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Pots & Trowels PodcastHampton Court Palace Garden Festival - Grow Roses on any Soil! Carrot Recipe & Floral MarqueeGarden tips, a super carrot recipe & Martin and Jill take time out of the busy show schedule to chat to some of the exhibitors at RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden FestivalCarrot Biryani Recipe Link: Carrots-star-of-the-show-in-julys-kitchen Videos Mentioned:01:20 Streptocarpus Masterclass https://youtu.be/14-pEN5nz1s 05:52 Fuchsia Masterclass https://youtu.be/_Ekhm1sCEms 07:01 Alpine Masterclass https://youtu.be/TXfPhQ10P8I 08:30 Saracenia / Carnivorous Plants https://youtu.be/6nWLZqfplEIef 25:01 How to Thin Carrots https://youtu.be/op4H_i...2025-07-1328 min
Bizzy SignalSTOP and Listen!! This PodCast on Cyber Security is Mandatory for All Executives and OwnersThe advent of the internet is probably the only historical event that challenges its’ horrible technochild – CyberCrime. Cybercrime worldwide is estimated to hit $10.5 trillion in 2025. More scary, Cybercrime is estimated to be increased between 22 and 25% per year based on the BRIs Internet Crime Complaint Center. Just like having car insurance or life insurance, the cost of a cyber attack is so great companies cannot afford to not have this insurance in some way. However, to obtain this insurance at a reasonable price, your company needs to have an audit completed and a certified document completed.Terry Br...2025-06-1622 minBizzy Signal"River of Nickels" Emphasized in Cost SavingsThe initial concept of River of Nickels was coined by our good buddy Jim Yount. While you may step over a nickel because you felt it wasn’t worth your time, what if picking up a nickel led to many nickels which then led to dimes, quarters and ultimately dollars? Then, you would be much more interested in that first nickel.Today, I have the honor of chatting with someone who has spent their career picking up those nickels and turning them into dollars. As he would describe it, these are the costs within a business that seem...2025-05-2628 minBizzy SignalCorrect Coverage; How to Make Sure You're Getting the Right Coverage at the Right PriceWe all have a recent story of the rising cost of insurance and how we have seen the changes that affect each of our daily lives. I was recently in a conversation with a friend that was explaining a flood in one of their factories and although they had a substantial amount of building insurance but for some reason it didn’t include flood insurance. Furthermore, this business used a ton of water to run their business, but flood insurance was never brought up by the agent.We are fortunate today to have a gentleman that focuses on r...2025-05-1228 minBizzy SignalNumbers Don’t Lie; The Importance of Analyzing the Monthly ReportAnyone can report monthly numbers, but only true professionals can help decipher those monthly numbers. Today we have a great guy that has spent his career not only reporting, but clearly deciphering the information.Jeff Villano is an Accounting Services Manager with Mogg and Associates and has been instrumental in explaining monthly reports to clients of all levels of sophistication for years.For all sizes of businesses, Jeff and Mogg and Associates can help companies not only report, but create a true "Story" that tells of the companies' success. 2025-04-2823 minBizzy SignalBringing Genuine and Intentional Focus; Making Sure Everyone is HeardIn a recent conversation, I found myself mesmerized by a question that came up – how often are you fully intentional and genuinely engaged in interactions. And to make the question even more profound, how much time do you spend preparing yourself so that in the moment you are able to be fully intentional and engaged.The person on the other end of that question that day at Gaetano’s Italian Restaurant was Marc Wallace, a Vistage Master Chair and a true embodiment of that very topic. 2025-04-0728 minBizzy SignalFinding the “Right Revenue”; Making sure your house is clean before you put new furniture in itSo many companies I talk to focus on revenue – what is your gross revenue, what is your net revenue, what is your EBIDTA? However, talking about profit margins should many times lead the way. Today, we have someone with us that helps companies make sure that they are focused more on the bottom line than the top line. Dafne Tsakiris is the founder and CEO of Launch Point, a company that’s solely focused on removing operational bottlenecks so companies can see their profit margins increase.Calling Dafne to talk about your operational process...2025-03-2722 minBizzy SignalMortgage During Divorce: Navigating Through the Financial StuffThe most recent numbers show that during our lifetimes, over 50% of us will go through the stressful and unfortunate pain of divorce. During this time, the emotional burden is so difficult that many of the important financial decisions are put on the back burner or not given the care that will be necessary for future success.Our host today, Vince Reece, knows the difficulty of this process and how easy it is for divorcees to get taken advantage of during divorce. Vince is a Certified Divorce Lending Professional, and he is here today to give us...2025-02-2723 minBizzy SignalDancing Like Snoopy: Maintaining Optimism as an EntrepreneurSolopreneur and Entrepreneurs - Start Your Day with this one!! A serial entrepreneur and great friend, Jim Yount, is back for a second round. This time Jim talks about dancing like snoopy, never giving up and the importance of "micro-movements" forward.Jim helps us all maintain an upbeat attitude and helps us with some ways of turning pessimism into optimism. 2025-02-1918 minBizzy SignalThe Importance of a Strong Brand Platform: If You Don’t Create Your Purpose, Others Will Create it for YouAs documented in a recent study, businesses that have a clear and evident stated brand story and brand values have a 30% increase in customer satisfaction (as rated by NPS - Net Promoter Score). Today we have a great partner and good friend of mine, Mel Walz from eCollective whose purpose in life is to create more effective brand strategies through a strong brand platform, messaging and overall interactions with customers. 2025-02-0717 min
