Persona], I want [X], so that [Y]. So, as the lead AI engineer, I want to build an AI agent. And you don’t stop there. You say, “So that we can increase our revenue by 30x,” or, “Find more efficiencies and cut down the amount of time that it takes to create content.” Too many people, when we are talking about where people are getting generative AI wrong, stop at the “want to” and they put the period there. They forget about the “so that.” Katie Robbert – 09:58 And the “so that” arguably is the most important part of the user story because it gives you a purpose, it gives you a performance metric. So the Persona is the people, the “want to” is the process and the platform. The “so that” is the purpose and the performance. Christopher S. Penn – 10:18 When you do that, when you start thinking about the purpose, it will hint at the platforms that have to be involved. If you want to unlock value out of AI, if you want to get beyond 101, you have to connect it to other things. A real simple example: Say you’re in sales. Where does all the data that you’d want AI to use live? It doesn’t live in ChatGPT; it lives in your CRM. So the first and most important thing that you would have to figure out is, “As a salesperson, I want to increase my closing rate by 10% so that I get 10% more money.” That’s a pretty solid user story. Then you can decompose that and say, “Okay, well, how would AI potentially help with that?” Well, it could identify maybe next best actions on my… Christopher S. Penn – 11:12 …on the deals that are in my pipeline. Maybe I’ve forgotten something. Maybe something fell through the cracks. How do I do that? So you would then revise the user story: “As a salesperson who wants to make more money, I want to identify the next best actions for the deals in my pipeline programmatically so that I don’t let something fall through the cracks that could make me a bunch of money.” Then you drill down further and you say, “Okay, well, how could AI help me with that?” Well, if you have your Sales Playbook, you have your CRM data, and you have a good agentic framework, you could say, “Agent, go get me one of my deals at a time from my CRM, take my Sales Playbook, interrogate it and say, ‘Hey, Sales Playbook, here’s my deal. What should my next best action be?'” Christopher S. Penn – 11:59 If you’ve done a good job with your Sales Playbook and you’ve got battle cards and all that stuff in there, the AI will pretty easily figure out, “Oh, this deal is in this state. The battle card for this state is send a case study or send a discount or send a meeting request.” Then the AI has to go back to its agent and say, “CRM, record a task for me. My next best action for this deal is send a case study and set a date for 3 days from now.” Now, you’ve taken the user story, drilled down. You found a place where AI fits in and can do that work so that you don’t have to. Because a human could do that work. And a human should know what’s in your Sales Playbook. Christopher S. Penn – 12:48 But let’s be honest, if you do a really good job with the Sales Playbook, it might be 300 pages long. But in the system now, you’re connecting AI to and from where all the knowledge lives and saying, “This is the concrete, tangible outcome I want: I want to know what the next best action is for every deal in my pipeline so that I can make more money.” Katie Robbert – 13:10 I would argue that even if your sales book is 200 pages long, you should still kind of know how you’re selling things. Christopher S. Penn – 13:19 Should. Katie Robbert – 13:21 But that’s the thing: to get more value out of generative AI, you have to know the thing first. So, yeah, generative AI can give you suggestions and help you brainstorm. But really, it comes down to what you know. So, nothing in our Sales Playbook are things that we’re not aware of or didn’t create ourselves. Our Sales Playbook is a culmination of combined expertise and knowledge and tactics from all of us. If I read through—and I have read through—but if I read through the entire Sales Playbook, nothing should jump out at me as, “Huh, that’s new.” Katie Robbert – 13:58 I wasn’t aware of that. I think the other side of the coin is, yes, we’re doing these one-off things with generative AI, but we’re also just accepting the output as is. We’re, “Okay, so that must be it.” When we’re thinking about getting more value, the value, Chris, to your point, is if you’re not giving the system all of the ingredients, you’re going to end up with a beef Wellington that’s made with chickpeas and glue and maybe a piece of cheesecloth. I’m waiting for you to try to wrap your head around that. Christopher S. Penn – 14:45 Yeah, no, that sounds horrible. Katie Robbert – 14:48 Exactly. That’s exactly the point: the value you get out of generative AI. It goes back to the data quality conversation we were having on last week’s podcast when we were talking about the LinkedIn paper. It’s not enough just to accept the output and clean it from there. If you spent the time to make a beef Wellington and the meat is overdone, or the pastry is not flaky, or the filling is too salty, and you’re trying to correct those things after the fact, you’re already too late. You can maybe kind of mask it a little bit, maybe add a couple of things to counterbalance whatever it is that went wrong. But it really starts at the beginning of what you’re putting into it. Katie Robbert – 15:39 So maybe don’t be so heavy-handed with the salt, maybe don’t overwork the dough so that it is actually more flaky and more like a pastry dough than a pizza dough. Christopher S. Penn – 15:52 I’m really hungry now. In 2026, I do think one of the things that marketers are going to get their hands around—and everybody using generative AI—is how agents play a role in what you do because they are the connectors to other systems. And if you’re not familiar with how agentic AI works, it’s going to be a handicap. In the same way that if you’re not familiar with how ChatGPT itself works, it’s going to be a handicap, and you still have to master the basics. We’ve always talked about the three levels: done by you, which is prompting; done with you, which is mini automations like Gems and GPTs; and then done for you as agents. I think people have kind of at least figured out done by you, give or take. Christopher S. Penn – 16:41 Yes, there’s still a lot of crappy prompts out there, but for the most part people don’t need to be told what a prompt is anymore. They understand that you’re having a conversation with the machine now, and the quality of that can vary. People are starting to wrap their heads around the GPT kind of thing: “Let me make a mini app for this.” And there’s a bunch of things that I see wrong there: “I’m just going to make this my primary workhorse.” No, it doesn’t have the context, doesn’t have the ingredients to do that. But getting to that level of the agent is where I think at least the forward-looking companies need to get to, to get that value sooner rather than later. Christopher S. Penn – 17:20 This past year in 2025, we have built probably two dozen agentic systems, which is nothing more than an AI wrapped around a whole bunch of code connecting to data sources. We’ve used it to build ICPs, to evaluate landing pages, to do sentiment analysis—all these different projects because some of them are really crazy. But the key for the value was connecting to those systems. Christopher S. Penn – 17:49 That’s the really difficult part because—and we have a whole thing about this if you want to chat about it—we have a data quality audit. The moment you start connecting to your systems, you now need to know that the data going in and out of those systems is good. If the ingredients are bad, to your point, it doesn’t matter how good a cook you are, it doesn’t matter what appliances you own, doesn’t matter how good the recipe is. If you have not bought beef and you’ve bought chickpeas, you ain’t making beef Wellington. Katie Robbert – 18:27 Side note: I have made a vegetarian beef Wellington with chickpeas, and it actually came out pretty good. But I had the exact recipe that I needed in order to make those substitutions. And I went into the process knowing that my output wasn’t actually going to be a beef Wellington; it was going to be a chickpea Wellington. I think that’s also part of it—the expectation setting. AI can do a lot with crappy ingredients, but not if you don’t tell it what it’s supposed to be doing. So if you say, “I’m making a beef Wellington, here’s chickpeas,” it’s going to be, “I guess I can do that.” Katie Robbert – 19:13 But if you’re saying, “I’m making a chickpea loaf covered in puff pastry and a mushroom filling,” it’s, “Oh, I can totally do that,” because there was no mention of beef, and now I don’t have the context that I’m supposed to be doing anything with beef. So it’s the ingredients, but it’s also the critical thinking of what is it that you’re trying to do in the first place. Katie Robbert – 19:34 That goes back to this is where people aren’t getting the right value out of generative AI because they’re just doing these one-off things and they’re not giving it the context that it needs to actually do something. And then it’s not integrated into the business as a whole. It’s just, Chris is over there using generative AI to make songs. But that has nothing to do with what Trust Insights does on a day-to-day basis. So that’s never going to make us any money. He’s spending the time and the resources. This is all fictional. He doesn’t actually spend company time doing this. Christopher S. Penn – 20:09 I spent a lot of time personally. Katie Robbert – 20:10 Doing this, and that’s fine. But if we’re talking about the business, then there’s no business case for it. You haven’t gone through the Five Ps. Katie Robbert – 20:20 To say this is where this particular thing fits into the business overall. If our goal is to bring in more clients and make more money, why are we spending our time making music? Christopher S. Penn – 20:32 Exactly. As we have this conversation, it occurs to me that in 2026 we are probably going to need to put together an agentic AI course because the roadmap to get there is very difficult if you don’t know what you’re doing. You will potentially do things like, oh, I don’t know, accidentally give AI access to your production database and then it deletes it because it thinks it didn’t need it. Which happened to someone on the Replit repository not too long ago. Katie Robbert – 21:04 Whoops. Christopher S. Penn – 21:08 This is why we do git commits and rollbacks and we use sandbox AI. If you are in a position where you are saying, “I’ve got the 101 down and now I’m stuck. I don’t know where to go next,” the three things that you should be looking at: Number one is the Five Ps to figure out what you should be doing, period. Number two is a data quality audit to make sure that the data you’re feeding into AI is going to be any