Podcasts about Yakov

With rising interest rates, increased investor skepticism, and deals that haven't gone as planned over the past few years, Nate and Yakov share gems on how to lead with transparency, authority, and empathy. This isn't about promising sky-high returns anymore. It's about communicating proactively, addressing fear before it becomes a deal-killer, and presenting yourself with a sense of credibility. Key Takeaways: How to position yourself to deal with investor fears before objections arise How to build trust & authority even without a long track record How “burnt-out” investors are thinking differently (and what they still want) Tips for engaging long-term investors (self-directed IRAs and 401(k)s) Real-world strategies to drive engagement and referrals A/B testing to improve your one-to-many outreach and one-to-one relationship building Effective (and not so effective) steps to scaling and implementing a system   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles  

00:00 - Good Morning00:14 - Where am I?02:12 - Emails03:51 - MDYsponsor.com05:10 - Introduction07:58 - Amud Aleph23:54 - Amud Beis47:54 - Have a Wonderful Day!Quiz - http://Kahoot.MDYdaf.com----Mesechta Sponsors:Anonymous: Hatzlacha bruchnius U'vgashmius----Monthly Sponsors:לע״נ זכריה בן משה, לע״נ חיה בת יוסףParnasa Birevach for Baruch Tzvi Nissim ben Shoshana LeahJeffs Gourmet Los AngelesMoshe Aron & Miriam Landy: For the hatzlacha of all our childrenActualEyes: IHO David (Duvie) Merkin of Eastern Union and all Silver Spring daffers----Sponsor of the Week:Yumi Feig:לעילוי נשמת שיינדל בת הרב יחיאל מיכל ע"ה יארצייט ל"ג בעומר - להצלחה בכל ענינים----Sponsors of the Day:Ari Buckman: Lz"n the yorzite of my father today Yakov ben MosheAvrohom Mayer Farkovits: L'N My Paternal Grandfather, R' Dov ben R' Yisroel - R' Dov Farkovits, May today's learning be a Zechus for his Neshama & a source of comfort for the familyAhuva Berman: We would like to dedicate today's learning in honor of Shaul Baruch Ben Batya Raizel----MDY Kids Monthly:Kidnovations: Zechus for Fishel, Elchanan, Akiva  |  Rivky & Mrs Stefansky----Art of the Month​:Refuah Shleima for יהונתן איתן בן בת שבע ברכה-For a zechus for Reb Eli and the whole MDY staff to continue to make Torah so enjoyable for so many -In honor of Yossi Klein & Mark Ashkenazi for all the work they do----Turning of the daf:Kidnovations LLC: In honor of our sons; Kalmo (12yr) & Yisrael (9yr) for learning Sanhedrin & Makkos with Reb Eli ♥Adar Global: (Still!) Experts in International Financial ServicesAnonymous: In honor of the tzadik whose name we cannot say who shows us what is means to be a giver and tzadik________________________________

In this emotionally charged episode, our guest opens up about their intense journey through life's highs and lows, sharing candid reflections on mental health, therapy, and the pursuit of inner balance. They delve into their struggles with complex trauma, the long-lasting impact of family dynamics, and their ongoing quest for clarity and connection.In the Beginning - Live Therapy Sessions. Real People. Real Stories. This series consists of real therapy sessions with Yakov Danishefsky LCSW. The voices have been altered to keep the clients' identity anonymous. Please note that this is in no way a replacement for therapy and any serious emotions should be addressed accordingly. You can get an appointment in Yakov's private practice hereIf you are interested in being featured on the podcast please fill out the applicationTo join our WhatsApp Status for consistent updates, short snippets and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website hereOur content can be found on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠Get in touch with Yakov hereInquire about speaking engagements

In this episode, Nate Dodson and Jillian Sidoti get real about the untapped potential surrounding accredited vs. non-accredited investors. They unpack why high-net-worth relationships—not random leads—should be the foundation of your investor outreach.  They also share stories and real-life examples of the evolving strategies around the importance of precise marketing communication in the age of AI and why knowing your client avatar has never been more vital.  Key Takeaways: Focus on high-net-worth relationship building, not cold leads Why the rise of AI makes precision and targeted messaging a must How to use pattern recognition to optimize your funnel Breakdown of why your client avatar is a fundamental key to success Nate and Jillian debate: Can “no” can be just as valuable as “yes” Two surprising demographics that will shift how you view client avatars   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles  

Meet Yaakov Ray, an 11-year-old from Chicago with an extraordinary mission to interview Holocaust survivors and preserve their stories for future generations. What started as a chance encounter with one survivor has evolved into a profound journey of documenting history while forming meaningful friendships with these elderly witnesses to one of history's darkest chapters.• Yaakov has interviewed 35 Holocaust survivors in just one year• He meticulously documents each story through notes, recordings, and photographs• Beyond collecting testimonies, he forms genuine friendships with survivors• Many survivors are lonely and deeply appreciate his visits and regular calls• Yakov organizes monthly Zoom calls for other kids to meet Holocaust survivors• He's compiling all interviews into a book to be published in about a year and a half• When faced with rejection from one survivor who thought he was too young, Yakov showed remarkable maturity in understanding• His mission demonstrates that anyone, regardless of age, can make a meaningful differenceDon't forget to visit inkrediblekids.org/unmuted to get your tickets for "Unmuted: The Experience" - an immersive celebration for families featuring Benny Friedman, Joey Newcomb, Moshe Tischler, Ari Kunstler, the Mendy Hershkowitz Band, hosted by Simcha on Wheels on June 24th at the Ritz Theater, New Jersey.Support the show

In this episode, Jillian Sidoti shows us exactly how training AI chatbots can not only be fun but extremely productive. Whether it's ChaptGPT, Grok, Claude, or Perplexity, we should be treating these AI like real people - but not for the reason you think.  Jillian drops gems with some personal stories about how she's trained AI to do everything from develop marketing plans, create workbooks, write content, and even prank her kids. She gets really specific on how to prompt AI to get the most effective outputs that feel uniquely you (as opposed to robotic and generic). By using AI the right way, you'll be in a prime position to save a ton of time and optimize your capital raising business.   Key Takeaways: The evolving role of AI in investor relations How to train your AI chatbot for business or personal The best prompts to leverage AI  Why the future of AI is a human renaissance Core AI mistakes capital raisers make     Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

Send us a textPart of the "Best Of" Series...This special show features 6 standup comics all using music to make you Laugh. From Bob Saget to Yakov Smirnoff, they all did some music in their live sets; and on this show we share that music. You'll hear comics Tim O'Rourke, Dana Carvey, Denny Johnston, Paul Robins, Bob Saget, and Yakov all sing and play music....very entertaining! The music isn't bad and always full of Laughs. Enjoy, and if you like...sing along!Bob Saget, Tim O'Roarke, Yakov Smirnoff, Denny Johnston, Paul Robins, and Dana Carvey each bring their unique perspective to the realm of musical entertainment, blending humor and music in captivating ways. Saget captivates audiences with his comedic songs, often turning mundane experiences like finding change or expired food into lively performances, while O'Roarke creates a fun, interactive atmosphere with quirky lyrics and audience engagement. Smirnoff and Johnston are both renowned for their distinctive approaches, with Smirnoff infusing his sets with humorous musical storytelling, and Johnston leaving a lasting impression with his unconventional and memorable comedic musical acts. Meanwhile, Robins and Carvey inject a playful, irreverent energy into their performances, with Robins' humorous audience interactions and Carvey's parodic musical tributes, both aiming to entertain and amuse through their lighthearted approaches to music.(00:01:14) Comedic Musicians Unite: A Stand-Up Serenade(00:14:18) Musical Parodies of Iconic Artists' Styles(00:21:35) Blackbird Rendition & Musical Comedy by Denny Johnston(00:25:49) Interactive Comedy Shows with Talented ComediansSupport the showWebsite: Standup Comedy Podcast Network.com www.StandupComedyPodcastNetwork.com Free APP on all Apple & Android phones....check it out, podcast, jokes, blogs, and More!"NEW" Video Podcast: Tag Team Talent Podcast on Spotify & YouTube See your favorite comics and other performers...Fun! New Top 5 Recognition from "FeedSpot" Please Write a Review: in-depth walk-through for leaving a review.Interested in Standup Comedy? Check out my books on Amazon..."20 Questions Answered about Being a Standup Comic""Be a Standup Comic...or just look like one"

In Soviet Russia, podcast listens to YOU! Yakov Smirnoff—comedian, actor, and professor of laughter—joins Andrew Santino to reflect on Soviet roots, finding the American dream through comedy, and why laughter really is the best medicine. Yakov's journey is unreal — from acting alongside legends like Robin Williams, Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Richard Pryor, and Tom Hanks… to buying the house where Lenny Bruce died. What a country!This episode is a blast of nostalgia, insight, and Cold War absurdity, with a heart as big as Yakov's smile.

