Words of wisdom for all those in search of the enlightened life that leads to the divine.
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Better Together with Kosta Yepifantsev is a podcast about business, parenting and living life intentionally. We're here every week to bring you intentional conversations on making your own path to success, challenging the status quo, and finding all the ways we're better. Recorded in Cookeville, TN, Kosta joins guests from all walks of life to bring fresh perspective and start your week with purpose. We're better together.
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Jim Stengel, former CMO of the largest marketer in the world (Procter & Gamble), and now small company entrepreneur sits down for intimate conversations with the most dynamic CMOs from all over the industry. This is not your typical marketing podcast, this is a unique look at the thought process and motivation of the CMO. Jim, who put purpose on the map gets in depth with each guest to reveal more about this pivotal role every brand seeks to fill. Through personal and revealing discussions J ...
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The top-rated AJ Steel Show covers politics, money, sex, & everything in between. Voted the best new conservative podcast in America, AJ Steel has staked out a reputation of being "Unafraid to say what so many want to scream out". Controversial and brutally honest, AJ steel, an immigrant and self-made millionaire, never bows down to political correctness, or to the perpetually offended. Contact: ajsteelshow@gmail.com
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How Kosta Got Hacked with Dr. Muhammad Ismail
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PSA: If you get a random Dropbox Link from Kosta, please don't open it! 😬 Join Kosta and his guest: Dr. Muhammad Ismail Director of CEROC and Associate Professor of Computer Science at Tennessee Tech University. In this episode: This goes without saying, but we use the internet for everything. Even my washer and dryer are hooked up to Wi-Fi. That b…
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This morning I was trying to decide what to write And a thought came into my mind That had been brewing since yesterday: “Investment is more about valuing what you have Than it is about the acquisition of property.” Is that really right? I wondered. And then the second part came: “If you make good use of your present means, Property will fall into …
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I am drawn to the song of the heart, sung with others. It’s been so many years since I sang. Perhaps I will find a choir. The thought feels like home. And yet I live in the boonies, Not many great choral groups nearby. If I do join a choir, I want to find Some people who take it seriously, Not professional musicians, but musicians, Not just a handf…
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I am feeling rather practical today, More like a merchant, less like a poet. I am intrigued by watching money, Seeing it slowly trickle in, Marking down the numbers Alotting the returns And pouring a portion of my means, Into the opportunities that wait. And what’s the point? To grow in wealth. How vulgar that once seemed. And yet, as the rivers fl…
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In the early journey of the soul, Spirits long to test the waters, To experience all they can. They want to try this And try that. They are curious. And they grow in light Then fall behind, then grow, Then fall behind. And it’s similar for old souls, They too want to know what’s out there But with a different motive. They no longer Believe that the…
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We make do as best we can, don’t we? And when we can’t, it’s over. And that’s it. That’s the story of life. People living, people dying. Some live well and some are lost In the problems they find along the way. But that’s all they are is problems. And all the problems are connected To the little life that’s ours here on this earth, Nothing lasting.…
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Isabelle Sakai (Mark Anthony Brands) | Discover and Move Fast on an Unmet Need
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This week, Jim welcomes Isabelle Sakai–the Global Chief Marketing Officer of Vancouver-based Mark Anthony Brands–to The CMO Podcast. The company was founded in 1972 by Anthony von Mandl. Mr. von Mandl’s is a classic entrepreneurial story; at 22, he began selling imported wines out of his car, and now the company–which is still private–is estimated …
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It doesn’t seem so hard now. It’s just a matter of time And patience And movement Toward the destination.By Jonathan McCormick
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No more marathons. No more striving for the prize. It’s over. I’ve arrived At the place Where every want Has been supplied. So that finally I can rest In silence.By Jonathan McCormick
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Waiting in silence For the word. Sitting. Listening. Looking steadily Into the unseen place.By Jonathan McCormick
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Life is Like a Box of... Algae?? with Dr. Mark Green
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Join Kosta and his guest: Dr. Mark Green, educator, community organizer and actor. Currently Dr. Green is a professor of biology at Tennessee Tech University and Vol State Community College where he facilitates a campus community garden and non-credit based outdoor series open to all adventurers of the Upper Cumberland. In this episode: The first t…
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Children of the light Dancing into darkness, Forsaking all For the shadow Of the ones Who’ve gone before, Paving the way For future generations, Not children of the body But children of the soul, They transcend The dark. They are the fathers, Mothers of us all.By Jonathan McCormick
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The hush of dusk settles in And finds me at my dest Still working. And that feels good, Not because it’s virtuous To work till the sun goes down, But because I want to keep on working.By Jonathan McCormick
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As the sunshine touches The uppermost tips of leaves With the day's first rays of microscopic bliss, And as the birds gather to the warmth Of the summer morning, Even so, I sense The hope of healing In the outermost corners of my consciousness And draw my focus upward toward the warmth Of the thought of a body renewed In strength and purpose and vi…
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Money is at the same time cold and harsh, And also beautiful. It is beautiful Because it is cold and harsh and plain. It is one thing in life that you can count on To remain the same. You bend to its reality Or crash against its solid frame. Two plus two is four. It is the terrible truth That most men can never wrap their minds around. One day we w…
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Marketing for Now Featuring United Airlines, Perdue Farms, GWI, EY Consulting, LinkedIn, McCormick & Company, Sanofi and CBRE.
