Conversations with retailers and their suppliers that shine a light on the most positive aspects of retail. Get tips about competing in brick and mortar retail, resources for retail sales training, retail-specific marketing advice, ways to make your retail operations run more smoothly, and much more. New episodes release every week!
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Hosted by Will deFries and Barrett Dudley, Retail Therapy covers the ever-changing landscape of online trends, aesthetics, style, shopping, and (of course) shifting vibes. What's in, what's out, and what everyone might be talking about at your next group dinner. Also Airing: The Sunday Scaries Podcast — a wellness and self-care podcast for those with blurry Friday and Saturday nights. Hosted by Will deFries, The Sunday Scaries Podcast is your cure for the Sunday blues.
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"Smoke Break" is a weekly micro-podcast delivering essential training tips for convenience store sales associates in just 5-10 minutes. Host Mike Hernandez shares practical advice, real-world scenarios, and actionable strategies to help you excel in your role and advance your career. Perfect for listening during your break, each episode tackles key topics like customer service, store operations, and professional development. Turn your smoke break into a power-packed learning session!
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"Smoke Break" is a weekly micro-podcast delivering essential management tips for convenience store assistant managers in just 5-10 minutes. Host Mike Hernandez shares practical strategies for store operations, staff management, and career advancement. Perfect for busy assistant managers, each episode provides actionable solutions to real-world c-store challenges that you can implement immediately.
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This podcast will give you a boots on the ground look at "wants based" industries. Guest speakers will be actual dealers that distinguish themselves, industry insiders, OEM executives, and retail experts. This podcast is intended for those that work their fingers to the bone selling equipment that enriches lives and keeps friends and family values cemented in the American culture. With the intention of raising awareness, new ideas, and profitability, come and have a listen to Garagecast...Ar ...
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What does it take to create experiences customers love, craft campaigns that captivate, and drive measurable results? Insights Unlocked features candid conversations with the builders, creators, and innovators driving some of the world’s most impactful digital transformations. Tailored for marketing, product, UX and CX leaders, each episode delivers actionable insights to help you create customer-first strategies and stay ahead in today’s competitive landscape. Each episode is about 30 minut ...
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The Dealer Playbook is the top-rated podcast for automotive professionals who want to dominate the retail industry. Hosted by Michael Cirillo, this show delivers expert interviews, proven strategies, and actionable insights to help you sell more cars, lead stronger teams, and grow thriving dealerships. Whether you work in sales, service, F&I, marketing, or management, you’ll gain the tools and confidence to excel in a rapidly evolving market. Join thousands of listeners every week who trust ...
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"A Little Training delivers bite-sized, actionable automotive sales strategies for today's rapidly evolving car market. Each episode arms dealership professionals with proven techniques to boost sales performance and enhance customer relationships. Join us as we interview innovative vendors showcasing game-changing tools that streamline both dealer operations and the customer journey. Plus, our special buyer's guide series demystifies the modern car-buying process, giving you insights from b ...
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"Smoke Break" is a weekly micro-podcast designed specifically for convenience store district managers who oversee multiple locations. In just 5-10 minutes – perfect for a quick break – host Mike Hernandez delivers strategic insights and practical solutions for multi-unit management challenges. Each episode tackles essential topics like team delegation, standardization across stores, effective communication systems, and performance optimization strategies. Whether you're new to multi-unit man ...
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Knowledge is the fuel that powers intelligent buying and selling. Fuel up with Wine Smart the 10-minute podcast from Ron Edwards, Master Sommelier the Director of Wine Education at Winebow Fine Wine + Spirits. Ron provides easy access, premium information for the beverage professional. Get Wine Smart anytime, anywhere so you can buy and sell better.
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"Smoke Break" is a weekly micro-podcast designed specifically for independent convenience store owners looking to maximize their business potential. In just 5-10 minutes – the length of a typical break – host Mike Hernandez delivers actionable strategies and practical insights to help you thrive in the competitive convenience store market. Each episode tackles essential topics like store layout optimization, visual merchandising, inventory management, competitive analysis, and building stron ...
