Podcasts about Yard House

Taurus season is coming up! Taurus game recognizes Taurus game. Maya is finally going to turn that spare room into a dressing room. The only thing standing in the way is a dumb treadmill. Amy is championing this inside “she shed”. Amy wants to take Producer Tyler on a shopping spree. The ladies recap Morgan Wallen's SNL history and recent beef. Morgan…you're a problematic king. But also, do better. Maya is concerned. KQRS, the local “oldies classic rock” station, has changed its format to 90s rock, which are actually “oldies” now. Amy reviews the restaurant Yard House. They have a screen problem. She hates it, but will she go back? Of course. Maya sends a strongly worded satisfaction survey to the infamous Gas Light Inn. Amy practices some private investigation, and Maya thinks there is a fine line between research and stalking. Animal Report: A cautionary tail…Sea lions lose their minds. Amy reviews Will Smith's new album. Spoiler Alert: She confesses that she thinks “it's kinda good", also she's “so embarrassed”. Apparently, it's approved?!?!?  Amy reviews Anora and The Brutalist. Amy thinks it's appropriately named. Approved/Denied: American Airlines has a new policy. Don't eff with the gate agents. 

0:00 — Welcome! Miguel's wife has made Big Man Certified merch; Miguel's bachelor party is so close you can taste it! 18:10 — Peter gets super defensive about the Yard House, his go-to restaurant on the road 21:40 — Duke player pukes everywhere, a student passes out and Dan Hurley continues to be insufferable 28:15 — NFC Championship Games: Eagles wallop Washington Commanders; Jalen Hurts has best game in recent memory, Saquon Barkley breaks out for big yards; Commanders have a lot to be excited about; Chiefs and Eagles show that defense wins championships;38:40 — Why Chiefs vs. Eagles isn't scripted despite what tin hat wearers suggest 43:35 — Buffalo Bills needed to create a big enough gap for refs to not interject; Bills went away from what worked and didn't take control of the game; did Josh Allen clam up, play scared? 51:55 — Why Joe Thuney is the GOAT of the past decade58:15 — Goal Line Tush Push… just let them play! 1:04:50 — NFL coaching carousel: Cowboys continue to be a laughing stock, Liam Coen is super cringe and coordinators are running it back with their former teams; Pete Carroll hiring seems short-sighted 1:17:10 — Jimmy Butler got suspended… again; NBA All Star Rising Stars & dunk contest set; De'Aaron Fox on the trade block… what are the Kings doing?!

With its roots as one of the first singles bars in Manhattan, TGI Fridays was the place to be back in the day, known for training Tom Cruise for his bartending role in Cocktail and introducing the world to Happy Hour! Now TGI Fridays, the once-vibrant go to restaurant chain has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I did notice that a few of my local TGI Fridays had gone missing and knew something was up, but not all of them. Sure hard to miss that iconic logo in a drive by. And sure hard to forget how much good commotion went on at those happy hours back in the day. If you don't know the whole entrpreneurial backstory of TGI Fridays, its surely worth your time to check it out on Wikipedia.  Business expert Parag Amin joined The Debbie Nigro Show to discuss the news and dig into what's going wrong—and what might come next for the beloved brand. Here's a quick summary of our fascinating conversation.   The Rise and Fall of TGI Fridays In the beginning, TGI Fridays was a hot spot for singles in New York City. It was all thanks to founder Alan Stillman, who opened the first location with hopes of meeting the local ladies. From its humble beginnings, Fridays became a national phenomenon, famous for its fun atmosphere and flair bartenders. Over time, however, the brand shifted to family dining, and the unique vibe that once set it apart started to fade.   Why the Struggle? The Changing Face of Casual Dining Parag Amin explained how the casual dining landscape has evolved. With more competitors entering the market, restaurants need a clear draw. TGI Fridays seemed to lose its sense of “destination dining”—the “I need to go there” factor that keeps people coming back. While other spots like Yard House have found new ways to attract both socializers and families, TGI Fridays struggled to find its footing.   Can TGI Fridays Make a Comeback? So, what's next? According to Parag, this could be the perfect opportunity for TGI Fridays to rebrand and bring in a fresh vision. Maybe Tuesday is the new Friday, I joked hinting that new “TGIT” or “TGITuesday” specials could be a fun twist on their original concept. Whatever happens, Parag says they'll need to rediscover the magic that made Fridays a destination in the first place.   Not All Fridays Are Closing Before you mourn your favorite neighborhood Fridays, don't worry—not all locations are shutting down. While corporate-owned locations are restructuring, franchise-owned restaurants remain open and are not part of the filing. So, you may still be able to snag those famous potato skins or a signature cocktail at your local Fridays.   TGI Fridays Will Be Spending Many Days on Their What's Next If there's a silver lining here, it's that Chapter 11 gives TGI Fridays a chance to regroup and possibly reinvent itself. With the right strategy and perhaps a new CEO, this iconic brand could still find its way back to relevance—and maybe even reclaim some of its original “cool factor.” Enjoy this podcast of my live conversation with business expert Parag Amin on The Debbie Nigro Show.  Parag Amin is the founder of the ‘Law Office of Parag Amin'. He is a business expert and an attorney who represents public figures, small business owners, and individuals in a variety of business matters. Tune in weekdays 11-12noon EST to The Debbie Nigro Show on WGCH Radio for more business insights and more lively conversations!

On tap this week: Ultra Right Beer comes out with a limited edition can featuring Trump's 'iconic fist pump,' Harris campaign adds camo beer koozies after hats' success, Heineken pours one out for all the forgotten beers, Underwhelming experience at SF taco and beer festival leaves attendees outraged, Yard House is looking for a Chief beer officer, A brewery faces fine after serving cicada-infused shots, all this and sooooo much more presented by Cask Branding. Enjoy the show, cheers!

Suz and Doug review the Yard House restaurant in Sarasota, FL. (dougmilesmedia) Please note: We are not comped for our meals. Our opinions are our own.

In this riveting episode of www.CEOMasterMind.ai podcast, we sit down with Bill Wollrab, the visionary entrepreneur behind the Yard House restaurant chain, which eventually sold for an impressive $585 million. Now, Bill is channeling his expertise into AllPeople, a revolutionary marketplace that blends profitability with sustainability and societal impact. Here are the top 10 takeaways from our enlightening conversation: 1. Innovative Business Model: AllPeople stands out by being 100% customer and employee-owned, merging community values with profit-sharing. 2. Sustainability at Its Core: Discover how AllPeople rigorously curates eco-friendly and socially responsible products, making impactful choices effortless for consumers. 3. Empowering Nonprofits: Bill's unique model supports nonprofits by donating 5% of every purchase, far exceeding traditional donation models. 4. Democratizing Investment: Through equity crowdfunding, AllPeople offers everyone a chance to invest, fostering deeper consumer engagement and loyalty. 5. Community Building: Learn about AllPeople's strategy of creating a devoted customer base that doubles as co-owners and brand advocates, significantly cutting marketing costs. 6. Addressing Economic Inequality: By funneling profits back to customers, AllPeople promotes a fairer business environment and combats economic disparity. 7. Radical Transparency: Bill emphasizes clear and verified claims about sustainability and donations, ensuring genuine impact without greenwashing. 8. Efficient Customer Acquisition: AllPeople leverages word-of-mouth and community engagement to maintain low customer acquisition costs and high lifetime value. 9. Vision for the Future: Get insights into Bill's plans for expanding AllPeople's impact, driving large-scale social and environmental change through innovative retail strategies. 10. Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Bill shares his wisdom on finding a niche, being courageous, and creating mission-driven businesses that resonate deeply with consumers. Join us to uncover the secrets of Bill Wollrab's nine-figure success and learn how AllPeople is setting a new standard for how businesses can be a force for good. This episode is a must-listen for entrepreneurs, executives, and anyone passionate about making a meaningful impact through business. Connect with us today at www.CEOMasterMind.Ai

Watch The X22 Report On Video No videos found Click On Picture To See Larger PictureThe [DS] is now panicking over the climate agenda. They know when Trump wins it is game over. The people are feeling the pain, restaurants are now reporting that they see a decline in people dining. IRS is spying on the people and looking at their bank accounts. The spending bill like every other spending bill is destroying the country. The [DS] is being exposed, the more they are exposed the more they panic and make stupid moves for the world to see. The door has been open, people are seeing the truth. We are witnessing the second revolution and the tyrannical government is losing. The counterinsurgency is almost complete, the rest of the people will be coming on board soon.   (function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:13499335648425062,size:[0, 0],id:"ld-7164-1323"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src="//cdn2.customads.co/_js/ajs.js";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,"script","ld-ajs"); Economy  BIDENOMICS: Home Foreclosures Rising Nationwide – By 50 Percent or More in Some States In another sign that Biden is leading the country to ruin, home foreclosures are rising across the nation. Some states are handling the problem better than others, which is to be expected, but the simple explanation for this is that more and more people are struggling to afford the cost of living. Biden is ruining people's lives. Does anyone remember this even being an issue under Trump? The FOX Business Network reports: How One 12-Page Pamphlet Tells the Story of God, Gold and Glory Home foreclosures are soaring nationwide – and rising fastest in these 5 states   a new report published by real estate data provider ATTOM, which found that there were 32,938 properties in February with foreclosure filings, which includes default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions. That marks an 8% increase from the prior year, although it is down 1% from the previous month. Source: thegatewaypundit.com https://twitter.com/themarketswork/status/1771177617397260552?s=20 Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse Owner Darden Warns Lower Income Customers Are Pulling Back  Darden Restaurants, a top full-service US restaurant group with 1,914 locations across 50 states under its eight brands—Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's, Yard House, Ruth's Chris, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, and Eddie V's—warned on Thursday that lower-income customers are pulling back on spending. "Transactions from incomes below $75,000 were much lower than last year, and at every brand, transactions fell from incomes below $50,000. Similar to Q2, this shift was most pronounced in our Fine Dining segment," Chief Executive Officer Rick Cardenas told investors on an earnings call. Consumer behavior shifts are materializing for the restaurant group and serve as a health check proxy for consumers. Bloomberg Source: zerohedge.com Biden Economy: Record Number of Americans Using ‘Buy Now, Pay Later' Apps A record number of Americans have been using “buy now, pay later” apps amid the surging inflation seen in Biden's economy. A new report from PYMNTS Intelligence showed 6.5 percent of Americans, roughly 15 million, have been using BPNL apps to pay for groceries since last year. Per the New York Post: Of those using the apps — offered by fintech services such as Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay and PayPal — around 5.4% were low-income Americans, according to the study. The rest were those whose yearly incomes were at least $100,000. Source: breitbart.com Jordan Investigating IRS Corruption Claims: Is Agency Spying on Taxpayers ‘En Masse'?   A new investigation has been launched by Chairman Jim Jordan, R-Ohio,