This episode is a therapy session with an individual struggling with addiction and grief. He has done a lot of inner work and is eager to find the root of his issues. We come to a significant breakthrough in this episode, we hope you enjoy!In the Beginning - Live Therapy Sessions. Real People. Real Stories. This series consists of real therapy sessions with Yakov Danishefsky LCSW. The voices have been altered to keep the clients' identity anonymous. Please note that this is in no way a replacement for therapy and any serious emotions should be addressed accordingly. You can get an appointment in Yakov's private practice hereIf you are interested in being featured on the podcast please fill out the applicationTo join our WhatsApp Status for consistent updates, short snippets and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website hereOur content can be found on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠Get in touch with Yakov hereInquire about speaking engagements

In this special episode, Yakov passes the torch to our new hosts, Nate Dodson and Jillian Sidoti!  Nate and Jillian outline their exciting vision for the future of the podcast as they discuss the evolution of capital raising, frameworks for scaling your business, and how they're leveraging AI and other tech to give capital raisers an edge in 2025.  Tune in to get a look at what to expect — more expert insights, the latest tools, and a renewed focus on helping capital raisers grow effectively. Whether you're just getting started or looking to refine your strategy, this episode sets the stage for a new era in investor attraction. Key Takeaways: Get to know our new hosts Nate Dodson and Jillian Sidoti Evolving beyond outdated capital raising tactics Building trust and keeping deals simple Leveraging AI - differentiation vs generic output Future of the show - how Nate and Jillian will help scale your capital raising & real estate ventures   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Nate: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   Connect with Jillian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

This episode is a therapy session with an individual facing challenges due to his mother's cancer diagnosis. In the episode Yakov delves into the root of the challenges and disxocers something prior to all of this, which is causing his struggles. In the Beginning - Live Therapy Sessions. Real People. Real Stories. This series consists of real therapy sessions with Yakov Danishefsky LCSW. The voices have been altered to keep the clients' identity anonymous. Please note that this is in no way a replacement for therapy and any serious emotions should be addressed accordingly. You can get an appointment in Yakov's private practice hereIf you are interested in being featured on the podcast please fill out the applicationTo join our WhatsApp Status for consistent updates, short snippets and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website hereOur content can be found on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠Get in touch with Yakov hereInquire about speaking engagements

00:00 - Good Morning00:43 - Omer.MDYdaf.com00:58 - Yom HaShoah02:37 - Emails07:48 - MDYsponsor.com12:14 - Introduction13:57 - Amud Beis14:13 - Amud Aleph44:50 - Amud Beis1:03:17 - Have a Wonderful Day!Quiz - http://Kahoot.MDYdaf.com----Mesechta Sponsors:Anonymous: Hatzlacha bruchnius U'vgashmius-Yisroel Cherns: In honor of my chavrisa Shmueli Unger-Szlafrok Family: In memory of their uncle, Simmy Schaer, Simcha Yisrael ben Naftali Tzvi A”H-Anonymous: May our learning bring us closer to one another and to Hashem----Monthly Sponsors:Hatzlacha B'Parnasa-Parnasa Birevach for Baruch Tzvi Nissim ben Shoshana Leah-Yoni Klestzick: Refuah Shelamah יהודית בריינה בת צפורה רבקה-Jeffs Gourmet Los Angeles----Kollel of the Month:TY to R' Elis wife & kids for the great sacrifices they make allowing him to spread Torah to the masses----Sponsors of the Day:Burstein Family: In honor of our son Ezzy, and all the Heichal Hatorah talmidim learning the daf with Rav Eli- Rochelle & Karl Miller: Rachamei Shamayim and a speedy Refuah Sheliemah for Chaya Shira Roiza bas Ayala Malka- Anonymous: In honor of the birthday of the one who does the on-screen gemorah follow along. With much love!-Yisroel Gross: Lzecher Nishmas Yakov be Yoesef, Yakov Yitzchok ben Yakov and Aidel bas Yakov-Tani & Ruthie Pollak: In honor of our son Ezra zl's 5th Hebrew birthday today & in memory of all whom perished in the holocaust- Sholom Yehuda Felder: לע"נ MDY member R' Menachem Mendel z"l ben yb"l Rav Yitzchok Raitport niftar in tragic car crash----MDY Kids:Kidnovations: Zechus for Fishel, Elchanan, Akiva | Rivky & Mrs Stefansky----Art of the Month​:Refuah Shleima for יהונתן איתן בן בת שבע ברכה-In honor of Yossi Klein & Mark Ashkenazi for all the work they do----Turning of the daf:Adar Global: One-stop Shop for all your Financial needs-Kidnovations LLC: In honor of our sons; Kalmo (12yr) & Yisrael (9yr) for learning Sanhedrin & Makkos with Reb Eli ♥-In honor of Adar global and Kidnovations. True role models of how to support the daf and learning _________________________________

On Easter Sunday 1996, a police officer comes across a car containing pieces of a dismembered body. The police catch the killer fairly quickly, but questions remain. Are there any more victims? And is there another killer at large?Sources:“Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Honors the Memory of Yasha Gluzman, Ph.D. | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.” Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, https://www.facebook.com/cshlnews, https://www.cshl.edu/giving-news/cold-spring-harbor-laboratory-honors-the-memory-of-yasha-gluzman-ph-d/. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.Cutler, Nancy. “Rita Gluzman, Who Murdered Scientist Husband, Released from Prison.” The Journal News, Rockland/Westchester Journal News, 29 July 2020, https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/rockland/2020/07/29/rita-gluzman-murdered-husband-released-prison/5540176002/.Hays, Tim. Severed Relations. Pinnacle Books, 1998.Rozier, Alex. “Woman Who Killed Husband with Ax Released from Fort Worth Prison | Khou.Com.” Khou.Com, KHOU, 11AD, https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/rita-gluzman-killed-husband-fmc-carswell-fort-worth-compassionate-release/287-97c2e730-6ac3-4b09-b0cf-024b0a48ef23.Smith, Benjamin H. “Rita Gluzman Sentenced For Killing Husband With Ax | Crime News.” Oxygen, Oxygen, 6 July 2018, https://www.oxygen.com/snapped/crime-time/woman-sentenced-to-life-in-prison-for-axing-husband-to-death-after-he-met-younger.Snapped. 2024.“United States v. Gluzman, 7:96-Cr-323 (LJL) | Casetext Search + Citator.” CoCounsel: One GenAI Assistant for Professionals | Thomson Reuters, https://casetext.com/case/united-states-v-gluzman. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.“Yakov Gluzman (1948-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial.” Find a Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191458609/yakov-gluzman. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.This Week's Episode is Brought To You By:Shopify - The Platform Commerce is Built On - $1 per month trial https://shopify.com/lovemurderHiya Health - Essential Super Nutrients for Kids - https://hiyahealth.com/LOVEMURDER for 50% off your first orderBetterHelp - Convenient and affordable online therapy and counseling - https://betterhelp.com/lovemurder for 10% off your first monthSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode is a therapy session with a newlywed couple who are experiencing challenges due to their differences. Join us for the journey to see the issues addressed, how Yakov approached the issues and tried to help the clients. In the Beginning - Live Therapy Sessions. Real People. Real Stories. This series consists of real therapy sessions with Yakov Danishefsky LCSW. The voices have been altered to keep the clients' identity anonymous. Please note that this is in no way a replacement for therapy and any serious emotions should be addressed accordingly. You can get an appointment in Yakov's private practice hereIf you are interested in being featured on the podcast please fill out the applicationTo join our WhatsApp Status for consistent updates, short snippets and more ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website hereOur content can be found on:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠Get in touch with Yakov hereInquire about speaking engagements

In this episode, we dive deep into the art of "reading investors' minds" without relying on gimmicks or guesswork. We explore how practical personality profiling and addressing the elephants in the room can transform your conversations with investors. By understanding who you're talking to, rather than focusing on finding the perfect words, you can tailor your message to resonate more effectively.  We discuss different personality profiling methods, the importance of research, and how to communicate in a way that helps investors feel seen, heard, and understood. Plus, we explore the balance between being adaptable without losing your authentic self. Key Takeaways: Personality profiling is crucial to communicating effectively with investors Who you're speaking to is more important than “the perfect message” Discover profiling tools you can use Always address the elephants in the room How to surface hidden objections Master adaptive communication while staying true to your core values Tips to build stronger, more trusting relationships Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles  

Join Rob Roy and me as we discuss building a culture that encourages ownership and creative problem solving. Rob Roy is the founder of Trident CC. One of my favorite parts of this interview was when he talked about using feedback loops to encourage continuous improvement at his company. 1. Empowering employees through recognition Rob Roy shares his system for recognizing and valuing his employees. He makes a point to acknowledge 2-3 people at every event, providing personalized praise that is meaningful to each individual. This helps foster a sense of belonging and appreciation, rather than just a transactional relationship. You can watch Rob's 5 Minute System Segment on YouTube. 2. Cultivating a culture of trust and empowerment  Rob describes how he empowers his team to make decisions and strategize on the company's vision and plans. He holds annual planning sessions where the team collaborates to map out the year, with Rob providing the high-level direction and the team working out the details and logistics. This allows his employees to take ownership and feel invested in the company's success. 3. Feedback loops and continuous improvement Rob has implemented feedback systems to gather ongoing input from clients on his coaches' performance. This allows him to identify areas for improvement and provide additional training and support to his team. He also seeks feedback from the clients to understand the real impact of the coaching, not just surface-level metrics. 4. Cultivating meaningful relationships  Rob discusses the importance of building genuine relationships with his employees, clients, and mentors. He highlights the advice and support he has received from successful business leaders like Yakov and Lance, who have emphasized the value of putting people first. Rob strives to embody this mindset in his leadership approach. Learn more about Rob Roy over at Trident Coaching and Consulting. You can also connect with him on LinkedIn.  As always, if you have any questions or want to submit a fantastic guest for the podcast, just reach out to me on the Systematic Leader website, and I'll do my best to get them on. If you enjoy the interview, please take 30 seconds to rate the Systematic Leader podcast on your favorite platform. Thanks!

Rambam: NO KOLLEL?!??!Schottenstein going to highest places in Gan Eden!!!Yissachar Zevulun relationship…Being learner-earner nowadays..?!!Rav Yakov Gilinsky maaseh! How to know if yetzer hara is out to get you for parnassah??!

