On Masters of Scale, iconic business leaders share lessons and strategies that have helped them grow the world's most fascinating companies. Founders, CEOs, and dynamic innovators join candid conversations about their triumphs and challenges with a set of luminary hosts, including founding host Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock partner). From navigating early prototypes to expanding brands globally, Masters of Scale provides priceless insights to help anyone grow their dream ent ...
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A podcast community for Proptech and Real Estate leaders, investors, operators and innovators. A new era is upon us. Tangent💚Proptech unites Proptech founders💡, Real Estate investors and operators🏢, Venture Capital investors, urban leaders🏙 and passionate creators🌎 who are improving our communities and cities. Join us to learn how we can solve present day challenges with innovative technology and greater collaboration. Join VC investors Jeffrey Berman and Zach Aarons, and Proptech entreprene ...
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Every Wednesday Jeff Widmann owner of Team Rhino Outdoors and Brad/Carrie Hoppe who own Musky Mayhem Tackle discuss the world of musky fishing along with the occasional guest who will talk about anything else that swims.
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Poop, puke, pee, and all the other wonderful parental preoccupations we deal with need to be talked about, and Chicago comedian/producer/mother/superhero Lia Berman gets down and dirty with all of the funniest parents in town! Welcome to Parental Advisory!
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Welcome to Driving Performance by Adgile Media Group. Fittingly broadcasted live from the back of a literal box truck, we chat with founders and operators across to industry to learn more about their inspiring stories. Join us for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build a successful business & drive real performance for your brand.
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The Future of Real Estate Data Management, with Cherre's Global Head of Alliances & CorpDev. Kevin Shtofman
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52:14Kevin Shtofman is the Global Head of Alliances and Corporate Development at Cherre, a real estate data platform powering over $3.3 trillion in AUM. With 20+ years of experience across real estate, finance, and consulting, Kevin leads global initiatives to integrate and contextualize data from systems, third parties, and JV partners, helping investo…
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Beyond the Parade: Macy’s navigates tariffs, turbulence and retail evolution
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23:18This Thursday marks the 99th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and Macy’s Inc. chairman and CEO Tony Spring joins Rapid Response with a behind-the-scenes preview of what to expect. It’s been a tumultuous year for the legacy retailer, shaped by new tariffs, shifting consumer habits, and the constant flip between “wartime” and “peacetime” leader…
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Driving Performance Season S3E3: Featuring Avery Hairston, VP of Marketing at Ayoh Foods
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44:31What’s your favorite condiment? If the answer is mayo, this episode is absolutely for you. Avery Hairston, VP of Marketing at Ayoh Foods, joins Adgile cofounders Max Flannery and Tom Shea to talk about growing up in a marketing family,navigating the startup world and cultivating a network, spending five years at Banza—eventually leaving as Director…
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Possible: Steve Kerr and Kris Brown on leadership and purpose in sports
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1:00:49What does it take to turn tragedy into advocacy, and advocacy into lasting change? This week, Reid and Aria are talking to Warriors head coach Steve Kerr and Kris Brown, president of Brady, the nation’s oldest gun violence prevention organization. Together, they explore how sports, storytelling, and civic engagement can move the needle on one of Am…
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5 Questions with UrbanMix CEO & Co-founder Sharon Yavo Ayalon at Blueprint Vegas
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6:54Sharon Ayalon is the co-founder and CEO of UrbanMix, a next-gen platform using AI and 3D to streamline real estate operations. An architect by training, she previously taught at Columbia GSAPP and led advanced housing simulations at Cornell Tech. Sharon pioneered Roosevelt Island’s Digital Twin and XR transit experience. Her Ph.D. was awarded the P…
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How to be 'fearless' in the AI age, with Fei-Fei Li and Reid Hoffman
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24:26The brilliant computer scientist Fei-Fei Li is often called the Godmother of AI. She talks with host Reid Hoffman about why scientists and entrepreneurs need to be fearless in the face of an uncertain future. Li was a founding director of the Human-Centered AI Institute at Stanford and is now an innovator in the area of spatial intelligence as co-f…
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Episode 346 - Reactor Revealed: The Inline-Blade That Lets You Burn Baits Fast
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36:24Jeff and Brad talk late-season fishing, early snow sightings, and the upcoming holiday hiatus while sharing shop restocks and tackle updates from Team Rhino Outdoors and Musky Mayhem. They unveil the new Reactor inline-blade bait built for speed, announce a show-only M10 release, and list 2026 expo dates (Chicago, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Wisconsin) a…
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AI: The new frontier for mental health support?