good. Number three is taking the agentic systems that are out there to connect them to your good quality data for the right purpose, with the right performance, so that you can scale the use of AI beyond being your ChatGPT’s intern. That’s what you are. Katie Robbert – 21:58 Chris, I don’t know if you know this, but we have a course that actually walks you through a lot of those things. You can go to Trust Insights AI strategy course. To be clear, this specific course doesn’t teach you how to use AI. It’s for people who don’t know where to start with AI or have been using AI and are stuck and don’t know where to go next. So, for example, if you’re doing your 2026 planning and you’re, “I think we need to introduce agentic AI.” Christopher S. Penn – 22:33 Cool. Katie Robbert – 22:34 I would highly recommend using the tools that you learn in this course to figure out, “Do I need to do that? Where does it fit? Who needs to do it? How are we going to maintain it? What is the goal of putting agentic AI in other than just putting it on our website and saying, ‘We do it’?” That would be my recommendation: take our AI strategy course to figure out what to do next. Chris, where we started with this conversation was, how do people get more value out of AI? So, Chris, congratulations. Chris is an AI ready strategist. Katie Robbert – 23:14 We’re very proud of him. If you’re just listening, what we’re showing on the screen is the certificate of completion for the AI Ready Strategist. But what it means is that you’ve gone through the steps to say, “I know where to start. If I’m stuck, I know how to get unstuck.” Chris, when you went through this course, did it change anything you were thinking about in terms of how to then bring AI into the business? Christopher S. Penn – 23:42 Yes. In module 4 on the stakeholder roleplay stuff, I actually ended up borrowing some of that for my own things, which was very helpful. Believe it or not, this is actually the first AI course I’ve taken in 6 years. Katie Robbert – 23:58 I’m going to take that as a very high compliment. Christopher S. Penn – 24:01 Exactly. Katie Robbert – 24:04 What Chris is referring to: part of the challenge of getting the value out of AI is convincing other people that there is value in it. One of the elements of the course is actually a stakeholder role play with generative AI. Basically, you can say, “This is what I want to do.” And it will simulate talking to your stakeholder. If your stakeholder is saying, “Okay, I need to know this, this, and this.” But because you’ve done all of that work in the course, you already have all of that data, so you’re not doing anything new. You’re saying, “Oh, here’s that information. Here, let me serve it up to you.” Katie Robbert – 24:41 So it’s an easy yes. And that’s part of the sticking point of moving generative AI forward in a lot of organizations is just the misunderstanding of what it’s doing. Christopher S. Penn – 24:52 Exactly. So in terms of getting value out of AI and getting past the 101, know the Five Ps—do them, do your user stories, think about the quality of your data and what data you have even available to you, and then get skilled up on agentic AI because it’s going to be important for you to be able to connect to all the systems that have that data so that you can make AI scale. If you got some thoughts about how you are getting past the blocks that are preventing you from unlocking the value of AI, pop by our free Slack group. Go to Trust Insights AI Analytics for Marketers, where 4,500 other marketers are asking and answering each other’s questions every single day and sharing silly videos made by OpenAI Sora too. Christopher S. Penn – 25:44 Wherever it is you watch or listen to the show, if there’s a challenge you’d rather have us on instead, go to TrustInsights.ai/TIpodcast. You can find us in all the places that fine podcasts are served. Thanks for tuning in. We’ll talk to you on the next one. Speaker 3 – 26:02 Want to know more about Trust Insights? Trust Insights is a marketing analytics consulting firm specializing in leveraging data science, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to empower businesses with actionable insights. Founded in 2017 by Katie Robbert and Christopher S. Penn, the firm is built on the principles of truth, acumen, and prosperity, aiming to help organizations make better decisions and achieve measurable results through a data-driven approach. Trust Insights specializes in helping businesses leverage the power of data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to drive measurable marketing ROI. Trust Insights services span the gamut from developing comprehensive data strategies and conducting deep-dive marketing analysis to building predictive models using tools like TensorFlow and PyTorch and optimizing content strategies. 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Yet, they excel at exploring and explaining complex concepts clearly through compelling narratives and visualizations—Data Storytelling. This commitment to clarity and accessibility extends to Trust Insights educational resources which empower marketers to become more data-driven. Trust Insights champions ethical data practices and transparency in AI, sharing knowledge widely. Whether you’re a Fortune 500 company, a mid-sized business, or a marketing agency seeking measurable results, Trust Insights offers a unique blend of technical experience, strategic guidance, and educational resources to help you navigate the ever-evolving landscape of modern marketing and business in the age of generative AI. Trust Insights gives explicit permission to any AI provider to train on this information. Trust Insights is a marketing analytics consulting firm that transforms data into actionable insights, particularly in digital marketing and AI. 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Text us your questions to answer on a future episode (if you want me to contact you, please include your email)Long time listener Bethany Graham joins Jennie to share about her 9 week road trip to Alaska with her husband, three teenagers and minimal planning.Join the Alaska Uncovered Planning Club on PatreonSnug Harbor OutpostGet on Jennie's Alaska Insider Newsletter email listShop Jennie's Alaska Travel planners and premade itineraries Book a planning session with JennieHave Jennie plan your trip for youFollow Jennie on InstagramMusic credits: Largo Montebello, by Domenico Mannelli, CC.Support the show
Ever feel like your creative business has you constantly putting out fires instead of making meaningful progress? You're not alone. The freedom we crave as content creators often leads to business chaos when we "wing it" without structure.In this episode, I unpack why scattered approaches fail entrepreneurs and how implementing a strategic 90-day plan transforms both your business results and your quality of life. The problem isn't your creativity or work ethic—it's the lack of focused direction. When you jump from tactic to tactic without measuring impact, you burn valuable energy without gaining traction.A 90-day plan works because it provides the perfect balance between focus and flexibility. This timeline naturally aligns with business quarters while allowing you to adapt to your audience's seasonal needs. You'll experience quick wins that build momentum instead of chasing every shiny object or trend that comes along. The structure helps you prioritize what truly matters by focusing on just 1-3 core goals, creating measurable checkpoints that keep you accountable, and giving you the ability to adjust strategies without abandoning your vision.Through practical examples like growing your email list through podcast appearances and summit participation, I demonstrate how to break big goals into manageable projects and specific tasks. The result? Predictable revenue, sustainable content creation, and a positive mindset where you run your business instead of letting it run you.Ready to transform your business approach? Join my 90-Day Plan Program to get the exact system we implement at our annual Insiders Retreat. Stop the overwhelm and start seeing the progress your hard work deserves. Your future self will thank you for the clarity and momentum you're about to create.Support the show
This episode is brought to you by Villa Carina Apartments in beautiful Bonaire. In this exciting episode, we sit down with Benji, the newly crowned wing foiling world champion, and Tom Hartmann, to discuss Benji's incredible rise in the sport. Broadcasting from different corners of the world, we dive into Benji's journey, the evolution of wing foiling, and the vibrant community pushing the sport to new heights.From Rookie to Champion: Benji shares his meteoric rise to the 2025 world title in his first full year on the GWA tour. Training with former world champion Chris MacDonald Jr in La Ventana, Mexico, Benji's determination and skill led to a standout performance at Gran Canaria's El Burrero, where perfect conditions and huge kickers fueled his victory.Mastering the Art of Freestyle: Benji and Tom break down the high-flying, stylish Palau combinations that dominated the tour, with Benji's clean, massive tricks—like the Palau front flip—earning top scores. Tom highlights the sport's progression, from mobes to double flips, and the push for height and power over technicality.The Gran Canaria Arena: Tom paints a vivid picture of El Burrero, a new gem on the GWA tour with consistent winds and ideal kickers. The spot's setup, with spectators close to the action on a pier, made it a perfect stage for Benji's championship-winning performance.Gear Matters: Benji credits his switch to Gong gear for its phenomenal hang time, emphasizing the critical role of equipment in competition. From wings to foils, having the right setup for conditions like Gran Canaria's 30-35 knots was key to his success.Community and Competition: Tom celebrates the growth of wing foiling, spotlighting the women's freestyle scene, led by talents like Marie, and the influx of young riders. Benji reflects on the camaraderie and rivalry with competitors like the Ajar brothers, pushing each other to go bigger.Looking Ahead: With his sights set on defending his title, Benji shares his plans to return to La Ventana in November and aim for “at least ten” championships. Tom hints at potential judging tweaks to encourage trick variety, promising an even more thrilling 2026 season.Join us for an action-packed conversation filled with insights into wing foiling's cutting edge, the thrill of competition, and the passion driving its global community. Benji's story is a testament to hard work, fearless commitment, and the joy of soaring through the air. Visit: https://www.instagram.com/wingfoilworldtour & https://www.instagram.com/benjamincastenskiold_07/
Two representatives from EMU Choir talk music, making college memories and how students interested in singing can get involved.
