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Siemens Gamesa rebrands as Omterra, Goldwind questions ever-bigger turbines, and MIT revisits the century-old Betz limit. Sign up now for Uptime Tech News, our weekly newsletter on all things wind technology. This episode is sponsored by Weather Guard Lightning Tech. Learn more about Weather Guard’s StrikeTape Wind Turbine LPS retrofit. Follow the show on YouTube, Linkedin and visit Weather Guard on the web. And subscribe to Rosemary’s “Engineering with Rosie” YouTube channel here. Have a question we can answer on the show? Email us! The Uptime Wind Energy podcast, brought to you by StrikeTape. Protecting thousands of wind turbines from lightning damage worldwide. Visit striketape.com. And now your hosts Allen Hall: Welcome to the Uptime Wind Energy Podcast. I’m your host, Allen Hall, and I’m here with Rosemary Barnes, who is recovering from a very serious illness, Matthew Stead, who has been healthy pretty much all the Australian winter, and Yolanda Padron in sunny, hot Austin, Texas. Welcome, Rosemary Rosemary Barnes: Thank you. I am recovering from man flu, and I say man flu because it’s just a cold, but I’m complaining a lot about it.  Allen Hall: there’s gonna be a new name for Siemens Gamesa. So it was Siemens and then Gamesa’s a separate company. They merged. Siemens Energy, uh, broke off from Siemens AG. So [00:01:00] that’s a very well-known name, Siemens. It’s– Everybody knows Siemens at this point around the world. And the, the one family had, as a company, had s- label on everything, right? So it’s, uh, Werner von Siemens started it 150 years ago. It’s been a long time since Siemens was started, but it’s everywhere. It’s on turbines, transformers, and power plants around the world, and now they’re changing their name, right? So when Siemens Energy broke off from Siemens AG, they, they had a limited time they could use that name, so they have rebranding themselves or are about to rebrand themselves, and I wanna pronounce this right, Omterra. O-M-T-E-R-R-A. Now, we did a little research on this, and I think it’s Latin for all of the world. It’s kind of a conjoined, uh, set of words, Latin words, kind of a, a schmear in a sense. So, uh, so the company that, you [00:02:00] know, that spun off in w- roughly 2020, if I remember this right, Matthew, does that sound right? It was roughly 2020 when Siemens Energy was established on its own. Uh, they’re gonna be changing their name to Omterra. So instead of seeing, seeing Siemens Gamesa publications or Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, I guess they’re gonna have this new name, Omterra. What do we all think? Matthew Stead: I think it’s great. I think, and if you go back to, you know, GE Vernova, um, I, I thought Vernova was a bit weird for a while, but now it just rolls off the tongue and easy. It just makes so much sense. Um, so I’m, I’m, I’m for it. I, I like it. I’ve already… You know, can already say it. It took a lot longer to say Vernova than it’s taking to say Terra.  Rosemary Barnes: I think that it– But it’s not Vernova, it’s GE Vernova, right? So everyone knows what it is. Whereas my understanding is it’s not Siemens Omtera, it’s just Omtera, which makes it sound like a new budget kind of [00:03:00] brandless, history-less, uh, company. So that’s… Yeah, I’m no  branding expert, but I think that, uh, like they, they must have not been able to use the word Siemens at all, um, because otherwise you surely would, because it has a very… Outside of, you know, their blade issues and bearing issues of a couple of years ago, they do have a, like a solid engineering reputation across many fields, so you wouldn’t probably intentionally divorce yourself entirely from that. So, um, yeah, I, I think it will take some getting used to for me Matthew Stead: but everyone remembers. I mean, it’s not like– The people in the wind industry know their heritage, they know their history, so I don’t think it matters. I mean, you know, you know, they, they purchase the Senvion, you know, technologies or, you know, licenses in Europe. You know, y- y- you don’t forget these things, so I don’t think it matters. I think it’s just a, it’s a color, it’s a, it’s a label Yolanda Padron: I think it’ll be fine. I just think that there will be a little [00:04:00] bit of confusion down the line as with everything, right? Like I’ve, I’ve been on the side of conversations where I have to explain like Siemens versus like SGRE on paper and it’s like, oh, it’s– this is why th- there was that paper trail, uh, because people would think it was an absolutely different thing. Um, so I, I can totally see those conversations coming, coming to play in the future where someone thinks that Ontier is a completely different entity that maybe they changed OEMs or something, um, for a site. But nothing a little history lesson won’t fix, I guess. Matthew Stead: You just want people talking about you Rosemary Barnes: Name change every year  Allen Hall: Change your name every year. Well, that’s, that’s one way to approach it. I w- always wonder what the boardroom looks like and sounds like when this discussion is going on, because Siemens, Siemens Energy is a big company, and there had to be outsourcing of this to probably several marketing firms, mostly [00:05:00] in Germany, I’m guessing. And they came back with a bunch of pitches, and eventually they picked one. But boardrooms are probably not the place to pick a name. And I always think like, “Oh, you just had such a opportunity to do something really cool or really impressive.” Allen Hall: Well, we’ll see how it goes with Omterra. The, it’s gonna be, I’m sure, a huge marketing effort, and you’ll probably see commercials for it during the Super Bowl. Developers are [00:06:00] eyeing Britain’s next big renewables auction and have been waiting to learn the rules and most importantly, the price. Well, this week the UK government delivered both. It confirmed a package of changes to the CFD scheme ahead of allocation round eight, aimed at simplifying the process and keeping good projects from being tripped up by some paperwork. So AR7 was super successful, and they’re hopefully gonna have a, a great allocation round eight. Uh, unchanged from last round, here are some pieces to it. AR7 brought in 15 gigawatts of, of new capacity, uh, well below the ceilings, and the government is betting that that’s stability from AR7’s gonna exist for AR8, so they’re keeping the pricing limits the same. And let me give you some of the numbers here. So everything’s in 2024 prices, just so we have a baseline here. It, 113 pounds per megawatt hour [00:07:00] for fixed bottom offshore wind, 271 pounds for floating offshore wind. That’s, uh, pounds per megawatt. And then 92 pounds per megawatt for onshore wind, and s- 75 pounds per megawatt for solar. So 271 pounds per megawatt hour in 2044 dollars is, you know, you’re probably talking, what, 290 pounds per megawatt hour. That’s a really good strike price or ceiling to allow, uh, some more floating wind into the UK waters Rosemary Barnes: Yeah. Well, the UK have this newly signed agreement with Japan, right, to, to progress development of that technology. I feel like I, I haven’t looked up any numbers to back this up, but I feel like the gap between fixed bottom and floating is narrowing. It’s barely more than double now, which, um, yeah, I think is not that bad considering how little development there has been for floating offshore wind compared to fixed bottom. So [00:08:00] yeah, I think that it is an interesting technology to develop. I, I know with the, um, auction rounds and ’cause it’s a government thing, it’s easy to think, “Oh, why are you spending any money on anything other than the cheapest one?” Because y- you know, like, it, it feels weird that the government would play, you know, when they’re purchasing power for their grid, that they would do any more than trying to just get, you know, bulk power at the cheapest price possible whilst ensuring, you know, reliability. Um, but in the previous or the previous, the one– last one or the one before that, they had quite a few tidal projects announced that certainly, you know, an expensive and not mature technology. But I think that you can’t say the same thing about floating offshore wind. I think that it is on a, like a good, a good development trajectory, and there are certainly places on Earth where floating offshore is one of the most appealing technologies. You know, if you think of through to 2030s, 2040s, there’s plenty of places where, um, you know, slightly higher [00:09:00] price paid for floating offshore wind will still be worth it because they have so few other options available. So it makes sense as an industry to in- invest in capabilities there.  Matthew Stead: think it’s a really interesting method. It seems to be really successful, the contract for di-difference approach. So, um, I’m, I’m surprised that it’s not adopted more widely, um, in other locations,  Rosemary Barnes: it is around a bit. I would like to see it, like, in, in Australia, we are, we are developing some new wind projects, but not as fast as we need to, to, you know, hit our upcoming targets. And I think, like, while the government is doing some things to help move or help incentivize developers, it’s not working that well, and maybe CFD would be a, you know, a bit of a better way to, like, just actually guarantee that these projects are gonna go ahead. ​ Allen Hall: Australia has a shipping problem. there’s been a concern at state-owned transport hubs are becoming less supportive of [00:10:00] wind energy projects with ACEN Renewables saying that they will now have to truck a large transformer from a wind project or for a wind project in northern New South Wales from the Port of Adelaide. That’s not necessarily close. And h- they also said that the Port of Brisbane has refused to accept passage of some big transformers for a solar farm. also there’s some, uh, something about blades not being able to be accepted in certain ports. Like some of the, uh, Australian state-managed or state-owned ports are not accepting renewables. Rosemary Barnes: I think  also that blades in Queensland can only be transported to site like one per day with a full police escort or something. It’s wild to me ’cause, you know, like I lived in, in Denmark for so long and there were blades going up and down just the normal highway every single day, multiple like, uh, and three– they would go in sets of threes for obvious reasons. Um, yeah, but the, the, the [00:11:00] Queensland government changed like a, a year ago or, or so, and it changed to a very anti-renewables government and they just threw all of the state’s renewable plans in the bin,  Allen Hall: such a recent change that when they, at least the news articles I’ve seen about it, I’ve only seen a handful, that they have, um, like last year some big transformers, like really difficult to move items have come through those ports and they’re just not letting them through now. How does that work? If you have a, a, a legal right to build a wind farm or a solar farm or, or substation or whatever’s going on there, how do they reconcile not allowing those components to come through a port? In what world does that make sense? Matthew Stead: I mean, most of the ports are– yeah, most of the ports are privatized, so it’s up to the individual commercial entity that’s running the port, I would, I would imagine. So it’s beyond the control of the government, would be my first guess.  Yolanda Padron: it seems like it’s an, a federal sort of thing that would give permits.  Matthew Stead: No, I mean, I’ve done a bit of work in the Port of Melbourne and, [00:12:00] um, it’s facilitated by the government, uh, state government, not federal, and but the ports are largely privatized.  Rosemary Barnes: I just pulled up an article and it says that it’s state-owned transport hubs are becoming  less supportive of wind energy projects. Um, yeah, and that’s the reason for why they’ll have to get that transformer in northern New South Wales, so very close to Queensland. They have to go from Adelaide, where you live, Matt, all the way through South Australia, maybe Victoria, New South Wales, and then, yeah, up to nearly the border. Allen Hall: Is that just a temporary blip that the next election cycle it’ll revert back or is this something that’s more long term? Rosemary Barnes: uh, it’s not obvious that it’s gonna flip straight back, that’s for sure Allen Hall: [00:13:00] for years, the race in wind has run mostly in one direction: bigger and bigger blades, bigger towers, bigger machines. And now a chief engineer f- at one of China’s largest turbine makers says it’s time to pump the brakes. Bo Juul Petersen, uh, Goldwind’s chief engineer in Denmark, argues that scaling turbines up no longer makes economic sense. So it’s not an engineering question, it’s an economic question. His reasoning rests on a simple rule of geometry, the square cube r- law, which says that as a turbine grows, its materials and costs climb faster than the rotor area that earns the revenue. Past a certain point, he says, bigger simply costs more than it makes. Have we crossed that threshold yet? Is 20 megawatts that, [00:14:00] uh, pivot point where it doesn’t make any more sense to make a larger turbine? Matthew Stead: didn’t we have problems when we went from three to six?  