Were you in Virginia Beach recently? Orlando? Apparently most people were for New Years Eve!! Happy New Year.... and happy Thursday babe! The Good Guys reign in the first Thursday episode of Good Guys with a hilarious, gorgeous episode. Ben visits Yard House, Josh thinks resolutions have false pressure, the guys role play a waiter scenario, and they answer your speakpipes! What more could ya ask for? And what are ya nuts?!Leave us a voicemail here!Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.Produced by Dear Media.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Paid social media is a tough nut to crack, but once you manage to make it work it can become a lucrative and dependable source of traffic and revenue for your podcast and business.I have never been able to get to the meat of that particular nut, but a recent guest expert on our Strategy and Networking calls AND speaker for next week's Podcasting for Business Conference Stacy Reed of Stacy Zeal & Co. has - and she teaches other people how to do it too. Stacy is a Strategic Marketing Consultant and Facebook Ads Expert, who teaches CEOs how to make more money, gain their time back, and rapidly increase their visibility to impact the world.She joined us for an in-depth conversation about the technical and strategic elements of Facebook ads - from what the heck a pixel is, to the different types of campaigns you can run for different purposes.This was such a rich and valuable conversation, that we decided to run it here on the Company show as well. Listen to our conversation below, or continue reading the blog post!Tune in to the full episode to learn:How to use Facebook ads to grow your podcast and your businessEverything you need to know about Facebook PixelHow to choose the right advertising platformThe things to consider before running a campaignHow to choose the best objective for your campaignThe best practices when it comes to copy & creativesDon't forget to join us for our free monthly strategy calls on the third Thursday of every month!How Stacy Reed Grew Her Podcast Through Facebook AdsLeveraging Her Marketing BackgroundIt's interesting because it's like I've always been someone that I want to be able to create something once and then figure out how can I get the most eyeballs on it. My brain does not like to create new all the time.We're in a content world, so we have to create new content for sure. But I remember just thinking, oh my gosh, this episode was so good and it did not get as many downloads as I was hoping that it would get or so many people just need to hear this episode.It's just so, so good. And then also being an ads expert, my background is in marketing. I've been in marketing for eleven years. I led paid social at Zappos, and so I was really immersed in Facebook ads, Instagram ads, TikTok ads, and all the different ad platforms on some of the social networks.And that's what I teach and that's what I talk about in my business. And I really started to think about how I can use ads and podcasts together. Because volume is my specialty. So being able to say like, I want to drive volume to particular offers or to particular things, then I started to think, how can I use what I'm creating on my podcast to then help me to generate business?Because it gives you the context of how I use my podcast in my marketing because it helps you to understand how the ads come into play.Shifting Towards Lead GenerationSo my podcast is primarily nurturing content. I get a lot of people who love to listen to my podcast. And my goal with my podcast is to nurture people until they are ready to become clients.I post a lot of content about ads, about marketing strategy, about business strategy, those kinds of things. When I started to think about how I can use ads to amplify this or to accelerate my podcast, I started to think about how I can use it to generate leads, because that's really what I need for my business.We all as business owners, are someone who is looking to get brand deals and things like that. This may not be super applicable, and there are other ways you can use ads, but the way that I use them is to generate leads. Where I start with it is using it as a nurture content. But then I started to think, how can I use this as lead generation? What I typically do is I like to create series on my podcast.So I'll create, for example, a series about marketing funnels, because that's one of the things I found. Like, I have a course on Facebook ads, and when I did a promotion last time I found that, I was asking people like, okay, well, why didn't you sign up? And some people were saying like, oh, I don't have a marketing funnel, so I can't run ads.And I'm like, oh really? I could teach you how to run a market, I can teach you how to do a marketing funnel, and I can show you this. So I created a series of podcasts about key elements of marketing funnels, helping people to understand that they already probably have a funnel if they're creating content.If you're a podcaster, you typically have a funnel, you just haven't really set it up yet or defined it yet. So I created that series and then I published some of my podcasts. I took those episodes and I just put them into a PDF guide that just says like, hey, here are four episodes that will help you to create a marketing funnel.Podcast Series as Lead MagnetsI put like a little workbook in there. I pulled something out of my course. I put it in there and then I use that as a lead magnet because now I had to realize that people listen to my podcast and then they become clients. So they like to binge my podcast. They like to consume my episodes. That's where people go when they are really kind of in that place where they're like, I want to work with Stacey, but maybe I'm not ready yet.And I thought, how can I take this nurture content and also turn it into a lead generator? That's really kind of been the journey for me. It's like one figuring out running ads to individual episodes. It's running ads to series and taking those episodes and repurposing that content into a lead magnet.Those are the ways that I've been typically using podcasts. And then I run ads to those things. I run ads to the individual episodes. I run ads to the lead magnets as a series. If you are a business owner and you need to generate leads and you are creating podcast episodes also as a part of your nurture content, you can absolutely take that and put that into a series.Another lead magnet that I had that did really well, especially when I was just starting out, I had created a private podcast series where I worked with someone who would help me outline each episode.I used Hello Audio as the private podcast distributor, but then I ran ads to it like running ads to that actual private podcast. Those kinds of things I think are really effective because people are searching for specific information. Especially with podcasts, you can really give people a well-rounded picture.You can give people one episode, but if you can give people three or four episodes that paint that full picture for them, then that's really tactful. And then you just use that as a lead generator and run ads to it.Everything You Need To Know About Facebook PixelI always recommend that you put your podcast on your site because one, if you're running ads to a podcast player, your Facebook Pixel is not going to be able to pick up on that because your Facebook Pixel is what you can install on properties that you own.So, like your website, I can't go and install my Pixel on Apple's podcast player. For example, if you're running ads directly to the podcast player, Facebook is not able to receive those signals to see, like, is this person actually doing something there?Because your pixel operates like a bridge between Facebook and your website. And so it's always sending signals back and forth. Facebook is sending someone to your website saying, what do they do? Do they take the desired action? If they do, that's great.Then Facebook's going to say, oh, well, Susan took the desired action, so we're going to find more people like Susan. If Susan does not take the desired action, which means, going to the landing page and downloading something or whatever the action is, then it'll also send that signal back to say, like, Susan did not take the desired action.So it's like, let's find people who are not like Susan, or maybe Susan is not in our target audience, so let's find people who are different than Susan. Facebook is always building a profile of who your people are.So you want to make sure that your podcast episodes are posted on your site and that you're actually sending an ad tracker to your site so that you can get an accurate read on the data. SEO also helps.Taking Advantage of Facebook & Instagram's SynergySo because Meta owns both Instagram and Facebook, you actually would just need one Facebook Pixel and that will pick up your signals and send that back to Instagram and Facebook.One of the great things about running Facebook ads is that you do get two channels in one because you can run the exact same campaign, exact same budget, exact same creative as Facebook and Instagram and Messenger and WhatsApp, because Facebook owns those other channels as well, and it would just come out of the same budget pool.So you really are getting two channels for one. And what Facebook is going to do is it's going to show you an ad on the platform that you're most likely to convert on. You get on Facebook, you see an ad, and then you may see a similar ad from the same person on Instagram or an ad that's maybe a different variation of that ad on Instagram.It's going to show you the ad based on the platform that it thinks that you're going to most likely to convert on that's. One of the things I love about Facebook is that you get both Facebook and Instagram for essentially the price of one.Should you set up your Pixel now?Right away, because what happens is when you install the pixel. So, as I mentioned, it's that bridge, right? It's sending signals back and forth. So whether you're running ads or not, those signals are always kind of happening.What people are doing on your website, Facebook is always building a profile, and you can build an audience that says, like, hey, here's my website traffic. Like, want an audience specifically of people who visited my website in the last 90 days. You can go all the way back to 180 days.I believe you can say like, hey, let me create a custom audience of people who have visited my website over the last 180 days. Maybe you're doing some kind of special promotion where you want to make sure that you target your site visitors or people who listen to your podcast.Because if you're putting your podcast on your website, that counts as website traffic. You can even drill into specific pages. You can create an audience of people who have visited, specifically my podcast page or individual-specific URLs. Like you can say the URL contains this or contains that, contains that.When you install your pixel, it starts collecting that data. So whether you run ads or not, I definitely recommend installing the pixel because that means that you have even more data to work with.If you start in Q2 of next year, you can still target people who visit your website. From today until then. It starts from when you install that pixel.Watch this free training from Stacy Reed to learn how to harness the power of Facebook Pixel.Choosing The Right Advertising Platform & Understanding Your AudienceI haven't run across too many niches that I would say don't work with Facebook ads. But what you have to think about is where are your clients or the people you're trying to reach making their buying decisions about your type of offer or your type of business.For example, if you have a podcast that talks to HR professionals, right, maybe your podcast helps HR professionals do their jobs better. They're probably not making their purchasing decisions about HR-related stuff on Facebook.They probably were making those decisions on LinkedIn because that's where it's a more professional site. It's where they're actually in the mindset of business. But that's not to say that your clients aren't also using Facebook, and also because think about how I know for myself and a lot of people that I come in contact with.I use Facebook, I use Instagram, I use LinkedIn, I use Twitter. I use all the different social platforms. But the mind frame that I'm in in each of them when I'm on them is different. When I'm on LinkedIn, I'm looking at more professional things. I'm expecting it to be a little bit more of a professional platform.On Facebook, there is a little bit more of a social element. Like my Facebook page is all business for sure. So I don't do business on Facebook and most of my business comes from Facebook.But when I'm going on Facebook, if you're thinking about your customers, if you're helping people with weight loss, for example, are they going on Facebook? Are they going on Instagram to find that kind of information? Are they following weight loss influencers? Are they following those kinds of pages? Is that kind of stuff that they're actually consuming on that platform? What you want to think about is not necessarily your specific niche.It's more like where are your customers and your clients? If you're trying to get brand deals, for example, you may want to be heavily on Instagram because that's where a lot of brands are going and looking for content creators on Instagram because that's where their clients are.Industry-Specific ExampleI used to work at Zappos and I led paid social there. We were heavy on Instagram, we were heavy on Facebook. We weren't doing too much on LinkedIn. LinkedIn was more so for different corporate verticals. We had Zappos at work which was all about making those connections with people who own warehouses so that we can give their people discounts on specific shoes.If you need steel-toe shoes, for example, you can figure out different facets of your business that may fit on different channels. But for the most part, think about where your consumers or the people who are consuming your podcast, where are they making purchasing decisions about your types of offers and that's where you want to make sure that you are showing up.Leveraging the Reach of FacebookI wouldn't say it's not niche-specific because there are a lot of different niches that can work on Facebook and Instagram and there are a lot of different people who use Facebook and Instagram.Facebook has 2.9 billion monthly active users. If you're telling me that your people aren't on Facebook, it's like, I mean, out of 2.9 billion people, like, you're telling me nobody and none of your people are using Facebook, okay?But it's really about figuring out when it comes to your type of service or your type of product, where are they making their purchasing decisions, and that's where you want to make sure that you're showing up.Things To Consider When Starting with Facebook Ads1. Your goals and your sales cycleFor example, I get people who come to me and say, hey, Stacey, I started running an ad and it didn't convert in two weeks. Weeks, and I didn't get any sales in two weeks until now. Facebook ads don't work for me.Well, how long is your sales cycle? My sales cycle is three months. Okay, well, if your sales cycle is three months, why are you expecting people to convert after two weeks? That's something that you have to understand. People tend to sit on my email list for at least three or four months before they buy from me. That is what I used as my timeframe to measure when I was working at Zappos.We are expecting people to buy something that day or the next day. We have a very short sales cycle. Either you want the Nikes or you don't, those kinds of things that we were measuring success based on one or two-day sales cycle. So one, it's about understanding what your sales cycle is for your particular type of products or for your particular services.2. Fresh ad accounts don't have a lot of dataFacebook is always is, the more you run ads, the more efficient your ads are going to be. Because Facebook is taking all that data and putting it into like a container, and it's saying like, okay, these are the people who convert for are.When Stacey runs ads, she typically talks about these kinds of things. These are the people who typically convert for her. So they're building a profile of your people. So you want to make sure that you're looking at it from a sense of like, facebook ads are a long-term strategy.They're not something that you put a dollar in. You're going to get a dollar right out, right away. But if you are someone who has an email list, then you can appreciate the value of having a lot more people on your email list, especially a lot more targeted people. Because that's the one great thing with Facebook ads, is that you can really target people.Like if your clients are small business owners, you can target small business owners. So you fill your email list with a lot of people who are actually in your target audience. If you are someone who also sends your podcast out via email, that means that you get more people who are seeing your podcast, and ask more people who are in your world.3. How long should you run your ads?Give it at least three or four months because there's a lot of testing that goes into Facebook ads to figure out what strategy works, and what doesn't work. There's a lot of receiving a whole lot of data. And that's the great thing about Facebook ads also, is that you get a ton of data. You get a lot more data than you get from just the podcast analytics that you get. You get a lot more data than what you get from organic marketing.And so if you're able to actually run some ads, and you're able to receive the signals and say like, okay, this is working, this was not working, that's part of the process, is figuring out what works, what doesn't work.So give yourself at least 90 days. Give yourself three or four months to really figure out if something's working for you.3. How much should you spend?Facebook ads are very, very flexible when it comes to budget because how they charge you is by cost per impression.Google ads and some of the other platforms are charging you by clicks. They're saying you're paying $2 every time somebody clicks on your ad. But Facebook charges you based on how many thousand people have seen your actual ad.So it'll say like, you're paying $5 for 1000 people to see this. So if you're thinking about it in that way, and 1000 people is not a lot of people when it comes to Facebook, if you think about there are 2.9 billion monthly active users on this site.If you're spending $5 a day and your cost per impression is $5, then you're only getting 1000 people to see your ad a day, or you're only getting 1000 impressions a day.That's not really a whole lot of people, especially if you're thinking about how big of a pool the audience is. So I like to tell people I like to spend a minimum of $15 a day. Then that helps you to be able to get some data. The costs are very controlled. You can always turn things off immediately.4. Increased competition during Q4In Facebook, if something's not working, you can just turn it right off. So $15 a day is a minimum that I like to spend because that gives you space to be able to get some data in and get your ads seen by people. Especially during Q4 work, your costs are a lot higher because there's a lot more competition.Everybody's trying to run ads during this period of the year, so your cost per impression is going to be high. It's going to be a lot higher than it typically would be throughout the rest of the year. You have to kind of account for those kinds of things.Or what is the cost, what is Facebook charging you to get in front of your people? How much competition is fighting for that audience? Business owners, for example. There's a lot of people trying to target business owners.So if there are a lot of people trying to target business owners, that means the costs go up $15 a day minimum, somewhere between two hundred and fifty dollars to five hundred dollars a month if you're thinking about a monthly budget as a minimum.5. How much of your revenue should you allocate to marketing?But what I also like to tell people about budgets is that you have to start to look at your marketing and create an expense line for your marketing. A percentage of your revenue should be allocated to marketing.For example, with me, I follow the Profit First System, which is a great book, teaching you how to balance your money and stuff like that. When I started to look at that, and when I started to do that, I allocate how much I pay myself as a percentage. I allocate how much profit I want to have as a percentage.I figured out what my expenses are based on, what percentage my expenses are of my revenue, and then I figured out, okay, what's left for me? I allocate about 5% of my monthly revenue to my marketing and to my ads, because that is a percentage that works for me, meaning that I can spend that and still be able to pay myself, still be able to make a profit, and all that kind of good stuff.If you're someone who's making $10,000 a month, $20,000 a month in revenue, $500 might not actually give you enough volume for you to actually be able to see something that's working, especially if you're making 20 to 40k a month, $500 is really not just going to be a drop in the bucket for you.If you're just starting out and you're really trying to play around and figure out what's going on here, then yeah, $500 $250 a month actually is a good budget for you. But if you're making over $10,000 a month, then you really need to start allocating a percentage of that revenue to your marketing. So that way you can actually give it a fair comparison.Your Objectives & How They Affect Facebook Ads BillingFirst off, what are impressions?Impressions are more so just how Facebook is going to bill you. That's when they're billing you a certain dollar amount for a thousand impressions.Regardless of how you set your campaign up, they're still going to charge you by impressions, and based on the objective that you could what you're talking about is our objectives. Essentially, Facebook has been able to bucket its users based on their behavior.It can say, like, Alexandra is more likely to become a lead, or Stacey is more likely someone who's going to make a purchase. Or Megan is more likely going to be someone who's just going to double-tap and keep scrolling. She's not going to leave the platform. She's just going to like, comment, and share, and then she's going to keep on scrolling.So it's able to kind of bucket people that way. And then that's what's going to determine your objective. When you select a lead generation objective. For example, Facebook is going to show your ad to people who are more likely to become a lead. Or if you pick sales, it's going to show it to people who are more likely to make a purchase.Even can go just traffic where it's like people who are more likely to just go to the landing page, let it load, and then they don't actually sign up for something, but they actually do go to the landing page.Selecting Your ObjectiveLead GenerationSo there are so many different objectives that you can choose. I typically use a lead generation objective when I'm running ads for my podcast because that's my goal. My goal is to generate leads. And the way that I structure my podcast on my website, I have lead magnets in there.So I'll say, for example, when we were talking a little earlier, I'll take a podcast series that I have. I just did a series on funnels, on marketing funnels. I took that. I took all four episodes and they were published in the podcast land, right? So you can go to my podcast player and you can find the episodes.But I wanted to make it easy for people to say, like, I'm interested in marketing funnels here. Just give me all your content on marketing funnels. So I created a little PDF that just has a link to each episode in there. And I have like a little workbook that goes with it as well. I run Lead generation ads to that because I want people who are more likely to sign up to become leads.Traffic ObjectiveI rarely use a traffic objective because I don't want just people to go to my website. I want people to actually go there, stay, wait for it to load, and actually sign up for something because my ultimate goal is to get people on my email list, email, especially if you're a podcaster.I get most of my downloads when I send out an email saying, hey, I have a new podcast episode that comes out. And so my goal with my business is to grow my email list exponentially because I find that most of my revenue comes from my email whenever I'm doing any kind of promotions. So that's why I typically use a lead generation objective.What are the factors that cause ad price fluctuations?But if you think about lead generation is going to cost less than sales because sales is a higher objective, a higher purchase intent. So Facebook is going to charge you more for your cost per impression for sales than they are going to charge you for leads.Traffic is going to be even less expensive to run because people are just going there and they're just checking it out doesn't require a commitment. The costs are going to fluctuate based on the time of year, based on how much competition is for your audience, based on the objective that you use.All of that stuff kind of goes into the factor of cost. And Facebook doesn't actually tell us specifically like, oh, we charge this for lead generation, we charge this for sales. They don't tell us how much they're going to charge. Those kind of things do impact the cost.The Objective Showdown: Leads, Traffic, and SalesLeadsMy ultimate result is I want people to consume my podcast and want to be on my email list. That's why I run lead generation campaigns. And I also have things that are like pop-ups on my site that say, would you like to join our email list? I'll send you my top five episodes.All of the things on my site are set up to really kind of collect leads because that's how I feed my business. That's how I make sales from leads. If you are trying to get a brand deal and. Your brand deals are coming from how many downloads you get or how many listeners you get.So because my objective is to get leads, that's why I set my pages up the way that I do to really kind of get those people onto my email list. And then I have like a welcome series that comes behind us, like, oh, thanks so much for listening to the podcast. Here are my top five episodes, top five downloaded episodes, or things that I think are most relevant to anybody who lands on a particular page.Sometimes I have lead generators on there where I'm like, hey, get the companion guide that goes with this series. So if I do a series, I always create some kind of worksheet or something that goes with it that includes a link to each episode. And on there, I have a pop-up that says, like, would you want the companion guide to go to this episode? Add your information here and I'll send it to you.So it really kind of depends on what is your objective as a business with this particular episode and that's going to determine how you set it up.TrafficBut you might want to do a traffic objective because you want people to just kind of go to your website and really need them to become a lead, but you really want them to go to the site.Maybe they want them to listen to your podcast player on your site. Or they go to your site, they see your podcast player, and you have your buttons down that says listen on Apple. And they go and listen on Apple. Really depends on what your business objectives are.SalesSay you have a digital product, for example, that you're promoting in your podcast episode and you have some sales checkout or something on your page. Then you want to run some sales objectives because then it's going to get people to your site who are more likely to complete the purchase.If you have a podcast episode about how to plan your week, and then you have a planner that goes with it that you can buy, like a $10 planner or something that goes with it, you should definitely put that on your landing page, on the page of the podcast player where people go to on your show notes, I guess I should say.For that case, I would probably want a sales objective because I want people who are more likely to become sales to make a purchase rather than someone who's just going to become a lead or just go to the page and check it out.SummaryIf growing your list and growing your opt-ins are the most important, you're going to want a lead generation campaign.If you just want to make those sales and maybe your sales cycle shorter, it's an easier buy for people. You're going to go with the sales objectiveIf downloads and show growth are your goals, then you can take the least expensive option, which is going to be the traffic campaign on Facebook.Boosting Posts: The Biggest Mistake You Can MakeThat is something Facebook asks me to do all the time.It makes it so tempting. It's like, don't you want to boost this post and get 600 more people to see? It just goes perfectly with the objective conversation we were just having. One of the objectives that you could also have on Facebook is engagement.Engagement is likes, comments, and shares. And honestly, engagement doesn't pay the bills. Y'all, I don't care how many people like it, I don't care how many people share it. I want to know, did someone become a lead? Did someone make a sale? Did someone come into my marketing ecosystem somehow?So when you're boosting a post, the objective is engagement. You cannot change the objective there. When you're boosting a post, Facebook is just going to show your creative to people who are more likely to comment, like, and share.You also are limited in the audiences that you get to target. When you go to boost a post, you have very limited options for the audiences that you can show this to. You can show it to people who are similar to your followers, you can show it to maybe demographically like people who live in a certain area.Why Ads Manager is SuperiorBut when you're building ads in Ads Manager, there's a whole Meta Business Suite there that shows you how to run ads. That's where you can see insights for your organic content. There's a ton of information in Meta Business Suite. That is the platform that you go into and you run ads from. And in there you can run ads to custom audiences.Custom Audience TargetingFor example, if you do have an email list that has over 1000 people on it, you can upload that email list directly to Facebook and say, hey, show this ad to people who are just like the people on my email list, or show it to my people on my email list.Because maybe people are competing for your audience's attention. Especially during Q4, people who are sending emails are going to go from sending one email a day to two emails a day or three emails a day.Advanced Audience TargetingSo as we move through Q4, you can run ads directly to just your email list. Or you can create a lookalike of your email list of people who have similar behaviors and habits. You can create more custom audience instances. You can retarget your website traffic.So if people are kind of like, say, if you decide you want to run ads with each of your new episodes, which is a lot, I would say, to do, I wouldn't necessarily recommend that. But let's say that you have a really great episode and you want to make sure that your customers or your clients in your world see it. You can do that.You can run ads for people who follow you on Instagram or people who have interacted with you on Instagram. But when you're boosting a post, you're very limited to the amount of audiences that you can choose because it's very limited on the objective and it's just a low lift and a very cheap, like, kind of dip your toe in to get yourself going with ads.I always recommend that you avoid boosting posts because like I said, I don't care how many people like the post, I want to know how many people are actually going to the landing page and consuming the content.Best Practices For Call To Actions & CreativesCall to ActionSo call to action is the easiest. So I'll talk about that first. Facebook does have an actual call to action button that says Listen now. That's the one that I use when I am running ads directly to a specific podcast episode. I'll say listen now. That one's really good you can use.I mean, Learn More is a little vague. I always tell people with the call to action buttons, you are limited to what Facebook gives you. So, like, Facebook is only going to give you a certain I think maybe it's like ten or 15 options that you can choose from.But I say pick the one that's closest to the one that you want people to actually do. Because what I learned when I was working at Zappos and we were spending millions of dollars, so we were doing a lot of testing. One of the things we were testing was Shop Now versus Learn More.Literally 90% of the time when we were running these tests, if we wanted people to get more purchases, this is for people that hit Shop Now for the ads that say Shop Now than the ads that say Learn More.That's one of the things that I took as a learning for myself. And I teach that to my students in that the call to action button should be as closest to the action that you want people to take. So if it's listen now it's listen now if it's download download.So, for example, when I create a lead magnet with my funnel series, the Call to Action, there is download because I want people to download or sign up or something like that.I do make it so that people have to go through a landing page to be able to actually get that series so that I collect the lead. So that's call to action buttons, you're limited to what Facebook gives you.But pick something that's as close as possible not to say that Learn More doesn't work because Learn More does work. It can work. So if you do want people to go to your landing page and check something out, learn more is probably like the default.If I don't see anything else that fits, then I'll pick like, learn more or something like that.CreativesOne of the things you have to think about with Creative is that with our attention spans, right? Our attention spans are about 2 seconds.At this point, TikTok is probably making it even shorter. It's really hard to capture attention on social. Very crowded landscape. But what you want to make sure that you're doing is infusing messaging within your creative.That's the first thing I talk about when I talk about creating ads, what is the message that resonates with your listeners that will bring them in to listen to this episode?I was talking to someone who also does like, podcast production, and she runs ads to her podcast, but she was saying, I just run ads, saying like, hey, here's my podcast. Go subscribe to it. And she was like, well, why are you running ads to specific episodes?And I said because I want to get people in a specific mind frame. If I'm sending ads to one of the podcast episodes I ran ads to why now is the perfect time to run Facebook ads. I want to capture someone who is right on that cusp of thinking, like, should I be running Facebook ads right now, or should I not be running Facebook ads right now?Rather than running ads to my podcast, which is Roadmap to $1 Million, which I am going to test, I am going to test running ads just specifically like, hey, here's my know subscribe, blah, blah, blah.I am going to test doing that. But I wanted to make sure that the messaging was connecting with people who are right on the fence about whether should I be running ads right now. Should I not be? That's what I will say about Creative is that you want to make sure that you're infusing that messaging.With the funnels series that I did, one of the ads kind of the message that was, you already have a funnel. You just don't know that you have a funnel because a lot of people think that they don't. But I'm like, if you're making sales, you have a funnel.Funnels are just a way for to move people from “I have no idea who you are to please take my money.” That's what it is. What is that journey that people go on to actually buy from you? You already have a funnel.You just haven't defined it yet. And that's a way to stick out. Because if I just say, like, hey, download this, listen to this episode about funnels, it's like, well, why do I need a funnel? Well, what if I already have a funnel? It's just a little vague.So you want to make sure that you're infusing that messaging, you're using the language that your customers use, your clients use, or your listeners use.You want to make sure. For example, I use the example of, like, soda versus pop. Some people say pop, and some people say soda. If you know your clients are soda people, then you want to say soda, because if you say pop, they're going to be like, well, what is that? Then it's not going to resonate. Those kinds of things are definitely helpful when you think about messaging.Creative FormatsFor creative, I like to use a mix of still images and video.In my course. I teach people how to actually structure their video ads because video definitely helps to bring in a lot of builds that know, like, and trust. You can pull, like, clips from your podcast. Maybe there's a really interesting message in there that really kind of hooks people.You can use that if you don't record your podcast. For video, for example, you can use still images and then maybe put a caption over top of it or maybe pull a caption out of what you said, something that really grabs people's attention.But it should be very specific. It shouldn't just be, hey, listen to my podcast because it's the greatest thing since Life spread. It should really talk about who is your podcast for, and who benefits most from your podcast. What are the things that you talk about? Who is it really for?Like, my podcast, for example, is not for people who are just starting out in business. I'm not teaching you, like, marketing one on one. I'm not teaching you what is a landing page or what is a lead magnet.I teach people how to take their business to the next level. I teach people who I already have something working. They're like, I have something that's working. I'm making sales, but I'm really trying to scale it and take it to the next level.That's who I talk to in my ad. Creative, keeping in mind who you're talking to and what they care about, is the best way to figure out what you actually should be saying in your actual ad.Graphics versus Copy: Which Has A Bigger Impact?Honestly, the copy is the most important.Yeah, I can give you an example that literally just happened to me recently. And this isn't, like, specific to a podcast, but this is just to illustrate the difference. I just did a live webinar earlier this week, so I was running ads for my live webinar.I had given myself a two, three-week runway to run these ads, and I'm glad I did. And that's what I teach my students and the reason is because the first week these ads were doing were crap. They were not converting. They were just like the click-through rate was very low.I wasn't getting a whole lot of leads. I was just like, what is happening? And I got frustrated, and I just was like, oh my gosh, what's going on here? To kind of step out of the frustration and say, like, okay, what is the data actually telling me?When I was looking at the data, the first thing I like to look at is my click-through rate. If people are not clicking on this ad, then they're not going to have the opportunity to go to the landing page and actually fill this out.Improving Creative and Click-Through RateWhat I realized was that the click-through rate, and that's an indicator of creative. So your click-through rate is an indicator of is this creative resonating with this particular audience? It wasn't resonating because my click-through rate was at, like, 0.5%. And I like to have a click-through rate of about 1% or higher.To me, if you're at 1% or higher, that's 1% is about average. Anything higher than 1%, that means you're pretty good. What happened, though, is that I'm not filming these ads again. I'm not going to reshoot these ads. Okay? But what I did is I literally just changed the copy. I changed the headline because one of the first things people see is the headline.I was looking at my analytics to see like, okay, which headline? Which creative is actually performing the best? I went through there, and I took out some headlines. Reformatted that a little bit, and literally with the exact same creative and exact same audiences, that click-through rate went from 0.5% to 3%.The Power of Copy ChangesThen I see people were actually signing up for the landing page, and I started to see the leads come through. Just because I changed the copy. I didn't change anything about the video that was running. There was a still image running also. All of that was exactly the same. The only thing I changed was the headline.And I think I judged the copy just a little bit on the body copy, and that made a tremendous impact. So I would definitely say don't get too tripped up on the actual creative.The images that I use are literally just like from photo shoots that I've done, like business photo shoots. It's not necessarily a headshot. I use more of a lifestyle image. So there's one image that always converts.For me, for some reason, it's just me sitting on a couch with my laptop, and that one just converts. Every time I run it, it converts. So I use that image in all of the different campaigns. I run it till it stops working until I start to get to that point where I'm like, okay, people are sick of seeing this image. Then I will stop using it.But I just changed headlines, I changed copy, and all that kind of stuff. So I would definitely say copy is the biggest indicator because the creative and the graphic is going to cause people to stop scrolling.The headline is going to also cause people to stop scrolling, but that body copy is what people are going to actually look at to determine whether they actually want to click on the ad and go to the next page.And I teach in my course, I teach people how to use Chat GBT for copy to really kind of get headlines and body copy at least giving you a starting point, because that's the thing, sometimes people are kind of lost because they don't have a starting point.But if you're going in through Chat GPT and saying like, give me some Facebook ad headlines that can help you to get some really good inspiration for what you should be posting, and then you start to run some things.And the more you run stuff, the more you actually see the data and you can say, like, oh, this headline is working really well on this particular ad. Let me actually take this headline and apply it to some other ad.Should you use emojis in your copy?Creative or adding emojis to headlines also helps, really, because it kind of helps to make it stick out from the feed. I use emojis in my body copy also, and Chat GBT, sometimes they go emoji crazy, so you might have to rein it back in. We don't need an emoji after every single word.So sometimes you rein it in a little bit, but emojis are good, and that's if your audience when I talk to my people, I use emojis so it fits with my brand. If you're someone who does not use emojis, don't just throw a bunch of emojis in there just to stick out.You want to make sure that it's on brand for what you're talking about with who you are and how you present. But using emojis, those kinds of definitely helps to make things stick out.But I would definitely put more emphasis on the copy instead of getting yourself tripped up with like, I'm not a good writer because I don't think of myself as a good writer, but I just go to Chat GBT. And it can give me a starting point, and then I can take that, and then I can judge it up and make it my own.Should you personally appear in your video ads?Yeah, so I have a client, who argued that people did not want to see her in her videos and in her ads. She argued me down. I said, let's try it.So we literally had the same exact video script. One of her talking, just talking to the camera. It was her doing a voiceover. So she had somebody do stock stuff. Like it was stock photos, b-roll style.Yeah. So we had like a video without her in it at all. And then we had a video where it was like a combo, where it was like some visual, and then it was cut to her talking and stuff like that. And literally, the video of her just talking to her people was always performed the best.That's why I tell people I'm like, I get that we're like introverts and stuff like that. So maybe just use a still image of you. Like use a nice photo from a photo shoot that you may have done from a business photo shoot, or if you have some really good clear photos.That's the thing. I just want to make sure you can take photos on your phone own, but just make sure it's very clear it's sized correctly. But the image that converts best for me is literally just me. Like I said, I'm looking at the camera. I'm sitting there like sleep.Facebook Ads Library as a ResourceAnd honestly, what you can do is if you go to Facebook's Ads Library, you can see anybody's ads that are running. You can search for one. If you know your competitors are running ads, you can go.This is a part of Facebook's page transparency, the whole Cambridge Analytica, whole scandal thing. From that, they have made things more transparent. So you can see any page that's running ads. You can go to their page, you can see the ads that they're running.Or you can go to Ads Library then you can type in my name and you can see my business page and you'll see the ads that I have running. Or you can do that with your competitors.You can do that to get inspiration. I just taught a workshop to some restaurant owners earlier this week, and we were just going through and looking at local small businesses. So we were looking at ads for like, Yard House and Red Robin and Olive Garden and some of these bigger brands who have these big budgets for just inspiration, right?You can take a look in there and see inspiration because it doesn't necessarily mean that something is performing really well. If you go to someone's business page and you go to page transparency you got to find it.Caution: Only use these ads as inspirationBut going to the Ads Library is a lot more straightforward because then you can just type in somebody's name. You can even type in topics. You don't even have to type see somebody specifically their ads.You can say like, restaurants, and it'll pull up all ads that mention restaurants. You can do podcasts and you just search in there. But I just want to make sure you caveat to say just because something is running does not mean it's performing, does not mean that it's actually getting someone meeting their business objectives.So use it for inspiration, but don't take it as this is what I have to actually create.More on Stacy ReedI have a course called Maximize with Ads. It is all about how to run your own Facebook and Instagram ads.I have always been an in-house marketer, meaning I've worked for the brands that I've been doing marketing for and I love to be able to work with people who want to build their own in-house marketing teams or have people on their team that actually can have multiple skill sets.That's really who the course is for. It's for you if you want to run your own ads, if you have a team, you want them to run ads for you. And it's really for the specifically like online coaches, online service providers, consultants, people in that kind of space who need to generate leads and who need to generate sales.Because I really want to make sure that the course is very focused on what we have on what you actually need. And now I'm actually working on specific strategy cards for different niches. So strategy cards specifically for podcasters. This is what I'm doing on my podcast ads. Here's how you recreate that.I'm also creating some for people who do sales calls. So it's like how do you actually move people from a Facebook ad to an actual sales call? Those kinds of different things are actually on our roadmap.In October, we're doing a big refresh of the course and putting a whole lot of new awesome stuff in there, especially for podcasters. I'm starting to attract a lot more podcasters and people who like me are just, hey, like, I love what I do and I love creating content, but I also have a life and I also don't want to be having to talk about having to share the podcast episode that came out three months ago.That's really good. That's still getting some downloads. I want to be able to amplify that and light that thing on fire. And so that's really who the course is for. And we have support also. So we have actually office hours.Right after this. I meet with my students and they can come on and ask me questions. We have a Facebook group where there's a bunch of people in there who are not poo-pooing ads. They're like team ads. Yes, we love ads off of it. And so that's what the course is all about.I have a podcast called Roadmap to $1 Million. It. Comes out weekly. We post episodes every Tuesday.You can also find me online. My name all around these internet streets is @stacyzeal.co that's also my website as well, Stacy Zeal & Co. and that's where you can get access to the course.So if you go to https://stacyzeal.co/maximize you can watch my workshop, where I go deep about Facebook ads and the strategy and my framework and all that kind of good stuff.And you can really kind of learn what is the process, what does it look like? What do you need to have in place? First, we talk about funnels, we talk about messaging, all that kind of good stuff.So I would definitely say start by watching my workshop and that'll actually lead you into grabbing the course. I love it.PFBCon 2023There is little that is more inspiring than getting to learn directly from experts.If you'd like to continue this conversation with Stacey, you can next week at the Podcasting for Business Conference, where she will be giving an even more in-depth presentation on how to strategically use Facebook ads for your Pod guest.It will be a presentation that you should not miss, and I hope that we see you there. You can register for your ticket here.Key Quotes"Facebook ads are a long-term strategy. They're not something that you put a dollar in, you're going to get a dollar right out, right away.” - Stacy Reed"I always recommend that you avoid boosting posts because like I said, I don't care how many people like the post, I want to know how many people are actually going to the landing page and consuming the content." - Stacy ReedResourcesOne Stone Creative | LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | InstagramMake sure to check out our free Monthly Strategy Calls!Podcasting for Business Conference 2023Learn about what other business podcasters are doingState of Business Podcasting Report 2022Stacy Reed Website | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn | YouTubeRoad to $1 Million PodcastMaximize with AdsRelated:Structuring an Episode For Effective Ads with Heather OsgoodPodcast Promotion that Feels Good with Alexandra CohlThe Philosophy of Podcast Promotions with Deirdre TshienAbout Stacy Reed“Stacy Reed is absolutely obsessed with taking online brands to new heights through strategic marketing. As a Strategic Marketing Consultant and Facebook Ads Expert, Stacy teaches CEOs how to make more money, gain their time back, and rapidly increase their visibility to impact the world with their brilliance.She's had the incredible opportunity to lead paid social efforts for big names like Zappos, UGG, Steve Madden, Adidas, Crocs, and many more generating over $150 Million in sales across channels like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, and more.With over 11 years of marketing expertise under her belt, Stacy loves sharing her knowledge and helping online brands maximize their marketing strategies. Her ultimate goal is to teach you how to scale your businesses to a remarkable $1 Million and beyond. Stacy hosts the Roadmap to $1 Million podcast, where she shares actionable insights on all things business and marketing. She has also been featured in Business Insider, The Baltimore Sun, and Peacock's Podcast Network for Comcast's Founding in Color Season 2.Stacy is on a mission to give you the strategies, secrets, and expert support you need to grow your sales and impact the masses without sacrificing your life. So, if you have a big vision and you're looking to skyrocket your business, check out her Facebook ads course Maximize With Ads and follow her podcast Roadmap to $1 Million.”

