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Kickass Modern Mom Podcast with Brenda Noon SchmidtKickass Modern Mom Podcast with Brenda Noon SchmidtKristi Simons: Teen Confidence Coach - why this matters NOWSend us a textAs a former teacher turned teen life coach, Kristi finds fulfillment in teaching teenagers what she wishes she knew, equipping them with the very tools and life skills she needed so desperately in her youth. For her, true confidence lies in the actions we take. And it's her heartfelt mission to continue to nurture that confidence within herself so that she sets an example for her own children, Hendrix and Beatrix, her family, her clients, and her community. She hopes to be their guide towards a future brimming with possibility… because anything is po...2025-05-2745 minMore or Less: Behind the StatsMore or Less: Behind the StatsDoes a language die every two weeks?Researchers have catalogued 7,164 languages spoken around the world - some are used daily by billions. Half are spoken by less than 8000 people. The death of a language, when it’s no longer spoken as a first language by anyone living is a deeply significant moment in the cultural life of communities. Multiple sources including the UN and National Geographic magazine have claimed this happens every two weeks. But we have reasons to be suspicious about that statistic. Gary Simons, executive editor of the Ethnologue language catalogue, explains where this idea came from.Presenter: Kate Lamble Pr...2024-08-0309 minHow to Be Awesome at Your JobHow to Be Awesome at Your Job966: Guy Kawasaki on How to Increase Your Impact and Become RemarkableGuy Kawasaki discusses the key to making your life and career remarkable. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The three keys to becoming remarkable 2) How to effectively sell your dreams 3) Why there’s no such thing as “perfect” timing Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep966 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT GUY — Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva and host of the Remarkable People podcast. He was the chief evangelist of Apple, trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation, Mercedes-Benz brand ambassador, and special assistant to the Motorola Division of Google. Kawasaki has a BA from Stanford University, an MBA from UCLA, and a...2024-05-3034 minHow to Be Awesome at Your JobHow to Be Awesome at Your Job966: Guy Kawasaki on How to Increase Your Impact and Become RemarkableGuy Kawasaki discusses the key to making your life and career remarkable. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) The three keys to becoming remarkable 2) How to effectively sell your dreams 3) Why there’s no such thing as “perfect” timing Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep966 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT GUY — Guy Kawasaki is the chief evangelist of Canva and host of the Remarkable People podcast. He was the chief evangelist of Apple, trustee of the Wikimedia Foundation, M...2024-05-3032 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsWhat’s That Building? Quinn Chapel AME ChurchProducer: Meha Ahmad, Sasha-Ann SimonsEditor: Meha AhmadMixer: Brenda Ruiz2024-05-0612 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsActor Harry Lennix On ‘Reading The Room’ In Chicago TheaterProducer: Meha Ahmad, Sasha-Ann SimonsEditor: Meha AhmadMixer: Brenda Ruiz2024-04-2313 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsWhat’s That Building? Schulze BakeryProducer: Sasha-Ann SimonsEditor: Meha AhmadMixer: Brenda Ruiz2024-04-1509 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsPhylicia Rashad’s ‘Purpose’ Peels Back The Layers Of Fictional Civil Rights Icon’s FamilyProducer: Sasha-Ann SimonsEditor: Lynnea DomienikMixer: Brenda Ruiz2024-04-0416 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsWhat’s That Building? More like What’s That Astronaut Statue?Producer: Sasha-Ann SimonsEditor: Meha AhmadMixer: Brenda Ruiz2024-04-0112 minResetResetWhat’s That Building? More like What’s That Astronaut Statue?Producer: Sasha-Ann SimonsEditor: Meha AhmadMixer: Brenda Ruiz2024-03-2911 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann Simons‘The Exvangelicals’: Why Some Are Leaving The White Evangelical ChurchProducer: Sasha-Ann Simons, Ethan SchwabeEditor: Meha AhmadMixer: Brenda Ruiz 2024-03-2726 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsAn Oral History Of Americans’ Working Lives TodayProducer: Dan Tucker, Sasha-Ann Simons, Lynnea DomienikEditor: Meha AhmadMixer: Brenda Ruiz2024-03-1319 minResetResetLaughter and good vibes in The Second City’s ‘Black By Popular Demand’Producer: Sasha-Ann Simons, Brenda Ruiz2024-02-2215 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsHow To Be A ‘Supercommunicator’ With Charles DuhiggProducer: Dan Tucker, Sasha-Ann SimonsMixing: Brenda Ruiz2024-02-2233 minResetReset‘Evicted’ exhibition in Chicago humanizes the housing crisisProducer: Brenda Ruiz, Sasha-Ann Simons2024-02-1515 minReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsReset with Sasha-Ann SimonsChicago Rapper Common Reflects On Power Of Caring For YourselfProducer: Sasha-Ann Simons, Dan TuckerEditor: Dan Tucker, Brenda Ruiz2024-01-2927 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Jesus said, "Go." But did you?Jesus commanded Christians in Matthew 28: 19, to "Go" and make disciples of all nations." But did we go? And if so, where did we go? Of all my podcast, I believe this is the most valuable and important. So, please listen and share with others. Make it truly a Happy New Year. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2024-01-0713 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Get Ready!In the Book of Joshua, Chapter 1, God tells Joshua, "Get Ready." Then further down in Chapter 1, Joshua tells God's people to, "Get ready." Well, the same God that inspired his children back then, is the same that inspires us today. Now is the time for us to move forward. So, Get Ready! 🙏🏾 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-12-1613 min\"Let Us Not Forget"How To Help Your Child Succeed In School.Let's talk teacher to parent. This experienced classroom teacher shares her knowledge and information to help parents help their children succeed in school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-12-1416 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Stop Going To School To Get A Job. Get a Business!Don't get a job, get a business; and Mind Your Own Business! That means starting with a Vision, a Mission, a Prayer, and a Plan to Move Forward. Stop depending on others for your livelihood and success in life. Use what God has placed in your hands, and Keep Moving Forward. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-12-1411 min\"Let Us Not Forget"The Birth of Jesus (Recorded Especially for Children)How to share the Christmas Story about the birth of Jesus with little ones; as a reading from, "The Jesus Storybook Bible," by Sally LLoyd-Jones. Teach little ones early about why we celebrate Christmas, who Christ is, and why Christ came. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-12-1310 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Taking the "XMAS" out of "CHRISTMAS"Whatever happened to Merry Christmas, singing Christmas carols, watching the Christmas Story, and seeing the beautiful manger scenes of Christ birth? Now we see front lawns littered with Santa Claus, Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and even the Grinch who stole Christmas. They've "X"d Christ out, or they've tried to. But Christ isn't going anywhere. He's here to stay. So, Let's put Christ back in Christmas and celebrate what Christmas is really all about. It's about the greatest gift ever given and the biggest birthday party in the world. There's no "X"...2023-12-1315 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Yes. A Black Person Invented That Too!Do you know what the world would be like without Black people? Well, follow along with this episode to find out. What you learn might shock you, and help you to see us, as a people, in a whole new light. And this is just the beginning of our story. "Let Us Not Forget," that Black History is World History. Say it loud, "Be Black and Proud." --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-09-2815 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Now is the time for us to move forward. We've Been Here Long Enough.Have you noticed how Black people excel at whatever we set our minds to? And we seem to do our best work when the odds are against us. We are the ultimate overcomers. We have done it in sports, music, the arts, sciences, and so much more. However, for far too long we have allowed ourselves to be under-educated, under-employed, under-paid, under-served, under-represented, and under-protected. All to hold us back. But we have also been under-estimated; and now is the time for us to move forward. Let Us Not Forget that we never quit. Let's go! 2023-09-2117 min\"Let Us Not Forget"#Stop The Silence (Start to VOTE Smart Part 3)Who do our elected officials work for? And do they work for us, or against us? These are questions we must start to ask, and then get answers!  #Stop The Silence (theirs and ours). Our VOTE is Our Voice, and Our Voice is Our VOTE.  Let's make the word VOTE an acronym that stands for, "Voice Of The Empowered. Then, #Stop The Silence, and VOTE Smart. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-05-0806 min\"Let Us Not Forget"If Black Lives Matter, Prove It!If Black Lives Matter, Prove it! Because those taking Black lives obviously disagree. And if we do nothing, so do we. Show we care about Black Lives. Stand up, Step up, and Get Involved. Otherwise, do Black Lives Matter to Black People???? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-04-3009 min\"Let Us Not Forget"No Vote = No Voice (Start to Vote Smart Part 2)"Slavery is not abolished until the Black man has the ballot." Those were the words of Frederick Douglass in 1865. But now that we have the ballot, what do we do with it?  Our Vote is Our Voice, so we must Start to Vote Smart. No Vote = No Voice.  Frederick Douglass knew the power of the vote for ending slavery, and for not returning to it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-03-0707 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Three Important Tips To Get Your Preschooler Ready for KindergartenMrs. Quinetta Peterson is the owner and operator of an impressive childcare center called, Quality & Kreative Kids Childcare. She has been in the business for more than 25 years, and is sharing three important things parents need to know and do to get their preschooler ready for kindergarten. Please listen in. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2023-02-0829 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Three Important Things Parents Need To Know And Do To Help Their Child Succeed In Elementary SchoolInvesting in our children is one of the best investments we can make in our future. And “Let Us Not Forget,” the importance of investing in a good education that begins at home and continues at school. The “Let Us Not Forget Podcast,” is starting off the 2023 Season with a big focus on education, but this time around we’re asking teachers to share three important things parents need to know and do, to help their child be more successful in school. I know that’s a mouthful, but we don’t know what we don’t know, but when we do know, we c...2023-02-0533 minBe the Love podcastBe the Love podcastLeading with the Heart with Nina SimonsStacy and Brenda talk with Nina Simons, a social entrepreneur and co-founder of Bioneers. This was a beautiful conversation on becoming a white ally, balancing the macluine and feminine energies in the world, and re-discovering the sacredness in nature and culture for deep healing of the world.What is Bioneers?How do you see that leadership is being redefined, and what does gender have to do with it, and how'd you get there?We discuss rebalancing of the 'feminine' + "masculine" and what this looks like and how we can truly balance these energies?2022-12-0552 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Three Things Black Expectant Parents Need to Know and Do for Healthier BabiesDo you know that black babies die at more than twice the rate of white babies within their first year of life? Did you know that black mothers also die at a much higher rate than white mothers? And yet, so much of this is preventable. Gilda Johnson, a pediatric nurse practitioner with 34 years of experience will share some important things Black parents need to know and do for healthier babies. "Let Us Not Forget," that when we know better we can do better, with healthier babies from the womb to the world.  --- Send in a voice m...2022-08-1118 min\"Let Us Not Forget"LET US NOT FORGET, to "Groom Ourselves for Greatness" and "Keep Moving Forward."With all that is happening in America, and particularly in our Black Communities, we need a message of hope, inspiration, and encouragement. Let Us Not Forget that God is always working. He is still in control. And there is always hope for a better tomorrow. I believe that hope lies in our children and their future. We are about to see the dawning of a new generation. A new seed that has been planted in the ground, and it is up to us to water and nurture it. I once heard a sermon that talked about one of many...2022-06-2308 min\"Let Us Not Forget""Let Me Tell You About A Man" An Interview with the author of Seeds, Trees, Branches, and LeavesTeresa Pearsall Young is the creative author of Seeds, Trees, Branches and Leaves. In her book she shares her true- to- life stories in poetry form, and takes us on a journey with her, and a special man, who rescued her from destructive behaviors that were destroying her life. Instead she has risen above it all and now is the author of this book and another in the works. Teresa's book gives hope and help to anyone who needs some inspiration and encouragement to know the can rise above whatever they are going through. Teresa's message says never give u...2022-01-1738 minSomething In The WaterSomething In The WaterJerry GowenJoin us, along with our good sponsor, Tipsy McSway’s Neighborhood Bar and Grill at 1414 Newcastle Street in Brunswick, Georgia, for an enjoyable Episode 34 of Something In The Water as we welcome the talented Jerry Gowen, originally from Folkston, Georgia. An accomplished pianist, guitarist, and