Attention is the new currency and savvy investors know how to spend it wisely. In this episode, we break down why buying ads can be more powerful than relying on outdated investor lists, the key metrics you need to track, and the best platforms to attract and convert high-value investors. Key Takeaways: Attention is a valuable asset for investors Ads outperform old investor lists Two types of attention: getting noticed vs. building trust Explained: Cost per lead, per meeting, per click & more Why Meta, YouTube, and LinkedIn are top investor marketing platforms Yakov's favorite type of ads (breakdown)   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

Adam zooms with politician Matt Gaetz. They talk about his brief time as the nominee for AG, THE MATT GAETZ SHOW – his new nightly show on the One American News Network, Trump, and the full contact nature of life in Washington DC. Later on Adam sits in with comedic legend Yakov Smirnoff and they talk about his career, life as a comic in USSR, and how Russia is today vs. when Yakov was just getting his start as a performer. Get it on. For more with Yakov Smirnoff: PODCAST: ‘The Comedy Couch with Yakov Smirnoff' TWITTER: @Yakov_Smirnoff WEBSITE: Yakov.com For more with Matt Gaetz: TV SHOW: Matt is now hosting The Matt Gaetz Show on One America News Network - week nights at 9 PM EST on OAN Network. INSTAGRAM: @repmattgaetz

Raising capital isn't just about numbers—it's about telling a compelling story. In this episode, we explore how the right narrative can attract investors, build trust, and set you apart. What You'll Learn: How storytelling enhances capital raising The three key elements of an effective investment story Why emotional connection matters more than just numbers How to tailor your pitch to different investor personalities Simple storytelling techniques to build trust and credibility   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

Rabbi Yakov Kirsh on Let's get Real with Coach Menachem, Sunday February 16, 2025What is My Soul Really Seeking? A Deep Dive into Hashem, Spirituality, and the AfterlifeFor more from Rabbi Yakov Kirsh: www.youtube.com/@ConsciousJudaism

In this episode, we explore the concept of "leaky buckets" in capital raising and the common leaks that prevent entrepreneurs from scaling their businesses and attracting investment. We discuss the importance of maintaining focus, optimizing time, and refining both mindset and processes to efficiently raise capital and grow successfully. Key Takeaways: Leaking Attention: Avoid distractions like social media to focus on high-value tasks Leaking Time: Prioritize impactful activities and eliminate busywork Leaking Processes: Set up efficient systems before hiring to prevent chaos Investor Onboarding: Create a consultative onboarding process and use the Ben Franklin effect to secure investor commitment Other Leaks Explained: Sales Skills, Lead Nurturing, Online Presence, Quality   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

The second Torah portion reading from the Book of Exodus this week is in some respects THE beginning of the Exodus itself, in that it describes the first set(s) of the 'Ten Plagues of Egypt." 'Vaera' (Exodus 6:4 through chapter 9), beings, however, with an explanation of His Name, YHVH. "And I appeared," ('vaera') He says, to Abraham, and to Yitzak, and to Yakov, "as El Shaddai, but by My Name YHVH I did not," at not in the way that He is about to, "make Myself known to them. And that is the essence of what He is about to do! The Erev Shabbat reading, as usual, covers the story itself, but also starts to lay out the incredible significance of just what that means: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SSM-1-24-25-Vaera-teaching-podcast-xxx.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash takes a deeper look at a number of key elements that are laid out in this parsha, from the emphasis on His Name YHVH, and that He would then SHOW what that means, so that all of us would know, to the patterns and projections associated with the plagues themselves. They were not only all judgments against various fake Egyptian 'gods,' but also, Mark contends, a set of 'open brackets,' or one half of a set of bookends, which we will eventually see closed by the prophesied second, or "Greater Exodus." And there are certainly "candidates" for those in play today. Vaera: What's it Gonna TAKE?" https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WT-CooH-1-25-25-Vaera-Whats-It-Gonna-TAKE-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part teaching is here:

Unlock new, well-reimbursed services: Spravato, a needle-mover for pain practices. Discover how Spravato, an FDA-approved esketamine treatment for depression, can drive significant financial reimbursement for your practice while improving patient outcomes. Join me as I meet with Yakov Kagan, CEO and co-founder of Big Leap Health, as he highlights the clinical efficacy of Spravato, its comparison to ketamine, and its financial impact. Learn key considerations for launching—whether independently or via an MSO—and actionable steps to get started, from staff training to billing essentials. Yakov will also share insights into future developments like monotherapy developments, helping your practice stay ahead in this rapidly evolving field. For more information and to integrate Spravato into your Pain Practice go to https://www.bigleaphealth.com Host David Rosenblum, MD Long island based anesthesiologist, David Rosenblum, MD, is one of the first interventional pain physicians in the country to integrate ultrasound guidance into his pain practice. Since 2007, he has been an international leader in the treatment of chronic pain. He has helped countless of patients suffering from back, neck, knee, shoulder, hip joint pain and has been at the forefront of regenerative pain medicine, minimally invasive pain therapies and medical education. Patients can schedule a consultation by going to www.AABPpain.com or calling: Brooklyn Office 718 436 7246 Garden City Office 516 482 7246 NRAP Academy also offers: Board Review Anesthesiology Pain Management Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Regenerative Medicine Training  Live Workshops Online Training The Virtual Pain Fellowship (online training program with discount to live workshops)         Regional Anesthesia & Pain Ultrasound Course   Private Training Available Email Info@NRAPpain.org **Disclaimer:** The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional for medical concerns.

Unlock new, well-reimbursed services: Spravato, a needle-mover for pain practices. Discover how Spravato, an FDA-approved esketamine treatment for depression, can drive significant financial reimbursement for your practice while improving patient outcomes. Join me as I meet with Yakov Kagan, CEO and co-founder of Big Leap Health, as he highlights the clinical efficacy of Spravato, its comparison to ketamine, and its financial impact. Learn key considerations for launching—whether independently or via an MSO—and actionable steps to get started, from staff training to billing essentials. Yakov will also share insights into future developments like monotherapy developments, helping your practice stay ahead in this rapidly evolving field. For more information and to integrate Spravato into your Pain Practice go to https://www.bigleaphealth.com Host David Rosenblum, MD Long island based anesthesiologist, David Rosenblum, MD, is one of the first interventional pain physicians in the country to integrate ultrasound guidance into his pain practice. Since 2007, he has been an international leader in the treatment of chronic pain. He has helped countless of patients suffering from back, neck, knee, shoulder, hip joint pain and has been at the forefront of regenerative pain medicine, minimally invasive pain therapies and medical education. Patients can schedule a consultation by going to www.AABPpain.com or calling: Brooklyn Office 718 436 7246 Garden City Office 516 482 7246 NRAP Academy also offers: Board Review Anesthesiology Pain Management Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Regenerative Medicine Training  Live Workshops Online Training The Virtual Pain Fellowship (online training program with discount to live workshops)         Regional Anesthesia & Pain Ultrasound Course   Private Training Available Email Info@NRAPpain.org **Disclaimer:** The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional for medical concerns.

Unlock new, well-reimbursed services: Spravato, a needle-mover for pain practices. Discover how Spravato, an FDA-approved esketamine treatment for depression, can drive significant financial reimbursement for your practice while improving patient outcomes. Join me as I meet with Yakov Kagan, CEO and co-founder of Big Leap Health, as he highlights the clinical efficacy of Spravato, its comparison to ketamine, and its financial impact. Learn key considerations for launching—whether independently or via an MSO—and actionable steps to get started, from staff training to billing essentials. Yakov will also share insights into future developments like monotherapy developments, helping your practice stay ahead in this rapidly evolving field. For more information and to integrate Spravato into your Pain Practice go to https://www.bigleaphealth.com Host David Rosenblum, MD Long island based anesthesiologist, David Rosenblum, MD, is one of the first interventional pain physicians in the country to integrate ultrasound guidance into his pain practice. Since 2007, he has been an international leader in the treatment of chronic pain. He has helped countless of patients suffering from back, neck, knee, shoulder, hip joint pain and has been at the forefront of regenerative pain medicine, minimally invasive pain therapies and medical education. Patients can schedule a consultation by going to www.AABPpain.com or calling: Brooklyn Office 718 436 7246 Garden City Office 516 482 7246 NRAP Academy also offers: Board Review Anesthesiology Pain Management Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Regenerative Medicine Training  Live Workshops Online Training The Virtual Pain Fellowship (online training program with discount to live workshops)         Regional Anesthesia & Pain Ultrasound Course   Private Training Available Email Info@NRAPpain.org **Disclaimer:** The information presented in this podcast is for educational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional for medical concerns.

Welcome to today's episode! Our guest is Rand Eastwood, a seasoned real estate broker with over 30 years of experience specializing in high-end vacation rentals and investment properties in Hawaii. He owns Ola Properties, managing over 150 properties in West O'ahu, and shares insights into navigating Hawaii's competitive real estate market.  We discuss strategies for successful investments and how to identify promising opportunities in challenging environments. Key Discussion Points: Vacation Rentals: Luxury condos in Ko Olina Resort with nightly rates from $600 to $1,500. Investment Strategy: Cash purchases and value-add improvements boost rental income. Investor Relations: Focus on building trust and transparency with investors. Market Opportunities: Targeting distressed multifamily properties for stable investments.   More about Rand: Rand has an intrinsic passion for land development, exquisite homes and the resort & hospitality built-environment. He has established himself as an expert in marketing, real estate as investment and real estate syndication.   Skilled in Negotiation, Capital Raising, Investor Relations, Asset Management, Management, and Hospitality Site Selection. Strong business development professional graduated from the University of Washington with a Master of Business Administration (MBA).   Over twenty years of helping clients build wealth and live exceptional lives.   Connect with Rand: OlaProperties.com   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles  

The annual-cycle Torah reading week, parsha Vayechi (Genesis/Bereshiet chapter 47:28-End) not only concludes the story of the life and times of Yakov or Jacob, but of Yosef (Joseph) as well, and the Book of Genesis. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SSM-1-10-25-Vayechi-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3 Among other things, including Yakov's blessings for his sons, and thus the tribes of Israel, this parsha includes the 'adoption' of Yosef's two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh (or is it Manasseh and Ephraim???) into the "twelve" bribes of Israel. Where Yakov "crosses his hands," during that blessing. He asks a question, too. Which seems almost out of place. And yet, it's also almost as easy for us to just gloss over it, and ignore the potential implications. But is should resonate with us now: Vayechi: Whose are these? And Who's are WE? https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WT-CooH-1-11-25-Vayechi-Whose-are-WE-podcast-xxx.mp3 The combined two-part teaching is here:

In this episode, we explore the concept of capital raising feeder systems and the highly effective approach of building capital communities. Much like how minor leagues feed into professional sports, a well-structured feeder system in capital raising transitions potential investors into committed ones through relationship-building and natural alignment.  This episode outlines five key tips for creating effective capital communities. Tune in to gain practical insights into systematizing your efforts, leveraging human nature, and creating long-term growth in your investor network.   Key Tips Explained: Affinity Enthusiasm Founding Members Effectively Reverse Engineer Your Goals Best Social Platform + how to use it Leverage the Compound Effect   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