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Darden Restaurants' Q4 and fiscal year earnings report Thursday included several positive headlines, such as LongHorn Steakhouse's strong results, outperformance on traffic and a steady consumer set.The company's earnings call came about a week after Darden finalized its $715 million Ruth's Chris acquisition, adding to its fine dining portfolio. Ruth's Chris joins an increasingly diversified roster that includes not only LongHorn and Olive Garden, but also Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, The Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's and The Capital Burger. Though way too early to understand Ruth's Chris' impact on Darden's overall performance, CEO Rick Cardenas expects plenty of synergies to come – to the tune of approximately $20 million by the end of fiscal 2025 primarily through supply chain and G&A savings. He also expects the integration to be accreditive to Darden's earnings per share by about 10 cents to 12 cents in fiscal 2024 and by 20 cents to 25 cents by fiscal 2025.

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4:03:47 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Magical Mystery Tour, comments on last episode, DeCamp Bus Lines to end commuter service, Clyde May’s Original Alabama Style Whiskey, mystery gathering, haircut, Futureport ’82, Tree Bag Ask – The Blotto Observer, Yard House debacle, The Overnightscape – Beta #2 (3/20/03), reviewing the second ten […]

4:03:47 – Frank in NJ, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Magical Mystery Tour, comments on last episode, DeCamp Bus Lines to end commuter service, Clyde May’s Original Alabama Style Whiskey, mystery gathering, haircut, Futureport ’82, Tree Bag Ask – The Blotto Observer, Yard House debacle, The Overnightscape – Beta #2 (3/20/03), reviewing the second ten […]

John Fadool is a business strategist and a Partner at CEO Coaching International – helping CEOs and their teams achieve their business goals. He's a former President at Darden Restaurants, the parent company of a number of brands including: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Yard House and Cheddar's. Restaurants face labor shortages amid back-to-school season

Karel Cast 113 Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys; Yard House Blues We begin with a note to the Yard House, your Vegan menu is for YOU not for ME. It's for YOU to make $ from people who could, can, and will go elsewhere. So why the second class treatment? Then, The Queen is buried and 1/2 of the world hates it and lesson in letting go, not my circus not my monkeys. Plus, Biden says Covid is over. Was he senile for a moment? Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com https://youtu.be/rJPsgiUI438

Karel Cast 113 Not My Circus, Not My Monkeys; Yard House Blues We begin with a note to the Yard House, your Vegan menu is for YOU not for ME. It's for YOU to make $ from people who could, can, and will go elsewhere. So why the second class treatment? Then, The Queen is buried and 1/2 of the world hates it and lesson in letting go, not my circus not my monkeys. Plus, Biden says Covid is over. Was he senile for a moment? Listen wherever you get your podcasts, and subscribe at YouTube.com/reallykarel @ReallyKarel is all social media and website reallykarel.com https://youtu.be/rJPsgiUI438

Olivia calls us about a guy named Tanner whom she met through a mutual friend. He was shy to ask her out at first, but after talking for a full month, he finally does and takes her out for dinner at Yard House. Everything was going well and they seem to get along just fine, but suddenly Tanner was in a panic, got up, ran, and left without saying a word. And even left her with the bill! She's furious at him, but she wants to get to the bottom of what the hell happened. Follow us on Instagram: @thekeolashow Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheKeolaShow

Plus, West Sac Best Eats ate at Eastside Chef and ordered General Chicken with sauce on the side and it cost over $15!

The 908, named for the first three numbers of Long Beach zip codes, is an elevated gastropub with a creative menu, selection of craft beer, and a full bar of creative cocktails. Owned by Ciaran Gough, an Irish ex-pat who earned his restaurant chops at Yard House, is the owner. Take a listen to what he has to say

Episode 43 - Nov. 25th, 2021 - Cake Life x Turkey Day Episode  - Cake Life Interview  - Hailing from Long Island, New York  - Inspiration from Slick Rick x Dougie E. Fresh x M.O.P. (1990s New York Street Music)  - Borough 6 Rap Group  - Kyle Ritterhouse Trial  - Jacob Blake Incident  - New York Times video Collage of Kyle Ritterhouse Incident  - Opioids during the 1980s and 1990s, compared to Now  - Iran Contra Affair x Regan Family x “Ronald & Nancy Reagan” x EPIX TV Show “Fiasco”   - Drug User punished equally than a Drug Pusher  - Feb. 23, 2020 - Ahmaud Arbery  - Incidents with Video & people dumb enough to put it Online  - Lee Merritt  - Hip-Hop News Stories  - Young Dolph Murdered (Nov. 17, 2021)  - Paper Route Empire  - Shaq Philanthropy x Young Dolph Philanthropy  - Shaq x Starberries x Jordans Comparison with Quality  - Young Dolph x Nipsey Hussle Relation  - Nordstroms Robbery in Cali. 80 People involved  - Mentality of the Lower Class People (Crabs in a Barrel Mentality)  - Pregnant Women killed in Philly (Double Homicide)  - Alternative ways to handle jealousy &/or give advice  - Young Dolph Murderers Caught  - AR-AB  - Cardi B. STD Herpers lawsuit  - Club Stalker Tales  - Wise Guys Corner: Thanksgiving Edition. What is the most overrated, underrated & properly rated dish? One dish you cannot mess up on Thanksgiving? - Yard House Happy Hour Special (Past vs Current) 

We're back and officially on the road to 200 episodes and the end of traditional Tender Friends as we know it! We enter the tender world again with our friends at Yard House. It's also our first in person episode since February 2020! We have a lot to talk about. GET THAT VAX! BE A TENDER FRIEND! SUBSCRIBE. SHARE. TAP 5 STARS. LEAVE A REVIEW. INSTAGRAM: @tenderfriendspod TWITTER: @tenderfriends facebook.com/tenderfriends Email: friends.tender@gmail.com @ihateericwilson @michaelwalkerrr Tell us where we should go next and don't forget to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify!

Best Brunch & Coffee Spots in Naples, FloridaThe Bevy is located on 3rd Street. Be ready for photo ops as it's extremely photoesque. They are known for great mimosas, excellent brunch options and immaculate vibes. For lavish drinks, a luxury coastal vibe, and lush greens for a girls day outing photoshoot, The Hampton Social located in Mercato deserves to be on your list. They are known for their prominent Rose all day lounge, shell shaped drinks, and excellent weekend brunches. Once you are done, fun shops and coffee shops are nearby in the Mercato shopping complex. If you are needing a quick pick-me-up, these coffee shops are worthy of your time: Kunjani Craft Coffee, Narrative Coffee Roaster, and Bad Ass Coffee. Most Celebrated Museums, Parks, and the ArtsNaples is known greatly for their beaches and the luxury lifestyle they exude. There's also a ton of art, culture, and outdoors adventures you can partake in when visiting. On the lively 5th Ave, there is a big time theatre called The Naples Player Sugden Community Theatre at the center of it all. Their mission is to enrich the lives of others by providing superior theatre experiences. To view tickets and see their upcoming schedule, click HERE. For a great day time, educational experience, the Naples Zoo is a great resource to learn more about conservation, wildlife, and the world around us. Some noteworthy parks include Delanor-Wiggins state park and Audubon's Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary where you may be lucky enough to see the rare Ghost Orchid.  With nearly 20,000 likes on Facebook, Celebration Park is highly regarded as it's a hot spot for food trucks, hanging out, and live music. Favorite Restaurants in Naples, FloridaIn North Naples, there are some great options to choose from. For a date night, Cooper's Hawk has a delicious menu, wine tasting options, and decadent chocolates to end the night. Other options include - Southern Style kitchen and cocktails, the renowned Cheesecake Factory, next to Coastland Mall, Yard House for oversized beers, Brooks Burgers, Felipes for margaritas, and Jane's Garden Cafe on 3rd.  For excellent Seafood, a well established restaurant, USS Nemo, was voted best seafood restaurant in Naples and for good reason. Be sure to call ahead to make a reservation and check out their delicious menu. Other seafood restaurants include - The Claw Bar, Mr. Big Fish, Tin City, and more on 5th Ave. For a fancier vibe, 5th Ave is where you want to be. To have a high end seafood dinner, Ocean Prime is a great choice. For sushi, the top spot to go is Sushi Thai - great service, excellent selection of sushi, pad thai, and more. For birthdays and celebrations, there are several noteworthy places to make your night even more special such as Vergina, Trattoria, Cafe Milano, and the French. Bar Tulia has a location in Mercato and 5th Ave, which makes it a top choice to fit into your plans. To wrap up your afternoon or evening, Sidebar has a chill environment for a few drinks. Tip - check out these restaurants' happy hours usually from 4-6pm where you can dine and drink for a fraction of the price. Best shopping spots in Naples are Audrey's Naples Largest Consignment Shop, Nordstrom Rack in Mercato, Coastland Mall for deals, and Waterside Shops for luxury finds. As you can see, there are many choices in Naples. From parks to plays to delicious places to eat, The Travel Brats share their insight to help you travel like a local. 

