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LinkedIn is a gold mine for prospecting information.But before you can tap into that info, you have to know how to look for it. In this prospecting masterclass, you'll learn about key data points you should be sourcing from LinkedIn – and how to use common search functions and other native features to find them. You'll leave understanding key prospecting frameworks using LinkedIn search, posts, profiles, and DMs — no Sales Nav required.You'll Learn:What information you should look for on LinkedInHow to find key info without Sales NavWays to leverage info from posts + profiles in your outreachThe Speakers: Will Aitken and Nate StoltenowIf you want to catch The Daily Sales Show live, join hereFollow Sell Better to get the latest actionable tactics from sales pros at the top of their gameExplore our YouTube ChannelThank you to our sponsor: Wiza
Signal-based prospecting has taken off over the last year.The problem is, that most people are using the same signals (and worse, writing the EXACT same thing). This defeats the purpose because it's become the new standard.Jed Mahrle joined us to share how you can use those same signals but make your message stand out from the rest with deep and relevant personalization.You'll Learn:What shallow personalization looks like (and how to avoid it)How to write relevant hooks & personalization based on common prospecting signalsHow to stand out from the crowd in the inboxThe Speakers: James Buckley and Jed MahrleIf you want to catch The Daily Sales Show live, join hereFollow Sell Better to get the latest actionable tactics from sales pros at the top of their gameExplore our YouTube ChannelThank you to our sponsors: Gong, Magical and Wiza
High-performing reps don't have some secret sauce – They just build better prospecting systems. Join us live to learn how to set yourself up for success by building a repeatable prospecting framework that brings in a consistent, solid pipeline of leads. You'll learn how to reverse-engineer your goals and take daily action steps to ensure you're reaching enough leads to hit quota easily.You'll Learn:How to source a pipeline (step-by-step)Simple outbound frameworks you can stealOutbound activities you should be doing every dayThe Speakers: Leslie Douglas, Anthony Natoli and Firat BerberIf you want to catch The Daily Sales Show live, join hereFollow Sell Better to get the latest actionable tactics from sales pros at the top of their gameExplore our YouTube ChannelThank you to our sponsors: Vidyard and Wiza
Podsumowanie najważniejszych wydarzeń minionego tygodnia w Australii w opracowaniu Darka Paczyńskiego.
No matter how good you are at cold calls, we all have blind spots. The best way to overcome those blind spots? Get another pair of eyes ears on your work.In this Daily Sales Show episode you will here mock cold calls in action – and leave with cold call strategies most people only learn through 10+ years of sales experience.Whether you're looking to improve your openers, value props, or CTAs, you'll learn real-world tactics you can start using today to level up your cold call game. You'll Learn:Opener strategies to keep prospects on the lineCall formats for a world where no one likes cold calls“Hidden” cold call tactics you can't know without experienceThe Speakers: James Buckley and Kyle VamvourisIf you want to catch The Daily Sales Show live, join here:https://hubs.la/Q01yLCGf0Follow Sell Better to get the latest actionable tactics from sales pros at the top of their game:https://hubs.ly/Q01tLYNJ0Explore our YouTube Channel:https://hubs.la/Q01N39ks0Thank you to our sponsor: Magical and Wiza
LinkedIn is exploding with bots and spam messages. But it's still a highly effective channel for setting meetings.In this Daily Sales Show episode, Amanda Wilde will share the exact sequences she and her team use to stand out from the rest and build pipeline. You'll walk away with 3 sequence types that you can steal for yourself.You'll Learn:How to stand out with video, GIFs, and voice notes3 LinkedIn sequence templates you can steal for yourselfHow to achieve a 30% reply rate on LinkedInThe Speakers: Jed Mahrle and Amanda WildeIf you want to catch The Daily Sales Show live, join here:https://hubs.la/Q01yLCGf0Follow Sell Better to get the latest actionable tactics from sales pros at the top of their game:https://hubs.ly/Q01tLYNJ0Explore our YouTube Channel:https://hubs.la/Q01N39ks0Thank you to our sponsor: Wiza
Welcome to an all-new Films for the Void, episode #75! In this episode, Eric and Landon ease on down to the land of Oz to discuss Sidney Lumet's 1978 film THE WIZ, as well as take a look at the film that inspired it - Victor Fleming's 1939 film THE WIZARD OF OZ, all on the latest episode of Films for the Void!TIME STAMPS00:02:17 The Wizard of Oz00:16:29 The Wiz01:06:36 Eric's Recommendation for Next EpisodeTWITTER: @films_void$3/MONTH PATREON: patreon.com/films_voidLANDON'S TWITTER @igotdefevermanLANDON'S INSTAGRAM @duhfeverLANDON'S LETTERBOXD @landondefeverERIC'S TWITTER @ericwiththehairERIC'S INSTAGRAM @ericwiththebeardERIC'S LETTERBOXD @ericwiththehairArtwork by Annie CurleTheme Music by Meghan Gove
Are you finding it challenging to create a cold email sequence that converts?In this Daily Sales Show episode, we'll cover the A-Z of a good cold outbound sequence, including how to know your audience, ways to effectively use pattern interrupts, and 4 things every sequence should include. PLUS – You'll even get our guests' hot takes on whether email bumps and threaded emails should be left in the past.You'll Learn:Compelling CTAs that don't feel pushyA checklist you can use for every cold sequence you buildThe power of a pattern interrupt: how to know if you've got a good oneThe Speakers: Leslie Douglas, Jill Bruno and Clara JohnsonIf you want to catch The Daily Sales Show live, join here:https://hubs.la/Q01yLCGf0Follow Sell Better to get the latest actionable tactics from sales pros at the top of their game:https://hubs.ly/Q01tLYNJ0Explore our YouTube Channel:https://hubs.la/Q01N39ks0Thank you to our sponsor: Wiza
Stephen shares his wisdom around founder-led sales, Go To Market, and understanding the difference between spam emails and employee emails. Connect with us on LinkedIn Richard Harris Scott Leese Want to go to Costa Rica? Come to the next Surf and Sales event! Register Here!