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The only FREE Roofing Sales Training Podcast and YouTube Channel focused on both retail and storm damage roofing sales. Every video has an actionable take away to help you generate roofing leads, cold call, ace your pitch at the door, close sales, get more referrals and more... Learn how to stand above competitors and win more sales, even if you suck at selling. Get everything you need to become a "million dollar closer" in roofing sales for retail, hail damage, and door to door (canvassing) ...
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Business Conversations for Massage Therapists | Handcrafted Therapy Podcast
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The Handcrafted Therapy Podcast: Business Conversations for Massage Therapists will focus on massage therapy, marketing your service-based business, and self-care. Episodes will include information about the upcoming events, training, and products featured in the retail and center for self-care located in Plano, Texas. It will feature interviews with leaders in the industry of massage therapy and self-care with helpful tips that you can implement immediately!
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The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Podcast Series features in-depth interviews with top public health officials.
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Welcome to the Sephora University Podcast. This first Podcast is exclusively dedicated to our EME Sephora Retail Training Community. Stay tuned for monthly releases and inspiring content! Suscribe and Enjoy!
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How AI Happens is a podcast featuring experts and practitioners explaining their work at the cutting edge of Artificial Intelligence. Tune in to hear AI Researchers, Data Scientists, ML Engineers, and the leaders of today’s most exciting AI companies explain the newest and most challenging facets of their field. Powered by Sama.
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Founders15 is a unique new discussion experience. The conversations are founder to founder featuring the same questions each podcast, helping bring a continuity to these discussions. Perhaps most distinctively, the show is focused primarily on founders building building right now, and not the billion dollar unicorns. These are real people building real businesses today. Hosted by Kevin Lavelle, CEO and founder of Mizzen+Main. Learn more at www.founders15.com.
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Digital Dialogs - Compact conversations on the future of tech is an innovative podcast that aims to explore the cutting-edge frontiers of technology, with a special focus on emotional intelligence and human-computer interaction. Through a series of concise dialogues and expert insights from professionals, this podcast is a journey into how technology is not only advancing by leaps and bounds but also becoming increasingly sensitive and responsive to our emotions, thereby improving the qualit ...
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The Texas Dealers Podcast if produced to help persons obtain a Texas dealers license and run a dealership in Texas. The podcast has helpful startup tips, profit strategies, negotiation advice, and lots of helpful information for every Texas dealer. The Automobile Dealer Training Association is approved by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to provide required dealer pre-license and dealer renewal training. Learn more at https://texasdealers.com
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ChatGPT Masterclass - AI Skills for Business Success ❔ Struggling to figure out how to use ChatGPT effectively for your business? ❔ Wasting time on repetitive tasks that AI could automate in seconds? ❔ Want a structured, step-by-step way to master AI and 10x your productivity? ✅ You’re in the right place. ChatGPT Masterclass AI Skills for Business Success is a structured, step-by-step guide to mastering AI for business—without fluff, confusion, or wasted time. This is not just another AI pod ...
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Everyone would love to start earning money in the most convenient and fulfilling ways possible. Of course, it would be nice to earn while still having enough time and energy to achieve a financially secure future. However, beginning your wealth-building journey is more complicated than it seems. What is the first step you must take? How can you deal with your debts properly? And how can you use your money to live the life you truly deserve? Welcome to Wealth Acceleration Podcast, the podcast ...
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How can the super-skill of negotiation enhance your life and career? What are the secrets to effective negotiation, and what happens when it goes wrong? The Negotiation Society podcast serves up interviews with diverse and inspirational leaders from around the world to ask these questions and more, finding out along the way what makes them tick, how they got to where they are today, and the role that negotiation has played. Expect candor, insight, and (naturally), plenty of negotiation learn ...
