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Show Me The WayEp. 61 — Bridging Valuation Gaps with PatentsWelcome to the "Show Me The Way" podcast with David Seitter
In this episode of "Show Me the Way," Dave and David Wanetick, Managing Director at Merit Investment Bank, to delve into the intricacies of IP valuation and its critical role in bridging valuation gaps during mergers and acquisitions. They discuss key strategies, valuation methodologies, and the essential steps in determining patent worth, and offers insights on how patents can enhance business value during monetization events.
Ep. 61 — Bridging Valuation Gaps with Patents
David Wanetick shares that a key challenge in mergers and acquisitions is closing the valuation ga...2024-12-2426 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesLegalities of Autonomous DrivingThis fascinating podcast with Professor Bryant Walker Smith provides great insight into the legal issues surrounding autonomous driving.
The session begins with an overview of the state of autonomous driving. We discuss how autonomous passenger vehicles differ from autonomous trucking. We also explore the additional human resources that will be required to ensure that autonomous vehicles are operated in a safe manner.
The following are among the issues discussed during the podcast:
- Which regulatory authorities need to approve autonomous vehicles?
- How does the governing regulatory framework...2024-04-2451 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesSMARTECH Manewfacturing TechnologiesSMARTECH Manewfacturing Technologies is a pioneering hi-tech company providing breakthrough solutions that include AI-enabled autonomous manufacturing platform and smart material systems.2024-04-1334 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesLiquidCool SolutionsLiquidCool Solutions holds 63 patents centered on cooling electronics using single-phase immersion with forced convection. The LCS chassis fits into a standard data center rack, so the transition from air to liquid cooling is inexpensive and seamless. This proprietary technology originally was developed to reduce environmental externalities associated with data centers, and the impact is dramatic: energy usage is reduced up to 40%, water consumption is eliminated, and space requirements are cut by 70%. Now, driven by low latency requirements, computational resources are shifting to the edge of the network, a perfect application for LCS technology because IT hardware can be deployed...2024-03-1420 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert - KoolLogixThe KoolLogix System is an award-winning data center thermal management solution that delivers improved energy efficiency and lower carbon emission. This is ideal for data center operators and their clients in achieving better operational returns and environmental sustainability goals. With headquarters in Singapore, KoolLogix has successfully deployed its solution to colocation, enterprise, and supercomputer data centers, servicing low to high power density ecosystems. The company is currently on its journey towards global expansion.
Guest Speakers: Dr. Seri Lee is a Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at KoolLogix. Dr. Lee has been a leader in the electronics cooling...2024-03-1237 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Future of Endoscopic Medical Devices - Guest Speaker John KrallThe size of the endoscopy devices industry was estimated to have reached nearly $55 billion in 2023. Some of the growth drivers for endoscopic medical devices include the less invasive facets of the devices reducing recovery times, the aging population requiring more endoscopic intervention and the trend of seeking to detect cancer at earlier stages. The following are among the issues discussed during this fascinating podcast:
How do the economics of endoscopic devices disposability compare to the economics of sterilization?
What are the benefits of using minimally invasive endoscopic devices in terms of the administration of anesthesia and recovery times?
...2024-03-011h 03
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesKoolLogix - Davos in the Desert’s Data Center Cooling Technologies ConferenceThe KoolLogix System is an award-winning data center thermal management solution that delivers improved energy efficiency and lower carbon emission. This is ideal for data center operators and their clients in achieving better operational returns and environmental sustainability goals. With headquarters in Singapore, KoolLogix has successfully deployed its solution to colocation, enterprise, and supercomputer data centers, servicing low to high power density ecosystems. The company is currently on its journey towards global expansion.
Guest Speakers: Dr. Seri Lee is a Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at KoolLogix. Dr. Lee has been a leader in t...2024-02-2939 min
Rich Valdés America At NightPablo Pizarro, Erica Knight, & David WanetickPastor Pablo Pizarro joins us to discuss his new book "If You Only Knew" which details his journey from growing up in poverty to running one of the largest churches in Newark, New Jersey. Next, founder of Knox Strategies Erica Knight explains why Trump is a master at controlling the narrative in the media. Then CEO of Davos in the Desert David Wanetick breaks down many of the issues facing Americans today. Finally, we take your calls in open phones across America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2024-02-212h 03
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesChina’s Role in Arming Hamas with Carice WitteThis impassioned podcast discusses the extent to which China sells weapons to Middle East countries. It also addresses how Chinese arms are making their way to Hamas in Gaza. Other issues broached include:
What is China doing on the diplomatic front to support Hamas?