Określenie trendów w modzie na rok 2024 jest trudne, ponieważ modyfikacje i zmiany w trendach są nieustanne i zależne od wielu czynników. Jednakże, można przewidzieć kilka potencjalnych trendów na 2024 rok na podstawie aktualnych tendencji w modzie. #IPPTV #WieczorekPrzyMikrofonie #moda -----------------------------------------------------------------
Polki ma emigracji radzą sobie świetnie! Szybko się uczą i biorą sprawy w swoje ręce. Często decydują się na otworzenie własnego biznesu, tak jak Maja Koziara, bohaterka kolejnego Śniadania w Dallas. Maja Koziara pochodzi z Rybnika, ze Śląska. Od dwóch lat mieszka w USA, obecnie w Houston, w Teksasie. Jest kolorystką i osobistą stylistką, która założyła własną firmę w Houston i jak sama mówi, wprowadza kolory do szaf Amerykanek! To kobieta przedsiębiorcza i wielka optymistka! Maja Koziara jest bardzo pozytywną osobą, która zaraża optymizmem swoje klientki i klientów! Analiza kolorystyczna to nie tylko wprowadzanie kolorów do naszych ubrań, ale również kolorowanie naszego życia i naszej osobowości! Czyli wychodzi na to, że Maja to również psychoterapeutka! O własnej firmie marzyła już od paru dobrych lat! W 2016 roku ukończyła krakowską szkołę Wizażu i Stylizacji Artystyczna Alternatywa i już wtedy wiedziała że praca z klientami jako kolorystyka i osobista stylistka to jej powołanie!
In Ep. 6, Mike and Simmy dive into the story of Stephen Hakami, a 25-year-old college dropout who built Wiza: a SaaS tool that enriches Linkedin prospect lists with high-quality contact info so they can be targeted off-platform. He started the company only 3 years ago and today it's generating over $6M/yr in revenue! Then the guys put on their lab coats for a discussion about Kathryn Cross, the 24-year-old founder of Anja Health. Kathryn has created a DTC startup in the nascent industry of stem cell banking, raising millions from investors like Balaji and Alexis Ohanian. Anja helps new parents save the placenta and umbilical cord at birth and store it for decades so the valuable, unique-to-you stem cells it contains could be used at some point in the future to treat a life-threatening disease for you or a loved one. 0:00 Intro 1:20 Story of Stephen Hakami (Wiza) 18:20 Story of Kathryn Cross (Anja Health) Make sure to like, subscribe, or leave a review for Our Future Podcast, the entrepreneurship podcast for young people! Check out Wiza: https://wiza.co/ Check our Factored Quality: https://www.anjahealth.com/ Follow the show on TikTok: @ourfuturepod Follow the show on IG: @ourfuturepod Message Michael on Twitter: @michaelsikand. Message Simmy on Twitter: @_simmy_ Our Future Podcast is a production of Morning Brew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
3.1.23 Hour 11:00- We open up the show laying the groundwork for today's show as the Wiza got a win last night, and the Caps have been busy making trades. 19:55- Ron Rivera has been at the combine discussing QB during interviews, and he may have walked back on what he said about Sam Howell. Is he the guy moving forward?
Available on Spotify, Apple, and anywhere else you listen to podcasts!Timestamps:Intro‘Fin-techionary' of the Week: Cross Border Payments (1:36)News (2:31)Interview with Wiza about his experience and current work at Chipper Cash(4:54)Quick Fire Questions with Wiza and friendly questions (27:46)Signals: ‘Decimal's Matt Tait on Fundraising During a Downturn'(35:51)Transcript:IntroHey FinTech friends. Hey FinTech friends. My name is Helen Femi Williams, and I'm your host of this new podcast. Hey FinTech friends!This podcast is brought to you by This Week in FinTech, which is on the front page of global FinTech news, fostering the largest FinTech community through newsletters, thought leadership, and events. Oh, and now podcasting. And what's quite cool about this community is the creativity, the intelligence, and also understanding that those who work in the field are just regular people who've decided to devote themselves to solving a particular problem. And with that comes a unique mix of finance, technology, and fun, which is exactly what this podcast wants to explore. So expect this content to be informative? Yes. But we're also keen to get to know our founders and ask them questions you didn't know you needed answering. So let's talk about the structure of this podcast. First, we're gonna go through the news. And if you're a subscriber to this week in FinTech newsletter, you're in luck because this is the audio version. Then we're going to chat with this week's friend, which is Wiza Jalakasi, VP of Global Developer Relations at Chipper Cash. And lastly, I'll tell you a bit about the latest signal article. ‘Fintech Founders: Decimal's Matt Tait on Fundraising During a Downturn' written by Dez Flemming.Oh, and one last thing before we start this interview, I should tell you that every episode, we're going to be dropping a ‘fin-techionary. The dictionary definition of a FinTech keyword, which we talked about on the podcast with our guest, and this week, it's:cross-border paymentsAccording to the Bank of England, Cross-border payments are financial transactions where the payer and the recipient are based in separate countries. They cover both wholesale and retail payments, including remittances.Cross-border payments can be made in several different ways. Bank transfers, credit card payments, and alternative payment methods such as e-money wallets and mobile payments are currently the most prevalent ways of transferring funds across borders.So hope you enjoy our friendly chat with this week's friend. But first this week in FinTech….