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This week on The CMO Podcast, Jim brings you a packed bonus episode, featuring eight guests he spoke with earlier this Summer during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. This recording is part of a special episode of Vayner’s Marketing for the Now series. Each guest joined Jim in the much-desired air conditioning to chat about cre…
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Never trust the praise of Mammon. It says that it loves you for your hard work, When in reality, it covets or clings to your ability to profit. It claims to respect your responsibility, When in reality, it just wants a piece of your acclaim. It is a jolly mate at sea, A bosom friend In arms. And how it clings to its fellows When the rough seas of c…
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There is a gift in single minded work, Especially when it is for a worthy cause. It is that you do not have to think About your problems. And there is a gift in believing That people are supposed to have problems. It allows you to go to work And let go of other people's problems.By Jonathan McCormick
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I would guess that more than half Of our ideas are hairbrained. Only by trying do we find out if we're right. So step into the action. Do something, anything Based on a best guess And find out if you are right?By Jonathan McCormick
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We Met the Tooth Fairy with Dr. Landon Sears
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Join Kosta and his guest: Dr. Landon Sears, Pediatric Dentist and Founder of Cavity Commando's Dentistry for Kids. In this episode: For parents who are thinking about where to take their kids to the dentist, is there a difference between pediatric dentistry and going to a normal dentist? As a parent you might think, okay my kids are going to lose t…
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You will have to come to me, little bird. I cannot chase you any longer. What I have, what I am, Will have to be enough, Since to chase For me means death. And so, I forsake your pretty feathers. I wear my rags with dignity And nurture these old bones with kindness. Come close, little bird. I will not grasp you. I will not harm you any longer. Come…
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A dream… You the policeman, I the wandering vagrant. You upholding the laws that join house to house And field to field til there is no more room left in the earth. I complying, moving on from place to place. But everywhere I go, you find me. You are the policeman in every town I come to, The good guy, the one with the law on his side. But you reme…
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Gene Foca (Getty Images) | Covering over 168,000 Events Around the World
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With the Olympics off to an incredible start, Jim welcomes a guest on The CMO Podcast who's in the middle of all the excitement–Gene Foca, the Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer at Getty Images. Founded in London in 1995 by Mark Getty and Jonathan Klein, Getty Images is a global visual content creator and marketplace, with annual sales approaching…
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The lawn is overgrown And there's nothing I can do about it Because I can't afford a lawn mower right now, Not even a $40 used lawn mower. As at other times in my life, I find myself waiting, Wanting to do the socially acceptable thing But unable to do so because of finances. And so the grass and weeds grow up around me With the flowers, flowers ev…
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Lazy days, Putzing around the house Doing this and that but with intention, Letting the oil of relaxation, repose, and recreation Seep in-between and lubricate The little movements That I might otherwise call work, As if there is enough time, enough money, enough love To nurture, ease, persuade, this frail body Into another year of living.…
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Know Better Do Better with Jason McCormick
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Join Kosta and his guest: Jason McCormick, Director of Liquidations at Northstar Recycling Company, and former owner of R-Cubed. In this episode: The average American creates and discards roughly 5 pounds of trash per day. As someone that’s been at the forefront of recycling and circularity for the past 15 years, what do you think is the most misun…
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Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road. To view previous lessons, look back through previous episodes Lesson 9 - Do It for Yourself I have always struggled with this idea Since it seemed self-centered. But I have to admit that when Raymond said it, There was a ring of truth. “I had a woman,” he said, “Down in Spri…
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Deep, deep, into the light there is a city, A country, forest, mountain, plain, Where nobody owns a single thing. And the residents dwell there alone, Alone and with their neighbor. And yet, they don’t protect. They don’t defend. They don't pretend that it is theirs. They renounce and renounce, And renounce again With every breath their sacred clai…
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It appears that we don’t make opportunity happen. It seems to come to those who wait for it But who don’t waste time While they are waiting.By Jonathan McCormick
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Andrea Fairchild (Visa) | Bringing the World Together for the Olympics and Paralympics
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With the Paris Olympics upon us, Jim can think of no better guest to preview the big event–from a marketing perspective–than Andrea Fairchild, the SVP, Global Sponsorship Strategy for Visa. Visa has been a major sponsor of the Olympics since 1986, and became the first global partner of the International ParaOlympic Committee in 2003. Sponsorship is…
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Join Kosta and his guest: Mitchell White, celebrated artist, designer, and educator. In this episode: Whether it’s through painting, floral design, events or educating others - your creativity and passion for art is larger than life and larger than you. You build a community everywhere you go, and that’s the throughline of this entire episode. What…
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Opportunity comes to those who don't waste time. But that's not the same thing as being busy. You know when you're wasting time. Just stop doing that And opportunity will come to you.By Jonathan McCormick
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It turns out that relative morality Is actually founded in a moral absolute. Some things are easy. Rape is always wrong. But it is the grey areas that make us wonder If there is no firm moral law. But when we look closer, We discover that circumstance decides. There is still a right and a wrong answer. We just may not be wise enough to see it. And …