What is China’s end game in terms of siding with Hamas against Israel?
Why is China supporting the Houthis when Houthi attacks on maritime traffic are detrimental to China’s economic interests?
What is China doing to win the hearts and minds of Gazans?
To what extent is Beijing’s vitriol against Israel a func...2024-01-2549 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesAn Overview of Data Center Cooling TechnologiesThis podcast is bursting with insights into the data center cooling technology industry. Listeners will learn about the considerations that go into placing data centers, such as vulnerability to natural disasters, temperature and humidity, physical security concerns, sourcing bandwidth and power and community opposition. The session covers a variety of cooling technologies that data centers are employing such as cold plate, immersion cooling, water cooling, direct-to-chip cooling and air conditioning. We discuss the impact that AI and quantum computing may have on demand for data centers as well as AI’s sensitivity to reliability. We talk about diverting heat to...2024-01-1256 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert Israeli Emerging Technologies Conference presents NanoScentNanoScent is an engineering-driven start-up with 17 patents for its proprietary, nanotechnology-based sensing technology.
NanoScent’s expertise is in the development and production of high-precision gas analysis systems for complex environments. Established in 2017 and located in Misgav, Israel, NanoScent is leading the way for innovating gas monitoring technology with its tech know-how and state-of-the-art laboratories.
In NanoScent’s portfolio is VOCID® H2Confirm, a monitoring solution for quantifying hydrogen quality and cleanliness in real-time, ensuring the supply is free of contaminants like humidity and oxygen by providing real time measurements of moisture and oxygen at the ppm l...2023-12-0625 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert Israeli Emerging Technologies Conference presents CardiacSenseCardiacSense, a medical device company, developed and is now selling FDA/CE cleared, wrist-based devices for continuous, accurate monitoring of human health. We enable optimal, rapid, access to actionable medical data, ensuring superior care. Our system detects atrial fibrillation with 99% accuracy.
System includes a smart wristband that continuously monitors physiological measurements, transmitting medical data directly to patients’ smartphones. Data is analyzed using proprietary algorithms and AI and medical alerts are displayed on the wristband, to the nurse-station and emailed to patient/doctor.
We are expanding capabilities to measure absolute blood pressure and CHF deterioration attracting in...2023-12-0533 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert Israeli Emerging Technologies Conference presents SolarWat Ltd.SolarWat (SLW) is an Israeli clean-energy start-up company that has developed patent-protected innovative, proven, comprehensive PV technology that consists of:
Disruptive PV panel technology that provides significantly higher energy yield at a lower panel Cost/Watt
An innovative PV panel manufacturing technology that substantially decreases the SLW panel C/W.
The advantages of SLW technology, combined with a partnership with the famous European PV panel manufacturer of production lines, allow us to stand out from the rest of the panel manufacturers and establish a viable PV panel manufacturing plant in Israel and the EU.
Our t...2023-12-0224 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert Israeli Emerging Technologies Conference presents AgrinozeSAME FIELD, MORE YIELD. With a goal of ZERO% FERTILIZER MORE FOOD. FEWER RESOURCES. CLEANER PLANET.
Breaking the paradigm of conventional fertilization protocol which returns measured loss of dry material.
People all over the world are struggling with the impact of globalwarming including food shortages, water scarcity and toxic gasemissions.
Our differentiated and sustainable solution, is deployed andimplemented across many geographies, increasing yield, saving water, reducing fertilizer usage to zero and improving CO2 absorption in soil.2023-12-0132 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert Israeli Emerging Technologies Conference presents NovaSightEstablished in 2016, NovaSight is a growing pediatric ophthalmology medical device company with a vision to change the lives of millions by introducing eye tracking based vision care solutions and data analytics into fun and engaging medical devices specially designed for the unique needs and attention spans of children.