Natural intuition is more powerful than all the rocket science in the world. As a species, we are the unhealthiest life form on the planet. We have been here the shortest amount of time and done the most damage. Actually we are the ONLY species causing damage. We are stressed-out materialistic comfort-driven beings totally out of touch with nature, and as a result hundreds of millions of people are rapidly aging, falling apart and dying long before their time. Almost everyone in the modern world has some kind of physical problem now. Many have silly diseases for no other reason than they are either too lazy or they just don't know any better. I can hear and I hear some Falks saying. "I can do what I want, and if something happens, a doctor can fix it". Right? Nooooo Falks thats Wrong. Doctor's don't fix. They hide symptoms. They drug you up so you don't feel anything. They cut out infected body parts and give you poisons to try and kill things. If you break a bone or cut off a finger- they put the bones and finger back in place and hope your body will heal it. Doctors don't heal you- your BODY does the healing. Ask a doctor what caused a disease and they probably won't have a clue. Boom!!! Change your lifestyle change your thinking change your health! MAY GOD BLESS YOU. Subscribe to our channel for more life changing PODCAST. wizapodcast.podbean.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wizapodcast/message
Juan Gabriel and Wiza Jalakasi (mostly) survive a barrage of disasters on Roblox while discussing pan-Africanism, the potential for crypto in emerging markets and entrepreneurship. Wiza is a successful founder and currently the VP of Developer Relations at Chipper Cash, on of Africa's largest payment technology companies. Wiza has embedded himself as a crucial junction in African tech ecosystem: first as entrepreneur at 16, later as an operator for some of the region's largest fintech companies and more recently as a Venture Partner for multiple Africa-focused funds, including Rally Cap Ventures.What You Will Learn - How Pan-Africanism can help unlock new solutions - How to balance incentives between investors, operators and founders - The real use cases of crypto in Africa - How African companies are going globalIf you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to leave a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐review! It will help us get all sorts of guests on the show.Outline (YouTube timestamps)0:00 - Introduction2:52 - Pan-Africanism: Building for a Continent11:27 - Resilience in Entrepreneurship16:58 - Managing Incentives with Investors21:40 - Crypto x Africa24:42 - From Africa, for the WorldWiza: https://twitter.com/wizajSocial Links
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Galatians 6:7 says, “Be not deceived: God is not mocked For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” When someone sows they are GIVING. When someone reaps they are RECEIVING. If you sow your time toward getting an education and building your career you will REAP OPPORTUNITIES to work for other people. If you sow your time toward building a viable business you will REAP A CASH FLOW. If you sow your time toward building people you will REAP BOUNTIFUL RELATIONSHIPS. If you sow your life toward building a ministry you will REAP FULFILLMENT. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wizapodcast/message
Skąd się biorą migranci na granicy polsko-białoruskiej? Outriders i "Wiza Donikąd" Liban, Dubaj, Mińsk, Polska, Litwa, Niemcy… Jak wygląda cała podróż migrantów m.in. z Bliskiego Wschodu do Europy. Jaką rolę odgrywa w tym Białoruś i jej polityka? Na te pytania na antenie Radia Kampus odpowiadała Karolina Baca- Pogorzelska dziennikarka Outriders. Ta niezależna grupa reporterska relacjonuje i tłumaczy zjawiska oraz wydarzenia na całym świecie. WizaDonikąd to projekt, który ma pokazać jak działają mechanizmy, przez które tysiące ludzi dostają się na pogranicze polsko-białoruskie. Sprawdzili również, jak działa „turystyka migracyjna” m.in. w biurze turystycznym w Bejrucie. Dotarli do ofert biur podróży pośredniczących w tym procederze i poznali cennik wciąż drożejących usług. Zakros Travel z Jordanii, Al-Nayzak z Iraku, Mehan Türk i Alkabidda z Turcji oraz białoruska agencja turystyczna Ulla Bel – to tylko niektóre biura podróży oferujące „wycieczki do Białorusi”. Oficjalnie lub mniej oficjalnie. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysGi3lxNgYs
Reese and our pal Glenn Consor discuss the Wiza and their young season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Power of Collaboration in Unlocking Opportunities "Success is layered on top of the success of others," Wiza Jalakasi.In this episode, we host Wiza Jalakasi, VP, Global Developer Relations at Chipper Cash, a lover of Africa Fintech travel, culture and life. Listen to Mark and Wiza as they unpack Africa's tech ecosystem, its players, its current state and how cultural differences impact the system.A lot of precious nuggets in this podcast, enjoy!
Witam Cię w 83 odcinku podcastu WIĘCEJ NIŻ FOTOGRAFIA. Zapraszam Cię bardzo serdecznie na kolejną inspirującą rozmowę z Absolwentką AKADEMII MAGICZNEJ FOTOGRAFII Sonią Siemiernik. Sonia jest fantastyczną mamą trzech chłopców, która postanowiła spełnić swoje marzenie o fotografii. Dołączyła do grona moich Kursantek i bardzo sumiennie przerabiała wszystkie lekcje. Przy wykonywaniu zadań domowych zwykle towarzyszyli jej synowie, dzięki czemu mogła spędzać z nimi cenny czas i jednocześnie ćwiczyć warsztat sesji w plenerze. Mówiłyśmy także o zaletach kursów online, o sile wsparcia grupy na Facebooku i pracy pod czujnym okiem Basiolandii, która zawsze czuwa nad Kursantkami. Wspaniale jest obserwować, jak Sonia rozwija swój biznes i zarabia na fotografii. Czy było warto oraz, czy Sonia jest zadowolona z miejsca, w którym się znalazła? Dowiesz się z tego odcinka podcastu. O CZYM POSŁUCHASZ W TYM ODCINKU: kim jest Sonia i jak zaczęła się jej przygoda z fotografią, czy można pogodzić pracę zawodowego fotografa z byciem mamą trzech chłopców, czy obsługa aparatu jest trudna, jak Sonia trafiła do Akademii Magicznej Fotografii i co ją zaskoczyło w kursach, czego nauczyła się na kursach, jaki zawód Sonia połączyła z fotografią i czy to się sprawdza. Koniecznie odwiedź Sonię i zostaw jej masę ciepła
Jakie przepisy obowiązują?Gdzie możemy ubiegać się o wjazd na wizie turystycznej do USA?Wyjazd Amerykanów do Unii Europejskiej W dzisiejszym programie na pytania odpowiada mecenas Krzysztof Grobelski.(773) 282-0600
Czy warto być obywatelem USA?Jakie wynikają z tego korzyści?Jakie są przyczyny zrzekania się obywatelstwa?W dzisiejszym programie na pytania odpowiada mecenas Krzysztof Grobelski.(773) 282-0600 3813 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
Czy w przepisach imigracyjnych może pojawić się zapis o obowiązkowych szczepieniach dla osób ubiegających się o wizy, zielone karty czy obywatelstwo?Czy osoby nielegalne mogą otrzymać szczepionkę?Czy osoby nielegalne mogą otrzymać czek stymulujący?Jaki wpływ może mieć czek stymulujący na nasz status imigracyjny?W dzisiejszym programie na pytania odpowiada mecenas Krzysztof Grobelski.(773) 282-0600 3813 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634Więcej: amerykapopolsku.com
#11 Work & Travel: Amerykański Sen Czy Koszmar? Praca w Hollywood, Wiza J1 i Amerykańskie Instytucje, czyli jak dostać Social Security Number Cz.3 W tym odcinku poruszamy tematy takie jak: Praca w Hollywood Wiza J1 Social Security Number, czyli jak zdobyć amerykański numer podatkowy Jesteśmy dostępni w formie podcastów:
Jak nie stracić zielonej karty?Jakie są przyczyny zrzekania się zielonej karty?Czy po utracie zielonej karty można się o nią ubiegać ponownie?W dzisiejszym programie na pytania odpowiada mecenas Krzysztof Grobelski.(773) 282-0600 3813 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
Want to see future episode highlights? You can add me on Linkedin here.Key talking points: - How Stephen quit his job to start his first company- Wiza could potentially replace zoominfo for B2B companies - why/how- Relevance vs context of your sales/marketing emails- Stephen's views on bootstrapping vs taking capital- Saying no to new shiny opportunities as a CEOAbout Stephen:Stephen used to run an outbound sales agency. Later launched a company called Wiza with his agency's profit. He bootstrapped it to $160,000 MRR in 16 months. Wiza creates email lists for your outbound efforts from LinkedIn.