Allen Hall: One to two. Matthew Stead: I, I, I think, uh, I think it’s good that someone’s actually coming out and saying this Yolanda Padron: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Rosie’s on the podcast. Rosemary Barnes: yeah, ex-excuse me, this is one of my topics of obsession that I constantly carry on about. I made a whole, a whole video about it with, um, equations to back up my opinions about scaling, um, and a very nifty tug of war metaphor between economic factors that favor big wind turbines and economic fav- factors that favor small ones. And I think that we’re always a little bit ahead of, of what the right, the right balance is between those. So, you know, the benefits from having bigger turbines are that, um, you have fewer electrical connections, for offshore especially, that means less subsea cables and, um, yeah, just like much faster Faster construction of all that, you [00:15:00] know, less, uh, substructures and less, less of everything to install, less of everything to maintain as well. You know, it doesn’t take so much longer to get up and do your annual maintenance checks of a big turbine compared to a small one. Like, it takes longer, but not, not that much longer. Um, but then all of the structural factors favor smaller turbines over bigger ones. blades especially, as they get longer, you get so many more problems in O&M, but they don’t show up on the developer’s spreadsheet, you know. The spreadsheet that you’re using to decide, um, your f- your final investment decision, it, it doesn’t, it doesn’t know that you’re gonna have a whole bunch of blade issues. It doesn’t wanna know and so I think that that’s one factor that has pushed us past the economic point of where wind turbine size should be. And I think the other thing is prestige. I know that when I worked at LM, you know, we had the longest blade in the world. It was 88 meters, was our first, um, world record that we set while I was working there. They’d had many before that. We had– They [00:16:00] had a, like, one-to-one scale printout of it that they took to WindEurope or WindHamburg, um, that everyone stood in front of, and then they lost it to somebody, and then they got it back again with the blade for the Halieade-X. And we all know how well that went to, you know, have the world’s longest blade. Y- you know, it wasn’t so easy to make it, turned out. It’s very easy to announce and not so easy to make, um, with reliable quality. And now we’ve got all these Chinese companies, especially MingYang, is constantly announcing the world’s biggest something. Um, don’t sell so many of them, but it’s not the point, isn’t to sell them, it’s to have the prestige of making the world’s biggest something.  Allen Hall: Yeah, what would be the technology breakthrough that would allow it to be more stable at a 20 or 25 megawatt? Because right now I’m, I’m seeing 1% improvement here and there, not 5%, 10%. Rosemary Barnes: Yeah, I mean, 1% improvement will eventually add up to what, what you need. Maybe it’s in 20 years’ time, not 10 years’ time. But y- you know, like you can imagine anything. maybe [00:17:00] they start somehow, like aero and automotive manufacturing technologies get cheap enough that we can start making wind turbine blades with all prepregs instead of y- you know, um, you know, dry fabric and infusion. For example, maybe 3D printing gets cheap enough that you can make your whole, whole blade from an additive process. Like a- anything like that. But it can also be other things like maybe the cost of subsea cables in- increases like a whole lot, and then if, you know, like things on one side getting more expensive can make it more worthwhile to save hard problems somewhere else. So that’s why I say it’s like a, it’s a, a ve- it’s a multivariable optimization problem that changes every time you have a… Like for every project to project from year to year, it’s always gonna be slightly different. So I don’t think it’s wise to definitively say 20 megawatts is the threshold that we should never cross. Like I, I don’t agree with that.  Allen Hall: It’s one of those arguments, I think, about [00:18:00] any sort of technology about where the endpoint is. There’s too many variables to predict it. I always point to aviation in which older airplanes will hang around and hang around and hang around until the fuel price goes up enough where it doesn’t make sense to operate them. So they will fly an airplane un-until they can no longer structurally do it. But if the price of oil shoots up and the price of aviation fuel bumps up, those airplanes get parked, and then they’re buying the new airplane with a more efficient engine. It’s a similar thing, I think. There’s just– You can’t tell where the technology’s gonna go or what the economic impacts of any part of that business will force you to do something different. So it’s gonna be higher than 20 megawatts, guarantee you that.  Yolanda Padron: Well, it’s one of those things too, right? Where if we’re repeating the, the same blade type and we’re getting smarter about operating that same blade type, then the economic cost goes down, [00:19:00] right? Like, eventually. ‘Cause then you’re not just experimenting on every new thing or having to take all of the, the funding into tr- specializing techs or getting very specialized techs onto your site and finding a new– kind of the wheel every so often. [00:20:00] So speaking of larger wind turbines, evidently we’ve been doing this all wrong, that we’ve had the calculations for the, uh, Betz limit has been off, and, uh, a group of MIT engineers, I guess, uh, have, have made a breakthrough. Allen Hall: So basically every wind turbine that is spinning today is based on some fundamentals, uh, math, empirical data in, in some level, but on formulas that have led us to design the wind turbines and that core formula called the momentum theory. And if you hear blade designers who hang around blade designers, which I don’t necessarily recommend, but if you do hang around blade designers, they, they’ll say the momentum theory, momentum theory, like, “Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I got it.” It, it, the– MIT is saying it breaks down exactly at the operating point where modern turbines try to live. Um, so for a century the fix [00:21:00] was a patchwork of corrections and useful, but with no real theory behind them. Now, a team at MIT said it has rebuilt the math from first principles, creating what they call a unified momentum model. It even nudges at the famous Betz limit, the century-old ceiling on how much energy a rotor can capture, and it bumps it up by a few percentage points, and that would be the first uptick to the Betz limit in over 100 years. All right, Rosemary, as our official Betz limit expert, does this make any sense? Have the MIT folk something new?  Rosemary Barnes: a wind turbine blade, its aerodynamics are just the same aerodynamics as what keeps an airplane in the sky, right? It’s, it’s all the… It’s just an airfoil. It’s just facing a wind speed, um, you know, a local wind speed. It’s complicated by the fact that [00:22:00] a wind turbine blade is also rotating, so the wind speed is different along the whole span, and that’s, uh– and so is the flow angle, and that’s why blades are twisted and tapered. Um, but you know, essentially when you wanna figure out how much energy, uh, a wind turbine is gonna generate or you wanna design the blade so that it optimizes that amount, you’re just slicing it up into a whole bunch of little bits of 2D flow, exactly the same as an, an airplane. So if it doesn’t work for wind turbines, then it shouldn’t work for airplanes either. So that’s one fundamental thing. And also at Betz limit, it’s not like it’s not driving design. It’s more like if you, if your design exceeds the Betz limit for a, um, a horizontal axis wind turbine, then you– it’s like a sanity check that you’ve done something wrong. Uh, that’s, that’s what I would say you would mostly use it for. Um, but what I don’t understand, and maybe Alan, presumably you did read the, read the research or at least the press [00:23:00] release. Are they arguing that y- um, like the tips of a wind turbine blade are rotating, are moving fast enough that it’s approaching transonic flow? ‘  Allen Hall: Yeah, it’s a rental number thing. Rosemary Barnes: there’s different types of aerodynamic equations depending on how fast the, airfoil’s moving. And my understanding is transonic is like 0.8 Mach, um, 0.8, which is 274 meters a second, which is more than double what, um, the fastest tip speeds are currently. So I would think that you’re not quite approaching that yet. They’re– It’s not like a cutoff that, you know, all of a sudden at that exact, exact speed the air behaves totally differently. But, um, y- yeah, like it seems far enough away that it’s not that relevant. But is that what they’re getting at or, or is it something different?  Allen Hall: I like doing sanity checks when I read things from MIT. So what blade [00:24:00] manufacturers and/or wind turbine OEM has designed a set of blades and go, “Oh my gosh, we’re getting more energy than what we calculated,” and not thought to themselves, “Huh, maybe we should look into that”? It’s, it’s, it’s hilarious almost that all the engineers working in wind for 100 years wouldn’t have stumbled across this, where the turbine produces more power than the Betz limit would say it would. Y-  Rosemary Barnes: yeah, as many people have commented on, you know, any one of my YouTube videos about wind turbine aerodynamics, if they would just put more blades in there, then, you know, less wind would just fly through without ever being, um, y- without ever hitting a blade. So, you know, like obviously wind turbine, uh, blade aerodynamics people are stupid because if they weren’t, then they would see that you just put more blades in and you get more, twice as many blades, twice as much energy and w- What about three times as many blades? Three times as much energy. And I [00:25:00] didn’t even go to MIT and that’s just, you know, like just  brilliant  Allen Hall: Obvious  Rosemary Barnes: off the top of my head here.  Allen Hall: it’s sort of ludicrous, honestly, and I see these things in wind occasionally. I see it more often in other areas, particularly aerospace, where, where you just have to go, “What are we spending time on? Really? We’re working on this? On a fraction of a percentage point that we may have a slight error in?” Like, it does not matter. What are you gonna do with that?  Rosemary Barnes: there’s two issues. One is that the person writing up the press release is not the person that did the research, and they will always blow it up to be much more groundbreaking than the engineers who actually worked on it probably think it is. So, the, like, I think you have to, like, reserve your criticism of the work and try and criticize the press release. And then the second error that I commonly see is that people don’t have an un- good understanding of a status quo. So they think that they have smashed the status quo, but really it’s more to do with them not understanding the status quo than it is through [00:26:00] some legitimate, like, massive im- improvement. So it could well be that this is all very good and correct work, just with limited practical implication. That would be my most expected, um, from this.  Allen Hall: Rosemary, how many times a month do you get queries about wind turbine improvements that are just physically impossible? Rosemary Barnes: Oh, I mean, if I read all of the comments on my YouTube channel, then probably quite, quite frequently. But, um, yeah, the most common one is just people thinking you can just add more blades and get a proportional increase in, um, in energy, you won’t get more power from adding more blades if that’s the only thing that you do, because in a well-designed wind turbine, which modern ones are, every, e- every air molecule that goes through the rotor disc is gonna interact with the, um, with, with a blade. That’s how it’s, it’s designed. The blades are moving really fast, and so every molecule doesn’t get hit, but, you know, every, every molecule is affected and has some energy extracted from it. Um, then the other thing is people [00:27:00]who think if you reduce drag, like if you can come up with a lower drag airfoil or a higher lift airfoil, then you think, they think that that relates to more energy proportionally. So they’re like, “Oh, this airfoil has twice as much lift, so it’s gonna be twice as much power.” It’s like, actually, you know, wind turbine designers are aware of the full range of, you know, airfoils that are available, including high lift ones, and they’re not using it because, you know, the same reason the airplane wings aren’t just, you know, like the highest, highest lift airfoil. Y- you know, it’s more of a lift to drag ratio type thing, and that’s true for wind turbine blades as well, but also there’s structural considerations probably more so in a wind turbine blade than there are in, um, in airplane wings. So, you know, there’s some sacrifices made for that. Um, yeah, but those are the two, two main families of, of mistakes that I’d say people make. Allen Hall: So  Rosemary Barnes: Matt  Allen Hall: up to his hand up for  to MIT media representatives Matthew Stead: uh,  I had a couple of sort of quick and simple points. The first of all, uh, I’m actually a graduate of [00:28:00] MIT. I’ve graduated from, uh, from a course at MIT. Um, so that’s the first thing. Um, not in engineering. Um, the next one is like, so what? I mean, we can’t even reliably measure, um, you know, AEP the other one is all models are wrong.  Yolanda Padron: But not just wind Matthew Stead: the world is not perfect. All models are wrong, so trying to improve something that’s wrong, you know, might help a little bit, but does it really matter? Rosemary Barnes: But it is also the job of academics to improve these models. So there’s nothing wrong with MIT spending a lot of energy to, um, you know, improve on an incorrect model with another incorrect model. Uh, if it’s more useful, that’s great, and even if it’s not, like isn’t that the job of  Matthew Stead: yeah.  Matthew Stead: you should add to where it has the most impact on humanity. You should actually put the effort into areas that have a greater impact on pushing the boundary. You know, pushing small boundaries does not help the world  Allen Hall: Matthew is an MIT graduate, [00:29:00] the one thing that Matthew brings to the table is real-world experience. And that if you shelter yourself inside a laboratory at MIT, and I understand why you would do that, because I’m sure it’s a very pleasant place to work, and there’s a lot of benefits to that. However, the way that MIT used to work back in the day, and not everything was roses then, but oh, okay, y- that people had industry experience. They had a knowledge of what was going on on the ground, and they were engineers, and they realized that formulas and reality don’t always align. And maybe we lost that somewhere in the ’80s and, or ’90s, but it does continue to be a problem, where back to Matthew’s point, if you’re going to use that amount of brain energy, put it to something that can help the world. This isn’t necessarily helping the world That wraps up another episode of the Uptime: Wind Energy podcast. If today’s discussion sparked any questions or ideas, and I’m sure that it will, we’d love to hear from [00:30:00] you. Reach out to us on LinkedIn, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode. So for Yolonda, Rosemary, and Matthew, I’m Allen Hall, and we’ll see you here next week on the Uptime: Wind Energy podcast.