Strangers forced to share a cabin on a cruise ship. By HectorBidon. Listen to the Podcast at Steamy Stories.  The waiting area outside the Long Beach cruise terminal was abuzz with bright new outfits and happy chatter. It was enough to make even the most reserved introvert start to feel a bit of excitement. I was standing with Jack and Ciara, two regulars of the social group. Jack was tall and rugged, something to do with landscaping; Ciara tall and willowy, worked in an office of some sort. They weren't an official couple, as far as I knew, but they seemed to have hooked up for the New Year's Pacific cruise. That was sort of the way the group worked. Thirty somethings, mostly divorced, intent on maintaining the hard playing lifestyle of their twenties, looking for like-minded dating partners to do it with. Jack was explaining the different cruise drink payment plans. I smiled politely and nodded, thinking how different from theirs my life would be when I got to be their age. Denise bustled up in a pretty pastel pantsuit with her clipboard in her hand. She was a travel agent and the mother hen of the group, forty-something and no longer trying so hard to pretend she was any younger. She'd put together this group and made a nice extra income for her troubles. "Hector," she said, ushering me a step aside, "I'm afraid there's been a mix up with your reservation. Somehow your single cabin didn't show up on the final printout." She gave me a concerned look. "They're working on it,,  but we may have to double you up with someone." This came as a bit of a rude surprise. One of the only reasons I'd finally agreed to come on the cruise in the first place had been her assurance that I'd be able to have a single. It wasn't that I was antisocial really, but I had my limits. "You know Mrs. Pendergast, don't you?" Mrs. Pendergast was an older woman, well into her sixties. She wasn't a regular member of the group, but it amused her sometimes to hang with a younger crowd. The group let her tag along to some of their events. I was going to have to share a room with Mrs. Pendergast? "Apparently she got sick and had to cancel at the last minute. So we have an opening. She was sharing a room with, ah;" she double checked her forms; "a Ms. Crenshaw. I don't know her, but I'm sure she's very nice. It's a double room, and you know how it is on a cruise. You don't spend that much time in your room anyway." I didn't even try to return her smile. "They're still working on your single, of course. I just wanted to let you know the fallback plan." Not only losing my single, but having to spend the cruise being polite to an old lady? In Denise's mind, that was what the social group was all about. People were already starting to go into the terminal building when Denise came back, this time with an attractive young woman at her side. I wondered if it was Denise's daughter, there to see us off. "Hector," she said, peering at me over the top of her glasses, "this is Molly Crenshaw. I've been explaining our predicament." The girl gave me a weak smile. She was pretty, with long brown hair swept back, wearing white shorts and a light blue top. She didn't look like she could be a day over twenty-one. Not at all what I had pictured as a travelling companion for Mrs. Pendergast. "It's a double room," Denise was explaining. "I'm sure they'll be able to rig up a partition if need be. But this will be the first cruise for both of you. It will be nice to have a buddy to help you find your way around. I'm sure the two of you will hit it off." Molly was still looking at me rather uncertainly. This apparently wasn't exactly what she had signed up for, either. She looked back at Denise. "Well, if his other room got cancelled,” Denise was delighted. The registration mix-up had been solved in an efficient and social-group-positive way. I couldn't believe she was being so cavalier about putting a guy and a girl who didn't even know each other into the same room together. "They're still working on my single though, right?" "As far as I know. You'll be able to check with the Bursar once we get on board." Denise had more than enough smile for the three of us. They called our area for boarding. "See you on board," she said, bustling off with her clipboard. Going up the gangway onto the ship itself kind of blew me away. You entered onto the mezzanine level of what looked like the fanciest mall I'd ever seen. There was an atrium that rose several stories high with glass elevators gliding up and down and fancy shops and glittering lights on every different level. On the floor below us a fellow in a tuxedo was playing a grand piano. All of this right in the middle of the ship. Molly's eyes were as wide as mine. They'd told us to have lunch while the luggage was being brought on. Molly and I had come aboard with a bunch of other social groupers, but they'd all buzzed off one way or another leaving the two of us by ourselves. We found a little sandwich and salad buffet. "So, your first cruise?" I asked. I was pretty sure I'd be able to get the room situation straightened out, but there was no harm in being polite. She assembled a forkful of salad. "Yes, Mrs. Pendergast is a patient at the clinic where I work. She's pretty chatty, you know. She kept talking about this fantastic cruise she was going on. But she needed a travelling companion to come along and sort of look after her." She shrugged. " Mrs. Pendergast offered to cover the cost, if I'd come with. I don't know, she has a way of getting what she wants." "Is she all right?" I asked. "Denise says she's afraid she might be coming down with something. She's a bit of a hypochondriac. But the tickets are already paid for, and I'm already here, so Denise said I should just come along on the cruise without her." She gave her little shrug again and took a sip of iced tea. "Your first cruise too?" "I'm not really a member of the social group, actually. I went on a nature hike with them one time and ended up on Denise's list. So now she sends me emails every time she has some big event. She was kind of persistent this time. I think they needed to sign up a certain number of people in order to get a discount or something." Molly nodded and stabbed a crouton. "Well, it is a cruise. It should be fun. And it'll be nice not to have to keep tabs on Mrs. Pendergast all the time. There's gambling, you know. When we get far enough out to sea." "You gamble?" "Of course. Poker, black jack. Machines mostly, but sometimes at the tables. I have a system. It's a lot of fun." After lunch I asked my way up to the Bursar's office. Molly came along to make sure that everything worked out. The Bursar looked me up in his computer. Apparently, when Mrs. Pendergast had cancelled, they'd looked to fill the vacancy with someone from our same group. I was the only one in a single, so they moved me in to fill her spot and gave my room to someone else. He double checked, but there weren't any other singles available. He apologized for the inconvenience and gave me my key card. I was flabbergasted. "Well," said Molly, "we might as well go check it out at least." We found our way down to the deck where the cabin was located. The room itself was not much bigger than a walk-in closet. A chair, a little night stand, a mirror on the bathroom door, a bed against the wall. That was it. We looked at each other. "Kind of smaller than I would have thought," I said. "Yeah," she agreed. I corralled a passing steward. "Um, we were supposed to be getting a double room?" I showed him the printout. "Yes, yes," he said in his helpful foreign accent. "Very nice double cabin." "But there's only one bed." I said. "Double bed," he explained. Then he gestured toward the porthole on the wall. "Ocean view!" He smiled, happy to have been of service, and went on about his way. Molly didn't look altogether convinced. I sighed. "Let me go talk to the Bursar again,” But she was sizing things up. Sunshine was streaming in through the porthole. Our two suitcases had been placed in a little niche beside the bathroom door, side by side. "All the other rooms are probably just as small," she said. "On this level anyway. And they seem to have already given your other room away." She looked at me. "Do you snore?" It wasn't a question I was expecting. "I don't think so. No one's ever complained." "Well, Mrs. Pendergast does, apparently. That's the one thing I've been dreading the most." She looked back at the room. "I guess this is just what double rooms are like on cruise ships. Maybe it's not so bad. At least you don't snore. We're kind of on an adventure anyway. Maybe we should just try and make the best of it." She made it sound as if sharing a room with a complete stranger of the opposite sex was no bigger a deal than sharing a table with him at lunch. She sat down on the edge of the bed and picked up the schedule of the day's activities as if the issue had already been decided. "Shuffleboard lessons at three o'clock," she noted. "Bingo at four thirty." I sat down on the chair. So instead of getting a room of my own I was going to have to share this one? Surely there must be some other alternative. What if,  what if I asked Denise to ask Ciara to move in here with Molly and let me bunk with Jack? Ugh! I cringed at the thought. "A magic show tonight in the forward theatre." Molly announced; reading more literature. I looked around. How would it even work? The room was so tiny. There was only the one bed. Molly was studying a map of the ship. "What do you think we should do first?" She'd not only accepted the fact that we'd be rooming together, she was ready to head out and start exploring. "Um,  why don't you just go ahead on your own? I've still got a couple things I need to take care of first." I couldn't tell if she was a bit hurt that I didn't want to join her. But she shrugged it off. "Well, OK. Then I guess we can just meet back up here later." I didn't really have anything I needed to take care of, I just wanted a little time to sort things out. I was pretty bummed that they'd given away my single. And I wasn't sure how I felt about Molly's matter-of-fact-ness. Was she really so used to sharing rooms with random guys? Still, if I did have to share a room with someone, Molly was probably no more objectionable than Jack or Mrs. Pendergast. She was more my age. She was just out of college and I had a few years on her. She seemed pretty easy going. If we'd been thrown together as partners at a workshop breakout session, I wouldn't have objected. But sharing insights at a breakout session wasn't exactly the same as sharing a cabin on a cruise ship. I'd had to share rooms with strangers before, but they'd always been guys. What you did was you put on your blinders, you put up your shields, you went about your business, you let them go about theirs. You tried to be polite. At least that's the way it worked with guys. Did it work that way with girls too? I guess I'd find out. The ship must have cast off soon after we came on board, but so smoothly that we hadn't even noticed. By the time I found my way up on deck we'd already cleared the harbor and were quite a ways out from land. I stood at the railing and watched the waves roll by. I wondered whether I might get seasick, but the deck was as firm and steady as any sidewalk on the mainland. The ship turned out to be a whole little city unto itself. There was a miniature golf course at one end and a climbing wall at the other. The top deck held two full-sized swimming pools, each already surrounded by sun bathers glistening in cocoa butter. The lower decks held lounges and theaters and eateries and nightclubs. There were shops and kiosks on every level; a sports bar, a wine bar, two piano bars, a margarita bar ("Hi, Jack! Hi, Ciara!"); and any number of different ways to get from any one place to any other: by stairs, by elevator, by main passageway, by side passageway. Later in the afternoon I sat down at a little coffee shop toward the stern of the ship and nursed a cup of lapsang souchong. Seagulls were gliding along in our tailwind. I'd been making good progress on a couple algorithms at work, and I went over some of the key steps in my mind. It was nice being out of the cubicle for a change, sitting in the sunshine, daydreaming instead of coding, watching the seagulls hover and veer. My thoughts eventually wandered back to my room situation. I still couldn't understand why Molly was being so agreeable about sharing the cabin. It dawned on me that maybe she didn't think she had any other choice. Maybe she thought that since she was only here as Mrs. Pendergast's guest, she had to do whatever Denise asked. And so maybe she wasn't really all that used to sharing rooms with random guys either. Maybe she was just doing what she thought was expected. A fellow shipmate, a sort-of member of the same social group she was sort of a member of, needed a place to bunk. She had an empty spot. Didn't shipboard etiquette kind of dictate that she offer to share? But then, by the same token, what did shipboard etiquette expect of me? I finished my tea and ambled back toward the front of the ship. A raucous game of volleyball was taking place in one of the pools. Someone called my name. "Are you going back to the room? I forgot my card." It was Molly. She gave her little shrug. She was wearing a bright yellow bikini. It was fairly conservative, the kind she could wear to the gym, but it called your attention to her shapely legs and her slender tummy. We made our way down the labyrinth of passageways toward our lower deck. The people we passed would have naturally assumed that we were together. "I figured out about dinner," she said. "Everybody has an assigned time and an assigned table. Ours is in about an hour. We can go together if you want." After a couple of wrong turns we finally found our corridor and our little room. It hadn't gotten any bigger in the time we'd been away. But there was a fresh bath towel sitting on the bed, folded into a sort of soft-origami swan. "Look how cute," Molly said. "The housekeepers must have been in." She put her things on the nightstand and fiddled in her suitcase for some clothes. "I'm just going to take a quick shower first." She went into the bathroom, taking the swan along with her. I sat on the foot of the bed and took a look at the schedule. The walls were thin enough that I could hear the water splashing. She came out wrapped in the towel. "It's too cramped to get dressed in there," she said, trying to sound matter-of-fact. She looked around the room, a bit awkwardly. So this was one of the guys-and-girls-sharing-a-cabin rules that I wasn't really familiar with. What was I supposed to do while she got dressed? Step into the bathroom to give her some privacy? Or just ignore her, the way I would if I was sharing the room with a guy? She wasn't completely sure how to play it either. She turned to face the mirror, but that only put her sideways to me. So she turned all the way around, facing the outer door. She tried to give the impression that changing clothes in front of a cabin mate wasn't that big a deal. So I tried to follow her lead. I didn't stare, and she had her back to me, but it was hard not to notice what she was doing. She started by putting on her bra, but as she was pulling it up, her towel slipped, revealing the two round, pretty cheeks of her bottom. She quickly pulled the towel back into place, and I quickly forced my eyes back to the schedule. So it was only with my peripheral vision that I was able to see her stepping into her panties and skirt and buttoning up her blouse. Finally she sat on the chair to fasten her sandals. Our eyes met again. She sighed, then admitted. "I work in a clinic. I often have to help clients get over themselves, when they have to disrobe for an exam, in front of someone they don't know. I think I have better empathy, now. Oh, Dinner is supposed to be smart casual." she remarked. I took that to mean that my polo shirt didn't quite cut it. I'd brought a couple button-down shirts, and so I went over and got one from my suitcase. She nodded approvingly and turned to the mirror, fiddling with her hair. I took off my polo shirt and put on the button one. The dining room was immense, with big round tables like in a reception hall. Molly and I were assigned to a table with some of the other people from our group. I let Molly sit next to Ciara. There was nobody on my other side, which was fine with me. Molly and Ciara found some girl stuff to talk about. The general conversation at the table seemed to be about motorcycles. Denise stopped by to see how everyone was doing. Molly had the chicken and I had the fish. We resisted the hard liquor, but we both had a glass of wine with our meal. Valentin, our engaging Bulgarian waiter, brought us the chit. We had both just assumed that wine was included in the meal, but he explained that it would be added to our room bill. "Will they charge it to Mrs. Pendergast?" Molly whispered, afraid they might. "We'll figure it out," I whispered back, signing for both of us. The magic show didn't start until eight o'clock, so after dinner Molly suggested we just wander around. She showed me the little art gallery she'd discovered on deck six where it met the central atrium. Photographs of interesting doorways on old, rustic buildings. Just past the art gallery was a little gift shop. We went in, and Molly looked at the jewelry counter. She asked the lady to bring out a necklace that caught her eye. I leafed through the post cards, but I didn't really have anyone to send one to. We still had forty-five minutes until the show, so I took Molly up to the miniature golf course. We didn't bother keeping score. I made a couple lucky shots. Then, on the next-to-the-last hole, Molly's shot went wild and bounced onto the next green over. It ricocheted off a bumper and coasted down, curving gently, right into the cup. A perfect hole in one into the wrong hole! "Whoa!" I said. "Remind me never to play you for money." She raised her putter and blew on the end as if it were a smoking rifle barrel. "You should see me at pinball." The magic show was a lot of fun. The magician wore a black hat and cape and his pretty assistant wore a slinky black dress. They did all the traditional tricks with rings and scarves and giant cards. Then, for the grand finale, the magician announced that he was going to make his assistant disappear right before our very eyes. He had her stand at the front of the stage with her arms up and out to the crowd. He waved his wand and, Presto!, she didn't disappear, but her dress did! It was just gone! She kept standing there for a second with her breasts completely exposed and nothing covering her at all except a tiny G-string thong. Finally she realized what had happened. She shrieked, covered herself with her hands, and ran offstage, letting us see that her backside was just as shapely as her front. The magician was shocked that his trick had backfired. Shocked! But the audience was applauding wildly, and so he turned and bowed. And as he swept off his hat, what should fall out but the assistant's little black dress. He picked it up and gave us a sly grin. The assistant came out to take her bow, wrapped in a white ship's towel just like the one Molly had been wearing. When she saw what the magician had in his hand, she snatched it back from him with a nasty glare. The crowd ate it up. Molly was laughing as much as I was. After the show we went back up on deck and strolled a while in the cool night air. The ship was plowing along through moonlit waves, stars twinkling in the sky. Toward the stern, lively dance music was thumping up from the nightclubs below. We found our way down to check it out. We spotted Jack and Ciara in the hip-hop club amidst the flashing strobe lights and pulsing lasers. Jack raised his glass and Ciara called something we didn't quite catch. Further on was the salsa club, throbbing with its own level of intensity. Then came the golden oldies club, somewhat more subdued. And finally a relatively quiet lounge where we sat down and shared a bottle of sparkling water. "It's pretty amazing, isn't it?" Molly said. "I never thought there would be so many different things going on. A whole resort on a single ship! And they can just hoist up the anchor and sail us away to wherever they want to take us." I had to agree. "And the way it's so completely self-contained. I mean, what could we possibly want that they aren't already completely stocked up on? The whole rest of the world could just go ahead and blow itself