Julie sits down with Wiza Jalakasi, VP at Chipper Cash, to discuss:- what Chipper does and what inspired its creation (2:19)- what they're focusing on after their $30M funding round (6:33)- the relationship between the legacy banking industry and new fintech companies in Africa (12:48)- why rent is paid 12 months in advance in Nigeria (19:24)New episodes every Monday and Thursday!For daily updates on the fintech space sent right to your email, subscribe to the FTT Newsletter HERE.For a more in-depth breakdown and analysis of the fintech space, subscribe to the premium newsletter, FTT+, HERE.Follow us on Twitter:FTT - @fintechtoday_Julie - @julieverhage[Theme Song Credit]
In this episode, I sit down and talk with Mayor Mike Wiza who discusses our parks, bike lanes, and upcoming events including Riverfront Rendezvous.
Africa's Talking is a Kenyan based enterprise software company that developers access telco infrastructure with their SMS, USSD, Voice, Airtime, and Payments APIs. Since 2016, Africa’s Talking has expanded to 18 countries around Africa and supports about 5,000 businesses ranging from early-stage startups to large organizations. We spoke with Wiza Jalakasi, former International Expansion Lead about his three years at Africa’s Talking, working across different regulatory environments, and how he married his technical skills with business acumen. Check out the full article: https://www.builtinafrica.io/blog-post/wiza-jalakasi-africas-talking
Zapraszamy do naszego nowego programu Ekspert Radzi, gdzie doświadczeni specjaliści służą pomocą i poradą.W dzisiejszym programie na pytania odpowiada mecenas Krzysztof Grobelski.(773) 282-0600 3813 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634Jak można być sponsorowanym przez rodzinę?Jakie mamy grupy pokrewieństwa i jaki jest czas oczekiwania w każdej grupie? Jakie są warunki sponsorowania przez rodzinę?Czy osoba nielegalna może być sponsorowana? Czy osoba sponsorowana musi mieć ubezpieczenie medyczne?Ekspert Radzi nie ma pytań bez odpowiedzi.Masz pytanie ekspert na nie odpowie redakcja@amerykapopolsku.com
Czy wstrzymanie wydawania zielonych kart będzie przedłużone? Jadąc teraz do Polski jakie dokumenty potrzebujemy aby wrócić do USA?Osoby z jakimi wizami mogą teraz wjeżdżać na terytorium USA?Jak obecnie są przeprowadzane rozmowy o zieloną kartę, obywatelstwo? Na czym polega zmiana w prawie Expedited Removal? Zapraszamy do naszego nowego programu Ekspert Radzi, gdzie doświadczeni specjaliści służą pomocą i poradą.W dzisiejszym programie na pytania odpowiada mecenas Krzysztof Grobelski.(773) 282-0600 3813 N Harlem Ave, Chicago, IL 60634Ekspert Radzi nie ma pytań bez odpowiedzi.Masz pytanie ekspert na nie odpowie redakcja@amerykapopolsku.com
This weeks episode is Wiza Jalakasi, a technology entrepreneur, building the future of Africa. Right now, he is part of the team at Hover Developer Services, Inc, where he leads the global BD & strategy team, serving developers and enterprises all over the world. He is also a Google for Startups Accelerator Africa (Launchpad) mentor, as well as a venture scout for two early stage VC funds: Ventures Platform and Microtraction. Learn more about Wiza here: https://wiza.jalaka.si/ Visit
This weeks episode is Wiza Jalakasi, a technology entrepreneur, building the future of Africa. Right now, he is part of the team at Hover Developer Services, Inc, where he leads the global BD & strategy team, serving developers and enterprises all over the world. He is also a Google for Startups Accelerator Africa (Launchpad) mentor, as well as a venture scout for two early stage VC funds: Ventures Platform and Microtraction. Learn more about Wiza here: https://wiza.jalaka.si/
W Polsce zimno, ciemno, wiatr, deszcz, śnieg, covid… A może by się przenieść w inne miejsce na ziemi? Przegląd 5 krajów, które są przyjazne do pracy zdalnej. Pamiętacie? Praca zdalna oznacza tam, skąd chcę, a nie tam skąd musze. Więcej w 151.odcinku Piotrka Dobrej Rady #wykuwam #piotrekdobrarada #remoteonly #pracazdalna Mój mail piotr.konopka@innothink.com.pl Mój LinkedIn https://linkedin.com/in/konopka Link do odcinka na YouTube https://youtu.be/Zc3L6bci7c4 Link do podcastu https://pod.fo/e/a442e SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/piotr-konopka-286414158/piotrek-dobra-rada-odc-151-pracuj-tam-skad-chcesz Inspiracja https://www.marketwatch.com/story/countries-that-will-give-you-a-remote-work-visa-and-how-to-get-to-them-2020-10-29 Moja strona internetowa https://piotr-konopka.pl Strona firmowa https://www.innothink.com.pl Moje podcasty https://podfollow.com/piotrek-dobra-rada/view iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/pl/podcast/piotrek-dobra-rada/id1513135345 Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6bu6ZEMBKJAd2LMLr7ABKP Transkrypcja poniżej Cześć. Nazywam się Piotrek Konopka i witam Was w kolejnym, 151 już odcinku z cyklu Piotrek Dobra Rada mówi o pracy zdalnej. Deszcz, śnieg. Ciężko się pracuje. Dookoła jeszcze covid. I tak się człowiek zaczyna zastanawiać, czy naprawdę trzeba pracować z tej Polski. Jeżeli już udałoby się nam stąd wyjechać, to warto rozważyć 5 krajów, które bardzo chętnie przyjmą cyfrowych nomadów. Bo przypomnimy - praca zdalna jest wtedy dobrze wdrożona, kiedy możecie pracować nie tam, skąd musicie, ale tam, skąd chcecie. Czyli przegląd pięciu krajów, gdzie możecie sobie pracować zdalnie. Przede wszystkim na miejscu numer jeden jest to Gruzja. Wiza na 1 rok jest darmowa. I dzięki tej wizie możecie tam pracować. Oczywiście internet jest dobry. Ludzie mówią po angielsku. Bardzo zachęcają właśnie cyfrowych nomadów do pojawienia się w tym kraju - tak, że Gruzja punkt numer jeden. Punkt numer dwa to Bermudy. Wiza na jeden rok wynosi 263 $, więc troszkę drożej. Internet jest dostępny, aczkolwiek w niektórych miejscach potrafi być drogi. Oczywiście z łatwością dogadacie się tam w języku angielskim. Trzecim krajem to jest Estonia. My, dzięki temu, że jesteśmy członkami Unii Europejskiej to do Estonii możemy się przeprowadzić w dowolnym momencie. Ale te osoby, które mieszkańcami krajów poza Unią, to wiza na jeden rok kosztuje 118 $. Nazywa się Digital Nomad Visa. Tak, że ten kraj również zachęca przybyszów do tego, żeby osiedli u nich. Jeżeli macie więcej pytań na temat samej Estonii, to Artur Kuczmowski z kancelarii Thomson Stein specjalizuje się w obsłudze rynku estońskiego Czwartym krajem są to również wyspy - jest do Antigua i Barbuda. Tam dwuletnia wiza kosztuje 1500 $ ale możecie pracować również na plaży i całkiem nieźle wam będzie wychodziło wrzucanie ciekawych instastories na instagrama z niesamowitym widoczkami. I ostatnim, piątym krajem to jest Barbados, czyli miejsce, z którego pochodzi między innymi Rihanna. Jednoroczna wiza kosztuje 2000 $. Możecie sobie też pracować z plaży z tego Karaibskiego kraju. Tak, że zastanówcie się, czy deszcz, śnieg i covid mogą stać na przeszkodzie czy mogą pomagać temu, żeby podjąć decyzję o zmianie miejsca lokalizacji swojej pracy. Dzięki serdeczne. Do zobaczenia i usłyszenia w poniedziałek. Na razie!