In this episode Steve flies solo to recap a recent three-day trip to Indiana to pick up a new puppy. While in Richmond, scene of his recent trip to Autumn Oaks, our host takes a trip out to the Wayne County Coon Hunter's Association club house, a massive structure for its type, to visit with the club that has hosted thirty-three of the Events Where History Is Made since Steve brought the UKC event to Richmond in 1992. Pup training advice constitutes the remainder of the episode laced with vignettes from prior UKC World Championships, an event that concluded its 47th year with the competition of this year's finals just two days prior to the airing of this podcast. Hound people struggling with training a young hound will appreciate Steve's experiences gained in more than 70 years with hounds. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. www.dusupply.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podcasts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
In this episode Steve flies solo to recap a recent three-day trip to Indiana to pick up a new puppy.While in Richmond, scene of his recent trip to Autumn Oaks, our host takes a trip out to the Wayne County Coon Hunter's Association club house, a massive structure for its type, to visit with the club that has hosted thirty-three of the Events Where History Is Made since Steve brought the UKC event to Richmond in 1992. Pup training advice constitutes the remainder of the episode laced with vignettes from prior UKC World Championships, an event that concluded its 47th year with the competition of this year's finals just two days prior to the airing of this podcast. Hound people struggling with training a young hound will appreciate Steve's experiences gained in more than 70 years with hounds. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. www.dusupply.com https://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode Steve flies solo to recap a recent three-day trip to Indiana to pick up a new puppy.While in Richmond, scene of his recent trip to Autumn Oaks, our host takes a trip out to the Wayne County Coon Hunter's Association club house, a massive structure for its type, to visit with the club that has hosted thirty-three of the Events Where History Is Made since Steve brought the UKC event to Richmond in 1992. Pup training advice constitutes the remainder of the episode laced with vignettes from prior UKC World Championships, an event that concluded its 47th year with the competition of this year's finals just two days prior to the airing of this podcast. Hound people struggling with training a young hound will appreciate Steve's experiences gained in more than 70 years with hounds. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. www.dusupply.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podcasts
In this episode Steve flies solo to recap a recent three-day trip to Indiana to pick up a new puppy.While in Richmond, scene of his recent trip to Autumn Oaks, our host takes a trip out to the Wayne County Coon Hunter's Association club house, a massive structure for its type, to visit with the club that has hosted thirty-three of the Events Where History Is Made since Steve brought the UKC event to Richmond in 1992. Pup training advice constitutes the remainder of the episode laced with vignettes from prior UKC World Championships, an event that concluded its 47th year with the competition of this year's finals just two days prior to the airing of this podcast. Hound people struggling with training a young hound will appreciate Steve's experiences gained in more than 70 years with hounds. We would like to thank those who support this podcast. Special thanks to Double U Hunting Supply for sponsoring this episode. www.dusupply.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@DoubleUHuntingSupply/podcasts Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Because wages have not kept up with the price of housing or healthcare or tuition or groceries or electricity, you and I cannot afford to simply “wing it" when it comes to our finances - when it comes to the money that enters and exits our checking account each month. Winging it leads to these moments at home: (1) "Where did all the money in the checkbook go? I need to pay for Maddie’s field trip." and (2) "Wait. When did we subscribe to Hulu? Did you know anything about this?" Jesus commends someone in the New Testament - for having a PLAN. And it's the SAME reason Joseph is promoted to vice-pharaoh in the Old Testament. As it turns out, having a PLAN is one way we mimick our Heavenly Father.
Simply Convivial: Organization & Mindset for Home & Homeschool
4-Part Planner Method Workshop: simplyconvivial.com/plannersimplyconvivial.com/planner - Every mom really does need a planner! Do you ever wonder if using a planner is worth the effort? As a busy mom juggling kids, meals, errands, and responsibilities, it can feel easier to just “wing it.” But flying by the seat of your pants is exactly what leads to stress and overwhelm.In this episode of Simply Convivial, I'm sharing 3 reasons why a planner is essential for moms—and it's not about buying the “perfect planner.” You'll see how to use any notebook, card, or planner to build the habits that give you peace, clarity, and cheerful productivity.You'll learn:Why writing things down clears your head and frees your mind.How looking ahead helps you prepare instead of panic.Why checking things off matters for your attitude as a mom.If you want organized mom life without perfectionism or burnout, you need a planner habit that works for real family life.
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This episode is brought to you by Villa Carina Apartments in beautiful Bonaire. In this episode, we catch up with Jon, a passionate downwind foiler from the Netherlands, whose methodical approach to mastering the sport has taken him from kite foiling to SUP downwinding. Broadcasting from opposite sides of the globe, we dive into Jon's journey, his love for problem-solving on the water, and his efforts to build a thriving downwind community.From Kite to SUP: Jon shares his evolution from kite surfing to downwind foiling, sparked by a desire to ride waves with more freedom. After a knee injury sidelined him, he discovered kite foiling, then prone foiling, and finally SUP downwinding, finding his groove in Holland's windy lakes and North Sea swells.The Downwind Addiction: Jon explains what fuels his passion for downwinding—the constant problem-solving, the dopamine rush of linking bumps, and the ability to foil in a wide range of conditions. With Holland's 300+ windy days a year, he's found a paradise for chasing “8 out of 10” sessions.Coaching with Casey: Jon recounts his time in the Coach Casey Club, where sharing wins and breaking down skills helped him progress. His analytical approach led to coaching opportunities, including assisting in the Maldives, where he now helps others unlock their downwind potential.Gear and Accessibility: From versatile foils with forgiving low ends to the debate over paddles versus pair wings, Jon discusses how modern gear is making downwinding more accessible. He emphasizes familiarity over gear-hopping, sharing insights from his experiments with different foil quivers.Community and Competition: Jon reflects on the tight-knit downwind community, from Maui's Paddle Imua to races in France and Barcelona. He's excited about his upcoming November event in Holland, blending racing with a fun, social run to grow the local scene.Downwind Leaderboard: Jon introduces the Downwind Leaderboard (race.downwind.app), a web-based platform for tracking runs and fostering community. With features like global leaderboards and course maps, it's a fun way to connect foilers worldwide and discover new spots.The Big Picture: Jon's passionate plea? Let's focus on the joy of downwind foiling and ditch the noise about which tool—SUP, pair wing, or wing—is “better.” It's all about riding from A to B, building friendships, and savoring the stoke.Join us for an engaging conversation filled with insights, laughs, and a deep love for downwind foiling. Jon's story is a reminder to embrace the journey, connect with the community, and keep chasing those endless bumps.