up and we wouldn't even notice." It had been a pleasant evening. And Denise had been right: it had been fun to have a buddy to share it with. But now we were heading back to our little room, and we had to turn our attention to the more mundane aspects of cabin sharing. Molly went to the bathroom first, and then I did, and then neither of us was quite sure how to proceed. It was becoming pretty clear that she wasn't any more familiar with cabin sharing than I was. Both of us kept looking at the bed. It was up against the outer wall, and almost as long as the cabin was wide. It was going to be awkward getting to the side against the wall without disturbing the other person. Presumably the cabin-sharing etiquette book would have had something to say. I decided that one of us should at least try to pretend that they knew what they were doing. "Would you mind if I took the side with the ocean view?" That seemed like the most gentlemanly arrangement. She didn't argue, and in fact I think she was relieved to have the issue resolved. She opened her suitcase and brought out a pair of frilly, sky-blue pajamas. She looked around again and then turned her back like she had before. I sat down at the foot of the bed. I hadn't even thought to bring any pajamas myself. Well, there wasn't much I could do about it now. I took off my shoes and socks and tried not to pay any undue attention to what she was doing. She stepped into her pajama bottoms and pulled them up under her skirt before taking it off. Then she pulled off her blouse and put on her pajama top so quickly that I caught only the briefest glimpse of her bra strap. Then she reached in under the top, unhooked her bra, and fished it out. Meanwhile, I'd taken off my shirt and pants. I figured I could slip under the covers without her seeing me in my underwear. But then I realized that she'd had a perfect view in the bathroom-door mirror all along. She didn't let on, though. That seemed to be the universal rule of awkward cabin sharing, for girls as well as for guys. Just go about your business and let your cabin mate go about theirs. I crawled up onto the far side of the bed, trying not to notice if she was paying any attention. She turned off the light and got in on her side. I'd had to share beds with other guys before on occasion. What you do is turn your back, keep yourself perfectly still, and imagine that there is an invisible force field that insulates your half of the bed from the entire rest of the universe. I quickly discovered, however, that this technique is not that effective when the person lying beside you is a pretty girl in frilly pajamas. I got such a hard-on that I was sure she could sense it, even though we had our backs turned. So I thought about my algorithms. I rehearsed an upcoming seminar presentation of their salient features. And then I rehearsed it again. And then I rehearsed it again. Sunlight was shining in through the porthole again when I woke up the next morning. Molly was still asleep, but I needed to pee. I edged out of bed, trying my best not to disturb her. I went to the bathroom, then quietly got dressed and slipped out of the room. There were only a few people up on deck at this hour. We'd sailed during the night and were now anchored at the entrance to the harbor at Catalina Island. It was a beautiful morning, the water a rich cerulean blue, the harbor dotted with rows of pretty boats. I came back down and found a dining room that served breakfast. I had a bite and brought back coffee and a roll for Molly. She was up, but still in her pajamas. I told her about the island and tried to show her through the porthole. The way the ship was facing, though, we were only able to see the rugged hills of the island and not the harbor itself. By mid-morning she had talked me into going in to shore with her. It was like being transported back in time to the sunny southern California you see in old-time newsreels: palm trees, cute bungalows, handsome, sun-tanned people sitting at outdoor cafes or lounging under colorful beach umbrellas. We walked all the way along the beachfront to the palatial ballroom at the end, admiring its lovely art-deco mosaics of naked mermaids cavorting amidst swirling kelp forests and playful schools of fish. The huge round floor of the ballroom itself was dark and empty on this weekday morning, but photos along the walls showed elegantly dressed couples waltzing at the annual New Year's Eve ball. Molly was enchanted. "Let's come back for it, want to?" "I'm afraid my ballroom dancing is a little rusty." "Well, you'll have to brush up then." We strolled back along the main boulevard amidst tourists and tradesmen and shopping housewives. We looked in the windows of the boutiques and souvenir shops and had lunch at one of the sidewalk cafes. Molly filled me in on all the latest gossip about the interns and nurses at her clinic. I told her a bit about my algorithms. I may have gotten a little carried away, actually, but she did her best to follow along. Our map showed a botanical garden a couple miles out of town. Molly was game, so after lunch we rented a tourist cart and headed off to look for it. I drove and Molly navigated, and after a few wrong turns we found ourselves bumping along into the dusty interior of the island. It was a warm, sunny afternoon, and we had the place pretty much to ourselves. It had never even occurred to me that there were botanical gardens devoted almost entirely to cactus. I'd certainly never imagined there were so many different varieties: towering suaros like in the cowboy movies; rough organ pipes that shimmered like coral formations on the floor of some strange alien sea; fuzzy white phalluses that tried to lure you into thinking they were cuddly enough to pet; plump barrel cactus with swirling patterns of pristine spikes as geometrically perfect as Faberge eggs. Molly discovered a sprawling specimen that must have taken up a half a city block. It was covered with prickly green Mickey Mouse ears, and on the whole rugged plant there was one lone ear that held a single tiny delicate yellow flower. "That's what I want for my corsage," she said. "When we come back for New Year's Eve." We eventually bumped our way back into town and dropped off the cart. The tender back to the ship was pretty full, and Molly and I had to press up shoulder-to-shoulder on the bench. She closed her eyes in the afternoon sunshine. "A perfect day," she murmured. "And tonight's the gala dinner. And gambling!" "Gala dinner?" She opened one eye just enough to give me a look. "You were supposed to bring a sport coat. It was in the brochure." When we got back to the room we found our towel on the nightstand, folded into the shape of a jungle cat, ready to pounce. I had brought my sports coat, but it was pretty creased from being crammed in my suitcase. Molly hung it in the bathroom when she went in to take her shower. Then when she was done I took my own, making sure to give her plenty of time to get dressed. I cracked the door to see if the coast was clear. She was making her final adjustments in the mirror and stepped aside to let me out. She was wearing a lilac gown with a sequined top and a long swishy skirt. "I got it on sale," she shrugged. But I could tell from the way she kept looking at herself in the mirror that she was pretty pleased with it. Now I was the one who had to get dressed in front of her. I just went at it cabin-buddy style, turning my back and pulling things up under my towel like she had done. When I fetched my sports coat from the bathroom, the creases were a little less noticeable. We made our way up to the dining room. It was nice, actually, being a little dressed up. I found myself walking a little taller, standing a little straighter. Molly took my arm as we made our way to the table, and everyone paused to look. Molly and Ciara chatted about shopping on the island. It turned out that Jack knew something about cacti from his landscaping work and was interested to hear about the botanical garden. The appetizers were oysters on the half shell. It was my first time eating them, and Molly showed me what to do. By the time that dinner was over, the ship had gotten far enough out to sea that the casino was open. Molly walked right in as if she knew what she was doing. She got ten dollars' worth of quarters, and I pitched in another ten, trying my best to match her air of confident sophistication. She went to one of the poker machines, and I drew up a stool beside her. "So what's this system of yours? Or is it a secret?" "I only play until I run out of quarters. That way I never lose more than I'm willing to spend." I didn't think that that was what people meant by a "system," but I didn't say anything. I watched her play a few hands. The machine would deal out five cards. She would select which ones she wanted to keep, and the machine would replace the others. "I usually just bet a quarter. But if we're going to pool our money, we can bet two at a time, OK?" I finally figured out how it worked. If we got anything less than a pair of jacks, the machine would keep our money. If we got jacks or better, it would give us our money back. If we got an even better hand, like two pairs or three of a kind, it would pay out according to a table posted on the screen. All the way up to a hundred bucks for a royal flush. We lost our first few quarters, but then we got three aces, and the machine clunked us six shiny new quarters back out. Molly would study each hand carefully before making her selection. She pretty much chose the same cards that I would have chosen, except she was a little over-optimistic about our chances of getting a straight or a flush. On one hand the machine dealt us the jack and king of diamonds, along with a pair of eights. She eagerly selected to keep the jack and the king. "No, no," I told her. "Keep the eights." "But we have a chance for a royal flush." "But the odds are better for getting another eight." She gave me her look of patient exasperation. "Because look,” I tried to say. But she wasn't particularly interested in my analysis. "OK, Mr. Algorithm." She changed the selection. The machine dealt us a queen, a three, and a six and beeped the forlorn tone that meant "better luck next time." Molly flashed me her told-you-so eyebrows. "Well, we wouldn't have gotten the royal flush either." "Not if we didn't even try!" There was one moment of genuine excitement when we got a full house, sixes and queens. The machine clanged like crazy and quarters came pouring out. But eventually every one of them got re-deposited, never to be seen again. It wasn't really gambling so much as just playing a video game. An enjoyable one, though. There was the dress-up aspect, the battle of wits, the allure of the hundred-dollar jackpot. Molly certainly enjoyed playing, and I enjoyed watching her. I noticed that it was almost time for the show. "Juggling?" Molly wasn't so sure. She rattled our cup. "We still have a few quarters left." "Yes, juggling! I'll have you know that I minored in juggling in college. Come on. It'll be fun." The show was in the forward theatre again, right next to the casino. The Flying Garbanzo Brothers! Hup Hup! Four strapping guys with streaming hair and Frank Zappa mustaches, dressed in colorful gypsy blouses and billowing pantaloons. They juggled everything from tennis balls to bowling pins to pineapples to power tools. One of the brothers, Yakov, had a rakish, devil-may-care attitude and was always grinning at the ladies in the audience. In one of the acts, as balls were whizzing back and forth across the stage, he started making eyes at a blonde in the front row. He began paying less and less attention to his juggling, occasionally letting a ball fly past him, which one of the other brothers would then have to lurch out of formation to keep in play. Finally he just gave up on the juggling altogether and sat down on the edge of the stage, chatting the lady up. The other brothers were flailing frantically to keep all the balls in the air. They began to retire them, one by one, but somehow the very last ball went out of control and arched way up high toward the front of the stage. Yakov casually reached his hand out to the side and caught it without even looking. "Ladies and gentlemen!" announced Ripov, the black brother with dreads, "For our grand finale, a feat of blistering dexterity so flagrantly dangerous that it has never before been attempted within the enclosed confines of a luxury liner!" The brothers proceeded to arrange a panoply of torches and hoops and bales of combustible material all around the stage. Yakov came out sporting a mischievous grin and lugging a big red can, labeled 'gasoline.' Just as he was about to douse the first bale, the stagehand stormed in, a short oriental fellow in a white lab coat and thick black glasses, squawking in a barely intelligible accent and waving the ubiquitous ship safety placard, the one with the picture of the lifesaver on it. Yakov's grin collapsed into a sneer, but he put down the can. "Still never attempted," he muttered under his breath. The brothers juggled the torches anyway, unlit but unwieldy, back and forth through the hoops and over the bales. Suddenly red and orange crepe-paper streamers unfurled and rose up, flickering like flames and giving the impression, at least, of a roaring inferno. All in all, it was enough to get your blood pumping. When the show was over there was a bit of a traffic jam getting out of the theater. I grabbed Molly's hand and dragged her toward a less crowded side exit. Hup hup! We found ourselves in a stateroom passageway, and I kept dragging her along at a rapid pace. "Where are we going?" she asked. "C'mon," I replied. The fact is, I didn't really know. At the end of the passage was a short stairway up to a bulkhead door. We went through and found ourselves outside on a little deck by the lifeboats. The sun had set, but you could still see the frothy wave caps. At the end of the deck was another stairway, and at the top was the entrance to the miniature golf. I still didn't know exactly what I was looking for, but it wasn't miniature golf. There was another way to go, though, even further forward, right along the edge of the bow. Molly was panting from our frantic pace, but she was keeping up. We'd reached the very front of the ship. The image of Leonardo DeCaprio holding Kate Winslet on the bow of the Titanic flashed into my mind. That's what I wanted! Moonlight! Sea spray! Violins! But the forward view was all walled off. The only thing you could see, if you turned around, was the bridge, looming up above us, ominously dark except for the eerie glow from the radar screens. There was a stairway leading up to it, but the sign said "Authorized personnel only." "Kind of not what I was expecting," I said. "Oh, well," she said. She pulled us across to the other side where another deckway led back aft. The wall there was not so high, and we stood for a while, watching the foamy caps and the unbounded emptiness. We had engine noises instead of violins and a stinging wind instead of an enchanted spray. "Do you think they'd even bother to tell us?" she wondered. "Tell us?" "If the world blew itself up." But the wind was just too fierce. We retreated back to the more sheltered parts of the ship. This time Jack and Ciara were in the Salsa Club. They waved us in. "What are you having?" Jack yelled over the music, heading for the bar. Ciara and Molly had to half shout to hear each other. Jack came back with something tall and fruity for Molly and something short and amber colored for me. The music was catchy and persistent. Jack held out his hand and led Molly onto the dance floor. They made a handsome couple: Jack rugged and manly, Molly fresh and pretty. I felt a twinge of jealousy. Molly knew a lot of steps, and she was clearly enjoying herself. I gave Ciara an awkward smile and we walked out to join them. It turned out that Ciara was quite a dancer too. She would lose herself in the music, letting her willowy body become an instrument of its expression. I felt kind of bad that she was stuck having me as her partner, but the dance floor was crowded and she didn't seem to mind. When the song ended, she smiled and put her hand on my arm as she caught her breath. She was attractive, with long, honey-blonde hair and a captivating smile. A bit older than me, but not that much. I tried to picture the two of us going out after we got back home. By the third song it was no longer really clear any more who was dancing with whom. Ciara and Molly were dancing next to each other and laughing together at something one of them had said. Then Ciara turned her attention to Jack, and he gave her a few of the moves that her dancing so richly deserved. They made a striking couple too, in a different way than Jack and Molly. They seemed more appropriate for each other, somehow, a better fit. And there was a genuine cozy affection between them that I could imagine outlasting the cruise. Meanwhile, Molly was dancing beside me now, her freshness and joyful enthusiasm now beamed my way. That seemed more appropriate too. Molly and I finally called it a night. It had been a long, eventful day: mermaids, cacti, sea spray, dancing. We made our way down the corridor to the little room that was beginning to feel more and more like home. I took off my coat. Molly's hair was a bit mussed, but she looked happy, as if her day had been as full and eventful as mine had been. I brought my arms up to give her a little hug. I figured that the rules of cabin etiquette wouldn't begrudge us one little hug. But she stepped into it, and before I knew it we were kissing, a kiss that continued as we shuffled our way toward the bed. We sat down. I put my hand on her shoulder and ran it over her sequined back. She touched my face and let her tongue brush my lips. I stroked her side and whispily brushed her breast. She drew in her breath, then reached behind herself and undid her clasp. Her bodice slipped down like a sequined snake skin, revealing the more luminous, more tender skin beneath. Her breasts were perfect, pale and shy, each one frankly punctuated by a bashful, yearning nipple. I couldn't help but lean in and encircle one of them with my lips, tasting it gently with my own tongue. She held me softly there. The rules of cabin etiquette, it seemed, had been suspended by mutual consent. She lifted herself just enough to slip her gown off the rest of the way. She draped it over the chair and gave me the bashful version of her shrug. We had to get ready for bed after all. I undressed too, placing my clothes on top of hers. She lay down, wearing only her panties. I took off everything and lay down beside her. We glided our hands over each other's arms, over each other's sides, over each other's hips. My penis was sticking out like a sore thumb, but I just let it. I caressed her firm bottom and hitched her closer so that our thighs touched, so that her nipples grazed my chest. I slipped my hand down inside her panties to be even closer to the smooth, cool touch of her skin. Always before, one part of my brain would already have been working out the logistics of getting us back where we would need to go when we were finished. But tonight those concerns were blissfully absent. We were both already right where we needed to be, right in the very bed where we would be spending the night. But there was one concern I couldn't put aside. "I'm afraid I didn't think to bring any protection. Do you think the gift shop might still be open?" "It's okay," she murmured. "I'm protected." We kissed again. She reached down and slipped off her last remaining piece of clothing. So now we both were naked, lying together in each other's arms, in the very bed where we were going to spend the night. It wasn't that I didn't know what to do next, it was just that I was a little bashful to be the one to initiate it. And, truth be told, I was more than happy just to be doing what we were doing, lying together so intimately, so completely within each other's personal space, so fully accepting, so fully accepted. If that was going to be enough for her, it was certainly plenty enough for me. But I didn't object when she knelt up, and straddled my thighs, and took my rigid penis in her hand, and glided her moist vagina down upon it. Neither of us said a word. Partly it was shyness, but partly it was just because there was no need to muddle up with words what our entwined bodies were already saying so well without them. To be continued. By HectorBidon for Literotica.