NovaSight is focused on three main segments: Amblyopia treatment, Myopia prevention and Vision diagnostics.2023-11-2626 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert Israeli Emerging Technologies Conference presents Vanilla VidaThrough groundbreaking innovative, agro-tech processes, and data-driven curing, Vanilla Vida sets out to provide top-quality, tailor-made natural vanilla. We unlock new possibilities by offering a stable & sustainable vanilla supply chain.We grow vanilla in zero-carbon footprint greenhouses and operate a novel data-driven indoor curing facility, which allows us to naturally navigate the sensory profile of the vanilla beans in accordance with specific demands. By achieving the world's most vanillin-concentrated vanilla – as recognized by leading F&F companies – we help our clients "do more with less" and maximize the cost-efficiency of their vanilla operations.2023-11-2626 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert Israeli Emerging Technolgies Conference presents BetterSeedsBetterSeeds, a deep-tech plant genetics company, enables food security with its breakthrough gene editing technology.
BetterSeeds solves two major problems for food supply: The limited applicability of CRISPR on all crops; and Climate change’s negative effect on crop yields.
BetterSeeds’ unique molecular technology platform, EDGE (Efficient Delivery of Gene Editing), enables the broad crop use of CRISPR, thus providing a wider-range of crops integrated with innovative traits.
Using its technology BetterSeeds enhances cash crops to face climate change, by applying the company's unique traits platform such as drought and heat resiliency.
Bet...2023-11-2423 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesGrowDirector - Israeli Emerging Technologies ConferenceDavid Wanetick, Founder and CEO of Davos in the Desert introduces Dima Chernobilski, Co-Founder and CEO of GrowDirector.2023-11-1632 minDavos in the Desert Podcast SeriesTHE GLOBALISTS’ THREAT TO LIFE,
LIBERTY AND SOVEREIGNTYThe United States is about to surrender its sovereignty to the machinations of the World Health Organization and other internationalist bodies. Once this happens, the WHO will be able to force the United States to acquiesce to its authoritarian demands.
Simply by deeming anything it wishes (climate change, racism, inequality) as a health emergency, the WHO can require its signatory nations to restrict the prescription of approved and effective medicines, enforce mandatory vaccinations, implement vaccine passports, ram through quarantines, restrict free speech and rewrite border control laws.
Globalists have written that, during times of climate c...2023-11-0236 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDavos in the Desert Conference on Anti-Aging - Business Intro: Trans TimeOur podcasts feature thought leaders in business and public policy. Our sessions are meant to be informative and thought-provoking.
This podcast introduces listeners to Trans Time, a company that is pioneering cryonic suspension services. Our guest is Steve Garan, the Chief Technology Officer of Trans Time.
Nothing in this podcast should be construed as investment advice. Listeners interested in engaging with, or investing in, Trans Time should conduct their own research and/or retain their own advisors. 2023-10-1948 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesInsights into Anti-Aging Technologies with Steve GaranHave you heard that new technologies are being developed to decelerate the aging process? Research is even being conducted to revive the dead. In fact, hundreds of Americans have already paid a pretty penny to have their corpses preserved with cryonics? Does this sound intriguing? Then, you really should listen to this fascinating podcast.
The following are among the issues discussed:
Why is slowing down the aging process so difficult?
Which technologies help researchers understand the aging process? (Hints are data visualization, nanotechnology, CRISPR and quantum computing.)
Which dead animals have been revived?
Roughly how many Am...2023-09-2239 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesA Primer on the Diamond Industry with Avi KrawitzThis podcast is bursting with insights into the diamond industry. Listeners will learn about how diamonds are sourced, the geographies where demand is picking up, competition from lab grown diamonds, the impact of artificial intelligence and much more. The following are among the issues discussed:
Which countries are the primary sources of natural diamonds?
How much of an impact might more stringent sanctions on Russian diamonds have on worldwide diamond prices?
Why is Botswana an important part of the diamond ecology? Is the Wagner Group a threat? What is beneficiation?
What are the 4Cs of appraising diamonds? Do d...2023-09-0658 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesCCP’s Infiltration into U.S. Institutions with Christopher TalgoThe Chinese Communist Party is waging a multi-pronged war on America, at least in terms of winning our hearts and minds. The CCP is influencing the curriculum from elementary schools through graduate programs. The CCP is supportive of radical groups such as Black Lives Matter and Antifa. CCP operatives have gained extremely close access to Democrat office holders such as Congressman Eric Swalwell and Senator Diane Feinstein.