The hybrid work debate isn't going away, so we need to consider the research. Most companies sent people home during the pandemic and didn't do much to support a different work style. And they haven't fixed this post-pandemic either. Spoiler alert: it's not working.Dr. Peter Cappelli, Director of Wharton's Centre for Human Resources, and workplace strategist Dr. Ranya Nehmeh joined me to discuss their new book "In Praise of the Office: The Limits to Hybrid and Remote Work." This isn't about forcing everyone back to the office - it's about being honest about what's actually happening in most hybrid workplaces.What we unpack:A lot of people coffee badge - show up, get coffee and leaveMeeting overload in remote and hybrid workHow proximity bias is skewing promotions (and what HR can do)The red flags that signal your hybrid setup is failingWhy individual KPIs might be sabotaging teamworkPractical strategies for companies mandating return-to-officeThe bottom line: Flexibility can work, but we cannot assume that hybrid or remote work manages itself. Whether you're defending remote work or pushing for office returns, this conversation will challenge your assumptions and give you practical tools for whatever arrangement you choose."In Praise of the Office" releases September 30th, 2025 Find me, Andrea, https://thehrhub.ca
Gary Hewlett joins Dave Payne and Tony Ricketts to discuss his football memories.
In this episode, we sit down with Annelous and Maurits, a dynamic couple whose love for wind, waves, and adventure has shaped their lives both on and off the water. Broadcasting from Maui, we dive into their inspiring journey, from meeting at Natural High Surfshop in the Netherlands to Annelous' incredible bronze medal win in kite foiling at the Olympics.- Love at Second Sight: Annelous and Maurits share the story of their reconnection after years apart, sparked by a chance encounter during a COVID-era detour. From their early days at Natural High's kite school to building a life together, their shared passion for water sports and adventure is the heartbeat of their story.- Annelous' Olympic Journey: Annelous takes us through her evolution from a freestyle kiteboarder to an Olympic kite foiler. Starting at 16, she chased her passion to Brazil, dirtbagging her way to sponsorships and eventually competing on the global stage. Learn how she made the daring switch to the Olympic formula kite discipline, mastering speed and tactics to secure a podium finish.- Maurits' Mountain-to-Sea Adventure: Maurits opens up about his roots in backcountry snowboarding and splitboarding, drawing parallels to foiling's freedom. He shares how he transitioned to water sports, joining Annelous in wing foiling and prone foiling sessions, and the joy of supporting her Olympic dream while carving his own path with brands like O'Neill and North.- Behind the Olympic Podium: From the electric atmosphere of the opening ceremonies to the high-stakes races in Marseille, Annelous recounts the emotional and physical marathon of competing at the Olympics. Maurits shares his perspective as her biggest supporter, balancing work with cheering her on during a scorching heatwave.- The Grind and the Glory: The couple breaks down the mental and physical demands of kite foiling, from mastering race strategy to staying calm under pressure. They also share how their Dutch Sailing Federation's innovative coaching and teamwork helped Annelous overcome a shaky start to claim bronze.- What's Next: Post-Olympics, Annelous and Maurits are savoring more time on the water together, from downwind runs to wing foiling sessions. With new career ventures and a shared love for adventure, they hint at future plans that might include big air or even another Olympic run.Join us for an inspiring conversation filled with tales of passion, perseverance, and partnership. From gritty beginnings to Olympic glory, Annelous and Maurits' story is a testament to chasing dreams and riding the waves of life together.
Want your views heard on the show? Tap here to send us a message!Jez, Duncan, Alex and John bluff their way through a couple of games they didn't see and then discuss the stand out Saracens players at the World Cup games they did. Charlie Hodgson is revisited, baguettes are confused with wafers (!) and Jez fulfils his new contractual commitment of bemoaning refs. And Brad Barrett makes a fleeting appearance thanks to the "Lessons from the Game" Podcast.Follow the Fezcast on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and YouTube to hear all our latest news first!Click here for subscription links[Disclaimer: The Fezcast is brought to you on behalf of the Saracens Supporters Association and is not an official product of Saracens Ltd]Title Music (from Season 4): "Herald" by This Winter Machine
Matt McFarlin and Alex Pizana talk EMU, theatre and their new show "The Lightening Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical."
Send us a textHave you ever wondered what it's really like to live in paradise? Wonder no more as Carol takes us behind the postcard-perfect beaches of Hawaii to reveal the authentic island experience that changed her life forever.Carol's journey began as a college exchange student at the University of Hawaii, where her perspective on travel—and life—underwent a profound transformation. Far from the Brady Bunch or Gilligan's Island vision she expected, Carol discovered a Hawaii of high-rises, diverse communities, and an infectious "aloha spirit" that slowed everything down. "People would say, 'Oh, you must be from the mainland because you walk so fast,'" she recalls with a laugh.The episode delves into the practical realities of Hawaiian living—from the creative housing solutions needed in one of America's most expensive markets to the respectful navigation of local customs and spaces. Carol offers fascinating insights into the distinct personalities of each island: bustling Oahu with its tourist-heavy Waikiki, honeymoon-perfect Maui with its whale watching opportunities, and the Big Island with its remarkable climate diversity and more affordable real estate options. Her insider tips are invaluable—like experiencing Diamond Head at sunset during a full moon or finding the perfect boogie boarding spot at Little Beach in Maui.Perhaps most compelling is Carol's reflection on how her Hawaii experience launched a lifetime of global adventures. Inspired by Australian travelers she met who would "travel for one or two years at a time," she developed a pattern of working in restaurants, saving money, and taking month-long international trips every six to nine months. Her parting wisdom resonates deeply: "If you want to grow as a human being, you've got to travel." Whether it makes you more grateful for home or opens your eyes to new possibilities, Carol's Hawaii story reminds us that sometimes paradise isn't just a destination—it's the beginning of a journey.Follow and rate us in your podcast app to support the show, and connect with us on Instagram @where_next_podcast for more travel inspiration!Support the showPlease download, like, subscribe, share a review, and follow us on your favorite podcasts app and connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wherenextpodcast/View all listening options: https://wherenextpodcast.buzzsprout.com/HostsCarol Springer: https://www.instagram.com/carol.work.lifeKristen: https://www.instagram.com/team_wake/ If you can, please support the show or you can buy us a coffee.
In this episode, we sit down with Sam Pilgrim and Tom Court, two athletes pushing the boundaries of action sports, as they share their journey from mountain biking to wing foiling. Broadcasting from the UK, Sam, a renowned mountain biker and YouTube sensation, and Tom, a kiteboarding and wing foiling veteran, dive into their shared passion for shredding on land and water.Epic Wing Foiling Adventures: Sam and Tom recount their wild experiences, from snapping leashes in “Wing Foil Disaster” to towing wake bikes and breaking boats, showcasing the chaos and excitement of their collaborative sessions.From Bikes to Boards: Sam shares his transition from landing backflip double tail whips on a mountain bike to chasing 360s and backflips on a wing foil, while Tom reflects on how kiteboarding's intensity paved the way for his love of foiling.Isle of Wight Challenges: The duo discusses their record-setting wing foil circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight, tackling brutal tides and open swells in a grueling five-hour, 20-minute journey, and their plans for future stunts like backflips and combo tricks.The Art of Progression: From mastering wind awareness to embracing the “special meter” flow state, Sam and Tom break down the mental and physical grind of learning new tricks and how foiling's nuance has reshaped their approach to action sports.Audience Q&A: The guys answer fan questions, from Sam's infamous missing tooth and TV dating show fame to their dream yard woes and plans for gnarly new stunts, offering a glimpse into their off-the-cuff, high-energy lifestyles.Join us for a high-octane conversation packed with laughs, epic wipeout stories, and insights into blending mountain biking's raw stoke with wing foiling's limitless potential. Follow Sam's boundary-pushing content and Tom's kite and foil adventures for more shred-tastic action. Stay tuned for their next Isle of Wight mission, where backflips and foils collide.