Que venha 2025....Mas não começou nada bem... Bloco 1 - Inverno avança e a catástrofe humanitária só piora e 6 bebês foram mortos de frio essa semana. - Regras de engajamento do exército israelense em Gaza mudou já no dia 07.10 - Governo muda política para lidar com os Houthis - Exército pede orçamento para lidar com o Irã.  Bloco 2 - Gideon Saar vai entrar pro Likud e vai votar a favor da lei do alistamento. - Israel Katz exige relatório da investigação interna do Tzahal em até um mês. - Netanyahu faz cirurgia de remoção de próstata. - Nova votação do orçamento é aprovada por 59 a 58. Ben Gvir vota contra e Netanyahu é obrigado a sair do hospital para votar. - Gallant renuncia da Knesset. Bloco 3 - Justiça impede que polícia de Ben Gvir tenha acesso a telefones de manifestantes. - Números estatísticos da polícia de Ben Gvir são assustadores. - Número de israelenses que deixou o país é muito maior do que o de imigrantes. Bloco 4 - Dica cultural - yehuhdit ravitz - Yakov ravitz - shirim me habait Para quem puder colaborar com o desenvolvimento do nosso projeto para podermos continuar trazendo informação de qualidade, esse é o link para a nossa campanha de financiamento coletivo.  No Brasil - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠apoia.se/doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ No exterior - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Temos também a nossa campanha de apoio único.  No Brasil - ⁠⁠apoia.se/ladoesquerdopontual⁠⁠ Nós nas redes: bluesky - @doladoesquerdo.bsky.social e @joaokm.bsky.social site - ladoesquerdo.com twitter - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@doladoesquerdo⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ e ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@joaokm⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ youtube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@doladoesquerdodomuro⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Playlist do Spotify - Do Lado Esquerdo do Muro Musical Episódio #282 do podcast "Do Lado Esquerdo do Muro", com Marcos Gorinstein e João Miragaya.