Send us Fan MailSend us Fan MailIn this uplifting episode of Living the Dream with Curveball, we are excited to welcome Yolonda Troupe Smith, a multifaceted preacher, teacher, author, singer, and songwriter. Yolonda shares her profound journey of faith and transformation, detailing how her connection with the Holy Spirit has changed her life and can change yours too.Hailing from Columbus, Mississippi, Yolonda reflects on her early experiences with faith, starting from the age of nine when she embraced her belief in God. She discusses the concept of the "Holy Spirit hookup" and unveils her unique four-step blueprint for living an abundant life through faith: salvation, baptism with water, baptism with the Holy Spirit, and walking in Holy Spirit power. Yolonda emphasizes the significance of each step and how many believers can miss out on the fullness of their faith journey.Throughout the episode, Yolonda shares personal stories that illustrate her spiritual growth and the divine guidance she has received. From her encounters with danger to her experiences in the music industry, she provides listeners with a powerful reminder of God's presence and love in our lives. Her passion for helping others connect with God shines through as she discusses her books, including the *Blueprint Collection*, designed to guide others on their spiritual journeys.Join us for an enlightening conversation filled with inspiration, hope, and practical insights on deepening your faith and understanding the transformative power of the Holy Spirit.What You'll Learn in This Episode:- The four steps of Yolonda's faith blueprint for abundant living- How to recognize and embrace the Holy Spirit in your life- Personal stories of divine intervention and guidance- The importance of spiritual growth and bearing fruit as a believer- Insights into Yolonda's music and writing projects that inspire othersFor more information on Yolonda Troupe Smith and her work, visit yolondatroupesmith.com.Support the show