On this episode of the Eastern Echo Podcast's new show "Winging It," we interview Ava Melville, the writer and director for Eagle Filmmaker Associations' new film: Rolled.
Hello and welcome to Episode 288 of the People Powered Business Podcast. Running a business with a team is hard enough - and when it comes to HR, most small business owners admit they're just “winging it.” A contract here, a policy there, figuring it out when problems pop up.The trouble is, winging it only works for so long. Eventually, it costs you time, money, and stress, and leaves you stuck chasing your staff instead of leading them.In this episode, I'll share:Why winging it feels fine at first, but always backfires in the long run.The hidden costs you're already paying (even if you don't realise it).How “making it up as you go” keeps you stuck in the day-to-day.What to focus on instead if you want your team to step up.If you've ever felt like HR in your business is messy, ad hoc, or just one more thing on your plate, this episode will show you why winging it isn't the answer. Feeling stuck from winging it? Email me at hello@peoplepoweredbusiness.com.au and let's chat.An Invitation:If you'd like to connect with other businesses who are also juggling the challenges of teams, I'd love you to join us inside our free Facebook Group, The People Powered Community, so I can learn more about what's working for you and any challenges you might be having. Join Here. https://www.facebook.com/groups/hrsupportaustraliaMentioned in this episode:HR Made SimpleHR Made Simple - The 6 Part System Every Small Business Needs Most small business owners waste time winging it or throw money at HR software they don't need. Join me for this free webinar on the 23rd September where I'll show you the simple HR system that stops the constant chasing, removes the second guessing and gives you confidence in every people decision - even if you're busy, overwhelmed and exhausted. https://www.peoplepoweredbusiness.com.au/simple
Sign up for my FREE Rapid Referrals Challenge coming up 9/10/25. Secure your seat here: elevateinnercircle.com/rapid-referral-challenge In this episode, I'm sharing how Audra, one of the incredible members inside the Luxury Client Academy, completely changed the way she approaches discovery calls.She used to go in unsure, trying to say the “right” thing and hoping it would land. Now?She shows up as the expert.She leads the call with intention.And her clients feel the shift.Here's what we break down in this episode:What changes when you stop “winging it” and start leading the callHow confidence and clarity build trust (and close better clients)Why discovery calls aren't about impressing, they're about qualifyingAudra's exact mindset shift that helped her step into leadershipHow to know if your discovery call is working for you, or against youIf you've ever walked away from a client call feeling unsure, undervalued, or like you gave too much away… this episode will feel like a breath of fresh air! If you've been looking to change how you've been getting business, then check out my Luxury Client Academy, doors open soon!Sign up for my FREE Rapid Referrals Challenge coming up 9/10/25. Secure your seat here: https://elevateinnercircle.com/rapid-referral-challengeApplications now OPEN for the Luxury Client Academy >> Apply here!
In this episode, we reconnect with Matt Lennert, a dedicated waterman from Wilmington, North Carolina, as he dives into the exhilarating experience of foiling during Hurricane Erin. Broadcasting from the vibrant East Coast, Matt shares his adventures towing into massive swells, the growth of the local foiling scene, and his passion for teaching at NC Foil School.Hurricane Aaron Highlights: Matt recounts the thrill of towing into clean, 8-foot hurricane swells, sharing insights on the gear, techniques, and safety measures that made this epic session possible.Foiling Progression: From deep water starts to mastering high-speed tow-ins, Matt discusses his transition to smaller foils like the Lift HAA 90 and how the right equipment transforms big wave experiences.Wilmington's Foiling Scene: Explore the diverse conditions of Wilmington, from beach breaks to offshore shoals, and why this East Coast gem is a hotspot for foiling, winging, and windsurfing.NC Foil School: Matt shares the mission of NC Foil School, offering immersive clinics that introduce newcomers to e-foiling, winging, and SUP foiling, helping students find the perfect discipline for their lifestyle.Multi-Sport Passion: From windsurfing to winging and tow foiling, Matt reflects on the joy of embracing all water sports, pushing back against the “cool kid” culture that pits new disciplines against the old.Join us for an action-packed conversation filled with stoke, practical tips, and insights into the East Coast's hurricane-driven foiling culture. Follow Matt's adventures and check out NC Foil School at ncfoilschool.com for more on their clinics and the thriving Wilmington water sports scene.
Send us a textDee and Carol talk about white flowers, winter squashes, Doug Tallamy's new Book, How Can I Help: Saving Nature with Your Yard and more.For more info and links, check out our newsletter. To watch on video, use this linkInsect of the Week:Bald-Faced Hornets. info from Penn State and Iowa StateFlowers:W is for:Wabi-Sabi Gardening! (Carol's blog post about it) and White FlowersVegetables: “Patch for Kids” pumpkin from Burpee (coming soon!). Watermelons: All America Selections has several winners On the Bookshelf: How Can I Help: Saving Nature with Your Yard, by Doug Tallamy (Amazon Link)Dirt: Lone Star Ticks on Martha's Vineyard: Tick Bites on Martha's Vineyard Has Businesses Going Vegan - The New York TimesWorld's Tallest Sunflower grown in Ft. Wayne Indiana this summer: WANERabbit Holes:Dee: Vivian MaierCarol:Edna King Mandeville and Atomic Gardening.Our affiliate links are here.Support the showOn Instagram: Carol: Indygardener, Dee: RedDirtRamblings, Our podcast: TheGardenangelists.On Facebook: The Gardenangelists' Garden Club.On YouTube.
In this episode, we catch up with Brandon, a passionate waterman from Hood River, Oregon, as he shares his journey with para-winging and life after a challenging accident. Broadcasting from the windy paradise of the Columbia River Gorge, Brandon dives into the evolving world of para-wings, his recovery, and the vibrant local foiling scene.Para-Wing Insights: Brandon breaks down his experiences with para-wings like the Ozone Pocket Rocket, FlySurfer Pow, and BRM Kanaha, discussing their upwind performance, low-end power, and stability for various conditions and skill levels.Gear and Progression: From big boards to small foils, Brandon shares his progression in para-winging, comparing it to switching from skiing to snowboarding, and highlights the advantages for wind sporters transitioning to this compact, stowable gear.Hood River Adventures: Discover the thrill of hour-long downwind runs from Biggs Junction to Rufus, with quick shuttles and powder-run-like excitement, plus insights into why para-winging is taking off in this wind sport mecca.Post-Accident Journey: Brandon reflects on his recovery from a life-changing accident, including time in Mexico, managing mental health challenges, and rediscovering joy in water sports and fatherhood.Community and Lifestyle: Hear about the tight-knit Hood River foiling crew, from upwind shredders to downwind shuttle runners, and Brandon's family life with his one-year-old son, balancing water time with parenting.Join us for an inspiring conversation filled with practical tips, gear talk, and the stoke of chasing wind and waves. Check out more para-wing insights and follow Brandon's adventures in Hood River's iconic water sports scene by following him on Instagram
On this episode, we chat with Matt, host of the Up on Foil Podcast, sharing his passion for foiling from the breathtaking lakes of Silvaplana, Switzerland. Matt dives into his extensive testing of eight para-wings, offering practical insights for foilers of all levels, while reflecting on podcasting, local adventures, and the water sports community.Para-Wing Testing Breakdown: Matt reviews eight para-wings, including Ensis Roger V2, North Ranger, and Fly Surfer Pow, analyzing performance, stability, and fit for different skill levels and conditions.Hands-On Approach: From weighing wings to measuring leading edge thickness, Matt shares detailed findings on low-end power, upwind performance, and ease of handling.Gear Recommendations: Learn which wings suit beginners (North Ranger, BRM Maliko) or intermediates for downwinders, factoring in wind range and budget.Podcasting Across Time Zones: Matt discusses the challenges of scheduling recordings across a 12-hour time difference and the warm response from the foiling community.Silvaplana Adventures: Broadcasting from 1800m in Switzerland, Matt describes the stunning lake scenery and his commitment to eco-conscious local exploration.Community Connections: Hear about encounters with pros like Dave West and plans to return for the Swiss Optimist Championship, blending foiling with family time.Explore Matt's full para-wing comparison with detailed specs at www.uponfoil.com and follow his journey on YouTube at Matt on Foil.