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29:36In recent weeks, OpenAI faced seven lawsuits alleging that ChatGPT contributed to suicides or mental health breakdowns. To spotlight the controversial relationship between AI and mental health, host Bob Safian is joined on stage at Innovation@Brown Showcase by Brown University's Ellie Pavlick, director of a new institute dedicated to exploring AI a…
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Driving Performance Season S3E2: Featuring Jeff Lee, Co-Founder and CEO at Dibs Beauty
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39:30What do Yale Law, Miss Universe, A-Rod, and a dual-ended mascara have in common? Jeff Lee. In Season 3, Episode 2 of Driving Performance, I hopped in the truck with Jeff Lee, CEO & Co-Founder of DIBS Beauty, to trace one of the wildest, most intentional career arcs I’ve ever seen – and how it all ladders up to building one of beauty’s fastest-growi…
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Eagles-Lions, A.J. Brown, Jeff McLane, Scott Lauber and more
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The future of crypto, with Coinbase’s Emilie Choi
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22:43When Emilie Choi first left Linkedin to go work at a crypto company called Coinbase, her old colleagues thought she made a big mistake. But after surviving a crypto winter, she’s become a key figure in the rise of the company – and the industry. Now Coinbase President and COO, Choi talked with host Reid Hoffman about the operating lessons that enab…
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Episode 345 - Spencer Berman - Clair’s Next Wave: Young Muskies Rising and Fall Fishing Tips
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50:45On this episode of the Back L:ash Podcast, Jeff and Brad chat with Spencer Berman of Spencer's Angling Adventures about the current state of the Lake St. Clair musky fishery, recent tournament success, and what to expect in the coming years as young fish grow into the trophy class. They cover bait choices (Bull Dawgs vs. Medussas and Pit Bulls), fa…
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From In The Loop by LoopNet: Green is the New Gold Standard, with Gensler Co-CEO Jordan Goldstein
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41:10This week, we're introducing Tangent listeners to another podcast in the commercial real estate ecosystem: In The Loop from LoopNet. How can workplaces endure ecologically, financially, and socially? In this episode of In the Loop, Jordan Goldstein, co-CEO of Gensler, explores the future of sustainable and resilient office design. From global desig…
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How to get funded now: VCs Reid Hoffman, Aileen Lee, and Stacy Brown-Philpot, with Van Jones
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27:31Reid Hoffman, Stacy Brown-Philpot, and Aileen Lee are three of the most successful, legendary leaders and investors in Silicon Valley. (The term “unicorn” for a startup valued at a billion dollars? Well, Aileen coined that.) This power trio sat down with journalist Van Jones live onstage at the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit, October 8 in San Francis…
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Driving Performance S3E1: Featuring Lisa Guerrera, Co-Founder and CEO at Experiment Beauty
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55:20DRIVING PERFORMANCE S3 IS HERE!!! And to bless us with her presence for Episode 1 is none other than Lisa Guerrera, founder of Experiment Beauty and all-around delight to chat with. And she came equipped with ALL the lessons for her fellow founders. Lisa traces a childhood love of chemistry into a beauty brand built on proof, not hype. The Experime…
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Full 11/8 Rob & Mike Show: Eagles, Phillies, A.I. Doc, Ray Didinger, Jimmy Kempski and more!
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Remarkable People: David Chang is 'Steve Jobs with a knife"
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32:00What happens when a world-class chef learns that success doesn’t taste like he imagined? David Chang—the culinary force behind Momofuku and author of Eat a Peach—joins Guy Kawasaki to talk about ambition, burnout, scaling the unscalable, and learning to trade Michelin stars for family time. From plumbing disasters to poetic revelations, Chang opens…
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From billion-dollar brand to blank slate: Bobbi Brown’s comeback
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35:30She built her first company, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, into a billion-dollar brand. But when things soured between her and her parent company, Estée Lauder, she had a choice: retire from the industry, or reinvent herself with a new brand. Brown joins host Jeff Berman to reveal the lessons she learned from scaling – and leaving – her first company. She…
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Episode 344 - DJ Chupita - Fall Trolling Secrets
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54:19It's November and Jeff hosts Back Lash Podcast solo with guest DJ Chupita from Hinterland Musky Guides. They discuss fall musky trolling tactics — finding and targeting cisco/whitefish pods, ideal bait depth (keep baits slightly above the pods), leader choices (solid wire), speed adjustments, and using AutoChart/mapping. They also cover gear picks …
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Branding truths and tariff myths, with Autodesk’s Dara Treseder & Flexport’s Ryan Petersen
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29:11In a special episode of Rapid Response, we feature two fast-paced, lively conversations from Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco. Autodesk CMO Dara Treseder breaks down branding and marketing lessons from the most high-profile campaigns of 2025. Treseder shares her unvarnished read on Sydney Sweeney, Cracker Barrel, Taylor Swift, and more. In …
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Eagles at the Bye, Bryce Harper, Sixers/Flyers Hot Starts & more!