Zapraszamy do naszego programu Ekspert Radzi, gdzie doświadczeni specjaliści służą pomocą i poradą.W dzisiejszym odcinku na Wasze pytania odpowiada prawnik imigracyjny Krzysztof Grobelski (773) 282-0600).Wiza 10 letnia czy program Visa Waiver?Przedłużenie wizy turystycznej w okresie pandemiiOkres oczekiwania na przedłużenie wizy turystycznejProwadzenie samochodu przez posiadacza wizy turystycznejEkspert Radzi nie ma pytań bez odpowiedzi. Masz pytanie ekspert na nie odpowie redakcja@amerykapopolsku.com
Zapraszamy do naszego nowego programu Ekspert Radzi, gdzie doświadczeni specjaliści służą pomocą i poradą.W dzisiejszym odcinku na Wasze pytania odpowiada prawnik imigracyjny Krzysztof Grobelski (773) 282-0600).Nowe Ceny w urzędzie imigracyjnymJakie osoby mogą teraz wjechać do USA?Terminy rozmów o zieloną kartę i obywatelstwoWstrzymanie wydawania zielonych kart przez prezydenta TrumpaOsoby, którym kończy się zielona kartaOsoby z zieloną kartą, które są poza USA i nie mogą wrócić ze względów zdrowotnychEkspert Radzi nie ma pytań bez odpowiedzi. Masz pytanie ekspert na nie odpowie redakcja@amerykapopolsku.com
Życie pisze różne historie, w tym także miłosne. Wiza partnerska, zwana „love visa” pozwala na złożenie wniosku o stały pobyt w Australii ze względu na nasz związek. Wyjaśniam, z kim można się starać o taką wizę, jak oraz dzielę się moim doświadczeniem i przemyśleniami. Od razu zapraszam także do wysłuchania kolejnego odcinka, gdzie Henna dzieli się swoją drogą do stałego pobytu w Australii. Otrzymała go właśnie dzięki wizie partnerskiej. Dokładne informacje należy sprawdzać na oficjalnej stronie Urzędu Emigracyjnego: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/partner-onshore Ceny oraz warunki składania wniosków mogą ulec zmianom. ********************************** Jeśli interesuje Cię Australia i masz ochotę oglądać relacje z drugiego końca świata, serdecznie zapraszam na: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/twoluggagetrip/ Bloga https://twoluggagetrip.blog/o-mnie/ Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/twoluggagetrip
Are people born gay, or do they have big gay homos thrust upon them? (Sounds hot...) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
On the other side of the mic today on Rising Tide Startups, we have Stephen Hakami, founder of Wiza.co. Stephen, the Wizard behind Wiza, used to run a cold email agency, running cold email campaigns for his clients. He ands team first built out the technology for Wiza internally, but then realized this is software that […] The post 3.17 – Stephen Hakami – Wiza.com appeared first on Rising Tide Startups.