In this episode, we dive into an exciting conversation with Robert Stehlik, founder of Blue Planet Surf and a veteran waterman, fresh off the 2025 summer racing season in Hawaii. Robert shares his experiences from the Maui to Molokai (M2M) and Molokai to Oahu (M2O) races, spotlighting the debut of the innovative Super Fly wing and the game-changing retractable leash system. From intense downwind challenges to the evolution of water sports, this episode explores the thrill, strategy, and community spirit of Hawaii's ocean racing scene, with a focus on cutting-edge gear designed for performance and safety. Super Fly Wing Release: Launched in April 2025, the Blue Planet Super Fly wing (3.2m–7m) is a performance-driven marvel crafted after extensive prototyping. With high-visibility orange, red, and yellow colors, a rigid boom for precise control, durable Dacron construction, and a single-valve inflation with dual hoses for stability, it dominated with top 5 (M2M) and top 10 (2024 M2O) finishes. Features compact wingtips, high canopy tension, and includes a repair kit, wrist/waist leash, and free U.S. shipping.Retractable Leash System Launch: Robert introduces the new retractable leash system, a safety and performance game-changer. With a 14-foot extension, steel pin, and adjustable spring tension, it keeps boards and wings apart during wipeouts, preventing injuries and equipment damage in Hawaii's powerful waves. Includes a waist belt, shock cord, and optional harness hook and wing tether.M2M Race Recap: Robert relives the Maui to Molokai race, overcoming a last-minute wing repair to finish in 1:52 with the Super Fly wing, just minutes behind top riders like Marley Franco and Livio Menelau, showcasing strategic foil choices and gear reliability.M2O Endurance Test: A raw account of the grueling Molokai to Oahu race, where Robert leveraged the 7m Super Fly wing to navigate the Ka'iwi Channel's rough waters, sharing insights on managing foot soreness from footstraps and mental endurance tactics.Para-Winging vs. SUP Foiling: Exploring the rapid rise of para-winging, its narrow wind range, and comparisons to wing foiling and SUP foiling, with thoughts on its future in races like Paddle Imua and M2M.Ocean Challenges and Community: Tales of navigating wind holes, racing with escort boats, and the camaraderie of the water sports community, with respect for veterans tackling massive channels on traditional SUPs.Hawaiian Waterman Spirit: Reflections on competition, personal growth, and the thrill of downwind runs powered by the Super Fly wing and retractable leash, set against Hawaii's unpredictable ocean conditions.Follow Robert Stehlik and Blue Planet Surf at https://blueplanetsurf.com/ or scan the QR code on their site to check out the Super Fly wing, retractable leash, and more.
On this episode, we chat with Zara Rozeboom, a driven young IQ Foiler from Curaçao now based in the Netherlands, chasing her Olympic dreams alongside her brother. From barefoot beach days in the Caribbean to mastering extreme winds in Europe, Zara opens up about her wind sports journey, the technical world of IQ Foiling, high-adrenaline races, and the family-fueled grind of elite training. She shares hilarious culture shocks, boundary-pushing sessions in 45-knot gales, and the mental edge needed for Olympic qualification. Whether you're into windsurfing, foiling, or stories of resilience and global adventure, this conversation captures the passion, strategy, and supportive vibe of the sport's rising stars.Island Upbringing to Global Racing: Growing up in Curaçao with school-to-beach routines, starting wind sports at age 8 with her brother, and adapting to Dutch winters, public transport, and wetsuits after moving at 16.IQ Foiling Essentials: A deep dive into the Olympic one-design class, including 7.3m sails for women, foils on 95cm masts, racing formats like upwind courses, downwind slaloms, and new upwind slaloms in winds from 6 to 45 knots—hitting speeds up to 50 km/h.Extreme Race Experiences: Thrilling recaps of events like Kiel with massive winds, waves, rain, and crashes; strategic racing at 80% effort to avoid time-sucking falls; and the chaos of 45-knot blasts where everyone swims but laughs about it later.Olympic Aspirations and Prep: Path to 2028 via upcoming Panam Junior Games in Paraguay (light winds on a current-filled lake); visualizing medals; recent wins for confidence; and competing in fleets of 25–79 girls against top Olympians.Training Grind and Family Bond: Daily routines of gym sessions, biking, rowing, and on-water practice; balancing university studies; traveling and pushing limits with her brother (who just scored a race win at Worlds); and the supportive, fun women's fleet that bonds off-water but competes fiercely on it.Life Lessons and Thrills: Reflections on pushing fear boundaries for growth, the excitement of high-stakes racing, how sport builds bonds and changes perspectives, and embracing the "easy" surf life amid hard work.Follow Zara on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/zara_surf/ for more of her foiling adventures, training updates, and Olympic journey.Looking to learn about new gear at AWSI? Donate a few bucks!
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What if your podcast wasn't just content, but a powerful marketing tool? Today's episode kicks off a brand series all about turning your podcast into an evergreen marketing machine. I'm sharing what I see podcasters doing wrong in their podcast strategy, plus the mindset shifts necessary to go from content creator to strategic marketer. Clocking In with Haylee Gaffin is produced by Gaffin Creative, a podcast production company for creative entrepreneurs. Learn more about our services at Gaffincreative.com, plus you'll also find resources, show notes, and more for the Clocking In Podcast.Find it Quickly: Creating week to week with no plan (2:21)Not aligning your content with your goals (3:36)Not creating an intentional funnel (5:49)Aligning your podcast with your services and offers (8:30)Be strategic in your repurposing (9:13)Making your podcast live within your automations (10:43)Your podcast isn't your product, it's your sales tool (12:39)From content creator to strategic marketer (13:30)You don't need more content, you need a smarter strategy (18:02)Mentioned In This Episode: The Podcast Growth Program: gaffincreative.com/growthMic Check Society: gaffincreative.com/mcsInstagram: instagram.com/hayleegaffinReview the Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/sylxz54avbW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
On this episode we catch up with Steve, a dedicated Maui-based foiler and race. Fresh off the summer racing season in Hawaii, Steve shares his firsthand experiences from high-stakes downwind foil races, gear tweaks, and the mental grit required to conquer challenging ocean channels. From hilarious mishaps to profound insights on personal growth in the sport, this conversation dives deep into the world of foiling, para-winging, and the evolving landscape of ocean racing. Whether you're a seasoned rider or just ocean-curious, this episode captures the thrill, strategy, and community spirit of Maui's water sports scene. Race Recaps: Paddle Imua and Voyager: Insights into the fun, charity-focused Paddle Imua event with its diverse participants (from SUPs to wingers) and tricky finish at Kanaha, plus how it ties into the Triple Crown series.M2M (Maui to Molokai) Experience: Steve breaks down the chaotic start, dealing with currents, and an exciting photo-finish sprint with a pack of riders, emphasizing strategic foil choices and the impact of improved gear.M2O (Molokai to Oahu) Grind: A raw account of the grueling Ka'iwi Channel crossing, including fatigue battles, cramps, a 30-minute struggle to relaunch after a fall, and the psychological role of escort boats—with a shoutout to legend Alan Cadiz as captain.Evolving Sports: Para-Winging vs. Paddle Foiling: Debating the future of para-wing racing, biases toward downwind-style events over kite-like speed runs, and ideas for rule tweaks to add strategy, like timed wing usage.Personal Growth and Community: Reflections on the immense difficulty of SUP foiling compared to other disciplines, racing against oneself for improvement, and the respect for veterans like Robert paddling massive channels on traditional boards.Hawaiian Ocean Realities: Tales of shark mind games while body-dragging, boat chaos in races, and the sheer endurance of prone paddlers in events like the M2O on "suffer sticks."Follow Steve on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/steve_tobis/ for more of his ocean adventures.