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When ‘genius’ becomes a trap, with author Ryan Holiday
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34:17For everyone from Superbowl-winning coaches to CEOs, Ryan Holiday’s writing has made the timeless wisdom of ancient Stoic philosophers accessible and relevant in a modern age. He joins host Jeff Berman to reveal how he scaled his audience at The Daily Stoic and why the four Stoic virtues (courage, discipline, justice and wisdom) feel more important…
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Episode 343 - Rich Reinert - River Secrets
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1:13:29Host Jeff chats with Rich Reinert about the Wisconsin Musky Expo dates, fall musky behavior, and how to fish rivers safely and effectively. Rich covers hiring a guide, respecting river hazards, and using auto-charting to find structure. They discuss bait selection for stained river water — emphasis on sound, vibration and contrast — including swimm…
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How Anastasia Soare built a beauty brand worth billions
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31:07Anastasia Soare is responsible for how everyone from Oprah to Kim Kardashian shape their eyebrows. Soare started as a Romanian immigrant in a single room salon in Beverly Hills, and decades later, her beauty brand peaked at a valuation of about $3 billion. She joined host Jeff Berman to reveal the lessons she has learned building a global beauty em…
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Chobani & Patagonia CEOs break down where values meet profit
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27:26In these volatile times, how do we navigate the intersection between values and commerce? Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert and Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya join the New York Times’ David Gelles on stage at Masters of Scale Summit to reveal their different strategies for dealing with an activist White House, the pressure for what David calls "anticipatory co…
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Eagles-Giants, Young Sixers, World Series, Keith Pompey, Jeff McLane & more!
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Andrew Ross Sorkin: How to make sense of today’s market
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23:35Is the stock market in an AI bubble? What happens if it bursts? To understand our current economic moment, it’s essential to understand history. That’s why journalist and author Andrew Ross Sorkin joined host Jeff Berman onstage at the Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco in October. His new book is 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Stree…
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Episode 342 - Jeff Schulte - Conservation and New Musky Gear
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1:01:48Jeff Schulte of Muskie Bumper and Bomb Squad Baits joins Back Lash Podcast to discuss conservation-minded measuring, the compact tri-fold bump board, new Bomb Squad lures like the MK-65 and the Double Tap, show-season releases, and tips for handling musky safely. They also cover practical advice on measuring fish quickly and responsibly, custom boa…
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The New York Times ‘will not be cowed’, with CEO Meredith Kopit Levien
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25:15From attacks by President Trump to active lawsuits against Microsoft and OpenAI, The New York Times is engaged in a fierce fight to preserve the future of independent journalism. It also keeps building a multi-faceted, excellence-obsessed brand with more users for games, recipes and podcasts than ever before. President and CEO Meredith Kopit Levien…
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Dave Dombrowski Press Conference, Eagles-Vikings, Ray Didinger, Joe Santoliquito & more!
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Brené Brown & Reid Hoffman on the skills every leader needs now
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22:56Author and researcher Brené Brown joined host Reid Hoffman on stage recently in San Francisco for the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit. She reveals insights about how to lead courageously, the underrated skills leaders need to thrive, and why compassion is essential for success – even if it’s currently being crowded out of the zeitgeist. "Strong Ground…
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Episode 341 - John Bette - Turnover Tactics and Terminal Tackle Tips
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51:27Welcome to another episode of Back Lash Podcast. Hosts Jeff and Brad talk with guest John Bette from Stealth Tackle about fall musky strategies, including turnover timing, shallow vs deep approaches, topwater and rubber baits, and the pros and cons of trolling. They discuss terminal tackle essentials: leader types (wire, fluorocarbon), sucker rigs,…
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Airbnb’s bet on an IRL future, with Brian Chesky
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32:20Amid dramatic disruption, what role should business play in building the future? Recorded live at the 2025 Masters of Scale Summit in San Francisco, Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky shares his candid perspective on business, politics, creativity, and AI — taking listeners from Airbnb’s humble beginnings to bold plans for the company’s future.…
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Therapy Session After a Disastrous Week in Philadelphia
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5 Questions with Crexi’s Head of Product Ryan Sawchuk at Blueprint Vegas
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6:38Ryan Sawchuk is the VP of Product at Crexi, where he leads cross-functional teams to build advanced, data-rich tools aimed at transforming the commercial real estate workflow. With more than 15 years in product leadership, Ryan specializes in crafting AI-enabled, scalable solutions that boost transaction velocity, improve user experience, and integ…
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How do you create authentic partnerships to build scale? In this archival episode, Reid Hoffman talks with the iconic entrepreneur and Shark Tank star Daymond John about how he built FUBU from scratch. Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo…
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Episode 340 - Steve Worrall - Creatures and Catch-and-Release
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1:07:04Steve Worrall of Outdoors First Media joins Back Lash Podcast to trace the evolution of musky fishing—from his early days with Tuffy Boats and guiding Pelican Lake to the birth of jig-and-soft-plastic techniques and the catch-and-release movement. This episode covers industry changes, memorable anglers and shows, advances like spot-lock and sonar, …
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OLIPOP’s gutsy play to dethrone Coke and Pepsi, with Ben Goodwin
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FULL SHOW: NLDS Preview live from Chickies & Petes!