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At the Profit Lab, we believe that your greatest asset is You! Our mission is to help YOU, the entrepreneur, grow and scale your business with top-notch sales, marketing, operation & financial strategies. Our vision is to transform one million firms to their 10X levels. The Profit Lab provides business coaching and mentoring, training & workshops, and management consulting services.
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Welcome to the ContenderCast with Justin Honaman, a leadership and Consumer Industries entrepreneurship conversation centered on shining a light on bright ideas. The ContenderCast is the top global Consumer Industries entrepreneurship podcast. Justin is a digital commerce leader, author, communicator, and Consumer Products / Retail industry thought-leader based in Atlanta, Georgia. For additional information and guest access, visit contendercast.com. Every winner started as a contender!
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Whether your dog is running in our play yards while socializing with friends, having a relaxing spa treatment, or finding their favorite food, treat or toy in the retail store, The Dog Stop® is your one-stop-shop for all of your pup’s wants and needs and THIS is their podcast.
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Delivering considered, contextual strategic communications advice. The Aprio team is a group of skilled, experienced and highly-regarded communications specialists and our strategically-minded team of experts allows us to deliver and implement strategies in key business areas such as investor relations, crisis and issue communications, digital strategy and content creation, and training and development. Recorded and produced by Solid Gold Podcasts | #BeHeard
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At the break of dawn, you awake to the gentle embrace of silky soft sheets. A night of perfect respite at Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong, has invigorated your senses. Gorgeous fountain complements Lobby Lounge Remembering the romantic views of Victoria Harbour by night, you soak in its sunny morning scene. The gentle, warm sunlight streams in through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the most spacious of rooms in Hong Kong. You feel the draw of Kowloon. But first, a hearty buffet breakfast. On ...
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Welcome to the ChangeMaker Collective Live Podcast. Be the change in the world and within yourself. I am your host, Leigh Mitchell, a Gender Expert and Social Impact Brand Strategist recognized by Statistics Canada and a business and marketing Instructor at York University. I am passionate about helping others maximize their full potential. Join us and network with like-minded ChangeMakers. Each session wraps up with live coaching to help you feel empowered and ready to take action. Hear sto ...
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🚀 Who I Am: I am an active Angel Investor & founder of Establish, a company dedicated and focused on helping early-stage, venture-scale startups navigate the exciting yet challenging world of fundraising. From pre-seed to Series B, we've got you covered. 🌟 What We Offer: Over the last 12 months, our clients have raised over $50 million and we facilitated 3,462 investor meetings, so I'm not just talking theory - I'm sharing real-world strategy. 📆 Content Schedule: Tune in 2-3 times a week for ...
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Using Role-Based Prompt Chaining for Better Context Awareness #S7E3
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7:15Welcome to ChatGPT Masterclass AI Skills for Business Success. This is Season 7, Episode 3 – Using Role-Based Prompt Chaining for Better Context Awareness. In the last episode, we covered how to structure a multi-step prompt for better workflow efficiency. Now, we will focus on role-based prompt chaining—a technique that allows GPT to simulate diff…
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International Interest in U.S. Real Estate with Gunnar Branson
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35:50Join Michael Bull and Gunnar Branson a they explore the surprising results of the Q1 AFIRE Pulse Report.By Bull Realty
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Ep. 96 - Retail Transformation: Five Decades of Industry Insights with Terry Trofholz
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23:51Send us a text Terry Trofholz takes host Deanah Baker on a fascinating journey through five decades of retail evolution, offering rare insights from both sides of the desk—as buyer and seller—during some of the most transformative periods in American commerce. Beginning in 1973 as a buyer's assistant in Omaha, Terry's career trajectory mirrors the …
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Ep. #280 - Whiskey, Motorcycles, and Memories: A Conversation with Scott Bumpus
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1:00:24This week, we sit down with Scott Bumpus — musician, historian, and operator of Bumpus Harley-Davidson in Tennessee. Scott shares his incredible family story, from railroads to roaring engines, and the emotional bond that defines the Harley experience. We dive into dealership beginnings, brand evolution, the impact of the 2008 crash, lessons from C…
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The Fundamentals of Structuring a Multi-Step Prompt #S7E2