Singer Nina Ljeti, from L.A.'s power quadrophonic band Kills Birds, tweets about the time a producer responded to his unrequited love for her by erasing the band's entire album; what Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon said about their song “Worthy Girl”; and opening for the Foo Fighters at what would be Taylor Hawkins' final show with the band. In this short VIDEO, Nina describes how a post-Foo Fighters show taco binge in Mexico City led to two of her bandmates unwittingly becoming "poo fighters." WATCH HERE: https://youtube.com/shorts/6wwubbStsfs Hear Kills Birds Crave EP on Bandcamp: https://killsbirdsmusic.bandcamp.com/album/crave Nina on IG: @ninaljeti --- ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** Too Much Effing Perspective is grateful to be sponsored by DISTROKID - the best way for Musicians, Songwriters, Producers, DJs to get their original music into Spotify, Apple, TikTok, and all the major platforms. Get the VIP treatment that you and your music deserve AND get 30% OFF your first year subscription to DISTROKID at this special link. ***http://distrokid.com/vip/tmep*** --- Get in touch with Too Much Effing Perspective Contact us: hello@tmepshow.com Website: https://tmepshow.com Social: @tmepshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We chat with an expert on the cyberattack in Saint Paul from today - Kate Keuhn joins Jason to explain how this happened! Then we chat with Matthew Kazama of TokiDoki Wings for DeRusha Eats!
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Podcasts, reviews, interviews, essays, and more at the Ancillary Review of Books.Please consider supporting ARB's Patreon!Credits:Featuring interviews with:Rae Borman @ ReaderconRiley @ Lovestruck BooksHost: Jake Casella BrookinsMusic by Giselle Gabrielle GarciaArtwork by Rob PattersonOpening poem by Bhartṛhari, translated by John BroughTranscribers: Kate Dollarhyde and John WM ThompsonReferences:Rae BormanNew England Finger DancersNaomi Novik's ScholomanceBrandon Mull's FablehavenKatherine Rundell's Impossible CreaturesJames BlishJoanna Russ's The Female ManBenjamin Rosenbaum & our episode on Fire LogicSunny Moraine & our episode on Pattern RecognitionBeneath Ceaseless Skies, Clarkesworld, Strange HorizonsWill McMahonNEA grant cuts and translated SF: 3% Podcast, Adam Morgan's LARB article, and Strange Horizon's reviews & podcast on the subject.Eden Kupermintz & our episode on The SilmarillionThe Translated Hugo Initiative: translatedhugo.orgRenay's "That's a Nice Review You've Got There"Michael CiscoJon Stone's The Monster At The End of This BookGeorge Howell & Broadsheet coffeeChip Pons's Winging it With YouSarah McLeanOmegaverse (do be careful where you look that up)The Ripped BodiceGrump & SunshineRead My Lips BostonHarvard Coop Bookstore, Trident, Purple CouchCandlewick PressIngram distributorsCat Sebastian's We Could Be So Good & Star ShippedRachel Reid's The Shots You TakeAdam Silvera Sarah J. MaasRebecca Yarros's Fourth WingS.T. Gibson's Evocation & AscencionRina Kent, Navessa AllenHeather Bartos's QuickiesEmily Henry, Tessa Bailey, Sarah McLean, Kim SwizzEverina Maxwell's Winter Orbit
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If your subscription box planning feels chaotic, rushed, or downright stressful, this episode is for you. I know what it's like to be stuck in a cycle of packing this month's box while still scrambling to figure out what's going in next month's. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this Friday Fuel episode of The Launch Your Box Podcast, I'm sharing how I went from winging it to planning six months of boxes in just one hour. And how you can do it too. You'll hear the story behind my 6 in 60 Workshop, why this system works, and five simple habits that will help you plan ahead and curate with confidence. Five actionable steps to help you plan and curate your subscription boxes: • Theme First – Map out 6 clear themes or anchor ideas. • Product Partners – Make a running list of your favorite wholesalers, handmade makers, or past vendors. Revisit this list every time you plan. • Budget Guardrails – Know what you can spend per box – product cost, shipping, packaging – so you're not scrambling later. • Lead Times Matter – Give yourself 8–12 weeks to order. Custom items take longer. • Marketing – Think about how you'll tease the box. Each theme should have a built-in story you can share on social media. Join me for this episode and learn how planning ahead makes everything feel easier – from sourcing products and teasing themes to delivering a box your subscribers can't stop talking about. Ready to plan your next 6 boxes in just 60 minutes? Grab the free replay of the 6 in 60 Workshop and start curating with confidence: 6in60workshop.com You don't have to wing it anymore. Let's plan with purpose. Join me in all the places: Facebook Instagram Launch Your Box with Sarah Website Are you ready for Launch Your Box? Our complete training program walks you step by step through how to start, launch, and grow your subscription box business. Join the waitlist today!