Wondering what it is like to visit Disneyland now that California is reopened? Want to hear about a fun place to stay near Disneyland that makes a great family vacation? Tune in this week while Kim shares her family's experience in Disneyland and Irvine, California. About Our Sponsor: Room Steals Today's episode is sponsored by Room Steals.  Listeners may remember Room Steals from our discussion on finding hotel deals in Episode 185, but Room Steals is a Chrome browser extension that works alongside existing booking sites to show you what the wholesale price is for that room. Just install the browser extension and search for a hotel as you usually would on Hotels.com, Booking.com, Expedia, or Google. Once you've done your initial search, Room Steals will show you in a pop-up if that same room is available for less. If it is, you can click on that pop-up and book it directly through Room Steals. Downloading and using Room Steals is free; however, if you want to book a discounted room you have to pay an annual membership fee. Listeners can save 20% off the annual membership fee with promo code vacationmavens.  If you travel multiple times in a year, the subscription will quickly pay for itself. One listener already saved $400 using Room Steals on her first booking!  To learn more, visit roomsteals.com. That's roomsteals.com and use promo code vacationmavens to save 20% off your membership to Room Steals, and we thank them for their support. Tips for Visiting Disneyland (Summer 2021) Disneyland reopened this spring and is now allowing out-of-state visitors, and has been steadily increasing capacity. The parks are crowded and they have not yet restarted Max Pass so you have no choice but to wait in long lines. The rides have also been breaking down frequently this summer, making it harder to ride all the rides that you want to get to. At the time, they were no longer offering annual passes, although there was a special for California residents. A new annual pass plan has recently been announced. When you purchase tickets, you need to make a reservation for a specific day to visit and which park you want to visit. Park reservations can be booked 120 days in advance of your visit. If you are visiting in less than 120 days, make sure you look at the availability calendar before booking your trip. If you purchase a Park Hopper ticket, you can hop to the other park after 1 pm. Two rides require boarding group reservations on top of your ticket reservation. You can try to claim a boarding group beginning at 7 am, and they are usually gone within seconds. Another opportunity will begin at noon, but only if you have already used your first boarding group or if you didn't have success in the morning. Those two rides are Rise of the Resistance in California Adventure Park and the new Avenger's Web Slingers. You need a Park Hopper ticket to be able to get two boarding groups/virtual queues within the same day. To get prepared for how to snag a spot in the virtual queue for Web Slingers, check out this post on Trips with Tykes. Mobile ordering for food is getting better but still a little spotty. It is best to plan on eating off hours and bringing snacks to tide you over. Kim stayed at the Hotel Lulu, which is nearby Disneyland and newly renovated. There are pharmacies on the corner, which are great for stocking up on snacks and drinks. There is also a Starbucks nearby. Hotel Lulu, which was recently taken over by Red Lion, is a good budget option. They are often allowing guests to go through security and the turnstiles before the opening time so for a 8 am opening, it pays to arrive around 7 or 7:10. It pays to stay in the Grand Californian hotel for easy access to the parks but the hotel pricing is $800+ right now so finding a nearby alternative helps the budget. If you stay at one of the Harbor hotels you can still take a break in the middle of the day. Just keep in mind that the hotels around Disneyland are suffering from major staff shortages this summer. Also keep in mind that car rental shortages and pricing continues to be an issue as well, especially with the smaller, non-airport locations. Auto Slash is a good option for finding deals on rental cars. Tips for a Family Vacation to Irvine, California Irvine is where the John Wayne / Orange County airport is located, which is the closest Disneyland Kim stayed at the Marriott Irvine Spectrum hotel, which was a nice way to decompress after a few days in Disneyland. The hotel has a nice pool and a rooftop bar on the 16th floor that is popular with locals and guests. There is also a Club floor that provides access to a lounge with snacks and drinks. Boomers is a cool family fun park with go karts, putt putt golf, laser tag, an arcade, and all kinds of games. Irvine has one of the lowest hotel occupancy taxes in California. Tanaka Farms in Irvine is family-owned and is a non-profit that donates food to people in the area. You can do a U-pick tour on a wagon tour and you can pick the produce that are in season. Irvine is also known for its outdoor hiking paths. Irvine Spectrum Center is a large outdoor mall with a ton of restaurants and the Great Wheel ferris wheel. There is a lawn with a stage and they have live music. Irvine is also home to the Orange County Soccer Club, which is fun to watch and is near the Great Park Balloon. Diamond Jamboree is a great spot to find authentic Asian cuisine. Full Episode Transcript [00:00:00.060] - Kim Tate It's summertime at Disneyland, listen to find out what it's like right now.   [00:00:15.900] - Announcer Welcome to Vacation Mavens. A family travel podcast with ideas for your next vacation and tips to get you out the door. Here are your hosts, Kim from Stuffed Suitcase and Tamara from We3Travel.   [00:00:30.690] - Kim Tate Today's episode is sponsored by Room Steals. Listeners may remember Room Steals from our discussion on finding hotel deals in Episode 185, but Room Steals is a Chrome browser extension that works alongside your existing booking sites. To show you what the wholesale price is for that room, just install the browser extension and search for a hotel, as you normally would on Hotels.com. Booking.com, Expedia or Google. Once you've done your initial search, Roo Steals will show you in a pop up if that same room is available for cheaper.   [00:00:57.210] - Kim Tate If it is, you can click on that pop up and book directly through Room Steals instead. Downloading and using Room Steals is free. However, if you want to book a discounted room, you will have to pay an annual membership fee. Listeners can save 20 percent of the annual membership fee with promo code vacationmavens. If you travel multiple times a year, the subscription will quickly pay for itself. One listener has already saved four hundred dollars using Room Steals on her first booking to learn more visit RoomSteals.com, that's roomsteals.com and use promo code vacationmavens to save 20 percent off your membership to Room Steals, and we thank them for their support.   [00:01:30.790] - Tamara Gruber So, Kim, last week we talked all about my trip to Greece and this week, we get to talk all about your return trip to California. You're really doing a lot of California these days, huh?   [00:01:41.620] - Kim Tate Yeah, it's so funny because we had family and friends say, you're going to Disneyland again. And it's tough because I know that in some ways we'd like to do other vacations. But the girls had missed getting to Disneyland. And I feel like they really liked it and that's what they wanted to do. And it's a pretty easy trip in a lot of ways. So we headed back to Disneyland for family vacation.   [00:02:05.650] - Tamara Gruber And it's a really nice, I'm sure, a change of scenery to go to from pine trees to palm trees, right?   [00:02:11.680] - Kim Tate Yes, exactly. It's so different. It's kind of funny how the atmosphere is so different there. And we experience that, especially because we did Disneyland for a few days and then we spent three days in Irvine, California, which is actually a city. It's kind of the neighboring city to Disneyland. A lot of people will know if you fly in and out of Disneyland. The closest airport is called in a also known as John Wayne or Orange County Airport.   [00:02:36.040] - Kim Tate And that airport is located in Irvine. So it's kind of a neighboring city. And we thought it would be a good time to kind of get that Disneyland trip for the girls, but then also be in a hotel and kind of have a more relaxed end to our vacation so that Paul could be happy and have, you know, time to sleep in and kick up his feet a little.   [00:02:54.360] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, that's good. I mean, plus like you've been to Disneyland, but it's probably been a couple of years or more since the girls have been. Right.   [00:03:02.110] - Kim Tate Right. Yeah. So in February 2020 we actually went to a conference in Disney World and then I was in Disneyland for a conference in March of 2020. Well it was end of February when I flew home March 1st before everything shut down. But yeah, the girls have not been to Disneyland in a little while and so that's what they were really excited about. And it was our home park that we kind of know the best. And I think for the girls, they feel really confident in how to manage it and touring it.   [00:03:30.440] - Kim Tate And so that was kind of a for them. It's a trip that they they feel, I think, empowered and excited about.   [00:03:37.970] - Tamara Gruber And it all worked out because they just reopened for out-of-state visitors in June.   [00:03:42.640] - Kim Tate That was one of the big reasons. When they got that news, they're like, that's what I want to do. I want to go back to Disneyland. And I figure, you know this, too. With the girls getting older and especially with Lizzy going into her senior year, it's getting tougher and tougher. Once they get into high school and even late middle school, it gets tough to pull them out of school. And so you kind of need to do those summer trips.   [00:04:04.070] - Kim Tate And that's where they wanted to go. I thought, well, you know, I guess that's what we'll do. And I was hearing these reports that everyone was saying, oh, it's the perfect time to be in Disneyland. You know, there's no crowds and it's really easy and it's really nice. And then they had the new Avengers campus that was going to open. So we thought it was going to be a great trip and we had a lot of fun.   [00:04:21.850] - Kim Tate But it's definitely not the it's not the low, low crowds that people were expecting, I think, for summer in Disneyland. You if you if you've been to summer to Disneyland in the summer and you know what those ride wait times were like, then, yes, it's going to be a real delight for you. But if you go normally in off-seasons or other times and you kind of are used to being able to really own the park and kind of fly through lines, especially with the fact that there's no Fastpass or Max pass, which we are very confident using, you are faced with just plain waiting in lines and that's something my girls were not very excited about.   [00:05:02.020] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I was going to say. And just the fact that it's been so long since people have been around a lot of people and had to do these kind of things were waiting in line. It must have like probably gets to maybe even a little bit more.   [00:05:15.490] - Kim Tate Yeah, it is interesting, especially also because we some of the rides I felt like the rides were going down more often. Also it seemed like or they had limited capacity, not on, not for social distancing, but just you know, for example, Lizzy's favorite ride is the Guardians of the Galaxy, which used to be Tower of Terror. And on we were there for three days. And the first day she rode it twice, thinking she would write it the other days as well.   [00:05:40.390] - Kim Tate And they had two of their elevators break down. So they were only using one one elevator of. So basically they had to have six loading zones and, you know, park opening would happen and you would see it go from like a zero 15 minute wait all sudden in one hundred and twenty five minute wait, 90 minute wait throughout the day. And so that was real disappointing. They finally got it fixed, but she wasn't able to go on it again the whole trip.   [00:06:07.210] - Kim Tate So she was kind of bummed about that. So there are those little things where when you're used to doing that and then I don't know if it's just staffing or if the maintenance I mean, I don't know if Disneyland has been able to get all their workers back. But you can see that, you know, when something went awry that you love does go down, it can be tough. And then, you know, it's weird because Space Mountain is normally one of the top rides with long wait times.   [00:06:30.510] - Kim Tate And, you know, you're used to seeing it with those kind of wait times, normally 70 to 90 minutes is what I see a lot of times, and it was regularly 40 to 60 minutes throughout the day. So that was a real win. But like the railroad was 30 to 40 minutes. It's just unacceptable to me. So it was really weird how the the numbers kind of flowed. So I don't know what to think. And they had opened up a Disneyland California resident ticket offer shortly before our trip.   [00:06:59.340] - Kim Tate And I'm wondering how much of that special affected people, because, you know, they don't have annual passes anymore. And I think a lot of locals are craving their Disney fix, but buying tickets each time has gotten expensive. And I think this ticket coming out probably made a lot of locals who really understand the park flocked to the park. So I think it affected certain certain rides and things more maybe.   [00:07:24.810] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, I mean, that all makes sense. It seems like it's just in that transition kind of phase. Now, what you said that there's no max pass. So that obviously is a big change. What are some of the other things like do you need a reservation for that day in advance and that kind of thing?   [00:07:40.290] - Kim Tate Yeah. So you still need reservations so you can buy your tickets and then you have to reserve the day you want to visit and it's automatically linked to your ticket when you reserve the day through your, you know, like Disneyland, my Disney account. And so that's one nice thing, is that it's all linked. So as long as you have a reservation for that day, you have no issue booking, not Max, but the boarding groups for two other rides, which I'll explain in a minute.   [00:08:07.770] - Kim Tate And so there is that it's it's very fluid, like going through the turnstiles. It's all linked. You just show your ticket. It's it's good to go, but you do have to do a little bit of advance planning and definitely make sure before you plan a trip that there's the availability. So they are opening up the park reservations for you to book one hundred and twenty days out. So if you're, you know, planning a trip that's more than that, it's no problem.   [00:08:33.090] - Kim Tate Just decide what they want to do it and then you book it as those days open up on the calendar. And then if you are within the 120 days, you definitely want to make sure you check the availability calendar and make sure however, it's the calendar is pretty open. It seems like the capacity has definitely been increased. I know our week that we were there, they had it looked like the Disneyland park, because that's the other thing that I'll explain in a minute, because you book a specific park.   [00:08:58.290] - Kim Tate It looked like Disneyland had locked up and was closed and there weren't any more reservations. But then all of a sudden, I know they opened up more reservations. So it's kind of an interesting I don't know if people are releasing reservations and that's why it looks open or if they're strictly just adjusting capacity limits as they want, I'm not sure. So something to know about the reservation system is it is so Disneyland has the two parks, they have Disneyland Park and then they have Disney, California Adventure.   [00:09:24.990] - Kim Tate And the reservation works for one of the parks. And that's the park you start in. Now, if you buy a park hopper ticket, you can hop to the other park after 1:00 p.m., but you have to start in that starting park. And if you don't buy a park hopper ticket, then you're only in that park for the day, if that makes sense. So that's kind of an extra little level that you have to think about. And then it gets even further planning because there's two major rides have to have boarding group passes, which is a huge ordeal in itself.   [00:10:01.080] - Kim Tate And you try and get into a boarding group, which is basically the chance to ride. You still go stand in the line, although the line is very short, but you have to win one of those boarding groups and these things are gone in seconds, like not even minutes. These are gone in seconds. And your chances at seven a.m. and then at noon. And so whichever park you're starting in is the one you can get the seven a.m. for and then at noon you can get it for the other part.   [00:10:27.360] - Kim Tate So in Disneyland, it's rise of the resistance. That's that Star Wars in California adventure, the other is the new Avengers Web slingers ride. So that's another level that we had all four of us logging in trying to get these boarding passes. And it was it was stressful, but we were successful every time. So but that's part of it because I knew I, I knew this was a thing.   [00:10:54.420] - Kim Tate And I've been reading articles like our friend Leslie from Trips with Tikes has an article about it. And then I actually watched like a video on YouTube to show Paul and the girls, like, here's what you need to do. And it's sad, though, because I think people who are wanting to experience those, the fact that you have to know all of that and be, you know, like 6:58 we're there on our phones, like, OK, stop everything we're doing and get ready to get these tickets and then setting alarms for eleven fifty eight so we can get the noon one and it's it can be stressful.   [00:11:25.470] - Kim Tate So it's kind of an interesting and and if you don't have hoppers you only have the one. You do have it at 7:00 a.m. and noon, so so if you're booked at Disneyland and you miss out at the seven a.m. one, you can try again for the noon one. Either park, you can try again, but you can't go on the same ride twice. So if we were in Disney, California adventure, we couldn't go to Web slingers if we got a boarding group at seven a.m. and then try and get another boarding group for Web slingers at noon.   [00:11:52.100] - Kim Tate But we can. And then this is another level of it. Sorry, you guys. This is getting a lot of information, but you have to have already used your first boarding pass before you can get the noon one. So if you have a late boarding group that hasn't been able to ride yet and you haven't used your boarding pass yet, by noon, you won't get to try for the noon pass for the ride. Right.   [00:12:14.240] - Tamara Gruber But if you had like a one o'clock boarding, I'm sure by one o'clock they're all gone for the rest.   [00:12:18.740] - Kim Tate Oh, definitely. Yeah, in seconds. I mean, literally it's seven to one. There's nothing available like for people who sit there and they don't know the system and they think, oh, it's seven, I'm going to open my app and try and get a boarding group. Nope. They're already gone like you. There's some tricks. You have to have the like, we were rebooting our phone. Everything was closed. We had the app already open and then there's like refresh, refresh, refresh, and then you have to know exactly where to hit.   [00:12:42.230] - Kim Tate Like you hit here and then you hit start hitting here and you just get lucky you're not. And it's crazy.   [00:12:47.930] - Tamara Gruber I heard Leslie talking about that on her Disney deciphered podcast. It was yes. It was very intense. I know. And when Hannah and I were in Los Angeles, we had a free day and Glenn was like, oh, you should go to Disneyland so you can finally ride. You know, the the you know, Rise of the resistance. And I was like, no, it's like, first of all, like, I'm just not it would have been like the day after they opened to out-of-state people.   [00:13:10.370] - Tamara Gruber And I was like, I just can't deal with that stress. Like, I, I want to go when I know that I can ride that ride because that's why I would go, you know. Yeah.   [00:13:20.330] - Kim Tate We were talking about that as a family. We're just saying how, you know, hard and it's nice that we knew what to do and that we were able to do it. But then the other thing is it's kind of bad, like, OK, well, we got to ride the rides multiple times. What about like, we felt kind of bad. What if there's people out there like this little kid who really wanted to go on Spider-Man loves Spider-Man and we wish there was a way we could be like, here, just use our pass, you know, for this kid to be able to go, you know, because it's it feels bad because you.   [00:13:47.960] - Kim Tate Yeah, and I saw people on Twitter, you know, they're like, oh, I didn't get it, you know, and I just want to ride this ride. I'd wait three hours for it because and I think that's what they're trying to do, is prevent, you know, when Disney World opened Avatar, Pandora flight of passage. Right. And people were like parking out in the parking lot at three a.m. so that they could get out of their car and go wait at the gates and be the first people to the rope line and then be the first people in that line because the line would grow to like three hundred and twenty minutes.   [00:14:16.070] - Kim Tate It was just insane. Like, I don't even know how you spend your entire day there. It's just crazy.   [00:14:20.360] - Tamara Gruber So I could just say, like, I'm sure there's nothing in the world that I want to do that much.   [00:14:25.070] - Kim Tate I do. It's kind of crazy. I mean, you want to wait six hours for a ride. It's just insane. But yeah. So I think they're trying to avoid that because that's it's not a positive park experience. But unfortunately, right now and then the other issue you have is just these rides have a lot of working mechanisms and go down a lot. I mean, we got we were on ride of the resistance, and it went down and we got had to leave the line and then come back later.   [00:14:51.740] - Kim Tate And thankfully, they do have a fastpass working for that now. They didn't originally, I think, but they have that working again. So they were able to program that for our ticket. So we were able to come back when it was open and go back through. So it's interesting. It's it's definitely another level. So I would say if you're planning a visit and you're not wanting or willing to be obsessive about getting those passes, definitely maybe take those two rides off your agenda and just pretend you never heard of those rides and be happy with all the other things that are.   [00:15:24.440] - Kim Tate Yeah, right.   [00:15:25.820] - Tamara Gruber So this helps to be like Disney ignorant in a way. That just going to be like happy with what you get, I don't know.   [00:15:32.810] - Kim Tate Well, and there is certainly some great I mean the wait times can certainly be great. So in a lot of ways certain rides, if you're not trying to go for these certain rides, the wait times can be great, like Toy Story mania. We almost ride that only once because normally the family is not used to it and it normally has a long wait and nobody's willing to wait with me because it's one of my favorite rides. And this time, I mean, we went on it twice because the wait time was kind of low.   [00:15:56.390] - Kim Tate And but then you looked at Mickey's fun wheel, which you would normally. It's not too crazy, but it was easily fifty to sixty minutes. It seemed like there in the middle of the day every time we were there. So it's just weird. It was a really weird. That's why I think there was a lot of California people maybe who just kind of wanted to go for, I don't know how to read the visitors because it was just an odd, odd feel.   [00:16:19.580] - Kim Tate Yeah, the numbers didn't line up everywhere we wanted and dining was a little tough. Still, they've definitely they've got the mobile ordering down a little bit better, I think, at Disneyland. Where. You can place your mail order. We didn't really have an issue getting our order, we found we have one place that we love called bingo barbecue, and we had no real issue with finding an open time slot that fit with what we wanted. And it was almost always available right away.   [00:16:45.020] - Kim Tate And then it's like a half an hour time slot. So then you go and you're like, I'm here. And then once you say I'm here to pick up your food, it's normally a it can be, you know, a minute to ten minutes before they have your food ready. But it was pretty quick. Well, that's good. A little, yes.   [00:17:00.110] - Tamara Gruber But with that, it sounds like you guys had a good time, though. I mean, luckily, it all worked out for you with the with those particular rides, because I'm sure the girls, you know, really wanted to. Yes.   [00:17:10.970] - Kim Tate Yeah. Web slingers, we all kind of thought it was ho hum. In all honesty, we did it again. And once you do it a second time, you kind of understand it a little better. And so maybe it becomes a little more fun. But I think for people who are waiting and then we also we waited 60 minutes. Well, it was we got in line at like ten, I think it was ten or two or something.   [00:17:30.410] - Kim Tate And we left at eleven o four after the ride. And that was the ride had gone down while we were in line and it was probably down for 15 minutes. So I mean, even when you get there, it's you might still have a long wait to get on the rise of the resistance. We didn't have quite that at any other times. We rode that. So but just, you know, Web slingers is a you kind of put on these 3D goggles and you it's a bit like Toy Story in a way, but you use your hands to shoot webs and you're trying to attack these, you know, little bots on the screen.   [00:18:02.570] - Kim Tate And so your webs are shooting them and you earn points. And so at the end of the ride, you have accumulated a certain amount of points.   [00:18:09.260] - Tamara Gruber So instead of like shooting a little laser gun thing.   [00:18:13.280] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly.   [00:18:14.630] - Tamara Gruber The next generation more interactive, I guess.   [00:18:17.060] - Kim Tate Yeah. Yeah. But you're just moving like it's I thought it would be more like I don't know how to explain it like spinning or like, you know, universal Orlando. That's the Harry Potter, the forbidden journey. I know how you go in front of the screens and you watch stuff happen, but going between the screens you're like, oh it's roller coaster.   [00:18:37.760] - Kim Tate OK, yeah, but I kind of wanted that kind of experience. And this you're just on a car like Toy Story mania and you just kind of get like moved over to this next screen and then you move to this next screen and it opens. And so there's no real there's it's it's literally like, yeah, Lightyear, not Buzz Lightyear, but like Toy Story with the screen. And instead of using a little gun thing that's in front of you, you're using your hands and then, yeah, you earn points and people want to do it because they want to get better at their points.   [00:19:07.700] - Kim Tate And that's it.   [00:19:09.380] - Tamara Gruber Yeah.   [00:19:10.070] - Kim Tate Rise, on the other hand, is amazing. We really liked it, although it it's funny because we were so excited for Paul to finally get to ride it because he was a he's a Star Wars guy like Star Wars. He's not a Star Wars freak, but he I don't mean to say freak if he runs into Star Wars fans. I know. No, I didn't mean like that. But he's he likes Star Wars, you know, like.   [00:19:27.890] - Kim Tate Yes. Age. He grew up with it and like, I know Star Wars, but yeah. So we are really excited for him to do rise. And then we took him to Millennium Falcon. He's like, oh, that was way better than it was so funny because we live opposite. We were like a Millennium Falcon is not that great. And then he just loved it and he thought it was so fun and he liked it. He liked Millennium Falcon and rides better than Web slingers so.   [00:19:49.580] - Tamara Gruber Well, it's just something about like when you're so invested in a franchise, like to have like the that more immersive kind of experience is so exciting. I mean, that's why I know, like, the first time we went to Universal and all the Harry Potter stuff, it was just like a dream come true, I think like to be like walking through Hogwarts and all this kind of stuff. So I think that type of response, you know, it doesn't surprise me too much because it's not just about the ride, it's about everything else.   [00:20:16.790] - Kim Tate Yeah.   [00:20:17.000] - Kim Tate The characters and all that. Yeah. The big thing we dining just eating off hours is a big thing because seating seems to be a little limited again. And so just I recommend I always say like take a granola bar so that they can tide you over and just try and plan to eat off hours. We actually saw the first day the girls did the full day in the park and we got there. We did rope drop every morning, which they're back to rope drop.   [00:20:42.410] - Kim Tate So I was kind of bummed because they had done with rope drop because they didn't want to have everybody congregating together. And so people were getting there early and they were opening the turnstiles early and people were able to go just on rides like an hour before the park officially opened. Wow.   [00:20:56.570] - Tamara Gruber Because it used to be like even if you could get through the turnstiles, like the rides weren't operating, but you could least get in line.   [00:21:02.210] - Kim Tate Yeah. And so that's what they're back to. So you can get through the turns, you can get through security, you can get through the turnstiles and then you go wait at this rope. Were these, you know, cast members are holding and a big group mob of people just line up there and it's kind of depending on where you're at, but the ropes are leading into the main main areas. So you kind of held back and you can get there early.   [00:21:25.160] - Kim Tate So that's what we did. So we aimed. So we kind of aim to be on our way. Walking, we got we stayed at a new renovated hotel, it's newly branded through a best western is called Hotel Lulu and it's nearby. It's kind of in walking distance a little longer. But the cool thing about it is it is near a Walgreens and a CVS. So we stopped in there and we're able to get like Gatorade's and water for much cheaper.   [00:21:49.440] - Kim Tate Kind of, you know, that was nice for stocking up on little snacks and drinks. And definitely, even though it's a pharmacy, you know, pricing it still way cheaper than in the park. And it was nice to have that. It was so convenient that it was next door and the walking distances, I would still call it walking distance. It was maybe a ten minute walk. And there was also a Starbucks next to it. They had mobile ordering most days, but they seem to close that down on our last day.   [00:22:14.100] - Kim Tate We're not sure why. So I don't know if they're just over staffed with mobile ordering, but that's something to check. And it made it easier for us to get coffee in the morning on our way. And so we try and get coffees and then be on our way. And then we'd be slightly outside of the park and at the six fifty nine, when we'd try and get those boarding groups, we'd walk or, you know, pull over to the side of the sidewalk and get it and then go get in line.   [00:22:34.080] - Kim Tate So we were showing up. It was an eight a.m. opening time. So we were getting to the security line up right around seven to seven tennish, you know, and it worked pretty well for us. We we got in there, so we went through the security line. Then we got through security fast and then we waited in the line for the turnstiles. They open the turnstiles a half an hour before the park opened. And then once you got through the turnstiles, you walked and waited again at the rope drop where you wait, you know, where you waited for the eight a.m. opening and then you quickly walked, don't run.   [00:23:05.070] - Kim Tate Even though people ran down to the whatever ride you wanted to go for. So that was it. It was fun. It was it's a lot to manage. I think Disneyland is one of those things where if you just want to show up in the middle of the day and go on some rides, you should probably allow for more time, because there are people who I mean, we know the ins and outs. And if you're not willing to learn all those ins and outs of tricks, then you're going to just have to wait in lines, be OK with that.   [00:23:31.080] - Tamara Gruber So I'm ready to go back after the fast passes are back and after the special like after hours events and all the kind of stuff.   [00:23:42.570] - Tamara Gruber I was just going to say I just really I don't love rides except some of the special ones like Flight of Passage and I'm sure I will love the Star Wars ones. And so just being able to do it without the lines, you know, that would be the way I prefer to go.   [00:23:58.260] - Kim Tate Yeah. Yeah. I think that's where our girls are at because they really liked the rides. And so it's funny because Paul he wants to just like oh I want to watch that show or I just want to sit on this bench and people watch and I and there was like, no, we're going to go get this right and we're going to get this right. And this was the trip, though. It's nice when you're a little older and the kids can be left alone.   [00:24:17.280] - Kim Tate Like like I said, the first day, the girls stayed the full time the park. And then Paul and I left towards the afternoon evening. We took a little break in the room and then we went and got dinner again. This hotel where we stayed down the road, it's near, you know, like tourist restaurants. So it's like Cheesecake Factory and Bubba Gump Shrimp and I don't know what else there was, but opening. So we went out there and it was nice to have that little break.   [00:24:42.270] - Kim Tate And then the next two days we left after we did the rope drop, the numbers were just going insane. And the girls, like I said, they're all about the ride. So when those rides, the wait times were more than they wanted to wait. We just left and went back and took a midday break in the hotel and then went back later in the day to do more stuff. And so I think those it's that's one of the benefits.   [00:25:02.010] - Kim Tate Where does that is if you stay on property, it's great because you're in kind of the bubble of Disney. And if you stay at the Grand Californian, it's got the private access into Disney California Adventure Park. But those rooms are going for like eight hundred bucks a night right now. And you don't get the early entry with it, which normally one of the benefits of staying on site is that you get into the parks an hour early. So it's definitely a tradeoff.   [00:25:26.580] - Kim Tate So if you stay off site on one of the harbor hotels, you can, you know, kind of take those midday breaks still and walk to and from the park. But you're faced with that extra, you know, a little bit extra going through more people and a few extra waits. But it is nice to have the midday breaks.   [00:25:43.820] - Tamara Gruber I'm telling you, if I ever come to Disneyland, I'm going to go with you. Yeah. You and Leslie. Oh, yeah. I follow you guys because, I mean, I feel like, you know, I had gone to Disney World a long time ago and then recently I've gone a few times in recent years. And so now I feel like comfortable with Disney World, you know, but I've never been to Disneyland. So whole new thing.   [00:26:03.870] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, well, I'm excited to take you and show you all the ins and outs, but I will say for anybody who's thinking of taking a trip, there's a couple of things I want to mention. First is hotels. So our hotel that we stayed at, Hotel Lulu, they, you know, mentioned that they're in a real staff shortage right now. And of course, there was no housekeeping. You can request your towels when you want them and if you need garbage taken out.   [00:26:26.550] - Tamara Gruber So we definitely did that and they took care of it right away and. But it's something to keep in mind, and the Hotel Lulu, like I said, it's the best Western property recently got taken over by a Red Lion. And so it's definitely a budget friendly park property. So if people are looking to save money, that would be a good option, especially since, like I said, it's near the Walgreens and there's a CVS right across the street.   [00:26:45.840] - Tamara Gruber They both have like Disney souvenir stuff at less price than what you're going to pay in the park. So if you want to surprise your kids with something, you could always go in there and grab it. They also have, you know, of course, sunscreens and anything. You might forget that it's just a little bit different than buying them in the park. So that's convenient from a budget standpoint. The rooms themselves, I, I think there they go for around, you know, depending on the season, around 150 a night.   [00:27:10.440] - Tamara Gruber So comparing that to some of the other hotels that are a little closer, it's definitely a budget savings. And then again, even with going down the street, you have those you know, there was a California pizza kitchen, P.F. Chang's, and Cheesecake Factory. So you've got some major restaurants there. If you're trying to save a little money and take a midday break and get lunch there, get an early dinner before you go back in the parks or something, that might be an option, but definitely something with all of the hotels around Disneyland right now is that they are all dealing with a severe staff shortage.   [00:27:42.240] - Tamara Gruber They went, you know, the hotels where I talked to the people at the hotel where we stayed and they went from having like 17 rooms booked to all of a sudden having over one hundred. And they just don't they haven't been able to hire the staff. They've increased their pay rate and they still can't get staff in. And so managers are going up to clean rooms. And it's just I mean, we've heard this everywhere. But in Disneyland, it's really obvious this summer is that hotels are hurting with staff.   [00:28:08.460] - Tamara Gruber I know one of the hotels that's a popular kind of mom and pop called candy cane inn. They are not even open again yet because of staff.   [00:28:16.720] - Tamara Gruber Wow. So, yeah, it's it continues to be a problem. I hope that by far maybe things will, you know, sort themselves out. I'm seeing even like restaurants around here like closing because they're not able to have the staff and service that they want. And it's yeah, I'm sure they'll be back, but it'll just take us some time.   [00:28:35.730] - Kim Tate Yeah. And so I think you just have to be, you know, little things to just be aware of and be a little more. I mean, we've talked about this be patient, but just understanding that like maybe the cleanliness level in hotels and what you're expecting or what you're used to is not perhaps going to be what you are thinking you're going to get. So just be aware of that. And then the other thing would be the car rentals. We had our own little issue with car rentals, which everyone knows the car rental shortage issue.   [00:29:01.860] - Kim Tate We rented a car from the airport to drive and go to Disneyland and do it. We visited USC and Cal Tech for Lizzy and we had no problem. The car was there. We rented it. I was like, phew, I think it is no issue. We are fine. We dropped it off after ours, dropped our keys and we dropped it off at this Alamo that was right near where we were staying at Disneyland. And we were supposed to pick up another car on Thursday, so we dropped it off on Sunday.   [00:29:28.650] - Kim Tate We're supposed to pick up a different car on Thursday because we didn't need a car for those three days when we were at the parks because we were just going to go to the parks. And we got called Wednesday night like five minutes before they closed, telling us they wouldn't have a car for us. That was it. And then they never returned my phone call. So I reached out to them on Twitter, gotten a reply, and finally just used auto slash, which we've I think we've mentioned that before, and a rental car episode.   [00:29:54.840] - Kim Tate But I've never used it before. But I used auto slash to just find a rate and they found me a great Hertz rate that was actually cheaper than what I walked through. Alamo maybe last minute, you know, they had some availability and I was able to go down there the next day and we got the car rental and had no issue. So thank goodness it all worked out. But just beware some of the smaller like I think this was part of it because it was a smaller location.   [00:30:17.160] - Kim Tate They're not managing their inventory well. And so beware.   [00:30:20.940] - Tamara Gruber Yeah. I mean, if there's problems at airports, I can certainly imagine that there's even more problems at these, like off, you know, airport kind of locations. Yes, it's it's sad. I mean, I definitely see as places are increasing, you know, we've talked about Hawaii before. I saw someone that just got back from Iceland posting that things were like five hundred to a thousand dollars a day. And then I saw someone in my Iceland planning group just saying, like, I can't find a rental, like, what am I going to do?   [00:30:48.450] - Tamara Gruber And so I was just advising my aunt to try to book something like in advance, you know, as far as you can. But it's just hard because like you did that and then they canceled that. What do you do? You know exactly.   [00:31:00.690] - Kim Tate And I know I have another blogging friend who had the exact same thing happen to her with the exact same Alamo's site there in Disneyland about a week or two before I did. I have that problem.   [00:31:11.010] - Kim Tate So definitely something to be aware of. You can do the booking and know that you have your your reservation made. But whether they actually have a car for you when you show up for that reservation and they what I experienced, they did nothing to help us. So you just I think when you you have to be ready to backpedal and hope for the best and. So we were ready to just, you know, use Uber, find another one available, and thankfully it all worked out and we were able to get another kind of wonder if that's a case where, you know, maybe it helps if you, like, pay more like Hertz is always usually the most expensive.   [00:31:45.940] - Tamara Gruber Right. But it's like if you pay more or if if you're part of a like a loyalty club versus. Yeah, you're going to save more if you use, like auto slash or Costco or something like that. But I wonder if booking direct helps at all, like if the first people they cancel are the third parties, like who knows. But it does. I have no idea. I even booked a premium car hoping that they like it would give us more as opposed to an economy.   [00:32:09.500] - Kim Tate I booked the premium because it was only two dollars more. And so I thought that would help. But no. So it was nothing help. So I don't know now.   [00:32:18.010] - Tamara Gruber I'm glad it worked out for you. Yeah. And then you guys had some time to chill out and. Yeah.   [00:32:21.960] - Kim Tate So that was the other part of it. Yeah. So we you know, Paul's not a huge Disneyland person. Even I like Disneyland, but I'm not crazy crazy. And I can you know, I enjoy taking the breaks. And so we booked our final three nights in Irvine, which was nearby and near the John Wayne Airport that we were flying home from. And they we stayed at a brand new hotel called the Marriott Irvine Spectrum. And we loved it.   [00:32:47.540] - Kim Tate We had such a good time is the perfect way to end our vacation, because we I worked with Irvine. They gave us a couple of ideas and helped us set up a couple of things. And then we got to our hotel, kind of had a lazy day that day and just had it. It was nice. We just had I don't know what the term and what I'm trying to think of, but we just didn't have a lot on our calendar, so it kind of worked out well.   [00:33:09.030] - Kim Tate So the first day that we were checking in, we got in there and then we went to this kind of family park fun center called Boomers, and it was where they had a huge arcade with the arcade. But we did putt putt golf and then we did laser tag game, which surprisingly enough, we were all super competitive. I was completely out of breath after that. It was brutal. The girls beat both the parents. Paul actually was very sad to find out he was last, which is kind of sad.   [00:33:36.890] - Kim Tate Doesn't surprise me at all that you would be competitive.   [00:33:41.150] - Kim Tate Yeah. Evidently I rubbed it off on my kids too. So but yeah. So it was kind of fun and we we had a great time there and then playing it was a lot of fun and it was a great, you know, like, that's like a vacation. Right. I mean that was so nice. Like we did the Disneyland thing, but then we had this break in Irvine so close we didn't need to do that much traveling on the crazy interstate's of, you know, Sokal and.   [00:34:05.420] - Kim Tate Yeah, so Boomers was fun. It was just kind of one of those family park fun centers. We didn't do any of the arcade. We just did the laser tag. And oh, they did have go karts, which Paul got. You talk about competitive. He got super competitive. I got taken out by like a twelve year old boy. It made me really mad because you're like you're not allowed to bump.   [00:34:22.670] - Kim Tate But they evidently care about the rules. And so and he was just going and going and going and he'd figured out that I think he was with a friend and they figured out which cars are the fastest. So they just kept going and going. And they would always like he would specifically skip cars and go to a specific car where the rest of us just got in the car where that was next in line and it was brutal. So that was one one negative.   [00:34:43.520] - Kim Tate Is the teenage boy or not? I guess tween boy, but we still had fun and it was nice. So that was, you know, kind of a relaxed day. And then, like, we just hung out at the pool and the hotel was really nice. They, you know, it was a new Marriott. It had trying to think of how many flaws there were. Now I think it was sixteen floors. And on the sixteenth floor, they have like a rooftop bar that's supposed to be really, really popular.   [00:35:09.170] - Kim Tate They actually were able to get in on our last night and kind of go up there and look. And it's absolutely gorgeous. And I talked to the manager of the bar and he was saying that it's like seventy percent locals and visitors and only thirty percent for the hotel. So it's got its own, like, vibe and social standing. Not that's not even linked to the hotel, if that makes sense.   [00:35:29.120] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, it's a place to go.   [00:35:31.130] - Kim Tate So, yes, the hotel itself is a gorgeous Marriott property. Knew the rooms were nice and everything was good. It had a view our room had like a view of the freeway, but it had mountains in the background. So it was really kind of cool. And Irvine, I think, is unknown. I'm trying to think of I thought it was something I'm trying to think of what I know them for. But they had a whole bunch of office buildings, so they must have.   [00:35:50.000] - Kim Tate I know they have really they're one of the lowest hotel occupancy taxes in California. So you know how you always get those, you know, 15 to 18 percent charges. There's just like ten percent. So if you're staying in a nice hotel for a while, that little bit of savings can be nice. So but they have a lot of businesses around there and we were staying right across from the Taco Bell headquarters. So we laughed. And I wonder if they have a drive through.   [00:36:15.920] - Kim Tate So the hotel is nice. They had a club lounge which we were able to get into. And you know that with Glenn's, you know, status, it's always nice because lots of water. I mean, we went there for so much water, it was nice. And the girls would go there to get all the. Free chips and stuff, and then, of course, we had breakfast in the morning there, which was a nice little perk.   [00:36:33.600] - Tamara Gruber Oh, that's surprising. Like the actual hotel perks, really, when we were seated that that nice Athens hotel, that's a Marriott and we were on the what did they call it like the the butler or concierge. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And we walk by like the little you know, usually the the lounge room and it was locked and I was like, oh well good thing we're only here one day and it included breakfast early. So it was actually a wonderful breakfast that included.   [00:37:02.730] - Tamara Gruber That's nice. Yeah. But we were like oh can we get a little extra perk.   [00:37:06.660] - Kim Tate Yeah. Yeah. This is nice because they had, you know, like the coffee machine there and then they had like three hot dishes so and a meat and potatoes and then they had like porridge and cinnamon rolls. But it was great. I mean it was really nice. And they have this little patio. I mean, the hotel itself, it's a really nice property is one of those. It's a it's like weird. It's kind of resource. We feel it's not huge, though, but it's a resource we feel in this, you know, city of California.   [00:37:33.180] - Kim Tate So it was nice. But the pool lounge and then the restaurant and bar area is just beautiful. It's absolutely gorgeous. Like downstairs restaurant of our not even the rooftop bar is just really, really nice. And we we enjoyed dinner there and it was great.   [00:37:47.760] - Tamara Gruber Nice properties. Sounds like you wanted to have that pool time and stuff.   [00:37:53.190] - Kim Tate Exactly. And we actually were able to get so we went down two times to middle of the day, like to lounge and everything, get drinks at the pool and we were able to get loungers each time and there's not tons loungers. So I think we definitely noticed in the weekend because we we were there Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and we flew home Sunday. And we definitely noticed Saturday was much busier. Whereas when we were there Thursday and Friday, the pool was not as busy.   [00:38:18.910] - Kim Tate So definitely kind of well. And a sports team came in for a competition. And so there was a lot of kids there in sports uniforms and stuff, which was kind of funny because it doesn't strike me as a I mean, it's definitely a business Marriott property. So it kind of struck me as funny that. But I don't know. There must I mean, there's a big sports complex that we went and saw a soccer game at. So it's possible that that's why they pick there, because it's close to that kind of one of the most popular hotels near that sports complex.   [00:38:48.200] - Tamara Gruber Makes sense. Yeah.   [00:38:49.680] - Kim Tate So one of the I'll just mention a couple of the other things we did was in Irvine, we went to a place called Tanaka Farms, which was really cool. It's like this family owned, you know, farm it actually they told us the story that I don't and I didn't I haven't checked this. But it's a Japanese family who they said that in when the war was going on and they were doing the internment camps in the U.S., that if you opened a farmer, were running a farm, you were able to not go to an internment camp.   [00:39:19.800] - Kim Tate And so this family opened this farm. And that's sort of how it's how it stayed and it's family owned. And then it's also a nonprofit. They have volunteers who worked there and they donate part of their produce and everything to local people in need in the area. So it was pretty cool. And so we did this. It's called a you pick tour. So it's like a wagon tour and they give you these little, you know, cardboard basket things and you go around to different parts in the field.   [00:39:47.940] - Kim Tate They're like, today we're going to be picking tomatoes and Sushmita peppers and melon. And so they drove us. I mean, OK, we're going to go here and you're going to pick from these plans on the tomatoes and you got your little cardboard basket and you could just fill it up with whatever you want to. And they drove you on the wagon to the next spot and they're like, OK, now we're picking Chido Peppers. And we picked those and then moved on.   [00:40:06.450] - Kim Tate OK, here's our melon. So we've already picked some but pick which ones you want. So it's kind of cool is a really neat experience and then they hand you it or. Yeah, we kept it so we ate it on our trip. We actually brought the peppers home with us in our suitcase and they were fine because we TSA says fruit and vegetables are allowed. Paul actually carried on some of the melons, but they were getting super ripe.   [00:40:25.350] - Kim Tate It was funny because we were on the plane and I was like, OK, those melons are starting to smell too, right? Like I can. I'm starting to smell them. So, like, they weren't soft. Yeah, but, you know, they just start putting off the strong scent. People are like smelling it. I'm like, don't put it at your feet. Definitely put it up. I was so embarrassed. I was like, no, I have such a sensitive nose.   [00:40:44.390] - Tamara Gruber I would have been like, you have melon like like hand cream or whatever was that   [00:40:50.220] - Kim Tate It was so embarrassing. I was like, oh my gosh. So anyways, but yeah. So we you got to keep the food and everything and it's just neat. And they had animals there. So we got to see some, you know, sheep and chickens and all that. But it was just a cool, you know, neat little thing to see this big farm and agriculture and then to get a pick food that you couldn't eat.   [00:41:08.430] - Kim Tate So we thought that was a neat thing. And then we like I said, we did. We went to UC Irvine, which they told you that. But Lizzy's college shop in and UC Irvine was kind of on her list of interested campuses. And so we drove there and got out and she actually really liked it. It was kind of funny because she it seems like she's drawn to more of the city college campuses, but this one's more suburb, and she really liked it, she thought it was really nice.   [00:41:34.710] - Kim Tate So who knows if she becomes an anteater that's still there, the anteaters. It's an interesting, interesting mascot.   [00:41:41.430] - Tamara Gruber But I've been watching, like, never have I ever. Is that what it is? Yeah. Netflix, have you watched that.   [00:41:48.030] - Kim Tate I haven't. But the girls I know, the girls were like, oh, there's a new season or there's new something.   [00:41:51.680] - Tamara Gruber It's so cute. It's like, I don't know. It's a teen comedy. Yeah. Yeah, I, I know. I love it. I thought it was so cute. But their mascot is a cricket like so terrible. Exactly.   [00:42:03.900] - Kim Tate I think anteater is slightly better than cricket. Yeah. How funny. So we did that and we, we drove by. So Irvine is known for their outdoor like they have so many bike paths, hiking trails and stuff. So it's really interesting. So if you're an outdoorsy person and looking to do something like that remains a great destination. So we they had a wild, wild wilderness access to this place called Bomber Canyon, and it's near the campus.   [00:42:29.670] - Kim Tate So we drove over there and it was basically they give you this access to this deeper part of the woods, the deeper part of the park that normally isn't open. And we didn't pack for hiking. So we just kind of looked at it and got a feel for it. It's definitely of course, not Pacific Northwest hiking. It's definitely like Southern California, more arid hiking. So we but it was just it was neat. So it's kind of a thing.   [00:42:52.200] - Kim Tate So if you're into outdoor stuff, Irvine is a destination for that. I don't remember all the facts, but I know they have a huge number of miles of bike and hiking trails. It's crazy.   [00:43:02.470] - Tamara Gruber So definitely interesting because my perception as an east coaster, Irvine has just been. Yeah, like the John Wayne Airport. I used to work with a guy that lived in Irvine and he would talk about like some kind of giant shopping mall that's out there. Like, I have very different view of Irvine. I think of it as very like Orange County upscale. Like, I do not think about outdoor activities.   [00:43:28.260] - Tamara Gruber So that's cool to know that it has that side, too.   [00:43:30.870] - Kim Tate It's really cool. It actually is a neat little city. I think. I think people would be surprised if they gave it a chance. It feels very spread out. So it's not total. OASDI like Huntington Beach, Newport. It's not one of those tiny it's not one of those. It's more spread out open a little more open area. But there's got some really cute little houses, lots of businesses. And then, yeah, the shopping mall, which I'll talk about in a minute, is a big part of Irvine, which is a huge aspect, but it was actually a lot of fun.   [00:43:57.960] - Kim Tate So but yeah. So that was kind of that aspect of it. But the big thing that you're talking about is the Irvine Spectrum Center, which is basically a large outdoor mall that has tons of restaurants. And then they have this thing called the Great Wheel, which is kind of a Ferris wheel. And so it's not really like it's not an enclosed wheel like some of the, you know, other cities have like. Yeah, like it a lot.   [00:44:22.920] - Kim Tate And I and I not as big as that and not even like the Seattle one. That's kind of like gondola Sized seating. This is more like Ferris wheel chair lift or not chair lift. It's that's the weird thing. So it's almost like a ride where it's got kind of bench seating around. So our family of four, we sat like in a circle and there's a center thing that you hang on. But it was really cute and they had live music there when we went and we just sat on this.   [00:44:47.670] - Kim Tate They have kind of Astroturf lawn in front of the stage that's right in front of the wheel. And I showed on my Instagram stories people might have seen it, but it was just so pretty and it was fun. And the girls, whenever they had a Hello Kitty cafe and then of course, they had Brandy Melville. And I don't know what other stores the girls went to, but they did a little shopping. I went early to a place called the Yard House, which we actually have in Seattle, but it's a big sports bar with lots of beers on tap.   [00:45:11.610] - Kim Tate And so I said, oh, Paul's never been to Yard house and he would love that. So we went there and kind of watch TV while the girls finish shopping. And then we got some, you know, ordered dinner and they joined us and then we headed home. But it was fun. So it is a it is a big shopping mall, but it's it's got a neat vibe and a good feel. And it was busy on the weekend, that's for sure.   [00:45:31.350] - Kim Tate Definitely the the Irvine teen hangout spot.   [00:45:34.830] - Tamara Gruber Well, then teens should fit right in.   [00:45:36.810] - Kim Tate Yeah, exactly. So I mean they, I mean they were happy, they loved it so and it's got a lot of name brand stores in Barnes and Noble. So Lizzie was excited about that. Yeah. It was good, good place. And one other cool little thing that we did was we went to a soccer match. So they have a it's called the Orange County Soccer Club. And so it's a, I think, level for soccer. So it's not MLS like level one.   [00:46:01.260] - Kim Tate So it's level four. And so some young kids, but some people who just love playing the sport, some are paid, I think in some aren't. I think some are just walk on. But it was a really cool kind of outdoor venue. And it's in this area, I think it's called Great Park, but they have this famous, like balloon thing called the Great Park Balloon. It's this giant orange because destination Irvine, their logo's and orange.   [00:46:25.110] - Kim Tate I never found out if they have a bunch of orange fields or Richard. Nearby or something, but it's this kind of I know that you've seen it from it's very similar to Walt Disney World, what they have that downtown Disney, the Disney Springs balloon that kind of goes up and people get in the basket. Yeah. So that's basically what it is. And it's supposedly free, but there can be long waits and of course, it's dependent on wind and all that.   [00:46:47.390] - Kim Tate And so we didn't we didn't have time and go up it, but we saw it when we went to the soccer match and we were able to see that it, you know, looks like a fun little thing, gives you an overview of the whole area. But in that that complex was where it was staying so that we watched the soccer match and then there's that balloon. And then there's also like baseball fields and soccer fields and softball fields. So I think it's a big little sports center for probably local teams to play it cool.   [00:47:13.760] - Tamara Gruber So does that wrap up your trip?   [00:47:16.040] - Kim Tate Yeah, I think I want it. I'll mention one of the things we did, and that's just about food, because we didn't you know, we did eat at the hotel and then we ate at the Irvine Spectrum Center, like I mentioned. But one thing that's interesting about Irvine that I learned is that they have a over 40 percent demographic Asian demographic for their in their citizenship. And so international, like Asian cuisines, have been a big part of their make up of their dining industry.   [00:47:41.210] - Kim Tate And they have this area called Diamond Jamboree, which is basically a strip mall, but it's filled full of, you know, like different Asian cuisine restaurants. And it was is they recommended that we go there. And so we went and it looked like a really popular place. And so it's funny because you think, oh, it's just a standard strip mall, but it's just neat. They have all these different places you can eat. And they'd given us a recommendation, like one of the places they had it was called Tim Huan, which is a Michelin star, like he's a Hong Kong based chef.   [00:48:10.640] - Kim Tate And I guess there was something about like, oh, it's a best paper place at Michelin Star meal. You can get her the cheapest Michelin star meal you can get. So I don't know what he is, but it's supposed to be pretty cool. So we were thinking about going there, but we ended up going to another one. They said it was called Pepper Lunch, which is like a DIY tepid restaurant. But it's more like kind of we did teriyaki, but basically you're served your food on a really hot, hot cast iron dish.   [00:48:37.220] - Kim Tate So you don't touch it. And they'll put like if you get a certain meat dish, they'll actually have the meat is raw and you kind of move it around and mix it with the rice to cook it because it's that boiling hot on that cast iron still. And it was it was a neat experience. And it was again, it was so fast. I mean, it's just order and it's there. So it's a popular lunch place for, I think, a lot of those businesses and working people in Irvine.   [00:48:59.570] - Kim Tate But it was a really neat place. It's called the Diamond Jamboree. And if you you know, it's a great little stop and a very affordable too. So that was nice. Double bonus. That kind of wraps it up.   [00:49:11.810] - Tamara Gruber Yeah, that sounds good. It's like I love being able to try different cuisines when you're traveling. I mean, here in Rhode Island, we don't have like I mean, I don't know, it's getting better, but there's not like as many different kind of ethnicities when it comes to cuisine. And so when I go other places, I'm like, oh yeah, I try that so well.   [00:49:32.610] - Kim Tate And I think, yeah, I think the cool thing about this is that you get so I mean, being Americans like us, sometimes we get so pigeonholed like, oh it's Asian cuisine, OK, like that must be Chinese or Japanese or and it's neat to think no, there's all Cambodian. Ah. There's, you know, there's a lot of types like, you know, different, you know, Hong Kong and different cuisine styles. And so that was kind of an interesting concept to consider.   [00:49:56.930] - Kim Tate And keep in mind,   [00:49:57.830] - Tamara Gruber when we were in Berkeley the first night, we're exhausted. Hannah could barely stay awake. And I walked out to get something to eat. And, you know, it's like a lot of just like more casual pickup places right near the school. Yeah. So I found, you know, like a good Korean place. And that was I think it