למה בכה יוסף על צווארו של יעקב ולא התפלל קריאת שמע ויעקב אכן קרא? האם מותר להתפלל קודם נץ החמה והם עדיף להתפלל במניין קודם זמן תפילה או להתפלל ביחידות בזמן הפרי חדש והפרי יצחק מהו הזמנים של משיכיר והנץ

Welcome to part 3 of our three-part series revisiting some of our most impactful episodes crucial to your capital raising success in 2025. In this episode, we explore the popular concept of "Who Not How" as discussed in the book co-authored by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy. While the idea of leveraging others to achieve goals sounds appealing, there are nuances and misunderstandings that can lead to unexpected hurdles. In efforts to help you avoid hiring the wrong people, Yakov Smart shares insights from his extensive personal experience with hiring–shedding light on the importance of understanding the "what" and "why" before focusing on the "who" and "how."   Key Takeaways: How to drive the vision with support rather than seeking a savior or specialist to handle everything Clarify roles by understanding the "what" and "why" behind tasks and processes Challenges can arise not from the people but from flawed processes Consider personality and generational differences Continuous improvement and learning from mistakes is key   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

Welcome to part two of our three-part series revisiting some of our most impactful episodes crucial to your capital raising success in 2025. In this episode, Yakov digs into the importance of PLANNING. He highlights how to execute key concepts like maximizing current assets, defining ideal investors, selecting strategic lead sources, and setting implementation timelines. Because, if you're not planning, you're planning to fail.   Key Takeaways: Taking stock of your current assets How to achieve alignment with potential investors Specific strategies for lead sourcing Strategic Implementation Timelines The importance of staying the course   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles    

BH Are you "Yakov"? "Yisroel"? or BOTH?!

As we approach 2025, we're kicking off a special three-part series revisiting some of our most impactful episodes. This series highlights the most foundational concepts crucial for success in today's capital raising landscape. In this episode, we dive into finding your voice to raise more capital. Whether you're just starting to connect with investors online or refining your messaging, this must-listen replay delivers unique insights to help you craft the perfect approach. Key Takeaways: How to instantly reduce insecurity Stories from Yakov's journey to finding his voice The truth about being shy How to decide what to talk about F.R.O.G.S explained & how it can improve your content   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles    

In this episode, we dive into the essential framework of Investor Attraction Webinars—a game-changing tool for efficient and effective capital raising. Learn how to create a marketing asset that establishes credibility, builds trust, and automates key steps in nurturing potential investors, all while owning an asset that can be repurposed for years to come. We explore the structure, content, and strategies to optimize these webinars, helping you pre-sell your expertise, overcome objections, and inspire action.    Key Takeaways: How to pre-sell investors without pitching deals directly What is the ideal webinar length? What are the key points to touch on? How to use automation effectively Ideas for repurposing your webinar (different audiences and formats)   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

Join Mark Call of Shabbat Shalom Mesa fellowship for a two-part look at this week's parsha, Toldot (Genesis/Bereshiet 25:19-28:9) which is the primary description in the Bible of the life of Yitzak/Isaac, and includes the stories of his twin sons, Esau and Yakov. The Erev Shabbat reading: https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/SSM-11-29-24-Toldot-teaching-podcast-xx.mp3 The Sabbath Day midrash is focused on what was originally called a "struggle" in the womb between the two twin brothers. But the Hebrew word used (ratzatz), and Rivkah's reaction, suggest it was FAR more intense than a mere struggle. And it continues, in every way. Because so does the reason that Esau is "hated" by YHVH. Toldot: Poor Esau? Or the 'Battle Has Never Ended?' https://hebrewnationonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/CooH-11-29-24-Toldot-Poor-Esau-the-Continuing-Struggle-er-RAGE-podcast-xx.mp3 The combined two-part teaching is here:

In this episode, we dive into the art of leveraging online content to raise capital effectively, especially for those who feel daunted by the world of social media marketing. We explore the mindset shifts, strategies, and specific tips to create impactful, high-leverage content without overwhelming your already busy schedule. From choosing the right platforms to repurposing content for maximum value, these five actionable tips will help capital raisers connect authentically with investors and use content as both a marketing and sales tool. Key Takeaways: Strategies to attract high net worth individuals  How to effectively repurpose content How to choose social media platforms and how many? Posting higher leveraged content Using content as a sales tool   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