Hans Dekker is the Head of Growth at Wiza, Wiza is a sales prospecting tool that turns any LinkedIn Sales Navigator search into a clean list of verified emails, ready for outreach. In this episode, we discuss what it takes to send cold email effectively, how to send a high volume of emails while keeping a human touch, and several buying signals that indicate someone may be in-market for your product or service. Free Video: How to Create a Repeatable Process for Generating High-Quality Leads and Predictably Book Your Calendar With Interested Prospects on Autopilot Without Cold Calling or Ads: https://outboundleadaccelerator.com/ Join the Facebook Group (B2B SaaS Cold Outreach Mastery): http://morgandwilliams.com/fbgroup Case Study: How to Use Automated Cold Email Marketing to Spend $166.70 and Make $3,435.30 in Profit (2,061% ROI) – Email Templates Included: http://morgandwilliams.com/case-study --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/morgan-williams0/message
Pierwszy odcinek noworoczny rozpoczynam krótką solową serią poświęconą mojej podróży do Kalifornii. Wyjechałam do Stanów pod koniec 2019 i spędziłam tam ponad pięć tygodni, spełniając tym samym jedno ze swoich największych marzeń. Postanowiłam podzielić się z Wami moimi doświadczeniami w trzech podcastach: o kwestiach organizacyjnych związanych z wyjazdem, o porównaniu San Francisco i Los Angeles oraz o ogólnych wrażeniach i lekcjach z podróży. Dzisiaj zaczynamy od formalności, czyli opowiem Wam o tym jak zorganizowałam ten wyjazd. Dowiecie się co skłoniło mnie do odwiedzenia USA, jak zabookowałam noclegi i bilety. Dodatkowo zdradzę, ile wyniosły mnie poszczególne wydatki i ile łącznie kosztował wyjazd. Zapraszam! Rabat 30% z kodem KAROLINA na subskrypcję Your Kaya https://yourkaya.com/ Biletów szukam na: http://Skyscanner.pl Linia lotnicza: SAS Zakwaterowanie: http://Booking.com http://Airbnb.pl Hotel w Santa Barbara: https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/villa-rosa-inn Pociąg Amtrak: https://www.amtrak.com/coast-starlight-train Autobus – Flixbus
MultimediaLIVE — The last couple of months or so have been rather eventful for Africa's fintech scene— particularly in Nigeria where Interswitch notably attained unicorn status in November following Visa acquiring 20% of the company for a reported $200 million.Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey's much-publicised visit to Africa last month also did much to put a global spotlight on the continent’s fintech arena, and the subsequent capital raises by OPay (backed by Opera) and PalmPay (backed by Transsion) drew attention to the on-going race for platform dominance in the space.In this instalment of the African Tech Roundup podcast, Andile Masuku and The Subtext’s Osarumen Osamuyi are joined by Malawian mobile tech entrepreneur, Wiza Jalakasi, to unpack some of the most pertinent fintech industry signals and discuss their implications for the continent’s tech ecosystem at large. (To skip the introductory niceties, head straight to [11:58].)Wiza is a passionate USSD proponent who formerly headed up business development and international expansion at Africa’s Talking. He is currently the head of strategy and business development at Hover..Questions discussed in this episode include:Is the hype around Jack Dorsey’s recent Africa visit well-deserved? [12:38]Why might PalmPay’s $40 million seed round be the most significant China-related fintech startup play of late? [25:47]Are aspiring ‘banks’ like Google and Facebook well-positioned to dominate Africa’s fintech industry? [28:52]Is there credence to Jack Dorsey’s citing of Bitcoin as a key part of the future of African fintech? [37:55]How significant is the trend towards digital-first and digital-only banks? [50:46]Could the Zimbabwean mobile telco NetOne spark a continental trend by making mobile money transactions free? [1:01:57]How will Google’s new Play Store lending term restrictions for financial services apps impact microlenders on the continent? [1:07:34]Resources referenced in this episode:APP: Bit SikaJOURNAL ARTICLE: The hustle economy: Informality, uncertainty and the geographies of getting by Tatiana A. ThiemeJOURNAL ARTICLE: Demystifying the motivations towards hybrid entrepreneurship among the working populace in South Africa by Obey Dzomonda and Olawale FatokiARTICLE: $40 million from TECNO and a Visa Partnership: PalmPay’s bold Nigeria play by Alexander O. Onukwue for TechCabalARTICLE: Google Makes a Bid for Banking, Where Tech Firms Go to Stumble by Stacy Cowley and Tara Siegel Bernard for the New York TimesARTICLE: Facebook takes on Venmo with new payments tool that can be used across its family of apps by Annie Palmer for CNBCTWEET: Jack Dorsey cites Bitcoin as key part of the future of African fintech via TwitterARTICLE: ...
The last couple of months or so have been rather eventful for Africa's fintech scene— particularly in Nigeria where Interswitch notably attained unicorn status in November following Visa acquiring 20% of the company for a reported $200 million.Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey's much-publicised visit to Africa last month also did much to put a global spotlight on the continent’s fintech arena, and the subsequent capital raises by OPay (backed by Opera) and PalmPay (backed by Transsion) drew attention to the on-going race for platform dominance in the space.In this instalment of the African Tech Roundup podcast, Andile Masuku and The Subtext’s Osarumen Osamuyi are joined by Malawian mobile tech entrepreneur, Wiza Jalakasi, to unpack some of the most pertinent fintech industry signals and discuss their implications for the continent’s tech ecosystem at large. (To skip the introductory niceties, head straight to [11:58].)Wiza is a passionate USSD proponent who formerly headed up business development and international expansion at Africa’s Talking. He is currently the head of strategy and business development at Hover..Questions discussed in this episode include:Is the hype around Jack Dorsey’s recent Africa visit well-deserved? [12:38]Why might PalmPay’s $40 million seed round be the most significant China-related fintech startup play of late? [25:47]Are aspiring ‘banks’ like Google and Facebook well-positioned to dominate Africa’s fintech industry? [28:52]Is there credence to Jack Dorsey’s citing of Bitcoin as a key part of the future of African fintech? [37:55]How significant is the trend towards digital-first and digital-only banks? [50:46]Could the Zimbabwean mobile telco NetOne spark a continental trend by making mobile money transactions free? [1:01:57]How will Google’s new Play Store lending term restrictions for financial services apps impact microlenders on the continent? [1:07:34]Resources referenced in this episode:APP: Bit SikaJOURNAL ARTICLE: The hustle economy: Informality, uncertainty and the geographies of getting by Tatiana A. ThiemeJOURNAL ARTICLE: Demystifying the motivations towards hybrid entrepreneurship among the working populace in South Africa by Obey Dzomonda and Olawale FatokiARTICLE: $40 million from TECNO and a Visa Partnership: PalmPay’s bold Nigeria play by Alexander O. Onukwue for TechCabalARTICLE: Google Makes a Bid for Banking, Where Tech Firms Go to Stumble by Stacy Cowley and Tara Siegel Bernard for the New York TimesARTICLE: Facebook takes on Venmo with new payments tool that can be used across its family of apps by Annie Palmer for CNBCTWEET: Jack Dorsey cites Bitcoin as key part of the future of African fintech via TwitterARTICLE: ...