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This week @DaddyDWALLY @chipotle_bear and @BubbleBoyN7 reflect on "All-American" Xbox games, xCloud Streaming, achievements/trophies in video games, our fondest co-op game memories, and HIDEO KOJIMA coming to Xbox . We also close the show like we always do: discussing delicious food like Italian food, Dunkaroo cereal, the Yard House, and mini chili relleno bites. New episodes of Xbox Record This are uploaded on Mondays. Learn more at www.xboxrecordthis.com Follow @xboxrecordthis on various social media sites. 0:00 Hello and welcome. 03:15 BubbleBoyN7 presents top 5 "All American" games. 09:30 What have we been playing? 17:40 Xbox News (big week). 01:00:00 Discussion on achievements/trophies being good or bad for gaming. 01:11:11 The good old days memories: our best co-op gaming moments. 01:20:40 The best food we had this week. 01:33:20 Closing and end of show. #xboxrecordthis #xbox #podcast

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Dave Schilling (Galaxy Brains) joins the 'boys to talk movies and eating vegan before a review of Yard House. Plus, a celebrity booze edition of Slop Quiz.Sources for this week's intro:https://www.bracpmo.navy.mil/brac_bases/california/former_long_beach_naval_complex.htmlhttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-13-hd-11268-story.htmlhttps://military.wikia.org/wiki/Long_Beach_Naval_Shipyardhttps://www.palmspringslife.com/success-on-tap/https://seekingalpha.com/article/718921-darden-restaurants-acquisition-of-yard-house-creates-long-term-potential

The Santana Row date was magical according to Michelle. Now she's reporting that Edwin is totally ghosting her as she attempts to follow up for that second date. We're going to track him down and get some answers.

Millions of People Will Be Paid Up To $200 To Get Their COVID Vaccine.Companies are offering incentives for their employees to get vaccinated. Kroger is giving its employees $100 in store credit plus a $100 payment, while Publix is offering its staff a $125 gift card to use in the store. Lidl is shelling out $200 to each employee who gets the vaccine, Instacart will provide its workers with a $25 Vaccine Support stipend, and Trader Joe's will pay workers for two hours for each dose of the vaccine. It's not just grocery stores either - Amtrak will give its employees the equivalent of two hours work for getting vaccinated. Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Yard House and other chains will pay the equivalent of four hours work. Dollar General will do that as well. Chobani will pay the equivalent of six hours work, and McDonald's will cover up to four hours of paid time off. Target is also paying the equivalent of four hours' work and throwing in reimbursement up to $15 each way for workers who take Lyft to their vaccination appointments.

Millions of People Will Be Paid Up To $200 To Get Their COVID Vaccine.Companies are offering incentives for their employees to get vaccinated. Kroger is giving its employees $100 in store credit plus a $100 payment, while Publix is offering its staff a $125 gift card to use in the store. Lidl is shelling out $200 to each employee who gets the vaccine, Instacart will provide its workers with a $25 Vaccine Support stipend, and Trader Joe's will pay workers for two hours for each dose of the vaccine. It's not just grocery stores either - Amtrak will give its employees the equivalent of two hours work for getting vaccinated. Darden Restaurants, which owns Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, The Capital Grille, Yard House and other chains will pay the equivalent of four hours work. Dollar General will do that as well. Chobani will pay the equivalent of six hours work, and McDonald's will cover up to four hours of paid time off. Target is also paying the equivalent of four hours' work and throwing in reimbursement up to $15 each way for workers who take Lyft to their vaccination appointments.

In this twentieth-century story of a quest for beauty, the writer Laura Freeman introduces us to Jim Ede, a man who, in creating Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge, changed the way we look at art. We follow Jim from the trenches of the First World War to Lady Ottoline Morrell’s literary parties in Bloomsbury and a curating job at the Tate. He collected artworks by his friends Ben Nicholson and David Jones, acquired the estate of the sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and designed a house in Tangiers that became a sanctuary for soldiers. These were stepping stones towards Jim turning derelict slum cottages into a home and gallery, a space for both tea and tours. And, as ever, we share recommendations for reading off the beaten track.Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 45 minutes; 18 seconds)Books MentionedWe may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Jess in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. A Way of Life: Kettle’s Yard, Jim Ede is available from the Kettle’s Yard shop Ottoline Morrell: Life on the Grand Scale, Miranda Seymour is published in a Faber Finds edition. Second-hand copies are available. (12:59) Savage Messiah: A Biography of the Sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, H. S. (Jim) Ede is out of print (14:55) David Jones: Engraver, Soldier, Painter, Poet, Thomas Dilworth (19:40) Three Tales, Gustave Flaubert (37:55) Lady into Fox, David Garnett (38:53)  Indelicacy, Amina Cain (40:26) Transient Desires, Donna Leon (42:15) Related Slightly Foxed Articles Living Art, Mark Haworth-Booth on A Way of Life: Kettle’s Yard, Jim Ede, Issue 42 (28:00)Other Links Kettle’s Yard House and Galleries, Cambridge Tangier Days: the Edes in Morocco, 1936-52 (22.29) Bookshop.org (2:16) Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge (33:50) With thanks to Kettle’s Yard and Paul Allitt for the photo used for this episode’s cover artwork. Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

We review our lunch at Yard House, a stupid monster(s) movie, and dindin at Mickey D's

We're going into a deep dive stock analysis on Darden Restaurants ( $DRI ). Darden Restaurants is a multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando. They own fine dining restaurant chains: Eddie V's Prime Seafood and The Capital Grille; and six casual dining restaurant chains: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Yard House and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen. Darden has more than 1,500 restaurant locations and more than 150,000 employees, making it the world's largest full-service restaurant company.

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Darden Restaurants, Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando. As of April 2017, the firm owns two fine dining restaurant chains: Eddie V's Prime Seafood and The Capital Grille; and six casual dining restaurant chains: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Yard House and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen. Wikipedia0:00 - Intro2:27 - Part 1 Recap3:34 - High Returns of Capital7:25 - Cash Balance8:50 - Debt Level10:38 - Cash from Operation11:52 - Management, Excess Cash Management 14:30 - Valuation21:04 - ConclusionEmail: info@valueinvestor.orgTwitter: @valueinvestortvInstagram: @valueinvestortvFacebook: /valueinvestortvDatabase: www.valueinvestor.org

Darden Restaurants, Inc. is an American multi-brand restaurant operator headquartered in Orlando. As of April 2017, the firm owns two fine dining restaurant chains: Eddie V's Prime Seafood and The Capital Grille; and six casual dining restaurant chains: Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Bahama Breeze, Seasons 52, Yard House and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen. Wikipedia0:00 - Intro2:24 - What Is It?5:40 - Competitive Advantage15:20 - Durability19:10 - Capital Reinvestments21:10 - Red Flags23:50 - Recap / ConclusionEmail: info@valueinvestor.orgTwitter: @valueinvestortvInstagram: @valueinvestortvFacebook: /valueinvestortvDatabase: www.valueinvestor.org

Located in lovely Yonkers, we head north to enjoy yards of beer and aioli spelled with an umlaut (we won't spoil which letter it appears over).

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so in this episode I talk about the amazing time I had in America on the Worlds tallest swing ride. if you like these story time episodes then show them some love and maybe tell me on my instagram : Jamming_with_Josh here is the link for the restaurant we went to its called Yard House : https://www.yardhouse.com/locations/fl/orlando/orlando-icon-park/8352 hope you guys like the episode, Enjoy.

In this time of isolation, Olivia Meehan thought it might be interesting to consider the art of looking, the practice of seeing and describing, and in the case of podcasts, the serenity of just listening.Hence in this special series, she will be exploring a few of the Museum From Home programs and guiding the audience to appreciate the selected collections around the world through the art of looking. Her language is beautiful, and description vivid, putting the audience right there among the artworks.At the end of each episode, the audience will also get to hear the reading of selected works by Robyn Archer.This first episode of the series presents Kettle's Yard house museum and gallery in Cambridge, England.Resources & Links of interestLook Up! The Art and Science of LookingThe Art of Slow Looking PodcastArts and Culture GoogleKettle's Yard Museum, Cambridge EnglandReCollection: Oral History ArchiveA Handful of Objects – explore five key objects from the Kettle's Yard collection through film, sound, images and 360-degree views.Work of ArtChristopher Wood, Boy with a Cat (Jean Bourgoint), 1926, oil and graphite on canvas, 1480 x 585 mmhttp://tour.kettlesyard.co.uk/e1-library/attachment/boy-cat/ ReadingA Room to Live In: A Kettle's Yard Anthology edited by Tamar Yoseloff, Cambridge: Salt Publishing, 2007, pp.52-53.First Reading: Meredith BowlesSecond Reading: A Bowl By Lucie Rie by Susan WatsonWith thanks to Robyn Archer for the reading.