In this episode, Yakov Smart sits down with Arn Cenedella, founder of Spark Investment Group, who shares valuable insights from his 40+ years of experience in the real estate industry. Arn discusses how the market has transformed from the 70s and the tried and true strategies he still uses today. He reflects on his transition from single-family investments to multifamily syndications, providing advice for new and seasoned investors alike.    Key Takeaways: The ways real estate has changed and stayed the same Tried and true real estate strategy Balancing local market knowledge with experience-based intuition Long-term holds and effective risk management strategies  The reality of emotional decision-making Teamwork is vital in multifamily investing   More about Arn: Arn Cenedella is a seasoned real estate broker and investor with over 46 years of experience. He began his career in 1978 with his family's brokerage, Cenedella and Co., in Menlo Park, CA, where he built a successful career as a broker and expanded his single-family rental portfolio in the San Francisco Peninsula and Austin, TX. In 2014, Arn relocated to Greenville, SC, and in 2020, founded Spark Investment Group to transition from single-family rentals to multifamily properties. Currently, Arn manages a portfolio of over 968 multifamily units valued at over $127 million, and he is a limited partner in over 500 units across the Southeast and Mountain West. Spark specializes in multifamily investments in Greenville, SC, one of the top emerging markets in the U.S. Arn offers his investors the advantage of his in-depth local market expertise, supported by a team with over 60 years of combined experience. Spark Investment Group helps busy professionals achieve passive income and financial freedom through multifamily syndication.   Connect with Arn: https://investwithspark.com/ https://www.facebook.com/investwithspark/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/spark-investment-group/ https://www.facebook.com/arn.cenedella/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/arncenedella   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles  

In this episode, we dive deep into strategies to stand out to investors in 2025, especially now that the uncertainty surrounding the 2024 US election has subsided. With investors no longer sitting on the sidelines, it's time to differentiate yourself in the capital raising landscape. We explore the fundamentals of creating a strong online presence through assets like websites, credibility packets, and effective content. We also discuss the art of copywriting—whether it's writing captivating headlines or sharing stories that resonate, the focus is on making investors feel seen, heard, and understood. Practical tips and templates are shared to help you elevate your communication in emails, social media posts, and direct conversations. Key Takeaways: How To Leverage Post-Election Clarity How To Establish Online Assets & Repurpose Content Copywriting Fundamentals & Proven Headline Templates Risk Mitigation Strategy Effective Use of AI   Useful links and resources: https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles

In this special episode, we give listeners a behind-the-scenes glimpse into a recent live stream focused on the future of funding deals and finding investors. As we approach 2025, it's essential to stay current on shifts in investor behavior and strategies for capital raising.  Yakov dives into three emerging trends in investor attraction that every capital raiser should know and explores how to systematize investor relations to boost conversions from soft commits to fully invested capital. We also cover strategies to build a consistent pipeline of new investors for the coming year.    Key Takeaways: Top 3 emerging trends in investor attraction Converting more soft commits into committed capital Building a steady pipeline of potential investors The latest systematized approach for successful investor relations Q&A responses on optimizing funding and investor engagement strategies   Useful links and resources: Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles   #realestateinvesting #capitalraising #realestate #passiveinvesting 

Many mistakenly believe that scaling requires working harder, but the key lies in leverage. In this episode, we dive into how to free up time while scaling capital raising efforts without falling into the "more effort" trap.  We explore five strategic approaches to help you gain control of your time and focus on high-impact activities. Whether it's setting up systems with a virtual assistant or refining investor relations, these insights offer actionable steps to streamline your operations and create sustainable growth. Tune in for a concise guide to working smarter, not harder, as you raise capital. Key Takeaways: Make a not to-do list How to delegate to a Virtual Assistant The right way to automate lead tracking, email campaigns & workflows Investor Relations Support Efficient one-to-many communication methods   Useful links and resources: Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles   #realestateinvesting #capitalraising #realestate #passiveinvesting   

In this episode, John Funderburk, Co-founder and Chief Investment Officer at Vertex Investments, shares his entrepreneurial journey from house flipping to managing multifamily real estate investments. John reflects on key milestones, including early capital-raising efforts from friends and family, the value of mentorship, and the evolution of his investment strategies.  He highlights his consultative sales approach which fosters trust and long-term partnerships along with his forecast for the multifamily investments space. Key Takeaways: How John grew from small family and friend deals The importance of mentorship programs Vertex Investments emphasizes wealth preservation A consultative approach to sales fosters trust and investor retention How cap rate fluctuations affect investor expectations Trend predictions in multifamily investments More about John: After completing a BS in Science and Technology at Pittsburg State University (KS), John worked as a sales/customer service consultant in the print media and advertising industry. Moving to a start-up technology firm in the oil and gas regulatory compliance field, John quickly rose to EVP-Sales & Marketing at age 27. Relocating to Florida, John began his real-estate journey in 2017. Still carrying a Florida real-estate license, John adapts investing interests based on market demands to maximize investor and personal returns. A husband and father, John enjoys spending time with family, kayaking, playing golf, corn hole, and other leisure sports.   Connect with John: https://vertex-investments.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-funderburk-4784787/   Useful links and resources: Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles   #realestateinvesting #capitalraising #realestate #passiveinvesting   

In this episode, we dive into how to establish credibility and be perceived as an expert, even as a new capital raiser. Expertise is not just about having knowledge—it's about how you are perceived. We explore three actionable ways to create the perception of authority and attract investors without coming off as pushy or desperate. Key strategies include speaking publicly, valuing your time, and shifting paradigms for potential investors. This episode offers a roadmap for elevating your positioning to raise capital effectively and build meaningful investor relationships.    Key Takeaways: Experts Speak Publicly Experts Have a High Demand on Their Time Experts Shift Paradigms How to build trust and presell investors Bonus How-To: Experts Have an Audience Listening to Them   Perception is more Important than track record:     Useful links and resources: Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles   #realestateinvesting #capitalraising #realestate #passiveinvesting   

In this episode, Yakov sits down with Nate Dodson, a founding partner at Crowdfunding Lawyers, discussing various facets of capital raising, legal considerations, and strategic guidance in capital raising.  Nate shares how he works with Grant Cardone and breaks down how the average investor can use a modified version of his deal strategy. He also shares insights into common mistakes in capital raising and stresses the necessity of proper legal structuring and advice. Additional topics include exploring the differences between crowdfunding and traditional funds, discussing regulatory frameworks like 506(b) and 506(c), and the nuances of engaging with accredited versus non-accredited investors.    Key Topics: Biggest legal mistakes to avoid Should you do a fund or syndicate deals individually? 506(b) vs. 506(c) crowdfunding How Nate sets up REITs for Grant Cardone & can the average person use this model? Advice for new and up-and-coming capital raisers   More about Nate: Nathaniel Dodson, Esq. advises clients on matters related to securities, financing, real estate, opportunity zones, and M&A. Prior to his law practice, Nate was a former investment broker and advisor providing a level of knowledge and experience in investment sales, structures, and asset protection. Through leveraging his expertise in the industry along with the help from his long list of trusted connections, Nathaniel has represented over $2 Billion in real estate and business funding transactions. Mr. Dodson received his bachelor's in economics from the University of Texas at Austin and Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego. He is currently a member of the Nevada and Texas State Bars. When Nate is not in the office, you can find him playing golf, running, biking, or traveling with the family.   Connect with Nate: https://www.crowdfundinglawyers.net/   Useful links and resources: Yakov Smart's new book 'Attracting Investors' on Amazon https://findmoreinvestors.com/apply   Join our new capital raising community group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/capitalraisingtalkwithcapitalraisingprosgroup   Free Trainings on “How To Raise More Capital & Find High Net-Worth Investors on Auto-Pilot”: http://findmoreinvestors.com/capital   Enter our monthly raffle by leaving a 5-star review and emailing a screenshot to: reviews@findmoreinvestors.com   Connect with Yakov: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yakovsavitskiy/ https://www.facebook.com/yakov.smart3   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Positive Fat Bass Intro Loop by WinnieTheMoog Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/6093-positive-fat-bass-intro-loop License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://linktr.ee/taigasoundprod   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Just Keep Going (Loopable) by chilledmusic Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7245-just-keep-going-loopable License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license   The following music was used for this media project: Music: Business Of Dreams by MusicLFiles Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/9392-business-of-dreams License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Artist website: https://cemmusicproject.wixsite.com/musiclibraryfiles   #realestateinvesting #capitalraising #realestate #passiveinvesting

Rabbi Yakov Moshe Twerski on Let's Get Real with Coach Menachem, Sunday Oct 6, 2024 #205 This Yom Kippur IY”H Hashem Will Forgive You, But Can You Forgive Yourself An In-depth conversation about forgiveness, moving forward and personal growth --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/menachem-bernfeld/support

Get ready for a transformative episode of the Meaningful People podcast featuring the inspiring co-founders of Guard Your Eyes, Yakov Nadel and Yechezkel Steltzer.    Join us as we delve into their revolutionary website dedicated to supporting individuals in overcoming unhealthy online behaviors / addictions and steering clear of harmful online content.   With their innovative approach, Yakov and Yechezkel have already positively impacted tens of thousands of lives.    In this candid discussion, we explore the importance of online safety for people of all ages and the significant impact of digital temptations. This episode contains sensitive content, so we advise a trigger warning before tuning in.   This episode was brought to you in part by:     ►Skive     Customized Software Without The Custom Price Tag   Skive works with a variety of tools, including ClickUp, Monday.com, Smartsuite, Airtable, DocuSign, Pipedrive and more!     Book a call with Zalman here https://calendly.com/zalman-skive/30min     Reach out to Skive at info@skive.co     Join the Skive Exploring Software Tools What's App chat here      https://chat.whatsapp.com/D4L1UdOmanZFq7mOdPVmwx   ______________________________________   ►Colel Chabad Pushka App   The easiest way to give Tzedaka download the Pushka app today    https://pushka.cc/meaningful   _________________________________     ►Toveedo     The Jewish videos your kids will love all in one happy place!      Stream unlimited videos on your phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, and smart TV.      From new releases, to your favorite classics, and exclusive originals, there's always something new to discover.     Use MM10 for 10% off       See our full library on https://toveedo.com   __________________________________________   ►Town Appliance        Visit https://www.townappliance.com       Message Town Appliance on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/Townappliance_whatsapp   __________________________________________________     ►ILS Title     Infinity Title: Titles without stories.     When your real estate transaction is protected through Infinity, you get meticulous coverage, clear communication, and zero drama—title after title after title.   Visit https://Ilstitle.com   _______________________________________________   Subscribe to our Podcast    Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2WALuE2    Spotify: https://spoti.fi/39bNGnO    Google Podcasts: https://bit.ly/MPPGooglePodcasts    Or wherever Podcasts are available!         Editor: Sruly Saftlas