The following are among the issues discussed:
What is the extent of Chinese military age men crossing our southern border? What might be their intentions?
What role is the Chin...2023-09-0541 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesInvesting in the Hotel Industry with Michael StohlerThis fascinating podcast discusses many reasons why some investors are attracted to the hotel industry. Hotels offer significant leverage, the ability to dynamically adjust rates and a positive passive income profile. Hotel investors gain exposure to the real estate market without being burdened with leases, squatters and evictions.
The following are among the issues discussed:
How can accredited investors get involved in investing in hotels?
What is the definition of cap rates? Average daily rates? Revenue per available room?
What should investors look for in terms of location when investing in hotels?
Are robots ready to as...2023-09-0546 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesInsights into Artificial Intelligence with Steve GaranWhat happens when two of the world’s most brilliant minds collide on the direction of artificial intelligence? Listen to this spirited podcast as the guest and host engage in intellectual fisticuffs on the following issues:
Is AI a dehumanization tool?
Can brain-computer interfaces be used by authoritarian governments to achieve mind control?
Where does the line of demarcation lie between software and AI?
How do consumer-oriented AI programs like ChatGPT work?
Is there a kill-switch for AI?
How would one know if AI programs designed to test other AI programs are meritorious or simply digital snake oil?
Wi...2023-08-281h 02
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesAn Overview of the Homebuilding Industry with Steve PeroccoThis session provides keen insights into trends occurring in the homebuilding industry. Data is provided with respect to sales of existing and new homes as well as trends in average selling prices. Light is shed on the impact of higher mortgage rates, affordability, insurance costs, and building materials costs. We also discuss the trend of smaller houses being built, possible more scrutiny placed on jumbo mortgages and the impact that student loan repayments may have on the housing market.
Guest Speaker: Steve Percocco, Securities Analyst, Lark Research
Mr. Percocco is a Securities Analyst at Lark Res...2023-08-2541 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesAn Overview of the Semiconductor Industry with Tore SvanbergAre you ready to go on a whirlwind tour of the semiconductor industry? If so, strap yourself in. This highly informative podcast presents interesting insights into many segments of the semiconductor industry such as analog, microprocessors, memory, silicon carbide, gallium nitrite and gallium arsenide.
The following are among the issues discussed:
What are the primary differences between analog and digital semiconductors? Which semiconductor segment can be referred to as the brains of devices?
What are the primary end markets for analog, microprocessors, memory and silicon carbide?
How common is licensing in the semiconductor industry? What are th...2023-08-2441 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesAn Overview of Rockets and Satellites with Ashlee VanceAre you interested in rockets and satellites but don’t know where to get an understanding of related developments? Are you looking for a great primer on the subject? Well, you found it. This fascinating podcast with Elon Musk’s biographer addresses questions and topics such as:
What caused NASA to completely loose its rocket launching mojo? What is the argument for completely defunding NASA?
What factors enabled start-up rocket companies to produce rockets so inexpensively?What percent, on average, of a rocket’s weight is related to its cargo?
Why is it almost certain that the moon w...2023-08-2248 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesSocial Credit Scoring in America with Donald KendalHas social credit scoring arrived in the United States? Some say it has.
ESG scoring has metastasized all over corporate America. Politically correct companies are rewarded with lower interest rate loans. In some cases, conservative Americans are being cut off from social media, banks and payment platforms. Democrat lawmakers tried to place siting Republican Senators on the no-fly list in January of 2021. Woke America is allowed to contest elections. When Republicans do so, they are charged with criminal behavior.
This fascinating session discusses breaking issues such as the subjectiveness of ESG scoring, so-called predictive ESG m...2023-08-1953 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe World Health Organization’s Power Grab with Dr. Meryll NassThis highly insightful session discusses the policies the World Health Organization is pursuing to control many aspects of the worldwide populace’s daily lives. Inasmuch as can be determined, the WHO is preparing to dictate which drugs should be administered and which medicines doctors will be forbidden to prescribe. The WHO is developing policies with respect to vaccine passports, quarantining, requiring states to surveil their media and proscribing border closures. The WHO (together with the United Nations) wants to have wide latitude to declare a health risk—so-called Climate Change, racism, global inequality and developments occurring in outer space are...2023-08-1848 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Winners and Losers in the Race to Go Green with Henry SandersonProducing the rare earth minerals necessary to build electric vehicles is not easy or inexpensive. Mining by nature is a dangerous business. Deadly accidents occur and long-term health issues arise from mining. Tremendous amounts of diesel fuel and electricity are used in mineral extraction. A bottleneck largely exists in getting these rare earth minerals to market as processing is expensive and is largely controlled by Chinese companies.