Yolonda Youngs is an Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at CSU San Bernardino and a dedicated scholar, teacher, researcher, and leader. Her expertise lies within national parks and protected areas, environmental policy, conservation of natural resources, and cultural landscapes. On this episode of Nature Revisited, Yolonda traces the idea of the Grand Canyon as an icon and the ways people came to know it through popular imagery and visual media. She reminds us of the shifting interplay between humans and their environments and how visual representations shape popular ideas and meanings about national parks and the American West. [Originally published Oct 28th, 2024. Ep 133] Yolonda's website: yolondayoungs.com/ Framing Nature book: https://www.amazon.com/Framing-Nature-Creation-American-Americas/dp/149620218X Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Subscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9 Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

Yolonda Youngs is an Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at CSU San Bernardino and a dedicated scholar, teacher, researcher, and leader. Her scholarly expertise lies within national parks and protected areas, environmental justice, conservation of natural resources, environmental policy, cultural landscapes, and more. On this episode of Nature Revisited, Yolonda discusses all things National Parks including how they help shape our relationship to nature and the environment, the geographic and environmental principles they represent, their wide variety, the people and programs in place to maintain them, and the challenges they face for the future. [Originally published May 27th 2024, Ep 122] Yolonda's website: https://yolondayoungs.com/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps, on YouTube, or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Subscribe on Youtube Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/bddd55v9 Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

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Step into the world of international film with Yolonda Brinkley—global disruptor and founder of the Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase. In this powerful episode, Yolonda shares her inspiring journey, from breaking down barriers at the Cannes Film Festival to championing true inclusion for marginalized voices in cinema.Discover what it takes to build a global movement, empower Black women in film, and create opportunities for independent filmmakers. Yolonda opens up about the challenges of fighting industry gatekeeping, the importance of authentic representation, and the realities of sustaining a creative mission.Whether you're an aspiring filmmaker, advocate for diversity, or simply passionate about the power of storytelling, this episode delivers a masterclass in resilience, leadership, and building your own table—no invitation required.Key topics:Diversity in CannesBlack women in filmGlobal film marketsIndependent filmmaker adviceFilm industry inclusionCreating your own opportunitiesResilience & legacy in the arts

I Survived What Was Meant to Kill Me!Join me LIVE on The Kim Jacobs Show this Wednesday, March 19th, at 11 AM EST, as I sit down with the incredible Yolonda Gayden—a powerhouse author, community leader, and founder of Y.C.G. Ministries.With 6 best-selling books, including Hannah Learns to Give and It's My Time to Shine, Yolonda shares her powerful story of overcoming trauma, surviving abuse, and turning pain into purpose. Her journey of resilience will inspire and empower you!Don't miss this conversation! Tag a friend who needs encouragement.Tune in LIVE and invite your friends to join the conversation!Https://youtube.com/kimjacobsshowSupport The Kim Jacobs Show - A Woman owned Business: PayPal.me/kimjacobsinc or Zelle or Apple Cash: 704-962-7161 or Venmo @ThekimjacobsshowBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-kim-jacobs-show--2878190/support.

In this episode, Hilliard and lil bro, actor-filmmaker Denzel Whitaker (Black Panther, The Great Debaters), sit down for a fun conversation about the do's and don'ts of submitting films to YOLONDA BRINKLEY creator of the long-running, and very popular DIVERSITY IN CANNES FILM FESTIVAL!Yolonda, the self-proclaimed global disruptor, is a full-service marketing communications practitioner specializing in event production and entertainment publicity. Fueled by passion, she is the creator of Diversity in Cannes, the independent global film movement promoting inclusion at the Cannes Film Festival. Supported by Academy Award Winner Viola Davis' JuVee Productions, Yolonda's inclusion efforts include the annual presentation of Diversity Day in Cannes, consisting of two short film showcases, a film panel and an awards reception in France during the Festival de Cannes, where diversity is not a priority.Celebrating 15 years, Yolonda has hosted hundreds of filmmakers from five continents, received thousands of short film submissions representing at least 35 countries and has welcomed esteemed panelists. Earlier this year, she launched Black Women Cannes, which as the name describes, provides a platform to celebrate Black Women at the Cannes Film Festival as they've been grossly underrepresented. Yolonda is recognized for independently pioneering the inclusion efforts at the Cannes Film Festival, resulting in a European Diversity Award nomination.Follow her journey @diversencannes @blackwomencannes"Keep it GAME all day!"For information, Merch (T-SHIRTS/HOODIES), and all things Rant Room!www.Screenwritersrantroom.comhttps://screenwriters-rant-room.printify.me/productsSubscribe, like, follow, share & 5-star review!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@Hilliard Guess on all social media@Hilliardguess.bsky.socialIG: @ScreenwritersRantRoom@DenzelWhitakerWE ARE NOW OPEN TO SPONSORSHIPS AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Screenwritersrantroom@gmail.comWe invest countless hours per week to deliver the actionable content that goes into this podcast. We appreciate your support!THEME SONG: Jack SpadeWEBSITE: MQL2,Abigail Bloom & Laura HuieLOGOS: Rachel MusikanthRANT ROOM TEAM:Richard Scott - Creative ProducerTyler Musikanth - Assoc ProducerBrooke Baltimore - MarketingTogo - Marketing

Yolonda Ross will next be seen on the big screen in the feature film ABSOLUTION, starring opposite Liam Neeson. She is currently in production on her 7th season as a series regular, Jada Washington, on Lena Waithe's THE CHI for Paramount Plus with Showtime. She has also had recurring roles in several well known series, such as HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER, THE GET DOWN and the Showtime series AMERICAN GIGOLO, opposite Jon Bernthal. Yolonda recently finished the world premiere run of HOW BLOOD GO at Steppenwolf Theatre, produced by Congo Square in Chicago. She's a company member of LAByrinth Theater Company in New York, and has a strong working relationship with David Mamet, in both television and theater, with featured roles in THE UNIT and PHIL SPECTOR. She performed in his production, FOUR AMERICAN WOMEN, and participated in an all-female table reading of GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS in New York, destined for Broadway. As a writer-director, Yolonda pulled double-duty on AMERICAN GIGOLO, both acting and writing on the series. Her short music film BREAKING NIGHT earned her awards and caught the eye of a VH1 executive, which helped get it on both VH1 and MTV's Classic Rock blocks. She is currently in development on her first feature film, which is Fiscally Sponsored by Film Independent. ABSOLUTION, IN THEATERS An aging gangster attempts to reconnect with his children and rectify the mistakes in his past, but the criminal underworld won't loosen their grip willingly. Here's the trailer: ⁠Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQizVHKL5T0⁠ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