The Wobbly Pop Women check out some delicious libations and visit Yard House and try a couple of their house brews. Music on this episode: Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3744-feelin-good License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Wobbly Pop Women check out some delicious libations and visit Yard House and try a couple of their house brews. Music on this episode: Feelin Good by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3744-feelin-good License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Upbeat Forever by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5011-upbeat-forever License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

What are you doing to protect your home during the coronavirus lockdown? Did you have a sound system in your car?Android vs iPhone? Eric gets deep talking about a book he's listening to.Beer of the day: We got some jars filled at Yard House and we poured out a stouty!Oh yeah we're finally on video - link below to subscribe on youtubeYoutube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSB26NozHLOxuhdmz70UW7w/playlists?view_as=subscriberHit us up: info@7125media.comIS THAT MY BEER? @7125media | www.7125media.com | #ITMB

Craft Brew News 03/27/20(Courtesy of www.Brewbound.com)Crowler Cans Out of Stock until April as Beer Industry Pivots to To-Go SalesAs draft beer has almost entirely stopped flowing in the U.S. due to on-premise shutdowns caused by efforts to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19, craft brewers are turning to crowlers — 32 oz. cans filled and sealed on demand — to sell the beer left in their kegs before it oxidizes.The problem is that the only supplier of crowlers, Ball Corporation, is entirely out of stock of crowlers until April, American Canning co-founder and CEO David Racino said.Ball manufactures crowlers quarterly and the unprecedented shutdown of all on-premise consumption in the U.S. could not have been forecasted.Ball Corporation Increases Crowler Production to Meet Demand; Growler Sales SurgeBall Corporation has added production of 32 oz. crowler cans and expects to have a supply ready to hit the market in two days.The company, which is the nation’s sole producer of 32 oz. crowler cans, increased the size of its planned second-quarter run and is working to expedite shipments when possible.As states have forced bars, restaurants and breweries to close for on-premise service during the COVID-19 pandemic, craft breweries whose taprooms are their main source of revenue have turned to to-go sales of cans, growlers and crowlers to stay afloat. However, the shortage of crowler cans, which Ball is the only maker of in the nation, has hampered those efforts.Meanwhile, sales of glass growlers from wholesaler Glass and Growlers “are cranking,” chief operating officer William Kerr said.The Las Vegas, Nevada-based company has received orders from as far away as Europe and Australia and domestic orders are coming in from clients ranging in size from small craft breweries to national craft-centric chain Yard House, Kerr said.“Growler sales are going through the roof,” he said. “We’re on our second truckload this week.”Allagash Donates Personal Protective Equipment to HospitalPortland, Maine-based Allagash Brewing tweeted that its staff discovered extra safety masks, which the brewery donated to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center.The brewery has been delivering beer directly to consumers in the Portland area.In an Instagram post the Brewery said “Allagash on the Fly will continue to operate both curbside pickup & delivery as Portland begins a mandatory stay-at-home period. We've continued to add to our safety measures across the brewery—both for our staff's wellbeing and yours.”Beer Companies Donate to Bartenders and Restaurant StaffMolson Coors Beverage Company has announced it will donate $1 million to the United States Bartenders’ Guild, a nonprofit organization that supports bartenders and servers.Other brewers making similar donations include Boston Beer Company, which donated $100,000 to the Restaurant Strong Fund, a fund it created for Massachusetts service industry employees with local philanthropy the Greg Hill Foundation. Boston Beer will also match donations up to another $100,000 through March 31.Constellation Brands, parent company of Mexican import brands Corona, Modelo and Pacifico, which has pledged $1 million to the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, $500,000 to the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild and $250,000 to first responders.New Belgium Brewing established the New Belgium Brewing Bar & Restaurant Relief Fund and donated an initial $50,000 with a commitment to match donations up to another $50,000. The fund will support furloughed and laid off service industry employees in Fort Collins, Colorado, and Asheville, North Carolina, where the company has breweries.Craft Beer Storm Website: www.craftbeerstorm.com If your Company, Hotel or Restaurant wants to book a CraftBeer Weekend or Craft Beer Evening for your guests or employees send an email to Michael@craftbeerstorm.com Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craft-beer-storm-podcast-30776075/Subscribe to Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278?mt=2*** A Top 20 Podcast in Food on iTunes ***Michael Potorti is the Host of Craft Beer Storm and Founder/Brewer at Beara Brewing Co. in Portsmouth, NH*** Interested in starting your own brewery? Our Portsmouth, NH TURNKEY facility is for sale! Follow link for more info:https://www.neren.com/Listing/2800-Lafayette-Rd-12A/5cdda2dabf34cb9150a7faebMichael PotortiFounder/BrewerHost of "Craft Beer Storm" Podcastmichael@craftbeerstorm.com**LISTEN to our Craft Beer Storm Podcast and share with a friend**Craft Beer Storm Podcast iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/craft-beer-storm/id1438117278Craft Beer Storm You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp3PVuCGmywNWlGFh0N0ukg?view_as=subscriberCraft Beer Storm Podcast Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/podcast-center-la-2/craft-beer-stormCraft Beer Storm Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craft-beer-storm-podcast-30776075/Craft Beer Storm Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craftbeerstorm/Craft Beer Storm Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/craftbeerstorm/

2.5 chips out of 5 with a big group in Denver.

Hey North County! Chris celebrated a baby B-day with the fam. Cass crushed The Yard House and Dave & Busters in Cbad. We all hung on Sunday! Why was Lagunitas IPA the beer of the week? Baseball is almost over (for our Pads). Kaboo is moving, Legoland has a locals deal, and Encinitas Oktoberfest is this weekend. We drop our simple guacamole recipes. What would we do to our house if we were getting ready to sell? And what do you call a group of seagulls? Cheers!

I've freshly returned from trip #4 of 2019 and it's time for another world famous Jeff Does Vegas Trip Report! This episode features reviews of my stay at Bally's as well as meals at Village Cafe at Ellis Island, PizzaRev, Yard House at Linq Promenade, The Still at The Mirage and Ri-Ra at Mandalay Bay.  I also managed to (finally) check out Don't Tell Mama on Fremont Street and - of course - I took in another awesome Mondays Dark at The Space.  

It’s Taco Tuesday baby and we hope that the X-Men eat all the tacos they want since they won’t be coming back for a while, apparently. (Wouldn’t it be great if, when they do, Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy switch roles? One can dream. But also, I called it if that happens. Watch.) Special guest Gabriel Bateman will join host Kristian Harloff, Roxy Striar, Josh Macuga, Mark Reilly, Cody Hall, and Alex Marzoña to talk about #ChildsPlay. We’ll also be taking your questions and calls today! Follow Gabriel Bateman: https://www.instagram.com/gabrielmichaelbateman/ Child’s Play in theaters June 21! 00:00 Kristian cropped everyone out… again… 09:25 Yard House stories 16:30 Father’s Day plans 20:42 creepy alien thing? Dobby?! 26:30 flooding mall 28:37 Ryan Satin talked to Dave Bautista about WWE, Avengers, and more; should the WWE creative change? 31:54 The Rock responded to Macuga! 33:41 Jaume Collet-Serra to direct Black Adam; The Rock, The Terminator, Jumanji 43:23 our Seth Green and Breckin Meyer interview/hangout was great! 48:05 Kevin Hart to remake Scrooged 57:40 Gabriel Bateman joins to talk about Child’s Play, wanting to be an actor, video games, being the youngest of 9 kids, Robert the Bruce and Scottish accents, girls, and more! 1:26:45 #DarkPhoenix may be the last X-Men movie for a while; who’s to blame? When will we see them again? 1:35:29 Frozen 2 trailer released, The Division to be released on Netflix 1:41:08 David Ortiz shot in the Dominican Republic, but in stable condition 1:51:23 any movie concepts you’d like to see remade?

Steele Platt is the Founder and visionary behind the well known ‘Yard House’. Yard House is well known for it’s 250 beers on tap, elevated, fusion bar food and great classic rock playlists. On this episode of the Brevity Code we’ll hear how Steele, who at one point in his career declared bankruptcy and came roaring back with a success story that is beyond anything he could have ever projected in his business plan. We’ll retrace Steele’s history in the bar, club and restaurant business and see how it all rolls up into his biggest and greatest endeavor. Yet, it was the small details that set him apart from his competition. Listen in to find out how Steele eventually sold the Yard House for a cool $585 Million.

Hello Podcastees, It’s our favorite season: CHRISTMAS! We hope you have fun listening to our chatter about decorations, traditions, and Christmas cheer. The best thing about this episode is our gift guide for all budget sizes. Lord knows we all could use a list like that. We hope we give you a little inspiration to help you give to the ones you love! Merry week before Christmas everybody! With that in mind, you can listen to the podcast in a few different ways. You can search "The Three Twelve Podcast" on your iTunes Podcast app. Or you can go ahead and click on "Podcast" up in our menu and go straight there! You can also find us on anchor.fm if you are not an iTunes user. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review, your comments mean the world to both of us! LINKS FROM THE SHOW: TOP 10 (AFFORDABLE) GIFTS: Mugs: Beholden Life Target (fill these mugs with socks, nail polish, mascara, cake-in-a-cup mix) Jewelry: Gorjana, Made by Mary,Alex and Ani, Bryan Anthonys Pjs: VS, old navy, gap Socks: Stance Socks, Old Navy Blankets: Costco, Target Candles: Bath and Body Anthropologie Voluspa Candles (Peppermint Twist Marshmallow Fireside) Go out to lunch: Yard House, Solita, BJs (All of them have a GREAT Happy Hour) Girls Spa Day: Nails (Biotone Happy Nails) Movie tickets: Costco (many movie theatres have passes now that are worth looking into) Stationary: Paper Source Emily and Meritt Rifle Paper BIBLE REFERENCES: Luke 2 Check out our website: thethreetwelve.com Hang out with us on Instagram: the.three.twelve

This Saturday, Danielle Radford, Hal Lublin, Lindsey Kelk and Julian Burrell will be at NXT: TakeOver War Games at the Staples Center in Los Angeles! If you’d like to meet up with them beforehand, they’ll be eating lunch at Yard House at 2 PM. Katie Willert is ready to rejoin the Nation of Conversation! Becky Lynch is as hot a star as anyone in WWE right now. She led the Smackdown invasion into RAW that left her a bloody mess and as a bonafide sensation in wrestling. Unfortunately, because of a stray shot from Nia Jax, Becky is no longer medically cleared for her match with Ronda Rousey at Survivor Series. Where does that leave her as the champion? And will Charlotte Flair, her replacement in the match, be able to deliver a satisfactory replacement for a conflict everyone was excited for? Plus, Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles for the WWE championship! But in the process, he turned heel and shunned the persona and attitude that made him the hottest babyface in the company in 2013-14. The panel will discuss what they hope for Bryan as he prepares to face Universal Champion Brock Lesnar on Sunday. All of that and a look at everything coming up for NXT TakeOver: War Games in Los Angeles; that includes Johnny Gargano vs. Aleister Black, Tommaso Ciampa vs. Velveteen Dream… and the possibility of a Matt Riddle appearance. Misandry Corner TRIGGER WARNING: This segment contains a discussion of a WWE situation that involved staged sexual assault. To skip this segment, scrub forward from 24:26 to 38:09 on the episode. Trish Stratus was the WWF women’s champion in 2001. Throughout this time, she was heavily involved in storylines that featured Vince McMahon and their supposed affair. This led to a moment on Smackdown when Vince tried to make her join his infamous club, only for her to be rescued by the Rock. We’ll take a look at what made this segment so awful and rewrite and recast it to make it better. The Three Count Katie put over Becky Lynch’s tweet to Ronda Rousey, which he considers Lesnar’s last great match Lindsey put over the promo for Daniel Bryan’s heel turn. Danielle put over the trailer for Fighting With My Family. Hosted by Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk and Katie Willert. Produced by Julian Burrell for Maximum Fun. If you want to talk about more wrestling throughout the week be sure to join us on Facebook and @TightsFights on Twitter and Instagram. If you liked the show, please share it with your friends and be sure to leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get podcasts.

Haley Fortier & Kristie Weiss bring over a 20 years of restaurant experience combined. Haley came up through the Laundry Group and the Barbra Lynch Gruppo. Kristie by way of the Yard House, Blue Ginger, Alta Strada, and No. 9. Park. In 2016 the two came together by fait, a broken ankle, and coffee. Haley was in search of the perfect partner and Kristie was looking for a change. The two joined forces to open their first restaurant, haley.henry, located in Boston, MA, to much acclaim. Their most recent project, Nathálie Bar, is salso located in Boston, MA.  Show notes… Favorite success quote or mantra: "Work smarter, not harder."  In this episode with Haley Fortier & Kristie Weiss, we discuss:  How the corporate scene values of focusing on the bottom line, didn't jive well with Fortier.  How to handle stressful situations.  How tempers no longer flying in the professional restaurant environment.  Stripping the pretension from the dining experience.   Going above and beyond to care for your staff. Up front, it might be more expensive and inconvenient, but it always pays off in the long run. Creating extreme standards food "allergy best practices". Also, how going to extreme standards to make sure your guests are safe, translate to your guest how much you care.  Doing your research before taking a job at a restaurant. Does the tone of that restaurant match your tone? Will the owner be a hands on owner? What matters to you? Ask questions during the interview.  Things Fortier and Weiss did right before opening their restaurant: planning details ahead of time, cultivating relationships, and starting small.    Why you shouldn't start the build out of your restaurant until you are fully invested.  Being patient and having high standards on who you higher, especially in leadership roles.  The impact you can make when you stay small.  Why it is so important to let your staff be themselves.  Today's sponsor: EthicsSuite.com -provide a safe, secure, simple and anonymous communication channel between you and your employees to help you protect your hard-earned reputation and assets. Demonstrate to your team that you are committed to providing a workplace that operates with the highest ethical standards. Staying informed about important issues will help you resolve them internally before they spiral into larger, costly, or public problems. Cashflowtool.com  A simple powerful and predictive cash flow companion for Qickbooks. Simple, because it requires no data entry, is always up to do and works on any device, anywhere. Powerful, because with it's built-in cash flow calendar, activitiy feed and anomaly detector, you instantly know all aspects of your cash flow with no surprises. Predictive, because you'll know your cash flow today and anticipate it tomorrow. Knowledge bombs Which "it factor" habit, trait, or characteristic you believe most contributes to your success? Haley: Humor.  Kristie: Reliability.  What is your biggest weakness? Haley: Being a Libra, she likes balance, but sometimes she needs to be better about taking charge and setting the tone.    Kristie: Anxiety.  What's one question you ask or thing you look for during an interview? Ask if they have a weakness. If they can't admit that they have a weakness then  What's a current challenge? How are you dealing with it? Staffing.  to overcome this challenge they're doing their best to make sure the people on their team stay by making them feel like family.  Share one code of conduct or behavior you teach your team. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.  What is one uncommon standard of service you teach your staff? Zero Skype.  What's one book we must read to become a better person or restaurant owner? GET THIS BOOK FOR FREE AT AUDIBLE.COM  The Doldrums The Happiness Project What's the one thing you feel restaurateurs don't know well enough or do often enough? What's one piece of technology you've adopted within your four walls restaurant and how has it influence operations? Google Docs If you got the news that you'd be leaving this world tomorrow and all memories of you, your work, and your restaurants would be lost with your departure with the exception of 3 pieces of wisdom you could leave behind for the good of humanity, what would they be? You're never going to know as much about wine (or the restaurant industry) that you think your know, so never stop learning.  Be kind to everyone.  Listen to your staff and have their back; the guest is not always right.  Contact info: www.haleyhenry.com @HaleyHenryBar www.nathaliebar.com @nathaliewinebar Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining today! Have some feedback you'd like to share? Leave a note in the comment section below! If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the top of the post. Also, please leave an honest review for the Restaurant Unstoppable Podcast on iTunes! Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them. And finally, don't forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. Huge thanks to Haley Fortier & Kristie Weiss for joining me for another awesome episode. Until next time!   Restaurant Unstoppable is a free podcast. One of the ways I'm able to make it free is by earning a commission when sharing certain products with you. I've made it a core value to only share tools, resources, and services my guest mentors have recommend, first. If you're finding value in my podcast, please use my links!

I am back with a quick Drive By. I drop an update on my Immigration status and why big fingers suck, what it is like to be an Artist and some of the process involved. Plus my slow return to Stand Up Comedy and how much fun it is. Lastly I drop some science and truth about Yard House; who makes the best Dog Food you can over pay for.   Please feel free to check me out on all social media. Twitter/BertoLaughs Instagram/BertoLaughs

What We’re Drinking Hallo Ich Bin Berliner Weisse With Gooseberries by Mikkeller Berliner Weisse style w/ Gooseberry added 3.7% ABV Part of Hallo Ich Bin Berliner Weisse series which also includes blueberries, mango, watermelon, apricot, pineapple, raspberries, and more Sponsored Badges Ella Hoppy Lager Check-in to one (1) Ella Hoppy Lager from Otter Creek Brewing between May 18th - June 18th YardHouse Signature Check-in to three (3) House Beers from Yard House (listed below) between May 14th and June 3rd Hop Cycle: Crimson Pistil Check-in one (1) Crimson Pistil from Tröegs Independent Brewing between May 10th - June 10th Home Brew Tips From John Holzer Our friend John Holzer from the FourBrewers podcast will join us every other week to provide tips, tricks, and information for anyone interested in home brewing. Style of the Week This week we learn about the history of the Berliner Weisse. Beer Articles Contract Brewing Is Losing Its Stigma, Whether Beer Geeks Like It or Not Austin brewery Thirsty Planet is releasing a record of beer sounds Books and beer collide: Library will reward you for visiting breweries this summer #AskUntappd James on Twitter asks “How many different styles are there in Wheel of Styles?” Have a question for us? Send it over using #AskUntappd on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Sponsor Show off your love of Untappd. Check out our online store and pick up Untappd branded glassware, shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more! Go to http://store.untappd.com and enter the coupon code “PODCAST” at checkout to get 20% off all orders Connect Twitter Facebook Instagram Google+

 A Private Bunyan and The World's Saddest Elephant Whether or not Mr. 44% deserves a Nobel Peace Prize should not be decided by polls, even if Obama got one. Kristen promises to take notes at AAPOR when AP and Fox News present VoteCast, changing the exit poll game. (Don't forget Pollsters Nation BEER THING at AAPOR:  Let Kristen buy you a beer at Yard House 5-6 PM ON THURSDAY then on to the real parties). We're Not. A. Lady. Show.  Pay no attention to the wedding talk. TrumplandiaPoll of the Week: Morning Consult + Politico Tracking PollNo matter how you feel about the Iran deal, you are united on the impact.Trump ApprovalIs this just ambient noise?  America doesn't realize that it needs to shower. Republicans closing the gapRealClear Politics: 2018 Generic Congressional Vote AP VotecastAP, Fox News launch new exit polling projectEarly exit polls drive election coverage and can lead to misleading coverage. Will  AP Votecast tighten this up?  We'll find out about all the sausage making this weekend. Generation Gap IssuesInterpretation of the Constitution: Pew Supreme CourtGrowing share of Americans say Supreme Court should base its rulings on what Constitution means todayGallup: Global Warming Age Gap: Younger Americans Most WorriedDo we still call it that?  We've always called it that. Royal WeddingPoll: Two-thirds of Brits not interested in royal weddingBritish Anti-monarchy group commissioned poll, results feel like, “Eh, we just had one of those.“  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May the Force Live Long and Prosper We are way more anxious about the effect politics rather than personal relationships have  on our daily lives. In Trumplandia, we look at the numbers, not at the bars. You may be Trumpier than Trump, but then Trump tweets. Incumbents? Run like you're 10 points down. If you offer “not sure” as an out, people take the out.  Everyone is sure about Star Trek vs. Star Wars. I love that guy.   POLLSTERS NATION AAPOR MEETUP: 5:00-6:00 on Thursday at Yard House right outside the Sheraton! Let Kristen buy you a beer. As always, we're @ksoltisanderson @margieomero @thepollsters. Poll of the Week: Anxiety APA Public Opinion Poll – Annual Meeting 2018 TrumplandiaTrump Job Approval More Americans now say Russia investigation is politically motivated – CBS News poll Trump Viewed Less Negatively on Issues, but Most Americans Are Critical of His Conduct - Pew Few Feel Positive Impact From Growing Economy- Monmouth Congressional Election/Generic BallotWest Virginia Senate - Republican PrimaryExclusive: Two West Virginia Internal Campaign Polls Show Blankenship Narrowly Edging GOP RivalsGeneric Ballot CNN Poll Polling on Iran May the Fourth Be With YouStar Wars vs. Star Trek Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prerecorded Episode We want to give you a heads up that Kyle is heading out of the country and we are unable to do our normal weekly recordings. In order to keep the great content flowing, this episode has been prerecorded. This episode may be a little shorter and content may not be as timely. Regular weekly recordings will resume in April. Thanks for your understanding! What We’re Drinking 1 Ton Of... Blackcurrant by To Øl Sour Ale | 7.1% ABV Brewed with 1000kg of Blackcurrant per 1000L water Untappd Feedback We're always listening to your feedback regarding our apps or website. Here are some ways you can get in touch! If you're using the Untappd app, you can go to your settings screen and tap the "Feedback" option to email us directly from the app. Submit a ticket at our help desk: http://help.utnappd.com Send us a message on your favorite social platform: Twitter Facebook Instagram Google+ Or you can email us at: help@untappd.com Sponsored Badges 2018 Cheers to New Beers Check-in to three (3) beers from the new beer list provided at any Yard House location between 3/26/18 and 5/13/18. Style of the Week This week we discuss the history of the clear, crisp Pilsner. Beer Articles Reddit Has Banned r/beertrade, One of the Web’s Biggest Beer-Trading Forums An Unholy Fight Over a Saintly Beer The 25 Most Important American Craft Beers Ever Brewed Do You Really Know What Puts the Sour in Your Sour Beer? #AskUntappd "When are you making a badge for barrel aged beers?" - Paul from Facebook Have a question for us? Send it over using #AskUntappd on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. Sponsor Show off your love of Untappd. Check out our online store and pick up Untappd branded glassware, shirts, sweatshirts, hats, and more! Go to http://store.untappd.com and enter the coupon code “PODCAST” at checkout to get 20% off all orders Connect Twitter Facebook Instagram Google+

An assemblywoman gives a bad radio interview, Mayor Garcetti has a friendly sitdown with Mohammed bin Salman, a school board member gets arrested at Yard House, and we reveal exclusive information about the tunnels Elon Musk is digging under the city.