Listen to this podcast and gain insight into issues such as:
Which rare earth minerals are in abundant supply? Which rare earth minerals are extracted as byproducts of other m...2023-08-0937 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe American Government’s Landgrab with Margaret ByfieldThis highly informative session discusses the policies the federal government is taking to seize control of an increasing amount of America’s land used by farmers and ranchers. For instance, under the Conservation Reserve Program, the government pays farmers to refrain from developing portions of their land. Then, when endangered species are found on such land, the owners are forbidden to utilize lands that host such critical habitats. No further compensation is directed at landowners who are forbidden from developing critical habitats. Expensive studies must be conducted to disprove the government’s contentions as to the presence of endangered spec...2023-08-0941 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesClimate Change Misinformation with Kevin KirchmanKevin Kirchman caught the European Space Agency red-handed. The ESA tried to pull the wool over our eyes by reporting record temperatures. How did they do this? The ESA switched the temperature reporting standards from two meters above land surface to land surface. The ESA reportedly explained that “…actual temperature of the land’s surface is significantly hotter than air temperatures."
This session lays waste to the notion that research exists to demonstrate rising temperatures over the last several centuries. There is no reliable data to support such contentions. Measuring devices were variable and inaccurate and there were n...2023-07-2249 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesMultiple Paths to Going Public with Andrea CataneoThis highly informative session discusses which companies should and should not seek to become publicly traded. It also imparts insight into the costs of going public and remaining public. A variety of paths a private company can take to become a public company are thoroughly explored. The following are among the issues discussed during this session:
How much revenue are companies required to generate in order to go public?
Are accountants required to review their publicly traded clients’ quarterly financial statements?
What is the minimum number of shareholders required to become an OTC company?
What are the advantages an...2023-07-2254 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Climate Change Lie with James R. GorrieWe are told to unquestioningly believe that mankind is solely responsible for so-called climate change. To ask any questions is said to be anti-science. But skewering people for asking questions about a scientific matter is anti-science.
The climate change chest beaters are clearly becoming unhinged. The face of the climate change movement has been led by then 14-year old Greta Thunberg who has no academic credentials to support her claims. It is said that racism is a driver of climate change. (If 50% of the white men responsible for climate change identified as black women, how much would...2023-07-1846 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesChina’s Quest to Control Life with Brandon WeichertIs China weaponizing life sciences? There is evidence that China engineered the COVID pathogen. If the COVID pathogen occurred naturally, it would have evolved. But this didn’t happen. Also, the unnatural features of the virus suggest that gene splicing took place.
Brandon Weichert discusses China’s gene doping initiatives. China is already gene doing its police and military dogs. Is creating genetically superior soldiers far behind?
China is accumulating the DNA makeup of westerners at a frenetic pace. What are their intentions? Creating targeted viruses to take out specific groups of people or individuals?
...2023-06-061h 01
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesHolding the Purveyors of Misguided COVID Policy Accountable with Brad DacusBrad Dacus provides insight into the nature of some of the hundreds of cases that the Pacific Justice Institute is pursuing in its attempts to provide justice to those mistreated during the reign of terror waged during the COVID pandemic. Many thousands of members of the military were delisted because of their aversion to becoming vaccinated with an untested concoction. The PJI is working to get many of these soldiers reenlisted with back pay and the same rank. Hundreds of employers summarily dismissed their unvaccinated employees. The health care establishment waged medical apartheid against the unvaccinated, relegating them to...2023-06-0340 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Threat of the World Health Organization with David BellThe World Health Organization is not what it used to be. The World Health Organization should not be confused with the Red Cross.
A growing incidence of the WHO’s budget hails from directed funding, many of whose contributors have axes to grind and drugs to promote. The WHO is largely influenced by China which contributes less money to the WHO than Nigeria.
It is unclear how much funding is directed to the WHO’s administration and no organization has the authority to audit the WHO’s books. The WHO is an undemocratic organization whose Direct...2023-05-2651 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Dangers of Classifying Americans by Race with Professor David BernsteinShould Elon Musk be classified as an African American? Why are Afghans classified as white? Is an Argentinian of direct German descent a Latin American or a European? Should anyone care?