Bizzy SignalTireSocks to Sporty Pickle, Why Entrepreneurs Must Always EvolveWe start a multiple week series talking to entrepenuers who have disrupted their industry through their contemporary thinking and challenging the status quo.This week, we rename the podcast to the Real Dill Podcast, talking to a long-time successful entrepreneur, Jarrett Gordon who established the Sporty Pickle in Centennial, Colorado in July of 2024.If you have ever attended an event at Top Golf and like the brand, you HAVE to join Jarrett and his team at the Sporty Pickle for a drink, a dink, and their specialty the Spicy Pickles!! 2025-01-1726 minBizzy SignalThe Realist Realtor: When it is the Right Time to Sell and NOT to SellFor most of us, we have had 3 – 6 homes in our lives. Every time we buy and sell a home, it is an emotional transaction. After all, we’ve lived and made memories in these homes for years.In every transaction, we have probably remembered whether it was a pleasant or unpleasant interaction, and it probably centered around how our real estate agent advocated for us during the deal.Today we have a realtor that wants the best for her clients, even when that means NOT selling a home. Olivia Kunevicius has been advocating for her clients...2025-01-0924 min
The Dead Pair Podcast194, 2024 Year End Review w/Michael Hampton Jr.!Send us a text For our 2024 Year End Review we are joined by Michael Hampton Jr. to discuss everything from the FITASC debacle, to the Nationals, to reviewing your personal performance and making plans for the next year. Our year end review is geared to helping you review the 2024 shooting season and to help make a good plan for the 2025 season. Lots of good information!- Elite Shotguns - https://elite-shotguns.com- Fiocchi USA - https://fiocchiusa.com- Atlas Traps - https://www.atlastraps.com- Rhino Chokes - https...2024-12-1950 minBizzy SignalTrusted Wealth Advisors, The Expectations of the Value Add GenerationThe wealth management space has increased dramatically with the most recent numbers being over 15,000 advisory companies in the United States which has doubled in the last 20 years. However, the term “wealth manager or financial advisor” has become very opaque and very broad. Many of the wealth managers are investing money in a set portfolio which could be handled through a robo-advisor or direct investment.Our guest today prides himself in being a “value-add” wealth manager, holding himself out for giving increased service, knowledge and investment advice. Aaron Leatherwood has been in the financial services industry his whole c...2024-12-1721 minBizzy SignalYour Client has a deeper objective than your product or service. Do you know what it is?Chris Beauchamp with the Client School takes us on an insightful and enlightening journey around a concept he has termed the "Client Story of Care". From talking about how buyers connect to a more emotional objective to the concept of deep listening as a curious child, Chris' method is definitely unique but will keep you nodding your head as you get pulled deeper into the concept. 2024-12-0527 min
Food Court Movie PodcastFood Court Movie Podcast: ANORA starring Mikey Madison. The sexiest sad movie of the year...or vice versa?Let’s go to the ATM, Kill Donkeys! It's time for FOOD COURT, your favorite podcast, where we brave the malls and the movie halls so you don't have to!
Sean and Mampy watched ANORA, the new sex worker dramedy from Sean Baker. Will the fellas chuckle like they took too many painkillers? Or will they cry like they just realized their dreams will never come true? Tune in to find out!
So grab your popcorn, sneak in your snacks, and pop your pepto because it’s time to go to every bar in New York...2024-11-2059 minBizzy SignalCapital Gains Got You Down - Important Wealth Strategies to Help Ease the PainAs we get closer to the end of the year and inevitably the start of a new government administration, it is the right time to think about how you are focusing on tax strategies to strive to maintain more of your wealthOur guest today, Ryan Finch, has been a passionate investor since a very young age, making his first real estate investment when he was 19. Ryan has spent his career in the financial industry in various roles including commercial real estate lender, private banker, wealth management and has owned his own company, Tangible Wealth Solutions since 20162024-11-1422 minBizzy SignalSales Strategies for Growing Businesses; Focusing on the Individual, Not the ProblemEvery business has a product or service to sell and many of these products and services help business owners and individuals to solve or avert a challenge the company will face. However, the process of sales has evolved to being focused on getting to know the individual or business before selling the product or service.Our guest today, Stuart Pattison has been in a sales leadership position for most of his career. Stuart’s passion lies in helping other sales individuals in developing business through developing relationships. Stuart has built a career on one premise: the person on th...2024-11-1324 minBizzy SignalYou Leave Oil Changes to Professionals, Should You Do The Same With Hiring?All businesses have the same challenges; hiring, motivating and most importantly, retaining great employees. And while most business owners and executives are excellent at their role, many times they are not experts at determining if an employee is going to be a great cultural fit.Ultimately, there are individuals out there that have dedicated their entire career to finding talent and determining if that talent will fit and excel within a company’s culture.Today, we have one of those individuals. Jennie Champagne has perfected the craft of getting to know people and companies to dete...2024-09-2429 min
Washington WatchGreg Steube, Greg Murphy, Mary Szoch, Justin Folk, Sean HamptonOn today’s program:
Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the 17th District of Florida, contrasts an anti-Israel U.N. resolution with pro-Israel legislation recently passed in the House of Representative and discusses legislation he introduced to prohibit taxpayer- funded transgender surgeries for illegal immigrants in DHS custody.