Yolonda Youngs is an Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at CSU San Bernardino and a dedicated scholar, teacher, researcher, and leader. Her expertise lies within national parks and protected areas, environmental policy, conservation of natural resources, and cultural landscapes. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Yolonda traces the idea of the Grand Canyon as an icon and the ways people came to know it through popular imagery and visual media. She reminds us of the shifting interplay between humans and their environments and how visual representations shape popular ideas and meanings about national parks and the American West. Yolonda's website: yolondayoungs.com/ Framing Nature book: https://www.amazon.com/Framing-Nature-Creation-American-Americas/dp/149620218X Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan Van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at noordenproductions.com/contact

Perhaps no American landscape is as iconic as the rainbow rocks of Arizona's Grand Canyon. Yet, as the geographer Yolonda Youngs argues, the Grand Canyon many people think they know is but one sliver of the story of the wider Grand Canyon as a historical and physical place.  In Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon (U Nebraska Press, 2024), Youngs, a Cal State - San Bernardino professor, tracks the history of the canyon from the perspective of spatial, physical, and visual culture studies. In doing so, she shows how the ways we think of a place shape how humans use that place. In the case of the Grand Canyon, that means the "classic" perspective that people recognize of the canyon from the south rim, means that changes to the riparian landscape hundreds of feet below often go unnoticed. Wider changes in American visual culture, including the development of postcards, film, and television, also shaped tourist expectations - visitors expecting to see rapids, for instance, rather than the fern groves and waterfalls which also form critical parts of the wider Grand Canyon environment. As the cliche goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the example of the Grand Canyon, those same storytelling pictures also shape use in ways that continue up through the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Perhaps no American landscape is as iconic as the rainbow rocks of Arizona's Grand Canyon. Yet, as the geographer Yolonda Youngs argues, the Grand Canyon many people think they know is but one sliver of the story of the wider Grand Canyon as a historical and physical place.  In Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon (U Nebraska Press, 2024), Youngs, a Cal State - San Bernardino professor, tracks the history of the canyon from the perspective of spatial, physical, and visual culture studies. In doing so, she shows how the ways we think of a place shape how humans use that place. In the case of the Grand Canyon, that means the "classic" perspective that people recognize of the canyon from the south rim, means that changes to the riparian landscape hundreds of feet below often go unnoticed. Wider changes in American visual culture, including the development of postcards, film, and television, also shaped tourist expectations - visitors expecting to see rapids, for instance, rather than the fern groves and waterfalls which also form critical parts of the wider Grand Canyon environment. As the cliche goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the example of the Grand Canyon, those same storytelling pictures also shape use in ways that continue up through the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Perhaps no American landscape is as iconic as the rainbow rocks of Arizona's Grand Canyon. Yet, as the geographer Yolonda Youngs argues, the Grand Canyon many people think they know is but one sliver of the story of the wider Grand Canyon as a historical and physical place.  In Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon (U Nebraska Press, 2024), Youngs, a Cal State - San Bernardino professor, tracks the history of the canyon from the perspective of spatial, physical, and visual culture studies. In doing so, she shows how the ways we think of a place shape how humans use that place. In the case of the Grand Canyon, that means the "classic" perspective that people recognize of the canyon from the south rim, means that changes to the riparian landscape hundreds of feet below often go unnoticed. Wider changes in American visual culture, including the development of postcards, film, and television, also shaped tourist expectations - visitors expecting to see rapids, for instance, rather than the fern groves and waterfalls which also form critical parts of the wider Grand Canyon environment. As the cliche goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the example of the Grand Canyon, those same storytelling pictures also shape use in ways that continue up through the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

Perhaps no American landscape is as iconic as the rainbow rocks of Arizona's Grand Canyon. Yet, as the geographer Yolonda Youngs argues, the Grand Canyon many people think they know is but one sliver of the story of the wider Grand Canyon as a historical and physical place.  In Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon (U Nebraska Press, 2024), Youngs, a Cal State - San Bernardino professor, tracks the history of the canyon from the perspective of spatial, physical, and visual culture studies. In doing so, she shows how the ways we think of a place shape how humans use that place. In the case of the Grand Canyon, that means the "classic" perspective that people recognize of the canyon from the south rim, means that changes to the riparian landscape hundreds of feet below often go unnoticed. Wider changes in American visual culture, including the development of postcards, film, and television, also shaped tourist expectations - visitors expecting to see rapids, for instance, rather than the fern groves and waterfalls which also form critical parts of the wider Grand Canyon environment. As the cliche goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the example of the Grand Canyon, those same storytelling pictures also shape use in ways that continue up through the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/geography

Perhaps no American landscape is as iconic as the rainbow rocks of Arizona's Grand Canyon. Yet, as the geographer Yolonda Youngs argues, the Grand Canyon many people think they know is but one sliver of the story of the wider Grand Canyon as a historical and physical place.  In Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon (U Nebraska Press, 2024), Youngs, a Cal State - San Bernardino professor, tracks the history of the canyon from the perspective of spatial, physical, and visual culture studies. In doing so, she shows how the ways we think of a place shape how humans use that place. In the case of the Grand Canyon, that means the "classic" perspective that people recognize of the canyon from the south rim, means that changes to the riparian landscape hundreds of feet below often go unnoticed. Wider changes in American visual culture, including the development of postcards, film, and television, also shaped tourist expectations - visitors expecting to see rapids, for instance, rather than the fern groves and waterfalls which also form critical parts of the wider Grand Canyon environment. As the cliche goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the example of the Grand Canyon, those same storytelling pictures also shape use in ways that continue up through the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-west

Perhaps no American landscape is as iconic as the rainbow rocks of Arizona's Grand Canyon. Yet, as the geographer Yolonda Youngs argues, the Grand Canyon many people think they know is but one sliver of the story of the wider Grand Canyon as a historical and physical place.  In Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon (U Nebraska Press, 2024), Youngs, a Cal State - San Bernardino professor, tracks the history of the canyon from the perspective of spatial, physical, and visual culture studies. In doing so, she shows how the ways we think of a place shape how humans use that place. In the case of the Grand Canyon, that means the "classic" perspective that people recognize of the canyon from the south rim, means that changes to the riparian landscape hundreds of feet below often go unnoticed. Wider changes in American visual culture, including the development of postcards, film, and television, also shaped tourist expectations - visitors expecting to see rapids, for instance, rather than the fern groves and waterfalls which also form critical parts of the wider Grand Canyon environment. As the cliche goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the example of the Grand Canyon, those same storytelling pictures also shape use in ways that continue up through the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/photography

Perhaps no American landscape is as iconic as the rainbow rocks of Arizona's Grand Canyon. Yet, as the geographer Yolonda Youngs argues, the Grand Canyon many people think they know is but one sliver of the story of the wider Grand Canyon as a historical and physical place.  In Framing Nature: The Creation of an American Icon at the Grand Canyon (U Nebraska Press, 2024), Youngs, a Cal State - San Bernardino professor, tracks the history of the canyon from the perspective of spatial, physical, and visual culture studies. In doing so, she shows how the ways we think of a place shape how humans use that place. In the case of the Grand Canyon, that means the "classic" perspective that people recognize of the canyon from the south rim, means that changes to the riparian landscape hundreds of feet below often go unnoticed. Wider changes in American visual culture, including the development of postcards, film, and television, also shaped tourist expectations - visitors expecting to see rapids, for instance, rather than the fern groves and waterfalls which also form critical parts of the wider Grand Canyon environment. As the cliche goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, and in the example of the Grand Canyon, those same storytelling pictures also shape use in ways that continue up through the present day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

In this episode, Dr. Thomas Varghese joins Dr. Yolonda Colson, chief of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, in an insightful conversation on the advancement of women into key leadership roles and why that is still lacking today in the cardiothoracic surgery specialty. Dr. Olson shares her origin story - "from farm to the CT surgery field" - as an accomplished surgeon and scientist. Her advice on becoming a consistently high performer? "Stay focused on your purpose and not just the result. And stay open to new opportunities." 