Listen to Professor David Bernstein speak about the illogic of classifying Americans by race especially as there are more mixed-race marriages and adoptions. There are no standard definitions of race and bi-racial people are often unable to choose multiple racial classifications.
Some university and job applicants have great latitude when identifying as particular races. Many choose the races that are reported to be the mo...2023-05-2544 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesPaving the Way for Regime Change in North Korea with Suzanne ScholteListen to this podcast to learn about the messaging that Free North Korea Radio is broadcasting into North Korea. Discover how North Koreans are listening to such broadcasts and how targeted the messaging has become. Also, learn about the effectiveness of leaflet drops and rice bottles floating in rivers in spreading the message of human rights in North Korea.
The following are among the other issues discussed during this fascinating webinar:
· The whole world is sympathetic to the plight of North Koreans, except for 30% of South Koreans.
· Why could an End of War Declaration be ruin...2023-05-2452 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Role of Hospitals in COVID Deaths with Ralph LorigoRalph Lorigo successfully litigated scores of cases against hospitals throughout 40 states. What was the common complaint? Hospitals refused to administer Ivermectin, a drug that has been prescribed about 3 billion times over the past 35 years, with almost no reported adverse effects. At costs of many tens of thousands of dollars per litigation, hospitals hired the best law firms to use every litigation stall tactic (motions to dismiss, stays, appeals) to prevent patients from gaining access to life-saving Ivermectin (which costs less than $1 per pill). Hospitals even appealed cases when the patient received Ivermectin and lived, just to prevent precedent.
2023-05-2356 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesData Driven Political Campaigns with George KhalafDuring this podcast, George Khalaf discusses how he and his team use data to target candidate messaging and tweak candidate messaging so as to resonate with various audiences without compromising underlying policy positions. George also discusses the limitations of running a data-centric campaign.
The program explores the reliability of surveys, how they should be best crafted and the related expenses. We chat about the extent to which some survey companies may intentionally skew survey results so as to affect the motivation of campaign staffers and contributors as well as cause the misallocation of rival candidates’ campaign resources....2023-05-1935 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesAn Overview of Senior Helpers with James DevarySenior Helpers is a nation-wide franchise that sends caregivers to the residences of the elderly. These well-trained and well-screened caregivers help clients with daily living tasks, driving them to appointments and social events, and reminding them of complying with prescriptions.
The following are among the issues discussed during this informative podcast:
The recruitment, training, screening and supervision of care givers.
Range of services provided.
Availability of caregivers. Related fees and interaction with third-party payors.
How caregivers help clients socialize.
Use of portal to keep family members abreast of clients’ treatments and activities.
Potential use of technology and robo...2023-05-1829 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe War on Catholics with Michael P. McDonaldThis chilling podcast sheds light on the Biden Administration’s war on Catholics.
The FBI issued a memo that called for the deracination of “Radical-Traditional Catholics.” This was to be accomplished by “developing sources with access to places of worship.” The faulty logic behind the memo hailed from the Southern Poverty Law Center which has essentially suggested that the entire Roman Catholic Church should be considered a hate group.
Since the leak of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision on abortion, roughly 200 Catholic churches and pro-life centers have been attacked. The Justice Department and the FBI almost u...2023-05-1142 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesPreparing for Conflict with China with Seth CropseyThis fascinating session covers a wide array of issues. We begin by discussing recent tension points between the United States and China. Among these sources of strife are the propagation of COVID from China, China’s role in the smuggling of fentanyl into the United States, and China’s collection of a multitude of datapoints on tens of millions of Americans.
Mr. Cropsey opines as to the extent that the U.S. military is weakened by de-enlistment due to vaccination mandates, critical race theory brainwashing and the supply of enormous munitions to Ukraine. He explains how U.S. t...2023-05-0244 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesInstitutionalized Corruption at the United Nations with Peter GalloPeter Gallo discusses how his investigations into corruption at the United Nations were stymied at every turn. Investigators must wait 21 days before traveling abroad. Mr. Gallo was threatened with contract non-renewal for asking questions that were not pre-approved. Investigations are thwarted by the siloing of departments at the UN, where investigators lack inter-department authority. There is no investigatory authority at the UN’s Human Rights Commission.