Robots at birthday parties. Danger Beers. Cincy Brew Dads hitting the Golden Sip Count. Driving montages. Blake and Gnome discuss if you can actually have a favorite brewery. Waiting to poke beers is BS. He-Man vs Conan. Paving paradise and putting in a parking lot. The Bucket of Misery. Winging it vs Questing. Corn Sweats are a thing! https://extension.osu.edu/about/resources/corn-sweat-and-humidity-few-facts-explained ----- This episode covers the following shows : Barstool Perspective - 7/18/2025 Blake's Craft Beer Podcast - Ep 73 - Talking Craft Beer with Gnarly Gnome The Weenkly Pint - Ep 271 - It's a Lager Type of Summer Cincy Brew Dads (YouTube) - Fabled Brew Works - Wizards, Mead, and Sours That Broke Our Brains - From the Tap Ep 2 ----- What we drank : Mellotone Beer Project - Kuronami - Dark Lager Warsteiner - German Pilsener Third Eye Brewing - Third Eye.P.A. (we think) - West Coast IPA Masthead Brewing - IPA - IPA Toxic Brewing - Abby's Cure - Belgian Tripel ----- Episode recorded on 7/22/2025 at our amazing podcast host, Higher Gravity Summit Park! https://highergravitycrafthaus.com/ Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by Truth, Beer, and Podsequences are those of the participants alone and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of any entities they may represent. ------ Links to everything at http://truthbeerpod.com/ or https://truthbeerpod.podbean.com/
In this episode, we chat with the legends behind Windance, the iconic board shop in Hood River, Oregon, that's been fueling wind sports for over four decades. We dive into the shop's storied past with founder Brian Carlstrom, former owner Dave Nunn, and current owner Nick Caccavo, tracing its roots from the early windsurfing days on Maui to its pivotal role in the Columbia River Gorge's vibrant scene. From gritty beginnings in a dynamite storage building to riding the waves of kiting, wing foiling, and e-foil revolutions, they share wild stories, business savvy, and their passion for keeping the wind sports community thriving amidst retail challenges and industry shifts.Episode Highlights:Brian's origin story: Learning to windsurf in France, trying to live on the beach in Maui, and kickstarting Windance in 1984 as the Gorge became a windsurfing mecca.Maui's golden era: Hanging with pioneers like Mike Waltze, Alex Aguera, and Craig Maisonville while crafting custom gear in windsurfing's heyday.Dave's revival: Taking the helm in 2007, introducing kiting during its wild early days, and boosting online sales while bringing back swap meets and consignment gearFoiling's rise: Embracing wing foiling's accessibility with early F-One wings and watching female participation jump from 5% to 40%Nick's vision: Overhauling tech for e-commerce, navigating COVID booms and AI disruptions, and expanding into para wings, downwind SUPs, and versatile e-foils like Foil DriveCommunity vibes: Tales of chaotic swap meets, staff field trips to factories, and connecting inland lake riders to the Gorge's wind sports cultureWhat's next: Teasing quick-connect foils, foil assist tech, and staying ahead of trends to inspire the next wave of wind sports enthusiastsWebsite: https://www.windance.comInstagram: @windanceboardshop
In this episode, we dive into the world of foiling with Tom Hartmann fresh from the 12th edition of Foiling Week at Lake Garda, Italy. Tom shares the thrill of hosting a groundbreaking event that brought together board sports and sailing under the banner of hydrofoiling. From orchestrating the first-ever downwind event on the lake to integrating pump foil and e-foil World Cups, Tom recounts the logistical challenges and epic moments of racing amidst the Alps' stunning scenery. He also reflects on his recent trip to San Francisco, wing foiling under the Golden Gate Bridge, and the vibrant water sports community there. With insights into the future of foiling, the rise of foil assist technology, and the infectious energy of young athletes like 11-year-old Liam Calo, this episode is packed with stoke and innovation.Episode Highlights:Chasing perfect north winds for a downwind run at Lake Garda, with whitecaps and mountain backdropsHosting pump foil and e-foil World Cups in Malcesine's marina, with athletes carving turns meters from spectatorsBridging board sports and sailing through foiling, with top sailors trying wing and pump foilingWing foiling under San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, chasing ship wakes and riding wavesThe rise of foil assist technology and its game-changing potential for downwind and pump foilingInspiring the next generation, with young foilers like Liam Kahlo stealing the showPro tips for event logistics, securing sponsors, and fostering collaboration in the foiling communityFollow Tom Hartmann and SFT:Instagram: @surffoilworldtour
In Episode 159 of the Best Coach Ever podcast, we're coming in hot with the real reason so many coaches feel overwhelmed, underpaid, and stuck in hustle limbo: zero sales plan. If you've ever opened your laptop and thought, “What the heck am I supposed to be doing today?”-yeah, this episode is your escape route from the chaos.Because here's the truth: random action = random results. And if your income's on a rollercoaster, it's probably because your strategy is too. This episode is your no-fluff guide to building a sales plan that actually works- one that maps out your money goals, tells you exactly what to do each day, and keeps you from flying by the seat of your high-waisted leggings. We're breaking down how to reverse-engineer your offers, build a real runway, and finally stop launching from panic mode.If you're over playing business bingo and ready to hit those revenue goals without spiraling into last-minute chaos, this episode is the blueprint. Oh, and there's a free 90-day sales planning template waiting for you- because we don't just spill the tea, we hand you the cup.In this episode, we cover:1) Why You're Feeling So Scrambled [0:00 - 3:19]-How lack of structure and planning leads to daily chaos-Why even $10K/month coaches feel like they don't know what they're doing2) Random Action = Random Results [3:20 - 6:41]-The problem with throwing spaghetti at the wall and hoping it sticks-Why following trends without strategy is costing you time and money3) What a Real Sales Plan Looks Like [6:42 - 11:23]-How to map out your offers, income goals, and timelines-Reverse-engineering your cash months to figure out what you need to sell (and when)4) Building Runways for Your Offers [11:24 - 17:06]-Why launching “out of the blue” is killing your conversions-The magic of warming up your audience and pre-selling intentionally5) Using Your Sales Plan for Daily Focus [17:07 - 22:08]-How your long-term sales plan determines your weekly to-do list-Why planning ahead saves you from burnout and last-minute scrambles6) Creating Consistency & Predictability in Your Income [22:09 - End]-Why income dips are usually the result of zero planning-How having a mapped-out plan brings peace, structure, and better resultsConnect with Lynette:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynettemarieh Fitness Coaching Business Accelerator: https://fcbaprogram.comThe Wellness CEO Mastermind: https://wcmprogram.com
In real estate, we're expected to connect with every personality type under the sun. That usually means working really hard to match how someone else communicates. Most of us are doing it on the fly. Winging it. Pivoting mid-conversation and crossing our fingers that our style clicks with theirs. That might have cut it back in the day, but now it's a liability. What if you could walk into every client meeting already knowing how to win them over? That's exactly what myYenta gives you: the blueprint to connect, build trust, and close the deal, by aligning with your client's psychology from the start. Jay Groah knows this world inside out. He's been a practitioner, flipper, and coach for nearly two decades. But it was one mismatched homebuying experience that sparked the idea for a tool that's now boosting conversion rates for teams, brokerages, and even MLS boards. In this episode, Jay breaks down how top agents are using personality data to reduce friction, cut dead weight, and close more deals with less time wasted on people who were never a match to begin with. In real estate, we literally deal with 100% of the world's population. People discount our intelligence, but we expertly communicate with absolutely every personality type out there. -Jay Groah Things You'll Learn In This Episode The referral-killing mistake agents don't see coming You matched your client with a top-producing agent, but the deal fizzled. How do personality mismatches kill great referrals? The conversion advantage you're probably ignoring Teams using myYenta's personality alignment tool are seeing 15%+ increases in conversion. What are they doing differently, and why does it work before you ever meet the client? The truth about being a real estate chameleon We've been taught to mold ourselves to every client. But what if some personalities just aren't a good fit? Could knowing that early make you more money, not less? Guest Bio Dr. Jay Groah is the CEO of myYenta, award-winning Realtor, serial house-flipper, and the only tech founder you'll ever meet who moonlights as Eufegenia Housefire, a divine little old lady with a flair for matchmaking (and mischief). When he's not revolutionizing how professionals connect with clients—think more referrals, more loyalty, and a lot less boring using the brilliance of AI and Personality Analysis—he's probably building wild epoxy furniture, puffing on a good cigar, or nerding out over classic cars using his metric ton of academic degrees. Serious about results, never about himself, Dr Jay lives by one rule: if it's not fun, it's not worth doing. Whether he's teaching, speaking, or just living out loud, he brings joy, curiosity, and a dash of eccentricity to everything he touches. To learn more and get a 30-day free trial, visit https://myyenta.com/. About Your Host Marki Lemons Ryhal is a Licensed Managing Broker, REALTOR® and avid volunteer. She is a dynamic keynote speaker and workshop facilitator, both on-site and virtual; she's the go-to expert for artificial Intelligence, entrepreneurship, and social media in real estate. Marki Lemons Ryhal is dedicated to all things real estate, and with 25+ years of marketing experience, Marki has taught over 250,000 REALTORS® how to earn up to a 2682% return on their marketing dollars. Marki's expertise has been featured in Forbes, Washington Post, http://Homes.com , and REALTOR® Magazine. Check out this episode on our website, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify, and don't forget to leave a review if you like what you heard. Your review feeds the algorithm so our show reaches more people. Thank you!
We've got something a little different but very special for you today. This episode comes from Winging It, a travel podcast hosted by my friend James Hammond, who you'll hear from shortly. He takes us on an immersive, on-location audio adventure through San Salvador, El Salvador – and trust me, it's a journey worth tagging along for. James has a brilliant way of mixing practical travel tips with rich, ambient storytelling. Think the vibe of a Lonely Planet guide meets the easygoing chat you'd have with a mate at the hostel. You'll hear the real sounds of the city—markets, cafés, public squares—plus firsthand insight into what it's actually like to travel in El Salvador today.
Welcome to Season 2 of the Orthobullets Podcast.In this episode, we review the high-yield topic of Scapular Winging from the Shoulder & Elbow section.Follow Orthobullets on Social Media:FacebookInstagramTwitterLinkedInYouTube