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6:39Welcome to ChatGPT Masterclass AI Skills for Business Success. This is Season 7, Episode 2 – The Fundamentals of Structuring a Multi-Step Prompt. In the previous episode, we introduced prompt chaining—a powerful way to guide GPT through structured, multi-step workflows. Now, we’ll go deeper into how to design effective multi-step prompts that impro…
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Managing a Roofing Company Was Brutal Until I Learned These 5 Things
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16:34Managing a roofing company was brutal until I learned these 5 things… Salespeople were calling nonstop… Homeowners were furious about the littlest things… The office drama was childish… I was playing adult babysitter and putting out fires all day long. Then, I had these 5 game-changing management breakthroughs. They gave me my sanity back, and they…
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Text the Show Gualtallary is the home of one hundred point wines and a regal reputation. The district is waiting for official GI status based on high-elevation viticulture, with the interesting addition of caliche. These wines can be identified in a lineup of the same grape from the other areas of Uco Valley. Click play to find out why. Explore: Ca…
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Designing AI products: Insights from Figma's 2025 report
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32:43Episode web page: https://bit.ly/4400s9a ----------------------- Got a question? Want to recommend a guest? Or do you want to tell me how the show can be better? Send me a voice message via email at [email protected] ----------------------- In this episode of Insights Unlocked, Jason Giles, VP of Design at UserTesting, chats with Andrew Hogan…
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Introduction to Prompt Chaining: What It Is and Why It Matters #S7E1
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5:55Welcome to ChatGPT Masterclass AI Skills for Business Success. This is Season 7, Episode 1 – Introduction to Prompt Chaining: What It Is and Why It Matters. In this season, we are diving deep into advanced prompt chaining—a powerful technique to make GPT interactions more structured, context-aware, and efficient. Instead of single prompts that gene…
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Episode 17: Word of Mouth - Your Most Powerful Marketing Tool
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4:55Smoke Break - Episode 17: Word of Mouth - Your Most Powerful Marketing Tool Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he reveals strategies for turning satisfied customers into your most effective marketing team. Learn how to create experiences that inspire customers to spread the word about your store without spending a fortune on ad…
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Smoke Break - Episode 17: Building Your Safety Culture Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he shares strategies for creating a genuine safety culture that goes beyond rules and procedures. Learn how to develop an environment where safety becomes part of your stores' DNA rather than just another compliance requirement. Episode Ov…
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Episode 17 - Temperature Control: The Hot and Cold of Food Safety
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3:02Smoke Break - Episode 17: Temperature Control: The Hot and Cold of Food Safety Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he breaks down essential temperature control practices that protect your customers and business. Learn how to implement effective monitoring systems that prevent foodborne illness risks while maintaining compliance.…
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Episode 17: Understanding Different Customer Expectations
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3:05Smoke Break - Episode 17: Understanding Different Customer Expectations Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he shares insights on recognizing and adapting to varied customer expectations in your store. Learn how to lead your team in providing personalized service that meets the diverse needs of your customer base. Episode Overvi…
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Smoke Break - Episode 17: Mastering Your POS System Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he shares practical strategies for becoming more efficient and confident with your store's Point of Sale system. Learn how to transform this everyday tool into a skill that enhances your customer service and workplace value. Episode Overview …
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Advanced Prompt Chaining – Using GPT for Multi-Step Workflows (Season 7 Introduction) #S7E0
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3:13Welcome to Season 7 of the ChatGPT Masterclass: AI Skills for Business Success. This season is all about advanced prompt chaining—a technique that lets you guide ChatGPT through multi-step workflows for more complex, structured, and context-aware responses. If you’ve ever wanted AI to think more like a human, remember previous interactions, or gene…
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537: Success as a Coffee Tech : Training and Relationships w/ Brady Butler W/ Trail Braze Coffee Academy