Yolonda Youngs is an Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies at CSU San Bernardino and a dedicated scholar, teacher, researcher, and leader. Her scholarly expertise lies within national parks and protected areas, environmental justice, conservation of natural resources, environmental policy, cultural landscapes, and more. In this episode of Nature Revisited, Yolonda discusses all things National Parks including how they help shape our relationship to nature and the environment, the geographic and environmental principles they represent, their wide variety, the people and programs in place to maintain them, and the challenges they face for the future. Yolonda's website: https://yolondayoungs.com/ Listen to Nature Revisited on your favorite podcast apps or at https://noordenproductions.com Subscribe on Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/bdz4s9d7 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/5n7yx28t Podlink: https://pod.link/1456657951 Support Nature Revisited https://noordenproductions.com/support Nature Revisited is produced by Stefan Van Norden and Charles Geoghegan. We welcome your comments, questions and suggestions - contact us at https://noordenproductions.com/contact

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From karaoke make out sessions, to partying with friends, and legal troubles...this episode with Richie and Yolonda has it all.

A 10-Year-Old Mississippi Boy Was Arrested for Urinating in Public. His Lawyer Says Race Played a Role Mom of 6-year-old who shot his teacher sentenced to 2 years in prison in state case Jury Orders Giuliani to Pay $148 Million to Election Workers He Defamed --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-ellison4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/damon-ellison4/support

In this week's story, the Sivak family shares a moment when the strength of their love and support was tested, and the power they found to stand by each other.

We welcome to our Season 7 Premiere Co-host of Everyday Warriors Yolonda, Shelley, Natacha

Yeeerrrrr!!! What is going on everybody? On this episode Rob is joined by his longtime friend and host of "Frank Factualities" Yolonda Gore! Tune in as they talk about the recent videos and controversy surrounding graduation ceremonies.    Connect with Yolonda Here:   Instagram : frankfactualities   Linktree:- Linktree   The Podcast: Frank Factualities Podcast   Connect with us Here: www.fmepodcast.com   Do you need or want some advice? Did you recently celebrate something important? Did you have a spicy interaction with someone? If so, we want to share your story.   Submit your story for our new segment " Sharing Experiences" here: rob@fmepodcast.com or admin@fmepodcast.com    Follow us on Instagram: The show: fme_podcast Rob: komplete_vision Pass The Peaz App: passthepeazapp https://www.passthepeaz.app/   Affiliate Links: Are you seeking job seeker? Are you ready to land your next position Fast? If so, then check out resume ATM and turn your resume into ATM. https://resumeatm.com/aff/fmepodcast/ Support The Show By Shopping With Our Affiliates Check Out Garner's Garden Affiliate code:      Fmepodcast

As difficult as your circumstances may be, don't let them define your or become your identity. You are not your adversities, your job status or bank statement or messy divorce nor anything that has ever happened to you. Anything. Who you are is far beyond any external measure, situation or experience.  Avoid putting a label on yourself that hems you in or casting yourself as a victim of life. As pioneering psychiatrist Alfred Adler wrote in What Life Should Mean To You, “We determine ourselves by the meanings we ascribe to situations.” The more uncertain our future, the more prone we are to turning our forecasts into fearcasts, conjuring up all array of imagined troubles. Yet because our brains are wired to focus more on potential loss than on potential gains, most of our fears laden worst-case outcomes never actually eventuate. So live your worry once. Focus your attention on what is in front of you today. Tomorrow, repeat. “Emotions don't go away if we ignore them. They come out later and in ways that we don't quite understand,” explains Rachelle Heinemann, a mental health counselor in Brooklyn, New York. “The best thing to do when the going gets tough is to acknowledge your emotional experience and allow yourself to feel.” JUST KNOW WE ALL HAVE TOUGH TIMES. This playlist edition is so special because these are songs chosen by the audience and now shared with the world. You know I had to add my two cents in it. So I hope you enjoy just being perfect the way you are now. TAP INTO THE TOUGH TIMES PLAYLIST VOL3 on iheartradio and all major platforms ‼️‼️‼️ The VIBEZ are set and unmatched ‼️‼️ #goodpods #amazonmusic #iheartradio #spotify #amazonmusic #podcast #podcasting SONGS: 1. Zro (happy alone) 2. Lauren Hill (peace of mind) 3. Michelle Williams (if we had your eyes) 4. Never Scared by bone crusher 5. Hero by Mariah Carey 6. All my life-Whereisalex Remix 7. Forever by 6lack n Jessie Reyez 8. Sharp Dialect -Grounded 9. Yolonda Adams- I'm gonna be ready 10. Yolonda adams-open my heart 11. I believe by James Fortune FIYA ft Shawn Mclemore and Zacardi Cortez 12. Liberation by Outkast 13. FBD (Young Dro) 14. Lianna La Havas- bittersweet ***Bonus: Juice World: Hear Me Calling & Lucide Dreams*** LEARN MORE: https://psychcentral.com/health/how-to-get-through-hard-times

Yolonda Higdon is the CEO of HH Logistics Planning, LLC.  She is a minority-business owner who takes a life-cycle approach to facility requirements with complementary services, including environmental impact studies, building information modeling (BIM), schedule risk analysis, and construction management. In February 2023, she was featured on iHeart Radio on their M&T Banks CEO's You Should Know podcast segment.  With over 30 years of experience managing construction and relocation projects, she assists clients in moving seamlessly from existing to newly constructed and renovated facilities. Contact: Email: yhigdon@hhlogisticsplanning.com | web: hhlogisticsplanning.com | Yolonda Higdon | LinkedIn Phone: 202.207.5155 #bowcollector #hhlogisticsplanning _______ NABWIC's Vision: The Vision of the National Association of Black Women in Construction (NABWIC) is to build lasting strategic partnerships with first-rate organizations and individuals that will provide ground-breaking and innovative solutions for black women in construction and their respective communities. NABWIC.ORG

Melissa talks with Yolonda Brinkley (Creator of Diversity in Cannes) and Melanie Hoyes (Head of Inclusion at the BFI) about the work they are doing to highlight and celebrate black women filmmakers at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Events at Cannes: - Saturday morning 5/20 in the Marche, 9:30 arrival. As a part of our celebration of black women in film, we (Diversity in Cannes and THE BFI) are producing a small panel highlighting their personal journeys. It's an hour long with coffee and croissants after.  Cannes You See Us: A Celebration of Black Women in Film at the Cannes Film Festival Itinerary 12-2PM luncheon at La Pizza Cresci (50-100) women. For the In Your Voice audience only, DM @diversencannes on IG for additional information. No festival accreditation required 4-5 PM Demystifying Film Finance Panel (UK Pavilion) 5:30-7:30 Networking Reception - May 20, 2023 Cannes You See Us: A Celebration of Black Women in Film Continues 10am-12pm Conversation, Coffee and Croissants in the Marche du Film Panel discussion focusing on the filmmaking journey of black women in film featuring women from US, UK, France and Africa - Monday, May 22, 2023 Diversity Day at the Cannes Film Festival (Diversity in Cannes) which includes short film screenings, panel discussion and awards reception.  - Tuesday, May 2023, tentative lunch-awaiting confirmation.  In Her Voice is a Woman and Hollywood Podcast, hosted by Melissa Silverstein (Founder of ⁠Women and Hollywood⁠ and Co-Founder of the ⁠Athena Film Festival) and produced by ⁠⁠Leonie Marsh⁠⁠. Subscribe to this podcast on Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts. ⁠Join Substack ⁠for Melissa's weekly curated list of content made by women. Twitter ⁠@melsil⁠ and ⁠@womenahollywood⁠ Instagram ⁠@womenandhollywood