Worse than monetary mismanagement is that the misuse of UN coffers may be propping up dictators. For instance, the UN spent $100 million at the Damascus Four Seasons which was run by a c...2023-05-021h 10
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesInternational Dimensionsof the Civil War with Professor Adrian BrettleThe Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. Altogether, over 600,000 died in the conflict—more fatalities than World War I and World War II combined. A soldier was 13 times more likely to die in the Civil War than in the Vietnam War. There may have been as many as 60,000 excruciatingly painful amputations performed during the Civil War.
As gory as the Civil War was, Professor Brettle explains that the United States was on the brink of the internecine strife boiling over into a world war. Bringing an international perspective to the Civil War, Professor Brettle disc...2023-03-3153 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesDanger on America’s Doorstep with Irina TsukermanAmerica’s enemies such as Iran, China, and Russia are swarming all over Latin America. Many of their inimical actions are coordinated. Their actions are designed to skirt sanctions, secure crucial resources and win the hearts and minds of the local populations.
This fascinating podcast discusses issues such as:
Building of soft power through the likes of 80 Iranian cultural centers in Latin America.
The Chinese recruiting waves of Latin American soldiers for training in China.
Coordination between the Chinese government and Mexican drug cartels to smuggle drugs such as fentanyl into the United States.
Iranian military vessels...2023-03-2353 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Weaponization of Medicine with Dr. Robert MaloneHundreds of brilliant researchers made heroic efforts to bring effective anti-COVID-19 vaccines to market in record time. Their valiant efforts should neither be underestimated nor forgotten.
However, there was also a lot of weird shit going on concurrently. Some might say some COVID policies were premeditated and maniacally evil. The tragic and avoidable loss of life resulting from anti-COVID policies should neither be understated nor forgotten.
The following are among the issues that Dr. Robert Malone discusses in connection with vaccines ostensibly designed to combat COVID-19:
The destruction of vaccination control groups, rendering long-term d...2023-03-231h 27
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Evils of Critical Race Theory with Donna JacksonTopic: The Evils of Critical Race Theory
Donna Jackson pulls no punches in taking to task the pernicious promoters of critical race theory. She discusses how relentless CRT-driven race baiting sews strife among the populace. She explains how white communities, such as East Palestine, Ohio, are largely overlooked when tragedy strikes. Donna educates the listener on how the warped notion of “equity” de-incentivizes people of all races to achieve their potential.
She goes on the tell us how CRT causes children to hate their parents, especially when at least one parent is of a different race...2023-03-1448 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesArizona’s Compromised 2022 Elections with Mark SonnenklarTopic: Arizona’s Compromised 2022 Elections
Mark Sonnenklar served as a roving attorney in Maricopa County during Arizona’s 2022 primary and general elections, published a comprehensive report regarding the experiences of eleven of the seventeen roving attorneys in Maricopa County on general election day, and was an important member of Kari Lake’s legal team during her election contest. Mark discusses the pervasive malfeasance of Maricopa County election officials during the 2022 general election.
For example, nearly 60% of the vote centers in Maricopa County had material problems getting the tabulators to tabulate the printed ballots on election day (whe...2023-03-101h 03
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesLessons in City Management with the Honorable Kevin HartkeTopic: Lessons in City Management with the Honorable Kevin Hartke
Chandler, AZ is one of the nation’s best run cities. Taxes are low and the quality of living is high. It is one of the few cities that has an AAA rating from all of the credit rating agencies and crime is about as low as it has been since the late 1980s, when Chandler was only about a quarter of its current population.
Listen to this intriguing podcast to learn how Chandler manages its finances, is reducing the incidence of homelessness, civilianizing elements of i...2023-03-0834 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesLegal Issues That Arise in Acquisitions with Brian BurtTopic: Legal Issues That Arise in Acquisitions
The role of transactions lawyers is to structure and de-risk deals for clients. Transactions lawyers are instrumental in facilitating due diligence, structuring deals to address payment terms, tax treatment, and risk allocation, and managing deal logistics. One of the nation’s preeminent corporate lawyers shares keen insights, relates common mistakes made in preparing for acquisitions and imparts war stories during this highly informative session.