band leader of the Country Music USA Show at Opryland USA, Jerry shares many of his wonderful musical tales with cohosts Sean Clark and Uncle Dave Griffin, and also drops his piano-playing skills in on their original songs, “Let Me In” and “For Free (The Piano Song)”. Exactly. Learning piano at the age of 8, Jerry quic...2022-01-151h 57\"Let Us Not Forget"Let Us Not Forget:The Willie Lynch Letter and The Making of A SlaveEver wonder where the word lynching came from? It's said to be named after Willie Lynch, a slave owner in the West Indies who taught slave owners in America how to make and break a slave. Listen to the reading of this letter for yourself, and see what similarities you can draw from the mental, physical, emotional, and economic state of Blacks in America today. Is it a coincidence? You decide for yourself. It's a rather long recording, so I encourage you to grab a cup of coffee or tea, sit back, relax, listen, and learn what you can...2021-11-2227 min\"Let Us Not Forget""TARGETS"Can you imagine playing a game of darts, but being blind-folded, spun around, and then told to hit the target? How likely are you to hit a target that you can't even see?  Yet that is how too many people wander through life; not seeing where they are going, and no real life targets. Is that you? Answer the questions in this podcast, and find out. Let Us Not Forget the importance of having targets in life. 2021-10-1203 min\"Let Us Not Forget"THE "POWER OF PARENTS"By faith, I believe in the "Power of Parents," to  to turn things around in our communities, our country, and even in the world. Join me for this podcast and learn why I believe parents have the power to truly make a difference, and how we can do it.  Power to the Parents! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2021-10-1205 min\"Let Us Not Forget"A Financial Literacy Program That Can Help "Change Your Child's Life"What are the things you wish that you had learned in school, but it wasn't taught? Would it be about borrowing, budgeting, banking, investing, and maintaining good credit? These things fall under the title of financial literacy. What if I were to tell you that there is a credit union that teaches these important life skills to high school students, and that it is readily available to high schools? Wouldn't you want your teenager to receive these lessons, and hopefully avoid some of the costly financial mistakes many adults have made ? Can you imagine the difference this could have...2021-06-1129 min\"Let Us Not Forget""I have a confession to make."Life is a journey. If it isn't one thing, it another. Join me as I share a part of one of my journeys. It's personal and it's real. This episode says "Let Us Not Forget" to encourage, enlighten, and inspire one another through our own life lessons, because that's where our real power to become empowered will come from. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2021-05-2914 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Don't Just Vote, "Start to Vote Smart" Part 1If you have ever felt hopeless and powerless about government, then this podcast brings words of hope and puts power back in the hands of the people. That's why the next time you vote, please don’t pull a lever, push a button, or check a box for a party or a person without knowing who you are voting for, and why you are voting for them, because Black America, we must learn to do more than just vote, we must learn to "Vote Smart." This podcast will share with you apps and websites that will put information at yo...2021-05-1431 min\"Let Us Not Forget""The Courage Not To Be A Coward"Today I prayed and asked God "to give me the courage not to be a coward." Then I meditated on two of my favorite quotes, seasoned them with a little Deuteronomy 28, and the result is the title this message, The Courage Not To Be A Coward." I encourage you to take it standing up, and not sitting down, because that's what I had to do to record it. Please listen, and be encouraged, and enlightened, to be empowered. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2021-03-2710 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Who Are You Relying On?Are you waiting on God to answer a prayer or prayers that appear to have gone unanswered? However, sometimes it's so easy to say and to even think we are waiting on God to answer our prayers, whereas, we are actually waiting or relying on ourselves or someone else to the answer them. Who are you relying on to answer your prayers? Listen to the powerful testimony from someone who at a critical time in their life, experienced what God alone can and will do, if we believe, trust, wait, and rely on him, to answer our prayers. Then...2021-03-2126 min\"Let Us Not Forget""You're Qualified" Part IThis message comes from an amazing devotional booklet titled The Word for You Today, Strength and Guidance for Daily Living." It will be in three parts. Please listen, enjoy each one, and be blessed. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2021-03-1802 min\"Let Us Not Forget""Let Us Not Forget How Real Our God Is" A True Testimony of Jessie's Faith and Resilience to Overcome." Welcome to another "Let Us Not Forget Podcast Experience." It is called an experience because every time we come together, I see it as a wonderful life changing opportunity to make a difference in someone's life, family, or community. Maybe today it is yours. The "Let Us Not Forget Podcast," brings encouraging and inspiring messages to Black America, to inspire, encourage, enlighten, and give us hope for our future. It's a message that says, "Let Us Not Forget," How Real Our God is, and that now is the time for us to get ready, so we will be ready, to...2021-03-0616 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Let Us Not Forget: Your Mind is a Goldmine!This episode is full of encouraging reminders of our power and our potential as a people. Our minds alone are a goldmine and the potential for a Black Wall Street exist in every one of our communities. It is also a reminder "Let Us Not Forget," that there is no American history without our own Black history, as you will discover in this episode.  Black America, wake up, speak up, stand up, and be heard. We have been silenced and silent for far too long. Now is our time to make things happen and to get things done. Pass i...2021-02-1607 min\"Let Us Not Forget"Introduction to the Let Us Not Forget Podcast with musicThis Podcast calls for the awakening of a sleeping giant, "Black America." Enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenda-simons/message2021-02-0104 minBE AN I.MP.A.C.T.BE AN I.MP.A.C.T.Brenda SimonsEncouraging, Empowering and Impactful2020-09-3036 minCourageous Conversations with ShereeCourageous Conversations with Sheree"The Weeping Time" with Brenda Roberts and Pamela Howard-Oglesby!!!Thursday, March 5, 2020, 1-2 pm Courageous Conversations with Sheree welcomes Co-Authors Brenda L. Roberts and Pamela Howard-Oglesby. The topic of the hour is The Weeping Time, a slave sale which happened in Savannah, GA on March 2nd and 3rd, 1859. It is recorded as the largest sale of enslaved persons in U.S. history. Tune in this Thursday on 107.5 FM or WRUU.org as we prepare to celebrate, commemorate and memorialize together. We will celebrate, commemorate, and memorialize these 429 enslaved persons during "The Weeping Time Weekend" on Friday, March 6, Saturday, March 7, and Sunday, March 8, 2020. Pamela Howard-Oglesby was inspi...2020-03-0545 minThe Atlassian Ecosystem Podcast by AdaptavistThe Atlassian Ecosystem Podcast by AdaptavistEp. 83 - A Ton Of Atlassian News, TM4J And ScriptRunner Integration, And MoreSince the last podcast, there's been a massive amount of Atlassian news, but fear not! Brenda, Matthew, and Ryan are here to take you through the important updates including... The State of Atlassian Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/KJXMDF3?medium=[referral]&source=[podcast Cloud Updates: https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/blog/2020/01/atlassian-cloud-changes-jan-20-to-jan-27-2020 Jira Portfolio 3.19: https://confluence.atlassian.com/jiraportfolio/portfolio-for-jira-3-19-release-notes-987139098.html Bamboo 7 EAP: https://blog.developer.atlassian.com/bamboo-7-0-eap-release/ Atlassian Revenue Up 37%: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4319304-atlassian-strong-quarter-valuation-slightly-high Jira Roadmaps Improvement: https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/23/jira-software-gets-better-roadmaps/ Atlassian President Jay Simons to Leave: https://www...2020-01-3130 minThe Atlassian Ecosystem Podcast by AdaptavistThe Atlassian Ecosystem Podcast by AdaptavistEp. 41- News And Commentary On Atlassian, Tempo, And More!Ryan, Matthew, and Brenda bring you the news from all around the Atlassian Ecosystem the past two weeks! Discussed in this episode: Updates to Atlassian Cloud: https://confluence.atlassian.com/cloud/blog/2018 Atlassian's move to AWS / AWS Outage: https://www.geekwire.com/2018/atlassian-moved-jira-confluence-users-amazon-web-services-learned-along-way/ https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/02/amazon-cloud-networking-outage-affecting-atlassian-twilio-slack.html Jay Simons Profile in the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/in-aberdeen-tech-exec-simons-learned-to-never-quit/ Agile Budgeting (from Tempo): https://blog.tempo.io/2017/4-strategic-ways-to-spend-whats-left-of-your-budget Working with introverts: https://www.atlassian.com/blog/teamwork/working-with-introverts Do you have a suggestion, story idea, or article you'd like to have discussed on the podcast? email...2018-03-1631 min