We got eyes on The Farm! This episode we are joined by actor Yolonda Ross. You Might Know Her From The Chi, The Get Down, Whitney, Antwone Fisher, Stranger Inside, Treme, Go For Sisters, and How to Get Away with Murder. Yolonda gave us all the scoop about shaving her real head for The Chi, playing Whitney Houston's alleged girlfriend Robyn Crawford, and cutting her teeth as an extra on Saturday Night Live. Plus, we got into her appearance in the never-before-seen L Word spin-off The Farm, following up her film debut with the Denzel Washington-directed Antwone Fisher, and arriving at her first Indie Spirit Awards on a motorcycle. We just had a ball with Yolonda!  Tyra Banks was bad at hosting Dancing with the Stars ANTM was really rough We love former DWTS host, Tom Bergeron Julianne Hough was great in POTUS, Anne is a forever fan Former guest of this show, Suzy Nakamura (Ep 126) Hough compared JoJo Siwa to Joan of Arc Julianne Hough had energy pulled out of her ass We are INTERNATIONAL {Rachel Shelley (UK), Megan Follows (Canada), Daphne Maxwell-Reid (Virginia) lol} Connor and Tom Cruise side by side Isabella and Tom Cruise side by side Suri Cruise  Gwyneth Paltrow trial is absurd Gen Q has been canceled Apparently there will be a new L Word: New York ?!? Xena Worrier Princess alerted us to the fact that Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey are no longer following showrunner, Marja Lewis-Ryan Anne Heche was left out of the Oscars' In Memoriam A League of Their Own supposedly getting a four episode wrap-up Go For Sisters written and directed by John Sayles, co-starring former YMKHF guest, LisaGay Hamilton (Ep 130) Played Jada on 5 seasons of Lena Waithe's Showtime series The Chi  Cancer storyline on The Chi meant that Yolonda shaved her own head on camera Currently in How Blood Go at Steppenwolf through April 23 Starred in the HBO film Stranger Inside written and directed by Cheryl Dunye Starred in The L Word spinoff pilot, The Farm (clip @ 3:22), which never made it to air Was working on a pilot with Phillip Seymour Hoffman (knew him from LAByrinth Theatre Co) Played Robyn Crawford in the Lifetime biopic, Whitney, directed by Angela Bassett  Hilton Als memorial post regarding Robyn at CubbyHole and The Dutchess Whitney/Jodie Foster/Kelly McGillis rumor Auditioned on tape for Denzel Washington's Antwone Fisher Appeared in Shortbus with Bitch, JD Samson and Daniel Sea Appeared opposite Viola Davis in How to Get Away With Murder Attends Alfre Woodard's annual Oscar party for black actresses, Sistah Soirée Did SNL background work on the 90s (Janet Reno's Dance Party) Scene opp Helen Mirren in HBO movie Phil Spector (wild wig on Mirren) Arrived to red carpet of Indie Spirit Awards on motorcycle (stranger was driving) 

There are so many fantastic musicians in Kalamazoo, but only some who will be performing at the 2023 Earth Day Festival! These musicians are thoughtful in their community engagement and activism. No one-trick-ponies here. For this episode, we hope you will discover some new exciting music, and fall in love with your favorite local artists a little more. Yolonda Lavender (00:00 - 48:00) Santino Jones, Headband Henny, Buddhahand (48:00 - 1:24:00) LoudFeli (1:24:00 - 1:40:00) You can always catch the video of the studio recording at publicmedianet.org Connect with Yolonda online: https://www.instagram.com/soulartistryllc/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/SoulArtistryLLC/ https://twitter.com/soulartistryllc?lang=en soulartistryinfo@gmail.com Connect with Santino Jones online: https://linktr.ee/santinojones https://open.spotify.com/artist/1pqSauZLIr3rq1UruyZ4KG Connect with Headband Henny online: https://www.instagram.com/headbandhenny/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/headbandhennyy/ https://www.youtube.com/@headbandhenny2369 https://open.spotify.com/artist/5TVg3o43tfrceLxSCPTvro Connect with Buddhahand online: https://www.facebook.com/fuzzforhire/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgGfI5AUNQml1bsrPFQ3ezA https://open.spotify.com/artist/1iXXrOfa85SRXk2r00FvrG https://www.tiktok.com/@buddhahandband Connect with LoudFeli online: https://www.instagram.com/loudfelimusic/ https://www.facebook.com/LoudFeli/ https://www.youtube.com/@loudfelimusic https://open.spotify.com/artist/3TCxC97xp5xhEzHFn5wcst https://linktr.ee/loudfeli

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In this episode of the Je Vaughn Show, host JeVaughn chats with Yolonda Williams, the talented actress and star of the iconic movie Robo Cop. Yolonda shares her experiences filming the movie and the impact it has had on her career. Yolonda also talks about her new show on the CW, called "Fun On The Run," where she travel to different cities, exploring the best food, culture, and entertainment these cities have to offer. She shares stories from behind the scenes, including some of her favorite moments. During the interview, JeVaughn and Yolonda touch on topics such as representation in the entertainment industry and Yolonda's advice for aspiring actors and actresses. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking for inspiration in their own career or interested in the entertainment industry. #JeVaughnShow #YolondaWilliams #RoboCop #FunOnTheRun #TheCW #actor #actress #filmmaking #behindthescenes #entertainmentindustry #representation #inspiration #aspiringactors #aspiringactresses #talentedcreatives #movies #tvshows #travel #food #culture #idreammedia #Roku #VantaBlackTV Don't miss this exciting episode of the Je Vaughn Show, available on all podcast distribution channels, including Roku's Vanta Black TV, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, and Google Podcasts. Tune in now to listen to this engaging conversation with Yolonda Williams. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/idream/message

Yolanda says that her boyfriend Scott's family is always trying to break them up and in their latest attempt, his sister told her that Scott is dating another woman behind her back.....Yolanda says she usually ignores his family's drama but this time needs to know if it's another dirty trick or if she's actually being played.Support Big Bay Mornings: https://997now.com/podcast-shows/Love-TrapSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ms. Yolonda Moore is the founder and owner of CP's Mother Lovin Cookies. a mother of two, was raised in a single parent household by a strong and loving mother. Her mother's influence shaped her in more ways than she had ever imagined, eventually leading her to her current endeavors as founder and owner CP's Mother Lovin Cookies. Her early childhood through adolescence is where she received the hardwiring to “Do all things through God Who strengthens me,” Sitting at the kitchen table watching her mother cook foods that filled the air with amazing aromas was Yolonda's first experience with great foods. Her first love was developed, which she followed up by enlisting in the Army at the age of 18 as a cook after her mother died at 42 years of age from breast cancer. We invite you to connect with her on her website www.cpsmotherlovincookies.com **  You are invited to connect with Shā about coaching, heart and mind fitness, brainstorming for your business, podcasting and/or Veteran resources. Connect with Shā, today:  https://calendly.com/heysha/connectioncall ** What if you could use the money inside your retirement account penalty and tax free and use that money to start your own dream business? Our friend, Daniel Blue from Season 5 Episode 5 over at Quest Education is so kind to give you, our listeners, their “How to Grow Your Money Tax Free” online course completely complementary just for listening to today's show.  https://quest-education.mykajabi.com/offers/cgV9tjzT?coupon_code=SHASPARKS ** Love this episode and want to support Shā? Buy her a cup of coffee   www.buymeacoffee.com/shasparks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yolanda says that she thinks her boyfriend Kelvin has been lying to her about who he's with, when he claims to be watching football with his buddies from his fantasy team....In fact, she thinks he might be spending time in the fantasy suite with another woman instead.Support Big Bay Mornings: https://997now.com/podcast-shows/Love-TrapSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Civil Rights icon Willie Mukasa Ricks will be in our classroom tomorrow morning. Mukasa Ricks worked alongside Dr. King, Kwame Ture, John Lewis, and others. Before we hear from Mukasa, Dr. Zak Kondo will deliver his version of Malcolm X's assassination. Before Dr. Kondo, The NAACP's Maryland State Conference Chairman Willie Flowers discusses the Civil rights get-out-the-vote drive. Following Willie, Yolonda Flowers will tell us why she should be elected Alabama's next governor. Text "DCnews" to 52140 For Local & Exclusive News Sent Directly To You! The Big Show starts on WOL 95.9 FM & 1450 AM, 1010 AM WOLB and woldcnews.com at 6 am ET., 5 am CT., 3 am PT., and 11 am BST. Call in # 800 450 7876 to participate & listen liveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you in constant contact with your core being? Do you feel empowered in your own journey? Today's guest is Yolonda Coles Jones, The Calm and Thrive Coach. She'll talk with Lynsie about how you can make a commitment to honor and advocate for what is deeply true for you–right now, season by season, day by day, moment by moment, no matter what. Listen in as she shares about her journey toward being integrated, well-loved, well-tended to from her core. As always, you can find our host, Lynsie McKeown on her website: https://www.lynsiemckeown.com. Yolonda's online home is https://www.yolondajonescreative.com.