The following are among the issues discussed during this insightful podcast:
How to prepare for due diligence
Hiring interim CFOs and investment bankers
Diff...2023-03-0450 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesManaging Restaurant Turnarounds with Mark ByersTopic: Managing Restaurant Turnarounds
The restaurant industry has been hit hard in recent years due to COVID-19, a tight labor market and sky-high food costs. In some cases, hiring professional management and implementing state-of-the-art technology has backfired. It is not surprising that many restaurant operators are in need of a turnaround. Fortunately, our guest, Mark Byars has many years of experience in turning around restaurants and other businesses.
The following are among the issues discussed during this highly informative podcast:
How should agreements with CEOs be crafted to incentive CEOs while providing owners with th...2023-03-0233 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesValuing Restaurants with Bruce E. JonesTopic: Valuing Restaurants
The old saw about the only way to make a small fortune in the restaurant industry is to start with a big fortune is far from universally true. Many restaurateurs have become wealthy by operating their restaurants.
So, how should restaurants be valued, especially when recent years’ results have been so skewed by COVID-19? Are capitalizations of earnings methods appropriate? Should discounted cash flows be calculated? What multiples should be applied?
The following are among the issues discussed during this highly informative podcast:
· How to calculate Seller Discretionary Earnin...2023-03-0243 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Role of Interim CFOs During Acquisitions with Earl HopperTopic: The Role of Interim CFOs During Acquisitions
Interim Chief Financial Officers can make or break deals. CEOs, owners and boards of directors must make sure that they have capable and conscientious CFOs in place well before executing a transaction. Capable interim CFOs often pay for themselves in terms of implementing tighter financial controls, removing inefficiencies, receiving payments more promptly, obtaining less expensive financing, and negotiating better terms in the acquisitions of their client companies.
The following are among the issues discussed during this highly informative podcast:
When should an interim CFO be hired?
Wh...2023-03-0141 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesCece’s Hope Center’s Role in Saving Sex Traffic Victims with Rene LopezThis session discusses the plight of female sex trafficking victims. Light is shed as to the causes of sex trafficking, including the role of the foster care system, parenting and drugs. Enduring emotional scarring, relapsing and reverting to the sex industry are common and discussed during this podcast.
Fortunately, there are organizations such as CeCe’s Hope Center that are dedicated to saving victims of sexual exploitation. To help these young women get on their feet, CeCe’s Hope provides a residence and arranges for drug detox treatment, career counseling and allowances for transportation and wardrobes.
Ot...2023-03-0143 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesThe Unfolding Food CrisisBarren supermarket shelves. Eight dollars for a carton of eggs. Given the unavailability of food staples and skyrocketing prices of essential food, weekly visits to the supermarket have turned into traumatic events. To what extent is the tenuous food situation a manifestation of woke intentions versus a menagerie of irrational progressive policies?
COVID-19 can no longer be blamed for dwindling food supplies. At the time of the production of this podcast, Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine was not restricting the export of that much of Ukraine’s harvest. More mendacious factors are at work. The genesis and p...2023-02-2852 min
Davos in the Desert Podcast SeriesCharitable Giving When Selling Your Company with Tiffany HouseCharitable giving and selling your company are not necessarily two distinct activities. With a little planning before the sale of your company, you can establish a charitable trust that can yield you a near-term tax deduction; reduced capital, income and estate tax obligations; and, income over many years. Of course, the charities or religious organizations of your choosing can be named as the beneficiaries of your trust. To paraphrase our guest, Tiffany House, “Some charitable trusts are so compelling that it almost pays to donate to charities, even if you were not planning to do so.”
The foll...2023-02-2329 min
Kidon: War Stories On The Cutting Edge Of IP MonetizationDavid Wanetick - Kidon IP War Stories with David CohenIn this episode, David Cohen interviews David Wanetick, the CEO of IncreMental Advantage, LLC. David has valued thousands of patents for Fortune 100 companies, start-ups, mid-sized companies, university technology transfer offices, national laboratories, and hedge funds. David is active in monetizing patents. He is a Managing Director at JD Merit, and he developed and runs the Certified Patent Valuation Analyst designation. The CPVA program has been run all over the world for more than 12 years. Some 250 testimonials are available at the CPVA website. David is the author of seven books including Plight of the Patentee: The Case for Restoring Inventors’ Rig...2022-08-0144 min