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2:57:34Rob and Mike are joined by Hall of Famer Al Morganti to preview Game 1 of the NLDS vs the LA Dodgers! Rob and Mike are joined by Tom McCarthy, Ray Didinger and Todd Zolecki.
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How to sell a billion dollars of snacks, with the founders of Chomps
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32:10Chomps co-founders Rashid Ali and Pete Maldonado had an unusual side hustle: selling meat sticks online. The co-founders join host Jeff Berman to reveal the phone call from Trader Joe’s that changed everything, how they used lessons from failed startups, and how they built Chomps into a snack empire. Subscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newslet…
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Episode 339 - Dan Gropengiser - Fall Musky Tactics & the Unpredictable Bite
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58:05Hosts Jeff and Brad talk with Dan Gropengiser of Grop's Guide Service about an unusual fall muskie season, changing weather patterns, and how to adapt your tactics. They cover what’s working now — blades, gliders, trolling and big baits — share gear recommendations, tournament highlights, and practical tips for finding fish as temperatures shift.…
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Design dominance sparks a blockbuster IPO, with Figma’s Dylan Field
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26:51Figma burst into the public eye in 2022 after Adobe was blocked from buying the design startup for $20 billion. This chapter set the stage for an even bigger milestone at Figma: a splashy IPO this summer at nearly double that valuation. Dylan Field, Figma’s co-founder and CEO, joins Rapid Response to share what distinguishes Figma from competitors,…
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Eagles-Bucs, Phillies Clinch First Round Bye, Ray Didinger & more
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Pioneers of AI: The power of storytelling in VCs, with Jeffrey Katzenberg and ChenLi Wang
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44:56In this episode of Pioneers of AI, Jeffrey Katzenberg and ChenLi Wang of the venture capital firm WndrCo share why storytelling is essential for building transformative companies and how AI shapes their work. Learn more about Pioneers of AI: http://pioneersof.ai/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https…
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How Homeowners & Investors Can Save Money on Property Taxes, with Ownwell Co-founder & CEO Colton Pace
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29:27Colton Pace is a founder and currently the CEO of Ownwell, a Proptech company dedicated to democratizing access to real estate expertise and reducing the hidden costs of homeownership. Under his leadership, Ownwell helps homeowners and property owners identify and appeal overvalued property taxes, reduce insurance and utility costs, and manage othe…
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Build stronger trust on your teams, with Rachel Botsman
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30:04What happens when your team doesn’t trust each other? How can you repair damaged trust at work? How has technology changed the way we decide who to trust? Author and trust researcher Rachel Botsman joins host Jeff Berman to tackle these questions and more. Her latest book is How to Trust and Be Trusted: https://www.rachelbotsman.com/work/how-to-tru…
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Episode 338 - Jeff Van Remortel - Record Musky and Fall Tactics
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49:39Welcome to another episode of Back Lash Podcast. Brad is out this week, so the Jeff goes solo with guest Jeff Van Remortel of WDH Guide Service. Jeff shares the story of catching the current Wisconsin live-release musky state record (56" x 26"), his Green Bay season, gear and rigging tips (including BKK hooks, pit bulls, doubles and bucktails), and…
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After devastating aid cuts, Mercy Corps keeps fighting, with Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
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31:10For an organization built around responding to crises around the globe, Mercy Corps now finds itself at the center of its own trauma. Following the Trump administration’s aid cuts, two-thirds of Mercy Corps’ US-funded programs have been rescinded. CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna joins Rapid Response to share how she’s leading her team amid immense pressur…
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Eagles-Rams, Nick Castellanos Comments, Zach Berman, Ray Didinger & more
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2:11:51Full Rob and Mike Saturday Show on 9/20
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