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49:07Maintaining the functionality of your equipment is one of the main tasks involved in running a shop. You yourself may wan to be trained in machine tech, you may want to hire a teach or tech company to service your cafe's equipment, or you might want to raise up an internal technician. Today on the show we are goping to talk about training technicia…
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NACCHO’s Podcast from Washington: Update on Department of Health and Human Services Recent Reorganization and How Dallas County Health and Human Services is Responding to the HIV Epidemic in Texas
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31:39Washington, DC, April 25, 2025 — On this month’s podcast episode, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) speakers discuss the recent reorganization of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including significant layoffs of staff working on public health programs, as well as the recently leaked funding “pas…
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Ep #226: Transitioning from a Non Profit to Financial Planner with Daniel Whitt
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27:28Daniel Whitt is a senior advisor at Pandowealth, and he joins the show today to share his unique journey from working in the non-profit sector to successfully transitioning into the financial planning profession. If you're interested in making a career change into financial planning, growing within a firm, or learning how to succeed as a new planne…
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Training GPT with Company-Specific Knowledge #S6E10
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6:16In the last episode, we covered how to use GPT for real-time decision support, helping businesses analyze options and make informed choices. Now, we’ll focus on how to train GPT with company-specific knowledge to make it a true expert in your business. By the end of this episode, you will know: How to provide GPT with company-specific data. How to …
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RoR #35: The Core 7 Practices for a Successful Roastery w/ Luke Waite | Pomelo Coffee Consulting
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45:55There are an incredible number of tasks associated with running a coffee roastery. The busy work of keeping things going often gets in the way of working on the main areas that will actually move the needle and build a successful operation. Today's guest comes to us with a lot of experience working in roasteries and consulting operators in the area…
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RoR #35: The Core 7 : Practical Principles for a Successful Roastery w/ Luke Waite | Pomelo Coffee Consulting
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45:55There are an incredible number of tasks associated with running a coffee roastery. The busy work of keeping things going often gets in the way of working on the main areas that will actually move the needle and build a successful operation. Today's guest comes to us with a lot of experience working in roasteries and consulting operators in the area…
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SHIFT BREAK! Two Types of Continued Education for Baristas
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10:30When you onboard baristas, the work is just beginning. Part of the privilege of leadership is to provide ongoing coaching and training to all staff. This creates the kind of quality and excellence we want customers to experience and the kind of ongoing education you give to staff will determine if they are well equipped to serve. Today on Shift Bre…
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Getting started in door-to-door sales sucked… I got rejected all the time. And it made my anxiety worse. My palms would sweat as I walked up to the door. Then I discovered this one thing that got me crushing door-to-door sales. Watch this video and I’ll show you exactly how to do it too. Your team will thank you for forwarding them this email, or s…
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Ep. 657 - Human First, AI Fast: The New Sales Formula, with Kyle Mountsier
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21:23In this episode I’m hanging out in person with my good friend Kyle Mountsier—COO at ASOTU (Automotive State of the Union), we talk about everything from AI implementation in dealerships to the real reason human connection is the most valuable currency in retail auto. We’re recording this one in person from New York City, floor-sitting style (yep, y…
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Digital Dialogs (Episode 3 | S5) - Advancing Human-Centered Robotics: Bionic Prostheses and Beyond
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21:20How the Neuroprosthetics and Human-Centered Robotics Lab at TUM is innovating in bionic prostheses, wearable robotics, and advanced rehabilitation techniques—incorporating soft robotics technologies, virtual reality, and intuitive control algorithms to enhance user experience and functionality.By Reply
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Using GPT for Real-Time Decision Support #S6E9
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6:15In the last episode, we explored how to customize GPT’s personality and brand voice to ensure consistent communication. Now, we’ll focus on how to use GPT for decision-making support, helping you analyze options and make informed business choices. By the end of this episode, you will know: How GPT can assist in real-time decision-making. How to str…