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Lisa Caputo (Travelers) | It's an Exciting Time to be Working in Insurance
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Jim's guest this week on The CMO Podcast is Lisa Caputo, the EVP, Chief Marketing, Communications and Customer Experience Officer at Travelers, the 165-year-old diversified insurance company. You know, the company with the red umbrella, which they first used in an ad in 1870. Travelers is one of the largest insurance companies in the world, with re…
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Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road. To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons. Lesson 8 - Keep Asking “Make a trade,” Raymond said. “Ok,” I said. And off we went. We tried a dealership But they were closed. And then we tried a guy Who just sold cars but he said no. “Do you know of an…
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Melancholy and reflection are the poet’s friends. They leave and come again. They are the fertile soil That works its way Between the toes of his imagination And prod and shift the kindling fires Of his unknown, unseen, deeply buried passion. And, in time, with much wrestling, They bring forth the most delicate of flowers, Perfect curves and colors…
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Our Why Starts at The Y with Mandy Perhay
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Join Kosta and his guest: Mandy Perhay, CEO of Putnam County Family YMCA. In this episode: What does our YMCA offer our community that no other facility or organization can? There are over 4,600 members at our YMCA and whether you’re 8 or 88 there’s something for everyone. Unlike most gyms, we’re encouraged to bring our kids to the Y. How does havi…
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They seek for their lost culture in the language, In the fishing, the ricing, and the dance. But they will not find it there. It was always found In the need That they had for one other. That was what gave meaning to it all. Lose the need and you lose the culture.By Jonathan McCormick
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The gifts of God are multitudinous, But the witness of God is the same To the heart and soul of man. And he who has experienced it Knows it.By Jonathan McCormick
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President Trump is shot. An interview with Daniel Greenfield
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AJ Steel shares his thoughts on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. He is later joined by Daniel Greenfield to talk about the volatile political situation in the United States, and to hear his analysis of Israel's multi front war. Daniel Greenfield is a Shillman Journalism Fellow, and VP at the David Horowitz Freedom Center. He is also the…
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Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road. To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons. Lesson 7: Tell them If you are to receive the things you need, You will need to let people know What you are about So be authentic. It is how every needful thing will come.…
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300th Episode Celebration with Kristin Lemkau, (JPMorgan Chase), Lilian Tomovich (Barclays), & Dean Aragón (Shell)
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Jim is celebrating the 300th episode of The CMO Podcast with a bang! He welcomes back three of his very first guests on the show from 2019: Kristin Lemkau, the Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan Wealth Management at JPMorgan Chase, Lilian Tomovich, the Chief Marketing & Experience Officer at Barclays, and Dean Aragón, Group Brand Officer and CE…
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Raymond Lessons 6 - Only Ask for What You Need
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Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road. To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons. Lesson 6: Only Ask for What You Need “Only ask for what you need. Calculate how much gas you’ll need To get to the next town of any size. And then ask for that amount. If they give you more, Give it away. …
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Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road. To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons. Lesson 5 - Count on Miracles “Let go of what you do not need,” he said. “And go to the place you feel. I have take my shoes off on one side of the bridge Because they were falling off my feet, Walked acros…
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Join Kosta and his guest: Cyril Focht, 2024 House of Representatives Candidate for Tennessee’s 6th District . In this episode: There are currently 3 candidates for the Democratic Primary of this seat including you, Lore Bergman and Clay Faircloth. Of the three, you’re the only candidate to raise campaign contributions with just under $55,000.00. Be…
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The truth is that I'm a leather tramp Because I'm broken to the grind. I can't go back forever. But by the grace of God And the help of friends, there is some rubber Turning down beneath my wheels As I move down the highway, And gas within my tank. And I trust that it will be so For as long as He sees fit, perhaps forever. Wouldn't that be a miracl…
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Lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who helped prepare me for the road. To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons. Lesson 4: Have lots of homes Raymond says, “The guy at the thrift store says I can sleep under his awning. And many people in this town have said That I can sleep on their porch. I am the homeless guy Who …
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These are lessons from Raymond, the homeless man I met Who helped me prepare to live on the road. To view previous lessons, find my playlist entitled: Raymond Lessons. Lesson 3: Sleep Out in the Open “Don’t sleep in some hole,” he said. And he warned of tweakers. And yet, he also said That after thirty years, He had never had any trouble. I decided…
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Rolling hills with a tank full of gas And no need to be anywhere Anytime soon.By Jonathan McCormick
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These are lessons from Raymond, the homeless man Who I met in Missouri, and who helped me When I was preparing to make my journey by foot. If you are tuning in late and want to see previous lessons, Find the playlist on my channel entitled: Raymond Lessons. Lesson 2: Travel light Raymond had no more than a backpack. A hybrid kind, not a back-packer…
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