The last couple of months or so have been rather eventful for Africa's fintech scene— particularly in Nigeria where Interswitch notably attained unicorn status in November following Visa acquiring 20% of the company for a reported $200 million. Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey's much-publicised visit to Africa last month also did much to put a global spotlight on the continent’s fintech arena, and the subsequent capital raises by OPay (backed by Opera) and PalmPay (backed by Transsion) drew attention to the on-going race for platform dominance in the space. In this instalment of the African Tech Roundup podcast, Andile Masuku and The Subtext’s Osarumen Osamuyi are joined by Malawian mobile tech entrepreneur, Wiza Jalakasi, to unpack some of the more pertinent fintech industry signals and discuss their implications for the continent’s tech and innovation ecosystem at large. (To skip the introductory niceties, head straight to [11:58].) Wiza is a passionate USSD proponent who formerly headed up business development and international expansion at Africa’s Talking. He is currently the head of strategy and business development at Hover. Questions discussed in this episode include: 1) Is the hype around Jack Dorsey’s recent Africa visit well-deserved? [12:38] 2) Why might PalmPay’s $40 million seed round be the most significant China-related fintech startup play of late? [25:47] 3) Are aspiring ‘banks’ like Google and Facebook well-positioned to dominate Africa’s fintech industry? [28:52] 4) Is there credence to Jack Dorsey’s citing of Bitcoin as a key part of the future of African fintech? [37:55] 5) How significant is the trend towards digital-first and digital-only banks? [50:46] 6) Could the Zimbabwean mobile telco NetOne spark a continental trend by making mobile money transactions free? [1:01:57] 7) How will Google’s new Play Store lending term restrictions for financial services apps impact microlenders on the continent? [1:07:34] To view resources referenced in this episode, visit https://www.africantechroundup.com/fintech-signal-check-2019-part-1/ Image credit: Namnso Ukpanah
Oiça neste podcast a entrevista com a cantora Alo Wiza que apresentou, em exclusivo, esta semana, à Rádio Latina, o seu mais recente single "Holdin On".
We talked about the following questions: What is unique about Africa when it comes to merging of technology, culture and capital? How can individual Africans find role models to model after colonization destroyed the local culture and imposed a different language? How does Nigeria show that the brand of being scammers is only representative of a small part of the population? Also we mapped the startup ecosystem in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and a few other places. Africa has a lot of things going on in a lot of countries so might take a few more episodes to get all of it on here. Follow Wiza here: https://twitter.com/wizaj
Pengobatan dan konseling dengan dokter sangat dianjurkan untuk orang yang berisiko tinggi (obesitas, perokok, punya riwayat keluarga dengan penyakit serupa, tekanan darah, kolesterol dan gula darah tinggi)
A podcast for Africa's opportunity seekers, problem solvers, future shapers, world builders and entrepreneurs hosted by Mashudu Modau. The MASHSTARTSUP Podcast is a platform to encourage, empower and educate young people in Africa on entrepreneurship & business. Visit
A podcast for Africa's opportunity seekers, problem solvers, future shapers, world builders and entrepreneurs hosted by Mashudu Modau. The MASHSTARTSUP Podcast is a platform to encourage, empower and educate young people in Africa on entrepreneurship & business.
A podcast for Africa's opportunity seekers, problem solvers, future shapers, world builders and entrepreneurs hosted by Mashudu Modau. The MASHSTARTSUP Podcast is a platform to encourage, empower and educate young people in Africa on entrepreneurship & business.
Jump on a phone conversation with Wiza and one of his best friends Patrick, as Wiza asks him questions and talk about business including Patrick's company. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: thisisneo
Planning is not one of Wiza's strongest skills, and he'd much rather strategize than plan. Listen to how he explains the differences between the two. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: thisisneo
Besides the usual goofing around, Wiza tells a story of a dying king and his four wives. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: thisisneo
On this episode Wiza dives into the magic or rather the science of storytelling and the components you need to tell or create a good story and what role our hormones play in all this, and why its so powerful and the impact as well as the effects it has on us. So listen up! More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: thisisneo
On this episode Wiza tells a story of the weighing of the heart ceremony that the ancient Egyptians believed in and the applicable wisdom to it. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta:thisisneo
Wiza has a little tangent about not doing what you want to do or start something new/different in fear of being talked about or criticized. Worth the listen. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: https://www.instagram.com/thisisneo/
Some insight on Wiza's beliefs, perspective and thoughts on happiness! More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: thisisneo
The Quality of your life is determined by the quality of questions you ask. Wiza has few questions he wants to ask, hoping to interview you who's listening. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: @thisisneo
Vibes is the talk of this episode and Wiza turns a simple subject matter into a science class! Explaining vibes and energy as well as his love for mangoes. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: @thisisneo
Planning your day and starting it with high level priority actions is the best way to start your day as Wiza talks on the subject. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: @thisisneo
Have a laugh while Wiza shares encounters and questions asked about his Name, background and growing up in Africa(Zambia). More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a review, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: @thisisneo
Wiza talks on self awareness and expressing yourself as well as owning both parts of yourself. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a comment, and also subscribe! Follow on insta: @thisisneo
Pilot episode... Wiza starts his podcast journey in a very dope way, and will be telling funny and wise stories. More adventure and fun stories to come. Rate this 5-stars on Apple podcast and leave a comment, and also subscribe so you don't miss out on Episode 1! Follow on insta: @thisisneo
Welcome back to Real Talk with Wiza and Kenzie. Tonight we discuss Big Brother and the trainwreck of a week of Fessy's HOH. We also still love Haleigh in case you were wondering.
Wiza Jalakasi is a serial entrepreneur and current head of international expansion at Africa is Talking. You can connect with him @wizaj on Twitter and via his website http://wiza.jalaka.si. By 16, Wiza had already founded his company, Mwtunes, an online music distribution platform that was ahead of its time in his home country of Malawi. At university in Nairobi, he and his cofounder set up Djuaji, Research, a market research company that paid survey participants via mobile money. It held a lot of promise. It was innovative, cost effective, and accurate. Early on, Djuaji raised seed capital from Savannah Fund and participated in its elite accelerator program. It all seemed to be going well. Until it wasn’t. Wiza and his cofounder were running out of cash and they weren’t close to figuring out how to make the business viable. He made a tough choice: He resigned and returned to Malawi. Shortly thereafter, he spoke with Sam Gikandi, founder of Africa is Talking, an API developer, who offered him a job to set up the Malawi office. Wiza had some reservations about working for someone else, but he quickly overcame those doubts and has never looked back. Africa is Talking recently raised $8.6mn for its expansion into new markets, including Cote d’Ivoire, which Wiza will be spearheading. I thoroughly enjoyed my conversation with Wiza. He’s extremely eloquent and a fount of knowledge about the emotional roller coaster of being a young African tech entrepreneur. Without further ado, here’s my conversation with Wiza Jalakasi.
W dwudziestym siódmym odcinku rozprawiamy się z problemem śmierdzących stóp. Rozmawiamy o tym jak najlepiej podejści do informowania osoby o takim problemie oraz o tym czy zawsze najlepszym rozwiązaniem jest rozmowa w twarzą w twarz. Linki: - net developers days - http://net.developerdays.pl - JavaDevMat - https://twitter.com/JavaDevMatt - Kurs Solida - http://jaroslawstadnicki.pl/solid - Michał Gelert - https://twitter.com/MichalGellert - 8 nawyk - http://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/14896/osmy-nawyk - Wizaż.pl - http://wizaz.pl/forum/showthread.php?t=532891 - Gutek - https://twitter.com/gutek Ojcowie odcinka:- Dawid Szwed- Karol Wójciszko https://trello.com/c/WgVTouwW.html Miłego słuchania.