Are you in constant contact with your core being? Do you feel empowered in your own journey? Today's guest is Yolonda Coles Jones, The Calm and Thrive Coach. She'll talk with Lynsie about how you can make a commitment to honor and advocate for what is deeply true for you–right now, season by season, day by day, moment by moment, no matter what. Listen in as she shares about her journey toward being integrated, well-loved, well-tended to from her core. As always, you can find our host, Lynsie McKeown on her website: https://www.lynsiemckeown.com. Yolonda's online home is https://www.yolondajonescreative.com.

This week we're joined by critically acclaimed actress, writer, director and activist, Yolonda Ross. She's going to be giving us the suga on her journey, embracing change and why she loves Butterflies. Connect with us: @TheSugaberries  @TikaSumpter @ThaiRandolph TheSuga@Sugaberry.com www.sugaberry.com Connect with Yolonda: yolondaross.com @yolondaross @yolondaross_creator See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Episode Leslie is in conversation with Yolonda Cole Jones, the Calm & Thrive Coach. She offers her wisdom on tending to friendships and offers ways we can assist them in thriving. Yolonda also offers language to assist us in processing through the loss and grief of friendships. Listen to how she fills her cup and cares for herself. You'll understand why she's able to be so intentional and centered. Yolonda Coles Jones is an international conscious relationship expert and empowered living coach. She helps reactive, drained, distracted and anxious people learn to be more at home, at peace and in unconditional Love with themselves and others so they can be more present in more of the moments that make up this one precious and beautiful life.  You can find her on IG @yolonda_j, FB at The Calm & Thrive Coach, and on her website: www.YolondaJonesCreative.com

Michelle and Yolonda are coming from the Midwest. They discuss Yolonda's portrayal of a cancer patient in her role on The Chi and how it inspired her advocacy for black women battling breast cancer. Yolonda also talks about her career and how she deals with grief. CHECK IN to this episode if you want to find purpose in the work you're already doing!  For more about Yolonda, visit: http://www.yolondaross.com/ Follow Yolonda on social media! Instagram: @YolondaRoss_Creator  Twitter: @YolondaRoss  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, I interview Yolonda with Couture Services Tax Prep. She's an amazing service-based entrepreneur who built her business from scratch (with a little one on her hip!) She shares how she was able to scale her business to 600 clients! Here's a little from Yolanda.... "I am a potential seeker sent to call out the greatness inside of others. I never leave people where I find them in life. I will call out your greatness inside of YOU and help you harness your power! Do, YOU want different? Then you have to do things for you. Every day you wake up, it starts and ends with ʏᴏᴜ. Stop worrying about what other people are doing and show up for YOU, consistently EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. This type of discipline and consistency will help you achieve every goal that you have. I believe we all should live out our dreams and harness our powers of greatness." Contact Yolanda https://linktr.ee/iamyolanda If you're looking to take your service-based business to the next level, we have set up over 4000 businesses and Nonprofits and received over $11 million dollars in funding. Email me to see if our 4 Pillars to Funding coaching program can work for your organization. https://www.clarkandclark.org

In this episode, Yolonda Coles Jones, aka The Calm and Thrive Coach, is back from a time of pausing the release of episodes, using the unexpected time away to illustrate what it might look like at times to be unapologetic about seeing to our whole-being well-being. She shares her experiences as her life transitioned into motherhood, including there the story of when she knew she needed to take a different kind of care of herself. You'll hear her describe what it looked like for her to begin to have an active sense of stillness and connection to herself in the midst of major changes in her life—loss of loved ones, debilitating health challenges, grief, welcoming twin babies, moving residences. Yolonda is speaking about deepening into mindfulness in the midst of what she calls both "a dark night of the soul" and "happy chaos." She explains what it looks like to combine gentle self-awareness together with unconditional and unapologetic self-love, as well as how to redirect one's attention to moving into the totality and fullness of life, bringing a sense of grounded presence to each moment, whatever kind of moment it is, and maintaining the energy to keep us supple and alive. If you are under a lot of pressure and are in a season in your life where you are nurturing others, this is the precise time to practice loving, gentle self-awareness and self-nurturing: unapologetic and unconditional self-love. Stay supple. Get customized and practical guidance in bringing more mindfulness and intentionality into your real life right now in less than 15 mins with Yolonda. Book your MINDFUL LIVING STRATEGY SESSION here: https://ycjcreative.as.me/MindfulLivingStrategySession. Empowered People Each Day - The Podcast Email: hello@yolondajonescreative.com | Instagram: @yolonda_j | Facebook: The Calm and Thrive Coach --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/empoweredpeopleeachday/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/empoweredpeopleeachday/support

Join us for a delightful and powerful conversation with Yolonda Jordan of “My Pretty Brown Doll”.  Yolanda specializes in crocheted brown dolls with natural hairstyles.  Listen at  https://www.inthedollworld.com/podcasts.htmlYolonda shares her fond memories of learning how to crochet from her Great Aunt when she was 7 years old. She also explains how and why she went from crocheting scarves and hats to crocheting her amazing brown dolls.  Her first published book, “My Pretty Brown Doll: Crochet Patterns for a Doll That Looks Like You” is on the market.  It is the first pattern book for making unique, customizable African-American crocheted dolls.We also talk about her journey as the first African-American woman to author and publish a book of this kind; what it was like, what she has to share, and how she can help others along their path. You can follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/myprettybrowndoll​ and on Instagram @myprettybrowndoll#inthedollworld #ITDW # inthedollworldpodcast #georgettetaylorITDW #myprettybrowndoll #YolondaJordan #crochetedbrowndolls To follow In The Doll World and or subscribe visit https://linktr.ee/inthedollworld

Episode 5: Yolonda P. Jacobs is a shareholder at Homer, Bonner, Jacobs, and Ortiz. Her practice focuses on complex civil and commercial litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Jacobs practiced with the law firms of Herron Jacobs Ortiz and Holland + Knight. Ms. Jacobs also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ursula Ungaro, District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Ms. Jacobs graduated from the University of Florida College of Law where she was a member of the Florida Law Review. Before attending law school, Ms. Jacobs was the director of a domestic violence and special assault diversion program with the State Attorney's Office in Jacksonville, Florida. Book a call HERE to see if it's a good fit for us to work together - it's a free call!

This week's episode Yolonda and I are exposing the occult and witchcraft from our own personal experiences. No longer will you say I didn't know. It's time to walk in truth and draw a line in the sand.  Like! Share! Subscribe!

https://www.bullhucker.com/​ The Bullhucker podcast is a show where we bring on a guest who will tell 3 stories about their life. The kicker is….only two of the stories are true. Our two hosts try and figure out which one is not true or as we call it…The Bullhucker.   In this episode Yolonda Zink comes on and tells 3 stories about the long way to meet Hugh Hefner and his favorite triplets, her stunt double and the healing power of the queenie weenie before mowing grandmas lawn.