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Unlocking Your Ultimate Life With Kellan Fluckiger (36)
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38:09What does it take to unlock and enjoy your ultimate life? For author, coach, and speaker Kellan Fluckiger, it is all about understanding your purpose and actively choosing to live according to it. In this enlightening conversation, we discuss how to take control of your reality and write your very own story according to your chosen terms. We delve …
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Customizing GPT’s Personality and Brand Voice #S6E8
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5:56In the last episode, we explored how to automate business workflows using GPT. Now, we’ll focus on how to make your GPT sound like your brand, ensuring consistency across all communications. By the end of this episode, you will know: How to define your brand’s tone and style for GPT. How to adjust GPT’s personality to fit your business needs. How t…
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Student Housing Sector Today with Brent Little
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24:05Join Michael Bull as he explores the latest on the student housing industry with Brent Little, CEO of Fountain Residential. Discussions include rental rates, occupancy trends, current cap rates, financing options today, and the leading class amenities at the new mega student housing projects. Bull Realty - Customized Asset & Occupancy Solutions: ht…
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Ep. 95 - Gen Alpha: Retail's Digital Native Future
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27:55Send us a text Meet Generation Alpha – children born after 2010 who are already reshaping retail landscapes globally. In this eye-opening conversation with Madison McBride, senior analyst at McMillanDoolittle and member of the Young Ebeltoft Group, we uncover surprising insights about tomorrow's power consumers. While you might assume these young c…
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Ep. #279 - Navigating Tariffs and Recession: Insights from NPA's Quarterly Update
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45:52Mike Murray and Jim Woodruff from NPA are back with a sharp, no-fluff update on the power sports market. We tackle everything from tariffs and the threat of recession to pre-owned inventory trends, consumer financing, and what Harley-Davidson’s leadership shakeup could mean for dealers. Tune in for real insights, straight talk, and strategies to st…
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Automating Business Workflows with Custom GPTs #S6E7
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6:24In the last episode, we covered advanced prompt engineering techniques to refine your GPT’s responses. Now, we’re focusing on how to use custom GPTs to automate business workflows, saving you time and streamlining repetitive tasks. By the end of this episode, you will know: How to identify tasks that can be automated with GPT. How to integrate your…
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Private Equity Will CRUSH You in 2025 Unless You Do This With Your Marketing
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12:09Private equity is coming for your customers. And if you don’t change how you market… you’ll be slowly choked out of business. They’ve got deep pockets. I’m talking $150,000/month (and more) marketing budgets. And they’re using that cash to choke out the little guys—slowly but surely. You can’t outspend them. But you can outsmart them. Watch this vi…
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536: What It Means to Set Up Staff For Success
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24:22The world of cafe management is full of great ideas that, if applied well, would indeed change things for the better. The idea around leader ship role being primarily about "setting people up for success" is one of those principles. The trouble is it often stops with just the idea and is not as often applied in a tangible way. Today we are going to…
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Leading AI transformation with Greg Shove of Section
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30:06Episode web page: https://bit.ly/4jHDYyu ----------------------- Got a question? Want to recommend a guest? Or do you want to tell me how the show can be better? Send me a voice message via email at [email protected] ----------------------- PROMO CODE for this episode with Section's Greg Shove: USERTESTING30 The code is good for Section cours…
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Advanced Prompt Engineering for Custom GPTs #S6E6
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6:26In the last episode, we covered how to fine-tune responses and improve output quality. Now, we’ll go even deeper by learning how to craft highly effective prompts to get the best possible responses from your custom GPT. By the end of this episode, you will know: How to structure prompts to get precise answers. How to use role-based prompting for be…
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Retail Therapy 111: Party Shirts and Off-Menu Martinis