What employee perks can I give my house cleaners and maids to keep them loyal while I grow my cleaning business? Employee perks, bonuses, incentives, gifts and surprises do keep employees motivated. We Ask a House Cleaner about an employee perks program and unique employee benefits. Angela Brown, The House Cleaning Guru says reward employees for speed cleaning and quality. This keeps you and your customers happy and is a good way to keep employees happy. Today's sponsors are HouseCleaning360 (a place that house cleaners can list their business to get more leads.) My Cleaning Connection (a hub where you can find employee perks and gifts for your house cleaners. And Savvy Cleaner (house cleaning training to grow your business.) *** COMPLETE SHOW NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE *** http://askahousecleaner.com/employee-perks-for-maids/ *** MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS *** Unreliable Employees - https://youtu.be/ivkDwhVngVM Poached! Hired by Another Cleaning Company - https://youtu.be/oI7XJvWrmH4 High Maintenance Employee is Wrecking My Business - https://youtu.be/PccdPuVKhqA Clear Bag Policy for House Cleaners and Maids - https://youtu.be/UL0F3kVNUD0 Drug Test for House Cleaners and Maids - https://youtu.be/_5xwzfPSgtY Excuses - House Cleaner Calls Out with Too Many Excuses - https://youtu.be/UcomE6nkGE0 Employee to Employer - Maid Starts Her Own Cleaning Company - https://youtu.be/RC6nl93Qx28 Independent Contractors vs. Employees - https://youtu.be/p7_LeBtuqN4 Unreliable Employees for House Cleaning - https://youtu.be/ivkDwhVngVM *** RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE *** Netflix Gift Cards (3-month, 6-month, 12-month subscriptions) - https://www.netflix.com/redeem Burger King Gift Cards - http://amzn.to/2tRJFFO Darden Restaurants Gift Cards (Olive Garden, The Capital Grille, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Bahama Breeze, Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Longhorn Steakhouse, Seasons 52, Red Lobster, Yard House) - http://amzn.to/2FNRz4M Wendy's Gift Cards - http://amzn.to/2tRvdxp Subway Gift Cards, Multipack of 3 - http://amzn.to/2FGSLuo Jack in the Box Gift Cards - http://amzn.to/2pe8LtH NOTE: We have an entire list of birthday gifts, bonuses, incentives, stuff for employee contests, and other rewards for employees or that special service provider in your life. Check out https://mycleaningconnection.com/gifts We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. *** OTHER WAYS TO ENJOY THIS SHOW *** ITUNES - http://apple.co/2xhxnoj STITCHER - http://bit.ly/2fcm5JM SOUNDCLOUD - http://bit.ly/2xpRgLH GOOGLE PLAY - http://bit.ly/2fdkQd7 YOUTUBE - https://goo.gl/UCs92v *** GOT A QUESTION FOR A SHOW? *** Email it to Angela[at]AskaHouseCleaner.com Voice Mail: Click on the blue button at https://askahousecleaner.com *** HOUSE CLEANING TIPS VAULT *** (DELIVERED VIA EMAIL) - https://savvycleaner.com/tips *** FREE EBOOK – HOW TO START YOUR OWN HOUSE CLEANING COMPANY *** http://amzn.to/2xUAF3Z *** PROFESSIONAL HOUSE CLEANERS PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP *** https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfessionalHouseCleaners/ *** FOLLOW ANGELA BROWN ON SOCIAL MEDIA *** https://Facebook.com/SavvyCleaner https://Twitter.com/SavvyCleaner https://Instagram.com/SavvyCleaner https://Pinterest.com/SavvyCleaner https://Linkedin.com/in/SavvyCleaner *** WHAT IS ASK A HOUSE CLEANER? *** Ask a House Cleaner is a daily show where you get to ask your house cleaning questions and we provide answers. Learn how to clean. How to start a cleaning business. Marketing and Advertising tips for your cleaning service. How to find top quality house cleaners, housekeepers, and maids. Employee motivation tactics. Strategies to boost your cleaning clientele. Cleaning company expansion help. Time-saving Hacks for DIY cleaners and more. Hosted by Angela Brown, 25-year house cleaning expert and founder of Savvy Cleaner Training for House Cleaners and Maids. *** DISCLAIMER *** During the shows we recommend services, sites, and products to help you improve your cleaning and grow your cleaning business. We have partnerships or sponsorships with these companies to provide you with discounts, and savings. By clicking on and buying from these links we may receive a commission which helps pay for the production costs of the show. Support the show so we can continue to bring you free tips and strategies to improve your cleaning and help you grow your cleaning business. THANK YOU!   *** THIS SHOW WAS SPONSORED BY *** SAVVY CLEANER - House Cleaner Training and Certification – https://savvycleaner.com MY CLEANING CONNECTION – Your hub for all things cleaning – https://mycleaningconnection.com HOUSECLEANING360.COM – Connecting House Cleaners with Homeowners – https://housecleaning360.com

"Be ready to make hurdles." Steele Platt, Founder of Yard House knows what it takes to develop an idea to a multi-million business: "It takes hard work and staying on track." Steele is interviewed on the Eliances Heroes show by Host David Cogan founder of Eliances "The Place Where Entrepreneurs Align," broadcast on am and fm network channels, and syndicated online. www.linkedin.com/in/steele-platt-752bb461/ www.eliances.com 

"Be ready to make hurdles." Steele Platt, Founder of Yard House knows what it takes to develop an idea to a multi-million business: "It takes hard work and staying on track." Steele is interviewed on the Eliances Heroes show by Host David Cogan founder of Eliances "The Place Where Entrepreneurs Align," broadcast on am and fm network channels, and syndicated online. www.linkedin.com/in/steele-platt-752bb461/ www.eliances.com 

Aaron, Brendan, and Rob join together to discuss everyone's favorite Doughboys event: The October theme episodes. Check it out!

Jockdoughberfest 2017 kicks off as Matt Besser (Upright Citizens Brigade, improv4humans) returns to review sports bar and restaurant, Yard House. Will this chain get a touchdown, or fumble at the 5 yard line? Plus, stories of childhood sports trauma, and a contentious edition of Snack or Wack.

Nate and Tiana went to the Yard House for dinner. She seemed really attracted to him. They chatted, drank and had a good time. Nate was hitting all the right but what happened NEXT!

The guys talk about the trip from their homes to Atlanta, GA where they had some amazing interviews planned to feature on upcoming shows.  Since the trip produced a lot of great content, we will be releasing a show weekly over the next several weeks to get this content out as quickly as possible.After our planning session for episode 46, the guys unpacked the gear and did a mock setup and test run to make sure all of the recording equipment was working properly.  During the chat Jon dropped a bomb on Rich and Rico!Ride to Atlanta:Jon left Durham, NC around 6:30am.Jon met up with Rich at D&D in Charlotte, NC around 9:30amRich loaded up Della (WRX) with his stuff and left around 10:00 am.Met up with Rico at 11:30am and went to Yard House for lunch.The guys jumped on I-85 South and rode off to Atlanta, GAHit Atlanta, GA around 4:15 pm - just the right time for rush hour traffic, which took the next hour to get to the hotelAfter a little refresh - back into Della for the 3.5 mile drive to dinner, which only took 30 minutes!  Got to love big city traffic...Sena Update - Works great with two, but once a third party was added there was open mic noise.  Didn't matter who started intercom.  Will have to play around with the Sena more to see if they can figure out the problem.  If you have any ideas, reach us on our Feedback pageAudio Test and Jon's news:Guys unpack gear and test the setup for the next dayJon harassed the guys into doing an audio testRico started by asking Jon about his ride downWhile chatting Jon casually drops a bomb!  You'll have to listen to find out. :)Events:Upcoming events that one or more Loud Pipes! members plan on attending: Ducati XDiavel demo Ride in June/JulyMoto Vlogging Meetup Makup - July 15th-17nd.12th Annual Barber Vintage Festival (October 7th-9th, 2016)   Motorcycle Men Events:Americade - June 7th-11thIf you enjoy the show, want to keep it AD free, and receive generous rewards for your contribution, check out our donation page loudpipes.net/donate.  Patreon is our focus and is an ongoing support model.  There is also a link for one time donations and support of any size is greatly appreciated.Running time: 1 hour 35 minutesQuestions or comments: feedback@rdubstudios.com or the Feedback page

Canadian Pacific Railway's chief said this week ``the deck was stacked against'' his pursuit of Norfolk Southern. Shouldn't that have been obvious months ago? Bloomberg Gadfly columnist Brooke Sutherland and Deal of the Week host Alex Sherman examine the failed railroad merger. Plus, TSG Consumer Partners' Hadley Mullin discusses her career highlights, including a ``scary'' deal involving Yard House restaurants, and why she's perplexed by the lack of women in private equity.

04/08/15 - In this week’s show, we discuss our dining experience at Yard House on International Drive. Also, we talk about all of the new additions coming to I-Drive including the Orlando Eye and more!

[embedplusvideo height="343" width="560" editlink="http://bit.ly/16d796I" standard="http://www.youtube.com/v/eaz3KCqGIfM?fs=1&hd=1" vars="ytid=eaz3KCqGIfM&width=560&height=343&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=1&autoplay=0&react=1&chapters=¬es=" id="ep9511" /] On this episode of The AIE Podcast... - We need your arrrrrt - Meetups Galorrre. - We've got a map for ye buried treasurre -  Bewarrre the Hutts -  And we talk with nobody about nuthin (No guest this week) All that and morrrre coming up right now... AIE NEWS In case you missed it, AIE has launched two fundraisers to benefit the guild. The first is the Pass the Hat fund drive to cover the costs of our web hosting, meetup.com site, and other expenses a guild our size generates. The second is the AIE BlizzCon Guild Hall Kick Starter Scott Johnson announced on this show last week, which will fund the amazing AIE gathering we hold every year alongside BlizzCon. The Guild Hall has been epic in past years, and this year, the kickstarter will make sure it's even more amazing than before. If you're interested in contributing to either fund drive, please see the forums for more details. (Note: the Kickstarter is not out yet, but keep your eyes out for it!)   Hey you graphic artists out there, AIE is looking for someone to create a set of icons for our UMAMI membership database website. We're currently using images shamelessly stolen off the net, but we want to do better than that, and come up with images that are unique to our community. If you've got the pixel pushing power, all the details can be found in the forums.   Meetups! This week we've got several Meetups being suggested. Siv is looking to hold a meetup at the Yard House in Lakewood, Colorado on Sept 28th; Aset has suggested a meetup during the Browncoat Ball in Phoenix on Oct 4th; and Psyanide is looking to gather together during the Nashville Comic Con which runs from October 18th to 20th.  If you're anywhere near those locations, see the relative posts in the Community Discussion section of our forums, and of course, don't forget we have a Meetup.com site which is perfect for planning get-together.   Of course we've been talking all about World of Warcraft and especially the new zone, the Timeless Isle. One of the great things about the island is all the rares that spawn non-stop and drop epic loot. There are so many, it's a little overwhelming, and nearly impossible to figure out where one is before it gets killed. Well Romulo has come to our aid, and posted a Wowhead map showing all the rare names and spawn locations. Study it well, there are a lot of free 496 purples waiting for you!   Jedis, this one is for you. Even though Star Wars: The Old Republic is free to play, they still offer a subscription, with paying subscribers getting many benefits that Free players miss out on. Rowna just posted that the subscribers will also be getting the next expansion, Rise of the Hutt Cartel, for free! New subscribers will get it if they sign up before October 20th. Previous subscribers must have been inactive before June 14th and sign up before Oct 20th to qualify. Current subscribers must stay subscribed until Oct 20th to qualify? Confused? Of course not, the Force is strong with you!   So one of the reasons to play Star Trek Online is all the cool ships, right? Well let's be frank, you can't be logged into the game ALL the time, but Perfect World entertainment is giving away 3 different 1 year ‘subscriptions' so you can collect your ships OUT of the game as well! Check out the official site for more details! You know you want your Dreadnaught class starship keeping yer papers in order, check it out! Each of the 3 prizes is 24 ships! Podcast Spotlight   This week we're sending a shout-out to Johnny Feisty, host of the TV CoPilot podcast. It's the comedy podcast that brings you a beside the scenes look at your favorite shows. If you like your information that's entertaining, but not necessarily informational,

It's the end of Bay's trip report to Amy's home in gorgeous Las Vegas! We really did a lot, so hold on to your iPods and listen as we talk about the Las Vegas Farmer's Market, Red Rock Canyon, Red Rock Casino, the Yard House gastropub, Penn and Teller, the Hoover Dam, FatBurger, and of course, the Stratosphere rides. Hey, we also went to the Pinball Hall of Fame! Email us at crazyfast@gritstoglitz.com! Find a personal chef of your own! Try Bear Naked granola in your yogurt! Keurig isn't instant! Real, true farmer's market -- in Las Vegas! See the colors at Red Rock Canyon! See desert tortoise butts, too! Enjoy the gorgeous Red Rock Casino nearby! Have a meal and a beer at Yard House while you're there! Love Penn & Teller, like we do! Love Teller's Play Dead as a movie (if you can't see the play)! A lotta Dam walkin'! Bay's fave FatBurger makes an appearance! Bing bingbingbing your way around the Pinball Hall of Fame! Ride everything at the Stratosphere!!

To say that Ginny Tonic and Charlie have been racing through the last few weeks attending conventions and celebrating life would be an understatement. As these two come off their third consecutive weekend on the road, they take time out to record the show (well, most of it anyway) and reflect on what's been happening. With that reflection comes a discussion of travel, “con life” and the families you make on the road. From there they take you to an extended Bottoms Up segment as they attend the opening party for Yard House at the Banks in Cincinnati, OH. Charlie then closes out the show with a bit of music and it's a wrap for episode #66. Won't you join us for the Hour?

New! Watch the video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7wz1nWOoQQ We start our new uber live stream, talk about some AIE news, and then laugh at Lanctharus dying a lot in EVE! All that and more coming up right now. THIS is the A-I-E Podcast... OPEN [SHOW THEME] Broadcasting from beautiful Northern California, this is Ghomus. (Ghomus catchphrase) Joining me from only a quarter of the state away is Alludra. (Alludra greetings). And coming at us from the deep South out in Central Alabama, is Acuzod. (AcuZod greeting) [Host welcome and chitchat] We've got a great show today, with special guests Lanctharus, StupidGenius, and Senile, but first, the news... [AIE NEWS BUMPER] AIE NEWS    GO  SLOW Both happy and sad news at the same time here. One of the leaders of COOP Tetrahedron had the RL take over their time, and we bid Streena a fond farewell. But in their place a new co-leader has emerged. You've seen her do countless other great things for AIE, and now Atriana is leading one of the COOP teams. Welcome her as we attack the alliance! We have an AIE Gaming Community town hall scheduled for Friday October 26th at 10pm EST! What's a town hall? Well it's sort of a community wide update! Do you have questions about how things are going? Do you want to know what the various games are doing with all these expansions? Or do  you just want to know who is in charge? Well the Town hall is a great place to go for all this and more! The new Lairs have already been attempted by our fine guilds on Secret World! They had some success with one of the first few summons, Voivode, and are planning more in subsequent weeks. Some images from the takedown, and make sure and check when the next Lair Nights are to get in on the action! So I'm not sure WHAT goes on at these sorts of things, but apparently according to the forums that there is going to be an AIE Girls Night happening on Sunday at 8:30 server time! My big question, is this for female characters or female PLAYERS? ;) Various Halloween Celebrations have started up in Guild Wars 2 as well, and Cakuu has collated them in this handy thread! The Mad King? Scavenger hunts? Sounds like they've spooled up a nice event for this time of year! The Warcraft craft fair raffle is picking up steam with not one but TWO vial of the sands mounts available as prizes! Other prizes include a Jeweled onyx panther mount and some 30 day wow time codes! To enter send 100 gold to Seriewa with ‘raffle' as the subject! Tickets will be on sale until friday November 9th! There's no limit on how many you can buy, but if your character has an unusual letter that needs an alt code to spell correctly that must be provided! Southern California guildies are meeting up for Lucha VaVOOM friday the 26th of october in LA. Yes, that's right, Lucadore wresteling. Tickets to the event are required and are a bit on the pricey side at 45 dollars each! Details can be found at meetup.com Speaking of meetups, the Phoenix Raid on the Yard House is happening this Sunday the 28th! So if you are in the Phoenix Az area, head on over to the Desert Ridge Yard House by 5:15! Once again, the details about the meetup are found on the meetup.com site! And now, lets get some news from our AIE members Far Far away... > And with that, let's welcome our guests, who as you can see have been waiting so patiently... GAME NEWS Senile explains what EVE is not. What has Lanc been dealing with in EVE Tiny Bubbles - Don Ho http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTc26sf-cZg Tiny bubbles are not making Lanc happy.  You would think that this wouldn't be the case since generally bubbles in WoW are good.   But bubbles in EVE are bad! BAD! BAD! BAD! Let me tell you a story so sit around and listen. I have taken upon myself to learn how to get better at shooting people in the face.  So I bought a bunch of Rifters, parts and ammo and headed to Providence to fight in a well known section of...

Steele Platt, Founder of Yard House shares with host Ric Franzi his story for building his firm into a premium casual eatery known for its extensive menu, classic rock music and world's largest selection of draft beer. John Hogan, CEO of Hall & Foreman, Inc. highlights his firm's rich history as a part of Southern California since 1961.  HFI serves municipalities, public agencies, private builders and developers.

We went a long way to bring you this episode. This is our con report on Anime Expo 2010. This was truly one of the best con experiences I have ever had. For those unlucky few that were following the Twitter, I am sure you got to read plenty of our experiences. Even though I, Doctor, mainly talk about the con itself, the other members of the... Visit www.ssaapodcast.com for the full notes

Margaritas: 2 Nachos: 3 - We choose the Yard House based on a recommendation from someone at work who said the nachos were great. They claim to have the “World's Largest Selection of Draft Beer” and they probably do have the largest selection in Arizona. The Yard House has three locations in the greater Phoenix area.Featured Song: The Marshall Tucker Band - Can't You See21001 North Tatum Blvd.Phoenix, AZ 85050(480) 563-9273WebsiteGoogle Map

Chris trifft sich nach der Expo mit Hörern seines Fotografie-Podcasts Tips from the Top Floor im Yard House. Download/Ansehen Spieldauer: 3:29 min Weiterführende Informationen: Chris Marquardt ExpoCaster Bilderschau Podcasting PodcastAward (engl.) Ontario, Californien (engl.) peppr Unser Podcast-Tipp: DieLigaShow. Der Bundesliga-Podcast mit Franz Strasser und Max Türck ---------------------------------------------------------------