Jeśli choć w małym stopniu interesujecie się Stanami, lub nie interesujecie się w ogóle, ale chcecie miło spędzić czas i pośmiać się po ciężkim dniu pracy - posłuchajcie naszej rozmowy. Hmm.. z tego wynika, że ten podcast jest dla każdego! :DZ podcastu dowiesz się:- Czy amerykański sen jest na wyciągnięcie ręki?- Dlaczego Polskie Radio w Stanach rozczuliło mnie do łez?- Jak żyje Polonia w USA i czy Polak Polakowi wilkiem?- Jak jeżdżą Amerykanie i czy lepiej przed nimi uciekać?- Co wygra, pączki czy faworki?Do rozmowy zaprosiłam moją przyjaciółkę Magdę Krzyśko, która opowiedziała mi o życiu w Chicago, z perspektywy Polonii. Co prawda, Madzia nie mieszka tam na co dzień, ale systematycznie odwiedza tam swoją mamę i zostaje na kilka miesięcy.Strona podcastu:https://podcastradioaktywny.plWersja wideohttps://youtu.be/podcastradioaktywnyPodcast ZMACZNEGOhttps://zmacznego.comInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/zmaczne.go/https://www.instagram.com/podcastradioaktywnyE-mailpodcastradioaktywny@gmail.com
W kolejnym Języku Giętkim profesor Kłosińska poruszy temat podróżniczy i w interesujący sposób połączy z nim kilka, wydawałoby się, niepowiązanych motywów. Dowiemy się, co wspólnego ma Księga Nehemiasza ze słowem „passé”, a także jak z tym wszystkim skomponować dobrze nam znany przedmiot, jakim jest „paszport”.… Czytaj dalej Artykuł Język Giętki – paszport i wiza pochodzi z serwisu Audycje Kulturalne.
Quick check of the action on the caost with Rick Powers on the New Sea Angler. High Country fishing with Mark Wiza. Thillseeker boat racing and Monster Trucks with Scott Liddycoat.
Fot. Igor Wysocki O kobietach, kuchni, najpiękniejszych miejscach i spotkanych ludziach w Iranie opowie Artur Orzech, autor książki. Prowadzenie: Robert Kantereit Współpraca: Wielka Litera Ten utwór jest dostępny na licencji Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa 4.0 Międzynarodowe.
O kobietach, kuchni, najpiękniejszych miejscach i spotkanych ludziach w Iranie opowie Artur Orzech, autor książki. Prowadzenie: Robert Kantereit Współpraca: Wielka Litera
PORTLAND, OR - Oregonian's Steve Woodward has hopped aboard today with multi-media coverage of the WNBR. He's reporting 800 riders. VIDEO STORY LINK Riding cheek to cheek Not for naught nor for naughtiness do 800 cyclists pedal naked, but rather to do the globe some good Tuesday, June 12, 2007 STEVE WOODWARD Naked was the fashion Saturday night, and bikes were the luxury vehicle of choice. About midnight, with only the glow of streetlights draping them, an estimated 800 men and women pedaled madly across the Hawthorne Bridge into downtown Portland, up Northwest 23rd Avenue, down West Burnside and back into Southeast Portland in what has become an annual Portland tradition: the World Naked Bike Ride. Whooping and honking bicycle horns, the riders drew waves, cheers, laughter, camera flashes and favorable comparisons to Portland's "other" parade that very morning. Gawkers abandoned drinks and poured out of bars. Teenagers leaned out of a white stretch limousine to offer riders high-fives. According to reports from bikers, some spectators even joined the ragtag parade, shedding clothes and hopping on their own bikes. What's the occasion? The bare facts: Since 2004, Portland-area bicyclists have participated in a global event in which riders showing more skin than not ride in public to protest oil dependency. Their nakedness demonstrates bicyclists' vulnerability to cars. Last year, the Portland event drew about 500 "naked" bikers, the largest such ride in North America, according to organizers. "Portland is just a very great place," Erin Downs, a 17-year-old Northeast Portland high-school student, said at the warehouse party after the ride. "I want to be part of Portland," she said, dressed in blue hair, a blue kerchief and two studded leather belts slung low. "This is the life, blood and veins of Portland. If I didn't show up, how could I be a Portlander?" "I expected more naked people," said Mick Arrell, a 19-year-old Southeast Portland man with red, blue and green paint smeared randomly across his chest and arms. It's true. Many people stripped only as far as their skivvies. "I didn't strip down at the request of my roommate," explained Jimmy Schmierbach, 25, of Northeast Portland. "She said she didn't want to look at my junk." His roommate returned the favor, riding in her bra and panties. Although she was wearing frilly orange underwear with blue trim when interviewed, April ("like the month") Wiza said she was less modest during the ride. "All the good parts were showing," said the 27-year-old Southeast Portland resident. Wiza also displayed a poetic message for anyone behind her: "LESS GAS MORE (rhymes with 'gas')." The hand-painted message included an arrow pointing readers to her (rhymes with "gas"). On the blocked-off street outside the Organics To You warehouse party after the ride, several men had added ties to their birthday suits. One woman wore nothing on her chest but a red Superman logo. "Green power," declared a man's back. One woman dressed provocatively in cheap black lingerie -- cheap because it was painted on. Unlike many riders, friends Eric Miller, Kyle Kelley and Robin Jackson were fully dressed in something other than facial hair: Miller in natty beret; Kelley in full-on pink-and-maroon ensemble, complete with pink, feathered skateboarder's helmet; and Jackson in black fedora, dark pinstripes and red-and-white checkered vest. Miller launched his ride with a figurative fig leaf or two to preserve his modesty. "I started out not all the way," Miller said, "but I was feeling it." And, apparently, if one is feeling it, there's naught to do but shed the remains of one's modesty -- even in the middle of the Hawthorne Bridge. "It's nice to let go," said Jackson, an erstwhile Naked Bike Rider and a member, with Miller, of Portland's Marchfourth Marching Band. Actually, Jackson was dressed during the ride, too. "I was hanging out with my parents," he said sheepishly. Steve Woodward: 503-294-5134; stevewoodward@ news.oregonian.com