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1:04:02We welcome Circling Back’s Dillon Cheverere to the program to shop for party shirts, Paul Mescal and Benson Boone’s recent goings ons, New York City martinis by the numbers, early tennis vibes for summer, wishlist items, and more. Subscribe to the newsletter: retailpod.substack.com willdefries.substack.com Shop the Sunday Scaries Scented Candles: w…
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Fine-Tuning Responses: How to Improve Output Quality #S6E5
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6:55In the last episode, we covered how to add background knowledge to your custom GPT to make it more informed. Now, we focus on how to refine and fine-tune responses to make them more accurate, relevant, and useful. By the end of this episode, you will know: How to refine instructions for better accuracy. How to adjust response style and formatting f…
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Adding Background Knowledge: How to Make GPT More Informed #S6E4
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6:09So far, we’ve covered how to create a custom GPT and refine its instructions. Now, it’s time to take it a step further by giving your GPT access to important background knowledge. By the end of this episode, you will know: What background knowledge is and why it matters for custom GPTs. How to upload and integrate files into your GPT. How to ensure…
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Smoke Break - Episode 16: The Power of Customer Loyalty Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he reveals strategies for transforming casual shoppers into devoted customers who drive business growth. Learn how to build meaningful customer relationships that increase sales, encourage word-of-mouth marketing, and create a community a…
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Episode 16: Mastering Health and Safety Inspections
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3:46Smoke Break - Episode 16: Mastering Health and Safety Inspections Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he shares strategies for preparing your store network for health and safety inspections. Learn how to develop systems that ensure your locations are inspection-ready every day, not just when inspectors are expected. Episode Over…
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Episode 16: Food Safety Basics: Getting Handling and Storage Right
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3:51Smoke Break - Episode 16: Food Safety Basics: Getting Handling and Storage Right Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he breaks down essential food safety practices that protect your customers and business. Learn how to implement proper handling and storage procedures that form the foundation of your store's food safety system. E…
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Episode 16: Product Knowledge - Your Secret Weapon
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2:44Smoke Break - Episode 16: Product Knowledge - Your Secret Weapon Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez as he shares strategies for developing comprehensive product knowledge that enhances customer service and boosts sales. Learn how to lead your team in becoming product experts who can confidently guide customers to the perfect purch…
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Episode 16: Creating a Store Atmosphere That Customers Love
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5:13Smoke Break - Episode 16: Creating a Store Atmosphere That Customers Love Episode Duration: 8 minutes Join host Mike Hernandez for the final episode in our series as he shares strategies for creating an inviting store environment that brings customers back again and again. Learn how your attitude, actions, and attention to detail can transform the …
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Ep #225: 6.5 Years out of a CFP Board Registered Program with Mike Zarrelli
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26:54Mike Zarrelli is a financial advisor at FSA Wealth Partners based out of Rockville, MD. He joins the show today to share why he got into financial planning—even though he was initially encouraged to pursue accounting instead. If you're interested in learning how to grow your career in financial planning, leverage transferable skills from previous j…
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Understanding Custom Instructions: How to Shape GPT’s Behavior #S6E3
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6:32In the last episode, we went through how to create your own custom GPT. Now, it’s time to refine its behavior to ensure it responds exactly how you want. By the end of this episode, you will know: How to write clear and effective instructions for your GPT. How to control its tone, depth, and style of responses. How to refine and test your instructi…
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535: Founder Friday! 30 Years of Coffee! w/ Ana Burgos and Amanda Jones of Hyperion Espresso, Fredricksburg, VA
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57:45Simplicity, focus, community, and legacy. These are some words that I feel apply to the steady and excellent service of Hyperion Espresso these last 30 years of operation. When you can measure your business in decades and look back with pride and a full heart, you now you have crafted something lasting and valuable. Today we are going to explore th…
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