Dr. Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, shares how Republicans in Congress should respond after the House of Representatives voted down a continuing resolution for government funding that included the SAVE Act to protect election integrity.
Mary Szoch, FRC's Director of the Center for Human Dignity, fa...2024-09-1954 minBizzy SignalNetworking; Listening Like Your Business Depends On ItThe skill of attentive and active listening is now and has always been the key to effective networking.Today we have a gentleman that has built his successful career on active and attentive listening. Kelly Condon and I met over 20 years ago at a soccer field where our daughters played soccer together. Kelly has always been in roles where he has the ability to impact other’s careers and help them through networking. Kelly has recently started with Fortis Bank and has been a top producer at some of the largest banks, including Cobiz and excel...2024-09-1820 min
The Dead Pair PodcastEPS 181, Nationals Preview + NSCA segment w/Neil Chadwick and Michael Hampton Jr.Send us a text The 2024 National Sporting Clays Championship at the National Shooting Complex is quickly approaching! There have been a lot of new changes to the shooting complex, as well as some of the events that have been relocated. Not to mention, there is some news about the Pro Squad, and even 2 main event entries into the National Championship that are being given away! Join us as we talk to Michael Hampton Jr for the NSCA monthly segment and Neil Chadwick as he brings us up to date on the events! Lots of good infor...2024-08-291h 03Bizzy Signal50% of Your Marketing is Working, Do You Know Which 50%?According to Deloitte Consulting, advertising costs have increased by 50% over the last 5 years due to the increased number of channels and noise in those channels.Today we talk to Adam Kemper, New Business Development Manager at New Fig Advertising. Adam talks about going down the streets where your clients are, measuring REAL metrics instead of vanity metrics, and having fun with your advertising. 2024-08-0524 minBizzy SignalHandling the Increasing Costs of Employee BenefitsDan Fallon, a Principal at One Digital gives us some sage advice on employee benefits. Dan talks about the importance of the Benefits Administrator, where to see red flags in your current benefits plans and misconceptions about benefits plans.Dan has dedicated his career to helping companies find the things in their plans where they are spending excessively or not getting the most benefits for the dollar. 2024-07-2920 min
Bizzy SignalBuilding Company Strategy is Like Setting Family Values: Set Them Before They Get Too BigThe Independence Day week gave us an opportunity to do something a little different. My twin 10 year olds, Huey and Hazel, take the microphone to interview me on how to grow companies revenue and decrease costs to grow smart. We talk about the importance of a strategic roadmap and why many company's margins stall as they grow. 2024-07-2208 minBizzy SignalLeveling the Benefits Playing Field for Small to Mid Sized Businesses : PEOs ExplainedMeg Gilland, Sr. Business Advisor at G&A partners steps away from her client advocacy role to help us understand how small to mid-sized businesses can benefit from the use of PEOs. Meg offers us an invaluable resource in napeo.org, an organization focused on helping small to mid sized businesses find the right PEO for their needs. 2024-07-1514 minBizzy Signal1099 and Self-Employed Individuals - How to Get Credit for Homebuying and Other Large PurchasesThis episode focuses on the difficult task of securing a home loan for 1099 and Self-Employed individuals. Although many 1099 and Self-Employed individuals have enough income and/or assets to act as collateral for a loan, Fannie and Freddie have created stringent guidelines on lending practices.Our guest today is Sarah Hubbard. Sarah has been helping individuals in the process of getting traditional and non-traditional home financing for the last 12 years. More impressively, when talking to people about who to contact for a home loan, Sarah’s name kept coming up. She is highly respected by her peers and her cl...2024-07-0821 minBizzy SignalProfit Death By A Thousand Paper Cuts; Finding Hidden Costs to Increase ProfitsIn this episode, we speak with a seasoned Fractional CFO veteran about the real costs that many companies do not see that become the real reasons for decreased profit margins. Our guest today, Drew Lyon is the founder and managing partner of Focused Energy. Over the past 12 years, Drew has helped numerous companies in assessing the real issues that hurt companies as they go through growth and maturity phases.Drew gives great wisdom on the importance of hiring and maintaining the Top 20% of employees, motivating the middle 50% and moving the bottom 30% out of the business. 2024-06-2424 min